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The Decision (Animorphs #18)
Par K. A. Applegate. 1998
Ax and the Animorphs are about to have a huge problem. It starts when they decide to morph mosquitoes in…
order to slip by some unsuspecting Yeerks, and ends with them stuck in Zero-space with no idea how they got there, no way back to Earth . . . and no oxygen.Luckily, an Andalite scout ship finds them before it's too late. But now Ax is finally with his own people. And he doesn't know if he ever wants to go back to Earth.
Meta-Analysis of Finance and Growth in Asia: Making Sense of Globalization
Par Ichiro Iwasaki, Amar Anwar. 2025
This Palgrave Pivot offers a rigorous meta-analysis of the finance–growth relationship in Asia. Economists Amar Anwar and Ichiro Iwasaki highlight…
how financial development and liberalization affect growth differently in East Asia than in South Asia. Analyzing 759 estimates from 79 empirical case studies, the authors explore how financial development and liberalization affect economic growth in Asia, offering information to assist policy proposals and research. Meta-Analysis of Finance and Growth in Asia is essential reading for researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in financial reform and sustainable economic development.
Women in AI and Sustainability (Women in Engineering and Science)
Par Anikó Ekárt, Alina Patelli. 2025
This book is intended as an incentive for women to start, continue, or expand their STEM work in AI and…
sustainability, thus speeding up progress in a field critical to the wellbeing of humanity. The book features a rigorously curated collection of scientifically sound, expertly yet accessibly written chapters capturing state-of-the-art research conducted at the forefront of where the AI field intersects with sustainability. The transformative impact of the work conveyed in the book in conjunction with the non-traditional personal and professional backgrounds of the authors are both instructional and motivational, thus catering to a specific set of readership expectations that conventional scientific literature routinely overlooks. Part of the highly successful Women in Science and Engineering book series, this volume highlights the contribution of women leaders in AI and sustainability, inspiring people across the identity and age spectra to enter STEM and work diligently and passionately to develop and fulfil themselves in tandem with securing a bright future for the field.
Global Perspectives on Successful School Principals: Research by the International Successful School Principalship Project (Studies in Educational Leadership #30)
Par Kenneth Leithwood, Christopher Day, Jingping Sun. 2025
This book presents successful principals&’ values, practices and qualities observed in nine countries and across different cultural contexts. The work…
reports evidence about successful school leadership along with indications of how they navigate the complex layers of influences on schools, teachers and students in building and sustaining success. This is mostly qualitative case study evidence resulting from the 20-year ongoing International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP), the largest and longest-running mixed-method qualitative research project in the world about successful principalship. The book includes individual reviews of the case studies conducted in individual countries (e.g., UK, US, Australia, Spain) as well as an overarching meta-synthesis of the research evidence across all countries. It addresses four broad questions: How was principal leadership &“success&” defined in each of the countries and cases? What leadership practices were used by successful principals to achieve and sustain success? What were the personal qualities of successful principals in different organizational and national contexts? How did the enactment of successful leadership practices vary over time and across contexts? The book appeals to a wide audience, such as university faculty and graduate students in educational leadership programs; school administrators; school middle managers, and policymakers.
Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications: 27th Iberoamerican Congress, CIARP 2024, Talca, Chile, November 26–29, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15369)
Par Ruber Hernández-García, Ricardo J. Barrientos, Sergio A. Velastin. 2025
This two-volume set LNCS 15368-15369 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th Iberoamerican Congress on Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image…
Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications, CIARP 2024, held in Talca, Chile, during November 26-29, 2024. The 35 full and 3 short papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions. The papers presented in these two volumes are clustered into various thematical issues as follows: Part I: Mathematical methods and computing techniques for artificial intelligence and pattern recognition, bioinformatics. Part II: Biometrics, cognitive and humanoid vision, computer vision, image analysis, intelligent data analysis.
Numerical Fourier Analysis (Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis)
Par Daniel Potts, Gerlind Plonka, Gabriele Steidl, Manfred Tasche. 2023
New technological innovations and advances in research in areas such as spectroscopy, computer tomography, signal processing, and data analysis require…
a deep understanding of function approximation using Fourier methods. To address this growing need, this monograph combines mathematical theory and numerical algorithms to offer a unified and self-contained presentation of Fourier analysis. The first four chapters of the text serve as an introduction to classical Fourier analysis in the univariate and multivariate cases, including the discrete Fourier transforms, providing the necessary background for all further chapters. Next, chapters explore the construction and analysis of corresponding fast algorithms in the one- and multidimensional cases. The well-known fast Fourier transforms (FFTs) are discussed, as well as recent results on the construction of the nonequispaced FFTs, high-dimensional FFTs on special lattices, and sparse FFTs. An additional chapter is devoted to discrete trigonometric transforms and Chebyshev expansions. The final two chapters consider various applications of numerical Fourier methods for improved function approximation, including Prony methods for the recovery of structured functions.This new edition has been revised and updated throughout, featuring new material on a new Fourier approach to the ANOVA decomposition of high-dimensional trigonometric polynomials; new research results on the approximation errors of the nonequispaced fast Fourier transform based on special window functions; and the recently developed ESPIRA algorithm for recovery of exponential sums, among others.Numerical Fourier Analysis will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in applied mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, and other areas where Fourier methods play an important role in applications.
Advances in Databases and Information Systems: 28th European Conference, ADBIS 2024, Bayonne, France, August 28–31, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14918)
Par Richard Chbeir, Yannis Manolopoulos, Johann Gamper, Joe Tekli. 2024
This volume LNCS 14918 constitutes the refereed proceedings of 28th European Conference, ADBIS 2024, held in Bayonne, France, during August…
28-31, 2024. The 15 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. The conference focuses on Algebra, Models, Schemata, Discovery and Data Analysis, Algorithms and Optimization, Access Methods and Query Processing, Advanced Architectures, Machine Learning, Large Language Models.
The Digital Edge: Volume 1 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #584)
Par Bahaaeddin Alareeni. 2025
This book aims to provide a comprehensive examination, analysis, and reflection on digitalization strategies, technologies, and management practices that drive…
successful digital transformation, in addition to the challenges encountered. Digital transformation is fundamentally transforming the landscape of business systems, driving innovation and efficiency within businesses. This book aims to provide a comprehensive examination, analysis, and reflection on digitalization strategies, technologies, and management practices that drive successful digital transformation, in addition to the challenges encountered. Topics included are cloud computing, Bbig Ddata analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), robotic process automation (RPA), and digital twin technology. This book will also addresses the leadership strategies, organizational culture, and change management process necessary to facilitate digital transformation. Case studies across industries will highlight successful digital transformation efforts and common pitfalls. This book is designed for business leaders, managers, and researchers interested in leveraging digital transformation for sustained competitive advantage.
Resignifying the World Across and Beyond Categories (SpringerBriefs in Psychology)
Par Nandita Chaudhary, Virginia Dazzani, Dany Boulanger. 2025
This book builds on the activities realized during the VI International Seminar of Cultural Psychology realized in May 2023 in…
Salvador de Bahia (Brazil), particularly a workshop forming a dialogical and open space of theoretical and methodological innovations. More specifically, researchers addressed meaning making processes that enable re-signifying reality across categories—dynamically shifting from one domain to another—and beyond them—developing synthesis and forming new ways of understanding and approaching cultural phenomenon. In this perspective the cultural processes that are discussed concern practical encounters –with people from different ages in different settings, particularly (but not exclusively) in the context of intervention— and pragmatic issues (how to approach people). In a neoliberal society in which language is used in its literal sense over its virtual meaning, categories tend to be reinforced in every iteration and potentially lead to segregation and exclusion as they are rendered invisible through interdiction of speaking (taboo) or framing social encounters with monological logic. In this book, the authors shed new light on categorization by re-signifying it in a dynamic fashion in relation to a variety of domains (gender, mental health, movement, aesthetics, poverty, are some examples). This book furnishes theoretical, methodological and practical tools that enable re-thinking about the process of recategorization. It has the potential to inspire the reframing of theory, research, as well as practices in psychology and other disciplines.
Thyroid FNA Cytology: Differential Diagnoses and Pitfalls
Par Kennichi Kakudo, Zhiyan Liu, Chan Kwon Jung, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Andrey Bychkov, Chiung-Ru Lai. 2023
This is the third edition of a well-received book that recapitulates the thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. It covers the…
basics and critical principles of thyroid cytopathology, addresses technical aspects, and presents the latest breakthrough events in the field, including the new editions of the WHO classification of thyroid tumors and the Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology.Thyroid FNA Cytology, The Third Edition is a practical handbook for cytopathologists, pathologists, cytotechnologists, endocrinologists, thyroid surgeons, radiologists, thyroid cancer patients, and their families. This edition covers more topics than the previous editions and invites authors from 20 countries from Asia, Europe, and America. It should serve as an individualized guide to readers practicing in various geographic areas with different medical settings and social resources. The book provides multiple chapters on differential diagnosis and pitfalls to show the unique approaches in many countries. The book will broaden their perspectives and serve as a foundation for further advancement in this field.
Psilocybin Therapy (SpringerBriefs in Modern Perspectives on Disability Research)
Par Gabriel Bennett. 2025
This book explores the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in certain species of mushrooms. This book is…
of significant importance currently due to the growing interest and emerging research surrounding psilocybin therapy. With an increasing recognition of the limitations of traditional treatments for mental health disorders, there is a need for a comprehensive resource that explores the therapeutic potential of psilocybin. This book aims to provide a comprehensive and evidence-based analysis of the therapeutic applications of psilocybin, its potential for addressing mental health disorders, and its role in enhancing well-being. By combining scientific research, clinical insights, and personal narratives, this book offers a compelling exploration of the healing potential of psilocybin and its significance in contemporary medicine and mental health care.
Temporal Value in MCDM: Enhancing Infrastructure Planning and Connectivity (Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure)
Par Elisa Mariavittoria Bertolini. 2026
This book outlines a process for planning transportation systems, employing qualitative methods to explore the balance between various considerations, and…
highlighting power asymmetries among key stakeholders. It serves as a decision support tool, complementing the usual techniques used in multi-criteria analysis (MCA). The book delves into the dynamics of territorial governance within a group decision-making context.The proposed tool provides a rational approach to addressing the main challenges that arise in the territorial context, promoting greater consensus among all parties involved in the decision-making process. The methodology allows for a deep appreciation of the contribution of decision analysis frameworks in the territorial scenario, particularly in group decision-making settings, where the literature on participatory MCA is rather sparse. To achieve a practical synthesis of the stakeholders' positions and to enrich the multi-criteria framework, the book introduces a tool for systematic analysis of stakeholder behaviour. Without this tool, the MCA analysis would be incomplete for providing adequate decision support.The multi-criteria techniques underpinning the analysis, such as the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW), simplified Simos method, and the MACTOR case-based method, facilitate the identification of strategic directions based on criteria and parameters reflective of the relevant territorial framework.This outcome was achieved through successive evaluations of increasing complexity. Initially, the performances over short, medium, and long-term periods were considered separately, based on the alternatives and criteria identified by the stakeholders, including both economic and welfare aspects. Subsequently, a method was developed to coherently compare the performances of various alternatives over different timescales, aggregating the values into a single measure while also accounting for the duration of effects across these periods.This approach leads to a greater awareness of the temporal significance of decisions, understanding how impacts vary over time and how these should be carefully assessed. This understanding helps overcome the difficulties associated with balancing long-term visions with immediate needs. As evidenced by the results, considering the time factor in evaluations alters both the values and, in some cases, the aggregated outcomes in the Alternatives/Stakeholders matrices. This highlights the necessity of incorporating temporal preference elicitation into the MCA model to accurately reflect their influence on decision-making.
Music Therapy and Music-Based Interventions in Neurology: Perspectives on Research and Practice (Current Clinical Neurology)
Par Kerry Devlin, Kyurim Kang, Alexander Pantelyat. 2023
This book synthesizes knowledge about the myriad ways music can support the physical and psychosocial needs of people living with…
neurological diagnoses. It may be a useful tool for those working or training as music therapists, as well as clinicians and patients interested in the use of music and rhythm to address individualized healthcare goals. The editors of this book advocate for a collaborative, holistic approach to the implementation of music-based interventions, acknowledging that different (and at times, conflicting) approaches do exist – and that different patients may require exploration of different approaches to have their needs and desires met in ways most meaningful to them. The book’s many contributors embody this desire to hold space for wide-ranging views on clinical practice through the ways they share their own perspectives as music therapists, neurologists, nurses, speech and language pathologists, and neuroscience researchers from across the globe.Each chapter is centered around clinical work in context with a specific patient community – be that a diagnosis (e.g., movement disorders), shared culture (e.g., autistic culture), disease stage (e.g., end of life), or targeted clinical need (e.g., psychosocial support and/or functional performance) – and features a summary of available research with case examples and clinical descriptions to highlight different conceptualizations of the role of music in the care of patients with neurologic diagnoses.
Global Changes and Sustainable Development in Asian Emerging Market Economies: Proceedings of EDESUS 2023
Par An Thinh Nguyen, Luc Hens. 2024
This two-volume set presents the conference papers from the 2023 iteration of the International Conference on Economics, Development and Sustainability…
(EDESUS 2023), organized by the VNU University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. The collection addresses global changes and sustainable development in Vietnam and other emerging market economies in Asia, and covers wider topics such as economics and business (e.g. economic theory, national and international income distribution, macroeconomic policies, sectors of economy, productivity developments, financial market, business governance, bank financing), development and sustainability (e.g. developing process, development policy, public policy, sustainable growth, sustainability tools, sustainable livelihood, sustainable tourism, green growth), and resources and global change (e.g. human resources, natural resources, climate change, globalization, global challenges). The books are of interest to professors, researchers, lecturers, and students in economics and geography, consultants, and decision makers interested in global changes and sustainable development. Volume 2 focuses on global changes and sustainable development in Vietnam and other emerging market economies in Asia. This covers topics such as sustainability (e.g. sustainable growth, sustainability tools, sustainable livelihood, sustainable tourism), and change in resources globally (e.g. human resources, natural resources, climate change, globalization, global challenges).
Applied Statistics for Business and Management using Microsoft Excel
Par Linda Herkenhoff, John Fogli. 2013
Applied Business Statistics for Business and Management using Microsoft Excel is the first book to illustrate the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to…
teach applied statistics effectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical statistical problems in industry. If understanding statistics isn’t your strongest suit, you are not especially mathematically-inclined, or if you are wary of computers, this is the right book for you. Excel, a widely available computer program for students and managers, is also an effective teaching and learning tool for quantitative analyses in statistics courses. Its powerful computational ability and graphical functions make learning statistics much easier than in years past. However, Applied Business Statistics for Business and Management capitalizes on these improvements by teaching students and practitioners how to apply Excel to statistical techniques necessary in their courses and workplace. Each chapter explains statistical formulas and directs the reader to use Excel commands to solve specific, easy-to-understand business problems. Practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter with their solutions.
Business- Ökosysteme: Strategien in einer vernetzten Welt
Par Markus Kreutzer, Erwin Hettich, Pia Kerstin Neudert. 2025
Dieses Buch verschafft Entscheidungsträgern Klarheit bei der Navigation durch Geschäftsökosysteme. Es beleuchtet deren Entstehungsgeschichte, zentrale Treiber sowie Konzepte wie Komplementarität…
und Modularität. Verschiedene Archetypen, darunter Geschäfts-, Innovations- und Plattformökosysteme, werden analysiert. Zudem beschreibt das Buch die Gestaltung, Einrichtung und das Wachstum erfolgreicher Ökosysteme einschließlich der dabei zu verteilenden Rollen, der zu verfolgenden Strategien und der Wachstumstreiber. Ein weiterer Fokus liegt auf der Orchestrierung von und Beteiligung in Ökosystemen. Dabei werden Themen wie Tiefe und Breite des gewählten Engagements einzelner Unternehmen, Kooperation vs. Wettbewerb, Vertrauen vs. Kontrolle sowie Offenheit behandelt. Auch das Management innerhalb von Unternehmen wird abgedeckt – von Führung und Kommunikation über Finanzplanung und Compliance bis hin zur IT. Darüber hinaus werden Einblicke in Leistungsmessung, Misserfolg und Wettbewerb gegeben. Abschließend diskutiert das Buch die Zukunft von Ökosystemen, ihre Umwelt- und Sozialwirkungen sowie ihre Rolle bei der Transformation von Arbeit und Management.Es ist eine unverzichtbare Ressource für Führungskräfte in einer von Ökosystemen geprägten Geschäftswelt.
Den richtigen MBA finden: Kompass zum Erfolg
Par Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, George D. Iliev. 2025
Sie möchten einen MBA machen? Der Weg dorthin kann herausfordernd sein – aber keine Sorge: Dieses Buch begleitet Sie Schritt…
für Schritt. Bei der Vielzahl an Business Schools und Programmen ist es entscheidend zu wissen, wonach Sie suchen. Genau hier setzt dieses Buch an. Die Autoren erklären die Unterschiede zwischen Vollzeit-, modularen, Online- und Executive-MBAs und geben fundierte Empfehlungen, wie Sie das passende Programm für Ihre individuellen Bedürfnisse finden. Doch damit nicht genug: Das Buch zeigt Ihnen auch, wie Sie das Beste aus Ihrem MBA herausholen – durch den gezielten Aufbau von Wissen, Fähigkeiten und persönlicher Entwicklung. Es beleuchtet die Vorteile von Alumni-Netzwerken und zeigt, wie ein MBA Ihre Karriere nachhaltig verändern kann. Und das Beste daran: Sie müssen kein Vermögen für ein MBA-Studium an Harvard oder Stanford ausgeben, um Ihre Ziele zu erreichen. Das Buch stellt Ihnen eine Vielzahl hochwertiger MBA-Programme weltweit vor – von Europa über China und Indien bis Lateinamerika – die exzellente Alternativen bieten, ohne Ihr Budget zu sprengen. Ob Führungskraft, Unternehmerin oder Berufseinsteiger: Dieses Buch ist die ultimative Ressource für alle, die mit einem MBA ihr volles Potenzial entfalten möchten.
Communities of Care in Migration (Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship)
Par Valerie Francisco-Menchavez, Leah Williams Veazey. 2025
This interdisciplinary edited volume for scholars of migration, transnationalism and care provides a unique, praxis-informed perspective on the often-unrecognised labour…
of care given and received between migrants. Organised under the concept of &“Communities of Care in Migration&”, this book explores local and transnational relationships and practices of care as collectively produced and enacted in the lives of migrants in diverse contexts, including the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Asia, Europe, and online. Leading and emerging scholars, community organisers and practitioners in migrant-focused NGOs from across the world draw on a range of methodological techniques, including qualitative interviews, ethnography, policy analysis, participatory action research and content analysis, to offer a fresh look on migration in action.
Density-Functional Theory for Electrons: Basic Theory and New Formalism
Par Hideaki Takahashi. 2025
In this book, the author provides a detailed review and discussion on new density-functional theory (DFT) for electrons, where electron…
distribution on the energy coordinate, instead of the electron density, plays a fundamental role. The book also includes a review of the currently prevailing DFT to make comparisons with the new theory. A particular emphasis is placed on the discussion on the advantage of the new theory in solving the toughest problems in the current DFT. Explicitly, it is suggested in the book that the new theory has a potential to solve the static correlation errors which arise in the description of chemical bonds through the current DFT. Some prototypes of the functionals are presented in the book. The theory is also utilized to make a contribution to the development of the kinetic energy functional known as the most difficult issue in DFT. The book offers a lot of helpful explanations of the new theory for the researchers and students to understand and utilize the theory for their future developments.
Advanced Forecasting with Python, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and practical guide to mastering modern forecasting techniques using Python. Designed…
for data scientists, analysts, and machine learning practitioners, this updated edition bridges the gap between classical forecasting models and cutting-edge, AI-powered techniques that are reshaping the field. The book begins with foundational models like AR, MA, ARIMA, and SARIMA, offering intuitive and mathematical explanations alongside hands-on Python implementations. It then expands into multivariate models (VAR, VARMAX), supervised machine learning (Random Forests, XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost), and deep learning architectures such as LSTMs, NBEATS, and Transformers. Each chapter not only teaches the theory and code but also tracks model performance using MLflow, enabling efficient benchmarking and experimentation management. The second edition stands out for its extensive new content. Readers will now explore Orbit by Uber, AutoGluon by AWS, Prophet by Meta, Microsoft Azure AutoML, Google GCP AutoML, and TimeGPT by Nixtla, equipping them with the latest tools from top cloud providers. These additions make sure that readers stay current in an ever-evolving landscape. Moreover, the new chapters highlight practical deployment strategies and trade-offs between performance, explainability, and scalability. Whether you are just beginning your forecasting journey or seeking to enhance your expertise with state-of-the-art tools and cloud-based solutions, this book offers a rich, hands-on learning experience. With step-by-step Python examples, detailed model insights, and modern forecasting workflows, it is an indispensable resource for staying ahead in the realm of predictive analytics. You Will: Build robust forecasting solutions using Python Gain both intuitive and mathematical insights into traditional and cutting-edge forecasting models Master model evaluation through cross-validation, backtesting, and MLflow-based tracking Leverage cloud-based platforms and Model-as-a-Service tools for scalable forecasting deployments Who this book is for: This book is ideal for data scientists, analysts, and ML practitioners working on real-world forecasting problems. It suits both intermediate learners and experienced professionals looking to master state-of-the-art forecasting techniques.