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On the Design of a Photo Beauty Measurement Mechanism Based on Image Composit…
In this chapter, we propose a machine learning scheme on how to measure the beauty of a photo. Different from traditional measurements that focus on the quality of captured signals, the beauty of photos is based on high-level concepts from the knowledge of photo aesthetics. Because the concept of beauty is mostly defined by human being, the measurement must contain some knowledge obtained from …
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Mindfulness Meditation and The Perception of Beauty Implications For An Ecol…
Meditation is a first-person method for contemplating ourselves and the world, with more than 2500 years of history, rooted in the philosophical and contemplative traditions of the east. The present chapter aims to explore this worldview in order to demonstrate its relevance to our capacity for the appreciation of beauty. To this end, the aesthetic experience, the contemplative experience and t…
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Life Span Management
One of the challenges plaguing the health of people is the effect of chronic diseases. Life expectancy of people has continued to be at stake due to the emergence of chronic diseases. The centers for public health in various countries have raised concern that there is a need for urgent intervention to address this challenge. Self-management is the key to a healthy life and healthy aging. Accord…
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Learning in Cognitive Niches
Learning in Cognitive Niches
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The Islamic Veil, the Domestic Environment, and Femininity
This study aims to determine the way that the women who define themselves as religious Muslims dress and act in a manner that evokes femininity at home. During the study, focus group interviews were held with 10 religious women (9 veiled, 1 non-veiled), and in-depth interviews were held with two women who were members of the İsmailağa community. The participants of the focus group interview w…
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Introductory Chapter: Aging is a Preventable Disorder
Introductory Chapter: Aging is a Preventable Disorder
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Sewage Treatment Plants: Economic Evaluation of Innovative Technologies for E…
Sewage Treatment Plants: Economic Evaluation of Innovative Technologies for Energy Efficiency aims to show how cost saving can be achieved in sewage treatment plants through implementation of novel, energy efficient technologies or modification of the conventional, energy demanding treatment facilities towards the concept of energy streamlining. The book brings together knowledge from Engineeri…
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Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination: Assessment and Pre-treatment of Foulin…
This book can of interest to undergraduate and graduate engineering students and researchers, academics, plant operators, consultants, professionals and practitioners in the water sector. The book is not necessarily intended to be read from cover to cover, but consulted as the need arises. The content of this book deals with: Membrane-based desalination Basic principles of reverse osmosis Fouli…
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Scaling Propensity of Water: New Predictive Parameters
The commonly used Saturation Index calculated at 10°C (SI10) is not suitable for practical situations. New parameters have been developed for simple and rapid analysis of calcium carbonate precipitation (scaling) phenomena which occur during the heating of drinking water: TPCC90 (Theoretically Precipitable Calcium Carbonate at 90°C) SI90 (Saturation Index at 90°C) NI (Nucleation Index) PPCC …
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Sanitation and Hygiene in Africa: Where do we Stand?
The Third African Sanitation and Hygiene Conference was held in Kigali, Rwanda in July 2011. It was hosted by the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, and the African Ministers Council on Water. The meeting attracted extraordinary interest: over 1000 people registered and nearly 900 people attended from a total of 67 countries, including representatives of 42 African countries. The content of…
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