Tabla de Contenidos: “…8.3.2 - Calculations -- 8.3.3 - Cutsets -- 8.3.4 - Computer Tools -- 8.3.5 - Allowing for Common Cause Failure -- 8.3.6 - Fault Tree Analysis in Design -- 8.3.7 - A Cautionary Note (Illogical Trees) -- 8.4 - Event Tree Diagrams -- 8.4.1 - Why Use Event Trees? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…8.2 Why Should Occupants' Awareness Play a Key Role in Building Energy Saving? -- 8.2.1 The Potentialities of People's Engagement for Energy Saving -- 8.3 Human-Building System Interaction: Active and Passive Roles of Occupants -- 8.4 Typical Occupants' Attitudes Playing a Key Role in Energy Need -- 8.5 Occupants' Behavior in Building Thermal Energy Dynamic Simulation -- 8.5.1 Dynamic Simulation Models and Occupancy Schedules -- 8.5.2 Case Study of Numerical Analyses About Predictive and Postoccupancy Approaches -- 8.6 Occupant Behavior Towards Energy Saving in Buildings -- 8.6.1 Understanding the Role of Social and Personal Engagement for Energy Saving -- 8.6.2 The Role of Eco-Feedback -- 8.6.3 Occupants' Behavior Towards Retrofitting and Human-Based Energy Retrofits -- 8.6.4 Possible Interventions Towards Proenvironmental Energy Behavior: Peer-Network Effect and Social Triggering for Energy ... -- 8.7 Conclusions -- References -- 9 An Overview of the Challenges for Cost-Effective and Energy-Efficient Retrofits of the Existing Building Stock -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Challenges in Building Energy Retrofitting -- 9.2.1 Priorities of Stakeholders -- 9.2.2 Time Period -- 9.2.3 Capital Investment -- 9.2.4 Cost Effectiveness -- 9.2.5 Risk Analysis -- 9.2.6 Technology -- 9.2.7 Government Policies -- 9.2.8 Reliable Prediction of Building Energy Performance -- 9.3 Optimization Approaches for the Design of Building Energy Retrofit -- 9.4 Building Energy Retrofit and Sustainability -- 9.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 10 Smart Heating Systems for Cost-Effective Retrofitting -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Technology -- 10.2.1 "Smartness" in the Primary Systems -- 10.2.2 "Smartness" in the Secondary Systems -- 10.2.3 The Control and the Building Automation -- 10.2.4 The Heat Metering -- 10.2.5 The Users Interfaces…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Elevating Surveillance Integrity-Mathematical Insights into Background Subtraction in Image Processing -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Background Subtraction -- 1.3 Mathematics Behind Background Subtraction -- 1.4 Gaussian Mixture Model -- 1.4.1 Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) Algorithm for Background Subtraction -- 1.4.2 Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) Algorithm - A Simple Example -- 1.5 Principal Component Analysis -- 1.6 Applications -- 1.6.1 Military Surveillance -- 1.6.2 Visual Observation of Animals in Forests -- 1.6.3 Marine Surveillance -- 1.6.4 Defense Surveillance Systems -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in the Detection of Moving Objects Using Image Processing -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Moving Object Detection -- 2.3 Envisaging the Object Detection -- 2.3.1 Filtering Algorithm -- 2.3.2 Identification of Object Detection in Bad Weather Circumstance -- 2.3.3 Color Clustering -- 2.3.4 Dangerous Animal Detection -- 2.3.5 UAV Video End-of-Line Detection and Tracking in Live Traffic -- 2.3.5.1 Contextual Detection -- 2.3.5.2 Calculation of Location of a Car -- 2.3.6 Estimation of Crowd -- 2.3.7 Parking Lot Management -- 2.3.8 Public Automatic Anomaly Detection Systems -- 2.3.9 Modification of Robust Principal Component Analysis -- 2.3.10 Logistics Automation -- 2.3.11 Detection of Criminal Behavior in Humans -- 2.3.12 UAV Collision Avoidance and Control System -- 2.3.13 An Overview of Potato Growth Stages -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Machine Learning and Imaging-Based Vehicle Classification for Traffic Monitoring Systems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Methods -- 3.2.1 Data Preparation -- 3.2.2 Model Training -- 3.2.3 Hardware and Software Configuration -- 3.3 Result -- 3.4 Conclusion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- 1.1 General considerations and principles -- 1.1.1 Framework for safe drinking-water -- 1.1.2 Microbial aspects -- 1.1.3 Disinfection -- 1.1.4 Chemical aspects -- 1.1.5 Radiological aspects -- 1.1.6 Acceptability aspects: taste, odour and appearance -- 1.2 Roles and responsibilities in drinking-water safety management -- 1.2.1 Surveillance and quality control -- 1.2.2 Public health authorities -- 1.2.3 Local authorities -- 1.2.4 Water resource management -- 1.2.5 Drinking-water supply agencies -- 1.2.6 Community management -- 1.2.7 Water vendors -- 1.2.8 Individual consumers -- 1.2.9 Certification agencies -- 1.2.10 Plumbing -- 1.3 Supporting resources to the Guidelines -- 1.3.1 Published documents -- 2. A conceptual framework for implementing the Guidelines -- 2.1 Health-based targets -- 2.2 Water safety plans -- 2.2.1 System assessment and design -- 2.2.2 Operational monitoring -- 2.2.3 Management plans, documentation and communication -- 2.3 Surveillance -- 2.4 Verification of drinking-water quality -- 2.4.1 Microbial water quality -- 2.4.2 Chemical water quality -- 2.5 Identifying priority concerns -- 2.5.1 Undertaking a drinking-water quality assessment -- 2.5.2 Assessing microbial priorities -- 2.5.3 Assessing chemical priorities -- 2.6 Developing drinking-water quality standards -- 2.6.1 Adapting guideline values to locally relevant standards -- 2.6.2 Periodic review and revision of standards -- 2.7 Drinking-water regulations and supporting policies and programmes -- 2.7.1 Regulations -- 2.7.2 Supporting policies and programmes -- 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.6.1 Multilevel Analysis: Example Implementation -- 2.7 Structural Estimation -- 2.7.1 Model Selection -- 2.7.2 An Illustration -- 2.7.3 A Word on Standard Errors -- 2.7.4 Subject Heterogeneity: Finite Mixture Models -- 2.8 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 Incorporating Behavioral Factors into Operations Theory -- 3.1 Types of Behavioral Models -- 3.1.1 Nonstandard Preferences -- 3.1.2 Nonstandard Decision‐making -- 3.1.3 Nonstandard Beliefs -- 3.2 Identifying Which Behavioral Factors to Include -- 3.2.1 Robustly Observed -- 3.2.2 One/A Few Factors Explain Many Phenomena -- 3.2.3 Boundaries and Observed Behavioral Factors -- 3.3 Nesting the Standard Model -- 3.3.1 Reference Dependence -- 3.3.2 Social Preferences and Comparison -- 3.3.3 Quantal Response Equilibrium -- 3.3.4 Cognitive Hierarchy in Games -- 3.3.5 Learning -- 3.3.6 Overconfidence -- 3.4 Developing Behavioral Operations Model -- 3.4.1 Parsimony Is Still Important -- 3.4.2 Adding One Versus Many Behavioral Factors -- 3.5 Modeling for Testable Predictions -- References -- Chapter 4 Behavioral Empirics and Field Experiments -- 4.1 Going to the Field to Study Behavioral Operations -- 4.1.1 External Validity and Identification of Effect Size -- 4.1.2 Overcome Observer Bias -- 4.1.3 Context -- 4.1.4 Time‐based Effects -- 4.1.5 Beyond Individual Decision‐making -- 4.2 Analyzing the Data: Common Empirical Methods -- 4.2.1 Reduced Form Analysis of Panel Data -- 4.2.2 Difference in Differences -- 4.2.3 Program or Policy Evaluations -- 4.2.4 Regression Discontinuity -- 4.2.5 Structural Estimation -- 4.3 Field Experiments (Creating the Data) -- 4.3.1 Experimental Design -- 4.3.2 Field Sites and Organizational Partners -- 4.3.3 Ethics and Human Subject Protocol -- 4.4 Conclusion: The Way Forward -- References -- Part II Classical Approaches to Analyzing Behavior…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conclusions -- References -- Notes -- Annex A. Comparison between macro and micro concepts -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…8.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9 Computational lung sound classification: a review -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Data processing -- 9.2.1 Audio signal preprocessing -- 9.2.1.1 Signal splitting -- 9.2.1.2 Noise filtering -- 9.2.1.3 Resampling -- 9.2.1.4 Amplitude scaling -- 9.2.1.5 Segment splitting -- 9.2.1.6 Padding -- 9.2.2 Feature extraction -- 9.2.2.1 Features for conventional classifiers -- 9.2.2.2 Time-frequency representations for deep learning -- 9.2.3 Data augmentation -- 9.2.3.1 Time domain -- 9.2.3.2 Time-frequency domain -- 9.3 Data modeling -- 9.3.1 Machine learning -- 9.3.1.1 Conventional classifiers -- 9.3.1.2 Deep learning architectures -- 9.3.1.2.1 Convolutional neural networks -- 9.3.1.2.2 Recurrent networks -- 9.3.1.2.3 Hybrid systems -- 9.3.2 Learning paradigm -- 9.3.2.1 Transfer learning -- 9.3.2.2 Postprocessing -- 9.4 Recent public lung sound datasets -- 9.4.1 ICBHI 2017 dataset -- 9.4.2 The Abdullah University Hospital 2020 dataset -- 9.4.3 HF_Lung_V1 dataset -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Clinical applications of machine learning in heart failure -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Diagnosis -- 10.2.1 Automatic diagnosis, classification, and phenotyping of heart failure -- 10.2.2 Detection of heart failure-associated arrhythmia -- 10.3 Management -- 10.3.1 Prognostic prediction -- 10.3.2 Development of therapy -- 10.3.3 Optimal patient selection for specific therapies or recommendation of optimal therapy -- 10.4 Prevention -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Role of artificial intelligence and radiomics in diagnosing renal tumors: a survey -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Basic background -- 11.2.1 Deep learning -- 11.2.2 Machine learning -- 11.2.3 Radiomics -- 11.3 Steps of artificial intelligence-based diagnostic systems -- 11.3.1 Image acquisition -- 11.3.2 Image segmentation…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…8.11.5 Media Used in Public Relations -- Summary -- Key Words -- Students' Ready Reckoner -- Review Questions -- References -- Chapter 9: Distribution Management: Fortifying the Network -- 9.1 Bridging the Gap Between Producers and Consumers -- 9.2 Distribution Management: Concept -- 9.3 Distribution Channels -- 9.3.1 Meaning of Distribution Channel -- 9.3.2 Importance of Distribution Channels -- 9.3.3 Role of Distribution Channels -- 9.3.4 Types of Distribution Channels -- 9.3.5 Factors Guiding Selection of a Channel -- 9.3.6 Classification of Intermediaries -- 9.3.7 Channel Levels -- 9.3.8 Channel Design Decision -- 9.3.9 Channel Management Decision -- 9.3.10 Channel Conflict -- 9.4 Logistics Management -- 9.4.1 Meaning of Logistics Management -- 9.4.2 Objectives of Logistics Management -- 9.4.3 Major Logistics Functions -- 9.4.4 Decisions Relating to Logistics Management -- Summary -- Key Words -- Students' Ready Reckoner -- Review Questions -- References -- Chapter 10: Marketing Information System and Marketing Research: Searching and Shaping -- 10.1 Devising Business for Tomorrow -- 10.2 Marketing Information System (MIS) -- 10.2.1 Marketing Information System (MIS): Concept -- 10.2.2 Components of MIS -- 10.2.3 Characteristics of a Good MIS -- 10.3 Marketing Research -- 10.3.1 Marketing Research: Meaning -- 10.3.2 Importance of Marketing Research -- 10.3.3 Objectives of Marketing Research -- 10.3.4 Characteristics of Marketing Research -- 10.3.5 Marketing Research Process -- 10.3.6 Limitations of Marketing Research -- Summary -- Key Words -- Students' Ready Reckoner -- Review Questions -- Reference -- Chapter 11: Retail Management: Serving Customers -- 11.1 Changing Dimension of Shopping -- 11.2 Retailing: Concept -- 11.3 Characteristics of Retail Trade -- 11.4 Functions of Retailers -- 11.5 Classification of Retailers…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…El príncipe Oo-usu engaña a su padre -- Capítulo 28. La conquista de Kumaso -- Capítulo 29. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Acknowledging what money can't buy -- Managing the balancing act -- Prioritizing Your Savings Goals -- Knowing what's most important to you -- Valuing retirement accounts -- Dealing with competing goals -- Building Emergency Reserves -- Saving to Buy a Home or Business -- Funding Kids' Educational Expenses -- Saving for Big Purchases -- Preparing for Retirement/Financial Independence -- Figuring out what you need for retirement/ financial independence -- Understanding retirement building blocks -- Crunching numbers for your retirement -- Making up for lost time -- Part 2 Spending Less, Saving More -- Chapter 5 Dealing with Debt -- Using Savings to Reduce Your Consumer Debt -- Understanding how you gain -- Finding the funds to pay down consumer debts -- Decreasing Debt When You Lack Savings -- Reducing your credit card's interest rate -- Understanding all credit-card terms and conditions -- Cutting up your credit cards -- Discovering debit cards: The best of both worlds -- Turning to Credit Counseling Agencies -- Beware biased advice at credit counseling agencies -- Ask questions and avoid debt management programs -- Filing Bankruptcy -- Understanding bankruptcy benefits -- Coming to terms with bankruptcy drawbacks -- Deciphering the bankruptcy laws -- Choosing between Chapter 7 and 13 -- Seeking bankruptcy advice -- Stopping the Spending/ Consumer Debt Cycle -- Resisting the credit temptation -- Identifying and treating a compulsion -- Chapter 6 Reducing Your Spending -- Unlocking the Keys to Successful Spending -- Living within your means -- Looking for the best values -- Eliminating the fat from your spending -- Turning your back on consumer credit -- Budgeting to Boost Your Savings -- Reducing Your Spending -- Managing food costs -- Saving on shelter -- Cutting transportation costs -- Lowering your energy costs -- Controlling clothing costs…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Act -- The Building Act -- The Water Industry Act -- British, European and International Standards -- Building Research Establishment -- Loss Prevention Certification Board -- Design and Installation Standards -- Energy Performance Certificate -- Part Two-Cold Water and Supply Systems -- Rain Cycle - Sources of Water Supply -- Acidity and Alkalinity in Water -- Filtration of Water -- Sterilisation -- Storage and Distribution of Water -- Disinfection of Water -- Water Mains -- Valves and Taps -- Joints on Water Pipes -- Pipe Jointing Materials -- Direct System of Cold Water Supply -- Indirect System of Cold Water Supply -- Hard and Soft Water -- Water Softening -- Water Conditioning and Treatment -- Backflow Protection -- Secondary Backfl ow Protection -- Cold Water Storage Cisterns -- Cold Water Storage Calculations -- Boosted Cold Water System -- Delayed Action Float Valve -- Pipe Sizing by Formula -- Hydraulics and Fluid Flow -- Part Three-Hot Water Supply Systems -- Direct System of Hot Water Supply -- Indirect System of Hot Water Supply -- Unvented Hot Water Storage System -- Expansion and Temperature-Relief Valves -- Hot Water Storage Cylinders -- Primatic Hot Water Storage Cylinders -- Indirect Hot Water System for a Three-Storey Building -- Indirect Supplementary Hot Water System -- Sealed Indirect Hot Water System for a High-Rise Building -- Primary Thermal Stores -- Types of Boiler -- Secondary Circulation -- Duplication of Plant -- Electric and Gas Water Heaters -- Solar Heating of Water -- Hot Water Storage Capacity -- Boiler Rating -- Pipe Sizing -- Pressurised Systems -- Circulation Pump Rating…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 5.2.1 Wiederaneignung der Politik in Nord‐ und Ostsyrien -- Die Kommune: Herzstück des Systems -- Vom Bezirksrat bis zur autonomen Selbstverwaltung -- Zivilgesellschaft in Nord‐ und Ostsyrien -- Gesundheitsbereich -- Aufbau eines gesellschaftlichen Rechtssystems -- Aufbau demokratischer Stadtverwaltungen -- Wiederaneignung der Politik durch die Frauenbewegung -- Gleichberechtigung der Völker -- 5.2.2 Wiederaneignung der Ökonomie in Nord‐ und Ostsyrien -- Aufbau einer kommunalen Ökonomie -- 5.2.3 Wiederaneignung des Wissens in Nord‐ und Ostsyrien -- Alternative Wissenssysteme etablieren -- Ein ökologisches Bewusstsein schaffen -- Aufbau eines alternativen Schul‐ und Hochschulsystems -- Erwachsenenbildung in Kommunen und Akademien -- 5.3 Fazit zur Wiederaneignung von Politik, Ökonomie und Wissen in Nord‐ und Ostsyrien -- 5.3.1 Fazit Wiederaneignung der Politik -- K1a: (Basis)Demokratie -- K1b: Autonomie -- K1c: Kritik/Hinterfragung des Staatskonzepts -- 5.3.2 Fazit Wiederaneignung der Ökonomie -- K2a: Lokale und demokratische Wirtschaftsmodelle -- K2b: Bruch mit der kapitalistischen Akkumulationsordnung -- 5.3.3 Fazit Wiederaneignung des Wissens -- K3a: Verteidigung von kommunalem Wissen und Recht auf kulturspezifische Wissenssysteme -- K3b: Kritik an vermeintlich universalistischen Wahrheiten und am Evolutionismus…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Christianity, Latinity, and Culture; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Note on the Translation; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Salvatore Camporeale and Lorenzo Valla; Lorenzo Valla and the De falso credita donatione: Rhetoric, Freedom, and Ecclesiology in the Fifteenth Century; 1. Introduction to a Reinterpretation of the De falso credita donatione; 2. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…González -- La aplicación a la Economía de la concepción estructuralista de las Teorías / Adolfo García de la Sienra -- Las epistemologías de la Economía de Daniel Hausman y Alexander Rosenberg. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Presentación general: existencia y sentido: mito y persona : el mal y Dios: felicidad y melancolía / Andrés Ortiz-Osés -- Introducción general : del sentido de la vida / Jean Grondin -- Obertura : el sentido hermenéutico de la vida humana / Mauricio Beuchot -- El sentido mitológico de la vida humana / Luis Garagalza -- El sentido filosófico de la vida humana / Mónica Cavallé -- El sentido iniciático de la vida humana / Blanca Solares -- El sentido matricial de la vida humana / Blanca Solares -- El sentido axiológico de la vida humana / Vicente Vide -- El sentido pedagógico de la vida humana / Joan-Carles Mèlich -- El sentido antropológico de la vida humana / Carlos Beorlegui -- El sentido imaginario de la vida humana / Joël Thomas -- El sentido nietzscheano de la vida humana / Andrés Ortiz-Osés -- Interludio: el nuevo contexto global: transmodernidad / Rosa María Rodríguez Magda -- El sentido complicativo de la vida humana / Andrés Ortiz-Osés -- El sentido lingüístico de la vida humana / Andrés Ortiz-Osés -- El sentido ético de la vida humana / Javier Martínez Contreras -- El sentido histórico de la vida humana / Jean Grondin -- El sentido ecológico de la vida humana / Egon Becker -- El sentido biológico de la vida humana / Camilo J / Cela Conde -- El sentido heideggeriano de la vida humana / Andrés Ortiz-Osés -- Apéndice: introducción a la teofísica / Raimon Panikkar -- Obertura: la existencia social / Gilbert Durand -- La existencia gozosa / Xabier Etxeberria -- La existencia odiosa / José Luis Villacorta -- La existencia alterada / Josetxo Beriain -- La existencia santa / Waldo Ross -- La existencia mala / Luis Garagalza -- La estética negativa / Christoph Menke -- La existencia teatral / Manuel Lavaniegos -- La existencia audiovisual / Franz K / Mayr -- Interludio: la existencia ritual (círculo eranos) / Andrés Ortiz-Osés -- La existencia artística / Fernando Bayón -- La existencia memorial / Rossana Cassigoli -- La existencia demoníaca / Juan Luis de León Azcárate -- La existencia sosegada y veloz / Lluís Duch -- La existencia valiosa / Jaime Cuenca -- La existencia gastronómica / Andrés Ortiz-Osés -- La existencia habitada / Hugo Mujica -- La existencia aforística / Andrés Ortiz-Osés -- Apéndice: conciencia de fracaso / Rafael López-Pedraza -- Conclusión general: el sentido de la vida humana / Andrés Ortiz-Osés -- Epílogo: galería de símbolos / Andrés Ortiz-Osés - Autores…”
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