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Water governance--challenges in Africa hydro-optimism or hydro-pessimism? /

Table of Contents: “…Henriques -- Implementation of the human right to water: multi-level challenges / Paula D. Lopes --Part 2: Water governance and institutional issues -- Theoretical reflections on the analysis of water governance in coupled social-ecological systems / Mathias Polak and Stefan Liehr -- Between a rock and a hard place: decentralization and struggles for water in Mali / Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde -- Social learning and water-resource management in southern Africa: can interactive learning trigger changes in water management? …”
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The past in the present : the construction of Polish history / by Traba, Robert

Table of Contents: “…Poles and Germans : the empirical world -- On Germans "mine" and "not mine" : a personal case study -- In search of a "portable homeland" : Poles in multi-cultural Berlin -- Warmia/Ermland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries : a sketch portrait of the village of Purda Wielka as a backdrop -- Collective memory and cultural landscape : reflections on a war cemetery restoration project in Drweck (Dröbnitz) -- "You glorify the foreign, but you do not know your own" : the magic of place and the mythologizing of landscape as factors in national education in the first half of the twentieth century : the case of East Prussia -- The "landscape after battle" : the political cult of the fallen in Poland after World War II -- "It was only a film!" …”
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Just neighbors? : research on African American and Latino relations in the United States /

Table of Contents: “…: framing commonality in a multiracial coalition / Sylvia Zamora -- Ethnic succession and ethnic conflict : street gangs in Los Angeles / James Diego Vigil -- Examining the relationship between African American and Latino street gangs : conflict, cooperation and avoidance in two multi-racial urban neighborhoods / Cid Martinez and Victor Rios.…”
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The SAGE handbook of leadership /

Table of Contents: “…Predictors of leadership: the usual suspects and the suspect traits -- Contingency theories of effective leadership -- Transformational leadership -- Leader-member exchange: recent findings and prospects for the future -- Leadership and attachment theory: understanding interpersonal dynamics in leader-follower relations -- Team leadership: a review and look ahead -- Authentic leadership -- A multi-level view of leadership and emotions: leading with emotional labor -- The shadow side of leadership -- Psychoanalytic approaches to leadership -- Creativity, innovation and leadership: models and findings. …”

Routledge handbook of African politics /

Table of Contents: “…Villalón -- Women in politics / Amina Mama -- Civil war / Philip Roessler -- Oil politics / Ricardo Soares de Oliveira -- Power-sharing / Andreas Mehler -- Post-conflict peacebuilding / Devon Curtis -- Transitional justice after atrocity / Phil Clark -- Electoral authoritarianism and multi-party politics / Nicolas van de Walle -- The power of elections / Staffan I. …”

Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements : applications in health improvement and disease management /

Table of Contents: “…Ngwira, Stephen Lutoti, Davies Mweta, Patrick E. Ogwang, and Duncan C. Sesaazi -- Introduction to Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements / Bhushan R. …”
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Depression in neurologic disorders diagnosis and management /

Table of Contents: “…Grote -- Depressive disorders in children and adolescents with neurological disorders / Rochelle Caplan -- Basic principles in the management of depression in neurologic disorders / Marco Mula -- Depression and migraine / Joan Roig Llesuy -- Post-stroke depression / Andres M. …”
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Substance withdrawal syndrome

Table of Contents: “…Ladner -- Is aspirin withdrawal detrimental for patients with or at risk for coronary artery disease? A meta-analysis / Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai ... [et al.] -- Changes observed in circulatory and alimentary systems in alcohol dependent patients during the withdrawal period / Maria Kłopocka ... …”
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Machinery prognostics and prognosis oriented maintenance management / by Yan, Jihong

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Preface i Acknowledgements i Chapter 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Historical perspective 7 1.2 Diagnostic and prognostic system requirements 8 1.3 Need for prognostics and sustainability based maintenance management 9 1.4 Technical challenges in prognosis and sustainability based maintenance decision making 11 1.5 Data processing, prognostics and decision making 13 1.6 Sustainability based maintenance management 16 1.7 Future of prognostics based maintenance 19 References 20 Chapter 2 Data processing 21 2.1 Probability Distributions 21 2.2 Statistics on Unordered data 32 2.3 Statistics on Ordered Data 38 2.4 Technologies for incomplete data 39 References 428 Chapter 3 Signal processing 45 3.1 Introduction 45 3.2 Signal pre-processing 47 3.3 Techniques for signal processing 50 3.4 Real-time image feature extraction 72 3.5 Fusion or integration technologies 77 3.6 Statistical pattern recognition and data mining 80 3.7 Advanced technology for feature extraction 92 References 102 Chapter 4 Health monitoring and prognosis 110 4.1 Health monitoring as a concept 110 4.2 Degradation indices 111 4.3 Real-time monitoring 116 4.4 Failure prognosis 142 4.5 Physics-based prognosis models 155 4.6 Data-driven prognosis models 158 4.7 Hybrid prognosis models 162 Reference 165 Chapter 5 Prediction of residual service life 172 5.1 Formulation of problem 172 5.2 Methodology of probabilistic prediction 173 5.3 Dynamic life prediction using time series 180 5.4 Residual life prediction by crack-growth criterion 197 References 202 Chapter 6 Maintenance planning and scheduling 205 6.1 Strategic planning in maintenance 205 6.2 Maintenance scheduling 219 6.3 Scheduling techniques 232 6.4 Heuristic methodology for multi-unit system maintenance scheduling 261 References 266 Chapter 7 Prognosis incorporating maintenance decision making 270 7.1 The changing role of maintenance 270 7.2 Development of maintenance 272 7.3 Maintenance effects modeling 274 7.4 Modeling of optimization objective - maintenance cost 282 7.5 Prognosis oriented maintenance decision making 284 7.6 Maintenance decision making considering energy consumption 301 References 317 Chapter 8 Case studies 321 8.1 Improved Hilbert-Huang transform based weak signal detection methodology and its application on incipient fault diagnosis and ECG signal analysis 322 8.2 Ant colony clustering analysis based intelligent fault diagnosis method and its application to rotating machinery 329 8.3 BP Neural Networks Based Prognostic Methodology and Its Application 336 8.4 A Dynamic Multi-scale Markov Model Based Methodology for Remaining Life Prediction 343 8.5 A group technology based methodology for maintenance scheduling for hybrid shop 358 References 365 Index 369.…”
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Variations on the messianic theme a case study of interfaith dialogue / by Wyse, Marion

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Confronting the impasse -- The impasse -- Entering the Jewish-Christian dialogue -- Introduction: Facing the past : Hoshoah as the great divide -- Present repentance : documents of the church -- Roman Catholic documents -- World Council of Churches documents -- Lutheran documents -- Other North American documents -- Dialogue as meta-framework -- Initial Christian attempts to approach Jesus as Jew -- 1965-1974 -- Faith and fratricide -- Conclusion: The dialogue at an impasse -- Exploring some christological paths -- Introduction: Urgency of the question -- John Pawlikowski : Jesus in the pharisaic context -- Paul van Buren : Christ in the Jewish context -- Rosemary Ruether : humanity as the collective Messiah -- Conclusion: Still at an impasse -- A way forward -- Examining the radical empirical method -- Choosing context as primary -- William James -- Alfred North Whitehead -- Empirical theology -- Bernard Lee's appropriation of empiricism -- Lee's retrieval of the Hebraic context : a critique -- Mapping some variations on the messianic theme -- Introduction: Contextualizing concepts -- The Jewish origin and development of the messianic concept -- The Christian shift and development of the messianic concept -- The messianic concept in context of the Jewish-Christian dialogue -- Among Jews -- Among Christians -- Conclusion: A way forward? …”
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Conversations on global citizenship education : perspectives on research, teaching, and learning in higher education /

Table of Contents: “…Giroux, Emiliano Bosio -- Global citizenship otherwise / Sharon Stein, Vanessa Andreotti -- Global citizenship education as a counter-colonial project : engaging multiple knowledge systems for transformational change / Lynette Shultz -- From global to planetary citizenship : a proposal for evolving Brazil university curriculum / Silvia Elisabeth Moraes, Eduardo Moraes Arraut and Josefina Moraes Arraut -- Cultivating global citizenship education and its implications for education in South Africa / Yusef Waghid -- Global skills and global citizenship education / Douglas Bourn -- Educating for global citizenship in diverse and unequal societies / Massimiliano Tarozzi -- Global citizenship education as critical global semiotics / Maureen Ellis -- Intersections of neoliberalism, internationalization and global citizenship education / Miri Yemini -- Flourishing and global citizenship education / William Gaudelli -- Global citizenship education as awareness, responsibility and participation / Hans Schattle -- Global citizenship education and humanism : a process of becoming and knowing / Maria Guajardo -- Global citizenship education as a meta/critical pedagogy : concluding reflections / Emiliano Bosio.…”
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Language socialization in bilingual and multilingual societies edited by Robert Bayley and Sandra R. Schecter.

Table of Contents: “…Transforming perspectives on bilingual language socialization / Lucinda Pease-Alvarez -- Weaving languages together: family language policy and gender socialization in bilingual aymara households / Aurolyn Luykx -- Collaborative literacy in a Mexican immigrant household: the role of sibling mediators in the socialization of pre-school learners / María de la Piedra and Harriett Romo -- Growing up trilingual in Montreal: perceptions of college students / Patricia Lamarre in collaboration with Josefina Rossell Paredes -- Representational practices and multi-modal communication in U.S. high schools: implications for adolescent immigrants / Linda Harklau -- Engaging in an authentic science project: appropriating, resisting, and denying "scientific" identities / Kimmarie Cole and Jane Zuengler -- Interrupted by silences: the contemporary education of Hong Kong-born Chinese Canadians / Gordon Pon, Tara Goldstein, and Sandra R. …”
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Corruption, global security, and world order

Table of Contents: “…Rotberg -- 14. The role of the multi-national corporation in the long war against corruption / Ben W. …”
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Emergence of pico- and nanosatellites for atmospheric research and technology testing

Table of Contents: “…Simburger, J.L.Lin and S.E. Scarborough -- Multi-application survivable tether (MAST) experiment / Nestor Voronka, Robert Hoyt, and Tyrel Newton -- Attitude determination, control, and related operation of the Illinois observing nanosatellite / Andrew Pukniel -- Microthruster propulsion / Lance K. …”
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Analyzing affective societies : methods and methodologies /

Table of Contents: “…13 Shared and divided feelings in translingual texts of Emine Sevgi Özdamar: performativity and affective relationality of language, writing and belongingPart IV Reflexivities; 14 Researching affects in the clinic and beyond: multi-perspectivity, ethnography, and mental health-care intervention; 15 'All Eyes Closed': dis/sensing in comparative fieldwork on affective-religious experiences; 16 Fieldwork, ethnography and the empirical affect montage; 17 Investigating emotions by using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software: a methodological approach…”
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Essential medical statistics by Kirkwood, Betty R.

Table of Contents: “…Using this book -- Defining the data -- Displaying the data -- Means, standard deviations and standard errors -- The normal distribution -- Confidence interval for a mean -- Comparison of two means: confidence intervals, hypothesis tests and P-values -- Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the results of statistical analyses -- Comparison of means from several groups: analysis of variance -- Linear regression and correlation -- Multiple regression -- Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics -- Transformations -- Probability, risks and odds (of disease) -- Proportions and the binomial distribution -- Comparing two proportions -- Chi-squared tests for 2 x 2 and larger contingency tables -- Controlling for confounding: stratification -- Logistic regression: comparing two or more exposure groups -- Logistic regression: controlling for confounding and other extensions -- Matched studies -- Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson distribution -- Comparing rates -- Poisson regression -- Standardization -- Survival analysis: displaying and comparing survival patterns -- Regressional analysis of survival data -- Likelihood -- Regression modelling -- Relaxing model assumptions -- Analysis of clustered data -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- Bayesian statistics -- Linking analysis to study design: summary of methods -- Calculation of required sample size -- Measurement error: assessment and implications -- Measures of association and impact -- Strategies for analysis -- Appendix: statistical tables.…”
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Statistical methods in healthcare

Table of Contents: “…Zacks -- Risk management in drug development / Kenett -- 21st century challenges in drug development / Yafit Stark -- Bias in modeling and monitoring health outcomes / Olivia Grigg -- Disease tracking / Biggeri -- Process indicators and outcome measures in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction patients / Guglielmi ... [et al.] -- Meta-analysis / Eva Negri -- Control charts in healthcare / Woodall, Adams, and Benneyan -- Uses & abuses of control charts in healthcare / Jordan and Benneyan -- Six sigma in health care / Shirley Coleman -- Statistical process control in clinical medicine / Winkel and Zhang -- A model for kidney allocation : data-driven optimization / Yahav -- Statistical issues in vaccine safety evaluation / Musonda -- Economics of healthcare / Manca -- Benchmarking of healthcare costs & performance / Tarricone -- Statistical issues in healthcare facilities management / O'Neill -- Health care as a service / Anne Shade -- Statistical issues in insurance/payer processes / Stavish and Popkoski -- Quality of electronic medical records / Gregori.…”
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Anglo-American idealism thinkers and ideas /

Table of Contents: “…Collingwood's response to Oxbridge meta-ethics : hierarchical moral pluralism / Timothy Lord -- Taking individuals seriously : new liberalism and rights / Derrick Darby -- The ideal of charity in the realist age / Chris Colgan -- Collingwood, Hegel and the owl of Minerva / Gary Browning -- Absolute presuppositions and the limits of reason : some aspects of the philosophy of Collingwood / Sverre Wide -- Collingwood, Heidegger and the art of being / Timothy Rosser -- Art, feeling, and truth : the central problem of the aesthetics of Anglo-Saxon idealism / Marie-Luise Raters -- Edward Caird, Northrop Frye, and Kant scholarship / Philip MacEwen.…”
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Accelerating performance : how organizations can mobilize, execute, and transform with agility / by Price, Colin, Toye, Sharon, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Foreword Introduction Acknowledgments About the Authors Section 1: Move Fast or Die Faster Chapter 1: The Soft Stuff Really Is the Hard Stuff Chapter 2: How to Increase Your METAbolic Rate Chapter 3: A Learning Laboratory Chapter 4: Our Journey to META Chapter 5: What's Your Current Pace?: A Diagnostic Section 2: The Acceleration Imperative Chapter 6: Accelerating Strategy: Less Plan, More Planning Chapter 7: Accelerating Organizations: Turning Drag into Drive Chapter 8: Accelerating Teams: Capability Equals Ability Minus Ego Chapter 9: Accelerating Leaders: The Leader Sets the Pace Section 3: How to Start Chapter 10: Finding the Right Recipe Chapter 11: The ABC of Behavior Change Chapter 12: Change the People or Change the People Chapter 13: The Board as Catalyst Section 4: The Four Key Skills Chapter 14: Ripple Intelligence: Join the Dots Chapter 15: Resource Fluidity: Match Resources to Opportunities Chapter 16: Dissolving Paradox: Reframe the Issue Chapter 17: Liquid Leadership: Connect Beyond Hierarchy Chapter 18: Conclusion: It's More than a Program Research Appendix Index.…”
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Mapping, monitoring, and modeling land and water resources : advanced techniques using open source software /

Table of Contents: “…Riad Hossain, Sadia Ashraf, Rabeya Sultana, Faysal Kabir Shuvo -- Identification of groundwater prospect of Bilaspur District -- a multi-criteria decision making approach / Soumen Brahma, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, S.R. …”
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