Service-Learning as a New Paradigm in Higher Education of China edited by Carol MA Hok-ka, Alfred CHAN Cheung-ming, Alice LIU Cheng, and Fanny MAK Mui-fong.

Table of Contents: “…The concept and development of service-learning / Carol Ma Hok-ka -- Service-learning and the aims of Chinese higher education / Carol MA Hok-ka, Fanny MAK Mui-fong, Alice LIU Cheng -- On the connection and dynamic interplay between service-learning and liberal arts education / XU Xin-zhong, YU Li-ren -- An exploratory study : the positive effects of service-learning on overall quality and psychological capital appreciation of medical students / LIANG Yong-feng, LI Yi-ang, WANG Yu-qing -- Philanthropy courses : the study on how to develop students' social responsibility / Cai Ying-hui -- Serving community by providing tax consultation : Sun Yat-Sen University Lingnan (University) College : service-learning project in the taxation management course / LONG Zhao-hui, JIANG Ping -- Waste separation, engage in civic education : waste management project conducted by South China University of Technology / Lily QI Lili, ZI Yanfei -- Record life history. respect for life : oral history of leprosy rehabilitation village : a service-learning project conducted by South China Normal University / Han Yi-min -- The renewal of earnest practice : a reflection on the practice of ethics of philanthropy and the preservation of rural culture : a service-learning program conducted by Sun Yat-Sen University / Sherry WANG Shuo, XIONG Huan, LIU Hai-juan -- Independent service-learning course : the characters of service-learning at Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College / Timothy CHEN Ka-kit, Katy Zhang lie-ni -- Service-learning and education realizing? …”
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The Economics of the Black Death.

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John Templeton, Global Treasure Hunter.

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Handbook of Merger Control and Environmental Policy Theory and Applications / by Luis Gautier, Mahelet G. Fikru. by Gautier, Luis, Fikru, Mahelet G.

Table of Contents: “…Part I Merger Incentives in Pollution Intensive Industries -- Merger Incentives and the Natural Environment -- Mergers in Cournot Markets with Environmental Externality and Product Differentiation -- The Impact of Foreign Emission Tax on Domestic Merger Profitability -- Electric Utility Mergers in the Presence of Distributed Renewable Energy -- An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Environmental Policy on M&A Activities -- Part II Welfare Implication of Mergers -- Welfare Impact of New Firm Acquisition -- Merger Induced Welfare Gains in the Presence of Environmental Externality and Product Differentiation -- Are Big Mergers Welfare Enhancing when there is Environmental Externality -- Part III Environmental Policy in the Presence of Mergers -- Merger Control and Environmental Policy -- Environmental Taxation and Mergers in Oligopoly Markets with Product Differentiation -- Cross-Country Emission Tax Effect of Mergers -- The Design of Emission Taxes in Markets with New Firm Acquisitions -- An Analytical Approach for Policy Coordination.…”
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HCI International 2022 – Late Breaking Posters 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part II /...

Table of Contents: “…Online Classes -- 3D Printing for STEAM Education -- Digital Transformation in Business, Government, and Organizations -- Moral and Political Concerns about Patents: a Cross-Cultural Perspective -- Automation of an Electro-Hydraulic Test Bench Using a Weitek CMT3092 HMI- PLC -- Apply the M/M/C Model of Queuing Theory in a Service System based on FlexSim Simulation in the Post-COVID -- Evaluation Methods Review of the Innovation Capacity of Companies Based on Knowledge Management -- Intelligent Dashboard to Optimize the Tax Management in a Town Municipal Government -- Idea Management in SMEs – Design Principles for Collaboration in Idea Management System -- Human Interface and Competitive Intelligence in Management of Business Science Teaching Research -- Risk Training Tools on Structured Knowledge for Risk Management -- Chrono-Spatialism: Introducing a Time-Based Approach for Retail Space Design in the Digitalized Scenario -- Transformation of the Australian VET Sector: Investigations into the Key Competencies Required of the Australian Workforce in the Era of Industry 4.0 Technologies -- Virtuality in Non-Governmental Organizations: an Analysis from Working Conditions -- Effects of Teleworking on the Body Mass Index of the Teachers of an Educational Institution -- How Effective is the Octalysis Gamification to Design Satisfying Electronic Wallet Experiences? …”
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East and West in late antiquity : invasion, settlement, ethnogenesis and conflicts of religion / by Wolf Liebeschuetz. by Liebeschuetz, J. H. W. G. (John Hugo Wolfgang Gideon)

Table of Contents: “…-- Habitus Barbarus : did Barbarians look different from Romans? -- Barbarians and taxes -- Violence in the Barbarian successor kingdoms -- Goths and Romans in the Leges Visigothorum -- Part 2. …”
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The road taken : the history and future of America's infrastructure / Henry Petroski. by Petroski, Henry

Table of Contents: “…Lay in Leaves : triage, budgets, and choice, again -- 16. Trodden Black : corruption, graft, waste, fraud, abuse -- 17. …”
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If You’re a Classical Liberal, How Come You’re Also an Egalitarian? A Theory of Rule Egalitarianism / by Åsbjørn Melkevik. by Melkevik, Åsbjørn

Table of Contents: “…No Progressive Taxation Without Discrimination? -- Chapter 6. A Tax Dead on Arrival: Inheritance and Social Mobility -- Chapter 7. …”
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Health policymaking in the united states. by Longest, Beaufort B

Table of Contents: “…Appendix 8 Smokefree Laws -- Appendix 9 Laws Implemented By The EPA -- Appendix 10 Medicare Revisited -- Again and Again -- Appendix 11 The United States Constitution And The Federal Government -- Appendix 12 State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Selected Legal Issues -- Appendix 13 Finding Better Solutions: CMS Innovation Center Develops New Payment and Service Delivery Models -- Appendix 14 Coalition Letter Requesting Changes To Meaningful Use For Greater Systems Interoperability -- Appendix 15 Types of Groups Involved In Financing Political Campaigns…”
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Recent Advances in Game Theory and Applications European Meeting on Game Theory, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2015, and Networking Games and Management, Petrozavodsk, Russia, 2015 / e...

Table of Contents: “…Ranking Journals in Sociology, Education and Public Administration by Social Choice Theory Methods -- On the Position Value for Special Classes of Networks -- A Differential Game of a Duopoly with Network Externalities -- The Shapley Value as a Sustainable Cooperative Solution in Differential Games of 3 Players -- Impact of Propagation Information in the Model of Tax Audit -- An Infinite Horizon Differential Game of Optimal CLV-based Strategies with Non-atomic Firms -- A Dynamic Model of a Decision Making Body where the Power of Veto can be Invoked -- The Selten-Szidarovszky Technique: the Transformation Part -- Generalized Nucleoli and Generalized Bargaining Sets for Games with Restricted Cooperation -- Occurrence of Deception under the Oversight of a Regulator Having Reputation Concerns -- Bayesian Networks and Games of Deterrence -- A New Look at the Study of Solutions for Games in Partition Function Form -- A Model of Tacit Collusion: Nash-2 Equilibrium Concept -- Strong Coalitional Structure in an Open Vehicle Routing Game.…”
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A financial history of the United States : from Enron-era scandals to the subprime crisis (2004-2006) / Jerry W. Markham. by Markham, Jerry W.

Table of Contents: “…Corporate Governance Reforms""; ""Sarbanes-Oxley""; ""The Enron Reforms""; ""Other Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms""; ""Small Companies""; ""Loss of Competitive Advantage""; ""Competition from Abroad""; ""Blue Ribbon Reviews""; ""Government Concerns""; ""The Executive Compensation Controversy""; ""Background""; ""Fiduciary Duties""; ""Ovitz's Compensation""; ""Confiscation Through Taxes""; ""The Reagan and Bush Tax Cuts""; ""Compensation Arrangements""; ""Golden Parachutes""…”
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The personal finance guide for tech professionals : building, protecting, and transferring your wealth / Tom Taulli. by Taulli, Tom, 1968-

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Weekly address : protecting the middle class & the economy / by the White House.

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Commodity trader's almanac 2013 : for active traders of futures, forex, stocks and ETFs / Jeffrey A. Hirsch and John L. Person. by Hirsch, Jeffrey A.

Table of Contents: “…Patrick's DayMarch British Pound Invasion; April Almanac; April Tax Time Takes a Bite out of Gold; Bonds Can Go Up When Stocks Go Down; Beef Prices Head South before Summer; May Almanac; Copper Tops in May; Silver Slips in May; Coffee Buzz Fades in Summer; June Almanac; Short Soybeans for Summer; Sugar's Summer Sweet Spot; Summer BBQ Season Gives Beef a Bounce; Mother Nature Makes Corn Pop; July Almanac; Last-Half of July Short S&P 500; Summer Air Conditioning Heats Up Natural Gas; Swiss Franc Follows Gold Higher; August Almanac; August Gives Coffee a Lift…”
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The glossary of property terms / compiled by Jones Lang Lasalle in association with Estates Gazette ; edited by Geoff Parsons.

Table of Contents: “…Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction to the First Edition; Introduction to the Second Edition; Editor's Note; Panels; Acknowledgements; Notes on Compilation and Usage; Terms; Changes in Society; References; Categories; Abbreviations; Glossary of Property Terms and Abbreviations; Appendix -- Terms grouped by subject-matter; Accounts; Agriculture and fisheries; Archaeology; Biometrics; Building and construction; Capital allowances; Capital Gains Tax; Case references; Companies and partnerships; Compulsory purchase; Contamination and pollution.…”
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Mexico Battle for North America / Sveriges television.

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Medicare and medicaid : how can we afford them? / Maura Casey. by Casey, Maura

Table of Contents: “…; Option One: Do What It Takes to Maintain Our Commitment; Tax hikes may make sense; Sharing in the cost; What we could do; Option Two: Reduce Health-Care Costs Throughout the System; Waste robs health-care dollars; Bargaining over drug prices; What we could do; Option Three: Get Serious about Prevention; Curb alcohol use, not just smoking; Put farmers' markets on wheels; Care for seniors and the disabled at home; What we could do; Summary: Medicare & Medicaid: How Can We Afford Them?…”
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Managing Concentrated Stock Wealth : an Advisor's Guide to Building Customized Solutions. by Kochis, Tim

Table of Contents: “…Chapter Note -- Appendix -- PART II: GIFTS -- CHAPTER 7 Gifts to Family -- Transfer Taxes -- Income Tax Leverage -- Special Rules on Employer Stock -- Transfer Structures -- Gifts Under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act -- Minorâ#x80;#x99;s Trust -- Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts -- Family Limited Partnerships -- Gaining Psychic Distance -- CHAPTER 8 Nonqualified Stock Options: Gifts to Family -- Investment Leverage -- Tax Leverage -- Timing and Valuation -- CHAPTER 9 Gifts to Charity -- Tax Savings -- The Cost of Charitable Gifts -- Special Income Tax Considerations -- Loss Positions -- Short-Term Gains -- Seasoned Incentive Stock Option Stock -- Low-Basis Shares -- IRA Assets -- Tangible Personal Property -- Structures for Charitable Gifts -- Direct Gifts -- Donor-Advised Funds -- Private Foundations and Supporting Organizations -- A Word of Caution -- Appendix: Key Characteristics of Charitable Vehicles -- CHAPTER 10 Charitable Trusts -- The Charitable Remainder Trust -- Tax Requirements and Opportunities -- Tax Deferral -- Coordinating a CRT with the Clientâ#x80;#x99;s Financial Plan -- The Charitable Lead Trust -- CHAPTER 11 Nonqualified Stock Options: Gifts to Charity -- The Charitable Gift -- Mismatches of Valuation and Timing -- Why Bother? …”
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The European Harmonization of National Accounting Rules The Application of Directive 2013/34/EU in Europe / edited by Alberto Incollingo, Andrea Lionzo.

Table of Contents: “…The evolution of accounting regulations in the EU -- Germany -- United Kingdom -- France -- Italy -- Spain -- Denmark -- Sweden -- The Netherlands -- Objectives, overriding principles and relevance -- Financial statements layouts -- Write-down for impairment losses -- Accounting for Capital and Reserves, OCI and Profit Distribution -- Income taxes in financial statements -- Non-financial reporting in the European Union: current issues and prospects -- Private firm accounting in the EU: still an incomplete and fragmented picture.…”
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