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The Cox Model and Its Applications
Flexible semiparametric regression models are increasingly being used to relate lifetime distributions to time-dependent explanatory variables. Throughout the book, various recent statistical models are developed in close connection with specific data from experimental studies in clinical trials or from observational studies.
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- 978-3-662-49332-8
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- 2191-544X
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- SpringerBriefs in Statistics
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Advances in Face Detection and Facial Image Analysis
This book presents the state-of-the-art in face detection and analysis. It outlines new research directions, including in particular psychology-based facial dynamics recognition, aimed at various applications such as behavior analysis, deception detection, and diagnosis of various psychological disorders. Topics of interest include face and facial landmark detection, face recognition, facial ex…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-25958-1
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- X, 434
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- 004.2 ADV a
Statistical Causal Inferences and Their Applications in Public Health Research
This book compiles and presents new developments in statistical causal inference. The accompanying data and computer programs are publicly available so readers may replicate the model development and data analysis presented in each chapter. In this way, methodology is taught so that readers may implement it directly. The book brings together experts engaged in causal inference research to prese…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-41259-7
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- XV, 321,13 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
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Stability and Synchronization Control of Stochastic Neural Networks
This book reports on the latest findings in the study of Stochastic Neural Networks (SNN). The book collects the novel model of the disturbance driven by Levy process, the research method of M-matrix, and the adaptive control method of the SNN in the context of stability and synchronization control. The book will be of interest to university researchers, graduate students in control science and…
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- 978-3-662-47833-2
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- XVI, 357, 2 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour
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The Brassica rapa Genome
This book provides insights into the latest achievements in genomics research on Brassica rapa. It describes the findings on this Brassica species, the first of the U’s triangle that has been sequenced and a close relative to the model plant Arabidopsis, which provide a basis for investigations of major Brassica crop species. Further, the book focuses on the development of tools to facilitate…
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- 978-3-662-47901-8
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- VIII, 169
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- Compendium of Plant Genomes
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Trustworthy Computing and Services
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Standard Conference on Trustworthy Computing and Services, ISCTCS 2014, held in Beijing, China, in November 2014. The 51 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 279 submissions. The topics covered are architecture for trusted computing systems; trusted computing platform; trusted system building;…
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- 1
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- 1865-0929
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- XII, 414
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- Communications in Computer and Information Science
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Advances in Acoustic Emission Technology: Proceedings of the World Conference…
This volume collects the papers from the 2013 World Conference on Acoustic Emission in Shanghai. The latest research and applications of Acoustic Emission (AE) are explored, with particular emphasis on detecting and processing of AE signals, development of AE instrument and testing standards, AE of materials, engineering structures and systems, including the processing of collected data and ana…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-1-4939-1239-1
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- XVII, 694
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- Springer Proceedings in Physics
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- 690.2 ADV a
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Business and Finance
Theme: ‘Creating futures: Sustainable economies?’ Purpose: To share continuous and collaborative research outputs that review existing strategies and to propose mechanisms for the likely achievement of a sustainable economy that is unique but inclusive to different entities in the world. Target audience: This year’s 7th International Conference on Business and Finance (ICBF) continues its…
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- 650 PRO
Educational Measurement for Applied Researchers
This book is a valuable read for a diverse group of researchers and practitioners who analyze assessment data and construct test instruments. It focuses on the use of classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT), which are often required in the fields of psychology (e.g. for measuring psychological traits), health (e.g. for measuring the severity of disorders), and education (e.g.…
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- 978-981-10-3300-1
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- 40 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour
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- XIV, 306
Education as Cultivation in Chinese Culture
Given the increasing global interest in Chinese culture, this book uses case studies to describe and interpret Chinese cultivation in contemporary Taiwanese schools. Cultivation is a concept unique to Chinese culture and is characterized by different attitudes towards teaching and learning compared to Western models of education. The book starts with a discussion of human nature in Chinese scho…
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- 978-981-287-223-4
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- -
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- 20 b/w illustrations
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- VIII, 288
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