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The Big Thaw : Policy, Governance, and Climate Change in the Circumpolar North /

Table of Contents: “…Consequences, measures, and attitudes associated with climate change in Finland -- Teleconnecting the great thaw -- One law to rule them all : arctic climate change policy and legal realities -- Regulating in the face of a changing world : legal regulation of climate change -- Avoiding genocide : factors applicable to adaptation planning for arctic Indigenous Peoples -- Geopower and sea ice : encounters with the geopolitical stage -- Arctic wetlands and limited international protections : can the Ramsar Convention help meaningfully address climate change? …”
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Translation and Transfer of Knowledge in Encyclopedic Compilations, 1680–1830 /

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Victorian Women Writiers, Radical Grandmothers, and the Gendering of God / by Houston, Gail Turley, 1950-

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The Problem Body : Projecting Disability in Film /

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MythomaniaS: Crime Scenes & Psycho Case Studies

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Infamous Bodies : Early Black Women’s Celebrity and the Afterlives of Rights / by Pinto, Samantha

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Developing a Sense of Place : The Role of the Arts in Regenerating Communities

Table of Contents: “…Eastern Angles: A sense of place on stage -- 2. Lesson drawing and community engagement: The experience of Take A Part in Plymouth -- 3. …”
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Mixed models theory and applications with R / by Demidenko, Eugene, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…331.16 Software and books361.17 Summary points 372 MLE for LME Model 412.1 Example: Weight versus height 422.2 The model and log-likelihood functions 452.3 Balanced random-coefficient model 602.4 LME model with random intercepts 642.5 Criterion for the MLE existence 722.6 Criterion for positive definiteness of matrix D742.7 Preestimation bounds for variance parameters 772.8 Maximization algorithms792.9 Derivatives of the log-likelihood function 812.10 Newton--Raphson algorithm 832.11 Fisher scoring algorithm852.12 EM algorithm 882.13 Starting point 932.14 Algorithms for restricted MLE 962.15 Optimization on nonnegative definite matrices 972.16 lmeFS and lme in R 1082.17 Appendix: Proof of the MLE existence 1122.18 Summary points 1153 Statistical Properties of the LME Model 1193.1 Introduction 1193.2 Identifiability of the LMEmodel 1193.3 Information matrix for variance parameters 1223.4 Profile-likelihood confidence intervals 1333.5 Statistical testing of the presence of random effects 1353.6 Statistical properties of MLE 1393.7 Estimation of random effects 1483.8 Hypothesis and membership testing 1533.9 Ignoring random effects 1573.10 MINQUE for variance parameters 1603.11 Method of moments 1693.12 Variance least squares estimator 1733.13 Projection on D+ space 1783.14 Comparison of the variance parameter estimation 1783.15 Asymptotically efficient estimation for [beta] 1823.16 Summary points 1834 Growth Curve Model and Generalizations 1874.1 Linear growth curve model 1874.2 General linear growth curve model 2034.3 Linear model with linear covariance structure 2214.4 Robust linear mixed effects model 2354.5 Appendix: Derivation of the MM estimator 2434.6 Summary points 2445 Meta-analysis Model 2475.1 Simple meta-analysis model 2485.2 Meta-analysis model with covariates 2755.3 Multivariate meta-analysis model 2805.4 Summary points 2916 Nonlinear Marginal Model 2936.1 Fixed matrix of random effects 2946.2 Varied matrix of random effects 3076.3 Three types of nonlinear marginal models 3186.4 Total generalized estimating equations approach 3236.5 Summary points 3307 Generalized Linear Mixed Models 3337.1 Regression models for binary data 3347.2 Binary model with subject-specific intercept 3577.3 Logistic regression with random intercept 3647.4 Probit model with random intercept 3847.5 Poisson model with random intercept 3887.6 Random intercept model: overview 4037.7 Mixed models with multiple random effects 4047.8 GLMM and simulation methods 4137.9 GEE for clustered marginal GLM 4187.10 Criteria for MLE existence for binary model 4267.11 Summary points 4318 Nonlinear Mixed Effects Model 4358.1 Introduction 4358.2 The model 4368.3 Example: Height of girls and boys 4398.4 Maximum likelihood estimation 4418.5 Two-stage estimator 4448.6 First-order approximation 4508.7 Lindstrom--Bates estimator 4528.8 Likelihood approximations 4578.9 One-parameter exponential model 4608.10 Asymptotic equivalence of the TS and LB estimators 4678.11 Bias-corrected two-stage estimator 4698.12 Distribution misspecification 4718.13 Partially nonlinear marginal mixed model 4748.14 Fixed sample likelihood approach4758.15 Estimation of random effects and hypothesis testing 4788.16 Example (continued) 4798.17 Practical recommendations 4818.18 Appendix: Proof of theorem on equivalence 4828.19 Summary points 4859 Diagnostics and Influence Analysis 4899.1 Introduction 4899.2 Influence analysis for linear regression 4909.3 The idea of infinitesimal influence 4939.4 Linear regression model 4959.5 Nonlinear regression model 5129.6 Logistic regression for binary outcome 5179.7 Influence of correlation structure 5269.8 Influence of measurement error 5279.9 Influence analysis for the LME model 5309.10 Appendix: MLE derivative with respect to σ2 5369.11 Summary points 53710 Tumor Regrowth Curves 54110.1 Survival curves 54310.2 Double--exponential regrowth curve 54510.3 Exponential growth with fixed regrowth time 55910.4 General regrowth curve 56510.5 Double--exponential transient regrowth curve 56610.6 Gompertz transient regrowth curve 57310.7 Summary points 57611 Statistical Analysis of Shape 57911.1 Introduction 57911.2 Statistical analysis of random triangles 58111.3 Face recognition 58411.4 Scale-irrelevant shape model 58511.5 Gorilla vertebrae analysis 58911.6 Procrustes estimation of the mean shape 59111.7 Fourier descriptor analysis 59811.8 Summary points 60712 Statistical Image Analysis 60912.1 Introduction 60912.2 Testing for uniform lighting 61212.3 Kolmogorov--Smirnov image comparison 61612.4 Multinomial statistical model for images 62012.5 Image entropy 62312.6 Ensemble of unstructured images 62712.7 Image alignment and registration 64012.8 Ensemble of structured images 65212.9 Modeling spatial correlation 65412.10 Summary points 66013 Appendix: Useful Facts and Formulas 66313.1 Basic facts of asymptotic theory 66313.2 Some formulas of matrix algebra 67013.3 Basic facts of optimization theory 674References 683Index 713.…”
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Applying theory to generalist social work practice : a case study approach / by Langer, Carol L., Lietz, Cynthia A.

Table of Contents: “…Cimino, MSW, PhD Introduction Historical Foundation and Overview of Critical Theory Basic Principles of Critical Theory Foundation and Historical Overview of Feminist Theory Basic Principles of Feminist Theory Similarities and Differences Key Concepts Principles of Feminist/Critical Theory within Social Work Practice Case Example Stories from the Field Student Application of Skills Criticisms of Feminist and Critical Theory Approaches Conclusion Resources for Students References Chapter Thirteen: Transtheoretical Model Introduction Historical Foundation and Overview The Stages of Change Key Concepts Basic Principles Motivational Interviewing Application Case Example Stories from the Field Student Application of Skills Strengths and Limitations of TTM and Motivational Interviewing Conclusion Resources for Students References CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Theory and Practice: Pulling it all Together.…”
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Experimental Latin American cinema history and aesthetics / by Tompkins, Cynthia, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: mise-en-scene, a seemingly international staging -- A neonoir skew to the action-image. A shimmering suture: Fabián Bielinsky's epileptic El aura -- Slippery criminal pleasures: intermediality and voyeurism in Jorge Furtado's O homem que copiava -- Endless quest: chasing sex, lies, and money at the gates of hell in Heitor Dhalia's O cheiro do ralo -- Road movies. …”
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Water law and cooperation in the Euphrates-Tigris region : a comparative and interdisciplinary approach /

Table of Contents: “…Johannes Cullmann -- Water law in Iraq : the present model for water resources protection / Yadgar Kamal Ahmmad -- Water management laws in the Syrian Arab Republic / Rana Kharouf-Gaudig -- Legal context in water management policy in Turkey : evolution of a complex framework in three stages / Vakur Sumer -- EU water law and its relevance for the Euphrates and Tigris region / Ulrich Beyerlin -- Procedural system of transboundary water cooperation in the Aral Sea basin / Dinara Ziganshina -- The Jordan River : legal and institutional aspects / Marwan Haddad -- The Amazon River Basin : features, history and legal framework / Lilian del Castillo-Laborde -- International cooperation to protect the Rhine River : lessons to be learned for the Euphrates and Tigris region? …”
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Literary Hispanophobia and Hispanophilia in Britain and the Low Countries (1550-1850) /

Table of Contents: “…Oyarbide Magaña -- Enemy treasures : the making and marketing of Spanish Comedia in the Amsterdam Schouwburg / Frans Blom -- 'The barke is bad, but the tree good' : hispanophilia, hispanophobia and Spanish honour in English and Dutch plays (c. 1630-1670) / Rena Bood -- James Salgado : anti-Spanish sentiment and the Popish Plot / Antonio Cortijo Ocaña -- From hispanophobia to Quixotephilia : the politics of quixotism in the British long eighteenth century / Pedro Javier Pardo -- Spanish politicking in British periodical reviews, 1808-1814 / Susan Valladares -- Hispanophobia and hispanophilia in the Netherlands : continuities and ruptures in the nineteenth century / Lotte Jensen -- From azoteas to dungeons : Spain as archaeology of the despotism in Alexander Dallas's novel Vargas (1822) / Fernando Durán López -- Discordant visions : Spain and the stages of London in 1823 / Diego Saglia -- Historical fiction, cultural transfer and the recycling of the Black Legend between the Low Countries and Britain : a nineteenth-century case study / Raphaël Ingelbien -- 'Covering the skeletons with flesh and blood' : Spanish Golden Age drama in English and Dutch nineteenth-century literary histories / Yolanda Rodríguez Perez.…”
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PEM fuel cells thermal and water management fundamentals / by Wang, Yun

Table of Contents: “…Ice dynamics and removal -- 7.1 Subfreezing operation-overview -- 7.2 Ice formation -- 7.2.1 Water transport and conservation -- 7.2.2 Three cold-start stages -- 7.2.2.1 First stage: membrane hydration -- 7.2.2.2 Second stage: ice formation -- 7.2.2.3 Third stage: ice melting -- 7.3 Voltage loss due to ice formation -- 7.3.1 Spatial variation of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) -- 7.3.2 The ORR rate under subfreezing temperature -- 7.3.3 Oxygen profile in the catalyst layer -- 7.3.4 Voltage loss due to ice formation -- 7.3.5 A model of cold-start cell voltage -- 7.4 State of subfreezing water -- 7.5 Chapter summary --…”
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TNM supplement a commentary on uniform use /

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: EXPLANATORY NOTES-General -- EXPLANATORY NOTES - Specific anatomical sitesHead and Neck TumoursGeneralAnatomyExtension to Adjacent SitesRegional Lymph NodesT ClassificationN ClassificationLip and Oral CavityLipOral CavityPharynxOropharynxNasopharynxHypopharynxLarynxAnatomical DefinitionsSuperior and Inferior Boundaries of the GlottisPathological Criteria of Impaired Vocal CordMobility or Vocal Cord Fixation Associated Carcinoma in situNasal Cavity and Paranasal SinusesSalivary GlandsThyroidDigestive System TumoursRules for ClassificationOesophagusStomachAnatomyRegional Lymph NodesT ClassificationSmall intestineColon and RectumAnatomical Sites arid SubsitesLocal RecurrenceRegional Lymph NodesT/pT ClassificationN/pN ClassificationM ClassificationAnal CanalRules for ClassificationT ClassificationLiverRules for ClassificationRegional Lymph NodesT/pT ClassificationGallbladderExtrahepatic Bile DuctsAnatomical SubsitesAmpulla of VaterPancreasT Chapter 3 Site-Specific Requirements for pT and pNIntroductionHead and Neck TumourspT - Primary TumourpN - Regional Lymph NodesThyroid GlandDigestive System TumourspT - Primary TumourpN - Regional Lymph NodesLung and Pleural TumourspT - Primary TumourpN -Regional Lymph NodesTumours of Bone and Soft TissuespT - Primary TumourpN - Regional Lymph NodesSkin TumourspT- Primary TumourpN - Regional Lymph NodesBreast TumourspT - Primary TumourpN - Regional Lymph NodesGynaecological TumourspT - Primary TumourpN - Regional Lymph NodesUrological TumourspT - Primary TumourpN - Regional Lymph NodesOphthalmic TumourspT - Primary TumourpN - Regional Lymph nodesHodgkin Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin LymphomaReferencesChapter 4 New TNM Classifications Recommended for TestingIntroductionGeneralPn - Perineural invasionSpecificGastrointestinal SarcomasMalignant Thymic epithelial tumoursCranial and Facial BonesCutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (Excluding Lip, Eyelid, Vulva and Penis)Chronic Myeloid LeukaemiaPrimary Liver Carcinoma in Infants and ChildrenAdrenal Cortical CarcinomaLiver Metastasis of Colorectal CarcinomaGastrointestinal Malignant LymphomasReferencesChapter 5 Optional Proposals for Testing New Telescopic Ramifications of TNMAll tumour sitesFixation of Lymph NodesMarkers of Residual TumourHead and Neck TumoursThyroid GlandT ClassificationDigestive System TumoursM ClassificationOesophagusT ClassificationN ClassificationStomachT ClassificationN ClassificationColon and RectumpT ClassificationLiverN ClassificationLung TumoursM ClassificationStage Grouping of Lung TumoursTumours of Bone and Soft TissuesBoneT ClassificationSkin TumoursCarcinoma of SkinT ClassificationGynaecological TumoursCervix UteriN ClassificationM ClassificationUrological TumoursPenisT ClassificationProstateT ClassificationM ClassificationKidneyT ClassificationReferencesChapter 6 Frequently Asked Questions.…”
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Pathways to peace : the transformative power of children and families /

Table of Contents: “…Bakermans-Kranenburg -- How do events and relationships in childhood set the stage for peace at -- Personal and social levels? …”
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Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development

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Collapse of an empire lessons for modern Russia / by Gaĭdar, E. T. (Egor Timurovich)

Table of Contents: “…The grandeur and the fall of empires -- Modern economic growth and the era of empires -- Crisis and the dismantling of overseas empires -- Problems of dissolving territorially integrated empires -- The yugoslav tragedy -- Authoritarian regimes: the causes of instability -- Challenges in the early stages of modern economic growth and authoritarianism -- The instability of authoritarian regimes -- Mechanics of the collapse of authoritarianism -- The oil curse -- The Spanish prologue -- Resource wealth and economic development -- Specifics of the oil market -- Regulating the oil market in the twentieth century -- Challenges related to price fluctuations of commodities: Mexico and Venezuela -- In search of a way out: a response to the dangers of unstable commodity pricing -- Cracks in the foundation: the Soviet Union in the early 1980s -- Growing problems and bad decisions -- Food supply problems -- Food shortages-a strategic challenge -- The USSR as the largest importer of food -- Oil in Western Siberia: the illusion of salvation -- A drop in oil prices: the final blow -- The collapse of the USSR: the unexpected becomes the rule -- The political economy of external shocks -- Deteriorating conditions for foreign trade: political alternatives -- The ussr and the drop in oil prices: the essence of the choice -- A series of mistakes -- Mounting problems in the soviet economy -- The hard currency crisis -- Economic and political liberalization against the background of the hard currency and financial problems -- Development of the crisis of the socialist system -- Political credits -- The price of compromise -- The crisis of the empire and the nationality question -- Loss of control over the economic and political situation -- The currency crisis -- From crisis to catastrophe -- "Extraordinary efforts" instead of reforms -- On the brink of default -- On the path to state bankruptcy -- The grain problem -- Prices skyrocket -- Money and the fate of the empire -- The fall -- The political economy of the failed coup -- Political death throes -- Political disintegration: economic consequences -- A civilized divorce.…”
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Development and assessment of self-authorship exploring the concept across cultures /

Table of Contents: “…: a theoretical exploration of the construct / Jane Elizabeth Pizzolato -- Demonstrating the link between reasoning and action in the early stages of self-authorship / Elizabeth G. Creamer -- Getting to the complexities of identity: the contributions of an autoethnographic and intersectional approach / Susan R. …”
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Disease eradication in the 21st century implications for global health /

Table of Contents: “…Dowdle -- Lessons from the late stages of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative / R. …”
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ABC of HIV and AIDS

Table of Contents: “…Adler -- Immunology of HIV1 infection / Mahdad Noursadeghi and Deenan Pillay -- Viral assays used in the diagnosis and management of HIV infection / Anna Maria Geretti and Paola Vitiello -- HIV testing: strategies to prevent late diagnosis / Adrian Palfreeman and Emma Fox -- Clinical staging and natural history of untreated HIV infection / Melinda Tenant-Flowers and Adrian Mindel -- Routine assessment and follow-up of the newly diagnosed HIV-positive individual / Laura Waters and David Asboe -- Tumours in HIV / Mark Bower -- The lung and HIV / Sarah Doffman and Robert F. …”
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