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Corporate Finance: A South African Perspective 3e explains
financial management concepts and practice in an accessible and
concise way, while supporting students with plenty of practice
examples and illustrations of real-life applications. The book is
aimed at second- and third-year students of financial management
who are enrolled in general B.Com degrees or B.Bus.Sci degrees, as
well as third- and fourth-year students of financial management at
universities of technology. It will also be of value to MBA and
postgraduate diploma students taking courses in finance. Corporate
Finance: A South African Perspective 3e explains financial
management concepts and practice in an accessible and concise way,
while supporting students with plenty of practice examples and
illustrations of real-life applications. The book is aimed at
second- and third-year students of financial management who are
enrolled in general B.Com degrees or B.Bus.Sci degrees, as well as
third- and fourth-year students of financial management at
universities of technology. It will also be of value to MBA and
postgraduate diploma students taking courses in finance.
The Routledge Handbook of FinTech offers comprehensive coverage of
the opportunities, challenges and future trends of financial
technology. This handbook is a unique and in-depth reference work.
It is organised in six thematic parts. The first part outlines the
development, funding, and the future trends. The second focuses on
blockchain technology applications and various aspects of
cryptocurrencies. The next covers FinTech in banking. A significant
element of FinTech, mobile payments and online lending, is included
in the fourth part. The fifth continues with several chapters
covering other financial services, while the last discusses ethics
and regulatory issues. These six parts represent the most
significant and overarching themes of FinTech innovations. This
handbook will appeal to students, established researchers seeking a
single repository on the subject, as well as policy makers and
market professionals seeking convenient access to a one-stop guide.
The Routledge Handbook of FinTech offers comprehensive coverage of
the opportunities, challenges and future trends of financial
technology. This handbook is a unique and in-depth reference work.
It is organised in six thematic parts. The first part outlines the
development, funding, and the future trends. The second focuses on
blockchain technology applications and various aspects of
cryptocurrencies. The next covers FinTech in banking. A significant
element of FinTech, mobile payments and online lending, is included
in the fourth part. The fifth continues with several chapters
covering other financial services, while the last discusses ethics
and regulatory issues. These six parts represent the most
significant and overarching themes of FinTech innovations. This
handbook will appeal to students, established researchers seeking a
single repository on the subject, as well as policy makers and
market professionals seeking convenient access to a one-stop guide.
This book provides a basic understanding and concise overview of
the nature of population health, the factors that make a new
paradigm necessary, and the attributes associated with this unique
approach to community health improvement. Written in a very
accessible way, the book describes the definition of population
health, the attributes of population health, and what population
health is and is not. It emphasizes the extent to which the
population health model revolutionizes the approach to community
health improvement within a contemporary context, beginning with a
redefining of such common concepts as “healthâ€,
“healthcareâ€, “health statusâ€, and “health needs
assessmentâ€. As such, this book is a valuable read for
practitioners and professionals who need to be familiar with the
population health approach but are not likely to try to implement
it.
Kidney disease is a global health concern that affects people of
all ages and races. Based on the work of the National Kidney
Foundation and the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes
foundation, guidelines have been developed outlining the parameters
for patient care. Nutritional Therapy for Chronic Kidney Disease
builds upon the discoveries made by these institutions and expands
upon their recommendations to provide a comprehensive guidebook
with practice protocols for individuals with kidney disease. With
chapters written by expert authors drawing on their own
experiences, the book: Outlines the history of kidney disease and
its treatment Details the distinctions in nutrition therapy
throughout the five stages of chronic kidney disease Features
precise recommendations for management of the complicated renal
diet in acute kidney disease Examines dietary concerns for pregnant
women, children, persons with diabetes, and post-transplant
patients Discusses the common metabolic pathologies associated with
kidney disease, including electrolyte and acid-based disorders,
bone and mineral disorders, and chronic anemia Includes chapters on
obesity and physical activity, quality of life improvement in
chronic kidney disease, and dietary counseling strategies
Reflecting the medical community's emphasis on patient-centered
care, this volume provides a complete primer on the importance of
diet in maintaining kidney health and provides practical guidance
to caregivers charged with devising nutritional strategies for
kidney patients.
Starting with a working definition, this comprehensive
work defines the attributes of the population health model.
It clarifies what population health is and is not. It discusses
health disparities and the social determinants of health and
illness and provides new ways of moving forward towards a more
sustainable healthcare model in a changing society, thereby
pointing out the importance of multi-sector collaboration for
collective impact for community health improvement. The book takes
this further by providing sources of data to support the population
health model. As such, this book provides a must-read for students
and anyone working, teaching or consulting in population
healthcare.
Starting with a working definition, this comprehensive work defines
the attributes of the population health model. It clarifies what
population health is and is not. It discusses health disparities
and the social determinants of health and illness and provides new
ways of moving forward towards a more sustainable healthcare model
in a changing society, thereby pointing out the importance of
multi-sector collaboration for collective impact for community
health improvement. The book takes this further by providing
sources of data to support the population health model. As such,
this book provides a must-read for students and anyone working,
teaching or consulting in population healthcare.
This textbook offers a comprehensive overview of applied demography
by presenting both basic concepts and methodological techniques. It
allows students from the social and human sciences, demographers,
consultants and anyone interested in applied demography to gain an
understanding of a wide range of practical applications of
demographic concepts, methods and techniques to real- world
problems. Featured sidebars highlight relevant terms and concepts
and case studies and exercises throughout the book offer first-hand
exposure to demographic applications. Charts and graphs supplement
the presentation of demographic concepts and a glossary provides an
inventory of relevant terms. The first section reviews basic
components of applied demography as a context for understanding and
addressing societal issues. It details the methods, techniques and
data sources applied by demographers in a variety of areas.
Coverage includes cohort analysis, data standardization, population
estimation, and the use of geographic in- formation systems (GIS).
The second section focuses on the substantive areas in which
demography is currently applied. The topics covered include
business demography, health demography, political demography,
educational demography, and applications to urban and regional
planning. The book illustrates the many ways in which demographers
contribute to the formulation of public policy and the resolution
of societal issues.
Counting Dreams tells the story of Nomura Boto, a Buddhist nun,
writer, poet, and activist who joined the movement to oppose the
Tokugawa Shogunate and restore imperial rule. Banished for her
political activities, Boto was imprisoned on a remote island until
her comrades rescued her in a dramatic jailbreak, spiriting her
away under gunfire. Roger K. Thomas examines Boto's life, writing,
and legacy, and provides annotated translations of two of her
literary diaries, shedding light on life and society in Japan's
tumultuous bakumatsu period and challenging preconceptions about
women's roles in the era. Thomas interweaves analysis of Boto's
poetry and diaries with the history of her life and activism,
examining their interrelationship and revealing how she brought two
worlds-the poetic and the political-together. Counting Dreams
illustrates Boto's significant role in the loyalist movement,
depicting the adventurous life of a complex woman in Japan on the
cusp of the Meiji Restoration.
The study of univalent functions dates back to the early years of
the 20th century, and is one of the most popular research areas in
complex analysis. This book is directed at introducing and bringing
up to date current research in the area of univalent functions,
with an emphasis on the important subclasses, thus providing an
accessible resource suitable for both beginning and experienced
researchers. Contents Univalent Functions - the Elementary Theory
Definitions of Major Subclasses Fundamental Lemmas Starlike and
Convex Functions Starlike and Convex Functions of Order Strongly
Starlike and Convex Functions Alpha-Convex Functions Gamma-Starlike
Functions Close-to-Convex Functions Bazilevic Functions B1( )
Bazilevic Functions The Class U( ) Convolutions Meromorphic
Univalent Functions Loewner Theory Other Topics Open Problems
In Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals: The Thirty-First
Symposium, leading researchers from academia, industry, and
government offer surveys and reviews of their cutting-edge research
and latest applications in the production of fuels and chemicals
through biotechnology. The book's focus is on how best to improve
and optimize these technologies and their economics to produce the
fuels and chemicals so vital to many industrial sectors.
In Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals: The Twenty-Eighth
Symposium, leading researchers exchange cutting-edge technical
information and update current trends in the development and
application of biotechnology for sustainable production of fuels
and chemicals. This symposium emphasizes advances in biotechnology
to produce high-volume, low-price products from renewable
resources, while improving the environment.
This book presents the first reference exposition of the
Cyber-Deception Chain: a flexible planning and execution framework
for creating tactical, operational, or strategic deceptions. This
methodology bridges the gap between the current uncoordinated
patchwork of tactical denial and deception (D&D) techniques and
their orchestration in service of an organization's mission.
Concepts for cyber- D&D planning operations and management are
detailed within the larger organizational, business, and cyber
defense context. It examines the necessity of a comprehensive,
active cyber denial scheme. The authors explain the organizational
implications of integrating D&D with a legacy cyber strategy,
and discuss trade-offs, maturity models, and lifecycle management.
Chapters present the primary challenges in using deception as part
of a security strategy, and guides users through the steps to
overcome common obstacles. Both revealing and concealing fact and
fiction have a critical role in securing private information.
Detailed case studies are included. Cyber Denial, Deception and
Counter Deception is designed as a reference for professionals,
researchers and government employees working in cybersecurity.
Advanced-level students in computer science focused on security
will also find this book useful as a reference or secondary text
book.
The increasing importance of sickness and disability data across
health-related disciplines is the focus of this concise but
comprehensive resource. It reviews the basics of morbidity at the
population level by defining core concepts, analyzing why morbidity
has overtaken mortality as central to demographic study, and
surveying ways these data are generated, accessed, and measured.
Subsequent chapters demonstrate how this knowledge can be used to
better understand-and potentially solve-critical public health
issues, benefitting not only populations served, but also areas
such as health services planning, resource allocation, and health
policy-setting. To make this material useful to the most readers,
this reference: Explains why and how morbidity data are categorized
by health professionals and other data users. Examines various
methods of identifying and measuring morbidity data. Identifies
demographic and non-demographic factors associated with morbidity.
Describes and evaluates sources of U.S. morbidity data. Reviews the
current state of morbidity in the U.S., and what it means for
healthcare and society in general. Suggests future uses of
morbidity data in reducing health disparities and improving
population health. In Sickness and In Health is uniquely relevant
to demographers and demography students, public health
professionals, and epidemiologists. Its presentation of concepts
and applications makes the book a valuable classroom text and a
useful guide for those addressing challenges facing U.S.
healthcare.
This book presents the first reference exposition of the
Cyber-Deception Chain: a flexible planning and execution framework
for creating tactical, operational, or strategic deceptions. This
methodology bridges the gap between the current uncoordinated
patchwork of tactical denial and deception (D&D) techniques and
their orchestration in service of an organization's mission.
Concepts for cyber- D&D planning operations and management are
detailed within the larger organizational, business, and cyber
defense context. It examines the necessity of a comprehensive,
active cyber denial scheme. The authors explain the organizational
implications of integrating D&D with a legacy cyber strategy,
and discuss trade-offs, maturity models, and lifecycle management.
Chapters present the primary challenges in using deception as part
of a security strategy, and guides users through the steps to
overcome common obstacles. Both revealing and concealing fact and
fiction have a critical role in securing private information.
Detailed case studies are included. Cyber Denial, Deception and
Counter Deception is designed as a reference for professionals,
researchers and government employees working in cybersecurity.
Advanced-level students in computer science focused on security
will also find this book useful as a reference or secondary text
book.
In this 3rd edition of the definitive work on health demography,
Pol and Thomas offer an updated view of the field and a current
perspective on the applications of health demography to
contemporary issues. The significance of health demography within
the field of population studies has continued to increase and this
work provides background on the healthcare arena and systematically
presents the various aspects of demography as they relate to
healthcare. This addition has been streamlined to focus on the
important aspects of health demography and enhanced through the
addition of charts, maps and other graphics. All statistics and
tables have been updated and the most current references are
included. A separate chapter on morbidity has been included and the
final chapter focuses on the public policy interface with health
demography. Case studies and sidebars are included throughout the
book to illustrate the applications of demography within the
healthcare arena. Recent developments in U.S. healthcare are
highlighted to give the text a very contemporary presence."
This volume describes the current state of our knowledge on the
neurobiology of muscle fatigue, with consideration also given to
selected integrative cardiorespiratory mechanisms. Our charge to
the authors of the various chapters was twofold: to provide a
systematic review of the topic that could serve as a balanced
reference text for practicing health-care professionals, teaching
faculty, and pre-and postdoctoral trainees in the biomedi cal
sciences; and to stimulate further experimental and theoretical
work on neurobiology. Key issues are addressed in nine interrelated
areas: fatigue of single muscle fibers, fatigue at the
neuromuscular junction, fatigue of single motor units, metabolic
fatigue studied with nuclear magnetic resonance, fatigue of the
segmental motor system, fatigue involving suprasegmental
mechanisms, the task dependency of fatigue mechanisms, integrative
(largely cardiorespiratory) systems issues, and fatigue of adapted
systems (due to aging, under-and overuse, and pathophysiology). The
product is a volume that provides compre of processes that operate
from the forebrain to the contractile proteins.
-Rick Thomas brings his 30 years experience in the field to the
text making it very applied and accessible. -Lots of boxed
material. -"Recommended" purchase for all librarians as reviewed in
the June 2004 issue of CHOICE.
In this 3rd edition of the definitive work on health demography,
Pol and Thomas offer an updated view of the field and a current
perspective on the applications of health demography to
contemporary issues. The significance of health demography within
the field of population studies has continued to increase and this
work provides background on the healthcare arena and systematically
presents the various aspects of demography as they relate to
healthcare. This addition has been streamlined to focus on the
important aspects of health demography and enhanced through the
addition of charts, maps and other graphics. All statistics and
tables have been updated and the most current references are
included. A separate chapter on morbidity has been included and the
final chapter focuses on the public policy interface with health
demography. Case studies and sidebars are included throughout the
book to illustrate the applications of demography within the
healthcare arena. Recent developments in U.S. healthcare are
highlighted to give the text a very contemporary presence."
This is a global study of government subsidies to attract
investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as
rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than
developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good
policy, especially for countries without adequate education and
infrastructure.
The battle of national, state, and local governments to attract
investment has been a high priority for decades. For example, US
state and local governments give almost $50 billion in location
incentives and over $70 billion in total subsidies annually.
Developing countries often pay even more for investments despite
the fact they are less able to afford to do so. Using case studies
from around the world, and at all levels of government, Thomas
shows that investment incentives are rarely a good policy,
especially for countries lacking education and an infrastructure.
Finally, he analyzes the myriad methods of controlling incentives
with an emphasis on the EU's comprehensive and largely successful
state aid rules, illustrated by an extended case study of Ireland.
In Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals: The Twenty-Ninth
Symposium, leading US and international researchers from academia,
industry, and government exchange cutting-edge technical
information and update current trends in the development and
application of biotechnology for sustainable production of fuels
and chemicals. This symposium emphasizes advances in biotechnology
to produce high-volume, low-price products from renewable
resources, while improving the environment. The major areas of
interest include advanced feedstock production and processing,
enzymatic and microbial biocatalysis, bioprocess research and
development, opportunities in biorefineries, and commercialization
of biobased products. International and domestic progress on
producing liquid biofuels, especially ethanol and biodiesel, is
highlighted, and related topics, including bioseparations and
optimal integration of biochemical and thermochemical conversion
technologies, are featured. Forward-looking and authoritative,
Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals: The Twenty-NInth Symposium
provides an illuminating overview of current research and
development in the production of commodity fuels and chemicals from
renewable biomass resources via biochemical and thermochemical
routes.
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