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The Internet Encyclopedia, Volume 1

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

The Internet Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive examination of the core topics in the Internet field. The Internet Encyclopedia, a three-volume reference work with 205 chapters and more than 2,600 pages, provides comprehensive coverage of the Internet as a business tool, IT platform, and communications and commerce medium. The audience...

PC Interfacing and Data Acquisition: Techniques for Measurement, Instrumentation and Control.

Newnes, 2000

Until fairly recently most scientific data-gathering systems and industrial control procedures were based on electromechanical devices such as chart recorders and analogue gauges. The capability to process and analyse data was rather limited (and in some cases error prone) unless one had access to a minicomputer or mainframe. Today, that situation...

Obstruction of Justice: How the Deep State Risked National Security to Protect the Democrats

Regnery Publishing, 2019

Investigative reporter Luke Rosiak is being hailed as “one of the smartest, most diligent reporters in Washington” (TUCKER CARLSON) and “a bulldog” (DANA LOESCH) for uncovering “what is possibly the largest scandal and coverup in the history of the United States House of Representatives” (NEWT...

The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease: Ethical Issues from Diagnosis to Dying

The Johns Hopkins University, 2000

Society today, writes Stephen Post, is "hypercognitive": it places inordinate emphasis on people's powers of rational thinking and memory. Thus, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, which over an extended period incrementally rob patients of exactly those functions, raise many dilemmas. How are we to viewâand...

Cyberthreats: The Emerging Fault Lines of the Nation State

Oxford University Press, 2009

As new technologies develop, terrorist groups are developing new methods of attack by using the Internet, and by using cyberspace as a battlefield, it has become increasingly difficult to discover the identity of attackers and bring them to justice. The seemingly limitless boundaries of cyberspace has allowed virtually anyone to launch an...

Efficiency Instead of Justice?: Searching for the Philosophical Foundations of the Economic Analysis of Law (Law and Philosophy Library)

Springer, 2009

Economic analysis of law is an interesting and challenging attempt to employ the concepts and reasoning methods of modern economic theory so as to gain a deeper understanding of legal problems. According to Richard A. Posner it is the role of the law to encourage market competition and, where the market fails because transaction costs are too...

The Evolution Deceit

Ta-Ha Publisher, 1999

For some people the theory of evolution or Darwinism has only scientific connotations, with seemingly no direct implication in their daily lives. This is, of course, a common misunderstanding. Far beyond just being an issue within the framework of the biological sciences, the theory of evolution constitutes the underpinning of a deceptive...

Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do

Springer, 2019

"A fascinating new book... [Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt is] a genius."—Trevor Noah, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

"Poignant....important and illuminating."—The New York Times Book Review

"Groundbreaking."—Bryan Stevenson, New York Times...

Is Human Nature Obsolete?: Genetics, Bioengineering, and the Future of the Human Condition

MIT Press, 2004

"Modifying ourselves through molecular biology is a humanitarian utopia to some, an imminent nightmare to others. But to all, the prospect should be a challenge because it touches on so many basic and unresolved questions. This excellent, probing collection of papers -- spanning philosophy, history, social science, and theology -- will be...

Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems

Information Science Publishing, 2008

In the last decade there has been a phenomenal growth in interest in crime pattern analysis. Geographic information systems are now widely used in urban police agencies throughout industrial nations. With this, scholarly interest in understanding crime patterns has grown considerably.

Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer...

Troubles of Journalism: A Critical Look at What's Right and Wrong With the Press

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

This book looks at criticisms of the journalism profession and evaluates many of the changes in journalism--both positive and negative. In addition, it suggests what the many changes mean for this nation and indeed for the world at large, as American journalism--its methods and standards--has markedly influenced the way many millions overseas...

Drug Use and Abuse: A Comprehensive Introduction

Cengage Learning, 2013

Packed with the latest data and research, the powerful new DRUG USE AND ABUSE: A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION, 8e delivers a thorough, interdisciplinary survey of all aspects of drug and alcohol abuse. The text draws from the many disciplines of history, law, pharmacology, political science, social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, and...

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