“…Er richtet sich damit an ein breites Publikum mit Interesse an historischer Sprachwissenschaft und Mehrsprachigkeitsforschung Just as languages are not evenly distributed across the world, the extent, manifestations, and linguistic effects of multilingualism no only vary geographically but have also changed historically. …”

“…In this edited volume their findings are presented alongside chapters written by specially commissioned international authors from across Europe, North America, Asia and Africa…”

“…"Across four decades, John Witte, Jr. has advanced the study of law and religion by retrieving religious sources of law, renewing timeless teachings of religion for today, and reengaging with the difficult issues confronting society. …”

“…Explores the relationship between Muslim communities and the State in East Africa in political, institutional and legal contexts Focuses on the relationship between Muslims and the State in Kenya and Tanzania Asks which factors, both within and outside the Muslim community, shape and affect this relationship in contemporary times Presents 13 case studies exploring governance issues within and across the categories of politics, institutions and law in Kenya and Tanzania Identifies cross-cutting issues of governance and Muslim communites which are relevant beyond East AfricaRecent studies of Muslims in Kenya and Tanzania have tended either to examine governance of Muslims in relation to security issues, or to discuss the reforms attempted within communities and their implications for Muslim theology, rituals and general welfare. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Basic Statistics of Croatia, 2022 -- Executive summary -- Croatia's economy has been resilient -- While public debt is declining, ageing pressures remain a key challenge -- A faster green transition is needed -- Improving the business environment can raise investment and productivity -- Raising employment and skills can improve incomes and well-being -- 1 Achieving sustainable convergence -- 2 Key policy insights -- Challenges lie ahead for managing sustainable catch-up -- The surge in inflation has slowed growth -- Croatia's strong post-COVID-19 recovery has been slowed by surging prices -- Inflation is gradually abating -- The financial sector appears robust but ongoing vigilance is warranted -- The budget will return to deficit, while monetary conditions are tightening -- Growth is projected to remain robust -- Healthy public finances to sustain stronger growth -- Improving the allocation and execution of spending -- Delivering public goods and services across many government agencies and levels -- Better managing public investment and procurement -- Staffing a high-performing public service -- Broadening the tax base to support revenues -- Boosting the energy transition for a higher-quality environment -- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- Reducing high emissions from transport -- Expanding renewable energy sources and containing energy consumption -- Reducing high emissions from waste -- Adapting to a warming climate -- References -- 3 Improving the business environment to accelerate convergence -- Widespread productivity gaps call for improving the business environment -- Strengthening framework conditions for business -- Reducing regulatory burdens -- Expanding the role of regulatory impact assessments -- Improving spatial planning to improve land use…”

“…Unleash the full potential of the Netlify platform with this essential guide to deploying and scaling web applications Key Features Leverage this one-stop guide to deploy, optimize, and scale frontend web applications like a pro Discover best practices for deploying applications across popular frontend frameworks such as React, Vue, and Svelte Grasp Netlify's core functionalities, including continuous deployment and performance optimization, through real-world examples Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Written by a former member of Netlify's Developer Experience team, Web Development on Netlify is the ultimate companion for anyone looking to build, deploy, optimize, and scale frontend web applications on the platform. …”

“…Neither is it useful for alluding to the functional, formal or iconographic specificities circumscribed within a given time period because, in reality, the visual features and statements under scrutiny flourished across two or more stylistic periods. Despite these deficiencies and limitations, we still have no better way of referring to the art of the period other than a lengthy phrase which is often made yet more cumbersome by the addition of a geographical or political term. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Summary -- Chapter 8: Interpretation Theory for Vertical Interference Testing Across a Low-Permeability Zone -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.3.1 Automate and Optimize to Control Costs -- 2.3.1.1 Automation -- 2.3.1.2 Optimization -- 2.3.2 Simple Solutions Promote Scalability -- 2.3.3 Utilize Stateless Services -- 2.3.4 Observability is Fundamental to Success at Hyperscale -- 2.4 Related Work -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Architecting to Deliver Value From a Big Data and Hybrid Cloud Architecture -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Supporting the Analytics Lifecycle -- 3.3 The Role of Data Lakes -- 3.4 Key Design Features That Make a Data Lake Successful -- 3.5 Architecture Example - Context Management in the IoT -- 3.6 Big Data Origins and Characteristics -- 3.7 The Systems That Capture and Process Big Data -- 3.8 Operating Across Organizational Silos -- 3.9 Architecture Example - Local Processing of Big Data -- 3.10 Architecture Example - Creating a Multichannel View -- 3.11 Application Independent Data -- 3.12 Metadata and Governance -- 3.13 Conclusions -- 3.14 Outlook and Future Directions -- References -- 4 Domain-Driven Design of Big Data Systems Based on a Reference Architecture -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Domain-Driven Design Approach -- 4.3 Related Work -- 4.4 Feature Model of Big Data Systems -- 4.4.1 Data -- 4.4.2 Information Management -- 4.4.3 Interface and Visualization -- 4.4.4 Data Processing -- 4.4.5 Data Storage -- 4.4.6 Data Analysis -- 4.4.7 Feature Constraints -- 4.5 Deriving the Application Architectures and Example -- 4.5.1 Feature Modeling -- 4.5.2 Design Rule Modeling -- 4.5.3 Associating Design Decisions With Features -- 4.5.4 Generation of the Application Architecture and the Deployment Diagram -- 4.5.5 Deriving Big Data Architectures of Existing Systems -- 4.5.5.1 Facebook -- 4.5.5.2 Twitter -- 4.5.5.3 Energy management system -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 An Architectural Model-Based Approach to Quality-Aware DevOps in Cloud Applications…”

“…Features a detailed case study that is designed to serve as a common point of reference and to provide continuity across the different technical chapters. Includes a 'putting it all together' chapter that looks at interesting distributed systems applications across their entire life-cycle from requirements analysis and design specifications to fully working applications with full source code. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Key findings -- The average tax wedge for single workers increased in a majority of countries in 2022 -- The average tax wedge for households with children rose across the OECD in 2022 -- Average wages and post-tax real incomes fell in real terms across the OECD -- Indexation of labour taxation and benefits in OECD countries (Special Feature) -- Notes -- Part I Effective tax rates on labour income - Comparisons and trends -- Part I Effective tax rates on labour income - Comparisons and trends -- 1 Overview -- Introduction -- Taxation of single workers -- Tax wedge -- Personal average tax rates -- Single versus one-earner couple taxpayers -- Taxation of two-earner married couples -- Tax wedge -- Personal average tax rates -- Wages -- References -- Notes -- 2 Special feature: Indexation of labour taxation and benefits in OECD countries -- Introduction -- Inflation and wage trends in OECD countries during the COVID-19 pandemic -- Fiscal drag and indexation -- Inflation adjustment and indexation -- Indexation method -- Benchmark indicator -- Timing and frequency -- Indexation practices in OECD countries -- Automatic versus discretionary adjustment -- The modalities of inflation adjustment in OECD countries -- Personal income tax -- Social security contributions and cash benefits -- Reference period -- Potential fiscal drag in the OECD -- Single worker earning 100% of the average wage -- Single parent earning 67% of the average wage -- Combined results -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes -- 3 Effective tax rates on labour income in 2022 -- Average tax rates -- Marginal tax rates -- Notes -- 4 Graphical exposition of effective tax rates in 2022 -- Notes -- 5 Effective tax rates on labour income in 2021 -- 6 Evolution of effective tax rates on labour income (2000-22)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.4.10 TTLEM (TopoToolbox Landscape Evolution Model) 1.0 -- 5.5 Other Models -- 5.5.1 DELIM -- 5.5.2 EROS -- 5.5.3 Landscape Evolution Model Using Global Search -- 5.5.4 eSCAPE -- 5.5.5 r.sim.terrain 1.0 -- 5.6 Combined/Application-Specific Models -- 5.7 Machine Learning Models -- 5.8 LEMs Developed for Glaciated Landscapes -- 5.9 Some Significant Glacier Evolution Models -- 5.10 Models Developed for Alpine Regions -- 5.11 Models Developed for the Arctic Regio -- 5.12 Models Developed for the Antarctic Region -- 5.13 Conclusion and Future Prospects -- Acknowledgment -- Declaration of Competing Interest -- References -- 6 Spectral Indices Across Remote Sensing Platforms and Sensors Relating to the Three Poles: An Overview of Applications, Challenges, and Future Prospects -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Database and Methodology -- 6.3 Rationale of Different Spectral Indices Across RS Sensors and Platforms -- 6.4 RS Sensors and Platforms: Characteristics (Spatial, Temporal, Spectral, and Radiometric Resolutions) -- 6.5 Most Widely and Popularly Used Spectral Indices -- 6.5.1 Spectral Indices and Lithosphere -- 6.5.2 Spectral Indices and Hydrosphere -- 6.5.3 Spectral Indices and Atmosphere -- 6.5.4 Spectral Indices and Biosphere -- 6.5.5 Spectral Indices and Anthroposphere -- 6.6 Thematic Evolution and Trends -- 6.6.1 Thematic and Network Maps -- 6.7 Summary and Recommendations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Section II Antarctica: The Southernmost Continent Having the South Pole Environment and Remote Sensing -- 7 Glacier Dynamics in East Antarctica: A Remote Sensing Perspective -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Satellite Remote Sensing of Glacier Dynamics in East Antarctica -- 7.3 Glacier Velocity Estimation Using Remote Sensing -- 7.3.1 Glacier Velocity Estimation Using SAR Interferometry -- 7.3.2 Glacier Velocity Estimation Using Offset Tracking…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Corpus-based Development of Prosodic Models Across Six Languages (Fackrell, J. et al). Vowel Reduction in German Read Speech (Widera, C.). …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Hoʻokuʻikahi Aloha Molokaʻi -- Lessons from Jojo: Organizing Side-by-Side with Power, Heart, and Grace -- Teachers, Public Education, and Civic Leadership -- Hawaiʻi Needs to Stand Governing on Its Head -- Civic Engagement—Picking a Fight -- Molokai ‘Āina Momona -- Home Is What We Make It -- Reconnecting Spiritual Roots in Our Faith Communities -- We Need to Talk: How a Con Con Can Secure Hawai‘i’s Post-COVID Future -- Hawaiʻi Breathes Multilingualism -- Activist Genealogy: Visions and Enactments of Solidarity Across Black and Kanaka Maoli Movements -- “If people aren’t locking rocks together, we ain’t got a story”: Pōhaku by Pōhaku, Connecting Stories of Community Building -- Wednesdays with Grandma -- We Are Art -- Lessons from Aloha ʻĀina Activism: Visioning and Planning for Our Islands and Communities in the Wake of COVID-19 -- IV. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Drug-biomembrane interaction studies: The application ofcalorimetric techniques; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; List of abbreviations; Preface; About the editor and contributors; 1 Biological membranes and their role in physiopathological conditions; 1.1 Importance of drug- biomembrane interactions in biomedical and pharmaceutical research; 1.2 The structure of cell membranes; 1.3 Properties of plasma membranes; 1.4 Movement of molecules across the plasma membrane; 1.5 Functions of cell membranes; 1.6 Conclusion; 1.7 References; 1.8 Further reading…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Organizing Files -- Macros -- Incremental Tables -- Testing -- Chapter 12 Deploy Modeling Code -- Branch Using Version Control Software -- Commit Message -- Test Locally -- Code Review -- Schedule Runs -- Chapter 13 Implementing the Data Warehouse -- Manage Dependencies -- Combine Tables Within Schemas -- Combine Tables Across Schemas -- Keep the Grain Consistent -- Create Business Metrics -- Keeping Accurate History -- Chapter 14 Managing Data Access -- How to Secure Sensitive Data in the Data Warehouse -- How to Secure Sensitive Data in a BI Tool -- Chapter 15 Maintaining the Source of Truth -- Track New Metrics -- Deprecate Old Metrics -- Deprecate Old Schemas -- Resolve Conflicting Numbers -- Handling Ongoing Requests and Ongoing Feedback -- Updating Modeling Code -- Manage Access -- Tuning to Optimize -- Code Review All Modeling -- Maintenance Checklist -- Stage 4 Data Marts aka Data Democratized -- Chapter 16 Data Mart Implementation -- Views on the Data Warehouse -- Segment Tables -- Access Update -- Chapter 17 Data Mart Maintenance -- Educate Team -- Identifies Issues -- Identify New Needs -- Help Track Success -- Chapter 18 Modern versus Traditional Data Stacks: What's Changed? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…IP Multicast ModesClassic Internet Multicast; Starting Multicast Sources and Receivers; Signaling the Multicast Tree; Classic Internet Multicast-Connecting Multicast Islands Across the Core; Signaling Join State Between Remote PEs; Carrier IP Multicast Flavors; Direct Inter-PE Model-PE-to-PE PIM Adjacencies over Unicast IP Tunnels; Direct Inter-PE Model-PE-to-PE PIM Adjacencies over Multicast IP Tunnels; Direct Inter-PE Model-PE-PE PIM Adjacencies over MPLS Label-Switched Paths; Beyond the Direct Inter-PE Model-Not Establishing PE-PE PIM Adjacencies…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.9 Sales Management and Distribution Channels2.9.1 Agents and Producers; 2.9.2 Distribution Management; Notes; Chapter 3: Managing Financial Risk Across the Insur ance Enterprise; 3.1 Solvency II; 3.2 Solvency II, Cloud Computing and Shared Services; 3.3 'Sweating the Assets'; 3.4 Solvency II and IFRS; 3.5 The Changing Role of the CRO; 3.6 CRO as Customer Advocate; 3.7 Analytics and the Challenge of Unpredictability; 3.8 The Importance of Reinsurance; 3.9 Risk Adjusted Decision-Making; Notes; Chapter 4: Underwriting; 4.1 Underwriting and Big Data; 4.2 Underwriting for Specialist Lines…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CHAPTER 2 Technology Primer: The Basics of Streaming and Digital Media 2.1 Introduction to streaming and digital media technologies; 2.1.1 Internet basics: built for reliability, not quality; 2.1.2 Static versus streaming at the content level; 2.1.3 Enter streaming media; 2.1.4 Streaming across the Internet; 2.1.5 Internet distance does not equal geographic distance; 2.2 Technical variations of Internet media from traditional broadcasting; 2.3 The fundamental difference in cost structures between the old and new…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; What just happened?; Testing Across the Network…”