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The Physics of Dew, Breath Figures and Dropwise Condensation (Lecture Notes in Physics #994)
by Daniel BeysensIn this book, the author focuses on the physics behind dew, breaths figures, and dropwise condensation phenomena to introduce scientists, engineers and students to the many original processes involved in condensation. Consisting of 15 Chapters, 18 Appendices and over 500 references, the reader learns the needed theoretical backgrounds and formulae to understand the complexity of dropwise condensation. Heat and mass transfer, nucleation and growth on various substrates are considered (solid, liquid, plastic, undergoing phase change or micro-patterned substrates). The particular role of thermal or geometrical discontinuities where growth can be enhanced or reduced, dynamical aspects of self-diffusion, problems related to drop collection by gravity and the optics of dropwise condensation are all discussed. Although the content mainly deals with condensation from humid air, it can readily be generalized to condensation of any substance. The specificities of pure vapor condensation (e.g. steam) are also examined. Numerous images are provided within the text to illustrate the physics. This book is meant for those studying or researching dew and dropwise condensation, but also for individuals wishing to develop their knowledge on the subject.
Generation and Applications of Extra-Terrestrial Environments on Earth (River Publishers Series In Standardisation Ser.)
by Daniel A. Beysens Jack J. W. A. van LoonThis book has been prepared under the auspice of the European Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA). The main task of ELGRA is to foster the scientific community in Europe and beyond in conducting gravity and space-related research.This publication is dedicated to the science community, and especially to the next generation of scientists and engineers interested in space research and in the means to use Earth to reproduce the space environment. ELGRA provides a comprehensive description of space conditions and the means that have been developed on Earth to perform space environmental and (micro-) gravity related research. .The book covers ground-based research instruments and environments for both life and physical sciences research. It discusses the opportunities and limitations of protocols and instruments to compensate gravity or simulate microgravity, such as clinostats, random positioning machines, levitating magnets, electric fields, vibrations, tail suspension or head down tilt, as well as centrifuges for hyper-g studies. Other space environmental conditions are addressed too, like cosmic radiation or Mars atmospheric and soil properties to be replicated and simulated on Earth. Future long duration of manned missions, personal well-being and crew interaction are major issues dealt with.
Applied Natural Language Processing with Python: Implementing Machine Learning And Deep Learning Algorithms For Natural Language Processing
by Taweh Beysolow IILearn to harness the power of AI for natural language processing, performing tasks such as spell check, text summarization, document classification, and natural language generation. Along the way, you will learn the skills to implement these methods in larger infrastructures to replace existing code or create new algorithms. Applied Natural Language Processing with Python starts with reviewing the necessary machine learning concepts before moving onto discussing various NLP problems. After reading this book, you will have the skills to apply these concepts in your own professional environment.What You Will Learn Utilize various machine learning and natural language processing libraries such as TensorFlow, Keras, NLTK, and GensimManipulate and preprocess raw text data in formats such as .txt and .pdfStrengthen your skills in data science by learning both the theory and the application of various algorithms Who This Book Is For You should be at least a beginner in ML to get the most out of this text, but you needn’t feel that you need be an expert to understand the content.
Applied Reinforcement Learning with Python: With OpenAI Gym, Tensorflow, and Keras
by Taweh Beysolow IIDelve into the world of reinforcement learning algorithms and apply them to different use-cases via Python. This book covers important topics such as policy gradients and Q learning, and utilizes frameworks such as Tensorflow, Keras, and OpenAI Gym. Applied Reinforcement Learning with Python introduces you to the theory behind reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms and the code that will be used to implement them. You will take a guided tour through features of OpenAI Gym, from utilizing standard libraries to creating your own environments, then discover how to frame reinforcement learning problems so you can research, develop, and deploy RL-based solutions. What You'll LearnImplement reinforcement learning with Python Work with AI frameworks such as OpenAI Gym, Tensorflow, and KerasDeploy and train reinforcement learning–based solutions via cloud resourcesApply practical applications of reinforcement learning Who This Book Is For Data scientists, machine learning engineers and software engineers familiar with machine learning and deep learning concepts.
Introduction to Deep Learning Using R
by Taweh Beysolow IIUnderstand deep learning, the nuances of its different models, and where these models can be applied. The abundance of data and demand for superior products/services have driven the development of advanced computer science techniques, among them image and speech recognition. Introduction to Deep Learning Using R provides a theoretical and practical understanding of the models that perform these tasks by building upon the fundamentals of data science through machine learning and deep learning. This step-by-step guide will help you understand the disciplines so that you can apply the methodology in a variety of contexts. All examples are taught in the R statistical language, allowing students and professionals to implement these techniques using open source tools. What You'll Learn Understand the intuition and mathematics that power deep learning models Utilize various algorithms using the R programming language and its packages Use best practices for experimental design and variable selection Practice the methodology to approach and effectively solve problems as a data scientist Evaluate the effectiveness of algorithmic solutions and enhance their predictive power Who This Book Is For Students, researchers, and data scientists who are familiar with programming using R. This book also is also of use for those who wish to learn how to appropriately deploy these algorithms in applications where they would be most useful.
An Elementary Approach To Thinking Under Uncertainty
by Ruth Beyth-Marom Shlomith Dekel Ruth Gombo Moshe ShakedPublished in the year 1985, An Elementary Approach To Thinking Under Uncertainty is a valuable contribution to the field of Cognitive Psychology.
Basic Radiation Oncology
by Murat Beyzadeoglu Gokhan Ozyigit Cüneyt EbruliThis practical, up-to-date, bedside-oriented radiation oncology book encompasses the essential aspects of the subject with coverage on radiation physics, radiobiology, and clinical radiation oncology. The first two sections examine concepts that are crucial in radiation physics and radiobiology. The third section describes radiation treatment regimens appropriate for the main cancer sites and tumor types.
Radiation Oncology: A MCQ and Case Study-Based Review
by Murat Beyzadeoglu Gokhan Ozyigit Ugur SelekThis updated work is an all-in-one board examination preparation book, arranged in an MCQ examination pattern instead of old-style question and answer format complemented by oral exam questions designed to meet the needs of a wide range of examinees. Radiation Oncology: A MCQ and Case Study-Based Review 2nd edition will meet the need for a practical, up-to-date, bedside-oriented radiation oncology book. Essential aspects of radiation physics, radiobiology, and clinical radiation oncology are well covered. Tumors at different sites are adressed in a series of individual chapters, and further chapters are devoted to lymphomas and total body irradiation, pediatric tumors and benign diseases. The answer keys provide clear explanations for both the correct answers and incorrect statements. It will be extremely useful for residents, fellows, and clinicians in the fields of radiation, medical, and surgical oncology, as well as for medical students, physicians, and medical physicists with an interest in clinical oncology.
Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers
by Murat Beyzadeoglu Gokhan Ozyigit Ugur SelekThis evidence-based guide to the current management of cancer cases at all head and neck sites will assist in the appropriate selection and delineation of tumor volumes/fields for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), including volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). Each tumor site-related chapter presents, from the perspective of an academic expert, several actual cases at different stages in order to clarify specific clinical concepts. The coverage includes case presentation, a case-related literature review, patient preparation, simulation, contouring, treatment planning, treatment delivery, and follow-up. The text is accompanied by illustrations ranging from slice-by-slice delineations on planning CT images to finalized plan evaluations based on detailed acceptance criteria. The book will be of value for residents, fellows, practicing radiation oncologists, and medical physicists interested in clinical radiation oncology
Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday
by BezAt the height of his initial, turn-of-the-1990's infamy as the maraca-wielding dancer with 'Madchester' giants Happy Mondays, the pop-eyed Mark Berry, forever known to the world as Bez, was visibly a danger to society. He became the so-called Chemical Generation's bug-eyed pied piper, every weekend leading millions out to oblivion and beyond, as they adopted his E-gobbling party lifestyle.Neither an accomplished musician nor even a very good dancer, Bez was a prime candidate for fleeting celebrity, soon to sink into 'Where Are They Now?' obscurity. That, however, never happened, nor does it show any sign of happening. Through Black Grape, the second band he co-fronted with the Mondays' Shaun Ryder, and his ever-presence in the mass media, Bez's popularity has grown exponentially, his star rocketing ever upwards.When he bowled into Celebrity Big Brother in 2005, he ended up winning the series, as viewers came to understand his fundamental decency and sunny outlook. His adult life has been extraordinary: unbelievable scrapes with mortality, periods of financial ruin, mindfuck moments like when David Bowie genuflected before him, and enough narcotic-strewn hi-jinx to fill several more volumes of memoir.This is the story of a bad lad who has turned his life good, tracing his passage from early-thirty-something casualty to middle-aged politician, eco-warrior and bee-aficionado.
Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday
by BezAt the height of his initial, turn-of-the-1990's infamy as the maraca-wielding dancer with 'Madchester' giants Happy Mondays, the pop-eyed Mark Berry, forever known to the world as Bez, was visibly a danger to society. He became the so-called Chemical Generation's bug-eyed pied piper, every weekend leading millions out to oblivion and beyond, as they adopted his E-gobbling party lifestyle.Neither an accomplished musician nor even a very good dancer, Bez was a prime candidate for fleeting celebrity, soon to sink into 'Where Are They Now?' obscurity. That, however, never happened, nor does it show any sign of happening. Through Black Grape, the second band he co-fronted with the Mondays' Shaun Ryder, and his ever-presence in the mass media, Bez's popularity has grown exponentially, his star rocketing ever upwards.When he bowled into Celebrity Big Brother in 2005, he ended up winning the series, as viewers came to understand his fundamental decency and sunny outlook. His adult life has been extraordinary: unbelievable scrapes with mortality, periods of financial ruin, mindfuck moments like when David Bowie genuflected before him, and enough narcotic-strewn hi-jinx to fill several more volumes of memoir.This is the story of a bad lad who has turned his life good, tracing his passage from early-thirty-something casualty to middle-aged politician, eco-warrior and bee-aficionado.
Salad Love
by David BezDiscover 260 hearty, flavorful, and beautiful salads that can be prepared in a flash with little more than a knife and a cutting board. Determined to eat more vegetables for lunch, David Bez embarked on a personal challenge to create one new salad every day using seasonal, healthy ingredients. In Salad Love, he shares his favorite recipes from his yearlong experience. Crunchy, savory, and incredibly satisfying, these salads go beyond your typical combination of lettuce, protein, and toppings to create vibrant, plant-based meals that offer something for every palate. In summer, try Oak-Smoked Cheddar, Peaches, and Blueberries; for fall, savor hearty Roast Chicken, Quinoa, Red Pepper, and Peanuts; in winter, fuel up with Ham, Roasted Potatoes, Carrots, and Dried Cranberries; and in spring, enjoy Egg, Asparagus, Croutons, and Pecorino. Complemented by 280 full-color photographs, Salad Love invites to you explore inspired salads any day of the year. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Salad Love
by David BezDiscover 260 hearty, flavorful, and beautiful salads that can be prepared in a flash with little more than a knife and a cutting board.Determined to eat more vegetables for lunch, David Bez embarked on a personal challenge to create one new salad every day using seasonal, healthy ingredients. In Salad Love, he shares his favorite recipes from his yearlong experience. Crunchy, savory, and incredibly satisfying, these salads go beyond your typical combination of lettuce, protein, and toppings to create vibrant, plant-based meals that offer something for every palate. In summer, try Oak-Smoked Cheddar, Peaches, and Blueberries; for fall, savor hearty Roast Chicken, Quinoa, Red Pepper, and Peanuts; in winter, fuel up with Ham, Roasted Potatoes, Carrots, and Dried Cranberries; and in spring, enjoy Egg, Asparagus, Croutons, and Pecorino. Complemented by 280 full-color photographs, Salad Love invites to you explore inspired salads any day of the year. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Salad Love: Pasión por las ensaladas
by David BezCómo preparar una ensalada diferente, todos los días, en menos de veinte minutos. ¡260 recetas de deliciosas ensaladas para las cuatro estaciones del año! Los tiempos han cambiado. La distancia hasta el lugar de trabajo y los horarios laborales imponen un nuevo ritmo de vida. Así, tanto en las grandes ciudades como en las medianas y pequeñas, miles de personas, en vez de comer en casa a mediodía, toman un menú rápido, un bocadillo, restos de la noche anterior o cualquier apaño de última hora. Y la consecuencia, una alimentación poco saludable, repetitiva, insulsa y a menudo demasiado cara. David Bez no es un cocinero profesional, pero hace años, harto de comer mal en la oficina, y como italiano amante de la buena mesa, desarrolló un amplísimo menú de ensaladas apetitosas, nutritivas y fáciles de preparar en el entorno laboral.El resultado son estas 260 recetas de deliciosas ensaladas para las cuatro estaciones del año, concebidas a partir de un práctico y equilibrado sistema de organización de los ingredientes. Vegetarianos, veganos, omnívoros, pescetarianos o crudívoros, todas las tendencias gastronómicas encontrarán en esta biblia de la ensalada sus platos favoritos. Todos los seguidores de Salad Love prolongarán sin duda su afición a los fines de semana.¡Buen provecho! La crítica ha dicho:«El hombre que ha puesto de modo comer ensalada. Irresistible».Daily Mail «¿Quién dijo que las ensaladas son aburridas? Estas recetas rápidas, fáciles, sanas y deliciosas del nuevo libro de cocina Salad Love de David Bez transformarán tu hora de comer».Cosmopolitan«Nunca volverás a ver las ensaladas de la misma manera; hasta el más empedernido escéptico de las ensaladas se encontrará apuntando unas cuantas recetas para probarlas».Italia «El bloguero gastronómico David Bez nos ofrece un año de recetas de ensaladas de sobremesa para animar el almuerzo. Su herencia italiana y su carrera en diseño gráfico las hacen tan agradables a la vista como al paladar».BBC Good Food Magazine
Vegan Love: Create quick, easy, everyday meals with a veg + a protein + a sauce + a topping
by David Bez'Brave, bold cooking that puts whole vegetables at the centre of your plate. I want to cook (and eat) it all.' - Anna JonesDelicious, everyday, plant-based classics. Each recipe in Vegan Love has a veggie as the star, treated as you would meat or fish - so slow-cooked, baked, roasted, pan-fried or grilled. Each one also consists of the same 4 components: a big veggie (the main) + a protein side (a pulse or grain) + a sauce or cream or dressing + a topping (herbs and crunch) Many can be cooked in 30 minutes, none use less-than-healthy vegan substitutes and all elevate veggies to the next level, showing how simple and tasty they can be. Several are also accompanied by QR codes for online tutorials.
Vegan Love: Create quick, easy, everyday meals with a veg + a protein + a sauce + a topping
by David Bez'Brave, bold cooking that puts whole vegetables at the centre of your plate. I want to cook (and eat) it all.' - Anna JonesDelicious, everyday, plant-based classics. Each recipe in Vegan Love has a veggie as the star, treated as you would meat or fish - so slow-cooked, baked, roasted, pan-fried or grilled. Each one also consists of the same 4 components: a big veggie (the main) + a protein side (a pulse or grain) + a sauce or cream or dressing + a topping (herbs and crunch) Many can be cooked in 30 minutes, none use less-than-healthy vegan substitutes and all elevate veggies to the next level, showing how simple and tasty they can be. Several are also accompanied by QR codes for online tutorials.
Quantum Computation (Advances in Applied Mathematics)
by Helmut Bez Tony CroftQuantum Computation presents the mathematics of quantum computation. The purpose is to introduce the topic of quantum computing to students in computer science, physics and mathematics who have no prior knowledge of this field. The book is written in two parts. The primary mathematical topics required for an initial understanding of quantum computation are dealt with in Part I: sets, functions, complex numbers and other relevant mathematical structures from linear and abstract algebra. Topics are illustrated with examples focussing on the quantum computational aspects which will follow in more detail in Part II. Part II discusses quantum information, quantum measurement and quantum algorithms. These topics provide foundations upon which more advanced topics may be approached with confidence. Features: A more accessible approach than most competitor texts, which move into advanced, research-level topics too quickly for today's students. Part I is comprehensive in providing all necessary mathematical underpinning, particularly for those who need more opportunity to develop their mathematical competence. More confident students may move directly to Part II and dip back into Part I as a reference. Ideal for use as an introductory text for courses in quantum computing. Fully worked examples illustrate the application of mathematical techniques. Exercises throughout develop concepts and enhance understanding. End-of-chapter exercises offer more practice in developing a secure foundation.
Public City: Essays in Honour of Paul Mees
by Beau B Beza Brendan GleesonPaul Mees' urban ideal counted on watchful, confident and well-informed citizenry to work collectively in a quest for fair and just cities. As such, The Public City is largely a critique of neo-liberalism and its arguably negative influence on urban prospects. As Mees explained it, neo-liberal urbanism was much more than a political aberration; it was a threat that imposed many costly failures in an age overshadowed by grave ecological challenges.Fifteen of Australia and New Zealand's leading urban scholars, including Professor Emeritus Jean Hillier and Professor Brendan Gleeson, have contributed to this collection.The Public City includes a foreword by the late Professor Sir Peter Hall, a world leader in urban planning from Britain. Kenneth Davidson, one of Australia's top economic columnists, has also contributed a chapter. The collective works in this book extend beyond an analysis of urban patterns to provide a blueprint for the improvement of civic and institutional purpose in the creation of the public city.
Teaching Classroom Controversies: Navigating Complex Teaching Issues in the Age of Fake News and Alternative Facts
by Glenn Y. BezalelTeaching Classroom Controversies is the essential guide for all teachers trying to navigate their way through issues of controversy in the age of ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’. Arguing that schools have a key role to help turn the tide and promote intellectual humility and openness, the book shows teachers how they can set the boundaries to ensure a purposeful learning environment that thinks about controversy in terms of evidence, reasoned argument, and critical reflection. Drawing on the latest research, the first part of the book provides frameworks for teaching and learning about controversy, including how to facilitate respectful discussion, the biases that impact student beliefs, and the pedagogical techniques that should be applied in the classroom. The second part offers practical guidance on how to teach the most contentious issues facing young children and teenagers in society today, dealing with wide-ranging questions such as: Is Santa Claus real? Do I have a ‘normal’ family? Is the Holocaust a hoax? Should there be any limits on free speech? Teaching Classroom Controversies offers teachers the tools to develop their students' critical thinking on the timely and cutting-edge issues of controversy that are shaping our world.
Secretos para fortalecer tu inmunidad: Transfórmate y cultiva tu mundo interior
by Carola BezamatTransfórmate y sana con tus hábitos diarios. Luego del éxito de su primer libro Secretos para un organismo sano, Carola Bezamat nos insiste en que somos lo que comemos, pensamos y respiramos. Todo lo que hemos vivido emocionalmente, cada segundo de nuestras vidas, están almacenados en alguna parte de nuestros cuerpos. Este libro es una invitación a conectarse con los sentidos e inspirarse para empezar un proceso de cambio propio. "Basada en mi experiencia y en años de investigación", anuncia la autora, "te contaré cuáles son los nutrientes esenciales para mantener tu organismo saludable, de qué forma puedes cuidar tu microbiota -esos microorganismos que están en nuestro intestino y que nos permiten una correcta absorción de nutrientes-, qué prácticas ancestrales fortalecen tu inmunidad, cómo puedes contactar con tu niño interior y cómo trabajar en tu propósito de vida". Un proceso que nos llevará a recuperar el equilibro y tener una vida mucho más consciente y plena.
Secretos para un organismo sano: Los superalimentos y las claves para vivir más y mejor
by Carola BezamatEres lo que comes, lo que piensas, lo que sientes. Tras años en televisión dedicada a difundir las últimas investigaciones sobre los alimentos que producen longevidad y ayudan a llevar una existencia más sana, la periodista Carola Bezamat las reúne en este libro. Según la autora, tener momentos de descanso, regular el estrés, alimentarse saludablemente, llevar una vida activa y desarrollar la espiritualidad, son parte de las claves para ser más saludable y aumentar nuestras expectativas de vida. Sus recorridos por lejanos lugares, sus entrevistas a expertos y las sencillas recetas que recomienda nos ayudan a entender los hábitos que otorgan bienestar a nuestro organismo. Así lo confirman las personas de los lugares más longevos y saludables del planeta, que comparten sus secretos.
Animal Remains (Perspectives on the Non-Human in Literature and Culture)
by Sarah Bezan Robert McKayThe dream of humanism is to cleanly discard of humanity’s animal remains along with its ecological embeddings, evolutionary heritages and futures, ontogenies and phylogenies, sexualities and sensualities, vulnerabilities and mortalities. But, as the contributors to this volume demonstrate, animal remains are everywhere and so animals remain everywhere. Animal remains are food, medicine, and clothing; extractive resources and traces of animals’ lifeworlds and ecologies; they are sites of political conflict and ontological fear, fetishized visual signs and objects of trade, veneration and memory; they are biotechnological innovations, and spill-over viruses. To make sense of the material afterlives of animals, this book draws together multispecies perspectives from literary criticism and theory, cultural studies, anthropology and ethnography, photographic and film history, and contemporary art practice to offer the first synoptic account of animal remains. Interpreting them in all their ubiquity, diversity and persistence, Animal Remains reveals posthuman relations between human and nonhuman communities of the living and the dead, on timescales of decades, centuries, and millennia.
How Free Can Religion Be?
by Randall P. BezansonRandall P. Bezanson's How Free Can Religion Be? explores the Supreme Court's varied history of interpreting the religious guarantees outlined in the First Amendment. The book discusses eight provocative Supreme Court decisions to track the evolution of Free Exercise and Establishment Clause doctrine, focusing on the court's shift from strict separation of church and state to a position where the government accommodates and even fosters religion. Beginning with samples from the latter half of the nineteenth century, the detailed case studies present new problems and revisit some old ones as well: the purported belief of polygamy in the Mormon Church; state support for religious schools; the teaching of evolution and creationism in public schools; Amish claims for exemption from compulsory education laws; comparable claims for Native American religion in relation to drug laws; and rights of free speech and equal access by religious groups in colleges and public schools.
How Free Can the Press Be?
by Randall P. BezansonIn How Free Can the Press Be? Randall P. Bezanson explores contradictions embedded in understanding press freedom in America by discussing nine of the most pivotal and provocative First Amendment cases in U.S. judicial history.
Speech Stories: How Free Can Speech Be?
by Randall P. BezansonWhen we talk about what "freedom of speech" means in America, the discussion almost always centers on freedom rather than speech. Taking for granted that speech is an unambiguous and stable category, we move to considering how much freedom speech should enjoy. But, as Randall Bezanson demonstrates in Speech Stories, speech is a much more complicated and dynamic notion than we often assume. In an age of rapidly accelerated changes in discourse combined with new technologies of communication, the boundaries and substance of what we traditionally deem speech are being reconfigured in novel and confusing ways. In order to spark thought, discussion, and debate about these complexities and ambiguities, Bezanson probes the "stories" behind seven controversial free speech cases decided by the Supreme Court. These stories touch upon the most controversial and significant of contemporary first amendment issues: government restrictions on hate speech and obscene and indecent speech; pornography and the subordination of women; the constitutionality of campaign finance reform; and the treatment to be accorded new technologies of communication under the Constitution. The result is a provocative engagement of the reader in thinking about the puzzles and paradoxes of our commitment to free expression.