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This book provides a quantitative overview of corporate risk management for both financial and non-financial organisations. It systematically explores a range of important risks, including interest rate risk, equity risk, commodity price risk, credit risk management, counterparty risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, market risk, derivative credit risk and country risk. Chapters also provide comprehensive and accessible analysis of risk-related phenomena and the corporate strategies employed to minimise the impacts of risk in each case. Chapters begin with an explanation of basic concepts and terminology, before going on to present quantitative examples and qualitative discussion sections. The author leverages his lifetime’s experience of working in risk management to offer this clear and empirical guide for scholars and practitioners researching financial stability.

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Leverage the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive the growth and success of your organization. This book thoroughly explores the reasons why it is so hard to implement AI, and highlights the need to reconcile the motivations and goals of two very different groups of people, business-minded and technical-minded. Divided into four main parts (First Principles, The Why, The What, The How), you'll review case studies and examples from companies that have successfully implemented AI. Part 1 provides a comprehensive overview of the First Principles approach and its basic conventions. Part 2 provides an in-depth look at the current state of AI and why it is increasingly important to businesses of all sizes. Part 3 delves into the key concepts and technologies of AI. Part 4 shares practical guidance and actionable steps for businesses looking to implement AI. Grow Your Business with AI is a must-read for anyone looking to understand and harness the power of AI for business growth and to stay ahead of the curve. What You'll Learn Review the key concepts and technologies of AI, including machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision Apply the benefits of AI, including increased efficiency, improved decision-making, and new revenue streams in different industries Integrate AI into existing systems and processes. Who This Book Is ForEntrepreneurs, business leaders, and professionals looking to leverage the power of AI to drive growth and success for their organizations.

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Chapter 1. Diversity accommodation and fiscal federalism: relevance of the topic and rationale for case selection.- Chapter 2.Diversity and asymmetric arrangements as drivers of fiscal federalism: a comparative overview.- Chapter 3.Fiscal Equalization in Australian Federalism: Managing Diversity of Size among Subnational Jurisdictions.- Chapter 4. Territorial Inequalities and Fiscal Federalism in Brazil: An Incomplete Path Towards Equalization.- Chapter 5.(Dis)Empowerment and Self-Rule: Fiscal Federalism and Minority Nations in Canada.- Chapter 6.Conditional Concessions and Cessation of Secession: What Role for Fiscal Federalism? Insights from India.- Chapter 7.Unity and diversity: a turbulent journey through Italian fiscal federalism.- Chapter 8. Accommodating Diversity or Imposing Uniformity? The Hollowing Out of Provincial Governments in South Africa.- Chapter 9. Fiscal Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in

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The clear layout and accessible pitch, along with the large number of photographs provided, makes the book very appealing for students. The book provides more detail for each picture than competitors, as well as clinical correlations for the different anatomical regions. Associating histology with clinical examples is a hard concept to grasp from lectures and this book makes it comprehensible. In veterinary schools nowadays, students of histology (a core Year 1 or 2 module) are exposed to both the normal and the abnormal in the same session, mirroring how veterinarians will need to work in clinical practice. This is the only book available to veterinary students that combines histology (normal structure) with pathological (abnormal) cases, including the clinical correlates. Most textbooks of veterinary histology either cover a smaller variety of species, have no or very little links to pathology, or lack the extra explanatory text and correlation with abnormal structure/architecture. For those reasons, in many occasions, medical (and not veterinary) histology books are heavily used in vet schools for learning and teaching. This book fills a gap for a VETERINARY textbook that includes clinical correlates and a broad range of species.

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The clear layout and accessible pitch, along with the large number of photographs provided, makes the book very appealing for students. The book provides more detail for each picture than competitors, as well as clinical correlations for the different anatomical regions. Associating histology with clinical examples is a hard concept to grasp from lectures and this book makes it comprehensible. In veterinary schools nowadays, students of histology (a core Year 1 or 2 module) are exposed to both the normal and the abnormal in the same session, mirroring how veterinarians will need to work in clinical practice. This is the only book available to veterinary students that combines histology (normal structure) with pathological (abnormal) cases, including the clinical correlates. Most textbooks of veterinary histology either cover a smaller variety of species, have no or very little links to pathology, or lack the extra explanatory text and correlation with abnormal structure/architecture. For those reasons, in many occasions, medical (and not veterinary) histology books are heavily used in vet schools for learning and teaching. This book fills a gap for a VETERINARY textbook that includes clinical correlates and a broad range of species.

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Advances in Subsurface Contamination of Porous Media: Indicators, Processes and Modelling provides a high level understanding of the processes concerning common and emergent contaminants through their passage from soil to groundwater. The book presents new methodologies and indicators to reach a better understanding of biogeochemical processes as a basis for environmental models. The combined use of the understanding of processes and models’ prognosis will inform researches and water managers and will provide the possibility for better management and preservation of water resources.The book will be a valuable reference for graduate students, researchers and professionals in government and public institutions, and for those interested in soil and groundwater contamination in various aspects.

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Painting is one of humanity’s oldest creative practices. In recent decades, there has been an increasing amount of scientific evidence on the use of such practices in the promotion of physical and psychological health. In the field of public health, painting has proven an effective and efficient resource for maintaining or improving human wellbeing. The first publication of its kind, this latest instalment in the Arts for Health series presents painting as a healing tool for all ages. Offering practical tips for how the health benefits of painting can be accessed through individual and home practice as well as through community events such as workshops, Saavedra, Arias-Sánchez and Rodríguez-Gómez delve into the myriad of benefits that painting can provide. Easily digestible for interested general readers, as well as for busy health and social care practitioners looking to enhance care environments, Painting serves as a succinct, engaging, and informative guide on how this creative practice can help improve or maintain health and wellbeing, both within and outside of professional settings.

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This unique book reveals the procedural aspects of knowledge-based urban planning, development and assessment. Concentrating on major knowledge city building processes, and providing state-of-the-art experiences and perspectives, this important compendium explores innovative models, approaches and lessons learned from a number of key case studies across the world. Many cities worldwide, in order to brand themselves as knowledge cities, have undergone major transformations in the 21st century. This book provides a thorough understanding of these transformations and the key issues in building prosperous knowledge cities by focusing particularly on the policy making, planning process and performance assessment aspects. The contributors reveal theoretical and conceptual foundations of knowledge cities and their development approach of knowledge-based urban development. They present best-practice examples from a number of key case studies across the globe. This important book provides readers with a thorough understanding of the key issues in planning and developing prosperous knowledge cities of the knowledge economy era, which will prove invaluable to national, state/regional and city governments' planning and development departments. Academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students of regional and urban studies will also find this path-breaking book an intriguing read. Contributors: K.V. Andersen, B.T. Asheim, B. Bajracharya, F.J. Carrillo, S. Cavazos, G. Cevikayak, A. Dornan, K. Ergazakis, A.C. Fachinelli, A.M. Fernandez-Maldonado, R.E. Flores, P. Franz, B.C. Garcia, C. Garner, O. Gonzalez, G. Hearn, C. Heidemann, R. Hu, J.K. Imukuka, K. Johnson, K.R. Kunzmann, S. Laursen, A. Leal, R. Lisowski, M. Lorenzen, J. Macke, A. Martinez, K. Martinus, K. Metaxiotis, C. Meyer, K. O'Connor, J.A. Powell, G. Searle, L. Too, J. van Wezemael, K. Velibeyoglu, K. Wermker, S. Wesselmann, R. Wilhelmy, T. Yigitcanlar

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Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies. Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies Reveals how segments of Europe’s urban population are adopting “exit” or “partial exit” strategies in respect to the nation state Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis Includes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, and classic questions of political representation and values

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Mathematics is a universal language. Differential equations, mathematical modeling, numerical methods and computation form the underlying infrastructure of engineering and the sciences. In this context mathematical modeling is a very powerful tool for studying engineering problems, natural systems and human society. This interdisciplinary book contains a comprehensive overview, including practical examples, of the progress achieved to date in the modeling of coupled phenomena, computational mathematics and mechanics, heat transfer, fluid-structure interactions, biomechanics, and the flow of mass and energy in porous media. Numerical subjects such as grid generation, optimization, finite elements, finite differences, spectral methods, boundary elements, finite volumes and meshless methods are also discussed in detail using real examples.The book provides a thorough presentation of the existing numerical techniques with specific applications to concrete, practical topics. The models and solutions presented here describe various systems: mechanical, biological, geophysical, technical, ecological, etc. The book is organized in thirty six chapters, each written by distinguished experts in their respective fields. The topics presented cover the current state of knowledge in numerical engineering practice including recent and ongoing developments and the presentation of new ideas for future research on applied computational engineering mathematics.The book will be of interest to scientists working in engineering (structural, civil, mechanical), geology, geophysics, aquifer research, petroleum engineering, applied mathematics, and physics, as well as students in any of these areas.

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