This collection of 38 papers and 29 posters from the May 2004 conference reports on research and development activities in computer vision, robot vision, image processing, medical imaging, and pattern
Explores the tools and technologies that scientists have used through the centuries to learn and map the geography of outer space, including those resulting from the space race.
This text investigates the state of panoptic art at a time when issues of security and civil liberties are on many people's minds. Traditional imaging and tracking systems have given way to infinitely
There is a huge scarcity of good, practical resources for designers and students interested in minimising the environmental impacts of products. Design + Environment has been specifically writ
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Provides the history of the use and interpretation of time. Suitable for students and researchers in social and cultural history, this title examines the various ways that time has been calculated by
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Using the conceptual framework of populism as discourse, Ritchie Savage provides a comparative analysis of U.S. and Latin American speeches and articles covering Betancourt’s Acción Democrática, Cháve
This new book tells the remarkable story of the design and construction of the many merchant ships that not only contributed to their country’s war efforts, but were also responsible for a cultural ch
Simulations help people understand large, complex problems using smaller, simpler models. This book delves into the history and thinking behind simulations. Readers will learn about Georg Leopold von
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This book is a study of the traditional relationships that exist in Oman between land and social organization, and how they have evolved. The author starts with the theme of aridity and, using the ext
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Biotechnology is the applied science of using living organisms and their by-products for commercial development. It has grown and evolved to such an extent over the past few years that increasing numb
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Human Geography: Culture, Society and Space challenges students to think geographically across scale and across a wide range of geographical phenomena and global issues. The authors engage the student
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An illustrated history of Norfolk's buildings, and an arguement for using traditional solutions to address the challenges of future development, concluding with a proposal for the new town of Worsted.
Takes the reader on a lunar expedition - and helps them learn about space exploration from blast off to splash down. This book includes an audio CD which allows children to listen to the story and fol
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In this popular textbook for learners of classical Chinese, Chiang offers a systematic and clear analysis of classical Chinese (wenyan) grammar, using 20 readings from texts of the Spring and Autumn,
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"This is a time to shape the future--precisely because everything is in flux. This is a time for self-assessment, clear-minded decisions, and, above all, a time for action."--Peter F. Drucker"As a too
"This is a time to shape the future--precisely because everything is in flux. This is a time for self-assessment, clear-minded decisions, and, above all, a time for action."--Peter F. Drucker"As a too
Using the venerable literary device of the bedtime story, which links fictions as different as The Arabian Nights and Charlotte's Web, John Barth ingeniously interweaves stories from an ongoing, high-
Using a combination of practical tips and anecdotes, this essential guide provides an overview of the world market and explains in clear, non-technical language exactly how investors can realize big g
Some historians contend that femininity was "disrupted, constructed, and reconstructed" during World War I, but what happened to masculinity? Using evidence of letters, diaries and oral histories of m
When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'.
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More than 30 experts have contributed to this comprehensive introduction to the methodology of protein design which explores new techniques and approaches used to analyze protein structure and its bio
Presents motivational techniques such as harnessing the power of the subconscious, using the "law of suggestion" to step up effectiveness, and applying the imagination to achieve long- and short-term
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