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Chapter 4: Getting Images into and out of Photoshop

Chapter 4: Getting Images into and out of Photoshop

... line looks soft and mushy, out of focus. And the middle line? To quote Goldilocks, “It’s just right!” When zoomed to 600 percent, you can really see those jaggies and that softening. And in the ... save you thousands of dollars in film and processing costs (not to mention a reduction in environmental degradation) but has added a new set of challenges to the art and business of photography. ... terms as you read about the various tools and commands with which you make selections. Both feathering and anti-aliasing make the edges of your selections softer by using partially transparent or...

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SAP2000®  Linear and Nonlinear  Static and Dynamic  Analysis and Design  of  Three-Dimensional Structures

SAP2000® Linear and Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analysis and Design of Three-Dimensional Structures

... EFFORT AND EXPENSE HAVE GONE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AND DOCUMENTATION OF SAP2000. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED AND USED. IN USING THE PROGRAM, HOWEVER, THE USER ACCEPTS AND UNDERSTANDS ... 1 - 2 Overview of the Program 1 Overview of the Program SAP2000 is a stand-alone finite-element-based structural program for the analysis and design of civil structures. It offers an intuitive, ... spans 60 feet, and has a width and height of 12 feet each. The supports are roll- ers at one end, and pins at the other. The trusses and cross members are to be constructed of 2L4X4’s, while...

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SAP2000 Integrated Finite Elements Analysis and Design of Structures

SAP2000 Integrated Finite Elements Analysis and Design of Structures

... Draw Mode and enter Select Mode. 24. Click the roof beam at the top of the braced frame to select it. Also click the joint at the top of the chevron brace (center of braced frame roof beam) to ... the frame elements and joints. ã Click and hold the left mouse button. ã While holding, move the pointer below and to the right of the frame elements and joints. A “rubber-band” window will show ... a registered trademark of Computers and Structures, Inc. SAP2000 is a registered trademark of Computers and Structures, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. COPYRIGHT The...

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The Design and Implementation of a Log-Structured File System

The Design and Implementation of a Log-Structured File System

... shows the relative importance of the various kinds of data written to disk, both in terms of how much of the live blocks they occupy on disk and in terms of how much of the data written to the log ... 4 — Disk space and log bandwidth usage of /user6 For each block type, the table lists the percentage of the disk space in use on disk (Live data) and the percentage of the log bandwidth consumed ... More than 99% of the live data on disk consists of file data blocks and indirect blocks. However, about 13% of the information written to the log consists of inodes, inode map blocks, and segment...

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The Breadth and Depth of DSP

The Breadth and Depth of DSP

... generation and recognition are used to communicate between humans and machines. Rather than using your hands and eyes, you use your mouth and ears. This is very convenient when your hands and eyes ... recognition and generation of speech, compression of data for storage and transmission, etc. Suppose we attach an analog-to-digital converter to a computer and use it to acquire a chunk of real world ... specialized audience. State -of- the-art researchers need this kind of detailed mathematics to understand the theoretical implications of the work. A basic premise of this book is that most practical...

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Cambridge.University.Press.Fearing.Others.The.Nature.and.Treatment.of.Social.Phobia.Mar.2007.pdf

Cambridge.University.Press.Fearing.Others.The.Nature.and.Treatment.of.Social.Phobia.Mar.2007.pdf

... shun friends and family and apprehended going to the grocery store where she dreaded the supermarket owner’s greetings and offers of help. Her husband’s business activities included a certain amount of ... similarities and unique responses to culturally defined social demands. Chapter 2 traces the historic evolution of the notion of social phobia and its equivalents (mostly from the end of nineteenth ... minimize strife and the possibility of loss of face in a skirmish they are bound to lose, social phobic individuals prefer to pro- pitiate and appease. They are soft spoken, docile, and mild; not...

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Bơm ECD-V - P - Composition and Construction of ECD-V3 Pump System

Bơm ECD-V - P - Composition and Construction of ECD-V3 Pump System

... construction and operation of the ECD-V3 pump with respect to the pumping and injection of fuel. ã Solenoid Spill Valve (SPV) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This actuator, which performs the function of the ... number of revolutions of the pump (one-half the number of revolutions of the engine) to the engine ECU. ã Fuel Temperature Sensor (THF) - - - - - - - - - - This sensor detects the temperature of ... consists of a spool valve and a solenoid coil. The spool valve, which acts directly in accordance with electric signals, opens and closes the passage that links the pressure chamber and the pump...

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Báo cáo y học: "Management of chest pain: exploring the views and experiences of chiropractors and medical practitioners in a focus group interview"

Báo cáo y học: "Management of chest pain: exploring the views and experiences of chiropractors and medical practitioners in a focus group interview"

... interprofessional referrals, that guidelines and care standards are an issue for all professions, that interactions between providers and professions (e.g. referrals) may also be standardized, and ... multifactorial, or comorbid condition; (4) Inter-professional coordination of care; (5) Best practices and standardization of care; and (6) Training and education. Conclusion: This study carries implications ... competencies, and standards for referrals and sharing of clinical informa- tion that may improve current and future cross-discipli- nary coordination of care for chest pain patients. Clinical and health...

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Báo cáo y học: "Translational Medicine and Reliability of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Studies: Can We Believe in SNP Reports or Not"

Báo cáo y học: "Translational Medicine and Reliability of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Studies: Can We Believe in SNP Reports or Not"

... trials: authors’ name, year of publication, country of origin, type of cancer, sample size, number of polymorphisms tested and results of the study. Studies were divided into two categories ... Skovlund E, Nesland JM, Borresen-Dale AL. Single tube multiplex polymerase chain reaction genotype analysis of GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1: relation of genotypes to TP53 tumor status and clinico- pathological ... heart disease: frequency of citation and outcome. BMJ 1992;305:15–9 7. Kjaergard LL, Gluud C. Citation bias of hepato-biliary randomized clinical trials. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2002;55:407–410...

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Báo cáo y học: "Mirror-Image Arachnoid Cysts in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins: A Case Report and Review of the Literature"

Báo cáo y học: "Mirror-Image Arachnoid Cysts in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins: A Case Report and Review of the Literature"

... case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in the literature. In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the pos- sible clinical implications. First, Helland ... cystogenesis. The association of AC and other diseases in families suggested that PAPB2, SPG4 and SOX2 gene might be linked to AC 21-23 . Consequently, further sequencing of those candidate genes is ... conclusion, we report a second case of mir- ror-imaging of ACs in MZ, which contributes to the under- standing of the genetic contribution to AC. Mirror-imaging of ACs may be more common than previously...

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Báo cáo y học: "Aplasia and Agenesis of the Frontal Sinus in Turkish Individuals: A Retrospective Study Using Dental Volumetric Tomograph"

Báo cáo y học: "Aplasia and Agenesis of the Frontal Sinus in Turkish Individuals: A Retrospective Study Using Dental Volumetric Tomograph"

... height of the orbit and extends just above the top of the most-anterior ethmoid cells. By the age of 8 years, the top of the frontal sinuses is at the level of the orbital roof, and by the age of ... size of the frontal sinus [3]. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of frontal sinus aplasia and agenesis using dental volumetric tomography in a population of Turkish ... absence of the frontal sinus, and on the left, the limited aeration of the frontal sinus; axial view (A), right sagittal view (B), and left sagittal view (C); sequential coronal slices of frontal...

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Báo cáo y học: "MALDI-TOF MS Combined With Magnetic Beads for Detecting Serum Protein Biomarkers and Establishment of Boosting Decision Tree Model for Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer"

Báo cáo y học: "MALDI-TOF MS Combined With Magnetic Beads for Detecting Serum Protein Biomarkers and Establishment of Boosting Decision Tree Model for Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer"

... first pass of signal-noise ratio of 3 and a minimum peak thre- shold of 20% of all spectra. This process was com- pleted with a second pass of peak selection at 0.2% of the mass window, and the ... [28, 42] and so on [29]. The initial se- rum proteome profiles of CRC were generated by using the combination of MALDI-TOF MS and WCX magnetic beads as well as pattern recognition soft- ware ... role of CEA, TPA and CA 19-9 in the early detection of recurrent colorectal cancer. Int J Colorectal Dis. 1989; 4:230-233. 20. Rodland KD. Proteomics and cancer diagnosis: the potential of mass...

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Báo cáo y học: "Refractive Status and Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Suburban School-age Children"

Báo cáo y học: "Refractive Status and Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Suburban School-age Children"

... adhered to the provisions of the Declaration of Hel- sinki for research. The Bureau of Education and Bu- reau of Health in Yongchuan District approved the implementation of this study. Eye Examination ... negative SE values. Table 1 Age and sex distribution of the selected and examined population Age NO.(%) of All NO. (%) of Boys NO. (%) of Girls Selected Examined %Exam Selected Examined %Exam ... influence on the prevalence of hyperopia and myopia: as age increased, the prevalence of hyperopia markedly decreased, and that of myopia significantly increased. The prevalence of hyperopia was 48.12%...

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Báo cáo y học: "Pravastatin Provides Antioxidant Activity and Protection of Erythrocytes Loaded Primaqe"

Báo cáo y học: "Pravastatin Provides Antioxidant Activity and Protection of Erythrocytes Loaded Primaqe"

... mM of PS or 2 mM of PQ, and erythrocytes incubated with combination of PS plus PQ. After incubation for 30 min, the effect of the drugs on erythrocytes hemolysis as well as some biomarkers of ... osmotic fragility and oxidative damage of erythrocytes of zinc-deficient rats. J Nutr. 1997; 127: 1290–1296. 22. Lajos N, Miki N, Sandor S. Protein and non-protein sulfhydryls and disulfides ... spectrophotometric method [20]. A mixture of 200 μL of 8% sodium dodecyl sulfate, 200 μL of 0.9% thiobarbituric acid and 1.5 ml 20% acetic acid was prepared. 200 μL of RBCs lysate and 1.9 ml distilled water...

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