3D Video and Its Applications by Matsuyama, Takashi

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Part I: Multi-View Video Capture -- Multi-Camera Systems for 3D Video Production -- Active Camera System for Object Tracking and Multi-View -- Part II: 3D Video Production -- 3D Shape Reconstruction from Multi-View Video Data -- 3D Surface Texture Generation -- Estimation of 3D Dynamic Lighting Environment with Reference -- Part III: 3D Video Applications -- Visualization of 3D Video -- Behavior Unit Model for Content-Based Representation and Edition of 3D Video -- Model-Based Complex Kinematic Motion Estimation -- 3D Video Encoding.…”
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Dense and Green Building Typologies Research, Policy and Practice Perspectives by Schröpfer, Thomas, Menz, Sacha

Table of Contents: “…-- Green Buildings and the Homebuyers -- Emulating Ecosystems Ability to Provide Ecosystem Services in the Built Environment -- Biophilic Architecture to Biophilic Cities -- Prototypology and the 21st Century City -- The Role of Ecosystem Services in Making Cities Sustainable -- RGB: Red Blue Green Model as the “Lightness” of Being -- Taking Urban Greening to a Higher Level -- MPKL’s Investigation -- Punggol Waterway Terraces -- Green Architecture: Landscape Topology and Context.…”
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Modern Marvels. Airships

Table of Contents: “…History of Balloons (1:53) -- Semi-Rigid Airships (2:15) -- The Zeppelins (2:56) -- Military Use of Airships (2:42) -- USS Shenandoah (2:58) -- The Great Light Hope (2:12) -- British Airships (0:59) -- The Goodyear-Zeppelin Company (3:37) -- Graf Zeppelin (2:37) -- Reporting from the Graf Zeppelin (3:41) -- Intercontinental Service (2:07) -- Hindenburg (4:04) -- American Voyage of the Hindenburg (2:04) -- Heyday to Mayday (4:29) -- The Blimps (1:41) -- Buoyant Future (0:59) -- Revolutionary Airships (2:20) -- Credits: Modern Marvels: Airships (1:01)…”
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Seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings : ASCE/SEI 41-13.

Table of Contents: “…General requirements -- Performance objectives and seismic hazards -- Evaluation and retrofit requirements -- Tier 1 screening -- Tier 2 deficiency-based evaluation and retrofit -- Tier 3 systematic evaluation and retrofit -- Analysis procedures and acceptance criteria -- Foundations and geologic site hazards -- Steel -- Concrete -- Masonry -- Wood and cold-formed sttel light frame -- Archtectural, mechanical, and electrical components -- Seismic isolation and energy dissipation -- System-specific performance procedures -- Tier 1 checklists -- Appendix A: Guidelines for deficiency-based procedures -- Appendix B: Applying ASCE 41-13 in building codes, regulatory policies, and mitigation programs -- Appendix C: Tier 1 checklists.…”


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Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture 3

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Fabrication, characterization and applications of metal oxide-doped ZnO hybrid nanomaterials,- Chapter 2: Nanomaterials: classification, biological synthesis and characterization -- Chapter 3: Synthesis and toxicity of silver nanoparticles -- Chapter 4: Nanoparticles for agriculture: synthesis, classification and characterization -- Chapter 5: Copper nanoparticles in agriculture: biological synthesis and antimicrobial activity -- Chapter 6: Nanoparticles to sense food quality -- Chapter 7: From nutraceuticals to nanoceuticals -- Chapter 8: Selective removal of nitrate and phosphate from wastewater using nanoscale materials -- Chapter 9: Light driven nanomaterials for removal of agricultural toxins -- Chapter 10: Nanotechnology for sustainable agriculture in India.…”
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Digital Image Forensics There is More to a Picture than Meets the Eye by Sencar, Husrev Taha

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Background on Digital Images -- Digital Camera Image Formation: Introduction and Hardware -- Digital Camera Image Formation: Processing and Storage -- Digital Image -- Searching and Extracting Digital Image Evidence -- Part II: Attributing an Image to its Source -- Image and Video Source Class Identification -- Sensor Defects in Digital Image Forensics -- Identification and Characterization of Physical Defects in Light Path -- Natural Image Statistics in Digital Image Forensics -- Detecting Doctored Images -- Discrimination of Computer Synthesized or Recaptured Images from Real Images -- Part III: Digital Image Forensics in Practice -- Courtroom Considerations in Digital Image Forensics -- Counter-Forensics: Attacking Image Forensics.…”
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Dynamics of Rotating Systems by Genta, G. (Giancarlo)

Table of Contents: “…Rotordynamics videos -- Appendix D. DYNROT LIGHT rotordynamics code -- Appendix E. Books on rotordynamics.…”
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Photonic devices by Liu, Jia-Ming, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Partial list of symbols; Abbreviations; 1 General background; 2 Optical waveguides; 3 Optical fibers; 4 Coupling of waves and modes; 5 Optical couplers; 6 Electro-optic devices; 7 Magneto-optic devices; 8 Acousto-optic devices; 9 Nonlinear optical devices; 10 Laser amplifiers; 11 Laser oscillators; 12 Semiconductor basics; 13 Semiconductor lasers and light-emitting diodes; 14 Photodetectors; Appendix A Symbols and notations; Appendix B Table of prerequisites; Appendix C SI metric system.…”
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Chronobiology : the time of our lives

Table of Contents: “…Evolutionary Advantages for Synchronization With Nature (4:36) -- Circadian Rhythms: Cave Experiment (3:02) -- Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Animal Studies (4:25) -- Daily Schedules: Bells and Clocks (4:44) -- Pace of Life: A Journey Into the Past (2:33) -- Exposure to the Light-Dark Cycle (4:53) -- Cures for Jet Lag (2:45) -- Setting the Biological Clock (4:05) -- Clocks and Calendars: Synchronization With Celestial Clockwork (3:19) -- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) (3:54) -- Timing of Drug Therapy in Cancer Treatment (3:55) -- Human Alertness Research (6:15) -- Chronobiology: Learning to Control the Rhythm of Life (4:10)…”
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Acne

Table of Contents: “…Prelims; Chapter-01_Whats New in Acne Pathogenesis; Chapter-02_The Role of Microbiology and Biofilms in Acne; Chapter-03_The Sebaceous Gland and Its Role as an Endocrine Organ; Chapter-04_Nutrient and Growth Factor Signalling in Acne Sensed by FoxO1 and mTORC1; Chapter-05_Acne and PCOS; Chapter-06_Acne Expression and Management in Indians; Chapter-07_Adult Acne; Chapter-08_Acne Syndromes; Chapter-09_Acne Comorbidities; Chapter-10_Update of Oral Isotretinoin in Acne Treatment; Chapter-11_Current Role of Light and Laser Therapy in Acne; Chapter-12_Evaluation and Management of Acne Scars.…”
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Advancements in Smart City and Intelligent Building Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart City and Intelligent Building (ICSCIB 2018)

Table of Contents: “…Smart Cities -- Smart Traffic and Transportation -- Smart Energy Storage and Usage -- Emergency Management Systems -- Healthcare/Service/Administrative/Public Sector services -- Smart Communities and Smart Campuses -- Big Data and Cloud Computing in Smart Cities -- Smart Utility Management Systems -- ICT based Smart Services -- Underground Pipeline and Space Integrated Management -- Smart Infrastructure -- Intelligent Buildings -- Building Comfort and Energy Saving -- Building Management Platform Technology -- Assembly of Buildings -- Building Information Modeling -- Building Management Systems -- Building Automation Systems & HVAC -- IoT in Smart Home -- Lighting, Fire and Safety Control Systems -- Intelligent and Smart Home Devices.…”
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Yucatán in an era of globalization

Table of Contents: “…Baklanoff -- Tinum, Yucatán : a Maya village and the lights of Cancún / Paula R. Heusinkveld -- Chan Kom : tourism and migration in the making of the new Maya milpas / Alicia Re Cruz -- From Tallapoosa to Tixkokob : two communities share globalization / Edward H. …”
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Tik-Tok of Oz by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919

Table of Contents: “…Ann's army -- Out of Ogoaboo -- Magic mystifies the marchers -- Bestsy braves the billows -- The roses repulse the refugees -- Shagggy seeks his stray brother -- Polychrome's pitiful plight -- Tik-Tok tackles a tough task -- Ruggedo's rage is rash and reckless -- A terrible tumble through a tube -- The famous fellowship of fairies -- The lovely lady of light -- The JinJin's just judgement -- The long-eared hearer learns by listening -- The dragon defies danger -- The naughty nome -- A tragic transformation -- A clever conquest -- King Kaliko -- Quox quielty quits -- A bashful brother -- Kindly kisses -- Ruggedo reforms -- Dorothy is delighted -- The land of love…”


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Compact blue-green lasers by Risk, William Paul

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The need for compact blue-green lasers; 2 Fundamentals of nonlinear frequency upconversion; 3 Single-pass SHG and SFG; 4 Resonator-enhanced SHG and SFG; 5 Intracavity SHG and SFG; 6 Guided-wave SHG; 7 Essentials of upconversion laser physics; 8 Upconversion lasers; 9 Introduction to blue-green semiconductor lasers; 10 Device design, performance, and physics of optical gain of the InGaN QW violet diode lasers; 11 Prospects and properties for vertical-cavity blue light emitters; 12 Concluding remarks; Index.…”
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Culture of encounters : Sanskrit at the Mughal Court by Truschke, Audrey

Table of Contents: “…Appendix 1: Bilingual Example Sentences in Krsnadasa's Parasiprakasa (Light on Persian)Appendix 2: Four Sanskrit Verses Transliterated in the Razmna mah (Book of War); Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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The making of a saint : the tragi-comedy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau by Huizinga, J. H. (Jakob Herman), 1908-1994

Table of Contents: “…Marche funebre with a light air -- 3. Bull in the china shop -- 4. In the swim -- 5. …”


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Flow Chemistry for the Synthesis of Heterocycles

Table of Contents: “…1 Multistep Continuous-Flow Processes for the Preparation of Heterocyclic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients -- 2 Photochemical Synthesis of Heterocycles: Merging Flow Processing and Metal-Catalyzed Visible Light Photoredox Transformations -- 3 Flow-Assisted Synthesis of Heterocycles via Multicomponent Reactions -- 4 Flow-Assisted Synthesis of Heterocycles at High Temperatures -- 5 Flow Chemistry Approaches Applied to the Synthesis of Saturated Heterocycles -- 6 Functionalization of Heteroarenes under Continuous Flow -- 7 Flow Chemistry as a Drug Discovery Tool: A Medicinal Chemistry Perspective -- 8 Safe Use of Hazardous Chemicals in Flow -- 9 Industrial Approaches towards API Synthesis under Continuous-Flow Conditions.…”
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Our nig, or, Sketches from the life of a free Black, in a two-story white house, North : showing that slavery's shadows fall even there by Wilson, Harriet E., 1825-1900

Table of Contents: “…Wilson in the Banner of light and Spiritual scientist -- Appendix 3: Documents from Harriet Wilson's life in Boston -- Appendix 4: A note on the Penguin edition -- Note to the text compiled by R. …”


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Environmental diversity in architecture

Table of Contents: “…Fernandez -- Urban diversity / Koen Steemers, Marylis Ramos and Maria Sinou -- Outdoor comfort / Marialena Nikolopoulou -- Intermediate environments / André Potvine -- The reverential acoustic / Tim Lewers -- Environmental diversity and natural lighting strategies / Mary Ann Steane -- Daylight perception / Katerina Parpairi -- Exploring thermal comfort and spatial diversity / Abubakr Merghani -- Experiencing climate : architecture and environmental diversity / Peter Fisher.…”
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Saga by Kostick, Conor, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…A ghost in the city -- Mall raiders -- Mayhem and magic -- Looking at the stars -- Infection -- Going underground -- The birth of defiance -- Death and the maiden -- The defiance manifesto -- Prelude to a party -- Dangerous waters -- Refutation and the boot -- Reprogrammed autonomous lifeforms -- Addiction -- A tank afloat -- Blastimus maximus -- Death on a black airbike -- The setting of a trap -- Heslington House -- A long reach -- One step beyond -- The assassin who would be king -- Alliance -- The broken-winged butterfly -- Storming the airwaves -- [Heart] -- Humiliation -- Revenge is best served hot -- Flickering light -- The taste of victory -- Across the universes -- Scattered orchids -- Rage and despair -- Wax before fire -- The stars.…”


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