Breast Cancer Genes and the Gendering of Knowledge: Science and Citizenship in the Cultural Context of the 'New' Genetics

High Performance Data Mining - Scaling Algorithms, Applications and Systems

Springer, 2000

This special issue of Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery addresses the issue of scaling data mining algorithms, applications and systems to massive data sets by applying high performance computing technology. With the commoditization of high performance computing using clusters of workstations and related technologies, it is becoming more and more...

Cardiac Drug Therapy (Contemporary Cardiology)

Humana Press, 2007

This book addresses the pharmacology and therapeutic application of drugs used to treat heart diseases and hypertension. Additions and updates to the sixth edition include six new chapters on current controversies in cardiac drug therapy such as the beta blocker issue many cardiologists are presently grappling with. The book provides...

Hillbilly: A Cultural History of an American Icon

Oxford University Press, 2003

Harkins, assistant professor of history at Western Kentucky University, means to examine the "cultural and ideological construct `the hillbilly'... rather than the actual people of the southern mountains." To this end, he examines some obscure early American printed material, Paul Webb's Esquire magazine cartoons from...

Coding4Fun: 10 .NET Programming Projects for Wiimote, YouTube, World of Warcraft, and More

O'Reilly, 2008

How would you like to build an Xbox game, use your Nintendo Wiimote to create an electronic whiteboard, or build your own peer-to-peer application? Coding4Fun helps you tackle some cool software and hardware projects using a range of languages and free Microsoft software. Now you can code for fun with C#, VB, ASP.NET, WPF,...

Handbook of Computer Crime Investigation: Forensic Tools & Technology

Academic Press, 2001

Computers can be used in virtually any type of crime, ranging from cyberstalking and child pornography to financial fraud, espionage and terrorism. The Handbook of Computer crime investigation presents detailed technical information that can be used to help solve these crimes.

Following on the success of his introductory text, Digital...

Immunoassay

Academic Press, 1996

Immunoassays are among the most powerful and sensitive technologies now available for patient diagnosis and monitoring. This book is an indispensable guide to information on the theory and practice of immunoassays. It discusses the scientific basis of these technologies in a logical, organized, and heuristic manner and provides protocols for...