“…The second goal of this book is to provide a methodology to study how Two Minds works in practice when people use interactive systems. The latter half of this book describes theory practices in detail. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Opportunities and Challenges in Resource Recovery From Waste -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Classification of Wastes -- 1.3 Significance of Waste Recovery -- 1.4 Requirements for a Circular Economy and Resource Recovery -- 1.4.1 Societal Requirements -- 1.4.2 Municipal Requirements -- 1.5 Recovery Status and Opportunities -- 1.5.1 Organic Matter Compost and Energy Potential Utilization -- 1.5.2 Anaerobic Digestion -- 1.5.3 Plastics Recycling and Recovery -- 1.5.4 Refuse-Derived Fuel -- 1.5.5 Inert Waste Recycling -- 1.5.6 Carbon-Based Materials -- 1.5.7 Incineration -- 1.5.8 Heavy Metal Recovery -- 1.6 Challenges -- 1.6.1 Approach of Public and Mixing Up of Wastes -- 1.6.2 Recovery Feasibility -- 1.6.3 Climate-Solid Waste Relation -- 1.6.4 Income Distribution of Population -- 1.6.5 Policies and Framework, Fund Allocation Implications -- 1.7 Possible Strategies for Improved Resource Recovery -- 1.7.1 Decentralization of Waste -- 1.7.2 Extended Producer Responsibility -- 1.7.3 Public Sentiments and Waste Prevention Behaviour -- 1.7.4 Incorporating Technology -- 1.7.5 Improved Data Reliability On Waste Composition -- 1.7.6 Policy Implementation -- 1.7.7 Formal-Informal Sector Collaboration -- 1.8 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Best Available Techniques for Organic Livestock Waste Management in Russia -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Materials and Methods -- 2.3 Results -- 2.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 Bioenergy From Organic Waste: Translation of Technology From Laboratory to Land -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Biomethanation Process -- 3.2 Development of Advanced High-Rate Anaerobic Digesters: Significance and Indigenization…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Pearson's Commitment to Accessibility -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- About the editors -- List of contributors -- 1 Integrating human factors and systemic resilience: an interdisciplinary approach to cybersecurity in critical infrastructures and utilities -- 1.1 Introduction: the convergence of disciplines in cybersecurity -- 1.1.1 Statement of the problem -- 1.1.2 Significance of this study -- 1.1.3 Research objectives -- 1.1.4 Chapter overview -- 1.2 Cyber-physical security and critical infrastructure: the indivisible duo -- 1.2.1 Definition of key terms -- 1.2.2 Evolution and importance of cyber-physical systems -- 1.2.3 Specific challenges in cyber-physical security -- 1.3 Systemic vulnerabilities and cybersecurity threats -- 1.3.1 Systemic vulnerabilities: an overview -- 1.3.2 The interface between systemic vulnerabilities and cybersecurity -- 1.3.3 Cyberthreats leveraging systemic weaknesses -- 1.4 The human element in cybersecurity: the weakest link -- 1.4.1 Human factors in cybersecurity: an overview -- 1.4.2 Human errors: a breach in cyber defence -- 1.4.3 The psychology behind social engineering -- 1.4.4 Insider threats: a hidden menace -- 1.5 Role of culture in cybersecurity: shaping the human factor -- 1.5.1 The significance of cybersecurity culture -- 1.5.2 Creating a cybersecurity culture in utilities -- 1.5.3 Shift from information security to cybersecurity -- 1.5.4 Impact of culture on cybersecurity performance -- 1.6 Integrated cybersecurity frameworks and strategies: a holistic approach -- 1.6.1 The need for integration in cybersecurity -- 1.6.2 Principles of integrated cybersecurity frameworks -- 1.6.3 Risk analyses and hazard management in cybersecurity -- 1.6.4 Implementing an integrated cybersecurity strategy -- 1.7 Systemic resilience in cybersecurity: bouncing back from attacks…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Various Deep Learning-based Resource Allocation Techniques in Wireless Communication System -- 1.1 The Next-Generation Wireless Communication Systems -- 1.2 Machine Learning Algorithms -- 1.2.1 Deep Neural Networks -- 1.2.2 Deep Reinforcement Learning -- 1.2.3 Centralized Learning -- 1.2.4 Distributed Learning -- 1.2.5 Federated Learning -- 1.2.6 Deep Learning in Resource Allocation -- 1.3 Heterogeneous Network -- 1.4 Reinforcement Learning -- 1.5 Federated Learning -- 1.6 Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning in Resource Allocation -- 1.6.1 Overview of Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning (FDRL) in Resource Allocation -- 1.6.2 Applying Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning in Resource Allocation -- 1.6.2.1 Challenges and Advantages -- References -- Chapter 2: Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Resource Allocation in Heterogeneous Networks -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Supervised Learning-based Resource Allocation -- 2.1.2 Unsupervised Learning-based Resource Allocation -- 2.1.3 Learning Assisted Optimization for Resource Allocation -- 2.1.4 Deep Reinforcement Learning for Resource Allocation -- 2.1.4.1 Deep Q-Networks -- 2.1.4.2 Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient -- 2.1.5 Federated Learning-based Resource Allocation -- 2.2 Reinforcement Learning in Resource Allocation -- 2.3 Aim of the Chapter -- 2.4 System Model -- 2.5 Proposed Federated-DRL Algorithm -- 2.6 Simulation Results -- 2.6.1 Spectral Efficiency Performance -- 2.6.2 Timing and Complexity Analysis -- 2.7 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: A Comprehensive Overview of Internet of Nano-Things (IoNT) in the Next-Generation Heterogeneous Networks: Deployment Aspects, Applications, and Challenges -- 3.1 Introduction…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editor Bios -- Contributor Bios -- Acknowledgments -- Introductory Chapter: Asia Finance: The Emergence of Asia Economy and New Development in Finance -- Banking -- Market Developments and Governance Issues -- Sovereign Wealth Funds -- Summary of Individual Chapters in Volume 1 -- Disclaimers -- Part One: Banking -- 1 Risk Rating in Asian Banks -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 PIT Versus Behavior Modeling -- 1.2.1 Transaction Behavior Data -- 1.2.2 Back-Testing -- 1.3 Transaction Behavior Scoring -- 1.3.1 Scoring Process -- 1.3.2 Validation -- 1.4 Simulation and Conclusion -- References -- 2 Private Wealth Management in Asia -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Global Market Distribution of Private Wealth -- 2.3 Asian Market Distribution of Private Wealth -- 2.4 Asian Private Wealth Management -- 2.5 Asian Centers of Private Wealth Management -- 2.5.1 Hong Kong and Singapore -- 2.5.2 China and India as Emerging Markets -- 2.5.3 Japan's Challenges -- 2.6 Swiss Private Banking Across Asia -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Banking Networks of Asian Financial Centers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Roots of Asia's Banking Networks -- 3.3 Asia's Leading Financial Centers -- 3.3.1 The View from HSBC -- 3.3.2 The Ranking of Asia's Financial Centers -- 3.4 Asia's Exchanges -- 3.5 China's Financial Centers -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Dynamics of House Prices and Bank Lending in Korea -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Literature Review -- 4.3 Apartment House Prices and Bank Lending: Stylized Facts in Regional Submarkets of House in Korea -- 4.4 Long-Run Analysis -- 4.5 Short-Run Relationship -- 4.6 Conclusion -- Appendix 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Section I: Introduction, Rationale and International Perspectives -- Chapter 1: Diversifying the Teaching Profession: Representation Matters -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Representation Matters: Equity in and through Admissions to Teacher Education -- 1.3 Teacher Diversity Policies and Initiatives: Who Is Included and Excluded? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I.1 Saudi Sportswashing -- I.2 A System That Is Difficult to Change -- I.3 An Unprecedented Strategy to Disrupt World Sport -- I.4 Regulating International Sport -- I.5 Beyond the Contrast Between the European and American Models of Sport -- I.6 Convergence Between Non-Profit and For-Profit Sport Organisations -- I.7 Competition, But Also Cooperation and Mimicry -- I.8 A Two-Part Presentation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part I Three Interconnected Regulatory Systems -- Chapter 1 Olympic Governance Under Pressure -- 1.1 More Assertive Leadership By the IOC -- 1.1.1 The Globalisation of Sport -- 1.1.2 Three Interconnected Forms of Governance -- 1.1.2.1 Systemic Governance -- 1.1.2.2 Political Governance -- 1.1.2.3 ('Good') Organisational Governance -- 1.1.3 Thomas Bach's Realpolitik Approach to Risk Management -- 1.1.3.1 Responsible Autonomy Through Good Governance -- 1.1.3.2 Sport's Societal Benefits Called Into Question -- 1.1.4 An Institutional Balancing Act -- 1.1.4.1 Institutional Work and Legitimacy -- 1.1.4.2 Strategic Responses to Institutional Processes -- 1.2 The IOC's Core Partners -- 1.2.1 International Federations -- 1.2.1.1 Four Categories of IFs -- 1.2.2 National Olympic Committees -- 1.2.2.1 A Wider Range of Services -- 1.2.2.2 The Rise of Asia's Sports Institutions -- 1.2.2.3 Wide Variation in Funding and Professionalisation Strategies -- 1.2.2.4 At the Heart of Controversial International and Domestic (Geo)Political Games -- 1.2.3 Organising Committees of the Olympic Games -- 1.2.3.1 Funding and Delivering Olympic Games -- 1.2.3.2 The Paris 2024 OCOG -- 1.2.3.3 The Controversial Issue of Impacts and Legacy -- 1.2.3.4 A Catalyst for Transforming a Country? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Allow yourself to come up with terrible ideas -- Allow your partner to come up with terrible ideas -- Share your ideas with your partner, even the kinda dumb half-formed ones -- Spend some time away from your partner, thinking on your own -- Come up with a lot of ideas. …”

“…Plus, you get access to two and half hours of video training and a companion ebook. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author Bio -- 1: Introduction to the Private Security Industry and the Investigative Process -- 1.1 The Private Security Industry: Overview and Context -- 1.1.1 The Contemporary State of Private Security -- 1.1.2 Classifications and Functions of the Private Security Industry -- 1.2 The Private Security Industry and Privatization -- 1.3 The Role of Private Security and the Investigative Process -- 1.3.1 Investigative Activities Commonly Encountered by Private Security -- 1.4 Conclusion and Final Thoughts -- Notes -- 2: General Characteristics of a Competent Investigator -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 A Private versus Public Mentality -- 2.2.1 Objectivity and Investigative Practice -- 2.2.2 Logic and Investigative Practice -- 2.2.3 Perseverance, Diligence, and Investigative Practice -- 2.3 Human Relations Skills and Investigative Practice -- 2.4 Ethics and the Investigative Process -- Notes -- 3: Interview and Case Evaluation -- 3.1 Introduction: The Interview and the Investigator -- 3.2 Initial Interview -- 3.2.1 Initial Interview: Administrative Requirements -- 3.2.1.1 Authorization and Release -- 3.2.1.2 Interview Information or Fact Sheets -- 3.2.1.3 Follow-Up Letter -- 3.2.2 Recording Interview Impressions -- 3.3 Case Evaluation and Subsequent Interviews -- Notes -- 4: Witness Testimony and Evidence in the Private Security Industry -- 4.1 The Purpose of Witnesses -- 4.2 Types of Witnesses -- 4.2.1 Missing or Unknown Witnesses -- 4.2.2 Lay Witnesses -- 4.2.3 Expert Witnesses -- 4.2.3.1 Qualifications of the Expert -- 4.2.3.2 Sources of Expert Witnesses -- 4.2.3.3 Expert Service Contracts -- 4.2.4 Character Witnesses -- 4.3 Processing Witnesses -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Notes -- 5: Collection of Information…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: 5G Intelligent Transportation Systems for Smart Cities -- 1.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Author -- Part I Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology -- 1 The Cellular System and the Code of Life -- 1.1 The Cellular Challenge -- 1.2 How Cells Meet the Challenge -- 1.3 Molecules in Cells -- 1.4 Intracellular Structures Or Spaces -- 1.4.1 Nucleus -- 1.4.2 Cell Membrane -- 1.4.3 Cytoplasm -- 1.4.4 Endosome, Lysosome, and Peroxisome -- 1.4.5 Ribosome -- 1.4.6 Endoplasmic Reticulum -- 1.4.7 Golgi Apparatus -- 1.4.8 Cytoskeleton -- 1.4.9 Mitochondrion -- 1.4.10 Chloroplast -- 1.5 The Cell as a System -- 1.5.1 The Cellular System -- 1.5.2 Systems Biology of the Cell -- 1.5.3 How to Study the Cellular System -- References -- 2 DNA Sequence: The Genome Base -- 2.1 The DNA Double Helix and Base Sequence -- 2.2 How DNA Molecules Replicate and Maintain Fidelity -- 2.3 How the Genetic Information Stored in DNA Is Transferred to Protein -- 2.4 The Genomic Landscape -- 2.4.1 The Minimal Genome -- 2.4.2 Genome Sizes -- 2.4.3 Protein-Coding Regions of the Genome -- 2.4.4 Non-Coding Genomic Elements -- 2.5 DNA Packaging, Sequence Access, and DNA-Protein Interactions -- 2.5.1 DNA Packaging -- 2.5.2 Sequence Access -- 2.5.3 DNA-Protein Interactions -- 2.6 DNA Sequence Mutation and Polymorphism -- 2.7 Genome Evolution -- 2.8 Epigenome and DNA Methylation -- 2.9 Genome Sequencing and Disease Risk -- 2.9.1 Mendelian (Single-Gene) Diseases -- 2.9.2 Complex Diseases That Involve Multiple Genes -- 2.9.3 Diseases Caused By Genome Instability -- 2.9.4 Epigenomic/Epigenetic Diseases -- References -- 3 RNA: The Transcribed Sequence -- 3.1 RNA as the Messenger -- 3.2 The Molecular Structure of RNA -- 3.3 Generation, Processing, and Turnover of RNA as a Messenger -- 3.3.1 DNA Template -- 3.3.2 Transcription of Prokaryotic Genes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Tip 34: Picking different image aspect ratios -- Tip 35: The magical half-press -- 2.2. Monitor and Viewfinder -- Tip 36: Make use of the eye sensor! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Preface -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: When does symbiosis begin? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Bios of Authors -- Preface-Basis for This Book and the Series -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Why You Should Read This Book -- 1.3 How This Book Is Organized -- 2 Data and Analytics Maturity Models -- 2.1 Contrasting Some Analytics Maturity Models -- 2.1.1 Another View of Analytics Maturity -- 2.2 Assessment Practices -- 2.2.1 Analytic Processes Maturity Model (APMM) -- 2.2.2 Analytics Maturity Assessment or Delta Plus Method -- 2.2.3 Gartner's Maturity Model for Data and Analytics -- 2.2.4 SAS Analytics Maturity Scorecard -- 2.2.5 TDWI Analytics Maturity Model -- 2.2.5.1 Determining an Organization's Maturity Level -- 2.3 The Analytics Model Moving Forward in This Book -- 2.3.1 Level 1 Explorers, Chapter Three -- 2.3.2 Level 2 Novices, Chapter 4 -- 2.3.3 Level 3 Practitioners, Chapter 5 -- 2.3.4 Level 4 Leaders, Chapter 6 -- 2.3.5 Level 5 Innovators, Chapter 7 -- References -- 3 The Explorers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Some Characteristics of Explorers -- 3.3 Common Technology Employed by Explorers -- 3.3.1 Where Explorers Are Gaining the Most from Data and Analytics -- 3.4 Healthcare Explorers -- 3.4.1 Self-Improvement Is Often the Best Improvement- How Can Analytics Help? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Basic Principle of Nonlocalities -- 1.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part 1 Human Rights During health Crises -- 1 'human Rights Against Human Arbitrariness': Pandemics... -- 1 Human Rights in a Time of Cholera (and Typhus): Rudolf Virchow and the Emergence of Social Medicine in the 1840s -- 2 Health, Racial Discrimination and Social Rights Constitutionalism After the First World War -- 3 From 'fundamental Right' to a New Pandemic Turning Point: the Right to Health After 1945 -- 4 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2 Human Rights-Based Versus Populist Responses to the Pandemic -- 1 Human Rights-Based Responses to Rights-Based-Covid-19 -- 2 Conclusion: the Choice Between Populism and Human Rights -- References -- 3 Human Rights in Times of Pandemics: Necessity and Proportionality -- 1 States' Obligations to Protect Life and Health -- 2 Coercion, Stigma, and Human Rights -- 3 Restrictions, Restrictions Everywhere -- 3.1 Restrictive Measures Lacking Evidence -- 3.2 Covid-19 Criminals -- 4 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 4 Covid-19 Risk Communication: The Right to Information and Participation -- 1 What Is the Right to Information? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Key findings -- The average tax wedge for single workers increased in a majority of countries in 2023 -- The average tax wedge for households with children rose across the OECD in 2023 -- Post-tax incomes fell in real terms in over half of OECD countries -- Tax and gender through the lens of the second earner (Special Feature) -- Notes -- Part I Effective tax rates on labour income - Comparisons and trends -- Part I Effective tax rateson labour income -Comparisons and trends -- 1 Overview -- Introduction -- Taxation of single workers -- The tax wedge -- Personal average tax rates -- Single versus one-earner couple taxpayers -- Taxation of two-earner couples -- The tax wedge -- Personal average tax rates -- Wages -- References -- Notes -- 2 Special feature: Tax and gender through the lens of the second earner -- Introduction -- Tax policy contributes to persistent disparities between men and women in the labour market -- Methodology, assumptions and limitations -- Key indicators -- Dimensions -- Assumptions and limitations -- The average tax wedge on second earners -- Second-earner versus single-earner tax wedge -- Decomposing the second-earner tax wedge -- Marginal tax wedge on second earners -- Marginal tax wedge for a wage increase equivalent to 1% of the average wage -- Marginal tax wedge for an increase in earnings from 67% to 100% of the average wage -- Conclusion -- References -- Annex 2.A. -- Notes -- 3 Effective tax rates on labour income in 2023 -- Average tax rates -- Marginal tax rates -- Notes -- 4 Graphical exposition of effective tax rates in 2023 -- Notes -- 5 Effective tax rates on labour income in 2022 -- 6 Evolution of effective tax rates on labour income (2000-23) -- Long-term trends in labour taxation since 2000 -- Note -- Part II Country details, 2023 -- Part II Country details,2023…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Endorsement Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Authors -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the philosophy of cybersecurity -- 1.1 A few words about history -- 1.1.1 The history of viruses and malware -- 1.1.2 Interest groups and hacker groups -- 1.1.3 Why cybersecurity has become important -- 1.2 The gradual increase in the role and importance of cybersecurity -- 1.2.1 The problem of scale -- 1.3 The international and military dimension -- 1.4 What is the philosophy of cybersecurity - how do we understand it? …”