Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Dedicated -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Blockchains and Rust -- Chapter 1: Blockchains with Rust -- Laying the foundation with the building blocks of blockchains -- Blocks -- Hashes -- Transactions -- Security -- Storage versus compute -- Exploring the backbone of blockchains -- Decentralization -- Peers, nodes, validators, and collators -- Consensus -- Mining -- Forking -- Permissioned versus permissionless -- Understanding decentralization -- Replication -- Governance -- Cryptocurrencies and gas fees -- Decentralized platforms -- Tokens versus coins and ICOs -- Smart contracts and NFTs -- DAOs -- Non-censorable apps -- Digital assets with real-world limits -- Scaling the blockchain -- The blockchain trilemma -- Sharding -- Interoperability -- Consensus for scale -- Parallel processing -- Layer 2s and side chains -- ZK rollups and optimistic rollups -- Introducing smart contracts -- The future of the adoption of blockchains -- Industries disrupted -- Sociocultural and economic changes -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Rust - Necessary Concepts for Building Blockchains -- Introducing Rust -- The benefit of being statically typed -- A dive into Rust's applicability as a systems programming language -- The reliability of Rust -- The Rust ownership memory management model -- Garbage collection -- Speed and performance -- Futures, error handling, and memory safety -- Rust's advantage for blockchains -- Blockchains that use Rust -- Foundry for Ethereum -- The Fe, Move, and ink! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Endorsements for Gamification for Product Excellence -- Description -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Gamification Basics -- Introduction to gamification -- Games as a business -- Gamification basics -- History of gamification -- The birth of games -- Games as motivators -- Gaming goes electronic -- Games in the home and everyday life -- Connectivity in game design -- Key concepts in gamification -- Reward systems -- Progress tracking -- Narrative and storytelling -- Social engagement -- Game psychology -- Where gamification stands today -- Gamification ethics and planning -- Industry acceptance -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Gamification for Product Managers -- Product manager core competencies -- Product managers' emotional quotient (PMEQ) -- "Elite eight" product manager skills -- How this book fits into your product career -- Gamification increases user engagement -- Benefits of gamification for user engagement -- Why the app was created -- Gamification can give "nudges" to desired behaviors -- Gamification differentiates your product and breaks the status quo -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Gamification Frameworks and Experts -- Gamification frameworks and methodologies -- The MDA framework -- The Fogg Behavior Model -- The SCARF Model -- HEXAD User Type Framework -- The Octalysis Framework -- The Hooked Model -- The RAMP framework -- SAPS Reward Framework -- RECIPE Framework -- The Game Thinking Framework -- The PBL Model -- 6D Framework -- 4 Keys 2 Fun -- Additional players in the game -- Jane McGonigal -- Celia Hodent -- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 4: Understanding Your User -- Market research, data, and collection methods -- Primary research -- Secondary research…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Part 3 - Advanced XR Techniques: Hand-Tracking, Gaze-Tracking, and Multiplayer Capabilities -- Chapter 8: Building Advanced XR Techniques -- Technical requirements -- Adding hand-tracking to XR experiences -- Understanding hand-tracking and potential use cases -- Implementing hand-tracking with the XR Interaction Toolkit -- Interacting with objects in XR experiences via eye- or head-tracking -- Understanding eye-tracking and potential use cases -- Setting up an XR scene to support eye- and head-tracking -- Interacting with objects via eye and head gaze using the XR Interaction Toolkit -- Building a VR multiplayer application -- Understanding multiplayer applications and multiplayer networking systems -- Setting up PUN for our VR multiplayer game -- Connecting to the server via Network Manager -- Testing the multiplayer scene from one device -- Using scripts to display our avatar's hands and face -- Animating the hand models -- Enabling the hand animations at runtime -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Best Practices and Future Trends in XR Development -- Exploring current and future trends in XR technology and applications -- Learning in new realities - XR in education -- XR in industrial settings and smart manufacturing -- Bridging the gap from real bodies to virtual worlds - XR in healthcare -- Gaming across realities - XR trends in gaming -- Learning the best practices for XR development -- Hardware considerations in XR development -- Understanding your audience -- Efficient project management for XR -- Ensuring a good user experience -- Input devices -- Other useful toolkits and plugins for XR development -- Exploring powerful AR toolkits from the Unity Asset Store -- Exploring powerful VR toolkits from the Unity Asset Store -- Exploring powerful AI toolkits from the Unity Asset Store -- Prototyping XR applications -- Summary -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: The History and the Present of the Industry -- Chapter 1: Learning about Geospatial Analysis with Python -- Technical requirements -- Geospatial analysis and our world -- History of geospatial analysis -- Evolution of Geographic Information Systems (GISs) -- Remote sensing -- Point cloud data -- Computer-aided drafting -- Geospatial analysis and computer programming -- Object-oriented programming for geospatial analysis -- The importance of geospatial analysis -- GIS concepts -- Thematic maps -- Spatial databases -- Spatial indexing -- Metadata -- Map projections -- Rendering -- Remote sensing concepts -- Images as data -- Remote sensing and color -- Common vector GIS concepts -- Data structures -- Buffer -- Dissolve -- Generalize -- Intersection -- Merge -- Point in polygon -- Union -- Join -- Common raster data concepts -- Band math -- Change detection -- Histogram -- Feature extraction -- Supervised and unsupervised classification -- Creating the simplest possible Python GIS -- Getting started with Python -- Building a SimpleGIS -- Summary -- Questions -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Learning about Geospatial Data -- Technical requirements -- Overview of common data formats -- Understanding data structures -- Common traits -- Understanding spatial indexing -- Spatial indexing algorithms -- What are overviews? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Operational reports (KPI reports) -- Knowing important analytical tools -- Query tools -- Spreadsheet tools -- Programming language tools -- Visualization tools -- Business services -- All-purpose tools -- Which tools you should learn to use -- Summary -- Practice questions -- Questions -- Answers -- Chapter 12: Reporting Process -- Understanding the report development process -- Creating a plan -- Getting the plan approved -- Creating the report -- Delivering the report -- Knowing what to consider when making a report -- Business requirements -- Dashboard-specific requirements -- Understanding report elements -- Understanding report delivery -- Designing reports -- Branding -- Fonts, layouts, and chart elements -- Color theory -- Summary -- Practice questions -- Questions -- Answers -- Chapter 13: Common Visualizations -- Understanding infographics and word clouds -- Infographics -- Word clouds -- Comprehending bar charts -- Bar charts -- Stacked charts -- Histograms -- Waterfall charts -- Charting lines, circles, and dots -- Line charts -- Pareto charts -- Pie charts -- Scatter plots -- Bubble charts -- Understanding heat maps, tree maps, and geographic maps -- Heat maps -- Tree maps -- Geographic maps -- Summary -- Practice questions -- Questions -- Answers -- Chapter 14: Data Governance -- Understanding data security -- Access requirements -- Security requirements -- Knowing use requirements -- Acceptable use policy -- Data processing -- Data deletion -- Data retention -- Understanding data classifications -- Personally identifiable information -- Personal health information -- Payment Card Industry -- Handling entity relationship requirements -- Summary -- Practice questions -- Questions -- Answers -- Chapter 15: Data Quality and Management -- Understanding quality control -- When to check for quality -- Data quality dimensions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2 Methods for Priority Setting -- PRIORITY-SETTING PROCESSES USED BY ORGANIZATIONS -- Example 1: Health Care Financing Administration -- Bureau of Policy Development -- Health Care Financing Administration Physicians Panel -- Reevaluation or Assessment of Established Technologies -- Example 2: Private Sector-Pharmaceutical Industry -- Criteria for Assessment -- Criteria for Reassessment -- Internal Process of Priority Setting -- Example 3: Health Care Provider Organizations -- Example 4: Institute of Medicine/Council on Health Care Technology Pilot Study -- Example 5: Food and Drug Administration -- QUANTITATIVE MODELS FOR SETTING PRIORITIES -- Example 6: Technology Assessment Priority-Setting System -- Example 7: The Phelps-Parente Model -- SETTING PRIORITIES FOR SPENDING ON HEALTH SERVICES -- Example 8: Oregon Basic Health Services Act -- DISCUSSION -- Reactive and Implicit Processes -- Strengths and Weaknesses of Reactive Mechanisms -- The IOM/CHCT Process Compared with This IOM Study -- Analytic Models -- Strengths and Weaknesses of Analytic Models -- Need for a Comprehensive, Proactive Process for Priority Setting -- SUMMARY -- APPENDIX: MEDICARE COVERAGE DECISION MAKING -- 3 Guiding Principles -- BUILDING A MODEL PROCESS FOR SETTING PRIORITIES -- PROCESS BUILDING FOR OHTA -- The Process Must Reflect the Mission of OHTA -- Potential to Reduce Pain, Suffering, and Premature Death -- Potential to Reduce Inappropriate Health Care Expenditures -- Potential to Reduce Inequity and Inform Other Social Issues -- The Product of the Process Should Be Consistent with the Needs of Users -- The Process Must Be Efficient -- The Process Must Be Sensitive to the Environment in Which OHTA Operates -- SUMMARY -- 4 Recommendations for a Priority-Setting Process -- PREVIEW OF THE QUANTITATIVE MODEL -- ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSED PRIORITY-SETTING PROCESS…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Benefits of confidential computing -- Trusted execution environments - attestation of source code and how it helps protect against insider threat attacks -- Industry standards for ML in TEEs -- Confidential Computing Consortium -- High-level comparison of Intel SGX, AWS Nitro Enclaves, Google Asylo, Azure enclaves, and Anjuna -- Pros and cons of TEEs -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Preserving Privacy in Large Language Models -- Key concepts/terms used in LLMs -- Prompt example using ChatGPT (closed source LLM) -- Prompt example using open source LLMs -- Comparison of open source LLMs and closed source LLMs -- AI standards and terminology of attacks -- NIST -- OWASP Top 10 for LLM applications -- Privacy attacks on LLMs -- Membership inference attacks against generative models -- Extracting training data attack from generative models -- Prompt injection attacks -- Privacy-preserving technologies for LLMs…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Natalia Mato Pacín -- La nueva ley de patentes y la nueva directiva de marcas. nuevos retos y tendencias jurídicas / Juan Pablo Garbayo Blanch -- Nuevas tendencias en torno a la regulación de la retribución en el contrato de mediación mercantil / Antonio Casado Navarro -- Las licencias sobre el diseño industrial no registrado / Sara Louredo Casado -- La retribución del comisionista en el Anteproyecto de Código Mercantil / Eduardo Jiménez Pineda -- Retos y tendencias actuales en el ámbito de la contratación bancaria / Rafael Marimón Durá -- Jurisprudencia reciente en materia de contratos bancarios y financieros / Pedro-José Vela Torres -- Observaciones ante el depósito de dinero en el proyecto de código mercantil / José María de la Cuesta Rute -- La negociación en mercados secundarios de las nuevas permutas (swap y barter) / José Antonio Vega Vega -- El control de incorporación y transparencia de condiciones generales del contrato en los contratos bancarios según la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Supremo / Eduardo Valpuesta Gastaminza -- La calificación concursal del crédito resultante de la liquidación anticipada de un swap de tipo de interés (irs) / Gloria Puy Fernández -- «Qualified financial contracts» —qfcs— y otras operaciones de financiación en mercados de valores / Ana Felicitas Muñoz -- La evaluación de la solvencia del cliente en la concesión de créditos / María Cruz Mayorga Toledano -- Retos y tendencias actuales en materia de garantías mobiliarias / Jorge Feliu Rey -- Información financiera y swap / Ascensión Gallego Córcoles -- Nuevas perspectivas del contrato de cuentas en participación en relación con el crowdfunding o alguna de sus modalidades / Antonio Francisco Galacho Abolafio -- Las comunicaciones comerciales en la contratación bancaria electrónica / Roberto Couto Calviño -- La conveniencia de una nueva ley sobre el contrato de transporte aéreo / M.a Victoria Petit Lavall -- Retos y tendencias actuales en la contratación del transporte terrestre y marítimo de mercancías / Alberto Emparanza Sobejano -- La nueva directiva europea sobre viajes combinados / Belén García Álvarez -- El periodo de responsabilidad del porteador en la ley de navegación marítima / Juan Pablo Rodríguez Delgado -- La contratación con el consignatario de buques en la ley 14/2014, de 24 de julio, de navegación marítima / Antonio Abril Rubio -- Retos y tendencias actuales en la contratación de los seguros de personas: la información precontractual / María José Morillas Jarillo -- La comercialización de seguros por entidades de crédito y los seguros vinculados a operaciones de préstamos / Carlos Vargas Vasserot -- El deber de declaración del riesgo y sus agravaciones en el seguro de enfermedad / María Jesús Peñas Moyano -- El seguro de responsabilidad civil de los administradores de las sociedades de capital / Javier Valenzuela Garach -- Legitimación y prescripción en el seguro «de transporte»: ¿conviene reformar la ley de transporte terrestre y la de contrato de seguro? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Contab007-fuenilidad: concepto y generalidades -- 3.1 Concepto -- 3.2 Naturaleza -- 3.3 Finalidad -- 3.4 Características de la información financiera -- 3.4.1 Características generales -- 3.4.2 Características según la NIF A-1 -- 3.4.3 Características cualitativas -- 3.5 Importancia -- 3.6 Postulados básicos -- 3.7 Relación con otras materias -- 3.8 Estructura -- 3.9 Clasificación -- 3.9.1 Contabilidad administrativa -- 3.9.2 Contabilidad de costos -- 3.9.3 Contabilidad financiera -- 3.9.4 Contabilidad gubernamental -- 3.9.5 Contabilidad industrial -- 3.9.6 Contabilidad mercantil -- 3.9.7 Contabilidad de sociedades -- 3.9.8 Contabilidad por sector, régimen o actividad -- 3.9.9 Contabilidad electrónica fiscal -- 3.9.9.1 Definiciones -- 3.9.9.2 Disposiciones contenidas en el Código Fiscal de la Federación -- 3.9.9.3 Conservación de la contabilidad y los comprobantes -- 3.9.10 Contabilidad internacional -- 3.9.11 Contabilidad creativa -- Capítulo 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7.5 Actividad de diseño de la red de distribución de la cadena de suministro con aplicación de planeación y análisis para la gerencia de logística -- 7.6 Estudio de caso de promedios aplicados al abastecimiento 2 -- 7.7 Estudio de caso de la varianza aplicada al almacenamiento -- 7.8 Estudio de caso de indicador costo del transporte y el valor de las ventas 2 -- 7.9 Actividad de generación de valor con estrategia de distribución exclusiva, selectiva y masiva en la logística integral -- 7.10 Actividad de cantidad óptima de pedido con punto de reorden para cedi de empresa comercial e industrial -- Referencias…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.3.1 LOS MONARQUISTAS -- 5.3.2 LA ALIANZA TRIPARTITA Y LA CONVENCIÓN DE LONDRES -- 5.4 LA SEGUNDA INTERVENCIÓN FRANCESA Y EL II IMPERIO MEXICANO (1862-1867) -- 5.5 LA REPÚBLICA RESTAURADA (1867-1876) -- 5.5.1 PRESIDENCIA DE BENITO JUÁREZ -- 5.5.2 PRESIDENCIA DE SEBASTIÁN LERDO DE TEJADA -- UNIDAD 6 EL PORFIRIATO (1877-1911) -- 6.1 CARACTERÍSTICAS GENERALES DEL PORFIRIATO -- 6.1.1 ORDEN Y PROGRESO -- 6.2 EL PORFIRIATO: 1877-1896 -- 6.2.1 PRESIDENCIA DE MANUEL GONZÁLES -- 6.2.2 LAS REELECCIONES DE PORFIRIO DÍAZ: 1884-1904 -- 6.3 ECONOMÍA PORFIRISTA -- 6.3.1 INFRAESTRUCTURA: FERROCARRILES Y PUERTOS -- 6.3.2 HACIENDAS Y PRODUCCIÓN AGRÍCOLA -- 6.3.3 MINERÍA, PETRÓLEO Y PRODUCCIÓN INDUSTRIAL -- 6.3.4 RELACIONES EXTERIORES, DEUDA PÚBLICA Y BANCA -- 6.4 PROBLEMAS SOCIALES Y MOVIMIENTOS DE OPOSICIÓN AL PORFIRIATO -- 6.4.1 MOVIMIENTOS OBREROS: CANANEA Y RÍO BLANCO -- 6.5 EL ÚLTIMO SEXENIO DE PORFIRIO DÍAZ (1904-1910) Y SU ÚLTIMA REELECCIÓN -- 6.5.1 LA GENERACIÓN LIBERAL DEL SIGLO XX: LOS CLUBES LIBERALES -- 6.5.2 ENTREVISTA DÍAZ-CREELMAN -- 6.5.3 MADERO Y EL PARTIDO ANTIRREELECCIONISTA -- 6.5.4 EL ARTE MEXICANO DECIMONÓNICO -- UNIDAD 7 LA REVOLUCIÓN MEXICANA (1910-1920) -- 7.1 ANTECEDENTES DE LA REVOLUCIÓN DE 1910 -- 7.2 MAGONISMO Y MADERISMO -- 7.2.1 EL MAGONISMO -- 7.2.2 EL MADERISMO -- 7.2.3 DESDE LA CAÍDA DE DÍAZ HASTA GOBIERNO INTERINO DE LEÓN DE LA BARRA -- 7.2.4 LA PRESIDENCIA DE MADERO -- 7.3 LA DICTADURA HUERTISTA -- 7.4 EL CONSTITUCIONALISMO -- 7.5 EL ZAPATISMO -- 7.6 EL VILLISMO -- 7.7 GOBIERNO PROVISIONAL Y CONSTITUCIONAL DE CARRANZA -- 7.8 EL PLAN DE AGUA PRIETA -- 7.9 CONSECUENCIAS DE LA REVOLUCIÓN MEXICANA -- 7.10 LA BOLA, LAS MUJERES, LOS RELATOS Y LA REVOLUCIÓN -- UNIDAD 8 LA RECONSTRUCCIÓN NACIONAL (1920-1940) -- 8.1 EL CAUDILLISMO POPULISTA Y LA RECONSTRUCCIÓN NACIONAL -- 8.2 PERÍODO OBREGONISTA (1920-1924)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…EL HOMBRE Y LAS ACTIVIDADES ECONÓMICAS -- CONTENIDO -- OBJETIVOS -- BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- INDICACIONES PARA EL ESTUDIO DEL TEMA -- FACTORES DE LOCALIZACIÓN ECONÓMICOS -- CONSECUENCIAS DEL CRECIMIENTO POBLACIONAL -- CARACTERÍSTICAS DE LA AGRICULTURA MODERNA -- LA TEORÍA DE VON THÜNEN -- FACTORES ACTUALES EN LA LOCALIZACIÓN DE LA INDUSTRIA -- TEORÍA DE LOCALIZACIÓN INDUSTRIAL DE WEBER -- SECTOR TERCIARIO -- TEORÍA DE LOS LUGARES CENTRALES DE CHRISTALLER -- TAREAS PARA EL ESTUDIO INDEPENDIENTE -- ORIENTACIÓN DEL SEMINARIO 8 -- OBJETIVOS -- EVALUACIÓN -- BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- ORIENTACIÓN DEL SEMINARIO 9 -- OBJETIVOS -- EVALUACIÓN -- BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- ORIENTACIÓN DEL SEMINARIO 10 -- OBJETIVOS -- EVALUACIÓN -- BIBLIOGRAFÍA -- TEMA V. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction-That Big Green Elephant in the Room -- 1.1 Research Objectives -- 1.1.1 Background -- 1.1.2 Objectives -- 1.1.3 The definition of a Global Transformation Towards Sustainability-Clarification -- 1.2 Research Design and Methodology -- 1.2.1 Ideal Types: Theoretical Models and Scenarios from the Negotiation Perspective -- 1.2.2 Case Studies and Simulations -- 1.3 The Analytical Framework-Negotiation Studies as an Entry Point to Transformation Towards Sustainability -- 1.4 Reflexivity and Stakeholder Engagement for Transformation Towards Sustainability -- 2 Global Transformation Towards Sustainability-Clusters of Current Scholarly Discourse -- 2.1 Cluster 1: Triple Bottom Line (TBL)-The Sustainable Development Discourse -- 2.2 Cluster 2: Technological Innovation and Change Management-The Industrial Revolution Discourse -- 2.3 Cluster 3: Systems Approaches (SA)-Transformation Management and Socio-Technical Discourse -- 2.4 Cluster 4: Systems Approaches (SA)-Global Shifts and Globalization Discourse -- 2.5 Cluster 5: Process Approaches (SA)-The Center-Periphery and the Global South Discourse -- 2.6 Cluster 6: Process Approach-The Climate Negotiations Discourse -- 2.7 Interim Conclusion -- 3 Trade-Offs and Turnstiles as the Main Drivers of the Transformation Process Towards Sustainability -- 3.1 Trade-Offs -- 3.1.1 Global vs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Authors and Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2 A Short Review of Some Important Aspects of the Science of Corrosion -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Essentials of Electrochemical Corrosion -- 2.1.2 Prediction of Corrosion -- 2.1.2.1 Standard Hydrogen Electrode/Electrochemical Series -- 2.1.2.2 Galvanic Series -- 2.1.2.3 Pourbaix Diagrams -- 2.2 Important Technical Treatment Strategies for Corrosion Treatment -- 2.2.1 Design Modification-change/Materials Selection -- 2.2.2 Chemical Treatment -- 2.2.3 Electrical Treatment -- 2.2.4 Mechanical Treatment -- 2.2.5 Physical Treatment -- 2.2.5.1 Paints, Coating Systems, and Premature Destruction in Industrial Facilities -- 2.2.5.2 Features of Substrate -- 2.2.5.3 Characteristics of the Environment and Local Features -- 2.2.5.4 Paints Quality Control -- 2.2.5.5 Paint Warehousing and Storage -- 2.2.5.6 Role of Executors and Contractors -- 2.2.5.7 Surface Preparation -- 2.2.5.8 Technical Painting Operations -- 2.2.5.9 Inspection and Management -- 2.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Smart Corrosion Management Elements -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Risk, Importance, and How They Are Interrelated? …”

“…A comprehensive guide to Fog and Edge applications, architectures, and technologies Recent years have seen the explosive growth of the Internet of Things "IoT": the internet- connected network of devices that includes everything from personal electronics and home appliances to automobiles and industrial machinery. Responding to the ever-increasing bandwidth demands and privacy concerns of the IoT, Fog and Edge computing concepts have developed to collect, analyze, and process data closer to devices and more efficiently than traditional cloud architecture. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…8.2.6 Chemicals with effects on acceptability -- 8.2.7 Chemicals not included in the Guidelines -- 8.2.8 Mixtures -- 8.2.9 Adapting guideline values to local circumstances -- 8.3 Analytical achievability -- 8.4 Treatment -- 8.4.1 Treatment performance -- 8.4.2 Process control measures for disinfection by-products -- 8.4.3 Treatment for corrosion control -- 8.4.4 Household treatment -- 8.5 Guideline values for individual chemicals, by source category -- 8.5.1 Naturally occurring chemicals -- 8.5.2 Chemicals from industrial sources and human dwellings -- 8.5.3 Chemicals from agricultural activities -- 8.5.4 Chemicals used in water treatment or from materials in contact with drinking-water -- 8.5.5 Chemicals of emerging concern -- 8.6 Pesticides used in water for public health purposes -- 8.7 Identifying local actions in response to chemical water quality problems and emergencies -- 8.7.1 Trigger for action -- 8.7.2 Investigating the situation -- 8.7.3 Talking to the right people -- 8.7.4 Informing the public -- 8.7.5 Evaluating the significance to public health and individuals -- 8.7.6 Determining appropriate action -- 8.7.7 Consumer acceptability -- 8.7.8 Ensuring remedial action, preventing recurrence and updating the water safety plan -- 8.7.9 Mixtures -- 8.7.10 Water avoidance advisories -- 9. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Augmented reality versus virtual reality -- How AR works -- Handheld mobile AR -- Optical eyewear AR -- Target-based AR -- 3D spatial mapping -- Developing AR with spatial mapping -- Input for wearable AR -- Other AR display techniques -- Types of AR targets -- Marker -- Coded Markers -- Images -- Multi-targets -- Text recognition -- Simple shapes -- Object recognition -- Spatial maps -- Geolocation -- Technical issues in relation to augmented reality -- Field of view -- Visual perception -- Focus -- Resolution and refresh rate -- Ergonomics -- Applications of augmented reality -- Business marketing -- Education -- Industrial training -- Retail -- Gaming -- Others -- The focus of this book -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Setting Up Your System -- Installing Unity -- Requirements -- Download and install -- Introduction to Unity -- Exploring the Unity Editor -- Objects and hierarchy -- Scene editing -- Adding a cube -- Adding a plane -- Adding a material -- Saving the scene -- Changing the Scene view -- Game development -- Material textures, lighting, and shaders -- Animation -- Physics -- Additional features -- Using Cameras in AR -- Getting and using Vuforia -- Installing Vuforia -- Downloading the Vuforia Unity package -- Importing the Vuforia Assets package -- VuforiaConfiguration setup -- License key -- Webcam -- Building a quick demo with Vuforia -- Adding AR Camera prefab to the Scene -- Adding a target image -- Adding a cube -- Getting and using ARToolkit -- Installing ARToolkit -- Importing the ARToolkit Assets package -- ARToolkit Scene setup -- Adding the AR Controller -- Adding the AR Root origin -- Adding an AR camera…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1.18 Relating Management with a Movie -- 1.18.1 About Management -- 1.18.2 Management and Lagaan -- 1.18.3 Review of the Movie -- 1.18.4 Role of the Manager According to Henry Mintzberg and Bhuwan's Role in it -- Summary -- Keywords -- Question Bank -- References -- Chapter 2: Different Schools of Management Thoughts -- 2.1 Evolution of Management Thought -- 2.1.1 Early Perspective -- 2.1.2 Industrial Revolution -- 2.2 Contributions of Some Early Eminent Management Experts -- 2.3 Different Schools (or Approaches) of Management Thoughts -- 2.3.1 Classical Approach: 3000 B.C. -- 2.3.2 Neoclassical Approach -- 2.3.3 Modern Approach -- 2.4 Lessons from Japanese Management Style (Theory Z) -- 2.4.1 History of Theory Z -- 2.4.2 Differences Between American and Japanese Management Practices -- 2.4.3 Comparison and Contrast of Theories X, Y and Z -- Summary -- Keywords -- Question Bank -- References -- Chapter 3: Planning -- 3.1 Planning: Concept and Definition -- 3.2 Features or Characteristics of Planning -- 3.2.1 Basic and Fundamental to All Management Functions -- 3.2.2 Goal-Oriented Function -- 3.2.3 Intellectual Process -- 3.2.4 Forward-Looking Process -- 3.2.5 Continuous Process -- 3.2.6 Pervasive Function -- 3.2.7 Integrating Process -- 3.3 Process or Steps of Planning -- 3.3.1 Visioning and Mission Formulation -- 3.3.2 Framing the Overall Goal for the Organization -- 3.3.3 Collecting Data -- 3.3.4 Developing Planning Premises -- 3.3.5 Determining Alternative Courses of Action -- 3.3.6 Comparative Study of the Alternative Courses -- 3.3.7 Selection of the Best Courses of Action -- 3.3.8 Preparation of Derivative Plans -- 3.3.9 Involving Employees/Workers -- 3.3.10 Implementation of Plan -- 3.3.11 Follow-Up -- 3.4 Importance/Advantage/Utility of Planning -- 3.5 Limitations of Planning/Barriers to Effective Planning…”

“…As you get acquainted with practical applications in various industries, this book will inspire you to design innovative projects. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.1 Pre-Existing Conditions of Fragility - Indivisibility of Rights -- 2.2 Impacts On the Right to Food, in Light of Its Legal Elements -- 2.2.1 Food Accessibility -- 2.2.2 Food Adequacy -- 2.2.3 Food Availability -- 2.3 Differential Impacts On Specific Population Groups -- 2.3.1 Women and Lgbtq Persons -- 2.3.2 Agricultural Workers in the Industrial Sector -- 2.3.3 Peasant and Fisher Communities -- 2.3.4 Indigenous Peoples -- 3 A Survey of Responses and Recommendations -- 3.1 The Responses By Affected Communities, Social Movements, and Civil Society Organizations -- 3.2 Responses By National Decision Makers -- 3.3 Some Responses By the Corporate Sector -- 3.4 Responses of International Human Rights Institutions -- 4 The Strengths and Promises of the Rural Movements' Proposal -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 13 Covid-19 and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation -- 1 Evolution of the Rights to Water and Sanitation Over the Past Decade -- 2 Impacts of Covid-19 On Water and Sanitation Services -- 2.1 Availability of Services -- 2.2 Affordability and Other Economic Impacts On Consumers and Operators -- 2.3 Covid-19 and the Governance and Regulation of Services -- 3 Human Rights Implications of Measures Adopted for Water and Sanitation Services During the Pandemic -- 3.1 Affordability and Flexible Payment Options -- 3.2 Physical Accessibility -- 3.3 Access to Information, Participation, and Accountability -- 4 Towards Sustainability of the Rights to Water and Sanitation -- Notes -- References -- 14 Land Rights in Crisis -- 1 Human Rights and Land: a Rights-Based Approach -- 2 'shock Strategy' and Land Rights in a Crisis -- 3 Government Oversight and Enforcement Mechanisms under Strain Due to the Pandemic -- 4 Government Failures to Protect Land Are Exacerbating Inequality and Poverty…”