“…What you will learn Identify a person through visual and audio inspection Reduce user effort by utilizing AI-like capabilities Understand how to analyze images and texts in different ways Analyze images using Vision APIs Add video analysis to applications using Vision APIs Utilize Search to find anything you want Analyze text to extract information and explore text structure Who this book is for Learning Microsoft Cognitive Services is for developers and machine learning enthusiasts who want to get started with building intelligent applications without much programming knowledge. Some prior knowledge of .NET and Visual Studio will help you undertake the tasks explained in this book…”

“…Anyone who wants to build games and script in C# language and Unity can take this book up. No prior programming or Unity experience is required…”

“…Matthew Katzer created KAMIND in 1998 to supply solutions using Microsoft and Intel Technologies for small- and medium-sized businesses. Prior to creating KAMIND, Matt worked for Intel Corporation for 17 years managing engineering development, IT projects, and working with the Intel security group. …”

“…What you will learn Choose the most suitable remote study methodology Establish a clear goal for the study Plan the study execution Understand recruitment logistics, expectations and compensation Set up and moderate remote studies Write good tasks and questions for each methodology Analyze and document the study results Deliver results that align with the goal for the study Who this book is for This book is for user experience (UX) professionals familiar with traditional in-person usability testing methodologies, or for UX designers with no prior exposure to user research and usability testing. …”

“…Topics include: • An overview of the history of art and of photography as art • A deeper understanding of creativity and visualization, and of the technical underpinnings of digital imaging • Techniques to effectively apply visualization in creating and processing your images • How to perform “gap analysis” to identify the gaps between the image at any point in time and the desired outcome • How to convert your RAW files using Adobe Camera Raw prior to editing in Photoshop • How best to employ many of Photoshop’s tools and features • How to leverage Layers and Masks to accomplish your visualized results • How to control and adjust contrast, color, and tone • Image blending techniques to extend dynamic range and for focus stacking • Processing strategies for black-and-white conversions, including toning your images • Printing and other output techniques including sizing, sharpening, noise reduction, and color management Bringing all of these techniques together, Guy presents a detailed case study, beginning with his initial visualization for the final image and working through his processing steps from RAW conversion to the final print…”

“…What you will learn Install software on a Raspberry Pi compatible with C++ programming Program the Raspberry Pi in C++ to run a motor Control a Raspberry Pi-powered robot wirelessly with your laptop or PC Program a Raspberry Pi camera using OpenCV Control a Raspberry Pi robot with voice commands Implement face and object detection with Raspberry Pi Who this book is for This book is for developers, programmers, and robotics enthusiasts interested in leveraging C++ to build exciting robotics applications. Prior knowledge of C++ is necessary to understand the projects covered in this book…”

“…What you will learn Learn how to provision a new database or migrate an existing on-premise solution Understand how to backup, restore, secure, and scale your own Azure SQL Database Optimize the performance by monitoring and tuning your cloud-based SQL instance Implement high availability and disaster recovery procedures with SQL Database Develop a roadmap for your own scalable cloud solution with Azure SQL Database Who this book is for This book is ideal for database administrators, database developers, or application developers who are interested in developing or migrating existing applications with Azure SQL Database. Prior experience of working with an on-premise SQL Server deployment and brief knowledge of PowerShell and C# are recommended prerequisites…”

“…Much of her consultancy work involves providing strategic advice and research on the effective use of e-content, e-tools and the use of new technologies in the delivery of teaching and learning. Prior to working as a consultant, Lesley was Managing Director of her own SME business specializing in creative e-learning design and development for public and private sector organizations…”

“…It incorporates a hands-on approach, with hundreds of screen shots and practical examples, that allows a person without prior configuration training to make SAP FICO ready for use in the enterprise. …”

“…The superscalar design allows the z13 to deliver a record level of capacity over the prior z Systems. In its maximum configuration, z13 is powered by up to 141 client characterizable microprocessors (cores) running at 5 GHz. …”

“…The superscalar design allows z13s servers to deliver a record level of capacity over the prior single frame z Systems server. In its maximum configuration, the z13s server is powered by up to 20 client characterizable microprocessors (cores) running at 4.3 GHz. …”

“…The superscalar design allows the z13 to deliver a record level of capacity over the prior IBM z SystemsTM. In its maximum configuration, z13 is powered by up to 141 client characterizable microprocessors (cores) running at 5 GHz. …”

“…Working groups began their intensive work virtually from April up to the ITiCSE conference, where this year due to COVID-19 the work remained virtual as was the case in 2020 (traditionally the Working Groups met in-person for several intensive days of work prior to the main conference). It must be commended to the groups for organizing this significant body of work across multiple time zones. …”

“…Examples are taken from testing real-time hosted web applications to understand how different components can be automated, and will give you an idea of the industry level framework confidence to use them. No prior coding or automation experience needed, this course covers all the necessary topics. …”

“…You will gain an understanding of how to analyze designs prior to installation to measure the impact that the technology will have on your bandwidth and network efficiency. …”

“…It is also useful for software developers who want to discover the electronics/hardware world; anyone who has a hardware project idea and wants to bring it to the world; and anyone who wants to use fast prototyping for a hardware product using Arduino. No prior knowledge is required in Arduino, programming, hardware, or engineering…”

“…What You Will Learn Build and deploy a production-ready cloud-native Java app using MicroProfile, Jakarta EE and Kubernetes Migrate a monolith app to become a cloud-native app Employ Jakarta EE APIs such as Persistence, CDI and more Leverage the MicroProfile framework Explore configurations, resilience, metrics, health, security, and more for your cloud-native apps Who This Book Is For Those software developers and programmers with at least some prior experience using Jakarta EE, MicroProfile. …”

“…Therefore, to simultaneously improve the phenotype discrimination and genotype interpretability for complex diseases, it is necessary: To design and implement new machine learning technologies to integrate prior-knowledge with new ‘omics datasets to provide transferable learning methods by combining multiple sources of data; To develop new network-based theories and methods to balance the trade-off between accuracy and interpretability of machine learning in biomedical and biological domains; To enhance the causality inference on “small-sample high dimension” data to capture the personalized causal relationship…”

“…What you will learn Develop your ideas fast and efficiently using the Ethereum blockchain Make writing and deploying smart contracts easy and manageable Work with private data in blockchain applications Handle large files in blockchain applications Ensure your decentralized applications are safe Explore how Ethereum development frameworks work Create your own cryptocurrency or token on the Ethereum blockchain Make sure your cryptocurrency is ERC20-compliant to launch an ICO Who this book is for This book is for individuals who want to build decentralized applications using blockchain technology and the power of Ethereum from scratch. Some prior knowledge of JavaScript is required, since most examples use a web frontend…”

“…You will also benefit from this book if you are a system administrator or network engineer. Some prior knowledge of virtualization can assist you in understanding key concepts covered in the book…”