Constraint Satisfaction Problems By
2013 | 232 Pages | ISBN: 184821460X | PDF | 3 MB
A Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) consists of a set of variables, a domain of values for each variable and a set of constraints. The objective is to assign a value for each variable such that all constraints are satisfied. CSPs continue to receive increased attention because of both their high complexity and their omnipresence in academic, industrial and even real-life problems.This is why they are the subject of intense research in both artificial intelligence and operations research.This book introduces the classic CSP and details several extensions/improvements of both formalisms and techniques in order to tackle a large variety of problems. Consistency, flexible, dynamic, distributed and learning aspects are discussed and illustrated using simple examples such as the n-queen problem.Contents:1. Foundations of CSP.2. Consistency Reinforcement Techniques.3. CSP Solving Algorithms.4. Search Heuristics.5. Learning Techniques.6. Maximal Constraint Satisfaction Problems.7. Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization Problems.8. Distibuted Constraint Satisfaction Problems.Content: Chapter 1 Foundations of CSP (pages 1-28): Khaled Ghedira and Bernard DubuissonChapter 2 Consistency Reinforcement Techniques (pages 29-72): Khaled Ghedira and Bernard DubuissonChapter 3 CSP Solving Algorithms (pages 73-98): Khaled Ghedira and Bernard DubuissonChapter 4 Search Heuristics (pages 99-120): Khaled Ghedira and Bernard DubuissonChapter 5 Learning Techniques (pages 121-134): Khaled Ghedira and Bernard DubuissonChapter 6 Maximal Constraint Satisfaction Problems (pages 135-164): Khaled Ghedira and Bernard DubuissonChapter 7 Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization Problems (pages 165-180): Khaled Ghedira and Bernard DubuissonChapter 8 Distributed Constraint Satisfaction Problems (pages 181-220): Khaled Ghedira and Bernard Dubuisson

Connectionism: A Hands-On Approach By Michael R. W. Dawson(auth.)
2005 | 207 Pages | ISBN: 1405130741 | PDF | 3 MB
Connectionism is a "hands on" introduction to connectionist modeling through practical exercises in different types of connectionist architectures. explores three different types of connectionist architectures - distributed associative memory, perceptron, and multilayer perceptron provides a brief overview of each architecture, a detailed introduction on how to use a program to explore this network, and a series of practical exercises that are designed to highlight the advantages, and disadvantages, of each accompanied by a website at http://www.bcp.psych.ualberta.ca/~mike/Book3/ that includes practice exercises and software, as well as the files and blank exercise sheets required for performing the exercises designed to be used as a stand-alone volume or alongside Minds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling (by Michael R.W. Dawson, Blackwell 2004) Content: Chapter 1 Hands?On Connectionism (pages 1-4): Chapter 2 The Distributed Associative Memory (pages 5-8): Chapter 3 The James Program (pages 9-21): Chapter 4 Introducing Hebb Learning (pages 22-29): Chapter 5 Limitations of Hebb Learning (pages 30-36): Chapter 6 Introducing the Delta Rule (pages 38-40): Chapter 7 Distributed Networks and Human Memory (pages 41-45): Chapter 8 Limitations of Delta Rule Learning (pages 46-47): Chapter 9 The Perceptron (pages 49-57): Chapter 10 The Rosenblatt Program (pages 58-71): Chapter 11 Perceptrons and Logic Gates (pages 72-80): Chapter 12 Performing More Logic with Perceptrons (pages 81-85): Chapter 13 Value Units and Linear Nonseparability (pages 87-90): Chapter 14 Network by Problem Type Interactions (pages 91-93): Chapter 15 Perceptrons and Generalization (pages 94-98): Chapter 16 Animal Learning Theory and Perceptrons (pages 99-107): Chapter 17 The Multilayer Perceptron (pages 108-113): Chapter 18 The Rumelhart Program (pages 114-128): Chapter 19 Beyond the Perceptron's Limits (pages 129-132): Chapter 20 Symmetry as a Second Case Study (pages 133-136): Chapter 21 How Many Hidden Units? (pages 137-144): Chapter 22 Scaling Up with the Parity Problem (pages 145-150): Chapter 23 Selectionism and Parity (pages 151-156): Chapter 24 Interpreting a Small Network (pages 157-162): Chapter 25 Interpreting Networks of Value Units (pages 163-173): Chapter 26 Interpreting Distributed Representations (pages 174-182): Chapter 27 Creating Your Own Training Sets (pages 183-187):

Computers and Information Technology by RAZAQ ADEKUNLE
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08R69NF63 | 135 pages | EPUB | 0.17 Mb
Computer career opportunities are growing faster than average in the overall economy. People who have the necessary information technology skills and knowledge are in demand and have a tremendous number of choices. The scope of the careers in computer information systems field is extensive.

Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry By
2012 | 400 Pages | ISBN: 0813821681 | PDF | 23 MB
Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry provides one user-friendly resource that brings together information on the scientific basis and clinical practice of all aspects of preventive dentistry. This thorough and all-encompassing resource offers techniques and strategies for maintaining excellent oral health in patients through a regimen of preventive measures.Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry is grounded in a patient-centered, pre-emptive, and minimally invasive philosophy. The book begins by covering individual diseases, such as caries, periodontitis, and oral cancer, as well as therapies (sealants, fluoride) and other relevant conditions (toothwear, hypersensitivity). Additionally, concepts such as the role of diet and nutrition in oral health are discussed. Also covered are oral care products and new techological developments in caries diagnosis and risk assessment, periodontal disease and oral cancer, as well as new developments in home care products. A valuable and comprehensive companion that will appeal to dentists and dental hygienists, this helpful new book provides its readers with one authoritative resource that offers a reliable and helpful companion to practicing preventive dentistry.Content: Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction to Oral Diseases: Caries, Periodontal Disease, and Oral Cancer (pages 1-24): Hardy Limeback, Jim Yuan Lai, Grace Bradley and Colin RobinsonChapter 2 Caries Detection and Diagnosis (pages 25-42): Iain A. PrettyChapter 3 Diagnosis of Periodontal Diseases (pages 43-60): Jim Yuan LaiChapter 4 Oral Cancer (pages 61-80): Grace Bradley and Iona LeongChapter 5 Evidence?Based Dentistry (pages 81-98): Amir Azarpazhooh, David Locker and Prakeshkumar S. ShahChapter 6 The Role of Diet in the Prevention of Dental Diseases (pages 99-114): Paula MoynihanChapter 7 Probiotics and Dental Caries Risk (pages 115-118): Eva SoderlingChapter 8 Mechanical Plaque Removal (pages 119-145): Shirley GutkowskiChapter 9 The Role of Sugar Alcohols, Xylitol, and Chewing Gum in Preventing Dental Diseases (pages 146-158): Peter Milgrom and Kiet A. LyChapter 10 Preventing Dental Disease with Chlorhexidine (pages 159-179): Hardy Limeback and Ross PerryChapter 11 Ozone in the Prevention of Dental Diseases (pages 180-194): Hardy Limeback and Amir AzarpazhoohChapter 12 Protection of the Dentition (pages 195-210): Hardy LimebackChapter 13 Tooth Erosion (pages 211-217): W. Peter HolbrookChapter 14 The Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Dentin Hypersensitivity (pages 218-232): Hardy LimebackChapter 15 Caries Risk Assessment (pages 233-250): Ferne Kraglund and Hardy LimebackChapter 16 Fluoride Therapy (pages 251-282): Hardy Limeback and Colin RobinsonChapter 17 Dental Sealants (pages 283-297): Hien Ngo and W. Kim SeowChapter 18 Strategies for Remineralization (pages 298-312): Laurence J. WalshChapter 19 Oral Health Promotion in Infants and Preschool Age Children (pages 313-329): Gajanan Vishwanath (Kiran) KulkarniChapter 20 High?Risk Patients: The Frail Older Adult Living in Long?Term Care Homes (pages 330-357): Mary?Lou van der Horst and Donna BowesChapter 21 The Effective Preventive Dental Team (pages 358-376): Ann?Marie C. DePalma and Shirley GutkowskiChapter 22 The Independent Dental Hygienist (pages 377-387): Fran Richardson

Compositional Data Analysis: Theory and Applications By
2011 | 390 Pages | ISBN: 0470711353 | PDF | 8 MB
It is difficult to imagine that the statistical analysis of compositional data has been a major issue of concern for more than 100 years. It is even more difficult to realize that so many statisticians and users of statistics are unaware of the particular problems affecting compositional data, as well as their solutions. The issue of ``spurious correlation'', as the situation was phrased by Karl Pearson back in 1897, affects all data that measures parts of some whole, such as percentages, proportions, ppm and ppb. Such measurements are present in all fields of science, ranging from geology, biology, environmental sciences, forensic sciences, medicine and hydrology. This book presents the history and development of compositional data analysis along with Aitchison's log-ratio approach. Compositional Data Analysis describes the state of the art both in theoretical fields as well as applications in the different fields of science. Key Features: Reflects the state-of-the-art in compositional data analysis. Gives an overview of the historical development of compositional data analysis, as well as basic concepts and procedures. Looks at advances in algebra and calculus on the simplex. Presents applications in different fields of science, including, genomics, ecology, biology, geochemistry, planetology, chemistry and economics. Explores connections to correspondence analysis and the Dirichlet distribution. Presents a summary of three available software packages for compositional data analysis. Supported by an accompanying website featuring R code. Applied scientists working on compositional data analysis in any field of science, both in academia and professionals will benefit from this book, along with graduate students in any field of science working with compositional data.Content: Chapter 1 A Short History of Compositional Data Analysis (pages 1-11): John Bacon?ShoneChapter 2 Basic Concepts and Procedures (pages 12-28): Juan Jose Egozcue and Vera Pawlowsky?GlahnChapter 3 The Principle of Working on Coordinates (pages 29-42): Gloria Mateu?Figueras, Vera Pawlowsky?Glahn and Juan Jose EgozcueChapter 4 Dealing with Zeros (pages 43-58): Josep Antoni Martin?Fernandez, Javier Palarea?Albaladejo and Ricardo Antonio OleaChapter 5 Robust Statistical Analysis (pages 59-72): Peter Filzmoser and Karel HronChapter 6 Geostatistics for Compositions (pages 73-86): Raimon Tolosana?Delgado, Karl Gerald van den Boogaart and Vera Pawlowsky?GlahnChapter 7 Compositional VARIMA Time Series (pages 87-103): Carles Barcelo?Vidal, Lucia Aguilar and Josep Antoni Martin?FernandezChapter 8 Compositional Data and Correspondence Analysis (pages 104-113): Michael GreenacreChapter 9 Use of Survey Weights for the Analysis of Compositional Data (pages 114-127): Monique GrafChapter 10 Notes on the Scaled Dirichlet Distribution (pages 128-138): Gianna Serafina Monti, Gloria Mateu?Figueras and Vera Pawlowsky?GlahnChapter 11 Elements of Simplicial Linear Algebra and Geometry (pages 139-157): Juan Jose Egozcue, Carles Barcelo?Vidal, Josep Antoni Martin?Fernandez, Eusebi Jarauta?Bragulat, Jose Luis Diaz?Barrero and Gloria Mateu?FiguerasChapter 12 Calculus of Simplex?Valued Functions (pages 158-175): Juan Jose Egozcue, Eusebi Jarauta?Bragulat and Jose Luis Diaz?BarreroChapter 13 Compositional Differential Calculus on the Simplex (pages 176-190): Carles Barcelo?Vidal, Josep Antoni Martin?Fernandez and Gloria Mateu?FiguerasChapter 14 Proportions, Percentages, PPM: Do the Molecular Biosciences Treat Compositional Data Right? (pages 191-207): David Lovell, Warren Muller, Jen Taylor, Alec Zwart and Chris HelliwellChapter 15 Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium: A Nonparametric Compositional Approach (pages 208-217): Jan Graffelman and Juan Jose EgozcueChapter 16 Compositional Analysis in Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology (pages 218-234): Michele Edoardo Raffaele Pierotti and Josep Antoni Martin?FernandezChapter 17 Flying in Compositional Morphospaces: Evolution of Limb Proportions in Flying Vertebrates (pages 235-254): Luis Azevedo Rodrigues, Josep Daunis?i?Estadella, Gloria Mateu?Figueras and Santiago Thio?HenestrosaChapter 18 Natural Laws Governing the Distribution of the Elements in Geochemistry: The Role of the Log?Ratio Approach (pages 255-266): Antonella BucciantiChapter 19 Compositional Data Analysis in Planetology: The Surfaces of Mars and Mercury (pages 267-281): Helmut Lammer, Peter Wurz, Josep Antoni Martin?Fernandez and Herbert Iwo Maria LichteneggerChapter 20 Spectral Analysis of Compositional Data in Cyclostratigraphy (pages 282-289): Eulogio Pardo?Iguzquiza and Javier HerediaChapter 21 Multivariate Geochemical Data Analysis in Physical Geography (pages 290-301): Jennifer McKinley and Christopher David LloydChapter 22 Combining Isotopic and Compositional data: A Discrimination of Regions Prone to Nitrate Pollution (pages 302-317): Roger Puig, Raimon Tolosana?Delgado, Neus Otero and Albert FolchChapter 23 Applications in Economics (pages 318-326): Tim FryChapter 24 Exploratory Analysis Using CoDaPack 3D (pages 327-340): Santiago Thio?Henestrosa and Josep Daunis?i?EstadellaChapter 25 robCompositions: An R?package for Robust Statistical Analysis of Compositional Data (pages 341-355): Matthias Templ, Karel Hron and Peter FilzmoserChapter 26 Linear Models with Compositions in R (pages 356-371): Raimon Tolosana?Delgado and Karl Gerald van den Boogaart

Comparing Clinical Measurement Methods: A Practical Guide By Bendix Carstensen(auth.)
2010 | 166 Pages | ISBN: 0470694238 | PDF | 3 MB
This book provides a practical guide to analysis of simple and complex method comparison data, using Stata, SAS and R. It takes the classical Limits of Agreement as a starting point, and presents it in a proper statistical framework. The model serves as a reference for reporting sources of variation and for providing conversion equations and Descriptions between methods for practical use, including prediction uncertainty. Presents a modeling framework for analysis of data and reporting of results from comparing measurements from different clinical centers and/or different methods. Provides the practical tools for analyzing method comparison studies along with guidance on what to report and how to plan comparison studies and advice on appropriate software. Illustrated throughout with computer examples in R. Supported by a supplementary website hosting an R-package that performs the major part of the analyses needed in the area. Examples in SAS and Stata for the most common situations are also provided. Written by an acknowledged expert on the subject, with a long standing experience as a biostatistician in a clinical environment and a track record of delivering training on the subject. Biostatisticians, clinicians, medical researchers and practitioners involved in research and analysis of measurement methods and laboratory investigations will benefit from this book. Students of statistics, biostatistics, and the chemical sciences will also find this book useful.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-3): Chapter 2 Method Comparisons (pages 5-15): Chapter 3 Howto... (pages 17-20): Chapter 4 Two Methods with a Single Measurement on Each (pages 21-47): Chapter 5 Replicate Measurements (pages 49-65): Chapter 6 Several Methods of Measurement (pages 67-69): Chapter 7 A General Model for Method Comparisons (pages 71-97): Chapter 8 Transformation of Measurements (pages 99-106): Chapter 9 Repeatability, Reproducibility and Coefficient of Variation (pages 107-114): Chapter 10 Measures of Association and Agreement (pages 115-126): Chapter 11 Design of Method Comparison Studies (pages 127-131): Chapter 12 Examples Using Standard Software (pages 133-147): Chapter 13 The MethComp Package for R (pages 149-152):

Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology: Clinical and Research Applications in Living-System Models By C.P. Coyne(auth.)
2006 | 933 Pages | ISBN: 0813817536 | PDF | 8 MB
Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology: Clinical and Research Applications in Living-System Models is the first evidence-based reference text devoted exclusively to the subject of applying pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical agents as diagnostic probes in clinical medicine and investigative research.This unique and groundbreaking book is a versatile guide for clinicians and researchers interested in using pharmacologic agents to: Diagnose disease Assess physiological processes Identify the appropriateness of a therapeutic agent Determine appropriate dosing for therapeutic use.Extensively referenced and organized by major body systems, individual topics are listed in an evidence-based format according to specific disease processes or physiological processes of interest. Each entry also includes information on the mechanism of action, administration, and diagnostic interpretation.Descriptions have been provided for the application of diagnostic pharmaceuticals to assess a wide spectrum of diseases and physiological processes relevant to the fields of veterinary and human medicine. Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology is useful not merely for pharmaceutical-oriented research investigations, but it will also prove invaluable for the monitoring and evaluation of physiological responses and disease processes in animal models.Content: Chapter 1 Cardiovascular System (pages 5-60): Chapter 2 Central Nervous System (pages 61-127): Chapter 3 Endocrine System (pages 129-177): Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal System (pages 179-220): Chapter 5 Hematopoietic System (pages 221-266): Chapter 6 Hepatic System (pages 267-335): Chapter 7 Integumentary System (pages 337-339): Chapter 8 Musculoskeletal System (pages 341-349): Chapter 9 Reproductive System (pages 351-354): Chapter 10 Renal and Urinary Systems (pages 355-373): Chapter 11 Respiratory System (pages 375-403): Chapter 12 Cancer/Neoplastic Disease (pages 407-424): Chapter 13 Genetics and Nucleic Acids (pages 425-438): Chapter 14 Inflammation, Infection, and Sepsis (pages 439-453): Chapter 15 Metabolism, Electrolytes, and Hypoxia (pages 455-470): Chapter 16 Fluorescent and Pigment Dye Reagents (pages 473-516): Chapter 17 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (pages 517-567): Chapter 18 Nuclear Planar Scintigraphy (pages 569-675): Chapter 19 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) (pages 677-729): Chapter 20 Radiographic Image?Enhancing Agents (pages 731-764): Chapter 21 Ultrasonography (pages 765-808): Chapter 22 Biological and Synthetic Delivery Modalities (pages 811-905):

Emile van de Zee, "Cognitive Interfaces: Constraints on Linking Cognitive Information "
English | ISBN: 0198299621 | 2001 | 272 pages | PDF | 1293 KB
This book brings new perspectives to bear on the architecture of the mind and the relationship between language and cognition. It considers how information is linked in the mind between different cognitive and expressive levels - so that people can, for example, talk about what they see and act upon what they hear - and how these linkages are and need to be constrained. The book is concerned in particular with the perception and representation of spatial structure. The authors, all psychologists and linguists, show that insights can be gained from the joint deployment of theoretical linguistic and experimental psychological research and the value of a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of mind, brain, and language.

CoDA, "Co-Dependents Anonymous"
English | 1995 | ISBN: 0964710501 | 180 pages | EPUB | 0.61 MB
In Co-Dependents Anonymous, members apply the 12 Step principles to their daily lives, so it's not surprising that the book Co-Dependents Anonymous follows a format similar to that of the ""Big Book"" of Alcoholics Anonymous. The stories and principles it contains are uniquely pertinent to anyone coping with codependency and searching for freedom and peace.

James Lockhart, "Chile, the CIA and the Cold War: A Transatlantic Perspective"
English | 2019 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 1474435610 | PDF | 15,5 mb
Reinterprets Chile and southern South America's Cold War experience from a transatlantic perspective

Chicken Breast: Your Guide To Easy And Tasty Chicken Breast Recipes by Les Ilagan
English | September 3, 2015 | ISBN: 1517235731 | 122 pages | EPUB | 4.61 Mb
Learn How to Cook Succulent and Tender Chicken Breast Dishes

Kerry Brown, "Carnival China: China In The Era Of Hu Jintao And Xi Jinping"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1783264241 | 192 pages | EPUB | 0.75 MB
With Foreword by John KeaneThe era of the Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao was one in which China became richer, more powerful, more prominent and more vexed. This series of essays, originally published on the Open Democracy website between 2006 and 2013, attempts to make sense of the cultural, political and economic dynamics within which China operates. They deal with internal and external matters, and cover a range of topics, from the fall out over the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo to the build-up in 2008 to the Beijing Olympics. Furnished with a comprehensive introduction which sets out an assessment of where China was heading in the first and second decades of the 21st century, the essays encompass voices from the political elite, the migrant labourers and the complex patchwork of groups, people and interests that constitute a rising China whose influence is now felt across the world. Carnival China is a celebration of the confusion, dynamism and colour of China, presented through short essays which were written at the time key events happened and which capture and analyse the country's contradictions and complexities.

CSS Layout In Practice by Thelma Wiggins
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B7YW9547 | 260 pages | EPUB | 19 Mb
This book is for you. You no longer have to waste your time and money discovering HTML and CSS from lengthy publications, costly on-line courses or made complex tutorials.

Loewenberg Gerhard, "British and French Parliaments in Comparative Perspective"
English | ISBN: 1138519790 | 2017 | 186 pages | EPUB | 1095 KB
The representative assembly, or parliament, as it is most widely called, is at once an old, a ubiquitous, and a controversial political institution. In this century it has attracted the criticism of both disillusioned democrats and true believers in the superior representatives of mass movements or of charismatic leaders. Even among its supporters the institution is constantly the object of reform. This book deals with parliament (the generic term for what also may be known as legislature, congress, assembly, diet, or knesset), what it has been and is, what it does and should do, and what may become of it.

Thomas Hennessey, "Britain's Korean War: Cold War diplomacy, strategy and security 1950-53"
English | ISBN: 0719088593 | 2013 | 304 pages | EPUB | 664 KB
The book assesses the strains within the 'Special Relationship' between London and Washington and offers a new perspective on the limits and successes of British influence. The interaction between the main personalities on the British side - Attlee, Bevan, Morrison, Churchill and Eden - and their American counterparts - Truman, Acheson, Eisenhower and Dulles - are chronicled. By the end of the war the British were concerned that it was the Americans, rather than the Soviets, who were the greater threat to world peace. British fears concerning the Korean War were not limited to the diplomatic and military fronts - these extended to the 'Manchurian Candidate' threat posed by returning prisoners of war who had been exposed to communist indoctrination. The book is essential reading for those interested in British and US foreign policy and military strategy during the Cold War.

Blockchain Security from the Bottom Up: Securing and Preventing Attacks on Cryptocurrencies, Decentralized Applications, NFTs, and Smart Contracts by Howard E. Poston, III
English | September 7th, 2022 | ISBN: 1119896290 | 176 pages | True EPUB | 1.21 MB
The gold standard in up-to-date blockchain cybersecurity handbooks

Biocomposite Materials: Design and Mechanical Properties Characterization by Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan
English | EPUB | 2021 | 345 Pages | ISBN : 9813340908 | 95.4 MB
The book highlights the recent research developments in biocomposite design, mechanical performance and utility. It discusses innovative experimental approaches along with mechanical designs and manufacturing aspects of various fibrous polymer matrix composites and presents examples of the synthesis and development of biocomposites and their applications. It is useful for researchers developing biocomposite materials for biomedical and environmental applications.

Derrick Grisham, Derrick Grisham, "Beginners Guide to Anki Vector Robots: An Unofficial Step-By-Step Guide to Setup and Use Anki's Companion Vector Robots"
English | 2020 | ASIN: B08BLRCVWC, B08BDSDMS8 | EPUB | pages: 49 | 0.3 mb
DO YOU WANT TO PUSH YOUR ANKI VECTOR AND COZMO ROBOTS TO IT'S WIT END? THEN THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU.

Adam Owen, "Beer Can Crystal Radio: How to make your own crystal radio using a beer can"
English | 2014 | ASIN: B00I5O8GPO | EPUB | pages: 45 | 1.1 mb
This book shows you how to make your own crystal radio using a beer can, toilet roll tube, cardboard, aluminium kitchen foil, wire and a couple of electronic components. Full step by step instructions are given along with photographs.

Banner Advertising Tips and Tricks by RAZAQ ADEKUNLE
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08RJS7P35 | 105 pages | EPUB | 0.14 Mb
With the emergence of the Internet, marketing has tremendously evolved into a totally different animal than what it used to be. The World Wide Web has become the great equalizer - now anyone can put their product in front of thousands and even millions of eyeballs. One of the most popular ways to advertise nowadays is through online banner advertising.

BUDDHISM FOR BEGINNERS: The Easiest Guide to Improve Your Life, Eliminate Anxiety and Develop a Zen Mind by RAZAQ ADEKUNLE
English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B097F29YSR | 116 pages | EPUB | 0.16 Mb
How is an awakening different from enlightenment? Can agnostics and atheists be Buddhist? Am I supposed to stop thinking when I meditate? In this Buddhism for Beginners, renowned Buddhism teacher and host of the popular Secular Buddhism podcast, Noah Rasheta, delivers an easily accessible introduction to the teachings of Buddhism that answers these common questions and many more.

Artificial Vision for Robots by I. Aleksander
English | PDF | 1982 | 228 Pages | ISBN : 146846857X | 16 MB
I. ALEKSANDER Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics BruneI University, England The three key words that appear in the title of this book need some clarification. First, how far does the word robot reach in the context of indus trial automation? There is an argument maintaining that this range is not fixed, but increases with advancing technology. The most limited definition of the robot is also the earliest.

Artificial Evolution: 8th International Conference, Evolution Artificielle, EA 2007 Tours, France, October 29-31, 2007, Revised Selected Papers by Nicolas MonmarchГ©, El-Ghazali Talbi, Pierre Collet, Marc Schoenauer, Evelyne Lutton
English | PDF | 2008 | 340 Pages | ISBN : 3540793046 | 14.8 MB
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Artificial Evolution, EA 2007, held in Tours, France in October 2007.

Analysis IV: Linear and Boundary Integral Equations by V. G. Maz'ya, S. M. Nikol'skiД­
English | PDF | 1991 | 240 Pages | ISBN : 3540519971 | 34.2 MB
A linear integral equation is an equation of the form XEX. (1) 2a(x)cp(x) - Ix k(x, y)cp(y)dv(y) = f(x), Here (X, v) is a measure space with a-finite measure v, 2 is a complex parameter, and a, k, f are given (complex-valued) functions, which are referred to as the coefficient, the kernel, and the free term (or the right-hand side) of equation (1), respectively. The problem consists in determining the parameter 2 and the unknown function cp such that equation (1) is satisfied for almost all x E X (or even for all x E X if, for instance, the integral is understood in the sense of Riemann).

Analysis II: Convex Analysis and Approximation Theory by R. V. Gamkrelidze
English | PDF | 1990 | 262 Pages | ISBN : 3642647685 | 30.1 MB
Intended for a wide range of readers, this book covers the main ideas of convex analysis and approximation theory. The author discusses the sources of these two trends in mathematical analysis, develops the main concepts and results, and mentions some beautiful theorems. The relationship of convex analysis to optimization problems, to the calculus of variations, to optimal control and to geometry is considered, and the evolution of the ideas underlying approximation theory, from its origins to the present day, is discussed. The book is addressed both to students who want to acquaint themselves with these trends and to lecturers in mathematical analysis, optimization and numerical methods, as well as to researchers in these fields who would like to tackle the topic as a whole and seek inspiration for its further development.

Jacqueline Foertsch, "American Drama: In Dialogue, 1714-Present"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1137605278, 1137605286 | EPUB | pages: 291 | 0.7 mb
An essential introductory textbook that guides students through 300 years of American plays, as well as their remarkable engagement with texts from across the Atlantic. Divided into seven historical periods, Jacqueline Foertsch offers unique overviews of 38 American plays and their reception, from Robert Hunter's Androboros (c.1714) to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2015). Each historical section begins with an overseas play that proved influential to American playwrights in that period, demonstrating to students an astonishing dialogue taking place across the Atlantic.

Algebraic Geometry I: Algebraic Curves, Algebraic Manifolds and Schemes by I. R. Shafarevich
English | PDF | 1994 | 314 Pages | ISBN : 3540519955 | 31.5 MB
From the reviews of the first printing, published as volume 23 of the Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences:

Anthony O'Brien, "Against Normalization: Writing Radical Democracy in South Africa"
English | 2001 | ISBN: 0822325527, 0822325713 | PDF | pages: 351 | 1.3 mb
At the end of apartheid, under pressure from local and transnational capital and the hegemony of Western-style parliamentary democracy, South Africans felt called upon to normalize their conceptions of economics, politics, and culture in line with these Western models. In Against Normalization, however, Anthony O'Brien examines recent South African literature and theoretical debate which take a different line, resisting this neocolonial outcome, and investigating the role of culture in the formation of a more radically democratic society.

Urban Meyer, Wayne Coffey, "Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Program"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1101980729, 1101980702 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 20.8 mb
The instantNew York Timesbestseller

Wu Hung, "A Story of Ruins: Presence and Absence in Chinese Art and Visual Culture"
English | 2012 | pages: 296 | ISBN: 069115502X, 1861898762 | PDF | 6,2 mb
This richly illustrated book examines the changing significance of ruins as vehicles for cultural memory in Chinese art and visual culture from ancient times to the present. Leading scholar of Chinese art Wu Hung shows how the story of ruins in China is different from but connected to "ruin culture" in the West. He investigates indigenous Chinese concepts of ruins and their visual manifestations, as well as the complex historical interactions between China and the West since the eighteenth century.