Be a network marketing superstar [[electronic resource] ] : the one book you need to make more money than you ever thought possible / / Mary Christensen ; with Wayne Christensen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777820503321
• Autore: Christensen Mary <1951->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : AMACOM, c2007
• ISBN: 1-281-12877-5; 9786611128777; 0-8144-0054-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ChristensenWayne <1945->
• Disciplina: 658.8/72
• Soggetti: Multilevel marketing; Direct marketing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Dare to Dream -- Set Your Sights -- Believe You Can -- Work the Plan -- Don't Reinvent the Wheel -- Take Charge -- Work the Hours -- Master Six Core Skills -- Honor Your Planner -- Sell Don't Tell -- Radiate Positive Energy -- Focus on Relationships -- Keep It Simple -- Become an Effective Communicator -- Keep Finding New People -- Become a Mentor -- Embrace the Tools -- Keep Moving, Whatever Happens -- Bend Don't Break -- Manage Your Priorities -- Don't Let Fear Trample Your Dreams -- Fix What's Faulty -- Lead by Example -- Keep Your Eye on the Ball -- Never Stop Learning -- Have Fun -- A Few Final Thoughts.

Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology / / International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics, 13th course, Erice, Italy, 2-14 June 2002 ; edited by Maurice M. Shapiro, Todor Stanev, John P. Wefel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910960866503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Rivers Edge, NJ, : World Scientific, c2004
• ISBN: 9786611898977; 9781281898975; 128189897X; 9789812702968; 9812702962
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (373 p.)
• Collana: The science and culture series. Astrophysics
• Altri autori (Persone): ShapiroMaurice M <1915-> (Maurice Mandel); StanevTodor; WefelJ. P
• Disciplina: 523.01; 539.7/223
• Soggetti: Cosmic rays; Astrophysics; Cosmology
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; CONTENTS; Understanding and modeling the Universe and its luminous systems; An accelerating closed Universe J. Overduin & W. Priester; The entangled Universe T. Wilson & H.-J. Blome; The physics of extragalactic jets from multiwavelength observations R. M. Sarnbruna; Supernovae I. J. Danziger; Gamma-ray and neutrino signatures of cosmic ray acceleration by pulsars W. Bednarek; Gamma rays from PSR B1259-63/Be binary system A Sierpowska & W. Bednarek; Young compact objects in the solar vicinity S. B. Popov, M. R. Prokhorov, M. Colpi, R. Turolla & A . Treves; Cosmic rays; Cosmic ray diffusion in the dynamic Milky Way: model, measurement and terrestrial effects N . J. Shaviv Cosmic ray energy spectra and composition near the "knee" J . P. Wefel; Energetic particle populations ; inside and around the solar system P. Kiraly; On the origin and propagation of the ultrahigh energy cosmic rays M. Giller; Gamma ray bursts, supernovae, and cosmic ray origin C. D. Dermer; The Alpha magnetic spectrometer M. Ionica for the AMS Collaboration; The deconvolution of the energy spectrum for the TRACER experiment A. A. Radu, D. Muller & F. Gahbauer; Compton scatter transition radiation detectors for ACCESS G. L. Case & M. L. CherryA new measurement of the pf and p- spectra at several atmospheric depths with CAPRICE 98 P. Hansen; Extensive air showers; Ultra high energy cosmic rays: present status and future prospects A . A. Watson; Measurement and reconstruction of extensive air showers with the KASCADE field array G. Maier for the KASCADE Collaboration; Aspects of the reconstruction chain for the fluorescent telescopes of the Pierre Auger observatory F. Nerling for the Auger Collaboration; Simulations of extensive air showers: a hybrid method J. Alvarez-Muniz, R. Engel, T. K. Gaisser, J. A . Ortiz & T. StanevDelayed signals - new method of hadron studies K. Jgdrzejczak; The Roland Maze Project K. Jedrzejczak; Gamma ray and neutrino astronomy; TeV observations of extragalactic sources at the Whipple Observatory D. Horan; The science of VERITAS P. J. Boyle & D. Horan; Exploring the gamma ray horizon with the next generation of gamma ray telescopes O. B. Bigas & M. Martinez; The present status of the MAGIC telescope J. Lopez for the MAGIC Collaboration; The MAGIC telescope as a detecctor of gamma ray pulsars above 10-30 GeV M. L. Moya, V. Fonseca & O. C. de Jager Development of the imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique at the Whipple Observatory P. J. Boyle; Gamma rays and neutrinos from blazars C. D. Dermer; High energy neutrino astronomy T. Stanev; The radio ice Cerenkov experiment (RICE) S. Seunarine for the RICE Collaboration; List of participants
• Sommario/riassunto: This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th Course of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics. It focuses on major areas of astrophysics, their relation to cosmic ray physics, and our current understanding of the energetic processes in the Galaxy and the Universe that govern the acceleration and form the features of the cosmic rays that we detect at Earth. The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:. Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings). CC Proceedings - Engineering & Physical Sciences.

Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India : 5th CTRG Volume 2 / / edited by Akhilesh Kumar Maurya, Bhargab Maitra, Rajat Rastogi, Animesh Das

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910743239103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022
• ISBN: 981-16-8258-5; 981-16-8259-3
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2022.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (562 pages)
• Collana: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, , 2366-2565 ; ; 219
• Disciplina: 380.5
• Soggetti: Transportation engineering; Traffic engineering; Engineering - Data processing; Buildings - Design and construction; Quantitative research; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering; Data Engineering; Building Construction and Design; Data Analysis and Big Data
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- About TRG and CTRG -- List of Reviewers -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Estimation and Comparison of Saturation Flow at Signalized Intersection in Mixed Traffic Condition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Objectives and Scope of Study -- 3 Literature Review -- 4 Study Area, Data Collection, and Extraction -- 5 Estimation of Saturation Flow -- 6 Discussions and Conclusions -- 6.1 Comparison of the Estimated Saturation Flow with the Saturation Flow Proposed by Different Authors -- 6.2 Conclusion -- 7 Future Scope -- References -- Value Capture Finance: An Innovative Tool for Financing Urban Rail Transit Projects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 VCF Methods in Practice -- 2.1 Land Value Tax -- 2.2 Fees for Change in Land Use -- 2.3 Betterment Levy -- 2.4 Development Charge (Impact Fee) -- 2.5 ; Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) -- 2.6 Premium on Additional FSI/FAR -- 2.7 Vacant Land Tax (VLT) -- 2.8 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) -- 2.9 Land Pooling System -- 3 Literature Study for VCF Implementation -- 3.1 International Case Studies -- 3.2 Indian Case Studies -- 4 Case Study of Nagpur Metro Phase II -- 4.1 Ridership and Fare Box Revenue -- 5 VCF Implementation in Nagpur -- 5.1 Study Methodology -- 6 Nagpur TOD Policy -- 6.1 Maximum Permissible FSI -- 6.2 Payable Premium -- 6.3 Permissibility of Mixed Use in NMRC -- 7 Real Estate Market Study -- 8 Revenue Assessment from VCF Sources -- 8.1 Premium on Sale of Additional FSI -- 8.2 Additional Surcharge on Property Transactions -- 8.3 Increase in Development Charge -- 9 VCF from Supply Side -- 9.1 Built-Up Area Estimation and Land Supply -- 9.2 Revenue Assessment -- 10 VCF from Demand Side -- 10.1 Methodology for Estimation of Residential Demand -- 10.2 Methodology for Estimation of Commercial Demand -- 10.3 Corridor-Wise Estimation of Residential and Commercial Demand -- 10.4 Revenue Assessment.; 11 Estimation of Revenue from Property Development -- 12 Financial Analysis -- 13 Conclusion -- References -- Analysis of the Key Determinants of Electric Two-Wheeler Use in the Indian Context -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Prioritization of Attributes -- 3.1 Data Collection -- 3.2 Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Analysis -- 3.3 Results -- 4 Consistency Test -- 4.1 Friedman Test -- 5 Discussions -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Speed and Headway Behaviour of Motorcycles on an Exclusive Motorcycle Lane -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area and Data Collection -- 3 Speed Behaviour of Motorised Two-Wheelers -- 4 Headway Behaviour of MTW -- 4.1 Statistical Validation -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Performance Evaluation and Enhancement of Unsignalized Intersection Using Microsimulation in VISSIM -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Survey -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Data Requirements -- 3.2 Vehicle and Intersection Geometry Representation -- 3.3 Traffic Representation -- 3.4 Simulation with Default Parameters -- 3.5 Sensitivity Analysis -- 3.6 Latin Hypercube Sampling and Multiple Linear Regression -- 3.7 Model Optimization by Genetic Algorithm -- 3.8 Validation -- 3.9 Performance Evaluation -- 4 Study Area, Data Collection, and Analysis -- 4.1 Data Extraction -- 4.2 Development of VISSIM Model -- 4.3 Simulation with Default Parameters -- 4.4 Analysis of Variance -- 4.5 LHS and Multiple Linear Regression -- 4.6 Model Optimization Using GA -- 4.7 Validation -- 4.8 Performance Evaluation -- 4.9 Traffic Management Using Signal-Controlled Intersection -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Modeling Phase Changing Behavior of Traffic Constables at Manually Controlled Intersection-A Case Study in India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Phase Change Model -- 3.2 Phase Change Model Validation.; 3.3 Determination of Critical Phase Times -- 4 Case Study -- 4.1 Calibration of Phase Change Model -- 4.2 Validation of Phase Change Model -- 4.3 Calculation of Critical Phase Times -- 5 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Cost-Effective Analysis for Electric Vehicle (EV) Bus Procurement -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background of the Study -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Major Components of Procurement and Operational Cost -- 4.1 Procurement and Operational Cost in Outright Purchase Model -- 4.2 Procurement and Operational Cost in GCC Model -- 4.3 Cost Calculations for GCC and Outright Purchase Model -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Policy Implications and Recommendations -- 7 Limitations and Future Scope -- References -- Effect of Traffic Flow Characteristics on Saturation Flow at Signalized Intersections of Ahmedabad City -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 ; Methodology -- 3.1 Pilot Survey -- 3.2 Data Collection -- 3.3 Data Extraction -- 4 Data Analysis -- 4.1 Traffic Composition -- 4.2 Determination of Saturated Green Time -- 4.3 Variation of Composition with Respect to PCU -- 5 Saturation Flow Model Development -- 6 Sensitivity Analysis -- 7 Model Validation -- 8 Modification of INDO HCM -- 8.1 Validation -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Simulation-Based Optimization for Heterogeneous Traffic Control -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of Literature -- 2.1 Optimal Signal Control Design -- 2.2 Simulation-Based Optimization in Optimal Traffic Signal Control Design -- 3 Study Area and Input Data -- 4 Methodology -- 4.1 Problem Formulation -- 4.2 Implementation of SO Algorithm -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Signal Design Using Conventional Webster and HCM Methods -- 5.2 Signal Design Based on the Proposed SO Method -- 6 Summary -- References -- Intersection Identification Using Large-Scale Vehicle Trajectory Data -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology.; 2.1 Turning Point Extraction -- 2.2 Density-Based Clustering -- 2.3 Cluster Analysis -- 3 Experiment -- 3.1 Data Used -- 3.2 Turning Point Extraction and Clustering -- 3.3 DDI and TDI Filtering -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Crowd Density Prediction Using Kalman Filtering Technique -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Study Location, Data Collection and Extraction -- 4 Analysis -- 4.1 Comparison of Densities -- 4.2 Predicting Densities Using KFT -- 4.3 Corroboration of Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Calibration and Validation of VISSIM Parameters in Mixed Traffic -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 The Merging Process -- 2.2 Modeling the Merging Capacity -- 2.3 Usage of VISSIM to Simulate Mixed Traffic -- 2.4 Gaps in Literature Review Pertaining to Mixed Traffic -- 3 Data Collection and Network Development in VISSIM -- 3.1 Field Data Collection -- 3.2 VISSIM Network Development -- 4 Calibration and Validation -- 4.1 Identification of Sensitive Parameters -- 4.2 Calibration of VISSIM Parameters -- 4.3 Validation of VISSIM Model -- 5 Effect of Ramp Traffic -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Lateral Gap Maintaining Behaviour of Vehicles from Road Median -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Impact of Median Divider/Shoulder on Lateral Placement of Vehicles -- 2.2 Impact of Operating Speed on Lateral Placement of Vehicles -- 3 Motivation and Objective -- 4 Study Methodology and Data Collection -- 5 Model Development and Validation -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Assessment of Impact of Roadside Bus-Stops on Capacity of Urban Divided Roads Using Microscopic Simulation Model -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data Collection and Extraction -- 3 Development of Simulation Model -- 3.1 Vehicle Generation -- 3.2 Vehicle Placement -- 3.3 Vehicle Movement -- 3.4 Object Oriented Programming Concepts.; 4 Model Calibration and Validation -- 5 Estimation of Capacity Reduction Due to Bus-Stops -- 5.1 Modification of the Model to Implement Bus-Stop -- 5.2 Validation of Bus-Stop Model and Estimation of Capacity Reduction -- 5.3 Effect of Change in Proportion of Buses on Capacity and Speed -- 6 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- State-of-Art on Data Mining and Microscopic Simulation Techniques for Evaluation of Urban Uncontrolled Intersections -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology Followed for the Literature Investigation -- 3 State-of-Art on Soft Computing and Non-parametric Machine Learning/Data Mining Techniques for Performance Evaluation -- 4 State-of-Art on Microscopic Traffic Flow Simulation Techniques for Performance Evaluation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Assessing Spatial Accessibility to Amenities, Facilities, and Services from Public Transit ; Using Non-motorized Transport: A Case of Nagpur City -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Relevance of the Study -- 2 Measures and Indicators -- 3 Study Area and Data Sources -- 4 Data Analysis -- 4.1 Macro-level Accessibility Analysis -- 4.2 Micro-level Accessibility Analysis -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Study of Driver's Behavior for Lateral Moving Vehicles -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Site Selection -- 3.2 Data Collection -- 3.3 Data Extraction -- 4 Data Analysis -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Evaluation of Queue Discharge and Lane Occupancy Due to Seepage Behaviour of Small Sized Vehicles at Intersection -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Study Location and Data Collection -- 3.2 Data Extraction and Analysis -- 3.3 Representation of the Queue Area and Area Occupied by the Vehicles and Effective Utilization of the Queue Area by the Vehicles.; 3.4 Determination of Variance in Lateral Movement and Lane Changing Behaviour of Vehicles.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book (in three volumes) comprises the proceedings of the Fifth Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG2019) focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of transportation of people and freight. The contents of the volume include characterization of conventional and innovative pavement materials, operational effects of road geometry, user impact of multimodal transport projects, spatial analysis of travel patterns, socio-economic impacts of transport projects, analysis of transportation policy and planning for safety and security, technology enabled models of mobility services, etc. This book will be beneficial to researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers alike.