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The gurubook : insights from 45 pioneering entrepreneurs and leaders on business strategy and innovation /

Table of Contents: “…John -- Starting without an idea / Camilla Ley Valentin -- How to conquer the world without money / Paavo Beckman -- From bad taste to Forbes Magazine / Sophie Trelles-Tvede -- Music for everyone / Andreas Ehn -- Don't underestimate the "product-market fit" phase / Thor Angelo -- Learning to become an entrepreneur / Murray Newlands -- Leadership from the trenches / Christian Lanng -- "B2both": why all startup founders need a growth currency / Lars Fjeldsøe-Nielsen -- Catching waves / Erik Anderson -- Entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint / Mette Lykke -- How to build culture / Brian Chesky -- Why culture is just as important for tech startups as tech / Tine Thygesen -- The entrepreneur's guide to failing in a good way / Hampus Jakobsson -- Trust everyone! …”
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Animism in contemporary Japan : voices for the Anthropocene from post-Fukushima Japan /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes on Style; INTRODUCTION A theoretical map: Reflections from post-Fukushima Japan; Silent springs; The Anthropocene and the enchantment of modernity; World-risk-society Japan; Spirituality as a foundation for environmental ethics; Spirituality: A lacuna in social science; Minamata and Fukushima in Japan's modern history; Connectedness as a legacy of Japan's modernity; Minamata as method; Framing animism…”
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System health management with aerospace applications /

Table of Contents: “…Rogers Overview 4.1 Systems as Embedded Knowledge 4.2 KM and Information Technology 4.3 Reliability and Sustainability of Organizational Systems 4.4 Case Study of Building a Learning Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center 4.5 Conclusion Bibliography5 The Business Case for SHM Kirby Keller and James Poblete Overview 5.1 Business Case Processes and Tools 5.2 Metrics to Support the Decision Process 5.3 Factors to Consider in Developing an Enterprise Model 5.4 Evaluation of Alternatives 5.5 Modifications in Selected Baseline Model 5.6 Modeling Risk and Uncertainty 5.7 Model Verification and Validation 5.8 Evaluation Results 5.9 Summary and Conclusions BibliographyPart Two SHM and the System Lifecycle Seth S. …”
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Essential Speech and Language Technology for Dutch Results by the STEVIN-programme /

Table of Contents: “…Cucchiarini -- 19.Question Answering of Informative Web Pages: How Summarisation Technology Helps. J.De Belder, D.de Kok, G.van Noord, F.Nauze, L.van der Beek, and M-F.Moens -- 20.Generating, Refining and Using Sentiment Lexicons. …”
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Pythium diagnosis, diseases and management /

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Joy in medicine? : what 100 healthcare professionals have to say about job satisfaction, dissatisfaction, burnout, and joy / by Shapiro, Eve

Table of Contents: “…City director of emergency and safety services Rebecca L., MS, retired psychologist in private practice Grace Y., RN, operating room nurse Passion for Leadership Gary Kaplan, MD, chairman and CEO of Virginia Mason Health System and practicing internal medicine physician Gene Lindsey, MD, retired physician and CEO emeritus of Atrius Healthcare Mark Huth, MD, president, CEO, and family physician at Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin Tom Foels, MD, MMM, chief medical officer of a not-for-profit health plan Donald Lappé, MD, FACC, FAHA, executive director of the cardiovascular clinical program; chairman, cardiovascular department; and chief of cardiology at Intermountain Healthcare Chris DeRienzo, MD, MPP,…”
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COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS by Nagai, Atsushi

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1: Design and Synthesis: Covalent Organic Frameworks -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Design and Synthesis -- 1.2.1 COF Synthesis in the Dynamic Covalent Chemistry Concept -- 1.2.2 Dynamic Linkages of Building Blocks -- 1.2.3 Topology and Geometry of 2D Porous Materials Containing COFs -- 1.3 Synthetic Methods of COFs -- 1.3.1 Solvothermal Synthesis -- 1.3.2 Ionothermal Synthesis -- 1.3.3 Microwave Synthesis -- 1.3.4 Mechanochemical Synthesis -- 1.3.5 Room-Temperature Synthesis…”
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E-learning and the science of instruction proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning / by Clark, Ruth Colvin

Table of Contents: “…Applying the Contiguity Principle: Align Words to Corresponding Graphics.Contiguity Principle 1: Place Printed Words Near Corresponding Graphics.Contiguity Principle 2: Synchronize Spoken Words with Corresponding Graphics.Psychological Reasons for the Contiguity Principle.Evidence for Presenting Printed Words Near Corresponding Graphics.Evidence for Presenting Spoken Words at the Same Time as Corresponding Graphics.What We Don't Know About Contiguity.6. …”
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Perioperative care in cardiac anesthesia and surgery /

Table of Contents: “…Hogue -- Post cardiac surgery pacing therapy / Douglas A. Cameron -- Tamponade and chest reopening / Terry M. …”
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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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Crisis and escalation in cyberspace / by Libicki, Martin C.

Table of Contents: “…-- Would a cyberspace arms races be destabilizing? -- Misperception as a source of crisis -- Side takes great exception to cyberespionage -- Defenses are misinterpreted as preparations for war -- Too much confidence in attribution -- Too much confidence in or fear of pre-emption -- Supposedly risk-free cyberattacks -- Neutrality -- Conclusions -- Can cyber crises be managed? …”
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Fundamentals of convective heat transfer / by Biswas, G., Dalal, Amaresh, Dhir, V. K.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Preliminary Concepts and Basic Equations; 1.1 REYNOLDS TRANSPORT THEOREM; 1.2 COMPRESSIBLE AND INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOWS; 1.3 ENERGY EQUATION USING SPECIFIC COORDINATE SYSTEM; 1.4 GENERALIZED APPROACH FOR DERIVATION OF ENERGY EQUATION; 1.5 IMPORTANT DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; 1.6 BOUNDARY LAYERS; 1.6.1 Velocity Boundary Layer; 1.6.2 Thermal Boundary Layer; 1.6.3 More about Velocity Boundary Layer and Thermal Boundary Layer; 1.6.4 Steady Flow over Flat Plate…”
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Membrane Distillation Principle, Membrane Design and Hybrid System.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; About the Editors; Contributors; SECTION A: Fundamentals; Chapter 1. …”
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Multiscale Simulations for Electrochemical Devices by Asahi, Ryoji

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1: Computational Materials Design for Hydrogen Storage -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Methodology -- 1.3 Transition-Metal Hydrides -- 1.3.1 Thermodynamics for Hydrides -- 1.3.2 Energetics of Transition-Metal Dihydrides -- 1.4 Borohydrides -- 1.4.1 Fundamental Properties of LiBH4 -- 1.4.2 Borohydrides with Multivalent Cations -- 1.4.3 Thermodynamically Stability of Borohydrides -- 1.4.4 Experimental Support -- 1.5 Future Scope…”
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Business Intelligence for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises : an Agile Roadmap Toward Business Sustainability. by Rao-Graham, Lila

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; AUTHORS; INTRODUCTION: CONCEPTIONS OF AGILITY AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR SMES; Digital Business Trends; Conceptions of Agility; Business Intelligence as an Enabler of Agility; SMEs, Business Intelligence and Agility; About this Book; PART I: BI LANDSCAPE -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMEs; CHAPTER 1 BARRIERS AND STRATEGIES FOR ENTERPRISE ICT ADOPTION IN SMES; Introduction (Digital Economy -- Implications for Business); SMEs and ICT in Developing Economies; SMEs and ICT Adoption -- Barriers & Challenges…”
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Journey from natural numbers to complex numbers / by Shah, Nita H., Vishnuprasad, Thakkar D.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Author biographies -- Chapter 1 Natural Numbers -- 1.1 Prerequisites -- 1.1.1 Set Theory -- 1.1.2 Relation -- 1.1.3 Function -- 1.1.4 Cardinality -- 1.1.5 Algebra -- 1.2 Positive Integers -- 1.2.1 Positive Integers in Real Life -- 1.2.2 Set Theoretic Definition of Natural Numbers -- 1.2.3 Peano Axioms -- 1.2.4 Ordering in Natural Numbers -- 1.2.5 First Principle of Mathematical Induction -- 1.2.6 Second Principle of Mathematical Induction -- 1.2.7 Well-Ordering Principle…”
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Practical Fluorescence Spectroscopy by Gryczynski, Zygmunt

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Authors -- Chapter 1: Theory of Light and Light Interaction with Matter -- 1-1 BASICS OF LIGHT -- 1-2 LIGHT POLARIZATION -- Polarizers -- 1-3 INTERACTION OF LIGHT AND CHROMOPHORES -- Absorption of Light -- Emission of Light -- 1-4 INTERACTIONS AMONG CHROMOPHORES -- Fluorescence Quenching -- Fluorescence (Förster) Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) -- 1-5 SCATTERING -- Elastic Scattering -- Raman Scattering -- SUMMARY -- Chapter 2: Experimental Basics -- 2-1 TYPES OF CUVETTES -- 2-2 TYPES OF FILTERS…”
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Healthcare Value Proposition : Creating a Culture of Excellence in Patient Experience. by Omachonu, Vincent K.

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Author; Introduction; 1: The Healthcare Industry: Challenges and Opportunities; Healthcare Cost and Sustainability; The Aging Population in the United States; The Growing Trend of Retail Healthcare; Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare; Population Health Management; Price Transparency in Healthcare; Behavioral Healthcare; Data Security; Healthcare Technology and Electronic Medical Records System; Data and Insights in Healthcare; Preventive Care; Empathy and Compassion.…”
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Encyclopedia of Aluminum and Its Alloys, Two-Volume Set (Ebook) /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; About the Editors; Volume I; 6XXX Alloys: Chemical Composition and Heat Treatment; Additive Manufacturing of Aluminum Alloys; Aerospace Fasteners: Use in Structural Applications; Aircraft Structural Integrity: Corrosion Effects; Al-Mg-Si: Microstructural Analysis; Analytical Techniques for Aluminum; Anisotropic Yield Criteria for Aluminum Alloy Sheets; Anodic Oxides: Applications and Trends in Nanofabrication; Arc-Welding: Lithium-Containing Aluminum Alloys…”
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Manifestos for the future of critical disability studies volume 1 /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1. …”
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