How did Western economic learning come to claim status as a separate discipline? When – and how – did it begin to define and organize its own field of specialization, vocabulary, areas of interest and methods of study? What kind of methodological problems were raised by the attempt to make economic knowledge a real science? What ties were there between the study of production, exchange and …
To know and cooperate with the laws of health in order to retain, or regain, health is most important. The study of disease takes a secondary place to the study of the laws of life. To know how to employ every rational means at our disposal in order to avert sickness should be our constant study and goal. Life’s activities are centered in the home. Parents should be an example of good h…
One important premise of Hicks’s theoretical framework is the distinction between the structure of reality and the purpose-oriented arrangement of human actions. There are reasons to believe that, at an early stage of his development as an economist, Hicks came across the distinction between an ‘order of being’ and an ‘order of doing,’ as discussed by Maffeo Pantaleoni (Pantaleoni, 19…
A Fluid-Structure Interaction model is studied for aortic flow, based on Koiter’s shell model for the structure, Navier–Stokes equations for the fluid and transpiration for the coupling. It accounts for wall deformation while yet working on a fixed geometry. The model is established first. Then a numerical approximation is proposed and some tests are given. The model is also used for optima…
One approach to answering this question and perhaps the most conventional in an ‘evidence-based medicine’ medical culture is by conducting meta-analyses. In terms of ‘level of evidence’, the meta-analysis is considered strongest [1]. However, whilst achieving much statistically by aggregating trials and synthesizing data to achieve greater precision of outcome estimates, the meta-analy…
Barrick’s commitment to safety and health is so fundamental that we consider it part of our DNA. In our business operations, we focus on maximizing shareholder value and controlling operating costs, but we will never compromise on safety. We want safe production, and we are committed to continuously improving our safety performance at all of our locations. A focus on safety and health puts…
It was towards the end of Act II during a production of The Sound of Music. The lights grew dim upstage of the scrim, as the scenery began to move. Franz, the butler, was coming off stage with a café table on casters, and he was almost into the wing, when the porch floor beneath him began to move - a second too soon. Suddenly the table was tipped onto it’s side, and a silver tray of food, a …
The goal of Florida’s Records Management Program is to provide professional assistance to state and local government agencies in managing the records and information required to take care of the business of government in an effective and cost-efficient manner. This is a particularly challenging goal in the 21st century. Florida public agencies generate and process information on an unpreceden…
This volume, although rooted in Jane Loevinger’s work, goes beyond it in significant ways and presents a comprehensive examination of optimal adult development coming out of positive, developmental, and humanistic psychology. The introduction supplies the background and structure for a theory of the maturation of consciousness and introduces the reader to a rudimentary understanding of Loevin…
The jBPM5 Developer Guide book was written with the main goal of providing a comprehensive guide to understanding the main principles used by the jBPM project to build smarter applications using the power of business processes. This book covers important topics such as the BPMN 2.0 specification, the WS-HT specification, domain-specific constructs, and integration patterns. All these topics are…