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Record Nr.

UNISA996466349603316

Titolo

Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention MICCAI 2008 : 11th International Conference, New York, NY, USA, September 6-10, 2008, Proceedings, Part II / / Dimitris Metaxas [and three others], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : Springer, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

3-540-85990-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (LI, 1111 p.)

Collana

Lecture notes in computer science ; ; 5242

Disciplina

651.504261

Soggetti

Medical records - Data processing

Medical radiology

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

Miscellaneous II -- Robotics and Interventions -- Statistical Analysis -- Segmentation II -- Intervention -- Modeling II -- Registration II -- Segmentation III.

Sommario/riassunto

The two-volume set LNCS 5241 and LNCS 5242 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2008, held in New York, NY, USA, in September 2008. The program committee carefully selected 258 revised papers from numerous submissions for presentation in two volumes, based on rigorous peer reviews. The first volume includes 127 papers related to medical image computing, segmentation, shape and statistics analysis, modeling, motion tracking and compensation, as well as registration. The second volume contains 131 contributions related to robotics and interventions, statistical analysis, segmentation, intervention, modeling, and registration.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791883403321

Autore

Singh J. P. <1961-, >

Titolo

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) : creating norms for a complex world / / J.P. Singh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-87864-5

1-136-87865-3

1-283-04315-7

9786613043153

0-203-83858-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Global institutions series ; ; 46

Disciplina

001.06/01

001.0601

Soggetti

Education and state - International cooperation

Science and state - International cooperation

Cultural policy - International cooperation

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 (pages [160]-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 UNESCO's organizational history and structure; 2 Prioritizing education; 3 Making science; 4 The prominence of culture; 5 Debating global communication orders; 6 Reflections and possibilities; Appendix: UNESCO Constitution; Notes; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book traces the history of UNESCO from its foundational idealism to its current stature as the preeminent international organization for science, education, and culture, building a well rounded understanding of this important organization.The book: provides an overview of the organization and its institutional architecture in the context of its humanistic idealismdetails the subsequent challenges UNESCO faced through cold war and power politics, global dependence and interdependence, and the rise of identity and culture in global politicsanalyses th