An accessible, authoritative, and up-to-date computer vision textbook offering a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of the field that incorporates the latest deep learning advances.Machine learning has revolutionized computer vision, but the methods of today have deep roots in the history of the field. Providing a much-needed modern treatment, this accessible and up-to-date textbook comprehensively introduces the foundations of computer vision while inco...

Retinopathy of Prematurity presents a review of the current knowledge of this disease, which tragically renders many premature infants blind. First, the volume covers the natural history, classification and histopathology of ROP, followed by examination techniques, recommendations for follow-up and therapy and finally a panel discussion providing answers to frequent questions and areas of legal concern.

This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: - Mary E. Wilkins Freeman:A New England Nun Ann Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings Luella Miller Little-Girl-Afraid-of-a-Dog Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas The Gospel Ac...

In a universe where words and music coexist, Elara and Damien find a love that goes beyond their artistic endeavors. The soaring beauty of Elara's words is captured in Damien's compositions, and their creative synergy ignites a passion that permeates every phrase and note. They must choose whether their love is a transient song or an eternal symphony as a once-in-a-lifetime chance threatens to take them apart.Buy now

William Freeman was one of the earliest of the revivalists during the 1947-1958 Healing Revival. He had been holding meetings in small churches with considerable success when Gordon Lindsay visited one of his campaigns. His magazine, The Voice of Healing, was created to specifically to promote William Branham’s ministry but when Branham announced that he "would not continue on the field more than a few weeks more," he announced, "Beginning June 1st (1948) we shall be with Rev. William Free...

A former shadow is looking for a second shot in life in the glitzy, chaotic center of Las Vegas. The city's thriving art culture and an ethereal artist named Seraphina provide Ethan, who is plagued by a violent and treacherous past, with an unexpected lifeline. He dares to imagine a world beyond the shadows as their bond grows. Will the city of dreams serve as the scene of his last, desperate struggle, or can he actually flee the forces that threaten to drag him back into the abyss? A grip...

You’re already a good teacher. But you want more-for them and for yourself. You want to be the teacher your students remember, the one who makes real, positive differences in their lives. You want to become a legendary teacher.This book outlines the characteristics of legendary teachers. It shows you how to recognize and acknowledge those traits in your colleagues,]then cultivate them in yourself. Find out how you can: Convey your high expectations for your students

Neurology for the Hospitalist is a concise and eminently practical resource for inpatient neurological care. Internal Medicine Hospitalists frequently face patients with neurological issues and many feel that their training was insufficient in this area. Hospitalists are often the primary inpatient care providers for this patient population as many perceive Neurology to be an Internal Medicine subspecialty. Both new and experienced hospitalists will benefit from this handbook. In ...

The Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review 2nd edition offers the latest updates from The Neurocritical Care Board Examination, uniquely combining general intensive care with neurocritical care. This comprehensive volume, authored by experienced consultants in neurointensive and medical intensive care, is the first to integrate both fields into a single resource. Aligned with the key disorders outlined by the UCNS and the American Board of Medical Specialties, th...

Today’s convergent media industries readily produce stories that span multiple media, telling the tales of superheroes across comics, film and television, inviting audiences to participate in the popular universes across cinema, novels, the Web, and more. This transmedia phenomenon may be a common strategy in Hollywood’s blockbuster fiction factory, tied up with digital marketing and fictional world-building, but transmediality is so much more than global movie franchises. Different cultur...

When Cemetery Dance Publications managing editor Brian James Freeman sat down with William Peter Blatty for a quick interview, he already knew the New York Times bestselling author of The Exorcist, Legion, The Ninth Configuration, Elsewhere, and many other acclaimed novels was a fascinating person, as well as one of our most acclaimed writers of the last fifty years.What Freeman didn't expect was how open Blatty would be about his entire life and every aspect of h...

Enter the savage and shadowed world of Robert E. Howard in The Essential Hyborian Adventures, a gripping collection of dark fantasy and pulp-era suspense. Featuring “Black Hound of Death,” “Red Shadows,” “Rattle of Bones,” and “The Grisly Horror,” this volume delivers fierce action, eerie atmosphere, and unforgettable tales of danger and dread.