1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299913103321

Titolo

Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services 2017 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Giuseppe De Pietro, Luigi Gallo, Robert J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-59480-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 587 p. 224 illus.)

Collana

Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, , 2190-3018 ; ; 76

Disciplina

006.3

Soggetti

Computational intelligence

Artificial intelligence

Computational Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Hand-designed local image descriptors vs. off -the-shelf CNN-based features for texture classification: an experimental comparison -- Images selection and best descriptor combination for multi-shot person re-identification -- Dimensionality reduction strategies for CNN-based classification of histopathological images -- Optimizing multiresolution segmentation for extracting plastic greenhouses from WorldView-3 imagery -- Greenhouse detection using aerial orthophoto and digital surface model -- A recommender system for multimedia art collections -- Autonomous systems research embedded in teaching -- Educational assessment: Pupils’ experience in primary school (Arabic grammar in 7th year in Tunisia) -- Approximate algorithm for multi-source skyline queries on decentralized remote spatial databases -- Evaluation of the criteria and indicators that determine quality in higher education: a questionnaire proposal -- Toward a Personalized recommender system for learning activities in the context of MOOCs. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Tenth International KES Conference on Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services: IIMSS-17. It includes 57 full papers organized



into topical sections, ranging from visual data processing to big data analytics, and from multimedia to intelligent and cognitive systems. The conference took place as part of the Smart Digital Futures 2017 multi-theme conference, held in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal on 21–23 June 2017, which brings together AMSTA, IDT, InHorizons, InMed, SEEL and IIMSS in one venue. It provided an international forum for researchers and scientists to share their work and experiences in the field of multimedia and intelligent interactive systems and services.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778135503321

Autore

Cox Jim <1939->

Titolo

The A to Z of American radio soap operas [[electronic resource] /] / Jim Cox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009, c2005

ISBN

1-282-52011-3

9786612520112

0-8108-6349-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

The A to Z guide series ; ; no. 50

Disciplina

791.4475

791.456

Soggetti

Television soap operas - United States

Television soap operas - United States - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-289).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction: The Span of the Radio Serial; Photospread; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock



characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and