02642nam 2200505Ia 450 991043805710332120200520144314.03-642-38652-010.1007/978-3-642-38652-7(OCoLC)847735622(MiFhGG)GVRL6WIW(CKB)2670000000371295(MiAaPQ)EBC1317208(EXLCZ)99267000000037129520130314d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrDimensionality reduction with unsupervised nearest neighbors /Oliver Kramer1st ed. 2013.Dordrecht Springer20131 online resource (xviii, 130 pages) illustrations (some color)Intelligent systems reference library ;51"ISSN: 1868-4394."3-642-38651-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I Foundations -- Part II Unsupervised Nearest Neighbors -- Part III Conclusions.This book is devoted to a novel approach for dimensionality reduction based on the famous nearest neighbor method that is a powerful classification and regression approach. It starts with an introduction to machine learning concepts and a real-world application from the energy domain. Then, unsupervised nearest neighbors (UNN) is introduced as efficient iterative method for dimensionality reduction. Various UNN models are developed step by step, reaching from a simple iterative strategy for discrete latent spaces to a stochastic kernel-based algorithm for learning submanifolds with independent parameterizations. Extensions that allow the embedding of incomplete and noisy patterns are introduced. Various optimization approaches are compared, from evolutionary to swarm-based heuristics. Experimental comparisons to related methodologies taking into account artificial test data sets and also real-world data demonstrate the behavior of UNN in practical scenarios. The book contains numerous color figures to illustrate the introduced concepts and to highlight the experimental results.  .Intelligent systems reference library ;v. 51.DimensionsData miningDimensions.Data mining.006.31519.5/36Kramer Oliver761919MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910438057103321Dimensionality Reduction with Unsupervised Nearest Neighbors2513616UNINA05611nam 22007095 450 991055849190332120251113182021.09783030842703(electronic bk.)978303084269710.1007/978-3-030-84270-3(MiAaPQ)EBC6946350(Au-PeEL)EBL6946350(CKB)21469055900041(PPN)262167670(OCoLC)1311338888(DE-He213)978-3-030-84270-3(EXLCZ)992146905590004120220404d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSaints and Sinners in the Sky: Astronomy, Religion and Art in Western Culture /by Michael Mendillo1st ed. 2022.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2022.1 online resource (266 pages)Popular Astronomy,2626-8779Print version: Mendillo, Michael Saints and Sinners in the Sky: Astronomy, Religion and Art in Western Culture Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030842697 Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1: ARTISTIC ASTRONOMY AND RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY -- Chapter 1. Astronomical Constellations and How to Portray Them -- Chapter 2. New Players, New Roles -- Chapter 3. The Schiller Enterprise -- Chapter 4. The Christianized Zodiac of the Northern Hemisphere -- Chapter 5. The Christianized Zodiac of the Southern Hemisphere -- Chapter 6. Responses --- Theological and Astronomical -- Part 2: ASTRONOMY IN CHRISTIAN ART -- Chapter 7. Pagan Constellations in Christian Art -- Chapter 8. Beyond Constellations: Astronomical Components in Religious Art -- Part 3: CONSTELLATIONS IN SECULAR ART AND ARCHITECTURE -- Chapter 9. Rubens and Astronomy -- Chapter 10. Constellation-Art Connections in Multi-Media -- Chapter 11. Constellations as Decorative Architecture -- Chapter 12. Modern Art and the Many Themes of Constellations -- Chapter 13. Astronomical Stars of Modern Art.In this book, Boston University Professor of Astronomy Michael Mendillo takes readers deep into the annals of history, showing how visual depictions of the heavens evolved in tandem with science and religion throughout much of Western culture. With unprecedented scope and scale, Professor Mendillo explores how cave art, illuminated manuscripts, sculptures, paintings and architecture reflected some of the great religious and secular battles taking place over the course of centuries. Enter a world of biblical proportions, where constellations of ancient heroes and pagans were thoroughly recast as Christian saints and the Twelve Apostles. This nontechnical narrative brings vitality and accessibility to some of the most enduring subjects in human history, offering a lively new exploration of the visual connections between celestial phenomena and artistic expression. “Ever wonder how religion and art became forces of imagination on our night skies? Or how the night skies became forces of imagination on our religion and art? In this brilliant study of constellations and culture, Michael Mendillo, professor of astronomy at Boston University, reveals that the canopy of stars has been an ideologically contested space from the beginning, ensuring that the next time you look up, the sky will look completely different to you.”- Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director, Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History "Saints and Sinners impressionistically reveals the connections of art, astronomy, and religion in Western culture to illuminate the age-old quest for celestial-terrestrial connections.” - Roberta J.M. Olson, author of Giotto’s Portrait of Halley’s Comet and Cosmos: The Art and Science of the Universe “Professor Mendillo’s book does a priceless service, opening the doors of our minds to images that will stir us, because the heavens are part of us, and we all long to know how and why.” - Rev. David R. Thom, MIT Chaplain and Convener of the Cambridge Faculty Roundtable on Science, Art & Religion "Over a lifetime devoted to astronomical research and teaching, Michael Mendillo has indulged a parallel passion for artistic representations of the heavenly bodies. In this sumptuous volume, he explores the projection of our changing belief systems onto the constant stars.” - Dava Sobel, author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter and The Glass Universe.Popular Astronomy,2626-8779PhysicsHistoryAstronomyObservationsChristianity and cultureReligionsArtHistoryHistory of Physics and AstronomyAstronomy, Observations and TechniquesChristian Cultural StudiesComparative ReligionArt HistoryPhysicsHistory.AstronomyChristianity and culture.Religions.ArtHistory.History of Physics and Astronomy.Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.Christian Cultural Studies.Comparative Religion.Art History.520520Mendillo M(Michael),1268127MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910558491903321Saints and sinners in the sky2982783UNINA