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ADVANCING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CPE IN PUBLIC HEALTH. by Nurmala, Ira

Table of Contents: “…1.3.3 Area of Responsibility III: Implement Health Education1.3.4 Area of Responsibility IV: Conduct Evaluation and Research Related to Health Education; 1.3.5 Area of Responsibility V: Administer and Manage Health Education; 1.3.6 Area of Responsibility VI: Serve as a Health Education Resource Person; 1.3.7 Area of Responsibility VII: Communicate and Advocate for Health and Health Education; 1.4 Competency Statements for Public Health Workers Developed in the United States; 1.5 Public Health System in the United States Federal Government…”
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Evolution in investment treaty law and arbitration

Table of Contents: “…The participation of sub-national government units as amici curiae in international investment disputes Andrea Bjorklund; Part IV. …”
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Journal of Women's History Guide to Periodical Literature / by Fischer, Gayle V.

Table of Contents: “….) -- Australia/New Zealand -- Biography -- Individual and Collective Biographies -- Journals and Diaries -- Letters -- Oral History -- Birth Contro -- l Abortion -- Fertility -- Infanticide -- Material Culture -- Reproductive Rights and Options -- Canada -- Economics (see also Work) -- Africa -- Asia -- Australia -- Europe -- Latin America -- Middle East/Near East -- North America -- Soviet Union -- Education Methods -- Students -- Teachers -- Ethnicity -- Asian -- European -- General Immigrants -- Jewish -- Latin American -- Europe -- Central Europ -- e Eastern Europe -- France -- Great Britain -- Northern Europe -- Southern Europe -- Family -- Childbirth -- Childcare -- Demographics -- Ethnicity -- Infant Mortality -- International -- Kinship -- Motherhood -- Feminism -- Biography -- General -- International Organizations -- Politics -- Religion -- Theory -- Friendship -- Health -- Health Care/Preventive Health Care -- Illness -- Maternity/Childbirth -- Medical Issues -- Psychology -- Latin America -- Law/Crime -- Courts, Trials, and Prisons -- Divorce, Family, and Marriage -- Female Criminality -- Lawyers -- Reproductive Rights and Illegitimacy -- Work and Protective Legislation -- Lifestages and Lifestyles (except married) -- Life Courses -- Old Age -- Never-Married Women -- Widowhood -- Youth -- Marriage/Divorce -- Courtship -- Demographics -- Divorce -- Ethnicity -- International -- Polygamy -- Material and Popular Culture -- Architecture/City Planning/Neighborhoods -- Books/Literary Images/Literature -- Crafts/Quilts/Embroidery Fashion/Textiles/Beauty -- Culture -- Food -- Photographs/Paintings/Visual Images/Movies Popular Culture/Mass Media/Advertising -- Science and Technology -- Middle East/Near East -- Military/War -- Home Front -- Jobs -- Peace -- Activism -- War Service -- Politics -- First Ladies -- Government Policy -- Political Participatio -- n International Relations -- Monarchies -- Office Holders Parties -- Women{u2019}s Rights -- Pornography -- Professions -- Professional Career Choices -- White Collar Work -- Prostitution -- Religion -- Catholocism Missions and Missionaries -- Protestantism -- Religious Issues and Witchcraft -- Sexuality Ideology -- Lesbianism (see also Lifestages and Lifestyles) -- Practices -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Virginity/Celibacy -- Social Reform/Community -- Organizing -- Family Planning and Aid To Children -- Health Reform -- Industrial Reform -- Moral Reform -- Social Movements/General Temperance -- Women{u2019}s Clubs -- Women{u2019}s Rights Movements -- Soviet Union -- Sports -- Suffrage -- Anti-Suffrage -- International Suffrage -- United States -- National -- East -- Midwest -- South -- West -- Construction/Deconstruction/Reconstruction -- Women{u2019}s History/Feminist History -- Women{u2019}s History Methodology and Other Disciplines -- Cross-Cultural Theory and Women{u2019}s History -- Biography Women{u2019}s History and Labor -- Historiography and Sources -- U.S. …”
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Figures of Southeast Asian modernity

Table of Contents: “…Cambodia / Jonathan Padwe -- Cham modernizer / Alberto Pérez-Pereiro -- World musician / Stephen Mamula -- Village police chief / Eve Zucker -- Broken woman / Annuska Derks -- (Buddhist) Ascetic who remembers past lives / Erik Davis -- Government official / Jenna Grant --…”
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Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides Volume 1 ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnerships 2015-2025 /

Table of Contents: “…ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnerships 2015-2025 -- The ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnerships 2015-2025: Background and Content -- Forum lectures -- Rupestrian world heritage sites: Instability investigation and sustainable mitigation -- Subaerial landslide-generated waves: Numerical and laboratory simulations -- Rockfall occurrence and fragmentation -- Contribution from signatory organizations of the Sendai Partnerships -- International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) -- International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) - The proposing organization of the ISDR-ICL Sendai partnerships 2015-2025 -- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) -- UNISDR‘s Contribution to Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Role of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) -- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) -- UNESCO’s Contribution to the Implementation of UNISDR’s Global Initiative and ICL -- United Nations University (UNU) -- The United Nations University: Research and Policy Support for Environmental Risk Reduction -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) -- Concerted International Efforts for Advancing Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems -- International Council for Science (ICSU) -- On Future Challenges for the Integration of Science into International Policy Development for Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction -- World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) -- World Federation of Engineering Organizations Activities in Disaster Risk Reduction -- Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University -- National Civil Protection Department, Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Government of Italy -- Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk: Challenges and Opportunities for Italian Civil Protection -- Landslide Dynamics: ISDR-ICL Landslide Interactive Teaching Tools (LITT) -- Progress of the World Report on Landslides -- International Programme on Landslides (IPL): Objectives, History and List of World Centres of Excellence and IPL Projects -- UNESCO-KU-ICL UNITWIN Cooperation Programme for Landslides and Water-Related Disaster Risk Management. …”
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A Decision-Makers Guide to Public Private Partnerships in Airports by Ricover, Andy

Table of Contents: “…3.3 Passenger-related fees and charges3.3.1 Passenger Service Charge (PSC); 3.3.2 Security fee; 3.3.3 Specific development fees; 3.4 Non-aeronautical revenues around the world; 3.5 Costs; 3.5.1 Operating costs; 3.5.2 Capital expenditure; (i) Investments related to compliance; (ii) Investments derived from deferred maintenance; (iii) Investments related to expansion of facilities; 3.6 Revenue and cost drivers; 3.7 Demand/traffic; 3.8 Other issues; 3.9 Government support; 3.9.1 Funded products; 3.9.2 Contingent products; 3.9.3 Project development funds; 4 Airport planning; 4.1 Strategy…”
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Innovation crisis : successes, pitfalls, and solutions in Japan / by Yamaguchi, Eiichi, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…; 2.2.1 The "Birth of a Star" System Set Up by the Government; 2.2.2 The Three-Stage Selection Method; 2.2.3 Providing Identity as a Scientist; 2.2.4 Building an Innovation Ecosystem; 2.3 Japan's Institutional Failure; 2.3.1 Japanese SBIR Program That Ended Up as a Small and Medium Enterprise Support Policy…”
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Big data : using smart big data, analytics and metrics to make better decisions and improve performance / by Marr, Bernard

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Introduction 1 Walmart: How Big Data Is Used To Drive Supermarket Performance 2 CERN: Unravelling the Secrets of the Universe with Big Data 3 Netflix: How Netflix Used Big Data to Give Us the Programmes We Want 4 Rolls-Royce: How Big Data Is Used To Drive Success In Manufacturing 5 Shell: How Big Oil Uses Big Data 6 Apixio: How Big Data Is Transforming Healthcare 7 Lotus F1 Team: How Big Data Is Essential To The Success Of Motorsport Teams 8 Pendleton & Son Butchers: Big Data for Small Business 9 US Olympic Women's Cycling Team: How Big Data Analytics Is Used To Optimize Athletes' Performance 10 ZSL: Big Data In The Zoo And To Protect Animals 11 Facebook: How Facebook Use Big Data to Understand Customers 12 John Deere: How Big Data Can Be Applied On Farms 13 Royal Bank of Scotland: Using Big Data to Make Customer Service More Personal 14 LinkedIn: How Big Data Is Used To Fuel Social Media Success 15 Microsoft: Bringing Big Data To The Masses 16 Acxiom: Fuelling Marketing With Big Data 17 US Immigration and Customs: How Big Data Is Used To Keep Passengers Safe and Prevent Terrorism 18 Nest: Bringing the Internet of Things into The Home 19 GE: How Big Data Is Fuelling the Industrial Internet 20 Etsy: How Big Data Is Used In A Crafty Way 21 Narrative Science: How Big Data Is Used To Tell Stories 22 BBC: How Big Data Is Used In The Media 23 Milton Keynes: How Big Data Is Used To Create Smarter Cities 24 Palantir: How Big Data Is Used To Help The CIA And To Detect Bombs In Afghanistan 25 Airbnb: How Big Data Is Used To Disrupt the Hospitality Industry 26 Sprint: Profiling Audiences Using Mobile Network Data 27 Dickey's Barbecue Pit: How Big Data Is Used to Gain Performance Insights Into One Of America's Most Successful Restaurant Chains 28 Caesars: Big Data At The Casino 29 Fitbit: Big Data In The Personal Fitness Arena 30 Ralph Lauren: Big Data In The Fashion Industry 31 Zynga: Big Data In The Gaming Industry 32 Autodesk: How Big Data Is Transforming The Software Industry 33 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts: How Big Data Is Transforming Our Family Holidays 34 Experian: Using Big Data To Make Lending Decisions And To Crack Down On Identity Fraud 35 Transport for London: How Big Data Is Used To Improve And Manage Public Transport In London 36 The US Government: Using Big Data To Run A Country 37 IBM Watson: Teaching Computers To Understand And Learn 38 Google: How Big Data Is At The Heart Of Google's Business Model 39 Terra Seismic: Using Big Data To Predict Earthquakes 40 Apple: How Big Data Is At The Centre Of Their Business 41 Twitter: How Twitter And IBM Deliver Customer Insights From Big Data 42 Uber: How Big Data Is At The Centre Of Uber's Transportation Business 43 Electronic Arts: Big Data In Video Gaming 44 Kaggle: Crowdsourcing Your Data Scientist 45 Amazon: How Predictive Analytics Are Used To Get A 360-Degree View Of Consumers Final Thoughts About the Author Acknowledgements Index.…”
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The Eternal Dissident : Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman and the Radical Imperative to Think and Act / by Beerman, Leonard I., 1921-2014

Table of Contents: “…Louis, July 9, 1971 / response by Professor William Cutter -- Invocation for religious leaders for McGovern, June 1, 1972 / commentary by Reverend J. Edwin Bacon -- Survival in a nuclear age, February 17, 1984 / commentary by Revered George F. …”
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Medieval Italy texts in translation /

Table of Contents: “…Duties of the rectors of the Universitates at Bologna (1317-47) -- 107. Rules governing booksellers at Bologna (1317-47) -- 108. …”
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Natural resources management in African agriculture understanding and improving current practices /

Table of Contents: “…Soil and Water Conservation in Semi-arid Tanzania: Government Policy and Farmers' Practices 205 -- N. Hatibu, E.A. …”
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Advances in Wheat Genetics: From Genome to Field Proceedings of the 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium /

Table of Contents: “….: morphology, hybrid sterility and gametocidal genes -- Part III Cytogenetics and Allopolyploid Evolution -- 7 Wheat chromosome analysis -- 8 New aneuploids of common wheat -- 9 Chromosomal changes over the course of polyploid wheat evolution and domestication -- Part IV Toward Whole Genome Sequencing -- 10 Comprehensive functional analyses of expressed sequence tags in common wheat -- 11 Development of the BAC physical maps of wheat chromosome 6B for its genomic sequencing -- Part V Structural and Functional Genomics -- 12 Sequencing of wheat chromosome 6B: toward functional genomics -- 13 Genetic mechanisms of vernalization requirement duration in winter wheat cultivars -- 14 Building ultra-dense genetic maps in the presence of genotyping errors and missing data -- Part VI Functional Gene Analysis and Molecular Tools -- 15 Exploiting comparative biology and genomics to understand a trait in wheat, Ph1 -- 16 The specific features of anthocyanin biosynthesis regulation in wheat -- 17 Association of wheat miRNAs with hybrid incompatibility in interspecific crosses of Triticum and Aegilops -- 18 High efficiency wheat transformation mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens -- 19 extra early-flowering (exe) mutants in einkorn wheat generated by heavy-ion beam irradiation -- Part VII Biotic Stress Response -- 20 Stem rust resistance - two approaches -- 21 Germplasm enhancement for resistance to Pyrenophora tritici-repentis in wheat -- 22 Next Generation Sequencing enabled genetics in hexaploid wheat -- Part VIII Abiotic Stress Response -- 23 Genomics approaches to dissect the genetic basis of drought resistance in durum wheat -- 24 Hybrid breeding in wheat -- 25 Broadening the genetic diversity of common and durum wheat for abiotic stress tolerance breeding -- 26 Early maturity in wheat for adaptation to high temperature stress -- 27 Gene expression profiles involved in development of freezing tolerance in common wheat -- Part IX Improvement of Grain Quality -- 28 Coping with wheat quality in a changing environment - Proteomics evidence for stress caused by environmental changes -- 29 Starch modification: a model for wheat MAS breeding -- 30 Quality characteristics of soft kernel durum - a new cereal crop -- 31 Proposal of international gluten research group -- 32 Enlargement of the genetic diversity for grain quality in bread wheat through alien introgression -- 33 Complex G x E interactions and QTL clusters govern end-use quality traits in hexaploid wheat -- 34 A consistent QTL for flour yield on chromosome 3B in the soft winter wheat variety, Kitahonami -- Part X Marker-Assisted Breeding -- 35 Recent improvements in Japanese wheat varieties -- 36 Determining the order of resistance genes Qsng-3BS, Fhb1 and Sr2 and combining them in coupling on wheat chromosome 3BS -- 37 Meta-analysis of resistance to Fusarium head blight in tetraploid wheat – implications for durum wheat breeding -- 38 Interest of a multiparental and outcrossing wheat population for fine mapping -- 39 The effect of Earliness per se (Eps) genes on flowering time in bread wheat -- Part XI Toward Sustainable Wheat Production -- 40 Recapitulating the OECD-CRP session (sponsored by the OECD’s Co-operative Research Program on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems -- 41 Exploring genetic resources to increase adaptation of wheat to climate change -- 42 Genomic approaches towards durable fungal disease resistance in wheat -- 43 Review and new progress in wheat wide hybridization for improving the resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses -- 44 Global crop improvement networks to bridge technology gaps -- 45 Genomic selection in plants: empirical results and implications for wheat breeding -- 46 Dietary fibre: wheat genes for enhanced human health -- BM Appendix I: Program -- Appendix II: Poster Presentation List -- Appendix III: Committees.…”
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Mathematical theory of subdivision : finite element and wavelet methods / by Kumar, Sandeep (Professor of mechanical engineering), Pathak, Ashish, Khan, Debasish

Table of Contents: “…Overview of finite element method</P><OL><P></P><OL></B><P><LI>Some common governing differential equations </LI><P></P><P><LI>Basic steps of finite element method </LI><P></P><P><LI>Element stiffness matrix for a bar </LI><P></P><P><LI>Element stiffness matrix for single variable 2d element </LI><P></P><P><LI>Element stiffness matrix for a beam element</LI><P></P><P><LI>References for further reading</LI><P></P></OL></OL><OL><B><P></P></OL><P>2. …”
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Investing in real estate by Eldred, Gary W.

Table of Contents: “…4.3 Summing Up Chapter 5: Pay Less than Market Value 5.1 Why Properties Sell for Less (or More) than Market Value 5.2 Prepare Screening Criteria 5.3 Bargain Sellers 5.4 Seller Disclosures 5.5 Summary Chapter 6: Profit with Foreclosures 6.1 The Foreclosure Process 6.2 Buy Pre-Foreclosures from Distressed Owners 6.3 Prequalify Homeowners and Properties 6.4 Finding Homeowners in Default (Prefiling) 6.5 Find Homeowners (Post-Filing) 6.6 Satisfy Lenders and Lien Holders 6.7 Profit from the Foreclosure Auction 6.8 The Foreclosure Sale: Summing Up Chapter 7: Profit from REOs and Other Bargain Sales 7.1 Sad For Sellers/Builders, Bargains For You 7.2 How to Find REOs 7.3 HUD Homes and Other HUD Properties 7.4 Department of Veterans Affairs (REOs) 7.5 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac REOs 7.6 Federal Government Auctions 7.7 Buy from Foreclosure Speculators 7.8 Probate and Estate Sales 7.9 Private Auctions Notes Chapter 8: Profit by Creating Value 8.1 Fix, Sell, Profit! …”
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The essentials of finite element modeling and adaptive refinement for beginning analysts to advanced researchers in solid mechanics / by Dow, John O., 1941-

Table of Contents: “…General solution of the governing differential equation -- 2B3. Application of a free boundary condition -- 2B4. …”
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Report of the committee of eminent persons on the constitution review process. by Government of Kenya

MDGs status report for Kenya, 2007.

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Rescuing Democracy / by Smith, Paul E. (Paul Edmund)

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