Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Title page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- How To Use This Book -- Bibliography -- Introductory Section -- 1 Basics -- 1.1 Basic Statistics -- 1.2 Inferential versus Descriptive Statistics and Data Mining -- 1.3 Population versus Samples -- 1.4 Modeling -- 1.5 Errors -- 1.6 Overfitting the Model -- 1.7 Generalizability versus Accuracy -- 1.8 Input/Output -- 1.9 Bibliography -- 2 Domain Expertise -- 2.1 Domain Expertise -- 2.2 Domain Expertise for Analysts -- 2.3 Compromise -- 2.4 Analyze Your Own Data -- 2.5 Bibliography -- 3 Data Mining -- 3.1 Discovery and Prediction -- 3.2 Confirmation and Discovery -- 3.3 Surprise -- 3.4 Characterization -- 3.5 "Volume Challenge" -- 3.6 Exploratory Graphics and Data Exploration -- 3.7 Link Analysis -- 3.8 Nonobvious Relationship Analysis (NORA) -- 3.9 Text Mining -- 3.10 Future Trends -- 3.11 Bibliography -- Methods -- 4 Process Models for Data Mining and Analysis -- 4.1 CIA Intelligence Process -- 4.2 CRISP-DM -- 4.3 Actionable Mining and Predictive Analysis for Public Safety and Security -- 4.4 Bibliography -- 5 Data -- 5.1 Getting Started -- 5.2 Types of Data -- 5.3 Data -- 5.4 Types of Data Resources -- 5.5 Data Challenges -- 5.6 How Do We Overcome These Potential Barriers? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 3.5 Vector Magnetic Potential for Time-Varying Currents -- 3.6 Conservation of Energy and Poynting's Theorem -- 3.7 Inductance of a Conducting Loop -- 4 The Concept of "Loop" Inductance -- 4.1 Self Inductance of a Current Loop from Faraday's Law of Induction -- 4.1.1 Rectangular Loop -- 4.1.2 Circular Loop -- 4.1.3 Coaxial Cable -- 4.2 The Concept of Flux Linkages for Multiturn Loops -- 4.2.1 Solenoid -- 4.2.2 Toroid -- 4.3 Loop Inductance Using the Vector Magnetic Potential -- 4.3.1 Rectangular Loop -- 4.3.2 Circular Loop -- 4.4 Neumann Integral for Self and Mutual Inductances Between Current Loops -- 4.4.1 Mutual Inductance Between Two Circular Loops -- 4.4.2 Self Inductance of the Rectangular Loop -- 4.4.3 Self Inductance of the Circular Loop -- 4.5 Internal Inductance vs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CLEVER PHYSICS, BUT BAD NUMBERS 135 -- 4.1 Contrawound Toroidal Helix Antenna / 135 -- 4.2 Transmission Line Antennas / 138 -- 4.3 Halo, Hula Hoop, and DDRR Antennas / 138 -- 4.4 Dielectric-Loaded Antennas / 140.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Working on example projects -- 4.4. Interview with David Robinson, data scientist -- Summary -- Chapters 1-4 resources -- Part 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…« -- 2 Viele Wege führen zum Ziel -- 2.1 Kontaktbasierte 3D-Scan-Verfahren -- 2.2 Nichtkontaktbasierte aktive 3D-Scan-Verfahren -- 2.2.1 Laserscanner -- 2.2.2 Tiefensensoren als 3D-Scanner -- 2.2.3 Codiertes Licht zum 3D-Scannen -- 2.3 Nichtkontaktbasierte passive 3D-Scan-Verfahren -- 2.3.1 Stereoskopie -- 2.3.2 Die Fotogrammetrie -- 2.3.3 Einige Exoten -- 3 3D-Scanner selber bauen und in Betrieb nehmen -- 3.1 Laserscanner -- 3.1.1 Der Gehäuseaufbau -- 3.1.2 Einbau der Elektronik in das Gehäuse -- 3.1.3 Installation der Software -- 3.1.4 Scannen mit dem FabScanPi -- 3.2 Fotogrammetrie-Scanner -- 3.2.1 Erste Experimente -- 3.2.2 OpenScan - der fast automatische Fotogrammetrie-Scanner -- 3.2.3 Vom Bild zum 3D-Objekt -- 3.3 Tiefensensor-basierte Scanner -- 3.3.1 Allgemeiner Scanneraufbau -- 3.3.2 Kinect 360 und Asus Xtion mit Skanect -- 3.3.3 Kinect One mit Microsoft Builder -- 3.3.4 Praktische Tipps zum Umgang mit Tiefensensoren -- 3.4 Streifenlicht-Scanner -- 3.4.1 Die Software -- 3.4.2 Vorbereitungen und Aufbau des Scanners -- 3.4.3 Die Kalibrierung von Kamera und Projektor -- 3.4.4 Der 3D-Scan-Vorgang -- 3.4.5 Scan exportieren und in MeshLab laden -- 4 Tipps &amp -- Tricks für das 3D-Scannen -- 4.1 Sprühkreide gegen Reflexion und Transparenzen -- 4.2 Laserscannen mit Reflexion und Transparenzen -- 4.3 Fotogrammetrie mit wenig Merkmalen -- 4.4 Fotogrammetrie mit Spiegelungen und Transparenzen -- 4.5 Polfilter gegen Glanz, Spiegelungen und Reflexionen -- 4.5.1 Wie funktioniert ein Polfilter? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Rules for staying sane -- Rule 1 Relax -- Rule 2 No one is perfect -- Rule 3 Be content -- Rule 4 Know what you're good at -- Rule 5 Almost any rule can be broken occasionally -- Rule 6 Don't try to do everything -- Rule 7 You don't have to follow every piece of advice you get -- Rule 8 It's normal to want to escape -- Rule 9 You're allowed to hide from your kids -- Rule 10 Parents are people too -- Rule 11 Don't ignore your relationship with your partner -- Attitude rules -- Rule 12 Love is not enough -- Rule 13 Every recipe needs different ingredients -- Rule 14 Anything extreme is almost certainly wrong -- Rule 15 Look pleased to see them -- Rule 16 Treat your child with respect -- Rule 17 Enjoy their company -- Rule 18 It's not about you - it's about them -- Rule 19 Being tidy isn't as important as you think -- Rule 20 Good parenting is calculated risk taking -- Rule 21 Keep your worries to yourself -- Rule 22 See things from their point of view -- Rule 23 Parenting is not a competitive sport -- Rule 24 Never emotionally blackmail them -- Everyday rules -- Rule 25 Let them get on with it -- Rule 26 Let them go (wild) -- Rule 27 Teach them to think for themselves -- Rule 28 Use praise wisely -- Rule 29 Make sure they know what's important -- Rule 30 Show them how to lose -- Rule 31 Know the value of boundaries -- Rule 32 Bribery doesn't have to be bad -- Rule 33 Moods are catching -- Rule 34 You're setting their eating patterns for life -- Rule 35 Communicate -- Rule 36 Set clear targets -- Rule 37 Don't be a nag -- Discipline rules -- Rule 38 Present a united front -- Rule 39 Carrots beat sticks -- Rule 40 Be consistent -- Rule 41 Lighten up -- Rule 42 Focus on the problem, not the person -- Rule 43 Don't paint yourself into a corner -- Rule 44 If you lose your temper, you're the loser…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…How to Deal with Wind Illnesses: Two Short Meditation Texts from Buddhist Southeast Asia -- HYBRIDITY IN BUDDHIST HEALING -- 44. Correlative Cosmology, Moral Rectitude, and Buddhist Notions of Health: Selections from the Sutra of Trapusa and Bhallika -- 45. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Les Relieurs de Paris, [On Free Education] ; 44. Karl Marx, [On Education in Modern Society] ; 45. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Transit Passage in an Occupied Area  The 2018 Kerch Strait Incident and the 2022 Ukraine-Russia Naval Warfare -- 4.1 The Kerch Strait Incident and Its Implications for the Passage Regime in the Sea of Azov -- 4.2 Freedom of Navigation of Ukrainian and Russian Ships in the Kerch Strait -- 4.3 A Critical Analysis of Ukraine’s Arguments about the Applicability of Transit Passage to Ships and Aircraft in/over the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait -- 4.4 The Significance of 2003 Bilateral Treaties for the Passage Regime of the Kerch Strait -- 4.5 The Sea of Azov as a Potential Historic Bay and Its Implications for the Regime of Passage in the Kerch Strait under Article 35(a) of losc -- 4.6 The Importance of the Obligation of Non-recognition for the Passage Regime of the Kerch Strait -- 4.7 Parallel Legal Regimes vs Sui Generis Regime of the Kerch Strait -- 4.8 The Kerch Strait as a Belligerent Strait -- 5 Use of Force against Sovereign Immune Vessels  Law Enforcement v. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Pokora kerčmara 268 -- Die Buße des Gastwirtes 269 -- 44. Siroma kovač pak njegova kći 274 -- Der arme Schmied und seine Tochter 275 -- 45. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Der textimmanente Verweischarakter und die illusorische Allegorie 172 -- 4.2 Spektakel im Zirkus: Auf der Galerie 177 -- 4.3 Aufstieg und Zusammenbruch: Erstes Leid 205 -- 4.4 Fortschrittseuphorie, stehender Sturmlauf und die Perspektive der revolutionären Jetztzeit: Das Stadtwappen 228 -- 5 Beschleunigte Transportkanäle auf dem amerikanischen Kontinent 251 -- 5.1 Fordistische Reiseerfahrungen 256 -- 5.2 Amerika als Ort der erlebten Geschwindigkeit 264 -- 5.2.1 Harmonische Bilder neuer Transportwege 269 -- 5.2.2 Kritik amerikanischer Verhältnisse und deren expansiver Geschwindigkeit 275 -- 5.3 Die amerikanische Metropole als verdichteter Raum der beschleunigten Transportkanäle 279 -- 6 Beschleunigungshoffnungen: Bernhard Kellermanns Der Tunnel 287 -- 6.1 Der Tunnel: Inhalt, Forschungsansätze und historische Kontexte 289 -- 6.1.1 Inhalt 293 -- 6.1.2 Der Tunnel als vielschichtiges Kriegsprojekt 295 -- 6.2 Der Tunnel zwischen Sensationsroman, Utopie und Amerikanismus 300 -- 6.2.1 Das Prinzip ›Stimmungsbilder‹ 310 -- 6.2.2 Widersprüche als Handlungsmotoren 312 -- 6.3 Fordismus, Beschleunigung und Desynchronisation 320 -- 6.3.1 Fordistischer Tunnelbau 323 -- 6.3.2 Beschleunigungserfahrung der ersten Tunnelfahrt 334 -- 7 Beschleunigungszumutungen in Amerika: Kafkas Der Verschollene 341 -- 7.1 Inhalt und bisherige Forschungsansätze 343 -- 7.1.1 Forschungsansätze 345 -- 7.2 Intensivierung und das beschleunigte Amerika 355 -- 7.2.1 Amerikanischer Verkehr 356 -- 7.2.2 Die amerikanische Arbeitsordnung und ihre Beschleunigungsphänomene 363 -- 7.2.3 Rationalisierung und Kommunikationsverlust 374 -- 7.2.3 Proletarisierung und Zeitdisziplin 378 -- 7.3 Synchronisation, Desynchronisation und Epochenschwellen 382 -- 7.3.1 Die Zeitzone des Schiffs 384 -- 7.3.2 Die Zeitzone des Landhauses 390 -- 7.3.3 Die komplexe Zeit der Lohnarbeit 397 -- 7.4 Die Wiederholung als Konstruktionsprinzip 400 -- 8 Synchronisationsschwierigkeiten oder die Suche nach der verlorenen Pace: Robert Müllers Tropen 421 -- 8.1 Das mehrdimensionale Erzählen der Tropen: Forschungsüberblick und Inhalt 428 -- 8.2 Die Entdeckung der fünften Dimension 437 -- 8.2.1 Relativitätsmenschen und Bezugselfen: Zeit und Raum in einem dynamischen System 439 -- 8.2.2 Phantoplasma, Kubismus und die Rolle des Primitiven 453 -- 8.2.3 Kreisbewegung der Erkenntnis, Simulacrum und Wiederholungsstrukturen 461 -- 8.3 Tropischer Synchronisationsdruck 473 -- 8.3.1 Bürgerliches Bewusstsein und eine Robinsonade der Effizienz 479 -- 8.3.2 Der rasende Stillstand des Jahrmarkts und die Kunstreflexion als Bindeglied zum bürgerlichen Bewusstsein 492 -- 8.3.3 Der Verlust der Pace als Hoffnung auf eine konservative Revolution 501 -- 9 Warenästhetik, Synchronisationsdruck und urbaner Stillstand im Angestelltenroman 509 -- 9.1 Der Angestelltenroman und die Transformation der Beschleunigungserfahrung 525 -- 9.2 Käsebier: Die beschleunigte Kultur Berlins 540 -- 9.2.1 Die Ware Käsebier und die Kommodifizierung des Menschen 547 -- 9.2.2 Leerlaufexistenzen und die morbide dynamische Großstadt im Leerlaufmodus 554 -- 9.3 Herrn Brechers Fiasko: Rationalisierte Bürowelt 566 -- 9.3.1 Forschungsstand 570 -- 9.3.2 Gespenstischer Leerlauf 572 -- 9.3.3 Städtische Betriebsamkeit und Stillstand 577 -- 10 Fazit: Rasender Stillstand und kein Ende 587 -- ibliografie 598 -- Anhang 631 -- Danksagung 6.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Summary -- Introduction -- 1.1 Protein aggregation and amyloidoses -- 1.1.1 Mechanisms of amyloid fibril formation -- 1.1.2 Oligomer structural polymorphism: fibrillar and prefibrillar oligomers -- 1.1.3 Oligomer toxicity: common mechanism of pathogenesis -- 1.1.4 Amyloid formation is an inherent property of polypeptide chains: functional amyloid and disease unreleated amyloid -- 1.2 HypF-N: model protein of amyloid aggregation unrelated to disease -- 1.2.1 Function, structure and aggregation of HypF-N -- 1.2.2 HypF-N protofibrils interact with cell membranes originating a cytotoxic cascade -- 1.2.3 A causative link between the structure of HypF-N oligomers and their ability to cause cellular dysfunction -- 1.3 Alzheimer's disease -- 1.3.1 The Alzheimer phenotype -- 1.3.2 The elaborate processing of APP -- 1.3.3 The genetics of Alzheimer's disease -- 1.3.4 Peripheral cells as a tool to identify and test hypotheses on AD pathophysiology -- 1.3.5 Adult neurogenesis and stem cell technology for AD -- 1.4 Cholesterol and gangliosides in the central nervous system (CNS) -- 1.4.1 Brain cholesterol metabolism -- 1.4.2 Ganglioside metabolism -- 1.4.3 Lipid rafts -- 1.4.4 Role of cholesterol in AD -- 1.4.5 Role of gangliosides in AD -- 1.5 Aim of the study -- Materials & Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.1.1 Chemicals -- 2.1.2 Fluorescent probes -- 2.1.3 Peptides and aggregation protocols -- 2.2 Cell cultures -- 2.3 Methods -- 2.3.1 Separation processes -- 2.3.2 Differentiation of human mesenchymal stromal cells -- 2.3.3 Modulation of membrane cholesterol levels -- 2.3.4 Modulation of membrane GM1 levels -- 2.3.5 Cholesterol content measurements -- 2.3.6 GM1 content measurements -- 2.3.7 Cell exposure to peptide aggregates -- 2.3.8 Analysis of aggregate interaction with the cells -- 2.3.9 Analysis of aggregate interaction with GM1 -- 2.3.10 Analysis of aggregate internalisation -- 2.3.11 Analysis of membrane permeability -- 2.3.12 Analysis of cytosolic Ca2+ dyshomeostasis -- 2.3.13 Evaluation of ROS production -- 2.3.14 Analysis of lipid peroxidation -- 2.3.15 Cytotoxicity assay and cell death analysis: apoptotic and necrotic markers -- 2.3.16 Steady-state fluorescence anisotropy -- 2.3.17 Atomic force microscopy (AFM) -- 2.3.18 Measurements of the fluorescence intensities -- 2.3.19 Statistical analysis -- Results -- 3.1 Results I -- 3.1.1 A protective role for lipid raft cholesterol against amyloidinduced membrane damage in human neuroblastoma cells -- 3.1.2 Aß42 oligomer binding to the cell surface and its cytotoxic effect are modulated by membrane cholesterol content -- 3.1.3 Aß42 oligomers colocalize with lipid rafts -- 3.1.4 Isolation and characterization of DRMs -- 3.1.5 Effects of ADDLs on lipid raft structural order -- 3.1.6 AFM imaging of supported DRMs purified from cells exposed to ADDLs -- 3.2 Results II -- 3.2.1 Lipid rafts mediate amyloid-induced calcium dyshomeostasis and oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease -- 3.2.2 Lipid rafts are primary interaction sites for Aß42 oligomers at the plasma membrane -- 3.2.3 Cholesterol and GM1 mediate Aß42 accumulation at the plasma membrane -- 3.2.4 Cholesterol and GM1 mediate Ca2+ dyshomeostasis and extensive membrane permeabilization induced by Aß42 oligomers -- 3.2.5 GM1 modulates lipid peroxidation and cytotoxicity induced by Aß42 oligomers -- 3.2.6 GM1 mediates Aß42-induced Ca2+ dyshomeostasis, lipid peroxidation and cytotoxicity in rat cortical neurons -- 3.3 Results III -- 3.3.1 Membrane lipid composition and its physicochemical properties define cell vulnerability to aberrant protein oligomers -- 3.3.2 Membrane cholesterol content modulates oligomer cytotoxicity -- 3.3.3 Membrane cholesterol modulates oligomer-induced alteration of intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and ROS levels -- 3.3.4 Cholesterol levels modulate membrane permeability to the oligomers -- 3.3.5 Membrane GM1 affects the cytotoxic and permeabilizing effects of HypF-N oligomers -- 3.3.6 GM1, rather than cholesterol, plays a dominant role in oligomer cytotoxicity and membrane permeability -- 3.4 Results IV -- 3.4.1 Neuronal differentiation of human mesenchymal stromal cells increases their resistance to Aß42 aggregate toxicity -- 3.4.2 Neuronal differentiation of hMSCs results in reduced levels of membrane GM1 -- 3.4.3 Neuronal differentiation of hMSCs reduces the interaction of Aß42 oligomers with the cell surface -- 3.4.4 Neuronal differentiation of hMSCs reduces Aß42 oligomerinduced intracellular Ca2+ dyshomeostasis and oxidative stress -- 3.4.5 Neuronal differentiation of hMSCs increases cell resistance to Aß42 aggregates Discussion -- 4.1 A protective role for lipid raft cholesterol against amyloid-induced membrane damage in human neuroblastoma cells -- 4.2 Lipid rafts mediate amyloid-induced calcium dyshomeostasis and membrane permeabilization in Alzheimer's fibroblasts -- 4.3 Membrane lipid composition and its physicochemical properties define cell vulnerability to aberrant protein oligomers -- 4.4 Neuronal differentiation of human mesenchymal stromal cells increases their resistance to Aß42 aggregate toxicity -- 4.5 Concluding remarks -- Abbreviations -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Ma Rodríguez-Pastrana ; Edificio de viviendas, Barcelona / Gustau Gili Galfetti y Carles Basso Vidal ; Edificio de 28 viviendas, Barcelona / Josep Llinàs Carmona ; Viviendas, Tafalla / Francisco José Mangado Beloqui ; 44 viviendas del sector oeste de Gavà, Barcelona / Pere Joan Ravetllat y Carme Ribas ;155 viviendas, locales y garaje, La Rinconada, Alcalá de Henares / Alfredo Villanueva ; Vivienda unifamiliar, Valladolid / Gabriel Gallegos Borges ; Casa López Bueno, Huelva / Antonio González Cordón ; Vivienda al límite de la ciudad / Vicente Guallart ; Vivienda unifamiliar y estudio, Valladolid / Primitivo González ; 34 viviendas unifamiliares crecederas, La Doctora, Sevilla / Manuel Ramos Guerra y Manuel Gavilán Camacho -- URV…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 33 Why It's Important to Explain Difficult Employee Decisions: Treating One Employee Unfairly Hurts Everyone's Productivity -- References -- Chapter 34 Communicating Good Intentions Gets You a Better Outcome -- References -- Part VI Salary and Bonuses -- Chapter 35 Paying People More Doesn't Mean They'll Make Better Decisions -- References -- Chapter 36 Team Bonuses Motivate Employees to Work Harder-and to Help Each Other More -- References -- Chapter 37 Nobody Wants to Be Below Average -- How Performance Bonuses Can Hurt Productivity and Job Satisfaction -- References -- Chapter 38 The Limits of Homo Economicus: Employees Underperform If Their Performance-Based Bonus Hurts Their Colleagues' Bonus -- References -- Chapter 39 Wall Street Bonuses Incentivize Unhealthy Risk Taking-and Increase Systemic Risk -- References -- Chapter 40 Don't Incentivize Employees to Sabotage Colleagues: The Problems with Relative Performance Bonuses -- References -- Part VII Ethics in Companies and on the Markets -- Chapter 41 Markets Hurt Morality: Government Intervention Can Help -- References -- Chapter 42 Unethical Behavior Rises and Falls with Incentives-Make It Hard for People to Get Rich Doing the Wrong Thing -- References -- Chapter 43 Small-Scale Cheating Can Lead to Major Corruption: Leaders Should Not Tolerate Minor Ethical Violations -- References -- Chapter 44 People Care More About the Environment When They Know Their Organization Cares Too -- References -- Chapter 45 The Stunted Career Path of Whistleblowers: Employees View Them As Disloyal -- References -- Chapter 46 A Bad Corporate Culture Can Turn Honest People into Liars -- References -- Part VIII Leadership and the C-Suite -- Chapter 47 Visionary Leaders Outperform Operations-Oriented Leaders Over the Long Term -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Table of Contents -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- 1 Microbial Fuel Cells - A Sustainable Approach to Utilize Industrial Effluents for Electricity Generation -- Abbreviation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 History of Microbial Fuel Cell -- 1.3 Principle of Microbial Fuel Cell -- 1.4 Material Used in MFC System -- 1.5 Electrogenic Microorganisms -- 1.6 Electron Transport Mechanism in MFCs -- 1.7 Configuration of MFC -- 1.8 Applications of Microbial Fuel Cell -- 1.9 Future Perspectives -- 1.10 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Nanotechnologies in the Renewable Energy Sector -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Sources -- 2.3 Storage of Energy in Electrical Devices -- 2.4 Nanotechnology in Energy Storage Devices -- 2.5 Nanomaterials for Rechargeable Batteries -- 2.6 Nanomaterials in Fuel Cells -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 2.8 Future Scope -- References -- 3 Sustainable Approach in Utilizing Bioenergy Commonly for Industrial Zones by Limiting Overall Emission Footprint -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Co-Firing Plants in Small- and Medium-Scale Industries -- 3.3 Impact of Usage of Biogas for Steam Generation -- 3.4 Case Scenarios for Promoting Industrial Uptake -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 4 Recycling of Plastic Waste into Transportation Fuels and Value-Added Products -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Plastic Waste: A Global Challenge -- 4.3 Future Projection of the Waste Plastic -- 4.4 Plastic Waste Effect on Environment and Ecology -- 4.5 Plastic Waste Management -- 4.6 Parameters Affect the Pyrolysis Process -- 4.7 Value-Added Products from Plastic Waste Pyrolysis -- 4.8 Application in Transportation Sector -- 4.9 Conclusion -- References -- 5 An Outlook on Oxygenated Fuel for Transportation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Oxygenated Fuel -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…From Re-instrumenting to Re-purposing Farm Support Policies -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Evolving Objectives of Agrifood Policy Instrument Choices -- 4.3 Basic Welfare Economics of Agrifood Policy Instruments -- 4.4 Contributions of Various Policy Instruments to National Producer and Consumer Support Estimates -- 4.5 Contributors to the Global Costs of Present Forms of Support to Agriculture -- 4.6 How Best to Re-purpose Current Agrifood Policies -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Multi-Dimensional Imaging with Synthetic Aperture Radar -- Copyright -- Contents -- Authors' biographies -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Brief history of radar and SAR development -- 1.2 Radar: detection and ranging -- 1.3 Radar imaging -- 1.4 Radar equation -- 1.4.1 Concentrated target -- 1.4.2 Distributed target -- 1.5 Interferometry -- 1.6 Differential SAR interferometry -- 1.7 Advanced differential SAR interferometry -- 1.8 Tomographic SAR for 3-dimensional and multi-dimensional analysis -- 2 Radar principles: ranging and Doppler -- 2.1 Target ranging with a rectangular pulse -- 2.2 Echoes from multiple targets -- 2.3 Chirp compression -- 2.4 Multiple pulses -- 2.5 Doppler effect -- 2.5.1 Effect of the movement of a target on a single echo -- 2.5.2 Analysis on the band pass signal -- 2.5.3 Analysis on the matched filter output -- 2.6 Radar waveforms -- 2.6.1 Continuous wave -- 2.6.2 Stepped frequency -- 2.7 Stretch processing and sampling -- 2.8 MATLAB® examples -- 2.8.1 Doppler analysis -- 3 Scene characterization -- 3.1 Electromagnetic wave polarization -- 3.2 Scattering matrix, scattering coefficient, and radar cross section -- 3.3 Scattering matrix of canonical objects -- 3.4 Stokes parameters and Mueller matrix -- 3.5 Coherent polarimetric decomposition -- 3.6 Scattering models -- 3.6.1 Surface scattering -- Physical optics -- The small perturbation model -- 3.6.2 Volume scattering -- 3.7 Speckle -- 3.7.1 Speckle statistics -- 4 Imaging radar: SAR data acquisition geometry and modes -- 4.1 Acquisition geometry of imaging radars -- 4.2 Resolution of a real aperture radar (RAR) -- 4.3 SAR resolution and Doppler bandwidth -- 4.3.1 Aperture synthesis approach -- 4.3.2 Doppler approach -- 4.4 SAR acquisition impulse response function -- 4.5 SAR data sampling and ambiguities -- 4.6 Acquisition modes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Prologue -- Part I Right View -- 1 Prolegomenon to Part I -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Buddhist and Marxist Philosophies -- 1.3 Nota Bene -- 1.4 The Structure of Part I -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 2 Some Elements of Buddhist Philosophy -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Four Noble Truths -- 2.2.1 First Noble Truth: Duḥkha -- 2.2.2 The Second Noble Truth: Tṛṣna -- 2.2.3 The Third and Fourth Noble Truths -- 2.2.3.1 Right View -- 2.2.3.2 Right Action -- 2.2.3.3 Mindfulness and Concentration -- 2.2.4 The Zeroth Noble Truth -- 2.3 Compassion and Other Virtues -- 2.3.1 Compassion -- 2.3.2 Interlude: Social Atomism (for the First Time) -- 2.3.3 Back to Compassion -- 2.4 Interdependence -- 2.5 Karma and Upekṣā -- 2.6 Phronesis and Upāya -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 3 Some Elements of Marxist Philosophy -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Capital -- 3.3 Many Capitals -- 3.4 The Effects of Capitalism on People -- 3.5 The Global South -- 3.6 Critiques of Marx' Theory -- 3.7 Apologists for Capitalism -- 3.8 Conclusion -- 3.9 Appendix: Capitalism and the Environment -- 3.9.1 The Looming Catastrophe -- 3.9.2 The Role of Capitalism in This -- 4 Anātman and Gattungswesen -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Anātman What -- 4.3 The Sense of Self -- 4.4 Anātman Why -- 4.5 Persons -- 4.6 Gattungswesen -- 4.7 Social Relations -- 4.8 Anitya, Pratītyasamutpāda, and Dialectics -- 4.9 Conclusion -- 5 The Elements as Complementary -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Society and Ethics -- 5.3 Other Elements of Complementarity -- 5.3.1 Ignorance and Deception -- 5.3.2 Interdependence -- 5.3.3 Desire -- 5.3.4 Concepts -- 5.3.5 Power -- 5.4 The Elements Converge -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6 Farewell to Capitalism -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The World With 2020 Vision -- 6.3 The Role of Capital in This -- 6.3.1 Socio-economic…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….) -- 3.5 The Normal Distribution -- 3.6 Central Limit Theorem -- 3.7 Test Statistics -- 3.7.1 Null and Alternative Hypotheses -- 3.7.2 The Alpha Threshold and Significance Levels -- 3.7.3 Type I and Type II Errors -- References -- Chapter 4 Replication and Randomisation -- 4.1 Replication -- 4.2 Statistical Independence -- 4.3 Randomisation -- 4.4 Randomisation in R -- 4.5 Spatial Replication and Randomisation in Observational Studies -- Chapter 5 Two‐Sample and One‐Sample Tests…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Engineering Problems -- 1.2 Numerical Methods -- 1.3 A Brief History of the Finite Element Method and Ansys -- 1.4 Basic Steps in the Finite Element Method -- 1.5 Direct Formulation -- 1.6 Minimum Total Potential Energy Formulation -- 1.7 Weighted Residual Formulations -- 1.8 Verification of Results -- 1.9 Understanding the Problem -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 2 Matrix Algebra -- 2.1 Basic Definitions -- 2.2 Matrix Addition or Subtraction -- 2.3 Matrix Multiplication -- 2.4 Partitioning of a Matrix -- 2.5 Transpose of a Matrix -- 2.6 Determinant of a Matrix -- 2.7 Solutions of Simultaneous Linear Equations -- 2.8 Inverse of a Matrix -- 2.9 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors -- 2.10 Using Matlab to Manipulate Matrices -- 2.11 Using Excel to Manipulate Matrices -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 3 Trusses -- 3.1 Definition of a Truss -- 3.2 Finite Element Formulation -- 3.3 Space Trusses -- 3.4 Overview of the Ansys Program -- 3.5 Examples Using Ansys -- 3.6 Verification of Results -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 4 Axial Members, Beams, and Frames -- 4.1 Members Under Axial Loading -- 4.2 Beams -- 4.3 Finite Element Formulation of Beams -- 4.4 Finite Element Formulation of Frames -- 4.5 Three-Dimensional Beam Element -- 4.6 An Example Using Ansys -- 4.7 Verification of Results -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 5 One-Dimensional Elements -- 5.1 Linear Elements -- 5.2 Quadratic Elements -- 5.3 Cubic Elements -- 5.4 Global, Local, and Natural Coordinates -- 5.5 Isoparametric Elements -- 5.6 Numerical Integration: Gauss-Legendre Quadrature -- 5.7 Examples of One-Dimensional Elements in Ansys -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 6 Analysis of One-Dimensional Problems -- 6.1 Heat Transfer Problems -- 6.2 A Fluid Mechanics Problem…”