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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Le Club du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest -- Avant-propos -- L'équipe et les remerciements -- Table des matières -- Sigles et abréviations -- Résumé -- Défis et mesures de l'urbanisation en Afrique -- LES LIMITES DES DÉFINITIONS OFFICIELLES DE L'URBAIN -- Trois approches de l'urbain -- L'absence d'une définition commune et reconnue -- Un biais sur les grandes agglomérations dans les statistiques internationales -- LES APPORTS D'UNE APPROCHE SPATIALE -- Étalement spatial et limites urbaines administratives -- Urbanisation in situ des zones rurales -- Formation des régions métropolisées -- Africapolis, une vision de l'urbanisation africaine -- La méthodologie, une approche bottom up -- Des résultats complémentaires des statistiques nationales -- Notes -- Références -- Analyse géostatistique de l'urbanisation africaine -- Niveau et rythme d'urbanisation -- Niveau d'urbanisation -- Rythme de la transition urbaine -- Croissance de la population urbaine -- taille des agglomérations et systèmes urbains -- Distribution des réseaux urbains -- ÉVOLUTIONS DE LA GÉOGRAPHIE DES AGGLOMÉRATIONS URBAINES -- Schémas transnationaux et nationaux des constellations urbaines -- Émergence continue de nouvelles agglomérations -- Proximité et distance -- Notes -- Références -- Histoire, politiques &amp -- environnement et formes urbaines africaines -- Contexte Historique, politique et environnemental -- Les conditions démographiques de la croissance urbaine -- Les contextes politiques du fait urbain -- Contexte environnemental -- formes urbaines locales -- Les attracteurs spatiaux -- Combinaison des attracteurs spatiaux -- Quels modèles de développement pour les agglomérations ? …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Editors -- Preface to "Innovative Target Tracking Techniques for Modern Radar and Sonar Systems" -- Mahendra Mallick and Xiaoqing Tian Analysis of Polynomial Nonlinearity Based on Measures of Nonlinearity Algorithms -- Jo-Yen Nieh and Yuan-Pin Cheng Innovative Multi-Target Estimating with Clutter-Suppression Technique for Pulsed Radar Systems -- Ronghui Zhan, Liping Wang and Jun Zhang Joint Tracking and Classification of Multiple Targets with Scattering Center Model and CBMeMBer Filter -- Lintao Ding, Chenguang Shi, Wei Qiu and Jianjiang Zhou Joint Dwell Time and Bandwidth Optimization for Multi-Target Tracking in Radar Network Based on Low Probability of Intercept -- Raegeun Oh, Taek Lyul Song and Jee Woong Choi Batch Processing through Particle Swarm Optimization for Target Motion Analysis with Bottom Bounce Underwater Acoustic Signals -- Seung Hyo Park, Sa Yong Chong, Hyung June Kim and Taek Lyul Song Adaptive Estimation of Spatial Clutter Measurement Density Using Clutter Measurement Probability for Enhanced Multi-Target Tracking -- Zhengwang Tian, Weifeng Liu and Xinfeng Ru Multi-Target Localization and Tracking Using TDOA and AOA Measurements Based on Gibbs-GLMB Filtering -- Yuan Huang, Liping Wang, Xueying Wang and Wei An Anti-Clutter Gaussian Inverse Wishart PHD Filter for Extended Target Tracking -- Cong-Thanh Do, Tran Thien Dat Nguyen and Weifeng Liu Tracking Multiple Marine Ships via Multiple Sensors with Unknown Backgrounds -- Juhyung Kim, Doo-Hyun Cho, Woo-Cheol Lee, Soon-Seo Park and Han-Lim Choi Optimal Target Assignment with Seamless Handovers for Networked Radars -- Tran Thien Dat Nguyen and Du Yong Kim GLMB Tracker with Partial Smoothing -- Sun-yong Wu, Jun Zhao, Xu-dong Dong, Qiu-tiao Xue and Ru-hua Cai DOA Tracking Based on Unscented Transform Multi-Bernoulli Filter in Impulse Noise Environment -- Yongsheng Zhao, Dexiu Hu, Yongjun Zhao, Zhixin Liu and Chuang Zhao Refining Inaccurate Transmitter and Receiver Positions Using Calibration Targets for Target Localization in Multi-Static Passive Radar -- Sen Wang, Qinglong Bao and Zengping Chen Refined PHD Filter for Multi-Target Tracking under Low Detection Probability -- Yu Yao, Junhui Zhao and Lenan Wu Doppler Data Association Scheme for Multi-Target Tracking in an Active Sonar System -- Peng Li, Xinhua Zhang and Wenlong Zhang Direction of Arrival Estimation Using Two Hydrophones: Frequency Diversity Technique for Passive Sonar -- Clarice Anna Diebold, Angeles Salles and Cynthia F. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Lesson 28 Hire Your Kids with Care -- Notes -- Lesson 29 Take a Lot of Vacations -- Note -- Stage 5: Protecting Your Wealth -- Lesson 30 Entrepreneurial Skills Can Limit Investing Success -- Notes -- Lesson 31 Get Financially Literate -- Note -- Lesson 32 If You're Not a Professional Investor, Be a Passive One -- Notes -- Lesson 33 Diversify Prudently -- Lesson 34 Spend Less -- Notes -- Lesson 35 Don't Give Your Kids Anything-But Be Willing to Invest Everything in Them -- Lesson 36 Consider Life Insurance -- Note -- Lesson 37 We Actually Live in an After-Tax World -- Note -- Stage 6: Making It Meaningful -- Lesson 38 Apply Your Skills to Solve Social Problems -- Note -- Lesson 39 Leverage Public/Private Support for Social Entrepreneurship -- Note -- Lesson 40 Seek Double-Bottom-Line Returns -- Conclusion -- Notes -- About the Author -- Index -- EULA…”

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