This collection presents a diverse overview of where the development of artificial minds is as the twenty-first century begins. Examined from nearly all viewpoints, this book includes perspectives from philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, social studies and artificial intelligence. The...

Web mining is moving the World Wide Web toward a more useful environment in which users can quickly and easily find the information they need. Web mining uses document content, hyperlink structure, and usage statistics to assist users in meeting their needed information. This book provides a...

This book examines modern intelligent optimization algorithms proven as very efficient in applications from various scientific and technological fields. Providing distinguished and unique research, this innovative publication offers a compendium of leading field experiences as well as...

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"This book focuses on the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of kansei, including the measurement and analysis of the impressions, emotions, and sense perceptions of groups and individuals, as well as the development of procedures for the representation, design and creation of products,...

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