Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Deciding between Outsourcing and In-house Production -- Weighing opportunity costs -- Contemplating the carrying cost of inventory -- Maximizing Profit When Capacity Is Limited -- Managing capacity and product mix -- Analyzing customer profit and capacity -- Chapter 12 Making Smart Pricing Decisions: Figuring Total Costs -- Understanding Influences on Prices -- Customers -- Competitors -- Suppliers -- Special orders -- Pricing for Profits Down the Road -- Reviewing market-based and cost-based pricing -- Aiming at the target: Target costing -- Arriving at a Reasonable Profit -- Using cost-plus pricing -- Using product life-cycle budgeting -- Managing IT product costs and pricing -- Part 4 Allocating Costs and Resources -- Chapter 13 Analysis Methods to Improve Profitability -- Processing Cost Allocation -- Why bother? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…On-demand self-service environments for carrying out performance testing…”

“…Written and revised by financial expert Stephen Nelson, the latest version of this invaluable guide takes readers step-by-step through every aspect of small business accounting procedures, including understanding the fundamentals of double-entry bookkeeping, setting up and administering the QuickBooks system, and carrying out complex tasks such as ratio analysis and capital budgeting. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1.1 Educational‐biographical spatial research: Theoretical and methodological basis -- 1.2 Biography and space as social constructs -- 2 Combined qualitative‐visual techniques -- 2.1 Combining visual and verbal survey methods: Participatory guided interviews and graphic elicitation techniques -- 2.2 Graphic elicitation techniques -- 3 Triangulating methods, collecting data, and performing analysis: From the biographical timeline to the space‐based life‐events approach -- 3.1 Applying this approach -- 3.1.1 Terms and approaches -- 3.1.2 Data collection on the timeline and assignment in the matrix -- 3.2 Analysis and interpretation -- 4 A reflection on methods: Between support and influence -- References -- How to use guided interviews in spatial research -- 1 Classification and detailed description of the method -- 2 Defining the field and carrying out the sampling -- 3 Creating a guide -- 4 Collecting data by means of guided interviews -- 5 Data preparation -- 6 Analyzing guided interviews -- 7 The possibilities and potential of using guided interviews in spatial research -- References -- Image‐based qualitative interviews: on the example of photo elicitation -- 1 Image and space -- 2 Image‐based interviews in spatial research -- 3 The photo‐elicitation method: Preparation, implementation, analysis -- 4 Methodological reflections on photo‐elicitation -- 5 Potential of image‐based interviews for spatial research -- References -- III. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Fifth Edition -- Acknowledgments -- About the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction -- Advance Organizer -- About This Book -- Part 1 Overview -- Chapter 1 An Overview of Instructional Design -- Instructional Design: An Emerging Profession -- Instructional Design: Focused on Establishing and Maintaining Efficient and Effective Human Performance -- Instructional Design: Guided by a Model of Human Performance -- Instructional Design: Carried Out Systematically -- Instructional Design: Based on Open Systems Theory -- Instructional Design: Oriented to Finding and Applying the Most Cost-Effective Solutions to Human Performance Problems -- Criticisms of Traditional Instructional Approaches -- Part 2 Planning and Analyzing for Instructional Design -- Chapter 2 Conducting a Needs Assessment -- Defining Terms -- Steps in Developing Needs Assessment -- Developing a Needs Assessment Plan: A Case Study -- Solving Problems in Conducting Needs Assessments -- Identifying Instructional Problems -- Ethical Issues in Needs Assessment -- Chapter 3 Collecting and Analyzing Data for Instructional Design Projects -- The Nature of Data -- The Data Collection Process -- Data Analysis -- Chapter 4 Identifying the Target Population and Environmental Characteristics -- Selecting Learner Characteristics for Assessments -- Selecting Learner Characteristics: A Case Study Example -- When Should Learner Characteristics Be Assessed? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The sole terrorist's attacks on Norway, July 22, 2011 -- The terrorist's bombing of the government buildings -- The terrorist's massacre on the island: Recounting by some of the survivors -- The terrorist's surrender -- From the terrorist's "manifesto" on the Internet -- Counter-message by mass singing and rose-carrying -- From the terrorist's court proceedings and psychiatric diagnoses -- If accountable, how could he commit the bombing and massacre? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Willingness to be Held Accountable -- Chapter 3 Ten Challenges to Spark Your Entrepreneurial Talents -- Challenge 1: Make Three Calls -- Challenge 2: Get Your Reptile Brain a Bank Account -- Challenge 3: Stop Spending Time with People who Bring You Down -- Challenge 4: Carry Cash -- Challenge 5: Take Someone New Out to Lunch -- Challenge 6: Tune Out from the News -- Challenge 7: Keep an Entrepreneur Journal -- Challenge 8: Plan Inspiring Holidays First -- Challenge 9: Get Structured -- Challenge 10: Get Your Entrepreneurial Team in Place -- Don't Skip the Tough Challenges -- Chapter 4 Finding Your Opportunity…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Imagery and Spatial Cognition -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Methodology of imagery and visuo-spatial functions -- Early methods for assessing imagery and nonverbal abilities -- Introduction -- Imagery questionnaires -- Performance tests of intelligence -- Tests of spatial ability -- Conclusions -- References -- The assessment of imagery and visuo-spatial working memory functions in children and adults -- Introduction -- Instruments and materials used to assess imagery and visuospatial memory -- The Visuospatial Working Memory Test Battery (BEMViS) -- Studies carried out with the use of the BEMViS battery -- Application of the battery to the analysis of single cases with visuospatial deficits -- Tests for a more in depth assessment -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Do we only remember where we left our things when we expect to need them again? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Promote liquidity on the DAM -- Carry out an independent evaluation of bilateral electronic auctions on the Ukrainian Energy Exchange -- Promote demand side response by consumers -- Allow long-term commercial power purchase agreements for new generation capacity -- 7.2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Options to Improve Efficiency -- Improve Ways to Manage and Improve Profit Structures -- 6 Summarizing Strategic Options -- Organizing All Available Options -- Coming Up with Growth Options and Scenarios by Organizing Strategic Options -- STEP 3: Review and Select Options -- STORY 4: All for One, One for All -- 1 Reviewing Options -- How to Review Options -- Three Perspectives in Reviewing Options -- Reviewing with Both a Cool Head and a Burning Passion -- 2 Reviewing and Selecting Options 1: Rationality -- The Main Points in Reviewing Rationally -- How to Review Each Point -- 3 Reviewing and Selecting Options 2: Feasibility -- The Main Points in Reviewing the Feasibility -- How to Review Each Point -- 4 Reviewing and Selecting Options 3: The Intents and Expectations of the Parties Involved -- Fostering Agreement and Understanding with "Face‐to‐face Discussions" -- The Groundwork for Discussions: Situation Analysis and Strategic Options -- Which Reviewed Points to Prioritize -- How to Understand and Decide on the Results -- How to Expand Options -- Making Decisions Based on What You Want to Do -- Always Have a Plan B Ready -- STEP 4: How to Translate Options into Plans and Actions -- STORY 5: What Becomes of a Strategy -- 1 How to Translate Strategic Options into a Plan -- The Necessary Process in Executing the Strategy -- 2 How to Apply Strategy to Execution -- How to Apply Strategy to Execution -- Setting Priorities -- 3 How to Carry Out Strategic Options -- Beyond the Possibility: Feeling and Determining -- The First Step in Strategic Execution -- 4 Create a Plan of Action -- The Master Plan: The Plan of Action for Strategic Execution -- Coming Up with a Realistically Applicable Plan -- 5 How to Execute with Certainty -- Establish a Driving Force -- Implement a Thorough PDCA -- Postscript -- Author and Editor -- Author -- About Roland Berger…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…4 Discretionary properties of the impairment-only approach -- 4.1 Chapter overview -- 4.2 Main provisions of SFAS 141 and 142 -- 4.3 Frequency -- 4.3.1 Annual testing -- 4.3.1.1 Rule -- 4.3.1.2 Exception -- 4.3.2 Unscheduled testing when circumstances warrant -- 4.4 Level of aggregation -- 4.5 Existence -- 4.5.1 Reporting unit fair value -- 4.5.1.1 Quoted market prices -- 4.5.1.2 Present value techniques -- 4.5.1.2.1 Measuring fair value as the objective -- 4.5.1.2.2 Measurement techniques -- 4.5.1.3 Multiples -- 4.5.1.4 Preliminary conclusion -- 4.5.2 Carrying value of reporting unit net assets -- 4.5.2.1 Allocating assets and liabilities -- 4.5.2.2 Allocating goodwill -- 4.5.3 Disposal -- 4.6 Measurement -- 4.6.1 Fair value of reporting unit net assets -- 4.6.1.1 Fictitious purchase price allocation -- 4.6.1.2 Recognition -- 4.6.1.3 Measurement -- 4.6.2 Inclusion of estimates -- 4.7 Transition -- 4.7.1 Effective date and initial application -- 4.7.2 Transitional impairment test -- 4.7.3 Transitional presentation and disclosures -- 4.7.4 Reclassification of goodwill and intangible assets -- 4.8 Intermediate results -- 5 Empirical investigation of write-off determinants -- 5.1 Chapter overview -- 5.2 Hypothesis development -- 5.2.1 Overview -- 5.2.2 Economic factors -- 5.2.3 Financial reporting incentives -- 5.2.3.1 Economic-consequences incentives -- 5.2.3.1.1 Compensation -- 5.2.3.1.2 Debt covenants -- 5.2.3.1.3 Political costs -- 5.2.3.2 Capital market-related incentives -- 5.2.3.2.1 Target accounting -- 5.2.3.2.1.1 General decision model -- 5.2.3.2.1.2 Firms exceeding earnings targets -- 5.2.3.2.1.3 Firms falling short of earnings targets -- 5.2.3.2.2 Rating -- 5.2.4 Control variables -- 5.3 Research design and descriptive information -- 5.3.1 Variable definition -- 5.3.2 Sample selection -- 5.3.3 Descriptive statistics and comparative analyses…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Model training -- Recipe 4-7. Carrying Out Sentiment Analysis -- Problem -- Solution -- How It Works -- Step 7-1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Figure 2.023: Different hearth constructions, from a simple fire place to a melting oven -- Figure 2.024: Wall paintings of the Old Kingdom displaying i.e. workers carrying crucibles with wooden sticks -- Figure 2.025: Single steps of the lost wax-method -- Figure 2.026: Different surface structures of the neck collar from the Vellinge Mose hoard on the Danish Island Fyn (NM 25787). -- Figure 2.027: Variation of the cire perdue cast used in West Africa -- Figure 2.028: Dendritic structures visible on the surface of the belt disc VM 1680KJ. -- Figure 2.029: Cast skin on the small belt discs from Vognserup Enge -- Figure 2.030: Difference between reworked and cast decoration on the belt plate (VM1680KC) from the Vognserup hoard. -- Figure 2.031: Cast (top) and reworked (bottom) humps of the belt disc (VM 1680KL) from the Vognserup hoard. -- Figure 2.032: Difference between the weak hump impression with cast skin and the deep post-casting reworking of the belt disc from Molzen (242:84g). -- Figure 2.033: Use of organic cotter in making eyelets demonstrated on the belt disc from Appel, Kr. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S21 -- Chapter 1 Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone -- Discovering the Basics of Your Phone -- Taking Your Phone to the Next Level: The Smartphone Features -- Internet access -- Photos -- Wireless email -- Multimedia -- Customizing Your Phone with Games and Applications -- Downloading games -- Downloading applications -- What's cool about the Android platform -- Surviving Unboxing Day -- Chapter 2 Beginning at the Beginning -- First Things First: Turning On Your Phone -- Charging Your Phone and Managing Battery Life -- Navigating the Galaxy S21 -- The phone's hardware buttons -- The touchscreen -- The extended Home screen -- The notification area and screen -- The Device Function keys -- The keyboard -- The orientation of the phone -- Going to Sleep Mode/Turning Off the Phone -- Part 2 Communicating with Other People -- Chapter 3 Calling People -- Making Calls -- Answering Calls -- Keeping Track of Your Calls: The Recents -- Making an Emergency Call: The 411 on 911 -- Syncing a Bluetooth Headset -- Options Other than Headsets -- Chapter 4 Discovering the Joy of Text -- Sending the First Text Message -- Carrying on a Conversation via Texting -- Sending an Attachment with a Text -- Receiving Text Messages -- Managing Your Text History -- Chapter 5 Sending and Receiving Email -- Setting Up Your Email -- Getting ready -- Setting up your existing Gmail account -- Setting up a new Gmail account -- Working with non-Gmail email accounts -- Setting up a corporate email account -- Reading Email on Your Phone -- Writing and Sending Email -- Replying to and Forwarding Email -- Chapter 6 Managing Your Contacts…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Fiscal transfers in Asia: Pitfalls and opportunities for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals -- Introduction -- Objectives and types of fiscal transfers in Asia -- The rationale and objectives of transfers -- Fiscal transfers in Asia -- Patterns and trends -- Challenges -- The equity effects of transfers in Asia -- Allocation of equalising grant transfers -- The dominance of revenue-sharing transfers -- Sector conditional grants -- Ensuring geographic equity: Some lessons -- Co-ordination and monitoring -- The reform challenge: Winners versus losers -- The unintended incentive effects of transfers -- Conditionalities of use: Discretionary or earmarked -- Excessive conditionalities -- Excessive discretion -- Determination of the national allocable pool -- Timing of transfer allocation announcements and "gap-filling" transfers -- The disbursement process for transfers -- Retention and carry-over provisions -- Avoiding perverse incentives: Some conclusions -- Predictability of transfers -- Balancing conditionalities -- Recognising subnational governments' own budget cycle imperatives -- Leveraging incentive effects to promote better local performance -- Overview of performance-based transfer mechanisms -- Scope for wider adoption of performance-based transfers: Some conclusions -- The impact of performance-based grant transfers -- Selecting appropriate performance indicators -- Calibrating the rewards -- Managing performance assessments -- Sustainability -- Transparency and political buy-in -- References -- Notes -- Chapter 6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A relatively high share of jobs can be carried out remotely in the Basque Country, an important factor for regional resilience -- 2.1.3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The importance of co-ordination across levels of government -- What capacities do regions need to carry out attractiveness policies successfully? -- Identifying and addressing multi-level governance gaps for effective regional attractiveness policies -- A roadmap to bridge governance gaps in pursuit of regional attractiveness -- Roadmap for effective multi-level governance of attractiveness policies -- Step 1 - Adopt convergent objectives -- Step 2 - Address information asymmetries -- Step 3 - Strengthen the coherence of cross-sectoral policies -- Step 4 - Strengthen the capacity of regional and local actors -- Step 5 - Mobilise all available financial sources in a consistent way -- Step 6 - Ensure transparency of public policy roles and practices -- Step 7 - Involve non-governmental stakeholders -- Step 8 - Adopt policies at the relevant territorial scale by going beyond administrative boundaries -- References -- Notes -- Annex A. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The regulatory development has not been carried out within the established deadlines, limiting the articulation of social rights -- 3.2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Increase the use of payments for ecosystem services (PES) to protect headwaters -- Carry out a water risk analysis for effective use of MERESE funds (Ecosystem Services Compensation Mechanism) -- Ensuring the full adherence to MERESE initiatives -- Enhancing the willingness to pay for beneficiaries of ecosystem services -- Ensuring coherence between the various PES systems -- Strengthen economic incentives of abstraction and pollution charges based on water risks (scarcity, pollution) to develop a "water culture" -- Bring together different sources of financial support to launch a policy of "river rehabilitation" -- Strengthen policy coherence between the economic instruments deployed to manage water risks and instruments related to sectoral and environmental policies -- References -- Additional references -- Notes -- 4 Regulatory framework for water supply and sanitation services in Peru -- Peru's water supply and sanitation (WSS) services -- Sector structure -- Institutional framework -- Legislative and planning tools for WWS services -- Ways forward to strengthen the regulatory framework -- Assess legislative framework and capacity for implementation -- Implement a high-level pact between all actors involved in the Peruvian WSS sector -- Improve clarity in the allocation of regulatory functions -- Improve data collection and management for the WSS sector -- Governance of SUNASS -- Mandate and functions -- The expansion of SUNASS' functions to smaller towns and rural areas is a major undertaking -- The regulator's strategic framework -- Funding of the regulator -- Co-ordination of SUNASS with other actors -- Good regulatory practices -- Inspections and enforcement -- Stakeholder engagement -- Performance monitoring and reporting -- Monitoring and reporting on the performance of the sector -- Monitoring and reporting on the performance of SUNASS…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Exploring different types of regression -- Introducing linear regression -- Linear regression model in MATLAB -- Making predictions with regression analysis in MATLAB -- Multiple linear regression with categorical predictor -- Evaluating model performance -- Reducing outlier effects -- Using advanced techniques for model evaluation and selection in MATLAB -- Understanding k-fold cross-validation -- Exploring leave-one-out cross-validation -- Introducing the bootstrap method -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Clustering Analysis and Dimensionality Reduction -- Technical requirements -- Understanding clustering - basic concepts and methods -- How to measure similarity -- How to find centroids and centers -- How to define a grouping -- Understanding hierarchical clustering -- Partitioning-based clustering algorithms with MATLAB -- Introducing the k-means algorithm -- Using k-means in MATLAB -- Grouping data using the similarity measures -- Applying k-medoids in MATLAB -- Discovering dimensionality reduction techniques -- Introducing feature selection methods -- Exploring feature extraction algorithms -- Feature selection and feature extraction using MATLAB -- Stepwise regression for feature selection -- Carrying out PCA -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Introducing Artificial Neural Network Modeling -- Technical requirements -- Getting started with ANNs -- Basic concepts relating to ANNs -- Understanding how perceptrons work -- Activation function to introduce non-linearity -- ANN's architecture explained -- Training and testing an ANN model in MATLAB -- How to train an ANN -- Introducing the MATLAB Neural Network Toolbox -- Understanding data fitting with ANNs -- Discovering pattern recognition using ANNs -- Building a clustering application with an ANN -- Exploring advanced optimization techniques -- Understanding SGD -- Exploring Adam optimization…”