02537nam 22005892 450 991045927980332120151002020706.01-283-37727-697866133772720-85728-950-0(CKB)2670000000035421(EBL)840524(OCoLC)741614027(SSID)ssj0000520536(PQKBManifestationID)12175413(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000520536(PQKBWorkID)10514168(PQKB)11005998(UkCbUP)CR9780857289506(MiAaPQ)EBC840524(Au-PeEL)EBL840524(CaPaEBR)ebr10481480(CaONFJC)MIL337727(EXLCZ)99267000000003542120111212d2010|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe WTO and its development obligation prospects for global trade /Elimma C. Ezeani[electronic resource]London :Anthem Press,2010.1 online resource (xxvi, 275 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Anthem studies in development and globalizationTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).1-84331-849-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-255) and index.Introduction -- The WTO and the rules-based system -- Development and the WTO approach -- Developing country integration -- Judicial review of the development question -- The way forward : multilateral co-operation and internal reform -- Conclusion -- Appendix (selected case study) : Obligations and challenges under the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards.'The WTO and its Development Obligation' boldly argues that, in view of the WTO's development-based focus, there is an urgent need for developing countries to realise the potential benefits of global trade in their domestic environment.Anthem studies in development and globalization.The WTO & its Development ObligationInternational tradeDeveloping countriesCommercial policyInternational trade.382/.92Ezeani Elimma C.1052862UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910459279803321The WTO and its development obligation2484377UNINA05481nam 2200697 a 450 991013901280332120200520144314.01-118-61793-21-118-61805-X1-118-62985-X(CKB)2550000001111833(EBL)1368912(OCoLC)862793484(SSID)ssj0001034045(PQKBManifestationID)11625333(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001034045(PQKBWorkID)11007550(PQKB)11192892(MiAaPQ)EBC1368912(DLC) 2013017918(Au-PeEL)EBL1368912(CaPaEBR)ebr10748669(CaONFJC)MIL511725(PPN)179863703(EXLCZ)99255000000111183320130430d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrElements of random walk and diffusion processes[electronic resource] /Oliver C. IbeHoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.20131 online resource (278 p.)Wiley series in operations research and management scienceDescription based upon print version of record.1-118-61809-2 1-299-80474-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Elements of Random Walk and Diffusion Processes; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Review of Probability Theory; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Random Variables; 1.2.1 Distribution Functions; 1.2.2 Discrete Random Variables; 1.2.3 Continuous Random Variables; 1.2.4 Expectations; 1.2.5 Moments of Random Variables and the Variance; 1.3 Transform Methods; 1.3.1 The Characteristic Function; 1.3.2 Moment-Generating Property of the Characteristic Function; 1.3.3 The s-Transform; 1.3.4 Moment-Generating Property of the s-Transform; 1.3.5 The z-Transform1.3.6 Moment-Generating Property of the z-Transform1.4 Covariance and Correlation Coefficient; 1.5 Sums of Independent Random Variables; 1.6 Some Probability Distributions; 1.6.1 The Bernoulli Distribution; 1.6.2 The Binomial Distribution; 1.6.3 The Geometric Distribution; 1.6.4 The Poisson Distribution; 1.6.5 The Exponential Distribution; 1.6.6 Normal Distribution; 1.7 Limit Theorems; 1.7.1 Markov Inequality; 1.7.2 Chebyshev Inequality; 1.7.3 Laws of Large Numbers; 1.7.4 The Central Limit Theorem; Problems; 2 Overview of Stochastic Processes; 2.1 Introduction2.2 Classification of Stochastic Processes2.3 Mean and Autocorrelation Function; 2.4 Stationary Processes; 2.4.1 Strict-Sense Stationary Processes; 2.4.2 Wide-Sense Stationary Processes; 2.5 Power Spectral Density; 2.6 Counting Processes; 2.7 Independent Increment Processes; 2.8 Stationary Increment Process; 2.9 Poisson Processes; 2.9.1 Compound Poisson Process; 2.10 Markov Processes; 2.10.1 Discrete-Time Markov Chains; 2.10.2 State Transition Probability Matrix; 2.10.3 The k-Step State Transition Probability; 2.10.4 State Transition Diagrams; 2.10.5 Classification of States2.10.6 Limiting-State Probabilities2.10.7 Doubly Stochastic Matrix; 2.10.8 Continuous-Time Markov Chains; 2.10.9 Birth and Death Processes; 2.11 Gaussian Processes; 2.12 Martingales; 2.12.1 Stopping Times; Problems; 3 One-Dimensional Random Walk; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Occupancy Probability; 3.3 Random Walk as a Markov Chain; 3.4 Symmetric Random Walk as a Martingale; 3.5 Random Walk with Barriers; 3.6 Mean-Square Displacement; 3.7 Gambler's Ruin; 3.7.1 Ruin Probability; 3.7.2 Alternative Derivation of Ruin Probability; 3.7.3 Duration of a Game; 3.8 Random Walk with Stay3.9 First Return to the Origin3.10 First Passage Times for Symmetric Random Walk; 3.10.1 First Passage Time via the Generating Function; 3.10.2 First Passage Time via the Reflection Principle; 3.10.3 Hitting Time and the Reflection Principle; 3.11 The Ballot Problem and the Reflection Principle; 3.11.1 The Conditional Probability Method; 3.12 Returns to the Origin and the Arc-Sine Law; 3.13 Maximum of a Random Walk; 3.14 Two Symmetric Random Walkers; 3.15 Random Walk on a Graph; 3.15.1 Proximity Measures; 3.15.2 Directed Graphs; 3.15.3 Random Walk on an Undirected Graph3.15.4 Random Walk on a Weighted Graph"Featuring an introduction to stochastic calculus, this book uniquely blends diffusion equations and random walk theory and provides an interdisciplinary approach by including numerous practical examples and exercises with real-world applications in operations research, economics, engineering, and physics. It covers standard methods and applications of Brownian motion and discusses Levy motion; addresses fractional calculus; introduces percolation theory and its relationship to diffusion processes; and more"--Provided by publisher.Wiley Series in Operations Research and Management ScienceRandom walks (Mathematics)Diffusion processesRandom walks (Mathematics)Diffusion processes.519.2/82MAT003000bisacshIbe Oliver C(Oliver Chukwudi),1947-522175MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139012803321Elements of random walk and diffusion processes2026917UNINA