The development of language by Gleason, Jean Berko

Table of Contents: “…Obler -- The Language of Peer and Social Groups -- Language at Work -- Second-Language Acquisition in Adulthood -- Language Developments with Advanced Age -- Lexicon -- Comprehension -- Discourse -- Speech -- Nonlinguistic Cognitive Factors Influencing Performance -- Language Strategies with Aging -- Adult Language and Brain Damage -- Aphasia -- Right-Hemisphere Damage and Language -- Language in the Dementias -- Summary -- Suggested Projects -- Suggested Readings -- Key Words -- References.…”


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Fundamentals of government information : mining, finding, evaluating, and using government resources by Forte, Eric J., 1967-, Hartnett, Cassandra J., 1964-, Sevetson, Andrea

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Thermodynamics and kinetics of drug binding

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From compliance to learning : a system for harnessing the power of data in the state of Maryland by Abdul-Hamid, Husein, Mintz, Sarah, Saraogi, Namrata

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Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals : Improving Patient Safety, Patient Flow and the Bottom Line, Second Edition by Arthur, Jay

Table of Contents: “…Cost of No Improvement -- Decisive Force -- Crisis Junkies -- Minor in Major Things -- Getting the Right People Involved with Lean Six Sigma -- The Improvement Mindset -- Talent Versus Process -- New CEOs Can Kill Lean Six Sigma -- Be a Money Belt -- Our Reward Systems Are Broken -- Barriers to Lean Six Sigma -- Here?…”
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Best 2022 Clinical Cases in Intensive Care Medicine From the ESICM NEXT Committee Clinical Case Contest

Table of Contents: “…An Uncommon Cause of Pulmonary Embolism -- Right ventricular failure in pulmonary embolism. …”
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WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook - Second Edition. by Lefebvre, Yannick

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Geothermal HVAC : green heating and cooling by Egg, Jay

Table of Contents: “…-- Summary -- 3: Geothermal Heat Pumps And Their Uses -- Passive and forced-air earth-coupled duct systems -- Water-source, forced-air heat pumps (water-to-air heat pumps) -- Direct expansion geothermal heat pumps -- Water-to-water heat pumps (heat pump chillers and boilers) -- Applications of geothermal heat pumps -- Pool heaters -- Domestic hot water -- Process cooling and heating -- Rooftop equipment -- Modular or piggyback units -- Package terminal heat pumps -- Vertical stack modular units -- 100% fresh air equipment -- Refrigeration systems -- Hybrid systems -- Superefficient DC HVAC -- Keeping the cows cool -- Summary -- 4: Earth Coupling Through Ground Loops -- Getting the load and loop size right -- Piping material -- Grout and backfill -- Manifolds or header systems -- Loop designs -- Vertical loops -- Horizontal loops -- Pond, lake, or ocean loops (use with caution) -- Pumping groundwater, lake water, or seawater (open-loop systems) -- Pump and reinjection -- Standing column wells -- Surficial aquifers and caisson infiltration -- Concerns with open loops -- Open loops versus closed loops -- Summary -- 5: Introduction To Load Sharing -- Benefits of load sharing -- Case of a large hotel -- Earth coupling as thermal savings bank -- Summary -- 6: Efficiency And Load Calculations Simplified -- Rating geothermal systems -- Annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) (for gas furnaces) -- Cooling load in kW/ton -- Coefficient of performance (COP) -- Energy efficiency ratio (EER) -- Determining actual efficiencies -- Load calculations -- Manuals published by the air conditioning contractors of America -- Manual J: Residential heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual N: Commercial heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual D: Residential duct design -- Manual Q: Commercial low-pressure duct design -- Energy calculations and value -- Summary -- 7: Understanding Pricing And Geothermal Systems -- Factors that affect the price of geothermal HVAC -- Efficiency rating -- Quality -- System sizes -- Topography -- Load sharing -- Sales volume and competition -- Optional upgrades -- Heat recovery for domestic hot water -- Domestic hot water geothermal heat pumps -- Exchanger materials -- Compressor stages -- Hot gas reheat -- Intermediate exchangers -- Direct digital controls (DDC) -- Summary -- 8: Incentives, Tax Credits, Rebates -- U S federal tax credits -- Commercial tax credits and incentives -- Feingold-Ensign Support Renewable Energy Act -- Home star (cash for caulkers) -- Rural Energy Saving Program Act -- State and local incentives -- PACE funding -- Summary -- 9: Understanding Geothermal Project Proposals -- Typical geothermal HVAC proposals -- Poor proposals -- Good proposals -- Summary -- 10: How To Calculate Your Payback -- Determining ROI on residential systems -- ROI on geothermal pool heat pumps -- Calculating payback periods for commercial geothermal systems -- Net present value -- 30 cents a KWh: the big impact of higher electric rates -- Summary -- 11: Verifying Your Systems -- Actual SEER and EER results -- Factors that can affect efficiency -- Regional climate issues -- How to calculate your own EER -- Data points -- Minimum efficiency standards -- Summary -- 12: Life Cycles And Longevity -- Benefits of indoor equipment -- How to determine when upgrades pay off -- Summary -- 13: Common Problems And Horror Stories -- Word on water conservation -- Common issues -- Underground hazards -- Pressurized pockets -- Broken or damaged loops -- Design and installation fails -- Choosing the wrong loop type -- Unfinished jobs -- Pushy contracts -- Miscommunication, faulty equipment, inexperience-oh my! …”
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Milestone visual documents in American history : the images, cartoons, and other visual sources that shaped America

Table of Contents: “…Cartoon mocking women's rights conventions -- Louis Maurer : "Progressive democracy -- prospect of a smash up" cartoon -- Photograph of powder monkey on USS New Hampshire -- Andrew J. …”
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Contemporary ergonomics 2004

Table of Contents: “…DEFINITIONS, POTENTIAL BENEFITS, AND A CASE STUDY ON CYBERSICKNESS -- chapter DEVELOPMENT OF A CROWD STRESS INDEX (CSI) FOR USE IN RISK ASSESSMENT -- chapter ERGONOMICS OF LEFT BRAIN/RIGHT BRAIN IMBLANCE -- chapter EFFECTS OF PROCUREMENT TYPE ON HUMAN FACTORS ACTIVITIES -- chapter POSITIVE ERGONOMICS: IMPROVING MOOD BEFORE THE WORKING DAY BEGINS.…”
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Fuzzing for software security testing and quality assurance by Takanen, Ari, DeMott, Jared, Miller, Charles, 1951-, Kettunen, Atte

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Tales of times now past : sixty-two stories from a medieval Japanese collection

Table of Contents: “…How the Minor Controller of the Right Moroie no Ason Encountered a Woman and Died -- 31. …”
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Infrastructure as an asset class : investment strategy, sustainability, project finance and PPP by Weber, Barbara, 1968-

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Lean six sigma for hospitals by Arthur, Jay, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…-- Tests of Proportion -- Chi-Square Tests in Excel -- Determining Sample Sizes -- QI Macros Statistics Wizard -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12 Change Management -- Three Stages of Change -- Key Components of Managing Change -- Plan -- Inspire the Team -- The Power of Diffusion -- Change Management Transition Planning -- Physician Engagement to Lead Cultural Transformation -- The Best Work Anywhere Should Be the Standard of Work Everywhere -- Chapter 13 Theory of Constraints -- Hospitals Are Complex, but Problems Are Simple -- Theory of Constraints -- The TOC Process -- Chapter 14 Implementing Lean Six Sigma in Hospitals -- WIIFM -- Excuses, Excuses, Excuses -- CONI—Cost of No Improvement -- Decisive Force -- Crisis Junkies -- Minor in Major Things -- Getting the Right People Involved with Lean Six Sigma -- The Improvement Mindset -- Talent Versus Process -- New CEOs Can Kill Lean Six Sigma -- Be a Money Belt -- Our Reward Systems Are Broken -- Barriers to Lean Six Sigma -- Here’s My Point -- Management by Quality (MBQ) -- Why Do Six Sigma Teams Fail? …”
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Blue Justice Small-Scale Fisheries in a Sustainable Ocean Economy

Table of Contents: “…Part 1: Justice is Needed in Three Governance Orders -- Chapter 1: Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy -- Chapter 2: Justice in Three Orders -- Part 2: Justice Issues Have Deep Historical Roots -- Chapter 3: Coastal Small-Scale Fisheries in Brazil: Resentment against Policy Disarray -- Chapter 4: Social (In)Justice for Small-Scale Fisherfolk in the Turks And Caicos Islands: Struggling to Stay Afloat in a Tax Haven -- Chapter 5: Governance for Blue Justice: Examining Struggles and Contradictions in Atlantic Canada’s Small-Scale Fisheries -- Part 3: Justice Issues Stem from Old and New Conflicts -- Chapter 6: Conflicts in the Artisanal Fishing Industry of Ghana: Reactions of Fishers to Regulatory Measures -- Chapter 7: Blue Justice and Small-Scale Fisher Migration: A Case Study from Sri Lanka -- Chapter 8: Marginalization and Reinvention of Small-Scale Fisheries: A Finnish Case Study of Social Justice -- Part 4: Justice is Systemic and Multi-Dimensional -- Chapter 9: An Evaluation of Multidimensional Conflicts in Small-Scale Fisheries in Nigeria -- Chapter 10: Perception and Reality of Justice in the Small-Scale Fisheries of Nigeria -- Chapter 11: Making Sense Of Multidimensional Injustice for Creating Viable Small-Scale Fisheries in Chilika Lagoon, Bay of Bengal -- Part 5: Justice Is a Territorial and Spatial Issue -- Chapter 12: Legalized Injustices: Old Providence Island (Colombia) Small Scale Fisheries in the Context of Geopolitical Disputes and State Power -- Chapter 13: Social Conflicts and Fishery Governance Systems in the Estuary and Coast of Pará, Amazonia, Brazil -- Chapter 14: Flagging Justice Matters in EU Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) -- Part 6: Justice is Competitive in Alternative Livelihoods -- Chapter 15: Adopting a Blue Justice Lens for Japanese Small-Scale Fisheries: Important Insights from the Case of Inatori Kinme Fishery -- Chapter 16: Feeling the Pinch: Perceived Marginalization of Small-Scale Commercial Crab Fishers by an Expanding Recreational Sector -- Chapter 17: Making Pescatourism Just for Small-Scale Fisheries: The Case of Turkey and Lessons for Others -- Part 7: Justice is an Imminent Issue for Inland Fisheries -- Chapter 18: Exploring Challenges of “Blue Justice” in Landlocked Mountainous Countries: The Case of Nepal -- Chapter 19: Blue Justice and Inland Fisheries: How Justice Principles Could Support Transformative Knowledge Production in the Mekong Region -- Chapter 20: Navigating Conflicts to Improve Livelihoods of Traditional Communities Impacted by Hydroelectric Dams -- Part 8: Justice Issues Are More Evident when in Crisis -- Chapter 21: The 2019 Brazilian Oil Spill: Perceptions of Affected Fishers -- Chapter 22: Small-Scale Fishers in the Time of Covid-19: Reinforcing the Inequalities in the Food, Economic and Governance Systems in South Africa and Zimbabwe -- Chapter 23: Vulnerability and Social Justice among Fishing Households Headed by Women in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka -- Part 9: Justice is a Priori Condition for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 24: Understanding Vulnerability of Urban Waterfront Communities to Rapid Development: the Case of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria -- Chapter 25: Mariculture Parks in the Philippines Push Small-Scale Fishers out of, or far into, the Waters -- Chapter 26: Incentives to Mariculture Development in Brazil: Environmental Injustice on Traditional Fishing Communities -- Chapter 27: Pescastemic Rights for Blue Justice: Aquaculture and Coal Power Complexes in Chile -- Part 10: Justice Is about Going beyond Claims -- Chapter 28: Institutionalizing Injustice? …”
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Chemical properties handbook : physical, thermodynamic, environmental, transport, and health related properties for organic and inorganic chemicals by Yaws, Carl L.

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Medieval Saints and Modern Screens : Divine Visions as Cinematic Experience. by Spencer-Hall, Alicia

Table of Contents: “…Margaret, unmarked, between two guards, with head and feet erased; Figure 9â#x80;#x83;Section of manuscript folio, showing text of Augustineâ#x80;#x99;s Confessions (left) and medieval commentatorâ#x80;#x99;s notes (right); Figure 10â#x80;#x83;Parchment mitre commissioned by Jacques de Vitry (front); Figure 11â#x80;#x83;Parchment mitre commissioned by Jacques de Vitry (back); Figure 12â#x80;#x83;Second Life advertisement featuring Avatar-style avatar (â#x80;#x98;Navitarâ#x80;#x99;) from 2010.…”
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Data Wrangling with R Load, Explore, Transform and Visualize Data for Modeling with Tidyverse Libraries. by Santos, Gustavo R.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 6: Working with Date and Time Objects -- Technical requirements -- Introduction to date and time -- Date and time with lubridate -- Arithmetic operations with datetime -- Time zones -- Date and time using regular expressions (regexps) -- Practicing -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 7: Transformations with Base R -- Technical requirements -- The dataset -- Slicing and filtering -- Slicing -- Filtering -- Grouping and summarizing -- Replacing and filling -- Arranging -- Creating new variables -- Binding -- Using data.table -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 8: Transformations with Tidyverse Libraries -- Technical requirements -- What is tidy data -- The pipe operator -- Slicing and filtering -- Slicing -- Filtering -- Grouping and summarizing data -- Replacing and filling data -- Arranging data -- Creating new variables -- The mutate function -- Joining datasets -- Left Join -- Right join -- Inner join -- Full join -- Anti-join -- Reshaping a table -- Do more with tidyverse -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 9: Exploratory Data Analysis -- Technical requirements -- Loading the dataset to RStudio -- Understanding the data -- Treating missing data -- Exploring and visualizing the data -- Univariate analysis -- Multivariate analysis -- Exploring -- Analysis report -- Report -- Next steps -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Part 3: Data Visualization -- Chapter 10: Introduction to ggplot2 -- Technical requirements -- The grammar of graphics -- Data -- Geometry -- Aesthetics -- Statistics -- Coordinates -- Facets -- Themes -- The basic syntax of ggplot2 -- Plot types -- Histograms -- Boxplot -- Scatterplot -- Bar plots -- Line plots -- Smooth geometry -- Themes -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 11: Enhanced Visualizations with ggplot2.…”
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Practical guide to International Standardization for Electrical Engineers : impact on Smart Grid and E-mobility markets by Koch, Hermann J.

Table of Contents: “…; 1.1 General Introduction; 1.2 War on Standards; 1.3 Main Players; 1.3.1 Europe; 1.3.2 America; 1.3.3 Asia and Oceania; 1.3.4 Africa; 1.4 The Public View of Standardization; 1.5 Right Timing; 1.5.1 General; 1.5.2 Innovation Process; 1.5.3 Market Access; 1.5.4 Regulatory Processes; 1.6 Benefits of Standards; Chapter 2 Framework for Standards; 2.1 General.…”
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Learning Leadership : the Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader by Kouzes, James M.

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