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  Machine Learning System Design...

  James Ferry

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  Designing and building machine learning (ML) systems can seem daunting for beginners, but understanding the foundational steps and principles can simplify the process. At its core, ML system design involves a series of well-defined steps that guide the transformation of raw data into valuable insights through predictive models. Here’s a beginner’s guide to understanding and implementing these steps effectively. 
  The first step in designing an ML system is problem definition. Clearly defining the problem you aim to solve is crucial. This involves understanding the business context, identifying the goals, and determining the type of problem—whether it is classification, regression, clustering, or another ML task. A well-defined problem ensures that the subsequent steps are aligned with the desired outcomes. 
  Once the problem is defined, the next step is data collection and preprocessing. Data is the backbone of any ML system, and its quality significantly impacts the performance of the models. Collect data from various sources and ensure it is relevant to the problem. Data preprocessing involves cleaning the data to handle missing values, removing duplicates, and normalizing the data. It also includes feature engineering, which involves selecting, modifying, or creating new features that enhance the predictive power of the model. 
  Finally, the deployment and monitoring phase ensures that the ML model is operational and continues to perform well over time. Deploy the model to a production environment where it can make real-time predictions or be used in batch processing. Implement monitoring systems to track the model’s performance and detect any drift in data distribution that might require retraining the model. Regularly update the model with new data to maintain its accuracy and relevance. 
   

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  The Journey of HIV AIDS

  Santiago Machain

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  This book chronicles the evolution of HIV/AIDS from the initial outbreak in the early 1980s to the present day, exploring the scientific, social, and cultural shifts that have transformed the world's understanding and response to the virus. Through the chapters, readers gain insights into the early stigma, groundbreaking medical advances, activism, and the ongoing search for a cure, while honoring the resilience of communities impacted by HIV/AIDS.

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  Trackpad Information Technology...

  Harisukh

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  The chapters of this book have been selected and designed as per the CBSE curriculum of Skill Education course on IT. 
  
  KEY FEATURES 
  - National Education Policy 2020 
  - Sneak Peek: This section contains glimpses of Windows & OpenOffice. 
  - Glossary: This section contains definition of common terms. 
  - Objective Type Questions: This section contains objective type questions to assess the intellectual skills of the students. 
  - Subjective Type Questions: This section has subjective questions to assess the comprehensive writing skills of the students. 
  - Sample Question Paper: This section contains sample question paper. 
  - Practical Work: This section has sample questions for practical examination 
  - Digital Solutions 
  
  DESCRIPTION 
  The number one benefit of Information Technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential. — Steve Ballmer 
  
  Information Technology is all about using computers to store, retrieve, access or manipulate information which directly or indirectly affects our daily lives. Information Technology and business today are interwoven in a way that they cannot be talked about in isolation to each other and go hand in hand. Trackpad Information Technology series for Grade IX and X has covered CBSE recommended syllabus to ensure that all the aspects from previous year are taken up in a continued manner. The series covers the topics with an aim of understanding with practical utilization and simple to learn methodology. There are activities involving brainstorming, which try to induce the readers to apply their learning into practice. The competency-based questions are guided by CBSE, and they ensure that students develop the capability to apply their learning to solve real-life issues that they come across. We would like to humbly acknowledge the support provided by our family, friends and Orange Education Pvt Ltd team to accomplish this noble task. We hope that this book will be used by the students to make their future ready to use Information Technology to the best in their day-to-day life. Enjoy the journey of happy learning!! All your feedback and suggestions will always be wholeheartedly welcomed to improve and grow. 
  
  WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 
  You will learn about: 
  - Communication skills 
  - Self-Management skills 
  - Fundamentals of computers 
  - ICT Tools 
  - Entrepreneurship 
  - Green Skills 
  - Introduction to IT – ITeS industry 
  - Data Entry and Keyboarding Skills 
  - Digital Documentation 
  - Electronic Spreadsheet 
  - Digital Presentation 
  
  WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR 
  Grade 10 
  
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  
  1. Part A: Employability Skill 
  Unit 1 Communication Skills-II 
  Unit 2 Self-Management Skills-II 
  Unit 3 ICT Skills-II 
  Unit 4 Entrepreneurial Skills-II 
  Unit 5 Green Skills-II 
  
  2. Part B: Subject Specific Skills 
  Unit 1 Digital Documentation(Advanced) 
  Unit 2 Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced) 
  Unit 3 Database Management System 
  Unit 4 Web Applications and Security 
  
  3. Part C: Practical Work 
  4. Practical Work 
  5. Viva Voce Questions 
  6. Projects (Hints for Part D) 
  7. Glossary 
  8. Sample Question PapeI 
  9. CBSE Sample Question Paper

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  Empiricism - Knowledge Through...

  Hector Davidson

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  Empiricism, as a philosophical doctrine, asserts that knowledge is primarily derived from sensory experience. This perspective contrasts sharply with rationalism, which emphasizes reason and innate knowledge. Empiricism has shaped our understanding of the world and influenced numerous fields, from the natural sciences to ethics and epistemology. The essence of empiricism lies in the conviction that the mind begins as a "blank slate" (tabula rasa) and that experience, rather than pre-existing ideas or concepts, forms the foundation of all knowledge. 
  At the heart of empiricist thought is the belief that all human knowledge starts with perception. We acquire information about the world through our senses—sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell—which provide the raw data from which we form concepts and beliefs. For empiricists, knowledge is not something we discover internally, but something we gather from external reality. This view stands in contrast to the rationalist emphasis on a priori knowledge, which is independent of experience and accessible only through reason. 
  Empiricism's roots can be traced back to ancient philosophy, with early proponents like Aristotle, who argued that all knowledge comes from sensory observation. However, the modern development of empiricism is largely credited to three major figures: John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume. Locke introduced the idea of the mind as a tabula rasa, arguing that individuals are born without innate ideas and that all knowledge comes from experience. Berkeley took this further by suggesting that even the existence of the external world depends on perception, encapsulating the notion that "to be is to be perceived." Hume, the most radical empiricist of the three, questioned the very basis of causality and inductive reasoning, asserting that our beliefs in cause-and-effect relationships were not rationally justified but arose from habitual experience.

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  The Life Cycle - 8000 Miles in...

  Kate Rawles

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  One woman's journey through South America - and the devastating story of our planet's disappearing biodiversity 
   
  Pedalling hard for thirteen months, eco adventurer Kate Rawles cycled the length of the Andes on an eccentric bicycle she built herself. The Life Cycle charts her mission to find out why biodiversity is so important, what's happening to it, and what can be done to protect it. 
   
  From the Pacific Ocean to rainforests and salt flats, Kate learns that armadillos can cross rivers by holding their breath, that Colombia has more species of birds than North America and Europe combined, and that in threatening species and ecosystems, we're tearing down our own life support system. En route, she witnesses the devastation of goldmining and oil drilling but finds hope in the incredible people working to regenerate habitats and communities. As she reaches the 'end of the world', she realises that to tackle biodiversity loss we all have a role to play. 
  'A gripping read for anyone who cares about what we're doing to the planet and how we can change it' DAVID SHUKMAN, FORMER BBC NEWS SCIENCE EDITOR 
   
  'Searing observations focused on our need to protect biodiversity - A tour de force' SIR TIM SMIT OBE, CO-FOUNDER OF THE EDEN PROJECT 
   
  'An informative, uplifting and truly important book' JONATHON PORRITT, AUTHOR AND CAMPAIGNER

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  Man Child

  Pat Allen

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  It all begins with an encounter that irrevocably changed the life of an ordinary girl. She was cute but not statuesque or gorgeous, or even voluptuous. She was just an ordinary girl who was incredibly lucky.

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