Tabla de Contenidos: “…86 Metabolism: Architectures that grow and adapt like a body -- 87 Brutalism: Raw honesty of materials, programs, labor, and extraction -- 88 Avant-Garde: Experimental approach to design with the aim of changing the world -- 89 Modernities: Plans that implement social conditions and improve living conditions -- 90 Post-Colonial Architecture: Mitigating the impact of colonization and reimagining life without it -- 91 Panopticon: Spatial conditions of continuous surveillance -- 92 Abolitionist Architecture: Design for the end slavery, prisons, and other oppressive institutions -- 93 Anti-Racist Architecture: Design that exposes and subverts racist practices and processes -- 94 Feminist City: Design addressing the needs of women and nonbinary and trans people -- 95 Self-Sustaining Architecture: Addressing all aspects of maintenance and sustenance of architecture -- 96 Virtual City: Design of urban conditions that exist solely on computers -- 97 Playground City: Conceiving spaces for play, where humans are players -- 98 Relationality: Design for relations between species, the living, and the nonliving -- 99 Planetary Design: Design philosophy that tackles challenges at the scale of the planet -- 100 Intergalactic Architecture: Speculative and scientific design of structures in space -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Index -- Dedication -- Copyright…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Konzeptionelle und ­narratologische Überlegungen zu einer Roman-Adaption der Egils saga Skallagrímssonar -- 1. Zur globalen Struktur: legitimatorische Hintergründe und non-lineares Erzählen -- 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Python problem representation -- Genetic algorithms solution -- Solving the graph coloring problem -- Solution representation -- Using hard and soft constraints for the graph coloring problem -- Python problem representation -- Genetic algorithms solution -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 6: Optimizing Continuous Functions -- Technical requirements -- Chromosomes and genetic operators for real numbers -- Using DEAP with continuous functions -- Optimizing the Eggholder function -- Optimizing the Eggholder function with genetic algorithms -- Improving the speed with an increased mutation rate -- Optimizing Himmelblau's function -- Optimizing Himmelblau's function with genetic algorithms -- Using niching and sharing to find multiple solutions -- Simionescu's function and constrained optimization -- Constrained optimization with genetic algorithms -- Optimizing Simionescu's function using genetic algorithms -- Using constraints to find multiple solutions -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 3: Artificial Intelligence Applications of Genetic Algorithms -- Chapter 7: Enhancing Machine Learning Models Using Feature Selection -- Technical requirements -- Supervised machine learning -- Classification -- Regression -- Supervised learning algorithms -- Feature selection in supervised learning -- Selecting the features for the Friedman-1 regression problem -- Solution representation -- Python problem representation -- Genetic algorithms solution -- Selecting the features for classifying the Zoo dataset -- Python problem representation -- Genetic algorithms solution -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 8: Hyperparameter Tuning of Machine Learning Models -- Technical requirements -- Hyperparameters in machine learning -- Hyperparameter tuning -- The Wine dataset -- The adaptive boosting classifier…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Building a generic HTTP service containing a model adapter -- Using the generic HTTP service -- Providing mock data for our API requests -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Mastering Reactive Programming in Angular -- What is reactive programming? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Inhalt -- Einleitung -- Wissenschaftskommunikation und Wissenschaftsdidaktik -- 1 Einleitung -- 2 Die theoretische Modellierung von Wissenschaftskommunikation -- 2.1 Institutionelle Orte der Wissenschaftsproduktion -- 2.2 Anschluss‐ und Verwendungsoptionen von Wissenschaft -- 2.3 Felder der Anschluss‐ und Verwendungsoptionen -- 2.4 Die Konstellation der Kontaktzonen in der Wissenschaftskommunikation -- 3 Idealtypische Formate der Wissenschaftskommunikation -- 3.1 Kommunikation im Wissenschaftssystem -- 3.2 Wissenschaftskommunikation im Kontext der Adaption wissenschaftlichen Wissens und wissenschaftlicher Verfahren -- 3.3 Wissenschaftskommunikation im Zuge der Rezeption wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse in außerwissenschaftlichen Diskursräumen -- 3.4 Öffentliche Darstellung und Vermittlung von Wissenschaft -- 3.4.1 Extradisziplinäre Wissenschaftskommunikation als evozierte Dissemination wissenschaftlichen Wissens in die gesellschaftliche Öffentlichkeit -- 3.4.2 Exodisziplinäre Wissenschaftskommunikation als allgemeine Dissemination wissenschaftlichen Wissens -- 3.5 Kommunikation im Kontext von trans‐ und exodisziplinärer Produktion von wissenschaftlichem Wissen -- 3.6 Wissenschaft und Bildung -- 4 Resümee: Wissenschaftsdidaktik und Wissenschaftskommunikation -- Literatur -- Wissenschaftskommunikation und Hochschullehre -- 1 Wissenschaftskommunikation -- 2 Wissenschaftskommunikative Erfordernisse jenseits der institutionellen Kommunikationen -- 3 Wissenschaftskommunikation und Hochschullehre -- 3.1 Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede von Hochschullehre und Wissenschaftskommunikation -- 3.2 Umsetzungsoptionen 1: Fachgebundener Erwerb von Wissenschaftskommunikationskompetenzen -- 3.3 Umsetzungsoptionen 2: Für Standardsituationen ertüchtigen -- Literatur -- Wissenschaftstheoretische Reflexion in der öffentlichen Kommunikation…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Nature of Learning Enterprises -- Adaptive and Generative Learning -- Knowledge-intensive Organisation -- Levels of Knowledge-Creation Process -- Building a Learning Organisation -- Feature of a Learning Organisation -- Total Quality Management and Learning Orgnisation -- Top Management's Commitment -- Customer Focus -- Measurement -- Continuous Improvement -- Supplier Teaming -- Teams -- Benchmarking -- Employee Involvement and Empowerment -- Inventory management -- Quality Costs -- Communication -- Training -- Blueprint of a Learning Orgnisation -- Managing and Sustaining Change in a Learning Organisation -- The Change Imperative -- Basics of Learning Approach in an Organisation -- Creativity and Innovation -- The Ultimate Requirement -- Summary -- Case Study: A software Development Company -- Review Questions -- Some Models of Organisational Change -- Introduction…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.2.4 Channel coding and interleaving -- 3.2.5 Mapping of logical channels onto physical channels -- 3.2.6 Downlink logical channels -- 3.2.6.1 FCCH -- 3.2.6.2 EC-SCH -- 3.2.6.3 EC-BCCH -- 3.2.6.4 EC-CCCH/D (EC-AGCH, EC-PCH) -- 3.2.6.5 EC-PDTCH/D -- 3.2.6.6 EC-PACCH/D -- 3.2.7 Uplink logical channels -- 3.2.7.1 EC-CCCH/U (EC-RACH) -- 3.2.7.2 EC-PDTCH/U -- 3.2.7.3 EC-PACCH/U -- 3.2.8 Extending coverage -- 3.2.8.1 Defining maximum coupling loss -- 3.2.8.2 Maximizing the receiver processing gain -- 3.2.8.3 Improved channel coding -- 3.2.8.4 More efficient HARQ -- 3.2.8.5 Increased acquisition time -- 3.2.8.6 Increasing system capacity -- 3.3 Idle and connected mode procedures -- 3.3.1 Idle mode procedures -- 3.3.1.1 Cell selection -- 3.3.1.2 Cell reselection -- 3.3.1.3 Extended coverage system information (EC SI) -- 3.3.1.4 Coverage Class selection -- 3.3.1.5 Paging -- 3.3.1.6 PSM -- 3.3.1.7 System access procedure -- 3.3.1.7.1 EC packet channel request -- 3.3.1.7.2 Coverage Class adaptation -- 3.3.1.7.3 Contention resolution -- 3.3.1.7.4 Access Control -- 3.3.2 Connected mode procedures -- 3.3.2.1 Assignment and allocation of resources -- 3.3.2.1.1 Downlink -- 3.3.2.1.2 Uplink -- 3.3.2.2 Hybrid ARQ -- 3.3.2.2.1 EGPRS -- 3.3.2.2.2 EC-GSM-IoT -- 3.3.2.2.2.1 Downlink -- 3.3.2.2.2.2 Uplink -- 3.3.2.3 Link adaptation -- 3.3.2.4 Power control -- 3.3.3 Backward compatibility -- 3.3.4 Improved security -- 3.3.5 Device and network capabilities -- 3.4 Other features -- 3.4.1 Improved positioning of devices -- 3.4.2 Improved coverage for 23dBm devices -- 3.4.3 New TS mapping in extended coverage -- References -- 4 - EC-GSM-IoT performance -- 4.1 Performance objectives -- 4.2 Coverage -- 4.2.1 Evaluation assumptions -- 4.2.1.1 Requirements on logical channels -- 4.2.1.1.1 Synchronization channels -- 4.2.1.1.2 Control and broadcast channels…”

“…This book addresses the role of law in the adaptive management of socio-ecological systems. Recent years have witnessed a rise in discussion over the relation between adaptivity and law, as if after decades of insouciance, legal scholars have finally started to understand the impacts of the scientific paradigm called 'adaptive management' on the legal sphere. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FINANCIAL MODELS -- About the Editor -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Guide to the Encyclopedia of Financial Models -- Equity Models and Valuation -- Dividend Discount Models -- DIVIDEND MEASURES -- DIVIDENDS AND STOCK PRICES -- BASIC DIVIDEND DISCOUNT MODELS -- THE FINITE LIFE GENERAL DIVIDEND DISCOUNT MODEL -- Assuming a Constant Discount Rate -- Required Inputs -- Assessing Fair Value -- CONSTANT GROWTH DIVIDEND DISCOUNT MODEL -- MULTIPHASE DIVIDEND DISCOUNT MODELS -- Two-Stage Growth Model -- Three-Stage Growth Model -- STOCHASTIC DIVIDEND DISCOUNT MODELS -- Binomial Stochastic Model -- Trinomial Stochastic Models -- Applications of the Stochastic DDM -- EXPECTED RETURNS AND DIVIDEND DISCOUNT MODELS -- KEY POINTS -- REFERENCES -- Discounted Cash Flow Methods for Equity Valuation -- DIVIDEND DISCOUNT MODEL -- Stocks That Currently Pay No Dividend -- CONSTANT-GROWTH DDM -- NONCONSTANT-GROWTH DDM -- INTUITION BEHIND THE DDM -- COMPLICATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING THE DDM IN THE REAL WORLD -- Expected Growth of Dividends -- Appropriate Expected Required Rate of Return -- Expected Future Selling Price -- Reinvestment of Profits/Internal Financing that Support Growth -- ADAPTING TO THE COMPLICATIONS: THE EARNINGS PER SHARE APPROACH -- FREE CASH FLOW DCF MODEL-TOTAL FIRM VALUATION -- Difference between Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow -- CALCULATING FCF -- USING THE CASH-FLOW STATEMENT TO ARRIVE AT OCF AND FCF -- Adjustments for Changes in Net Working Capital -- Adjustments for Investment in New Fixed Assets -- Adjustments for Depreciation and Other Noncash Expenses -- Financial Adjustments -- VALUING THE TOTAL FIRM -- ESTIMATING TOTAL FIRM VALUE USING THE FCF MODEL -- KEY POINTS -- REFERENCES -- Relative Valuation Methods for Equity Analysis -- BASIC PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVE VALUATION -- Sources of Data…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Plenary lectures -- Molecular dynamics-based structural mechanics of buildings' resilience -- Century-long durability of concrete structures: Expansiveness of hydration and chemo-mechanics of autogenous shrinkage and swelling -- Regularized continuum damage formulations acting as localization limiters -- Erection of bridges and shells without formwork-challenges for the computational modelling -- Network modelling of fracture processes in fibre-reinforced quasi-brittle materials -- New damage model to simulate ballistic impact on concrete targets -- Multiscale cement and concrete research: Experiments and modeling -- Fishnet model for failure probability of nacre-like imbricated lamellar materials and Monte Carlo verification -- Phase-field modeling of cement paste: Where particle physics meets continuum mechanics -- Towards a mesoscale model of geopolymers: Interaction potential from the molecular scale -- Nanoscale simulations of cement hydrates precipitation mechanisms: Impact on macroscopic self-desiccation and water sorption isotherms -- Atomistic modeling of early hydration of C3S -- Modeling the evolution of C3S-C3S grain interface over hydration time -- Fracture properties of cement hydrates determined from microbending tests and multiscale modeling -- Testing and modelling of micro cement paste cube under indentation splitting -- An adaptive concurrent two-scale FE model to predicting crack propagation in concrete -- Multi-scale modelling of the mechanics of concrete based on the cement paste properties -- Sensitivity estimation of cement paste properties in the microstructural characteristics -- Elastic-plastic multi scale approach for localization problems-the embedded unit cell…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.1.2 Post-Moore's Law: The Future of Optics and the Future of Chips -- 3.2 How Photonics Can Benefit Semiconductors -- 3.2.1 Adapting Silicon for Optics -- 3.3 Silicon Photonics: From Building Blocks to Superchips -- 3.4 The Building Blocks of Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuits -- 3.4.1 The Optical Waveguide -- 3.4.2 Modulation -- 3.4.3 Photodetection -- 3.4.4 The Light Source -- 3.4.5 Fibering the Chip -- References -- 4 The Route to Market for Silicon Photonics -- 4.1 The Technology Adoption Curve -- 4.2 A Brief History of Silicon Photonics -- 4.3 Four Commercial Silicon Photonics Product Case Studies -- 4.3.1 Kotura's Variable Optical Attenuator -- 4.3.2 Luxtera's 40-Gb Active Optical Cable (AOC) -- 4.3.3 Cisco Systems' CPAK -- 4.3.4 Acacia Communications' Coherent Transceivers -- 4.3.5 Delivering a Performance Edge -- 4.4 What Silicon Photonics Needs to Go Mainstream -- 4.4.1 Hefty Investment, Little Return -- 4.5 100-Gb Market Revenues Are Insufficient for Silicon Photonics -- 4.5.1 The Near-Term Data Center Opportunity -- 4.5.2 The Coherent Transceiver Market Has Its Own Challenges -- 4.5.3 Emerging Opportunities for Silicon Photonics -- 4.6 The Silicon Photonics Ecosystem: A State-of-the-Industry Report -- References -- 5 Metro and Long-Haul Network Growth Demands Exponential Progress -- 5.1 The Changing Nature of Telecom -- 5.2 Internet Businesses Have the Fastest Network Traffic Growth -- 5.3 The Market Should Expect Cost-per-Transmitted-Bit to Rise -- 5.4 Data Center Interconnect Equipment -- 5.4.1 New Requirements and New Optical Platform Form Factors -- 5.4.2 From Cloud Xpress to Cloud Xpress 2 -- 5.5 The Role of Silicon Photonics for Data Center Interconnect -- 5.5.1 Direct Detection Opportunity for Silicon Photonics -- 5.6 Tackling Continual Traffic Growth -- 5.6.1 Flexible Grid -- 5.6.2 Flexible-Rate Transponders…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- See also -- Building a REST API client with Retrofit and a coroutines adapter -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Wrapping third-party callback-style APIs with coroutines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Chapter 8: Best Practices for the Android, JUnit, and JVM UI Frameworks -- Introduction -- Clean and safe view-binding with the Android Extensions plugin -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Applying coroutines for asynchronous UI programming on Android, JavaFX, and Swing -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Easy class serialization on Android using the @Parcelize annotation -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Implementing a custom property delegate that provides lifecycle-aware values -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Easy operations on SharedPreferences -- Getting ready…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- State sharing - Borg versus Singleton -- The Factory pattern -- The Prototype pattern -- Prototype - deep versus shallow copy -- Prototype using metaclasses -- Combining patterns using metaclasses -- The Prototype factory -- The Builder pattern -- Patterns in Python - Structural -- The Adapter pattern -- The Facade pattern -- Facades in Python -- The Proxy pattern -- An instance-counting proxy -- Patterns in Python - Behavioral -- The Iterator pattern -- The Observer pattern -- The State pattern -- Summary -- 8. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Robot localization - Adaptive Monte Carlo Localization (AMCL) -- Getting ready -- How it works... -- Configuring navigation stack parameters with rqt_reconfigure -- How it works...…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Selecting the correct virtual network adapter -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Improving performance through VMDirectPath I/O -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Improving performance through NetQueue -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Improving network performance using the SplitRx mode for multicast traffic -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Designing a multi-NIC vMotion -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Improving network performance using network I/O control -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Monitoring network capacity and performance matrix -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Chapter 4: DRS, SDRS, and Resource Control Design -- Introduction -- Using DRS algorithm guidelines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using resource pool guidelines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Avoiding the use of a resource pool as a folder structure -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Choosing the best SIOC latency threshold -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using storage capability and policy-driven storage -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Anti-affinity rules in the SDRS cluster -- Getting ready -- How to do it…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Developing Your Creativity -- Creating the Intuitive Space -- Factors that Block Creativity -- Mind-Mapping: the Networking of Ideas -- The Human Brain -- The Brain and the Gestalt -- Radiant Thinking -- The Role of Images and Colours in Remembering -- Mind-Mapping and the Learning Process -- Some Guiding Principles in Making a Mind-Map -- Note-Taking and Mind-Mapping -- Mind-Mapping for Essays -- Mind-Mapping for Examinations -- Mind-Mapping: Some Do's and Don't's -- Do's -- Don't's -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8: Résumé Writing, Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Statement of Purpose (SOP) -- Definition of a Resume -- Functional Résumé -- Chronological Résumé -- Combined Résumé -- Power Words -- Guidelines for Effective Resume Writing -- Points to be Included -- Points to be Generally Excluded -- Curriculum Vitae (CV) -- Statement of Purpose (SOP) -- Considerations about Form and Language -- Words and Phrases to be Used Discretely and with Explanation -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Team-Talk, Group Discussion and Interviews -- Importance of Talk in a Team -- Conflict Management -- Communication in Teams -- Role-Taking in Teams: Task Roles, Building Roles, Maintenance and Negative Roles -- Task Roles -- Building and Maintenance Roles -- Negative Roles -- Group Discussions (GD) -- Structuring the GD -- Successful Group Discusion -- Interviews -- Viewpoint -- Major Purposes of an Interview -- Significance of the Interview Method -- Techniques of Interviewing -- Series Interview -- Filter Interview -- Set Interview -- Simulation Interview -- Spot-Calibre Interview -- Panel/Board/Committee Interview -- Preparing for an Interview -- Time Management -- Appearance -- Body Language -- Communication Skill -- Enthusiasm -- Brevity -- Listen Carefully -- Be Honest -- Adapt Yourself -- Maintain Proportion and Poise…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…SOVEREIGN SUKUK -- SUKUK -- DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS -- REGULATORY ISSUES -- CROSS-BORDER FINANCING -- CONCLUSION -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Chapter 15: Kenya -- ISLAMIC FINANCE BANKS -- ISLAMIC WINDOWS -- MICROFINANCE -- TAKAFUL AND RE- TAKAFUL -- ISLAMIC CAPITAL MARKETS -- SUKUK AND DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS -- REGULATORY CHALLENGES AND SHARI'AH CONCERNS -- THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY AND ISLAMIC FINANCE -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Chapter 16: Kuwait -- ASSET MANAGEMENT -- TAX AND ACCOUNTING -- RETAIL AND MICROFINANCE -- ISLAMIC BANKING -- TAKAFUL AND RE- TAKAFUL -- SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS -- Engaging in Prudent Investment Practices -- Spearheading the Economic Development Agenda -- Enhancing the Domestic Financial Services Sector -- Supporting Kuwait's Real Estate Market -- Playing a Major Role in Domestic Health Care -- Building Kuwait's SMEs -- SUKUK -- DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS -- Equities -- The Securitisation Market -- REGULATION -- CROSS-BORDER FINANCINGS -- CONCLUSION -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Chapter 17: Luxembourg -- ASSET MANAGEMENT -- Adaptability of the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities -- Alternative Investment Funds -- MICROFINANCE -- TAKAFUL AND RE- TAKAFUL -- SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS -- SUKUK AND DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS -- The Securitisation Law of 2004 -- Listing of Sukuk -- REGULATORY ISSUES -- Setting Up a Shari'ah Board -- Rules Applicable to Sukuk -- Discrepancies between the Luxembourg Law and Shari'ah Principles -- TAX AND ACCOUNTING -- Tax Treatment of the Murabahah Contract -- Tax Treatment of Sukuk -- Financial Reporting Standards -- CROSS-BORDER FINANCING -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- Chapter 18: Malaysia -- ISLAMIC BANKING -- ASSET MANAGEMENT -- Mutual Funds -- Exchange Traded Funds -- Endowment Funds -- Wealth Assets -- TAX AND ACCOUNTING -- Financial Reporting Standards…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Screen Lock -- Emergency Location Service -- Find My Device -- Chapter 22 Ten Settings to Disable -- Turn On Wi-Fi Automatically -- Sensitive Notifications -- Show Media Recommendations -- Identify Songs Playing Nearby -- Adaptive Brightness -- Add Users from Lock Screen -- Show Wallet -- Personalize Using App Data -- Developer Options -- Back Up Using Mobile Data -- Index -- EULA…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The challenges faced by fragile states are better understood -- There is a new consensus around the need to adapt development thinking and practice -- Experience and knowledge are being shared productively -- Mutual understanding is flourishing -- What challenges does the International Dialogue face? …”