Die industrielle Bildverarbeitung ist in den vergangenen Jahren zu einem entscheidenden Faktor bei der Automatisierung von Produktionsprozessen geworden. In der Praxis kommen je nach Anwendungsfall die vielfältigsten Systeme zur Messung, zur Objekterkennung oder zur Beurteilung von Objekt- bzw. Oberflächenmerkmalen zum Einsatz. Nicht immer ist hierfür ein voll ausgebautes Bildverarbeitungssystem auf der Basis digitaler Signalprozessoren (DSPs) oder programmierbarer Logik (FPGAs) erforderlich. Häufig reicht eine nicht- bzw. teilprogrammierbare ...

Mr. Spaceship, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Passage to America is very informative. It is about how and why legal immigrants come to this land, what they actually come for, what struggles they go through, how they blend in, and how they become productive citizens of United States and become part of the American melting pot. The book is nothing but a true story of a family and their struggles with their previous country's traditionally and historically set system. The book does not intend to give any bad feelings about our previous friends, relatives, or government officials, but the actual feelings ...

Escaped narrowly after the fall of Jerusalem . . . Pursued relentlessly by the Sanhedrin . . . Entrusted covertly with a mission more significant than he had imagined . . . From the prison colony on Patmos, the Apostle John entrusts Nicodemus with manuscripts for the Christian fellowships increasing throughout the Roman Empire. While transcribing the manuscript, Nicodemus is prompted to recall his former life and his encounter with Y’shua - a man of mystery, a healer, a teacher, and a prophet. An encounter that changed everything. Under the ...

After a series of dates-from-hell, the gun-shy Rosso seeks love in earnest. If Smartheart can produce a single woman of Rita's caliber, Rosso decides its worth a shot.  Every month, Smartheart sends him a new crop of womens bios--some fetching and romantic, others certifiably insane, but always entertaining. To email or to chat on-line? To meet or simply phone? Tentative at first, Rosso signs on for this dizzying ride through the underworld of dating. When things get complicated, the secret lives of those he thinks he knows best unravel before him. ...

"Strategie di potere nel corpo dell'attore-danzatore" propone uno studio della preparazione effettuata dagli attori-danzatori per poter affrontare il palcoscenico. Precisare in qualche modo i momenti che precedono la presenza dell'attore sul palcoscenico implica l'analisi delle fasi che un attore o un gruppo di attori attraversano per conquistare il palcoscenico, ed è quindi necessario acquisire il principio della risultante dei diversi approcci al training dell'attore. Strategie di potere nel corpo dell'attore-danzatore si addentra nel riconoscimento ...

There are two types of relationships: fake and real. Chuck and Kate's used to be real, oh-so-real. But after she broke his heart four months ago, leaving him, it became all just pretense for the sake of their entwined families. With parents who are best friends and business partners, it's not easy for Chuck and Kate to announce they've split up. But with the holidays looming over them, they can no longer keep pretending. Chuck and Kate head home for Christmas, determined to tell the truth-and end up accidentally engaged instead. The more they ...

A Organização Mundial da Saúde (2016) define a adolescência como o período de crescimento e desenvolvimento humano que ocorre após a infância e antes da idade adulta, entre 10 e 19 anos, e constitui uma fase de risco considerável, entre os quais se destaca o sexo desprotegido, acrescentando a isso, sabe-se que o contexto social tem uma influência determinante. O objetivo do estudo foi determinar o nível de conhecimento dos métodos contraceptivos entre os adolescentes do Telebachillerato ...

An increasing number of people are being infected and re-infected with the HIV virus in Lesotho, This stimulated an inquiring of training provided to community lay counselors. The study examined how community lay counselors viewed their training methods and their subsequent approaches towards assisting Basotho in their fight against HIV/AIDS.The inquiry explored the counselors' challenges and requirements of their task to encourage HIV testing, reduce stigma and discrimination and to promote self and social acceptance and adherence to treatment. The study ...

Empirical research on trust among Russian speakers from the Former Soviet Union was not keeping pace with theoretical developments in the field. I viewed it as a significant limitation and thought that information covering both trust issues and consumer behavior of the Russian speakers from the Former Soviet Union would serve as a valuable source of information and vehicle for advancing the literature. The dominant approach emphasizes different classifications of trust including implications for marketers for developing marketing strategies specifically ...