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Information theory / by Alencar, Marcelo S., 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Multiple access systems -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Gaussian multiple access channel -- 5.3 The Gaussian channel with Rayleigh fading -- 5.4 The noncooperative multiple access channel -- 5.5 Multiple access in a dynamic environment -- 5.6 Analysis of the capacity for a Markovian multiple access channel --…”
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Lean engineering education : driving content and competency mastery / by Flumerfelt, Shannon, Kahlen, Franz-Josef, Alves, Anabela, Siriban-Manalang, Anna Bella

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The Nuosu Book of Origins : A Creation Epic from Southwest China /

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Fire and Snow : Climate Fiction from the Inklings to Game of Thrones / by Di Paolo, Marc

Table of Contents: “…Lewis, and the Aesthetics of Christian Environmentalism -- The Time Lord, the Daleks, and the Wardrobe -- Noah's Ark Revisited: 2012 and Magic Lifeboats for the Wealthy -- Race and Disaster Capitalism in Parable of the Sower, The Strain, and Elysium -- Eden Revisited: Ursula K. …”
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The environmental science of drinking water by Sullivan, Patrick J., Ph. D.

Table of Contents: “…Pharmaceuticals detected in the environment. Living with risk. Population, pollution, risk, and precaution. …”
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Transforming government and empowering communities the Sri lankan experience with e-development / by Hanna, Nagy

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- E-development as a holistic vision -- The eSri Lanka program -- Learning from eSri Lanka -- Developing e-leadership institutions -- An institutional innovation in e-leadership: the ICT Agency of Sri lanka -- The institutional model -- Evolution of the authorizing environment and governance model -- Mandate -- Paths to sustainability -- Core competencies -- Partnerships -- A learning organization -- Role of aid agencies -- Lessons and conclusions -- Annex 2.1 The ICT agency in search of a corporate identity -- Annex 2.2 The ICT policy framework & the organizational structure of the ICT agency -- Annex 2.3 Internal and external risks facing the ICT agency at inception -- Managing results -- Objectives of monitoring and evaluation for eSri Lanka -- Framework for monitoring and evaluation -- Arrangements for monitoring and evaluation -- Emerging lessons -- Annex 3.1 Results framework for monitoring and evaluation -- Outcome indicator -- ICT human resource development and industry promotion -- Transforming government -- Best practices and options for planning and implementing e-government -- Approaches to planning e-government -- Implementation of e-government: four phases -- Leadership, partnership, and change management -- Providing leadership, building partnerships -- Conclusions and implications -- Readiness for e-government: a historical perspective -- History of e-government in Sri Lanka -- Analysis of the situation -- Findings and recommendations -- A vision of e-government -- Motivations and aspirations -- Challenges to realizing the vision -- Lessons learned: a postscript -- A strategy for e-government: initial priorities and lessons -- Planning for e-services -- Building e-governance -- Implementation agenda -- Early experience and lessons -- Annex 7.1 Criteria for determining impact & feasibility of offering services online -- Determining impact -- Determining feasibility -- Empowering communities -- Innovation in ICT use for poverty reduction -- Bottom-up planning and participatory development -- Serving the bottom of the pyramid -- The user innovation revolution -- Demand-driven ICT-enabled development -- Financing ICT innovation: lessons from InfoDev -- Conditions for ensuring impact by small grants -- Strategies for soliciting and funding good proposals -- Evaluating proposals and making funding decisions -- Good practices in managing a small-grant program -- E-society: design and early experience -- Overview of the fund -- Practices in soliciting and funding proposals -- Arrangements for implementation and monitoring -- Early operation and lessons learned -- Key lessons of eSri Lanka -- Designing and implementing a holistic framework for e-development -- Developing e-leadership institutions -- Transforming government -- Empowering communities -- Appendix 1 Main program components of eSri Lanka -- ICT policy, leadership, and institutional development program -- Information infrastructure program -- Reengineering government program -- ICT human resource capacity-building program -- ICT investment and private sector development program -- E-society program -- Appendix 2 Selected indicators for Sri Lanka and comparators -- Bibliography -- About the author.…”
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Dynamics of Long-Life Assets From Technology Adaptation to Upgrading the Business Model /

Table of Contents: “…PART I: Introduction and Setting the scene -- Dynamics of Long-Life Assets: The Editors’ Intro -- The Challenge -- The Use-it-Wisely (UIW) Approach -- PART II: Tools and Methods -- Innovation Management with an Emphasis on Co-Creation -- Complexity Management and System Dynamics Thinking -- Managing the Life Cycle to Reduce Environmental Impacts -- Virtual Reality and 3D Imaging to Support Collaborative Decision Making for Adaptation of Long-llife Assets -- Operator-oriented Product and Production Process Design for Manufacturing, Maintenance and Upgrading -- Fostering a Community of Practice for Industrial Processes -- Extending the System Model -- PART III: From Theory to Practice -- Collaborative Management of inspection Results in Power Plant Turbines -- Rock crusher Upgrade Business from a PLM Perspective -- Space Systems Development -- Adaptation of High-Variant Automotive Production System Using a Collaborative Approach -- Supporting the Small-to-Medium Vessel Industry -- Sustainable Furniture that Grows with End-users -- Comparing Industrial Cluster Cases to Define Upgrade Business Models for a Circular Economy.   .…”
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Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities A Global Assessment /

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Managing Elevated Risk Global Liquidity, Capital Flows, and Macroprudential Policy—An Asian Perspective / by Azis, Iwan J., Shin, Hyun Song

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Information theory / by Alencar, Marcelo S., 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Multiple access systems -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Gaussian multiple access channel -- 5.3 The Gaussian channel with Rayleigh fading -- 5.4 The noncooperative multiple access channel -- 5.5 Multiple access in a dynamic environment -- 5.6 Analysis of the capacity for a Markovian multiple access channel --…”
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Lean engineering education : driving content and competency mastery / by Flumerfelt, Shannon, Kahlen, Franz-Josef, Alves, Anabela, Siriban-Manalang, Anna Bella

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Fire and Snow : Climate Fiction from the Inklings to Game of Thrones / by Di Paolo, Marc

Table of Contents: “…Lewis, and the Aesthetics of Christian Environmentalism -- The Time Lord, the Daleks, and the Wardrobe -- Noah's Ark Revisited: 2012 and Magic Lifeboats for the Wealthy -- Race and Disaster Capitalism in Parable of the Sower, The Strain, and Elysium -- Eden Revisited: Ursula K. …”
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The Nuosu Book of Origins : A Creation Epic from Southwest China /

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Geropsychiatric and mental health nursing /

Table of Contents: “…Morency -- Nursing assessment of older adults experiencing dementia, screening, making and communicating the diagnosis / Kathleen Sherrell and Madelyn Iris -- Nursing management of older adults with dementia, care environments, clients, and caregivers / Ruth Remington, Linda A. …”
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Reopening public facilities after a biological attack a decision making framework /

Table of Contents: “…Army Biological Warfare laboratories -- Development of Superfund and remediation plans -- Remediation experiences in the U.S. nuclear weapons complex -- Anthrax decontamination after the 2001 attacks: social and political context -- Uncertain science, certain social division -- Case study selection -- Framework for event management -- Hazard identification and assessment -- Identification of the agent -- Evaluating the state of the agent -- Evaluating the state of the contaminated building -- Factors influencing exposure to harmful biological agents in indoor environments -- Exposure -- Sources -- Building design and operations -- Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems -- Transport and fate of harmful biological agents -- Deposition -- Resuspension -- Preparing and operating buildings for a bioterrorism attack and subsequent operation -- Analyzing health risks -- Assessment of risks posed by a biological hazard -- Dose-response: principles and uncertainties -- Sampling strategies and technologies -- Sampling and identification -- General sampling plan for quantifying the extent of cleanup -- Decontamination practices and principles -- Processes for decontamination of harmful biological agents and other response options --Decontamination of harmful biological agents by chemical and physical methods -- Examples of decontamination: Hart Senate Office Building and American Media International Building…”
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Farmers, scientists, and plant breeding integrating knowledge and practice /

Table of Contents: “…Witcombe -- 11 Collaborative Maize Variety Development for Stress-prone Environments in Southern Africa -- Marianne Binziger and Julien de Meyer -- 12 Plant Breeding with Farmers Requires Testing the Assumptions of Conventional Plant Breeding: Lessons from the ICARDA Barley Program -- Salvatore Ceccarelli and Stefania Grando.…”
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Geropsychiatric and mental health nursing /

Table of Contents: “…Morency -- Nursing assessment of older adults experiencing dementia, screening, making and communicating the diagnosis / Kathleen Sherrell and Madelyn Iris -- Nursing management of older adults with dementia, care environments, clients, and caregivers / Ruth Remington, Linda A. …”
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Reopening public facilities after a biological attack a decision making framework /

Table of Contents: “…Army Biological Warfare laboratories -- Development of Superfund and remediation plans -- Remediation experiences in the U.S. nuclear weapons complex -- Anthrax decontamination after the 2001 attacks: social and political context -- Uncertain science, certain social division -- Case study selection -- Framework for event management -- Hazard identification and assessment -- Identification of the agent -- Evaluating the state of the agent -- Evaluating the state of the contaminated building -- Factors influencing exposure to harmful biological agents in indoor environments -- Exposure -- Sources -- Building design and operations -- Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems -- Transport and fate of harmful biological agents -- Deposition -- Resuspension -- Preparing and operating buildings for a bioterrorism attack and subsequent operation -- Analyzing health risks -- Assessment of risks posed by a biological hazard -- Dose-response: principles and uncertainties -- Sampling strategies and technologies -- Sampling and identification -- General sampling plan for quantifying the extent of cleanup -- Decontamination practices and principles -- Processes for decontamination of harmful biological agents and other response options --Decontamination of harmful biological agents by chemical and physical methods -- Examples of decontamination: Hart Senate Office Building and American Media International Building…”
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Farmers, scientists, and plant breeding integrating knowledge and practice /

Table of Contents: “…Witcombe -- 11 Collaborative Maize Variety Development for Stress-prone Environments in Southern Africa -- Marianne Binziger and Julien de Meyer -- 12 Plant Breeding with Farmers Requires Testing the Assumptions of Conventional Plant Breeding: Lessons from the ICARDA Barley Program -- Salvatore Ceccarelli and Stefania Grando.…”
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Opportunity 08 independent ideas for America's next president /

Table of Contents: “…Bush III -- Constructing a successful China strategy : promote balance and democratic ideas in Asia / Michael Green -- Tackling trade and climate : leadership on the home front of foreign policy / William Antholis and Strobe Talbott -- Ending oil dependence : protecting national security, the environment, and the economy / David Sandalow -- Waning chances for stability : navigating bad options in Iraq / Carlos Pascual and Kenneth M. …”
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