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  • An Introduction to Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases

    by Michael Y. Li ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This text provides essential modeling skills and methodology for the study of infectious diseases through a one-semester modeling course or directed individual studies. The book includes mathematical descriptions of epidemiological concepts, and uses classic epidemic models to introduce different mathematical methods in model analysis. Matlab codes are also included for numerical implementations ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Machine Learning Plasmas and the Neuromorphic Plasma Chemistry

    Edited by Michael Keidar, Li Lin ...
    Plasma chemistry, a foundational science driving advancements in the engineering of biomedicine, space propulsion, and semiconductor manufacturing, is currently increasingly relying on AI to diagnose and control chemical compositions and reaction rates in plasmas. This book presents a groundbreaking aspect of fundamental plasma chemistry that integrates modern ML and neuromorphic systems and is ... Read more

    $206.99 CAD

  • Cowboy Roundup

    by Drew Hunt, Dale Chase, R.W. Clinger, Lee Crittenden, Landon Dixon, Hunter Frost, Rebecca James, Kassandra Lea, Georgina Li, Bob Masters, Michael McClelland, Rob Rosen, J.D. Ryan, Feral Sephrian, J.D. Walker, Salome Wilde ...
    What's better than a story about a sexy gay cowboy? How about a whole posse of them? Editor Drew Hunt has rounded up some of the finest authors in the M/M western genre to bring you this collection celebrating gay cowpokes!Meet real men who ride the trail or ride the rodeo, join a wild west show or douse their thirst at the local country western bar. Whether in the bygone Old West or on a modern ... Read more

    $8.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inclusive Child Development Accounts

    Toward Universality and Progressivity

    Inclusive Child Development Accounts showcases the global context of emerging asset-building policies and programmes around Child Development Accounts.Child Development Accounts (CDAs) are subsidized accounts that enable families to accumulate assets to invest in children’s development and life goals, such as postsecondary education, homeownership, business development, and retirement security. ... Read more

    $86.99 CAD

  • Stochastic Evolutions of Dynamic Traffic Flow

    Modeling and Applications

    by Li Li, Qixin Shi, Xiqun (Michael) Chen ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book reveals the underlying mechanisms of complexity and stochastic evolutions of traffic flows. Using Eulerian and Lagrangian measurements, the authors propose lognormal headway/spacing/velocity distributions and subsequently develop a Markov car-following model to describe drivers’ random choices concerning headways/spacings, putting forward a stochastic fundamental diagram model for wide ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Metaheuristics for Finding Multiple Solutions

    Edited by Mike Preuss, Michael G. Epitropakis, Xiaodong Li, Jonathan E. Fieldsend ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This book presents the latest trends and developments in multimodal optimization and niching techniques. Most existing optimization methods are designed for locating a single global solution. However, in real-world settings, many problems are “multimodal” by nature, i.e., multiple satisfactory solutions exist. It may be desirable to locate several such solutions before deciding which one to use. ... Read more

    $204.99 CAD

  • Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956

    by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson ...
    Follow Hellboy's adventures with the B.P.R.D. before Seed of Destruction!Pressure is mounting within the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense to uncover the Soviets' secret plans for recovered Nazi occult weapons. But a suspicious cover-up leads one agent off the radar in search of answers. meanwhile, demonic Soviet occult leader Varvara pushes her team to follow her own whims, and Hellboy ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Public Reason and Bioethics

    Three Perspectives

    Edited by Hon-Lam Li, Michael Campbell ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book explores and elaborates three theories of public reason, drawn from Rawlsian political liberalism, natural law theory, and Confucianism. Drawing together academics from these separate approaches, the volume explores how the three theories critique each other, as well as how each one brings its theoretical arsenal to bear on the urgent contemporary debate of medical assistance in dying ... Read more

    $166.49 CAD

  • III–V Compound Semiconductors

    Integration with Silicon-Based Microelectronics

    Edited by Tingkai Li, Michael Mastro, Armin Dadgar ...
    Silicon-based microelectronics has steadily improved in various performance-to-cost metrics. But after decades of processor scaling, fundamental limitations and considerable new challenges have emerged. The integration of compound semiconductors is the leading candidate to address many of these issues and to continue the relentless pursuit of more ... Read more

    $136.99 CAD

  • Oil

    A Cultural and Geographic Encyclopedia of Black Gold [2 volumes]

    Edited by Xiaobing Li, Michael Molina ...
    Despite ongoing efforts to find alternatives, oil is still one of the most critical—and valuable—commodities on earth. This two-volume set provides extensive background information on key topics relating to oil, profiles countries that are major producers and consumers of oil, and examines relevant political issues.Aside from air and water, oil is perhaps the most valuable natural resource. Oil ... Read more

    $186.99 CAD

  • Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data

    9th International Symposium, SocialSec 2023, Canterbury, UK, August 14–16, 2023, Proceedings

    Edited by Budi Arief, Anna Monreale, Michael Sirivianos, Shujun Li ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data, SocialSec 2023, which took place in Canterbury, UK, in August 2023.The 10 full papers and 4 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: information abuse and ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • The Discovery of Insulin

    Special Centenary Edition

    by Michael Bliss ...
    The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921–2 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease. Insulin, discovered by the Canadian research team of Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip, and John Macleod, was a wonder drug with the ability to bring diabetes patients back from the brink of death. It was no surprise that in 1923 the Nobel ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD