“…This rigorous and thought-provoking volume draws on a stimulating variety of international case studies, from flood risk management in the Red River Delta of Vietnam, to the consideration of alternatives to gold mining in Roșia Montană in Transylvania, to the application of multi-criteria decision analysis in evaluating the impact of e-learning opportunities at Uganda's Makerere University. …”

“…—Russell McCormmach, New York Times."A mine of material . . . Scrupulously edited . . . …”

“…The only single-source guide to R data and its preparation, it describes best practices for acquiring, manipulating, cleaning, and maintaining data Begins with the basics and walks readers through all the steps necessary to get data ready for the modeling process Provides expert guidance on how to document the processes described so that they are reproducible Written by seasoned professionals, it provides both introductory and advanced techniques Features case studies with supporting data and R code, hosted on a companion website A Data Scientist's Guide to Acquiring, Cleaning and Managing Data in R is a valuable working resource/bench manual for practitioners who collect and analyze data, lab scientists and research associates of all levels of experience, and graduate-level data mining students…”

“…Essays include: The Role of Data in Campaigns —Andrew Therriault, former Director of Data Science for the Democratic National Committee Essentials of Modeling and Microtargeting —Dan Castleman, cofounder and Director of Analytics at Clarity Campaign Labs, a leading modeler in Democratic politics Data Management for Political Campaigns —Audra Grassia, Deputy Political Director for the Democratic Governors Association in 2014, now leads political engagements at Civis Analytics How Technology Is Changing the Polling Industry —Patrick Ruffini, cofounder of Echelon Insights and Founder/Chairman of Engage, was a digital strategist for President Bush in 2004 and for the Republican National Committee in 2006 Data-Driven Media Optimization —Alex Lundry, cofounder and Chief Data Scientist at Deep Root Analytics, a leading expert on media and voter analytics, electoral targeting, and political data mining How (and Why) to Follow the Money in Politics —Derek Willis, ProPublica’s news applications developer, formerly with The New York Times Digital Advertising in the Post-Obama Era —Daniel Scarvalone, Associate Director of Research and Data at Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI), a digital marketer for the Democratic party Election Forecasting in the Media —Natalie Jackson, Senior Polling Editor at The Huffington Post…”

“…A section on Natural Language Processing (NLP) covers text processing, text mining, and embeddings for classification. This new edition also introduces Koalas in Spark and how to automate data workflow using Airflow and PySpark's latest ML library. …”

“…Advanced sensor technologies and image processing methodologies such as deep learning, data mining, etc., facilitate the wide applications of remote sensing technology in urban areas. …”

“…Il passe en revue les sujets qui intéressent les spécialistes dans des domaines tels que la sensibilité des écosystèmes, l’évaluation des impacts sur l’environnement, les émissions gazeuses et les effluents liquides, les conditions de travail, la sûreté radiologique, la gestion et l’évacuation des déchets, le démantèlement des mines et usines et le réaménagement des sites, ainsi que la réglementation de ces activités…”

“…Alberta's Lower Athabasca Basin tells a fascinating story of how a catastrophic ice age flood left behind a unique landscape in the Lower Athabasca Basin, one that made deposits of bitumen available for surface mining. Less well known is the discovery that this flood also produced an environment that supported perhaps the most intensive use of boreal forest resources by prehistoric Native people yet recognized in Canada. …”

“…Topics include: Applying the elements of Dynamic Customer Strategy Acquiring, mining, and analyzing data Metrics and models for big data utilization Shifting perspective from model to customer Big data is a tremendous opportunity for marketers and may just be the only factor that will allow marketers to keep pace with the changing consumer and thus keep brands relevant at a time of unprecedented choice. …”

“…Sebastian Fishmeister from the University of Waterloo would talk about what they learned from mining traces from the design of embedded software systems. …”

“…This in turn means addressing many core challenges and combining ideas and techniques from various research communities, such as recommender systems, data management, geographic information systems, social network analytics and text mining. By bringing together researchers and practitioners from these communities, the LocalRec workshop aims to provide a unique forum for discussing in depth and collecting feedback about challenges, opportunities, novel techniques, and applications related to location-based recommendation, geosocial networks and geoadvertising…”

“…You will also be exposed to the latest in deep learning through CNNs, RNNs, and word2vec for text mining. You will be learning not only the algorithms, but also the concepts of feature engineering to maximize the performance of a model. …”

“…Intelligent decision support systems (IDSS), including remote sensing, and their integration with DSS, GA-based DSS, fuzzy sets DSS, rough set-based DSS, intelligent agent-assisted DSS, process mining integration into decision support, adaptive DSS, computer vision-based DSS, and sensory and robotic DSS are highlighted in the field of advanced intelligent control. …”

“…Understand the nature of mining and why so much energy is put into it. The blockchain itself will be reviewed, as well, and compared to other options such as a normal SQL database or a simple spreadsheet. …”

“…What You'll Learn Write Python scripts to automate your lab calculations Search for important motifs in genome sequences Use object-oriented programming with Python Study mining interaction network data for patterns Review dynamic modeling of biochemical switches Who This Book Is For Life scientists with little or no programming experience, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers in academia and industry, medical professionals, and teachers/lecturers. …”

“…Develop the five intertwined powers that, together, enable extraordinary performance: Purpose: understanding why you engage with information enables a healthier relationship that generates success and balance in your life Framing: creating frameworks that connect information into meaningful patterns builds deep knowledge, insight, and world-class expertise Filtering: discerning what information serves us, using an intelligent portfolio of information sources, helps surface valuable signals above the pervasive noise Attention: allocating your awareness with intent, including laser-like focus and serendipitous discovery, maximizes productivity and outcomes Synthesis: expanding our unique capacity to integrate a universe of ideas yields powerful insight, the ability to see opportunities first, and better decisions Discover valuable lessons from some of the world's most extraordinary "information masters": entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and researchers who are completely at home in a world awash with information, capable of transforming vast mines of data into the solid gold of insight and effective action. …”

“…Chapter 8 presents a useful data mining algorithm to conduct life cycle asset management in residential developments built on transport systems…”

“…Audience Researchers in information technology, robotics, security, privacy preservation, and data mining. The book is also suitable for postgraduate and upper-level undergraduate students…”

“…These companies are transforming the story of the raw materials they use - wood, palm oil, pulp and paper, stone, charcoal, soy, beef, sugar, dairy, rubber, coffee, cocoa and coconut. Mining companies are also exploring this approach, making decisions aligned with fundamental values and what they know to be right. …”

“…L'objectif : défendre et renforcer la République dans une Europe minée par la crise économique et sociale et l'expansion des régimes autoritaires et fascistes. …”