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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Handbook of Multimodal-Multisensor Interfaces provides the
first authoritative resource on what has become the dominant
paradigm for new computer interfaces: user input involving new
media (speech, multi-touch, hand and body gestures, facial
expressions, writing) embedded in multimodal-multisensor interfaces
that often include biosignals. This edited collection is written by
international experts and pioneers in the field. It provides a
textbook, reference, and technology roadmap for professionals
working in this and related areas. This second volume of the
handbook begins with multimodal signal processing, architectures,
and machine learning. It includes recent deep learning approaches
for processing multisensorial and multimodal user data and
interaction, as well as context-sensitivity. A further highlight is
processing of information about users' states and traits, an
exciting emerging capability in next-generation user interfaces.
These chapters discuss real-time multimodal analysis of emotion and
social signals from various modalities, and perception of affective
expression by users. Further chapters discuss multimodal processing
of cognitive state using behavioral and physiological signals to
detect cognitive load, domain expertise, deception, and depression.
This collection of chapters provides walk-through examples of
system design and processing, information on tools and practical
resources for developing and evaluating new systems, and
terminology and tutorial support for mastering this rapidly
expanding field. In the final section of this volume, experts
exchange views on the timely and controversial challenge topic of
multimodal deep learning. The discussion focuses on how
multimodal-multisensor interfaces are most likely to advance human
performance during the next decade.
1QHodayot is recognized as one of the most important of the Dead
Sea Scrolls and key to understanding the specific worldview and
piety of its author(s). It contains a collection of psalms giving
thanks for deliverance, salvation, knowledge, and divine mercy.
This volume contains the text of 1QHodayot published in the
definitive Discoveries in the Judaean Desert volume 40 and the
English translation from that volume, lightly revised. It provides
the most up-to-date, accessible, and inexpensive access to the
text, translation, and official numbering of the columns and lines
of 1QH.
The Handbook of Multimodal-Multisensor Interfaces provides the
first authoritative resource on what has become the dominant
paradigm for new computer interfaces- user input involving new
media (speech, multi-touch, gestures, writing) embedded in
multimodal-multisensor interfaces. These interfaces support smart
phones, wearables, in-vehicle and robotic applications, and many
other areas that are now highly competitive commercially. This
edited collection is written by international experts and pioneers
in the field. It provides a textbook, reference, and technology
roadmap for professionals working in this and related areas. This
first volume of the handbook presents relevant theory and
neuroscience foundations for guiding the development of
high-performance systems. Additional chapters discuss approaches to
user modeling and interface designs that support user choice, that
synergistically combine modalities with sensors, and that blend
multimodal input and output. This volume also highlights an
in-depth look at the most common multimodal-multisensor
combinations-for example, touch and pen input, haptic and
non-speech audio output, and speech-centric systems that co-process
either gestures, pen input, gaze, or visible lip movements. A
common theme throughout these chapters is supporting mobility and
individual differences among users. These handbook chapters provide
walk-through examples of system design and processing, information
on tools and practical resources for developing and evaluating new
systems, and terminology and tutorial support for mastering this
emerging field. In the final section of this volume, experts
exchange views on a timely and controversial challenge topic, and
how they believe multimodal-multisensor interfaces should be
designed in the future to most effectively advance human
performance.
The contributions gathered here provide an overview of current
research projects and selected software products of the Fraunhofer
Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI. They show
the wide range of challenges that scientific computing currently
faces, the solutions it offers, and its important role in
developing applications for industry. Given the exciting field of
applied collaborative research and development it discusses, the
book will appeal to scientists, practitioners, and students alike.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing
SCAI combines excellent research and application-oriented
development to provide added value for our partners. SCAI develops
numerical techniques, parallel algorithms and specialized software
tools to support and optimize industrial simulations. Moreover, it
implements custom software solutions for production and logistics,
and offers calculations on high-performance computers. Its services
and products are based on state-of-the-art methods from applied
mathematics and information technology.
Not another textbook, but a valuable tool for doctors and
microbiologists wanting to know how to set up a PCR diagnostic
microbiology laboratory according to current regulatory standards
and perform assays supplied with patient clinical diagnostic
criteria and easy to follow protocols. Whether laboratories are
using commercial kits or in-house methods developed in their own
laboratories or adopted from published methods, all clinical
microbiology laboratories need to be able to understand, critically
evaluate, perform and interpret these tests according to rigorous
and clinically appropriate standards and international guidelines.
The cost and effort of development and evaluation of in-house tests
is considerable and many laboratories do not have the resources to
do so. This compendium is a vehicle to improve and maintain the
clinical relevance and high quality of diagnostic PCR. It is a
unique collection of; guidelines for PCR laboratory set up and
quality control, test selection criteria, methods and detailed step
by step protocols for a diagnostic assays in the field of molecular
microbiology. The structure of the book provides the PCR
fundamentals and describes the clinical aspects and diagnosis of
infectious disease. This is followed by protocols divided into;
bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites, and susceptibility screens.
The inclusion of medical criteria and interpretation adds value to
the compendium and benefits clinicians, scientists, researchers and
students of clinical diagnostic microbiology
The field of semiconductor nanostructures is of enormous and
still-growing research interest. On one hand, they are already
realized in mass products such as high-electron-mobility
field-effect transistors and quantum-well lasers. On the other
hand, they allow, in specially tailored systems, the investigation
of fundamental properties such as many-particle interactions of
electrons in reduced dimensions. This book bridges the gap between
general semiconductor textbooks and research articles.
This book provides the reader with the knowledge necessary for
comprehension of the field of Intelligent Audio Analysis. It
firstly introduces standard methods and discusses the typical
Intelligent Audio Analysis chain going from audio data to audio
features to audio recognition. Further, an introduction to audio
source separation, and enhancement and robustness are given. After
the introductory parts, the book shows several applications for the
three types of audio: speech, music, and general sound. Each task
is shortly introduced, followed by a description of the specific
data and methods applied, experiments and results, and a conclusion
for this specific task. The books provides benchmark results and
standardized test-beds for a broader range of audio analysis tasks.
The main focus thereby lies on the parallel advancement of realism
in audio analysis, as too often today's results are overly
optimistic owing to idealized testing conditions, and it serves to
stimulate synergies arising from transfer of methods and leads to a
holistic audio analysis.
This volume provides a comprehensive outline of the current methods
used to detect, characterize, and investigate Shiga toxin-producing
E. coli (STEC) and Shiga toxins. Written in the highly successful
Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include
introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary
materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible
laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding
known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Shiga
Toxin-Producing E. coli: Methods and Protocols aims to be a
valuable resource for clinicians, epidemiologists, and researchers
interested in STEC pathogenesis.
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Multigrid (Hardcover)
Ulrich Trottenberg, Cornelius W. Oosterlee, Anton Schuller
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R2,270
Discovery Miles 22 700
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Multigrid presents both an elementary introduction to multigrid
methods for solving partial differential equations and a
contemporary survey of advanced multigrid techniques and real-life
applications.
Multigrid methods are invaluable to researchers in scientific
disciplines including physics, chemistry, meteorology, fluid and
continuum mechanics, geology, biology, and all engineering
disciplines. They are also becoming increasingly important in
economics and financial mathematics.
Readers are presented with an invaluable summary covering 25 years
of practical experience acquired by the multigrid research group at
the Germany National Research Center for Information Technology.
The book presents both practical and theoretical points of view.
* Covers the whole field of multigrid methods from its elements up
to the most advanced applications
* Style is essentially elementary but mathematically rigorous
* No other book is so comprehensive and written for both
practitioners and students
This book is a collective journal of the COVID-19 pandemic. With
first-hand accounts of the pandemic as it unfolded, it explores the
social and the political through the lens of the outbreak.
Featuring contributors located in India, the United States, Brazil,
the United Kingdom, Germany, and Bulgaria, the book presents us
with simultaneous multiple histories of our time. The volume
documents the beginning of social distancing and lockdown measures
adopted by countries around the world and analyses how these bore
upon prevailing social conditions in specific locations. It
presents the authors' personal observations in a lucid
conversational style as they reflect on themes such as the
reorganization of political debates and issues, the experience of
the marginalized, theodicy, government policy responses, and shifts
into digital space under lockdown, all of these under an
overarching narrative of the healthcare and economic crisis facing
the world. A unique and engaging contribution, this book will be
useful to students and researchers of sociology, public health,
political economy, public policy, and comparative politics. It will
also appeal to general readers interested in pandemic literature.
This book is a collective journal of the COVID-19 pandemic. With
first-hand accounts of the pandemic as it unfolded, it explores the
social and the political through the lens of the outbreak.
Featuring contributors located in India, the United States, Brazil,
the United Kingdom, Germany, and Bulgaria, the book presents us
with simultaneous multiple histories of our time. The volume
documents the beginning of social distancing and lockdown measures
adopted by countries around the world and analyses how these bore
upon prevailing social conditions in specific locations. It
presents the authors' personal observations in a lucid
conversational style as they reflect on themes such as the
reorganization of political debates and issues, the experience of
the marginalized, theodicy, government policy responses, and shifts
into digital space under lockdown, all of these under an
overarching narrative of the healthcare and economic crisis facing
the world. A unique and engaging contribution, this book will be
useful to students and researchers of sociology, public health,
political economy, public policy, and comparative politics. It will
also appeal to general readers interested in pandemic literature.
Contextualizing Disaster offers a comparative analysis of six
recent "highly visible" disasters and several slow-burning,
"hidden," crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes,
chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and
climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are
increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional,
newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as
isolated or discrete occurrences. Rather, building on insights
developed by political ecologists, this book makes a compelling
argument for understanding disasters as transnational and global
phenomena.
Contextualizing Disaster offers a comparative analysis of six
recent "highly visible" disasters and several slow-burning,
"hidden," crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes,
chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and
climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are
increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional,
newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as
isolated or discrete occurrences. Rather, building on insights
developed by political ecologists, this book makes a compelling
argument for understanding disasters as transnational and global
phenomena.
This is Robert Schuller like you've never heard before. Though
it echoes the extraordinary insightfulness and encouragement you
have come to count on from Dr. Schuller, never before has he
written a book so personal, so moving. This book is about
adversity, tragedy, despair. But it's also about hope, joy, and
eternal victory in Jesus.
For the first time, he discusses many of the difficult events of
his life. He provides positive examples to show readers how he got
through them and how they can emerge victoriously also.
for horn solo Includes 13 short pieces for horn that help the
player master breath support, tonguing, articulations, rapid
note-playing, and varying rhythms, all while exploring the range of
the instrument.
The Fourth Gospel is at the same time a sublime work that has
inspired and enriched the faith of countless Christians and a
problematic text that has provided potent anti-Jewish imagery
exploited in anti-Jewish and anti-Semitic discourse over the course
of two millennia. The Fourth Gospel contains approximately 70
references to hoi ioudaioi, a designation most often (and best)
translated as "the Jews." Several of these references are neutral
or descriptive, referring to Jewish festivals or specific
practices, and some depict individual Jews or Jewish groups as
interested in Jesus' message. The vast majority, however, express a
negative or even hostile stance towards the Jews. These passages
express several themes that became central to Christian anti-Jewish
and anti-Semitic discourse. These include the charge of deicide -
killing God - and the claim that the Jews have the devil as their
father (8:44). The essays in this book address both the Gospel's
stance towards the Jews and the Gospel's impact on Jewish-Christian
relations from antiquity to the present day, in a range of media,
including sermons, iconography, art, music, and film. A short
volume of collected essays cannot hope to address the full history
of the Fourth Gospel's impact on Jewish-Christian relations.
Nevertheless, it is hoped that this volume will contribute to the
efforts of Christians and Jews alike to find ways to appreciate
what is good and life-affirming about the Gospel of John, while
also acknowledging the damaging impact of its portrayal of Jews as
the children of Satan and the killers of Christ. Only when
Christians disavow this portrayal can the Gospel of John continue
to be a true source of inspiration and perhaps even a path forward
in the relationships between Jews and Christians in the modern
world.
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