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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 2 It Is Not Just About the Destination -- Chapter 3 Give, and You Shall Gain -- Chapter 4 Every Second Counts -- Chapter 5 Preparation -- Preparation for a Call -- What's in It for Me? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- A new vision for innovation in rural regions of Switzerland -- Switzerland has a competitive environment and is a leader in innovation, yet disparities between regions still exist -- Policies for innovation in rural regions need to reflect their size and structure -- Innovation has a larger potential for promoting productivity and well-being in rural regions of Switzerland ... -- ... with gains to be made through innovation, including in the agri-food sector Many of the challenges for firms to innovate in rural regions are related to demographic change ... -- ... to address these issues, regional innovation system partners must consider demographically targeted programmes for delivering entrepreneurship and innovation support services, including for women, youth and older workers -- References -- 1 Assessment and recommendations -- Assessment -- Switzerland is one of the leading OECD countries, systematically performing highly on innovation -- yet, some areas within Switzerland still face acute challenges The size and structure of the economy matter for how firms innovate in rural regions -- There is a strong level of entrepreneurship and competition in Switzerland -- Research and development (R&D) activities gain importance in non-metropolitan areas -- Activating female, young and older workers can help mobilise untapped potential for innovation and entrepreneurship in rural labour markets -- How is Switzerland supporting innovation in rural places? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Dimensionality reduction and information gain -- 1.7.5. Optimization and search -- 1.7.6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A Manager's Guide to Data Warehousing; About the Author; Credits; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Overview of the Book; How This Book Is Organized; Who Should Read This Book; Part I: The Essentials of Data Warehousing; Chapter 1: Gaining Data Warehouse Success; Chapter 2: The Executive's FAQ for Data Warehousing; Part II: The Business Side of Data Warehousing; Chapter 3: Understanding Where You Are and Finding Your Way; Chapter 4: Successful IT-Business Partnerships; Chapter 5: Setting Up a Successful Project; Chapter 6: Providing Business Requirements…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; chapter 11: Here's My Plan; chapter 12: I'll Need You, and You, and You ...; chapter 13: Gaining Approval; chapter 14: Implementing a "Great Ideas" Program…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Technology and Poverty: Mapping the Connections; Intellectual Property Rights in Global Agriculture and their Impact on the Diffusion of Productivity Gains; Poverty, Food Security, and Agricultural Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities; Information and Communication Technology in Developing Countries of Asia; Financing Information Technology Diffusion in Low-income Asian Developing Countries; PART TWO POLICIES TO MAKE TECHNOLOGY WORK FOR THE POOR; Inaugural Address; Keynote Speech…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…PRIVATISATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT -- Trends in privatisation -- Foreign participation in privatisation -- FDI and the gains from privatisation -- FDI and infrastructure development -- IV. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Pippin -- Citizen virtues in a technological order / Langdon Winner -- The moral significance of the material culture / Albert Borgmann -- Heidegger on gaining a free relation to technology / Hubert L. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Puzzles for Programmers and Pros; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Contest Info; p2p.wrox.com; Part I: Mind Games; Sweet Tooth; Byzantine Bettors; A Touch of Luck; Information Gain; Reach for the Sky!; Pork Politics; Social Games; Escape Management; Flu Math; Whipping Ice; Optimal Jargon; Using Your Marbles; Flipping Colors; Scheduling Tradition; Fractal Biology; As Easy as Pie; Lucky Roulette; Legal Logic; The Box Chip Game; Feedback Dividends; Number Clues; Mind Games; Refuse and Reveal; A Biting Maze; Mad Mix; Dig That!…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Matter -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Conversations on Feminist Peace -- Beyond Boundaries -- Feminist Peace Interrupted: A Critical Conversation on Conflict, Violence and Accountability -- 'Peace' across Spaces: Discussing Feminist (and) Decolonial Visions of Peace -- Unfinished Activism: Genealogies of Women's Movements and the Re-imagining of Feminist Peace and Resistance -- Movement Building for Feminist Peace -- Feminist Peace for Digital Movement Building in Kenya and Ethiopia: Reflections, Lessons, Hopes and Dreams -- No Peace without Security: Shoring the Gains of the #MeToo Movement -- Feminists Visioning Genuine Security and a Culture of Peace: International Women's Network Against Militarism -- Institutional Peacebuilding and Feminist Peace -- Building and Conceptualizing Peace: Feminist Strategies and Approaches -- Perils of Peacebuilding: Gender-Blindness, Climate Change and Ceasefire Capitalism in Colombia and Myanmar -- Women, Weapons and Disarmament -- Feminist Peace in the Academy -- International Law as a Vehicle for Peace: Feminist Engagements -- Why Aren't We Talking to Each Other? …”