The Daria Database

The Daria Database
Author: Peggy Nicoll
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1998
Genre: Daria
ISBN: 0671025961

Another witty, hip, and sarcastic look at life through the eyes of today's coolest teenager, Daria Morgendorffer. TV as on MTV.

The Daria Diaries

The Daria Diaries
Author: Anne Bernstein
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1998
Genre: American wit and humor
ISBN: 0671017098

A year in the life of Daria, complete with "Dress-up dolls! Jock love notes! Popularity check-lists! Psychological tests! Brooding song lyrics! Vile childhood pictures! Mall maps! Teacher personal ads! Cheerleader counseling! ... and lots and lots of bad, bad attitude!"--Cover.

Between Separation and Symbiosis

Between Separation and Symbiosis
Author: Andrey N. Sobolev
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2021-06-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 150150925X

The book deals in detail with previously understudied language contact settings in the Balkans (South East Europe) that present a continuum between ethnic and linguistic separation and symbiosis among groups of people. The studies in this volume achieve several aims: they critically assess the Balkan Sprachbund theory; they analyse general contact theories against the background of new, original, representative field and historical Greek, Albanian, Romance, Slavic and Judesmo data; they employ and contribute to recent methods of research on linguistic convergence in bilingual societies; they propose new general assessments of extra- and intralinguistic factors of Balkanization over the centuries; and they outline prospects for future research. The factors relevant to contact scenarios and linguistic change in the Balkans are identified and typologized through models such as those related to a balanced or unbalanced (socio)linguistic situation.

Knowledge Graphs

Knowledge Graphs
Author: Aidan Hogan
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-11-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1636392369

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to knowledge graphs, which have recently garnered notable attention from both industry and academia. Knowledge graphs are founded on the principle of applying a graph-based abstraction to data, and are now broadly deployed in scenarios that require integrating and extracting value from multiple, diverse sources of data at large scale. The book defines knowledge graphs and provides a high-level overview of how they are used. It presents and contrasts popular graph models that are commonly used to represent data as graphs, and the languages by which they can be queried before describing how the resulting data graph can be enhanced with notions of schema, identity, and context. The book discusses how ontologies and rules can be used to encode knowledge as well as how inductive techniques—based on statistics, graph analytics, machine learning, etc.—can be used to encode and extract knowledge. It covers techniques for the creation, enrichment, assessment, and refinement of knowledge graphs and surveys recent open and enterprise knowledge graphs and the industries or applications within which they have been most widely adopted. The book closes by discussing the current limitations and future directions along which knowledge graphs are likely to evolve. This book is aimed at students, researchers, and practitioners who wish to learn more about knowledge graphs and how they facilitate extracting value from diverse data at large scale. To make the book accessible for newcomers, running examples and graphical notation are used throughout. Formal definitions and extensive references are also provided for those who opt to delve more deeply into specific topics.

Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat

Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat
Author: Peter Harris
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 947
Release: 2011-11-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0123851408

Annotation This book provides a synthesis of seabed geomorphology and benthic habitats based on the most recent, up-to-date information. Case studies from around the world are presented.

Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior

Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior
Author: Yan, Zheng
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 1379
Release: 2012-03-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 146660316X

"This book offers a complete look into the field of cyber behavior, surveying case studies, research, frameworks, techniques, technologies, and future developments relating to the way people interact and behave online"--Provided by publisher.

Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Aviation and Aerospace Industries

Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Aviation and Aerospace Industries
Author: Shmelova, Tetiana
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2019-10-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1799814173

With the emergence of smart technology and automated systems in today’s world, artificial intelligence (AI) is being incorporated into an array of professions. The aviation and aerospace industry, specifically, is a field that has seen the successful implementation of early stages of automation in daily flight operations through flight management systems and autopilot. However, the effectiveness of aviation systems and the provision of flight safety still depend primarily upon the reliability of aviation specialists and human decision making. The Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Aviation and Aerospace Industries is a pivotal reference source that explores best practices for AI implementation in aviation to enhance security and the ability to learn, improve, and predict. While highlighting topics such as computer-aided design, automated systems, and human factors, this publication explores the enhancement of global aviation security as well as the methods of modern information systems in the aeronautics industry. This book is ideally designed for pilots, scientists, engineers, aviation operators, air crash investigators, teachers, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the application of AI in the field of aviation.

New Technology for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

New Technology for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
Author: Elena I. Inshakova
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2022-03-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 981169804X

The book offers a multidisciplinary investigation into the economic, technological, environmental, and social impacts of Industry 4.0 technology that ensures inclusive and sustainable growth development of regions and countries. Along with identifying new opportunities that new technology provides for inclusive growth, the book aims to propose theoretical substantiation and develop economic, institutional, organizational, and information mechanisms that aid to reduce and eliminate the potential economic, social, and environmental risks. A broad multidisciplinary approach integrating research capabilities of economic and administrative sciences, artificial intelligence and computer sciences, pedagogy and linguistics, latest findings in the above mentioned scientific areas, as well as empirical evidence and pilot innovative research projects conducted by the contributors, allowed them to draw conclusions and develop recommendations for achieving inclusive growth in industrial and agricultural production, innovation and investment activities, management and environment protection, healthcare and education associated with the use of new technology. The contributors hope that empirical materials, innovative developments, and suggestions inspire scientific research, encourage applied studies, and supplement training programs in economic, administrative, social, and computer sciences at the advanced universities and research institutions, in the post-Soviet territory, in particular.

QGIS By Example

QGIS By Example
Author: Alexander Bruy
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2015-06-29
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 178217513X

QGIS is a leading user-friendly, cross-platform, open source, desktop geographic information system (GIS). It provides many useful capabilities and features and their number is continuously growing. More and more private users and companies choose QGIS as their primary GIS software because it is very easy to use, feature-rich, extensible, and has a big and constantly growing community. This book guides you from QGIS installation through data loading, and preparation to performing most common GIS analyses. You will perform different types of GIS analyses including density, visibility, and suitability analysis on practical, real-world data. Finally, you will learn how to become more productive and automate your everyday work with the help of the QGIS Processing framework and by developing your own Python plugins. By the end of this book, you will have all the necessary knowledge about handling and analyzing spatial data.