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Intelligent human computer interaction : 9th International Conference, IHCI 2…
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, IHCI 2017, held in Evry, France, in December 2017.The 15 papers presented together with three invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The conference is forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results a…
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- 9783319720388
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- xviii, 216p. : ill.
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- 004.019 INT i
Computation and the humanities: towards an oral history of digital humanities
This book addresses the application of computing to cultural heritage and the discipline of Digital Humanities that formed around it. Digital Humanities research is transforming how the Human record can be transmitted, shaped, understood, questioned and imagined and it has been ongoing for more than 70 years. However, we have no comprehensive histories of its research trajectory or its discipli…
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- 9783319201696
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- 285 p.; 22 cm.
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- Springer Series on Cultural Computing
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- 384.648 NYH c
Towards an embodied science of intersubjectivity: widening the scope of socia…
An important amount of research effort in psychology and neuroscience over the past decades has focused on the problem of social cognition. This problem is understood as how we figure out other minds, relying only on indirect manifestations of other people's intentional states, which are assumed to be hidden, private and internal. Research on this question has mostly investigated how individual…
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- 9782889195299
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- 413 p.; 22 cm.
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- 824.18 PAO t
Trust in contemporary society
Trust in Contemporary Society, by well-known trust researchers, deals with conceptual, theoretical and social interaction analyses, historical data on societies, national surveys or cross-national comparative studies, and methodological issues related to trust. The authors illuminate contemporary issues of trust and distrust. Readership: All interested in trust research in psychology, sociology…
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- 9789004390430
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- 284 p.; 22 cm.
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- International Comparative Social Studies; Volume 42
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- 301 TRU t
Building a cashless society : the Swedish route to the future of cash payments
This open access book tells the story of how Sweden is becoming a virtually cashless society. Its goal is to improve readers’ understanding of what is driving this transition, and of the factors that are fostering and hampering it. In doing so, the book covers the role of central banks, political factors, needs for innovation, and the stakeholders involved in developing a cashless ecosystem. …
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- 9783030106898
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- x, 96p. : ill.
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- 332.409485 ARV b
Online hate and harmful content : cross-national perspectives
Over the past few decades, various types of hate material have caused increasing concern. Today, the scope of hate is wider than ever, as easy and often-anonymous access to an enormous amount of online content has opened the Internet up to both use and abuse. By providing possibilities for inexpensive and instantaneous access without ties to geographic location or a user identification system, …
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- 9781315628370
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- x, 143p. : ill.
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- 302.3 ONL o
Linking clauses and actions in social interaction
"This volume concerns the ways in which verbal and non-verbal actions are combined and linked in a range of contexts in everyday conversation, in institutional contexts, and in written journalism. The volume includes an introduction which, besides presenting the content of the articles, discusses terminological fundamentals such as the understanding of the terms “clause”, “action” and …
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- 9789522229007
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- 245 p
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- Studia Fennica Linguistica
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- 302 LIN l
The Role of play in child assessment and intervention
Play is a ubiquitous and universal aspect of early childhood. Although it may take different forms throughout development and across cultures, decades of research have found play to be related to important, positive outcomes. Play provides children with valuable cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal learning opportunities. It can act as a mode of communication for young children and allows th…
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- 9782889452590
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- 152p.: ill.
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Finding voice : a visual arts approach to engaging social change
In Finding Voice, Kim Berman demonstrates how she was able to use visual arts training in disenfranchised communities as a tool for political and social transformation in South Africa. Using her own fieldwork as a case study, Berman shows how hands-on work in the arts with learners of all ages and backgrounds can contribute to economic stability by developing new skills, as well as enhancing pu…
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- 9780472073665
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- ix, 225p. : ill.
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- 701.03 BER f
Perspectives for the Next Generation of Virus Research: Spearheading the Use …
Infectious diseases are associated with approximately 20% of global mortality, with viral diseases causing about one third of these deaths. Besides newly emerging and re-emerging viral infections will continue to pose a threat to human survival globally. In this case scientific advances have greatly been increased to defend against those pathogens. For example, rapid genomic sequencing, proteom…
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- 9782889452156
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- 192p.: ill.
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- 616.01 YAM p
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