Ship hydrostatics and stability by Biran, Adrian

Table of Contents: “…4.6 Hydrostatic Properties of Affine Hulls4.7 Summary; 4.8 Examples; 4.9 Exercises; 5 Statical Stability at Large Angles of Heel; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Righting Arm; 5.3 The Curve of Statical Stability; 5.4 The Influence of Trim and Waves; 5.5 Summary; 5.6 Example; 5.7 Exercises; 6 Simple Models of Stability; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Angles of Statical Equilibrium; 6.3 The Wind Heeling Arm; 6.4 Heeling Arm in Turning; 6.5 Other Heeling Arms; 6.6 Dynamical Stability; 6.7 Stability Conditions-A More Rigorous Derivation; 6.8 Roll Period; 6.9 Loads that Adversely Affect Stability.…”
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Conflict Management for Managers : Resolving Workplace, Client, and Policy Disputes. by Raines, Susan S.

Table of Contents: “…Becoming a Collaborative Leader in a Noncollaborative Environment -- ADR in the Creation of Collective Bargaining Agreements -- Examples of Collaboration in Labor-Management Relations -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Suggested Supplemental Reading -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Goal Setting -- Chapter 8 Designing Disputing Systems for Organizations -- Procedural Justice and Reducing Costs of Conflict -- Power, Rights, and Interests -- Values Underlie the Design -- General DSD Concepts and Practices -- Four Stages of DSD -- Sample Private Sector DSD -- Sample Public Sector DSD -- Disputing Systems in the Nonprofit Sector -- DSD in Small Organizations -- DSD Gone Wrong: Hooters of America, INC. -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Suggested Supplemental Reading -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Goal Setting -- Part Three: Preventing and Resolving External Conflicts -- Chapter 9 Prevention and Resolution of Conflicts with Clients, Customers, and Vendors -- Rule One: A House Divided Will Not Stand -- Rule Two: Be Sure You Deliver What You Promise (Quality Products and Services) -- Rule Three: Improvements Require Monitoring -- Rule Four: Create Incentives for Desired Behaviors -- Rule Five: Empower Employees to Resolve Disputes at the Lowest Level Possible -- Rule Six: Avoid a Myopic Focus on New Customers Over Existing Ones -- Rule Seven: Devise, Evaluate, and Revise Systems -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Suggested Supplemental Reading -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Goal Setting -- Chapter 10 Case Studies of Organizational Success Through Exemplary Customer Conflict Management -- Customer Satisfaction in a Sales Experience -- American Express: Relationship Care -- Customer Recovery Systems -- Toro: Turning Liability Into Ability -- Ritz-Carlton: Employee Empowerment for ''Delighted'' Customers -- Public and Nonprofit Sector Service Delivery.…”
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Reparations and victim support in the International Criminal Court by McCarthy, Conor

Table of Contents: “…The law relating to the treatment of aliens -- D. International human rights law -- E. International humanitarian law. 1 International armed conflicts; 2 non-international armed conflicts -- F. …”
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Handbook of Active Ageing and Quality of Life From Concepts to Applications

Table of Contents: “…What Should Guarantee Pensions Systems Designed with a Human Rights Based Approach? (Sol Minoldo, Enrique Peláez) -- Chapter 13. …”
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The SAGE handbook of inclusion and diversity in education

Table of Contents: “…Psychological inclusion: considering students ' feelings of belongingness and the benefits for academic achievement / Alisha M. B. Braun; 7. Human rights, inclusive education and inter-cultural competence / Derrick Armstrong and Ann Cheryl Armstrong; 8. …”
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The new CFO financial leadership manual by Bragg, Steven M.

Table of Contents: “…-- Method of Payment. -- Types of Acquisitions. -- Tax Implications of a Acquisition. -- Asset Acquisition. -- Type "A" Reorganization. -- Type "B" Reorganization. -- Type "C" Reorganization. -- Type "D" Reorganization. -- Triangular Merger. -- Reverse Triangular Merger. -- Terms of the Acquisition Agreement. -- When to Use an Investment Banker. -- Summary. -- Part Seven OTHER TOPICS. -- Chapter 23 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. -- Deferred Compensation. -- Life Insurance. -- Stock Appreciation Rights. -- Stock Options. -- Restricted Stock Units. -- Bonus Sliding Scale. -- Cut Benefit Costs with a Captive Insurance Company. -- Summary. -- Chapter 24 BANKRUPTCY. -- Applicable Bankruptcy Laws. -- Players in the Bankruptcy Drama. -- Creditor and Shareholder Payment Priorities. -- Bankruptcy Sequence of Events. -- Tax Liabilities in a Bankruptcy. -- Special Bankruptcy Rules. -- Bankruptcy Act of 2005. -- Alternatives to Bankruptcy. -- Summary. -- Appendix A NEW CFO CHECKLIST. -- Appendix B PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT CHECKLIST. -- Appendix C DUE DILIGENCE CHECKLIST. -- About the Author. -- Index.…”
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A Dentist's Guide to the Law. by Association, American Dental

Table of Contents: “…What Does a Dentist Need to Know to Select the Right Lawyer? -- Chapter 2: Know the Law -- 4. What Are Some Laws That Apply to Dentistry? …”
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A Dentist's Guide to the Law by Association, American Dental

Table of Contents: “…What Does a Dentist Need to Know to Select the Right Lawyer? -- Chapter 2: Know the Law -- 4. What Are Some Laws That Apply to Dentistry? …”
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Mathematical foundations of image processing and analysis. 1 by Pinoli, Jean-Charles

Table of Contents: “…The multiplicative image formation process model; 1.3.2. The main human brightness perception laws; 1.4. The five main requirements for a relevant imaging approach; 1.5. …”
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Species sensitivity distributions in ecotoxicology

Table of Contents: “…Sijm, Annemarie P van Wezel, and Trudie Crommentuijn -- Chapter 13 -- A Rank-Based Approach to Deriving Canadian Soil and Sediment Quality Guidelines 255 -- Connie L. Gaudet, Doug Bright, Kathie Adare, and Kelly Potter -- Chapter 14 -- Ecotoxicological Soil Quality Criteria in Denmark 275 -- Janeck J. …”
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Computational Analysis Of The Human Eye With Applications.

Table of Contents: “…Illumination Effect Reduction2.2.1.1. Non-linear brightness transform; 2.2.1.2. Background identification methods; 2.2.2. …”
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Handbook of Positive Youth Development Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice in Global Contexts

Table of Contents: “…The Morning Sun Shines Brightly: Positive Youth Development in a Global Context.…”
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Dictionary of Native American literature

Table of Contents: “…Dale Kinkade -- Oral literature of California and Intermountain Region / William Bright -- Oral literature of the Southwest / Andrew Wiget -- Oral literature of the Plains Indians / Julian Rice -- Oral literature of the Northeastern Algonquians and the Northern Iroquoians / Gordon M. …”

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Statistical methods for materials science : the data science of microstructure characterization

Table of Contents: “…5.5 Model-Based Reconstruction; 5.6 Successes and Opportunities of Bayesian Inversion; III Inverse Methods for Analysis of Data; 6 Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction for Electron Tomography; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction; 6.3 High-Angle Annular Dark-Field STEM Tomography; 6.3.1 HAADF-STEM Forward Model; 6.3.2 Prior Model; 6.3.3 Cost Function Formulation and Optimization Algorithm; 6.3.4 Experimental Results; 6.3.4.1 Simulated Dataset; 6.3.4.2 Experimental Dataset; 6.4 Bright-Field Electron Tomography…”
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Two-dimensional x-ray diffraction by He, Bob B., 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 3 X-Ray Source and Optics; 3.1 X-Ray Generation and Characteristics; 3.1.1 X-Ray Spectrum and Characteristic Lines; 3.1.2 Focal Spot and Takeoff Angle; 3.1.3 Focal Spot Brightness and Profile; 3.1.4 Absorption and Fluorescence; 3.1.5 Synchrotron Radiation; 3.2 X-Ray Optics; 3.2.1 Liouville's Theorem and Fundamentals; 3.2.2 X-Ray Optics in Conventional Diffractometer; 3.2.3 X-Ray Optics in a Two-Dimensional Diffractometer; 3.2.4 The -Filter; 3.2.5 Crystal Monochromator; 3.2.6 Multilayer Mirrors; 3.2.7 Pinhole Collimator; 3.2.8 Capillary Optics; References.…”
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Through the eyes of a dancer : selected writings by Perron, Wendy

Table of Contents: “…Barbara Lloyd (Dilley) -- Followable dancing : Mary Overlie and David Gordon -- People improvisation : Grand Union -- Consuming determination : Lucinda Childs -- Older is better -- Exporting SoHo -- Improvisation : the man who gets away with it, radio host James Irsay -- Only an illusion : on street performers -- Starting from nothing : Michael Moschen -- Masters of surprise : Mikhail Baryshnikov and Fred Astaire -- Interview with Susan Sontag : on writing, art, feminism, life, and death -- Dumb art : beautiful but not too bright -- The eighties. Bausch, Brecht, and sex : Kontakthof by Pina Bausch -- The structure of seduction -- Book review : The intimate act of choreography -- The holes in Tin quiz : notes on my duet -- Containing differences in time : My choreographic process -- Shoot for the moon, but don't aim too hard : On J.D. …”
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IPad portable genius by McFedries, Paul

Table of Contents: “…Creating a Custom Home ScreenProtecting iPad with a Passcode; Configuring When iPad Goes to Sleep; Turning Sounds On and Off; Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen; Setting the iPad Wallpaper; Connecting Your iPad with a Bluetooth Headset; More Useful iPad Configuration Techniques; Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Data; Searching Your iPad; Chapter 4: How Can I Get More Out of iPad Web Surfing?…”
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The complete secular solo songs of Henry Purcell by Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695

Table of Contents: “…-- Sylvia, now your scorn give over -- Since one poor view has drawn my heart -- I resolve against cringing and whining -- Gentle shepherds, you that know -- If grief has any pow'r to kill -- She that would gain a faithful lover -- Fly swift, ye hours -- Hears not my Phillis how the birds ('The Knotting Song') -- Phillis, talk no more of passion -- Celia's fond, too long I've lov'd her -- In vain we dissemble -- When my Aemelia smiles -- Farewell, ye rocks, ye seas and sands -- What a sad fate is mine -- I take no pleasure in the sun's bright beams -- Love's pow'r in my heart shall find no compliance -- How delightful's the life of an innocent swain -- She, who my poor heart possesses -- Love arms himself in Celia's eyes -- When first my shepherdess and I -- Through mournful shades and solitary groves -- If music be the food of love (Second version) -- Scarce had the rising sun appear'd -- Who but a slave can well express -- High on a throne of glitt'ring ore -- Incassum Lesbia, incassum rogas ('The Queen's Epicedium') -- She loves and she confesses too -- Amintas, to my grief I see -- Corinna is divinely fair -- Amintor, heedless of his flocks -- He himself courts his own ruin -- No, to what purpose shoud I speak? …”

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Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain : The Key to World-Class Procurement by Burt, David N., Petcavage, Sheila, Pinkerton, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Purchasing: The Foundation of the Supply Chain -- Supply Management and the Bottom Line -- Supply Management and Return on Investment (ROI) -- The Progression to Strategic Supply Chain Management -- Implementing Strategic Supply Chain Management -- The Roles of a Supply Management Professional -- Summary -- Appendix: An Overview of the Mechanics of Supply Management -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 2 Organizational Issues -- Placement of Supply Management Within the Organization -- Other Factors Impacting Organizational Structure -- Organizational Structures -- Budgeting and Staffing -- Summary -- Appendix A -- Appendix B: The Professional Organizations of Supply Chain Management -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 3 Supply Management: An Organization Spanning Activity -- Supply Management's Relations with Other Departments -- Supply Management and the External Environment -- Completing the Supply Chain Linkage: Supplier Integration with the Customer -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 4 A Portfolio of Relationships -- A Transformation in Relationships -- The Supplier's Perspective -- Questions to Be Addressed Before Proceeding -- Developing and Managing Collaborative and Alliance Relationships -- e-Commerce and the "Right" Type of Relationship -- Relationships of the Future -- Summary -- Appendix -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 5 New Product Development -- Overview -- The Design Process -- Engineering Change Management -- How to Expand Supply Management's Contributions -- Supply Management Professionals Who Interface Successfully with Engineers -- Appendix -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 6 Purchasing Descriptions and Specifications -- Specifications and Standardization -- Purposes of Specifications -- Categories of Specifications -- Development of Specifications -- Standardization -- Simplification -- Developing a Standardization Program -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 7 Managing for Quality -- Evolution of Quality Management -- Philosophies of the Gurus -- Management Approaches -- Tools and Methodologies -- Quality Movement Support -- Supply Management Issues -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 8 Purchasing Equipment -- The Nuances of Capital Equipment Procurement -- Building the Foundation -- Identify Objectives and Estimate Costs -- Develop Specifications and Initiate Sourcing, Pricing, and TCO Analysis -- Leased Equipment -- Initiate Lease or Contract -- Post-Award Activities -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 9 Purchasing Services -- Introduction -- Hidden Opportunities -- The Statement of Work -- Selecting Service Contractors -- Pricing Service Contracts -- Contract Administration -- Services Purchases and the Internet -- Construction Services -- The Special Case of Contracting Consultants -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 10 Production and Inventory Control -- PART I: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PRODUCTION PLANNING -- PART II: THE FUNCTION OF INVENTORS -- Chapter 11 Demand Management and Logistics -- The Key to Supply Chain Management -- Strategic Demand Management -- Strategic Logistics Management -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 12 Outsourcing -- Outsourcing: A Growth Industry -- Strategic Issues -- Horizontal Integration -- Tactical Decisions -- Factors Influencing Make-or-Buy Decisions -- Netsourcing -- The Volatile Nature of the Make-or-Buy Decision -- Administration of Make-or-Buy Activities -- The Special Disadvantages of Outsourcing Business Processes -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 13 Sourcing -- The Strategic Sourcing Plan -- Discovering Potential Suppliers -- Evaluating Potential Suppliers -- Selecting Suppliers -- Developing Suppliers -- Managing Suppliers -- Additional Strategic Issues -- Consortium Purchasing and Group Buying -- Disaster Plans -- Summary -- Appendix -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 14 Global Supply Management -- Global Management Perspective -- Supply Channels -- Direct Suppliers -- Currency and Payment Issues -- Countertrade -- Political and Economic Alliances -- Summary -- Appendix -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 15 Total Cost of Ownership -- Three Components of Total Cost -- TCO, Net Present Value (NPV) Analysis, and Estimated Costs -- The Importance of Total Cost of Ownership in Supply Management -- Summary -- Appendix: Supply Management in Action -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 16 Price and Cost Analysis -- Introduction -- General Economic Considerations -- Price Analysis -- Cost Analysis -- Sources of Cost Data -- Direct Costs -- Tooling Costs -- Learning Curves -- Indirect Costs -- Activity-Based Costing -- Target Costing -- Profit -- Resisting Arbitrary Price Increases -- Summary -- Appendix A: Application of Learning Curves -- Appendix B: Discounts -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 17 Methods of Compensation -- Introduction to Compensation Arrangements -- Contract Cost Risk Appraisal -- General Types of Contract Compensation Arrangements -- Specific Types of Compensation Arrangements -- Considerations When Selecting the Method of Compensation -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 18 Negotiations -- Introduction -- Objectives of Negotiation -- When to Negotiate -- Supply Management's Role in Negotiation -- The Negotiation Process -- Five Powerful Preparation Activities -- Face-to-Face Discussions -- Techniques -- The Debriefing: An Incredible Learning Opportunity -- Documentation -- Online Negotiation -- Negotiating for Price -- Characteristics of a Successful Negotiator -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 19 Contract Formation and Legal Issues -- Litigation Prevention -- Dispute Resolution -- Development of Commercial Law -- Basic Legal Considerations -- Special Legal Considerations -- International Considerations -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 20 Contract and Relationship Management -- Need for Better Contract Management -- Preaward Conference: The Stage Has Been Set -- Monitoring and Controlling Project Progress -- Monitoring and Controlling Total Supplier Performance -- Motivation -- Assistance -- Collaboration -- Summary -- Appendix A: Supplier Reporting Requirements for Unique Major Projects -- Appendix B: How Critical Path Scheduling Works -- Appendix C: Supplier Questionnaire -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 21 Ethics and Social Responsibility -- Ethics in the Supply Management Context -- Important Areas Requiring Amplification -- Management Responsibilities -- Dealing with Gray Areas -- Social Responsibilities -- Summary -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 22 Implementing World-Class Purchasing in the Supply Chain -- Designing an Effective Purchasing/Supply Management Department -- The Purchasing Planning Function -- The Organizing Function -- The Staffing Function -- The Directing Function -- The Controlling Function -- Evaluating the Purchasing/Supply Management Department -- Appendix A: The Institute for Supply Management Awards for Excellence in Supply Management -- Appendix B: From Reactive to Proactive Procurement: A Case Study -- Appendix C: Raytheon Supply Base Optimization, April 2005 -- Appendix D: At Rolls-Royce North America, an Organizational Shift Is the Driving Force Behind an Innovative New Journey to Engage Its Supply Chain -- Endnotes -- Suggested Reading -- Epilogue: The Future of Supply Management -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.…”
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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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