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UNINA9910453819503321 |
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Autore |
Shane Scott <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Fool's gold? [[electronic resource] ] : the truth behind angel investing in America / / Scott A. Shane |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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1-281-82590-5 |
9786611825904 |
0-19-971608-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Financial Management Association Survey & Synthesis |
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Venture capital - United States |
Small business - United States - Finance |
Investments - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: What Is Angel Investing and Why Do People Do It?; TWO: How Big Is the Angel Capital Market?; THREE: Who Are Angel Investors?; FOUR: How Many Companies Need Angels?; FIVE: What Do Angel Investments Look Like?; SIX: Who Gets Angel Money?; SEVEN: How Does the Angel Investment Process Work?; EIGHT: How Well Do Angel Investments Perform?; NINE: What Are Angel Groups?; TEN: How Do the Best Angels Invest?; ELEVEN: What Makes a Place Good for Angel Investing?; TWELVE: Conclusions; Notes; Index |
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The stereotype of the ""angel investor"" is a retired wealthy entrepreneur who sees potential, asks tough questions, takes a large stake, and in a few years makes a massive return in an IPO. This outsider fills the gap between the venture capitalist and the professional investor, swooping in with cash and expertise to bring dreams to fruition. Unfortunately, Shane observes, this figure bears no relationship to reality. In Fool's Gold, he draws on hard data from the Federal Reserve and other sources to paint the first reliable group |
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portrait of the lionized angel investors. Surprisingly, he |
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UNINA9910780778203321 |
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Cancer of the nervous system / / [edited by] Peter M. Black, Jay S. Loeffler |
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Philadelphia : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2005] |
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©2005 |
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[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (882 p.) |
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BlackPeter McL |
LoefflerJay S |
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Central nervous system - Diseases |
Cancer |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""Cancer of the Nervous System""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""I Epidemiology, Pathology, and Imaging of Brain Tumors""; ""Epidemiology of Primary Brain Tumors""; ""Neuropathology of Central Nervous System Tumors""; ""Clinical Presentation of Patients with Brain Tumors""; ""Imaging in Central Nervous System Tumors""; ""Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Adult Primary Brain Tumors""; ""Positron Emission Tomography for the Management of Brain Tumors""; ""Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Its Use in Brain Tumor Diagnosis and Therapy"" |
""Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Neurosurgery""""II Principles of Brain Tumor Management and Therapy""; ""Principles of Pediatric Brain Tumor Surgery""; ""Principles of Brain Tumor Surgery in Adults""; ""Image-guided Surgery""; ""Principles of Brain Tumor radiotherapy""; ""Biologic-based Brain Tumor Therapy""; ""Chemotherapy for Central Nervous System Tumors""; ""Immunotherapy for Malignant Gliomas""; ""Gene Therapy""; ""Management of Non-Neoplastic Problems in Brain Tumor Patients""; |
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""Psychiatric Management of Brain Tumor Patients"" |
""III Specific tumor types and their Treatment """"Meningiomas: Natural History, diagnosis, and imaging""; ""Meningioma: Surgery""; ""Meningioma: Skull Base Surgery""; ""Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Meningiomas""; ""Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Meningiomas""; ""Medical Management of Meningiomas""; ""Vestibular Schwannoma: Overview of Natural History and Diagnosis""; ""Surgery in the Treatment of Vestibular Schwannoma""; ""Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Vestibular Schwannomas""; ""Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Acoustic Neuromas"" |
""Vestibular Schwannomas in the Setting of Neurofibromatosis Type 2""""Medical Management of Pituitary Adenomas""; ""Surgery for Pituitary Adenoma1""; ""Fractionated Conformal Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Pituitary Tumors""; ""Craniopharyngiomas""; ""Nerve Sheath Tumors of the Spine""; ""LowGrade Supratentorial Glioma""; ""Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas of the Chiasm and Cerebellum""; ""Malignant Gliomas""; ""Sarcomas""; ""Ependymomas""; ""Medulloblastoma and Other Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors""; ""Hemangioblastoma""; ""Tumors of the Pineal Region"" |
""Central Nervous System Lymphoma in AIDS and NonAIDS Patients""""Gliomas of the Spine""; ""Vertebral Body Tumors""; ""Rare Malignant Brain Tumors""; ""Surgery for Brain Metastases""; ""Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases""; ""Epidural Disease""; ""Neoplastic Meningitis""; ""Paraneoplastic Disorders of the Nervous System""; ""IV Basic and Applied Biology of Brain Tumors""; ""Hereditary Brain Tumor Syndromes""; ""Growth Factors in Brain Tumors""; ""Angiogenesis in Brain Tumors""; ""Invasion in Brain Tumors""; ""Molecular Genetics of Brain Tumors"" |
""Predicting Medulloblastoma Outcome"" |
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UNINA9910337786703321 |
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Autore |
Zhang Xufan |
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Titolo |
Maritime Container Port Security : USA and European Perspectives / / by Xufan Zhang, Michael Roe |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
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[1st ed. 2019.] |
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1 online resource (XIX, 282 p. 8 illus., 3 illus. in color.) |
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Business logistics |
Shipping |
Logistics |
Maritime Economics |
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Introduction -- Maritime Security Measures and the Container Security Initiative (CSI) -- Port Competition -- Models of Container Port Security -- Research Methodology for Container Port Security -- The Delphi Research Process -- The Delphi Results -- The Implications for Container Port Security -- Maritime Governance, Security Measures and Port -- Competition in the EU -- Conclusions for Container Port Security. |
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Placing special emphasis on the significant security issues associated with modern container international transport, this book provides in-depth exploration on both the US and European Union port and shipping policy, and that of wider international trade. The authors take an original and topical look at the security initiatives introduced by the USA and their impact in the EU. Based on original research by renowned experts in the field, this book provides vital insight for academics, government policy-makers and practitioners. |
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