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Abnormal Psychology, Global Edition
Abnormal Psychology, Global Edition
Autore Butcher James N
Edizione [16th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (785 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) HooleyJill M
MinekaSusan M
ISBN 1-292-06929-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Features -- Preface -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology -- What Do We Mean by Abnormality? -- The DSM-5 and the Definition of Mental Disorder -- the WORLD around us Extreme Generosity or Pathological Behavior? -- Why Do We Need to Classify Mental Disorders? -- Thinking Critically about DSM-5: What Is the DSM and Why Was It Revised? -- What Are the Disadvantages of Classification? -- How Can We Reduce Prejudicial Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill? -- the WORLD around us Mad, Sick, Head Nuh Good: Mental Illness and Stigma in Jamaica -- How Does Culture Affect What Is Considered Abnormal? -- Culture-Specific Disorders -- How Common Are Mental Disorders? -- Prevalence and Incidence -- Prevalence Estimates for Mental Disorders -- Treatment -- Mental Health Professionals -- Research Approaches in Abnormal Psychology -- Sources of Information -- Case Studies -- Self-Report Data -- Observational Approaches -- Forming and Testing Hypotheses -- Sampling and Generalization -- Internal and External Validity -- Criterion and Comparison Groups -- Research Designs -- Studying the World as It Is: Correlational Research Designs -- Measuring Correlation -- Statistical Significance -- Effect Size -- Meta-Analysis -- Correlations and Causality -- Retrospective Versus Prospective Strategies -- Manipulating Variables: The Experimental Method in Abnormal Psychology -- Studying the Efficacy of Therapy -- Single-Case Experimental Designs -- developments in RESEARCH: Do Magnets Help with Repetitive-Stress Injury? -- Animal Research -- UNRESOLVED issues Are We All Becoming Mentally Ill? The Expanding Horizons of Mental Disorder -- summary -- key terms -- 2 Views of Abnormal Behavior: Then and Now -- Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior -- Demonology, Gods, and Magic -- Hippocrates' Early Medical Concepts.
developments in THINKING: Melancholia Through the Ages -- Early Philosophical Conceptions of Consciousness -- Later Greek and Roman Thought -- Early Views of Mental Disorders in China -- Views of Abnormality During the Middle Ages -- Toward Humanitarian Approaches -- The Resurgence of Scientific Questioning in Europe -- The Establishment of Early Asylums -- Humanitarian Reform -- Nineteenth-Century Views of the Causes and Treatment of Mental Disorders -- Changing Attitudes Toward Mental Health in the Early Twentieth Century -- the WORLD around us Chaining Mental Health Patients -- Mental Hospital Care in the Twentieth Century -- The Emergence of Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior -- Biological Discoveries: Establishing the Link Between the Brain and Mental Disorder -- The Development of a Classification System -- Development of the Psychological Basis of Mental Disorder -- developments in RESEARCH: The Search for Medications to Cure Mental Disorders -- The Evolution of the Psychological Research Tradition: Experimental Psychology -- UNRESOLVED issues Interpreting Historical Events -- summary -- key terms -- 3 Abnormal Behavior: Causes, Viewpoints, and Perspectives -- Causes and Risk Factors for Abnormal Behavior -- Necessary, Sufficient, and Contributory Causes -- Feedback and Bidirectionality in Abnormal Behavior -- Diathesis-Stress Models -- Viewpoints for Understanding the Causesof Abnormal Behavior -- The Biological Viewpoint and Biological Causal Factors -- Imbalances of Neurotransmitters and Hormones -- Genetic Vulnerabilities -- developments in THINKING: Nature, Nurture, and Psychopathology: A New Look at an Old Topic -- Temperament -- Brain Dysfunction and Neural Plasticity -- The Impact of the Biological Viewpoint -- The Psychological Viewpoints -- The Psychodynamic Perspectives -- The Behavioral Perspective.
developments in THINKING: The Humanistic and Existential Perspectives -- The Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective -- What the Adoption of a Perspective Does and Does Not Do -- Psychological Causal Factors -- Early Deprivation or Trauma -- Inadequate Parenting Styles -- Marital Discord and Divorce -- Maladaptive Peer Relationships -- The Sociocultural Viewpoint -- Uncovering Sociocultural Factors Through Cross-Cultural Studies -- Sociocultural Causal Factors -- Low Socioeconomic Status and Unemployment -- Prejudice and Discrimination in Race, Gender, and Ethnicity -- the WORLD around us Culture and Attachment Relationships -- Social Change and Uncertainty -- Urban Stressors: Violence and Homelessness -- The Impact of the Sociocultural Viewpoint -- UNRESOLVED issues Theoretical Viewpoints and the Causes of Abnormal Behavior -- summary -- key terms -- 4 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis -- The Basic Elements in Assessment -- The Relationship Between Assessment and Diagnosis -- Taking a Social or Behavioral History -- Ensuring Culturally Sensitive Assessment Procedures -- The Influence of Professional Orientation -- Reliability, Validity, and Standardization -- Trust and Rapport Between the Clinician and the Client -- Assessment of the Physical Organism -- The General Physical Examination -- The Neurological Examination -- The Neuropsychological Examination -- Psychosocial Assessment -- Assessment Interviews -- The Clinical Observation of Behavior -- Psychological Tests -- developments in PRACTICE: The Automated Practice: Use of the Computerin Psychological Testing -- The Case of Andrea C.: Experiencing Violence in the Workplace -- developments in PRaCTiCE: Computer-Based MMPI-2 Report for Andrea C. -- The Integration of Assessment Data -- Ethical Issues in Assessment -- Classifying Abnormal Behavior -- Differing Models of Classification.
Formal Diagnostic Classification of Mental Disorders -- Criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) -- Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Completion Does Not Assure Acceptance -- summary -- key terms -- 5 Stress and Physical and Mental Health -- What Is Stress? -- Stress and the DSM -- Factors Predisposing a Person to Stress -- Characteristics of Stressors -- Measuring Life Stress -- Resilience -- Stress and the Stress Response -- Biological Costs of Stress -- The Mind-Body Connection -- Understanding the Immune System -- Stress, Depression, and the Immune System -- stres and physical health -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Hypertension -- Coronary Heart Disease -- Risk and Causal Factors in Cardiovascular Disease -- the WORLD around us Racial Discrimination and Cardiovascular Health in African Americans -- Treatment of Stress-Related Physical Disorders -- Biological Interventions -- Psychological Interventions -- Stress and Mental Health -- Adjustment Disorder -- Adjustment Disorder Caused by Unemployment -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Changes to the Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD -- Acute Stress Disorder -- Clinical Description -- Prevalence of PTSD in the General Population -- Rates of PTSD After Traumatic Experiences -- Causal Factors in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- Individual Risk Factors -- Sociocultural Factors -- Long-Term Effects of Posttraumatic Stress -- Prevention and Treatment of Stress Disorders -- Prevention -- the WORLD around us Does Playing Tetris After a Traumatic Event Reduce Flashbacks? -- Treatment for Stress Disorders -- Psychological Debriefing -- the WORLD around us Virtual Reality Exposure Treatment for PTSD in Military Personnel -- Challenges in Studying Disaster Victims -- Trauma and Physical Health.
UNRESOLVED issues Why Is the Study of Trauma so Contentious? -- Why Is the Study of Trauma so Contentious? -- summary -- key terms -- 6 Mood Disorders and Suicide: Causal Factors, Theories, and Treatment -- Mood Disorders: An Overview -- Types of Mood Disorders -- Criteria for Major Depressive Disorder -- Criteria for Manic Episode -- The Prevalence of Mood Disorders -- Unipolar Depressive Disorders -- Other Forms of Depression -- Thinking Critically about DSM-5: Was It Wise to Drop the Bereavement Exclusion for Major Depression? -- developments in THINKING: A New DSM-5 Diagnosis: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder -- Dysthymic Disorder (Persistent Depressive Disorder) -- Criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) -- Major Depressive Disorder -- Causal Factors in Unipolar Mood Disorders -- Biological Causal Factors -- Psychological Causal Factors -- developments in RESEARCH: Why Do Sex Differences in Unipolar Depression Emerge During Adolescence? -- Bipolar and Related Disorders -- Cyclothymic Disorder -- Criteria for Cyclothymic Disorder -- Bipolar Disorders (I and II) -- Causal Factors in Bipolar Disorders -- Biological Causal Factors -- Psychological Causal Factors -- Sociocultural Factors Affecting Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders -- Cross-Cultural Differences in Depressive Symptoms -- Cross-Cultural Differences in Prevalence -- Demographic Differences in the United States -- Treatments and Outcomes -- Pharmacotherapy -- Alternative Biological Treatments -- Psychotherapy -- Suicide: The Clinical Picture and the Causal Pattern -- Who Attempts and Who Commits Suicide? -- Suicide in Children -- Suicide in Adolescents and Young Adults -- Other Psychosocial Factors Associated with Suicide -- the WORLD around us Warning Signs for Student Suicide -- Biological Causal Factors -- Sociocultural Factors -- Suicidal Ambivalence.
Communication of Suicidal Intent.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910154775203321
Butcher James N  
, : Pearson Education UK, , 2015
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Business in Action, Global Edition
Business in Action, Global Edition
Autore Bovee Courtland L
Edizione [7th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (602 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) ThillJohn V
ISBN 1-292-07707-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: Using This Course to Help Launch Your Career -- PART 1 Setting the Stage: The Business of Business -- CHAPTER 1 Developing a Business Mindset -- BEHIND THE SCENES YOLANDA DIAZ: BUILDING HER DREAM WITH HARD WORK AND STRONG BUSINESS SENSE -- INTRODUCTION -- Understanding What Businesses Do -- ADDING VALUE: THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS -- Competing to Attract and Satisfy Customers -- Accepting Risks in the Pursuit of Rewards -- Identifying Major Types of Businesses -- Making the Leap from Buyer to Seller -- Seeing Business from the Inside Out -- Appreciating the Role of Business in Society -- Using This Course to Jump-Start Your Career -- Recognizing the Multiple Environments of Business -- The Social Environment -- The Technological Environment -- The Economic Environment -- The Legal and Regulatory Environment -- The Market Environment -- Identifying the Major Functional Areas in a Business Enterprise -- Research and Development -- Manufacturing, Production, and Operations -- Marketing, Sales, Distribution, and Customer Support -- Finance and Accounting -- Human Resources -- Business Services -- Exploring Careers in Business -- Operations Manager -- Human Resources Specialist -- Information Technology Manager -- Marketing Specialist -- Sales Professional -- Accountant -- Financial manager -- Achieving Professionalism -- Striving to Excel -- Being Dependable and Accountable -- Being a Team Player -- Communicating Effectively -- Demonstrating Etiquette -- Making Ethical Decisions -- Maintaining a Confident, Positive Outlook -- BEHIND THE SCENES YOLANDA DIAZ GROWS MIRADOR ENTERPRISES INTO A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR SUCCESS STORY -- KEY TERMS -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS -- CHAPTER 2 Understanding Basic Economics.
BEHIND THE SCENES WILL THE SUN KEEP SHINING ON SUNTECH POWER? -- Introduction -- What Is This Thing Called the Economy? -- Factors of Production -- The Economic Impact of Scarcity -- Economic Systems -- Free-Market Systems -- Planned Systems -- Nationalization and Privatization -- The Forces of Demand and Supply -- Understanding Demand -- Understanding Supply -- Understanding How Demand and Supply Interact -- The Macro View: Understanding How an Economy Operates -- Competition in a Free-Market System -- Business Cycles -- Unemployment -- Inflation -- Government's Role in a Free-Market System -- Protecting Stakeholders -- Fostering Competition -- Antitrust Legislation -- Merger and Acquisition Approvals -- Encouraging Innovation and Economic Development -- Stabilizing and Stimulating the Economy -- Economic Measures and Monitors -- Price Indexes -- National Economic Output -- BEHIND THE SCENES CAN SUNTECH SURVIVE THE ECONOMICS OF SOLAR POWER? -- KEY TERMS -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS -- CHAPTER 3 The Global Marketplace -- BEHIND THE SCENES H&M: FIRST SWEDEN, THEN THE WORLD -- Introduction -- Fundamentals of International Trade -- Why Nations Trade -- How International Trade Is Measured -- Foreign Exchange Rates and Currency Valuations -- Conflicts in International Trade -- Free Trade -- Government Intervention in International Trade -- International Trade Organizations -- Organizations Facilitating International Trade -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) -- The World Bank -- Trading Blocs -- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) -- The European Union (EU) -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) -- The Global Business Environment -- Cultural Differences in the Global Business Environment -- Legal Differences in the Global Business Environment.
Forms of International Business Activity -- Importing and Exporting -- International Licensing -- International Franchising -- International Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures -- Foreign Direct Investment -- Strategic Approaches to International Markets -- Organizational Strategies for International Expansion -- Functional Strategies for International Expansion -- BEHIND THE SCENES H&M EXPANDS IT GLOBAL FOOTPRINT, BUT NOT WITHOUT COMPETITION AND CHALLENGES -- KEY TERMS -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS -- CHAPTER 4 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility -- BEHIND THE SCENES NIKE'S GLOBAL PRESENCE PUTS IT ON THE FRONT LINES OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY -- Introduction -- Ethics in Contemporary Business -- What Is Ethical Behavior? -- Factors Influencing Ethical Behavior -- Cultural Differences -- Knowledge -- Organizational Behavior -- Ethical Decision Making -- Corporate Social Responsibility -- The Relationship Between Business and Society -- Philanthropy Versus Strategic CSR -- Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility -- Minimalist CSR -- Defensive CSR -- Cynical CSR -- Proactive CSR -- Resolving the CSR Dilemma -- CSR: The Natural Environment -- Efforts to Conserve Resources and Reduce Pollution -- The Trend Toward Sustainability -- CSR: Consumers -- The Right to Buy Safe Products-And to Buy Them Safely -- The Right to Be Informed -- The Right to Choose Which Products to Buy -- The Right to Be Heard -- CSR: Employees -- The Push for Equality in Employment -- Affirmative Action -- People with Disabilities -- Occupational Safety and Health -- BEHIND THE SCENES NIKE BUILDS A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING -- KEY TERMS -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS.
PART 2 Building the Framework: Business Ownership and Entrepreneurship -- CHAPTER 5 Forms of Ownership -- BEHIND THE SCENES SCANNING THE SKIES FOR HELP AT SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO -- Introduction -- Sole Proprietorships -- Advantages of Sole Proprietorships -- Disadvantages of Sole Proprietorships -- Partnerships -- Advantages of Partnerships -- Disadvantages of Partnerships -- Keeping It Together: The Partnership Agreement -- Corporations -- Advantages of Corporations -- Disadvantages of Corporations -- Special Types of Corporations -- Corporate Governance -- Shareholders -- Board of Directors -- Corporate Officers -- Mergers and Acquisitions -- Advantages of Mergers and Acquisitions -- Disadvantages of Mergers and Acquisitions -- Merger and Acquisition Defenses -- Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures -- Strategic Alliances -- Joint Ventures -- BEHIND THE SCENES TEAMING UP FOR SURVIVAL AT SIRIUS XM -- KEY TERMS -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS -- CHAPTER 6 Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Ownership -- BEHIND THE SCENES BRINGING TRADITIONAL HEALING WISDOM TO MODERN CONSUMERS AT SISTER SKY -- Introduction -- The Big World of Small Business -- Economic Roles of Small Businesses -- Characteristics of Small Businesses -- Factors Contributing to the Increase in the Number of Small Businesses -- E-Commerce, Social Media, and Other Technologies -- Growing Diversity in Entrepreneurship -- Downsizing and Outsourcing -- The Entrepreneurial Spirit -- Why People Start their Own Companies -- Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs -- Innovating Without Leaving: Intrapreneurship -- The Start-Up Phase: Planning and Launching a New Business -- Small-Business Ownership Options -- Blueprint for an Effective Business Plan -- The Growth Phase: Nurturing and Sustaining a Young Business -- The New Business Failure Rate.
Advice and Support for Business Owners -- Government Agencies and Not-for-Profit Organizations -- Business Partners -- Mentors and Advisory Boards -- Print and Online Media -- Networks and Support Groups -- Business Incubators -- Financing Options for Small Businesses -- Private Financing -- Banks and Microlenders -- Venture Capitalists -- Angel Investors -- Credit Cards and Personal Lines of Credit -- Small Business Administration Assistance -- Public Financing -- Crowdfunding -- The Franchise Alternative -- Types of Franchises -- Advantages of Franchising -- Disadvantages of Franchising -- How to Evaluate a Franchising Opportunity -- BEHIND THE SCENES BUILDING AN AUTHENTIC AND PURPOSEFUL BUSINESS AT SISTER SKY -- KEY TERMS -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS -- PART 3 Guiding the Enterprise: Leadership, Organization, and Operations -- CHAPTER 7 Management Roles, Functions, and Skills -- BEHIND THE SCENES WEGMANS SATISFIES CUSTOMERS BY PUTTING EMPLOYEES FIRST -- Introduction -- The Roles of Management -- Interpersonal Roles -- Informational Roles -- Decisional Roles -- The Planning Function -- Defining the Mission, Vision, and Values -- Assessing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats -- Developing Forecasts -- Analyzing the Competition -- Establishing Goals and Objectives -- Developing Action Plans -- The Organizing Function -- Top Managers -- Middle Managers -- First-Line Managers -- The Leading Function -- Developing an Effective Leadership Style -- Coaching and Mentoring -- Managing Change -- Building a Positive Organizational Culture -- The Controlling Function -- The Control Cycle -- Establishing Performance Standards -- Measuring Performance and Responding as Needed -- Crisis Management: Maintaining Control in Extraordinary Circumstances -- Essential Management Skills -- Interpersonal Skills.
Technical Skills.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910154782703321
Bovee Courtland L  
, : Pearson Education UK, , 2015
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Digital & Analog Communication Systems
Digital & Analog Communication Systems
Autore Couch Leon W
Edizione [8th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2013
Descrizione fisica xxi, 762 pages : illustrations
Disciplina 621.382
Soggetto topico Telecommunication systems
Digital communications
ISBN 9780132915380
0132915383
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LIST OF SYMBOLS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1-1 Historical Perspective -- 1-2 Digital and Analog Sources and Systems -- 1-3 Deterministic and Random Waveforms -- 1-4 Organization of the Book -- 1-5 Use of a Personal Computer and MATLAB -- 1-6 Block Diagram of a Communication System -- 1-7 Frequency Allocations -- 1-8 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves -- 1-9 Information Measure -- 1-10 Channel Capacity and Ideal Communication Systems -- 1-11 Coding -- Block Codes -- Convolutional Codes -- Code Interleaving -- Code Performance -- Trellis-Coded Modulation -- 1-12 Preview -- 1-13 Study-Aid Examples -- Problems -- 2 SIGNALS AND SPECTRA -- 2-1 Properties of Signals and Noise -- Physically Realizable Waveforms -- Time Average Operator -- DC Value -- Power -- RMS Value and Normalized Power -- Energy and Power Waveforms -- Decibel -- Phasors -- 2-2 Fourier Transform and Spectra -- Definition -- Properties of Fourier Transforms -- Parseval's Theorem and Energy Spectral Density -- Dirac Delta Function and Unit Step Function -- Rectangular and Triangular Pulses -- Convolution -- 2-3 Power Spectral Density and Autocorrelation Function -- Power Spectral Density -- Autocorrelation Function -- 2-4 Orthogonal Series Representation of Signals and Noise -- Orthogonal Functions -- Orthogonal Series -- 2-5 Fourier Series -- Complex Fourier Series -- Quadrature Fourier Series -- Polar Fourier Series -- Line Spectra for Periodic Waveforms -- Power Spectral Density for Periodic Waveforms -- 2-6 Review of Linear Systems -- Linear Time-Invariant Systems -- Impulse Response -- Transfer Function -- Distortionless Transmission -- Distortion of Audio, Video, and Data Signals -- 2-7 Bandlimited Signals and Noise -- Bandlimited Waveforms -- Sampling Theorem -- Impulse Sampling and Digital Signal Processing -- Dimensionality Theorem.
2-8 Discrete Fourier Transform -- Using the DFT to Compute the Continuous Fourier Transform -- Using the DFT to Compute the Fourier Series -- 2-9 Bandwidth of Signals -- 2-10 Summary -- 2-11 Study-Aid Examples -- Problems -- 3 BASEBAND PULSE AND DIGITAL SIGNALING -- 3-1 Introduction -- 3-2 Pulse Amplitude Modulation -- Natural Sampling (Gating) -- Instantaneous Sampling (Flat-Top PAM) -- 3-3 Pulse Code Modulation -- Sampling, Quantizing, and Encoding -- Practical PCM Circuits -- Bandwidth of PCM Signals -- Effects of Noise -- Nonuniform Quantizing: & -- #956 -- -Law and A-Law Companding -- 3-4 Digital Signaling -- Vector Representation -- Bandwidth Estimation -- Binary Signaling -- Multilevel Signaling -- 3-5 Line Codes and Spectra -- Binary Line Coding -- Power Spectra for Binary Line Codes -- Differential Coding -- Eye Patterns -- Regenerative Repeaters -- Bit Synchronization -- Power Spectra for Multilevel Polar NRZ Signals -- Spectral Efficiency -- 3-6 Intersymbol Interference -- Nyquist's First Method (Zero ISI) -- Raised Cosine-Rolloff Nyquist Filtering -- Nyquist's Second and Third Methods for Control of ISI -- 3-7 Differential Pulse Code Modulation -- 3-8 Delta Modulation -- Granular Noise and Slope Overload Noise -- Adaptive Delta Modulation and Continuously Variable Slope Delta Modulation -- Speech Coding -- 3-9 Time-Division Multiplexing -- Frame Synchronization -- Synchronous and Asynchronous Lines -- TDM Hierarchy -- The T1 PCM System -- 3-10 Packet Transmission System -- 3-11 Pulse Time Modulation: Pulse Width Modulation and Pulse Position Modulation -- 3-12 Summary -- 3-13 Study-Aid Examples -- Problems -- 4 BANDPASS SIGNALING PRINCIPLES AND CIRCUITS -- 4-1 Complex Envelope Representation of Bandpass Waveforms -- Definitions: Baseband, Bandpass, and Modulation -- Complex Envelope Representation.
4-2 Representation of Modulated Signals -- 4-3 Spectrum of Bandpass Signals -- 4-4 Evaluation of Power -- 4-5 Bandpass Filtering and Linear Distortion -- Equivalent Low-Pass Filter -- Linear Distortion -- 4-6 Bandpass Sampling Theorem -- 4-7 Received Signal Plus Noise -- 4-8 Classification of Filters and Amplifiers -- Filters -- Amplifiers -- 4-9 Nonlinear Distortion -- 4-10 Limiters -- 4-11 Mixers, Up Converters, and Down Converters -- 4-12 Frequency Multipliers -- 4-13 Detector Circuits -- Envelope Detector -- Product Detector -- Frequency Modulation Detector -- 4-14 Phase-Locked Loops and Frequency Synthesizers -- 4-15 Direct Digital Synthesis -- 4-16 Transmitters and Receivers -- Generalized Transmitters -- Generalized Receiver: The Superheterodyne Receiver -- Zero-IF Receivers -- Interference -- 4-17 Software Radios -- 4-18 Summary -- 4-19 Study-Aid Examples -- Problems -- 5 AM, FM, AND DIGITAL MODULATED SYSTEMS -- 5-1 Amplitude Modulation -- 5-2 AM Broadcast Technical Standards and Digital AM Broadcasting -- Digital AM Broadcasting -- 5-3 Double-Sideband Suppressed Carrier -- 5-4 Costas Loop and Squaring Loop -- 5-5 Asymmetric Sideband Signals -- Single Sideband -- Vestigial Sideband -- 5-6 Phase Modulation and Frequency Modulation -- Representation of PM and FM Signals -- Spectra of Angle-Modulated Signals -- Narrowband Angle Modulation -- Wideband Frequency Modulation -- Preemphasis and Deemphasis in Angle-Modulated Systems -- 5-7 Frequency-Division Multiplexing and FM Stereo -- 5-8 FM Broadcast Technical Standards and Digital FM Broadcasting -- Digital FM Broadcasting -- 5-9 Binary Modulated Bandpass Signaling -- On-Off Keying (OOK) -- Binary Phase-Shift Keying (BPSK) -- Differential Phase-Shift Keying (DPSK) -- Frequency-Shift Keying (FSK) -- 5-10 Multilevel Modulated Bandpass Signaling.
Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying and M-ary Phase-Shift Keying -- Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) -- OQPSK and & -- #960 -- /4 QPSK -- PSD for MPSK, QAM, QPSK, OQPSK, and & -- #960 -- /4 QPSK -- Spectral Efficiency for MPSK, QAM, QPSK, OQPSK, and & -- #960 -- /4 QPSK with Raised Cosine Filtering -- 5-11 Minimum-Shift Keying and GMSK -- 5-12 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) -- 5-13 Spread Spectrum Systems -- Direct Sequence -- Frequency Hopping -- SS Frequency Bands -- 5-14 Summary -- 5-15 Study-Aid Examples -- Problems -- 6 RANDOM PROCESSES AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS -- 6-1 Some Basic Definitions -- Random Processes -- Stationarity and Ergodicity -- Correlation Functions and Wide-Sense Stationarity -- Complex Random Processes -- 6-2 Power Spectral Density -- Definition -- Wiener-Khintchine Theorem -- Properties of the PSD -- General Formula for the PSD of Digital Signals -- White-Noise Processes -- Measurement of PSD -- 6-3 DC and RMS Values for Ergodic Random Processes -- 6-4 Linear Systems -- Input-Output Relationships -- 6-5 Bandwidth Measures -- Equivalent Bandwidth -- RMS Bandwidth -- 6-6 The Gaussian Random Process -- Properties of Gaussian Processes -- 6-7 Bandpass Processes -- Bandpass Representations -- Properties of WSS Bandpass Processes -- Proofs of Some Properties -- 6-8 Matched Filters -- General Results -- Results for White Noise -- Correlation Processing -- Transversal Matched Filter -- 6-9 Summary -- 6-10 Appendix: Proof of Schwarz's Inequality -- 6-11 Study-Aid Examples -- Problems -- 7 PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CORRUPTED BY NOISE -- 7-1 Error Probabilities for Binary Signaling -- General Results -- Results for Gaussian Noise -- Results for White Gaussian Noise and Matched-Filter Reception -- Results for Colored Gaussian Noise and Matched-Filter Reception.
7-2 Performance of Baseband Binary Systems -- Unipolar Signaling -- Polar Signaling -- Bipolar Signaling -- 7-3 Coherent Detection of Bandpass Binary Signals -- On-Off Keying -- Binary-Phase-Shift Keying -- Frequency-Shift Keying -- 7-4 Noncoherent Detection of Bandpass Binary Signals -- On-Off Keying -- Frequency-Shift Keying -- Differential Phase-Shift Keying -- 7-5 Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying and Minimum-Shift Keying -- 7-6 Comparison of Digital Signaling Systems -- Bit-Error Rate and Bandwidth -- Symbol Error and Bit Error for Multilevel Signaling -- Synchronization -- 7-7 Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio for PCM Systems -- 7-8 Output Signal-to-Noise Ratios for Analog Systems -- Comparison with Baseband Systems -- AM Systems with Product Detection -- AM Systems with Envelope Detection -- DSB-SC Systems -- SSB Systems -- PM Systems -- FM Systems -- FM Systems with Threshold Extension -- FM Systems with Deemphasis -- 7-9 Comparison of Analog Signaling Systems -- Ideal System Performance -- 7-10 Summary -- 7-11 Study-Aid Examples -- Problems -- 8 WIRE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS -- 8-1 The Explosive Growth of Telecommunications -- 8-2 Telephone Systems -- Historical Basis -- Modern Telephone Systems and Remote Terminals -- 8-3 Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) -- G.DMT and G.Lite Digital Subscriber Lines -- Video On Demand (VOD) -- Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) -- 8-4 Capacities of Public Switched Telephone Networks -- 8-5 Satellite Communication Systems -- Digital and Analog Television Transmission -- Data and Telephone Signal Multiple Access -- Satellite Radio Broadcasting -- 8-6 Link Budget Analysis -- Signal Power Received -- Thermal Noise Sources -- Characterization of Noise Sources -- Noise Characterization of Linear Devices -- Noise Characterization of Cascaded Linear Devices -- Link Budget Evaluation.
E[Sub(b)]/N[Sub(o)] Link Budget for Digital Systems.
Altri titoli varianti Digital & Analog Communication Systems
Record Nr. UNINA-9910150207503321
Couch Leon W  
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E-Commerce 2016
E-Commerce 2016
Autore Laudon Kenneth C
Edizione [12th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (912 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) TraverCarol
ISBN 1-292-10997-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- E-commerce: Business, Technology, Society - Global Edition -- Copyright -- Preface -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- 1: Introduction to E-commerce -- Learning Objectives -- The Uber-ization of Everything -- E-Commerce: The Revolution is just Beginning -- The First 30 Seconds -- What Is E-Commerce? -- The Difference Between E-Commerce and E-Business -- Why Study E-Commerce? -- Eight Unique Features of E-Commerce Technology -- Ubiquity -- Global Reach -- Universal Standards -- Richness -- Interactivity -- Information Density -- Personalization/Customization -- Social Technology: User-Generated Content and Social Networks -- Types of E-Commerce -- Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce -- Business-to-Business (B2B) E-commerce -- Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) E-commerce -- Mobile E-commerce (M-commerce) -- Social E-commerce -- Local E-commerce -- Growth of the Internet, Web, and Mobile Platform -- Insight on Technology: Will Apps Make the Web Irrelevant? -- Origins and Growth of E-Commerce -- E-Commerce: A Brief History -- E-Commerce 1995-2000: Invention -- E-Commerce 2001-2006: Consolidation -- E-Commerce 2007-Present: Reinvention -- Insight on Business: Rocket Internet -- Assessing E-Commerce: Successes, Surprises, and Failures -- Understanding E-Commerce: Organizing Themes -- Technology: Infrastructure -- Business: Basic Concepts -- Society: Taming the Juggernaut -- Academic Disciplines Concerned with E-Commerce -- Technical Approaches -- Behavioral Approaches -- Insight on Society: Facebook and the Age of Privacy -- Case Study: Puma Goes Omni -- Review -- Key Concepts -- Questions -- Projects -- References -- 2: E-commerce Infrastructure -- Learning Objectives -- Wikitude, Layar, and Blippar: Augment My Reality -- The Internet: Technology Background -- The Evolution of the Internet: 1961-The Present -- The Internet: Key Technology Concepts.
Packet Switching -- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -- IP Addresses -- Domain Names, DNS, and URLs -- Client/Server Computing -- The New Client: The Mobile Platform -- The Internet "Cloud Computing" Model: Hardware and Software as a Service -- Other Internet Protocols and Utility Programs -- The Internet Today -- The Internet Backbone -- Internet Exchange Points -- Campus Area Networks -- Internet Service Providers -- Intranets -- Who Governs the Internet? -- The Future Internet Infrastructure -- Limitations of the Current Internet -- Insight on Society: Government Regulation and Surveillance of the Internet -- The Internet2® Project -- The First Mile and the Last Mile -- Fiber Optics and the Bandwidth Explosion in the First Mile -- The Last Mile: Mobile Internet Access -- Telephone-based versus Computer Network-based Wireless Internet Access -- Internet Access Drones -- The Future Internet -- Latency Solutions -- Guaranteed Service Levels and Lower Error Rates -- Declining Costs -- The Internet of Things -- The Web -- Hypertext -- Markup Languages -- HyperText Markup Language (HTML) -- eXtensible Markup Language (XML) -- Insight on Technology: The Rise of HTML5 -- Web Servers and Clients -- Web Browsers -- The Internet and the Web: Features and Services -- E-Mail -- Instant Messaging -- Search Engines -- Online Forums -- Streaming Media -- Cookies -- Web 2.0 Features and Services -- Online Social Networks -- Blogs -- Really Simple Syndication (RSS) -- Podcasting -- Wikis -- Music and Video Services -- Internet Telephony -- Video Conferencing, Video Chatting, and Telepresence -- Intelligent Personal Assistants -- Mobile Apps: The Next Big Thing is Here -- Platforms for Mobile Application Development -- App Marketplaces -- Insight on Business: Apps for Everything: The App Ecosystem.
Case Study: Akamai Technologies: Attempting to Keep Supply Ahead of Demand -- Review -- Key Concepts -- Questions -- Projects -- References -- 3: Building an E-commerce Presence -- Learning Objectives -- The Financial Times : A Remodel for 21st Century Publishing Profitability -- Imagine Your E-Commerce Presence -- What's the idea? (The Visioning Process) -- Where's The Money: Business and Revenue Model -- Who and where is the Target Audience -- What is the Ballpark? Characterize the Marketplace -- Where's the Content Coming From? -- Know Yourself: Conduct a Swot Analysis -- Develop an E-Commerce Presence Map -- Develop a Timeline: Milestones -- How much will this Cost? -- Building an E-Commerce Presence: A Systematic Approach -- Planning: The Systems Development Life Cycle -- Systems Analysis/Planning: Identify Business Objectives, System Functionality, and Information Requirements -- System Design: Hardware and Software Platforms -- Building the System: In-House Versus Outsourcing -- Build your Own versus Outsourcing -- Host your Own versus Outsourcing -- Testing the System -- Implementation and Maintenance -- Factors in Optimizing Web Site Performance -- Choosing Software -- Simple Versus Multi-Tiered Web Site Architecture -- Web Server Software -- Site Management Tools -- Dynamic Page Generation Tools -- Application Servers -- E-Commerce Merchant Server Software Functionality -- Online Catalog -- Shopping Cart -- Credit Card Processing -- Merchant Server Software Packages (E-Commerce Software Platforms) -- Choosing an E-commerce Software Platform -- Choosing Hardware -- Right-Sizing your Hardware Platform: The Demand Side -- Right-Sizing your Hardware Platform: The Supply Side -- Other E-Commerce Site Tools -- Web Site Design: Basic Business Considerations -- Tools for Search Engine Optimization -- Tools for Interactivity and Active Content.
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) -- Active Server Pages (ASP) and ASP.NET -- Java, Java Server Pages (JSP), and JavaScript -- ActiveX and VBScript -- ColdFusion -- PHP, Ruby on Rails (RoR), and Django -- Other Design Elements -- Personalization Tools -- The Information Policy Set -- Developing a Mobile Web Site and Building Mobile Applications -- Insight on Society: Designing for Accessibility -- Planning and Building a Mobile Presence -- Mobile Presence: Design Considerations -- Cross-Platform Mobile App Development Tools -- Mobile Presence: Performance and Cost Considerations -- Insight on Technology: Building a Mobile Presence -- Case Study: Orbitz Worldwide Charts Its Mobile Trajectory -- Review -- Key Concepts -- Questions -- Projects -- References -- 4: E-commerce Security and Payment Systems -- Learning Objectives -- Europol: Takes on Cybercrime with EC3 -- The E-Commerce Security Environment -- The Scope Of The Problem -- The Underground Economy Marketplace: The Value of Stolen Information -- What Is Good E-Commerce Security? -- Dimensions Of E-Commerce Security -- The Tension Between Security And Other Values -- Ease of Use -- Public Safety and the Criminal Uses of the Internet -- Security Threats In The E-Commerce Environment -- Malicious Code -- Potentially Unwanted Programs (Pups) -- Phishing -- Hacking, Cybervandalism, and Hacktivism -- Insight on Society: The Ashley Madison Data Breach -- Data Breaches -- Credit Card Fraud/Theft -- Identity Fraud -- Spoofing, Pharming, and Spam (Junk) Web Sites -- Sniffing and Man-in-the-Middle Attacks -- Denial of Service (Dos) and Distributed Denial of Service (Ddos) Attacks -- Insider Attacks -- Poorly Designed Software -- Social Network Security Issues -- Mobile Platform Security Issues -- Cloud Security Issues -- Insight on Technology: Think Your Smartphone Is Secure?.
Internet of Things Security Issues -- Technology Solutions -- Protecting Internet Communications -- Encryption -- Symmetric Key Cryptography -- Public Key Cryptography -- Public Key Cryptography Using Digital Signatures and Hash Digests -- Digital Envelopes -- Digital Certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) -- Limitations of PKI -- Securing Channels Of Communication -- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) -- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) -- Wireless (Wi-Fi) Networks -- Protecting Networks -- Firewalls -- Proxy Servers -- Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems -- Protecting Servers and Clients -- Operating System Security Enhancements -- Anti-Virus Software -- Management Policies, Business Procedures, And Public Laws -- A Security Plan: Management Policies -- The Role Of Laws And Public Policy -- Private and Private-Public Cooperation Efforts -- Government Policies and Controls on Encryption Software -- E-Commerce Payment Systems -- Online Credit Card Transactions -- Credit Card E-commerce Enablers -- PCI-DSS Compliance -- Limitations of Online Credit Card Payment Systems -- Alternative Online Payment Systems -- Mobile Payment Systems: Your Smartphone Wallet -- Social/Mobile Peer-To-Peer Payment Systems -- Digital Cash And Virtual Currencies -- Electronic Billing Presentment And Payment -- Insight on Business: Bitcoin -- Market Size And Growth -- EBPP Business Models -- Case Study: The Mobile Payment Marketplace: Goat Rodeo -- Review -- Key Concepts -- Questions -- Projects -- References -- 5: E-commerce Business Strategies -- Learning Objectives -- Ace & -- Tate: Disrupting the European Eyewear Industry -- E-Commerce Business Models -- Introduction -- Eight Key Elements Of A Business Model -- Value Proposition -- Revenue Model -- Insight on Society: Foursquare: Check Your Privacy at the Door.
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Altri titoli varianti E-Commerce 2016
E-commerce
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Elementary Surveying : International Edition
Elementary Surveying : International Edition
Autore Ghilani Charles D
Edizione [13th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (983 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) WolfPaul R
ISBN 1-4479-3045-2
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Nota di contenuto Cover -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- What's New in This Edition? -- Acknowledgments -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Definition of Surveying -- 1.2 Geomatics -- 1.3 History of Surveying -- 1.4 Geodetic and Plane Surveys -- 1.5 Importance of Surveying -- 1.6 Specialized Types of Surveys -- 1.7 Surveying Safety -- 1.8 Land and Geographic Information Systems -- 1.9 Federal Surveying and Mapping Agencies -- 1.10 The Surveying Profession -- 1.11 Professional Surveying Organizations -- 1.12 Surveying on the Internet -- 1.13 Future Challenges in Surveying -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 2 UNITS, SIGNIFICANT FIGURES, AND FIELD NOTES -- PART I: UNITS AND SIGNIFICANT FIGURES -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Units of Measurement -- 2.3 International System of Units (SI) -- 2.4 Significant Figures -- 2.5 Rounding Off Numbers -- PART II: FIELD NOTES -- 2.6 Field Notes -- 2.7 General Requirements of Handwritten Field Notes -- 2.8 Types of Field Books -- 2.9 Kinds of Notes -- 2.10 Arrangements of Notes -- 2.11 Suggestions for Recording Notes -- 2.12 Introduction to Data Collectors -- 2.13 Transfer of Files from Data Collectors -- 2.14 Digital Data File Management -- 2.15 Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Collectors -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 3 THEORY OF ERRORS IN OBSERVATIONS -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Direct and Indirect Observations -- 3.3 Errors in Measurements -- 3.4 Mistakes -- 3.5 Sources of Errors in Making Observations -- 3.6 Types of Errors -- 3.7 Precision and Accuracy -- 3.8 Eliminating Mistakes and Systematic Errors -- 3.9 Probability -- 3.10 Most Probable Value -- 3.11 Residuals -- 3.12 Occurrence of Random Errors -- 3.13 General Laws of Probability -- 3.14 Measures of Precision -- 3.15 Interpretation of Standard Deviation -- 3.16 The 50, 90, and 95 Percent Errors -- 3.17 Error Propagation -- 3.18 Applications.
3.19 Conditional Adjustment of Observations -- 3.20 Weights of Observations -- 3.21 Least-Squares Adjustment -- 3.22 Using Software -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 4 LEVELING-THEORY, METHODS, AND EQUIPMENT -- PART I: LEVELING-THEORY AND METHODS -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Definitions -- 4.3 North American Vertical Datum -- 4.4 Curvature and Refraction -- 4.5 Methods for Determining Differences in Elevation -- PART II: EQUIPMENT FOR DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING -- 4.6 Categories of Levels -- 4.7 Telescopes -- 4.8 Level Vials -- 4.9 Tilting Levels -- 4.10 Automatic Levels -- 4.11 Digital Levels -- 4.12 Tripods -- 4.13 Hand Level -- 4.14 Level Rods -- 4.15 Testing and Adjusting Levels -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 5 LEVELING-FIELD PROCEDURES AND COMPUTATIONS -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Carrying and Setting Up a Level -- 5.3 Duties of a Rodperson -- 5.4 Differential Leveling -- 5.5 Precision -- 5.6 Adjustments of Simple Level Circuits -- 5.7 Reciprocal Leveling -- 5.8 Three-Wire Leveling -- 5.9 Profile Leveling -- 5.10 Grid, Cross-Section, or Borrow-Pit Leveling -- 5.11 Use of the Hand Level -- 5.12 Sources of Error in Leveling -- 5.13 Mistakes -- 5.14 Reducing Errors and Eliminating Mistakes -- 5.15 Using Software -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 6 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT -- PART I: METHODS FOR MEASURING DISTANCES -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Summary of Methods for Making Linear Measurements -- 6.3 Pacing -- 6.4 Odometer Readings -- 6.5 Optical Rangefinders -- 6.6 Tacheometry -- 6.7 Subtense Bar -- PART II: DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS BY TAPING -- 6.8 Introduction to Taping -- 6.9 Taping Equipment and Accessories -- 6.10 Care of Taping Equipment -- 6.11 Taping on Level Ground -- 6.12 Horizontal Measurements on Sloping Ground -- 6.13 Slope Measurements -- 6.14 Sources of Error in Taping -- 6.15 Tape Problems -- 6.16 Combined Corrections in a Taping Problem.
PART III: ELECTRONIC DISTANCE MEASUREMENT -- 6.17 Introduction -- 6.18 Propagation of Electromagnetic Energy -- 6.19 Principles of Electronic Distance Measurement -- 6.20 Electro-Optical Instruments -- 6.21 Total Station Instruments -- 6.22 EDM Instruments Without Reflectors -- 6.23 Computing Horizontal Lengths from Slope Distances -- 6.24 Errors in Electronic Distance Measurement -- 6.25 Using Software -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 7 ANGLES, AZIMUTHS, AND BEARINGS -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Units of Angle Measurement -- 7.3 Kinds of Horizontal Angles -- 7.4 Direction of a Line -- 7.5 Azimuths -- 7.6 Bearings -- 7.7 Comparison of Azimuths and Bearings -- 7.8 Computing Azimuths -- 7.9 Computing Bearings -- 7.10 The Compass and the Earth's Magnetic Field -- 7.11 Magnetic Declination -- 7.12 Variations in Magnetic Declination -- 7.13 Software for Determining Magnetic Declination -- 7.14 Local Attraction -- 7.15 Typical Magnetic Declination Problems -- 7.16 Mistakes -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 8 TOTAL STATION INSTRUMENTS -- ANGLE OBSERVATIONS -- PART I: TOTAL STATION INSTRUMENTS -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Characteristics of Total Station Instruments -- 8.3 Functions Performed by Total Station Instruments -- 8.4 Parts of a Total Station Instrument -- 8.5 Handling and Setting Up a Total Station Instrument -- 8.6 Servo-Driven and Remotely Operated Total Station Instruments -- PART II: ANGLE OBSERVATIONS -- 8.7 Relationship of Angles and Distances -- 8.8 Observing Horizontal Angles with Total Station Instruments -- 8.9 Observing Horizontal Angles by the Direction Method -- 8.10 Closing the Horizon -- 8.11 Observing Deflection Angles -- 8.12 Observing Azimuths -- 8.13 Observing Vertical Angles -- 8.14 Sights and Marks -- 8.15 Prolonging a Straight Line -- 8.16 Balancing-In -- 8.17 Random Traverse.
8.18 Total Stations for Determining Elevation Differences -- 8.19 Adjustment of Total Station Instruments and Their Accessories -- 8.20 Sources of Error in Total Station Work -- 8.21 Propagation of Random Errors in Angle Observations -- 8.22 Mistakes -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 9 TRAVERSING -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Observation of Traverse Angles or Directions -- 9.3 Observation of Traverse Lengths -- 9.4 Selection of Traverse Stations -- 9.5 Referencing Traverse Stations -- 9.6 Traverse Field Notes -- 9.7 Angle Misclosure -- 9.8 Traversing with Total Station Instruments -- 9.9 Radial Traversing -- 9.10 Sources of Error in Traversing -- 9.11 Mistakes in Traversing -- Problems -- 10 TRAVERSE COMPUTATIONS -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Balancing Angles -- 10.3 Computation of Preliminary Azimuths or Bearings -- 10.4 Departures and Latitudes -- 10.5 Departure and Latitude Closure Conditions -- 10.6 Traverse Linear Misclosure and Relative Precision -- 10.7 Traverse Adjustment -- 10.8 Rectangular Coordinates -- 10.9 Alternative Methods for Making Traverse Computations -- 10.10 Inversing -- 10.11 Computing Final Adjusted Traverse Lengths and Directions -- 10.12 Coordinate Computations in Boundary Surveys -- 10.13 Use of Open Traverses -- 10.14 State Plane Coordinate Systems -- 10.15 Traverse Computations Using Computers -- 10.16 Locating Blunders in Traverse Observations -- 10.17 Mistakes in Traverse Computations -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 11 COORDINATE GEOMETRY IN SURVEYING CALCULATIONS -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Coordinate Forms of Equations for Lines and Circles -- 11.3 Perpendicular Distance from a Point to a Line -- 11.4 Intersection of Two Lines, Both Having Known Directions -- 11.5 Intersection of a Line with a Circle -- 11.6 Intersection of Two Circles -- 11.7 Three-Point Resection -- 11.8 Two-Dimensional Conformal Coordinate Transformation.
11.9 Inaccessible Point Problem -- 11.10 Three-Dimensional Two-Point Resection -- 11.11 Software -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 12 AREA -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Methods of Measuring Area -- 12.3 Area by Division into Simple Figures -- 12.4 Area by Offsets from Straight Lines -- 12.5 Area by Coordinates -- 12.6 Area by Double-Meridian Distance Method -- 12.7 Area of Parcels with Circular Boundaries -- 12.8 Partitioning of Lands -- 12.9 Area by Measurements from Maps -- 12.10 Software -- 12.11 Sources of Error in Determining Areas -- 12.12 Mistakes in Determining Areas -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 13 GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS-INTRODUCTION AND PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Overview of GPS -- 13.3 The GPS Signal -- 13.4 Reference Coordinate Systems -- 13.5 Fundamentals of Satellite Positioning -- 13.6 Errors in Observations -- 13.7 Differential Positioning -- 13.8 Kinematic Methods -- 13.9 Relative Positioning -- 13.10 Other Satellite Navigation Systems -- 13.11 The Future -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 14 GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS-STATIC SURVEYS -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Field Procedures in Satellite Surveys -- 14.3 Planning Satellite Surveys -- 14.4 Performing Static Surveys -- 14.5 Data Processing and Analysis -- 14.6 Sources of Errors in Satellite Surveys -- 14.7 Mistakes in Satellite Surveys -- Problems -- Bibliography -- 15 GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS-KINEMATIC SURVEYS -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Planning of Kinematic Surveys -- 15.3 Initialization -- 15.4 Equipment Used in Kinematic Surveys -- 15.5 Methods Used in Kinematic Surveys -- 15.6 Performing Post Processed Kinematic Surveys -- 15.7 Communication in Real-Time Kinematic Surveys -- 15.8 Real-Time Networks -- 15.9 Performing Real-Time Kinematic Surveys -- 15.10 Machine Control -- 15.11 Errors in Kinematic Surveys.
15.12 Mistakes in Kinematic Surveys.
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Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up 2016 : The Most Comprehensive Annually Updated Guide for Entrepreneurs
Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up 2016 : The Most Comprehensive Annually Updated Guide for Entrepreneurs
Autore Williams Sara
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (501 pages)
ISBN 1-292-10474-0
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Nota di contenuto Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Chapter 1 You and your ideas -- Chapter 2 Who will buy? -- Chapter 3 A spot of coaching -- Chapter 4 Your business identity -- Chapter 5 Are you sure? -- Chapter 6 The business plan -- Chapter 7 Timing the jump -- Chapter 8 Less than 100 per cent -- Chapter 9 Off the peg -- Chapter 10 Franchises -- Chapter 11 Beating the pirates -- Chapter 12 The right name -- Chapter 13 Getting the message across -- Chapter 14 Getting new customers -- Chapter 15 Building customer relationships -- Chapter 16 How to set a price -- Chapter 17 Choosing your workplace -- Chapter 18 Professional back-up -- Chapter 19 Getting the right staff -- Chapter 20 Your rights and duties as an employer -- Chapter 21 Your business and the environment -- Chapter 22 Insurance -- Chapter 23 Forecasting -- Chapter 24 Raising the money -- Chapter 25 Staying afloat -- Chapter 26 Moving ahead -- Chapter 27 Not waving but drowning -- Chapter 28 Keeping the record straight -- Chapter 29 Tax -- Chapter 30 VAT -- Chapter 31 Pensions and retirement -- Appendix: Useful Financial Times article -- References -- Index.
Altri titoli varianti Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up 2016
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FT Guide to Business Training
FT Guide to Business Training
Autore Bird Tom
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (297 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) CassellJeremy
ISBN 1-292-00381-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- Introduction -- Part 1 Training: adapt or die ... -- 1 Your environment and your role -- What is the environment? -- What is your role now? -- Training versus capability -- Summary -- 2 Is training the right answer? -- A blueprint for extinction -- Development options -- A recommended training process -- Summary -- Part 2 Needs analysis -- 3 Three priorities when approaching needs analysis -- 'Satisficing' -- What are your priorities in needs analysis? -- Priority 1: focus on being a performance expert -- Priority 2: be a slave to the business outcomes required -- Priority 3: identify and address the barriers to change -- Summary -- 4 What should be included in a needs analysis? -- Business outcomes, success measures and learning outcomes -- Practical research -- Risk analysis and assessment -- Scope -- Training and the Pareto principle -- Summary -- 5 Carrying out practical research -- Researching the right things -- Quantitative and qualitative research -- Ground rules for effective research -- Research methods -- Summary -- Part 3 Design and practical application -- 6 The context for design -- The three success factors -- The impact of your preferences -- Summary -- 7 Foundations for success in designing training -- It's all about linking to business performance improvements -- A successful structure is clear and effective -- Creating awareness, responsibility and motivation in participants -- Recognise that people learn differently -- Managing the emotional state of the audience -- Adopt an attitude of continuous improvement -- And finally, before we forget ... -- Summary -- 8 The role of learning styles -- How people learn -- Honey and Mumford learning styles -- Learning styles 'infect' us as trainers -- How should you use learning preferences in your design? -- Summary.
9 How to structure your training -- How to structure your training to maximise engagement -- Maintaining engagement for the duration of the training -- Using themes and signposts -- Structuring a session to retain audience attention -- How to motivate your audience -- Summary -- 10 Training methods -- The importance of variety -- Making the right choice of methodology -- Overview of methods -- Working with exercises -- Other creative methods -- Summary -- 11 What to do in the first hour -- Getting participant attention -- Acknowledging and managing the 'state' of the participants -- Establishing motivation -- 'Setting out your stall': signposting, objectives and ground rules -- How to handle introductions -- Icebreakers -- And finally... -- Summary -- 12 Planning for audience engagement -- Focus on attention span -- Practical design steps to maintain audience interest -- Summary -- 13 How to encourage participants to take action -- Issues preventing the application of learning -- What to do to gain commitment to action -- Summary -- Part 4 The trainer as performer -- 14 The foundations of influencing -- The C3 Model of Influencing™ -- Confidence -- Credibility -- Connection -- Summary -- 15 The learning environment -- What do we mean by the learning environment? -- Arrangements for seating -- How to operate in a room that is not great -- An example of good practice -- Summary -- 16 Questions are the answer -- Engaging the audience through questions -- How to answer questions from the group -- The 4A model for handling questions -- Options for handling different types of questions -- Summary -- 17 Let us tell you a story... -- The power of stories -- What do we mean by a story? -- Summary -- 18 Improvisation and utilisation -- How to use what is happening in the room to everyone's advantage -- Four steps to improvising well -- Utilisation.
The importance of humour and fun in business training -- Summary -- 19 Dealing effectively with training challenges -- Key principles -- Dealing with diversity -- Ideas about how best to deal with specific challenges -- Summary -- Part 5 Embedding, learning transfer and evaluation -- 20 Influencing the conditions so that learning transfer happens -- What is embedding? -- What is learning transfer? -- We are not doing a great job at the moment -- The four key factors that enhance learning transfer -- Good practice -- Summary -- 21 How to evaluate training effectively -- The Kirkpatrick evaluation model -- The Kirkpatrick model in more detail -- The mechanisms used for evaluation -- Summary -- Summary -- And finally ... a story -- Index.
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FT Guide to Management : How to be a Manager Who Makes a Difference and Gets Results
FT Guide to Management : How to be a Manager Who Makes a Difference and Gets Results
Autore Francke Ann
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (377 pages)
ISBN 0-273-79473-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- About the author -- About CMI -- Introduction -- Part 1: Managing yourself -- Chapter 1: What kind of manager are you? -- Chapter 2: Getting things done -- Chapter 3: Managing your career -- Part 2: Developing skills that make a difference -- Chapter 4: Communicating well -- Chapter 5: Understanding others -- Part 3: Managing others -- Chapter 6: Coaching, motivating and developing others -- Chapter 7: Hiring, firing and reshaping talent -- Chapter 8: How to engage, evaluate and align employees -- Chapter 9: Performing teams and productive meetings -- Part 4: Setting direction and achieving results -- Chapter 10: Setting a strategy -- Chapter 11: Making strategy actionable -- Chapter 12: Creating a culture -- Chapter 13: Getting results and how to measure them -- Part 5: Managing change -- Chapter 14: How to manage change -- Chapter 15: Designing and delivering innovation -- Chapter 16: Managing stakeholders, with customers at the centre -- Part 6: Managing money, resources and technology -- Chapter 17: Project management basics -- Chapter 18: Managing budgets and other financials -- Chapter 19: Understanding digital and Big Data -- Part 7: The last word -- Chapter 20: Views from the front line -- Chapter 21: Views from the FT's finest -- Chapter 22: A guide to the gurus -- Index.
Altri titoli varianti FT Guide to Management
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Francke Ann  
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Fundamentals of Management
Fundamentals of Management
Autore Robbins Stephen
Edizione [8th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (498 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) De CenzoDavid
CoulterMary
ISBN 0-273-76619-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Contents -- A Short Note to Students -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Part 1 Introduction -- Chapter 1 Managers and Management -- Who Are Managers and Where Do They Work? -- What Three Characteristics Do All Organizations Share? -- How Are Managers Different from Nonmanagerial Employees? -- What Titles Do Managers Have? -- Right or Wrong? -- What Is Management? -- From the Past to the Present: Origins of managers/management -- What Do Managers Do? -- What Are the Four Management Functions? -- What Are Management Roles? -- What Skills and Competencies Do Managers Need? -- Is the Manager's Job Universal? -- Technology and the Manager's Job: Is It Still Managing When What You're Managing Are Robots? -- and the Survey Says . . . -- Why Study Management? -- What Factors Are Reshaping and Redefining Management? -- Why Are Customers Important to the Manager's Job? -- Why Is Innovation Important to the Manager's Job? -- Review -- Chapter Summary -- Understanding the Chapter -- Endnotes -- Your Turn to Be a Manager -- History Module: A Brief History of Managements Roots -- Early Management -- Classical Approaches -- Behavioral Approach -- Quantitative Approach -- Contemporary Approaches -- Endnotes -- Chapter 2 The Management Environment -- What Is the External Environment and Why Is It Important? -- How Has the Economy Changed? -- From the Past to the Present: Omnipotent/symbolic views of management -- What Role Do Demographics Play? -- Technology and the Manager's Job: Changing and Improving the Way Managers Manage -- How Does the External Environment Affect Managers? -- Right or Wrong? -- What Is Organizational Culture and Why Is It Important? -- What Is Organizational Culture? -- How Can Culture Be Assessed? -- Where Does an Organization's Culture Come From? -- How Do Employees Learn the Culture? -- and the Survey Says . . .
How Does Organizational Culture Affect Managers? -- How Does Culture Affect What Employees Do? -- How Does Culture Affect What Managers Do? -- Review -- Chapter Summary -- Understanding the Chapter -- Endnotes -- Your Turn to Be a Manager -- Chapter 3 Integrative Managerial Issues -- What Is Globalization and How Does It Affect Organizations? -- What Does It Mean to Be "Global"? -- What Are the Different Types of Global Organizations? -- How Do Organizations Go Global? -- What Do Managers Need to Know About Managing in a Global Organization? -- From the Past to the Present: Geert Hofstede's study of cultural environments -- What Does Society Expect from Organizations and Managers? -- How Can Organizations Demonstrate Socially Responsible Actions? -- Should Organizations Be Socially Involved? -- and the Survey Says . . . -- What Is Sustainability and Why Is It Important? -- What Factors Determine Ethical and Unethical Behavior? -- In What Ways Can Ethics Be Viewed? -- How Can Managers Encourage Ethical Behavior? -- What Is Today's Workforce Like and How Does It Affect the Way Organizations Are Managed? -- What Is Workplace Diversity? -- What Types of Diversity Are Found in Workplaces? -- Right or Wrong? -- How Are Organizations and Managers Adapting to a Changing Workforce? -- Review -- Chapter Summary -- Understanding the Chapter -- Endnotes -- Your Turn to Be a Manager -- Part 2 Planning -- Chapter 4 Foundations of Decision Making -- How Do Managers Make Decisions? -- What Defines a Decision Problem? -- What Is Relevant in the Decision-Making Process? -- How Does the Decision Maker Weight the Criteria and Analyze Alternatives? -- What Determines the Best Choice? -- What Happens in Decision Implementation? -- What Is the Last Step in the Decision Process? -- What Common Errors Are Committed in the Decision-Making Process?.
What Are Three Approaches Managers Can Use to Make Decisions? -- What Is the Rational Model of Decision Making? -- Technology and the Manager's Job: Making Better Decisions with Technology -- From the Past to the Present: Herbert A. Simon's study of satisficing -- What Is Bounded Rationality? -- What Role Does Intuition Play in Managerial Decision Making? -- What Types of Decisions and Decision-Making Conditions Do Managers Face? -- How Do Problems Differ? -- How Does a Manager Make Programmed Decisions? -- How Do Nonprogrammed Decisions Differ from Programmed Decisions? -- How Are Problems, Types of Decisions, and Organizational Level Integrated? -- and the Survey Says . . . -- What Decision-Making Conditions Do Managers Face? -- How Do Groups Make Decisions? -- What Are the Advantages of Group Decision Making? -- What Are the Disadvantages of Group Decision Making? -- When Are Groups Most Effective? -- Right or Wrong? -- How Can You Improve Group Decision Making? -- What Contemporary Decision-Making Issues Do Managers Face? -- How Does National Culture Affect Managers' Decision Making? -- Why Is Creativity Important in Decision Making? -- Review -- Chapter Summary -- Understanding the Chapter -- Endnotes -- Your Turn to Be a Manager -- Quantitative Module: Quantitative Decision-Making Aids -- Payoff Matrices -- Decision Trees -- Break-Even Analysis -- Ratio Analysis -- Linear Programming -- Queuing Theory -- Economic Order Quantity Model -- Endnotes -- Chapter 5 Foundations of Planning -- What Is Planning and Why Do Managers Need to Plan? -- Why Should Managers Formally Plan? -- What Are Some Criticisms of Formal Planning? -- Does Formal Planning Improve Organizational Performance? -- What Do Managers Need to Know About Strategic Management? -- What Is Strategic Management? -- Why Is Strategic Management Important?.
What Are the Steps in the Strategic Management Process? -- What Strategies Do Managers Use? -- Right or Wrong? -- What Strategic Weapons Do Managers Have? -- Technology and the Manager's Job: IT and Strategy -- How Do Managers Set Goals and Develop Plans? -- What Types of Goals Do Organizations Have and How Do They Set Those Goals? -- From the Past to the Present: Peter Drucker and MBO -- What Types of Plans Do Managers Use and How Do They Develop Those Plans? -- and the Survey Says . . . -- What Contemporary Planning Issues Do Managers Face? -- How Can Managers Plan Effectively in Dynamic Environments? -- How Can Managers Use Environmental Scanning? -- Review -- Chapter Summary -- Understanding the Chapter -- Endnotes -- Your Turn to Be a Manager -- Part 3 Organizing -- Chapter 6 Organizational Structure and Design -- What Are the Six Key Elements in Organizational Design? -- What Is Work Specialization? -- What Is Departmentalization? -- What Are Authority and Responsibility? -- What Is Span of Control? -- Right or Wrong? -- How Do Centralization and Decentralization Differ? -- What Is Formalization? -- What Contingency Variables Affect Structural Choice? -- How Is a Mechanistic Organization Different from an Organic Organization? -- How Does Strategy Affect Structure? -- How Does Size Affect Structure? -- How Does Technology Affect Structure? -- From the Past to the Present: Joan Woodward's study of technology and structure -- How Does the Environment Affect Structure? -- What Are Some Common Organizational Designs? -- What Traditional Organizational Designs Can Managers Use? -- What Contemporary Organizational Designs Can Managers Use? -- and the Survey Says . . . -- What Are Today's Organizational Design Challenges? -- How Do You Keep Employees Connected? -- How Do Global Differences Affect Organizational Structure?.
Technology and the Manager's Job: The Changing World of Work -- How Do You Build a Learning Organization? -- How Can Managers Design Efficient and Effective Flexible Work Arrangements? -- Review -- Chapter Summary -- Understanding the Chapter -- Endnotes -- Your Turn to Be a Manager -- Chapter 7 Managing Human Resources -- What Is the Human Resource Management Process and What Influences It? -- What Is the Legal Environment of HRM? -- From the Past to the Present: Hugo Munsterberg and I/O Psychology -- How Do Managers Identify and Select Competent Employees? -- What Is Employment Planning? -- How Do Organizations Recruit Employees? -- How Does a Manager Handle Layoffs? -- How Do Managers Select Job Applicants? -- How Are Employees Provided with Needed Skills and Knowledge? -- How Are New Hires Introduced to the Organization? -- Technology and the Manager's Job: Digital HR -- What Is Employee Training? -- How Do Organizations Retain Competent, High-Performing Employees? -- What Is a Performance Management System? -- What Happens If an Employee's Performance Not Up to Par? -- and the Survey Says . . . -- How Are Employees Compensated? -- What Contemporary HRM Issues Face Managers? -- How Can Managers Manage Downsizing? -- How Can Workforce Diversity Be Managed? -- Right or Wrong? -- What Is Sexual Harassment? -- What Is Workplace Spirituality? -- How and Why Are Organizations Controlling HR Costs? -- Review -- Chapter Summary -- Understanding the Chapter -- Endnotes -- Your Turn to Be a Manager -- Career Module: Building Your Career -- What Was Career Development Like, Historically? -- What Is Career Development Like, Now? -- How Can I Have a Successful Career? -- Chapter 8 Managing Change and Innovation -- What Is Change and How Do Managers Deal with It? -- Why Do Organizations Need to Change? -- Who Initiates Organizational Change?.
How Does Organizational Change Happen?.
Altri titoli varianti Fundamentals of management
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Robbins Stephen  
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Heritage of World Civilizations : Combined Volume
Heritage of World Civilizations : Combined Volume
Autore Craig Albert M
Edizione [9th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa , : Pearson Education UK, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (1191 pages)
Altri autori (Persone) GrahamWilliam A
KaganDonald M
ISBN 1-292-05253-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Table of Contents -- The Birth of Civilization -- Four Great Revolutions in Thought and Religion -- Religions of the World: Judaism -- Greek and Hellenistic Civilization -- Iran, India, and Inner Asia to 200 C.E. -- Religions of the World: Hinduism -- Africa: Early History to 1000 C.E. -- Republican and Imperial Rome -- China's First Empire, 221 B.C.E.-589 C.E. -- Imperial China, 589-1368 -- Early Japanese History -- Religions of the World: Buddhism -- The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 622-100 -- The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe to 1000 -- The Islamic World, 1000-1500 -- Ancient Civilizations of the Americas -- Africa ca. 1000--1700 -- Europe to the Early 1500s: Revival, Decline, and Renaissance -- Europe 1500-1650: Expansion, Reformation, and Religious Wars -- Religions of the World: Christianity -- Conquest and Exploitation: The Development of the Transatlantic Economy -- East Asia in the Late Traditional Era -- State Building and Society in Early Modern Europe -- The Last Great Islamic Empires, 1500-1800 -- The Age of European Enlightenment -- Revolutions in the Transatlantic World -- Political Consolidation in Nineteenth-Century Europe and North America, 1815-1880 -- Northern Transatlantic Economy and Society, 1815-1914 -- Latin America from Independence to the 1940s -- India, the Islamic Heartlands, and Africa, 1800-1945 -- Religions of the World: Islam -- Modern East Asia -- Imperialism and World War I -- Depression, European Dictators, and the American New Deal -- World War II -- The West Since World War II -- Postcolonialism and Beyond: Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East -- East Asia: The Recent Decades -- Glossary -- World Political Map -- World Geographical Map -- Index -- A -- B.
C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Altri titoli varianti Heritage of World Civilizations
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Craig Albert M  
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