Six Pathways to Healthy Child Development and Academic Success : the Field Guide to Comer Schools in Action. by Comer, James P.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Part I -- Child Development = Education -- Chapter 1 -- The School is Preventive and Promotive -- Children are Immersed in Their Social Networks -- Children from Poorly Functioning Families are Likely to Enter School without Adequate Preparation -- Healthy Development Prepares Children to Meet Life's Tasks -- The School is a Continuous Presence in the Life of Children and Adolescents -- Chapter 2 -- Essential Understandings of the Yale School Development Program -- SDP and the Comer Process -- Six Developmental Pathways -- An Operating System -- This Field Guide -- Responsibilities of the School Community -- Chapter 3 -- Schools in Society -- A tough Brooklyn Neighborhood -- Our Child Study Team Has a Systematic Process -- Being on a Team Helps Us to Cope -- Interventions That Work -- The Alarm Clock Program -- Support for Social and Emotional Development -- Ongoing Support after Crisis Intervention -- The in-House Suspension Program and Acts of Kindness -- Action-Oriented Self-Assessment -- We are on the Right Track -- Chapter 4 -- Child Development is the Foundation of Education -- Meeting the Needs of Every Child -- The Six Developmental Pathways -- Physical Pathway -- Cognitive Pathway -- Psychological Pathway -- Language Pathway -- Social Pathway -- Ethical Pathway -- Rationale for the Pathways Framework -- Using the Pathways Framework to Address Student Issues -- Training Activity 4.1: Using the Pathways to Identify Student Issues and Behaviors at your school -- Additional Examples of Using the Pathways Framework -- Training Activity 4.2: Using the Pathways for Curriculum, Instruction, and Classroom Management -- Writing Lesson Plans Using the Pathways Framework -- Training Activity 4.3: Aligning your Lesson Plans with the Pathways.…”
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Encyclopedia of Biometrics

Table of Contents: “…Access Control, Logical -- Access Control, Physical -- Age Estimation -- Anatomy of Friction Ridge Skin -- Anatomy of the Hand -- And-Or Graph Face Model and Its Applications in Artistic Sketching and Aging Simulation -- ANSI/NIST-ITL Standard: Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial, and Other Biometric Information -- Anti-spoofing, Evaluation Methodologies -- Anti-spoofing, Face -- Anti-spoofing, Face Databases -- Anti-spoofing, Fingerprint (Fake Fingers) -- Anti-spoofing, Fingerprint (Hardware and Software) -- Anti-spoofing, Fingerprint Databases -- Anti-spoofing, Iris -- Anti-spoofing, Iris Databases -- Anti-spoofing, Multimodal -- Anti-spoofing,Voice -- Anti-spoofing, Voice Conversion -- Anti-spoofing, Voice Databases -- Automatic Analysis of Facial Expressions -- Automatic Classification of Left/Right Iris Image -- Background Checks -- Back-of-Hand Vascular Recognition -- BioAPI, Standardization -- Biometric Algorithms -- Biometric and User Data, Binding of -- Biometric Applications, Overview -- Biometric Data Interchange Format Standards -- Biometric Identity Assurance Services -- Biometric Interfaces -- Biometric Sample Acquisition -- Biometric Sample Quality -- Biometric Sample Quality, Standardization -- Biometric Sample Synthesis -- Biometric Security Standards -- Biometric Sensor and Device, Overview -- Biometric System Design, Overview -- Biometric System-on-Card -- Biometric System-on-Card, Standardization -- Biometric Systems, Agent-Based -- Biometric Technical Interface, Standardization -- Biometric Template Binarization -- Biometric Verification/Identification/Authentication/Recognition: The Terminology -- Biometric Vocabulary Standardization -- Biometric Vulnerabilities, Overview -- Biometric Zoo Menagerie -- Biometrics on Mobile Devices -- Biometrics, Overview -- Cancelable Biometrics -- Fingerprint Databases for Technology Evaluation, Characterization and Measurement of Difficulty -- Cohort-Based Score Normalization -- Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework Standardization -- Comparative Anatomy of the Face -- Configuration Issues, System Design -- Deformable Models -- Dental Biometrics -- Digitizing Tablet -- DNA Data Format Standardization -- Ear Biometrics -- Ear Biometrics, 3D -- Earprints, Forensic Evidence of -- Ear Recognition, Physical Analogies -- EEG Biometrics -- Embedded Systems -- Encryption, Biometric -- Ensemble Learning -- Environmental Testing Methodology of Biometric System Performance, Standardization -- Ergonomic Design for Biometric Systems -- Eye Features and Anatomy -- Face Alignment -- Face Databases and Evaluation -- Face Detection -- Face Device -- Face Misalignment Problem -- Face Pose Analysis -- Face Recognition Standards -- Face Recognition, 3D-Based -- Face Recognition, Component-Based -- Face Recognition, Geometric vs. …”
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School Leadership : Handbook for Excellence in Student Learning. by Smith, Stuart C.

Table of Contents: “…-- ISLLC Standards -- Did ISLLC Get it Right? -- What Does it Mean to be an Instructional Expert? …”
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Molecular plant immunity

Table of Contents: “…Bogdanove 6.1 Introduction 6.2 TAL effectors are delivered into and may dimerize in the host cell 6.3 TAL effectors function in the plant cell nucleus 6.4 AvrBs4 is recognized in the plant cell cytoplasm 6.5 TAL effectors activate host gene expression 6.6 The central repeat region of TAL effectors determines DNA binding specificity 6.7 TAL effectors wrap around DNA in a right-handed superhelix 6.8 TAL effector targets include different susceptibility and candidate susceptibility genes 6.9 The MtN3 gene family is targeted by multiple TAL effectors 6.10 Promoter polymorphisms prevent S gene activation to provide disease resistance 6.11 The nature of the rice bacterial blight resistance gene xa5 suggests TAL effector interaction with plant transcriptional machinery 6.12 Executor R genes exploit TAL effector activity for resistance 6.13 The diversity of TAL effectors in Xanthomonas populations is largely unexplored 6.14 TAL effectors are useful tools for DNA targeting 6.15 Summary 7 Effectors of fungi and oomycetes: their virulence and avirulence functions, and translocation from pathogen to host cells Brett M. …”
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U.S. national security : a reference handbook by Watson, Cynthia Ann

Table of Contents: “…-- What is the proper balance between defending national security and protecting civil rights and liberties? -- Should the nation return to a national draft or retain a voluntary force? …”
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EPPP Fundamentals : Review for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology. by Bret Moore PsyD, ABPP

Table of Contents: “…-- Testing -- Guidelines and Standards -- Laws, Statutes, and Judicial Decisions That Affect Psychological Practice -- Potential Ethical Dilemmas Associated With Specific Areas of Practice -- Models of Ethical Decision-Making Process -- Models and Approaches for Professional Development -- Patient's/Client's Rights -- Ethics in Research -- Ethics in Supervision -- Recommended Reading -- References -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Preparation Strategies and Tips -- Deliberate Practice Theory -- Getting Grit -- Understanding the EPPP and Test-Taking Strategies -- Learning Domains of the EPPP -- Distribute Your Learning -- Exercise the Body and the Mind -- Reading Books and Peer-Reviewed Journals in the Internet Age -- Preparing Through Professional Societies -- Learning With Peers and Supervisors -- Persevere Until You Pass -- References -- 100 EPPP-Like Multiple-Choice Questions -- Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions -- Index.…”
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Proceedings of the 1989 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference

Table of Contents: “…-- The Tasks of Strategic Market Management -- A Methodology for the Joint Analysis of Moral Choice and Transshipment -- Relative Attractiveness of Rewards to Singaporean Salespersons -- Marketing for Product Use -- Characteristics of an Adopting Unit and Implementation of an Innovation -- Advertising Practices of Industrial Manufacturers -- Product-Discontent, Incidence of Complaints and Rights Awareness Among Middle-Class Consumers -- Life Style Segmentation in a Service Industry -- Marketing of Health Care Services -- Evaluating the Relevance of Marketing to Social Welfare Service Organizations -- Image as a Strategic Tool for Service Marketers -- Analyzing the Performance of Mass Transit Systems -- Frequent Flyer Programs -- High Tech Service Innovativeness -- Interactive Services Marketing.…”
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The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration. by McClellan, George S.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 22 The Political Dimensions of Decision Making -- Developing a Political Mind-Set in Student Affairs -- Decision-Making Models for Student Affairs -- Governance in Higher Education -- The Intersection of Politics and Decision Making in Higher Education -- Emerging Considerations -- Limitations of the Political Dimension in Decision Making -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 23 Partnerships and Relationships Internal and External to the College -- The Value of Partnerships -- Benefits for the College and the Community -- Essential Aspects of Successful Partnerships -- Characteristics of Successful Leadership Teams -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 24 Valuing the Role of Conflict in Organization Enrichment -- Preparing to Deal with Conflict -- Types of Conflict Interventions -- Gracious Space -- Conclusion -- References -- Resources -- Part Six Skills and Competencies of Professional Practice -- Chapter 25 Budgeting and Fiscal Management for Student Affairs -- The General Fiscal Environment for Student Affairs -- Sources of Funds -- Public Versus Private Financial Issues -- The Purposes of a Budget -- Types of Budgets -- Budget Models -- The Budget Cycle -- Dealing with Budget Cuts -- A Final Word -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 26 Addressing Legal and Risk Management Issues -- Legal Relationships with Students -- Contracts -- Tort Liability and Risk Management -- Federal and State Regulation of Higher Education -- Antidiscrimination Laws -- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) -- Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act -- Conclusion -- References -- Cases -- Federal Laws, Regulations, and Guidance -- Chapter 27 Implementing Assessment to Improve Student Learning and Development -- A Brief Historical Overview.…”
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Atlas of human anatomy by Netter, Frank H. (Frank Henry), 1906-1991

Table of Contents: “…Mediastinum : right lateral view ; Mediastinum : left lateral view ; Esophagus in Situ ; Topography and constrictions of esophagus ; Musculature of esophagus ; Esophagogastric junction ; Arteries of esophagus ; Veins of esophagus ; Lymph vessels and nodes of esophagus ; Nerves of esophagus -- Regional scans. …”

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Structural Assessment : The Role of Large and Full-Scale Testing

Table of Contents: “…part Part One: General Principles -- chapter 1 Experimental basis for changes in ACI 318-95 related to failures in 1994 Northridge Earthquake -- chapter 2 Parallel use of large-scale testing and numerical simulation -- chapter Discussion -- part Part Two: Bridges -- chapter 3 Site testing and monitoring of Fidgett Footbridge -- chapter 4 Modelling and testing the behaviour of a composite bridge -- chapter 5 Load testing in bridge assessment -- chapter 6 An investigation of the suspension system of the Newport Transporter Bridge -- chapter Discussion -- part Part Three: Concrete Bridges -- chapter 7 A case study of the performance of two precast segmental concrete bridges -- chapter 8 Assessment of inadequate reinforcement anchorage in a flat slab viaduct -- chapter 9 Assessment of composite precast/in-situ concrete bridges with inadequately anchored interface reinforcements -- chapter 10 Europe-Bridge, Zurich: model tests -- chapter Discussion -- part Part Four: Steel and Aluminium Bridges -- chapter 11 Improved modelling of a skew steel bridge for explaining unexpected cracks -- chapter 12 Proof testing to failure of a thirty seven year old road bridge -- chapter 13 Non-destructive testing of Hungarian steel bridges during their erection -- chapter 14 Large scale fracture testing and 3-D finite element modelling of a welded aluminium bridge girder -- chapter 15 Testing a new aluminium road bridge -- chapter Discussion -- part Part Five: Concrete Structures -- chapter 16 Loading tests on long post-tensioned concrete beams -- chapter 17 Full scale field testing of a jacked concrete pipeline through london clay -- chapter 18 Fatigue tests of large scale post-tensioned partially prestressed T-girders -- chapter 19 Behaviour of RC flat slabs with reinforcement providing lateral confinement -- chapter 20 Experiments on full scale parts of RC grillage floor slabs -- chapter Discussion -- part Part Six: Steel Structures -- chapter 21 The interpretation of steel pile load tests -- chapter 22 Full-scale testing and design of frameless arch steel roof -- chapter 23 Buckling behaviour of cold- and hot-formed SHS -- chapter 24 Full-scale testing for semi-rigid response in non-sway steel frames -- chapter 25 Full-Scale testing of the lap welded connections strengthened under loading -- chapter Discussion -- part Part Seven: Materials and Repair -- chapter 26 Masonry crack damage repair by bed-joint reinforcement -- chapter 27 Full Scale laboratory tests on cast-iron beams and an investigation of size effects -- chapter 28 Model testing of chemically damaged concrete, as an aid to structural assessment -- chapter 29 Deterioration of reinforced concrete shell roof at an industrial plant -- chapter 30 Structural behaviour of RC beams strengthened with polymer modified ferrocement -- chapter Discussion -- part Part Eight: Steel and Timber Structures -- chapter 31 Full scale testing of steel and timber structures: examples and experience -- chapter 32 Design for buildability of multi-storey timber buildings.…”
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Stock trader's almanac 2014

Table of Contents: “…How to Trade Best Months Switching StrategiesNew Millennium Seasonal & Sector Trades; April Almanac; The December Low Indicator: A Useful Prognosticating Tool; Down Januarys: A Remarkable Record; Top Performing Months Past 631/43 Years: Standard & Poor's 500 and Dow Jones Industrials; May Almanac; ""Best Six Months"": Still an Eye-Popping Strategy; MACD-Timing Triples ""Best Six Months"" Results; Best Investment Book of the Year: Mastering the Stock Market; June Almanac; Top Performing NASDAQ Months Past 421/43 Years; Get More out of NASDAQ's ""Best Eight Months"" with MACD-Timing.…”
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The greening of pharmaceutical and chemical. Volume 1 by Islam, Rafiqul, 1959-, Islam, Jaan S., Zatzman, Gary M., Rahman, M. Safiur, Mughal, M. A. H.

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Testing During Concrete Construction : Proceedings of RILEM Colloquium, Darmstadt, March 1990

Table of Contents: “…CARINO National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA -- part PART EIGHT: CONCLUSION -- chapter 35 Results of the workshop and suggestions for future work H.W. …”
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A critical account of English syntax : grammar, meaning, text by Brown, E. K., Miller, J. E. (James Edward), 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Constructions -- Constructions: overview -- Non-finite clauses -- Non-finite clauses: introduction -- Non-finite clauses: infinitives -- Non-finite clauses: free participles -- Non-finite clauses: gerunds (Type 1) -- Non-finite clauses: gerunds (Type 2) -- Non-finite clauses: reduced adverbials -- Non-finite clauses: reduced relatives -- Non-finite clauses: verb stem -- Non-finite clauses: with + NP -- Non-finite clauses: eight types or four? -- Nouns and noun phrases -- Nouns and noun phrases: introduction -- Nouns and noun phrases: common and proper -- Nouns and noun phrases: count and mass -- Countability: individuals and substances -- Partitives -- Number and agreement -- Nouns and noun phrases: determinatives -- Nouns and noun phrases: pronouns -- Prepositions and prepositional phrases -- Prepositions and prepositional phrases: introduction -- Prepositions and prepositional phrases: prepositions and particles.…”
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Oscar Wilde in America : the interviews

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The Netflix effect : technology and entertainment in the 21st century

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: -- Part I: Game-Changing Debates -- Chapter One -- Netflix's Red Revolution (Cameron Lindsey, New York University, USA) -- Chapter Two -- Disrupting Game-changers: Economic Adversaries and New Media Historiography (Gerald Sim, Florida Atlantic University, USA) -- Chapter Three -- When Elephants Fight: Netflix, Net Neutrality, and the Public Interest (Lyell Davies, City University of New York, USA) -- Chapter Four -- Smartest Guys in the Room: Framing Media Regulation through Netflix (Alison Novak, Temple University, USA) -- Part II: (Dis)Empowering Users -- Chapter Five -- Netflix and the Myth of Choice/Participation/Autonomy (Sarah Arnold, Falmouth University, UK) -- Chapter Six -- Imaginative Indices and Deceptive Domains: Examining Netflix's Categories and Genres (Daniel Smith-Rowsey, California State University Sacramento, USA) -- Chapter Seven -- From Genres to Micro-Tags: Reverse-Engineering Cinematic Taste (Neta Alexander, New York University, USA) -- Chapter Eight -- Netflix and the Documentary Boom (Sudeep Sharma, University of California, Los Angeles, USA) -- Part III: Binging Practices -- Chapter Nine -- "Forward is the Battle Cry": Binge-Viewing Netflix's House of Cards (Casey McCormick, McGill University, Canada) -- Chapter Ten -- Binge Watching "Noir" at Home: Reimagining Cinematic Reception and Distribution via Netflix (Sheri Chinen Biesen, Rowan University, USA) -- Chapter Eleven -- The Cognitive Psychological Effects of Binge Watching: Is Netflix Ruining Viewer Empathy for Popular Television? …”
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Søren Kierkegaard : a biography by Garff, Joakim, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Exstaticus" -- XVII. 1850 -- Eight ways not to say good-bye -- Moving days -- Practice in Christianity -- "Blasphemous toying with what is holy" -- The idiot God -- and his times -- The voices of the scandalized -- "And why, then, this concealment?" …”


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Internet of drones : applications, opportunities, and challenges

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Advances in data science and computing technology : methodology and applications

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The professional teacher educator : roles, behaviour, and professional development of teacher educators by Lunenberg, Mieke, Dengerink, Jurriën, 1952-, Korthagen, Fred A. J., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…CRITICAL FEATURES; 3. METHOD; 3.1. EIGHT STEPS; 1. Create an Audit Trail; 2. Define the Focus of the Review; 3. …”
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