Presents topical research in the study of the classification & application of fractals, including the fractal analysis of oil crude market volatility & supply chain volatility in the telecom industry; the fractal analysis of electromagnetic emissions in earthquake detection; fractal-based models of cancer in systems biology; &, more. ...

Provides a comprehensive review of the field of classification methods applied to remotely sensed data. This work provides a detailed discussion of different approaches to image classification, including maximum likelihood, fuzzy sets, & artificial neural networks. ...

From the 'sporty' girls & 'artistic' boys of the Edwardian era to the 'lonely' soldiers of the Great War, the marriage bureaux of the fifties, & on to the internet dating sites, this book tells the story of those who used personal ads to search for love, friendship, marriage & adventure. ...

On 1 September 1920 the Metropolitan police received a tip-off that a magazine, the Link, was running dubious personal ads. An investigation & court case followed, & the editor of the Link, Alfred Barrett, found himself in the dock accused of promoting, among many other things, loose living, homosexuality, prostitution & white slavery. So begins " Classified", a fascinating sideways look at the history of relationships
- & attitudes to relationships
- in twentieth-century Britain, explored through the medium of the personal ad.

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The security classification regime in use within the federal executive branch traces its origins to armed forces information protection practices of the World War I era. This book explores the history, status, & emerging management issues of security classified & controlled information. ...