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iOpener: Our Mysterious Universe (iOpeners)
by Laura LangstonThis book covers everything you need to know about the universe, including information on our solar system, stars, galaxies, and the Big Bang. Diagrams, fun fact boxes, and photographs bring the subject to life, while a glossary, an index, and discussion questions aid in reading comprehension.Grade: 6Subject: Earth ScienceGenre: Informational TextComprehension Skill/Strategy: SummarizeDiagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA): 60Guided Reading Level: VLexile Level: 790LDK's iOpeners equip K-6 students with the skills and strategies they need to access and comprehend nonfiction so that they are not only learning to read but reading to learn. The combination of high-interest content and eye-popping photography of iOpeners brings science, math and social studies topics to life, raises student achievement in reading, and boosts standardized test scores.
iOpener: Robots (iOpeners)
by Elizabeth TyndallThis book about robots gives detailed explanations of all the robots around us, how they're powered, how they move, and what they can do. This title includes diagrams, a glossary, an index, and discussion questions to aid in reading comprehension.Grade: 3Subject: Physical ScienceGenre: Informational TextComprehension Skill/Strategy: Draw ConclusionsDiagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA/EDL): 38/40Guided Reading Level: PLexile Level: 650LDK's iOpeners equip K-6 students with the skills and strategies they need to access and comprehend nonfiction so that they are not only learning to read but reading to learn. The combination of high-interest content and eye-popping photography of iOpeners brings science and social studies topics to life, raises student achievement in reading, and boosts standardized test scores.
iPad Music: In the Studio and on Stage
by Mark JenkinsJust as computer software changed the face of performing and recording over the past decades, Apple's iPad® tablet has the power to change how you produce music today. Author Mark Jenkins summarizes the iPad tablet's massive potential for music creation, explaining in detail how all iPad models can connect to musically oriented accessories and reviewing the vast range of audio inputs, microphones, MIDI interfaces, music keyboards, drum controllers, and even DJ and karaoke equipment now available. Keyboard players, guitarists, drummers, vocalists, DJs, karaoke singers, and experimental musicians, whether experienced or just starting out, can all benefit from expanding the amazing built-in abilities of the iPad using carefully chosen musical add-ons and accessories. Mark Jenkins explains and reviews the musical potential of iPad-oriented music equipment from dozens of manufacturers, including Akai, Alesis, IK Multimedia, Korg, Line 6, M-Audio, Novation, Roland, TASCAM, and many others. The potential of Android tablets for music creation is also examined. Appendices list in detail the specifications for the iPad interface sockets and include links to Apple's schemes for software and hardware developers.
iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual
by Craig HockenberryAnyone with programming experience can learn how to write an iPhone app. But if you want to build a great app, there's a lot more to it than simple coding: you also need to know how design and market your creation. This easy-to-follow guide walks you through the entire process, from sketching out your idea to promoting the finished product.Get to know the tools for developing your iPhone appDesign a great app before you start codingBuild a complex app with Xcode and Interface BuilderDecide how to brand your app-then beta-test that brand in the real worldLearn the inside scoop on how to get your app into the App StorePromote your product, track sales, and build a strong customer following
iPhone For Dummies
by Guy Hart-DavisThe smart guide to your smartphone—updated for the latest iOS and iPhone releases Fully updated to cover the newest features of iOS and the latest iPhone models, iPhone For Dummies helps you keep in touch with family and friends, take pictures, play games, follow the news, stream music and video, get a little work done, and just about everything else. This user-friendly guide walks you through the basics of calling, texting, FaceTiming, and discovering all the cool things your iPhone can do. You’ll benefit from the insight of a longtime Apple expert on how to make the most of your new (or old) iPhone and its features. These wildly popular devices get more useful all the time. Find out what’s in store for you with Apple’s latest releases—even if you’ve never owned an iPhone before. Discover the features of the latest iOS release and iPhone models Customize your settings and keep your phone secure Make the most of your camera and shoot high-quality videos Find little-known utilities and apps that will make your life easieriPhone For Dummies is the one-stop-shop for information on getting the most out of your new iPhone. New and inexperienced iPhone users will love this book.
iPhone For Dummies, 2025 Edition
by Guy Hart-DavisAll you need to know about the most popular smartphone on the market—in terms anyone can understand iPhone For Dummies, 2025 Edition, covers the iPhone basics, as well as the features of iPhone 16 and earlier models. You'll also learn how to navigate the new iOS 17 release to make phone and FaceTime calls, send texts and messages, get online, play games, shoot video, and all the other amazing things your Apple smartphone can do. Guy Hart-Davis, a longtime Apple expert and Dummies tech author extraordinaire, shows you how to set up your phone to work with your life. Customize your settings, including privacy and app permissions, and make sure your phone is protected. Connect the new iPhone models to your other devices, sync your data from your previous phone, and learn about the new stuff you can do with updated hardware on the latest models. This beginner-friendly book makes it easy to become an iPhone power user. Discover the updates and features packed into iPhone 16 and iOS 17 Set up your iPhone, make it work your way, and navigate the interface like a pro Master calling and conferencing with Phone and FaceTime, navigating with Maps, and beyond Organize and document your life with Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, and Journal Whether this is your first iPhone or your umpteenth, iPhone For Dummies is the must-have resource for using your new device to its fullest.
iPhone For Seniors For Dummies
by Dwight SpiveyThe perfect guide for staying connected with your new iPhone iPhone For Seniors For Dummies is a no-nonsense manual for making the most of the latest iPhone models. You’ll learn how to navigate your device’s software and customize its settings for your needs. Plow through the basics like making calls, sending text messages, checking your e-mail, using FaceTime, tracking your health, and beyond. The step-by-step instructions are right here. With the help of this clear and accessible Dummies guide, you’ll set up your phone and discover all the neat features it has to offer. Start taking great photos with the iPhone’s legendary camera, check the weather, download games and other apps. You’ll also learn how to keep your phone safe, secure, and up to date—no worries. Choose the right iPhone for you, set up your phone, and start calling and texting Learn to make video calls with Facetime and share photos and videos on social media Discover apps and utilities that can make your life easier Play games, browse the internet, and watch movies on your iPhoneWith larger print, clear figures, and senior-focused content, this book is perfect for iPhone users who just need the basics explained without the fluff.
iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2025 Edition
by Dwight SpiveyThe perfect guide for seniors who want to stay connected iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2025 Edition helps you make the most out of your iPhone. You'll learn all about iPhone models and get help in deciding which one suits you best. If you've already got your phone in hand, you're ready to make calls, send text messages, check your e-mail, use FaceTime, track your health and medications, and beyond. The step-by-step instructions are right here. With the help of this clear and accessible Dummies guide, you'll set up your phone and discover all its features. Start making photo and video memories, know what's happening with the weather, and download games and other apps. You'll also learn how to keep your phone safe, secure, and up to date—no worries. Choose the iPhone that meets your needs, customize your settings, and start calling and texting Learn to make video calls with FaceTime and connect with friends Discover utilities and features that can make your life easier Play games, browse the internet, and watch movies on your iPhone With larger print, clear figures, and senior-focused content, this no-nonsense book is perfect for iPhone users in the 55+ club who want everything explained in one place.
iPhone For Seniors For Dummies: Updated For Iphone 12 Models And Ios 14
by Dwight SpiveyLearn your way around iOS 16 and the latest iPhone models iPhone For Seniors For Dummies is the perfect guide for seniors who want to use the iPhone to make calls, send and receive text messages, check e-mail, and FaceTime with loved ones. With its larger font size, crystal-clear figures and drawings, and content on senior-friendly apps of all kinds, this book is accessible and tailored specifically to fit the needs of the 50+ crew. The possibilities of your smart phone are nearly endless, and, with the help of Dummies, you&’ll discovery just how much this pocket-sized computer can do. Set up your new phone, take great photos and videos, secure your data, and stay safe online. Update your iPhone and navigate iOS 16 Customize your phone and find exciting new apps Snap memorable photos and record videos you'll treasure Connect on social media and make video callsThis is an excellent Dummies guide for older iPhone users who need to understand the basics of the apps and functions they&’ll use every day.
iPhone Unlocked
by David PogueMake the most of your iPhone with this witty, authoritative, full-color guide to iOS 14.Apple has sold over 2.2 billion iPhones—but not one has come with a user guide. And with each annual update of iOS, Apple piles on more and more features; at this moment, the Settings app alone bristles with over 1,000 options. In iPhone Unlocked, the #1 bestselling iPhone author David Pogue offers a curated guide to the essential and useful features of the new iPhone 12 family—and all other models that can run the iOS 14 software. A former New York Times tech columnist and bestselling how-to author, no one is better equipped than Pogue to offer expert instruction to this complicated iPhone. With his trademark humor, crystal-clear prose, and 300 full-color illustrations, Pogue guides readers through everything in iOS 14: Home-screen widgets, the new App Library, the all-new Translate app, the redesigned Search, FaceTime, and calling screens, and much more. Whether you&’re a new iPhone user or a seasoned veteran, iPhone Unlocked is a gorgeous, authoritative, all-in-one master class on all things iPhone.
iPhoneography
by Michael ClawsonThe iPhone and related touch devices have revolutionized personal communication, networking, mobile productivity, and so much more. One of the iPhone's most significant contributions to modern culture has been its impact on photography. It's the camera that's with us all the time, and its ready availability and growing technical capability mean we're snapping more high-quality images and video than ever before. Beyond simply documenting the details of our lives, iPhoneography and touch devices are now shaping a new artistic movement that's connected to a more real sense of touch and interaction that produces art in a very real and natural way. Creating on the iPhone and touch devices is an emotional, tactile, artistic experience that's very different from older methods of shooting and editing digital images. With INSPIRING TOUCH: HOW IPHONEOGRAPHY IS CHANGING THE WAY WE CREATE, you will explore these new techniques, applications, and attitudes and learn to create your own creative images.
iTunes Music: Produce Great Sounding Music with Mastered for iTunes
by Bob KatzApple’s exciting new Mastered for iTunes (MFiT) initiative, introduced in early 2012, introduces new possibilities for delivering high-quality audio. For the first time, record labels and program producers are encouraged to deliver audio materials to iTunes in a high resolution format, which can produce better-sounding masters. In iTunes Music, author and world-class mastering engineer Bob Katz starts out with the basics, surveys the recent past, and brings you quickly up to the present—where the current state of digital audio is bleak. Katz explains the evolution of standards for dynamic range through the present and with implications for the future. He details the new methods that Apple is developing to accept high resolution audio and shows step by step how audio engineers and producers can take advantage of them. This book is designed for all those dealing with sound, from sound engineers to music industry executives and musicians—and those aspiring to all these roles. This book will help you understand the issues around delivering high-quality environment and get all your facts straight for when you encounter resistance to good sound. Topics covered include: • Contrasting the production of CD albums with iTunes albums • High Resolution audio • Dithering • Distortion (and how to avoid it) • Lossy Coding • Loudness Metering • Sound Check and how it affects our production techniques • Apple’s tools for Mastered for iTunes Foreword by renowned mastering engineer Bob Ludwig. Join the forums at www.digido.com/iTunes, for the latest information and discussions!
iURBAN: Intelligent Urban Energy Tool
by Narcis Avellana Alberto FernandeziURBAN: Intelligent Urban Energy Tool introduces an urban energy tool integrating different ICT energy management systems (both hardware and software) in two European cities, providing useful data to a novel decision support system that makes available the necessary parameters for the generation and further operation of associated business models. The business models contribute at a global level to efficiently manage and distribute the energy produced and consumed at a local level (city or neighbourhood), incorporating behavioural aspects of the users into the software platform and in general prosumers. iURBAN integrates a smart Decision Support System (smartDSS) that collects real-time or near real-time data, aggregates, analyses and suggest actions of energy consumption and production from different buildings, renewable energy production resources, combined heat and power plants, electric vehicles (EV) charge stations, storage systems, sensors and actuators. The consumption and production data is collected via a heterogeneous data communication protocols and networks. The iURBAN smartDSS through a Local Decision Support System allows the citizens to analyse the consumptions and productions that they are generating, receive information about CO2 savings, advises in demand response and the possibility to participate actively in the energy market. Whilst, through a Centralised Decision Support System allow to utilities, ESCOs, municipalities or other authorised third parties to: Get a continuous snapshot of city energy consumption and productionManage energy consumption and productionForecasting of energy consumptionPlanning of new energy "producers" for the future needs of the cityVisualise, analyse and take decisions of all the end points that are consuming or producing energy in a city level, permitting them to forecast and planning renewable power generation available in the city.
iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon
by Steve Wozniak Gina Smith"iWoz? traces the life and times of a brilliant, gifted... individual whose contributions to the scientific, business and cultural realms are extensive."--?Bookpage Before slim laptops that fit into briefcases, computers looked like strange, alien vending machines. But in "the most staggering burst of technical invention by a single person in high-tech history" (?BusinessWeek?) Steve Wozniak invented the first true personal computer. Wozniak teamed up with Steve Jobs, and Apple Computer was born, igniting the computer revolution and transforming the world. Here, thirty years later, the mischievous genius with the low profile treats readers to a rollicking, no-holds-barred account of his life--for once, in the voice of the wizard himself.
innovations in Learning: New Environments for Education
by Robert Glaser Leona SchaubleThis volume documents the growth of a new kind of interdisciplinary teamwork that is evolving among practitioners, researchers, teacher educators, and community partners. Its premise: the design of learning environments and the development of theory must proceed in a mutually supportive fashion. Scientific researchers have learned that a prerequisite to studying the kinds of learning that matter is helping to shoulder the responsibility for ensuring that these forms of learning occur. To support and study learning, researchers are increasingly making major and long-term investments in the design and maintenance of contexts for learning. Practitioners are assuming new roles as well, reflecting an increasing awareness of the need to move beyond skillful doing. If developing learning contexts are to be protected within and expanded beyond the systems that surround them, it is necessary to foster professional communities that will support reflection about practice, including the generation and evaluation of rich and flexible environments for student thinking. One consequence of recent reforms is that teachers are increasingly regarding such tasks as central to their professional development. Innovations in Learning: New Environments for Education describes coordinated interaction between educational design on the one hand, and the development of learning theory on the other, through a series of examples. These examples have been chosen because they are continuing, proven programs with evidence of success. Contributors to the volume are researchers and practitioners who have played a role in inventing these programs and have guided their development over a period of years. Rather than choosing illustrations of a pipeline or "application model of research" from research and then to practice, the editors of this volume have selected interventions in which researchers and practitioners work together persistently to forge common understanding. Such activity is necessarily interdisciplinary, often encompassing long spans of time, and is more akin to engineering in the field than to laboratory science. The common themes that emerge from this activity -- for example, the role of tools, talk, and community -- belong exclusively neither to theory nor to practice, but to their intersection in commitment to specific contexts of learning and continuing contributions to practice and underlying theory. This volume is organized into three sections that reflect different levels and kinds of learning contexts. Each of these levels has been the focus of recent cognitive and reform applications to learning and schooling. The first offers examples of effective learning in informal settings; the second discusses innovative approaches to schooling at the classroom level; and the third reviews reforms that regard the entire school as the appropriate unit of change.
m-Mode SVPWM Technique for Power Converters (CPSS Power Electronics Series)
by Bo Zhang Dongyuan QiuThis book presents a novel control method for power converters, referred to as m-mode control. It provides an overview of traditional control methods for inverters – e.g. PWM and SVPWM – and the theory of the m-mode control method, while also discussing and applying m-mode control on various types of converters (including three-phase, nine-switch, five-leg and multi-level inverters, PWM rectifiers and modular multi-level converters). The book provides readers with sufficient background and understanding to delve deeper into the topic of SVPWM control. It is also a valuable guide for engineers and researchers whose work involves power converter control.
mBot for Makers: Conceive, Construct, and Code Your Own Robots at Home or in the Classroom
by Rick Schertle Andrew CarleThe mBot robotics platform is a hugely popular kit because of the quality of components and price. With hundreds of thousands of these kits out there in homes, schools and makerspaces, there is much untapped potential. Getting Started with mBots is for non-technical parents, kids and teachers who want to start with a robust robotics platform and then take it to the next level. The heart of the mBot, the mCore is a powerful Arduino based microcontroller that can do many things without soldering or breadboarding.
mHealth Multidisciplinary Verticals
by Sasan AdibiAn in-depth overview of the emerging concept; Mobile Health (mHealth), mHealth Multidisciplinary Verticals links applications and technologies to key market and vendor players. It also highlights interdependencies and synergies between various stakeholders which drive the research forces behind mHealth. The book explores the trends and directions w
mHealth and Human-Centered Design Towards Enhanced Health, Care, and Well-being (Studies in Big Data #120)
by Sofia Scataglini Gonçalo Marques Silvia ImbesiThe book examines the current state of mHealth and Human-Centered Design (HCD) initiatives toward health, care, and well-being. The present surge in interest in improving people's quality of life is creating new prospects for the development of innovative design solutions aimed at enhancing living conditions. The combination of emerging user needs and opportunities provided by recent innovative mHealth technologies enables research institutions, stakeholders, and academia to design new solutions to promote well-being, health, and care, thereby improving the quality of life of people of all ages. The book analyzes and discusses the most innovative services, products, and systems in the healthcare field. This strategy is in line with the concept of ambient assisted living or enhanced living environment, which focuses on the comfort and health of specific categories of users.This book covers several topics highlighting the importance of involving end-users in the design of innovative solutions in digital health care, and design considerations of mobile healthcare applications.Furthermore, the covered topics are described in their current applications in relevant fields focusing on the design of smart solutions, such as biomonitoring systems, activity recognition tools, smart living environments, physical autonomy, and virtual assistance.This editorial project is addressed to academics, designers, engineers, and practitioners in health care who want to promote cooperation between academia, stakeholders, and research institutions.
mmWave Massive MIMO Vehicular Communications (Wireless Networks)
by Liuqing Yang Xiang Cheng Shijian GaoThis book proposes promising mmWave solutions to promoting safe and reliable vehicular communications. The authors include topics such as channel estimation, multi-user transceiver design, and advanced index modulation. For channel estimation, unique channel properties and hybrid structures are first introduced, followed by the development of a doubly-sparse doubly-selective channel estimator. For multi-user transceiver design, the concept of hybrid block diagonalization (HBD) is first introduced, followed by a generic HBD-based transceiver design to maximize the system capacity. For advanced index modulation, the generalized beamspace modulation for uplink multi-user scenarios are first introduced, followed by the precoded beamspace modulation for the downlink. Finally, this book discusses open problems and future research directions to inspire further studies in the field of mmWave vehicular communications.
p - hacking und die Verfälschung statistischer Ergebnisse: Verbesserungsprozesse hinsichtlich Prozessbewertungen (essentials)
by Marcus HellwigDie Signifikanz einer statistischen Aussage wird mit p bezeichnet, als probabilistische Größe. Es gibt Kritik an der Aussagekraft des p-Wertes dahin, dass er in der Statistik mitunter dahingehend missbraucht wird, dass Effektgrößen bewusst verfälscht werden. Dieser Missbrauch äußert sich darin, dass an der an der Größe und Auswahl einer Datenmenge solange manipuliert wird, bis die erwünschten Parameter erreicht werden. Diese Tätigkeit wird mit - p – hacking bezeichnet. Dieses essential widmet sich der Aufklärung.
pH Responsive Membranes: Biomedical Applications
by Randeep Singh Piyal Mondal Mihir Kumar PurkaitThis book provides an application-oriented approach for pH responsive membranes and types of stimuli-responsive membranes and their applications in the biomedical field including initial development and recent use. It explains types, modes, and modification methods of membranes, along with membrane usage in applications such as drug delivery, hemodialysis, chemical sensing, and so forth. pH Responsive Membranes: Biomedical Applications explores recent research carried out in the area as well as the future outlook, and provides deeper insight for readers on the subject, ranging from the basics to advanced levels on the topic. Features Describes preparation, characterization, and applications of pH responsive membranes in biomedical applications Introduces theoretical understanding of pH responsiveness Covers development of advanced techniques regarding pH responsive membranes Provides insight into development of new materials and membranes Discusses advancements in drug delivery, hemodialysis, antibodies and enzyme production, chemical sensing, and selective ionic transport using pH responsive membranes This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers involved in membrane and chemical engineering/polymer exploration, and medical researchers.
piRNA: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2509)
by Nicholas F. Parrish Yuka W. IwasakiThis detailed volume explores newly-developed methods in PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) research, methods currently applied to other ncRNAs involved in nuclear regulation which can be used to study piRNAs, and piRNA methods applied in non-classical organisms. It also includes several bioinformatic and biophysical methods related to piRNA studies, consistent with the increasing importance of high-throughput sequencing and computational methods. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials, step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and up-to-date, piRNA: Methods and Protocols serves as an ideal guide for researchers seeking to elucidate the numerous mysteries of this area of multicellular biology.
preparing for blended e-learning (Connecting with E-learning)
by Allison Littlejohn Chris PeglerBlended and online learning skills are rapidly becoming essential for effective teaching and learning in universities and colleges. Covering theory where useful but maintaining an emphasis on practice, this book provides teachers and lecturers with an accessible introduction to e-learning. Beginning by exploring the meaning of 'e-learning', it supports tutors in identifying how they plan to use technology to support courses that blend online and face-to-face interactions. Illustrated by a range of case of studies, the book covers: designing quality, appropriate effective and online learning efficient and sustainable e-learning activity providing appropriate feedback to learners devising student activities and sourcing learning resources managing online and offline interactions Packed with practical advice and ideas, this book provides the core skills and knowledge that teachers in HE and FE need when starting out and further developing their teaching course design for blended and online learning.
rekt
by Alex GonzalezA disturbing examination of toxic masculinity and the darkest pits of the Internet, about a young man&’s algorithmic descent into depravity in a future that&’s nearly here. &“A visionary book that is at once pensive, rollicking, and truly, bone-deep unsettling. Alex Gonzalez's rekt is an absolute stunner.&” —Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie and A Head Full of Ghosts > be me, 26 > about to end it all > feels good, man Once, Sammy Dominguez thought he knew how the world worked. The ugly things in his head—his uncle&’s pathetic death, his parents&’ mistrust, the twisted horrors he writes for the Internet—didn&’t matter, because he and his girl, Ellery, were on track for the good life in this messed-up world. Then a car accident changed everything. Spiraling with grief and guilt, Sammy scrambles for distraction. He finds it in shock-value videos of gore and violence that terrified him as a child. When someone messages him a dark web link to footage of Ellery dying, he watches—first the car crash that killed her, then hundreds of other deaths, even for people still alive. Accidents. Diseases. Suicides. Murders. The host site, chinsky, is sadistic, vicious, impossible. It even seems to read his mind, manipulate his searches. But is chinsky even real? And who is Haruspx, the web handle who led him into this virtual nightmare? As Sammy watches compulsively, the darkness in his mind blooms, driving him down a twisted path to find the roots of chinsky, even if he must become a nightmare himself…