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The VES Handbook of Visual Effects, 2nd Edition
Author Jeffrey A. Okun , Susan Zwerman
Wisdom from the best and the brightest in the industry, this visual effects bible belongs on the shelf of anyone working in or aspiring to work in VFX. The book covers techniques and solutions all VFX artists/producers/supervisors need to know, from breaking down a ....
Release Date 2014/07 -
Handbook of Graph Theory, 2nd Edition
Author Ping Zhang , Jay Yellen , Jonathan L. Gross
In the ten years since the publication of the best-selling first edition, more than 1,000 graph theory papers have been published each year. Reflecting these advances, Handbook of Graph Theory, Second Edition provides comprehensive coverage of the main topics in pur....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Essential Skills for 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation
Author Nicholas Bernhardt Zeman
The Key to Fully Understanding the Basics of a 3D WorldProminently used in games, movies, and on television, 3D graphics are tools of creation used to enhance how material and light come together to manipulate objects in 3D space. A game-changer written for the non-....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Readings in Multimedia Computing and Networking
Author Hong Jiang Zhang , Kevin Jeffay
Readings in Multimedia Computing and Networking captures the broad areas of research and developments in this burgeoning field, distills the key findings, and makes them accessible to professionals, researchers, and students alike. For the first time, the most influ....
Release Date 2001/08 -
Author Pieter J. Mosterman , Justyna Zander
The exponential progress and accessibility of computing has vastly increased data flows and revolutionized the practice of science, engineering, and communication. Computing plays a critical role in advancing research across almost every scientific discipline. Comp....
Release Date 2013/10 -
Author Norhayati Zakaria
Global virtual teams (GVTs) have evolved as a common work structure in multinational corporations due to their efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The cultural differences can produce great benefits in terms of perspective, creativity, and innovation, but can also exacerbate interpersonal tensio....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Sparse Optimization Theory and Methods
Author Yun-Bin Zhao
Seeking sparse solutions of underdetermined linear systems is required in many areas of engineering and science such as signal and image processing. The efficient sparse representation becomes central in various big or high-dimensional data processing, yielding fruitful theoretical and realistic res....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Interactive Visualization and Plotting with Julia
Author Diego Javier Zea
Represent and analyze data using Plots to find actionable insights using Julia programmingKey FeaturesLearn to use static and interactive plots to explore data with JuliaBecome well versed with the various plotting attributes needed to customize your plotsCreate insightful and appealing plots using ....
Release Date 2022/08 -
RFID for the Supply Chain and Operations Professional
Author Pamela Zelbst
The quality and effectiveness of decisions made within an organization and its supply chain depend upon the accuracy and timeliness of the information upon which they are based. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology that can provide more accurate in....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Handbook of Asset and Liability Management
Author Stavros A. Zenios , William T. Ziemba
The Handbooks in Finance are intended to be a definitive source for comprehensive and accessible information in the field of finance. Each individual volume in the series presents an accurate self-contained survey of a sub-field of finance, suitable for use by finan....
Release Date 2007/08 -
Optimizing Decision Making in the Apparel Supply Chain Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Author S Leung , Z. X. Guo , W. K. Wong
Practitioners in apparel manufacturing and retailing enterprises in the fashion industry, ranging from senior to front line management, constantly face complex and critical decisions. There has been growing interest in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) techniq....
Release Date 2013/01 -
Finance and Sustainable Development
Author Magdalena Ziolo
There are many studies confirming the relationship between financial systems and economic development, but there are few which examine the degree to which financial systems a) impact the quality of information, b) influence sound corporate governance, c) ensure effective mechanisms of risk managemen....
Release Date 2020/12 -
Author Yang Yang , Jianwei Huang , Tao Zhang , Joe Weinman
THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION CONSIDERING FOG COMPUTINGFog and Fogonomics is a comprehensive and technology-centric resource that highlights the system model, architectures, building blocks, and IEEE standards for fog computing platforms and solutions. The "fog" is defined....
Release Date 2020/03 -
Practical Financial Optimization: Decision Making for Financial Engineers
Author Stavros A. Zenios
Practical Financial Optimization is a comprehensive guide to optimization techniques in financial decision making. This book illuminates the relationship between theory and practice, providing the readers with solid foundational knowledge.Focuses on classical static....
Release Date 2008/02 -
Author Dan Zhang
Unlike other books about R, written from the perspective of statistics, R for Programmers: Mastering the Tools is written from the perspective of programmers, providing a channel for programmers with expertise in other programming languages to quickly understand R. The contents are divided into four....
Release Date 2016/01 -
China's Super Consumers: What 1 Billion Customers Want and How to Sell it to Them
Author Savio Chan , Michael Zakkour
Chinese Consumers are Changing The World - Understand Them and Sell To ThemChina has transformed itself from a feudal economy in the 19th century, to Mao and Communism in the 20th century, to the largest consumer market in the world by the early 21st century. China....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Digital Audio Signal Processing, 3rd Edition
Author Udo Zölzer
Digital Audio Signal ProcessingThe fully revised new edition of the popular textbook, featuring additional MATLAB exercises and new algorithms for processing digital audio signals Digital Audio Signal Processing (DASP) techniques are used in a variety of applications, ranging from audio streaming an....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Author Chenguang Zhu
Machine reading comprehension (MRC) is a cutting-edge technology in natural language processing (NLP). MRC has recently advanced significantly, surpassing human parity in several public datasets. It has also been widely deployed by industry in search engine and quality assurance systems. Machine Rea....
Release Date 2021/03 -
Author Deanna Zandt
Social networks can be so much more than a way to find your high school friends or learn what your favorite celebrity had for breakfast. They can be powerful tools for changing the world. With Share This! both regular folks of a progressive bent and committed a....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Why Are Earnings Announcements So Important to Traders and Investors?
Author Ping Zhou , John Shon
This Element is an excerpt from Trading on Corporate Earnings News: Profiting from Targeted, Short-Term Options Positions (9780137084920) by John Shon, Ph.D., and Ping Zhou, Ph.D. Available in print and digital formats.Understand those crucial quarterly earning anno....
Release Date 2011/03 -
The Routledge Handbook of Accounting Ethics
Author Eileen Z. Taylor , Paul F. Williams
The perspective of this book is to present "ethics" as a conversation about how we decide what is good or bad, right or wrong. It is a collection of conversations employed by educators to assist accounting students in developing their understanding of accounting's ethical aspects and to help them d....
Release Date 2020/12 -
Optimal and Robust State Estimation
Author Yuriy S. Shmaliy , Shunyi Zhao
A unified and systematic theoretical framework for solving problems related to finite impulse response (FIR) estimateOptimal and Robust State Estimation: Finite Impulse Response (FIR) and Kalman Approaches is a comprehensive investigation into batch state estimators and recursive forms. The work beg....
Release Date 2022/08 -
The Soul of the Organization: How to Ignite Employee Engagement and Productivity at Every Level
Author David B. Zenoff
Given the opportunity to describe Apple as a company in just a word or two, most would respond with adjectives like: Innovative. Design-conscious. Iconic. Some would probably even say: Secretive. But here's another: Soulful. Yes, Apple has a soul, and it is not alo....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Leadership in Action: In Focus - Lessons of Experience—Chinese leaders Tackle Global Challenges
Author Rola Ruohong Wei , Zhang Yi
We interviewed two Chinese leaders, asking them about the experiences that have helped them develop as leaders, their strategies for meeting their organizations' new challenges, and their approaches to motivating and empowering their employees.
Release Date 2008/04 -
Author Dmitry Zinoviev
Make your good Python code even better by following proven and effective pythonic programming tips. Avoid logical errors that usually go undetected by Python linters and code formatters, such as frequent data look-ups in long lists, improper use of local and global variables, and mishandled user inp....
Release Date 2021/09 -
Author Dino Dai Zovi , Charlie Miller
As more and more vulnerabilities are found in the Mac OS X (Leopard) operating system, security researchers are realizing the importance of developing proof-of-concept exploits for those vulnerabilities. This unique tome is the first book to uncover the flaws in the....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Vehicle Scanning Method for Bridges
Author Yeong-Bin Yang , Judy P. Yang , Yuntian Wu , Bin Zhang
Presents the first ever guide for vehicle scanning of the dynamic properties of bridgesWritten by the leading author on the subject of vehicle scanning method (VSM) for bridges, this book allows engineers to monitor every bridge of concern on a regular and routine basis, for the purpose of maintenan....
Release Date 2019/11