“…Identify, analyze, and improve poorly performing queries that damage user experience and lead to lost revenue for your business. …”

“…Illustrating common frauds that make headlines and damage the reputations of government and not-for-profit entities, this title allows accountants to sharpen their forensic skills and uncover and avoid fraudulent activities. …”

“…The 7th edition, global edition, weaves in compelling case study examples to illustrate how good supply chain management offers a competitive advantage and how poor supply chain management can damage an organization’s performance. With this text, students gain a deeper understanding of supply chains and a firm grasp on the practical managerial levers that can improve supply chain performance…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Special Issue Editor v Preface to "Wound Repair and Regeneration". vii Hengguang Zhao, Sandra Rieger, Koichiro Abe, Martin Hewison and Thomas S. Lisse DNA Damage-Inducible Transcript 4 Is an Innate Surveillant of Hair Follicular Stress in Vitamin D Receptor Knockout Mice and a Regulator of Wound Re-Epithelialization doi: 10.3390/ijms17121984 . 1 Hannah Trøstrup, Christian Johann Lerche, Lars Christophersen, Peter Østrup Jensen, Niels Høiby and Claus Moser Immune Modulating Topical S100A8/A9 Inhibits Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Mitigates Biofilm Infection in Chronic Wounds doi: 10.3390/ijms18071359 . 21 Salunya Tancharoen, Satoshi Gando, Shrestha Binita, Tomoka Nagasato, Kiyoshi Kikuchi, Yuko Nawa, Pornpen Dararat, Mika Yamamoto, Somphong Narkpinit and Ikuro Maruyama HMGB1 Promotes Intraoral Palatal Wound Healing through RAGE-Dependent Mechanisms doi: 10.3390/ijms17111961 . 34 Anisyah Ridiandries, Christina Bursill and Joanne Tan Broad-Spectrum Inhibition of the CC-Chemokine Class Improves Wound Healing and Wound Angiogenesis doi: 10.3390/ijms18010155 . 52 Guangbing Wei, Cancan Zhou, Guanghui Wang, Lin Fan, Kang Wang and Xuqi Li Keratinocyte Growth Factor Combined with a Sodium Hyaluronate Gel Inhibits Postoperative Intra-Abdominal Adhesions doi: 10.3390/ijms17101611 . 67 Do ̆gan Kaner, Mouaz Soudan, Han Zhao, Georg Gaßmann, Anna Sch ̈onhauser and Anton Friedmann Early Healing Events after Periodontal Surgery: Observations on Soft Tissue Healing, Microcirculation, and Wound Fluid Cytokine Levels doi: 10.3390/ijms18020283 . 84 Niels A. …”

“…We stress the need for such a strategy not only because of the potential transmission of (zoonotic) pathogens to livestock, which can have significant consequences for livestock health and the food chain, but also because of structural damage to buildings and crops. As there are large differences in both farm conditions and between vectors, implementation of a pest management strategy can come with serious difficulties. …”

“…Using the concept of “corporate Catholicism,” James documents several paradoxes of assistance arising among the Catholic Church, Catholic Charities, and the Haitian Multi-Service Center: how social assistance produces and reproduces structural inequalities between providers and recipients; how these inequities may deepen aid recipients’ dependence and lead to resistance to organized benevolence; how institutional financial deficits harmed clients and providers; and how the same modes of charity or philanthropy that previously caused harm can be redeployed to repair damage and rebuild “charitable brands.” The culmination of more than a decade of advocacy and research on behalf of the Haitians in Boston, this groundbreaking work exposes how Catholic corporations have strengthened—but also eroded—Haitians’ civic power…”

“…This open access book presents a series of speculative, experimental modes of inquiry in the present times of environmental damage that have come to be known as the age of the Anthropocene. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Evaluation of Antibacterial Effect of Propolis and its Application in Mouthwash Production -- Rahman Nazeri, Marzieh Ghaiour, Shima Abbasi -- Corrosion Behavior of a Nickel-Base Dental Casting Alloy in Artificial Saliva Studied by Weight Loss and Polarization Techniques -- Elnaz Moslehifard, Mahsa Moslehifard, Sanaz Ghasemzadeh, Farzad Nasirpouri -- In Vitro Microleakage Comparison of Flowable Nanocomposites and Conventional Materials Used in Pit and Fissure Sealant Therapy -- Sara Arastoo, Azam Behbudi, Vahid Rakhshan -- Comparison of Microleakage of Pedo Jacket Crowns and Stainless Steel Crowns Cemented with Different Cements -- Mona Sohrabi, Sara Ghadimi, Bahman Seraj -- Evaluation of the Shear Bond Strength and Adhesive Remnant Index in Debonding of Stainless Steel Brackets Assisted with Nd:YAG Laser Irradiation -- Maryam Nasiri, Amir Hossein Mirhashemi, Ardavan Etemadi, Mohammad Javad Kharazifard, Elahe Soltanmohamadi Borujeni, Maryam Javaheri Mahd, Pegah Khazaei, Mohammad Sadegh Ahmad Akhoundi -- Volumetric Assessment of Root Canal Obturation Using 3% Nano-Chitosan versus Zinc Oxide Eugenol (ZOE) and Iodoform-Calcium Hydroxide (Metapex), in Primary Root Canals Shaped with Rotary versus Manual Methods: A Preliminary In-Vitro Spiral CT Study -- Elahe Babashahi, Maryam Mohmadi Kartalaie, Leila Basir, Vahid Rakhshan -- Surface Roughness of Different Composite Resins after Application of 15% Carbamide Peroxide and Brushing with Toothpaste: An In-Vitro Study -- Elmira Jafari Navimipour, Amir Ahmad Ajami, Siavash Savadi Oskoee, Mehdi Abed Kahnamou, Mahmoud Bahari, Mohammad Esmaeel Ebrahimi Chaharom, Seyedeh Maryam Shojaei -- Shear Bond Strength of Self-Adhesive Flowable Composite, Conventional Flowable Composite and Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer Cement to Primary Dentin -- Kiana Poorzandpoush, Mehdi Shahrabi, Alireza Heidari, Zohre Sadat Hosseinipour -- Fracture Resistance of a Bulk-Fill and a Conventional Composite and the Combination of Both for Coronal Restoration of Severely Damaged Primary Anterior Teeth -- Shahram Mosharrafian, Maryam Shafizadeh, Zeinab Sharifi -- Comparison of Canine Overlap in Pediatric Patients Requiring Stainless Steel Crown Placement under General Anesthesia before and after the Procedure -- Sara Ghadimi, Bahman Seraj, Abbas Ostadalipour, Elnaz Askari…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Budget Submission versus Budget ExecutionLump Sum versus Line Item Appropriations and Earmarks; Antideficiency Act; Indemnification Agreements; Purpose and Time Violations versus Antideficiency Act; Exceptions; Apportionment; Voluntary Services; The Prohibition of Augmentation; Miscellaneous Receipts; Loss of or Damage to Government Property; Fees, Fines, and Penalties; Economy Act Reimbursements and Revolving Funds; Gifts and Donations to the Government; Antideficiency Act Violation Penalties; Agency Reporting Procedures; Analysis of Antideficiency Act Reports…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Outcome ThinkingSorting the Influences; Normalizing Change; Monitoring Responses to Pressure; CHAPTER TWELVE: Damage Assessment; The Oversight Function; Eliciting Disclosure; CONCLUSION: When Advice from a Spy Means Good Business; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; K; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; Source Material and Recommended Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…""REFERENCES AND NOTES""""6 Liability for the Production and Sale of Vaccines ""; ""STATE OF THE LAW""; ""Experience From the Swine Flu Vaccination Program""; ""Recent Trends""; ""The Issue of Punitive Damages""; ""Summary of the Legal Situation""; ""CONSEQUENCES OF THE STATE OF VACCINE INJURY LIABILITY LAW FOR VACCINE PRODUCTION AND INNOVATION""; ""REFERENCES AND NOTES""; ""7 An Approach to the Problems of Communication, Coordination, and Collaboration in Vaccine Policy""; ""HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""THE EXISTING STRUCTURE""; ""Federal Agency Interactions""…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; ""THE PROCESS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION""; ""WHEN THE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK""; ""SEEKING THE CAUSE""; ""DAMAGE TO THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT""; ""OVULATION DISORDERS""; ""ENDOMETRIOSIS""; ""CAUSES OF MALE INFERTILITY""; ""MEDICAL THERAPIES FOR WOMEN AND MEN""; ""SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR VARICOCELE""; ""SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN""…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Humans are naturally pro-social -- Egocentrism -- Pricing strategies to stimulate pro-social behavior -- Social interventions and purpose-driven pricing -- Create financial disincentives to discourage a continuation of damaging behavior -- Create incentives to reward pro-social behaviors -- The warning about greenwashing -- The high price of free -- Key takeaways -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Ecosystems of collaborators…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface: Great Leadership Transforms Everything -- Part I Dismantling the Leadership Crisis -- Chapter 1 The Catastrophic Leadership Crisis -- The Real Crisis -- Confronting Reality -- The Greatest Challenge -- Chapter 2 The Road Leading Us Here -- The Main Culprit -- Clinging to Comfort -- The Generational Shock -- The Damaging Narrative -- Chapter 3 Rethinking the Fundamentals of Leadership -- Traditional Shortcomings -- The Whole Person Concept -- The Inspirational Leader -- Moral Obligation and Responsibility -- Leadership Vision of Impact -- Chapter 4 Adapting to the Evolving Leadership Dynamics -- 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…STATEBUILDING AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME NETWORKS IN AFGHANISTAN 77 2.2 "MIRED IN DECEPTION" - NARCOTICS AND POLITICS IN AFGHANISTAN 91 2.3 HOW TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN AFGHANISTAN: A COMMUNITY PROJECT EXAMPLE 109 3.1 BLACK ECONOMY IN INDIA AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME: UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY 115 4.1 ORGANIZED AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME IN WEST AFRICA 127 5.1 FROM APARTHEID TO 2020: THE EVOLUTION OF ORGANIZED CRIMINAL NETWORKS IN SOUTH AFRICA 145 6.1 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WAR AGAINST DRUGS IN MEXICO 149 6.2 Extortion in Everyday Life in Mexico 161 6.3 CIVIL SOCIETY'S STRATEGIES TO CONFRONT GROWING INSECURITY AND VIOLENCE IN MEXICO 169 7.1 VIOLENCE AND ORGANIZED CRIME IN BRAZIL: THE CASE OF "MILITIAS" IN RIO DE JANEIRO 179 7.2 ROOTS OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE AMAZON 189 7.3 IF THE MPF WOULD NOT GO FOR IT, WHO WILL? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard, and Grower Compliance with Bt Corn Refuge -- Damage from Secondary Pests and the Need for Refuge in China -- Regulation of Biotechnology for Field Crops -- Regulation of Transgenic Crops Intended for Pharmaceutical and Industrial Uses -- Regulation of Biotechnology for Forestry Products -- Regulation of Biotechnology for Specialty Crops -- Conclusions -- What Have We Learned, and Where Do We Go from Here?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Of Damage Formulas and SpellsThe Enemies of the Upper Catacombs; The Blocking Door; Creating Wall Tiles That the Player Can Pass Through; The Treasure Room; Creating Chests with Contents Dependent on Characters; Creating the Spell Scrolls; Considerations; Eventing the Spell Scrolls; Summary; Chapter 4: Populating Eagle's Crossing; Populating the Equipment Shop; Populating the Pub; Creating Our Companions; Eventing Our Companions; Creating the Dismissal NPC; Creating the Innkeeper NPC; Populating the Magic Shop; Populating the Item Shop; Companions and Shops; Creating the Return Item…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Life Prediction of Device Based on Material's Microstructure Evolution by Means of Computational Materials Science. Low-Cycle Fatigue Damage Assessment of Turbine Blades Using A Substructure-Based Reliability Approach. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 Bigger, Better, Faster, Cheaper -- Birthing Unicorns -- Slaying Dragons -- Challenging and Limiting Authority -- A Political Economy of Competing Interests -- Key Features of the American Entrepreneurial Economy -- Tolerating Collateral Damage -- Endnotes -- Chapter 2 Gorillas and Guerillas -- Understanding Incumbents -- Erecting Barriers to Entry -- Start-ups and Market Entry -- Upstarts, Incumbents, and Innovation in an Entrepreneurial Economy -- Corporate Strategy 2.0: Ecosystems, Platforms, and Networks -- Endnotes -- Chapter 3 European and Colonial Foundations -- Old World Meets New Opportunities -- The Entrepreneurial Breakthrough -- An Economic Theory for Entrepreneurs -- Colonial Openness -- Development Without Entrenched Incumbents -- Franklin and the Self-Made Man -- Resisting Imperial Incumbency -- Entrepreneurial Rebels -- Endnotes -- Chapter 4 Upstart Nation -- The Compromise Constitution -- Origins of American Political Economy -- The Entrepreneurial Constitution -- The Perils of Central Administration -- The Rise of Ordinary Entrepreneurs -- Endnotes -- Chapter 5 Building the EntrepreneurialRepublic -- The Competing Visions of Hamilton and Jefferson -- The Race to Get Ahead -- Balancing Property and Competition -- Vanderbilt as the Relentless Mogul -- Jackson and the Decentralization of Finance -- When the Right to Compete Trumped Property Rights -- America's Dynamic Economic Elites -- The North-South Divide -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Chapter 6 The Evolution from Small Business to Big -- Upstarts in the New National Market -- Local Incumbents Left in the Dust -- New Rights for Big Business -- Carnegie as an Entrepreneur of Scale -- Combining Incumbents -- The Progressive Response…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 3: Modeling the CharacterWorking with Model Sheets; Shaping the Torso for Low Polygon Count; Extruding the Legs and Feet; Making the Arms and Hands; Separating Body Components to Create Clothing; Creating the Head with Poly-by-Poly Modeling; Carving Out Zombie Damage; Chapter 4: Prepping for Zombie Details with UV Unwrapping; The Uses of UV Layouts; Drawing Seams; Using Blender's UV/Image Editor; Laying Out a UV Sheet; Using Blender's Live Unwrap Functions; Chapter 5: Sculpting for Normal Maps; The Purpose of Sculpting; Introducing the Multires Modifier…”