Tabla de Contenidos: “…Interactables using Daydream VR Elements -- Summary -- Chapter 6: World Space UI -- Studying VR design principles -- A reusable default canvas -- Visor HUD -- The reticle cursor -- The windshield HUD -- The game element UI -- Using TextMeshPro -- Info bubble -- An in-game dashboard with input events -- Creating a dashboard with buttons -- Linking the water hose to the buttons -- Activating buttons from the script -- Look to highlight a button -- Looking and then clicking to select -- Looking and starting to select -- Pointing and clicking with VR components -- Using Unity UI and SteamVR -- Using Unity UI and Daydream -- Building a wrist-based menu palette -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Locomotion and Comfort -- Understanding Unity characters -- Unity components -- The Camera component -- The Rigidbody component -- The Character Controller component -- Unity Standard Assets -- ThirdPersonController -- AIThirdPersonController -- First-person FPSController -- RigidBodyFPSController -- Using glide locomotion -- Move in the direction you're looking -- Keep your feet on the ground -- Don't pass through solid objects -- Don't fall off the edge of the world -- Stepping over small objects and handling uneven terrain -- Starting and stopping movement -- Adding comfort mode locomotion -- Other locomotion considerations -- Techniques for teleportation -- Looking to teleport -- Teleporting between surfaces -- Teleport spawn points -- Other teleport considerations -- Teleportation toolkits -- Teleporting with SteamVR Interaction System -- Teleporting with Daydream Elements -- Resetting center and position -- Supporting room scale teleportation -- Managing VR motion sickness -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Playing with Physics and Fire -- Unity physics -- Bouncy balls -- Managing game objects -- Destroying fallen objects -- Setting a limited lifetime…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Active labour market policies -- The changed environment: Challenges facing the public employment services -- Spending on active labour market policies further increased in 2021, but to a lesser extent than in 2020 -- Re-orientation of public employment services strategies and operating models, including via greater digitalisation -- Adapting the design and mode of delivery of active labour market policies to support an inclusive recovery -- Post-COVID-19 priorities for active labour market policies and public employment services -- Spotlights on specific policies for women, young people, frontline workers and racial/ethnic minorities -- Spotlight 1: Labour market and social policies to support women during the COVID-19 crisis -- Unpaid work increased during the pandemic, especially for women -- Working from home can be a double-edged sword for women -- Women entrepreneurs under strain -- Victims of domestic violence more exposed to their abusers -- Spotlight 2: Protecting young people from scarring effects and economic hardship -- Supporting young labour market entrants -- Reaching out to the "hidden NEETs" -- Providing income support to students affected by job loss…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Make the Spaceship Wrap Around the Edges -- 2. Add the Wrap-Around Code to the Spaceship Sprite -- 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Uncle Sam's loss, your gain -- What you see is what you get -- Getting the Professional Edge -- Consider a few impressive numbers -- You can do what they do! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Strategic Infrastructural Developments to Reinforce Reconfigurable Computing for Indigenous AI Applications -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Infrastructural Requirements for AI -- 1.3 Categories in AI Hardware -- 1.3.1 Comparing Hardware for Artificial Intelligence -- 1.4 Hardware AI Accelerators to Support RC -- 1.4.1 Computing Support for AI Application: Reconfigurable Computing to Foster the Adaptation -- 1.4.2 Reconfiguration Computing Model -- 1.4.3 Reconfigurable Computing Model as an Accelerator -- 1.5 Architecture and Accelerator for AI-Based Applications -- 1.5.1 Advantages of Reconfigurable Computing Accelerators -- 1.5.2 Disadvantages of Reconfigurable Computing Accelerators -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Review of Artificial Intelligence Applications and Architectures -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Technological Platforms for AI Implementation-Graphics Processing Unit -- 2.3 Technological Platforms for AI Implementation-Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) -- 2.3.1 Xilinx Zynq -- 2.3.2 Stratix 10 NX Architecture -- 2.4 Design Implementation Aspects -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 An Organized Literature Review on Various Cubic Root Algorithmic Practices for Developing Efficient VLSI Computing System-Understanding Complexity -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Motivation -- 3.3 Numerous Cubic Root Methods for Emergent VLSI Computing System-Extraction -- 3.4 Performance Study and Discussion -- 3.5 Further Research -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 An Overview of the Hierarchical Temporal Memory Accelerators -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 An Overview of Hierarchical Temporal Memory -- 4.3 HTM on Edge -- 4.4 Digital Accelerators -- 4.4.1 PIM HTM -- 4.4.2 PEN HTM -- 4.4.3 Classic -- 4.5 Analog and Mixed-Signal Accelerators -- 4.5.1 RCN HTM…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Summary -- Chapter 6: Advanced Techniques: Transformations, Layers, Masking, and Blend Modes -- Transformations: Correcting Perspective -- Transformations: Pictures in a Picture -- Transformations: Warping shapes for a 3D Shadow -- Transformations: Warping text -- Introduction to Layers -- Other features on the Layers panel -- Layer opacity -- Merging layers -- Pseudo Layer Masking -- Layer Masking: Adjustment Layers -- Layer Masking: the basics -- Layer Masking: Advanced techniques -- Blend Modes -- Tool Blend Modes -- Layers: Smart Objects -- Keyboard shortcuts -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Advanced Techniques: Retouching, Selections, and Text -- Retouching: Spot Healing Brush and Clone Stamp Tools -- Advanced Retouching Techniques -- Retouching: the Object Removal tool -- Local Retouching: the Burn, Dodge, and Sponge Tools -- Local Retouching: the Blur, Sharpen, and Smudge brushes -- Simple selections: Subject Selection -- Simple Selections: Background Select -- Simple Selections: Background Select #2 -- Simple Selections: Sky Select -- Advanced Selections: Selection features -- Saving Selections -- Advanced Selections: Feathering -- Advanced Selections: The Refine Selection Brush Tool -- Advanced Selections: The Refine Edge Tool -- Advanced selections: the Marquee and Lasso Tools -- Advanced selections: the Magic Wand Tool -- Simple Selections: the Quick Selection Tool -- The Selection Brush Tool -- The Auto Selection Tool -- Basic Text: Text Styles -- Basic Text: The Type tool -- Basic Text: Styles and effects -- Advanced Text: Custom Text -- Keyboard shortcuts -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Additional Tools and Features -- Image Modes -- Adjust Color Curves -- The Smart Brush -- The Paint Bucket Tool -- The Gradient Tool -- The Haze Removal Tool -- The Content-Aware Move Tool -- The Recompose Tool -- Extend Background feature -- Move &amp…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Troubleshooting common GenAI interaction issues -- Ensuring smooth operation and response from AI -- Addressing GenAI's Lying, Misleading, or Hallucinating Tendencies -- Techniques aimed at improving AI honesty and accuracy -- Preventing AI from generating false information -- Repurposing Content with GenAI -- Chapter 7 Producing Long-Form Content -- Writing Academic Papers with GenAI Assistance -- Using GenAI for research and academic writing -- Examining GenAI tool options for research and academic writing -- Refining GenAI research outputs -- Finding hidden pitfalls or AI limitations -- Supporting the academic publication process -- Developing White Papers and Reports Using Generative AI -- Crafting professional documents with AI support -- Enhancing business communication with AI -- Crafting Research Designs and Outlines with GenAI -- Structuring research projects with AI -- From concept to outline: GenAI as a planning tool -- Integrating Citations and References -- GenAI-assisted reference management -- Ensuring academic integrity with GenAI -- Producing Long-Form Articles with GenAI -- Techniques for GenAI-enhanced feature writing -- Maintaining depth and quality in GenAI-assisted articles -- Writing Books with GenAI -- Chapter 8 Customizing Content for Niche Topics -- Tailoring GenAI to Produce Content for Specialized Fields -- Options in GenAI models aimed at specialized writing -- Small Language Models (SLMs) -- Mini GPTs -- Specialized GenAI models -- Where to find small and specialized GenAI models -- Case studies: GenAI use in high-stakes domains -- Balancing Expertise and Creativity in GenAI-Based Writing -- Merging subject matter expertise with AI for niche content -- Crafting expert content with a creative edge -- Warnings: Hazards Ahead -- Anticipating challenges in niche content generation…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Insight on Society: Government Regulation and Surveillance of the Internet -- 3.3 The Web -- Hypertext -- Markup Languages -- Web Servers and Clients -- Web Browsers -- 3.4 The Internet and Web: Features and Services -- Communication Tools -- Search Engines -- Insight on Business: Zoom Continues to Zoom -- Downloadable and Streaming Media -- Web 2.0 Applications and Services -- Web3 -- Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and the Metaverse -- Intelligent Digital Assistants -- 3.5 Mobile Apps -- Platforms for Mobile Application Development -- App Marketplaces -- 3.6 Careers in E-commerce -- The Company -- Position: E-commerce Specialist -- Qualifications/Skills -- Preparing for the Interview -- Possible First Interview Questions -- 3.7 Case Study: Akamai: Sharpening Internet Content Delivery with Edge Computing -- 3.8 Reviews -- Key Concepts -- Questions -- Projects -- References -- Chapter 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Partial Matching -- Postcodes and Structured Data -- prefix Query -- wildcard and regexp Queries -- Query-Time Search-as-You-Type -- Index-Time Optimizations -- Ngrams for Partial Matching -- Index-Time Search-as-You-Type -- Preparing the Index -- Querying the Field -- Edge n-grams and Postcodes -- Ngrams for Compound Words -- Chapter 17. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- preface -- the oecd provides an inclusive forum to shape a global digital future -- foreword -- acknowledgements -- editorial -- digitalisation: a double edged sword -- table of contents -- reader's guide -- glossary of key terms in digital transformation -- references -- abbreviations and acronyms -- executive summary -- global digital transformation is at a tipping point -- inclusive global co-operation is needed to manage shared processes and risks -- development co-operation can tip the balance towards a just digital transformation -- development co-operation is key to shaping a just digital transformation (infographic) -- overview: powering an inclusive digital future -- digital realities in developing countries require bespoke responses -- figure 1. developing countries face challenges across the oecd's integrated framework for digital transformation -- global co-operation should tackle universal risks -- a development co-operation framework to power an inclusive digital future -- box 1. better evidence can target actions for digital inclusion of women and girls -- figure 2. ensure that policies and partnerships build an inclusive digital future -- figure 3. support national and regional building blocks for sustainable digital ecosystems -- there is a narrow window to shape a just digital transformation -- figure 4. make digital financing fit for purpose with greater scale, innovation and flexibility -- notes -- references -- part i. digital realities in low-and middle-income countries -- in my view: the promises, pitfalls and potential of global technology governance -- 1. digital drivers of inclusive growth in africa and latin america and the caribbean -- key messages -- africa's digital economy isexpanding, but more regional integration is needed…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Writing a Library: Working with JSON Data -- A Whirlwind Tour of JSON -- Representing JSON Data in Haskell -- The Anatomy of a Haskell Module -- Compiling Haskell Source -- Generating a Haskell Program and Importing Modules -- Printing JSON Data -- Type Inference Is a Double-Edged Sword -- A More General Look at Rendering -- Developing Haskell Code Without Going Nuts -- Pretty Printing a String -- Arrays and Objects, and the Module Header -- Writing a Module Header -- Fleshing Out the Pretty-Printing Library -- Compact Rendering -- True Pretty Printing -- Following the Pretty Printer -- Creating a Package -- Writing a Package Description -- GHC's Package Manager -- Setting Up, Building, and Installing -- Practical Pointers and Further Reading -- Chapter 6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….] -- Bayesian depth map interpolation using edge driven Markov Random Fields / S. Colonnese, S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Elastic analytics concepts -- Design with the endgame in mind -- Designing for scale -- Decouple key components -- Encapsulate analytics -- Decoupling with message queues -- Distributed computing -- Avoid containing analytics to one server -- When to use distributed and when to use one server -- Assuming that change is constant -- Leverage managed services -- Use Application Programming Interfaces (API) -- Cloud security and analytics -- Public/private keys -- Public versus private subnets -- Access restrictions -- Securing customer data -- The AWS overview -- AWS key concepts -- Regions -- Availability Zones -- Subnet -- Security groups -- AWS key core services -- Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) -- Identity and Access Management (IAM) -- Elastic Compute (EC2) -- Simple Storage Service (S3) -- AWS key services for IoT analytics -- Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) -- Amazon Elastic Map Reduce (EMR) -- AWS machine learning -- Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) -- Amazon Redshift -- Microsoft Azure overview -- Azure Data Lake Store -- Azure Analysis Services -- HDInsight -- The R server option -- The ThingWorx overview -- ThingWorx Core -- ThingWorx Connection Services -- ThingWorx Edge -- ThingWorx concepts -- Thing templates -- Things -- Properties -- Services -- Events -- Thing shapes -- Data shapes -- Entities -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Creating an AWS Cloud Analytics Environment -- The AWS CloudFormation overview -- The AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) setup walk-through -- Creating a key pair for the NAT and bastion instances -- Creating an S3 bucket to store data -- Creating a VPC for IoT Analytics -- What is a NAT gateway? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Creating Shapes -- Aligning Shapes -- Making Text Roll And Crawl -- Adding Text Effects: Sheens,Strokes,Shadows,And Fills -- Experiment With Effects -- 8 Applying Specialized Editing Tools -- Topics Covered In This Lesson -- Getting Started -- Exploring Timesaving Editing Tools -- Making Rolling, Slide, And Slip Edits -- Using The Program Monitor'S Lift And Extract Buttons -- Replacing A Clip And Replacing Footage -- Using The Replace Clip Feature -- Using The Replace Footage Feature -- Using Sync Lock And Track Lock -- Using Sync Lock -- Using Track Lock -- Finding Gaps In The Timeline -- Editing With In And Out Points Around A Clip -- Creating Subclips From The Source Monitor -- Multicamera Editing -- Creating The Initial Multicamera Sequence -- Switching Multiple Cameras -- Finalizing Multicamera Editing -- Changing An Edit In The Timeline -- Multicam Tips -- 9 Adding Video Effects -- Topics Covered In This Lesson -- Getting Started -- Sampling Some Basic Video Effects -- Applying Effects To Multiple Clips -- Adding Keyframing Effects -- Extra Credit: Combining Effects -- Adding Keyframe Interpolation And Velocity -- One Additional Velocity/Interpolation Issue -- Adding Lighting Effects -- Creating Custom Presets -- 10 Putting Clips In Motion -- Topics Covered In This Lesson -- Getting Started -- Applying The Motion Effect To Clips -- Examining Motion Settings -- Changing Clip Size And Adding Rotation -- Adding Rotation And Changing The Anchor Point -- Working With Keyframe Interpolation -- Creating A Picture-In-Picture Effect -- Enhancing Motion With Shadows And Beveled Edges -- Adding A Drop Shadow -- Using Other Motion-Related Effects: Transform, Basic 3D And Camera View -- Transform -- Basic 3D And Camera View -- 11 Changing Time -- Topics Covered In This Lesson -- Getting Started -- Using Slow-Motion And Reverse-Motion Techniques…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Managing tracing presets -- Releasing a tracing -- Converting a tracing to paths -- 18 Live Paint Creating a Live Paint group -- Using the Live Paint Bucket tool -- Using the Live Paint Selection tool -- Reshaping a Live Paint group -- Adding new faces and edges to a Live Paint group -- Choosing gap options for a Live Paint group -- Expanding and releasing Live Paint groups -- 19 Create Type The type tools -- Choosing a font and font size for a type tool -- Creating point type -- Creating type in a rectangle -- Creating area type -- Creating path type -- Copying or moving type characters -- Importing text into Illustrator -- Threading type objects -- Rotating type -- Exercise: Putting type on a circle -- 20 Style &amp -- Edit Type Selecting type -- Changing the font -- Changing the font size -- Changing the leading value -- Applying kerning and tracking -- Using smart punctuation -- Inserting alternate glyphs -- Applying hyphenation -- Changing paragraph alignment -- Changing paragraph indentation -- Changing inter-paragraph spacing -- Using paragraph and character styles -- Hanging punctuation -- Setting tabs -- Changing the baseline shift value -- Creating type outlines -- Creating special effects with type -- Exercise: Create a shadow for point type -- Applying appearance attributes to type -- Exercise: Add multiple strokes to a character -- Exercise: Use the Free Distort effect on type -- 21 Pen Tools Drawing with the Pen tool -- Converting anchor points on paths -- Exercise: Draw a knife with the Pen tool -- 22 Acquire Images How images are acquired in Illustrator -- Using the Open command -- Using the Place command -- Importing Photoshop images into Illustrator -- Managing linked images -- Dragging and dropping images into Illustrator -- 23 Brushes Applying brushes to existing paths -- Using the Brushes panel -- Removing brush strokes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The /etc/inittab File -- The telinit Command -- systemd -- systemd's Role -- The systemd Edge -- How systemd Works -- xinetd and inetd -- The /etc/xinetd.conf File -- Variables and Their Meanings -- Examples: A Simple Service Entry and Enabling/Disabling a Service -- Enabling/Disabling the Echo Service -- The Logging Daemon -- Invoking rsyslogd -- Configuring the Logging Daemon -- Log Message Classifications -- Format of /etc/rsyslog.conf -- rsyslogd Templates -- rsyslogd Rules -- Sample /etc/rsyslog.conf File -- The cron Program -- The crontab File -- Editing the crontab File -- Summary…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Using Installed Web Apps and Edge OS? -- Using the Browser Task Manager -- Advanced Management of Windows Processes and Services -- Managing and Troubleshooting Services -- Managing and Troubleshooting Processes and Services with PowerShell -- Troubleshooting Processes and Services with Microsoft Sysinternals -- PsTools -- PsExec -- PsFile -- PsGetSid -- PsInfo -- PsPing -- PsKill -- PsList -- PsLoggedOn -- PsLogList -- PsPasswd -- PsService -- PsShutdown -- PsSuspend -- AutoRuns -- Handle -- ListDLLs -- Portmon -- ProcDump -- Process Explorer -- Process Monitor -- ShellRunas -- VMMap -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Network and Internet Troubleshooting -- Prevention Is Better Than Cure -- Configuring Network Settings -- Wi-Fi Settings -- Managing Data Usage for Cellular and Other Networks -- Managing Advanced Network Settings -- Resetting the Network Adapters…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Tip #3 - Delineate objectives -- Tip #4 - Apply an agile methodology to your digital transformation -- Tip #5 - Encourage risk-taking -- Tip #6 - One-way door vs. two-way door decisions -- Tip #7 - Clear delineation of roles and responsibilities -- Digital transformation pitfalls -- Lack of commitment from the C-suite -- Not having the right team in place -- Internal resistance from the ranks -- Going too fast -- Going too slow -- Outdated rules and regulations -- The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) -- Architectures to provide high availability, reliability, and scalability -- Active architecture -- Active/passive architecture -- Active/active architecture -- Sharding architecture -- Chaos engineering -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Networking in AWS -- Learning about the AWS Global Infrastructure -- Regions, Availability Zones, and Local zones -- AWS Regions -- AWS AZs -- AWS LZs -- Benefits of the AWS Global Infrastructure -- AWS networking foundations -- Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) -- AWS TGW -- AWS PrivateLink -- Edge networking -- Route 53 -- Amazon CloudFront -- AWS Global Accelerator (AGA) -- AWS Wavelength -- Building hybrid cloud connectivity in AWS -- AWS Virtual Private Network (VPN) -- AWS Direct Connect -- AWS Cloud WAN -- AWS cloud network security -- AWS Network Firewall (ANFW) -- AWS network security patterns - best practices -- AWS network security anti-patterns -- AWS network security with third-party solutions -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Storage in AWS - Choosing the Right Tool for the Job -- Understanding Amazon Elastic Block Store -- General-purpose Solid-State Devices (SSDs) -- Provisioned IOPS SSD -- Throughput Optimized HDD -- Cold HDD -- Amazon EBS Snapshots -- Choosing the right EBS volume -- Investigating Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) -- Using Amazon FSx to manage file systems…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Understanding Best Practices -- 1.0 Introduction -- 1.1 Wärtsilä -- Benefits Management in Operational Development Projects in Wärtsilä -- 1.2 Project Management Best Practices: 1945-1960 -- 1.3 Project Management Best Practices: 1960-1985 -- 1.4 Project Management Best Practices: 1985-2016 -- 1.5 Project Management Best Practices: 2016-Present -- 1.6 Benefits Management Practice at Dubai Customs -- Benefits Realization Management Framework -- Benefits Management Maturity Level -- Portfolio Benefits Management (Benefits Quadrant) -- Key Lessons Learned -- 1.7 An Executive's View of Project Management -- 1.8 The Growth of Nontraditional Projects -- 1.9 The Growth of the VUCA Environment -- 1.10 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Project Management -- Leadership -- Trust -- Communications -- Decision-Making -- Project Control Center -- Change Management -- Conclusions -- 1.11 General Motors and Ventilators -- 1.12 Best Practices Process -- 1.13 Step 1: Definition of a Best Practice -- 1.14 Step 2: Seeking Out Best Practices -- 1.15 Dashboards and Scorecards -- 1.16 Key Performance Indicators -- 1.17 Manufacturing Best Practices in Action -- A Case Study -- 1.18 Step 3: Validating the Best Practice -- 1.19 Step 4: Levels of Best Practices -- 1.20 Step 5: Management of Best Practices -- 1.21 Step 6: Revalidating Best Practices -- 1.22 Step 7: What to Do with a Best Practice -- 1.23 Step 8: Communicating Best Practices Across the Company -- 1.24 Step 9: Ensuring Usage of the Best Practices -- 1.25 Common Beliefs -- 1.26 The Dark Side of Project Management Best Practices -- 1.27 Best Practices Library -- 1.28 Determining the Value of a Best Practice -- 1.29 Aramco Bolsters Innovation Through Cutting-Edge Ideas…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Abel and Tautochronous problem -- 2.4.2 Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in Human Cancellous Bone -- 2.4.3 Modeling of Speech Signals Using Fractional Calculus -- 2.4.4 Modeling the Cardiac Tissue Electrode Interface Using Fractional Calculus -- 2.4.5 Application of Fractional Calculus to the Sound Waves Propagation in Rigid Porous Materials -- 2.4.6 Fractional Calculus for Lateral and Longitudinal Control of Autonomous Vehicles -- 2.4.7 Application of Fractional Calculus in the Theory of Viscoelasticity -- 2.4.8 Fractional Differentiation for Edge Detection -- 2.4.9 Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic Horns Using a Fractional Calculus Rheology Model…”