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Renaissance Hybrids

Culture and Genre in Early Modern England

By: Mr Gary A Schmidt

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Renaissance Hybrids

Culture and Genre in Early Modern England

By: Mr Gary A Schmidt

In the first book-length study explicitly to connect the postcolonial trope of hybridity to Renaissance literature, Gary Schmidt examines how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English authors, artists, explorers and statesmen exercised a concerted effort to frame questions of cultural and artistic heterogeneity. This book is unique in its exploration of how 'hybrid' literary genres emerge at particular historical moments as vehicles for negotiating other kinds of hybridity, including but not limited to cultural and political hybridity. In particular, Schmidt addresses three distinct manifestations of 'hybridity' in English literature and iconography during this period. The first category comprises literal hybrid creatures such as satyrs, centaurs, giants, and changelings; the second is cultural hybrids reflecting the mixed status of the nation; and the third is generic hybrids such as the Shakespearean 'problem play,' the volatile verse satires of Nashe, Hall and Marston, and the tragicomedies of Beaumont and Fletcher. In Renaissance Hybrids, Schmidt demonstrates 'postmodern' considerations not to be unique to our own critical milieu. Rather, they can fruitfully elucidate cultural and literary developments in the English Renaissance, forging a valuable link in the history of ideas and practices, and revealing a new dimension in the relation of early modern studies to the concerns of the present.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1472403967

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The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Practice, Analysis, and Methodology

By: M. R. Islam,Jaan S. Islam,Gary M. Zatzman,M. Safiur Rahman,M. A. H. Mughal

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The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Practice, Analysis, and Methodology

By: M. R. Islam,Jaan S. Islam,Gary M. Zatzman,M. Safiur Rahman,M. A. H. Mughal

The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most important industries in the world, offering new medicines, vaccines, and cures to a global population. It is a massive industry, worthy of a deep and thorough examination of its processes and chemistry, with a view toward sustainability. The authors describe what is and isn't truly sustainable, offering a new approach and a new definition of the sustainability of pharmaceutical and chemical engineering and the science behind it. This is a cutting-edge work, aimed at engineers, scientists, researchers, chemists, and students.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119184215

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9781119184218

Business Leadership for IT Projects

By: Mr Gary Lloyd

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Business Leadership for IT Projects

By: Mr Gary Lloyd

The track record of IT projects is poor. Less than a third of IT projects deliver what they said they would, on schedule and on budget. The major cause of IT project failure is not, as you might expect, poor IT leadership or difficult technology but poor business leadership. One of the reasons for this is that, unlike their IT peers, business managers often get little training or education in project delivery, let alone the special case represented by an IT project. Business Leadership for IT Projects addresses the gap by providing tools and ideas that are applicable to all sizes of IT projects, from those in large multinational corporations, down to small growing businesses. It sets out the key project touchpoints where business leadership can have a major impact on project success. The book combines psychological research and project best practice to create a practical toolbox that can be dipped into, as needs arise, or followed as an overall approach to IT project leadership. The toolbox weaves together three key strands of thought. First, that the concept of value should be at the forefront of project design and delivery. Second, that business managers need to take active leadership of IT projects to secure value. Third, that project teams need tools to slow down their thinking and ensure that actions and decisions are well thought through.

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Gower Publishing, Ltd.

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147240811X

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9781472408112

Reconstituting the Curriculum

By: M. R. Islam,Gary M. Zatzman,Jaan S. Islam

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Reconstituting the Curriculum

By: M. R. Islam,Gary M. Zatzman,Jaan S. Islam

Based on groundbreaking new ideas, this treatise signals a return to a rebuilding and reshaping of the curriculum as the primary tool for education This book presents a new definition of "curriculum" and what it should consist of, with a view toward creating a more ethical, educated, and thinking person. Rather than treating students as "products" for society, this approach returns to a view of the curriculum as a tool for educating students to reason through problems, be bold in creating new solutions, and contribute to a more vibrant, just world. The university curriculum introduced in the post-Renaissance era, dominated by doctrinal philosophy, is based on "learning" or "skill development," suitable for creating a "learned" society that would eventually serve the establishment. This curriculum has been promoted as the only form suitable for the modern education system. It has introduced a tremendous amount of tangible advancement in all fields of the structured education system. These tangible gains are often promoted as "knowledge." This has created confusion between education (acquiring knowledge) and learning, training or skill development. This book seeks to clarify the difference between these two divergent views of education. It has been shown that the current curriculum is not conducive to increasing a student's knowledge because it is based on consolidating preconceived ideas that have been either passed on from previous generations or gained through personal experience. In most cases, this mode of cognition will not create a pathway for gaining knowledge that brings one closer to discovery. The term "education," on the other hand, is always meant to be a process of "bringing forth" one's inherent qualities and unique traits, necessary and sufficient for increasing one's knowledge.

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1118867904

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Aging Populations and Public Pension Schemes

By: Sheetal K. Chand,Mr.Albert Jaeger

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Aging Populations and Public Pension Schemes

By: Sheetal K. Chand,Mr.Albert Jaeger

This paper discusses a study analyzing aging populations and public pension schemes. An aging society is characterized by a growing proportion of the retired to the active working population. The study examines the pension-related aging problem primarily from a fiscal perspective. It analyzes how prospective demographic developments that affect the proportion of the pensionable elderly affect pension outlays. It confirms that very serious fiscal stresses are in prospect for most industrial economies. Addressing such problems satisfactorily will require major actions early, given the long lead times involved in reforming a pension fund's financial position.

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International Monetary Fund

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1557756201

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The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Applications for Mental Disorder Treatments

By: M. R. Islam,Jaan S. Islam,Gary M. Zatzman

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The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Applications for Mental Disorder Treatments

By: M. R. Islam,Jaan S. Islam,Gary M. Zatzman

This third volume in a four-volume set offers new theories and applications for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Having laid the groundwork in the first two volumes, the authors now embark on significant, real-life scenarios that apply their philosophy to mental disorder treatments. The goal of the project is to take the industry toward sustainability, not just in terms of the chemical engineering used to create medicines, but also environmentally, economically, and personally. Their unique approach uses a more holistic and philosophically cohesive method for treating mental disorders, making the industry "greener" and the patient healthier. The four volumes in "The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering" are: Volume 1: Practice, Analysis, and Methodology Volume 2: Theories and Solutions Volume 3: Applications for Mental Disorder Treatments Volume 4: Applications for Physical Disorder Treatments This ground-breaking set of books is a unique and state-of-the-art study that only appears here, within these pages. A fascinating study for the engineer, scientist, and pharmacist working in the pharmaceutical industry and interested in sustainability, it is also a valuable textbook for students and faculty studying these subjects.

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1119183820

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The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Theories and Solutions

By: M. R. Islam,Jaan S. Islam,Gary M. Zatzman,M. Safiur Rahman,M. A. H. Mughal

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The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Theories and Solutions

By: M. R. Islam,Jaan S. Islam,Gary M. Zatzman,M. Safiur Rahman,M. A. H. Mughal

This is the second volume in a four-volume series aimed at guiding the pharmaceutical industry toward sustainability. After analyzing and exposing some of the backward and ill-conceived notions that guide the present state of the industry, this volume presents key theories and new, groundbreaking solutions for re-thinking the processes involved in the engineering of pharmaceuticals and offers a fundamental paradigm shift. The 4 volumes in this ambitious project are: • Volume 1: Practice, Analysis, and Methodology • Volume 2: Theories and Solutions • Volume 3: Applications for Mental Disorder Treatments • Volume 4: Applications for Physical Disorder Treatments This ground-breaking set of books is a unique and state-of-the-art study that only appears here, within these pages. A fascinating study for the engineer, scientist, and pharmacist working in the pharmaceutical industry and interested in sustainability, it is also a valuable textbook for students and faculty studying these subjects.

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1119159695

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Trust and Inspire

How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others

By: Stephen M.R. Covey

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Trust and Inspire

How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others

By: Stephen M.R. Covey

From the bestselling author of The Speed of Trust and Smart Trust, a revolutionary new way to lead. Stephen M. R. Covey has made it his life's work to understand trust in leadership and organizations. In his newest and most transformative book, Trust and Inspire, he makes the compelling argument that even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not. Most organizations, teams, schools, and families today still operate from a model of "command and control," focusing on hierarchies and compliance from people. But because of the changing nature of the world, the workforce, work itself, and the choices we have for where and how to work and live, these old rules of leadership no longer apply. Covey's solution is simple, yet bold: a shift from this "command and control" model to a leadership style of "trust and inspire." Covey challenges our beliefs about people and leadership that have been deeply engrained in management approaches for decades. Trust and Inspire is a new way of leading that starts with the belief that people are creative, collaborative, and full of potential. People with this kind of leader are inspired to become the best version of themselves and to produce their best work. People don't want to be managed; they want to be led. Trust and Inspire is the solution to the future of work: where a dispersed workforce will be the norm, necessitating trust and collaboration across time zones, cultures, personalities, and technology. Trust and Inspire calls for a radical shift in the way we lead in the 21st century, and Covey shows us how.

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Simon and Schuster

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198214372X

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9781982143725

Private Investment and Endogenous Growth

Evidence From Cameroon

By: Mr.Dhaneshwar Ghura

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Private Investment and Endogenous Growth

Evidence From Cameroon

By: Mr.Dhaneshwar Ghura

This paper investigates empirically the factors that have influenced economic growth in Cameroon during 1963-96. The results, which support the endogenous-growth-type model, indicate that (1) the aggregate production function exhibits increasing returns to scale; (2) the impact of increases in private investment on growth is large, significant, and robust; (3) increases in government investment have a positive impact on growth; (4) human capital development plays an important role in output expansion; (5) positive externalities are generated by physical and human capital accumulation; and (6) growth is boosted by economic policies that foster external competitiveness and a prudent fiscal stance.

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International Monetary Fund

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1451980000

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World of Workcraft

Rediscovering Motivation and Engagement in the Digital Workplace

By: Mr Dale Roberts

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World of Workcraft

Rediscovering Motivation and Engagement in the Digital Workplace

By: Mr Dale Roberts

Organisations have started to wrestle with the idea of how to engage the skills and motivation of the video game generation; as customers and as employees. Dale Robert’s World of Workcraft provides the context and background to the need for and potential benefit of gamification as a means of turning a traditional corporate culture and structure into a dynamic community. Gamification is the concept of applying engaging elements of game theory to non-game applications, and its practical application is part of the disruptive innovation that offers businesses radical new ways of working, learning and performing. World of Workcraft provides guidance on how to (and how not to) introduce these concepts successfully.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1472429052

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9781472429056

Banks' Liability Structure and Mortgage Lending During the Financial Crisis

By: Jihad Dagher,Mr.Kazim Kazimov

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Banks' Liability Structure and Mortgage Lending During the Financial Crisis

By: Jihad Dagher,Mr.Kazim Kazimov

We examine the impact of banks’ exposure to market liquidity shocks through wholesale funding on their supply of credit during the financial crisis in the United States. We focus on mortgage lending to minimize the impact of confounding demand factors that could potentially be large when comparing banks’ overall lending across heterogeneous categories of credit. The disaggregated data on mortgage applications that we use allows us to study the time variations in banks’ decisions to grant mortgage loans, while controlling for bank, borrower, and regional characteristics. The wealth of data also allows us to carry out matching exercises that eliminate imbalances in observable applicant characteristics between wholesale and retail banks, as well as various other robustness tests. We find that banks that were more reliant on wholesale funding curtailed their credit significantly more than retail-funded banks during the crisis. The demand for mortgage credit, on the other hand, declined evenly across wholesale and retail banks. To understand the aggregate implications of our findings, we exploit the heterogeneity in mortgage funding across U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and find that wholesale funding was a strong and significant predictor of a sharper decline in overall mortgage credit at the MSA level.

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1475534620

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Apostolic Iconography and Florentine Confraternities in the Age of Reform

By: Mr Douglas N Dow

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Apostolic Iconography and Florentine Confraternities in the Age of Reform

By: Mr Douglas N Dow

Focusing on artists and architectural complexes which until now have eluded scholarly attention, this study examines three different confraternal organizations in sixteenth-century Florence. Douglas Dow explores how, through the emphasis on the apostles within their art programs, these corporate groups adapted existing iconography to their own purposes. He argues that their willful engagement with apostolic themes reveals the complex interaction between these organizations and the church’s program of reform.

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1409440540

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Renaissance Hybrids

Renaissance Hybrids

The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Practice, Analysis, and Methodology

The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Practice, Analysis, and Methodology

Business Leadership for IT Projects

Business Leadership for IT Projects

Reconstituting the Curriculum

Reconstituting the Curriculum

Aging Populations and Public Pension Schemes

Aging Populations and Public Pension Schemes

The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Applications for Mental Disorder Treatments

The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Applications for Mental Disorder Treatments

The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Theories and Solutions

The Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Theories and Solutions

Trust and Inspire

Trust and Inspire

Private Investment and Endogenous Growth

Private Investment and Endogenous Growth

World of Workcraft

World of Workcraft

Banks' Liability Structure and Mortgage Lending During the Financial Crisis

Banks' Liability Structure and Mortgage Lending During the Financial Crisis

Apostolic Iconography and Florentine Confraternities in the Age of Reform

Apostolic Iconography and Florentine Confraternities in the Age of Reform

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