Heartburn, coughing when lying down, pain in the upper chest or throat ? these can all be signs of an often misunderstood condition: hiatus hernia. This book looks at all aspects of dealing with this
The year is 1987. Military Intelligence has sent reports of an awesome new Soviet sub that no one in the West has ever seen before in the Russian-patrolled seas off the Kamchacka Peninsula. Now Tom
Teamwork builds cooperation, problem solving, active learning, and responsibility, all of which are increasingly important in both the classroom and in the workplace. Using Student Teams in the Classr
With their spunky personalities, endless energy, and remarkable intelligence, it’s no wonder Jack Russell Terriers have become a favorite for television ads and Hollywood films. Performing come
The Animals to Animats Conference brings together researchers from ethology, psychology, ecology, artificial intelligence, artificial life, robotics, engineering, and related fields to further underst
Annie's Uncle Marco goes on one of his mysterious trips, leaving her in charge of two sealed boxes on one condition: she must not open either one while he is away. But she is tempted...and soon she ha
Reveals why howler monkeys erupt into song at sunrise, what it means when a mandrill yawns, and other details about the behavior, family life, and intelligence of gorillas and other primates.
Acne is the most common dermatological condition affecting adolescents, and it can often persist into adult life. Dermatologists and general practitioners are faced with hundreds of cases every year.
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"Ralph's latest book ushers in the second wave of the Internet. . . . Bottom line, this book provides the insight to help companies combine Internet-based business intelligence with the bounty of cust
HPLC and CE Methods for Pharmaceutical Analysis The complete, up-to-date library at the click of a mouseThis invaluable database gives you fast, easy access to more than 13,000 abstracts from the curr
Praise for Women Entrepreneurs Only "Although everyone defines success differently, the twelve women profiled in this book share the same important qualities--ingenuity, intelligence, and determinatio
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the CAS.Designed to expand the traditional measurement of intelligence, the Das-Naglieri Cognitive Ass
This real-life Hunt for Red October is a story Naval Intelligence doesn't want you to know: the dramatic history of America's highly clandestine, dangerous, and sometimes deadly submarine espionage m
with a preface by George MillerWordNet, an electronic lexical database, is considered to be the most important resource available to researchers in computational linguistics, text analysis, and many
Over the two decades since the publication of the first edition of Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods, qualitative research has risen from a novel and controversial approach to the study of
This introductory text provides students with a conceptual understanding of basic statistical procedures, as well as the computational skills needed to complete them. The clear presentation, accessibl
Gender and Development or Women in Development policies have been promoted in development organizations for almost three decades now. Although they have helped improve the immediate material condition
Gender and Development or Women in Development policies have been promoted in development organizations for almost three decades now. Although they have helped improve the immediate material condition
Instant answers for every conceivable information systems question related to communications technologies, artificial intelligence, databases, online information services, financial and accounting sof
Computerized "expert systems" are among the best-known applications of artificial intelligence. But what is expertise? The nature of knowledge and expertise, and their relation to context, i
It is the beginning of the twenty-first century and one woman is determined to bring America and the world back on track in the technological future. She has the strength, the intelligence, the money.
In 1969, John McCarthy and Pat Hayes uncovered a problem that has haunted the field of artificial intelligence ever since--the frame problem. The problem arises when logic is used to describe the effe
Continuing his exploration of the organization of complexity and the science of design, this new edition of Herbert Simon's classic work on artificial intelligence adds a chapter that sorts out the c
What has happened to the Kurds since their great uprising against Saddam and the tragic exodus to the safe havens? What factors condition the course of the continuing guerilla war in Kurdistan? What p
What has happened to the Kurds since their great uprising against Saddam and the tragic exodus to the safe havens? What factors condition the course of the continuing guerilla war in Kurdistan? What p
At a time in the history of psychology when many psychologists are troubled by the splintered condition of the field, Gregory Kimble proposes that the diverse perspectives in psychology share ways of
In cognitive science, artificial intelligence, psychology, and education, a growingbody of research supports the view that the learning process is strongly influenced by the learner'sgoals. The fundam
A specially designed test allows dog owners to rate their pets on compatibility, intelligence, and other factors, and includes questions for owners to test their strengths and their attitude towards t
Presents the biology and computational features of the basal ganglia and their related cortical areas, and discusses how this knowledge can be integrated into neural network models. Offers chapters on
The book review column in Artificial Intelligence has evolved from simple reviews to a forum where reviewers and authors debate in essays, even tutorial presentations, the latest, often competing, the
Builds on classical probability theory and offers an extremely workable solution to the many problems of artificial intelligence, concentrating on the rapidly growing areas of fuzzy reasoning and neur
A detailed study of neural networks offers an informative look at the operation and uses of these systems, discussing their role in the development of artificial intelligence, as well as their applica
For thirty years, Rich's poetry has revealed the individual personal life—sexualities, loves, damages, struggles—as inseparable from a wider social condition, a world with others, in which the empower
Based on a symposium on lasers, molecules, and methods held at the Los Alamos Center for Nonlinear Studies held in July 1986. Contributors present recent advances in theoretical and experimental resea
A comprehensive account of recent algorithms developed in computational number theory and primality testing. Provides a general framework for the theoretical study of public key cryptography and pseud
As this book makes clear, current use of data structures such as frames, scripts, and stereotypes in psychology, artificial intelligence, and all the other disciplines now grouped together as Cognitiv
This book uses the methodology of artificial intelligence to investigate the phenomena of visual motion perception: how the visual system constructs descriptions of the environment in terms of objects
Beauty, intelligence, and a warm, loving family fail to sustain Natalie Armstrong, when, in her seventeenth summer, she decides to search out her real mother
Operation BARBAROSSA-the German invasion of Russia-is one of the greatest military surprises in history and, as presented here, a case study of the decisive role of secret intelligence, code breaking
