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Witness Through the Imagination : Jewish American Holocaust Literature / by Kremer, S. Lillian, 1939-

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Ethical issues in international biomedical research : a casebook /

Table of Contents: “…Neglected diseases: incentives to conduct research in developing countries -- Scientific validity. Evaluating home-based treatment strategies for neonatal sepsis in India. …”

The leader's tool kit hundreds of tips and techniques for developing the skills you need / by Charney, Cyril

Table of Contents: “…Adversity : coping with tough times -- Authenticity -- Change -- Collaboration and teamwork -- Communicating for clarity and commitment -- Communicating one-on-one -- Communicating with groups -- Decision making -- Democratizing the workplace -- Ethics -- Meetings -- Mistakes : turning adversity into opportunity -- Mistakes : when others fail -- Planning -- Problem solving -- Professionalism -- Teamwork -- Technology -- Ten traits of great leaders -- Balancing your life -- Career development -- Learning and self-development -- Learning : strategies for senior executives -- Life : living each moment to the fullest -- Replacing yourself -- Setbacks : overcoming adversity in your career -- Values : a personal approach -- Alliances -- Benchmarking -- Change : influencing the future -- Communicating with the board and other executives -- Consultants : getting your money's worth -- Consultants : maximizing value for your organization -- Governance : more than staying out of jail -- Governance: structuring the board of directors -- Government : managing relationships -- Integration : creating a united organization -- International operations -- Partnerships -- Partnerships : going international -- Partnerships : managing the process -- Reengineering and downsizing -- Stakeholders -- Strategic planning -- Strategic planning : SWOT analysis -- Sustainability -- Sustainability : evaluating your organization -- Unions -- Visioning -- Abusive behavior -- Coaching -- Compensation and benefits -- Inspiring others -- Knowledge management : managing intellectual capital -- Leadership development : creating new leaders -- Leadership development : developing learning plans -- Leadership development : training -- Mentoring -- Motivating others -- Rewards and recognition -- Retaining high performers -- Accountability and responsibility : getting the monkey off your back -- Accountability : measuring outcomes -- Creativity, innovation, and continuous improvement -- High-performance leadership -- High-performance organizations -- Layoffs -- Learning organizations -- Measurement : the balanced scorecard.…”
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Wittgenstein and value the quest for meaning / by Litwack, Eric B.

Table of Contents: “…Watson and the denial of the soul ; Attitudes towards other minds and forms of life ; The soul and the face ; Aspect-blindness and dawning ; Conclusion -- Particularism, rule-following, and evaluations. David McNaughton on the property of humanity and particularism ; John McDowell on rule-following and values ; Peter Winch on moral particularism ; Conclusion -- The meaning and value of the religious point of view. …”
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Technology and the good life?

Table of Contents: “…Retrospective and -- Prospective Views 38 -- Paul T Durbin -- II EVALUATING FOCAL THINGS 51 -- 3. Focal Things and Focal Practices 55 -- Lawrence Haworth -- 4. …”
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Contemporary archaeologies of the Southwest

Table of Contents: “…: an archaeological toolkit for evaluating accident and intent in ancient structural fires / Joe Lally and A.J. …”
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Developing public-private partnerships in Liberia

Table of Contents: “…Experience in PPP transactions and natural resource concessions in Liberia since 2003 -- Some trends in PPP experience in post-conflict countries -- Liberia's PPP experience -- Freeport of Monrovia experience-- LEC-MHI management contract -- Buchanan renewables IPP -- Solid waste contracts for Monrovia -- Natural resource concession in Liberia -- Themes useful in PPP project structuring based on experiences and lessons learned -- Phased risk-based approach preference from private sector towards the development of PPPs -- Preference by the private sector for remuneration by user charges -- Need to address low capacity to develop, monitor and evaluate -- Avoid additional missed opportunities for joint infrastructure development by natural resource concessionaires -- Establish clear principles for selecting and prioritizing PPPs in Liberia -- Deepening PPP development through legal and institutional reform -- Overview of legal and institutional enabling environment -- Weaknesses to the legal and institutional enabling environment detailed -- Problems with definitions of PPP and natural resource concession -- Unclear institutional roles and responsibilities -- Incomplete PPP and concession legal framework -- The PPCA -- The proposed NBC Act -- Legislative and institutional options to deepen the links between natural resource concessions, and PPPs and expand PPP development -- Recommendations for implementing strengthened PPP framework -- Recommendations for additional framework support -- Generating the next set of PPP transactions in Liberia -- The PPP short list -- Buchanan and Greenville Ports -- HFO facilities at Freeport -- Power projects -- Mt. …”
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Wittgenstein and value the quest for meaning / by Litwack, Eric B.

Table of Contents: “…Watson and the denial of the soul ; Attitudes towards other minds and forms of life ; The soul and the face ; Aspect-blindness and dawning ; Conclusion -- Particularism, rule-following, and evaluations. David McNaughton on the property of humanity and particularism ; John McDowell on rule-following and values ; Peter Winch on moral particularism ; Conclusion -- The meaning and value of the religious point of view. …”
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Technology and the good life?

Table of Contents: “…Retrospective and -- Prospective Views 38 -- Paul T Durbin -- II EVALUATING FOCAL THINGS 51 -- 3. Focal Things and Focal Practices 55 -- Lawrence Haworth -- 4. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Contemporary archaeologies of the Southwest

Table of Contents: “…: an archaeological toolkit for evaluating accident and intent in ancient structural fires / Joe Lally and A.J. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Developing public-private partnerships in Liberia

Table of Contents: “…Experience in PPP transactions and natural resource concessions in Liberia since 2003 -- Some trends in PPP experience in post-conflict countries -- Liberia's PPP experience -- Freeport of Monrovia experience-- LEC-MHI management contract -- Buchanan renewables IPP -- Solid waste contracts for Monrovia -- Natural resource concession in Liberia -- Themes useful in PPP project structuring based on experiences and lessons learned -- Phased risk-based approach preference from private sector towards the development of PPPs -- Preference by the private sector for remuneration by user charges -- Need to address low capacity to develop, monitor and evaluate -- Avoid additional missed opportunities for joint infrastructure development by natural resource concessionaires -- Establish clear principles for selecting and prioritizing PPPs in Liberia -- Deepening PPP development through legal and institutional reform -- Overview of legal and institutional enabling environment -- Weaknesses to the legal and institutional enabling environment detailed -- Problems with definitions of PPP and natural resource concession -- Unclear institutional roles and responsibilities -- Incomplete PPP and concession legal framework -- The PPCA -- The proposed NBC Act -- Legislative and institutional options to deepen the links between natural resource concessions, and PPPs and expand PPP development -- Recommendations for implementing strengthened PPP framework -- Recommendations for additional framework support -- Generating the next set of PPP transactions in Liberia -- The PPP short list -- Buchanan and Greenville Ports -- HFO facilities at Freeport -- Power projects -- Mt. …”
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Higher Education Reforms in Romania Between the Bologna Process and National Challenges /

Table of Contents: “…Equity from an institutional perspective in the Romanian HE: Jamil Salmi, Cezar Mihai Haj, Daniela Alexe -- 5. Evaluation capacity building as a means to improving policy making and public services in higher education: Nicolae Toderas, Ana-Maria Stăvaru -- 6. …”
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Ester Boserup’s Legacy on Sustainability Orientations for Contemporary Research /

Table of Contents: “…A Human Ecological Approach to Ester Boserup: Steps Towards Engendering Agriculture and Rural Development -- 16. Conclusions: Re-Evaluating Boserup in the Light of the Contributions to this Volume.…”
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Philosophic values and world citizenship Locke to Obama and beyond /

Table of Contents: “…Value -- Moral imperatives for world order / Alain Locke -- Unity through diversity : a Bah�a'�i principle / Alain Locke -- Culture and the Kalos : inquiry, justice, and value in Locke and Aristotle / Rose Cherubin -- Aesthetic evaluations of realist drama / Erin Kealey -- The axiological turn in early twentieth century American philosophy : Alain Locke and Jos�e Vasconcelos on epistemology, value, and the emotions / Grant Silva -- Conundrum of cosmopolitanism and race : the great debate between Alain Locke and William James / Leonard Harris -- Pt. 2. …”
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Ethical issues in international biomedical research : a casebook /

Table of Contents: “…Neglected diseases: incentives to conduct research in developing countries -- Scientific validity. Evaluating home-based treatment strategies for neonatal sepsis in India. …”

The leader's tool kit hundreds of tips and techniques for developing the skills you need / by Charney, Cyril

Table of Contents: “…Adversity : coping with tough times -- Authenticity -- Change -- Collaboration and teamwork -- Communicating for clarity and commitment -- Communicating one-on-one -- Communicating with groups -- Decision making -- Democratizing the workplace -- Ethics -- Meetings -- Mistakes : turning adversity into opportunity -- Mistakes : when others fail -- Planning -- Problem solving -- Professionalism -- Teamwork -- Technology -- Ten traits of great leaders -- Balancing your life -- Career development -- Learning and self-development -- Learning : strategies for senior executives -- Life : living each moment to the fullest -- Replacing yourself -- Setbacks : overcoming adversity in your career -- Values : a personal approach -- Alliances -- Benchmarking -- Change : influencing the future -- Communicating with the board and other executives -- Consultants : getting your money's worth -- Consultants : maximizing value for your organization -- Governance : more than staying out of jail -- Governance: structuring the board of directors -- Government : managing relationships -- Integration : creating a united organization -- International operations -- Partnerships -- Partnerships : going international -- Partnerships : managing the process -- Reengineering and downsizing -- Stakeholders -- Strategic planning -- Strategic planning : SWOT analysis -- Sustainability -- Sustainability : evaluating your organization -- Unions -- Visioning -- Abusive behavior -- Coaching -- Compensation and benefits -- Inspiring others -- Knowledge management : managing intellectual capital -- Leadership development : creating new leaders -- Leadership development : developing learning plans -- Leadership development : training -- Mentoring -- Motivating others -- Rewards and recognition -- Retaining high performers -- Accountability and responsibility : getting the monkey off your back -- Accountability : measuring outcomes -- Creativity, innovation, and continuous improvement -- High-performance leadership -- High-performance organizations -- Layoffs -- Learning organizations -- Measurement : the balanced scorecard.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Higher Education Reforms in Romania Between the Bologna Process and National Challenges /

Table of Contents: “…Equity from an institutional perspective in the Romanian HE: Jamil Salmi, Cezar Mihai Haj, Daniela Alexe -- 5. Evaluation capacity building as a means to improving policy making and public services in higher education: Nicolae Toderas, Ana-Maria Stăvaru -- 6. …”
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Ester Boserup’s Legacy on Sustainability Orientations for Contemporary Research /

Table of Contents: “…A Human Ecological Approach to Ester Boserup: Steps Towards Engendering Agriculture and Rural Development -- 16. Conclusions: Re-Evaluating Boserup in the Light of the Contributions to this Volume.…”
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Philosophic values and world citizenship Locke to Obama and beyond /

Table of Contents: “…Value -- Moral imperatives for world order / Alain Locke -- Unity through diversity : a Bah�a'�i principle / Alain Locke -- Culture and the Kalos : inquiry, justice, and value in Locke and Aristotle / Rose Cherubin -- Aesthetic evaluations of realist drama / Erin Kealey -- The axiological turn in early twentieth century American philosophy : Alain Locke and Jos�e Vasconcelos on epistemology, value, and the emotions / Grant Silva -- Conundrum of cosmopolitanism and race : the great debate between Alain Locke and William James / Leonard Harris -- Pt. 2. …”
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Multicriteria decision aid and artificial intelligence links, theory and applications / by Doumpos, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: List of Contributors Preface Part One The Contributions of Intelligent Techniques in Multicriteria Decision Aiding 1 Computational Intelligence Techniques for Multicriteria Decision Aiding: An Overview 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The MCDA Paradigm 1.2.1 Modeling Process 1.2.2 Methodological Approaches 1.3 Computational Intelligence in MCDA 1.3.1 Statistical Learning and Data Mining 1.3.2 Fuzzy Modeling 1.3.3 Metaheuristics 1.4 Conclusions References 2 Intelligent Decision Support Systems 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Fundamentals of Human Decision Making 2.3 Decision Support System 2.4 Intelligent Decision Support Systems 2.4.1 Artificial Neural Networks for Intelligent Decision Support 2.4.2 Fuzzy Logic for Intelligent Decision Support 2.4.3 Expert Systems for Intelligent Decision Support 2.4.4 Evolutionary Computing for Intelligent Decision Support 2.4.5 Intelligent Agents for Intelligent Decision Support 2.5 Evaluating Intelligent Decision Support Systems 2.5.1 Determining Evaluation Criteria 2.5.2 Multi-Criteria Model for IDSS Assessment 2.6 Summary and Future Trends References Part Two Intelligent Technologies for Decision Support and Preference Modeling 3 Designing Distributed Multi-Criteria Decision Support Systems for Complex and Uncertain Situations 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Example Applications 3.3 Key Challenges 3.4 Making Trade-offs: Multi-criteria Decision Analysis 3.4.1 Multi-attribute Decision Support 3.4.2 Making Trade-offs Under Uncertainty 3.5 Exploring the Future: Scenario-based Reasoning 3.6 Making Robust Decisions: Combining MCDA and SBR 3.6.1 Decisions Under Uncertainty: The Concept of Robustness 3.6.2 Combining Scenarios and MCDA 3.6.3 Collecting, Sharing and Processing Information: A Distributed Approach 3.6.4 Keeping Track of Future Developments: Constructing Comparable Scenarios 3.6.5 Respecting Constraints and Requirements: Scenario Management 3.6.6 Assisting Evaluation: Assessing Large Numbers of Scenarios 3.7 Discussion 3.8 Conclusion References 4 Preference Representation with Ontologies 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 Structure of the Chapter 4.2 Ontology-based Preference Models 4.3 Maintaining the User's Profile up to Date 4.4 Decision Making Methods Exploiting the Preference Information Stored in Ontologies 4.4.1 Recommendation Based on Aggregation 4.4.2 Recommendation Based on Similarities 4.4.3 Recommendation Based on Rules 4.5 Discussion and Open Questions References Part Three Decision Models 5 Neural Networks in Multicriteria Decision Support 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Basic Concepts of Neural Networks 5.2.1 Neural Networks for Intelligent Decision Support 5.3 Basics in Multicriteria Decision Aid 5.3.1 MCDM Problems 5.3.2 Solutions of MCDM Problems 5.4 Neural Networks and Multicriteria Decision Support 5.4.1 Review of Neural Network Applications to MCDM Problems 5.4.2 Discussion 5.5 Summary and Conclusions References 6 Rule-Based Approach to Multicriteria Ranking 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Problem Setting 6.3 Pairwise Comparison Table (PCT) 6.4 Rough Approximation of Outranking and Non-outranking Relations 6.5 Induction and Application of Decision Rules 6.6 Exploitation of Preference Graphs 6.7 Illustrative Example 6.8 Summary and Conclusions References 7 About the Application of Evidence Theory in MultiCriteria Decision Aid 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Evidence Theory: Some Concepts 7.2.1 Knowledge Model 7.2.2 Combination 7.2.3 Decision Making 7.3 New Concepts in Evidence Theory for MCDA 7.3.1 First Belief Dominance 7.3.2 RBBD Concept 7.4 Multicriteria Methods modeled by Evidence Theory 7.4.1 Evidential Reasoning Approach 7.4.2 DS/AHP 7.4.3 DISSET 7.4.4 A Choice Model Inspired by ELECTRE I 7.4.5 A Ranking Model Inspired by Xu et al.'…”
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