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  • 1
    ISBN: 9780833047816 , 0833049380 , 0833047817 , 9780833049384
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvii, 275 pages)
    Serie: Rand Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version Preparing and training for the full spectrum of military challenges
    Schlagwort(e): Operational readiness (Military science) ; Military planning ; Soldiers Training of ; Operational readiness (Military science) ; Military planning ; Soldiers ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom ; Military planning ; Operational readiness (Military science) ; Soldiers ; Training of ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: "The difficult and continually evolving operations in Iraq and Afghanistan show the complexities of what is now termed irregular warfare and highlight the need for new approaches to the security challenges with which the United States is now contending and will likely confront in the future. The research reported in this monograph focused on answering a rather straightforward, but thus far largely unanswered, question: What can the U.S. military learn from other militaries about how better to prepare for full-spectrum operations and deployments? To this end, RAND was asked by the OSD for Personnel and Readiness to examine the militaries of China, France, the UK, India, and Israel."--Page xiii
    Kurzfassung: "The difficult and continually evolving operations in Iraq and Afghanistan show the complexities of what is now termed irregular warfare and highlight the need for new approaches to the security challenges with which the United States is now contending and will likely confront in the future. The research reported in this monograph focused on answering a rather straightforward, but thus far largely unanswered, question: What can the U.S. military learn from other militaries about how better to prepare for full-spectrum operations and deployments? To this end, RAND was asked by the OSD for Personnel and Readiness to examine the militaries of China, France, the UK, India, and Israel."--Page xiii
    Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-175)
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  • 2
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Syngress | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780080958576
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (496 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Winner of the Best Book Bejtlich Read in 2009 award! "SQL injection is probably the number one problem for any server-side application, and this book is unequaled in its coverage." Richard Bejtlich, http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/ SQL injection represents one of the most dangerous and well-known, yet misunderstood, security vulnerabilities on the Internet, largely because there is no central repository of information to turn to for help. This is the only book devoted exclusively to this long-established but recently growing threat. It includes all the currently known information about these attacks and significant insight from its contributing team of SQL injection experts. What is SQL injection?-Understand what it is and how it works Find, confirm, and automate SQL injection discovery Discover tips and tricks for finding SQL injection within the code Create exploits using SQL injection Design to avoid the dangers of these attacks
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed May 5, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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  • 3
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Morgan Kaufmann | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780123744388
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (256 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Low-Power Design of Nanometer FPGAs Architecture and EDA is an invaluable reference for researchers and practicing engineers concerned with power-efficient, FPGA design. State-of-the-art power reduction techniques for FPGAs will be described and compared. These techniques can be applied at the circuit, architecture, and electronic design automation levels to describe both the dynamic and leakage power sources and enable strategies for codesign. Low-power techniques presented at key FPGA design levels for circuits, architectures, and electronic design automation, form critical, "bridge" guidelines for codesign Comprehensive review of leakage-tolerant techniques empowers designers to minimize power dissipation Provides valuable tools for estimating power efficiency/savings of current, low-power FPGA design techniques
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed September 14, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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  • 4
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Quarry Books | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781616735524
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (128 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: “What is a good mail day?” A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners. The term “mail art” refers to pieces of art sent through the mail rather than displayed or sold in traditional venues. Mail artists often use inexpensive and recycled materials including postcards, collage, rubber stamps, and photocopied images. Mail art is a truly international activity and a fun way to connect with people in every corner of the globe. Readers will learn to create decorated and illustrated envelopes, faux postage and artistamps, find penpals, make a mail art kit, and much more!
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed September 1, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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  • 5
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Quarry Books | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781616735494
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (128 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: The Green Guide for Artists inspires artists to make better eco-conscious choices within their work and their studios and shows them how. The book has four sections: The first contains recipes for DIY art supplies such as ones for mixing your own non-toxic paints and adhesives and making your own papers from recycled paper. The second offers safe and green practices for the workspace. The next section shares a fresh look at using recycled materials through creative step-by-step projects and a gallery section. The final section contains a resource guide for eco-friendly materials and supplies, including websites and forum links.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed June 1, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : IT Governance Publishing | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781849281362
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (64 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Is your vital business information vulnerable to an attack from within? Growing dependence on IT may mean your business is becoming increasingly vulnerable to a sinister and unpleasant threat: the threat from within. How exposed is your company to the risk of a malicious attack by a discontented or psychologically unbalanced employee? What precautions have you taken to ensure that your IT systems cannot be manipulated for purposes of insider fraud? What steps do you need to take to prevent your IT systems from falling prey to organized crime through someone who has been planted within your firm or someone who is being threatened or bribed? Product designs and customer lists are not only useful information to you. They are also valuable information for your competitors. Employees who move to another company, or decide to set up in business on their own, may attempt to take some of this information with them. How will you stop this from happening? In this book, Clive Blackwell gets you up to speed on the key security problems that businesses are now facing as a result of the insider threat. Benefits to business include: Protect your company from sabotage. With the right strategy in place, you can restrict the opportunities open to disgruntled employees to disrupt your business operations through your IT system. Prevent major fraud. By employing dual control mechanisms for authorising large transactions, and by investigating accounting anomalies, you can protect your business from insider fraud. Prevent information theft. Use least privilege rules to limit data access, and set up a proper system of data management. You need to ensure that your employees cannot sell or exploit your proprietary information for their own purposes if you want to protect your competitiveness. As Dr Blackwell comments, "Systematic defence is required, as no single method can protect against employees with legitimate access to organizational resources."
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed April 7, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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  • 7
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Academic Press | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780123747150
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (736 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Cognitive Radio Communications and Networks gives comprehensive and balanced coverage of the principles of cognitive radio communications, cognitive networks, and details of their implementation, including the latest developments in the standards and spectrum policy. Case studies, end-of-chapter questions, and descriptions of various platforms and test beds, together with sample code, give hands-on knowledge of how cognitive radio systems can be implemented in practice. Extensive treatment is given to several standards, including IEEE 802.22 for TV White Spaces and IEEE SCC41 Written by leading people in the field, both at universities and major industrial research laboratories, this tutorial text gives communications engineers, R&D engineers, researchers, undergraduate and post graduate students a complete reference on the application of wireless communications and network theory for the design and implementation of cognitive radio systems and networks Each chapter is written by internationally renowned experts, giving complete and balanced treatment of the fundamentals of both cognitive radio communications and cognitive networks, together with implementation details Extensive treatment of the latest standards and spectrum policy developments enables the development of compliant cognitive systems Strong practical orientation – through case studies and descriptions of cognitive radio platforms and testbeds – shows how real world cognitive radio systems and network architectures have been built Alexander M. Wyglinski is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Director of the WPI Limerick Project Center, and Director of the Wireless Innovation Laboratory (WI Lab) Each chapter is written by internationally renowned experts, giving complete and balanced treatment of the fundamentals of both cognitive radio communications and cognitive networks, together with implementation details Extensive treatment of the latest standards and spectrum policy developments enables the development of compliant cognitive systems Strong practical orientation – through case studies and descriptions of cognitive radio platforms and testbeds – shows how "real world" cognitive radio systems and network architectures have been built
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed November 13, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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  • 8
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Quarry Books | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781616735456
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (320 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: This book contains a cutting edge collection of the most inventive work being made with re-used, upcycled, and already existing materials.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed November 1, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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  • 9
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Quarry Books | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781616734695
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (144 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Whether you have formal training in painting or no experience at all, this workshop-style book is the perfect guide for any artist interested in integrating the medium of paint into other types of artwork such as surface design, mixed media, collage, altered art, or art journaling. Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists explores a wide variety of innovative and experimental paint techniques that can add stunning visual impact and texture to many types of work. —Develop your sense of composition and learn new approaches to abstract design. —Experiment with texture effects, collage, inclusions, and encaustic. —Learn how to use the latest new products to achieve magical effects. —See how to use digital imagery, including how to do transfers with wax. —Be inspired by the work of a wide variety of cutting edge, mixed-media artists and experimental painters.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed March 1, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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  • 10
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Elsevier Science | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780123745224
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (352 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Many high net worth individuals are interested in diversifying their portfolios and investing in collectibles. A collectible is any physical asset that appreciates in value over time because it is rare or desired by many. Stamps, coins, fine art, antiques, books, and wine are examples of collectibles. Where does the financial advisor or investment manager for these high net worth individuals go to learn about these investments? There is no comprehensive resource from the financial standpoint--until now. Dr Stephen Satchell of Trinity College, Cambridge, has developed a book in which experts in various types of collectibles analyze the financial aspects of investing in these collectibles. Chapters address issues such as: liquidity challenges, tax ramifications, appreciation timelines, the challenge of forecasting and measuring appreciation, and the psychological component of collecting and the role of emotion in collectible investing. Key Features Feature: Contributors are experts in collectible investing from around the world Benefit: Gives financial advisors and wealth managers handy access to expert opinions to better advise clients interested in collectible investments Feature: Experts discuss the pros and cons of collectibles from an investment perspective in their area of expertise Benefit: One stop shopping, all expertise brought together in one volume, creating a handy reference guide Feature: Experts discuss art, stamps, coins, antiques, wine, from around the world in one global perspective Benefit: Wealth managers can gain information about a wide range of collectibles and learn about investing in these types with a global perspective
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed July 7, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : SitePoint | Boston, MA : Safari
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (250 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Forms' - is there any other word that strikes as much fear into the hearts of web designers? Not any more ... Fancy Form Design is a practical hands-on, full color book that follows the process of creating visually stunning yet usable web forms, from start to end. The book covers all design elements from planning the form's purpose and interface through to mastering markup, applying style with CSS, and adding interactivity and visual effects with JavaScript. By the end of the you'll will have the code, and wisdom, they need to build fancy forms of their own.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed October 1, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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  • 12
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Helion | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781457176425
    Sprache: Englisch , Polnisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (328 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Czy wiesz, jaki serwer HTTP jest najpopularniejszy w sieci? W?a?nie tak, jest to Apache! W lipcu 2008 roku jego udzia? w rynku wynosi? blisko 50% (wed?ug Netcraft). Historia tego serwera si?ga roku 1995, kiedy ukaza?a si? jego pierwsza oficjalna wersja, oznaczona numerem 0.6.2. Cechy, które zadecydowa?y o sukcesie tego rozwi?zania, to bezpiecze?stwo, skalowalno??, wielow?tkowo?? i obs?uga ró?norodnych j?zyków skryptowych. Dzi?ki ksi??ce "Apache. Receptury" zapoznasz si? z gotowymi przepisami na rozwi?zanie ciekawych, specyficznych oraz intryguj?cych problemów. Nauczysz si? instalowa? serwer z ró?nych ?róde? oraz na ró?nych platformach. Dowiesz si?, w jaki sposób zwi?kszy? jego bezpiecze?stwo, jak uruchomi? serwery wirtualne oraz poprawi? wydajno?? Apache. Autorzy ksi??ki poka?? Ci, jak uruchomi? obs?ug? j?zyków skryptowych, tak aby serwowane strony sta?y si? dynamiczne. Ca?a wiedza zostanie przedstawiona w sprawdzony w tej serii sposób: problem - rozwi?zanie - analiza. Sposoby instalacji serwera Apache Dodawanie funkcjonalno?ci dzi?ki modu?om Mo?liwo?ci rejestracji zdarze? Konfiguracja serwerów wirtualnych Wykorzystanie aliasów, przekierowa? oraz przepisa? (mod_rewrite) Zarz?dzanie dost?pem do serwowanych zasobów Bezpiecze?stwo serwera Apache Wykorzystanie szyfrowanej transmisji - protokó? SSL Zapewnienie wydajno?ci Wykorzystanie j?zyków skryptowych Oto ksi??ka z najlepszymi przepisami na Apache!
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed February 20, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : O'Reilly Media | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781449365714
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (15 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Ever since we first introduced the term Web 2.0, people have been asking, What ™s next? Assuming that Web 2.0 was meant to be a kind of software version number (rather than a statement about the second coming of the Web after the dotcom bust), we ™re constantly asked about Web 3.0. Is it the semantic web? The sentient web? Is it the social web? The mobile web? Is it some form of virtual reality? It is all of those, and more. The Web is no longer a collection of static pages of HTML that describe something in the world. Increasingly, the Web is the world "everything and everyone in the world casts an information shadow,an aura of data which, when captured and processed intelligently, offers extraordinary opportunity and mindbending implications. Web Squared is our way of exploring this phenomenon and giving it a name.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed September 23, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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  • 14
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Morgan Kaufmann | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780123749420
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (664 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Geometric Algebra for Computer Science (Revised Edition) presents a compelling alternative to the limitations of linear algebra. Geometric algebra (GA) is a compact, time-effective, and performance-enhancing way to represent the geometry of 3D objects in computer programs. This book explains GA as a natural extension of linear algebra and conveys its significance for 3D programming of geometry in graphics, vision, and robotics. It systematically explores the concepts and techniques that are key to representing elementary objects and geometric operators using GA. It covers in detail the conformal model, a convenient way to implement 3D geometry using a 5D representation space. Numerous drills and programming exercises are helpful for both students and practitioners. A companion web site includes links to GAViewer, a program that will allow you to interact with many of the 3D figures in the book; and Gaigen 2, the platform for the instructive programming exercises that conclude each chapter. The book will be of interest to professionals working in fields requiring complex geometric computation such as robotics, computer graphics, and computer games. It is also be ideal for students in graduate or advanced undergraduate programs in computer science. Explains GA as a natural extension of linear algebra and conveys its significance for 3D programming of geometry in graphics, vision, and robotics. Systematically explores the concepts and techniques that are key to representing elementary objects and geometric operators using GA. Covers in detail the conformal model, a convenient way to implement 3D geometry using a 5D representation space. Presents effective approaches to making GA an integral part of your programming. Includes numerous drills and programming exercises helpful for both students and practitioners. Companion web site includes links to GAViewer, a program that will allow you to interact with many of the 3D figures in the book, and Gaigen 2, the platform for the instructive programming exercises that conclude each chapter.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed February 24, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Newnes | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780080950822
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (480 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: All the design and development inspiration and direction an digital engineer needs in one blockbuster book! Kenton Williston, author, columnist, and editor of DSP DesignLine has selected the very best digital signal processing design material from the Newnes portfolio and has compiled it into this volume. The result is a book covering the gamut of DSP design'from design fundamentals to optimized multimedia techniques'with a strong pragmatic emphasis. In addition to specific design techniques and practices, this book also discusses various approaches to solving DSP design problems and how to successfully apply theory to actual design tasks. The material has been selected for its timelessness as well as for its relevance to contemporary embedded design issues. CONTENTS: Chapter 1 ADCs, DACs, and Sampling Theory Chapter 2 Digital Filters Chapter 3 Frequency Domain Processing Chapter 4 Audio Coding Chapter 5 Video Processing Chapter 6 Modulation Chapter 7 DSP Hardware Options Chapter 8 DSP Processors and Fixed-Point Arithmetic Chapter 9 Code Optimization and Resource Partitioning Chapter 10 Testing and Debugging DSP Systems *Hand-picked content selected by Kenton Williston, Editor of DSP DesignLine *Proven best design practices for image, audio, and video processing *Case histories and design examples get you off and running on your current project
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed March 18, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Morgan Kaufmann | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780123748522
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (336 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: User research is global – yet despite its pervasiveness, practitioners are not all well equipped to work globally. What may have worked in Nigeria may not be accepted in Russia, may be done differently in Brazil, may partly work in China, and may completely fail in Kuwait. And what often goes less noticed, but can be equally vexing are technical, logistical and planning issues such as hiring qualified translators, payment procedures, travel issues, setting up facilities and finding test participants. The Handbook of Global User Research is the first book to focus on global user research. The book collects insight from UX professionals from nine countries and, following a typical project timeline, presents practical insights into the preparation, fieldwork, analysis and reporting, and overall project management for global user research projects. Any user experience professional that works on global projects -- including those new to the field, UX veterans who need information on this expanding aspect of user research, and students -- will need this book to do their job effectively. *Presents the definitive collection of hard won lessons from user research professionals around the world *Includes real-world examples of global user research challenges and provides approaches to these issues *Contains anecdotes and hard-won from the field that illustrate actionable tactics for practitioners
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed September 30, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Academic Press | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780123745071
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (336 pages)
    Ausgabe: 2nd edition
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    Kurzfassung: Auction Theory, Second Edition improves upon his 2002 bestseller with a new chapter on package and position auctions as well as end-of-chapter questions and chapter notes. Complete proofs and new material about collusion complement Krishna’s ability to reveal the basic facts of each theory in a style that is clear, concise, and easy to follow. With the addition of a solutions manual and other teaching aids, the 2e continues to serve as the doorway to relevant theory for most students doing empirical work on auctions. Focuses on key auction types and serves as the doorway to relevant theory for those doing empirical work on auctions New chapter on combinatorial auctions and new analyses of theory-informed applications New chapter-ending exercises and problems of varying difficulties support and reinforce key points
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed September 28, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Morgan Kaufmann | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780080921259
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (272 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Modern embedded systems require high performance, low cost and low power consumption. Such systems typically consist of a heterogeneous collection of processors, specialized memory subsystems, and partially programmable or fixed-function components. This heterogeneity, coupled with issues such as hardware/software partitioning, mapping, scheduling, etc., leads to a large number of design possibilities, making performance debugging and validation of such systems a difficult problem. Embedded systems are used to control safety critical applications such as flight control, automotive electronics and healthcare monitoring. Clearly, developing reliable software/systems for such applications is of utmost importance. This book describes a host of debugging and verification methods which can help to achieve this goal. Covers the major abstraction levels of embedded systems design, starting from software analysis and micro-architectural modeling, to modeling of resource sharing and communication at the system level Integrates formal techniques of validation for hardware/software with debugging and validation of embedded system design flows Includes practical case studies to answer the questions: does a design meet its requirements, if not, then which parts of the system are responsible for the violation, and once they are identified, then how should the design be suitably modified?
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed April 29, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9780833048738 , 0833049453 , 0833048732 , 9780833049452
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 36 pages)
    Serie: Occasional paper OP-280-AF
    Paralleltitel: Print version Chivvis, Christopher Recasting NATO's strategic concept
    Schlagwort(e): North Atlantic Treaty Organization ; North Atlantic Treaty Organization ; Military planning ; Strategy ; International cooperation ; Security, International ; Military planning ; Strategy ; International cooperation ; Security, International ; International cooperation ; Diplomatic relations ; Military planning ; Military policy ; Security, International ; Strategy ; North Atlantic Treaty Organization ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; United States ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; United States Military policy ; United States Foreign relations 2009-2017 ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: "To address its security challenges, the United States needs the active support of its allies. This means, in particular, ensuring that the states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) remain able and willing to make a contribution to resolving their common security problems wherever possible. The revision of NATO's strategic concept offers an excellent opportunity to further this aim. It is a chance to build consensus about the future and thereby steer the alliance in a direction that will help keep it relevant. This paper examines five possible directions--refocus on Europe, new focus on the greater Middle East, focus on fragile states, focus on nonstate threats, and a global alliance of liberal democracies--the alliance might adopt, assessing them against certain key political and military criteria. It offers those involved in the rewrite both a range of potential options and a preliminary assessment of the feasibility and potential implications of each. The purpose is to encourage debate around the major, concrete problems that member states face."--RAND web site
    Kurzfassung: "To address its security challenges, the United States needs the active support of its allies. This means, in particular, ensuring that the states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) remain able and willing to make a contribution to resolving their common security problems wherever possible. The revision of NATO's strategic concept offers an excellent opportunity to further this aim. It is a chance to build consensus about the future and thereby steer the alliance in a direction that will help keep it relevant. This paper examines five possible directions--refocus on Europe, new focus on the greater Middle East, focus on fragile states, focus on nonstate threats, and a global alliance of liberal democracies--the alliance might adopt, assessing them against certain key political and military criteria. It offers those involved in the rewrite both a range of potential options and a preliminary assessment of the feasibility and potential implications of each. The purpose is to encourage debate around the major, concrete problems that member states face."--RAND web site
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    ISBN: 9780833046574 , 0833047108 , 9781282081659 , 1282081659 , 9780833047106 , 0833046578
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 130 pages)
    Serie: RAND Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version Saudi-Iranian relations since the fall of Saddam
    Schlagwort(e): Middle East ; Persian Gulf States ; Saudi Arabia ; United States ; Diplomatic relations ; international relations ; Saudi Arabia ; Iran ; Middle East ; Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East ; Iran ; History & Archaeology ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Government ; International ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; United States Foreign relations ; Iran Foreign relations ; Saudi Arabia Foreign relations ; Persian Gulf States Foreign relations ; United States ; Iran ; Saudi Arabia ; Persian Gulf States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The often tense relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been at the center of many of the major political shifts that have occurred in the Middle East since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. This volume documents a study of how relations between the two powers have unfolded in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine from 2003 through January 2009. Wehrey et al. detail the complex and multidimensional relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran and its implications for regional stability and U.S. interests. In doing so, the authors challenge conventional thinking about Saudi-Iranian relations, arguing, for example, that Sunni-Shi'a distinctions are not the key driver in dealings between the two nations, that the two states have a tendency to engage on areas of common interest, and that the notion of a watertight bloc of Gulf Arab states opposing Iran is increasingly unrealistic. The study concludes with U.S. policy recommendations for leveraging the Saudi-Iranian relationship, particularly in the context of a U.S. drawdown in Iraq, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the Iranian nuclear issue
    Kurzfassung: The often tense relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been at the center of many of the major political shifts that have occurred in the Middle East since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. This volume documents a study of how relations between the two powers have unfolded in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine from 2003 through January 2009. Wehrey et al. detail the complex and multidimensional relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran and its implications for regional stability and U.S. interests. In doing so, the authors challenge conventional thinking about Saudi-Iranian relations, arguing, for example, that Sunni-Shi'a distinctions are not the key driver in dealings between the two nations, that the two states have a tendency to engage on areas of common interest, and that the notion of a watertight bloc of Gulf Arab states opposing Iran is increasingly unrealistic. The study concludes with U.S. policy recommendations for leveraging the Saudi-Iranian relationship, particularly in the context of a U.S. drawdown in Iraq, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the Iranian nuclear issue
    Anmerkung: "Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation , Issued by: RAND National Security Research Division , Includes bibliographical references , Title from PDF title page (viewed Apr. 2, 2009)
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    ISBN: 9780833046987 , 0833047256 , 9781282282780 , 1282282786 , 9780833047250 , 0833046985
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 81 pages)
    Ausgabe: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Serie: RAND Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version Bensahel, Nora, 1971- Improving capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations
    Paralleltitel: Print version Bensahel, Nora, 1971- Improving capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations
    Schlagwort(e): Integrated operations (Military science) ; Integrated operations (Military science) ; Armed Forces ; Stability operations ; Integrated operations (Military science) ; HISTORY ; Military ; Strategy ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; Armed Forces ; Civic action ; United States ; Armed Forces ; Civil functions ; United States Armed Forces ; Stability operations ; United States Armed Forces ; Civil functions ; United States Armed Forces ; Civic action ; United States ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: U.S. experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that improving U.S. capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations is critical to national security. To help craft a way ahead, the authors provide an overview of the requirements posed by stabilization and reconstruction operations and recommend ways to improve U.S. capacity to meet these needs
    Kurzfassung: U.S. experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that improving U.S. capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations is critical to national security. To help craft a way ahead, the authors provide an overview of the requirements posed by stabilization and reconstruction operations and recommend ways to improve U.S. capacity to meet these needs
    Anmerkung: "Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense , Issued by: RAND National Defense Research Institute , Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-81) , Title from PDF cover (viewed Apr. 20, 2009) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    ISBN: 9780080953830
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (384 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: In SOA and Web Services Interface Design , data architecture guru James Bean teaches you how to design web service interfaces that are capable of being extended to accommodate ever changing business needs and promote incorporation simplicity. The book first provides an overview of critical SOA principles, thereby offering a basic conceptual summary. It then provides explicit, tactical, and real-world techniques for ensuring compliance with these principles. Using a focused, tutorial-based approach the book provides working syntactical examples - described by Web services standards such as XML, XML Schemas, WSDL and SOAP - that can be used to directly implement interface design procedures, thus allowing you immediately generate value from your efforts. In summary, SOA and Web Services Interface Design provides the basic theory, but also design techniques and very specific implementable encoded interface examples that can be immediately employed in your work, making it an invaluable practical guide to any practitioner in today's exploding Web-based service market. Provides chapters on topics of introductory WSDL syntax and XML Schema syntax, taking take the reader through fundamental concepts and into deeper techniques and allowing them to quickly climb the learning curve. Provides working syntactical examples - described by Web services standards such as XML, XML Schemas, WSDL and SOAP - that can be used to directly implement interface design procedures. Real-world examples generated using the Altova XML Spy tooling reinforce applicability, allowing you to immediately generate value from their efforts.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed September 25, 2009) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9780833045584 , 0833046772 , 083304558X , 9780833046772
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 143 pages)
    Serie: RAND Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version Green, Jerrold D Understanding Iran
    Schlagwort(e): Government - Asia ; Government - Non-U.S ; Iran ; Iran ; internal politics ; Law, Politics & Government ; Iran ; foreign policy ; Economic history ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Process ; General ; Diplomatic relations ; Politics and government ; Iran Economic conditions 1997- ; Iran Politics and government 1997- ; Iran Foreign relations 1997- ; Iran ; Iran ; Iran ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: "Over the years, there have been numerous efforts to locate the roots of the Islamic Republic's intentions and motivations in the distinctiveness of its political culture and history. A rich and ancient nation, Iran has always beguiled outsiders. This complexity, combined with America's lack of access to Iran since 1979, has produced a peculiar view of the Islamic Republic, a view defined by mystique and a superficial reading that places too much emphasis on Iran's 'abnormal' and 'exceptional' characteristics. This document is a short, accessible guide intended to help U.S. policymakers understand the Islamic Republic. It offers a set of short analytic observations about the processes, institutions, networks, and actors that define Iran's politics, strategy, economic policy, and diplomacy. From these, it sets out an argument for appreciating the challenges and fundamentals of negotiating with Iran."--Summary, p. ix
    Kurzfassung: "Over the years, there have been numerous efforts to locate the roots of the Islamic Republic's intentions and motivations in the distinctiveness of its political culture and history. A rich and ancient nation, Iran has always beguiled outsiders. This complexity, combined with America's lack of access to Iran since 1979, has produced a peculiar view of the Islamic Republic, a view defined by mystique and a superficial reading that places too much emphasis on Iran's 'abnormal' and 'exceptional' characteristics. This document is a short, accessible guide intended to help U.S. policymakers understand the Islamic Republic. It offers a set of short analytic observations about the processes, institutions, networks, and actors that define Iran's politics, strategy, economic policy, and diplomacy. From these, it sets out an argument for appreciating the challenges and fundamentals of negotiating with Iran."--Summary, p. ix
    Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143)
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    ISBN: 9780833047328 , 0833047620 , 0833047329 , 9780833047625
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 189 pages)
    Paralleltitel: Print version Jaycox, Lisa Support for students exposed to trauma
    Schlagwort(e): Middle school students Mental health services ; Counseling in middle school education ; Teacher participation in educational counseling ; Psychic trauma in adolescence Treatment ; Middle school students ; Counseling in middle school education ; Teacher participation in educational counseling ; Psychic trauma in adolescence ; Counseling in middle school education ; Teacher participation in educational counseling ; United States ; MEDICAL ; Public Health ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Exposure to community and interpersonal violence is a public health crisis that adversely affects many children in American communities. After witnessing or experiencing trauma, many children experience symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and depression, behavioral problems, substance abuse, and poor school performance. The Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET) program is a series of ten lessons whose structured approach aims to reduce distress resulting from exposure to trauma. Designed to be implemented by teachers or school counselors in groups of 8-10 middle school students, the program includes a wide variety of skill-building techniques geared toward changing maladaptive thoughts and promoting positive behaviors. It is also intended to increase levels of peer and parent support for affected students. Designed for SSET group leaders, the Group Leader Training Manual introduces the SSET concept and provides detailed information on selecting student participants, scheduling lessons, assuring confidentiality, coordinating with clinical backup, managing difficult situations and issues, and conducting group meetings. The Lesson Plans section supplies group leader preparation information and in-depth plans for each lesson, including agendas, example scenarios, suggestions for troubleshooting specific problems, homework assignment instructions, and cross-references to other program documentation. Take-home worksheets, letters to parents, forms, and other program materials are supplied in the section entitled Lesson Worksheets and Materials
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    ISBN: 9780833060037 , 0833060031
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
    DDC: 363.3480973
    Schlagwort(e): Emergency management ; Health planning ; Emergency management ; Health planning ; Vulnerable Populations ; Disaster Planning ; United States ; Emergency management ; Health planning ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Experiences from recent emergencies, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, have shown that current emergency preparedness plans are inadequate to address the unique issues of special needs populations. This toolkit is meant to assist state and local public health agencies improve their emergency preparedness activities. It distills the most relevant strategies, practices, and resources from a variety of sources, including peer-reviewed research, government reports, the trade literature, and public health leaders, to identify priority populations and critical strategies. The contents include potential strategies for addressing special needs, summaries of promising practices implemented in communities across the country, information on how to select one or more practices that will work in a specific community, information on how to determine whether a practice is working, and a Web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tool to identify and enumerate those with special needs in communities across the United States. Used together, this toolkit and the GIS tool are intended to provide a comprehensive resource to enable public health planners to account for special needs populations in their emergency preparedness efforts
    Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references , Mode of access: internet via WWW.
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    ISBN: 9780833060105 , 0833060104
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
    DDC: 362.14
    Schlagwort(e): Home care services ; Home care services ; Home Care, Non-Professional ; Community Networks ; Evaluation Studies as Topic ; Personnel Turnover ; Home Nursing ; Social Welfare & Social Work - General ; Home care services ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Social Sciences ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Direct service workers (DSWs) provide personal care or nonmedical services to individuals who need assistance with activities of daily living. Direct service work is very physically and emotionally demanding, and pay for DSWs is too low to attract a stable and sufficiently trained pool of workers that is adequate for the needs of the vulnerable individuals who require their assistance. To help address this issue, in 2003-2004 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded ten grants under the Demonstration to Improve the Direct Service Community Workforce; these grants funded initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention among DSWs. Funded initiatives included such efforts as increasing access to health care, training, mentoring, recognition, worker registries, and marketing campaigns. In 2005, CMS funded a national evaluation, by a consortium led by the RAND Corporation, to study the implementation and outcomes of the ten funded initiatives. As part of this evaluation, researchers reviewed grantees' records, interviewed project stakeholders, conducted site visits, and surveyed direct service agencies, DSWs, and consumers. In this volume, the authors present their findings on the implementation and outcomes from the ten grantees
    Kurzfassung: Direct service workers (DSWs) provide personal care or nonmedical services to individuals who need assistance with activities of daily living. Direct service work is very physically and emotionally demanding, and pay for DSWs is too low to attract a stable and sufficiently trained pool of workers that is adequate for the needs of the vulnerable individuals who require their assistance. To help address this issue, in 2003-2004 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded ten grants under the Demonstration to Improve the Direct Service Community Workforce; these grants funded initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention among DSWs. Funded initiatives included such efforts as increasing access to health care, training, mentoring, recognition, worker registries, and marketing campaigns. In 2005, CMS funded a national evaluation, by a consortium led by the RAND Corporation, to study the implementation and outcomes of the ten funded initiatives. As part of this evaluation, researchers reviewed grantees' records, interviewed project stakeholders, conducted site visits, and surveyed direct service agencies, DSWs, and consumers. In this volume, the authors present their findings on the implementation and outcomes from the ten grantees
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    ISBN: 9780833046475 , 0833048686 , 0833046470 , 9780833048684
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvi, 213 pages)
    Ausgabe: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Serie: Technical report TR-649-TBNA/TEDA
    Serie: Rand
    Serie: transportation, space, and technology
    Paralleltitel: Print version Global technology revolution China, in-depth analyses
    Schlagwort(e): Research, Industrial ; Technological innovations ; Economic development ; Technology and state ; Research, Industrial ; Technological innovations ; Economic development ; Technology and state ; Technology - General ; Engineering & Applied Sciences ; EDUCATION ; Educational Policy & Reform ; General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Environmental Policy ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; Technological innovations ; Technology and state ; China ; Tianjin ; Economic development ; Research, Industrial ; Tianjin Jingji Jishu Kaifaqu (Tianjin, China) ; Tianjin Jingji Jishu Kaifaqu (Tianjin, China) ; Binhai Xinqu (Tianjin, China) ; Binhai Xinqu (Tianjin, China) ; Electronic books ; Electronic book
    Kurzfassung: Introduction -- The most-promising technology applications for TBNA and TEDA for 2010 -- The foundation for TBNA's growth into a leading-edge science and engineering center -- Cheap solar energy -- Advanced mobile-communication and RFID applications -- Rapid bioassays -- Membranes, filters, and catalysts for water purification -- Molecular-scale drug design, development, and delivery -- Electric and hybrid vehicles -- Green manufacturing -- Toward making TEDA a state-of-the-art science and engineering center -- Appendix A: RAND workshop on TBNA science and technology vision, August 8-9, 2007 -- Appendix B: TEDA meeting agenda, December 5, 2007, and list of participants -- Appendix C: Green chemistry awards of national governments -- Appendix D: Some recent conferences and academic research on green manufacturing in China
    Kurzfassung: Introduction -- The most-promising technology applications for TBNA and TEDA for 2010 -- The foundation for TBNA's growth into a leading-edge science and engineering center -- Cheap solar energy -- Advanced mobile-communication and RFID applications -- Rapid bioassays -- Membranes, filters, and catalysts for water purification -- Molecular-scale drug design, development, and delivery -- Electric and hybrid vehicles -- Green manufacturing -- Toward making TEDA a state-of-the-art science and engineering center -- Appendix A: RAND workshop on TBNA science and technology vision, August 8-9, 2007 -- Appendix B: TEDA meeting agenda, December 5, 2007, and list of participants -- Appendix C: Green chemistry awards of national governments -- Appendix D: Some recent conferences and academic research on green manufacturing in China
    Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-213) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    ISBN: 9780833044181 , 0833044869 , 0833044184 , 9780833044860
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 81 pages)
    Serie: Rand Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version Fiscally informed total force manpower
    Schlagwort(e): United States Officials and employees ; United States ; Manpower ; Manpower ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom ; Employees ; United States ; Manpower ; United States ; Armed Forces ; Civilian employees ; Armed Forces ; Personnel management ; Armed Forces ; Appropriations and expenditures ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; General ; United States Armed Forces ; Appropriations and expenditures ; United States Armed Forces ; Personnel management ; United States Armed Forces ; Civilian employees ; United States ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: This monograph presents the results of a short-term review of 27 publicly available manpower studies to discover methods that other organizations could use to make "fiscally informed" manpower decisions. The studies varied widely in their definition of cost-effectiveness. Methods included cutting the workforce, trading one workforce for another, reinvesting fixed manpower in higher-valued functions, trading end-strength for experience, and making short-term technology investments to reduce manpower in the long term. The authors conclude that the method used to determine manpower requirements may not be as important as other attributes of the studies, such as the direct involvement of a senior decisionmaker; stating specific goals as part of the study charter; a holistic view of the organization being studied; publicly available and auditable results; and a clear set of measurement criteria upon which to make decisions
    Kurzfassung: This monograph presents the results of a short-term review of 27 publicly available manpower studies to discover methods that other organizations could use to make "fiscally informed" manpower decisions. The studies varied widely in their definition of cost-effectiveness. Methods included cutting the workforce, trading one workforce for another, reinvesting fixed manpower in higher-valued functions, trading end-strength for experience, and making short-term technology investments to reduce manpower in the long term. The authors conclude that the method used to determine manpower requirements may not be as important as other attributes of the studies, such as the direct involvement of a senior decisionmaker; stating specific goals as part of the study charter; a holistic view of the organization being studied; publicly available and auditable results; and a clear set of measurement criteria upon which to make decisions
    Anmerkung: "Rand Corporation monograph series"--Page 4 of cover , "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-81)
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    ISBN: 9780833045058 , 0833046357 , 9781282033207 , 1282033204 , 9780833046352 , 0833045059
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 48 pages)
    Paralleltitel: Print version Weatherford, Brian State of U.S. railroads
    Schlagwort(e): Railroads Freight ; Evaluation ; Infrastructure (Economics) Evaluation ; Railroads ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Business & Economics ; United States ; TRANSPORTATION ; General ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Evaluation ; Transportation Economics ; TRANSPORTATION ; Railroads ; Pictorial ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The volume of freight transported in the United States is expected to double in the next 30 years. An increased use of rail freight could allow the supply chain to accommodate these increased volumes while minimizing highway congestion and improving energy efficiency in the transportation sector. Shippers and policymakers are concerned that the existing infrastructure--much diminished after decades of track abandonment--lacks sufficient capacity to accommodate the increased demand for rail freight. This report draws from publicly available data on the U.S. railroad industry to provide observations about rail infrastructure capacity and performance in freight transportation. Railroads have improved their productivity in the past three decades, mitigating immediate concerns about capacity, but concerns about future capacity constraints appear to be justified. Insufficient data exist to determine whether rail performance is now stable, significantly declining, or improving. The railroad system is privately owned and operated, but there is a public role for easing rail capacity constraints because private decisions about transportation investment and freight shipping have public consequences for safety and the environment. A better understanding of the public and private cost trade-offs between shipping freight by truck and by rail is needed. Improvements to data quality and freight-modeling tools will improve the ability for policymakers to better target public investment in the rail freight transportation system
    Kurzfassung: Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One- Introduction; Freight Transportation: An Engine for Economic Growth; The Pressures of Increased Demand for Transportation; Concerns About Rail Infrastructure; The Public Costs of Private Logistics Decisions; Content of This Report; Chapter Two- Capacity; Capacity: Industry Structure; Capacity: Infrastructure; Capacity: Motive Power; Capacity: Operating Strategies; Capacity: Crews; Capacity Summary; Chapter Three- Performance; Average Speed; Reliability; Prices; Productivity; Resilience
    Kurzfassung: The volume of freight transported in the United States is expected to double in the next 30 years. An increased use of rail freight could allow the supply chain to accommodate these increased volumes while minimizing highway congestion and improving energy efficiency in the transportation sector. Shippers and policymakers are concerned that the existing infrastructure--much diminished after decades of track abandonment--lacks sufficient capacity to accommodate the increased demand for rail freight. This report draws from publicly available data on the U.S. railroad industry to provide observations about rail infrastructure capacity and performance in freight transportation. Railroads have improved their productivity in the past three decades, mitigating immediate concerns about capacity, but concerns about future capacity constraints appear to be justified. Insufficient data exist to determine whether rail performance is now stable, significantly declining, or improving. The railroad system is privately owned and operated, but there is a public role for easing rail capacity constraints because private decisions about transportation investment and freight shipping have public consequences for safety and the environment. A better understanding of the public and private cost trade-offs between shipping freight by truck and by rail is needed. Improvements to data quality and freight-modeling tools will improve the ability for policymakers to better target public investment in the rail freight transportation system
    Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-48) , Performed by RAND Supply Chain Policy Center of the RAND Transportation, Space, and Technology Program for UPS Foundation , Technical report , Text document in PDF format
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Quarry Books | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781610599054
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (160 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The most complete volume on card making available The Cardmaker's Workbook is the only book on cardmaking that a crafter will ever need, and is formatted in a sturdy volume that can kept on the desk and referred to again and again. The book is divided into chapters focusing on composition, color, theme, construction and inspiration. Instructions are clear but concise, making room for large pictures and multiple variations. It has the look of a designer's notebook with sketches and templates that show different card formats. Unlike other cardmaking books available that are occasion driven or aren't stylized, The Cardmaker's Workbook provides an inspiring and hands-on tool for paper addicts to use to expand their skills and stretch their imagination. The designs cover many different styles, from detailed multi-layered beauties to simple cards that can be quickly made and given as a set of stationery.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed May 1, 2008) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Center for Creative Leadership | Boston, MA : Safari
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (5 pages)
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: For technical professionals, some of the most challenging leadership development opportunities arise when they are moving from being subject matter experts to assuming leadership positions. This is true across a broad range of technical areas, including information technology, finance and accounting, research and development, operations, supply chain, law, and medicine.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed January 1, 2008) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Chapman and Hall/CRC | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781420071474
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (536 pages)
    Ausgabe: 2nd edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Like its bestselling predecessor, Elliptic Curves: Number Theory and Cryptography, Second Edition develops the theory of elliptic curves to provide a basis for both number theoretic and cryptographic applications. With additional exercises, this edition offers more comprehensive coverage of the fundamental theory, techniques, and application
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed April 3, 2008) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Jossey-Bass | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780470840719
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (320 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: A trail of mismanaged or terminated projects in recent years has cost the North American economy $100 to $150 billion dollars annually in lost productivity and shareholders capital. Unfortunately, the gap between project selection and project execution is often symptomatic of the onset of Project Fog, an all too familiar business situation in which projects are started and stopped constantly; resources fall short of the project workload to be executed; and, in the end, the entire effort is seen as a failure. A guide to sidestepping the usual hazards that often spell Project Fog, this book bridges the gap between executives who develop strategy and decide what projects get approved, and the project managers who have to execute those projects flawlessly. It provides a roadmap so that project managers can partner with executives to align their portfolio of projects with overall business strategy, ensuring that things get done right.
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    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (347 pages)
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: LiveCycle Data Services ES provides a set of services that lets you connect a client-side application to server-side data, and pass data among multiple clients connected to the server. LiveCycle Data Services ES synchronizes data sharing among clients, performs data push and data conflict management, and implements real-time messaging between clients.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Quarry Books | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781616735203
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (320 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Over 1,000 journal pages presented in one beautiful full-color book Journals offer their makers a safe place to dream, doodle, rant, and reinvent themselves. They offer viewers rich, visual inspiration. There is a fascination with these revealing and often beautiful pages of self-exploration and personal expression. Journals offer a tantalizing, voyeuristic view of an interior life. This would be the first book to offer examples of over 1000 journal pages in one eye-catching, visual format, and would attract a wide swathe of artists who fully embrace or experiment with this medium. Journaling has seeped into popular culture in a big way and this collection provides a wide array of ideas, techniques and themes to inspire and inform mixed media and journaling enthusiasts.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : For Dummies | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781118051856
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (384 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Thinking about becoming a commercial real estate investor? Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies covers the entire process, offering practical advice on negotiation and closing win-win deals and maximizing profit. From office buildings to shopping centers to apartment buildings, it helps you pick the right properties at the right time for the right price. Yes, there is a fun and easy way to break into commercial real estate, and this is it. This comprehensive handbook has it all. You'll learn how to find great properties, size up sellers, finance your investments, protect your assets, and increase your property's value. You'll discover the upsides and downsides of the various types of investments, learn the five biggest myths of commercial real estate investment, find out how to recession-proof your investment portfolio, and more. Discover how to: Get leads on commercial property investments Determine what a property is worth Find the right financing for you Handle inspections and fix problems Make big money in land development Manage your properties or hire a pro Exploit the tax advantages of commercial real estate Find out what offer a seller really-really wants Perform due diligence before you make a deal Raise capital by forming partnerships Investing in commercial property can make you rich in any economy. Get Commercial Real Estate For Dummies , and find out how.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : McGraw-Hill | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780071603812
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (208 pages)
    Ausgabe: 2nd edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Go from manager to coach--and motivate your staff to unprecedented success! Since the original publication of this classic guide, organizations have recognized that sales coaching is a sales manager's most important role. Now, author Linda Richardson has completely updated and revised Sales Coaching to include the latest tools and techniques, as well as a refined sales coaching process for increasing performance. Sales Coaching will help you make the essential transition from boss to coach so you can help salespeople achieve their goals. In this new role, you will empower your people to reach their highest potential by removing obstacles while fostering self and peer coaching, allowing direct reports to take responsibility for their own development. Richardson's broader objective is to help build and sustain a sales culture of continuous improvement and sales excellence. Inside you'll find a clear, practical, five-step approach to sales coaching that will result in dramatic changes in behavior. Sales Coaching includes brand new guidance on Maximizing technology Coaching more effectively Remote coaching Coaching in-the-action Quarterly coaching plans Richardson provides the skills and strategies you need to deliver feedback that changes behavior and strengthen relationships with your sales team. This new edition gives you everything you need to achieve your objectives and build a winning sales culture. You will watch members of your team reach performance heights they would not attain without your guidance. The results will benefit everyone--you, your staff, and ultimately your customers. The choice is yours: Be a manager who makes your salespeople do their jobs, or be a coach who helps your salespeople succeed.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Center for Creative Leadership | Boston, MA : Safari
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (6 pages)
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Teams in the modern organizational world are awash in change and confronted by continually shifting opportunities and threats. Those that do not learn and adapt are bound to fail. There are four general practices teams can engage in to ensure they are learning as they work: establishing a climate for learning, continually assessing team members' work together, working with a team coach, and managing knowledge effectively . The team leader plays a central role in all of these efforts.
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    Sprache: Englisch
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    Kurzfassung: Organizations, can be out of alignment and damaged without anyone noticing until something actually breaks down. If one part of an organization is out of alignment, the whole system may be knocked out of whack.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Walter Foster | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781610598576
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (64 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Learn to draw amazingly realistic portraits in seven easy stages This book is the perfect guide for creating lifelike representations of the human head in graphite. Experienced artist Lance Richlin begins by explaining drawing tools and materials, shading techniques, and the important anatomical structures of the head. Following these basics, he shows how to light the subject, block in and render each feature of the face, and address a variety of expressions-from subtle smiles to toothy grins. Then he guides the reader through four impressive projects, showing how to develop a lifelike head drawing in seven simple stages: the lay-in, plumb lines, volume, outline, tonal pattern, value, and finishing. Readers also will find an in-depth troubleshooting section to help them identify and solve any problems that lessen the realism and accuracy of their drawings. In an age full of technological shortcuts, this book emphasizes drawing from life and seeks to preserve the methods of the old masters.
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    ISBN: 9781616734657
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (160 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: A glimpse into the personal collections and work of 35 major artists. This large format, full-color, inspirational book is about how artists use their collections to make artwork. The gallery-style format allows readers to see what artists collect, and the resulting spectacular artwork they make from it. The book will feature the collections and the artwork of thirty-five major mixed-media artists. The artwork will include journals, assemblages, altered books, as well as jewelry pieces, and detailed descriptions of the materials and techniques used, plus tips and insights into using unusual materials and collections. Mixed-media artists are naturally collectors. They are fascinated by the stuff of life, and they are always looking for the right elements to add to their collages and journals. This book offers a juicy combination -- sort of a walk through an artist-filled flea market, and a gallery of the pieces created using these collections with tips and insights on collecting and creating, and how they go hand in hand. Features a lineup of 35 contributing artists including: Lynn Whipple Graceann Warn Gail Rieke Beryl Taylor Keith LoBue Michael DeMeng Nina Bagley Susan Lenart-Kazmer and more Art Making, Collections, and Obsessions features a beautiful collection of inspirational artwork. You'll enjoy artist's tips, creative ideas, and advice on working with unusual materials for collage.
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    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (232 pages)
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Defining your own custom components has several benefits. One advantage is that components let you divide your applications into modules that you can develop and maintain separately. By implementing commonly used logic within custom components, you can also build a suite of reusable components that you can share among multiple Flex applications. Also, you can extend the Flex class hierarchy to base your custom components on the set of predefined Flex components. You can create custom versions of Flex visual controls, as well as custom versions of nonvisual components, such as validators, formatters, and effects. You can build an entire Flex application in a single MXML file that contains both your MXML code and any supporting ActionScript code. As your application gets larger, your single file also grows in size and complexity. This type of application would soon become difficult to understand and debug, and very difficult for multiple developers to work on simultaneously.
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    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (344 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Zoo! offers step-by-step instructions for building nine animal robots with the NXT Robotics System. Using the book's detailed building and programming instructions, readers learn about the MINDSTORMS NXT kit as they build animal-like models of a rabbit, spider, peacock, stegosaurus, and more!
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    Kurzfassung: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders is packed with building and programming instructions for ten innovative robots. The book dives headfirst into the creative thrill of robot-building with models like Grabbot, Dragster, and The Hand. Step by step building instructions make it simple to construct even the most complex models while the detailed programming instructions teach you how a NXT program really works.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Morgan Kaufmann | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780123739339
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (208 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Moderating Usability Tests provides insight and guidance for usability testing. To a large extent, successful usability testing depends on the skills of the person facilitating the test. However, most usability specialists still learn how to conduct tests through an apprentice system with little formal training. This book is the resource for new and experienced moderators to learn about the rules and practices for interacting. Authors Dumas and Loring draw on their combined 40 years of usability testing experience to develop and present the most effective principles and practices – both practical and ethical – for moderating successful usability tests. The videos are available from the publisher's companion web site. Presents the ten “golden rules that maximize every session’s value Offers targeted advice on how to maintain objectivity Discusses the ethical considerations that apply in all usability testing Explains how to reduce the stress that participants often feel Considers the special requirements of remote usability testing Demonstrates good and bad moderating techniques with laboratory videos accessible from the publisher’s companion web site
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Syngress | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9781597492409
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (416 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: This book is the definitive guide on the OSSEC Host-based Intrusion Detection system and frankly, to really use OSSEC you are going to need a definitive guide. Documentation has been available since the start of the OSSEC project but, due to time constraints, no formal book has been created to outline the various features and functions of the OSSEC product. This has left very important and powerful features of the product undocumented...until now! The book you are holding will show you how to install and configure OSSEC on the operating system of your choice and provide detailed examples to help prevent and mitigate attacks on your systems. -- Stephen Northcutt OSSEC determines if a host has been compromised in this manner by taking the equivalent of a picture of the host machine in its original, unaltered state. This "picture" captures the most relevant information about that machine's configuration. OSSEC saves this "picture" and then constantly compares it to the current state of that machine to identify anything that may have changed from the original configuration. Now, many of these changes are necessary, harmless, and authorized, such as a system administrator installing a new software upgrade, patch, or application. But, then there are the not-so-harmless changes, like the installation of a rootkit, trojan horse, or virus. Differentiating between the harmless and the not-so-harmless changes determines whether the system administrator or security professional is managing a secure, efficient network or a compromised network which might be funneling credit card numbers out to phishing gangs or storing massive amounts of pornography creating significant liability for that organization. Separating the wheat from the chaff is by no means an easy task. Hence the need for this book. The book is co-authored by Daniel Cid, who is the founder and lead developer of the freely available OSSEC host-based IDS. As such, readers can be certain they are reading the most accurate, timely, and insightful information on OSSEC. * Nominee for Best Book Bejtlich read in 2008! * http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2008/12/best-book-bejtlich-read-in-2008.html • Get Started with OSSEC Get an overview of the features of OSSEC including commonly used terminology, pre-install preparation, and deployment considerations. • Follow Steb-by-Step Installation Instructions Walk through the installation process for the "local, “agent, and "server" install types on some of th...
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    ISBN: 9780750686440
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (312 pages)
    Ausgabe: 2nd edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Jack Ganssle has been forming the careers of embedded engineers for 20+ years. He has done this with four books, over 500 articles, a weekly column, and continuous lecturing. Technology moves fast and since the first edition of this best-selling classic much has changed. The new edition will reflect the author's new and ever evolving philosophy in the face of new technology and realities. Now more than ever an overarching philosophy of development is needed before just sitting down to build an application. Practicing embedded engineers will find that Jack provides a high-level strategic plan of attack to the often times chaotic and ad hoc design and development process. He helps frame and solve the issues an engineer confronts with real-time code and applications, hardware and software coexistences, and streamlines detail management. CONTENTS: Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 – The Project Chapter 3 – The Code Chapter 4 – Real Time Chapter 5 – The Real World Chapter 6 – Disciplined Development Appendix A – A Firmware Standard Appendix B - A Simple Drawing System Appendix C – A Boss’s Guide to Process *Authored by Jack Ganssle, Tech Editor of Embedded Systems Programming and weekly column on embedded.com *Keep schedules in check as projects and codes grow by taking time to understand the project beforehand *Understand how cost/benefit coexists with design and development
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Morgan Kaufmann | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780080560151
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (368 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Network Security: Know It All explains the basics, describes the protocols, and discusses advanced topics, by the best and brightest experts in the field of network security. Assembled from the works of leading researchers and practitioners, this best-of-the-best collection of chapters on network security and survivability is a valuable and handy resource. It consolidates content from the field’s leading experts while creating a one-stop-shopping opportunity for readers to access the information only otherwise available from disparate sources. * Chapters contributed by recognized experts in the field cover theory and practice of network security technology, allowing the reader to develop a new level of knowledge and technical expertise. * Up-to-date coverage of network security issues facilitates learning and lets the reader remain current and fully informed from multiple viewpoints. * Presents methods of analysis and problem-solving techniques, enhancing the reader’s grasp of the material and ability to implement practical solutions. * Examples illustrate core security concepts for enhanced comprehension
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    ISBN: 9780123740175
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (480 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: As technology expands and evolves, one-dimensional, graphical user interface (GUI) design becomes increasingly limiting and simplistic. Designers must meet the challenge of developing new and creative interfaces that adapt to meet human needs and technological trends. HCI Beyond the GUI provides designers with this know how by exploring new ways to reach users that involve all of the human senses. Dr. Kortum gathers contributions from leading human factors designers to present a single reference for professionals, researchers, and students. Explores the human factors involved in the design and implementation of the nontraditional interfaces, detailing design strategies, testing methodologies, and implementation techniques Provides an invaluable resource for practitioners who design interfaces for children, gamers and users with accessibility needs Offers extensive case studies, examples and design guidelines
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    ISBN: 9780123743428
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (304 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Adoption of Bluetooth wireless technology has become ubiquitous in the last few years. One of the biggest steps forward is the standardization of Java APIs for Bluetooth wireless technology (JABWT). The latest updates to this standard is explained in detail in this book. The JABWT standard, defined by the JSR-82 Java Specification Request, supports rapid development of Bluetooth applications that are portable, secure, and highly-usable. Wireless device manufacturers have responded overwhelmingly to the JABWT specification by implementing JABWT applications in mobile phones and other personal wireless communications products. Bluetooth Application Programming Essentials: Programming with the Java APIs explains in detail how to write Bluetooth applications using the Java APIs to exploit the power of both technologies. Written by the specification lead for JSR-82 and two other key participants in developing the standards of JABWT, this book provides the authoritative explanations and concrete examples needed to get started right away. This book provides embedded Java developers with to-the-point information on the APIs in the specification with detailed programmatic examples of the APIs in use. A NEW chapter on the Push Registry definition (a new feature in the 1.1 version of JSR-82) has been added. Finally, the new Essentials version of the book will update the remaining chapters to reflect changes in the latest Bluetooth spec (2.1) and the industry as a whole. By focusing only on the essentials, this concise resource enables software and hardware vendors to quickly develop Bluetooth applications for mobile devices in an increasingly competitive market. The updated material examines crucial programming areas (including RFCOMM, OBEX, device discovery, service discovery, and L2CAP), which allows developers to not only successfully design, but master and build Java APIs for Bluetooth Wireless Technology. Includes a new and valuable chapter that delineates the pivotal Push Registry feature - a recent development that will help programmers avoid the common problem of connection collision. By providing real-world issues and problems involved in implementing the Java APIs specification, the book allows developers to identify with the text and encourages repeated reference.
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    ISBN: 9780113311248
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (213 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    DDC: 658.4/04
    Schlagwort(e): Project management ; Strategic planning ; Electronic books ; local ; Gestion de projet ; Planification stratégique ; Project management ; Strategic planning ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: This new core guidance from OGC describes why, when and how to use portfolio, programme and project Offices (P3O) models. It describes what a P3O is, defining the two key types of P3O, and goes on to answer the question posed by Senior Management: "Why have P3Os and what value-add do they bring to the organisation?" It also includes business cases, funding models for set-up and ongoing costs and performance measures.
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    ISBN: 9780833044532 , 0833045989 , 0833044532 , 9780833045980
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 52 pages)
    Ausgabe: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Serie: Monograph (Rand Corporation)
    Paralleltitel: Print version Invisible wounds of war
    Schlagwort(e): Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Veterans Mental health ; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Psychological aspects ; War Psychological aspects ; Afghan War, 2001- Psychological aspects ; Iraq War, 2003-2011 Psychological aspects ; Brain Wounds and injuries ; Depression, Mental ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Veterans ; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 ; War ; Afghan War, 2001- ; Iraq War, 2003-2011 ; Brain ; Depression, Mental ; Iraq War, 2003-2011 ; Veterans psychology ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ; Combat Disorders ; Brain Injuries ; Depressive Disorder ; Depression, Mental ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Psychological aspects ; Veterans ; Mental health ; War ; Psychological aspects ; Afghan War (2001- ) ; Iraq War (2003-2011) ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Mental Health ; Brain ; Wounds and injuries ; War on Terrorism (2001-2009) ; United States ; Iraq ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Since October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Early evidence suggests that the psychological toll of these deployments -- many involving prolonged exposure to combat-related stress over multiple rotations -- may be disproportionately high compared with the physical injuries of combat. Concerns have been most recently centered on two combat-related injuries in particular: post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. With the increasing concern about the incidence of suicide and suicide attempts among returning veterans, concern about depression is also on the rise. The study discussed in this monograph focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury, not only because of current high-level policy interest but also because, unlike the physical wounds of war, these conditions are often invisible to the eye, remaining invisible to other servicemembers, family members, and society in general. All three conditions affect mood, thoughts, and behavior; yet, these wounds often go unrecognized and unacknowledged. The effect of traumatic brain injury is still poorly understood, leaving a large gap in knowledge related to how extensive the problem is or how to address it. This monograph summarizes key findings and recommendations from a larger RAND document entitled Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery (Tanielian and Jaycox [Eds.], Santa Monica, Calif.: MG-720-CCF, 2008), a comprehensive study RAND conducted of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with the three conditions among OEF/OIF veterans; the health care system in place to meet those needs; gaps in the care system; and the costs of filling those gaps and providing quality health care to all those in need. Readers desiring more details are referred to that document. Both monographs should be of interest to mental health treatment providers; health policymakers, particularly those charged with caring for our nation's veterans; and U.S. service men and women, their families, and the concerned public. All the research products from this study are available at http://veterans.rand.org
    Kurzfassung: Since October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Early evidence suggests that the psychological toll of these deployments -- many involving prolonged exposure to combat-related stress over multiple rotations -- may be disproportionately high compared with the physical injuries of combat. Concerns have been most recently centered on two combat-related injuries in particular: post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. With the increasing concern about the incidence of suicide and suicide attempts among returning veterans, concern about depression is also on the rise. The study discussed in this monograph focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury, not only because of current high-level policy interest but also because, unlike the physical wounds of war, these conditions are often invisible to the eye, remaining invisible to other servicemembers, family members, and society in general. All three conditions affect mood, thoughts, and behavior; yet, these wounds often go unrecognized and unacknowledged. The effect of traumatic brain injury is still poorly understood, leaving a large gap in knowledge related to how extensive the problem is or how to address it. This monograph summarizes key findings and recommendations from a larger RAND document entitled Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery (Tanielian and Jaycox [Eds.], Santa Monica, Calif.: MG-720-CCF, 2008), a comprehensive study RAND conducted of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with the three conditions among OEF/OIF veterans; the health care system in place to meet those needs; gaps in the care system; and the costs of filling those gaps and providing quality health care to all those in need. Readers desiring more details are referred to that document. Both monographs should be of interest to mental health treatment providers; health policymakers, particularly those charged with caring for our nation's veterans; and U.S. service men and women, their families, and the concerned public. All the research products from this study are available at http://veterans.rand.org
    Anmerkung: "Center for Military Health Policy Research , "Sponsored by the California Community Foundation , "MG-720/1-CCF , Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-52) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    ISBN: 9780833042194 , 0833044885 , 083304219X , 9780833044884
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 70 pages)
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    Serie: Technical report TR-501-OSD
    Paralleltitel: Print version Finding candidate options for investment
    Schlagwort(e): Government purchasing Methodology ; Public investments Methodology ; Government purchasing ; Public investments ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; General ; United States ; United States Armed Forces ; Procurement ; Methodology ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Introduction -- BCOT's structure and flow -- The centralized interface : inputs and outputs -- A notional example -- Conclusions and next steps -- Appendix A. Effectiveness calculations -- Appendix B. Subtleties in the concept of nearness to the efficient frontier -- Appendix C.A genetic algorithm approach for identifying good candidate options -- Appendix D. Changing building blocks or scenarios -- Appendix E. Changing list names (scenarios, focus, etc.) -- Appendix F. Changing parameters -- Appendix G. Array operations used in BCOT -- Appendix H. Excel-based graphics for BCOT
    Kurzfassung: Introduction -- BCOT's structure and flow -- The centralized interface : inputs and outputs -- A notional example -- Conclusions and next steps -- Appendix A. Effectiveness calculations -- Appendix B. Subtleties in the concept of nearness to the efficient frontier -- Appendix C.A genetic algorithm approach for identifying good candidate options -- Appendix D. Changing building blocks or scenarios -- Appendix E. Changing list names (scenarios, focus, etc.) -- Appendix F. Changing parameters -- Appendix G. Array operations used in BCOT -- Appendix H. Excel-based graphics for BCOT
    Anmerkung: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited , Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-70) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    ISBN: 9780833045102 , 0833048651 , 0833045105 , 9780833048653
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 77 pages)
    Ausgabe: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Serie: Technical report TR-586-AF/NETL
    Paralleltitel: Print version Camm, Frank A., 1949- Federal financial incentives to induce early experience producing unconventional liquid fuels
    Schlagwort(e): Coal liquefaction ; Energy development ; Federal aid to energy development ; Coal liquefaction ; Energy development ; Federal aid to energy development ; Federal aid to energy development ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY ; General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Environmental Policy ; Coal liquefaction ; Energy development ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Introduction -- Designing an effective long-term public-private relationship -- Assessing financial effects under uncertainty --Policy effects with 100-percent equity financing -- Policy effects with debt financing -- Implications for robust financial-incentive packages -- Can formal source selection help the government create an integrated policy? -- Conclusions -- Appendixes: A. Structure of the spreadsheet analysis that implements the cash-flow model -- B. How debt and loan guarantees affect investors and the government
    Kurzfassung: Introduction -- Designing an effective long-term public-private relationship -- Assessing financial effects under uncertainty --Policy effects with 100-percent equity financing -- Policy effects with debt financing -- Implications for robust financial-incentive packages -- Can formal source selection help the government create an integrated policy? -- Conclusions -- Appendixes: A. Structure of the spreadsheet analysis that implements the cash-flow model -- B. How debt and loan guarantees affect investors and the government
    Anmerkung: "RAND Project Air Force and Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment , Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
    ISBN: 9780833041371 , 083304446X , 0833041371 , 9780833044464
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 103 pages)
    Ausgabe: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Serie: Rand Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version Stabilization and reconstruction staffing
    Schlagwort(e): Postwar reconstruction ; Personnel management ; Human capital Management ; Postwar reconstruction ; Personnel management ; Human capital ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; International Security ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; Human capital ; Management ; Personnel management ; Postwar reconstruction ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The United States participated in several interventions and state-building efforts during the 1990s, and the rationale for U.S. engagement in such efforts received a new urgency after the 9/11 attacks. However, recent U.S. experiences in Afghanistan and in Iraq, especially, have shown that engaging in stability and reconstruction operations is a difficult and lengthy process that requires appropriate resources. Most of all, to have a chance of succeeding, such operations require a realistic understanding of the capabilities needed for them. The authors present the results of research on the U.S. civilian personnel and staffing programs for stability and reconstruction operations undertaken in other countries under U.S. leadership or with the participation of the United States. The study uses the Office of Personnel Management's Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework to assess the personnel requirements for such operations. The Framework advocates strategic alignment, workforce planning and development, leadership and knowledge management, results-oriented performance culture, talent management, and accountability. The authors also present recommendations that the U.S. government should consider undertaking to deal with the types of problems that the United States has encountered in post-2003 Iraq. The research draws on the rapidly growing body of literature dealing with reconstruction and stability missions, interviews with U.S. and British civilian personnel deployed to Iraq, and the authors' own experiences in Iraq as U.S. civilians involved with the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The study should be of interest to policymakers dealing with stability and reconstruction operations
    Kurzfassung: The United States participated in several interventions and state-building efforts during the 1990s, and the rationale for U.S. engagement in such efforts received a new urgency after the 9/11 attacks. However, recent U.S. experiences in Afghanistan and in Iraq, especially, have shown that engaging in stability and reconstruction operations is a difficult and lengthy process that requires appropriate resources. Most of all, to have a chance of succeeding, such operations require a realistic understanding of the capabilities needed for them. The authors present the results of research on the U.S. civilian personnel and staffing programs for stability and reconstruction operations undertaken in other countries under U.S. leadership or with the participation of the United States. The study uses the Office of Personnel Management's Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework to assess the personnel requirements for such operations. The Framework advocates strategic alignment, workforce planning and development, leadership and knowledge management, results-oriented performance culture, talent management, and accountability. The authors also present recommendations that the U.S. government should consider undertaking to deal with the types of problems that the United States has encountered in post-2003 Iraq. The research draws on the rapidly growing body of literature dealing with reconstruction and stability missions, interviews with U.S. and British civilian personnel deployed to Iraq, and the authors' own experiences in Iraq as U.S. civilians involved with the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The study should be of interest to policymakers dealing with stability and reconstruction operations
    Anmerkung: "MG-580-RC"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-103) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    ISBN: 9780833043252 , 0833044400 , 0833043250 , 9780833044402
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 18 pages)
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    Serie: Occasional paper OP-208-OSD
    Paralleltitel: Print version Sŏng, So-mi Estimating the cost of administering the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SIBR) Program
    Schlagwort(e): United States ; United States ; Research and development contracts, Government ; Small business Research ; Finance ; Research and development contracts, Government ; Small business ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Workplace Culture ; Research and development contracts, Government ; United States ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: "Congress is in the process of reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which expires in 2008. One issue being considered in the reauthorization is whether to allow partial use of SBIR set-asides for SBIR program administration costs and, if so, at what levels. Currently, the use of SBIR funds to administer the SBIR program is prohibited, and SBIR administration must be funded from other sources. The authors estimate that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spends, on average, an additional 6 percent on top of the SBIR set-asides to administer its SBIR program. That percentage is higher than that for government programs that predominantly award grants (rather than contracts), at or lower than levels for other government R & D programs, and lower than the total compensation levels for venture-capital organizations. Further analysis is required to understand the benefits of alternative levels of administrative investments for the DoD SBIR program."--Page ix
    Kurzfassung: "Congress is in the process of reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which expires in 2008. One issue being considered in the reauthorization is whether to allow partial use of SBIR set-asides for SBIR program administration costs and, if so, at what levels. Currently, the use of SBIR funds to administer the SBIR program is prohibited, and SBIR administration must be funded from other sources. The authors estimate that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spends, on average, an additional 6 percent on top of the SBIR set-asides to administer its SBIR program. That percentage is higher than that for government programs that predominantly award grants (rather than contracts), at or lower than levels for other government R & D programs, and lower than the total compensation levels for venture-capital organizations. Further analysis is required to understand the benefits of alternative levels of administrative investments for the DoD SBIR program."--Page ix
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    ISBN: 9780833044839 , 0833045377 , 9781282033184 , 1282033182 , 9780833045379 , 0833044834
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 44 pages)
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    Serie: Occasional paper OP-212-CAPP
    Paralleltitel: Print version Ma, Sai, 1979- Comparison of the health systems in China and India
    Schlagwort(e): Medical care ; Medical care ; Medical policy ; Medical policy ; Medical care ; Medical care ; Medical policy ; Medical policy ; Delivery of Health Care ; Delivery of Health Care ; Cross-Cultural Comparison ; Cross-Cultural Comparison ; Health Policy ; Health Policy ; Patient Satisfaction ; Patient Satisfaction ; Quality of Health Care ; Quality of Health Care ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Diseases ; General ; MEDICAL ; Diseases ; MEDICAL ; Health Care Delivery ; Medical care ; Medical policy ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Health Care Issues ; MEDICAL ; Public Health ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; China ; India ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The world's two most populous countries, China and India, are undergoing dramatic demographic, societal, and economic transformations. However, the health status of residents of China and India still lags behind relative to other populations, and the health gains in each country have been uneven across subpopulations. Although they have achieved substantial advances in life expectancy and disease prevention since the middle of the 20th century, the Chinese and Indian health systems provide little protection against financial risk, and patient satisfaction is a lower priority than it should be. This paper compares the health systems of China and India to determine what approaches to improving health in these two countries do and do not work. In particular, the authors compare the health systems in China and India along three dimensions: policy levers, intermediate outcomes, and ultimate ends. The authors conclude that both countries must (1) restructure health care financing to reduce the burden of out-of-pocket medical care costs on individual patients; (2) increase access to care, especially in rural areas; (3) reduce dependence on fee-for-service contracts that promote overutilization of medical care; (4) build capacity for addressing and monitoring emerging diseases; and (5) match hospital capabilities with local needs
    Kurzfassung: The world's two most populous countries, China and India, are undergoing dramatic demographic, societal, and economic transformations. However, the health status of residents of China and India still lags behind relative to other populations, and the health gains in each country have been uneven across subpopulations. Although they have achieved substantial advances in life expectancy and disease prevention since the middle of the 20th century, the Chinese and Indian health systems provide little protection against financial risk, and patient satisfaction is a lower priority than it should be. This paper compares the health systems of China and India to determine what approaches to improving health in these two countries do and do not work. In particular, the authors compare the health systems in China and India along three dimensions: policy levers, intermediate outcomes, and ultimate ends. The authors conclude that both countries must (1) restructure health care financing to reduce the burden of out-of-pocket medical care costs on individual patients; (2) increase access to care, especially in rural areas; (3) reduce dependence on fee-for-service contracts that promote overutilization of medical care; (4) build capacity for addressing and monitoring emerging diseases; and (5) match hospital capabilities with local needs
    Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-44) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research
    ISBN: 9780833044549 , 0833045296 , 9781281736604 , 1281736600 , 9780833045294 , 0833044540
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xliii, 453 pages)
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    Serie: Rand Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version Tanielian, Terri L Invisible wounds of war
    Schlagwort(e): Iraq War, 2003-2011 Psychological aspects ; Afghan War, 2001- Psychological aspects ; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Psychological aspects ; War Psychological aspects ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Brain Wounds and injuries ; Veterans Mental health ; Depression, Mental ; Iraq War, 2003-2011 ; Afghan War, 2001- ; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 ; War ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Brain ; Veterans ; Depression, Mental ; Iraq War, 2003-2011 ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ; Veterans psychology ; Combat Disorders ; Brain Injuries ; Depressive Disorder ; Iraq War, 2003 ; Afghan War (2001- ) ; Iraq War (2003-2011) ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; Brain ; Wounds and injuries ; Depression, Mental ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Psychological aspects ; Veterans ; Mental health ; War ; Psychological aspects ; Soldat ; Afghanistankrieg ; Posttraumatisches Stresssyndrom ; Irakkrieg ; War on Terrorism (2001-2009) ; United States ; USA ; Iraq ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Since October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Early evidence suggests that the psychological toll of these deployments -- many involving prolonged exposure to combat-related stress over multiple rotations -- may be disproportionately high compared with the physical injuries of combat. In the face of mounting public concern over post-deployment health care issues confronting OEF/OIF veterans, several task forces, independent review groups, and a Presidential Commission have been convened to examine the care of the war wounded and make recommendations. Concerns have been most recently centered on two combat-related injuries in particular: post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. With the increasing incidence of suicide and suicide attempts among returning veterans, concern about depression is also on the rise. The study discussed in this monograph focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury, not only because of current high-level policy interest but also because, unlike the physical wounds of war, these conditions are often invisible to the eye, remaining invisible to other servicemembers, family members, and society in general. All three conditions affect mood, thoughts, and behavior; yet these wounds often go unrecognized and unacknowledged. The effect of traumatic brain injury is still poorly understood, leaving a large gap in knowledge related to how extensive the problem is or how to address it. RAND conducted a comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with these three conditions among OEF/OIF veterans, the health care system in place to meet those needs, gaps in the care system, and the costs associated with these conditions and with providing quality health care to all those in need. This monograph presents the results of our study, which should be of interest to mental health treatment providers; health policymakers, particularly those charged with caring for our nation's veterans; and U.S. service men and women, their families, and the concerned public. All the research products from this study are available at http://veterans.rand.org. Data collection for this study began in April 2007and concluded in January 2008. Specific activities included a critical reviewof the extant literature on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, ma ...
    Kurzfassung: Since October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Early evidence suggests that the psychological toll of these deployments -- many involving prolonged exposure to combat-related stress over multiple rotations -- may be disproportionately high compared with the physical injuries of combat. In the face of mounting public concern over post-deployment health care issues confronting OEF/OIF veterans, several task forces, independent review groups, and a Presidential Commission have been convened to examine the care of the war wounded and make recommendations. Concerns have been most recently centered on two combat-related injuries in particular: post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. With the increasing incidence of suicide and suicide attempts among returning veterans, concern about depression is also on the rise. The study discussed in this monograph focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury, not only because of current high-level policy interest but also because, unlike the physical wounds of war, these conditions are often invisible to the eye, remaining invisible to other servicemembers, family members, and society in general. All three conditions affect mood, thoughts, and behavior; yet these wounds often go unrecognized and unacknowledged. The effect of traumatic brain injury is still poorly understood, leaving a large gap in knowledge related to how extensive the problem is or how to address it. RAND conducted a comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with these three conditions among OEF/OIF veterans, the health care system in place to meet those needs, gaps in the care system, and the costs associated with these conditions and with providing quality health care to all those in need. This monograph presents the results of our study, which should be of interest to mental health treatment providers; health policymakers, particularly those charged with caring for our nation's veterans; and U.S. service men and women, their families, and the concerned public. All the research products from this study are available at http://veterans.rand.org. Data collection for this study began in April 2007and concluded in January 2008. Specific activities included a critical reviewof the extant literature on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, ma ...
    Anmerkung: "Sponsored by the California Community Foundation , "MG-720-CCF"--Page 4 of cover , "A joint endeavor of Rand Health and the Rand National Security Research Division , Includes bibliographical references , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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    ISBN: 9780833045683 , 0833048228 , 0833045687 , 9780833048226
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 69 pages, [59], xii pages)
    Suppl.: Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century
    Paralleltitel: Print version Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century
    Schlagwort(e): Manpower planning ; Manpower policy ; Education and state ; Human capital ; Labor market ; Manpower planning ; Manpower policy ; Education and state ; Human capital ; Labor market ; Manpower policy ; Arab countries ; EDUCATION ; Educational Policy & Reform ; General ; Education and state ; Human capital ; Labor market ; Manpower planning ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: This executive summary is a bilingual (English and Arabic) companion to the RAND monograph covering the full details of the study: Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century. Both this executive summary and the full-study monograph should be of interest to policymakers in the Arab world who want to understand the evolution and progress of education and labor market reforms designed to advance human capital development and enhance workforce competitiveness in the 21st century global economy
    Kurzfassung: This executive summary is a bilingual (English and Arabic) companion to the RAND monograph covering the full details of the study: Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century. Both this executive summary and the full-study monograph should be of interest to policymakers in the Arab world who want to understand the evolution and progress of education and labor market reforms designed to advance human capital development and enhance workforce competitiveness in the 21st century global economy
    Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-69) , In English, with reverse text and added t.p. in Arabic
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    ISBN: 0738488631
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (506 pages)
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: This IBM® Redbooks® publication was written with the objective to provide a technical description of some of the most important security scenarios available with WebSphere® Application Server Version 6.1 for z/OS®. We chose scenarios that are not really documented elsewhere and that have had significant changes in Version 6.1. In the first two chapters we provide an overview of security with WAS on z/OS for those readers who are unfamiliar with the security landscape on z/OS. From Chapter 3, "Web container security" on page 63, onwards we go into more technical depth.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed December 26, 2007) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Focal Press | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780240808192
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (320 pages)
    Ausgabe: 3rd edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: An amazing (and some would say magical) resource on photographic lighting that has been talked about in the community and recommended for years. This highly respected guide has been thoroughly updated and revised for content and design - it is now produced in full color! It introduces a logical theory of photographic lighting so if you are starting out in photography you will learn how to predict results before setting up lights. This is not primarily a how-to book with only set examples for you to copy. Rather, Light: Science and Magic provides you with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light to allow you to use lighting to express your own creativity. Numerous photographs and illustrations provide clear examples of the theories, while sidebars highlight special lighting questions. Expanded chapters on available light in portraiture, as well as new information on digital equipment and terminology make this a must have update!
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed March 21, 2007) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Center for Creative Leadership | Boston, MA : Safari
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (8 pages)
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Leading globally is extremely complex. The differences between the requirements of leadership at a local level and of leadership at the global level are exponential. To learn about the specific challenges faced by global leaders, CCL conducted interviews with senior global leaders. Analysis of the responses revealed six common themes.
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed January 1, 2007) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Newnes | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780750682923
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (400 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: • A Microchip insider tells all on the newest, most powerful PICs ever! • FREE CD-ROM includes source code in C, the Microchip C30 compiler, and MPLAB SIM software • Includes handy checklists to help readers perform the most common programming and debugging tasks The new 16-bit PIC24 chip provides embedded programmers with more speed, more memory, and more peripherals than ever before, creating the potential for more powerful cutting-edge PIC designs. This book teaches readers everything they need to know about these chips: how to program them, how to test them, and how to debug them, in order to take full advantage of the capabilities of the new PIC24 microcontroller architecture. Author Lucio Di Jasio, a PIC expert at Microchip, offers unique insight into this revolutionary technology, guiding the reader step-by-step from 16-bit architecture basics, through even the most sophisticated programming scenarios. This book’s common-sense, practical, hands-on approach begins simply and builds up to more challenging exercises, using proven C programming techniques. Experienced PIC users and newcomers to the field alike will benefit from the text’s many thorough examples, which demonstrate how to nimbly side-step common obstacles, solve real-world design problems efficiently, and optimize code for all the new PIC24 features. You will learn about: • basic timing and I/O operations, • multitasking using the PIC24 interrupts, • all the new hardware peripherals • how to control LCD displays, • generating audio and video signals, • accessing mass-storage media, • how to share files on a mass-storage device with a PC, • experimenting with the Explorer 16 demo board, debugging methods with MPLAB-SIM and ICD2 tools, and more! ·A Microchip insider tells all on the newest, most powerful PICs ever! ·Condenses typical introductory "fluff" focusing instead on examples and exercises that show how to solve common, real-world design problems quickly ·Includes handy checklists to help readers perform the most common programming and debugging tasks ·FREE CD-ROM includes source code in C, the Microchip C30 compiler, and MPLAB SIM software, so that readers gain practical, hands-on programming experience ·Check out the author's Web site at http://www.flyingpic24.com for FREE downloads, FAQs, and updates
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    ISBN: 9780750665568
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (384 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Owen Bishop introduces, through hands-on project work, the mechanics, electronics and programming involved in practical robot design-and-build. The use of the PIC microcontroller throughout provides a painless introduction to programming whilst harnessing the power of a highly popular microcontroller used by students and design engineers worldwide. This is a book for first-time robot builders, advanced builders wanting to know more about programming robots and students in Further and Higher Education tackling microcontroller-based practical work. They will all find this book a unique and exciting source of projects, ideas and techniques, to be combined into a wide range of fascinating robots. · Full step-by-step instructions for 5 complete self-build robots · Introduces key techniques in electronics, programming and construction - for robust robots that work first time · Illustrations, close-up photographs and a lively, readable text make this a fun and informative guide for novice and experienced robot builders
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    ISBN: 9780080556765
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (197 pages)
    Ausgabe: 2nd edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Network Simulation Experiments Manual, Second Edition, enables networking professional to visualize how networks work by providing free access to easy-to-install OPNET software. This software provides a virtual environment for modeling, analyzing, and predicting the performance of IT infrastructures, including applications, servers, and networking technologies. The book also goes a step further by providing detailed experiments on core networking topologies for use in this simulation environment. Each experiment is also accompanied by review questions, a lab report, and exercises. This book is recommended for graduate students and networking designers and professionals. Useful experimentation for professionals in the workplace who are interested in learning and demonstrating the capability of evaluating different commercial networking products The experiments in this manual are closely tied to Peterson/Davie: Computer Networks, fourth edition (a best-selling Morgan Kaufmann title), making it a perfect companion book.
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    ISBN: 9780080471501
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (448 pages)
    Ausgabe: 3rd edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, Third Edition, is an essential guide to MATLAB as a problem-solving tool. It presents MATLAB both as a mathematical tool and a programming language, giving a concise and easy-to-master introduction to its potential and power. Stressing the importance of a structured approach to problem solving, the text provides a step-by-step method for program design and algorithm development. It includes numerous simple exercises for hands-on learning, a chapter on algorithm development and program design, and a concise introduction to useful topics for solving problems in later engineering and science courses: vectors as arrays, arrays of characters, GUIs, advanced graphics, and simulation and numerical methods. The text is ideal for undergraduates in engineering and science taking a course on Matlab. Numerous simple exercises give hands-on learning A chapter on algorithm development and program design Common errors and pitfalls highlighted Concise introduction to useful topics for solving problems in later engineering and science courses: vectors as arrays, arrays of characters, GUIs, advanced graphics, simulation and numerical methods A new chapter on dynamical systems shows how a structured approach is used to solve more complex problems. Text and graphics in four colour
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    Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Security Research Division
    ISBN: 9780833041876 , 0833042386 , 9781281180810 , 1281180815 , 9780833042385 , 0833041878
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 87 pages)
    Ausgabe: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library
    Serie: Conference proceedings
    Paralleltitel: Erscheint auch als Dobbins, James, 1942- Coping with Iran
    Schlagwort(e): Diplomatic relations ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Government ; International ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; Iran ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International) ; Conference papers and proceedings ; United States Congresses Foreign relations ; Iran Congresses Foreign relations ; United States ; Iran ; Electronic books ; USA ; Iran ; Internationale Politik
    Kurzfassung: On March 21, 2007, the RAND Corporation held a public conference on Capitol Hill,?Coping with Iran: Confrontation, Containment, or Engagement?? featuring high-level experts and hosted by the director of the RAND International Security and Defense Policy Center. More than 300 guests attended, including former ambassadors, members of Congress and senior staffers, senior journalists, Pentagon officials, and numerous well-known Middle East analysts. Two high-level officials, Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Ambassador Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian
    Kurzfassung: On March 21, 2007, the RAND Corporation held a public conference on Capitol Hill,?Coping with Iran: Confrontation, Containment, or Engagement?? featuring high-level experts and hosted by the director of the RAND International Security and Defense Policy Center. More than 300 guests attended, including former ambassadors, members of Congress and senior staffers, senior journalists, Pentagon officials, and numerous well-known Middle East analysts. Two high-level officials, Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Ambassador Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian
    Anmerkung: "CF-237-NSRD"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (page 87) , Summary of a conference held by the RAND Corporation on Mar. 21, 2007 in Washington, D.C , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
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    ISBN: 9780833041722 , 0833044508 , 9781282081611 , 1282081616 , 9780833044501 , 083304172X
    Sprache: Englisch
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    Paralleltitel: Print version Lachman, Beth E., 1960- Thin green line
    Schlagwort(e): Military bases Environmental aspects ; Military bases ; Armed Forces ; Environmental aspects ; Military bases ; Environmental aspects ; Environmental Engineering ; Civil & Environmental Engineering ; Engineering & Applied Sciences ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Environmental Policy ; United States Armed Forces ; Environmental aspects ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Over the past few decades, military installations have experienced diminishing open space near their borders from suburban sprawl and other developments. Such encroachment pressures limit the ability to conduct mission-essential testing and training. Such development can also destroy or displace native plant and animal species, the result being that military installations become islands of refuge for threatened and endangered species, which can also restrict an installation's operations. In 2003, DoD created the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) to help address such encroachment pressures. The REPI program helps installations implement compatible land use partnering projects with state and local governments and non-governmental organizations to protect non-military land, which helps relieve installation encroachment pressures. In this monograph, RAND researchers assessed the effectiveness of the REPI projects. The authors also identify the main causes of encroachment; detail the benefits, both to the military and local communities, of buffering areas near installations with REPI projects; and provide recommendations for how to improve REPI's effectiveness
    Kurzfassung: Over the past few decades, military installations have experienced diminishing open space near their borders from suburban sprawl and other developments. Such encroachment pressures limit the ability to conduct mission-essential testing and training. Such development can also destroy or displace native plant and animal species, the result being that military installations become islands of refuge for threatened and endangered species, which can also restrict an installation's operations. In 2003, DoD created the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) to help address such encroachment pressures. The REPI program helps installations implement compatible land use partnering projects with state and local governments and non-governmental organizations to protect non-military land, which helps relieve installation encroachment pressures. In this monograph, RAND researchers assessed the effectiveness of the REPI projects. The authors also identify the main causes of encroachment; detail the benefits, both to the military and local communities, of buffering areas near installations with REPI projects; and provide recommendations for how to improve REPI's effectiveness
    Anmerkung: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense , Includes bibliographical references and appendices
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    ISBN: 9780833060082 , 0833060082
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource
    DDC: 362.292088055
    Schlagwort(e): Youth Alcohol use ; Prevention ; Teenagers Alcohol use ; Prevention ; Community organization ; Youth ; Teenagers ; Community organization ; United States ; Community organization ; Teenagers ; Alcohol use ; Prevention ; Youth ; Alcohol use ; Prevention ; Substance Abuse ; Social Sciences ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Underage drinking is a significant problem in the United States: Alcohol is the primary contributor to the leading causes of death among adolescents. As a result, communitywide strategies to prevent underage drinking are more important than ever. Such strategies depend on the involvement and education of adolescents, parents, law enforcement officials, merchants, and other stakeholders. This guide is designed to take communities through the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating strategies to prevent underage drinking and youth access to alcohol. The guide is structured according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Strategic Prevention Framework, a five-step prevention approach. Within the five steps, the guide adopts the Getting To Outcomes model of empowerment evaluation, results-based accountability, and continuous quality improvement. The result is a comprehensive, step-by-step manual for developing, implementing, and evaluating a high-quality communitywide plan to prevent underage drinking and its related consequences. Recommendations include the development of educational strategies for parents, adolescents, and alcohol merchants; attracting the involvement of civic leaders; working to reform legislation governing underage access to alcohol; and training law enforcement officials to be vigilant but safe in their efforts to police underage drinking in the community
    Kurzfassung: Underage drinking is a significant problem in the United States: Alcohol is the primary contributor to the leading causes of death among adolescents. As a result, communitywide strategies to prevent underage drinking are more important than ever. Such strategies depend on the involvement and education of adolescents, parents, law enforcement officials, merchants, and other stakeholders. This guide is designed to take communities through the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating strategies to prevent underage drinking and youth access to alcohol. The guide is structured according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Strategic Prevention Framework, a five-step prevention approach. Within the five steps, the guide adopts the Getting To Outcomes model of empowerment evaluation, results-based accountability, and continuous quality improvement. The result is a comprehensive, step-by-step manual for developing, implementing, and evaluating a high-quality communitywide plan to prevent underage drinking and its related consequences. Recommendations include the development of educational strategies for parents, adolescents, and alcohol merchants; attracting the involvement of civic leaders; working to reform legislation governing underage access to alcohol; and training law enforcement officials to be vigilant but safe in their efforts to police underage drinking in the community
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    ISBN: 9780833039651 , 0833042874 , 9781281181268 , 1281181269 , 9780833042873 , 0833039652
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 126 pages)
    Paralleltitel: Print version Stealing the sword
    Schlagwort(e): Terrorism Prevention ; Terrorism Prevention ; Arms control ; Weapons systems ; Terrorism ; Terrorism ; Arms control ; Weapons systems ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International) ; Arms control ; Terrorism ; Prevention ; Weapons systems ; Armies ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; Terrorism ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Part of a series examining the technology competition between security organizations and terrorist organizations, this report focuses on understanding how terrorist groups make technology choices and consequently how the United States can discourage their adoption of advanced conventional weapons. Five types of advanced conventional weapons are identified that could provide terrorists with a new and qualitatively different weapon capability: sniper rifles, squad-level weapons, antitank missiles, large limpet mines, and mortar systems. Two key methods of limiting the threat from these systems i
    Kurzfassung: Part of a series examining the technology competition between security organizations and terrorist organizations, this report focuses on understanding how terrorist groups make technology choices and consequently how the United States can discourage their adoption of advanced conventional weapons. Five types of advanced conventional weapons are identified that could provide terrorists with a new and qualitatively different weapon capability: sniper rifles, squad-level weapons, antitank missiles, large limpet mines, and mortar systems. Two key methods of limiting the threat from these systems i
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    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Project Air Force
    ISBN: 9780833038975 , 0833042440 , 0833038974 , 9780833042446
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxix, 263 pages)
    Ausgabe: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Serie: Rand Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version Larson, Eric V. (Eric Victor), 1957- Misfortunes of war
    Schlagwort(e): United States Public relations ; United States History 20th century ; United States History 21st century ; United States ; United States ; United States ; Mass media and war ; War in mass media ; Combatants and noncombatants (International law) ; Military history, Modern 20th century ; Military history, Modern 21st century ; War Moral and ethical aspects ; Civilian war casualties ; Mass media and war ; War in mass media ; Combatants and noncombatants (International law) ; Military history, Modern ; Military history, Modern ; War ; Civilian war casualties ; NATURE ; Natural Disasters ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Disasters & Disaster Relief ; HISTORY ; Military ; General ; Armed Forces ; Public relations ; Civilian war casualties ; Combatants and noncombatants (International law) ; Mass media and war ; Military history, Modern ; War in mass media ; War ; Moral and ethical aspects ; Krig i massmedia ; Massmedia och krig ; Stridande och icke-stridande ; Krigsoffer ; United States ; History ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: 1. Introduction -- Literature review -- Approach -- Organization of this monograph -- 2. Operation Desert Storm (Iraq, 1991) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The Al Firdos bunker incident -- Key lessons -- 3. Operation Allied Force (Kosovo, 1999) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The April 14 convoy attacks outside Djakovica -- The May 7 Chinese embassy bombing -- Conclusions -- 4. Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan, 2001- ) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The wedding party incident -- Key lessons -- 5. Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq, 2003- ) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The marketplace incident -- Key lessons -- 6. Implications and conclusions -- The military: a highly credible institution -- Recommendations
    Kurzfassung: 1. Introduction -- Literature review -- Approach -- Organization of this monograph -- 2. Operation Desert Storm (Iraq, 1991) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The Al Firdos bunker incident -- Key lessons -- 3. Operation Allied Force (Kosovo, 1999) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The April 14 convoy attacks outside Djakovica -- The May 7 Chinese embassy bombing -- Conclusions -- 4. Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan, 2001- ) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The wedding party incident -- Key lessons -- 5. Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq, 2003- ) -- Civilian casualty estimates -- Handling of the civilian casualties issue -- The arc of media and public concern -- The marketplace incident -- Key lessons -- 6. Implications and conclusions -- The military: a highly credible institution -- Recommendations
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    [Santa Monica, Calif.] : Rand Homeland Security
    ISBN: 9780833039156 , 0833042491 , 0833039156 , 9780833042491
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 114 pages)
    Serie: Rand Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version
    Schlagwort(e): Terrorism Technological innovations ; Terrorism ; Terrorism ; Terrorism ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; International Relations ; General ; Terrorism ; Technological innovations ; Terrorism ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Terrorist groups -- both inside and outside the al Qaeda network -- sometimes form mutually beneficial partnerships to exchange "best practices." These exchanges provide terrorist groups with the opportunity to innovate (i.e., increase their skills and expand their reach). Understanding how terrorist groups exchange technology and knowledge, therefore, is essential to ongoing and future counterterrorism strategies. This study examines how 11 terrorist groups in three areas (Mindanao, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and southwest Colombia) have attempted to exchange technologies and knowledge in an effort to reveal some of their vulnerabilities. The analysis provides the Department of Homeland Security and other national security policymakers with insight into the innovation process and suggests ways that government policies can create barriers to terrorists' adoption of new technologies
    Kurzfassung: Terrorist groups -- both inside and outside the al Qaeda network -- sometimes form mutually beneficial partnerships to exchange "best practices." These exchanges provide terrorist groups with the opportunity to innovate (i.e., increase their skills and expand their reach). Understanding how terrorist groups exchange technology and knowledge, therefore, is essential to ongoing and future counterterrorism strategies. This study examines how 11 terrorist groups in three areas (Mindanao, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and southwest Colombia) have attempted to exchange technologies and knowledge in an effort to reveal some of their vulnerabilities. The analysis provides the Department of Homeland Security and other national security policymakers with insight into the innovation process and suggests ways that government policies can create barriers to terrorists' adoption of new technologies
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    ISBN: 9780833041654 , 0833044265 , 0833041657 , 9780833044266
    Sprache: Englisch
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    Paralleltitel: Print version Education for a new era
    Schlagwort(e): Education ; Education and state ; Education ; Education and state ; Education ; Education and state ; Qatar ; EDUCATION ; History ; EDUCATION ; Comparative ; EDUCATION ; Educational Policy & Reform ; General ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The leadership of Qatar has a social and political vision that calls for improving the outcomes of the Qatari K-12 education system. With this vision in mind, the leadership asked RAND to examine Qatar's K-12 education system, to recommend options for building a world-class system, and, subsequently, to develop the chosen option and support its implementation. The option that was selected includes internationally benchmarked curriculum standards, national testing based on those standards, independent government-funded schools, and parental choice among schools using annual school report cards. This executive summary provides an overview of Phase I (2001-2004) of the Qatari education reform initiative, Education for a New Era, based on RAND's experiences as part of this ambitious effort involving Qataris and Qatari organizations, and international consultants and contractors. An Arabic translation is included
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    Sprache: Englisch
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    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: One does not have to be a medical expert to know that the health care system in the United States is unequivocally broken, and broke. It no longer serves the needs of many people, as access and affordability have been relegated to select segments of the population.
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    Sprache: Englisch
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    Kurzfassung: Recognizing that young people strongly want to make civic contributions, a number of youth leadership development programs have expanded their focus from the individual to the community level. The thinking is that involvement in their communities not only helps youths build leadership skills but also enables them to expand their knowledge of and access to resources within those communities. How well are such programs working?
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    ISBN: 0596100639
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (1184 pages)
    Ausgabe: 2nd edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: With C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition , you'll be able to learn and improve your mastery of both the C# language and the .NET platform. This updated bestseller has been completely revised to account for C# 2.0, the latest version of this popular object-oriented programming language. It also includes more than 100 new code solutions (over 300 overall) to common problems and tasks that you're sure to face as a C# programmer. Nearly every solution, or "recipe," contains a complete, documented code sample showing you how to solve the specific problem, as well as a detailed discussion of how and why the underling technology works. This question-solution-discussion format is a proven teaching method, as any fan of O'Reilly's "Cookbook" series can attest to. In fact, no other source offers a learn-as-you-go format quite like this. C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition is organized into 20 chapters, each of which focuses on a particular topic in creating C# solutions. Here are just some of what's covered: Numeric data types Strings and characters Classes and structures Generics Exception handling Delegates, events, and anonymous methods Filesystem interactions Web site access XML usage (including XPath and XSLT) Networking Threading Unsafe code Best of all, you don't have to be an experienced C# or .NET developer to use C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition . You just have to be someone who wants to solve a problem now, without having to learn all the related theory first.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : O'Reilly Media | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 0596527284
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (574 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Anyone still think that Adobe Photoshop Elements is a toy version of the real thing? As the most popular photo-editing program on the market, Photoshop Elements not only has Photoshop's marvelous powers, but also has capabilities the mothership lacks. Each new version includes more tools designed specifically for today's consumer digital photo enthusiasts. The latest edition, Photoshop Elements 5, solidifies the reputation of this superb and inexpensive product with new scrapbook features, a link to online photo services, and many other improvements. In fact, there's so much to Photoshop Elements that it can be quite confusing at times. That's precisely why our Missing Manuals are the bestselling books on the topic. Adobe provides a pamphlet and some help files; our book, now in its fifth edition, carefully explains every feature the program has to offer (something no other book has done) by putting each one into a clear, easy-to-understand context. Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual covers the Windows version of Adobe's workhorse and gives you the low down on a host of new features: Learn to create multiple page documents, custom photo layouts with frames, and highly customized layouts for scrapbook projects Master the new editor for Layer Styles, which lets you customize individual layers in a photo "Attach" your photos to areas of a Yahoo! Map so your friends and family can see the pictures you took in specific places Author Barbara Brundage also introduces you to a new sophisticated tool called "Curves" to adjust the color and contrast in your photos, and shows you how to burn multi-session CDs and DVDs. As always, she lets you know which features work well, which don't, and why -- all with a bit of wit and good humor. Although the book progresses from simple to complex tasks, you can easily jump around to learn specific techniques, such as creating photomontages (composites), restoring old photos, preparing images for the Web, and archiving. More than a dozen downloadable images let you practice using the editing tools right away!
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed September 21, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Morgan Kaufmann | Boston, MA : Safari
    ISBN: 9780123694041
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (536 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The Globus Toolkit is a key technology in Grid Computing, the exciting new computing paradigm that allows users to share processing power, data, storage, and other computing resources across institutional and geographic boundaries. Globus Toolkit 4: Programming Java Services provides an introduction to the latest version of this widely acclaimed toolkit. Based on the popular web-based The Globus Toolkit 4 Programmer's Tutorial, this book far surpasses that document, providing greater detail, quick reference appendices, and many additional examples. If you’re making the leap into Grid Computing using the Globus Toolkit, you’ll want Globus Toolkit 4: Programming Java Services at your side as you take your first steps. Written for newcomers to Globus Toolkit, but filled with useful information for experienced users. Clearly situates Globus application development within the context of Web Services and evolving Grid standards. Provides detailed coverage of Web Services programming with the Globus Toolkit's Java WS Core component. Covers basic aspects of developing secure services using the Grid Security Infrastructure (GSI). Uses simple, didactic examples throughout the book, but also includes a more elaborate example, the FileBuy application, that showcases common design patterns found in Globus applications. Concludes with useful reference appendices.
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    ISBN: 9781597490870
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (500 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Wireless connectivity is now a reality in most businesses. Yet by its nature, wireless networks are the most difficult to secure and are often the favorite target of intruders. This book provides the busy network administrator with best-practice solutions to securing the wireless network With the increased demand for mobile connectivity and the decrease in cost and in the time required for installation, wireless network connections will make up 20% of all corporate network connections by the end of 2006. With this increase in usage comes a commensurate increase in the network’s vulnerability to intrusion. This book provides the typical network administrator with the basic tools and instruction they need to maintain a secure network while allowing acceptable access to users. · A practical product and technology specific guideline to securing a wireless networks for the busy System Administrator · Takes a simplified multi-layered approach into easily deployed plans for a straight forward understanding · Does not bog you down with history, but offers practical useful information for today
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed August 22, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (600 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: SonicWALL firewalls are the number 3 in sales worldwide in the security appliance market space as of 2004. This accounts for 15% total market share in the security appliance sector. The SonicWALL firewall appliance has had the largest annual growth in the security appliance sector for the last two years. This is the first book on the market covering the #3 best-selling firewall appliances in the world from SonicWALL. This book continues Syngress' history from ISA Server to Check Point to Cisco Pix of being first to market with best-selling firewall books for security professionals. Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls is the first book to deliver an in-depth look at the SonicWALL firewall product line. It covers all of the aspects of the SonicWALL product line from the SOHO devices to the Enterprise SonicWALL firewalls. Also covered are advanced troubleshooting techniques and the SonicWALL Security Manager. This book offers novice users a complete opportunity to learn the SonicWALL firewall appliance. Advanced users will find it a rich technical resource. * First book to deliver an in-depth look at the SonicWALL firewall product line * Covers all of the aspects of the SonicWALL product line from the SOHO devices to the Enterprise SonicWALL firewalls * Includes advanced troubleshooting techniques and the SonicWALL Security Manager
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed May 25, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9780123705921
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (224 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
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    Kurzfassung: Model Driven Architecture (MDA) is a new approach to software development that helps companies manage large, complex software projects and save development costs while allowing new technologies that come along to be readily incorporated. Although it is based on many long-standing industry precepts and best practices, such as UML, it is enough of a departure from traditional IT approaches to require some "proof of the pudding." Real-Life MDA is composed of six case studies of real companies using MDA that will furnish that proof. The authors' approach MDA projects by describing all aspects of the project from the viewpoint of the end-users—from the reason for choosing an MDA approach to the results and benefits. The case studies are preceded by an introductory chapter and are followed by a wrap-up chapter summarizing lessons learned. Written for executives, analysts, architects, and engineers positioned to influence business-oriented software development at the highest levels Filled with concrete examples and analyses of how MDA is relevant for organizations of various sizes Considers a range of uses for MDA—from business process analysis to full-scale software modeling and development Presents results for each case study in terms of tangible, measured benefits, including automatically generated code, defect reduction, improved visibility, and ROI
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed December 5, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9781597492515
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (400 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) is a network monitoring tool that provides enterprise-class event and performance management for Windows Server System technologies. MOM's event and performance management tools discover problems before system administrators would ever find them, thereby enabling administrators to lower their costs of operations and simplify management of their Windows Server System infrastructure. MOM can notify system administrators of overloaded processors, depleted memory, or failed network connections affecting their Windows servers long before these problems bother users. Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 delivers open and scalable enterprise-class operational management by providing comprehensive event management, proactive monitoring and alerting, reporting and trend analysis, and system and application specific knowledge and tasks to improve the manageability of Windows Server System environments, including Windows, Exchange, SQL, IIS, Active Directory etc. * A users guide to Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) enabling a cost reduction and simplification in managing your Windows Server System Infrastructure * Companion Web site for book offers dozens of customized scripts and tools for automating MOM 2005 and many other Windows Server products * There is no other compact resource like this for this core, Microsoft Server product
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed March 1, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9781597491068
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (481 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: A virtual evolution in IT shops large and small has begun. Microsoft's Virtal Server is the enterprise tool to free an infrastructure from its physical limitations providing the transformation into a virtual environment--this book shows you how. This book will detail the default and custom installation of Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005, as well as basic and advanced virtual machine configurations. It will also discuss the requirements for a server virtualization and consolidation project and the cost savings surrounding such an effort. Furthermore, the book will provide a thorough understanding of the benefits of a virtual infrastructure and a comprehensive examination of how Virtual Server can ease administration and lower overall IT costs. Lastly, the book delivers a thorough understanding of the virtual evolution which is underway in many IT organizations and how the reader will benefit from shifting from the physical to a virtual world. * Examines in detail the default and custom installation of Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 * Addresses th important topics of server requirements and the cost implications involved * Looks at addressing IT costs and the benefits to the organisation
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed October 13, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9781597490634
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (336 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: This book de-mystifies the technology behind video conferencing and provides single users and small enterprises with the information they need to deploy video conferencing efficiently and cost effectively. For many years, the promise of high quality, low cost video conferencing has been an attractive solution for businesses interested in cutting travel costs while maintaining the benefits of face-to-face contact. Unfortunately, most solutions never lived up to the promise, due primarily to lack of internet bandwidth and poorly developed protocols. That's no all changed. The capacity has been created, the hardware works, and businesses are more eager than ever to cut down on travel costs. * Budget conscious methods for deploying Video over IP in small to medium enterprises * Coverage of Cisco, Microsoft, Skype, AOL, Google, VidiTel and many other products * How to identify and resolve nagging quality of service issues such as transmission delays and out of synch video-to-voice feeds
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed June 7, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (608 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The definitive work for IT professionals responsible for the management of the design, configuration, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise wide security projects. Provides specialized coverage of key project areas including Penetration Testing, Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems, and Access Control Systems. The first and last word on managing IT security projects, this book provides the level of detail and content expertise required to competently handle highly complex security deployments. In most enterprises, be they corporate or governmental, these are generally the highest priority projects and the security of the entire business may depend on their success. * The first book devoted exclusively to managing IT security projects * Expert authors combine superb project management skills with in-depth coverage of highly complex security projects * By mastering the content in this book, managers will realise shorter schedules, fewer cost over runs, and successful deployments
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed July 4, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9780750679534
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (256 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: In this new, highly practical guide, expert embedded designer and manager Lewin Edwards answers the question, “How do I become an embedded engineer? Embedded professionals agree that there is a treacherous gap between graduating from school and becoming an effective engineer in the workplace, and that there are few resources available for newbies to turn to when in need of advice and direction. This book provides that much-needed guidance for engineers fresh out of school, and for the thousands of experienced engineers now migrating into the popular embedded arena. This book helps new embedded engineers to get ahead quickly by preparing them for the technical and professional challenges they will face. Detailed instructions on how to achieve successful designs using a broad spectrum of different microcontrollers and scripting languages are provided. The author shares insights from a lifetime of experience spent in-the-trenches, covering everything from small vs. large companies, and consultancy work vs. salaried positions, to which types of training will prove to be the most lucrative investments. This book provides an expert’s authoritative answers to questions that pop up constantly on Usenet newsgroups and in break rooms all over the world. * An approachable, friendly introduction to working in the world of embedded design * Full of design examples using the most common languages and hardware that new embedded engineers will be likely to use every day * Answers important basic questions on which are the best products to learn, trainings to get, and kinds of companies to work for
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed August 31, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (350 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: This book teaches IT professionals how to analyze, manage, and automate their security log files to generate useful, repeatable information that can be use to make their networks more efficient and secure using primarily open source tools. The book begins by discussing the “Top 10 security logs that every IT professional should be regularly analyzing. These 10 logs cover everything from the top workstations sending/receiving data through a firewall to the top targets of IDS alerts. The book then goes on to discuss the relevancy of all of this information. Next, the book describes how to script open source reporting tools like Tcpdstats to automatically correlate log files from the various network devices to the “Top 10 list. By doing so, the IT professional is instantly made aware of any critical vulnerabilities or serious degradation of network performance. All of the scripts presented within the book will be available for download from the Syngress Solutions Web site. Almost every operating system, firewall, router, switch, intrusion detection system, mail server, Web server, and database produces some type of “log file. This is true of both open source tools and commercial software and hardware from every IT manufacturer. Each of these logs is reviewed and analyzed by a system administrator or security professional responsible for that particular piece of hardware or software. As a result, almost everyone involved in the IT industry works with log files in some capacity. * Provides turn-key, inexpensive, open source solutions for system administrators to analyze and evaluate the overall performance and security of their network * Dozens of working scripts and tools presented throughout the book are available for download from Syngress Solutions Web site. * Will save system administrators countless hours by scripting and automating the most common to the most complex log analysis tasks
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed January 27, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (448 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: RFID is a method of remotely storing and receiving data using devices called RFID tags. RFID tags can be small adhesive stickers containing antennas that receive and respond to transmissions from RFID transmitters. RFID tags are used to identify and track everything from food, dogs, beer kegs to library books. RFID tags use a standard that has already been hacked by several researchers. RFID Security discusses the motives for someone wanting to hack an RFID system and shows how to protect systems. Coverage includes: security breaches for monetary gain (hacking a shops RFID system would allow a hacker to lower the pricing on any product products). How to protect the supply chain (malicous/mischievous hackers can delete/alter/modify all identifying information for an entire shipment of products). How to protect personal privacy (privacy advocates fear that RFID tags embedded in products, which continue to transmit information after leaving a store, will be used to track consumer habits). The purpose of an RFID system is to enable data to be transmitted by a portable device, called a tag, which is read by an RFID reader and processed according to the needs of a particular application. The data transmitted by the tag may provide identification or location information, or specifics about the product tagged, such as price, colour, date of purchase, etc. . * Deloitte & Touche expects over 10 billion RFID tags to be in circulation by the end of 2005 * Parties debating the security issue of RFID need information on the pros and cons of the technology and this is that information * Little competition in a market desperate for information
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed May 25, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9780127745756
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (360 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: At the heart of Apple's hugely popular iLife software suite—iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, GarageBand, and iTunes—is QuickTime, the powerful media engine that drives elegant applications for managing movies, images, and audio files. The enduring success of QuickTime is in no small part attributable to its component architecture. This key feature has allowed it to embrace emerging digital media technologies and standards one by one as they have appeared over the 12 or so years since its launch. None of the competing technologies even comes close, let alone on both Mac OS X and Windows. QuickTime for .NET and COM Developers is the first guide to QuickTime for developers using popular RAD tools such a Visual Basic .NET, C#, and Visual Basic 6. A general introduction to QuickTime is followed by a detailed explanation of the QuickTime architecture from a.NET and COM perspective, liberally accompanied by code snippets. A number of implementation examples illustrate key QuickTime features, ranging from a simple movie player to a sophisticated interactive application. Also covered is QuickTime scripting in both QuickTime Player (using Windows Scripting) and in Microsoft Office applications (using VBA). Brief guides to developing with QuickTime in Delphi and ATL/WTL are also included. Part of the official Quicktime Developer Series , publishing the finest books on QuickTime in cooperation with Apple. * The first book on QuickTime for .NET and COM application and scripting developers * Written by one of the architects of Apple's QuickTime ActiveX/COM control * Offers numerous sample applications and code examples
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed January 17, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9781597490412
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (182 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: User passwords are the keys to the network kingdom, yet most users choose overly simplistic passwords (like password) that anyone could guess, while system administrators demand impossible to remember passwords littered with obscure characters and random numerals. Every computer user must face the problems of password security. According to a recent British study, passwords are usually obvious: around 50 percent of computer users select passwords based on names of a family member, spouse, partner, or a pet. Many users face the problem of selecting strong passwords that meet corporate security requirements. Too often, systems reject user-selected passwords because they are not long enough or otherwise do not meet complexity requirements. This book teaches users how to select passwords that always meet complexity requirements. A typical computer user must remember dozens of passwords and they are told to make them all unique and never write them down. For most users, the solution is easy passwords that follow simple patterns. This book teaches users how to select strong passwords they can easily remember. * Examines the password problem from the perspective of the administrator trying to secure their network * Author Mark Burnett has accumulated and analyzed over 1,000,000 user passwords and through his research has discovered what works, what doesn't work, and how many people probably have dogs named Spot * Throughout the book, Burnett sprinkles interesting and humorous password ranging from the Top 20 dog names to the number of references to the King James Bible in passwords
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed January 9, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9780750679077
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (336 pages)
    Ausgabe: 1st edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: This book helps engineers to grasp fundamental theories and design principles by presenting physical and intuitive explanations of switched-capacitor circuits. Numerous circuit examples are discussed and the author emphasizes the most important and fundamental principles involved in implementing state-of-the-art switched-capacitor circuits for analog signal processing and power management applications. Throughout the book, the author presents numerous step-by-step tutorials and gives practical design examples. While some quantitative analysis is necessary to understand underlying concepts, tedious mathematical equations and formal proofs are avoided. An intuitive appreciation for switched-capacitor circuits is achieved. Much of the existing information on contemporary switched-capacitor circuit applications is in the form of applications notes and data sheets for various switched-capacitor ICs. This book compiles such information in a single volume and coherently organizes and structures it. The author has his own website at www.mingliangliu.com * Step-by-step tutorials which emphasize the most fundamental principals of switched-capacitor circuits * Few tedious mathematical equations * The first easy-to-understand compilation on this subject--most information available is not very cohesive
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed June 12, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9780123735966
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 online resource (352 pages)
    Ausgabe: 2nd edition
    Schlagwort(e): Electronic books ; local ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Joe Celko's SQL Puzzles and Answers, Second Edition , challenges you with his trickiest puzzles and then helps solve them with a variety of solutions and explanations. Author Joe Celko demonstrates the thought processes that are involved in attacking a problem from an SQL perspective to help advanced database programmers solve the puzzles you frequently face. These techniques not only help with the puzzle at hand, but also help develop the mindset needed to solve the many difficult SQL puzzles you face every day. This updated edition features many new puzzles; dozens of new solutions to puzzles; and new chapters on temporal query puzzles and common misconceptions about SQL and RDBMS that leads to problems. This book is recommended for database programmers with a good knowledge of SQL. A great collection of tricky SQL puzzles with a variety of solutions and explanations Uses the proven format of puzzles and solutions to provide a user-friendly, practical look into SQL programming problems - many of which will help users solve their own problems New edition features: Many new puzzles added!, Dozens of new solutions to puzzles, and using features in SQL-99, Code is edited to conform to SQL STYLE rules, New chapter on temporal query puzzles, New chapter on common misconceptions about SQL and RDBMS that leads to problems
    Anmerkung: Online resource; Title from title page (viewed October 9, 2006) , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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    ISBN: 9780833041012 , 0833041061 , 9781433709463 , 1433709465 , 0833041010 , 9780833038685 , 9780833041067 , 0833038680
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 124 pages)
    Serie: Rand publications series MG-432-RC
    Paralleltitel: Print version Hosek, James R How deployments affect service members
    Schlagwort(e): Deployment (Strategy) ; Deployment (Strategy) ; Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment ; Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena ; Communicable Disease Control ; Delivery of Health Care ; Disease Notification ; Environment and Public Health ; Epidemiologic Methods ; Government ; Health Care Economics and Organizations ; Investigative Techniques ; Local Government ; Organizations ; Public Health Practice ; Public Health ; Social Sciences ; Pathology ; Medicine ; Health & Biological Sciences ; Military Administration ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; Armed Forces ; Personnel management ; United States ; Deployment (Strategy) ; Recruiting and enlistment ; HISTORY ; Military ; General ; United States Armed Forces ; Personnel management ; United States Armed Forces ; Recruiting, enlistment, etc ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The one-third cut in active-duty manpower at the end of the Cold War, from 2.1 million to 1.4 million in uniform, combined with a shift in the national security environment, has today resulted in the need for longer and repeated deployments, especially for the Army and the Marine Corps, and these deployments have posed challenges for active-duty service members and for their families. The authors undertook the preparation of this monograph with the objective of offering insights into the challenges faced by active-duty service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, the resiliency they and their families have shown in coping with these challenges, and the adequacy of defense manpower policy in assisting members and families. The monograph draws on the perspectives of economics, sociology, and psychology; provides a formal model of deployment and retention; reviews published work; reports on the results of focus groups conducted in each of the services; and presents findings from an analysis of survey data. The focus groups and survey data relate to the period from 2003 to early 2004. Family separation, long work hours both during and preceding deployments, and uncertainty surrounding deployments were some of the more significant stresses associated with deployments that were reported in focus groups. Furthermore, according to focus-group and survey data, even personnel who did not deploy experienced work stress as a result of long hours supporting deployments. The authors use these findings to suggest ways to improve quality of life for deployed and nondeployed personnel and their families, including improved communication home, more effectively structured deployment pays, and, when possible, greater certainty in the timing and length of the deployment cycle. The findings also underscore the importance of individual and unit preparation prior to deployment and the role of unit cohesion during deployment. The monograph may be of interest to the military services, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, individual service members and their families, members of Congress and their staff, and the media. It may also interest foreign militaries that have converted to a volunteer system and that want to be informed about the personnel strains caused by a high operating tempo
    Kurzfassung: The one-third cut in active-duty manpower at the end of the Cold War, from 2.1 million to 1.4 million in uniform, combined with a shift in the national security environment, has today resulted in the need for longer and repeated deployments, especially for the Army and the Marine Corps, and these deployments have posed challenges for active-duty service members and for their families. The authors undertook the preparation of this monograph with the objective of offering insights into the challenges faced by active-duty service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, the resiliency they and their families have shown in coping with these challenges, and the adequacy of defense manpower policy in assisting members and families. The monograph draws on the perspectives of economics, sociology, and psychology; provides a formal model of deployment and retention; reviews published work; reports on the results of focus groups conducted in each of the services; and presents findings from an analysis of survey data. The focus groups and survey data relate to the period from 2003 to early 2004. Family separation, long work hours both during and preceding deployments, and uncertainty surrounding deployments were some of the more significant stresses associated with deployments that were reported in focus groups. Furthermore, according to focus-group and survey data, even personnel who did not deploy experienced work stress as a result of long hours supporting deployments. The authors use these findings to suggest ways to improve quality of life for deployed and nondeployed personnel and their families, including improved communication home, more effectively structured deployment pays, and, when possible, greater certainty in the timing and length of the deployment cycle. The findings also underscore the importance of individual and unit preparation prior to deployment and the role of unit cohesion during deployment. The monograph may be of interest to the military services, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, individual service members and their families, members of Congress and their staff, and the media. It may also interest foreign militaries that have converted to a volunteer system and that want to be informed about the personnel strains caused by a high operating tempo
    Anmerkung: "MG-432-RC"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-124)
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    ISBN: 9780833038036 , 0833042408 , 0833038036 , 9780833042408
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 142 pages)
    Ausgabe: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Serie: Rand Corporation monograph series
    Paralleltitel: Print version Assessing the value of U.S. Army international activities
    Schlagwort(e): United States Foreign service ; United States ; United States ; United States ; Military assistance, American ; Security, International ; Military art and science International cooperation ; Military policy International cooperation ; Military assistance, American ; Security, International ; Military art and science ; Military policy ; Militärhilfe ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Internationale Politik ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Armies ; United States ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; USA ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International) ; Armed Forces ; Foreign service ; Military art and science ; International cooperation ; Military assistance, American ; Military policy ; International cooperation ; Military relations ; United States ; Security, International ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; International Security ; United States Military relations ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: A number of important steps have been taken in recent years to improve the planning and management of Army International Activities (AIA). Still, a need remains, and is widely recognized, for a high-level assessment mechanism to allocate AIA resources more efficiently, execute AIA programs more effectively, and highlight the contributions of AIA to the National Military Strategy, the DoD Security Cooperation Guidance, and The Army Plan. This report presents a framework for assessing the value of the Army's non-combat interactions with other militaries. It provides an overview of AIA programs and establishes their connection to the U.S. government's current strategy for security cooperation. It also provides a matrix of eight AIA "ends," derived from top-level national and Army guidance, and eight AIA "ways," which summarize the various capabilities inherent in AIA programs. Next, the report presents a method for linking AIA "ends" and "ways" that involves a theoretical rationale for security cooperation, selection criteria for AIA "output" and "outcome" indicators, and related measures of performance and effectiveness. The report also describes the new online AIA Knowledge Sharing System (AIAKSS) that is being used to solicit programmatic and assessment data from AIA officials in the Army's Major Commands. In addition, the report includes the results of three test cases-involving the Army Medical Department, the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Army South-that helped to identify potential problems in evaluating AIA and to suggest improvements in the proposed AIA assessment mechanism. Finally, the report contains an extensive list of "output" and "outcome" indicators that have been reviewed by AIA officials throughout the Army
    Kurzfassung: A number of important steps have been taken in recent years to improve the planning and management of Army International Activities (AIA). Still, a need remains, and is widely recognized, for a high-level assessment mechanism to allocate AIA resources more efficiently, execute AIA programs more effectively, and highlight the contributions of AIA to the National Military Strategy, the DoD Security Cooperation Guidance, and The Army Plan. This report presents a framework for assessing the value of the Army's non-combat interactions with other militaries. It provides an overview of AIA programs and establishes their connection to the U.S. government's current strategy for security cooperation. It also provides a matrix of eight AIA "ends," derived from top-level national and Army guidance, and eight AIA "ways," which summarize the various capabilities inherent in AIA programs. Next, the report presents a method for linking AIA "ends" and "ways" that involves a theoretical rationale for security cooperation, selection criteria for AIA "output" and "outcome" indicators, and related measures of performance and effectiveness. The report also describes the new online AIA Knowledge Sharing System (AIAKSS) that is being used to solicit programmatic and assessment data from AIA officials in the Army's Major Commands. In addition, the report includes the results of three test cases-involving the Army Medical Department, the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Army South-that helped to identify potential problems in evaluating AIA and to suggest improvements in the proposed AIA assessment mechanism. Finally, the report contains an extensive list of "output" and "outcome" indicators that have been reviewed by AIA officials throughout the Army
    Anmerkung: "RAND Arroyo Center , "This report was ... conducted in RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) , Supersedes RAND/DRR-3219-A , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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  • 95
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    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp
    ISBN: 9780833039927 , 0833060015 , 083303992X , 9780833060013
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 88 pages)
    Serie: Technical reports TR-407-AHRQ
    Paralleltitel: Print version Evaluation of the Patient Safety Improvement Corps
    Schlagwort(e): Patient Safety Improvement Corps (U.S.) ; Medical care Quality control ; Hospitals Safety measures ; Medical errors Prevention ; Medical care ; Hospitals ; Medical errors ; Medical Errors prevention & control ; Government Programs ; Safety Management ; Health Occupations education ; Education, Continuing ; Hospitals ; Safety measures ; Medical care ; Quality control ; Medical errors ; Prevention ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: The Patient Safety Improvement Corps (PSIC), part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ's) patient safety initiative, is a program of three one-week sessions (didactic lessons, homework, and a team project) operated collaboratively by the AHRQ and the Veterans' Affairs (VA) National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS). Its purpose is to improve patient safety in the nation by increasing the number and capacity of health care professionals with patient safety knowledge and skills, achieved through training teams from all 50 U.S. states over three years. This report presents findings from RAND's evaluation of the first two years of the PSIC. Data were collected through in-person, group interviews with trainees at the final training session in May 2004 and May 2005, and through individual telephone interviews with the first-year trainees one year later. Overall, reported experiences were positive. Participants valued the broad perspective gained, and the tools and skills they learned and continue to use. They appreciated and continued to draw upon the technical aspects, the hands-on exercises, the knowledge gained through team projects, and the reference materials. Additionally, they value the networking opportunities, and they have made efforts to spread their knowledge. Significantly, there are strong indications that the program has contributed to actions in the field to improve patient safety. Key barriers challenging trainees' program participation and ability to make changes at their home organizations included lack of resources and cultural obstacles (such as blaming individuals for system problems). A need for continued training and programs to train larger, more-diverse teams was also noted. The findings suggest that the PSIC is making important contributions toward building a national infrastructure to support implementation of effective patient safety practices
    Kurzfassung: The Patient Safety Improvement Corps (PSIC), part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ's) patient safety initiative, is a program of three one-week sessions (didactic lessons, homework, and a team project) operated collaboratively by the AHRQ and the Veterans' Affairs (VA) National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS). Its purpose is to improve patient safety in the nation by increasing the number and capacity of health care professionals with patient safety knowledge and skills, achieved through training teams from all 50 U.S. states over three years. This report presents findings from RAND's evaluation of the first two years of the PSIC. Data were collected through in-person, group interviews with trainees at the final training session in May 2004 and May 2005, and through individual telephone interviews with the first-year trainees one year later. Overall, reported experiences were positive. Participants valued the broad perspective gained, and the tools and skills they learned and continue to use. They appreciated and continued to draw upon the technical aspects, the hands-on exercises, the knowledge gained through team projects, and the reference materials. Additionally, they value the networking opportunities, and they have made efforts to spread their knowledge. Significantly, there are strong indications that the program has contributed to actions in the field to improve patient safety. Key barriers challenging trainees' program participation and ability to make changes at their home organizations included lack of resources and cultural obstacles (such as blaming individuals for system problems). A need for continued training and programs to train larger, more-diverse teams was also noted. The findings suggest that the PSIC is making important contributions toward building a national infrastructure to support implementation of effective patient safety practices
    Anmerkung: "Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , AHRQ contract no. 290-02-0010--preface , Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-88)
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  • 96
    ISBN: 9780833060044 , 083306004X
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource
    Serie: Technical report
    DDC: 363.3480973
    Schlagwort(e): Hospitals Administration ; Planning ; Public health administration ; Emergency management Evaluation ; Crisis management Health aspects ; Preparedness ; Disaster medicine Evaluation ; Public health Evaluation ; Hospitals ; Public health administration ; Emergency management ; Crisis management ; Preparedness ; Disaster medicine ; Public health ; Public Health Administration ; Disaster Planning organization & administration ; State Government ; Local Government ; Delivery of Health Care organization & administration ; Hospitals ; Administration ; Planning ; Social Welfare & Social Work - General ; Preparedness ; Public health administration ; Public health ; Evaluation ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Social Sciences ; United States ; Emergency management ; Evaluation ; United States ; Electronic books ; Technical Report
    Kurzfassung: Improving the ability to respond to bioterrorism and other emergencies is an important challenge facing the U.S. public health system. Despite having a knowledgeable workforce, practice and experience, capacity, and partnerships with other responders in the community, the system₂s ability to respond may depend largely on its structure. This study examines a key question: Are state and local public health agencies related to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response? Specific objectives of this study are to explain the factors influencing the particular ways in which state and local public health systems are organized, how the various types of relationships that exist between state and local public health departments have been arrived at, and, most important, the consequences of such structures and relationships for emergency preparedness. We also examine alternative structures from several different types of service industries (public education, banking, the welfare system, and port authorities). Finally, we recommend concrete strategies to improve public health preparedness. This report will be of interest to policymakers and to public health professionals at the state and local levels who are involved in bioterrorism response and emergency preparedness, as well as to other agencies involved in emergency response
    Kurzfassung: Improving the ability to respond to bioterrorism and other emergencies is an important challenge facing the U.S. public health system. Despite having a knowledgeable workforce, practice and experience, capacity, and partnerships with other responders in the community, the system₂s ability to respond may depend largely on its structure. This study examines a key question: Are state and local public health agencies related to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response? Specific objectives of this study are to explain the factors influencing the particular ways in which state and local public health systems are organized, how the various types of relationships that exist between state and local public health departments have been arrived at, and, most important, the consequences of such structures and relationships for emergency preparedness. We also examine alternative structures from several different types of service industries (public education, banking, the welfare system, and port authorities). Finally, we recommend concrete strategies to improve public health preparedness. This report will be of interest to policymakers and to public health professionals at the state and local levels who are involved in bioterrorism response and emergency preparedness, as well as to other agencies involved in emergency response
    Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references , Mode of access: internet via WWW.
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  • 97
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    Santa Monica, CA : RAND/Labor and Population
    ISBN: 9780833039569 , 0833042513 , 0833039563 , 9780833042514
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 64 pages)
    Paralleltitel: Print version Lara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz Meeting funder compliance
    Schlagwort(e): Nonprofit organizations Case studies Management ; Nonprofit organizations Case studies Finance ; Nonprofit organizations ; Nonprofit organizations ; Nonprofit organizations ; Management ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Nonprofit Organizations & Charities ; Case studies ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Workplace Culture ; Nonprofit organizations ; Finance ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Funders provide financial support to nonprofit organizations, which use the funding to implement programs that provide services to clients. A key part of this relationship is the need for nonprofits to ensure funding compliance-the need to report program progress and expenditures to funders. This case study, the first of its kind, examines the management processes of one nonprofit in terms of staff time investments in tracking outcomes, reporting results, and meeting funder compliance, and is guided by research questions, developed in partnership with the Forbes Funds, addressing the related c
    Kurzfassung: Funders provide financial support to nonprofit organizations, which use the funding to implement programs that provide services to clients. A key part of this relationship is the need for nonprofits to ensure funding compliance-the need to report program progress and expenditures to funders. This case study, the first of its kind, examines the management processes of one nonprofit in terms of staff time investments in tracking outcomes, reporting results, and meeting funder compliance, and is guided by research questions, developed in partnership with the Forbes Funds, addressing the related c
    Anmerkung: "MG-505-RC"--Page [4] cover , "Supported by the Forbes Funds, a supporting organization of the Pittsburg Foundation , Includes bibliographical references
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  • 98
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    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
    ISBN: 9780833038449 , 0833040979 , 0833038443 , 9780833040978
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvii, 171 pages)
    Ausgabe: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2011 Electronic reproduction
    Serie: Rand Health MG-409-HLTH
    Paralleltitel: Print version Analysis of healthcare interventions that change patient trajectories
    Schlagwort(e): Health maintenance organization patients ; Health maintenance organization patients ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Technology Assessment, Biomedical ; Medical Informatics Applications ; MEDICAL ; Administration ; MEDICAL ; Practice Management & Reimbursement ; MEDICAL ; Health Policy ; Health maintenance organization patients ; CD-ROMs ; CD-ROMs ; CD-ROMs ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: This report is one of several that document a broad, two-year study by RAND Health to better understand the role and importance of Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR-S) in improving health and reducing healthcare costs, and to help inform government actions that could maximize EMR-S benefits and increase its use. It provides the technical details and results of one component of that study that analyzes interventions in the healthcare system that use EMR-S to affect patient trajectories-i.e., the sequence of encounters a patient has with the healthcare system. The interventions are to improve patient safety, increase preventive services, expand chronic disease management, and foster healthier lifestyles. We identified four classes of trajectory-changing interventions and we selected some important interventions in each class: --Implement Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) as a means to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs). --Increase the provision of the following preventive services: influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations and screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer. --Enroll people with one of four chronic illnesses-asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), or diabetes-in disease management programs. --Persuade people to adopt healthy lifestyles and estimate the health outcomes if everyone did so: controlled their weight, stopped smoking, ate a healthy diet, exercised, and controlled their blood pressure and cholesterol as necessary with medications. We estimated the effects of each intervention on healthcare utilization (e.g., hospital stays, office visits, prescription drug use), healthcare expenditures, and population health outcomes (workdays or schooldays missed, days spent sick in bed, mortality). These interventions generally affect trajectories by improving health and thereby reducing healthcare utilization, or by reducing a costly form of utilization (e.g., inpatient stays) and increasing a more economical form (e.g., office visits to physicians, or prescription medications). The report should be of interest to healthcare IT professionals, other healthcare executives and researchers, and officials in the government responsible for health policy
    Kurzfassung: This report is one of several that document a broad, two-year study by RAND Health to better understand the role and importance of Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMR-S) in improving health and reducing healthcare costs, and to help inform government actions that could maximize EMR-S benefits and increase its use. It provides the technical details and results of one component of that study that analyzes interventions in the healthcare system that use EMR-S to affect patient trajectories-i.e., the sequence of encounters a patient has with the healthcare system. The interventions are to improve patient safety, increase preventive services, expand chronic disease management, and foster healthier lifestyles. We identified four classes of trajectory-changing interventions and we selected some important interventions in each class: --Implement Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) as a means to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs). --Increase the provision of the following preventive services: influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations and screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer. --Enroll people with one of four chronic illnesses-asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), or diabetes-in disease management programs. --Persuade people to adopt healthy lifestyles and estimate the health outcomes if everyone did so: controlled their weight, stopped smoking, ate a healthy diet, exercised, and controlled their blood pressure and cholesterol as necessary with medications. We estimated the effects of each intervention on healthcare utilization (e.g., hospital stays, office visits, prescription drug use), healthcare expenditures, and population health outcomes (workdays or schooldays missed, days spent sick in bed, mortality). These interventions generally affect trajectories by improving health and thereby reducing healthcare utilization, or by reducing a costly form of utilization (e.g., inpatient stays) and increasing a more economical form (e.g., office visits to physicians, or prescription medications). The report should be of interest to healthcare IT professionals, other healthcare executives and researchers, and officials in the government responsible for health policy
    Anmerkung: "MG-408-HLTH."--P 4., cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-171) , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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  • 99
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    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
    ISBN: 9780833037893 , 0833040804 , 0833037897 , 9780833040800
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 55 pages)
    Serie: Rand note MG-338
    Paralleltitel: Print version Oliker, Olga U.S. interests in Central Asia
    Schlagwort(e): United States Foreign service ; United States ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom ; Armed Forces ; Foreign service ; Military policy ; Strategic aspects of individual places ; Armies ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; United States ; United States ; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING ; Military Science ; Central Asia ; HISTORY ; Military ; Other ; Asia, Central Strategic aspects ; United States Military policy ; Asia, Central ; United States ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Examines long-term U.S. military interests in Central Asia
    Anmerkung: "MG-338 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-55)
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  • 100
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    Santa Monica, CA : Rand
    ISBN: 9780833040954 , 0833040952 , 9780833038234 , 0833040901 , 0833038230 , 9780833040909
    Sprache: Englisch
    Seiten: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 97 pages)
    Paralleltitel: Print version Developing Iraq's security sector
    Schlagwort(e): National security ; Police ; Civil defense ; Law enforcement ; National security ; Police ; Civil defense ; Law enforcement ; Civil defense ; Law enforcement ; National security ; Police ; Armies ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Iraq ; HISTORY ; Military ; Strategy ; LAW ; Civil Law ; Electronic books
    Kurzfassung: Following the war in Iraq, the United States and its allies found that their prewar expectations of security did not match the actual postwar environment. Iraqi security forces had largely disappeared, and those that remained were incapable of countering a rising tide of political violence and crime. From May 2003 to June 28, 2004 (when it handed over authority to the Iraqi Interim Government), the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) sought to field Iraqi security forces and to develop security sector institutions. This book-all of whose authors were advisors to the CPA-breaks out the various elements of Iraq?s security sector, including the defense, interior, and justice sectors, and assesses the CPA?s successes and failures. Furthermore, the book identifies six problems underlying the coalition?s approach that need to be addressed if Iraq is to recover from past mistakes. Iraq needs capable security forces in the near term and sustainable security institutions for the long term. The authors emphasize that the onus must remain on the United States and its international partners to ensure that long-term institution-building remains on the Iraqi agenda
    Kurzfassung: Following the war in Iraq, the United States and its allies found that their prewar expectations of security did not match the actual postwar environment. Iraqi security forces had largely disappeared, and those that remained were incapable of countering a rising tide of political violence and crime. From May 2003 to June 28, 2004 (when it handed over authority to the Iraqi Interim Government), the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) sought to field Iraqi security forces and to develop security sector institutions. This book-all of whose authors were advisors to the CPA-breaks out the various elements of Iraq?s security sector, including the defense, interior, and justice sectors, and assesses the CPA?s successes and failures. Furthermore, the book identifies six problems underlying the coalition?s approach that need to be addressed if Iraq is to recover from past mistakes. Iraq needs capable security forces in the near term and sustainable security institutions for the long term. The authors emphasize that the onus must remain on the United States and its international partners to ensure that long-term institution-building remains on the Iraqi agenda
    Anmerkung: "MG-365-OSD"--Page 4 of cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-97)
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