John wiley sons jun 2007 (33 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'Loeb tells us to put all our eggs in one basket, and watch the basket.'-John RothchildFinancial Columnist, Time magazine'This book is very special in my life. It is the very first Wall Street book I ever read. After reading 1,200 additional finance books, The Battle for Investment Survival's principles and concepts are still valid for consistent success.'-Victor Sperandeo Author of Trader Vic on CommoditiesIn The Battle for Investment Survival, the turf is Wall Street, the goal is to preserve your capital at all costs, and to win is to 'make a killing without being killed.' This memorable classic, originally written in 1935, offers a fresh perspective on investing from times past. The Battle for Investment Survival treats investors to a straightforward account of how to profit-and how to avoid profit loss-in what Loeb would describe as the constant tug-of-war between rising and falling markets.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Egyptian history and culture alongside insights in to the everyday lives of the Egyptians, you ll discover how they kept themselves entertained, the gory details of mummification, the amazing creation of the pyramids, the deciphering of hieroglyphs and much more.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Find out about canine communication and motivation.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'Townsend shouldn't just be read, he should be memorized.'-Tom Peters'Bob Townsend's words still ring true, truer than they seemed almost 40 years ago.'-Warren Bennis'With this book, Robert Townsend punctured the secret, bureaucratic world of corporate complacency. It was ubiquitous then and still surprisingly prevalent now-and this book, based on his countercultural stint as Avis CEO, is still one of the best weapons against it.'-Art Kleiner, editor-in-chief, strategy+business'Robert Townsend's book continues to light up the business world with straightforward and practical management advice that is as pertinent today as when originally published. A must-read for all managers!'-Ray Davis, president and CEO, Umpqua Holdings Corporation'Townsend proves that the best business wisdom is timeless. In an era filled with business buzzwords and ethical misdirections, Townsend's bluntness makes for refreshing and hilarious reading for the next crop of CEOs.'-Ben Casnocha, chairman, Comcate, Inc.; author, My Start-Up Life.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Let Barb Schwarz-the creator of the Home Staging concept-show you what it takes to make it in the Home Staging industry. In 1972, Barb Schwarz coined the term 'Staging' to refer to the process of preparing a home for sale, and turned her idea into a brand new industry. Today, thanks to Schwarz's pioneering efforts, Home Staging has become a big business with enormous profit potential. If you are thinking about starting a Home Staging business of your own or just want to improve upon an existing one, then Building a Successful Home Staging Business is the book for you. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this practical guide will show you exactly how to set up a Home Staging business, and help you run and maintain the business as it grows. Some of the issues outlined throughout these pages include: - How to write a business plan, market your company, and make the most of your resources - How to work through the consulting, bidding, and Staging processes - How to establish solid relationships with real estate agents and brokers - How to obtain your Accredited Staging Professional (ASP) designation Filled with in-depth insights, expert advice, and proven strategies that Schwarz has developed over the course of her stellar career, Building a Successful Home Staging Business will put you in the perfect position to profit from the many opportunities that exist in this dynamic market.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Fashion buying, a key component in fashion retailing, is second only to design as a career option for fashion graduates. The buyer has a central role in influencing what consumers choose to wear and in determining whether a fashion retailing company succeeds or fails. Buying is a multi-faceted job, which typically involves fashion forecasting, range-planning, garment sourcing and budgeting. This comprehensive textbook describes the buying cycle, buying for stores and mail order and how to start a career in fashion buying. A glossary of buying terminology, as well as input from fashion buyers currently working for major companies, give a clear insight into this exciting and challenging role. The new edition has been revised throughout, includes more emphasis on buying for the internet, and all the interviews have been updated or replaced.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The book is an attempt to reclaim the knowledge of God as just that - knowledge.It is no secret that theology is no longer considered a necessary subject in the modern university. Why is it assumed that the kind of knowledge theology represents is in some fashion deficient when compared to other subjects Hauerwas argues that theology is often excluded from the knowledges of the modern university because those knowledges are constituted by an understanding of time necessary to make economic and state realities seem inevitable. Yet it is precisely this difference that makes Christian theology, while being governed by a different understanding of time than that characteristic of the other disciplines of the university, an essential resource for the university to achieve its task - that is, to form people who are able to imagine a different world through critical and disciplined reflection.Hauerwas subsequently challenges the domesticated character of much recent theology by suggesting how prayer and the love of the poor are essential practices that should shape the theological task. Hauerwas makes this case by conversing with figures as diverse as Luigi Giussani, David Burrell, Stanley Fish, Wendell Berry, Jeff Stout, Rowan Williams and Sheldon Wolin.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - An invitation to observe and learn the therapeutic art of storytelling Healing with Stories brings together a stellar collection of some of the world's most prominent practitioners, taking you inside their thinking and processes for working with metaphors. They represent the panorama of metaphor practice in psychotherapy today with considered, humorous, and compassionate case examples that step you through the intricacies for replicating their work in your own. This is a book for family therapists who work with children, adults, and families, as well as for hypnotherapists, cognitive behavioral therapists, narrative therapists, dynamic therapists, solution-focused therapists, and child therapists. In fact, all therapists who wish to communicate their therapeutic messages with the greatest effectiveness will find this book to be an essential and useful clinical tool. Contributors include: \* Richard Kopp \* Julie H. Linden \* Mikaela J. Hildebrandt \* Lindsay B. Fletcher \* Steven C. Hayes \* Michael D. Yapko \* Valerie E. Lewis \* Gregory Smit \* Joy Nel \* Christine Perry \* Joyce C. Mills \* Rubin Battino \* Carol A Hicks-Lankton \* Wendel A. Ray \* Jana P. Sutton \* Robert McNeilly \* Roxanna Erickson-Klein \* Angela Ebert \* Hasham Al Musawi \* Teresa Garcia-Sanchez \* George W. Burns Praise for Healing with Stories 'George Burns has done an expert job of compiling a definitive work that demystifies the ever-versatile metaphor. Whether you are a novice or an expert clinician, you will find a treasury of story interventions along with the 'inside scoop' on how each was created and applied to bring success in nineteen unforgettable case chapters. Better yet, you'll be able to create your own healing metaphors thanks to the expert guidance of a wide range of talented storytellers. Don't miss out on this one!' --Maggie Phillips, PhD, author of Finding the Energy to Heal and coauthor of Healing the Divided Self 'If you want to be inspired, entertained, and enlightened, Healing with Stories is the book to read. George Burns, a master storyteller, has assembled a creative, diverse group of clinicians to share their ideas about how metaphor can be used with a variety of problems and clients. The result is a fascinating array of insights into metaphor's role in the healing process.' --Richard G. Whiteside, MSW, author of Becoming Dragon.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Geomorphology of Upland Peat offers a detailed synthesis of existing literature on peat erosion, incorporating new research ideas and data from two leading experts in the field. - - Presents the most detailed and current work to date - - Written in a style that is both intelligent and accessible - - Fully illustrated with original drawings and photographs - - Relevant and information for a broad audience working on organic sediments in various environments.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Examines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule. - The first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old Delhi - Draws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented in Michel Foucault's lecture courses - Looks at problems of social and racial segregation, the policing of the cities, and biopolitical needs in urban settings - Undertakes a critique of colonial governmentality on the basis of the lived spaces of everyday life.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This book takes a theoretical and practical look at some of the latest and most important ideas behind derivatives pricing models. In each chapter the author highlights the latest thinking and trends in the area. A wide range of topics is covered, including valuation methods on stocks paying discrete dividend, Asian options, American barrier options, Complex barrier options, reset options, and electricity derivatives. The book also discusses the latest ideas surrounding finance like the robustness of dynamic delta hedging, option hedging, negative probabilities and space-time finance.The accompanying CD with additional Excel sheets includes the mathematical models covered in the book.The book also includes interviews with some of the world's top names in the industry, and an insight into the history behind some of the greatest discoveries in quantitative finance. Interviewees include:Nassim Taleb on Black SwansEdward Thorp on Gambling and TradingAlan Lewis on Stochastic Volatility and JumpsEmanuel Derman, the Wall Street QuantPeter Carr, the Wall Street Wizard of Option Symmetry and VolatilityClive Granger, Nobel Prize winner in Economics 2003, on CointegrationStephen Ross on Arbitrage Pricing TheoryBruno Dupire on Local and Stochastic Volatility ModelsEduardo Schwartz the Yoga Master of Quantitative FinanceAaron Brown on Gambling, Poker and TradingKnut Aase on Catastrophes and Financial EconomicsElie Ayache on ModelingPaul Wilmott on Paul WilmottAndrei Khrennikov on Negative ProbabilitiesDavid Bates on Crash and JumpsPeter Jäckel on Monte Carlo Simulation.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Dieser Band schließt eine Lücke: In keinem der verfügbaren Werke zur physikalischen Chemie, Spektroskopie oder instrumentellen Ausrüstung wird das Gebiet der Laserchemie so gründlich und auf dem aktuellsten Stand behandelt! Die Autoren führen grundsätzlich in die Anwendung von Lasern in der Spektroskopie und in der Untersuchung der Dynamik chemischer Reaktionen ein. Im Vordergrund steht dabei der didaktische Anspruch; die Studenten sollen in die Lage versetzte werden, die rasche Entwicklung des Gebiets selbstständig weiter zu verfolgen.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - HOW TO MAKE OPPORTUNITY EQUAL 'Paul Gomberg makes a powerful and provocative case that real equality of opportunity can only be achieved by overturning the social division of labor that unfairly handicaps not just black but the working class in general.' Charles W. Mills, University of Illinois at Chicago 'An important and original contribution to contemporary debates about justice in political philosophy; and accessible introduction to those debates for students and the lay reader; and a powerful and important challenge to policymakers, educators and employers, to think hard about their responsibilities for enabling people to lead flourishing lives.' Harry Brighouse, University of Wisconsin-Madison 'In this impressive book, Paul Gomberg argues ardently, with great optimism, and with philosophical and sociological sophistication, for a radical new theory of egalitarian justice.' David Copp, University of Florida Distributive injustices such as low pay, inferior healthcare and housing, as well as diminished opportunities in school continue to blight the lives of millions of the urban poor in America and beyond. This book announces a new theory of justice. Paul Gomberg: - focuses on how race and class structure unequal life prospects - shows how human society can be organized in a way that does not socialize children for lives of routine labor - maintains that true equality of opportunity comes only when all labor, both routine and complex, is shared - proposes a new paradigm for the theory of justice. While Rawls, Sen, Nozick, and Walzer conceive justice as addressing how various goods are fairly obtained or distributed, Gomberg argues that justice in distribution must advance contributive opportunities and duties. On Gomberg's contributive theory of justice, each person contributes to society not for individual material gain, but from a sense of what is required in order to build just relations with others. Passionate and radical, but rigorously argued, this book makes a vital and original contribution to philosophy and social thought. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - One of the most difficult tasks for a designer is to translate concepts into specific and detailed organizations of space. From Concept to Form in Landscape Design, Second Edition provides vital, functional techniques that make the transformation easier and more effective. This perceptive resource examines both traditional and nontraditional methods of landscape design, providing the conceptual and philosophical foundations for ideas and their visual expression.The revised and expanded Second Edition includes:\*A new chapter dealing with the creative thought process for generating ideas\*Precise case studies showing sequential form evolution\*Hundreds of detailed photographs to assist in visualizing various techniques\*Inspiring images from nature for naturalistic form development\*Atypical design examples as impetus for innovation\*Accompanying web site with projects for classroom students and self-learners alikeFrom Concept to Form in Landscape Design, Second Edition presents the landscape transformation process in a highly visual manner, creating both a vivid learning experience for students and a useful toolbox for working designers. Replete with compelling, valuable, and accessible insights for designing outdoor spaces, Reid's book is an ideal blend of inspiration and application.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Now fully updated and at your fingertips the most practical, authoritative guide to implementing GAAP Get the answers you need to prepare financial statements and keep up to date on the latest FASB requirements. Now fully revised and updated, Wiley GAAP Policies and Procedures, Second Edition is an ideal companion to the Wiley GAAP guide and provides the practical application information essential to ensuring that a company's accounting systems are fully capable of incorporating the most recent GAAP. A concise version of the more detailed GAAP found in the Wiley GAAP guides, Wiley GAAP Policies and Procedures, Second Edition features handy, illustrative decision trees showing how to determine which GAAP ruling to use in a variety of situations, eliminating hours of time wading through detailed GAAP rulings and presents:\* New chapters on interim reporting, segment reporting, and accounting changes and correction of errors\* Updated content on FAS No. 151, Inventory Costs, FAS No. 153, Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets, FAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Correction, FAS No. 156, Servicing of Financial Assets\* Implementation on nineteen newly issued EITFs\* Specific accounting policies that comply with GAAP, especially in terms of creating controls that mesh with GAAP\* The most common accounting transactions modified to work within GAAP restrictions\* Specific controls that allow the maximum level of control over accounting systems while remaining in compliance with GAAP\* Templates for forms and reports that can be used in a GAAP-compliant accounting system\* Numerous examples of footnotes that can be used to describe GAAP-mandated financial disclosures\* Hundreds of GAAP-compliant journal entries for most accounting transactionsWiley GAAP Policies and Procedures, Second Edition is a valuable tool for CFOs, controllers, accounting managers, and general ledger accountants who need to ensure that their company properly treats all types of accounting transactions in accordance with GAAP.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Involuntary memory was identified by the pioneering memory researcher Hermann Ebbinghaus more than a century ago, but it was not until very recently that cognitive psychologists began to study this memory phenomenon. This book is the first to examine key topics and cutting-edge research in involuntary memory. - Discusses topics such as involuntary memories in everyday life, across the life-span, and in the laboratory; the special ways in which involuntary memories sometimes manifest themselves and a number of theoretical treatments of the topic. - Presents innovative research that not only represents the starting point of the study of involuntary memory, but also places it in such broader topics as autobiographical memory, consciousness and memory, aging and memory, implicit and explicit memory, depression, and psychosis.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Museums After Modernism is a unique collectionthat showcases the ways questions about the museum go to the heart of contemporary debates about the production, consumption and distribution of art. The book features expert artists, curators and art historians who grapple with many of the vibrant issues in museum studies, while paying homage to a new museology that needs to be considered.Examines the key contemporary debates in museum studiesIncludes original essays by noted artists, curators, and art historiansEngages with vital issues in the practice of art-making and art-exhibitingEdited by the world-renowned art historian and author, Griselda Pollock.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A groundbreaking, seminal work that challenges the theoretical foundations of computer scienceThis seminal work will challenge and change your understanding of computers and computing. Since the invention of the computer, it has been accepted with little question that the theoretical foundations of computer science are found in mathematics. The difficulties of computer science have been attributed to the inherent complexity of computation, which can only be overcome with disciplined methodology.The author of this text presents a convincing and carefully structured argument that shows why linking computer science to mathematics results in unnecessary complexity and confusion. Instead, the author sets forth and demonstrates the viability and practicality of a new conceptual model, the invocation model of process expression. This model links the design and function of computer systems with the design and function of biological systems. Moreover, the author shows how changing your underlying assumptions sheds new light on dealing with such complex issues as concurrency, digital computers, and biological cells.The chapters of this text are organized under three main topics:\*The Problem: Why the underlying theory of contemporary computer science is not helpful\*The Solution: How the invocation model of process expression solves many problems of contemporary computer science\*The Invocation Language: How the invocation model is embodied in symbol string expressionFor computer scientists and engineers, this publication opens up a completely new way of understanding what computers are, how they work, and what they can do. For students of computer science, it offers an alternative theory that helps them understand and overcome some of the limitations imposed by current theory.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A comprehensive reference on understanding, designing, and implementing IP MobilityThis authoritative reference provides readers with a thorough understanding of IP Mobility using Mobile IPv6 and companion advanced mobility protocols including network mobility and fast handovers. It illustrates basic concepts and principles behind the IP Mobility architecture and covers the practices using detailed protocol description. Of particular importance is how mobile networking will support billions of devices without restricting applications or overburdening network infrastructures, and how it will support the movement of users from network to network without compromising security.Authors Koodli and Perkins investigate how IP mobility is used in practice and the adoption of Mobile IPv6 in CDMA cellular systems. They also cover some experimental work, including performance of VoIP handovers over WLAN, multi-access network handovers, and emerging topics such as location privacy.In five parts, Mobile Inter-networking with IPv6 covers:\*Features of IPv6 and IP security\*Mobility concepts and principles, Mobile IPv6 protocol, packet handling, and network mobility\*Advanced mobility protocols, including fast handovers, fast handover protocol, context transfers, and hierarchical mobility management\*Applying IP mobility, including Mobile IPv6 in CDMA packet data networks, enterprise mobile networking, and WLAN fast handovers\*Emerging topics such as multi-access and mobility, seamless IP handovers, location privacy and IP mobility, and route optimization for Mobile IPv4 using Mobile IPv6 return routabilityWith chapter exercises and handy references, readers will have plenty of opportunities to pursue topics in further detail. This is a comprehensive reference suitable for practitioners and students with a basic understanding of TCP/IP protocols.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Steel frames are used in many commercial high-rise buildings, as well as industrial structures, such as ore mines and oilrigs. Enabling construction of ever lighter and safer structures, steel frames have become an important topic for engineers.This book, split into two parts covering advanced analysis and advanced design of steel frames, guides the reader from a broad array of frame elements through to advanced design methods such as deterministic, reliability, and system reliability design approaches. This book connects reliability evaluation of structural systems to advanced analysis of steel frames, and ensures that the steel frame design described is founded on system reliability.Important features of the this book include:\* fundamental equations governing the elastic and elasto-plastic equilibrium of beam, sheer-beam, column, joint-panel, and brace elements for steel frames;\* analysis of elastic buckling, elasto-plastic capacity and earthquake-excited behaviour of steel frames;\* background knowledge of more precise analysis and safer design of steel frames against gravity and wind, as well as key discussions on seismic analysis.\* theoretical treatments, followed by numerous examples and applications;\* a review of the evolution of structural design approaches, and reliability-based advanced analysis, followed by the methods and procedures for how to establish practical design formula.Advanced Design and Analysis of Steel Frames provides students, researchers, and engineers with an integrated examination of this core civil and structural engineering topic. The logical treatment of both advanced analysis followed by advanced design makes this an invaluable reference tool, comprising of reviews, methods, procedures, examples, and applications of steel frames in one complete volume.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A practical FPGA reference that's like an on-call mentor for engineers and computer scientistsAddressing advanced issues of FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) design and implementation, Advanced FPGA Design: Architecture, Implementation, and Optimization accelerates the learning process for engineers and computer scientists. With an emphasis on real-world design and a logical, practical approach, it walks readers through specific challenges and significantly reduces the learning curve. Designed to enhance and supplement hands-on experience, this real-world reference includes:\*Waveform diagrams and circuit diagrams illustrating each topic\*Examples that illustrate typical problems in Verilog\*Case studies that demonstrate real-world applications\*Chapter-end summaries that reiterate key pointsIdeal for engineers and computer scientists who want to take their FPGA skills to the next level and for use as a hands-on reference, this is also an excellent textbook for senior or graduate-level students in electrical engineering or computer science.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A unique overview of network security issues, solutions, and methodologies at an architectural and research levelNetwork Security provides the latest research and addresses likely future developments in network security protocols, architectures, policy, and implementations. It covers a wide range of topics dealing with network security, including secure routing, designing firewalls, mobile agent security, Bluetooth security, wireless sensor networks, securing digital content, and much more.Leading authorities in the field provide reliable information on the current state of security protocols, architectures, implementations, and policies. Contributors analyze research activities, proposals, trends, and state-of-the-art aspects of security and provide expert insights into the future of the industry.Complete with strategies for implementing security mechanisms and techniques, Network Security features:\*State-of-the-art technologies not covered in other books, such as Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks and countermeasures\*Problems and solutions for a wide range of network technologies, from fixed point to mobile\*Methodologies for real-time and non-real-time applications and protocols.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - DISCOVER THE INS ANDOUTS OF DRUG SYNTHESIS, FROM IDENTIFYING A LEAD MOLECULE TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.Learn how chemistry, biology, pharmacokinetics, and a host of other disciplines all play a role in the successful discovery of new drugs and therapeutics. This text features contributions from seventeen leading medicinal and process chemists who show you how it is done. Some of the contributors were instrumental in the discovery of the drugs they review, offering you a unique and invaluable perspective on the complete drug discovery process.The first two chapters of this text introduce the stringent requirements for a potential therapeutic molecule, approaches in finding molecular structures that 'hit' a biological target, and the many steps needed to go from initial small-scale laboratory synthesis to commercial and the many steps needed to go from initial small-scale laboratory synthesis to commercial production. The remaining fifteen chapters are divided into three major therapeutic areas:\* Cancer and infectious Diseases\* Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases\* Central Nervous System DiseasesThese three section collectively cover twenty-one categories of drugs and more than sixty individual drugs, highlighting both medicinal and process synthetic routes. The authors present detailed accounts of the synthesis of such high-profile drugs as Actos(r), Levaquin(r), Avelox(r), Diflucan(r), Tamiflu(r), Zetia(r), Lyrica(r), and Strattera(r). You gain new insight into how a first generational agent is refined and improved by the application of medicinal chemistry for the discovery of second and third generation medicines.This text is an excellent companion to the bestselling Contemporary Drug Synthesis, covering all new drugs. In addition to serving as a reference for medicinal chemists and pharmacologists, this book is highly recommended as a graduate-level text for medicinal pharmacologists, this book is highly recommended as a graduate-level text for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry courses. With its many examples and insights into successful and pharmaceutical chemistry courses. With its many examples and insights into successful syntheses, it enables students to make the bridge from theory to practice.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Advances that open new avenues in developing aminoglycoside antibiotics During the last twenty years, there have been numerous advances in the understanding of the chemistry, biochemistry, and recognition of aminoglycosides. This has led to the development of novel antibiotics and opened up new therapeutic targets for intervention. This is the first book to provide a complete overview of recent advances in the field and explore their tremendous potential for drug discovery and rational drug design. With chapters written by one or more leading experts in their specialty areas, the book addresses the chemistry, biology, and toxicology of aminoglycosides. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: From Chemical Biology to Drug Discovery is a great resource for academic and industrial researchers in drug design and mechanism studies and for researchers studying antibiotic resistance, antibiotic design and synthesis, and the discovery of novel pharmaceuticals. It is also a valuable reference for graduate students in pharmacy, pharmaceutical science, biophysics, medicinal chemistry, and chemical biology.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Serendipitous Path to Effective Problem-Solving and Planning for Complex SystemsThis innovative book enables you and your organization to pursue goals and achieve success in ways that you might never have imagined. It does not prescribe a rigid methodology and plan. Instead, the author sets forth a process known as Human-Centered Design, which focuses on enhancing the abilities and overcoming the limitations of people within organizations. This process enables you to move forward and, at the same time, be on the alert for and recognize serendipitous events that enable you to solve complex systems problems in unexpected ways in order to meet and surpass your goals.Specifically, the process described in this book helps you discover critical distinctions and connections across industries, disciplines, and cultures. As a result, unexpected hybrid approaches emerge, forming the basis of new insights and ideas. These hybrid approaches, or transdisciplinary approaches as termed by the author, represent an integrated framework populated with concepts from a range of disciplines.At the heart of this book is an understanding of how people operate, maintain, design, research, and manage complex systems. This understanding stems from author William Rouse's almost four decades of experience in the fields of individual and organizational performance, decision support systems, and information systems. His approach has proven successful with a broad range of organizations, from private industry to government agencies to academia.Case studies and examples are presented throughout the text, illustrating how Human-Centered Design works in practice. If you are seeking to harness the power of the individuals in your organization to make your enterprise more effective, efficient, and successful, this text sets you on the right path.…

Kombiprodukt. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Structured Finance: The Object Orientated Approach is aimed at both the finance and IT professionals involved in the structured finance business with the intention of sharing common concepts and language within the industry. The financial community (structurers, pricers and risk managers) view structured products as collections of objects under the so-called replicating portfolio paradigm. The IT community use object oriented programming (OOP) techniques to improve the software updating and maintenance process. For them structured products are collections of objects as well. Despite use of the same object concept, it looks like communication between these different professional functions has been problematic. Recently, construction of standard data structures known as FpML has begun to lay out a common definition of objects, at least for plain vanilla derivatives, both between IT and financial people and across different market players. Along this line, this book builds upon the concept of object to provide frontier treatment of structured finance issues relevant to both communities engaged in building, pricing and hedging products and people engaged in designing and up-dating the corresponding software.Structured Finance: The Object Orientated Approach will enable you to:\* decompose a structured product in elementary constituent financial objects and risk factors (replicating portfolio)\* understand the basics of object oriented programming (OOP) applied to the design of structured cash flows objects\* build your own objects and to understand FpML data structures available for standard products\* gauge risk exposures of the objects in structured products to: risk factors, their volatilities and the correlation among them (which factor are you long/short Are you long/short volatility Are you long/short correlation )\* update your risk management system to accommodate structured products with non linear exposures and to design objects to represent, price and hedge, counterparty risk.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Prepared under the auspices of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, this second edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to improve utility and readability. The book is now organized by vertebrate host species, with parasites presented phylogenetically within chapters. Additional highlights of this edition include introductory chapters on modern diagnostic techniques and parasite biology, and a new appendix features a complete drug formulary. The well-presented and extensively illustrated volume addresses all aspects of laboratory animal parasites. Regarded as the most comprehensive and authoritative work available on the topic, this book is an essential reference for veterinary parasitologists, clinicians, students and laboratory animal scientists.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A survey of important transformations that are representative of the whole range of functional groupsThis comprehensive reference delves into the details of name reactions that are important to researchers. It presents an up-to-date account of forty-seven major classes of functional group transformations and also serves to interconnect them. The book includes reviews from leading scientists in their specialty areas--all organized uniformly, making it easy to access information.Topics are organized into the following sections:\* Asymmetric synthesis\* Reduction\* Oxidation\* Olefination\* Amine synthesis\* Carboxylic acid derivatives synthesis\* Miscellaneous functional group manipulationsEach section includes a description of:\* The functional group transformation\* Mechanisms\* Synthetic utilities and applications for the reaction\* References to the primary literature\* The historical perspective\* Variations and improvementon the reaction\* Experimental detailsWith nineteen contributors from academia and industry, some of whom discovered the reactions they describe, Name Reactions for Functional Group Transformations is a state-of-the-art resource for organic and medicinal chemists conducting research in industries such as pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, ag-biotech, and polymers, as well as for graduate students in organic chemistry. It is an ideal companion to the first volume of this series, Name Reactions in Heterocyclic Chemistry.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The cell cycle in plants consists of an ordered set of events, including DNA replication and mitosis, that culminates in cell division. As cell division is a fundamental part of a plant's existence and the basis for tissue repair, development and growth, a full understanding of all aspects of this process is of pivotal importance.Cell Cycle Control and Plant Development commences with an introductory chapter and is broadly divided into two parts. Part 1 details the basic cell machinery, with chapters covering cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), cyclins, CDK inhibitors, proteolysis, CDK phosphorylation, and E2F/DP transcription factors. Part 2, which describes the cell cycle and plant development, covers cell cycle activation, cell cycle control during leaf development, endoreduplication, the cell cycle and trichome, fruit and endosperm development, the hormonal control of cell division and environmental stress, and cell cycle exit.The editor of this important book, Professor Dirk Inzé, well known and respected internationally, has brought together an impressive team of contributing authors, providing an excellent new volume in Blackwell Publishing's Annual Plant Reviews Series. The book is an essential purchase for research teams working in the areas of plant sciences and molecular, cell and developmental biology. All libraries in universities and research establishments where biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this essential and timely volume.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The classic guide, now including the International Building CodeApproaching structural design from the viewpoint of a practicing architect, Structural Design, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to the conceptual and practical underpinnings of basic building design and technology. It addresses structures on both a conceptual and numerical level, providing essential coverage of the integral relationships of structural/architectural form and spatial organization, and an understanding of the impact of load configurations and other key determinants of design. Basic principles, as well as structural solutions, are visually reinforced with numerous architectural drawings, photographs, and other illustrations, making this book truly architect-friendly.In light of the adoption of the International Building Code(r) (IBC) in the United States and the spreading use of LRFD for steel design, as well as other developments in design methods and codes, this Second Edition has been significantly revised and improved to provide you with the most up-to-date coverage. This new edition features:\*A thorough redesign for easy reading and navigability\*Coverage of all of the primary structural materials (steel, wood, reinforced concrete, and masonry) in one volume\*Approximately 700 illustrations, including black-and-white photos, architectural and technical drawings, line diagrams, and freehand sketches\*Information on new materials or combinations of materials, composites, and stressed-skin\*Real-world examples, sample problems, and useful references to aid understanding of the technical material--significantly enhanced with more thorough step-by-step descriptions\*Just enough mathematics (simple algebra, trigonometry, and solutions of some simple equations) to help the reader make the correct decisions for structures made from steel, wood, concrete, and masonry.…