Polarization Measurement and Control in Optical Fiber Communication and Sensor SystemsA practical handbook covering polarization measurement and control in optical communication and sensor systemsIn Polarization Measurement and Control in Optical Fiber Communication and Sensor Systems, the authors deliver a comprehensive exploration of polarization related phenomena, as well as the methodologies, techniques, and devices used to eli...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Information Security, ISC 2018, held in Guildford, UK, in September 2018.The 26 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. The book also includes one invited talk in full-paper length. The papers were organized in topical sections named: software security; symmetric ciphers and cryptanalysis; data privacy and anonymization; outsourcing and assisted compu...

This book contributes to blockchain applications in food supply chain management from both theoretical and practical perspectives. By using the case study research method, it empirically investigates why and how food companies implement blockchain technology. Moreover, it proposes a conceptual framework based on the case findings and extant literature.The book provides empirical evidence to verify academic findings such as critical success factors and barriers. Furthermore, it iden...

Nate Cray’s mother is in critical condition and Dr. Harvey has escaped custody! Nate must make a difficult choice—to stay by his ailing mother’s side or to stop Harvey’s insane plans. But Dr. Harvey is not all he seems to be and has some lethal tricks up his sleeve...

Black Hood is locked in battle with a wave of slime—but it seems to be more than that! Will he be able to stop Pirate Blue at the same time? Maybe if the newly-born Fox lends his help…

BASED ON A TRUE STORYNEW YORK CITY, 1868. They beguiled the suffragists, seduced the millionaires and answered to no one. Spiritualist sisters, VICTORIA WOODHULL and TENNESSEE CLAFLIN were independent, politically progressive free thinkers. The Establishment vowed to destroy them. Based on the true story of the first woman to run for President of the United States, this is the Naked Truth, or Equality, the Forbidden Fruit....

The mysterious Dr. Harvey is on trial for his creation of a ‘safe hallucinogen’—but how safe could it be if he’s already spent six years in prison for it? How does Black Hood’s story tie into this odd case? He can’t afford to let his guard down now—the mafia are on his trail, and they’ve got new allies...

A New Year’s Eve gala turns into a nightmare when a failed magician-turned-maciac unleashes his horrible genetic experiments on innocent partygoers. Black Hood is on the scene, but he’s unarmed—and there’s a hostage involved! Nate must think on his feet, or a lot of innocent people won’t live to see the new year...

Based on a comprehensive study review by leading urban planning researchers, this investigative document demonstrates how urban development is both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in combating it—by reducing vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.

Finally—we learn the history behind the Black Hood itself! Is there any truth to the claims Nate has made about its power? There must be, or The Web wouldn’t have snuck into Nate’s house…

Your Impossible Voice #25 opens with a story of love, loneliness, and DJs in Argentina, and closes with wayward Taco Bell bandits loose in the Buckeye state. In between, it delivers new short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction exploring anaphylactic reactions to dust, languages that sound like bonfire flames, dollar-store groceries, golden molars and nectars, witchy weather apps, migraines, matricide, and so much more.Contributors include Cecilia Pavón and Jacob Steinberg, Ro...

Archie Loves Betty: Freshman YearThe First Semester P ART 3, Archie Loves Veronica: The Trial of Reggie Mantle P ART 3, & Lil Jinx Grows Up P ART 3NOW WITH 80 PAGES AND MORE NEW STORIES!The married life continues in Archie Loves Betty: Freshman YearThe First Semester P ART 3. Archie and Betty struggle as new teachers to connect with their rowdy and sometimes outrageous students. In Archie Loves Veronica: The Trial of Reggie Mantle P ART 3, Archie and Veronica take Lodge Industries to new h...