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The Economics of Financial Services in Emerging Markets Measuring the Output of the Banking and Insurance Industries

Any enquiry into the nature performance role demerits growth efficiency or other aspects of financial services such as banking and insurance activities requires rigorous estimates of their economic output i. e. the economic contributions made by these firms as well as by the industries as a whole. Accordingly this book condenses several theoretical methodological empirical and philosophical issues in conceptualizing measuring and empirically operationalizing the economic output of the banking and insurance industries. The analytical focus is on both Global and Emerging Markets perspectives. The book synthesizes applied and conceptual evidence to locate the chosen theme's analytical patterns consensus and disagreements. The selected subject matter is studied within the firm-level and aggregate settings bringing literature of varied scopes together. Contributions from various international academics practitioners and policymakers further enrich the narrative. The book concludes with data-driven case studies that analyze the extent to which the critical performance parameters of the banking and insurance industries in the BRIICS economies – including estimation of aggregate industry-level partial factor productivities total factor productivity technical efficiency and returns to scale – vary concerning alternate measures of their output. The present work also provides a brief note on the inputs measurement dimension following which there is a discussion on the limitations future scope and conclusions. This work will be valuable for researchers and policymakers undertaking performance analyses related to banking and insurance activities. It shall provide them with the examination of a plethora of analytical options and related issues on the theory and praxis of output measurement all finely organized into one single volume. | The Economics of Financial Services in Emerging Markets Measuring the Output of the Banking and Insurance Industries

GBP 120.00

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Color Management & Quality Output: Working with Color from Camera to Display to Print (The Digital Imaging Masters Series)

We have all felt the frustration of wasting time paper and effort when our prints or web images don’t match the images we see on our monitors. Fortunately you’re holding the resource that will help solve these problems. This book guides you through the hardware settings and software steps you’ll need to post professional images and make stunning prints that showcase your artistic vision. In Color Management & Quality Output Tom P. Ashe a color expert and gifted teacher shows you how to color manage your files from input all the way through output by clearly explaining how color works in our minds on our monitors and computers and through our printers. You’ll learn to: properly calibrate your monitor understand Adobe Photoshop color settings build and evaluate color profiles for all your devices navigate the print menu in both Photoshop and Lightroom appreciate the differences between inkjet prints and C-prints optimize sharpening for a variety of print media understand how and why to use RIPs communicate with creative professionals clients and output service providers to ensure the highest quality results. This book is part of The Digital Imaging Masters Series which features cutting-edge information from the most sought-after and qualified professionals and instructors in the photography field. Based on the progressive curriculum of the Masters of Professional Studies in Digital Photography created by Katrin Eismann at the School of Visual Arts in New York City these books are the next best thing to being in the classroom with the Digital Photography Masters themselves. | Color Management & Quality Output: Working with Color from Camera to Display to Print (The Digital Imaging Masters Series)

GBP 130.00

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Understanding Digital Cameras Getting the Best Image from Capture to Output

Understanding Digital Cameras will help you to:* Choose the right camera lens and output option to capture the perfect image * Develop great technique whatever your style or subject matter * Be inspired! Showcasing a wide range of images plus the work and insights of guest photographers This key resource for all photographers will help you get the very best from today's sophisticated digital cameras. Discover which type of camera lens lighting and printer is right for you with clear explanations and close-ups of camera settings and menus. A key tool to improve your photography is to see comparison images side by side. Tarrant shoots the same scene with different equipment or a different approach to show exactly what a camera and technique can or can't do. He also shows you images that haven't worked - and explains precisely why. In this book you will learn essential photographic techniques before moving on to specific genres: people nature action shots and working in the studio. Detailed captions throughout explain which camera and lens was used for each shot and highlight key factors in getting the right exposure lighting and composition. There is an essential troubleshooting guide to printing errors such as smudges lines and colour casts. Discover how to produce fine art prints and optimize images for the Web. Plus key technical information on digital and optical quality and colour management. Packed with tips clear explanations with all photography terms defined box outs with key information and showcasing a wide range of image styles and subjects this book (and a camera!) is all you need to start creating great images! Jon Tarrant has spent many years as an award-winning professional photographer and much-published photographic writer. He is former editor of the British Journal of Photography to which he still contributes and of Professional Photographer and HotShoe International magazines. | Understanding Digital Cameras Getting the Best Image from Capture to Output

GBP 130.00

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An Object-Oriented Python Cookbook in Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

This first-of-a-kind textbook provides computational tools in state-of-the-art OOPs Python that are fundamental to quantum information quantum computing linear algebra and one-dimensional spin half condensed matter systems. Over 104 subroutines are included and the codes are aided by mathematical comments to enhance clarity. Suitable for beginner and advanced readers alike students and researchers will find this textbook to be a helpful guide and a compendium which they can readily use. Features Includes over 104 codes in OOPs Python all of which can be used either as a standalone program or integrated with any other main program without any issues. Every parameter in the input output and execution has been provided while keeping both beginner and advanced users in mind. The output of every program is explained thoroughly with detailed examples. Detailed mathematical commenting is done alongside the code which enhances clarity about the flow and working of the code. | An Object-Oriented Python Cookbook in Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

GBP 99.99

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Olga Tokarczuk Comparative Perspectives

Filling a significant gap in contemporary criticism of recent prose fiction this book offers a provocative analysis of the work of Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk situating her output in comparative contexts. The chapters making up the volume range from myth-critical focused readings to interdisciplinary and intercultural perspectives. Tokarczuk’s fiction is explored as mythopoeic and heterotopian experimentation as well as being read alongside other arts and other authors of various national and linguistic backgrounds. This wide-ranging collection is the first monograph on Tokarczuk in English. | Olga Tokarczuk Comparative Perspectives

GBP 120.00

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OEE for Operators Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a crucial measure in TPM that reports on how well equipment is running. It factors three elements -the time the machine is actually running the quantity of products the machine is turning out and the quantity of good output – into a single combined score. Directly addressing those who are best positioned to track and improve the effectiveness of equipment OEE for Operatorsdefines basic concepts and then provides a systematic explanation of how OEE should be applied to maximize a piece of equipment’s productivity and recognize when its efficiency is being compromised. Features | OEE for Operators Overall Equipment Effectiveness

GBP 175.00

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Statistical Analysis for Education and Psychology Researchers Tools for researchers in education and psychology

Basic statistical concepts such as probability estimation and inference and their role in research design and analysis are presented in this volume. The author demonstrates which statistical test to use in given circumstances and how to use it drawing on data from psychology and education. ; Written for those without a strong mathematical background the book's examples can be worked using a pocket calculator. Real life data are analyzed using statistical software (SAS) output is interpreted and a decision chart is presented which summarizes considerations when choosing a statistical test. | Statistical Analysis for Education and Psychology Researchers Tools for researchers in education and psychology

GBP 175.00

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bookdown Authoring Books and Technical Documents with R Markdown

bookdown: Authoring Books and Technical Documents with R Markdown presents a much easier way to write books and technical publications than traditional tools such as LaTeX and Word. The bookdown package inherits the simplicity of syntax and flexibility for data analysis from R Markdown and extends R Markdown for technical writing so that you can make better use of document elements such as figures tables equations theorems citations and references. Similar to LaTeX you can number and cross-reference these elements with bookdown. Your document can even include live examples so readers can interact with them while reading the book. The book can be rendered to multiple output formats including LaTeX/PDF HTML EPUB and Word thus making it easy to put your documents online. The style and theme of these output formats can be customized. We used books and R primarily for examples in this book but bookdown is not only for books or R. Most features introduced in this book also apply to other types of publications: journal papers reports dissertations course handouts study notes and even novels. You do not have to use R either. Other choices of computing languages include Python C C plus plus SQL Bash Stan JavaScript and so on although R is best supported. You can also leave out computing for example to write a fiction. This book itself is an example of publishing with bookdown and R Markdown and its source is fully available on GitHub. | bookdown Authoring Books and Technical Documents with R Markdown

GBP 89.99

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The Basics of Quality Auditing

As the latest addition to The Basics Series The Basics of Quality Auditing provides an inexpensive and easy-to-follow WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY and HOW format that is perfect for training. It discusses the four main questions all audits should answer: Is there a procedure? Is the procedure being followed? Does the procedure meet the needs of the system? and What must be changed or improved to increase the output quality? After explaining the audit process the book illustrates how audit programs are currently being used and how they have evolved beyond the standard uses of policing actions or procuring information about a supplier to becoming a continuous improvement tool. The appendix provides sample audit forms and checklists that auditors can model.

GBP 175.00

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Social Service Budgets and Social Policy British and American Experience

First published in 1975 Social Service Budgets and Social Policy compares the attempts by British and US federal governments to plan and control social service expenditure. It concentrates on education health and social security spending and begins by discussing the contrasting theories of how resource allocation does and ought to work. Then having compared the broad economic political and policy contexts within which social planners in the two countries have to work it scrutinises in particular their attempts at forward planning output budgeting and programme evaluation. It argues for more explicit and informed decisions about priorities but as part of an open political process. This book will be of interest to students of economics sociology and social policy. | Social Service Budgets and Social Policy British and American Experience

GBP 90.00

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Flood Hazard Mapping: Uncertainty and its Value in the Decision-making Process

Computers are increasingly used in the simulation of natural phenomena such as floods. However these simulations are based on numerical approximations of equations formalizing our conceptual understanding of flood flows. Thus model results are intrinsically subject to uncertainty and the use of probabilistic approaches seems more appropriate. Uncertain probabilistic floodplain maps are widely used in the scientific domain but still not sufficiently exploited to support the development of flood mitigation strategies. In this thesis the major sources of uncertainty in flood inundation models are analyzed resulting in the generation of probabilistic floodplain maps. The utility of probabilistic model output is assessed using value of information and the prospect theory. The use of these maps to support decision making in terms of floodplain development under flood hazard threat is demonstrated. | Flood Hazard Mapping: Uncertainty and its Value in the Decision-making Process

GBP 150.00

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Handbook of Computer Programming with Python

This handbook provides a hands-on experience based on the underlying topics and assists students and faculty members in developing their algorithmic thought process and programs for given computational problems. It can also be used by professionals who possess the necessary theoretical and computational thinking background but are presently making their transition to Python. Key Features: Discusses concepts such as basic programming principles OOP principles database programming GUI programming application development data analytics and visualization statistical analysis virtual reality data structures and algorithms machine learning and deep learning Provides the code and the output for all the concepts discussed Includes a case study at the end of each chapter This handbook will benefit students of computer science information systems and information technology or anyone who is involved in computer programming (entry-to-intermediate level) data analytics HCI-GUI and related disciplines. | Handbook of Computer Programming with Python

GBP 89.99

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The Emission Reduction Effects of Spatial Agglomeration

The book studies the relationship between economic agglomeration and environmental pollution from a spatial perspective through theoretical analyses and empirical discussions. At both microscopic and macroscopic levels the author first explores the impact mechanism of the agglomeration of economic activities on environmental pollution and proposes research frameworks based on spatial economic theory and output density theory. Drawing on descriptive statistics and explorative spatial data from 283 cities in China the book investigates the current development spatial characteristics influence path and environmental efficiency of urban economic agglomeration and pollution in the People’s Republic. The following empirical sections study spatial spillover effects simultaneous bias and spatial interaction between agglomeration and pollution. The research findings give insight into interregional economic development joint pollution control across regions and the coordination of the two especially in the context of developing countries. The title will appeal to researchers students government officials and policymakers interested in development economics regional economics urban economics and environmental economics. | The Emission Reduction Effects of Spatial Agglomeration

GBP 130.00

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The Shakespearean International Yearbook 20: Special Section Pericles Prince of Tyre

This year publishing its twentieth volume The Shakespearean International Yearbook surveys the present state of Shakespeare studies addressing issues that are fundamental to our interpretive encounter with Shakespeare’s work and his time across the whole spectrum of his literary output. Contributions are solicited from scholars across the field from both hemispheres of the globe. New trends are evaluated from the point of view of established scholarship and emerging work in the field is encouraged. Each issue includes a special section under the guidance of a specialist Guest Editor along with coverage of the current state of the field in other aspects. An essential reference tool for scholars of early modern literature and culture this annual publication captures from year to year current and developing thought in Shakespeare scholarship and theater practice worldwide. There is a particular emphasis on Shakespeare studies in global contexts. | The Shakespearean International Yearbook 20: Special Section Pericles Prince of Tyre

GBP 145.00

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Local Content Requirements Promises and Pitfalls

As anti-globalization and geopolitical tensions continue to rise the use of local content requirements (LCRs) around the world has become more noticeable than ever before. The reasons for adopting LCRs range from ensuring domestic supply availability job creation and increasing value added to safeguarding national security. Ing and Grossman examine country-specific as well as firm-product level exercises to explain how LCRs reduce fair competition resulting in lower trade and productivity which ultimately lowers world economic output and overall human welfare. Countries around the world are investigated with specific attention to the US China Indonesia and resource-intensive countries including mining-intensive ones. The book also presents product- and firm-level analyses answering the question of why countries adopted LCRs and how LCRs actually affect the world economy. This book is a useful resource that will interest policymakers researchers and advanced undergraduates interested in international trade industrial policy political economy labour economics and development economics. | Local Content Requirements Promises and Pitfalls

GBP 130.00

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A First Course in Control System Design

Control systems are pervasive in our lives. Our homes have environmental controls. The appliances we use such as the washing machine microwave etc. carry embedded controllers in them. We fly in airplanes and drive automobiles that extensively use control systems. The industrial plants that produce consumer goods run on process control systems. The recent drive toward automation has increased our reliance on control systems technology. This book discusses control systems design from a model-based perspective for dynamic system models of single-input single-output type. The emphasis in this book is on understanding and applying the techniques that enable the design of effective control systems in multiple engineering disciplines. The book covers both time-domain and the frequency-domain design methods as well as controller design for both continuous-time and discrete-time systems. MATLAB© and its Control Systems Toolbox are extensively used for design. | A First Course in Control System Design

GBP 94.99

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Pro Tools for Film and Video

This step-by-step guide for editing sound to picture using Pro Tools starts by explaining the Pro Tools systems and covers all key audio topics including equipment sound music effects output and mixing tools to give users the skills needed to work on any project from big budget feature film to amateur DV video in mono stereo or surround sound. Clearly set out and thorough in coverage the book takes a practical real world approach a live 35mm film project runs through the chapters illustrating how different functions are added to a film providing the real detail of how to apply it to an edit. Extensively illustrated in color and packed with time-saving hints and tips the companion website http://www. focalpress. com/cw/angell-9780240520773/ . contains the various Pro Tools sessions of the project film as it moves through audio editing ADR mixing and final 35mm release prints. | Pro Tools for Film and Video

GBP 175.00

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Socialist Agriculture In Transition Organizational Response To Failing Performance

Because of altered investment priorities policymakers in socialist countries can no longer increase the resources devoted to agriculture as they have in the past. Instead they must seek alternative means of improving agricultural performance. One approach has been to change the structure of socialist agriculture and to foster organizational changes within agricultural units. The contributors to this volume evaluate such reforms and weigh their implications for agricultural output and trade. They examine the normless links being introduced in the USSR and compare Soviet experiences with the successes of Chinese and Hungarian reorganizations; describe and analyze the changes being implemented in the German Democratic Republic Yugoslavia and Vietnam; and pay particular attention to the role of Polish agriculture in the production crisis and to agriculture's potential for improving Poland's overall economic performance. The contributors also address issues of infrastructure development the incentives being developed to foster more efficient allocation of resources within the agricultural sector and the likely growth of East-West and intra-socialist agricultural trade. | Socialist Agriculture In Transition Organizational Response To Failing Performance

GBP 130.00

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Professional Writing Guide Writing well and knowing why

The Professional Writing Guide is for people who wish to improve the quality of their documents and the efficiency of their writing. Busy executives and other writers in organisations who may spend between 30 and 80 per cent of their working time writing will find it invaluable because it clearly outlines the principles that underlie effective documents. This book will enable executives to write confidently competently and persuasively. High quality output is crucial to a company's image and to a professional's own career advancement. Errors in a document can prove expensive. The Professional Writing Guide is an indispensable and accessible reference tool as well as a comprehensive style manual for writers who wish to avoid those expensive mistakes and make a positive impression. Written by two long-term professional writing educators with extensive experience of consulting to Australian business and industry this lively and highly practical book features workable reliable and powerful strategies that can be used to systematically eliminate the writing problems of organisational writers. | Professional Writing Guide Writing well and knowing why

GBP 130.00

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Price Analysis of China's Carbon Emissions

This book explores the determination of China’s carbon emission targets especially with regard to the allocation of responsibility of China’s import and export carbon emissions and carbon emission quota allocations across different time periods industries and regions. Research outside of China tends to focus on methods and approaches of carbon emission reduction policies and the impact of their implementation. Instead within China the focus has been on discussion of the necessity and conditions for China's development of a low-carbon economy as well as its introduction as a concept in the light of overseas comparisons. This book utilizes game theory mechanism design input-output theory econometric theory and other methods to scrutinize China's carbon emissions and carbon emissions targets across different periods industries and regions. The result is a detailed theoretical and empirical investigation of carbon emission issues in the Chinese context. The book will be essential reading for students and scholars of economics especially those with a focus on Chinese economic development and policymakers in the low-carbon economy sphere. | Price Analysis of China's Carbon Emissions

GBP 120.00

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The Manual of Photography

The tenth edition of The Manual of Photography is an indispensable textbook for anyone who is serious about photography. It is ideal if you want to gain insight into the underlying scientific principles of photography and digital imaging whether you are a professional photographer lab technician researcher or student in the field or simply an enthusiastic amateur. This comprehensive guide takes you from capture to output in both digital and film media with sections on lens use darkroom techniques digital cameras and scanners image editing techniques and processes workflow digital file formats and image archiving. This iconic text was first published in 1890 and has aided many thousands of photographers in developing their own techniques and understanding of the medium. Now in full colour The Manual of Photography still retains its clear reader-friendly style and is filled with images and illustrations demonstrating the key principles. Not only giving you the skills and know-how to take stunning photographs but will also allowing you to fully understand the science behind the creation of great images.

GBP 175.00

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A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption Economic Environmental and Social Effects of Pre-Pandemic World Trade 1990–2015

This book adds a whole new dimension to the editors’ previous work on the social economic and environmental effects of global trade. For the first time it brings all three pillars of sustainability together into one coherent multiregional input–output (MRIO) framework. It shows the power of MRIO analysis to illuminate the local and global interdependencies of economic environmental and social systems and the benefits to be gained through analysing all three together. Change one thing and everything else changes. With chapters from around 60 researchers across 34 countries this book illustrates the effect of natural resources and government policy settings 1990–2015 on the balancing act that was—and is—global trade. It provides a holistic systems’ view of how supply chains work revealing how easily they can become fragmented and out of kilter. And within all the chaos of COVID-19 it shows how MRIO is the one tool that can help rebuild a post-pandemic global economy into a fairer safer world. | A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption Economic Environmental and Social Effects of Pre-Pandemic World Trade 1990–2015

GBP 116.00

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Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop

If you already have a good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and are looking to advance your skills Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop is the book you've been waiting for. Renowned photographers Martin Evening and Jeff Schewe impart their Photoshop tips and workflow showing you how to use a vast array of rarely seen advanced Photoshop techniques. Whether the subject is serious retouching work weird and wonderful compositions or planning a shoot before you've even picked up a camera you can be sure that the advice is based on years of practical experience. Full of inspirational photographs and hundreds of full-color screenshots to show you how it's done this book features:-Advice on becoming a retouching master with advanced masking and compositing techniques-A detailed workflow for preparing your images for the best possible output showing you how to meet both deadline and budge without sacrificing quality-26 movie tutorials on the downloadable resources offering over 3 hours of movie contentThe ideal companion to Photoshop CS5 for Photographers this is a must-have resource for any serious user of Adobe Photoshop.

GBP 175.00

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Control Engineering

Since its inception the Tutorial Guides in Electronic Engineering series has met with great success among both instructors and students. Designed for first- and second-year undergraduate courses each text provides a concise list of objectives at the beginning of every chapter key definitions and formulas highlighted in margin notes and references to other texts in the series. With emphasis on the fundamental ideas and applications of modelling and design Control Engineering imparts a thorough understanding of the principles of feedback control. Simple but detailed design examples used throughout the book illustrate how various classical feedback control techniques can be employed for single-input single-output systems. Noting the interdisciplinary nature of control engineering the author makes the text equally relevant to students whose interests lie outside of electronics by concentrating on general systems characteristics rather than on specific implementations. The author assumes students are familiar with complex numbers phasors and elementary calculus and while a knowledge of simple linear differential equations would be useful this treatment has few other mathematical requirements. With its clear explanations copious illustrations well-chosen examples and end-of-chapter exercises Control Engineering forms an outstanding first-course textbook.

GBP 175.00

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Process Control Fundamentals Analysis Design Assessment and Diagnosis

The field of process control has evolved gradually over the years with emphasis on key aspects including designing and tuning of controllers. This textbook covers fundamental concepts of basic and multivariable process control and important monitoring and diagnosis techniques. It discusses topics including state-space models Laplace transform to convert state-space models to transfer function models linearity and linearization inversion formulae conversion of output to time domain stability analysis through partial fraction expansion and stability analysis using Routh table and Nyquits plots. The text also covers basics of relative gain array multivariable controller design and model predictive control. The text comprehensively covers minimum variable controller (MVC) and minimum variance benchmark with the help of solved examples for better understanding. Fundamentals of diagnosis of control loop problems are also explained and explanations are bolstered through solved examples. Pedagogical features including solved problems and unsolved exercises are interspersed throughout the text for better understanding. The textbook is primarily written for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the field of chemical engineering and biochemical engineering for a course on process control. The textbook will be accompanied by teaching resource such a collection of slides for the course material and a includsolution manual for the instructors. | Process Control Fundamentals Analysis Design Assessment and Diagnosis

GBP 105.00

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The Economics of Financial Services in Emerging Markets Measuring the Output of the Banking and Insurance Industries

Color Management & Quality Output: Working with Color from Camera to Display to Print (The Digital Imaging Masters Series)

Understanding Digital Cameras Getting the Best Image from Capture to Output

An Object-Oriented Python Cookbook in Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

Olga Tokarczuk Comparative Perspectives

OEE for Operators Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Statistical Analysis for Education and Psychology Researchers Tools for researchers in education and psychology

bookdown Authoring Books and Technical Documents with R Markdown

The Basics of Quality Auditing

Social Service Budgets and Social Policy British and American Experience

Flood Hazard Mapping: Uncertainty and its Value in the Decision-making Process

Handbook of Computer Programming with Python

The Emission Reduction Effects of Spatial Agglomeration

The Shakespearean International Yearbook 20: Special Section Pericles Prince of Tyre

Local Content Requirements Promises and Pitfalls

A First Course in Control System Design

Pro Tools for Film and Video

Socialist Agriculture In Transition Organizational Response To Failing Performance

Professional Writing Guide Writing well and knowing why

Price Analysis of China's Carbon Emissions

The Manual of Photography

A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption Economic Environmental and Social Effects of Pre-Pandemic World Trade 1990–2015

Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers: The Ultimate Workshop

Control Engineering

Process Control Fundamentals Analysis Design Assessment and Diagnosis

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