Download or read book Push written by Mike D'Errico and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Push: Software Design and the Cultural Politics of Music Production shows how changes in the design of music software in the first decades of the twenty-first century shaped the production techniques and performance practices of artists working across media, from hip-hop and electronic dance music to video games and mobile apps. Emerging alongside developments in digital music distribution such as peer-to-peer file sharing and the MP3 format, digital audio workstations like FL Studio and Ableton Live introduced design affordances that encouraged rapid music creation workflows through flashy, user-friendly interfaces. Meanwhile, software such as Avid's Pro Tools attempted to protect its status as the industry standard, professional DAW of choice by incorporating design elements from pre-digital music technologies. Other software, like Cycling 74's Max, asserted its alterity to commercial DAWs by presenting users with nothing but a blank screen. These are more than just aesthetic design choices. Push examines the social, cultural, and political values designed into music software, and how those values become embodied by musical communities through production and performance. It reveals ties between the maximalist design of FL Studio, skeuomorphic design in Pro Tools, and gender inequity in the music products industry. It connects the computational thinking required by Max, as well as iZotope's innovations in artificial intelligence, with the cultural politics of Silicon Valley's design thinking. Finally, it thinks through what happens when software becomes hardware, and users externalize their screens through the use of MIDI controllers, mobile media, and video game controllers. Amidst the perpetual upgrade culture of music technology, Push provides a model for understanding software as a microcosm for the increasing convergence of globalization, neoliberal capitalism, and techno-utopianism that has come to define our digital lives.

Download or read book Model Rules of Professional Conduct written by American Bar Association. House of Delegates and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

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Download or read book Natural Resistance to and Host Directed Prevention of Tuberculosis written by Robert Wilkinson and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuberculosis remains an important bacterial disease responsible for more than one million deaths per year. The risk of overt disease is highest in the first year post infection, nevertheless, asymptomatic chronic infection (referred to as Latent Tuberculosis Infection, LTBI) may also be established. LTBI cannot be ascertained directly, it can only be inferred from a skin or blood test of immune sensitization. Nevertheless, it is often stated that one third of the world’s population has LTBI. The central tenet of Tuberculosis control has therefore been antibiotic treatment of overt disease and the selective less intensive antibiotic treatment of patients considered at risk of progression of LTBI. Much Tuberculosis research has been directed towards elucidation of the mechanisms of host susceptibility to disease. The best-characterized immune risk factor for Tuberculosis is HIV-1 co-infection. Others include anti-TNF therapies, Diabetes Mellitus, other forms of immunosuppression, and cigarette smoking. However in most clinical cases of Tuberculosis, no underlying immunological defect can be identified. Since the general assumption is that most people infected with Tuberculosis never develop disease, this suggests that most people who are exposed and infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis harbor immunity to Tuberculosis. This encourages the hypothesis that vaccination should be possible and indeed Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination confers protection against disseminated disease in children. However, BCG vaccination is not associated with reduced pulmonary disease in adults, which is a significant limitation. Furthermore it has been recognized that increased resistance to Tuberculosis occurs in specific populations. These include (i) heavily exposed persons in whom tests of immune sensitization nevertheless remain persistently negative; (ii) children aged between 5 years and puberty, and (iii) persons with documented persistent positive tests of sensitization who nevertheless never manifest disease. As progress towards the elimination of Tuberculosis is insufficient under current antibiotic-based strategies, the idea to enhance immune resistance either via improved vaccination or enhanced natural immunity is important. Recent research interest has therefore increased attention on the analysis of resistance in humans. The current BCG vaccine is conventionally thought to prevent progression of established infection. However, vaccination strategies now also envisage the prevention of infection and relapse. There has been a rapid growth of interest in adjunctive host-directed immune interventions which aim to either enhance protective immunity or to regulate pathological tissue-damaging immunity. However, the idea of host-directed prevention is less widely discussed.

Download or read book MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging written by Tiffany Siegel Porta and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers knowledge about matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging for postgraduate and professional researchers in academia and in industry where it has direct application to clinical research.

Download or read book Web and Big Data written by Jie Shao and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set, LNCS 11641 and 11642, constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference, APWeb-WAIM 2019, held in Chengdu, China, in August 2019. The 42 full papers presented together with 17 short papers, and 6 demonstration papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 180 submissions. The papers are organized around the following topics: Big Data Analytics; Data and Information Quality; Data Mining and Application; Graph Data and Social Networks; Information Extraction and Retrieval; Knowledge Graph; Machine Learning; Recommender Systems; Storage, Indexing and Physical Database Design; Spatial, Temporal and Multimedia Databases; Text Analysis and Mining; and Demo.

Download or read book eDiscovery for the Legal Professional written by Christine E. Broucek and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for today’s student, eDiscovery for the Legal Professional, Second Edition, introduces the basics of electronic discovery. In the current, fast-paced legal environment, legal professionals need to understand how technology influences the practice law, how to communicate this information to their clients, and the most cost-effective discovery tools available. This text offers comprehensive and timely coverage, including historical development of the eDiscovery field; substantive legal precedent and case studies; procedural changes based on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; practical application of eDiscovery tools and resources; discussion of changing technology definitions, usage and trends; and ethical considerations for the legal professional when managing electronic discovery and data. New to the Second Edition: Up-to-date coverage of recent judicial decisions. Increased emphasis on the importance of project management techniques that support both internal data governance and eDiscovery processes. Continued exploration of how advancement of technology has created new ways for the law to be practiced and applied. Professors and students will benefit from: Accessible text that explains technical eDiscovery concepts in layman’s terms. Emphasis on the importance of project management techniques that support both internal data governance and eDiscovery processes. Discussion of current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure covering eDiscovery. Effective pedagogy with examples and exercises in every chapter, excerpts from cases and the Federal Rules, helpful lists and summaries, and key points that highlight essential concepts and practical applications. Key topic coverage, including Impact of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) on discovery, Data Management, Case Management, Spoliation, and Ethical Considerations such as competence, confidentiality, and informed consent. A comprehensive glossary to help students with new and unfamiliar vocabulary.

Download or read book Bioarrays written by Krishnarao Appasani and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an integrated collection of timely articles on the use of bioarray techniques in the fields of biotechnology and molecular medicine. It is the first book to comprehensively integrate molecular diagnostics and molecular pathology. This book serves as an indispensable reference for graduate students, post-docs, and professors as well as an explanatory analysis for executives and scientists in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

Download or read book Winning Personal Injury Cases written by Evan K. Aidman and published by ALI-ABA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book, I examine every aspect of personal injury litigation, from attracting new clients to jury trials, and beyond. The personal injury laws vary from state to state and between state and federal court. Since 1983, I have been a trial lawyer in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Much of the information presented involves those experiences. The law in your state may be different. Nevertheless, there is much uniformity throughout the states. The information in this book can be used by personal injury litigants and their counsel in any state. You may have to refer to local sources for the law or practice that applies to your situation". -- INTRODUCTION.

Download or read book Foundations of Intelligent Systems written by Floriana Esposito and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems, ISMIS 2015, held in Lyon, France, in October 2015. The 31 revised full papers presented together with 18 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on data mining methods; databases, information retrieval, recommender systems; machine learning; knowledge representation, semantic web; emotion recognition, music information retrieval; network analysis, multi-agent systems; applications; planning, classification; and textual data analysis and mining.

Download or read book Medical Applications of Mass Spectrometry written by Karoly Vekey and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-08-11 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mass spectrometry is fast becoming an indispensable field for medical professionals. The mass spectrometric analysis of metabolites and proteins promises to revolutionize medical research and clinical diagnostics. As this technology rapidly enters the medical field, practicing professionals and students need to prepare to take full advantage of its capabilities. Medical Applications of Mass Spectrometry addresses the key issues in the medical applications of mass spectrometry at the level appropriate for the intended readership. It will go a long way to help the utilization of mass spectrometry in medicine.The book comprises five parts. A general overview is followed by a description of the basic sampling and separation methods in analytical chemistry. In the second part a solid foundation in mass spectrometry and modern techniques of data analysis is presented. The third part explains how mass spectrometry is used in exploring various classes of biomolecules, including proteins and lipids. In the fourth section mass spectrometry is introduced as a diagnostic tool in clinical treatment, infectious pathogen research, neonatal diagnostics, cancer, brain and allergy research, as well as in various fields of medicine: cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, psychiatric diseases, hemato-oncology, urologic diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, gynecology and pediatrics. The fifth part covers emerging applications in biomarker discovery and in mass spectrometric imaging.* Provides a broad look at how the medical field is benefiting from advances in mass spectrometry.* Guides the reader from basic principles and methods to cutting edge applications.* There is NO comparable book on the market to fill this fast growing field.

Download or read book Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Practice written by Donna K. Arnett, PhD and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weighted Numerical Score: 100 - 5 Stars! This is a systematic guide to cardiovascular genetics and genomics from basic concepts to clinical application. It organizes a large volume of information from an active area of research, which holds promise for future discovery. --Doody's Reviews Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Practice presents clinical cases to illuminate basic concepts of cardiovascular genetics and genomics as practitioners encounter them in day-to-day practice. The unique use of real-world case discussions facilitates the memorization and understanding of basic principles, which can be more readily applied to actual cases. Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Practice features a step-by-step learning process that begins with an easy-to-understand "primer" of basic scientific concepts regarding cardiovascular genetics and genomics followed by state-of-the-art research and applications for treatment of cardiovascular disorders. Expert clinicians and researchers describe illustrative cases for each topic along with detailed discussions of current scientific understanding and its application in current disease management and treatment. Summaries, key teaching points, and illustrations are highlighted to facilitate quick recall and review. The book will be useful for cardiovascular clinicians in training, board preparation, or as a review for those already in clinical practice. Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Practice features: Clinical case scenarios to illuminate the basic concepts of cardiovascular genetics and genomics as they are used in daily practice Explanation of fundamental concepts as a foundation for more in-depth understanding Detailed discussions of current scientific knowledge and clinical management The expertise of renowned clinician-scientists in the field Real practical insight for practice

Download or read book Metadata Management with IBM InfoSphere Information Server written by Wei-Dong Zhu and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you know about your data? And how do you know what you know about your data? Information governance initiatives address corporate concerns about the quality and reliability of information in planning and decision-making processes. Metadata management refers to the tools, processes, and environment that are provided so that organizations can reliably and easily share, locate, and retrieve information from these systems. Enterprise-wide information integration projects integrate data from these systems to one location to generate required reports and analysis. During this type of implementation process, metadata management must be provided along each step to ensure that the final reports and analysis are from the right data sources, are complete, and have quality. This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the information governance initiative and highlights the immediate needs for metadata management. It explains how IBM InfoSphereTM Information Server provides a single unified platform and a collection of product modules and components so that organizations can understand, cleanse, transform, and deliver trustworthy and context-rich information. It describes a typical implementation process. It explains how InfoSphere Information Server provides the functions that are required to implement such a solution and, more importantly, to achieve metadata management. This book is for business leaders and IT architects with an overview of metadata management in information integration solution space. It also provides key technical details that IT professionals can use in a solution planning, design, and implementation process.

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Download or read book Advancements of Mass Spectrometry in Biomedical Research written by Alisa G. Woods and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the use of mass spectrometry for biomedical applications. Chapters focus on specific therapeutic areas such as oncology, infectious disease, and psychiatry. Additional chapters focus on methodology, technologies and instrumentation, as well as on analysis of protein-protein interactions, protein quantitation, and protein post-translational modifications. Various omics fields such as proteomics, metabolomics, glycomics, lipidomics, and adductomics are also covered. Applications of mass spectrometry in biotechnological and pharmaceutical industry are also discussed. This volume provides readers with a comprehensive and informative manual that will allow them to appreciate mass spectrometry and proteomic research, but also to initiate and improve their own work. This book acts as a technical guide as well as a conceptual guide to the newest information in this exciting field.

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