“…Rabbi Jacob Agus' (1911-1986) intellectual production spanned nearly a half century and covered an enormous historical and conceptual range, from the biblical to the modern era. …”

“…Combining a comparative analysis of equal rights in the constitutions of all 193 countries with inspiring stories of activism and powerful court cases from around the globe, the book traces the trends in constitution drafting over the past half century, and examines how stronger protections against discrimination have transformed lives. …”

“…Chronicling the evolution of the British secret agent over half a century of political, social, and cultural permutations, the fifteen chapters examine the Bond-brand beyond the film series and across media platforms while understanding these ancillary texts and contexts as sites of negotiation with the Eon franchise…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- THE ATD WORKSHOP SERIES -- INTRODUCTION: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK -- Why Is Management Development Training Important? …”

“…It was also the seminal experience for a generation of critics who have dedicated the following half-century to the task of critically responding to the cinema. 00'The Red Years of Cahiers du Cinema (1968-1973)' gives a historical overview of this period in the journal's history, combining biographical accounts of the critics who were involved with Cahiers in the post-1968 and theoretical explorations of the text they wrote…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Preface -- 1 Corporate Governance and Sustainability -- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability -- Convergence of CSR and Corporate Governance -- Impact of Convergence on Corporate Regulation -- Investor Interest in CSR and Sustainability and Impact on Board Oversight -- Transparency and Disclosure -- Notes -- 2 Sustainability Standards and Instruments -- CSR Initiatives of Governmental or Intergovernmental Bodies -- United Nations Global Compact -- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises -- G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance -- International Labour Organization -- International Finance Corporation -- Principles for Responsible Investment -- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals -- United Nations Human Rights Instruments -- Sectoral CSR Commitments -- International Multi-Stakeholder Processes -- AccountAbility -- CRT Principles for Business -- Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative -- Forest Stewardship Council -- Marine Stewardship Council -- Social Accountability International -- Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil -- International Reporting and Management Standards -- Securities Exchanges and Regulators -- Notes -- 3 Board Oversight of Sustainability -- Directors' Adoption and Oversight of Corporate Sustainability -- Directors' Fiduciary Duties -- Framework for Board Oversight of CSR and Corporate Sustainability -- Board Committees -- Board Composition -- Sustainability Education and Training for Board Members -- Notes -- 4 Governance and Nominating Committee -- Qualifications of Directors -- Independence Requirements -- Financial Expertise -- Charter and Activities of Governance and Nominating Committee -- Statement of Purpose -- Composition, Meetings and Procedures -- Scope of Duties and Responsibilities…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Part I Historical perspectives on business and accounting ethics -- 1 History of professional accounting ethics -- 2 Historical development of the code of ethics of the US public accounting profession -- 3 In our time: accountant ethics and historical relativity -- Part II Alternative perspectives for thinking about accounting ethics -- 4 Virtue ethics and the accounting profession -- 5 Habermas and discourse ethics -- 6 Stories and accounting ethics -- 7 Feminism and ethics in accounting: emancipatory perspectives -- Part III Religious perspectives on accounting ethics -- 8 Use of stories in the Jewish Talmud to emphasize substance over form -- 9 A Christian accounting ethic: god's image and work transform our image and work -- 10 Human accountability and divine grace in the Qur'an perceived through an accounting perspective -- Part IV Topical perspectives on accounting ethics -- 11 Ethics in auditing -- 12 Promoting a stronger ethical focus in management accounting research and practice -- 13 Development and analysis of three sustainability initiatives -- 14 Governmental accounting ethics: providing accountability to maintain the public trust -- 15 Ethics and accounting information systems -- 16 Blockchain technology in accounting information systems: intended and unintended consequences -- 17 Ethical considerations of corporate tax avoidance: diverging perspectives from different stakeholders -- 18 Personal tax compliance: ethical decision making in the tax context -- Part V Education and accounting ethics -- 19 The role of practical wisdom in accounting ethics education -- 20 Ethics in higher education -- 21 Have advanced degrees increased ethical professionalism for auditors?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Author -- 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Role of Business in Argentina's Society -- From Destruction to Disruption in Brazil -- Chile: Accelerating into the Future -- Greenlighting Latin America -- Notes -- Chapter 9: The Next Half: The Queens of Wall Street -- Vast Segment with Productive Capacity -- Whispers of Opportunity -- Untapped Potential -- Structural Barriers -- Why Now? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Basic statistics of Finland, 2019 -- Executive Summary -- The COVID-19 pandemic caused an economic slump -- Macroeconomic policies are supporting economic recovery -- Fiscal consolidation is needed once the economic recovery is underway to stabilise debt -- Stronger productivity growth will bolster the economic recovery -- Further measures are needed to meet greenhouse gas abatement objectives -- 1 Key policy insights -- The pandemic caused an economic slump in the first half of 2020 -- The government provided a bridge to businesses and households to traverse the crisis -- Measures to support employment and income -- Measures to support businesses -- Government policies are supporting a strong rebound from the slump -- Fiscal policy is expansionary in 2020 -- Monetary policy is boosting credit supply and keeping interest rates low -- Macro prudential policies should be tightened as the economy recovers to contain financial stability risks -- The recovery will be gradual and subject to risks -- Restoring public finance sustainability -- Boosting productivity growth -- Fostering the supply of skilled workers -- Easing regulatory barriers to competition -- Further measures are needed to achieve Finland's GHG emissions abatement objectives -- Perceived corruption is low, tax transparency is high but some aspects of anti-money laundering measures need strengthening -- Annex A. …”

“…Just 10% of regions accounted for more than half of total employment creation in most OECD countries between 1998 and 2003. …”

“…This book contains various works referring to Spanish prosecutors from the first half of the 20th century. The initial and final study of those that make up the work include other syntheses on the evolution of the Spanish procedural doctrine during that same period of time. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Machine generated contents note: Preface Chapter 1 Introduction and Basic Principles (Charles Tobias) 1.1 Electrochemical Cells 1.2 Characterization of Electrochemical Reactions 1.3 Importance of Electrochemical Systems 1.4 Scientific Units, Constants and Conventions 1.5 Faraday's law 1.6 Faradaic efficiency 1.7 Current Density 1.8 Potential and Ohm's law 1.9 Electrochemical Systems: Example General References Problems Chapter 2 Cell Potential and Thermodynamics (W. M. Latimer) 2.1 Half-cell Reactions 2.2 Cell Potential 2.3 Expression for Cell Potential 2.4 Standard Potentials 2.5 Effect of Temperature on Standard Potential 2.6 Simplified Activity Coefficients 2.7 Use of Cell Potentials 2.8 Equilibrium constants 2.9 Pourbaix diagrams 2.10 Cells with a Liquid Junction 2.11 Reference electrodes 2.12 Equilibrium at Electrode Interface 2.13 Potential in Solution due to charge: Debye-Huckel theory 2.14 Activity and Activity Coefficients 2.15 Estimation of Activity Coefficients 2.16 Closure General References Problems Chapter 3 Electrochemical Kinetics (Alexander N. …”

“…Embrace the Gritty Reality of Training Ever watched half your class stomp out on you? Fallen asleep facilitating a creativity workshop? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Machine generated contents note: Introduction 5 Joined the Military 6 Set Backs 8 A Navy SEAL and Beyond 11 Formal Education 13 Carrier Change 15 Fail Between the Lines 17 What to Expect 17 1 Remove the Dead Weight 20 Creating a Masterpiece 20 Assets and Liabilities 22 The Backpack 23 Evaluate the Weight 25 2 No More Excuses 28 Fall from Perfect 29 Take Action 30 Find Your Optimal Performance 31 Inverted U and Stress Control 31 Find Peace in Admitting Your Fear 33 The Potential of Failure is Not an Excuse 34 3 Take Control of Your Thoughts 36 The Confidence Dial 36 Insecurity 37 Replace Negative Thoughts with Positive Thoughts 40 Put things into Perspective 41 Levity 43 Make Big things Small 44 Arrogance 46 Be Confident, Not Arrogant 47 Humility 48 4 Be Mentally Tough 51 Climbing High 51 Humble Beginnings 52 A Long Way to Go 53 The Assent 54 In Over Our Heads 56 Final Stretch 57 Lessons Learned 58 Crawl Walk Run 59 5 Choosing the Warrior Mentality 62 Marathon is Half the Word 62 Be Better Today than Yesterday 66 Almost a Victim 67 Look Forward, not back. 69 My Accelerator Moment 70 6 Be Self Aware 74 What is your personality type? …”

“…You'll then dive into building a real application over a series of three chapters, so you can get an immediate feel for how this technology works in practice. The second half of the book features dedicated chapters on topics like routing, controllers, validation and tracing, and the authors close with discussions on performance, hosting and an all-important look at unit testing to help you prepare your application for the real world. …”

“…If the wealthy part of the world is not willing not make radical changes it does not matter what the less wealthy half of the global population will do to meet the climate and resource crisis. …”

“…Stretching chronologically across more than three and a half millennia, from the earliest, very fragmentary, proto-cuneiform tablets (3200-3000 BCE) to the Tang Code of 652 CE, the volume challenges earlier comparative histories of ancient law societies, at the same time as opening up new areas for future scholarship across a wealth of surviving ancient Near Eastern, Indian, Chinese, Greek, and Roman primary source evidence. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Appendixes, Table of Interviews, and Boxes -- List of Contributors -- Foreword: From AI-empowered Philanthropy to Philanthropy-driven AI -- Editors' Introduction to the Volume -- Part I: AI Applications in the Philanthropic Sector -- 1 The Relationship between AI and Philanthropy: From Historical Roots to Modern Convergence -- 2 Measuring Meaningful Change: AI-enhanced Impact Measurement in Philanthropy -- 3 PHIL4DEV: A Text-based Machine Learning Model to Compare Philanthropic Funding Across the World -- 4 Fast-tracking the use of AI in Everyday Philanthropy -- 5 Applying Diverse AI Tools to Transform Philanthropic Operations: Insights from the For-profit Sector -- 6 The Use of AI and Technology by Civil Society Organizations and its International Implications -- 7 The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology on Philanthropic Organizations: Case Studies of Non-profit and Cultural Associations -- 8 On the Impact of AI-empowered, Gaming-based Virtual Worlds on Philanthropy -- 9 Toward a Framework for Responsible AI in Storytelling for Nonprofit Fundraising -- Part II: Philanthropies' Regional AI Adoption, Readiness, and Applications -- 10 Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science Philanthropy: Case Studies of a Purposive Classification of Philanthropic Missions -- 11 Data Science and AI Among Philanthropic Foundations in Europe -- 12 Digitalization of Swiss Non-profit Foundations: The Potential Role of AI from a Cross-sectoral Perspective -- 13 Technological Readiness of Asia's Social Sector for the Adoption and use of Artificial Intelligence…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Applying to Graduate School -- 1 Before You Apply to Graduate Programs in Psychology: Knowing When You're Ready, and Gaining Post-Baccalaureate Experiences -- 2 Deciding to Apply and Successfully Gaining Admission to Graduate Schools in Psychology -- Part II: Beginning your Career -- 3 Your First Year of Graduate School -- 4 Following the Scientific Path in Applied Psychology -- 5 Impostor Syndrome in Graduate School -- 6 Cultural Humility in Psychology -- 7 Graduate Training for Students of Color: Belonging Required -- Fitting In, Not Recommended -- 8 Navigating Graduate School in Psychology as a Sexual and/or Gender Minority (LGBTQ+) Student -- 9 Considerations for First-Generation Students in Graduate School -- 10 Developing and Practicing Ethics -- Part III: Your Research/Academic Career -- 11 An Open Science Workflow for More Credible, Rigorous Research -- 12 Presenting Your Research -- 13 Publishing Your Research -- 14 Recommendations for Teaching Psychology -- 15 Applying for NIH Grants -- 16 On Being a Woman in Academic Psychology -- Part IV: Your Career as a Practitioner -- 17 Training to Begin a Private Practice -- 18 Obtaining a License to Practice Psychology -- 19 Becoming a Specialist: Board Certification -- 20 Becoming a Competent and Ethical Clinical Supervisor -- Part V: Your Professional Service Career -- 21 Getting Involved in Professional Organizations: A Gateway to Career Advancement -- 22 Advocacy: Advancing Psychology and Public Well-Being -- 23 Public Education of Psychology: An Interview with Philip G. …”