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Computational Geometry in C Second Edition (Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science (Paperback))

Cambridge University Press, 1998

This is the newly revised and expanded edition of the popular introduction to the design and implementation of geometry algorithms arising in areas such as computer graphics, robotics, and engineering design. The second edition contains material on several new topics, such as randomized algorithms for polygon triangulation, planar point...

Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War

Springer, 2019

It has often been said that generals prepare for the next war by re-fighting the last. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was unlike any previous – an underwater well blowout 1,500 meters deep. Much has been learned in the wake of DWH and these lessons should in turn be applied to both similar oil spill scenarios...

Next-Generation ADCs, High-Performance Power Management, and Technology Considerations for Advanced Integrated Circuits: Advances in Analog Circuit Design 2019

Springer, 2019

This book is based on the 18 tutorials presented during the 28th workshop on Advances in Analog Circuit Design. Expert designers present readers with information about a variety of topics at the frontier of analog circuit design, including next-generation analog-to-digital converters , high-performance power management systems...

The Dynamics and Complexities of Interracial Gay Families in South Africa: A New Frontier: Gay Relationships in South Africa (SpringerBriefs in Sociology)

Springer, 2019

This book provides an in-depth account of a qualitative study on the familial arrangements and domestic settings shaping interracial gay partnerships in the South African context, and it offers both empirical and theoretical insights on the topic. While heterosexual intimate relationships, particularly mixed-race couples, have attracted societal...

Semiconducting Metal Oxides for Gas Sensing

Springer, 2019

This book focuses on the use of semiconducting metal oxides as gas sensing materials, including the sensing mechanism and sensing materials modification approach, while also providing a comprehensive introduction to semiconductor gas sensing devices. As an essential part of IoT (Internet of things), gas sensors have shown great...

Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War

I. B. Tauris, 2021

In 1846, under the terms of the Treaty of Amritsar, the British sold the beautiful valley of Kashmir to the Hindu Dogra ruler, Gulab Singh. It was not a sale in the traditional sense of the word since Britain was not physically occupying the land it sold, but rather a confirmation of an existing state of affairs where by Gulab Singh...

Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty

Crown, 2021

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A deeply reported, searingly honest portrait of the death penalty in Texas—and what it tells us about crime and punishment in America

“If you’re one of those people who despair that nothing changes, and dream that something can, this is a story of...

Neurofitness: A Brain Surgeon’s Secrets to Boost Performance and Unleash Creativity

Mariner Books, 2019

From the operating room, where he performs some of the riskiest surgeries around, to the lab, where he works on leading clinical trials, Dr. Rahul Jandial is on the cutting edge of the latest advancements in neuroscience. This fascinating book draws on Dr. Jandial’s broad-spectrum expertise and brings together the best of various...

Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine

Harry N. Abrams, 2019

Behind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher’s genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, a new breakthrough technology, or an unexpected but welcome side effect discovered during clinical trials. Piece together these stories, as Thomas Hager does in this remarkable,...

Between the Ottomans and the Entente: The First World War in the Syrian and Lebanese Diaspora, 1908-1925

Oxford University Press, 2019

Since 2011 over 5.6 million Syrians have fled to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and beyond, and another 6.6 million are internally displaced. The contemporary flight of Syrian refugees comes one century after the region's formative experience with massive upheaval, displacement, and geopolitical intervention: the First World War.
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Learning Bayesian Models with R

Packt Publishing, 2015

Become an expert in Bayesian Machine Learning methods using R and apply them to solve real-world big data problems

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Understand the principles of Bayesian Inference with less mathematical equations

Learn state-of-the art Machine Learning methods

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Kinetics of Chemical Reactions: Decoding Complexity

John Wiley & Sons, 2019

This second, extended and updated edition presents the current state of kinetics of chemical reactions, combining basic knowledge with results recently obtained at the frontier of science.

Special attention is paid to the problem of the chemical reaction complexity with theoretical and methodological concepts illustrated...

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