Continuous Authentication Using Biometrics

The author of Clinical Lessons on Life and Madness: Dostoevsky’s Characters draws on Dostoevsky's universe to illuminate psychoanalytic theory and practice. Using Dostoevsky’s characters as case studi

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Each spread invites the child to imagine, test, interact and measure. Designed to be playful in its approach by using relatable comparisons that are brought into the child’s own daily sphere.

This book marries social work and artificial intelligence to provide an introductory guide for using AI for social good. Following an introductory chapter laying out approaches and ethical principles of using AI for social work interventions, the book describes in detail an intervention to increase the spread of HIV information by using algorithms to determine the key individuals in a social network of homeless youth. Other chapters present interdisciplinary collaborations between AI and social work students, including a chatbot for sexual health information and algorithms to determine who is at higher stress among persons with Type 2 Diabetes. For students, academic researchers, industry leaders, and practitioners, these real-life examples from the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society demonstrate how social work and artificial intelligence can be used in tandem for the greater good.

This book provides a comprehensive approach to addressing violence issues using research and evidence-based practices. By offering educators critical ways to measure, and approach violence and prevent

The third edition of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete continues to be the most comprehensive text for engineering students, instructors and practising engineers. Theoretical and practical aspects of analysis and design are presented in a clear, easy-to-follow manner and are complemented by numerous illustrative and design examples to aid students' comprehension of complex concepts. This edition has been fully updated to reflect recent amendments and addenda to the Australian Standard for Concrete Structures AS3600–2009 and allied standards. Two new chapters, covering T-beams, irregular-shaped sections and continuous beams, and strut-and-tie modelling have been added as discrete modules to enhance the progression of topics. Additional information is provided on fire resistance, detailing and covering, long-term deflection and design for torsion. An expanded collection of end-of-chapter tutorial problems consolidate student learning and develop problem-solving skills. Reinforced and P

A playful, kid-friendly introduction to game development using Twine, a free online scripting tool for creative storytelling. Author is a well-known professional game designer.Make Your Own Twine Game

Deploy a SharePoint farm in a repeatable, predictable, and reliable fashion using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) techniques to automate provisioning. Savvy IT pros will learn how to use DevOps practices

It's nearly impossible to build a competent Go-playing machine using conventional programming techniques, let alone have it win. By applying advanced AI techniques, in particular deep learning and rei

Create real-world machine learning solutions using NumPy, pandas, matplotlib, and scikit-learnKey FeaturesDevelop a range of healthcare analytics projects using real-world datasetsImplement key machin

Play along with this well-loved rhyme using the cute monkey puppet! This story of five energetic monkeys features a fun finger puppet toy built into the book, encouraging interactive play, hand-eye co

Using what clues they obtained in Meren, Loki Familia sets forth on an investigation of the Labyrinth District's renowned Daedalus Street. Their enemy's stronghold in front of them, they finally have

Teaching Religion and Literature provides a practical engagement with the pedagogical possibilities of teaching religion courses using literature, teaching literature classes using religion, and teach

Teaching Religion and Literature provides a practical engagement with the pedagogical possibilities of teaching religion courses using literature, teaching literature classes using religion, and teach

Now you can find the key to well-being, total health, and eternal youth by using the cosmic energies activated by the moon! Based on ancient Japanese energy healing wisdom, this book combines the East

A long awaited, thorough revision of the classic guide to boiler operation and maintenance.Quickly and easily solve any boiler problem—and prepare for your licensing exams—using the hands-on informati

From two of the world’s top Lean experts—how world class companies are using Lean product development to drive innovation and how YOU can do the same Designing the Future explains how world-class

Contrary to how it is often portrayed, the concept of human rights is not homogeneous. Instead it appears fragmented, differing in scope, focus, legal force and level of governance. Using the lens of

This book undertakes a detailed construction of Dynamic Markov Bridges using a combination of theory and real-world applications to drive home important concepts and methodologies. In Part I, theory i

Ian McHarg’s ecological planning approach has been influential since the 20th century. However, few empirical studies have been conducted to evaluate the performance of his projects. Using the framewo

The book captures the novel device options in CMOS technology that can be realized using non-Silicon semiconductors. It discusses germanium, III-V materials, carbon nanotubes and graphene as semicondu

We are witnessing a revolution in storytelling. Publications all over the world are increasingly using immersive storytelling—virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality—to tell compelling st

Using Islamic tradition as a resource, the poets, novelists, playwright, filmmaker, and illustrator in this study discover signs of God’s creative actions amid the tensions of contemporary Muslim Amer

The Assessment of Story Comprehension (ASC) is used to measure preschool children’s story comprehension. It was developed using a general outcome measurement framework so that it can be use

Nowadays, many aspects of electrical and electronic engineering are essentially applications of DSP. This is due to the focus on processing information in the form of digital signals, using certain DS

Together with Lucio Fontana and Thomas Schutte, Johan Creten is considered one of the pioneers of the revival of ceramics in contemporary art. He has been using clay in a highly innovative manner sinc

Using previously unexamined and untranslated French sources, Claudine Lesage has illuminated the intertwined characters and important relationships of Wharton’s French life. The bulk of the new materi

An introduction to generative phonology using tools of basic set theory, logic, and combinatorics.This textbook introduces phonological theory as a branch of cognitive science for students with minima

This book enhances the discussion of anthropized soils with photographs of soil profiles and provides general information about soils in Japan, using data on their physical and chemical properties. So

Transform your life using the Bullet Journal Method, the revolutionary organisational system and worldwide phenomenon. The Bullet Journal Method will undoubtedly transform your life, in more ways than

This large board book introduces children to simple words in English and Spanish, using five well-known Bible stories as a base. It’s a great way to teach little kids God’s big love as they have fun l

Fully updated coverage of the 2018 CISSP exam, including 1250+ in-depth practice questionsTake the 2018 version of the challenging CISSP exam with confidence using this up-to-date, exam-focused study

Discover how to quickly and easily install, configure, and start using Oracle Exadata Cloud ServiceGet up and running on Oracle Exadata Cloud Service using the hands-on information contained in this c

This book provides cutting-edge studies and technologies using small fishes, including zebrafish, medaka, and other fishes as new model animals for molecular biology, developmental biology, and medici

This book discusses racial segregation in American cities. Using St. Louis as a point of departure, it examines the causes and consequences of residential segregation, and proposes potential mitigatio

This innovative book examines the use of ethnography and fieldwork in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research. Using a combination of case studies, as well as “behind the scenes” contributions, it p

This book uniquely presents accurate and up-to-date information related to crops in small and fragmented agricultural lands with mixed cropping patterns. The book involves research using remote sensing (RS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to develop crop inventories in three growing seasons in three villages across India to inform decision makers and planners on best practices for agricultural management. The data analysis of crop details using various geospatial technologies fills in gaps in statistical agriculture research, and provides reliable, replicable and efficient methods for generating agricultural statistics. The book will be of interest to statisticians, planners and decision makers in crop management and production.

This book offers readers comprehensive coverage of security policy specification using new policy languages, implementation of security policies in Systems-on-Chip (SoC) designs – current industrial p

This unique book addresses the statistical modelling and analysis of microbiome data using cutting-edge R software. It includes real-world data from the authors’ research and from the public domain, a

Kevin McCormack has written a large number of transport books mainly using previously unpublished material, much of it sourced from the Online Transport Archive. This, his latest color album, covers t