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A Hands-On Introduction to Data Science

By: Chirag Shah

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A Hands-On Introduction to Data Science

By: Chirag Shah

This book introduces the field of data science in a practical and accessible manner, using a hands-on approach that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. The foundational ideas and techniques of data science are provided independently from technology, allowing students to easily develop a firm understanding of the subject without a strong technical background, as well as being presented with material that will have continual relevance even after tools and technologies change. Using popular data science tools such as Python and R, the book offers many examples of real-life applications, with practice ranging from small to big data. A suite of online material for both instructors and students provides a strong supplement to the book, including datasets, chapter slides, solutions, sample exams and curriculum suggestions. This entry-level textbook is ideally suited to readers from a range of disciplines wishing to build a practical, working knowledge of data science.

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1108673902

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Interactive IR User Study Design, Evaluation, and Reporting

By: Jiqun Liu,Chirag Shah

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Interactive IR User Study Design, Evaluation, and Reporting

By: Jiqun Liu,Chirag Shah

Since user study design has been widely applied in search interactions and information retrieval (IR) systems evaluation studies, a deep reflection and meta-evaluation of interactive IR (IIR) user studies is critical for sharpening the instruments of IIR research and improving the reliability and validity of the conclusions drawn from IIR user studies. To this end, we developed a faceted framework for supporting user study design, reporting, and evaluation based on a systematic review of the state-of-the-art IIR research papers recently published in several top IR venues (n=462). Within the framework, we identify three major types of research focuses, extract and summarize facet values from specific cases, and highlight the under-reported user study components which may significantly affect the results of research. Then, we employ the faceted framework in evaluating a series of IIR user studies against their respective research questions and explain the roles and impacts of the underlying connections and "collaborations" among different facet values. Through bridging diverse combinations of facet values with the study design decisions made for addressing research problems, the faceted framework can shed light on IIR user study design, reporting, and evaluation practices and help students and young researchers design and assess their own studies.

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Morgan & Claypool Publishers

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1681735806

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A Hands-On Introduction to Data Science

By: Chirag Shah

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Social Information Seeking

Leveraging the Wisdom of the Crowd

By: Chirag Shah

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Social Information Seeking

Leveraging the Wisdom of the Crowd

By: Chirag Shah

This volume summarizes the author’s work on social information seeking (SIS), and at the same time serves as an introduction to the topic. Sometimes also referred to as social search or social information retrieval, this is a relatively new area of study concerned with the seeking and acquiring of information from social spaces on the Internet. It involves studying situations, motivations, and methods involved in seeking and sharing of information in participatory online social sites, such as Yahoo! Answers, WikiAnswers, and Twitter, as well as building systems for supporting such activities. The first part of the book introduces various foundational concepts, including information seeking, social media, and social networking. As such it provides the necessary basis to then discuss how those aspects could intertwine in different ways to create methods, tools, and opportunities for supporting and leveraging SIS. Next, Part II discusses the social dimension and primarily examines the online question-answering activity. Part III then emphasizes the collaborative aspect of information seeking, and examines what happens when social and collaborative dimensions are considered together. Lastly, Part IV provides a synthesis by consolidating methods, systems, and evaluation techniques related to social and collaborative information seeking. The book is completed by a list of challenges and opportunities for both theoretical and practical SIS work. The book is intended mainly for researchers and graduate students looking for an introduction to this new field, as well as developers and system designers interested in building interactive information retrieval systems or social/community-driven interfaces.

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331956756X

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Task Intelligence for Search and Recommendation

By: Chirag Shah,Ryen W. White

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Task Intelligence for Search and Recommendation

By: Chirag Shah,Ryen W. White

While great strides have been made in the field of search and recommendation, there are still challenges and opportunities to address information access issues that involve solving tasks and accomplishing goals for a wide variety of users. Specifically, we lack intelligent systems that can detect not only the request an individual is making (what), but also understand and utilize the intention (why) and strategies (how) while providing information and enabling task completion. Many scholars in the fields of information retrieval, recommender systems, productivity (especially in task management and time management), and artificial intelligence have recognized the importance of extracting and understanding people's tasks and the intentions behind performing those tasks in order to serve them better. However, we are still struggling to support them in task completion, e.g., in search and assistance, and it has been challenging to move beyond single-query or single-turn interactions. The proliferation of intelligent agents has unlocked new modalities for interacting with information, but these agents will need to be able to work understanding current and future contexts and assist users at task level. This book will focus on task intelligence in the context of search and recommendation. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the issues of detecting, understanding, and using task and task-related information in an information episode (with or without active searching). This is followed by presenting several prominent ideas and frameworks about how tasks are conceptualized and represented in Chapter 2. In Chapter 3, the narrative moves to showing how task type relates to user behaviors and search intentions. A task can be explicitly expressed in some cases, such as in a to-do application, but often it is unexpressed. Chapter 4 covers these two scenarios with several related works and case studies. Chapter 5 shows how task knowledge and task models can contribute to addressing emerging retrieval and recommendation problems. Chapter 6 covers evaluation methodologies and metrics for task-based systems, with relevant case studies to demonstrate their uses. Finally, the book concludes in Chapter 7, with ideas for future directions in this important research area.

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Springer Nature

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3031023269

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A Hands-On Introduction to Machine Learning

By: Chirag Shah

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A Hands-On Introduction to Machine Learning

By: Chirag Shah

Packed with real-world examples, industry insights and practical activities, this textbook is designed to teach machine learning in a way that is easy to understand and apply. It assumes only a basic knowledge of technology, making it an ideal resource for students and professionals, including those who are new to computer science. All the necessary topics are covered, including supervised and unsupervised learning, neural networks, reinforcement learning, cloud-based services, and the ethical issues still posing problems within the industry. While Python is used as the primary language, many exercises will also have the solutions provided in R for greater versatility. A suite of online resources is available to support teaching across a range of different courses, including example syllabi, a solutions manual, and lecture slides. Datasets and code are also available online for students, giving them everything they need to practice the examples and problems in the book.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009325175

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Financial Freedom Rx

The Physician’s Guide to Achieving Financial Independence

By: Chirag Shah,Jayanth Sridhar

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Financial Freedom Rx

The Physician’s Guide to Achieving Financial Independence

By: Chirag Shah,Jayanth Sridhar

The best physician-specific general financial book published in 2021." —James M. Dahle, MD, author of The White Coat Investor A step-by-step guidebook for doctors and other medical professionals about growing and preserving wealth, Financial Freedom Rx: The Physician’s Guide to Achieving Financial Independence gives physicians all the tools necessary to manage their own finances and includes a foreword by Mel Lindauer, co-author of The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing. Medical professionals, especially doctors, spend many years in training as they accumulate debt and delay their earnings. This book presents a time-tested formula that students and established professionals can follow at any stage during their careers to achieve fiscal peace of mind. Students will learn how to budget and adopt disciplined financial practices. Residents and other trainees will learn how to defend against calamity with various insurances and how to manage debt. Junior professionals will acquire the skills needed to invest and grow their portfolios, while senior professionals will better understand the essentials of estate planning and retirement. Drs. Chirag P. Shah and Jayanth Sridhar wrote this inspiring text to guide physicians where to put their next dollar. This is particularly important during the financial uncertainties brought on by COVID-19 and insurance cuts. Financial Freedom Rx sets forth principles that will pilot medical professionals toward financial independence. Chapters include useful advice on topics such as: Financial planning Investing and asset allocation Jobs and contracts Taxes and insurance Student loans and debt Retirement savings and distributions Financial Freedom Rx: The Physician’s Guide to Achieving Financial Independence serves as a timeless blueprint for financial planning that medical professionals will follow throughout their careers, and as a reference that readers will revisit again and again as they progress through the various stages of life.

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CRC Press

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1040142621

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Social Information Seeking

Leveraging the Wisdom of the Crowd

By: Chirag Shah

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Leveraging the Wisdom of the Crowd

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Interactive IR User Study Design, Evaluation, and Reporting

By: Jiqun Liu,Chirag Shah

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Interactive IR User Study Design, Evaluation, and Reporting

By: Jiqun Liu,Chirag Shah

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3031023196

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Dreams of the Damned

By: Chirag Milind Shah

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Dreams of the Damned

By: Chirag Milind Shah

In a realm where dreams and reality intertwine, only the damned dare to seek the truth. ""Dreams of the Damned"" takes you on an ethereal journey through a world where nightmares are more than mere figments of the mind—they are the whispers of destiny. In this fantasy tale, darkness and light dance a treacherous waltz, leading a cast of flawed yet fierce souls toward a fate that treads on the edge of oblivion. Amidst this shadowed tapestry, a lone figure rises—a seeker of secrets, a challenger of fate. Haunted by visions that blur the boundaries between the mortal and the mystical. Here lies a truth too dangerous to reveal and too powerful to ignore. A philosophical exploration unravels what it means to be human, to be haunted, and to be driven by the relentless pursuit of an elusive truth. For those who dare to dream and for those who are damned by their own desires, this novel is your passage into a world where every choice echoes through the corridors of eternity. Enter if you have the courage to face what lies within.

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Notion Press

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DRIVING CHANGE The Transformation of India's Automotive Sector

By: Chirag Vinalbhai Shah,Vishwanadham Mandala

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DRIVING CHANGE The Transformation of India's Automotive Sector

By: Chirag Vinalbhai Shah,Vishwanadham Mandala

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AQUA PUBLICATIONS

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9361755218

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9789361755217

Al-Powered Transport: The Next Generation of Automotive Innovations

By: Vishwanadham Mandala,Chirag Vinalbhai Shah,Srinivas Naveen Reddy DS,Ravi Aravind

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Al-Powered Transport: The Next Generation of Automotive Innovations

By: Vishwanadham Mandala,Chirag Vinalbhai Shah,Srinivas Naveen Reddy DS,Ravi Aravind

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BUDHA PUBLICATIONS

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9361751921

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9789361751929

Collaborative Information Seeking

The Art and Science of Making the Whole Greater than the Sum of All

By: Chirag Shah

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Collaborative Information Seeking

The Art and Science of Making the Whole Greater than the Sum of All

By: Chirag Shah

Today’s complex, information-intensive problems often require people to work together. Mostly these tasks go far beyond simply searching together; they include information lookup, sharing, synthesis, and decision-making. In addition, they all have an end-goal that is mutually beneficial to all parties involved. Such “collaborative information seeking” (CIS) projects typically last several sessions and the participants all share an intention to contribute and benefit. Not surprisingly, these processes are highly interactive. Shah focuses on two individually well-understood notions: collaboration and information seeking, with the goal of bringing them together to show how it is a natural tendency for humans to work together on complex tasks. The first part of his book introduces the general notions of collaboration and information seeking, as well as related concepts, terminology, and frameworks; and thus provides the reader with a comprehensive treatment of the concepts underlying CIS. The second part of the book details CIS as a standalone domain. A series of frameworks, theories, and models are introduced to provide a conceptual basis for CIS. The final part describes several systems and applications of CIS, along with their broader implications on other fields such as computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) and human-computer interaction (HCI). With this first comprehensive overview of an exciting new research field, Shah delivers to graduate students and researchers in academia and industry an encompassing description of the technologies involved, state-of-the-art results, and open challenges as well as research opportunities.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642288138

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9783642288135

The Minor Illness Manual

By: Gina Johnson,Ian Hill-Smith,Chirag Bakhai,Bhavina Khatani

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The Minor Illness Manual

By: Gina Johnson,Ian Hill-Smith,Chirag Bakhai,Bhavina Khatani

This sixth edition of the best-selling The Minor Illness Manual has been completely revised and updated to include the latest clinical guidance and prescribing information, with a reworked introductory chapter reflecting the changing demands of primary care and a new chapter added on COVID-19 and pandemics. The simple, clear and easy-to-use format gives primary care professionals – including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physician associates and paramedics – speedy access to evidence-based guidance for dealing quickly and appropriately with the wide-ranging situations they are likely to encounter in their daily practice.

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CRC Press

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100385625X

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What a Comeback!

The Laws That Change the Way We Think

By: Chirag Jain

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What a Comeback!

The Laws That Change the Way We Think

By: Chirag Jain

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand."― Oprah Winfrey "There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance" -Rachel Griffiths I am sure we have faced unexpected situations, at some stage in our life. Life has always been unpredictable for everyone. Be it a child or the most powerful person, no one is spared! Things do not turn out as we predict them to be. This is true for every profession and individual. The most successful man or woman will vouch for the above statements. It also holds true for every relationship, at some point in our lives. As parents, when we raise our children or hold on to a failing relationship, these unpredictable situations follow us. It becomes difficult for us to overcome them. It is when failure stares at us, Clawing back seems a distant reality. A lot of us believe that it is not everyone's cup of tea. There are a chosen few who have a strong character and stage a comeback form any situation. But our mind has other plans. A comeback is manufactured! And is the building block for a new life of hope and happiness. We all stage a comeback sooner a later but the time taken differs with every individual. The intention of writing the book is to make the reader realize the automation of thoughts in their present decision making. It will also pave way for breaking these fixed ideas which were always causing hindrances in their growth and relationship. What a comeback! Is a semi-fiction and an inspiring journey of 10 friends who go through torrid times in their lives. The book gives us an insight into the functioning of the thought processes that govern our responses both in favorable and in tough times. The stories of Sam and his friends make the readers realize that they too can be superheroes in their lives and they do not need to wait for a miracle, to come up with the right decisions in life. The book is based on the laws of neuroplasticity which have been formulated based on neuropsychology and the changes taking place in our brain. These laws were always existing in our lives but we never realized that these were making our thought process autonomous (without our conscious control). Each and every story is about a common man, his everyday problems and his tirade against the uncertainties of life. The author gives a journey into the brain of the characters and how the brain functions and overcomes difficult situations. This is the first time when someone has tried to explain the complex mechanisms of neuroscience with the help of stories. The mixture of stories and science has been carefully woven in such a way that a fiction reader who is interested in stories will gain an insight into their fixed viewpoints and its correlation to their past events. "No one has ever achieved great heights if they have not mastered the art of the comeback." Dr. Chirag Jain

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Mindful Gurukul

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9353119049

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9789353119041

Placements Playbook

By: Siddesh Choudhary,Chirag Singhal,Praveen Saran,Rajat Kadam,Vedarth Choksi

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Placements Playbook

By: Siddesh Choudhary,Chirag Singhal,Praveen Saran,Rajat Kadam,Vedarth Choksi

Getting a top campus placement is considered a hallowed accomplishment in college life. The optimal preparation for placements heavily involves peer to peer learning and access to relevant resources. Many students struggle through the placement season because they do not get the right advice and resources. We, 5 IIT Bombay graduates, have tried to bridge this gap by creating a solution that covers a wide range of topics including Resume making, HR Preparation, Case Preparation and Aptitude Test Preparation. We have created actionable frameworks using the insights that are passed on from seniors to juniors and have never been documented before. This book is our humble attempt to provide candidates with all the things they require for placement preparation.

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White Falcon Publishing

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1636402801

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Financial Freedom Rx

The Physician’s Guide to Achieving Financial Independence

By: Chirag Shah,Jayanth Sridhar

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The Physician’s Guide to Achieving Financial Independence

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1040142621

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Dreams of the Damned

By: Chirag Milind Shah

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Dreams of the Damned

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BASICS OF CARBON FIBER -BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

By: Dr. Prakashkumar Patel,Er. Chirag Chauhan,Niharika Shah,Dev Soni

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BASICS OF CARBON FIBER -BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

By: Dr. Prakashkumar Patel,Er. Chirag Chauhan,Niharika Shah,Dev Soni

The textile industry of India is one of the oldest and is linked to various traditions and cultures which reflect diversity that prevails in the country. There is range of segments under the umbrella of textile industry- hand- woven, an unorganized segment on one end, to capital-intensive on the other. The strength of India is that it is the largest producer of jute and cotton. India is also a second largest silk producing country. Technical textile- the segment of textile industry has received notable attention across the world. Technical or engineered textiles are defined as products that are used for functional purposes. These textiles have applications in multiple areas of economic activity, such as aerospace, shipping, sports, agriculture, defence and health care.

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