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Measure and Probability

Measure and Probability

This book covers the fundamentals of measure theory and probability theory. It begins with the construction of Lebesgue measure via Caratheodory’s outer measure approach and goes on to discuss integration and standard convergence theorems and contains an entire chapter devoted to complex measures Lp spaces Radon–Nikodym theorem and the Riesz representation theorem. It presents the elements of probability theory the law of large numbers and central limit theorem. The book then discusses discrete time Markov chains stationary distributions and limit theorems. The appendix covers many basic topics such as metric spaces topological spaces and the Stone–Weierstrass theorem. | Measure and Probability

GBP 69.99
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Tackling Obesity and Overweight Matters in Health and Social Care

Tackling Obesity and Overweight Matters in Health and Social Care

This practical guide helps health or social care professionals across all settings to understand how important it is to prevent and manage their service users’ overweight and obesity and motivate them to achieve and maintain a healthy weight so reducing their risk of associated health conditions such as diabetes and now COVID-19. Obesity and associated health problems represent a growing health burden around the world with rates throughout Europe increasing sharply over the last forty years second only to the United States and closely followed by many nations in Asia. The book will be an invaluable manual for general practice primary care and community clinicians practice and community nurses and dietitians and a go-to reference for health professionals across all medical specialties and related support services as well as medical education public health and social care worker professionals. | Tackling Obesity and Overweight Matters in Health and Social Care

GBP 31.99
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Dinosaurs How We Know What We Know

Dinosaurs How We Know What We Know

This textbook introduces research on dinosaurs by describing the science behind how we know what we know about dinosaurs. A wide range of topics is covered from fossils and taphonomy to dinosaur physiology evolution and extinction. In addition sedimentology paleo-tectonics and non-dinosaurian Mesozoic life are discussed. There is a special opportunity to capitalize on the enthusiasm for dinosaurs that students bring to classrooms to foster a deeper engagement in all sciences. Students are encouraged to synthesize information employ critical thinking construct hypotheses devise methods to test these hypotheses and come to new defensible conclusions just as paleontologists do. Key Features Clear and easy to read dinosaur text with well-defined terminology Over 600 images and diagrams to illustrate concepts and aid learning Reading objectives for each chapter section to guide conceptual learning and encourage active reading Companion website (teachingdinosaurs. com) that includes supporting materials such as in-class activities question banks lists of suggested specimens and more to encourage student participation and active learning Ending each chapter with a specific What We Don’t Know section to encourage student curiosity Related Titles Singer R. Encyclopedia of Paleontology (ISBN 978-1-884964-96-1) Fiorillo A. R. Alaska Dinosaurs: An Ancient Arctic World (ISBN 978-1-138-06087-6) Caldwell M. W. The Origin of Snakes: Morphology and the Fossil Record (ISBN 978-1-4822-5134-0) | Dinosaurs How We Know What We Know

GBP 82.99
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Self-Consolidating Concrete Applying what we know

Self-Consolidating Concrete Applying what we know

A very interesting and useful book for all the different practitioners in the concrete industry. Each necessary step is thoroughly dealt with and explained in a nice and pedagogic way. —Peter Billberg Swedish Cement and Concrete Research Institute (CBI)Quite comprehensive and with a narrative style at the practitioner level. —Lloyd Keller Director of R&D and Quality Assurance EllisDon CanadaSelf-consolidating concrete (SCC) is an innovative material used successfully throughout the world. It is a highly flowable non-segregating concrete that can spread into place fill the formwork and encapsulate the reinforcement without any mechanical consolidation improving the overall efficiency of a concrete construction project. SCC mixtures are highly fluid yet their flowing properties can be adapted for a range of applications and allow practitioners to select and determine levels of filling ability passing ability and stability. Self-Consolidating Concrete: Applying What We Know discusses all aspects of SCC including:Benefits and limitations Raw material components Mixture proportions Production and quality control Placement and curing Presenting a basis for consistently producing and applying SCC in a regular production environment this book is written from the perspective of the concrete practitioner. It uses descriptions and case studies throughout as examples of specific types of applications to identify where the practitioner needs to focus attention. This book bridges the gap between research and practice. It links science with practical application describing a number of projects and types of applications where SCC has been used successfully. It will be useful for new practitioners as well as for those already using SCC. | Self-Consolidating Concrete Applying what we know

GBP 44.99
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Innovative Solutions What Designers Need to Know for Today's Emerging Markets

Innovative Solutions What Designers Need to Know for Today's Emerging Markets

Expanding into emerging markets brings with it a specific set of challenges for designing products and services. Not only do cultural differences play a role in what how and why customers behave the way they do but existing technologies distribution channels and the wants and needs of consumers become additional challenges when establishing market shares in the developing world. Innovative Solutions: What Designers Need to Know for Today's Emerging Markets describes the landscape of these new markets and discusses research and design methodologies tailored to them. Local designers and researchers offer insight directly from the depths of India China and other parts of the world. They take an in-depth look at user research methods in underserved communities new tools such as ecosystems mapping to define the elements impacting innovation and design decisions and methodologies to develop solution spaces based on the output from user research studies. The book then presents real-life examples through case studies and interviews. The case studies draw not only from the authors’ work with clients such as HP Labs Nokia Haier Philips Intel and A Piece of Pie but also from user experience and the results of innovation research across the globe. The interviews include conversations with leaders in innovation such as Roopa Purushothaman Tapan Parikh Ram Sehgal Steve Portigal Dmitry Volkov and Darelle van Greunen. A fascinating perspective of the users and ecosystem in emerging nations the book provides deeper insights on how a user-centered innovation and design approach has been applied in practical settings. Examining the challenges of innovating and designing for emerging markets it incorporates research and practice to explore new ways of uncovering the riches and opportunities in innovation and design for emerging markets. | Innovative Solutions What Designers Need to Know for Today's Emerging Markets

GBP 69.99
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How we Get Mendel Wrong and Why it Matters Challenging the narrative of Mendelian genetics

How we Get Mendel Wrong and Why it Matters Challenging the narrative of Mendelian genetics

This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical context. The author sets the historical record straight and provides scientists with a reference guide to the respective scholarship in the early history of genetics. The overarching argument is twofold: on the one hand that we had better avoid naïve hero-worshipping and understand each historical figure Mendel in particular by placing them in the actual sociocultural context in which they lived and worked; on the other hand that we had better refrain from teaching in schools the naive Mendelian genetics that provided the presumed “scientific” basis for eugenics. Key Features Corrects the distorting stereotypical representations of Mendelian genetics and provides an authentic picture of how science is done focusing on Gregor Mendel and his actual contributions to science Explains how the oversimplifications of Mendelian genetics were exploited by ideologues to provide the presumed “scientific” basis for eugenics Proposes a shift in school education from teaching how the science of genetics is done using model systems to teaching the complexities of development through which heredity is materialized | How we Get Mendel Wrong and Why it Matters Challenging the narrative of Mendelian genetics

GBP 44.99
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The High Cost of Low Morale...and what to do about it

The High Cost of Low Morale...and what to do about it

While the morale of an organization is an intangible element composed of feelings and attitudes of individuals and groups the effects of morale include tangible and extremely important factors such as profits efficiency quality and productivity. Low morale and its costliest indicator high turnover can be a tremendous drain on a company's finances. Managers often view morale as mysterious and unpredictable when in fact it is a measurable controllable expense. The High Cost of Low Morale explores the underlying causes of low morale and offers you field-proven practical methods for increasing morale and reducing turnover in your organization. | The High Cost of Low Morale. and what to do about it

GBP 175.00
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What UX is Really About Introducing a Mindset for Great Experiences

What UX is Really About Introducing a Mindset for Great Experiences

In this not-too-long and easy-to-read book author Celia Hodent presents a clear overview of the challenges demands and rewards of becoming a user experience professional. If this field interests you there’s no better place to start than with the volume you now hold in your hand. Alan Cooper Ancestry Thinker Software Alchemist Regenerative Rancher Author of The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity The main objective of What UX is Really About: Introducing a Mindset for Great Experiences is to provide a quick introduction to user experience (UX 101) for students professionals or simply curious readers who want to understand this trendy yet commonly misunderstood practice better. Readers will learn that UX is much more than a set of techniques guidelines and tools. It is a mindset; a philosophy that takes the perspective of the humans that will use a product. It is about solving their problems offering them a pleasurable experience and building a win-win long-lasting relationship between them and the company developing the product. Above all it is about improving people’s lives with technology. What UX is Really About is informative concise and provides readers with a high-level overview of the science design and methodologies of UX. KEY FEATURES: • The most approachable and concise introduction book about UX. • Easy to read and aims to popularize the UX mindset while debunking its main misconceptions. • Small format size makes it easy to carry around. • Includes content relatable and meaningful to the readers by taking many examples from everyday life with a conversational and light writing style. • Tackles the psychology design research process strategy and ethics behind offering the best experience with products systems or services. • Includes a glossary. Celia Hodent holds a PhD in psychology and is a leading expert in the application of cognitive science and psychology to product development with over 13 years of experience in the development of UX strategy in video game studios such as Ubisoft LucasArts and Epic Games (Fortnite). She currently leads an independent UX consultancy working with a wide range of international media and enterprise companies to help ensure their products are engaging successful and respectful of users. Celia conducts workshops and provides guidance on the topics of game-based UX playful learning (gamification) ethics implicit biases and inclusion in tech. Celia is the author of The Gamer’s Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design and The Psychology of Video Games. | What UX is Really About Introducing a Mindset for Great Experiences

GBP 16.99
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What Every Engineer Should Know About the Internet of Things

What Every Engineer Should Know About the Internet of Things

Internet of Things (IoT) products and cyber-physical systems (CPS) are being utilized in almost every discipline and there continues to be significant increases in spending on design development and deployment of IoT applications and analytics within every domain from our homes schools government and industry. This practical text provides an introduction to IoT that can be understood by every engineering discipline and discusses detailed applications of IoT. Developed to help engineers navigate this increasingly important and cross-disciplinary topic this work: Offers research-based examples and case studies to facilitate the understanding of each IoT primitive Highlights IoT’s connection to blockchain Provides and understanding of benefits and challenges of IoT and its importance to a variety of engineering disciplines Written to be accessible to non-experts in the subject What Every Engineer Should Know About the Internet of Things communicates the importance of this technology and how it can support and challenge all interrelated actors as well as all involved assets across many domains.

GBP 48.99
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Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health What You Need to Know When You Need It

Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health What You Need to Know When You Need It

Every organization must comply with occupational health and safety regulations. Yet it is frequently unclear which actually apply in a given real-life situation plus the field is loaded with technical terminology and complicated regulations. Many managers trainers even safety and health professionals therefore find it hard to know how to comply with exactly what. Written to make this important discipline more understandable Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health: What You Need to Know When You Need It systematically addresses for each of the 34 topics covered core issues such as relevant regulations required program elements and definitions of key terms. Organized for quick access to information this handy reference book demystifies required documentation training elements medical requirements recordkeeping and more. Conveniently the author uses the same 20-part format for every topic. For example if you want to know only about the documentation required you can immediately turn to a topic‘s Section 9 (Written Documentation Required). If training requirements are the issue simply go to a chapter‘s Section 12 (Training Requirements). Also provided for each topic are links to quality background and training information with sample forms and programs where available. The guide covers safety and health topics of interest to a wide cross section of industries and businesses. The author‘s relaxed yet focused approach and consistent format allow efficient access to a broad range of occupational health and safety information. The topics covered include not only those that are currently regulated but also emerging issues such as injury and illness prevention programs and the rapidly growing field of nanotechnology. | Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health What You Need to Know When You Need It

GBP 180.00
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Musculoskeletal Injections and Alternative Options A practical guide to 'what when and how?'

Musculoskeletal Injections and Alternative Options A practical guide to 'what when and how?'

Musculoskeletal injections for joint or tendon problems are performed commonly and their use which can result in a marked improvement in acute symptoms as well as delay or postpone surgery is on the rise. Key features: Provides concise current and portable information Covers the latest treatment options supported by scientific evidence and guidelines Discusses alternative injections non-injection measures and novel treatment modalities Text supported by illustrations and video of injection procedures and physiotherapy Ideal for both the non-specialist seeking an introduction to the subject and the more experienced practitioner This accessible guide helps doctors from various disciplines including orthopaedics sports medicine rheumatology radiology and primary care as well as allied health care professionals understand the indications and local anatomy to safely perform injections with complication avoidance. In addition the book provides useful information regarding other alternatives including physiotherapy and novel modalities. The content is supported by current evidence guidelines and companion videos. | Musculoskeletal Injections and Alternative Options A practical guide to 'what when and how?'

GBP 31.99
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In Defense of the World’s Most Despised Species Why we love some species but hate most and why it matters

In Defense of the World’s Most Despised Species Why we love some species but hate most and why it matters

Some animals and plants injure or kill millions of people annually others cause trillions of dollars in property damage and loss. Such harmful species are understandably hated. However the vast majority of the planet’s millions of species are disliked simply because of how they look and act. This bias is endangering numerous species that play important roles in maintaining both the natural ecosystems and the human economies of the world. In Defense of the World’s Most Despised Species examines the psychological motivations that lead people to make judgments about the attractiveness of species noting the overwhelming importance of visual cues. It describes in considerable detail the physical and behavioral traits of species that lead us to love or hate them. Full color illustrations throughout present beautiful charming animals and plants species that seem loathsome behavior of people in relation to such divergent species and their characteristics and numerous explanatory diagrams of relevant biological and psychological phenomena. The aim of this book is to give readers insights into how we humans arrive at biased judgments and to promote the welfare of valuable albeit sometimes unlovable animals and plants that consequently suffer from discrimination. Many of the ugliest most disgusting and feared species such as vultures toads hyenas sharks spiders and even the vast majority of cockroaches in reality are some of our most valuable friends. Features Theme of the book – human preferences for and against species – is novel scarcely examined to date Multidisciplinary analysis especially psychology biological conservation science and ecology as well as philosophy agriculture urban planning human health and law Text is accessible user-friendly concise and well-organized making numerous complex topics comprehensible readable not only by specialists but also by students and the educated layperson Includes over 2 000 high-quality entertaining and informative color figures | In Defense of the World’s Most Despised Species Why we love some species but hate most and why it matters

GBP 44.99
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Cognition-Based Evolution Natural Cellular Engineering and the Intelligent Cell

Cognition-Based Evolution Natural Cellular Engineering and the Intelligent Cell

Cognition-Based Evolution is the first comprehensive alternative to 20th-century Neodarwinism proposing a radical 21st-century evolutionary framework with a novel point of origination: all cells are intelligent and must measure uncertain environmental information to sustain themselves. In Cognition-Based Evolution life is defined by cognition. From this differential stance evolutionary biology transforms into the science of why how what and with whom cells measure and communicate under stressful environmental conditions. Life's context is uncertain environmental information communication is its means and genes are its tools. Evolution is its yield as continuous non-random self-referential cellular problem-solving. | Cognition-Based Evolution Natural Cellular Engineering and the Intelligent Cell

GBP 140.00
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AI for School Teachers

AI for School Teachers

What is artificial intelligence? Can I realistically use it in my school? What’s best done by human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence and how do I bring these strengths together? What would it look like for me and my school to be AI Ready? AI for School Teachers will help teachers and headteachers understand enough about AI to build a strategy for how it can be used in their school. Examining the needs of schools to ensure they are ready to leverage the power of AI and drawing examples from early years to high school students this book outlines the educational implications and benefits that AI brings to school education in practical ways. It develops an understanding of what AI is and isn't and how we define and measure what we value and provides a framework which supports a step-by-step approach to developing an AI mindset focusing on ways to improve educational opportunities for students with evidence-informed interventions.

GBP 22.99
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Introduction to Sensors for Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Introduction to Sensors for Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Sensors are all around us. They are in phones cars planes trains robots mils lathes packaging lines chemical plants power plants etc. Modern technology could not exist without sensors. The sensors measure what we need to know and the control system then performs the desired actions. When an engineer builds any machine he or she needs to have basic understanding about sensors. Correct sensors need to be selected for the design right from the start. The designer needs to think about the ranges required accuracy sensor cost wiring correct installation and placement etc. Without the basic knowledge of sensors fundamental no machine can be built successfully today. The objective of this book is to provide the basic knowledge to electrical and mechanical engineers engineering students and hobbyist from the field of sensors to help them with the selection of “proper” sensors for their designs. No background knowledge in electrical engineering is required all the necessary basics are provided. The book explains how a sensor works in what ranges it can be used with what accuracy etc. It also provides examples of industrial application for selected sensors. The book covers all the major variables in mechanical engineering such as temperature force torque pressure humidity position speed acceleration etc. The approach is always as follows: - Explain how the sensor works what is the principle - Explain in what ranges and with what accuracy it can work - Describe its properties with charts eventually equations - Give examples of such sensors including application examples | Introduction to Sensors for Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

GBP 38.99
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Workload Measures

Workload Measures

This book was developed to help researchers and practitioners select measures to be used in the evaluation of human/machine systems. The book includes definitions of human workload and a review of measures. Each measure is described along with its strengths and limitations data requirements threshold values and sources of further information. To make this reference easier to use extensive author and subject indices are provided. Features Offers readily accessible information on workload measures Presents general description of the measure Covers data collection reduction and analysis requirements Details the strengths and limitations or restrictions of each measure including proprietary rights or restrictions Provides validity and reliability data as available

GBP 160.00
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The Change Agent Transforming an Underperforming Internal Audit Department

The Change Agent Transforming an Underperforming Internal Audit Department

John Taylor has been hired to transform the underperforming internal audit unit at InSports. The auditors are not reviewing what the audit committee and executive leadership consider essential for the organization’s success their methodology is subpar and their relationships with their clients are strained. The audit committee has been patient but not anymore. Their mandate is clear: make clear improvements in one year or the function will be outsourced. This is the story of a visionary leader who needs a strategy to transform processes and deliver better results for stakeholders at all levels within the organization. The audit committee all levels of management and employees expect more from internal audit. Now John must lead the group through 12 challenging months as they focus on what matters most when performing audit and advisory services. They must communicate results faster and better leverage existing quality control and data analytics techniques and with every encounter help the organization address strategic operational compliance and financial risks. With similarities to The Goal and The Phoenix Project and leveraging Kotter’s 8-Step Process for Leading Change follow John and the internal audit team from Boston to New York San Francisco London and Buenos Aires as they address almost insurmountable challenges in their transformation journey. | The Change Agent Transforming an Underperforming Internal Audit Department

GBP 42.99
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The Board Game Designer's Guide to Careers in the Industry

The Board Game Designer's Guide to Careers in the Industry

Are you thinking about working in the board game industry? Here’s what you need to know. There are so many jobs and roles that need to be filled in the board game industry. You might just have the right skills and experience to excel. But first you need to know what opportunities exist and what the hardest gaps are to fill! In this book you’ll discover • What jobs are really in demand • How you can get your foot in the door with a publisher • Jobs in the industry you’ve never even thought of • What other opportunities exist for people with skills just like yours With insights from over 40 industry pros as well as the author’s many years of experience you’ll be able to put your own skills and experience to great use in an amazing growing industry. | The Board Game Designer's Guide to Careers in the Industry

GBP 34.99
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Practical Handbook of Earth Science

Practical Handbook of Earth Science

This self-contained handbook provides a carefully researched compact source of key earth science information and data logically sorted by subject matter and then cross-referenced. Appealing to both experts and non-experts alike the book presents earth science and environmental science as closely intertwined. It includes tables of the global distributions of fossil fuels contrasted by tables of the distribution of non-fossil energy sources. Concise explanations cover the subject matters of geology geophysics oceans atmosphere with attention to environmental implications and resources. | Practical Handbook of Earth Science

GBP 89.99
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Energy the Environment and Sustainability

Energy the Environment and Sustainability

Energy and the Environment explains in simple terms what the energy demand is at the present what the environmental effects of energy use are and what can be accomplished to alleviate the environmental effects of energy use and ensure adequate energy supply. Though technical in approach the text uses simple explanations of engineering processes and systems and algebra-based math to be comprehensible to students in a range of disciplines. Schematic diagrams quantitative examples and numerous problems will help students make quantitative calculations. This will assist them in comprehending the complexity of the energy-environment balance and to analyze and evaluate proposed solutions. | Energy the Environment and Sustainability

GBP 130.00
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ISO 9001 2015 - A Complete Guide to Quality Management Systems

ISO 9001 2015 - A Complete Guide to Quality Management Systems

What is risk based thinking? Do you know how to address risks and opportunities? Did you ever analyzed risks? Are you sure it is that what the ISO 9001 expects? What do you really know about knowledge management? Can you identify the types of knowledge in your organization? How do you maintain knowledge? What is awareness in the eyes of the ISO 9001 Standard? Can you tell the relation between awareness and the effectiveness of the QMS? This book explains in details all the new issues and topics required by the ISO 9001:2015 Standard and gives you the tools and tricks to answer the new requirements. Just read and do. The table of contents in the book are identical to the table of contents of the standard so you can orient yourself quite easily and find the specific advice you are looking for. | ISO 9001 2015 - A Complete Guide to Quality Management Systems

GBP 42.99
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Introduction to Energy and Climate Developing a Sustainable Environment

Introduction to Energy and Climate Developing a Sustainable Environment

The purpose of this textbook is to provide a well-rounded working knowledge of both climate change and environmental sustainability for a wide range of students. Students will learn core concepts and methods to analyze energy and environmental impacts; will understand what is changing the earth’s climate and what that means for life on earth now and in the future. They will also have a firm understanding of what energy is and how it can be used. This text intends to develop working knowledge of these topics with both technical and social implications. Students will find in one volume the integration and careful treatment of climate energy and sustainability. | Introduction to Energy and Climate Developing a Sustainable Environment

GBP 48.99
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Forensic Analysis of Tattoos and Tattoo Inks

Forensic Analysis of Tattoos and Tattoo Inks

Forensic Analysis of Tattoos and Tattoo Inks is the single most comprehensive resource on the analysis of tattoo inks and use of tattoos as a tool in forensic investigations and criminalistics. The book begins with a history of tattoos and tattoo inks and covers the use of tattoos throughout time as aids in the identification of individuals. It presents identification methods of identification through tattoos on charred decomposed mummified or otherwise unidentifiable remains in both criminal investigations and mass disasters. This book provides an understanding of the process of tattooing and the roles of tattoos in criminological inquiry and legal matters. It scientifically evaluates tattoo inks documenting the physical properties of the inks both macroscopically and microscopically as well as spectroscopically—identifying the optical and chemical properties of the various pigments found in these inks. A thorough analytical method is developed to conform to current laboratory accreditation standards and the satisfaction of legal standards such as Frye Daubert and the Federal Rules of Evidence. Forensic Analysis of Tattoos and Inks shows how routine scientific inquiry can be applied to tattoo evidence by adding an objective component to interpretation identification and individualization of tattoos and tattoo inks in investigations. It presents the science and chemistry of tattoos and tattoo inks as a reliable tool in forensic casework and other related criminal and legal matters.

GBP 69.99
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