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Light-hearted comedy drama starring Tom Hanks as struggling American businessman Alan Clay.
Desperate to recoup lost earnings and pay for his daughter's tuition fees, Clay travels to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to secure a lucrative IT contract with a wealthy Saudi king. After discovering on arrival that the king hasn't visited the development in 18 months and, facing the sack, Clay must find the money and willpower to make his project a success and turn his fortunes around.
This comprehensive Commentary provides an in-depth analysis of each
of the 31 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, as
well as the 10 Principles for Responsible Contracts. It engages in
both a legal and contextual examination of the Principles alongside
their application to real world practices at both the domestic and
international levels. Key Features: One of the first detailed
considerations of each of the Principles for Responsible Contracts
Contributions from more than 40 leading international academics and
practitioners in the field Discussion of legal and regulatory
instruments as well as case law emanating from the Principles
Offers information on interpreting, analysing, and using the UNGPs
and the Principles for Responsible Contracts in a centralized
accessible format. Practitioners, including government officials,
who are responsible for corporate governance and human rights
issues will find this Commentary invaluable for its systematic
analysis of the obligations of both States and corporations. It
will also be of interest to academics and those working for NGOs in
the area of business and human rights, as well as businesses
themselves looking to incorporate sustainability initiatives into
their corporate practices.
Applying mechanisms and principles of human intelligence and
converging the brain and artificial intelligence (AI) is currently
a research trend. The applications of AI in brain simulation are
countless. Brain-inspired intelligent systems will improve
next-generation information processing by applying theories,
techniques, and applications inspired by the information processing
principles from the brain. Exploring Future Opportunities of
Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence focuses on the convergence
of AI with brain-inspired intelligence. It presents research on
brain-inspired cognitive machines with vision, audition, language
processing, and thinking capabilities. Covering topics such as data
analysis tools, knowledge representation, and super-resolution,
this premier reference source is an essential resource for
engineers, developers, computer scientists, students and educators
of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.
Supplying a product to the most customers possible in an effective
and cost-efficient way is the primary goal of the sales and
distribution sector of a business, since the profits from sales are
responsible for the majority of an organization's revenue. However,
with countless brands vying for the customers' attention, the
ability to create a demand for a product and subsequently supply
that demand is often the key to a business's success. There is a
need for studies that seek to understand the complementary roles of
an organization's sales force and distribution team to ensure
relevancy in today's globalized world. Sales and Distribution
Management for Organizational Growth is a pivotal reference source
that provides vital research on the organization of sales and the
sales force, their geographic deployment, and distribution and
channel management including how to develop customer-oriented
distribution systems. While highlighting topics including expense
control, personnel training, and channel design, this book is
ideally designed for business students, marketing professionals,
executive members, finance analysts, operations employees,
academicians, industry professionals, researchers, and students
seeking current research on implementing sales strategy and
distribution systems to maximize profits and remain a marketplace
competitor.
This book focuses on the fundamentals of blockchain technology
along with the means and methods of its integration with Internet
of Things (IoT). The book allows the reader to have a deeper
understanding of blockchain technology, IoT and various application
areas wherein both technologies can be implemented. The book serves
the purpose of providing knowledge about the fundamentals of
blockchain and IoT to a common reader along with allowing a
research scholar to identify some futuristic problem areas that
emerge from the convergence of both technologies. Furthermore, the
authors discuss relevant application areas such as smart city,
e-healthcare, smart travel, etc. throughout the course of the book.
The book also talks through a few case studies illustrating the
implementation and benefits of using blockchain and IoT. Provides a
comprehensive view of blockchain technology and its integration
with IoT; Facilitates in having a valuable understanding of various
application areas pertaining to blockchain and IoT; Assists the
reader in exploring new research areas wherein blockchain and IoT
can find their applicability based upon their list of benefits.
Due to applications in recent electronic appliances and pervasive
devices, Automated Hand Gesture Recognition (HGR) is of particular
interest nowadays. HGR developments have come a long way from the
traditional Sign Language Recognition (SLR) systems to innovations
such as wearable sensor based electronic devices. A large amount of
research on HGR is still on the way, both from the industry and
academia, that is working towards introducing more practical
gesture recognition systems and associated algorithms. This book
highlights state-of-the-art practices in the direction of HGR
research. It is organized into five coherent heads: HGR
introduction, modalities, and challenges, practical hand
segmentation schemes capable of working under cluttered
backgrounds, gesture recognition schemes targeting different
acquisition mechanisms, solutions sticking to different, practiced
methodologies, and conclusions from the HGR works witnessed so far
and future options. The book is ideal for undergraduates,
researchers at all levels, and the developer community as it
provides a basis of information about HGR, as well as new and
in-depth research in the field.
This book is a compilation of peer-reviewed papers presented at the
International Conference on Machine Intelligence and Data Science
Applications, organized by the School of Computer Science,
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, on
September 4 and 5, 2020. The book starts by addressing the
algorithmic aspect of machine intelligence which includes the
framework and optimization of various states of algorithms. Variety
of papers related to wide applications in various fields like image
processing, natural language processing, computer vision, sentiment
analysis, and speech and gesture analysis have been included with
upfront details. The book concludes with interdisciplinary
applications like legal, health care, smart society, cyber physical
system and smart agriculture. The book is a good reference for
computer science engineers, lecturers/researchers in machine
intelligence discipline and engineering graduates.
This book invokes the Tawhidi ontological foundation of the
Qur'anic law and worldview, and is also a study of ta'wil, the
esoteric meaning of Qur'anic verses. It presents a comparative
analysis between the Tawhidi methodology and the contemporary
subject of Shari'ah. Masudul Alam Choudhury brings about a serious
criticism of the traditional understanding of Shari'ah as Islamic
law contrary to the holistic socio-scientific worldview of the
unity of knowledge arising from Tawhid as the law. A bold
repudiation of the Islamic traditional understanding and the school
of theocracy, Choudhury's critique is in full consonance with the
Qur'an and Sunnah. It is critical of the sectarian (madhab)
conception of relational independence of facts. Thus the
non-creative outlook of Shari'ah contrasts with universality and
uniqueness of Tawhid as the analytically established law explaining
the monotheistic organic unity of being and becoming in
'everything'. This wide and strict methodological development of
the Tawhidi worldview is articulated in this work. The only way
that Tawhid and Shari'ah can converge as law is in terms of
developing the Tawhidi methodology, purpose and objective of the
universal and unique law in consonance with the ontology of Tawhid.
Such a convergence in the primal ontological sense of Tawhid is
termed as maqasid as-shari'ah al-Tawhid.
This book is a compilation of peer-reviewed papers presented at the
International Conference on Machine Intelligence and Data Science
Applications, organized by the School of Computer Science,
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, India,
during 4-5 September 2020. The book addresses the algorithmic
aspect of machine intelligence which includes the framework and
optimization of various states of algorithms. Variety of papers
related to wide applications in various fields like data-driven
industrial IoT, bioinformatics, network and security, autonomous
computing and various other aligned areas. The book concludes with
interdisciplinary applications like legal, health care, smart
society, cyber-physical system and smart agriculture. All papers
have been carefully reviewed. The book is of interest to computer
science engineers, lecturers/researchers in machine intelligence
discipline and engineering graduates.
Under ongoing climate changes, natural and cultivated habitats of
major crops are being continuously disturbed. Such conditions
impose and exacerbate abiotic and biotic stressors. Drought,
salinity, flood, cold, heat, heavy metals, metalloids, oxidants,
irradiation, etc. are important abiotic stressors, while diseases
and infections caused by plant pathogens, such as fungal agents,
bacteria and viruses, are major biotic stresses. In many instances,
stresses have become the major limiting factor for agricultural
productivity and exert detrimental role on growth and yield of the
crops. To help feed an ever increasing world population and to
ensure global food security, concerted efforts from scientists and
researchers have identified strategies to manage and mitigate the
impacts of climate-induced stresses. This book, summarizing their
findings, is aimed at crop improvement beyond such kind of
barriers, by agronomic practices (genetics, breeding, phenotyping,
etc.) and biotechnological applications, including molecular
markers, QTL mapping, genetic engineering, transgenesis, tissue
culture, various 'omics' technologies and gene editing. It will
cover a wide range of topics under environmental challenges,
agronomy and agriculture processes, and biotechnological
approaches. Additionally, fundamental mechanisms and applied
information on stress responses and tolerance will be discussed.
This book highlights problems and offers proper solutions for crop
stress management with recent information and up-to-date citations.
We believe this book is suitable for scientists, researchers and
students working in the fields of agriculture, plant science,
environmental biology and biotechnology.
This book shares important findings on the application of robotics
in industry using advanced mechanisms, including software and
hardware. It presents a collection of recent trends and research on
various advanced computing paradigms such as soft computing,
robotics, smart automation, power control, and uncertainty
analysis. The book constitutes the proceedings of the 1st
International Conference on Application of Robotics in Industry
using Advanced Mechanisms (ARIAM2019), which offered a platform for
sharing original research findings, presenting innovative ideas and
applications, and comparing notes on various aspects of robotics.
The contributions highlight the latest research and industrial
applications of robotics, and discuss approaches to improving the
smooth functioning of industries. Moreover, they focus on designing
solutions for complex engineering problems and designing system
components or processes to meet specific needs, with due
considerations for public health and safety, including cultural,
societal, and environmental considerations. Taken together, they
offer a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, engineers,
professionals and students alike.
This book presents the building blocks of Islamic economics as
meso-science, offering an in-depth study of the Qur'anic worldview
of the monotheistic unity of knowledge, which is the universal and
unique message of Tawhid in the Qur'an. This primal ontological
premise is formalised in an analytical approach that introduces and
unpacks the philosophical concepts of ontology, epistemology, and
phenomenology in relation to the Tawhidi methodological worldview.
The analysis of Qur'anic logical consistency is then cast in a
phenomenological perspective by applying the complete model of the
unity of knowledge of the Qur'an in a specific study of the Tawhidi
methodological approach to Islamic financial-economic theory. In
doing so, it tackles the problems of meso-economics given its
socio-scientific holism in world affairs. It hones in on the
results of the symbiotic modulation of evolutionary learning
processes in the world system of the unity of knowledge and its
material embedding across knowledge, and knowledge-induced space
and time dimensions. The author poses that Shari'ah is only partial
in its scope, and excludes an analytical methodological worldview.
Shari'ah is thus cast in the midst of a meso-socio-scientific
absence of any appertaining methodology. The book is a landmark
work in the conceptual and applied understanding of Tawhid as the
methodological worldview of the monotheistic unity of knowledge in
the meso-socio-scientific realm of 'everything', particularised to
Islamic economics. Adopting an inter-disciplinary view integrating
various fields, it challenges pervasive Western academic and
institutional thinking in terms of economics. It will be of
interest to students and researchers in Islamic economics,
religious theory, Islamic philosophy, development studies, and
finance.
This book is designed primarily for courses in operational
amplifiers and linear integrated circuits for Electrical,
Electronics, Instrumentation, Computer Engineering and Applied
Sciences students. The text has been written in a style to enable
students to self study. Examples are provided throughout the book
to help the students assimilate the material covered. The text is
so designed that the teacher need not consult reference books. It
offers fabrication technology for ICs, a wide array of opamp 741
applications, 555 timer, 565 PLL, linear voltage regulator ICs
78/79XX, 723, AD/DA converters, active filters using 741, switched
capacitor filters and OTAs ,in a comprehensive manner. * Solved
examples given throughout the book. * Laboratory experiments at the
end of each chapter.
In any field whether scientific, business, or social ethics plays a
critical role in determining what is acceptable in a particular
community and what is considered taboo. The source of these
preconditions is often a complex interweaving of tradition and
rational thought. Socio-Cybernetic Study of God and the
World-System investigates morality in a socio-scientific worldview,
examining the epistemology of existence in conjunction with Islamic
monotheistic law to generate a world-system that governs action and
reaction in the context of a variety of cognitive and social
environments. Readers with backgrounds in finance and economics can
utilize this book to construct a more thorough theoretical
understanding of their societal and professional associations."
This book comprises select proceedings of the National Conference
on Advances in Structural Technology (CoAST 2019). It brings
together different applied and technological aspects of structural
engineering. The main topics covered in this book include solid
mechanics, composite structures, fluid-structure interaction,
soil-structure interaction, structural safety, and structural
health monitoring. The book also focuses on emerging structural
materials and the different behavior of civil, mechanical, and
aerospace structural systems. Given its contents, this book will be
a useful reference for researchers and practitioners working in
structural safety and engineering.
Typhoid is a bacterial infection caused by a specific type of
Salmonella that causes mild to severe symptoms such as fever,
headache, confusion, abdominal pain and constipation. The infection
can spread throughout the body affecting many organs, and without
prompt treatment, can cause serious complications and may also be
fatal. Part of the Clinic Consult series, this book is a concise
guide to the diagnosis and treatment of typhoid in children.
Divided into eight sections, the text provides step by step
guidance through epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features,
complications, investigations, treatment, prevention, and vaccines.
This practical manual places emphasis on diagnostic modalities and
includes discussion on the treatment of drug resistant typhoid
fever. Key points Practical guide to diagnosis and management of
typhoid in children Emphasis on diagnostic modalities Includes
discussion on treatment of drug resistant typhoid fever Part of
Clinic Consult series
This edited collection covers the role of the process observer - a
position that enhances the effectiveness of group functioning by
observing the process, summarizing the behavior of the group so
that the group can learn and, if needed, improve its functioning.
There is little guidance on best practices for this role, and in
most settings, process observers are forced to rely on whatever
previous training they have received in group work to fulfil their
role. The first of its kind, this book offers a wealth of resources
for the role of group process observer organized in a systematic
way. Each contributor focuses on a specific aspect of group process
observation, identifying what is currently known on the topic,
suggesting best practices, and providing the reader with tools,
structures, and guidelines for effective process observation.
Students and educators of group work courses will find this book
integral as it covers the existing gap in literature on group
process observation.
Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things: Future
Directions and Applications explores a wide range of important and
real-time issues and applications in this ever-advancing field.
Different types of WSN and IoT technologies are discussed in order
to provide a strong framework of reference, and the volume places
an emphasis on solutions to the challenges of protection,
conservation, evaluation, and implementation of WSN and IoT that
lead to low-cost products, energy savings, low carbon usage, higher
quality, and global competitiveness. The volume is divided into
four sections that cover: Wireless sensor networks and their
relevant applications Smart monitoring and control systems with the
Internet of Things Attacks, threats, vulnerabilities, and defensive
measures for smart systems Research challenges and opportunities
This collection of chapters on an important and diverse range of
issues presents case studies and applications of cutting-edge
technologies of WSN and IoT that will be valuable for academic
communities in computer science, information technology, and
electronics, including cyber security, monitoring, and data
collection. The informative material presented here can be applied
to many sectors, including agriculture, energy and power, resource
management, biomedical and health care, business management, and
others.
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