Conceptual problems of the corporate tax : Swiss-US comparative analysis by Lideikyte Huber, Giedre

Table of Contents: “…Tax avoidance -- 3.3.2.1. Abuse-of-a-right theory in private law (article 2(2) CC) -- 3.3.2.2. …”
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Making history

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Creativity for scientists and engineers : a practical guide by Sherwood, Dennis

Table of Contents: “…A brief digression -- coincidence, co-invention and the zeitgeist -- 5.9. The light bulb -- 5.10. Casa Batlló -- 5.11. The DC electric motor -- 5.12. …”
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The Danubian lands between the Black, Aegean and Adriatic Seas : (7th century BC-10th century AD)

Table of Contents: “…-- (Jan G. de Boer) Greek colonies and the southern Black Sea hinterland: looking closer into a long, complex and multidimensional relationship -- (Manolis Manoledakis) Phrygia and the southern Black Sea littoral -- (Maya Vassileva) Perception and the political approach to foreigners of the West Pontic Greek colonies during the Hellenistic period -- (Alina Dimitrova) The Greek colonisation of Abkhazia in the light of new archaeological discoveries: the palaeogeographic, ecological and demographic situation in Sukhum Bay -- (Alik Gabelia) New data on the dynamics of relations between Greeks and Barbarians at the mouth of the Tanais river in the final stage of Scythian history (5th-3rd centuries BC) -- (Viktor P. …”
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Intelligent sensing and communications for Internet of everything by Zhu, Zhengyu, Chu, Zheng, Li, Xingwang

Table of Contents: “…2.3.8 Conclusion -- 2.4 I/Q imbalance aware nonlinear wireless-powered relaying of B5G networks: security and reliability analysis -- 2.4.1 System model -- 2.4.2 Performance analysis -- 2.4.3 Outage probability analysis -- 2.4.3.1 Random relay selection -- 2.4.3.2 Optimal relay selection -- 2.4.4 Intercept probability analysis -- 2.4.4.1 Direct transmission -- 2.4.4.2 Transmission via relay -- 2.4.4.3 Numerical results -- 2.4.4.4 Reliability analysis -- 2.4.4.5 Security analysis -- 2.4.5 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Backscatter technology and intelligent reflecting technology surface technology in the Internet of Things -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 The classification of backscatter communication systems -- 3.1.1.1 Monostatic backscatter communication (MBC) systems -- 3.1.1.2 Bistatic backscatter communication (BBC) systems -- 3.1.1.3 Ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) systems -- 3.1.2 Fundamental of backscatter modulations -- 3.1.3 Interplay of backscatter with other technologies -- 3.1.3.1 The introduction of NOMA technology -- 3.1.3.2 The cognitive radio -- 3.1.3.3 The wireless powered communication -- 3.1.3.4 The device-to-device communication -- 3.1.3.5 The visible light communication -- 3.1.3.6 The long-range communication -- 3.1.4 The physical layer security -- 3.1.5 Intelligent reflecting surface assisted wireless powered IoT networks -- 3.2 Secrecy analysis of ambient backscatter NOMA systems under I/Q imbalance -- 3.2.1 System model -- 3.2.2 Performance analysis -- 3.2.2.1 Outage probability analysis -- 3.2.2.2 Intercept probability analysis -- 3.2.3 Numerical results -- 3.2.4 Conclusions -- 3.3 Hardware impaired ambient backscatter NOMA systems: reliability and security -- 3.3.1 System model -- 3.3.2 Performance analysis -- 3.3.2.1 OP analysis -- 3.3.2.2 IP analysis -- 3.3.3 Numerical results -- 3.3.4 Conclusions.…”
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Multi-Sensor Filtering Fusion with Censored Data Under a Constrained Network Environment by Geng, Hang, Wang, Zidong, Brunel University London, United Kingdom, Cheng, Yuhua, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

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Corporate disasters : what went wrong and why

Table of Contents: “…Woolworth Company : iconic five and dime closes -- Fashion Cafe : a theme restaurant fails -- Fen-Phen's release and recall in the 1990s -- Flooz.com and virtual cash -- Florida real estate craze of the 1920s -- Ford Edsel : the car nobody wanted -- Ford Pinto : safety concerns in the 1970s -- Ford, Firestone tires, and rollovers -- Global Crossing : a telecom company with accounting issues -- Henry Ford fails to change the Model T -- Hollywood Video and Blockbuster : video rental bankruptcies -- Hoover vacuums and the free flight promotion -- IBM launches the PCJr in 1984 -- IndyMac : risky mortgage loans in the late 20th century -- JVC's VHS vs. …”
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Virtual reality headsets : a theoretical and pragmatic approach by Fuchs, Philippe, Guez, Judith, Hugues, Olivier, J?ego, Jean-Fran?cois, Kemény, András, Mestre, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…6 Interfaces used with VR headsets6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Tracked handheld controllers; 6.3 1D treadmill and omnidirectional (2D) treadmill; 6.4 Motion simulator; 6.4.1 Introduction; 6.4.2 Motion seats for single-user; 6.4.3 Motion flight simulators for single-user; 6.4.4 Full motion simulators; 7 Functional and technical characteristics of VR headsets; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Main features; 7.3 Technical characteristics of VR headsets; 7.3.1 Smartphone-based headsets; 7.3.1.1 Generalities; 7.3.1.2 VR headsets without head band; 7.3.1.3 VR headset with head band; 7.3.2 Virtual Reality headsets…”
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Golf For Dummies. by McCord, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Where to Go for LessonsOther Sources of Information; Chapter 6: Where to Play and Who to Play With; Driving Ranges; Public Courses; Private Clubs; Resort Courses; Introducing Yourself to the First Tee; When You're the Worst; When You're Not the Worst; Who Not to Play With; Part II: You Ain't Got a Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing; Chapter 7: Getting into the Swing of Things; The Importance of Maintaining Balance; Different Strokes for Different Folks; Factors of Flight; Building Your Swing; Getting into the Swing of Things; Chapter 8: Developing Your Own Swing; What Type of Golfer Are You?…”
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Prison life of Jefferson Davis by Craven, John Joseph, 1822-1893

Table of Contents: “…His Opinion of Grant, McClellan, Pope, and other Union Officers -- also of Bragg, Lee and Pemberton. -- His Flight from Richmond and Arrest. -- CHAPTER X. -- Diseases of the Eye. -- Guards removed from the Prisoner 's Room. -- Mr. …”
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Measurements and instrumentation for machine vision

Table of Contents: “…Machine learning approaches for single photon direct time of flight imaging / Jack Iain MacLean, Brian Stewart and Istvan Gyongy -- Experimental evaluation of depth measurements accuracy in indoor and outdoor environments / Wendy Garc?…”
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Atmospheric pressure plasma for surface modification by Wolf, Rory A.

Table of Contents: “…Characterization Methods of Atmospheric Plasma Surface Modifications 81 4.1 Surface Characterization Techniques 81 4.2 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) 82 4.3 Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry by Time-of-Flight (TOF-SIMS) 86 4.4 Atomic Force Microscopy 89 4.5 Scanning Electron Microscopy (TEM) 97 4.7 Visual Methodologies 98 5. …”
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Calculus : an active approach with projects by Hilbert, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Introduction -- Activities -- Projects -- A Modern Calculus Course -- Course Logistics -- About Using Projects -- Questions About Using Student Groups -- Questions About Using Activities -- Questions About Course Organization and Content -- Unifying Threads -- To the Student -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I Activities -- 1 Graphical Calculus -- Introduction -- 1.1 Chalk Toss -- 1.2 Classroom Walk -- 1.3 Biking to School -- 1.4 Raising a Flag -- 1.5 Library Trip -- Airplane Flight with Constant Velocity…”
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CP Violation in {B_s}^0 -> J/psi.phi Decays Measured with the Collider Detector at Fermilab. by Leo, Sabato

Table of Contents: “…3.1.2 Antiproton Production and Accumulation3.1.3 Injection and Collisions; 3.1.4 Run II Performances and Achievements; 3.2 The CDF II Detector; 3.2.1 Coordinates and Notation; 3.2.2 Tracking System; 3.2.3 Time of Flight Detector; 3.2.4 Calorimeters; 3.2.5 Muons Detectors; 3.3 Trigger and Data Acquisition Systems; 3.3.1 Dimuon Trigger; 3.3.2 Reconstruction of Physics Objects; 3.4 Monte Carlo Simulation; References; 4 Analysis Selection; 4.1 The Decays; 4.2 Trigger and Dataset; 4.3 Event Sample Selection and Signal Reconstruction; 4.3.1 Preselection; 4.3.2 Neural Network Selection…”
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Common nonsense by Rooney, Andrew A.

Table of Contents: “….; Airlines; Gracious Dining in Flight; Not Home; They Never Survey Me; Bad Drivers, Not Speed, Kills; Ticket the Slow Drivers; Seat Belts and Safety Caps; True Things about Cars…”
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Mass spectrometry in medicinal chemistry

Table of Contents: “…1.3.3 Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization1.4 Mass Analyzers; 1.4.1 Quadrupole Analyzers; 1.4.2 Triple Quadrupole Mass Analyzer; 1.4.3 Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry; 1.4.4 Triple Quadrupole Linear Ion Trap; 1.4.5 Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry; 1.4.6 Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry; 1.4.6.1 Fourier Transform-Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry; 1.4.6.2 Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer; 1.5 Ion Detectors; 1.6 Practical Aspects and Applications in Bioanalysis; 1.6.1 Introduction; 1.6.2 Quantitative Analysis in Biological Matrices; 1.6.3 Drug Metabolism; 1.6.4 Analysis of Proteins…”
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ULTRASONICS; FUNDAMENTALS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND APPLICATIONS by Ensminger, Dale

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Detection and typing strategies for pathogenic escherichia coli by Rivas, Lucia, Mellor, Glen E., Gobius, Kari, Fegan, Narelle

Table of Contents: “….-1.9 References -- Chapter 2 Isolation and detection of pathogenic Escherichia coli in foods -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 General method of isolation for E. coli -- 2.3 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli -- 2.3.1 Culture and isolation of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli -- 2.3.2 Molecular detection of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli -- 2.4 Enumeration of Shiga toxin-producing E.coli -- 2.5 Immunological detection methods for pathogenic E. coli -- 2.6 Cell culture assays used for pathogenic E. coli -- 2.6.1 Cell cytotoxicity assay for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli -- 2.6.2 Cell adherence assays -- 2.7 Enteroinvasive E. coli -- 2.8 Enterotoxigenic E. coli -- 2.9 Enteropathogenic E. coli -- 2.10 Enteroaggregative E. coli and Diffusely Adherent E. coli -- 2.11 References -- Chapter 3 Typing and Subtyping methods for pathogenic Escherichia coli -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Biochemical profiling -- 3.3 Serotyping -- 3.4 Phage typing -- 3.5 Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis -- 3.6 Multilocus sequence typing -- 3.7 Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis -- 3.8 Multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis -- 3.9 Repetitive element palindromic polymerase chain reaction -- 3.10 Random amplified polymorphic DNA -- 3.11 Shiga toxin subtypes and bacteriophage insertion sites -- 3.12 Lineage specific polymorphism analysis -- 3.13 Whole genome sequencing -- 3.14 -- References -- Chapter 4 Emerging and future trends and technologies for the detection and typing of Escherichia coli -- 4.1 Future trends in foodborne illness and E. coli -- 4.2 Future trends in the detection and typing of pathogens -- 4.2.1 Microarrays -- 4.2.2 Matrix Assisted Laser-Desorption Ionization-Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry -- 4.2.3 Nanotechnology -- 4.2.4 Next-generating sequencing of the whole bacterial genome -- 4.3 References.…”
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Breaking Banks : the Innovators, Rogues, and Strategists Rebooting Banking by King, Brett

Table of Contents: “…; Making Banking "Simple"; Time to @getMoven!; Bluebird Takes Flight.…”
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Sustainable Management of Invasive Pests in Africa

Table of Contents: “…Effects and Persistence of Endophytic Beauveria Bassiana in Tomato Varieties on Mite Density Tetranychus Evansi in the Screenhouse -- 23. Flight Behaviour and Activity Time of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) Males Trapped on Tomato and Miscellaneous Crops, Gezira State, Sudan.…”
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