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Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: "What Can Open Source Intelligence Do For Me?"; Four key concepts; What to expect from the rest of this book; Chapter 1: The Surface Web; Web browsers -- the first steps; Flexibility; Extendibility with Add-Ons; Speed; Search engines; Search engines -- meta search engines; Cyber geography; (Slightly below) the Surface Web; Metadata (subsurface data); Specialist search syntax; Specialist web investigation tools; Suggested search and the knowledge of the crowd; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Deep Web

This paper provides a brief summary of Taiwan's economic development in the past century in three broad stages: colonial foundations (1895-1940), dark ages (1941-1960), and reforms to miracle (1961-1994) .The historic perspective adopted here clearly indicates the strength and weakness of an export-led economy built on low-tech manufacturing. Though domestic savings and foreign reserves are high, Taiwan is short of an updated technological infrastructure and an effective financial system. Corporate strength is also rare. With a well-defined government policy allowing appropriate funds to be channeled to long-term finance to reinforce industrial banking, it is conceivable that the economy can be revitalized. Because success in industrial banking depends on initiative, efficiency and fair distribution of capital, it is imperative that a strategy of such significance be implemented by the private sector.

<i>Background:</i> Evidence that family health history (FHH) informs recommendations for appropriate early detection strategies used for the prevention of many health conditions underscores the importance of optimizing a patient's knowledge of his/her personal FHH. For some conditions, FHH also underpins identifying those at potentially high risk for whom genetic testing may be possible and suitable to further inform the advice. The Family Health History Campaign 'Start the Conversation' was conducted in New South Wales (Australia) in August 2006 as a small state-wide media campaign with the aim of encouraging individuals to discuss and gather their FHH information about several conditions and report it to their doctor. Campaign development included consultations with consumers and primary care practitioners (general practitioners – GPs), development of campaign resources, and establishment of partnerships. <i>Methods:</i> Evaluation methodologies included community poll surveys pre- and post-campaign, a GP mail survey, and website usage analysis. <i>Results:</i> While only 112/403 of the polled community reported hearing about the campaign in the media, 48% of those men and women were encouraged to start the conversation with their families. Limited findings from the GP survey respondents suggested they were engaged, made aware of the potential lack of patient knowledge about FHH and generated referral for several high-risk patients. <i>Conclusion:</i> Campaigns that use the media to encourage the community to take action and also engage the GPs can create a supportive environment that has the potential to increase the accuracy with reporting of FHH to maximize benefit for early detection and prevention.

Observations of animals in the wild can result in the discovery of plants for human medicinal purposes. In this context, our closest relatives, the great apes, are of particular interest. The Euphorbiaceae Manniophyton fulvum possesses both phytochemical and biomechanical properties. Its use in the genus Pan (P. troglodytes; P. paniscus) is thought to be based on its mechanical properties promoting the egestion of intestinal parasites, but additional observations from different habitats where the behavior is performed may shed more light on its true purpose. To improve our understanding of what triggers this behavior, we investigated M. fulvum consumption in wild bonobos at LuiKotale, Democratic Republic of the Congo between December 2018 and July 2020. Specifically, we tested the hypothesis that M. fulvum ingestion is related to gastro-intestinal parasite expulsion. Of 649 focal follows of 37 individuals from two habituated communities, consumption of M. fulvum was observed on 111 days (N = 507), independent of seasons, environmental factors and the plant's availability. A total of 588 fecal samples were assessed for the presence/absence of gastro-intestinal parasites. We found strongyle eggs in 2.89% of samples and their presence was not associated with the ingestion of M. fulvum or environmental conditions. We discuss the importance of seasonality in the life cycle of strongyle species that may influence the pattern of M. fulvum consumption observed at LuiKotale. Our data open additional perspectives concerning behavioral parameters such as the existence of a cultural component when comparing ingestion behavior between communities.