Contested images : women of color in popular culture

Table of Contents: “…The Pocahontas perplex -- 9. Yearning for lightness -- Part III : Music. 10. Bad sistas -- 11. …”
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Biometrics theory, applications, and issues

Table of Contents: “…[et al.] -- Fusion of lighting insensitive approaches for illumination robust face recognition / Loris Nanni, Sheryl Brahnam, Alessandra Lumini -- A two-part generalized linear mixed modelling approach to analyze physical activity outcomes / Andy H. …”
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Handbook of optics. Volume IV, Optical properties of materials, nonlinear optics, quantum optics

Table of Contents: “…Optical properties of water -- Properties of crystals and glasses -- Polymeric optics -- Properties of metals -- Optical properties of semiconductors -- Characterization and use of black surfaces for optical systems -- Optical properties of films and coatings -- Fundamental optical properties of solids -- Photonic bandgap materials -- Nonlinear optics -- Coherent optical transients -- Photorefractive materials and devices -- Optical limiting -- Electromagnetically induced transparency -- Stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering -- Third-order optical nonlinearities -- Continuous-wave optical parametric oscillators -- Nonlinear optical processes for ultrashort pulse generation -- Laser-induced damage to optical materials -- Laser cooling and trapping of atoms -- Strong field physics -- Slow light propagation in atomic and photonic media -- Quantum entanglement in optical interferometry.…”
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Reducing crime : the effectiveness of criminal justice interventions

Table of Contents: “…Perry -- Alcohol and drug treatments / Mary McMurran -- Diversion from prosecution at court and effective sentencing / Carol Hedderman and Mike Hough -- Probation and prison interventions / Caroline Friendship and Mia Debidin -- CCTV and street lighting : comparative effects on crime / Brandon C. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Services – AIMS 2021 10th International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2021, Virtual Event, December 10–14,...

Table of Contents: “…Research Track -- A Combination of Resampling Method and Machine Learning for Text Classification on Imbalanced Data -- A Privacy Knowledge Transfer Method for Clinical Concept Extraction -- Multimodal Social Media Sentiment Analysis Based on Cross-modal Hierarchical Attention Fusion -- Application Track -- Quantum Attention Based Language Model for Answer Selection -- LightBERT: A Distilled Chinese BERT Model -- Tool Recognition Based on Computer Vision in Nuclear Power Motor Maintenance Scene -- Manipulator Posture Estimation Method based on Multi-eye Vision and Key Point Detection -- 3D Pose Estimation of Manipulator based on Multi view -- Federated Learning for 6G Edge Intelligence: Concepts, Challenges and Solutions. .…”
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Sir Isaac Newton : The Gravity of Genius

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Sir Isaac Newton (2:26) -- Isaac Newton: Early Years (2:42) -- Trinity College: Newton's Genius (3:05) -- Newton and Calculus (1:57) -- Newton and the Study of Light and Color (4:18) -- Newton's Rejection of Cartesian Philosophy (2:09) -- Newton and Alchemy (2:30) -- Newton and Theology (2:58) -- Rational God/Rational Universe (1:04) -- Newton's Treatise on Gravity (3:08) -- Newton 's "Principia" (4:42) -- Newton's Fame and Recognition (1:47) -- Newton: Emotional Breakdown and New Appointment (4:56) -- Newton and the Royal Society (3:10) -- Newton vs. …”
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Quantum Dot Optoelectronic Devices

Table of Contents: “…Chapter1: Quantum dot based thin film III-V solar cells -- Chapter2: The development of quantum emitters based on semiconductor quantum dots -- Chapter3: Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots in Light: Dynamics and Applications -- Chapter4: Quantum Dot Materials towards High Speed and Ultrafast Laser Applications -- Chapter5: Quantum Dot Interfaces for Memristor -- Chapter6: Bioresource derived Graphene Quantum Dots: A Tale of Sustainable Materials and their Applications -- Chapter7: Gate-defined quantum dots: fundamentals and applications -- Chapter8: Colloidal Quantum Dots for Highly Efficient Photovoltaics -- Chapter9: Progress on Quantum Communication with Quantum Dot Devices.…”
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Plastic reality : special effects, technology, and the emergence of 1970s blockbuster aesthetics by Turnock, Julie A.

Table of Contents: “…Optical animation : special effects compositing up to 1977 -- Before industrial light and magic : the independent Hollywood special effects business, 1968-1975 -- The expanded blockbuster : the auteurist aesthetics of 1970s special effects-driven filmmaking -- "The buck stops at opticals" : special effects technology on Star wars and Close encounters of the third kind - More plastic reality : the design and conception of Star wars and West Coast experimental filmmaking -- "More philosopical grey matter" : the production and aesthetic of Close encounters of the third kind -- Optical special effects into the 1980s : a well-oiled machine -- "Not-too-realistic" and intensified realistic approaches in the 1980s : traditional stop motion and showscan -- Conclusion: World-building and the legacy of 1970s special effects in contemporary cinema.…”


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The God Beyond Belief In Defence of William Rowe'S Evidential Argument from Evil by Trakakis, Nick

Table of Contents: “…Note on gender-inclusive language -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Background to the Problem of Evil -- 3: Rowe’s Evidential Arguments from Evil -- 4: What No Eye Has Seen: The Epistemic Foundations of Wykstra’s CORNEA Critique -- 5: CORNEA Applied to Rowe’s Evidential Argument -- 6: Further Objections to Rowe’s Noseeum Assumption -- 7: In Support of the Inference from Inscrutable to Pointless Evil -- 8: The Problem of Divine Hiddenness -- 9: Meta-Theodicy: Adequacy Conditions for Theodicy -- 10: Theodicy Proper, or Casting Light on the Ways of God: Horrendous Moral Evil -- 11: Theodicies for Natural Evil -- 12: The Compatibility of Gratuitous Evil with Theism -- 13: Conclusion: Is Rowe’s Evidential Argument Successful? …”
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Knowledge Management Organizational and Technological Dimensions by Davis, Joseph

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Part 1 Knowledge Management: Conceptual Foundations: Knowledge Management: Conceptual Foundations, Emerging Directions -- Knowledge Management: Why Learning from the Past Is Not Enough -- A Sensemaking Theory of Knowledge in Organizations and Its Application -- Part 2 Knowledge Management: Empirical Perspectives: Knowledge Creation in Organizations: A Multiple Study Overview -- Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer in Strategic Alliances -- Knowledge Management and Indian Industrialization -- Social Capital: The Driver for Corporate Success in the Knowledge Era -- Part 3 Knowledge Management: Practitioner Perspectives: The Intellectual Division of Labor -- The Significance of Knowledge Management for a Large Company -- Knowledge Sharing Through Storytelling -- Knowledge Management Experiences: India's Light Combat Aircraft -- Integrating eLearning and Knowledge Management.…”
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Fundamentals of fingerprint analysis by Moses Daluz, Hillary

Table of Contents: “…chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 History -- chapter 3 Physiology and Embryology -- chapter 4 Fingerprint Patterns and Classification -- chapter 5 Known Fingerprints -- chapter 6 Nature of Latent Fingerprints -- chapter 7 Biometrics: Livescan and AFIS -- chapter 8 Introduction to Processing Methods -- chapter 9 Forensic Light Sources -- chapter 10 Physical Processing Methods -- chapter 11 Chemical Processing Methods: Porous Substrates -- chapter 12 Chemical Processing Methods: Nonporous Substrates -- chapter 13 Chemical Processing Methods: Other Substrates and Matrices -- chapter 14 Documentation -- chapter 15 Crime Scene Processing -- chapter 16 Fingerprint Comparisons -- chapter 17 Palm Print Comparisons -- chapter 18 Courtroom Testimony.…”
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Full catastrophe living by Savich, Zach

Table of Contents: “…Movie -- Storefront -- Pew -- Don Quixote -- Lessons for a slow child -- Free-hand bandage -- Reconsidered vitamins -- Serenade -- Outside Santa Maria in Trastevere -- Coda to Lessons for a slow child -- Hotel -- Real estate -- Grove -- November morning -- "The love of simplicity is the love of death" -- Countryside -- Fool -- Federal case -- Winter orange -- For you to find you love me, and tell me so -- Crow adoration -- View from above and below -- Crave -- Animal -- The perfect conditions -- Then-- -- Sidewalk sale -- Black walnut adoration -- Fool -- On a pose of Virgil's -- Poem for my wife if we are married -- On piety -- Of conveniences -- Curtain light -- Ohio -- Psychic break -- See through -- Why lie -- A dedication -- Notes.…”
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Computational nanotechnology using finite difference time domain

Table of Contents: “…Nanostructured photodetector for enhanced light absorption -- Narottam Das -- 7. Finite-difference time-domain method application in nanomedicine / Viroj Wiwanitkit.…”
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Earthquakes and animals : from folk legends to science by Ikeya, M.

Table of Contents: “…Atmospheric precursors -- earthquake light, clouds, sun, moon, stars and rainbows -- 8. …”
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In Search of History. Secret Brotherhood of Freemasons

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Freemasons (1:04) -- Prevalence of Masonic Symbols (1:49) -- Liberty, Fraternity, Equality (2:15) -- Military and Political Masons (3:03) -- Masons: Guardians of Democracy (2:29) -- Masonic Membership: From Darkness to Light (2:39) -- Origins of Freemasonry (2:19) -- America's Democracy and Masonic Ideals (7:48) -- Freemasons: Power and Secrecy (0:59) -- Freemasonry: Kidnap and Murder (6:49) -- Masons Subvert Justice (3:42) -- National Anti-Masonic Movement (2:47) -- Third Political Party (5:01) -- New Image for Freemasons (1:09) -- Masons Today (0:39) -- Credits: In Search of History: Secret Brotherhood of Freemasons (1:01)…”
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Humanity at the crossroads : technological progress, spiritual evolution, and the dawn of the nuclear age by Hallett, Garth J.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Old Endings and New Beginnings; 1 The Turning Point; 2 The Hinge of Paradox; 3 Beyond the Turning Point; 4 Out of Division and Darkness; 5 Into Unity and Light; 6 The New World on the Horizon; 7 The Law of the Jungle and the Return to Eden; 8 How We Perceive the World; 9 When the Past Resists the Future; 10 Projections and Conclusions; II: Challenges along the Way; 11 Problems of Perception and the Transfer of Knowledge; 12 The Problem of Selfish Individualism; 13 The Problem of Accelerating Change; 14 Problems with the Commercial Culture…”
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Maths Meets Myths: Quantitative Approaches to Ancient Narratives

Table of Contents: “…-- How quantitative methods can shed light on a problem of comparative mythology: The myth of the struggle for supremacy between two groups of deities reconsidered.…”
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Wizards, aliens, and starships : physics and math in fantasy and science fiction by Adler, Charles L.

Table of Contents: “…Space Travel -- Why Computers Get Better and Cars Can't (Much) -- Vacations in Space -- Space Colonies -- The Space Elevator -- Manned Interplanetary Travel -- Advanced Propulsion Systems -- Speculative Propulsion Systems -- Interstellar Travel and Relativity -- Faster Than Light Travel and Time Travel -- III. Worlds and Aliens -- Designing a Habitable Planet -- The Scientific Search for Spock -- The Mathematics of Talking with Aliens -- IV. …”
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Portugal The Last Shepherd

Table of Contents: “…A Vanishing Livelihood (2:52) -- A Dying Tradition (3:21) -- Musical Entertainment at Work (Profanity) (2:04) -- Lonely Lifestyle (3:20) -- Fierce Independence (4:51) -- Resistance Among Younger Generations (2:20) -- Musical Inspiration (2:34) -- A Shepherd Retires in Portugal (2:08) -- Wishing for Friends (1:14) -- Cheese Making: a Dying Art (3:41) -- Moving to Folgosinho (1:18) -- Experience of a Lifetime (4:59) -- Electricity Arrives (1:36) -- Rural Portugal's Heritage (2:27) -- Hardworking Children (2:19) -- In Need of a Wife (2:23) -- Coping with Loneliness (2:44) -- A Timeless Existence (6:50) -- A Dwindling Community (2:24) -- Steps Toward Modernization (4:08) -- A Brief Escape (6:28) -- Preparing for a Night Out (Profanity and Sexual Material) (4:49) -- Attracted to Modernity (4:16) -- Portugal's Last Pastoralists (1:19) -- Credits: Portugal: The Last Shepherd (1:28)…”
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Almanac : poems by Smith, Austin, 1982-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; The Silo; Queen-Anne's Lace; Fort-Da; Thistles; The Night My Mother; How a Calf Comes into the World; Lightning; Autumn's Velocity; The Brinkmeiers; Aerial Photograph, Glasser Farm; Dean; Coach Chance; The Man Accused of Fucking Horses; The Bait Shop; Memoir of My Imaginary Sister; Neon Apotheosis; Bingo; Stephenson County Fair in Wartime; Nancy and Dwayne, Danville, Virginia; Romeo and Juliet in the Tomb; The Battlefield; The Pit; The Man Who Poisoned Robert Johnson; Nazi Soldier with a Book in His Pants; Overlord; The Hotel; The Equation.…”
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