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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 1.2 The worries of the sceptics -- 1.3 A yardstick for the evaluation of prosperity and progress -- 1.4 Scope and development of the capability approach -- 1.5 A guide for the reader. 2 Core ideas and the framework : 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 A preliminary definition of the capability approach -- 2.3 The capability approach versus capability theories -- 2.4 The many modes of capability analysis -- 2.5 The modular view of the capability approach -- 2.6 The A-module: the non-optional core of all capability theories -- 2.6.1 A1: Functionings and capabilities -- 2.6.2 A2: Functionings and capabilities are value-neutral categories -- 2.6.3 A3: Conversion factors -- 2.6.4 A4: The means-ends distinction -- 2.6.5 A5: Functionings and capabilities as the evaluative space -- 2.6.6 A6: Other dimensions of ultimate value -- 2.6.7 A7: Value pluralism -- 2.6.8 A8: The principle of each person as an end -- 2.7 The B-modules: non-optional modules with optional content -- 2.7.1 B1: The purpose of the capability theory -- 2.7.2 B2: The selection of dimensions -- 2.7.3 B3: Human diversity -- 2.7.4 B4: Agency -- 2.7.5 B5: Structural constraints -- 2.7.6 B6: The choice between functionings, capabilities, or both -- 2.7.7 B7: Meta-theoretical commitments -- 2.8 The C-modules: contingent modules -- 2.8.1 C1: Additional ontological and explanatory theories -- 2.8.2 C2: Weighing dimensions -- 2.8.3 C3: Methods for empirical analysis -- 2.8.4 C4: Additional normative principles and concerns -- 2.9 The modular view of the capability account: a summary -- 2.10 Hybrid theories -- 2.11 The relevance and implications of the modular view -- 2.12 A visualisation of the core conceptual elements -- 2.13 The narrow and broad uses of the capability approach -- 2.14 Conclusion. 3 Clarifications : 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Refining the notions of 'capability' and 'functioning' -- 3.2.1 Capability as an opportunity versus capability as an opportunity set -- 3.2.2 Nussbaum's terminology -- 3.2.3 What are 'basic capabilities'? …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Power of Cognitive Services -- Overview of Azure Cognitive Services -- Why Azure Cognitive Services -- Exploring the Cognitive Services APIs: Vision, Speech, Language, Web Search, and Decision -- Vision APIs -- Computer Vision -- Custom Vision -- Face -- Form Recognizer -- Video Indexer -- Speech APIs -- Speech Service -- Speaker Recognition (Preview) -- Language APIs -- Immersive Reader -- Language Understanding (LUIS) -- QnA Maker -- Text Analytics -- Translator -- Web Search APIs -- Bing Search APIs -- Bing Web Search -- Bing Custom Search -- Bing Image Search -- Bing Entity Search -- Bing News Search -- Bing Video Search -- Bing Visual Search -- Bing Autosuggest -- Bing Spell Check -- Bing Local Business Search -- Decision APIs -- Anomaly Detector (Preview) -- Content Moderator -- Personalizer -- Overview of Machine Learning -- Understanding the Use Cases -- The COVID-19 SmartApp Scenario -- Summary -- Chapter 2: The Azure Portal for Cognitive Services -- Getting Started with Azure Portal and Azure Cognitive Services -- Getting Started with Azure Cognitive Services -- Azure Marketplace: An Overview of AI + Machine Learning -- Understanding Software Development Kits (SDKs): To Get Started with Your Favorite Programing Language -- Setting Up Your Visual Studio Template -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Vision - Identify and Analyze Images and Videos -- Understanding the Vision APIs with Computer Vision -- Analyzing Images -- Start Diving for Computer Vision -- Working with APIs -- Identifying a Face -- Test Using the API Console -- Test Using a Demo Page -- Implement It Using Code -- Understanding the Working Behavior of Vision APIs for Video Analysis -- Microsoft Azure Video Indexer -- Summary…”

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