Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Targeting the gap in a start-up -- Essential case study: Extramural Ltd - the strategic gap -- Chapter 7: Bridging the gap: business strategy -- Opting for a generic strategy -- Essential tool: The experience curve -- Strategic repositioning and shaping profit growth options -- Essential tool: Uncontested market space -- Making the strategic investment decision -- Essential example: Sainsbury's fights back -- Bridging the gap for a start-up -- Business strategic risks and opportunities -- Essential case study: Extramural Ltd - business strategy -- Chapter 8: Bridging the gap: corporate strategy -- Optimising the corporate portfolio -- Essential tool: The growth/share matrix -- Creating value through mergers, acquisitions and alliances -- Essential tool: Parenting value -- Building strategically valuable resources -- Essential tool: Building core competences -- Essential example: UU U-turn -- Corporate strategic risks and opportunities -- Essential case study: Extramural Ltd - corporate strategy -- Chapter 9: Addressing risk and opportunity -- Reviewing the plan in a market context -- Appraising opportunity versus risk -- Essential tool: Expected value and sensitivity analysis -- Essential example: Britney does it again -- Essential case study: Extramural Ltd - risk -- Part 2: Strategic planning -- Chapter 10: The strategic plan -- Strategy + Business Plan = Strategic Plan -- Contents of a strategic plan -- Reviewing the plan -- Chapter 11: The strategic planning process -- Strategic planning in a multi-business corporation -- Essential tool: Deliberate vs emergent strategy -- Strategic planning in a medium-sized enterprise -- Strategic planning in a small company -- Strategic planning for a start-up…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction; 1.1 Parallel Computing and Networks; 1.2 Parallel Computer Architectures; 1.3 Network Design Considerations; 1.4 Classification of Interconnection Networks; 1.5 Shared-Medium Networks; 1.6 Direct Networks; 1.7 Indirect Networks; 1.8 Hybrid Networks; 1.9 A Unified View of Direct and Indirect Networks; Chapter 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Elastic Waves; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Overview of Elastic Wave Propagation in Solids and Structures; 5.3 Axial Waves in a Bar; 5.4 Flexural Waves in a Beam; 5.5 Torsional Waves in a Shaft; 5.6 Shear-Horizontal (SH) waves in a Strip; 5.7 Shear-Vertical (SV) Waves in a Beam; 5.8 Plate Waves; 5.9 Plane, Spherical, and Circular Wave Fronts; 5.10 Bulk Waves in an Infinite Elastic Medium; 5.11 Summary and Conclusions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 1 How We Got Here -- Overcoming a History of Inertia -- An Industry Ripe for Disruption -- A Temporary Pause and a Permanent Change -- A New Day Has Dawned -- Chapter 2 Event Success in the Post-COVID-19 Era -- Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Virtual Events -- An Early Case Study -- A Chorus of Aha Moments -- Digital by Default -- Chapter 3 After the Storm -- The Event Impact GapTM -- Part 2 Data -- Chapter 4 The Age of Disruption -- The Attendee Experience -- Chapter 5 The Event Data Maturity Curve -- Identifying the Four Steps of Event Data Maturity -- Using Data to Make Events Outcome-Oriented -- Chapter 6 Reaching the Right Audience at the Right Time -- Informing Event Strategy -- Targeting Key Accounts -- Improving Attendee Engagement and Communication -- Chapter 7 SAPPHIRE NOW: A Case Study in Event Data Utilization -- From Grocery Stores to Meal Delivery Services -- Closing the Event Impact GapTM with Data -- Chapter 8 With New Data Power Comes New Responsibility -- Protecting User Data -- Testing Organizer Resolve -- Part 3 Audience Engagement -- Chapter 9 Engagement in a Hybrid Era -- Improving Virtual Engagement in a Hybrid World -- Chapter 10 Choosing the Right Format for the Right Outcome -- Virtual Events -- In-Person Events -- Hybrid Events -- Chapter 11 Content -- Virtual Attendee Personas -- Breaking Through the Noise with Personalization -- Adding Production Value -- Bringing Audiences into the Conversation -- Using the Medium to Complement the Message -- Extending the Value of Content Through On-Demand Services -- Chapter 12 Community -- Building Community Through Virtual Events -- Taking a Seat at the Marketing Table -- Offering Can't-Miss Shared Experiences -- Chapter 13 Experience Design…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Wang, Jon Derek Loftis, David Forrest, Wade Smith and Barry Stamey Modeling Storm Surge and Inundation in Washington, DC, during Hurricane Isabel and the 1936 Potomac River Great Flood doi:10.3390/jmse3030607 130 Serge Suanez, Romain Cancout, France Floch, Emmanuel Blaise, Fabrice Ardhuin, +FBO Franois Filipot, Jean-Marie Cariolet and Christophe Delacourt Observations and Predictions of Wave Runup, Extreme Water Levels, and Medium-Term Dune Erosion during Storm Conditions doi:10.3390/jmse3030674 149 Ron Karl Hoeke, Kathleen L. …”

“…Adequate wastewater treatment in low to medium income cities worldwide has largely been a failure despite decades of funding. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A prototype anticipatory innovation governance model for continuous learning in Finland -- A 'bipedal' governance model -- Dual level governance -- Skills Policy Council -- Mandate -- Participation -- Leadership and agenda-setting -- Frequency and length of meetings -- Role of anticipation -- Inter-departmental co-ordination group -- Mandate -- Participation -- Leadership and agenda-setting -- Frequency and length of meetings -- Role of anticipation -- Working groups -- Role of anticipation -- Future Skills and Labour Market Information Committee -- Mandate -- Participation -- Leadership and agenda setting -- Frequency and length of meetings -- Role of anticipation -- Integrated information resource -- Participation -- Leadership and management -- Role of anticipation -- Pilot case findings and key considerations -- References -- 10 Carbon neutrality and evidence about the future in fiscal and economic policy -- Purpose and context of the research -- Uncertainty and complexity in carbon neutral transitions -- The changing roles of Ministries of Finance -- Carbon neutrality ambitions in Finland -- Carbon neutrality goals and Finland's Climate Law -- Preparation of climate plans: Division of sectoral responsibilities across national ministries -- Finland's Climate Policy Roundtable -- Finland's current carbon neutrality strategies, activities and capabilities -- The medium-term climate change policy plan -- The long-term climate change policy plan -- The national adaptation plan -- Current carbon neutrality strategies: Challenges and uncertainties -- Uncertainties related to energy imports and geopolitics -- Need for systematic engagement with uncertainty -- Uncertainties in adaptation -- Expert advisory bodies -- Finnish Climate Change Panel -- Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Medium-term uncertainties about the Brazilian economy's prospects -- Figure 10. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.9.1.1 AI-Enabled Smart App for Cattle Weighing -- 3.9.1.2 AI-Enabled Smart Apps for Plant and Animal Identification -- 3.10 Challenges from Moving Explorers to Novices -- 3.10.1 Separating the Urgent from the Important -- 3.10.2 Projects -- 3.10.3 Separating AI and Analytics Hype from Reality -- 3.10.4 Getting Data Right and Consistent -- 3.10.5 Budget -- 3.10.6 People -- 3.11 Conclusion and Next Steps for Explorers -- References -- 4 The Novices -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Some Characteristics of Novices -- 4.3 Common Technology Employed by Novices -- 4.4 Where Novices Are Gaining the Most for Data and Analytics -- 4.5 Healthcare Novices -- 4.5.1 Medium-Sized Physician Group Gets Boost in Revenue Cycle Management with Analytics Platform -- 4.5.2 Fetal Ultrasound and Estimated Weight Accuracy -- 4.6 Manufacturing Novices -- 4.6.1 A Large Food Products Company Innovates with ML and Visual Dashboards -- 4.6.2 Engineering and Construction Firm Uses Simulation to Improve Reliability -- 4.7 Retail Novices -- 4.7.1 Family-Owned Grocery Chain Starts CRM Program -- 4.7.2 Small Business Dream of Website and Internet Sales Happens -- 4.8 Energy Novices -- 4.8.1 Small Electric Co-op Improves Inspections with Analytics -- 4.9 Financial Services and Insurance Novices -- 4.9.1 Medium-Sized Bank Capitalizes on Workflow and Analytics -- 4.9.2 Medium-Sized Mortgage Company Cleans Data and Begins Forecasting -- 4.10 Other Novices -- 4.10.1 Dallas Auto Body and Painting Company Forecasting Labor -- 4.11 Challenges from Moving Novices to Practitioners -- 4.11.1 Team Changes May Be Required to Move to the Next Level of AI and Analytics Maturity -- 4.12 Conclusion -- 5 The Practitioners -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Some Characteristics of Practitioners -- 5.3 Common Technology Employed by Practitioners -- 5.3.1 Work Your Strategy Roadmap Backwards…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Foreword xiii -- Preface xv -- List of Symbols xvii -- Acronyms and Abbreviations xix -- 1 Radio Wave Fundamentals 1 -- 1.1 Maxwell's Equations 1 -- 1.2 Free Space Propagation 3 -- 1.3 Uniform Plane Wave Propagation 3 -- 1.4 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Isotropic and Homogeneous Media 5 -- 1.5 Wave Polarization 8 -- 1.6 Propagation Mechanisms 11 -- 1.6.1 Reflection by an Isotropic Material 12 -- 1.6.2 Reflection/Refraction by an Anisotropic Material 18 -- 1.6.3 Diffuse Reflection/Scattering 19 -- 1.6.4 Diffraction 20 -- 1.7 Propagation in the Earth's Atmosphere 21 -- 1.7.1 Properties of the Earth's Atmosphere 21 -- 1.7.2 Radio Waves in the Ionosphere 25 -- 1.8 Frequency Dispersion of Radio Waves 29 -- 1.8.1 Phase Velocity versus Group Velocity 30 -- 1.8.2 Group Path versus Phase Path 31 -- 1.8.3 Phase Path Stability: Doppler Shift/Dispersion 32 -- References 33 -- 2 Radio Wave Transmission 35 -- 2.1 Free Space Transmission 35 -- 2.1.1 Path Loss 35 -- 2.1.2 Relating Power to the Electric Field 37 -- 2.2 Transmission Loss of Radio Waves in the Earth's Atmosphere 38 -- 2.2.1 Attenuation due to Gases in the Lower Atmosphere and Rain: Troposphere 38 -- 2.2.2 Attenuation of Radio Waves in an Ionized Medium: Ionosphere 41 -- 2.3 Attenuation Due to Propagation into Buildings 43 -- 2.4 Transmission Loss due to Penetration into Vehicles 46 -- 2.5 Diffraction Loss 49 -- 2.5.1 Fundamentals of Diffraction Loss: Huygen's Principle 49 -- 2.5.2 Diffraction Loss Due to a Single Knife Edge: Fresnel Integral Approach 50 -- 2.6 Diffraction Loss Models 54 -- 2.6.1 Single Knife Edge Diffraction Loss 54 -- 2.6.2 Multiple Edge Diffraction Loss 55 -- 2.7 Path Loss Due to Scattering 57 -- 2.8 Multipath Propagation: Two-Ray Model 57 -- 2.8.1 Two-Ray Model in a Nondispersive Medium 58 -- 2.8.2 Two-Ray Model due to LOS and Ground Reflected Wave: Plane Earth Model 59 -- 2.8.3 Two-Ray Propagation via the Ionosphere 63 -- 2.9 General Multipath Propagation 66 -- 2.9.1 Time Dispersion due to Multipath Propagation 66.…”

“…Can the cinema be the appropriate medium for a multicultural Europe and its migrating multitudes? …”

“…Rothberg) fruchtbar gemacht, um Täter-Opfer-Binarismen zu überwinden. Neben der im Medium der Literatur möglichen Transgression schematisierender Täter-Opfer-Beziehungen geht es vor allem um die Repräsentation und Artikulation von Opfern bzw. …”

“…Award-winning author and entrepreneur Franziska Iseli walks you through how to use Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Pinterest to market your small-to medium-sized business ... Perfect for busy business owners, business managers and marketing teams wanting to find new and effective marketing tools to attract more customers, Social Media For Small Business also belongs on the bookshelves of anyone who has difficulty with or wants to learn more about how social media can have a positive impact on their business and brand."…”

“…This should include promoting technology and non-technology driven innovation, building the innovation competences of micro- and small enterprises in addition to medium and large ones, better connecting regional innovation actors, and ensuring that innovation contributes to the region's broader development goals such as sustainable regional development…”

“…More than just a cookbook, Cooking for Geeks applies your curiosity to discovery, inspiration, and invention in the kitchen. Why is medium-rare steak so popular? Why do we bake some things at 350° F/175° C and others at 375° F/190° C? …”

“…This exam will fulfill the Windows Vista Technology Specialist requirements of Exam 70-620.The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Vista credential is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies. The MCTS candidate should have at least one year of experience in Tier 1 or Tier 2 phone support in an upper midsize organization or enterprise environment. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Mobile Computing -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction to Mobility -- Process migration -- Mobile computing -- Mobile agents -- Technical issues for mobility -- Personal communication systems -- Context-aware computing -- Outline of the book -- Summary -- Problems -- Multiple-choice questions -- Further reading -- Wireless and Cellular Communication -- The electromagnetic spectrum -- Radio waves -- Microwaves -- Infrared waves -- Lightwaves -- Communication satellites -- Geostationary satellites -- Medium earth orbit satellites -- Low earth orbit satellites -- Multiple-access schemes -- FDMA-Frequency division multiple access -- TDMA-Time division multiple access -- CDMA-Code division multiple access -- Cellular communication -- The first generation (1G): 1980 -- The second generation (2G): 1992 -- The 2.5 generation (2.5G): 1996 -- The third generation (3G): 2000+ -- The 3.5 generation (3.5G): 2000+ -- The fourth generation (4G): 2002+ -- Summary -- Problems -- Multiple-choice questions -- Further reading -- Wireless Networks -- The need for new wireless standards -- IEEE 802.11 WLAN standard -- Physical layer -- MAC layer -- Frame structure -- Services -- Bluetooth -- Advantages of Bluetooth -- Bluetooth applications -- Bluetooth protocol stack -- Bluetooth tracking services -- Bluetooth frame structure -- Infrared systems -- HiperLAN -- The IEEE 802.16 WiMAX standard -- Comparison of wireless technologies -- Summary -- Problems -- Multiple-choice questions -- Further reading -- Logical Mobility I-Migrating Processes -- What is a process? …”