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Summary "Critical Insights From Government Projects" examines the implementation of major projects in the governmental field, and more specifically those in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The book is divided in to four research categories: project management, project evaluation, electronic services, and technology implementation. The chapters cover the theory and practice of the implementation, in the public sector, of advance...

Summary New Theory on Leadership Management Science uses multidisciplinary systems to comprehensively study leadership management. From philosophical, sociological, cultural, historical, management and marketing perspectives, it studies leadership management during the process of combining theory and practice from the beginnings of human consumption, including household consumption and financing, and national macroscopic control and management...

Summary The Economic Security of Business Transactions covers such aspects as: management in the economic system, commercial risk in domestic and international transactions, an assessment of partners, unofficial economy and the state budget, economic security business, the role and importance of law in business. The book looks at the threats and risks arising from international trade and operating leading businesses, plus the role of the Stat...

Summary This novel tells the story of a boy with an extraordinary gift which was caused by a freak accident at birth. He uses this gift to help people suffering such conditions as post-traumatic stress disorder. The book explores various cases, finally resulting in his unique gift taking a dramatic turn - which eventually leads to him exploring a world beyond our own with his last patient and soul mate. Key Features It is a gripping insig...

Summary: This book tells the turbulent life story of a young teenage girl, Lisa Dean, abused and eventually raped by her violent and drunken father. After running away she finds friendship and solace with a prostitute who takes pity on her after a violent street confrontation. Slowly, she drifts into the world of vice. Her life changes dramatically when a besotted and wealthy client offers her a deal of a lifetime - 'the Deal'. Wanted for the...

Flipping the Translation in Popular Science is a collection of Dr. Tsai's research and teaching experiences over the years as an instructor of courses on popular science and translation, and on translation practice in both directions between Chinese and English. The research material covers the latest science articles published through 2014-2016, providing translation examples with updates of technological development and new information on sc...

Summary 'Topics in Programming Languages' explores the arch from the formation of alphabet and classical philosophy to artificial programming languages in the structure of one argumentative topics list: as if it were philosophy interpreted and programmed. One such endeavour is taken to tend toward phonetics and sounds of speech analysis with ¿-calculus, and, ultimately, Prolog - the programming language of choice in artificial intelligence - ...

The chapters in 'Critical Thoughts From A Government Mindset' have been grouped into three categories: strategic management, e-government development and practices, and identity management. In the first section, the book covers 'Corporate Government Strategy Development', and 'Customer Relationship Management'. Key Features: Is highly topical - examines subjects that are of great current interest to governments and practitioners worldwide, c...

This book discusses complex performance evaluation of various typical parallel algorithms (shared memory, distributed memory) and their practical implementations. As real application examples it shows the various influences during the process of modelling and performance evaluation and the consequences of their distributed parallel implementations. The current trends in High Performance Computing (HPC) are to use networks of workstations (N...

International Accounting Standardization' examines the key area of international accounting standards. Nowadays, especially during the current global financial crisis, companies are striving desperately to remain competitive and achieve sustainable levels of economic development. This book shows that international accounting standardization, i.e., similar accounting transactions are treated the same by companies around the world, results in gl...

U.S. Public Health Policy examines health policy in the United States, which reflects authoritative decisions and the process of decision-making, carried out at the federal, state, and local levels, which affect personal health and access to and delivery of health services. The publication provides an analysis of health policy making in the U.S., including how health policy proposals move through the policy process. It also assesses the key ch...

Summary Sustainability is a key driver for decisions in the management and future development of organisations and industries. However, quantifying and comparing sustainability across the triple bottom line (TBL) of economy, environment and social impact, has been problematic. There is a need for a tool which can measure the complex interactions within and between the environmental, economic and social systems which affect the sustainability o...

Linking sustainable performance and tourism, this book presents a collection of tools and case studies. It provides an excellent source of high quality research. Readers will find different and new ways to approach sustainability. Applied case studies where historic Mediterranean theatres and traditional equestrian Iberian routes combine with the modernity of a luxurious beach terrace are included. The state-of-the-art research on street a...

British Chinese Writings: Subjectivity, Identity and Hybridity' is a study of British Chinese literature. As Dr Hsiao points out, investigation of British Chinese writings is a little studied area, however, since the political, social and historical factors affecting this group of literature are unique, British Chinese publications deserve close examination. The author Dr Yun-Hua Hsiao is an assistant professor at the Graduate Institute of ...

This book discusses contemporary Chinese philosophy. It is the is the outcome of the author's own twenty year-long studies on the relationship between modernization and Chinese culture from the perspective of cultural reconstruction and philosophical reflection. The book highlights the author's opinions and research outcomes. The author began his research on ancient Chinese philosophy under the guidance of Professor Li Jinquan in Zhongshan Uni...

This book provides a detailed comparison of financial literacy levels in Europe

The book tells the fictional story of Ernest White, a 93 year old ex-serviceman who escaped from German-occupied Europe. His tale is so incredible that if it were not for his companion and soul mate confirming his story, he would never have been believed. Ernie takes us with him on his thrilling journey from engagement in hand to hand combat on the approach to Arnhem Bridge, to becoming the only British soldier to be decorated by Adolf Hitler ...

This book analyses new EU directives on public procurement

This work is an extended study on the role of brain and cognition in L2 learning processes. By taking account of the type of encoding needed to convert input into intake and the tasks that EFL young learners are capable of, this book hopes to inform L2 practitioners of the potentially effective repertoire to assist L2 learners in advancing further their English learning. The author Dr.Li-ling Chuang is Associate Professor of Graduate Institu...

Agricultural trade is an engine for economic growth, yet many countries lack the competence and confidence to negotiate market access effectively. Access requires compliance with a set of phytosanitary measures imposed by the importing country. However, by following a structured process, negotiations can move beyond simple compliance to a more mutually beneficial solution. Beyond Compliance: A Production Chain Framework for Plant Health Risk M...