Fingerprints And Phantoms

Author : Paul Rimmasch
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764355295
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fingerprints and Phantoms written by Paul Rimmasch and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a profession dominated by logic, law, evidence, and science, are there some things you can't explain? Join a veteran crime scene investigator exploring 26 chilling experiences spanning two decades. His true stories will leave you wondering if it is a criminal, or something else, going bump in the night. Meet a young girl who receives a visit from her mother...the day after her mother is murdered. Find out whether spirits follow those investigating their deaths home . . . and then stay. Discover whether it is possible for someone who is not dead to be haunting his own office, and investigate a child's toy telephone acting as a link to the other side. Can you believe in something incredible? This collection of strange and frightening tales is perfect for any campfire experience!

Author : David R. Ashbaugh
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420048813
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis written by David R. Ashbaugh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-10-27 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thumb print left at the scene of a grisly murder. Fingerprints taken from a getaway car used in a bank robbery. A palm print recovered from the shattered glass door of a burglarized home. Indeed, where crimes are committed, careless perpetrators will invariably leave behind the critical pieces of evidence—most likely in the form of fingerprints—needed to catch and convict them. But the science of fingerprint identification isn’t always as cut and dry as detective novels and movies make it out to be. Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis, a new book in the ongoing Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations series, examines the latest methods and techniques in the science of friction ridge identification, or ridgeology. David R. Ashbaugh examines every facet of the discipline, from the history of friction ridge identification and its earliest pioneers and researchers, to the scientific basis and the various steps of the identification process. The structure and growth of friction skin and how it can leave latent or visible prints are examined, as well as advanced identification methods in ridgeology, including Poroscopy, Edgeoscopy, Pressure Distortion and Complex or Problem Print Analysis. The book, which features several detailed illustrations and photographs, also includes a new method for Palmar Flexion Crease Identification (palm lines) designed by the author and which has helped solve several criminal cases where fingerprints were not available. For crime scene technicians, forensic identification specialists, or anyone else pursuing a career in forensic science, this book is arguably the definitive source in the science of friction ridge identification.

Author : Michael Barkun
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 080783470X
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chasing Phantoms written by Michael Barkun and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares the imagined threat of terrorism in America to the reality of terrorist threats, arguing that "unseen dangers" and destruction fantasies in popular culture contribute to a disproportional sense of fear and a cumbersome homeland security bureaucracy.

Author : Ruggero Donida Labati
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1498707629
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Touchless Fingerprint Biometrics written by Ruggero Donida Labati and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering the first comprehensive analysis of touchless fingerprint-recognition technologies, Touchless Fingerprint Biometrics gives an overview of the state of the art and describes relevant industrial applications. It also presents new techniques to efficiently and effectively implement advanced solutions based on touchless fingerprinting.The most

Author : Jiankun Hu
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144387499X
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biometric Security written by Jiankun Hu and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern biometrics delivers an enhanced level of security by means of a “proof of property”. The design and deployment of a biometric system, however, hide many pitfalls, which, when underestimated, can lead to major security weaknesses and privacy threats. Issues of concern include biometric identity theft and privacy invasion because of the strong connection between a user and his identity. This book showcases a collection of comprehensive references on the advances of biometric security technology. It compiles a total of fourteen articles, all contributed by thirty-two eminent researchers in the field, thus providing concise and accessible coverage of not only general issues, but also state-of-the-art solutions. The book is divided into five parts: (1) Biometric Template Protection, which covers cancellable biometrics and parameter management protocol; (2) Biometric Key and Encryption, focusing on biometric key generation and visual biometric cryptography; (3) Biometric Systems Analysis, dealing with biometric system security, and privacy evaluation and assessment; (4) Privacy-Enhanced Biometric Systems, covering privacy-enhanced biometric system protocol design and implementation; and (5) Other Biometric Security Technologies. The book will be of particular interest to researchers, scholars, graduate students, engineers, practitioners and developers interested in security and privacy-related issues in biometric systems. It will also be attractive to managers of various organizations with strong security needs.

Author : Melinda Metz
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006175661X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fingerprints #1: Gifted Touch written by Melinda Metz and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, when I touch things, words fill my head. Words that feel like thoughts—thoughts that are inside of me...but not mine. I used to think I was crazy. Used to. I'm starting to wonder if there's a reason for all the voices that tangle together in my mind. And if I'm right, then it's not my sanity I'm worried about—it's my life.

Author : Kory Merritt
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0358639417
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book School of Phantoms written by Kory Merritt and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this spine-tingling follow-up to No Place for Monsters, which Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney called "wildly imaginative and totally terrifying," a group of unlikely friends must band together to protect their town from the monsters that are threatening to destroy it. The storm is coming. Who will survive? It’s been months since Levi and Kat defeated the Boojum and rescued their town’s forgotten children. But now the strangeness has started again: hundreds of creepy snowmen pop up across town and a bizarre blizzard hits the day before spring break. Being trapped in the school overnight by freak weather is bad enough. But an evil is lurking . . . one far worse than ice and wind. Worse than power outages. Even worse than being stuck with teachers and annoying classmates. Something is roaming the darkened school halls. Something . . . hungry. Now it’s up to a small group of student survivors—along with some supernatural helpers—to uncover the cold-hearted menace before it takes the entire school.

Author : Amy Myers
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1780101872
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder Takes the Stage written by Amy Myers and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new investigation for family duo Peter and Georgia Marsh - Peter and Georgia Marsh are in the Kentish seaside resort of Broadgate, on the trail of Georgia's missing brother Rick when they come across the strange tale of a haunted fish and chip shop. They pursue both mysteries but the journey to discovery is a dangerous one. There is much at risk.

Author : L. M. Das
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811634289
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Recent Trends in Thermal Engineering written by L. M. Das and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents select proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering (ICCEMME 2021). It gives an overview of recent developments in the field of fluid dynamics and thermal engineering. Topics covered include case studies in thermal engineering, combustion engines, computational fluid dynamics (cfd), cooling systems, energy conservation, energy conversion, renewable energy, bio fuels, gas turbines, heat exchangers and heat transfer systems, heat pipes and pumps, heat transfer augmentation, refrigeration and HVAC systems, fluids engineering, energy and process, and thermal power plants. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in the area of thermal engineering and allied fields.

Author : Ajay Kumar
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319676814
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contactless 3D Fingerprint Identification written by Ajay Kumar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important text/reference presents the first dedicated review of techniques for contactless 3D fingerprint identification, including novel and previously unpublished research. The text provides a systematic introduction to 3D fingerprint identification, covering the latest advancements in contactless 2D and 3D sensing technologies, and detailed discussions on each key aspect in the development of an effective 3D fingerprint identification system. Topics and features: introduces the key concepts and trends in the acquisition and identification of fingerprint images, and a range of 3D fingerprint imaging techniques; proposes a low-cost method for online 3D fingerprint image acquisition, and an efficient 3D fingerprint imaging approach using coloured photometric stereo; describes pre-processing operations on point cloud 3D fingerprint data, and explains the specialized operations for reconstructing 3D fingerprints from live finger scans; examines the representation of minutiae in 3D space, providing details on recovering these features from point cloud data, and on matching such 3D minutiae templates; reviews various 3D fingerprint matching methods, including binary surface code-based approaches and a tetrahedron-based matching approach; discusses the uniqueness of 3D fingerprints, evaluating the benefits of employing 3D fingerprint identification over conventional 2D fingerprint techniques. This unique work is a must-read for all researchers seeking to make further advances in this area, towards the exciting opportunities afforded by contactless 3D fingerprint identification for improving the hygiene, user convenience, and matching accuracy of fingerprint biometric technologies.