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A profile of the global airline industry / by Gourdin, Kent N.

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On norms and agency conversations about gender equality with women and men in 20 countries /

Table of Contents: “…-- Step by step : climbing the "ladder of power and freedom" -- Perceptions of factors shaping agency -- Combinations of mobility factors -- Men's and women's interdependent agency and gender norm change -- References -- Structures of opportunity and structures of constraint -- Community factors that fuel agency -- Whose jobs? -- It takes a village : local economic dynamism and empowerment -- Impact of laws and local civic action on empowermen -- Change women need -- References -- Final thoughts -- Appendix a methodological note -- References.…”
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On norms and agency conversations about gender equality with women and men in 20 countries /

Table of Contents: “…-- Step by step : climbing the "ladder of power and freedom" -- Perceptions of factors shaping agency -- Combinations of mobility factors -- Men's and women's interdependent agency and gender norm change -- References -- Structures of opportunity and structures of constraint -- Community factors that fuel agency -- Whose jobs? -- It takes a village : local economic dynamism and empowerment -- Impact of laws and local civic action on empowermen -- Change women need -- References -- Final thoughts -- Appendix a methodological note -- References.…”
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Journal of Advanced Ceramics

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Journal of Advanced Ceramics

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Hope or hype the obsession with medical advances and the high cost of false promises / by Deyo, Richard A.

Table of Contents: “…how to get the "right" answer in clinical research -- "Cancer cured--film at 11:00": the media's role in disseminating medical advances -- Doctors and hospitals: fueling the drive for new and more -- Advocacy groups: Mother Teresa's waiting room -- Holes in the safety net: the FDA and the FTC -- Ineffective. inferior or needlessly costly new drugs -- Medical devices that disappoint -- Ineffective or needlessly extensive surgery -- Weight loss technology: shedding pounds from your waistline or your wallet? …”
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Hope or hype the obsession with medical advances and the high cost of false promises / by Deyo, Richard A.

Table of Contents: “…how to get the "right" answer in clinical research -- "Cancer cured--film at 11:00": the media's role in disseminating medical advances -- Doctors and hospitals: fueling the drive for new and more -- Advocacy groups: Mother Teresa's waiting room -- Holes in the safety net: the FDA and the FTC -- Ineffective. inferior or needlessly costly new drugs -- Medical devices that disappoint -- Ineffective or needlessly extensive surgery -- Weight loss technology: shedding pounds from your waistline or your wallet? …”
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Quantum-chemical calculations of molecular systems as the basis of nanotechnologies in applied quantum chemistry

Table of Contents: “…Quantum-chemical calculation of jet engine fuels -- pt. V. Quantum-chemical calculation in biochemistry -- pt. …”
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Bio-inspired innovation and national security /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Biosensors and bioelectronics / Dimitra Stratis-Cullum and James Sumner -- Bioenzymes and defense / Adrienne Huston -- Bioenergy : renewable liquid fuels / Michael Ladisch -- Bio-inspired materials and operations / Erica R. …”
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Quantum-chemical calculations of molecular systems as the basis of nanotechnologies in applied quantum chemistry

Table of Contents: “…Quantum-chemical calculation of jet engine fuels -- pt. V. Quantum-chemical calculation in biochemistry -- pt. …”
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Bio-inspired innovation and national security /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Biosensors and bioelectronics / Dimitra Stratis-Cullum and James Sumner -- Bioenzymes and defense / Adrienne Huston -- Bioenergy : renewable liquid fuels / Michael Ladisch -- Bio-inspired materials and operations / Erica R. …”
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Companion to European Heritage Revivals

Table of Contents: “…Europe and the Frankish Heritage in One of its Heartlands: Alsace; Linde Egberts -- Chapter 3: Battlefield of Histories: Competition over Authenticity and Heritage in an Urban Region in Eastern Netherlands; Linde Egberts -- PART II: REVIVAL TOOLS -- Chapter 4: Strategies for a Heritage Revival in the Digital Age; Jasper Visser -- Chapter 5: Using Games to Mediate History; Connie Veugen -- Chapter 6: “This is Clearly Bullshit”: Some Views about History on Television; Mijke Pol -- Chapter 7: Lost Cities, Exotic Travel and Digging up the World: Historical Feature Films as a Means of Enhancing Appreciation of our Archaeological Heritage; Nina Schucker and Jan van Helt -- Chapter 8: When the Past Comes to Life: Historical Reenactment; Peter van der Plaetsen -- Chapter 9: Visualisation of Place and Landscape; Joske Houtkamp, Arnoud de Boer and Henk Kramer -- Chapter 10: From Preservation to Managing Change: Using Spatial Development as a Heritage Revival Tool; Felix van Veldhoven -- Chapter 11: Europe is a Journey: The European Cultural Route as an Instrument for Heritage Revival; Minke Walda -- PART III: CONCEPTS -- Chapter 12: Conceptual Fuel for Reviving the Past: Creating a Heritage Revival in Today's Europe; Linde Egberts.…”
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Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics

Table of Contents: “…The case of the West Arsi Woreda in Ethiopia -- Visualize and communicate extreme weather risk to improve urban resilience -- Climate change adaptation and resilience in Mali -- Building resilience to drought in the Sahel by early risk identification and advices -- Risk analysis and evaluation to improve climate adaptation planning in Western Niger -- A simplified hydrological method for flood risk assessment at sub-basin level in Niger -- Socio-technical transitions and resilient infrastructure: analyzing changes in access to water following infrastructure upgrade in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Monitoring and evaluating advocacy and mainstreaming of climate change adaptation in Haiti -- Knowledge for transformational adaptation planning: comparing the potential of forecasting and back casting methods for assessing people vulnerability -- Possible impact of pelletized crop residues use as a fuel for cooking in Niger -- An effective Mainstreaming DRR and Resilience approach in La Paz (Mexico) and San Jose (Costa-Rica) -- Climate vulnerability reduction credits: measuring results of adaptation; potential applicability for sub-Saharan communities -- Review of pilot projects on index-based insurance in Africa: insights and lessons Learned -- A new perspective for integrating climate change in local development plans.…”
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Companion to European Heritage Revivals

Table of Contents: “…Europe and the Frankish Heritage in One of its Heartlands: Alsace; Linde Egberts -- Chapter 3: Battlefield of Histories: Competition over Authenticity and Heritage in an Urban Region in Eastern Netherlands; Linde Egberts -- PART II: REVIVAL TOOLS -- Chapter 4: Strategies for a Heritage Revival in the Digital Age; Jasper Visser -- Chapter 5: Using Games to Mediate History; Connie Veugen -- Chapter 6: “This is Clearly Bullshit”: Some Views about History on Television; Mijke Pol -- Chapter 7: Lost Cities, Exotic Travel and Digging up the World: Historical Feature Films as a Means of Enhancing Appreciation of our Archaeological Heritage; Nina Schucker and Jan van Helt -- Chapter 8: When the Past Comes to Life: Historical Reenactment; Peter van der Plaetsen -- Chapter 9: Visualisation of Place and Landscape; Joske Houtkamp, Arnoud de Boer and Henk Kramer -- Chapter 10: From Preservation to Managing Change: Using Spatial Development as a Heritage Revival Tool; Felix van Veldhoven -- Chapter 11: Europe is a Journey: The European Cultural Route as an Instrument for Heritage Revival; Minke Walda -- PART III: CONCEPTS -- Chapter 12: Conceptual Fuel for Reviving the Past: Creating a Heritage Revival in Today's Europe; Linde Egberts.…”
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Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics

Table of Contents: “…The case of the West Arsi Woreda in Ethiopia -- Visualize and communicate extreme weather risk to improve urban resilience -- Climate change adaptation and resilience in Mali -- Building resilience to drought in the Sahel by early risk identification and advices -- Risk analysis and evaluation to improve climate adaptation planning in Western Niger -- A simplified hydrological method for flood risk assessment at sub-basin level in Niger -- Socio-technical transitions and resilient infrastructure: analyzing changes in access to water following infrastructure upgrade in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Monitoring and evaluating advocacy and mainstreaming of climate change adaptation in Haiti -- Knowledge for transformational adaptation planning: comparing the potential of forecasting and back casting methods for assessing people vulnerability -- Possible impact of pelletized crop residues use as a fuel for cooking in Niger -- An effective Mainstreaming DRR and Resilience approach in La Paz (Mexico) and San Jose (Costa-Rica) -- Climate vulnerability reduction credits: measuring results of adaptation; potential applicability for sub-Saharan communities -- Review of pilot projects on index-based insurance in Africa: insights and lessons Learned -- A new perspective for integrating climate change in local development plans.…”
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The future of value how sustainability creates value through competitive differentiation / by Lowitt, Eric, 1972-

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The future of value how sustainability creates value through competitive differentiation / by Lowitt, Eric, 1972-

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The Failure of Soviet Economic Planning : System, Performance, Reform / by Campbell, Robert W. (Robert Wellington), 1926-2015

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The Failure of Soviet Economic Planning : System, Performance, Reform / by Campbell, Robert W. (Robert Wellington), 1926-2015

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Managing knock your socks off service by Bell, Chip R.

Table of Contents: “…Find and retain quality people -- Recruit creatively and hire carefully -- Paying attention to employee retention -- Keeping your best and brightest -- Know your customers intimately -- "Emotionalizing" the yardstick : why customer satisfaction isn't enough -- Listening is a contact sport -- A complaining customer is your best friend -- The binding power of customer trust -- Little things mean a lot -- Build a service vision -- The power of purpose -- Getting your vision down on paper -- A service vision statement sampler -- Standards and norms : delivering on the service promise -- Make your service delivery system ETDBW (easy to do business with) -- Bad systems undermine good people -- Fix the system, not the people -- Measure and manage from the customer's point of view -- Add magic : creating the unpredictable and unique -- Make recovery a point of pride ... and a focal part of your system -- Reinventing your service system -- Train and coach -- Start on day one (when their hearts and minds are malleable) -- Training creates competence, confidence, and commitment to customers -- Making training stick -- Thinking and acting like a coach -- Involve and empower -- Fostering "responsible freedom" on the front lines -- Removing the barriers to empowerment -- Recognize, reward, and celebrate -- Recognition and reward : fueling the fires of service success -- Feedback : breakfast, lunch, and dinner of champions -- The art of interpersonal feedback -- Celebrate success -- Your most important management mission : set the tone and lead the way -- Manager-employee trust : ground zero for service quality -- Observation is more powerful than conversation -- Great service leadership in action.…”
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