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Advanced methods for human biometrics by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…5.2.1 Possibility Distribution -- 5.2.2 Transformation from Probability Distribution to Possibility Distribution -- 5.3 Methodology -- 5.3.1 ECG Signal Pre-processing -- 5.3.2 Feature Extraction -- 5.3.3 Possibility Theory Based ECG Classification -- 5.3.4 Experimental Results and Discussion -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Surface EMG Based Biometric Person Authentication by a Grasshopper Optimized SVM Algorithm -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Biometry Based on sEMG Signals -- 6.3 Hybrid Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm and Support Vector Machine (GOA-SVM)…”
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Advances in insect physiology. Volume 8 by ScienceDirect (Online service)

Contents: “…The Variable Coloration of the Acridoid Grasshoppers; I. Definitions, Terminology, and Taxonomy.…”
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Animal : a beastly compendium : treasures from the Prints and Photographs Department at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France by Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des estampes et de la photographie

Contents: “…Ass -- Bear -- "Beast of Gévaudan" -- Beaver -- Bee -- Bird -- "Bird-Woman" -- Bull -- Butterfly -- Camel -- Carp -- Cat -- Chimera -- Cow -- Crocodile -- Deer -- Dinosaur -- Dog -- Dolphin -- Dromedary -- Duck -- Elephant -- Fish -- Fox -- Frog -- Giant Squid -- Giraffe -- Goat -- Goose -- Grasshopper -- Hippopotamus -- Horse -- Jaguar -- Lion -- Mole -- Monkey -- Mouse -- Ostrich -- Owl -- Ox -- Panther -- Parrot -- Peacock -- Pelican -- Pig -- Porcupine -- Rabbit -- Ram -- Rhinoceros -- Salamander -- Shrimp -- Snake -- Snowy Owl -- Sperm Whale -- Spider -- Spiny Lobster -- Stag -- Swan -- Tiger -- Turtle Dove -- Unicorn -- Water Spaniel -- Wild Boar -- Wolf -- Zebra.…”

Earth by Carlowicz, Michael J.

Insect conservation and islands by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Ranking priorities for the conservation of butterflies on Italian offshore islands -- A multidimensional characterization of rarity applied to the Aegean tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae) -- The occurrence and distribution of carabid beetles (Carabidae) on islands in the Baltic Sea: a review -- Conservation of Southern Ocean Islands: invertebrates as exemplars -- Preliminary conservation status and needs of an oceanic island fauna: the case of Seychelles insects -- Insect conservation in early succession on islands: lessons from Surtsey, Iceland, and the Krakatau Archipelago, Indonesia -- Issues and implications for research on disturbed oceanic islands illustrated through an ant survey of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands -- Conservation status and needs of butterflies (Lepidoptera) on the Torres Strait Islands -- Climate variability, biological control and an insect pest outbreak on Australia's Coral Sea islets: lessons for invertebrate conservation -- Grasshopper outbreak challenges conservation status of a small Hawaiian Island -- History of weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) translocation in New Zealand: lessons learned, islands as sanctuaries and the future -- Possible rescue from extinction: transfer of a rare New Zealand tusked weta to islands in the Mercury group -- Population studies and conservation of Jamaica's endangered swallowtail butterfly Papilio (Pterourus) homerus -- Notes on the biology, captive management and conservation status of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect (Dryococelus australis) (Phasmatodea) -- Invasive species threats to native aquatic insect biodiversity and conservation measures in Hawai'i and French Polynesia -- Philosophical justifications for the extirpation of non-indigenous species: the case of the grasshopper Schistocerca nitens (Orthoptera) on the Island of Nihoa, Hawaii.…”
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100 days : how four events in 1969 shaped America by Lebo, Harlan

Contents: “…Manson -- Like moths to a flame -- Mesmerized -- A carnival ride to the apocalypse -- Part 3. Woodstock -- Grasshoppers in the grain fields -- Overtaken by the feeling -- Coming from a dream -- Part 4. …”

A wing and a prayer The race to save our vanishing birds Unabridged. by Gyllenhaal, Anders

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Computational science and technology : 7th ICCST 2020, Pattaya, Thailand, 29-30 August, 2020 by International Conference on Computational Science and Technology Pattaya, Thailand, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Building a Knowledge Graph of Vietnam Tourism from Text -- Technology Adoption Models: Users' Online Social Media Behavior Towards Visual Information -- A Pedagogical Framework with Integration of TPACK for Mobile Interactive System in Teaching Mathematics -- Towards Palm Bunch Ripeness Classification using Colour and Canny Edge Detection -- Attention Models for Sentiment Analysis using Objectivity and Subjectivity Word Vectors -- A Question-Answering System that Can Count -- Contactless Patient Authentication for Registration Using Face Recognition Technology -- Drawing and Recognising Simple Shapes with Real-Time Feedback Using Pattern Recognition -- Information Technology Students' Preferences on Blended Learning -- Improved Facial Recognition Algorithms based on Dragonfly and Grasshopper Optimization.…”
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Recent advances in intelligent manufacturing and service systems : select proceedings of IMSS 2021 by International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing and Service Systems Sakarya, Turkey, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Visual Feeding of Magnetic Cores for Winding Automation -- Effect of Build Orientation on Cross-Section Areas of Sliced Layers and Geometrical Accuracy in Selective Laser Melting -- Development of an Ontology for Defect Classification in Remanufacturing -- Mr Image Analysis with Deep Learning Methods in Brain Tumor Diagnosis -- Determining the Priority Criteria for Personnel Selection with Fuzzy Dematel and Grey Based Dematel Approaches -- An Intelligent Psychiatric Recommendation System for Detecting Mental Disorders -- A Two-Echelon Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Optimization via Genetic Algorithm -- Meta-Heuristical Constrained Optimization Based on a Mechanical Design Problem -- A Case Study of Shape Optimization Using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm -- Quality 4.0 in Research and Development.…”
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James and the giant peach Unabridged. by Dahl, Roald

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Wildlife ecotoxicology : forensic approaches by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Introduction -- Ethics in science and regulation of environmental chemicals -- Update: DDT, bird populations, chemical regulation, California coast -- Dieldrin, poisoning and population decline of British birds of prey -- The Rocky Mountain Arsenal: Contamination and enduring impacts on wildlife -- North American Great Lakes: Contaminant impacts on birds, regulations -- Dioxins, pulp and paper, fish-eating birds on the Pacific coast of Canada -- Getting the lead out: Dead ducks, eagles and the hunting community -- Mercury and impacts on bird populations -- Insecticides, scavenging birds and regulations in the Fraser River Delta -- Death on the Pampas: Grasshoppers, methamidofos and hawks -- Atrazine and amphibians -- Arsenic and old trees: pine beetles, wood peckers in British Columbia -- Diclofenac: Sacred cows and vulture culture -- Glyphosate and frog societies: Can they coexist?…”
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Handbook of vegetable pests by Capinera, John L.

Contents: “…Order Coleoptera : beetles, weevils, white grubs and wireworms -- Order Dermaptera : earwigs -- Order Diptera : flies and maggots -- Order Hemiptera : bugs -- Order Homoptera : aphids, leaf- and planthoppers, psyllids and whiteflies -- Order Hymenoptera : ants and sawflies -- Order Lepidoptera : caterpillars, moths and butterflies -- Order Orthoptera : grasshoppers and crickets -- Order Thysanoptera : thrips -- Other invertebrate pests -- Appendix A. …”
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James and the giant peach by Dahl, Roald

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On the banks of plum creek Unabridged. by Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957

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Application of nature-inspired computing and optimization techniques by ScienceDirect (Online Service)

Contents: “…Controller and power systems -- Overview of nonlinear interval optimization problems -- Solving the aircraft landing problem using the bee colony optimization (BCO) algorithm -- Situation-based genetic network programming to solve agent control problems -- Small signal stability enhancement of large interconnected power system using grasshopper optimization algorithm tuned power system stabilizer -- Part 2. …”
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People of the shining mountains : the Utes of Colorado 1st ed. by Marsh, Charles S. (Charles Seabrooke), 1926-

Contents: “…-- Anasazis to magic dogs -- The seven bands -- Map : Original Ute Indian territory -- Spanish raids and exploring padres -- Map : Ute Indian Territory, Treaty of 1868 -- Yankee troops and beaver trappers -- A grand bed of snowcapped mountains rose before us -- Chief Ouray, the arrow, and the treaty makers -- Map : Ute Indian territory, Brunot Treaty of 1873 -- The Utes must go -- Meeker's murder and the Thornburgh battle -- Reservations and Ute invasion -- God damn a potato -- Spiritualism, ghost shirts, and peyote -- Husband abuse and birthing huts -- Not hunting for war -- The spirit that sings must dance -- Flutes and zithers -- Horseracing and hand games -- Medicine men, hot springs, and death -- Grasshoppers and camerass root -- Buckskin and water jug baskets -- Map : Present day Ute Indian Territory -- How the owl hawks tricked Tuvat Ainc -- Epilogue -- Bibliography.…”

Modern optimization techniques for advanced machining : heuristic and metaheuristic techniques by Okokpujie, Imhade P., Tartibu, Lagouge K.

Contents: “…Overview of Advanced Machining Process -- Cutting Fluid and its Application with Different Delivering Machining Techniques -- Development and Application of Nano-Lubricant in Machining: A Review -- Global Machining Prediction and Optimization -- Multi-objective Grey Wolf Optimizer for improved machining performance -- Multi-objective Ant Lion Optimizer for improved machining performance -- Multi-objective Grasshopper Optimizer for improved machining performance -- A multi-objective optimization approach for improving machining performance using the General Algebraic Modelling System (GAMS) -- ANN and QRCCD Prediction of Surface Roughness under Biodegradable Nano-lubricant -- Cutting Force Optimization under ANN and QRCCD -- Material Removal Rate Optimization under ANN and QRCCD -- Application of Hybrid ANN and PSO for Prediction of Surface Roughness Under Biodegradable Nano-Lubricant -- Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Prediction of Surface Roughness Under Biodegradable Nano-Lubricant.…”
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Insect conservation and Australia's grasslands by New, Tim R.

Contents: “…6.3 Insect Communities as Grassland IndicatorsReferences; Chapter 7: Flagship Insect Species in Australia's Grasslands; 7.1 Introduction: Individual Species as Flagships for Grasslands; 7.2 Insect Species Conservation on Australia's Grasslands; 7.2.1 The Perunga Grasshopper, Perunga ochracea; 7.2.2 The Matchstick Grasshopper, Keyacris scurra; 7.2.3 The Ptunarra Brown Butterfly, Oreixenica ptunarra; 7.2.4 The Black Grass-Dart Butterfly, Ocybadistes knightorum; 7.2.5 The Golden Sun-Moth, Synemon plana; References; Chapter 8: Pasture Pests; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Key Pest Taxa; 8.2.1 Lepidoptera.…”
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Dangerous minds A knight and moon novel by Evanovich, Janet

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Simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda Unabridged. by Albertalli, Becky

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