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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Customer Experience Roadmap to Transform Your Business and CultureChief Customer Officer 2.0 will give you a proven framework that has launched and advanced the customer experience transformation in businesses in every vertical around the world.And it will take years off your learning curve.Written by Jeanne Bliss, worldwide authority on customer experience, and preeminent thought leader on the role of the Customer Leadership Executive (such as Chief Customer Officer, Vice President of Customer Experience, etc.) this book follows the five-competency model she uses to coach the C-Suite and Chief Customer Officers.1. Manage and Honor Customers as Assets2. Align Around Experience3. Build a Customer Listening Path4. Proactive Experience Reliability and Innovation5. One Company Accountability, Leadership & Decision MakingChief Customer Officer 2.0 will get you into action quickly with a united leadership team, and will shift your business intent to earning the right to growth by improving customers' lives. Jeanne Bliss fearlessly shares her tools and leadership 'recipe cards' for leading and enabling your business transformation. And she provides practical guidance on how embed the five competencies into how your company develops products, goes to market, enables and rewards people, and conducts annual planning.Including over forty accounts of actions by Customer Leadership Executives around the world, this is the book you have been waiting for that tells it like it is and gives you the framework to build your customer-driven growth engine.Jeanne Bliss pioneered the Customer Leadership Executive position, holding the role for twenty years at Lands' End, Allstate, Coldwell Banker, Mazda and Microsoft Corporations. Since 2002 she has led CustomerBliss, a preeminent customer experience transformation company where she helps companies achieve customer-driven growth. She is a worldwide keynote speaker, and sought frequently by major media for her point of view. Jeanne is the co-founder of the Customer Experience Professionals Association, established to advance the worldwide discipline of customer experience and customer experience practitioners. She is also the best-selling author of Chief Customer Officer: Getting Past Lip Service to Passionate Action (2006), and I Love You More than My Dog: Five Decisions to Drive Extreme Customer Loyalty in Good Times and Bad (2011).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The missing manual on how to apply Lean Startup to build products that customers loveThe Lean Product Playbook is a practical guide to building products that customers love. Whether you work at a startup or a large, established company, we all know that building great products is hard. Most new products fail. This book helps improve your chances of building successful products through clear, step-by-step guidance and advice.The Lean Startup movement has contributed new and valuable ideas about product development and has generated lots of excitement. However, many companies have yet to successfully adopt Lean thinking. Despite their enthusiasm and familiarity with the high-level concepts, many teams run into challenges trying to adopt Lean because they feel like they lack specific guidance on what exactly they should be doing.If you are interested in Lean Startup principles and want to apply them to develop winning products, this book is for you. This book describes the Lean Product Process: a repeatable, easy-to-follow methodology for iterating your way to product-market fit. It walks you through how to:\* Determine your target customers\* Identify underserved customer needs\* Create a winning product strategy\* Decide on your Minimum Viable Product (MVP)\* Design your MVP prototype\* Test your MVP with customers\* Iterate rapidly to achieve product-market fitThis book was written by entrepreneur and Lean product expert Dan Olsen whose experience spans product management, UX design, coding, analytics, and marketing across a variety of products. As a hands-on consultant, he refined and applied the advice in this book as he helped many companies improve their product process and build great products. His clients include Facebook, Box, Hightail, Epocrates, and Medallia.Entrepreneurs, executives, product managers, designers, developers, marketers, analysts and anyone who is passionate about building great products will find The Lean Product Playbook an indispensable, hands-on resource.; The Lean Product Playbook ist ein praktischer Leitfaden für die Schaffung von Produkten, die die Verbraucher schätzen. Die Entwicklung großartiger Produkte ist ein schwieriges Unterfangen. Davon zeugt der hohe Prozentsatz neuer Produkte, die bei dem Verbraucher auf keine Akzeptanz stoßen. Dieses Praktikerbuch hilft Ihnen durch klare Schritt-für-Schrittanleitungen und unzählige Tipps, erfolgreiche Produkte zu entwickeln.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - More than just another business self-help book, The Equation is a groundbreaking formula that looks at how all business is an art. The book will help business people rethink how they manage their art form and help businesses accelerate their productivity by creating a corporate culture driven by passion and zeal, as art is. The book will help entrepreneurs rethink how they manage their art form and help businesses accelerate their productivity by transforming corporate culture to be driven by passion and zeal, as art is. The Equation (L/A\*S=B) reveals a foolproof blueprint for business and life. Readers will learn that, first you have to love what you do (L) and become a highly-skilled artist at it (A), while developing promotional and marketing tools to gather public and professional support (S), which ultimately leads to big business (B).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Whether you're thinking about starting a new business or growing an existing one, Ready, Fire, Aim has what you need to succeed in your entrepreneurial endeavors. In it, self-made multimillionaire and bestselling author Masterson shares the knowledge he has gained from creating and expanding numerous businesses and outlines a focused strategy for guiding a small business through the four stages of entrepreneurial growth. Along the way, Masterson teaches you the different skills needed in order to excel in this dynamic environment.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There has never been so much pressure on nonprofit boards of directors to achieve a level of accountability that meets public and stakeholder expectations. Member-serving association boards may be especially challenged by their more complex affiliate structures and a greater emphasis on representative governance. But what does the journey to good governance look like Markedly different from existing board development books, this modern approach focuses less on the behaviors and qualities of 'high-performing boards' and more on the stages and processes that directors and their staff used to transform their boards. Based on research funded by the ASAE Foundation, the book fills a gap in the governance literature by emphasizing diagnosis and problem solving, using the actual tools and activities implemented by 85 transformed associations. Combining the credibility of scholarly research with lively and compelling stories, tools, and teachable moments, this book is designed to help associations and other nonprofit organizations achieve the entire journey to good governance, from first to last steps.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Paradox and Passion in Psychotherapy , second edition, is a fully updated edition of a classic guide to existential psychotherapy by one of its leading practitioner.\* Examines the personal and subjective dimensions of psychotherapy in a fresh and bold manner\* Offers practical and common-sense approaches to tackling sensitive issues when working with clients with an emphasis on transparency and authenticity\* Weaves together concepts of existential psychotherapy with case studies and the author's experiential observations in a seamless narrative\* Covers a wide range of intimate existential issues, including loneliness, survival, self-understanding, love, and passion. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The seminal guide to risk management, streamlined andupdatedRisk Management in Banking is a comprehensive referencefor the risk management industry, covering all aspects of thefield. Now in its fourth edition, this useful guide has beenupdated with the latest information on ALM, Basel 3, derivatives,liquidity analysis, market risk, structured products, credit risk,securitizations, and more. The new companion website featuresslides, worked examples, a solutions manual, and the newstreamlined, modular approach allows readers to easily find theinformation they need. Coverage includes asset liabilitymanagement, risk-based capital, value at risk, loan portfoliomanagement, capital allocation, and other vital topics, concludingwith an examination of the financial crisis through the utilisationof new views such as behavioural finance and nonlinearity ofrisk.Considered a seminal industry reference since the firstedition's release, Risk Management in Banking has beenstreamlined for easy navigation and updated to reflect the changesin the field, while remaining comprehensive and detailed inapproach and coverage. Students and professionals alike willappreciate the extended scope and expert guidance as they:\* Find all 'need-to-know' risk management topics in a singletext\* Discover the latest research and the new practices\* Understand all aspects of risk management and bankingmanagement\* See the recent crises - and the lessons learned -from a new perspectiveRisk management is becoming increasingly vital to the bankingindustry even as it grows more complex. New developments andadvancing technology continue to push the field forward, andprofessionals need to stay up-to-date with in-depth information onthe latest practices. Risk Management in Banking provides acomprehensive reference to the most current state of the industry,with complete information and expert guidance.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Understand the design factors of campus environmental theory that impact student success and create a campus of consequenceDesigning for Learning is a comprehensive introduction to campus environmental theory and practice, summarizing the influence of collegiate environments on learning and providing practical strategies for facilitating student success through intentional design. This second edition offers new coverage of universal design, learning communities, multicultural environments, online environments, social networking, and safety, and challenges educators to evaluate the potential for change on their own campuses. You'll learn which factors make a living-learning community effective, and how to implement these factors in the renovation of campus facilities. An updated selection of vignettes, case scenarios, and institutional examples help you apply theory to practice, and end-of-chapter reflection questions allow you to test your understanding and probe deeper into the material and how it applies to your environment.Campus design is no longer just about grassy quads and ivy-covered walls--the past decade has seen a surge in new designs that facilitate learning and nurture student development. This book introduces you to the many design factors that impact student success, and helps you develop a solid strategy for implementing the changes that can make the biggest difference to your campus.\* Learn how environments shape and influence student behavior\* Evaluate your campus and consider the potential for change\* Make your spaces more welcoming, inclusive, and functional\* Organize the design process from research to policy implementationColleges and universities are institutions of purpose and place, and the physical design of the facilities must be undertaken with attention to the ways in which the space's dimensions and features impact the behavior and outlook of everyone from students to faculty to staff. Designing for Learning gives you a greater understanding of modern campus design, and the practical application that brings theory to life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Can you adapt to the wide variety of learning environments in medicine Can you show your best abilities in the exams at the same time as learning to be a doctor Can you balance your studies with an enjoyable social life Can you develop your professionalism and manage your 'digital footprint' How to Succeed at Medical School will help you learn these vital skills, and much more. Written by experienced medical school teachers and packed full of case studies, illustrations, quotes from other students, tip boxes, exercises, portfolios and learning techniques to help you communicate, study and revise - it's an essential resource to help you thrive at medical school. This thoroughly updated second edition includes new chapters on Professionalism and Teaching, and provides invaluable insight into what to expect from the start of medical school right through to the start of your medical career.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the first volume exclusively devoted to research methods in language policy and planning (LPP).\* Each chapter is written by a leading language policy expert and provides a how-to guide to planning studies as well as gathering and analyzing data\* Covers a broad range of methods, making it easily accessible to and useful for transdisciplinary researchers working with language policy in any capacity\* Will serve as both a foundational methods text for graduate students and novice researchers, and a useful methodological reference for experienced LPP researchers\* Includes a series of guidelines for public engagement to assist scholars as they endeavor to incorporate their work into the public policy process.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Health Care Professionalism at a Glance offers accessible coverage of an increasingly important aspect of medical and health professional education. This concise text includes how to identify and develop professional behaviours, how they are assessed, and how to challenge unprofessional behaviours.Health Care Professionalism at a Glance:\* Provides a user-friendly and thought provoking overview of health care professionalism\* Introduces the main topics, key definitions and explores aspects relevant to learners and novice professionals\* Considers fundamental features of professionalism that students are expected to acquire as well as how they are taught, learned and assessed\* Includes summary boxes that highlight important points, reflection points, clinical cases and suggested further reading\* Includes references relevant to different countries' accrediting bodiesThis important new book will assist students in understanding the nature of professionalism, its assessment, and the implications for professional practice.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A new edition of the market-leading guide to signage and wayfinding designThis new edition of Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems has been fully updated to offer you the latest, most comprehensive coverage of the environmental design process--from research and design development to project execution. Utilizing a cross-disciplinary approach that makes the information relevant to architects, interior designers, landscape architects, graphic designers, and industrial designers alike, the book arms you with the skills needed to apply a standard, proven design process to large and small projects in an efficient and systematic manner.Environmental graphic design is the development of a visually cohesive graphic communication system for a given site within the built environment. Increasingly recognized as a contributor to well-being, safety, and security, EGD also extends and reinforces the brand experience. Signage and Wayfinding Design provides you with Chris Calori's proven 'Signage Pyramid' method, which makes solving complex design problems in a comprehensive signage program easier than ever before.\* Features full-color design throughout with 100+ new images from real-world projects\* Provides an in-depth view of design thinking applied to the EGD process\* Explains the holistic development of sign information, graphic, and hardware systems.\* Outlines the latest sign material, lighting, graphic application, and digital communication technologies\* Highlights code and updated ADA considerationsIf you're a design professional tasked with communicating meaningful information in the built environment, this vital resource has you covered.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bioanalysis of Pharmaceuticals: Sample Preparation, Separation Techniques and Mass Spectrometry is the first student textbook on the separation science and mass spectrometry of pharmaceuticals present in biological fluids with an educational presentation of the principles, concepts and applications. It discusses the chemical structures and properties of low- and high-molecular drug substances; the different types of biological samples and fluids that are used; how to prepare the samples by extraction, and how to perform the appropriate analytical measurements by chromatographic and mass spectrometric methods. Bioanalysis of Pharmaceuticals: Sample Preparation, Separation Techniques and Mass Spectrometry: - Is an introductory student textbook discussing the different principles and concepts clearly and comprehensively, with many relevant and educational examples - Focuses on substances that are administered as human drugs, including low-molecular drug substances, peptides, and proteins - Presents both the basic principles that are regularly taught in universities, along with the practical use of bioanalysis as carried out by researchers in the pharmaceutical industry and in hospital laboratories - Is aimed at undergraduate students, scientists, technicians and researchers in industry working in the areas of pharmaceutical analyses, biopharmaceutical analyses, biological and life sciences The book includes multiple examples to illustrate the theory and application, with many practical aspects including calculations, thus helping the student to learn how to convert the data recorded by instruments into the real concentration of the drug substances within the biological sample.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An accessible, clear, concise, and contemporary course in geotechnical engineering, this key text:\* strikes a balance between theory and practical applications for an introductory course in soil mechanics\* keeps mechanics to a minimum for the students to appreciate the background, assumptions and limitations of the theories\* discusses implications of the key ideas to provide students with an understanding of the context for their application\* gives a modern explanation of soil behaviour is presented particularly in soil settlement and soil strength\* offers substantial on-line resources to support teaching and learning; - Ausgewogenes Verhältnis zwischen theoretischen Informationen und praktischen Anwendungen für die Einführung in die Bodenmechanik- Beschränkung der Mechanik auf ein Minimum, damit Studenten einen Einblick in die Hintergründe, Prämissen und Grenzen der Theorien gewinnen- Besprechungen der Implikationen der Leitideen vermitteln Studenten den mit der Anwendung dieser Ideen verbundenen Kontext - Moderne Erklärungen des Bodenverhaltens, insbesondere im Hinblick auf Bodensetzung und Bodenfestigkeit.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dentists have been inundated by patients with an array of complicated medical conditions and pain/sedation management issues. This is in addition to a variety of legal regulations dentists must follow regarding the storage and recordkeeping of controlled substances. Avoid unknowingly putting your practice at risk by becoming victim to a scam or violating a recordkeeping requirement with The ADA Practical Guide to Substance Use Disorders and Safe Prescribing.This Practical Guide is ideal for dentists and staff as they navigate:\* Detecting and deterring substance use disorders (SUD) and drug diversion in the dental office (drug-seeking patients)\* Prescribing complexities\* Treating patients with SUD and complex analgesic and sedation (pain/sedation management) needs and the best use of sedation anxiety medication\* Interviewing and counselling options for SUD\* Federal drug regulationsCommonly used illicit, prescription, and over-the-counter drugs, as well as alcohol and tobacco, are also covered.Special features include:\* Clinical tools proven to aid in the identification, interviewing, intervention, referral and treatment of SUD\* Basic elements of SUD, acute pain/sedation management, and drug diversion\* Summary of evidence-based literature that supports what, when and how to prescribe controlled substances to patients with SUD\* Discussion of key federal controlled substance regulations that frequently impact dental practitioners\* Checklists to help prevent drug diversion in dental practices\* Chapter on impaired dental professionals\* Case studies that examine safe prescribing and due diligence.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Gain a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding financial risk and regulationFoundations of Financial Risk details the various risks, regulations, and supervisory requirements institutions face in today's economic and regulatory environment. Written by the experts at the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), this book represents an update to GARP's original publication, Foundations of Banking Risk. You'll learn the terminology and basic concepts surrounding global financial risk and regulation, and develop an understanding of the methods used to measure and manage market, credit, and operational risk. Coverage includes traded market risk and regulation, treasury risk and regulation, and much more, including brand new coverage of risk management for insurance companies. Clear explanations, focused discussion, and comprehensive relevancy make this book an ideal resource for an introduction to risk management.The textbook provides an understanding of risk management methodologies, governance structures for risk management in financial institutions and the regulatory requirements dictated by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. It provides thorough coverage of the issues surrounding financial risk, giving you a solid knowledgebase and a practical, applicable understanding.\* Understand risk measurement and management\* Learn how minimum capital requirements are regulated\* Explore all aspects of financial institution regulation and disclosure\* Master the terminology of global risk and regulationFinancial institutions and supervisors around the world are increasingly recognizing how vital sound risk management practices are to both individual firms and the capital markets system as a whole. Savvy professionals recognize the need for authoritative and comprehensive training, and Foundations of Financial Risk delivers with expert-led education for those new to risk management.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New and updated assignments and exercises meet the changing needs of mental health professionals The Child Psychotherapy Homework Planner, Fifth Edition provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Wiley Classics Library consists of selected books that have been made more accessible to consumers in an effort to increase global appeal and general circulation. With these new unabridged softcover volumes, Wiley hopes to extend the lives of these works by making them available to future generations of statisticians, mathematicians, and scientists. Spatial statistics - analyzing spatial data through statistical models-has proven exceptionally versatile, encompassing problems ranging from the microscopic to the astronomic. However, for the scientist and engineer faced only with scattered and uneven treatments of the subject in the scientific literature, learning how to make practical use of spatial statistics in day-to-day analytical work is very difficult. Designed exclusively for scientists eager to tap into the enormous potential of this analytical tool and upgrade their range of technical skills, Statistics for Spatial Data is a comprehensive, single-source guide to both the theory and applied aspects of spatial statistical methods. The hard-cover edition was hailed by Mathematical Reviews as an 'excellent book which will become a basic reference.' This paper-back edition of the 1993 edition, is designed to meet the many technological challenges facing the scientist and engineer. Concentrating on the three areas of geostatistical data, lattice data, and point patterns, the book sheds light on the link between data and model, revealing how design, inference, and diagnostics are an outgrowth of that link. It then explores new methods to reveal just how spatial statistical models can be used to solve important problems in a host of areas in science and engineering. Discussion includes: - Exploratory spatial data analysis - Spectral theory for stationary processes - Spatial scale - Simulation methods for spatial processes - Spatial bootstrapping - Statistical image analysis and remote sensing - Computational aspects of model fitting - Application of models to disease mapping Designed to accommodate the practical needs of the professional, it features a unified and common notation for its subject as well as many detailed examples woven into the text, numerous illustrations (including graphs that illuminate the theory discussed) and over 1,000 references. Fully balancing theory with applications, Statistics for Spatial Data, Revised Edition is an exceptionally clear guide on making optimal use of one of the ascendant analytical tools of the decade, one that has begun to capture the imagination of professionals in biology, earth science, civil, electrical, and agricultural engineering, geography, epidemiology, and ecology.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the first volume exclusively devoted to research methods in language policy and planning (LPP).\* Each chapter is written by a leading language policy expert and provides a how-to guide to planning studies as well as gathering and analyzing data\* Covers a broad range of methods, making it easily accessible to and useful for transdisciplinary researchers working with language policy in any capacity\* Will serve as both a foundational methods text for graduate students and novice researchers, and a useful methodological reference for experienced LPP researchers\* Includes a series of guidelines for public engagement to assist scholars as they endeavor to incorporate their work into the public policy process.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A focused, invaluable guide to nonprofit legal terminology and definitionsThe Bruce R. Hopkins Nonprofit Law Dictionary is a thorough professional reference for the terminology and definitions surrounding the law of tax-exempt organizations. Author Bruce R. Hopkins, the country's leading expert in nonprofit law, draws upon 45 years of practice to deliver a true dictionary reference for attorneys specializing in nonprofit law and tax law. The book's terminology and definitions are derived from constantly changing statutes, government agency regulations and rulings, court opinions, and government forms and instructions, with citations provided where appropriate. Modeled after a conventional dictionary, this book offers quick navigation to the information of interest, and points you toward the other Hopkins guides that provide more in-depth information should you require it.The devil is in the details, and nowhere is that statement truer than in the legal profession. Incorrect interpretation of a single phrase can cause consequences for both client and attorney, and verbiage may be intentionally vague with unexpectedly broad or narrow definitions. This guide gives you the most commonly accepted interpretations of terminology related specifically to nonprofit law, so you can feel confident in the quality of service you provide to your clients.\* Stay up to date on the latest in nonprofit law\* Confirm the accepted definitions of legal terms and phrases\* Learn where to turn for deeper guidance on specific topics\* Gain expert insight into obscure and complex definitionsStop spending time wading through textbooks and case law, only to wonder whether or not the information you eventually found applies to nonprofit law in the same way. Focused specifically on the law as it applies to the nonprofit sector, the Bruce R. Hopkins Nonprofit Law Dictionary is an indispensable reference that gives you the information you need quickly and easily.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Addresses health and safety issues associated with workplace Nanoparticle exposures\* Describes methods to evaluate and control worker exposures to engineered nanoparticles\* Provides guidance for concerned EHS professionals on acceptable levels of exposure to nanoparticles\* Includes documentation on best practices to be followed by all researchers when working with engineered nanoparticles\* Describes current knowledge on toxicity of nanoparticles\* Includes coverage on Routes of Exposure for Engineered Nanoparticles.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book introduces various coverage control problems for mobile sensor networks including barrier, sweep and blanket. Unlike many existing algorithms, all of the robotic sensor and actuator motion algorithms developed in the book are fully decentralized or distributed, computationally efficient, easily implementable in engineering practice and based only on information on the closest neighbours of each mobile sensor and actuator and local information about the environment. Moreover, the mobile robotic sensors have no prior information about the environment in which they operation. These various types of coverage problems have never been covered before by a single book in a systematic way.Another topic of this book is the study of mobile robotic sensor and actuator networks. Many modern engineering applications include the use of sensor and actuator networks to provide efficient and effective monitoring and control of industrial and environmental processes. Such mobile sensor and actuator networks are able to achieve improved performance and efficient monitoring together with reduction in power consumption and production cost.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - First course calculus texts have traditionally been either 'engineering/science-oriented' with too little rigor, or have thrown students in the deep end with a rigorous analysis text. The How and Why of One Variable Calculus closes this gap in providing a rigorous treatment that takes an original and valuable approach between calculus and analysis. Logically organized and also very clear and user-friendly, it covers 6 main topics; real numbers, sequences, continuity, differentiation, integration, and series. It is primarily concerned with developing an understanding of the tools of calculus. The author presents numerous examples and exercises that illustrate how the techniques of calculus have universal application.The How and Why of One Variable Calculus presents an excellent text for a first course in calculus for students in the mathematical sciences, statistics and analytics, as well as a text for a bridge course between single and multi-variable calculus as well as between single variable calculus and upper level theory courses for math majors.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Circadian rhythms, the biological oscillations based around our 24-hour clock, have a profound effect on human physiology and healthy cellular function. Circadian Rhythms: Health and Disease is a wide-ranging foundational text that provides students and researchers with valuable information on the molecular and genetic underpinnings of circadian rhythms and looks at the impacts of disruption in our biological clocks in health and disease. Circadian Rhythms opens with chapters that lay the fundamental groundwork on circadian rhythm biology. Section II looks at the impact of circadian rhythms on major organ systems. Section III then turns its focus to the central nervous system. The book then closes with a look at the role of biological rhythms in aging and neurodegeneration. Written in an accessible and informative style, Circadian Rhythms: Health and Disease,will be an invaluable resource and entry point into this fascinating interdisciplinary field that brings together aspects of neuroscience, cell and molecular biology, and physiology.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An accessible introduction to optimization analysis using spreadsheets Updated and revised, Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition emphasizes model building skills in optimization analysis. By emphasizing both spreadsheet modeling and optimization tools in the freely available Microsoft® Office Excel® Solver, the book illustrates how to find solutions to real-world optimization problems without needing additional specialized software. The Third Edition includes many practical applications of optimization models as well as a systematic framework that illuminates the common structures found in many successful models. With focused coverage on linear programming, nonlinear programming, integer programming, and heuristic programming, Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition features: - An emphasis on model building using Excel Solver as well as appendices with additional instructions on more advanced packages such as Analytic Solver Platform and OpenSolver - Additional space devoted to formulation principles and model building as opposed to algorithms - New end-of-chapter homework exercises specifically for novice model builders - Presentation of the Sensitivity Toolkit for sensitivity analysis with Excel Solver - Classification of problem types to help readers see the broader possibilities for application - Specific chapters devoted to network models and data envelopment analysis - A companion website with interactive spreadsheets and supplementary homework exercises for additional practice Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition is an excellent textbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses that include deterministic models, optimization, spreadsheet modeling, quantitative methods, engineering management, engineering modeling, operations research, and management science. The book is an ideal reference for readers wishing to advance their knowledge of Excel and modeling and is also a useful guide for MBA students and modeling practitioners in business and non-profit sectors interested in spreadsheet optimization.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book covers channel coding and modulation technologies in DTTB systems from the general concepts to the detailed analysis and implementation.\* Covers the Chinese DTTB standard which was announced recently and hasn't been covered in detail\* Introduces the SFN network using the successful implementation of DTMB in Hong Kong as an example\* Introduces the latest announced systems including the ATSC M/H and DVB-NGH.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In order to become a successful entrepreneur, one has to have a clear understanding of how to effectively manage a small business. This valuable introduction shows budding entrepreneurs how to launch and run their own firm. In addition to explaining the value and appeal of small businesses, it offers a variety of essential start-up lessons, including how to write a business plan, obtain financing, and choose a legal form for any venture.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book presents and discusses alternatives to ordinary transmission lines for the design and implementation of advanced RF/microwave components in planar technology.This book is devoted to the analysis, study and applications of artificial transmission lines mostly implemented by means of a host line conveniently modified (e.g., with modulation of transverse dimensions, with etched patterns in the metallic layers, etc.) or with reactive loading, in order to achieve novel device functionalities, superior performance, and/or reduced size. The author begins with an introductory chapter dedicated to the fundamentals of planar transmission lines. Chapter 2 is focused on artificial transmission lines based on periodic structures (including non-uniform transmission lines and reactively-loaded lines), and provides a comprehensive analysis of the coupled mode theory. Chapters 3 and 4 are dedicated to artificial transmission lines inspired by metamaterials, or based on metamaterial concepts. These chapters include the main practical implementations of such lines and their circuit models, and a wide overview of their RF/microwave applications (including passive and active circuits and antennas). Chapter 5 focuses on reconfigurable devices based on tunable artificial lines, and on non-linear transmission lines. The chapter also introduces several materials and components to achieve tuning, including diode varactors, RF-MEMS, ferroelectrics, and liquid crystals. Finally, Chapter 6 covers other advanced transmission lines and wave guiding structures, such as electroinductive-/magnetoinductive-wave lines, common-mode suppressed balanced lines, lattice-network artificial lines, and substrate integrated waveguides.Artificial Transmission Lines for RF and Microwave Applications provides an in-depth analysis and discussion of artificial transmission lines, including design guidelines that can be useful to researchers, engineers and students.…