Feature Extraction & Image Processing for Computer Vision

Computers & Technology

Nixon, Mark

Computer Science

Academic Press

Focusing on feature extraction while also covering issues and techniques such as image acquisition, sampling theory, point operations and low-level feature extraction, the authors have a clear and coherent approach that will appeal to a wide range of students and professionals. *Ideal module text for courses in artificial intelligence, image processing and computer vision *Essential reading for engineers and academics working in this cutting-edge field *Supported by free software on a companion website

Feature Extraction and Image Processing

Children's Books

Aguado, Alberto S

Newnes

Shadows at the Door: An Anthology

Literature & Fiction

Grant, Helen

Cassell, Mark

Goddard, K. B.

Marceau, Caitlin

Holt, Kris

Genre Fiction

Nielsen Book Services

Samuel Beckett's Library critically examines the reading notes and marginalia contained in the books of Samuel Beckett's surviving library in Paris. Previously inaccessible to scholars, this is the first study to assess the importance of the marginalia, inscriptions, and other manuscript notes in the 750 volumes of the library. Setting the library into context with other manuscript material such as drafts and notebooks, Samuel Beckett's Library examines the way in which Beckett absorbed, "translated," and transmitted his reading in his own work. This book thus illuminates Beckett's cultural and intellectual world, and shows the ways in which his reading often engendered writing.

Samuel Beckett's Library

Van Hulle, Dirk

British & Irish

Cambridge University Press

Award-winning photographer Mark Nixon has created a trove of quirky and nostalgic portraits of teddy bears and other stuffed animals that have been lovingly abused after years of play. MuchLoved collects 60 of these images along with their accompanying background tales. An exhibit in the photographer’s studio led to a small sensation on the Internet when a few of the pictures circulated unofficially on scores of blogs and on many legitimate news sites. Viewers have been intrigued by the funny, bittersweet images and their ironic juxtaposition of childhood innocence and aged, loving wear and tear. When you see these teddy bears and bunnies with missing noses and undone stuffing, you can’t help but think back to childhood and its earliest companions who asked for nothing and gave a lot back. Praise for Much Loved: “Much Loved is impossibly endearing in its entirety.” ―Brain Pickings

Much Loved

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Abrams Image

Six diary notebooks kept by Samuel Beckett during his 1936-7 trip through Nazi Germany were discovered in 1989. Samuel Beckett's German Diaries 1936-1937 is the first study to explore the relevance of these diaries to Beckett's development as a writer. Using the diaries as the central point of focus, Nixon draws on unpublished manuscripts, notebooks, correspondence, reading notes from the 1930s to reflect on both Beckett's creative evolution prior to 1936 and the direction his writing took after his return to Dublin in April 1937. As well as gaining an insight into Beckett's reading of classical German literature, Nixon shows how the pared-down style of writing, the self-examination and the importance of the visual arts that govern Beckett's post-war works traces back to the pages of these notebooks. By illuminating how Beckett's writing and aesthetics underwent a far-reaching change during the 1930s, Nixon's study is crucial to our understanding of the emergence of Beckett as a radical writer in the post-war years.

Samuel Beckett's German Diaries 1936-1937 (Historicizing Modernism)

Continuum

WirelessHART™: Real-Time Mesh Network for Industrial Automation

The process control industry has seen generations of technology advancement, from pneumatic communication to electrical communication to electronic c- munication, from centralized control to distributed control. At the center of today’s distributed control systems are operator workstations. These operator wo- stations provide the connection between those overseeing and running plant operations to the process itself. With each new generation of products the operator workstation has become increasingly more intelligent. Newer applications provide advanced alarming, control, and diagnostics. Behind all of these applications are smarter devices. These smart devices provide greater process insight, reduce en- neering costs, and contribute to improving the overall operational performance of the plant. Smart devices include advanced diagnostics that can report the health of the device and in many cases, the health of the process that the device is connected to. It is not uncommon for smart devices to include diagnostics that can detect plugged lines, burner flame instability, agitator loss, wet gas, orifice wear, leaks, and cavitations. These devices tell the user how well they are operating and when they need maintenance. Improvements in sensor technology and diagnostics have lead to a large variety of smart devices. So how do users connect the capabilities of these smart devices to their existing control system infrastructures? The answer is wireless. Wireless technology has matured to the point that it now can be safely applied in industrial control, monitor, and asset management applications.

Chen, Deji

Mok, Aloysius

Springer

Essays & Correspondence

Bloomsbury Academic

We all are capable of carrying baggage in the form of flawed life lessons. Our conclusions don't always serve us well and many of us were never taught how to unpack and discard unhelpful lessons learned. From Baggage to Luggage will not only describe what is baggage, how we acquire it, and how to identify our baggage, but it also provides practical tools to unpack it. From Baggage to Luggage provides a roadmap to unburden ourselves from the things that motivate us to act in ways that are counter to our priorities and our desires.

From Baggage To Luggage: Unpacking the things that weigh you down

Self-Help

Happiness

More Peace Press

"You can't win all the time." This book is written for children, ages 7 to 11 or grades 2 to 6, to read on their own or with parents. It discusses good sportsmanship at the end of games, contests, sports and academic endeavors and illustrates the behavioral differences between being a Good Loser and a Not-So-Good Loser. It is one of few books on this subject with its amount of ethnic and gender diversity. It encourages young children, as they enter into organized sports and other competitive activities where they will begin to cope with the psychological challenges of winning and losing, to choose to be Good Losers despite being disappointed. A good book for parents, coaches, teachers, and instructors to discuss with kids at the start of any youth sports season and competitive endeavor. Written in a coach's/parent's voice: guiding, encouraging, caring and empowering.

You Can't Always Win - The Good Loser

Activities, Crafts & Games

Independently published

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