Tabla de Contenidos: “…Historical Roots -- 2.1 The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries -- 2.2 The Nineteenth Century -- 2.3 The Twentieth Century up to and Including the Second World War -- 2.4 From the Second World War to the Rushdie Affair -- Notes -- References -- 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Aggregate Production Function -- Chapter Summary -- Key Terms -- Questions for Review -- Problems -- Working with the Data -- Chapter 5 A Closed-Economy One-Period Macroeconomic Model -- Government -- Competitive Equilibrium -- Optimality -- Working with the Model: The Effects of a Change in Government Purchases -- Working with the Model: A Change in Total Factor Productivity -- Theory Confronts the Data: Government Spending in World War II -- Theory Confronts the Data: Total Factor Productivity and Real GDP -- Macroeconomics in Action: Government Expenditures and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- A Distorting Tax on Wage Income, Tax Rate Changes, and the Laffer Curve -- A Model of Public Goods: How Large Should the Government Be? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Home-country Perspective -- Region Focus: Indian FDI in Africa -- Global FDI Patterns -- Trends in FDI -- Direction of FDI -- FDI Outflows -- Foreign Investment in India -- Policy Perspective -- Sectoral Dimensions of FDI Flows -- Geographical Composition -- Outward Indian FDI -- Closing Case: Chinese Investment in Africa -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- Mini Projects -- Endnotes -- Chapter 10: Regional Economic Integration -- Introduction -- Levels of Economic Integration -- Effects of Integration -- Trade Creation and Trade Diversion -- Reduced Import Prices -- Increased Competition and Economies of Scale -- Higher Factor Productivity -- Regional Trading Agreements -- European Union (EU) -- International Business in Action: EU Restriction on the Use of Pesticides -- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) -- Region Focus: US-South Korea Trade Pact -- CARICOM -- MERCOSUR -- Andean Pact -- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) -- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) -- Closer Economic Relations (CER) -- Economic Integration in Africa -- Commodity Arrangements -- Multi Fibre Arrangement (MFA) -- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) -- Closing Case: The Future of OPEC -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- Mini Projects -- Endnotes -- Unit IV: Global Monetary Environment -- Chapter 11: International Monetary and Financial System -- Introduction -- Basics of Foreign Exchange -- Exchange Rate Determination -- Currency Convertibility -- Monetary Systems till the Present -- The Gold Standard (1876-1914) -- The Inter-war Years and World War II (1914-44) -- The Bretton Woods System (1944-73) -- The Post-Bretton Woods System: 1973-Present -- Contemporary Exchange Rate Systems -- Fixed Rate System -- Independent Float System…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Homeland Security: A Concern and a Role for Everyone -- Part 1 How We Got Here from There: The Emergence of Contemporary Homeland Security -- Chapter 1 Homeland Security: The American Tradition -- Chapter Overview -- Chapter Learning Objectives -- A Colonial Legacy: Securing Communities and Coastlines -- The Young Republic: Dangers from Within -- The New Great Power Faces Foreign Threats -- World War I: From Sabotage to Pandemics -- World War II: Safeguarding Freedom's Arsenal -- The Cold War: Foreign Spies, Domestic Radicals, and Disaster Response -- The Threat of Shadow War -- Out of the Cold: Emerging Threats to America's Homeland -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Quiz -- Notes -- Chapter 2 The Road to 9/11: Contemporary Terrorism and the Meaning of the September 11 Attacks -- Chapter Overview -- Chapter Learning Objectives -- Terrorist Trends Anticipating 9/11 -- The Emergence of al-Qaida -- A Day That Changed the World -- Lessons for Disaster Preparedness and Response -- New Fears: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Disruption -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Quiz -- Notes -- Chapter 3 The Birth of Contemporary Homeland Security: The National Response to 9/11 and Its Aftermath -- Chapter Overview -- Chapter Learning Objectives -- The Response to Contemporary Terrorism -- International Cooperation -- Defensive Efforts -- Katrina and What Followed -- Back to the Border -- Homeland Security's Evolving Enterprise -- Twilight of the Long War? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The case of the Ciudad Real-Badajoz railway bridges (Spain) -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 CONTEXT -- 3 THE REPLACEMENTS -- 4 CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- The Sant'Elia Kindergarten in Como: Structural behaviour and the issue of durability -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 FROM DESIGN TO CONSTRUCTIONWORK -- 3 STRUCTURAL ISSUES AND SUBSEQUENTPROJECTS (1966-2020) -- 4 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- The innovative application of the curtain wall in the Galfa Tower -- Masonry and its role in the mid-20th century: G area houses in the Le Vallette district of Turin -- Modern dwellings afterWorldWar II: An Italian experience of wooden prefabrication by Legnami Pasotti -- Morandi (1957-1962) and the cable-stayed Bridge over Lake Maracaibo: Pioneering contributions -- The USM HALLER stahlbausystem MINI-MIDI-MAXI, designed by Fritz Haller, 1959-1987 -- The Catalan vaults of Roberto Gottardi's School of Theater in Havana: Some discoveries on the construction technique -- Plovdiv concrete: Modern, bold, valuable? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Primary Care -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- DEFINITION OF PRIMARY CARE -- VALUE OF PRIMARY CARE -- THE NATURE OF PRIMARY CARE -- THE DELIVERY OF PRIMARY CARE -- THE PRIMARY CARE WORKFORCE -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PRIMARY CARE -- RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN PRIMARY CARE -- A STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION -- 1 Introduction -- THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY -- Funding -- The Study Committee and Its Charge -- Study Activities -- Commissioned Papers -- Interim Report -- Site Visits -- Public Hearing -- Workshops -- UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS -- HISTORIC ROOTS AND THE CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT FOR PRIMARY CARE -- Historic Roots -- Before World War II -- The 1960s -- The 1970s -- Current Forces -- Health Care Reform -- Other Forces -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- REFERENCES -- 2 Defining Primary Care -- EARLY DEFINITIONS -- THE FIRST IOM DEFINITION -- DISTINGUISHING PUBLIC AND PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES -- THE 1984 REPORT ON COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE -- CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TODAY -- THE NEW DEFINITION AND AN EXPLANATION OF TERMS -- Recommendation 2.1 To Adopt the Committee's Definition -- Patient -- Family -- Community -- Clinician -- Partnership -- Health Care Needs and Health Care Services -- Integrated -- Comprehensive -- Coordinated -- Interaction with Communities -- Continuous -- Comment: Who Is a Primary Care Clinician? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…INTERNATIONAL TRADE CREDIT -- TRADE PROMOTION IN INDIA -- Organizations for Export Promotion -- Export Incentives -- Marketing Assistance -- Market Development Assistance -- Market Access Initiative -- Foreign Exchange -- Trade Fairs and Exhibitions -- Export Risk Insurance -- Production Assistance/Facilities -- Special Economic Zones (SEZs) -- Export Processing Zones -- Free Trade Zone (Ftz) -- Export-oriented Unit (Eou) -- Export Houses -- Special Economic Zone -- KEY TERMS -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- Chapter 8 REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION -- INTRODUCTION -- LEVELS OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION -- Free Trade Area (FTA) -- Customs Union -- Common Market -- Economic Union -- Political Union -- EFFECTS OF INTEGRATION -- Trade Creation and Trade Diversion -- Reduced Import Prices -- Increased Competition and Economies of Scale -- Higher Factor Productivity -- REGIONAL TRADING AGREEMENTS-A GLOBAL OVERVIEW -- European Union (EU) -- Euro -- NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA) -- NAFTA Provisions -- Importance of NAFTA -- CARICOM -- MERCOSUR -- ANDEAN PACT -- ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) -- Objectives of ASEAN -- ASEAN Achievements -- ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION FORUM (APEC) -- SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONALCOOPERATION (SAARC) -- CLOSER ECONOMIC RELATIONS (CER) -- AFRICA -- COMMODITY ARRANGEMENTS -- Multi Fibre Arrangement (MFA) -- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) -- KEY TERMS -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- Chapter 9 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM -- INTRODUCTION -- BASICS OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE -- Exchange Rate Determination -- Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rate Systems -- Currency Convertibility -- EVOLUTION OF THE MONETARY SYSTEM -- The Gold Standard (1876-1914) -- The Inter-war Years and World War II (1914-44) -- The Bretton Woods System (1944-73) -- The Post-Bretton Woods System:1973-Present…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- The Panic of 1907 -- The Great Depression -- World War II -- Arab oil embargo and Watergate/Nixon's resignation -- 9/11 terrorist attacks and recession -- 2008 financial crisis -- 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic -- Mistakes Made . . . and Lessons to Carry With You -- Chapter 3 Coping with Personal Crises -- When a Crisis Comes Calling -- Losing your job or a significant source of income -- Facing a medical crisis -- Caring for elderly parents unexpectedly -- Splitting from your spouse -- Coping with the death of a spouse -- Dealing with a natural disaster -- Success Plans for Personal Crises and Life Changes -- Keeping your big picture in mind -- Considering a comprehensive checklist -- Part 2 Crisis Mode: Accessing Safety Nets and Emergency Measures -- Chapter 4 Your Safety Nets -- Taking Stock of Your Resources -- Surveying your accessible money and spending options -- Finding assistance from family -- Ensuring adequate insurance coverage…”

“…However, the labour market recovery is still uneven across sectors and is threatened by the economic fallout from Russia's aggression against Ukraine, which has generated the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in Europe since World War II, sending shockwaves throughout the world economy. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- Endorsements for Martin Lee's Book -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Definitions -- 1.1.1 Intelligence -- 1.1.2 Cyber Threat -- 1.1.3 Cyber Threat Intelligence -- 1.2 History of Threat Intelligence -- 1.2.1 Antiquity -- 1.2.2 Ancient Rome -- 1.2.3 Medieval and Renaissance Age -- 1.2.4 Industrial Age -- 1.2.5 World War I -- 1.2.6 World War II -- 1.2.7 Post War Intelligence -- 1.2.8 Cyber Threat Intelligence -- 1.2.9 Emergence of Private Sector Intelligence Sharing -- 1.3 Utility of Threat Intelligence -- 1.3.1 Developing Cyber Threat Intelligence -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2 Threat Environment -- 2.1 Threat -- 2.1.1 Threat Classification -- 2.2 Risk and Vulnerability -- 2.2.1 Human Vulnerabilities -- 2.2.1.1 Example - Business Email Compromise -- 2.2.2 Configuration Vulnerabilities -- 2.2.2.1 Example - Misconfiguration of Cloud Storage -- 2.2.3 Software Vulnerabilities -- 2.2.3.1 Example - Log4j Vulnerabilities -- 2.3 Threat Actors -- 2.3.1 Example - Operation Payback -- 2.3.2 Example - Stuxnet -- 2.3.3 Tracking Threat Actors -- 2.4 TTPs - Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures -- 2.5 Victimology -- 2.5.1 Diamond Model -- 2.6 Threat Landscape -- 2.6.1 Example - Ransomware -- 2.7 Attack Vectors, Vulnerabilities, and Exploits -- 2.7.1 Email Attack Vectors -- 2.7.2 Web-Based Attacks -- 2.7.3 Network Service Attacks -- 2.7.4 Supply Chain Attacks -- 2.8 The Kill Chain -- 2.9 Untargeted versus Targeted Attacks -- 2.10 Persistence -- 2.11 Thinking Like a Threat Actor -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 Applying Intelligence -- 3.1 Planning Intelligence Gathering -- 3.1.1 The Intelligence Programme -- 3.1.2 Principles of Intelligence -- 3.1.3 Intelligence Metrics -- 3.2 The Intelligence Cycle -- 3.2.1 Planning, Requirements, and Direction…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Das deutsche historische Institut Paris -- 1 Einleitung -- 2 Forschungsstelle auf „universitärer Basis" -- 3 Ein Ort wissenschaftlicher Forschung -- 3.1 Projekte -- 3.2 Zeitschrift -- 3.3 Ein Ort der transnationalen wissenschaftlichen Begegnung in Paris -- 4 Eine Mittlerinstitution im Dienste transnationaler Wissenschaftsbeziehungen -- 4.1 Vorträge -- 4.2 Kolloquien -- 4.3 Bibliothek -- 5 Die Gründung des DHI Paris: ein Spiegel der deutsch-französischen Annäherung -- Quellen und Literatur -- Globalisierte Gültigkeit: Internationale Politikanalyse am IIASA, 1972-1992 -- 1 Einleitung -- 2 Wissenschaftsdiplomatie im Kalten Krieg -- 3 Institutionen des Austausches -- 4 Vom Ost-West-Institut zum IIASA -- 5 Ideengeschichte der internationalen angewandten Systemanalyse -- 6 Schluss -- Literatur -- Das Modell „Akademie der Wissenschaften" -- The Showcase of Czechoslovak Science: The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czechoslovak Academy of Science -- 1 Introduction - Roots in the Nazi Occupation -- 2 Protectorate Industrial Research Methods as a Model for Non-university Research after World War II -- 3 After the Liberation of Czechoslovakia -- 4 Through the Central Institute of Chemistry to the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences -- 5 Basic Research with Practical Results, Or the Institute as the Showcase of Czechoslovak Science -- 6 The Dream of the Global Centre of Chemical Research vs. …”

“…In Implacable Foes, award-winning historians Waldo Heinrichs (a veteran of both theatres of war in World War II) and Marc Gallicchio bring to life the final year of World War Two in the Pacific right up to the dropping of the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, evoking not only Japanese policies of desperate defense, but the sometimes rancorous debates on the home front. …”

“…This title unearths the fascinating history of World War 2 as fought 'from below'. Using examples from countries under the Nazi heel, in the colonies and within the Axis and Allied camps, Gluckstein brings to life the very different struggle of the people's and resistance movements which proliferated during the war…”

“…In France, the post-World War II period corresponds to a second golden age of prehistory and protohistory, thanks to the development of the CNRS and the creation of the first university chairs. …”

“…This book is the definitive study of the life and works of one of Britain's most important inventors who, due to a cruel set of circumstances, has all but been overlooked by history.Alan Dower Blumlein led an extraordinary life in which his inventive output rate easily surpassed that of Edison, but whose early death during the darkest days of World War Two led to a shroud of secrecy which has covered his life and achievements ever since.His 1931 Patent for a Binaural Recording system was so revolutionary that most of his contemporar…”