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Teachers, teaching, and media : original essays about educators in popular culture

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Research to protect, restore, and manage the environment

Table of Contents: “…-- ESTABLISHING AND NURTURING COMMUNICATION LINKS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC…”
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Africa and the First World War : remembrance, memories and representations after 100 years / Africa and the 1st World War

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Altmetrics for information professionals : past, present and future by Holmberg, Kim

Table of Contents: “…11.1 Researchers11.2 Universities; 11.3 Libraries; 11.4 Publishers; 11.5 Funders; 11.6 The general public; 12 Conclusions; 3 The Future; 13 Introduction; 14 Meaning and Validity of Altmetrics; 14.1 Creating altmetrics; 14.2 Detecting altmetrics; 14.3 Measuring reach; 14.4 Measuring impact; 15 Pushing the Envelope; 16 Concerns for the Future; 16.1 Lack of standards; 16.2 Gaming altmetrics; 17 Future Research; 18 Conclusions; References; Index.…”
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The New Brand Spirit : How Communicating Sustainability Builds Brands, Reputations and Profits. by Conrad, Christian

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How to succeed in breastfeeding without really trying, or Ten steps to laugh your way through / Ten steps to laugh your way through by Shur, Natasha

Table of Contents: “…-- Baby Boot Camp Instruction -- Baby Boot Camp Diet -- Baby Boot Camp Fitness -- When Nothing Helps: The Postpartum Blues -- What Maternal Baby Bonding Is Really All About -- 6 Strut Your Stuff (in the face of the general public)! -- How to Breastfeed in Public Without Losing Your Sense of Humor -- The HER-story of Breastfeeding -- Nursing in a Classroom? …”
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Stuttering meets stereotype, stigma, and discrimination : an overview of attitude research

Table of Contents: “…LeMasters, and Ahmad Poormohammad -- Recognizing positive aspects of stuttering : a survey of the general public / Stephanie Hughes and Edward A. Strugalla -- Research : attitudes of professionals -- Attitudes toward stuttering : a look at selected helping professions / Ann M. …”
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Is arsenic an aphrodisiac? : the sociochemistry of an element by Cullen, William R.

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Handbook of social movements across Latin America

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Oscar Micheaux & his circle : African-American filmmaking and race cinema of the silent era / Oscar Micheaux and his circle

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Crowdfund investing for dummies by Best, Jason W.

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Insights for managers from Confucius to Gandhi by Bierman, Harold

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Debates on U.S. health care

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The American community college by Cohen, Arthur M., Brawer, Florence B., 1922-, Kisker, Carrie B., 1977-

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Biofuels in Africa : Opportunities, Prospects, and Challenges.

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Mindfulness, acceptance, and positive psychology : the seven foundations of well-being

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Handbook of missing persons

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Steps towards a unified basis for scientific models and methods by Helland, Inge S.

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Food security and farm land protection in China by Mao, Yushi, Zhao, Nong, Yang, Xiaojing (Economist)

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Compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings : assistive devices, eHealth solutions, medical devices, 2011-2013. / Compendium of innovative health technol...

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Advanced battery management technologies for electric vehicles by Xiong, Rui, Shen, Weixiang

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Agency perception and moral values related to autonomous weapons : an empirical study using the value sensitive design approach = Auffassungen und moralische Wertvorstellungen inne... by Verdiesen, Ilse

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Strategies for preservation of and open access to scientific data in China : summary of a workshop / Scientific data in China

Table of Contents: “…Esanu -- Global trends to restrict access to data from government-funded research / Jerome Reichman -- A contractually reconstructed research commons for scientific data in a highly protectionist intellectual property environment / Jerome Reichman -- Balancing the general public interests and copyright in scientific information management / John Willinsky -- Borders in cyberspace: maximizing social and economic benefit from public investment in data / Peter Weiss -- Policy considerations on government information sharing in China / Jun Li -- Comparative aspects of policies for open access to scientific data in the United States, European Union, and China / Chuang Liu -- Data sharing in scientific databases of the Chinese Academy of Sciences / Yun Xiao -- The data sharing policy of the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network / Panqin Chin, Tieqing Huang -- Data sharing policy of the National Institutes of Health -- Panel discussion on economic and institutional issues: introduction / Paul F. …”
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Oxford handbook of numerical cognition

Table of Contents: “…Promoting maths to the general public / Chris J. Budd -- 2. Philosophy of number / Marcus Giaquinto -- 3. …”
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Where were you.

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Caring on the clock : the complexities and contradictions of paid care work

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Analyzing and Managing Banking Risk : a Framework for Assessing Corporate Governance and Financial Risk. by Greuning, Hennie van

Table of Contents: “…Analyzing and Managing Banking Risk -- Introduction: The Changing Bank Environment -- Bank Exposure to Risk -- Corporate Governance -- Risk-Based Analysis of Banks -- Analytical Tools Provided -- A Context for the Risk-Based Review of Banks -- Introduction: Why Banks Are Analyzed -- Banks as Providers of Financial Information -- A Framework for Financial Sector Development -- A Holistic View of the Entire Financial System -- Disclosure and Transparency of Bank Financial Information: A Prerequisite for Risk-Based Analysis -- Key Players in the Corporate Governance and Risk Management Process -- Introduction: Corporate Governance Principles -- Regulatory Authorities: Establishing a Corporate Governance and Risk Management Framework -- Supervisory Authorities: Monitoring Risk Management -- The Shareholders: Appointing the Right Policymakers -- The Board of Directors: Ultimate Responsibility for a Bank's Affairs -- Management: Responsibility for Bank Operations and the Implementation of Risk Management Policies -- The Audit Committee and Internal Auditors: An Extension of the Board's Risk Management Function -- External Auditors: A Reassessment of the Traditional Approach of Auditing Bank -- The Role of the General Public -- Balance Sheet Structure and Management -- Introduction: Composition of the Balance Sheet -- Asset Structure: Growth and Changes -- Liabilities Structure: Growth and Changes -- Overall On- and Off-Balance-Sheet Growth -- Managing Risk Effectively -- Profitability -- Introduction: The Importance of Profitable Banks -- Income Statement Composition -- Income Structure and Profit Quality -- Profitability Indicators -- Profitability Ratio Analysis -- Capital Adequacy -- Introduction: The Characteristics and Functions of Capital -- Constituents of Regulatory Capital (Current Methodology) -- Coverage of Risk Components by Constituents of Capital (Current Methodology) -- Basel II: Proposed Changes for Determining Capital Adequacy -- Implementation of the Basel Accord -- Assessing Management Information with Respect to Capital Adequacy -- Credit Risk Management -- Introduction: Components of Credit Risk -- Credit Portfolio Management -- Review of Lending Function and Operations -- Credit Portfolio Quality Review -- Nonperforming Loan Portfolio -- Credit Risk Management Policies -- Policies to Limit or Reduce Credit Risk -- Asset Classification -- Loan Loss Provisioning Policy -- Liquidity Risk Management -- Introduction: The Need for Liquidity -- Liquidity Management Policies -- The Regulatory Environment -- The Structure of Funding: Deposits and Market Borrowing -- Maturity Structure and Funding Mismatches -- Deposit Concentration and Volatility of Funding -- Liquidity Risk Management Techniques -- Treasury Organization and Risk Management -- Introduction: Overview of Treasury Functions -- Establishing the Overall Policy Framework -- Market Operations -- Risk Analytics and Compliance -- Treasury Operations -- Corporate Governance and Operational Risk Assessment -- Management of the Stable Liquidity Investment Portfolio -- Nature of the Stable Liquidity Investment Portfolio -- Investment Policy -- Eligible Instruments -- Credit Risk -- Market Risk -- Benchmark Portfolio -- Active Management -- Risk Management and Risk Budgets -- Management Reporting -- Market Risk Management and Proprietary Trading -- Introduction: Market Risk Characteristics -- Portfolio Risk Management Policies -- Trading Book and Management of Trading Activities -- Market Risk Measurement -- Value at Risk -- Stress Testing -- Interest Rate Risk Management -- Introduction: Sources of Interest Rate Risk -- Risk Management Responsibilities -- Models for the Management of Interest Rate Risk -- The Impact of Changes in Forecast Yield Curves -- Currency Risk Management -- Introduction: Origin and Components of Currency Risk -- Policies for Currency Risk Management -- Currency Risk Exposure and Business Strategy -- Currency Risk Management and Capital Adequacy -- Transparency in the Financial Statements of Banks -- Introduction: The Importance of Useful Information -- Transparency and Accountability -- Transparency in Financial Statements -- Disclosure in the Financial Statements of Banks -- Deficiencies Found in Bank Accounting Practices -- The Relationship between Risk Analysis and Bank Supervision -- Introduction: The Bank Supervisory Process -- The Analytical Review Process -- Banking Risks and the Accountability of Regulatory/Supervisory Authorities -- The Supervisory Process -- Consolidated Supervision -- Supervisory Cooperation with Internal and External Auditors -- Background Questionnaire to Facilitate Analysis of Banks -- IAS-Required Disclosure in Financial Statements, by Risk Category -- Deficiencies Found in Accounting Practices -- A New Philosophy of Bank Supervision -- The Role of the Board -- The Board's Financial Risk Management Responsibilities -- Accountability of Bank Management -- "Fit and Proper" Standards for Bank Management -- Financial Risk and Management Responsibilities -- Internal Audit Controversies -- The Responsibilities of Audit Committees and Internal Auditors -- Financial Risk Management Responsibilities of External Auditors -- Content of a Loan Review File -- Signs of Distorted Credit Culture -- Asset Classification Rules -- Typical Liquidity Regulations or Internal Liquidity Guidelines -- ALM Mission Statement -- Asset Classes -- Criteria for Evaluating Accounting Standards -- Survey on Public Disclosures of Banks -- The Banking Risk Spectrum -- Partnership in Corporate Governance of Banks -- A Framework for Financial Sector Development -- Holistic View of the Financial System: A Template for Financial Sector Review -- Balance Sheet Components -- Structural Change and Assets Growth -- Changes in the Structure of a Bank's Assets Portfolio -- Structural Change and Growth of Capital and Liabilities -- Total Growth -- Low and Nonearning Assets as a Percentage of Total Assets -- Off-Balance-Sheet Items as a Percentage of Total Assets -- Structure of Gross Income -- Asset Structure versus Income Structure -- Sources of Income versus Costs -- Operating Income Ratios -- Average Yield Differential on Intermediation Business -- Return on Assets (ROA) and on Equity (ROE) -- Components of Shareholders' Funds -- Risk Profile of Assets -- Risk Profile of On- and Off-Balance-Sheet Items -- Actual versus Required Capital -- Estimating Potential Capital Requirement -- Loans to Customers Per Borrower Group -- Customer Loans by Product -- Maturity of Loans to Customers -- Loan Portfolio Statistics -- Exposure to the 20 Largest Borrowers -- Sectoral Analysis of Loans -- Classification of Loans -- Statutory Liquidity Required versus Actual Liquid Assets Held -- Customer Deposits by Sector -- Maturity Mismatch -- Maturities of Deposits Payable in Local Currency -- Ten Largest Sources of Deposits as Percentage of Total Customer Deposits -- Liquidity Statistics -- Holistic View of the Treasury Environment -- Benchmarking -- Operationalization of Strategic Asset Allocation -- Potential Risk Analytics Reports -- Example of Daily/Monthly Checklist of Portfolio Compliance Issues -- Treasury Operations: Reporting (Funding and Investment Business) -- Risk Management in the Treasury -- Trading Portfolio -- Marking to Market -- Potential Amount of Qualifying Capital Exposed -- Current and Forecast Yield Curves -- Potential Effect on Capital due to a Movement in Expected Yield Curve -- Currency Structure of Assets and Liabilities -- Currency Structure of Loan Portfolio and Customer Deposits -- Freely Convertible Currency Deposit Maturities as a Percentage of Total Customer Deposits -- Currency Risk Exposure as a Percentage of Qualifying Capital -- Transparency in Financial Statements -- The Context of Bank Supervision -- Banking Risk Exposures -- Possible Uses of Tools Provided -- Key Players and Their Responsibilities in Bank Governance and Risk Management -- Shareholder Information -- Supervisory Board/Board of Directors -- A Bank's Balance Sheet Structure -- Total Growth of Balance-Sheet and Off-Balance-Sheet Items -- Composition of Income and Expenses -- Profitability Ratios -- Credit Risk Multiplication Factors for Derivative Instruments -- Summary of Basel II Proposals -- Proposed Standardized Approach: Risk Weights Based on External Ratings -- Operational Risk: Business Lines and Operational Loss Event Types -- Capital Adequacy Ratios -- Calculating the Allowable Portion of Tier 3 Capital -- Loan Portfolio Statistics -- Related-Party Lending -- Recommended Provisions -- Maturity Ladder under Alternative Scenarios -- Liquidity Ratios -- Credit Risk Management Tools -- Examples of U.S. …”
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The secret life of memorials : through the memory lens of the Australian south sea islanders by Mitchell, Julie

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