“…Best Practices for Implementing Continuous Integration with Hudson Optimize productivity while reducing risk and complexity by adopting a highly agile, "automate everything" software design philosophy. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.5.2 Taxonomy Division: Single or Multiple Objectives3.5.3 Single-Objective Decision Analysis; 3.5.4 Multiple-Objective Decision Analysis; 3.5.5 Taxonomy Division: Addressing Value Trade-Offs and Risk Preference Separately or Together?; 3.5.6 Taxonomy Division: Nonmonetary or Monetary Value Metric?…”

“…You'll then learn how to avoid performance degradation and any risk of the sudden disappearance of a service on a server. …”

“…Strategists, managers, designers, and researchers who undertake the challenge of innovation, despite a lack of established procedures and a high risk of failure, will find this an invaluable resource. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 13 "Bringing the Wisdom of Wall Street to Limbe": Precarity and (American) Dream Narratives in Imbolo Mbue's Behold the Dreamers -- 1 American Dream Discourse and Precarity in the Novel -- 2 Re-living the Dream: Behold the Dreamer's Use of Dream Tropes -- 3 Translocating the American Dream -- Works Cited -- Chapter 14 The Scenario of (Im-)Migrants as Scroungers and/or Parasites in British Media Discourses -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Methodology -- 3 Immigrants as 'Parasites' -- 3.1 Immigrants as 'Parasites' in the Have Your Say Discussion Forum -- 3.2 Immigrants as 'Parasites' in the Press -- 3.3 Immigrants as 'Parasites' in the Blogosphere -- 4 Conclusions -- Works Cited -- Chapter 15 Narrating Precarious Lives: Refugee Tales, African Titanics, and The Year of the Runaways -- 1 Refugees and Narrative Representation -- 2 Refugee Writing, Precarity and Ethical Engagement -- 3 Mediated, Collective Story-Telling in Refugee Tales -- 4 The Poetics of Risk: African Titanics -- 5 Migration and Precarity in The Year of the Runaways -- 6 Conclusion: Precarious Lives and Frameworks of Perception -- Works Cited -- Index…”

“…With a slew of VIX index trading products now available, there are a variety of strategies traders use to speculate outright on the direction of market volatility or to use the products in conjunction with other instruments to create spread trades or hedge their overall risk. A top instructor at the CBOE's Options Institute, the author will reflect the wide range of uses associated with the VIX and will make the book useful to both new traders and seasoned professionals"--…”

“…A computer forensics ""how-to"" for fighting malicious code and analyzing incidents With our ever-increasing reliance on computers comes an ever-growing risk of malware. Security professionals will find plenty of solutions in this book to the problems posed by viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware, rootkits, adware, and other invasive software. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.2 Differences between the FCC and CMAA terms5.3 Contract terms; 5.4 Delivery terms; 5.5 Weight terms; 5.6 Contract forms; 5.7 Price fixation contracts (PFA); 5.8 Cocoa products; 5.9 Contract performance; 5.10 Risk management; 5.11 Disputes; 5.12 References; 6 Futures and options markets in the international cocoa trade; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Differences between the futures and physical markets; 6.3 The two futures exchanges; 6.4 Financing tool and source of cocoa; 6.5 Link between physical and futures markets; 6.6 An example of a simple hedge; 6.7 Organisation of futures markets…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…MONITORING AND CONTROL OF INFORMATION-POOR SYSTEMS; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgements; I ANALYSING THE BEHAVIOUR OF INFORMATION-POOR SYSTEMS; 1 Characteristics of Information-Poor Systems; 1.1 Introduction to Information-Poor Systems; 1.1.1 Blast Furnaces; 1.1.2 Container Cranes; 1.1.3 Cooperative Control Systems; 1.1.4 Distillation Columns; 1.1.5 Drug Administration; 1.1.6 Electrical Power Generation and Distribution; 1.1.7 Environmental Risk Assessment Systems; 1.1.8 Financial Investment and Portfolio Selection; 1.1.9 Health Care Systems; 1.1.10 Indoor Climate Control…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.9 - Chapter summary References; Chapter 3 - Identifying and Cataloguing Key Business Imperatives; 3.1 - Introduction; 3.2 - Cross-brand, cross-geography strategic sourcing; 3.3 - Lean manufacturing; 3.4 - "Mega-processes"; 3.5 - Heightened risk mitigation and management; 3.6 - Enterprise systems initiatives; 3.6.1 - New ERP Implementation; 3.6.2 - Enterprise Systems Migration; 3.6.3 - Enterprise Systems Rationalization and Consolidation; 3.7 - Enterprise-level business quality initiatives; 3.8 - Chapter summary; References…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Using the Projected Balance Sheet for Decision Making: Retention Decisions -- THIRD-PASS FORECAST -- Problems and Limitations Associated with the Basic Model -- Case Study -- Chapter 3 MANAGEMENT USES OF THE FORECASTING TECHNIQUE: A CASE ANALYSIS ON WORKING CAPITAL PLANNING -- LEARNING OBJECTIVE -- The Davidson Toy Company -- WORKSHEETS -- Chapter 4 USING FORECASTING TO PLAN THE COMPANY'S CAPITAL STRUCTURE -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- Value of the Firm -- KNOWLEDGE CHECK -- The Effect of Debt on the Cost of Capital -- DEBT EFFECT -- KNOWLEDGE CHECK -- CONCLUSION -- RISK EFFECT -- Other Factors: Bankruptcy Costs -- BANKRUPTCY COSTS -- PROBABILITY OF BANKRUPTCY -- Financing the Expected Funds Needed (EFN): Capital Structure Theory -- BASIC IDEAS -- Relation of Cost of Capital and Value to Debt Ratio -- Optimal Capital Structure -- HOW TO USE THIS IDEA -- Factors Influencing Debt Usage -- SALES GROWTH RATE -- SALES STABILITY -- ASSET AND COST STRUCTURE AND OPERATING LEVERAGE -- CONTROL -- OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING DEBT USAGE -- Short Versus Long-Term Debt -- KNOWLEDGE CHECK -- Case Studies -- Chapter 5 FORECASTING THE BALANCE SHEET: STATISTICAL PROCEDURES -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- Statistical Procedure Regression -- Advantages of Regression Analysis -- KNOWLEDGE CHECK -- Finding a Trend Line with Two Data Points -- KNOWLEDGE CHECK -- Regression Analysis -- Using Regression: An Example -- KNOWLEDGE CHECK -- THE CORRELATION COEFFICIENT -- KNOWLEDGE CHECK -- Regression and Forecasting the Balance Sheet: An Example -- ASSUME -- Using Regression to Forecast the Income Statement -- Chapter 6 FORECASTING THE INCOME STATEMENT -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- How Expenses Vary with Sales Changes -- PREDICTING EXPENSES -- PREPARE FORECAST WITH CONSIDERABLE DETAIL -- FIXED EXPENSES -- CHANGES IN FIXED EXPENSES -- VARIABLE EXPENSES -- CHANGES IN VARIABLE RATES…”

“…Moreover, only 2.7% of people are willing tostick their neck out on the line to recommend your brand via socialmedia, a factor known as "social risk." In SP…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Rules for staying sane -- Rule 1 Relax -- Rule 2 No one is perfect -- Rule 3 Be content -- Rule 4 Know what you're good at -- Rule 5 Almost any rule can be broken occasionally -- Rule 6 Don't try to do everything -- Rule 7 You don't have to follow every piece of advice you get -- Rule 8 It's normal to want to escape -- Rule 9 You're allowed to hide from your kids -- Rule 10 Parents are people too -- Rule 11 Don't ignore your relationship with your partner -- Attitude rules -- Rule 12 Love is not enough -- Rule 13 Every recipe needs different ingredients -- Rule 14 Anything extreme is almost certainly wrong -- Rule 15 Look pleased to see them -- Rule 16 Treat your child with respect -- Rule 17 Enjoy their company -- Rule 18 It's not about you - it's about them -- Rule 19 Being tidy isn't as important as you think -- Rule 20 Good parenting is calculated risk taking -- Rule 21 Keep your worries to yourself -- Rule 22 See things from their point of view -- Rule 23 Parenting is not a competitive sport -- Rule 24 Never emotionally blackmail them -- Everyday rules -- Rule 25 Let them get on with it -- Rule 26 Let them go (wild) -- Rule 27 Teach them to think for themselves -- Rule 28 Use praise wisely -- Rule 29 Make sure they know what's important -- Rule 30 Show them how to lose -- Rule 31 Know the value of boundaries -- Rule 32 Bribery doesn't have to be bad -- Rule 33 Moods are catching -- Rule 34 You're setting their eating patterns for life -- Rule 35 Communicate -- Rule 36 Set clear targets -- Rule 37 Don't be a nag -- Discipline rules -- Rule 38 Present a united front -- Rule 39 Carrots beat sticks -- Rule 40 Be consistent -- Rule 41 Lighten up -- Rule 42 Focus on the problem, not the person -- Rule 43 Don't paint yourself into a corner -- Rule 44 If you lose your temper, you're the loser…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Challenges to Simple Cost vs. Risk Analysis -- Estimating Software Effort -- The Aspect of Software Size -- Software Length -- Software Complexity -- Functional Size -- Estimating Using Function Points -- Function Point Cost Drivers -- Estimating Using COSMIC -- The Relationship between Functional Size and Effort -- Estimating Using COCOMO and Its Derivatives -- COCOMO -- WEBMO -- COSYSMO -- Feature Points -- Use Case Points -- Considerations for Nonfunctional Requirements in Size Measurements -- Software Effort Estimation in Practice -- Requirements Feature Cost Justification -- Return on Investment -- Net Present Value -- Internal Rate of Return -- Profitability Index -- Payback Period…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Employer engagement in apprenticeship in Scotland (United Kingdom) -- Employer engagement in the different stages of apprenticeship development -- Stage 1 -- Stage 2 -- Stage 3 -- Overview and support -- Avenues for further strengthening employer engagement -- Notes -- 3 Making vocational education and training more inclusive through increased flexibility -- Introduction -- How can VET serve young people at risk? -- Designing programmes that serve as a bridge into further learning and employment -- Offering practical training when work-based learning is inaccessible -- Facilitating access to work-based learning opportunities -- Better preparing youth for work-based learning -- Providing support during work-based learning -- How can migrants and refugees be supported in their VET journey? …”

“…In detail, the included scientific papers cover financial mathematics and FinTech, presenting the innovative mathematical models and state-of-the-art technologies such as deep learning, with the aim to improve the financial analysis and decision-making and enhance the quality of financial services and risk control. The variety of the papers delivers added value for both scholars and practitioners where they will find perfect integration of elegant mathematical models and up-to-date data mining technologies in financial market analysis. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Six - Hyman Minsky meets secular stagnation∗ -- The microfoundations of Minsky's theory of investment -- A simple model of investment -- Integrating finance: borrowers' and lenders' risk -- What determines investment? -- From microeconomic investment to macroeconomic instability -- Distinguishing firm-level financial constraints from "loanable funds" theory -- Dynamics of financial instability: validation and fragility -- Brief digression on uncertainty -- Seeds of a Minsky crisis in the household sector -- Household finance and spending: 1980 through the Great Recession -- Dynamics of validation and fragility in the household sector -- Weak recovery, rising inequality, and secular stagnation -- Conclusion -- References -- Seven - Demand, distribution, productivity, structural change, and (secular?) …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…References -- Cardiac Inflammasome and Arrhythmia -- Introduction -- Cardiac Electrophysiology -- Pathophysiology of AF -- Inflammasome Signaling -- Cardiac Inflammasome Signaling and Arrhythmogenesis -- Inflammasome-Mediated Pathogenesis of AF -- Nlrp3 Inflammasome Links AF Risk Factors to Atrial Arrhythmogenesis -- Nodal Signaling Points of Nlrp3 Activation -- Therapeutic Potential of Targeting the Cardiac NLRP3 Inflammasome -- Summary and Future Perspectives -- References -- Myocardial Fibrosis: Cell Signaling and In Vitro Modeling -- Introduction -- The Normal Myocardium -- Myocardial Fibrosis -- Modeling Myocardial Fibrosis -- Mechanotransduction -- Cell-Cell and Cell-ECM Interactions -- Pro-Fibrotic Soluble Mediators -- Conclusion -- References -- Neural Regulation of Cardiac Rhythm -- Introduction -- Neuronal Anatomy and Organization -- Cardiac Responses to Neurochemicals -- Adrenergic Signaling -- Muscarinic Signaling -- Co-transmission -- In vitro Models to Study Neural Regulation of Cardiac Rhythm -- Co-cultures -- Isolated Heart and Tissue Preparations -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Vascular Signaling -- Mechanisms of Lipoproteins and Reverse Cholesterol Transport in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease -- Introduction -- Lipoproteins Involved in Cholesterol Transport -- The Reverse Cholesterol Transport Pathway -- Mechanisms of Diseases Associated with Atherosclerotic CVD -- Genetic Predisposition to Cholesterol-Driven Cardiovascular Disease -- Therapeutic Approaches Targeting Lipoproteins -- LDL-C-Targeted Therapies -- HDL-C-Targeted Therapies -- References -- Atherosclerotic Plaque Regression: Future Perspective -- Introduction -- Development of Atherosclerotic Plaque and Formation of Primary Oxidation Products -- Role of Protein Carbonyls in Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression -- Factors Affecting Plaque Regression…”