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Multilayer Social Networks
Multilayer networks, in particular multilayer social networks, where users belong to and interact on different networks at the same time, are an active research area in social network analysis, computer science, and physics. These networks have traditionally been studied within these separate research communities, leading to the development of several independent models and methods to deal with the same set of problems. This book unifies and consolidates existing practical and theoretical knowledge on multilayer networks including data collection and analysis, modeling, and mining of multilayer social network systems, the evolution of interconnected social networks, and dynamic processes such as information spreading. A single real dataset is used to illustrate the concepts presented throughout the book, demonstrating both the practical utility and the potential shortcomings of the various methods. Researchers from all areas of network analysis will learn new aspects and future directions of this emerging field.
The Democratic Public Sphere
Even in well-established democratic societies, the political system currently faces a crisis of civic engagement and participation. Increasingly, this lack of engagement and the accompanying erosion of institutional legitimacy result in antidemocratic, populist currents gaining ground. It is an important challenge for both the humanities and the social sciences to analyse this crisis and discuss possible answers that may contribute to strengthening the position of the democratic public sphere in the political process, thus emphasising the crucial role of civic engagement and participation in renewing democracy. The articles in this volume seek the sources for such democratic innovations in a...
The Last Trilogy
"In this gripping thriller, three unusual investigators from different parts of Europe team up to solve a series of gruesome murders that has already claimed 14 lives. Luca Rossi from Italy, Sofia Vargas from Spain and Eddie Hughes from the UK are called together by Interpol to form an international investigative unit. Together they uncover the dark secrets behind the business card murders, which turn out to be part of a disturbing game spun by a network of intrigue and secrets. As they pursue the perpetrators, the investigators are confronted not only with the dark secrets of the series of murders, but also with their own inner demons. The plot takes readers through various European locatio...
The Branches of Time
The population of the island of Turios is mercilessly exterminated by the workings of black magic. Only Bashinoir, badly wounded, his wife Lil, and the Priestess Miril have survived. Determined to give their loved ones a worthy burial, the three soon discover that the corpses have disappeared. Their only hope for salvation now lies in the magical protection of the Temple, as sinister threats continue to pursue them. A shadow spreads over their hearts, dividing and destroying them, as their bodies appear to be fading away. Feeling increasingly isolated, Bashinoir watches as the two women grow closer... In the Kingdom of Isk, wizards and wisemen alike must bow down before the insatiable King Beanor, whose greed for power and war is matched only by his hunger for sex. A young woman he has chosen as his next bride does not, however, wish to surrender her freedom to love and live. Will games and tricks under the sheets turn the tide in a war that has lasted thousands of years?
Breaking Rossi's Rules
Can a blackmailing billionaire thaw the heart of an ice princess? Searching for an escape from her life, heiress Anika De Winter takes up her friend's offer to get her into the exclusive Totally Five Star hotel in Monaco. It isn't until she arrives that she finds her friend's intentions, although likely good, thrust her right into the autocratic hands of billionaire venture capitalist Luca Rossi. In need of a diversion, Luca had planned to spend the weekend with &‘a friend' but finds she's been replaced with icy Anika. He's never been quite as intrigued by a woman before. So he proposes a deal. She spends time with him and he doesn't say a word about how she got the room. Trapped, Anika shouldn't feel so attracted to devilishly handsome Luca. But the chemistry between them is explosive and it doesn't take long for them to succumb to passion. But will it burn out when their time in Monaco ends?
A Season for the Dead
Welcome to Italian police detective Nic Costa's Rome: the side of the city the tourist board does not want you to see. "Hewson does more than provide a thrilling read. He saves you the airfare to Italy. When you turn the last page, you'll think you've been there" LINWOOD BARCLAY "David Hewson's Rome is dark and tantalizing, seductive and dangerous, a place where present-day crimes ring with the echoes of history" TESS GERRITSEN "David Hewson is one of the finest thriller writers working today" STEVE BERRY "No author has ever brought Rome so alive for me - nor made it seem so sinister" PETER JAMES "[Hewson is] a master plot maker" BOOKLIST _______________________ There's no rest for the wicke...
A Dream Transformed
Can a gifted and single-minded young Irish woman find a way to trust God as she pursues a cherished dream among the distractions and lawlessness of 1892 New York City, or will she be caught in the vortex of the evil that stalks her? Seventeen-year-old Stella Manning already knows her life's purpose: to perform the dramatic spoken art of elocution on the stage. But her dream is shattered and pushed aside by her father's dream instead, sweeping her away from her beloved Dublin to brawny, bold, and dangerous New York City. As Stella steps into the pulsating disorder of a sprawling metropolis-crazily racing toward a new century-she wonders how she can possibly find her way, and her place, in thi...
Galactic Energies
The artificial intelligences of DataCom are trying to save the planet... by exterminating the human race.Aurelia finds her perfect man: a robot.The space explorer Captain Arcot sacrifices his life for an impossible conquest, the heart of Vril the vampire queen.A shape-shifting mutant ignites the erotic desires of the galactic police officer who's been tracking her down.Alessio fights against corruption in a universe of his own creation.An innocent man is forced to submit to the domination of a ruthless prison director.A king who's forgotten his own past wanders through a magical dimension where he discovers his own history.Two souls separated after one abandons the other meet again in anothe...
Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES 2023, which took place in Dornbirn, Austria, in December 2023. The 21 full technical papers, 6 industrial papers, 8 short papers and 1 poster paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The book also contains one tutorial paper, 11 workshop papers and 3 doctoral symposium papers. The contributions were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Software development and project management; machine learning and data science; software analysis and tools; software testing and quality assurance; security, vulnerabilities, and human factors; Part II: Posters; Tutorials; 2nd Workshop on Computational Intelligence and Software Engineering (CISE 2023); 2nd Workshop on Engineering Processes and Practices for Quantum Software (PPQS’ 23); doctoral symposium.
