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Harnessing knowledge, innovation and competence in engineering of mission cri…
This book explores the critical role of acquisition, application, enhancement, and management of knowledge and human competence in the context of the largely digital and data/information dominated modern world. Whilst humanity owes much of its achievements to the distinct capability to learn from observation, analyse data, gain insights, and perceive beyond original realities, the systematic tr…
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- 9781789844672
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- XIII, 177 p.
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- 658.4038 HAR h
Data science for economics and finance : methodologies and applications
This open access book covers the use of data science, including advanced machine learning, big data analytics, Semantic Web technologies, natural language processing, social media analysis, time series analysis, among others, for applications in economics and finance. In addition, it shows some successful applications of advanced data science solutions used to extract new knowledge from data in…
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- 9783030668914
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- xiv, 355p. : ill.
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- 006.312 DAT d
Data collection in fragile states : innovations from Africa and Beyond
Fragile countries face a triple data challenge. Up-to-date information is needed to deal with rapidly changing circumstances and to design adequate responses. Yet, fragile countries are among the most data deprived, while collecting new information in such circumstances is very challenging. This open access book presents innovations in data collection developed with decision makers in fragile c…
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- 9783030251208
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- xxxi, 243p. : ill.
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- 338.90072 DAT d
The Persistence of memory: remembering slavery in Liverpool, 'slaving capital…
The Persistence of Memory is a history of the public memory of transatlantic slavery in the largest slave-trading port city in Europe, from the end of the 18th century into the 21st century; from history to memory. Mapping this public memory over more than two centuries reveals the ways in which dissonant pasts, rather than being ‘forgotten histories’, persist over time as a contested publi…
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- 9781789622577
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- xvi, 306p.: ill.
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- 306.3620942753 MOO p
The Psychology of fake news: accepting, sharing, and correcting misinformation
This volume examines the phenomenon of fake news by bringing together leading experts from different fields within psychology and related areas, and explores what has become a prominent feature of public discourse since the first Brexit referendum and the 2016 US election campaign. Dealing with misinformation is important in many areas of daily life, including politics, the marketplace, health …
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- 9780429295379
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- xii, 241p.: ill.
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- 070.43 PSY p
Stand out of our light : freedom and resistance in the attention economy
Former Google advertising strategist, now Oxford-trained philosopher James Williams launches a plea to society and to the tech industry to help ensure that the technology we all carry with us every day does not distract us from pursuing our true goals in life. As information becomes ever more plentiful, the resource that is becoming more scarce is our attention. In this 'attention economy', we …
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- 9781108453004
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- xv, 134p. : ill.
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- 153.733 WIL s
Model-based engineering of collaborative embedded systems : extensions of the…
This Open Access book presents the results of the "Collaborative Embedded Systems" (CrESt) project, aimed at adapting and complementing the methodology underlying modeling techniques developed to cope with the challenges of the dynamic structures of collaborative embedded systems (CESs) based on the SPES development methodology. In order to manage the high complexity of the individual system…
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- 9783030621360
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- xiii, 404p. : ill.
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- 005.1 MOD m
Social media and democracy : the state of the field, prospects for reform
Over the last five years, widespread concern about the effects of social media on democracy has led to an explosion in research from different disciplines and corners of academia. This book is the first of its kind to take stock of this emerging multi-disciplinary field by synthesizing what we know, identifying what we do not know and obstacles to future research, and charting a course for the …
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- 9781108890960
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- xvii, 345p. : ill.
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- 302.231 SOC s
The disinformation age : politics, technology, and disruptive communication i…
The intentional spread of falsehoods – and attendant attacks on minorities, press freedoms, and the rule of law – challenge the basic norms and values upon which institutional legitimacy and political stability depend. How did we get here? The Disinformation Age assembles a remarkable group of historians, political scientists, and communication scholars to examine the historical and politic…
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- 9781108914628
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- xxvii, 293p. : ill.
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- 320.973014 DIS d
The politics of social media manipulation
Disinformation and so-called fake news are contemporary phenomena with rich histories. Disinformation, or the willful introduction of false information for the purposes of causing harm, recalls infamous foreign interference operations in national media systems. Outcries over fake news, or dubious stories with the trappings of news, have coincided with the introduction of new media technologies …
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- 978 90 4855 167 5 (
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- 292 p.
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- 320 POL p
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