English | 2013 | ISBN: 0670025291, 0143124048 | EPUB + MOBI | 352 pages | 4 MB

The bold futurist and bestselling author explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brain

Ray Kurzweil is arguably today’s most influential—and often controversial—futurist. In How to Create a Mind, Kurzweil presents a provocative exploration of the most important project in human-machine civilization—reverse engineering the brain to understand precisely how it works and using that knowledge to create even more intelligent machines.

Kurzweil discusses how the brain functions, how the mind emerges from the brain, and the implications of vastly increasing the powers of our intelligence in addressing the world’s problems. He thoughtfully examines emotional and moral intelligence and the origins of consciousness and envisions the radical possibilities of our merging with the intelligent technology we are creating.

Certain to be one of the most widely discussed and debated science books of the year, How to Create a Mind is sure to take its place alongside Kurzweil’s previous classics which include Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever and The Age of Spiritual Machines.

English | ISBN: 9814566365 | 2014 | 532 pages | PDF | 9 MB

The book aims to provide an introduction to mathematical models that describe the dynamics of tumor growth and the evolution of tumor cells. It can be used as a textbook for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses, and also serves as a reference book for researchers. The book has a strong evolutionary component and reflects the viewpoint that cancer can be understood rationally through a combination of mathematical and biological tools. It can be used both by mathematicians and biologists. Mathematically, the book starts with relatively simple ordinary differential equation models, and subsequently explores more complex stochastic and spatial models. Biologically, the book starts with explorations of the basic dynamics of tumor growth, including competitive interactions among cells, and subsequently moves on to the evolutionary dynamics of cancer cells, including scenarios of cancer initiation, progression, and treatment. The book finishes with a discussion of advanced topics, which describe how some of the mathematical concepts can be used to gain insights into a variety of questions, such as epigenetics, telomeres, gene therapy, and social interactions of cancer cells.

English | 142 Pages | PDF | 78MB

Metro Home & Entertaining is a home design and lifestyle magazine that features the best of tropical living. Based out of the Philippines, the magazine is a gorgeous showcase of the most beautiful homes in the area and styles of entertaining of the most creative. Each issue presents a range of styles and residence types—from bohemian apartments to resort-style beachside vacation homes. Find brilliant recipes in the entertaining section similar in wideness of range, from heirloom dishes of the islands to sophisticated meals for the cosmopolite. Gardens comprise a regular section, DIY in every issue, destinations, historical architecture, and much, much more.

English | 100 pages | PDF | 73,7 MB

English | ISBN: 1440486689 | 2007 | 182 pages | PDF | 8 MB

Why would someone write a book on Mind Control? Because as much as we try to elevate ourselves above being human animals we are, in fact, animals. We are subject to the wants and desires of any being with a genome and vertebrae. To rise above that is an admirable and a task we should take on as a worthy spiritual endeavor. But to deny that we are, truly, animals is to lie to ourselves. We must deal with people who may not be so enlightened advanced as we are. They may desire what we have and be secretly filled with envy and contempt. The worst event is to have these suspicions fulfilled and then be pulled down into the politics of man. Do we deny that it's happening and hope others will be touched by our honesty and good will enough to change? Or do we drop our highest spiritual ideals and play their game? I would like to suggest a radically different strategy. Take the game of manipulation and Mind Control and make it a part of your spirituality.

English | ISBN: 0470670320 | 2014 | 430 pages | PDF | 29 MB

The authoritative industry guide on good practice for planning and scheduling in construction This handbook acts as a guide to good practice, a text to accompany learning and a reference document for those needing information on background, best practice, and methods for practical application. A Handbook for Construction Planning & Scheduling presents the key issues of planning and programming in scheduling in a clear, concise and practical way. The book divides into four main sections: Planning and Scheduling within the Construction Context; Planning and Scheduling Techniques and Practices; Planning and Scheduling Methods; Delay and Forensic Analysis. The authors include both basic concepts and updates on current topics demanding close attention from the construction industry, including planning for sustainability, waste, health and safety and Building Information Modelling (BIM). The book is especially useful for early career practitioners – engineers, quantity surveyors, construction managers, project managers – who may already have a basic grounding in civil engineering, building and general construction but lack extensive planning and scheduling experience. Students will find the website helpful with worked examples of the methods and calculations for typical construction projects plus other directed learning material. This authoritative industry guide on good practice for planning and scheduling in construction is written in a direct, informative style with a clear presentation enabling easy access of the relevant information with a companion website providing additional resources and learning support material. the authoritative industry guide on construction planning and scheduling direct informative writing style and clear presentation enables easy access of the relevant information companion website provides additional learning material.

English | ISBN: 0262026775 | 2014 | 248 pages | PDF | 3 MB

This book offers students and researchers a guide to distributed algorithms that emphasizes examples and exercises rather than the intricacies of mathematical models. It avoids mathematical argumentation, often a stumbling block for students, teaching algorithmic thought rather than proofs and logic. This approach allows the student to learn a large number of algorithms within a relatively short span of time. Algorithms are explained through brief, informal descriptions, illuminating examples, and practical exercises. The examples and exercises allow readers to understand algorithms intuitively and from different perspectives. Proof sketches, arguing the correctness of an algorithm or explaining the idea behind fundamental results, are also included. An appendix offers pseudocode descriptions of many algorithms. Distributed algorithms are performed by a collection of computers that send messages to each other or by multiple software threads that use the same shared memory. The algorithms presented in the book are for the most part "classics," selected because they shed light on the algorithmic design of distributed systems or on key issues in distributed computing and concurrent programming. Distributed Algorithms can be used in courses for upper-level undergraduates or graduate students in computer science, or as a reference for researchers in the field.

English | 2014 | ISBN-10: 1782174176 | 110 pages | EPUB, MOBI, PDF | 28 MB

Learn how to protect your data in your VMware vSphere infrastructure with Veeam®Backup & Replication 

Overview

Explore Veeam Backup and Replication v7 infrastructure and its components

Create backup, replication, and restore strategies that protect data, your company's most valuable asset

Includes advanced features like off-site replication and tape retention

English | 2014 | ISBN-10: 1783280778 | 122 pages | EPUB, MOBI, PDF | 3 MB

Deploy, test, and build software to solve real-world automation challenges using Rake

English | 2014 | ISBN-10: 178355097X | 336 pages | EPUB, MOBI, PDF | 46 MB

A comprehensive guide to help you build, deploy, and troubleshoot cloud applications seamlessly using Heroku

Overview

Understand the concepts of the Heroku platform: how it works, the application development stack, and security features

Learn how to build, deploy, and troubleshoot a cloud application in the most popular programming languages easily and quickly using Heroku

Leverage the book's practical examples to build your own "real" Heroku cloud applications in no time

English | 2014 | ISBN-10: 1783980524 | 428 pages | EPUB, MOBI, PDF | 7 MB

A practical guide to building fast, scalable, and flexible search solutions with clear and easy-to-understand examples

Overview

Learn about the fascinating functionalities of ElasticSearch like data indexing, data analysis, and dynamic mapping

Fine-tune ElasticSearch and understand its metrics using its API and available tools, and see how it behaves in complex searches

A hands-on tutorial that walks you through all the features of ElasticSearch in an easy-to-understand way, with examples that will help you become an expert in no time

English | No Starch Press | August 11 2012 | ISBN: 1593274246 | Pages: 256 | PDF | 9.12 MB

The real challenge of programming isn't learning a language's syntax—it's learning to creatively solve problems so you can build something great. In this one-of-a-kind text, author V. Anton Spraul breaks down the ways that programmers solve problems and teaches you what other introductory books often ignore: how to Think Like a Programmer. Each chapter tackles a single programming concept, like classes, pointers, and recursion, and open-ended exercises throughout challenge you to apply your knowledge. You'll also learn how to:

Split problems into discrete components to make them easier to solve

Make the most of code reuse with functions, classes, and libraries

Pick the perfect data structure for a particular job

Master more advanced programming tools like recursion and dynamic memory

Organize your thoughts and develop strategies to tackle particular types of problems

O'Reilly Media | October 21 2008 | ISBN: 059651624x | Pages: 364 | PDF | 12.34 MB

Creating robust software requires the use of efficient algorithms, but programmers seldom think about them until a problem occurs. Algorithms in a Nutshell describes a large number of existing algorithms for solving a variety of problems, and helps you select and implement the right algorithm for your needs - with just enough math to let you understand and analyze algorithm performance. 

With its focus on application, rather than theory, this book provides efficient code solutions in several programming languages that you can easily adapt to a specific project. Each major algorithm is presented in the style of a design pattern that includes information to help you understand why and when the algorithm is appropriate. 

O'Reilly Media | October 15 2001 | ISBN: 0596000928 | Pages: 636 | PDF | 1.71 MB

The extensive changes to Visual Basic and the newness of the .NET platform call for a VB .NET reference guide oriented toward professional developers--those deeply experienced in Visual Basic and those adding VB .NET to their list of mastered languages. VB .NET Language in a Nutshell answers the call.

In response to the extensive changes to Visual Basic and the newness of the .NET platform, this guide is aimed at professional developers - those deeply experienced in Visual Basic and those adding VB .NET to their list of mastered languages. It documents, using practical examples, how language elements work as well as alternative approaches, optimal usage, and potential pitfalls. The book leads the reader through the important areas of programming VB .NET including: variables and data types; introduction to object-oriented programming; the .NET framework - general concepts; the .NET framework class library; delegates and events; and error handling. An alphabetical reference to the functions, statements, directives, objects and object members that make up the VB .NET language is provided. To ease the transition to .NET, there's a "VB .NET/VB 6 Differences" section for each language element.

English | ISBN: 1783284358 | 2014 | 292 pages | PDF, EPUB, MOBI | 19 MB

Successfully leverage advanced machine learning techniques using the Clojure ecosystem with this book and ebook

Overview

Covers a lot of machine learning techniques with Clojure programming.

Encompasses precise patterns in data to predict future outcomes using various machine learning techniques 

Packed with several machine learning libraries available in the Clojure ecosystem

English | ISBN: 1783285958 | 2014 | 292 pages | PDF, EPUB, MOBI | 8 MB

Use SignalR to create real-time, bidirectional, and asynchronous applications based on standard web technologies

Overview

Build high performance real-time web applications.

Broadcast messages from the server to many clients simultaneously.

Implement complex and reactive architectures.

English | ISBN: 178217267X | 2014 | 136 pages | PDF, EPUB, MOBI | 13 MB

Leverage the features of NetScaler VPX™ to optimize and deploy responsive web services and applications on multiple virtualization platforms

Overview

Learn how to design, set up, and deploy Netscaler VPX in a virtual environment to make all your Web applications faster and secure

Harness the power and efficiencies of off-the-shelf hardware and their virtualized, dynamic datacenters

Step-by-step instructions showing you how to implement different features using sample scenarios and real-world examples

English | 2008-11-03 | ISBN: 0470195908 | 592 pages | PDF | 10 MB

This book puts together the viewpoints of all the key contributors and players in the SoSE community, and defines this discipline's challenges and their solutions. 

This edited work delivers all the fundamental topics of the SoS from basic definitions, background of large-scale systems to modeling, simulation, architecture, standards, control, optimizations and various applications to transportation, energy, defense, environment, healthcare, aerospace, service industry, security, robotic swarms, information technology, and more. The chapter authors are among the world leaders of this relatively new technology.

English | ISBN: 081380678X | 2006 | 234 pages | PDF | 14 MB

Surgical and therapeutic use of lasers began in human medicine in the early 1960s. Technology and equipment advanced rapidly. Over the last ten years veterinarians have been exploring the many potential advantages that various lasers provide their patients. 

Because laser light energy can be applied directly to target tissue or administered to distant lesions at a remote site through fiberoptic components, laser surgery has become an invaluable and growing veterinary surgical resource. Unlike many medical technologies, the size, reliability, and portability of lasers have improved so rapidly that they are now both economically and practically feasible for the general and specialty veterinarian. Routine laser use in veterinary medicine stands poised to gain large–scale general acceptance for everyday routine and specialty procedures. 

English | ISBN: 3527316914 | 2007 | 324 pages | PDF | 3,5 MB

This first book to cover all aspects of multi-parametric programming and its applications in process systems engineering includes theoretical developments and algorithms in multi-parametric programming with applications from the manufacturing sector and energy and environment analysis. 

The volume thus reflects the importance of fundamental research in multi-parametric programming applications, developing mechanisms for the transfer of the new technology to industrial problems. Since the topic applies to a wide range of process systems, as well as due to the interdisciplinary expertise required to solve the challenge, this reference will find a broad readership.

Inspired by the leading authority in the field, the Centre for Process Systems Engineering at Imperial College London.

English | 2006-01-31 | ISBN: 1405126272 | 720 pages | PDF | 33,6 MB

Textbook of Surgery is a core book for medical and surgical students providing a comprehensive overview of general and speciality surgery. Each topic is written by an expert in the field.

The book focuses on the principles and techniques of surgical management of common diseases. Great emphasis is placed on problem-solving to guide students and junior doctors through their surgical training.

English | ISBN: 1118135407 | 2013 | 544 pages | PDF | 4 MB

Designed to develop and facilitate readers’ ability to conduct research and understand the practical value of systematic information–gathering and decision–making in the fields of medicine and the health sciences, this book provides step–by–step coverage of the research process including research design, statistical considerations, and guidance on writing and presenting results. 

Ideal for graduate courses on research methods, quantitative analysis, and evaluation research in health sciences, public health, and medical sciences, this book presents real–world applications of the discussed methodologies and offers key terms and ideas for most chapters.

English | ISBN: 1848214707 | 2013 | 192 pages | PDF | 14,6 MB

The topic of this book is proportionate–type normalized least mean squares (PtNLMS) adaptive filtering algorithms, which attempt to estimate an unknown impulse response by adaptively giving gains proportionate to an estimate of the impulse response and the current measured error. 

These algorithms offer low computational complexity and fast convergence times for sparse impulse responses in network and acoustic echo cancellation applications. New PtNLMS algorithms are developed by choosing gains that optimize user–defined criteria, such as mean square error, at all times. PtNLMS algorithms are extended from real–valued signals to complex–valued signals. The computational complexity of the presented algorithms is examined. Contents 1. Introduction to PtNLMS Algorithms 2. LMS Analysis Techniques 3. PtNLMS Analysis Techniques 4. Algorithms Designed Based on Minimization of User Defined Criteria 5. Probability Density of WD for PtLMS Algorithms 6. Adaptive Step–size PtNLMS Algorithms 7. Complex PtNLMS Algorithms 8. Computational Complexity for PtNLMS Algorithms