From breaking the law to breaking a promise, how do people lie and how can they be caught? Ekman study describes how lies vary in form and can differ from other types of misinformation, as well as how a person's body language, voice, and facial expressions can give away a lie but still escape detection.
Every city possesses countless hidden treasures waiting to be discovered--ancient artifacts, valuable jewelry, and vintage coins, as well as hundreds of other highly sought-after collectibles. Michael Chaplan, treasure hunter extraordinaire, has written a complete and practical guide to locating, unearthing, and identifying all of those treasures. ...
Explains how truly simple it is to find coins, jewelry, money caches, gold nuggets and countless other items of value with a modern electronic metal detector.
This book is about devices commonly called sensors. Digital systems, however complex and intelligent they might be, must receive information from the outside world that is generally analog and not electrical. Sensors are interface devices between various physical values and the electronic circuits who 'understand' only a language of moving ...
54 super-entertaining projects offer insights into the sights, sounds, and smells of nature. Nature meets the Evil Genius via 54 fun, safe, and inexpensive projects that allow you to explore the fascinating and often mysterious world of natural phenomena using your own home-built sensors. Each project includes a list of materials, sources for ...
Exposing the never-before-published polygraph results of Drew Peterson's testimony, this illuminating expose reveals new details in one of the most provocative and high profile criminal investigations in the country. October 28, 2008 marks the one year anniversary of Stacy Peterson's disappearance from her home in Bollingbrook, Illinois. Since ...
Psychology and Law shows how psychological research and theory can be used in a legal context. Written with advanced undergraduate students in mind, it focuses upon the pre-trial or investigative phase of the legal process. Obtaining and assessing witness evidence is a key part of any criminal investigation. Topics include witness accuracy and ...
If scientists invented a failproof lie detector, how would that change the justice system, international diplomacy, and ordinary human relations? First time novelist Halperin explores the effect of such an invention on the world.
Gaseous leak detection is an important quality assurance tool in a variety of industrial operations. This volume is devoted to the practical aspects of industrial gaseous leak detection, explaining and illustrating the technology of leak testing small components as well as large process systems. It explains the techniques of hand probing, fixture ...
Why do people lie? Do gender and personality differences affect how people lie? How can lies be detected? "Detecting Lies and Deceit" provides the most comprehensive review of deception to date. This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of deception research and discusses the working and efficacy of the most commonly used lie detection ...
The "Handbook of Polygraph Testing" examines the fundamental principles behind lie detector tests, and provides an up-to-date review of their validity. The editor presents current psychological theories, including an explanation of the cognitive processes central to polygraph testing. He describes the various methods of testing, the research in ...
Each year in the U.S., 40 to 50 percent of the people who take polygraph tests fail and are erroneously branded liars! But you can defend yourself with the ammo in this book. Includes a description of the machine and the tests; physical, cognitive and pharmacological countermeasures; clever tricks you can use to stack the cards in your favor and ...
Without sensors most electronic applications would not exist-they perform a vital function, namely providing an interface to the real world. The importance of sensors, however, contrasts with the limited information available on them. Today's smart sensors, wireless sensors, and microtechnologies are revolutionizing sensor design and applications. ...
The idea was mesmerizing--a scientific instrument that could reveal if someone was lying. From the award-winning author of "The Measure of All Things" comes the story of an invention that destroyed the souls of its inventors but captured the heart of 20th-century America.
As our knowledge of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) continues to grow, so does "The MEMS Handbook". The field has changed so much that this Second Edition is now available in three volumes. Individually, each volume provides focused, authoritative treatment of specific areas of interest. Together, they comprise the most comprehensive ...
Infrared energy radiated from the surface of natural and manufactured objects enables us to detect and identify objects in poor visibilty, and examine their thermal behaviour. Commercial applications of infrared sensing and imaging instruments are evolving as instrumentation and techniques mature. This revised and updated edition discusses ...
This text is aimed at technicians, hobbyists, and students and provides complete circuit diagrams and building instructions for a wide range of creative sleuthing applications. The designs are fully tested and proven effective in real-world alarm, sensor, and security equipment. Among the circuits highlighted are a multi-purpose high-gain ...
An authoritative review of modern sensor technology-essential information for analytical chemists, biochemists, biotechnologists, spectroscopists, and chemical engineers As sensors begin to realize their commercial and practical potential in fields ranging from the automobile and semiconductor industries to environmental monitoring and clinical ...
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts from both industry and academia, "Acoustic Wave Sensors" provides an in-depth look at the current state of acoustic wave devices and the scope of their use in chemical, biochemical, and physical measurements, as well as in engineering applications. Because of the inherent interdisciplinary ...
"A unique piece of work, a book for electronics engineering, in general, but well suited and excellently applicable also to biomedical engineering ...I recommend it with no reservation, congratulating the authors for the job performed." - IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology. "Describes a broad range of sensors in practical use and some circuit ...
Here is the first book to deal with underground storage tanks and pipes - designed for beneficial use by anyone involved with leak detection and monitoring of underground storage systems. "Underground Storage Systems" gives a complete overview of how to detect a release, what equipment is required - and currently available, and how that equipment ...
This is a comprehensive introduction to this fast growing technology. This book provides an introduction to the rapidly advancing and expanding field of fiber optic sensors, with chapters contributed by internationally recognized experts. Each of the three sections - Basic Components, Technology, and Applications - offers a stand-alone primer on a ...
"Infrared Detectors and Emitters: Materials and Devices" provides an up-to-date view of the various detector/emitter materials systems currently in use or being actively researched. After an introduction to the history of IR detectors and emitters and the assessment methods used in both materials selection and device characterization, a review of ...
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Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life
