Due to recent theoretical findings and advances in statistical computing, there has been a rapid development of techniques and applications in the area of missing data analysis. Statistical Methods for Handling Incomplete Data covers the most up-to-date statistical theories and computational methods for analyzing incomplete data.FeaturesUses the mean score equation as a building block for developing the theory for missing data analysis...

This book constitutes the referred proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Attacks and Defenses for Internet-of-Things, ADIoT 2024, held as an hybrid event, in Hangzhou, China, during December 13–14, 2024.The 10 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions.This conference focuses on both sides of IoT attacks and defenses, and seek original submissions that discuss either practical or theoretical solutions to identify IoT vulnerabilities and IoT sec...

Emphasizing the role of good statistical practices (GSP) in drug research and formulation, this book outlines important statistics applications for each stage of pharmaceutical development to ensure the valid design, analysis, and assessment of drug products under investigation and establish the safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical compounds. Cove

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on EISA--Emerging Information Security and Applications, EISA 2025, held in Hangzhou, China, during December 12-13, 2025.The 10 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. This conference focuses the need for emerging techniques, theories and applications to protect information and practical security.

This volume constitutes the proceedings presented at the 4th International Conference on Emerging Information Security and Applications, EISA 2023, held in Hangzhou, China, in December 2023.The 11 full papers presented in this volume were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 35 submissions. The topics of the book are related but not limited to cyber intelligence techniques, multimedia security, blockchain and distributed ledger technology, malware and unwanted software, vulner...

Praise for the Second Edition:"… this is a useful, comprehensive compendium of almost every possible sample size formula. The strong organization and carefully defined formulae will aid any researcher designing a study." -Biometrics"This impressive book contains formulae for computing sample size in a wide range of settings. One-sample studies and two-sample comparisons for quantitative, binary, and time-to-event outcomes are covered comprehens...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the satellite workshops held around the 20th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2022, held in Rome, Italy, in June 2022. Due to the Corona pandemic the workshop was held as a virtual event.The 31 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. They stem from the following workshops:– AIBlock: 4th ACNS Workshop on Application Intelligence and Blockchain...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the satellite workshops held around the 21st International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2023, held in Kyoto, Japan, in June 2023.The 34 full papers and 13 poster papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 76 submissions. They stem from the following workshops:· 1st ACNS Workshop on Automated Methods and Data-driven Techniques in Symmetric-key Cryptanalysis (ADSC 2023)

This book constitutes the proceedings of the First MICCAI Challenge Multi-class Segmentation of the Aorta, AortaSeg 2024, held in conjunction with MICCAI 2024, as a virtual event, during October 2024.The 10 papers included in the book were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submitting teams. This challenge aimed to advance the field of medical image segmentation by introducing the first large-scale, publicly available dataset for multi-class segmentation of the aorta, its bran...

This book carries on the ideal of providing a systematic exposition of the logistics development in China to the English-reading community at large in the spirit of the four predecessor volumes, published in previous years. This book is the fifth volume in a series entitled "Contemporary Logistics in China", authored by the researchers in Logistics Center at Nankai University. Specially, the opening chapter of this book presents a synopsis of the intent, the history, the framework, the top...

This is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource that delves into the world of phytoplasmas - tiny bacteria that infect plants, causing diseases with significant agricultural and horticultural implications. This new edition combines the latest scientific knowledge, cutting-edge methodologies, and practical insights to provide a complete picture of phytoplasma research, from taxonomy to disease management. It presents in-depth coverage of phytoplasma phylogenetics, epidemiology, vector contr...

COVID-19 is a severe and complex epidemic ravaging many countries. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has accumulated rich experience and achieved outstanding effects in its struggle against epidemics for thousands of years. As an essential intervention means for prevention and control of COVID-19, TCM boasts significant effects in relieving fever symptoms, slowing down disease progression, preventing disease transformation, reducing hormone dosage, and alleviating complications. Establish...