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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book can be seen as two different books. The first is a
history of political parties in ten nations (with the sections on
France and Germany limited to specific periods). The second is an
inquiry into the reasons for the different party systems that are
found when applying similar proportional rules. In the specific
countries that are analyzed, the authors put to the forefront
community ties (specifically labor unions, some religious
organizations and at times language) that intervene in the apparent
political affiliation of a considerable number of voters. In
addition, the authors add an explanation of the rise of new parties
that hinges largely on whether or not alternatives exist that have
not been tainted by having been part of the government or having
been closely part of failed political institutions.
This book presents the refereed proceedings of the Twelfth
International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo
Methods in Scientific Computing that was held at Stanford
University (California) in August 2016. These biennial conferences
are major events for Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo researchers.
The proceedings include articles based on invited lectures as well
as carefully selected contributed papers on all theoretical aspects
and applications of Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo methods.
Offering information on the latest developments in these very
active areas, this book is an excellent reference resource for
theoreticians and practitioners interested in solving
high-dimensional computational problems, arising in particular, in
finance, statistics, computer graphics and the solution of PDEs.
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David B. Owens, Conneaut Area Historical Society
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This volume represents the refereed proceedings of the Eighth
International C- ference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo
Methods in Scienti c Computing, which was held at the University of
Montreal, from 6-11 July, 2008. It contains a limited selection of
articles based on presentations made at the conference. The program
was arranged with the help of an international committee consisting
of: Ronald Cools, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Luc Devroye,
McGill University Henri Faure, CNRS Marseille Paul Glasserman,
Columbia University Peter W. Glynn, Stanford University Stefan
Heinrich, University of Kaiserslautern Fred J. Hickernell, Illinois
Institute of Technology Aneta Karaivanova, Bulgarian Academy of
Science Alexander Keller, mental images GmbH, Berlin Adam
Kolkiewicz, University of Waterloo Frances Y. Kuo, University of
New South Wales Christian Lecot, Universite de Savoie, Chambery
Pierre L'Ecuyer, Universite de Montreal (Chair and organizer) Jun
Liu, Harvard University Peter Mathe, Weierstrass Institute Berlin
Makoto Matsumoto, Hiroshima University Thomas Muller-Gronbach, Otto
von Guericke Universitat Harald Niederreiter, National University
of Singapore Art B. Owen, Stanford University Gilles Pages,
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6) Klaus Ritter, TU
Darmstadt Karl Sabelfeld, Weierstrass Institute Berlin Wolfgang Ch.
Schmid, University of Salzburg Ian H. Sloan, University of New
South Wales Jerome Spanier, University of California, Irvine Bruno
Tuf n, IRISA-INRIA, Rennes Henryk Wozniak ' owski, Columbia
University. v vi Preface The local arrangements (program
production, publicity, web site, registration, social events, etc.
In 1848, an 18-year-old boy assumed the throne of Austria, one of
the most powerful countries in Europe. He would be its last
significant emperor, the only monarch to serve two countries, and
the last cogent head of the prestigious Habsburg dynasty. Emperor
Franz Joseph's reign was marked by revolutions, often fueled by
rising liberalism and nationalism, and wars orchestrated by
conquering architects such as Napoleon, Metternich, and Bismarck.
This book gives attention to these political and cultural events,
but it is essentially a biography of Emperor Franz Joseph and his
enigmatic wife, Empress Elisabeth. Franz Joseph, with an
overwhelming sense of dynastic responsibility, played all the roles
assigned to him as Emperor. Elisabeth played none, as a wife,
mother or Empress. Many factors played a part in her ""abdication""
and in the decisions Franz Joseph made during his reign - none more
enigmatic than the self-proclaimed Peace Emperor's final act of
mobilising of Austria-Hungary's armies, detonating World War I at
the cost of 16 million lives.
Empirical likelihood provides inferences whose validity does not depend on specifying a parametric model for the data. Because it uses a likelihood, the method has certain inherent advantages over resampling methods: it uses the data to determine the shape of the confidence regions, and it makes it easy to combined data from multiple sources. It also facilitates incorporating side information, and it simplifies accounting for censored, truncated, or biased sampling.
One of the first books published on the subject, Empirical Likelihood offers an in-depth treatment of this method for constructing confidence regions and testing hypotheses. The author applies empirical likelihood to a range of problems, from those as simple as setting a confidence region for a univariate mean under IID sampling, to problems defined through smooth functions of means, regression models, generalized linear models, estimating equations, or kernel smooths, and to sampling with non-identically distributed data. Abundant figures offer visual reinforcement of the concepts and techniques. Examples from a variety of disciplines and detailed descriptions of algorithms-also posted on a companion Web site at-illustrate the methods in practice. Exercises help readers to understand and apply the methods.
The method of empirical likelihood is now attracting serious attention from researchers in econometrics and biostatistics, as well as from statisticians. This book is your opportunity to explore its foundations, its advantages, and its application to a myriad of practical problems.
Written for clinicians and biostatisticians, describes
nonparametric and quasiparametric (regression) methods of analyzing
survivorship data in clinical studies, emphasizing the
interpretation and reasoning behind the methods. Explains the
established methods for summarizing the results of the major
This book presents the refereed proceedings of the Twelfth
International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo
Methods in Scientific Computing that was held at Stanford
University (California) in August 2016. These biennial conferences
are major events for Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo researchers.
The proceedings include articles based on invited lectures as well
as carefully selected contributed papers on all theoretical aspects
and applications of Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo methods.
Offering information on the latest developments in these very
active areas, this book is an excellent reference resource for
theoreticians and practitioners interested in solving
high-dimensional computational problems, arising in particular, in
finance, statistics, computer graphics and the solution of PDEs.
This volume represents the refereed proceedings of the Eighth
International C- ference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo
Methods in Scienti c Computing, which was held at the University of
Montreal, from 6-11 July, 2008. It contains a limited selection of
articles based on presentations made at the conference. The program
was arranged with the help of an international committee consisting
of: Ronald Cools, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Luc Devroye,
McGill University Henri Faure, CNRS Marseille Paul Glasserman,
Columbia University Peter W. Glynn, Stanford University Stefan
Heinrich, University of Kaiserslautern Fred J. Hickernell, Illinois
Institute of Technology Aneta Karaivanova, Bulgarian Academy of
Science Alexander Keller, mental images GmbH, Berlin Adam
Kolkiewicz, University of Waterloo Frances Y. Kuo, University of
New South Wales Christian Lecot, Universite de Savoie, Chambery
Pierre L'Ecuyer, Universite de Montreal (Chair and organizer) Jun
Liu, Harvard University Peter Mathe, Weierstrass Institute Berlin
Makoto Matsumoto, Hiroshima University Thomas Muller-Gronbach, Otto
von Guericke Universitat Harald Niederreiter, National University
of Singapore Art B. Owen, Stanford University Gilles Pages,
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6) Klaus Ritter, TU
Darmstadt Karl Sabelfeld, Weierstrass Institute Berlin Wolfgang Ch.
Schmid, University of Salzburg Ian H. Sloan, University of New
South Wales Jerome Spanier, University of California, Irvine Bruno
Tuf n, IRISA-INRIA, Rennes Henryk Wozniak ' owski, Columbia
University. v vi Preface The local arrangements (program
production, publicity, web site, registration, social events, etc.
This is a history of political parties in ten nations (with the
sections on France and Germany limited to specific period), and a
critique of the existing literature that emphasizes the importance
of electoral rules as determinative of political party systems.
Helps readers understand and appreciate what the history of wind
power can teach us about technology innovation and provides the
implications for both wind power today and its future This book
takes readers on a journey through the history of wind power in
order to show how the technology evolved over the course of the
twentieth century and where it may be headed in the twenty-first
century. It introduces and examines broad themes such as government
funding of wind power, the role of fossil fuels in wind power
development, and the importance of entrepreneurs in wind power
development. It also discusses the lessons learned from wind power
technology innovation and makes them relevant to the understanding
of wind power today and in the future. Spanning the entire history
of wind power (1888-2018), The Wind Power Story: A Century of
Innovation that Reshaped the Global Energy Landscape provides
balanced coverage of each decade as well as the important wind
power technology innovations that occurred during that time.
Compelling from the first page to the last, it offers chapters
covering the pioneers of wind power; the age of small wind; wind
power in the wake of war; wind power's use across Europe;
government-funded research programs; how Denmark reinvented wind
power in the 1970s; the California Wind Rush of the 1980s; wind
power's rise in Spain; America's wind power starting in the 1990s;
India's wind power path; the wind power surge in China; the
globalization of wind power; and much more. In addition, this text:
Spans the entire global history of wind power, while weaving
together both the historical context and the technical details of
wind power innovation Provides historical context for wind power
developments and explains the evolution of wind turbine technology
in an easy-to-understand manner Discusses the policy, technology,
and market evolution of wind power in commonly understood language
Offers a review of the surrounding power technology, policy, and
market environment throughout the history of wind power A book that
both specialists and non-specialists can read in order to
understand and appreciate the past, present, and future of wind
power technology, The Wind Power Story: A Century of Innovation
that Reshaped the Global Energy Landscape will be of great interest
to any engineer and any interested readers looking to understand
wind power technologies, markets, and policies in one book.
In this companion to Gathering: A Northwoods Counting Book Betsy Bowen again captures the vibrant magic in each northwoods day through effortless prose and colorful woodcuts. While the canoe waits beneath the heavy snow and the river freezes over, bears turn in for long winter naps and people spend time reading by the fire or bundled up in layers. But when spring comes, it’s time for kayaking, fishing, and listening to the quiet pond sounds of the new season. All of this and more is celebrated in Bowen’s warm and unusual alphabet book that introduces children to the cyclical rhythms of life in our country’s northern states.
Customer service jobs are the fastest growing sector of the
economy, and they're filled by women, minorities, and the working
poor. American commerce is built on a system which places the most
marginalized workers at the mercy of the American public,
prioritizes personality over skill, and promises advancement and
wage opportunities which don't exist. Customer service employees
know they're being exploited, but they've been effectively silenced
through decades of injustice. It's time to make some noise.
Every one of us has an inner spark inside, just waiting to be
released into the world. In Finding the Gorgeous in You, Lisa
Bowen, a therapist and coach, shares lessons learned and practical
advice that will help anyone let go of old belief patterns, find
their own unique Gorgeous, and create a new fulfilling reality.
With a fun and easy-to-follow style, Lisa offers valuable advice,
personal stories, and playtime exercises that teach others how to
stop self-sabotaging behaviours; commit to loving and honouring
themselves; meditate to gain clarity; remove negative influences;
develop an attitude for gratitude; and practice forgiveness.
Included are seven introspective questions to start and end each
day as well as a charting tool to help stay on track. Finding the
Gorgeous in You offers anecdotes and tools from a therapist that
guides others to discover their inner spark and ultimately use it
to influence the world in a positive way.
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