Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Exploring the data science process -- Data collection -- Data exploration -- Data modeling -- Model evaluation -- Model deployment and monitoring -- Dissecting the flavors of data science -- Data engineer -- Dashboarding and visual specialist -- ML specialist -- Domain expert -- Reviewing career paths in data science -- The traditionalist -- Domain expert -- Off-the-beaten path-er -- Tackling the experience bottleneck -- Academic experience -- Work experience -- Understanding expected skills and competencies -- Hard (technical) skills -- Soft (communication) skills -- Exploring the evolution of data science -- New models -- New environments -- New computing -- New applications -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: Finding a Job in Data Science -- Searching for your first data science job -- Preparing for the road ahead -- Finding job boards -- Beginning to build a standout portfolio -- Applying for jobs -- Constructing the Golden Resume -- The perfect resume myth -- Understanding automated resume screening -- Crafting an effective resume -- Formatting and organization -- Using the correct terminology -- Prepping for landing the interview -- Moore's Law -- Research, research, research -- Branding -- References -- Part 2: Manipulating and Managing Data -- Chapter 3: Programming with Python -- Using variables, data types, and data structures -- Indexing in Python -- Using string operations -- Initializing a string -- String indexing -- Using Python control statements, loops, and list comprehensions -- Conditional statements such as if, elif, and else -- Loop statements such as for and while -- List comprehension…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conté (Volum 2): The AA, Yale and early influences / Team 4, p.6; Science Campus Project, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1961, p.20; Pill Creek Retreat, Feock, Cornwall, 1963, p.22; Wates Housing Project, Coulsdon, Surrey, 1965, p.24; Creek Vean, Feock, Cornwall, 1964-1967, p.28; Pill Creek Housing, , Feock, Cornwall, 1964-1966, p.38; Jaffe House, Radlett, Hertfordshire, 1964-1966, p.40Murray Mews Housing, London, 1965-1967, p.44; Reliance Controls Electronics Factory, Swindon, Wiltshire, 1967, p.50; Visions and experiments, and a commitment to research / Richard + Su Rogers, p.58; Spender House, Ulting, Essex, 1967-1968, p.68; Rogers House, London, 1968-1968, p.72; Zip-Up Enclosures (1968 & 1971), p.82; Universal Oil Products (UOP) Factory, Ashford, Kent, 1969-1971, p.86; Design Research Unit Roof Extension, London, 1969-1971, p.88; The Practice and the Pompidou Centre / Piano & Rogers, p.90; Pompidou Centre, Paris, 1971-1977, p.102; IRCAM, Paris, 1971-1977, p.134; ARAM Module, 1971, p.140; B&B Italia Offices, Como, Italy, 1972-1973, p.142; UOP Factory, Tadworth, Surrey, 1973-1974, p.146; Park Road Development, London, 1973, p.152; PA Technology Laboratory, Melbourne, Cambridgeshire, 1975, p.154; Milbank Riverside Housing, London, 1977, p.160; Origins, philosophy and ethos: a design community / Richard Rogers Partnership, p.162; Lloyd’s of London, London, 1978-1986, p.174; Third Generation Office, 1978, p.210; NAPP Laboratories, Cambridge, 1979, p.212; Fleetguard Factory, Quimper, France, 1979-1981, p.214; Coin Street Development, London, 1979-1983, p.220; Free Trade Wharf Development, London, 1981, p.226; Inmos Microprocessor Factory, Newport, Wales, 1982, p.228; National Gallery Extension, London, 1982, p.236; PA Technology Laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1982-1985, p.242; Arno Masterplan, Florence, Italy, 1983-1984, p.248; Industrial Units, Maidenhead, Berkshire, 1984-1985, p.252; Thames Wharf, London, 1984-1989, p.254; Linn Products, Glasgow, 1985-1987, p.272; Billingsgate Securities Market, London, 1985-1988, p.274; Centre Commercial St. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Marcussen: Galgebakken, Herstederne ; Álvaro Siza : Quinta da Malagueira, Évora ; Darbourne, Darke : Marquess Road, Londres-Islington ; Gordon Benson, Alan Forsyth : Maiden Lane, Londres ; D. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- inside front cover -- Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core -- Copyright -- contents -- front matter -- preface -- acknowledgments -- about this book -- Who should read this book -- How this book is organized: A road map -- About the code -- liveBook discussion forum -- about the author -- about the cover illustration -- Part 1 Getting started -- 1 Web APIs at a glance -- 1.1 Web APIs -- 1.1.1 Overview -- 1.1.2 Real-world example -- 1.1.3 Types of web APIs -- 1.1.4 Architectures and message protocols -- 1.2 ASP.NET Core -- 1.2.1 Architecture -- 1.2.2 Program.cs -- 1.2.3 Controllers -- 1.2.4 Minimal APIs -- 1.2.5 Task-based asynchronous pattern -- Summary -- 2 Our first web API project -- 2.1 System requirements -- 2.1.1 .NET SDK -- 2.1.2 Integrated development environment -- 2.2 Installing Visual Studio -- 2.3 Creating the web API project -- 2.4 MyBGList project overview -- 2.4.1 Reviewing launchSettings.json -- 2.4.2 Configuring the appsettings.json -- 2.4.3 Playing with the Program.cs file -- 2.4.4 Inspecting the WeatherForecastController -- 2.4.5 Adding the BoardGameController -- 2.5 Exercises -- 2.5.1 launchSettings.json -- 2.5.2 appsettings.json -- 2.5.3 Program.cs -- 2.5.4 BoardGame.cs -- 2.5.5 BoardGameControllers.cs -- Summary -- 3 RESTful principles and guidelines -- 3.1 REST guiding constraints -- 3.1.1 Client-server approach -- 3.1.2 Statelessness -- 3.1.3 Cacheability -- 3.1.4 Layered system -- 3.1.5 Code on demand -- 3.1.6 Uniform interface -- 3.2 API documentation -- 3.2.1 Introducing OpenAPI -- 3.2.2 ASP.NET Core components -- 3.3 API versioning -- 3.3.1 Understanding versioning -- 3.3.2 Should we really use versions? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Wireless networking -- Wireless networking in Windows 7 -- Joining a wireless network -- Ad hoc networks and meetings -- Managing wireless network connections -- 35. Hitting the road -- Windows unplugged : mobile and remote computing -- Managing mobile computers -- VPN and dial-up networking -- Incoming VPN and dial-up access -- Offline files -- Multiple LAN connections -- 36. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- If You Must Focus on Cost, Study These Numbers -- Chapter 7 Out Your Doubt and Boost Confidence -- Business Is Consuming Our Confidence -- I Have Confidence in Confidence Alone -- Doubt Is Not Resistance -- Turn the Lights On -- Improve Your Personal Visibility -- Improve Information Visibility: Work on Your Infostructure, the Road to Informed Action -- Create a Visible Workplace -- Provide People with Visual Impact -- Accelerate Confidence Building -- One Word: When Less Is More -- Chapter 8 Building Connections: Can You Hear Me? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Supervised learning -- Unsupervised learning -- Reinforcement learning -- Chapter 10 Employing Machine Learning in AI -- Taking Many Different Roads to Learning -- Discovering five main approaches to AI learning -- Delving into the three most promising AI learning approaches -- Awaiting the next breakthrough -- Exploring the Truth in Probabilities -- Determining what probabilities can do -- Considering prior knowledge -- Envisioning the world as a graph -- Growing Trees that Can Classify -- Predicting outcomes by splitting data -- Making decisions based on trees -- Pruning overgrown trees -- Chapter 11 Improving AI with Deep Learning -- Shaping Neural Networks Similar to the Human Brain -- Introducing the neuron -- Starting with the miraculous perceptron -- Mimicking the Learning Brain -- Considering simple neural networks -- Figuring out the secret is in the weights -- Understanding the role of backpropagation -- Introducing Deep Learning -- Explaining the differences between deep learning and other forms of neural networks -- Finding even smarter solutions -- Detecting Edges and Shapes from Images -- Starting with character recognition -- Explaining how convolutions work -- Advancing using image challenges -- Learning to Imitate Art and Life -- Memorizing sequences that matter -- Discovering the magic of AI conversations -- Going for the state of the pretrained art -- Making one AI compete against another AI -- Pondering reinforcement learning -- Part 4 Working with AI in Hardware Applications -- Chapter 12 Developing Robots -- Defining Robot Roles -- Overcoming the sci-fi view of robots -- Being humanoid can be hard -- Working with robots -- Assembling a Basic Robot -- Considering the components -- Sensing the world -- Controlling a robot -- Chapter 13 Flying with Drones -- Acknowledging the State of the Art -- Flying unmanned to missions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Monetary policy will turn more neutral and fiscal support will moderate -- Growth is to return to its gradually slowing pre-pandemic path -- Turning crisis into an opportunity to initiate key reforms -- Colombia -- A second wave of COVID-19 infections hit Colombia in early 2021 -- Economic activity has slowed following a tightening of mobility restrictions -- Policy support remains significant with a strong focus on the most vulnerable -- The recovery will gain traction in the second half of 2021 -- Tax and benefit reforms could make the recovery more inclusive -- Costa Rica -- Vaccination is progressing gradually -- Activity in the free trade zone remains robust -- Social transfers helped mitigate the social impact of the recession -- The recovery will progress gradually -- Structural reforms should continue -- Czech Republic -- The pandemic has been difficult to control -- A further tightening of containment measures undermined the economic recovery -- Policy remains very accommodative -- Sustained economic recovery should start in mid-2021 -- Policy should facilitate job transition and boost a green recovery -- Denmark -- Denmark has been relaxing its containment measures -- The virus and containment measures interrupted the recovery -- Fiscal stimulus in 2021 is largely focused on green measures -- A rebound is projected in the second half of 2021 -- Targeted and structural measures can underpin future growth -- Estonia -- New measures have been taken to tame the second wave -- The resurgence of the pandemic has damped the recovery -- Effective economic support has been reinstated -- A strong recovery is down the road -- Policies need to address looming poverty and climate challenges -- Euro area -- The epidemiological situation remains difficult -- Activity has remained subdued, held back by services…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Transport -- Air transport -- Maritime freight transport -- Rail freight transport -- Road freight transport -- 2.3.5. Logistics -- 2.3.6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7.11.1 Implementing New/Delete Operators with Platform Atomics -- 7.11.2 Promoting New/Delete Returned Address to Global Memory Segment -- 7.11.3 Improve New/Delete Operators Based on Wait API/Signal HSAIL Instruction -- 7.12 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Application Use Cases -- Platform Atomics -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Atomics in HSA -- 8.3 Task Queue System -- 8.3.1 Static Execution -- 8.3.2 Dynamic Execution -- 8.3.3 HSA Task Queue System -- 8.3.3.1 A legacy task queue system on GPU -- 8.3.3.2 A simpler, more intuitive implementation with HSA features -- 8.3.4 Evaluation -- 8.3.4.1 An experiment with synthetic input data -- 8.3.4.2 A real-world application experiment: histogram computation -- 8.4 Breadth-First Search -- 8.4.1 Legacy Implementation -- 8.4.2 HSA Implementation -- 8.4.3 Evaluation -- 8.5 Data Layout Conversion -- 8.5.1 In-place SoA-ASTA Conversion with PTTWAC Algorithm -- 8.5.2 An HSA Implementation of PTTWAC -- 8.5.3 Evaluation -- 8.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 9: HSA Simulators -- 9.1 Simulating HSA in Multi2Sim -- 9.1.1 Introduction -- 9.1.2 Multi2Sim - HSA -- 9.1.3 HSAIL Host HSA -- 9.1.3.1 Program entry -- 9.1.3.2 HSA runtime interception -- 9.1.3.3 Basic I/O support -- 9.1.4 HSA Runtime -- 9.1.5 Emulator Design -- 9.1.5.1 Emulator hierarchy -- 9.1.5.2 Memory systems -- 9.1.6 Logging and Debugging -- 9.1.7 Multi2Sim - HSA Road Map -- 9.1.8 Installation and Support -- 9.2 Emulating HSA with HSA emu -- 9.2.1 Introduction -- 9.2.2 Modeled HSA Components -- 9.2.3 Design of HSA emu -- 9.2.4 Multithreaded HSA GPU Emulator -- 9.2.4.1 HSA agent and packet processor -- 9.2.4.2 Code cache -- 9.2.4.3 HSA kernel agent and work scheduling -- 9.2.4.4 Compute unit -- 9.2.4.5 Soft- MMU and soft- TLB -- 9.2.5 Profiling, Debugging and Performance Models -- 9.3 S oft HSA Simulator…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Applying buyer persona profiles in your customer acquisition and customer retention strategy -- Customer retention -- Customer acquisition -- Customer development -- Harnessing the power of customer persona knowledge for product-led businesses -- Summary -- Questions -- Answers -- Part 2: Demonstrating Your Product's Value -- Chapter 4: Unlocking Success in Product Strategy and Planning -- Turning customer insights into products - product development and MVP development -- Product design and prototyping - creating user-centric products -- Feature prioritization - building the right product -- Developing an effective MVP -- Iterative development and continuous improvement -- Developing a product roadmap - PLM, product positioning, and pricing strategies -- Effective PLM strategies -- Strategic product positioning - crafting a compelling market presence -- Innovative pricing strategies for product success -- Balancing long-term vision and short-term goals in road mapping - navigating the path to product success -- Fueling growth - mastering GTM planning for growth product managers -- Market segmentation to provide focus -- Competitor analysis to provide perspective -- Distribution paths to facilitate access -- Marketing and promotions to drive awareness -- Navigating the pitfalls of product planning -- Acquiring sufficient customer insights -- Unclear problem definition -- Lack of prioritization -- Weak cross-functional collaboration -- Unrealistic timelines -- Scope creep -- Inadequate skill sets -- Insufficient budget -- Lack of buy-in -- Weak product discovery…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- About the Author -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- The Development of this Book -- Unit I: Foundations -- Chapter 1: Globalization and International Business -- Introduction -- Elements of Globalization -- Economic Globalization -- Cultural Globalization -- Political Globalization -- Drivers of Globalization -- Political Forces -- Economic Forces -- Technological Forces -- Industry Focus: Social Networking -- Emergence of Global Governance -- Competitive Forces -- Region Focus: Civets -- International Orientations -- Ethnocentric Orientation -- Polycentric Orientation -- International Business in Action: Multi-Latinas -- Regiocentric Orientation -- Geocentric Orientation -- International Versus Domestic Business -- Motives for Internationalization -- Two Decades of Shifting Wealth -- The Globalization Debate -- Arguments in Support of Globalization -- Concerns with Respect to Globalization -- Managerial Implications: Managing a Global Enterprise -- Terrorism -- Corruption -- Cultural Adjustment -- Closing Case: The Japanese Road to Success -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- Mini Projects -- Endnotes -- Chapter 2: Globalization of Business Structures: The Transnational Corporation -- Introduction -- Transnational Corporations -- TNCs from Developed and Developing Countries -- Non-Equity Modes of International Production -- Transnationality of Firms -- Changing Face of TNCs -- Evolution of TNCs -- Dragon TNCs -- Born Globals -- Industry Focus: Accelerated Internationalization of the White Goods Sector -- Global Niche Players -- Micro TNCs -- State-owned TNCs -- International Business in Action: Changing Face of the Family Business in the Middle East -- Theories of Firm Internationalization -- Closing Case: Globalization of the Brazilian Enterprise -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- Mini Projects…”

“…Densely populated with more than 4.8 million people, its transport needs are served by an infrastructure of 147 km of MRT/LRT lines and 3,300 km of roads catering to more than 900,000 vehicles. Given its land constraints, Singapore’s overall transportation strategy cannot rely on building roads and more roads to serve its populace’s travel needs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Infrastructure Planning and Management Is All about Protection, Where the Rubber Meets the Road -- A. Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control -- 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Mobile Sensors and Context-Aware Computing -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Definition of Mobile Computing -- Constraints and the Challenges Faced by Mobile Computing Systems -- Resource Poor -- Less Secured/Reliable -- Intermittent Connectivity -- Energy Constrained -- Historical Perspectives and the Influences of Market -- Enhanced User Experience -- Improved Technology -- New Form Factors -- Increased Connectivity/Computing Options -- Market Trends and Growth Areas -- New Sensor Technology and Products -- Sensor Fusion -- New Application Areas -- References -- 2 Context-aware computing -- Context-Aware Computing -- Levels of Interactions for Context-Aware Infrastructure -- Ubiquitous Computing -- Challenges of Ubiquitous Computing -- Limitations of wireless discovery -- User interface adaptation -- Location-aware computing -- Context -- Computing Context -- Passive Versus Active Context -- Context-Aware Applications -- Location Awareness -- Location Sources in Mobile Phones -- GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) -- Wireless Geo -- Sensors -- Localization Algorithms -- Angle of Arrival -- Time of Arrival -- Time Difference of Arrival -- Received Signal Strength -- References -- 3 Sensors and actuators -- Terminology Overview -- Sensor Ecosystem Overview -- Location-Based Sensors -- Accelerometer -- g-Force, axes, coordinate system -- Unit of measurement -- Gravity contribution, device behavior resting on a surface and free fall -- Case 1: Stationary car on a flat road -- Case 2: Object in free fall -- Case 3: Body moving downward -- Tilt sensitivity and accelerometer orientation -- The effect of tilt on accelerometer measurements -- One-axis tilt sensing -- Two-axis tilt sensing -- Case 1: Sensor position: Vertical -- Case 2: Sensor position: Horizontal…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Discovering Deep Learning -- Chapter 1 Introducing Deep Learning -- Defining What Deep Learning Means -- Starting from Artificial Intelligence -- Considering the role of AI -- Focusing on machine learning -- Moving from machine learning to deep learning -- Using Deep Learning in the Real World -- Understanding the concept of learning -- Performing deep learning tasks -- Employing deep learning in applications -- Considering the Deep Learning Programming Environment -- Overcoming Deep Learning Hype -- Discovering the start-up ecosystem -- Knowing when not to use deep learning -- Chapter 2 Introducing the Machine Learning Principles -- Defining Machine Learning -- Understanding how machine learning works -- Understanding that it's pure math -- Learning by different strategies -- Training, validating, and testing data -- Looking for generalization -- Getting to know the limits of bias -- Keeping model complexity in mind -- Considering the Many Different Roads to Learning -- Understanding there is no free lunch -- Discovering the five main approaches -- Delving into some different approaches -- Awaiting the next breakthrough -- Pondering the True Uses of Machine Learning -- Understanding machine learning benefits -- Discovering machine learning limits -- Chapter 3 Getting and Using Python -- Working with Python in this Book -- Obtaining Your Copy of Anaconda -- Getting Continuum Analytics Anaconda -- Installing Anaconda on Linux -- Installing Anaconda on MacOS -- Installing Anaconda on Windows -- Downloading the Datasets and Example Code -- Using Jupyter Notebook -- Defining the code repository -- Getting and using datasets -- Creating the Application…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Setting up the Animator and default state -- Adding the other Animation Clips -- Planning the animation transitions -- Connecting the animation states -- Accessing controllers from a script -- Making her stop animating and face the correct direction -- Going further -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The Town View -- Backgrounds and layers -- To slice or not to slice -- The town background -- The town buildings and roads -- The extra scenery -- Building the scene -- Adding the town background -- Sprite sorting layers -- Sprite Sorting Order -- Updating the scene sorting layers -- Building out the scene -- Working with the camera -- Comparing Update, FixedUpdate, and LateUpdate -- Moving our camera with the player -- The perils of resolution -- Setting our aspect ratio and camera parameters -- Transitioning and bounds -- Towns with borders -- Journeying onward -- Going further -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Working with Unitys UI System -- UI Canvas -- EventSystem -- Canvas Render Mode -- Screen Space - Overlay -- Screen Space - Camera -- World Space -- Using multiple Canvases -- UI Text and Images -- UI Text -- UI Image -- UI Layout and Rect Transform -- Rect Tool -- Pivot -- Anchors -- UI Buttons -- Transition types -- Text child -- On Click () -- Going further -- Summary -- Chapter 6: NPCs and Interactions -- Considering an RPG -- Advanced programming techniques -- Singletons and managers -- The manager approach - using empty GameObjects -- The singleton approach - using the C# singleton pattern -- Communicating between GameObjects -- Delegates -- The configurable method pattern -- The delegation pattern -- Compound delegates -- Events -- Messaging -- A better way -- Background tasks and coroutines -- Enter coroutines -- IEnumerator -- Yielding -- Starting coroutines -- Closing the gap -- Serialization and scripting -- Saving and managing asset data…”