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Systolic Computations

By: M.A. Frumkin

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This monograph is devoted to a new method of parallel computing which uses VLSI technology in an effcient manner. By this method, data are fed to the cells of a systolic processor and results are obtained instantly. Some theoretical and algorithmic questions which arise in the design of hardware and software for systolic processing are considered. Special attention is devoted to the complexity of VLSI, complexity of algorithms, parallel algorithms, relations between graphs of algorithms and graphs of processors, parallel programming languages, and the use of systolic algorithms for vector programming. The book is unique for its inclusion of a library of systolic algorithms for solving problems from twelve branches of computer science, and will be useful for designers of hardware and software for parallel processing.

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9401125147

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Mission Investing

Four Essays on Mission-based Investment Strategies in the Context of Nonprofit Organizations

By: Tizian M. A. Fritz

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Mission Investing

Four Essays on Mission-based Investment Strategies in the Context of Nonprofit Organizations

By: Tizian M. A. Fritz

This thesis examines the concept of mission investing (MI) and thus the role the mission of nonprofit organizations (NPO) plays when fungible financial assets are invested. In contrast to the traditional separation of programming and investment policies, MI stands for the explicit inclusion of the organization's mission into financial decisionmaking. Although initially developed in the context of grantmaking foundations, the concept of MI can be applied to any NPO with fungible assets. NPO as mission-driven organizations differ substantially from regular "for-profit" companies in the way they evaluate organizational performance. Therefore, questions regarding the assessment of desirability and the evaluation of investment opportunities arise. This thesis consists of four articles which all answer a different sub-question regarding the concept and logic of MI and thus adds to a more profound understanding of nonprofit investment management and complements existing theoretical analyses with empirical findings on value-based portfolio selection. In their exploratory approach, these four essays contribute to a holistic understanding of how investment decisions within a mission-oriented organization should be planned and evaluated - independent of their social or financial nature. In applying a logic framework approach, it is shown that the strict separation of social (such as grants) and financial investments within NPO leads to a misallocation of scarce resources. Only by judging both types of investments based on their combined ultimate mission-related impact, an optimal allocation of the initial inputs can be achieved. Thanks to the linkage of both, social and financial investments, the evaluation of investments within NPO is not about either financial return or impact only, but everything in between (i.e., hybrid investments, such as venture philanthropy or impact investments). Further, this thesis also bridges linguistic gaps between nonprofit research and finance and supplies practitioners with insights on how to structure investment processes in NPO and what effects they may expect from mission-based portfolio selection. This allows for a more effective allocation of tax-exempt funds in terms of achieving higher degrees of mission-effectiveness.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3758320003

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Economics and Politics in the Robotic Age

The Future of Human Society

By: Qing-Ping Ma

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Economics and Politics in the Robotic Age

The Future of Human Society

By: Qing-Ping Ma

This book shows that the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics is a natural consequence of the development of human society. It examines the history of production from the Stone Age to the present, progressing from the manual age to the machine age and then to the robotic age. From the perspective of economics and human physiology, this book explains how AI and robotics will reshape the economy and society, and how individuals, firms, and governments should prepare for the advent of the robotic age.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527546152

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Jews, Muslims and Jerusalem

Disputes and Dialogues

By: Moshe Ma'oz

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Jews, Muslims and Jerusalem

Disputes and Dialogues

By: Moshe Ma'oz

Jews, Muslims and Jerusalem: Disputes and Dialogues examines MuslimJewish relations during significant periods of history in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. A deep concern in the Muslim Arab world concerns the status of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock. Israels continued occupation of the West Bank since 1967, and its control of East Jerusalem, has reinforced anti-Jewish (Judeophobia) and anti-Israel movements. The most prominent are the Hamas, the Liberation Party (tahrir), the Islamic Jihad, Hizbullah, the Islamic rulers in Iran, and recently Turkey. Conversely, amongst Jews in Israel and the Diaspora (and amongst many Christians) the last decades have witnessed a rise in extreme Islamophobia in reaction to Arab terrorist attacks, and out of a religious-cultural prejudice against Muslims. Spearheading these trends are members of the Jewish underground, Gush Emunim, Loyalists of the Temple Mount, Holy Temple organizations, and members of the religious Zionist and political movements, the Bayit Yehudi Party and Likud Party. It is noteworthy that there are numerous proactive movements for coexistence and peace amongst Jews and Muslims in Israel and throughout the world, and in that prevailing spirit dozens of ongoing religious and cultural dialogues are maintained. These interactions, and the political and economic engagement at state level, are distinguished by ambivalence given not only the historical record but through contemporary zealotary by hardliners. The US, the UN and the EU have tried to mediate, but to no avail. President Trumps Deal of the Century has abandoned Washingtons neutrality. PM Netanyahu promotes Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem. This book is the most comprehensive, integrated and updated study on these formidable issues. Given the increasingly volatile language by hardline players the Middle East is at a point of critical historical change: Is it to be a political settlement via dialogue or a downward spiral to a dispute that in an age of offensive weaponry available to all parties can only have dire consequences.

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Liverpool University Press

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1782847014

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Polymers at Interfaces

By: Gerard Fleer,M.A. Cohen Stuart,J.M.H.M. Scheutjens,T. Cosgrove,B. Vincent

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Polymers at Interfaces

By: Gerard Fleer,M.A. Cohen Stuart,J.M.H.M. Scheutjens,T. Cosgrove,B. Vincent

This book is concerned with the configuration of polymers at the interfacial zone between two other phases or immiscible components. In recent years, developments in technology combined with increased attention from specialists in a wide range of fields have resulted in a considerable increase in our understanding of the behavior of polymers at interfaces. Inevitably these advances have generated a wealth of literature and although there have been numerous reviews, a critical treatment with adequate descriptions of both theory and experiment, including detailed analysis of the two, has been missing. This text hopes to fill this gap, providing a timely and comprehensive account of the field as it stands today. This long needed work will be invaluable to experts as well as newcomers in the broad field of polymers, interfaces and colloids, both in industry and academia. Whilst industrial laboratories involved in this field will find it indispensable, it will be equally important to anyone with an interest in interfacial polymer or colloidal research.

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0412581604

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9780412581601

Left-Right Asymmetry in Vertebrate Development

By: M.L. López-Gracia,M.A. Ros

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Left-Right Asymmetry in Vertebrate Development

By: M.L. López-Gracia,M.A. Ros

Externally the vertebrate body plan presents a bilateral symmetry in relation to the midline. However, inside the body the distribution of the visceral organs follows a very particular pattern that is not symmetrical in relation to the midline. The last 10 years have seen remarkable advances in our understanding of how the internal asymmetries typical of the vertebrate body are established and controlled. The use of different development models has permitted to uncover fascinating ways of creating asymmetry, like the activity of the nodal cilia. A host of studies has also unravelled the involvement of many genes in the left right patterning pathway. Based on this knowledge the genetic basis of human laterality defects are beginning to be revealed. It is a major challenge now to understand how all these genes control left right development as well as the complex set of interactions established between them.

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3540363483

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Systolic Computations

By: M.A. Frumkin

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Systolic Computations

Systolic Computations

Mission Investing

Mission Investing

Economics and Politics in the Robotic Age

Economics and Politics in the Robotic Age

Jews, Muslims and Jerusalem

Jews, Muslims and Jerusalem

Polymers at Interfaces

Polymers at Interfaces

Left-Right Asymmetry in Vertebrate Development

Left-Right Asymmetry in Vertebrate Development

Systolic Computations

Systolic Computations

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