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The History Press Ltd Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human
Book Synopsis‘Refreshingly clear-eyed … Faking It is an insightful and intelligent book that’s a must for those looking for facts about AI hype.’ – Books+Publishing‘AI will be as big a game-changer as the smart phone and the personal computer – or bigger! This book will help you navigate the revolution.’ – Dr Karl KruszelnickiArtificial intelligence is, as the name suggests, artificial and fundamentally different to human intelligence. Yet often the goal of AI is to fake human intelligence. This deceit has been there from the very beginning. We’ve been trying to fake it since Alan Turing answered the question ‘Can machines think?’ by proposing that machines pretend to be humans.Now we are starting to build AI that truly deceives us. Powerful AIs such as ChatGPT can convince us they are intelligent and blur the distinction between what is real and what is simulated. In reality, they lack true understanding, sentience and common sense. But this doesn’t mean they can’t change the world.Can AI systems ever be creative? Can they be moral? What can we do to ensure they are not harmful? In this fun and fascinating book, Professor Toby Walsh explores all the ways AI fakes it, and what this means for humanity – now and in the future.Trade Review‘Refreshingly clear-eyed … Faking It is an insightful and intelligent book that’s a must for those looking for facts about AI hype.' -- Books+Publishing‘AI will be as big a game-changer as the smart phone and the personal computer – or bigger! This book will help you navigate the revolution.’ -- Dr Karl Kruszelnicki‘Faking It includes a whistlestop tour of AI history, providing a long list of grifts and false dawns, from the 1770 marvel, the Mechanical Turk, a chess-playing automaton secretly linked to a human player, to ELIZA, the 1967 natural language model that could hold a conversation to the level of tuned-out coworker.’ — KURT JOHNSON, THE AGE
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Torque Editions Radical Friends
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MIT Press Ltd Introduction to RealTime Computing for Mechanical
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Vintage Publishing The Singularity is Nearer
Book SynopsisRay Kurzweil is the field of AI's longest-serving expert, the inventor of numerous world-changing technologies and the author of several best-selling books. The Age of Spiritual Machines (1999) and The Singularity is Near (2005), in which he first predicted that computers would reach human level intelligence by 2029 and outlined his vision of the merging of human and artificial intelligence, have together inspired several major films, hundreds of books and thousands of articles. Many of his inventions, such as text and speech recognition, and vocal and musical synthesizers, have enabled breakthroughs in communication between humans and computers. He is a Principal Researcher and AI Visionary at Google, the recipient of the US National Medal of Technology and Innovation, one of the nation's highest honours, and a member of the US National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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MIT Press Tor
Book SynopsisA biography of Tor—a cultural and technological history of power, privacy, and global politics at the internet's core.Tor, one of the most important and misunderstood technologies of the digital age, is best known as the infrastructure underpinning the so-called Dark Web. But the real “dark web,” when it comes to Tor, is the hidden history brought to light in this book: where this complex and contested infrastructure came from, why it exists, and how it connects with global power in intricate and intimate ways. In Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy, Ben Collier has written, in essence, a biography of Tor—a cultural and technological history of power, privacy, politics, and empire in the deepest reaches of the internet.The story of Tor begins in the 1990s with its creation by the US Navy’s Naval Research Lab, from a convergence of different cultural worlds. Drawing on in-depth interviews with designers, deve
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MIT Press Digital Lethargy
Book SynopsisThe exhaustion, disappointment, and listlessness experienced under digital capitalism, explored through works by contemporary artists, writers, and performers.Sometimes, interacting with digital platforms, we want to be passive—in those moments of dissociation when we scroll mindlessly rather than connecting with anyone, for example, or when our only response is a shrugging “lol.” Despite encouragement by these platforms to “be yourself,” we want to be anyone but ourselves. Tung-Hui Hu calls this state of exhaustion, disappointment, and listlessness digital lethargy. This condition permeates our lives under digital capitalism, whether we are “users,” who are what they click, or racialized workers in Asia and the Global South. Far from being a state of apathy, however, lethargy may hold the potential for social change.Hu explores digital lethargy through a series of works by contemporary artists, writers, and perfor
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Monash University Publishing A Wild History: Life and Death on the Victoria
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McGraw-Hill Education McGraw Hills National Electrical Code 2023
Book SynopsisThe most trusted guide to the National Electric Code âfully updated for 2023 rules and regulationsCompletely revised to align with the 2023 NEC, McGraw Hillâs National Electrical Code 2023 Handbook, 31st Edition offers concise explanations, advice, and analysis for all of the current provisions. In-depth coverage of the background and rationale for specific rules enhances your understanding of both meaning and application. This practical resource features over 1,000 figures, photos, and examples.Designed to be used as a companion guide to the 2023 NEC itself, this on-the-job reference is arranged in code order, so the explanation for any topic lines up exactly with the applicable section in the code. You will gain access to straightforward, ready-to-apply code clarification, enabling them to work efficiently and safely and achieve full compliance. â Completely updated to cover all significant changes in the 2023 NE
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No Starch Press,US Arduino Workshop, 2nd Edition: A Hands-on
Book SynopsisThis long-awaited second edition of the best-selling Arduino Workshop (over 35,000 copies sold) goes beyond making simple projects to teach beginners how to use the Arduino, in-depth. Arduino Workshop is loved by readers because it focuses on learning how the board works rather than simply making a series of canned projects.Trade ReviewReviews for the first edition of Arduino Workshop:"When it comes to technology, there's really something to be said for learning by example, and with each key point focused around a specific project, the information in this book is easy to learn and retain."—Dave Rankin, About.com Open Source"Arduino Workshop was the first book I’ve read that helped me really make sense of the practical applications the Arduino is capable of."—AmateurRadio.com "A very thorough primer for those wishing to jump on the [Arduino] bandwagon."—Kevin Wierzbicki, Campus Circle"I’ve checked out several Arduino “primers,” and found the best one for my purposes to be Arduino Workshop: A Hands-On Introduction with 65 Projects by John Boxall."—Jeff Rowe, MCADCafe.com Blog"A good book for getting started . . . I highly recommend it if you’re thinking about getting into Arduino projects and you’re brand new to this stuff."—Nathan Yau, FlowingDataTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Getting StartedChapter 2: Exploring the Arduino Board and the IDEChapter 3: First StepsChapter 4: Building BlocksChapter 5: Working with FunctionsChapter 6: Numbers, Variables, and ArithmeticChapter 7: Expanding Your ArduinoChapter 8: LED Numeric Displays and MatricesChapter 9: Liquid Crystal DisplaysChapter 10: Creating your own Arduino LibrariesChapter 11: Numeric KeypadsChapter 12: Accepting User Input with TouchscreensChapter 13: Meet the Arduino FamilyChapter 14: Motors and MovementChapter 15: Using GPS with Your ArduinoChapter 16: Wireless DataChapter 17: Infrared Remote ControlChapter 18: Reading RFID TagsChapter 19: Data BusesChapter 20: Real-time ClocksChapter 21: The InternetChapter 22: Cellular Communications
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd V1
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Digital War
Book SynopsisWhat new directions in China''s digital economy mean for us all China is the largest homogenous digital market on Earth: unified by language, culture, and mobile payments. Not only a consumer market of unrivaled size, it''s also a vast and hyperactive innovation ecosystem for new technologies. And as China''s digital economy moves from a consumer-focused phase to an enterprise-oriented one, Chinese companies are rushing to capitalize on ways the newer wave of techthe Internet of Things, AI, blockchain, cloud computing, and data analytics (iABCD)can unlock value for their businesses from non-traditional angles. In The Digital War, Winston Mainvestment professional, capital markets attorney, adjunct professor of digital economy, and bestselling authordetails the profound global implications of this new direction, including how Chinese apps for services such as food delivery expand so quickly they surpass their U.S. models within a couple of years, and how tTable of ContentsForeword The Digital War to End War by Anthony Scaramucci xiii Author’s Notes and Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xxi Preface xxiii Part One From “Mobile Economy” to “Digital Economy” 1 Chapter 1 China’s Leap into 5G iABCD 3 Chapter 2 The World’s Largest Mobile Economy 43 Part Two China’s Digital Transformation and Innovation 71 Chapter 3 Big Data on the Digital Middle Class 73 Chapter 4 The AI-powered Internet Celebrities and Fans Economy 105 Chapter 5 The Heartland of Blockchain and Fintech 143 Chapter 6 O2O and the Shared Economy 178 Chapter 7 From C2C to 2CC: “Innovated in China” 210 Chapter 8 Land of Big Data and Its Legal Framework 241 Part Three Shared Digital Future 271 Chapter 9 The Tech Cold War 273 Chapter 10 The Silk Road in Cyberspace 301 Bibliography 333 China’s Digital Innovation Challenges US Tech Supremacy 355 Index 357
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MIT Press Ltd Nuclear Choices for the TwentyFirst Century A
Book SynopsisAn authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it.Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use.
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McGraw-Hill Education CrossLaminated Timber Design Structural
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Master the practice of designing structures with cross-laminated timberThis comprehensive guide explains the design standards, safety protocols, and codes and regulations engineers need to know to use cross-laminated timber as a structural building material. Featuring contributions from experts in the field, Cross-Laminated Timber Design: Structural Properties, Standards, and Safety introduces the material properties of CLT and goes on to cover the recommended lateral and vertical design techniques. You will get clear explanations of all relevant NDS, ASCE 7, and IBC provisions along with real-world examples and case studies. Sustainability and environmental issues are discussed in full detail.Coverage includes:â An introduction t
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Texas A & M University Press The Rise of Climate Science: A Memoir
Book SynopsisIn a career spanning four decades, Gerald R. North contributed groundbreaking research that continues to shape the modern field of climate science. However, the route he has taken was full of surprising twists and turns that included hate mail, eavesdropping by the KGB, and sometimes acrimonious debate with climate-change deniers.North's significant contributions to the field include his innovative 'toy model' analysis of climate change based on ingeniously simplified models and his lead proposal for and successful approval of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. Launched in 1997, the TRMM's purpose was to collect data on the global climate system. The TRMM operated successfully for 17 years before it was deactivated in 2015.In The Rise of Climate Science, North recounts in detail his life in the vanguard of modern climate science. He offers an insider look at the academic research and government initiatives around global warming and what that means for the planet. He includes stories of conversations with top Soviet climate scientists at the height of the Cold War in the late 1970s - complete with clandestine electronic surveillance. He also describes the experience of testifying before Congress and engaging in public exchanges with those who doubted the reality of the phenomenon his research field described.Climatology today has advanced into a mature phase. This book is an important contribution to understanding its development in the twentieth century and adds a distinctly human face and sensibility to the ongoing societal conversation around climate change and its implications for our future.
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc What Tech Calls Thinking
Book SynopsisFrom FSGO x Logic: a Stanford professor's spirited dismantling of Silicon Valley's intellectual origins.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Schaums Outline of Fluid Dynamics
Book SynopsisTough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field In-depth review of practices and applications Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved.Table of ContentsIntroductionFluid StatisticsMathematical Models of Fluid MotionDimensional Analysis and SimilitudeBoundary Layer Flow and Flow in Pipes and DuctsIncompressible Potential FlowOne-Dimensional Compressible FlowTwo-Dimensional Compressible Flow GasdynamicsIncompressible Turbulent FlowHypersonic Boundary Layer FlowMangetohydrodynamicsNon-Newtonian FluidsAppendix A: Some Properties of FluidsAppendix B: Units and DimensionsAppendix C: Some Basic Equations in Various Coordinate SystemsAppendix D: Tables for Compressible FlowAppendix E: Cartesian TensorsAppendix F: Vector IdentitiesAppendix G: Flow Measuring Techniques
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers Using Excel Â
Book SynopsisThis practical text is a perfect fit for introductory engineering courses by successfully combining an introduction to Excel fundamentals with a clear presentation on how Excel can be used to solve common engineering problems. Updated to ensure compatibility with Excel 2007, Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers Using Excel 2007 provides beginning engineering students with a strong foundation in problem solving using Excel as the modern day equivalent of the slide rule.As part of McGraw-Hill's BEST series for freshman engineering curricula, this text is particularly geared toward introductory students. The author provides plenty of background information on technical terms, and provides numerous examples illustrating both traditional and spreadsheet solutions for a variety of engineering problems. The first three chapters introduce the basics of problem solving and Excel fundamentals. Beyond that, the chapters are largely independent of one another. Topics covered include graphing Table of Contents1. Engineering Analysis and Spreadsheets2. Creating an Excel Worksheet3. Editing an Excel Worksheet4. Making Logical Decisions (IF-THEN-ELSE) 5. Graphing Data6. Analyzing Data Statisically 7. Fitting Equations to Data 8. Sorting and Filtering Data 9. Transferring Data 10. Converting Units 11. Solving Single Equations12. Solving Simultaneous Equations 13. Evaluating Integrals 14. Creating and Executing Macros and Functions 15. Comparing Economic Alternatives16. Finding Optimum SolutionsAppendixIndex
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe FORTRAN FOR SCIENTISTS ENGINEERS
Book SynopsisFortran for Scientists and Engineers teaches simutaneously both the fundamentals of the Fortran language and a programming style that results in good, maintainable programs. In addition, it serves as a reference for Professionals working in the industry. Among its strengths are its concise, clear explanations of Fortran Syntax and Programming Procedures, the inclusion of a wealth of examples and exercises to help students grasp difficult concepts, and its explanations about how to understand code written for older versions of Fortran.Table of Contents1) Introduction to Computers and the Fortran Language2) Basic Elements of Fortran3) Program Design and Branching Structures4) Loops and Character Manipulation5) Basic I/O Concepts6) Introduction to Arrays7) Introduction to Procedures8) Additional Features of Arrays9) Additional Features of Procedures10) More About Character Variables11) Additional Intrinsic Data Types12) Derived Data Types13) Advanced Features of Procedures and Modules14) Advanced I/O Concepts15) Pointers and Dynamic Data Structures16) Object-Oriented Programming in Fortran17) Coarrays18) Redundant, Obsolescent, and Deleted Fortran FeaturesA) ASCII and EBCDIC Coding SystemsB) Fortran / C InteroperabilityC) Fortran 2008 Intrinsic ProceduresD) Order of Statements in a Fortran Program
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McGraw-Hill Education Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
Book SynopsisStatistics for Engineers and Scientists stands out for its crystal clear presentation of applied statistics. The book takes a practical approach to methods of statistical modeling and data analysis that are most often used in scientific work. This edition features a unique approach highlighted by an engaging writing style that explains difficult concepts clearly, along with the use of contemporary real world data sets, to help motivate students and show direct connections to industry and research. While focusing on practical applications of statistics, the text makes extensive use of examples to motivate fundamental concepts and to develop intuition.McGraw-Hill's Connect, is also available as an optional, add on item. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, how they need it, so that class time is more effective. Connect allows the professor to assign homework, quizze
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Emerald Publishing Limited Management of Technology
Book SynopsisThis text tackles some of the issues facing practitioners and researchers in the field of management of technology. Special attention is given to the challenges facing nations and companies at the dawn of a new millennium where technology is expected to dominate every aspect of human endeavour. It presents thoughts in this field especially with respect to technological change, economic growth, globalization and sustainable development. This collection contains a number of papers contributed by authors from around the world. The papers were selected from those presented at the 9th International Conference on Management of Technology held in Miami, Florida in February 2000. This is the official conference of the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT), an international association concerned with the promotion of education, research and practice in this growing field.Table of ContentsPart 1 New trends in the management of technology: future directions and needs in the management of technology; technology and industrial development - the role of Unido as a part of the multilateral system; virtual organization - attributes and challenges; multi-national virtual organization for rapid product innovation; information technology and supply chain innovation; supply chain integration in the automobile industry - the case of ANX. Part 2 Systems of innovation: management of R&D; accelerating the front end phase in new product development; market versus technology drive in R&D internationalization - four different patterns of managing research and development; linking shareholder value to R&D performance; leading R&D projects without formal authority; innovation in joint ventures - a social construction theory; collaborative technological innovation in Japanese firms; management of technology alliances with a high degree of sharing - model and application to chemical companies; the response of old technology incumbents to technological competition - does the sailing ship effect exist? Part 3 National and regional innovation systems: the internationalization of technology analyzed with patent data; assessing the institutional set-up of national innovation systems; technology and politics in China - influences upon the process of innovation in China; sources of industrial innovation in a newly industrialized country - a microeconometric analysis for Turkish manufacturing industries; the dynamics of innovation financing in Sweden; patterns of strategic change and technological learning in Korean small and medium enterprises. Part 4 Strategic technology planning and transfer: fast-start technology roadmapping; technology assessment in the manufacturing enterprise - a holistic approach; the challenging search for global scenarios of the internet evolution; optimising product value chains; procedures for developing a strategic technological plan for a virtual Mexican engineering SME - the case of INCAM; Technology transfer - the importance of accurate information; line of sight - a process for transferring science from the laboratory to the market place; innovative capability audits of university research centre; evaluating the international transfer of technology. Part 5 Human, social and cultural issues: COMPETE European movement towards a competency-based skills taxonomy and a personal skills medium; diversity, culture and technical project management; managing stress in product development projects; value management - a methodology to lead the change in a training pedagogical organization. Part 6 Project management: a new framework for strategic project management; successful control of innovative projects - an empirical study. Part 7 Conceptual issues and methodologies in management of technology. (Part contents).
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Programming for Electrical Engineers
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction to MATLAB 2. MATLAB as a Calculator 3. Plotting with MATLAB 4. MATLAB Programming 5. Programming II: Looping 6. Spice
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Technology Wants
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Penguin Random House India Purpose
Book SynopsisThe book is a scientific endeavor to define and address the paradox surrounding digital technologies, framing it as a problem underlined due to unclarity in purpose.
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Oxford University Press Thinking Like an Engineer
Book SynopsisMichael Davis, a leading figure in the study of professional ethics, offers here both a compelling exploration of engineering ethics and a philosophical analysis of engineering as a profession. After putting engineering in historical perspective, Davis turns to the Challenger space shuttle disaster to consider the complex relationship between engineering ideals and contemporary engineering practice. Here, Davis examines how social organization and technical requirements define how engineers should (and presumably do) think. Later chapters test his analysis of engineering judgement and autonomy empirically, engaging a range of social science research including a study of how engineers and managers work together in ten different companies.Trade ReviewFor those interested in the problematical ethics of engineers and engineering managers, this is a book worthy of contemplation. * Technology and Culture *
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Oxford University Press Inc Theory and Practice of TechnologyBased Music
Book SynopsisTechnology is an increasingly popular part of music education in schools that attracts students to school music who might not otherwise be involved. In many teacher preparation programs, music technology is an afterthought that does not receive the same extensive treatment as do traditional areas of music teaching such as band, orchestra, choir, and general music. This book helps to establish a theoretical and practical foundation for how to teach students to use technology as the major means for developing their musicianship. Including discussions of lesson planning, lesson delivery, and assessment, readers will learn how to gain comfort in the music technology lab. Theory and Practice of Technology-Based Music Instruction also includes profiles of practice that dive into the experiences of real teachers in music technology classes, their struggles, their successes, and lessons we can learn from both. In this second edition, new profiles feature Teachers of Color who use technology exTrade ReviewJay Dorfman combines perspectives from music classrooms with an emphasis on student engagement and creativity to provide music educators with both applied ideas and useful frameworks for meaningfully designing learning experiences with technology. * Julie Bannerman, Assistant Professor of Music Education, The University of Alabama *Finally a book that takes a critical look at the real life practice and application of technology in the music classroom * a much-needed resource in a time of widespread technology adoption. What impresses me the most about what Dorfman has done with Technology-Based Music Instruction is his presentation of case studies, including models of assessment and reflections on the successes and shortcomings of the integration of technology. This book gets right to the heart of what is actually being done in classroomstruly fascinating. This is a must-read for any music educator or administrator with an eye on the future of music education.James Frankel, Head of Digital Education for the Music Sales Group; Adjunct Professor, Teachers College Columbia University *Jay Dorfman's model of 'technology-based music instruction' (TBMI) forms the foundation for this text, which is filled with practical examples for the practicing or pre-service teacher. The profiles of practice, lesson plans, and insightful critical analyses constitute a useful resource, advancing our understanding of the role of technology in music learning. * Dr. Scott D. Lipscomb, Associate Professor & Division Head, Music Education & Music Therapy and Associate Director, University of Minnesota School of Music *Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction to the Second Edition 1. Introducing Technology-Based Music Instruction 2. Models of Music Pedagogy and their Influences on Technology-Based Music Instruction 3. Theoretical Foundations 4. Materials for Technology-Based Music Instruction 5. Teaching Methods and Teacher Behaviors 6. Lesson Design in Technology-Based Music Instruction 7. Assessment and Technology-Based Music Instruction 8. Accountability Concerns 9. Teacher Preparation Considerations 10. Future Considerations for Technology-Based Music Instruction Appendix Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Automating Empathy
Book SynopsisThis is an open access title. It is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International license. It is available to read and download as a PDF version on the Oxford Academic platform.We live in a world where artificial intelligence and intensive use of personal data has become normalized. Companies across the world are developing and launching technologies to infer and interact with emotions, mental states, and human conditions. However, the methods and means of mediating information about people and their emotional states are incomplete and problematic. Automating Empathy offers a critical exploration of technologies that sense intimate dimensions of human life and the modern ethical questions raised by attempts to perform and simulate empathy. It traces the ascendance of empathic technologies from their origins in physiognomy and pathognomy to the modern day and explores technologies in nations with non-Western ethical histories and appTable of ContentsChapter 1: Automating Empathy SECTION I: THEORY AND ETHICS Chapter 2: Hyperreal Emotion Chapter 3: Assessing the Physiognomic Critique Chapter 4: Hybrid Ethics Chapter 5: The Context Imperative: Extractivism, Japan, and Holism SECTION II: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Chapter 6: Positive Education Chapter 7: Automating Vulnerability: Sensing Interiors Chapter 8: Hybrid Work: Automated for the People? Chapter 9: Waveforms of Human Intention: Towards Everyday Neurophenomenology Chapter 10: Selling Emotions: Moral Limits of Intimate Data Markets Chapter 11: Uncertainty for Good: Inverting Automated Empathy References
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Oxford University Press Inc Trafficking Data
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA timely engagement with debates on the extraction, commodification and protection of data amidst sharpening US -- China tech relations. This volume, given its accessible writing style, might be of interest to students of data governance, communication industries and international relations. * Chenhao Ye, The China Quarterly *In Trafficking Data, Kokas walks us through the most recent trade-offs, Faustian bargains, and back door dealings that Silicon Valley firms use to do business in the People's Republic of China. Only by empowering consumers and holding technology affirms accountable, Kokas argues, can we stifle the international trafficking of our data. * Philip N. Howard, Director, University of Oxford's Programme on Democracy and Technology *China's digital platforms are well known, but Aynne Kokas is the first to study systematically the interactions between the digital products of US techno-liberalism and China's state-directed social order. Trafficking Data breaks new ground in the study of geopolitics and national sovereignty. Given our dependence on platforms and systems fuelled by Chinese AI, Kokas' account of China's expanding networked sovereignty in sectors from agriculture to urban design is essential reading for anyone concerned to bring the digital world back under democratic influence. * Nick Couldry, co-author of The Costs of Connection *Aynne Kokas masterfully guides readers through the complex intersection between widespread data gathering, government policy, and corporate practice, illuminating the deeply troubling consequences for both national security and everyday consumers. This book is a necessary and timely resource for researchers, activists, governments, and anyone who cares about the future of democracy and a rules-based order. * Shanthi Kalathil, co-author of Open Networks, Closed Regimes, and former Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights, U.S. National Security Council *Aynne Kokas' Trafficking Data is a powerful warning of the risks of the enmeshment of the American and Chinese consumer data systems. It is a clear reminder that addressing the rising digital threats from China first requires getting the U.S house in order. * Adam Segal, Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations *Table of ContentsAcronyms Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Data Trafficking Dilemma 2. What Happens in Vegas Stays in China: The Limits of US Tech Oversight 3. Becoming a Cyber Sovereign: Chinaâs Politics of Data Governance 4. From Farms to Outer Space: How China Networks Sovereignty in the United States 5. Social Media: The Algorithm as National Security Asset 6. Gaming: The Porous Boundaries of Virtual Worlds 7. Money: The Risks of Data Trafficking for China 8. Health: Surveilling Borderless Biodata 9. Home: Data Through the Back Door 10. Toward Data Stabilization Epilogue English- Pinyin- Chinese Glossary Notes References Index
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Oxford University Press Begotten or Made
Book SynopsisBegotten or Made?Trade ReviewThe debate sparked off by the Warnock Committee report on human fertilization should benefit from this unusual contribution by Professor O'Donovan. As befits the Regius Professor Moral and Pastoral Theology in the University of Oxford he approaches the topic at a high level of generality, in sharp contrast to the pragmatic and piecemeal procedure often favoured by practising scientists. He modestly claims to make no more than a contribution to the discussion, but his main argument, if accepted, would radically change the thrust of much current practice in this field. * Nature *
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Clarendon Press Superconducting Magnets
Book SynopsisMany books treat the physics of superconductivity; very few until now have covered the engineering. Superconducting Magnets meets this need, providing a complete theoretical basis for the quantitative engineering design of superconducting magnet systems, ranging from the small instrument magnets, now in everyday use as research tools, to the very large magnet systems used for work on thermonuclear fusion and magnetohydrodynamic power generation.Wilson devotes particular attention to the problem of stabilization, a crucial factor in the design process because of its bearing on the overall reliability of the completed system. He also describes the essential features of field and stress calculation, although in less detail, since they are covered extensively in other works. Other topics considered are measurement techniques, current supply (with emphasis on heat exchanging cryogenic current leads), superconducting materials, the major applications of superconducting magnets, and some pracTrade Review`... clear and authoritative book that will be useful to all engineers and physicists working with magnets... unquestionably a comprehensive and valuable addition to the literature...' Electronics and Power`With so much activity in this subject...the appearance of this book by a well-known worker in the field is most timely...For specialists the book is essential reading... outstanding quality, superbly produced' The Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsNomenclature; Introduction; Applications: now and in the future; Field shapes and winding configurations; Magnetic forces and stresses; Degradation and training; Cryogenic stabilization; Flux jumping; Time-varying fields and A. C. losses; Quenching and protection; measurement techniques; Current supply; Superconducting materials and their manufacture; Magnet construction: some practical details; Index.
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Oxford University Press Robots
Book SynopsisA concise, accessible introduction to robots, what they can do, what they can''t, and what their increasing encroachment into our lives might mean for us Since the turn of the millennium a quiet revolution has been underway. Millions of autonomous robots with some level of intelligence are now in domestic use, mainly as vacuum cleaners. Driverless cars - which are nothing less than autonomous robots - are starting to appear on our streets. There is a huge effort underway in industry and universities to develop the next generation of more intelligent, autonomous, mobile robots. Accompanying these arrivals has been a steady stream of inflammatory articles in the media raising concerns over the impending spectre of super-intelligent robots, along with stories about how most jobs will soon be lost to robots.Here, using the Question-and-Answer format, Phil Husbands gives a balanced and broad introduction to robotics and the current state of the field, analysing where it has come from, and wTrade ReviewThe book is accessible, and readers can expect to learn much from it. Husbands has given us a historically informed introduction to robotics, rooted in technological reality and dismissing futuristic hype. * Simon Balle, Metascience *the book is accessible, and readers can expect to learn much from it. Husbands has given us a historically informed introduction to robotics, rooted in technological reality and dismissing futuristic hype. * Simon Balle, Metascience *Table of ContentsPreface 1: Robots are Here 2: The Basics 3: Some History 4: Inside the Machine 5: Robot Fantasies: Robots in Popular Culture 6: Intelligence, Super-Intelligence and Cyborgs 7: Robots at Work 8: Robot Ethics 9: Robot Futures
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Pearson Education (US) Technical Editing Technical Editing5 Allyn Bacon
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsI. PEOPLE AND PURPOSES. 1. Editing: The Big Picture. 2. Readers, Users, Browsers, Problem Solvers. 3. Collaborating with Writers. II. METHODS AND TOOLS. 4. Marking Paper Copy. 5. Marking Digital Copy. 6. Electronic Editing by David Dayton. III. BASIC COPYEDITING. 7. Basic Copyediting: An Introduction. 8. Copyediting for Consistency. 9. Spelling, Capitalization, and Abbreviations. 10. Grammar and Usage. 11. Punctuation. 12. Quantitative and Technical Material. 13. Proofreading. IV. COMPREHENSIVE EDITING. 14. Comprehensive Editing: Definition and Process.. 15. Style: Definition and Sentence Structures.. 16. Style: Verbs and Other Words. 17. Organization: The Architecture of Information. 18. Visual Design. 19. Editing Illustrations.. 20. Editing for Global Contexts. 21. Legal and Ethical Issues in Editing. 22. Type and Production. 23. Project Management. 24. Client Projects.
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The University of Chicago Press The Chicago Guide to College Science Teaching
Book SynopsisHigher education is a strange beast. Teaching is a critical skill for scientists in academia, yet one that is barely touched upon in their professional trainingdespite being a substantial part of their career. This book is a practical guide for anyone teaching STEM-related academic disciplines at the college level, from graduate students teaching lab sections and newly appointed faculty to well-seasoned professors in want of fresh ideas. Terry McGlynn's straightforward, no-nonsense approach avoids off-putting pedagogical jargon and enables instructors to become true ambassadors for science. For years, McGlynn has been addressing the need for practical and accessible advice for college science teachers through his popular blog Small Pond Science. Now he has gathered this advice as an easy readone that can be ingested and put to use on short deadline. Readers will learn about topics ranging from creating a syllabus and developing grading rubrics to mastering online teaching and ensurTrade Review"The teaching book I’ve always needed." * Scientist Sees Squirrel blog *"This won’t be the only book in your teaching and learning collection, but it’s a great first book to set the tone and seed the bookshelf. The guide provides a clear orientation to respectful, empathetic, and effective teaching; for me, it will prompt some updates to my syllabus and reinvigorate my efforts to be familiar with the scholarship of teaching. If it has this effect on all new instructors who read it, the true benefit will accrue to the students who will learn the sciences in courses that trend toward lower anxiety and higher engagement. Although the text will be most useful to new instructors—graduate students and early-career faculty—even established professors will likely find refreshing perspectives and ideas." * American Entomologist *"Smart, thoughtful, and practical." * Quarterly Review of Biology *"It is the empathy that McGlynn brings to his subject that sets his book apart, for McGlynn, an experienced professor of Biology, is first and foremost a teacher of empathy in this text, a rare and precious skill. As instructors, we think we already know the nuts and bolts of how to teach a course, but how to structure a classroom such that it may foster the empathy required to promote lasting change? We haven’t thought about this enough, but lucky for us, McGlynn has. Every subject covered within this ‘Practical Guide’ is grounded in McGlynn’s vision of a more equitable and compassionate learning environment and promises deep benefits for students and teachers alike." -- Hope Jahren, Author of Lab Girl and The Story of More"Many of us find ourselves in front of a university classroom with little formal training in how to be effective instructors or how to mentor diverse populations of undergraduates. McGlynn’s book is the resource so many of us have been waiting for. It is practical, informative, and full of helpful tips. Whether you are new to college instruction or a seasoned professor you are certain to discover tools that will improve your science teaching." -- Corrie Moreau, Professor and Collection Curator, Cornell University Dept. of Entomology"I love field guides. In this useful, interesting book, Terry McGlynn offers a field guide to the wonderful wilds of the classroom. This is the book every aspiring or new instructor should have, but so too seasoned professors. It is extraordinarily useful, but in as much as it draws on insights from a broad range of fields, also fascinating. It will be a classic." -- Rob Dunn, Professor of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State UniversityTable of ContentsPreface 1. Before You Meet Your Students 2. The Syllabus 3. The Curriculum 4. Teaching Methods 5. Assignments 6. Exams 7. Common Problems 8. Online Teaching Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Suggested Readings Index
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press The Chicago Guide to College Science Teaching
Book SynopsisHigher education is a strange beast. Teaching is a critical skill for scientists in academia, yet one that is barely touched upon in their professional trainingdespite being a substantial part of their career. This book is a practical guide for anyone teaching STEM-related academic disciplines at the college level, from graduate students teaching lab sections and newly appointed faculty to well-seasoned professors in want of fresh ideas. Terry McGlynn's straightforward, no-nonsense approach avoids off-putting pedagogical jargon and enables instructors to become true ambassadors for science. For years, McGlynn has been addressing the need for practical and accessible advice for college science teachers through his popular blog Small Pond Science. Now he has gathered this advice as an easy readone that can be ingested and put to use on short deadline. Readers will learn about topics ranging from creating a syllabus and developing grading rubrics to mastering online teaching and ensurTrade Review"The teaching book I’ve always needed." * Scientist Sees Squirrel blog *"This won’t be the only book in your teaching and learning collection, but it’s a great first book to set the tone and seed the bookshelf. The guide provides a clear orientation to respectful, empathetic, and effective teaching; for me, it will prompt some updates to my syllabus and reinvigorate my efforts to be familiar with the scholarship of teaching. If it has this effect on all new instructors who read it, the true benefit will accrue to the students who will learn the sciences in courses that trend toward lower anxiety and higher engagement. Although the text will be most useful to new instructors—graduate students and early-career faculty—even established professors will likely find refreshing perspectives and ideas." * American Entomologist *"Smart, thoughtful, and practical." * Quarterly Review of Biology *"It is the empathy that McGlynn brings to his subject that sets his book apart, for McGlynn, an experienced professor of Biology, is first and foremost a teacher of empathy in this text, a rare and precious skill. As instructors, we think we already know the nuts and bolts of how to teach a course, but how to structure a classroom such that it may foster the empathy required to promote lasting change? We haven’t thought about this enough, but lucky for us, McGlynn has. Every subject covered within this ‘Practical Guide’ is grounded in McGlynn’s vision of a more equitable and compassionate learning environment and promises deep benefits for students and teachers alike." -- Hope Jahren, Author of Lab Girl and The Story of More"Many of us find ourselves in front of a university classroom with little formal training in how to be effective instructors or how to mentor diverse populations of undergraduates. McGlynn’s book is the resource so many of us have been waiting for. It is practical, informative, and full of helpful tips. Whether you are new to college instruction or a seasoned professor you are certain to discover tools that will improve your science teaching." -- Corrie Moreau, Professor and Collection Curator, Cornell University Dept. of Entomology"I love field guides. In this useful, interesting book, Terry McGlynn offers a field guide to the wonderful wilds of the classroom. This is the book every aspiring or new instructor should have, but so too seasoned professors. It is extraordinarily useful, but in as much as it draws on insights from a broad range of fields, also fascinating. It will be a classic." -- Rob Dunn, Professor of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State UniversityTable of ContentsPreface 1. Before You Meet Your Students 2. The Syllabus 3. The Curriculum 4. Teaching Methods 5. Assignments 6. Exams 7. Common Problems 8. Online Teaching Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Suggested Readings Index
£18.00
The University of Chicago Press World of Fairs The CenturyofProgress Expositions
Book SynopsisShows how the interwar exhibitions heralded the arrival of modern America - a new empire of abundance built on old foundations of inequality. Rydell demonstrates how the fairs reached their height of popularity following the crash of 1929 by offering a vision of recovery from the Depression.
£28.50
The University of Chicago Press All the Worlds a Fair
Book SynopsisRobert W. Rydell contends that America's early world's fairs actually served to legitimate racial exploitation at home and the creation of an empire abroad. He looks in particular to the ethnological displays of nonwhitesset up by showmen but endorsed by prominent anthropologistswhich lent scientific credibility to popular racial attitudes and helped build public support for domestic and foreign policies. Rydell's lively and thought-provoking study draws on archival records, newspaper and magazine articles, guidebooks, popular novels, and oral histories.
£26.60
The University of Chicago Press Moralizing Technology
Book SynopsisA study of the ethical dilemmas and moral issues surrounding the interaction of humans and technology. Drawing from Heidegger and Foucault, as well as from philosophers of technology such as Don Ihde and Bruno Latour, it locates morality not just in the human users of technology but in the interaction between us and our machines.Trade Review"Peter-Paul Verbeek's insightful analysis invites us to attend more carefully to the ways we practice our moralities, not only with other people and nature but also among and through the artifacts that have become our children, siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, with all the love-hate relationships typical of family life." (Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines)"
£26.60
Headline Publishing Group From Science Fiction to Science Fact How Writers
Book SynopsisThe iconic futurist artist and designer Syd Mead once described science fiction as reality ahead of schedule. In From Science Fiction to Science Fact, Levy explores the visions of the writers, futurists and far-sighted inventors who made those realities, from the direct influence of H.G.Table of ContentsMilitary. Lifestyle and Consumer. Space and Transport. Medicine and Biology. Communications and IT.
£18.00
MO - University of Illinois Press Telecommunications and Empire
Book SynopsisPower relations within the global telecommunications empireTrade Review"The best single source for tracing much of the global communication developments of the last 170 years."--Communication Research Trends"A nuanced history of the nitty-gritty construction and maintenance of global markets of a pivotally important industry during the latter half of the twentieth century."--Journal of American History"Hills has produced a truly impressive study. It is thoroughly researched, drawing on untapped documentary sources as well as secondary references. . . . It is a tremendous achievement."--European Journal of Communication"This book is a treat. . . . Academics and lawyers who specialize in telecommunications policy, members of regulatory agencies, and executives of telecommunications companies will find this book useful."--Business History Review“Historians will appreciate Hills’s emphasis on the contingent nature of historical development. . . . Instead of simply adopting a top-down model to explain U.S. actions, she explores the complex forces that have driven government policy.”--Technology and Culture“Hills’ masterful empirical illustration of the interwoven character of domestic and international politics in the telecom domain itself questions the appropriateness of grand narrative and emphasises the need to bring these dimensions together in historical policy analysis.”--Political Studies Review"Telecommunications and Empire is a pioneering study of the architecting of U.S. supremacy over international telecommunications between World War II and 2000, and of the political clashes brought on by U.S. policymakers' repeated attempts to remold the international telecommunications system. Professor Hills's use of previously untapped documentary source materials affords a wholly new level of scholarly understanding of crucial moments of change, notably, U.S.-British negotiations during the 1940s and early 1950s. The attention Hills devotes throughout to policy conflicts between the U.S. and the rest of the world is especially valuable. Her careful mapping of the achievements of those--successively the British, the Europeans, the less-developed countries--who opposed and ultimately often abridged the success of U.S. policy offensives in the ITU, Intelsat, the WTO and elsewhere, constitutes a signal virtue of the book. This work will establish Hills as one of the premier analysts of the politics of twentieth-century international telecommunications."--Dan Schiller, author of How to Think about Information
£35.10
MO - University of Illinois Press Feminist Technology
Book SynopsisPresents a multi-voiced debate on technologies designed to improve women's lives.Trade Review"This coherent and integrated collection lays out the issues and questions of feminist technology, crossing a true range of disciplinary boundaries including science and technology studies, architecture, biology, and the social sciences."--Barbara Katz Rothman, author of Recreating Motherhood: Ideology and Technology in a Patriarchal SocietyTable of ContentsContributors are: Jennifer Aengst, Maia Boswell-Penc, Kate Boyer, Frances Bronet, Shirley Gorenstein, Anita Hardon, Deborah G. Johnson, Linda L. Layne, Deana McDonagh, and Sharra L. Vostral
£91.00
MO - University of Illinois Press The Enchantments of Technology
Book SynopsisErases the conventional distinction between myth and machine in order to explore the passionate foundations concealed in technological culture and addresses its complex ethical, moral and social implications. This volume builds on the work of many scholars, including Carl Jung on the archetypal collective unconscious approach to myth.
£19.79
University of Illinois Press Feminist Technology
Book SynopsisIs there such a thing as a 'feminist technology'? If so, what makes a technology feminist? Is it in the design process, in the thing itself, in the way it is marketed, or in the way it is used by women? This title considers these questions by examining a range of products, tools, and technologies that were specifically designed for women.Trade Review"This coherent and integrated collection lays out the issues and questions of feminist technology, crossing a true range of disciplinary boundaries including science and technology studies, architecture, biology, and the social sciences."--Barbara Katz Rothman, author of Recreating Motherhood: Ideology and Technology in a Patriarchal SocietyTable of ContentsContributors are: Jennifer Aengst, Maia Boswell-Penc, Kate Boyer, Frances Bronet, Shirley Gorenstein, Anita Hardon, Deborah G. Johnson, Linda L. Layne, Deana McDonagh, and Sharra L. Vostral
£19.94
MIT Press Ltd Milk and Honey
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£38.70
MIT Press Ltd Biomechanics of Movement
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£64.80
MIT Press Ltd From Insight to Innovation Engineering Ideas That
Book SynopsisThe engineering ideas behind key twentieth-century technical innovations, from great dams and highways to the jet engine, the transistor, the microchip, and the computer.Technology is essential to modern life, yet few of us are technology-literate enough to know much about the engineering that underpins it. In this book, David P. Billington, Jr., offers accessible accounts of the key twentieth-century engineering innovations that brought us into the twenty-first century. Billington examines a series of engineering advances—from Hoover Dam and jet engines to the transistor, the microchip, the computer, and the internet—and explains how they came about and how they work.Each of these innovations tells a unique story. The great dams of the New Deal brought huge rivers under control, and a national highway system interconnected the nation, as did jet air travel. The transistor and the microchip originated in the private sector and found a mass market after earl
£25.60
MIT Press Ltd Child Data Citizen How Tech Companies are
Book SynopsisAn examination of the datafication of family life--in particular, the construction of our children into data subjects.Our families are being turned into data, as the digital traces we leave are shared, sold, and commodified. Children are datafied even before birth, with pregnancy apps and social media postings, and then tracked through babyhood with learning apps, smart home devices, and medical records. If we want to understand the emergence of the datafied citizen, Veronica Barassi argues, we should look at the first generation of datafied natives: our children. In Child Data Citizen, she examines the construction of children into data subjects, describing how their personal information is collected, archived, sold, and aggregated into unique profiles that can follow them across a lifetime.
£30.40
MIT Press Ltd Homebrew Gaming and the Beginnings of Vernacular
Book SynopsisThe overlooked history of an early appropriation of digital technology: the creation of games though coding and hardware hacking by microcomputer users.From the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, low-end microcomputers offered many users their first taste of computing. A major use of these inexpensive 8-bit machines--including the TRS System 80s and the Sinclair, Atari, Microbee, and Commodore ranges--was the development of homebrew games. Users with often self-taught programming skills devised the graphics, sound, and coding for their self-created games. In this book, Melanie Swalwell offers a history of this era of homebrew game development, arguing that it constitutes a significant instance of the early appropriation of digital computing technology. Drawing on interviews and extensive archival research on homebrew creators in 1980s Australia and New Zealand, Swalwell explores the creation of games on microcomputers as a particular mode of everyday engagement wi
£43.48
MIT Press Stereophonica Sound and Space in Science
Book SynopsisEpisodes in the transformation of our understanding of sound and space, from binaural listening in the nineteenth century to contemporary sound art.The relationship between sound and space has become central to both creative practices in music and sound art and contemporary scholarship on sound. Entire subfields have emerged in connection to the spatial aspects of sound, from spatial audio and sound installation to acoustic ecology and soundscape studies. But how did our understanding of sound become spatial? In Stereophonica, Gascia Ouzounian examines a series of historical episodes that transformed ideas of sound and space, from the advent of stereo technologies in the nineteenth century to visual representations of sonic environments today.Developing a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective, Ouzounian draws on both the history of science and technology and the history of music and sound art. She investigates the binaural apparatus that allowed nineteent
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