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This easy-to-follow textbook provides a modern, algorithmic introduction to digital image processing. It concentrates on practical applications and working implementations whilst also presenting important formal details and the necessary mathematics.

Suitable for self study Use real examples and real data sets that will be familiar to the audience Introduction to the bootstrap is included - this is a modern method missing in many other books

Programming Languages is a self-contained approach to the topic, and differentiates between the design, implementation and pragmatic aspects of programming languages overall. The main programming paradigms are presented, in a straightforward way.

The updated and expanded 4th edition of this book explores mathematical techniques and problem-solving strategies for computer games, animation, virtual reality, CAD and other areas of computer graphics. Includes 120 worked examples and some 270 illustrations.

Development frameworks, tools and models are used and explored and the New Participative Methodology for Sustainable Design (NPMSD) is introduced as a way of identifying key factors needed in developing more sustainable systems including new smart technology and portable devices.

This book introduces the basic concepts of energy economics and explains how simple economic tools can be used to analyze contemporary energy issues. It gives the reader a thorough grounding in various key aspects of the subject.

Inclusive coverage of all the essential neural network applications in a statistical learning framework makes this a baseline text for students and researchers, with 25 chapters on all the major approaches that include a wealth of examples and exercises.

Covering key areas of evaluation and methodology, client-side applications, specialist and novel technologies, along with initial appraisals of disabilities, this important book provides comprehensive coverage of web accessibility.

This book explains the principal techniques of data mining, for classification, association rule mining and clustering. Each topic is clearly explained and illustrated by detailed examples, with a focus on algorithms rather than mathematical formalism.

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The five approaches outlined in this book offers the systems thinking practitioner a range of interchangeable tools for pro-actively making systemic improvements amidst complex situations of change and uncertainty.

The second of a series of Yearbooks in the Work Life 2000 programme, preparing for the Work Life 2000 Conference in Malmoe 22 - 25 January 2001, as a part of the Swedish Presidency of the European Union

This classroom-tested book discusses artificial neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, fuzzy systems and Bayesian networks, covering ant colony optimization and probabilistic graphical models. Includes examples, illustrations and definitions throughout.

This highlights ongoing research efforts on different aspectsof polymer nanocomposites and explores their potentials to exhibitmulti-functional properties. Offering aninvaluable resource for materials researchers and postgraduate students in thepolymer composites field, theywill also greatly benefit materials

Reflecting the burgeoning field of nanotechnology research and its potential impact of the growing energy crisis, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research in the energy-related fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

External fixation in Orthopedic traumatology is a textbook that focuses on the use of external fixation in the acute management of patients with serious orthopedic injuries. The book highlights the indications for external fixation and provides an evidenced based guide to both the specialist orthopedic surgeon and the trainee.

This book provides a blue sky research perspective on entertainment computing. It explores the future of entertainment technologies and provides inspiration for academics, researchers, graduate students, industry thought leaders and industry development labs.

Studies the combination of various methods of designing for reliability, availability, maintainability and safety, as well as the techniques in probability and possibility modeling, mathematical algorithmic modeling, evolutionary algorithmic modeling, symbolic logic modeling, artificial intelligence modeling and object-oriented computer modeling.

In the 21st century, supply chain operations and relationships among supply chain partners have become highly challenging, necessitating new approaches, e.g., the development of new models.

A Critical Appraisal of Germany's Thermal Retrofit Policy

This book explores the effects of biodiesel usage on injection, fuel spray, combustion, and tribology characteristics, and engine performance. It also details optimization procedures of diesel engine characteristics using practical examples.

This book describes the reactive chemistry of minor pollutants within extensively validated detailed mechanisms for traditional fuels, and also for innovative surrogates, describing the complex chemistry of new, environmentally important bio-fuels.