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Climate change, ecology and systematics

Table of Contents: “…A. Wheeler; 7. Savanna biome evolution, climate change and the ecological expansion of C4 grasses Y. …”
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ADVANCING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CPE IN PUBLIC HEALTH. by Nurmala, Ira

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 2: Continuing Education in Public Health in the United States2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Historical Perspective; 2.2 Role of APHA in Continuing Public Health Professional Development; 2.3 Continuing Educational Programs under APHA; 2.4 Continuing Education in Public Health Mission and Accreditation in the United States; 2.5 Professional Development; 2.5.1 Online Continuing Education Program; 2.6 Policies for the Continuing Education for Lead CE Planners; 2.6.1 Eligibility to Become a Planning Reviewer…”
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Design and fabrication of self-powered micro-harvesters : rotating and vibrated micro-power systems / by Pan, C. T., Hwang, Y. M., Lin, Liwei, Chen, Yingzhong

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: About the Authors xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Energy Harvesters 2 1.2.1 Piezoelectric ZnO Energy Harvester 3 1.2.2 Vibrational Electromagnetic Generators 3 1.2.3 Rotary Electromagnetic Generators 4 1.2.4 NFES Piezoelectric PVDF Energy Harvester 4 1.3 Overview 5 2 Design and Fabrication of Flexible Piezoelectric Generators Based on ZnO Thin Films 7 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 Characterization and Theoretical Analysis of Flexible ZnO-Based Piezoelectric Harvesters 10 2.2.1 Vibration Energy Conversion Model of Film-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvester 10 2.2.2 Piezoelectricity and Polarity Test of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Film 12 2.2.3 Optimal Thickness of PET Substrate 15 2.2.4 Model Solution of Cantilever Plate Equation 15 2.2.5 Vibration-Induced Electric Potential and Electric Power 18 2.2.6 Static Analysis to Calculate the Optimal Thickness of the PET Substrate 19 2.2.7 Model Analysis and Harmonic Analysis 21 2.2.8 Results of Model Analysis and Harmonic Analysis 23 2.3 The Fabrication of Flexible Piezoelectric ZnO Harvesters on PET Substrates 27 2.3.1 Bonding Process to Fabricate UV-Curable Resin Lump Structures on PET Substrates 27 2.3.2 Near-Field Electro-Spinning with Stereolithography Technique to Directly Write 3D UV-Curable Resin Patterns on PET Substrates 29 2.3.3 Sputtering of Al and ITO Conductive Thin Films on PET Substrates 29 2.3.4 Deposition of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Films by Using RF Magnetron Sputtering 31 2.3.5 Testing a Single Energy Harvester under Resonant and Non-Resonant Conditions 34 2.3.6 Application of ZnO/PET-Based Generator to Flash Signal LED Module 39 2.3.7 Design and Performance of a Broad Bandwidth Energy Harvesting System 40 2.4 Fabrication and Performance of Flexible ZnO/SUS304-Based Piezoelectric Generators 48 2.4.1 Deposition of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Films on Stainless Steel Substrates 48 2.4.2 Single-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generator 50 2.4.3 Double-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generator 51 2.4.4 Characterization of ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generators 52 2.4.5 Structural and Morphological Properties of Piezoelectric ZnO Thin Films on Stainless Steel Substrates 54 2.4.6 Analysis of Adhesion of ZnO Thin Films on Stainless Steel Substrates 56 2.4.7 Electrical Properties of Single-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generator 59 2.4.8 Characterization of Double-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Flexible Piezoelectric Generator: Analysis and Modification of Back Surface of SUS304 61 2.4.9 Electrical Properties of Double-Sided ZnO/SUS304-Based Piezoelectric Generator 63 2.5 Summary 66 References 67 3 Design and Fabrication of Vibration-Induced Electromagnetic Microgenerators 71 3.1 Introduction 71 3.2 Comparisons between MCTG and SMTG 74 3.2.1 Magnetic Core-Type Generator (MCTG) 74 3.2.2 Sided Magnet-Type Generator (SMTG) 76 3.3 Analysis of Electromagnetic Vibration-Induced Microgenerators 76 3.3.1 Design of Electromagnetic Vibration-Induced Microgenerators 77 3.3.2 Analysis Mode of the Microvibration Structure 78 3.3.3 Analysis Mode of Magnetic Field 81 3.3.4 Evaluation of Various Parameters of Power Output 84 3.4 Analytical Results and Discussion 88 3.4.1 Analysis of Bending Stress within the Supporting Beam of the Spiral Microspring 90 3.4.2 Finite Element Models for Magnetic Density Distribution 93 3.4.3 Power Output Evaluation 97 3.5 Fabrication of Microcoil for Microgenerator 103 3.5.1 Microspring and Induction Coil 103 3.5.2 Microspring and Magnet 105 3.6 Tests and Experiments 106 3.6.1 Measurement System 106 3.6.2 Measurement Results and Discussion 107 3.6.3 Comparison between Measured Results and Analytical Values 110 3.7 Conclusions 112 3.7.1 Analysis of Microgenerators and Vibration Mode and Simulation of the Magnetic Field 112 3.7.2 Fabrication of LTCC Microsensor 112 3.7.3 Measurement and Analysis Results 113 3.8 Summary 113 References 114 4 Design and Fabrication of Rotary Electromagnetic Microgenerator 117 4.1 Introduction 117 4.1.1 Piezoelectric, Thermoelectric, and Electrostatic Generators 119 4.1.2 Vibrational Electromagnetic Generators 119 4.1.3 Rotary Electromagnetic Generators 120 4.1.4 Generator Processes 121 4.1.5 Lithographie Galvanoformung Abformung Process 122 4.1.6 Winding Processes 123 4.1.7 LTCC 123 4.1.8 Printed Circuit Board Processes 124 4.1.9 Finite-Element Simulation and Analytical Solutions 126 4.2 Case 1: Winding Generator 126 4.2.1 Design 127 4.2.2 Analytical Formulation 132 4.2.3 Simulation 134 4.2.4 Fabrication Process 138 4.2.5 Results and Discussion (1) 139 4.2.6 Results and Discussion (2) 142 4.3 Case 2: LTCC Generator 146 4.3.1 Simulation 147 4.3.2 Analytical Theorem of Microgenerator Electromagnetism 148 4.3.3 Simplification 152 4.3.4 Analysis of Vector Magnetic Potential 153 4.3.5 Analytical Solutions for Power Generation 154 4.4 Fabrication 157 4.4.1 LTCC Process 157 4.4.2 Magnet Process 159 4.4.3 Measurement Set-up 160 4.5 Results and Discussion 162 4.5.1 Design 162 4.5.2 Analytical Solutions 168 4.5.3 Fabrication 170 References 178 5 Design and Fabrication of Electrospun PVDF Piezo-Energy Harvesters 183 5.1 Introduction 183 5.2 Fundamentals of Electrospinning Technology 187 5.2.1 Introduction to Electrospinning 187 5.2.2 Alignment and Assembly of Nanofibers 190 5.3 Near-Field Electrospinning 191 5.3.1 Introduction and Background 191 5.3.2 Principles of Operation 194 5.3.3 Process and Experiment 196 5.3.4 Summary 202 5.4 Continuous NFES 202 5.4.1 Introduction and Background 202 5.4.2 Principles of Operation 202 5.4.3 Controllability and Continuity 205 5.4.4 Process Characterization 208 5.4.5 Summary 211 5.5 Direct-Write Piezoelectric Nanogenerator 211 5.5.1 Introduction and Background 211 5.5.2 Polyvinylidene Fluoride 212 5.5.3 Theoretical Studies for Realization of Electrospun PVDF Nanofibers 213 5.5.4 Electrospinning of PVDF Nanofibers 216 5.5.5 Detailed Discussion of Process Parameters 219 5.5.6 Experimental Realization of PVDF Nanogenerator 223 5.5.7 Summary 241 5.6 Materials, Structure, and Operation of Nanogenerator with Future Prospects 241 5.6.1 Material and Structural Characteristics 241 5.6.2 Operation of Nanogenerator 243 5.6.3 Summary and Future Prospects 248 5.7 Case Study: Large-Array Electrospun PVDF Nanogenerators on a Flexible Substrate 248 5.7.1 Introduction and Background 248 5.7.2 Working Principle 249 5.7.3 Device Fabrication 249 5.7.4 Experimental Results 251 5.7.5 Summary 252 5.8 Conclusion 253 5.8.1 Near-Field Electrospinning 253 5.8.2 Continuous Near-Field Electrospinning 254 5.8.3 Direct-Write Piezoelectric PVDF 254 5.9 Future Directions 255 5.9.1 NFES Integrated Nanofiber Sensors 255 5.9.2 NFES One-Dimensional Sub-Wavelength Waveguide 256 5.9.3 NFES Biological Applications 257 5.9.4 Direct-Write Piezoelectric PVDF Nanogenerators 258 References 258 Index 265.…”
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Ponds, lagoons, and wetlands for wastewater management / by Verbyla, Matthew E.

Table of Contents: “…Site selection and physical design considerations -- 3.1 Site selection -- 3.2 Lining materials -- 3.3 Earthwork, slopes, berms, and embankments -- 3.4 Hydraulic design of wastewater systems -- 3.4.1 Inlets and outlets -- 3.4.2 Flow control structures -- 3.5 Overview -- 3.6 Design approaches -- 3.6.1 Loading rate approach -- 3.6.2 Reactor theory approach --…”
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Bonica's management of pain /

Table of Contents: “…Cancer-related bone pain -- Cancer-related visceral pain -- Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in cancer pain management -- Cancer pain in children -- Acute pain management in children -- Acute pain in adults -- Regional anesthesia techniques for acute pain management -- Burn pain -- Persistent pain in children -- Pain in the older person -- Obsteric pain -- Pain and sickle cell disease -- Pain in human immunodeficiency virus disease -- The treatment of chronic pain in patients with history of substance abuse -- Compliance monitoring in chronic pain management -- Headache -- Noncardiac chest pain -- Abdominal, peritoneal, and retroperitoneal pain -- Pelvic pain in females -- Pelvic pain in males -- Cranial neuralgias -- Facial pain -- Neck and arm pain -- Chest wall pain -- Lower extremity pain -- Acute low back pain -- Chronic low back pain -- Surgery for low back pain -- Failed back surgery syndrome -- Psychological screening of spine surgery candidates -- Rational pharmacotherapy for pain -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen -- Opioid analgesics -- Skeletal muscle relaxants and analgesic balms -- Neuropathic pain pharmacotherapy -- Anger and pain -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain -- Pain and anxiety and depression -- Hypnosis -- Relaxation and imagery techniques -- Group therapy for chronic pain -- Motivating pain patients for behavioral change -- Basic concepts in biomechanics and musculoskeletal rehabilitation -- Pain rehabilitation -- Assessment and treatment of chemical dependency -- Physical therapy agents -- Exercise therapy for low back pain -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Peripheral nerve stimulation -- Spinal cord stimulation -- Motor cortex and deep brain stimulation -- Diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks -- Epidural steroid injections -- Intrathecal drug delivery in the management of pain -- Intradiscal therapies for low back pain -- Neurolytic blockade for noncancer pain -- Surgery of the peripheral nervous system as a treatment for pain -- The surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia -- Ablative neurosurgical procedures for chronic pain -- Interdisciplinary chronic pain management: perspectives on history, current status, and future viability -- Spine clinics -- Pain management in primary care -- Pain management at the end of life -- Training pain specialists -- Emergencies in the pain clinic -- Pain management in the emergency department -- Pain management in the intensive care unit -- The future of pain medicine: an epilogue.…”
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Foundations of Evidence-Based Medicine Clinical Epidemiology and Beyond. by Jenicek, Milos, 1935-

Table of Contents: “…; 1.4.1 Evidence-based medicine defined and its steps; 1.4.2 Evidence-based clinical medicine (EBCM); 1.4.3 Evidence-based community medicine and public health (EBCMPH); 1.4.4 Evidence-based health care (EBHC); 1.4.5 Grading evidence and evaluating the entire EBM process; 1.4.6 Criticism of evidence-based medicine; 1.5 Other 'new' medicines: Contradictory or complementary to EBM?…”
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Money laundering prevention deterring, detecting, and resolving financial fraud / by Turner, Jonathan E., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…-- Learning from the Big Fraud Schemes -- Confronting the Inevitable -- Balancing Security and Cost -- Effective Fraud Prevention Strategies -- The Fraud Triangle -- Where to Start -- Mitigating Improper Behavior -- Conclusion -- ch. 4 Going Global -- Taking Money around the World -- Moving the Money Offshore -- Avoiding Detection -- Historical Basis for Money Laundering -- Role of Private Banking -- Enhanced Regulations -- The Black Market Peso Exchange -- Increasing Cooperation in Regulation -- Regional Distinctions -- Global Efforts -- The Law Enforcement Focus -- Conclusion -- ch. 5 Technology and Tomorrow -- The Impact of Technology -- The Next Phase of Money Laundering -- Everything Old Becomes New Again -- Being Anybody You Want to Be -- Welcome to the Future -- So What Is the AML Response? …”
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Hungry for ecstasy trauma, the brain, and the influence of the sixties / by Farber, Sharon Klayman

Table of Contents: “…-- Dissociative States -- The History of Altered States in Psychoanalysis -- Altered States can Enrich our Lives -- Chapter 3: The Brain and Altered States of Consciousness -- Ecstasies of Hysteria -- Freud's Victorian Ladies Suffering from Hysteria -- Hysteria and Dissociation -- Fainting, Swooning, and Seizures -- Atiques de Nervois and Other Ecstasies -- The Remarkable, Impressionable Human Brain -- Attachment and the Brain -- The Brain's Plasticity -- Sensitization, Kindling, and Addiction -- Trauma and Altered States of Consciousness -- The Third Eye and Altered States of Consciousness -- The Brain and Ecstasy -- Out of Body Experiences -- Near-Death Experiences -- Religion, Spirituality, and Ecstasy -- Orgasm and Ecstasy -- The Brain During Ecstasy -- I Can't Get No Satisfaction -- Chapter 4: The Sixties: Something is Happening Here -- The Legacy of the Sixties -- Life Should be Ecstasy -- Generations X and Y -- The Culture of Narcissism -- Like a Motherless Child -- Neglected and Unprotected -- Group Initiation Rites and Ecstasy -- When Life Becomes Ecstasy -- Chapter 5: Marketing and Producing Ecstasy -- A Separate Reality -- Pharmaceutical Paradise -- Marketing Religious Ecstasy -- Chapter 6: Cult-Induced Ecstasy and Psychosis -- Extreme Altered States -- You Create Your Own Reality -- Est, Also Known as The Forum and Landmark Forum: It Is What It Is -- Cults, Motivational Seminars, and the Human Potential Movement -- Snapping and Ecstasy -- What Psychotherapists Treating Cult-Involved Patients Need to Know -- Cults and the Consciousness Explosion -- Ecstasies of Cosmic Consciousness -- The Transcendental Meditation Vision of Possibilities -- Soul Murder -- She Saw Me Glowing, Just Like Freedom, Her Guru --…”
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Blake's Design of Mechanical Joints / by Josephs, Harold

Table of Contents: “…2.10 Current View of Bolt Preload2.11 Summary of Design Considerations; References; Symbols; Chapter 3 Concepts of Strength and Failure; 3.1 Preliminary Considerations; 3.2 Effect of Lateral Forces; 3.3 Statically Indeterminate Beams; 3.4 Cross-Section Geometry; 3.4.1 Example; 3.4.2 Approach; 3.5 Combined Stress Criteria; 3.6 Response in Shear; 3.7 Torsion; 3.8 Deflection Analyses; 3.9 Buckling of Columns and Plates; 3.10 Bending of Plates; 3.11 Design of Curved Elements; 3.12 Strength and Stability of Vessels; 3.13 Early Experience with Stress and Fracture; 3.14 Griffith Theory of Fracture…”
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Legal friction law, narrative, and identity politics in biblical Israel / by Hepner, Gershon

Table of Contents: “…Abimelech's gift to Sarah alludes to the conjugal right mentioned in the covenant code -- Time out and substitute : Abraham's sacrifice of a ram after the near-sacrifice of Isaac implies that the Judeans cannot lose their holiness -- Ding, dong, dell : the disputes between Abraham, Isaac, and Abimelech reflect the violation of contiguous Sinai laws in Lev. 5:21-24 and 19:1--13 -- Snow White and the eight days of succoth : Laban clear his house as if he had scale disease and Jacob celebrates a festival -- Priestly kingdom : Isaac chooses a son whose destiny is to become the ancestor of a kingdom of priests rather than the ancestor of the Davidic dynasty -- Servant with two masters : Jacob's servitude in Laban's house reflects conflicts between the covenant code and Deuteronomy -- Man on the run : Jacob seeks refuge from Esau in a city of refuge -- Two weddings and an adoption : Jacob's marriage to Rachel reflects the law of the fair captive -- Little Bo Peep : Rachel's premature death is the fulfillment of a priestly law caused by Jacob's oath -- Stealing beauty : Rachel's theft of her father's teraphim and Joseph's use of a divination goblet are implicit polemics against priestly instruments of divination -- Beauty and the beast : the narrative of Dinah's love affair with Shechem is an implicit polemic against intermarriage, circumcision, and the Samaritans -- Only two kids : the expulsion of Joseph, Ishmael, and Esau echoes the priestly law of the scapegoat, while Jacob's expulsion corresponds to the symbolic exile of ostracism -- Not tonight Joseph(ine) : Joseph's ordeal with Potiphar's wife and his emancipation by Pharaoh allude to contiguous laws of the jealous husband and the Nazirite -- Amaziah.com : Jacob's rejection of Reuben's offer to guarantee Benjamin's life with that of his two sons reflects obedience to a deuteronomic law outlawing vicarious punishment -- Kidnapped : Joseph's attempt to detain Simeon and Benjamin reflects the holiness school's revision of the priestly Torah's law of reparation -- Darkness at noon : Joseph's brothers' amazement at noon echoes the blindness and suffering predicted in Deuteronomy 28 -- On the bread line : Egypt's famine echoes the desolation of the land in Leviticus 26 -- The slave trade : Jacob's adoption of Ephraim and Manasseh mirrors God's adoption of Israel --…”
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Sadhu Sundar Singh / by Davey, Cyril J.

Renovation nation our obsession with home / by Allon, Fiona R.

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The Emerald international handbook of technology-facilitated violence and abuse / by Bailey, Jane, Flynn, Asher, Henry, Nicola

Table of Contents: “…Doxing and the challenge to legal regulation : when personal data becomes a weapon / Anne Cheung. chapter 35. The potential of centralized and statutorily-empowered bodies to advance a survivor-centered approach to technology-facilitated violence against women / Pam Hrick -- section 7. …”
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The Creative Underclass : Youth, Race, and the Gentrifying City / by Denmead, Tyler, 1976-

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Principles of GNSS, inertial, and multisensor integrated navigation systems / by Groves, Paul D. (Paul David)

Table of Contents: “…10 GNSS: Advanced Techniques -- 10.1.Differential GNSS -- 10.1.1.Spatial and Temporal Correlation of GNSS Errors -- 10.1.2.Local and Regional Area DGNSS -- 10.1.3.Wide Area DGNSS and Precise Point Positioning -- 10.1.4.Relative GNSS -- 10.2.Real-Time Kinematic Carrier-Phase Positioning and Attitude Determination -- 10.2.1.Principles of Accumulated Delta Range Positioning -- 10.2.2.Single-Epoch Navigation Solution Using Double-Differenced ADR -- 10.2.3.Geometry-Based Integer Ambiguity Resolution -- 10.2.4.Multifrequency Integer Ambiguity Resolution -- 10.2.5.GNSS Attitude Determination -- 10.3.Interference Rejection and Weak Signal Processing -- 10.3.1.Sources of Interference, Jamming, and Attenuation -- 10.3.2.Antenna Systems -- 10.3.3.Receiver Front-End Filtering -- 10.3.4.Extended Range Tracking -- 10.3.5.Receiver Sensitivity -- 10.3.6.Combined Acquisition and Tracking -- 10.3.7.Vector Tracking -- 10.4.Mitigation of Multipath Interference and Nonline-of-Sight Reception -- 10.4.1.Antenna-Based Techniques -- 10.4.2.Receiver-Based Techniques -- 10.4.3.Navigation-Processor-Based Techniques -- 10.5.Aiding, Assistance, and Orbit Prediction -- 10.5.1.Acquisition and Velocity Aiding -- 10.5.2.Assisted GNSS -- 10.5.3.Orbit Prediction -- 10.6.Shadow Matching -- References -- ch. 11 Long- and Medium-Range Radio Navigation -- 11.1.Aircraft Navigation Systems -- 11.1.1.Distance Measuring Equipment -- 11.1.2.Range-Bearing Systems -- 11.1.3.Nondirectional Beacons -- 11.1.4.JTIDS/MIDS Relative Navigation -- 11.1.5.Future Air Navigation Systems -- 11.2.Enhanced Loran -- 11.2.1.Signals -- 11.2.2.User Equipment and Positioning -- 11.2.3.Error Sources -- 11.2.4.Differential Loran -- 11.3.Phone Positioning -- 11.3.1.Proximity and Pattern Matching -- 11.3.2.Ranging -- 11.4.Other Systems -- 11.4.1.Iridium Positioning -- 11.4.2.Marine Radio Beacons -- 11.4.3.AM Radio Broadcasts -- 11.4.4.FM Radio Broadcasts -- 11.4.5.Digital Television and Radio -- 11.4.6.Generic Radio Positioning -- References -- ch. 12 Short-Range Positioning -- 12.1.Pseudolites -- 12.1.1.In-Band Pseudolites -- 12.1.2.Locata and Terralite XPS -- 12.1.3.Indoor Messaging System -- 12.2.Ultrawideband -- 12.2.1.Modulation Schemes -- 12.2.2.Signal Timing -- 12.2.3.Positioning --…”
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The European Higher Education Area Between Critical Reflections and Future Policies /

Table of Contents: “…Internationalisation as a Lever for Change: the Case of Italy. Fiona Hunter -- 8. Becoming Bologna Capable: Strategic Cooperation and Capacity Building in International Offices in Kazakhstani HEIs. …”
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Pop finance investment clubs and the new investor populism / by Harrington, Brooke, 1968-

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Milk a local and global history / by Valenze, Deborah M., 1953-

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DEVELOPING GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION IN ASIA a business simulated case study approach. by Lockwood, Jane, Elias, Neil

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