Corporate governance and banking in China / Michael N.T. Tan. by Tan, Michael N. T., 1945-

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Sciences et pseudo-sciences : regards des sciences humaines / sous la direction de Valéry Rasplus.

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Procedural Content Generation for C++ Game Development. by Green, Dale

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgment -- About the Reviewer -- www.PacktPub.com -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Procedural Generation -- Procedural generation versus random generation -- Procedural generation -- Random generation -- Introducing randomness -- Pseudorandom number generation -- Why computers can't generate truly random numbers -- Generating random numbers in C++ -- Generating random numbers within a range -- Seeds -- Defining seeds -- Using seeds -- Generating random seeds during the runtime -- Controlled randomness is the key to generating random numbers -- The use of procedural generation in games -- Saving space -- Map generation -- Texture creation -- Animation -- Sound -- Benefits of procedural generation -- Larger games can be created -- Procedural generation can be used to lower budgets -- An increase in gameplay variety -- An increase in replayability -- The drawbacks of procedural generation -- More taxing on the hardware -- Worlds can feel repetitive -- You sacrifice quality control -- You may generate an unplayable world -- It is hard to script set game events -- A brief history of rogue-like games -- How we'll implement procedural generation -- Populating environments -- Creating unique game objects -- Creating unique art -- Audio manipulation -- Behavior and mechanics -- Dungeon generation -- Component-based design -- The complete game -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Project Setup and Breakdown -- Choosing an IDE -- Microsoft Visual Studio -- Code::Blocks -- Other IDEs -- Build systems -- Breaking down the game template -- Download templates -- The class diagram -- The object hierarchy -- Level data -- Collision -- Input -- Simple and Fast Multimedia Library (SFML) -- Defining SFML -- Why we'll be using SFML -- Learning SFML -- Alternatives.…”
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Linguistic Justice for Europe and for the World. by Van Parijs, Philippe

Table of Contents: “…; 1.3 Probability-driven language learning; 1.4 Maxi-min language use; 1.5 The maxi-min dynamics; 1.6 Deviation from maxi-min: didactic and symbolic; 1.7 Maxi-min dynamics and power relationships; 1.8 Power and the rise of English; 1.9 Lingua franca and justificatory community; 1.10 Lingua franca and trans-national demos; 1.11 A vector of ideological domination?…”
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Magento 2 Beginners Guide. by Guarino, Gabriel

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Cannabis sativa for health and hemp / Ethan L. Clark, editor.

Table of Contents: “…Raich (2005) -- Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Lawsuit Against HHS -- STATE AND LOCAL REFERENDA AND LEGISLATION -- States Allowing Use of Medical Marijuana70 -- Statistics on Medical Marijuana Users -- California (1996) -- Oregon (1998) -- Alaska (1998) -- Washington (1998) -- Maine (1999) -- Hawaii (2000) -- Colorado (2000) -- Nevada (2000) -- Vermont (2004) -- Montana (2004) -- Rhode Island (2006) -- New Mexico (2007) -- Michigan (2008) -- New Jersey (2010) -- Other State and Local Medical Marijuana Laws -- Arizona (1996).…”
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Overcoming Uncertainty of Institutional Environment as a Tool of Global Crisis Management edited by Elena G. Popkova.

Table of Contents: “….- chapter 6: Information and Psychological Convergence: Methodology of Creation -- chapter 7: National Venture Eco-Systems in Management of Innovational Process Development -- chapter 8: Public Authorities and Business on the Possibilities of Region’s De-velopment -- chapter 9: Tax Strategy of Global Crisis Management: Threats and Perspectives -- chapter 10: Economic Security as a Basis for National Food Sovereignty -- chapter 11:Assistive Technologies Market: State and Perspectives -- chapter 12: Management of Integrated Risk of Industrial Enterprise -- chapter 13: Practice in the Application of the Production System Tools at the Enterprise During Mastering of New Products -- chapter 14: Legal Conditions for Integration of Regional Companies In Foreign Economic Activities -- chapter 15: Sustainable Economic Growth of Integrated Agricultural Formations: Information and Analytical Support -- chapter 16: Problems and Perspectives of Transport Humanization Under the conditions of Globalization and Integration -- chapter 17: Formation of Organizational Directions for Implementing Roadmapping into Activities of Industrial Enterprises -- chapter 18: Improvement of the State Support Mechanism for Regional Agro-Industrial Complex Under the Conditions of International Sanctions and Russia’s Membership in the WTO -- chapter 19: Risk Management as a Factor of Sustainable Development of Enterprise -- Part 2. …”
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Ecological Footprint of the Modern Economy and the Ways to Reduce It The Role of Leading Technologies and Responsible Innovations / edited by Bruno S. Sergi, Elena G. Popkova, Anna...

Table of Contents: “…ESG Agenda in the Educational Process of a University -- 14. Carbon Emission Tax or Carbon Emission Market: Which Is Better? …”
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New directions for law in Australia : essays in contemporary law reform / edited by Ron Levy, Molly O'Brien, Simon Rice, Pauline Ridge and Margaret Thornton.

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Special economic zones : progress, emerging challenges, and future directions / edited by Thomas Farole, Gokhan Akinci.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Thomas Farole and Gokhan Akinci -- The thin end of the wedge : unlocking comparative advantage through EPZs in Bangladesh / Mustafizul Hye Shakir and Thomas Farole -- Success and statis in Honduras' free zones / Michael Engman -- China's investment in special economic zones in Africa / Deborah Brautigam and Tang Xiaoyang -- Partnership agreements in the China-Singapore (Suzhou) industrial park : lessons for joint economic zone development / Min Zhao and Thomas Farole -- SEZs in the context of regional integration : creating synergies for trade and investment / Naoko Koyama -- When trade preferences and tax breaks are no longer enough : the challenge of adjustment in the Dominican Republic's free zones / Jean-Marie Burgaud and Thomas Farole -- Fostering innovation in developing economies through SEZs / Justine White -- Early reform zones : catalysts for dynamic market economies in Africa / Richard Auty -- Planned obsolescence? …”
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An encyclopedia of macroeconomics / edited by Brian Snowdon and Howard R. Vane.

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The Invisible Line : Land Reform, Land Tenure Security and Land Registration. by Dekker, Henri A. L.

Table of Contents: “…SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF LAND REGISTRATION -- 7.1 Title Insurance -- 7.1.1 An Extraordinary System of Insurance -- 7.1.2 Title Companies -- 7.1.3 Indemnification by Title Insurance -- 7.2 Main Characteristics of Land Registration -- 7.2.1 Documents and Customs -- 7.2.2 Titles or Deeds -- 7.2.3 What is the Purpose? …”
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Marijuana Cambridge Educational (Firm).

Table of Contents: “…Drugs - An Overview (1:11) -- A Menace to Society (1:51) -- Marijuana Tax Act (2:08) -- Properties and Effects of T.H.C. (1:52) -- Short Term Effects of Marijuana (1:34) -- Potency (1:06) -- T.H.C. and the Brain (3:10) -- Long Term Effects & Addiction (1:42) -- Marijuana Addiction (3:08) -- Marijuana - The Great Debate (1:25)…”
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International Trade, Economic Development, and the Vietnamese Economy Essays in Honor of Binh Tran-Nam / edited by Cuong Le Van, Van Pham Hoang, Makoto Tawada.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1.Introduction -- Chapter 2. Efficiency-inducing tax credits for charitable donations when taxpayers have heterogeneous behavioral norms -- Chapter 3. …”
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Proceeding of the International Science and Technology Conference "FarEastСon 2019" October 2019, Vladivostok, Russian Federation, Far Eastern Federal University / edited by Denis...

Table of Contents: “…Baikov" -- On Materials of the Sociological Research of Youth Social Activity in the City of Tyumen -- Comparative Assessment of Planned and Actual Production Indicators Based on the Measure of Information Uncertainty -- Trade Relations between the Russian Far East and Northeast Asia: Assessment of Institutional Factors -- Entrepreneurial Activity of the Russian Arctic Regions: Quantitative Assessments and Management -- Modeling and Forecasting GDP Production in Russia, taking into account Changes in the Number of Working-Age Population Caused by the Retirement Age Increasing -- Prospects and Challenges of Virtual Labour Market Development in Russia -- Accreditation Examination of Developing Professional Competencies at the University: a Mathematical Model -- Physical Health of Young People as a Factor of Human Capital Development -- Improvement of the Operational Budgeting Model at the Industrial Enterprise -- Problems and Mechanisms of Regional Policy of Russia -- Economy Energy Intensity: Global Trends -- External and Internal Factors of Transformation of Diamond Industry of Russia -- Generation of Innovative Ideas: Intersubjective Approach -- Open Innovation as a Business Performance Accelerator: Challenges and Opportunities for the Firms' Competitive Strategy -- Competitive and Strategic Model of Evaluation of Metallurgical Enterprises -- Formation of Analytical Tools for Investment Activities Audit of Priority Development Areas -- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Projects of Global and National Economic Significance Level -- "The Reception of Foreign Languages in the History of Russian Culture" -- Projections of Dynamics and Structure for the Mining of the Far East -- Evaluation of the Effects of Russian-Chinese Transboundary Projects in the Far East -- Coal Sea Ports of the Russian Far East: Problems and Prospects for Development -- Certain Aspects of Legal Optimization in the Field of Surrogate Motherhood -- Foresight System in the Structure of Criminological Forecasting of Corruption in the Business Environment in Multicultural Space of Russia -- Diagnostics of Tax Non-Payment Risk of Public Companies -- Methodical Approach to Conflict Management in the System of Social and Labour Relations in the Organization -- Pragmatic-Technological Integral for Academic Texts Build -- The Impact of Social Media on Recruitment: Opportunities, Benefits and Challenges -- Organization and Management of Resource Provision Innovation Activity -- Renovation of Residential Buildings in Moscow and the Transition to Intellectual Urban Environment -- Semantical Meanings of Colours in Chinese Culture -- The Specifics of the Formation of the Temporal Competence of Students of Economic Profile -- Election Technologies Crisis in Modern Russia (on the example of the Far East) -- Modification of a Role of a Transport Factor in Distribution of Production of Forest Products on Regions -- Methodological Foundations of Using Blue Ocean Strategy in the Course of Construction Megaprojects Implementation -- Comparative Analysis of Preschool Education Systems in Russia, France and Germany -- Production Functions in Economic Growth Modeling and Methods for their Transformation -- The «Beginning» and the «End» of History: to a Problem of the Search of Historical Identity -- The Role of Scientific and Industrial Cooperation in Assessing the Innovative Potential of an Industrial Enterprise and the Approach to Evaluation through Joint Patent and Licensing Activities -- Fuzzy Cognitive Model for Analysis of Influence Relations and Industrial Clusters Identification -- Development of Urban Blocks’ Social Infrastructure on the Basis of Value Approach -- Socio-Psychological Space of Young People with Different Levels of Subjective Well-Being -- Digitalization of the Economy and Remote Employment of Women: an Analysis of the Situation and Development Prospects -- University Relations: University-Industrial Relations as the Main Factor in the Development of Polytechnic Education -- Development of the Basis of the Quality Management System of an Enterprise Financial Activity on the Principle of Lean Production -- Investment and Innovation Analysis of the Completeness and Complexity of the Use of Mineral Raw Materials at Mining Enterprises -- Methodology for Assessing the Impact of Merchandising on the Competitiveness of Public Catering Enterprises -- Development of Managerial Accounting in the Railway Holding -- Evaluation of the Development of Rural Areas of the Region and Their Classification by the Level of Sustainability for the Purposes of Regional Policy -- About the Essence of Categories "Efficiency" and "Efficiency of the Investment Project" -- Formation of Uniform Scientific and Technological Space of the Russian Federation -- Methodological and Theoretical Approaches for Defining Structured Financial Products in a more Integrated and Globalized World -- Improving the Reliability of the Voice Signature When it is Used to Protect Paper Documents in the Information and Communication System of Enterprise Management -- Relationship between Identity Fusion and Extremist Attitudes of Young -- Development of Financial Analysis Based on the Theory of Fuzzy Sets -- Statistical Study of Dynamics of the Agricultural Production of Post-Soviet Countries in the Context of Food Security -- Sustainable Development of the Russian Arctic: the Role of Labor Potential -- The Role of the State Program "Economic Development and Innovation-Driven Economy" in the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises -- Methodical Approach to the Assessment of Food Security in the Region -- The Risk of Reducing the Material Well-Being of the Family at Child Birth -- University Informational Ecosystem with Target Contours -- Perspectives of Participation of the Murmansk Region in the Price-Responsive Reduction of Electric Energy and Power Consumption -- Ethno-confessional Identity: The Problem of Verification (Based on the Monitoring Data of Ethno-confessional Relations in the Khabarovsk Krai, 2016 – 2018) -- Method for Determining Production and Resource Use Efficiency -- Management System for Publication Activity of Academic and Teaching Personnel at Russian Flagship University -- Northeast Asia Transport Services Market: Russian Participation Opportunities -- The Impact of Digital Technology on the Labor and the Socio–Economic Development in Modern Russia -- Prospects for Development of Inter-Firm Retail Chains -- "Evaluation of Investment Attractiveness of the Project ""Meat-processing Complex""" -- The Need and Focus of Transforming Vocational Education Management at the Regional Level -- Forecasting e-Learning Processes Using GERT Models and Process Mining Tools -- Industrial Policy in the Region: Current State and Areas for Improvement -- Training Teaching Staff as the Key Factor for Primorsky Region Economic Development -- Application of Methods for Obtaining Pareto Set for Increasing Effectiveness of Managing Decisions under Conditions of Multi-Criteriality -- Prediction of Probability of Positive Reaction of Consumers to New Types of Enriched Food -- International Reserves: Evolution of Their Role during Internationalization of Modern World Currencies -- Concepts of Oeuvre and Algorithmization in Modern Engineering Education -- Improvement of the Effectiveness Evaluation System of Projects Implemented on the Public-Private Partnership Principles in the Complex Development of the Territory -- The Impact of Economic Growth on Spatial Development of a Region -- Genesis of Russian Cyber Security Legal Mechanism: an Authentic or a Trend Alike Model? …”
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The encyclopedia of libertarianism / editor Ronald Hamowy.

Table of Contents: “…. -- La Boétie, Étienne de -- Labor Unions -- Laissez-Faire Policy -- Lane, Rose Wilder -- Lao Tzu -- Las Casas, Bartolomé de -- Law and Economics -- Law Merchant -- LeFevre, Robert -- Left Libertarianism -- Leggett, William -- Levellers -- Liability -- Liberal Critique of Libertarianism -- Liberalism, Classical -- Liberalism, German -- Liberty, Presumption of -- Liberty in the Ancient World -- Limited Government -- Locke, John -- Macaulay, Thomas Babington -- MacBride, Roger Lea -- Madison, James -- Magna Carta -- Maine, Henry Sumner -- Mandeville, Bernard -- Market Failure -- Marriage -- Marxism -- Mason, George -- Material Progress -- Mencken, H.L. -- Menger, Carl -- Mercantilism -- Meyer, Frank S. -- Military-Industrial Complex -- Mill, John Stuart -- Milton, John -- Minimal State -- Mises, Ludwig von -- Molinari, Gustave de -- Money and Banking -- Montaigne, Michel de -- Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat de -- Mont Pelerin Society -- Murray, Charles -- Nathan, Tonie -- Nationalism -- Natural Harmony of Interests -- Natural Law -- New Deal -- Nietzsche, Friedrich -- Nock, Albert Jay -- Nonaggression Axiom -- Nozick, Robert -- Objectivism -- Oppenheimer, Franz -- Ortega y Gasset, José -- Orwell, George -- Ostrom, Vincent and Elinor -- Paine, Thomas -- Paternalism -- Paterson, Isabel -- Paul, Ron -- Peace and Pacifism -- Philosophic Radicals -- Physiocracy -- Political Parties -- Popper, Karl -- Pornography -- Positive Liberty -- Posner, Richard A. -- Pound, Roscoe -- Praxeology -- Price, Richard -- Price Controls -- Privacy -- Private Property -- Privatization -- Progress -- Progressive Era -- Prohibition of Alcohol -- Proudhon, Pierre-Joseph -- Psychiatry -- Public Choice Economics -- Puritanism -- Pursuit of Happiness -- Racism -- Rand, Ayn -- Rawls, John -- Read, Leonard E. -- Regulation -- Religion and Liberty -- Rent Seeking -- Republicanism, Classical -- Responsibility -- Restitution for Crime -- Retribution for Crime -- Revolution, Right of -- Ricardo, David -- Rights, Natural -- Rights, Theories of -- Right to Bear Arms -- Röpke, Wilhelm -- Rothbard, Murray -- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques -- Rule of Law -- Say, Jean-Baptiste -- Scholastics/School of Salamanca -- Schumpeter, Joseph -- Secessionism -- Self-Interest -- Senior, Nassau William -- Separation of Church and State -- Sexuality -- Shaftesbury, Third Earl of -- Sidney, Algernon -- Simon, Julian -- Slavery, World -- Slavery in America -- Smith, Adam -- Social Darwinism -- Socialism -- Socialist Calculation Debate -- Social Security -- Sociology and Libertarianism -- Sowell, Thomas -- Spencer, Herbert -- Spontaneous Order -- Spooner, Lysander -- State -- Stigler, George J. -- Stirner, Max -- Stoicism -- Subsidiarity -- Sumner, William Graham -- Szasz, Thomas -- Taft, Robert A. -- Taxation -- Tax Competition -- Term Limits -- Thoreau, Henry David -- Tocqueville, Alexis de -- Tracy, Destutt de -- Transportation -- Tucker, Benjamin R. -- Tullock, Gordon -- Turgot, Anne-Robert-Jacques -- Urban Planning -- Utilitarianism -- Virtue -- Voltaire -- Voluntarism -- Voluntary Contract Enforcement -- War -- War on Terror -- War Powers -- Washington, George -- Wealth and Poverty -- Welfare State -- Whiggism -- Wicksell, Knut -- Wilberforce, William -- Wollstonecraft, Mary.…”
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Roberto Calvi: The Murder Of God's Banker.

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Aging Populations East Devon / 4 Learning (Firm).

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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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Whiskey BBC Worldwide Ltd.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Whisky: Addicted to Pleasure (1:48) -- Booming Industry (1:49) -- Aqua Vitae (2:27) -- Distillation Methods (3:02) -- Excuses to Drink (2:19) -- Brain Research (2:16) -- Production (1:51) -- The Steins (2:03) -- Taxes (3:53) -- Illicit Distillers (2:42) -- Legal Whisky (2:48) -- Mass Drink Hysteria (4:10) -- Mass Market Sales (2:24) -- Dewar (1:55) -- Temperance Campaign (2:02) -- Prohibition (2:59) -- Decreasing Whisky Consumption (2:25) -- Alcoholism (1:44) -- Exports (2:53) -- Credits: Whisky: Addicted to Pleasure (0:36)…”
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