Precision Assembly Technologies and Systems

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Ludmila I. Kuncheva

This book about fuzzy classifier design briefly introduces the fundamentals of supervised pattern recognition and fuzzy set theory. Fuzzy if-then classifiers are defined and some theoretical properties thereof are studied. Popular training algorithms are detailed. Non if-then fuzzy classifiers include relational, k-nearest neighbor, prototype-based designs, etc. A chapter on multiple classifier combination discusses fuzzy and non-fuzzy models for fusion and selection.

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Nathalie Simonnot, Rosine Lheureux (dirs

Les bâtiments des centres d'archives, des bibliothèques et des musées fonctionnent comme des espaces de conservation et de présentation des collections. Présentant une diversité de formes architecturales et de modes de fonctionnement, réalisés à différentes périodes et susceptibles de transformations régulières, ils forment un corpus difficilement saisissable. Il s?agit donc, au travers d?études de cas et d?approches comparatives, de favoriser les croisements et les échanges sur plus de cinquante ans d?architecture de la conservation en France.

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Laura Florand

No one hates Paris -- except Summer Corey. The moody winters. The artists and their ennui. The inescapable shadow of the Tour Eiffel. But things go from bad to worse when Summer stumbles into brooding, gorgeous chef patissier Luc Leroi and indecently propositions him. Luc has scrambled up from a childhood panhandling in the Paris Metro to become the king of his city, and he has no patience for this spoiled princess, even if she does now own his restaurant. Who cares if she smiles with all the warmth of July? She doesn't eat dessert! There is only one way to tempt her. A perfect, impossibly sweet seduction ...

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Ali N. Akansu, Mark J.T. Smith

The contributors to Subband and Wavelet Transforms: Design and Applications are distinguished scholars, drawn from prominent research laboratories and universities around the world. The first six chapters of the book are devoted to theory and design, each having a unique focus and perspective. The remaining seven chapters use the foundation built in the first part to address specific applications. Some of these application areas are quite mature, while others are just emerging. An extensive bibliography is provided at the end of the book, which is used as a reference list for all chapters. This will help the interested readers to expand their study of this material. Subband and Wavelet Transforms: Design and Applications is an in-depth reference volume, treating the fundamentals and discussing emerging applications in which filter banks and wavelets are believed to be important. Audience: Intended for a broad readership, the book will be of particular interest to practicing engineers and scientists who wish to learn about utilization of these new developments, instructors teaching senior and graduate level engineering and applied mathematics courses in the field, and management personnel wishing to keep up with this rapidly developing technology.