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Essential Investment Terms You Should KnowAre you learning about investing? Then it's important that you pick up and understand some basic investment terminology.If you are a new investor, you will likely encounter terms that you don't understand. It may seem overwhelming in the beginning but, like anything, once you become familiar with it, you realize there is no reason to be intimidated. This is an introduction to some of the more common in...

This book offers a transdisciplinary perspective on the concept of "smart villages" Written by an authoritative group of scholars, it discusses various aspects that are essential to fostering the development of successful smart villages. Presenting cutting-edge technologies, such as big data and the Internet-of-Things, and showing how they have been successfully applied to promote rural development, it also addresses important policy and susta...

This book discusses the principles, methodologies, and challenges of robotic musicianship through an in-depth review of the work conducted at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology (GTCMT), where the concept was first developed. Robotic musicianship is a relatively new research field that focuses on the design and development of intelligent music-making machines. The motivation behind the field is to develop robots that not only generate...

Alexis de Tocqueville's work touched upon an exceptionally broad range of social scientific disciplines, from economics to religion, and from education to international affairs. His work consistently appeals to scholars dismayed by existing disciplinary silos. Tocqueville is also well-regarded for diagnosing both the promise and perils of democratic life. Consideration of his ideas provokes serious consideration of and engagement with contempo...

Gathering the proceedings of the 12th CHAOS2019 International Conference, this book highlights recent developments in nonlinear, dynamical and complex systems. The conference was intended to provide an essential forum for Scientists and Engineers to exchange ideas, methods, and techniques in the field of Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Fractals and their applications in General Science and the Engineering Sciences. The respective chapters address ...

The primary focus of this book is an examination of longitudinal team communication and its impact on team performance. This theoretically-grounded, holistic examination of team communication includes cross-condition comparisons of team (i.e., distributed/in person, unrestricted/time pressured, two performance episodes) and employs multiple quantitative methodological approaches to examine the phenomena of interest.This book simultaneously pro...

This book examines the international impact of Bolshevism in the period between the two World Wars. It explores both the significance of the 'Bolshevik threat' in European countries and colonies, as well as its spread through the circulation of ideas and people during this period. Focusing on the interplay between international relations and domestic politics, the volume analyses the rise of Bolshevism on the international stage, incorporating...

This book explores the emerging trends and patterns in online student evaluations of teaching and how online reviews have transformed the teacher-student relationship as developments in technology have altered consumer behaviors. While consumers at large rely more and more on web-based platforms to purchase commercial products and services, they also make highly personal decisions regarding the choice of service providers in health care, highe...

Utilizing recent developments in book history and digital humanities, this book offers a cultural, economic, and literary history of the Victorian three-volume novel, the prestige format for the British novel during much of the nineteenth century. With the publication of Walter Scott's popular novels in the 1820s, the three-volume novel became the standard format for new fiction aimed at middle-class audiences through the support of circulatin...

This book is an anthropological investigation into the different forms the economy assumes, and the different purposes it serves, when conceived from the perspective of Islamic micro-finance as a field of everyday practice. It is based on long-term ethnographic research in Java, Indonesia, with Islamic foundations active in managing zakat and other charitable funds, for purposes of poverty alleviation. The book explores the social foundations ...

The Arctic is a special world. The Arctic Ocean is covered by white sea ice, and its margins are surrounded by bare terrestrial regions, known as tundra. Tundra is a cold and dry environment without trees, but even in the absence of trees, tundra plants such as dwarf shrubs, grasses, herbs and moss support the harsh environment by providing sustenance and shelter. This book introduces representative arctic plants and their function in Svalbard...

Abrir el corazón de Jacinta conllevará una batalla de voluntades, pero el amor merece la pena.Cuando el apuesto soldado Jackson Reed regresa del Ejército, una mujer atrae su atención. Ella también se fija en él, pero ¿por qué hace todo lo posible para evitarlo? Jacinta Lenox no puede dejar de pensar en Jackson Reed, lo desea, pero no lo puede tener. La culpa por un accidente terrible de la infancia la sigue a donde quiera que vaya y no cree qu...

This comprehensive collection includes all of Quintus Curtius's important essays from 2016 to January 2020. "No branch of knowledge, " as the author says, "is tangential to the curve of wisdom." The range of topics is diverse, and includes history, moral and ethical philosophy, travel and exploration, language, and the wisdom of the Near East. The essays are grouped into four sections for easy reference:I. ThoughtII. The Wisdom of the Near Eas...

This book is based on the International Conference on Decision Economics (DECON 2019). Highlighting the fact that important decision-making takes place in a range of critical subject areas and research fields, including economics, finance, information systems, psychology, small and international business, management, operations, and production, the book focuses on analytics as an emerging synthesis of sophisticated methodology and large data s...

This book covers the psychedelic ayahuasca tourism in Peru, with its facet-rich psychological, pharmacological, anthropological, and sociological aspects. The reader gets an interdisciplinary insight into the historical development and the current state of ayahuasca research. Findings from three empirical studies are presented, which the author has won in a 4-year field research: How do common standards develop in this particular form of psych...

Bed Yoga for Couples!It's fantastic to start or finish your day with a gentle series of yoga poses with your partner. Relaxing ... and healing! Imagine greeting the day sharing a bit of yoga-so meditative and mindful, nurturing the two of you in body, mind, and spirit.A gentle series of yoga moves in the morning sets a calm and positive tone to the day, and sharing a few yoga moves in the evening lets you relax into a deep and peaceful sleep.B...

In diesem Buch wird erstmalig ausführlich über die NS-Zeit in Haltern am See, ihre Entstehung und die handelnden NSDAP-Funktionäre berichtet. Der Fall des sog. "Blutzeugen der Bewegung" Bernard Gerwert wird historisch vollständig aufgearbeitet. Auch der Mythos über seinen Tod, er wäre im politischen Kampf von Kommunisten erschlagen worden, wird anhand von Daten und Fakten widerlegt. Gerwert verstarb an einer Blinddarmentzündung, den "Ehrensold...

Bury the Seed is a book for anyone seeking connection.Brooke McNamara's second publication, Bury the Seed, is a four-part collection of poetry that invites us to revel in the wonder, mystery, and elegance of our ordinary, brief, and beautiful lives. A compilation of treasures for sharing or reading alone, these poems serve as both invitation and map, calling us to "bury the seed" of our everyday experiences so that we may open to more robust a...

Book 9 in a fun, witchy paranormal cozy mystery series! Is someone killing innocent people, or has a wave of depression swept across England?On an outing to the White Cliffs of Dover, Lily and Will hear screams. Unfortunately, they're too late to save a woman who jumped to her death. They make some brief enquiries with the police but don't think much of what seems a straightforward suicide… until they start happening daily. Deciding to delve d...

A menopausa é o período natural da vida feminina. É um mecanismo de transferência passiva eveitável do período reprodutivo para o da menopausa ou da fertilidade para a infertilidade. Fatores de atraso convidam o estudo a avaliar a consciência das mulheres quanto ao atraso da idade da menopausa após os 45 anos. O estudo é realizado em Omdurman/ Ombada e o ensaio icludes30 mulheres com atraso na menopausa. As mudanças que ocorrem durante este pe...