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While America aged : how pension debts ruined General Motors, stopped the NYC subways, bankrupted San Diego, and loom as the next financial crisis by Lowenstein, Roger

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Large-scale scientific computing : 8th International Conference, LSSC 2011, Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 6-10, 2011, Revised selected papers by LSSC (Conference) Sozopol, Bulgaria), SpringerLink (Online service)

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HCI International 2013 - Posters' extended abstracts : International Conference, HCI International 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 21-26, 2013, Proceedings. Part I by International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Las Vegas, Nev., SpringerLink (Online service)

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Saving for development : how Latin America and the Caribbean can save more and better by Inter-American Development Bank

Contents: “…The Last Resort: Taking Care of Grandma; Act Today, for a Better Tomorrow; Notes; 7 Saving for the Future: Pension Systems; Newer Systems for Older Populations; PAYG/Defined-Benefit Systems: Promises, Promises; Sustainability; Adequacy and Redistribution; Institutional Arrangements; Recommendations; Defined Contribution Systems: A Work in Progress; Transition Costs; Investments, Returns, and Costs; Retirement Products and Insurance Arrangements; Financial Literacy, Legitimacy, and Confidence; Appropriate Regulation and Supervision; Recommendations; When All Else Fails: Noncontributory Pensions.…”
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Luminescence and the solid state by Ropp, R. C.

Contents: “…Particle Size; 4. Particle Distributions; 5. Particle Distributions and the Binomial Theorem; 6. …”
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Managing downside risk in financial markets : theory, practice and implementation by ScienceDirect (Online service)

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Foundations of electrical engineering. [Volume 3], Fields--Networks--Waves by Simonyi, Károly

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Quantum codes for topological quantum computation by Albuquerque, Clarice Dias de

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Modeling solar radiation at the earth's surface : recent advances by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Solar Radiation Measurement: Progress in Radiometry for Improved Modeling -- Fractal Classification of Typical Meteorological Days from Global Solar Irradiance: Application to Five Sites of Different Climates -- Modelling the Statistical Properties of Solar Radiation and Proposal of a Technique Based on Boltzmann Statistics -- A Method for Determining the Solar Global and Defining the Diffuse and Beam Irradiation on a Clear Day -- Recent Advances in the Relations between Bright Sunshine Hours and Solar Irradiation -- Solar Irradiation Estimation Methods from Sunshine and Cloud Cover Data -- Solar Irradiation via Air Temperature Data -- Models of Diffuse Solar Fraction -- Estimation of Surface Solar Radiation with Artificial Neural Networks -- Dynamic Behavior of Solar Radiation -- Time Series Modelling of Solar Radiation -- A new Procedure to Generate Solar Radiation Time Series from achine Learning Theory -- Use of Sunshine Number for Solar Irradiance Time Series Generation -- The Meteorological Radiation Model (MRM): Advancements and Applications -- Chain of Algorithms to Compute Hourly Radiation Data on Inclined Planes used in Meteonorm -- Modelling UV-B Irradiance in Canada -- Angular Distribution of Sky Diffuse Radiance and Luminance -- Solar Radiation Derived from Satellite Images -- Generation of Solar Radiation Maps from Long-Term Satellite Data -- Validation and Ranking Methodologies for Solar Radiation Models.…”
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Mathematical analysis in interdisciplinary research by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Perdiou) -- Nearest Neighbour Forecasting Using Sparse Data Representation (Thomakos) -- On Two Kinds of the Hardy-Type Integral Inequalities in the Whole Plane with the Equivalent Forms (Rassias) -- Product formulae for non-autonomous Gibbs semigroup (A. …”
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Geometric complex analysis : in honor of Kang-Tae Kim's 60th Birthday, Gyeongju, Korea, 2017 by Korean Conference on Several Complex Variables Kyŏngju-si, Korea, SpringerLink (Online service)

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Fire science and technology 2015 : the proceedings of 10th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology by Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology Tsukuba, Japan, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “….- Effect of Weibull Distributed Pre-movement Time on Evacuation.- Travel Speed and Visibility in a Pedestrian Space with Inhomogeneous Distribution of Floor Illuminance.- Analysis of Commuter line's Passenger Movement in the Station during Peak Hours.- The Effect of Multi-component Electrolyte Additive on LiFePO4 Based Lithium Ion Batteries.- PVC Cable Fire Toxicity using the Cone Calorimeter.- Lessons Learnt from the 0801 Petrochemical Pipeline Explosions in Kaohsiung City.- Experimental study of the fire behaviour of wooden façades.- Verification Methodology of Vertical Fire Spread to Upstairs Room via Openings and Facade Wall.- Experimental Study on Confluence of the Emerged Flames Ejected from Two Adjacent Openings.- Neutral plane and length scale of spill fire plume considering the effects of cross-ventilation.- Fire safety design on the performance-based for skyscraper -- a case in Japan.- Study on fire plume behavior in vertical shafts of buildings.- Experimental investigation on glass cracking for wind load combined with radiant heating.- Comparison of Existing Time-Equivalence Methods and the Minimum Load Capacity Method.- Components and Consequences of Cross-Laminated Timber Delamination.- Fire Behavior of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Slabs: Two-way Action.- Influence of Water Content on Total Strain of Super-high-strength Concrete under Elevated Temperature.- A Study on Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Walls Exposed to Hydrocarbon Fire under Vertical Load.- Response of Steel Members Subject to Temperature Gradient in Localized Fires.- Tensile Resistance of Splice Connections with High Strength Bolts in Fire.- Statistical Analysis on Reliability of Sprinkler Systems.- Determination of design fire load for structural fire safety in the compartment subdivided by non-fire rated partitions.- Linking Safety Factor and Probability of Failure based on Monte Carlo Simulation in Fire Safety Design.- Domestic Sprinkler: It is Time to Consider Mandatory Requirement in Hong Kong.- Discuss Performance-Based Fire Safety Design in Taiwan -- Case Study of 'Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts'.- To Improve the Care Environments by Using Fire Safety Engineering for Existing Small-Scale Hospitals in Taiwan.- Risk Communication Applied to Community-based Fire Mitigation and Management for Historic Areas.- Experimental study on the effect of frame height of bed mattress upon fire behavior in compartment.- Analysis of combustion expansion and heat release rate during combustion of mattress installed at different heights.- Defining the Heat Release Rate per Unit Area for use in Fire Safety Engineering Analysis.- Algebraic Equations for Calculating Surface Flame Spread and Burning of a Cubical-shaped Polyurethane Foam Block.- An Experimental Study on the Mass Flow Rate from a Line Fire Source along a Vertical Wall.- The Simulation of Release Consequence with a Modified Gaussian Plume Model.- A Simple Hand Calculation Method to Estimate the Pyrolysis Kinetics of Plastic and Wood Materials.- Research on firefighting simulation training system of large oil tank zone.- Research on indoor firefighter positioning based on inertial navigation.- Comparison of Bench-scale and Manikin Tests of Protective Clothing Systems during Low Level Radiation.- Use of Water Curtains to Prevent Ignition by Firebrands.- Full-scale Experiments on Ship Accommodation Cabin Fire.- Underground Station Fire Simulation with Multi-Layer Zone model.- Performance Based Approach for Fire Safety in Aboveground Mass Rapid Transit Stations.- Toxic Gas Emissions from a Timber-Pallet-Stack Fire in a Full Scale Compartment.- An experimental study on the spread of burning gasoline spilling on water.- An Experimental Study of Complex Fuel Burning Behavior using Characteristic Fuel Unit Approach.- An Analytical Method for the Estimation of Radiation Heat Flux from Open pool Fires and pool Fires Impinging on Ceilings.- PIV Measurements of Velocity Fields of Three Hot Air Jet Plumes Impinging on a Horizontal Ceiling.- Evaluation of Temperature-rise under an Eave due to Flame Impingement -- Towards the Mitigation of Fire Spread Risk in Japanese Historic Urban Areas.- A procedure for measuring flame spread properties of materials by cone calorimeter.- Correlations between Measurements of Flame Retarded High Density Polyethylene Composites Subjected to Three Conventional Fire Tests.- Fire behavior of intumescent polyurethane: synergy, morphology and kinetic.- Development and Validation of Skeletal Mechanism for Flame Inhibition by Trimethylphosphate.- A Validation Study of Existing Formulas for Determining the Critical Heat Release Rate for Flashover.- Experimental Study of Time to Onset of Flashover in Classroom Size Compartment.- Experimental Study and Model Analysis of Flashover in Confined Compartments.- Experimental study on radiation blockage of small-scale vertical PMMA fires.- Thermal Performance of Magnesium Oxide Wall Board Using Numerical Modelling.- Burning Behaviors of Thermoplastic Pellets in Pans under Different Conditions.- Investigation of the contribution to fire of electrical cable by a revisited mass loss cone.- Experimental study on thermal insulation properties of charred woods under radiative heating.- Thermal boundaries of intumescent-type insulations in cone calorimeter testing.- The effect of specimen thickness on critical heat flux and effective thermal inertia calculations using Cone Calorimeter and Ignitability test apparatus.- Low Temperature CO Catalytic Oxidation over KOH-Hopcalite Mixtures and In-situ CO2 Capture from Fire Smoke.- Comparison and Assessment of Particle Mass Concentrations Measurements in Fire Smokes with a Microbalance, Opacimeter and PPS Devices.- Improvements to the Hartmann Dust Explosion Equipment for MEC Measurements that are Compatible with Gas Lean Limit Measurements.- Numerical Simulations of Gas-Phase Interactions of Phosphorus-Containing Compounds with Cup-Burner Flames.- CFD Study of Large City Fires in Windy Conditions relevant to Aerial Firefighting.- The velocity and structure of the flame front at spread of fire across the pine needle bed depending on the wind velocity.- Smoke Filling in a Confined Compartment with Single Ceiling Vent.- Full-Scale Tests and CFD Modeling to Investigate the Effect of Opening Arrangement on Smoke Layer Height in Atrium Fires.- Experimental Study on Influence of Air Supply System Difference on Smoke Shielding Performance in Air Pressure Smoke Control.- An experimental investigation of the fire induced oscillatory vent flow through a horizontal opening.- Experimental study of sidewall and pressure effect on vertical downward flame spread over insulation material.- Heat Loss and Kinetic Effects on Extinction and Critical Self-sustained Propagation of Forced Forward Smoldering.- Numerical study of the radiative and turbulent heat flux behavior of upward flame spread over PMMA.- Validating the Function of Absorber Plates for Auto-sprinkler System Activation.- An Experimental Study on the Smoke-logging Phenomenon using Sprinkler for Performance-Based Evacuation Safety Design.- Effect of Fire Detection Function on Fire Suppression in Home Stay Facilities in Taiwan.- Full-Scale Experimental Study on Fire Suppression Performance of a Water Mist System for Large Ship-board Machinery Spaces.- Examination of Extinguishment Method with Extinguishing Powder Packed in a Spherical Ice Capsule…”
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