“…This book outlines the necessary skills and details the specific techniques you need to maximize your business readiness, hone competitive cooperation, gather your strategies, and attack your challengers…”

“…A-list Programmers Reveal How to Develop Breakout Skills Find out what it takes to push your programming chops to the next level and design killer software by getting inside the minds of today's rock star programmers: • Rod Johnson, Inventor of the Spring Framework • Adrian Colyer, Pioneer of Aspect Oriented Programming Tools, Project Lead of AspectJ • Java Posse--Tor Norbye, Joe Nuxoll, Carl Quinn, and Dick Wall • Chris Wilson, Lead Architect of Microsoft Internet Explorer • Nikhil Kothari, Architect of ASP.NET AJAX • Hani Suleiman, Author of "The Bile Blog" • James Gosling, Father of Java • Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Creator of the Hudson Continuous Integration Tool • Herb Schildt, The World's Bestselling Programming Author • Floyd Marinescu, Co-founder of ServerSide.com; Founder and Lead Editor of InfoQ.com • Andy Hunt, Co-founder of the Pragmatic Programmers • Dave Thomas, Object Oriented Software Pioneer • Max Levchin, Co-founder and Former CTO of PayPal • Libor Michalek, Co-founder of Slide.com • Weird Al Yankovic, The Programmer's Rock Star…”

“…Armed with self-awareness they build engaging, cooperative teams. How to gain and sustain self-awareness is the focus of the book. …”

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“…In this report, Paul Cerrato, former editor of InformationWeek Healthcare, discusses the algorithms that healthcare executives, technologists, and physician leaders need to construct these diagnostic and therapeutic systems. …”

“…A former Army interrogator shares his secrets for getting exactly what you want out of anyone, anytime. …”

“…Formerly known as API.AI About This Video The big picture: How conversation flows in Dialogflow Interaction models: Intents, entities, contexts and their resolution into API calls Managing dialogs: Handling the flow of conversation using linear and non-linear dialogs. …”

“…You will: Review the main families of control: geometric, linear, and common dynamic feedback control Understand the mathematics of a quadcopter Follow step-by-step instructions on modeling and control equations Focus on pedagogical development to answer any doubts in the design process…”

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“…Instead, it takes a long, judicious view of political change in the Arab world, beginning with the first Awakening in the nineteenth century and extending into future decades when-if the dream is realized-a new Arab world defined by pluralism and tolerance will emerge. Marwan Muasher, former foreign minister of Jordan, asserts that all sides-the United States, Europe, Israel, and Arab governments alike-were deeply misguided in their thinking about Arab politics and society when the turmoil of the Arab Spring erupted. …”

“…Contemporary Laos serves as a stage on which the growing frustration with traditional Western assistance is leading to new forms of South-South development cooperation. Connecting the current rubber plantation boom to a longer trajectory of foreign intervention in the region, Upland Geopolitics reveals how legacies of Cold War conflict continue to pave the way for transnational enclosure in a socially uneven landscape"--…”

“…Using global protest to demonstrate the enduring links between France and its former colonies, Decolonizing 1968 traces the historical relationships between colonialism and 1968 activism, examining transnational networks that emerged and new human and immigrants' rights initiatives that directly followed. …”

“…The French and Senegalese academic debate on migration has paid considerable attention to the mobilities connecting Senegal and the former colonial power, focusing on - among other things - how kinship structures and gender and generational roles have been reproduced or reconfigured in a transnational space deeply structured by longstanding cultures of migrations (see, for instance: Dia 2008, 2013; Diop 2008; Timera 2010; Timera and Garnier 2010). …”

“…The contributions show that the post-communist trend in language policy has been vastly represented by attempts to eliminate the language, and even the cultural legacy, of the formerly hegemonic nation/s in countries emerging after the collapse of the system. …”

“…In this book, two sustainability leaders with decades of experience-Henrik Henriksson, CEO of Scania and Elaine Weidman Grunewald, cofounder of the AI Sustainability Center, and former chief sustainability and public affairs officer at Ericsson-offer a simple but powerful three-step model for leading an organization on a sustainability transformation journey that aims at big, audacious, world-changing goals.Honest about the dilemmas but bullish on the opportunities, the authors advise leaders on how to accelerate sustainability in their organizations told through a Swedish lens, where the country's values and culture permeate the boardroom and the C-suite, bringing a unique clarity and conviction to leading with integrity.In practical insights gleaned from the authors' own experience, the book takes leaders through the three phases of sustainability leadership: from establishing a solid foundation rooted in purpose, culture, values, principles and consistent, credible leadership, to integrating sustainability into the core business, and then to executing a vision that not only shifts the direction of the company but can change an entire industry, and even the world…”

“…As everyone and everything becomes more interconnected and digitized, how do you operate, compete, and win?Ming Zeng, the former chief of staff and strategy adviser to Alibaba Group's founder Jack Ma, explains how the latest technological developments, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, the mobile internet, and cloud computing are redefining how value is created. …”

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“…Learn how to survive and thrive within organisations In Don't Quit Your Day Job, former Google and Twitter executive Aliza Knox delivers hands-on, practical steps for achieving career success. …”

“…Accomplished author and former P&G executive Scott Mautz walks listeners through the unique challenges facing these managers, and the mindset and skillset necessary for managing up and down and influencing what happens across the organization. …”

“…The present Special Issue of Processes will include recent enhancements in the synthesis and application of various types of nano- and microdispersed systems and will help to expand scientific cooperation in this important field of research…”