“…He then shares the key elements to making dramatic images in shades of gray—contrast in brightness or tonality, texture, pattern, and sharpness—and explains the significance of tonal contrast in defining your images. …”

“…Many interpreters read John 6 as a contrast between Jesus and Judaism: Jesus repudiates Moses and manna and offers himself as an alternative. …”

“…Two sharply contrasting views of China exist today; one of a rising superpower, and the other of an anachronistic, authoritarian regime. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Espectáculo sangriento. Contraste. Más de una hora de matanza. Oraciones e imprecaciones. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Modalités de mise en œuvre de l'aide et partenariats de la Suisse -- Partenariats -- La Suisse pourrait mieux tirer parti de ses partenariats -- Le soutien à la coordination entre les donneurs ne se concrétise pas en approches conjointes -- La Suisse établit ses programmes et ses budgets de manière prévisible et flexible -- Un accès insuffisant aux documents freine les efforts de transparence -- L'essentiel (94.3 %) de l'aide allouée par la Suisse aux PMA est non liée -- Action au niveau des pays -- Les progrès modestes en matière d'efficacité du développement contrastent avec l'engagement de la Suisse -- Des analyses contextuelles et un suivi approfondis renforcent les interventions de la Suisse dans les contextes fragiles -- Les conditionnalités politiques pèsent sur le débat public -- Notes -- Références -- Chapitre 6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Dépenses intérieures brutes de R-D -- ... avec des résultats contrastés -- Tableau 11. Part des pays dans les publications scientifiques -- Tableau 12. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Évolutions et perspectives macroéconomiques -- La récession qui n'eut pas lieu -- La production a bien résisté globalement, malgré des contrastes sectoriels -- Graphique 1. Croissance du PIB -- Graphique 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Les indicateurs récents relatifs à la confiance des entreprises sont contrastés -- Graphique 1.6. La confiance des consommateurs reste faible excepté au Japon -- Tableau 1.2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Définir l'investissement dans le capital humain -- Coûts et avantages de l'investissement dans le capital humain -- Estimations du rendement social de l'éducation -- Rendements contrastés selon le niveau de formation -- Tableau 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.2.1 Example: ANOVA for the One-Way Layout -- 3.2.2 Comparing Two Nested Normal Linear Models -- 3.2.3 Likelihood-Ratio Test Comparing Models -- 3.2.4 Example: Test That All Effects in a Normal Linear Model Equal Zero -- 3.2.5 Non-null Behavior of Statistic Comparing Nested Models -- 3.2.6 Expected Mean Squares and Power for One-Way ANOVA -- 3.2.7 Testing a General Linear Hypothesis -- 3.2.8 Example: Testing That a Single Model Parameter Equals Zero -- 3.2.9 Testing Terms in an Unbalanced Factorial ANOVA -- 3.3 Confidence Intervals and Prediction Intervals for Normal Linear Models -- 3.3.1 Confidence Interval for a Parameter of a Normal Linear Model -- 3.3.2 Confidence Interval for E(y) = x0 -- 3.3.3 Prediction Interval for a Future y -- 3.3.4 Example: Confidence Interval and Prediction Interval for Simple Linear Regression -- 3.3.5 Interpretation and Limitations of Prediction Intervals -- 3.4 Example: Normal Linear Model Inference -- 3.4.1 Inference for Modeling House Selling Prices -- 3.4.2 Model Checking -- 3.4.3 Conditional versus Marginal Effects: Simpson's Paradox -- 3.4.4 Partial Correlation -- 3.4.5 Testing Contrasts as a General Linear Hypothesis -- 3.4.6 Selecting or Building a Model -- 3.5 Multiple Comparisons: Bonferroni, Tukey, and FDR Methods -- 3.5.1 Bonferroni Method for Multiple Inferences -- 3.5.2 Tukey Method of Multiple Comparisons -- 3.5.3 Controlling the False Discovery Rate -- Chapter Notes -- Exercises -- 4 Generalized Linear Models: Model Fitting and Inference -- 4.1 Exponential Dispersion Family Distributions for a Glm -- 4.1.1 Exponential Dispersion Family for a Random Component -- 4.1.2 Poisson, Binomial, and Normal in Exponential Dispersion Family -- 4.1.3 The Canonical Link Function of a Generalized Linear Model -- 4.2 Likelihood and Asymptotic Distributions for GLMS -- 4.2.1 Likelihood Equations for a GLM…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Données microéconomiques empiriques sur les retombées de l'enseignement pour les individus -- Les estimations empiriques des taux de rendement de l'éducation montrent qu'un allongement de la durée des études génère des rendements positifs -- Les études procurent également des primes d'employabilité -- Mais les études microéconomiques sont dans l'incapacité d'intégrer facilement les effets d'équilibre général pour estimer l'impact macroéconomique global de nouvelles mesures -- Données macroéconomiques empiriques sur l'impact global de l'enseignement -- Dans les études de décomposition de la croissance, la contribution du capital humain aux différences de revenus entre les pays dépend de la mesure du capital humain utilisée -- De même, les régressions de croissance transnationales fournissent des résultats contrastés sur la relation entre les mesures quantitatives du capital humain et les résultats économiques -- Une nouvelle mesure du capital humain pour améliorer l'évaluation des résultats macroéconomiques de l'enseignement -- Pour remédier aux lacunes des études empiriques précédentes, une nouvelle mesure du capital humain est élaborée au moyen des données PIAAC, PISA et MYS avec une prise en compte de la qualité et de la quantité de l'enseignement -- Cette nouvelle mesure du capital humain montre une corrélation fortement significative avec la productivité multifactorielle... -- ... et des gains de productivité potentiels nettement plus importants grâce à l'amélioration de la qualité du capital humain plutôt que de sa quantité -- Cependant, si une amélioration des compétences des étudiants a des répercussions à long terme globalement similaires sur la productivité multifactorielle que l'amélioration de la réglementation des marchés de produits, cela peut prendre quatre décenn... -- References -- Notes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I.1 Saudi Sportswashing -- I.2 A System That Is Difficult to Change -- I.3 An Unprecedented Strategy to Disrupt World Sport -- I.4 Regulating International Sport -- I.5 Beyond the Contrast Between the European and American Models of Sport -- I.6 Convergence Between Non-Profit and For-Profit Sport Organisations -- I.7 Competition, But Also Cooperation and Mimicry -- I.8 A Two-Part Presentation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part I Three Interconnected Regulatory Systems -- Chapter 1 Olympic Governance Under Pressure -- 1.1 More Assertive Leadership By the IOC -- 1.1.1 The Globalisation of Sport -- 1.1.2 Three Interconnected Forms of Governance -- 1.1.2.1 Systemic Governance -- 1.1.2.2 Political Governance -- 1.1.2.3 ('Good') Organisational Governance -- 1.1.3 Thomas Bach's Realpolitik Approach to Risk Management -- 1.1.3.1 Responsible Autonomy Through Good Governance -- 1.1.3.2 Sport's Societal Benefits Called Into Question -- 1.1.4 An Institutional Balancing Act -- 1.1.4.1 Institutional Work and Legitimacy -- 1.1.4.2 Strategic Responses to Institutional Processes -- 1.2 The IOC's Core Partners -- 1.2.1 International Federations -- 1.2.1.1 Four Categories of IFs -- 1.2.2 National Olympic Committees -- 1.2.2.1 A Wider Range of Services -- 1.2.2.2 The Rise of Asia's Sports Institutions -- 1.2.2.3 Wide Variation in Funding and Professionalisation Strategies -- 1.2.2.4 At the Heart of Controversial International and Domestic (Geo)Political Games -- 1.2.3 Organising Committees of the Olympic Games -- 1.2.3.1 Funding and Delivering Olympic Games -- 1.2.3.2 The Paris 2024 OCOG -- 1.2.3.3 The Controversial Issue of Impacts and Legacy -- 1.2.3.4 A Catalyst for Transforming a Country? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Media Files Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Setting Up Snow Leopard -- Show Me: Media 1.1-Setting Network Preferences -- Show Me: Media 1.2-Changing Your User Account Password -- Tell Me More: Media 1.3-Creating Strong Passwords -- Chapter 2: Getting Comfortable with Snow Leopard -- Show Me: Media 2.1-Creating a User Account -- Show Me: Media 2.2-Deleting a User Account -- Show Me: Media 2.3-Setting Up Fast User Switching -- Tell Me More: Media 2.4-Inappropriate Use of Automatic Login -- Chapter 3: Getting Familiar with Your Hardware -- Tell Me More: Media 3.1-Trackpad Gestures -- Show Me: Media 3.2-Using the System Profiler -- Show Me: Media 3.3-Installing a Printer -- Chapter 4: Tailoring the Desktop to Your Liking -- Tell Me More: Media 4.1-Creating Neutral Space in a Photo -- Show Me: Media 4.2-Hiding the Dock -- Show Me: Media 4.3-Adding the Eject Button to Menu Extras -- Show Me: Media 4.4-Using the Mosaic Effect in a Screen Saver -- Chapter 5: Making Use of Support Resources -- Show Me: Media 5.1-Searching for Text in a Help Article -- Tell Me More: Media 5.2-Boolean Operators -- Show Me: Media 5.3-Scheduling a Callback from an Apple Expert -- Show Me: Media 5.4-Making an Appointment at the Genius Bar -- Chapter 6: Managing Applications and Files -- Tell Me More: Media 6.1-Contrasting Two Methods for Minimizing Windows -- Show Me: Media 6.2-Using Spaces -- Show Me: Media 6.3-Customizing Views in the Finder -- Show Me: Media 6.4-Creating a Smart Folder -- Show Me: Media 6.5-Adding Spotlight Comments to Files -- Show Me: Media 6.6-Using Other Features of Spotlight -- Show Me: Media 6.7-Copying Files by Dragging -- Show Me: Media 6.8-Moving Files by Dragging -- Chapter 7: Browsing the Web -- Tell Me More: Media 7.1-Setting Safari Preferences -- Show Me: Media 7.2-Customizing Top Sites…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…4.7.1 Examples of the Application of Fuzzy Methods in Infrastructure Management -- 4.8 Summary and Conclusion -- 4.9 Questions and Exercises -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 Automatic Detection and Its Applications in Infrastructure -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Photometric Hypotheses (PH) -- 5.1.2 Geometric and Photometric Hypotheses (GPH) -- 5.1.3 Geometric Hypotheses (GH) -- 5.1.4 Transform Hypotheses (TH) -- 5.2 The Framework for Automatic Detection of Abnormalities in Infrastructure Images -- 5.2.1 Wavelet Method -- 5.2.2 High Amplitude Wavelet Coefficient Percentage (HAWCP) -- 5.2.3 High-Frequency Wavelet Energy Percentage (HFWEP) -- 5.2.4 Wavelet Standard Deviation (WSTD) -- 5.2.5 Moments of Wavelet -- 5.2.6 High Amplitude Shearlet Coefficient Percentage (HASHCP) -- 5.2.7 High-Frequency Shearlet Energy Percentage (HFSHEP) -- 5.2.8 Fractal Index -- 5.2.9 Moments of Complex Shearlet -- 5.2.10 Central Moments q -- 5.2.11 Hu Moments -- 5.2.12 Bamieh Moments -- 5.2.13 Zernike Moments -- 5.2.14 Statistic of Complex Shearlet -- 5.2.15 Contrast of Complex Shearlet -- 5.2.16 Correlation of Complex Shearlet -- 5.2.17 Uniformity of Complex Shearlet -- 5.2.18 Homogeneity of Complex Shearlet -- 5.2.19 Entropy of Complex Shearlet -- 5.2.20 Local Standard Deviation of Complex Shearlet Index (F_Local_STD) -- 5.3 Summary and Conclusion -- 5.4 Questions and Exercises -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6 Feature Extraction and Fragmentation Methods -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Low-Level Feature Extraction Methods -- 6.3 Shape-Based Feature (SBF) -- 6.3.1 Center of Gravity (COG) or Center of Area (COA) -- 6.3.2 Axis of Least Inertia (ALI) -- 6.3.3 Average Bending Energy -- 6.3.4 Eccentricity Index (ECI) -- 6.3.5 Circularity Ratio (CIR) -- 6.3.6 Ellipse Variance Feature (EVF) -- 6.3.7 Rectangularity Feature (REF) -- 6.3.8 Convexity Feature (COF)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…13.4 Error Analysis -- 13.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 Video Watermarking Technique Based on Motion Frames by Using Encryption Method -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Methodology Used -- 14.2.1 Discrete Wavelet Transform -- 14.2.2 Singular-Value Decomposition -- 14.3 Literature Review -- 14.4 Watermark Encryption -- 14.5 Proposed Watermarking Scheme -- 14.5.1 Watermark Embedding -- 14.5.2 Watermark Extraction -- 14.6 Experimental Results -- 14.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15 Feature Extraction and Selection for Classification of Brain Tumors -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Related Work -- 15.3 Methodology -- 15.3.1 Contrast Enhancement -- 15.3.2 K-Means Clustering -- 15.3.3 Canny Edge Detection -- 15.3.4 Feature Extraction -- 15.3.5 Feature Selection -- 15.3.5.1 Genetic Algorithm for Feature Selection -- 15.3.5.2 Particle Swarm Optimization for Feature Selection -- 15.4 Results -- 15.5 Future Scope -- 15.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16 Student's Self-Esteem on the Self-Learning Module in Mathematics 6 -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.1.1 Research Questions -- 16.1.2 Scope and Limitation -- 16.1.3 Significance of the Study -- 16.2 Methodology -- 16.2.1 Research Design -- 16.2.2 Respondents of the Study -- 16.2.3 Sampling Procedure -- 16.2.4 Locale of the Study -- 16.2.5 Data Collection -- 16.2.6 Instrument of the Study -- 16.2.7 Validation of Instrument -- 16.3 Results and Discussion -- 16.4 Conclusion -- 16.5 Recommendation -- References -- Chapter 17 Effects on Porous Nanofluid due to Internal Heat Generation and Homogeneous Chemical Reaction -- Nomenclature -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Mathematical Formulations -- 17.3 Method of Local Nonsimilarity -- 17.4 Results and Discussions -- 17.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 18 Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations: Finite Difference Method -- 18.1 Introduction…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 1.7 Objective of an Audit -- 1.8 Errors and Frauds in Accounting -- 1.8.1 Errors -- 1.8.2 Fraud -- 1.9 Role of Auditors in Detecting Errors and Frauds -- 1.10 Relation between Book-keeping, Accountancy and Auditing -- 1.10.1 Book-keeping -- 1.10.2 Accountancy -- 1.10.3 Auditing -- 1.10.4 Accountancy vs Auditing -- 1.11 Basic Principles Governing an Audit -- 1.12 Postulates of Auditng -- 1.13 Scope and Procedures of Audit -- 1.14 Changes in the Concept of Auditing -- 1.15 Social Objectives of Audit -- 1.16 Advantages of Auditing -- 1.17 Limitations of Auditing -- 1.18 Qualities of an Auditor -- 1.19 Auditing and other Services -- Points to Ponder -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2: Classification of Auditing -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Classification of Audit -- 2.2.1 Classification on the Basis of Organisation -- 2.2.2 Classification on the Basis of Function -- 2.2.3 Classification on the Basis of Practical Approach -- 2.2.4 Classification on the Basis of Audit Dimension -- 2.3 Classification on the Basis of Organisation -- 2.3.1 Audit Required under Law -- 2.3.2 Audit of Other Organisations Not Covered by Any Law -- 2.4 Classification on the Basis of Function -- 2.4.1 External Audit -- 2.4.2 Internal Audit -- 2.4.3 External Audit and Internal Audit Compared and Contrasted -- 2.4.4 Distinction between External and Internal Audit -- 2.5 Classification on the Basis of Practical Approach -- 2.5.1 Continuous Audit -- 2.5.2 Periodical or Final or Complete Audit -- 2.5.3 Interim Audit -- 2.5.4 Partial Audit -- 2.5.5 Occasional Audit -- 2.5.6 Standard Audit -- 2.5.7 Balance Sheet Audit…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- 2.3.2 Neoclassical Approach -- 2.3.3 Modern Approach -- 2.4 Lessons from Japanese Management Style (Theory Z) -- 2.4.1 History of Theory Z -- 2.4.2 Differences Between American and Japanese Management Practices -- 2.4.3 Comparison and Contrast of Theories X, Y and Z -- Summary -- Keywords -- Question Bank -- References -- Chapter 3: Planning -- 3.1 Planning: Concept and Definition -- 3.2 Features or Characteristics of Planning -- 3.2.1 Basic and Fundamental to All Management Functions -- 3.2.2 Goal-Oriented Function -- 3.2.3 Intellectual Process -- 3.2.4 Forward-Looking Process -- 3.2.5 Continuous Process -- 3.2.6 Pervasive Function -- 3.2.7 Integrating Process -- 3.3 Process or Steps of Planning -- 3.3.1 Visioning and Mission Formulation -- 3.3.2 Framing the Overall Goal for the Organization -- 3.3.3 Collecting Data -- 3.3.4 Developing Planning Premises -- 3.3.5 Determining Alternative Courses of Action -- 3.3.6 Comparative Study of the Alternative Courses -- 3.3.7 Selection of the Best Courses of Action -- 3.3.8 Preparation of Derivative Plans -- 3.3.9 Involving Employees/Workers -- 3.3.10 Implementation of Plan -- 3.3.11 Follow-Up -- 3.4 Importance/Advantage/Utility of Planning -- 3.5 Limitations of Planning/Barriers to Effective Planning…”