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AI for Sports

AI for Sports

It seems that artificial intelligence (AI) is always just five years away but it never arrives. Recently however developments have made the practical utility of game theory a genuine reality. Will sport provide the petri dish in which AI will prove itself? What do domain specialists like managers and coaches want to know that they can’t currently find out and can AI provide the answer? What competitive advantages might AI provide for recruitment performance and tactics health and fitness pedagogy broadcasting eSports gambling and stadium design in the future? Written by leading experts in both sports management and AI AI for Sports begins to answer these and many other questions on the future of AI for sports.

GBP 22.99
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Physical Therapy and Massage for the Dog

Physical Therapy and Massage for the Dog

Interest in canine massage and physical therapy has grown as greater emphasis is placed on the general fitness and agility of dogs as pets and as sporting animals. This book details the prevention management and treatment of movement and allied disorders. It encompasses detailed assessments treatment programmes that involve hands-on therapy along with dynamic remedial and strengthening techniques using exercise plans. Following succinct discussion of the relevant canine anatomy and physiology the authors provide chapters on each of the key topics: movement and muscles; exercise; preparation for sports performance; rehabilitation techniques; massage and physical therapy; and common relevant pathologies affecting dogs. Physical Therapy and Massage for the Dog is of interest to all those involved in canine welfare including veterinary practitioners veterinary students therapists dog owners and dog trainers.

GBP 35.99
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AI for Arts

AI for Arts

AI for Arts is a book for anyone fascinated by the man–machine connection an unstoppable evolution that is intertwining us with technology in an ever-greater degree and where there is an increasing concern that it will be technology that comes out on top. Thus presented here through perhaps its most esoteric form namely art this unfolding conundrum is brought to its apex. What is left of us humans if artificial intelligence also surpasses us when it comes to art? The articulation of an artificial intelligence art manifesto is long overdue so hopefully this book can fill a gap that will have repercussions not only for aesthetic and philosophical considerations but possibly more so for the development of artificial intelligence.

GBP 22.99
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AI for School Teachers

AI for School Teachers

What is artificial intelligence? Can I realistically use it in my school? What’s best done by human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence and how do I bring these strengths together? What would it look like for me and my school to be AI Ready? AI for School Teachers will help teachers and headteachers understand enough about AI to build a strategy for how it can be used in their school. Examining the needs of schools to ensure they are ready to leverage the power of AI and drawing examples from early years to high school students this book outlines the educational implications and benefits that AI brings to school education in practical ways. It develops an understanding of what AI is and isn't and how we define and measure what we value and provides a framework which supports a step-by-step approach to developing an AI mindset focusing on ways to improve educational opportunities for students with evidence-informed interventions.

GBP 22.99
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Collaborative Worldbuilding for Video Games

Collaborative Worldbuilding for Video Games

This book is a theoretical and practical deep dive into the craft of worldbuilding for video games with an explicit focus on how different job disciplines contribute to worldbuilding. In addition to providing lenses for recognizing the various components in creating fictional and digital worlds the author positions worldbuilding as a reciprocal and dynamic process a process which acknowledges that worldbuilding is both created by and instrumental in the design of narrative gameplay art audio and more. Collaborative Worldbuilding for Video Games encourages mutual respect and collaboration among teams and provides game writers and narrative designers tools for effectively incorporating other job roles into their own worldbuilding practice and vice versa. Features: Provides in-depth exploration of worldbuilding via respective job disciplines Deep dives and case studies into a variety of games both AAA and indie Includes boxed articles for deeper interrogation and exploration of key ideas Contains templates and checklists for practical tips on worldbuilding

GBP 38.99
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AI for Diversity

AI for Diversity

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly impacting many aspects of people’s lives across the globe from relatively mundane technology to more advanced digital systems that can make their own decisions. While AI has great potential it also holds great peril depending on how it is designed and used. AI for Diversity questions how AI technology can lead to inclusion or exclusion for diverse groups in society. The way data is selected trained used and embedded into societies can have unfortunate consequences unless we critically investigate the dangers of systems left unchecked and can lead to misogynistic homophobic racist ageist transphobic or ableist outcomes. This book encourages the reader to take a step back to see how AI is impacting diverse groups of people and how diversity-awareness strategies can impact AI.

GBP 22.99
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AI for Physics

AI for Physics

Written in accessible language without mathematical formulas this short book provides an overview of the wide and varied applications of artificial intelligence (AI) across the spectrum of physical sciences. Focusing in particular on AI's ability to extract patterns from data known as machine learning (ML) the book includes a chapter on important machine learning algorithms and their respective applications in physics. It then explores the use of ML across a number of important sub-fields in more detail ranging from particle molecular and condensed matter physics to astrophysics cosmology and the theory of everything. The book covers such applications as the search for new particles and the detection of gravitational waves from the merging of black holes and concludes by discussing what the future may hold. | AI for Physics

GBP 22.99
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Electronics for Scientists

Electronics for Scientists

Electronics for Scientists provides a practical and concise introduction to electrical circuits signals and instrumentation for undergraduate students in the physical sciences. No previous familiarity with electronics is required and concepts are grounded in the relevant physics. The book aims to give students the electronics background needed to be successful in experimental science. The book begins with the fundamentals of DC circuits. This is followed by AC circuits and their analysis using the concept of impedance. The transfer function is introduced and used to analyze different types of filter circuits. The conversion between time-domain and frequency-domain signal representations is reviewed. Transmission lines are introduced and used to motivate the different approach to designing microwave-frequency circuits as compared to lower-frequency circuits. The physics of semiconductors is reviewed and used to understand the behavior of diodes and transistors and a number of diode and transistor circuits are analyzed. The operational amplifier (op-amp) is introduced and several op-amp circuits are analyzed. Techniques for quantifying noise in electrical measurements are described and common sources of noise are discussed. The last major topic is digital circuits which include analog-to-digital conversion logic gates and digital memory circuits. The book concludes with a brief introduction to quantum computing. Designed for a one-semester course this book brings together a range of topics relevant to experimental science that are not commonly found in a single text. Worked examples are provided throughout the book and each chapter concludes with a set of problems to reinforce the material covered. The subject of electronics is indispensable to a wide array of scientific and technical fields and this book seeks to provide an approachable point of access to this rich and important subject.

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Scentwork for Horses

Scentwork for Horses

Scentwork for Horses is the first practical guide on how to implement scentwork into the lives of domesticated horses enhancing behaviour welfare and the human-animal bond. Scentwork is a new discipline in the field for horse and handler and expert author Rachaël Draaisma arms the reader with a palette of information to enable them to put this technique into action. As well as theoretical background information on the nose of the horse and biomechanics Draaisma discusses how scentwork improves horses’ learning abilities development socialisation and their bond with the handler. Readers will learn how to have their horses explore their environment participate in scentwork games and follow a footstep track to find a missing person or food bag. Easily accessible for anybody working with horses at any level scentwork can be done in small areas as well as in larger spaces on various surfaces. Whether veterinarian behaviourist trainer animal-assisted therapist equine physiotherapist osteopath or interested horse owner this book promises to bring both you and the horse enormous benefits strengthening the human-animal bond. Rachaël Draaisma has always lived with and had a passion for dogs and horses. In 2002 she decided to make it her profession. Achieving several diplomas she started to work full time as a trainer and behavioural consultant first with dogs later with horses. Her best-selling book Language Signs and Calming Signals of Horses published by CRC Press in 2017 has been translated into several languages. Another pillar of Draaisma’s working life with horses revolves around equine mental stimulation and scentwork and she has developed an extensive method to undertake scent tracking with horses a new tool in enriching the human-equine relationship. Draaisma travels throughout Europe and the globe to provide workshops and lectures on calming signals of horses equine mental stimulation and scentwork. You can purchase scent bags to aid your scentwork practice at the author's personal website: www. scentworkforhorses. com or www. calmingsignalsofhorses. com

GBP 31.99
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Control Basics for Mechatronics

Control Basics for Mechatronics

Mechatronics is a mongrel a crossbreed of classic mechanical engineering the relatively young pup of computer science the energetic electrical engineering the pedigree mathematics and the bloodhound of Control Theory. All too many courses in control theory consist of a diet of ‘Everything you could ever need to know about the Laplace Transform’ rather than answering ‘What happens when your servomotor saturates?’ Topics in this book have been selected to answer the questions that the mechatronics student is most likely to raise. That does not mean that the mathematical aspects have been left out far from it. The diet here includes matrices transforms eigenvectors differential equations and even the dreaded z transform. But every effort has been made to relate them to practical experience to make them digestible. They are there for what they can do not to support pages of mathematical rigour that defines their origins. The theme running throughout the book is simulation with simple JavaScript applications that let you experience the dynamics for yourself. There are examples that involve balancing such as a bicycle following a line and a balancing trolley that is similar to a Segway. This can be constructed ‘for real’ with components purchased from the hobby market. | Control Basics for Mechatronics

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R For College Mathematics and Statistics

R For College Mathematics and Statistics

R for College Mathematics and Statistics encourages the use of R in mathematics and statistics courses. Instructors are no longer limited to ``nice'' functions in calculus classes. They can require reports and homework with graphs. They can do simulations and experiments. R can be useful for student projects for creating graphics for teaching as well as for scholarly work. This book presents ways R which is freely available can enhance the teaching of mathematics and statistics. R has the potential to help students learn mathematics due to the need for precision understanding of symbols and functions and the logical nature of code. Moreover the text provides students the opportunity for experimenting with concepts in any mathematics course. Features:Does not require previous experience with RPromotes the use of R in typical mathematics and statistics course workOrganized by mathematics topicsUtilizes an example-based approach Chapters are largely independent of each other

GBP 42.99
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AI for Finance

AI for Finance

Finance students and practitioners may ask: can machines learn everything? Could AI help me? Computing students or practitioners may ask: which of my skills could contribute to finance? Where in finance should I pay attention? This book aims to answer these questions. No prior knowledge is expected in AI or finance. Including original research the book explains the impact of ignoring computation in classical economics; examines the relationship between computing and finance and points out potential misunderstandings between economists and computer scientists; and introduces Directional Change and explains how this can be used. To finance students and practitioners this book will explain the promise of AI as well as its limitations. It will cover knowledge representation modelling simulation and machine learning explaining the principles of how they work. To computing students and practitioners this book will introduce the financial applications in which AI has made an impact. This includes algorithmic trading forecasting risk analysis portfolio optimization and other less well-known areas in finance. Trading depth for readability AI for Finance will help readers decide whether to invest more time into the subject.

GBP 22.99
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Cybersecurity for Everyone

Cybersecurity for Everyone

Cyberspace is a critical part of our lives. Although we all use cyberspace for work entertainment and social life much of its infrastructure and operation is invisible to us. We spend a big part of our lives in an environment that is almost an essential service but is full of potential dangers: a place where criminals can commit new kinds of crimes where governments can exert political pressure and where we can be hurt by the unthinking actions of the bored and careless. Making cyberspace more secure is one of the challenges of our times. This is not only (or perhaps even primarily) a technical challenge. It requires actions by governments and businesses to encourage security whenever possible and to make sure that their own actions do not undermine it. Unfortunately many of those in a position to do something about cybersecurity do not have the background to understand the issues fully. Cybersecurity for Everyone will help by describing the issues in a way that is accessible to anyone but especially those from non-technical backgrounds.

GBP 18.99
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AI for Games

AI for Games

What is artificial intelligence? How is artificial intelligence used in game development? Game development lives in its own technical world. It has its own idioms skills and challenges. That’s one of the reasons games are so much fun to work on. Each game has its own rules its own aesthetic and its own trade-offs and the hardware it will run on keeps changing. AI for Games is designed to help you understand one element of game development: artificial intelligence (AI).

GBP 22.99
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Fundamentals of Economics for Applied Engineering

Fundamentals of Economics for Applied Engineering

An easy-to-follow contemporary engineering economics text that helps making sound economic decisions without advanced mathematics. This one-semester introduction to the fundamentals of engineering economics provides an overview of the basic theory and mathematics underlying operational business decisions that engineering technology engineering and industrial technology students will face in the workplace. A basic knowledge of economics empowers a manager to balance costs with production. This new edition of Fundamentals of Economics for Engineering Technologists and Engineers is written in plain language. Concepts have been simplified and kept straightforward with an emphasis on how to apply economic principles. Practical examples as a tool for managing business data and giving detailed analysis of business operations. throughout the text make good use of Microsoft Excel templates provided on the book’s companion website for students. Chapter-end exercises provide discussion and multiple-choice questions along with numerical problems and a solutions manual and instructor resources is given for adopting instructors. | Fundamentals of Economics for Applied Engineering

GBP 38.99
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Foundation Systems for High-Rise Structures

Foundation Systems for High-Rise Structures

The book deals with the geotechnical analysis and design of foundation systems for high-rise buildings and other complex structures with a distinctive soil-structure interaction. The basics of the analysis of stability and serviceability necessary soil investigations important technical regulations and quality and safety assurance are explained and possibilities for optimised foundation systems are given. Additionally special aspects of foundation systems such as geothermal activated foundation systems and the reuse of existing foundations are described and illustrated by examples from engineering practice. | Foundation Systems for High-Rise Structures

GBP 35.99
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The Pocket Mentor for Video Game Testing

The Pocket Mentor for Video Game Testing

Want to work as a games tester in the video games industry? Then this is the book for you. This book provides all the essential information and guidance you need to understand the industry and get your foot in the door. This book covers everything from the education you’ll need how to look for and apply for job opportunities and the studio interview process itself. It also includes advice for what to do once you’re in the role with chapters covering how to write a bug report and creating test plans as well as interviews with top tips from experts in the industry. This book will be of great interest for all beginner and aspiring games QA testers looking to build their career. | The Pocket Mentor for Video Game Testing

GBP 29.99
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Project Management for Healthcare

Project Management for Healthcare

Project Management for Healthcare Second Edition covers the significant changes in both the direction of healthcare and the direction of project management. The most significant change in healthcare is the prevalence of online data and the need for its protection. The book explains how data can be protected during a project’s lifecycle. The most significant change in project management is Agile and a new chapter covers how Agile can be applied to projects in healthcare. This new edition also covers green technology and sustainability. Exploring the discipline of project management from the perspective of the healthcare the book dissects the project process and covers the management skills required to successfully manage a project. By defining a project to include the tools and techniques required the book shows how to successfully deliver a project from identifying stakeholders and developing and gaining consensus on requirements to constructing a project plan. It also covers in detail the skills required to successfully manage project stakeholders and team members. At times healthcare personnel may have to work with program management or may even be part of program management and must interact with pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers. This book covers program management and how it relates to the healthcare industry and some of the project processes used by those companies involved in pharmaceuticals and manufacturers of medical devices. By giving an inside look at the processes used the book gives an understanding of how those companies bring their products to market and how to adapt those processes for their own benefit. Managing healthcare projects using the discipline of project management is a skill that can help healthcare professionals better utilize limited resources both human and monetary and ensure the highest possible quality of care to meet or exceed their stakeholders’ expectations. Project Management for Healthcare Second Edition shows how to use the discipline of project management to achieve those goals successfully.

GBP 42.99
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AI for Digital Warfare

AI for Digital Warfare

AI for Digital Warfare explores how the weaponising of artificial intelligence can and will change how warfare is being conducted and what impact it will have on the corporate world. With artificial intelligence tools becoming increasingly advanced and in many cases more humanlike their potential in psychological warfare is being recognised which means digital warfare can move beyond just shutting down IT systems into more all-encompassing hybrid war strategies.

GBP 22.99
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Creative Character Design for Games and Animation

Creative Character Design for Games and Animation

This book takes you through all the basic steps of character design for games and animation from brainstorming and references to the development phase and final render. It covers a range of styles such as cartoon stylized and semi-realistic and explains how to differentiate between them and use them effectively. Using a step-by-step approach for each stage of the process this book guides you through the process of creating a new character from scratch. It contains a wealth of design tips and tricks as well as checklists and worksheets for you to use in your own projects. This book covers how to work with briefs as well as providing advice and practical strategies for working with clients and creating art as a product that can be tailored and sold. This book will be a valuable resource for all junior artists hobby artists and art students looking to develop and improve their character development skills for games and animation. | Creative Character Design for Games and Animation

GBP 42.99
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AI for Learning

AI for Learning

What is artificial intelligence (AI)? How can AI help a learner a teacher or a system designer? What are the positive impacts of AI on human learning? AI for Learning examines how artificial intelligence can and should positively impact human learning whether it be in formal or informal educational and training contexts. The notion of ‘can’ is bound up with ongoing technological developments. The notion of ‘should’ is bound up with an ethical stance that recognises the complementary capabilities of human and artificial intelligence as well as the objectives of doing good not doing harm increasing justice and maintaining fairness. The book considers the different supporting roles that can help a learner – from AI as a tutor and learning aid to AI as a classroom moderator among others – and examines both the opportunities and risks associated with each.

GBP 22.99
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Pesticide Regulation Handbook A Guide for Users

Pesticide Regulation Handbook A Guide for Users

Pesticide handlers have never had an easy time keeping abreast of the regulations that affect them but it is getting even more difficult as public pressure adds more layers of new rules. At the same time there's a trend toward making the individual applicant more responsible for knowing the rules and for getting more training. This is the only volume that in clear language describes the system the current issues in regulation and the science behind them for the user. It can be helpful for the beginner the veteran or anyone who needs a reference encompassing the entire range of pesticide regulatory issues such as groundwater endangered species recordkeeping worker protection and more. There's also an exclusive first-ever compilation of the rules in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the training and testing required to become a certified applicator-something that varies considerably from state to state. | Pesticide Regulation Handbook A Guide for Users

GBP 31.99
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RCSI Handbook of Clinical Surgery for Finals

RCSI Handbook of Clinical Surgery for Finals

Developed over previous editions by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to support students attending the three RCSI universities this convenient handbook provides pragmatic guidance to the principles and practice of surgery that students can expect to encounter during undergraduate studies. Spanning the full range of surgical specialties information is presented in a convenient and clinically relevant format that takes the students through the patient journey from presenting symptoms and aetiology to investigations management and follow-up. The text written as easy-to-read and easy-to-remember bullet lists is supplemented throughout by tables management algorithms and colour illustrations. Key Features: • Concise – specifically for the undergraduate medical student by a highly experienced team of surgical educators • Accessible – bullet text ideal for rapid reference • Flexible – for use when on the ward and during finals revision • Complete - print book supplemented by video clips online question and answer material and an image library for the full learning and revision package Thoroughly updated this fifth edition has enhanced pedagogy and for the first time is accompanied by video clips and questions for self-testing. Covering the core surgical knowledge needed to become a safe and competent doctor the book will be an invaluable companion for clinical placements and during the critical run-up to final examinations. | RCSI Handbook of Clinical Surgery for Finals

GBP 36.99
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Practical Cardiology for Veterinary Nurses

Practical Cardiology for Veterinary Nurses

This concise textbook provides a comprehensive practical guide for veterinary nurses and technicians who wish to develop their knowledge confidence and skills when nursing the cardiac patient. Presentation of dogs or cats with heart disease is common and it is vital that nurses understand how to look after these patients appropriately and support owners through what can often be challenging times. The book: Begins with basic anatomy and physiology foundations required to understand the disease processes explained in later chapters Covers diseases seen in small animal practice including congenital disease heart failure and treatment options Gives the nurse a sound understanding of electrocardiography thoracic radiography and cardiac ultrasound: how to perform these and what they are seeing Covers the hands-on requirements of the veterinary nurse such as heart auscultation and feeling patient pulses Lists cardiac drugs explaining when and why pharmacology would be used as well as side effects Has a dedicated chapter on first aid Discusses chronic nursing management of heart conditions including remote monitoring support and care planning. The book is packed with learning features including a Glossary diagrams illustrations and tables in full colour concise end of chapter Key Points and Further Reading lists. Essential reading for student nurses and technicians as well as those in practice who need a quick reference 'on the ground' this is the book that general practice veterinary nurses have been waiting for. | Practical Cardiology for Veterinary Nurses

GBP 34.99
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