Using rough set theory to improve content based image retrieval system / Maryam Shahabi Lotfabadi
Human resource management in a business context / Alan Price
TMC to contest all 42 LS seats in state: Yuva chief
All India Trinamool Congress Yuva president Abhishek Banerjee party would fight the 2014 Lok Sabha elections alone.
Trinamool to contest LS polls in Assam, Tripura: Roy
Many leaders and workers of Forward Bloc joined the TMC in Jalpaiguri, a stronghold of the prominent constituent of the Left Front.
TMC to contest all LS, Assembly seats in Haryana
K D Singh and V K Singh were addressing a state level convention organised by members of the Punjabi community in Rohtak.
Won''t contest elections: Kabir Suman
Suman has since skipped party programmes, even when Mamata Banerjee met party MPs to finalise a blueprint to accelerate development work before the Lok Sabha elections.
Seed of contention
As Nitish takes a tough stand against MNCs planning to sell Bt maize after selling hybrid corn seeds, farmers of Bihar''s Kosi region are a confused lot
Contemporary abstract algebra : student solutions manual / Joseph Gallian
Javanese performances on an Indonesian stage : contesting culture, embracing change / Barbara Hatley
Working forensically [videorecording] : collaborative directing in contemporary theatre
Making contemporary theatre : international rehearsal processes / edited by Jen Harvie and Andy Lavender
Postdramatic theatre and the political : international perspectives on contemporary performance / edited by Karen Jürs-Munby, Jerome Carroll and Steven Giles
"I didn't like it, I prefer musicals" : the lived experience of the drama teacher in the contemporary secondary suburban school / Katrina Wood
Developing norms for the provision of biological laboratories in low-resource contexts: proceedings of a workshop / Frances E. Sharples and Micah D. Lowenthal, rapporteurs ; Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Stu
An Event Apart: Content Performance Quotient
In his Beyond Engagement: the Content Performance Quotient presentation at An Event Apart in Chicago, Jeffrey Zeldman introduced a new metric for tracking how well Web sites are performing. Here's my notes from his talk:
- The number one stakeholder request for Web sites is engagement: we need people using our services more. But is it the right metric for all these situations?
- For some apps, engagement is clearly the right thing to measure. Think Instagram, long-form articles, or gaming sites. For others, more time spent might be a sign of customer frustration.
- Most of the Web sites we work on are like customer service desks where we want to give people what they need and get them on their way. For these experiences, speed of usefulness should matter more than engagement.
- Content Performance Quotient (Design CPQ) is a measure of how quickly we can get the right content to solve the customer's problem. The CPQ is a goal to iterate against and aim for the shortest distance between problem & solution. It tracks your value to the customer by measuring the speed of usefulness.
- Pretty garbage: when a Web site looks good but doesn't help anyone. Garbage in a delightfully responsive grid is still garbage. A lot of a Web designer's job is bridging the gap between what clients say they need and what their customers actually need.
- Marlboro's advertising company (in the 50s) rethought TV commercials by removing all the copy and focusing on conveying emotions. They went from commercials typically full of text to just ten words focused on their message.
- Mobile is a great forcing function to re-evaluate our content. Because you can't fit everything on a small screen, you need to make decisions about what matters most.
- Slash your architecture and shrink your content. Ask: "why do we need this?" Compare all your content to the goals you've established. Design should be intentional. Have purpose-driven design and purpose-driven content. If your design isn't going somewhere, it is going nowhere.
- We can't always have meetings where everybody wins. We need to argue for the customer and that means not everyone in our meetings will get what they want. Purpose needs to drive our collaborations not individual agendas, which usually leak into our Web site designs.
- It’s easy to give every stakeholder what they want. We've enabled this through Content Management Systems (CMS) that allow everyone to publish to the site. Don't take the easy way out. It’s harder to do the right thing. Harder for us, but better for the customer & bottom line.
- Understanding the customer journey allows us to put the right content in the right place. Start with the most important interaction and build out from there. Focus on key interactions and build out from there. Sometimes the right place for your content isn't your Website -for video it could be YouTube or Vimeo.
- Customers come to our sites with a purpose. Anything that gets in the way of that is a distraction. Constantly iterate on content to remove the cruft and surface what's needed. You can start with a content inventory to audit what is in your site, but most of this content is probably out of date and irrelevant. So being in a state of constant iteration works better.
- When you want people to go deeper and engage, to slow down... scannability, which is good for transactions, can be bad for thoughtful content. Instead slow people down with bigger type, better typographic hierarchy, more whitespace.
- Which sites should be slow? If the site is delivering content for the good of the general public, the presentation should enable slow, careful reading. If it’s designed to promote our business or help a customer get an answer to her question, it must be designed for speed of relevancy.
Inside Innovation - Born of Sound: Transforming Sound into Art [Sponsored Content]
Consider it sound you can see. Find out how Ashik and Jenelle Mohan of Born of Sound are using audio recordings to create works of art, bringing to life a child’s laugh or heartbeat in a fluid, vibrant print. Brought to you by Intel.
Inside Innovation - Makey Makey: Making a Better World…One Carrot Keyboard at a Time [Sponsored Content]
Jay Silver and his co-founder's concept was simple: Hook up everyday objects to small circuits and turn them into touchpads. See how their MaKey MaKey invention kit is changing the way we interact with the world. Brought to you by Intel.
Inside Innovation - Floored: Reimagining 3D Experiences for the Real World [Sponsored Content]
David Eisenberg, co-founder and CEO of Floored, explains how his company transforms real estate floor plans into 3D experiences using Intel's agile technology, allowing consumers to skip the walkthrough and take a virtual 3D tour instead. Brought to you by Intel.
Inside Innovation - Brass Monkey: Reinventing Multiscreen Gaming Experiences [Sponsored Content]
Infrared5 co-founders Chris and Rebecca Allen are revolutionizing the multi-screen experience. With their popular computer game Brass Monkey they’re bringing people together with socially, multi-screen experiences that turn smart phones into game controllers and PC/Tablets into consoles. Brought to you by Intel.
Inside Innovation - CuteCircuit: Trendspotting From Tech to Fashion [Sponsored Content]
CuteCircuit co-founder and creative director Francesca Rosella believes in technology you can wear. She explains how, with the help of co-founder Ryan Genz, CuteCircuit is able to create interactive fashion—like a dress that’s illuminated by LED lights or a skirt that displays a message—with technology that integrates seamlessly into garments. Brought to you by Intel
Bonus Content: See How to Build Captain Kirk’s Chair from Star Trek Continues with Vic Mignogna
It’s more than just a prop. Vic Mignogna, who stars as Captain Kirk in “Star Trek Continues,” shows us the famous Captain’s chair and explains how the set designer re-created a replica of the original version, down to the hand-poured control buttons.
Bonus Content: Could A "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" Disaster Actually Happen?
Now you know what to do if a Planet of the Apes situation occurs, but is an ape takeover actually plausible? Host Quinn Beswick breaks down the likelihood of a primate invasion.
The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for Women | Sponsored Content
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Blogger Christen Rochon breaks down her top three picks for the lucky lady in your life. Brought to you by eBay
3 Valentine’s Day Gifts for the Tech Guy in Your Life | Sponsored Content
Still stumped on what to get your guy for Valentine’s Day? Check out three techie-approved gifts, perfect for any guy on your list. Brought to you by eBay
[Branded Content] Working Together for a Common Goal; The Science of Teams: Atlassian
Produced for Atlassian by the WIRED Brand Lab. The process of team work is all around us. From construction, to music, to food, the greatest achievements are born out of teams. On its surface, collaboration is a seemingly simple process, but there is much more underneath. WIRED teams up with the experts and uses science to showcase the mechanics behind working as a team.
Six Degrees of Automation: How an Empty Parking Lot Will Change the Banking Industry | Branded Content
Welcome to Six Degrees of Automation – a docu-series dedicated to analyzing the impact intelligent automation is having on various industries, produced in collaboration between IBM Services and Wired Brand Lab. In our inaugural episode, we explore how intelligent automation is transforming the banking industry. Follow Bill on his journey to receive a home loan, a seemingly simple process, but one that is being transformed by automation.
Tech Today and Tomorrow Presented by DXC Technology - Why Cybersecurity is So Critical | Branded Content | Tech Today and Tomorrow | Ep. 4
Security teams used to be able to patrol on-site to ensure their company’s premises were kept safe – now it’s about building teams that can predict potential cyber threats and sabotage from individuals, companies or even hostile nations. In Part 4 of this series, WIRED Brand Lab aims to uncover what businesses can do to evolve their security techniques within a digitally enabled business world. Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for DXC Technology.
Tech Today and Tomorrow Presented by DXC Technology - How Technology Has Changed The Workplace | Branded Content | Tech Today and Tomorrow | Episode 3
In the past, the idea of the workplace meant an office in a high-rise building where all employees came together to run a company. In Part 3 of this series, WIRED Brand Lab discovers how the modern workplace is no longer confined to a physical space. We’ll look at how rising technologies like the cloud, Artificial Intelligence and mobile devices are creating a new type of workplace, one that can be accessed anywhere. Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for DXC Technology.
Tech Today and Tomorrow Presented by DXC Technology - How AI & Robotics Can Make Our Lives Better | Branded Content | Tech Today and Tomorrow | Episode 2
Robots, personal assistants, and other AI-powered devices are quickly becoming a staple in homes and offices around the country. In Part 2 of this series, WIRED Brand Lab will explore how AI and robotics are changing business models and augmenting our productivity as workers. Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for DXC Technology.
Tech Today and Tomorrow Presented by DXC Technology - How The Internet of Things Will Change Everything | Branded Content | Tech Today and Tomorrow | Episode 1
Internet-connected devices are revolutionizing the way we live and do business. In Part 1 of this series, WIRED Brand Lab looks at The Internet of Things and explores how connected devices will impact and expand our capabilities, as both businesses and individuals, for decades to come. Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for DXC Technology.
Responsible Organizations in the Global Context [electronic resource] : Current Challenges and Forward-Thinking Perspectives / edited by Annie Bartoli, Jose-Luis Guerrero, Philippe Hermel
Orientalism and imperialism : from nineteenth-century missionary imaginings to the contemporary Middle East / Andrew Wilcox
3D-Nanosponge enabled segregation: a versatile approach for highly dispersed and high content functionalization of metal oxide species
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00115E, Research Article
A general 3D nanosponge enabled strategy is developed to achieve simultaneously highly dispersed and high content functionalization of metal oxide species, ebabling a liabrary of functional nanostructures with great application potential.
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Nomadismes des romancières contemporaines de langue française / Audrey Lasserre et Anne Simon, éds
L'exception et la France contemporaine: histoire, imaginaire, littérature / Marc Dambre et Richard J. Golsan (éds)
Un retour des normes romanesques dans la littérature française contemporaine / [sous la direction de] Wolfgang Asholt et Marc Dambre (éds)
French écocritique: reading contemporary French theory and fiction ecologically / Stephanie Posthumus
Women's Writing in Contemporary France: New Writers, New Literatures in the 1990s.
The Oberon anthology of contemporary French plays / [edited and] translated by Chris Campbell
Game play: paratextuality in contemporary board games / Paul Booth
Atari to Zelda: Japan's videogames in global contexts / Mia Consalvo
Contemporary research on intertextuality in video games / Christophe Duret, Christian-Marie Pons, [editors]
Transnational contexts of development history, sociality, and society of play: video games in East Asia / S. Austin Lee, Alexis Pulos, editors
Real games: what's legitimate and what's not in contemporary videogames / Mia Consalvo and Christopher A. Paul
The high-accuracy prediction of carbon content in semi-coke by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1039/C9JA00443B, Paper
LIBS technology is used in the realization process of semi-coke detection.
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