Tabla de Contenidos: “…Qualitative versus quantitative methods -- Sample size and sampling methods -- Sample size example -- Understanding user motivation and behavior -- Triangulating insights and bridging the qualitative-quantitative divide -- Applying market research insights to drive product excellence -- Creating user personas and Jobs to Be Done -- Personas -- JTBD -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Game Mechanics and Psychology -- Reward systems -- Point redemption -- Punch cards -- Referral systems -- Content unlocks -- Memberships -- Community recognition -- Purchase matching -- Random loot -- Progress tracking -- Points -- Leveling -- Badges -- Achievements -- Completion scores -- Step counters -- Completion rewards -- Tests of knowledge -- Accomplishment splashes -- Save points -- Anniversary call-out -- Narrative and storytelling -- Customer reviews -- Environmental, Social, and Governance -- Year in review -- Inventory systems -- User profiles -- Avatars -- Mentor -- Abandonment capture -- User research artifacts -- Social engagement -- High scores -- Leaderboards -- Live collaboration -- Share button -- Voting -- Reactions -- Chat -- Friends and follow -- Game psychology -- Clues -- Layering -- Experimentation -- Ambiance -- Repetition -- Landmarking -- Easter eggs -- Emergent behavior -- Boss fights -- Combos -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 6: Designing a Gamification Strategy -- Setting goals and objectives -- Defining OKRs -- Defining success metrics -- Selecting your personas and JTBD to design around -- Choosing the right game mechanics -- Hi-Z Fitness -- PMM -- Creating a game loop -- Create progression systems -- Encourage social interaction -- Include challenges and variety -- Incorporating gamification into the user experience -- Creating a user journey map -- Creating a user flow diagram -- Wireframes -- Summary…”

“…Unlock the secrets of Blender animation and leverage advanced techniques to become a 3D animation professional with this illustrated guide Key Features Master the essentials of 3D animation through engaging step-by-step exercises Go from linking and posing a character to using a nonlinear animation editor Discover unique insights and top tips that you won't find in the Blender documentation Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Completely free and open source, Blender, with its supportive community and powerful feature set, is an indispensable tool for creating 3D animations. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The New Talent Dynamic: Culture, Values, Community…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Suarez Corchete ; Collège des Tuillières / Graeme Mann & Patricia Capua Mann ; Colegio Secundaria Industrial / Luis Fernando Zùñiga Gàez ; Oskar Maria Graf Gymnasium / Hein Goldstein Architekten ; Instituto La Serra / Carme Pinós Desplat ; Protestant Comprehensive School / Plus + Bauplanung ; Jo Richardson Community School / Architecture PLB -- URV…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Development of information technology as a communication tool for community based events and tourism / Razaq Raj, Paul Walters. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Structure and analysis of biominerals -- 1 On the transition temperature to calcite and cell lengths for various biogenic aragonite -- 2 TEM study of the radular teeth of the chiton Acanthopleura japonica -- 3 Experimental cremation of bone - crystallite size and lattice parameter evolution -- 4 Effect of carbonic anhydrase immobilized on eggshell membranes on calcium carbonate crystallization in vitro -- 5 Proteomic Analysis of Venomous Fang Matrix Proteins of Protobothrops flavoviridis (Habu) Snake -- 6 Characterization of goldfish scales by vibrational spectroscopic analyses -- 7 Relationship between Bone Morphology and Bone Quality in Female Femurs: Implication for Additive Risk of Alternative Forced Molting -- 8 Spectroscopic investigation of shell pigments from the family Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) -- 9 3D visualization of calcified and non-calcified molluscan tissues using computed tomography -- Part II Molecular and cellular regulation of biomineralization -- 10 Calcium Ion and Mineral Pathways in Biomineralization: a Perspective -- 11 Identification of barnacle shell proteins by transcriptome and proteomic approaches -- 12 The optical characteristics of cultured Akoya pearl are influenced by both donor and recipient oysters -- 13 Influence of B vitamins on proliferation and differentiation of osteoblastic bovine cell cultures; an in vitro study -- 14 Rice plant biomineralization: Electron microscopic study on plant opals and exploration of organic matrices involved in biosilica formation -- 15 DMP1 binds specifically to type I collagen and regulates mineral nucleation and growth -- 16 Exploration of genes associated with sponge silicon biomineralization in the whole genome sequence of the hexactinellid Euplectella curvistellata -- Part III Genome-based analysis of biomineralization -- 17 The origin and early evolution of SCPP genes and tissue mineralization in vertebrates -- Part IV Evolution in biomineralization -- 18 Immunolocalization of enamel matrix protein-like proteins in the tooth enameloid of actinopterygian bony fish -- 19 Geographical and seasonal variations of the shell microstructures in the bivalve Scapharca broughtonii -- Part V Biomineralization in medical and dental sciences -- 20 Enhancement of bone tissue repair by octacalcium phosphate crystallizing into hydroxyapatite in situ -- 21 The relationship between the structure and calcification of dentin and the role of melatonin -- 22 Fabrication of hydroxyapatite nanofibers with high aspect ratio vialow-temperature wet precipitation methods under acidic conditions -- 23 Physico-chemical characterisation of the processes involved in enamel remineralisation by CPP-ACP -- 24 Molecular Interactions of Peptide Encapsulated Calcium Phosphate Delivery Vehicle at Enamel Surfaces -- 25 Preparation of random and aligned polycaprolactone fiber as template for classical calcium oxalate through electrocrystallization -- Part VI Bio-inspired materials science and engineering -- 26 Dysprosium biomineralization by acidophilic fungus Penidiella sp. strain T9 and its application for metal recovery -- 27 Various shapes of gold nanoparticles synthesized by glycolipids extracted from Lactobacillus casei -- 28 Octacalcium phosphate overgrowth on b-tricalcium phosphate substrate in metastable calcium phosphate solution -- Part VII Biominerals for environmental and paleoenvironmental sciences -- 29 Coral-based approaches to paleoclimate studies, future ocean environment assessment, and disaster research -- 30 An elemental fractionation mechanism common to biogenic calcium carbonate -- 31 Biomineralization of metallic tellurium by bacteria isolated from deep marine sediment in Niigata Bay Japan -- 32 Calcium oxalate crystals in plant communities of the southeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina -- 33 Iron and calcium biomineralizations in the Pampean coastal plains, Argentina: their role in the environmental reconstruction of the Holocene -- Part VIII Mollusk shell formation -- 34 Skeletal organic matrices in molluscs: origin, evolution, diagenesis -- 35 Functional Analysis on Shelk2 of Pacific Oyster -- 36 Mollusk shells: Does the nacro-prismatic “model” exist? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.4.2 Media Characteristics Theories2.4.3 Theories of Computer-Mediated Communication Behaviour; 2.5 E-Coaching; 2.5.1 Definition; 2.5.2 E-Coaching Research; 2.5.3 E-Coaching Opportunities; 2.5.4 E-Coaching Threats; 2.5.5 E-Coaching Model; 2.5.6 E-Coach Profile; 2.5.7 E-Coaching Best Practices; 2.5.8 Overview of Existing E-Coaching Services; 2.6 Summary; 3 Development Process; 3.1 Selecting Development Process; 3.2 Community Platform Engineering Process (CoPEP); 3.3 Summary; 4 Requirements; 4.1 Requirement Analysis Model; 4.2 Functional Requirements; 4.2.1 Use Case "Coaching"…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Ensure Sustained Business Engagement on Cybersecurity Issues -- 9 Creating a Resilient Digital Ecosystem -- The Digital Ecosystem -- The Power of a Resilient Digital Ecosystem -- What's Required to Create a Resilient Digital Ecosystem -- Collaboration for a Resilient Ecosystem -- Domestic and International Policy -- Community Action -- Systemic Action -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Index -- EULA…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 1.4 Essential Issues Related to Big Data -- References -- Chapter 2 Basic Programs for Analyzing Networks -- 2.1 UCINET -- 2.2 NetMiner -- 2.3 R -- 2.4 Gephi -- 2.5 NodeXL -- References -- Chapter 3 Understanding Network Analysis -- 3.1 Defining Social Network Analysis -- 3.2 Basic SNA Concepts -- 3.2.1 Basic Terminology -- 3.2.2 Representation of a Network -- 3.3 Social Network Data -- 3.3.1 One-Mode and Two-Mode Networks -- 3.3.2 Attributes and Weights -- 3.3.3 Network Data Form -- References -- Chapter 4 Research Methods Using SNA -- 4.1 SNA Research Procedures -- 4.2 Identifying the Research Problem and Developing Hypotheses -- 4.2.1 Identifying the Research Problem -- 4.2.2 Developing Hypotheses -- 4.3 Research Design -- 4.3.1 Defining the Network Model -- 4.3.2 Establishing Network Boundaries -- 4.3.3 Measurement Evaluation -- 4.4 Acquisition of Network Data -- 4.4.1 Survey -- 4.4.2 Interview, Observation, and Experiment -- 4.4.3 Existing Data -- 4.5 Data Cleansing -- 4.5.1 Extraction of the Node and Link -- 4.5.2 Merging and Separation of Data -- 4.5.3 Directional Transformation in the Link -- 4.5.4 Transformation of the Weights in Links -- 4.5.5 Transformation of the Two-Mode Network to a One-Mode Network -- References -- Chapter 5 Position and Structure -- 5.1 Position -- 5.1.1 Degree Centrality -- 5.1.2 Closeness Centrality -- 5.1.3 Betweenness Centrality -- 5.1.4 Prestige Centrality -- 5.1.5 Broker -- 5.2 Cohesive Subgroup -- 5.2.1 Component -- 5.2.2 Community -- 5.2.3 Clique -- 5.2.4 k-Core -- References -- Chapter 6 Connectivity and Role -- 6.1 Connection Analysis -- 6.1.1 Connectivity -- 6.1.2 Reciprocity…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Networking for venture capital -- A brief history of venture capital in the United States -- Tracing the roots of the industry -- The context of growth -- Understanding the investment process -- Risks and rewards of venture capital financing -- The cultural context for the U.S. venture capital industry -- Venture capital cycles -- Building partnerships, professional staffing -- The venture capital community today -- Women in the venture capital industry -- The pioneers -- Implications -- Getting access to venture capital investors -- A connection or a disconnect? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…SNMPv1 and SNMPv2; 2.2. SNMP Communities; 2.3. The Structure of Management Information; 2.3.2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 7.3 Digital Technologies in Education: Rationales, Benefits, and Challenges -- 7.4 Measuring Digital Education -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: The Governance of Digital Town Initiatives -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Agenda Setting and Governance of Digital Town Initiatives -- 8.3 Community Resilience, Vertical Integration, and Horizontal Integration -- 8.4 Measuring the Governance of Digital Town Initiatives -- 8.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Bringing It All Together: The Digital Town Readiness Framework -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Design Principles -- 9.3 The Digital Town Readiness Framework (DTRF) -- 9.4 Digital Town Dimensions, Sub-dimensions, and Indicators -- 9.4.1 Digital Citizens -- 9.4.2 Digital Public Services -- 9.4.3 Digital Business -- 9.4.4 Digital Civil Society -- 9.4.5 Infrastructure for Digital Connectivity -- 9.4.6 Digital Education -- 9.4.7 Governance of Digital Town Initiatives -- 9.5 Methodological Considerations -- 9.5.1 Selection of Indicators -- 9.5.2 Data Collection -- 9.5.3 Data Preparation and Cleaning -- 9.5.4 Weighting and Aggregation -- 9.5.5 Sensitivity Analysis…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Kearns Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Children in a Remote Aboriginal Community in the Northern Territory: Hookworm is Rare but Strongyloides stercoralis and Trichuris trichiura Persist Reprinted from: Trop. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Esoteric Tests -- Genetic Testing -- Pharmacogenomics -- Nanotechnology -- TECHNOLOGY'S EFFECT ON SITE OF SERVICE -- Point-of-Care Testing -- Home Testing -- EFFECT ON CLINICAL LABORATORY STAFF REQUIREMENTS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 4 Description of the Current Medicare Payment System and Its Historical Roots -- INTRODUCTION -- THE FDA APPROVAL PROCESS -- CODING POLICY -- Coding Updates -- Panel Codes -- Codes for New Technology -- Ambiguities in Code Use -- CLAIMS PROCESSING -- MEDICARE COVERAGE POLICY -- National Coverage Decisions -- Local Medical Review Policy -- Claims Denials -- Advanced Beneficiary Notice -- Negotiated Rulemaking -- MEDICARE PAYMENT POLICY -- Early History of the Payment System -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM -- ELEMENTS OF A PAYMENT SYSTEM -- Type of Payment -- Unit of Payment -- Basis of Payment -- Level of Payment -- Panel Tests -- Congressionally Set Test Payment Levels -- Fee Level for New Technology -- Updating Payments -- Adjustments -- Geographic Adjustment -- Sole Community Hospital Adjustment -- Base-Fee Adjustment -- Inherent Reasonableness -- Cost Sharing -- EFFECT OF LABORATORY SPENDING ON PHYSICIAN PAYMENT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 5 The Current System: How Well Does It Work? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Additional Hardware -- Power Supply -- Networking -- Optional Hardware -- Software Development Tools -- Windows 10 IoT Core Editions -- Windows 10 IoT Core -- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise -- Windows Server IoT 2019 -- Getting Started with Windows 10 IoT Core -- Setting Up Your Computer -- Enable Developer Mode -- Install Visual Studio Community 2019 -- Install the Windows 10 IoT Core Templates -- Validate Your Visual Studio 2019 Community Installation -- Troubleshooting Visual Studio Installation Problems -- Install the Windows 10 IoT Core Dashboard -- Getting Started with Your Board -- Tip: Be Patient and Thorough -- Tip: Downloading the .iso Image -- Tip: Use Class 10 SD Cards -- Tip: Double-Check Your Power Supply -- Raspberry Pi Configuration -- Prerequisites -- Download and Install the Image with the Windows 10 IoT Core Dashboard -- Download and Install the Image Manually -- Connecting the Hardware…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- My Assumptions about You -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Ham Radio -- Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted with Ham Radio -- Exploring Ham Radio around the World -- Tuning into Ham Radio -- Using electronics and technology -- Joining the ham radio community -- Radiosport - Competing with Ham Radio -- Communicating through Ham Radio Contacts -- Ragchews -- Nets -- Citizen Science and HamSCI -- Chapter 2 Getting a Handle on Ham Radio Technology -- Getting to Know Basic Ham Radio Gear -- Building a Basic Ham Radio Station -- Basic stations -- Communication Technologies -- Understanding the Fundamentals of Radio Waves -- Frequency and wavelength -- The radio spectrum -- Dealing with Mother Nature -- Experiencing nature affecting radio waves -- Overcoming radio noise -- Chapter 3 Finding Other Hams: Your Support Group -- Finding and Being a Mentor -- Interacting in Online Communities -- Social media and blogs -- Videos, podcasts, and webinars -- Email reflectors -- Online training and instruction -- Web portals -- Joining Radio Clubs -- Finding and choosing a club -- Participating in meetings -- Getting more involved -- Exploring the ARRL -- ARRL benefits to you -- ARRL benefits to the hobby -- ARRL benefits to the public -- Taking Part in Specialty Groups -- On the Air - IOTA, SOTA, and POTA -- Young Hams - YOTA -- Competitive clubs -- Handiham -- AMSAT -- TAPR -- YLRL -- QRP clubs -- Attending Hamfests and Conventions -- Finding and preparing for hamfests -- Finding conventions and conferences -- Part 2 Wading through the Licensing Process -- Chapter 4 Understanding the Licensing System -- Getting Acquainted with the Amateur Service -- FCC rules -- Ham radio frequency allocations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Women in indigenous communities and the fight for conservation -- 4.5. Women's role in environmental action in Small Island Developing States -- 4.6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Weaving Practice, Research and Policymaking into Teachers' Preparation and Induction in Israel -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 The Relationships between Policymaking and Research in Teacher Education -- 2.2 Factors that Impede Research Uptake in Policymaking -- 2.3 Factors that Can Support Collaboration between Teacher Educator Researchers and Policymakers -- 2.4 The Context of the Study: The MOFET Institute -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Findings -- 4.1 Case 1: Mentor Teachers' Preparation -- 4.1.1 Context and Background -- 4.1.2 Cultivating Relationships between Policymakers and Researchers: The Development of the Research Project -- 4.1.3 Methodology -- 4.1.4 Results -- 4.1.5 Policy Changes -- 4.2 Case 2: Retraining Former High-Tech Employees as High School Teachers -- 4.2.1 Context and Background -- 4.2.2 Forming Relationships between Policymakers and Researchers -- 4.2.3 The HTHS Evaluation Research Project -- 4.2.4 The Evaluation Study of the Community of Facilitators of SEMEL Professional Learning Communities -- 4.2.5 Policy Changes -- 4.3 Case 3: Preparing and Integrating Teachers of Ethiopian Descent -- 4.3.1 Context and Background -- 4.3.2 Forming Relations between Policymakers and Researchers -- 4.3.3 Methodology -- 4.3.4 Results -- 4.3.5 Policy Changes -- 5 Discussion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Consumers' Use Preferences for Information Products / Xiaohua Zhu, Moonhee Cho -- Dangerous Liaisons: Brainstorming the 21st-Century Academic Liaison / Antje Mays -- Publishing Community Efforts and Solutions to Mitigate the Risks Sci-Hub Poses to Researchers, Librarians, and Publishers / Sari Frances, Juan P. …”