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Confessions of a Street Smart Manager
David Mahoney Manufacturer: Simon Schuster Trade ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0808139827 |
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Street Smart Manager : a pretty good book.......2006-06-07
First-rate.......2000-01-06
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Beyond Junk Bonds: Expanding High Yield Markets
Glenn Yago , and Susanne Trimbath Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195149238 |
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Since financial myths exploded in the 1980s, the perspective of time creates a unique opportunity to update and expand the analysis begun in Glenn Yago's 1991 book, Junk Bonds: How High Yield Securities Restructured Corporate America (Oxford University Press). At the time of its publication, Junk Bonds drew controversial responses from the Federal Reserve and government agencies. In retrospect, the evidence clearly casts favorable light on the role of high yield securities. The research presented here demonstrates how financial innovations enabled capital access for industrial restructuring, capital and labor productivity gains, and improved global competitiveness. Enough time has now passed to allow this dispassionate empirical analysis to shear away the hype and hysteria that surrounded the Wall Street scandals, Washington controversies, and media frenzy of the time. Beyond Junk Bonds provides a one-stop data, reference and case study presentation of the firms and securities in the contemporary high yield market and the financial innovations that spurred growth in the nineties and will continue to finance the future. The high yield market incubated successive waves of financial technologies that now proliferate beyond junk bonds to all the dimensions and dynamics of global debt and equity capital markets. It charts the recovery of the market in the 1990s, the recent wave of fallen angels, distressed credits and defaults, and suggests how the high yield market will be recreated in the global market of the 21st century. It explicates the linkages between the high yield market, and other credit and equity markets in managing a firm's capital structure to execute its business strategy. The weakening of the U. S. economy in 2001 and the huge shock to Wall Street from the terrorist attacks of September 11 witnessed a historic increase in the yield to maturity of high yield bonds. Despite the volatility in the flow of funds to high yield mutual funds and occasionally sharp increases in non-investment grade debt yields, the asset class has been one of the best performing fixed income investments of the past decades. In fact, high yield bonds offer an attractive risk-reward ratio competitive with more traditional asset classes. Anyone active in corporate finance, financial institutions and capital markets will find this book a must read for interpreting and understanding the recent history both of the high yield marketplace and its interaction with private equity, public equity, and fixed income markets.Customer Reviews:
A Good Reference Piece.......2004-03-08
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Beyond Junk Bonds: Expanding High Yield Markets
Glenn and Susanne Trimbath Yago Manufacturer: Oxford University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKASRG |
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The European Union and the International Legal Order - Discord or Harmony?
Paul J.G. Kapteyn Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9067041297 |
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In practical examples, developed in essays written by both practitioners and scholars, this book seeks to stimulate discussion on relations and conflicts between the EU and international legal orders. Current issues are addressed, including the suspension of rights of Member States in international organisations, the definition of the precautionary principle under WTO and EC law, the UN Convention against transnational organised crime, and the participation of the EU, the EU and its involvement in international humanitarian law; and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights related to international instruments.Customer Reviews:
A useful book for students and practitioners alike.......2006-02-10
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Aquatic Mesocosm Studies in Ecological Risk Assessment (Setac Special Publications)
Robert L. Graney Manufacturer: CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0873715926 |
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A Special Publication of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Aquatic Mesocosm Studies in Ecological Risk Assessment discusses the methods currently used for conducting simulated field studies and provides a series of case histories in which mesocosm type studies have been used to assess the impact of pesticides on aquatic ecosystems. Specific chapters address the dosing and exposure components of such studies and how they influence experimental design. Advantages and disadvantages of various statistical designs are addressed in detail. Regulatory aspects of the design and interpretation of these studies are also covered. The book will be a superb reference for aquatic biologists, ecologists, toxicologists, environmental toxicologists, environmental chemists, and regulatory personnel.
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Chlordane in the marine environment of the United States review and results from the National Status and Trends Program (SuDoc C 55.13/2:NOS OMA 55)
Gary Shigenaka Manufacturer: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00010CX0E |
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Fate and Prediction of Environmental Chemicals in Soils, Plants, and Aquatic Systems
Manufacturer: CRC Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0873716167 |
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Fate and Prediction of Environmental Chemicals in Soils, Plants, and Aquatic Systems focuses on the chemical persistence and ecotoxicological behavior of pesticides in soil, water, and plants. The book examines recent developments in research on various substances and relays information regarding transport, adsorption, absorption, accumulation, degradation, biological effects, toxicity to aquatic organisms, air pollution, exposure, and risk estimation. Leading international scientists present their advances in analytical methodology and instrumentation in the fields of agrochemicals and environmental chemistry. This useful review of data, methods, and principles will benefit environmental researchers, managers, biologists, chemists, pharmacologists, and others interested in assessing the potential for contamination of soil, air, water, and plants.
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Fate of Organic Pesticides in the Aquatic Environment.
Samuel D. (chair) Faust Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000M41FY4 |
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Fate of organic pesticides in the aquatic environment;: A symposium sponsored by the Division of Pesticide Chemistry at the 161st meeting of the American ... 29-31, 1971 (Advances in chemistry series)
Manufacturer: American Chemical Society ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 084120151X |
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Occurrence of Pesticides in Aquatic Environments Part I, Insecticide Distribution on an Agricultural Plot
Ervin, Paul J. Bennett Hinden Manufacturer: Washington State U. 1970, April ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000RKZR9W |
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Pesticides in Aquatic Environments (Environmental Science Research)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0306363100 |
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Pesticides in Stream Sediment and Aquatic Biota: Distribution, Trends, and Governing Factors (Pesticides in the Hydrologic System, V. 4)
Lisa H. Nowell , Paul D. Capel , and Peter D. Dileanis Manufacturer: CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1566704693 |
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More than 20 years after the ban of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides, pesticides continue to be detected in air, rain, soil, surface water, bed sediment, and aquatic and terrestrial biota throughout the world. Recent research suggests that low levels of some of these pesticides may have the potential to affect the development, reproduction, and behavior of fish and wildlife, and possibly humans. Pesticides in Stream Sediment and Aquatic Biota: Distribution, Trends, and Governing Factors assesses the occurrence and behavior of pesticides in bed sediment and aquatic biota-the two major compartments of the hydrologic system where organochlorine pesticides are most likely to accumulate. This book collects, for the first time, results from several hundred monitoring studies and field experiments, ranging in scope from individual sites to the entire nation. Comprehensive tables provide concise summaries of study locations, pesticides analyzed, and study outcomes. Comprehensive and extensively illustrated, Pesticides in Stream Sediment and Aquatic Biota: Distribution, Trends, and Governing Factors evaluates the sources, environmental fate, geographic distribution, and long-term trends of pesticides in bed sediment and aquatic biota. The book focuses on organochlorine pesticides, but also assesses the potential for currently used pesticides to be found in bed sediment and aquatic biota. Topics covered in depth include the effect of land use on pesticide occurrence, mechanisms of pesticide uptake and accumulation by aquatic biota, and the environmental significance of observed levels of pesticides in stream sediment and aquatic biota.
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Contamination of fish by organochlorine pesticide residues in the Oueme River catchment in the Republic of Benin [An article from: Environment International]
E. Yehouenou A. Pazou , P. Laleye , M. Boko , and van Ges Manufacturer: Elsevier ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000RRA182 |
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This digital document is a journal article from Environment International, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The levels and distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in sediments from the Haihe River, China [An article from: Chemosphere]
R.q. Yang , A.h. Lv , J.b. Shi , and G.b. Jiang Manufacturer: Elsevier ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000RR5HZY |
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This digital document is a journal article from Chemosphere, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Advances in Computational Methods for Macromolecular Modeling
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 3540437568 |
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This special volume collects invited articles by participants of the Third International Workshop on Methods for Macromolecular Modeling, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Oct. 12-14, 2000. Leading developers of methods for biomolecular simulations review advances in Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics methods, free energy computational methods, fast electrostatics (particle-mesh Ewald and fast multipole methods), mathematics, and molecular neurobiology, nucleic acid simulations, enzyme reactions, and other essential applications in biomolecular simulations. A Perspectives article by the editors assesses the directions and impact of macromolecular modeling research, including genomics and proteomics. These reviews and original papers by applied mathematicians, theoretical chemists, biomedical researchers, and physicists are of interest to interdisciplinary research students, developers and users of biomolecular methods in academia and industry.
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Differential Forms in Electromagnetics (IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory)
Ismo V. Lindell Manufacturer: Wiley-IEEE Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0471648019 |
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An introduction to multivectors, dyadics, and differential forms for electrical engineersWhile physicists have long applied differential forms to various areas of theoretical analysis, dyadic algebra is also the most natural language for expressing electromagnetic phenomena mathematically. George Deschamps pioneered the application of differential forms to electrical engineering but never completed his work. Now, Ismo V. Lindell, an internationally recognized authority on differential forms, provides a clear and practical introduction to replacing classical Gibbsian vector calculus with the mathematical formalism of differential forms.
In Differential Forms in Electromagnetics, Lindell simplifies the notation and adds memory aids in order to ease the reader's leap from Gibbsian analysis to differential forms, and provides the algebraic tools corresponding to the dyadics of Gibbsian analysis that have long been missing from the formalism. He introduces the reader to basic EM theory and wave equations for the electromagnetic two-forms, discusses the derivation of useful identities, and explains novel ways of treating problems in general linear (bi-anisotropic) media.
Clearly written and devoid of unnecessary mathematical jargon, Differential Forms in Electromagnetics helps engineers master an area of intense interest for anyone involved in research on metamaterials.
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Differential forms on electromagnetic networks
N. V Balasubramanian Manufacturer: Butterworths ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0408700408 |
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DIFFERENTIAL FORMS IN ELECTROMAGNETICS
ISMO LINDELL Manufacturer: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000N5BT34 |
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Powder Diffraction: The Rietveld Method and the Two Stage Method to Determine and Refine Crystal Structures from Powder Diffraction Data
Georg Will Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 3540279857 |
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Crystal structure analysis from powder diffraction data has attracted considerable and ever growing interest in the last decades. X-ray powder diffraction is best known for phase analysis (Hanawalt files) dating back to the 30s. In the late 60s the inherent potential of powder diffraction for crystallographic problems was realized and scientists developed methods for using powder diffraction data at first only for the refinement of crystal structures. With the development of ever growing computer power profile fitting and pattern decomposition allowed to extract individual intensities from overlapping diffraction peaks opening the way to many other applications, especially to ab initio structure determination. Powder diffraction today is used in X-ray and neutron diffraction, where it is a powerful method in neutron diffraction for the determination of magnetic structures. In the last decade the interest has dramatically improved. There is hardly any field of crystallography where the Rietveld, or full pattern method has not been tried with quantitative phase analysis the most important recent application.
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Statistics in Language Research: Analysis of Variance
Toni Rietveld , and Roeland Van Hout Manufacturer: Walter De Gruyter Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 3110185814 |
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Statistics in Language Research gives a non-technical but more or less complete treatment of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for language researchers. ANOVA is the most frequently used technique when handling the outcomes of research designs with more than two treatments or groups. This technique is used in all parts of linguistics which deal with observations obtained in survey studies and in (quasi-)experimental research, like applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, language and speech pathology and phonetics. Most statistical textbooks in the social sciences take examples typical of their own field and, in addition, omit subjects which are particularly relevant for language researchers, like power analysis, quasi F, F1, F2 and minF'. This book offers a thorough introduction to the basic principles of analysis of variance, based on examples taken from language research, and goes beyond the conventional topics treated in introductory textbooks, as it covers topics like 'violations of assumptions', 'missing data', 'problems in repeated measures designs', 'alternatives to analysis of variance' (such as randomization tests and multilevel analysis). Each chapter consists of four sections: treatment of the subject under discussion, a summary of relevant terms and concepts, a section devoted to reporting statistics, and finally an exercise section. After the first introductory chapter, in which fundamental concepts like 'variables', 'cases' and SPSS data formats are presented, the book continues with two 'refreshment' chapters, in which the principles of statistical testing are revised, focusing on the well-known t test. These chapters also deal with the essential, but often neglected concepts of 'statistical power' and 'sample size'. In every chapter examples of SPSS input and output are given.
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The Rietveld Method (International Union of Crystallography Monographs on Crystallography 5)
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0198559127 |
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The Rietveld method is a powerful and relatively new method for extracting detailed crystal structural information from X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data. Since then structural details dictate much of the physical and chemical attributes of materials, knowledge of them is crucial to our understanding of those properties and our ability to manipulate them. Since most materials of technological interest are not available as single crystals but often are available only in polycrystalline or powder form, the Rietveld method has become very important and is now widely used in all branches of science that deal with materials at the atomic level.Customer Reviews:
A COMPACT OVERVIEW OF THE RIETVELD METHOD.......1999-03-10
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Multiple objective decision methods and regional planning (Studies in regional science and urban economics)
Piet Rietveld Manufacturer: Distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier North-Holland ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0444860010 |
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Application of the Rietveld method to assess chromium(VI) speciation in chromite ore processing residue [An article from: Journal of Hazardous Materials]
M. Chrysochoou , and D. Dermatas Manufacturer: Elsevier ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000PDTYU4 |
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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Hazardous Materials, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Statistical Techniques for the Study of Language and Language Behaviour
Toni Rietveld , and Roeland Van Hout Manufacturer: Mouton de Gruyter ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 3110136635 |
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Artic Dreams
Barry Lopez Manufacturer: Peter Smith Pub Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 084467222X |
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Artic Dreams Imagination And Desire In A Northern Landscape
Barry Lopez Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000GLINAW |
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Artic Dreams
Lopez Manufacturer: Charles Scribners Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000JGJZ2E |
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Artic Dreams
Barry Lopez Manufacturer: Bantam ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KDOXP0 |
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