Tabla de Contenidos: “…USES OF COAL -- Table 4.1: OECD coal-fired and total electricity generating capacity -- Table 4.2: OECD coal use for electricity production and heat sold -- Table 4.3: World coal use in coke ovens -- Table 4.4: World consumption of pulverised coal injection (PCI) coals -- Table 4.5: Figure 5.14: Coal-fired heat and electricity generation efficiency and share -- Table 4.6: World braunkohlebrikett (BKB) inputs -- Table 4.7: Coal use in iron and steel production -- Table 4.8: Coal use in non-metallic mineral industries -- Table 4.9: World coal share of total primary energy supply -- Table 4.10: World final consumption of energy by fuel -- Table 4.11: World use of coal for selected end-uses -- Table 4.12: World coal supply and end-use statistics: 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 to 2014, and 2015p -- 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Wonderful World of DAX Functions -- Time Intelligence Functions -- Semi-additive Measures -- Statistical Functions -- DAX Is Simple, but Not Easy -- Chapter 8: Optimize Model Performance -- Measuring Report Performance -- Examining DAX Query Performance -- Checking Number of Visuals per Page -- Considering Other Performance Factors -- Part IV: Visualize and Analyze the Data -- Chapter 9: Create Reports -- The Canvas -- Just Because You Can... -- Built-In Themes -- Accessibility -- Visualizations -- Standard Visuals -- Custom Visuals -- For Future Reference: Build Your Own Visual -- Selecting the Right Visual Type -- Formatting Visuals -- Configuring Visualizations -- Slicing and Filtering -- Slicers -- Copying Slicers, Syncing Slicers -- The Filters Pane -- For Future Reference: Controlling the Performance Impact of Filtering -- Formatting the Filters Pane -- Drill-Through -- For Future Reference: Drill Through from One Report to Another -- Conditional Formatting -- Web URL -- For Future Reference: Using DAX to Conditionally Format -- Other Page Elements -- Images and Shapes -- Text Boxes -- Buttons -- Button States -- Using the Navigation Button -- Paginated Reports -- Chapter 10: Enhance Reports -- Specifying a Sort Order -- Expand Down and Drill Down Controls -- Interactions Between Visuals -- For Future Reference: Interactions Impact Page Performance -- Bookmarks -- Using the Bookmark Navigator Button -- Viewing Your Bookmarks -- For Future Reference: Bookmark Settings -- Changing What Is Visible on a Bookmark -- Combining Bookmarks and Buttons -- Tooltips -- Tooltip Pages -- Designing for Mobility -- Chapter 11: Identify Patterns and Trends -- The Analytics Pane -- Using the Analyze Feature -- Identifying Outliers -- Categorical vs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Texture conflicts -- 2.3. A statistical hypothesis for visual-tactual integration of information -- 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Untitled -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Assessment of Faults in Hybrid System Connected with Main Grid -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Hybrid System Connected with Main Grid -- 1.3 FFT Results in Different Conditions, Respective Bar Diagram, and Observations -- 1.4 Inter-Harmonic Group Analysis, Results, and Observations -- 1.5 Statistical Parameter Analysis Based on Discrete Wavelet Transform, Results, and Observations -- 1.6 Algorithm to Determine Non-Identical Conditions -- 1.7 Specific Outcome of This Chapter -- 1.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Diversified Harmonics Modeling for Power System Stability Analysis -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Classification -- 2.2.1 Steady-State Stability -- 2.2.2 Transient Stability -- 2.2.3 Dynamic Stability -- 2.3 Power Equation -- 2.4 Maximum Power -- 2.5 Nonlinearity and Harmonics -- 2.6 Active Power, Load Angle, and Reactance -- 2.7 Effects of Harmonics on Stability Model -- 2.7.1 Harmonic Reactance -- 2.7.2 Harmonic Power Equation and Harmonic Maximum Power -- 2.8 Harmonic Operating Point -- 2.8.1 Harmonic Power Versus Load Angle Characteristics -- 2.8.2 Harmonic Operating Point -- 2.8.3 Does HOP Hamper Overall Stability? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- What makes PISA unique -- The PISA 2022 test -- An overview of what is assessed in each domain -- The evolution of reporting student performance in PISA -- The context questionnaires -- A collaborative project -- 2 PISA 2022 Mathematics Framework -- Introduction -- Definition of mathematical literacy -- A view of mathematically literate individuals in PISA 2022 -- An explicit link to a variety of contexts for problems in PISA 2022 -- A visible role for mathematical tools, including technology, in PISA 2022 -- Organisation of the domain -- Mathematical reasoning and problem-solving processes -- Mathematical reasoning -- Understanding quantity, number systems and their algebraic properties -- Appreciating the power of abstraction and symbolic representation -- Seeing mathematical structures and their regularities -- Recognising functional relationships between quantities -- Using mathematical modelling as a lens onto the real world -- Understanding variation as the heart of statistics -- Problem solving -- Formulating situations mathematically -- Employing mathematical concepts, facts and procedures -- Interpreting, applying and evaluating mathematical outcomes -- Mathematical content knowledge -- Change and relationships -- Space and shape -- Quantity -- Uncertainty and data -- Content topics for guiding the assessment of mathematical literacy of 15-year-old students -- Contexts for the assessment items and selected 21st Century skills -- Contexts -- 21st Century skills -- Assessing mathematical literacy -- Structure of the PISA 2022 mathematics assessment -- Desired distribution of score points by mathematical reasoning and problem-solving process -- Desired distribution of score points by content category -- A range of item difficulties -- Computer-based assessment of mathematics…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Ranking by users' or experts' ratings -- Ranking by pay-for-placement -- Grouping Results -- Exporting Results -- Printing, emailing, or saving results -- Select a subset of results -- Save a search -- Designing the Search Interface -- The Box -- Advanced Search: Just Say No -- Supporting Revision -- Repeat search in results page -- Explain where results come from -- Explain what the user did -- Integrate searching with browsing -- When Users Get Stuck -- Where to Learn More -- Thesauri, Controlled Vocabularies, and Metadata -- Metadata -- Controlled Vocabularies -- Synonym Rings -- Authority Files -- Classification Schemes -- Thesauri -- Technical Lingo -- A Thesaurus in Action -- Types of Thesauri -- Classic Thesaurus -- Indexing Thesaurus -- Searching Thesaurus -- Thesaurus Standards -- Semantic Relationships -- Equivalence -- Hierarchical -- Associative -- Preferred Terms -- Term Form -- Term Selection -- Term Definition -- Term Specificity -- Polyhierarchy -- Faceted Classification -- Part III -- Research -- Process Overview -- A Research Framework -- Context -- Getting Buy-In -- Background Research -- Introductory Presentations -- Research Meetings -- Strategy team meeting -- Content management meeting -- Information technology meeting -- Stakeholder Interviews -- Technology Assessment -- Content -- Heuristic Evaluation -- Content Analysis -- Gathering content -- Analyzing content -- Content Mapping -- Benchmarking -- Competitive benchmarking -- Before-and-after benchmarking -- Users -- Usage Statistics -- Search-Log Analysis -- Customer-Support Data -- Participant Definition and Recruiting -- Surveys -- Contextual Inquiry -- Focus Groups -- User Research Sessions -- Interviews -- Card Sorting -- User Testing -- In Defense of Research -- Overcoming Research Resistance -- Strategy -- What Is an Information Architecture Strategy?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Safdar -- 16.1 Introduction 443 -- 16.2 Cognitive Radio: A Definition 443 -- 16.3 Spectrum Sensing in CRNs 448 -- 16.4 Spectrum Assignment / Medium Access Control in CRNs 452 -- 16.5 Security in Cognitive Radio Networks 461 -- 16.6 Applications of CRNs 468 -- 16.7 Summary 470 -- 17 Antenna Design for Small Devices 473 / Tim Brown -- 17.1 Antenna Fundamentals 474 -- 17.2 Figures of Merit and their Impact on the Propagation Channel 477 -- 17.3 Challenges in Mobile Terminal Antenna Design 484 -- 17.4 Multiple-Antenna Minaturization Techniques 485 -- 17.5 Multiple Antennas with Multiple Bands 489 -- 17.6 Multiple Users and Antenna Effects 491 -- 17.7 Small Cell Antennas 492 -- 17.8 Summary 492 -- 18 Statistical Characterization of Antennas in BANs 495 / Carla Oliveira, Michal Mackowiak and Luis M. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Economic Activity -- Wants: The Basis of All Economic Activities -- Circular Flow of Economic Activity -- Real Flows -- Money Flows -- Production -- Definition -- Consumers' Goods and Producers' Goods -- Utility -- Goods -- Free Goods and Economic Goods -- Consumption Goods and Capital Goods -- Value -- Wealth -- Classes -- Wealth and Welfare -- Consumption -- Human Wants -- Formation -- Categories -- Characteristics -- Standard of Living -- Factors Affecting the Standard of Living -- The Standard of Living in India -- Engel'S Law of Family Expenditure -- Scales of Preferences -- Savings and Investment -- Summary -- Notes -- Key Words -- Discussion Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 2: National Income -- Definitions -- Marshall's Production-Based Definition -- Pigou's Income-Based Definition -- Fisher's Consumption-Based Definition -- Concepts in National-Income Analysis -- Gross National Product -- Net National Product -- National Income At Factor Cost -- Personal Income -- Personal Disposable Income -- Per Capita Income -- Measurement of National Income -- The Product Method -- The Income-Received Method -- The Consumption-Savings Method -- A Comparison of the Three Methods -- The Sectoral Composition of National Income -- Estimates of the National Income of India -- Post-Independence Background -- Special Features of the 1980-81 Series -- RBI's Role in National Income Accounting -- Advance Estimates and Quick Estimates of National Income -- Difficulties in the Measurement of National Income -- National Income Data and the Changing Profile of the Indian Economy -- Characteristics of the Indian Economy -- The National Statistical Commission…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 4.1 Miniaturization of Manufacturing Systems as Driver -- 4.2 Facile Fabrication as Driver -- 4.3 Performance as Driver -- 4.4 Agile Manufacturing -- 4.5 Nano-Info-Bio-Cogno (NIBC) -- 4.6 Cost-Bene t Analysis of Nanotechnology -- References -- Further Reading -- Part 2 Nanotechnology Products -- 5 Nanotechnology in a Modern Economy -- 5.1 Types of Nanotechnology Products -- 5.1.1 Products of Substitution -- 5.1.2 Incrementally Improved Products -- 5.1.3 Radically New Products -- 5.1.4 Carbon-Based Nanomaterials -- 5.1.5 Noncarbon Nanomaterials -- 5.1.6 Consumer Products -- 5.2 The Nanotechnology Market -- 5.2.1 Nanotechnology Statistics -- 5.2.2 The Market in 2006 -- 5.2.3 The Market in 2013 -- 5.2.4 Tonnages in 2013 -- 5.2.5 The Market in 2017.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Confronting AIDS -- Copyright -- Preface -- TERMINOLOGY -- STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- Abstract -- 1 Confronting AIDS: Summary and Recommendations -- STATUS OF THE EPIDEMIC -- Infection and Transmission -- Clinical Manifestations of the Disease -- Statistical Dimensions of the Epidemic -- THE FUTURE COURSE OF THE EPIDEMIC -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALTERING THE COURSE OF THE EPIDEMIC -- Public Education -- Preventing HIV Infection Among IV Drug Users -- Public Health Measures -- Surveillance -- Mandatory Screening -- Voluntary Testing -- The Role of Coercive Measures in Public Health Efforts -- Funding for Education and Other Public Health Measures -- Discrimination and AIDS -- CARE OF PERSONS INFECTED WITH HIV -- Health Care Costs Resulting from HIV Infection -- The Financing of Health Care for HIV-Related Conditions -- FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS -- Basic Research -- The Natural History of HIV Infection -- Epidemiologic Approaches -- Animal Models -- Antiviral Agents -- Vaccines -- Social Science Research Needs -- Funding for Research on AIDS and HIV -- INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF AIDS AND HIV INFECTION -- Rationale for U.S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…El Salvador's policy making needs to become more internally coherent and respond better to the particular needs of citizens across the country -- The statistical system of El Salvador has improved, but it faces institutional and capacity challenges -- Planet -- El Salvador is highly vulnerable to natural hazards -- The country is threatened by the severity of natural hazards -- Demographic pressure and unplanned land use exacerbate the country's fragility with regard to natural hazards -- El Salvador possesses weak institutional capacities to fight efficiently against pollution and the degradation of forests -- El Salvador is affected by the continuous degradation of its natural forests -- El Salvador is exposed to a high degree of soil and air pollution -- El Salvador faces various institutional weaknesses in reducing pollution -- The management of water resources hinders the economic and social development of El Salvador -- Scarcity, pollution and insecure access constitute the major threats to water resources -- The lack of regulation and consensus in the management of water has long been a severe development constraint that is also affecting El Salvador's economy and productivity -- Notes -- References -- Part II Strategic recommendations -- Part II Strategicrecommendations -- 3 El Salvador needs a productive transformation to overcome its development challenges -- Low productivity growth in El Salvador limits improvements in living standards and competitiveness -- Structural transformation can help to accelerate productivity growth -- El Salvador's exports are concentrated in goods with moderate levels of economic complexity, skills and technology intensities -- FDI in El Salvador is directed towards low-skilled activities, and does not flow to the most innovative and technology-intensive sectors…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Validation and Verification -- Techniques for Requirements V&amp -- V -- Walkthroughs -- Inspections -- Goal-Based Requirements Analysis -- Requirements Understanding -- Validating Requirements Use Cases -- Prototyping -- Tools for V&amp -- V -- Requirements V&amp -- V Matrices -- Standards for V&amp -- V -- ISO/IECIEEE Standard 29148 -- Singularity -- Feasibility -- Ambiguity -- Completeness -- Consistency -- Verifiability -- Traceability -- Ranking -- Example Validation of Requirements -- Singular -- Feasible -- Unambiguous -- Complete -- Consistent -- Verifiable -- Traceable -- Ranked -- The Importance of Measurement in Requirements V&amp -- V -- Goal/Question/Metric Analysis -- NASA Requirements Testing -- NASA ARM Tool -- Imperatives -- Continuances -- Directives -- Options -- Weak Phrases -- Incomplete -- Subjects -- Specification Depth -- Readability Statistics -- Summary of NASA Metrics -- Exercises -- Note -- References -- 7 Formal Methods -- Motivation -- What Are Formal Methods? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Garthwaite Deformation Monitoring in On the Design of Multi-Frequency InSAR Radar Corner Reflectors for Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 648, doi: 10.3390/rs9070648 -- Andrea Monti-Guarnieri, Davide Giudici and Andrea Recchia Identification of C-Band Radio Frequency Interferences from Sentinel-1 Data Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 1183, doi: 10.3390/rs9111183 -- Heng Zhang, Jiangwen Tang, Robert Wang, Yunkai Deng, Wei Wang and Ning Li An Accelerated Backprojection Algorithm for Monostatic and Bistatic SAR Processing Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 140, doi: 10.3390/rs10010140 -- Seok Kim, Jiwoong Yu, Se-Yeon Jeon, Aulia Dewantari and Min-Ho Ka Signal Processing for a Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Beat Frequency Division Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 491, doi: 10.3390/rs9050491 -- Jeong-Won Park, Jae Hun Kim and Joong-Sun Won Fast and Efficient Correction of Ground Moving Targets in a Synthetic Aperture Radar, Single-Look Complex Image Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 926, doi: 10.3390/rs9090926 -- Yuncheng Bu, Xingdong Liang, Yu Wang, Fubo Zhang and Yanlei Li A Unified Algorithm for Channel Imbalance and Antenna Phase Center Position Calibration of a Single-Pass Multi-Baseline TomoSAR System Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 456, doi: 10.3390/rs10030456 -- Markus Even and Karsten Schulz InSAR Deformation Analysis with Distributed Scatterers: A Review Complemented by New Advances Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 744, doi: 10.3390/rs10050744 -- Xin Tian, Rakesh Malhotra, Bing Xu, Haoping Qi and Yuxiao Ma Modeling Orbital Error in InSAR Interferogram Using Frequency and Spatial Domain Based Methods Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 508, doi: 10.3390/rs10040508 -- Cheng Wang, Liang Chen, Haisheng Zhao, Zheng Lu, Mingming Bian, Running Zhang and Jian Feng Ionospheric Reconstructions Using Faraday Rotation in Spaceborne Polarimetric SAR Data Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 1169, doi: 10.3390/rs9111169 -- Yuting Dong, Houjun Jiang, Lu Zhang and Mingsheng Liao An Efficient Maximum Likelihood Estimation Approach of Multi-Baseline SAR Interferometry for Refined Topographic Mapping in Mountainous Areas Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 454, doi: 10.3390/rs10030454 -- Jingwen Zhao, Jicang Wu, Xiaoli Ding and Mingzhou Wang Elevation Extraction and Deformation Monitoring by Multitemporal InSAR of Lupu Bridge in Shanghai Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 897, doi: 10.3390/rs9090897 -- Julia Neelmeijer, Tilo Schöne, Robert Dill, Volker Klemann and Mahdi Motagh Ground Deformations around the Toktogul Reservoir, Kyrgyzstan, from Envisat ASAR and Sentinel-1 Data-A Case Study about the Impact of Atmospheric Corrections on InSAR Time Series Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 462, doi: 10.3390/rs10030462 -- Luyi Sun, Jan-Peter Muller and Jinsong Chen Time Series Analysis of Very Slow Landslides in the Three Gorges Region through Small Baseline SAR Offset Tracking Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 1314, doi: 10.3390/rs9121314 -- Xuguo Shi, Houjun Jiang, Lu Zhang and Mingsheng Liao Landslide Displacement Monitoring with Split- Bandwidth Interferometry: A Case Study of the Shuping Landslide in the Three Gorges Area Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 937, doi: 10.3390/rs9090937 -- Ludivine Libert, Dominique Derauw, Nicolas d'Oreye, Christian Barbier and Anne Orban Split-Band Interferometry-Assisted Phase Unwrapping for the Phase Ambiguities Correction Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 879, doi: 10.3390/rs9090879 -- Ali Ghafouri, Jalal Amini, Mojtaba Dehmollaian and Mohammad Ali Kavoosi Better Estimated IEM Input Parameters Using Random Fractal Geometry Applied on Multi-Frequency SAR Data Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 445, doi: 10.3390/rs9050445 -- Gerardo Di Martino, Antonio Iodice, Daniele Riccio, Giuseppe Ruello and Ivana Zinno The Role of Resolution in the Estimation of Fractal Dimension Maps From SAR Data Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 9, doi: 10.3390/rs10010009 -- Xinping Deng, Carlos López-Martínez, Jinsong Cheng and Pengpeng Han Statistical Modeling of Polarimetric SAR Data: A Survey and Challenges Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 348, doi: 10.3390/rs9040348 -- Qihao Chen, Linlin Li, Qiao Xu, Shuai Yang, Xuguo Shi and Xiuguo Liu Multi-Feature Segmentation for High-Resolution Polarimetric SAR Data Based on Fractal Net Evolution Approach Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 570, doi: 10.3390/rs9060570 -- Chensong Tao, Siwei Chen, Yongzhen Li and Shunping Xiao PolSAR Land Cover Classification Based on Roll-Invariant and Selected Hidden Polarimetric Features in the Rotation Domain Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 660, doi: 10.3390/rs9070660 -- Andreas Braun and Volker Hochschild A SAR-Based Index for Landscape Changes in African Savannas Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 359, doi: 10.3390/rs9040359 -- Amir Behnamian, Sarah Banks, Koreen Milard, Lori White, Jon Pasher, Zhaohua Chen, Jason Duff, Laura Bourgeau-Chavez and Michael Battaglia Semi-Automated Surface Water Detection with Synthetic Aperture Radar Data: A Wetland Case Study Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 1209, doi: 10.3390/rs9121209 -- Prosper Washaya, Timo Balz and Bahaa Mohamadi Coherence Change-Detection with Sentinel-1 for Natural and Anthropogenic Disaster Monitoring in Urban Areas Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 1026, doi: 10.3390/rs10071026 -- Aobo Zhai, Xianbin Wen, Haixia Xu, Liming Yuan and Qingxia Meng Multi-Layer Model Based on Multi-Scale and Multi-Feature Fusion for SAR Images Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 1085, doi: 10.3390/rs9101085 -- Yusuf Eshqi Molan, Jin-Woo Kim, Zhong Lu and Piyush Agram L-Band Temporal Coherence Assessment and Modeling Using Amplitude and Snow Depth over Interior Alaska Reprinted from: Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 150, doi: 10.3390/rs10010150…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Gas chromatography and multivariate analysis for wheat flours -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Wheat grain compositions -- 6.3 Wheat flour -- 6.4 The standard for wheat flour -- 6.5 Quality assessment of wheat and wheat-based products -- 6.6 Application of gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy -- 6.6.1 Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy analytical procedures -- 6.6.1.1 Extraction techniques -- 6.6.1.2 Derivatization -- 6.6.1.3 Chromatographic techniques -- 6.6.1.4 GC-MS data processing and statistical analysis -- 6.7 Application of gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy and multivariate analysis in quality analysis of wheat... -- 6.7.1 Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy in analysis of wheat components/chemical composition -- 6.7.2 Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy analysis of volatile organic compounds in wheat flour and wheat-bas... -- 6.8 Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy-based metabolomics in wheat study -- 6.9 Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy wheat authentication -- 6.10 Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy in wheat and wheat-based food spoilage and storage…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….: A Mixed‐Methods Approach -- Method -- Coding Scheme -- Network Data -- Network Analysis -- Network Level -- Node Level -- Network Visualization -- Statistical Testing -- Results -- Network Level Analysis -- Node Level Analysis -- ERGM -- Interpretation of Network Connections -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 8 Predicting Deconversion. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Southern California Sport Fishery -- Conclusions -- Consumer Information and Labeling Programs, and Fishing Advisories -- PROBABLE HEALTH RISKS FROM FISH AND SHELLFISH CONSUMPTION-RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESEARCH -- Classic Acute and Chronic Toxic Effects -- Reproductive Effects -- Carcinogenesis -- Chronic Cumulative Toxic Effects -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Significance of the Risk -- Potential for Control -- Performance of Current Federal Regulatory Authorities in Assessing and Managing Risks -- Data Gathering for Risk and Control Analysis -- Risk Assessment Practices -- Risk Management -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 7 Statistical Sampling Issues in the Control of Seafood Hazards -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SURVEILLANCE AND COMPLIANCE SAMPLING -- ATTRIBUTES AND VARIABLES SAMPLING PLANS -- Two-Class Attributes Plans -- Three-Class Attributes Plans -- Most Probable Number (MPN) -- SURVEY OF CURRENT SAMPLING PLANS -- Salmonella Sampling Plans -- Staphylococcus aureus Plans -- Plans for Fish, Fresh or Frozen -- Fish-Adulteration by Parasites -- Crabmeat-Adulteration with Filth Containing Escherichia coli -- Langostinos-Adulteration by Bacterial Contamination -- Canned Salmon-Adulteration Involving Decomposition -- Shrimp - Adulteration Involving Decomposition -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 8 Seafood Surveillance and Control Programs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- Standards and Guidelines -- Tolerances -- Action Levels -- Seafood Deemed Injurious to Public Health -- National Shellfish Sanitation Program -- Inspection and Enforcement -- U.S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Interpreting Standard Errors for Population Data -- Accounting for Random Variation -- Important Versus Significant -- Analysis of Provider Versus Patient -- Choice of Parameter for Mortality Summaries -- Type I and Type II Error Issues -- Projections and Extrapolations -- Accuracy of Counts -- ADJUSTING MORTALITY ANALYSES FOR PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS -- Patient Characteristics Related to Mortality -- Currently Available Data -- Unavailable or Difficult-to-Evaluate Data -- Multivariable Methods -- Stratification -- Modeling -- Simultaneous Effects of Variables -- Constraints on the Adjustment Process -- STATISTICAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS FOR ESRD MORTALITY DATA -- Descriptive Parameters for One Group -- Death Proportions -- Death Rates -- Survival Curves -- Expected Lifetimes -- Comparative Parameters -- Regression Models -- Specific Models and Methods -- Poisson Regression for Death Rates -- Cox Models for Relative Rates and Survival Functions -- Logistic Regression for the Probability of Death -- Conditional Logistic Regression and Sampling from the Risk Set -- Fully Parametric Models -- Prevalent Versus Incident Cohort Analyses -- Frailty -- Treatment Modality -- Publication of Standard Death Rates -- Institutional Characteristics -- Internal and External Standardization -- INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- Limitations -- Etiology -- Age -- Withdrawal Rates -- Patient Follow-up -- Directions for Further Research -- REFERENCES -- E Institute of Medicine ESRD Study Committee Public Hearing, May 5, 1989, Chicago, Illinois -- List of Participants -- F Institute of Medicine ESRD Study Committee Public Hearing on ''Issues in Dialysis Reimbursement Reimbursement Rate-Setting -- List of Participants -- G Institute of Medicine ESRD Study Committee Workshop on ESRD Staffing, November 3, 1989, Washington, D.C. -- List of Participants…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Markers of Lead Exposure -- Statistical Interpretation -- Adequacy of Behavioral Methodology -- Does Lead Contribute to Aging? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Introducing OpenAI's Whisper -- Chapter 1: Unveiling Whisper - Introducing OpenAI's Whisper -- Technical requirements -- Deconstructing OpenAI's Whisper -- The marvel of human vocalization - Understanding voice and speech -- Understanding the intricacies of speech recognition -- OpenAI's Whisper - A technological parallel -- The evolution of speech recognition and the emergence of OpenAI's Whisper -- Exploring key features and capabilities of Whisper -- Speech-to-text conversion -- Translation capabilities -- Support for diverse file formats -- Ease of use -- Multilingual capabilities -- Large input handling -- Prompts for specialized vocabularies -- Integration with GPT models -- Fine-tunability -- Voice synthesis -- Speech diarization -- Setting up Whisper -- Using Whisper via Hugging Face's web interface -- Using Whisper via Google Colaboratory -- Expanding on the basic usage of Whisper -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Core Mechanisms of Whisper -- Technical requirements -- Delving deeper into ASR systems -- Definition and purpose of ASR systems -- ASR in the real world -- Brief history and evolution of ASR technology -- The early days - Pattern recognition approaches -- Statistical approaches emerge - Hidden Markov models and n-gram models -- The deep learning breakthrough -- Ongoing innovations -- Exploring the Whisper ASR system -- Understanding the trade-offs - End-to-end versus hybrid models -- Combining connectionist temporal classification and transformer models in Whisper -- The role of linguistic knowledge in Whisper -- Understanding Whisper's components and functions -- Audio input and preprocessing -- Acoustic modeling -- Language modeling -- Decoding -- Postprocessing…”