“…This paper attempts to assess the impact of exchange rate movements on Russian import and nonfuel export performance, using an error correction model. The estimation of trade equations shows that long-run price elasticities for imports and non-fuel exports are close to 0.6 and 0.7 respectively, hence relatively similar to those obtained for OECD countries. …”

“…The volume identifies the students who are at particular risk of having low levels of engagement in, and holding negative dispositions towards, school in general and mathematics in particular, and how engagement, drive, motivation and self-beliefs are related to mathematics performance. The volume identifies the roles schools can play in shaping the well-being of students and the role parents can play in promoting their children’s engagement with and dispositions towards learning. …”

“…The results show marked heterogeneity across countries, suggesting there is scope to improve performance and gain expertise by considering other countries? …”

“…Ces examens ont pour objectif de promouvoir l’apprentissage entre pairs, d’encourager les pays à rendre compte de leur action aux autres pays et à leur opinion publique, ainsi que d’améliorer les performances environnementales des gouvernements, individuellement et collectivement. …”

“…For each cluster, it looks at the factors that have contributed to its growth, the impact of the cluster on local entrepreneurship performance, and the challenges faced for further expansion. …”

“…Ces pratiques, de plus en plus utilisées, affectent l'innovation et les autres aspects des performances des entreprises. On cherche aujourd'hui à comprendre et à mesurer cette activité afin que les organisations aient de meilleurs résultats et que les gouvernements puissent concevoir des politiques en vue de promouvoir ces pratiques. …”

“…Parmi les sujets abordés on retiendra les systèmes de gestion environnementale, l'information du public et la consultation des acteurs concernés, l'analyse du cycle de vie, la gestion des risques, les mesures de préparation et d'intervention en cas d'urgence, l'amélioration continue des performances environnementales, l'éducation et la formation à l'environnement et la contribution à la mise en place de politiques environnementales…”

“…Provides substantial information on nonlinear control approaches and their validation in flight tests Details in observer-delay schemes that can be applied in real-time Teaches how an IMU is built and how they can improve the performance of their system when applying observers or predictors Improves prototypes with tactics for proposed nonlinear schemes…”

“…Producer’s Playbook: Real People on Camera is a no-nonsense guide for producers looking to get the best performances from "real people" to tell powerful stories on video. …”

“…Like other critical organizational assets, information is a strategic asset that requires high level of oversight in order to be able to effectively use it for organizational decision-making, performance improvement, cost management, and risk mitigation. …”

“…Googledesigned Go for high-performance networking and multiprocessing, but—like Python and JavaScript—the language is easy to read and use. …”

“…Detect accounting fraud before it’s too late Accounting fraud is the deliberate manipulation of accounting records in order to make a company's financial performance seem better or worse than it actually is. …”

“…Learn how to: - Build high-performance multitenant Oracle databases - Create single-tenant, multitenant, and application containers - Establish network connections and manage services - Handle security using authentication, authorization, and encryption - Back up and restore your mission-critical data - Work with point-in-time recovery and Oracle Flashback - Move data and replicate and clone databases - Work with Oracle's Resource Manager and Data Guard"--…”

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“…In many cases organizations need more than one paradigm to perform efficient analyses. Big Data SMACK explains each technology and, more importantly, how to integrate them. …”

“…To find out whether your participants are applying what they’ve learned on the job, you need a good evaluation strategy—one that connects evaluation to performance, program design, and bottom-line value. …”

“…The book also includes techniques for conducting high-performance distributed analysis of large data on clouds. …”

“…Looks at the latest regulations impacting executive compensation, including new regulationsissued by the SEC, as well as GAAP and IFRS rulings and trends Covers the selection and training of compensation committee members Explores how to make compensation committees a performance driver for a company Guides documentation requirements and timing issues The Compensation Committee Handbook, Fourth Edition will help all compensationcommittee members and interested professionals succeed in melding highly complex technical informationand concepts with both corporate governance principles and sound business judgment"--…”

“…What You Will Learn: Set up Kinect 2 and a workspace for Kinect application development Access audio, color, infrared, and skeletal data streams from Kinect Use gesture and speech recognition Perform computer vision manipulations on image data streams Develop Windows Store apps and Unity3D applications with Kinect 2 Take advantage of Kinect Fusion (3D object mapping technology) and Kinect Ripple (Kinect projector infotainment system)…”

“…Build and manage an effective, integrated security architecture Systematically protect your physical facilities and the IT resources they contain Implement and administer access control Use cryptography to help guarantee data integrity, confidentiality, and authenticity Secure networks, Internet connections, and communications Make effective business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and execute them successfully Address today’s essential legal, regulatory, and compliance issues Master the basics of security forensics Develop more secure applications and systems from the ground up Use security best practices ranging from risk management to operations and auditing Understand and perform the crucial non-technical tasks associated with IT security CD Features Test Engine Powered by MeasureUp! …”