With decreasing profit margins, increasing cost pressures, growing regulatory compliance concerns, mounting pressure from generic drugs and increasing anxiety about the future of healthcare reimbursement, pharmaceutical manufacturers are now forced to re-examine and re-assess the way they have been doing things. In order to sustain profitability, these companies are looking to reduce waste (of all kinds), improve efficiency and increase productivity. Many of them are taking a closer look a...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Cryptology in India, INDOCRYPT 2017, held in Chennai, India, in December 2017. The 19 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. The focus of the conference includes works on Public-Key Cryptography, Cryptographic Protocols, Side-Channel Attacks, Implementation of Cryptographic Schemes, Functional Encryption, Symmetric-Key Cryptanalysis, Foundatio...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Cryptographer's Track at the RSA Conference 2018, CT-RSA 2018, held in San Francisco, CA, USA, in March 2018.The 26 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions.CT-RSA is the track devoted to scientific papers on cryptography, public-key to symmetric-key cryptography and from crypto- graphic protocols to primitives and their implementation security.

This engaging and accessible text addresses the fundamental question: What Is Computer Science? The book showcases a set of representative concepts broadly connected by the theme of information security, for which the presentation of each topic can be treated as a "mini" lecture course, demonstrating how it allows us to solve real problems, as well as how it relates to other subjects. The discussions are further supported by numerous examples and practical hands-on exercises. Feat...

Brought to you by Penguin.Veronica McCreedy returns in the delightfully feel-good new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Away with the Penguins - sure to become a firm favourite with readers!Meet the heroine everyone's talking about . . .Fiercely resilient and impeccably dressed, Veronica McCreedy has lived an incredible 87 years. Most of them alone, in her huge house by the sea.But Veronica...

The perfect cosy Christmas novel to curl up with this winter, from Sunday Times bestseller Cathy Bramley.'The perfect Christmas treat!' Sarah Morgan'The perfect early Christmas present for yourself!' Sophie Cousens* * * *Can two complete strangers save Christmas?Christmas has always meant something special to Merry - even without a family of her own. This year, her heart migh...

Brought to you by Penguin.Don't miss the brand-new Christmas book from Sunday Times bestselling author, Trisha Ashley!This Christmas will be the most special of them all...Elderly widow Sabine knows this will be her last Christmas in her beloved home, Mitras Castle. Determined to make it just like the ones she remembers from her childhood, she employs Dido Jones of Heavenly Houseparties to help wit...

Brought to you by Penguin.It is 1950. In a devastating moment of clarity, Margery Benson abandons her dead-end job and advertises for an assistant to accompany her on an expedition. She is going to travel to the other side of the world to search for a beetle that may or may not exist.Enid Pretty, in her unlikely pink travel suit, is not the companion Margery had in mind. And yet together they will be drawn into an adventure that will exceed every expectation...

Tom Hope is broken. Ever since his wife Laura died he hasn't been the same man, and definitely not the same father. Luckily however, his mother-in-law Linda is there to pick up the pieces and look after his two struggling daughters, Evie and Lola.But Tom getting arrested on the first anniversary of his wife's death is the last straw for Linda.She decides on drastic action, and in a final attempt to make Tom reconnect with his daughters, Linda leaves for Australia. Now, with...

A feel-good story about friendship, family and finding your perfect fit...'A book full of warmth and kindness. I loved it' Sarah Morgan'A gorgeously romantic comfort read' Rachael Lucas'Warmth, love, family dynamics and sparky drama' Sue Moorcroft'A warm hug of a book' Phillipa Ashley-----------Gina Moss is single and proud. She's focused on h...

A passionate novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Mrs Mayhew - a gorgeous read full of hope, warmth and heartfelt emotion.Laurie and Pete should never have met.But fate has pushed them together for a reason.Six months ago, on the same night, Laurie and Pete both lost their partners.Struggling to manage the grief, they join the same counselling group – and meet each other.From their sadness, Pete and Laurie...

'A return to Hislop's thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece' The Sunday TimesBeloved author Victoria Hislop returns to Crete in this long-anticipated sequel to her multi-million-copy Number One bestseller, The Island.25th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences.When time stops dead for Maria Petrakis and her sister, Anna, two famil...