Tabla de Contenidos: “…Digitalisation will continue, although perhaps at a slower pace than in 2020 -- There are signs that the increase in teleworking is here to stay -- Long-term developments in productivity remain uncertain -- References -- 2 The importance of MFP for economic growth -- Introduction -- Solow's growth accounting framework is at the heart of MFP measurement -- The application of the growth accounting framework has led to diverging results regarding the importance of MFP for economic growth -- In order to assess the importance of MFP for economic growth, it is better to focus on labour productivity growth -- MFP underlies most changes in aggregate labour productivity growth over time -- The contribution of MFP to labour productivity growth is sensitive to the measurement of the volume of output and inputs -- Measuring the volume of output -- Accounting for the composition of labour -- Accounting for the composition of capital -- Extending the asset boundary to better account for intangible capital -- The distinction between the contributions of MFP and production factors to labour productivity growth is not as clear-cut as it seems -- In a steady state, MFP is at the origin of capital deepening -- Complementarities between assets may foster MFP growth -- Understanding productivity requires looking into the granular origins of MFP -- There is pervasive productivity heterogeneity across firms, including within narrowly defined industries -- Aggregate productivity growth depends on productivity growth within firms, as well as on reallocations between existing firms, and business creations and destructions -- Firm-level data shed new light on the origins of the aggregate productivity slowdown -- References -- Notes -- 3 The key drivers of MFP growth -- Introduction -- Research and development -- Measuring R&amp -- D is conceptually challenging…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- The Stick-Person Explained -- Understanding the Mind Using the Stick-Person Graphic -- The Six Intellectual Faculties -- Reasoning -- Intuition -- Perception -- Will -- Imagination -- Memory -- What to Do When the Zombies Attack -- Break Through Your Comfort Zone -- Nothing Stays the Same! -- 6: The Vision Layer -- The Vision Layer + Social Business -- The Vision Layer Exercises -- Customer Journeys -- The Journey Map Touch Point Exercise…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…III Case Studies -- 12.Exploring Control Systems Through Simulation -- The Case Studies -- Modeling Time -- Control Time -- Simulation Time -- The Simulation Framework -- Components -- Plants and Systems -- Controllers -- Actuators and Filters -- Convenience Functions for Standard Loops -- Generating Graphical Output -- 13.Case Study: Cache Hit Rate -- Defining Components -- Cache Misses as Manufacturing Defects -- Measuring System Characteristics -- Controller Tuning -- Simulation Code -- 14.Case Study: Ad Delivery -- The Situation -- Measuring System Characteristics -- Establishing Control -- Improving Performance -- Variations -- Cumulative Goal -- Gain Scheduling -- Integrator Preloading -- Weekend Effects -- Simulation Code -- 15.Case Study: Scaling Server Instances -- The Situation -- Measuring and Tuning -- Reaching 100 Percent With a Nonstandard Controller -- Dealing with Latency -- Simulation Code -- 16.Case Study: Waiting-Queue Control -- On the Nature of Queues and Buffers -- The Architecture -- Setup and Tuning -- Derivative Control to the Rescue -- Controller Alternatives -- Simulation Code -- 17.Case Study: Cooling Fan Speed -- The Situation -- The Model -- Tuning and Commissioning -- Closed-Loop Performance -- Simulation Code -- 18.Case Study: Controlling Memory Consumption in a Game Engine -- The Situation -- Problem Analysis -- Architecture Alternatives -- A Nontraditional Loop Arrangement -- A Traditional Loop with Logarithms -- Results -- Simulation Code -- 19.Case Study Wrap-Up -- Simple Controllers, Simple Loops -- Measuring and Tuning -- Staying in Control -- Dealing with Noise -- pt. IV Theory -- 20.The Transfer Function -- Differential Equations -- Laplace Transforms -- Properties of the Laplace Transform -- Using the Laplace Transform to Solve Differential Equations -- A Worked Example -- The Transfer Function -- Worked Example: Step Response -- Worked Example: Ramp Input -- The Harmonic Oscillator -- What If the Differential Equation Is Not Known? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Developing the Lean Leader -- Part I: Lean Executive Leader -- Cultural Transformations -- Leveraging External Consultants -- Change Agents -- We Must Stay Customer Focused -- Been There, Done That -- The High Cost Plant -- Competitive Advantage -- Define Reality for the Lean Initiative -- Lean Culture Begins with Communication -- Lean Transformation -- The Lean Story -- Managing Communication -- Working with Leaders -- Setting Up Systems -- Measurement -- Reward and Recognition -- Communication and Involvement -- Skills and Knowledge -- Enjoying the Value -- Barrier Removal -- Resources and Accountability -- You Should Be Where the Action Is -- Beware of Lean Project Overload -- Lean and the Organizational Structure -- The Goal with Lean Is Flatter Organizations -- Company Loyalty and Promotion from Within -- Can the United States Ever Get to Where Toyota Is without an Employment for Life Policy? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Audiences gathering at the Place Civique during the 15th FESFOP. Rooted cosmopolitans stay by the back on the left, along with artists performing in the festival. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Mini-Myth: Time is Your Friend Homeland Security Mini-Myth: The Most Successful Investors Stay In For the Long Run We're Not Twenty-Five Anymore Where's the Contract? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Causes of Failed Governance -- Measuring Governance -- Managing Governance -- Governance Tools -- Business Process Layer -- Oracle Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance (eGRC) -- Managing Customization and Personalization -- Functional Features -- Configuration Management -- Change Management -- Data Governance -- Oracle Diagnostic Framework -- Applications Technology Layer -- Technical Customization Governance -- User Management -- Security Concepts -- Platform Technology Layer -- Authentication Through Identity Management -- Technical Security Best Practices -- Database Governance Options -- Auditing -- Networking -- Integration -- Enterprise Manager Compliance Standards -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Getting and Staying Healthy -- Application Health Viewpoints -- The Principals -- The Layers -- The Priorities -- Monitoring -- Understanding Health Resources -- The Past Is the Key to the Future -- Capacity Planning and Forecasting -- Resource Profiles -- Service Usage Profiles -- Elastic Capacity -- Good Health Saves Money -- Healthy Processes and Procedures -- Be a Superhero, Not a Target -- Quality Information In and Out…”

“…Businesses and manufacturers face a slew of demands beyond the usual issues of staying agile and surviving in a competitive landscape within a rapidly changing world. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Know Your Material -- Understand the Question -- Ask Questions If None Has Been Asked -- Don't Discount or Discourage Questions -- Don't Rush to Fill in Those Moments of Silence -- Don't Worry about Questions without Answers -- Thank Trainees for Their Questions -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Using Visual Aids -- Flip Charts -- Video -- Objects for Demonstrations -- Pointers -- Dos and Don'ts -- Watch Your Shoulders -- Watch Your Body Position -- Watch Those Speakers -- Do Not Forget to Practice with That Remote -- Do Not Prepare Too Many Slides -- Do Not Forget to Show Up Early -- Some Final Thoughts -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Technology and Training -- The Technical Revolution -- Presentation Software -- Laptop Computers -- Projectors -- Additional Projector Technology -- Troubleshooting -- Other Considerations -- Music -- Electronic Whiteboards and Copy Boards -- Document Cameras -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Taking Your Training Online -- The Challenges of Online Training -- The Strengths of Online Training -- Natural Fits for Online Delivery -- Tips for Successful Online Delivery -- Tips for Successful Online Videos -- Letting Others Know about Your Online Presence -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Giving Feedback and Coaching -- Pitfalls to Avoid -- Giving Feedback without Intimidating Trainees -- Coaching Using the Three Ss -- Situation -- Support -- Solution -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Tricks of the Trade -- Summary -- Part III: Improving the Training Process -- Chapter 15: Inside the Mind of a Professional Speaker -- Always Present a Positive and Enthusiastic Attitude -- Don't Advertise Any Lack of Experience -- How to Handle Illness on the Job -- Surviving with a Split Personality -- Stay in Training Shape -- Be Confident, Not Arrogant -- Coping with Doubt -- Working with Anxiety -- Welcome to the Club -- They're Rooting for You -- Get Moving…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Packt Upsell -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Software Architecture Today -- Defining software architecture -- I know my land -- I want to stay ahead -- Predicting the future -- Architecture and architects -- Software architecture principles -- Components -- Low coupling -- High cohesion -- SOLID principles -- The single responsibility principle (SRP) -- The Open-Closed Principle (OCP) -- The Liskov substitution principle -- The interface segregation principle (ISP) -- The dependency inversion (DI) principle -- Conway's law -- Choosing the right technology for you -- New trends -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Software Architecture Dimensions -- Dimensions -- The business dimension -- Managing user requirements -- Identifying and tracking business metrics -- The data dimension -- The technical dimension -- The operations dimension -- How to deploy an application -- How interaction occurs among your components -- Dealing with infrastructure -- Understanding the infrastructure -- Versioning -- Testing -- Cloud versus on-premise -- Deploying your application -- The C4 model -- Context diagram -- Container diagram -- Components diagram -- Class diagram -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Spring Projects -- Why Spring appeared -- Spring projects -- Spring Initializr -- Spring Boot in a Nutshell -- Servlet container integration -- Autoconfiguration -- Dependency management -- mvnw and mvnw.cmd -- pom.xml -- DemoApplication.java -- The application.properties file -- DemoApplicationTests.java -- Avoiding redeployment with developer tools -- Spring Data -- Supporting EIPs with Spring Integration -- Spring Batch -- The read step -- The process step -- The write step -- Securing applications with Spring Security -- Embracing (Spring) HATEOAS -- Spring Cloud and the microservices world…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 4.7 Key Terms -- 5 Judicial Independence, Ethics, and Discipline -- Introduction -- 5.1 The Independence of the Judiciary -- 5.2 The McClung Affair -- 5.3 A Self-Harming of Judicial Independence: The Legacy of the Inquiry into Lori Douglas -- 5.4 The Inquiry into Justice Robin Camp -- 5.5 For Judge ‘Knees Together’ Camp: Education Is power -- 5.6 Bad People Make Bad Judges -- 5.7 The Resignation of Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown -- 5.8 The Challenge of Judging Supreme Court of Canada Judges -- 5.9 The Use of Former Supreme Court Justices by Governments: Assessing the Dangers -- 5.10 By Staying on Hong Kong Court, Beverley McLachlin Follows the Wrong ‘Principle’ -- 5.11 Key Terms -- 6 Interest Groups and Access to Judicial Power -- Introduction -- 6.1 The Canadian Reference Power -- 6.2 Interventions and the Public Interest -- 6.3 The Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund -- 6.4 The Policy Consequences of LEAF’s Legal Mobilization -- 6.5 Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada -- 6.6 Defending the Court Challenges Program -- 6.7 The Court Challenges Program Rises Once Again -- 6.8 The SNC Lavalin Controversy: The Shawcross Principle and Prosecutorial Independence -- 6.9 Wokeness Captures Alberta’s Law Society -- 6.10 Shameful Backlash to Lawyers’ Indigenous Culture Course Shows Why We Need It -- 6.11 Key Terms -- 7 Judicial Review and Federalism -- Introduction -- 7.1 The “Living Tree” Approach to Interpreting the BNA Act -- 7.2 The “Watertight Compartments” Approach to Interpreting the BNA Act -- 7.3 The Anti-Inflation Case: The Anatomy of a Constitutional Decision -- 7.4 Re Constitution of Canada, 1981: The Patriation Reference -- 7.5 The Exemplar of the Secession Reference -- 7.6 Criminal Law, Federalism, and Assisted Reproduction -- 7.7 What the Supreme Court’s Carbon Tax Ruling Means -- 7.8 R. v. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…When memory locations stay the same -- C.3.1. Memory locations for collections -- C.3.2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Updating the product -- Staying up-to-date with Update Manager -- Searching for new product updates -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Enforcing the Duration Rule -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Interpreting Offers with Attributes -- Interpretations and Attribute Grammars -- A Simple Interpretation -- Introducing Attribute Grammars -- Your First Attribute Grammar -- Synthesizing the Result -- Integrating UUAGC in Your Package -- Executing the Attribute Grammar -- Expression Interpretation -- Using an Attribute Grammar -- Precomputing Some Values -- A Different (Monadic) View -- Offer Interpretations -- Checking the Presents Rule -- Showing an HTML Description -- Programming with Data Types -- Origami Programming over Any Data Type -- Data Type-Generic Programming -- Summary -- Part V: Engineering the Store -- Chapter 15: Documenting, Testing, and Verifying -- Documenting Binary Trees with Haddock -- Unit Testing with HUnit -- Declaring Tests in Cabal -- Writing Unit Tests -- Randomized Testing with QuickCheck -- Testing List Properties -- Testing Binary Tree Properties -- Formal Verification with LiquidHaskell -- Describing Binary Search Trees -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Architecting Your Application -- Tools -- Project and Dependency Management -- Code Style -- Documentation -- Test and Verification -- Benchmarking -- Profiling -- Coverage -- Remote Monitoring -- Design Patterns and Functional Programming -- Medium-Level Guidelines -- Use Higher-Order Combinators -- Refactor -- Use Type Classes Wisely -- Enforce Invariants via the Type System -- Stay (As) Pure and Polymorphic (As Possible) -- Patterns with Monads -- Summary of Monads -- Restrictive Monad Classes -- Roll Your Own Monad -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Looking Further -- Projects -- Data Mining Library -- Store Network Client -- Administration Interface and Tetris -- Additional Haskell Resources -- Other Functional Languages -- Appendix A: Time Travelling with Haskell -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Section III: How We Interview Eyewitnesses -- Chapter 7 Mindful of the Innocent -- Mindful of DNA -- Innocence Project -- Reforms -- Transparency and Adherence to the Guide -- Excerpt from Case Study #1 -- Excerpt from Case Study #2 -- For Your Consideration -- Chapter 8 Mindful of Interrogations -- Interviewing Eyewitness and Not Interrogating Them -- We Should Treat Eyewitness Memory Like Trace Evidence -- Don't Be Suspicious of Your Eyewitness -- Objective Perspective -- The Unreliable Eyewitness -- Stay with the Interview Process -- For Your Consideration -- Chapter 9 Empathetic Strategy -- Establishing Rapport -- Integrating Empathy and Compassion -- For Your Consideration -- Section IV: Mindful Interview Method -- Chapter 10 Principles behind The Mindful Interview Method -- Behind the Mindful Interview Method -- The Mindful Interview Method Principles -- The Mindful Interview Method Standards -- Mindful Reset -- Mindful Interview Method Probing Framework Standard -- Intentional Listening Standard -- Practicing Mirror Probe Questions (MP) -- Mindful of Cognitive Evidence Standard -- Mindful Interview Method Conclusion Standard -- For Your Consideration -- Chapter 11 How to Perform the Mindful Interview Method -- Practicing the Mindful Interview Method -- Topic 1 -- Topic 2 -- Mindful Interview Method Analysis -- For Your Consideration -- Section V: Meta-Eyewitness Interviews -- Chapter 12 Eyewitness Interview Paradigm -- A Framework for Interviewing Eyewitnesses -- Special Note -- Investigating the Eyewitness Interview Paradigm -- The Cognitive Interview in Brief -- Cognitive Interview Introduction and Mindful Interview Method Mindful Reset -- Rapport Building -- A Cognitive Interview Framework -- Open-Ended Narration Phase and Narrative Recall versus Suspect Description and Element of the Crime…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Finally, Ensure Hybrid Work Stays Inclusive for All -- Conclusion: Now That We Have Debunked 13 Myths, Here's What Comes Next. -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Index -- EULA…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Table 1.1 International calls to action on the health workforce -- Table 1.2 Categories of interventions used to improve attraction, recruitment and retention of health workers in remote and rural areas (2010 guideline) -- Table 1.3 Stakeholders impacting rural and remote health workforce policy -- Table 2.1 Outputs and outcomes of interest -- Table 2.2 Geographical distribution of single-country studies included in the original and updated systematic reviews by WHO region -- Table 2.3 Health worker occupations represented in studies included in the systematic reviews -- Table 4.1 Measuring the results of rural retention interventions -- Table 4.2 Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the design and implementation of strategies to increase access to health workers in rural and remote areas (examples) -- Table 4.3 Questions and indicators for the evaluation and monitoring of interventions to increase access to health workers in remote and rural areas through improved retention -- Figure 2.1 PRISMA charts: original systematic review (left) and updated systematic review (right) -- Figure 2.2 Studies of different health worker occupations -- Figure 2.3 Factors related to decisions to relocate to, stay in, and leave a rural area -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary of terms -- Executive summary -- 1.0 Background -- 1.1 Rationale -- 1.2 Previous recommendations on increasing access to health workers in rural and remote areas -- 1.3 Target audience -- 1.3.1 End users of the guideline -- 1.3.2 Stakeholders -- 1.4 Objectives of this guideline -- 2.0 Methods -- 2.1 Scope -- 2.1.1 Rural health workforce -- 2.1.2 Rural and remote communities: geographical considerations and definitions -- 2.1.3 Outcomes of interest -- 2.2 Process for reviewing this guideline and methodology -- 2.2.1 Contributors to the guideline…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Explore Different Types of Internet Connections -- Identify the Hardware Required -- Set Up a Wi-Fi Internet Connection -- Assess Your Software Situation -- Chapter 9 Browsing the Web -- Meet the Edge Browser -- Search the Web -- Find Content on a Web Page -- Pin a Tab -- Create and Manage a Favorites List -- Use Favorites -- View Your Browsing History -- Print a Web Page -- Create Collections -- Customize the New Tab Page and the Home Page -- Adjust Microsoft Edge Settings -- Chapter 10 Staying Safe While Online -- Understand Technology Risks on the Internet -- Download Files Safely -- Use InPrivate Browsing -- Use SmartScreen Filter and Block Unwanted Apps -- Change Edge Privacy Settings -- Understand Information Exposure -- Keep Your Information Private -- Spot Phishing Scams and Other Email Fraud -- Create Strong Passwords -- Chapter 11 Keeping in Touch with Mail…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 11 Cybercrime Task Force -- The Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program -- Cyber Fraud Task Force -- The DOJ's Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework -- Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce -- The EU's Proposed Digital Asset Legislation -- Notes -- Chapter 12 Money Laundering -- Shuttering of Bulgaria-Based BTC-e Bitcoin Exchange-FinCEN's First Action Against a Foreign-Located MSB and Second-Highest Penalty of 110 Million -- Suex, 2021 -- BitMEX -- Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong -- Helix13 -- Notes -- Chapter 13 Theft Hacking and Ransom Payments -- Notes -- Chapter 14 Cryptocurrency Bribes -- Notes -- Chapter 15 Corruption -- Notes -- Chapter 16 US Tax Evasion -- Bob Brockman -- John McAfee -- Notes -- Chapter 17 Intellectual Property Espionage and Cryptocurrency -- Notes -- Chapter 18 The US Government Implements Blockchain Programs to Improve Transparency and Efficiency -- The General Services Administration (GSA) -- Department of the Treasury -- US State Department -- Department of Defense (DOD) -- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- Notes -- Chapter 19 Supply Chain Management with Blockchain Amid the COVID Pandemic -- Blockchain Adoption by US Federal Food and Disease Regulators -- Blockchain Adoption to Track Meat Supply Chain in Australia -- Operation Carne Fraca and Other Violations in the Meat Industry -- Blockchain for Tracking Corruption in Government Funds and Grants -- Tracing Fishy Risks with Blockchain Tech Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Seafood Industry-Related Malpractices -- COVID-19-Related Risks in Seafood Supply Chains -- Seafood Safety in the United States -- Seafood Fraud in the United States -- Mislabeling, Fraud, and Tax Evasion -- Price Fixing and Collusion -- Notes -- Chapter 20 Are NFTs Here to Stay? -- NFTs' Environmental Impact, Valuation, and Regulation…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Grasping the Essence of Character -- Employing positive character traits -- Steering clear of negative character traits -- Recognizing How to Make Character Count -- Looking at Real-Life Scenarios: Character in action -- Part 2 Going Even Further with Soft Skills -- Chapter 4 Being Clear with Interpersonal Communication -- Making all the Right Connections -- Stepping on the Communication Scale -- Getting Connected -- Listening first, talking second -- Framing the walls of disconnection -- Completing the Connection with the Three Vs -- Doing the math -- Speaking from the heart -- Becoming a Communication Champion -- Talking about body language -- Raising your voice -- Using your words -- Looking at Real-Life Scenarios: Understanding the Value of Listening -- Chapter 5 Respecting Diversity and Developing Cultural Awareness -- Defining Culture -- Delving into dominant cultural patterns -- Stepping Out of Your Cultural Comfort Zone -- Diving beneath the Diversity Iceberg -- Celebrating Diversity -- Understanding individuals' differences -- Accepting that seeing is not always believing -- Saying No to Stereotyping -- Stepping on the stereotyping scale -- Recognizing how you stereotype -- Looking at Real-Life Scenarios: The Newcomer -- Chapter 6 Making an Impression with Your Appearance and Manners -- Acing the Four-Second First Impression -- Stepping on the Appearance and Etiquette Scale -- Looking the Part: Why Appearance Matters -- Putting your best foot (and face) forward -- Dressing for success -- Acting the Part: Why Etiquette Is Important -- Shaking on it -- Speaking volumes with manners -- Sharing your positive energy -- Walking your talk -- Looking at Real-Life Scenarios: A Striking Difference -- Chapter 7 Staying on Top of Things with Time Management -- Stepping on the Time Management Scale -- Taking Back Control of Your Time…”