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Local Image Descriptor: Modern Approaches
This book covers a wide range of local image descriptors, from the classical ones to the state of the art, as well as the burgeoning research topics on this area. The goal of this effort is to let readers know what are the most popular and useful methods in the current, what are the advantages and the disadvantages of these methods, which kind of methods is best suitable for their problems or a…
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- 978-3-662-49173-7
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Human ParasitesLDiagnosis, Treatment, Prevention
This textbook provides an up-to-date overview of the most important parasites in humans and their potential vectors. For each parasite, the book offers a concise summary including its distribution, epidemiology, life cycle, morphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapeutic measures. Numerous tables, diagrams and over 200 colorful illustrations highlight the main aspect…
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- 978-3-319-32801-0
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- 616.9 MEH h
The Fractal Geometry of the Brain
Reviews the most intriguing applications of fractal analysis in neuroscience with a focus on current and future potential, limits, advantages, and disadvantages. Will bring an understanding of fractals to clinicians and researchers also if they do not have a mathematical background, and will serve as a good tool for teaching the translational applications of computational models to students and…
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- 978-1-4939-3995-4
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- XXII, 585
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- Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience
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The Fractal Dimension of Architecture
Starting with 625 reconstructed architectural plans and elevations, and including more than 200 specially prepared views of famous buildings, this book presents the results of the largest mathematical study ever undertaken into architectural design and the largest single application of fractal analysis presented in any field. The data derived from this study is used to test three overarching hy…
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- 978-3-319-32426-5
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- XVII, 423
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- Mathematics and the Built Environment
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The Foxfire Approach
Participants in Foxfire’s Program for Teachers, from early childhood teachers to college professors, describe their adaptations of the Foxfire Approach for instruction at all grade levels, all subjects and all demographics – including how they coped with the challenges they faced. One practitioner describes how she used the Core Practices to design instruction in rural China. We have an eng…
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- 978-94-6300-564-7
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- XVIII, 162
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Unifying the Philosophy of Truth
This anthology of the very latest research on truth features the work of recognized luminaries in the field, put together following a rigorous refereeing process. Along with an introduction outlining the central issues in the field, it provides a unique and unrivaled view of contemporary work on the nature of truth, with papers selected from key conferences in 2011 such as Truth Be Told (Amster…
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- 978-94-017-9673-6
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Unifying Theories of Programming 5th International Symposium, UTP 2014, Sing…
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Unifying Theories of Programming, UTP 2014, held in Singapore, Singapore, in May 13, 2014, co-located with the 19th International Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2014. The 7 revised full papers presented together with one invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected from 11 submissions. They deal with nume…
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- 978-3-319-14806-9
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Unhooking from Whiteness Resisting the Esprit de Corps
What happens to people when they choose to unhook from the rules and modes of thought whiteness requires and expects of them? Whiteness promotes a form of hegemonic thinking, which influences not only thought processes but also behavior within the academy. Working to dismantle the racism and whiteness that continue to keep oppressed people powerless and immobilized in academe requires shar…
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- 978-94-6300-527-2
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Unfolding Afterglow Unfolding Afterglow
This title examines professional learning in the contemporary milieu of public education, considering the impact of No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top on such encounters for art educators. Drawing from prominent scholars of philosophy and education (Greene, Dewey, Gadamer), aesthetic experiential play is theorized as a catalyst for teacher renewal through the embodied intensities (Merleau…
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- 978-94-6300-531-9
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- XVIII, 266
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Unfit to Be a Slave
Out of over 40 years of experience in adult or worker education, David Greene brings us tools to develop consciousness and leadership for social change. Based on the power of our huge working class to understand this economic system and to organize, this book aims to empower educators, students and other workers with science applied to solving the serious social problems we face today. We are c…
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- 978-94-6209-935-7
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