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  • Deep Learning and Signal-Processing Methods for Multisensor Data Fusion

    Applications to Ambulatory Health Monitoring

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book focuses on the development of multisensor fusion algorithms for wearable devices that are useful in ambulatory health monitoring using signal-processing and deep learning-based methods. The algorithms described account for the signal quality prior to fusion, in order to enable reliable inferences without contributing to additional computational overhead. The content discussed is ... Read more

    $154.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Mob and Me

    Wiseguys and the Witness Protection Program

    Narrated by Dick Hill ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 6 min

    When U.S. Marshal John Partington suddenly found himself protecting the family of renowned mobster Joe "The Animal" Barboza, he made up the rules as he went along. Among Partington's diverse activities: managing a rotating crew of U.S. Marshals; chasing the family cat; convincing Barboza's wife not to leave; keeping the witness, his wife, and their child alive; and transporting the witness to and ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mob and Me

    Wiseguys and the Witness Protection Program

    This revealing first-person narrative, by one of the founders of the Witness Protection Program and a personal protector to more than five hundred informants, offers an eye-opening, dead-on authentic perspective on the safeguard institution. How did law enforcement’s frustration with the criminal underworld and a serpentine series of hit-or-miss rules and mistakes give rise to one of the most ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Instant Insights: Improving piglet welfare

    Series Book 18 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
    This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on improving piglet welfare.The first chapter reviews the main welfare challenges faced during farrowing and lactation, including the occurrence of painful husbandry procedures, such as tooth resection, tail docking and castration. The chapter also highlights various mitigation strategies that can be implemented to optimise the welfare ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Achieving sustainable production of pig meat Volume 3

    Animal health and welfare

    Series Book 25 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Reviews latest research on diseases affecting pigs and their managementComprehensive review of pig welfare across the life-cycle, from gilts and sows to weaned piglets and finishing pigsIncludes generic welfare issues such as the role of pasture-based systems, humane transport, lairage and slaughter techniques ... Read more

    $191.99 CAD

  • Instant Insights: Improving the welfare of growing and finishing pigs

    Series Book 99 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
    This book features four peer-reviewed reviews on improving the welfare of growing and finishing pigs.The first chapter begins by defining animal welfare in the context of pig production. The chapter discusses pig behaviour and how this can be affected by intensive production systems, group size, living conditions, as well as systems for monitoring animal health and care.The second chapter explores ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • The Chicago Food Encyclopedia

    Series series Heartland Foodways
    The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    On the Sight of a Skull (Unabridged)

    Unabridged

    14 min

    In the depths of a forgotten graveyard, a young woman named Mary Mollineux stumbles upon a chilling sight—a human skull. Its empty sockets seem to gaze into her soul, whispering secrets of mortality and the fragility of life. As Mary delves into the skull's enigmatic presence, she embarks on a profound journey of self-discovery and contemplation. Through vivid imagery and introspective prose, she ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Certain Personal Matters (Unabridged)

    Unabridged

    6 hours 11 min

    In the quaint town of Bladesover, a web of secrets and forbidden desires entangles the lives of its inhabitants. Certain Personal Matters unveils the hidden truths that lurk beneath the surface of a seemingly idyllic community. As the lives of Lady Harman, her daughter Sylvia, and the enigmatic Mr. Lewis intertwine, a forbidden love affair threatens to shatter the delicate balance of their world. ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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    The Last Gangster

    From Cop to Wiseguy to FBI Informant: Big Ron Previte and the Fall of the American Mob

    Narrated by Chris Monteiro ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 45 min

    As a cop, Ron Previte was corrupt. As a mobster he was brutal. And in his final role, as a confidential informant to the FBI, Previte was deadly. The Last Gangster is his story—the story of the last days of the Philadelphia Mob, and of the clash of generations that brought it down once and for all. For thirty-five years, Ron Previte roamed the underworld. A six–foot, three-hundred–pound capo in ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Laboratory Animal Welfare

    Series series American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
    Laboratory Animal Welfare provides a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the new science of animal welfare within laboratory research. Animals specifically considered include rodents, cats and dogs, nonhuman primates, agricultural animals, avian animals and aquatic animals. The book examines the impact of experiment design and environment on animal welfare, as well as emergency situations and ... Read more

    $174.39 CAD

  • Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of chickens

    Series Book 91 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Very strong focus on key advances in understanding chicken behaviour, including sensory perception, pain and stress responses, learning and cognition as well as social behaviourCoverage of latest wearable, video and acoustic technologies to monitor chicken welfareComprehensive coverage of welfare issues across the value chain, from hatcheries to catching, transport and slaughter ... Read more

    $231.99 CAD