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Risk-Based Policing
Evidence-Based Crime Prevention with Big Data and Spatial Analytics
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Risk-based policing is a research advancement that improves public safety, and its applications prevent crime specifically by managing crime risks. In Risk-Based Policing, the authors analyze case studies from a variety of city agencies including Atlantic City, New Jersey; Colorado Springs, Colorado;...
by Paul Whitney, John M. Hinson, Michael W. L. Chee
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2019
Sleep Deprivation and Cognition, Volume 247, the latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, covers the effects of sleep deprivation, with this new release featuring sections on the Impact of sleep deprivation on long-term memory, Adolescent sleep restriction effects on cognition and...
by Richard L. Newman, Kevin W. Greeley
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Cockpit Displays is an in-depth examination of the design rationales, test philosophy and test procedures for cockpit systems. Whilst its main emphasis is on cockpit displays, it also includes an important discussion of flight management systems and mission computers. Areas covered include: the cockpit...
Caffeine
Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Caffeine is known to stimulate the central nervous system but what other functions does it have? This book covers the latest scientific knowledge in a uniquely structured format and is specifically designed to link chemistry with health and nutrition to provide a broad, appealing book. Coverage begins...
by Arthur A. Meyerhoff, I. Taner, A.E.L. Morris
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
TECTONlCS AND PHYSICS Geology, although rooted in the laws of physics, rarely has been taught in a manner designed to stress the relations between the laws and theorems of physics and the postulates of geology. The same is true of geophysics, whose specialties (seismology, gravimetIy, magnetics, magnetotellurics)...
by W.L.F. Armarego, Christina Chai
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2009
A best seller since 1966, Purification of Laboratory Chemicals keeps engineers, scientists, chemists, biochemists and students up to date with the purification of the chemical reagents with which they work, the processes for their purification, and guides readerd on critical safety and hazards for...
by Kelvin K L Wong, Jiyuan Tu, Zhonghua Sun;Don W Dissanayake
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
This book presents a road map for applying the stages in conceptualization, evaluation, and testing of biomedical devices in a systematic order of approach, leading to solutions for medical problems within a well-deserved safety limit. The issues discussed will pave the way for understanding the preliminary...
Modern Physics
The Quantum Physics of Atoms, Solids, and Nuclei: Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
This introduction to the concepts and methods of quantum mechanics employs the analysis of one-dimensional problems to offer students a quantitative understanding of atomic, molecular, solid-state, and nuclear physics. Applications of these concepts and methods help answer the most intriguing questions...
Magnetoseismology
Ground-based Remote Sensing of Earth's Magnetosphere
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2013
Written by a researcher at the forefront of the field, this first comprehensive account of magnetoseismology conveys the physics behind these movements and waves, and explains how to detect and investigate them.
Along the way, it describes the principles as applied to remote sensing of near-Earth...
Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam
Beliefs, Institutions, and Public Goods Provision
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Using an innovative methodological approach combining field experiments, case studies, and statistical analyzes, this book explores how the religious beliefs and institutions of Catholics and Muslims prompt them to be generous with their time and resources. Drawing upon research involving more than...
IBM SPSS for Introductory Statistics
Use and Interpretation, Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Designed to help students analyze and interpret research data using IBM SPSS, this user-friendly book, written in easy-to-understand language, shows readers how to choose the appropriate statistic based on the design, and to interpret outputs appropriately. The authors prepare readers for all of the...
by Zimbell House Publishing, Adel Aaron, Rekha Ambardar
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
It’s an Urban Style of Love is a collection of short urban tales depicting how contemporary love is found where you least expect it.
From online gaming to jogging, the club scene to the park, these short stories inspire us to believe that there is someone for everyone, and sometimes you will find...
by Sergeant W. J. L. Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2018
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "In offering this book to the public, I have not undertaken to present a history of my life. I do not consider my life of enough importance to warrant making a book about it. What I have...
by John W.L. Tse, Christopher Bagley
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
This title was first published in 2002: Why are rates of suicidal behaviour in Chinese adolescents so high? What factors in school, community, family and interpersonal relationships cause this tragedy? Using key new research from leading researchers and social workers with first hand knowledge of...