In work environments world-wide, whether simple or complex, the ways in which people think, do their jobs, and interface with other human beings grow out of their experiences in the groups of which they are or have been a part. How these influences affect their performance and human interfacing in work environments throughout the world is the subject of cultural ergonomics. In this volume, distinguished scientists explore these cultural influences in relation to significant current concerns of ergonomics and human factors. These include scientific-philosophical considerations, aircraft safety, maritime safety, cross-national training, effective use of the world-wide web, multinational decision making, third- world industrial development, implementation of technology transfer, and the functioning of multicultural teams.

Technology is rapidly changing the field of human resources management (HRM), and propelling the field in some entirely new directions labeled eHR-electronic human resources. Thus, this volume focuses on technology, eHR, and virtual organizations. Well-known experts in eHR review the trends in the field including employee self-service, e-learning, strategies for implementing eHR, virtual work arrangements and their impact on human resources management. In addition, the volume focuses on the implications of using technology for HRM, and the functional and dysfunctional consequences of using technology to achieve HRM goals (such as privacy and employee customer satisfaction issues). The volume should be especially useful for researchers and practitioners in the fields of HRM and information technology.

Comedy 5m, 3f, Possible Cast Expansion / Interior Sea Spray is a charming beach town, perfect for romantic getaways and cliff-side proposals. While tourists walk around with stars in their eyes, the locals take their lumps and watch their relationships fray and fizzle. Karl is a self-professed good guy who bought the little village dream for his wife, only to have her run off with the town aromatherapist. Now he's stuck with a quaint souvenir shop he never wanted, and the vengeful impulse to run it into the ground. As the local merchants scheme to drive Karl away, his bitter emporium becomes a safe haven for the romantically scarred men of Sea Spray. ..".Clever and funny, laced with jokes. A quirky adult comedy that will stand on its own in any community" - The Tribune "[Love Town] unmasks the truth that lies beyond artificial social niceties, revealing an authenticity behind the brightly painted facade that little towns display to the world." - New Times of the Central Coast

In The Limits and Lies of Human Genetic Research, Jonathan Kaplan weighs in on the controversial subject of the roles genes play in determining aspects of physical and behavioural human variation. Kapan argues that genetic research is inadequate to support the conclusions that are often drawn in the media and technical journals about the genetic causes of such human traits as intelligence, depression, obesity, criminality and violence, and homosexuality. His concern lies in the ways that conclusions about the `genetic' causes of certain human traits can be and do get used in legal, political and social decision making. Limits and Lies makes the case that neither the information we have on genes nor on the environment is sufficient to explain the complex variations among humans.

In The Limits and Lies of Human Genetic Research, Jonathan Kaplan weighs in on the controversial subject of the roles genes play in determining aspects of physical and behavioural human variation. Kapan argues that genetic research is inadequate to support the conclusions that are often drawn in the media and technical journals about the genetic causes of such human traits as intelligence, depression, obesity, criminality and violence, and homosexuality. His concern lies in the ways that conclusions about the `genetic' causes of certain human traits can be and do get used in legal, political and social decision making. Limits and Lies makes the case that neither the information we have on genes nor on the environment is sufficient to explain the complex variations among humans.

(Berklee Guide). Learn twelve classic bebop guitar solos from six of the greatest bebop artists. Each solo includes a technical introduction with analytical insights and references to its classic recording. The transcribed solos include: All the Things You Are (Tal Farlow) * Four on Six (Wes Montgomery) * Have You Met Miss Jones? (Jimmy Raney) * I'll Remember April (Grant Green) * Oleo (Joe Pass) * Stella by Starlight (George Benson) * and more. Includes standard notation and tablature.

Unter Computeralgebra versteht man den Grenzbereich zwischen Algebra und Informatik, der sich mit Entwurf, Analyse, Implementierung und Anwendung algebraischer Algorithmen befasst. Entsprechend dieser Sichtweise stellt der Autor einige Computeralgebra-Systeme vor und zeigt an Beispielen deren LeistungsfAhigkeit. Grundlegende Techniken, wie etwa das Rechnen mit groAen ganzen Zahlen, werden untersucht. FA1/4r komplexe Fragestellungen wie das Faktorisieren von Polynomen, werden mehrere Algorithmen angeboten, da diese verschiedene StArken haben. HAufig ist der vermeintliche Umweg A1/4ber andere mathematische Strukturen der schnellste Weg. In den ersten Kapiteln werden die nAtigen mathematischen Grundlagen zur VerfA1/4gung gestellt. Die folgenden Kapitel kAnnen dann weitestgehend unabhAngig voneinander gelesen werden. Alle vorgestellten Algorithmen werden begrA1/4ndet und teilweise in einer Pseudoprogrammiersprache dargestellt. Das Buch richtet sich gleichermaAen an Studierende der Mathematik und der Informatik.

A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanityas struggle against randomness

Our lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settlingareluctantlyafor likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. "Chances Are" is the story of manas millennia-long search for the tools to manage the recurrent but unpredictableato help us prevent, or at least mitigate, the seemingly random blows of disaster, disease, and injustice. In these pages, we meet the brilliant individuals who developed the first abstract formulations of probability, as well as the intrepid visionaries who recognized their practical applicationsafrom gamblers to military strategists to meteorologists to medical researchers, from blackjack to our own mortality.