Tabla de Contenidos: “…Choosing per-light shadow memory usage -- Rendering into a sparse shadow map -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 9: Implementing Variable Rate Shading -- Technical requirements -- Introducing variable rate shading -- Determining the shading rate -- Integrating variable rate shading using Vulkan -- Taking advantage of specialization constants -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 10: Adding Volumetric Fog -- Technical requirements -- Introducing Volumetric Fog Rendering -- Volumetric Rendering -- Volumetric Fog -- Implementing Volumetric Fog Rendering -- Data injection -- Calculating the lighting contribution -- Integrating scattering and extinction -- Applying Volumetric Fog to the scene -- Adding filters -- Volumetric noise generation -- Blue noise -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 3: Advanced Rendering Techniques -- Chapter 11: Temporal Anti-Aliasing -- Technical requirements -- Overview -- The simplest TAA implementation -- Jittering the camera -- Choosing jittering sequences -- Adding motion vectors -- First implementation code -- Improving TAA -- Reprojection -- History sampling -- Scene sampling -- The history constraint -- Resolve -- Sharpening the image -- Sharpness post-processing -- Negative mip bias -- Unjitter texture UVs -- Improving banding -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 12: Getting Started with Ray Tracing -- Technical requirements -- Introduction to ray tracing in Vulkan -- Building the BLAS and TLAS -- Defining and creating a ray tracing pipeline -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 13: Revisiting Shadows with Ray Tracing -- Technical requirements -- Implementing simple ray-traced shadows -- Improving ray-traced shadows -- Motion vectors -- Computing visibility variance -- Computing visibility -- Computing filtered visibility -- Using the filtered visibility -- Summary -- Further reading…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Recommendations for Preclinical Renal MRI: A Comprehensive Open-Access Protocol Collection to Improve Training, Reproducibility, and Comparability of Studies -- Animal Models of Renal Pathophysiology and Disease -- Preparation and Monitoring of Small Animals in Renal MRI -- Reversible (Patho-)Physiologically Relevant Test Interventions: Rationale and Examples -- Preparation of Ex Vivo Rodent Phantoms for Developing, Testing, and Training MR Imaging of the Kidney and Other Organs -- Quantitative Assessment of Renal Perfusion and Oxygenation by Invasive Probes: Basic Concepts -- Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of the Kidney: Basic Concepts and Protocols -- Hardware Considerations for Preclinical Magnetic Resonance of the Kidney -- MRI Mapping of Renal T1: Basic Concept -- MRI Mapping of the Blood Oxygenation Sensitive Parameter T2* in the Kidney: Basic Concept -- Renal Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) for Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC), Intra Voxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM), and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI): Basic Concept -- Dynamic Contrast Enhancement (DCE)-MRI Derived Renal Perfusion and Filtration: Basic Concepts -- Non-Invasive Renal Perfusion Measurement Using Arterial Spin Labelling (ASL) MRI: Basic Concept -- Renal pH Imaging Using Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST)-MRI: Basic Concepts -- Sodium (23Na) MRI of the Kidney: Basic Concept -- Hyperpolarized Carbon (13C) MRI of the Kidneys: Basic Concepts -- Functional Imaging Using Fluorine (19F) MR Methods: Basic Concepts -- MR Elastography of the Abdomen: Basic Concepts -- Monitoring Renal Hemodynamics and Oxygenation by Invasive Probes: Experimental Protocol -- Essential Practical Steps for MRI of the Kidney in Experimental Research -- Assessment of Renal Volume with MRI: Experimental Protocol -- Experimental Protocols for MRI Mapping of Renal T1 -- Experimental Protocols for MRI Mapping of the Blood Oxygenation Sensitive Parameters T2* and T2 in the Kidney -- Renal MRI Diffusion: Experimental Protocol -- Dynamic Contrast Enhanced (DCE)-MRI Derived Renal Perfusion and Filtration: Experimental Protocol -- Renal Blood Flow Using Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL)-MRI: Experimental Protocol and Principles -- Renal pH Mapping Using Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST)-MRI: Experimental Protocol -- Sodium (23Na) MRI of the Kidney: Experimental Protocol -- Hyperpolarized Carbon (13C) MRI of the Kidney: Experimental Protocol -- Fluorine (19F) MRI for Assessing Inflammatory Cells in the Kidney: Experimental Protocol -- Fluorine (19F) MRI to Measure Renal Oxygen Tension and Blood Volume: Experimental Protocol -- MR Elastography of the Abdomen: Experimental Protocols -- Subsegmentation of the Kidney in Experimental MR Images Using Morphology-Based Regions-of-Interest or Multiple-Layer Concentric Objects -- De-Noising for Improved Parametric MRI of the Kidney: Protocol for Non-Local Means Filtering -- Analysis Protocols for MRI Mapping of Renal T1 -- Analysis Protocols for MRI Mapping of the Blood Oxygenation Sensitive Parameters T2* and T2 in the Kidney -- Analysis of Renal Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) Using Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) and Intra Voxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) Models -- Analysis Protocol for Dynamic Contrast Enhanced (DCE)-MRI of Renal Perfusion and Filtration -- Quantitative Analysis of Renal Perfusion by Arterial Spin Labeling -- Analysis Protocol for the Quantification of Renal pH Using Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST)-MRI -- Analysis Protocol for Renal Sodium (23Na) MR Imaging -- Analysis Methods for Hyperpolarized Carbon (13C) MRI of the Kidney -- Data Preparation Protocol for Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio Fluorine-19 MRI…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Acoustics and Psychoacoustics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Sound; 1.1 Pressure Waves and Sound Transmission; 1.2 Sound Intensity, Power and Pressure Level; 1.3 Adding Sounds Together; 1.4 The Inverse Square Law; 1.5 Sound Interactions; 1.6 Time and Frequency Domains; 1.7 Analyzing Spectra; Bibliography; CHAPTER 2 Introduction to Hearing; 2.1 The Anatomy of the Hearing System; 2.2 Critical Bands; 2.3 Frequency and Pressure Sensitivity Ranges; 2.4 Loudness Perception; 2.5 Noise-induced Hearing Loss; 2.6 Perception of Sound Source Direction…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Signal-Dependent Rank-Ordered-Mean (SD-ROM) Filter; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Impulse Noise Model; 4.3 Definitions; 4.4 The SD-ROM Filter; 4.5 Generalized SD-ROM Method; 4.6 Experimental Results; 4.7 Restoration of Images Corrupted by Streaks; 4.8 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Inverse Problem: Planar NAH; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Overview of the Theory; 3.3 Presentation of Theory for a One-Dimensional Radiator; 3.4 Ill Conditioning Due to Measurement Noise…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…10.6 Combining Spatial Enhancement Methods / 223 -- 10.7 Tutorial 10.1: Convolution and Correlation / 223 -- 10.8 Tutorial 10.2: Smoothing Filters in the Spatial Domain / 225 -- 10.9 Tutorial 10.3: Sharpening Filters in the Spatial Domain / 228 -- 10.10 Problems / 234 -- 11 FREQUENCY-DOMAIN FILTERING 235 -- 11.1 Introduction / 235 -- 11.2 Fourier Transform: the Mathematical Foundation / 237 -- 11.2.1 Basic Concepts / 237 -- 11.2.2 The 2D Discrete Fourier Transform: Mathematical Formulation / 239 -- 11.2.3 Summary of Properties of the Fourier Transform / 241 -- 11.2.4 Other Mathematical Transforms / 242 -- 11.3 Low-pass Filtering / 243 -- 11.3.1 Ideal LPF / 244 -- 11.3.2 Gaussian LPF / 246 -- 11.3.3 Butterworth LPF / 246 -- 11.4 High-pass Filtering / 248 -- 11.4.1 Ideal HPF / 248 -- 11.4.2 Gaussian HPF / 250 -- 11.4.3 Butterworth HPF / 250 -- 11.4.4 High-Frequency Emphasis / 251 -- 11.5 Tutorial 11.1: 2D Fourier Transform / 252 -- 11.6 Tutorial 11.2: Low-pass Filters in the Frequency Domain / 254 -- 11.7 Tutorial 11.3: High-pass Filters in the Frequency Domain / 258 -- 11.8 Problems / 264 -- 12 IMAGE RESTORATION 265 -- 12.1 Modeling of the Image Degradation and Restoration Problem / 265 -- 12.2 Noise and Noise Models / 266 -- 12.2.1 Selected Noise Probability Density Functions / 267 -- 12.2.2 Noise Estimation / 269 -- 12.3 Noise Reduction Using Spatial-domain Techniques / 269 -- 12.3.1 Mean Filters / 273 -- 12.3.2 Order Statistic Filters / 275 -- 12.3.3 Adaptive Filters / 278 -- 12.4 Noise Reduction Using Frequency-domain Techniques / 278 -- 12.4.1 Periodic Noise / 279 -- 12.4.2 Bandreject Filter / 280 -- 12.4.3 Bandpass Filter / 281 -- 12.4.4 Notch Filter / 282 -- 12.5 Image Deblurring Techniques / 283 -- 12.5.1 Wiener Filtering / 286 -- 12.6 Tutorial 12.1: Noise Reduction Using Spatial-domain Techniques / 289 -- 12.7 Problems / 296 -- 13 MORPHOLOGICAL IMAGE PROCESSING 299 -- 13.1 Introduction / 299 -- 13.2 Fundamental Concepts and Operations / 300 -- 13.2.1 The Structuring Element / 301.…”

“…As a PR professional, how do you match your message to the medium and ensure that it gets heard above the noise? Public relations maverick Marian Salzman goes behind the scenes of creative power house Havas PR, revealing the newest, most effective tactics for championing brands, organizations, and causes. …”

“…But how do you make your message stand out above all the noise and marketing clutter? Take the guesswork out of content management with this hands-on guide. …”

“…However, analyzing such data has presented a challenge for statisticians and data analysts and has required the development of new statistical methods capable of separating the signal from the noise. Introduction to High-Dimensional Statistics is a concise guide to state-of-the-art models, techniques, and approaches for handling high-dimensional data. …”

“…Comparing to the cryptographic approaches, physical layer security is a fundamentally different paradigm, where secrecy is achieved by exploiting the physical layer properties of the communication system, such as thermal noise, interference, and the time-varying nature of fading channels. …”

“…Nostega neither hides data in a noise nor produces noise. xi i Foreword Instead, it camouflages messages in a form of unquestionable data in the generated cover. …”

“…Drawing on the disarticulate figures in modern fictional works such as Billy Budd, The Sound and the Fury, Night wood, White Noise, and The Echo Maker, among others, James Berger shows in this intellectually bracing study how these characters mark sites at which aesthetic, philosophical, ethical, political, medical, and scientific discourses converge. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Introduction to the Key Sensing Modalities -- Mechanical Sensors -- MEMS Sensors -- Accelerometers -- Gyroscopes -- Optical Sensors -- Photodetectors -- Infrared (IR) -- Fiber Optic -- Interferometers -- Semiconductor Sensors -- Gas Sensors -- Temperature Sensors -- Magnetic Sensors -- Optical Sensors -- Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistors (ISFETs) -- Electrochemical Sensors -- Potentiometric Sensors -- Amperometric Sensors -- Coulometric -- Conductometric Sensors -- Biosensors -- Transducers for Biosensors -- Key Characteristics of Biosensors -- Application Domains -- Environmental Monitoring -- Air -- Water -- Sound (Noise Pollution) -- Soil -- Healthcare -- Wellness -- Monitoring Recreational Activity -- Personal Safety -- Activity and Location Detection -- Sensor Characteristics -- Range -- Transfer Function -- Linear Transfer Functions -- Linearization -- Non-Linear Transfer Functions -- Linearity and Nonlinearity -- Sensitivity -- Environmental Effects -- Modifying Inputs -- Interfering Inputs -- Hysteresis -- Resolution -- Accuracy -- Precision -- Error -- Systematic Errors -- Random Errors (Noise) -- Error Bands -- Statistical Characteristics -- Repeatability -- Tolerance -- Dynamic Characteristics -- Response Time…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.6 Biogeochemical Cycles -- Summary -- Essay Type Questions -- Short-answer Type Questions -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Answers -- Unit IV: Biodiversity and its Conservation -- 4.1 Biodiversity and its Conservation -- 4.1.1 Introduction -- 4.1.2 Biogeographical Classification -- 4.1.3 Values of Diversity -- 4.1.4 Hotspots in Diversity -- 4.2 India-A Megadiversity Nation -- 4.2.1 Endangered and Endemic Species of India -- 4.2.2 Hotspots of India -- 4.3 Threats to Biodiversity -- 4.3.1 Degradation of Habitat -- 4.3.2 Overexploitation of Resources -- 4.3.3 Pollution -- 4.3.4 Extinction of Species due to Aggressive Non-native Species -- 4.3.5 Global Environmental Change -- 4.4 Threats to Indian Biodiversity -- 4.4.1 Combating the Problem -- 4.4.2 Poaching of Wildlife -- 4.4.3 Elephant Poaching and Ivory Trade -- 4.5 Man-Wildlife Conflict -- 4.6 Conservation of Biodiversity -- 4.6.1 In-situ Conservation -- 4.6.2 Ex-situ Conservation -- 4.7 Bioprospecting and Biopiracy -- Summary -- Essay Type Questions -- Short-answer Type Questions -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Answers -- Unit V: Environmental Pollution -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Air Pollution -- 5.2.1 Sources of Air Pollution -- 5.2.2 Types of Air Pollutants -- 5.2.3 Air Pollution and Biosphere -- 5.2.4 Meteorology and Air Pollution -- 5.2.5 Air Quality -- 5.2.6 Control Measure of Air Pollution -- 5.3 Water Pollution -- 5.3.1 Types of Water Pollution -- 5.3.2 Sources of Water Pollution -- 5.4 Soil Pollution -- 5.4.1 Mining Activities -- 5.4.2 Control of Soil Pollution -- 5.5 Noise Pollution and Sound -- 5.5.1 Classification of Noise -- 5.5.2 Effects of Noise Pollution -- 5.5.3 Control of Noise Pollution -- 5.6 Thermal Pollution -- 5.7 Nuclear Hazards (Radiation Pollution) -- 5.7.1 Radiation Pollution -- 5.8 Solid Waste Management -- 5.9 Pollution Prevention…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.2.2 Receiver Architectures2.2.3 Dynamic Range Issues and Calculation; 2.2.4 Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR) and Noise Power Ratio (NPR); 2.2.5 Receiver Signal Budget; 2.2.6 Image Rejection; 2.2.7 Filter Functions within the Receiver; 2.3 Transmitter Design Considerations; 2.3.1 Filtering Analogies between Receiver and Transmitter; 2.3.2 Transmitter Architectures; 2.3.3 Transmitter Efficiency and Linearity; 2.4 Candidate Architectures for SDR; 2.4.1 Zero IF Receivers; 2.4.2 Quadrature Local Oscillator; 2.4.3 Variable Preselect Filters; 2.4.4 Low IF Receivers; 2.5 Conclusions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A Professional Guide to Audio Plug-ins and Virtual Instruments; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Overview; Pro Tools plug-in types; TDM; Pro Tools HD TDM systems; AudioSuite; RTAS; HTDM; MOTU Audio System (MAS) plug-ins for Digital Performer; VST plug-ins; Logic Audio plug-ins; Windows plug-ins; Managing plug-ins; Freeing up your DSP resources; In summary; 2 Optional Digidesign Plug-ins; Reverb One; D-Verb; DPP-1; DINR; Broadband Noise Reduction; In action; Hum Removal; Summary; Maxim; Bruno/Reso; Sound Replacer; D-FI; Lo-Fi; Sci-Fi; Recti-Fi; Vari-Fi…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.11 Shooting workflowsFilm and print scanners; 2.12 Scanning resolution - 'Know where you are going before youstart the journey'; 2.13 Color depth; 2.14 Multi-sample; 2.15 Highlight and shadow capture; 2.16 Color cast correction; 2.17 Dust and scratches; 2.18 Noise Reduction technologies; 2.19 Color regeneration features; 2.20 Scanning workflow; Fixing common shooting problems; Fixing common scanning problems; 3 Image Changes - Beyond the Basics; Advanced selection techniques; 3.01 Adding to and subtracting from selections; 3.02 Saving and loading selections; 3.03 Modifying selections…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Coaxial Distribution System Design; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Carrier-to-Noise Ratio; 11.3 Carrier to Distortion; 11.4 Noise-Distortion Trade-Off; 11.5 System Powering…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…4.5 Surround sound toolsDolby Surround Tools; SurCode for Dolby Pro Logic II and Neyrinck SoundCode for Dolby Digital and DTS; Waves 360° Surround Bundle; ALR (Audio Research Labs) Sound Stage; SurroundScope; 4.6 Sound design; Pitch shifters and time expansion and compression; SoundToys TDM; Eventide Anthology II Bundle; ELS Vocoder - Orange Vocoder; The Usra Major Space Station SST-282 by Princeton Digital; 4.7 Noise reduction and restoration; CEDAR Tools; DINR; Waves Z Noise; reNOVAtor by Algorithmix; Waves Restoration Bundle; 4.8 Utilities; Source Connect; Virtual Katy; ADR Studio…”