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Data stealing is a major concern on the internet as hackers and
criminals have begun using simple tricks to hack social networks
and violate privacy. Cyber-attack methods are progressively modern,
and obstructing the attack is increasingly troublesome, regardless
of whether countermeasures are taken. The Dark Web especially
presents challenges to information privacy and security due to
anonymous behaviors and the unavailability of data. To better
understand and prevent cyberattacks, it is vital to have a forecast
of cyberattacks, proper safety measures, and viable use of
cyber-intelligence that empowers these activities. Dark Web Pattern
Recognition and Crime Analysis Using Machine Intelligence discusses
cyberattacks, security, and safety measures to protect data and
presents the shortcomings faced by researchers and practitioners
due to the unavailability of information about the Dark Web.
Attacker techniques in these Dark Web environments are highlighted,
along with intrusion detection practices and crawling of hidden
content. Covering a range of topics such as malware and fog
computing, this reference work is ideal for researchers,
academicians, practitioners, industry professionals, computer
scientists, scholars, instructors, and students.
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is the story of a journey
across the Universe as it was known in the Middle Ages, a work of
science fiction ante litteram. Dante had an encyclopedic mind, no
doubt, and his poem is the most widely read book after the Bible.
He was a master of the astronomical knowledge of his time, and used
astronomy in his work to indicate places, to measure time, and to
exemplify beauty. Indeed, in the Convivio, he wrote that science is
'the ultimate perfection of our soul' and 'astronomy - more than
any other science - is noble and high for a noble and high
subject.'We propose a reading of the Divine Comedy through
astronomy with a journey starting from the Earth, proceeding to the
Moon, the planets, and to the outermost edges of the Universe. The
way in which Dante connects ancient astronomy with modern
conceptions of the cosmos will astonish readers more than 700 years
later.
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is the story of a journey
across the Universe as it was known in the Middle Ages, a work of
science fiction ante litteram. Dante had an encyclopedic mind, no
doubt, and his poem is the most widely read book after the Bible.
He was a master of the astronomical knowledge of his time, and used
astronomy in his work to indicate places, to measure time, and to
exemplify beauty. Indeed, in the Convivio, he wrote that science is
'the ultimate perfection of our soul' and 'astronomy - more than
any other science - is noble and high for a noble and high
subject.'We propose a reading of the Divine Comedy through
astronomy with a journey starting from the Earth, proceeding to the
Moon, the planets, and to the outermost edges of the Universe. The
way in which Dante connects ancient astronomy with modern
conceptions of the cosmos will astonish readers more than 700 years
later.
This book argues that while the historiography of the development
of scientific ideas has for some time acknowledged the important
influences of socio-cultural and material contexts, the significant
impact of traumatic events, life threatening illnesses and other
psychotropic stimuli on the development of scientific thought may
not have been fully recognised. Howard Carlton examines the
available primary sources which provide insight into the lives of a
number of nineteenth-century astronomers, theologians and
physicists to study the complex interactions within their
'biocultural' brain-body systems which drove parallel changes of
perspective in theology, metaphysics, and cosmology. In doing so,
he also explores three topics of great scientific interest during
this period: the question of the possible existence of life on
other planets; the deployment of the nebular hypothesis as a theory
of cosmogony; and the religiously charged debates about the ages of
the earth and sun. From this body of evidence we gain a greater
understanding of the underlying phenomena which actuated
intellectual developments in the past and which are still relevant
to today's knowledge-making processes.
Few artworks have been the subject of more extensive modern
interpretation than Melencolia I by renowned artist, mathematician,
and scientist Albrecht Durer (1514). And yet, did each of these art
experts and historians miss a secret manifesto that Durer included
within the engraving? This is the first work to decrypt secrets
within Melencolia I based not on guesswork, but Durer's own
writings, other subliminal artists that inspired him (i.e.,
Leonardo da Vinci), the Jewish and Christian Bibles, and books that
inspired Durer (De Occulta Philosophia and the Hieorglyphica). To
read the covert message of Melencolia I is to understand that Durer
was a humanist in his interests in mathematics, science, poetry,
and antiquity. This book recognizes his unparalleled power with the
burin, his mathematical skill in perspective, his dedication to
precise language, and his acute observation of nature. Melencolia I
may also be one of the most controversial (and at the time most
criminal) pieces of art as it hid Durer's disdain for the hierarchy
of the Catholic Church, the Kaiser, and the Holy Roman Empire from
the general public for centuries. This book closely ties the
origins of philosophy (science) and the work of a Renaissance
master together, and will be of interest for anyone who loves
scientific history, art interpretation, and secret manifestos.
2D Materials contains the latest information on the current
frontier of nanotechnology, the thinnest form of materials to ever
occur in nature. A little over 10 years ago, this was a completely
unknown area, not thought to exist. However, since then, graphene
has been isolated and acclaimed, and a whole other class of
atomically thin materials, dominated by surface effects and showing
completely unexpected and extraordinary properties has been
created. This book is ideal for a variety of readers, including
those seeking a high-level overview or a very detailed and critical
analysis. No nanotechnologist can currently overlook this new class
of materials.
Resources designed to support learners of the new next generation
BTEC First in Applied Science: Principles of Applied Science
specification*. This Book supports the Level 2 BTEC First Award in
Applied Science - Principles of Applied Science NQF specification
for first teaching from September 2012 (subject to accreditation by
Ofqual). This book covers all four mandatory units so learners have
relevant and specific content to complete the new 2012 award. It
covers all the underpinning knowledge and understanding needed at
Level 2 to help learners prepare for this course. Combining the
expertise of the BTEC team, the content looks at a learning,
teaching and assessment point of view, with renewed focus on
assessment activities including the new external assessment.
Activities in each unit provide support and guidance for learners
and can be used in the classroom or for independent work. The new
BTEC Assessment Zone guides learners through the challenges of both
internal (units 2-4) and external assessment (unit 1) with
examiners tips and support for external assessment. * From 2012,
Pearson's BTEC First qualifications have been under re-development,
so schools and colleges could be teaching the existing 2010
specification or the new next generation 2012-2013 specification.
There are different Student Books to support each specification. If
learners are unsure, they should check with their teacher or tutor.
The answers to life's biggest questions can be found by looking at the
little things…
Though you may not be able to see them with the naked eye,
parasites—miniscule life forms that live inside other organisms—inhabit
our everyday lives. From headlice to bird droppings, litterboxes to
unfiltered water, you have brushed up against the most common way of
life on our planet.
In this unique book, John Janovy Jr., one of the world's preeminent
experts on parasites, reveals what can humans learn from the most
reviled yet misunderstood animals on Earth: lice, tapeworms, flukes,
and maggots that can eat a lizard from the inside, and how these
lessons help us negotiate our own complicated world. Whether we're
learning to adapt to adverse conditions, accept our own limitations, or
process new information in an ever-changing landscape—we can be sure a
parasite did it first.
At once peculiar and profound, Life Lessons from a Parasite makes a
case for using knowledge of the natural world, with all its wonderful
mysteries and quirks, to tackle our worst problems
Text extracted from opening pages of book: TL CARNIVOROUS PLANTS BY
FRANCIS ERNEST LLOYD D. Sc. k c. ( Wal f, ); F. R. S. C., F. L. S.
Emeritus Professor of Botany, M. cGill University 1942 WALTHAM,
MASS., U. S. A. Puomned oy the Cnronica Botanica Company First
published MCMXLH By the Chronica Botanica Company of Waltham,
Mass., U. S. A. All rights reserved New York, N. Y.: G. E. Stechert
and Co., 31 East loth Street. San Francisco, CaL: J. W. Stacey,
Inc., 236-238 Flood Building. Toronto 2: Wm. Dawson Subscription
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Caperan, Casilla 362. London, W. 1: Wm. Dawson and Sons, Ltd., 43
Weymouth Street. Moscow: Mezhdunarodnaja Kniga, Kouznetski Most 18.
Calcutta: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 294 Bow Bazar Street.
Johannesburg: Juta and Co., Ltd., 43 Pritchard Street. Sydney:
Angus and Robertson, Ltd., 89 Castlereagh Street. Made and printed
in the U. S. A. PREFACE The experience which has led to the writing
of this book began in 1929 when, examining a species related to
Utricularia gibba, / made an observation of some importance in
understanding the mechanism of the trap. This begot a desire to
study as many other species of the genus as I could obtain for com
parison, primarily to determine the validity of my conclusions. My
feeling that research in this field was promising was strengthened
by the discovery that the pertinent literature was singularly
barren of the information most needed, that is to say, precise
accounts of the structure of theentrance mechanisms of the traps.
And an examination of much herbarium material, because of the
meagreness of the underground parts of the terrestrial types
resulting from indifferent methods of collection, forced the
conclusion that, even had other difficulties inherent in studying
dried material not intervened, it would be necessary to obtain
adequately preserved specimens. This meant a wide cor re spondence
and, if possible, extensive travel. The uncertainty of achieving
the latter made the former imperative. The responses to my requests
for help were numerous and generous from all parts of the world,
with the result that there came to me from many sources well
preserved material which fairly represented the genus, for it
brought to me some 100 of the total of 250 or more species. The
most lavish single contribu tion was put at my disposal by my
teacher and friend, KARL VON GOEBEL, who gave me a collection of
Utricularia collected by him in the tropics of the Old and New
Worlds, and in temperate Australia. Many others, while they may
have contributed less in amount, could have been no less generous,
for the work of collecting, preserving, packing and posting
specimens is by no means an easy job. Travels included two
journeys, one to Africa and one to Africa and Aus tralia, the
latter made possible by a parting gift from my colleagues of McGill
University on my retirement from the Macdonald Chair of Botany in
1935. At the university centres visited I was afforded all kinds of
help: laboratory space, guidance to promising localities and means
of transportation. Several summers were spent also at the Botanical
Institute of the University of Munich on the original invitation of
ProfessorGOEBEL, seconded, after his death, by Professor F. VON
WETTSTEIN and his successor Dr. F. C. VON FABER. During my
preoccupation with Utricularia / had to prepare two presi dential
addresses, and I was thus led, as has many another in like circum
stances, to give an account of the whole field of plant carnivory.
My interests were widened in this way, and soon I became imbued
with the idea of bringing together, and perhaps of adding to, our
knowledge of this fascinating group of plants. This extended my
list of desiderata. On my requests sent to various correspondent
Is mathematics 'entangled' with its various formalisations? Or are
the central concepts of mathematics largely insensitive to
formalisation, or 'formalism free'? What is the semantic point of
view and how is it implemented in foundational practice? Does a
given semantic framework always have an implicit syntax? Inspired
by what she calls the 'natural language moves' of Goedel and
Tarski, Juliette Kennedy considers what roles the concepts of
'entanglement' and 'formalism freeness' play in a range of logical
settings, from computability and set theory to model theory and
second order logic, to logicality, developing an entirely original
philosophy of mathematics along the way. The treatment is
historically, logically and set-theoretically rich, and topics such
as naturalism and foundations receive their due, but now with a new
twist.
Science Without Numbers caused a stir in philosophy on its original
publication in 1980, with its bold nominalist approach to the
ontology of mathematics and science. Hartry Field argues that we
can explain the utility of mathematics without assuming it true.
Part of the argument is that good mathematics has a special feature
("conservativeness") that allows it to be applied to "nominalistic"
claims (roughly, those neutral to the existence of mathematical
entities) in a way that generates nominalistic consequences more
easily without generating any new ones. Field goes on to argue that
we can axiomatize physical theories using nominalistic claims only,
and that in fact this has advantages over the usual axiomatizations
that are independent of nominalism. There has been much debate
about the book since it first appeared. It is now reissued in a
revised contains a substantial new preface giving the author's
current views on the original book and the issues that were raised
in the subsequent discussion of it.
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