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The Broken Afternoon (DI Wilkins Mysteries #2)
Par Simon Mason. 2023
'Move over Morse. Simon Mason Oxford crime novel breathes fresh life into the police procedural' Val McDermid'There is no one…
else like him' Mark Sanderson The Times/Sunday Times Crime ClubA DI RYAN WILKINS MYSTERYA SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCEA four-year-old girl goes missing in plain sight outside her nursery in Oxford, a middle-class, affluent area,her mother only a stones-throw away.A TRIGGERING RESPONSERyan Wilkins, one of the youngest ever Detective Inspectors in the Thames Valley force, dishonourably discharged three months ago, watches his former partner DI Ray Wilkins deliver a press conference, confirming a lead.A DARK WEBRay begins to delve deeper, unearthing an underground network of criminal forces in the local area. But while Ray's investigation stalls Ryan brings his unique talents to unofficial and quite illegal inquiries which will bring him into a confrontation with the very officials who have thrown him out of the force.Praise for the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries'Mason has reformulated Inspector Morse for the 2020s' The Times'Start now and avoid the rush' GuardianThis book is an in-depth study of the Indo-Pacific region for effective interventions in the megacities system. First, based on…
several criteria, the region is identified as homogeneous country groupings of diversity, a multi-polar spatial system, and as program regions of QUAD and I2U2 for action programs and investment transcending many nations but mostly the ocean space of the Indo-Pacific, connecting all megacities sub-regions spatially and functionally. Then, the megacities with problems and prospects for economic integration are studied from the point of view of regional economics and international trade, and finally, the rural–urban interface with case studies of selected countries is presented. Prospects of systems of megacities and individual megacities for regional economies are designed. Existing interconnections through rail, air, and ocean of megacity systems, their capacity, performance, and potential are analyzed for emerging issues. International trade among the megacity systems/countries with emerging issues and barriers are presented. The mobility of money, goods, and services among the systems of megacities is analyzed. Rule-based diplomacy and other emerging options are discussed to sustain the above calls for a study of the Security of the Indo-Pacific region. Finally, the emerging architecture for megacity system governance is also presented.Out of 21 megacities in the Indo-Pacific, an in-depth study of a few in India and Japan in the Indo-Pacific region for effective economic interventions in the megacities system at the city level was studied. COVID-19 has affected most of the countries in the Indo-Pacific. With a contraction of GDP and a GDP growth rate negative, the number below the poverty level increased. Foreign Direct Investment is not forthcoming in any of these countries. Job creation becomes a priority in addition to public health concerns connected with COVID-19.Chinese Language Resources: Data Collection, Linguistic Analysis, Annotation and Language Processing (Text, Speech and Language Technology #49)
Par Chu-Ren Huang, Shu-Kai Hsieh, Peng Jin. 2023
Based on the accumulation of research experience and knowledge over the past 30 years, this volume lays out the research…
issues posed by the construction of various types of Chinese language resources, how they were resolved, and the implication of the solutions for future Chinese language processing research. This volume covers 30 years of development in Chinese language processing, focusing on the impact of conscientious decisions by some leading research groups. It focuses on constructing language resources, which led to thriving research and development of expertise in Chinese language technology today. Contributions from more than 40 leading scholars from various countries explore how Chinese language resources are used in current pioneering NLP research, the future challenges and their implications for computational and theoretical linguistics.Pädiatrische Netzhauterkrankungen: Von der Angiographie zur Vitrektomie
Par Ulrich Spandau, Sang Jin Kim. 2023
Dieses Buch bietet umfassende und aktuelle Informationen über Diagnose, medizinische und chirurgische Behandlungen für pädiatrische Gefäßerkrankungen der Netzhaut, die weltweit…
eine der häufigsten Ursachen für Erblindung im Kindesalter sind. Erfahrene Augenärzte auf diesem Gebiet erörtern grundlegende Kenntnisse über diese Erkrankungen und praktische Aspekte des Managements, wie z. B. die Untersuchung in Narkose, diagnostische Ansätze einschließlich der optischen Kohärenztomographie (OCT) im Spektralbereich und OCT-Angiographie. Der Leser wird über die jüngsten Fortschritte bei der medizinischen und chirurgischen Behandlung von pädiatrischen Netzhautgefäßerkrankungen informiert. Die chirurgischen Behandlungen, Anti-VEGF-Injektionen, Laser-Photokoagulation und linsenschonende Vitrektomie werden Schritt für Schritt erklärt und können in mehreren Videos beobachtet werden.Sowohl für den allgemeinen Augenarzt, der Kinder mit Netzhauterkrankungen betreut, als auch für den Spezialisten (Kinderaugenarzt und Vitreoretinalchirurg) ist dieses Buch ein informatives Hilfsmittel für die optimale Versorgung von Kindern mit pädiatrischen Netzhautgefäßerkrankungen.Coleridge's Political Poetics: Radicalism and Whig Verse 1794 - 1802
Par Jacob Lloyd. 2023
This book considers Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s engagement with ‘Whig poetry’: a tradition of verse from the eighteenth century which celebrated…
the political and constitutional arrangements of Britain as guaranteeing liberty. It argues that, during the 1790s, Coleridge was able to articulate radical ideas under the cover of widely accepted principles through his references to this poetry. He positioned his poetry within a mainstream discourse, even as he favoured radical social change. Jacob Lloyd argues that the poets Mark Akenside, William Lisle Bowles, and William Cowper each provided Coleridge with a kind of Whig poetics to which he responded. When these references are understood, much of Coleridge’s work which seems purely personal or imaginative gains a political dimension. In addition, Lloyd reassess Coleridge’s relationship with Thomas Percy’s Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, to provide an original, political reading of ‘The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere’. This book revises our understanding of the political and poetic development of a major poet and, in doing so, provides a new model for the origins of British Romanticism more broadlyGrundlagen empirischer Forschung: Zur Methodologie in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Par Martin Eisend, Alfred Kuß. 2023
Im Mittelpunkt dieses Lehrbuches stehen die wissenschaftstheoretischen Grundlagen und die Schlussweisen bei der Anwendung empirischer Methoden für Entwurf und Prüfung…
betriebswirtschaftlicher Theorien. Die Autoren stellen diese Grundlagen klar und verständlich dar. Das soll dabei helfen, mit empirisch ausgerichteten wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten, Beiträge zur (Weiter-) Entwicklung von Theorien zu leisten und deren Bewährung einzuschätzen. Hinsichtlich methodologischer Gesichtspunkte stehen deren Grundideen im Zentrum, nicht die technischen Einzelheiten.Zielgruppe sind fortgeschrittene Studierende in betriebswirtschaftlichen Masterprogrammen sowie Doktorand*innen, die am Beginn eines empirisch ausgerichteten Dissertationsprojekts stehen.Für die 3. Auflage wurden alle Kapitel überarbeitet, aktualisiert und an zahlreichen Stellen ergänzt. Der InhaltEmpirische Forschung und BetriebswirtschaftslehreWesen und Relevanz von TheorienDie wissenschaftstheoretische Grundlage: Wissenschaftlicher RealismusWege zum Theorie-EntwurfAnsätze zur Prüfung von TheorienGewinnung von Daten zum Theorietest: Operationalisierung, Messung und DatensammlungHypothesen und Modelle beim Theorietest Test von KausalbeziehungenEmpirische Forschung und Theorie-EntwicklungForschungsethik und ForschungspraxisThe eight-volume set LNCS 14438 until 14445 constitutes the proceedings of the 29th International Conference on the Theory and Application…
of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2023, held in Guangzhou, China, during December 4-8, 2023.The total of 106 full papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 375 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Secure Multi-party computation; threshold cryptography; . Part II: proof systems - succinctness and foundations; anonymity; Part III: quantum cryptanalysis; symmetric-key cryptanalysis; Part IV: cryptanalysis of post-quantum and public-key systems; side-channels; quantum random oracle model; Part V: functional encryption, commitments and proofs; secure messaging and broadcast; Part VI: homomorphic encryption; encryption with special functionalities; security proofs and security models; Part VII: post-quantum cryptography; Part VIII: quantum cryptography; key exchange; symmetric-key design.Pocket Guide to Advanced Endoscopy in Gastroenterology
Par Adrian Săftoiu. 2023
The book offers a comprehensive and didactic overview of both advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy imaging techniques, with a clinical…
impact correspondent in major gastroenterology, hepatology, and pancreatology diseases.It includes state-of-the art techniques like endoscopic ultrasound and confocal laser endomicroscopy, as well as endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography. Divided into 9 main chapters, the book covers the examination techniques, the sedation and monitoring, and investigates the clinical impact of endoscopy. Specific chapters are dedicated to the upper gastrointestinal tract, the lower gastrointestinal tract, to pancreatico-biliary diseases and to liver diseases. Enriched by more than 400 original images based on 25 years' experience in the field of advanced endoscopy imaging, and accompanied by carefully selected videos, this volume will be a reference guide for residents and trainees in gastroenterology, hepatology, pancreatology, and surgery, with emphasis on endoscopy techniques.Electrical Machines and Their Applications
Par Ali Mehrizi-Sani. 2024
This popular, easy-to-read book offers a comprehensive yet unique treatment of electrical machines and their historical development. Electrical Machines and…
Their Applications, Third Edition covers an in-depth analysis of machines augmented with ample examples, which makes it suitable for both those who are new to electric machines and for those who want to deepen their knowledge of electric machines. This book provides a thorough discussion of electrical machines. It starts by reviewing the basics of concepts needed to fully understand the machines, e.g., three-phase circuits and fundamentals of energy conversion, and continues to discuss transformers, induction machines, synchronous machines, dc machines, and other special machines and their dynamics. This natural progression creates a unifying theme and helps the reader appreciate how the same physical laws of energy conversion govern the operation and dynamics of different machine types. The text is sprinkled with ample examples to further solidify the discussed concepts. Several well-placed appendices make the book self-contained and even easier to follow. This book is part of a series on power system topics originally authored by the late Turan Gönen. The book has been edited by Ali Mehrizi-Sani to bring it up to date while maintaining its original charm. Both new and seasoned readers for Gönen’s books will find this new edition a much-awaited update to the second edition.An Economy of Strangers: Jews and Finance in England, 1650-1830 (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
Par Avinoam Yuval-Naeh. 2024
One of the most persistent, powerful, and dangerous notions in the history of the Jews in the diaspora is the…
prodigious talent attributed to them in all things economic. From the medieval Jewish usurer through the early-modern port-Jew and court-Jew to the grand financier of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and contemporary investors, Jews loom large in the economic imagination. For capitalists and Marxists, libertarians and radical reformers, Jews are intertwined with the economy. This association has become so natural that we often overlook the history behind the making and remaking of the complex cluster of perceptions about Jews and economy, which emerged within different historical contexts to meet a variety of personal and societal anxieties and needs.In An Economy of Strangers, Avinoam Yuval-Naeh historicizes this association by focusing on one specific time and place—the financial revolution that England underwent from the late seventeenth century that coincided with the reestablishment of the Jewish population there for the first time in almost four hundred years. European Christian societies had to that point shunned finance and constructed a normative system to avoid it, relying on the figure of the Jew as a foil. But as the economy modernized in the seventeenth century, finance became the hinge of national power. Finance’s rise in England provoked intense national debates. Could financial economy, based on lending money on interest, be accommodated within Christian state and society when it had previously been understood as a Jewish practice?By projecting the modern economy and the Jewish community onto each other, the Christian majority imbued them with interrelated meanings. This braiding together of parallel developments, Yuval-Naeh argues, reveals in a meaningful way how the contemporary and wide-ranging association of Jews with the modern economy could be created.The Perversity of Gratitude: An Apartheid Education
Par Grant Farred. 2024
Apartheid, ironically, provided Grant Farred with the optimal conditions for thinking. He describes South Africa’s apartheid regime as an intellectual…
force that, “Made thinking apartheid, more than anything else, an absolute necessity.” The Perversity of Gratitude is a provocative book in which Farred reflects on an upbringing resisting apartheid. Although he is still inclined to struggle viscerally against apartheid, he acknowledges, “It is me.” Unsentimental about his education, Farred’s critique recognizes the impact of four exceptional teachers—all engaging pedagogical figures who cultivated a great sense of possibility in how thinking could be learned through a disenfranchised South African education. The Perversity of Gratitude brings to bear the work of influential philosophers such as Martin Heidegger and Jacques Derrida. The book tackles broad philosophical concepts—transgression, withdrawal, and the dialectic. This leads to the creation of a new concept, “the diaspora-in-place,” which Farred explains, “is having left a place before one physically removes oneself from this place.” Farred’s apartheid education in South Africa instilled in him a lifelong commitment to learning thinking. “And for that I am grateful,” Farred writes in The Perversity of Gratitude. His autopoiesis is sure to provoke and inspire readers.Modern Migrations, Black Interrogations: Revisioning Migrants and Mobilities through the Critique of Antiblackness (Studies in Transgression)
Par Philip Kretsedemas and Jamella N. Gow. 2024
Modern Migrations, Black Interrogations uses reflections on the Black experience to consider the “unasked question of blackness” in modern migration…
and movement. The editors and contributors use the lens of Black Studies to show how migration—compelled by force or suggestion, from the transatlantic African slave trade to the Great Migration and the current refugee crisis—has been structured to reinforce white supremacy. Focusing on antiblackness in immigration and examining restrictions on freedom of movement and on settling alike, chapters address how Black im/mobility operates and how it can be distinguished from that of the migrant and the colonial settler, as well as from the transgressive mobilities of Indigenous populations. Looking at blackness, borders and border practices, and displacement, Modern Migrations, Black Interrogations investigates racialized boundaries that determine immigration policy, citizenship, legality, and inclusion. Additional chapters analyze communities, such as the Haitian diaspora in Miami, antiblackness in the context of Australian migration, and explore literary representations of justice, slavery and Black feminist consciousness. Modern Migrations, Black Interrogations uses (anti)blackness to rethink the way we understand borders, immigrant identity, barriers to integration, and the dynamics of migrant exclusion, while also providing an understanding of “otherness” for Black populations across nationalities. Contributors: Maya Hislop, P. Khalil Saucier, Hyacinth Udah, Paula von Gleich, Tryon P. Woods, and the editorsElements of Electromigration: Electromigration in 3D IC technology
Par King-Ning Tu, Yingxia Liu. 2024
In this invaluable resource for graduate students and practicing professionals, Tu and Liu provide a comprehensive account of electromigration and…
give a practical guide on how to manage its effects in microelectronic devices, especially newer devices that make use of 3D architectures. In the era of big data and artificial intelligence, next-generation microelectronic devices for consumers must be smaller, consume less power, cost less, and, most importantly, have higher functionality and reliability than ever before. However, with miniaturization, the average current density increases, and so does the probability of electromigration failure. This book covers all critical elements of electromigration, including basic theory, various failure modes induced by electromigration, methods to prevent failure, and equations for predicting mean-time-to-failure. Furthermore, effects such as stress, Joule heating, current crowding, and oxidation on electromigration are covered, and the new and modified mean-time-to-failure equations based on low entropy production are given. Readers will be able to apply this information to the design and application of microelectronic devices to minimize the risk of electromigration-induced failure in microelectronic devices. This book essential for anyone who wants to understand these critical elements and minimize their effects. It is particularly valuable for both graduate students of electrical engineering and materials science engineering and engineers working in the semiconductor and electronic packaging technology industries.Mathematical Methods for Life Sciences
Par Cinzia Bisi, Rita Fioresi. 2024
Mathematical Methods for Life Sciences introduces calculus, and other key mathematical methods, to students from applied sciences (biology, biotechnology, chemistry,…
pharmacology, material science, etc). Special attention is paid to real-world applications, and for every concept, many concrete examples are provided. The book does not aim to enable students to prove theorems and construct elaborate proofs, but rather to leave students with a clear understanding of the practical mathematics behind the power of optimization, dynamical systems, and all the predictive tools these theories give rise to.Features No prerequisites beyond high school algebra and geometry Could serve as the primary text for a first-year course in mathematical methods for biology, biotechnology, or other life sciences Easy to read: the students may skip all the proofs and go directly to key examples and applications Cinzia Bisi is a professor of Geometry at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences at the University of Ferrara, Italy. She has wide experience in teaching mathematics and statistics to students in the Department of Life Sciences. She has an interest in the areas of pure and applied mathematics. Rita Fioresi is a professor of Geometry at the FaBiT Department at the University of Bologna, Italy. She has written textbooks in linear algebra, and her research interests are primarily in the areas of pure and applied mathematics. .Photography for Architects: Effective Use of Images in Your Architectural Practice
Par Martine Hamilton Knight. 2024
We live in a world driven by images, but with so much visual noise, is anyone really looking? How does…
an architect ensure their portfolio is within view of the right audience? Photographs are still as vital to architectural practice as they ever were. However, creation and circulation, once in the hands of skilled professionals, is now perceived as being ‘free’ and within easy reach of all. But where is the clarity? What is the message? By setting out the case for curated image making, considered photography may again be placed at the centre of architectural marketing strategies. Photography for Architects guides the reader through various topics: from establishing a visual brand and sharing images online, to producing content in-house and commissioning professionals. It explores the still and moving image, creating books and exhibitions for legacy value, compiling award entries, and engaging with trade press. Little understood aspects regarding legal rights and obligations, ethics, copyright, and licensing images for use are discussed in clear language. Multiple photographic examples and conversations with international practitioners highlight the various themes throughout. Written by a working architectural photographer whose life has been spent in commercial practice, this easy-to-read, richly illustrated guide is essential reading for architects and designers alike who are working with images and image makers.Machine Learning in Healthcare and Security: Advances, Obstacles, and Solutions (Artificial Intelligence in Smart Healthcare Systems)
Par Prashant Pranav, Archana Patel, Sarika Jain. 2024
This book brings together a blend of different areas of machine learning and recent advances in the area. From the…
use of ML in healthcare to security, this book encompasses several areas related to ML while keeping a check on traditional ML algorithms. Machine Learning in Healthcare and Security: Advances, Obstacles, and Solutions describes the predictive analysis and forecasting techniques in different emerging and classical areas using the approaches of ML and AI. It discusses the application of ML and AI in medical diagnostic systems and deals with the security prevention aspects of ML and how it can be used to tackle various emerging security issues. This book also focuses on NLP and understanding the techniques, obstacles, and possible solutions. This is a valuable reference resource for researchers and postgraduate students in healthcare systems engineering, computer science, cyber-security, information technology, and applied mathematics.Advanced MOS Devices and their Circuit Applications
Par Ankur Beohar, Ribu Mathew, Abhishek Kumar Upadhyay, Santosh Kumar Vishvakarma. 2024
This text comprehensively discusses the advanced MOS devices and their circuit applications with reliability concerns. Further, an energy-efficient Tunnel FET-based…
circuit application will be investigated in terms of the output voltage, power efficiency, energy consumption, and performances using the device circuit co-design approach. The book: • Discusses advanced MOS devices and their circuit design for energy- efficient systems on chips (SoCs).• Covers MOS devices, materials, and related semiconductor transistor technologies for the next-generation ultra-low-power applications.• Examines the use of field-effect transistors for biosensing circuit applications and covers reliability design considerations and compact modeling of advanced low-power MOS transistors.• Includes research problem statements with specifications and commercially available industry data in the appendix.• Presents Verilog-A model-based simulations for circuit analysis. The volume provides detailed discussions of DC and analog/RF characteristics, effects of trap-assisted tunneling (TAT) for reliability analysis, spacer-underlap engineering methodology, doping profile analysis, and work-function techniques. It further covers novel MOS devices including FinFET, Graphene field-effect transistor, Tunnel FETS, and Flash memory devices. It will serve as an ideal design book for senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields including electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer engineering, materials science, nanoscience, and nanotechnology.Cyber Security for Next-Generation Computing Technologies
Par Inam Ullah Khan, Mariya Ouaissa, Mariyam Ouaissa, Zakaria Abou El Houda, Muhammad Fazal Ijaz. 2024
This book sheds light on the cyber security challenges associated with nextgeneration computing technologies, emphasizing the serious threats posed to…
individuals, businesses, and nations. With everything becoming increasingly interconnected via the Internet, data security becomes paramount. As technology advances, people need to secure their data communication processes. Personal data security, including data integrity and confidentiality, is particularly vulnerable. Therefore, the concept of cyber security forensics emerges to ensure data security for everyone, addressing issues such as data control, hijacking, and threats to personal devices such as mobile phones, laptops, and other smart technologies. This book covers key topics related to cyber security in next-generation computing technologies, ultimately enhancing the quality of life for citizens, facilitating interaction with smart governments, and promoting secure communication processes. KEY FEATURES • Highlights innovative principles and practices using next generation computing technologies based cybersecurity. • Presents an introduction to recent trends regarding the convergence of AI/ML in cybersecurity • Offers an overview of theoretical, practical, simulation concepts of cybersecurityThe eight-volume set LNCS 14438 until 14445 constitutes the proceedings of the 29th International Conference on the Theory and Application…
of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2023, held in Guangzhou, China, during December 4-8, 2023.The total of 106 full papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 375 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Secure Multi-party computation; threshold cryptography; . Part II: proof systems - succinctness and foundations; anonymity; Part III: quantum cryptanalysis; symmetric-key cryptanalysis; Part IV: cryptanalysis of post-quantum and public-key systems; side-channels; quantum random oracle model; Part V: functional encryption, commitments and proofs; secure messaging and broadcast; Part VI: homomorphic encryption; encryption with special functionalities; security proofs and security models; Part VII: post-quantum cryptography; Part VIII: quantum cryptography; key exchange; symmetric-key design.Verification and Evaluation of Computer and Communication Systems: 16th International Conference, VECoS 2023, Marrakech, Morocco, October 18–20, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14368)
Par Belgacem Ben Hedia, Yassine Maleh, Moez Krichen. 2024
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Verification and Evaluation of Computer and Communication Systems,…
VECoS 2023, held in Marrakech, Morocco, during October 18–20, 2023. The 12 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. The topics presented covered a range of subjects, including approaches to improving the scalability and efficiency of formal verification and their applications to blockchain, smart contracts and neural networks.