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Entrepreneurship in China : the Emergence of the Private Sector / by Atherton, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…China's entrepreneurs and private enterprises -- Introduction -- Demographic characteristics of Chinese entrepreneurs -- Generational cohorts of Chinese entrepreneurs -- Comparing entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs -- Classification of private enterprises by legal form -- Industrial breakdown of private enterprises -- Regional disparities in entrepreneurial activity -- Notes -- 3. …”
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Mechanical engineering for sustainable development /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; ABOUT THE EDITORS; Table of Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Preface; PART I: Machine Design (MD); 1: Prototype of a Collapsible Trolley: A New Design Methodology; 2: Experimental Evaluation of a Magneto Rheological Brake for Automotive Application; 3: Simulation for Estimation of a Magneto Rheological Brake Torque-Based on Fuzzy Logic Singular Value Decomposition Using MATLAB; 4: Frequency Responses of Automobile Suspension Systems; 5: Investigation of Humanoid Movement Using a Classical Approach; 6: Topology Optimization of a Spur Gear…”
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Microarray analysis : biochips and eradication of all diseases / by Sharma, Kal Renganathan

Table of Contents: “…Statistical characterization and normalization -- Chapter objectives -- Housekeeping genes and normalization -- Clustering -- Supervised -- Variation filter -- Unsupervised -- Pearson's correlation coefficient -- Principal component analysis -- Cluster determination -- Nearest neighbor clustering -- Unsupervised classification -- Silhouette method -- Dunn's validation index -- Davies-Bouldin index -- C-index -- Self-organizing maps -- K-means clustering -- Agglomerative clustering -- Dendrograms -- Two-dimensional dendrograms -- Division or partition clustering -- Bayesian clustering -- Boolean networks -- Bayesian networks -- Relevance networks -- Glossary -- Summary --…”
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Introduction to logistics systems management by Ghiani, Gianpaolo

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Foreword Preface About the Authors Exercises and Website Acknowledgments 1 Introducing Logistics 1.1 Definition of Logistics 1.2 Logistics Systems 1.2.1 Logistics activities 1.2.2 Information flows and logistics network 1.2.3 Case of more products 1.3 Reverse Logistics 1.4 Integrated Logistics 1.5 Objectives of Logistics 1.5.1 Measures of the service level 1.6 Management of the Logistics System 1.6.1 Planning phase 1.6.2 Organisational phase 1.6.3 Control phase 1.7 Case Study: the Pfizer Logistics System 1.8 Questions and Problems 2 Forecasting Logistics Requirements 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Qualitative Methods 2.3 Quantitative Methods 2.3.1 Graphical representation of time series 2.3.2 Classification of time series 2.4 Data Preprocessing 2.4.1 Insertion of missing data 2.4.2 Detection of outliers 2.4.3 Data aggregation 2.4.4 Removing the calendar variations 2.4.5 Deflating monetary time series 2.4.6 Adjusting for population variations 2.4.7 Normalising the data 2.5 Choice of the Forecasting Method 2.5.1 Notation 2.5.2 Casual versus extrapolation methods 2.5.3 Decomposition method 2.5.4 Further time series extrapolation methods: the constant trend case 2.5.5 Further time series extrapolation methods: the linear trend case 2.5.6 Further time series extrapolation methods: the seasonal effect case 2.5.7 Further time series extrapolation methods: the irregular series case 2.5.8 Sporadic time series 2.6 Advanced Forecasting Method 2.7 Accuracy Measure and Forecasting Monitoring 2.7.1 Accuracy measures 2.7.2 Tuning of the forecasting methods 2.7.3 Forecast control 2.8 Interval Forecasts 2.9 Case Study: Forecasting Methods at Adriatica Accumulatori 2.10 Case Study: Sales Forecasting at Orlea 2.11 Questions and Problems 3 Designing the Logistics Network 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Qualitative Methods 3.3 Quantitative Methods 3.3.1 Single-commodity single-echelon continuous location problems 3.3.2 Single-commodity single-echelon discrete location problems 3.3.3 Single-commodity two-echelon discrete location problems 3.3.4 The multi-commodity case 3.3.5 Location-covering problems 3.3.6 p-centre problems 3.4 Hybrid Methods 3.5 Stochastic Location Models 3.6 Case Study: Container Warehouse Location at Hardcastle 3.7 Case Study: the Organ Transplantation Location-Allocation Policy of the Italian National Transplant Centre 3.8 Questions and Problems 4 Selecting the Suppliers 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Definition of the Set of Potential Suppliers 4.3 Definition of the Selection Criteria 4.4 Supplier Selection 4.5 Case Study: the System for the Selection of Suppliers at Baxter 4.6 Questions and Problems 5 Managing a Warehouse 5.1 Introduction 5.1.1 Performance parameters 5.1.2 Decision-making problems 5.2 Warehouse Design 5.2.1 Choice of warehouse systems 5.2.2 Choice of warehouse layout 5.2.3 Sizing of the storage zone 5.2.4 Sizing of the receiving zone 5.2.5 Sizing of the shipping zone 5.3 Tactical Decisions for Warehouse Logistics Planning 5.3.1 Product allocation to the storage points 5.3.2 Inventory management 5.4 Operational Decisions for Warehouse Logistics Management 5.4.1 Package picking from the storage zone 5.4.2 Package consolidation in load units 5.5 Case Study: Performance Evaluation of an AS/RS System conducted by Wert Consulting 5.6 Case Study: Inventory Management at Wolferine 5.7 Case Study: Airplane Loading at FedEx 5.8 Questions and Problems 6 Managing Freight Transport 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 Modes of transport 6.1.2 Classification of transport problems 6.2 Freight Traffic Assignment Problems 6.2.1 Minimum cost flow formulation 6.2.2 Linear single commodity minimum cost flow problems 6.2.3 Linear multicommodity minimum cost flow problems 6.3 Service Network Design Problems 6.3.1 The linear fixed charge network design model 6.4 Vehicle Allocation Problems 6.5 A Dynamic Driver Assignment Problem 6.6 Fleet Composition 6.7 Shipment Consolidation 6.8 Vehicle Routing Problems 6.8.1 The travelling salesman problem 6.8.2 The node routing problem with capacity and length constraints 6.8.3 The node routing and scheduling problem with time windows 6.8.4 Arc routing problems 6.8.5 Route sequencing 6.9 Real-Time Vehicle Routing Problems 6.10 Integrated Location and Routing Problems 6.11 Vendor Managed Inventory-Routing 6.12 Case Study: Air Network Design at Intexpress 6.13 Case Study: Meter Reader Routing and Scheduling at Socal 6.14 Case Study: Dynamic Vehicle Dispatching Problem with pickups and Deliveries at eCourier 6.15 Questions and Problems Index .…”
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Statistics / by Spiegel, Murray R.

Table of Contents: “…Analysis of variance -- One-way classification, or one-factor experiments -- Total variation, variation within treatments, and variation between treatments -- Shortcut methods for obtaining variations -- Mathematical model for analysis of variance -- Expected values of the variations -- Distributions of the variations -- The F test for the null hypothesis off equal means -- Analysis-of-variance tables -- Modifications for unequal numbers of observations -- Two-way classification, or two-factor experiments -- Notation for two-factor experiments -- Variations for two-factor experiments -- Two-factor experiments with replication -- Experimental design -- 17. …”
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Sleep and mental illness

Table of Contents: “…Smits ... [et al.] -- Classification of sleep disorders / Imran M. Ahmed and Michael J. …”
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Cloud computing security foundations and challenges /

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Functional Analysis, Calculus of Variations and Numerical Methods for Models in Physics and Engineering by Botelho, Fabio Silva

Table of Contents: “…Topological Vector Spaces -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Vector spaces -- 2.3 Some properties of topological vector spaces -- 2.3.1 Nets and convergence -- 2.4 Compactness in topological vector spaces -- 2.4.1 A note on convexity in topological vector spaces -- 2.5 Normed and metric spaces -- 2.6 Linear mappings -- 2.7 Linearity and continuity -- 2.8 Continuity of operators in Banach spaces -- 2.9 Some classical results on Banach spaces -- 2.9.1 The Baire Category theorem -- 2.9.2 The Principle of Uniform Boundedness -- 2.9.3 The Open Mapping theorem…”
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Barley : properties, functionality and applications / by Punia, Sneh

Table of Contents: “…2.5 Functional Properties -- 2.6 Pasting Properties -- 2.7 Thermal Properties -- 2.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Functional Components and Antioxidant Potential of Barley -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Health Benefits of Whole-Grain Cereals -- 3.3 Mechanism of Action -- 3.4 Classification of Bioactive Compounds -- 3.4.1 Phenolic Acids -- 3.4.2 Flavonoids -- 3.4.3 Tocopherols and Tocotrienols -- 3.4.4 Others -- 3.5 Bioactive Compounds in Whole-Grain Cereals -- 3.6 Phenolic Acids -- 3.7 Flavonoids -- 3.8 Tocopherols -- 3.9 Carotenoids -- 3.10 Tannins -- 3.11 Lignans -- 3.12 Alkylresorcinols…”
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Childhood and Pethood in Literature and Culture : New Perspectives in Childhood Studies and Animal Studies / by Feuerstein, Anna

Table of Contents: “…""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface 1: Children and Animal â#x80;#x9C;Petsâ#x80;#x9D;""; ""Preface 2: On Childhood Studies and Human Exceptionalism""; ""Introduction: The Cultural Politics of Childhood and Pethood""; ""SECTION I: Family, Language, and Nationhood""; ""1 Adoption, Custody, and Protection: The Childhood of Pets as a Critique of Legal Classification Systems""…”
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3D image reconstruction for CT and PET : a practical guide with Python / by Panetta, Daniele

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Business process improvement toolbox / by Andersen, Bjørn

Table of Contents: “…-- A business process improvement framework -- Understanding the organization's stakeholders and strategic direction -- Stakeholder expectations of improvement -- Reviewing the organization's strategy -- SWOT analysis -- Competitive forces analysis -- Strategy map -- Understanding your current business processes -- From processes to departments to business processes -- Definition of a business process -- Classification of business processes -- Identifying the organization's business processes -- Business process modeling -- Relationship mapping -- Traditional flowchart -- Cross-functional flowchart -- Flowchart divided into process segments -- Several-leveled flowchart -- Flowchart with statistics -- Paper-and-pencil or PC? …”
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Nanotechnology in biology and medicine : research advancements & future perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…3.11 Applications of Algae in Nanotechnology3.11.1 Application of Nanospheres in the Transesterification Reaction; 3.11.2 Application of Diatoms in Waste Degradation and Metal Toxicity; 3.11.3 Application of Nano-Cellulose from Algae in Electrical Insulators; 3.11.4 Applications of Diatoms in the Electronics Industry; 3.11.5 Applications of Coccoliths in Nanotechnology; 3.12 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Liposome Nanocarrier Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Structure of Liposomes; 4.2.1 Phospholipids; 4.2.2 Cholesterol; 4.3 Classification of Liposomes…”
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Theoretical Spectroscopy of Transition Metal and Rare Earth Ions From Free State to Crystal Field. by Brik, Mikhail G.

Table of Contents: “…4.3 Basic Properties of the Operator of Angular Momentum and Its Main Difference from the Classical Momentum4.4 The LS and JJ Coupling Schemes, or Social/Individual Behavior of Electrons; 4.5 Addition of Two Angular Momenta or Why Two Plus Two Is Not Always Four; 4.6 The Wave Functions of the Resulting Angular Momentum, Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients and Wigner 3j-Symbols; 4.7 Addition of the Spin Momenta; 4.8 Terms of Configurations of Inequivalent Electrons; 4.9 Terms of Configurations of Equivalent Electrons…”
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Inhomogeneous random evolutions and their applications / by Svishchuk, A. V. (Anatoliĭ Vitalʹevich)

Table of Contents: “…Homogeneous Random Evolutions (HREs) and their Applications; 4.1 Random Evolutions; 4.1.1 Definition and Classification of Random Evolutions; 4.1.2 Some Examples of RE; 4.1.3 Martingale Characterization of Random Evolutions; 4.1.4 Analogue of Dynkin's Formula for RE (see Chapter 2); 4.1.5 Boundary Value Problems for RE (see Chapter 2)…”
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Geometry and martingales in Banach spaces / by Woyczyński, W. A. (Wojbor Andrzej), 1943-

Table of Contents: “…8.1 General definitions and properties and their rela-tionship to types of Banach spaces8.2 Local structure of B-convex spaces and preservation of B-convexity under standard operations; 8.3 Banach lattices and reflexivity of B-convex spaces; 8.4 Classical weak and strong laws of large numbers in B-convex spaces; 8.5 Laws of large numbers for weighted sums and not necessarily independent summands; 8.6 Ergodic properties of B-convex spaces; 8.7 Trees in B-convex spaces; 9 Marcinkiewicz-Zygmund Theorem in Banach spaces; 9.1 Preliminaries…”
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Variational techniques for elliptic partial differential equations : theoretical tools and advanced applications / by Sayas, Francisco-Javier, Brown, Thomas S. (Mathematician), Hassell, Matthew E.

Table of Contents: “…Eigenvalues of elliptic operators; 9.1 Dirichlet and Neumann eigenvalues; 9.2 Eigenvalues of compact self-adjoint operators; 9.3 The Hilbert-Schmidt theorem; 9.4 Proof of the Hilbert-Schmidt theorem (*); 9.5 Spectral characterization of Sobolev spaces; 9.6 Classical Fourier series; 9.7 Steklov eigenvalues (*); 9.8 A glimpse of interpolation (*)…”
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Retail supply chain management / by Ayers, James B.

Table of Contents: “…5.2.1 Link between CSR and Competitive Advantage 5.2.2 Private Companies and Social Issues -- 5.3 Framework for Classifying CSR Activities -- 5.4 Boots Ltd.â#x80;#x94;CSR/Financial Report Convergence -- 5.5 Summary -- References -- Section II : Forces Shaping the Retail Supply Chain Environment -- Chapter 6: Drivers of Retail Supply Chain Change -- 6.1 Drivers Are Important -- 6.2 Innovation Driver -- 6.3 Extended Product Design -- 6.4 Globalization -- 6.5 Flexibility Imperativeâ#x80;#x94;The Ultimate Capability -- 6.5.1 Management Mindset…”
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Crystals and crystallinity in polymers : diffraction analysis of ordered and disordered crystals / by De Rosa, Claudio

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Configuration and Conformation of Macromolecules in Polymer Crystals 1.1 Crystals of polymers 1.2 Constitution and configuration of crystalline polymers 1.3 Conformation 1.4 Relationships among internal parameters of macromolecules 1.5 Conformation of polymer chains in the crystalline state 1.6 Helical conformations in isotactic and syndiotactic polymers 1.7 Conformational energy calculations 1.8 Helical conformation and optical activity 1.9 Alternating copolymers 1.10 Polydienes 1.11 Non helical chain conformations of isotactic polymers References Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Packing of macromolecules in polymer crystals 2.1 General principles 2.2 The principle of density (entropy)-driven phase formation in polymers 2.3 Symmetry breaking 2.4 Impact of chain folding on crystal structure symmetry 2.5 Frustrated Polymer Crystal Structures 2.6 Chiral crystallization of polymers with helical chain conformations 2.7 Packing effects on the conformation of polymer chains in the crystals: the case of aliphatic polyamides References Chapter 2 Chapter 3 3.1 X-ray diffraction of semicrystalline polymers 3.2 Fourier synthesis and the phase problem in crystallography 3.3 X-ray fiber diffraction analysis 3.4 Determination of parameters of the unit cell and indexing of the diffraction pattern 3.5 Measure of the integrated intensities of the reflections and corrections for geometrical (Lorentz), polarization and absorption factors 3.6 Calculation of Structure Factors 3.7 Structural refinement 3.8 Form of diffraction pattern and broadening due to the Laue function References Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Defects and Disorder in Polymer Crystals 4.1 Classification of different types of structural disorder 4.2 Crystals with partial three-dimensional order (Class A)Disorder with three-dimensional periodicity maintained only for some characterizing points of the structure 4.3 Solid mesophases References Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Methods of Analysis of Diffuse Scattering from Disordered Structures of Polymers 5.1 Structural disorder and diffuse scattering 5.2 Methods of diffraction analysis from disordered crystals 5.3 Long Range Order in Disordered Lattices of Class A 5.4 Short Range Order in Disordered Crystals of Class A 5.5 Short Range Order in Disordered Crystals with Substitution type Disorder 5.6 Short Range vs Long Range Order in Disordered Crystals of Class B and C (Solid Mesophases) 5.7 Disordered Models with Perturbations Occurring over Continuous Ranges 5.8 Basic formulas for the calculation of X-ray Diffraction Intensity from Disordered Model Structures of Polymers 5.9 Examples of calculation of average diffracted intensity of structures disordered in one dimension 5.10 Integration method of diffraction intensity for cylindrically and spherical surfaces in the reciprocal space References Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Crystal habit 6.1 Basic remark 6.2 Rounded lateral habits 6.3 Chain folding, molecular orientation and sectorization 6.4 Twinning and secondary nucleation theory 6.5 Homoepitaxy, morphology, stem orientation and polymorphism References Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Influence of Crystal Defects and Structural Disorder on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Materials 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Stress induced phase transformations during deformation 7.3 Isotactic polypropylene 7.4 Syndiotactic Polypropylene References Chapter 7.…”
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FROM ATOMS TO HIGGS BOSONS : voyages in quasi spacetime.

Table of Contents: “…When Is an Atom?; 7.1 The Classical Atom; 7.2 The Divisible Chemical Atom; 7.3 Protons and Neutrons Are Particles, but Are They Fundamental?…”
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