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Computer Vision and Image Processing: 9th International Conference, CVIP 2024, Chennai, India, December 19–21, 2024, Revised Selected Papers, Part V (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2477)
by R. Balasubramanian Santosh Kumar Vipparthi Subrahmanyam Murala Deep Gupta Jagadeesh KakarlaThe Six-volume proceedings set CCIS 2473 and 2478 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision and Image Processing, CVIP 2024, held in Chennai, India, during December 19–21, 2024. The 178 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 647 submissions.The papers focus on various important and emerging topics in image processing, computer vision applications, deep learning, and machine learning techniques in the domain.
Computer Vision and Image Processing: 9th International Conference, CVIP 2024, Chennai, India, December 19–21, 2024, Revised Selected Papers, Part VI (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2478)
by R. Balasubramanian Santosh Kumar Vipparthi Subrahmanyam Murala Deep Gupta Jagadeesh KakarlaThe Six-volume proceedings set CCIS 2473 and 2478 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision and Image Processing, CVIP 2024, held in Chennai, India, during December 19–21, 2024. The 178 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 647 submissions.The papers focus on various important and emerging topics in image processing, computer vision applications, deep learning, and machine learning techniques in the domain.
Computer and Information Security: First World Conference, WCCIS 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 20–22, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #644)
by Chunguo Li Lip Yee PorThis book constitutes the proceedings of the first World Conference of Computer and Information Security, WCCIS 2024, which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during September 20–22, 2024. The 14 full papers and 5 short papers were presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. They focus on Computer Modeling and Intelligent Information Technology; Network Information Security and Anomaly Detection.
Computing and Combinatorics: 31st International Computing and Combinatorics Conference, COCOON 2025, Chengdu, China, August 15–17, 2025, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15983)
by Mingyu Xiao Fedor V. FominThis two-volume set, LNCS 15983 and 15984, constitutes the referred proceedings of the 31st International Computing and Combinatorics Conference, COCOON 2025, held in Chengdu, China, during August 15–17, 2025. The 54 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 191 submissions. COCOON 2025 provided an excellent venue for researchers working in the topical sections as follows:Part I: Approximation Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimization, Computational Complexity, Computational Geometry, Economics and Computation.Part II: Graph Algorithms and Graph Theory, Learning and Data-Related Theory, Parameterized Algorithms, String Algorithms and Discrete Structures.
Computing and Combinatorics: 31st International Computing and Combinatorics Conference, COCOON 2025, Chengdu, China, August 15–17, 2025, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15984)
by Mingyu Xiao Fedor V. FominThis two-volume set, LNCS 15983 and 15984, constitutes the referred proceedings of the 31st International Computing and Combinatorics Conference, COCOON 2025, held in Chengdu, China, during August 15–17, 2025. The 54 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 191 submissions. COCOON 2025 provided an excellent venue for researchers working in the topical sections as follows:Part I: Approximation Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimization, Computational Complexity, Computational Geometry, Economics and Computation.Part II: Graph Algorithms and Graph Theory, Learning and Data-Related Theory, Parameterized Algorithms, String Algorithms and Discrete Structures.
Conceptual Metaphor Theory in World Language Education: Theory, Research, and Pedagogy
by Loretta FernándezThis edited collection explores the scholarly and pedagogical implementations of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) in world language education. The chapters offer a diverse range of theoretical and pedagogical perspectives as well as methodologies aiming to achieve the following objectives: Introduce novice linguists, novice researchers, and pre-service language teachers to CMT, its extensions, and its applications, while providing an overview of the current state of the discipline; Shed light on new research and pedagogical practices for linguists, researchers, and language educators at all levels; Present theoretically founded and research-based examples of the pedagogical application of CMT across multiple world languages, including English, French, Mandarin, and Spanish; Highlight the experiences and perspectives of practitioner educators who have implemented CMT in world language education. By addressing these objectives, the book aims to provide a comprehensive and insightful exploration of CMT’s role in world language education, offering guidance and inspiration for both researchers and practitioners in the field.
Conducting High-Quality Longitudinal Studies of College Students: Considerations for Design, Analysis, and Interpretation
by Kristen A. Renn David J. NguyenThis guide informs the construction and execution of studies exploring college student development over time.Longitudinal studies represent a gold standard for understanding college student experiences and outcomes, yet many scholars partake in single-time surveys and interviews to avoid the challenges that occur during prolonged investigation. This book walks researchers through each step of the process, including strategies for avoiding mistakes in design, coping with unexpected variables, and learning lessons from real-world research experiences.This volume is a useful companion for educational researchers considering, planning, or launching longitudinal designs, and it also functions as a practical supplement for graduate courses focusing on research methods and/or college students.
Conducting Narratives: Navigating Through Complexity Using Strategic Improvisation
by Jesper Falkheimer Hans Gennerud Katarina Gentzel Sandberg Mats TyrstrupHow can the strategic direction for an organization be supported and communicated if planning, and even strategies, are no longer sufficient options in the age of complexity? In this book it is argued that sense-making communication defines contemporary societies and organizations in a world where narratives and the ability to engage in strategic improvisation are crucial. In the book, new and old ideas about communication and management are integrated into a framework rooted in the humanities and fine arts. The result is a new conceptual mindset for management which claims that jazz music, narrative theory, and improvisational theatre have more to offer to the development of organizations than traditional managerial models.
Conducting Social Marketing Research: A Practical Guide
by Nancy R. LeeHigh-quality research underpins all effective social marketing, but it can be hard for practitioners to find practical, accessible guidance on conducting, interpreting, and applying research. Conducting Social Marketing Research: A Practical Guide fills this gap.Offering a clear and concise roadmap for leading social marketing research, the book begins with an introduction to social marketing and its 10-step framework, preparing readers for a thorough understanding of the foundational principles before diving into research methodologies. Each chapter is carefully structured to align with the 10 steps of social marketing, presenting specific research objectives, recommended methodologies, and real-world case examples that illustrate how research insights translate into action. A comprehensive table of market research terminology to help define key concepts, as well as summary tables that serve as quick reference tools, is included. The author Nancy Lee, a leading voice in social marketing, presents all guidance with clarity, practicality, and expertise, encouraging program planners to make research standard practice rather than an afterthought.Conducting Social Marketing Research: A Practical Guide is designed to support practitioners, research firms and communication agencies in the development of social marketing research for instructors and students in public administration, nonprofit management, public health, and environmental science programs.
Conductors, Semiconductors, Insulators, and Crystal-Growth Technology: A Practical Guide
by Zeev BurshteinAn expert discussion of the physics underlying the electrical industrial use of metals and semiconductors In Conductors, Semiconductors, Insulators, and Crystal-Growth Technology, distinguished nuclear science researcher, Zeev Burshtein, delivers a comprehensive discussion of the most relevant aspects of solid-state physics, basic devices, and material preparation. The book details the evaluation of content, beginning with solid materials and including the physics occurring in solids, the translation of resulting properties into devices, and explanations of how to prepare solid materials for electronic and optical applications. Burshtein also includes features appendices with additional material, as well as complete discussions of crystal-growth technology intertwined with explanations of the underlying physical applications of grown crystals. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to solid-state structure, crystal lattice vibrations, and free electrons in metals Comprehensive explorations of semiconductor basics, charge-carriers under thermal equilibrium, and charge-carrier dynamics Practical discussions of field-effect devices, radiation and light detectors, and passive optical components Complete treatments of the history of grown crystals, solidification processes, furnace design technology, and crystal growing methods Perfect for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, electronics engineering, and materials engineering, Conductors, Semiconductors, Insulators, and Crystal-Growth Technology will also benefit electronics and materials engineers involved in research and development of related technologies.
Conference Interpreting Explained (Translation Practices Explained)
by Elisabet TiseliusBuilding on the foundations of Roderick Jones’ authoritative and popular text, this brand-new textbook is a comprehensive, up-to-date and easily accessible introduction to conference interpreting. Elisabet Tiselius combines practical approaches and their theoretical underpinnings to guide beginning students. The text links exercises to the theory behind them, from early theories to modern understandings of the demands of conference interpreting.This guide includes invaluable material on freelancing and professional development. Tiselius integrates remote interpreting and computer-aided interpreting throughout the book. The volume also includes a range of exercises from self-assessment, speech-writing, and note-taking to consecutive and simultaneous. Theoretical concepts are illustrated with anecdotes from Elisabet Tiselius’ personal experience, taking readers behind the scenes of conference interpreter education, and equipping them with the tools to understand how to practise and why different exercises are necessary.With further reading and related video resources here: https://routledgetranslationstudiesportal.com/, this is the essential guide to understanding the practice and theory of conference interpreting for all courses in interpreting and interpreter training.
Confined Spaces 2E: Principles and Practice
by Jones & Bartlett LearningThe Public Safety Group, a Jones & Bartlett Learning brand, is pleased to present the second edition of Confined Space: Principles and Practice. This edition provides a complete confined space rescue training solution that meets and exceeds the intent of the job performance requirements (JPRs) within Chapter 7: Confined Space Rescue of the 2021 edition of NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications. First responders learn everything from sizing up and controlling an incident site to effective victim rescue and retrieval-all while keeping themselves, their colleagues, and the public safe. Engaging training components for each chapter include a You are the Rescuer case study, safety tips, skill drills, key terms, a chapter summary, and much more.Now in the second edition:New: Content is new and fully updated, and each knowledge objective and skills objective is based on and mapped to a section of NFPA 1006. New: The book is divided into sections for the three levels of responder training: Awareness (Chapters 1-4), Operations (Chapters 5-9), and Technician (Chapters 10-12). Each contains information specific to its respective level of training and skills. New: "On Scene" sections in each chapter are based on real events and include questions that immediately follow the narrative.New: All photography for Skill Drills is new.New: Review Questions for each chapter help ensure learner success.New: "You Are the Rescuer" features and discussion questions are included at the beginning of each section.New: Photographs and other visuals show up-to-date gear, techniques, and safety precautions.New: Up-to-date content showcases current equipment and best practices.Confined Space: Principles and Practice, Second Edition includes the following features: A single, complete curriculum solution that supports both students and instructorsOne access code that unlocks digital components to complement the print resource Study tools to help students succeed, including lecture outlines and flashcardsAn eBook, Audiobook, and Skill Drill Slides to engage all students and enable learning on the go © 2026 | 500 pages
Confronting the School Dropout Crisis: Insights and Interventions From a Former Dropout
by Susan BowmanReach out before they drop out Student dropout rates continue to soar, despite decades of funding, research, programs, and professional development initiatives. This is a wakeup call. Written by a former school dropout, Confronting the School Dropout Crisis encourages educators and related professionals to discover and explore the sometimes unnoticed reasons that youth drop out of school. With fresh strategies for prevention and intervention, this critical resource includes: How to reach and recover students who are at risk of dropping out or who already have Clear, impactful strategies that better engage and positively impact students who are at risk Moving personal stories from teens and the author Confronting the School Dropout Crisis invites you to rethink how you address real dropout issues with young people and how to incorporate fresh approaches to better reach and positively impact these students and their caregivers—before it’s too late.
Confronting the School Dropout Crisis: Insights and Interventions From a Former Dropout
by Susan BowmanReach out before they drop out Student dropout rates continue to soar, despite decades of funding, research, programs, and professional development initiatives. This is a wakeup call. Written by a former school dropout, Confronting the School Dropout Crisis encourages educators and related professionals to discover and explore the sometimes unnoticed reasons that youth drop out of school. With fresh strategies for prevention and intervention, this critical resource includes: How to reach and recover students who are at risk of dropping out or who already have Clear, impactful strategies that better engage and positively impact students who are at risk Moving personal stories from teens and the author Confronting the School Dropout Crisis invites you to rethink how you address real dropout issues with young people and how to incorporate fresh approaches to better reach and positively impact these students and their caregivers—before it’s too late.
Confucian Literature of the Tang and Song Dynasties: An Annotated Anthology 唐宋儒家詩文譯注
by Zu-yan ChenThis book establishes “Confucian Literature” as a multidisciplinary genre. By breaking down the barriers between literature and philosophy, this book opens the field of Chinese literature to new interpretive methods, and brings Confucian values to readers through literature. The anthology is a selection of 28 literary works—12 poems and 16 prose pieces—by 21 authors from the Tang and Song Dynasties (618–1279). The translations, arranged side by side with the original texts, strive to remain as faithful as possible to the wording of the source material, and conveying its meaning, style, and beauty. The commentary investigates philosophical discourse, locates Confucian values, and points to where literature joins philosophy.
Congress Explained: Representation and Lawmaking in the First Branch
by Casey Burgat Charles Hunt SoRelle GaynorA brief, accessible guide to the institution, Congress Explained: Representation and Lawmaking in the First Branch walks students through the inner workings of the modern Congress. Congressional experts Casey Burgat, Charles Hunt, and SoRelle Gaynor help students understand the branch by examining legislators’ responsibilities toward constituents, the ways their backgrounds and perspectives influence their work, and the incentives that drive lawmaking in today′s hyperpolarized Congress. In this updated Second Edition, new features, case studies, and data-based figures focus on changes to the institution over time and the ways individuals operate the pulls and levers of the branch to achieve legislative goals.
Congress Explained: Representation and Lawmaking in the First Branch
by Casey Burgat Charles Hunt SoRelle GaynorA brief, accessible guide to the institution, Congress Explained: Representation and Lawmaking in the First Branch walks students through the inner workings of the modern Congress. Congressional experts Casey Burgat, Charles Hunt, and SoRelle Gaynor help students understand the branch by examining legislators’ responsibilities toward constituents, the ways their backgrounds and perspectives influence their work, and the incentives that drive lawmaking in today′s hyperpolarized Congress. In this updated Second Edition, new features, case studies, and data-based figures focus on changes to the institution over time and the ways individuals operate the pulls and levers of the branch to achieve legislative goals.
Congress and Its Members
by Frances E. Lee Eric Schickler Roger H. Davidson Walter J. Oleszek James M. CurryCongress and Its Members has been the gold standard for Congress courses for thirty years. Now in its 20th edition, the book offers comprehensive and current coverage of the U.S. Congress and the legislative process by examining the tension between Congress as a lawmaking institution and as a collection of politicians constantly seeking re-election. The 20th Edition covers the outcomes of the 2024 election and subsequent changes in in congressional organization and leadership. Updated coverage looks at how Congress operates in today′s polarized context, including recent procedural changes, policy debates, and interbranch dynamics, as well as a breakdown of data on the members of the new Congress. Always balancing great scholarship with currency, the book features lively case material along with relevant data, charts, maps, and photos.
Congress and Its Members
by Frances E. Lee Eric Schickler Roger H. Davidson Walter J. Oleszek James M. CurryCongress and Its Members has been the gold standard for Congress courses for thirty years. Now in its 20th edition, the book offers comprehensive and current coverage of the U.S. Congress and the legislative process by examining the tension between Congress as a lawmaking institution and as a collection of politicians constantly seeking re-election. The 20th Edition covers the outcomes of the 2024 election and subsequent changes in in congressional organization and leadership. Updated coverage looks at how Congress operates in today′s polarized context, including recent procedural changes, policy debates, and interbranch dynamics, as well as a breakdown of data on the members of the new Congress. Always balancing great scholarship with currency, the book features lively case material along with relevant data, charts, maps, and photos.
Considering Climate Change (Changing Planet)
by Kimberley R. MinerIn Considering Climate Change, Kimberley R. Miner focuses on what will happen in the next 20, 40, and 60 years around the planet and looks at how we can take an active role in planning for a future we had hoped to avoid.Each chapter is framed around a central concern that will be familiar to all those thinking about climate change and suffering the eco-anxiety that such an enormous challenge can trigger. Miner carefully unpacks these concerns, walking the reader through issues such as future economics and investing, the housing market, food availability, water availability, and infrastructure and pollution impacts. Each chapter also includes input from experts, including a farmer, a glaciologist, and a Wall Street executive, who guide the reader through their best understanding of the future and how to prepare for it.Considering Climate Change can either be read cover to cover or with a focus on the specific chapters that will help the reader understand the challenges they are currently facing. Either way, the goal is to walk away with a better understanding of how to thrive in this changing world, and not just have hope for the future—but to have a plan.
Constellating Emotional Dialogues in Secondary Education: Autoethnographic Insights into Queerness, Race, and Compassion (Routledge Critical Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Education)
by Emily WilkinsonThis innovative, autoethnographic study examines 12 stories of “wobble” moments—looking at “wobble” as an emotional experience—to illuminate new perspectives on LGBTQIA+ identity, school violence, racism, mental illness in students and teachers, and the emotional costs of empathy.Utilizing the author’s experiences as they navigate education’s most difficult years of practice from 2020 to 2022 and extending the existing scholarship on dialogical pedagogy and teacher identity by offering a framework that goes “beyond wobble,” it provides a new theory for how teachers can deconstruct the emotions that surround the heaviest moments of their practice, shift perspectives on situations and selves, and “see the light” of compassionate possibility in both person and practice.A sobering inquiry which provides valuable insight into the emotional landscape of a contemporary classroom embroiled in America’s culture wars and serves as a poignant exemplar of dialogical pedagogy in practice, it will appeal to scholars and post-graduate students of teacher education, educational psychology, and education policy.
Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints (Constitutional Law for a Changing America)
by Kevin T. McGuire Lee J. Epstein Thomas G. WalkerIn Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints, bestselling authors Lee Epstein, Kevin T. McGuire, and Thomas G. Walker show students how political factors influence judicial decisions and shape the development of constitutional law. The Twelfth Edition, updated with additional material such as recent court rulings, more than 500 supplemental cases, and greater coverage of executive, legislative, and judicial power, facilitates a deeper understanding of how the U.S. Constitution defines what institutions can and cannot do. This book is ideal for Constitutional Law courses in the two-semester sequence that covers powers and constraints. For courses that cover both rights and liberties and the separation of powers in one semester, see Constitutional Law for a Changing America: A Short Course.
Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints (Constitutional Law for a Changing America)
by Kevin T. McGuire Lee J. Epstein Thomas G. WalkerIn Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints, bestselling authors Lee Epstein, Kevin T. McGuire, and Thomas G. Walker show students how political factors influence judicial decisions and shape the development of constitutional law. The Twelfth Edition, updated with additional material such as recent court rulings, more than 500 supplemental cases, and greater coverage of executive, legislative, and judicial power, facilitates a deeper understanding of how the U.S. Constitution defines what institutions can and cannot do. This book is ideal for Constitutional Law courses in the two-semester sequence that covers powers and constraints. For courses that cover both rights and liberties and the separation of powers in one semester, see Constitutional Law for a Changing America: A Short Course.
Construction Management: Project Management Process Principles and Concepts (Systems Innovation Book Series)
by Abdul Razzak RumaneManagement process groups along with the processes in the knowledge areas having to do with the principles and concepts used in the development of major construction activities are very important in the overall construction management process. This volume covers the application of these activities that manage the construction project from inception through to the completion of the construction project.Construction Management: Project Management Process Principles and Concepts discusses the five elements of management functions which include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, and explains how these activities/elements of management functions can be used in construction projects. Information about strategic planning, operational planning, intermediate planning, and contingency planning, and the steps involved with relevance to construction projections is offered in this volume. The different types of organizational structures, such as simple, functions, divisional, matrix, team-based, network, and modular, with an example organizational chart, are presented. Also covered are staffing processes such as acquisition, roles and responsibilities, assessment, team building, training, and development, along with directing and controlling elements of the management functions. This volume is rounded out with the inclusion of the five types of management processes, such as initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing, along with applicable knowledge areas based on the PMBOK® methodology.This volume provides significant information and guidelines to construction and project management professionals (owners, designers, consultants, construction managers, project managers, supervisors, contractors, builders, developers, and many others from the construction related industry) involved in construction projects (mainly civil construction projects, commercial A/E projects) and construction related industries.
Construction Management: Quality Tools and Techniques (Systems Innovation Book Series)
by Abdul Razzak RumaneThe application of quality tools and techniques in construction projects has a great influence on the cost-effectiveness results of construction projects and achieving successful project performance. Quality management tools and techniques help in project planning, execution, monitoring, and control of the project and evolve a project management system that makes project deliverables.Construction Management: Quality Tools and Techniques provides the usage and application of various quality tools and techniques in different phases of construction project management focusing on three quality management processes involving the varying aspects of quality. This volume illustrates how important quality is for construction projects and offers an overview of construction projects along with a brief introduction to the different types of projects, the different phases of the life cycle, and the principles. Project Delivery Systems (PDS) along with their organizational relationship, participants, advantages, and disadvantages of each system are included. The book goes on to discuss the qualification of construction managers and the type of management systems and their roles during the different design stages from the beginning through to the handover of the project is also included.This volume provides significant information and guidelines to construction and project management professionals (owners, designers, consultants, construction managers, project managers, supervisors, contractors, builders, developers, and many others from the construction-related industry) involved in construction projects (mainly civil construction projects, commercial-A/E projects) and construction-related industries.