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Measuring the Impact of a Failing Participant in Payment Systems

By: Ronald Heijmans,Ms.Froukelien Wendt

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Measuring the Impact of a Failing Participant in Payment Systems

By: Ronald Heijmans,Ms.Froukelien Wendt

Banks and financial market infrastructures (FMIs) that are not able to fulfill their payment obligations can be a source of financial instability. This paper develops a composite risk indicator to evaluate the criticality of participants in a large value payment system network, combining liquidity risk and interconnections in one approach, and applying this to the TARGET2 payment system. Findings suggest that the most critical participants in TARGET2 are other payment systems, because of the size of underlying payment flows. Some banks may be critical, but this is mainly due to their interconnectedness with other TARGET2 participants. Central counterparties and central securities depositories are less critical. These findings can be used in financial stability analysis, and feed into central bank policies on payment system access, oversight, and crisis management.

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International Monetary Fund

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1513545086

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Signal Processing and Performance Analysis for Imaging Systems

By: S. Susan Young,Ronald G. Driggers,Eddie Lynn Jacobs

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Signal Processing and Performance Analysis for Imaging Systems

By: S. Susan Young,Ronald G. Driggers,Eddie Lynn Jacobs

This book presents today's most powerful signal processing techniques together with methods for assessing imaging system performance when each of these techniques is applied. This multi-use book helps you make the most of sensor hardware through software enhancement, and evaluate system and algorithm performance. You also learn how to make the best hardware/software decisions in developing the next-generation of image acquisition and analysis systems.

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Artech House

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1596932880

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9781596932883

Personality, Values, Culture

An Evolutionary Approach

By: Ronald Fischer

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Personality, Values, Culture

An Evolutionary Approach

By: Ronald Fischer

Fischer uses evolutionary psychology to explain why people's personality and values are both similar and different across cultures worldwide.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107087155

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In the Ruins of Empire

The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia

By: Ronald Spector

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In the Ruins of Empire

The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia

By: Ronald Spector

The New York Times said of Ronald H. Spector’s classic account of the American struggle against the Japanese in World War II, “No future book on the Pacific War will be written without paying due tribute to Eagle Against the Sun.” Now Spector has returned with a book that is even more revealing. In the Ruins of Empire chronicles the startling aftermath of this crucial twentieth-century conflict. With access to recently available firsthand accounts by Chinese, Japanese, British, and American witnesses and previously top secret U.S. intelligence records, Spector tells for the first time the fascinating story of the deadly confrontations that broke out–or merely continued–in Asia after peace was proclaimed at the end of World War II. Under occupation by the victorious Allies, this part of the world was plunged into new power struggles or back into old feuds that in some ways were worse than the war itself. In the Ruins of Empire also shows how the U.S. and Soviet governments, as they secretly vied for influence in liberated lands, were soon at odds. At the time of the peace declaration, international suspicions were still strong. Joseph Stalin warned that “crazy cutthroats” might disrupt the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay. Die-hard Japanese officers plotted to seize the emperor’s palace to prevent an announcement of surrender, and clandestine relief forces were sent to rescue thousands of Allied POWs to prevent their being massacred. In the Ruins of Empire paints a vivid picture of the postwar intrigues and violence. In Manchuria, Russian “liberators” looted, raped, and killed innocent civilians, and a fratricidal rivalry continued between Chiang Kai-shek’s regime and Mao’s revolutionaries. Communist resistance forces in Malaya settled old scores and terrorized the indigenous population, while mujahideen holy warriors staged reprisals and terror killings against the Chinese–hundreds of innocent civilians were killed on both sides. In Indochina, a nativist political movement rose up to oppose the resumption of French colonial rule; one of the factions that struggled for supremacy was the Communist Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh. Korea became a powder keg with the Russians and Americans entangled in its north and south. And in Java, as the Indonesian novelist Idrus wrote, people brutalized by years of Japanese occupation “worshipped a new God in the form of bombs, submachine guns, and mortars.” Through impeccable research and provocative analysis, as well as compelling accounts of American, British, Indian, and Australian soldiers charged with overseeing the surrender and repatriation of millions of Japanese in the heart of dangerous territory, Spector casts new and startling light on this pivotal time–and sets the record straight about this contested and important period in history.

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Random House

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1588367215

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Introduction to Infrared and Electro-optical Systems

By: Ronald G. Driggers,Melvin H. Friedman,Jonathan Nichols

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Introduction to Infrared and Electro-optical Systems

By: Ronald G. Driggers,Melvin H. Friedman,Jonathan Nichols

This comprehensive reference details the principles and components of the Linear Shift-Invariant (LSI) infrared and electro-optical systems and shows you how to combine this approach with calculus and domain transformations to achieve a successful imaging system analysis. Ultimately, the steps described in this book lead to results in quantitative characterizations of performance metrics such as modulation transfer functions, minimum resolvable temperature difference, minimum resolvable contrast, and probability of object discrimination. The book includes an introduction to two-dimensional functions and mathematics which can be used to describe image transfer characteristics and imaging system components. You also learn diffraction concepts of coherent and incoherent imaging systems which show you the fundamental limits of their performance. By using the evaluation procedures contained in this desktop reference, you become capable of predicting both sensor test and field performance and quantifying the effects of component variations.

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Artech House

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1608071006

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Guide to Rebuilding Governance in Stability Operations

A Role for the Military?

By: Derick W. Brinkerhoff,Ronald Wayne Johnson,Richard Benton Hill

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Guide to Rebuilding Governance in Stability Operations

A Role for the Military?

By: Derick W. Brinkerhoff,Ronald Wayne Johnson,Richard Benton Hill

This guide is designed to further U.S. military understanding of the critical nation-state building role that U.S. forces play during stability operations. It focuses on the military's role in rebuilding and establishing a functional, effective, and legitimate nation-state; one that can assure security and stability for its citizens, defend its borders, deliver services effectively for its populace, and is responsible and accountable to its citizens. It provides a comprehensive approach to planning and implementing a program to rebuild governance by U.S. peacekeeping forces during stability operations. Recognizing that the extent of U.S. Government and military involvement is determined by the mandate, the mission, the level of resources and most importantly, the host country context, this guide provides options and trade-offs for U.S. forces in executing these operations.

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Strategic Studies Institute

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1584873949

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Introduction to Infrared and Electro-Optical Systems, Third Edition

By: Ronald G. Driggers,Melvin H. Friedman,John W. Devitt,Orges Furxhi,Anjali Singh

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Introduction to Infrared and Electro-Optical Systems, Third Edition

By: Ronald G. Driggers,Melvin H. Friedman,John W. Devitt,Orges Furxhi,Anjali Singh

This newly revised and updated edition offers a current and complete introduction to the analysis and design of Electro-Optical (EO) imaging systems. The Third Edition provides numerous updates and several new chapters including those covering Pilotage, Infrared Search and Track, and Simplified Target Acquisition Model. The principles and components of the Linear Shift-Invariant (LSI) infrared and electro-optical systems are detailed in full and help you to combine this approach with calculus and domain transformations to achieve a successful imaging system analysis. Ultimately, the steps described in this book lead to results in quantitative characterizations of performance metrics such as modulation transfer functions, minimum resolvable temperature difference, minimum resolvable contrast, and probability of object discrimination. The book includes an introduction to two-dimensional functions and mathematics which can be used to describe image transfer characteristics and imaging system components. You also learn diffraction concepts of coherent and incoherent imaging systems which show you the fundamental limits of their performance. By using the evaluation procedures contained in this desktop reference, you become capable of predicting both sensor test and field performance and quantifying the effects of component variations. The book contains over 800 time-saving equations and includes numerous analyses and designs throughout. It also includes a reference link to special website prepared by the authors that augments the book in the classroom and serves as an additional resource for practicing engineers. With its comprehensive coverage and practical approach, this is a strong resource for engineers needing a bench reference for sensor and basic scenario performance calculations. Numerous analyses and designs are given throughout the text. It is also an excellent text for upper-level students with an interest in electronic imaging systems.

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163081833X

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9781630818333

Guide to Rebuilding Public Sector Services in Stability Operations

A Role for the Military

By: Derick W. Brinkerhoff,Ronald W. Johnson,Richard Hill

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Guide to Rebuilding Public Sector Services in Stability Operations

A Role for the Military

By: Derick W. Brinkerhoff,Ronald W. Johnson,Richard Hill

This guide examines the role of restoration of public services within the broader context of stability operations. The extent to which public service reconstruction takes place depends on the mission, the level of resources, and the host country context. This paper provides guidance helpful to U.S. peacekeeping personnel in planning and executing stability operations tasks related to restoration of public sector services and infrastructure. It is designed to supplement existing and emerging guidance, and is specifically relevant to addressing the needs of public sector rebuilding in a post-conflict situation by peacekeeping forces. The material presented here draws both from theory and analytic frameworks and from on-the-ground experience of practitioners."--Page [v].

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1584874090

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Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology

By: Ross E. Petty,Ronald M. Laxer,Carol B Lindsley,Lucy Wedderburn

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Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology

By: Ross E. Petty,Ronald M. Laxer,Carol B Lindsley,Lucy Wedderburn

Matchless in reputation, content, and usefulness, Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology, 7th Edition, is a must-have for any physician caring for children with rheumatic diseases. It provides an up-to-date, global perspective on every aspect of pediatric rheumatology, reflecting the changes in diagnosis, monitoring, and management that recent advances have made possible – all enhanced by a full-color design that facilitates a thorough understanding of the science that underlies rheumatic disease. Get an authoritative, balanced view of the field with a comprehensive and coherent review of both basic science and clinical practice. Apply the knowledge and experience of a who’s who of international experts in the field. Examine the full spectrum of rheumatologic diseases and non-rheumatologic musculoskeletal disorders in children and adolescents, including the presentation, differential diagnosis, course, management, and prognosis of every major condition. Diagnose and treat effectively through exhaustive reviews of the complex symptoms and signs and lab abnormalities that characterize these clinical disorders. Keep current with the latest information on small molecule treatment, biologics, biomarkers, epigenetics, biosimilars, and cell-based therapies. Increase your knowledge with three all-new chapters on laboratory investigations, CNS vasculitis, and other vasculitides. Understand the evolving globalization of pediatric rheumatology, especially as it is reflected in the diagnosis and management of childhood rheumatic diseases in the southern hemisphere. Choose treatment protocols based on the best scientific evidence available today.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323356133

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9780323356138

Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis

A Case-Based Approach

By: Ronald C. Hamdy

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis

A Case-Based Approach

By: Ronald C. Hamdy

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Endocrinology/Metabolic Disease**Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: A Case-Based Approach is a practical guide that will be useful to a wide range of practicing and in-training clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. With its clinical case and scenario-based approach, readers can quickly decide which clinical problem to address such as the management of osteoporosis of a particular clinical problem (Atypical femoral shaft fractures, Glucocorticoids and bone health, etc.). Each chapter is self-contained with a list of objectives at the beginning and a presentation of clinical cases that encourages self-learning to non-specialized clinical staff. This book is easily accessible to non-specialists, allowing any healthcare provider to learn how to diagnose and manage osteoporosis in the context of their practice. - Includes key points at the end of each chapter to provide a succinct summary of each clinical issue - Provides multiple-choice questions as an interesting way of testing one's knowledge on the particular issue discussed in the chapter - Presents tables and diagrams to elucidate the knowledge outlined in the chapter - Devotes a section to therapeutics and an analysis of the results of pivotal and key studies listed in a comparable visual format

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Elsevier

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0323958397

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9780323958394

Contributions to Consumer Demand and Econometrics

Essays in Honour of Henri Theil

By: Ronald Bewley

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Contributions to Consumer Demand and Econometrics

Essays in Honour of Henri Theil

By: Ronald Bewley

Contains essays on consumer demand and econometrics written in honour of Professor Henri Theil. The essays report the results of current pioneering research work and cover a variety of topics including inequality tests, mixing forecasts and dynamic panel data models.

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Springer

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1349122211

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9781349122219

Fetal Medicine E-Book

Basic Science and Clinical Practice

By: Pranav P Pandya,Ronald Wapner,Dick Oepkes,Neil Sebire

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Fetal Medicine E-Book

Basic Science and Clinical Practice

By: Pranav P Pandya,Ronald Wapner,Dick Oepkes,Neil Sebire

Covering pertinent basic science and offering today's most authoritative guidance on clinical management, Fetal Medicine, 3rd Edition, is a must-have resource for obstetricians and other healthcare professionals involved in care of the fetus. An international team of expert contributors delivers the knowledge and background you need to effectively diagnose and treat fetal disorders – everything from prenatal screening and diagnostic tests to common and rare prenatal conditions, early pregnancy loss, ethical issues, and much more. - Focuses on fetal medicine throughout, bringing you today's most reliable information in both basic science and clinical topics. - Offers updated information from cover to cover, including new coverage of genetics, embryology, and clinical management. - Features new self-assessment questions and new images throughout – for a total of nearly 1,000 photographs and line drawings, as well as more than 150 quick-reference tables. - Details fast-changing developments in fetal medicine, including advances in ultrasound imaging, cytogenetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry. - Helps you learn and retrieve complex information quickly thanks to succinct, highly structured text; key points at the beginning of each chapter; and concise chapter summaries. New editor team – 3 new editors with an international approach – they will select qualified authors who can discuss the basic science as well as the clinical aspects of perinatal problems Updated knowledge content – major areas of change are non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and genetic testing – Ron Wapner is one of the leaders in these fields Expert Consult access – individual electronic access for the first time 4-color design – current design is b&w so will update with new colors and colorize the drawings.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0702072877

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9780702072871

Exchange Rate Modelling

By: Ronald MacDonald,Ian Marsh

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Exchange Rate Modelling

By: Ronald MacDonald,Ian Marsh

Are foreign exchange markets efficient? Are fundamentals important for predicting exchange rate movements? What is the signal-to-ratio of high frequency exchange rate changes? Is it possible to define a measure of the equilibrium exchange rate that is useful from an assessment perspective? The book is a selective survey of current thinking on key topics in exchange rate economics, supplemented throughout by new empirical evidence. The focus is on the use of advanced econometric tools to find answers to these and other questions which are important to practitioners, policy-makers and academic economists. In addition, the book addresses more technical econometric considerations such as the importance of the choice between single-equation and system-wide approaches to modelling the exchange rate, and the reduced form versus structural equation problems. Readers will gain both a comprehensive overview of the way macroeconomists approach exchange rate modelling, and an understanding of how advanced techniques can help them explain and predict the behavior of this crucial economic variable.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475729979

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Measuring the Impact of a Failing Participant in Payment Systems

By: Ronald Heijmans,Ms.Froukelien Wendt

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Measuring the Impact of a Failing Participant in Payment Systems

Measuring the Impact of a Failing Participant in Payment Systems

Signal Processing and Performance Analysis for Imaging Systems

Signal Processing and Performance Analysis for Imaging Systems

Personality, Values, Culture

Personality, Values, Culture

In the Ruins of Empire

In the Ruins of Empire

Introduction to Infrared and Electro-optical Systems

Introduction to Infrared and Electro-optical Systems

Guide to Rebuilding Governance in Stability Operations

Guide to Rebuilding Governance in Stability Operations

Introduction to Infrared and Electro-Optical Systems, Third Edition

Introduction to Infrared and Electro-Optical Systems, Third Edition

Guide to Rebuilding Public Sector Services in Stability Operations

Guide to Rebuilding Public Sector Services in Stability Operations

Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology

Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology

Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis

Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis

Contributions to Consumer Demand and Econometrics

Contributions to Consumer Demand and Econometrics

Fetal Medicine E-Book

Fetal Medicine E-Book

Exchange Rate Modelling

Exchange Rate Modelling

Measuring the Impact of a Failing Participant in Payment Systems

Measuring the Impact of a Failing Participant in Payment Systems

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