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Aggregation Functions in Theory and in Practise (PDF)


Free Download Aggregation Functions in Theory and in Practise: Proceedings of the 7th International Summer School on Aggregation Operators at the Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, July 16-20, 2013 By Michał Baczyński (auth.), Humberto Bustince, Javier Fernandez, Radko Mesiar, Tomasas Calvo (eds.)
2013 | 552 Pages | ISBN: 3642391648 | PDF | 6 MB
This volume collects the extended abstracts of 45 contributions of participants to the Seventh International Summer School on Aggregation Operators (AGOP 2013), held at Pamplona in July, 16-20, 2013. These contributions cover a very broad range, from the purely theoretical ones to those with a more applied focus. Moreover, the summaries of the plenary talks and tutorials given at the same workshop are included.Together they provide a good overview of recent trends in research in aggregation functions which can be of interest to both researchers in Physics or Mathematics working on the theoretical basis of aggregation functions, and to engineers who require them for applications.

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Meanings and Metaphors Activities to Practise Figurative Language


Free Download Gillian Lazar, "Meanings and Metaphors: Activities to Practise Figurative Language"
English | 2003 | pages: 145 | ISBN: 0521774365 | PDF | 33,3 mb
A lively collection of vocabulary activities which provide opportunities to use language creatively and to engage in cross-cultural comparisons. Meanings and Metaphors contains a lively collection of vocabulary activities which will open up the world of figurative language to students of intermediate level and above. Each of the 34 photocopiable units has a clear step-by-step lesson plan for the busy teacher which includes a useful background information section for extra support. All the words and expressions included in the book have been checked against the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure that they are relevant, up-to-date and useful to the students. This can be used to supplement most course books and is suitable for a wide range of teaching environments.

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