Quantitative financial risk management : theory and practice by Zopounidis, Constantin

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Section One Supervisory Risk Management -- Chapter 1 Measuring Systemic Risk: Structural Approaches -- Systemic Risk: Definitions -- From Structural Models to Systemic Risk -- Measuring Systemic Risk -- Systemic Risk and Copula Models -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Supervisory Requirements and Expectations for Portfolio-Level Counterparty Credit Risk Measurement and Management -- Introduction -- Review of the Literature -- Supervisory Requirements for CCR -- Conceptual Issues in CCR: Risk versus Uncertainty -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Nonperforming Loans in the Bank Production Technology -- Introduction -- Selective Literature Review -- Method -- Empirical Application -- Summary and Conclusion -- Appendix 3.1 Bank Names and Type -- References -- Section Two Risk Models and Measures -- Chapter 4 A Practical Guide to Regime Switching in Financial Economics -- A Brief Look at Markov Regime Switching in Academic Economics and Finance -- Regime Switching and Interest Rate Processes -- Regime Switching and Exchange Rates -- Regime Switching, Stock Returns, and Asset Allocation -- Single-Asset Markov Models -- Two-State Estimation -- Three-State Estimation -- Markov Models for Multiple Assets -- Practical Application of Regime Switching Models for Investment Purposes -- Intuitive Appeal of Such Models -- Implementation Challenges -- Selecting the "Right" Model Structure -- Calibrating the Selected Model Type to Suitable Data -- Drawing the Right Conclusions from the Model -- References -- Chapter 5 Output Analysis and Stress Testing for Risk Constrained Portfolios -- Introduction -- Worst-Case Analysis -- Stress Testing via Contamination -- Conclusions and New Problems -- References.…”
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Effective Business Intelligence with QuickSight. by Nadipalli, Rajesh

Table of Contents: “…Pre-requisites -- Creating a dataset from Salesforce -- Editing existing datasets -- Summary -- Chapter 3: SPICE up Your Data -- SPICE -- overview and architecture -- Importing data into SPICE -- Joining data in SPICE -- Loading data to Redshift -- Creating a new joined dataset -- Enriching your data -- Arithmetic and comparison operators -- Conditional functions -- ifelse -- coalesce -- isNotNull -- isNull -- nullIf -- Date functions -- epochDate -- formatDate -- now -- dateDiff -- extract and truncDate -- Numeric functions -- ceil -- decimalToInt -- floor -- intToDecimal -- round -- String functions -- concat -- left -- locate -- ltrim -- parseDate -- parseDecimal -- parseInt -- replace -- right -- rtrim -- strlen -- substring -- toLower -- toString -- toUpper -- trim -- Filtering data using SPICE -- Adding new filters -- Filter on medianincome -- Filter on statecode -- Editing existing filters -- Changing existing filter criteria -- Enable, disable, or delete a filter -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Intuitive Visualizations -- From data to visualization using QuickSight -- Building analyses from datasets -- Creating a new dataset -- Creating a new analysis -- Adding a visual to an analysis -- Renaming and adding descriptions to an existing analysis -- Deleting an existing analysis -- Building effective visuals -- Changing visual type -- Bar charts -- Simple bar charts -- Stacked bar charts -- Line charts -- Simple line chart -- Area line chart -- Pivot tables -- Adding statistical functions -- Scatter plot -- Tree map -- Pie chart -- Heat map -- Autograph -- General options -- Configuring the visual title -- Configuring legends -- Configuring the axis range -- Changing visual colors -- Adding drill down to charts -- Selecting the right visualizations -- Does the business want to compare values? …”
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Philippians Verse by Verse. by Osborne, Grant R.

Table of Contents: “…Paul Addresses the Need to Press on toward the Goal (3:12-16) -- The Key: Ongoing Spiritual Growth (3:12-14) -- Taking Stock and Forging Ahead (3:12) -- The Method for Reaching the Goal (3:13-14) -- Forget the past and Strive for the Future (3:13) -- Press on for the Prize (3:14) -- Overcome Differences with a Mature Mindset (3:15-16) -- For the Less Mature: God Will Clear It up (3:15) -- For the Mature: Live up to What You've Attained (3:16) -- Paul Addresses the Need to Live Not for the Earthly but for the Heavenly (3:17-21) -- Paul's Living Example (3:17) -- The Indictment of Worldly Pleasure-Seekers (3:18-19) -- Their Designation-Enemies of the Cross (3:18) -- Four Characteristics (3:19) -- The True Believers and Their Heavenly Destiny (3:20-21) -- Citizenship in Heaven (3:20a) -- Eager Expectation-The Glorious Body Awaiting (3:20b-21) -- Closing Exhortations (4:1-9) -- Paul Appeals for Steadfastness and Unity, (4:1-3) -- Stand Firm against False Teachers, (4:1) -- Find Unity in the Midst of Conflict (4:2-3) -- Conflict between Euodia and Syntyche (4:2) -- The Need for the Leaders to Get Involved (4:3) -- Paul Calls Them to Joy and Peace (4:4-7) -- The Need for Constant Rejoicing (4:4) -- Known for Our Gentleness (4:5) -- Prayer, the Antidote for Anxiety (4:6-7) -- The Means-Prayer Replacing Worry (4:6) -- The Result-The Peace of God (4:7) -- Paul Discusses the Christian Mindset (4:8-9) -- Right Thinking-Excellent and Praiseworthy Things (4:8) -- Right Doing-What They Have Learned from Paul (4:9) -- Epilogue: Thanksgiving and Final Greetings (4:10-23) -- Paul Thanks Them for Their Generous Gift (4:10-20) -- Thanks for the Renewal of Their Concern (4:10-13) -- Recognizing Their Concern (4:10) -- Contentment in Every Circumstance (4:11-12) -- Christ, the Source of Strength (4:13) -- Thanks for Their Partnership in His Ministry (4:14-17).…”
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After Yorktown : the final struggle for American independence by Glickstein, Don

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Chipless RFID sensors by Karmakar, Nemai Chandra, 1963-, Amin, Emran Md, Saha, Jhantu Kumar

Table of Contents: “…3.3.2 Integrated Chipless RFID Sensor, 39 -- 3.4 Design, 40 -- 3.4.1 Tri-Step SIR, 40 -- 3.4.2 Semicircular Patch Antenna, 43 -- 3.4.3 Cascaded Multiresonator-Based Chipless RFID Sensor, 43 -- 3.4.4 Multislot Patch Resonator, 44 -- 3.4.5 ELC Resonator for RF Sensing, 48 -- 3.4.6 Backscatterer-Based Chipless RFID Tag Sensor, 49 -- 3.5 Simulation and Measured Results, 54 -- 3.5.1 Tri-Step SIR, 54 -- 3.5.2 Semicircular Patch Antenna, 55 -- 3.5.3 Cascaded Multiresonator-Based Chipless RFID Sensor, 56 -- 3.5.4 Multislot Patch Resonator, 56 -- 3.5.5 ELC Resonator, 62 -- 3.5.6 Backscatterer-Based Chipless RFID Tag Sensor, 62 -- 3.6 Conclusion, 65 -- References, 67 -- 4 Smart Materials for Chipless RFID Sensors 69 -- 4.1 Introduction, 69 -- 4.2 Sensing Materials, 70 -- 4.2.1 Smart Materials, 71 -- 4.2.2 Classification of Smart Materials for RF Sensing, 72 -- 4.3 Temperature Sensing Materials, 73 -- 4.3.1 Phenanthrene, 73 -- 4.3.2 Ionic Plastic Crystal, 73 -- 4.3.3 Nanostructured Metal Oxide, 76 -- 4.4 Humidity Sensing Materials, 77 -- 4.4.1 Kapton, 77 -- 4.4.2 Polyvinyl Alcohol, 78 -- 4.5 pH Sensing Materials, 78 -- 4.6 Gas Sensing Materials, 79 -- 4.7 Strain and Crack Sensing Materials, 80 -- 4.8 Light Sensing Materials, 80 -- 4.8.1 SIR Loaded with CdS Photoresistor, 81 -- 4.9 Other Potentials Smart Materials for RF Sensing, 82 -- 4.9.1 Graphene, 83 -- 4.9.2 Nanowires, 85 -- 4.9.3 Nanoparticles, 85 -- 4.9.4 Nanocomposites, 86 -- 4.10 Discussion, 88 -- 4.11 Conclusion, 93 -- References, 94 -- 5 Characterization of Smart Materials 99 -- 5.1 Introduction, 99 -- 5.2 Characterization of Materials for Microwave Sensing, 101 -- 5.3 X-Ray Diffraction, 101 -- 5.4 Raman Scattering Spectroscopy, 102 -- 5.5 Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer, 103 -- 5.6 Transmission Electron Microscopy, 104 -- 5.7 Scanning Electron Microscope, 104 -- 5.8 Atomic Force Microscopy, 105 -- 5.9 Infrared Spectroscopy (Fourier Transform Infrared Reflection), 106 -- 5.10 Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, 106 -- 5.10.1 Basic Steps for a Model-Based Analysis, 111.…”
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Quality of life, balance of power and nuclear weapons. Volume 7-B : a statistical yearbook for statesmen and citizens, 2014 by Avakov, Aleksandr V. (Aleksandr Vladimirovich), 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Quality of Life; Table 1.1 Gross National Income at Market Exchange Rates, Per Capita, 2011; Table 1.2 Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000 Live Births, 2011; Table 1.3 Expectation of Life at Birth Average Between Male and Female Life Expectancy, 2011; Table 1.4 Gross Domestic Product at Purchasing Power Parities Per Capita, 2011; Table 1.5 Economic Quality-of-Life Index Principal Component 1 of the Economic Quality-of-Life Indicators, 2011; Table 1.6 Societal Integration Index, Intensity of Open Political Process, 2011; Table 1.7 Civil and Political Rights Index, 2011.…”
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Millicent Garrett Fawcett : selected writings

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 1891 -- 17. Home and Politics, 1892 -- 18. …”
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The impact of formal and informal institutions on economic growth : a case study on the MENA region by Dobler, Constanze, 1979-

Table of Contents: “…4.8 Business environment 1404.9 Financial sector 143; 4.10 Trade 147; 4.11 Corruption and red tape 148; 4.12 Political and legal Institutions 150; 4.12.1 Property rights 151; 4.12.2 Constraints on the executive and democracy 152; 4.12.3 Good governance 157; 4.13 Informal institutions 165; 4.13.1 Trust 165; 4.13.2 Control 166; 4.13.3 Respect and obedience 167; 5. …”
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Environmental crime : a reader

Table of Contents: “…Friedrichs and Jessica Friedrichs -- 8. Rights and justice on a shared planet : more rights or new relations? …”


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Linguistic Justice for Europe and for the World. by Van Parijs, Philippe

Table of Contents: “…LINGUISTIC TERRITORIALITY; 5.1 A territorially differentiated coercive regime; 5.2 Non-starters: right of the soil and national sovereignty; 5.3 First argument: colonial attitude; 5.4 Second argument: kindness-driven agony; 5.5 Third argument: every tongue a queen; 5.6 Territorial reciprocity; 5.7 Pacification through territoriality?…”
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Business ethics in the social context law, profits, and the evolving moral practice of business by Newton, Lisa

Table of Contents: “…Factories, Workers, and Moral Protest; 1.3.1 Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, & the Iron Law of Wages; 1.3.2 The Moral Response; 1.3.3 The Opening in the System; 1.3.4 The Human Factor: Legislation and Labor Unions; 2 Employee Rights and Responsibilities: The Internal Constituencies of Business; Abstract; 2.1 ... …”
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An Employer's and Engineer's Guide to the FIDIC Conditions of Contract. by Robinson, Michael D.

Table of Contents: “…1.12 Confidential Details1.13 Compliance with Statutes, Regulations and Laws; 1.14 Joint and Several Liability; Clause 2 The Employer; 2.1 Right of Access to the Site; 2.2 Permits, Licences or Approvals; 2.3 Employer's Personnel; 2.4 Employer's Financial Arrangement; 2.5 Employer's Claims; Clause 3 The Engineer; 3.1 Engineer's Duties and Authority; 3.4 Replacement of the Engineer; 3.5 Determinations; Clause 4 The Contractor; 4.0 General; 4.1 Contractor's General Obligations; 4.2 Performance Security; 4.3 Contractor's Representative; 4.4 Subcontractors; 4.5 Assignment of Benefit of Subcontract.…”
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Responsible and smart land management interventions : an African context

Table of Contents: “…Chigbu, Peterina Sakaria -- The effect of urban sprawl on land rights : The case of Nairobi -- Mavoko Corridor / Luke Obala -- Integrating customary land tenure through statutory land tenure system in Tanzania : the case of Iringa and Babati land formalization process / Bupe Kabigi, Walter T. de Vries, Haule Kelvin -- Urban identities in the context of land management : evidence from urban development processes in Kibuga in Kampala, Uganda / Pamela Dur??…”
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Handbook of knowledge management for sustainable water systems

Table of Contents: “…2.3 WUA information transfer and knowledge sharing2.3.1 Basic information; 2.3.2 Water use management; 2.3.3 Financial management; 2.3.4 Infrastructure management; 2.3.5 Water trade; 2.4 WUA in Shiyang River basin; 2.4.1 Water rights allocation; 2.4.2 Stakeholders of WUA; 2.4.3 Information transfer and knowledge sharing in water use management; 2.4.4 Information transfer and knowledge sharing in water tariff management; 2.4.5 Information transfer and knowledge sharing of water rights trade; 2.5 Suggestions; References.…”
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Handbook of missing persons

Table of Contents: “…Byard -- Evaluating the role of forensic anthropologists in human rights investigations of missing persons / Roxana Ferllini -- The investigation of historic missing persons cases : genocide and conflict time human rights abuses / Caroline Sturdy Colls.…”
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Poverty alleviation in China : a theoretical and empirical study by Yan, Kun

Table of Contents: “…1.2.4 Criteria for Poverty1.2.5 Economic Growth, Income Distribution, and Poverty; 1.2.6 Treatment of Poverty; 1.2.7 Fiscal Poverty Reduction; 1.2.7.1 Fiscal Investment and Poverty Reduction; 1.2.7.2 Rural Public Demand and Poverty Alleviation; 1.2.7.3 Fiscal Decentralization and Poverty Reduction; 1.2.8 Summary; 1.3 Summary of Theory; 1.3.1 The Poverty Formation Mechanism; 1.3.1.1 The "Vicious Cycle of Poverty" Theory; 1.3.1.2 "Low-Level Equilibrium Trap" Theory; 1.3.1.3 "Circular Cumulative Causation" Theory; 1.3.1.4 "Center-Periphery" Theory; 1.3.1.5 Rights Poverty Theory.…”
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Arctic Marine Governance Opportunities for Transatlantic Cooperation. by Tedsen, Elizabeth

Table of Contents: “…4.5.3 Using Traditional Knowledge4.6 Empowerment as a Primary Response; 4.6.1 Co-management, Participatory Capacities, and Clear Outcomes of Participatory Engagement; 4.6.2 Indigenous Rights; 4.7 Conclusion: A Holistic Response; References; Part II Impacts and Activities in the Marine Arctic; 5 Status and Reform of International Arctic Fisheries Law; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Arctic Fish Stocks, Fisheries, and Climate Change; 5.3 International Legal and Policy Framework for Arctic Fisheries Management; 5.3.1 Interests, Rights, Obligations, and Jurisdiction.…”
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Prison town USA by Kutchins, Po

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Who pays the price? : foreign workers, society, crime and the law

Table of Contents: “…-- The European Union -- Lump Sum Compensation -- THE PROPOSED MODEL -- A BILATERAL AGREEMENT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCE -- THE PROTECTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTSBY COURTS: THE CASE OF ISRAEL AND FRANCE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ISRAEL AND FRANCE -- A COMPARATIVE LOOK -- A "Civic" Nation vs. an "Ethnic" Nation -- On "Frenchness" and "Jewishness -- WORKER IMMIGRATION -- The Impact of Globalisation -- Worker Immigration in Israel -- Worker Immigration in France -- COURTS AND MIGRANT WORKERS -- The Role of Courts in Protecting Migrant Workers' Rights -- Migrant Workers in Israel's Supreme Court -- Comparison of the Attitude of Courts in Israel and France towards MigrantWorkers -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE STATE OF ISRAEL'S APPROACH TO FOREIGNWORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES:A POLICY OF IGNORING AIMED AT SEGREGATION1 -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CHILDREN OF FOREIGN WORKERS -- "CHILDREN WITHOUT AHOME OR CIVIL RIGHTS IN ISRAEL" -- THE CHRONICLE OF A DECISION:YEARS OF DISCUSSIONS, APPEALS AND DEFERRALS -- If You Will It, It's No Dream: A Jewish and Democratic State -- REFERENCES -- ILLEGAL EMPLOYMENT OF IMMIGRANTS INGERMANY: COMBATING THE PHENOMENON VERSUSSOCIAL RIGHTS? …”
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Early American Jewry. by Marcus, Jacob Rader, 1896-1995

Table of Contents: “…New Amsterdam, 1654-1755 : Earliest settler ; Arrivals of 1654 ; "Charter" of 1655 ; Trading rights ; Taxation and liberties ; Owning real estate ; Military service ; Burgher privilege ; Disabilities -- 3. …”


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