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From the Post Enron Accounting Scandals to the Subprime Crisis A Financial History of the United States 2004–2006

From the Post Enron Accounting Scandals to the Subprime Crisis A Financial History of the United States 2004–2006

Originally published in 2011 this volume examines the Enron-era scandals and several corporate governance issues that were raised as a result of these scandals. It then describes developments in the securities and derivatives markets covering hedge funds venture capital private equity and sovereign wealth funds. | From the Post Enron Accounting Scandals to the Subprime Crisis A Financial History of the United States 2004–2006

GBP 170.00
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Commodity Trade and Finance

Commodity Trade and Finance

What affects the supply of oil? How important is the weather in determining grain prices? Why has the price of copper skyrocketed? This unique book analyses the economics of key commodity groups including energy agriculture and metals. It examines the supply/demand fundamentals of several major and minor commodities physical characteristics production and consumption patterns trade flows and pricing mechanisms. It also explains the main tools used to hedge price risk such as futures options and swaps. This second edition has been fully revised and restructured and contains four new chapters including oil refining electricity and price risk management for energy metals and agricultural commoditiesThis book is an indispensable reference text for students academics and those working in the commodity business. | Commodity Trade and Finance

GBP 170.00
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The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century The Story of a Political Issue 1660-1802

The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century The Story of a Political Issue 1660-1802

First published in 1965 The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century directs light on English politics and government through studying the militia from the Restoration to the days of the younger Pritt. The militia occupied a significant place both in the quarrels between king and parliament in the later seventeenth century and in the struggle for power between the elder Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle. Raised and officered by the county and parish authorities its maintenance constantly posed the problem of how to harness the machinery of local government to national purposes. The gentry had to be induced to help and the militia like other institutions national and local was shaped by the fashion and extent to which they responded. The book will be of interest to students of history political science and literature. | The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century The Story of a Political Issue 1660-1802

GBP 130.00
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Start Programming Using HTML CSS and JavaScript

Start Programming Using HTML CSS and JavaScript

A Beginner‘s Guide to Computer Programming Start Programming Using HTML CSS and JavaScript is a manual for undergraduate students in engineering and the natural sciences to discover how computer programming works. Using a dialog format between two students and a professor the text teaches students how the mainstream web languages HTML CSS and JavaScript interact and how to harness their capabilities in practical settings. Each chapter focuses on a specific theme supported by a gradual development of engaging worked examples of live web documents and applications using the three languages. Students can follow most of the examples and experiments using any modern browser and plain text editor. A practical homework problem is included at the end of every chapter and then is discussed at the beginning of the next chapter. In addition a related keywords list helps students review key topics. By focusing on important established principles and concrete examples this introductory book shows students how to write cleaner and more easily maintainable code. It augments the basic language syntax and rules with contents and structure while keeping the material simple and manageable.

GBP 175.00
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The Domestic Interior and the Self in Contemporary Photography

The Domestic Interior and the Self in Contemporary Photography

By carefully conceptualising the domestic in relation to the self and the photographic this book offers a unique contribution to both photography theory and criticism and life-narrative studies. Jane Simon brings together two critical practices into a new conversation arguing that artists who harness domestic photography can advance a more expansive understanding of the autobiographical. Exploring the idea that self-representation need not equate to self-portraiture or involve the human form artists from around the globe are examined including Rinko Kawauchi Catherine Opie Dayanita Singh Moyra Davey and Elina Brotherus who maintain a personal gaze at domestic detail. By treating the representation of interiors domestic objects and the very practice of photographic seeing and framing as autobiographical gestures this book reframes the relationship between interiors and exteriors public and private and insists on the importance of domestic interiors to understandings of the self and photography. The book will be of interest to scholars working in photographic history and theory art history and visual studies. | The Domestic Interior and the Self in Contemporary Photography

GBP 130.00
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Asian Perceptions of Gulf Security

Asian Perceptions of Gulf Security

Gulf stability is coming to play a larger role in the foreign policy calculus of many states but the evolving role of Asian powers is largely under-represented in the International Relations literature. This volume addresses this gap with a set of empirically rich theory driven case studies written by academics from or based in the countries in question. The underlying assumption is not that Asian powers have already become important security actors in the Gulf but rather that they perceive the Gulf as a region of increasing strategic relevance. How will leaders in these countries adjust to an evolving regional framework? Will there be coordinated efforts to establish an Asian-centered approach to Gulf stability or will Asian rivalries make the region a theater of competition? Will US–China tensions force alignment choices among Asian powers? Will Asian states balance bandwagon hedge or adopt some other approach to their Gulf relationships? These questions become even more important as the western boundaries of Asia increasingly come to incorporate the Middle East. The book will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of International Relations Security Studies and International Political Economy as well as area specialists on the Gulf and those working on foreign policy issues on each of the Asian countries included. Professionals in government and non-government agencies will also find it very useful. The Open Access version of this book available at www. taylorfrancis. com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. | Asian Perceptions of Gulf Security

GBP 120.00
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Place Policy and Politics Do Localities Matter?

Place Policy and Politics Do Localities Matter?

The past ten years have seen local government in the UK facing two major challenges: to survive in the face of Thatcher government hostility and to adapt to enormously powerful forces of economic restructuring which have also been encouraged by government policies. The key aspects of these changing fortunes of British towns explored in this important new book is the ability of individual localities to exercise any control over their own growth and decline. Place Policy and Politics examines local political initiatives seeking to influence economic and social development in seven sharply contrasting localities ranging from the outer council estates of Merseyside to the boom towns of Cheltenham and Swindon. Throughout their analysis the contributors drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines address the vital questions in the debate over local policy initiatives including: To what extent are localities able to harness trends in the national and international economy to provide jobs and a better standard of living for their inhabitants? Why do local authorities vary in their capacity to initiate economic policy? To what extent do national urban and other policies inhibit or encourage their efforts? How might central government modify its policies to facilitate the prospering of localities? | Place Policy and Politics Do Localities Matter?

GBP 175.00
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Data Science AI and Machine Learning in Drug Development

Data Science AI and Machine Learning in Drug Development

The confluence of big data artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has led to a paradigm shift in how innovative medicines are developed and healthcare delivered. To fully capitalize on these technological advances it is essential to systematically harness data from diverse sources and leverage digital technologies and advanced analytics to enable data-driven decisions. Data science stands at a unique moment of opportunity to lead such a transformative change. Intended to be a single source of information Data Science AI and Machine Learning in Drug Research and Development covers a wide range of topics on the changing landscape of drug R & D emerging applications of big data AI and ML in drug development and the build of robust data science organizations to drive biopharmaceutical digital transformations. Features Provides a comprehensive review of challenges and opportunities as related to the applications of big data AI and ML in the entire spectrum of drug R & D Discusses regulatory developments in leveraging big data and advanced analytics in drug review and approval Offers a balanced approach to data science organization build Presents real-world examples of AI-powered solutions to a host of issues in the lifecycle of drug development Affords sufficient context for each problem and provides a detailed description of solutions suitable for practitioners with limited data science expertise | Data Science AI and Machine Learning in Drug Development

GBP 99.99
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Internal Evaluation in Non-Profit Organisations Practitioner Perspectives on Theory Research and Practice

Internal Evaluation in Non-Profit Organisations Practitioner Perspectives on Theory Research and Practice

Focused on the interpersonal aspects of internal evaluation in non-profit organisations this book presents practice-based discussions centred on six key topics identified through the authors’ experience as evaluation practitioners. Internal Evaluation in Non-Profit Organisations: Practitioner Perspectives on Theory Research and Practice is not a step-by-step how-to guide; instead each chapter unpacks an aspect of internal evaluation in non-profits that is paid insufficient heed in the existing literature. Written by and for internal evaluation practitioners the book contains a plethora of practical strategies and critical analysis of thought-provoking topics that are of particular interest and importance to internal evaluators in non-profit settings. The authors understand the pressures facing practitioners and non-profit organisations and share their insights around improving evaluation’s ability to be efficient embedded useful and meaningful. This book will be of interest to researchers scholars and students focusing on non-profit management and will hold specific value for internal evaluators who want to harness their unique and influential position to help organisations achieve their goals. Further this book is ideal for individuals wanting to think critically about evaluation and improve evaluation utilisation by developing their professional capability building teamwork skills using informal everyday data incorporating theory and developing fruitful relationships with external evaluators. | Internal Evaluation in Non-Profit Organisations Practitioner Perspectives on Theory Research and Practice

GBP 130.00
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Software Engineering Approaches to Enable Digital Transformation Technologies

Software Engineering Approaches to Enable Digital Transformation Technologies

Software Engineering Approaches to Enable Digital Transformation Technologies features contributions reflecting ideas and research in enabling digital transformation technologies through software engineering. To date multiple different approaches have been adopted to develop software solutions for a variety of different problems. Of all the available approaches the main approaches are level-oriented data flow-oriented data structure-oriented and object-oriented design approaches. The other focus of the book is digital transformation which can be defined as the adoption of digital technology to improve efficiency value and innovation Digitalization is more than just putting additional technological systems and services in place. Rather than improving conventional methods a true digital transformation initiative includes radically rethinking company structures and procedures. There are four types of digital transformation: business process business model domain and cultural and organizational. Companies are being challenged to develop new business models that consider and harness digitalization. From the standpoint of software engineering digital transformation alters how software is built. Current trends include the development of mobile applications cloud applications and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Emerging trends are the development of digital twins robotics artificial intelligence machine learning augmented reality and additive manufacturing. This book examines the challenges that arise due to digitization in society and presents plausible solutions that could be applied to counter these challenges and convert them into opportunities. These solutions may further be improvised and worked out for the software companies from the technological perspective organizational perspective and management perspective.

GBP 150.00
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The Science of Wind Power

The Science of Wind Power

Concern for the environment and for the impacts of environmental pollution has brought about the need to shift from the reliance on hydrocarbons to energy sources that are nearly pollution neutral and renewable. The Science of Wind Power is designed to provide a fundamental understanding for wind technicians and students alike essentially examining how to harness the wind to produce energy for transmission and use while keeping environmental impacts in mind. Wind power is one of the fastest-growing energy sources as it offers many advantages such as being sustainable and a renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the global environment compared to fossil fuels. It is important to point out however that like wind itself wind power has a good and bad side advantages and disadvantages (challenges) and these different aspects are discussed in detail herein. Features: Examines the mechanical electrical hydraulic and electronic aspects of wind turbines Provides the fundamentals of wind turbine aerodynamics modeling and testing Includes design standards for wind turbines and electrical distribution systems Delineates the differences between offshore and land-based wind power Discusses special-purpose applications such as energy distribution and storage A must-have volume that includes the latest data diagrams and useful illustrations The Science of Wind Energy offers a complete examination of one of the most promising sources of renewable energy and serves as a great introduction to the cross-disciplinary field for students and practicing engineers. The concepts and guidelines presented will equip readers with the scientific rationale required to make decisions that could directly affect the environment around them.

GBP 99.99
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The (Dis)Order of U.S. Schooling Zygmunt Bauman and Education for an Ambivalent World

The (Dis)Order of U.S. Schooling Zygmunt Bauman and Education for an Ambivalent World

This book critically interrogates the function of schooling in the United States of America using the writings of sociologist Zygmunt Bauman. Asking whether the function is to produce citizens workers a combination of the two or something altogether different it argues that the designs of schooling are part of a carefully crafted ordering illustrated via an analysis of the ways in which schooling introduces students to various forms of coercion and seduction that socialize students in particular ways: ways that support an order. By engaging with the prolific and insightful works of one of the most prominent social thinkers of the 21st century this book considers schooling and its contributions to order. Be they solid or liquid modern ordering mechanisms ordering through repression and seduction or supporting ordering through the creation of boundaries separating an “orderly inside” from its “disorderly outside ” schools imperfectly support the construction of order and in doing so privilege some representations and individuals over others. To order is to harness ambivalence and steer it in directions that privilege the “in” group at the expense of the “out” group; and schools from the curriculum they teach to the values and ideas they promote are desirable captive marketplaces instrumental in steering this ambivalence. The author ultimately suggests that the function of schools whether recognized or not are not so much to educate students to be free thinkers but rather to be orderly cogs in a particular functional social machine. As such the book will be of interest to faculty scholars and postgraduate-level students with interests in the sociology of education schooling sociology and social theory. | The (Dis)Order of U. S. Schooling Zygmunt Bauman and Education for an Ambivalent World

GBP 130.00
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Renewable Energy and AI for Sustainable Development

Renewable Energy and AI for Sustainable Development

Electronic device usage has increased considerably in the past two decades. System configurations are continuously requiring upgrades; existing systems often become obsolete in a matter of 2–3 years. Green computing is the complete effective management of design manufacture use and disposal involving as little environmental impact as possible. This book intends to explore new and innovative ways of conserving energy effective e-waste management and renewable energy sources to harness and nurture a sustainable eco-friendly environment. This book: • Highlights innovative principles and practices using effective e-waste management and disposal • Explores artificial intelligence based sustainable models • Discovers alternative sources and mechanisms for minimizing environmental hazards • Highlights successful case studies in alternative sources of energy • Presents solid illustrations mathematical equations as well as practical in-the-field applications • Serves as a one-stop reference guide to stakeholders in the domain of green computing e-waste management renewable energy alternatives green transformational leadership including theory concepts practice and case studies • Explores cutting-edge technologies like internet of energy and artificial intelligence especially the role of machine learning and deep learning in renewable energy and creating a sustainable ecosystem • Explores futuristic trends in renewable energy This book aims to address the increasing interest in reducing the environmental impact of energy as well as its further development and will act as a useful reference for engineers architects and technicians interested in and working with energy systems; scientists and engineers in developing countries; industries manufacturers inventors universities researchers and interested consultants to explain the foundation to advanced concepts and research trends in the domain of renewable energy and sustainable computing. The content coverage of the book is organized in the form of 11 clear and thorough chapters providing a comprehensive view of the global renewable energy scenario as well as how science and technology can play a vital role in renewable energy. | Renewable Energy and AI for Sustainable Development

GBP 99.99
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Smart Embedded Systems Advances and Applications

Smart Embedded Systems Advances and Applications

Smart Embedded Systems: Advances and Applications is a comprehensive guide that demystifies the complex world of embedded technology. The book journeys through a wide range of topics from healthcare to energy management autonomous robotics and wireless communication showcasing the transformative potential of intelligent embedded systems in these fields. This concise volume introduces readers to innovative techniques and their practical applications offers a comparative analysis of wireless protocols and provides efficient resource allocation strategies in IoT-based ecosystems. With real-world examples and in-depth case studies it serves as an invaluable resource for students and professionals seeking to harness the power of embedded technology to shape our digital future. Salient Features: The book provides a comprehensive coverage of various aspects of smart embedded systems exploring their design implementation optimization and a range of applications. This is further enhanced by in-depth discussions on hardware and software optimizations aimed at improving overall system performance. A detailed examination of machine learning techniques specifically tailored for data analysis and prediction within embedded systems. This complements the exploration of cutting-edge research on the use of AI to enhance wireless communications. Real-world applications of these technologies are extensively discussed with a focus on areas such as seizure detection noise reduction health monitoring diabetic care autonomous vehicles and communication systems. This includes a deep-dive into different wireless protocols utilized for data transfer in IoT systems. This book highlights key IoT technologies and their myriad applications extending from environmental data collection to health monitoring. This is underscored by case studies on the integration of AI and IoT in healthcare spanning topics from anomaly detection to informed clinical decision-making. Also featured is a detailed evaluation and comparison of different system implementations and methodologies This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the field of embedded systems. Whether you're a student looking to broaden your knowledge base researchers looking in-depth insights or professionals planning to use this cutting-edge technology in real-world applications this book offers a thorough grounding in the subject. | Smart Embedded Systems Advances and Applications

GBP 120.00
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