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The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and...

The simplest mathematical model of the Brownian motion of physics is the simple, symmetric random walk. This book collects and compares current results — mostly strong theorems which describe the properties of a random walk. The modern problems of the limit theorems of probability theory are treated...

2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Radiology category! Image-Guided Interventions, a title in the Expert Radiology Series, brings you in-depth and advanced guidance on all of today’s imaging and procedural techniques. Whether you are a seasoned interventionalist or trainee, this...

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and...

AI、基因編輯、瘟疫、駭客、暖化……全球災難來臨的恐怖時代 災禍，可以預知嗎？意外，是突發事件嗎？預言，是妖言惑眾、危言聳聽嗎？ 人類的未來似乎充滿不確定嗎？ 白宮資深安全專家提醒我們：善用科學方法，可洞燭機先，防患未然，如何辨明正確的警告，趨吉避凶！ 張福昌（中華國土安全研究協會副祕書長、德國科隆大學政治學博士、淡江大學歐洲研究所副教授）專文推薦 明天過後，任何人都不想盲目成為災難犧牲者。不過我們必須了解人類未來可能發生的重大災難性事件： ‧人工智慧凌駕於人類智慧之上，導致人類受其控制 ‧新型致死微生菌導致全球大瘟疫 ‧全球氣候變暖導致海平面上升 ‧地區性核戰爭令煙塵密布於大氣層，遮蔽太陽照射，導致地球進入冰河世紀 ‧網路遭受類似珍珠港事件的駭客攻擊 ‧流星撞擊地球 ‧基因程式設計技術導致實驗室誕生可怕的新物種 這些重大災難性事件將導致： ‧數百萬人因自然和人為的災難而死， ‧他們原本可以因為專家的事先警告而倖免於難。 我們能否在下次災難降臨前找到那些有預知能力的人？ 《Warnings！：AI、基因編輯、瘟疫、駭客、暖化……全球災難警告，用科學方法洞悉真相》是一本探討未來的國家安全、科技的威脅、美國經濟，甚至文明命運的書。 在希臘神話中，卡珊德拉預見災難，但受到眾神詛咒而遭到忽視。現代的卡珊德拉反而明確地預測了卡翠娜颶風、福島核電廠、大衰退、伊斯蘭國崛起等許多災難。但和神話中的卡珊德拉一樣，他們遭到忽視。時至今日，還有人會提出警告，一些災難即將發生。但我們如何辨明哪些警告可能是正確的？ 《Warnings！》一書兩位作者都是卓越的企業執行長和曾任職白宮國家安全會議的老將──透過對各個領域的深入研究，發現一套區別正確的卡珊德拉和瘋狂末日理論家的方法。他們去調查目前已提出警告未來會發生災難、但呼聲未受到注意的專家，包括來自人工智慧、生物駭客、病毒突變的各種威脅。對任何不想盲目地成為明日災難犧牲者的個人、企業和政府，克拉克和艾迪精闢的見解都不可或缺。 ※...

Bioarchaeology is the analysis of human remains within an interpretative framework that includes contextual information. This comprehensive and much-needed manual provides both a starting point and a reference for archaeologists, bioarchaeologists and others working in this integrative field. The...

Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance, Fifth Edition With Web Study Guide, leads students through the fundamentals of collecting and analyzing data of human performance and applying their results to real-life situations. Focusing on the core concepts of reliability and validity of data,...

Now in a fully updated 9th Edition, Kendig's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children, by Drs. Robert Wilmott, Andrew Bush, Robin Deterding, and Felix Ratjen,continues to provide authoritative, evidence-based information to residents, fellows, and practitioners in this wide-ranging specialty....

With comprehensive, practical coverage of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS medical coding, ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding: Theory and Practice, 2015 Edition provides a thorough understanding of diagnosis coding in physician and hospital settings. It combines basic coding principles, clear examples, challenging exercises,...

Unequalled in scope, depth, and clinical precision, Retina, 5th Edition keeps you at the forefront of today’s new technologies, surgical approaches, and diagnostic and therapeutic options for retinal diseases and disorders. Comprehensively updated to reflect everything you need to know regarding...

Key features: Written by the scientist who named this parasite and was the first to set up proper diagnostic techniques Serves as the first ever book to provide information on the parasite structure, biology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, epidemiology, prevention, and control of neosporosis Covers...

With resources at a premium, and ecological concerns paramount, the need for clean, efficient and low-cost processes is one of the most critical challenges facing chemical engineers. The ability to control these processes, optimizing one, two or several variables has the potential to make more substantial...

A PERFECT PLAN FOR THE PERFECT SCORE Score-Raising Features Include: •3 full-length practice exams •Hundreds of practice exercises with thorough answer explanations •Comprehensive overview of the AP Computer Science A exam format •AP scoring guideline for...

Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age is a timely volume by leading researchers in Life Course Criminology, which reports new findings from The Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, a prospective longitudinal survey of 411 South London males first studied at age 8 in 1961. The main aim...