The design and construction of compilers
This book examines how crime data are collected, interpreted and used. Official data, self-report and victimization studies are analyzed in depth in order to demonstrate the specific errors that can occur in each type of measurement. The final chapter looks how crime data can be…
Due to the productivity gain of using software in the design of embedded systems, processors are increasingly used in these systems. Embedded processors often run only one or a few applications in the life-time of the system. Therefore, they can be customized for the target appl…
The fundamental question addressed by this dissertation is how Sunnism became a sectarian articulation of Islam. While previous studies have credited this phenomenon to the short texts of a few theologians and jurists, we argue that the most appropriate texts for understanding t…