This volume presents the revised papers of the 14th International Conference in Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing, MCQMC 2020, which took place online during August 10-14, 2020. This book is an excellent reference resource for theoreticians and practitioners interested in solving high-dimensional computational problems, arising, in particular, in statistics, machine learning, finance, and computer graphics, offering information on the latest developments in Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo methods and their randomized versions.

This book presents the refereed proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing, held in Ulm, Germany, in August 2006. The proceedings include carefully selected papers on many aspects of Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo methods and their applications. They also provide information on current research in these very active areas.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second IEEE International Workshop on Self-Managed Networks, Systems, and Services, SelfMan 2006, held in Dublin, Ireland in June 2006. The 12 revised full papers presented together with 3 work-in-progress papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on middleware and infrastructure for self-management, peer-to-peer and overlay networks, self-adaptation, self-managed mobile systems, and networking.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations and Management, DSOM 2003, held in Heidelberg, Germany in October 2002.

The 20 revised full papers and 6 revised short papers presented together with a keynote paper were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 105 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on self-configuration, peer-to-peer management, self-optimization and performance management, utility management, self-protection and access control, manageability and instrumentation, and context-awareness.

The Democratic Arts of Mourning reflects on the variety of ways in which mourning affects political and social life. In recent decades, political theorists have increasingly examined and explored the themes of loss, grief, and mourning. With an introduction that contextualizes the turn to mourning in previous scholarship on the politics of tragedy, this book includes twelve chapters that clarify the intertwinement between politics and mourning. The chapters are organized into five thematic sections that each shed light on how democratic societies relate to loss, grief, suffering, and death. Collectively, the chapters explore the concept of mourning and its relationship to civic rituals, memorials, taboos, social movements, and popular music. Chapters examine how social groups defend their members against experiences of grief or mourning, or how poetic expressions—such as ancient Greek tragedy—can address the catastrophes of human life. Other chapters explore the politics of symbols and bodies, and how they can become fraught objects that stand in for a society’s undigested—unmourned—losses and absences. The book concludes with an interview with Bonnie Honig, whose own work on mourning has been deeply influential in contemporary political theory.

Das modulare Umweltmanagement (MUM) ist vor allem fur die mittelstandische Industrie ein ideales Verfahren zum sukzessiven Aufbau eines betrieblichen Umweltmanagements. In seiner zukunftsweisenden Perspektive kann es stufenweise und uberschaubar in ein Umwelt-Audit munden. Das stufenweise Vorgehen ermoglicht dabei eine Adaption an die jeweiligen Gegebenheiten eines Betriebes und erlaubt zudem durch fortwahrende Ruckubertragung und Kontrolle der Ergebnisse eine standige Optimierung des Gesamtprozesses.

The Democratic Arts of Mourning reflects on the variety of ways in which mourning affects political and social life. In recent decades, political theorists have increasingly examined and explored the themes of loss, grief, and mourning. With an introduction that contextualizes the turn to mourning in previous scholarship on the politics of tragedy, this book includes twelve chapters that clarify the intertwinement between politics and mourning. The chapters are organized into five thematic sections that each shed light on how democratic societies relate to loss, grief, suffering, and death. Collectively, the chapters explore the concept of mourning and its relationship to civic rituals, memorials, taboos, social movements, and popular music. Chapters examine how social groups defend their members against experiences of grief or mourning, or how poetic expressions-such as ancient Greek tragedy-can address the catastrophes of human life. Other chapters explore the politics of symbols and bodies, and how they can become fraught objects that stand in for a society's undigested-unmourned-losses and absences. The book concludes with an interview with Bonnie Honig, whose own work on mourning has been deeply influential in contemporary political theory.

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Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich BWL - Sonstiges, Note: 2,0, Hochschule Mittweida (FH) (Wirtschaftswissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Problemstellung: Die offentliche Verwaltung, gepragt von ihrer klassischen Hoheitsverwaltung und ihrem Hierarchie- und Burokratismusideal, gerat zunehmend in den Mittelpunkt offentlicher Kritik. Bemangelt werden vor allem die althergebrachten burokratischen Steuerungssysteme, die, im Strudel gesellschaftlicher, politischer und wirtschaftlicher Dynamik, nicht mehr den neu an sie gestellten Anforderungen entsprechen. Strukturanderungen in der Gesellschaft, ein geringes Wirtschaftswachstum, anhaltend hohe Arbeitslosigkeit, steigende Kosten der Sozialhilfe und zusatzliche Kosten durch die Deutsche Einheit fuhren zu Haushaltsdefiziten, die eine Modernisierung dieser veralteten Organisationsstrukturen unerlasslich machen. Die Erhohung von Steuern, zusatzliche Kreditaufnahmen, Einsparungen bei Personal- und Sachausgaben sind angesichts der neuartigen und komplexen Probleme, wie sie die Dynamisierung mit sich bringt, keine angemessenen Massnahmen, um die Haushaltskrise zu uberwinden. Nur eine grundlegende Systemveranderung und die Einfuhrung betriebswirtschaftlicher Steuerungsinstrumente kann die in akute Finanznot geratenen Lander und Gemeinden aus ihrem Dilemma befreien. Das Bewusstsein fur entsprechende Reformen wachst in der offentlichen Verwaltung jedoch nur langsam. Vor dem Hintergrund immer weiter zunehmender Internationalisierung und Globalisierung muss die Organisation und Steuerung der Verwaltung dringend umstrukturiert werden. Dies liegt nicht zuletzt in der Tatsache begrundet, dass im weiten Wettbewerb um Wachstum und Beschaftigung eine effiziente offentliche Verwaltung fur viele Unternehmen als ein wichtiger Standortfaktor gilt. Im internationalen Vergleich ist der in Deutschland stattfindende Reformprozess noch im Anfang begriffen. In den fuhrenden Industrienationen der Welt sind Reformproje