Enhance your career options with this well-crafted object-oriented programming language that enjoys the support of an enormous ecosystem of tools and librariesKey FeaturesGet introduced to Java, its features, and its ecosystemUnderstand how Java uses object-oriented programmingBecome an expert Java exception handlerBook DescriptionSince its inception, Java has stormed the programming world. Its features and functionalities pr...

This volume reviews the convergence of AI and medicine. As healthcare systems face rising demands, clinician shortages, and the complexity of patient data, machine learning and deep learning are stepping in as transformative forces—to improve diagnosis, personalize treatments, and enhance patient outcomes. This book is a comprehensive guide to technologies, applications, and implications of AI in healthcare. It navigates through the foundational principles of machine learning, dives into r...

When we think of gangs, we are likely overcome with images of fear and violence. But there is another side, that of the interventionists devoted to making peace in gang territories. Written by Aquil Basheer, a pioneer of the interventionist movement, Peace In the Hood takes us inside this dual world of violence and intervention, evoking the reality of gangland warfare while acknowledging the possibility of peace. Basheer has witnessed firsthand the brutality of gang violence. Afte...

Piezo-supercapacitors as Sustainable Energy Devices: Fundamentals and Applications presents the latest advances in this important research field. Chapters cover the fundamentals, technological advancements, and diverse range of applications. By exploring the underlying principles, design considerations, manufacturing techniques, and cutting-edge research, the book serves as a valuable reference resource for researchers, as well as materials scientists and engineers who want to develop a de...

Songs of the Second Nightingale is a long-cherished dream finally taking wing. After years of writing short stories, Gulsum Basheer returns to her first love — poetry — with this collection of 54 poems drawn from memory, imagination, and lived experience.Warm, personal, and quietly evocative, this is a collection that invites the reader to pause, reflect, and listen.

The Fire Is You: Unlock Your Inner Power and Achieve Your DreamsMy life was simple when I was a child, but as I grew older—entering high school, making new friends, and getting caught up in social media—things changed. When I stepped into the working world, I found myself lacking energy and motivation. I didn't understand why. But everything shifted when I started reading great books. They transformed my mindset, and I realized I had a fire within me—on...

This carefully selected collection of Vaikom Muhammad Basheers short stories are characterised by a variety in theme and tone. He has enshrined in them every kind of experience from the pangs of hunger and sex to the rapture of mystic vision. Its range includes stark realistic pictures of the material world as well as the realm of fantasy haunted by ghosts and spirits. Basheer has written on love and hate, on politicians and pickpockets, on the fancies of childhood and on the disillusionments...

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the process of hydrogen production by water splitting, including materials used, methods and instrumentation. It discusses hydrogen production methods with a focus on water splitting (laboratory/industrial scales) followed by its storage and perspectives. It describes all the methods of hydrogen production, i.e., water electrolysis, steam electrolysis, steam reforming, membrane electrolysis and water splitting. The effects of various radi...

Coastal and marine ecosystems play a crucial role in sustaining life on our planet. However, they are under increasing threat due to climate change and the growing human impact. This edited volume delves into the dynamic and evolving landscape of climate change impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems, exploring innovative tools and techniques for ecosystem vulnerability assessment, monitoring, and management. It provides a holistic perspective on these ecosystems, including their various ...

Twenty five short stories so riveting, that you will not want to put the book down once you start reading. The author weaves her tales around the vagaries of life.The charm of the book lies in the fact that none of the stories are imaginary.They are all real. It happened to someone. It could have been you are me.Translated from the English original by the author herself.

As a psychiatrist, Dr. M. Basheer Ahmed has seen firsthand the ghastly toll gun violence that has taken physically and emotionally on patients, as well as on the communities. This is what prompted him to write this booklet.

Domestic violence is a global phenomenon occurring among people of all races, ages, social economic status, educational and religious backgrounds. Family roles, values, customs and expectations are deeply rooted within a persons culture and religious traditions. As our society becomes increasingly multi-cultural, it is critical that we understand domestic violence within a cross-cultural context. Such an understanding will enable us to develop culturally appropriate interventions in addres...