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Statistical Methods for Human Rights
Human rights issues are shaping the modern world. They define the expectations by which nations are judged and affect the policy of governments, corporations, and foundations. They have set the agenda in prosecutions at the International Criminal Court at the Hague, funding decisions by the International Monetary Fund, and corporate expansion programs by multinationals. Statistics is central to the modern perspective on human rights. It allows researchers to measure the effect of health care policies, the penetration of educational opportunity, and progress towards gender equality. The new wave of entrepreneurial charities demands impact assessments and documentation of milestone achievement. Non-governmental organizations need statistics to build cases, conduct surveys, and target their efforts.
Statistical Decision Theory : Estimation, Testing, and Selection
This monograph is written for advanced graduate students, Ph.D. students, and researchers in mathematical statistics and decision theory. All major topics are introduced on a fairly elementary level and then developed gradually to higher levels. The book is self-contained as it provides full proofs, worked-out examples, and problems. It can be used as a basis for graduate courses, seminars, Ph.D. programs, self-studies, and as a reference book.
Static Analysis ; Vol. 4134 ; 13th International Symposium, SAS 2006, Seoul, Korea, August 29-31, 2006, Proceedings
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Static Analysis, SAS 2006. The book presents 23 revised full papers together with the abstracts of 3 invited talks. The papers address all aspects of static analysis including program and systems verification, shape analysis and logic, termination analysis, bug detection, compiler optimization, software maintenance, security and safety, abstract interpretation and algorithms, abstract domain and data structures and more.
Static Analysis ; Vol. 3672 ; 12th International Symposium, SAS 2005, London, UK, September 7-9, 2005, Proceedings
"This volume contains the papers accepted for presentation at the 12th International Static Analysis Symposium (SAS 2005) which was held 7-9 September 2005 at Imperial College London."
Static Analysis ; 8th International Symposium, SAS 2001, Paris, France, July 16-18, 2001. Proceedings
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Static Analysis, SAS 2001, held in Paris, France, in July 2001. The 21 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions; also included are 5 abstracts of an invited session on security. The papers are organized in topical sections on program transformation, strictness and termination, semantics abstraction, logic and constraint programming, data structures, pointer analysis, model checking, and abstract model checking.
Static Analysis ; 15th International Symposium, SAS 2008, Valencia, Spain, July 16-18, 2008. Proceedings
The book addresses all aspects of static analysis including abstract domains, abstract interpretation, abstract testing, compiler optimizations, control flow analysis, data flow analysis, model checking, program specialization, security analysis, theoretical analysis frameworks, type based analysis, and verification systems.
Static Analysis ; 14th International Symposium, SAS 2007, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, August 22-24, 2007, Proceedings
The aim of static analysis is to develop principles, techniques and tools for validatingpropertiesofprograms,fordesigningsemantics-basedtransformations of programs and for obtaining high-performance implementations of high-level programming languages. Over the years the series of static analysis symposia has served as the primary venue for presentation and discussion of theoretical, practical and innovative advances in the area. This volume contains the papers accepted for presentation at the 14th Int- national Static Analysis Symposium (SAS 2007).
Starting out with C++ from control structures through objects
covers control structures, functions, arrays, and pointers before objects and classes in Tony Gaddis’s hallmark accessible, step-by-step presentation. His books help beginning students understand the important details necessary to become skilled programmers at an introductory level. Gaddis motivates the study of both programming skills and the C++ programming language by presenting all the details needed to understand the “how” and the “why”–but never losing sight of the fact that most beginners struggle with this material. His approach is gradual and highly accessible, ensuring that students understand the logic behind developing high-quality programs. As with all Gaddis texts, clear and easy-to-read code listings, concise and practical real-world examples, and an abundance of exercises appear in every chapter. Updates to the 9th Edition include revised, improved problems throughout and a new chapter featuring completely rewritten and expanded material on the Standard Template Library (STL).
Standardization and Quality Assurance in Fluorescence Measurements I : Techniques
This first of two volumes covers basic aspects and various techniques such as steady-state and time-resolved fluorometry, polarization techniques, and fluorescent chemical sensors.
Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems ; 9th International Symposium, SSS 2007 Paris, France, November 14-16, 2007 Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems, SSS 2007, held in Paris, France, November 14-16, 2007. The 27 regular papers presented together with the extended abstracts of 3 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers address all aspects of self-stabilization, safety and security, recovery oriented systems and programing, from theoretical contributions, to reports of the actual experience of applying the principles of self-stabilization to static and dynamic systems.
Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems ; 10th International Symposium, SSS 2008, Detroit, MI, USA, November 21-23, 2008. Proceedings
Addresses all safety and security-related aspects of self-stabilizing systems in various areas of distributed computing including peer-to-peer networks, wireless sensor networks, mobile ad-hoc networks, and robotic networks. The book is organized in topical sections on MAC layer protocols, wireless networks, stabilizing algorithms, as well as security and system models.
Squeak : Learn Programming with Robots
Squeak: Learn Programming with Robots will teach you core programming concepts based on simple, visual problems that involve manipulation of robots, or "turtles." You will learn basic programming concepts like loops, abstractions, composition, and conditionals. Each chapter is structured so that it can be turned into a one- or two-hour lab session. And while the structured content explains solid principles of object-oriented programming, you'll just have fun going through the sequence of easy examples with the turtle.
SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Recipes : A Problem-Solution Approach
SQL Server 2008 Transact–SQL Recipes: A Problem–Solution Approach is an example–based guide to the Transact–SQL language that is at the core of SQL Server 2008. Learn to create databases, insert and update data, generate reports, secure your data, and more. Author Joseph Sack takes common Transact–SQL tasks and breaks them down into a problem/solution format that is quick and easy to read so that you can get the job done fast when the pressure is on.
SQL Server 2005 T-SQL Recipes : A Problem-Solution Approach
This no-fluff desk reference offers direct access to the information you need to get the job done. It covers basic T-SQL data manipulation, the use of stored procedures, triggers and UDFs, and advanced T-SQL techniques for database security and maintenance. It also provides hundreds of practical recipes that describe the utilities of features and functions, with a minimim of background theory. Additionally, this book provides how-to answers to common SQL Server T-SQL questions, conceptual overviews, and highlights of new features introduced in SQL Server 2005. It also features concise T-SQL syntax examples, and you can use the book to prepare for a SQL Server-related job interview or certification test.
Spring Recipes : A Problem-Solution Approach
Spring Recipes covers Spring 2.5 from basic to advanced, including Spring IoC container, Spring AOP and AspectJ, Spring data access support, Spring transaction management, Spring Web and Portlet MVC, Spring testing support, Spring support for remoting, EJB, JMS, JMX, E–mail, scheduling, and scripting languages. This book also introduces several common Spring Portfolio projects that will bring significant value to your application development, including Spring Security, Spring Web Flow, and Spring Web Services.
Sports Leagues Scheduling : Models, Combinatorial Properties, and Optimization Algorithms
In the context of sports leagues scheduling (SLS) several groups' interests must be taken into account. This book treats requirements for sport leagues schedules to be realizable from an operational and a security point of view, attractive for spectators and tv channels, and fair for the conampeting teams. Formal problem definitions as well as integer programming models are presented and analyzed. Additionally, several fairness concepts are developed and their operability is investigated by means of graph theory. Moreover, this book presents algorithmic concepts that can be drawn upon to construct suitable schedules. This volume provides a deep understanding of problems arising in the context of SLS as well as approaches for dealing with these problems, being relevant for both theoreticians and practitioners.
Sport and Public Health
What Is the Importance of Sports in Our Lives? Physical Benefits of Sports. Playing sports can make you stronger and healthier, contributing to lower obesity rates. Athletes tend to have lower body mass indexes, but non-athlete participants will still benefit from developing muscles and burning calories. Active people tend to have lower rates of diabetes and high blood pressure. Exercising regularly through sports programs could contribute to better heart and lung function. Learning to play sports as a child might carry over into being a more active adult. Some sports tend to have a more lasting impact from childhood into adulthood: soccer, baseball and hockey, for example. In sports such as gymnastics or diving, athletes tend to peak while still young and not participate as adults. Importance of Healthy Socializing. Children who play sports are less likely to use drugs and smoke. Female athletes might also be less likely to become pregnant in high school.
Special Topics in Information Technology
Presents thirteen outstanding doctoral dissertations in Information Technology from the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Information Technology has always been highly interdisciplinary, as many aspects have to be considered in IT systems. The doctoral studies program in IT at Politecnico di Milano emphasizes this interdisciplinary nature, which is becoming more and more important in recent technological advances, in collaborative projects, and in the education of young researchers.
Spatial Data Infrastructure for Urban Regeneration
This book represents part of the result of a project undertaken by the C- ter for Sustainable Urban Regeneration (cSUR). The center was est- lished in 2003 by a research fund titled the 21st Century Center of Exc- lence (COE) Program provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
Space, Place and Educational Settings
Explores the nexus between knowledge and space with a particular emphasis on the role of educational settings that are, both, shaping and being reshaped by socio-economic and political processes. It gives insight into the complex interplay of educational inequalities and practices of educational governance in the neighborhood and at larger geographical scales. The book adopts quantitative and qualitative methodologies and explores a wide range of theoretical perspectives by drawing upon empirical cases and examples from France, Germany, Italy, the UK and North America, and presents and reflects ongoing research of international scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds such as education, human geography, public policy, sociology, and urban and regional planning.
