“…Padovani and Young present out-of-the-box thinking based on solid research and experience to discuss topics such as: Incorporating outcome indicators into strategic planning and budgeting Building a LG's budget with 'cost drivers' Expanding the concept of 'enterprise funds' Assessing and better managing the risk associated with outsourcing Using the concept of 'shadow pricing' to compare public with private sector costs for services This book is a must-read for students of public administration and management, senior and middle managers in local governments around the world, and citizens who are concerned with more effective management of their local government's programs and services. …”

“…Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Designers illustrates how prototypes are used to help designers understand problems better, explore more imaginative solutions, investigate human interaction more fully and test functionality so as to de-risk the design process. Following an introduction on the purpose of prototyping, specific materials, tools and techniques are examined in detail, with step-by-step tutorials and industry examples of real and successful products illustrating how prototypes are used to help solve design problems. …”

“…However, computing the functions W and Z is still an open problem outside the Lévy and diffusion classes, even for the simplest risk models with state-dependent parameters (say, Ornstein–Uhlenbeck or Feller branching diffusion with phase-type jumps)…”

“…The program consists of advanced students supervising new students, where the purpose is to improve students' performance and reduce the risk of interruption of studies. Supplemental Instruction was established almost 50 years ago and is used today in universities around the world. …”

“…The second section deals with the theme of risk theories and their application to the governance of urban and territorial transformations. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Planning and Engagement -- Governance, Risk, and Compliance -- Testing Limitations -- Contracts and Documentation -- Scope and Requirements -- Professionalism and Integrity -- Chapter Review -- References -- Chapter 2 Information Gathering and Vulnerability Scanning -- Passive Reconnaissance -- Active Reconnaissance -- Vulnerability Scanning and Analysis -- Chapter Review -- References -- Chapter 3 Network-Based Attacks -- Name Resolution Exploits -- Password Attacks -- Stress Testing Applications and Protocols -- Network Packet Manipulation -- Layer 2 Attacks -- Researching an Attack -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 4 Wireless and RF Attacks -- 802.11 Wireless -- Attacking Bluetooth -- RFID and NFC -- Chapter Review -- References -- Chapter 5 Web and Database Attacks -- OWASP Top Ten -- Injection Attacks -- Attacking Authentication and Session Management -- Data Exposure and Insecure Configuration -- Inclusion Attacks -- Race Conditions -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 6 Attacking the Cloud -- Account and Privilege Attacks -- Misconfigured Cloud Assets -- Cloud-Centric Attacks -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 7 Specialized and Fragile Systems -- Mobile Devices -- Virtual and Containerized Systems -- Other Nontraditional Systems -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 8 Social Engineering and Physical Attacks -- Physical Security and Social Engineering -- Social Engineering and Physical Attacks -- Countermeasures -- Chapter Review -- References -- Chapter 9 Post-Exploitation -- Enumeration -- Privilege Escalation -- Covert Channels and Data Exfiltration -- Lateral Movement -- Maintaining Persistence -- Covering Your Tracks -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 10 Post-Engagement Activities -- The Anatomy of a Pentest Report -- Findings, Recommendations, and Analysis -- Post-Engagement Activities -- Chapter Review -- References -- Chapter 11 Tools and Code Analysis -- Logic Constructs -- Data Structures -- Other Programming Concepts -- Practical Examples -- Specialized Examples -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 12 Tools Inventory -- Appendix A Objective Map -- Objective Map: Exam PT0-002 -- Appendix B About the Online Content -- System Requirements -- Your Total Seminars Training Hub Account -- Single User License Terms and Conditions -- TotalTester Online -- Other Book Resources -- Technical Support -- Glossary -- Index…”

“…Evans presents a systematic framework for choosing emerging technologies, making investments, limiting risk, measuring ROI, and delivering results. Evans reviews the key drivers of the next wave of business and technical innovation, and reviews key technologies now poised for mass-market adoption. …”

“…The Reciprocity Advantage shares a model for creating that growth: define your right-of-way (the underutilized resources you already own that you can share with others), partner to do what you can't do alone, experiment to learn, and scale the new business at low risk. Reciprocity and advantage are words that are not normally seen together, but reciprocity-giving now to get later-…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Rosenbloom -- Functional approach to employee benefit plans / G. Victor Hallman -- Risk concepts and employee benefit plans / Gary K. …”

“…What distinguishes SVMs from traditional learning methods lies in its exclusive objective function, which minimizes the structural risk of the model. The introduction of the kernel function into SVMs made it extremely attractive, since it opens a new door for chemists/biologists to use SVMs to solve difficult nonlinear problems in chemistry and biotechnology through the simple linear transformation technique. …”

“…This book addresses problems, solutions, and implementation strategies as well as risk and crisis management, sourcing, healthcare, alternative energy infrastructure, integration of supply chain services, advances in IT, social media, and customer building-- Foreword We are now more than a decade past the turn of the millennium. …”

“…A growing army of professional technical traders, armed with global plug-and-play software, needed to improve their skills of price projection, timing, and risk management to weather the increasing market ranges and volatility. …”

“…"BioWatch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk pathogenic microorganisms. It relies on a network of federal and nonfederal collaborative relationships to be successful, and is one part of a larger array of disease surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and biomonitoring activities in support of public safety and health. …”

“…Entrepreneurs in the United States see opportunities and are willing and able to assume risk to bring new welfare-enhancing, wealth-generating technologies to the market. …”

“…Presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, patient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, and other health topics…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….] -- Climate change and health: global to local influences on disease risk / Jonathan A. Patz and Sarah H. Olson -- Climate change and vector-borne disease: update on climate effects on Lyme disease and West Nile Virus in North America / Jonathan A. …”

“…Army's Special Immunizations Program is an important component of an overall biosafety program for laboratory workers at risk of exposure to hazardous pathogens. The program provides immunizations to scientists, laboratory technicians and other support staff who work with certain hazardous pathogens and toxins. …”

“…Understand the accounting mechanics behind financial reporting Discover the differences between statements from around the world Learn how each financial statement element affects securities valuation Master analysis for clues into operations and risk characteristics International Financial Statement Analysis provides the latest rules and best practices, with clarity and expert advice. …”

“…The International Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), in its latest reports, highlights how the phenomena related to climate variability will intensify in the coming decades and extreme climate-related events will pose a growing risk, especially for our cities. In this direction, the research work addressed within this volume aims to contribute to scientific research about the vulnerability of urban areas to heat islands. …”

“…Each chapter offers diagnostic guidance, up-to-date findings on prevalence, biological/genetic aspects, risk and resilience factors, and a practical review of prevention and treatment methods. …”