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An instructive book that examines the practice of drawing for illustration through case studies and sketchbooks, written by one of the world's foremost experts and teachers on the subject. This essential handbook explores the subject of drawing for illustration in-depth, with an emphasis on drawing as a skill and fundamental language that every illustrator should master. It aims to encourage students through examples and case studies, by showcasing the often-unseen world of draughtsmanship that underpins the finished graphic.From book illustration to graphic novels, caricatures to commercial design, it draws on contemporary sketchbooks, projects and historical examples to make the connection between the practice of drawing from observation and drawing from imagination. Martin Salisbury sets out by explaining the fundamentals of this exciting discipline, before outlining the basic principles of line, tone, composition and colour through inspiring examples. Different approaches to drawin

There are more than 6000 species belonging to twenty-seven orders in the Class Mammalia. Comparative studies of this diverse and magnificent array of extant species provide valuable opportunities to formulate and test hypotheses concerning the evolution of reproduction. This is the first book to explore, in depth and breadth, the complex interrelationships that exist between patterns of mating behaviour and the evolution of mammalian reproductive anatomy and physiology. It focuses upon the role that copulatory and post-copulatory sexual selection have played during the evolution of the monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals, and examines the effects of sperm competition and cryptic female choice upon coevolution of the genitalia in the two sexes. In addition, due weight is also given to discussions of the modes of life of mammals, and to the roles played by natural selection and phylogeny in determining their reproductive traits.

The first ever interdisciplinary handbook in the field, this vital resource offers wide-ranging analysis of health research regulation. The chapters confront gaps between documented law and research in practice, and draw on legal, ethical and social theories about what counts as robust research regulation to make recommendations for future directions. The Handbook provides an account and analysis of current regulatory tools - such as consent to participation in research and the anonymization of data to protection participants' privacy - as well as commentary on the roles of the actors and stakeholders who are involved in human health research and its regulation. Drawing on a range of international examples of research using patient data, tissue and other human materials, the collective contribution of the volume is to explore current challenges in delivering good medical research for the public good and to provide insights on how to design better regulatory approaches. This title is al

The eureka moment is a myth. It is an altogether naïve and fanciful account of human progress. Innovations emerge from a much less mysterious combination of historical, circumstantial, and accidental influences. This book explores the origin and evolution of several important behavioral innovations including the high five, the Heimlich maneuver, the butterfly stroke, the moonwalk, and the Iowa caucus. Such creations' striking suitability to the situation and the moment appear ingeniously designed with foresight. However, more often than not, they actually arise 'as if by design.' Based on investigations into the histories of a wide range of innovations, Edward A. Wasserman reveals the nature of behavioral creativity. What surfaces is a fascinating web of causation involving three main factors: context, consequence, and coincidence. Focusing on the process rather than the product of innovation elevates behavior to the very center of the creative human endeavor.

The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch marking humanity's alteration of the Earth: its rock structure, environments, atmosphere. The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Anthropocene offers the most comprehensive survey yet of how literature can address the social, cultural, and philosophical questions posed by the Anthropocene. This volume addresses the old and new literary forms - from novels, plays, poetry, and essays to exciting and evolving genres such as 'cli-fi', experimental poetry, interspecies design, gaming, weird, ecotopian and petro-fiction, and 'new' nature writing. Studies range from the United States to India, from Palestine to Scotland, while addressing numerous global signifiers or consequences of the Anthropocene: catastrophe, extinction, 'fossil capital', warming, politics, ethics, interspecies relations, deep time, and Earth. This unique Companion offers a compelling account of how to read literature through the Anthropocene and of how literature migh

The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch marking humanity's alteration of the Earth: its rock structure, environments, atmosphere. The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Anthropocene offers the most comprehensive survey yet of how literature can address the social, cultural, and philosophical questions posed by the Anthropocene. This volume addresses the old and new literary forms - from novels, plays, poetry, and essays to exciting and evolving genres such as 'cli-fi', experimental poetry, interspecies design, gaming, weird, ecotopian and petro-fiction, and 'new' nature writing. Studies range from the United States to India, from Palestine to Scotland, while addressing numerous global signifiers or consequences of the Anthropocene: catastrophe, extinction, 'fossil capital', warming, politics, ethics, interspecies relations, deep time, and Earth. This unique Companion offers a compelling account of how to read literature through the Anthropocene and of how literature migh

Revised from the bestselling original edition, Entity Framework Core in Action, Second Edition is filled with over 100 diagrams, code snippets, and examples--including building and scaling your own bookselling web application. Revised from the bestselling original edition, Entity Framework Core in Action, Second Edition is filled with over 100 diagrams, code snippets, and examples--including building and scaling your own bookselling web application. Entity Framework Core in Action, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to accessing databases from .NET applications. Updated and upgraded with new content, new diagrams, and new examples, it begins with a clear breakdown of Entity Framework, along with the mental model behind ORM. You'll discover time-saving patterns and best practices for security, performance tuning, unit testing, and even tips and tricks developed by the author through his extensive experience working on different client applications. Purchase of the print book includ

Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition: A Practical Guide, Second Edition, is an evidence-based, practical guide introducing readers to the theory behind optimal child nutrition. Containing practical advice on how to put that theory into practice, this new edition facilitates learning through case studies, key points, and learning activities. Divided into seven sections, chapters cover prenatal nutrition and nutrition throughout childhood from preterm babies to adolescents up to the age of 18.Sections throughout focus on topics ranging from nutrient requirements, balanced eating patterns and common problems to cultural influences on food choices and guidelines on assessing growth and dietary intakes. Prevention and management of obesity and allergies are covered in separate chapters. The first 1000 days are given particular consideration with chapters on diets for preconception, pregnancy, milk feeding and complementary feeding during infancy.The chapter on nutritional treatments cover

本書共23章，介紹了新商科、新文科本科生能用到的大數據可視化技術與方法，以及常見的大數據可視化應用案例。本書簡單實用，在介紹每一種大數據可視化工具時，兼顧在線工具可視化和編程可視化兩種方式：利用在線工具，可以用不編程的方法實現大數據可視化；對於Python編程部分，採用模板化知識講授，只需少量替換模板中的語句即可將其應用到其他場景。 本書是為新商科、新文科類專業師生定制的教材，讓沒有編程基礎的學生能懂、會用，讓非計算機專業出身的教師可以學通、講授。同時，本書也可供其他大數據可視化的初學者參考。

如今，所有領域的資料量都在急劇增長。如何才能高效利用這些資料呢？本書介紹了開源集群計算系統Apache Spark，它可以加速資料分析的實現和運行。利用Spark，你可以用Python、Java以及Scala的簡易API來快速操控大規模資料集。 本書由Spark開發者編寫，可以讓資料科學家和工程師即刻上手。你能學到如何使用簡短的代碼實現複雜的並行作業，還能瞭解從簡單的批次處理作業到流處理以及機器學

Safety oil and gas engineers lack a single source to utilize for practical understanding and application and do not receive proper training until already placed on a job site. Risk Management in the Oil and Gas Industry: Offshore and Onshore Concepts and Case Studies delivers the concepts, strategies and good practices of offshore and onshore safety engineering applicable to petroleum engineering and immediately surrounding industries. Guided by the strategic risk management line, this reference organizes steps in order of importance and priority that should be given to the themes in the practical exercise of risk management activities, from the conceptual and design phase to operational and crisis management situations. Each chapter is packed with practical case studies, lessons learned, exercises, and review questions. The reference also touches on the newest techniques including liquefied natural gas (cryogenics) operations and computer simulations that contemplate the influence of

本書將從我自的經驗出發，希望那些對編程感興趣並且想要開始學習的人，可以從這本書感受到編程更多的樂趣。在講解中使？到的程序，我會說明它在實際存在的系統中是如何搭載的，並且瞭解這個功能以及它在實踐過程中的作用，這也是當時學編程的我想要了瞭解的內容，我將基於此展開本書內容。

本研究以內蒙古為研究區域，對內蒙古不同草地類型的可燃物進行野外調查和室內燃燒實驗，分析內蒙古草原可燃物燃燒特性、揭示草原火時空特徵，再利用室內實驗得出的碳排放數據估算內蒙古草原火碳排放情況。 將草原火行為模型參數本地化處理．構建適用於內蒙古草原火行為的模型，利用Python程序語言基於CA和GIS技術實現對草原火蔓延的模擬， 具體從以下5個方面展開。

Cyber-Physical Systems: AI and COVID-19 highlights original research which addresses current data challenges in terms of the development of mathematical models, cyber-physical systems-based tools and techniques, and the design and development of algorithmic solutions, etc. It reviews the technical concepts of gathering, processing and analyzing data from cyber-physical systems (CPS) and reviews tools and techniques that can be used. This book will act as a resource to guide COVID researchers as they move forward with clinical and epidemiological studies on this outbreak, including the technical concepts of gathering, processing and analyzing data from cyber-physical systems (CPS).The major problem in the identification of COVID-19 is detection and diagnosis due to non-availability of medicine. In this situation, only one method, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) has been widely adopted and used for diagnosis. With the evolution of COVID-19, the global research co

本書主要介紹大資料分析與應用，包括資料驅動程序設計、資料前處理、統計機器學習基礎、無監督式學習、監督式學習、其他學習方式（集成學習、深度學習、強化學習）等6章內容。本書特色：文字說明、程式碼與執行結果等交叉呈現，有助於閱讀理解；提供來自不同領域的資料處理與分析範例；同時掌握資料分析兩大主流工具—— R 與 Python；凸顯第四代與第三代程式語言的不同之處。本書讀者物件：計算機、人工智能、大資料等相關專業的本科生、研究生，對大資料分析與應用感興趣的社會讀者，以及大資料分析與應用行業的工程技術人員。

Your family's most cherished meals deserve to be remembered. Preserve all of your favorite recipes, and the memories associated with them, in this heirloom-quality blank recipe book. Around Our Table includes: - 138 Recipe Pages: Space to record prep time, serving size, ingredients, instructions, and memories or additional notes about each dish - Organized Dividers with Tabs: 7 sections broken up by food category to make it easy to find what you're looking for- 20 4x6 Index Cards: Write down recipes you might want to remove and share with others- Plastic Sleeves and Pocket: Additional space to save recipes that have been passed down or clipped out of magazines- Durable Cover Stylish, yet sturdy, cover that is wipeable and will hold up in the kitchen- Beautiful Design: Classic artwork created by artist and author Korie Herold

We discuss whole-child development, learning, and thriving through a dynamic systems theory lens that focuses on the United States and includes an analysis of historical challenges in the American public education system, including inequitable resources, opportunities, and outcomes. To transform US education systems, developmental and learning scientists, educators, policymakers, parents, and communities must apply the knowledge they have today to 1. challenge the assumptions and goals that drove the design of the current US education system, 2. articulate a revised, comprehensive definition of whole-child development, learning, and thriving that accepts rather than simplifies how human beings develop, 3. create a profound paradigm shift in how the purpose of education is described in the context of social, cultural, and political forces, including the impacts of race, privilege, and bias and 4. describe a new dynamic 'language' for measurement of both the academic competencies and the

Linear algebra is something all mathematics undergraduates and many other students, in subjects ranging from engineering to economics, have to learn. The fifth edition of this hugely successful textbook retains the quality of earlier editions while at the same time seeing numerous minor improvements and major additions. The latter include: a new chapter on singular values and singular vectors, including ways to analyze a matrix of data; a revised chapter on computing in linear algebra, with professional-level algorithms and code that can be downloaded for a variety of languages; a new section on linear algebra and cryptography; and a new chapter on linear algebra in probability and statistics. A dedicated and active website also offers solutions to exercises as well as new exercises from many different sources (e.g. practice problems, exams, development of textbook examples), plus codes in MATLAB, Julia, and Python.

Macroevolutionary inference has historically been treated as a two-step process, involving the inference of a tree, and then inference of a macroevolutionary model using that tree. Newer models blend the two steps. These methods make more complete use of fossils than the previous generation of Bayesian phylogenetic models. They also involve many more parameters than prior models, including parameters about which empiricists may have little intuition. In this Element, we set forth a framework for fitting complex, hierarchical models. The authors ultimately fit and use a joint tree and diversification model to estimate a dated phylogeny of the Cincta (Echinodermata), a morphologically distinct group of Cambrian echinoderms that lack the fivefold radial symmetry characteristic of extant members of the phylum. Although the phylogeny of cinctans remains poorly supported in places, this Element shows how models of character change and diversification contribute to understanding patterns of p

This third edition of Braun and Murdoch's bestselling textbook now includes discussion of the use and design principles of the tidyverse packages in R, including expanded coverage of ggplot2, and R Markdown. The expanded simulation chapter introduces the Box–Muller and Metropolis–Hastings algorithms. New examples and exercises have been added throughout. This is the only introduction you'll need to start programming in R, the computing standard for analyzing data. This book comes with real R code that teaches the standards of the language. Unlike other introductory books on the R system, this book emphasizes portable programming skills that apply to most computing languages and techniques used to develop more complex projects. Solutions, datasets, and any errata are available from www.statprogr.science. Worked examples - from real applications - hundreds of exercises, and downloadable code, datasets, and solutions make a complete package for anyone working in or learning practical data

What explains the peculiar spatial variation of Maoist insurgency in India? Mukherjee develops a novel typology of colonial indirect rule and land tenure in India, showing how they can lead to land inequality, weak state and Maoist insurgency. Using a multi-method research design that combines qualitative analysis of archival data on Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh states, Mukherjee demonstrates path dependence of land/ethnic inequality leading to Maoist insurgency. This is nested within a quantitative analysis of a district level dataset which uses an instrumental variable analysis to address potential selection bias in colonial choice of princely states. The author also analyses various Maoist documents, and interviews with key human rights activists, police officers, and bureaucrats, providing rich contextual understanding of the motivations of agents. Furthermore, he demonstrates the generalizability of his theory to cases of colonial frontier indirect rule causing ​ethnic secessio

Drawing on recent research in moral psychology and neuroscience, this book argues that universal moral beliefs and emotions shaped the evolution of the laws of war, and in particular laws that protect civilians. It argues that civilian protection norms are not just a figment of the modern West, but that these norms were embryonic in earlier societies and civilizations, including Ancient China, early Islam, and medieval Europe. However, despite their ubiquity, this book argues that civilian protection rules are inherently fragile, and that their fragility lies not just in failures of compliance, but also in how moral emotions shaped the design of the law. The same beliefs and emotions that lead people to judge that it is wrong to intentionally target civilians can paradoxically constitute the basis for excusing states for incidental civilian casualties, or collateral damage. To make the laws of war work better for civilians, this book argues that we need to change how we think about the

Light scattering is one of the most well-studied phenomena in nature. It occupies a central place in optical physics, and plays a key role in multiple fields of science and engineering. This volume presents a comprehensive introduction to the subject. For the first time, the authors bring together in a self-contained and systematic manner, the physical concepts and mathematical tools that are used in the modern theory of light scattering and transport, presenting them in a clear, accessible style. The power of these tools is demonstrated by a framework that links various aspects of the subject: scattering theory to radiative transport, radiative transport to diffusion, and field correlations to the statistics of speckle patterns. For graduate students and researchers in optical physics and optical engineering, this book is an invaluable resource on the interaction of light with complex media and the theory of light scattering in disordered and complex systems.

Global supply chains connect the world in unprecedented and intricate ways. Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and International Relations in East Asia dissects the sources and effects of contemporary disruptions of these networks. Despite their dramatic expansion as distinct, complex, and unique mechanisms of economic interdependence, the role of supply chains in broader patterns of interstate conflict and cooperation has been relatively neglected. This volume sheds light on whether a highly interdependent “Factory Asia” and Asia-Pacific can withstand geopolitical, geo-economic, and pandemic threats. This combustible mix, fueled by rising hyper-nationalism in the US and China, threatens to unleash sizable disruptions in the global geography of production and in the international relations of East Asia.

Since the mid-2000s, the quality of democracy around the world has been in decline, and Southeast Asia is no exception. This Element analyzes the extent, patterns and drivers of democratic deconsolidation in the three Southeast Asian countries that boast the longest history of electoral democracy in the region: Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. While the exact deconsolidation outcomes differ, all three nations have witnessed similar trends of democratic erosion. In each case, long-standing democratic deficiencies (such as clientelism, politicized security forces and non-democratic enclaves) have persisted; rising wealth inequality has triggered political oligarchization and subsequent populist responses embedded in identity politics; and ambitious middle classes have opted for non-democratic alternatives to safeguard their material advancement. As a result, all three polities have descended from their democratic peaks between the late 1980s and early 2000s, with few signs pointi

工，是一種淬鍊的過程，一，則是對於設計的初心。2014年，7月14日，三位來自台灣的80後設計人，組成了「工一設計│one work design」譜寫了80後設計師不同於前輩的發展道路：──與其單打獨鬥，不如集合力量，在創業的過程中彼此扶持，共同拚搏，同時互相交流，彼此競爭，追求進步。在短短6年多時間裡拿遍國內外設計大獎，作品遍及兩案，案型多元不拘，成為80後華人設計的偶像。 本書記錄了工一設

本書以俄羅斯方塊遊戲作為實戰案例分析了遊戲中的基礎元素。根據分析所得的數據結構和功能，依次切換使用C、Java、Python、JavaScript這4門不同的編程語言來開發俄羅斯方塊遊戲，並以此為契機，探討如何培養通用的編程能力，如何按需切換使用不同的編程語言。本書共6章。第1章介紹了跨語言編程訓練的背景和意義，以及本書中將用到的編程語言。第2章從基礎、規則和進階3個層面分析俄羅斯方塊遊戲的邏輯，從而得出關鍵的數據結構和功能。第3～6章分別使用C、Java、Python、JavaScript這4門語言，依據相同的邏輯，並結合語言自身的特點，依次編碼實現俄羅斯方塊遊戲。本書可作為計算機科學與技術、軟件工程、網絡工程、網絡空間安全、電子信息技術、通信工程等專業本科生和研究生的拓展參考書，也可以作為培訓機構的參考資料。本書定位於希望快速掌握多門編程語言，有一定編程經驗的自學者、學生、初入行的工程師。對於在相關IT企業中從事軟件研發的資深工程師，本書也具有很好的參考價值。

Short listed for Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2021A BRAND NEW Supertato sticker book packed with hilarious supermarket fun, from bestselling picture book duo, Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet!Supertato and the gang are back with another must-have sticker book! Expect to find the Evil Pea up to his usual tricks, as well as an array of brand new exciting activities - get ready to go on a scavenger hunt, build a robot and design your own treasure map, to name just a few! This book even has activities that are designed to help little ones develop important skills, like how to count, identify different colours and understand the concept of opposites. With over 400 stickers, this sticker book is perfect for long journeys, rainy days and school holidays - a great gift for any child. Other titles in the Supertato series:SupertatoSupertato: Veggies AssembleSupertato: Run Veggies RunSupertato: Evil Pea RulesSupertato: Veggies in the Valley of DoomSupertato: Carnival Catastropea Supertato: Bubbly

Appropriate for use by students at varying levels of competence, Burmese: A Cultural Approach provides a thorough and systematic introduction to the Burmese writing system in Part One and a series of true-to-life conversations in Part Two. Students with some prior knowledge of the spoken language but little familiarity with the Burmese script can use Part One to solidify their grasp of the Burmese sound system as well as its orthography. Intrepid beginners could also start their study of the language by making use of Part One. Doing so would mean making a slower start at formulating phrases as compared to using a romanization system but learners would gain a firmer foundation for the later—and eventually, faster—development of their speaking and reading skills. The conversations in Part Two are extensively annotated in order to illustrate grammatical patterns, characteristic turns of phrase, and typical habits of social interaction. True to an anthropological approach to language le

數據孤島和隱私保護已經成為制約人工智能發展的關鍵因素。聯邦學習作為一種新型的隱私保護計算方案，在數據不出本地的前提下，能有效聯合各參與方聯合建模，從而實現“共同富裕”，成為當下人工智能領域備受關注的熱點。本書以實戰為主（包括對應用案例的深入講解和代碼分析），兼顧對理論知識的系統總結。全書由五部分共19 章構成。第一部分簡要介紹了聯邦學習的理論知識；第二部分介紹如何使用Python 和FATE 進行

本書是面向高級人工智能人才培養的高等學校人工智能相關專業規劃教材中的一本，通過梳理人工智能涉及的相關數學理論，並通過Python實現相關案例，使抽象的理論具體化，從而加深讀者對數學的感性認識，提高讀者對數學理論的理解能力。本書首先介紹了人工智能所需的基礎數學理論，然後根據數學內容的邏輯順序，以微積分、線性代數、概率論、數理統計為基礎，對函數逼近、最優化理論、信息論、圖論