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CSI - Crime Scene Investigation: The Complete Season 9 (Blu-ray disc): William L. Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Eric Szmanda,... CSI - Crime Scene Investigation: The Complete Season 9 (Blu-ray disc)
William L. Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Eric Szmanda, George Eads, Robert David Hall, … 1
R63 Discovery Miles 630 Ships in 10 - 20 working days

All 24 episodes from the ninth season of the US drama series following a passionate team of forensic investigators who work the graveyard shift at the Las Vegas Criminalistics Bureau. Their job is to find the missing pieces at the scene that will help to solve the crime and vindicate those who often cannot speak for themselves: the victims. Episodes are: 'For Warrick', 'The Happy Place', 'Art Imitates Life', 'Let It Bleed', 'Leave Out All the Rest', 'Say Uncle', 'Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda', 'Young Man With a Horn', '19 Down', 'One to Go', 'The Grave Shift', 'Disarmed and Dangerous', 'Deep Fried and Minty Fresh', 'Miscarriage of Justice', 'Kill Me If You Can', 'Turn, Turn, Turn', 'No Way Out', 'Mascara', 'The Descent of Man', 'A Space Oddity', 'If I Had a Hammer...', 'The Gone Dead Train', 'Hog Heaven' and 'All In'.

Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land - How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans (Paperback):... Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land - How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans (Paperback)
Mark David Hall
R484 R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Save R83 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Did America Have a Christian Founding? - Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth (Paperback): Mark David Hall Did America Have a Christian Founding? - Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth (Paperback)
Mark David Hall
R293 Discovery Miles 2 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 2010, David Mark Hall gave a lecture at the Heritage Foundation entitled "Did America Have a Christian Founding?" His balanced and thoughtful approach to this controversial question caused a sensation. C-SPAN televised his talk, and an essay based on it has been downloaded more than 300,000 times.

In this new book, Hall expands upon this essay, making the airtight case that America's Founders were not deists; that they did not create a "godless" Constitution; that even Jefferson and Madison did not want a high wall separating church and state; that most Founders believed the government should encourage Christianity; and that they embraced a robust understanding of religious liberty for biblical and theological reasons. In addition, Hall explains why and how the Founders' views are absolutely relevant today.

This compelling and utterly persuasive book will convince skeptics and equip believers and conservatives to defend the idea that Christian thought was crucial to the nation's founding--and that this benefits all of us, whatever our faith (or lack of faith).

Plastic Lace Crafts for Beginners - Groovy Gimp, Super Scoubidou, and Beast Boondoggle (Staple bound): Phyliss Damon-Kominz,... Plastic Lace Crafts for Beginners - Groovy Gimp, Super Scoubidou, and Beast Boondoggle (Staple bound)
Phyliss Damon-Kominz, David Kominz, David Hall
R158 R133 Discovery Miles 1 330 Save R25 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Whether you call it gimp, lanyard, scoubidou, or boondoggle, vinyl craft lace is the perfect activity for home, camp, school or party. And Plastic Lace Crafts for Beginners is the perfect way to get started in this easy-to-learn craft. This book shows readers all of the essential stitches and skills they need to master the art of plastic lacing, with easy-to-follow weaving diagrams and colorful photos of finished projects. 17 simple but fun projects are provided for making cool zipper pulls, key chains, bracelets, decorations and more. Every braid is clearly illustrated, so instructions are a cinch to follow. The projects include imaginative columns, fishtails, ankhs, hearts, and free flow designs, and use fun accents like beads and pom poms. The authors begin by teaching the fundamental 4-strand technique, then move on to more complicated 6-strand designs.

Formation for Mission in Catholic Education - Transformation in an Ecological Space (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022): William... Formation for Mission in Catholic Education - Transformation in an Ecological Space (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
William Sultmann, Janeen Lamb, David Hall
R1,622 Discovery Miles 16 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book arose from commissioned research by the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) on the alignment and effectiveness of 'A Framework for Formation for Mission in Catholic Education' (NCEC, 2017). It articulates contemporary best practice, and traces the experience of the Catholic Church in pursuing formation as integral to mission. This book also reviews and reports on formation within the context of the Catholic school. Its research validates 'The Framework' in Catholic education, and provides a complementary narrative for enhancing formation alignment and effectiveness, specifically with a focus on the Catholic school, but also with implications for formation in the wider context of ministry applications. This book is developed based on three questions, which also serve as thematic chapters that structure the narrative: what is the context and culture in which formation occurs; how is formation presented and enacted within the Australian context; and how can the understanding and practice of formation be advanced beyond its context and culture, policy, programs and 'The Framework' principles.

Telling Tales - Lessons Learned from a Lifetime Helping Businesses Succeed (Paperback): David Hall Telling Tales - Lessons Learned from a Lifetime Helping Businesses Succeed (Paperback)
David Hall
R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For over 40 years, David Hall has been helping businesses to succeed, initially in the UK and then globally as his reputation grew. This book includes the stories of 50 selected client projects over the years, providing a unique and powerful insight into what it takes to create a winning business. 'Compelling, educational, and very entertaining.' Thomas G Martin, Chairman, Arco Ltd 'This book will be invaluable for those entrepreneurs who want to make a step change in their business performance.' Martin Lauer, Founder and MD, The One Point 'David Hall knows about people. He knows about entrepreneurs, and he knows about business... a cracking read.' Paul Sewell, Chairman, The Sewell Group 'David has a real skill in distilling complex issues into digestible forms.' Dr Simon Haslam, Chair of Academic Fellows, ICMCI 'David is a management magician, Yoda for many of his clients... an essential book for anyone who wishes to grow their business successfully.' Dinah Bennett OBE, Director, International Consultants for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise

Rapid Review of Radiology (Paperback): Shahid Hussain, Sherif Aaron Abdel Latif, Adrian David Hall Rapid Review of Radiology (Paperback)
Shahid Hussain, Sherif Aaron Abdel Latif, Adrian David Hall
R2,198 Discovery Miles 21 980 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

As in all specialties, learning in radiology is a life long process but for radiologists in training there is a vast amount of information to assimilate. In this book the authors have compiled 191 cases to help the reader with the practical aspects of image recognition and differential diagnosis. The selection of cases is broad enough to provide an introduction for some readers, with more testing cases for those in the later stages of training. Each self-test case is presented with an image, or set of images, together with the pertinent clinical details. The solution and explanation is presented over the page along with differential diagnoses that logically derive from the images and history. The correct diagnosis is followed by discussion of the underlying problem, strategy points and main imaging findings. The book contains 500 images including X-rays, ultrasound, CT, MRI, interventional techniques and nuclear medicine. It is of value to radiologists in training and other health professionals wishing to improve their radiological skills, and is the first book for the FRCR Part 2B exam.

Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations (Paperback): Chee-Yee Chong, James Llinas, David Hall, Martin Liggins II Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations (Paperback)
Chee-Yee Chong, James Llinas, David Hall, Martin Liggins II
R2,527 Discovery Miles 25 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With the recent proliferation of service-oriented architectures (SOA), cloud computing technologies, and distributed-interconnected systems, distributed fusion is taking on a larger role in a variety of applications-from environmental monitoring and crisis management to intelligent buildings and defense. Drawing on the work of leading experts around the world, Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations examines the state of the art of data fusion in a distributed sensing, communications, and computing environment. Get Insight into Designing and Implementing Data Fusion in a Distributed Network Addressing the entirety of information fusion, the contributors cover everything from signal and image processing, through estimation, to situation awareness. In particular, the work offers a timely look at the issues and solutions involving fusion within a distributed network enterprise. These include critical design problems, such as how to maintain a pedigree of agents or nodes that receive information, provide their contribution to the dataset, and pass to other network components. The book also tackles dynamic data sharing within a network-centric enterprise, distributed fusion effects on state estimation, graph-theoretic methods to optimize fusion performance, human engineering factors, and computer ontologies for higher levels of situation assessment. A comprehensive introduction to this emerging field and its challenges, the book explores how data fusion can be used within grid, distributed, and cloud computing architectures. Bringing together both theoretical and applied research perspectives, this is a valuable reference for fusion researchers and practitioners. It offers guidance and insight for those working on the complex issues of designing and implementing distributed, decentralized information fusion.

New Public Management and the Reform of Education - European lessons for policy and practice (Paperback): Helen M. Gunter,... New Public Management and the Reform of Education - European lessons for policy and practice (Paperback)
Helen M. Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto Serpieri
R1,374 Discovery Miles 13 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

New Public Management and the Reform of Education addresses complex and dynamic changes to public services by focusing on new public management as a major shaper and influencer of educational reforms within, between and across European nation states and policy actors. The contributions to the book are diverse and illustrate the impact of NPM locally but also the interplay between local and European policy spheres. The book offers: A critical overview of NPM through an analysis of debates, projects and policy actors A detailed examination of NPM within 10 nation states in Europe A robust engagement with the national and European features of NPM as a policy strategy The book actively contributes to debates and analysis within critical policy studies about the impact and resilience of NPM, and how through a study of educational reforms in a range of political systems with different traditions and purposes a more nuanced and complex picture of NPM can be built. As such the book not only speaks to educational researchers and professionals within Europe but also to policymakers, and can inform wider education and policy communities internationally.

Handbook of Multisensor Data Fusion - Theory and Practice, Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Martin Liggins II, David... Handbook of Multisensor Data Fusion - Theory and Practice, Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Martin Liggins II, David Hall, James Llinas; Series edited by Alexander D. Poularikas
R6,630 Discovery Miles 66 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the years since the bestselling first edition, fusion research and applications have adapted to service-oriented architectures and pushed the boundaries of situational modeling in human behavior, expanding into fields such as chemical and biological sensing, crisis management, and intelligent buildings.

Multisensor Data Fusion, Second Edition represents the most current concepts and theory as information fusion expands into the realm of network-centric architectures. It reflects new developments in distributed and detection fusion, situation and impact awareness in complex applications, and human cognitive concepts. With contributions from the world's leading fusion experts, this second edition expands to 31 chapters covering the fundamental theory and cutting-edge developments that are driving this field.

New to the Second Edition-

- Applications in electromagnetic systems and chemical and biological sensors

- Army command and combat identification techniques

- Techniques for automated reasoning

- Advances in Kalman filtering

- Fusion in a network centric environment

- Service-oriented architecture concepts

- Intelligent agents for improved decision making

- Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software tools

From basic information to state-of-the-art theories, this second edition continues to be a unique, comprehensive, and up-to-date resource for data fusion systems designers.

Paul Ricoeur and Contemporary Moral Thought (Hardcover): John Wall, William Schweiker, David Hall Paul Ricoeur and Contemporary Moral Thought (Hardcover)
John Wall, William Schweiker, David Hall
R4,150 Discovery Miles 41 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Here, some of the most influential thinkers in theological and philosophical ethics develop new directions for research in contemporary moral thought. Taking as their starting point Ricoeur's recent work on moral anthropology, the contributors set a vital agenda for future conversations about ethics and just community.

Innovation in English Language Teaching - A Reader (Hardcover): David Hall, Ann Hewings Innovation in English Language Teaching - A Reader (Hardcover)
David Hall, Ann Hewings
R4,155 Discovery Miles 41 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Philosophies and values underpinning curriculum change Political and institutional considerations in curriculum change Planning and implementing curriculum change Evaluating curriculum change

The ICT Handbook for Primary Teachers - A guide for students and professionals (Hardcover, 2nd edition): David Hall The ICT Handbook for Primary Teachers - A guide for students and professionals (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
David Hall
R3,704 Discovery Miles 37 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The ICT Handbook for Primary Teachers will help all those involved in primary education, whether in training, teaching or leadership roles, to develop the ICT knowledge, understanding and skills required to enhance children's learning in the classroom. This new edition reflects the changes to the curriculum from 2014. It includes a new section on the Computing curriculum and an overview of the reorganisation of those online agencies that serve to support ICT. Covering theory and practise this essential handbook explores and outlines the usefulness of a wide range of up to date ICT resources in a range of primary contexts, and advice is offered on assessing whether ICT is preferable to other approaches for 'enhancing learning'. With reference to supplementary online resources, providing activities, multimedia resources and further reading, the book covers: the requirements of the new Computing curriculum, the place for ICT in enhancing teaching and learning across the curriculum, using ICT in core curriculum subjects and in cross-curricular contexts, different models of e-learning (interactive whiteboards, tablet PCs, mobile devices, the Internet etc), how ICT can be used to help pupils with special educational needs and using ICT for planning, delivery, assessment and recording. This book is an indispensible guide to ICT for students on PGCE, BEd and undergraduate teaching courses, along with practising teachers, SENCOs, ICT coordinators and school leaders.

The ICT Handbook for Primary Teachers - A guide for students and professionals (Paperback, 2nd edition): David Hall The ICT Handbook for Primary Teachers - A guide for students and professionals (Paperback, 2nd edition)
David Hall
R1,269 Discovery Miles 12 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The ICT Handbook for Primary Teachers will help all those involved in primary education, whether in training, teaching or leadership roles, to develop the ICT knowledge, understanding and skills required to enhance children's learning in the classroom. This new edition reflects the changes to the curriculum from 2014. It includes a new section on the Computing curriculum and an overview of the reorganisation of those online agencies that serve to support ICT. Covering theory and practise this essential handbook explores and outlines the usefulness of a wide range of up to date ICT resources in a range of primary contexts, and advice is offered on assessing whether ICT is preferable to other approaches for 'enhancing learning'. With reference to supplementary online resources, providing activities, multimedia resources and further reading, the book covers: the requirements of the new Computing curriculum, the place for ICT in enhancing teaching and learning across the curriculum, using ICT in core curriculum subjects and in cross-curricular contexts, different models of e-learning (interactive whiteboards, tablet PCs, mobile devices, the Internet etc), how ICT can be used to help pupils with special educational needs and using ICT for planning, delivery, assessment and recording. This book is an indispensible guide to ICT for students on PGCE, BEd and undergraduate teaching courses, along with practising teachers, SENCOs, ICT coordinators and school leaders.

Entrecode - Unlocking the Entrepreneurial DNA (Paperback, New): David Hall Entrecode - Unlocking the Entrepreneurial DNA (Paperback, New)
David Hall
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A breakthrough study of entrepreneurial success by a leading expert in the field. David Hall spent 20 years researching what makes a successful entrepreneur. This book is the result. David Hall has spent years trying to discover what distinguishes the entrepreneur from the ordinary mortal. He calls this behavioural code the "Entrecode" - a mix of traits, mindsets and abilities which combine to enable true entrepreneurial success. This book describes his quest to crack the code, by years of painstaking research and analysis. It was only when he brought in a sports trainer and neuroscientist from America, that he finally succeeded in identifying the secrets of the Entrecode. David Hall is a well-known British consultant, writer and broadcaster in the field of entrepreneurial skills, and a successful entrepreneur in his own right. In 1992 he won a BAFTA Award for his BBC1 Business series 'Winning' and the UK Premier Business Award for Television for the BBC2 programme 'Get Better or Get Beaten'. He was presented with the Ernst & Young North Region Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the year 2000 for his support of entrepreneurs.

Agricultural Economics and Food Policy in New Zealand - An Uneasy but Successful Collaboration Between Government and Farmers... Agricultural Economics and Food Policy in New Zealand - An Uneasy but Successful Collaboration Between Government and Farmers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
David Hall
R4,542 Discovery Miles 45 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book analyses agricultural economics and food policy in New Zealand, where farming produce has been by far the main export commodity. Farming exports' importance, together with the need to diversify exports away from a former colonial relationship with the UK, makes liberalising agricultural trade a major concern for New Zealand. Farmers, themselves, have influenced, significantly, policy development and implementation through their organisation, Federated Farmers. After World War II farmers at first encouraged Government financial support for farming and by the 1980s farming was highly subsidised. Farmers recognised in the 1980s that New Zealand's economic problems demanded reduced Government intervention and accepted ending farming subsidies. New Zealand then encouraged, globally, 'farming without subsidies'. New Zealand projected an image of environmental cleanliness and greenness in support of its exporting but into the 21st century wrestled to maintain that image because farming impacted on water quality and climate change emissions.

The New Hallmarks for Successful Business - The Completely Revised and Updated Practical Guide to Successful Business... The New Hallmarks for Successful Business - The Completely Revised and Updated Practical Guide to Successful Business Development (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
David Hall, Dinah Bennett
R455 Discovery Miles 4 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"The Hallmarks for Successful Business" is a complete guide to business development for small and medium-sized companies. It provides proven and practical advice on: the way to survive, change and grow; planning for successful business development; achieving real growth - with minimal risk; creating new business opportunities; and much, much more - by combining the results of extensive research by Dinah Bennett at the Foundation for SME Development at the University of Durham with the hands-on consulting experience of David Hall and his associates, this book provides a practical step-by-step guide to actions which business people can take to achieve tangible success. Throughout the text, the book is packed with practical examples and procedures being used by manufacturing and service companies in the field.

Innovation in English Language Teaching - A Reader (Paperback, New): David Hall, Ann Hewings Innovation in English Language Teaching - A Reader (Paperback, New)
David Hall, Ann Hewings
R1,480 Discovery Miles 14 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This reader provides both theoretical perspectives and practical tools for analysing and understanding how ELT classroom curricula can be analysed, developed and evaluated.
The commissioned and classic texts place curriculum change in a philosophical framework and also explore the political and institutional considerations. A series of case studies are provided to highlight both the role of the teacher in curriculum innovation and various processes of planning and implementation. The final section deals with evaluating curriculum and syllabus change.

Inside Culture - Art and Class in the American Home (Paperback, New edition): David Halle Inside Culture - Art and Class in the American Home (Paperback, New edition)
David Halle
R1,058 Discovery Miles 10 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

David Halle's idea was simple but radical: to connect culture to everyday life by showing how people actually use the artifacts of culture - paintings, photographs, sculpture - in the most intimate of all settings: the home. In the first book of its kind, Halle gives a fascinating account of the uses and meaning of art for those who buy it and live with it. His study ranges from the affluent town houses on Manhattan's Upper East Side and row houses in blue-collar Brooklyn to middle- and upper-middle class suburbs on Long Island, resulting in an unprecedented portrait of the meanings of art for its primary audience. Are there differences in artistic preferences between social classes or races or between urban and suburban homes? Similarities? How do choices in art works - and the way we display them - speak to our dreams, desires, pleasures, and fears? And what do they say about the real cultural boundaries between elite and popular, high and low? Halle examines landscapes, both priceless heirlooms and mass-produced sunsets; abstract paintings and prints; "primitive" sculpture; and the vibrantly colored portraits of religious art. He also discusses the gatherings of family photographs that fill every home. Inside Culture also explores the architecture and design of the houses, from the eclipse of the formal dining room to the landscape of urban backyards. Refusing easy generalizations about culture and class, Halle shows that art has a different set of meanings outside the rarefied air of museums and galleries. He challenges received opinion about the role of the audience in the history and reception of twentieth-century art to show that the experience of art isn't always what artistsand critics say it is. With floor plans, drawings, and dozens of photographs, this lively book can be enjoyed on many levels. It describes for the first time the way a broad cross section of people live with art. It records for the first time the astonishing variety of artistic experience. And it permanently changes our ongoing conversation about what culture contains, what it controls, and what the products called "art" really mean.

Emerging from an Entrenched Colonial Economy - New Zealand Primary Production, Britain and the EEC, 1945 - 1975 (Paperback,... Emerging from an Entrenched Colonial Economy - New Zealand Primary Production, Britain and the EEC, 1945 - 1975 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
David Hall
R3,470 Discovery Miles 34 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a study of New Zealand shaking off its quasi-colonial dependence on Britain. Has New Zealand moved beyond its colonial heritage? Is it now time to remove the Union Jack from the national flag and change to a Republic? Hall analyses the three decades after World War II when changes in Britain, mainly as a consequence of that war, forced New Zealand to seek new markets for its exports, which were predominantly primary produce; notably meat, wool and dairy products. A key symbol of these changes was Britain becoming a member of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973 - how did this engagement with Europe impact on trade with a Commonwealth country? Significantly, rather than politicians and diplomats, voices of New Zealand's primary producers (the 'backbone of the economy') are used to describe the country's decolonisation in trade. The volume traces how relationships between Britain and one of its main dominions evolved from their quasi-colonial relationship and how the dominion coped with breaking away from over-dependence on Britain not just in economic terms but also in sentimental terms. Hall provides an interesting overview of the final stages of decolonisation.

Emerging from an Entrenched Colonial Economy - New Zealand Primary Production, Britain and the EEC, 1945 - 1975 (Hardcover, 1st... Emerging from an Entrenched Colonial Economy - New Zealand Primary Production, Britain and the EEC, 1945 - 1975 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
David Hall
R4,571 Discovery Miles 45 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a study of New Zealand shaking off its quasi-colonial dependence on Britain. Has New Zealand moved beyond its colonial heritage? Is it now time to remove the Union Jack from the national flag and change to a Republic? Hall analyses the three decades after World War II when changes in Britain, mainly as a consequence of that war, forced New Zealand to seek new markets for its exports, which were predominantly primary produce; notably meat, wool and dairy products. A key symbol of these changes was Britain becoming a member of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973 - how did this engagement with Europe impact on trade with a Commonwealth country? Significantly, rather than politicians and diplomats, voices of New Zealand's primary producers (the 'backbone of the economy') are used to describe the country's decolonisation in trade. The volume traces how relationships between Britain and one of its main dominions evolved from their quasi-colonial relationship and how the dominion coped with breaking away from over-dependence on Britain not just in economic terms but also in sentimental terms. Hall provides an interesting overview of the final stages of decolonisation.

Discovery and Measurement of the Higgs Boson in the WW Decay Channel (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Discovery and Measurement of the Higgs Boson in the WW Decay Channel (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
David Hall
R3,459 Discovery Miles 34 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This thesis describes the stand-alone discovery and measurement of the Higgs boson in its decays to two W bosons using the Run-I ATLAS dataset. This is the most precise measurement of gluon-fusion Higgs boson production and is among the most significant results attained at the LHC. The thesis provides an exceptionally clear exposition on a complicated analysis performed by a large team of researchers. Aspects of the analysis performed by the author are explained in detail; these include new methods for evaluating uncertainties on the jet binning used in the analysis and for estimating the background due to associated production of a W boson and an off-shell photon. The thesis also describes a measurement of the WW cross section, an essential background to Higgs boson production. The primary motivation of the LHC was to prove or disprove the existence of the Higgs boson. In 2012, CERN announced this discovery and the resultant ATLAS publication contained three decay channels: gg, ZZ, and WW.

Discovery and Measurement of the Higgs Boson in the WW Decay Channel (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): David Hall Discovery and Measurement of the Higgs Boson in the WW Decay Channel (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
David Hall
R3,703 Discovery Miles 37 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This thesis describes the stand-alone discovery and measurement of the Higgs boson in its decays to two W bosons using the Run-I ATLAS dataset. This is the most precise measurement of gluon-fusion Higgs boson production and is among the most significant results attained at the LHC. The thesis provides an exceptionally clear exposition on a complicated analysis performed by a large team of researchers. Aspects of the analysis performed by the author are explained in detail; these include new methods for evaluating uncertainties on the jet binning used in the analysis and for estimating the background due to associated production of a W boson and an off-shell photon. The thesis also describes a measurement of the WW cross section, an essential background to Higgs boson production. The primary motivation of the LHC was to prove or disprove the existence of the Higgs boson. In 2012, CERN announced this discovery and the resultant ATLAS publication contained three decay channels: gg, ZZ, and WW.

Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations (Hardcover, New): Chee-Yee Chong, James Llinas, David Hall, Martin... Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations (Hardcover, New)
Chee-Yee Chong, James Llinas, David Hall, Martin Liggins II
R5,957 Discovery Miles 59 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With the recent proliferation of service-oriented architectures (SOA), cloud computing technologies, and distributed-interconnected systems, distributed fusion is taking on a larger role in a variety of applications from environmental monitoring and crisis management to intelligent buildings and defense. Drawing on the work of leading experts around the world, Distributed Data Fusion for Network-Centric Operations examines the state of the art of data fusion in a distributed sensing, communications, and computing environment.

Get Insight into Designing and Implementing Data Fusion in a Distributed Network

Addressing the entirety of information fusion, the contributors cover everything from signal and image processing, through estimation, to situation awareness. In particular, the work offers a timely look at the issues and solutions involving fusion within a distributed network enterprise. These include critical design problems, such as how to maintain a pedigree of agents or nodes that receive information, provide their contribution to the dataset, and pass to other network components. The book also tackles dynamic data sharing within a network-centric enterprise, distributed fusion effects on state estimation, graph-theoretic methods to optimize fusion performance, human engineering factors, and computer ontologies for higher levels of situation assessment.

A comprehensive introduction to this emerging field and its challenges, the book explores how data fusion can be used within grid, distributed, and cloud computing architectures. Bringing together both theoretical and applied research perspectives, this is a valuable reference for fusion researchers and practitioners. It offers guidance and insight for those working on the complex issues of designing and implementing distributed, decentralized information fusion.

One Health Case Studies - Addressing Complex Problems in a Changing World (Paperback): Susan C. Cork, David Hall, Karen... One Health Case Studies - Addressing Complex Problems in a Changing World (Paperback)
Susan C. Cork, David Hall, Karen Liljebjelke
R1,199 Discovery Miles 11 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One Health refers to an interdisciplinary approach to solving complex problems at the interface of human and animal health and the wider ecosystem. It represents an integrated and collaborative approach and addresses diverse issues such as the detection and management of emerging and re-emerging infectious and non-infectious diseases, food and water security, food hygiene and global trade. Many complex problems that we currently face must consider anthropogenic factors as well as climate change, environmental impact, international collaboration, tourism, the human-animal bond, economics, plant health and myriad other factors. This book discusses complex concepts in One Health such as preparedness planning, national level governance, inter-agency co-operation, climate change, human activity in sensitive ecosystems, the global food trade and food safety, antimicrobial resistance, surveillance, and communication from policy level to practical application.The book uses real-world case studies from different geographical regions ranging from Asia to the Arctic, different environments from the jungle to the oceans, and different species including bees, fish, domestic and wild animals and humans. The cases are prepared by experts with a diverse range of experience and provide a unique and fascinating on-the-ground approach to One Health topics in practice. One Health Case Studies is an ideal resource for students and practitioners in veterinary medicine, human medicine, public health, agriculture, wildlife management, ecosystem health and environmental management.

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