Cybernetics and systems theory

This book aims to gather the insight of leading experts on corruption and anti-corruption studies working at the scientific frontier of this phenomenon using the multidisciplinary tools of data and network science, in order to present current theoretical, empirical, and operational efforts being performed in order to curb this problem.

The simulation of technological and environmental flows is very important for many industrial developments.

This book presents collaborative research works carried out by experimentalists and theorists around the world in the field of nonlinear dynamical systems.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of structural health monitoring (SHM) and more broadly in the fields of smart materials and intelligent systems.

The Handbook of Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems establishes an authoritative reference of DDDAS, pioneered by Dr.

Over the past twenty years, there's been a gradual shift in the way forensic scientists approach the evaluation of DNA profiling evidence that is taken to court.

The 'spycops' scandal has laid bare the existence of secretive police units that sent undercover police officers to infiltrate and undermine hundreds of political campaigns and activist groups.

What is evidence-based policing and how is it done?

This book covers the latest advancements and applications of nonlinear dynamics in various fields of science and engineering, presenting a curated selection of peer-reviewed contributions at the 2nd International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications (ICNDA 2024) at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT).

Forensic Dental Evidence: An Investigators Handbook highlights the discussion regarding unjust convictions caused by inaccurate bitemark opinions.

This book presents the theory and practical applications of the Master equation approach, which provides a powerful general framework for model building in a variety of disciplines.

"e;I have had the misfortune of being raped twice-once in the park and again in the media,"e; wrote "e;Jane Doe,"e; the victim of an infamous stranger rape in Brooklyn, New York.

Forensic science combines analytical science with the requirements of law enforcement agencies and legislation.

This monograph presents new theories and methods for fixed-time cooperative control of multi-agent systems.

From mulching to greenhouses, the air space between the cover and the soil surface is the key to the classification of climates under cover.

This book gathers the state-of-the-art for industrial application of scientific and practical research in the Cloud and IoT paradigms to benefit society.

This reference, now in its second edition, is a comprehensive guide that focuses on the practical aspects of excavating and recovering human remains, as well as any associated evidence, from crime scenes.

A one-stop guide to bring you up to speed quickly on LTE and LTE-Advanced and their performance benefits over competing technologies.

This book reports on advances in applied mechanics research and applications.

Das Buch gibt einen Querschnitt durch das Spektrum der Anwendungen der Computergraphik in Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften.

In the development of an international agenda for applied systems analysis Swedish experience, developed over a considerable number of years, embraces a wide range of application domains.

This book provides a detailed "e;how-to"e; guide, addressing aspects ranging from analysis and design to the implementation of applications, which need to be integrated within legacy applications and databases.

This monograph offers a coherent, self-contained account of the theory of Sinai-Ruelle-Bowen measures and decay of correlations for nonuniformly hyperbolic dynamical systems.

Animal abuse is well established as a gateway crime linked to other forms of antisocial behaviors and broader criminal violence.

The last decade has seen an unprecedented growth in the demand for wireless services.

Forensic neuropathology is an important specialty within forensic pathology.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP 2024, held in Aberystwyth, UK, April 3-5, 2024 and co-located with the EvoStar events, EvoCOP, EvoMUSART, and EvoApplications.

The main goals in any forensic skeletal analysis are to answer who is the person represented (individualization), how that person died (trauma/pathology) and when that person died (the postmortem interval or PMI).

This book presents a compelling and highly sophisticated politico-legal history of a particular security operation that resulted in one of the most high-profile torture cases in the world.

Dieses Buch bietet Ihnen eine verständlich vermittelte Ausgangsbasis für die praktische Anwendung datenanalytischer Methoden, die sinnvolle Interpretation von Daten und die Ableitung von Informationen.

This book presents an in-depth overview of recent work related to the safety, security, and privacy of cyber-physical systems (CPSs).

This work represents the third entry of the series of works on "e;Chaos, Complexity and Leadership"e;.

Public Speaking for Criminal Justice Professionals: A Manner of Speaking is a one-of-a-kind public speaking guide specifically written for criminal justice professionals, written by a criminal justice professional.

With a focus on the progression and dismantlement of the Asylum system, this book examines key issues around the policy and practice of in-patient mental health provision in the UK, making comparisons with similar services in other parts of the world.

This book addresses theories and empirical procedures for the application of machine learning and data mining to solve problems in cyber dynamics.

Perspectives On Software Requirements presents perspectives on several current approaches to software requirements.

This book presents the outcomes of the 2021 International Conference on Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics (CSIA 2021), an international conference dedicated to promoting novel theoretical and applied research advances in the interdisciplinary field of cyber security, particularly focusing on threat intelligence, analytics, and countering cybercrime.

This textbook presents theory and practice in the context of automatic control education.

Discover the extraordinary role of plants in modern forensics, from their use as evidence in the trials of high profile murderers such as Ted Bundy to high value botanical trafficking and poaching.

EMBEDDED DIGITAL CONTROL WITH MICROCONTROLLERS Explore a concise and practical introduction to implementation methods and the theory of digital control systems on microcontrollers Embedded Digital Control with Microcontrollers delivers expert instruction in digital control system implementation techniques on the widely used ARM Cortex-M microcontroller.

The book covers intimately all the topics necessary for the development of a robust magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) code within the framework of the cell-centered finite volume method (FVM) and its applications in space weather study.

Threat actors, be they cyber criminals, terrorists, hacktivists or disgruntled employees, are employing sophisticated attack techniques and anti-forensics tools to cover their attacks and breach attempts.

This book provides an ethnography of street-level policing in the United States and offers an analysis with valuable lessons for today's law enforcement officers.

The series Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and encourage of control technology transfer in control engineering.

The book presents selected papers from NIELIT's International Conference on Communication, Electronics and Digital Technology (NICEDT-2024) held during 16-17 February 2024 in Guwahati, India.

This book focuses on information-geometric manifolds of structured data and models and related applied mathematics.

This book brings together the impact of Prof.

This book provides a range of application areas of data and knowledge management and their solutions for the fields related to the convergence of information and communication technology (ICT), healthcare, and telecommunication services.

The most exhaustive book on forensic dentistry, the fourth edition of this volume covers the latest advances in the field, including regulations affecting forensic dental practice and procedures in light of the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act, updated ABFO guidelines, and new digital radiographic and photographic developments.