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The Middle Ages: 500-1450 (The History of Medicine)

Facts on File, 2009

During the Middle Ages (ca. 529-1100), the rise of Christianity had a definite effect on the practice of medicine. Pope Gregory (ca. 540-604) stressed the importance of prayer over medicine, and over time that sentiment became pervasive. Each time a person was healed, it was considered a miracle. The church taught that since God sometimes sent...

Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics II

Springer, 2007

Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics II is a collection of the best papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO). The purpose of ICINCO was to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the application of informatics to Control, Automation and...

Pop Fiction: The Song in Cinema

Intellect, 2005

Pop Fiction's unique essays individually consider one song within a cinematic context. Unlike previous collected volumes about pop music in film where a generalised approach has been adopted, it offers instead a close examination of these two most pervasive and significant mediums in contemporary culture. The collection introspects, assembling the...

Telecommunication System Engineering

John Wiley & Sons, 2004

"A ‘must’ for anyone involved in the practical aspects of the telecommunications industry."
—Choice, on the Third Edition

A MAJOR NEW EDITION OF A LEADING REFERENCE ON TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Through its three previous editions, Roger Freeman’s...

Pervasive Collaborative Networks: IFIP TC 5 WG 5.5 Ninth Working Conference on VIRTUAL ENTERPRISES

Springer, 2008

In earlier definitions, organization’s competency is mainly addressing its capabilities, for example Gallon (Gallon et al, 1995) defines competency as “aggregation of capabilities, where synergy that is created has sustainable value and broad applicability”. However participation of VBE members in general VBE...

Computers, Phones, and the Internet: Domesticating Information Technology

Oxford University Press, 2006

During the past decade, technology has become more pervasive, encroaching more and more on our lives. Computers, cell phones, and the internet have an enormous influence not only on how we function at work, but also on how we communicate and interact outside the office. Researchers have been documenting the effect that these types of...

Privacy, Security and Trust within the Context of Pervasive Computing

Springer, 2004

Privacy, Security and Trust within the Context of Pervasive Computing is an edited volume based on a post workshop at the second international conference on Pervasive Computing. The workshop was held April18-23, 2004, in Vienna, Austria. The goal of the workshop was not to focus on specific, even novel mechanisms, but rather on the interfaces...

The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015

What's wrong with black women? Not a damned thing!
The Sisters Are Alright exposes anti–black-woman propaganda and shows how real black women are pushing back against distorted cartoon versions of themselves.

When...

Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4: The Essential Techniques for Imaging Professionals (2nd Edition)

Peachpit Press, 2008

Photoshop is the foundation of every digital career. It is the most pervasive technology on the market. Many users think they know it, but in truth they have gaping holes. This book covers what a professional truly needs to know about Photoshop to be employable. For students (whether in formal programs, certified training centers, or self-paced)...

JPEG2000 Standard for Image Compression: Concepts, Algorithms and VLSI Architectures

John Wiley & Sons, 2004

We have seen the revolution in computer and communication technologies in the twentieth century. The telecommunications industry has gone through sea-changes from analog to digital networking that enabled today’s very powerful Internet technology. Transition from the analog to the digital world offered many opportunities in every walk of...

Intelligent Computing Everywhere

Springer, 2007

Intelligent Computing Everywhere reflects the current perception in various fields that modern computing applications are becoming increasingly challenged in terms of complexity and intelligence.

It investigates the relevance and relationship artificial intelligence maintains with "modern strands of computing" i.e. pervasive...

Insulin Resistance: Insulin Action and its Disturbances in Disease

John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Hormone resistance syndromes are typically thought of as rare, usually genetic, disorders with a severe but relatively stereotyped clinical and biochemical profile. While there are syndromes of severe insulin resistance that conform to this description, defective insulin action is of much more pervasive biomedical importance....

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