Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Chapter 1 Computer Vision in Vehicles -- 1.1 Adaptive Computer Vision for Vehicles -- 1.1.1 Applications -- 1.1.2 Traffic Safety and Comfort -- 1.1.3 Strengths of (Computer) Vision -- 1.1.4 Generic and Specific Tasks -- 1.1.5 Multi-module Solutions -- 1.1.6 Accuracy, Precision, and Robustness -- 1.1.7 Comparative Performance Evaluation -- 1.1.8 There Are Many Winners -- 1.2 Notation and Basic Definitions -- 1.2.1 Images and Videos -- 1.2.2 Cameras -- 1.2.3 Optimization -- 1.3 Visual Tasks -- 1.3.1 Distance -- 1.3.2 Motion -- 1.3.3 Object Detection and Tracking -- 1.3.4 Semantic Segmentation -- 1.4 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 2 Autonomous Driving -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 The Dream -- 2.1.2 Applications -- 2.1.3 Level of Automation -- 2.1.4 Important Research Projects -- 2.1.5 Outdoor Vision Challenges -- 2.2 Autonomous Driving in Cities -- 2.2.1 Localization -- 2.2.2 Stereo Vision-Based Perception in 3D -- 2.2.3 Object Recognition -- 2.3 Challenges -- 2.3.1 Increasing Robustness -- 2.3.2 Scene Labeling -- 2.3.3 Intention Recognition -- 2.4 Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 3 Computer Vision for MAVs -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 System and Sensors -- 3.3 Ego-Motion Estimation -- 3.3.1 State Estimation Using Inertial and Vision Measurements -- 3.3.2 MAV Pose from Monocular Vision -- 3.3.3 MAV Pose from Stereo Vision -- 3.3.4 MAV Pose from Optical Flow Measurements -- 3.4 3D Mapping -- 3.5 Autonomous Navigation -- 3.6 Scene Interpretation -- 3.7 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 4 Exploring the Seafloor with Underwater Robots -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Challenges of Underwater Imaging -- 4.3 Online Computer Vision Techniques -- 4.3.1 Dehazing -- 4.3.2 Visual Odometry -- 4.3.3 SLAM -- 4.3.4 Laser Scanning…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Many different paths -- Patience and persistence -- Early bolters and late bloomers -- Reasons for leaving -- Tough transition -- McDonald's to Olympics -- Maintaining discipline -- Environments that help performance -- Talent doesn't coach you -- Summary -- Step 1 Harness your motivation -- The seven summits -- Action ignites motivation -- Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers -- Multiple motivators -- Competence, autonomy and relatedness -- Engagement -- Choices and sacrifices -- No one is superhuman -- Goal setting -- The art of goal setting -- Owning goals -- Creative goals - '34 by 34' -- Benchmarking -- Expectation and motivation -- Rewards and positive feedback -- Self-positivity and celebration -- Motivational dynamics -- Environment and culture -- Task and ego -- Managing motivational challenges -- Passion, meaning and purpose -- Summary -- Build your motivation -- Step 2 Boost your resilience -- Mat's mantra: Always keep riding -- Aim to be resilient -- Break it down into smaller parts -- Ride the roller-coaster with multiple resilience strategies -- Resilience grows with an open mind -- A learning approach to building resilience -- Keep going: injuries, disappointments and setbacks -- Learning to lose -- Life challenges -- Explanatory style -- Optimism helps resilience -- Reflecting, reviewing, debriefing and feedback -- Team resilience -- Navigating transition and other vulnerable times -- Adaptive perfectionism and flexibility…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6 Impact of Physical Activity and Diet on Lactation -- INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON FAT STORAGE DURING PREGNANCY AND LACTATION -- RELATED FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF ENERGY STORES -- INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING PREGNANCY ON THE EFFICIENCY OF MILK PRODUCTION -- CARDIOVASCULAR ADAPTATIONS -- FIELD STUDIES AND LACTATION PERFORMANCE -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cahpter 2 3D basic kit - Solutions to practical and conceptual problems - Modeling and texturing for interactive 3D - Alpha channels and transparencies - Photorealistic real-time 3D rendering on a PC or on a Mac - Project:designing a skybox - Interview: Benjy Bernhard about creating virtual sets for the AMNH's Planetarium Chapter 3 Adding interactivity - Director - Virtools - Reusable behaviors - Scripting interactions - Simulating natural laws or physics in a virtual set - Controlling interactions with input devices: dragging 3D objects - Project: 3D artist, Tamiko Thiel, about museum installations Chapter 4 Animation basics - Keyframed animation: simple animation in Maya and Lightwave - Morphing - Animated textures - Exporting animated 3D models - Character animation: bones and biped - Exporting animate dcharacters - Scripted animation in Lingo - Advanced interactive animation - Capturing real-time motion - Project: Interactive showcase for virtual actors - Interview: dancer-animator, Liza Herlinger-Thompson, Troika Ranch, about character animation Chapter 5 Interactive Lighting - Natural lighting - Indoor lighting - Distant light - Spot light - Point light - Building a virtual light studio: a virtual set for TV - Adding interactivity - Testing the virtual light studio on a movie set - Advanced interactive lighting: particle animation, special effects and volumetrics - Project: Interactive lighting of a character isnide a virtual set - Interview: interactive 3D artist, Florent Aziosmanoff about lighting for virtual sets Chapter 6 Virtual Cameras - Virtual cameras adapted from Hitchkok and Stanley Kubrick's movies - Steadycams - Movie previsualization - Parent-child scripting and targets - Controlling virtual cameras - Advanced interactivity for virtual cameras: artificial intelligence, portals - Tutorial: 3D interactive adaptation from a scene from "Night Hawks" from E. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Machine generated contents note: Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xv 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Motivation 1 1.2 Basic Fi-Wi System Architecture 10 1.3 Major Issues 12 1.4 Other Fiber Feeder Approaches 13 1.5 Book Outline 14 2 Important Fi-Wi Link Elements 17 2.1 RF-Optical Modulation 17 2.2 The Fiber Channel 29 2.3 Optical Receiver 36 2.4 Brief Review of Baseband-RF Modulation Techniques 40 2.5 The Wireless Channel 42 3 Power Link Budget and Cumulating SNR 49 3.1 Introduction 49 3.2 System Description 50 3.3 Optical Signal to Noise Ratio (OSNR) 51 3.4 Cumulative Signal to Noise Ratio (cSNR) 57 3.5 RAP Design Considerations 58 3.6 Summary 62 4 An Improved Expression for Relative Intensity Noise 63 4.1 Basics 63 4.2 The Fundamental Noise Processes in Radio over Fiber Links 64 4.3 The Signal to Noise Ratio 69 4.4 Numerical Evaluation and Discussion 71 4.5 Summary 72 5 Subcarrier Multiplexed ROF Downlink 75 5.1 Introduction 75 5.2 Background 75 5.3 The ROF Downlink Channel 77 5.4 The Wireless Downlink Channel 91 5.5 Numerical Evaluation and Discussion 92 6 Subcarrier Multiplexed ROF Uplink 97 6.1 The Wireless Uplink Channel 97 6.2 The ROF Uplink Channel 99 6.3 Signals to Distortion, Interference and Noise Ratios 111 6.4 Numerical Evaluations and Discussion 113 6.5 Summary 115 7 Externally Modulated ROF Links 121 7.1 Mach-Zehnder Modulator 121 7.2 Electro-Absorption Modulator (EAM) 125 7.3 Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (RSOA) 128 7.4 Optimization of the MZI Bias Voltage 128 7.5 Subcarrier Multiplexed Signals in MZI 135 8 DSP Modeling of the ROF Link Nonlinearity 141 8.1 Introduction 141 8.2 Various Attempts to Reduce NLD 142 8.3 DSP Approaches 144 8.4 Basics of DSP for Nonlinear Systems 146 8.5 Baseband Representation of a Passband Complex Nonlinear System 148 8.6 Nonlinear Modeling of Fi-Wi Link 149 9 Adaptive Compensation for the ROF Link Nonlinearity 151 9.1 Adaptive Modeling of the ROF Link 151 9.2 Asymmetric Compensation 159 9.3 Summary 169 10 Joint Estimation of the Fiber Wireless Channel 171 10.1 The Wiener and Hammerstein System Model for Fi-Wi Links 171 10.2 Fiber-Wireless Channel Estimation 172 10.3 Case Study 180 10.4 Summary 182 11 Joint Equalization for the Fiber Wireless Channel 185 11.1 Equalization of the Wireless Channel 185 11.2 Optimization of Polynomial Filter Parameters 189 11.3 Optimization of Linear Filter Parameters 191 11.4 Summary 196 12 Performance Evaluation of the Hammerstein type DFE 197 12.1 Evaluation of the Polynomial Filter 197 12.2 Evaluation of Linear Filters 203 12.3 Case Study 204 12.4 Summary 212 13 Multiuser CDMA Fi-Wi Systems 213 13.1 Multiuser Fi-Wi Uplink Model 213 13.2 Correlation Relationships 215 13.3 ROF Channel Estimation 220 13.4 Case Study 221 13.5 Fiber-Wireless Uplink Equalization 224 13.6 Equalization: Simulation Results and Discussion 225 13.7 Summary 227 14 Fi-Wi for 4G, 5G and OFDM Wireless Networks 229 14.1 Brief History of Cellular Communication Systems 230 14.2 Wireless Access Schemes 232 14.3 Peak to Average Power Ratio Reduction Techniques 235 14.4 OFDM ROF System Improvement 237 14.5 Combinations of OFDMA and CDMA 241 14.6 Summary 242 References 243 References 248 List of Abbreviations 249 …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…An Introduction to Garbage Collection -- Garbage Collection Overview -- Generational Garbage Collectors -- GC Algorithms -- Choosing a GC Algorithm -- Basic GC Tuning -- Sizing the Heap -- Sizing the Generations -- Sizing Permgen and Metaspace -- Controlling Parallelism -- Adaptive Sizing -- GC Tools -- Summary -- Chapter 6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- THE PROTECTION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY -- Uncertainty Regarding Future Adaptive Challenges to Species -- FEASIBLE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES -- The Spatial Structure of Reserves -- Corridors and Edge Effects -- Reconstruction of Habitat -- Consequences of Captive Breeding and Supplementation -- Global Environmental Change -- VALUING RARITY -- REFERENCES -- 10 Beyond the Endangered Species Act -- IS THE ESA WORKING? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The Three-Layer GenAI Application Stack -- The Infrastructure Layer -- The Model Layer -- The Application Layer -- Paths to Productionizing GenAI Applications -- Sample LLM-Powered Chat Application -- The Importance of Cost Optimization -- Cost Assessment of the Model Inference Component -- Cost Assessment of the Vector Database Component -- Benchmarking Setup and Results -- Other Factors to Consider -- Cost Assessment of the Large Language Model Component -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Tuning Techniques for Cost Optimization -- Fine-Tuning and Customizability -- Basic Scaling Laws You Should Know -- Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning Methods -- Adapters Under the Hood -- Prompt Tuning -- Prefix Tuning -- P-tuning -- IA3 -- Low-Rank Adaptation -- Cost and Performance Implications of PEFT Methods -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Inference Techniques for Cost Optimization -- Introduction to Inference Techniques -- Prompt Engineering -- Impact of Prompt Engineering on Cost -- Estimating Costs for Other Models -- Clear and Direct Prompts -- Adding Qualifying Words for Brief Responses -- Breaking Down the Request -- Example of Using Claude for PII Removal -- Conclusion -- Providing Context…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 6: Adding a Registration and Login Form for Our Users -- Technical requirements -- Creating a sign-up screen -- Understanding Vertical Layout Group -- Creating a sign-in screen -- Placing the player -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Building an NPC That Allows Us to Travel -- Technical requirements -- Choosing an aspect -- Bringing the NPC to life -- Triggering when we are close -- Showing the available worlds in a window -- Mobile support -- Traveling to the selected world -- Canvas -- NPC -- PlayerInstance -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Acquiring a House -- Technical requirements -- The concept of home -- Enabling a user to obtain a home -- Adding a trigger to the Prefab of the house -- Programming script to acquire a house -- Linking a house to a player -- Understanding what an NFT is -- Converting a house to an NFT -- IPFS -- Goerli -- ChainSafe -- MetaMask -- Mining cryptocurrencies -- Programming the generation of the NFT -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Turning Our World into a Multiplayer Room -- Technical requirements -- Getting started with Photon SDK -- Pricing -- Signing up for Photon SDK -- Creating a new application -- Installing Photon SDK -- Photon life cycle -- Regions -- Rooms -- Lobby -- Synchronizing movements and animations in the network -- Preparing the player Prefab -- Disabling other players' scripts -- Creating the network logic script -- Adapting login for multiplayer support -- Adapting world navigation for multiplayer support -- Testing the changes -- Testing synchronization with another user -- Introducing ParrelSync -- Installing ParrelSync -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Adding Text and a Voice Chat to the Room -- Technical requirements -- Getting started with Photon Chat -- Introduction to the Photon Chat SDK -- Creating a Photon Chat project…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Gumz and Stephen C. Weller -- ch. 15. Adapting geostatistics to analyze spatial and temporal trends in weed populations / Nathalie Colbach and Frank F. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…VII: POLICY ISSUES PERTAINING TO DIVORCE AND RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION26 The Law of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution; 27 In the Presence of Grief: The Role of Cognitive-Emotional Adaptation in Contemporary Divorce Mediation; 28 Educational Interventions for Separating and Divorcing Parents and Their Children; VIII: COMMENTARIES; Trying to Understand Close Relationships; The Changing Reasons for Marriage and Divorce; Proposals for Research on the Consequences of Divorce for Children; Author Index; Subject Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CHAPTER ELEVEN Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk: objectives and agenda of a transdisciplinary research centreCHAPTER TWELVE History and concept development of psychoanalytically based prevention projects in preschool institutions of the city of Frankfurt: conducted by the Sigmund-Freud-Institut and the Institute for Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Early prevention in day-care centres with children at risk-the EVA research project…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Frontmatter 1 Inhalt 5 Die Gestaltung von Sterbeorten als architektonische Aufgabe 9 Typologie 17 Ursprungsbedeutung, Genese und Wiedereinführung 31 Fremdenhospiz 33 Heterotopien 44 Vergleichende Betrachtung zweier Entwürfe von Le Corbusier 53 Einleitung 83 Bedeutungswandel des Hospizbegriffs 89 Genese der Hospiztypologie 90 Sichtbarkeit des Sterbens und des Todes in der zeitgenössischen Kunst 99 Einleitung 103 Sasha Waltz: «Körper», 2000 107 Hofesh Shechter: «Grand Finale», 2017 123 Sue Fox: «Kontemplationen zum Leichnam», 2005 129 Roberto Cuoghi: «Imitazione di Cristo», 2017 135 Einleitung 141 Barbara Camilla Tucholski: «Vangerin-Zyklus», 1990 145 Sasha Waltz: «noBody», 2002 161 Marvin Hüttermann: «Es ist so nicht gewesen», 2014 171 Gregor Schneider: «Toter Mann», 2001 177 Einleitung 181 Rimini Protokoll, Stefan Kaegi / Dominic Huber: «Nachlass - Pièces sans personnes», 2016 185 Gregor Schneider: «Sterberaum», 2008 201 Christian Boltanski: «Les Archives du Coeur», 2010 209 Giorgio Andreotta Calò: «Senza Titolo (La Fine del Mondo)», 2017 217 Transfer künstlerischer Positionen in die Architektur 221 Gestaltung 229 Grundlagen und Rahmenbedingungen 235 Anliegen und Ziele der Sterbebegleitung 236 Ambivalenzen und Herausforderungen 239 Sterbeorte als Lebenswelten 240 Konstitution einer Sterberolle 242 Bedarf und Bedürfnisse unterschiedlicher Nutzergruppen 243 Gesetzesgrundlagen und Planungshilfen 254 Raumprogramm und Flächenzuweisung 258 Raumbezogene Bedürfnisse Sterbender 263 Raumerleben und Wahrnehmungsverschiebung 267 Resonanz 278 Adaption und Aneignung 281 Lebensweltliche Präsenz 283 Maggie's Cancer Care Centre 287 Einleitung 295 Architekturaufgabe Sterbehospiz 296 Einbindung in die Stadt 298 Programmatische Erweiterung 300 Schwellen und Übergänge 304 Gebrauch und Kontingenz 309 Raumtypologien institutioneller Sterbeorte 311 Gespräche 321 Räumlichkeiten und Umfriedungen am Lebensende 323 Raumtypologien des Zusammenlebens 335 Nachzeichnen des Sterbeprozesses 349 Nachlass, Erinnerung und Andenken Raum geben 359 Sterbeorte - Schwellenräume zwischen Leben und Tod 371 Biografien 387 Dank 390 Literaturverzeichnis 392…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 3 MIT App Inventor: Objectives, Design, and Development -- Part II Student Competency and Assessment -- 4 Measuring Secondary School Students' Competence in Computational Thinking in ICILS 2018: Challenges, Concepts and Potential Implications for School Systems around the World -- 5 Computational Thinking Processes and their Congruence with Problem-Solving and Information-Processing -- 6 Combining Assessment Tools for a Comprehensive Evaluation of Computational Thinking Interventions -- 7 Introducing and Assessing Computational Thinking in the Secondary Science Classroom -- 8 Components and Methods of Evaluating Computational Thinking for Fostering Creative Problem-Solvers in Senior Primary School Education -- Part III Computational Thinking and Programming Education in K-12 -- 9 Learning Composite and Prime Numbers through Developing an App: An Example of Computational Thinking Development through Primary Mathematics Learning -- 10 Teaching Computational Thinking using Mathematics Gamification in Computer Science Game Tournaments -- 11 Mathematics Learning: Perceptions towards the Design of a Website based on a Fun Computational Thinking-based Knowledge Management Framework -- Part IV Computational Thinking in K-12 STEM Education and Non-formal Learning -- 12 Defining and Assessing Students' Computational Thinking in a Learning by Modeling Environment -- 13 Roles, Collaboration, and the Development of Computational Thinking in a Robotics Learning Environment -- 14 Video Games: A Potential Vehicle for Teaching Computational Thinking -- 15 Transforming the Quality of Workforce in the Textile and Apparel Industry through Computational Thinking Education -- Part V Teacher and Mentor Development in K-12 Education -- 16 Teaching Computational Thinking with Electronic Textiles: Modeling Iterative Practices and Supporting Personal Projects in Exploring Computer Science -- 17 A Study of Readiness of Implementing Computational Thinking in Compulsory Education in Taiwan -- 18 Self-development through Service-oriented Stress-Adaptation-Growth (SOSAG) Process in the Engagement of Computational Thinking Co-teaching Education -- Part VI Computational Thinking in Educational Policy and Implementation -- 19 Educational Policy and Implementation of Computational Thinking and Programming: Case Study of Singapore -- 20 Teaching-Learning of Computational Thinking in K-12 Schools in India…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Mayne""; ""Introduction""; ""Beyond Rhetoric, Taking Action""; ""Ready to Act, but Awaiting Consensus""; ""An Opportunity to Lead""; ""Adaptability and Impact""; ""Air Refueling and Long-Range Patrol""; ""Assessing Operation Mobile""; ""RCAF and NATO: Lessons Observed""; ""CHAPTER TEN""; ""The Belgian, Danish, Dutch, and Norwegian Experiences / Christian F. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Considerations in Developing Interactions and ExperiencesExamples; Example 1: Year 10 Chinese - examining translation; Example 2: Year 11 and 12 Indonesian: Developing intra- and intercultural understanding; Implications for Teachers and Students as Participantsin Language Learning; 6 Resources for Intercultural Language Learning; Textbooks as Resources for Intercultural Learning; Moving Beyond Textbooks; The Authenticity of the Resource; Literature as an Authentic Resource; Communities as Resources; The Classroom as a Resource; Selecting and Evaluating Resources; Adapting Resources…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The broader context in which science, technology and innovation are digitalising -- Measuring the digitalisation of science and innovation Digitalisation, science and science policy -- Accessing scientific information -- Enhancing access to research data -- Broadening engagement with science -- Artificial intelligence for science -- Recent drivers of AI in science -- AI can also combine with robot systems to perform scientific research -- Digitalisation and innovation in firms -- Does innovation policy need to be adapted for the digital age? -- Ensuring access to data for innovation -- Providing the right support and incentives for innovation and entrepreneurship -- Ensuring that innovation ecosystems support competition Supporting collaboration for innovation -- Digitalisation and the next production revolution -- AI in production -- New materials and nanotechnology -- Developing digital skills -- Education and training systems must draw on information from all social partners -- New courses and curricula may be needed -- Lifelong learning must be an integral part of work -- Facilitating the diffusion of digital technologies and tools -- New digital technologies may make diffusion more difficult -- Institutions for diffusion can be effective, if well designed Technology diffusion institutions need realistic goals and time horizons -- Committing to public sector research -- Multidisciplinary research -- Public-private research partnerships -- Developing technology- and sector-specific capabilities in government -- Ensuring access to complementary infrastructures -- Improving digital security -- Examining intellectual property systems in light of digitalisation -- Optimising digital systems to strengthen science and innovation policies -- Ensuring interoperability in DSIP systems -- Using DSIP systems in research assessment The roles of the business sector in DSIP -- The outlook for DSIP systems -- Digitalisation in science and innovation: Possible "dark sides" -- Distributional effects and digitalisation of STI -- Complex systems and unmanageable machine ecologies -- Negative impacts on science from digitalisation -- Wider risks linked to digital technology -- The untapped potential of digital technology for STI policy -- Prediction markets for STI policy -- Prediction using human-machine combinations -- Blockchain for science, technology and innovation -- Using social media to spread innovation -- Conclusion --…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Continued rise in agricultural support slower than sector growth, but driven to record highs mainly by temporary factors -- The share of general services to the sector (including innovation and infrastructure) has decreased to 13% -- The Russian invasion of Ukraine is already having major impacts on food, feed and fertiliser markets -- Agriculture must reduce its emissions while simultaneously adapting to climate change The 54 countries covered in this report contribute about two-thirds of total global agricultural GHG emissions, of which 16 have set some form of mitigation target for their agricultural sector -- A policy agenda to achieve both food systems and climate objectives would contain six elements: -- 1 Reforming agricultural policies for climate change mitigation -- Measuring agriculture's contribution to climate change -- Direct and indirect emissions -- Emissions intensity of the agricultural sector -- Looking ahead -- Opportunities for agriculture to contribute to climate change mitigation Reducing direct on-farm emissions from agricultural production -- Crop cultivation emissions reduction -- Livestock emissions reduction -- Other on-farm emissions -- Reducing land use change emissions and increasing carbon stocks in agricultural soils -- Reducing food losses -- Demand side options: dietary changes and consumer waste reduction -- Mitigation measure potentials -- What are countries doing to mitigate agricultural emissions? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Note -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- OECD-Slovak Republic collaboration on the OECD National Skills Strategy project -- Key findings and opportunities for improving the Slovak Republic's skills performance -- Priority 1: Strengthening the skills of youth (Chapter 2) -- Priority 2: Reducing skills imbalances (Chapter 3) -- Priority 3: Fostering greater participation in adult learning (Chapter 4) -- Priority 4: Strengthening the use of skills in the workplace (Chapter 5) -- 1 Key insights and recommendations Skills are key to responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with demographic change, digitalisation, and globalisation -- The possible automation of jobs is a serious challenge for the Slovak Republic -- Demographic change and globalisation deepen the challenges -- Skills are key to building an adaptable and resilient economy and society -- The OECD Skills Strategy project in the Slovak Republic -- Key themes for the Slovak Republic's skills system -- Performance of the Slovak skills system -- Developing relevant skills The performance of young people and the inclusiveness of the education system could be improved -- Tertiary education has expanded rapidly, but challenges remain -- The comparatively strong foundational skills of adults could be supported by a stronger culture of adult learning -- Many adults are not motivated to learn, and barriers to participation are high -- Using skills effectively -- Labour market performance has improved, but there are significant imbalances -- Skills could be used more effectively in workplaces, especially to raise productivity Innovations in workplaces and the broader economy could support effective skills use -- Strengthening the governance of skills systems -- The effectiveness of strategies, policies and reforms is often compromised by weak implementation -- The whole-of-government approach to skills policies could be strengthened -- Policy context in the Slovak Republic -- Priority areas and recommendations -- Priority 1: Strengthening the skills of youth -- Opportunity 1: Increasing enrolment in pre-primary education, especially among vulnerable groups Opportunity 2: Supporting schools and teachers in their work with vulnerable students -- Opportunity 3: Building a strong teaching workforce -- Overview of recommendations -- Priority 2: Reducing skills imbalances -- Opportunity 1: Improving the dissemination of information on labour market and skills needs -- Opportunity 2: Strengthening the responsiveness of students and their families to labour market needs -- Opportunity 3: Strengthening the responsiveness of secondary VET and tertiary education institutions to labour market needs -- Opportunity 4: Moving from "brain drain" to "brain gain"…”