“…Mixed feelings about motherhood-uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children-are not just hard to discuss, they are a powerful social taboo. …”

“…Many engineering tasks require open-world resolutions to support multi-actor collaboration, coping with approximate models, providing effective engineer-computer interaction, search in multi-dimensional solution spaces, accommodating uncertainty, including specialist domain knowledge, performing sensor-data interpretation and dealing with incomplete knowledge. …”

“…Given that VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) is a reality on the world stage, specifically military forces must regularly grap-ple with such situations and deal with potentially harmful consequences. …”

“…The emergence of artificial intelligence has triggered enthusiasm and promise of boundless opportunities as much as uncertainty about its limits. The contributions to this volume explore the limits of AI, describe the necessary conditions for its functionality, reveal its attendant technical and social problems, and present some existing and potential solutions. …”

“…The papers cover recent advances and cutting-edge research in the field of life-cycle civil engineering, including emerging concepts and innovative applications related to life-cycle design, assessment, inspection, monitoring, repair, maintenance, rehabilitation, and management of structures and infrastructure systems under uncertainty. Major topics covered include life-cycle safety, reliability, risk, resilience and sustainability, life-cycle damaging processes, life-cycle design and assessment, life-cycle inspection and monitoring, life-cycle maintenance and management, life-cycle performance of special structures, life-cycle cost of structures and infrastructure systems, and life-cycle-oriented computational tools, among others. …”

“…As a subsystem of the Strategic Innovation System, this book presents the concept of the "Capabilities Building Map", which has characteristics of four different capabilities that correspond to the elements of speed of changes and uncertainty in the environment faced by companies. It explores how companies can change and even evolve their capabilities to achieve strategic innovation, using the latest findings of the systems-view, the process-view, and dynamic capabilities-view. …”

“…The first resource of its kind--a multi-disciplinary method for effectively managing the largest, most complex projects in business today All too often, we execute projects that come with high levels of complexity or uncertainty, along with conflicting or unstated expectations from stakeholders. …”

“…Although stakeholders have proposed a variety of QMs, none are used consistently across all treatment sites or all forms of SMI. Key areas of uncertainty remain. Knowledge gaps for SMI include an agreed-upon list of relevant QMs; identification of the most meaningful outcomes by which to measure the success of QMs; identification of barriers to and facilitators of their implementation; and robust assessments of whether use of such measures improves medical, psychiatric, and patient-centered outcomes. -- Purpose: The goal of this Technical Brief is to identify how QMs are currently used in the SMI population and to describe the evidence supporting their use. -- Methods: We discussed with Key Informants and performed targeted searches of published and gray literature on questions of (1) a description of QMs; (2) the context for their use; (3) research linking QMs to changes in outcomes; and (4) current key issues in future uptake, use, evidence gaps, and research priorities. -- Findings: The evidence base, which was sparse, suggests that no uniformly accepted practices exist on how to define or implement QMs for SMI, nor on which QMs are the most relevant. …”

“…Whether you are a business leader, aspiring entrepreneur, corporate innovator, growth investor, social impact change agent, or enterprising student, Design a Better Business is more than a book: it’s the comprehensive guide to the new tools, skills, and mindsets required to master ambiguity and create value from uncertainty…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Prologue: The Scope of Resilience Engineering by Erik Hollnagel; PART I Dealing with the Actual; Chapter 1 Resilience and the Ability to Respond; Chapter 2 Lessons from the Hudson; Chapter 3 Coping with Uncertainty. Resilient Decisions in Anaesthesia; Chapter 4 Training Organisational Resilience in Escalating Situations; PART II Dealing with the Critical; Chapter 5 Monitoring - A Critical Ability in Resilience Engineering; Chapter 6 From Flight Time Limitations to Fatigue Risk Management Systems - A Way Toward Resilience…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributing Authors -- Impedance spectroscopy advances and future trends: A comprehensive review / Part I: Electrochemical and physical phenomena -- Study of the humidity effect on the electrical impedance of MWCNT epoxy nanocomposites / Temperature influence on impedance of premium summer diesel fuel measured with the use of impedance spectroscopy / A study of the effect of short-term relaxation on the EIS test technique for EV battery cells / Humidity sensitivity investigation of reduced graphene oxide by impedance spectroscopy / Impedance study of Ni-Cr alloy in contact with biologic and organic solution using constant phase element / Part II: Measurement systems -- Influence of the settling behavior on the measurement uncertainty of EIS and how to decrease the measurement duration / Mixed-level simulation tool for design optimization of electrical impedance spectroscopy systems / A highly scalable FPGA implementation for cross-correlation with up-sampling support / Interface circuit for oil quality assessment considering dielectric losses and stray capacitances / Part III: Sensors -- Modeling for improved performance of non-contacting capacitive sensors for detecting aqueous solutions / Eddy current corrosion measurement of steel / First measurements with a radiation hard relative humidity sensor for the ATLAS Experiment / CNT-enhanced carbon electrode for nitrite detection and water analysis / Part IV: Bioimpedance measurements and methods -- Energy-efficient pulses for deep brain stimulation / How many frequencies to use in electrical bioimpedance measurements / A method of intra-ventricular bioimpedance spectroscopy to estimate the dynamic volume of right ventricle…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Scacco -- Communication as an economic tool and constitutive force : Chairman Greenspan's talk about uncertainties in future U.S. conditions / Lauren Berkshire Hearit and Patrice M. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…": the Surname Reform, the "Non-Muslims," and the Politics of Uncertainty in Post-genocidal Turkey / Emmanuel Szurek -- 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Neoliberalism and Alienation; 21. The Respect of Uncertainty; 22. Economic Science or Economic Subjectivity?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Scatter Search -- Experiments Using Scatter Search for the Multidemand Multidimensional Knapsack Problem -- A Scatter Search Heuristic for the Fixed-Charge Capacitated Network Design Problem -- Tabu Search -- Tabu Search-Based Metaheuristic Algorithm for Large-scale Set Covering Problems -- Log-Truck Scheduling with a Tabu Search Strategy -- Nature-inspired methods -- Solving the Capacitated Multi-Facility Weber Problem by Simulated Annealing, Threshold Accepting and Genetic Algorithms -- Reviewer Assignment for Scientific Articles using Memetic Algorithms -- GRASP and Iterative Methods -- Grasp with Path-Relinking for the Tsp -- Using a Randomised Iterative Improvement Algorithm with Composite Neighbourhood Structures for the University Course Timetabling Problem -- Dynamic and Stochastic Problems -- Variable Neighborhood Search for the Probabilistic Satisfiability Problem -- The ACO/F-Race Algorithm for Combinatorial Optimization Under Uncertainty -- Adaptive Control of Genetic Parameters for Dynamic Combinatorial Problems -- A Memetic Algorithm for Dynamic Location Problems -- A Study of Canonical GAs for NSOPs -- Particle Swarm Optimization and Sequential Sampling in Noisy Environments -- Distributed and Parallel Algorithms -- Embedding a Chained Lin-Kernighan Algorithm into a Distributed Algorithm -- Exploring Grid Implementations of Parallel Cooperative Metaheuristics -- Algorithm Tuning, Algorithm Design and Software Tools -- Using Experimental Design to Analyze Stochastic Local Search Algorithms for Multiobjective Problems -- Distance Measures and Fitness-Distance Analysis for the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem -- Tuning Tabu Search Strategies Via Visual Diagnosis -- Solving Vehicle Routing Using IOPT…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Projected Muslim Populations; Conclusions; Chapter Three: Long-Term Trends in National GDP; Forecasts of GDP per Working-Age Population; Uncertainties in the Relationship Between Aging and GDP; Conclusions; Chapter Four: The Economic Burden of Aging Populations; Policies Plus People Equals Burden; A Profile of the Aging World…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Definition of the domainTheoretical basis for the PISA mathematics framework; Organisation of the domain; Situations and context; Mathematical content - the four overarching ideas; Space and shape; Change and relationships; Quantity; Uncertainty; Mathematical processes; Mathematisation; The competencies; Competency clusters; The reproduction cluster; The connections cluster; The reflection cluster; Classification of items by competency cluster; Assessing mathematical literacy; Task characteristics; Assessment structure; Reporting mathematical proficiency…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; 4.2 Project scheduling - the critical path; 4.3 Dealing with uncertainty; 4.4 Controlling projects; Chapter 5. Money in the organization; 5.1 Investment appraisal; 5.2 Cost determination; 5.3 Producing the accounts; 5.4 Budgeting and the interpretation of results; Chapter 6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Epigraph -- Title page -- Copyright -- Introduction: Our seven psychological 'drivers' -- 1 Curiosity and the importance of having something to look forward to -- 2 Why keeping an open mind will help you to understand others -- 3 Using the 'Bubble Reputation' to improve how others see you -- 4 How fleeting attraction and perceived similarity can change 'no' to 'yes' -- 5 The single most persuasive expression you can ever use -- 6 How to worm your way into a group's affections and influence them -- 7 The 'chameleon effect' and how to use body language to your advantage -- 8 How your behaviours dictate either successful long-term partnerships - Or relationships heading for disaster -- 9 Why persistence pays when asking for a favour -- 10 The power of belief and the 'illusory correlation' -- 11 The anchor effect, the drive we have for 'more' and how to improve your negotiating skills -- 12 The seven things you need to know to improve your communication -- 13 The truth about money and motivation -- Conclusion: Our seven psychological 'drivers' and the pursuit of happiness -- Drivers 1, 2 and 3: The need to be loved, to be important and to belong -- Drivers 4 and 5: The need to believe and the need for a balance of certainty and uncertainty -- Driver 6: The need for 'a place' -- Driver 7: The need for growth and improvement -- The top 50 questions for you to master influence and persuasion -- About the author -- Index -- Advert -- EULA…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Holmes -- Planning for a changing climate without accurate predictions / Parag Rastogi and Mohammad Emtiyaz Khan -- Tools for community energy empowerment: a co-design approach / Bess Krietemeyer -- RHOnDA: an online tool to help homeowners and tenants increase resilience / Michelle Laboy and David Fannon -- Resilience hubs: shifting power to communities through action / Kristin Baja -- Climate change and health: connecting the dots, building a resilient future / Kim Knowlton and Yerina Mugica -- Increasing adaptive capacity of vulnerable populations through inclusive design / Jordana Maisel, Brittany Perez, and Krista Macy -- Passive survivability: keeping occupants safe in an age of disruptions / Alex Wilson -- Designing resilient coastal communities with living shorelines / Wendy Meguro and Karl Kim -- Adapting inland floodplain housing to a changing climate: disturbance, risk, and uncertainty as drivers for design / Jamie L. Vanucchi -- 4D! …”