This book constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2022, which took place in Denarau Island, Fiji, in December 2022.The 30 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 88 submissions. The papers detail big data analytics solutions, distributed computation paradigms, on-demand services, autonomic systems, and pervasive applications.

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Political Dynamics, Social Inequality, and the Wellbeing of Americans examines the impacts of COVID-19 on political inequality, social inequality, and life changes of Americans. Topics include impacts of COVID-19 on the poor, differences in media responses to previous influenza versus COVID-19 pandemics, the intersection of race, class, and gender specific to this event, gender and changes in occupational loss, specific impacts on college students, and ways in wh...

Nothing is closer than the bond between twins. But what happens when you lose your other half? Sharon is a third year medical student at Harvard who is barely able to keep her life together, familial tensions aside. When her anchor, her twin brother Jared, is suddenly ripped away, she finds herself adrift, forcing herself to embark on a journey of healing and self-discovery. As she makes her way back to her hometown, Sharon finds herself confronted with mysteries of the past that refuse to...

In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu’s great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms.The longer I looked at that red chrysanthemum plate, the more I wanted to touch it, feel its weight, and run my fingers over its edge, which, like its country’s – and ...

Multiple Comparisons introduces simultaneous statistical inference and covers the theory and techniques for all-pairwise comparisons, multiple comparisons with the best, and multiple comparisons with a control. The author describes confidence intervals methods and stepwise exposes abuses and misconceptions, and guides readers to the correct method

This new edition of Additive Manufacturing of Metals offers a unique guide to the three-dimensional (3D) printing of metals. It covers various aspects of additive, subtractive, and joining processes used to form three-dimensional parts with applications ranging from prototyping to production.Examining a variety of manufacturing technologies and their ability to produce both prototypes and functional production-quality parts, the individual chapters address metal components...

"So I was just a game to you, Angela?""Everything they said is true... I got close to you because of the bet."Years later, high school betrayal ignites a deadly adult contract."This isn't a negotiation, Angela. I want your body, and I'll give you a price. That's it.""Angela Jones. Once untouchable. Now sitting in front of me, begging.""You're staying here starting today... your life isn't yours anymore."Angela Jones is on the rise in Hollywoo...

Unveiling the Art of Wine through an Unlikely EnthusiastFollow the captivating journey of Alex, a young Japanese enthusiast with an unwavering love for beer and sake. Born and raised in Japan, Alex's heart beats to the rhythm of the Japanese artisan spirit.When fate leads him to the vineyards of Burgundy, France, Alex's life takes an unexpected turn. Mesmerized by the endless vines, he embarks on a quest to unravel the secrets of winemaking, facing personal and professional...

After walking away from a toxic relationship, Miss Chi transforms herself into the woman she was always meant to be—brilliant, confident, and breathtakingly unstoppable.As her career soars and the world finally sees her true worth, the man who once betrayed her collapses under the weight of his regret, begging for forgiveness at her feet.But she has already learned the most powerful truth of all:The moment she chose herself, she became untouchable.

Based on fieldwork conducted between 2001-2008 in urban East Africa, this book explores who the patients, practitioners and paraprofessionals doing Chinese medicine were in this early period of renewed China-Africa relations. Rather than taking recourse to the ‘placebo effect’, the author explains through the spatialities and materialities of the medical procedures provided why - apart from purchasing the Chinese antimalarial called Artemisinin - locals would try out their ‘alternatively m...

Like everyone else, you have your favourite fruits and vegetables. You may like them green, whilst someone in your home may like them red!But did you know that fruits and vegetables may be classified under five colours, and each colour has its distinctive nutritional values and benefits for the human body? So it’s time you had a feast of the five colours, to enjoy all the nutrients that the colours of nature afford.Written by a health enthusiast from the viewpoint of Traditio...

The AI HandbookThe Ultimate Guide to over 300 Artificial Intelligence AppsIn a tech-driven world, you need to find the right tool in an instant... And you need an AI directory to make sure you pick the right one.AI is dominating conversations, and it's revolutionizing the way we work, learn, play, and create...Yet search for a manual, and the resources you'll find are most likely to cover little more than ...