Tabla de Contenidos: “…Georges Pompidou et les ambiguïtés de la détente, 1970-1973 -- Neutralisme et désarmement : la France au pied du mur -- L'offensive neutraliste dans l'"espace stratégique euro-méditerranéen" -- Le refus français d'une Méditerranée neutralisée -- La CSCE, pierre de touche de la politique méditerranéenne de la France? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Unlocking the Potential of the Middle Corridor: Challenges, Opportunities, and Pathways Forward -- The economies of the South Caucasus and Central Asia remain closely integrated with Russia, leaving them vulnerable to supply risks and secondary sanctions -- Countries along the corridor can foster regional co-operation and generate trade opportunities -- The Middle Corridor has the potential to become a viable route if capacity constraints and regional co-operation issues are addressed -- References -- 2 Further regional economic and trade integration is key to the route's long-term viability -- Limited integration into global trade constrains private-sector demand for the Middle Corridor -- The corridor countries' trade integration could improve -- The participation of the South Caucasus and Central Asia in global trade is limited -- Intra-regional trade remains under-developed in Central Asia and the South Caucasus -- Weaknesses in the overall business climate in Central Asia and the South Caucasus constrain private sector development and export growth -- Regional logistics services remain underdeveloped along the Middle Corridor reducing transit efficiency and reliability -- High prices and low capacity along the Middle Corridor weigh on its competitiveness -- Rail and maritime tariffs and schedules are unpredictable and often poorly accessible -- Overall, quasi-monopolies hamper the development of this sector -- Recommendations -- Further reforms to improve framework conditions for private-sector development can enhance the region's trade potential and stimulate demand along the route -- Develop national and regional export promotion strategies through SME and entrepreneurship development -- Address remaining gaps in the operational environment for firms, particularly in relation to trade and investment…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Dos and don'ts of readable code - how to make readable code -- Summarizing code for understanding -- Generating documentation -- Documentation for crypto_price_and_indicators.py -- Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Addressing Bias and Ethical Concerns in LLM-Generated Code -- Technical requirements -- Understanding bias in LLM-generated code -- Where does bias in LLMs come from? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Energized Work -- How to Be Energized -- Supporting Energized Work -- Taking Breaks -- Questions -- Results -- Contraindications -- Alternatives -- Further Reading -- Informative Workspace -- Subtle Cues -- Big Visible Charts -- Hand-Drawn Charts -- Process Improvement Charts -- Gaming -- Questions -- Results -- Contraindications -- Alternatives -- Further Reading -- Root-Cause Analysis -- How to Find the Root Cause -- How to Fix the Root Cause -- When Not to Fix the Root Cause -- Questions -- Results -- Contraindications -- Alternatives -- Retrospectives -- Types of Retrospectives -- How to Conduct an Iteration Retrospective -- Step 1: The Prime Directive -- Step 2: Brainstorming -- Step 3: Mute Mapping -- Step 4: Retrospective Objective -- After the Retrospective -- Questions -- Results -- Contraindications -- Alternatives -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Looping -- The for loop -- Iterating over a range -- Iterating over a sequence -- Iterators and iterables -- Iterating over multiple sequences -- The while loop -- The break and continue statements -- A special else clause -- Assignment expressions -- Statements and expressions -- Using the walrus operator -- A word of warning -- Putting all this together -- A prime generator -- Applying discounts -- A quick peek at the itertools module -- Infinite iterators -- Iterators terminating on the shortest input sequence -- Combinatoric generators -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Functions, the Building Blocks of Code -- Why use functions? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 15 Ten Ways to Boost Your Return on Investment -- Doing Your Homework -- Timing Your Entry -- Playing the Markets -- Identifying Low Hash Rate Alternative Cryptocurrencies -- Mining the Start of a Chain -- Starting Small -- Scaling Choices -- Finding Cheap Electricity -- Cooling Efficiently -- Scoring Hardware Deals -- Chapter 16 Ten Types of Cryptocurrency Resources -- Cryptocurrency Market Trackers -- Mining Profitability Estimation Tools -- Cryptocurrency Reddit Pages -- Blockchain Explorers -- Data Visualizations -- Cryptocurrency Data and Statistics -- Cryptocurrency Wikis -- Cryptocurrency White Papers -- The Satoshi Nakamoto Institute -- A Cypherpunk's Manifesto -- Bitcoin Guides and Walkthroughs -- Chapter 17 Ten Criticisms of Cryptocurrencies and Mining -- Energy Consumption -- Wasted Processing -- Scalability, Transaction Speed, and Throughput -- Coin Distribution Fairness -- Market Bubbles and Volatility -- Centralization -- Scams and Rip-offs -- Hardware Price Inflation and Scarcity -- Fire Hazards -- Neighbor Complaints -- Index -- EULA…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- How to Prevent Cheating -- Goals and Pay -- Goals and Job Satisfaction -- Goals and Teams -- Goals and Bullying -- Recent Discoveries -- Writing About Goals and Values -- Subconscious Priming of Goals -- Chapter 6 Cultivate Self-Efficacy for Personal and Organizational Effectiveness -- Editors' Note -- Core Functional Properties of Perceived Self-Efficacy -- Diverse Organizational Impact of Perceived Self-Efficacy -- Principles Governing the Development of Personal and Collective Efficacy -- Enablement Through Guided Mastery -- Cultivation of Self-Regulatory Competencies -- Conclusion -- References -- Exercises -- 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Synchronous Optical Network -- Optical Transport Network -- HOW THE INTERNET WORKS -- WIRELESS NETWORKS -- Wi-Fi -- Bluetooth -- ZigBee -- ISM-Band Radios -- Radio Frequency Identification and Near-Field Communications -- BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY -- Cable TV Connectivity -- Digital Subscriber Lines -- Wireless Broadband -- THE INTERNET OF THINGS -- How Internet of Things Works -- Wireless Technologies of Internet of Things and Machine 2 Machine -- The Issues of Internet of Things -- 10 - Audio Electronics: Digital Voice and Music Dominate -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NATURE OF SOUND -- Microphones -- Speakers -- DIGITAL AUDIO -- Past Recording Media -- Digitizing Sound -- Digital Compression -- How an MP3 Player Works -- The Compact Disc -- AUDIO-VIDEO RECEIVER -- Radio Choices -- Surround Sound -- SPECIAL SOUND APPLICATIONS -- Wireless Speakers and Headphones -- Downloading and Streaming Audio -- Musical Instruments -- Noise-Canceling Earphones -- Sonar -- Hearing Aids -- 11 - Video Technology: TV and Video Is All Digital Now -- INTRODUCTION -- VIDEO FUNDAMENTALS FOR THE IMPATIENT -- Scanning Fundamentals -- Aspect Ratio -- Persistence of Vision -- Analog TV -- Digital TV -- Color Video Principles -- Video Compression -- TV Transmission -- TV Screen Technology -- Summary of Screen Technologies -- 3D TV -- CABLE TELEVISION -- SATELLITE TV -- OVER-THE-TOP TV -- CELL PHONE TV -- CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV -- DIGITAL VIDEO DISCS -- How a DVD Player Works…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Des initiatives doivent être prises pour atténuer le mésappariement des compétences sur le marché du travail. -- 4.1.3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The USDA has a formal responsibility for the co-ordination of rural policy -- The EDA is the only agency with an explicit focus on place-based economic development -- The Department of the Interior manages public lands and upholds Federal trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and Native Alaskans -- The Small Business Administration provides support for new entrepreneurs and for small businesses seeking to expand -- Different types of support for rural innovation -- A holistic approach to rural innovation is important -- Rural innovation in diverse rural regions: opportunities and challenges -- About the regions - Pine Bluff, Gallup, Columbiana -- Pine Bluff, Arkansas -- Gallup, New Mexico -- Columbiana, Ohio -- Innovation as part of rural community economic development -- Prominent role for developers and the private sector -- Major differences in what can be accomplished due to size authority and fiscal capacity -- Role of the federal government varied across the three cases -- High level of local government innovation -- Strong commitment to enhancing workforce skills -- Maximising opportunities and mitigating challenges to rural innovation -- Integrating geographic constraints into rural policy -- Co-ordinating to support rural innovation and ensure equity -- Co-ordinating to consider all the factors needed to support rural innovation -- Co-ordinating to ensure equity for marginalised populations in rural innovation -- Improving access to finance -- Funding rural development and innovation -- Rural non-bank financial intermediaries -- Broadening the definition of innovation in OECD rural regions -- Domains and sources of rural innovation -- Conclusions -- Annex 3.A. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- ANL Instruction -- ORL Instruction -- XRL Instruction -- CLR Instruction -- CPL Instruction -- RL Instruction -- RLC Instruction -- RR Instruction -- RRC Instruction -- Solved Examples -- Summary -- Points t o Remember -- Review Questions -- Evaluate Yourself -- Search for Answers -- Think and Solve -- Boolean Variable Manipulation -- Introduction -- Source and Destination of Boolean Operations -- Boolean Data Loading and Movement -- Clr Instruction -- Setb Instruction -- Mov Instruction -- Bit-Oriented Program Branching -- Jc Instruction -- Jnc Instruction -- Jb Instruction -- Jnb Instruction -- Bit-Oriented Logical Operations -- Anl Instruction -- Orl Instruction -- Cpl Instruction -- Solved Examples -- Summary -- Points to Remember -- Review Questions -- Evaluate Yourself -- Search for Answers -- Think and Solve -- Programming Examples-II -- Introduction -- Count 1s in a Byte -- Unpack a Bcd Number -- Pack Bcd Digits -- Pack Array of Unpacked Bcd Digits -- Find Largest and Smallest Integers of an Array -- Bubble Sorting -- Find the Sum of Factorials -- Sort Out Numbers Divisible by 4 -- Summary -- Points to Remember -- Review Questions -- Evaluate Yourself -- Search for Answers -- Think and Solve -- Advanced Instructions -- Introduction -- Movc Instruction -- Movx Instruction -- Xch Instruction -- Xchd Instruction -- Mul Instruction -- Div Instruction -- Da a Instruction -- Jmp Instruction -- Swap Instruction -- JBC Instruction -- Reti Instruction -- Solved Examples -- Summary -- Points to Remember -- Review Questions -- Evaluate Yourself -- Search for Answers -- Think and Solve -- Programming Examples-III -- Compare with External Array -- Find Sum of a Series -- Reverse an Array -- Hex to Bcd Conversion -- Update Clock Display -- Display Shift for Right Entry -- Count Number of Words -- Generate Prime Numbers…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Performing AV Finance and Job-Costing Activities -- Creating Estimates for AV Activities -- Estimate Considerations -- Estimate Markup -- Creating a Project Estimate -- Estimating Equipment and Material Costs -- Estimating Project Labor Costs -- Estimating Labor Costs -- Estimating Other Costs -- Providing Estimates to Clients -- Purchasing AV Supplies and Equipment -- Identifying General Categories of Purchase Items -- Creating Purchase Lists -- Identifying Vendors and Suppliers -- Obtaining Pricing and Delivery Schedules -- Performing Job-Costing Activities…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Home-country Perspective -- Region Focus: Indian FDI in Africa -- Global FDI Patterns -- Trends in FDI -- Direction of FDI -- FDI Outflows -- Foreign Investment in India -- Policy Perspective -- Sectoral Dimensions of FDI Flows -- Geographical Composition -- Outward Indian FDI -- Closing Case: Chinese Investment in Africa -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- Mini Projects -- Endnotes -- Chapter 10: Regional Economic Integration -- Introduction -- Levels of Economic Integration -- Effects of Integration -- Trade Creation and Trade Diversion -- Reduced Import Prices -- Increased Competition and Economies of Scale -- Higher Factor Productivity -- Regional Trading Agreements -- European Union (EU) -- International Business in Action: EU Restriction on the Use of Pesticides -- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) -- Region Focus: US-South Korea Trade Pact -- CARICOM -- MERCOSUR -- Andean Pact -- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) -- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) -- Closer Economic Relations (CER) -- Economic Integration in Africa -- Commodity Arrangements -- Multi Fibre Arrangement (MFA) -- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) -- Closing Case: The Future of OPEC -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- Mini Projects -- Endnotes -- Unit IV: Global Monetary Environment -- Chapter 11: International Monetary and Financial System -- Introduction -- Basics of Foreign Exchange -- Exchange Rate Determination -- Currency Convertibility -- Monetary Systems till the Present -- The Gold Standard (1876-1914) -- The Inter-war Years and World War II (1914-44) -- The Bretton Woods System (1944-73) -- The Post-Bretton Woods System: 1973-Present -- Contemporary Exchange Rate Systems -- Fixed Rate System -- Independent Float System…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…9.6.5 DES Decryption -- 9.6.6 Strength of DES -- 9.7 Advance Versions of DES -- 9.7.1 Double DES -- 9.7.2 Triple DES -- 9.8 Asymmetric-key Cryptography -- 9.8.1 Public and Private Key -- 9.9 RSA Algorithm -- 9.9.1 Example of RSA -- 9.9.2 Strength of RSA -- 9.10 Symmetric versus Asymmetric-key Cryptography -- 9.11 Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange -- 9.11.1 The Algorithm -- 9.12 Steganography -- 9.13 Quantum Cryptography -- 9.14 Solved Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Review Questions -- Appendix A: Some Related Mathematics -- A.1 Fermat's Little Theorem -- A.2 Chinese Remainder Theorem -- A.3 Prime Number Generation -- A.3.1 Sieve of Eratosthenes -- Bibliography -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Programming by visualizing the big picture -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Predicting Votes with Linear Models -- Required packages -- Setting up the data -- Training and testing datasets -- Predicting votes with linear models -- Checking model assumptions -- Checking linearity with scatter plots -- Checking normality with histograms and quantile-quantile plots -- Checking homoscedasticity with residual plots -- Checking no collinearity with correlations -- Measuring accuracy with score functions -- Programatically finding the best model -- Generating model combinations -- Predicting votes from wards with unknown data -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Simulating Sales Data and Working with Databases -- Required packages -- Designing our data tables -- The basic variables -- Simplifying assumptions -- Potential pitfalls -- The too-much-empty-space problem -- The too-much-repeated-data problem -- Simulating the sales data -- Simulating numeric data according to distribution assumptions -- Simulating categorical values using factors -- Simulating dates within a range -- Simulating numbers under shared restrictions -- Simulating strings for complex identifiers -- Putting everything together -- Simulating the client data -- Simulating the client messages data -- Working with relational databases -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Communicating Sales with Visualizations -- Required packages -- Extending our data with profit metrics -- Building blocks for reusable high-quality graphs -- Starting with simple applications for bar graphs -- Adding a third dimension with colors -- Graphing top performers with bar graphs -- Graphing disaggregated data with boxplots -- Scatter plots with joint and marginal distributions -- Pricing and profitability by protein source and continent -- Client birth dates, gender, and ratings -- Developing our own graph type - radar graphs…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST) -- Classical Rhetoric -- Contagion Theory -- Cognitive Dissonance Theory -- Elaboration Likelihood Model -- Enactment Theory -- Framing -- Groupthink -- Communication Bytes 2.1 -- Interpretative and Interaction Theories -- Language Expectancy Theory -- Network Theory and Analysis -- Model of Text Comprehension -- Priming -- Media Richness and Media Naturalness Theories -- Reduced Social Cues Approach -- Social Presence Theory -- Semiotics -- Sense-making -- Information Bytes 2.1 -- Symbolic Interactionism -- Speech Act Phenomena -- Uncertainty Reduction Theory -- Summary -- Assess Your Knowledge -- Use Your Knowledge -- Web-based Exercises -- Further Reading -- Endnotes -- Chapter 3: Interpersonal Communication -- Introduction -- Defining Interpersonal Communication -- An Evolving Model for Interpersonal Communication -- Principles of Interpersonal Communication -- Barriers to Interpersonal Communication -- Point Counterpoint -- Relational Development: the Role of Interpersonal Semantics -- The Open Area or the Arena -- The Blind Area -- The Facade -- The Unknown Area -- Managerial Implications of the Johari Window -- Johari Window, Tuckman Model, and Team Development -- Forming -- Storming -- Norming -- Performing -- Emotional Intelligence -- Communication Bytes 3.1 -- Getting Along with Others -- Information Bytes 3.1 -- Interpersonal Communication Styles -- Interpersonal Communication Under Stress -- Fight or Flight -- Bases for Selecting a Conflict Communication Mode -- Conflict Resolution and Communication -- Being Assertive -- Summary -- Assess Your Knowledge -- Use Your Knowledge -- Web-based Exercises -- Further Reading -- Endnotes -- Chapter 4: Analysing Transactions: The Units of Communication -- Introduction -- Communication Bytes 4.1 -- The Role of Intonation -- Strokes -- The Three Ego States…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Difference between NSA and Original Simplex -- 6.2.4. A Literature over Pricing Rules -- 6.2.5. Strongly Feasible Spanning Tree -- 6.3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7.3.3 International Trade, Invoicing, and Dollarization -- 7.4 Financial Dollarization in the Highly Integrated International Market -- 7.4.1 Dollarization of Assets -- 7.4.2 Dollarization and Overseas Assets -- 7.4.3 Dollarization of Liability -- 7.5 Conclusion: Coping With Partial Dollarization -- References -- 8 Strategies for Promotion of Khmer Riel -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 De-Dollarization Policies Until Recently -- 8.2.1 Enhance Confidence in the Riel -- 8.2.2 Promote Price Quotations and Payments of Goods and Services in Riel -- 8.2.3 Promote the Opening of Bank Accounts in Riel -- 8.2.4 Improve the Payment System and Financial Instruments in Riel -- 8.3 De-Dollarization Policy and Financial Market Development -- 8.3.1 Improve Foreign Exchange Markets -- 8.3.2 Further Developing Interbank and Money Markets -- 8.3.3 Further Develop Securities Markets -- 8.3.4 Broaden the Clearing House's Policy On Lowering the Riel Transaction Fee to Market Fund Transfer -- 8.4 New Elements for the Promotion of Khmer Riel -- 8.4.1 Promote Financial Intermediation in Riel On a Gradual Basis -- 8.4.2 Fiscal Support for the Riel -- 8.4.3 Promote Public Awareness and Participation -- 8.4.4 Enhance Cooperation for the Implementation of Effective Measures -- 8.5 Effectiveness of Promoting the Policy and Its Limitations -- 8.5.1 Stronger Yet Still Limited Confidence -- 8.5.2 Difficulty in Changing People's Mindset -- 8.5.3 Network Externality -- 8.5.4 Lack of Demand-Side Policies -- 8.5.5 Limited Domestic Production -- 8.5.6 Limited Coordination Between Implementing Agencies -- 8.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7.3.3 International Trade, Invoicing, and Dollarization -- 7.4 Financial Dollarization in the Highly Integrated International Market -- 7.4.1 Dollarization of Assets -- 7.4.2 Dollarization and Overseas Assets -- 7.4.3 Dollarization of Liability -- 7.5 Conclusion: Coping With Partial Dollarization -- References -- 8 Strategies for Promotion of Khmer Riel -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 De-Dollarization Policies Until Recently -- 8.2.1 Enhance Confidence in the Riel -- 8.2.2 Promote Price Quotations and Payments of Goods and Services in Riel -- 8.2.3 Promote the Opening of Bank Accounts in Riel -- 8.2.4 Improve the Payment System and Financial Instruments in Riel -- 8.3 De-Dollarization Policy and Financial Market Development -- 8.3.1 Improve Foreign Exchange Markets -- 8.3.2 Further Developing Interbank and Money Markets -- 8.3.3 Further Develop Securities Markets -- 8.3.4 Broaden the Clearing House's Policy On Lowering the Riel Transaction Fee to Market Fund Transfer -- 8.4 New Elements for the Promotion of Khmer Riel -- 8.4.1 Promote Financial Intermediation in Riel On a Gradual Basis -- 8.4.2 Fiscal Support for the Riel -- 8.4.3 Promote Public Awareness and Participation -- 8.4.4 Enhance Cooperation for the Implementation of Effective Measures -- 8.5 Effectiveness of Promoting the Policy and Its Limitations -- 8.5.1 Stronger Yet Still Limited Confidence -- 8.5.2 Difficulty in Changing People's Mindset -- 8.5.3 Network Externality -- 8.5.4 Lack of Demand-Side Policies -- 8.5.5 Limited Domestic Production -- 8.5.6 Limited Coordination Between Implementing Agencies -- 8.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index…”