“…It’s also why every manager and technology professional should become knowledgeable about big data and how it is transforming not just their own industries but the global economy. And that knowledge is just what this book delivers. …”

“…Cullen, Vice President, Quality, Oracle Communications Global Business Unit A Lifetime of Invaluable Management Insights from Legendary Software Quality Guru Watts S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…High-School Biology Today and Tomorrow -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- PART I OPENING ADDRESS AND RESPONSES -- 1 Opening Address -- References -- 2 Changing Conceptions of the Learner: Implications for Biology Teaching -- References -- 3 Literacy, Numeracy, and Global Ecology -- Reference -- 4 All Is for the Best in the Best of Possible Worlds. -- THE CONTENT -- SPECIFICS -- Point 1 -- Point 2 -- Point 3 -- Point 4 -- References -- 5 The Scientific Revolution in Medicine: Implications for Teachers of High-School Biology -- ONE APPROACH TO TEACHING BIOLOGY -- HUMAN DISEASES AS EXAMPLES IN BIOLOGY -- DNA as Carrier of Genetic Information -- Use of Enzymes for Study of DNA -- Genetic Linkage -- Genetic Analysis of Colon Cancer -- THE HUMAN GENOME MAPPING PROJECT -- CONCLUSION -- References -- 6 High-School Biology Training: A Prospective Employer's View -- INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM -- SHOULD BIOLOGY BE TAUGHT IN HIGH SCHOOL? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Photochemical Products and Unregulated Emittants -- INDOOR CONCENTRATIONS -- Principal Trace Gases -- Minor Emittants and Products -- EMITTANTS WITH POTENTIAL GLOBAL INFLUENCE -- Carbon Dioxide -- Carbon Monoxide -- Methane -- SUMMARY -- Data Adequacy -- Trends -- Concentrations -- SUMMARY OF RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- References -- Mathematical Modeling of the Effect of Emission Sources on Atmospheric Pollutant Concentrations -- DEVELOPMENT OF AIR QUALITY MODELS -- Components of Exposure -- Source/Receptor Relationships -- Historical Perspective -- EMISSION SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS -- CATEGORIES OF AIR QUALITY MODELS -- Empirical/Statistical Models -- Deterministic Models -- Temporal and Spatial Resolution of Empirical and Analytical Models -- MODELING APPROACHES FOR INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES -- Turbulent Transport and Diffusion -- Complex Terrain: Street Canyons -- Removal Processes -- Representation of Atmospheric Chemistry Through Chemical Mechanisms -- Aerosol Dynamics -- MODEL EVALUATION -- Approaches for Testing Model Performance -- Data Requirements -- Analysis of Model Performance -- APPLICATION OF AIR QUALITY MODELS -- Population Exposure Calculations -- Source Apportionment and Control Strategies -- Future Uses -- SPECIAL TOPICS AND EMERGING ISSUES IN AIR QUALITY MODELING -- Modeling Large-Scale Processes -- Modeling Small-Scale Processes -- Indoor/Outdoor Pollutant Relationships -- CONCLUSION -- SUMMARY OF RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- References -- Assessment of Human Exposure to Air Pollution: Methods, Measurements, and Models -- HUMAN EXPOSURE: INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITIONS -- Concentration, Exposure, and Dose -- Components of Exposure -- Types of Exposure Information -- Individual Exposure Versus Population Exposure -- METHODS -- Air Monitoring -- Biological Monitoring -- Research Recommendations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface: The Global Impact of The Conversion Code and What's New in the Second Edition -- Introduction: How I Created The Conversion Code -- Disclaimer: How to Read The Conversion Code -- How You Should Crack The Conversion Code -- The Conversion Code Creeds -- Section I How to Do Marketing That Attracts High-Quality Leads -- Chapter 1 The Biggest Challenges Facing Marketing and Sales (Plus What Happens When You Crack The Conversion Code) -- Chapter 2 How to Use Your Website to Attract High-Quality Leads -- How to Know If Your Website Is Working -- How to Build a Website That Builds Trust and Captures Leads -- How to Quickly Turn Your Website into a Lead-Generating Machine -- Proven Ways to Capture Leads on Your Website without Being (Too) Annoying -- The Impact of Personalization on Lead Conversion -- The Impact of Live Chat on Lead Conversion -- Chapter 3 How to Build Landing Pages That Capture High-Quality Leads -- The Microwave Mindset -- Nine Key Elements Every Landing Page Should Include -- Landing Page-Less Leads -- Chapter 4 Blogging for Business (How to Write Blog Posts That Generate High-Quality Leads) -- The Impact of Taking Blogging Seriously -- The Robots Can Write -- What Top-Performing Blog Posts Include -- How I Turn Every Blog Post into a Dozen Additional Pieces of Content -- What Should You Blog About? …”

“…The global credit derivatives market is estimated to have grown from virtually nothing in the early 1990's to over 2 trillion dollars. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Using Wikis for Requirements Elicitation -- Mobile Technologies -- Virtual Environments -- Content Analysis -- Artificial Intelligence -- Requirements Metrics -- Exercises -- References -- 10 Requirements Management -- Introduction -- Requirements Management Process -- Configuration Management and Control -- Reconciling Differences -- Managing Divergent Agendas -- Consensus Building -- Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) -- Wideband Delphi Technique -- Expectation Revisited: Pascal's Wager -- Global Requirements Management -- Antipatterns in Requirements Management -- Environmental Antipatterns -- Divergent Goals -- Process Clash -- Management Antipatterns -- Metric Abuse -- Mushroom Management -- Other Paradigms for Requirements Management -- Requirements Management and Improvisational Comedy -- Requirements Management as Scriptwriting -- Standards for Requirements Management -- Capability Maturity Model Integration -- ISO 9001 -- ISO/IEEE 12207 -- Six Sigma -- Exercises -- Notes -- References -- 11 Value Engineering of Requirements -- What, Why, When, and How of Value Engineering -- What Is Value Engineering? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- On the Development of Fintech in Asia -- 1 Overview of Global Fintech Development -- 1.1 Development Dynamics -- 1.2 The Financing Profile -- 1.3 Regulatory Environment -- 1.4 The Models of Fintech Development -- 1.5 Spatial Layout -- 2 Practice of Fintech Development in Asia -- 2.1 China-The Fintech Has Been Promoted to the Worlds Leading Level -- 2.2 Japan-Boosting the Rapid Growth of Fintech Through Advantages of Backwardness -- 2.3 Singapore-Gathering Innovative Resources with a Relaxed and Inclusive Atmosphere -- 2.4 South Korea-Promoting Scale Development of Fintech Industry by Fanning Out From Point to Area -- 2.5 KazakhstanCDigital Transformation Speeds Up the Construction of Central Asian Fintech Hub -- 2.6 India-Potential for Fintech Development Has Been Gradually Exerted -- 2.7 Israel-Guidance Plus Service to Create a Highland for the Development of Fintech -- 2.8 Indonesia-A Rising Star of Fintech Development in Southeast Asia -- 2.9 Hong Kong of China-The Government Assists the Strong Development of Fintech -- A Probability Inequality with Application to Lattice Theory -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Main Results -- 3 Conclusions -- References -- Robust Identification of Gene-Environment Interactions Under High-Dimensional Accelerated Failure Time Models -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Data and Model Settings -- 2.2 Robust Estimation and Identification -- 2.3 Computation -- 2.4 Consistency Properties -- 3 Simulations -- 4 Analysis of the TCGA Lung Adenocarcinoma Data -- 5 Discussions -- References -- A Novel Approach for Improving Accuracy for Distributed Storage Networks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 2.1 Audit Research -- 2.2 Distributed Storage Project -- 3 Audit Algorithm -- 3.1 An Audit Framework -- 3.2 Data Uploading -- 3.3 Self-integrity Verification…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Isabel González Cano -- Mirada restaurativa de la justicia penal en España, una bocanada de aire en la sociedad global líquida del miedo y de la securitización / Silvia Barona Vilar -- Sobre la mediación, justicia restaurativa y otras justicias / Mar Jimeno Bulnes -- La realidad de la mediación penal en España. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 6 Supply Chain Coordination and Risk Management -- The Bullwhip Effect -- Coordination in the Supply Chain -- Demand Forecasting -- Order Batching -- Product Rationing -- Product Pricing -- Performance Incentives -- Supply Chain Product Data Standards -- Global Data Synchronization Network -- Product Classification -- Sales and Operations Planning -- How to Start Supply Chain Collaboration -- Supply Chain Risk Management -- Efficiency versus Responsiveness -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 7 Supply Chain Innovation for the Real-Time Economy -- Supply Chain Performance Depends on Timely Data -- Urgent Need for Simple and Robust Data Connections -- End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility Improves Forecasting and Efficiency -- Power of the Self-Correcting Feedback Loop -- Coordination and Collaboration in Supply Chains -- Excessive Focus on Efficiency Can Cause Problems -- Use Collaboration to Reinvent Supply Chain Operations -- Collaboration Depends on Common Understanding -- Simulations Build Common Understanding -- Process for Collaborative Supply Chain Operations -- The Right Combination of People and Technology -- Simulations Support Collaboration by Driving Consensus -- Example of Collaborative Supply Chain Planning -- Modular and Flexible Technical Architecture Makes It Possible -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 8 Defining Supply Chain Opportunities -- The Supply Chain as a Competitive Advantage -- Identify the Business Opportunity and Define the Goal -- Create the Strategy -- Use Brainstorming to Generate Ideas -- Create a Conceptual System Design -- Strategic Guidelines for Designing Systems -- Define Project Objectives -- Create an Initial Project Plan and Budget -- Estimate the Project Budget and ROI -- Define the Specific Costs and Benefits -- System Costs -- System Benefits -- Chapter Summary…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Table of Contents -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- 1 Microbial Fuel Cells - A Sustainable Approach to Utilize Industrial Effluents for Electricity Generation -- Abbreviation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 History of Microbial Fuel Cell -- 1.3 Principle of Microbial Fuel Cell -- 1.4 Material Used in MFC System -- 1.5 Electrogenic Microorganisms -- 1.6 Electron Transport Mechanism in MFCs -- 1.7 Configuration of MFC -- 1.8 Applications of Microbial Fuel Cell -- 1.9 Future Perspectives -- 1.10 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Nanotechnologies in the Renewable Energy Sector -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Sources -- 2.3 Storage of Energy in Electrical Devices -- 2.4 Nanotechnology in Energy Storage Devices -- 2.5 Nanomaterials for Rechargeable Batteries -- 2.6 Nanomaterials in Fuel Cells -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 2.8 Future Scope -- References -- 3 Sustainable Approach in Utilizing Bioenergy Commonly for Industrial Zones by Limiting Overall Emission Footprint -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Co-Firing Plants in Small- and Medium-Scale Industries -- 3.3 Impact of Usage of Biogas for Steam Generation -- 3.4 Case Scenarios for Promoting Industrial Uptake -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 4 Recycling of Plastic Waste into Transportation Fuels and Value-Added Products -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Plastic Waste: A Global Challenge -- 4.3 Future Projection of the Waste Plastic -- 4.4 Plastic Waste Effect on Environment and Ecology -- 4.5 Plastic Waste Management -- 4.6 Parameters Affect the Pyrolysis Process -- 4.7 Value-Added Products from Plastic Waste Pyrolysis -- 4.8 Application in Transportation Sector -- 4.9 Conclusion -- References -- 5 An Outlook on Oxygenated Fuel for Transportation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Oxygenated Fuel -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Creating your content strategy -- Content development -- Types of content -- Content distribution -- Measuring and optimizing your efforts -- Unveiling the blueprint for a successful product launch -- Aligning with the launch process -- Stakeholder alignment -- Launch goals -- Launch tier -- Launch metrics/measurement -- Awareness and early adoption -- Channel performance -- Product retention -- A global product launch -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Enable Your Sales Team and Maximize Effectiveness -- Building an effective sales enablement program -- Building your sales collateral hub -- Adjusting your sales collateral for every stage of the buying journey -- Awareness and interest stage -- Sales scripts -- Email templates -- Consideration stage -- Battlecards -- Pitch presentations -- Product sheets -- Product demo -- Case studies -- Purchase stage -- Dealing with objections -- Advocacy/post-purchase stage -- Pricing increases -- Sales enablement tools -- Sales enablement success indicators -- Summary -- Part 4: Impactful Collaboration and Value Creation -- Chapter 11: Ensure Internal Stakeholders Buy-In -- Collaborating with PMs -- Building effective collaboration between PMs and PMMs -- Collaborating with marketing, sales, and customer success teams -- Aligning product marketing, marketing, sales, and customer success -- Getting buy-in and earning the trust of each team -- Engaging the C-suite -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Analyst Relations (AR) -- The role of product marketing in AR -- How can analysts help? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Engineering Problems -- 1.2 Numerical Methods -- 1.3 A Brief History of the Finite Element Method and Ansys -- 1.4 Basic Steps in the Finite Element Method -- 1.5 Direct Formulation -- 1.6 Minimum Total Potential Energy Formulation -- 1.7 Weighted Residual Formulations -- 1.8 Verification of Results -- 1.9 Understanding the Problem -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 2 Matrix Algebra -- 2.1 Basic Definitions -- 2.2 Matrix Addition or Subtraction -- 2.3 Matrix Multiplication -- 2.4 Partitioning of a Matrix -- 2.5 Transpose of a Matrix -- 2.6 Determinant of a Matrix -- 2.7 Solutions of Simultaneous Linear Equations -- 2.8 Inverse of a Matrix -- 2.9 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors -- 2.10 Using Matlab to Manipulate Matrices -- 2.11 Using Excel to Manipulate Matrices -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 3 Trusses -- 3.1 Definition of a Truss -- 3.2 Finite Element Formulation -- 3.3 Space Trusses -- 3.4 Overview of the Ansys Program -- 3.5 Examples Using Ansys -- 3.6 Verification of Results -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 4 Axial Members, Beams, and Frames -- 4.1 Members Under Axial Loading -- 4.2 Beams -- 4.3 Finite Element Formulation of Beams -- 4.4 Finite Element Formulation of Frames -- 4.5 Three-Dimensional Beam Element -- 4.6 An Example Using Ansys -- 4.7 Verification of Results -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 5 One-Dimensional Elements -- 5.1 Linear Elements -- 5.2 Quadratic Elements -- 5.3 Cubic Elements -- 5.4 Global, Local, and Natural Coordinates -- 5.5 Isoparametric Elements -- 5.6 Numerical Integration: Gauss-Legendre Quadrature -- 5.7 Examples of One-Dimensional Elements in Ansys -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 6 Analysis of One-Dimensional Problems -- 6.1 Heat Transfer Problems -- 6.2 A Fluid Mechanics Problem…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Neurologic Complications of Collagen Diseases -- Dementia -- CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- References -- 6 Mental Health Problems -- MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN AFRICA: GENERAL ISSUES -- GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE RATE, COURSE, AND OUTCOMES OF MENTAL DISORDERS: GLOBAL ISSUES -- THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVIDENCE IN AFRICA -- GENDER DIFFERENCES IN AFRICA FOR ALL PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS -- AFFECTIVE AND NEUROTIC DISORDERS -- SCHIZOPHRENIA -- Incidence -- Prevalence -- Course and Outcome -- PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN GENERAL MEDICAL SETTINGS -- PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY AND THE PUERPERIUM -- CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- Note -- References -- 7 Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancers, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases -- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES -- Emerging Problems -- Coronary Artery Disease -- Stroke -- Factors Influencing Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke Risk -- Smoking -- Hypertension -- Dyslipidemias -- Obesity -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Oral Contraceptive Use -- Continuing Problems -- Rheumatic Heart Disease -- Cardiomyopathies -- CANCERS -- Emerging Problems -- Cancer of the Breast -- Cancers of the Uterus and Ovary and Choriocarcinoma -- Colorectal and Lung Cancers -- Continuing Problems -- Cancer of the Cervix -- Leukemias and Lymphomas -- Skin Cancers -- Liver Cancer -- Bladder Cancer -- CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASES -- Cigarette Smoking -- Indoor Air Pollution -- CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- References -- 8 Injury -- DEFINITIONS -- INJURIES WORLDWIDE -- Injuries as a Public Health Issue -- INJURIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD -- Epidemiologic Transition -- INJURY PATTERNS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- Evidence in Females -- LIFE SPAN APPROACH -- Motor Vehicle Injuries -- Implications for Females -- Other Unintentional Injuries: Burns, Drowning, Falls, and Unintentional Poisonings -- Burns -- Drowning -- Falls…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…PART II: NONCOMPETITIVE ANTIESTROGENIC ACTIVITY OF PROGESTERONE ANTAGONISTS -- Initial Evidence of Noncompetitive Antiestrogenic Activity of Mifepristone -- Dose-Dependent Blockade of the Proliferative Action of Estradiol Endometrium by Mifepristone -- Mifepristone-Induced Elevations of Estrogen Receptor in Primate Endometrium -- REFERENCES -- B12 ANTIPROGESTOGENS: PERSPECTIVES FROM A GLOBAL RESEARCH PROGRAM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- COMPOUNDS -- Progesterone Synthesis Inhibitors -- Progesterone-Receptor Blockers -- ANIMAL MODELS -- Receptor Binding -- Plasma Protein Binding -- Pregnant Guinea Pig Model -- MECHANISMS OF ACTION -- Prostaglandin Metabolism -- Myometrial Gap Junctions -- Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors -- POSSIBLE USES -- PROSPECTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- C Observers at the Workshop on Antiprogestins: Assessing the Science April 13-14, 1993 -- Index…”