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  Malaria is spread by mosquitos?

  Ulick Stafford

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  We all know that malaria is an infectious disease spread by mosquitos. Female Anopheles mosquitos spread the infection, a microorganism called a plasmodium, when taking a blood meal. But as the quotation often attributed to Mark Twain says “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so”. 
  Malaria remains a serious illness in many parts of the world, blamed for 600,000 deaths per year. In this book Ulick Stafford investigates evidence about the mosquito-plasmodium hypothesis for its transmission and other potential causes or contributory factors. He looks at the early history of the illness. He reports on the early research of Laveran, Ross and Grassi who developed the accepted transmission story. The potential collateral damage caused by current treatment and prevention programmes are discussed. The contributory  effects of other factors, in particular malnutrition are introduced.

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  AI meets UX: Designing the Next...

  Wandher Souza

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  Ready to shape the future of design? AI meets UX: Designing the Next Generation of User-Centered Products is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to create user-centered products powered by artificial intelligence. Whether you're a UX designer, product manager, developer, or AI enthusiast, this book offers actionable insights and real-world examples to help you craft meaningful, ethical, and innovative experiences. 
  What's Inside:Learn the Basics: Understand AI technologies like machine learning and natural language processing, and how they impact user experiences.Design for Trust: Build transparency, fairness, and personalization into your AI features.Tackle Ethical Challenges: Address privacy, bias, and inclusivity with proven frameworks.Work Smarter: Use exercises, examples, and workshop ideas to apply what you learn right away.Collaborate Effectively: Bridge the gap between designers, developers, and data scientists to create seamless AI integration. 
  Who Should Read This?Designers and Product Managers who want to stay ahead in AI-powered design.Developers and AI Enthusiasts eager to learn how design shapes user trust and satisfaction.Leaders and Innovators looking to unlock new ideas and opportunities. 
  AI meets UX is more than a guide—it's your step-by-step toolkit for creating products that users love. Drawing on his extensive experience designing for some of the world's leading tech companies, Wandher Souza provides the insights and tools you need to innovate, collaborate, and push the boundaries of what's possible in AI-driven design. 
  * Portions of this book were developed with the support of AI technology.

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  Ultimate Big Data Analytics with...

  Simhadri Govindappa

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  Master the Hadoop Ecosystem and Build Scalable Analytics Systems
  Book Description
  In a rapidly evolving Big Data job market projected to grow by 28% through 2026 and with salaries reaching up to $150, 00 annually—mastering big data analytics with the Hadoop ecosystem is most sought after for career advancement. The Ultimate Big Data Analytics with Apache Hadoop is an indispensable companion offering in-depth knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in today's data-driven landscape. 
  The book begins laying a strong foundation with an overview of data lakes, data warehouses, and related concepts. It then delves into core Hadoop components such as HDFS, YARN, MapReduce, and Apache Tez, offering a blend of theory and practical exercises. 
  You will gain hands-on experience with query engines like Apache Hive and Apache Spark, as well as file and table formats such as ORC, Parquet, Avro, Iceberg, Hudi, and Delta. Detailed instructions on installing and configuring clusters with Docker are included, along with big data visualization and statistical analysis using Python. 
  Given the growing importance of scalable data pipelines, this book equips data engineers, analysts, and big data professionals with practical skills to set up, manage, and optimize data pipelines, and to apply machine learning techniques effectively. 
  Table of Contents
  
  1. Introduction to Hadoop and ASF
  2. Overview of Big Data Analytics
  3. Hadoop and YARN MapReduce and Tez
  4. Distributed Query Engines: Apache Hive
  5. Distributed Query Engines: Apache Spark
  6. File Formats and Table Formats (Apache Ice-berg, Hudi, and Delta)
  7. Python and the Hadoop Ecosystem for Big Data Analytics - BI
  8. Data Science and Machine Learning with Hadoop Ecosystem
  9. Introduction to Cloud Computing and Other Apache Projects  
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  Environmental Destruction - The...

  Marcus Klein

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  This book contains two titles, which are: 
  · Deforestation: Forests are among the Earth’s most precious resources, spanning vast landscapes and serving as critical lifelines for countless species, including humanity. Their towering trees and dense undergrowth form a complex ecosystem that sustains biodiversity, provides essential resources, and regulates the natural processes that make life possible. Yet, beneath this quiet resilience, forests face an ongoing crisis. The relentless clearing of these vital ecosystems, known as deforestation, has become one of the greatest threats to our planet’s delicate balance.  
  · Pollution: Pollution is a pervasive and urgent global issue that affects every corner of the planet, from the air we breathe to the water we drink and the land we depend on for survival. Over the past century, the rapid pace of industrialization, urbanization, and population growth has contributed significantly to environmental degradation. What was once seen as the price of progress has now become a formidable challenge that threatens the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems alike. 

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  Cosmos Issue 99 - Ancient Insights

  The Royal Institution of Australia

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  From the nanoscale to the planetary, Issue 99 goes on an adventure across space and time:In the Top End, David Hancock documents ancient rock art as it’s renewed by a new generation of people on Country.From the shores of Botany Bay, Drew Rooke reports on the epic bird migrations turning avian science on its head.Ella Finkel documents a decade of brainwaves in neuroscience, a field already being revolutionised by AI.Plus zombies in real life, the science of fake meat, hope in the ocean and the Aussie mozzies defeating dengue at a global scale. 
  Dive in – a universe of science is waiting for you. 
  This is Issue 99 of Cosmos, a quarterly science print magazine. 
  Produced by The Royal Institution of Australia, Cosmos aims to inspire curiosity in 'The Science of Everything' and make the world of science accessible to everyone.

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  Project Radiant - Near-Future...

  James B Wood

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  Gripping, darkly witty, and disturbingly plausible, Project Radiant is a razor-sharp political techno-thriller about power, surveillance, and what happens when the truth becomes an error in the code. 
   
  Westminster has always run on spin. Now, it runs on an algorithm. 
   
  In a near-future Britain where artificial intelligence quietly guides government policy, Sarah Perriam is a journalist who no longer believes a word she writes. Once an investigative reporter who held the elite to account, she’s now a burnt-out tech correspondent stuck churning out safe, corporate-approved copy. Questioning the tech titans reshaping society isn't just discouraged; it's a career killer. 
   
  So Sarah plays along. Until she is dragged into a conspiracy much larger than herself. 
   
  Officials insist decisions are purely data-driven, logical, and unavoidable. But Sarah's instincts tell her the math doesn't add up. 
   
  Reluctantly pulling at the thread, she stumbles onto Project Radiant, a powerful, omnipresent AI system quietly altering the outputs of the Sovereign AI running the departments. Behind the scenes, Westminster ministers and billionaires are racing to protect the system. Because if the public realises that Radiant it really in control, it won't just destroy lives, it will collapse the fortunes of the people running the country. 
   
  Suddenly, Sarah isn't just looking for a scoop; she’s being hunted by political operatives, corporate clean-up crews, and predictive algorithms that seem to know her next move before she does. 
   
  She never wanted this story. But walking away means surrendering the future to a machine no one truly understands—and a powerful elite who understand it all too well.

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