This practical and accessible text enables readers from operations research, business, engineering, public policy and computer science to analyze stochastic systems. It presents the major cases of sto
This book constitutes revised papers of the proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on System Analysis and Modeling, SAM 2016, held in Saint-Melo, France, in October 2016. The 15 full papers p
Hundreds of designs, patterns, borders, doodles, and tangles to guide and inspire.1,000 Tangles, Patterns & Doodled Designs combines hundreds of tangling, illustration, and doodling patterns and d
This gift range is inspired by Henry Wilson’s Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India , an outstanding sourcebook of photographs and drawings for lovers of both design and India, and practising
This gift range is inspired by Henry Wilson’s Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India , an outstanding sourcebook of photographs and drawings for lovers of both design and India, and practising
This dictionary contains over 32,000 terms that are specific to Computers and the Internet. Each term includes a definition / description. With more than 750 pages, this dictionary is one of the mo
This book offers a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in classification at the interface between statistics, computer science and application fields. The contributions span a broad spectrum, from theore
From tiny seeds to green leaves to blooming buds, plants have all kinds of patterns. Can you find patterns in tulip fields, cactus needles, and dandelion seeds? Check out Plant Patterns and see what
Create and Color Your Own Coloring Pages With Tangle Patterns If you love to color, you will love to tangle and color! Celebrity YouTube artist Tiffany Lovering offers her best collection of tangle
Developing work in the theories of action and explanation, Eldridge argues that moral and political philosophers require accounts of what is historically possible, while historians require rough philo
This edited book presents scientific results of the 15th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS 2016) which was held on June 26– 29 in Okayama, Japan. The aim of
Originally published in 1986, this volume was the result of a conference in honor of the 65th birthday of the late Kenneth MacCorquodale, an exceptionally eloquent spokesman for the field of experimen
This book is aimed to provide a comprehensive insight into the field of computer science. Computer science is a multidisciplinary field that incorporates both theory and applications of computations.
This work critically re-examines decades of work on the problem of Space from the traditional point of view, and offers a new perspective, based on the author's own extensive research on spatial data
In this magnificent display of ornithologicalbeauty, readers are given the chance tomarvel at the textures and colors of birds instunning detail--and are rewarded with a newappreciation of art in natu
This work traces the artists and photographers who―whether fascinated or repelled by prostitution in all its forms―captured the realities and fantasies of this ambiguous world. From the scandalous Oly
This book studies capital city relocation concepts, paradigms and methodologies of analysis as well as the assessment of outcomes, motivations and decision-making models relevant to these projects. Ca
The authors consider the relationship between knowledge and image, though multi-faceted, to be one of reciprocal dependence. But how do images carry and convey knowledge? The ambiguities of images mea
Designed for a first-year graduate-level course in dynamics for students in physics and engineering, this text will also be useful for self-study and as a reference book for students working in this a
Film, a latecomer to the realm of artistic media, alludes to, absorbs, and undermines the discourses of the other arts--literature and painting especially--in order to carve out a position for itself
In this volume Donald Munro, author of important studies on early and contemporary China, provides a critical analysis of the doctrines of the Sung Neo-Confucian philosopher Chu Hsi (1130-1200). For n
Examining how animals are exhibited to and encountered by audiences via the close relationship between the zoo and moving image media, contributors consider diverse instances in which the moving image
Images of the Ice Age, here in its third edition, is the most complete study available of the world's earliest imagery, presenting a fascinating and up-to-date account of the art of our Ice Age ancest
The volume is devoted to images in painting, photography and cinema invented by literature. At the same time it intends to question, through this perspective, the relationship between text and image,
First published in 1975. How do men come to perceive and evaluate a world in which marked inequalities of class and status exist? This book considers the nature of class images and their underlying wo
Cybercrime and cybersecurity are of increasingly high profile not only within law enforcement but among policy makers, legal professionals and the general public. The establishment of the European Cyb
Have you ever wondered about Time: what it is or how to discuss it? If you have, then you may have been bewildered by the many different views and opinions in many diverse fields to be found, such as
Pattern recognition, image processing and computer vision are closely linked areas which have seen enormous progress in the last fifty years. Their applications in our daily life, commerce and industr
Tapestry Crochet is fun and easy to learn, and a delightful way to pass the time. Even if you have never held a crochet hook, it is easy to get started. Crocheting invites experimentation and improvis
Author of Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India Henry Wilson has deepened his initial study of the decorative arts in India, creating a companion volume that focuses on a single theme: the floral
This study investigates long-lasting cultural constructions of childbirth. Four symbolic patterns of childbirth emerge from the analysis of a variety of texts ranging from myths, philosophy, literatur
Internationally renowned photographer Lucian Niemeyer and National Park Service historian Art Gómez have combined talents in this stunning presentation of the Land of Enchantment. Niemeyer's more than
An accessible, timely, and stimulating introduction to the sociology of gender,The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and Possibilities, 5th edition provides a comprehensive analysis o
This monograph focuses on the use of analysis and processing methods for images from the CorvisR ST tonometer. The presented analysis is associated with the quantitative, repeatable and fully automati
Until fairly recently, the analysis of seawater was limited to a number of major constituents such as chloride and alkalinity. Insufficient attention had been given to the analysis of sediments and on
