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Philosophy

A Christian Introduction

By: James K. Dew, Jr.,Paul M. Gould

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Philosophy

A Christian Introduction

By: James K. Dew, Jr.,Paul M. Gould

Two experienced educators offer an up-to-date introduction to philosophy from a Christian perspective that covers the four major areas of philosophical thought: epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and ethics. Written from an analytic perspective, the book introduces key concepts and issues within the main areas of philosophical inquiry in a comprehensive yet accessible way, inviting readers on a quest for goodness, truth, and beauty that ultimately points to Jesus as the source of all.

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Baker Academic

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1493416839

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Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing

By: James C. Bezdek,James Keller,Raghu Krisnapuram,Nikhil Pal

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Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing

By: James C. Bezdek,James Keller,Raghu Krisnapuram,Nikhil Pal

Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing presents a comprehensive introduction of the use of fuzzy models in pattern recognition and selected topics in image processing and computer vision. Unique to this volume in the Kluwer Handbooks of Fuzzy Sets Series is the fact that this book was written in its entirety by its four authors. A single notation, presentation style, and purpose are used throughout. The result is an extensive unified treatment of many fuzzy models for pattern recognition. The main topics are clustering and classifier design, with extensive material on feature analysis relational clustering, image processing and computer vision. Also included are numerous figures, images and numerical examples that illustrate the use of various models involving applications in medicine, character and word recognition, remote sensing, military image analysis, and industrial engineering.

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786

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387245790

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9780387245799

The Creativity Advantage

By: James C. Kaufman

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The Creativity Advantage

By: James C. Kaufman

Discusses why creativity matters and how it can benefit everyone via self-insight, healing, connection, drive, and legacy.

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215

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Cambridge University Press

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1009244566

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9781009244565

Creativity 101

By: James C. Kaufman, PhD

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Creativity 101

By: James C. Kaufman, PhD

What is creativity? How does it work? How does it flourish in individuals and organizations? Now in its second edition, this bestselling introductory text--written by one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of creativity--is completely updated and expanded to reflect the tremendous growth in this field. In a redesigned, reader-friendly format, the text surveys the latest theories and research to provide key information about what we know (and don't know) about creativity including its many definitions and measures. It addresses how creativity operates on individual and social/environmental levels, and the effects and outcomes of the creative mind. This much-praised book is an ideal brief text for courses on creativity in psychology, education, business, and other fields, as well as cross-disciplinary seminars and programs in creativity studies. New to the Second Edition: Completely updated and expanded with new theories and research Restructured to enhance flow of information and ease of use New chapters on measuring creativity, creativity and mental health, creative environments, how creativity is perceived by self and society, and its positive and negative aspects Coverage of new models and frameworks Expanded coverage of creativity and motivation, mental illness, and mood; history of creativity research; the creative process; and neuroscientific theories and approaches Thorough reconceptualization of creativity and personality New content on differences between creativity, imagination, and innovation Expanded coverage of creativity assessment Key Features: Surveys theory, research, and applications of creativity concisely and accessibly Written in an engaging style by a world-renowned creativity expert Ideal for courses on creativity in psychology, education, business, and other fields, as well as cross-disciplinary seminars

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369

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826129536

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9780826129536

Hardwired

Finding the God You Already Know

By: James Miller

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Hardwired

Finding the God You Already Know

By: James Miller

There is a vast Christian audience that longs for clear explanations in their “case for God” that gives them reason, confidence, and the language to effectively communicate their belief. Hardwired is that book, that confidence, that accessible wisdom and that language! Christian apologetics remains a popular and widely-read genre, with works like The Case for Christ selling millions of copies and Reasonable Faith making inroads into academic discussion. However, those works often rely on scholars to give them a confusing new language for their own faith. Hardwired is altogether different. Miller begins with the language of our own lives: seekers / questioners / ”Nones” and “Somes” who need only to examine their lives, their human existence, to find God. Like a baseball player who has delved into physics while simply trying to get on base, humanity has inferred God’s existence from daily life. Building on the biblical principle that God’s existence is plain in what He has made, Hardwired makes the case for our natural lives giving us a language for God’s existence. Filled with humor, metaphor, and whimsy, Hardwired will empower the layperson to find God without a Ph.D. It’s readable and fun, even as it rests on a credible, scholarly foundation.

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124

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Abingdon Press

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1426778155

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9781426778155

Epistemology as Theology

An Evaluation of Alvin Plantinga's Religious Epistemology

By: James Beilby

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Epistemology as Theology

An Evaluation of Alvin Plantinga's Religious Epistemology

By: James Beilby

Alvin Plantinga is arguably one of the most influential philosophers of our time. Much of his career has been devoted to explaining and defending the intellectual acceptability of Christian belief. Recently he has developed a comprehensive, rigorous, and distinctively Christian religious epistemology. This book presents the development of Plantinga's religious epistemology before considering Plantinga's mature religious epistemology in detail. Locating Plantinga's most recent work in the context of his theological assumptions, his previous work on religious epistemology, and in the context of the current debate over how knowledge should be characterized, Beilby blends theological and philosophical discussion to offer a unique perspective on Plantinga's influential proposal.

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262

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Routledge

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1351939327

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9781351939324

Malignant Cell Secretion

By: Velibor Krsmanovic,James F. Whitfield

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Malignant Cell Secretion

By: Velibor Krsmanovic,James F. Whitfield

First Published in 1990, this book offers a full, comprehensive guide into the nature of cells. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, pictures, and references this book serves as a useful reference for Students of Medicine, Microbiology, and other practitioners in their respective fields.

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CRC Press

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1000012956

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9781000012958

Collective Atom–Light Interactions in Dense Atomic Vapours

By: James Keaveney

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Collective Atom–Light Interactions in Dense Atomic Vapours

By: James Keaveney

The propagation of light in 'dense media' where dipole-dipole interactions play a role is a fundamental topic that was first studied in the work of Clausius, Mossotti, Lorenz and Lorentz in the latter half of the nineteenth century. However, until recently there remained some areas of controversy: for example, whereas the Lorentz model for a gas predicts a resonance shift, a discrete dipole model does not. This thesis makes the first combined measurement of both the Lorentz shift and the associated collective Lamb shift. This clear experimental result stimulated new theoretical work that has significantly advanced our understanding of light propagation in interacting media.

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Springer

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3319071009

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Elementary Cluster Analysis

Four Basic Methods that (Usually) Work

By: James C. Bezdek

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Elementary Cluster Analysis

Four Basic Methods that (Usually) Work

By: James C. Bezdek

The availability of packaged clustering programs means that anyone with data can easily do cluster analysis on it. But many users of this technology don't fully appreciate its many hidden dangers. In today's world of "grab and go algorithms," part of my motivation for writing this book is to provide users with a set of cautionary tales about cluster analysis, for it is very much an art as well as a science, and it is easy to stumble if you don't understand its pitfalls. Indeed, it is easy to trip over them even if you do! The parenthetical word usually in the title is very important, because all clustering algorithms can and do fail from time to time. Modern cluster analysis has become so technically intricate that it is often hard for the beginner or the non-specialist to appreciate and understand its many hidden dangers. Here's how Yogi Berra put it, and he was right: In theory there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is ~Yogi Berra This book is a step backwards, to four classical methods for clustering in small, static data sets that have all withstood the tests of time. The youngest of the four methods is now almost 50 years old: Gaussian Mixture Decomposition (GMD, 1898) SAHN Clustering (principally single linkage (SL, 1909)) Hard c-means (HCM, 1956, also widely known as (aka) "k-means") Fuzzy c-means (FCM, 1973, reduces to HCM in a certain limit) The dates are the first known writing (to me, anyway) about these four models. I am (with apologies to Marvel Comics) very comfortable in calling HCM, FCM, GMD and SL the Fantastic Four. Cluster analysis is a vast topic. The overall picture in clustering is quite overwhelming, so any attempt to swim at the deep end of the pool in even a very specialized subfield requires a lot of training. But we all start out at the shallow end (or at least that's where we should start!), and this book is aimed squarely at teaching toddlers not to be afraid of the water. There is no section of this book that, if explored in real depth, cannot be expanded into its own volume. So, if your needs are for an in-depth treatment of all the latest developments in any topic in this volume, the best I can do - what I will try to do anyway - is lead you to the pool, and show you where to jump in.

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CRC Press

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1000794784

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How to Find a Habitable Planet

By: James F. Kasting

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How to Find a Habitable Planet

By: James F. Kasting

The amazing science behind the search for Earth-like planets Ever since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced life forms like us—or even the simplest biological organisms—are unique to the universe? How to Find a Habitable Planet describes how scientists are testing Sagan's prediction, and demonstrates why Earth may not be so rare after all. James Kasting has worked closely with NASA in its mission to detect habitable worlds outside our solar system, and in this book he introduces readers to the advanced methodologies being used in this extraordinary quest. He addresses the compelling questions that planetary scientists grapple with today: What exactly makes a planet habitable? What are the signatures of life astronomers should look for when they scan the heavens for habitable worlds? In providing answers, Kasting explains why Earth has remained habitable despite a substantial rise in solar luminosity over time, and why our neighbors, Venus and Mars, haven't. If other Earth-sized planets endowed with enough water and carbon are out there, he argues, chances are good that some of those planets sustain life. Kasting describes the efforts under way to find them, and predicts that future discoveries will profoundly alter our view of the universe and our place in it. This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever dreamed of finding other planets like ours—and perhaps even life like ours—in the cosmos. In a new afterword, Kasting presents some recent breakthroughs in the search for exoplanets and discusses the challenges facing space programs in the near future.

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Princeton University Press

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1400845084

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9781400845088

Friend in the Bullseye

By: James V. Irving

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Friend in the Bullseye

By: James V. Irving

“Irving’s writing reveals the twists and turns of the courts of law and the dark byways of the human heart.”—Barry Maine, Professor of English, Wake Forest University The dramatic murder of Heather’s political rival assures her re-election, but suspicious eyes focus on the county’s chief prosecutor as the person who benefits most from Randy Hamburger’s death. Joth is committed to clearing his long-time ally’s name, but when other friends and clients find themselves in the crosshairs, Joth faces conflicts that muddy the investigative waters and place his own career in potential jeopardy. Truth is elusive where suspects are many and their motives mixed. “Irving has produced not just fine detective fiction, but fine fiction…”—Raymond Smith, Professor of English, Indiana University

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Speaking Volumes

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9798890221742

Phosphate in Pediatric Health and Disease

By: Uri Alon,James C. M. Chan

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Phosphate in Pediatric Health and Disease

By: Uri Alon,James C. M. Chan

Phosphate in Pediatric Health and Disease provides a state-of-the-art overview of normal physiology, pathophysiology, genetics, clinical and therapeutic aspects of different types of phosphate homeostasis in early life. The book reviews the developmental physiology of phosphate metabolism from the fetus to the adolescent. It describes the pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with perturbations in phosphate homeostasis as well as discusses the different clinical conditions related to abnormal mineral metabolism, parathyroid hormone and vitamin D in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and the modern diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. This book will benefit pediatricians, endocrinologists, neurologists, nutritionists, and researchers in the field of mineral metabolism.

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CRC Press

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0849367859

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9780849367854

Handbook to the Environs of London. Alphabetically Arranged, Containing an Account of Every Town and Village, and of All Places of Interest, Within a Circle of Twenty Miles Round London

Part II

By: James Thorne

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Handbook to the Environs of London. Alphabetically Arranged, Containing an Account of Every Town and Village, and of All Places of Interest, Within a Circle of Twenty Miles Round London

Part II

By: James Thorne

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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3385529050

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Philosophy

Philosophy

Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing

Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing

The Creativity Advantage

The Creativity Advantage

Creativity 101

Creativity 101

Hardwired

Hardwired

Epistemology as Theology

Epistemology as Theology

Malignant Cell Secretion

Malignant Cell Secretion

Collective Atom–Light Interactions in Dense Atomic Vapours

Collective Atom–Light Interactions in Dense Atomic Vapours

Elementary Cluster Analysis

Elementary Cluster Analysis

How to Find a Habitable Planet

How to Find a Habitable Planet

Friend in the Bullseye

Friend in the Bullseye

Phosphate in Pediatric Health and Disease

Phosphate in Pediatric Health and Disease

Handbook to the Environs of London. Alphabetically Arranged, Containing an Account of Every Town and Village, and of All Places of Interest, Within a Circle of Twenty Miles Round London

Handbook to the Environs of London. Alphabetically Arranged, Containing an Account of Every Town and Village, and of All Places of Interest, Within a Circle of Twenty Miles Round London

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