“…In a technology-centric smart city, self-driving cars have the run of downtown and force out pedestrians, civic engagement is limited to requesting services through an app, police use algorithms to justify and perpetuate racist practices, and governments and private companies surveil public space to control behavior. …”

“…"Maya artists are called upon to texture and light all kinds of different objects in the studio -- cars, phones, people, animated characters -- as well as the environment the objects are in.Maya Studio Projects: Texturing and Lighting is an all-projects book that shows you how to use Autodesk Maya 2012's shading and rendering tools to prepare your renders for film, video, and games. …”

“…You'll start by reviewing spatial computing, an emerging field that encompasses self-driving cars to space exploration. You'll also create your own virtual reality environments for use on headsets such as those from Oculus and HTC. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Chapter 1: Back to the Idea Lab -- Draak: The Iguana Statue -- Bandit: The Bull Terrier Statue -- Tulips -- Greenhouse -- Wheelbarrow -- Mailbox -- Windmill -- Thinking Tower -- The Fire Tragon -- The Sea Tragon -- The Humboldt Tragon -- Chapter 2: Victorious Vipers -- Havoc: A Viper Fighter -- Viper Inspiration -- Transport-o-lux 2.0 -- Chapter 3: Service with a Smile -- Blue Eagle -- Street Lamp -- Gas Pump -- Lawn Chair -- BBQ -- Clubhouse Sofa -- WaterFountain -- Hot Howler -- Sweet Yello -- Rebel Roadster -- Gas Guzzler -- Chater 4: A Ferry Nice Build -- Car Ferry -- Steam Tug: Maarten -- Harbor Tug: Smit Bison -- VLI-8 Beam Trawler -- Jacques Cousteau's Calypso -- Chapter 5: Castaway's Cove -- Lookout Hut -- Palm Tree -- Dock Crane -- Raiders Reef -- Cannon -- Pirate Inspiration -- Row Boat -- Galleons -- Chapter 6: The Tudors -- Gingerbread House -- Four-Poster Bed -- Dining Table -- Quilt Bed -- In the Garden -- Snugburg -- Life in Snugburg -- Chapter 7: On Set: STAR CLUTCH -- Galactic Adventurer -- Movie Camera -- 5K Light -- Chapter 8: Destruction Zone -- Recycle Wrex -- Sludge Puppy -- Crumbling Wall -- Still Standing -- Chapter 9: A Veritable Fortress -- Watchtower -- Catapult -- Market Cart -- GarraTower -- Eaurios -- Ondylion City -- Chapter 10: Brick Friends -- Classic Kitchen -- Treadmill -- Classroom -- Cooking Lessons -- Chapter 11: A LEGO Legend Calls -- Space Bus -- Space Bus Station -- Lucky Dragon -- LEGO Building System -- Featured Builders…”

“…Artificial Intelligence (AI) has attracted the attention of many researchers and users alike, and it has become increasingly crucial in our modern society. From cars, smartphones, airplanes, medical equipment, consumer applications, and industrial machines, among others, the impact of AI is notoriously changing the world we live in and making it better in many areas. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Clara Elizabeth Collet (1860-1948) y los primeros intentos de cuantiÞ car los salarios de las mujeres trabajadoraJoan Robinson y la competencia imperfecta; Joan Robinson, keynesiana de izquierdas183; La defensa moral del capitalismo por Ayn Rand; Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter (1898-1953) Economista, esposa y editora264; La escuela austriaca representada en la obra de Vera Smith; Edith Penrose: una nueva visión de la empresa; MichèlePujol: historiadora del pensamiento económico; Dos mujeres a la sombra de un nobel: Rose D. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Frontmatter -- Preface -- Foreword -- Contents -- List of contributing authors -- Part I: Basics -- 1 Brief history of fluorescence lifetime imaging / 2 The long journey to the laser and its use for nonlinear optics / 3 Advanced TCSPC-FLIM techniques / 4 Ultrafast lasers in biophotonics / Part II: Modern nonlinear microscopy of live cells -- 5 STED microscopy: exploring fluorescence lifetime gradients for super-resolution at reduced illumination intensities / 6 Principles and applications of temporal-focusing wide-field two-photon microscopy / 7 FLIM-FRET microscopy / 8 TCSPC FLIM and PLIM for metabolic imaging and oxygen sensing / 9 Laser tweezers are sources of two-photon effects / 10 Metabolic shifts in cell proliferation and differentiation / 11 Femtosecond laser nanoprocessing / 12 Cryomultiphoton imaging / Part III: Nonlinear tissue imaging -- 13 Multiphoton Tomography (MPT) / 14 Clinical multimodal CARS imaging / 15 In vivo multiphoton microscopy of human skin / 16 Two-photon microscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging of the cornea / 17 Multiscale correlative imaging of the brain / 18 Revealing interaction of dyes and nanomaterials by multiphoton imaging / 19 Multiphoton FLIM in cosmetic clinical research / 20 Multiphoton microscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging for resection guidance in malignant glioma surgery / 21 Non-invasive single-photon and multi-photon imaging of stem cells and cancer cells in mouse models / 22 Bedside assessment of multiphoton tomography / Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conté: Nel labirinto del virtuale / Jader Jacobelli -- Una pericolosa accelerazione / Antonio Arcidiacono -- Lo stato del virtuale / Giuliano Berretta -- Internet / Gianfranco Bettetini -- Indosseremo il omputer / Ninì Candalino -- L'Internet-dipendenza / Tonino Cantelmi e Alessia D'Andrea -- Un plus di realtà / Franco Carlini -- Realtà e verità / Aldo Carotenuto -- Il senso della possibilità / Lorenzo De Carli -- Il virtuale in laboratorio / Alberto Del Bimbo -- Virtual set / Roberta Enni -- Addio uomo? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Nuts and Bolts of MP3 -- MP3 Basics -- Rights, Piracy, and Politics -- How MP3 Works: Inside the Codec -- A "Perceptual" Codec -- The Anatomy of an MP3 File -- Getting and Playing MP3 Files -- Choosing and Using an MP3 Player -- Players by Platform -- Obtaining MP3 Files -- Organizing Your Collection -- Equipment Considerations -- Playlists, Tags, and Skins: MP3 Options -- MP3 Options and Considerations -- Equalization and Sound Quality -- ID3 Tags and Playlists: The Virtual Database -- Skins: Dressing Up MP3 Players -- Plug-ins: Extending Your Reach -- Listening to MP3 Streams -- Performance Considerations -- Ripping and Encoding: Creating MP3 Files -- General Encoding Principles -- General Ripping Principles -- Ripping and Encoding Tools -- Ripping from Other Sources -- Roll Your Own Compact Discs -- Hardware, Portables, Home Stereos, and Kits -- Playing MP3 Through Your Home Stereo -- Portable Players -- Hand-Held Computers and Other Devices -- Home Stereo MP3 Players -- Car Players -- Kit Players -- The Not-So-Fine-Print: Legal Bits and Pieces -- The Rules of Engagement -- The Players -- Webcasting and Servers: Internet Distribution -- The Fundamentals of Internet Distribution -- Offering Files for Download -- Webcasting: Real-Time MP3 Broadcasting -- An Interview with MP3.com's "High Geek" -- Competing Codecs and Other File Formats -- The Architectures -- The Codecs -- ID3v1 Genres…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Series Page; Contents; Series Preface; Foreword; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Section I: Principles of SHG Imaging; Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework for SHG Microscopy: A Matrix-Based Approach; Chapter 2: How to Build an SHG Apparatus; Chapter 3: THG Microscopy of Cells and Tissues: Contrast Mechanisms and Applications; Chapter 4: SHG Microscopy and Its Comparison with THG, CARS, and Multiphoton Excited Fluorescence Imaging; Section II: Biomedical Imaging Using SHG; Chapter 5: Molecular Structure and Order with Second-Harmonic Generation Microscopy…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….] -- Strategic environmental assessment in the transport sector / Riki Thâerivel -- Public attitudes to transport issues : findings from the British social attitudes surveys / Bridget Taylor and Lindsay Brook -- Logistical restructuring, freight traffic growth and the environment / Alan McKinnon --Unintended effects of transport policies / Phil Goodwin -- Transport provision and regional development in Europe / Roger Vickerman -- The environment, efficient pricing and investment in transport : a model and some results for the UK / John Peirson and Roger Vickerman -- Creating the sustainable supply chain : modelling and key relationships / James Cooper, Ian Black, and Melvyn Peters -- Improving air quality : lessons from California / Wyn Grant -- The location of new residential developments : its influence on car-based travel / Peter Headicar and Carey Curtis -- Movement and mobility in the post-Fordist city / Andrew Gillespie, Patsy Healey and Kevin Robins -- Greener transport towns : publicly acceptable, privately resisted? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A trip to Hollywood from your living room or the corner coffee shop ; Hustling : the gentle art of self-promotion : advertising is like sex--only losers pay for it ; Show me the money : unconventional fundraising from Kickstarter to unlikely car loans -- Pt. 3: Leverage and next steps. Moving on up : tweaking your way to the bank : how small actions create big increases in income ; How to franchise yourself : instructions on cloning yourself for fun and profit ; Going long : become as big as you want to be (and no bigger) ; But what if I fail? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Scilla, and Christian Rolfo -- Monoclonal Antibodies Including Immunoconjugates and Cytokine-Directed Agents / Alison Duffy and Ciera Patzke -- Immunotherapeutics Including Vaccines, Bispecifics, CAR-T, and Checkpoint Inhibitors / Mark Yarchoan and Elizabeth Jaffee -- Multiple Myeloma as a Paradigm for Multi-Targeted Intervention / Mehmet Kocoglu -- Transplant-Related Agents / Jean Yared and Saurabh Dahiya -- Basic Drug Development With Structural Considerations / Sonia Esparza and Joshua Zeidner -- Integral Components in Development of Clinical Trials : PK/PD, Statistics, and Principles of Rational Combinatorial Therapies / S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Passenger-kilometres by private car; Air passenger volumes projected to grow nearly 5% per year in the near-term; Figure 1.12. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Taxing vehicles -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Car taxation used to curb transport externalities -- 4.3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Connectivity and amplificationPitch control and beat matching; Scratching; Two iPods and a Computer; Turn Your iPod into a Universal Remote Control; Getting the IR Signal; Recording the Signal; Putting the Signal on the iPod; Ready, Aim, Fire; Integrate Your iPod with Your Motorcycle; Repositioning the Remote; Hacking the Remote; Powering the iPod; Final Thoughts; Install Your iPod in Your Car, Permanently; Gathering the Supplies; Creating the Design; Taking a Mold; Removing the Mold; Coating with Plastic; Sanding, Painting, and Cleaning Up…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Ironing out Irregularities3.9 The Tailgate; 3.10 The Tail Cover; 3.11 The Rear Bracket at the Tail; The Grid Areas; 3.12 Tail Lights; 3.13 The Gap Size; 3.14 Front Air Vents and the Windshield; 3.15 The Windshield Wiper; 3.16 The Door Handle and Exterior Mirror; 3.17 The Roof and Side Window; 3.18 The Tailgate Hinge; 3.19 Adding Various Small Parts; 3.20 Tires; 3.21 The Rim; 3.22 Materials for the Car; Nonreflective Surfaces; Using Individually Shaped Faces in Materials; Headlights; 3.23 The Lighting of the Car; 3.24 Creating Virtual Surroundings; Creating Clouds; 3.25 Baking Textures…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…How Data Informs Design at FacebookApple Defines Design; Big Data in Game Design; Better Cars with Big Data; Big Data and Music; Big Data and Architecture; Data-Driven Design; Big Data in Better Web Site Design; Chapter 5: Why a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words; Trend Spotting; The Many Types of Visualizations; How to Create Visualizations; Using Visualization to Compress Knowledge; Why Is Visual Information So Powerful?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Figure 5: Evolution in road deaths by road type, 2022 compared to average for 2017-19 -- Figure 6: Road fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants, 2022 -- Figure 7: Road fatalities per 10 000 registered vehicles, 2022 -- Figure 8: Road fatalities per billion vehicle-kilometres, 2021 -- Figure 9: Aggregate evolution in the number of road deaths in IRTAD countries, 2012-2022 -- Figure 10: Percentage change in the number of road deaths, 2012-22 -- Figure 11: Road deaths compared to the linear trend since 2012 (excluding 2020 and 2021) -- Figure 12: Evolution in road deaths by user category, 2022 compared to 2012 -- Figure 13: Percentage change in the number of passenger car occupants killed, 2012-22 -- Figure 14: Percentage change in the number of pedestrians killed, 2012-22 -- Figure 15: Percentage change in the number of cyclists killed, 2012-22 -- Figure 16: Percentage change in the number of PTW killed, 2012-22 -- Figure 17: Evolution in road deaths by age group, 2022 compared to 2012 -- Figure 18: Evolution in road deaths by road type, 2022 compared to 2012.…”