“…In the book Colorimetry and Image Processing, two important fields are presented: colorimetry and image processing. Colorimetry is observed by a visual interactive programming learning system, an approach based on color analysis of Habanero chili pepper, an approach based on scene image segmentation centered on mathematical morphology, other systems based on the simulations of the dichromatic color appearance, and, finally, an approach based on the color reconstruction in order to enhancement its using super-resolution methods. …”

“…The retrospective analysis of the decentralisation processes in both countries show that they have been moving back and forth between decentralisation and centralisation, constantly swinging the pendulum of political discourse and the legal framework on intergovernmental fiscal governance. During the observed period, the systems of local government financing in both countries have often undergone drastic changes. …”

“…The author explores the general possibilities and limits of linguistic communication regarding the quality of grade school concerts, with specific concerts as her observational data. The crucial question is where to draw the line between what can be expressed verbally and what cannot when it comes to communicating about quality in this context. …”

“…Dans le contexte du « retour des morts » observable dans les sciences humaine en ce début de troisième millénaire, cet ouvrage, issu d'un colloque tenu à Aix-en-Provence en 2003, croise les disciplines autour de plusieurs formes caractérisées de narrations de la mort et restitue une épaisseur historique à un phénomène souvent réduit à ses évolutions récentes. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…From cradle to grave ; Introduction ; Children's use of the streets ; Social trust through childhood ; Social trust through adulthood ; No country for old men -- 6. …”

“…In particular, several works refer to alterations in the morphology and numbers of astrocytes, microglia and oligodendrocytes in the context of depression in human patients or animal models of depression. These observations were linked to functional evidences and suggested to underlie the pathophysiology of depression. …”

“…Although POSSs were first described in 1946 by Scott, these materials, however, have not immediately been successful if we consider that, starting from 1946 and up to 1995, we find in the literature 85 manuscripts regarding POSSs; which means that less than two papers per year were published over 50 years. Since 1995, we observe an exponential growth of scientific manuscripts concerning POSSs. …”

“…A similar situation has been observed in freshwater, where cyanobacterial toxins, such as microcystins, could end up in unexpected areas such as the estuaries where shellfish are cultivated. …”

“…The volume explores the popularity of a topic that appealed to early modern observers for its eroticizing shock value, its ironic take on the concept of Catholic »charity«, and its implied critique of patriarchal power structures. …”

“…What is the composition of the silver ink and what are the causes of the severe damage? Which pigments were used by the different painters? How can the Vienna Genesis be best conserved for the future?…”

“…Quelles continuités, quelles évolutions peut-on observer dans les professions exercées, dans le jeu des alliances, dans les lieux de résidence, et aussi dans le recrutement des nouveaux inscrits ? …”

“…Deforestation and land use change have led to a strong reduction of tropical forest cover during the last decades. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Traditional Approach to Finance -- Behavioral Finance -- Financial Markets as Interacting Individuals: Price Formation From Models of Complexity -- A Psychological Galilean Principle for Price Movements: Fundamental Framework for Technical Analysis -- Catching Animal Spirits: Using Complexity Theory to Detect Speculative Moments of the Markets -- Social Framing Creating Bull Markets of the Past: Growth Theory of Financial Markets -- Complexity Theory and Systemic Risk in the World`s Financial Markets -- Communication and the Stock Market -- References -- Index…”

“…Les utopies du xviiie siècle offrent un terrain idéal pour observer la richesse du genre utopique et la convergence des grandes problématiques propres à la réflexion utopologique : la question géographique des lieux de l'utopie, la question pragmatique de sa réalisation et la question politique du rapport entre les principes de gouvernement et le bonheur du peuple. …”

“…RAND developed a framework to categorize professionals' responses to surprise and then conducted discussions with representatives from 13 different professions, including former ambassadors, chief executive officers, military personnel, and physicians. The authors observed that all interviewees used common coping strategies. …”

“…Au fil de la lecture de Papiers de Mémoire, des personnages s’incarnent dans toute leur complexité et une histoire se construit, celle d’une famille normande au xxe siècle à qui l’écriture a servi de médiation dans les moments de crise : la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour les principaux acteurs, le choix entre célibat ou mariage pour des jeunes filles des années trente, les bouleversements de la société rurale au milieu du siècle. …”

“…The authors ask: what do theory and empirical observations tell us about the causes and the consequences of financial crisis and instability? …”

“…The volume contains investigations carried out by means of aerial photos and satellite images, as well as results from in situ surveys and observations aimed at assessing morphological changes in shoreline and dune systems as a consequence of chronic flooding and erosion processes or the occurrence of specific weather-related events. …”

“…They represent a wide range of aspects related to wood protection and wood preservation, and give timely examples of research activities that can be observed around the globe. Several authors reported on the processes of thermal modification and different chemical wood modification techniques, which are among the latest alternative wood protection methods without the use of biocides. …”

“…Characteristic for all contributions gathered here is an access to the source material by means of methods of distanced observation, through which semantics, discourse (excerpts), receptions, and reference spaces of educational science are examined exemplarily and in a comparatively abstract perspective, thus allowing conclusions to be drawn about one's own history of knowledge and science. …”