“…And yet we dream of something beyond these invisible walls. Were I an architect-deity, I would create an Escheresque subway system, linking all the cities in the world. …”

“…Extractive violence is shown not only to be a spectacular event, but an extended dynamic that can be silent, invisible, and gradual. The volume also recognizes that much of the new violence of extraction has become cloaked in the discourse of "green development," "green building," and efforts to mitigate the planetary environmental crisis through totalizing technologies. …”

“…Ces derniers, bien que rendus invisibles ou vécus comme tels par cette structure d’aliénation dont parlait Frantz Fanon, ne cessent cependant pas de fonctionner comme un commutateur d’identités aussi bien individuelles ou collectives que locales, régionales ou nationales. …”

“…Harris offers managers and diversity coaches new models to empower everyone from employees to CEOs to “do” inclusion and address deep-rooted biases that are often invisible. She addresses the growing need to challenge bias and build authentic cultures where everyone can feel a sense of belonging." -- Publisher's description…”

“…Through several detailed use cases, this ebook explains how multi-model databases enable you to: Store and manage multiple heterogeneous data sources Consolidate your data by bringing everything in "as is" Invisibly extend model features from one model to another Take a hybrid approach to analytical and operational data Enhance user search experience, including big data search Conduct queries across data models Offer SQL without relational constraints…”

“…In conclusion, apart from its intrinsic scientific value as a Special Issue, combining interesting research works, this Special Issue intends to increase the invisibility of women in AI, showing where they are, what they do, and how they contribute to developments in Artificial Intelligence from their different places, positions, research branches and application fields. …”

“…También señala el problema de la representación de este grupo normalmente invisible y sin voz…”

“…En este libro, Esther Vivas habla de temas invisibles como la infertilidad, el embarazo, la pérdida gestacional, el parto, la violencia obstétrica, el puerperio, la lactancia, el negocio del biberón... …”

“…Drawing on extensive archival work and featuring images never before published, Blair opens strikingly new views of the work of major literary figures, including Ralph Ellison's photography and its role in shaping his landmark novel Invisible Man, and Wright's uses of camera work to position himself as a modernist and postwar writer. …”
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“…To what extent does the "invisible hand" still hold sway? In markets continually manipulated by bots and algorithms, is competitive pricing an illusion? …”

“…I hope to outline its inherent intelligibility or form as a mystery that is at once visible and invisible, ancient and contemporary, mystical and reasonable."…”

“…Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. …”

“…In an ideal world, an operating system is a collection of software that handles a computer's "dirty work" invisibly, quickly, and most of all, painlessly. For many of us, however, Microsoft Windows exists outside this ideal world. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- -- List of Contributors xix -- Foreword xxiii -- Preface xxvii -- Acknowledgments xxix -- Part I INTERNET OF THINGS 1 -- 1 Internet of Things and Data Analytics in the Cloud with Innovation and Sustainability 3 /Hwaiyu Geng -- 1.1 Introduction 3 -- 1.2 The IoT and the Fourth Industrial Revolution 4 -- 1.3 Internet of Things Technology 6 -- 1.4 Standards and Protocols 11 -- 1.5 IoT Ecosystem 11 -- 1.6 Definition of Big Data 13 -- 1.7 IoT, Data Analytics, and Cloud Computing 18 -- 1.8 Creativity, Invention, Innovation, and Disruptive Innovation 18 -- 1.9 Polya's “How to Solve it” 20 -- 1.10 Business Plan and Business Model 20 -- 1.11 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 23 -- 2 Digital Services and Sustainable Solutions 29 /Rikke Gram-Hansen -- 2.1 Introduction 29 -- 2.2 Why IoT is not Just “Nice to Have” 30 -- 2.3 Services in a Digital Revolution 32 -- 2.4 Mobile Digital Services and the Human Sensor 32 -- 2.5 Not Just Another App 33 -- 2.6 The Hidden Life of Things 34 -- 2.7 The Umbrellas are not what they Seem 35 -- 2.8 Interacting with the Invisible 36 -- 2.9 Society as Open Source 36 -- 2.10 Learn from your Hackers 37 -- 2.11 Ensuring High-Quality Services to Citizens 37 -- 2.12 Government as a Platform 38 -- 2.13 Conclusion 38 -- 3 The Industrial Internet of Things (Iiot): Applications and Taxonomy 41 /Stan Schneider -- 3.1 Introduction to the IioT 41 -- 3.2 Some Examples of Iiot Applications 43 -- 3.3 Toward a Taxonomy of the Iiot 52 -- 3.4 Standards and Protocols for Connectivity 66 -- 3.5 Connectivity Architecture for the Iiot 73 -- 3.6 Data-Centricity Makes Dds Different 79 -- 3.7 The Future of the Iiot 80 -- 4 Strategic Planning for Smarter Cities 83 /Jonathan Reichental -- 4.1 Introduction 83 -- 4.2 What is a Smart City? …”

“…Sea como fuere, la puesta al día de los códigos invisibles de lo visible está disipando ya ciertos mitos pertinaces, como la historia del arte o la civilización de la imagen. …”

“…Incluso, podemos jugar con lo que percibimos de ella para crear ilusiones ópticas o llegar a ser invisibles. La luz es también fuente de energía. No sólo para gobernar la vida de los ecosistemas terrestres, sino también para satisfacer nuestras necesidades energéticas y de iluminación. …”
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“…El uso del espacio no es igualitario, y se halla regido por relaciones de poder generalmente invisibles que hay que modificar, dado que de otro modo van a perpetuarse las diferencias de trato entre los individuos en función de su sexo. …”
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“…Mientras que el modelo de vigilancia totalitario exhibía su control, en el mundo post-orwelliano éste se nos impone sin plena conciencia por nuestra parte; es invisible, y esta invisibilidad, potenciada por la desmaterialización de los soportes, garantiza su efectividad en una población crecientemente fascinada por las nuevas tecnologías que, sin embargo, no perciben como tecnologías de control."…”
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