“…The authors are the developers of the European Central Bank's (ECB) standard for the description of financial instruments. …”

“…This is the definitive reference containing all of the background guidance, typical ranges, details of recommended test specifications, case studies and regulations covering the environmental requirements on designers and manufacturers of electrical and electromechanical equipment worldwide.The recent introduction of the European EMC directive is just one aspect of the requirements placed upon manufacturers and designers of electrical equipment. …”

“…New in the Second EditionContains over 60% new materialComplete and extensive glossary will be addedComplete revision and update of the security chapter (reflecting the recent Yahoo experience)Strengthened coverage of E-Business to BusinessIncreased and redesigned case studiesIncreased European and international coverageRevised, expanded, and enhanced illustrationsNew, attractive text design with features such as margin notesIncreased size of tables containing website contactsRedesigned cover* Contains over 60% new material* Complete and ex…”

“…. - Inge Caringbould in: European journal for Sport and Society, 1/2014 The input from the most important authors from this field of research, the empirical character and currency of the research, together with the abundant references to the most recent literature in each chapter are perhaps the most useful aspects of the book. …”

“…Este volumen recoge los textos aparecidos en el mensual femenino de L’Osservatore Romano ‘Donne Chiesa Mondo’, firmados por reconocidas biblistas europeas y estadounidenses, y un último capítulo a modo de conclusión de Romano Penna, una de las máximas autoridades en literatura paulina. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Propiedad intelectual -- Soborno y corrupción -- Resumen -- Términos clave -- Preguntas para discusión -- Ejercicios en Internet -- DESAFÍO Soborno y corrupción -- Lecturas recomendadas -- Notas finales -- CASOS 1 Súper alimentos: Camu Camu en Perú -- El potencial de los productos nativos: Camu Camu -- Cómo entender las barreras del mercado -- Mercado de Estados Unidos -- El mercado de la Unión Europea -- Navitas Naturals' apuesta por los alimentos funcionales -- Identificación de una estrategia -- Preguntas para discusión -- Notas finales -- Productores africanos en el comercio de flores y follaje -- Flores -- Mercado para las flores y el follaje de África -- Uso de flores y ramos en áfrica -- La cadena de las flores -- Estructura de producción -- Ghana -- Etiopía -- Kenia -- Factores de éxito -- El comercio de flores en Europa -- El rol de Holanda y el mercado de subastas en la cadena floral -- ¿Hasta qué grado los productores africanos pueden mantener su presencia en esta cadena? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3 GRIPC-Global Rainfed, Irrigated, and Paddy Croplands -- 4 GFSAD1KCM and GFSAD1KCD -- 5 Global Synergy Cropland Map -- 6 UCL-Unified Cropland Layer -- 7 GFSAD30 Cropland Extent -- 8 ASAP Land Cover Masks -- References -- 21 Global Thematic Land Use Cover Datasets Characterizing Artificial Covers -- Abstract -- 1 Global Urban Land -- 2 GHSL (Global Human Settlement Layer)-Built-up Area -- 3 GAIA-Global Artificial Impervious Areas, GUB-Global Urban Boundaries -- 4 Global Urban Expansion 1992-2016 -- 5 ISA-Global Inventory of the Spatial Distribution and Density of Constructed Impervious Surface Area -- 6 HBASE and GMIS (Global High Resolution Urban Data from Landsat) -- 7 GUF-Global Urban Footprint -- 8 WSF-World Settlement Footprint -- 9 GISM-Global Impervious Surface Map -- References -- 22 Supra-National Thematic Land Use Cover Datasets -- Abstract -- 1 Insular Southeast Asia-Forest Cover Map -- 2 Continental Southeast Asia-Forest Cover Map -- 3 Congo Basin Monitoring Maps -- 4 MARS Crop Mask Over Africa -- 5 HRL-High Resolution Layers -- 6 ESM-European Settlement Map -- References -- 23 Correction to: About This Book -- Correction to: Chapter "About This Book" in: D. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Trust in public institutions, European countries -- Figure 3.15. OECD average trust in governments over time -- Economic capital…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Handbook of Biofuels Production -- Related titles -- Handbook of Biofuels Production -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy -- One - Key issues and assessment of biofuels production -- 1 - Introduction: an overview of biofuels and production technologies -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Development of (bio)chemical conversion technologies -- 1.3 Development of biological conversion technologies -- 1.4 Thermochemical conversion technologies -- 1.5 Process integration and biorefinery -- 1.6 Future trends -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 2 - Multiple objectives policies for biofuels production: environmental, socio-economic, and regulatory issues -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Energy security and supply -- 2.2.1 European Union -- 2.2.2 Brazil -- 2.2.3 United States -- 2.2.4 China -- 2.3 Emission reductions, land use, and other environmental impacts -- 2.4 Food safety and development of rural areas -- 2.5 Biofuels support policies -- 2.5.1 Climate-change mitigation policies -- 2.6 Conclusions -- 2.6.1 Future prospects -- References -- 3 - Life cycle sustainability assessment of biofuels -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Main challenges for biofuel sustainability -- 3.2.1 The necessity for "green biofuels" -- 3.2.2 Effective sustainability schemes for biofuels -- 3.2.3 Scientific studies for biofuel sustainability certification -- 3.3 Life cycle sustainability assessment methodology -- 3.3.1 Goal and scope definition -- 3.3.2 Life Cycle Inventory -- 3.3.3 Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) -- 3.3.4 Interpretation -- 3.4 LCA considerations of biomass to biofuel conversion routes -- 3.4.1 First-generation biofuels -- 3.4.2 Second-generation biofuels -- 3.4.3 Third- and fourth-generation biofuels -- 3.5 Overview of major findings of selected LCA studies in biofuel production…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- Title Page - Building the Future Internet through FIRE 2016 FIRE Book: A Research and Experiment based Approach -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Dedications -- Acknowledgements -- Editors Biography -- Foreword -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- PART I - The Next Generation Internet with FIRE -- Chapter 1 - European Challenges for Experimental Facilities -- 1.1 Evolution of Experimentation Facilities into Open Innovation Ecosystems for the Future Internet -- 1.2 Support, Continuity and Sustainability:The NITOS Testbed Example -- 1.2.1 NITOS Future Internet Facility Overview -- 1.2.2 NITOS Evolution and Growth -- 1.2.3 Facilitating User's Experience -- 1.2.4 Exploitation of NITOS and Users Statistics -- 1.2.5 References -- 1.3 Experimentation: Vision and Roadmap -- 1.3.1 Envisioning Evolution of Experimentation Facilities into the Future -- 1.3.2 Vision and Opportunities of OMA LwM2M/oneM2M and Its Role in the Monitoring and Deployment of Large Scale Unmanned Networks -- 1.3.3 Large Deployments with Low-power, Long-range, Low-cost -- 1.3.3.1 LoRa technology -- 1.3.3.2 LoRaWAN -- 1.3.3.3 Simplified deployment scenarios -- 1.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 - Next Generation Internet Research and Experimentation -- 2.1 Experimentation Facilities in H2020: Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda Contributions -- 2.1.1 European Ecosystem Experimentation Impacts -- 2.1.2 Drivers Transforming the Next Generation Internet Experimentation -- 2.1.2.1 Intelligent spaces -- 2.1.2.2 Cooperative autonomous machines -- 2.1.2.3 Collective human experience -- 2.1.2.4 Key networking technologies -- 2.2 Policy Recommendations for Next Generation Internet Experimentation -- 2.3 References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…8.3.3 Three-Dimensional Characterization of Symbionts' Capabilities -- 8.3.4 Machine Learning Applied to Guarantee Dynamic Adherence of Models to Reality -- 8.4 Technological Approach to the Implementation of Mutualism -- 8.4.1 "Mutualism Framework" to Sustain Implementation of Symbionts-Enhanced Manufacturing Processes -- 8.4.2 IEC-61499 Engineering Tool-Chain for the Design and Deployment of Real-Time Orchestrated Symbionts -- 8.4.3 AI-Based Semantic Planning and Scheduling of Orchestrated Symbionts' Tasks -- 8.4.4 Modular Platform for Perceptual Learning and Augmentation of Human Symbionts -- 8.4.5 Training Gymnasium for Progressive Adaptation andPerformance Improvement of Symbionts' Mutualistic Behaviours -- 8.5 The Potential to Improve Productivity and the Impact this Could Have on European Manufacturing -- 8.6 Conclusions -- References -- PART II -- Chapter 9 - Digital Models for Industrial Automation Platforms -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Scope and Use of Digital Models for Automation -- 9.2.1 Scope of Digital Models -- 9.2.2 Factory and Plant Information Modelling -- 9.2.3 Automation and Analytics Processes Modelling -- 9.2.4 Automation and Analytics Platforms Configuration -- 9.2.5 Cyber and Physical Worlds Synchronization -- 9.2.6 Dynamic Access to Plant Information -- 9.3 Review of Standards Based Digital Models -- 9.3.1 Overview -- 9.3.2 IEC 62264 -- 9.3.3 IEC 62769 (FDI) -- 9.3.4 IEC 62453 (FDT) -- 9.3.5 IEC 61512 (Batch Control) -- 9.3.6 IEC 61424 (CAEX) -- 9.3.7 Business to Manufacturing Markup Language (B2MML) -- 9.3.8 AutomationML -- 9.4 FAR-EDGE Digital Models Outline -- 9.4.1 Scope of Digital Modelling in FAR-EDGE -- 9.4.2 Main Entities of Digital Models for Data Analytics -- 9.4.3 Hierarchical Structure -- 9.4.4 Model Repository Open Source Implementation -- 9.5 Simulation and Analytics Models Linking and Interoperability…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Carbon Footprint Tool -- 13.3 Summary -- Part III Techniques for Green Six Sigma -- 14 Quantitative Techniques -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Selection of Techniques -- 14.3 Structure of Presentation -- 14.3.1 Q1: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis -- 14.3.2 Q2: Statistical Process Control -- 14.3.3 Q3: Quality Function Deployment -- 14.3.4 Q4: Design of Experiments -- 14.3.5 Q5: Design for Six Sigma -- 14.3.6 Q6: Monte Carlo Technique -- 14.3.7 Q7: TRIZ: Inventive Problem-Solving -- 14.3.8 Q8: Measurement System Analysis -- 14.4 Summary -- 15 Qualitative Techniques -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Description of Qualitative Techniques -- 15.2.1 R1: Benchmarking -- 15.2.2 R2: The Balanced Scorecard -- 15.2.3 R3: European Foundation of Quality Management -- 15.2.4 R4: Sales and Operations Planning -- 15.2.5 R5: Knowledge Management -- 15.2.6 R6: Kanban -- 15.2.7 R7: Activity-Based Costing -- 15.2.8 R8: Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000) -- 15.2.9 R9: Kaizen -- 15.3 Summary -- Part IV Green Six Sigma and Climate Change -- 16 Climate Change Challenges -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 The Earth's Temperature Is Rising -- 16.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country -- 16.4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector -- 16.5 Summary -- 17 International and National Climate Change Initiatives -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 International Climate Change Initiatives -- 17.2.1 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- 17.2.2 The Kyoto Protocol -- 17.2.3 International Carbon Action Partnership -- 17.2.4 The Paris Climate Agreement -- 17.2.5 The Conference of Parties -- 17.2.6 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- 17.2.7 Other International Initiatives -- 17.3 National Climate Change Initiatives…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Martínez, M. de Mier -- Bibliografía -- Anexo Resumen del protocolo básico para la valoración funcional de la patología vocal de la European Laryngological Society -- Glosario / F. Núñez -- Conceptos destacados…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…State Authority -- Financial Data -- Credit History -- California Financial Information Privacy Act -- Data Security -- Recent Developments -- Data Breach Notification Laws -- Elements of State Data Breach Notification Laws -- Key Differences Among States Today -- Recent Developments -- Marketing Laws -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9 International Privacy Regulation -- International Data Transfers -- European Union General Data Protection Regulation -- Adequacy Decisions -- U.S.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Strategic guidance on joint programming: the example of the European Union -- Leverage the DAC's voice to provide strategic leadership in an age of crises -- References -- Notes -- Annex A. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Les deux axes de l'amélioration scolaire -- Rapport de décembre 2000 de la Commission sur l'enseignement par le Web -- Union européenne -- L'initiative « e-apprentissage » -- European Schoolnet -- Royaume-Uni -- National Grid for Learning (NGfL) -- University for Industry (UfI) -- Individual Learnig Accounts (ILA) -- Le concept de prestation encadrée : BECTA et DfEE -- Encadré 2. …”