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Unjust sentencing and the California Three Strikes law by Kieso, Douglas W.

Table of Contents: “…. -- U.S. crime in the 1980s and 1990s -- California voters -- California initiatives and the three strikes law -- The three strikers and the counties that created them -- Discretion and the three strikes law -- Los Angeles County -- San Francisco and Alameda Counties -- Kern, Kings, and Del Norte Counties -- Orange County -- Policy research and constitutional analysis -- The element of randomness and lack of democracy -- The politics of three strikes after 1994 -- Justice and democracy -- Recommendations.…”
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Sanctioning bias crime a public perspective / by Pearlman, Terrylynn, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Bias crime legislation and public opinion : an overview -- The emergence and legality of bias crime legislation -- Scholarly perspectives on bias crime legislation -- Public opinion research on bias crime and legislation -- Public opinion research on crime and punishment and its relevance to bias crime -- The current study : design to analysis -- Citizens' views on bias crime -- Citizens' bias crime policy preferences -- Citizens' responses to bias crime vignettes -- Citizens' views on bias crime legislation -- Findings and implications.…”
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Corporate decision-making with macroeconomic uncertainty performance and risk management / by Oxelheim, Lars

Table of Contents: “…Macroeconomic uncertainty in a corporate perspective -- Concepts of macroeconomic risk management -- Traditional approaches to measuring macroeconomic exposure -- Measuring macroeconomic impact on the firm : a comprehensive approach -- Measuring macroeconomic exposure : the case of Volvo cars -- Hedging macroeconomic exposure -- Evaluating cash flow at risk -- Strategies for risk and exposure management -- Recognizing macroeconomic fluctuations in value-based management -- Evaluation, feedback, and organization -- What shareholders ought to know -- Macroeconomic uncertainty strategy (MUST) analysis : a summary.…”
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Transvestism, transsexualism in the psychoanalytic dimension

Table of Contents: “…Transvestism, transsexualism, transgender : identification and imitation / Simona Argentieri -- Some thoughts on transsexualism, transvestism, transgender, and identification / Colette Chiland -- Between Scylla and Charybdis : exploring atypical gender identity development in children and adolescents / Domenico Di Ceglie -- Atypical gender identity development : on biological and psychological factors, discussion of Domenico Di Ceglie's papers / Eulàlia Torras de Beà -- Transference and countertransference in group analysis with gender dysphoric patients / Estela V. …”
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Systems concepts in action a practitioner's toolkit / by Williams, Bob, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : about systems, thinking systemically, and being systemic -- Causal loop diagrams -- System dynamics -- Social network analysis -- Outcome mapping -- Process monitoring of impacts -- Strategic assumption surfacing and testing -- Strategic area assessment -- The CDE model -- Assumption-based planning -- Cynefin -- Solution focus -- Viable system model -- Cultural historical activity theory -- Soft systems methodology -- Dialectical methods of inquiry -- Scenario technique -- Systemic questioning -- Circular dialogues -- Critical systems heuristics.…”
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Solid state characterization of pharmaceuticals

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the solid state : physical properties and processes -- X-ray diffraction -- Spectroscopic characterisation -- Dielectric spectroscopy and thermally stimulated current spectroscopy : use in the characterisation of solid state pharmaceutical systems -- Solid state characterisation of pharmaceuticals -- Calorimetric methods : solution calorimetry -- Vapour sorption for bulk and surface analysis -- Microscopy -- Mechanical properties of pharmaceutical materials -- Particle size assessment -- Computational polymorph prediction -- Patenting of inventions relating to polymorphs -- A 'roadmap' to solid form selection.…”
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Beyond the lean revolution achieving successful and sustainable enterprise transformation / by Nightingale, Deborah J.

Table of Contents: “…-- The seven principles of enterprise transformation -- A roadmap to successful enterprise transformation -- Transformation leadership -- The stakeholder lens -- The process architecture lens -- The performance measurement lens -- The integrative lenses -- Preparing to transform -- Transformation planning -- Executing the transformation plan -- Enterprise transformation from inception to implementation -- Background on the enterprise -- Appendix a. lean enterprise self-assessment tool : case studies -- Appendix b. a brief comparison of other approaches to process analysis.…”
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Fundamentals of project management by Heagney, Joseph

Table of Contents: “…An overview of project management -- The role of the project manager -- Planning the project -- Developing a mission, vision, goals, and objectives for the project -- Creating the project risk plan -- Using the work breakdown structure to plan a project -- Scheduling project work -- Producing a workable schedule -- Project control and evaluation -- The change control process -- Project control using earned value analysis -- Managing the project team -- The project manager as leader -- How to make project management work in your company.…”
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Bringing the PMBOK guide to life a companion for the practicing project manager / by Saladis, Frank P.

Table of Contents: “…-- The big picture -- Project plan SWOT analysis -- Developing a project methodology -- Defining project success -- Developing performance measures -- Monitoring and control simplified -- The change control process -- Establishing roles and responsibilities -- Risk management : a project imperative -- A PMBOK guide strategy for success -- Rapid knowledge development (RKD) for project managers : tips, tools, and techniques -- Bringing the PMBOK guide to life through templates.…”
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A nuts-and-bolts approach to teaching nursing by Griffin, Mary T. Quinn

Table of Contents: “…Making clinical assignments -- Supervising a clinical group -- Designing a learning contract -- Teaching students to work in groups -- Planning to give a lecture -- Planning a successful seminar -- Course design, implementation, and evaluation -- Textbook and reading-assignment selection -- Designing and grading a major assignment -- Designing and grading a minor assignment -- Test construction and analysis -- Using technology to facilitate learning -- Guiding independent study -- Helping students improve their writing skills.…”
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A companion to forensic anthropology

Table of Contents: “…Developments in human skeletal trauma analysis -- pt. V. Advances in human identification -- pt. …”
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Epidemiology kept simple an introduction to traditional and modern epidemiology / by Gerstman, B. Burt

Table of Contents: “…Epidemiology past and present -- Causal concepts -- Epidemiologic measures -- Descriptive epidemiology -- Introduction to epidemiologic study design -- Experimental studies -- Observational cohort studies -- Case control studies -- Error in epidemiologic research -- Screening for disease -- The infectious disease process -- Outbreak investigation -- Confidence intervals and p values -- Mantel/Haenszel methods -- Statistical interaction : effect measure modification -- Case definitions and disease classification -- Survival analysis -- Current life tables -- Random distribution of cases in time and space.…”
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Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis : intensities / by Lewis, Paul, 1966-, Tsurumaki, Marc, 1965-, Lewis, David J., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Water Proving Ground -- Switchback House -- Sullivan Family Student Center -- Strategic Assessment, Planning and Design -- Spliced Townhouse -- Ordos Villa 93 -- The Open Planning Project -- New Taipei City Museum of Art -- New New York -- MSK Lobby Wall -- Living and Learning Residence Hall 6 -- The Grid and the Superblock -- Green Sponge -- Glenmore Gardens -- Exhibit on Hollywood Boulevard -- Department of Social and Cultural Analysis -- Claremont Univeristy Consortium -- The Buffet -- Birdhouse -- Arthouse.…”
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Franco-American identity, community, and La Guiannée / by Servaes, Anna

Table of Contents: “…Community affirmation: analysis of the celebration with liminal theory -- The season of La Guiannée -- Analytical discussion of the celebration -- Disguise and mask -- Traveling and the neighborhood -- Foodways -- Theatrical play -- Part III. …”
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Next generation HALT and HASS : robust design of electronics and systems / by Gray, Kirk, Paschkewitz, John James

Table of Contents: “…Basis and limitations of typical current reliability methods & metrics -- The need for reliability assurance metrics to change -- Challenges to advancing electronics reliability engineering -- A new deterministic reliability development paradigm -- Common understanding of HALT approach is critical for success -- The fundamentals of HALT -- Highly accelerated stress screening (HALT) and audits (HASA) -- HALT benefits for software/firmware performance and reliability -- Quantitative accelerated life test -- Failure analysis and corrective action -- Additional applications of HALT methods.…”
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Applied Statistics for Economics and Business / by Özdemir, Durmuş

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 14.Multiple Regression -- 15.The Analysis of Time Series -- Appendix .…”

Bioavailability, leachability, chemical speciation, and bioremediation of heavy metals in the process of composting / by Singh, Jiwan (Professor of environmental science), Kalamdhad, Ajay

Table of Contents: “…chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Composting Process -- chapter 3 Analysis of Compost Samples -- chapter 4 Composting and Heavy Metals -- chapter 5 Bioavailability of Heavy Metals during Composting -- chapter 6 Chemical Speciation of Heavy Metals during the Composting Process -- chapter 7 Effects of Chemical Amendments on Bioavailability and Fractionation of Heavy Metals in Composting -- chapter 8 Reduction of Bioavailability of Heavy Metals by Microorganisms -- chapter 9 Leachability of Heavy Metals during the Composting Process.…”
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Nucleotide dependent functioning of bacterial enhancer binding proteins, activators of sigma54 RNA polymerase

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Understanding the origins of nucleotide driven conformational change -- Molecular motors powered by ATP -- ATPases belonging to the AAA protein family -- PspF from E.coli -- Phage shock genes -- ATP transition state analogue ADPAlF -- X-ray crystallographic structural analysis -- Initiation of conformational changes -- Role of structural changes in sigma54 subunit -- Formation of open promoter complexes -- Changes in DNA binding properties of sigma54 -- Structural organisation of the RNAP holoenzyme.…”
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siRNA on and off-target

Table of Contents: “…Contents: siRNA target and off-target activity -- Systematic analysis of siRNA primary function -- Effect of thermodynamic bias on siRNA activity -- Development of predictive algorithms for siRNA primary activity -- Specific and non-specific siRNA activity -- siRNA off-targeting and miRNA mechanism -- Bioinformatics in off-target prediction: seed recognition -- siRNA off-targeting impact on RNAi applications -- siRNA toxicity -- siRNA specificity.…”
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Whole-genome association studies practical advice and considerations /

Table of Contents: “…-- Steps in WGA study -- HIV setpoint -- Phenotype definition -- Setpoint -- Whole genome genotyping panels -- PLINK -- Cryptic population stratification -- PCA and EIGENSTRAT -- SNP-by-SNP analysis -- Multiple testing approaches -- Bonferroni method -- Q-Q (quantile-quantile) plot -- False discovery rate -- Permutation -- Outright hits -- Pool of hits -- Bayesian alternatives -- Bayes factor -- Bayesian false discovery probability (BFDP).…”
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