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Books and readers in early modern England material studies /

Table of Contents: “…Print, Publishing, and Public Opinion -- Chapter 9: Preserving the Ephemeral: Reading, Collecting, and the Pamphlet Culture of Seventeenth-Century England 201 -- MICHAEL MENDLE -- Chapter 10: Licensing Readers, Licensing Authorities in Seventeenth- -- Century England 217 -- SABRINA A. …”
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Problem-driven political economy analysis : the World Bank's experience /

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors and editors -- Abbreviations -- Problem-driven political economy in action : overview and synthesis of the case studies / Verena Fritz and Brian Levy -- The political economy of resource allocation -- Dealing with a resource shock : political economy analysis and its impacts in Mongolia / Verena Fritz -- Assessing public opinion in the political economy of reform : the case of energy subsidy reform in Morocco / Dorothée Chen, Andrea Liverani, and Judith Krauss -- Political economy drivers of national infrastructure reforms -- The Dominican Republic : moving from exit to voice : shifting incentives in the power sector / Carlos Rufín, Davide Zucchini, Roby Senderowitsch, and Miguel Eduardo Sánchez -- High growth, limited inclusiveness, and poor public service delivery in the Dominican Republic -- Using political economy assessment to reorient sectoral strategy : infrastructure reform in Zambia / Brian Levy and Patricia Palale -- Political economy challenges of national-local interactions in sectors -- Developing commercial agriculture in Ghana / David W. …”
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Ficino, Pico and Savonarola the evolution of humanist theology 1461/2-1498 / by Edelheit, Amos, Ph. D.

Table of Contents: “…-- Some general introductory remarks -- De christiana religione : the "manifesto" of the new humanist theology -- Prisca religio and its divine inspiration : religion as the characteristic of man -- Praeparatio evangelica -- The incarnation as an intervention of the eternal in the temporal -- The teachings of Christ -- The apostles and the propagation of Christianity -- The decline of the Christian world and Ficino's proposals for renewal -- Giovanni Pico della mirandola and his theological method : between Opinio and fides -- The theological crisis -- Quia errare in opinione thomae, non est errare in fide-the dispute in Rome 1486 and the Apiologia -- Pico's attitude to philosophy : between academic skepticism and religious certainty -- The Savonarola affair-the government of God as republican practice -- The Savonarola a'air : a case-study in the history and in the historiography of the Renaissance -- Savonarola : an anti-humanist or a pro-humanist? …”
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Books and readers in early modern England material studies /

Table of Contents: “…Print, Publishing, and Public Opinion -- Chapter 9: Preserving the Ephemeral: Reading, Collecting, and the Pamphlet Culture of Seventeenth-Century England 201 -- MICHAEL MENDLE -- Chapter 10: Licensing Readers, Licensing Authorities in Seventeenth- -- Century England 217 -- SABRINA A. …”
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Problem-driven political economy analysis : the World Bank's experience /

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors and editors -- Abbreviations -- Problem-driven political economy in action : overview and synthesis of the case studies / Verena Fritz and Brian Levy -- The political economy of resource allocation -- Dealing with a resource shock : political economy analysis and its impacts in Mongolia / Verena Fritz -- Assessing public opinion in the political economy of reform : the case of energy subsidy reform in Morocco / Dorothée Chen, Andrea Liverani, and Judith Krauss -- Political economy drivers of national infrastructure reforms -- The Dominican Republic : moving from exit to voice : shifting incentives in the power sector / Carlos Rufín, Davide Zucchini, Roby Senderowitsch, and Miguel Eduardo Sánchez -- High growth, limited inclusiveness, and poor public service delivery in the Dominican Republic -- Using political economy assessment to reorient sectoral strategy : infrastructure reform in Zambia / Brian Levy and Patricia Palale -- Political economy challenges of national-local interactions in sectors -- Developing commercial agriculture in Ghana / David W. …”
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Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South

Table of Contents: “…The Use of Mobile Communication in the Marketing of Foodstuffs in Côte d’Ivoire -- Chapter 13: Designing Web 2.0 Tools for Online Public Consultation -- Chapter 14: ICTs and Opinion Expression: An Empirical Study of New Generation Migrant Workers in Shanghai -- Chapter 15: Impact of Research or Research on Impact: More Than a Matter of Semantics and Sequence.…”
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Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South

Table of Contents: “…The Use of Mobile Communication in the Marketing of Foodstuffs in Côte d’Ivoire -- Chapter 13: Designing Web 2.0 Tools for Online Public Consultation -- Chapter 14: ICTs and Opinion Expression: An Empirical Study of New Generation Migrant Workers in Shanghai -- Chapter 15: Impact of Research or Research on Impact: More Than a Matter of Semantics and Sequence.…”
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New product forecasting an applied approach / by Kahn, Kenneth B.

Table of Contents: “…Foundations of applied new product forecasting -- Introduction to applied new product forecasting -- Clarifying the terminology of product, service, and/or offering -- A new product forecasting directive -- Beginning the new product forecasting endeavor -- Types of new product estimates -- New product planning versus new product forecasting -- Types of new products -- New product forecasting techniques -- New product forecasting strategy : linking techniques to type of new product -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- New product development and new product forecasting: process and structure -- The new product development process -- Using teams to structure new product development -- The new product forecasting process -- Assumptions management -- S&op and new product forecasting -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- New product forecasting techniques -- Judgmental new product forecasting techniques -- Jury of executive opinion -- Sales force composite -- Scenario analysis -- Delphi method -- Assumptions-based modeling -- Using assumptions-based models to identify critical assumptions and examine risk -- Decision trees -- Markov process model -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- Customer/market research techniques for new product forecasting -- Concept testing -- Product use testing -- Market testing -- Conjoint analysis -- Quality function deployment -- The kano model -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- Time series techniques for new product forecasting -- Look-like analysis (analogous forecasting) -- Diffusion modeling -- Composite curve approach -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- Regression analysis for new product forecasting -- Correlation -- Regression analyses -- Final comments on regression analyses -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- Managerial considerations for applied new product forecasting -- Special topics in new product forecasting -- Understanding the launch phenomenon -- The launch cycle -- Pre-launch preparation : launch control protocol -- Launch tracking and the launch scorecard -- Special new product forecasting issues -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- New product forecasting benchmarks -- Review of literature on new product forecasting practices -- New product forecasting benchmarks -- Final observations -- Implications for your company's new product forecasting process -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions.…”
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006) by Pirnie, Bruce, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…COIN effort is slow to unfold -- Traditional U.S. military forces may need to be adjusted -- Fallujah -- Tal Afar -- Baghdad -- Air support -- Combatting improvised explosive devices -- Detainee operations -- U.S. development and support of Iraqi forces -- Iraqi police -- Iraqi armed forces -- Assessing progress in counterinsurgency -- Iraqi casualties and displacement -- Iraqi economy -- Iraqi opinion -- Accounting for success and failure -- Understanding Iraqi society -- Little planning for the occupation of Iraq -- The impact of a lack od international support for the war -- The disastrous effects of prematurely dismantling the Ba'athist regime -- The challenge of building a new Iraqi state from scratch -- Instituting a new system of justice -- Undertaking the reconstruction of Iraq -- The consequences of failing to maintain security early on military missions -- Lck of infiltration and tips hinder intelligence on the insurgency -- Building effective capabilities for counterinsurgency -- Use of force -- Public safety and security -- Partnering with and enabling indigenous forces -- Reporting on the enemy and infiltration -- Provision of essential services -- Informing and influencing operations -- Rigorous and coordinated detainee operations -- Recommendations -- Development of strategy -- Coalition-building -- Planning process -- Unity of effort -- Interagency process -- Host-nation governance -- Funding mechanisms -- Counterinsurgency as a mission -- Protection of the indigenous population -- Personnel policy -- U.S. …”
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The Stewart/Colbert effect essays on the real impacts of fake news /

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Literature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages / by Olson, Glending

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New product forecasting an applied approach / by Kahn, Kenneth B.

Table of Contents: “…Foundations of applied new product forecasting -- Introduction to applied new product forecasting -- Clarifying the terminology of product, service, and/or offering -- A new product forecasting directive -- Beginning the new product forecasting endeavor -- Types of new product estimates -- New product planning versus new product forecasting -- Types of new products -- New product forecasting techniques -- New product forecasting strategy : linking techniques to type of new product -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- New product development and new product forecasting: process and structure -- The new product development process -- Using teams to structure new product development -- The new product forecasting process -- Assumptions management -- S&op and new product forecasting -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- New product forecasting techniques -- Judgmental new product forecasting techniques -- Jury of executive opinion -- Sales force composite -- Scenario analysis -- Delphi method -- Assumptions-based modeling -- Using assumptions-based models to identify critical assumptions and examine risk -- Decision trees -- Markov process model -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- Customer/market research techniques for new product forecasting -- Concept testing -- Product use testing -- Market testing -- Conjoint analysis -- Quality function deployment -- The kano model -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- Time series techniques for new product forecasting -- Look-like analysis (analogous forecasting) -- Diffusion modeling -- Composite curve approach -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- Regression analysis for new product forecasting -- Correlation -- Regression analyses -- Final comments on regression analyses -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- Managerial considerations for applied new product forecasting -- Special topics in new product forecasting -- Understanding the launch phenomenon -- The launch cycle -- Pre-launch preparation : launch control protocol -- Launch tracking and the launch scorecard -- Special new product forecasting issues -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions -- New product forecasting benchmarks -- Review of literature on new product forecasting practices -- New product forecasting benchmarks -- Final observations -- Implications for your company's new product forecasting process -- Key concepts -- Discussion questions.…”
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006) by Pirnie, Bruce, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…COIN effort is slow to unfold -- Traditional U.S. military forces may need to be adjusted -- Fallujah -- Tal Afar -- Baghdad -- Air support -- Combatting improvised explosive devices -- Detainee operations -- U.S. development and support of Iraqi forces -- Iraqi police -- Iraqi armed forces -- Assessing progress in counterinsurgency -- Iraqi casualties and displacement -- Iraqi economy -- Iraqi opinion -- Accounting for success and failure -- Understanding Iraqi society -- Little planning for the occupation of Iraq -- The impact of a lack od international support for the war -- The disastrous effects of prematurely dismantling the Ba'athist regime -- The challenge of building a new Iraqi state from scratch -- Instituting a new system of justice -- Undertaking the reconstruction of Iraq -- The consequences of failing to maintain security early on military missions -- Lck of infiltration and tips hinder intelligence on the insurgency -- Building effective capabilities for counterinsurgency -- Use of force -- Public safety and security -- Partnering with and enabling indigenous forces -- Reporting on the enemy and infiltration -- Provision of essential services -- Informing and influencing operations -- Rigorous and coordinated detainee operations -- Recommendations -- Development of strategy -- Coalition-building -- Planning process -- Unity of effort -- Interagency process -- Host-nation governance -- Funding mechanisms -- Counterinsurgency as a mission -- Protection of the indigenous population -- Personnel policy -- U.S. …”
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Literature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages / by Olson, Glending

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The harms of crime media essays on the perpetuation of racism, sexism and class stereotypes /

Table of Contents: “…Conners -- "Who are you " shared responsibility and the victims of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation / Katie Foss -- Macho cops, corner boys and soldiers: the construction of race and masculinity on HBO's The wire / Linda Waldron and Cheryl Chambers -- Fictionalized women in trouble: an exploration of the television crime drama CSI: Miami / Sarah Rizun -- Ripped from the headlines: the depiction of sexual orientation-based hate crimes in television crime dramas / Nicholas Guittar -- Crime news sources and crime views: the relationship between news media exposure patterns and whites' opinions about criminal justice issues / Alicia D. …”
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Developing academic literacy

Table of Contents: “…Critical thinking and evaluative language use in academic writing : a comparative cross-cultural study / Fiona Cotton -- Putting "I" in its place : using academic texts to help students learn "how to give opinions" / Bill Guariento and Esther Daborn -- The PhD literature review : a journey of discovery / Diana Ridley -- The benefits of the staged approach to the term paper for foundation level students / Julia Jeannet and Clare Wright -- Academic literacy in the disciplines. …”
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The harms of crime media essays on the perpetuation of racism, sexism and class stereotypes /

Table of Contents: “…Conners -- "Who are you " shared responsibility and the victims of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation / Katie Foss -- Macho cops, corner boys and soldiers: the construction of race and masculinity on HBO's The wire / Linda Waldron and Cheryl Chambers -- Fictionalized women in trouble: an exploration of the television crime drama CSI: Miami / Sarah Rizun -- Ripped from the headlines: the depiction of sexual orientation-based hate crimes in television crime dramas / Nicholas Guittar -- Crime news sources and crime views: the relationship between news media exposure patterns and whites' opinions about criminal justice issues / Alicia D. …”
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Developing academic literacy

Table of Contents: “…Critical thinking and evaluative language use in academic writing : a comparative cross-cultural study / Fiona Cotton -- Putting "I" in its place : using academic texts to help students learn "how to give opinions" / Bill Guariento and Esther Daborn -- The PhD literature review : a journey of discovery / Diana Ridley -- The benefits of the staged approach to the term paper for foundation level students / Julia Jeannet and Clare Wright -- Academic literacy in the disciplines. …”
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How capitalism was built the transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia / by Åslund, Anders, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…How to tame the leviathan : reform of the communist state. Public opinion and ideology. Democracy and democracy aid -- From crime toward law. …”
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