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This book is a collection of the latest applications of methods
from soft computing and machine learning in image processing. It
explores different areas ranging from image segmentation to the
object recognition using complex approaches, and includes the
theory of the methodologies used to provide an overview of the
application of these tools in image processing. The material has
been compiled from a scientific perspective, and the book is
primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate science,
engineering, and computational mathematics students. It can also be
used for courses on artificial intelligence, advanced image
processing, and computational intelligence, and is a valuable
resource for researchers in the evolutionary computation,
artificial intelligence and image processing communities.
The goal of this book is to present advances that discuss
alternative Evolutionary Computation (EC) developments and
non-conventional operators which have proved to be effective in the
solution of several complex problems. The book has been structured
so that each chapter can be read independently from the others. The
book contains nine chapters with the following themes: 1)
Introduction, 2) the Social Spider Optimization (SSO), 3) the
States of Matter Search (SMS), 4) the collective animal behavior
(CAB) algorithm, 5) the Allostatic Optimization (AO) method, 6) the
Locust Search (LS) algorithm, 7) the Adaptive Population with
Reduced Evaluations (APRE) method, 8) the multimodal CAB, 9) the
constrained SSO method.
The goal of this book is to present advances that discuss
alternative Evolutionary Computation (EC) developments and
non-conventional operators which have proved to be effective in the
solution of several complex problems. The book has been structured
so that each chapter can be read independently from the others. The
book contains nine chapters with the following themes: 1)
Introduction, 2) the Social Spider Optimization (SSO), 3) the
States of Matter Search (SMS), 4) the collective animal behavior
(CAB) algorithm, 5) the Allostatic Optimization (AO) method, 6) the
Locust Search (LS) algorithm, 7) the Adaptive Population with
Reduced Evaluations (APRE) method, 8) the multimodal CAB, 9) the
constrained SSO method.
In Vogue is a fascinating look at the history of the world's most
influential magazine. The complete compendium is illustrated with
hundreds of covers and archival interiors of past Vogue editions,
featuring the work of some of the twentieth century's most
respected artists, cover illustrators, and photographers-from
Edward Steichen, Toni Frissell, and Erwin Blumenfeld to Irving
Penn, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz,
Mario Testino, Steven Klein, Bruce Webber, and Herb Ritts. In 1909,
an entrepreneurial New Yorker named Conde Nast took charge of a
struggling society journal and transformed it into the most
glamorous fashion magazine of the twentieth century. In Vogue
traces the history, development and influence of this media
colossus-from its beginning as a social gazette in the late
nineteenth century, to the exploration of modern fashion
photography and new visuals in the mid-twentieth century, to its
status as the top style magazine today. The book explains the
makings of the magazine-from runways, to editorial meetings, to the
pages of Vogue.The thoroughly researched story incorporates
first-person accounts, interviews with editors and photographers,
and excerpts from stories written in the magazine by many
world-renowned writers, including Truman Capote, Aldous Huxley,
Richard Burton, Federico Fellini, and Marcello Mastroianni.
Unparalleled in its scope and exceptionally illustrated, In Vogue
is sure to be among the most important publications on the subjects
of culture, art, fashion, photography, and media.
"Smoke Rings" follows a group of friends who use their youthful
experiences smuggling marijuana to form the basis for smuggling
cigars into the United States. Now in their mid-forties, attorney
Jorge Montes de Oca and his best friend, John Davis, a medical
doctor, find themselves lured into this adventure by another
friend, a Cuban exile and political activist who must finance his
activities against the Cuban regime.As they become more involved in
the adventure, Jorge and John risk their professional lives to
engage in the cigar smuggling. At the same time, the cop who had
pursued them during their marijuana-smuggling days is hot on their
trail again; and this time, the stakes are so much larger!Examining
the intricacies affecting Cuban politics and the love of Cuban
cigars, "Smoke Rings" is fast-paced thriller filled with action and
the beautiful scenery of Miami, Havana, and the Florida Keys.
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