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Recovering from the global financial crisis achieving financial stability in times of uncertainty / by Ojo, Marianne

Table of Contents: “…Great expectations, predictable outcomes, and the G20's response to the recent global financial crisis: when matters relating to liquidity risks become equally as important as measures addressing procyclicality -- 2. …”
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Portal hypertension

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Portal hypertension causes regional circulatory derangements that result in extra- and intra-vascular volume overload and organ dysfunction -- Vascular tone is mediated by autonomic input and chemical mediators many of which are released by local vascular endothelium -- Intrahepatic portal hypertension develops as a result of anatomic changes in the cirrhotic liver that cause sinusoidal narrowing and loss of compliance -- Reflex SMA vasoconstriction and portosystemic shunting up-regulate VEGF eNOS and iNOS with resultant vasodilation -- There is secondary: ADH secretion with retention of free water; renal salt retention; renal afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction -- Affected individuals develop progressive volume overload with associated afterload reduction and increases in cardiac output (hyperdynamic circulation) -- Fluid is forced off the surface of the liver and accumulates in the abdominal cavity as ascites -- Blood is shunted around the liver through latent venous connections that become varices -- Renal function is impaired (hepatorenal syndrome) -- Volume overload may cause secondary pulmonary hypertension -- Affected individuals may also develop primary pulmonary hypertension due to anatomic alterations of pulmonary microvasculature (porto-pulmonary hypertension) -- The ability of the heart to respond to stress is impaired -- Patients develop intrapulmonary shunts that cause hypoxemia (hepatopulmonary syndrome) -- The only real remedy for these problems is orthotopic liver transplantation.…”
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Portal hypertension

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Portal hypertension causes regional circulatory derangements that result in extra- and intra-vascular volume overload and organ dysfunction -- Vascular tone is mediated by autonomic input and chemical mediators many of which are released by local vascular endothelium -- Intrahepatic portal hypertension develops as a result of anatomic changes in the cirrhotic liver that cause sinusoidal narrowing and loss of compliance -- Reflex SMA vasoconstriction and portosystemic shunting up-regulate VEGF eNOS and iNOS with resultant vasodilation -- There is secondary: ADH secretion with retention of free water; renal salt retention; renal afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction -- Affected individuals develop progressive volume overload with associated afterload reduction and increases in cardiac output (hyperdynamic circulation) -- Fluid is forced off the surface of the liver and accumulates in the abdominal cavity as ascites -- Blood is shunted around the liver through latent venous connections that become varices -- Renal function is impaired (hepatorenal syndrome) -- Volume overload may cause secondary pulmonary hypertension -- Affected individuals may also develop primary pulmonary hypertension due to anatomic alterations of pulmonary microvasculature (porto-pulmonary hypertension) -- The ability of the heart to respond to stress is impaired -- Patients develop intrapulmonary shunts that cause hypoxemia (hepatopulmonary syndrome) -- The only real remedy for these problems is orthotopic liver transplantation.…”
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Digital Sound Studies /

Table of Contents: “…and the digitizing of community / Aaron Trammell, Jennifer Lynn Stoever, and Liana Silva -- Becoming outkasted: archiving contemporary Black Southernness in a digital age / Regina N. …”
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Journalists, sources and credibility : new perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…/ Lucinda Strahan -- Citizens and sourcing: finding a way forward -- Are citizens becoming sources? A look into Flemish journalists? …”
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Making music and enriching lives a guide for all music teachers / by Blanchard, Bonnie

Table of Contents: “…Use practice tricks for fast results ; Musicality makes the difference ; Multiply the fun in chamber music ; Take the fear out of memorization ; Help students become confident sight readers -- Part 3. Tackling your toughest teaching challenges. …”
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Portal hypertension

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Portal hypertension causes regional circulatory derangements that result in extra- and intra-vascular volume overload and organ dysfunction -- Vascular tone is mediated by autonomic input and chemical mediators many of which are released by local vascular endothelium -- Intrahepatic portal hypertension develops as a result of anatomic changes in the cirrhotic liver that cause sinusoidal narrowing and loss of compliance -- Reflex SMA vasoconstriction and portosystemic shunting up-regulate VEGF eNOS and iNOS with resultant vasodilation -- There is secondary: ADH secretion with retention of free water; renal salt retention; renal afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction -- Affected individuals develop progressive volume overload with associated afterload reduction and increases in cardiac output (hyperdynamic circulation) -- Fluid is forced off the surface of the liver and accumulates in the abdominal cavity as ascites -- Blood is shunted around the liver through latent venous connections that become varices -- Renal function is impaired (hepatorenal syndrome) -- Volume overload may cause secondary pulmonary hypertension -- Affected individuals may also develop primary pulmonary hypertension due to anatomic alterations of pulmonary microvasculature (porto-pulmonary hypertension) -- The ability of the heart to respond to stress is impaired -- Patients develop intrapulmonary shunts that cause hypoxemia (hepatopulmonary syndrome) -- The only real remedy for these problems is orthotopic liver transplantation.…”
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Digital Sound Studies /

Table of Contents: “…and the digitizing of community / Aaron Trammell, Jennifer Lynn Stoever, and Liana Silva -- Becoming outkasted: archiving contemporary Black Southernness in a digital age / Regina N. …”
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Multicriteria decision aid and artificial intelligence links, theory and applications / by Doumpos, Michael

Table of Contents: “…s Method 7.5 Discussion 7.6 Conclusion References Part Four Multiobjective Optimization 8 Interactive Approaches Applied to Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms 8.1 Introduction 8.1.1 Methods Analyzed in this Chapter 8.2 Basic Concepts and Notation 8.2.1 Multiobjective Optimization Problems 8.2.2 Classical Interactive Methods 8.3 MOEAs Based on Reference Point Methods 8.3.1 A Weighted Distance Metric 8.3.2 Light Beam Search Combined with NSGA-II 8.3.3 Controlling the Accuracy of the Pareto Front Approximation 8.3.4 Light Beam Search Combined with PSO 8.3.5 A Preference Relation Based on a Weighted Distance Metric 8.3.6 The Chebyshev Preference Relation 8.4 MOEAs Based on Value Function Methods 8.4.1 Progressive Approximation of a Value Function 8.4.2 Value Function by Ordinal Regression 8.5 Miscellaneous Methods 8.5.1 Desirability Functions 8.6 Conclusions and Future Work References 9 Generalized DEA and Computational Intelligence in Multiple Criteria Decision Making 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Generalized Data Envelopment Analysis 9.2.1 Basic DEA Models: CCR, BCC and FDH Models 9.2.2 GDEA Model 9.3 Generation of Pareto Optimal Solutions using Generalized DEA and Computational Intelligence 9.3.1 GDEA in Fitness Evaluation 9.3.2 GDEA in Deciding the Parameters of Multi-objective PSO 9.3.3 Expected Improvement for Multi-objective Optimization Using GDEA 9.4 Summary References 10 Fuzzy Multiobjective Optimization 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Solution Concepts for Multiobjective Programming 10.3 Interactive Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.4 Fuzzy Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.5 Interactive Fuzzy Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.6 Interactive Fuzzy Multiobjective Linear Programming with Fuzzy Parameters 10.7 Interactive Fuzzy Stochastic Multiobjective Linear Programming 10.8 Related Works and Applications References Part Five Applications in Management and Engineering 11 MCDA & Agents: Supporting Effective Resource Federation in Virtual Organizations 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The Intuition of Multiple Criteria Decision Aid in Multi-agent Systems 11.3 Resource Federation Applied 11.3.1 Describing the Problem in a Cloud Computing Context 11.3.2 Problem Modeling 11.3.3 Assessing Agents' Value Function for Resource Federation 11.4 An Illustrative Example 11.5 Conclusions References 12 Fuzzy AHP Using Type II Fuzzy Sets: An Application to Warehouse Location Selection 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Multicriteria Selection 12.2.1 The ELECTRE (Élimination Et Choix Traduisant la Realite) Method 12.2.2 PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations) 12.2.3 TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Situation) 12.2.4 The WSM (Weighted Sum Model) Method 12.2.5 MAUT (Multi-attribute Utility Theory) 12.2.6 AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) 12.3 Literature Review on Fuzzy AHP 12.4 Buckley's Type-1 Fuzzy AHP 12.5 Type-2 Fuzzy Sets 12.6 Type-2 Fuzzy AHP 12.7 An Application: Warehouse Location Selection 12.8 Conclusion References 13 Applying Genetic Algorithms to Optimize Energy Efficiency in Buildings 13.1 Introduction 13.2 State-of-the-Art Review 13.3 An Example Case Study 13.3.1 Basic Principles and Problem Definition 13.3.2 Decision Variables 13.3.3 Decision Criteria 13.3.4 Decision Model 13.4 Development and Application of a Genetic Algorithm for the Example Case Study 13.4.1 Development of the Genetic Algorithm 13.4.2 Application of the Genetic Algorithm, Analysis of Results and Discussion 13.5 Conclusions References 14 Nature-Inspired Intelligence for Pareto Optimality Analysis in Portfolio Optimization 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Literature Review 14.3 Methodological Issues 14.4 Pareto Optimal Sets in Portfolio Optimization 14.4.1 Pareto Efficiency 14.4.2 Mathematical Formulation of the Portfolio Optimization Problem 14.5 Computational Results 14.5.1 Experimental Setup 14.5.2 Efficient Frontier 14.6 Conclusion References Index.…”
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Swarm intelligence algorithms.

Table of Contents: “…Meena, Jin Yang, and Sonam Parashar<BR>3.1 Introduction <BR>3.2 Original BFO algorithm in brief<BR>3.2.1 Chemotaxis<BR>3.2.2 Swarming <BR>3.2.3 Reproduction <BR>3.2.4 Elimination and dispersal <BR>3.2.5 Pseudo-codes of the original BFO algorithm <BR>3.3 Modications in Bacterial Foraging Optimization <BR>3.3.1 Non-uniform elimination-dispersal probability distribution<BR>3.3.2 Adaptive chemotaxis step <BR>3.3.3 Varying population <BR>3.4 Application of BFO for Optimal DER Allocation in Distribution Systems<BR>3.4.1 Problem description <BR>3.4.2 Individual bacteria structure for this problem <BR>3.4.3 How can the BFO algorithm be used for this problem? …”
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Youth and age in the medieval north

Table of Contents: “…: grandmothers and familial identity in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Iceland / Philadelphia Ricketts -- Age matters in Old English literature / Jordi Sánchez-Martí -- Becoming 'old', ageism and taking care of the elderly in Iceland c. 900-1300 / Jon Viðar Sigurðsson -- Old age in Viking-age Britain / Shannon Lewis-Simpson -- The patriarch : myth and reality / Armann Jakobsson -- Egill Skalla-Grímsson : a Viking poet as a child and an old man / Yelena Sesselja Helgadóttir Yershova.…”
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Paul, grace and freedom essays in honour of John K. Riches /

Table of Contents: “…: Martin Luther and Alain Badiou on Paul and politics / Stephen Chester -- William Blake and life in the divine body / Christopher Rowland -- Constructing African Christianity : the voice of Paul in the formative teachings of Isaiah Shembe / Gerald West -- 'Your circumcision has become uncircumcision' (Rom 2.25) : context and culture in New Testament study / Leslie Milton -- P.T. …”
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Magical realism and Deleuze the indiscernibility of difference in postcolonial literature / by Aldea, Eva

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: magical realism: a history of magical realism: typologies and definitions; reality and text: postcolonial or postmodern; realism and the resolution of antinomy -- Gilles Deleuze and magical realism: introduction: the importance of ontology; Deleuze and the univocity of being; Deleuze and redemption; series and systems; series and magical realism; Hallward and the postcolonial problem -- Models of magical realsim: introduction: a model of magical realism: One hundred years of solitude (1967); reading One hundred years of solitude in Deleuzian terms: the state of Macondo; a regime of signs and the apprenticeship of signs; Salman Rushdie's Midnight's children (1981): the state as identity; Angela Carter's Nights at the circus (1984): reterritorialization through relation; Toni Morrison's Beloved (1987): the imperative to reterritorialization -- Magical realism and the signs of art: introduction: the magical signs of art; Yann Martel's Life of Pi (2002): becoming non-human at sea; André Brink's Devil's valley (1998): what is real and what is magic?…”
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Dreams and visions an interdisciplinary enquiry /

Table of Contents: “…Crossley -- A vision of dwarfs / Joanna Woods-Marsden -- The Dawes Act of 1887 : a dream of "civilizing the savages" that became a nightmare for Native Americans / Robert W. …”
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Sixties radicalism and social movement activism retreat or resurgence? /

Table of Contents: “…/ Riaz Ahmed Shaikh -- Nineteen sixties radicalism in the United States : its rise, decline and legacy / Mike O'Donnell -- Students, artists and the ICA : the revolution within / Ben Cranfield -- The situationist legacy : revolution as celebration / Eloise Harding -- Habermas on sixties student protests : reflections on collective action and communicative potential / James Driver -- Sixties movements, educational expansion and cognitive mobilisation : postmaterialist values and unconventional political participation in West Germany / Andreas Hadjar and Florian Schlapbach -- Carrying the flame forward : activist legacies of 1968 in life story reflections / Barbara Körner and Rosemary McKechnie -- When the personal become political : a reappraisal of the women's liberation movement's radical idea / Maureen Freely -- Resurgence? …”
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Beyond Wari walls regional perspectives on Middle Horizon Peru /

Table of Contents: “…Beyond Wari walls / Justin Jennings -- The nature of Wari presence in the mid-Moquegua Valley : investigating contact at Cerro Trapiche / Ulrike Matthies Green and Paul S. Goldstein -- Becoming Wari : globalization and the role of the Wari state in the Cotahuasi Valley of southern Peru / Justin Jennings -- Wari in the Majes-Camaná Valley : a different kind of horizon / Bruce Owen -- Local settlement continuity and Wari impact in Middle Horizon Cusco / Véronique Bélisle and R. …”
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An introduction to algorithmic trading basic to advanced strategies / by Leshik, Edward A.

Table of Contents: “…. ; Algos defined and explained ; Who uses and provides algos ; Why have they become mainstream so quickly? ; Currently popular algos ; A perspective view from a tier 1 company ; How to use algos for individual traders ; How to optimize individual trader algos ; The future : where do we go from here? …”
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Princess Noire the tumultuous reign of Nina Simone / by Cohodas, Nadine

Table of Contents: “…: September 1947-May 1950 -- Prelude to a fugue : June 1950-May 1954 -- The arrival of Nina Simone : June 1954-June 1956 -- Little girl blue : July 1956-December 1958 -- A fast rising star : 1959 -- Simone-ized : 1960 -- You can't let them humiliate you : January 1961-December 13, 1961 -- Respect : December 14, 1961-December 1962 -- Mississippi goddam : 1963 -- Don't let me be misunderstood : 1964 -- My skin is black : 1965 -- Images : 1966 -- My only groove is moods : 1967 -- Black gold : 1968 -- To be young, gifted and black : 1969 -- I have become more militant : 1970 -- Definite vibrations of pride : 1971 -- This ain't no Geraldine up here : 1972 -- Where my soul has gone : 1973-1976 -- I am not of this planet : 1977-1978 -- Loving me is not enough : 1979-1981 -- Fodder on her wings : 1982-1988 -- Nina's back-- again : 1989-1992 -- A single woman : 1993-1999 -- The final curtain : 2000-2003.…”
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Screening integration recasting Maghrebi immigration in contemporary France /

Table of Contents: “…Home, Displacement, and the Myth of Return in Recent Journey Films by Maghrebi-French and North African Émigré Directors / Will Higbee -- Turning Integration Inside Out: How Johnny the Frenchman Became Abdel Bachir the Arab Grocer in Il était une fois dans l'oued / Hakim Abderrezak -- Re-Visions of the Algerian War of Independence: Writing the Memories of Algerian Immigrants into French Cinema / Sylvie Durmelat -- Rachid Bouchareb's Indigènes: Political or Ethical Event of Memory? …”
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The archaeology and historical ecology of small scale economies by Thompson, Victor D.

Table of Contents: “…Fish, Paulo DeBlasis, and Maria Dulce Gaspar -- 8. To become a mountain hunter: flexible core values and subsistence hunting among reservation-era Blackfeet / María Nieves Zedeño -- Part II: Comments and considerations: 9. …”
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