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The evolution of childhood : relationships, emotion, mind
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ISBN: 0674056574 Year: 2011 Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,

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State of the art in Biometrics
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ISBN: 9535155660 9533074892 Year: 2011 Publisher: IntechOpen

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Biometric recognition is one of the most widely studied problems in computer science. The use of biometrics techniques, such as face, fingerprints, iris and ears is a solution for obtaining a secure personal identification. However, the "old" biometrics identification techniques are out of date. This goal of this book is to provide the reader with the most up to date research performed in biometric recognition and descript some novel methods of biometrics, emphasis on the state of the art skills. The book consists of 15 chapters, each focusing on a most up to date issue. The chapters are divided into five sections- fingerprint recognition, face recognition, iris recognition, other biometrics and biometrics security. The book was reviewed by editors Dr. Jucheng Yang and Dr. Loris Nanni. We deeply appreciate the efforts of our guest editors: Dr. Girija Chetty, Dr. Norman Poh, Dr. Jianjiang Feng, Dr. Dongsun Park and Dr. Sook Yoon, as well as a number of anonymous reviewers


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Biometric systems, design and applications
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ISBN: 9535155687 9533075422 Year: 2011 Publisher: IntechOpen

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Biometric authentication has been widely used for access control and security systems over the past few years. The purpose of this book is to provide the readers with life cycle of different biometric authentication systems from their design and development to qualification and final application. The major systems discussed in this book include fingerprint identification, face recognition, iris segmentation and classification, signature verification and other miscellaneous systems which describe management policies of biometrics, reliability measures, pressure based typing and signature verification, bio-chemical systems and behavioral characteristics. In summary, this book provides the students and the researchers with different approaches to develop biometric authentication systems and at the same time includes state-of-the-art approaches in their design and development. The approaches have been thoroughly tested on standard databases and in real world applications.


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Biometrics
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ISBN: 9535155415 9533076186 Year: 2011 Publisher: IntechOpen

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Biometrics uses methods for unique recognition of humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits. In computer science, particularly, biometrics is used as a form of identity access management and access control. It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are under surveillance. The book consists of 13 chapters, each focusing on a certain aspect of the problem. The book chapters are divided into three sections: physical biometrics, behavioral biometrics and medical biometrics. The key objective of the book is to provide comprehensive reference and text on human authentication and people identity verification from both physiological, behavioural and other points of view. It aims to publish new insights into current innovations in computer systems and technology for biometrics development and its applications. The book was reviewed by the editor Dr. Jucheng Yang, and many of the guest editors, such as Dr. Girija Chetty, Dr. Norman Poh, Dr. Loris Nanni, Dr. Jianjiang Feng, Dr. Dongsun Park, Dr. Sook Yoon and so on, who also made a significant contribution to the book.


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Biometrics : unique and diverse applications in nature, science, and technology
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ISBN: 9535155253 9533071877 Year: 2011 Publisher: IntechOpen

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Biometrics-Unique and Diverse Applications in Nature, Science, and Technology provides a unique sampling of the diverse ways in which biometrics is integrated into our lives and our technology. From time immemorial, we as humans have been intrigued by, perplexed by, and entertained by observing and analyzing ourselves and the natural world around us. Science and technology have evolved to a point where we can empirically record a measure of a biological or behavioral feature and use it for recognizing patterns, trends, and or discrete phenomena, such as individuals' and this is what biometrics is all about. Understanding some of the ways in which we use biometrics and for what specific purposes is what this book is all about.


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The evolution of childhood : relationships, emotion, mind
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ISBN: 9780674062016 9780674045668 0674045661 0674062019 9780674056572 0674056574 Year: 2011 Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,

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Takes a comprehensive Darwinian interpretation of human development. Looking at the entire range of human evolutionary history, Konner tells the story of how cross-cultural and universal characteristics of our growth from infancy to adolescence became rooted in genetically inherited characteristics of the human brain--From publisher description.


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Biometrics : theory, applications, and issues
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ISBN: 1617611433 9781617611438 9781617287657 1617287652 Year: 2011 Publisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers,


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Our biometric future
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ISBN: 9780814732090 9780814732106 0814732097 0814732100 9780814732793 0814732798 9780814733035 0814733034 Year: 2011 Publisher: New York New York University Press

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Since the 1960's, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to “see” the human face&#8212to develop automated systems for identifying faces and distinguishing them from one another—commonly known as Facial Recognition Technology. While computer scientists are developing FRT in order to design more intelligent and interactive machines, businesses and states agencies view the technology as uniquely suited for “smart” surveillance—systems that automate the labor of monitoring in order to increase their efficacy and spread their reach. Tracking this technological pursuit, Our Biometric Future identifies FRT as a prime example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as shortsighted solutions to complex social problems. Culling news stories, press releases, policy statements, PR kits and other materials, Kelly Gates provides evidence that, instead of providing more security for more people, the pursuit of FRT is being driven by the priorities of corporations, law enforcement and state security agencies, all convinced of the technology’s necessity and unhindered by its complicated and potentially destructive social consequences. By focusing on the politics of developing and deploying these technologies, Our Biometric Future argues not for the inevitability of a particular technological future, but for its profound contingency and contestability.


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The changing body : health, nutrition, and human development in the western world since 1700
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ISBN: 9780521705615 9780521879750 0521705614 0521879752 9780511975912 9781139081528 1139081527 9781139076968 1139076965 9781139079242 1139079247 0511975910 1283111306 9781283111300 1107218926 9781107218925 1139062603 9781139062602 9786613111302 6613111309 1139074717 9781139074711 1139068938 9781139068932 Year: 2011 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Humans have become much taller and heavier, and experience healthier and longer lives than ever before in human history. However it is only recently that historians, economists, human biologists and demographers have linked the changing size, shape and capability of the human body to economic and demographic change. This fascinating and groundbreaking book presents an accessible introduction to the field of anthropometric history, surveying the causes and consequences of changes in health and mortality, diet and the disease environment in Europe and the United States since 1700. It examines how we define and measure health and nutrition as well as key issues such as whether increased longevity contributes to greater productivity or, instead, imposes burdens on society through the higher costs of healthcare and pensions. The result is a major contribution to economic and social history with important implications for today's developing world and the health trends of the future.

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Anthropométrie --- Corps --- --Santé --- Life Expectancy --- Nutrition Surveys. --- Anthropometrie --- Westliche Welt --- Anthropometrie. --- Westliche Welt. --- --Développement --- --Europe --- --XVIIIe-XXe s., --- Anthropometry --- Health --- Nutrition --- Human beings --- History --- Alimentation --- Food --- Physiology --- Diet --- Dietetics --- Digestion --- Food habits --- Malnutrition --- Homo sapiens --- Human race --- Humanity (Human beings) --- Humankind --- Humans --- Man --- Mankind --- People --- Hominids --- Persons --- Personal health --- Wellness --- Medicine --- Diseases --- Holistic medicine --- Hygiene --- Well-being --- Skeletal remains --- Physical anthropology --- Body size --- Health aspects --- Mortality --- History. --- history. --- trends. --- Mortalité --- Anthropométrie --- Santé --- Histoire --- Nutrition Surveys --- Nutritional Surveys --- NHANES --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey --- Nutrition Survey --- Nutritional Survey --- Survey, Nutrition --- Survey, Nutritional --- Surveys, Nutrition --- Surveys, Nutritional --- history --- trends --- E-books --- Nutritional anthropology. --- Life expectancy --- Expectancy of life --- Expectation of life --- Life spans (Biology) --- Vital statistics --- Premature death --- Mortality, Law of --- Death --- Demography --- Death (Biology) --- Anthropology --- Arts and Humanities --- Santé --- Développement --- XVIIIe-XXe s., 1701-2000 --- Anthropometry - Western countries --- Health - History --- Nutrition - Europe - History --- Nutrition - United States - History --- Human beings - Europe - History --- Human beings - United States - History --- Europe


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Asian Paleoanthropology : From Africa to China and Beyond
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ISBN: 9048190932 9786612924651 9048190940 1282924656 Year: 2011 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,

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This volume brings together a group of authors that address the question of the first out of Africa into Asia c. 2 Ma. The scope of the book is comprehensive as it covers almost every major region of Asia. The primary goal of this volume is to provide an updated synthesis of the current state of the Asian paleoanthropological and paleoenvironmental records. Papers include detailed studies of the theoretical constructs underlying the move out of Africa, including detailed reconstructions of the paleoenvironment and possible migration routes. Other papers detail the Plio-Pleistocene archaeological and hominin fossil records of particular regions.

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