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This SpringerBrief explores graphical password systems and examines novel drawing-based methods in terms of security, usability, and human computer-interactions. It provides a systematic approach for recognizing, comparing, and matching sketch-based passwords in the context of modern computing systems....

The purpose of this text is to introduce engineering and science students to the basic underlying physics and chemistry concepts that form the foundation of plasma science and engineering. It is an accessible primer directed primarily at those students who, like the general public, simply do not understand...

This thesis examines the impact that the dominant personalities of General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Ernest King had in shaping Allied strategy in the Pacific during the Second World War. The concept of dominant personality is defined as containing three essential elements: arrogance, tenacity,...

This book is written for anyone who is interested in how a field of research evolves and the fundamental role of understanding uncertainties involved in different levels of analysis, ranging from macroscopic views to meso- and microscopic ones. We introduce a series of computational and visual analytic...

The classic on-the-go guide to pediatric practice and most up-to-date resource on the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of the medical problems of children from birth through adolescence A Doody's Core Title for 2017! Known as the go-to resource for pediatric care, Current Diagnosis...

This book provides an overview of the current research in the interdisciplinary area of personal assistants (PA) and cognitively inspired systems. It discusses the most relevant topics in this highly diversified domain, like reasoning, health, personalization, robotics, and ethical and social...

La periodista Marita Alonso nos trae este libro imprescindible, mordaz e inteligente sobre las relaciones amorosas y sexuales, acompañado de las ilustraciones de Alfonso Casas. «Todo lo que te voy a contar te puede parecer excesivo, exagerado, incómodo, incorrecto o inmoral. Incluso todas...

La recopilación de las viñetas de El Roto sobre una de sus preocupaciones fundamentales: la incompatibilidad entre el modo de vida occidental y la naturaleza, imágenes con el efecto visual de provocar una carcajada sorda y una reflexión preocupada. Andrés Rábago («El Roto») es Premio...

The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Adolescent Medicine Handbook, is a definitive, practical guide for the optimal clinical care of adolescents. This unique and invaluable resource is not only replete with user-friendly diagrams, tables, charts and pathways; it most importantly covers in detail...

This is a stunning new hybrid textbook that has evolved as a direct response to the increasing integration of the two disciplines of medicine and surgery in today's medical curricula. The advantage of this combined approach is it reduces the amount of reading by the elimination of repetition (and...

Although there have been many books on HIV and AIDS, surprisingly little has been published that focuses on the immunology of retroviral infections in general, and HIV in particular. Retroviral Immunology: Immune Response and Restoration is the first book of its kind to address the most important...

General Pandemonium's back and he's badder than ever. Disguised as pop singer Andy Dandy he's out to brainwash the world with his hypnotic songs and turn everyone into a bunch of bamboozled break-dancing boneheads. Once again, it's Charlie Applejack to the rescue. But before Charlie...

A classic of science, this famous essay by "the Newton of France" introduces lay readers to the concepts and uses of probability theory. It is of especial interest today as an application of mathematical techniques to problems in social and biological sciences.Generally recognized as the founder of...

"My trade? My trade is danger!" said Sir Weaselsnout. Sir Biscuit Weaselsnout fights injustice wherever he finds it with the aid of his trusty dwarf manservant Diego Spinoza. Marvel as they battle witches, ghosts and the dreaded highwayman the Chocolate Goose. Discover how Sir Weaselsnout came by his unfortunate nickname.