Growth performance in developing economies has recently been quite impressive. In parallel, fiscal health has improved. These factors are driving public and private spending capacity in these economies. This chapter attempts at estimating and projecting (1) public procurement outlays devoted to machinery and equipment in these economies; and (2) importations arising from these outlays. Res…
The purpose of this volume is to outline the linguistic development of Old English (OE) phonology and morphology down to about AD or so, and the development of OE syntax to the end of the OE period. This difference in periodization is dictated by the nature of the material at our disposal. OE phonology and morphology underwent significant changes—some of which are poorly recorded …
The purpose of this volume is to outline the linguistic development of Old English (OE) phonology and morphology down to about AD or so, and the development of OE syntax to the end of the OE period. This difference in periodization is dictated by the nature of the material at our disposal. OE phonology and morphology underwent significant changes—some of which are poorly recorded …
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (MRDS) introduces a new way to program robots in the Windows environment. It attempts to bring some order to the chaos that has marred the field of robotics, at least as far as Windows - based applications are concerned. If it meets its objectives, you will see the emergence of a common standard for robotics software in the next few years. This is potentially…
This study focused on why the act of taking selfies and posting them to the Internet is a factor leading to an increase in narcissistic and selfish behaviors. This study examined whether the Millennial Generation believes the selfie phenomenon is a contributor to the rise in narcissism. A 12-item survey was administered to 93 female college participants. A single open-ended question asked wheth…
This book is to help developers with every aspect of the App Store. Oftentimes, we see amazing apps go unnoticed. There are many factors that can cause this, but often it is because we developers have trouble thinking with a business mindset. David and I wrote this book to provide you with every single thing you will need to make your apps succeed in the every crowded app marketplace. You will …
Everybody has some character trait he or she would like to change, and there are many techniques available to facilitate these changes. Unfortunately, many of them are either impractical or expensive—or both! Most people are somewhat familiar with hypnosis and subliminal technology but are reluctant to use them as serious self-help tools. In large part this is due to the fact that they’ve b…
We might describe our world as having retail sanity, but wholesale madness. Details are well understood; the big picture remains unclear. A fundamental challenge—in business as in life—is to integrate the micro and macro such that all things make sense. Humanities majors may well learn a great deal about the world. But they don’t really learn career skills through their studies. Engi…
This handbook provides the growing number of people who are developing networks for social change with practical advice based on the experiences of network builders, case studies of networks small and large, local and international, and emerging scientific knowledge about “connectivity. ” It is intended to join, complement, and spur other efforts to capture and make widely available what i…
Landholders, departmental agencies and other stakeholders have long been involved in knowledge building of the physical elements affecting land use. Often, however, this has been without any accompanying information on social and economic impacts, or systems for exploring catchment trade-off decisions. RIMIS is the concept of a regional management system designed for landscape managers. It h…
Allocating and managing resources has always been an important cornerstone of institutional leadership. Institutional resources include financial, physical and human components. Even in the best of times, it is a challenge to do this effectively. In times of diminished and shrinking resources, the difficulties of distributing these precious commodities across the institution in the most equi…
“There are few areas of accounting that need improvement more than the accounting for business combinations. The current accounting literature allows two economically similar business combinations to be accounted for using different accounting methods that produce dramatically different financial results, which is confusing to investors.”
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The costs of violence are borne by all segments of society, but their measurement and impact are difficult to quantify. Traditional approaches, consisting mostly of measuring the direct economic effects of healthcare utilization and productivity loss, vastly underestimate the additional social and developmental costs of both morbidity and mortality. Beyond the measurable costs, violence causes …