Tabla de Contenidos: “…Managing hyperparameters and configuration parameters -- Using a JSON file to easily configure parameters -- The parameters manager -- A complete deep Q-learner to solve complex problems with raw pixel input -- The Atari Gym environment -- Customizing the Atari Gym environment -- Implementing custom Gym environment wrappers -- Reward clipping -- Preprocessing Atari screen image frames -- Normalizing observations -- Random no-ops on reset -- Fire on reset -- Episodic life -- Max and skip-frame -- Wrapping the Gym environment -- Training the deep Q-learner to play Atari games -- Putting together a comprehensive deep Q-learner -- Hyperparameters -- Launching the training process -- Testing performance of your deep Q-learner in Atari games -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Creating Custom OpenAI Gym Environments - CARLA Driving Simulator -- Understanding the anatomy of Gym environments -- Creating a template for custom Gym environment implementations -- Registering custom environments with OpenAI Gym -- Creating an OpenAI Gym-compatible CARLA driving simulator environment -- Configuration and initialization -- Configuration -- Initialization -- Implementing the reset method -- Customizing the CARLA simulation using the CarlaSettings object -- Adding cameras and sensors to a vehicle in CARLA -- Implementing the step function for the CARLA environment -- Accessing camera or sensor data -- Sending actions to control agents in CARLA -- Continuous action space in CARLA -- Discrete action space in CARLA -- Sending actions to the CARLA simulation server -- Determining the end of episodes in the CARLA environment -- Testing the CARLA Gym environment -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Implementing an Intelligent - Autonomous Car Driving Agent using Deep Actor-Critic Algorithm -- The deep n-step advantage actor-critic algorithm -- Policy gradients -- The likelihood ratio trick…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Nomenclature -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Data Center Challenges -- Environmental Concerns-"Green" -- Server Consolidation -- Virtualization -- Real Estate Power and Cooling -- Cabling -- Disaster Recovery -- Network Virtualization -- Desktop Virtualization -- Cloud Computing -- Evolution of Data Centers -- Stand-Alone Servers -- Scale-Up -- Scale-Out -- Scale-Up vs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Outline View -- Notebook Layout View -- Publishing Layout View -- Full Screen View -- Chapter 9 Other Word Features -- Adding a Cover Page -- Creating Labels -- Printing Envelopes -- Creating a Mail Merge -- PART III: MICROSOFT EXCEL -- Chapter 10 Spreadsheet Essentials -- Creating a New Workbook -- The Excel Interface -- Worksheet Navigation -- Entering Data -- Filling Cells with a Series -- Editing Cell Data -- Finding and Replacing Data -- Adding Cell Comments -- Naming Cell Ranges -- Importing Data from a Text File -- Working with Workbooks -- Printing Worksheets and Workbooks -- Chapter 11 Modifying Worksheets -- Setting Column and Row Sizes -- Reorganizing a Worksheet -- Working with Large Sheets -- Worksheet Formatting -- Shapes and Pictures -- Special Characters -- Chapter 12 Formulas and Functions -- Formula Basics -- About Precedence -- Using Functions -- Working with Formula Builder -- Copying a Formula to Adjacent Cells -- Correcting Formula Errors -- Common Excel Functions -- Chapter 13 Working with Tables -- About Tables -- Creating a Table -- Entering and Editing Data -- Formatting a Table -- Changing a Table's Size -- Filtering a Table -- Sorting a Table -- Calculated Columns -- Adding a Total Row -- Data Validation -- Chapter 14 Charts and Graphs -- Chart Elements -- Creating Charts -- Modifying Charts -- Adding Trendlines -- Creating Sparklines -- Chapter 15 Database Techniques -- Creating a Database -- Using a Form for Data Entry -- Database Operations -- Working with External Databases -- Chapter 16 Sharing Workbooks -- Publishing Excel Data on the Web -- Sharing Workbooks on a Network -- Tracking Changes -- Protecting Your Data -- Removing Personal Information -- PART IV: MICROSOFT POWERPOINT -- Chapter 17 Creating a Presentation -- Starting a Presentation -- About Views -- Adding and Deleting Slides -- Adding Text to Slides…”

“…The book is highly visual, with screen shots and callouts describing each step of particular tasks. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Show Me Something on Screen -- Spritebatch -- Drawing -- Moving Things Around -- Animation -- Controlling State -- Rendering Text -- Summary -- 3 The Game Object and the Default Game Loop -- What Is in a New Project? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Reversing the direction of flow -- Changing the routing style of connectors -- Changing the type of connectors -- Automatically changing the diagram layout -- Labeling shapes and relationships -- Resetting flowchart shape sizes -- Moving the connector label -- Working with swimlanes and separators -- Adding a swimlane to a cross-functional flowchart -- Moving and resizing swimlanes -- Adding a separator to a cross-functional flowchart -- Adding more detailed information to shapes -- Using ScreenTips to store a longer description -- Inserting shapes between existing ones -- Creating subprocesses -- Creating a new subprocesses page -- Linking to an existing subprocess page -- Creating a new subprocess page from selected shapes -- Validating the structure of flowchart diagrams -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Using Visio for Desktop with BPMN -- Technical requirements -- The basic idea of the BPMN approach -- The terminology of BPMN -- Getting started with BPMN in Visio -- Finding the BPMN template -- Working in the BPMN diagram environment -- Changes and formatting of all BPMN shapes -- Accessing the variations through metadata -- Getting started with placing the shapes and formatting the shapes -- Adding the start event -- Extending the diagram with a task -- Connecting the shapes -- Visio for the web and BPMN -- Validating the structure and syntax of BPMN diagrams -- A built-in scenario for the BPMN template - the Power Automate export -- Assigning the Power Automate elements to the shapes in the Visio diagram -- Exporting the flow to Microsoft Power Automate -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Utilizing Data Sources to Create and Enrich Business Process Diagrams -- Technical requirements -- Creating process diagrams automatically in Excel -- Editing in Visio online -- Editing in desktop Visio…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Summary -- Reference List -- 8 Casting, Actors, Extras, and Stunt People -- Casting Department -- Casting Director -- Local Casting Director -- Extras Casting -- The Background Coordinator -- Casting Assistants -- How to Run a Casting Session -- Screen Tests -- Rehearsals and Training -- Fittings -- Working With Minors -- Working With Animals -- The Taft-Hartley -- Categories of Actors -- Day Players Versus Weekly Players -- Stunts -- Stunt Coordinator -- Stunt Person -- The Cast Read-Through -- Working with SAG-AFTRA -- Unions, Guilds, and Organizations -- Summary -- Reference List -- 9 The Art Department -- Production Designer -- Art Director -- Set Decorator -- Lead Person and Swing Gang -- Art Department Coordinator -- Set Designer -- Set Dresser -- Props -- Assistant Props -- Armorer -- Concept Artist -- Illustrator/Graphic Design -- Draftsperson -- Art Department Production Assistants -- Assistant to Production Designer and Art Director -- Construction Coordinator -- Construction Foreman -- Construction Laborers -- Standby Painter -- Standby Greensperson -- Operations -- Unions, Guilds, and Organizations -- There's an App for That! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Photoshop Elements 2024 -- Chapter 1 Getting Started with Image Editing -- Getting Familiar with the Home Screen -- Launching the Photo Editor -- Making Basic Edits in Quick Mode -- Sharing a Photo -- Retracing Your Steps -- Using the History panel -- Reverting to the last save -- Getting a Helping Hand -- Saving Files with Purpose -- Using the Save/Save As dialog box -- Saving files for the web -- Chapter 2 Basic Image-Editing Concepts -- Grappling with the Ubiquitous Pixels -- Understanding resolution -- Understanding image dimensions -- The Art of Resampling -- Choosing a Resolution for Print or Onscreen -- Working with File Formats -- JPEG (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.jpe) -- PNG (*.png) -- TIFF (*.tif, *.tiff) -- Getting Familiar with Color -- Getting Color Right -- Color the easy way -- Calibrating your monitor -- Choosing a color workspace -- Understanding how profiles work -- Chapter 3 Exploring the Photo Editor -- Examining the Photo Editor -- Examining the image window -- Uncovering the contextual menus -- Selecting the tools -- Selecting from the Tool Options -- Playing with panels -- Using the Photo Bin -- Creating different views of an image -- Viewing filenames -- Using Photo Bin Actions -- Using Some Creative Features -- Using Guided Edits -- Working with Adobe Stock images -- Searching Guided Edits -- Controlling the Editing Environment -- Launching and navigating Preferences -- Checking out all the Preferences panes -- Perusing preset libraries -- Part 2 Managing Media -- Chapter 4 Navigating the Organizer -- Organizing Photos and Media on a Hard Drive -- Adding Images to the Organizer -- Adding files from folders and removable media…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Developing code for our application -- Calibrating the needle -- Creating the WeatherData class -- Creating the WeatherDashboard class -- Adding the updateDashboard() function and main methods -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Building an IoT Information Display -- Technical requirements -- Investigating displays compatible with our Raspberry Pi and exploring screen types -- Creating an IoT information display -- Setting up our development environment -- Creating a WeatherData class -- Creating a TrafficMap class -- Adding Dashboard and MyApp classes -- Running the IoT information display application -- Summary -- Part 2: Building an IoT Home Security Dashboard -- Chapter 5: Exploring the GPIO -- Technical requirements -- Introducing the GPIO on Raspberry Pi -- Exploring the Raspberry Pi GPIO pinout diagram -- Understanding GPIO pin communication protocols -- Understanding sensors, actuators, and indicators -- Setting up our development environment -- Exploring the PIR sensor -- Building a simple alarm system -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Building an IoT Alarm Module -- Technical requirements -- Investigating MQTT -- Understanding the publish-subscribe model in MQTT -- Understanding QoS in MQTT -- Exploring MQTT fundamentals with the MQTTHQ web client -- Using a Raspberry Pi Pico W with MQTT -- Introducing the RP2040 chip -- Configuring our alarm circuit -- Setting up our development environment -- Writing the alarm module client code -- Building an IoT alarm module case -- Identifying the parts of the custom case -- Building the alarm module case -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Building an IoT Button -- Technical requirements -- Introducing IoT buttons -- Utilizing IoT buttons -- Exploring various technologies in IoT button development -- Creating our IoT button using the M5Stack ATOM Matrix -- Exploring M5Stack devices -- Flashing the firmware to our ATOM Matrix…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Technical requirements -- General enhancements to Inventor 2023 -- New Home screen: Home replaces My Home -- GPU Ray Tracing display -- iLogic -- Improved Free Orbit -- [Primary] replaces Master in model states -- The Alt + Q new keyboard shortcut for Annotate -- Performance enhancements and Express Mode -- Interoperability between Fusion 360, Revit, and more -- Fusion 360 tools -- Data exchange and interoperability enhancements for Revit and Inventor -- Sketch enhancements -- Fixing broken projected geometry -- Model sketching and the annotating text enhancement -- The new link sketch format for sketch blocks -- Part enhancements -- Sheet metal extended browser information -- The Sheet Metal Template option -- New Sheet Metal Mark command for engraving/etching features -- 3D annotation Datum Target command added -- Tolerance feature enhancements -- Data reference frame label selection -- Multiple selections for 3D annotation leaders -- Tolerance and parameter updates to model states -- Tolerance type options in Parameters -- Multi-Value sort order in Parameters -- Fillet tolerance -- The Relationships command for suppressed features -- Assembly and presentation enhancements -- BOM setting updates -- Changes to substitute model states -- New options for Simplify…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Experiment for Clearing Table -- The Addition of a New Function to the Software Architecture -- Conclusion -- References -- Multi-modal Communication Interface for Elderly People in Informationally Structured Space -- Introduction -- Monitoring System for Elderly People -- Universal Remote Controller -- Problem of Usability -- Input Interface -- Information Visualization -- Experimental Result -- Evaluation Result of Screen Design -- Evaluation Result on Handling Ability -- Summary -- References -- Motion Control Strategies for Humanoids Based on Ergonomics -- Introduction -- Simulating Anthropomorphic Multiagent Systems -- Modeling Anthropomorphic Kinematics as Kinematic Trees -- Controlling Anthropomorphic Kinematics as Multiagent Systems -- Processing RULA -- Connecting RULA to Anthropomorphic Kinematics -- RULA Only Considers one Arm at a Time, in Its Original Form It Is Not Assessed for Both Arms at Once -- RULA Is Only Assessed for Single Work Postures, in Its Original Form It Is Not Calculated Continuously -- RULA Only Considers Postures Feasible for Humans, but Humanoids Are Typically Not Restricted to Human Joint Limits -- Motion Control Strategies from RULA -- Interpretation of RULA Scores as ``ergonomic stress -- Reduction of RULA Scores with Nullspace Motions -- Inversion of RULA to Identify Favorable Joint Configurations -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Fuzzy Representations and Control for Domestic Service Robots in Golog -- Introduction -- The Situation Calculus and Golog -- Qualitative Fluents and Fuzzy Controllers in Golog -- Fuzzy Fluents -- Fuzzy Controller in Readylog -- Applications in a Domestic Service Robotics Domain -- A Domestic Service Robotics Domain (RoboCup@Home) -- Qualitative Representations for Domestic Environments -- Qualitative Notions in High-level Programs -- Domestic Golog Fuzzy Controllers…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and credits -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Exploring .NET MAUI -- Chapter 1: Getting Started with .NET MAUI -- An overview of cross-platform technologies -- Native applications -- Web applications -- Backend services -- Cross-platform technologies -- A comparison of .NET, Java, and JavaScript -- Exploring the .NET landscape -- .NET Framework -- Mono -- .NET Core -- .NET Standard and portable class libraries -- Using Xamarin for mobile development -- Xamarin.Forms -- Xamarin.Essentials -- Moving to .NET MAUI -- .NET MAUI Blazor apps -- Choosing XAML versus Razor in .NET MAUI -- Development environment setup -- Installing .NET MAUI on Windows -- Installing .NET MAUI on macOS -- What you will learn in this book -- The app that we will build in this book -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Building Our First .NET MAUI App -- Technical requirements -- Managing the source code in this book -- Setting up a new .NET MAUI project -- Creating a new project using Visual Studio -- Creating a new project using the dotnet command -- App startup and lifecycle -- Lifecycle management -- Configuring the resources -- App icon -- Splash screen -- Setting custom font icons -- Building and debugging -- Windows -- Android -- iOS and macOS -- Scaffolding a Model-View-ViewModel project -- Migrating and reusing a Shell template from Xamarin.Forms -- Visual Studio project template -- Summary -- Chapter 3: User Interface Design with XAML -- Technical requirements -- Creating a XAML page -- XAML syntax -- Element -- Attribute -- XML namespaces and XAML namespaces -- XAML markup extensions -- Master-detail UI design -- Side-by-side -- Stacked -- Controls in .NET MAUI -- Layouts in .NET MAUI -- Navigation in the master-detail UI design -- Supporting multiple languages - localization…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Replication for SolrCloud -- TLOG replicas -- PULL replicas -- Schemaless improvements -- Autoscaling -- Default numeric types -- Spatial fields -- SolrJ -- JMX and MBeans -- Other changes -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Getting Started -- Solr installation -- Understanding various files and the folder structure -- bin -- Solr script -- Post script -- contrib -- DataImportHandler -- ContentExtractionLibrary -- LanguageIdentifier -- Clustering -- VelocityIntegration -- dist and docs -- example -- core.properties -- zoo.cfg -- solr.xml -- server -- Running Solr -- Running basic Solr commands -- Production Solr setup -- Loading sample data -- Loading data from MySQL -- Understanding the browse interface -- Using the Solr admin interface -- Dashboard -- Logging -- Cloud screens -- Tree view -- Graph view -- Collections or core admin -- Java properties -- Thread dump -- Collection-specific tools -- Overview -- Analysis -- DataImport -- Documents -- Files -- Query -- Stream -- Schema -- Core-specific tools -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Designing Schemas -- How Solr works -- Getting started with Solr's basics -- The schema file of Solr -- Understanding field types -- Definitions and properties of field types -- Field type properties -- Field types available in Solr -- Understanding date fields -- Understanding currencies and exchange rates -- Understanding enum fields -- Field management…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Iterations, Qualification, and Release to Product -- Summary: Addressing Schedule Risk -- Chapter 7 Gathering Voice of the Customer to Prioritize Tehnical Requirments -- Importance and Position within DFSS Flow -- VOC Purpose and Objectives -- The VOC Gathering (Interviewing) Team -- Customer Selection -- Voices and Images -- Customer Interview Guide -- Planning Customer Visits and Interviews -- Customer Interviews -- KJ Analysis: Grouping, Structuring and Filtering the VOC -- Identifying Challenging Customer Requirements (NUDs) -- Kano Analysis -- Validation and Prioritization of Customer Requirements -- Translating Customer Requirements to System Requirements: The System-Level House of Quality -- Constructing a House of Quality -- Summary: VOC Gathering-Tying It All Together -- Chapter 8 Concept Generation and Selection -- Position within DFSS Flow -- Concept Generation Approaches -- Brainstorming and Mind-Mapping -- TRIZ -- Alternative Architecture Generation: Hardware and Software -- Generation of Robust Design Concepts -- Consideration of Existing Solutions -- Feasibility Screening -- Developing Feasible Concepts to Consistent Levels -- Concept Selection -- Summary -- Appendix: Kansei Engineering -- Chapter 9 Identification of Critical Parameters and FMEA -- Position within DFSS Flow -- Definition of a Critical Parameter -- Considerations from VOB and Constraints -- Prioritization and Selection of Critical Parameters -- FMEA -- Software FMEA Process (Software Systems, Software Subsystems, and Software Components FMEA) -- Software FMEA Implementation Case Study -- Considerations of Reliability and Availability -- Examples of Critical Parameters -- Summary -- Appendix: Software FMEA Process Documentation -- Chapter 10 Requirements Flow-Down -- Position within DFSS Flow -- Flow-Down for Hardware and Software Systems…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…STANDARD USER -- BitLocker -- BITLOCKER TO GO -- ENCRYPTING FILE SYSTEM (EFS) -- CHAPTER 18: Workstation Security Configuration -- DATA-AT-REST ENCRYPTION -- PASSWORD BEST PRACTICES -- END-USER BEST PRACTICES -- ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT -- CHANGE DEFAULT ADMINISTRATOR'S USER ACCOUNT/PASSWORD -- DISABLE AutoRun -- DISABLE AutoPlay -- CHAPTER 19: Mobile and Embedded Device Security -- SCREEN LOCKS -- LOCATOR APPS AND REMOTE WIPES -- OS UPDATES -- DEVICE ENCRYPTION -- REMOTE BACKUP APPLICATIONS -- FAILED LOGIN ATTEMPTS RESTRICTIONS…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Using reference tracks to compare your mix to commercial tracks -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Tips for achieving a professional master -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Preparing multiple versions of your master for different platforms -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Chapter 8: Tips and Tricks for Music Distribution -- Technical requirements -- Music distribution -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Preparing your tracks for distribution -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Creating an artist brand and profile -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Promoting your music release -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Maximizing streaming platform presence -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Engaging with your audience and building a fanbase -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Monetizing your music beyond streaming -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Chapter 9: Making Horror Music with FL Studio -- Technical requirements -- Horror music and its elements -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Creating haunting soundscapes and atmospheres -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- There's more -- Crafting disturbing melodies and themes -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Utilizing sound design for horror effects -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- There's more -- Building tension and suspense with arrangement techniques -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Experimenting with horror-specific production techniques -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Mixing and mastering for horror music -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- There's more -- Synchronizing music with on-screen visuals -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Chapter 10: Making Retrowave/Synthwave Music with FL Studio -- Technical requirements -- Starting with retrowave/synthwave music -- Getting ready -- How to do it -- Designing retro synth sounds -- Getting ready -- How to do it…”