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Despite enormous investments of time and money, are we making a
dent on the social and environmental challenges of our time? What
if we could exponentially increase our impact? Around the world, a
new generation is looking beyond greater profits, for meaningful
purpose. But, unlike business, few social interventions have
achieved significant impact at scale. Inspired by the modern
innovation practices, popularized by bestseller The Lean Startup,
that have fueled technology breakthroughs touching every aspect of
our lives, Lean Impact turns our attention to a new goal -
radically greater social good. Social change is far more
complicated than building a new app. It requires more listening,
more care, and more stakeholders. To make a lasting difference,
solutions must be embraced by beneficiaries, address root causes,
and include an engine that can accelerate growth to reach the scale
of the need. Lean Impact offers bold ideas to reach audacious goals
through customer insight, rapid experimentation and iteration, and
a relentless pursuit of impact. Ann Mei Chang brings a unique
perspective from across sectors, from her years as a tech executive
in Silicon Valley to her most recent experience as the Chief
Innovation Officer at USAID. She vividly illustrates the book with
real stories from interviews with over 200 organizations across the
US and around the world. Whether you are a nonprofit, social
enterprise, triple bottom line company, foundation, government
agency, philanthropist, impact investor, or simply donate your time
and money, Lean Impact is an essential guide to maximizing social
impact and scale.
Why do currency crises happen? What conditions set the stage for
such a crisis? How severe will it be? When will it happen? This
book answers these questions, illustrating the points by examining
the exchange rate realignments of the European Monetary System. It
also shows how balancing the tension between domestic and
international politics plays a vital part in a government's
willingness to uphold its exchange rate commitments. Michele Chang
pays particular attention to the role of domestic elections, since
these may prevent governments from credibly committing to a fixed
exchange rate and from responding quickly and coherently to market
instability, thus encouraging speculation.
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The Quantum Hall Effect (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Richard E Prange; Contributions by M.E Cage; Foreword by K V Klitzing; Edited by Steven M Girvin; Contributions by A M Chang, …
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After a foreword by Klaus von Klitzing, the first chapters of this
book discuss the prehistory and the theoretical basis as well as
the implications of the discovery of the Quantum Hall effect on
superconductivity, superfluidity, and metrology, including
experimentation. The second half of this volume is concerned with
the theory of and experiments on the many body problem posed by
fractional effect. Specific unsolved problems are mentioned
throughout the book and a summary is made in the final chapter. The
quantum Hall effect was discovered on about the hundredth
anniversary of Hall's original work, and the finding was announced
in 1980 by von Klitzing, Dorda and Pepper. Klaus von KIitzing was
awarded the 1985 Nobel prize in physics for this discovery.
Principles in Microbiome Engineering Provides an overview of the
techniques and applications insight into the complex composition
and interactions of microbiomes Microbiomes, the communities of
microorganisms that inhabit specific ecosystems or organisms, can
be engineered to modify the structure of microbiota and reestablish
ecological balance. In recent years, a better understanding of
microbial composition and host-microbe interactions has led to the
development of new applications for improving human health and
increasing agricultural productivity and quality. Principles in
Microbiome Engineering introduces readers to the tools and
applications involved in manipulating the composition of a
microbial community to improve the function of an eco-system.
Covering a range of key topics, this up-to-date volume discusses
current research in areas such as microbiome-based therapeutics for
human diseases, crop plant breeding, animal husbandry, soil
engineering, food and beverage applications, and more. Divided into
three sections, the text first describes the critical roles of
systems biology, synthetic biology, computer modelling, and machine
learning in microbiome engineering. Next, the volume explores
various state-of-the-art applications, including cancer
immunotherapy and prevention of diseases associated with the human
microbiome, followed by a concluding section offering perspectives
on the future of microbiome engineering and potential applications.
Introduces a variety of applications of microbiome engineering in
the fields of medicine, agriculture, and food and beverage products
Presents current research into the complex interactions and
relationships between microbiomes and biotic and abiotic elements
of their environments Examines the use of technologies such as
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Big Data
analytics to advance understanding of microbiomes Discusses the
engineering of microbiomes to address human health conditions such
as neuro psychiatric disorders and autoimmune and inflammatory
diseases Edited and authored by leading researchers in the rapidly
evolving field, Principles in Microbiome Engineering is an
essential resource for biotechnologists, biochemists,
microbiologists, pharmacologists, and practitioners working in the
biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
Of all his brothers, "Kaiya" was the only one who knew his papa
before he got sick. They did many things together and had a very
special relationship. Papa taught Kaiya to play tennis and
basketball and to strum the ukulele. Kaiya loved Papa's baking,
especially his banana cream pies. Kaiya's nana said that they had
their own special language. Even when Papa was well, Kaiya had to
keep reminding Papa that his name was Kaiya. He tried different
things to help Papa remember, like repeating his name over and over
and making Papa a bracelet with the name Kaiya on it. After a
while, Kaiya noticed that Papa was starting to forget more than
just his name. He started to misplace things and put them in
strange places. He thought he was still in the army or still taught
tennis. He kept wandering off and getting lost. Nana told Kaiya
that his papa had Alzheimer's and would probably not get better.
Kaiya realized then what was more important than Papa remembering
his name. He knew what he needed to do for his papa.
Perhaps the most significant event in twentieth-century American
Protestant churches has been the entry of tens of thousands of
women into the church's ordained ministry. How are these women's
experiences as ministers different from those of their male
counterparts? What are their callings and careers like? What are
their prospects for employment, income, and satisfaction? Based on
a wealth of statistical data as well as in-depth personal
interviews, this book offers the most authoritative information
ever about the real experiences of clergy women (and men), along
with anecdotes that show what the life of American clergy today is
really like.
As the service sectors play an increasingly important role in all
economies worldwide, service executives and professionals are well
advised to recognize two main pathways to achieving sustainable
success in services. The first path requires enhancing the
strategic differentiation and operational excellence of their
service enterprises; the second requires that these executives and
their employees develop the knowledge and skills needed to achieve
such success. Specifically, this book discusses actionable
methodologies needed to generate creative ideas, including deciding
on which ones to pursue; on how to justify projects financially; on
how to manage the development projects for innovative services; and
on how to reach out to customers and offer them superior service
support. The book will illustrate how operational excellence can be
achieved by emphasizing the importance of standardizing work
processes. It will demonstrate how quality can be enhanced and
time-to-market can be reduced through a variety of methods
including the application of tools (such as Lean Six Sigma, Value
stream mapping, quality assurance, FMEA, web-based enablers and
SOA-based emerging productivity tools), the incorporation of
emerging technologies into the workflow and, with reference to the
Profit Chain Model, the retraining of staff, with a goal of
increasing their productivity, by adopting and constantly improving
upon known best practices. This book summarizes the key skills and
knowledge in a Three Decker framework comprised of engineering
management, business management and service leadership, cumulating
in an actionable Take Charge model. After having studied this book,
service professionals and executives will know how to apply the
actionable methodologies outlined herein to maximize their
contributions in achieving sustainable success for their service
employers.
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