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Survival and sustainability : environmental concerns in the 21st century by International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability Nicosia, Cyprus, SpringerLink (Online service)

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Power query for Power BI and Excel by Webb, Chris, 1975-

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Muhammad Ali : Part II by Home Box Office (Firm)

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Framing the social security debate : values, politics, and economics by National Academy of Social Insurance (U.S.). Conference

Contents: “…/ Dallas L. Salisbury -- Defined contribution plans : risky business for plan participant / Regina T. …”
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Multivariate extreme value theory and d-norms by Falk, Michael, 1954-

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The Princeton companion to mathematics by Princeton University

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New models for sustainable logistics : internalization of external costs in inventory management by Digiesi, Salvatore, Mascolo, Giuseppe, Mossa, Giorgio, Mummolo, Giovanni

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Healthcare information privacy and security : regulatory compliance and data security in the age of electronic health records by Robichau, Bernard Peter

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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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Intelligent infrastructures by SpringerLink (Online service)

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Management of uncertainty : theory and application in the design of systems and organizations by Grote, Gudela

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Supply chain scheduling by Chen, Zhi-Long, 1967-

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Hospital and healthcare security Sixth edition. by York, Tony W.

Contents: “…-- Staff and Line Positions -- Staffing Level Considerations -- References -- Defining Leadership -- Leadership Competencies -- The Security Leadership Role -- Selecting Management -- Succession Planning -- Leadership Development -- Continuous Development -- The Healthcare Security Supervisor -- Selecting Supervisors -- Shift Supervision -- Communication -- Training -- Monitoring of Performance -- Relationship with Officers -- Motivation -- Performance Management -- Performance Documentation -- Handling Problem Employees -- References -- The Security Officer -- Security Officer Authority -- Special Police Commission/Special Constable -- Licensing -- Selecting Security Personnel -- Recruitment -- Selection Criteria -- The Selection Process -- Full-Time Versus Part-Time Security Officers -- Wage Compensation -- Retention -- Performance Expectations -- Positive Reinforcement -- Rules and Regulations -- Disciplinary Action -- References -- Uniforms -- Determining Uniform Style -- Supplying and Maintaining the Uniform -- Use of Firearms -- Considerations in Arming Officers -- Trends in Arming Security Personnel -- Managing the Firearms Program -- Other Security and Defensive Equipment Considerations -- Notepad and Pen -- Communication Devices -- Handcuffs -- Flashlight -- Personal Protective Equipment -- Conducted Electrical Weapons (Tasers) -- Chemical Agents -- Batons -- Protective Vests -- Body Cameras -- The Duty Belt -- Use of Force -- Training -- Security Operations Manual -- References -- Training Concepts -- Types of Training -- New Security Officer Training -- On-the-Job Training -- Critical Task Focused Training -- Key Training Topics for the New Security Officer -- IAHSS Progressive Certification Program -- IAHSS Basic Security Officer Training -- IAHSS Advanced Security Officer Training -- IAHSS Supervisory Training -- Specialized or Supplemental Training -- Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Security Training -- Elective Training -- Training Resources and Records Requirements -- Instructors/Facilitators -- Training Materials -- Records -- References -- Deployment Objectives -- Flexing the Security Staffing Plan -- Scheduling the Security Staff -- Deployment Patterns and Concepts -- Post Assignments -- Basic Patrol Deployment Plans -- Double Coverage -- Operational versus Nonoperational Times -- Patient Care Units/Areas -- Entrances and Exits -- Basic Patrol Concepts -- External Patrol -- External Patrol Vehicles -- External Patrol Services/Considerations -- Canine Patrol -- Internal Patrol -- Importance of the First Patrol Round -- Reporting for Duty -- Shift Rotation -- Patrol Verification -- The Patrol Officer's Key Ring and Access Privileges -- Security Officer Response -- Patrol Problems -- References -- Purpose of Records -- Memory System -- Exchange of Information -- Operational Policy and Procedure -- Need for Administrative Records -- Report Formats -- Electronic Reports -- Report Preparation -- Basic Records -- Security Incident Report -- Security Supplemental Report -- Security Condition Report -- Daily Activity Report -- Parking Violation Notice -- Pass-on Record -- Master Name Index -- Monthly or Periodic Security Report -- Key Performance Indicators -- Annual Security Management Plan and Program Effectiveness Evaluation -- Keeping Departmental Records Current -- Records Retention -- References -- Patients.…”
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Logic, Rationality, and Interaction : Second International Workshop, LORI 2009, Chongqing, China, October 8-11, 2009. Proceedings by LORI 2009 Chongqing, China, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…On the Temporal Structure of Learning -- Agreement Theorems in Dynamic-Epistemic Logic -- Learning and Teaching as a Game: A Sabotage Approach -- First-Order Logic Formalisation of Arrow's Theorem -- Twelve Angry Men: A Study on the Fine-Grain of Announcements -- Dynamic Testimonial Logic -- From the Logical Point of View: The Chain Store Paradox Revisited -- A Cooperation Logic for Declaration Structures -- Intentions and Assignments -- Epistemic Games in Modal Logic: Joint Actions, Knowledge and Preferences All Together -- Dynamic Epistemic Logic of Finite Identification -- An Epistemic Logic for Planning with Trials -- Obligations in a Responsible World -- Dynamic Epistemic Temporal Logic -- Measurement-Theoretic Foundation of Preference-Based Dyadic Deontic Logic -- An Update Operator for Strategic Ability -- Strategy Elimination in Games with Interaction Structures -- Posters -- The Logic of Knowledge-Based Cooperation in the Social Dilemma -- Getting Together: A Unified Perspective on Modal Logics for Coalitional Interaction -- Oppositional Logic -- Deliberate Contrary-to-Law Action -- Mono-Agent Dynamics -- Modal Expressivity and Definability over Sets -- Dynamic Logics for Explicit and Implicit Information -- Existence of Satisfied Alternative and the Occurring of Morph-Dictator.…”
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CRM fundamentals by Kostojohn, Scott, Johnson, Mathew, Paulen, Brian

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The U.S. Military waging peace by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, University of Notre Dame

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Small satellites for earth observation : selected contributions by International Academy of Astronautics. International Symposium, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Programmatics -- NASA Earth Observation Programs and Small Satellites -- Incubating Domestic Space-Qualified Manufacturers Through ROCSAT Programs -- Trends and Visions for Small Satellite Missions -- Development of the MicroSat Programme at INTA -- Missions (1) -- Moving Towards Commercial Earth Observation Services with Small Satellite Constellations -- PROBA Spacecraft Family -- Small Satellites and Earth Observation Systems for Small Countries and Regions -- Instruments -- Development of a High-Performance Optical System for Small Satellites -- Comparison of Atmospheric Ozone Measurements Between NASA's Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) and the FASAT-BRAVO Ozone Mapping Detector (OMAD) -- Serious Microsats Need Serious Instruments, MIBS and the First Results -- Constellations -- Feasibility of a Constellation of Miniature Satellites for Perform ing Measurements of the Magnetic Field of the Earth -- Preliminary Concepts and Analysis of Future Earth Observation Missions Based on Distributed Radars -- The Swarm Magnetometry Package -- EO Formation Flying Applications for Small Satellite Missions -- Subsystems (1) -- GPS for Microsatellites -- Status and Perspectives -- On-the-Fly Merging of Attitude Solutions -- Design and On-Orbit Evaluation of Magnetic Attitude Control System for the "REIMEI" Microsatellite -- GPS and Low Cost Sensors in Navigation -- Students Session -- GPS Based Attitude Determination for the Flying Laptop Satellite -- Electromagnetic Formation Flight System Design -- Preliminary System Simulation Environment of the University Micro-Satellite Flying Laptop -- A Miniaturised UV Imaging Spectrometer for Remote Sensing of Atmosphere: Volcanic Sulphur Dioxide, Ozone, and Aerosols -- BeeSat Attitude Determination and Control System -- Special Aspects -- Initial SPHERES Operations Aboard the International Space Station -- BIRD Microsatellite Thermal Control System -- 5 Years of Operation in Space -- The "Mailbox Gound Station" -- A Procedure to Improve the Operational Key Requirements of Earth Observation Systems -- A Software-Defined Radio Approach for the Implementation of Ground Station Receivers -- Missions (2) -- Mission Requirements and Analysis of Indonesia's Second Generation Satellite to Support Food Security Program -- A Low-Cost Microsatellite Platform for Multispectral Earth Observation -- Nano-Satellites for Micro-Technology Pre-Qualification: The Delfi Program of Delft University of Technology -- Spacecraft Bus -- Development of the Method of the Creation of Micro Satellite (̃50 kg) Platforms for the Fundamental and Applied Research of the Earth and Near-Earth Outer Space -- Indigenous Mission of Satellite System Development Program in Taiwan -- Lessons Learned -- First Year in Orbit -- Results from the Beijing-1 Operational High Resolution Small Satellite -- An Introduction to FORMOSAT-2's Global Effectiveness -- TopSat: Lessons Learned from a Small Satellite Mission -- Subsystems (2) -- High Data Rate X-Band Transmitter for Low Earth Orbit Satellites -- Flowing Taks: Scalable Software Dependability and Performance.…”
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Linear and nonlinear programming Fifth edition. by Luenberger, David G., 1937-, Ye, Yinyu

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Microsoft SharePoint : building Office 2007 solutions in VB 2005 by Hillier, Scot

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Product-focused software process improvement : 8th International conference, PROFES 2007, Riga, Latvia, July 2-4, 2007 : proceedings by PROFES 2007 Rīga, Latvia, SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Keynote Addresses -- Software Development and Globalization -- Software Development Globalization from the Baltic Perspective -- Experiences in Applying Agile Software Development in F-Secure -- People Side of IT Globalization -- Global Software Development -- An Industrial Survey of Software Outsourcing in China -- Understanding Lacking Trust in Global Software Teams: A Multi-case Study -- Utilization of a Set of Software Engineering Roles for a Multinational Organization -- Software Process Improvement -- Software Verification Process Improvement Proposal Using Six Sigma -- Software Development Improvement with SFIM -- SPI-KM -- Lessons Learned from Applying a Software Process Improvement Strategy Supported by Knowledge Management -- Organisational Readiness and Software Process Improvement -- Software Process Improvement Through Teamwork Management -- De-motivators of Software Process Improvement: An Analysis of Vietnamese Practitioners' Views -- Software Process Modeling and Evolution -- Defining Software Processes Through Process Workshops: A Multicase Study -- Improving an Industrial Reference Process by Information Flow Analysis: A Case Study -- Connecting the Rationale for Changes to the Evolution of a Process -- Industrial Experiences -- Use of Non-IT Testers in Software Development -- Requirements Management Practices as Patterns for Distributed Product Management -- SPI Consulting in a Level 1 Company: An Experience Report -- Agile Software Development -- On the Effects of Pair Programming on Thoroughness and Fault-Finding Effectiveness of Unit Tests -- An Agile Toolkit to Support Agent-Oriented and Service-Oriented Computing Mechanisms -- Achieving Success in Supply Chain Management Software by Agility -- Software Measurement -- Software Measurement Programs in SMEs -- Defining Software Indicators: A Methodological Framework -- Smart Technologies in Software Life Cycle -- Convertibility Between IFPUG and COSMIC Functional Size Measurements -- A Framework for Measuring and Evaluating Program Source Code Quality -- Software Fault Prediction with Object-Oriented Metrics Based Artificial Immune Recognition System -- Simulation and Decision Support -- Operational Planning, Re-planning and Risk Analysis for Software Releases -- Project Cost Overrun Simulation in Software Product Line Development -- E-Service Architecture Selection Based on Multi-criteria Optimization -- Processes and Methods -- A Component-Based Process for Developing Automotive ECU Software -- A Systematic Approach to Service-Oriented Analysis and Design -- Improving the Problem Management Process from Knowledge Management Perspective -- Workshop -- Experience on Applying Quantitative and Qualitative Empiricism to Software Engineering -- Tutorials -- Using Metrics to Improve Software Testing -- Increase ICT Project Success with Concrete Scope Management -- Agile Software Development: Theoretical and Practical Outlook.…”
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