Tabla de Contenidos: “…7.5 Dynamics and Control of Wind Turbines -- 7.5.1 Pitch Control -- 7.5.2 Yaw Control -- 7.5.3 Passive and Active Stall Power Control -- 7.5.3.1 Passive Stall Control -- 7.5.3.2 Active Stall Control -- 7.6 Wind Turbine Condition Monitoring -- 7.7 Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) -- 7.7.1 Based on Capacity of Power Generation -- 7.7.2 Systems without Power Electronics -- 7.8 Offshore Wind Energy -- 7.8.1 Offshore Wind Turbines -- 7.8.2 Foundation -- 7.8.3 Electrical Connection and Installation -- 7.8.4 Operation and Maintenance -- 7.9 Advantages of Offshore Wind Energy Systems -- 7.10 Environmental Impact of Wind Energy Systems -- 7.10.1 Impact of Noise -- 7.10.2 Electromagnetic Interference -- 7.11 Combining the Wind Power Generation System with Energy Storage -- 7.12 Summary -- References -- Chapter 8 Biomass Energy Systems -- 8.1 Biomass Energy -- 8.2 Biomass Production -- 8.2.1 Forest Industries -- 8.2.2 Forest Residues -- 8.2.2.1 Forest Thinnings -- 8.2.3 Agriculture Residues -- 8.2.4 Energy Crops -- 8.2.5 Food and Industrial Wastes -- 8.3 Biomass Conversion Process -- 8.4 Thermochemical Conversion -- 8.4.1 Combustion -- 8.4.2 Gasification -- 8.4.2.1 Applications -- 8.4.3 Pyrolysis -- 8.4.3.1 Torrefaction -- 8.4.4 Liquefaction -- 8.5 Biochemical/Biological Conversion -- 8.5.1 Fermentation -- 8.5.2 Anaerobic Digestion -- 8.5.3 Anaerobic Digestion Technologies Suitable for Dairy Manure -- 8.6 Classification of Biogas Plants -- 8.7 Mechanical Extraction (with Esterification) -- 8.8 Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion -- 8.9 The Production of Electricity from Wood and Other Solid Biomass -- 8.10 Summary -- References -- Chapter 9 Geothermal Energy -- 9.1 The Origin of Geothermal Energy -- 9.2 Types of Geothermal Resources -- 9.3 Hydrothermal Resources -- 9.3.1 Vapour‐Dominated Systems -- 9.3.2 Water‐Dominated Systems…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7.3.1 Electromagnetic Launchers -- 7.3.2 Hybrid-Powered Ships -- 7.3.3 Aircraft Applications -- 7.3.4 Dismounted Soldier Applications -- 7.4 Ruggedness Issues -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Diagnostics, Prognostics, Reliability, EMC, and Other Topics Related to HEVs -- 8.1 Diagnostics and Prognostics in HEVs and EVs -- 8.1.1 Onboard Diagnostics -- 8.1.2 Prognostics Issues -- 8.2 Reliability of HEVs -- 8.2.1 Analyzing the Reliability of HEV Architectures -- 8.2.2 Reliability and Graceful Degradation -- 8.2.3 Software Reliability Issues -- 8.3 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Issues -- 8.4 Noise Vibration Harshness (NVH), Electromechanical, and Other Issues -- 8.5 End-of-Life Issues -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 9 Power Electronics in HEVs -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Principles of Power Electronics -- 9.3 Rectifiers Used in HEVs -- 9.3.1 Ideal Rectifier -- 9.3.2 Practical Rectifier -- 9.3.3 Single-Phase Rectifier -- 9.3.4 Voltage Ripple -- 9.4 Buck Converter Used in HEVs -- 9.4.1 Operating Principle -- 9.4.2 Nonlinear Model -- 9.5 Non-Isolated Bidirectional DC-DC Converter -- 9.5.1 Operating Principle -- 9.5.2 Maintaining Constant Torque Range and Power Capability -- 9.5.3 Reducing Current Ripple in the Battery -- 9.5.4 Regenerative Braking -- 9.6 Voltage Source Inverter -- 9.7 Current Source Inverter -- 9.8 Isolated Bidirectional DC-DC Converter -- 9.8.1 Basic Principle and Steady State Operations -- 9.8.1.1 Heavy Load Conditions -- 9.8.1.2 Light Load Condition -- 9.8.1.3 Output Voltage -- 9.8.1.4 Output Power -- 9.8.2 Voltage Ripple -- 9.9 PWM Rectifier in HEVs -- 9.9.1 Rectifier Operation of Inverter -- 9.10 EV and PHEV Battery Chargers -- 9.10.1 Forward/Flyback Converters -- 9.10.2 Half-Bridge DC-DC Converter -- 9.10.3 Full-Bridge DC-DC Converter -- 9.10.4 Power Factor Correction Stage…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…9.7 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- 10 Hierarchical Elitism GSO Algorithm For Pattern Recognition -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Related Works -- 10.3 Methodology -- 10.3.1 Additive Kuan Speckle Noise Filtering Model -- 10.3.2 Hierarchical Elitism Gene GSO of MNN in Pattern Recognition -- 10.4 Experimental Setup -- 10.5 Discussion -- 10.5.1 Scenario 1: Computational Time -- 10.5.2 Scenario 2: Computational Complexity -- 10.5.3 Scenario 3: Pattern Recognition Accuracy -- 10.6 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Multidimensional Survey of Machine Learning Application in IoT (Internet of Things) -- 11.1 Machine Learning-An Introduction -- 11.1.1 Classification of Machine Learning -- 11.2 Internet of Things -- 11.3 ML in IoT -- 11.3.1 Overview -- 11.4 Literature Review -- 11.5 Different Machine Learning Algorithm -- 11.5.1 Bayesian Measurements -- 11.5.2 K-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN) -- 11.5.3 Neural Network -- 11.5.4 Decision Tree (DT) -- 11.5.5 Principal Component Analysis (PCA) t -- 11.5.6 K-Mean Calculations -- 11.5.7 Strength Teaching -- 11.6 Internet of Things in Different Frameworks -- 11.6.1 Computing Framework -- 11.6.1.1 Fog Calculation -- 11.6.1.2 Estimation Edge -- 11.6.1.3 Distributed Computing -- 11.6.1.4 Circulated Figuring -- 11.7 Smart Cities -- 11.7.1 Use Case -- 11.7.1.1 Insightful Vitality -- 11.7.1.2 Brilliant Portability -- 11.7.1.3 Urban Arranging -- 11.7.2 Attributes of the Smart City -- 11.8 Smart Transportation -- 11.8.1 Machine Learning and IoT in Smart Transportation -- 11.8.2 Markov Model -- 11.8.3 Decision Structures -- 11.9 Application of Research -- 11.9.1 In Energy -- 11.9.2 In Routing -- 11.9.3 In Living -- 11.9.4 Application in Industry -- 11.10 Machine Learning for IoT Security -- 11.10.1 Used Machine Learning Algorithms -- 11.10.2 Intrusion Detection -- 11.10.3 Authentication -- 11.11 Conclusion -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Federated Learning -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Optimization fundamentals for secure federated learning -- 1 Gradient descent-type methods -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Basic components of GD-type methods -- 1.2.1 Search direction -- 1.2.2 Step-size -- 1.2.3 Proximal operator -- 1.2.4 Momentum -- 1.2.5 Dual averaging variant -- 1.2.6 Structure assumptions -- 1.2.7 Optimality certification -- 1.2.8 Unified convergence analysis -- 1.2.9 Convergence rates and complexity analysis -- 1.2.10 Initial point, warm-start, and restart -- 1.3 Stochastic gradient descent methods -- 1.3.1 The algorithmic template -- 1.3.2 SGD estimators -- 1.3.3 Unified convergence analysis -- 1.4 Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Considerations on the theory of training models with differential privacy -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Differential private SGD (DP-SGD) -- 2.2.1 Clipping -- 2.2.2 Mini-batch SGD -- 2.2.3 Gaussian noise -- 2.2.4 Aggregation at the server -- 2.2.5 Interrupt service routine -- 2.2.6 DP principles and utility -- 2.2.7 Normalization -- 2.3 Differential privacy -- 2.3.1 Characteristics of a differential privacy measure -- 2.3.2 (ε,δ)-differential privacy -- 2.3.3 Divergence-based DP measures -- 2.4 Gaussian differential privacy -- 2.4.1 Gaussian DP -- 2.4.2 Subsampling -- 2.4.3 Composition -- 2.4.4 Tight analysis of DP-SGD -- 2.4.5 Strong adversarial model -- 2.4.6 Group privacy -- 2.4.7 DP-SGD's trade-off function -- 2.5 Future work -- 2.5.1 Using synthetic data -- 2.5.2 Adaptive strategies -- 2.5.3 DP proof: a weaker adversarial model -- 2.5.4 Computing environment with less adversarial capabilities -- References -- 3 Privacy-preserving federated learning: algorithms and guarantees -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Background and preliminaries -- 3.2.1 The FedAvg algorithm…”

“…Researchers are working to create new algorithms that combine the methods provided by CI approaches to solve the problems of image processing and computer vision such as image size, noise, illumination, and security. The 19 chapters in this book examine computational intelligence (CI) approaches as alternative solutions for automatic computer vision and image processing systems in a wide range of applications, using machine learning and soft computing. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 First Wind: Introduction to Small Wind Power -- A Brief History of Wind Energy -- A Brief History of Commercial-Scale Wind Energy -- Recent Growth of the Global Wind Market -- Wind Energy System Components -- Turbine -- Tower -- Transmission Wires -- Balance of System (BOS) -- Direct Drivers for Wind Energy -- Economic Benefits of Small Wind Power -- Free Fuel -- Return on Investment (ROI) -- Financial Hedge Against Rising Energy Prices -- Access to Financial Incentives for Developers and Consumers -- Becoming Competitive with Conventional Technologies -- Job Creation and Regional Economic Development -- Values and Small Wind -- Environmental Benefits -- Independence -- Image Enhancement -- Consumer Choice -- Self-Reliance -- Do-It-Yourself -- High Visibility -- The Joy and Satisfaction of It -- Practicality -- Diversity and Reliability of Electricity Supply -- Political Security -- Natural Synergism with Solar Technology -- Diversity of Applications, Including Remote and Off-Grid -- Resiliency -- Summary -- 2 Second Wind: Challenges and Impacts of Small Wind Energy -- Energy Storage and Transmission -- Environmental Impacts -- Noise -- Perception and Annoyance -- Flicker Effect -- Visual Influence -- Property Value -- Electromagnetic Transmissions -- Radar -- Ice Throwing -- Ecological Impacts of Small Wind Turbines -- Embodied Energy -- Site Preparation -- Potential Impacts on Birds -- Impacts on Bats -- Summary -- 3 Electricity, Energy, and Wind Science -- Basics of Electricity -- Electrical Charge (Voltage) -- Current (Amperes) -- Ampere-Hours (Amp-Hours) -- Resistance (Ohms) -- All Together Now: Ohm's Law -- Power (Watts) -- Energy (Watt-Hours) -- Wind Energy Principles -- Understanding Wind Speed Terminology -- The Basic Wind Energy Formula -- Air Density (D)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Types of DNG -- Converting to DNG -- Putting Photos on the Map -- Getting oriented to the Map module -- Map module basics -- Part 3: Working in Lightroom Classic's Digital Darkroom -- Chapter 8: Editing Photos in the Develop Module -- Exploring the Develop Module -- Getting to know the panels and tools -- Becoming familiar with the menu options -- Understanding the view options -- Applying settings to other photos -- Development Essentials -- Using the Histogram panel -- Making basic adjustments -- Choosing a starting profile -- Controlling color casts -- Adjusting tonal range to bring out the best -- Making images pop -- Customizing panel order -- Chapter 9: Solving Problems and Saving Time -- Fixing Common Problems -- Stronger compositions through cropping -- Removing spots and healing blemishes -- Correcting red-eye problems -- Correcting pet eye problems -- Get oriented to Masking -- Radial Gradient -- Brush -- Select Subject and Select Sky -- Presets, Snapshots, and History -- Saving time with presets -- Freezing time with snapshots -- Going back in time with the History panel -- Chapter 10: Taking Your Photos to the Next Level -- Working with Contrast and Color -- Mastering the Tone Curve -- Enhancing and changing colors -- Creating black-and-white images -- Adding color to shadows and highlights -- The Devil's in the Details -- Applying capture sharpening -- Dealing with noise -- Correcting lens distortions and vignetting -- Reducing chromatic aberration -- Transforming perspective distortions -- Creative Effects -- Creative vignette applications…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Analysis of service-to-service resource sharing -- Network analysis tools for identifying complex configurations -- Metrics and triggers for autoscaling opportunities -- Real consequences of anti-patterns -- Operational chaos caused by configuration drift -- Compliance risks and regulatory challenges -- Lost opportunities for resource optimization -- Service degradation and end user impact -- Systemic complexity and increased maintenance efforts -- Resource wastage and increased operational costs -- Security vulnerabilities and data breach possibilities -- Hindrance to innovation and development -- Team productivity and collaboration challenges -- Business reputation and customer trust impacts -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Causes and Consequences -- Unpacking the root causes of Kubernetes anti-patterns -- Defining root causes within Kubernetes -- Historical perspectives on Kubernetes development -- Common misconceptions and knowledge gaps -- Architectural and design pitfalls -- Organizational dynamics and their effects -- The human element - skills, training, and communication -- Tooling and technology choices -- Tracing Kubernetes anti-pattern influence -- Subtle shifts in development culture -- Workflow disruptions and inefficiencies -- Altered deployment and operational metrics -- Increased monitoring noise and alert fatigue -- Degradation of service reliability -- Complications in automation and orchestration -- Obstacles in performance tuning -- The value of understanding anti-pattern causes -- Enabling predictive and preventive strategies -- Cultivating informed decision-making processes -- Guiding strategic planning and long-term vision -- Promoting sustainable and scalable Kubernetes practices -- Improving organizational resilience to future challenges -- Summary -- Part 2: Implementing Best Practices…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Occupational Safety and Health -- GROUPS WITH PARTICULAR NEEDS -- Agricultural Workers -- Health Care Workers -- Other Hazardous Occupations -- Retired Workers -- Working Children -- WORKPLACE PROTECTION ISSUES -- Toxic Agent Exposure -- Injury Control -- Reproductive Effects -- Noise Reduction -- THE WORKPLACE AS A SITE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES -- IMPLEMENTATION -- Surveillance -- Manpower -- REFERENCES -- TESTIFIERS CITED IN CHAPTER 17 -- 18. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….) -- 4.19 PROCESADORES DE DINÁMICA -- 4.19.1 COMPRESORES -- 4.19.2 TIPOS DE COMPRESORES -- 4.20 LOS LIMITADORES -- 4.21 PUERTAS DE RUIDO (NOISE GATES) -- 4.21.1 PARÁMETROS -- 4.22 UNIDADES DE EFECTOS BASADOS EN TIEMPO -- 4.22.1 UNIDADES DE REVERBERACIÓN (REVERB) -- 4.22.2 PARÁMETROS -- 4.22.3 TIPOS DE REVERBS -- 4.23 DELAYS (UNIDAD DE RETARDO) -- 4.23.1 PARÁMETROS -- 5 ORDENADORES -- 5.1 ¿PC O MAC? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Practical Application -- Summary: Overview of Human Factors Engineering -- Key Points -- References -- 10 Human factors integration within design/engineering programs -- List of Abbreviations -- Cost-Benefits of HFI -- Organization of HFI -- HFI within the Project Life Cycle -- Management of HFI -- Typical HFI Management Activities by Life Cycle Stage -- Scoping and Structuring of the HFI Program -- Human Factors Integration Plan -- Progress Updates and Coordination within Projects -- Human Factors Issues Register -- Technical Work Programs -- Engineering Design -- Health and Safety -- Operations -- Assurance Activities -- Summary: HFI within Design Engineering Programs -- Key Points -- References -- 11 Building and control room design -- List of Abbreviations -- Human Factors Approach to Control Center Design -- Step 1-Development of the Initial Design -- Clarification of goals -- Define tasks and allocate functions -- Define the task requirements -- Define the job and work organization -- Step 2-Development of Concept Design -- Step 3-Development of Detailed Design -- Step 4-Post-commissioning -- Control Building Layout -- Control Room Layout -- Space Design -- Functional Layout -- Console Orientation -- Environmental Design -- Thermal Comfort -- Lighting -- Noise -- Vibration -- Aesthetics -- Summary: Building and Control Room Design -- Key Points -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 12 Workstation, work area, and console design -- List of Abbreviations -- Workstation Dimensions -- Clearance -- Reach -- Posture -- Work Area Space Requirements -- Workspace Arrangement-Workstations and Consoles -- Working Posture -- Seated Workstations -- Recommended Dimensions for Seated Workstations -- Seating Design -- Adjustability -- Seat Height -- Backrest -- Seat Pan Depth and Width -- Armrests -- Mobility -- Upholstery -- Standing Workstations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Synchronous Optical Network -- Optical Transport Network -- HOW THE INTERNET WORKS -- WIRELESS NETWORKS -- Wi-Fi -- Bluetooth -- ZigBee -- ISM-Band Radios -- Radio Frequency Identification and Near-Field Communications -- BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY -- Cable TV Connectivity -- Digital Subscriber Lines -- Wireless Broadband -- THE INTERNET OF THINGS -- How Internet of Things Works -- Wireless Technologies of Internet of Things and Machine 2 Machine -- The Issues of Internet of Things -- 10 - Audio Electronics: Digital Voice and Music Dominate -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NATURE OF SOUND -- Microphones -- Speakers -- DIGITAL AUDIO -- Past Recording Media -- Digitizing Sound -- Digital Compression -- How an MP3 Player Works -- The Compact Disc -- AUDIO-VIDEO RECEIVER -- Radio Choices -- Surround Sound -- SPECIAL SOUND APPLICATIONS -- Wireless Speakers and Headphones -- Downloading and Streaming Audio -- Musical Instruments -- Noise-Canceling Earphones -- Sonar -- Hearing Aids -- 11 - Video Technology: TV and Video Is All Digital Now -- INTRODUCTION -- VIDEO FUNDAMENTALS FOR THE IMPATIENT -- Scanning Fundamentals -- Aspect Ratio -- Persistence of Vision -- Analog TV -- Digital TV -- Color Video Principles -- Video Compression -- TV Transmission -- TV Screen Technology -- Summary of Screen Technologies -- 3D TV -- CABLE TELEVISION -- SATELLITE TV -- OVER-THE-TOP TV -- CELL PHONE TV -- CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV -- DIGITAL VIDEO DISCS -- How a DVD Player Works…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Organizing folders -- Creating subfolders -- Making changes to a folder's content -- Synchronizing folders -- Using collections to organize images -- The Quick Collection -- Collections -- Smart collections -- Stacking images -- Applying keyword tags -- Viewing keyword tags -- Adding keyword tags -- Working with keyword sets and nesting keywords -- Searching by keywords -- Using flags and ratings -- Flagging images -- Assigning ratings -- Working with color labels -- Adding metadata -- Storage of metadata -- Using the Painter tool -- Finding and filtering files -- Using the Filter bar to find photos -- Using the Metadata filter -- Using the filters in the Filmstrip -- Reconnecting missing files and folders -- Review questions -- Review answers -- 6 DEVELOPING AND EDITING -- Getting started -- Importing images into the library -- Quick Develop -- The Develop module -- Cropping and rotating images -- Undoing, redoing, and remembering changes -- Using the Undo and Redo commands -- The History panel -- Creating snapshots -- Changing the Before image -- Creating virtual copies -- Removing spots -- Applying basic color corrections -- Adjusting the white balance and the tonal range -- About white balance -- Adjusting contrast using the tone curve -- Sharpening detail and reducing noise -- Correcting lens effects -- Adding effects -- Updating the process version -- Making discrete color adjustments -- Understanding hue, saturation, and luminance -- Adjusting colors selectively -- Converting an image to black and white -- Split toning -- Synchronizing settings -- Local corrections -- Using the Graduated Filter tool -- Using the Adjustment Brush tool -- Working with an external image editor -- Review questions -- Review answers -- 7 CREATING SLIDESHOWS -- Getting started -- Importing images into the library -- Playing an impromptu slideshow…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Geocoding Locations -- Mapping Locations -- Doing More with Location-Based Services -- Summary -- References and More Information -- 15 Using Android Multimedia APIs -- Working with Multimedia -- Working with Still Images -- Working with Video -- Working with Audio -- Summary -- References and More Information -- 16 Using Android Telephony APIs -- Working with Telephony Utilities -- Using SMS -- Making and Receiving Phone Calls -- Summary -- References and More Information -- 17 Using Android 3D Graphics with OpenGL ES -- Working with OpenGL ES -- Using OpenGL ES APIs in the Android SDK -- Handling OpenGL ES Tasks Manually -- Drawing 3D Objects -- Interacting with Android Views and Events -- Cleaning Up OpenGL ES -- Using GLSurfaceView (Easy OpenGL ES) -- Using OpenGL ES 2.0 -- Summary -- References and More Information -- 18 Using the Android NDK -- Determining When to Use the Android NDK -- Installing the Android NDK -- Exploring the Android NDK -- Creating Your Own NDK Project -- Improving Graphics Performance -- Summary -- References and More Information -- 19 Using Android's Optional Hardware APIs -- Interacting with Device Hardware -- Using the Device Sensor -- Working with Wi-Fi -- Working with Bluetooth -- Monitoring the Battery -- Summary -- References and More Information -- V: More Android Application Design Principles -- 20 Working with Notifications -- Notifying the User -- Notifying with the Status Bar -- Vibrating the Phone -- Blinking the Lights -- Making Noise -- Customizing the Notification -- Designing Useful Notifications -- Summary -- References and More Information -- 21 Working with Services -- Determining When to Use Services -- Understanding the Service Lifecycle -- Creating a Service -- Controlling a Service -- Implementing a Remote Interface -- Implementing a Parcelable Class -- Summary -- References and More Information…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Operating Systems Don't Multitask Well, and Neither Do We - How We're Like What We Create -- We Assume a Perfect Communication Environment and High Signal-to-Noise Ratio -- Isolation - How Virtually Isolating Team Members Causes Paranoia -- Neurodivergence and Masking Drains Energy -- Our Actions Reduce Energy and Make People Susceptible to Addiction -- How Does Software Development Relate? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.4 Model Accuracy 116 -- 5.5 Empirical Models 117 -- 5.5.1 Power Law Model 118 -- 5.5.2 Keenan / Motley Model 119 -- 5.5.3 ITU-R Indoor Model 121 -- 5.5.4 Siwiak / Bertoni / Yano (SBY) Multipath-Based Model 122 -- 5.5.5 Ericsson Multiple Breakpoint Model 122 -- 5.5.6 Tuan Empirical Indoor Model: 900 MHz to 5.7 GHz 123 -- 5.5.7 Attenuation Factor Model 123 -- 5.5.8 Indoor Dominant Path Model (DPM) 124 -- 5.5.9 COST-231 Multiwall Model 126 -- 5.6 Physical Models 128 -- 5.6.1 Introduction to Ray Tracing 129 -- 5.6.2 Honcharenko / Bertoni Model 130 -- 5.6.3 Ray-Tracing Site-Specific Model 131 -- 5.6.4 Lee Ray-Tracing Model 132 -- 5.6.5 Multichannel Coupling (MCC) Prediction 133 -- 5.6.6 Angular Z-Buffer Algorithm for Efficient Ray Tracing 136 -- 5.6.7 Intelligent Ray-Tracing (IRT) Model 138 -- 5.6.8 Hybrid Parabolic Equation / Integral Equation Indoor Model 139 -- 5.7 Hybrid Models 140 -- 5.7.1 Reduced-Complexity UTD Model 140 -- 5.7.2 Measurement-Based Prediction 142 -- 5.8 Outdoor-to-Indoor Models 143 -- 5.8.1 COST-231 Line-of-Sight Model 144 -- 5.8.2 COST-231 Non-Line-of-Sight Model 146 -- 5.8.3 Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Penetration Model 147 -- 5.8.4 Ichitsubo / Okamoto Outdoor-to-Indoor Model (800 MHz / 8 GHz) 148 -- 5.8.5 Taga / Miura Model Using Identification of Path Passing Through Wall Openings 149 -- 5.9 Models for Propagation in Radiating Cables 150 -- 5.9.1 Zhang Model 150 -- 5.9.2 Carter Model 151 -- 5.9.3 Seseña / Aragón / Castañón Model 152 -- 5.10 Wideband Channel Characteristics 153 -- 5.11 Noise Considerations 156 -- 5.11.1 Noise Sources 157 -- 5.11.2 Noise Parameters 157 -- 5.11.3 Considerations for Indoor Wireless Systems 158 -- 5.12 In-Building Planning Tools 159 -- 5.12.1 iBwave Design 159 -- 5.12.2 WiMap-4G 160 -- 5.12.3 Mentum CellPanner 160 -- 5.12.4 Atrium 160 -- 5.12.5 WinProp 160 -- 5.12.6 CellTrace 161 -- 5.12.7 EDX Signal Pro 161 -- 5.12.8 iBuildNet DAS 162 -- 5.12.9 Wireless InSite 162 -- 5.13 Conclusion 162 -- References 163 -- 6 Antennas 167 -- 6.1 The Basics of Antenna Theory 167.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Collect your data: People and artifacts -- Source 1: Dig Into Software Artifacts and Data -- ...but be careful about noise and incompleteness! -- Source 2: Getting Feedback From Developers -- ...and dont be afraid if you collect very little data! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 1 Gearing Up for Meetings and Events -- Being Wise About Holding Meetings -- Choosing to hold a meeting or event -- Breaking the meeting habit -- Focusing on Your Purpose -- Figuring Out Who Should Be Involved -- Keeping your meetings lean and mean -- Identifying your event audience -- Knowing How Long a Meeting or Event Should Last -- Finding the Right Setting -- Getting Help When You Can -- Chapter 2 Strictly Business: Defining Meetings -- Holding Shareholders Meetings -- Inviting the shareholders -- Sending out meeting announcements -- Understanding the order of business -- Gathering the Board of Directors -- Getting Away: Corporate Retreats -- Setting Up Successful Sales Meetings -- Prepping Quickly: Impromptu Meetings -- Chapter 3 The ABCs of Meeting Preparation -- Identifying the Purpose -- Planning the Agenda -- Inviting Attendees -- Discovering the right number -- Fitting into busy schedules -- Assessing Your Needs -- Meeting location -- On-site meeting space -- Local off-site meeting space -- Out-of-town on-site meeting space -- Out-of-town off-site meeting space -- Transportation -- Specific material and equipment needs -- Refreshments -- Assisting Guests with Special Needs -- Accommodating deaf &amp -- hard-of-hearing participants -- Accommodating visually-impaired participants -- Accommodating mobility-impaired participants -- Setting the Scene -- Seating -- Heating and cooling -- Room noise and other distractions -- Lighting -- Essential details -- Chapter 4 Mixing Business with Pleasure: Events -- Heading to a Destination Event -- Connecting with the Media -- Before the event…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Creating a Hider Object to Hide the Face -- Synchronizing the Hider Object to the Action -- Flying Solo: Applying the Mosaic Effect to the Second Clip -- Applying the Track Matte Key Effect -- Applying a Blur Effect to the Image -- Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting -- 12 Hollywood Movie Sound: #% Word Removal-The Bleeping Effect -- Flying Solo: Preparing the Project -- Finding and Marking Bad Audio Moments -- Removing the Audio at Each Bad Audio Moment -- Flying Solo: Adding Sound Effects to Each Bad Audio Moment -- Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting -- 13 Hollywood Movie Effects: The Night Vision Effect -- Flying Solo: Preparing the Project -- Removing the Existing Colors from the Clip -- Adding the Green of Night Vision Using the Tint Effect -- Flying Solo: Adding Noise to Simulate the Graininess of Night Vision -- Adding Darkness to the Nighttime Clip -- Adding an Overlay to Simulate Night Vision Goggles -- Turning the Little White Circles into True Goggles -- Adding Blurriness to the Goggles for Additional Realism -- Adding the Setup Scene -- Flying Solo: Turning the Setup Scene to Night -- Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting -- 14 Hollywood Movie Effects: The Beam Me Up Effect -- Flying Solo: Preparing the Project -- Adding the Transported Man and Creating the Freeze Frame -- Adding the Transporter Beam to the Timeline -- Creating a White Matte…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- How Elements is designed to work -- A typical workflow example -- How I like to edit images -- The five faces of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 -- The Home screen -- The Organizer -- The Catalog -- Photo Editor: Quick Edit mode -- Photo Editor: Guided Edit mode -- Photo Editor: Expert Edit mode -- Working with panels and the Panel Bin -- Panel Functions -- The Create and Share menus -- The Enhance Menu -- Working with video and Premiere Elements -- Create menu features -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Setting Up Photoshop Elements from Scratch -- Setting up a photo editing computer -- Importing media into the Elements Organizer -- Reviewing the media -- Media backup -- Organizing your work: Star rating photos -- Organizing your work: Picture search using Metadata -- Organizing your work: Keyword Tagging -- Organizing your work: Places -- Organizing your work: Events -- Organizing your work: People -- Understanding JPEG and RAW file formats -- Saving Files -- Saving Version Sets -- Managing catalogs -- Digitizing Photos with a Scanner -- Digitizing Photos with a Camera -- Color management: Understanding color spaces -- Color management: Color settings -- Color Management: Screen and printer calibration -- Organizer keyboard shortcuts -- Summary -- Chapter 3: The Basics of Image Editing -- The editing workflow and best practices -- Overview: editing RAW files -- Editing Raw files: the Basic tab -- Editing RAW files: the Detail (sharpening) tab -- Editing Raw files: Noise Reduction -- Editing Raw files: Other Features -- 10 ways to open a photo for editing -- Understanding picture resolution -- Cropping for better composition -- The Straighten tool…”