An accessible, nontechnical overview of active touch sensing, from sensory receptors in the skin to tactile surfaces on flat screen displays.Haptics, or haptic sensing, refers to the ability to identify and perceive objects through touch. This is active touch, involving exploration of an object with the hand rather than the passive sensing of a vibration or force on the skin. The development of new technologies, including prosthetic hands and tactile surfaces for f...

An accessible, nontechnical overview of active touch sensing, from sensory receptors in the skin to tactile surfaces on flat screen displays.Haptics, or haptic sensing, refers to the ability to identify and perceive objects through touch. This is active touch, involving exploration of an object with the hand rather than the passive sensing of a vibration or force on the skin. The development of new technologies, including prosthetic hands and tactile surfaces for f...

From The Real Housewives of Atlanta to Flavor of Love, reality shows with predominantly black casts have often been criticized for their negative representation of African American women as loud, angry, and violent. Yet even as these programs appear to be rehashing old stereotypes of black women, the critiques of them are arguably problematic in their own way, as the notion of “respectability” has historically been used to police black women’s behaviors.The first ...

Human Hand Function is a multidisciplinary book that reviews the sensory and motor aspects of normal hand function from both neurophysiological and behavioral perspectives. Lynette Jones and Susan Lederman present hand function as a continuum ranging from activities that are essentially sensory in nature to those that have a strong motor component. They delineate four categories of function along this sensorimotor continuum--tactile sensing, active haptic sensing, prehension, and ...

This handbook gathers original, authoritative articles from leading archaeologists to compile the latest thinking about archaeological theory. The authors provide a comprehensive picture of the theoretical foundations by which archaeologists contextualize and analyze their archaeological data. Student readers will also gain a sense of the immense power that theory has for building interpretations of the past, while recognizing the wonderful archaeological traditions that created it. An ext...

Eighteen months after a car hit her and left her for dead, Emma walked out of the private nursing home and back into her life. If only she could remember the events that led up to the accident and who had tried to kill her. Why had she forgotten everything before the accident? Who or what did she not want to remember?

Empower students to excel in CSEC® Office Administration and build real-world workplace skills with the most comprehensive, student-friendly resource available. This updated edition matches the latest syllabus, simplifies complex office procedures, provides structured SBA support, and brings learning to life with clear explanations, engaging visuals and practical case studies. Available in print and digital formats.- Engage with a student-centred, learning-first approach. Chunked t...

Found innocent of Kari Sutherland's murder, Gennie immerses herself in running the employment agency she and Kari had established. Her best friend's death, Tim's betrayal, and the ensuing accusations had almost destroyed her. Gennie still carries a torch for Kari's fiance, Tim, now her silent partner in the agency. When history appears to be repeating itself, Gennie and Tim are forced to sort through their past relationship as they work together to discover the truth about Kari's death bef...

Leilas Leyson's dream is to become a master crafter in the School of Sky. But she is not destined to realize that goal. Prophecies within Preterlandis have fated her to become the one chosen to find the pieces to the staff of power and to help restore the balance between the light and dark forces of magic, which have become perilously unbalanced. The masters at the School of Sky believe this is to be a battle of men against men, crafters against crafters, but Leilas learns that the prophec...

Vanya is a healer, the daughter of a healer who lives in the Drakmoth Mountains. She has been given the task by the Creator to find the Words of Power. When Rengailai tore open the land, evil was introduced into the magic and that evil has slowly been destroying the balance between the light and dark magic. When Vanya finds the Words of Power, she must go to Mt. Pyrion with Leilas, who has the Staff of Power and try to undo the damage that has been done to the land. While she searches for ...

Jed Sloane, the new preacher in town, knew something about everyone in the small town of Cherryton, Washington, except his secretary Kate Standish. Kate preferred it that way. She'd changed her life three years ago, with the help of the old preacher and Olivia Thornberry. She'd appreciated starting out clean with Jed. She didn't want him to know about her past. But what she preferred didn't matter after Olivia approached Jed to investigate some small thefts she believed were occurring in h...

Then Will Come A Warrior is the third book in the Saga of Preterlandis series. Book three is the story of Brenth, a seer and a warrior who has been chosen to fulfill a prophecy. He must find a way to save the people of Solea and Preterlandis before it is too late. Book three is the conclusion to the Saga of Preterlandis Series.