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Pragmatic Flutter Building Cross-Platform Mobile Apps for Android iOS Web & Desktop

Pragmatic Flutter Building Cross-Platform Mobile Apps for Android iOS Web & Desktop

Have you ever thought of creating beautiful blazing-fast native apps for iOS and Android from a single codebase? Have you dreamt of taking your native apps to the web and desktop without it costing a fortune? If so Pragmatic Flutter: Building Cross-Platform Mobile Apps for Android iOS Web & Desktop is the right place to start your journey to developing cross-platform apps. Google’s Flutter is the brand-new way for developing beautiful fluid and blazing-fast cross-platform apps for Android iOS web and desktops (macOS Linux Windows). Google’s new Fuchsia OS user interface (UI) is implemented using Flutter as well. Learning to develop mobile apps with Flutter opens the door to multiple devices form-factors and platforms using a single codebase. You don’t need any prior experience using Dart to follow along in this book; however it’s recommended that readers have some familiarity with writing code using one of the object-oriented programming languages. Your journey starts with learning to structure and organize the Flutter project to develop apps for multiple platforms. Next you will explore the fundamentals of Flutter widgets. The journey continues with Flutter’s layout widgets while also learning to build responsive layouts. You will get an understanding of organizing and applying themes and styles handling user input and gestures. Then you will move on to advanced concepts such as fetching data over the network and integrating and consuming REST API in your app. You will get hands-on experience on design patterns data modeling routing and navigation for multi-screen apps. When you are finished you will have a solid foundational knowledge of Flutter that will help you move on to building great and successful mobile apps that can be deployed to Android iOS web and desktop (macOS Linux Windows) platforms from a single codebase. | Pragmatic Flutter Building Cross-Platform Mobile Apps for Android iOS Web & Desktop

GBP 105.00
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Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene Economics The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook

Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene Economics The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook

There is nothing more devastating to baseless opinions than good numbers. Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene Economics: The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook helps you obtain good numbers on your quest to squash shabby opinions with sound advice. It details real-world applications of good numbers to foster improvements in industrial hygiene preventing inhalation toxicity and promoting better environmental air quality. Divided into four parts the book includes: Tips on preparing for the board certification examinations for Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT) 726 solved problems in industrial hygiene ventilation occupational-environmental toxicology occupational health risk management and chemical safety engineering 154 economic persuasion techniques based on actual case studies to help feather one’s career bed and assist installation of industrial hygiene control methods Tips and guiding principles for professional career development This book provides industrial hygienists with a reference containing the equations conversions and formulas they encounter in their day-to-day duties. A study aid to those taking the certification exams (CIH CSP CHMM and DABT) it also includes business economic case studies demonstrating how to preserve your clients' financial resources promote industrial hygiene foster worksite safety learn the financial ropes of business economics and help control your clients' potential adverse environmental impact and in so doing greatly enhance career progress. | Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene Economics The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook

GBP 56.99
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The Live-Streaming Handbook How to create live video for social media on your phone and desktop

The Live-Streaming Handbook How to create live video for social media on your phone and desktop

The Live-Streaming Handbook will teach you how to present live-video shows from your phone and stream them straight to Facebook and Twitter. With this book and your favourite social media apps you will be able to run your own TV station for your home or work. Peter Stewart an experienced TV and radio presenter producer and author now shares the training he’s given to professional broadcasters with you! From structuring and developing a show to establishing an effective online persona and getting more people to watch you. The book includes dozens of tried and tested formats for your live-video show alongside case studies highlighting how businesses and professionals are using live-streaming in their brand and marketing strategies. Also included are: a foreword by Al Roker (NBC's The Today Show); practical steps for using popular live-streaming apps such as Facebook Live and Twitter; nearly 80 colour images of live-streaming events screenshots and gadgets; a detailed walk-through of how to successfully present and produce your live-streaming show; advice on analysing and exploiting viewer metrics to increase followers; more than 130 quotes of real-world advice from expert producers of online media content; over 700 links to online case studies articles research and background reading. With this extensive manual you will gain a competitive edge in the world of online live-streaming. This book is invaluable to entrepreneurs professionals and students working in journalism public relations marketing and digital media as well as general readers interested in live-streaming at home. | The Live-Streaming Handbook How to create live video for social media on your phone and desktop

GBP 44.99
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AutoCAD 2023 for the Interior Designer AutoCAD for Mac and PC

AutoCAD 2023 for the Interior Designer AutoCAD for Mac and PC

Focused around a hotel suite project AutoCAD 2023 for the Interior Designer provides the Interior Design student with a non-intimidating tutorial based approach to learning the AutoCAD program. It accomplishes this by taking students that have no computer design experience from simple commands to complete projects in this single-semester sized text. This well organized and progressive approach to learning AutoCAD sets this text apart from others. To support all users this book covers AutoCAD for both Macs and PCs. The emphasis of this book is on easy to understand descriptions and instructions allowing the non-technical artistic visual learning Interior Design student to quickly get past the fear of using the computer to produce drawings. The focus is entirely on the use of AutoCAD for the Interior Design field and not simply architectural drawings. Chapters alternate between command descriptions which are organized by a command set category and tutorials. This allows students to easily refer back to command descriptions without hunting through a tutorial that introduces commands as it progresses. The emphasis is on the practical use of commands using the AutoCAD ribbon workspace rather than the multiple (and seldom used) command options. Multiple tutorials of the hotel suite which includes floor plan elevation views dimensioning and plotting provide a practical application of the commands learned in the preceding chapters. Completely dimensioned drawings are provided at the beginning of each tutorial so that the advanced student or an instructor led class can complete them without going through the step-by-step process. This textbook is classroom proven and relevant interior design homework problems are provided. After completing this book the student will be able to create all their 2-D Interior Design work using AutoCAD. | AutoCAD 2023 for the Interior Designer AutoCAD for Mac and PC

GBP 63.00
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AutoCAD 2022 for the Interior Designer AutoCAD for Mac and PC

AutoCAD 2022 for the Interior Designer AutoCAD for Mac and PC

Focused around a hotel suite project AutoCAD 2022 for the Interior Designer provides the Interior Design student with a non-intimidating tutorial based approach to learning the AutoCAD program. It accomplishes this by taking students that have no computer design experience from simple commands to complete projects in this single-semester sized text. This well organized and progressive approach to learning AutoCAD sets this text apart from others. To support all users this book covers AutoCAD for both Macs and PCs. The emphasis of this book is on easy to understand descriptions and instructions allowing the non-technical artistic visual learning Interior Design student to quickly get past the fear of using the computer to produce drawings. The focus is entirely on the use of AutoCAD for the Interior Design field and not simply architectural drawings. Chapters alternate between command descriptions which are organized by a command set category and tutorials. This allows students to easily refer back to command descriptions without hunting through a tutorial that introduces commands as it progresses. The emphasis is on the practical use of commands using the AutoCAD ribbon workspace rather than the multiple (and seldom used) command options. Multiple tutorials of the hotel suite which includes floor plan elevation views dimensioning and plotting provide a practical application of the commands learned in the preceding chapters. Completely dimensioned drawings are provided at the beginning of each tutorial so that the advanced student or an instructor led class can complete them without going through the step-by-step process. This textbook is classroom proven and relevant interior design homework problems are provided. After completing this book the student will be able to create all their 2-D Interior Design work using AutoCAD. | AutoCAD 2022 for the Interior Designer AutoCAD for Mac and PC

GBP 58.00
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Adobe Photoshop CC for Photographers 2014 Release A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC

Adobe Photoshop CC for Photographers 2014 Release A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC

Adobe Photoshop for Photographers 2014 Release by Photoshop hall-of-famer and acclaimed digital imaging professional Martin Evening has been fully updated to include detailed instruction for all of the updates to Photoshop CC 2014 on Adobe’s Creative Cloud including significant new features such as Focus Area selections enhanced Content-Aware filling and new Spin and Path blur gallery effects. This guide covers all the tools and techniques photographers and professional image editors need to know when using Photoshop from workflow guidance to core skills to advanced techniques for professional results. Using clear succinct instruction and real world examples this guide is the essential reference for Photoshop users of all levels. Accompanying the book is the photoshopforphotographers. com website with sample images tutorial videos and bonus chapters. | Adobe Photoshop CC for Photographers 2014 Release A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC

GBP 145.00
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CoCo The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer

CoCo The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer

CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy‘s Underdog Computer is the first book to document the complete history of the Tandy Color Computer (CoCo) a popular 8-bit PC series from the 1980s that competed against the era‘s biggest names including the Apple II IBM PC and Commodore 64. The book takes you inside the interesting stories and people behind this unique underdog computer. Both noted computer science and technology advocates authors Pitre and Loguidice reveal the story of a pivotal period in the home computing revolution from the perspective of Tandy‘s CoCo. As these computers were sold in Radio Shack stores throughout the United States and other countries they provide a critical point of reference for key events in the unprecedented evolutionary period for the PC industry in the 1980s. The book also features first-hand accounts from the people who created and promoted the CoCo from the original Tandy executives and engineers to today‘s active product creators and information keepers. The CoCo impacted many lives and this book leaves no stone unturned in recounting this fascinating slice of the PC revolution that is still in play today. From early telecommunications experiments to engineering and budgetary challenges it covers all the aspects that made the CoCo a truly personal useful computing experience in as small and inexpensive a package as possible. | CoCo The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer

GBP 180.00
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2D to VR with Unity5 and Google Cardboard

2D to VR with Unity5 and Google Cardboard

The book provides an up-to-date introduction to the latest version of Unity and its workflow by guiding readers through various prototypes. These range from 2D to 3D game concepts for PC and mobile will allow readers to get acquainted with several important concepts and allow them to become competent Unity developers able to learn at their own pace. The book starts by introducing Unity and proceeds in building a basic understanding of its main components by developing a first simple 2D game before proceeding in developing a full casual game to development of a simple but immersive 3D game concept to be tested first on PC before exploring how to port it for mobile VR. using Google Cardboard. | 2D to VR with Unity5 and Google Cardboard

GBP 51.99
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Computer A History of the Information Machine

Computer A History of the Information Machine

Computer: A History of the Information Machine traces the history of the computer and its unlimited information-processing potential. Comprehensive and accessibly written this fully updated fourth edition adds new chapters on the globalization of information technology the rise of social media fake news and the gig economy and the regulatory frameworks being put in place to tame the ubiquitous computer. Computer is an insightful look at the pace of technological advancement and the seamless way computers are integrated into the modern world. The authors examine the history of the computer including the first steps taken by Charles Babbage in the nineteenth century and how wartime needs and the development of electronics led to the giant ENIAC the first electronic computer. For a generation IBM dominated the computer industry. In the 1980s the desktop PC liberated people from room-sized mainframe computers. Next laptops and smartphones made computers available to half of the world’s population leading to the rise of Google and Facebook and powerful apps that changed the way we work consume learn and socialize. The volume is an essential resource for scholars and those studying computer history technology history and information and society as well as a range of courses in the fields of computer science communications sociology and management. | Computer A History of the Information Machine

GBP 32.99
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Planning Public Library Buildings Concepts and Issues for the Librarian

Planning Public Library Buildings Concepts and Issues for the Librarian

Planning a new or refurbished public library means considering not only facilities for collections services staff and users but examining also the local context reviewing the library image and developing relationships with other community facilities and agencies. This book examines the entire gamut of challenges confronting the planning and development of contemporary public libraries; their mission their roles and key issues such as lifelong learning social inclusion community and cultural needs regeneration and funding. The helpful presentation and readable style guides the librarian through the preliminary information-gathering and decision-making process that ensures a successful library building for all concerned. Using practical case studies plans and photographs the author tackles the critical issues of siting size plans and design concepts and provides a helpful guide to weighing up the alternatives of refurbished converted and new buildings. Separate chapters focus on the planning briefing and construction process; security safety and sustainability; key characteristics of successful buildings; identity decor and signage; and interior layout and facilities. The text draws together a vast resource of real library examples from all over the world which provide best practice models and lessons to learn. For funding authorities librarians and architects of public libraries this is a highly informative book that will help to ensure wise decision-making and prevent costly mistakes. | Planning Public Library Buildings Concepts and Issues for the Librarian

GBP 51.99
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Heterogeneous Computing Architectures Challenges and Vision

Heterogeneous Computing Architectures Challenges and Vision

Heterogeneous Computing Architectures: Challenges and Vision provides an updated vision of the state-of-the-art of heterogeneous computing systems covering all the aspects related to their design: from the architecture and programming models to hardware/software integration and orchestration to real-time and security requirements. The transitions from multicore processors GPU computing and Cloud computing are not separate trends but aspects of a single trend-mainstream; computers from desktop to smartphones are being permanently transformed into heterogeneous supercomputer clusters. The reader will get an organic perspective of modern heterogeneous systems and their future evolution. | Heterogeneous Computing Architectures Challenges and Vision

GBP 69.99
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Enterprise Operations Management Handbook Second Edition

Enterprise Operations Management Handbook Second Edition

The Enterprise Operations Management Handbook provides the expert advice and guidance of hundreds of leading computing practitioners and consultants. Covering all major areas of enterprise operations management this edition provides essential information for managing a modern evolving data center. Topics include business issues technology issues and operational issues. This current practical reference also reviews such critical areas as strategic planning data center management data center controls systems planning network technology contingency planning human resource planning desktop computing and future directions. The Enterprise Operations Management Handbook serves as an invaluable tool for designing building and maintaining a high-performance service-oriented data center. | Enterprise Operations Management Handbook Second Edition

GBP 56.99
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Frankincense – Gum Olibanum Botany Oleoresin Chemistry Extraction Utilization Propagation Biotechnology and Conservation

Frankincense – Gum Olibanum Botany Oleoresin Chemistry Extraction Utilization Propagation Biotechnology and Conservation

Frankincense also called olibanum is an aromatic resin used since ancient times for incense perfume and aromatherapy. It is readily available as an essential oil or as a supplement or extract and studies have shown that it may enhance heart health and liver health and soothe pain and inflammation. This new volume is a comprehensive desktop reference book specifically gum olibanum - frankincense. It introduces the significance of the species and covers the botany phytochemistry propagation extraction and pharmacological uses. It also discusses the species’ genetic diversity using molecular markers in vitro propagation and biotechnological aspects of Boswellia species the trade and commerce of frankincense and as well as its threats and conservation. | Frankincense – Gum Olibanum Botany Oleoresin Chemistry Extraction Utilization Propagation Biotechnology and Conservation

GBP 147.00
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Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” in the Age of Pseudocracy

Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” in the Age of Pseudocracy

Orwell’s Politics and the English Language in the Age of Pseudocracy visits the essay as if for the first time clearing away lore about the essay and responding to the prose itself. It shows how many of Orwell’s rules and admonitions are far less useful than they are famed to be but it also shows how some of them can be refurbished for our age and how his major claim—that politics corrupts language which then corrupts political discourse further and so on indefinitely—can best be re-deployed today. Politics and the English Language has encouraged generations of writers and readers and teachers and students to take great care to be skeptical and clear-sighted. The essay itself requires a fresh clear skeptical analysis so that it can with reapplication reclaim its status as a touchstone in our era of the rule of falsehood: the age of pseudocracy. | Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” in the Age of Pseudocracy

GBP 18.99
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Instant Vegas 5

Instant Vegas 5

Nonlinear or digital editing permits editors to move film bites around and place them anywhere in the sequence of the film with much greater ease than was ever possible with conventional film editing techniques. Instant Vegas 5 is a PC-platform nonlinear application distributed by Sony. Carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions illustrate how to use the latest version of the Vegas software in a concise time-efficient way. Readers learn the rudiments of navigating the application and using it to perform a complete range of tasks from editing video and audio to compositing and outputting - including the use of the DVD authoring tool DVD Architect. This is the fourth book in the new VASST Instant Series produced in cooperation with the Sundance Media Group.

GBP 145.00
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Data Driven Science for Clinically Actionable Knowledge in Diseases

Data Driven Science for Clinically Actionable Knowledge in Diseases

Data-driven science has become a major decision-making aid for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Computational and visual analytics enables effective exploration and sense making of large and complex data through the deployment of appropriate data science methods meaningful visualisation and human-information interaction. This edited volume covers state-of-the-art theory method models design evaluation and applications in computational and visual analytics in desktop mobile and immersive environments for analysing biomedical and health data. The book is focused on data-driven integral analysis including computational methods and visual analytics practices and solutions for discovering actionable knowledge in support of clinical actions in real environments. By studying how data and visual analytics have been implemented into the healthcare domain the book demonstrates how analytics influences the domain through improving decision making specifying diagnostics selecting the best treatments and generating clinical certainty. | Data Driven Science for Clinically Actionable Knowledge in Diseases

GBP 44.99
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The Video Games Textbook History • Business • Technology

The Video Games Textbook History • Business • Technology

The Video Games Textbook takes the history of video games to the next level. Coverage includes every major video game console handheld system and game-changing personal computer as well as a look at the business technology and people behind the games. Chapters feature objectives and key terms illustrative timelines color images and graphs in addition to the technical specifications and key titles for each platform. Every chapter is a journey into a different segment of gaming where readers emerge with a clear picture of how video games evolved why the platforms succeeded or failed and the impact they had on the industry and culture. Written to capture the attention and interest of students from around the world this newly revised Second Edition also serves as a go-to handbook for any video game enthusiast. This edition features new content in every chapter including color timelines sections on color theory and lighting the NEC PC-98 series MSX series Amstrad CPC Sinclair ZX Spectrum Milton Bradley Microvision Nintendo Game & Watch gender issues PEGI and CERO rating systems and new Pro Files and quiz questions plus expanded coverage on PC and mobile gaming virtual reality Valve Steam Deck Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. Key Features Explores the history business and technology of video games including social political and economic motivations Facilitates learning with clear objectives key terms illustrative timelines color images tables and graphs Highlights the technical specifications and key titles of all major game consoles handhelds personal computers and mobile platforms Reinforces material with market summaries and reviews of breakthroughs and trends as well as end-of-chapter activities and quizzes | The Video Games Textbook History • Business • Technology

GBP 56.99
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Ubiquitous Music Ecologies

Ubiquitous Music Ecologies

Ubiquitous music is an interdisciplinary area of research that lies at the intersection of music and computer science. Initially evolving from the related concept of ubiquitous computing today ubiquitous music offers a paradigm for understanding how the everyday presence of computers has led to highly diverse music practices. As we move from desktop computers to mobile and internet-based multi-platform systems new ways to participate in creative musical activities have radically changed the cultural and social landscape of music composition and performance. This volume explores how these new systems interact and how they may transform our musical experiences. Emerging out of the work of the Ubiquitous Music Group an international research network established in 2007 this volume provides a snapshot of the ecologically grounded perspectives on ubiquitous music that share the concept of ecosystem as a central theme. Covering theory software and hardware design and applications in educational and artistic settings each chapter features in-depth descriptions of exploratory and cutting-edge creative practices that expand our understanding of music making by means of digital and analogue technologies. | Ubiquitous Music Ecologies

GBP 38.99
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Materials for Engineers and Technicians

Materials for Engineers and Technicians

For over forty years Materials for Engineers and Technicians has given thousands of students an easily accessible introduction to materials engineering and manufacturing processes. This renowned text is a comprehensive overview of the wide-ranging subject area written in a straightforward readable style. It is devoid of excessive jargon and mathematical complexity and retains a practical down-to-earth approach. This expanded edition references specifications for materials and materials testing that have been updated to include European-wide standards of the EU. More applications of materials and case studies have been included. New content discusses the choice of materials and processes in relation to 3D printing and the importance of materials recycling and sustainability. The increased emphasis on the selection of materials reflects this aspect of materials engineering now seen within current vocational and university courses. In addition to meeting the requirements of vocational and undergraduate engineering syllabuses this text also serves as a valuable desktop reference for professional engineers working in product design who require a quick source of information on materials and manufacturing processes.

GBP 39.99
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Marketing Channel Strategy An Omni-Channel Approach

Marketing Channel Strategy An Omni-Channel Approach

Marketing Channel Strategy: An Omni-Channel Approach is the first book on the market to offer a completely unique updated approach to channel marketing. Palmatier and Sivadas have adapted this classic text for the modern marketing reality by building a model that shows students how to engage customers across multiple marketing channels simultaneously and seamlessly. The omni-channel is different from the multi-channel. It recognizes not only that customers access goods and services in multiple ways but also that they are likely doing this at the same time; comparing prices on multiple websites and seamlessly switching between mobile and desktop devices. With the strong theoretical foundation that users have come to expect the book also offers lots of practical exercises and applications to help students understand how to design and implement omni-channel strategies in reality. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in marketing channels distribution channels B2B marketing and retailing classes will enjoy acquiring the most cutting-edge marketing skills from this book. A full set of PowerPoint slides accompany this new edition to support instructors. | Marketing Channel Strategy An Omni-Channel Approach

GBP 82.99
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Handbook of Statistical Distributions with Applications

Handbook of Statistical Distributions with Applications

Easy-to-Use Reference and Software for Statistical Modeling and TestingHandbook of Statistical Distributions with Applications Second Edition provides quick access to common and specialized probability distributions for modeling practical problems and performing statistical calculations. Along with many new examples and results this edition includes both the author’s StatCalc software and R codes to accurately and easily carry out computations. New to the Second Edition Major changes in binomial Poisson normal gamma Weibull exponential logistic Laplace and Pareto distributions Updated statistical tests and intervals based on recent publications in statistical journals Enhanced PC calculator StatCalc with electronic help manualsR functions for cases where StatCalc is not applicable with the codes available onlineThis highly praised handbook integrates popular probability distribution models formulas applications and software to help you compute a variety of statistical intervals. It covers probability and percentiles algorithms for random number generation hypothesis tests confidence intervals tolerance intervals prediction intervals sample size determination and much more.

GBP 44.99
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Spectral Photon Counting Computed Tomography Technology and Applications

Spectral Photon Counting Computed Tomography Technology and Applications

Spectral Photon Counting Computed Tomography is a comprehensive cover of the latest developments in the most prevalent imaging modality (x-ray computed tomography (CT)) in its latest incarnation: Spectral Dual-Energy and Photon Counting CT. Disadvantages of the conventional single-energy technique used by CT technology are that different materials cannot be distinguished and that the noise is larger. To address these problems a novel spectral CT concept has been proposed. Spectral Dual-Energy CT (DE-CT) acquires two sets of spectral data and Spectral Photon Counting CT (PC-CT) detects energy of x-ray photons to reveal additional material information of objects by using novel energy-sensitive photon-counting detectors. The K-edge imaging may be a gateway for functional or molecular CT. The book covers detectors and electronics image reconstruction methods image quality assessments a simulation tool nanoparticle contrast agents and clinical applications for spectral CT. | Spectral Photon Counting Computed Tomography Technology and Applications

GBP 58.99
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A Practical Approach to WBEM/CIM Management

A Practical Approach to WBEM/CIM Management

System architects and engineers in fields such as storage networking desktop computing electrical power distribution and telecommunications need a common and flexible way of managing heterogeneous devices and services. Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) and its Component Information Model (CIM) provide the architecture language interfaces and common models for the management of storage computing and telecommunication applications. Now there is a practical guide for those who design or implement the emerging WBEM systems or produce a CIM model of a device or service. A Practical Approach to WBEM/CIM Management describes in detail WBEM/CIM architecture and explores the standard models developed by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). It explores the interfaces with which your WBEM/CIM code will have to work and offers examples of applicable models and related code. This book introduces the components of WBEM architecture defines models within CIM and illustrates communication between the WBEM client and server. It also investigates transitioning from SNMP or proprietary systems to WBEM/CIM. Realizing that the field is undergoing a period of massive growth and change the author focuses primarily on the areas which have been standardized and which differ little between implementations. He does however provide coding examples using the openPegasus implementation demonstrating concepts common to other C++ and Java-based implementations.

GBP 59.99
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Japanese Culture Through Videogames

Japanese Culture Through Videogames

Examining a wide range of Japanese videogames including arcade fighting games PC-based strategy games and console JRPGs this book assesses their cultural significance and shows how gameplay and context can be analyzed together to understand videogames as a dynamic mode of artistic expression. Well-known titles such as Final Fantasy Metal Gear Solid Street Fighter and Katamari Damacy are evaluated in detail showing how ideology and critique are conveyed through game narrative and character design as well as user interface cabinet art and peripherals. This book also considers how ‘Japan’ has been packaged for domestic and overseas consumers and how Japanese designers have used the medium to express ideas about home and nation nuclear energy war and historical memory social breakdown and bioethics. Placing each title in its historical context Hutchinson ultimately shows that videogames are a relatively recent but significant site where cultural identity is played out in modern Japan. Comparing Japanese videogames with their American counterparts as well as other media forms such as film manga and anime Japanese Culture Through Videogames will be useful to students and scholars of Japanese culture and society as well as Game Studies Media Studies and Japanese Studies more generally.

GBP 39.99
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