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Record Nr.

UNISA996465773203316

Titolo

Switching and Learning in Feedback Systems [[electronic resource] ] : European Summer School on Multi-Agent Control, Maynooth, Ireland, September 8-10, 2003, Revised Lectures and Selected Papers / / edited by Roderick Murray-Smith, Robert Shorten

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2005

ISBN

3-540-30560-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2005.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 346 p.)

Collana

Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, , 2512-2029 ; ; 3355

Disciplina

629.8/3

Soggetti

Computer science

Computer simulation

Artificial intelligence

Computers, Special purpose

Computer science—Mathematics

Mathematical statistics

Dynamical systems

Theory of Computation

Computer Modelling

Artificial Intelligence

Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems

Probability and Statistics in Computer Science

Dynamical Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Switching and Control -- From Feedback Control to Complexity Management: A Personal Perspective -- Convex Cones, Lyapunov Functions, and the Stability of Switched Linear Systems -- Survey of Explicit Approaches to Constrained Optimal Control -- Gaussian Processes -- Analysis of Some Methods for Reduced Rank Gaussian Process Regression -- Filtered Gaussian Processes for Learning with Large Data-Sets -- Self-tuning Control of Non-linear Systems Using



Gaussian Process Prior Models -- Gaussian Processes: Prediction at a Noisy Input and Application to Iterative Multiple-Step Ahead Forecasting of Time-Series -- Nonlinear Predictive Control with a Gaussian Process Model -- Applications of Switching & Learning -- Control of Yaw Rate and Sideslip in 4-Wheel Steering Cars with Actuator Constraints -- A Second-Order Cone Bounding Algorithm for Robust Minimum Variance Beamforming -- Joint Optimization of Wireless Communication and Networked Control Systems -- Reconciliation of Inconsistencies in the Theory of Linear Systems -- An Introduction to Nonparametric Hierarchical Bayesian Modelling with a Focus on Multi-agent Learning -- Simultaneous Localization and Surveying with Multiple Agents -- Hex: Dynamics and Probabilistic Text Entry.

Sommario/riassunto

A central theme in the study of dynamic systems is the modelling and control of uncertain systems. While ‘uncertainty’ has long been a strong motivating factor behind many techniques developed in the modelling, control, statistics and mathematics communities, the past decade, in particular, has witnessed remarkable progress in this area with the emergence of a number of powerful newmethodsforbothmodellingandcontrollinguncertaindynamicsystems. The speci?c objective of this book is to describe and review some of these exciting new approaches within a single volume. Our approach was to invite some of the leading researchers in this area to contribute to this book by submitting both tutorial papers on their speci?c area of research, and to submit more focussed research papers to document some of the latest results in the area. We feel that collecting some of the main results together in this manner is particularly important as many of the important ideas that emerged in the past decade were derived in a variety of academic disciplines. By providing both tutorial and researchpaperswehopetobeabletoprovidetheinterestedreaderwithsu?cient background to appreciate some of the main concepts from a variety of related, but nevertheless distinct ?elds, and to provide a ?avor of how these results are currently being used to cope with ‘uncertainty. ’ It is our sincere hope that the availability of these results within a single volume will lead to further cro- fertilization of ideas and act as a spark for further research in this important area of applied mathematics.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146104403321

Titolo

Handbook of service user involvement in mental health research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jan Wallcraft, Beate Schrank and Michaela Amering

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2009

ISBN

1-282-34945-7

9786612349454

0-470-74315-8

0-470-74314-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

World Psychiatric Association ; ; v.6

Altri autori (Persone)

AmeringMichaela

SchrankBeate

WallcraftJan

Disciplina

616.89

Soggetti

Psychiatry - Research

Mental health services - Citizen participation

Human experimentation in psychology

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Handbook of Service User Involvement in Mental Health Research; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; About the Authors; CHAPTER 1 History, Context and Language; CHAPTER 2 Principles and Motives; CHAPTER 3 Levels and Stages; CHAPTER 4 Values; CHAPTER 5 Roles; CHAPTER 6 Capacity-building; CHAPTER 7 Purposes and Goals; CHAPTER 8 Topics; CHAPTER 9 Methods; CHAPTER 10 Service Users as Paid Researchers; CHAPTER 11 Consultation; CHAPTER 12 Collaboration; CHAPTER 13 Control; CHAPTER 14 Power; CHAPTER 15 Money; CHAPTER 16 Politics; CHAPTER 17 Good Practice Guidance; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Service user involvement in mental health research poses specific challenges for both researchers and service users. The book describes the relevant background and principles underlying the concept of service user involvement in mental health research, providing relevant



practical advice on how to engage with service users and how to build and maintain research collaboration on a professional level. It highlights common practical problems in service user involvement, based on experience from various countries with different social policies and suggests ways to avoid pitfalls and commo

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798099903321

Autore

Buller Jeffrey L.

Titolo

A toolkit for college professors / / Jeffrey L. Buller and Robert E. Cipriano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, [England] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4758-2086-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Disciplina

378.1/25

Soggetti

College teaching

College teachers - Professional relationships

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.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. TEACHING EFFECTIVELY IN THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND; Chapter 2. PROMOTING STUDENT SUCCESS AND ENGAGEMENT; Chapter 3. FACILITATING COLLEGIALITY WITH OTHER FACULTY MEMBERS; Chapter 4. ESTABLISHING POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH ADMINISTRATORS; Chapter 5. CONDUCTING RESEARCH SUCCESSFULLY; Chapter 6. ENGAGING IN MEANINGFUL SERVICE; Chapter 7. APPLYING FOR PROMOTION AND TENURE; EPILOGUE: Our Final Reflections; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sommario/riassunto

A Toolkit for College Professors is designed to give new and established faculty members the skills they need in order to do their jobs more effectively. Combining case studies, scenarios, practical advice, and problem-solving activities, this book offers college professors a valuable resource for excelling in the classroom, lab,



studio, library, and beyond.