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This two-volume set LNCS 11101 and 11102 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2018, held in Coimbra, Portugal, in September 2018. The 79 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 205 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics in natural computing including evolutionary computation, artificial neural networks, artificial life, swarm intelligence, artificial immune systems, self-organizing systems, emergent behavior, molecular computing, evolutionary robotics, evolvable hardware, parallel implementations and applications to real-world problems. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: numerical optimization; combinatorial optimization; genetic programming; multi-objective optimization; parallel and distributed frameworks; runtime analysis and approximation results; fitness landscape modeling and analysis; algorithm configuration, selection, and benchmarking; machine learning and evolutionary algorithms; and applications. Also included are the descriptions of 23 tutorials and 6 workshops which took place in the framework of PPSN XV.
This is the essential up to date review of the difficult topics in surgery for knee injuries and sports injuries to the knee. The book draws international authors to include detailed reviews of treatment options and outcomes and will update surgeons and allied clnicians as to current thinking to provide a guide to treatment of the more difficult knee problems.
In this suspense thriller, Craig Andrews survives a gut-wrenching divorce and begins a new life only to be targeted by a mass murderer. A hard-nosed detective is motivated to stop the killing spree and is closing in on the killer. Weeds in The Garden of Love is a gritty "slice-of-life" tale exposing dysfunctional people trying to ease their suffering through alcohol, illicit sex, and cold-blooded murder. It’s a story about more than winning and losing. It’s about survival.
Tirades, Transitions, & Triumphs is an irresistibly captivating odyssey of self-discovery through poetry. Ikeranda blends metaphors with complete transparency to inspire readers to find their own inner light. A rare combination of oxymoron's dancing with just enough truth to completely compel anyone.
Literary Nonfiction. Essays. LGBTQIA Studies. Women's Studies. Longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. Equal parts séance, polemic, and love letter, Piper J. Daniels' LADIES LAZARUS examines evangelical upbringing, sexual trauma, queer identity, and mental illness with a raw intensity that moves between venom and grace. Fueled by wanderlust, Daniels travels the country, unearthing the voices of forgotten women. Girls and ghosts speak freely, murdered women serve as mentors, and those who've languished in unmarked graves convert their names to psalms. At every turn, Daniels invites the reader to engage, not in the soothing narrative of healing, but in th...