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Trust-based Collective View Prediction


Free Download Trust-based Collective View Prediction By Tiejian Luo, Su Chen, Guandong Xu, Jia Zhou (auth.)
2013 | 146 Pages | ISBN: 1461472016 | PDF | 4 MB
Collective view prediction is to judge the opinions of an active web user based on unknown elements by referring to the collective mind of the whole community. Content-based recommendation and collaborative filtering are two mainstream collective view prediction techniques. They generate predictions by analyzing the text features of the target object or the similarity of users’ past behaviors. Still, these techniques are vulnerable to the artificially-injected noise data, because they are not able to judge the reliability and credibility of the information sources. Trust-based Collective View Prediction describes new approaches for tackling this problem by utilizing users’ trust relationships from the perspectives of fundamental theory, trust-based collective view prediction algorithms and real case studies. The book consists of two main parts – a theoretical foundation and an algorithmic study. The first part will review several basic concepts and methods related to collective view prediction, such as state-of-the-art recommender systems, sentimental analysis, collective view, trust management, the Relationship of Collective View and Trustworthy, and trust in collective view prediction. In the second part, the authors present their models and algorithms based on a quantitative analysis of more than 300 thousand users’ data from popular product-reviewing websites. They also introduce two new trust-based prediction algorithms, one collaborative algorithm based on the second-order Markov random walk model, and one Bayesian fitting model for combining multiple predictors. The discussed concepts, developed algorithms, empirical results, evaluation methodologies and the robust analysis framework described in Trust-based Collective View Prediction will not only provide valuable insights and findings to related research communities and peers, but also showcase the great potential to encourage industries and business partners to integrate these techniques into new applications.

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PTC Creo View 11.1.0.0 Win x64 Multilanguage


Free Download PTC Creo View 11.1.0.0 | 2.0 Gb
Languages Supported: English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano,
Español, 日本語, 中文, 한국어, Português, Русский.

PTC is pleased to announce the availability new version of Creo View 11.1.0.0. This software enables you to view and interrogate ECAD designs and 3D MCAD products and models, assemblies, drawings, images, and documents. You can collaborate on products of different information types without the native applications.
Owner:Parametric Technology Corp.
Product Name:Creo View
Version:11.1.0.0
Supported Architectures:x64
Website Home Page :www.ptc.com
Languages Supported:multilanguage
System Requirements:Windows *
Size:2.0 Gb

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The Catholic Church And The Politics Of Abortion A View From The States


Free Download Timothy Byrnes, Mary C Segers, "The Catholic Church And The Politics Of Abortion: A View From The States"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 081338415X, 0367290545 | EPUB | pages: 193 | 0.7 mb
The Supreme Court’s 1989 ruling in Webster vs Reproductive Health Services moved the abortion debate in the USA back to the state level, giving interest groups a new opportunity to push for redefinitions of legal access to abortion. One powerful group, the Catholic Church, has played an active role in the post-Webster era, and the Church hierarchy has mobilized to facilitate the passage of more restrictive abortion laws, and encourage the election of anti-abortion candidates to state-level political office. With a representative sample of state case studies, this volume sheds light on the internal workings and political activities of the Catholic Church and on the choices and strategies available to state-level political leaders as they respond to the Supreme Court’s evolving doctrine on the constitutional right to abortion.

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The Princess at the Window A dissident feminist view of men, women and sexual politics


Free Download Donna Laframboise, "The Princess at the Window: A dissident feminist view of men, women and sexual politics"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1894984102 | EPUB | pages: 346 | 0.4 mb
This book explores how extremist feminist thinking influences laws and policies that have dire consequences on real people’s lives. Puncturing doctrine about men, power, and female sexuality, it asks why we remain oblivious to male pain.

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I’ve Seen It All at the Library The View from Behind the Desk


Free Download Jonathan M. Farlow, "I’ve Seen It All at the Library: The View from Behind the Desk"
English | ISBN: 0786496843 | 2015 | 188 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Most people think of libraries as solemn places filled with dusty books and dustier people. This "memoir and more" of a career librarian explodes that misconception. Recounting his years behind the reference desk with an emphasis on the strange behavior of patrons, the author shows that public libraries are anything but staid and quiet. The history of libraries-as long as the history of the written word itself-is also discussed. That libraries have grown as colorful as the society they serve is proof that these essential institutions are as vital as ever.

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Hidden in Plain View A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad [Audiobook]


Free Download Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CZ7MQGCH | 2024 | 5 hours and 33 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 308 MB
Author: Jacqueline L. Tobin, Raymond G. Dobard, Cuesta Benberry, Floyd Coleman, Maude Southwell Wahlman
Narrator: Janina Edwards, Leon Nixon

"There are five square knots on the quilt every two inches apart. They escaped on the fifth knot on the tenth pattern and went to Ontario, Canada. The monkey wrench turns the wagon wheel toward Canada on a bear’s paw trail to the crossroads-" And so begins the fascinating story that was passed down from generation to generation in the family of Ozella McDaniel Williams. But what appears to be a simple story that was handed down from grandmother to mother to daughter is actually much, much more than that. In fact, it is a coded message steeped in African textile traditions that provides a link between slave-made quilts and the Underground Railroad. In 1993, author Jacqueline Tobin visited the Old Market Building in the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina, where local craftspeople sell their wares. Amid piles of beautiful handmade quilts, Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams and the two struck up a conversation. With the admonition to "write this down," Williams began to tell a fascinating story that had been handed down from her mother and grandmother before her.

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Human Development A Life-Span View


Free Download Christine Ateah, John Cavanaugh, "Human Development: A Life-Span View"
English | 2014 | pages: 834 | ISBN: 0176502203 | PDF | 83,5 mb
Balanced coverage of the entire life span is just one thing that distinguishes Human Development: A Life-Span View, Third Canadian Edition. With its comprehensive and applied, yet succinct, coverage, the text has proven its ability to capture students’ interest, accentuating discussions on the emerging trends, issues, forces, and outcomes that make us who we are by placing them within a Canadian context and focusing on the Canadian experience. A modified chronological approach traces development in sequential order from conception through late life, while also dedicating several chapters to key topical issues. The authors continue to provide theoretical and empirical foundations that enable students to become educated, critical interpreters of developmental information. A blend of basic and applied research, as well as coverage of controversial topics and emergent trends, demonstrates connections between the laboratory and life.

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View from a Tall Hill Robert Ruark in Africa (Repost)


Free Download Thomas McIntyre, "View from a Tall Hill: Robert Ruark in Africa"
English | 2020 | pages: 462 | ISBN: 151073712X, 0892726504 | EPUB | 1,0 mb
Robert Ruark was perhaps the most renowned safari writer of the twentieth century. As a respected columnist and author during his lifetime, his writings have influenced thousands of hunters to travel to Africa to see the places that Ruark immortalized in his writings. Despite his impact, Ruark only wrote for a period of fifteen years, but it was a time where he lived his life to its fullest potential. He travelled all across the world in order to see and do everything he could dream of, but it was in East Africa that he came to find a spiritual home. As the area became increasingly independent of colonial rule, Ruark predicted the economic, social, and political ruin that has since been the daily reality of the region. In this detailed account of Ruark’s life, Terry Wieland has written a definitive book on Ruark, the restless traveler, and the times in which he lived, as well as his lifelong fascination with Africa.

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