This Year's Model

This Year's Model
Author: Elizabeth Wissinger
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2015-09-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1479864455

Over the last four decades, the fashion modeling industry has become a lightning rod for debates about Western beauty ideals, the sexual objectification of women, and consumer desire. Yet, fashion models still captivate, embodying all that is cool, glam, hip, and desirable. They are a fixture in tabloids, magazines, fashion blogs, and television. Why exactly are models so appealing? And how do these women succeed in so soundly holding our attention? In This Year’s Model, Elizabeth Wissinger weaves together in-depth interviews and research at model castings, photo shoots, and runway shows to offer a glimpse into the life of the model throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Once an ad hoc occupation, the “model life” now involves a great deal of physical and virtual management of the body, or what Wissinger terms “glamour labor.” Wissinger argues that glamour labor—the specialized modeling work of self-styling, crafting a ‘look,’ and building an image—has been amplified by the rise of digital media, as new technologies make tinkering with the body’s form and image easy. Models can now present self-fashioning, self-surveillance, and self-branding as essential behaviors for anyone who is truly in the know and ‘in fashion.’ Countless regular people make it their mission to achieve this ideal, not realizing that technology is key to creating the unattainable standard of beauty the model upholds—and as Wissinger argues, this has been the case for decades, before Photoshop even existed. Both a vividly illustrated historical survey and an incisive critique of fashion media, This Year’s Model demonstrates the lasting cultural influence of this unique form of embodied labor.

Glam Models Coloring Book

Glam Models Coloring Book
Author: Glam Models Publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre:
ISBN:

Glam Models Coloring Book for kids and Adults: The Best Gift For your kids and Adults! Do you need a great gift for your kids or friends and family? This coloring book is a super fun gift and great way to spark creativity and will take your child to all the things that happen in a day, accompanied with a prayer. This will absolutely make them feel happy, loved and safe. Here's just a little bit of what you get in this book: Large 8.5 x 11 Inches, 60 pages Suitable for both boys and girls 30+ Illustration of Glam Models Designs are single-sided Incredibly Fun and Relaxing Beautiful Coloring Pages for Your Little Artist A place for drawing practice Best Gift for Kids and adults

Glitter and Glam

Glitter and Glam
Author: Melanie Mills
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0698154525

Dazzling Makeup Tips for Date Night, Club Night, and Beyond Maximize the glam, access your inner diva, grab the glitter, and get excited about makeup! With stunning photos, featuring stars like Jennette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Brandy, and Willa Ford, and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, Melanie Mills shows you the makeup techniques for creating fun, trendsetting looks inspired by rock ’n’ roll vixens and fairy tale characters. She inspires you to experiment with stunning makeup for all occasions, from a party or a night out with friends to a special date or anytime you want to amplify your look. Melanie offers advice on makeup for any skin tone, and shows you how to master color combinations, taking you through a rainbow of shades to inspire you to break out of your everyday color palette. These looks are stunning, sometimes wild, and guaranteed to make a statement!

Information Retrieval

Information Retrieval
Author: Zhicheng Dou
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2020-08-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030567257

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th China Conference on Information Retrieval, CCIR 2020, held in Xi'an, China, in August 2020.* The 12 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 102 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: search and recommendation, NLP for IR, and IR in finance. * Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online supplemented with local on-site events.

Knowledge Engineering: Practice and Patterns

Knowledge Engineering: Practice and Patterns
Author: Aldo Gangemi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2008-09-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540876960

Knowledge is considered as the most important asset in our modern society. It has now penetrated all facets of computing practice: from the rise of knowledge management to the Semantic Web and from the blog culture to the knowledge economy. This penetration has made proper knowledge engineering a most - quired feature. This volume contains the papers presented at the 16th International C- ference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2008) held in Acitrezza, Sicily, Italy, September 29 to October 3 2008. EKAW 2008 is concerned with all aspects of eliciting, acquiring, modelling and managing knowledge, and their role in the construction of knowledge-intensive systems and services for the Semantic Web, knowledge management, e-business, natural language processing, intelligent integration information, etc. This year we paid special attention to the topic of “knowledge patterns” that can be considered as good practice or models that are applied or reused throughout the knowledge engineering life cycle. Hence, beyond traditional t- icsofEKAW,wesolicitedpapersthatcoverresearchonhowtodescribe,classify, model, extract and apply knowledge patterns in the design of ontologies, app- cations and products. We have paid special attention to the description of ex- riences that involve the application and identi?cation of knowledge patterns in social network analysis, natural language processing, multimedia analysis, p- tern recognition, etc.

Large Language Models

Large Language Models
Author: Oswald Campesato
Publisher: Stylus Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2024-09-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1501520601

This book begins with an overview of the Generative AI landscape, distinguishing it from conversational AI and shedding light on the roles of key players like DeepMind and OpenAI. It then reviews the intricacies of ChatGPT, GPT-4, Meta AI, Claude 3, and Gemini, examining their capabilities, strengths, and competitors. Readers will also gain insights into the BERT family of LLMs, including ALBERT, DistilBERT, and XLNet, and how these models have revolutionized natural language processing. Further, the book covers prompt engineering techniques, essential for optimizing the outputs of AI models, and addresses the challenges of working with LLMs, including the phenomenon of hallucinations and the nuances of fine-tuning these advanced models. Designed for software developers, AI researchers, and technology enthusiasts with a foundational understanding of AI, this book offers both theoretical insights and practical code examples in Python. Companion files with code, figures, and datasets are available for downloading from the publisher. FEATURES: Covers in-depth explanations of foundational and advanced LLM concepts, including BERT, GPT-4, and prompt engineering Uses practical Python code samples in leveraging LLM functionalities effectively Discusses future trends, ethical considerations, and the evolving landscape of AI technologies Includes companion files with code, datasets, and images from the book -- available from the publisher for downloading (with proof of purchase)

Glam Models Coloring Book

Glam Models Coloring Book
Author: Glam Models Coloring
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre:
ISBN:

Glam Models Coloring Book for kids and Adults: The Best Gift For your kids and Adults! Do you need a great gift for your kids or friends and family? This coloring book is a super fun gift and great way to spark creativity and will take your child to all the things that happen in a day, accompanied with a prayer. This will absolutely make them feel happy, loved and safe. Here's just a little bit of what you get in this book: Large 8.5 x 11 Inches, 60 pages Suitable for both boys and girls 30+ Illustration of Glam Models Designs are single-sided Incredibly Fun and Relaxing Beautiful Coloring Pages for Your Little Artist A place for drawing practice Best Gift for Kids and adults

Document Analysis and Recognition - ICDAR 2023

Document Analysis and Recognition - ICDAR 2023
Author: Gernot A. Fink
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2023-08-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3031417348

This six-volume set of LNCS 14187, 14188, 14189, 14190, 14191 and 14192 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition, ICDAR 2021, held in San José, CA, USA, in August 2023. The 53 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 316 submissions, and are presented with 101 poster presentations. The papers are organized into the following topical sections: Graphics Recognition, Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, Document Analysis and Recognition.

Mastering Large Language Models

Mastering Large Language Models
Author: Sanket Subhash Khandare
Publisher: BPB Publications
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2024-03-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9355519656

Do not just talk AI, build it: Your guide to LLM application development KEY FEATURES ● Explore NLP basics and LLM fundamentals, including essentials, challenges, and model types. ● Learn data handling and pre-processing techniques for efficient data management. ● Understand neural networks overview, including NN basics, RNNs, CNNs, and transformers. ● Strategies and examples for harnessing LLMs. DESCRIPTION Transform your business landscape with the formidable prowess of large language models (LLMs). The book provides you with practical insights, guiding you through conceiving, designing, and implementing impactful LLM-driven applications. This book explores NLP fundamentals like applications, evolution, components and language models. It teaches data pre-processing, neural networks , and specific architectures like RNNs, CNNs, and transformers. It tackles training challenges, advanced techniques such as GANs, meta-learning, and introduces top LLM models like GPT-3 and BERT. It also covers prompt engineering. Finally, it showcases LLM applications and emphasizes responsible development and deployment. With this book as your compass, you will navigate the ever-evolving landscape of LLM technology, staying ahead of the curve with the latest advancements and industry best practices. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Grasp fundamentals of natural language processing (NLP) applications. ● Explore advanced architectures like transformers and their applications. ● Master techniques for training large language models effectively. ● Implement advanced strategies, such as meta-learning and self-supervised learning. ● Learn practical steps to build custom language model applications. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is tailored for those aiming to master large language models, including seasoned researchers, data scientists, developers, and practitioners in natural language processing (NLP). TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Fundamentals of Natural Language Processing 2. Introduction to Language Models 3. Data Collection and Pre-processing for Language Modeling 4. Neural Networks in Language Modeling 5. Neural Network Architectures for Language Modeling 6. Transformer-based Models for Language Modeling 7. Training Large Language Models 8. Advanced Techniques for Language Modeling 9. Top Large Language Models 10. Building First LLM App 11. Applications of LLMs 12. Ethical Considerations 13. Prompt Engineering 14. Future of LLMs and Its Impact

MultiMedia Modeling

MultiMedia Modeling
Author: Laurent Amsaleg
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 759
Release: 2016-12-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319518119

The two-volume set LNCS 10132 and 10133 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Multimedia Modeling, MMM 2017, held in Reykjavik, Iceland, in January 2017. Of the 149 full papers submitted, 36 were selected for oral presentation and 33 for poster presentation; of the 34 special session papers submitted, 24 were selected for oral presentation and 2 for poster presentation; in addition, 5 demonstrations were accepted from 8 submissions, and all 7 submissions to VBS 2017. All papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 198 submissions. MMM is a leading international conference for researchers and industry practitioners for sharing new ideas, original research results and practical development experiences from all MMM related areas, broadly falling into three categories: multimedia content analysis; multimedia signal processing and communications; and multimedia applications and services.