Advanced Hybrid Information Processing 7th EAI International Conference, ADHIP 2023, Harbin, China, September 22-24, 2023, Proceedings, Part III / edited by Lin Yun, Jiang Han, Yu...

Table of Contents: “…Interactive Sharing Method of Digital Media Image Information Based on Differential Privacy Protection -- A Hierarchical Smoothing Method for Animation Image Based on Scale Decomposition -- Video Image Based Monitoring Method for Operation Status of Internet of Things Network Equipment -- Design of Power System Remote Video Monitoring System Based on RTP Technology -- RLE Algorithm Based Image Data Coding Method of Tujia Brocade Double Knitting Pattern -- A Blockchain Based Real-Time Sharing Method for Ideological and Political Mobile Education Resources -- Architecture Design of Employment Education Network Platform Based on Blockchain Technology -- Research on Blockchain Based Data Sharing of Teaching Resources in Higher Vocational Mobile Education -- Blockchain Based Logistics Tracking and Traceability Method for E-Commerce Products -- Mobile Monitoring, Civilian Audio and Acoustic Signal Processing -- Personalized Recommendation Method of Rural Tourism Routes Based on Mobile Social Network -- A Personalized Recommendation Method for English Online Teaching Video Resources Based on Machine Learning -- Personalized Recommendation Method for Tourist Attractions Based on User Information Mixed Filtering -- Monitoring Method of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Temperature Variation Signal Based on Model Prediction -- Research on Personalized Recommendation of Mobile Social Network Products Based on User Characteristics -- A Personalized Recommendation Method for Online Painting Education Courseware Based on Hyperheuristic Algorithm -- Reliability Analysis of Aeroengine Teaching System Based on Virtual Reality Technology -- Research on Detection Method of Differential Code Coverage in Power Grid Information System -- Intelligent Monitoring Method of Aircraft Swashplate Plunger Pump Fluidity Based on Different Working Conditions -- Design of Mobile Terminal Music Education Platform Based on Django Framework -- Construction of Mobile EducationPlatform for Piano Tuning Course Based on LogicPro Software -- Temperature Control Technology in Heating Room Based on Multi-channel Temperature Signal Denoising -- Research on Pedestrian Tracking in Urban Rail Transit Stations Based on Adaptive Kalman Filtering -- Badminton Flight Trajectory Location and Tracking Algorithm Based on Particle Filter -- Design of Substation Battery Condition Monitoring System Based on SDH Network -- Dynamic Tracking Method for Train Number of Rail Transit Signal System -- Centralized Monitoring System of Rail Transit Multiple Signals Based on Bus Technology -- Equilibrium Scheduling of Dynamic Supply Chain Network Resources under Carbon Tax Policy -- Information Theory and Coding for Social Information Processing, Civilian Industry Technology Tracks -- Incremental Update Algorithm of Athlete Physical Training Information Under Dynamic Iterative Sampling -- Design of Mobile Education Platform for University Network Law Popularization Based on Streaming Media Technology -- Online Teaching Platform of Career Guidance Course Based on Virtual Reality -- Intelligent Control Method of Indoor Physical Environment in Atrium under Social Information Network.…”
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Dismantling the American Dream How Multinational Corporations Undermine American Prosperity / by Michael Collins. by Collins, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 10: Buying Government With Lobbying Money -- Chapter 11: The Rise of Monopolies and Oligopolies -- Chapter 12: The Jobs Are There. Where Is the Training? -- Chapter 13: The Postindustrial Service Economy -- Chapter 14: The Threat of China -- Chapter 15: Decline of Productivity and GDP Growth -- Chapter 16: The Truth About Currency Manipulation and a Strong Dollar -- Chapter 17: We Must Save America's Manufacturing Sector -- Chapter 18: Hope Is Not a Plan -- Chapter 19: Solutions -- About the Author -- Index -- Adpage -- Backcover…”
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Food city / CJ Lim. by Lim, C. J.

Magento 2 Beginners Guide. by Guarino, Gabriel

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LEAPS trading strategies : powerful techniques for options trading success / Marty Kearney. by Kearney, Marty

Table of Contents: “…Stock Ownership; Limiting Your Risks; Delta As A Factor of Pending Expiration; The Importance of Setting Targets; Pros and Cons Summary; Self-Test Questions; Chapter 5: Covered Writing with LEAPS; Covered Write Strategy; Evolving Value Scenarios; The Long-Term Advantage; Important Features of The Strategy; Self-Test Questions; Chapter 6: LEAPS Protective Puts and Collars; The Inevitable Tax Complication; The Protective Put; Pros and Cons of Leaps Puts; The Collar Strategy; Puts As Training Wheels On Your Portfolio; Pros and Cons of Leaps Collars.…”
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Knights, Raiders, and Targets : the Impact of the Hostile Takeover. by Coffee, John C.

Table of Contents: “…Hostile Takeovers and Junk Bond Financing: A Panel Discussion; CAPITAL MARKETS, EFFICIENCY, AND CORPORATE CONTROL; MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOR AND TAKEOVERS; EVIDENCE ON THE GAINS FROM MERGERS AND TAKEOVERS; MERGERS AND TAKEOVERS: TAXES, CAPITAL STRUCTURE, AND THE INCENTIVES OF MANAGERS; LEGAL RULES, TAKEOVER STRATEGIES, AND DEFENSIVE TACTICS; ONE SHARE, ONE VOTE; Index.…”
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Corporate governance and banking in China / Michael N.T. Tan. by Tan, Michael N. T., 1945-

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Sciences et pseudo-sciences : regards des sciences humaines / sous la direction de Valéry Rasplus.

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Procedural Content Generation for C++ Game Development. by Green, Dale

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgment -- About the Reviewer -- www.PacktPub.com -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Procedural Generation -- Procedural generation versus random generation -- Procedural generation -- Random generation -- Introducing randomness -- Pseudorandom number generation -- Why computers can't generate truly random numbers -- Generating random numbers in C++ -- Generating random numbers within a range -- Seeds -- Defining seeds -- Using seeds -- Generating random seeds during the runtime -- Controlled randomness is the key to generating random numbers -- The use of procedural generation in games -- Saving space -- Map generation -- Texture creation -- Animation -- Sound -- Benefits of procedural generation -- Larger games can be created -- Procedural generation can be used to lower budgets -- An increase in gameplay variety -- An increase in replayability -- The drawbacks of procedural generation -- More taxing on the hardware -- Worlds can feel repetitive -- You sacrifice quality control -- You may generate an unplayable world -- It is hard to script set game events -- A brief history of rogue-like games -- How we'll implement procedural generation -- Populating environments -- Creating unique game objects -- Creating unique art -- Audio manipulation -- Behavior and mechanics -- Dungeon generation -- Component-based design -- The complete game -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Project Setup and Breakdown -- Choosing an IDE -- Microsoft Visual Studio -- Code::Blocks -- Other IDEs -- Build systems -- Breaking down the game template -- Download templates -- The class diagram -- The object hierarchy -- Level data -- Collision -- Input -- Simple and Fast Multimedia Library (SFML) -- Defining SFML -- Why we'll be using SFML -- Learning SFML -- Alternatives.…”
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Reading and writing public documents : problems, solutions, and characteristics / edited by Daniël Janssen, Rob Neutelings.

Table of Contents: “…How research can lead to better government forms / Carel Jansen & Michael Steehouder -- Undercover research into text quality as a tool for communication management : the case of the Dutch tax department / Jan Renkema -- Optimizing public information brochures : formative evaluation in document design processes / Menno de Jong & Peter Jan Schellens -- Public documents in a multilingual context / Jacqueline Hulst & Leo Lentz -- Improving the quality of public documents : or, why training public writers often doesn't work / Daniël Janssen -- The lack of clarity in a sentence : the style of official documents in Dutch / Frank Jansen -- Convincing citizens : the role of argument quality / Hans Hoeken -- Collaborative writing for the government / Daniël Janssen & Niels van der Mast -- Strategic revision of public documents : how policy writers revise documents in order to reach consensus / Niels van der Mast & Daniël Janssen -- Trust and verify : local suspensions of the cooperation principle in political communication / Rob Neutelings & Henk Pander Maat -- Reading to assess in professional life : reading styles of Dutch parliamentarians / Rob Neutelings.…”
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Social science in government : the role of policy researchers / Richard P. Nathan. by Nathan, Richard P.

Table of Contents: “…Evaluating the California GAIN Program -- The GAIN Process -- The MDRC Evaluation -- The Research Challenge -- Discoveries in the Implementation Process -- Endnotes…”
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The Good Retirement Guide 2015, 29th Edition Kay, Frances. by Kay, Frances, Smith, Allan

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Social Marketing in Action Cases from Around the World / edited by Debra Z. Basil, Gonzalo Diaz-Meneses, Michael D. Basil.

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Understanding Social Marketing -- Chapter 1 The Big Picture in Social Marketing -- Chapter 2 The Fundamentals of Social Marketing -- Chapter 3 Research and Evaluation in Social Marketing -- Chapter 4 Theory in Social Marketing -- Chapter 5 A Brief History of Social Marketing -- Part II Social Marketing Cases: Social Welfare -- Chapter 6 Fun Ways to Engage with Rail Safety through the Dumb Ways to Die Social Marketing Campaign -- Chapter 7 The Second Life of Food -- Chapter 8 The Bank of Cancer Research -- Chapter 9 VCW of Social Impact in a Developing Country -- Chapter 10 Operation Red Nose -- Chapter 11 Social Marketing for the Reduction of Tax Evasion -- Chapter 12 Worn Wear -- Part III Social Marketing Cases: Health -- Chapter 13 Inculcating the Handwashing Habit through Social Marketing Among Poor Children in India -- Chapter 14 Social Marketing Campaigns for Healthier Eating Habits in France -- Chapter 15 Smile Train India -- Chapter 16 Enhancing Existing Communication Channels for Large-Scale Health Interventions -- Chapter 17 Saving Lives through Lifebuoy's "Help a Child Reach 5' Social Marketing Campaign -- Chapter 18 Behavior Change and Nutrition Education for Teenagers -- Chapter 19 Using Social Marketing to Promote Handwashing the Soap for a Healthier Vietnam -- Part IV: Social Marketing Cases: Environment -- Chapter 20 Using Social Marketing to Increase Bicycle Ridership to Major Events in Vancouver, Canada -- Chapter 21 Akureyri on the Verge -- Chapter 22 Vancouver Aquarium and World Wildlife Foundation's Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup -- Chapter 23 Be the Street You Want to See -- Chapter 24 The Coulee Clean Up -- Chapter 25 Applying Social Marketing to Koala Conservation -- Part V Social Marketing Cases: Education -- Chapter 26 Co-creating a Sea Change Social Marketing Campaign for Ocean Literacy in Europe -- Chapter 27 Enhancing Health by Means of Massive Open Online Courses -- Chapter 28 Use of Social Marketing to Improve Science Teaching in Maharashtra, India 2014-2018 -- Chapter 29 A Case of Co-Created Social Marketing Campaign.…”
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Linguistic Justice for Europe and for the World. by Van Parijs, Philippe

Table of Contents: “…; 1.3 Probability-driven language learning; 1.4 Maxi-min language use; 1.5 The maxi-min dynamics; 1.6 Deviation from maxi-min: didactic and symbolic; 1.7 Maxi-min dynamics and power relationships; 1.8 Power and the rise of English; 1.9 Lingua franca and justificatory community; 1.10 Lingua franca and trans-national demos; 1.11 A vector of ideological domination?…”
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Governing America : the revival of political history / Julian E. Zelizer. by Zelizer, Julian E.

Table of Contents: “…Paying for Government: Taxes, Money, and Fiscal Restraint.…”
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San Francisco's Queen of Vice : the Strange Career of Abortionist Inez Brown Burns. by Riggin, Lisa

Table of Contents: “…The Kefauver Committee; 24. "Hello Again"; Part Six: The Bone Rattler; 25. Official Closets; Epilogue: Death and Taxes; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Magento 2 Beginners Guide. by Guarino, Gabriel

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How to Form a Corporation in Pennsylvania. by DeSimone, Revecca A.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 8: Reports, Records, Bookkeeping, and Filing RegistrationsRecords and Reports -- Chapter 9: Tax Requirements -- Taxpayer Identification Numbers -- Federal Income Tax Filings -- State Tax Requirements -- Chapter 10: Changes to the Corporation -- Articles of Amendment -- Mergers and Consolidations -- Exchange of Shares -- Corporate Asset Transfer -- Corporate Division -- Chapter 11: Financing -- Sources of Financing -- Small Business Administration -- Chapter 12: Training and Counseling Tools -- Business Development Assistance…”
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Controllership, the work of the managerial accountant / Steven M. Bragg. by Bragg, Steven M.

Table of Contents: “…Accounting in the Corporation -- Controller's Responsibilities -- Cost Accounting and Costing Systems -- Ratio and Trend Analysis -- Internal Control Systems -- Internal Audit Function -- Recruiting, Training, and Supervision -- Controller's Role in Investor Relations -- The Planning Function of Controllership. …”
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Cannabis sativa for health and hemp / Ethan L. Clark, editor.

Table of Contents: “…Raich (2005) -- Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Lawsuit Against HHS -- STATE AND LOCAL REFERENDA AND LEGISLATION -- States Allowing Use of Medical Marijuana70 -- Statistics on Medical Marijuana Users -- California (1996) -- Oregon (1998) -- Alaska (1998) -- Washington (1998) -- Maine (1999) -- Hawaii (2000) -- Colorado (2000) -- Nevada (2000) -- Vermont (2004) -- Montana (2004) -- Rhode Island (2006) -- New Mexico (2007) -- Michigan (2008) -- New Jersey (2010) -- Other State and Local Medical Marijuana Laws -- Arizona (1996).…”
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