“…The debate on the nature of Indians and their ability to reason takes on its meaning in this context: it is a question of justifying foreign domination by the barbarism attributed to the vanquished, or, conversely, of questioning it by a defense of the rights of the natives. …”

“…Étonnante situation quand on pense à l’usage des stéréotypes dans l’histoire humaine, par exemple aux représentations stéréotypées des Autres en général- en commençant par l’histoire ancienne et la représentation des barbares par les Grecs et les Romains -, aux nombreuses constructions intellectuelles, sociales et identitaires réalisées, faites de traits et d’images gravées dans les consciences et répétées sous un grand nombre de formes orales, écrites et imagées. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 4: Deep Diving into the ML Kit with Firebase -- ML Kit basics -- Basic feature set -- Building the application -- Adding Firebase to our application -- Face detection -- Face orientation tracking -- Landmarks -- Classification -- Implementing face detection -- Face detector configuration -- Running the face detector -- Step one: creating a FirebaseVisionImage from the input -- Using a bitmap -- From media.Image -- From a ByteBuffer -- From a ByteArray -- From a file -- Step two: creating an instance of FirebaseVisionFaceDetector object -- Step three: image detection -- Retrieving information from detected faces -- Barcode scanner -- Step one: creating a FirebaseVisionImage object -- From bitmap -- From media.Image -- From ByteBuffer -- From ByteArray -- From file -- Step two: creating a FirebaseVisionBarcodeDetector object -- Step three: barcode detection -- Text recognition -- On-device text recognition -- Detecting text on a device -- Cloud-based text recognition -- Configuring the detector -- Summary -- Chapter 5: A Snapchat-Like AR Filter on Android -- MobileNet models -- Building the dataset -- Retraining of images -- Model conversion from GraphDef to TFLite -- Gender model -- Emotion model -- Comparison of MobileNet versions -- Building the Android application -- References -- Questions -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Handwritten Digit Classifier Using Adversarial Learning -- Generative Adversarial Networks -- Generative versus discriminative algorithms -- Steps in GAN -- Understanding the MNIST database -- Building the TensorFlow model -- Training the neural network -- Building the Android application -- FreeHandView for writing -- Digit classifier -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Face-Swapping with Your Friends Using OpenCV -- Understanding face-swapping -- Steps in face-swapping -- Facial key point detection -- Identifying the convex hull…”

“…Revealing a far greater complexity of motivation behind the Japanese colonial mission, Crossing Empire's Edge boldly illustrates how the imperial Japanese state viewed political security at home as inextricably connected to political security abroad from as early as 1919-nearly a decade before overt military aggression began-and approaches northeast Asia as a region of intricate and dynamic social, economic, and political forces. …”

“…What You Will Learn Use embedded systems to implement your projects Access and manage peripherals for embedded systems Program embedded systems using languages such as C, Python, Bash, and PHP Use a complete distribution, such as Debian or Ubuntu, or an embedded one, such as OpenWrt or Yocto Harness device driver capabilities to optimize device communications Access data through several kinds of devices such as GPIO’s, serial ports, PWM, ADC, Ethernet, WiFi, audio, video, I2C, SPI, One Wire, USB and CAN Practical example usage of several devices such as RFID readers, Smart card readers, barcode readers, z-Wave devices, GSM/GPRS modems Usage of several sensors such as light, pressure, moisture, temperature, infrared, power, motion In Detail Embedded computers have become very complex in the last few years and developers need to be able to easily manage embedded computer projects by focusing on problem solving; they should not have to waste time finding supported peripherals or learning how to manage them. …”

“…With low fixed prices, materials on credit, pre-costed housing designs, and even supervised construction services for Mexicans working abroad, Cemex makes housing affordable and possible for the poor in Mexico. …”

“…During the Second World War, Matson worked for the State Communications Agency, which was responsible for disseminating relevant information about Finland to other nations and for informing Finns of relevant developments abroad. It was also tasked with studying the prevailing mood among the population in Finland. …”

“…Using their easy to implement strategies, you can achieve better capital growth while reducing risk; profit from new opportunities at home and abroad; make the most of innovative inv..…”

“…O’Shaughnessy has produced an excellent overview that demystifies the college planning process for students and families.” —Barmak Nassirian, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers For millions of families, the college planning experience has become extremely stressful. …”

“…What you will learn Design an app by simply dragging and dropping elements onto your canvas Understand how to store images within PowerApps Explore the use of GPS and how you can use GPS data in PowerApps Get to grips with using barcodes and QR codes in your apps Share your applications with the help of Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Use connectors to share data between your app and Microsoft's app ecosystem Who this book is for This book is ideal for business analysts, IT professionals, and both developers and non-developers alike. …”

“…Guenther Dobrauz, Partner with PwC in Zurich and Leader of PwC Legal Switzerland Barmak Meftah, President, ATamp;T Cybersecurity Cleve Adams, CEO, Site 1001 (AI and big data based smart building company) Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President - Cybersecurity Solutions Group, Microsoft Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA Businesses and states depend on effective cybersecurity. …”

“…How do enterprises like Barclays, Deutsche Telekom, and Shell drive innovation and profitability with real-time analytics and machine learning? …”

“…This video compilation gives you total access to each of the 112 sessions, 19 tutorials, and 16 keynotes delivered at Strata London 2017. Broad and deep as the Thames itself, you'll hear presentations on stream processing and analytics, deep learning, big data and the Cloud, data-driven business management, and cybersecurity. …”

“…First, the report gives context by laying out broad trends in global health. Next, it discusses the timeliness of American investment in health systems abroad and explains how functional health systems support health, encourage prosperity, and advance global security. …”

“…L’époque est aussi marquée par la pression croissante sur Rome des peuples barbares en mouvement et la confrontation récurrente avec le rival oriental : l’empire perse des Sassanides. …”

“…"La terapia cognitiva conductual (TCC) es probablemente el marco psicoterapéutico más eficaz para los niños y adolescentes con trastornos emocionales (por ejemplo, ansiedad, depresión, trastornos obsesivo-compulsivos, trastornos relacionados con el trauma y el estrés, etc.).A pesar de que los trastornos emocionales en los niños y jóvenes con frecuencia se solapan o coexisten, una gran parte de las terapias eficaces de las que disponemos para la población infanto-juvenil se dirigen únicamente a un trastorno emocional o a un subconjunto pequeño de trastornos de este tipo.Los protocolos unificados para el tratamiento transdiagnóstico de los trastornos emocionales en niños y adolescentes, basados en las innovadoras investigaciones de Jill Ehrenreich-May, David H. Barlow y colaboradores, proponen que puede existir un método más simple y eficiente de utilizar estrategias eficaces, como las incluidas habitualmente en la TCC, de forma que pueda abordarse la amplia gama de síntomas emocionales en niños y adolescentes. …”

“…La terapia cognitiva conductual (TCC) es probablemente el marco psicoterapéutico más eficaz para los niños y adolescentes con trastornos emocionales (por ejemplo, ansiedad, depresión, trastornos obsesivo-compulsivos, trastornos relacionados con el trauma y el estrés, etc.).A pesar de que los trastornos emocionales en los niños y jóvenes con frecuencia se solapan o coexisten, una gran parte de las terapias eficaces de las que disponemos para la población infanto-juvenil se dirigen únicamente a un trastorno emocional o a un subconjunto pequeño de trastornos de este tipo.Los protocolos unificados para el tratamiento transdiagnóstico de los trastornos emocionales en niños y adolescentes, basados en las innovadoras investigaciones de Jill Ehrenreich-May, David H. Barlow y colaboradores, proponen que puede existir un método más simple y eficiente de utilizar estrategias eficaces, como las incluidas habitualmente en la TCC, de forma que pueda abordarse la amplia gama de síntomas emocionales en niños y adolescentes. …”

“…La crisis del califato de Córdoba y la división en taifas que caracterizó el siglo XI representaron la forma extrema de una evolución política que afectó, desde la decadencia de Bagdad, al conjunto del Islam árabe. Brillantes por su cultura, pero divididas en lo político y sociológicamente poco militarizadas, las fomraciones políticas andalusíes se vieron forzadas, frente a la amenaza cristiana, a pedir ayuda de los poderes tribiales bereberes del Magreb, almorávides y luego almohades. …”

“…Se abre con un trabajo de Rodrigo Martínez Baracs —académico de la AML e hijo del gran editor del Fondo de Cultura Económica José Luis Martínez, que fue también director de esta academia— en el que se hace una semblanza del autor y su obra a través de la gran amistad que unió a los dos intelectuales. …”