“…Among the central characters are pension fund managers, bank presidents, government regulators, exchange executives, and a pair of university professors whose bright idea for reducing risk backfires with devastating consequences. As the story hurtles toward a terrible reckoning, the players struggle to avoid a national panic, and unexpected heroes step in to avert total disaster. …”

“…The authors note that making and implementing national strategy centers on risk management and present a model for assessing strategic risks and the process for allocating limited resources to reduce them. …”
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“…The author adapts the traditional assessment methods to include exploitation rights, distribution deals and risk determinants ; he also proposes a pricing model for the audiovisual products demonstrating that prices and values in a industry of prototype goods do not depend solely on cost and revenue. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Structure and analysis of biominerals -- 1 On the transition temperature to calcite and cell lengths for various biogenic aragonite -- 2 TEM study of the radular teeth of the chiton Acanthopleura japonica -- 3 Experimental cremation of bone - crystallite size and lattice parameter evolution -- 4 Effect of carbonic anhydrase immobilized on eggshell membranes on calcium carbonate crystallization in vitro -- 5 Proteomic Analysis of Venomous Fang Matrix Proteins of Protobothrops flavoviridis (Habu) Snake -- 6 Characterization of goldfish scales by vibrational spectroscopic analyses -- 7 Relationship between Bone Morphology and Bone Quality in Female Femurs: Implication for Additive Risk of Alternative Forced Molting -- 8 Spectroscopic investigation of shell pigments from the family Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) -- 9 3D visualization of calcified and non-calcified molluscan tissues using computed tomography -- Part II Molecular and cellular regulation of biomineralization -- 10 Calcium Ion and Mineral Pathways in Biomineralization: a Perspective -- 11 Identification of barnacle shell proteins by transcriptome and proteomic approaches -- 12 The optical characteristics of cultured Akoya pearl are influenced by both donor and recipient oysters -- 13 Influence of B vitamins on proliferation and differentiation of osteoblastic bovine cell cultures; an in vitro study -- 14 Rice plant biomineralization: Electron microscopic study on plant opals and exploration of organic matrices involved in biosilica formation -- 15 DMP1 binds specifically to type I collagen and regulates mineral nucleation and growth -- 16 Exploration of genes associated with sponge silicon biomineralization in the whole genome sequence of the hexactinellid Euplectella curvistellata -- Part III Genome-based analysis of biomineralization -- 17 The origin and early evolution of SCPP genes and tissue mineralization in vertebrates -- Part IV Evolution in biomineralization -- 18 Immunolocalization of enamel matrix protein-like proteins in the tooth enameloid of actinopterygian bony fish -- 19 Geographical and seasonal variations of the shell microstructures in the bivalve Scapharca broughtonii -- Part V Biomineralization in medical and dental sciences -- 20 Enhancement of bone tissue repair by octacalcium phosphate crystallizing into hydroxyapatite in situ -- 21 The relationship between the structure and calcification of dentin and the role of melatonin -- 22 Fabrication of hydroxyapatite nanofibers with high aspect ratio vialow-temperature wet precipitation methods under acidic conditions -- 23 Physico-chemical characterisation of the processes involved in enamel remineralisation by CPP-ACP -- 24 Molecular Interactions of Peptide Encapsulated Calcium Phosphate Delivery Vehicle at Enamel Surfaces -- 25 Preparation of random and aligned polycaprolactone fiber as template for classical calcium oxalate through electrocrystallization -- Part VI Bio-inspired materials science and engineering -- 26 Dysprosium biomineralization by acidophilic fungus Penidiella sp. strain T9 and its application for metal recovery -- 27 Various shapes of gold nanoparticles synthesized by glycolipids extracted from Lactobacillus casei -- 28 Octacalcium phosphate overgrowth on b-tricalcium phosphate substrate in metastable calcium phosphate solution -- Part VII Biominerals for environmental and paleoenvironmental sciences -- 29 Coral-based approaches to paleoclimate studies, future ocean environment assessment, and disaster research -- 30 An elemental fractionation mechanism common to biogenic calcium carbonate -- 31 Biomineralization of metallic tellurium by bacteria isolated from deep marine sediment in Niigata Bay Japan -- 32 Calcium oxalate crystals in plant communities of the southeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina -- 33 Iron and calcium biomineralizations in the Pampean coastal plains, Argentina: their role in the environmental reconstruction of the Holocene -- Part VIII Mollusk shell formation -- 34 Skeletal organic matrices in molluscs: origin, evolution, diagenesis -- 35 Functional Analysis on Shelk2 of Pacific Oyster -- 36 Mollusk shells: Does the nacro-prismatic “model” exist? …”

“…The articles, which are all place-based case studies across nine African countries, cover three not necessarily mutually exclusive thematic areas, namely: smallholder farming livelihoods under new climate risk (five articles); long-term dynamics of livelihoods and landscape change and future trajectories (two articles); and natural resource management and governance under a changing climate, spanning forests, woodlands, and rangelands (four articles). …”

“…"Three hundred years ago in Sweden, if a man and his late wife’s sister had sex they ran the risk of being executed. The relationship was defined as an incestuous one, and reprieves were rare. …”

“…This open access book aims to provide a comprehensive but practical overview of the knowledge required for the assessment and management of the older adult with or at risk of fragility fracture. It considers this from the perspectives of all of the settings in which this group of patients receive nursing care. …”

“…The book emphasizes the broad applicability of heavy-tails to the fields of finance (e.g., value-at- risk), data networks, insurance. The presentation is clear, efficient and coherent and, balances theory and data analysis to show the applicability and limitations of certain methods. …”

“…This general social context in which universities and knowledge production are placed has been given different names: the informational society, the knowledge society, the learning society, the post-industrial society, the risk society, or even the post-modern society. A common feature of different characterisations of this historic time is the fact that it is a period in construction. …”

“…Database administration is about applying the right solution at the right time, avoiding risk, and making robust choices that get you home each night in time for dinner with your family. …”

“…Starting with a change in how success is measured and a more realistic view of risk, Lawler and Worley take us through how strategy, governance, organization structure and talent should be managed. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction / Graeme Laurie -- Vulnerability / Wendy Rogers -- Proportionality / Owen Schaefer -- Social Value / Hans van Delden and Rieke van der Graaf -- Solidarity / Katharina Kieslich and Barbara Prainsack -- Public Interest / Annie Sorbieh -- Privacy / David Townend -- Trust and institutions : global health research collaborations / Angeliki Kerasidou -- Vulnerabilities and power : the political side of health research / Iain Brassington -- Consent / Jane Kaye and Megan Prictor -- Forms of engagement / Mhairi Aitken and Sarah Cunningham-Burley -- Participatory governance in health research : patients and publics as stewards of health research systems / Kim Chuong and Kieran O'Doherty -- Risk-benefit analysis / Carl Coleman -- The regulatory role of patents in innovative health research and its translation from the laboratory to the clinic / Dianne Nicole and Jane Nielsen -- Benefit sharing - from compensation to collaboration / Kadri Simm -- Taking failure seriously : health research regulation for medical devices, technological risk and preventing future harm / Mark Flear -- Rules, principles and the added value of best practice in health research regulation / Nayha Sethi -- Research ethics review / Edward Dove -- Data access governance / Mahsa Shabani, Adrian Thorogood, and Madeline Murtagh -- Is the red queen sitting on the throne? …”

“…"The conceptualization of dementia has changed dramatically in recent years with the claim that, through early detection and by controlling several risk factors, a prevention of dementia is possible. …”

“…"As the largest generation in U.S. history - the population born in the two decades immediately following World War II - enters the age of risk for cognitive impairment, growing numbers of people will experience dementia (including Alzheimer's disease and related dementias). …”

“…It provides proven techniques and best practices in green project management, including risk and advantage assessments and the procurement of incentives such as grants, rebates, and tax credits. …”

“…The volume identifies the students who are at particular risk of having low levels of engagement in, and holding negative dispositions towards, school in general and mathematics in particular, and how engagement, drive, motivation and self-beliefs are related to mathematics performance. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The source of individuality -- Being yourself -- Personal experience -- Personal style -- Personal values -- Integrity -- Integrity barometer -- Taking a stand -- Networking -- Summary and ideas for action -- Insight -- Self-awareness -- Personal enquiry -- Internal cast -- Understanding other people -- Seeing what's going on -- Fighting the filters -- Curiosity -- Foresight -- Insight is seeing, not magic -- Summary and ideas for action -- Initiate -- Accept responsibility -- Volunteer -- Participate -- Be accountable -- Take centre stage -- Research -- Take risks -- Step out of your comfort zone -- Be assertive -- Handle reverses -- Instigate direct action -- Follow through -- Summary and ideas for action -- Involve -- Participation and enrolment -- Why engage? …”

“…While many agencies struggle to comply with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) regulations, those that have embraced its requirements have found that their comprehensive and flexible nature provides a sound security risk management framework for the implementation of essential system security controls. …”

“…In addition, they present a clear set of methods to provide reliable governance, controls, risk, and exposure management for enterprise data and the programs that rely upon it. …”

“…Freed from micromanagement and rivalry, every employee contributes his or her best. Risk taking and innovation become the norm. And, as Peterson notes, “When a company has a reputation for fair dealing, its costs drop: Trust cuts the time spent second-guessing and lawyering.” …”