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Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials

By: Krzysztof Pielichowski,James Njuguna,Tomasz M. Majka

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Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials

By: Krzysztof Pielichowski,James Njuguna,Tomasz M. Majka

Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials, Second Edition offers a wealth of information for polymer researchers and processors who require a thorough understanding of the implications of thermal degradation on materials and product performance. Sections cover thermal degradation mechanisms and kinetics, as well as various techniques, such as thermogravimetry in combination with mass spectroscopy and infrared spectrometry to investigate thermal decomposition routes. Other chapters focus on polymers and copolymers, including polyolefins, styrene polymers, polyvinyl chloride, polyamides, polyurethanes, polyesters, polyacrylates, natural polymers, inorganic polymers, high temperature-resistant and conducting polymers, blends, organic-inorganic hybrid materials, nanocomposites, and biocomposites. Finally, other key considerations such as recycling of polymers by thermal degradation, thermal degradation during processing, and modelling, are discussed in detail. - Explains mechanisms of polymer degradation, making it possible to understand and predict material behavior at elevated temperatures - Offers systematic coverage of each polymer group that is supported by data detailed explanations and critical analysis - Investigates thermal decomposition routes in new materials, such as organic-inorganic hybrid materials and polymer nanocomposites

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Elsevier

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0128231424

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9780128231425

Management and Financial Reporting

By: Amos M. Tayari,Dr. James Rurigi Njuguna ,Lagat Fredrick Kiprop

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Management and Financial Reporting

By: Amos M. Tayari,Dr. James Rurigi Njuguna ,Lagat Fredrick Kiprop

TOPICS IN THE BOOK Assessment of Financial Management Challenges Facing the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) In Kenya: A Case of Merchandizing MSEs Located in Nairobi River-Road Area Financial Risk Management Strategies and the Growth of Microfinance Sector in Kenya Effect of Risk Evaluation on Performance of Financial Institutions

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Cari Journals USA LLC

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9914746519

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9789914746518

Strawberries, 2nd Edition

By: James F. Hancock

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Strawberries, 2nd Edition

By: James F. Hancock

This new and updated edition of a popular text provides a broad, balanced review of the scientific knowledge of strawberries and their cultivation. The worldwide strawberry industry has grown substantially since the original book was published, and methods of culture have undergone extensive modifications. This volume incorporates important changes to the taxonomy of strawberries and new understanding of how its ancestors evolved. It includes coverage of new disease and pest control methods and recent developments in genomic information. These advancements have greatly improved our understanding of how flowering and fruiting is regulated, and will revolutionize the breeding of strawberries.

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289

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CABI

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1789242274

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9781789242270

Financial Management Practices

By: Lewis Wanja Jane, Michael Njeru Njue, Tom Victor Wandera, Jackson Mnago Ndungo, Dr. James Rurigi Njunguna

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Financial Management Practices

By: Lewis Wanja Jane, Michael Njeru Njue, Tom Victor Wandera, Jackson Mnago Ndungo, Dr. James Rurigi Njunguna

TOPICS IN THE BOOK Factors Influencing Capital Adequacy in Business Organizations: A Case of Kenya’s Insurance Industry Tools or Systems for Improving Accessibility to Financial Products and Services Financial Management Practices and Sustainability of Non-Governmental Organizations in Juba Factors Affecting the Growth of SMEs in Kajiado District Regulatory Risk Management Strategies and the Growth of Micro-Finance Sector in Kenya

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118

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Cari Journals USA LLC

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9914999794

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9789914999792

Governance and Democracy in Africa

Regional and Continental Perspectives

By: James S. Guseh,Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor

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Governance and Democracy in Africa

Regional and Continental Perspectives

By: James S. Guseh,Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor

This book looks at the fundamental issue of governance in Africa. After half a century of experimenting with democratic institutions, African countries are still ambivalent about the complete or absolute adoption of this form of governance. Africa lost tremendous human and natural resources in the struggle for political and economic independence. What form of governance African leaders adopt will determine how worthwhile this sacrifice has been to the African people. This issue is the major challenge facing Africa, and addressing it is of high urgency. Employing a political economy framework, this book provides some insights into to dealing with this complex issue of democratic governance in Africa.

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141

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498533000

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9781498533003

Africa's Odious Debts

How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent

By: Professor Léonce Ndikumana,James K. Boyce

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Africa's Odious Debts

How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent

By: Professor Léonce Ndikumana,James K. Boyce

In Africa's Odious Debts, Boyce and Ndikumana reveal the shocking fact that, contrary to the popular perception of Africa being a drain on the financial resources of the West, the continent is actually a net creditor to the rest of the world. The extent of capital flight from sub-Saharan Africa is remarkable: more than $700 billion in the past four decades. But Africa’s foreign assets remain private and hidden, while its foreign debts are public, owed by the people of Africa through their governments. Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce reveal the intimate links between foreign loans and capital flight. Of the money borrowed by African governments in recent decades, more than half departed in the same year, with a significant portion of it winding up in private accounts at the very banks that provided the loans in the first place. Meanwhile, debt-service payments continue to drain scarce resources from Africa, cutting into funds available for public health and other needs. Controversially, the authors argue that African governments should repudiate these ‘odious debts’ from which their people derived no benefit, and that the international community should assist in this effort. A vital book for anyone interested in Africa, its future and its relationship with the West.

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Zed Books Ltd.

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1780321465

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9781780321462

Introduction to Machine Learning Professional Level

By: CPA John Kimani ,Dr. James Scott

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Introduction to Machine Learning Professional Level

By: CPA John Kimani ,Dr. James Scott

BOOK SUMMARY The main topics in this book are; • Introduction to Machine Learning • Data Preprocessing and Cleaning • Supervised Learning • Supervised Learning • Unsupervised Learning • Unsupervised Learning • Model Evaluation and Selection • Model Deployment and Applications “Introduction to Machine Learning” is a comprehensive and well-structured book that delves into the core principles and methodologies of machine learning. The book emphasizes a hands-on approach, providing readers with the necessary tools and techniques to build and deploy machine learning models effectively.

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Finstock Evarsity Publishers

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9914753914

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9789914753912

Implausible Dream

The World-Class University and Repurposing Higher Education

By: James H. Mittelman

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Implausible Dream

The World-Class University and Repurposing Higher Education

By: James H. Mittelman

Why the paradigm of the world-class university is an implausible dream for most institutions of higher education Universities have become major actors on the global stage. Yet, as they strive to be “world-class,” institutions of higher education are shifting away from their core missions of cultivating democratic citizenship, fostering critical thinking, and safeguarding academic freedom. In the contest to raise their national and global profiles, universities are embracing a new form of utilitarianism, one that favors market power over academic values. In this book, James Mittelman explains why the world-class university is an implausible dream for most institutions and proposes viable alternatives that can help universities thrive in today’s competitive global environment. Mittelman traces how the scale, reach, and impact of higher-education institutions expanded exponentially in the post–World War II era, and how the market-led educational model became widespread. Drawing on his own groundbreaking fieldwork, he offers three case studies—the United States, which exemplifies market-oriented educational globalization; Finland, representative of the strong public sphere; and Uganda, a postcolonial country with a historically public but now increasingly private university system. Mittelman shows that the “world-class” paradigm is untenable for all but a small group of wealthy, research-intensive universities, primarily in the global North. Nevertheless, institutions without substantial material resources and in far different contexts continue to aspire to world-class stature. An urgent wake-up call, Implausible Dream argues that universities are repurposing at the peril of their high principles and recommends structural reforms that are more practical than the unrealistic worldwide measures of excellence prevalent today.

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Princeton University Press

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0691210292

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9780691210292

Knowledge Dynamics: Exploring Intersections and Impacts

By: Arop Deng Kuol Arop, Anna Wanjiru, Chris Paul, Alexa Ben, Natalie James, Dr. Ben Kajwang, PhD

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Knowledge Dynamics: Exploring Intersections and Impacts

By: Arop Deng Kuol Arop, Anna Wanjiru, Chris Paul, Alexa Ben, Natalie James, Dr. Ben Kajwang, PhD

TOPICS IN THE BOOK Difference between Sports and Hobbies Effect of Knowledge Management on Firm Performance and Competitiveness Knowledge Management Practices in Agribusiness Firms Effectiveness in Knowledge Sharing Practices in Governmental Service Firms: The Effect of Organizational Characteristics on Interdepartmental Knowledge Sharing The Critical Issues of Knowledge Management and Sharing Across Service Agencies Influence of Ethical Practices on Performance of Insurance Firms in Kenya

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Cari Journals USA LLC

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9914746233

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Bewitching Development

Witchcraft and the Reinvention of Development in Neoliberal Kenya

By: James Howard Smith

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Bewitching Development

Witchcraft and the Reinvention of Development in Neoliberal Kenya

By: James Howard Smith

These days, development inspires scant trust in the West. For critics who condemn centralized efforts to plan African societies as latter day imperialism, such plans too closely reflect their roots in colonial rule and neoliberal economics. But proponents of this pessimistic view often ignore how significant this concept has become for Africans themselves. In Bewitching Development, James Howard Smith presents a close ethnographic account of how people in the Taita Hills of Kenya have appropriated and made sense of development thought and practice, focusing on the complex ways that development connects with changing understandings of witchcraft. Similar to magic, development’s promise of a better world elicits both hope and suspicion from Wataita. Smith shows that the unforeseen changes wrought by development—greater wealth for some, dashed hopes for many more—foster moral debates that Taita people express in occult terms. By carefully chronicling the beliefs and actions of this diverse community—from frustrated youths to nostalgic seniors, duplicitous preachers to thought-provoking witch doctors—BewitchingDevelopment vividly depicts the social life of formerly foreign ideas and practices in postcolonial Africa.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226764591

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9780226764597

Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa

Participation, Accountability and Performance

By: Richard C. Crook,James Manor

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Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa

Participation, Accountability and Performance

By: Richard C. Crook,James Manor

This book is an in-depth empirical study of four Asian and African attempts to create democratic, decentralised local governments in the late 1980s and 1990s. The case studies of Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Karnataka (India) and Bangladesh focus upon the enhancement of participation; accountability between people, politicians and bureaucrats; and, most importantly, on whether governmental performance actually improved in comparison with previous forms of administration. The book is systematically comparative, and based upon extensive popular surveys and local field work. It makes an important contribution to current debates in the development literature on whether 'good governance' and decentralisation can provide more responsive and effective services for the mass of the population - the poor and disadvantaged who live in the rural areas.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521636477

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9780521636476

Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

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Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

Offering unparalleled coverage of infectious diseases in children and adolescents, Feigin & Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 8th Edition, continues to provide the information you need on epidemiology, public health, preventive medicine, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and much more. This extensively revised edition by Drs. James Cherry, Gail J. Demmler-Harrison, Sheldon L. Kaplan, William J. Steinbach, and Peter J. Hotez, offers a brand-new full-color design, new color images, new guidelines, and new content, reflecting today's more aggressive infectious and resistant strains as well as emerging and re-emerging diseases - Discusses infectious diseases according to organ system, as well as individually by microorganisms, placing emphasis on the clinical manifestations that may be related to the organism causing the disease. - Provides detailed information regarding the best means to establish a diagnosis, explicit recommendations for therapy, and the most appropriate uses of diagnostic imaging. - Features expanded information on infections in the compromised host; immunomodulating agents and their potential use in the treatment of infectious diseases; and Ebola virus. - Contains hundreds of new color images throughout, as well as new guidelines, new resistance epidemiology, and new Global Health Milestones. - Includes new chapters on Zika virus and Guillain-Barré syndrome. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323392814

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9780323392815

Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials

By: Krzysztof Pielichowski,James Njuguna,Tomasz M. Majka

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Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials

By: Krzysztof Pielichowski,James Njuguna,Tomasz M. Majka

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Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials

Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials

Management and Financial Reporting

Management and Financial Reporting

Strawberries, 2nd Edition

Strawberries, 2nd Edition

Financial Management Practices

Financial Management Practices

Governance and Democracy in Africa

Governance and Democracy in Africa

Africa's Odious Debts

Africa's Odious Debts

Introduction to Machine Learning Professional Level

Introduction to Machine Learning Professional Level

Implausible Dream

Implausible Dream

Knowledge Dynamics: Exploring Intersections and Impacts

Knowledge Dynamics: Exploring Intersections and Impacts

Bewitching Development

Bewitching Development

Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa

Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa

Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials

Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials

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