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| facets overview: Hands-On Explainable AI (XAI) with Python Denis Rothman, 2020-07-31 Resolve the black box models in your AI applications to make them fair, trustworthy, and secure. Familiarize yourself with the basic principles and tools to deploy Explainable AI (XAI) into your apps and reporting interfaces. Key FeaturesLearn explainable AI tools and techniques to process trustworthy AI resultsUnderstand how to detect, handle, and avoid common issues with AI ethics and biasIntegrate fair AI into popular apps and reporting tools to deliver business value using Python and associated toolsBook Description Effectively translating AI insights to business stakeholders requires careful planning, design, and visualization choices. Describing the problem, the model, and the relationships among variables and their findings are often subtle, surprising, and technically complex. Hands-On Explainable AI (XAI) with Python will see you work with specific hands-on machine learning Python projects that are strategically arranged to enhance your grasp on AI results analysis. You will be building models, interpreting results with visualizations, and integrating XAI reporting tools and different applications. You will build XAI solutions in Python, TensorFlow 2, Google Cloud’s XAI platform, Google Colaboratory, and other frameworks to open up the black box of machine learning models. The book will introduce you to several open-source XAI tools for Python that can be used throughout the machine learning project life cycle. You will learn how to explore machine learning model results, review key influencing variables and variable relationships, detect and handle bias and ethics issues, and integrate predictions using Python along with supporting the visualization of machine learning models into user explainable interfaces. By the end of this AI book, you will possess an in-depth understanding of the core concepts of XAI. What you will learnPlan for XAI through the different stages of the machine learning life cycleEstimate the strengths and weaknesses of popular open-source XAI applicationsExamine how to detect and handle bias issues in machine learning dataReview ethics considerations and tools to address common problems in machine learning dataShare XAI design and visualization best practicesIntegrate explainable AI results using Python modelsUse XAI toolkits for Python in machine learning life cycles to solve business problemsWho this book is for This book is not an introduction to Python programming or machine learning concepts. You must have some foundational knowledge and/or experience with machine learning libraries such as scikit-learn to make the most out of this book. Some of the potential readers of this book include: Professionals who already use Python for as data science, machine learning, research, and analysisData analysts and data scientists who want an introduction into explainable AI tools and techniquesAI Project managers who must face the contractual and legal obligations of AI Explainability for the acceptance phase of their applications |
| facets overview: Practical Full Stack Machine Learning Alok Kumar, 2021-11-26 Master the ML process, from pipeline development to model deployment in production. KEY FEATURES ● Prime focus on feature-engineering, model-exploration & optimization, dataops, ML pipeline, and scaling ML API. ● A step-by-step approach to cover every data science task with utmost efficiency and highest performance. ● Access to advanced data engineering and ML tools like AirFlow, MLflow, and ensemble techniques. DESCRIPTION 'Practical Full-Stack Machine Learning' introduces data professionals to a set of powerful, open-source tools and concepts required to build a complete data science project. This book is written in Python, and the ML solutions are language-neutral and can be applied to various software languages and concepts. The book covers data pre-processing, feature management, selecting the best algorithm, model performance optimization, exposing ML models as API endpoints, and scaling ML API. It helps you learn how to use cookiecutter to create reusable project structures and templates. It explains DVC so that you can implement it and reap the same benefits in ML projects.It also covers DASK and how to use it to create scalable solutions for pre-processing data tasks. KerasTuner, an easy-to-use, scalable hyperparameter optimization framework that solves the pain points of hyperparameter search will be covered in this book. It explains ensemble techniques such as bagging, stacking, and boosting methods and the ML-ensemble framework to easily and effectively implement ensemble learning. The book also covers how to use Airflow to automate your ETL tasks for data preparation. It explores MLflow, which allows you to train, reuse, and deploy models created with any library. It teaches how to use fastAPI to expose and scale ML models as API endpoints. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Learn how to create reusable machine learning pipelines that are ready for production. ● Implement scalable solutions for pre-processing data tasks using DASK. ● Experiment with ensembling techniques like Bagging, Stacking, and Boosting methods. ● Learn how to use Airflow to automate your ETL tasks for data preparation. ● Learn MLflow for training, reprocessing, and deployment of models created with any library. ● Workaround cookiecutter, KerasTuner, DVC, fastAPI, and a lot more. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is geared toward data scientists who want to become more proficient in the entire process of developing ML applications from start to finish. Knowing the fundamentals of machine learning and Keras programming would be an essential requirement. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Organizing Your Data Science Project 2. Preparing Your Data Structure 3. Building Your ML Architecture 4. Bye-Bye Scheduler, Welcome Airflow 5. Organizing Your Data Science Project Structure 6. Feature Store for ML 7. Serving ML as API |
| facets overview: Explainable AI for Practitioners Michael Munn, David Pitman, 2022-10-31 Most intermediate-level machine learning books focus on how to optimize models by increasing accuracy or decreasing prediction error. But this approach often overlooks the importance of understanding why and how your ML model makes the predictions that it does. Explainability methods provide an essential toolkit for better understanding model behavior, and this practical guide brings together best-in-class techniques for model explainability. Experienced machine learning engineers and data scientists will learn hands-on how these techniques work so that you'll be able to apply these tools more easily in your daily workflow. This essential book provides: A detailed look at some of the most useful and commonly used explainability techniques, highlighting pros and cons to help you choose the best tool for your needs Tips and best practices for implementing these techniques A guide to interacting with explainability and how to avoid common pitfalls The knowledge you need to incorporate explainability in your ML workflow to help build more robust ML systems Advice about explainable AI techniques, including how to apply techniques to models that consume tabular, image, or text data Example implementation code in Python using well-known explainability libraries for models built in Keras and TensorFlow 2.0, PyTorch, and HuggingFace |
| facets overview: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Step by Step Mike Hotek, 2008-11-12 Teach yourself SQL Server 2008—one step at a time. Get the practical guidance you need to build database solutions that solve real-world business problems. Learn to integrate SQL Server data in your applications, write queries, develop reports, and employ powerful business intelligence systems. Discover how to: Install and work with core components and tools Create tables and index structures Manipulate and retrieve data Secure, manage, back up, and recover databases Apply tuning plus optimization techniques to generate high-performing database applications Optimize availability through clustering, database mirroring, and log shipping Tap business intelligence tools—Reporting, Analysis, and Integration Services CD features: Practice exercises and code samples Fully searchable eBook For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook. |
| facets overview: Learn TensorFlow in 24 Hours Alex Nordeen, 2020-10-31 Tensorflow is the most popular Deep Learning Library out there. It has fantastic graph computations feature which helps data scientist to visualize his designed neural network using TensorBoard. This Machine learning library supports both Convolution as well as Recurrent Neural network. It supports parallel processing on CPU as well as GPU. Prominent machine learning algorithms supported by TensorFlow are Deep Learning Classification, wipe & deep, Boston Tree amongst others. The book is very hands-on and gives you industry ready deep learnings practices. Here is what is covered in the book – Table Of Content Chapter 1: What is Deep learning? Chapter 2: Machine Learning vs Deep Learning Chapter 3: What is TensorFlow? Chapter 4: Comparison of Deep Learning Libraries Chapter 5: How to Download and Install TensorFlow Windows and Mac Chapter 6: Jupyter Notebook Tutorial Chapter 7: Tensorflow on AWS Chapter 8: TensorFlow Basics: Tensor, Shape, Type, Graph, Sessions & Operators Chapter 9: Tensorboard: Graph Visualization with Example Chapter 10: NumPy Chapter 11: Pandas Chapter 12: Scikit-Learn Chapter 13: Linear Regression Chapter 14: Linear Regression Case Study Chapter 15: Linear Classifier in TensorFlow Chapter 16: Kernel Methods Chapter 17: TensorFlow ANN (Artificial Neural Network) Chapter 18: ConvNet(Convolutional Neural Network): TensorFlow Image Classification Chapter 19: Autoencoder with TensorFlow Chapter 20: RNN(Recurrent Neural Network) TensorFlow |
| facets overview: Steps towards a Mindful Organisation Fabrice Mielke, 2021-03-23 This book presents a guideline for turning any organisation into a more mindful one, allowing it to manage unexpected events and develop stronger resilience. The author conducted empirical research with a German IT company’s staff and its leadership in a longitudinal way. The whole team was trained in individual mindfulness competencies. Individual mindfulness is a state of being that can be developed through mindfulness mediation. When combined with social interactions, cultural adaptations and structural changes, collective mindfulness develops. Collective mindfulness allows an organisation to become more agile. The author argues that mindfulness training influences the openness and knowledge-sharing behaviour of an organisation, first on an individual and then a collective level. Such training can generate awareness, increase empathy between the team members, and lead towards a more successful organisation. This study can inspire team managers to improve the work environment as well as academics to update their current level of research in the field of individual and collective mindfulness. |
| facets overview: Multimedia ’96 Bodo Urban, 2012-12-06 In the last few years multimedia hardware and applications have become widely available on PC and workstations. Moreover, through the tremendous development and the wide usage of the World Wide Web multimedia applications have been brought over the network to many people. This book presents the results of the fourth in a well established series of international workshops on Multimedia organized by the EUROGRAPHICS Association, and held from May 28 to 30, 1996, in Rostock, Germany. The workshop had the special topic Multimedia on the Net and was the follow up of the EUROGRAPHICS Symposium and Workshop on Multimedia held in Graz in June 1994. The workshop program consisted of an invited keynote speech and five technical sessions. The fifteen contributions selected for this volume treat topics of particular interest in current research and address actual problems of the use of multimedia in distributed applications over the network. According to the technical sessions they can be roughly structured in the parts concepts for handling multimedia data, still and motion pictures on the net, WWW and multimedia, collaborative multimedia, and multimedia and education. Concepts for handling multimedia data are addressed in two contributions. The first treats a frame based presentation model for distributed information systems (Kirste), the other one presents a temporal logic formalism for specifying navigational transformation in hypermedia applications (Mere et al.). |
| facets overview: Gemstone Quilts MJ Kinman, 2020-10-25 Piece dazzling diamond and gorgeous gemstone quilts Add dimension and luminosity to your quilts with gorgeous gemstone piecing! Learn the basics of abstraction and color theory as you piece stunning works of art with gem quilt expert MJ Kinman. After years of perfecting her technique, Kinman explains freezer paper piecing in brilliant detail with jewel quilting ideas to help you express your own creativity. Get helpful advice on fabric selection and quilting patterns to illuminate each cut. A sample gem quilt pattern helps you practice as you follow along step by step. Then find your own muse and bring any gemstone to life in exquisite detail. Just as gems can sparkle and glow in a million different ways, you’ll be inspired by the author’s work and a gallery of student quilts to help you let go of perfection and embrace the chaos of color and light. Shine on! Learn to create freezer-paper patterns for your own gemstone quilts Build skills as you sew a sample diamond quilt top, with step-by-step instructions See a gallery of ground-breaking jewel quilts from the author and her students |
| facets overview: Focused Retrieval of Content and Structure Shlomo Geva, Jaap Kamps, Ralf Schenkel, 2012-12-15 This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 10th International Workshop of the Initiative for the Evaluation of XML Retrieval, INEX 2011, held in Saarbrücken, Germany, in December 2011. The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for presentation at the workshop from 36 submissions. The papers are organized in 5 research tracks on book and social search, Xdata centric, question answering, relevance feedback, and snippet retrieval. |
| facets overview: Metadata and Semantics Research Emmanouel Garoufallou, Jane Greenberg, 2013-10-25 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference, MTSR 2013, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in November 2013. The 29 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. The papers are organized in several sessions and tracks. The sessions cover the following topics: platforms for research datasets, system architecture and data management; metadata and ontology validation, evaluation, mapping and interoperability; content management. The tracks cover the following topics: big data and digital libraries in health, science and technology; European and national projects and project networking; metadata and semantics for open repositories, research information systems and data infrastructures; metadata and semantics for cultural collections and applications; metadata and semantics for agriculture, food and environment. |
| facets overview: Deep Learning with JavaScript Stanley Bileschi, Eric Nielsen, Shanqing Cai, 2020-01-24 Summary Deep learning has transformed the fields of computer vision, image processing, and natural language applications. Thanks to TensorFlow.js, now JavaScript developers can build deep learning apps without relying on Python or R. Deep Learning with JavaScript shows developers how they can bring DL technology to the web. Written by the main authors of the TensorFlow library, this new book provides fascinating use cases and in-depth instruction for deep learning apps in JavaScript in your browser or on Node. Foreword by Nikhil Thorat and Daniel Smilkov. About the technology Running deep learning applications in the browser or on Node-based backends opens up exciting possibilities for smart web applications. With the TensorFlow.js library, you build and train deep learning models with JavaScript. Offering uncompromising production-quality scalability, modularity, and responsiveness, TensorFlow.js really shines for its portability. Its models run anywhere JavaScript runs, pushing ML farther up the application stack. About the book In Deep Learning with JavaScript, you’ll learn to use TensorFlow.js to build deep learning models that run directly in the browser. This fast-paced book, written by Google engineers, is practical, engaging, and easy to follow. Through diverse examples featuring text analysis, speech processing, image recognition, and self-learning game AI, you’ll master all the basics of deep learning and explore advanced concepts, like retraining existing models for transfer learning and image generation. What's inside - Image and language processing in the browser - Tuning ML models with client-side data - Text and image creation with generative deep learning - Source code samples to test and modify About the reader For JavaScript programmers interested in deep learning. About the author Shanging Cai, Stanley Bileschi and Eric D. Nielsen are software engineers with experience on the Google Brain team, and were crucial to the development of the high-level API of TensorFlow.js. This book is based in part on the classic, Deep Learning with Python by François Chollet. TOC: PART 1 - MOTIVATION AND BASIC CONCEPTS 1 • Deep learning and JavaScript PART 2 - A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO TENSORFLOW.JS 2 • Getting started: Simple linear regression in TensorFlow.js 3 • Adding nonlinearity: Beyond weighted sums 4 • Recognizing images and sounds using convnets 5 • Transfer learning: Reusing pretrained neural networks PART 3 - ADVANCED DEEP LEARNING WITH TENSORFLOW.JS 6 • Working with data 7 • Visualizing data and models 8 • Underfitting, overfitting, and the universal workflow of machine learning 9 • Deep learning for sequences and text 10 • Generative deep learning 11 • Basics of deep reinforcement learning PART 4 - SUMMARY AND CLOSING WORDS 12 • Testing, optimizing, and deploying models 13 • Summary, conclusions, and beyond |
| facets overview: The Advanced Project Management Office Parviz F. Rad, Ginger Levin, 2002-04-29 The Project Management Office (PMO) is a rapidly emerging concept in project management that has evolved in terms of its application, sophistication, and proven results. Most literature on the subject focuses on a specific facet or purpose of PMO. The Advanced Project Management Office: A Comprehensive Look at Function and Implementation provides a |
| facets overview: Machine Learning Design Patterns Valliappa Lakshmanan, Sara Robinson, Michael Munn, 2020-10-15 The design patterns in this book capture best practices and solutions to recurring problems in machine learning. The authors, three Google engineers, catalog proven methods to help data scientists tackle common problems throughout the ML process. These design patterns codify the experience of hundreds of experts into straightforward, approachable advice. In this book, you will find detailed explanations of 30 patterns for data and problem representation, operationalization, repeatability, reproducibility, flexibility, explainability, and fairness. Each pattern includes a description of the problem, a variety of potential solutions, and recommendations for choosing the best technique for your situation. You'll learn how to: Identify and mitigate common challenges when training, evaluating, and deploying ML models Represent data for different ML model types, including embeddings, feature crosses, and more Choose the right model type for specific problems Build a robust training loop that uses checkpoints, distribution strategy, and hyperparameter tuning Deploy scalable ML systems that you can retrain and update to reflect new data Interpret model predictions for stakeholders and ensure models are treating users fairly |
| facets overview: Information Management in the New Millennium , 2002 Papers presented at the Nineteenth Annual Convention of the Society for Information Science and Conference on Information Management in the New Millennium, held at New Delhi during 27-29 January 2000; with special reference to India. |
| facets overview: Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries -- TPDL 2013 Selected Workshops Łukasz Bolikowski, Vittore Casarosa, Paula Goodale, Nikos Houssos, Paolo Manghi, Jochen Schirrwagen, 2014-07-05 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the selected workshops co-located with the 17th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2013, held in Valletta, Malta, in September 2013. The volume is organized in three parts, containing the 26 revised full papers of the three workshops: Linking and Contextualizing Publications and Datasets (LCPD 2013); Supporting Users Exploration of Digital Libraries (SUEDL 2013); Moving beyond technology: iSchools and education in data curation. Is Data Curator a new role? (DataCur 2013). |
| facets overview: Fundamental Considerations in Technology Mediated Language Assessment Karim Sadeghi, Dan Douglas, 2023-04-27 Fundamental Considerations in Technology Mediated Language Assessment aims to address issues such as how the forced integration of technology into second language assessment has shaped our understanding of key traditional concepts like validity, reliability, washback, authenticity, ethics, fairness, test security, and more. Although computer-assisted language testing has been around for more than two decades in the context of high-stakes proficiency testing, much of language testing worldwide has shifted to “at-home” mode, and relies heavily on the mediation of digital technology, making its widespread application in classroom settings in response to the COVID-19 outbreak unprecedented. Integration of technology into language assessment has brought with it countless affordances and at the same time challenges, both theoretically and practically. One major theoretical consideration requiring attention is the way technology has contributed to a reconceptualization of major assessment concepts/constructs. There is very limited literature available on the theoretical underpinnings of technology mediated language assessment. This book aims to fill this gap. This book will appeal to academic specialists, practitioners, or professionals in the field of language assessment, advanced and/or graduate students, and a range of scholars or professionals in disciplines like educational technology, applied linguistics, and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). |
| facets overview: No Words for Feelings Olivier Luminet, Kristy Nielson, Nathan Ridout, 2024-08-23 Alexithymia is a multifaceted construct that is characterized by several facets, including difficulties identifying one’s feelings; difficulties describing one’s feelings to others; and an externally focused, utilitarian cognitive style. In the long-term, higher alexithymia scores represent risks factors for poorer mental and physical health outcomes. There is, however, a lack of systematic understanding of the underlying processes that can explain these vulnerabilities. This book shows that the facets of alexithymia influence several aspects of how one perceives and responds to neutral and emotional situations, by impacting multiple cognitive processes (attention, appraisals, memory, language and behavior). The effects are influenced by context, with some situations leading to deficits in emotion responding, and others that contribute to emotional over-responding. The book shows the importance of drawing better connections amongst multiple processes, toward disentangling them and revealing where early processes have impacts on later processes. A lack of correspondence between processes, as well as amongst alexithymia facets is expected to lead to ineffective and inflexible emotion regulation, thereby posing elevated risks for physical and mental illness. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Cognition and Emotion. |
| facets overview: Shining Light on the Dark Side of Personality Peter Karl Jonason, 2022-07-11 Learn which dark side of personality assessment to use and when Introduces different assessment tools Highlights the nuances between tests Presents the relevant psychometric properties Explores findings about human nature More about the book We encounter people who possess undesirable dark sides of personality at low levels in our day to day lives, whether it is the boss who acts like a jerk, a cheating partner, or a friend who rubs everyone up the wrong way. This volume explores the latest research on the assessment of the dark personality traits, including the dark triad of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, and more. The internationally renowned group of contributors provide a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of the personality traits currently being explored. Each chapter reviews two main topics. First, a particular measure used to study such traits is discussed. This section is geared to help the reader to understand how researchers in this area capture data on these traits and to best decide which instrument they want to use and when. Second, each chapter then details what the psychometric data on the test reveals about human nature, including topics such as sex differences, workplace behaviors, sexuality, and value systems. In this way, the contributors highlight how the convergence of research from various measures can provide a broad mosaic of information about people colloquially called psychopaths, narcissists, spiteful, Machiavellian, and sadists. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in test development and practitioners interested in the dark side personality traits. |
| facets overview: Virtual Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications Kisielnicki, Jerzy, 2008-05-31 This publication presents incompassing research of the concepts and realities involved in the field of virtual communities and technologies--Provided by publisher. |
| facets overview: Assessing Second Language Pragmatics S. Ross, G. Kasper, 2013-11-29 The first book-length collection of studies on the assessment of pragmatic competencies in a second or foreign language. Grounded in theoretical perspectives on communicative and interactional competencies, it examines the reception and production of speech acts through a variety of assessment methods and quantitative and qualitative analyses. |
| facets overview: Applying the Rasch Model Trevor Bond, 2015-06-05 Cited over 1900 times, this classic text facilitates a deep understanding of the Rasch model. The authors review the crucial properties of the model and demonstrate its use with a variety of examples from education, psychology, and health. A glossary and numerous illustrations aid the reader's understanding. Readers learn how to apply Rasch analysis so they can perform their own analyses and interpret the results. The authors present an accessible overview that does not require a mathematical background. Highlights of the new edition include: -More learning tools to strengthen readers’ understanding including chapter introductions, boldfaced key terms, chapter summaries, activities, and suggested readings. -Divided chapters (4, 6, 7 & 8) into basic and extended understanding sections so readers can select the level most appropriate for their needs and to provide more in-depth investigations of key topics. -A website at www.routledge.com/9780415833424 that features free Rasch software, data sets, an Invariance worksheet, detailed instructions for key analyses, and links to related sources. -Greater emphasis on the role of Rasch measurement as a priori in the construction of scales and its use post hoc to reveal the extent to which interval scale measurement is instantiated in existing data sets. -Emphasizes the importance of interval level measurement data and demonstrates how Rasch measurement is used to examine measurement invariance. -Insights from other Rasch scholars via innovative applications (Ch. 9). -Extended discussion of invariance now reviews DIF, DPF, and anchoring (ch. 5). -Revised Rating Scale Model material now based on the analysis of the CEAQ (ch.6). -Clarifies the relationships between Rasch measurement, True Score Theory, and Item Response Theory by reviewing their commonalities and differences (Ch.13). -Provides more detail on how to conduct a Rasch analysis so readers can use the techniques on their own (Appendix B). Intended as a text for graduate courses in measurement, item response theory, (advanced) research methods or quantitative analysis taught in psychology, education, human development, business, and other social and health sciences, professionals in these areas also appreciate the book‘s accessible introduction. |
| facets overview: The Development of a Common Framework Scale of Language Proficiency Brian North, 2000 Scales describing language proficiency in a series of levels can provide orientation for educational programmes, criteria for assessment, and reporting to stakeholders. However, in most cases such instruments are produced just by expert opinion. A scale of language proficiency actually implies a descriptive scheme related to theory but usable by practitioners. It also implies a methodology for scaling content to different levels. This book describes the use of both qualitative and quantitative techniques to develop scales for the «Common Reference Levels» in the Common European Framework of Reference for modern languages. Short stand-alone descriptors were (i) developed and classified, (ii) refined and elaborated in workshops, and then (iii) scaled by analyzing the judgments of one hundred teachers on the English language proficiency of the learners in their classes. |
| facets overview: Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration Kock, Ned, 2007-12-31 This encyclopedia provides the most comprehensive compilation of information on the design and implementation of e-collaboration technologies, their behavioral impact on individuals and groups, and theoretical considerations on links between the use of e-collaboration technology and behavioral patterns. It delivers indispensable content to libraries and researchers looking to develop programs of investigation into the use of e-collaboration--Provided by publisher. |
| facets overview: Online Searching Karen Markey, 2019-01-30 Online Searching is your complete guide to becoming a superstar searcher, wielding advanced searching features, strategies, and tactics for answering questions on any topic under the sun as well as finding answers in trusted, quality sources. |
| facets overview: Summarizing Biological Networks Sourav S. Bhowmick, Boon-Siew Seah, 2017-04-17 This book focuses on the data mining, systems biology, and bioinformatics computational methods that can be used to summarize biological networks. Specifically, it discusses an array of techniques related to biological network clustering, network summarization, and differential network analysis which enable readers to uncover the functional and topological organization hidden in a large biological network. The authors also examine crucial open research problems in this arena. Academics, researchers, and advanced-level students will find this book to be a comprehensive and exceptional resource for understanding computational techniques and their applications for a summary of biological networks. |
| facets overview: Readings in Information Visualization Stuart K. Card, Jock Mackinlay, Ben Shneiderman, 1999-01-25 This groundbreaking book defines the emerging field of information visualization and offers the first-ever collection of the classic papers of the discipline, with introductions and analytical discussions of each topic and paper. The authors' intention is to present papers that focus on the use of visualization to discover relationships, using interactive graphics to amplify thought. This book is intended for research professionals in academia and industry; new graduate students and professors who want to begin work in this burgeoning field; professionals involved in financial data analysis, statistics, and information design; scientific data managers; and professionals involved in medical, bioinformatics, and other areas. Features Full-color reproduction throughout Author power team - an exciting and timely collaboration between the field's pioneering, most-respected names The only book on Information Visualization with the depth necessary for use as a text or as a reference for the information professional Text includes the classic source papers as well as a collection of cutting edge work |
| facets overview: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication Kelsey, Sigrid, St.Amant, Kirk, 2008-05-31 Technology has changed communication drastically in recent years, facilitating the speed and ease of communicating, and also redefining and shaping linguistics, etiquette, and social communication norms. The Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication provides academics and practitioners with an authoritative collection of research on the implications and social effects computers have had on communication. With 69 chapters of innovative research contributed by over 90 of the world's leading experts in computer mediated communication, the Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication is a must-have addition to every library collection. |
| facets overview: Dynamic Taxonomies and Faceted Search Giovanni Maria Sacco, Yannis Tzitzikas, 2009-08-14 Current access paradigms for the Web, i.e., direct access via search engines or database queries and navigational access via static taxonomies, have recently been criticized because they are too rigid or simplistic to effectively cope with a large number of practical search applications. A third paradigm, dynamic taxonomies and faceted search, focuses on user-centered conceptual exploration, which is far more frequent in search tasks than retrieval using exact specification, and has rapidly become pervasive in modern Web data retrieval, especially in critical applications such as product selection for e-commerce. It is a heavily interdisciplinary area, where data modeling, human factors, logic, inference, and efficient implementations must be dealt with holistically. Sacco, Tzitzikas, and their contributors provide a coherent roadmap to dynamic taxonomies and faceted search. The individual chapters, written by experts in each relevant field and carefully integrated by the editors, detail aspects like modeling, schema design, system implementation, search performance, and user interaction. The basic concepts of each area are introduced, and advanced topics and recent research are highlighted. An additional chapter is completely devoted to current and emerging application areas, including e-commerce, multimedia, multidimensional file systems, and geographical information systems. The presentation targets advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers from different areas – from computer science to library and information science – as well as advanced practitioners. Given that research results are currently scattered among very different publications, this volume will allow researchers to get a coherent and comprehensive picture of the state of the art. |
| facets overview: For the Sake of Learning , 2016-06-27 In this tribute to Anthony Grafton, a preeminent historian of early modern European intellectual and textual culture and of classical scholarship, fifty-eight contributors present new research across the many areas in which Grafton has been active. The articles span topics from late antiquity to the 20th century, from Europe to North American, and a full spectrum of fields of learning, including art history, the history of science, classics, Jewish and oriental studies, church history and theology, English and German literature, political, social, and book history. Major themes include the communities and dynamics of the Republic of Letters, the reception of classical texts, libraries and book culture, the tools, genres and methods of learning. Contributors are: James S. Amelang, Ann Blair, Christopher S. Celenza, Stuart Clark, Thomas Dandelet, Lorraine Daston, Mordechai Feingold, Paula Findlen, Anja-Silvia Goeing, Robert Goulding, Alastair Hamilton, James Hankins, Nicholas Hardy, Kristine Louise Haugen, Bruce Janacek, Lisa Jardine, Henk Jan de Jonge, Diane Greco Josefowicz, Roland Kany, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Arthur Kiron, Jill Kraye, Urs B. Leu, Scott Mandelbrote, Suzanne Marchand, Margaret Meserve, Paul Michel, Peter N. Miller, Glenn W. Most, Martin Mulsow, Paul Nelles, William R. Newman, C. Philipp E. Nothaft, Laurie Nussdorfer, Jürgen Oelkers, Brian W. Ogilvie, Nicholas Popper, Virginia Reinburg, Daniel Rosenberg, Sarah Gwyneth Ross, Ingrid D. Rowland, David Ruderman, Hester Schadee, Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann, Richard Serjeantson, Salvatore Settis, Jonathan Sheehan, William H. Sherman, Nancy Siraisi, Jacob Soll, Peter Stallybrass, Daniel Stolzenberg, N.M. Swerdlow, Dirk van Miert, Kasper van Ommen, Arnoud Visser, Joanna Weinberg and Helmut Zedelmaier. |
| facets overview: XML Schema Essentials R. Allen Wyke, Andrew Watt, 2002-10-01 Replacing DTDs (Document Type Definitions) as the way in which XML documents are described and validated, XML schemas are essential for ensuring the accuracy and security of information in B2B transactions and other XML applications. This how-to guide employs extensive examples and source code to help developers and programmers get quickly up to speed on the practical application of this important technology. With in-depth explanations for each example, XML expert Mike Fitzgerald acquaints readers with coding structures, then moves to more advanced topics, including unique element and attribute values, keys, and how to use schemas with HTML. Like the other books in the series, this guide features comprehensive appendices listing all the datatypes and data facets, code indexes, and other time-saving features. |
| facets overview: Minerals Yearbook - V. 3, Area Reports: International Review Mines Bureau, Geological Survey, Interior Department, 2013-12-09 The Minerals Yearbook is an annual publication that reviews the mineral and material industries of the United States and foreign countries. The Yearbook contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends and development. The Minerals Yearbook includes chapters on approximately 90 commodities and over 175 countries. This volume of the Minerals Yearbook provides an annual review of mineral production and trade and of mineral-related government and industry developments in more than 175 foreign countries. Each report includes sections on government policies and programs, environmental issues, trade and production data, industry structure and ownership, commodity sector developments, infrastructure, and a summary outlook. |
| facets overview: The Routledge International Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development, Volume II Michael D. Matthews, Richard M. Lerner, 2024-03-29 Drawing from philosophy, religion, biology, behavioral and social sciences, and the arts, The Routledge International Handbooks of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development, Volumes I and II, present cutting-edge scholarship about the concept of character across the life span, the developmental and contextual bases of character, and the key organizations of societal sectors, within and across nations, that promote character development in individuals, families, and communities. This second volume, Moderators, Threats, and Contexts, focuses on the moderators and covariates of character development with chapters pertaining to cultural- and contextual-based exemplars of character development; grit, achievement, and resilience; hope for the future; and parenting and self-regulation. With contributions from international experts, Volume II goes on to discuss threats to moral, positive, or virtuous character development, as well as the different contexts wherein the character is studied and promoted. Special attention is paid to the centers of excellence at universities around the world that specialize in character development research and character education. This comprehensive publication is an essential reference for researchers and graduate students in behavioral sciences, biology, philosophy, theology, and economics, as well as practitioners leading or evaluating character education or character development programs around the world. Find Volume I: Conceptualizing and Defining Character here: www.routledge.com/9781032169491 |
| facets overview: Pro XML Development with Java Technology Ajay Vohra, 2007-02-01 XML is the logical choice for a powerful data medium transferable across applications and platforms. This book takes a streamlined approach, giving the reader all they need to hit the ground running, without making them trawl through hundreds of pages of syntax. The book is also thoroughly up-to-date, covering the newest XML standards (DOM 3.0, XSLT 2.0, XPath 2.0) and Java tools (including JAXB, Xerces2-j, JAXP, XML Beans, and many more,) and the relevant new features of Java 5 and 6. In short, the book gives readers all they need to master cutting edge XML development with Java. |
| facets overview: Handbook of Understanding and Measuring Intelligence Oliver Wilhelm, Randall W. Engle, 2005 ...it is extremely useful and contemporary, covering among its five hundred pages, genetics, neuro-imaging and emotional intelligence. It also provides a good indicator of current psychological work in the area with empirical evidence and theory sitting alongside each other. The material on meta-cognition would, I suspect, be of most interest to philosophers, along with the more basic questions concerning the nature of memory and intelligence.--PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY This volume provides an in-depth yet accessible and up-to-date review of the key topics pertinent to current intelligence research. This state-of-the-art summary about our theoretical understanding of human abilities and their measurement is of interest for researchers, practitioners, and advanced students in psychology, education, and related disciplines. It′s a great summary and a good read on a truly important topic.--Dr. Heinz Holling, University of Muenster Wilhelm and Engle have compiled a highly informative set of chapters on various topics related to intelligence. The chapters describing recent European work will be especially informative for North American readers. The work is strengthened by provision of review chapters that keep the reader in sight of the forest rather than the trees.--Earl Hunt, University of Washington Without an informed cognitive understanding of intelligence as a construct, the technology of intelligence testing will make little to no progress. Psychologists with a more psychometric background need detailed knowledge about the cognitive processes underlying intelligent behavior. Likewise, psychologists with a more cognitive or experimental background need to make more use of applied knowledge from psychometric research. Earl Hunt, Without an informed cognitive understanding of intelligence as a construct, the technology of intelligence testing will make little to no progress. Psychologists with a more psychometric background need detailed knowledge about the cognitive processes underlying intelligent behavior. Likewise, psychologists with a more cognitive or experimental background need to make more use of applied knowledge from psychometric research. The Handbook of Understanding and Measuring Intelligence provides an overview of recent studies on intelligence to help readers develop a sound understanding of results and perspectives in intelligence research. In this volume, editors Oliver Wilhelm and Randall W. Engle bring together a group of respected experts from two fields of intelligence research, cognition and methods, to summarize, review, and evaluate research in their areas of expertise. The chapters in this book present state-of-the-art examinations of a particular domain of intelligence research and highlight important methodological considerations, theoretical claims, and pervasive problems in the field. The Handbook provides those with a broad interest in individual differences, cognitive abilities, intelligence, educational measurement, thinking, reasoning, or problem solving with a comprehensive description of the status quo and prospects of intelligence research. The book is divided into two parts that are intended to build upon and relate to one another. Part I, the cognitive section, explores several theoretical viewpoints on intelligence and Part II, the methodological section, addresses fundamental statistical problems and pragmatic assessment problems in measuring intelligence. Key Features The volume editors provide a general introduction and conclude the book with an integrative epilogue. Contributors to this volume are experts in intelligence with a background in methodology or theory who offer current theoretical perspectives and recent empirical results, which are of interest to a broad audience. In addition to contributions from U.S. intelligence experts, authors from Europe and Australia provide an international perspective and articulate viewpoints and results not otherwise readily available to an American audience. Developments in theory are described with respect to their implications at the measurement level, and developments on the methodological level are evaluated with respect to their contribution to the theoretical understanding of intelligence. The Handbook is designed for scholars and psychology professionals interested in intelligence, cognitive abilities, educational testing and measurement, reasoning, and problem solving. It can also be used by advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying intelligence or the psychology of individual differences. In addition, the Handbook will be a welcome addition to any academic library. |
| facets overview: Atlas of Image-guided Intervention in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine James P. Rathmell, 2006 Thoroughly illustrated with state-of-the-art CT and fluoroscopic scans and original drawings, this text/atlas offers step-by-step instructions for image-guided pain block techniques in regional anesthesia and pain medicine. Dr. Rathmell demonstrates how to perform all commonly used injection techniques and familiarizes pain practitioners with the radiographic anatomy encountered during these procedures. For each procedure, Dr. Rathmell provides details on patient selection, patient positioning, technique, and potential complications, with special attention to the use of radiographs to guide needle or catheter placement. Each technique is illustrated with a drawing and CT or fluoroscopic images, with legends highlighting anatomic landmarks on the images. |
| facets overview: Digital Collaborative Learning in General, Higher, and Business Education Henrik Bellhäuser, Sanna Järvelä, Rene Roepke, Christin Siegfried, Carolyn Rose, 2025-04-10 *Please note that all spontaneous submissions are required to submit an abstract and await feedback before submitting the full manuscript, any spontaneous submissions which only submit a full manuscript will be rejected* Collaborative learning takes place with the expectation that people will achieve more together than alone. Crucial to this is the appropriate composition of groups and the participation of each group member through communication (written, verbal, or non-verbal) by sharing ideas, experiences, and knowledge in a diverse and elaborate way. However, collaboration is extended and substantially changed by the Internet and other technologies. The always-on connection to the Internet enables people to be in contact with peers anytime and anywhere and can help to overcome social isolation which is particularly common in digital learning contexts, not least because it can positively influence learner satisfaction. The ability to record speech and writing in a digital context encourages reflection on (one's own) contributions before they are made available to the group. Moreover, digital applications and methods can support the externalization of one's own thinking and learning processes to the group members. AI helps to investigate how collaborative learning works (e.g., through data-driven methods of learning analytics). |
| facets overview: Psychometric Methods Larry R. Price, 2016-12-13 Grounded in current knowledge and professional practice, this book provides up-to-date coverage of psychometric theory, methods, and interpretation of results. Essential topics include measurement and statistical concepts, scaling models, test design and development, reliability, validity, factor analysis, item response theory, and generalizability theory. Also addressed are norming and test equating, topics not typically covered in traditional psychometrics texts. Examples drawn from a dataset on intelligence testing are used throughout the book, elucidating the assumptions underlying particular methods and providing SPSS (or alternative) syntax for conducting analyses. The companion website presents datasets for all examples as well as PowerPoint slides of figures and key concepts. Pedagogical features include equation boxes with explanations of statistical notation, and end-of-chapter glossaries. The Appendix offers extensions of the topical chapters with example source code from SAS, SPSS, IRTPRO, BILOG-MG, PARSCALE, TESTFACT, and DIMTEST. |
| facets overview: Emotionally Focused Therapy Workbook for Couples Eolande Helen Blackwood, 2024-03-12 Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples: A 52-Week Workbook to Deepen Bond and Rediscover Love Emotionally Focused Therapy activities for couples Rediscover the Essence of Love, Week by Week. Every relationship deserves a chance to flourish, to experience the highs of emotional bonding, and to find solace in each other's arms. Introducing a 52-week journey that's meticulously crafted for couples seeking to fortify their bond, revive their passion, and embrace a deeper understanding of one another. Features of This Comprehensive Workbook: A Year of Emotional Exploration: Engage in a structured, week-by-week roadmap, designed to address various facets of love, commitment, trust, and mutual growth. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) at Its Best: A pioneering approach in couples therapy, EFT principles guide every exercise, ensuring each activity is rooted in proven therapeutic methodologies. Reignite the Spark: Traverse this journey to not only revisit the foundational pillars of your relationship but to fan the flames of passion, reminding you both why you fell in love in the first place. Reflective Journaling Spaces: Every section provides ample space for you to jot down your feelings, epiphanies, and the cherished moments that become milestones in your love journey. Bonding Exercises and Activities: Dive deep into specially curated activities that challenge, inspire, and bring couples closer than ever before. The Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples isn't just another relationship guide. It's a voyage, a dedication to the sanctity of love and the promises made. As weeks unfold, find yourselves more attuned, more in love, and more connected. Key Points: 52-week couples therapy workbook - A comprehensive guide providing weekly exercises for couples to enhance their communication, understanding, and relationship. Emotionally Focused Therapy activities for couples - Activities based on EFT principles to help couples better understand their emotions, improve emotional intelligence, and foster a deeper emotional connection. Workbook for rediscovering love in marriage - A practical guide that helps couples reignite the passion and love in their marriage through various exercises and activities. Year-long relationship building exercises for couples - A series of exercises specifically designed to strengthen the bond between couples over the course of a year. EFT principles in couples bonding journey - The application of Emotionally Focused Therapy principles in helping couples navigate their relationship, fostering greater emotional bonding. Guided journal for couples to strengthen bond - A journal with guided prompts aimed at facilitating open communication, understanding, and strengthening the bond between couples. Yearly relationship roadmap for deepening love - A step-by-step guide for couples, providing a roadmap to deepen their love and intimacy over a year through various activities and exercises. Take the first step towards a profound journey of love and understanding. Because your love story deserves to be celebrated, cherished, and deeply felt. |
| facets overview: Clinician's Handbook of Adult Behavioral Assessment Michel Hersen, 2011-04-28 Given the vast amount of research related to behavioral assessment, it is difficult for clinicians to keep abreast of new developments. In recent years, there have been advances in assessment, case conceptualization, treatment planning, treatment strategies for specific disorders, and considerations of new ethical and legal issues. Keeping track of advances requires monitoring diverse resources limited to specific disorders, many of which are theoretical rather than practical, or that offer clinical advice without providing the evidence base for treatment recommendations. This handbook was created to fill this gap, summarizing critical information for adult behavioral assessment. The Clinician's Handbook of Adult Behavioral Assessment provides a single source for understanding new developments in this field, cutting across strategies, techniques, and disorders. Assessment strategies are presented in context with the research behind those strategies, along with discussions of clinical utility, and how assessment and conceptualization fit in with treatment planning. The volume is organized in three sections, beginning with general issues, followed by evaluations of specific disorders and problems, and closing with special issues. To ensure cross chapter consistency in the coverage of disorders, these chapters are formatted to contain an introduction, assessment strategies, research basis, clinical utility, conceptualization and treatment planning, a case study, and summary. Special issue coverage includes computerized assessment, evaluating older adults, behavioral neuropsychology, ethical-legal issues, work-related issues, and value change in adults with acquired disabilities. Suitable for beginning and established clinicians in practice, this handbook will provide a ready reference toward effective adult behavioral assessment. |
| facets overview: Taking the Measure of Work Dail L. Fields, 2013-06-01 This book is a handbook for people who want to assure the use of reliable and valid questionnaires for collecting information about organizations. It significantly reduces the time and effort required for obtaining validated multi-question measures of aspects of organizational ‘health’ such as employee job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational justice, and workplace behaviors. It helps users in measuring some factors underlying employee perceptions of work such as job characteristics, role ambiguity or conflict, job stress, and the extent to which employees believe their values and those of the organization are congruent. All the measures in the book have been used and tested in research studies published in the 1990’s. In addition, all the measures describe the extent and types of reliability and validity tests that have been completed, a feature that organizational researchers should find particularly useful. All in all, this book is a handy tool to increase the efficiency of researchers, consultants, managers, or organizational development specialists in obtaining reliable and valid information about how employees view their jobs and organizations. |
FACET Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of FACET is any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration). How to use facet in a sentence.
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Jun 29, 2021 · FACETS is a core administration solution for health plans, developed by TriZetto®. It automates common healthcare administrative tasks, including claims processing, billing, …
FACET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
FACET definition: 1. one part of a subject, situation, etc. that has many parts: 2. one of the small flat surfaces…. Learn more.
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FACETS is one of the largest social safety nets for families, children, and individuals in Fairfax County, Virginia. At FACETS, we meet people where they are, usually at the most vulnerable …
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Definition of facet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Define Facets. Facets synonyms, Facets pronunciation, Facets translation, English dictionary definition of Facets. a small polished surface of a cut gem; aspect; phase; side: Consider every …
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A facet is one side or aspect of something. If you’re thinking about quitting your day job to become a circus performer, you should first consider every facet of what your new life would be like. …
Facet - Wikipedia
Facets (/ ˈfæsɪt /) are flat faces on geometric shapes. The organization of naturally occurring facets was key to early developments in crystallography, since they reflect the underlying …
FACET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
any small smooth area on a hard surface, as on a bone verb Word forms: -ets, -eting, -eted or -ets, -etting, -etted 6. (transitive) to cut facets in (a gemstone)
FACET | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
FACET definition: one part of a subject, situation, etc that has many parts: . Learn more.
FACET Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of FACET is any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration). How to use facet in a sentence.
What is FACETS in Healthcare? - AmazingHealthcareConsultants
Jun 29, 2021 · FACETS is a core administration solution for health plans, developed by TriZetto®. It automates common healthcare administrative tasks, including claims processing, billing, …
FACET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
FACET definition: 1. one part of a subject, situation, etc. that has many parts: 2. one of the small flat surfaces…. Learn more.
FACETS – Building stronger futures for Fairfax
FACETS is one of the largest social safety nets for families, children, and individuals in Fairfax County, Virginia. At FACETS, we meet people where they are, usually at the most vulnerable …
facet noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
Definition of facet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Facets - definition of Facets by The Free Dictionary
Define Facets. Facets synonyms, Facets pronunciation, Facets translation, English dictionary definition of Facets. a small polished surface of a cut gem; aspect; phase; side: Consider every …
Facet - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
A facet is one side or aspect of something. If you’re thinking about quitting your day job to become a circus performer, you should first consider every facet of what your new life would be …
Facet - Wikipedia
Facets (/ ˈfæsɪt /) are flat faces on geometric shapes. The organization of naturally occurring facets was key to early developments in crystallography, since they reflect the underlying …
FACET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
any small smooth area on a hard surface, as on a bone verb Word forms: -ets, -eting, -eted or -ets, -etting, -etted 6. (transitive) to cut facets in (a gemstone)
FACET | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
FACET definition: one part of a subject, situation, etc that has many parts: . Learn more.
