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On November 10, 2017, Pope Francis became the first pontiff in the nuclear era to take a complete stand against nuclear weapons, even as a form of deterrence. At a Vatican conference of leaders in the field of disarmament, he made it clear that the possession of the bomb itself was immoral. A World Free from Nuclear Weapons presents the pope’s address and original testimony from Nobel Peace Prize laureates, religious leaders, diplomats, and civil society activists.These luminaries, which include the pope and a Hiroshima survivor, make the moral case against possessing, manufacturing, and deploying nuclear arms. Drew Christiansen, a member of the Holy See delegation to the 2017 United Nations conference that negotiated the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, helps readers to understand this conference in its historical context. A World Free from Nuclear Weapons is a critical companion for scholars of modern Catholicism, moral theology, and peace studies, as well as policymakers working on effective disarmament. It shows how the Church’s revised position presents an opportunity for global leaders to connect disarmament to larger movements for peace, pointing toward future action.

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Written by world-renowned authors, this unique compendium presents the most updated progress in pattern recognition and computer vision (PRCV), fully reflecting the strong international research interests in the artificial intelligence arena. Machine learning has been the key to current developments in PRCV. This useful comprehensive volume complements the previous five editions of the book. It places great emphasis on the use of deep learning in many aspects of PRCV applications, not readily available in other reference text. Contents: Theory, Technology and Systems: A Brief Introduction to Part 1 (C H Chen) Optimal Statistical Classification (Edward R Dougherty, Jr and Lori Dalton) Deep Discriminative Feature Learning Method for Object Recognition (Weiwei Shi and Yihong Gong) Deep Learning Based Background Subtraction: A Systematic Survey (Jhony H Giraldo, Huu Ton Le, and Thierry Bouwmans) Similarity Domains Network for Modeling Shapes and Extracting Skeletons without Large Datasets (Sedat Ozer) On Curvelet-Based Texture Features for Pattern Classification (Reprinted from Chapter 1.7 of 5th HBPRCV) (Ching-Chung Li and Wen-Chyi Lin) An Overview of Efficient Deep Learning on Embedded Systems (Xianju Wang) Random Forest for Dissimilarity-Based Multi-View Learning (Simon Bernard, Hongliu Cao, Robert Sabourin, and Laurent Heutte) A Review of Image Colourisation (Bo Li, Yu-Kun Lai, and Paul L Rosin) Recent Progress of Deep learning for Speech Recognition (Jinyu Li and Dong Yu) Applications: A Brief Introduction to Part 2 (C H Chen) Machine Learning in Remote Sensing (Ronny Hänsch) Hyperspectral and Spatially Adaptive Unmixing for Analytical Reconstruction of Fraction Surfaces from Data with Corrupt Pixels (Fadi Kizel and Jon Atli Benediktsson) Image Processing for Sea Ice Parameter Identification from Visual Images (Qin Zhang) Applications of Deep Learning to Brain Segmentation and Labeling of MRI Brain Structures (Evan Fletcher and Alexander Knaack) Automatic Segmentation of IVUS Images Based on Temporal Texture Analysis (A Gangidi and C H Chen) Deep Learning for Historical Document Analysis (Foteini Simistira Liwicki and Marcus Liwicki) Signature Verification via Graph-Based Methods (Paul Maergner, Kaspar Riesen, Rolf Ingold, and Andreas Fischer) Cellular Neural Network for Seismic Pattern Recognition (Kou-Yuan Huang and Wen-Hsuan Hsieh) Incorporating Facial Attributes in Cross-modal Face Verification and Synthesis (Hadi Kazemi, Seyed Mehdi Iranmanesh, and Nasser M Nasrabadi) Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in the Deep Learning Era: A Case Study on Computer-Guided Steering (Rodolfo Valientea, Mahdi Zamana, Yaser P Fallaha, and Sedat Ozer) Readership: Graduate students, academics, practitioners, researchers, computer scientists, electrical and medical engineers.Deep Learning;Statistical Pattern Recognition;Random Forest Classification;Machine Learning;Image Colorization;Document Analysis;Seismic Recognition;Face Recognition;Remote Sensing;Medical Imaging00

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One of the most basic premises of traditional Chinese medical therapy states, "When illness occurs, first try to cure it with food; only when food fails should one resort to herbal medicines.” Traditional Chinese medicine has been utilized for over 2500 years and is used regularly by millions of people around the world. Herbal Chinese Cooking contains everything you need to make over 30 easy, healthy, and authentic herbal Chinese recipes. Boost your vitality while enjoying a delicious meal. Each recipe has a description of benefits and the ailments treated. Recipes include: Black chicken tonic with red datesWhite turnip herbal soupChicken stewed with Job’s tearsCurried cinnamon riceFour herb tonic soupTian Qi chicken soupMiso fish soup with daikonBraised sesame beef with fennelAnd many more! Also included in this book are unit conversion tables, dual unit measurements, a photo overview of the most essential herbal ingredients, and over 30 large clear photos. Each recipe includes cook time, prep time, and serving sizes. Enjoy!

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Good food can make or break a party and this cookbook is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Filipino Snacks and Sweets features over 50 irresistible recipes to make some of the most mouth watering treats. This cookbook contains easy step–by–step instructions to make sweet and savory snacks, rolls, fritters, patties, rice, puddings, sweets, and cakes. Recipes include:Banana spring rollsCrispy wontonsShrimp frittersSweet potato chipsBarbecued chicken skewersChicken empanadasDeep-fried squid ringsPeanut brittleAnd many more! Also included in this book are unit conversion tables, dual unit measurements, an overview of essential ingredients, and over 30 large photos. Each recipe includes cook time, prep time, and serving sizes. Enjoy!

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With its clear photography and easy to read recipes, Quick & Easy Vietnamese Cooking contains everything you need to create over 40 healthy, easy, and authentic Vietnamese recipes.This Vietnamese cookbook contains recipes from all over Vietnam and features a wide variety of ingredients. Inside are instructions for appetizers, salads, desserts, drinks, meat, poultry, rice, vegetables, seafood, soups, and curries. Recipes include:Grilled lemongrass beef saladPeanut dipping sauceMango coconut tartsBarbecued five spice porkClaypot chicken with mushroomsCoconut rice pattiesFired stuffed squidFragrant crab noodle soup. Also included in this book are unit conversion tables, dual measurements, over 30 detailed photos, and an overview of basic Vietnamese ingredients needed to create these delicious Vietnamese favorites. Enjoy!

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This classic introduction to the rich culture and history of the Phillipines Islands is a must have for any traveler or cultural scholar.Few countries are as rich in cultural heritage as the Republic of the Philippines. The original inhabitants came from various parts of Southeast Asia, and outlying areas preserve many of their unique and interesting customs. In the age of exploration the Europeans came. The hopes of the Filipino people were finally realized when, on July 4 1946, the flag of the Philippine was raised.Author, Galdys Zabilka has created an informal and interesting compilation for the overseas traveler or the armchair tourist.The reader will be introduced to quaint Filipino customs, tourist attractions, folk songs, foods, and sports along with a general review of Philippine history and racial background. Almost every aspect of Filipino life is touched upon in this handy little volume. Delightful illustrations for each chapter were done by M. Kuwata. Musical scores of several Philippine folk songs are included in the last chapter.

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This classic collection of Indian fables and spiritual stories offers an intimate and joyful glimpse at the deep, mythical tradition of India.India is the Home of Fables, which are usually associated western mind with the Greek slave mentioned by Herodotus, by the name of Aesop. Few people realize that these stories, their special form and technique can be traced to very remote sources in India. The same can be said of Gypsy stories all over the world. The Gypsies are forgotten sons and daughters of India, almost all speaking the North-Indian language, Hindi.Ernest Rhys in his introduction to the Fables of Aesop and others justly remarks, «We have to admit that the best fables did not begin with Aesop or in Greece at all. We have, in fact, to go East and look into India and burrow in the 'Tales within tales' of Hitopdesha to get an idea how old the antiquity of the fables actually is.»

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Finding your way around Malaysia (and also the island nation of Singapore and the kingdom of Brunei Darussalam) is a breeze with this handy Tuttle Travel Atlas.<br><br>The perfect travel guide,designed for adventurous travelers and containing all the maps you'll need on your explorations, this atlas includes many views that are available nowhere else. It will help you find your destination in every city, town and region in all three countries. Each of the 90 maps in this atlas is presented in a logical, easy-to-follow manner, with emphasis on the most frequently visited areas. All place names, street names and buildings are indexed for quick reference.<br><br><b>COMPREHENSIVE</B>: Detailed insets of each major town, travel destination and business hub in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.<br><br><B>INFORMATIVE</B>: Precise locations for all popular sights, hotels, restaurants, office buildings, shopping malls and other essential locations.<br><br><B>PRACTICAL</B>: The handy size, well-designed key maps and comprehensive index help you find places you are looking for quickly.<br><br><B>RELIABLE</B>: The maps in this book are thoroughly researched and regularly updated by the leading publisher of Asia Pacific maps.<br><br>Maps featured include: Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor, Melaka, Sabah, Singapore and more!

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This collection of Japanese poetry and paintings is a wonderful addition to the collection of any enthusiast of Japanese poetry or culture.Land of the Reed Plains presents a rare and beautiful combination of Japanese lyric genius and artistic mastery. The poetry comes from the Manyoshu, Japan's earliest and greatest anthology and masterpiece of world literature, ably translated by Kenneth Yasuda. The 100 paintings that accompany the poems, each in full color, are the work of the contemporary Japanese artist Sanko Inoue.Their ability to evoke the beauties of an ancient past in a technique that speaks both of tradition and of today, confirms again the high and versatile place Sanko occupies in Japan's art world.

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Navigating the various regions during your trip to Thailand is a breeze with this handy Tuttle travel atlas. Designed for the adventurous traveler, and containing all the maps you'll need on your explorations, this atlas includes many views that are not available on other maps of Thailand.<br><br>The atlas is conveniently divided into the major regions: Bangkok, Central Thailand, Southeastern Thailand, and Northern Thailand. Each of the 23 maps in this atlas is presented in a logical, easy-to-follow manner, with emphasis on the most frequently visited areas. All place names, street names and buildings are indexed for quick reference.<br><br><b>COMPREHENSIVE:</b> Detailed insets of major cities, travel destinations and business hubs in Thailand<br><br><b>INFORMATIVE:</b> Precise locations of all famous sights, restaurants, temples, shopping malls and other essential locations<br><br><b>PRACTICAL:</b> The well-designed maps and comprehensive index help you find places you are looking for quickly<br><br><b>RELIABLE:</b> The maps in this atlas are thoroughly researched and regularly updated by the leading publisher of Asia Pacific maps.

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