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Deliberation and democracy : innovative processes and institutions /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Stephen Coleman, Anna Przybylska, Yves Sintomer -- Innovative deliberative devices and the public sphere -- Connecting micro-deliberation to electoral decision making : institutionalizing the Oregon citizens' initiative review / Katherine R. …”
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Secondary Analysis of Electronic Health Records by MIT Critical Data

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Information Infrastructures within European Health Care Working with the Installed Base /

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Emergency characterization of unknown materials / by Houghton, Rick, Bennett, William (Professional trainer)

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Smart agriculture : emerging pedagogies of deep learning, machine learning and Internet of Things /

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Contemporary film and economics : lights! camera! econ! / by Staley, Samuel Reisz, 1961-

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Indigenous conflict management strategies : global perspectives / by Adebayo, A. G. (Akanmu Gafari), 1956-, Benjamin, Jesse J., Lundy, Brandon D., 1976-

Table of Contents: “…Lundy -- Weaving indigenous and western methods of conflict resolution in the Andes / Fabiola C�ordova -- Traditional decision-making in contemporary child welfare : relying on Dane-Zaa laws to care for and protect children and families / Tara Ney, Vanessa Currie, Maureen Maloney, Crystal Reeves, Jillian Ridington, Robin Ridington, and Judith Zwickel -- Addressing disputes between first nations : an exploration of the indigenous legal lodge / Jessica Dickson -- Globalization and indigenous conflict management : experiences from Africa / Afua Bonsu Sarpong-Anane -- Indigenous conflict resolution strategies in monarchical systems : comparison of the nature, effectiveness and limitations of the Yoruba and Akan models / Joseph Kingsley Adjei and Akanmu G. …”
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Designing ethical workplaces : the Moldable Model / by Dunn, Donald D.

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A Risky Business? by Kindler, Marta

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Beyond Safety Training Embedding Safety in Professional Skills /

Table of Contents: “…-- Enhancing safety performance: non-technical skills and a modicum of chronic unease, by Rhona Flin -- Situated practice and safety as objects of management, by Petter Almklov -- Stories and standards: the impact of professional social practices on safety decision making, by Jan Hayes -- Doing what is right or doing what is safe, by Linda Bellamy -- Industrial perspective on the seminar: the viewpoint of a mining expert, by Jonathan Molyneux -- Dealing with the inherent contradictions of Professional development. …”
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Lincoln, the law, and presidential leadership /

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A handbook of children and young people's participation : perspectives from theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…/ Anita Franklin and Kate Martin -- Participation among young people with mental health issue : redefining the boundaries / Ann Dadich -- Advocacy for children in family group conferences : reflections on personal and public decision making / Perpetua Kirby and Sophie Laws -- Questioning understandings of children's participation : applying a cross-cultural lens / Jan Mason and Natalie Bolzan -- The construction of childhood and the socialisation of children in Ghana : implications for the implementation of article 12 of the CRC / Afua Twum-Danso -- Youth participation in indigenous traditional communities / Yolanda Corona Caraveo, Carlos Perez and Julián Hernández -- Rights through evaluation and understanding children's realities / Vicky Johnson -- Children's participation in school and community : European perspectives / Renate Kr'nzl-Nagl and Ulrike Zartler -- Building towards effective participation : a learning-based network approach to youth participation / Tiina Sotkasiira, Lotta Haikkola, and Liisa Horelli -- Getting the measure of children and young people's participation : an exploration of practice in Wales / Anne Crowley and Anna Skeels -- "No one ever listens to us" : challenging obstacles to the participation of children and young people in Rwanda / Kirrily Pells -- Child reporters as agents of change / Lalatendu Acharya -- "Pathways to participation" revisited : learning from Nicaragua's child coffee-workers / Harry Shier -- "Students as professionals" : the London Secondary School Councils action research project / Hiromi Yamashita and Lynn Davies -- Children's participation in citizenship and governance / Sara L. …”

Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics

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Understanding the lived experiences of persons with disabilities in nine countries. active citizenship and disability in Europe /

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Operating room leadership and management

Table of Contents: “…Hospital strategic planning and implications for the OR manager / Mike Williams; 2. Financial decision-making for the hospital administrator / Mike Williams; 3. …”
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Data Analytics for Smart Cities /

Table of Contents: “…3.3.4.2 Feature Extraction3.3.4.3 Change Detection; 3.3.4.4 Core Operation Categories; 3.3.5 Identify the Uncertainty Associated with Big Data Acquisition and Processing; 3.3.6 Computing with Big Data Infrastructure; 3.3.7 Connecting Data Processing with Decision-Making Models; 3.3.8 Future Improvement; 3.4 Conclusion; References; 4: Smart City Portrayal; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Background and Related Work; 4.2.1 Point Representation; 4.2.2 Geographic Generalization; 4.2.3 Heatmap; 4.2.4 Circular Plot; 4.2.5 Schematic Map; 4.3 Point Representation: DESIGN STUDY; 4.3.1 Concept and Formalization.…”
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Black Racialization and Resistance at an Elite University / by Hampton, Rosalind, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Academic Service and Resistance within the Neoliberal University ; "Diversity and Equity" Work ; Hiring Committees ; The Africana Studies Committee ; Conclusion: Towards Informed Decision Making ; Final Thoughts ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index.…”
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Principles and practice of palliative care and supportive oncology /

Table of Contents: “…Management of intracranial metastases -- Management of spinal cord and cauda equina compression -- Recognizing and managing delirium -- Treating depression at the end of life -- Anxiety -- Cognitive decline following cancer treatment -- Substance-abuse issues in palliative care -- Epidemiology and prognostication in advanced cancer -- Hospice -- Cultural issues -- Communication during transitions of care -- The family meetings -- Psychosocial consequences of advanced cancer -- Disorders of sexuality and reproduction -- Caregiving in the home -- Management of symptoms in the actively dying patient -- Spirituality -- Bereavement care -- Staff stress and burnout -- Advance directives, decision making, and withholding and withdrawing treatment -- Palliative care: ethics and the law -- Hematologic support of the cancer patient -- Issues in nutrition and hydration -- Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies in oncology -- Geriatric palliative care -- Palliative care in pediatrics -- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and supportive care -- Long-term survivorship: late effects -- Survivorship issues in adults -- Outcomes assessment in palliative care -- Measurement of quality of life outcomes -- Research issues: ethics and study design.…”
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Climate intervention : carbon dioxide removal and reliable sequestration /

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Climate Smart Agriculture Building Resilience to Climate Change /

Table of Contents: “…: Cross-Country Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 12:  Input Subsidy Programs and Climate Smart Agriculture -- Chapter 13:  Robust Decision Making for a Climate-Resilient Development of the Agricultural Sector in Nigeria -- Chapter 14:  Using AgMIP Regional Integrated Assessment Methods to Evaluate Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptive Capacity for Climate Smart Agricultural Systems -- Chapter 15:  Climate Smart Food Supply Chains in Developing Countries in an Era of Rapid Dual Change in Agrifood Systems and the Climate -- Chapter 16:  The Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture: The Role of Information and Insurance under Climate Change -- Chapter 17:  A Qualitative Evaluation of CSA Options in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Developing Countries -- Chapter 18: Identifying Strategies to Enhance the Resilience of Smallholder Farming Systems: Evidence of Zambia -- Chapter 19:  Climate Risk Management Through Sustainable Land and Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 20:  Improving the Resilience of Central Asian Agriculture to Weather Viability and Climate Change -- Chapter 21:  Managing Environmental Risk in the Presence of Climate Change: The Role of Adaption in the Mile Basin of Ethiopia -- Chapter 22: Diversification as Part of a CSA Strategy: The Cases of Zambia and Malawi -- Chapter 23:  Economic Analysis of Improved Smallholder Paddy and Maize Production in Northern Vietnam and Implications for Climate-Smart Agriculture -- Chapter 24:  Synthesis:  Devising Effective Strategies and Policies for CSA -- Chapter 25:  Conclusions and Policy Implications.…”
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