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Beitrag zur Unterwasserbildrestauration
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ISBN: 1000058567 3731505797 Year: 2017 Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing

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Underwater images are most often degraded by color shifts, blurring and brightening effects. The presented approach is based on a problem-specific physical model of under water image formation. Thereon, methods of image restoration and image data retrieval are presented, which invert image degradation processes. Hence, it is possible to enhance image quality with model knowledge under different image acquisition conditions.


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Science in the archives
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ISBN: 9780226432366 9780226432229 022643236X 9780226432533 022643253X 022643222X Year: 2017 Publisher: Chicago London

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Archives bring to mind rooms filled with old papers and dusty artifacts. But for scientists, the detritus of the past can be a treasure trove of material vital to present and future research: fossils collected by geologists; data banks assembled by geneticists; case histories published in medical journals; weather diaries and data silos trawled by climate scientists; libraries visited by historians. These are the vital collections, assembled and maintained over millennia, which define the sciences of the archives. With 'Science in the Archives', Lorraine Daston offers the first study of the important role that these archives play in the natural and human sciences. Ranging across disciplines and centuries, contributors cover episodes in the history of astronomy, geology, genetics, philology, climatology, medicine, and more - as well as fundamental practices such as collecting, retrieval, and data mining. Chapters cover topics ranging from doxology in Greco-Roman antiquity to NSA surveillance techniques of the twenty-first century. Thoroughly exploring the practices, politics, economics, and potential of the sciences of the archives, this volume reveals the essential historical dimension of the sciences, while also adding a much-needed long term perspective to contemporary debates over the uses of Big Data in science.


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Federal statistics, multiple data sources, and privacy protection, next steps : a consensus study report
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ISBN: 0309465389 0309465400 Year: 2017 Publisher: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press,

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"The environment for obtaining information and providing statistical data for policy makers and the public has changed significantly in the past decade, raising questions about the fundamental survey paradigm that underlies federal statistics. New data sources provide opportunities to develop a new paradigm that can improve timeliness, geographic or subpopulation detail, and statistical efficiency. It also has the potential to reduce the costs of producing federal statistics"--Provided by publisher.


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Think data structures : algorithms and information retrieval in Java
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ISBN: 1491972378 1491972343 1491972394 1491972319 Year: 2017 Publisher: Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly,

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If you’re a student studying computer science or a software developer preparing for technical interviews, this practical book will help you learn and review some of the most important ideas in software engineering—data structures and algorithms—in a way that’s clearer, more concise, and more engaging than other materials. By emphasizing practical knowledge and skills over theory, author Allen Downey shows you how to use data structures to implement efficient algorithms, and then analyze and measure their performance. You’ll explore the important classes in the Java collections framework (JCF), how they’re implemented, and how they’re expected to perform. Each chapter presents hands-on exercises supported by test code online. Use data structures such as lists and maps, and understand how they work Build an application that reads Wikipedia pages, parses the contents, and navigates the resulting data tree Analyze code to predict how fast it will run and how much memory it will require Write classes that implement the Map interface, using a hash table and binary search tree Build a simple web search engine with a crawler, an indexer that stores web page contents, and a retriever that returns user query results Other books by Allen Downey include Think Java , Think Python , Think Stats , and Think Bayes .


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Expert internet searching
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ISBN: 9781783302475 1783302488 9781783302482 178330247X 9781783302499 1783302496 Year: 2017 Publisher: London Facet publishing

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In an environment where increasing amounts of information (and fake news) flood the internet on websites and social media, the information professional’s job is getting harder. It is important that they are skilled at finding and using the appropriate information and assisting users in working out what information they need and the best way of getting it. Expert Internet Searching provides library and information professionals with in-depth practical information on how to search the internet quickly and effectively to help their users and make their lives easier.Now fully revised for its fifth edition, this book covers the basics of search before going into detail on how to run advanced and complex searches using a variety of different search engines. This edition has been updated to include current trends in search, such as social media search, fake news, and discussion of the authority and validity of search results. It will ensure that information professionals, whether complete beginners or more experienced, are able to work efficiently to obtain accurate information in a timely fashion. Key topics covered include: *an introduction to the internet and search engines, *the Google experience and a discussion of its disadvantages, *directory, clustering and similarity search engines, *visual and image search engines, *specialized search engines incorporating academic search and services for children, *academic and other specialized search engines, *news-based search engines including traditional media resources and a discussion of fake news, *social media search engines, *hints and tips on better searching. This book will be useful reading for any information professional who is seeking to gain an in-depth understanding of the search process and the search industry. It provides a vital guide to the basics in search, but will also help experienced professionals stay up to date with the latest trends and information in the industry.


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Guide to Data Structures : A Concise Introduction Using Java
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ISBN: 3319700855 3319700839 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This accessible and engaging textbook/guide provides a concise introduction to data structures and associated algorithms. Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of data structures, enabling the reader to quickly learn the key concepts, and providing a strong foundation for later studies of more complex topics. The coverage includes discussions on stacks, queues, lists, (using both arrays and links), sorting, and elementary binary trees, heaps, and hashing. This content is also a natural continuation from the material provided in the separate Springer title Guide to Java by the same authors. Topics and features: Reviews the preliminary concepts, and introduces stacks and queues using arrays, along with a discussion of array-based lists Examines linked lists, the implementation of stacks and queues using references, binary trees, a range of varied sorting techniques, heaps, and hashing Presents both primitive and generic data types in each chapter, and makes use of contour diagrams to illustrate object-oriented concepts Includes chapter summaries, and asks the reader questions to help them interact with the material Contains numerous examples and illustrations, and one or more complete program in every chapter Provides exercises at the end of each chapter, as well as solutions to selected exercises, and a glossary of important terms This clearly-written work is an ideal classroom text for a second semester course in programming using the Java programming language, in preparation for a subsequent advanced course in data structures and algorithms. The book is also eminently suitable as a self-study guide in either academe or industry. Dr. James T. Streib is a Professor of Computer Science at Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL, USA. Dr. Takako Soma is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the same institution.


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Issues in the Use of Neural Networks in Information Retrieval
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ISBN: 3319438719 3319438700 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book highlights the ability of neural networks (NNs) to be excellent pattern matchers and their importance in information retrieval (IR), which is based on index term matching. The book defines a new NN-based method for learning image similarity and describes how to use fuzzy Gaussian neural networks to predict personality. It introduces the fuzzy Clifford Gaussian network, and two concurrent neural models: (1) concurrent fuzzy nonlinear perceptron modules, and (2) concurrent fuzzy Gaussian neural network modules. Furthermore, it explains the design of a new model of fuzzy nonlinear perceptron based on alpha level sets and describes a recurrent fuzzy neural network model with a learning algorithm based on the improved particle swarm optimization method.

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Engineering. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Pattern recognition. --- Neural networks (Computer science). --- Computational intelligence. --- Computational Intelligence. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks. --- Pattern Recognition. --- Intelligence, Computational --- Artificial neural networks --- Nets, Neural (Computer science) --- Networks, Neural (Computer science) --- Neural nets (Computer science) --- Design perception --- Pattern recognition --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Construction --- Artificial intelligence --- Soft computing --- Natural computation --- Form perception --- Perception --- Figure-ground perception --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Optical pattern recognition. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Optical data processing --- Pattern perception --- Perceptrons --- Visual discrimination --- Neural networks (Computer science) --- Information retrieval. --- Data retrieval --- Data storage --- Discovery, Information --- Information discovery --- Information storage and retrieval --- Retrieval of information --- Documentation --- Information science --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Neural networks (Computer science) .


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Recent Advances in Intelligent Image Search and Video Retrieval
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ISBN: 3319520814 3319520806 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book initially reviews the major feature representation and extraction methods and effective learning and recognition approaches, which have broad applications in the context of intelligent image search and video retrieval. It subsequently presents novel methods, such as improved soft assignment coding, Inheritable Color Space (InCS) and the Generalized InCS framework, the sparse kernel manifold learner method, the efficient Support Vector Machine (eSVM), and the Scale-Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) features in multiple color spaces. Lastly, the book presents clothing analysis for subject identification and retrieval, and performance evaluation methods of video analytics for traffic monitoring. Digital images and videos are proliferating at an amazing speed in the fields of science, engineering and technology, media and entertainment. With the huge accumulation of such data, keyword searches and manual annotation schemes may no longer be able to meet the practical demand for retrieving relevant content from images and videos, a challenge this book addresses.

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Engineering. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Image processing. --- Computational intelligence. --- Computational Intelligence. --- Image Processing and Computer Vision. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Image processing --- Information retrieval. --- Digital techniques. --- Intelligence, Computational --- Artificial intelligence --- Soft computing --- Pictorial data processing --- Picture processing --- Processing, Image --- Imaging systems --- Optical data processing --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Data retrieval --- Data storage --- Discovery, Information --- Information discovery --- Information storage and retrieval --- Retrieval of information --- Documentation --- Information science --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Digital image processing --- Digital electronics --- Computer vision. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Machine vision --- Vision, Computer --- Pattern recognition systems --- Optical data processing. --- Optical computing --- Visual data processing --- Integrated optics --- Photonics --- Computers --- Optical equipment


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Social Information Seeking : Leveraging the Wisdom of the Crowd
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ISBN: 331956756X 3319567551 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This volume summarizes the author’s work on social information seeking (SIS), and at the same time serves as an introduction to the topic. Sometimes also referred to as social search or social information retrieval, this is a relatively new area of study concerned with the seeking and acquiring of information from social spaces on the Internet. It involves studying situations, motivations, and methods involved in seeking and sharing of information in participatory online social sites, such as Yahoo! Answers, WikiAnswers, and Twitter, as well as building systems for supporting such activities. The first part of the book introduces various foundational concepts, including information seeking, social media, and social networking. As such it provides the necessary basis to then discuss how those aspects could intertwine in different ways to create methods, tools, and opportunities for supporting and leveraging SIS. Next, Part II discusses the social dimension and primarily examines the online question-answering activity. Part III then emphasizes the collaborative aspect of information seeking, and examines what happens when social and collaborative dimensions are considered together. Lastly, Part IV provides a synthesis by consolidating methods, systems, and evaluation techniques related to social and collaborative information seeking. The book is completed by a list of challenges and opportunities for both theoretical and practical SIS work. The book is intended mainly for researchers and graduate students looking for an introduction to this new field, as well as developers and system designers interested in building interactive information retrieval systems or social/community-driven interfaces.

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Computer science. --- Social media. --- Information storage and retrieval. --- Application software. --- Computer Science. --- Information Storage and Retrieval. --- Computational Social Sciences. --- Social Media. --- Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet). --- Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences. --- Application computer programs --- Application computer software --- Applications software --- Apps (Computer software) --- Computer software --- User-generated media --- Communication --- User-generated content --- Informatics --- Science --- Information storage and retrieva. --- Social sciences—Data processing. --- Social sciences—Computer programs. --- Social sciences --- Data processing. --- Information storage and retrieval systems. --- Automatic data storage --- Automatic information retrieval --- Automation in documentation --- Computer-based information systems --- Data processing systems --- Data storage and retrieval systems --- Discovery systems, Information --- Information discovery systems --- Information processing systems --- Information retrieval systems --- Machine data storage and retrieval --- Mechanized information storage and retrieval systems --- Computer systems --- Electronic information resources --- Data libraries --- Digital libraries --- Information organization --- Information retrieval --- Information retrieval. --- Data retrieval --- Data storage --- Discovery, Information --- Information discovery --- Information storage and retrieval --- Retrieval of information --- Documentation --- Information science --- Information storage and retrieval systems


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Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions : 5th International Conference, DAPI 2017, Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 9–14, 2017, Proceedings
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ISBN: 3319586971 3319586963 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2017, held in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in July 2017. The total of 1228 papers presented at the 15 colocated HCII 2017 conferences was carefully reviewed and selected from 4340 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. This volume contains papers addressing the following major topics: designing and evaluating distributed, ambient and pervasive interactions; natural interaction; smart cities; art and cultural heritage in smart environments; smart environments for quality of life; smart environments for learning and creativity; and ambient games and humour.

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Computer science. --- Information storage and retrieval. --- User interfaces (Computer systems). --- Application software. --- Computers and civilization. --- Computer Science. --- User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction. --- Computers and Society. --- Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet). --- Computer Applications. --- Information Storage and Retrieval. --- Civilization and computers --- Application computer programs --- Application computer software --- Applications software --- Apps (Computer software) --- Interfaces, User (Computer systems) --- Informatics --- Civilization --- Computer software --- Human-machine systems --- Human-computer interaction --- Science --- Information storage and retrieva. --- Information retrieval. --- Data retrieval --- Data storage --- Discovery, Information --- Information discovery --- Information storage and retrieval --- Retrieval of information --- Documentation --- Information science --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Information storage and retrieval systems. --- Automatic data storage --- Automatic information retrieval --- Automation in documentation --- Computer-based information systems --- Data processing systems --- Data storage and retrieval systems --- Discovery systems, Information --- Information discovery systems --- Information processing systems --- Information retrieval systems --- Machine data storage and retrieval --- Mechanized information storage and retrieval systems --- Computer systems --- Electronic information resources --- Data libraries --- Digital libraries --- Information organization --- Information retrieval --- User interfaces (Computer systems)

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