1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990002015540403321

Autore

Fruit Committee of the Horticultural Educational Association

Titolo

The pollination of fruit crops / prepared by the Fruit Committee of the Horticultural Educational Association

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canterbury : Gibbs & Sons, 1963

Descrizione fisica

68 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Collana

Scientific Horticulture ; 14

Disciplina

595.705 2

Locazione

DAGEN

Collocazione

61 IV C.8/05

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910716054003321

Autore

Robinson James L.

Titolo

Hydrogeology and results of tracer tests at the old Tampa well field in Hillsborough County, with implications for wellhead-protection strategies in west-central Florida / / by James L. Robinson ; prepared in cooperation with the Southwest Florida Water Management District

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tallahassee, Florida : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1995

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 63 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Water-resources investigations report ; ; 93-4171

Soggetti

Wells - Florida - Hillsborough County - Testing

Hydrogeology - Florida - Hillsborough County

Groundwater flow - Florida

Aquifers

Groundwater flow

Florida

Florida Hillsborough County

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).

3.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00054959

Autore

KAZZIHA, Walid W.

Titolo

Revolutionary transformation in the Arab World. Habash and his Comrades from Nationalism to Marxism / Walid W. Kazziha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London & Tonbridge, : Knight, 1975

Descrizione fisica

ix, 118 p. ; 23 cm

Classificazione

ARA V B

Soggetti

NAZIONALISMO - Paesi islamici

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910817050203321

Titolo

Handbook of decision analysis / / Gregory S. Parnell ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013

ISBN

9781118515853

1118515854

9781299189881

1299189881

9781118515839

1118515838

9781118515846

1118515846

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Collana

Wiley handbooks in operations research and management science

Altri autori (Persone)

ParnellGregory S

Disciplina

658.4/03

Soggetti

Decision making

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Wiley Handbooks in OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Acronyms; Chapter One: Introduction to Decision Analysis; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Decision Analysis Is a Socio-Technical Process; 1.3 Decision Analysis Applications; 1.3.1 Oil and Gas Decision Analysis Success Story: Chevron; 1.3.2 Pharmaceutical Decision Analysis Success Story: SmithKline Beecham; 1.3.3 Military Decision Analysis Success Stories; 1.4 Decision Analysis Practitioners and Professionals

1.4.1 Education and Training1.4.2 Decision Analysis Professional Organizations; 1.4.3 Problem Domain Professional Societies; 1.4.4 Professional Service; 1.5 Handbook Overview and Illustrative Examples; 1.5.1 Roughneck North American Strategy (RNAS) (by Eric R. Johnson); 1.5.2 Geneptin Personalized Medicine for Breast Cancer (by Sean Xinghua Hu); 1.5.3 Data Center Location and IT Portfolio (by Gregory S. Parnell and Terry A. Bresnick); 1.6 Summary; Key Terms; References; Chapter Two: Decision-Making Challenges; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2



Human Decision Making; 2.3 Decision-Making Challenges

2.4 Organizational Decision Processes2.4.1 Culture; 2.4.2 Impact of Stakeholders; 2.4.3 Decision Level (Strategic, Operational, and Tactical); 2.5 Credible Problem Domain Knowledge; 2.5.1 Dispersion of Knowledge; 2.5.2 Technical Knowledge: Essential for Credibility; 2.5.3 Business Knowledge: Essential for Success; 2.5.4 Role of Experts; 2.5.5 Limitations of Experts; 2.6 Behavioral Decision Analysis Insights; 2.6.1 Decision Traps and Barriers; 2.6.2 Cognitive Biases; 2.7 Two Anecdotes: Long-Term Success and a Temporary Success of Supporting the Human Decision-Making Process

2.8 Setting the Human Decision-Making Context for the Illustrative Example Problems2.8.1 Roughneck North American Strategy (by Eric R. Johnson); 2.8.2 Geneptin Personalized Medicine (by Sean Xinghua Hu); 2.8.3 Data Center Decision Problem (by Gregory S. Parnell); 2.9 Summary; Key Terms; References; Chapter Three: Foundations of Decision Analysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Brief History of the Foundations of Decision Analysis; 3.3 Five Rules: Theoretical Foundation of Decision Analysis; 3.4 Scope of Decision Analysis; 3.5 Taxonomy of Decision Analysis Practice; 3.5.1 Terminology

3.5.2 Taxonomy Division: Single or Multiple Objectives3.5.3 Single-Objective Decision Analysis; 3.5.4 Multiple-Objective Decision Analysis; 3.5.5 Taxonomy Division: Addressing Value Trade-Offs and Risk Preference Separately or Together?; 3.5.6 Taxonomy Division: Nonmonetary or Monetary Value Metric?; 3.5.7 Taxonomy Division: Degree of Simplicity in Multidimensional Value Function; 3.6 Value-Focused Thinking; 3.6.1 Four Major VFT Ideas; 3.6.2 The Benefits of VFT; 3.7 Summary; Key Terms; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Four: Decision Analysis Soft Skills; 4.1 Introduction

4.2 Thinking Strategically

Sommario/riassunto

A ONE-OF-A-KIND GUIDE TO THE BEST PRACTICES IN DECISION ANALYSIS  Decision analysis provides powerful tools for addressing complex decisions that involve uncertainty and multiple objectives, yet most training materials on the subject overlook the soft skills that are essential for success in the field. This unique resource fills this gap in the decision analysis literature and features both soft personal/interpersonal skills and the hard technical skills involving mathematics and modeling.  Readers will learn how to identify and overcome the numerous challenges of decision