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Artificial Immune Systems - 4th International Conference, ICARIS 2005, Banff, Alberta, Canada, August 14-17, 2005, Proceedings (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
Christian Jacob, Marcin Pilat, Peter Bentley, Jonathan Timmis
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Discovery Miles 16 920
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Your immune system is unique. It is in many waysas complex as your
brain, but itisnotcentredinonelocation,
likethebrain.Itisnotasingleorgan-itconsists
ofmanydi?erentcelltypes, diversemethods
ofintercellularcommunication, and many di?erent organs. Its
functionality is blurred throughout you-we can't extract the immune
system, or point to where it begins and ends. The immune system is
not separablefrom the system it protects. It has integrallinks to
every organ of our bodies.
Thishasradicalimplicationsforthe?eldofArti?cialImmuneSystems(AIS),
that we are only now beginning to comprehend. One of the ?rst
insights is that modelling the immune system, or developing any
kind of immune algorithm, is di?cult. The immune system is one
aspect of biology that we ?nd di?cult to apply simple reductionist
explanations to. We can very successfully extract s- processes of
the whole and create immune algorithms based on those processes.
But we are always aware that we are missing the whole story. This
is leading to more holistic views of immune algorithm development:
theoretical analyses of how the sub-components contribute to the
whole, and identi?cation of missing elements. Arti?cial immune
systems are now beginning to incorporate ideas of innate as well as
adaptive immunity, more complex intercellular communication
mechanisms, endocrine and neural interfaces, concepts of tissue and
broader ideas of organism and environment.
SoperhapsthemostexcitingimplicationforthefutureofAISisthatthese-
searchersareontheforefrontofunconventionalcomputing-mergingthe bou-
aries between biology and traditional computation to achieve new
emergent, embodied and distributed processing capabilities.
An essential capacity of intelligence is the ability to learn. An
artificially intelligent system that could learn would not have to
be programmed for every eventuality; it could adapt to its changing
environment and conditions just as biological systems do.
"Illustrating Evolutionary Computation with Mathematica" introduces
evolutionary computation to the technically savvy reader who wishes
to explore this fascinating and increasingly important field.
Unique among books on evolutionary computation, the book also
explores the application of evolution to developmental processes in
nature, such as the growth processes in cells and plants. If you
are a newcomer to the evolutionary computation field, an engineer,
a programmer, or even a biologist wanting to learn how to model the
evolution and coevolution of plants, this book will provide you
with a visually rich and engaging account of this complex
subject.
* Introduces the major mechanisms of biological evolution.
* Demonstrates many fascinating aspects of evolution in nature with
simple, yet illustrative examples.
* Explains each of the major branches of evolutionary computation:
genetic algorithms, genetic programming, evolutionary programming,
and evolution strategies.
* Demonstrates the programming of computers by evolutionary
principles using Evolvica, a genetic programming system designed by
the author.
* Shows in detail how to evolve developmental programs modeled by
cellular automata and Lindenmayer systems.
* Provides Mathematica notebooks on the Web that include all the
programs in the book and supporting animations, movies, and
graphics.
Wie koennen Sie radikalere Veranderungsprozesse im Unternehmen
bestmoeglich meistern? In diesem Werk wird etabliertes
psychologisches Wissen in ganz besonderer Weise fur Sie nutzlich
gemacht. In einem spannenden Dialog begegnen sich Wissenschaft und
Praxis, um das spannende Thema Organisationsentwicklung umfassend
abzubilden. Das gemeinsame Wissen ist so aufbereitet, dass alle,
die in Unternehmen und Organisationen mit dem Gestalten und Erleben
von Veranderungsprozessen zu tun haben, die Grundlagen und
Hintergrunde besser verstehen. Und vor allen Dingen erhalten Sie
zahlreiche gute Ideen und praktische Hinweise fur Ihren
Arbeitsalltag. Einen Schwerpunkt legt das Buch auf innovative
Ansatze des Changemanagements. Zahlreiche Praxisfalle illustrieren
dabei das Vorgehen bei der tatsachlichen Veranderungsarbeit mit
Menschen und Organisationen.
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The Web of Athenaeus (Paperback)
Christian Jacob; Translated by Arietta Papaconstantinou; Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson
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Discovery Miles 4 250
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In The Web of Athenaeus, Christian Jacob produces a completely
fresh and unique reading of Athenaeus’s Sophists at Dinner (ca.
200 ce). Jacob provides the reader with a map and a compass to
navigate the unfathomable number of intersecting paths in this
enormous work: the books, the quotations, the diners, the dishes
served, and—above all—the wordplay, all within the simulacrum
of an ancient Greek library. A text long mined merely for its
testimonies to lost classical poets, the Sophists at Dinner has now
received a full literary re-imagining by Jacob, who connects the
world of Hellenistic erudition with its legacy among Hellenized
Romans. The Web of Athenaeus simultaneously offers a literary
history of the rarest and finest of Greek culture along with a
creative anthropology of a Roman imperial world obsessed with the
Greek past.
Udo Rein (b. 1960) is a video artist and painter and lives in
Munich. In his work he examines social and cultural contrasts
worldwide. His pictorial language starts out from documentary film
sequences and builds on fractal constructions and deconstructions
which he translates into collages of film stills and oil and
acrylic paints on wood panels. Our society frequently presents us
with polished surfaces and clear structures. These serve as the
starting point for Udo Rein, whose pictorial compositions then lead
us deep into the back streets and abysses of our worldviews.
Looking beneath the veneer opens up perspectives in a multi-faceted
but also contradictory world which is both erotic and mysterious.
The lavishly illustrated volume is the first comprehensive
monograph on the artist’s impressive oeuvre.
One day, a beautiful little girl walks into a toy store. Shes sad
because yesterday she was picked on. Its difficult for others to
see how lovely she is because shes a bit different. She was born
with a rare disease that makes her special. All she really wants in
the world is a true friend. This particular toy store is filled
with special teddy bears that are made with old jeans instead of
fur. They are all shades of blueall except one. Among the many jean
bears is a unique bear of many colors. Its the rare jean bear, and
it might be just what this singular little girl is looking for. In
The Rare Jean Bear, author and patient advocate for those with
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia speaks directly to the
emotional needs of children dealing with rare disease. This warm,
understanding short story was written to help your little ones
practice reading while being reminded that they are special and
loved.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Versuch Einer Geschichte Der Stadt Augsburg; Versuch Einer
Geschichte Der Stadt Augsburg; Christian Jacob Wagenseil Christian
Jacob Wagenseil August Ba�mer, 1821
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++++ Alfred: Ein Historisches Schauspiel In Funf Aufzugen Christian
Jacob Contessa Thomas, 1809
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Staatswirthschaft, Volume 3; Staatswirthschaft; Christian
Jacob Kraus Christian Jacob Kraus, Hans von Auerswald Nicolovius,
1808
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IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
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++++ Lehrbuch Der Auscultation Und Percussion, Mit Besonderer
Berucksichtigung Der Inspection, Betastung Und Messung Der Brust
Und Des Unterleibes Zu Diagnostischen Zwecken 2 Carl Adolf
Christian Jacob Gerhardt H. Laupp, 1871 Medical; Cardiology;
Auscultation; Medical / Cardiology; Medical / Pulmonary &
Thoracic Medicine; Percussion
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++++ Bermischre Schrigten Christian Jacob Kraus
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