• 1. Health Statistics: Why Are They Important?
• 2. Mathematics: Reviewing the Basics.
• 3. Health Data Across the Continuum.
• 4. Hospital Census.
• 5. Hospital Occupancy.
• 6. Hospital Length of Stay.
• 7. Hospital, Obstetric, and Neonatal Statistics.
• 8. Miscellaneous Clinical and Non-Clinical Statistics.
• 9. End-of-Life Statistics: Mortality and Autopsy Rates.
• 10. Community Health Statistics.
• 11. Statistics: Learning the Basics.
• 12. Organizing Data for Analysis.
• 13. Displaying Data for Analysis.
• 14. Fundamentals of Research.
• Appendix I: Glossary.
• Appendix II: Formulas.
• Appendix III: Abbreviations.
• Appendix IV: Answers to the Self-Tests and Chapter Tests.
• Appendix V: Quick-Reference. Index.
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Think statistics is just for statisticians? Think again! BASIC ALLIED HEALTH STATISTICS AND ANALYSIS, 5th Edition shows how Health Information Management (HIM) professionals wield the power of data to improve patient care delivery every day. To build a foundation for your success, this practical work-text demystifies stats by first demonstrating how to use calculations and then by offering practice in clinical case studies and practice problems. You'll think through the big issues in health care today, consider available data, choose the best statistical analysis, and then make recommendations--just like the pros. And once you have the basic math and stats down, nothing will hold you back! You can master applications such as vital statistics and mortality rates, census and occupancy rates, and more, all while meeting CAHIIM curriculum and competency standards.
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For courses in chemistry. Actively engage students to become expert problem solvers and critical thinkers Nivaldo Tro's Chemistry: A Molecular Approach presents chemistry visually through multi-level images-macroscopic, molecular, and symbolic representations-to help students see the connections between the world they see around them, the atoms and molecules that compose the world, and the formulas they write down on paper. Interactive, digital versions of select worked examples instruct students how to break down problems using Tro's unique "Sort, Strategize, Solve, and Check" technique and then complete a step in the example. To build conceptual understanding, Dr. Tro employs an active learning approach through interactive media that requires students to pause during videos to ensure they understand before continuing. The 5th Edition pairs digital, pedagogical innovation with insights from learning design and educational research to create an active, integrated, and easy-to-use framework. The new edition introduces a fully integrated book and media package that streamlines course set up, actively engages students in becoming expert problem solvers, and makes it possible for professors to teach the general chemistry course easily and effectively. Also available with Mastering Chemistry By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student.The fully integrated and complete media package allows instructors to engage students before they come to class, hold them accountable for learning during class, and then confirm that learning after class. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering Chemistry does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering Chemistry, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering Chemistry, search for: 0134988809 / 9780134988801 Chemistry: A Molecular Approach Plus Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0134874374 / 9780134874371 Chemistry: A Molecular Approach 013498854X / 9780134988542 Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Chemistry: A Molecular Approach.
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For two-semester courses in General Chemistry Actively engage students to become expert problem solvers and critical thinkers, using a streamlined approach Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach presents core concepts without sacrificing rigor, enabling students to make connections between chemistry and their lives or future careers. Drawing upon his classroom experience as an award-winning educator, Professor Tro extends chemistry to the student's world by capturing student attention with examples of everyday processes and a captivating writing style. Throughout this student-friendly text, chemistry is presented visually through multi-level images that help students see the connections between the world around them (macroscopic), the atoms and molecules that compose the world (molecular), and the formulas they write down on paper (symbolic). The 4th Edition pairs digital, pedagogical innovation with insights from learning design and educational research to create an active, integrated, and easy-to-use framework. The new edition introduces a fully integrated book and media package that streamlines course set up, actively engages students in becoming expert problem solvers, and makes it possible for professors to teach the general chemistry course easily and effectively. The fully integrated book and media package streamlines course set up, actively engages students in becoming expert problem solvers, and makes it possible for professors to teach the general chemistry course easily and effectively. Also available with Mastering Chemistry By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student.The fully integrated and complete media package allows instructors to engage students before they come to class, hold them accountable for learning during class, and then confirm that learning after class. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering, search for: 0134988531 / 9780134988535 Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach Plus Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0134895746 / 9780134895741 Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach 013498837X / 9780134988375 Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach.
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An illustrated guide to California's most popular and iconic nature getaways. 150 Nature Hot Spots in California showcases the legendary diversity and beauty of California's landscape and wildlife - famous deserts, iconic badlands, lush forests and beautiful beaches. The book is organized by region. Each entry includes at-a-glance information on activities, addresses and contact information; a feature on the location's characteristics, history and best hiking paths; and photography illustrating the geography and prominent wildlife and flora of the region. The destinations and sites include: Waterfalls and giant sequoias of Yosemite National Park; The cinder cone of Amboy Crater; Below-sea-level salt flats of Death Valley National Park; Elephant seals at Ano Nuevo State Park; The palm oasis at Coachella Valley Preserve; Tide pools at Cabrillo National Monument; The wind-sculpted badlands of Alabama Hills; Hydrothermal features of Lassen Volcanic National Park; Tule elk and whales at Point Reyes National Seashore. California is one of America's most popular travel destinations. According to Visit California, the state is the No. 1 tourism destination in the U.S. Of the 268 million tourists that visited in 2016, roughly 75% were Californians, 18% were from other states and 7% were from outside the country. This guidebook will appeal to all travellers: families, hikers, campers, photographers and other nature enthusiasts; those who'd want to spend a week in the wilderness; and those who simply want take a day trip. The book is a must-have for libraries, tourism offices, travel agents and bookshops.
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• A Genomic View of the Catabolism of Aromatic Compounds in Pseudomonas
• A Genomic View of the Catabolism of Short Chain Alkanes
• Aerobic Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Aerobic Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Enzyme Structures and Catalytic Mechanisms
• Aerobic Degradation of Chloroaromatics
• Aerobic Degradation of Gasoline Ether Oxygenates
• Aerobic Degradation of Halogenated Aliphatics
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Methane Monooxygenase
• Biosynthesis, Insertion and Function of Fe-S Cofactors
• Biosynthesis, Insertion and Function of Flavin Cofactors
• Biosynthesis, Insertion and Function of haem-iron Prosthetic Groups
• Computational Framework for Integration of Lipidomics Data into Metabolic Pathways
• Degradation of Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and Dimethylsulfide (DMS)
• Degradation of Rubber/Polyisoprene
• Diversity and Common Principles in Enzymatic Activation of Hydrocarbons: An Introduction
• Energetic and Other Quantitative Aspects of Microbial Hydrocarbon Utilization: An Introduction:
• Enzymes for Aerobic Degradation of Alkanes in Bacteria
• Enzymes for Aerobic Degradation of Alkanes in Yeasts
• Evolution of New Catabolic Functions Through Gene Assembly by Mobile Genetic Elements
• Experimental Evolution of Novel Regulatory Activities in Response to Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals
• Functional Gene Diversity, Biogeography, Dynamics
• Genetic Features and Regulation of n-Alkane Metabolism in Bacteria
• Genetic Features and Regulation of n-Alkane Metabolism in Yeasts
• Genetic Features of Methylotrophs
• Genetics and Functional Genomics of Aerobic Degradation of Hydrocarbons: An Introduction
• Genetics and Molecular Features of Bacterial Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and Dimethylsulfide (DMS) Transformations
• Genetics of Biphenyl Biodegradation and Co-Metabolism of PCBs
• Genetics of Rubber/Polyisoprene Degradation
• Genetics and Ecology of Isoprene Degradation
• Genomic View of Mycobacterial High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation
• Global Aerobic Degradation of Hydrocarbons in Aquatic Systems
• Global Aerobic Degradation of Hydrocarbons in Terrestrial Systems
• Global Consequences of the Microbial Production and Consumption of Inorganic and Organic Sulfur Compounds
• Key Features of Aerobic Hydrocarbon Biodegrader Genomes
• Lipid Degradation
• Lipid Cycles
• Lipolytic Enzymes from Bacteria
• Lipolytic Enzymes from Yeasts
• Metabolism of Steroids
• Oxidative Inactivation of Ring-Cleavage Extradiol Dioxygenases: Mechanism and Ferredoxin-Mediated Reactivation
• Pathways for the Degradation of Fatty Acids in Bacteria
• Phylogenomics of Aerobic Bacterial Degradation of Aromatics
• Physiology and Biochemistry of the Aerobic Methane Oxidizing Bacteria
• Potential for Microbial Interventions to Reduce Global Warming
• Rational Construction of Bacterial Strains with New/Improved Catabolic Capabilities for the Efficient Breakdown of Environmental Pollutants
• Regulation of the Degradation of Fatty Acids in Bacteria
• Regulation of the Degradation of Fatty Acids in Yeast
• Stereochemistry of Hydrocarbon-transforming Enzyme Reactions
• Structure-Function Relationships and Engineering of Haloalkane Dehalogenases
• Transcriptional Control of the TOL Plasmid Pathways.

This book describes the biochemistry and genetics of aerobic degradation of hydrocarbons and lipids by bacteria and yeasts, as well as the functional genomics of the best-known microorganisms involved in these processes. It forms part of the Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Series, a definitive resource of current knowledge on the diverse aspects of the interactions of microbes with hydrocarbons and lipids. Chapters are mainly focused on the new discoveries of recent years. It is aimed to scientists and others interested in different aspects of the microbiology of hydrocarbons.

• Invited Talk.- New Divide-and-Conquer Techniques for Large-Scale Phylogenetic Estimation.- Biological Networks and Graph Algorithms.- New Polynomial-Time Algorithm around the Scaffolding Problem.- Enumerating Dominant Pathways in Biological Networks by Information Flow Analysis.- Comparing Different Graphlet Measures for Evaluating Network Model Fits to BioGRID PPI Networks.- Graph-Theoretic Partitioning of RNAs and Classification of Pseudoknots.- PathRacer: Racing Profile HMM Paths on Assembly Graph.- Genome Rearrangement, Assembly and Classification.- A Uniform Theory of Adequate Subgraphs for the Genome Median, Halving, and Aliquoting Problems.- Lightweight Metagenomic Classification via eBWT.- MULKSG: MULtiple K Simultaneous Graph Assembly.- Counting Sorting Scenarios and Intermediate Genomes for the Rank Distance.- Generalizations of the Genomic Rank Distance to Indels.- Sequence Analysis, Phylogenetics and Other Biological Processes.- Using INC within Divide-and-Conquer Phylogeny Estimation.- Predicting Methylation from Sequence and Gene Expression Using Deep Learning with Attention.- A Mathematical Model for Enhancer Activation Kinetics During Cell Differentiation.- Transcript Abundance Estimation and the Laminar Packing Problem.- Efficient Algorithms for Finding Edit-Distance Based Motifs.
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th InternationalConference on Algorithms for Computational Biology, AlCoB 2019, held in Berkeley, CA, USA, in May 2019. The 15 full papers presented together with 1 invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: Biological networks and graph algorithms; genome rearrangement, assembly and classification; sequence analysis, phylogenetics and other biological processes.
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• About the editors List of contributors Preface Armando J.L. Pombeiro and M. Fatima C. Guedes da Silva
• Chapter 1 Alkane Functionalization: Introduction And Overview Armando J.L. Pombeiro PART I - C-O BOND FORMATION. HYDROXYLATION AND OTHER OXYGENATION REACTIONS
• Chapter 2 Activation and oxidative functionalization of alkanes with noble-metal catalysts: Molecular mechanisms Evgeniy G. Chepaikin
• Chapter 3 Alkane-oxidizing systems based on metal complexes. Radical versus non-radical mechanisms Georgiy B. Shul'pin
• Chapter 4 Reactions of alkyl radicals in aqueous solutions Dan meyerstein
• Chapter 5 C-H bond oxidation with transition metal based carbene complexes Bruno Dominelli, Anja C. Lindhorst, Fritz E. Kuhn
• Chapter 6 Alkane oxidation with C-scorpionate metal complexes Luisa M. D. R. S. Martins
• Chapter 7 Alkane oxidation with multinuclear heterometallic catalysts Dmytro S. Nesterov, Oksana V. Nesterova and Armando J.L. Pombeiro
• Chapter 8 Oxidative functionalization of methane on heterogeneous catalysts Maricruz Sanchez-Sanchez and Johannes A. Lercher
• Chapter 9 Gas-phase oxidation of alkanes Fabrizio Cavani, Alessandro Chieregato, Jose Manuel Lopez Nieto, Jean-Marc M. Millet PART II - BIOINSPIRED ALKANE FUNCTIONALIZATION
• Chapter 10 Recent developments of bio-inspired approaches to functionalization of light alkanes Alexander B. Sorokin
• Chapter 11 Regioselectivity of non-heme iron catalysts for C-H activation Christian R. Goldsmith
• Chapter 12 Imine-based Iron and Manganese Complexes as Catalysts for Alkane Functionalization Giorgio Olivo, Osvaldo Lanzalunga, Stefano Di Stefano
• Chapter 13 Alkane oxidation with biologically inspired nonheme iron catalysts based in the triazacyclononane ligand scaffold Miquel Costas
• Chapter 14 The nature of high-valent oxometal intermediates of iron-aminopyridine mediated oxidations Oleg Y. Lyakin, konstantin P. Bryliakov, Evgenii P. Talsi
• Chapter 15 Selective Oxidation of Alkanes by Metallo-Monooxygenases and their Nano-Biomimetics Chih-Cheng Liu, Yi-FangTtsai, Wondemagegn H. Wanna, Ravirala Ramu, Damodar Janmanchi, Sunney I. Chan, Steve S.-F. Yu
• Chapter 16 Alkane oxidation with vanadium and copper catalysts Manas Sutradhar, Luisa M.D.R.S. Martins, M. Fatima C. Guedes da Silva, ArmandoJ. L. Pombeiro PART III - C-B, C-C AND C-N BOND FORMATION
• Chapter 17 Catalytic borylation of methane: combining computational and high-throughput screening approaches to discover a new catalyst Pavel Zatsepin, Dieter Sorsche, Seihwan Ahn, Mu-Hyun Baik, Daniel J. Mindiola
• Chapter 18 Alkane carbonylation and carbene insertion reactions Ana M. Faisca Phillips and Armando J. L. Pombeiro
• Chapter 19 Catalytic alkane amidation and related reactions Dmytro S. Nesterov, Luis M. T. Frija, Armando J. L. Pombeiro, Maximilian N. Kopylovich PART IV - DEHYDROGENATION REACTIONS
• Chapter 20 Oxidative and non-oxidative routes to alkane dehydrogenation Jay A. Labinger
• Chapter 21 Dehydrogenation of alkanes using molecular catalysts Huaquan Fang, Guixia Liu, Zheng Huang PART V - UNCONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS
• Chapter 22 Non-transition metal catalyzed oxidation of alkanes with peroxides Maxim L. Kuznetsov
• Chapter 23 Metal-free functionalization of alkanes Jincan Zhao, Jianlin Han
• Chapter 24 Alkane functionalization under unconventional conditions: in ionic liquid, in supercritical co2 and microwave assisted Ana P.C. Ribeiro, Eelisabete C.B.A. Alegria, Antonio Palavra, Aarmando J.L. Pombeiro
• Chapter 25 Noncovalent interactions in alkane chemistry Kamran T. Mahmudov, M. Fatima C. Guedes da Silva, Fedor I. Zubkov, Armando J. L. Pombeiro
• Chapter 26 Alkane complexation Robert H. Crabtree
• Chapter 27 Alkane related C-H bond activation and functionalization of aliphatic amines Christian Bruneau, Mathieu Achard.
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Presents state-of-the-art information concerning the syntheses of valuable functionalized organic compounds from alkanes, with a focus on simple, mild, and green catalytic processes Alkane Functionalization offers a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art of catalytic functionalization of alkanes under mild and green conditions. Written by a team of leading experts on the topic, the book examines the latest research developments in the synthesis of valuable functionalized organic compounds from alkanes. The authors describe the various modes of interaction of alkanes with metal centres and examine theoxidative alkane functionalization upon C-O bond formation. They address the many types of mechanisms, discuss typical catalytic systems and highlight the strategies inspired by biological catalytic systems. The book also describes alkane functionalization upon C-heteroatom bond formation as well as oxidative and non-oxidative approaches. In addition, the book explores non-transition metal catalysts and metal-free catalytic systems and presents selected types of functionalization of sp3 C-H bonds pertaining to substrates other than alkanes. This important resource: Presents a guide to the most recent advances concerning the syntheses of valuable functionalized organic compounds from alkanes Contains information from leading experts on the topic Offers information on the catalytic functionalization of alkanes that allows for improved simplicity and sustainability compared to current multi-stage industrial processes Explores the challenges inherent with the application of alkanes as starting materials for syntheses of added value functionalized organic compounds Written for academic researchers and industrial scientists working in the fields of coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, catalysis, organic synthesis and green chemistry, Alkane Functionalization is an important resource for accessing the most up-to-date information available in the field of catalytic functionalization of alkanes.
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• Introduction : Biodiversity
• Herpetology and Specimen Collection
• History of Florida Herpetology
• Taxonomy
• Environmental Setting
• Status of Species
• Survey and Research Methods
• Source of Locality Records
• Explanation of Species Accounts
• Class Amphibia : Species Accounts: Order Caudata (Salamanders) : Family Ambystomatidae (Mole Salamanders) - Family Amphiumidae (Amphiumas)
• Family Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
• Family Proteidae (Mudpuppies or Waterdogs)
• Family Salamandridae (Newts)
• Family Sirenidae (Sirens)
• Species Accounts: Order Anura (Frogs) : Family Bufonidae (True Toads)
• Family Eleutherodactylidae (Rainfrogs or Robber Frogs)
• Family Hylidae (Treefrogs)
• Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
• Family Ranidae (True Frogs)
• Family Scaphiopidae (North American Spadefoots)
• Family Pipidae -

• Class Reptilia : Species Accounts: Order Testudines (Turtles) : Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
• Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
• Family Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles)
• Family Emydidae (Box and Water Turtles)
• Family Kinosternidae (Mud and Musk Turtles)
• Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
• Family Trionychidae (Softshells)
• Species Accounts: Order Crocodylia : Family Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans)
• Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) -

• Species Accounts: Order Squamata, Suborder Sauria or Lacertilia (Lizards) : Family Anguidae (Glass and Alligator Lizards)
• Family Gekkonidae (True Geckos)
• Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
• Family Sphaerodactylidae (Dwarf Geckos)
• Family Agamidae (Agamas)
• Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
• Family Corytophanidae (Casque-headed Lizards)
• Family Dactyloidae (Anoles)
• Family Iguanidae (Iguanas)
• Family Leiocephalidae (Curly-tailed Lizards)
• Family Phrynosomatidae (Spiny and Horned Lizards)
• Family Mabuyidae (Sun Skinks)
• Family Scincidae (Typical Skinks)
• Family Sphenomorphidae (Forest Skinks)
• Family Teiidae (Ameivas, Whiptails, and Tegus)
• Family Varanidae (Monitors)
• Family Rhineuridae (Wide-snouted Wormlizards) -

• Species Accounts: Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes (Snakes) : Family Acrochordidae (File Snakes)
• Family Typhlopidae (Blindsnakes)
• Family Boidae (Boas)
• Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
• Family Colubridae (Harmless Egg-laying Snakes)
• Family Dipsadidae (Rear-fanged Snakes)
• Family Natricidae (Harmless Live-bearing Snakes)
• Family Elapidae (Coralsnakes)
• Family Viperidae (Vipers)
• Potential or Problematic Species.

Florida is home to a more diverse variety of amphibians and reptiles than any other state due to its wide array of ecosystems?from pine forests to the subtropical Everglades to the tropical Keys?and its large number of established nonnative species. This volume is a comprehensive account of the 219 species known to exist in the state. Chapters are organized into families and species of salamanders, frogs, turtles, crocodilians, lizards, and snakes, including both native and nonindigenous species. A final chapter addresses nonnative species not proven to be established in the state. Each species is presented with one or more color photographs, an up-to-date distribution map, and detailed information about its appearance, current taxonomy, geographic distribution and habitat, reproduction and development, diet, behavior, and conservation status. Many of the photographs highlight the differences between sexes, between juveniles and adults, and between larval stages. This volume also includes a thorough discussion of the environmental impacts that are threatening the herpetofauna of the state. As parts of Florida are experiencing degradation of natural habitats at record rates, particularly large urban areas such as the southeastern Atlantic Coast, species that cannot adapt will disappear. This volume will be a touchstone for future efforts to study and protect the extraordinary biodiversity of Florida's native amphibians and reptiles.
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• Preface.- Multivariate Distributions and Copulas.- Dependence Measures.- Bivariate Copula Classes, Their Visualization and Estimation.- Pair Copula Decompositions and Constructions.- Regular Vines.- Simulating Regular Vine Copulas and Distributions.- Parameter Estimation in Regular Vine Copulas.- Selection of Regular Vine Copula Models.- Comparing Regular Vine Copula Models.- Case Study: Dependence Among German DAX Stocks.- Recent Developments in Vine Copula Based Modeling.- Indices.
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This textbook provides a step-by-step introduction to the class of vine copulas, their statistical inference and applications. It focuses on statistical estimation and selection methods for vine copulas in data applications. These flexible copula models can successfully accommodate any form of tail dependence and are vital to many applications in finance, insurance, hydrology, marketing, engineering, chemistry, aviation, climatology and health. The book explains the pair-copula construction principles underlying these statistical models and discusses how to perform model selection and inference. It also derives simulation algorithms and presents real-world examples to illustrate the methodological concepts. The book includes numerous exercises that facilitate and deepen readers' understanding, and demonstrates how the R package VineCopula can be used to explore and build statistical dependence models from scratch. In closing, the book provides insights into recent developments and open research questions in vine copula based modeling. The book is intended for students as well as statisticians, data analysts and any other quantitatively oriented researchers who are new to the field of vine copulas. Accordingly, it provides the necessary background in multivariate statistics and copula theory for exploratory data tools, so that readers only need a basic grasp of statistics and probability.
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For courses in Multivariate Statistics, Marketing Research, Intermediate Business Statistics, Statistics in Education, and graduate-level courses in Experimental Design and Statistics. Appropriate for experimental scientists in a variety of disciplines, this market-leading text offers a readable introduction to the statistical analysis of multivariate observations. Its primary goal is to impart the knowledge necessary to make proper interpretations and select appropriate techniques for analyzing multivariate data. Ideal for a junior/senior or graduate level course that explores the statistical methods for describing and analyzing multivariate data, the text assumes two or more statistics courses as a prerequisite.
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• Part I:
• 1. Introduction Fei Fang, Milind Tambe, Bistra Dilkina and Andrew J. Plumptre-- Part II:
• 2. Law enforcement for wildlife conservation Andrew J. Plumptre--
• 3. Wildlife poaching forecasting based on ranger-collected data and evaluation through field tests Shahrzad Gholami, Benjamin Ford, Debarun Kar, Fei Fang, Andrew J. Plumptre, Milind Tambe, Margaret Driciru, Fred Wanyama, Aggrey Rwetsiba, Mustafa Nsubuga and Joshua Mabonga--
• 4. Optimal patrol planning against black-box attackers Haifeng Xu, Benjamin Ford, Fei Fang, Bistra Dilkina, Andrew J. Plumptre, Milind Tambe, Margaret Driciru, Fred Wanyama, Aggrey Rwetsiba, Mustafa Nsubuga and Joshua Mabonga--
• 5. Automatic detection of poachers and wildlife with UAVs Elizabeth Bondi, Fei Fang, Mark Hamilton, Debarun Kar, Donnabell Dmello, Venil Noronha, Jongmoo Choi, Robert Hannaford, Arvind Iyer, Lucas Joppa, Milind Tambe and Ram Nevatia-- Part III:
• 6. Protecting coral reef ecosystems via efficient patrols Yue Yin and Bo An--
• 7. Simultaneous optimization of strategic and tactical planning for environmental sustainability and security Sara M. McCarthy, Milind Tambe, Christopher Kiekintveld, Meredith L. Gore and Alex Killion--
• 8. NECTAR Benjamin Ford, Matthew Brown, Amulya Yadav, Amandeep Singh, Arunesh Sinha, Biplav Srivastava, Christopher Kiekintveld and Milind Tambe--
• 9. Connecting conservation research and implementation Sean McGregor, Rachel M. Houtman, Ronald Metoyer and Thomas G. Dietterich--
• 10. Probabilistic inference with generating functions for animal populations Daniel Sheldon, Kevin Winner and Debora Sujono--
• 11. Engaging citizen scientists in data collection for conservation Yexiang Xue and Carla P. Gomes--
• 12. Simulator-defined Markov decision processes H. Jo Albers, Thomas G. Dietterich, Kim Hall, Majid A. Taleghan and Katherine Lee.
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With the increasing public interest in artificial intelligence (AI), there is also increasing interest in learning about the benefits that AI can deliver to society. This book focuses on research advances in AI that benefit the conservation of wildlife, forests, coral reefs, rivers, and other natural resources. It presents how the joint efforts of researchers in computer science, ecology, economics, and psychology help address the goals of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Written at a level accessible to conservation professionals and AI researchers, the book offers both an overview of the field and an in-depth view of how AI is being used to understand patterns in wildlife poaching and enhance patrol efforts in response, covering research advances, field tests and real-world deployments. The book also features efforts in other major conservation directions, including protecting natural resources, ecosystem monitoring, and bio-invasion management through the use of game theory, machine learning, and optimization.
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• Preface
• Introduction
• Even Unimodular Lattices
• Kneser Neighbors
• Theta Series and Siegel Modular Forms
• Automorphic Forms for the Classical Groups
• Algebraic Automorphic Representations of Small Weight
• Proofs of Theorems D and E
• A Few Applications
• Bilinear and Quadratic Algebra
• Basic Concepts in the Theory of Bilinear and Quadratic Forms
• On b-Modules and q-Modules over Z
• Root Systems and Even Unimodular Lattices
• Kneser Neighbors
• Variations on the Notion of Kneser Neighbors
• Hecke Operators Associated with the Notion of Neighborhood
• Examples
• Determination of T2 for n = 16
• Determination of T3 for n = 16
• Determination of T2 for n = 24 (Following Nebe-Venkov [156])
• d-Neighborhoods Between a Niemeier Lattice with Roots and the Leech Lattice
• Necessary Conditions for a Niemeier Lattice with Roots to Have a d-Neighbor with No Roots
• On the h-Neighborhoods and (h + 1)-Neighborhoods Between a Niemeier Lattice with Roots and Coxeter Number h and the Leech Lattice
• On the Stabilizers for the Action of W on PLreg (Z/d), for L a Niemeier Lattice with Roots
• Complement : on the 2-Neighbors of a Niemeier Lattice with Roots, Associated with a Weyl Vector
• Automorphic Forms and Hecke Operators
• Lattices and Class Sets of Z-groups
• Linear Groups
• Orthogonal and Symplectic Groups
• SOL Versus OL
• Orthogonal Groups in Odd Dimensions
• Hecke Correspondences
• General Formalism
• A Functor from -Modules to H(X)opp-Modules
• The Hecke Ring of a Z-group
• Some Classical Hecke Rings
• H(SOL) Versus H(OL)
• Isogenics
• Automorpic Forms of a Z-group
• Square-Integrable Automorphic Forms
• The Set (G)
• Automorphic Forms for On
• Automorphic Forms for the Z-groups G with G(R) Compact
• The Case of the Groups On and SOn
• An Invariant Hermitian Inner Product
• Siegel Modular Forms
• The Classical Point of View
• Fourier Series Expansions and Cusp Forms
• The Relation Between Sw (Sp2g (Z)) and A2(PGS2g)
• The Action of Hecke Operators
• Adisc (Sp2g) May Be Deduced from Adisc (PGSp2g)
• Theta Series and Even Unimodular Lattices
• Siegel Theta Series
• Theta Series of E8, E8 and E16
• Theta Series of the Niemeier Lattices
• An Alternative Construction of I4 by Triality
• Harmonic Theta Series
• Hecke Operators Corresponding to Perestroikas
• Passage from PGOn to PGSOn
• Triality for PGSO8
• One Last Theta Series and the End of the Proof
• Appendix : a Simple Example of the Eichler Relations
• Langlands Parametrization
• Basic Facts on Reductive k-Groups
• The Based Root Datum of a Reductive k-Group
• Langlands Dual
• Examples
• Representations of Split Reductive Groups in Characteristic Zero
• Satake Parametrization
• The Satake Isomorphism
• The Two Natural Bases of the Hecke Ring of G
• The Classical Groups : a Collection of Formulas
• The Harish-Chandra Isomorphism
• The Center of the Universal Enveloping Algebra of a Reductive C-group
• The Infinitesimal Character of a Unitary Representation
• The Arthur-Langlands Conjecture
• Langlands Parametrization of (G) for G Semisimple over Z
• A Few Formulas
• The Arthur-Langlands Conjecture
• A Few Examples
• Relations with L-Functions
• The Generalized Ramanujan Conjecture
• A Few Cases of the Arthur-Langlands Conjecture
• The Eichler Relations Revisited
• The Point of View of Rallis
• A Refinement : Passage to the Spin Groups
• Disc(O8) and Triality
• A Few Consequences of the Work of Ikeda and Böcherer
• A Table of the First Elements of disc(SO8)
• The Space Mdet(O24)
• Arthur's Classification for the Classical Z-groups
• Standard Parameters for the Classical Groups
• Self-Dual Representations of PGLn
• Duality in disc(PGLn)
• Regular Algebraic Representations
• Representations of GLn(R)
• The Ramanujan Conjecture and Galois Representations
• L-Functions of Pairs of Algebraic Representations
• Arthur's Multiplicity Formula
• Arthur's Symplectic-Orthogonal Alternative
• The Multiplicity Formula : General Assumptions
• The Group C and the Character E
• The Case of the Chevalley Groups
• Discrete Series
• Discrete Series, Following Harish-Chandra
• Shelstad's Canonical Parametrization, the Case of Split Groups
• Dual Interpretation and Link with Arthur Packets
• Example : the Holomorphic Discrete Series of Sp2g(R)
• Pure Forms of the Split Groups
• Adams-Johnson Packets
• Example : Adams-Johnson Parameters of Sp2g
• Dual Parametrization of AJ
• Adams-Johnson Packets and Arthur Packets
• Explicit Multiplicity Formulas
• Explicit Formula for Sp2g
• Explicit Formula for SOn with n = ±1 mod 8
• Explicit Formula for SOn with n = 0 mod 8
• Compatibility with the Theta Correspondence
• Compatibility with Bocherer's L-function
• Proofs of the Main Theorems
• Tsushima's Modular Forms of Genus 2
• Tsushima's Dimension Formula
• Standard Parameters of the First Six Forms of Genus 2
• A Few Eigenvalues of Hecke Operators
• Where We Explain the Occurrence of the j, k in Table 7.1
• Disc(SO24) and the Nebe-Venkov Conjecture
• A Characterization of Table 1.2
• Statements and an Overview of the Proofs
• Theorem 9.2.5 Implies Theorem 9.2.6
• First, Conditional, Proof of Theorem 9.2.5
• Second Proof of Theorem 9.2.5, Modulo Conjecture 8.4.22
• Algebraic Representations of Motivic Weight at Most 22
• A Classification Statement
• The Explicit Formula for the L-Functions of Pairs
• Odlyzko's Function
• Beginning of the Proof of Theorem 9.3.2 : the Case w 20
• Intermezzo : a Geometric Criterion
• End of the Proof of Theorem 9.3.2 : the Case of Motivic Weights 21 and 22
• Complements
• Proof of Theorem E
• A New Proof of Theorem A
• Proof of Theorem E
• Siegel Modular Forms of Weight at Most 12
• Forms of Weight 12 and a Proof of Theorem D of the Introduction
• Forms of Weight at Most 11
• Toward a New Proof of the Equality (X24) = 24
• A Few Elements of disc(SOn) for n = 15, 17 and 23
• Applications
• 24 l-Adic Galois Representations
• Back to p-Neighbors of Niemeier Lattices
• Determination of the Tj, k (q) for Small Values of q
• Determination of the Tj, k (p) for p 113
• Determination of the Tj, k (p2) for p 29
• Harder-Type Congruences
• The Barnes-Wall Lattice and the Siegel Theta Series of Even Unimodular Lattices of Dimension 16
• Quadratic Forms and Neighbors in Odd Dimension
• Basic Concepts in the Theory of Quadratic Forms on a Projective Module of Odd Constant Rank
• On the q-i-Modules over Z
• The Theory of p-Neighbors for q-i-Modules over Z
• The Theory of p-Neighbors for Even Lattices of Determinant 2
• Examples
• Determination of T2 for n = 17
• Determination of T2 for n = 15
• On the Determination of T2 for n = 23
• Tables
• References
• Postface
• Notation Index
• Terminology Index.

• Introduction The rank two free group and its automorphisms Character varieties and their automorphisms Topology of the imaginary commutator trace Generalized Fricke spaces Bowditch theory Imaginary trace labelings Imaginary characters with $k>2$ Imaginary characters with $k<2$ Imaginary characters with $k=2$ Bibliography.
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