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Hedging market exposures identifying and managing market risks / by Bychuk, Oleg V., 1963-

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Self-organizing networks self-planning, self-optimization and self-healing for GSM, UMTS, and LTE /

Table of Contents: “…They are conceived to minimize human intervention in engineering processes and at the same time improve system performance to maximize Return-on-Investment (ROI) and secure customer loyalty.Written by leading experts in the planning and optimization of Multi-Technology and Multi-Vendor wireless networks, this book describes the architecture of Multi-Technology SON for GSM, UMTS and LTE, along with the enabling technologies for SON planning, optimization and healing. …”
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Contemporary Islamic finance innovations, applications, and best practices /

Table of Contents: “…Moghul -- Islamic mortgages / by David Loundy -- Sharia quality rating / Nasir Ali Merchant -- Islamic mutual funds performance in Saudi Arabia / Hesham Merdad, Kabir Hassan -- Sharijah-compliant investment in the United States / John L. Opar -- Risk management in Islamic finance : a shariah analysis of derivatives instruments / Dr. …”
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Human frailties : wrong choices on the drive to success /

Table of Contents: “…Ashkanasy -- The challenge of heavy work investment (HWI) / by Raphael Snir and Itzhak Harpaz -- Bullying, stress and health in school principals and medical professionals : experiences at the "front line" / by Philip Riley and Janice Langan-Fox -- Counterproductive work behavior : where we have been and where we are going / by Lisa M. …”
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From stress to growth : strengthening Asia's financial systems in a post-crisis world /

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Applied international finance : managing foreign exchange risk and international capital budgeting / by O'Brien, Thomas J.

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Sustainability reporting : getting started / by White, Gwendolen B. (Gwendolen Barnett), 1953-

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Stratagies for Improving Economic Mobility of Workers : Bridging Research and Practice /

Table of Contents: “…Holzer -- What we know about the impacts of workforce investment programs / Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. …”
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Transforming Markets : A Development Bank for the 21st Century. A History of the EBRD, Volume 2 / by Kilpatrick, Andrew

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Applied international finance : managing foreign exchange risk and international capital budgeting / by O'Brien, Thomas J.

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Sustainability reporting : getting started / by White, Gwendolen B. (Gwendolen Barnett), 1953-

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Stratagies for Improving Economic Mobility of Workers : Bridging Research and Practice /

Table of Contents: “…Holzer -- What we know about the impacts of workforce investment programs / Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. …”
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Transforming Markets : A Development Bank for the 21st Century. A History of the EBRD, Volume 2 / by Kilpatrick, Andrew

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The digital crown : winning at content on the web / by Leibtag, Ahava

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Part 1: Content is a Conversation Chapter 1: Understanding Branding, Content Strategy and Content Marketing Rule 1: Start with Your AudienceChapter 2: Making the Case for Content Rule 2: Involve Stakeholders Early and Often Case Study: XONEX Part 2: Content Floats Chapter 3: Constructing the Conversation Rule 3: Keep it Iterative Chapter 4: Publishing Content for Everywhere Chapter 5: Engagement StrategiesRule 4: Create Multidisciplinary Content Teams Case Study: REI Part 3: Effective Content Strategy: People and Process Chapter 6: Understand your Customers Chapter 7: Frame Your Content Chapter 8: The Content Strategists' ToolboxRule 5: Make Governance Central Case Study: HIPHOPDX Part 4: Content Marketing: Now You Get To Talk Chapter 9: Content Marketing Sustains the Conversation Chapter 10: The Dream Content Team Rule 6: Workflow that Works Chapter 11: Talking about Design Rule 7: Invest in Professionals and Trust ThemCase Study: Stefanie Diamond Photography Conclusion.…”
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Latin America : new challenges to growth and stability /

Table of Contents: “…Latin America: rising to new challenges / Dora Iakova, Sebastián Sosa, and Alejandro Werner -- Potential growth in Latin America / Sebastián Sosa, Evridiki Tsounta, and Hye Sun Kim -- After the boom: commodity prices and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean / Bertrand Gruss -- Commodity price cycles: the perils of mismanaging the boom / Gustavo Adler and Sebastián Sosa -- Terms-of-trade booms: saving-investment patterns and a new metric of income windfall / Gustavo Adler and Nicolas E. …”
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The digital crown : winning at content on the web / by Leibtag, Ahava

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Part 1: Content is a Conversation Chapter 1: Understanding Branding, Content Strategy and Content Marketing Rule 1: Start with Your AudienceChapter 2: Making the Case for Content Rule 2: Involve Stakeholders Early and Often Case Study: XONEX Part 2: Content Floats Chapter 3: Constructing the Conversation Rule 3: Keep it Iterative Chapter 4: Publishing Content for Everywhere Chapter 5: Engagement StrategiesRule 4: Create Multidisciplinary Content Teams Case Study: REI Part 3: Effective Content Strategy: People and Process Chapter 6: Understand your Customers Chapter 7: Frame Your Content Chapter 8: The Content Strategists' ToolboxRule 5: Make Governance Central Case Study: HIPHOPDX Part 4: Content Marketing: Now You Get To Talk Chapter 9: Content Marketing Sustains the Conversation Chapter 10: The Dream Content Team Rule 6: Workflow that Works Chapter 11: Talking about Design Rule 7: Invest in Professionals and Trust ThemCase Study: Stefanie Diamond Photography Conclusion.…”
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Latin America : new challenges to growth and stability /

Table of Contents: “…Latin America: rising to new challenges / Dora Iakova, Sebastián Sosa, and Alejandro Werner -- Potential growth in Latin America / Sebastián Sosa, Evridiki Tsounta, and Hye Sun Kim -- After the boom: commodity prices and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean / Bertrand Gruss -- Commodity price cycles: the perils of mismanaging the boom / Gustavo Adler and Sebastián Sosa -- Terms-of-trade booms: saving-investment patterns and a new metric of income windfall / Gustavo Adler and Nicolas E. …”
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Prescription for the People : An Activist’s Guide to Making Medicine Affordable for All / by Quigley, Fran, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…People everywhere are struggling to get the medicines they need -- The United States has a drug problem -- Millions of people are dying needlessly -- Cancer patients face particularly deadly barriers to medicines -- The current medicine system neglects many major diseases -- Corporate research and development investments are exaggerated -- The current system wastes billions on drug marketing -- The current system compromises physician integrity and leads to unethical corporate behavior -- Medicines are priced at whatever the market will bear -- Pharmaceutical corporations reap history-making profits -- The for-profit medicine arguments are patently false -- Medicine patents are extended too far and too wide -- Patent protectionism stunts the development of new medicines -- Governments, not private corporations, drive medicine innovation -- Taxpayers and patients pay twice for patented medicines -- Medicines are a public good -- Medicine patents are artificial, recent, and government-created -- The United States and big pharma play the bully in extending patents -- Pharma-pushed trade agreements steal the power of democratically elected governments -- Current law provides opportunities for affordable generic medicines -- There is a better way to develop medicines -- Human rights law demands access to essential medicines.…”
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The Venetian Money Market : Banks, Panics, and the Public Debt, 1200-1500 / by Mueller, Reinhold C

Table of Contents: “…Family and Finance: Forced Loans and the Open Market at Work -- 14. Investment by Foreigners in the Monte Vecchio -- A. …”
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