Social Aspects

The two-volume set CCIS 1491 and 1492 constitutes the refereed post-conferenceproceedings of the 16th CCF Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, ChineseCSCW 2021, held in Xiangtan, China, November 26-28, 2021. The...

The Internet has been transformed in the past years from a system primarily oriented on information provision into a medium for communication and community-building. The notion of "Web 2.0", social software, and social networking sites such as...

Adolescents are forging a new path to self-development, taking advantage of the technology at their fingertips to produce desired results. In Adolescents and Their Social Media Narratives, Walsh specifically explores how social media impacts...

Media matter, particularly to social minorities like lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Rather than one homogenised idea of the 'global gay', what we find today is a range of historically and culturally specific expressions of gender...

What is the uniquely human factor in finding and using information to produce new knowledge? Is there an underlying aspect of our thinking that cannot be imitated by the AI-equipped machines that will increasingly dominate our lives? This book answers...

Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata that millions of people rely on every day have...

BioCoder is a quarterly newsletter for DIYbio, synthetic bio, and anything related. You'll discover: Articles about interesting projects and experiments, such as the glowing plant Articles about tools, both those you buy and those you build Visits to...

BioCoder is a quarterly newsletter for DIYbio, synthetic bio, and anything related. You'll discover: Articles about interesting projects and experiments, such as the glowing plant Articles about tools, both those you buy and those you build Visits to...

Like all good web ventures, the Social Web has risen in prominence ahead of any reliable standards that would ensure a consistent user experience. But that's finally beginning to change. With this book, you'll learn about a rich set of open source...

If you're a solo website designer or part of a small team itching to build interesting projects with Drupal, this hands-on book will give you the tools and techniques to get you going. Award-winning designer Dani Nordin guides you through site planning,...

"Google AdWords" will explain how each piece of Google's advertising platform works, focusing on areas that directly impact the performance and cost of the advertiser's campaigns. Each topic will include tips, strategies, examples, and...

1) How emerging technologies and digital transformation are impacting the privacy. 2) Relations and interactions among cutting Edge technologies, e.g. how the blockchain is useful to secure AI. 3) A deep study of the benefits and risk associated with the...

This book aims to bring to the reader an overview of different applications of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) based on more than 20 years of experience working on these interfaces. The author provides a review of the human brain and EEG signals,...

- Explains complex futuristic technology to those with little-to-no background knowledge - Covers all of the latest innovations - Full of real-world examples and stories - Chapters of a digestible lengthBook InformationISBN 9781032529837Author Sandip...

Billions of dollars are being spent nationally and globally on providing computing access to digitally disadvantaged groups and cultures with an expectation that computers and the Internet can lead to higher socio-economic mobility. This ethnographic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788177081695Author D. N. GuptaFormat HardbackPage Count 460Imprint New Century PublicationsPublisher New Century PublicationsWeight(grams) 1225g

Is any image in modern times more evocative of social change than the computer? Popular mythology ascribes extraordinary powers to computers in the ordering of human affairs. Computers are seen as instruments of social transformation and economic change...

1. This book is useful and accessible background reading for those engaged in organized crime and cybercrime. It is written with the general reader in mind, so will be of interest to students and intelligent readers alike. 2. The book draws on a range of...

Information technologies have become both a means and an end, transforming the workplace and how work is performed. This ongoing evolution in the work process has received extensive coverage but relatively little attention has been given to how changing...

This book is a unique and note-worthy enquiry into the implications of algorithmic knowledge for human subjectivityEran Fisher provides timely insight on a relevant field of research, i.e., how algorithms impact our societyThis book will make a timely...

This edited volume discusses mediatized religion in Asia, examining the intensity and variety of constructions and processes related to digital media and religion in Asia today. Individual chapters present case studies from various regions and religious...

This book focuses on how new technologies are raising and reshaping ethical questions and practices that aim to automate ethics into program outputs.With new powerful technologies come enhanced capacities to act, which in turn require new ethical...

This book focuses on the values and effects that are operational in data technologies as they sustain colonial and imperialist legacies while also highlighting strategies for resistance to autocratic regimes and pathways towards decolonizing efforts...

- Explains complex futuristic technology to those with little-to-no background knowledge - Covers all of the latest innovations - Full of real-world examples and stories - Chapters of a digestible lengthBook InformationISBN 9781032529820Author Sandip...

This book addresses the importance and freedom of using new digital technology in nearly every industry, not just our daily life. It explores topics such as social connectivity and digital payments which increasingly affect our everyday lives.Book...

This book addresses the importance and freedom of using new digital technology in nearly every industry, not just our daily life. It explores topics such as social connectivity and digital payments which increasingly affect our everyday lives.Book...

Social critics and artificial intelligence experts have long prophesized that computers and robots would soon relegate humans to the dustbin of history. Many among the general population seem to have shared this fear of a dehumanized future. But how are...

AI in and for Africa: A Humanistic Perspective explores the convoluted intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) with Africa’s unique socio-economic realities. This book is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive overview of how AI is...

It is useful to highlight how we rely on historical research on the potential of technology in order to problematize and make sense of the prominent role of technology in the UN's framework for sustainable development and the Sustainable Development...

This is an important book. Ethics is not an easy topic, and arguably the ethics of IT is less so - not least due to its potential for developing and evolving in ways that are either unforeseen or unimaginable... Use this book as a practical resource, an...

This book discusses the pros and cons of information and communication (ICT) neutrality. It tries to be as objective as possible from arguments of proponents and opponents, this way enabling readers to build their own opinion. It presents the history of...

This state-of-the-art volume covers recent developments in research on audio description, the professional practice dedicated to making audiovisual products, artistic artefacts and performances accessible to those with supplementary visual and cognitive...

The book explores the diffusion of protest against austerity and free trade agreements in the wave of contention that shook the EU following the 2008 economic crisis. It discusses how protests against austerity and free trade agreements manifested a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628723274Author Professor David M LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Arcade PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams)...

Mobile devices' impact on daily life has raised relevant questions regarding public and private space and communication. Both the technological environment (operating systems, platforms, apps) and media ecosystems (interface design, participatory...

Technological innovations have advanced at an incredible speed since the introduction of the computer that it has altered the fabric of our society.  The possession of computers, smart-devices, along with social media, texting and video games, is now an...

Recent shifts in new literacy studies have expanded definitions of text, reading/viewing, and literacy itself. The inclusion of non-traditional media forms is essential, as texts beyond written words, images, or movement across a screen are becoming ever...

It is useful to highlight how we rely on historical research on the potential of technology in order to problematize and make sense of the prominent role of technology in the UN's framework for sustainable development and the Sustainable Development...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774856963Author Keith BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Martin DebrohPublisher Martin DebrohWeight(grams) 127g

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a key technique in the medical imaging area, which allows to diagnose the organism functions and to track the tumor changes. In PET measurement the patient is injected with radiotracer, containing a large number of...