1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996466213503316

Titolo

Image Analysis [[electronic resource] ] : 20th Scandinavian Conference, SCIA 2017, Tromsø, Norway, June 12–14, 2017, Proceedings, Part II / / edited by Puneet Sharma, Filippo Maria Bianchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-59129-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 484 p. 225 illus.)

Collana

Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Graphics ; ; 10270

Disciplina

006.37

Soggetti

Optical data processing

Pattern recognition

Artificial intelligence

Computer graphics

Data mining

Image Processing and Computer Vision

Pattern Recognition

Artificial Intelligence

Computer Graphics

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

History of SCIA -- Motion analysis and 3D vision -- Pattern detection and recognition -- Machine learning -- Image processing and applications -- Feature extraction and segmentation -- Remote sensing -- Medical and biomedical image analysis -- Faces, gestures and multispectral analysis.

Sommario/riassunto

The two-volume set LNCS 10269 and 10270 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis, SCIA 2017, held in Tromsø, Norway, in June 2017. The 87 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 133 submissions. The contributions are structured in topical sections on history of SCIA; motion analysis and 3D vision; pattern detection and



recognition; machine learning; image processing and applications; feature extraction and segmentation; remote sensing; medical and biomedical image analysis; faces, gestures and multispectral analysis.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784433603321

Autore

Whittaker David J. <1925->

Titolo

Asylum seekers and refugees in the contemporary world [[electronic resource] /] / David J. Whittaker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

1-134-23601-8

1-280-36109-3

9786610361090

0-203-00846-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Collana

The making of the contemporary world

Disciplina

325.21

Soggetti

Asylum, Right of

Political refugees

Refugees

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

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Preface; 1  Asylum seekers and refugees; 2  Searchers after asylum; 3  Asylum seekers in Britain; 4  Asylum seekers in Europe; 5  Globality of concern; 6  Case study 1; 7  Case study 2; 8  Case study 3; 9  Case study 4; 10  The question of return; 11  Refugee testimony as an aid to understanding asylum issues; 12  Retrospect; Postscript; Where to find out more; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examining a number of case studies, including Palestinian, Afghan and Iraqi refugees, David J. Whittaker's book provides a balanced introduction to this very controversial subject.Fuelled by extensive coverage in the media, the issue of asylum seekers and refugees is one of the most talked about subjects in contemporary politics. Whittaker cuts through the emotive language to give an objective introduction to



the subject. Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Contemporary World discusses the international as well as national implications of the issue, and the book looks