The beloved daughter of Jewish captives in Babylon, Keren is sold into Daniel’s household to help her family survive. She becomes Daniel’s most trusted scribe, while taking lessons and swordsmanship training alongside Daniel’s sons and their best friend, Jared.

But after a tragic accident changes the course of her life, Keren finds herself in a foreign country, charged with a mysterious task: teaching a shepherd boy how to become a lord. When she overhears whispers that hint at his true identity, she realizes she must protect him from the schemes of a bloodthirsty king.

Jared cannot forgive Keren. Still, he finds himself traveling over mountains to fetch her back to the safety of home. When he discovers the secret identity of Keren’s pupil, Jared knows he must help protect him. Love battles bitterness as they flee from the king’s agents, trying to save the boy who could one day deliver their people from captivity.

Diagnosis and Analysis of COVID-19 using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-Based Techniques offers new insights and demonstrates how machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), and (Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to diagnose and fight COVID-19 infection. Sections also discuss the challenges we face in using these technologies. Chapters cover pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and Blockchain /IoT Blockchain technology, examining how AI can be applied as a tool for detection and containment of the spread of COVID-19, and on the socioeconomic and educational post-pandemic impacts of the disease. This is a multidisciplinary resource for those engaged in researching COVID-19 and how emerging technologies are being used as tools for detection, transmission and treatment strategies.

Voordat Christus haar aangespreek het as “my dogter”, voor sy genesing gesteel het deur aan die punt van sy kleed te raak, was sy ’n vrou met ’n hart wat gebloei het ...

Elianna word as jong meisie verteer deur skuldgevoelens. Haar enigste boetie sterf terwyl sý na hom moes kyk. Sy probeer vergifnis verdien deur haar werk in haar pa se materiaal-besigheid en deur vir die gesin te sorg. Ná nog ’n tragedie is Elianna in beheer van die besigheid en haar ta­lent as ontwerper bring groot sukses, maar nooit die vrede waarna sy hunker nie. Wanneer haar wêreld aan skerwe spat, verbreek sy haar verlowing aan die enigste man wat sy ooit sal liefhê. Dan kom die hartverskeurende siekte wat haar isoleer en alles wat sy oorgehad het van haar af wegvat.

In Tessa Afshar se ’n Nuwe môre lyk dit vir Elianna of daar geen einde aan haar lyding is nie. Dan hoor sy van die Man wat deur blote aanraking genesing kan bring. Is dit moontlik vir een Man om ná soveel jare van lyding en teleurstelling die wonde van die liggaam én die siel te genees?

This book gathers together comprehensive information which test and process professionals will find invaluable. The techniques outlined will help ensure that test methods and data collected reflect actual device performance, rather than 'testing the tester' or being lost in the noise floor.
This book addresses the fundamental issues underlying the semiconductor test discipline. The test engineer must understand the basic principles of semiconductor fabrication and process and have an in-depth knowledge of circuit functions, instrumentation and noise sources.
Introduces a novel component-testing philosophy for semiconductor test, product and design engineers.
Best new source of information for experienced semiconductor engineers as well as entry-level personnel.
Eight chapters about semiconductor testing.

In the Peasant King, Jemmah has always thought of herself as perfectly ordinary . . . until she faces extraordinary circumstances. When her mother, the Persian king’s famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and her sister must sneak undetected into enemy territory to rescue her. But infiltrating their adversary’s lands proves easier than escaping them. Fleeing through dangerous mountain passes, their survival depends on the skills of a stranger they free from prison: a mysterious prince named Asher.

The authors in this volume address the question 'What is empowerment?' Is it power over resources? Is it the ability to create 'effective demand'? Is it about the ability to make choices? Is it about access to resources and how they are controlled, politically, economically, by NGOs, by political parties, by the state? Do political parties facilitate or do they channel energies away from empowerment? They evaluate how in different circumstances different political agents have been seen as provider of resources.

The process of globalization has had a dramatic impact on the lives of women in developing countries. In the past decade, they have been increasingly drawn into insecure flexible employment working for the world market. This book explores the experiences of women in diverse local contexts within different cultures and faiths, drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It draws out the contradictory and fragmented impact of globalization at the local level on the lives of women in the developing world.

This book offers both theoretical perspectives and detailed examples which provide the analytical frameworks chosen by the Middle Eastern women themselves to explain the strategies they have chosen for liberation. The studies deal with Islam and its impact on personal and public lives of women in the region as well as their political struggles for liberation both internally and internationally.

The process of globalization has had an impact on the lives of women in developing countries in the past decade. They have been drawn into insecure flexible employment working for the world market. The feminization of the labour market has increased the burdens on women, and the inability of men to access full-time well-remunerated employment has exacerbated the process of male migration and has left many families headed by women. At the same time the reduction in state services and welfare has increased the burdens placed on women. Nevertheless the consequences of globalization have been different for different women in different places. In some circumstances it has created opportunities for greater empowerment, whilst in others it has stimulated a reaction and increased the subordination of women. This text explores the experiences of women in diverse local contexts within different cultures and faiths, drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The Third World debt crisis, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's adjustment policies have compelled many countries to move towards a contraction of public sector expenditure in favour of market orientated development policies. Women in general and the poorest amongst them in particular have borne a disproportionate burden of the ensuing hardships. This book addresses the shortcomings in the current gender blind analytical frameworks of governments and financial organisations and offers alternative strategies for combating recession and poverty.

List of Contents - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction - PART 1 DUALISTIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Economic Development and Revolutionary Upheavals in Iran; M.H.Pesaran - The Impact of the Urban Per Capita on Agricultural Output: A Case Study; K.Afshar - An Assessment of Agricultural Development Policies in Iran; H.Afshar - Tribes, State in Iran: From Pahlavi to Islamic Republic; R.Fazel - Iran's Petroleum Policy: How does the Oil Industry Function in Revolutionary Iran? F.Fesharaki - PART 2 POLITICS OF DISSENT AND THE ARMED FORCES - The Crown in Iranian Politics, 1905-1953; E.Abrahamian - The Guerrilla Movement in Iran, 1963-1977; E.Abrahamian - The Army; H.Afshar - PART 3 THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION - The Nature of the Islamic Revolution; M.Motahari - The Iranian Theocracy; H.Afshar - Epilogue - Index

Transform your organization by making silos a thing of the past In Boundless, two leaders in transformation and customer success deliver an inspiring and exciting new approach to succeeding in an increasingly decentralized and digital-first world. In the book, you’ll learn how to demolish organizational silos once and for all, allowing resources to flow across networks, ecosystems, and communities. The authors explain the seven principles underlying their unique and effective “Boundless� paradigm: connection, integration, decentralization, mobility, continuity, autonomy, and shared success. Walking you through the blueprint for transformative, resilient business success, Boundless also offers: Strategies for mapping the Boundless principles to key technological advances, including digital platforms, blockchain, AI, robotics, cloud computing, and more Ways to achieve the operational, organizational, and technological shifts necessary to succeed in an entirely transformed world Tools for combatting the natural tendency of employees to accumulate and protect resources within company silos An invaluable resource for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders, Boundless will also earn a place in the libraries of founders, entrepreneurs, and consultants who seek to create an enduring competitive advantage for themselves or their clients.

This book argues that it is the fluidity of women's identities that enables them to bridge the gender divides and roles ascribed to them by society and culture with those that they have chosen for themselves whilst retaining a sense of their self.

This book explores the role of artificial Intelligence in Telemedicine. It explains the concepts through the detailed study and processing of biosignals, physiological parameters, and medical images. The book focuses on computational algorithms in telemedicine for the processing of biosignals, physiological parameters, and medical Images. The book is presented in two section. The first section presents the role of computational algorithms in the processing of biosignal and medical images for disease diagnosis and treatment planning. Noise removal in ECG signal using an improved adaptive learning approach, classification of ECG signals using CNN for cardiac arrhythmia detection, EEG signal analysis for stroke detection, and EMG signal analysis for gesture classification were discussed in this section. Application of CNN in pertussis Diagnosis by temperature monitoring, physician handwriting recognition using deep learning model, melanoma detection using ABCD parameters, and transfer learning enabled heuristic approach for pneumonia detection was also discussed in this section The second section focus on the role of IoT and artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector. IoT in smart health care and applications of artificial intelligence in disease diagnosis and prediction was discussed in this section. The importance of 5G/6G in the pandemic scenario for telemedicine applications, wireless capsule endoscopy image compression, leukemia detection from the microscopic cell images, and genomic signal processing using numerical mapping techniques was also discussed in this section. This book can be used by a wide range of users including students, research scholars, faculty, and practitioners in the field of engineering for applications in biomedical signal, image analysis, and diagnosis.

This book explores the concepts and role of green computing and its recent developments for making the environment sustainable. It focuses on green automation in disciplines such as computers, nanoscience, information technology, and biochemistry. This book is characterized through descriptions of sustainability, green computing, their relevance to the environment, society, and its applications. Presents how to make the environment sustainable through engineering aspects and green computing Explores concepts and the role of green computing with recent developments Processes green automation linked with various disciplines such as nanoscience, information technology, and biochemistry Explains the concepts of green computing linked with sustainable environment through information technology This book will be of interest to researchers, libraries, students, and academicians that are interested in the concepts of green computing linked with green automation through information technology and their impacts on the future.

This book addresses itself to the relationship between the ideological and material which has long occupied a primary place in Marxist scholarship and is seen to be of central importance to feminist analysis. This book looks at some aspects of the debate in the context of Asia.;In particular, it examines the role that ideology can play both as a disabling and an enabling factor in the lives of women seeking to earn a livliehood for themselves and their families under conditions of poverty.;The case studies relate to a mixed set of Asian countries, with an associated diversity of cultural and economic conditions.;Haleh Afshar is also editor of "Iran: A Revolution in Turmoil", "Women and Ideology" and "Women, State and Ideology". Bina Agarwal is editor of "Structures of Patriarchy: State, Community and Household in Modernising Asia" and author of "Mechanisation in Indian Agriculture" and "Cold Hearths and Barren Slopes: The Woodfuel Crisis in the Third World".

Talks about securing healthcare data using Blockchain and Cryptography Discusses challenges and solutions for Blockchain technology in the healthcare sector Presents digital transformation of the healthcare sector using different technologies Covers the handling of healthcare data/medical records using Blockchain technology Explores managing the medical supply chain using Blockchain technology

This book explores the concepts and role of green computing and its recent developments for making the environment sustainable. It focuses on green automation in disciplines such as computers, nanoscience, information technology, and biochemistry. This book is characterized through descriptions of sustainability, green computing, their relevance to the environment, society, and its applications. Presents how to make the environment sustainable through engineering aspects and green computing Explores concepts and the role of green computing with recent developments Processes green automation linked with various disciplines such as nanoscience, information technology, and biochemistry Explains the concepts of green computing linked with sustainable environment through information technology This book will be of interest to researchers, libraries, students, and academicians that are interested in the concepts of green computing linked with green automation through information technology and their impacts on the future.

Take a jewelry-making workshop with designer Ani Afshar, who will teach you step-by-step to make an elegant flower brooch, a flower lariat necklace, and flower dangle earrings with colored beads and fishing wire. Then introduce your own variations as you build skills with Ani's guidance and over 100 color photographs that detail each step. A gallery of similar styles Ani has made with different beads and colors will inspire you to keep creating. If you need supplies, kits are available for jewelry in this book.

Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of "small digital media" vis-a-vis the elections and global media coverage. Written in a non-technical, easy to read, and accessible manner, the volume will appeal to scholars, students, policy makers and print professionals alike. To provide a global overview of media coverage and diverse perspectives on the controversial 2009 presidential election, this book consists of 24 original essays, covering issues from global media coverage to new media-social networking, from the ideological-political dimensions to the cultural facets of the elections. Organized in a cohesive manner, the writing styles and presentation remain varied and richly informative.

Learn to make two different styles of beaded necklaces with a renowned expert, Ani Afshar of Blazing Beads in Chicago. With beads and supplies you can find at any craft store, you can follow the step-by-step color illustrated directions in this book to make a multi-strand choker with an adjustable tie closure and a beaded rope with tassel ends. Through her practical advice and years of experience, the author shows you how to design, build, and finish off projects of exquisite beauty. You can vary the choice of beads to create endless combinations of colors and shapes. You will be proud of your efforts, and with Ani's instructions, it's easy!

Join designer Ani Afshar for a jewelry-making workshop to create a bead necklace with long ribbon streamers, another bead necklace with cropped ribbons, and a pair of beaded drop earrings. Then introduce your own variations as you build skills with Ani's guidance and over 100 color photographs that detail each step. A gallery of similar styles Ani has made with different beads and colors will inspire you to keep creating. If you need supplies, kits are available for jewelry in this book.

Chicago jewelry designer Ani Afshar invites you to a workshop in your own studio where you can learn her step-by-step methods for weaving jewelry with beads and sterling silver wire. She'll help you create 5- and 3-strand necklaces and a 3-strand pearl bracelet, with beads of your choice or similar to those she demonstrates. 141 close-up color photographs of each step show her hand positions, tools, and progressive stages of development. Her clear explanations of the techniques she uses will ensure your success. Also included is a gallery of similar jewelry Ani has made that use the same techniques. Be inspired to design your own. If you need supplies, kits are available for the jewelry in this book.