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Understanding the Metaverse: A Business and Ethical Guide
by Nicola RosaAn expansive discussion of the mechanics, framework, and implications of the metaverse In Understanding the Metaverse: A Business and Ethical Guide, expert product and customer experience strategist Nick Rosa delivers a timely exploration of what is bound to be one of the most important technologies of our time. The author explains the technology that underpins the metaverse as it exists today and that will form the basis for its rapid evolution in the future. He also describes the commercial, ethical, and sociological implications of this technology, showing you the threats and opportunities that individuals and businesses are likely to encounter as they approach the metaverse for the first time. In the book, you'll discover: How the technology is shaping the human evolution and society How game mechanics and experience design are key to unlock the full potential of the Metaverse unlocking a new frontier for social interaction How Blockchain, digital currencies, and tokenomics are opening a new financial landscape for brands, creators and communities How Artificial intelligence and deep learning will shape the way businesses will conduct commerce in the Metaverse The ethical implications of designing highly emotionally impactful immersive experiences The potential dangers derived by the misuse of biometric and personal data to exploit consumer behaviour and for mass manipulation A thoroughly insightful discussion of a fascinating intersection of technology and humanity, Understanding the Metaverse belongs on the bookshelves of business leaders, technology enthusiasts, marketers, entrepreneurs, and anyone else with an interest in the next frontier of human achievement.
Understanding the Metaverse: Applications, Challenges, and the Future (Blockchain Technologies)
by Keshav Kaushik Gunjan ChhabraThis book highlights the numerous potentials and concerns involved with using the metaverse. Furthermore, the project discusses countermeasures to protect any firm from these risks. Insights into practical solutions may assist organizations in using this new business model by raising awareness and preparing them to improve. The book helps readers get insights into technology's future, i.e., the metaverse. The application areas of the metaverse is quite vast, but it also includes security and privacy issues. Addressing the security issues is the need of the hour. Developers are designing the applications, and users are ready to use them, but on the other side, many security issues need to be focused on. Hence, along with the applications, this book helps the reader understand these hidden security and privacy issues.
Understanding the New European Data Protection Rules
by Paul LambertCompared to the US, European data and privacy protection rules seem Draconian. The European rules apply to any enterprise doing business in the EU. The new rules are far more stringent than the last set. This book is a quick guide to the directives for companies, particularly US, that have to comply with them. Where US organizations and businesses who collect or receive EU personal data fail to comply with the rule, the bottom line can suffer from very significant official fines and penalties, as well as from users, customers or representative bodies to pursuing litigation. This guide is essential for all US enterprises who directly or indirectly deal with EU personal data.
Understanding the Role of Business Analytics: Some Applications
by Jochen Wirtz Hardeep Chahal Jeevan JyotiThis book encompasses empirical evidences to understand the application of data analytical techniques in emerging contexts. Varied studies relating to manufacturing and services sectors including healthcare, banking, information technology, power, education sector etc. stresses upon the systematic approach followed in applying the data analytical techniques; and also analyses how these techniques are effective in decision-making in different contexts. Especially, the application of regression modeling, financial modelling, multi-group modeling, cluster analysis, and sentiment analysis will help the readers in understanding critical business scenarios in the best possible way, and which later can help them in arriving at best solution for the business related problems. The individual chapters will help the readers in understanding the role of specific data analytic tools and techniques in resolving business operational issues experienced in manufacturing and service organisations in India and in developing countries. The book offers a relevant resource that will help readers in the application and interpretation of data analytical statistical practices relating to emerging issues like customer experience, marketing capability, quality of manufactured products, strategic orientation, high-performance human resource policy, employee resilience, financial resources, etc. This book will be of interest to a professional audience that include practitioners, policy makers, NGOs, managers and employees as well as academicians, researchers and students.
Understanding the Technology Behind Online Offending: A Guide for Professionals in the Criminal Justice System
by Christopher Wise Jennifer BamfordUnderstanding the Technology Behind Online Offending: A Guide for Professionals in the Criminal Justice System is a non-technical explanation of online offences by a cybersecurity expert, bridging the gap between the high-tech world of cybercrime and the non-technical professionals working within it.The book begins by equipping the reader with a foundational understanding of how the internet works before exploring the various ways that people can exploit the Internet to commit crimes. The reader is then introduced to some of the sophisticated ways that individuals may evade detection before we explore the organisations fighting to prevent and capture those offending online. The book includes a contributory chapter from solicitors at Stone King LLP to help the reader understand how the law is evolving to prosecute offenders. There is a further contributory chapter from psychologist Dr Ruth J Tully who discusses psychological risk assessment with those who offend online. The book concludes with important chapters looking at how professionals can keep themselves safe online, and future directions of the internet.The book's intended audience includes all professionals who work with those who commit online offences, such as psychologists, solicitors, social workers, probation officers and police officers. The book is also suitable for those in training or graduate education.
Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks
by Yang XiaoA detailed review of underwater channel characteristics, Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks investigates the fundamental aspects of underwater communication. Prominent researchers from around the world consider contemporary challenges in the development of underwater acoustic sensor networks (UW-ASNs) and introduce a cross-layer approach for effec
Underwater Biomimetic Vehicle-Manipulator System: Control and Planning (Unmanned System Technologies)
by Rui Wang Yu Wang Shuo Wang Min Tan Xiang Dong Qingping Wei Liuji ShangThis book is about the design and control of biomimetic underwater robots. It explains the six aspects of the underwater biomimetic vehicle- manipulator system in detail and provides practical examples. This book is the authors’ long-term exploration of the theoretical and technical issues in the development of the underwater biomimetic vehicle-manipulator system and is written based on more than 15 years of scientific research and practical experience. This book is a helpful reference for the researchers, engineers, master and Ph.D. students in the field of biomimetic underwater robots.
Underwater Communications and Networks (Textbooks in Telecommunication Engineering)
by Yi Lou Niaz AhmedThis textbook covers all related communication technologies of underwater wireless communication, such as acoustic communication, optical communication, and magneto-inductive communication. After describing each technology, the authors relay their pros and cons, as it is essential to learn the underlying mechanism, advancements, and limitations of these techniques. Therefore, this book provides basics fundamentals of the three technologies, their advantages and disadvantages, and their applications. The authors also introduce research trends, pointing readers in the direction of research in the field of underwater wireless communication. The book is an essential textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in the field of underwater communications. The book is also useful as a reference to undergraduate engineering students, science students, and practicing engineers. The book includes end-of-chapter questions and numerical problems.
Underwater Information Perception and Processing Via Underwater Sensor Networks
by Meiqin Liu Ronghao Zheng Senlin ZhangThis book highlights the latest advances and trends in information perception and processing of underwater sensor networks (USNs). Underwater sensor networks are networks of autonomous sensor nodes distributed over a given region of water to collaboratively perform a given task. Nearly 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, mainly oceans, and more than 80% of the ocean remains unexplored. The emergence of USNs is a new direction in ocean exploration and data collection. USNs offer many applications in both civilian and non-civilian fields. However, due to the characteristics of underwater environments, USNs face challenges such as limited bandwidth, high propagation delay, media access control, routing, resource utilization, power limitation, etc. Researchers have studied and provided many techniques over the past decades to address these issues. This book systematically summarizes the development and covers a wide range of applications of USNs, including mobile node localization, target detection, target recognition, target tracking, sensor scheduling, and environmental monitoring. It also focuses on the introduction of new technologies, including deep reinforcement learning, into underwater information perception and processing. This book is suitable for university lecturers, graduate students, and industry professionals working in the field of USNs.
Underwater Photography
by Tobias FriedrichUnderwater photography is a fascinating pursuit for those who aspire to capture the magical world found within our oceans and bring it to the surface. In this book, award-winning photographer Tobias Friedrich teaches us how to create stunning underwater images, covering everything from the equipment needed, to creating powerful compositions, to processing the final image. He uses case studies to show how his own images were created, and provides detailed explanations for specific techniques that can be applied to your very next dive.The text is supported by images from some of the most beautiful diving areas on Earth. Also included are countless tips and tricks for the beginner and intermediate photographer.Topics include:Choosing the right equipmentComposing your imagesWide-angle photographyMacro photographyImage editingCase studiesDiagrams of shooting positionsAn added bonus is the 22-page Guest Gallery featuring images by some of today's most recognized names in underwater photography, including Ernie Brooks, Alex Mustard, Richard Salas, Imran Ahmad, and Eric Cheng.The abundance of breathtaking underwater images contained in this book is sure to inspire you to plan your next dive.Foreword by Ernie Brooks.
Underwater Real-Time 3D Acoustical Imaging: Theory, Algorithm and System Design (Signals and Communication Technology)
by Cheng ChiThis book presents the topic of underwater real-time 3-D acoustical imaging covering the theory, algorithms and system design. It summarizes recent advances in wideband and ultra-wideband underwater real-time 3-D acoustical imaging, which will be very useful for developing next-generation systems. Through simulation techniques, readers are able to quickly learn and develop practical underwater real-time 3-D acoustical imaging systems of their own.
Underwater Robots: Motion And Force Control Of Vehicle-manipulator Systems (Springer Tracts In Advanced Robotics #96)
by Gianluca AntonelliA classic in underwater robotics. One of the first volumes in the “Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics” series, it has been a bestseller through the previous three editions. Fifteen years after the publication of the first edition, the fourth edition comes to print. The book addresses the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. With respect to the third edition, it has been revised, extended and some concepts better clustered. The mathematical model with significant impact on the control strategy is discussed. The problem of controlling a 6-degrees-of-freedoms autonomous underwater vehicle is investigated and a survey of fault detection/tolerant strategies for unmanned underwater vehicles is provided. Inverse kinematics, dynamic and interaction control for underwater vehicle-manipulator systems are then discussed. The code used to generate most of the numerical simulations is made available and briefly discussed.
Undocumented Secrets of MATLAB-Java Programming
by Yair M. AltmanFor a variety of reasons, the MATLAB-Java interface was never fully documented. This is really quite unfortunate: Java is one of the most widely used programming languages, having many times the number of programmers and programming resources as MATLAB. Also unfortunate is the popular claim that while MATLAB is a fine programming platform for proto
Undoing Ethics
by Natasha WhitemanOver the past decade, researchers from different academic disciplines have paid increasing attention to the productivity of online environments. The ethical underpinnings of research in such settings, however, remain contested and often controversial. As traditional debates have been reignited by the need to respond to the particular characteristics of technologically-mediated environments, researchers have entered anew key debates regarding the moral, legal and regulative aspects of research ethics. A growing trend in this work has been towards the promotion of localized and contextualized research ethics - the suggestion that the decisions we make should be informed by the nature of the environments we study and the habits/expectations of participants within them. Despite such moves, the relationship between the empirical, theoretical and methodological aspects of Internet research ethics remains underexplored. Drawing from ongoing sociological research into the practices of media cultures online, this book provides a timely and distinctive response to this need. This book explores the relationship between the production of ethical stances in two different contexts: the ethical manoeuvring of participants within online media-fan communities and the ethical decision-making of the author as Internet researcher, manoeuvring, as it were, in the academic community. In doing so, the book outlines a reflexive framework for exploring research ethics at different levels of analysis; the empirical settings of research; the theoretical perspectives which inform the researcher's objectification of the research settings; and the methodological issues and practical decisions that constitute the activity as research. The analysis of these different levels develops a way of thinking about ethical practice in terms of stabilizing and destabilizing moves within and between research and researched communities. The analysis emphasizes the continuities and discontinuities between both research practice and online media-fan activity, and social activity in on and offline environments.
Undone: A unputdownable, emotional love story (Start Up in the City #3)
by Kelly RimmerUndone is a unforgettable new romance from bestselling author Kelly Rimmer, in her Start Up in the City series, perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis and Nora Roberts.The only vow she's prepared to make is not to say 'I do'...Running a major tech company without breaking a sweat? No problem. But being bridesmaid at her best friend's wedding is giving Jess Cohen a bad case of the jitters. Maybe that's because she'll have to face the groom's brother, Jake - the man she's been avoiding for the last two years, after she dumped him mercilessly, unable to tell him the truth about her past. Jake, who's loyal, loving and all wrong for someone who refuses to be tied down - if only her heart could remember that.Jake Winton spent four months secretly dating Jess, and the past two years trying - and failing - to forget the woman he'd been ready to propose to. Now, he's sure their connection is still there, sizzling and undeniable. Whatever she's holding back, he can handle - if only she'll trust him with her secrets, her fears and her heart.Praise for Kelly Rimmer:'Guaranteed to please... Kelly Rimmer should be at the top of the must-read list' Fresh Fiction'Will delight fans of extremely modern romance' Publishers Weekly
Unearthing the Real Process Behind the Event Data: The Case for Increased Process Realism (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #412)
by Gert JanssenswillenThis book is a revised version of the PhD dissertation written by the author at Hasselt University in Belgium. This dissertation introduces the concept of process realism. Process realism is approached from two perspectives in this dissertation. First, quality dimensions and measures for process discovery are analyzed on a large scale and compared with each other on the basis of empirical experiments. It is shown that there are important differences between the different quality measures in terms of feasibility, validity and sensitivity. Moreover, the role and meaning of the generalization dimension is unclear. Second, process realism is also tackled from a data point of view. By developing a transparent and extensible tool-set, a framework is offered to analyze process data from different perspectives. From both perspectives, recommendations are made for future research, and a call is made to give the process realism mindset a central place within process mining analyses. In 2020, the PhD dissertation won the “BPM Dissertation Award”, granted to outstanding PhD theses in the field of Business Process Management.
Unexpected: A sizzling, sexy friends-to-lovers romance (Start Up in the City #1)
by Kelly Rimmer'Emotional, satisfying, sweet, and oh so good' Kylie ScottUnexpected is a unforgettable new friends-to-lovers romance from bestselling author Kelly Rimmer, in her Start Up in the City series, perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis and Nora Roberts.Co-parenting with her best friend. What could go wrong?Abby Herbert has her life carefully planned out. Best career ever? Check. Great friends and a stunning TriBeCa apartment? Check. Perfect man to share her dream family? Surely just a matter of time. But then she gets devastating news from her doctor - if she wants a baby, she needs to get started on that by...well, yesterday.Tech entrepreneur Marcus Ross has been harbouring decidedly more-than-friends feelings toward Abby. When he learns of her predicament, he promises to be there for her however she wants him to be, even if the idea of fatherhood is a little complicated for him right now. But it isn't long until boundaries start to blur, and a deal struck between friends starts to turn into something perilously close to feelings that could change everything...'Rimmer...showcases her talent with this sweet, lively contemporary set in New York City...the characters are wildly entertaining. This will delight fans of extremely modern romance' Publishers Weekly
Unicode Explained
by Jukka K. KorpelaFundamentally, computers just deal with numbers. They store letters and other characters by assigning a number for each one. There are hundreds of different encoding systems for mapping characters to numbers, but Unicode promises a single mapping. Unicode enables a single software product or website to be targeted across multiple platforms, languages and countries without re-engineering. It's no wonder that industry giants like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, IBM andMicrosoft have all adopted Unicode. Containing everything you need to understand Unicode, this comprehensive reference from O'Reilly takes you on a detailed guide through the complex character world. For starters, it explains how to identify and classify characters - whether they're common, uncommon, or exotic. It then shows you how to type them, utilize their properties, and process character data in a robust manner. The book is broken up into three distinct parts. The first few chapters provide you with a tutorial presentation of Unicode and character data. It gives you a firm grasp of the terminology you need to reference various components, including character sets, fonts and encodings, glyphs and character repertoires. The middle section offers more detailed information about using Unicode and other character codes. It explains the principles and methods of defining character codes, describes some of the widely used codes, and presents code conversion techniques. It also discusses properties of characters, collation and sorting, line breaking rules and Unicode encodings. The final four chapters cover more advanced material, such as programming to support Unicode. You simply can't afford to be without the nuggets of valuable information detailed in Unicode Explained .
Unification of Artificial Intelligence and Psychology: Volume One - Foundations
by Petros A. GelepithisThis book —the first of a two-volume monograph— seeks to unify the hitherto perceived-as-disparate foundations of psychology and artificial intelligence. It does this by replacing their constitutive notions with a novel common one: noémon system. The ensued Theory of Noémon Systems is developed in terms of an interdisciplinary, language- based, axiomatic approach. The first volume details the development of the foundations of the theory and expounds ramifications for cognitive science and AI including novel solutions to the AGI debate and Darwin’s mental gap issue, while offering the first complete definition of AI. The book concurrently explores the similarities and differences between humans and AI/robot systems with respect to the evolution-dependent phenomena of representation, thinking, understanding and communication. The book is an extensive one; because of it’s extensiveness and broad ramifications, this book will appeal to scientists working on the interfaces of psychology, AI, philosophy of mind, neuroscience, and the humanities. The complicated and extensive unification of the fields of Artificial Intelligence and psychology is continued in the second volume that breaks further new ground for both disciplines, with thought-provoking and compelling implications for both.
Unification of Artificial Intelligence and Psychology: Volume Two - Consequences
by Petros A. GelepithisThis book, the second of two-volumes, builds on the unification of Artificial Intelligence and Psychology to explore its consequences. In doing so, this volume unifies three pivotal phenomena of Cognitive Science and AI: knowledge, consciousness and emotions. The extended Theory of Noémon Systems expounds ramifications for cognitive science, philosophy of mind, mathematics, and the issue of the unity of science and art. It also discusses the similarities and differences between humans and AI/robot systems with respect to consciousness, emotions and scientific knowledge. As with the first volume, this book will appeal to scientists working on the interfaces of psychology, AI, philosophy of mind, neuroscience, and the humanities. The complicated and extensive unification of the fields of Artificial Intelligence and psychology breaks entirely new ground for both disciplines, with thought-provoking and compelling implications for both.
Unified Communications For Dummies
by Tony Bradley Satish ShahDiscover what Unified Communications can do for your business In our increasingly mobile world, communication must be effective, global, and available through multiple technologies seamlessly. Unified Communications logically blends and combines previously separate services and features, making communication possible by any means, with anyone, using any of your devices. This complex topic is perfect for a book dedicated to making everything easier! Unified Communications For Dummies introduces you to the many advantages this technology offers your business and shows you how to develop a strategy for bringing it about. Unified Communications is a new paradigm for working and communicating efficiently and collaboratively This book explains the features available with Unified Communications and how they can create new capabilities to drive customer satisfaction Shows how Unified Communications encompasses office and mobile phones, voicemail, instant messaging, fax, Internet phone calls, texting, and even Web conferencing Provides a step-by-step approach for creating a Unified Communications strategy Offers tips for improving the implementation process Shares real-world examples of how Unified Communications is being used today Unified Communications For Dummies shows you how to meet business needs with this emerging, cutting-edge solution.
Unified Messaging: EXCERPT from Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out
by Paul RobichauxThis content is a direct excerpt of Chapter 7 from the book Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out: Connectivity, Clients, & UM. This concise ebook is offered independently of the larger book for Exchange administrators seeking specific, focused information on managing Unified Messaging. Directly excerpts Chapter 7 from the book Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out: Connectivity, Clients, & UM Offered as concise, standalone content for Exchange professionals looking for narrowly focused reference or specific problem-solving information on managing Unified Messaging and voice-related features Written by popular author Paul Robichaux, MVP for Exchange Server
Unified Signal Theory
by Gianfranco CariolaroUnified Signal Theory is an indispensible textbook dealing with the theory of deterministic signals; a topic of fundamental interest to graduates and senior undergraduates in the areas of information engineering (telecommunications, control, systems theory and electronics), astronomy, oceanography, earth science, biology and medicine. The unified theory follows an innovative approach - that of combining all signal classes into just one. The fundamental signal operations (convolution, Fourier transform, linear systems, sampling and interpolation) are established simultaneously for all the signal classes. This unified approach avoids the repetition of similar concepts consequent on other approaches' separate treatment of definitions and properties for each signal class. Modern wavelet ideas are developed in harmony with the rest of the text. Unified Signal Theory provides: * exercises and examples, to give the student practice; * solutions which are available for download and save the tutor time; and * a choice of two suggested reading paths depending on the level of the student, for an enhanced learning experience. The advantages of the unified approach are many: it permits a global vision of the topic, it is economical in teaching and learning, and it can be adjusted easily to fit new applications. This textbook presents the theory in five chapters, and goes on to demonstrate specific applications such as fast Fourier transform implementation, sampling and reconstructions of signals, and multicolor modulation systems, in a further six chapters. Mathematical concepts are introduced conceptually within the body of the book with more rigorous treatment being reserved for the appendices.
Unifying Business, Data, and Code: Designing Data Products with JSON Schema
by Ron Itelman Juan Cruz ViottiIn the modern symphony of business, each section-from the technical to the managerial-must play in harmony. Authors Ron Itelman and Juan Cruz Viotti introduce a bold methodology to synchronize your business and technical teams, transforming them into a single, high-performing unit. Misalignment between business and technical teams halts innovation. You'll learn how to transcend the root causes of project failure-the ambiguity, knowledge gaps, and blind spots that lead to wasted efforts. The unifying methodology in this book will teach you these alignment tools and more: The four facets of data products: A simple blueprint that encapsulates data and business logic helps eliminate the most common causes of wasted time and misunderstandingThe concept compass: An easy way to identify the biggest sources of misalignmentSuccess spectrums: Define the required knowledge and road map your team needs to achieve successJSON Schema: Leverage JSON and JSON Schema to technically implement the strategy at scale, including extending JSON Schema with custom keywords, understanding JSON Schema annotations, and hosting your own schema registryData hygiene: Learn how to design high-quality datasets aligned with creating real business value, and protect your organization from the most common sources of pain
Unifying Sustainability Information for Societal Automation: Leveraging Collective Intelligence (SpringerBriefs in Business)
by Carol AebiThis open access book offers a structured approach that aligns indicators of social value and provides a stable foundation amidst the dynamic and ever-changing social complexities. From detailed system scales of participation to an overview of how it works, this book presents a roadmap for automating data in systemic alignment with social value. With its adaptability to changing societal structures, it provides a pragmatic solution within existing systems while paving the way for future advancements. It is valuable for researchers and business leaders.