1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451857603321

Autore

Premchand A. <1933->

Titolo

Effective government accounting [[electronic resource] /] / A. Premchand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, 1995

ISBN

1-4623-9162-1

1-4552-8609-5

1-283-53361-8

9786613846068

1-4552-7895-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 190 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

350.72/31

Soggetti

Finance, Public - Accounting

Accounting

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-190).

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction ""; ""Evolution""; ""Recent Changes ""; ""Objectives of Control""; ""Range of Process Controls""; ""From Fund Controls to Global Budgets""; ""From Cash Limits to Cash Management""; ""Policy Reviews""; ""Evaluation""; ""From Financial to Efficiency Audit""; ""Involvement of the Users""; ""Institutional Development ""; ""1 Payments Systems ""; ""Payment Stages ""; ""Release of Funds and Organizing Payments""; ""Commitment Stage""; ""Types of Payments Systems""; ""Method of Payment""; ""Security of Payments""; ""Relations with the Banking System""

""Commercial Banking""""Financial Reporting""; ""Inter enterprise Arrears""; ""2 Morphology of Government Accounting""; ""Commercial and Government Accounting""; ""Single- and Double-Entry Bookkeeping""; ""Cash and Accrual""; ""Terms and Definitions""; ""Why Accrual Now?""; ""Budget and Accounts""; ""Dimensions of the Issue""; ""General Ledger System ""; ""Government Accounts and National Income Accounts""; ""Generational Accounts""; ""3 Cost Measurement, Accounting Standards, and Other Issues ""; ""Commercial Practices"";



""Government Approaches""; ""Relevance of Commercial Practices""

""Capital Charge""""Foreign Aid Accounts""; ""Accounting Aspects of Privatization""; ""Accounting and Performance Indicators""; ""Other Issues""; ""Accounting Standards""; ""4 Liability Management""; ""Payables""; ""Other Funded Liabilities""; ""Contingent Liabilities""; ""Unfunded Liabilities""; ""Legislated Guarantees""; ""Liabilities from Legislative Changes""; ""Hidden Liabilities""; ""Termination of Contracts""; ""Environmental Liabilities""; ""Market Failure Liabilities""; ""Debt Management""; ""Developments""; ""Continuing Objectives""; ""Organization""; ""Role of Accounting 125""

""5 Architecture of Government Financial Information""""Importance of Financial Information""; ""Public and Private Sectors Compared""; ""Principles of Reporting""; ""Legitimacy""; ""Understandability""; ""Reliability ""; ""Relevance""; ""Comparability""; ""Timeliness""; ""Consistency""; ""Usefulness""; ""Existing Information Systems""; ""Search for User Needs""; ""Information Pyramid""; ""Analytical Framework of Financial Reporting""; ""Purpose, Form, and Frequency""; ""Changes""; ""Departmental Report""; ""Annual Appropriation Accounts""; ""Users Within the Government""

""Issues in Transforming Financial Information""""Design Issues""; ""Operational Issues""; ""6 Investing in Development: Implementation""; ""Design of Development""; ""Implementation Lessons and Dilemmas""; ""Political Support""; ""Integrated or Specific Reform""; ""Public Sector Reform or Financial Management Reform ""; ""Imperatives of Technology or High-Tech Dependency""; """"Big Bang"" or Gradualism""; ""External Assistance or Internal Resources""; ""Operational Issues""; ""Steps Toward Improvement ""; ""Bibliography""; ""Tables""; ""Diagrams""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910416098203321

Titolo

Artificial Hearts [[electronic resource] ] : Technology and Therapy Management / / edited by Ming Yang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-4378-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

617.4120592

Soggetti

Biomedical engineering

Engineering design

Cardiac surgery

Control engineering

Robotics

Mechatronics

Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology

Engineering Design

Cardiac Surgery

Control, Robotics, Mechatronics

Pròtesis

Enginyeria biomèdica

Cor artificial

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Evolution of Artificial Heart Technology -- Chapter 2. Mechanisms of Heart Failure -- Chapter 3. Basis of Artificial Heart Technologies -- Chapter 4. Artificial Heart: Rotary Pump -- Chapter 5. Artificial Heart: Volume-Displacement Pump -- Chapter 6. Total Artificial Heart -- Chapter 7. Evaluation of Artificial Hearts -- Chapter 8. Selection of Artificial Heart Devices -- Chapter 9. Therapy Management of VADs -- Chapter 10. Challenges of Artificial Heart Devices -- Chapter 11. A Primary Study for Biocompatible Ventricular Assist Devices.



Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to artificial hearts, summarizing the latest advances in basic technologies, design, evaluation, and management. Featuring 11 chapters, it discusses the origins of the artificial heart, the mechanisms of heart failure, and the principles of artificial heart technologies. Further, it offers an overview of rotary pumps and volume-displacement pumps, and addresses total artificial hearts. Lastly, the book covers evaluation, selection, therapy management, challenges, and the latest innovations. Given its scope, it is a valuable resource for researchers and technicians in the area of biomedical engineering, as well as surgeons.