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• The corporation and financial markets
• Introduction to financial statement analysis
• Financial decision making and the law of one price
• The time value of money
• Interest rates
• Valuing bonds
• Investment decision rules
• Fundamentals of capital budgeting
• Valuing stocks
• Capital markets and the pricing of risk
• Optimal portfolio choice and the capital asset pricing model
• Estimating the cost of capital
• Investor behavior and capital market efficiency
• Captial structure in a perfect market
• Debt and taxes
• Financial distress, managerial incentives, and information
• Payout policy
• Capital budgeting and valuation with leverage
• Valuation and financial modeling : a case study
• Financial options
• Option valuation
• Real options
• Raising equity capital
• Debt financing
• Leasing
• Working capital management
• Short-term financial planning
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate governance
• Risk management
• International corporate finance.

• The corporation and financial markets
• Introduction to financial statement analysis
• Financial decision making and the law of one price
• The time value of money
• Interest rates
• Valuing bonds
• Investment decision rules
• Fundamentals of capital budgeting
• Valuing stocks
• Capital markets and the pricing of risk
• Optimal portfolio choice and the capital asset pricing model
• Estimating the cost of capital
• Investor behavior and capital market efficiency
• Captial structure in a perfect market
• Debt and taxes
• Financial distress, managerial incentives, and information
• Payout policy
• Capital budgeting and valuation with leverage
• Valuation and financial modeling : a case study
• Financial options
• Option valuation
• Real options
• Raising equity capital
• Debt financing
• Leasing
• Working capital management
• Short-term financial planning
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate governance
• Risk management
• International corporate finance.

• Editors' Introduction to the English Edition of the Seminars of Alain Badiou The Seminars of Alain Badiou (1983-2016): General Preface Introduction to the Seminar Images of Present Time by Kenneth Reinhard About the 2001-2004 Seminar Year
• 1: Contemporary Nihilism
• 1. Session 1
• 2. Session 2
• 3. Session 3
• 4. Session 4
• 5. Session 5
• 6. Session 6
• 7. Session 7 Year
• 2: Logic of Exceptions
• 8. Session 1
• 9. Session 2
• 10. Session 3
• 11. Session 4
• 12. Session 5
• 13. Session 6
• 14. Session 7
• 15. Session 8 Year
• 3: What Does it Mean to Live?
• 16. Session 1
• 17. Session 2
• 18. Session 3
• 19. Session 4
• 20. Session 5 Notes Index.
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Alain Badiou began the twenty-first century by considering the relationship between philosophy and notions of "the present." In this period of his ongoing annual lecture series, the acclaimed philosopher took up the existential problem of how to be contemporary with one's own time-that is, how to not simply inhabit a passing moment but bring a real present into existence. Images of the Present Time presents nearly three years of Badiou's seminars, held from 2001 to 2004, partly against the backdrop of the war in Iraq. Given while Badiou was writing Logics of Worlds, the second of the three volumes of Being and Event, these lectures address some of the same questions of existence in a particular world in a more personal and conversational tone, with reference to literature, philosophy, and contemporary politics and culture. He proposes a new concept of living in a real present as the twisting together of something from the past and something of the future. Featuring some of the philosopher's most inspiring and approachable work, Images of the Present Time is an important book for all readers interested in the practical as well as conceptual possibilities of Badiou's thought.
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• 1. Introduction (basics of chronic liver disease - incidence, etc.) Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao (Yale University School of Medicine, CT, USA) Chronic liver disease is a substantial world-wide problem. It can be due to a wide range of etiologic agents. Any process that leads to chronic inflammation can progress to chronic liver disease. Its major consequence is increasing deposition of fibrous tissue within the liver leading to cirrhosis with its complications, such as portal hypertension, hepatic insufficiency and hepatocellular carcinoma. Key words: chronic liver disease, liver fibrosis, shear wave elastography, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, NAFLD, NASH. 2. Liver stiffness measurement techniques basics Giovanna Ferraioli, Mark L Palmeri (Duke University, NC, USA), Richard G Barr Liver elastography can be performed with various techniques. These include both ultrasound-based elastography and magnetic resonance elastography. The ultrasound methods include strain elastography (SE), VCTE, and ARFI techniques (pSWE and 2D-SWE). SE is limited in evaluation of liver stiffness and will not be presented in this book. Key words: VCTE, pSWE, 2D-SWE, ARFI, shear wave elastography, MRE, vibration elastography, phantom studies. a. TE b. ARFI techniques c. MRE d. Vibratory Techniques 3. Protocol for acquisition Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr For all of the ultrasound techniques (vibration-controlled transient elastography, point shear wave elastography and two-dimensional shear wave elastography) the patient is studied in the supine or slight left lateral decubitus position. The protocol for a correct acquisition will be presented in details. Key words: VCTE, pSWE, 2D-SWE, ARFI, shear wave elastography, liver stiffness. a. General protocol b. Quality Assessment i. Vendor specific quality assessment 4. Tips and Tricks Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard Barr For a reliable acquisition, several factors should be taken into account. They include depth for measurement, presence of liver steatosis, transducer frequency, transducer position, number of measurements, confounders and so on. All these factors will be analyzed in details.
• Key words: reliability, accuracy studies. 5. Artifacts Giovanna Ferraioli, Mark Palmeri (Duke University, NC, USA), Richard G Barr Identification of the artifacts is of outmost importance for the interpretation. Knowing them is also important for acquiring the best images for accurate diagnosis. Key words: reverberation, attenuation, failure, phantoms studies. a. TE b. ARFI techniques c. MRE 6. Staging liver fibrosis with shear wave elastography Giovanna Ferraioli, Davide Roccarina (Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy), Jonathan Dillman (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH, USA), Richard G Barr As of today, shear wave elastography has been accepted as a reliable substitute of liver biopsy in several clinical scenarios, mainly in patients with viral etiologies and/or NAFLD/NASH. The role of shear wave elastography in several etiologies of liver disease and in the pediatric population will be presented.
• Key words: liver stiffness, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, NAFLD, NASH, primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, cystic fibrosis, biliary atresia, Fontan circulation, children. a. Viral etiologies b. NAFLD/NASH c. Other etiologies d. Pediatrics 7. Portal hypertension: liver and spleen stiffness Davide Roccarina (Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy) Liver stiffness correlates with the severity of liver fibrosis up to the threshold of clinically significant portal hypertension. At this stage, the strength of the correlation between liver stiffness and fibrosis decreases, probably due to an increasing role played by extrahepatic factors. It has been shown that spleen stiffness correlates better than liver stiffness with the portal pressures. Studies will be presented.
• Key words: HVPG, portal hypertension, stiffness. 8. Liver stiffness beyond the staging of liver fibrosis Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr An increase of liver stiffness has been reported in patients with liver congestion. It is a "confounding factor" for the evaluation of liver fibrosis. However, in the setting of right-sided heart failure liver stiffness seems directly influenced by central venous pressure and can be used as a prognostic marker to predict cardiac events. Key words: heart failure, liver congestion, hepatic sinusoidal obstruction, Fontan circulation, Budd Chiari syndrome, valvular diseases. 9. Guideline Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr The availability of accurate non-invasive methods for the assessment of liver fibrosis was an important breakthrough and has prompted ultrasound federations of societies as well as clinical or radiological societies to issue international guidelines or consensus on the clinical applications of the SWE techniques. This chapter presents the most important guidelines from a practical point of view. Key words: guidelines, WFUMB, EFSUMB, SRU, shear wave elastography, diffuse liver disease, chronic viral hepatitis, ARFI techniques, NAFLD. a. Reporting results 10. Non-invasive assessment of liver steatosis with US techniques Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr An accurate estimation of the fat in the liver is important in the diagnostic work-up of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Ultrasound methods of fat quantification have been developed. They will be presented in details. Key words: attenuation coefficient, ATI, ATT, UGAP, backscatter coefficient, speed of sound, steatosis. 11. Dispersion Katsutoshi Sugimoto (Tokyo Medical University, Japan), Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr The shear wave speed obtained in liver stiffness estimation is dependent on the ARFI frequency. The dispersion is the estimate of the stiffness at various ARFI frequencies. The relationship between dispersion and inflammation will be presented. Detection and grading of inflammation would add important information in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with chronic liver diseases.
• Key words: necro-inflammation, ARFI frequency, shear wave elastography. 12. Focal liver lesions - short section
• Stephanie R Wilson (University of Calgary, Canada) Several reports document that malignant lesions are more likely stiffer than benign lesions. However, there is significant overlap. Both benign and malignant lesions can be soft or stiff compared to normal liver. In addition, the stiffness of the liver varies significantly with fibrosis. Key words: hemangioma, focal steatosis, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, liver metastasis. 13. Conclusions Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard G Barr The value of shear wave elastography in diffuse liver disease will be highlighted. Key words: shear wave elastography, liver stiffness, spleen stiffness, liver steatosis, chronic liver disease.
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For those who treat and diagnose liver disease, whether radiologists, emergency medical physicians, hepatologists, or sonographers, a clear understanding of the strict protocol needed to obtain accurate measurements is essential. Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease offers a practical approach to liver shear wave elastography acquisition from globally recognized leaders in the field. It answers critical questions such as how to use each of the current techniques to best characterize your patients' liver disease, how to deal with the limitations of each of these techniques, and what to ask-and not to ask-of your devices and software. Presents an overview of conventional ultrasound findings in chronic liver disease and portal hypertension, and presents the basic concepts and protocols needed to measure liver stiffness and interpret liver stiffness values. Details clinical applications, artifacts, and guidelines of liver ultrasound elastography, including tips and tricks. Reviews the latest ultrasound techniques to assess liver steatosis and focal liver lesions, as well as the uses of new technologies of fat quantification and dispersion. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. .
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• Introduction : Dépasser le lexique des confusions
• Question 1 Comment la France est-elle devenue un pays d'immigration ?
• Nationalité et citoyenneté, ou les piliers de l'État-nation
• Marché du travail et politisation de la question de l'immigration
• "1889, c'est aussi important que 1789"
• La France entre État-nation et société d'immigration
• Question 2 Comment comprendre le choix du droit du sol ?
• Le choix du droit du sol, ou la diversité des raisons
• Droit de la nationalité et situation migratoire
• Le retour de l'idéologie
• La recherche d'une nouvelle synthèse républicaine
• Question 3 Que signifie la naturalisation ?
• La naturalisation du point de vue des postulants
• La naturalisation du point de vue de l'administration
• La distinction entre citoyens "naturels" et "naturalisés"
• Question 4 Comment décrire "l'incorporation à la nation" ?
• Un besoin de clarification
• L'intégration de qui ? L'intégration comme affaire de "périmètre"
• L'assimilation comment ? Le risque de l'injonction à l'assimilation
• Question 5 Comment choisir une politique de l'immigration ?
• Les politiques de l'immigration saisies par les idées
• Les politiques de l'immigration saisies par les instruments
• Les ambiguïtés de notre présent
• Question 6 Quelle est l'influence de l'Europe sur les politiques de l'immigration ?
• Les enjeux d'un contrôle européen de l'immigration
• Pourquoi l'État ne disparaît pas
• Immigration et citoyenneté en Europe, entre libéralisation et ethnicisation
• Question 7 Le modèle de citoyenneté est-il en crise ?
• Le modèle républicain de citoyenneté
• Quand les banlieues brûlent
• La faute à la République ? La citoyenneté comme fiction incarnée
• Question 8 Faut-il instaurer des statistiques ethniques ?
• La controverse sur les statistiques ethniques en France
• Retour sur une expérience oubliée : l'Algérie coloniale
• Les enjeux d'un instrument de mesure
• Question 9 Pourquoi la "race" revient-elle toujours ?
• Jalons sur la "race" et le racisme
• La déconstruction de la notion de race
• La circulation de la race
• Question 10 Comment déjouer les pièges des fausses Questions ?
• Exemple 1. "L'islam est-il compatible avec la République ?"
• Exemple 2. "Les immigrés sont-ils communautaristes ?"
• Exemple 3. "L'identité nationale est-elle menacée ?".

"Au centre de la vie politique française, l'immigration fait l'objet de débats souvent houleux, ranimés au moindre fait divers mais aussi à chaque élection, et alimente de multiples polémiques. Comprendre cette situation au-delà des slogans racoleurs suppose de revenir à l'Histoire, aux chiffres et aux faits, et d'examiner l'évolution des politiques de l'immigration depuis plus d'un siècle et demi. En 10 questions, ce livre permet de brosser le portrait d'une France où, malgré une tradition d'asile et d'accueil, l'immigration est régulièrement perçue comme un problème. En considérant les controverses sur l'identité nationale, la citoyenneté républicaine, le racisme ou les statistiques ethniques, l'auteur fournit des pistes de réflexion permettant d'objectiver la situation pour nourrir efficacement le débat public, loin des mythes et des fantasmes."--Page 4 of cover.

"The Dönme sect--a group of Jewish-Islamic adherents with ancient roots--lives in an isolated community on rural land outside of smalltown Mt. Izmir, Ohio. Self-sustaining, deeply-religious, and heavily-armed, they have followed their self-proclaimed prophet, Natan of Flatbush, from Brooklyn to this new land. But the brutal murder of Natan's teenage son throws their tight community into turmoil. When Zeke Leger, a thirty-year-old writer at a national magazine, arrives from New York for the funeral of a friend, he becomes intrigued by the case, and begins to report on the murder. His college girlfriend Johanna Franklin prosecuted the case, and believes it is closed. Before he knows it, Zeke becomes entangled in the conflict between the Dönme, suspicious local citizens, Johanna, and the law--with dangerous implications for his body and his soul"-- Provided by publisher.

This book contains accepted papers presented at SOCO 2022 conference held in the beautiful and historic city of Salamanca (Spain), in September 2022. Soft computing represents a collection or set of computational techniques in machine learning, computer science, and some engineering disciplines, which investigate, simulate, and analyze very complex issues and phenomena. After a thorough peer-review process, the 17th SOCO 2022 International Program Committee selected 64 papers which are published in these conference proceedings and represent an acceptance rate of 60%. In this relevant edition, a particular emphasis was put on the organization of special sessions. Seven special sessions were organized related to relevant topics such as machine learning and computer vision in Industry 4.0; time series forecasting in industrial and environmental applications; optimization, modeling, and control by soft computing techniques; soft computing applied to renewable energy systems; preprocessing big data in machine learning; tackling real-world problems with artificial intelligence. The selection of papers was extremely rigorous to maintain the high quality of the conference. We want to thank the members of the program committees for their hard work during the reviewing process. This is a crucial process for creating a high-standard conference; the SOCO conference would not exist without their help.

• Retour à la case séquestre
• Confiscation sans déracinement ?
• L'écho contemporain du séquestre
• Lexique et périmètres
• Les termes du mode d'emploi
• Espaces "francisés" en droit, séquestrés, confisqués
• Le traitement à distance des historiens
• Le produit d'une joute à distance
• Un silence par conviction ou prudence
• L'approche macroscopique et militante
• Lieu de mémoire et d'oubli
• Relecture proposée : des nœuds qui résistent sur la longue durée
• 2. La greffe colonisatrice sur un acte de guerre
• L'économie d'un dispositif hybride
• Une décision algéroise sous influence
• Comment forcer l'équation ?
• Le rôle assigné aux commissions de séquestre
• À rebours des évolutions politiques et juridiques du XIIe siècle
• Précédents européens et états-uniens
• Précédents coloniaux
• Précédents français en Algérie
• Une méthode difficile à justifier mais peu de contradicteurs
• 3. En amont du séquestre : nature et évolution des droits fonciers dans une région particulière
• Faisceaux de droits familiaux sur des terroirs "bien cultivés"
• Biais et valeur ethnographiques des descriptions françaises
• Des droits moins figés qu'il n'y parait
• Perturbations nées des débuts de la pénétration française
• L'impact du changement de régime et de la guerre sur les droits fonciers
• Essai manqué de colonisation et rachats autochtones
• Des droits fonciers réduits ou transformés par leur "reconnaissance"
• 4. La confiscation en actes
• La présomption à faire table rase du passé
• La volonté de frapper vite et fort
• Des sanctions distribuées à l'aveugle
• Entre-deux tendu et plus long que prévu
• L'échec d'une rationalité répressive
• La règle fluctuante des confiscations
• Cerner la part des créancier
• La difficulté à identifier les "chefs de famille"
• Estimations à distance et fausses équivalences
• S'en remettre aux djemâas pour gérer l'insoluble
• 5. La traversée de l'épreuve
• Percer l'écran des ressentis
• Des grains de sable dans les rapports administratifs
• L'attente anxieuse des dédommagements
• Un vif contentieux entre Algériens
• Le réinvestissement quasi immédiat de la plaine
• Les ratés de l'implantation européenne
• L'exploitation autochtone des terres confisquées
• 6. 1890, 1930 : que reste-t-il du séquestre ?
• 1890 : un fait divers en perspective
• Le drame d'Isserville vu de la montagne
• Le drame d'Isserville vu de la plaine
• Nouvelle donne démographique et foncière dans le premier tiers du XXe siècle
• Une présence autochtone toujours plus fine au sein des périmètres de colonisation
• Une progression de la propriété algérienne sur les marges
• Le recul de l'exploitation indirecte et des emplois en plaine
• Conclusion : une coupe dans le corps social
• Un territoire, une immersion, dans la durée
• Une coupe claire devenue sombre
• Des confiscations singulières, particulièrement sévères
• Une amputation toutefois ni aisée, ni entière, ni définitive.

"Algérie, 1871 : la plus importante insurrection avant la guerre d'indépendance est menée contre les forces coloniales françaises. Dans son sillage, environ 900 000 Algériens, plus du quart de la population totale, se voient infliger un séquestre sur leurs terres, maisons ou plantations. Cette mesure punitive du gouvernement français est exceptionnelle par son ampleur comme par la place qu'elle occupe au XIXe siècle dans le monde. Si elle ne débouche pas toujours sur la confiscation définitive des biens, leur restitution (payante) est généralement conditionnée. Tout dépend de la responsabilité attribuée à titre individuel ou collectif dans la révolte, de l'inventaire et de l'estimation des droits de chacun, de l'emplacement des terres qui intéressent ou non la colonisation. Les archives du séquestre permettent une plongée dans le corps social que Didier Guignard entreprend à l'échelle du bassin versant de l'oued Isser, en Kabylie occidentale. Il y révèle la nature et l'étroitesse des liens entre les habitants, leurs formes d'adaptation au milieu et les bouleversements endurés. À partir d'une enquête de terrain, il fait remonter ses observations aux années 1840 puis les poursuit jusqu'aux années 1930, pour mieux nous faire comprendre les ressorts d'une société rurale entrée en révolte et l'évolution contrastée d'un lourd héritage. Si le séquestre des années 1870, moment phare de la colonisation française en Algérie, a déjà retenu l'attention des historiens, cette approche comparative et au plus près de la société rurale, qui emprunte autant à la géographie qu'à l'anthropologie, est inédite."--Page 4 of cover.

• Introduction: Facing Janus
• On the cusp : American politics and culture in 1979
• Wind shear : the political cultures of 1980
• The closing of Heaven's Gate : Hollywood in transition
• Starting over : pop music's future goes back to the past
• Ebb and flow : tidal shifts in broadcast television
• Turning the page : the publishing industry in 1980
• Inflection point : Autum 1980
• Conclusion: Inaugurating the eighties

"1980 was a turning point in American history. When the year began, it was still very much the 1970s, with Jimmy Carter in the White House, a sluggish economy marked by high inflation, and the disco still riding the airwaves. When it ended, Ronald Reagan won the presidency in a landslide, inaugurating a rightward turn in American politics and culture. We still feel the effects of this tectonic shift today, as even subsequent Democratic administrations have offered neoliberal economic and social policies that owe more to Reagan than to FDR or LBJ. To understand what the American public was thinking during this pivotal year, we need to examine what they were reading, listening to, and watching. 1980: American Culture in Transition puts the news events of the era-everything from the Iran hostage crisis to the rise of televangelism-into conversation with the year's popular culture. Separate chapters focus on the movies, television shows, songs, and books that Americans were talking about that year, including both the biggest hits and some notable flops that failed to capture the shifting zeitgeist. As he looks at the events that had Americans glued to their screens, from the Miracle on Ice to the mystery of Who Shot JR, cultural historian Jim Cullen garners surprising insights about how Americans' attitudes were changing as they entered the 1980s"-- Provided by publisher

• Introduction: Facing Janus
• On the cusp : American politics and culture in 1979
• Wind shear : the political cultures of 1980
• The closing of Heaven's Gate : Hollywood in transition
• Starting over : pop music's future goes back to the past
• Ebb and flow : tidal shifts in broadcast television
• Turning the page : the publishing industry in 1980
• Inflection point : Autum 1980
• Conclusion: Inaugurating the eighties

• 1. An introduction to 1D semiconducting hybrid nanostructures
• 2. Synthesis of 1D semiconducting hybrid nanostructures via LBL assembly: advances and challenges
• 3. Synthesis and gas sensing application of 1D semiconducting hybrid nanostructures
• 4. Role of interfaces in 1D semiconducting hybrid nanostructures for chemical sensing
• 5. Room temperature gas sensing properties of metal oxide nanowire/graphene hybrid structure
• 6. Highly sensitive room temperature gas sensors based on organic-inorganic nanofibers
• 7. Introduction and types of semiconducting hybrid nanostructures for optoelectronic devices
• 8. Novel and unique optoelectronic properties of 1D hybrid interfaces
• 9. Nanophotonic device application using 1D semiconducting nanostructure
• 10. 1D semiconducting hybrid nanostructure for advanced photodiodes
• 11. 1D semiconducting ZnO and GaN nanostructures for light-emitting devices
• 12. Recent advances in semiconducting nanowires-based hybrid structures for solar cells applications
• 13. Role of 2D materials with 1D semiconducting nanostructures: recent progress and developments
• 14. Optoelectronic properties of 1D/2D heterostructures
• 15. Optoelectronic performances of 1D organic semiconducting hybrid p-n heterojunction.
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In-depth discussion on the physics, chemistry, and engineering beneath the construction of 1D semiconducting hybrid materials 1D Semiconducting Hybrid Nanostructures: Synthesis and Applications in Gas Sensing and Optoelectronics provides breakthrough research developments and trends in a variety of 1D hybrid nanostructures for chemi-resistive gas sensors and optoelectronics applications, including recent investigations and developments regarding the innovative designing approaches, fabrications, and methods used to characterize these hybrid nanostructures. The text also includes the surface and interface properties of 1D hybrid semiconducting nanostructured materials, as well as their optimization for applications in gas sensing and optoelectronics. This book further addresses the different issues of sensitivity, selectivity, and operating temperature of gas sensors based on hybrid 1D nanostructures. Moreover, it covers the novel and additional functional optoelectronic properties that originate at the interface of 1D semiconducting nanostructures combined with other low dimensional materials. Some of the specific sample topics covered in this book include: Gas sensing and optoelectronic applications of one-dimensional semiconducting hybrid nanostructures, plus synthesis and gas sensing application of 1D semiconducting hybrid nanostructures Room temperature gas sensing properties of metal oxide nanowire/graphene hybrid structures and highly sensitive room temperature gas sensors based on organic-inorganic nanofibers Synthesis and applications of 1D hybrid tin oxide nanostructures and recent advances in semiconducting nanowires-based hybrid structures for solar application Types of semiconducting hybrid nanostructures for optoelectronic devices and hybrid 1D semiconducting ZnO/GaN nanostructures Thanks to its comprehensive coverage of the subject from highly qualified authors who have significant experience in the field, 1D Semiconducting Hybrid Nanostructures is a must-have reference for senior undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, researchers, in the field of semiconductor physics, materials science, surface science, and chemical engineering.
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• Signal Processing of Ground Penetrating Radar Based on MED Technology.- Application Analysis of Information Security Technology in Credit Card System.- A Job Recommendation System Based on Student and Category Similarity Computation.- Correct Modeling of SH 50ETF Option Implied Volatility Based on Neural Network.- International Trade Strategy of SMEs Based on Blockchain Technology.- Information Collection Analysis and Processing of Digital Substation Based on Artificial Intelligence.- Computer Network Monitoring and Analysis Method Based on Petri Net.- Fuzzy Control Method Based on Dynamic Self-Optimization.- Application of Data Encryption Technology in Computer Software Testing.- New Rural Intelligent Pension Model Based on Big Data Technology.- Application of Dual-Loop Control Algorithm Simulation Technology in Power Regulation of New Energy Grid.- Mine Safety Monitoring and Early Warning System Based on 5G Network Technology.- The Influence of Fintech on the Performance of Commercial Bank Based on Big Data Analysis.- Research and Design of Soft Switch Technology in New Energy Vehicle Wireless Charging System.- High Dimensional Data Visualization Analysis Based on Unsupervised Laplacian Score.
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This book contains papers presented at the 2021 International Conference on Smart Technologies and Systems for Internet of Things, held on November 26-27, 2021, in Shanghai, China. It covers topics like distributed processing for sensor data in CPS networks, approximate reasoning and pattern recognition for CPS networks, distributed processing in mobile networking, data analytics for social media sensor data integration, data platforms for efficient integration with CPS networks, virtualized and cloud-oriented resources for data processing for CPS networks, machine learning algorithms for CPS networks, data security and privacy in CPS networks, sensor fusion algorithms, sensor signal processing, data acquisition and preprocessing technology, intelligent computing, data mining methods and algorithms, big data system solutions and tools platform, intelligent control and intelligent management, and operational situation awareness utilizing big data-driven intelligence. It caters to postgraduate students, researchers, and practitioners specializing and working in related areas.
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• Introduction
• Part One. Scope of perianesthesia nursing practice
• Part Two. Principles of perianesthesia practice
• Part Three. Standards of perianesthesia nursing practice
• Part Four. Practice recommendations
• Part Five. ASPAN position statements
• Part Six. ASPAN resources
• Index.

"Since the first publication of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) Standards of Perianesthesia Nursing Practice in 1984, this publication has provided a framework for the expanding scope of care for a diverse patient population across all perianesthesia settings inclusive of all ages and all phases of care. The Standards are reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis by a team of clinical practice experts and are republished biennially. Each revised edition incorporates current evidence-based practice, emerging regulatory requirements, and reflects changing technology and nursing practice. The 2023-2024 edition of the ASPAN Standards contains principles of safety and ethics in perianesthesia practice, perianesthesia practice standards, practice recommendations, position statements, resources from partnering organizations, and interpretive statements which provide clarity and definition to key elements of the standards. The promotion of normothermia in the adult patient is an updated practice recommendation incorporating current evidence-based practice knowledge. New position statements include a position statement on electronic nicotine delivery systems and vaping products, a position statement on human trafficking, and a timely position statement on emergency preparedness. Each edition of the ASPAN Standards serves perianesthesia nurses as an invaluable resource and provides guidance and support for the expanding scope of perianesthesia nursing practice across the care continuum.--Taken from publisher web site

• The well-tuned guitar / John Schneider
• Transforming the microtonal fingerboard : 'small' frets, LEGO and robots
• Interview with Tolgahan Çoğulu / Richard Perks
• The expanding fretless guitarscape : practice and progress / Richard Perks
• Touching the apple without gloves
• Interview with Cenk Erdoğan / Richard Perks
• Extended range instruments : Towards a new organology of the guitar / Tom Williams
• I should have just learned how to play the organ
• Interview with Charlie Hunter / Richard Perks
• The transformed space of the Ligeti guitar / Katalin Koltai
• Grains, glitches and infinite space : guitar effects pedals, digitization and textural guitar aesthetics / Robert Strachan
• The sonic maelstrom
• Interview with Nels Cline / John McGrath
• "Something seems wrong, should that be happening?" : avantfolk guitar and glitch aesthetics, a practice-based perspective / John McGrath
• "A field of reactivity" : Moog guitar and experimental systems
• Interview with Bill Thompson / John McGrath
• The digital fretboard : remapping and relearning the guitar's pitch matrix with MIDI and Max/MSP / Milton Mermikides
• Augmented reality guitars : extended instruments and notation for a 21st century practice / Amy Brandon.

"Examines the diverse physical manifestations of the guitar which have emerged in response to the needs of the modern performer and explores the creative possibilities these new forms afford"-- Provided by publisher

• L'aube d'un jour très spécial
• Digression sur le savoir
• Le temps des larmes
• Un mari à l'école des femmes
• Un étrange accoucheur...
• Un amoureux extravagant
• Déplacement dans les institutions du savoir
• Procréation pour tous
• Un début de matinée houleux
• Digression sur la justice
• Le réquisitoire d'une femme en colère
• Les enjeux d'une exposition délibérée
• Le point de vue des proches
• Une nouvelle conception du juste
• Une journée d'entretiens
• Digression sur la politique
• La mort aux trousses
• Une certaine tiédeur démocratique
• Politique du taon dans un pré de vaches
• L'art d'avoir toujours le dernier mot
• Un bain fort tardif
• Digression sur le beau
• Portrait de Socrate en chat
• Un satyre égaré dans la Cité des belles apparences
• La laideur ravissante
• D'une beauté à l'autre
• Les derniers adieux, quand le soleil décline
• Digression sur l'à-propos
• Socrate à contretemps
• Le contretemps de la pensée
• Le prix du loisir
• La dernière coupe, juste avant la nuit
• Digression sur la religion et la piété
• Conium maculatum
• Un contexte particulier
• Un homme si pieux
• La piété sans la mesure
• Atopie socratique
• Ou l'art du déplacement ironique
• L'étrange étranger
• Le grand chambardement des institutions
• La pharmacie de Socrate
• État critique.

"Ce matin-là, le coq chanta moins fort, et nettement plus faux. C'était au début de la 95e olympiade. Socrate était condamné à mort dans sa propre Cité. Figure magnétique de notre panthéon, Socrate est pourtant un être de la subversion et de l'inconvenance : il dit et fait des choses qui heurtent les institutions. Et c'est lui, dans sa bizarrerie, qui donne naissance à la philosophie. À travers le récit de sa dernière journée, Sandrine Alexandre donne vie à un Socrate en décalage permanent avec les normes et les usages. Sous son égide, la philosophie ne peut être qu'une activité subversive. C'est cette dimension que retrouveront Nietzsche ou Foucault. Elle est ici restituée dans ce qui fait sa force et son originalité."--Page 4 of cover.

• Intro
• Conference Organizers and Board Members OTO 2022
• Contents
• About the Editors
• Noise Removal from Images by Applying Deep Neural Networks
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Related Work
• 2.1 Real Image Denoising with Feature Attention
• 2.2 A Physics-Based Noise Formation Model for Extreme Low-Light Raw Denoising
• 2.3 Noise2Void
• 2.4 Multi-level Wavelet-CNN for Image Restoration
• 2.5 Deep Image Prior
• 3 Theoretical Background and Technologies Used
• 3.1 Deep Learning
• 3.2 Keras
• 4 Image Noise Removal
• 4.1 Chosen Model
• 4.2 Experimental Results

• 4.3 Application of the Model
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• Conceptual Design of Smart Furniture Objects Cluster
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Mesh Topology
• 2.1 Comparison: Traditional Wi-Fi and ESP-Wi-Fi-MESH
• 2.2 ESP-Wi-Fi-MESH Topology
• 2.3 Data Transmission
• 2.4 Usage
• 3 Conclusion
• References
• Organization of a Digital Voting System Based on Blockchain Technology for the Faculty Council
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Organization of the Faculty Council Session
• 2.1 Dean
• 2.2 Faculty Council
• 2.3 Session of Faculty Council
• 3 Blockchain Based Voting

• 3.1 Distributed Ledger Technologies
• 3.2 Blockchain Voting
• 4 The Organization of a Faculty Council Voting System
• 4.1 Roles
• 4.2 Smart Contracts
• 4.3 Blockchain Platform
• 4.4 Voting Application
• 4.5 Session Report
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• Mobile Application for Keeping Records of Class Attendance
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Mobile Application for Keeping Records of Class Attendance
• 3 Used Technologies
• 3.1 Kotlin
• 3.2 XML
• 3.3 Firebase
• 4 Results and Discussion
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• Comparison Functionalities of HTTP and MQTT Protocols
• 1 Introduction

• 1.1 Aim of the Paper
• 2 Used Technologies
• 2.1 General About the TCP/IP Protocol
• 2.2 HTTP Protocol
• 2.3 MQTT Protocol
• 2.4 Kotlin
• 2.5 NestJS
• 2.6 PostgreSQL
• 3 Implementation of the Program Solution
• 3.1 Flow Chart Development
• 3.2 Backend Development
• 3.3 Mobile (Android) Application Development
• 4 Comparison of MQTT and HTTP Used in Project
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• Influence of Wind Power Plant on P-V and Q-V Curves in Transmission System
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Network Model and Input Data
• 2.1 Network Model
• 2.2 Input Data

• 3 Simulation Scenarios and Results
• 3.1 Simulation Scenarios
• 3.2 Results
• 4 Discussion
• 5 Conclusion
• References
• New Trends in Power Transformer Surveillance and Diagnostics in the Function of Power System Maintenance
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Significance and Characteristics of Diagnostic Methods and Monitoring of Power Transformers
• 2.1 Power Transformer Monitoring
• 2.2 Further Development of the Transformer Monitoring System
• 3 Use of Thermovision in Transformer Diagnostic Control
• 4 New Approaches in the Field of Power Transformers Maintenance
• 5 Conclusion
• References

The book promotes an interdisciplinary approach to maintenance, through the presentation of practical and theoretical research in the field of electrical, civil, and mechanical engineering. The goal is to raise the level of maintenance knowledge, taking into account the continuous advancement of engineering and technology in all spheres of economy, infrastructure, and public services. This book contains papers presented at the 31st International Conference on Organization and Technology of Maintenance (OTO 2022), held at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek, on December 12, 2022. The book brings 19 original papers written by authors from seven countries that underwent a blind review process by international review board members. The conference covers various topics like maintenance in technical systems, reliability of technical systems, design for maintainability, maintenance in agriculture, maintenance of machine elements, maintenance in the power systems, design optimization for maintenance, influence of maintenance on the environment, employee safety, maintenance and artificial intelligence, maintenance, and the new product design. The papers presented in the book reflect the current state of approach to maintenance as an interdisciplinary field. The OTO conference proved itself as an ideal opportunity for communication between scientists and experts in maintenance practice with the aim to raise the level of expertise and introduce new methods and maintenance procedures into everyday practice.
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"My mother says that there are things in life that she can't forgive . . ." At age 16, Dipita's mother, Mbila, arrived in Switzerland from Cameroon. Trafficked into Europe, she supported herself and her son as a prostitute in Geneva. Dipita, now a young, black, gay man serving a five-year sentence in a Swiss prison, shares their story and his own search for purpose. He intertwines their stories with the life of Uncle Demoney, a former civil servant in Cameroon, who staked everything on sending his sister to Switzerland. 39 Berne Street explores the complex themes of prostitution, immigration, and homosexuality through a fluid and expressive prose that makes it ring true. Originally published in French, it won the Prix du Roman des Romands in 2014. Max Lobe's 39 Berne Street vividly describes the unforgivable actions visited by family members upon family members in desperate bids for survival and contentment in the midst of Dipita's struggle toward forgiveness and acceptance.
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