“…These levels and units of analysis range from the local to the regional and transregional spheres of activity. Indigenous thought in the Americas will be examined at the micro, meso and macro levels. …”

“…As social and solidarity economy (SSE) entities are increasingly requested to demonstrate their positive contribution to society, social impact measurement can help them understand the additional, net value generated by their activities, in the pursuit of their mission and beyond. …”

“…The report analyses the impacts of climate change (including its effects on policy and regulations) on the local labour markets in Podlaskie and Pomorskie and provides policy recommendations on how make the best use of the assets in place to boost green economic activities while creating greener jobs. The report examines the role that the public sector and other key labour market institutions play in facilitating the transition to a green economy. …”

“…One reason for this is the role advanced communication capabilities may have played in generating higher growth in productivity rates, as well as new networkbased economic activities, in some countries over recent years. If, as many believe, new communication tools such as the Internet and wireless networks boosted growth in the latter half of the 1990s, and softened the current cyclical downturn, then the next steps toward broadband access are of critical importance that go beyond the communications sector. …”

“…However, there is currently no definition of which “climate” activities, flows, or other interventions could count towards the USD 100 billion; what “mobilising” means; or even which countries are covered by this commitment. …”

“…Chinese enterprises now have foreign direct investment in virtually every country in the world and across the whole spectrum of economic activities, from merchant banking to fish processing and forestry. …”

“…While building on decades of cross-border activities, the TTR-ELAt seeks to overcome cumbersome governance issues to create the benefits of agglomeration with complementarity expertise so as to increase international attractiveness. …”

“…It stresses the need for innovation to become part of a comprehensive development agenda, and makes recommendations for promoting activities in both the formal and informal sectors, with the aim of transforming agriculture into a knowledge-based industry capable of stimulating economic growth. …”

“…Behind the numbers cut in stone appear human communities and societies whose economic activities shed fresh light on the history of this part of the Mediterranean…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Understanding the distinction between information and knowledge -- Asking questions to extract information -- Asking questions to gain knowledge -- Seeking clarification with follow-up questions -- Using Questions and Guardrails to Initiate and Guide Conversations -- Asking safe questions to get the conversation moving -- Adding guardrails to limit the scope of a question -- Using questions to transition to other topics -- Chapter 7 Holding Productive and Meaningful Conversations -- Appreciating the Value of Reciprocity, Self-Disclosure, and Give-and-Take -- Embracing reciprocity -- Building trust and reciprocity through self-disclosure -- Giving and taking more or less equally -- Being a Good Conversation Partner -- Cultivating two-way interaction -- Putting the principle of reciprocity into practice -- Strengthening Relationships with Self-Disclosure -- Following the ebb and flow of the conversation -- Getting personal, even in a business setting -- Creating Mutual Meaning -- Checking for confirmation -- Agreeing on next steps -- Part 3 Owning Your Message with Confident Communication -- Chapter 8 Making Simple Communication Changes for Significant Impact -- Making People Less Defensive and More Receptive -- Using the I+verb framework -- Avoiding "you" statements -- Steering clear of generalizations -- Getting to Yes Faster -- Subtly framing your requests -- Providing choices -- Removing all reasons to say no -- Focusing Less on Names and More on Pertinent Details -- Avoiding cheesy sales talk -- Admitting what you don't know -- Pivoting to someone else -- Tabling a topic for later -- Returning the serve -- Purging "Sorry" and "Just" from Your Vocabulary -- Stop saying "sorry" -- Jettison "just" -- Chapter 9 Setting the Stage for Effective Communication -- Challenging the Status Quo -- Understanding why changing the status quo can be difficult…”

“…Mount Athos’ rich archival holdings allow both for the minute scrutiny of economic activity and the tracing of long-term trends. Not only were Hagiorite monasteries major players on a local level, but they were also embedded within trans-Mediterranean networks of patronage. …”

“…A state's ability to maintain mandatory conscription and wage war rests on the idea that a "real man" is one who has served in the military. Yet masculinity has no inherent ties to militarism. …”

“…This year's workshop continues its tradition of being the premier activity for presenting research results and experience reports on facial micro-expression analysis. …”

“…Buildings and their archaeology are standing indices of human activity, and the whole matrix of meaning they present is highly revealing of the larger meaning of ritual performance within, and movement through, their space. …”

“…In this special twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Thomas Moore’s bestselling Care of the Soul, which includes a new introduction by the author, readers are presented with a revolutionary approach to thinking about daily life—everyday activities, events, problems, and creative opportunities—and a therapeutic lifestyle is proposed that focuses on looking more deeply into emotional problems and learning how to sense sacredness in ordinary things. …”

“…¿Podemos fiarnos de las profesiones de fe cuando no alcanzan el corazón ni se traducen en actos?¿Existen cristianos anónimos entre los ateos y ateos anónimos entre los cristianos?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…I/O adapter indicator lights -- Adapter lights and indicators -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other resources -- Referenced Web sites -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- IBM Redbooks collections -- Index -- Back cover…”

“…Even though cleaning activates several existential and politically burning questions, it is surprisingly non-existing in research. …”

“…Among these are the ignorance of man and the difficulty to know anything, and the moral side of seeking an active life as opposed to "living hidden."…”

“…Then, before we jump into deep learning, we will have an elaborate theory session about the basic structure of artificial neuron and neural networks, and about activation functions, loss functions, and optimizers…”