“…This pattern continued for a century, but today some institutions have moved back to the trade school philosophy. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Buchanan, Fairfax (Virginia): Rights, Efficiency, and Exchange: The Irrelevance of Transactions Cost -- I. Introduction -- II. A Contractarian Reconstruction of the Coase Theorem -- III. …”

“…This new definition reflects the customer-orientation of today's marketing environment as well as the product-orientation of selling. Today's selling is a win/win proposition, a win for the seller and a win for the customer.Using interviews with industry leaders and reports o…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…So then what's the deal - why can't I buy a Tesla in Texas? -- Remembering that no states have banned EV car sales -- Buying an EV from a dealer -- Handling EV-specific issues at the dealer -- Choosing between buying and leasing -- Leveraging leasing incentives -- Taking advantage of the option to buy -- Taking the route of Costco or another wholesale club -- Taking advantage of a corporate discount -- Shopping for a used EV -- Insuring Your Electric Wheels -- Seeing why EVs cost (a bit) more to insure -- "How to save 15 percent on . . ." …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Pei, p. 216; Escuela de Ingeniería Texas A&M / Legorreta + Legorreta, p. 220; Estadios para el Mundial de Fútbol de 2022 / Albert Speer & Partner, p. 222; Fábrica de paneles Paykar Bonyan / ARAD, p. 234; Edificio de viviendas Dollat II / Arsh Design Studio, p. 236; Edificio de viviendas / AbCT, Rmin Mehdizadeh, p. 238; Centro Massar de exploración infantil / Henning Larsen, p. 252; Escuela Abu Hindi / ARCò, p. 254; Edificio residencial Remeil 183 / DW5, Bernard Khoury, p. 258; Edificio Terrazas de Beirut / Herzog & de Meuron, p. 260; Centro de estudiantes Charles Hostler / VJAA, p. 262; Embajada de los Países Bajos / Rudy Uytenhaak, p. 264; Regeneración del paseo marítimo / Mayslits Kassif, p. 272; Ampliación del Museo de Arte / Preston Scott Cohen, p. 276; Centro Peres para la Paz / Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas, p. 278; Campus universitario Bezalel / Studyo Architects, p. 280; Museo Yad Vashem del Holocausto / Moshe Safdie, 282; Camino hacia el mar / Derman Verbakel, p. 284; Museo del Diseño / Ron Arad, p. 286; Istanbul Sapphire / Tabanlioglu, p. 298; Centro comercial Meydan Umraniye / FOA, Zaera & Moussavi, p. 302; Centro Vakko/Power Media / REX, p. 306; Fábica de textiles Ipekyol / Emre Arolat, p. 310; Casa SM / Han Tümertekin, p. 314…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: A Practical and Ethical Guide for Teachers -- Introduction -- What Is AI? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Livestrong Foundation (Austin, Texas, USA) ; Shangri-La Botanical Gardems and Nature Center (Orange, Texas, USA) / Lake Flato. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Pain Point: Customer Communications as Seen by DoD -- Pain Point: Project Management Becomes a Career Path Position -- Pain Point: Project Sponsorship -- Pain Point: Standardization of Processes -- Pain Point: Finding Other Applications for Project Management -- 21st-century Pain Points Appear -- Pain Point: The EVMS Becomes a Dinosaur -- Pain Point: Executive Support for the New Metrics Management Programs -- Pain Point: The Growth of New Flexible Methodologies -- 3.4 Hitachi Ltd. -- Initiatives to Strengthen Project Management Capacity at Hitachi -- References -- 3.5 Farm Credit Mid-America Best Practices -- Farm Credit Mid-America Introduction -- Farm Credit Mid-America's Starting Point -- Adopting Project Management Best Practices -- References -- 3.6 NCS Integrated Delivery Methods (IDM) &amp -- Project Management Method (PMM) -- NCS Integrated Delivery Methods (IDM) -- NCS Project Management Method (PMM) -- Change Control Process -- 3.7 Managing Change Within Research and Development at Business Area Networks, Ericsson -- About Ericsson -- 3.8 Intel Corporation and "Map Days" -- 3.9 Apple Computer and Cell Phones -- 3.10 The Light at the End of the Tunnel -- 3.11 Managing Assumptions -- 3.12 Project Governance -- 3.13 Seven Fallacies That Delay Project Management Maturity -- 3.14 Motorola -- 3.15 Texas Instruments -- 3.16 Naviair: On Time-On Budget -- How to Make Big and Complex Programs a Success -- Organize and Report -- Communicate Everywhere -- Summary -- 3.17 Avalon Power and Light -- 3.18 Roadway Express -- 3.19 Kombs Engineering -- 3.20 Williams Machine Tool Company -- 4 Project Management Methodologies -- 4.0 Introduction -- 4.1 Excellence Defined -- 4.2 Recognizing the Need for Methodology Development -- Organizing -- Planning -- Managing -- 4.3 Enterprise Project Management Methodologies -- Light Methodologies -- Heavy Methodologies…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.1 Die ATMEL-SAM3S-Familie5.1.1 Übersicht; 5.2 Das Datenblatt DOC 6500; 5.2.1 Der Aufbau von DOC 6500; 5.2.2 Mikrocontroller anderer Hersteller; 5.3 Elektrische Daten des SAM3S4; 5.3.1 Minimum- und Maximumwerte; 5.3.2 Elektrische Versorgungsspannungen; 5.3.3 Gleichstromwerte; 5.4 System Controller; 5.5 CHIP_ID; 5.5.1 Das Projekt 05_01_CHIPID; 5.5.2 Erläuterungen; 5.6 Weiterführende Literatur; Elektronik; 6.1 Digitale Ausgänge; 6.1.1 Ports A, B und C im Reset-Zustand; 6.2 Schalten kleiner Ströme; 6.2.1 Current Sourcing; 6.2.2 Current Sinking…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Korean experience of sharing economy and its policy implications -- Introduction -- Sharing economy: status and prospects -- Sharing economy in Korea: an overview -- Scope and structure -- Setting the framework: concepts and components -- Previous discussions -- A narrow definition with a focus on the sharing of idle assets -- A Broad definition with a focus on ICT platform applications -- Core components -- Sharing economy in Korea: status and limits -- Status and characteristics -- Car-sharing -- Ride-sharing -- Accommodation-sharing -- Cases of failure: sharing of intangible assets and government-run sharing -- Cases of failure: government-run sharing -- Issues around sharing economy in Korea -- Conflicts with incumbent businesses -- Platform labour workers in regulatory grey area -- Government efforts towards social compromise -- A Need for alternative regulatory strategies -- What conventional regulations can do to the sharing economy -- The purpose of regulatory alternatives -- Alternative 1: Regulation-in-proportion (transaction-volume-based regulations) -- Alternative 2: Platform regulation (delegated implementation) -- Co-regulation: an ideal way forward -- Conclusion -- References…”

“…It demonstrates how neural networks used in combination with evolutionary computation outperform classical econometric methods for accuracy in forecasting, classification and dimensionality reduction. McNelis utilizes a variety of examples, from forecasting automobile production and corporate bond spread, to inflation and deflation processes in Hong Kong and Japan, to credit card default in Germany to bank failures in Texas, to cap-floor volatilities in New York and Hong Kong.* Offe…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…MAKING IMPORTANT DECISIONS -- Allocation of Research Funds -- Regulatory Decisions About Technologies -- Food and Drug Administration -- Third-Party Payers -- CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEARTS -- Considerations for the Next Decision Point -- OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS -- Future Development of Ventricular Assist Devices -- Clinical Trials and Patient Follow-up -- Clinical Trials -- Postmarketing Surveillance -- Posttrial Follow-up -- Fostering Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research -- Patients' Quality of Life and Treatment Preferences -- Research Needs -- Heart Failure Research -- Epidemiological Research -- Communication Among MCSS Researchers -- HOW THIS REPORT SHOULD BE USED -- REFERENCE -- Appendixes -- A History and Methods of This Evaluation -- ADDENDUM -- B A Chronology of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Artificial Heart Program and Related Events -- C Technological Opportunities and Barriers in the Development of Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems -- CURRENT STATE OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- Short-Term-Use Devices (fewer than 180 days) -- Total Artificial Heart -- Animal and Clinical Results -- Technological Development of Pneumatic Total Artificial Hearts -- Univentricular or Biventricular Assist Devices -- Pulsatile Devices (Sac/Diaphragm) -- Steady-Flow Devices -- Summary -- Permanent or Long-Term-Use Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems (more than 180 days) -- Unilateral Assist Devices -- In Vitro and In Vivo Test Results -- Permanent Total Artificial Hearts -- University of Utah System -- Nimbus/Cleveland Clinic System -- ABIOMED/Texas Heart System -- Pennsylvania State University System -- Non-U.S. …”

“…Joe Nussbaum: Started Big Event at Texas A&M when in college in the '80s and has continued to grow; largest one-day college community service day in the country and has been adopted by over seventy universities. …”

“…In the post-real estate boom era, fixing and flipping is again a solid business--especially in the “sand” states—Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, and Florida, among others. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Railway Sheds, Expo Pavilions, Terminals - Spatial Landscapes of the Future, p. 58 ; Railways Conquer Architecture, p. 62 ; Euston Station, London, p. 64 ; Lime Street Station, Liverpool, p. 66 ; Gare d’Austerlitz, paris, p. 68 ; Station Designed by german Master Builders, p. 70 ; Field of Experimentation Expo Pavilions, p. 72 ; Crystal Palace, London, p. 74 ; Glass Palace, Munich, p. 74 ; Palais des Machines, World Exhibition, Paris, p. 78 ;Interim Worlds: The Avant-garde and Fascination with Construction, p. 80 ; Main station on Santa Maria Novella, Florence, p. 82 ; “Tensegrity” Structures for Wide Halls – Richard Buckminster Fuller and the Consequences, p. 84 ; Olympic Stadium, Munich, p. 86 ; US Pavilion, Expo Osaka, p. 88 ; A New Type of Terminal: Station and Airport Buildings, p. 90 ; Roofing Over the Postal Vehicle Shed, Chur, p. 92 ; Waterloo lnternational Terminal, London, p. 94 ; Lehrter Main Station, Berlin, p. 98 ; New Stations for Deutsche Bahn - Visions, p. 100 ; How Concrete Became Lighter - 100 Years of Concrete Pioneers, p. 102 ; Concrete: The Building Material of the 20th Century, p. 106 ; The ldeal Industrial City - Citè Industrielle, p. 108 ; The Magazine ABC, p. 110 ; The Domino Model, p. 112 ; Système Hennebique: The Strength of Reinforced Concrete in Design, p. 114 ; Apartment House, 25bis rue Franklin, Paris, p. 116 ; Bally Shoe Factory, Dottikon, p. 118 ; Fiat Automobile Factory Lingotto, Turin, p. 120 ; Key Buildings of Dutch Modernism, p. 122 ; Bauhaus Dessau, p. 126 ; The Invention of the “Mushroom Column”, p. 124 ; Van Nelle Tobacco, Tea and Coffee Factory, Rotterdam, p. 128 ; Johnson Wax, Administration Building, Racine, Wisconsin, p. 130 ; The Further Development of a Modern Culture of Building in Concrete: Concepts for Free Spatial Forms, p. 132 ; Pier Luig Nervi - Engineer Architect, p. 134 ; Angelo Mangiarotti - The Design Impact of Concrete: Structural Systems, p. 136 ; Franz Dischinger and Concrete Shell Technology, p. 138 ; Eduardo Torroja - The Logic of Form, p. 140 ; Eladio Dieste - Thin-shell Brickwork Structures: Using Concrete Technology, p. 142 ; Heinz Isler - Spatial Form and Shell Technology, p. 144 ; Concrete and Architectonically Shaped Space, p. 146 ; Portuguese Pavilion, World Exposition on the Theme of the Oceans, Lisbon, p. 148 ; Menil Collection Museum, Houston, Texas, p. 150 ; Hochschule fïr Technik und Wirtschaft and Commercial Building on Ottoplatz, Chur, p. 152 ; Transitions - From Tectonics to Morphology, Andermatt, p. 154 ; The “Liberated Façade” - From Wall to Partition to Skin, p. 156 ; Iron Skeleton Structure and Curtain Wall, p. 160 ; Office Buildings Liverpool, p. 162 ; Menier Chocolate Factory Noisiel-sur-Marne, p. 164 ; From the New York Iron Works to the “Chicago Frame”, p. 166 ; First Leiter Building and Fair Building; Chicago, Illinois, p. 168 ; The Chicago School of Architecture, p. 170 ; The “'façade libre” - A Project of Modernism, p. 172 ; The Luxfer Prism Company - Frank Lloyd Wright's Studies and Projects, p. 174 ; The Industrial Building Culture in Germany, p. 176 ; “Le mur rideau” - Studies and Projects by Le Corbusier, p. 178 ; Industrial Façade Technology - Studies and Projects by Jean Prouve, p. 180 ; The Lightness of Post-war Modernism, p. 182 ; Ludwig Mirs van der Rohe: IIT Campus and Skyscraper Technology in Chicago, p. 184 ; An American School of Thought of Post-war Modernism: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, p. 186 ; From “Liberated Space” to Transparent Skin: Egon Eiermann and Sep Ruf, p. 188 ; After 1973 - The Future of the Intelligent Building Envelope, p. 190 ; The Technology of Structural Glazing - Peter Rice and RFR, p. 192 ; Experiments in the Field of Material Technology - the Buildings of Renzo Piano Building Workshop, p. 194 ; Concepts for New Glass Façades, p. 196 ; Transformation Strategies, p. 198 ; The “Communicative” Building Envelope, p. 200 ; Process Thinking Conquers Construction – lndustrialisation from the Balloon Frame to the Skyscraper, p. 202 ; Balloon Frame and Skyscraper: The First Symbols of Successful Industrial Building, p. 206 ; Wooden Frame Construction: Balloon Frame and Western Frame, p. 208 ; The McCormick Factory: “Interchangeable Parts” as the Forerunner of Industrial Building, p. 210 ; The Chicago Frame and the lnvention of the Skyscraper, p. 212 ; Frank Lloyd Wright – Ballon-frame Construction Technique and Tectonic Design, p. 214 ; Mass Production and the Industrial Programme of Modern Architecture, p. 216 ; Albert Kahn and the 'Industrial Office', p. 218 ; Major and Model Developments, p. 220 ; Case Study Houses, p. 224 ; Empire State Building, New York, p. 226 ; Construction System Mindset Between the “Sputnik Shock” and the “Oil Shock” - Precursors and Consequences, p. 228 ; Jean Prouve: from the “baraque demonlable” to the “2CV de l'habitat”, p. 230 ; The General Panel System, p. 232 ; The USM Construction System, p. 234 ; Concrete Construction Systems, p. 236 ; Structuralism, p. 238 ; From Mass-made to Customised Production, p. 240 ; Bercy 2 Shopping Centre Charenton le Pont near Paris, p. 242 ; Spheres, Blobs and Digital Tectonics, p. 244 ; Combination of Industrial and Manual Techniques, p. 246 ; "Sustainable Building Design" - A Future Project, p. 248 ; Efficiency and Effectiveness of Systems, Structures and Elements, p. 252 ; The Invention of the Joint, p. 254 ; The Renault Distribution Centre, Swindon, p. 256 ; Aluminium Jubilee Pavilion, Paris, p. 258 ; IBM Travelling Exhibition Pavilion, p. 260 ; Air as Construction Material, p. 262 ; Material and Technology, Resources and Processes, p. 264 ; Shigeru Ban: The “Paper Tube Structure” Technique, p. 266 ; Profiling: a Constant Theme of Industrial Design, p. 268 ; Plastics, New Materials, Composities, p. 270 ; Metamorphoses in Glass, p. 272 ; “Light Tech” and “Low Energy” - A Watershed in The Way of Thinking, p. 274 ; The “New Atrium” , p. 276 ; The City Mall, p. 278 ; The Green Skyscraper, p. 280 ; The Newsirit and Peak_Lab Research Projects, p. 282 ; Regarding the Question of Habitat, p. 286 ; 10 Points Regarding a Culture of Sustainability, p. 288 ; Learning from Nature, p. 290 ; Low-energy Strategies, p. 292 ; The Sustainable Skin Concept, p. 294 ; Jean-Marie TJibaou Cultural Centre, Nouméa, p. 296 ; Sir Ove Arup: The Key Speech, 1970, p. 298 ; Notes, p. 306 ; Bibliography, p. 313 ; Index, p. 318 ; Picture Credits, p. 318 ; lndex of Names, p. 318 ; Index of Places and Projects, p. 320 ; Exhibition and Expo Projects, p. 322.…”