Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. An Editor’s Choice by Children’s Technology Review, “Recommended by Educators” on Google Play for Education, awarded 4 Stars by CommonSense.org, Shorty Awards finalist, a Mashable Kids Pick and proclaimed a “must have” by The Unofficial Apple Weblog — Heckerty delivers! The superb narration and enchanting animations are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. Heckerty is worried. The Spellbound Examination Board is ordering her to take a spelling test which she has already failed 48 times. She studies hard but on her way to the test, she crashes into the Chief Wizard. He is furious. He is not only the most important man in Spellbound, he also sets the test. Will Heckerty finally pass her spelling test? Or will she have to give up being a witch forever? Kind and gentle, Heckerty learns every day from her own silly mistakes. And as kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they discover important life values — caring, inclusiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So act now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. An Editor’s Choice by Children’s Technology Review, “Recommended by Educators” on Google Play for Education, awarded 4 Stars by CommonSense.org, Shorty Awards finalist, a Mashable Kids Pick and proclaimed a “must have” by The Unofficial Apple Weblog — Heckerty delivers! The superb narration and enchanting animations are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. Heckerty and her cat Zanzibar are at home, quietly preparing for Christmas, when cousin Persnickerty sweeps in with a special holiday surprise … a makeover for Heckerty! By the time Persnickerty’s done with her gifts: cloak, hat, broomstick and makeover, Heckerty looks so different that she hardly recognizes herself while Zanzibar screams and runs from her! Kind and gentle, Heckerty learns every day from her own silly mistakes. And as kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they discover important life values — caring, inclusiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So act now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn to read English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. The many five star reviews show that Heckerty delivers — and now “Heckerty Cook" - the second book in the series - is finally available as an eBook. Heckerty is a terrible cook, and when she serves an inedible lunch to her cousin, she is taken to learn how to cook. But Heckerty is Heckerty and she is so used to cooking terrible food that she always carries a pot of pepper in her pocket. So when her cat Zanzibar jumps out at her as a surprise, chaos follows as Heckerty spills pepper everywhere Kind and gentle, Heckerty books are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. As kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they also discover important life values — caring, forgiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So download “Heckerty Cook” now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Heckerty’s back - and making learning even funnier! Wouldn’t you like to laugh while you learn to read English? Our award-winning friend Heckerty is back with a zany new adventure, now available as an eBook. With “Heckerty Cook”, the Heckerty series — the story of a 409 year old green-faced witch with a heart of gold — delivers again! Heckerty is an awful cook, and when she serves an inedible lunch to her cousin, she’s immediately taken to Cousin Brewse’ new Cordon Black cooking school. But Heckerty is Heckerty … and when her cat Zanzibar jumps out to surprise her, Heckerty spills pepper everywhere, causing utter chaos. Kind and gentle, Heckerty books are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. As readers laugh their way through Heckerty’s wacky, magical adventures, they learn English and also discover important life values — caring, forgiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So download “Heckerty Cook” today and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Would you like to laugh while you learn to read English? Do you think learning can be funny? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. Her five star reviews on line prove that Heckerty delivers — and now "Heckerty's Valentine" - the fourth book in the series - is finally available as an eBook. Heckerty visits her cousin Persnickerty and is amazed at the huge pile of cards and all the hearts and flowers around the house. Every one knows its Valentine's Day tomorrow says Persnickerty - even her cat has admirers. Zanzibar is very quiet and Heckerty hurries home to her cave. Then, suddenly - Zanz has a wonderful idea! Heckerty is kind and gentle, and her books are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. As kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they also discover important life values — caring, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So download “Heckerty's Valentine” now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn to read English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. Awarded Editor’s Choice by Children’s Technology Review, a Mashable Kids Pick and proclaimed a “must have” by The Unofficial Apple Weblog as an app, the Heckerty series delivers — and now “Meet Heckerty” the first story in the series, is finally available as an eBook. Kind and gentle, Heckerty books are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. In this story Heckerty turns her face bright green while trying to make magic soap to wash her face beautiful for a passport picture! Now stuck with her green face forever Heckerty worries that kids might not like her because she's a bit different even though she's still the same Heckerty. Every day Heckerty learns from her own silly mistakes ... and as kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they discover important life values — caring, inclusiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So download “Meet Heckerty” now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. An Editor’s Choice by Children’s Technology Review, “Recommended by Educators” on Google Play for Education, awarded 4 Stars by CommonSense.org, Shorty Awards finalist, a Mashable Kids Pick and proclaimed a “must have” by The Unofficial Apple Weblog — Heckerty delivers! The superb narration and enchanting animations are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. Heckerty and her cat Zanzibar are at home, quietly preparing for Christmas, when cousin Persnickerty sweeps in with a special holiday surprise … a makeover for Heckerty! By the time Persnickerty’s done with her gifts: cloak, hat, broomstick and makeover, Heckerty looks so different that she hardly recognizes herself while Zanzibar screams and runs from her! Kind and gentle, Heckerty learns every day from her own silly mistakes. And as kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they discover important life values — caring, inclusiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So act now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Would you like to laugh while you learn to read English? Do you think learning can be funny? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. Her five star reviews on line prove that Heckerty delivers — and now "Heckerty's Valentine" - the fourth book in the series - is finally available as an eBook. Heckerty visits her cousin Persnickerty and is amazed at the huge pile of cards and all the hearts and flowers around the house. Every one knows its Valentine's Day tomorrow says Persnickerty - even her cat has admirers. Zanzibar is very quiet and Heckerty hurries home to her cave. Then, suddenly - Zanz has a wonderful idea! Heckerty is kind and gentle, and her books are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. As kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they also discover important life values — caring, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So download “Heckerty's Valentine” now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Heckerty’s back - and making learning even funnier! Wouldn’t you like to laugh while you learn to read English? Our award-winning friend Heckerty is back with a zany new adventure, now available as an eBook. With “Heckerty Cook”, the Heckerty series — the story of a 409 year old green-faced witch with a heart of gold — delivers again! Heckerty is an awful cook, and when she serves an inedible lunch to her cousin, she’s immediately taken to Cousin Brewse’ new Cordon Black cooking school. But Heckerty is Heckerty … and when her cat Zanzibar jumps out to surprise her, Heckerty spills pepper everywhere, causing utter chaos. Kind and gentle, Heckerty books are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. As readers laugh their way through Heckerty’s wacky, magical adventures, they learn English and also discover important life values — caring, forgiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So download “Heckerty Cook” today and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn to read English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. The many five star reviews show that Heckerty delivers — and now “Heckerty Cook" - the second book in the series - is finally available as an eBook. Heckerty is a terrible cook, and when she serves an inedible lunch to her cousin, she is taken to learn how to cook. But Heckerty is Heckerty and she is so used to cooking terrible food that she always carries a pot of pepper in her pocket. So when her cat Zanzibar jumps out at her as a surprise, chaos follows as Heckerty spills pepper everywhere Kind and gentle, Heckerty books are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. As kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they also discover important life values — caring, forgiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So download “Heckerty Cook” now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. An Editor’s Choice by Children’s Technology Review, “Recommended by Educators” on Google Play for Education, awarded 4 Stars by CommonSense.org, Shorty Awards finalist, a Mashable Kids Pick and proclaimed a “must have” by The Unofficial Apple Weblog — Heckerty delivers! The superb narration and enchanting animations are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. Heckerty is worried. The Spellbound Examination Board is ordering her to take a spelling test which she has already failed 48 times. She studies hard but on her way to the test, she crashes into the Chief Wizard. He is furious. He is not only the most important man in Spellbound, he also sets the test. Will Heckerty finally pass her spelling test? Or will she have to give up being a witch forever? Kind and gentle, Heckerty learns every day from her own silly mistakes. And as kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they discover important life values — caring, inclusiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So act now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
Do you think learning can be funny? Would you like to laugh while you learn English? Meet our award-winning friend Heckerty — a 409 year old green-faced witch, hilarious and with a heart of gold. An Editor’s Choice by Children’s Technology Review, “Recommended by Educators” on Google Play for Education, awarded 4 Stars by CommonSense.org, Shorty Awards finalist, a Mashable Kids Pick and proclaimed a “must have” by The Unofficial Apple Weblog — Heckerty delivers! The superb narration and enchanting animations are ideal for children 3-8 years old, as well as anyone learning English. It's Halloween - and just when you thought "trick or treating" couldn't be any more fun, here come Heckerty and her faithful cat, Zanzibar, with a new adventure. Halloween is Heckerty's birthday — but despite Zanzibar's attempts to persuade her to go out to celebrate, she doesn't feel like it. So when "trick or treaters" dressed in costume turn up at her cave door, she and Zanz are scared. That is until they open the door and meet the kids face-to-face. Kind and gentle, Heckerty learns every day from her own silly mistakes. And as kids laugh their way through her zany adventures and their magical interactive animations, they discover important life values — caring, inclusiveness, loyalty and integrity. Everyone loves Heckerty and as you watch your child improve their reading and vocabulary while laughing with Heckerty, you will, too! So act now and discover just how magical a child’s story can be!
SharePoint is central to the Microsoft Office and developer platform, and at seventy-five million licenses sold, is the fastest growing server product at Microsoft. This book is an anthology of the best thinking on critical SharePoint 2007 topics by a dozen SharePoint MVPs, the best and the most recognized experts in the field. Topics covered include but are not limited to branding, business data connector, classified networks, forms-based authentication, InfoPath and SharePoint, installation, and zones and alternate access mapping.
The Lvov-Warsaw School was active in all spheres of philosophy. Its members worked in the border area between philosophy and disci plines such as psychology, linguistics, and literary theory. But its most important achievements were without doubt in logic and philosophical analysis based on logic. The present book is concerned with fields to which the Lvov-Warsaw School made its most important and famous contributions. Data on the School as a whole are included only in the first and last part of the book. This work is based on my monograph (1985), which appeared in Polish. But it is not merely a translation, because some fragments of the Polish version have been omitted (e. g., the chapter on ethics), and some have been revised. Many persons helped me in my work on the book in Polish as well as on the present edition. I must first mention the late Izydora D~mbska, to whom this book is dedicated. On various detailed issues I have availed myself of advice and information given to me by Stefan Amsterdamski, Zdzislaw Augustynek, Kazimierz Czarnota, Henryk Hii, Boleslaw Iwanus, Jacek Jadacki, Jacek KabziIiski, Stanislaw Kiczuk, Tomasz Komendzinski, Janina Kotarbinska, Czeslaw Lejewski, Jerzy Perzanowski, Marian Przet~cki, the late Jerzy Slupecki, Klemens Szaniawski, Stefan Zamecki, Zbigniew Zwinogrodzki i Jan Zygmunt. I am indebted to Jaakko Hintikka for suggesting that my book be trans lated into English and published by Reidel. Olgierd Wojtasiewicz helped me to prepare the English text.
1. The Aim of This Essay Ethical Egoism, the doctrine that, roughly speaking, one should promote one's own good, has been a live issue since the very beginnings of moral philosophy. Historically, it is the most widely held normative theory, and, next to Utilitarianism, it is the most intensely debated one. What is at stake in this debate is a fundamental question of ethics: 'Is there any reason, except self-interest, for considering the interests of other people?' The ethical egoist answers No to this question, thus rejecting the received conception of morality. Is Ethical Egoism an acceptable position? There are many forms of Ethical Egoism, and each may be interpreted in several different ways. So the relevant question is rather, 'Is there an acceptable version of Ethical It is the main aim of this essay to answer this question. This Egoism?' means that I will be confronted with many other controversial questions, for example, 'What is a moral principle?', 'Is value objective or subjec tive?', 'What is the nature of the self?' For the acceptability of most ver sions of Ethical Egoism, it has been alleged, depends on what answers are given to questions such as these. (I will show that in some of these cases there is in fact no such dependence. ) It is, of course, impossible to ad equately discuss all these questions within the compass of my essay.
This book is for programmers, hardware designers, and anyone who uses the PC's parallel port to communicate with printers and other peripheral devices. The tips, tools, and examples in this complete reference will save you time, spark new ideas for your own projects, and help you use all of a port's abilities - including the new high-speed, bidirectional modes.
This work establishes the significance of the thought of Puritan William Ames (1576-1633) in deepening and systematizing established Reformation teaching on Christian doctrine and life in a way that ensured its subsequent development through the early modern period and beyond. This book argues that William Ames built on existing, but as yet un-developed and un-codified, thought of Reformed and Puritan forerunners to construct an early theological system on the twin pillars of covenant theology and piety. In this exciting new work, van Vliet expounds Ames' covenantal thinking and demonstrates that Ames relocates moral theology from the medieval structures of early, virtue-based, Puritanism, to a Reformed framework anchored in the Decalogue. This is followed by a demonstration of the confluence of Ames' concern for Christian living with similar concerns of seventeenth-century Reformed pastors and thinkers in the Dutch Republic of the early modern period's post-Reformation world (Nadere Reformatie), and his influence on early-American Jonathan Edwards-both directly and through Petrus van Maastricht. In this persuasive argument, van Vliet radically corrects Amesian historiography which has minimized his influence.
Often, people use nicotine, caffeine, and some level of alcohol in varying combinations at different times of the day in order to optimize their functioning and feelings of well-being, whether at work, in leisure time, or in a social context. However, until now, studies on the effects of this everyday practice have been diverse, widespread, and insufficiently summarized. Recently developed methods to study the effects in more detail have received little attention, especially among a nonscientific readership. Nicotine, Caffeine and Social Drinking focuses readers' attention on the effects of normal, socially accepted psychoactive substances on cognitive performance and on the brain. Divided into three sections, this book studies each substance individually before examining the effects of their combined usage.
In Postmodern Dilemmas: Outrageous Essays in Art&Art Education and Pun(k) Deconstruction: Experimental Writings in Art&Art Education, jan jagodzinski presents a series of essays covering a timespan of approximately ten years. These essays chart the theory and practice of art&art education as it relates to issues of postmodernity and poststructuralism concerning representation, identity politics, consumerism, postmodern architecture, ecology, phallocentrism of the artistic canon, pluriculturalism, media and technology, and AIDS. As a former editor of The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education and a founding member for the Caucus on Social Theory in Art Education, the author attempts to deconstruct the current art education paradigm, which is largely based on modernist tenets, and to reorient art education practice to social issues as developed in both media education and cultural studies. Part of the intent in these two volumes is to undertake a sustained critique of the 1982 Art in the Mainstream (A.I.M.) statement, which continues to be considered as the core value for art education. The distinct intention of this critique is to put forward a new value base for art&art education in these postmodern times. Many of the essays raise the need to be attentive to sex/gender issues in art&art education and the need to read the artistic discourse "otherwise." There is a sustained critique of the art programs developed by the Getty Center for the Arts, whose arts curriculum presents the paradigm case of late modernist thinking. Some essays are written in a provocative form that tries to accommodate such content. This is particularly the case in Pun(k) Deconstruction, where architectural discourse is deconstructed, and which includes an "artistic performance" given by the author in 1987. This singular set of volumes combines scholarship in the areas of gender studies, aesthetics, art history, art education, poststructuralism, and cultural studies in a unique blend of theory and practice for rethinking the field of art education.
This book is made up of a collection of peer-reviewed chapters that reflect the construct of authentic learning--learning that is centred on rich, real-world, immersive and engaging tasks"--Provided by publisher.
Traces the life and achievements of one of modern America's first female elected tribal leaders, describing her half-Seminole heritage, her determination to acquire an education and her contributions as a community activist.
In the following study, I am going to present a short survey of the hedge fund industry, its regulation and the existent hedge fund strategies. Statistical arbitrage in particular is explained in further detail, and major performance measurement ratios are presented. In the second part, I am going to introduce a semi-variance model for statistical arbitrage. The model is compared to the standard Garch model, which is often used in daily option trading, derivate pricing and risk management. As investment returns are not equally distributed over time, sources for statistical arbitrage occur. The semi-variance model takes skewness into account and provides higher returns at lower volatility than the Garch model. The concept is aimed to be a synopsis of mean reversion and chart pattern detection. The computer model is generated with respect to Brownian motion and technical analysis and provides significant returns to the investment. While the market efficiency hypothesis states the impossibility of long-term arbitrage opportunities, market anomalies outstand significantly. Connecting both elements creates a profitable trading system. The combination of both approaches delivers a sensible hedge fund concept. The out-of-sample backtest verifies out-performance and implies the need for further research in the area of higher moment CAPM and additional market timing strategies as sources of statistical arbitrage.
This book discusses the topic of affinity electrophoresis (AFF-EP), which has become a useful tool for studies of biomolecular interactions. The book will discuss AFF-EP as an analytical method which has been used successfully for the diagnosis, differentiation, and monitoring of patients with various diseases. The book will also discuss other uses for the AFF-EP method.
Innovations and developments in technology have laid the foundations for an economy based on digital goods and services—the digital economy. This book invites students and practitioners, to take an in-depth look at the impact that technological innovations such as social media, cryptocurrencies, crowdsourcing, and even online gaming is having on today’s business landscape. Learn about the various business models available for the digital economy, including the business models used by Bitcoin, Spotify, Wikipedia, World of Warcraft, Facebook, and Airbnb. This book details the evolution of contemporary economics within the digital stratosphere and highlights the complex ecosystem that makes up the field of digital economics. The foundational text with case studies is also peppered with anecdotes on the various technological innovations which have shaped markets throughout history. The authors provide several models and tools that are essential for analysis, as well as activities that will allow the reader to reflect, analyze, and apply the knowledge and tools presented in each chapter. Introduction to Digital Economics is a definitive guide to the complexities and nuances of this burgeoning and fascinating field of study.
This book investigates the tensions between EU law and international commercial arbitration, i.e. tensions between two phenomena at opposite ends of the public to private ordering continuum. It focuses on the Commercial Agents Directive’s regime for indemnity and compensation as one of the most frequent source of these tensions. To mitigate the consequential problems, the book proposes and describes a comprehensive framework for a preferable system of reviewing arbitration agreements and arbitral awards. To this end, it explores the prerequisites of this system through comparative legal analysis of the German, Belgian, French and English systems of review, an assessment of the observable aspects of arbitral practice, game theoretical analysis of the arbitral process, and microeconomic analysis of the cross-border market for commercial agency.
This is the seventh edition of the leading work on transnational and comparative commercial, financial, and trade law, covering a wide range of complex topics in the modern law of international commerce and finance. As a guide for students and practitioners it has proven to be unrivalled. The work is divided into three volumes, each of which can be used independently or as part of the complete work. Volume 3 deals with financial products and financial services; the structure and operation of banking and of the capital markets; the role of modern commercial and investment banks; and financial risk, stability and regulation, including the fallout from the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent regulatory responses in the US and Europe. In sections on products and services, the blockchain and its potential are noted in the payment system, in the custodial holdings of investment securities, and in the derivative markets. A section on regulation critically reviews the need for macro-prudential supervision and an independent macro-prudential supervisor, the role of resolution authorities, the operation of the shadow banking system, and the extraterritorial reach and international recognition of financial regulation. All three volumes may be purchased separately or as part of a single set.
Using the Canadian experience as a model, Jan Jakob Bornheim shows that the efficient interaction of common law and civil law can take place on both vertical and horizontal planes."--
This book introduces, explains, and illustrates the theories, concepts, and methods needed for sound enterprise engineering. These are based on foundational insights, specifically those concerning the employee-centric theory of organization, which are put into practice by coherently and consistently applying them to enterprise design and change. The book consists of five main chapters, the first of which emphasizes the importance of linking foundational insights with the enterprise engineering design science for practicing them in enterprise design within the scope of enterprise governance concerned with enterprise change. Chapter 2 summarizes the necessary philosophical, ontological and ideological foundations of enterprise design and change. Subsequently, chapter 3 outlines essential aspects of enterprise change and describes the relation between enterprise governance and the process of enterprise design, while chapter 4 details the enterprise engineering design science and the actual enterprise design process, its various perspectives and both its intermediate and final results. Lastly, chapter 5 illustrates in detail the application of all the process steps in a single, extensive example. In this way, the book shows how all the cornerstones of enterprise design and change, as well as the employee-centric theory of organization can be applied. The book is mainly intended for students in areas such as business administration, management and organization science, governance, and enterprise and information systems design. However, professionals working in these areas will also benefit from the book, as it provides them with all the elements needed for engineering enterprise design, and details their application.
Achieving enterprise success necessitates addressing enterprises in ways that match the complexity and dynamics of the modern enterprise environment. However, since the majority of enterprise strategic initiatives appear to fail – among which those regarding information technology – the currently often practiced approaches to strategy development and implementation seem more an obstacle than an enabler for strategic enterprise success. Two themes underpin the fundamentally different views outlined in this book. First, the competence-based perspective on governance, whereby employees are viewed as the crucial core for effectively addressing the complex, dynamic and uncertain enterprise reality, as well as for successfully defining and operationalizing strategic choices. Second, enterprise engineering as the formal conceptual framework and methodology for arranging a unified and integrated enterprise design, which is a necessary condition for enterprise success. Jan Hoogervorst's presentation, which is based on both research and his professional background at Sogeti B.V., aims at professionals in management and consulting as well as students in management science and business information systems.
Financial economics, and the calculations of time and uncertainty derived from it, are playing an increasingly important role in non-finance areas, such as monetary and environmental economics. In this 2001 book, Professors Le Roy and Werner supply a rigorous yet accessible graduate-level introduction to this subfield of microeconomic theory and general equilibrium theory. Since students often find the link between financial economics and equilibrium theory hard to grasp, they devote less attention to purely financial topics such as calculation of derivatives, while aiming to make the connection explicit and clear in each stage of the exposition. Emphasis is placed on detailed study of two-date models, because almost all of the key ideas in financial economics can be developed in the two-date setting. In addition to rigorous analysis, substantial sections of discussion and examples are included to make the ideas readily understandable.
Immunodermatology is a field covering the majority of skin diseases, including the most prevalent onesin the general population. The Second Edition of Skin Immune System (SIS) discusses immune-mediated skin diseases and disease groups in which the SIS plays a role. It covers major findings in immunophysiology and immunopathology that have occurred since the introduction of the First Edition in 1990. As the subtitle indicates, the Second Edition adds a new emphasis on cutaneous immunology, and also includes new information on immune-based therapeutic interventions and methods, such as phototherapy and the immunological therapy of skin cancer. The book contains Part I, with introductory chapters; Part II, with descriptions of the cellular elements; and Part III, which describes the humoral and molecular components of SIS. Part IV follows to integrate the facts described in Parts II and III into concepts of pathophysiology. It contains a number of concepts entitled "response patterns" that describe how the constitutional elements of SIS work together. New in this edition are the descriptions of immunodermatological diseases individually described in Part V. Part VI is also all new and summarizes principles of immunotherapy.
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