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The collection, storage, and management of huge amounts of digital information. Databases falling into the realm of big data often begin in the hundreds of terabytes but can range up to petabytes (1015) or greater in size.The main characteristics…

A discipline concerned with the application of ethics to biological problems, especially in the field of medicine. Bioethics is a broad term that encompasses the environmental, ethical, legal, and social implications of agriculture, life sciences,…

Technologies that employ a distinctive, measurable biological or behavioral characteristic that can reliably distinguish one individual from another (biometric) for authentication, identification, and verification of individuals. Biometric…

Cameras in mobile phones or smartphones that can capture images and videos.The cellphone, the world’s favorite must-have gadget, has been with us for nearly a half-century, while experiencing continuous and often phenomenal improvements. Much of the…