CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK PANTONE 123 C BOOKS FOR PROFESSIONALS BY PROFESSIONALS ® Companion eBook Available Beginning Drupal 7 Beginning Dear Reader, • How to configure the different elements of a Drupal 7 site • How to make your site truly interactive • How to customize the look of your site using themes • How to securely administer your Drupal 7 site In my 35-year career in the IT industry there have been very few technologies that have excited me as much as
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Genetic testing is currently available for more than 1000 conditions, and it is increasingly considered an integral component of mainstream health care (Burke, 2004). Furthermore, many genetic tests are now being marketed directly to consumers. The increased availability of genetic testing may result in a wider distribution of the benefits of testing, such as decreased uncertainty, the chance to avoid passing on a gene mutation to future generations, increased psychological well-being, and
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Applied SOA Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies Mike Rosen Boris Lublinsky Kevin T. Smith Marc J. Balcer Wiley Publishing, Inc. Applied SOA Applied SOA Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies Mike Rosen Boris Lublinsky Kevin T. Smith Marc J. Balcer Wiley Publishing, Inc. Applied SOA: Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright
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at the intersection of banking, corporate finance and macroeconomics. Unifying the essays are two themes: firstly a focus on how firms (Chapter 1 and Chapter 2) and individuals (Chapter 3) insure against, and react to, sources of macroeconomic risk; secondly the role of financial institutions in the transmission of macroeconomic shocks. Turning to specifics, Chapter 1 is a
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The United Energy Smart Meter Project At the request of the Victorian Government United Energy is currently engaging in “best efforts” to replace the analogue meters on its network with smart meters. Smart meters are an advanced energy meter that measures the energy consumption of a consumer (Depuru, Wang and Devabhaktuni 2011), they allow for demand response energy distribution based on on-peak and off-peak consumption. The benefits of Smart meters are well recognised by many counties with world-wide
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Chapter 1 1. Introduction Resistance welding covers a wide range of specific processes, mainly use for highly automated or even fully mechanized welding application, the majority in mass production. All these processes, except one (ESW, electroslag welding), need a mechanical clamping and pressurizing system to compress the workpiece areas intended to be welded prior to welding. Thus, these welding applications are categorized as resistance pressure welding processes (See figure 1-1)
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Bisht et al. Globalization and Health 2012, 8:32 http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/8/1/32 REVIEW Open Access Understanding India, globalisation and health care systems: a mapping of research in the social sciences Ramila Bisht1*, Emma Pitchforth2 and Susan F Murray3 Abstract National and transnational health care systems are rapidly evolving with current processes of globalisation. What is the contribution of the social sciences to an understanding of this field? A structured
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Arkansas at Little Rock USAGE Los Angeles | London | New Delhi Singapore | Washington DC Detailed Contents About the Authors Preface xxiv xxv PART I. 21ST-CENTURY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING AND LEGAL ISSUES 1 Chapter 1 The New Human Resource Management Process 2 SHRM 3 Why Study Human Resource Management? 4 HRM Past and Present 6 Past View of HRM 6 Present View of HRM 6 21st-century HRIi 8 HRM Challenges 8 The HRM Strategic View 9/ Technology
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Tables..............................................................................................IV 1 Introduction.................................................................................................. 1 2 Market Leadership as a Strategic Goal in Electronic Commerce ................ 1 2.1 Value Chains and Actors in EC............................................................. 1 2.2 Principles for Success in Electronic Commerce.................................... 3 2.3 Porter’s
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