Tabla de Contenidos: “…List of figures -- xi -- List of tables -- xix -- List of contributors -- xxi -- Preface and acknowledgements xxiii -- Glossary xxv -- PART I Research Themes, Methods, and Background -- The Wadi Faynan Landscape Survey: research themes and project development -- 3 (22) -- Graeme Barker -- David Gilbertson -- David Mattingly -- Introduction -- 3 (1) -- Background and research context -- 3 (5) -- Archaeology and desertification -- 8 (1) -- Initial frameworks -- 9 (7) -- New perspectives, new questions -- 16 (2) -- Developing research themes -- 18 (1) -- Integration -- 19 (3) -- Conclusion and structure of this book -- 22 (3) -- The Wadi Faynan today: landscape, environment, people -- 25 (34) -- Carol Palmer -- David Gilbertson -- Hwedi el-Rishi -- Chris Hunt -- John Grattan -- Sue McLaren -- Brian Pyatt -- Landscape and environment -- 25 (13) -- People -- 38 (21) -- The past and present landscapes of the Wadi Faynan: geoarchaeological approaches and frameworks -- 59 (38) -- Hwedi el-ishi -- Chris Hunt -- John Grattan -- Sue McLaren -- Brian Pyatt -- Geoff Duller -- Gavin Gillmore -- Paul Phillips -- Fieldwork strategy and methodologies -- 59 (3) -- Chronostratigraphies -- 62 (2) -- The Late Quaternary geomorphological framework -- 64 (4) -- Palynological, palynofacies, and macrofossil investigations -- 68 (11) -- Geochemical studies -- 79 (3) -- The industrially-polluted landscapes of the Wadi Faynan -- 82 (4) -- Metal-pollution burdens and pathways in plants, animals, and the agricultural economy -- 86 (3) -- Radon gas and human health in the mines -- 89 (3) -- Holocene landscapes in the Wadi Faynan: an outline palaeoenvironmental framework -- 92 (5) -- Recording and classifying the archaeological record -- 97 (44) -- Oliver Creighton -- Graeme Barker -- David Mattingly -- Introduction -- 97 (3) -- Artefact `site' -- 100 (1) -- Domestic structure -- 101 (11) -- Excavation -- 112 (1) -- Field system -- 113 (2) -- Funerary structure -- 115 (9) -- Hydraulic structure -- 124 (4) -- Mining feature -- 128 (5) -- Metallurgical feature -- 133 (3) -- Miscellaneous structures -- 136 (2) -- Religious structure -- 138 (1) -- Rock engraving -- 139 (2) -- The Wadi Faynan field systems -- 141 (36) -- Paul Newson -- Graeme Barker -- Patrick Daly -- David Mattingly -- David Gilbertson -- Introduction -- 141 (4) -- The field system survey -- 145 (3) -- Constructing the GIS -- 148 (2) -- Walls, channels, and hydraulic technology -- 150 (12) -- Other water-management structures -- 162 (2) -- Other structures -- 164 (2) -- Surface artefact distributions -- 166 (3) -- The palimpsest landscape -- 169 (8) -- PART II Chronological Syntheses -- Pleistocene environments and human settlement -- 177 (22) -- Sue McLaren -- Tim Reynolds -- David Gilbertson -- John Grattan -- Chris Hunt -- Hwedi el-Rishi -- Graeme Barker -- Geoff Duller -- Introduction -- 177 (3) -- Pleistocene climates -- 180 (1) -- Geomorphological processes and deposits -- 181 (10) -- Human occupation in the Pleistocene -- 191 (7) -- The Pleistocene landscape and its human utilization -- 198 (1) -- Early Holocene environments and early farming, c. 11,000-7000 cal. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Installing Tasmota in our sensor -- Configuring the software of your sensor -- Getting data from sensor elements -- Device name -- Configuring the MQTT information in the sensor -- Integrating the sensor data into Home Assistant -- Integrating the temperature sensor -- Integrating the motion sensor -- Enclosing, calibrating, and installing the sensor -- Enclosing our sensor -- Calibrating the sensor -- Installing the sensor -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Hacking a Commercial Actuator to Work with Home Assistant -- Technical requirements -- Understanding hacking a sensor or actuator -- How to choose a commercial sensor or actuator to be used with Tasmota -- Using tools and hacking the firmware of a commercial actuator -- Learning about the tools and materials used to hack an actuator -- How to hack your commercial actuator -- Configuring your hacked actuator -- Configuring the Tasmota firmware in your actuator -- Configuring the actuator in Home Assistant -- Adding another commercial actuator to Home Assistant (non-hacked) -- Using a Home Assistant integration to add a commercial device -- Installing actuator devices in your home -- Getting started with the actuator installation -- Installing other types of devices in your home -- Installing small actuators in electrical wall boxes -- Installing outlet plug actuators -- Installing smart lamps (bulbs) -- Installing battery-powered devices -- Summary -- Part 3: Automations, Customizations, and Integrations Using Home Assistant…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Centralizing Engagement in the Customer Hub -- Customer Hub Supports the Full Product Management Workflow -- Closing the Loop -- Finding a Balance -- All-in-One Customer Education -- Customer Hub in Your Tech Stack -- Looking Ahead -- Chapter 13 Law 9: Community Should Drive Real Business Outcomes: Don't Get Fooled by Vanity Metrics-Demand Real Business MetricsBy Bas van Leeuwen, Valerie Molina, and Kenneth Refsgaard -- A Reporting Framework Based on Value -- Prioritizing Business Outcomes Over Outputs -- Start from the Top and Work Your Way Down -- Leading and Lagging Indicators -- Calculating Direct Correlations -- Community Health and Operational Metrics -- Proving Value Drives Executive Buy-in -- Chapter 14 Law 10: Bring Your Culture and Values to Your Community: Build with a Human-First MindsetBy Nick Mehta -- Company Culture -- Breaking the Walls: Company Culture = Brand = Community Culture -- Principles of Community Culture -- Define Your Values: What Is Common About Your Tribe -- Determine What Your Community Stands For -- Identify and Embrace Your Community's Authentic Quirks -- Build a Brand and Voice for Your Community -- Use Vulnerability to Open People Up -- Conclusion -- Part III How to Get Started -- Chapter 15 Building Blocks to Successfully Starting a Community: Putting Together a Strong Strategy in Five Steps -- Step 1: Determine Your Goals and Priorities and Map Them to Community Use Cases -- Step 2: Understand Your Audience and Key Personas -- Step 3: Reflect on Your Organization and Culture -- Step 4: Consider Your Ecosystem -- Step 5: Compile Your Learnings into a Community Strategy and Action Plan -- What to Expect in Your First Year -- The Four Quadrants of Community Maturity -- You're Excited to Get Started but Someone Else Isn't? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Data quantity -- Data velocity -- Data variety -- Data quality -- First-, second-, and third-party data -- First-party data - the treasure trove within -- Second-party data - building bridges through collaboration -- Third-party data - broadening horizons with external expertise -- Structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data -- Structured data -- Unstructured data -- Semi-structured data -- Methods for collecting data -- Storing and processing data -- Cloud, on-premises, and hybrid solutions - navigating the data storage and analysis landscape -- Cloud computing - scalable services in the cloud -- On-premises - maintaining control within your walls -- Hybrid - the best of both worlds? -- Data processing -- Summary -- Exploratory Data Analysis -- Getting started with Google Colab -- What is Google Colab? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Concept 4.1 Biologists use microscopes and biochemistry to study cells -- Microscopy -- Cell Fractionation -- Concept 4.2 Eukaryotic cells have internal membranes that compartmentalize their functions -- Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells -- A Panoramic View of the Eukaryotic Cell -- Concept 4.3 The eukaryotic cell's genetic instructions are housed in the nucleus and carried out by the ribosomes -- The Nucleus: Information Central -- Ribosomes: Protein Factories -- Concept 4.4 The endomembrane system regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions -- The Endoplasmic Reticulum: Biosynthetic Factory -- The Golgi Apparatus: Shipping and Receiving Center -- Lysosomes: Digestive Compartments -- Vacuoles: Diverse Compartments -- The Endomembrane System: A Review -- Concept 4.5 Mitochondria and chloroplasts change energy from one form to another -- The Evolutionary Origins of Mitochondria and Chloroplasts -- Mitochondria: Chemical Energy Conversion -- Chloroplasts: Capture of Light Energy -- Peroxisomes: Oxidation -- Concept 4.6 The cytoskeleton is a network of fibers that organizes structures and activities in the cell -- Roles of the Cytoskeleton: Support and Motility -- Components of the Cytoskeleton -- Concept 4.7 Extracellular components and connections between cells help coordinate cellular activities -- Cell Walls of Plants -- The Extracellular Matrix (ECM) of Animal Cells -- Cell Junctions -- Concept 4.8 A cell is greater than the sum of its parts -- 5 Membrane Transport and Cell Signaling -- Overview Life at the Edge -- The Fluidity of Membranes -- Evolution of Differences in Membrane Lipid Composition -- Membrane Proteins and Their Functions -- The Role of Membrane Carbohydrates in Cell-Cell Recognition -- Synthesis and Sidedness of Membranes -- Concept 5.2 Membrane structure results in selective permeability…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A simplified explanation of the Android lifecycle -- Lifecycle phases - what we need to know -- Lifecycle phases - what we need to do -- Using the activity lifecycle to start and stop the thread -- Coding the run method -- Running the game -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Coding the Bat and Ball -- The Ball class -- Communicating with the game engine -- Representing rectangles and squares with RectF -- Coding the variables -- Coding the Ball constructor -- Coding the RectF getter method -- Coding the Ball update method -- Coding the Ball helper methods -- Coding a realistic-ish bounce -- Using the Ball class -- The Bat class -- Coding the Bat variables -- Coding the Bat constructor -- Coding the Bat helper methods -- Coding the Bat's update method -- Using the Bat class -- Coding the Bat input handling -- Running the game -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Collisions, Sound Effects, and Supporting Different Versions of Android -- Handling collisions -- Collision detection options -- Optimizing the detection methods -- Best options for Pong -- The RectF intersects method -- Handling different versions of Android -- Detecting the current Android version -- The SoundPool class -- Initializing SoundPool the new way -- Generating sound effects -- Adding sound to the Pong game -- Adding the sound variables -- Initializing the SoundPool -- Coding the collision detection and playing sounds -- The bat and the ball -- The four walls -- Playing the game -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Handling Lots of Data with Arrays -- Planning the project -- Starting the project -- Refactoring MainActivity to BulletHellActivity -- Locking the game to full-screen and landscape orientation -- Amending the code to use the full screen and the best Android class -- Creating the classes -- Reusing the Pong engine -- Coding the BulletHellActivity class -- Coding the BulletHellGame class…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- To shield or not to shield -- When to use plenum cable -- Sometimes solid, sometimes stranded -- Installation guidelines -- Getting the tools that you need -- Pinouts for twisted-pair cables -- Attaching RJ-45 connectors -- Wall jacks and patch panels -- Server rooms and distribution frames -- Installing Switches…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Kicking Off with a Bang -- Pacing the Session -- Introducing the Goals -- Level Setting on Existing Data -- Presentations -- Information Kiosks -- Walking the Walls -- Engagement Session Tasks and Objectives -- Artifact Creation -- Engagement Session Prep and Execution -- Engagement Sessions in the Creation Session -- Reporting Out -- Critique -- Rewards -- Judging -- Orienting the Judges -- Running the Judging -- Awards -- Debrief and Closure -- Debrief -- Closure -- Outcomes -- The Script -- The Artifact -- Facilitation -- Timing -- Respect -- Improvisation -- Reflection -- Summary -- Chapter 16 - The Engagement Session -- Overview -- Prepping for the Engagement Session -- Sampling -- Users -- Sample Size -- Saturation -- Recruitment -- Using Sales Teams -- User Groups -- Panels of Experts -- Support Call Center -- Web or Social Media -- Third Parties -- Calendaring, Communication, Setting Expectations -- Special Preparation -- Nondisclosure Agreements -- Logistics: Traveling with an Artifact, Traveling with a Herd -- Remote or Collocated -- Nonverbal -- Context -- Simplicity of Engagement -- To Record -- Capturing Words, Gestures, and Behaviors Literally -- Providing Evidence to Skeptics -- Highlight Reels -- Not to Record -- Invasive -- Postprocessing Time -- Running the Engagement Session -- How Many Stakeholders, How Many Team Members? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Simple Organic Molecules May Have Formed Abiotically in the Young Earth -- RNA May Have Been the First Informational Molecule -- Liposomes May Have Defined the First Primitive Protocells -- 4.2 Basic Properties of Cells -- The Three Domains of Life Are Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryotes -- There Are Several Limitations on Cell Size -- Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryotes Differ from Each Other in Many Ways -- 4.3 The Eukaryotic Cell in Overview: Structure and Function -- The Plasma Membrane Defines Cell Boundaries and Retains Contents -- The Nucleus Is the Information Center of the Eukaryotic Cell -- Mitochondria and Chloroplasts Provide Energy for the Cell -- The Endosymbiont Theory Proposes That Mitochondria and Chloroplasts Were Derived from Bacteria -- The Endomembrane System Synthesizes Proteins for a Variety of Cellular Destinations -- Other Organelles Also Have Specific Functions -- Ribosomes Synthesize Proteins in the Cytoplasm -- The Cytoskeleton Provides Structure to the Cytoplasm -- The Extracellular Matrix and Cell Walls Are Outside the Plasma Membrane -- 4.4 Viruses, Viroids, and Prions: Agents That Invade Cells -- A Virus Consists of a DNA or RNA Core Surrounded by a Protein Coat -- Viroids Are Small, Circular RNA Molecules That Can Cause Plant Diseases -- Prions Are Infectious Protein Molecules -- Summary of Key Points -- Problem Set -- Human Connections: When Cellular "Breakdown" Breaks Down -- Key Technique: Using Centrifugation to Isolate Organelles -- Chapter 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Adding sound to the Pong game -- Adding the sound variables -- Initializing the SoundPool -- Coding the collision detection and playing sounds -- The bat and the ball -- The four walls -- Playing the game -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Handling Lots of Data with Arrays -- Planning the project -- Starting the project -- Change the AndroidManifest.xml to lock in landscape and full-screen -- Creating the classes -- Reusing the Pong engine -- Coding the BulletHellActivity -- Coding the BulletHellGame class -- Coding the member variables -- Coding the BulletHellGame constructor -- Coding the BulletHellGame methods -- Coding draw and onTouchEvent -- Coding pause, resume, and printDebuggingText -- Testing the Bullet Hell engine -- Coding the Bullet class -- Spawning a bullet -- Java Arrays -- Arrays are objects -- Simple array example mini-app -- Getting dynamic with arrays -- Dynamic array example -- Entering the nth dimension with Arrays -- Multidimensional Array mini app -- Array out of bounds exceptions -- Spawning an array of bullets -- Running the game -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Bitmap Graphics and Measuring Time -- The Bob (player's) class -- Adding the Bob graphic to the project -- Coding the Bob class -- Using the Bob class -- Adding Bob to the collision detection -- Drawing Bob to the screen -- Adding the sound effects -- Activating Bob's teleport -- Coding the printDebuggingText method -- Coding the spawnBullet method (again) -- Coding the startGame method -- Running the game -- Summary -- Chapter 14: The Stack, the Heap, and the Garbage Collector -- Managing and understanding memory -- Variables revisited -- The stack and the heap -- A quick break to throw out the trash -- Stack and Heap quick summary -- Introduction to the Snake game -- Looking ahead to the Snake game -- Getting started with the Snake game -- Make full screen and landscape…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Pop quiz -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Exploratory Analysis -- Packages and settings - R and Python -- Essential summary statistics -- Percentiles, quantiles, and median -- Hinges -- Interquartile range -- Time for action - the essential summary statistics for The Wall dataset -- What just happened? -- Techniques for exploratory analysis -- The stem-and-leaf plot -- Time for action - the stem function in play -- What just happened? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Distribunomicon -- This Is My Boomstick -- Fallacies of Distributed Computing -- The Network Is Reliable -- There Is No Latency -- Bandwidth Is Infinite -- The Network Is Secure -- Topology Doesn't Change -- There Is Only One Administrator -- Transport Cost Is Zero -- The Network Is Homogeneous -- Fallacies in a Nutshell -- Dead or Dead-Alive -- My Other Cap Is a Theorem -- Consistency -- Availability -- Partition Tolerance -- Zombie Survivors and CAP -- Setting Up an Erlang Cluster -- Through the Desert on a Node with No Name -- Connecting Nodes -- More Tools -- Cookies -- Remote Shells -- Hidden Nodes -- The Walls Are Made of Fire, and the Goggles Do Nothing -- The Calls from Beyond -- The net_kernel Module -- The global Module -- The rpc Module -- Burying the Distribunomicon -- 27. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Conventions Used in This Book -- What You're Not to Read -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Financial Reports -- Chapter 1 Opening the Cornucopia of Reports -- Figuring Out Financial Reporting -- Preparing the reports -- Seeing why financial reporting counts (and who's counting) -- Checking Out Types of Reporting -- Keeping everyone informed -- Following the rules: Government requirements -- Going global -- Staying within the walls of the company: Internal reporting -- Dissecting the Annual Report to Shareholders -- Breaking down the parts -- Getting to the meat of the matter -- Keeping the number crunchers in line -- Chapter 2 Recognizing Business Types and Their Tax Rules -- Flying Solo: Sole Proprietorships -- Keeping taxes personal -- Reviewing requirements for reporting -- Joining Forces: Partnerships -- Partnering up on taxes -- Meeting reporting requirements -- Seeking Protection with Limited Liability Companies -- Taking stock of taxes -- Reviewing reporting requirements -- Shielding Your Assets: S and C Corporations -- Paying taxes the corporate way -- Getting familiar with reporting requirements -- Chapter 3 Public or Private: How Company Structure Affects the Books -- Investigating Private Companies -- Checking out the benefits -- Defining disadvantages -- Figuring out reporting -- Understanding Public Companies -- Examining the perks -- Looking at the negative side -- Filing and More Filing: Government and Shareholder Reports -- Quarterly reports -- Yearly report -- The rules of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act -- Dodd-Frank's impact on financial industry regulation -- Entering a Whole New World: How a Company Goes from Private to Public…”

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 Getting Started with Algorithms -- Chapter 1 Introducing Algorithms -- Describing Algorithms -- The right way to make toast: Defining algorithm uses -- Finding algorithms everywhere -- Using Computers to Solve Problems -- Getting the most out of modern CPUs and GPUs -- Working with special-purpose chips -- Networks: Sharing is more than caring -- Leveraging available data -- Distinguishing between Issues and Solutions -- Being correct and efficient -- Discovering there is no free lunch -- Adapting the strategy to the problem -- Describing algorithms in a lingua franca -- Facing problems that are like brick walls, only harder -- Structuring Data to Obtain a Solution -- Understanding a computer's point of view -- Arranging data makes the difference -- Chapter 2 Considering Algorithm Design -- Starting to Solve a Problem -- Modeling real-world problems -- Finding solutions and counterexamples -- Standing on the shoulders of giants -- Dividing and Conquering -- Avoiding brute-force solutions -- Keeping it simple, silly (KISS) -- Breaking down a problem is usually better -- Learning that Greed Can Be Good -- Applying greedy reasoning -- Reaching a good solution -- Computing Costs and Following Heuristics -- Representing the problem as a space -- Going random and being blessed by luck -- Using a heuristic and a cost function -- Evaluating Algorithms -- Simulating using abstract machines -- Getting even more abstract -- Working with functions -- Chapter 3 Working with Google Colab -- Defining Google Colab -- Understanding what Google Colab does -- Getting familiar with Google Colab features -- Working with Notebooks -- Creating a new notebook…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Sci. 2018, 8, 114, doi: 10.3390/app8010114 -- Quansheng Jiang and Fengyu Xu Grasping Claws of Bionic Climbing Robot for Rough Wall Surface: Modeling and Analysis Reprinted from: Appl. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Audio-for-Visual and Media Production Environment -- The Audio-for-Gaming Production Environment -- The Project Studio -- Primary Factors Governing Studio and Control Room Acoustics -- Acoustic Isolation -- Walls -- Floors -- Risers -- Ceilings -- Windows and Doors -- ISO-Rooms and ISO-Booths -- Acoustic Partitions -- Noise Isolation Within the Control Room -- Symmetry in Control-Room Design -- Frequency Balance -- Reflections -- Absorption -- High-Frequency Absorption -- Low-Frequency Absorption -- Flexible Surfaces -- The Practical Side of Acoustics -- Symmetry -- 25/25/50 -- Speaker Placement -- Room Reflections and Acoustic Reverberation -- Acoustic Echo Chambers -- Chapter 4 Microphones: Design and Application -- Microphone Design -- The Dynamic Microphone -- The Ribbon Microphone -- Further Developments in Ribbon Technology -- The Condenser Microphone -- Powering a Condenser Mic -- External Power Supply -- Phantom Power -- The Electret-Condenser Microphone -- Microphone Characteristics -- Directional Response -- Frequency Response -- Transient Response -- Output Characteristics -- Sensitivity Rating -- Equivalent Noise Rating -- Overload Characteristics -- Microphone Impedance -- Balanced/Unbalanced Lines -- Soldering, Baby! …”