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Knowledge-based Programming for Music Research

By: John W. Schaffer,Deron McGee

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Knowledge-based Programming for Music Research

By: John W. Schaffer,Deron McGee

In Knowledge-Based Programming for Music Research, Schaffer and McGee explore expert systems for applications in artificial intelligence (AI). The text concerns (1) basic principles for knowledge-based programming, (2) concepts and strategies for programming these systems, (3) a "universal data" model for music analysis, and (4) examples that concern specific aspects of design and application. The authors also investigate Prolog (programming in logic), one of the most widely used computer languages for AI, and base some of their applications on the recent implication-based theories of Eugene Narmour. Of the applications for programming a knowledge-based system, music analysis has the most potential. Beyond identifying isolated elements, it is possible to create programs that extend to chord structures and other, more complex structures. This kind of programming allows the authors to embed the rules of composition in the application and then extend the analysis throughout the musical work. It also allows them to arrive at the underlying principles for a given composition. As a tool for music analysis, such programming has profound implications for further growth. The text is designed for musicians at various levels and could also be used in courses on computer-music programming. Parts of the book have been successfully used in courses on computer programming for music research, with which the authors have direct experience. The text includes extensive examples of code for use in individual Prolog applications and a comprehensive bibliography.

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A-R Editions, Inc.

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0895793784

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9780895793782

Modernizing a Slave Economy

The Economic Vision of the Confederate Nation

By: John Majewski

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Modernizing a Slave Economy

The Economic Vision of the Confederate Nation

By: John Majewski

What would separate Union and Confederate countries look like if the South had won the Civil War? In fact, this was something that southern secessionists actively debated. Imagining themselves as nation builders, they understood the importance of a plan for the economic structure of the Confederacy. The traditional view assumes that Confederate slave-based agrarianism went hand in hand with a natural hostility toward industry and commerce. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, John Majewski's analysis finds that secessionists strongly believed in industrial development and state-led modernization. They blamed the South's lack of development on Union policies of discriminatory taxes on southern commerce and unfair subsidies for northern industry. Majewski argues that Confederates' opposition to a strong central government was politically tied to their struggle against northern legislative dominance. Once the Confederacy was formed, those who had advocated states' rights in the national legislature in order to defend against northern political dominance quickly came to support centralized power and a strong executive for war making and nation building.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807882372

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9780807882375

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fifth Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Patti Jayne Ross,Benton Baker,John Jennings

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Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fifth Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Patti Jayne Ross,Benton Baker,John Jennings

SHARPEN YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND IMPROVE PATIENT CARE Experience with clinical cases is key to mastering the art and science of medicine and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care. Case Files®: Obstetrics & Gynecology provides 60 true-to-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in obstetrics and gynecology. Each case includes an easy-to-understand discussion correlated to key concepts, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE®-style review questions to reinforce your learning. With Case Files®, you’ll learn instead of memorize. · Learn from 60 high-yield cases, each with board-style questions · Master key concepts with clinical pearls · Cement your knowledge with 25 new integrated challenge questions · Polish your approach to clinical problem solving and to patient care · Perfect for medical students, physician assistant students, nurse midwife and nurse practitioner students

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595

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071843795

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9780071843799

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Benton Baker III,John Jennings

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Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Benton Baker III,John Jennings

Sixty high-yield obstetrics and gynecoloy cases help you sharpen your diagnostic and problem-solving skills. You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Obstetrics and Gynecoloy presents sixty real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts. Each case includes complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions with detailed explanations of the correct answers. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts"--Provided by publisher.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071761713

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9780071761710

Financing Sport

By: Dennis Ramsay Howard,John L. Crompton

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Financing Sport

By: Dennis Ramsay Howard,John L. Crompton

Ouvrage didactique et complet sur les techniques et stratégies d'acquisition de fonds pour le sport, à travers des cas et exemples. Ressources du secteur public, ressources internes et externes. Sensibilité américaine.

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1885693001

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9781885693006

Baptismal and Marriage Records, Rev. John Waldschmidt

Cocalico, Modern Krick, Weisseichen Land and Seltenreich Gemeinde, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1752-1786

By: John Waldschmidt

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Baptismal and Marriage Records, Rev. John Waldschmidt

Cocalico, Modern Krick, Weisseichen Land and Seltenreich Gemeinde, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1752-1786

By: John Waldschmidt

Rev. Waldschmidt's entries, which pertain to the congregations of Cocalico (Swamp), Weiseichenland (formerly Sebastian Reicher's Church), Modecreek, and Zeltenreich, are arranged in four separate alphabetical groupings. The first part, baptismal records, gives the name of the child, parents' names, date of birth and date of baptism, and the names of sponsors. Marriages come next, and they state the name of the bride and groom, the date of the marriage, and, frequently, the name(s) of the parents. Each marriage is listed twice, alphabetically according to the surname of both the bride and groom. The third section of the book lists the various communion services performed by Rev. Waldschmidt, with the names of the communicants. Finally, a separate listing of brides and grooms from official Pennsylvania marriage licenses signed by the pastor between 1784-1786 concludes the volume.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806346590

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9780806346595

Union Casualties at Gettysburg

A Comprehensive Record

By: Travis W. Busey,John W. Busey

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Union Casualties at Gettysburg

A Comprehensive Record

By: Travis W. Busey,John W. Busey

This reference work chronicles and categorizes more than 23,000 Union casualties at Gettysburg by generals and staff and by state and unit. Thirteen appendices also cover information by brigade, division and corps; by engagements and skirmishes; by state; by burial at three cemeteries; and by hospitals. Casualty transports, incarceration records and civilian casualty lists are also included.

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1911

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McFarland

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0786456183

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9780786456185

Integrated Public Lands Management

Principles and Applications to National Forests, Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and BLM Lands

By: John B. Loomis

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Integrated Public Lands Management

Principles and Applications to National Forests, Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and BLM Lands

By: John B. Loomis

Integrated Public Lands Management is the only book that deals with the management procedures of all the primary public land management agencies--National Forests, Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and the Bureau of Land Management--in one volume. This book fills the need for a unified treatment of the analytical procedures used by federal land management agencies in planning and managing their diverse lands. The second edition charts the progress these agencies have made toward the management of their lands as ecosystems. It includes new U.S. Forest Service regulations, expanded coverage of Geographic Information Systems, and new legislation on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Wildlife Refuges.

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Columbia University Press

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0231124449

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9780231124447

Book's by John W. Schaffer

Knowledge-based Programming for Music Research

Knowledge-based Programming for Music Research

Modernizing a Slave Economy

Modernizing a Slave Economy

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fifth Edition

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fifth Edition

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition

Financing Sport

Financing Sport

Baptismal and Marriage Records, Rev. John Waldschmidt

Baptismal and Marriage Records, Rev. John Waldschmidt

Union Casualties at Gettysburg

Union Casualties at Gettysburg

Integrated Public Lands Management

Integrated Public Lands Management

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