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  Teaching Primary Programming...

  Phil Bagge

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  Scratch teaching and learning made easy thanks to up-to-date, classroom-tested methodologies. Draws on the expertise of Code-IT and HIAS.

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  The New World on Mars - What We...

  Robert Zubrin

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  When Robert Zubrin published his classic book The Case for Mars a quarter century ago, setting foot on the Red Planet seemed a fantasy. Today, manned exploration is certain, and as Zubrin affirms in The New World on Mars, so too is colonization. 
   
   
   
  We will settle on Mars, and with our knowledge of the planet, analyzed in depth by Dr. Zubrin, we will utilize the resources and tackle the challenges that await us. What we will we build? Populous Martian city-states producing air, water, food, power, and more. Zubrin's Martian economy will pay for necessary imports and generate income from varied enterprises, such as real estate sales—homes that are airtight and protect against cosmic space radiation, with fish-farm aquariums positioned overhead, letting in sunlight and blocking cosmic rays while providing fascinating views. Zubrin even predicts the Red Planet customs, social relations, and government that will overcome traditional forms of oppression to draw Earth immigrants. 
   
    
   
  With all of this in place, Zubrin's Red Planet will become a pressure cooker for invention, benefiting humans on Earth, Mars, and beyond. We can create this magnificent future, making life better, less fatalistic. The New World on Mars proves that there is no point killing each other over provinces and limited resources when, together, we can create planets.

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  Predictive Analytics - Unlocking...

  Chuck Sherman

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  "Predictive Analytics: Unlocking the Power of Data for Business Success" is a comprehensive guide to using data analysis and prediction to drive business success. Written by a team of experts in the field, the book covers everything from the fundamentals of data analysis and statistical inference to the latest techniques in predictive analytics. 
  The authors provide practical examples of how predictive analytics can be used in a variety of applications, including customer churn prediction, fraud detection, recommender systems, sales forecasting, healthcare analytics, and supply chain optimization. They explore a range of techniques, including linear regression, logistic regression, decision trees, random forests, gradient boosting, neural networks, and deep learning. 
  The book also covers time series forecasting and text analytics, with detailed explanations of ARIMA models, seasonal decomposition, exponential smoothing, text preprocessing, text classification, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and named entity recognition. 
  The authors discuss ethical considerations in predictive analytics, including bias and fairness, privacy and security, transparency and accountability, and regulation and compliance. They also look to the future of predictive analytics, discussing advances in AI and machine learning, new techniques for big data analysis, the impact of quantum computing, and the rise of augmented analytics. 
  With its accessible writing style and detailed examples, "Predictive Analytics: Unlocking the Power of Data for Business Success" is an essential resource for anyone interested in using data to gain a competitive advantage in their industry. Whether you are a student, a researcher, or a business professional, this book will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to succeed in the world of predictive analytics. 
   

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  Waiting for Aphrodite - Journeys...

  Sue Hubbell

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  "We humans are a minority of giants, stumbling around in the world of little things," Sue Hubbell writes in this marvelous book. Each of these little things "has a complicated and special way of getting on in the world, different from ours and different from one another's." 
    
  In Waiting for Aphrodite she explores the ways of sponges and sea urchins, horseshoe crabs and the sea mouse known as Aphrodite—as well as our ways. She takes us on a journey through the mysteries of time—geological, biological, and personal—as she writes of the evolution of life on this planet and the evolution of her own life: her childhood next to a Michigan graveyard; the three colleges where she "learned three things"; her twenty-five years keeping bees on a farm in the Ozarks; her move to a "strange little house" in a small Maine town, "the place I wanted to grow old in." And in the tide pools and ocean waters there she discovered a whole new world, the world of little things that inspired this book. 
    
  "In her new book, Hubbell becomes a Shakespeare of advocacy for some of the more ignored denizens of our complicated planet."—Newsday

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  The New Fire - War Peace and...

  Ben Buchanan, Andrew Imbrie

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  Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the modern world. It is ubiquitous—in our homes and offices, in the present and most certainly in the future. Today, we encounter AI as our distant ancestors once encountered fire. If we manage AI well, it will become a force for good, lighting the way to many transformative inventions. If we deploy it thoughtlessly, it will advance beyond our control. If we wield it for destruction, it will fan the flames of a new kind of war, one that holds democracy in the balance. As AI policy experts Ben Buchanan and Andrew Imbrie show in The New Fire, few choices are more urgent—or more fascinating—than how we harness this technology and for what purpose. 
   
   
    
  The new fire has three sparks: data, algorithms, and computing power. These components fuel viral disinformation campaigns, new hacking tools, and military weapons that once seemed like science fiction. To autocrats, AI offers the prospect of centralized control at home and asymmetric advantages in combat. It is easy to assume that democracies, bound by ethical constraints and disjointed in their approach, will be unable to keep up. But such a dystopia is hardly preordained. Combining an incisive understanding of technology with shrewd geopolitical analysis, Buchanan and Imbrie show how AI can work for democracy. With the right approach, technology need not favor tyranny.

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  Pneumonia - Preventing...

  Lilly Richardsen

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  Pneumonia is a serious lung infection that affects millions of people worldwide, ranging from mild cases to life-threatening conditions. It occurs when the air sacs in one or both lungs become inflamed and fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult for oxygen to reach the bloodstream. This inflammation can result from various pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Pneumonia can occur as a complication of another illness or as a primary infection, and it affects people of all ages, though certain groups, such as the elderly, young children, and individuals with compromised immune systems, are at higher risk. 
  Understanding pneumonia starts with recognizing the different types of the disease. The most common types are bacterial, viral, and fungal pneumonia, each caused by different pathogens and each requiring distinct treatment approaches. Bacterial pneumonia is typically caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is the most common bacterial pathogen responsible for hospitalizations. Other bacteria, such as Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus, can also lead to pneumonia. Viral pneumonia, often caused by influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and coronaviruses, is another common form, and its severity can vary based on the viral strain and the individual’s overall health. Fungal pneumonia is less common and typically occurs in individuals with weakened immune systems, with fungi like Histoplasma, Coccidioides, and Cryptococcus causing infections.

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