Books

New book explores the history of the global Pan-African movement from key political figures Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X, to cultural expression including the Afro hairstyle and the music of Bob Marley.

A new book argues that entertainment media like Game of Thrones, House of Cards and the Avengers film series shape our beliefs, in ways we aren't aware of, about social justice, crime and terrorism, tolerance and diversity, the benefits or dangers of technology and the characteristics of leadership. The author, a political science professor at the University of Vermont, based his conclusions on 13 separate studies and experiments.

In a new book, MIT Prof. Catherine Clark takes a deep look at history told through photographs of Paris itself -- as a way of understanding how photography's influence on our historical imaginations has changed since its 19th-century origins.

Researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health -- along with leading diabetes experts from around the country and world -- have developed the third edition of a reference designed to be a one-stop source for crucial scientific information on diabetes and its complications: 'Diabetes in America.'

Two eye surgeons (ophthalmologists) have written a first-of-its-kind book to save the sight of millions of patients around the world by making eye injections (intravitreal injections) safe and comfortable.

New book explores how Africans developed scientific knowledge of the deadly tsetse fly.

There is no getting around it. Mathematical analysis is the gateway to the sciences and is central for understanding machine learning and data mining--especially when addressing topics such as the application of optimization techniques and functional analysis methods to support vector machines, or to measure theoretical arguments for approximation results needed in the study of neural networks. This book provides indispensable mathematical background for graduate students and researchers in machine learning and data mining.

A hospital's perioperative department's performance impacts patient safety. In fact, the consequences of inadequate sterilisation of instruments during the perioperative process could increase the risk of contracting infectious diseases, like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for patients. "Computer Vision and Robotics in Perioperative Process" highlights the challenges of the perioperative process in hospitals today and how robots may be the solution to these problems, improving throughput, patient safety and care quality.

World Scientific has published the inaugural volume of the first English Series on China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Entitled The Political Economy of China's Belt and Road Initiative, the book analyzes China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) through the approach of political economy and establishes the analytic framework of BRI from historical and comparative perspectives.

When is the right time? How can I meet the demands of a professorship whilst caring for a young family? Choosing to become a mother has a profound effect on the career path of women holding academic positions, especially in the physical sciences.