“…The author aims to analyze how these theories challenge the minimalistic and hegemonic approaches to democracy that dominated the latter half of the 20th century. The book is intended for scholars and students of political science, particularly those interested in contemporary democratic theory and political philosophy. …”

“…Intra-Asian trade is a major theme of recent writing on Asian economic history. From the second half of the nineteenth century, intra-Asian trade flows linked Asia into an integrated economic system, with reciprocal benefits for all participants. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half-title -- Series page -- Social Care in the UK's Four Nations: Between Two Paradigms -- Copyright information -- Table of Contents -- Series editors' preface -- List of figures, tables and boxes -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Comparing adult social care systems in the UK -- Introduction: from slow collapse to urgent crisis -- What is 'care'? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword I -- Foreword II -- Introduction: Three principles of ecological thinking for an interpretation of Portuguese Landscape Architecture education, heritage, and research -- Methodology and review process -- Part I Heritage and history of Portuguese Landscape Architecture: A time frame for Landscape Architecture -- 1 Historic gardens as cultural heritage. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- References -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: Families, Screen Media, and Daily Life During the Pandemic -- Media and Family Life During the Pandemic: Recent Scholarship -- Media During the Pandemic -- Managing Childcare During the Pandemic -- Theoretical Lenses -- General Research Methods -- Overviews of the Chapters -- References -- 2 Space, Time, and Families' Relational Media Practices: China and Canada -- Introduction -- Literature Review and Theoretical Framework -- Space -- Crafting Spatial Boundaries -- Co-presence: Togetherness (Or Not) in Families' Screen Media Practices -- Time -- Repurposing Screen Time -- Managing Family Time -- Imagining Post-Pandemic Times -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Temporalities and Changing Understandings of Children's Use of Media: Australia, China, and the United States -- Introduction -- Theoretical Frame: Time and Temporal Imaginaries -- New Distinctions Around Purposes for Children's Use of Media -- Increased Understandings of Media Content -- Exacerbated Worries About Screen Media -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Schooling With and Through Technologies During the Pandemic: South Korea and the UK -- Introduction -- Conceptual Framework: Terrains of Parental Responsibilisation -- Case Study Analyses -- School Partnership and Responsibilisation in South Korea -- Screen Media and Responsibilisation in South Korea -- Family Schedules and Responsibilisation in South Korea -- School Partnerships and Responsibilisation in the UK -- Screen Media and Responsibilisation in the UK -- Family Schedules and Responsibilisation in the UK -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 'Just Doing Stupid Things': Affective Affinities for Imagining Children's Digital Creativity -- Introduction…”

“…Brian Tracy shares the most important principles for sales success he has discovered in 30 years of training more than a half million sales professionals in 23 countries.Based on Tracy's detailed discussions with top salespeople and his keen observation of their methods, as well as his own experiences as a record-breaking salesman, these guidelines address both the inner game of selling-the mental component-and the outer game of selling-the methods and techniques of actually making the sale.Concise and action-oriented, Be a Sales Superstar is a handbook for busy sales professionals, providing…”

“…Following the collapse of the stock market in March 2000, M&A activity slumped dramatically, but this pause ended in the second half of 2004 when takeover deals occurred again quite frequently. …”

“…In this first volume of a groundbreaking four-part series sure to draw the attention of anyone interested in MPT, Markowitz provides the criteria necessary for judging among risk-measures; surveys a half-century of literature (nearly all of which has been ignored by textbooks) on the applicability of MPT; and presents an empirical study of which functions of mean and some risk-measure is best for those who seek to maximize return in the long run. …”

“…Learn App Inventor basics hands-on with step-by-step instructions for building more than a dozen fun projects, including a text answering machine app, a quiz app, and an app for finding your parked car! The second half of the book features an Inventor’s Manual to help you understand the fundamentals of app building and computer science. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- System Setup -- A Word about Preferences -- Editing Preferences -- Playback Preferences -- Background Render -- Import Preferences -- The Interface -- The Three-Window Interface -- The Five-Window Interface -- Working with Dual Viewers -- Working with Dual Monitor Displays -- Importing Media -- Importing Media into Final Cut Pro X -- Understanding the Final Cut Pro X file structure -- Create a Library and Importing Media -- Importing Media -- Importing from Camera or Media Card -- Importing Media from Hard Drive -- Capture from Tape -- Importing to Events by dragging -- Organization -- Organizational concepts within Final Cut Pro X -- Creating Libraries, Events and Projects -- Getting practical: hands-on reviewing and organizing of footage -- Reviewing Footage -- Rating Footage -- Marking Sections within Clips -- Labeling and Searching Clips -- Adding Notes to Clips -- Batch Renaming of Clips -- Keywording -- Editing -- The Process -- Creating a New Project -- Manually Setting Up a Project -- Basic Cutting -- Sliding Clips around in the Timeline -- Separating Audio from Video -- The Concept of Connected Clips -- Directing the Flow of Video and Audio -- Insert Editing -- Overwrite Editing -- Marking a Range in the Timeline -- Editing Overview -- Editing Tools -- Turning Skimming On and Off -- The Concept of Storylines -- Trimming (in general) -- Working with the Trim Tool -- Slide Edits -- The Precision Editor -- Trimming While Playing Back in the Timeline -- Retiming -- Create a Freeze Frame -- Setting Clip Durations -- Solo Clips -- Disable Clips -- Compound Clips -- Whizzing around the Timeline Using Markers -- Reveal All the Clips Used in Your Project -- Locating Clips in the Event Library or on the Hard Drive -- Cut, Copy, and Paste -- Show Used Media and Show Unused Media -- Automatic Backups of Libraries, Events and Projects -- Versioning -- Creating Custom Project Sizes -- Active Clip Indicator -- Auditioning -- Rendering -- Adjusting represented size of image in the Viewer -- Switching between Better Quality and Better Performance -- Working with Proxies -- Multicam editing -- Creating a Multicam Clip -- Editing Multicam Clips -- Copying media between Libraries and Events -- Organizing media in the Event Browser with Folders -- Putting it all Together -- Audio -- Sound Mixing -- Back to Basics -- Adjust the Audio Level within a Clip -- Fading Audio -- Fading Audio Using the Range Tool -- Keyframing Audio -- Adding Audio Mixes -- Expand Audio Components -- Break Apart Clip Items -- Relationship of the Inspector to Audio Output -- Setting Audio Pan Controls -- Switching Audio Tracks On and Off in the Inspector -- Boosting Audio Levels with the Gain Filter -- Keyframing Audio Gain -- Automated Loudness: Setting Audio Levels Quickly -- Graphic Equalizer -- Effects -- Types of Effects -- Video and Audio Effects -- Transitions -- Text -- Creating a Static Title -- Going Wacky with Fonts -- Fading Titles On and Off and Adjusting Transparency -- Keyframing Text -- Show Title/Action Safe Zones -- Generators -- Themes…”

“…They range from mobile applications in physiotherapy to changes in bioactive lipids in half-marathoners. However, sport and exercise medicine are broad subjects and require more papers to clarify their different aspects. …”

“…The Western and Central Pacific Ocean is home to the largest tuna fishery in the world - around half of the world€™s tuna supply - and is a vital economic resource for Pacific island countries. …”

“…On top of the workload, we're interrupted by the phone ringing, e-mails landing in the inbox, people dropping in the office and, before we know it, the day has passed and we've only achieved half of what we in…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- Introduction: Good Plans, Poorly Executed -- Chapter 1 The Strategy to Results Gap: Why Execution Matters -- Fixing the Execution Gap -- Digging In: Maneuvering through This World of Perpetual Whitewater -- Moving Beyond a Strategy of "Just Sucking Less" -- Why Gears? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Mobile Apps -- Mobile Apps Are Intermittent-use Apps -- Half-speed Progress, But Hope Ahead -- 3.Designing for the Small Screen -- Wasted Mobile Space -- Chrome -- Overloaded vs. …”

“…"The tremendous progress in biology over the last half century - from Watson and Crick's elucidation of the structure of DNA to today's astonishing, rapid progress in the field of synthetic biology - has positioned us for significant innovation in chemical production. …”

“…Moreover, natural products feature pharmacologically active pharmacophores which are pharmaceutically validated starting points for the development of new lead compounds. Over half of all approved (from 1981 to 2014) small-molecule drugs derived from NPs, including unaltered NPs, NPs synthetic derivatives and synthetic natural mimics, originated from a NPs pharmacophore or template. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Disclaimer -- Introduction -- About the author -- 1 Fundamental Concepts -- Background and definitions -- Key processes in money laundering and terrorist financing -- Money laundering -- Crypto-Laundering and the Blockchain -- Terrorist financing -- Further differences between terrorist financing and classical money laundering -- Suspicion recognition -- 2 The International AML and CFT Framework -- Key components of the international institutional and legal framework -- A developing framework to combat tax evasion -- Proliferation Financing -- A developing framework for the regulation of cryptocurrencies -- The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) -- FATF regional style bodies and associate members -- Other relevant international bodies -- Key requirements for financial institutions -- Key components of a national AML/CFT framework -- 3 The Role, Structure and Positioning of the AML/CFT Compliance Function -- Structure and culture -- AML/CFT best practice -- Best practice in higher-risk products and services -- IT systems -- The use of artificial intelligence -- Training, communication and awareness -- A 'pro-business' approach -- Management of internal suspicion reporting -- 4 CDD, KYC and the Risk-based Approach -- Background to the Risk-Based Approach -- Components of the Risk-Based Approach -- Mitigating controls -- Regulatory environment -- Special categories: Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) -- Constructing a Risk-Based Approach for your organisation -- The core components of CDD -- CDD processes and tools -- Example risk assessment frameworks -- Constructing a CDD framework for financial institutions -- Constructing a CDD framework for retail/consumer banking business -- Constructing a CDD framework for private banking -- 5 Reputational Risk…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- About the author -- About the illustrator -- SECTION 1 - ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF MEETINGS -BEING TOGETHER REALLY IS BETTER -- Format and framing -- We need meetings -- What are you and your organisation experiencing? …”