Tabla de Contenidos: “…We Matched U.S. and Israeli Forces on Predictors of Police Force Size and CompositionComparisons Identified Differences in Policing Approaches; Conclusion; Approaches to Policing in Minority Communities; Minority Policing Needs to Address the Problems of Both Overpolicing and Underpolicing; A Variety of Measures Are Used to Address Minority Policing; Systematic Research Is Lacking Regarding Other Practices; Conclusion; Methods for Implementing Responsive and Effective Policing; Community Policing; Problem-Oriented Policing; Deterrence; Use of Volunteers…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Le patronat industriel saxon entre voie "britannique" et voie "française" -- Produits et circuits du commerce -- Produits et circuits du commerce -- L'Orient et l'aurore de l'industrialisation occidentale : Dominique Ellia, indienneur constantinopolitain à Marseille (1669-1683) -- Une mécanisation subreptice et indolore : la filature de coton à Lille sous la Révolution -- Espaces et filières d'un commerce de gros et de demi-gros au XVIIIe siècle : les activités commerciales des "marchands-magasiniers" lorrains (années 1750 et 1760) -- Renaissance et made in Italy : l'invention d'une identité culturelle pour l'industrie de la mode -- La dynamique des territoires -- Dépasser le territoire? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction : orientations de la recherche criminologique / Marc Le Blanc et Maurice Cusson -- Hommage à Denis Szabo et aux professeurs de l'École de criminologie de l'Université de Montréal / Maurice Cusson et Marc Le Blanc -- Première partie le phénomème criminel -- 1 Analyse de l'évolution des données sur la criminalité, les tribunaux criminels et les services correctionnels au Québec de 1962 à 2008 / Marc Ouimet -- 2 La délinquance officielle et autorapportée chez les adolescents québécois de 1930 à 2007 / Marc Le Blanc - 3 Les homicides / Maurice Cusson, Catherine Rossi, Nathalie Beaulieu et Fabienne Cusson -- 4 Drogues et questions criminelles : l'évolution récente des usages et des interventions au Québec / Serge Brochu et Marie-Marthe Cousineau -- 5 La criminalité économique / Claudine Gagnon et Jean-Luc Bacher -- 6 Le phéenomèene des gangs de rue et sa mesure / Jean-Pierre Guay et Chantal Fredette - 7 Victimes et victimisations : les progrès réecents en victimologie / Jo-Anne Wemmers, Claire Chamberland, Marie-Marthe Cousineau et Stéephane Guay -- Deuxième partie le criminel -- 8 La conduite déviante des adolescents : son développement et ses causes / Marc Le Blanc -- 9 La délinquance féminine : un caractère spécifique à nuancer / Nadine Lanctôt -- 10 Les adultes et les adolescents auteurs d'agression sexuelle / Denis Lafortune, Jean Proulx et Marc Tourigny -- 11 Troubles mentaux et comportement violent : de la dangerosité à l'évaluation et à la gestion du risqué / Gilles Côté et Anne Crocker -- Troisième partie la justice et les mesures pénales -- 12 Les mesures réparatrices / Mylène Jaccoud -- 13 Les mesures pénales pour adultes / Bastien Quirion et Marion Vacheret -- 14 L'évaluation clinique, les mesures et la réadaptation des jeunes delinquents / Marc Le Blanc -- 15 50 ans de publications marquantes des professeurs de l'École de criminologie et des chercheurs du Centre international de criminologie comparée de l'Université de Montréal / André Normandeau -- Les auteurs…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…PART I: INTEROPERABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE PROCESS, National BIM digital platform for construction (INNOVance project) -- From cloud to BIM model of the built environment: the digitized process for competitive tender, project, construction and management -- The construction contract execution through the integration of Blockchain technology -- The BIMReL Project, the BIM interoperable library in the Lombardy Region -- Life cycle BIM-oriented data collection: a framework for supporting practitioners -- Decision-making BIM platform for chemical building products -- BIM electrical objects plug-in for industry 4.0 -- Da.Ma.Tra: Material Traceability Database -- Natural language processing for information and project management -- Structure of a general Exchange Information Requirements (EIR) for tenders according to the UNI 11337:2017 standard -- PART II: DESIGN STAGE, Clash detection and code checking BIM platform for the Italian market -- Digital tool for optimization -- Performance-based design approach for tailored acoustic surfaces -- Do Smart City policies work? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Design and Validation of the Renewed Systems-Oriented Talent Management Model; Arnold Brouwer, Bernard Veldkamp, Marieke Vroom -- 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Exploring the Life Experiences of Less-Educated Rural Older Adults: Challenges and The Possible Solution-Life Story Interviews -- 23. Senior-Oriented Empirical Research in Nursing Homes for The Elderly: Experiences from Austria -- 24. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Improving Fit and Mitigating Specific ConcernsCombat Elements; As Is; Concerns; Should Be; Summary; Chapter Eight: Addressing Remaining Marine Corps Intelligence Issues; Issues Affected by Structural Change; Issues Not Addressed by Structural Change; Chapter Nine: Conclusions and Recommendations; Findings; The Intelligence Department Reflects an Accumulation of 20 Years of Organizational Change; The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity Lacks Customer Orientation and Has Unclear Priorities; The Focus of the Marine Expeditionary Force Is "Up" and Disciplinary…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 5: Different Classification and Analysis of CulturesRiesman ́s Classification; Information; Values; Purchase Patterns; Consumption Behavior; Openness to New Ideas; High-Context Versus Low-Context; Hofstede ́s Model; Individualism-Collectivism; Power Distance; Uncertainty Avoidance; Masculinity-Femininity; Long-Term Orientation; Information; Values; Consumption Behavior; Purchase Patterns; Openness to New Ideas; Brislin ́s Approach; Summary; Three Critical Points for International Marketers; References; Chapter 6: A Model of International Consumer Behavior; The Model…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Acquired autism -- Acuity -- Affective Development -- Agraphia -- Antigluten Therapy -- Aphasia -- Articulation -- Autistic Savants -- Behavior Plan -- Behavioral Assessment -- Birth Complications -- Body Mapping -- Boraker autism Phenotype -- Bruxism -- Capgras Syndrome -- Carnosine -- Ceiling Effect -- Circle Of Communication -- Cluster Analysis -- Consequence-Based Interventions -- Deaf-Blind -- Decoding Skills -- Dendrite -- Desensitization -- Developmental Disabilities -- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) -- Diazepam -- Dichotic Listening -- Direct Instruction -- Discourse Management -- Dopamine -- Dual Diagnosis -- Dysbiosis -- Dystoria -- Early Development -- Eating Disorders -- Echolalia -- Ecological Validity -- Emergence Of Mind -- Empathy -- False-Belief Task -- Family Therapy -- Febrile Convulsions -- Feingold Diet -- Feral Children -- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome -- Figurative Language -- Finger Tapping Test -- Food Intolerance -- Fragile X Syndrome -- Functional Analysis -- Gait Abnormalities -- Generative Complexity -- Handicap -- Hanen Approach -- Heavy Metals -- Hemispheric Specialization -- Heredity -- Holistic Orientation -- Integration -- Intelligence Testing -- Intelligent Testing -- Intelligence -- Quotient -- Joint Attention Deficits -- Joubert Syndrome -- Kinesthetic Sense -- Learned Helplessness -- Learning Disabilities -- Learning Styles -- Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome -- Librium -- Limbic System -- Literacy -- Meningitis -- Metabolic Testing -- Methylphenidate -- Negative Priming Effect -- Neurofibromatosis -- Neurochemistry -- Neurological Soft Signs -- Neuropsychology -- Nuclear Autism -- Observational Studies -- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Occupational Therapy -- Para-educator -- Paraphasia -- Parent -- Effectiveness Training -- Pedantic Speech -- Peer Relationships -- Peer Tutoring -- Perceptual Coherence -- Perceptual Development -- Perfectionistic -- Prosopagnosia -- Psychoactive Medications -- Psychobiology -- Psycholinguistics -- Psychomotor seizures -- Psychosocial -- Psychotherapy -- Public Policy Perspectives -- Reading Disorders -- Real-Life Rating Scale -- Receptive Language Disorders -- School Aged Programs -- Scoliosis -- Self Help Skills -- Seizure Disorders -- Self-Concept -- Self-Injurious Behavior -- Self-Support -- Sensory Ability -- Sensory Integration And Praxis Test -- Service-Research Interaction -- Stereotypic.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Tangent lines and tangent vectors of a curve; 6. Orientation of a curve; 7. Length of a curve…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Architectural approaches -- ATAM and agile at scale -- Summary -- Section 3: Software Design Patterns and Architecture Models -- Chapter 4: Reviewing the Historical Architecture Styles -- Introducing architecture styles -- Starting with monoliths -- Benefits of monoliths -- Challenges of monoliths -- Continuing with service-oriented architecture (SOA) -- Benefits of SOA -- Challenges of SOA -- Microservices -- Benefits of microservices -- Challenges of microservices -- Hosting microservices -- Microservices in action -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Design Patterns and Clean Architecture…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Prediction-assisted moving objects tracking in severe occlusions and background cluttersScale and orientation adaptive histogram-based object tracking in video sequences; Wavelet approach for studying motor strategy patterns of diabetic neuropathic individuals in gait cycle; Fully discrete, nonlocal models for image processing: Properties and applications; Image smoothing using the Perona-Malik equation with a new estimation method of the contrast parameter; Speckle ultrasound image filtering: Performance analysis and comparison…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Construction and practice of multi-dimensional financial aid system oriented to post-1990s generation in financial difficulties-a case study of College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai UniversityExplore new accounting standards and the quality of accounting information; Exploration of cultivating research students in excellent course construction; The effect and existing problems of nursing skills training in specialized secondary schools of Hebei province; Research on the relationship between fashion culture and ideological and political education for the youth in China…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Negation as Failure Using Tight Derivations for General Logic ProgramsAbstract; Introduction; General Logic Programs and Safe Negation; Rule-based Negation-as-Failure Semantics; Counter-Intuitive Meanings of Rule-based Semantics; Tree-oriented Semantics for Negation as Failure; Freedom from Recursive Negation; Practical Algorithms; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 On the Declarative Semantics of Logic Programs with Negation; Abstract; Introduction; Logic Programs and Circumscription; Iterated Fixed Points; Proof of Theorem 1; Proof of Theorem 3; Acknowledgments…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…What the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) measures -- Some major features of the assessment -- An assessment of key information-processing competencies -- A use-oriented conception of competency -- Proficiency as a continuum -- The importance of contextual information Box 1.1 Competencies or skills? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…List of Acronyms The DAC’S main findings and recommendations Chapter 1, Strategic orientations -Consistent priorities and engaged non-government stakeholders -Development co-operation: an integral part of foreign policy -A new development policy that builds on Finnish know-how but needs more focus -Strengthening public awareness, communication and global education, focusing on results -Future considerations Chapter 2, Development beyond aid -Strong political commitment but mixed performance on co-ordination mechanisms and monitoring and analysis -Making whole-of-government approaches more strategic -Future considerations Chapter 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…List of acronyms The DAC’S main findings and recommendations Chapter 1. Strategic orientations -The European Union: a major, unique donor with potential to be a strong global leader -Strategic framework -Efforts in strengthening external partnerships -Communicating and building public awareness and support -Future considerations Chapter 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Table of contents -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Main findings -- Recommendations -- 1 Introduction: The public investment cycle and integrity risks -- References -- Note -- 2 Regulatory framework and ASF powers to audit infrastructure in Mexico -- ASF's legal framework and mandate -- Even though the legal framework grants ASF wide powers to audit infrastructure, such audits tend to be compliance oriented and do not pay enough attention to value-for-money and other wider governance issues -- References -- Note -- 3 Strategic considerations for ASF's unit to audit infrastructure in Mexico -- ASF's contributions to the success of infrastructure projects -- ASF could better balance its focus on corruption prevention and the long-term success of infrastructure projects -- Leveraging on the OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Infrastructure -- ASF could guide its efforts to audit the governance of infrastructure based on the OECD Recommendation -- Strategic considerations for ASF's unit to audit infrastructure -- ASF could undertake a gap analysis to understand the resources and technologies required to fulfil its strategic objectives relative to auditing infrastructure governance -- The same kind of gap analysis is pertinent for human resources, not only in terms of staff numbers, but also of capacities and skills -- The potential of real-time audits -- Real-time audits are key to allow ASF to timely intervene at the different stages of infrastructure projects -- References -- Notes -- 4 Risk analysis to inform audit programming and selection in Mexico -- Infrastructure audits programming and selection -- ASF could apply criteria relative to impact on well-being to select infrastructure audits…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Preface -- Foreword -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- Country expert team -- Reader's guide -- Indicators -- Data collection -- Cross-country comparability -- Methodological advances and recommendations for data improvements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- 1 Recent trends in SME and entrepreneurship financing -- Business environment and macroeconomic context -- Trade and business investment -- Financial conditions -- Lending to SMEs -- New SME loans -- Outstanding stock of SME loans -- SME loan shares -- Short-term versus long-term lending Credit conditions for SMEs -- Interest rates -- Collateral requirements -- SME loan applications -- Rejection rates -- Additional evidence on credit conditions from survey data -- Euro area -- United States -- Japan -- United Kingdom -- Asset-based finance -- Leasing and hire purchases -- Factoring -- Equity instruments -- Venture capital -- Online alternative finance -- Payment delays, bankruptcies and non-performing loans -- Payment delays -- Bankruptcies -- Non-performing loans (NPLs) -- Government policy responses in 2019-20 In the run-up to the crisis, governments continued to make use of credit guarantee schemes and increasingly supported alternative finance instruments for SMEs -- Credit guarantees have remained the dominant form of support for SME access to finance through the COVID pandemic -- Direct lending was also ramped up to support the SME crisis response -- Governments made significant use of temporary crisis measures, such as deferred payments and grants, to support the urgent liquidity needs of SMEs Public support for equity financing in 2020 was strong, but not as strong as the support provided through other instruments -- Fintech firms played a role in channelling support, but have further potential to support SME access to finance -- The post-COVID policy landscape will be shaped by the recovery agenda and the need to increase SME resilience, including through continued financial diversification -- References -- Notes -- 2 SME finance in COVID-19 recovery packages: Assessment and implications -- Overview -- Introduction -- The SME orientation of recovery packages Many countries have launched recovery packages -- The packages share common overarching objectives but differ in focus -- The format, types of support and size of packages differ across countries -- Rescue packages had a strong focus on SMEs -- However, recovery packages have a less explicit focus on SMEs -- Recovery packages also saw a shift in the types of SMEs targeted -- SME financing instruments in recovery packages -- Debt instruments continue to be an integral part of recovery packages, with a shift in design and focus…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Computer Animation: Algorithms and Techniques; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Color Insert following page; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Perception; 1.2 The Heritage of Animation; 1.3 Animation Production; 1.4 A Brief History of Computer Animation; 1.5 Chapter Summary; References; Chapter 2 Technical Background; 2.1 Spaces and Transformations; 2.2 Orientation Representation; 2.3 Chapter Summary 61 References; Chapter 3 Interpolation and Basic Techniques; 3.1 Interpolation; 3.2 Controlling the Motion Along a Curve…”