Tabla de Contenidos: “…Lewis'' Chronicles of Narnia' -- 4. Mythical Creatures across Time and Space: Neogotiating the Bestiary -- Marilyn E. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Partnerships to Achieve Impact: Five Principles Bruce Campbell, Louise Postema, Ishmael Sunga; 17. Working Across Scales and Actors for Transforming Food Systems Pramod Aggarwal, Ashesh Ambasta, Andrea Castellanos; 18. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 1.3 New translational opportunities for placebo research -- 1.4 Cultural influences on placebo and nocebo effects -- 2 Placebos and their predictability -- 2.1 Predictability of placebo responses and their clinical implications -- 2.2 Molecular mechanisms of placebo responses: From genes to pathways -- 2.3 Dynamic regulation of genes in placebo responsiveness in alcohol use disorder and co-​occurring pain -- 2.4 Placebos meet proteomics: Predicting and monitoring placebo effects by plasma proteins -- 3 Placebos and nocebos across conditions -- 3.1 The role of sleep disturbance in endogenous pain modulation through opioidergic, placebo, and positive affective mechanisms -- 3.2 Placebo effects in cough -- 3.3 Learned immune responses: How associations affect immunity -- 3.4 Placebo effects in sports performance and exercise outcomes -- 3.5 Nocebos in migraine: Implications for clinical research and practice -- 3.6 Placebos, nocebos, and COVID-​19: Society, science, and health care during the pandemic -- 4 Placebos and nocebos in mental illnesses -- 4.1 A model of placebo responses in antidepressant clinical trials -- 4.2 Placebo and nocebo effects in depression: Implications for treatment and clinical trial designs -- 4.3 Expectations and placebo effects in the context of cognitive training -- 4.4 Why psychotherapy is an open-​label placebo and open-​label placebos are psychotherapy -- 5 Putting placebos into practice -- 5.1 Placebo responses and effects: Processes, potential, and ethical considerations in clinical care…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…GGHS2022: Gravity Field -- A Comparison of Pointwise and Levelling Assisted Regional Realisations of IHRS With a Case Study Over Sweden -- New Tidal Analysis of Superconducting Gravimeter Records at Metsähovi, Finland -- Development of the National Gravimetric Geoid Model for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- Comparisons of Absolute Gravimeters as a Key Component of the International Terrestrial Gravity Reference Frame (ITGRF) Shown on the Example of the WET-CAG2021 at Wettzell, Germany -- Newly Acquired Gravity Data in Support of the GeoNetGNSS CORS Network in Northern Greece -- Strapdown Airborne Gravimetry Based on Aircrafts and UAVs: Postprocessing Algorithms and New Results -- Estimation of Temporal Variations in the Earth’s Gravity Field Using Novel Optical Clocks Onboard of Low Earth Orbiters -- Hybrid Geoid Modeling for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- IAG Commission 4: Positioning and Applications -- Almost-Instantaneous PPP-RTK Without Atmospheric Corrections -- Multi-GNSS 1 Tomography: Case Study of the July 2021 Flood in Germany -- Quantum Diamond Magnetometry for Navigation in GNSS Denied Environments -- Feasibility of CSAC-Assisted GNSS Receiver Fingerprinting -- On the Impact of GNSS Receiver Settings on the Estimation of Codephase Center Corrections -- Quality Control Methods for Climate Applications of Geodetic Tropospheric Parameters -- REFAG2022: Reference Frames -- Impact of Coordinate- and Tropospheric Ties on the Rigorous Combination of GNSS and VLBI -- How Do Atmospheric Tidal Loading Displacements Vary Temporally as well as Across Different Weather Models? -- Alternative Strategies for the Optimal Combination of GNSS and Classical Geodetic Networks: A Case-study in Greece -- A Concept of Precise VLBI/GNSS Ties with Micro-VLBI -- Status of the SIRGAS Reference Frame: Recent Developments and New Challenges -- A Review of Space Geodetic Technique Seasonal Displacements Based on ITRF2020 Results -- Validation of Reference Frame Consistency of GNSS Service Products -- Intra-Technique Combination of VLBI Intensives and Rapid Data to Improve the Temporal Regularity and Continuity of the UT1-UTC Series -- Automatic Determination of the SLR Reference Point at Côte d’Azur Multi-technique Geodetic Observatory -- The K-band (24 GHz) Celestial Reference Frame Determined from Very Long Baseline Interferometry Sessions Conducted over the Past 20 Years -- VGOS VLBI Intensives Between macgo12m and wettz13s for the Rapid Determination of UT1-UTC -- Correcting Non-tidal Surface Loading in GNSS repro3 and Comparison with ITRF2020 -- Upgrading the Metsähovi Geodetic Research Station -- Assessing the Potential of VLBI Transmitters on Next Generation GNSS Satellites for Geodetic Products -- Potential of Lunar Laser Ranging for the Determination of Earth Orientation Parameters…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…El campano de la vaca. My home's across the Blue Ridge Mountains. Romance del conde Olinos. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Driving Force for our Research<span style="white-space:pre"></span>A Preview of What's to Come -- Chapter 2: Welcome to the Jungle<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Rocky Transition to Sales Manager<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Chaos of Sales Management<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Light at the End of the Tunnel -- Chapter 3: Sales Coaching: How It's Wrong and Why It Fails<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Current State of Affairs<span style="white-space:pre"></span>How Managers are Prepared to Coach<span style="white-space:pre"></span>How Sales Managers Coach (or Don't Coach)<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Inspection Disguised as Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Curse of Knowledge: Your Biggest Blind Spot<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Culture of Dependence -- Your Worst Enemy<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Best Path Forward -- Section 2: The Groundwork for Greatness -- Chapter 4: Deciding What to Coach<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Coaching Chase<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Clarity of Task: Your Salesperson's Best Friend<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Relationship Between Coaching and Quota Attainment<span style="white-space:pre"></span>What's Measured vs What's Manageable<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Nature of Sales Activities<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Matching Sales Roles and Sales Processes Selecting Activities that Matter Most<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Standards as Contributor to Clarity of Task Key Takeaways: The Beginning of a Common Language for Coaching -- Chapter 5: Structuring Coaching Conversations<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Creating the Right Amount of Structure Conducting Effective Coaching Conversations<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Coaching Doesn't Have to be Complicated Key Takeaways: Structuring Coaching Conversations -- Chapter 6: Formalizing Sales Coaching into Your Day-to-Day Job How Formality Impacts Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Ad-Hoc versus Formal Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Formality as a Mechanism for Inspection<span style="white-space:pre"></span>There is a Rhythm to Formality<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Getting on the Right Path<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Key Takeaways: Regarding Formality -- Section 3: Coaching Activities -- The Itty Bitty Nitty Gritty -- Chapter 7: Territory and Account Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Territory Coaching <span style="white-space:pre"></span>Structuring Territory Coaching Conversations<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Establishing a Rhythm of Territory Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Real Case Example: Strategic and Tactical Territory Coaching in Action<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Account Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Structuring Account Coaching Conversations<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Establishing a Rhythm of Opportunity Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Real Case: Putting it all Together<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Key Takeaways: Opportunity Coaching -- Chapter 8: Opportunity Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>The Goal of Opportunity Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Coaching Across the Buying Process<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Sales Process Meets Buying Process<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Structuring Opportunity Coaching Conversations<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Finding the Right Rhythm of Opportunity Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Real Case: Putting it all Together<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Key Takeaways: Opportunity Coaching -- Chapter 9: Call Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Coaching Sales Calls Across the Buying Process<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Where to Apply Your Call Coaching Efforts<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Structuring Call Coaching Conversations<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Coaching for Better Call Planning<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Coaching Through Observation and Feedback <span style="white-space:pre"></span>Formality of Call Coaching<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Key Takeaways: Call Coaching -- Chapter 10: Reality is Messy -- Adapting Coaching to a Few Special Situations<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Different Sales Roles, Different Sales Activities<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Creating a Path to Results: By Role and By Salesperson<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Unique Characteristics of the Sales Assignment<span style="white-space:pre"></span>How to Ensure Coaching Happens<span style="white-space:pre"></span>Putting a Bow on It…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Linear equating procedure -- 3 CLA+ International -- Introduction -- CLA+ International recruitment -- CLA+ International collaborators -- CLA+ International assessment development and administration -- Performance Task (PT) and Selected-Response Question (SRQ) selection -- Translation and adaptation -- Cognitive labs -- Test administration and associated activities -- Important milestones and activities -- Administration -- Scoring process -- Scoring and equating -- Reporting -- References -- 4 Ensuring cross-cultural reliability and validity -- Introduction -- Theoretical background -- Performance tasks and scoring -- Cross-cultural challenges in PT scoring -- Method -- CLA+ -- United States context -- Finnish context -- PTs -- SRQs -- Translation and adaptation -- Scoring equivalency case study -- Results -- Scoring equivalency case study -- Relative Quality of Scores: How well does a translated and culturally adapted performance-based assessment requiring students to generate a written response get scored across countries and languages?. Absolute Quality of Scores: Can equivalency be established across the two forms of the assessment? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Linear equating procedure -- 3 CLA+ International -- Introduction -- CLA+ International recruitment -- CLA+ International collaborators -- CLA+ International assessment development and administration -- Performance Task (PT) and Selected-Response Question (SRQ) selection -- Translation and adaptation -- Cognitive labs -- Test administration and associated activities -- Important milestones and activities -- Administration -- Scoring process -- Scoring and equating -- Reporting -- References -- 4 Ensuring cross-cultural reliability and validity -- Introduction -- Theoretical background -- Performance tasks and scoring -- Cross-cultural challenges in PT scoring -- Method -- CLA+ -- United States context -- Finnish context -- PTs -- SRQs -- Translation and adaptation -- Scoring equivalency case study -- Results -- Scoring equivalency case study -- Relative Quality of Scores: How well does a translated and culturally adapted performance-based assessment requiring students to generate a written response get scored across countries and languages?. Absolute Quality of Scores: Can equivalency be established across the two forms of the assessment? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Potential: What elements across the public sector system influence whether innovative efforts are attempted? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Relying on favorites and go-tos -- Silencing and Ignoring Employee Complaints -- Chapter 8 Positioning DEI as an Organization's Strategic Priority -- Embedding DEI into the Organization's Mission, Vision, and Values -- Creating a DEI Plan -- Starting with a vision for the future -- Taking the steps to make it happen -- Communicating the DEI Plan across the organization -- Involving leadership -- Making it relevant -- Keeping the Plan Alive -- Part 3 Implementing and Operationalizing DEI Across the Organization -- Chapter 9 Finding and Recruiting Diverse Talent -- Reviewing Your Recruitment Strategy -- Shoring up your short-term recruitment strategy -- Looking at recruitment with an eye on long-term goals -- Boosting your diversity recruitment strategy -- Casting a Wider Net to Build a Diverse Pipeline -- Building relationships and networking -- Communicating your commitment to DEI -- Writing More Inclusive Job Descriptions -- Minimizing Bias in the Selection Process -- Recognizing that everyone has biases -- Replacing gender-coded words with gender-neutral ones -- Reducing racial bias -- Curtailing bias against older workers -- Diminishing bias against disabled (differently-abled) workers -- Lessening bias against religious beliefs/spirituality/faith -- Assembling a Diverse Interview Panel -- Avoiding Illegal and Inappropriate Questions -- Chapter 10 Developing, Coaching, Promoting, and Retaining Diverse Talent -- Developing Diverse Talent -- Coaching Diverse Talent -- Assessing Your Team's Needs -- Understanding the best ways to get your team's input -- Mentoring across differences -- Customizing your leadership style to your team's diverse needs and talents -- Reviewing Performance with an Equitable and Inclusive Mindset -- Combating microaggressions and bias -- Providing feedback through an equitable lens -- Applying Retention Strategies That Work…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Complementary policies to ease transition costs -- Effects on types of workers and on wages remain outside of the scope of this study -- Notes -- References -- 4 Induced investment through environmental policies -- Background -- Environmental policies need to incentivise investment in carbon-saving production processes -- Environmental policies may reduce investment through output reductions -- The net effect on investment is unclear a priori -- Investment effects depend on the substitutability of inputs -- The effects on domestic and foreign investment are potentially heterogeneous -- The literature is inconclusive so far -- This study: the first large-scale panel analysis with heterogeneous effects across sectors -- Empirical set-up -- Capital demand derived from a three-factor production function -- Empirical model -- Identification of the effect -- Data -- Results -- Total investment goes down, but the effect is heterogeneous -- Policy-driven price increases seem to trigger investment effect -- Dirty sectors are more sensitive to price changes, particularly in times of high energy price levels…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Lean at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital - A Case Study -- Goals, Strategies, and Personal Growth -- Leveraging a Crisis -- Quality Improvement Results -- Conclusions for the Case Study -- Learning Activities -- Activity 1: Silent Observation -- Activity 2: Gemba Walk -- Conclusion -- Learning Points -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13 Learning How to Apply Lean -- Aims -- Introduction -- The Foundations of Lean Application in Healthcare -- Agreeing on the Need for Change -- Developing Support for Lean in Healthcare -- A Sense of Place in Lean -- Spreading Improvement Across an Organisation -- Engaging Strategic Partners in Lean Implementation -- Conclusions -- Learning Points -- Bibliography -- Index…”

“…"Women's Movements in Asia is a comprehensive study of women's activism across Asia. With chapters written by leading international experts, it provides a full overview of the history of feminism, as well as the current context of the women's movement in 12 countries: the Philippines, China, Indonesia, Japan, Burma, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Korea, India and Pakistan For each of these countries the manner in which feminism changes according to cultural, political, economic and religious factors is explored. …”
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