“…Pero no había hasta hoy una auténtica Historia del siglo XX como ésta, que los enlaza a todos en una perspectiva global. Para abarcar un panorama tan complejo se requería alguien con la erudición y la sensibilidad de Eric Hobsbawm; alguien que, como él, «vivió» el siglo: que estuvo en Berlín cuando Hitler era proclamado canciller y en Moscú después de la muerte de Stalin; que conoció los movimientos revolucionarios de América Latina y convivió en Cambridge con Turing o con los descubridores de la estructura del ADN. …”

“…Any programmer working with word processing documents needs to learn enough RTF to get around, whether it's to format text for Word (or almost any other word processor), to make global changes to an existing document, or to convert Word files to (or from) another format. …”

“…Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with transportation activities account for approximately 20 percent of all carbon dioxide (co2) emissions globally, making the transportation sector a major contributor to the current global warming. …”

“…This is an invaluable contribution to global debates around the mechanisms that maintain gendered structures in research and innovation, from academia to biotechnology and IT…”

“…However, the connections between climate change, the health of the planet and the impact on human health have not received the same level of attention. Therefore, the global focus on the public health impacts of climate change is a relatively recent area of interest. …”

“…Unwavering focuses on the bravery, strength, and vision of Nellie Borrero, the leader who established diversity, equity, and inclusion, as must-do strategies for global success. Borrero starts with helping non-diverse people understand what it really feels like to be disadvantaged. …”

“…You'll find up to the minute coverage on all of today's hottest technologies including the evolution of computing, from the room sized monoliths of the 1950s to today's global Internet; a preview of the next revolution, pervasive computing; computer hardware, microprocessors, memory, storage, I/O, displays, and architecture; Windows, Macintosh, UNIX/Linux, DOS, NetWare, Palm, what operating systems do, and how they compare; programming languages from machine language to advanced object oriented technologies; key software applications, databases, spreadsheets, word processing, voice recognition, and beyond; Microsoft and the software industry, where they stand where they're headed; how networks work, LANs, WANs, packet switching, hardware, media, and more; Internet, e-commerce, and security; enterprise applications, data warehousing, Web-centered development, and groupware, whether you're a consumer, investor, or marketer…”

“…Gives a comprehensive and global view of the system that technical specifications do not provide . …”

“…The survival of major corporations is challenged by a worldwide marketplace, international operations, outsourcing, global communities, a changing workforce, security threats, business continuity, web visibility, and customer expectations. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Bayer Pattern Sensors Versus Co-Sited RGB PixelsBayer Pattern Color Filter Arrays; Optical Low Pass Filtering; Infrared Filtering; Understanding Bayer Pattern Images; "De-Bayering" Images; Resolution in Bayer Pattern Cameras; Converting Raw Images to RGB Images; Dead pixel removal; Noise reduction; Linearization; Black-level subtraction; De-mosaic to RGB; Lens corrections; Cropping; Scaling; White balance; Color conversion; Color enhancements; Toning curve; Gamma curve; Clip to fewer bits; Lossy compression; Cinema DNG Format; Rolling Shutter Versus Global Shutter; Skew; Wobble; Smear…”

“…Features charts, graphs, and spreadsheet illustrations to further explain topics discussed in the text Includes international case studies from North America, Asia, and Europe that offer readers a global perspective Offers coverage of the Basel Accords on Capital Adequacy and Liquidity and shares the authors' view that a bank could be compliant under those and other regulations without being creditworthy A uniquely practical guide to bank credit analysis as it is currently practiced around the world, The Bank Credit Analysis Handbook, Second Edition is a must-have resource for equity analysts, credit analysts, and bankers, as well as wealth managers and investors…”

“…Jenkins, Signature Client Vice President, AT&T Global Enterprise Solutions “There are things that can be managed in a sales force, and there are things that cannot. …”

“…Are you ready for the next global economic disruption? Blind Spots outlines the way forward for companies who want to get early-mover advantage on this new $28 trillion economy. …”

“…Clean technologies and nature-based approaches, including environmental remediation and resource circulation3. Global sanitation, hygiene, and public health issues4. …”

“…Prominent conclusions by many scientists in the field of marine biotechnology emphasize that, due to marine biological diversity and the specificity of biological marine metabolisms, the study of biocatalysts on a global scale from this environment is just starting, and possesses huge potential for the development of applications with industrial benefits…”

“…Nowadays, about 1 in 6 deaths in the world is due to cancer. Another major global public health issue is HIV. Over 70 million people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 35 million people have died of HIV-related illness, since the start of the epidemic. …”

“…This book hosts 24 papers devoted to remote sensing in hydrology and water resources management, which summarizes the recent advancement in remote sensing technology for hydrology analysis such as satellite remote sensing for water resources management, water quality monitoring and evaluation using remote sensing data, remote sensing for detecting the global impact of climate extremes, the use of remote sensing data for improved calibration of hydrological models, and so on. …”

“…This book offers a fresh way of tackling the current challenge of meeting global needs in an increasingly resource-stressed environment. …”

“…Engaging with social media such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs and social news sites is now a key part of global business communications. This book is an excellent resource for anyone planning a social media strategy or individual campaign . …”