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  A Year of Garden Bees and Bugs -...

  Dominic Couzens, Gail Ashton

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  A fascinating journey into the secret life of insects, with QR codes linked to videos that bring every creature to life.
  Just as birds have yearly rhythms, so do bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects. Wildlife experts Dominic Couzens and Gail Ashton discover 52 minibeasts from around the world.
  They tell the story of what is happening week-by-week in the insect world, in our own backyards, window boxes and in hidden corners of our homes. From the daily grind of the house spider building a new web each morning, to the vast appetites of ladybirds, which can devour hundreds of aphids a day, and the glory of the Stag beetle's maiden flight. We delve into the world of the lethal Sydney funnelweb spider in Australian gardens, the migratory mission of the Monarch butterfly in America and the life of the backdoor scorpions in South Africa. In among the seasonal behaviour, the authors have woven history and folklore.
  These brilliant stories are complemented by wonderful illustrations by Lesley Buckingham that bring out the beauty of the entomological world. A QR code for each entry takes you to a video file to further explore the habits of these intriguing creatures. Revealing the true wonder of our insect neighbours, this book will appeal to all nature lovers.

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  Dream States - Smart Cities...

  John Lorinc

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  WINNER OF THE 2022 WRITERS’ TRUST BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
  		 
  Is the ‘smart city’ the utopia we’ve been waiting for?
  		 
  The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, and the tech industry that supplies smart city software and hardware is now worth hundreds of billions a year.
  		 
  But the ideas and approaches underpinning smart city tech raise tough and important questions about the future of urban communities, surveillance, automation, and public participation. The smart city era, moreover, belongs firmly in a longer historical narrative about cities — one defined by utopian ideologies, architectural visions, and technological fantasies.
  		 
  Smart streetlights, water and air quality tracking, autonomous vehicles: with examples from all over the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Portland, and Chicago, Dream States unpacks the world of smart city tech, but also situates this important shift in city-building into a broader story about why we still dream about perfect places.
  		 
  “John Lorinc’s incisive analysis in Dream States reminds us that the search for urban utopia is not new. Throughout the book, Lorinc underscores the fact that a gamut of urban innovations – from smart city megaprojects to e-government to pandemic preparedness tools – only provide promise when scrutinized together with the political, economic, social, and physical complexities of urban life.” – Shauna Brail, University of Toronto
  		 
  “Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias takes us on a fascinating journey across world cities to show how technology has shaped them in the past and how smart city technology will reshape them in the future. This book is essential reading for policy makers, researchers, and practitioners interested in understanding the opportunities and challenges of smart city technology and what it means for city building.” – Enid Slack, University of Toronto School of Cities
  		 
  “Utopia may be the oldest grift in the city-building business, but Dream States shows that technology is a timeless tool for turning the most ordinary of urban dreams – clean air and water, safe streets, and decent homes – into reality. As digital dilettantes try to sell us on a software overhaul, John Lorinc provides us an indispensable and flawless guide to the must-haves and never-agains of the smart city.” – Anthony Townsend, Urbanist in Residence, Cornell Tech, author of Smart Cities

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  Ultimate Transformer Models...

  Abhiram Ravikumar

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  Build Real-World AI with Transformers Powered by PyTorch 2.0.
  Book Description
  Transformer models have revolutionized AI across natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition. "Ultimate Transformer Models Using PyTorch 2.0" bridges theory and practice, guiding you from fundamentals to advanced implementations with hands-on projects that build a professional AI portfolio.
  This comprehensive journey spans 11 chapters, beginning with transformer foundations and PyTorch 2.0 setup. With this book, you will master self-attention mechanisms, tackle NLP tasks such as text classification and translation, and then expand into computer vision and speech processing. Advanced topics include BERT and GPT models, the Hugging Face ecosystem, training strategies, and deployment techniques. Each chapter features practical exercises that reinforce learning through real-world applications.
  By the end of this book, you will be able to confidently design, implement, and optimize transformer models for diverse challenges. So, whether revolutionizing language understanding, advancing computer vision, or innovating speech recognition, you will possess both theoretical knowledge and practical expertise to deploy solutions effectively across industries like healthcare, finance, and social media, positioning yourself at the AI revolution's forefront.
  Table of Contents
  1. Understanding the Evolution of Neural Networks
  2. Fundamentals of Transformer Architecture
  3. Getting Started with PyTorch
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  5. Natural Language Processing with Transformers
  6. Computer Vision with Transformers
  7. Speech Processing with Transformers
  8. Advanced Transformer Models
  9. Using HuggingFace with PyTorch
  10. Training and Fine-Tuning Transformers
  11. Deploying Transformer Models
  12. Transformers in Real-World Applications       
  
  Index

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  Diseased: The A to Z of...

  Dr Travis Brown

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  Our understanding of diseases have dramatically changed over human history. Early civilisations believed health and disease were directly caused by the gods. This is why priests and priestesses were also healers and doctors. 
  The ancient Greeks introduced the four humours theory, namely that the body was composed of four fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. Disease and illness were caused by imbalances. Treatment was to rebalance these fluids. 
  Our modern understanding of the human body and diseases began in the 18th century. Scientific observation, theories, and experimentation provided the basis to learn about cancer, bacteria, viruses, medications, surgery, etc.. 
  Every disease has a story behind it. This is a book dedicated to finding those stories. Some are funny, some are sad, some are triumphant, and some are tragic, but all are true.

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  Horses For Healing - A Journey...

  Brittany Forrester

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  Step into a world where the power of connection and healing knows no bounds. "Horses For Healing: A Journey through Equine-Assisted Therapy" is a heartwarming and transformative exploration of the remarkable bond between humans and horses. 
  In this captivating book, you'll embark on a journey that reveals the extraordinary therapeutic potential of our four-legged friends. Experience the profound stories of individuals whose lives have been forever changed by the grace and wisdom of these gentle giants. 
  With immersive storytelling and vivid narrative, you'll witness the resilience of wounded souls finding solace, strength, and renewal through equine companionship. Discover how horses, with their intuitive understanding and unconditional love, become catalysts for growth and healing. 
  Discover a world where compassion meets strength, vulnerability finds courage, and where, with the help of our equine companions, healing knows no bounds. Dive into the enchanting pages of "Horses For Healing" and let the remarkable stories within awaken your heart and spirit.

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  Proof of Stake: The Making of...

  Vitalic Buterin, Nathan Schneidor

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  This book is an assortment of papers including "On Free Discourse," which makes an entirely different norm with the expectation of complimentary discourse and how to safeguard it; "Forecast Markets: Stories from the Political race," in which Buterin wagers on the Trump-Biden political decision when it was chosen, and the way that the forecast markets assist with making sense of the political circumstance today where so many accept Trump won; and the last exposition in the book, "Crypto Urban communities," where Buterin notices the starting points currently moving of a future where urban areas represented through blockchain preferable serve the public great over overseeing political organizations do today.

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