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Accurate, robust and fast image reconstruction is a critical task
in many scientific, industrial and medical applications. Over the
last decade, image reconstruction has been revolutionized by the
rise of compressive imaging. It has fundamentally changed the way
modern image reconstruction is performed. This in-depth treatment
of the subject commences with a practical introduction to
compressive imaging, supplemented with examples and downloadable
code, intended for readers without extensive background in the
subject. Next, it introduces core topics in compressive imaging -
including compressed sensing, wavelets and optimization - in a
concise yet rigorous way, before providing a detailed treatment of
the mathematics of compressive imaging. The final part is devoted
to recent trends in compressive imaging: deep learning and neural
networks. With an eye to the next decade of imaging research, and
using both empirical and mathematical insights, it examines the
potential benefits and the pitfalls of these latest approaches.
As featured in the hit HBR Article "A 10 Year Study Reveals What
Great Executives Know and Do" Rising to Power is a time tested,
wisdom-packed guide for executives desiring to be exceptional
leaders as they navigate their ascent to the highest levels of
their organization. Nearly two-thirds of all leaders entering
executive roles lack sufficient understanding of what is required
and are unprepared for what they will face, which explains why 50
percent of them fail within the first eighteen months. For decades
we have known that failure rates among transitioning executives are
too high, causing exorbitant costs, damaged organizations, and
stalled careers. Still, little has changed in the way organizations
prepare leaders to assume executive positions. Three-fourths of new
executives say their organization did not adequately prepare them
for the executive office. It doesn't have to be this way. If you
are an executiveor you're aspiring to be oneand considering how you
will navigate the ascent in your organization, Rising to Power will
serve you like no other resource can. Odds are high you have
watched a promising executive fail on their way up. Like many, you
scratched your head, wondering, "Why didn't they see that coming?"
Now you're hoping not to be the next one that falls. Rising to
Power will guide you on a predictable journey of ascent, through
the transitional moments and issues most common in executive
failure. It will bolster your confidence, open your eyes, deepen
your insight, and if you let it, reveal your own proclivities for
failure that you may not even recognize. Based on a ten-year
longitudinal study, Rising to Power offers a profoundly new way of
looking at an executive's rise in an organization, and offers an
approach to significantly increase your odds of success.
Included in this bibliography, originally published in 1989, are
books, pamphlets, dissertations, and articles from periodicals and
collections, published for the most part since 1900, which present
Catholic development in the nineteenth-century as its major theme.
Each entry is annotated with the major idea or theme of the work as
expressed by its author or editor. This title will be of interest
to students of European History and Religious Studies.
A practical overview for health students and health professionals
embarking on an applied research project using a qualitative
approach.Successful Qualitative Health Research offers a thorough
introduction to the field, written in a very clear and concise
fashion. Emphasising the rigorous approach required in health
research, it provides a step by step guide to designing a research
project using qualitative methods, and to collecting, analysing and
presenting different types of data.Hansen provides essential
insights into the ideas and arguments underpinning different
qualitative methods, and highlights the links between theory and
practice. She also explains the importance of choosing the most
appropriate form of data analysis. Each chapter features real life
examples from experienced researchers from a wide range of health
fields. These examples show how researchers have overcome common
problems and offer inspiration and guidance. Applied qualitative
research is increasingly being used to explore a range of issues in
health, both on its own and as an adjunct to quantitative research.
This book offers a clear, no-nonsense approach that will be
invaluable to students and professionals in nursing, medicine,
allied health and public health.'I strongly recommend this book to
all those looking to undertake ethical and rigorous qualitative
research in the field of health and health care.' - Dr Jon Adams,
Director, Qualitative Research Laboratory, Faculty of Health,
University of Newcastle'From thinking about theory to writing for
publication, this text covers a massive amount of ground in a fresh
and dynamic way. It will enthuse the beginner and refresh the old
hand ...' - Associate Professor Jane Gunn, Research Director,
Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne
Included in this bibliography, originally published in 1989, are
books, pamphlets, dissertations, and articles from periodicals and
collections, published for the most part since 1900, which present
Catholic development in the nineteenth-century as its major theme.
Each entry is annotated with the major idea or theme of the work as
expressed by its author or editor. This title will be of interest
to students of European History and Religious Studies.
Forests provide a large range of beneficial services, including
tangible ones such as timber and recreation, and intangible
services such as climate regulation, biodiversity, and watershed
protection. On the other hand, forests can also be considered
roadblocks to progress that occupy space more productively used for
agriculture, making consideration of their regulating services
crucial for balancing land use and forest loss. Monitoring forest
cover and loss is critical for obtaining the data necessary to help
define what is needed to maintain the varying forest service
requirements in different parts of the world. There is an
increasing need for timely and accurate forest change information,
and consequently a greater interest in monitoring those changes.
Global Forest Monitoring from Earth Observation covers the very
recent developments undertaken for monitoring forest areas from
global to national levels using Earth observation satellite data.
It describes operational tools and systems for monitoring forest
ecosystems, discussing why and how researchers currently use
remotely sensed data to study forest cover and loss over large
areas. The book introduces the role of forests in providing
ecosystem services and the need for monitoring their change over
time, followed by an overview of the use of earth observation data
to support forest monitoring. It discusses general methodological
differences, including wall-to-wall mapping and sampling
approaches, as well as data availability. This book provides
excellent coverage of the research and applications of forest
monitoring, indicator mapping at coarse spatial resolution,
sample-based assessments, and wall-to-wall mapping at medium
spatial resolution using optical remote sensing datasets, such as
MODIS and Landsat. It examines the use of radar imagery in forest
monitoring and presents a number of operational systems, from
Brazil's PRODES and DETER products to Australia's NCAS system.
Written by leading global experts in the field, this book offers a
launch point for future advances in satellite-based monitoring of
global forest resources. It gives readers a deeper understanding of
global forest monitoring methods and shows how state-of-the-art
technologies may soon provide key data for creating more balanced
policies.
A comprehensive guide to wind farm noise prediction, measurement,
assessment, control and effects on people Wind Farm Noise covers
all aspects associated with the generation, measurement,
propagation, regulation and adverse health effects of noise
produced by large horizontal-axis wind turbines of the type used in
wind farms. The book begins with a brief history of wind turbine
development and the regulation of their noise at sensitive
receivers. Also included is an introductory chapter on the
fundamentals of acoustics relevant to wind turbine noise so that
readers are well prepared for understanding later chapters on noise
measurements, noise generation mechanisms, noise propagation
modelling and the assessment of the noise at surrounding
residences. Key features: * Potential adverse health effects of
wind farm noise are discussed in an objective way. * Means for
calculating the noise at residences due to a wind farm prior to
construction are covered in detail along with uncertainty
estimates. * The effects of meteorological conditions and other
influences, such as obstacles, ground cover and atmospheric
absorption, on noise levels at residences are explained. *
Quantities that should be measured as well as how to best measure
them in order to properly characterise wind farm noise are
discussed in detail. * Noise generation mechanisms and possible
means for their control are discussed as well as aspects of wind
farm noise that still require further research to be properly
understood. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the topic,
containing both introductory and advanced level material.
Forests provide a large range of beneficial services, including
tangible ones such as timber and recreation, and intangible
services such as climate regulation, biodiversity, and watershed
protection. On the other hand, forests can also be considered
roadblocks to progress that occupy space more productively used for
agriculture, making consideration of their regulating services
crucial for balancing land use and forest loss. Monitoring forest
cover and loss is critical for obtaining the data necessary to help
define what is needed to maintain the varying forest service
requirements in different parts of the world. There is an
increasing need for timely and accurate forest change information,
and consequently a greater interest in monitoring those changes.
Global Forest Monitoring from Earth Observation covers the very
recent developments undertaken for monitoring forest areas from
global to national levels using Earth observation satellite data.
It describes operational tools and systems for monitoring forest
ecosystems, discussing why and how researchers currently use
remotely sensed data to study forest cover and loss over large
areas. The book introduces the role of forests in providing
ecosystem services and the need for monitoring their change over
time, followed by an overview of the use of earth observation data
to support forest monitoring. It discusses general methodological
differences, including wall-to-wall mapping and sampling
approaches, as well as data availability. This book provides
excellent coverage of the research and applications of forest
monitoring, indicator mapping at coarse spatial resolution,
sample-based assessments, and wall-to-wall mapping at medium
spatial resolution using optical remote sensing datasets, such as
MODIS and Landsat. It examines the use of radar imagery in forest
monitoring and presents a number of operational systems, from
Brazil's PRODES and DETER products to Australia's NCAS system.
Written by leading global experts in the field, this book offers a
launch point for future advances in satellite-based monitoring of
global forest resources. It gives readers a deeper understanding of
global forest monitoring methods and shows how state-of-the-art
technologies may soon provide key data for creating more balanced
policies.
In this concise, highly practical book, Christian Hansen draws on
his years of research on time management for department chairs. He
shows department chairs how to set priorities, create a time budget
and log, harness technology to assist in time management, and make
self-care a priority. As a handy paperback, this book is designed
to be an easy-to-access resource that will not only make department
chairs' jobs easier but will also help them to manage stress and
prevent burnout.
A hernia is defined as a protusion or projection of an organ or a
part of an organ through the body wall that normally contains it.
The risk for inguinal hernia is highest among Caucasian males.
Other risk factors include a history of another hernia, advanced
age, abdominal wall injury, history of abdominal aortic aneurysm
and smoking. Inguinal hernias have a variety of clinical
presentations ranging from a finding of a painless bulge in the
groin region on routine physical examination to emergent,
life-threatening presentations due to bowel strangulation. Most
hernias can be diagnosed on physical examination as a bulge in the
groin while coughing or straining. The definitive treatment of all
hernias, regardless of their origin or type, is surgical repair.
The authors of this book examine the risk factors, prognosis and
management options for inguinal hernia.
Rapid developments in electronics over the past two decades have
induced a move from purely mechanical vehicles to mechatronics
design. Recent advances in computing, sensors, and information
technology are pushing mobile equipment design to incorporate
higher levels of automation under the novel concept of intelligent
vehicles. Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems for Off-road
Vehicles introduces this concept, and provides an overview of
recent applications and future approaches within this field.
Several case studies present real examples of vehicles designed to
navigate in off-road environments typically encountered by
agriculture, forestry, and construction machines. The examples
analyzed describe and illustrate key features for agricultural
robotics, such as automatic steering, safeguarding, mapping, and
precision agriculture applications. The eight chapters include
numerous figures, each designed to improve the reader's
comprehension of subjects such as: * automatic steering systems; *
navigation systems; * vehicle architecture; * image processing and
vision; and * three-dimensional perception and localization.
Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems for Off-road Vehicles will be
of great interest to professional engineers and researchers in
vehicle automation, robotics, and the application of artificial
intelligence to mobile equipment; as well as to graduate students
of mechanical, electrical, and agricultural engineering.
This is a collection of recipes prepared in a New England home
using mostly local ingredients and striving for gourmet quality.
The recipes are eclectic and simple to prepare. Because the author
is obsessed with good food, nutritional data for all recipes is
provided.
This book covers the most important clinical and bench science
aspects of metabolic syndrome. It will be of value to all of those
seeking a comprehensive update on the metabolic syndrome.
Furthermore, it will provide a broad basis for advancing research
in the multiple intersecting disciplines encompassed by the
metabolic syndrome.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Rapid developments in electronics over the past two decades have
induced a move from purely mechanical vehicles to mechatronics
design. Recent advances in computing, sensors, and information
technology are pushing mobile equipment design to incorporate
higher levels of automation under the novel concept of intelligent
vehicles. Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems for Off-road
Vehicles introduces this concept, and provides an overview of
recent applications and future approaches within this field.
Several case studies present real examples of vehicles designed to
navigate in off-road environments typically encountered by
agriculture, forestry, and construction machines. The examples
analyzed describe and illustrate key features for agricultural
robotics, such as automatic steering, safeguarding, mapping, and
precision agriculture applications. The eight chapters include
numerous figures, each designed to improve the reader's
comprehension of subjects such as: * automatic steering systems; *
navigation systems; * vehicle architecture; * image processing and
vision; and * three-dimensional perception and localization.
Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems for Off-road Vehicles will be
of great interest to professional engineers and researchers in
vehicle automation, robotics, and the application of artificial
intelligence to mobile equipment; as well as to graduate students
of mechanical, electrical, and agricultural engineering.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This volume presents an insight into the understanding of human
resource development (HRD) in various cultural contexts. This book
looks at how culture shapes our expectations for what is
appropriate in the workplace and aims to broaden the reader's
knowledge of HRD by exploring the boundaries of existing theories.
This book describes how the U.S. Information Agency (USIA)
conducted its varied media, cultural, and educational exchange
programs in nine countries during the Cold War, through the eyes of
a Foreign Service veteran. It depicts the excitement, frustrations,
satisfactions-and sometimes glamour-of a career in the Foreign
Service of the United States Information Agency (USIA). It
describes how the U.S. government agency responsible for what is
now called "public diplomacy" conducted its varied media, cultural,
and educational exchange programs in nine countries during the Cold
War. The author, a 32-year veteran of USIA, demonstrates how USIA
operated at its headquarters in Washington and abroad, where it was
known as the U.S. Information Service (USIS). When at overseas
posts he describes both American and local personnel; some of
USIA's achievements and, at times, the lack thereof; his
professional relationships with embassy colleagues of the
Department of State and other agencies; and addresses such unusual
events as an earthquake in Mexico, a murder in Montevideo, coups
d'etat in Venezuela and Bolivia, and a civil war in the Dominican
Republic.
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
This is the CD-ROM only version of "Overall Equipment
Effectiveness". Written primarily for those responsible for the
reliability of equipment and the production operation, this
innovative book centers on developing and measuring true Overall
Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). The author demonstrates that true
OEE correlates with factory output, provides a methodology to link
OEE with net profits that can be used by reliability managers to
build solid business cases for improvement projects, and draws on
his own experience by presenting successful improvement
applications in every chapter. Additionally, it will also help
practitioners better understand Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
and develop an effective foundation to support Reliability-Centered
Maintenance (RCM). It develops a minimum set of definitions, a
practice application, including three methods of computation, and
reconciliation of OEE and various losses; provides the platform and
reasons for maintenance and production to work synergistically;
helps to identify the hidden factory that exists within the current
system in order to begin leveraging its' potential into real bottom
line results; integrates the famous Theory of Constraints aspects
into an easy to understand shutdown strategy example; and, contains
many practical examples throughout to illustrate techniques and
methods in a way everyone can easily understand.
This collection of conference papers describes state-of-the-art methodologies and algorithms used in the treatment of inverse problems, focusing on seismology and image processing. The papers also describe new general methodologies for analysis and solution of inverse problems by means of statistical and deterministic algorithms. The book gives a glimpse of recent techniques, many of which are still under development.
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