Tabla de Contenidos: “…Role of the Project Manager -- 3.1 The Project Manager's Sphere of Influence -- 3.1.1 The Project -- 3.1.2 The Organization -- 3.1.3 The Industry -- 3.1.4 Project Stakeholders -- 3.2 Project Manager Competences -- 3.2.1 Ways of Working -- 3.2.2 Business Acumen -- 3.2.3 Power Skills -- 3.3 Qualities and Skills of a Leader -- 3.3.1 Leadership Styles…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Types of mediators -- When to consider mediation services -- Benefits of vulnerability mediation -- Resolving disputes through vulnerability mediation -- The vulnerability mediation process -- Mediator resources -- The CERT/CC -- The US-CERT -- The Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) -- Other CERT organizations -- Bug bounty programs -- Legal support -- Other mediation options -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Independent Vulnerability Publishing -- Independent disclosures and their place in a vulnerability life cycle -- The benefits of independent publishing -- Risks of independent publishing -- How to independently publish while avoiding risks…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Telecom applications -- 6.5. Industry 4.0 -- 6.6. The smart city -- 6.7. Conclusion -- 6.8. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 9: Realizing a Data Fabric Technical Architecture -- Technical Data Fabric architecture -- Data Fabric tools -- Vendor and open source tools -- Use cases -- Distributed data management and sharing via Data Mesh -- Regulatory compliance -- Data Mesh multi-plane requirements -- Multi-plane architecture -- Data Mesh assumptions -- Data Fabric with Data Mesh reference architecture -- Reference architecture explained -- Federated operational model -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Industry Best Practices -- Top 16 best practices -- Data strategy best practices -- Best practice 1 -- Best practice 2 -- Best practice 3 -- Best practice 4 -- Data architecture best practices -- Best practice 5 -- Best practice 6 -- Best practice 7 -- Best practice 8 -- Best practice 9 -- Data Integration and Self-Service best practices -- Best practice 10 -- Best practice 11 -- Best practice 12 -- Data Governance best practices -- Best practice 13 -- Best practice 14 -- Best practice 15 -- Summary -- About Packt -- Other Books You May Enjoy -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Hit by password phishing -- Use of your credit cards -- Ransomware -- Invading privacy and extortion/phone spying -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Remote Working and the Element of Trust -- Remote working - not new for everyone -- Pandemic and remote working -- View of remote working for various industries -- Risks to organizations -- Summary -- Chapter 5: The Emergence of Zero Trust and Risk Equation -- Zero Trust in real life -- Zero Trust is a new digital transformation -- Lesson learned from a global pandemic -- Modern principles of Zero Trust -- The NIST approach to Zero Trust architecture -- The Sunburst attack example -- Zero Trust across the digital estate -- Example of controlling access with intelligent policies and continuous risk assessment -- Zero Trust makes compliance easier -- Isolation -- Monitoring and visibility -- Summary -- Part 2: Risk Redefined at Work -- Chapter 6: The Human Risk at the Workplace -- Innocent intent -- Start of day -- During the day -- Wrapping up -- A quick relook at the risks -- Good worker -- Start of the day -- During the day -- Wrapping up -- Self-obsessed -- Rebel intent -- Malicious intent -- Summary…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Author xi Acknowledgements xiii About the Companion Site xv Introduction 1 The Rise of Private Markets (Alternative Assets) in the Investors' Allocation 2 The Rise of Private Markets as a Favoured Alternative Source of Company Financing 4 Private Equity 6 Private Debt 8 Deal Phases and Book Organisation 10 Chapter 1 Closed End Funds 13 A Close Up on Private Equity and Private Debt Partnerships 13 Cash Flows, J Curve, and Returns 16 Financial Returns 19 References and Further Reading 22 Suggested Cases 22 Chapter 2 Debt Products 23 Introduction 23 Definition and Some Useful Classifications 24 Pure Debt Instruments 29 High-yield Bonds 37 Mezzanine 39 Unitranche 43 A Close Up on Syndicated Lending 50 References and Further Reading 52 Suggested Cases 52 Chapter 3 Equity Products 53 Introduction 53 Ordinary Shares 54 Preference Shares 55 Convertibles 57 Other Equity Instruments 64 References and Further Reading 70 Suggested Cases 70 Chapter 4 Business Due Diligence 71 Introduction 71 Macro Factors 71 Industry Risk Analysis 73 Company Analysis 83 Summary Steps for a Strategic Analysis of a Business Plan 90 References and Further Reading 91 Suggested Cases 91 Chapter 5 Accounting Due Diligence 93 Introduction 93 Quality of Earnings 93 Ratio Analysis 101 Cash Flow Analysis 106 Creative Accounting 115 References and Further Reading 123 Suggested Cases 123 Chapter 6 Business Plan 125 Introduction 125 Pro-forma Financials 125 Profit and Loss Projections 126 Balance Sheet Projections 127 Putting it all Together: Modelling Cash, Short-term Debt, Net Income, and Shareholders' Equity 128 Sensitivity Analysis 128 Consistency Checks 129 References and Further Reading 133 Suggested Cases 133 Chapter 7 Valuation 135 Introduction 135 Fundamentals #1: Price and Value 135 Fundamentals #2: Enterprise Value and Equity Value 136 Fundamentals #3: Market Values vs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Sustainable Development of Recent High-Rise Timber Buildings -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Recent High-Rise Timber Buildings -- 1.3 GHGs -- 1.4 Assessment Criteria -- 1.5 Construction Cost -- 1.6 Fire Safety -- 1.7 Building Height -- 1.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Ultralight Membrane Structures Toward a Sustainable Environment -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Engineering Design of Ultralightweight Membrane Structures -- 2.2.1 Structural and Material Efficiency Through Tensile State -- 2.2.2 Boundary-Tensioned Membrane Structures -- 2.2.3 Pneumatic Membrane Structures -- 2.2.4 Structural Design Optimization Challenges and Opportunities -- 2.3 Membrane Materials -- 2.3.1 Fabrics and Foils -- 2.3.2 Thermomechanical Response of Structural Membranes -- 2.3.3 Constitutive Modeling Challenges and Opportunities -- 2.4 Sustainability of Membrane Structures -- 2.4.1 Embodied Energy and Material Consumption -- 2.4.2 Recyclability -- 2.4.3 Thermal Properties Challenges and Opportunities -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Development of Sustainable Concrete Using Treated Bamboo Reinforcement -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Possibility and Potential for Bamboo -- 3.3 Methodology -- 3.4 Results of Tested Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete Beams -- 3.4.1 Results of Pullout Tests -- 3.4.2 Load-Deflection Behavior of Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete Beams -- 3.4.3 Ductility, Stiffness, and Energy Absorption of Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete Beams -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Implementation of Circular Economy Between Mining and Construction Sectors: A Promising Route to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Mine Waste Management and Environmental Issues -- 4.2.1 Mining Industry and Waste Generation -- 4.2.2 Environmental Risks Related to Mine Waste…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Fury Unleashed; 2.4.2. J2EE; 2.4.3. Industry Standards; 2.4.4. Open Source; 2.5. Aftermath; 2.6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Mobile 3D Graphics -- 1.2 Mobile Devices and Design Challenges -- 1.2.1 Mobile Computing Power -- 1.2.2 Mobile Display Devices -- 1.2.3 Design Challenges -- 1.3 Introduction to SoC Design -- 1.4 About this Book -- 2 Application Platform -- 2.1 SoC Design Paradigms -- 2.1.1 Platform and Set-based Design -- 2.1.2 Modeling: Memory and Operations -- 2.2 System Architecture -- 2.2.1 Reference Machine and API -- 2.2.2 Communication Architecture Design -- 2.2.3 System Analysis -- 2.3 Low-power SoC Design -- 2.3.1 CMOS Circuit-level Low-power Design -- 2.3.2 Architecture-level Low-power Design -- 2.3.3 System-level Low-power Design -- 2.4 Network-on-Chip based SoC -- 2.4.1 Network-on-Chip Basics -- 2.4.2 NoC Design Considerations -- 2.4.3 Case Studies of Chip Implementation -- 3 Introduction to 3D Graphics -- 3.1 The 3D Graphics Pipeline -- 3.1.1 The Application Stage -- 3.1.2 The Geometry Stage -- 3.1.3 The Rendering Stage -- 3.2 Programmable 3D Graphics -- 3.2.1 Programmable Graphics Pipeline -- 3.2.2 Shader Models -- 4 Mobile 3D Graphics -- 4.1 Principles of Mobile 3D Graphics -- 4.1.1 Application Challenges -- 4.1.2 Design Principles -- 4.2 Mobile 3D Graphics APIs -- 4.2.1 KAIST MobileGL -- 4.2.2 Khronos OpenGL-ES -- 4.2.3 Microsoft's Direct3D-Mobile -- 4.3 Summary and Future Directions -- 5 Mobile 3D Graphics SoC -- 5.1 Low-power Rendering Processor -- 5.1.1 Early Depth Test -- 5.1.2 Logarithmic Datapaths -- 5.1.3 Low-power Texture Unit -- 5.1.4 Tile-based Rendering -- 5.1.5 Texture Compression -- 5.1.6 Texture Filtering and Anti-aliasing -- 5.2 Low-power Shader -- 5.2.1 Vertex Cache -- 5.2.2 Low-power Register File -- 5.2.3 Mobile Unified Shader -- 6 Real Chip Implementations -- 6.1 KAIST RAMP Architecture -- 6.1.1 RAMP-IV -- 6.1.2 RAMP-V -- 6.1.3 RAMP-VI -- 6.1.4 RAMP-VII -- 6.2 Industry Architecture -- 6.2.1 nVidia Mobile GPU - SC10 and Tegra -- 6.2.2 Sony PSP -- 6.2.3 Imagination Technology MBX/SGX -- 7 Low-power Rasterizer Design…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Fundamentals -- Neurons and layers -- Different types of activation function -- The back-propagation algorithm -- Linear regression -- Logistic regression -- Back-propagation -- Applications in industry -- Signal processing -- Medical -- Autonomous car driving -- Business -- Pattern recognition -- Speech production -- Code example of a neural network for the function xor -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Deep Learning Fundamentals -- What is deep learning? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: The History of the Future -- Assembling the Team -- Technical Specs -- The RED Phenomenon -- Public debut: NAB 2006 -- REDuser forum -- NAB 2007 -- RED Day -- Industry acceptance -- CHAPTER 2: Overview of the RED Workflow -- Comparing the RED with Other Cameras -- Video -- High definition -- Film -- Exploring the Tapeless Workflow -- Exploring the RAW Workflow -- Comparisons with DSLR RAW -- The REDCODE RAW native camera codec -- RED files, folders, and proxies -- Working with Metadata -- Upgrading Your Firmware -- First Person POV: Rodney Charters, ASC -- CHAPTER 3: Defining Your Project -- Project Length -- Feature films -- Documentaries -- Episodic television -- Music videos -- Commercials -- Short films -- Production Mode -- Multiple RED cameras -- Multiple formats -- Delivery Format -- Delivering in high definition -- Delivering for a film finish -- Delivering for the Internet -- Organizing Your Workflow -- First Person POV: Albert Hughes -- CHAPTER 4: Building a RED Package -- The RED ONE Camera Body -- Optics -- RED lenses -- Third-party prime lenses: ARRI and Cooke -- Zoom lenses -- 16mm lenses -- Still lenses -- Lens mount adaptors -- Storage Options -- RED CF cards -- RED-DRIVE and RED-RAM -- Matte Boxes -- Filters -- ND filters -- IR and polarizing filters -- Diffusion, softening, and color-correction filters -- Follow Focus and Remote Control -- Tripods and Camera Support -- Batteries and Power -- Cases and Carts -- Monitoring -- Electronic viewfinder (EVF) -- Onboard monitors -- Studio monitors -- Routing -- Transfer Equipment -- Working Within a Budget -- Scarlet and EPIC -- First Person POV: Mark L. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Markovitz 14 E-Security: Frameworks for Privacy and Security in E-Health Data Integration and Aggregation 450 Joseph Tan, Patrick Hung Integrated Selective Encryption and Data Embedding for Medical Images Case 479 Qiang Cheng, Yingge Wang, Joseph Tan 15 E-Health Impacts on the Health Care and Health Services Industry: Surfing the Powerful Waves of E-Technologies 489 Joseph Tan, David C. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 3 - Fundamentals of Financial Instruments Pricing -- 3.1 - Decision-making process -- 3.2 - Arbitrage -- 3.3 - Accounting and economic value -- 3.4 - Group of instruments -- 3.5 - Valuation - DCF -- 3.6 - Equity: fundamental analysis of share values -- 3.7 - Theories of share price behavior -- 3.8 - Fixed income: the loan, debentures, and loan stock valuation -- 3.9 - Derivatives -- 3.10 - Option -- 3.10.1 - Classification of Options -- 3.11 - Forwards/futures -- 3.12 - Swaps -- 3.13 - Other derivatives -- 3.14 - Summary -- Further reading -- Y/N questions -- Discussions -- Situation -- Solution -- Y/N Questions' answers -- Chapter 4 - Hypothesis of Informational Efficiency of Financial Markets -- 4.1 - Efficient market -- 4.2 - Weak form hypothesis -- 4.3 - Semistrong form of efficiency -- 4.4 - Strong form of efficiency -- 4.5 - The coherent market hypothesis -- 4.6 - Behavioral finance -- 4.7 - Summary -- Further reading -- Y/N Questions -- Discussions -- Situation -- Solution -- Chapter 5 - Financial Information -- 5.1 - Sources -- 5.2 - Indexes -- 5.3 - Data usage -- 5.4 - General economy -- 5.5 - Industry analysis -- 5.6 - Company analysis -- 5.7 - Financial statements -- 5.8 Elements of financial statments -- 5.9 - Accounting standards -- 5.10 - Auditing -- 5.11 - Individual and group financial statements -- 5.12 - Ratio analysis -- 5.13 - Summary -- Further reading -- Y/N Questions -- Discussions -- Situation -- Solution -- Chapter 6 - Return and Risk Appraisal -- 6.1 - Return -- 6.2 - Accounting rate of return -- 6.3 - Simple project assessment -- 6.3.1 - The Payback Method -- 6.3.2 - Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Method -- 6.3.3 - NPV Method -- 6.4 - Risk -- 6.4.1 - Risk and Uncertainty -- 6.5 - Summary -- Further reading -- Y/N Questions -- Discussions -- Situation -- Solution…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…References 104 -- Part Three SOCIAL ASPECTS OF MOBILE CLOUDS -- 7 Cooperative Principles by Nature 107 -- 7.1 Introduction 107 -- 7.2 Cheetahs and Hyenas 108 -- 7.3 Orca / Killer Whales 109 -- 7.4 Vampire Bats 109 -- 7.5 Monkeys 110 -- 7.6 Prisoner's Dilemma 110 -- 7.7 Conclusion 115 -- References 115 -- 8 Social Mobile Clouds 117 -- 8.1 Introduction 117 -- 8.2 Different Forms of Cooperation 118 -- 8.3 Social Networks and Mobile Clouds 121 -- 8.4 Cooperation in Relaying Networks: A Simple Example 128 -- 8.5 Conclusion 129 -- References 130 -- Part Four GREEN ASPECTS OF MOBILE CLOUDS -- 9 Green Mobile Clouds: Making Mobile Devices More Energy Efficient 133 -- 9.1 Introduction 133 -- 9.2 Cooperative Download 138 -- 9.3 Cooperative Streaming 150 -- 9.4 Comparison of the Different Approaches 153 -- 9.5 Conclusion and Outlook 154 -- 9.6 Energy Gain for the Network Operator 156 -- 9.7 Conclusion 157 -- References 157 -- Part Five APPLICATION OF MOBILE CLOUDS -- 10 Mobile Clouds Applications 161 -- 10.1 Introduction 161 -- 10.2 Forced Cooperation / Overlay Network 162 -- 10.3 Technology / enabled Cooperation / Overlay Network 165 -- 10.4 Socially / enabled Cooperation / Overlay Network 166 -- 10.5 Altruism / Overlay Network 167 -- 10.6 Forced Cooperation / Direct Mobile Cloud 167 -- 10.7 Technically / enabled Cooperation / Direct Mobile Cloud 169 -- 10.8 Socially / enabled Cooperation / Direct Mobile Cloud 173 -- 10.9 Altruism: Direct Mobile Cloud 174 -- 10.10 Industrial Activities 175 -- 10.11 Conclusion 176 -- References 176 -- Part Six MOBILE CLOUDS: PROSPECTS AND CONCLUSIONS -- 11 Visions and Prospects 181 -- 11.1 Some Insights on the Future Developments of Mobile Clouds 181 -- 11.2 Mobile Clouds and Related Technology Developments 184 -- 11.3 Promising Novel Applications of Mobile Clouds 187 -- 11.4 Resource Sharing as one of the Pillars of Social Interaction: the Birth of Shareconomy 189 -- References 192 -- Index 193.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Department of Agriculture -- Predoctoral -- Postdoctoral -- Land-Grant System -- The Importance of Peer Review -- Programs at the National Science Foundation -- Predoctoral -- Postdoctoral -- Summer Courses -- Career Development -- Programs at the National Institutes of Health -- Extramural -- Intramural -- Other Government Programs -- Private Support -- Conclusions -- INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Increased Federal Support for Training -- Increased Retraining Programs -- 5 Technology Transfer -- INTRODUCTION -- The Economic Dimension -- UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT INTERACTIONS -- Research Relationships in Technology Transfer -- Consultancies -- Education and Training -- Grants and Contracts -- Consortia and Research Parks -- Technical Development Offices -- Entrepreneurial Companies -- Alliances Related to Agriculture -- Cornell University Biotechnology Program -- Pittsburgh Plate Glass/Scripps Clinic -- Michigan Biotechnology Institute -- North Carolina Biotechnology Center -- New Jersey Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine -- University of California Biotechnology Research and Education Program -- Plant Gene Expression Center -- Implications of Alliances and Research Relationships -- MERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY INTO AGRICULTURE -- Land-Grant Universities -- Cooperative State Extension Service -- Regulation and Field Testing -- PATENTING AND LICENSING -- Patents and the Federal Government -- The National Technical Information Service -- Patents and Universities -- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation -- Columbia University Science and Technology Development Office -- Revenues from Licenses -- Biotechnology Patenting Activity -- Nonpatented Intellectual Property -- Conclusions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…From Manufacturing-Led Export Growth to a Twenty-First Century Inclusive Growth Strategy: Explaining the Demise of a Successful Growth Model and What to Do about It -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Explaining the End of Manufacturing-Led Growth -- 3 The Stockholm Statement -- 4 Deconstructing the Success of the Manufacturing Export-Led Model -- 5 A Multi-Pronged Strategy -- 6 Industrial Policies and Dynamic Comparative Advantage -- 7 Reassessing Comparative Advantage -- 8 How Can Developed Countries Help? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.2 Reasons for Introducing Separation Distance by Local Governments -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- China Mainland ́s Energy Transition: How to Overcome Financial, Societal, and Institutional Challenges in the Long Term -- 1 Energy Transition: Status and Sustainability -- 1.1 Energy System Profiles -- 1.2 Lessons of Energy Transition During 2006-2020 -- Weathering the Massive Job Loss in the Coal Mining Sector -- The Ups and Downs of Renewable Energy Development in China -- Major Experiences from China ́s Energy Transition -- Co-Benefits of Energy Transition Would Help to Build a Healthy and Low-Carbon Energy System -- Subsidy-Driven Policies Boosted the Renewable Energy Industry: Is It Switch-Off Time Now? -- Could Multi-Party Dialogues Promote a Quicker Energy Transition? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Procedural (In)Justice in Norwegian Arctic Industry Projects -- Introduction -- Analytical framework -- Methods -- Context Finnmark -- The legal frameworks of mining and petroleum…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…: EFL Student Teachersa^€TM Emotions in Online Teaching Practicum</P><P>Fanfiction as Literacy Practices in Rainbow Rowella^€TMs "Fangirl"</P><P>Source Language in Third Language Acquisition for BIPA Students</P><P>Multilingual Children's Language Use: The case of "The Return of Superman" Show</P><P>Language used in "Indonesia's Next Top Model Cycle 2" TV Show</P><P>People's Perception towards the Use of English in a Multilingual Community</P><P>The Language Norms Used by a Korean-Indonesian Mixed-Married Family Living in Korea</P><P>Archiving Indonesian Online Literature Magazine as a Data Resource</P><P>Analyzing Educational Language Policy Using Zone of Mediation Framework</P><P>A Javanese Wordplay Using Affixation and Truncation Processes in Northern Surabaya: Narrative Inquiry</P><P>Translation Procedures of CSIs in Indonesian version of Legend of the Phoenix</P><P>The Discourse of Environment in Indonesian Tourism Website: A<BR>Corpus-Assisted Study</P><P>Robot to Develop Autistic Children's Social Communication Skills</P><P>Developing Global Collaboration Skills in the Era of Unlimited Learning</P><P>Virtual Math Lab: A Guide to Compiling Math Word Problems</P><P>Development of Islamic Guidance and Counselling Applications to Improve Self-Efficacy of Students</P><P></P><P><P>Non-Locomotor Movement Manipulatives in Bocce Sports Learning for Students with Intellectual Disabilities</P><P>Social Media Engagements in the Education Industry for Effective Communication Channel</P><P>Does Education Expenditure Promote Long-run Economic Growth? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Reis Recent Advances and Challenges towards Sustainable Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production -- Reprinted from: Bioengineering 2017, 4(2), 55; doi: 10.3390/bioengineering4020055 -- Rodrigo Yoji Uwamori Takahashi, Nathalia Aparecida Santos Castilho, Marcus Adonai Castro da Silva, Maria Cecilia Miotto and Andre Oliveira de Souza Lima Prospecting for Marine Bacteria for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production on Low-Cost Substrates Reprinted from: Bioengineering 2017, 4(3), 60; doi: 10.3390/bioengineering4030060 -- Sourish Bhattacharya, Sonam Dubey, Priyanka Singh, Anupama Shrivastava and Sandhya Mishra Biodegradable Polymeric Substances Produced by a Marine Bacterium from a Surplus Stream of the Biodiesel Industry Reprinted from: Bioengineering 2016, 3(4), 34; doi: 10.3390/bioengineering3040034 -- Bhakti B. …”