• Author(s): Jan Borchers
• ISBN: 9780471498285
• Publisher: Wiley
• Edition: 1
• Date: 16 May 2001
• Pages: 268

A much-needed guide on how to apply patterns in user interface design
While the subject of design patterns for software development has been covered extensively, little has been written about the power of the pattern format in interface design. A Pattern Approach to Interactive Design remedies this situation, providing for the first time an introduction to the concepts and application of patterns in user interface design. The author shows interface designers how to structure and capture user interface design knowledge from their projects and learn to understand each other's design principles and solutions. Key features of this book include a comprehensive pattern language for the interface design of interactive exhibits as well as a thorough introduction to original pattern work and its application in software development. The book also offers invaluable practical guidance for interface designers, project managers, and researchers working in HCI, as well as for designers of interactive systems.

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• Author(s): J. C. C. McKinsey
• ISBN: 9780486428116
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Date: 25 Apr 2003
• Pages: 382

One of the classic early monographs on game theory, this comprehensive overview of the mathematical theory of games illustrates applications to situations involving conflicts of interest, including economic, social, political, and military contexts. Appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses; advanced calculus a prerequisite. Includes 51 figures and 8 tables.1952 edition.

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• Author(s): Michael Khairallah
• ISBN: 9780750678506
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Date: 07 Nov 2005
• Pages: 312

A practical reference written to assist the security professional in clearly identifying what systems are required to meet security needs as defined by a threat analysis and vulnerability assessment. All of the elements necessary to conduct a detailed survey of a facility and the methods used to document the findings of that survey are covered. Once the required systems are determined, the chapters following present how to assemble and evaluate bids for the acquisition of the required systems in a manner that will meet the most rigorous standards established for competitive bidding. The book also provides recommended approaches for system/user implementation, giving checklists and examples for developing management controls using the installed systems. This book was developed after a careful examination of the approved reference material available from the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS International) for the certification of Physical Security Professionals (PSP). It is intended to fill voids left by the currently approved reference material to perform implementation of systems suggested in the existing reference texts. This book is an excellent How To for the aspiring security professional who wishes to take on the responsibilities of security system implementation, or the security manager who wants to do a professional job of system acquisition without hiring a professional consultant.

* Offers a step-by-step approach to identifying the application, acquiring the product and implementing the recommended system.
* Builds upon well-known, widely adopted concepts prevalent among security professionals.
* Offers seasoned advice on the competitive bidding process as well as on legal issues involved in the selection of applied products.

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• Author(s): Carl Roper, Dr. Lynn Fischer, Joseph A. Grau
• ISBN: 9780750678032
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Edition: 1
• Date: 23 Aug 2005
• Pages: 400

This book is the only one available on security training for all level of personnel. Chief Security Officers (CSOs), security managers, and heads of security forces often have to design training programs themselves from scratch or rely on outside vendors and outside training companies to provide training which is often dry, stilted, and not always applicable to a specific corporate or government setting. This title addresses the theories of sound security training and awareness, then shows the reader how to put the theories into practice when developing or presenting any form of security education, training, motivation or awareness.

* Shows how to establish and integrate a structured, internally consistent and coherent program from the ground up
* Illustrates how to assess and analyze security program needs and audience and customize training accordingly
* Numerous Appendices to help the security manager justify security spending on training initiatives

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• Author(s): John D. Williams
• ISBN: 9780833042224
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Date: 25 Sep 2007
• Pages: 304

When The Compleat Strategyst was originally published in 1954, game theory was an esoteric and mysterious subject, familiar only to specialized researchers, particularly in the military. Its prominence today can be traced at least in part to this classic book, which popularized the subject for amateurs, professionals, and students throughout the world. This is a reprint of a 1966 revised edition of the book originally published in 1954.

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• Author(s): Max A. Eggert
• ISBN: 9781870471602
• Publisher: Management Pocketbooks
• Date: 28 Feb 1999
• Pages: 104

Understanding the concept of motivation is an invaluable management tool for helping individuals at all levels of employment produce their best work. This book integrates and synthesizes the complex subject of motivation into a compact, concise and very readable form.

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• Author(s): Max A. Eggert
• ISBN: 9781870471602
• Publisher: Management Pocketbooks
• Date: 28 Feb 1999
• Pages: 104

Understanding the concept of motivation is an invaluable management tool for helping individuals at all levels of employment produce their best work. This book integrates and synthesizes the complex subject of motivation into a compact, concise and very readable form.

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• Author(s): Melvin Dresher
• ISBN: 9780833042255
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Date: 25 Sep 2007
• Pages: 198

This classic work, originally published in 1961, was written by Melvin Dresher, a RAND research mathematician, during the heyday of game theory research at RAND. The book introduces readers to the basic concepts of game theory and its applications for military, economic, and political problems, as well as its usefulness in decisionmaking in business, operations research, and behavioral science. This is a reprint of the original 1961 edition. Classic work from 1961 discusses basic concepts of game theory and its applications for military, economic, and political problems, as well as its usefulness in decisionmaking in business, operations research, and behavioral science.

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• Author(s): Richard Barrett
• ISBN: 9780750679749
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Edition: 1
• Date: 15 Mar 2006
• Pages: 280

Richard Barrett, author of the best-selling book Liberating the Corporate Soul, presents his new thinking
Based on his experience working with over 1,000 organizations in 32 countries on cultural transformation for the values-driven organization. He presents a whole system approach to cultural transformation, showing organizations how they can change their culture to become values-driven organizations that support their employees, their customers, their partners, their leaders, and ultimately drive effectiveness and profit.

*New thinking from best-selling author on the value-driven organization
*Integrates cutting-edge technologies available to companies on the web
*Integrates many methodologies into a whole system approach to cultural transformation

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• Author(s): Dr. Shel Leanne
• ISBN: 9780071418270
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Edition: 1
• Date: 26 Dec 2003
• Pages: 256

The interview strategies that help graduates of the nation's top business schools get the best jobs with the highest salaries

Interviewing for a job is more than answering questions. The most successful candidates are those who've done their homework, who come prepared with polished answers for every question, and who know how to steer the conversation where they want it to go. Now professional career coach Shelly Leanne--a Harvard graduate--teaches job seekers proven interview techniques taught at the nation's top business schools. How to Interview Like a Top MBA arms job seekers with:

• Insights and advice from top corporate executives, headhunters, and MBA program administrators
• Worksheets, charts, diagrams, and other valuable tools for creating a customized interview strategy and plan of action
• Valuable lessons on how to read interviewer signals, take control of an interview, turn weaknesses into strengths, ask the right questions, and much more

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• Author(s): Dr. Shel Leanne
• ISBN: 9780071418270
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Edition: 1
• Date: 26 Dec 2003
• Pages: 256

The interview strategies that help graduates of the nation's top business schools get the best jobs with the highest salaries

Interviewing for a job is more than answering questions. The most successful candidates are those who've done their homework, who come prepared with polished answers for every question, and who know how to steer the conversation where they want it to go. Now professional career coach Shelly Leanne--a Harvard graduate--teaches job seekers proven interview techniques taught at the nation's top business schools. How to Interview Like a Top MBA arms job seekers with:

• Insights and advice from top corporate executives, headhunters, and MBA program administrators
• Worksheets, charts, diagrams, and other valuable tools for creating a customized interview strategy and plan of action
• Valuable lessons on how to read interviewer signals, take control of an interview, turn weaknesses into strengths, ask the right questions, and much more

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• ISBN: 9780306462979
• Publisher: Springer
• Edition: 1
• Date: 31 Dec 1999
• Pages: 218

This proceedings is based on the third Atomic Force Microscopy/Scanning Tunneling Microscopy symposium. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an interface between scientists, engineers, representatives of industry, government, and academia, all of whom have a common interest in probe microscopies. The papers have been written by experts in probe microscopy from around the world, representing a wide range of disciplines, including physics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, chemistry, and materials science.

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• Author(s): Ralph A. Artino, Anthony M. Gaglione, Niel Shell
• ISBN: 9780883856291
• Publisher: Mathematical Assn of Amer
• Date: 27 Dec 1982
• Pages: 198

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• Author(s): Carole Martin
• ISBN: 9780071425476
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Edition: 1
• Date: 17 Dec 2003
• Pages: 160

How to become an interview genius and land the job of your dreams

If a job interview is an oral exam in which job seeker must give the right answers to a set of questions in order to get hired, then this is the ultimate guide to acing the exam. Written by The Interview Coach at Monster.com, Boost Your Interview IQ offers an enjoyable, interactive way to prepare for and succeed at any job interview.

Combining the features of a step-by-step guide and a skill-building workbook, it:

• Shows job seekers how to craft job-winning answers to the 50 key questions interviewers ask
• Features an Interview IQ Test, interview skill-building exercises, and other interview aptitude boosting tools
• Teaches candidates how to shape their experiences into stories that showcase their skills, knowledge, and personalities
• Offers proven techniques for acing the behavioral interview--the popular new wave interviewing strategy

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• Author(s): Charles T. Salkind, James M. Earl
• ISBN: 9780883856253
• Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
• Date: 27 Jun 1973
• Pages: 192

The annual high school contests have been sponsored since 1950 by the Mathematical association of America and the Society of Actuaries, and more recently by Mu Alpha Theta (1965), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1967) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (1971). Problems from the contests during the period 1950-1960 are published in Volume 5 of the New Mathematical Library, and those for 1961-1965 are published in Volume 17. The New Mathematical Library will continue to publish these contest problems from time-to-time; the present volume contains those from the period 1966-1972. The questions were compiled by Professor C.T. Salkind until his death, and since 1968 by Professor J.M. Earl, who died on November 25, 1972 after submitting problems for the 1973 contest. Professors Earl and Salkind also prepared the solutions for the contest problems. In preparing this and the earlier Contest Problem Books the editors of the NML have expanded these solutions and added alternative solutions.

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• ISBN: 9781841843162
• Publisher: Informa Healthcare
• Edition: 1
• Date: 14 Jul 2005
• Pages: 208

Living donor kidney (LDK) transplantation has become the definitive approach to the treatment of end-stage renal failure, providing a better quality of life and the best opportunity for survival. A timely compendium of the current practice of LDK transplantation presented by international experts, this text explores a number of controversial aspects of this innovative technique. Discussing the current situation in detail, the authors focus on the responsibility of the medical community to the live kidney donor as a patient and the potential for complacency regarding donor risk. The authos also emphasize the ethical principles that must dictate practice in LDK transplantation for the foreseeable future.

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• ISBN: 9780883856277
• Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
• Date: 27 Jun 1979
• Pages: 204

The International Olympiad has been held annually since 1959; the U.S. began participating in 1974, when the Sixteenth International Olympiad was held in Erfurt, G.D.R.

In 1974 and 1975, the National Science Foundation funded a three week summer training session with Samuel L. Greitzer of Rutgers University and Murray Klamkin of the University of Alberta as the U.S. teams' coaches. Summer training sessions in 1976, 1977 were funded by grants from the Army Research Office and Office of Naval Research. To date the U.S. teams have consistently placed among the top three national scores: second in 1974(the USSR was first), third in 1975 (behind Hungary and the G.D.R) and 1976 (behind the USSR and Great Britain) and first in 1977.

Members of U.S. team are selected from the 100 top scorers on the Annual High School Examinations (see NML vols. 5, 17, 25) by subsequent competition in the U.S. Mathematical Olympiad.

In this volume the demonstrably effective coach and prime mover in planning the participation of the U.S.A. in the I.M.O., Samuel L. Greitzer, has compiled all the IMO problems from the First through the Nineteenth (1977) IMO and their solutions, some based on the contestants' papers.

The problems ae solvable by methods accessible to secondary school students in most nations, but insight and ingenuity are often required. A chronological examination of the questions throws some light on the changes and trends in secondary school mathematics curricula.

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• Author(s): Janet Dine
• ISBN: 9780521660709
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Edition: 1
• Date: 05 Jun 2000
• Pages: 208

This book explores the legal issues concerning groups of companies including regulation at national, international and global level. It offers a comparative discussion of the way in which issues common to the regulation of groups have been approached in the UK, in the European Union, in other member states of the union, in the United States and, where helpful, in other countries including the emergent economies of eastern European states. The author highlights the often tragic consequences of globalization by transnationals including polarization of income and environmental damage.

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• Author(s): Jean M. Bartunek
• ISBN: 9780805834093
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
• Edition: 1
• Date: 01 Jul 2002
• Pages: 312

Jean M. Bartunek, the 2001-2002 President of the Academy of Management, has written an excellent scholarly book on organizational and educational change. Using a joint insider/outsider approach, this book tells the story of a change agent group--a group of teachers--that was creating change in its organization setting, a Network of Independent Schools. The group's focus was on empowerment and professional development for teachers in the Network. The book describes virtually everything that happened in the group over its first seven years and summarizes what happened during its final two years. It explores the identity, work, and evolution of change agent groups in organizations, with particular emphasis on teachers and educational change. Through the book's extensive quotations and narrative account, the reader is enabled to enter into the world of the teacher group studied over the course of its nine-year history.

In addition, the book includes analysis of the underlying processes involved in the change, focusing on the change agent group's identity, its actions and relationships with stakeholders as they jointly evolved over time, and their impacts on the vitality of the change effort. It contributes a new understanding of fundamental processes involved in organizational change, especially when viewed from the perspective of change agents. In addition, the book provides practical implications for change agents, specifically change agents in schools. As such, this account will be useful for graduate students and researchers in organizational change, educational leadership, and professional development. It is a part of Lawrence Erlbaum Associates growing series in organization management.


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• ISBN: 9781591404354
• Publisher: Idea Group Publishing
• Date: 01 Nov 2004
• Pages: 296

This book provides a deep discussion about e-HRM issues so the reader can have a thoughtful background about the key role played by those who participate in e-HRM activities. A variety of experiences are provided to involve the reader in real problems an

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• Author(s): Jo Boaler
• ISBN: 9780805840049
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
• Edition: 1
• Date: 01 Sep 2002
• Pages: 224

Revised and expanded edition for the North American market (first edition published in 1997 by Open University Press). The first book to provide direct evidence for the relative effectiveness of "traditional" and "reform" teaching methods in mathematics.

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• Author(s): Alfred S. Posamentier, Charles T. Salkind
• ISBN: 9780486691480
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Date: 21 May 1996
• Pages: 272

Stimulating collection of over 300 unusual problems involving equations and inequalities, Diophantine equations, number theory, quadratic equations, logarithms and more. Problems range from easy to difficult. Detailed solutions, as well as brief answers, for all problems are provided.


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• ISBN: 9780521010436
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Edition: 1
• Date: 02 Jun 2003
• Pages: 532

Currently, there is no comprehensive source of information available to non-specialist physicians and nurses providing end-of-life care for advanced cancer patients at a level between specialist oncology texts and nursing texts. Two eminent physicians from one of the world's foremost cancer centers have drawn together a remarkable team to provide a handbook which covers the full range of problems non-specialists will encounter. This highly accessible text covers general principles in oncology, each of the primary tumors, and management of specific symptoms and syndromes.

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• Author(s): Mark D'Esposito
• ISBN: 9781842142950
• Publisher: Informa Healthcare
• Edition: 1
• Date: 13 Apr 2006
• Pages: 224

Functional imaging has the capability to reveal changes in the pathophysiology of tissues and organ systems, mapping the progression and severity of disease, uptake of drugs, and the recovery of tissues following trauma, disease episodes or surgery. In this authoritative new work, leading specialists in neurology and neuroimaging present an update on the MRI and PET investigation of diseases of the central nervous system. An insightful reference for anyone working in the field, this work discusses how these new technologies can be used to investigate the most important disorders encountered in clinical neurology and psychiatry, ranging from chronic progressive diseases such as Alzheimer's, episodic disruptions of function as seen in epilepsy, and the subtle changes caused by drug dependency and abuse.

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• Author(s): Eric van der Vlist
• ISBN: 9780596002527
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
• Edition: 1
• Date: 15 Jun 2002
• Pages: 400

If you need to create or use formal descriptions of XML vocabularies, the W3C's XML Schema offers a powerful set of tools for defining acceptable document structures and content. An alternative to DTDs as the way to describe and validate data in an XML environment, XML Schema enables developers to create precise descriptions with a richer set of datatypes?such as booleans, numbers, currencies, dates and times?that are essential for today?s applications. Schemas are powerful, but that power comes with substantial complexity. This concise book explains the ins and outs of XML Schema, including design choices, best practices, and limitations. Particularly valuable are discussions of how the type structures fit with existing database and object-oriented program contexts. With XML Schema, you can define acceptable content models and annotate those models with additional type information, making them more readily bound to programs and objects. Schemas combine the easy interchange of text-based XML with the more stringent requirements of data exchange, and make it easier to validate documents based on namespaces. You?ll find plenty of examples in this book that demonstrate the details necessary for precise vocabulary definitions. Topics include:

• Foundations of XML Schema syntax
• Flat, "russian-doll", and other schema approaches
• Working with simple and complex types in a variety of contexts
• The built-in datatypes provided by XML Schema
• Using facets to extend datatypes, including regular expression-based patterns
• Using keys and uniqueness rules to limit how and where information may appear
• Creating extensible schemas and managing extensibility
• Documenting schemas and extending XML Schema capabilities through annotations

In addition to the explanatory content, XML Schema provides a complete reference to all parts of both the XML Schema Structures and XML Schema Datatypes specifications, as well as a glossary. Appendices explore the relationships between XML Schema and other tools for describing document structures, including DTDs, RELAX NG, and Schematron, as well as work in progress at the W3C to more tightly integrate XML Schema with existing specifications. No matter how you intend to use XML Schema - for data structures or document structures, for standalone documents or part of SOAP transactions, for documentation, validation, or data binding ? all the foundations you need are outlined in XML Schema .

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• Author(s): Jeremy Kourdi
• ISBN: 9780471498445
• Publisher: Wiley
• Edition: 1
• Date: 11 Jul 2001
• Pages: 256

The Wiley New Economy Excellence series has a simple aim - to help managers create and sustain competitive advantage in the new economy. Written by series editor Jeremy Kourdi, New Economy Edge is an inspiring look at how to create and develop profitable online activities by grasping the impact of the Internet on employees, markets, customers and business partners. Features include a review of products and services suitable for new channels, a guide to integrating 'clicks' into 'bricks', and an exploration of the skills required to take a business forward once a new direction has been set.

Other titles in the New Economy Excellence series include:

New Economy Energy: Unleashing Knowledge for Competitive Advantage
Sultan Kermally - 0471499633
New Economy Expression: Redefining Marketing in the Multi-Channel Age
David Mercer - 0471500089
New Economy Emotion: Engaging Customer Passion with e-CRM
Alfredo Zingale and Matthias Arndt - 0470841354

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• Author(s): Frederick Mosteller
• ISBN: 9780486653556
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Date: 01 May 1987
• Pages: 88

Remarkable selection of puzzlers, graded in difficulty, that illustrate both elementary and advanced aspects of probability. Selected for originality, general interest or because they demonstrate valuable techniques, the problems are ideal as a supplement to courses in probability or statistics, or as stimulating recreation for the mathematically minded. Detailed solutions. Illustrated.


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