Tabla de Contenidos: “…Population Dynamics in Pre-Columbian Southern Peru Revealed by Ancient DNA Analyses -- Humans and Camelids in River Oases of the Ica–Palpa–Nazca Region in Pre-Hispanic Times – Insights from H-C-N-O-S-Sr Isotope Signatures -- The Nasca and Their Dear Creatures – Molecular Genetic Analysis of Pre-Columbian Camelid Bones and Textiles -- Archaeochronometry -- Of Layers and Sherds: A Context-Based Relative Chronology of the Nasca Style Pottery from Palpa -- The Clock in the Corn Cob: On the Development of a Chronology of the Paracas and Nasca Period Based on Radiocarbon Dating -- Cold Light from the Sediments of a Hot Desert: How Luminescence Dating Sheds Light on the Landscape Development of the Northeastern Atacama -- Light Thrown on History – The Dating of Stone Surfaces at the Geoglyphs of Palpa Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence -- Geomatics -- Virtual Archaeology – New Methods of Image-Based 3D Modeling -- Virtual Flight Over the Nasca Lines – Automated Generation of a Photorealistically Textured 3D Model of the Pampa de Nasca -- Context Matters: GIS-Based Spatial Analysis of the Nasca Geoglyphs of Palpa -- A Model Helicopter Over Pinchango Alto – Comparison of Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Aerial Photogrammetry -- Perspectives and Contrasts: Documentation and Interpretation of the Petroglyphs of Chichictara, Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Image-Based 3D Modeling -- Pottery Plotted by Laser – 3D Acquisition for Documentation and Analysis of Symmetry of Ancient Ceramics -- Archaeometallurgy -- Gold in Southern Peru? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; The Programs Had a Positive Effect on Fall 2013 Mathematics Achievement; The Programs Had No Discernable Effect on Fall 2013 Reading Achievement; The Programs Had No Discernable Effect on Fall 2013 Social-Emotional Outcomes; Student Demographics and Characteristics Were Not Related to Near-Term Outcomes; Lack of Service Contrast Is Unlikely to Have Caused the Study to Underestimate Program Effects; CHAPTER SIX: What Aspects of Summer Programs Are Related to Positive Outcomes?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Prediction-assisted moving objects tracking in severe occlusions and background cluttersScale and orientation adaptive histogram-based object tracking in video sequences; Wavelet approach for studying motor strategy patterns of diabetic neuropathic individuals in gait cycle; Fully discrete, nonlocal models for image processing: Properties and applications; Image smoothing using the Perona-Malik equation with a new estimation method of the contrast parameter; Speckle ultrasound image filtering: Performance analysis and comparison…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Decentralization of EducationThe status of schooling in India; Quantitative expansion; Quality of education; Organization of education: Towards decentralized public management; Educational reforms at the state level: Two contrasting models; Research evidence on decentralization and education in India; 6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Contrast and Comparison - International Perspectives; 19. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Töpperwien) -- Constrained Reconstructions in X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging: Uniqueness, Stability and Algorithms (S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice; Summary; Introduction: Contrasts, Shocks, Threats and Opportunities; Preface; Frequently used symbols; 1: What is Corporate Finance?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…""Software""""Compare and contrast""; ""Relays""; ""Line of Sight/Direct to Ground""; ""Relays""; ""Private Networks""; ""Chapter 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Flash choices -- PC cords -- Electronic slaves -- Third-party controllers -- Customizing the flash -- Chapter 3 Becoming in sync with flash sync -- The camera's shutter -- The shutter and the flash -- Two sync modes: first-curtain sync and second-curtain sync -- High-speed sync -- Review, answers, and more questions -- Chapter 4 Flash and ambient light exposure -- Guide numbers (GN) -- Flash metering -- Exposure factors of different file types -- The Inverse Square Law -- Auxiliary flash meters -- Chapter 5 Combining flash with ambient light -- Effects of camera controls on mixed ambient light and flash -- Notes on ways to mix flash and ambient light -- Review -- Chapter 6 The crucial role of light -- Characteristics of light -- Contrast -- Light is the key -- Chapter 7 Fill flash techniques -- Fill flash procedure -- Options for fill flash -- Chapter 8 Main flash -- Separating the subject from the background -- Manual ambient exposure with TTL flash -- Aperture Priority and TTL flash -- Our preferred main flash technique -- Master and use main flash techniques -- Chapter 9 Balanced flash -- The ubiquitous butterfly -- The northern flicker -- Reviewing the flash modes -- A tree in the sunrise -- Chapter 10 Flash in the landscape -- The misery of meager flash -- Tactics for lighting the landscape with flash -- Multiple exposure allows greatly increased flash output -- Use combinations to get the light you need! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Add Soft FocusColor Enhancements; Sharpen and Enhance Contrast; Additional Manual Sharpening; Summary; CHAPTER 5 Applying Layer Effects; The Basics of Effects and Styles; Saving Styles; Managing Styles; Manual Effects; Automated Manual Effects Tools; Combining Manual Effects and Styles; Summary; CHAPTER 6 Exploring Layer Modes; Layer Mode Behavior; Normal; Dissolve; Darken; Multiply; Color Burn; Linear Burn; Darker Color; Lighten; Screen; Color Dodge; Linear Dodge; Lighter Color; Overlay; Soft Light; Hard Light; Vivid Light; Linear Light; Pin Light; Hard Mix; Difference; Exclusion; Hue…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; PHOTOGRAPHY FOUNDATIONS for art & design: the creative photography handbook; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Introduction; Introduction to students; Foundation Module; Chapter 1 The Frame; Aims; Composition; Subject placement; Balance; Line; Vantage point; Depth; Practical assignment; Chapter 2 Light; Aims; Creating atmosphere; Quality of light; Direction of light; Subject contrast; Exposure compensation; Depth of field; Basic studio lighting; Practical assignment; Chapter 3 Time; Aims; Photographic techniques; Flash photography; Practical assignment; Advanced Projects…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- The Business of Influence -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The questions this book seeks to answer -- The business context -- Influenceprofessional.com -- 1 Where We Are Today -- The Cluetrain and Permission Marketing -- Marketing and public relations -- Marketing -- Public relations -- Integrated marketing communications -- Summary -- 2 The Six Influence Flows -- A clean sheet -- Some definitions -- Mapping the interactions -- Mapping the influence flows -- Contrasting the six influence flows with the traditional emphases -- The 2nd flow and the Internet -- A new stakeholder -- Summary -- 3 Influence -- Summary -- 4 The Social Web -- Social Web analytics -- Characteristics of social Web analytics services -- Achieving an 'Awesome Analytics Advantage' -- Summary -- 5 Measurement, Complexity and Influence-centricity -- Measurement -- The Barcelona Principles -- Influencer-centric -- No standard for influence -- The complexity of influence -- Innovation-driven complexity -- Why do we think it's not complex? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Visual Perception; 3.1 Brightness and Contrast; 3.2 Acuity and Contour; 3.3 Color; 3.4 Pattern and Texture; 3.5 Shape and Space…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 3: Learning to See ColorHue; Value; Saturation; Complements ; Simultaneous Contrast; Warm/Cool Color Usage; Changing Color; Color in Light; Summary; Definitions; Chapter 4: Rendering Fabrics; Satin; Velvet; Crepe; Chiffon; Fur; Chapter 5: Computer Aids for Costume Rendering; Areas to Consider for Computer Rendering Enhancement; The Face; The Background; The Pose; Color Changes; Lettering; Special Effects; Makeup; Personalizing Your Sketch; Chapter 6: Creating a Period Silhouette 3000 B.C.-1969 A.D.; 3000 B.C.-1200 A.D.; Egyptian: 3100-30 B. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…PreconditioningA Hybrid Paradigm; A Misnomer; S-R CONTIGUITY; Sign Stimuli; Action Patterns; TEMPORAL PATTERNS; Feedback Systems; Feed Forward Systems; Anticipatory Responses; Backward Conditioning; RHYTHMIC PATTERNS; Delay Conditioning; S-R SEQUENCES; Contrast With Stimulus Substitution; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 5 Reinforcement Versus Expectancy; RESPONSE CONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT; S-R-S* Contingency; Goal Gradient; Learning the Shorter Path to a Goal; Order of Elimination of Blinds; Speed-of-Locomotion Gradient; COGNITIVE EXPECTANCY; Unrewarded Trials; Free Exploration; Irrelevant Drive; SUMMARY…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Multi-raw Processing a Glamour Shot ; Contrasting a Figure with a Black Background ; Using Hand-hdr to Get a Completely Black Background ; Photographing Kids on a Black Background ; Smoothing Skin ; Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes ; Glamorous Gams ; Alice Works Out at the Virtual Gym ; Eyebrows ; Eye Checklist ; Painting Catch Lights ; Making the Unseen Visible ; Photographing Flowers in Water ; Photographing on a Lightbox…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…White balanceExposure; Recovery; Black point; Brightness; Contrast; Definition; Saturation; Vibrancy; Levels; Highlights & Shadows; Bringing back detail in white; Color; Conclusion; Chapter 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Praise For This Book -- Title Page -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Foreword for Smarter Data Science -- Epigraph -- Preamble -- Chapter 1 Climbing the AI Ladder -- Readying Data for AI -- Technology Focus Areas -- Taking the Ladder Rung by Rung -- Constantly Adapt to Retain Organizational Relevance -- Data-Based Reasoning Is Part and Parcel in the Modern Business -- Toward the AI-Centric Organization -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Framing Part I: Considerations for Organizations Using AI -- Data-Driven Decision-Making; Using Interrogatives to Gain Insight -- The Trust Matrix -- The Importance of Metrics and Human Insight -- Democratizing Data and Data Science -- Aye, a Prerequisite: Organizing Data Must Be a Forethought -- Preventing Design Pitfalls -- Facilitating the Winds of Change: How Organized Data Facilitates Reaction Time -- Quae Quaestio (Question Everything) -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Framing Part II: Considerations for Working with Data and AI -- Personalizing the Data Experience for Every User -- Context Counts: Choosing the Right Way to Display Data; Ethnography: Improving Understanding Through Specialized Data -- Data Governance and Data Quality -- The Value of Decomposing Data -- Providing Structure Through Data Governance -- Curating Data for Training -- Additional Considerations for Creating Value -- Ontologies: A Means for Encapsulating Knowledge -- Fairness, Trust, and Transparency in AI Outcomes -- Accessible, Accurate, Curated, and Organized -- Summary -- Chapter 4 A Look Back on Analytics: More Than One Hammer -- Been Here Before: Reviewing the Enterprise Data Warehouse -- Drawbacks of the Traditional Data Warehouse -- Paradigm Shift; Modern Analytical Environments: The Data Lake -- By Contrast -- Indigenous Data -- Attributes of Difference -- Elements of the Data Lake -- The New Normal: Big Data Is Now Normal Data -- Liberation from the Rigidity of a Single Data Model -- Streaming Data -- Suitable Tools for the Task -- Easier Accessibility -- Reducing Costs -- Scalability -- Data Management and Data Governance for AI -- Schema-on-Read vs. …”

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