“…Leçon inaugurale prononcée le 10 février 2011 Chaire de Chimie des matériaux hybrides Dans le monde vivant, la nature est souvent amenée à combiner des composantes organiques et minérales pour créer des nano-composites très performants. Les coquillages, les carapaces des crustacés, les os sont quelques exemples de matériaux hybrides naturels. …”

“…Drawing on ethnographic field research conducted at sites in ten countries that have been awarded with the European Heritage Label, the authors of the book approach heritage as an entangled social, spatial, temporal, discursive, narrative, performative, and embodied process. Recognising that heritage is inherently political and used by diverse actors as a tool for re-imagining communities, identities, and borders, and for generating notions of inclusion and exclusion in Europe, the book also considers the idea of Europe itself as a narrative. …”

“…This book brings together the thinking of the best researchers addressing the topics involved in these programs, and provides readily understood analyses of the challenges and opportunities facing the food and agricultural industry and the programs which impact industry performance. Many public sector programs and institutions affecting food and agricultural marketing were designed in the early and mid- 1900s, and while they have been updated, new demands are constantly being placed on them. …”

“…During the twentieth century, all democratic governments began to perform a range of tasks, functions, and services that had no historical precedent. …”

“…"Is it appropriate to honour and admire people who have created great works of art, made important intellectual contributions, performed great sporting feats or shaped the history of a nation if those people have also acted immorally? …”

“…Satisfactory acoustics is crucial for the ability of spaces such as auditoriums and lecture rooms to perform their primary function. The acoustics of dwellings and offices greatly affects the quality of our life, since we are all consciously or subconsciously aware of the sounds to which we are daily subjected. …”

“…The book is written for managers and leaders, at all levels, concerned with occupational health and safety, and wishing to learn how to leverage relationships to achieve higher employee engagement and performance." -- Publisher's description…”

“…You will: Review the new features of TensorFlow 2.0 Use TensorFlow 2.0 to build machine learning and deep learning models Perform sequence predictions using TensorFlow 2.0 Deploy TensorFlow 2.0 models with practical examples…”

“…Identify internal corporate sponsors to get buy-in for the data science approach Manage the transition of the data science team into the organization Discover how to identify and hire the right people for the role Learn best practices for setting up, organizing, and managing the team Practice cultivating the team and their professional growth Perform team gap analysis and workflow analysis Absorb invaluable Dos and Don’ts…”

“…Along the way you’ll take advantage of Vue.js features to build fast, high-performing progressive web apps that work offline. Building Progressive Web Applications with Vue.js starts by explaining the basic concepts and structure of PWAs, and moves on to designing the app shell and other features that distinguish a PWA from simple web pages. …”

“…"Often referred to (incorrectly) as Golang, Go is the high-performance systems language of the future. Mastering Go, Second Edition helps you become a productive expert Go programmer, building and improving on the groundbreaking first edition. …”

“…Go, also known as Golang, is the concise and efficient programming language designed by Google for creating high-performance, cross-platform applications. Go combines strong static types with simple syntax and a comprehensive standard library to increase programmer productivity, while still supporting features such as concurrent/parallel programming. …”

“…Rainmakers are those among us who understand this well and demonstrate six skills that help facilitate the client's buying decision journey: 1) One: Strategy: Choose Your Niche and Whom You Wish To Serve 2) Two: Credibility: Demonstrate Your Expertise 3) Three: Relationships: Build Your Network 4) Four: Solutions: Understand Client Needs and Creating Solutions 5) Five: Performance: Do Great Work 6) Six: Stewardship: Care for Clients We can learn these skills and become more successful in our own practices"--…”

“…Nordic countries have long traditions of democracy and their students have performed relatively well in the ICCS assessments. …”

“…The analysis of the educational processes in the four countries has been performed using a qualitative action research method. …”

“…Policy-making would benefit from developing a better understanding of the impact of wage setting on improved hospital performance and quality…”

“…This report provides policy recommendations to enhance Brazil's SME and entrepreneurship performance, covering, among others, innovation policy, export support, access to finance, and women's entrepreneurship"--Page 4 of cover…”

“…Ce rapport étudie le rôle, les performances et l'impact des initiatives relatives aux services de conseil agricole, à la formation et à la vulgarisation prises dans les pays de l’OCDE pour favoriser la croissance verte dans l'agriculture. …”

“…A key barrier in this regard is that performance metrics relying extensively on output measures channel resources and attention away from innovative approaches that work back from the desired ultimate outcomes…”

“…The oxygen consumption is measured after 3 hours of exposure and additional measurements at 30 minutes of exposure can be performed in the case that the test substance is rapidly degraded…”