ICTE 2015 : proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Transportation Engineering : September 26-27, 2015, Dalian, China / Qiyuan Peng, Kelvin C.P. Wang, Xiaobo Liu and B...

Table of Contents: “…IC Card-Based Data Mining Characteristics of Urban Public Bicycles -- High-Speed Railway Train Diagram Planning Based on Big Data Analysis -- Application and Influence of Big Data in the Logistics Industry Take Cainiao Network as an Example -- Structure Sensitivity of the CRH3 EMU Based on FEM -- Lectotype and Quantity Optimization of Handling Machines for Railway Freight Transport : The Case of Kunming Railway Bureau -- Strength Analysis of Mounting Brackets and Connecting Bolts on an EMU Inner End Door -- Subjective and Objective Evaluation of High-Speed EMU Interior Sound Quality Preference and Correlation Analysis -- Analysis for the Harmonics of an Air-Gap Magnetic Field in Asynchronous Magnetic Coupling -- Fine Modelling and Strength Analysis of Metro Car Body Structures -- Vibration Characteristic Analysis of Elevated Maglev Transportation -- Health Status Evaluation Approach of Critical Equipment in an Urban Rail Transit System -- Fault Diagnosis for the Gearbox of a High-Speed Train on Generalized Congruence Neural Networks -- Numerical Analysis on Welding Deformation and Residual Stress of an Aluminum Alloy Floor of EMU Bodywork -- Solutions for Plane Strain Consolidation of a Saturated Medium -- An Assessment of Two Methods for Fatigue Life Prediction of an Aluminum Alloy Car Body -- Structural Optimization for Head Cars of High-Speed Trains in Light of Aerodynamics -- Influence of Structure Parameters of Sonar Domes on Sailing Resistance -- Numerical Analysis of the Internal Flow Field of a Marine Centrifugal Compressor and the Structural Optimization of a Vaned Diffuser -- Characteristics of Passenger Car Side Pole Impacts.…”
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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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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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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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Challenges of the Modern Economy Digital Technologies, Problems, and Focus Areas of the Sustainable Development of Country and Regions / edited by Yakhya G. Buchaev, Arsen S. Abdul...

Table of Contents: “…Import Substitution: the Main Directions of Import Substitution, the Pros and Cons of the Implemented State Program, Some Success Stories of Import Substitution and its Prospects -- 16. …”
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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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Handbook of asset and liability management : from models to optimal return strategies / Alexandre Adam. by Adam, Alexandre

Table of Contents: “…PART V TOOLS FOR ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGERS21 Simulation tools for interest rates and other financial indexes21.1 Stochastic calculation21.2 Equity market simulation21.3 Interest rate simulation21.4 Generic models for joint simulation of inflation, stock index, interest rates, real estate, liquidity and credit spreads21.5 Market simulations including risk premiums22 Delta equivalent computation22.1 Principles22.2 Delta, penta, correla and courba equivalents or "Adam equivalents"22.3 Delta equivalent associated break-even point22.4 Examples of delta equivalent computation22.5 Hedging error and gamma equivalent23 Technical tools useful in ALM23.1 Risk measures23.2 Optimization methods23.3 Common statistical tools in ALM23.4 Other statistical tools and common ALM functionsPART VI ECONOMIC VALUE AND NEW RISK INDICATORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BASEL II AND SOLVENCY II REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE24 Basel II regulation and Solvency II24.1 Common regulatory risk constraints24.2 Basel II: normalized regulatory constraints24.3 Solvency II25 Links between ALM and financial analysis25.1 Performance indicators in the company25.2 Shareholder's equity value, economic value and risk premiums25.3 Capital allocation/attribution and capital consumption25.4 Company valuation and cost of capital with positive tax rate25.5 Merton's model25.6 Financial analysis and ALM implications26 Towards economic capital indicators26.1 Economic capital and its implications26.2 Economic capital computation main hypotheses26.3 ALM stress testing26.4 Credit risk economic capital computation26.5 Economic capital in ALM26.6 IFRS and regulation implications for ALM26.7 New indicators for the economic value approachPART VII OPTIMAL RETURN STRATEGIES27 Risk perfect hedging using the delta equivalent technique27.1 Micro hedging strategies with structured products27.2 Delta hedging strategies27.3 Example of a bank balance sheet with demand deposits28 Limits policy28.1 Economic capital limit28.2 Setting economic capital limits28.3 Gap limit28.4 Income sensitivity limit29 Income smoothing strategies29.1 Important preliminary comment about income smoothing and fraud29.2 Examples of income smoothing29.3 Example of a cumulative AFS bonds income smoothing strategy29.4 ALM and Hawks martingale30 Economic value management: the A/L manager's optimization programme under economic capital constraints and accounting constraints30.1 Point of view of "traditional A/L managers" and criticism of the models30.2 Economic value management30.3 Economic value optimization using grid methodology31 Application to Banking Book activities31.1 Deposit accounts: valuation and hedging in an economic capital approach using the grid methodology31.2 Application to Stock Market Book31.3 Application to Credit Risk Book31.4 Prepayment risk optimal hedging strategies31.5 Application to a global Banking Book including business and model risk31.6 Direct demand deposit income smoothing through a simple example32 Economic value management in insurance companies and in Capital Book management32.1 Economic value management in insurance companies32.2 Application to economic Capital Book managementPART VIII CONCLUSIONS ON THE ALM OF TOMORROW33 Conclusions on the future of ALM33.1 ALM diversity33.2 ALM benchmarking33.3 Conclusions on ALM and modelsPART IX ANNEXES34 Statistical advanced tools34.1 Extreme points34.2 Copulas35 The basis of interest rate modelling35.1 Yield curve reconstitution35.2 Yield curve stochastic interest rate modelsBibliographyIndex.…”
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Handbook of asset and liability management : from models to optimal return strategies / Alexandre Adam. by Adam, Alexandre

Table of Contents: “…PART V TOOLS FOR ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGERS21 Simulation tools for interest rates and other financial indexes21.1 Stochastic calculation21.2 Equity market simulation21.3 Interest rate simulation21.4 Generic models for joint simulation of inflation, stock index, interest rates, real estate, liquidity and credit spreads21.5 Market simulations including risk premiums22 Delta equivalent computation22.1 Principles22.2 Delta, penta, correla and courba equivalents or "Adam equivalents"22.3 Delta equivalent associated break-even point22.4 Examples of delta equivalent computation22.5 Hedging error and gamma equivalent23 Technical tools useful in ALM23.1 Risk measures23.2 Optimization methods23.3 Common statistical tools in ALM23.4 Other statistical tools and common ALM functionsPART VI ECONOMIC VALUE AND NEW RISK INDICATORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BASEL II AND SOLVENCY II REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE24 Basel II regulation and Solvency II24.1 Common regulatory risk constraints24.2 Basel II: normalized regulatory constraints24.3 Solvency II25 Links between ALM and financial analysis25.1 Performance indicators in the company25.2 Shareholder's equity value, economic value and risk premiums25.3 Capital allocation/attribution and capital consumption25.4 Company valuation and cost of capital with positive tax rate25.5 Merton's model25.6 Financial analysis and ALM implications26 Towards economic capital indicators26.1 Economic capital and its implications26.2 Economic capital computation main hypotheses26.3 ALM stress testing26.4 Credit risk economic capital computation26.5 Economic capital in ALM26.6 IFRS and regulation implications for ALM26.7 New indicators for the economic value approachPART VII OPTIMAL RETURN STRATEGIES27 Risk perfect hedging using the delta equivalent technique27.1 Micro hedging strategies with structured products27.2 Delta hedging strategies27.3 Example of a bank balance sheet with demand deposits28 Limits policy28.1 Economic capital limit28.2 Setting economic capital limits28.3 Gap limit28.4 Income sensitivity limit29 Income smoothing strategies29.1 Important preliminary comment about income smoothing and fraud29.2 Examples of income smoothing29.3 Example of a cumulative AFS bonds income smoothing strategy29.4 ALM and Hawks martingale30 Economic value management: the A/L manager's optimization programme under economic capital constraints and accounting constraints30.1 Point of view of "traditional A/L managers" and criticism of the models30.2 Economic value management30.3 Economic value optimization using grid methodology31 Application to Banking Book activities31.1 Deposit accounts: valuation and hedging in an economic capital approach using the grid methodology31.2 Application to Stock Market Book31.3 Application to Credit Risk Book31.4 Prepayment risk optimal hedging strategies31.5 Application to a global Banking Book including business and model risk31.6 Direct demand deposit income smoothing through a simple example32 Economic value management in insurance companies and in Capital Book management32.1 Economic value management in insurance companies32.2 Application to economic Capital Book managementPART VIII CONCLUSIONS ON THE ALM OF TOMORROW33 Conclusions on the future of ALM33.1 ALM diversity33.2 ALM benchmarking33.3 Conclusions on ALM and modelsPART IX ANNEXES34 Statistical advanced tools34.1 Extreme points34.2 Copulas35 The basis of interest rate modelling35.1 Yield curve reconstitution35.2 Yield curve stochastic interest rate modelsBibliographyIndex.…”
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Handbook of asset and liability management : from models to optimal return strategies / Alexandre Adam. by Adam, Alexandre

Table of Contents: “…PART V TOOLS FOR ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGERS21 Simulation tools for interest rates and other financial indexes21.1 Stochastic calculation21.2 Equity market simulation21.3 Interest rate simulation21.4 Generic models for joint simulation of inflation, stock index, interest rates, real estate, liquidity and credit spreads21.5 Market simulations including risk premiums22 Delta equivalent computation22.1 Principles22.2 Delta, penta, correla and courba equivalents or "Adam equivalents"22.3 Delta equivalent associated break-even point22.4 Examples of delta equivalent computation22.5 Hedging error and gamma equivalent23 Technical tools useful in ALM23.1 Risk measures23.2 Optimization methods23.3 Common statistical tools in ALM23.4 Other statistical tools and common ALM functionsPART VI ECONOMIC VALUE AND NEW RISK INDICATORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BASEL II AND SOLVENCY II REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE24 Basel II regulation and Solvency II24.1 Common regulatory risk constraints24.2 Basel II: normalized regulatory constraints24.3 Solvency II25 Links between ALM and financial analysis25.1 Performance indicators in the company25.2 Shareholder's equity value, economic value and risk premiums25.3 Capital allocation/attribution and capital consumption25.4 Company valuation and cost of capital with positive tax rate25.5 Merton's model25.6 Financial analysis and ALM implications26 Towards economic capital indicators26.1 Economic capital and its implications26.2 Economic capital computation main hypotheses26.3 ALM stress testing26.4 Credit risk economic capital computation26.5 Economic capital in ALM26.6 IFRS and regulation implications for ALM26.7 New indicators for the economic value approachPART VII OPTIMAL RETURN STRATEGIES27 Risk perfect hedging using the delta equivalent technique27.1 Micro hedging strategies with structured products27.2 Delta hedging strategies27.3 Example of a bank balance sheet with demand deposits28 Limits policy28.1 Economic capital limit28.2 Setting economic capital limits28.3 Gap limit28.4 Income sensitivity limit29 Income smoothing strategies29.1 Important preliminary comment about income smoothing and fraud29.2 Examples of income smoothing29.3 Example of a cumulative AFS bonds income smoothing strategy29.4 ALM and Hawks martingale30 Economic value management: the A/L manager's optimization programme under economic capital constraints and accounting constraints30.1 Point of view of "traditional A/L managers" and criticism of the models30.2 Economic value management30.3 Economic value optimization using grid methodology31 Application to Banking Book activities31.1 Deposit accounts: valuation and hedging in an economic capital approach using the grid methodology31.2 Application to Stock Market Book31.3 Application to Credit Risk Book31.4 Prepayment risk optimal hedging strategies31.5 Application to a global Banking Book including business and model risk31.6 Direct demand deposit income smoothing through a simple example32 Economic value management in insurance companies and in Capital Book management32.1 Economic value management in insurance companies32.2 Application to economic Capital Book managementPART VIII CONCLUSIONS ON THE ALM OF TOMORROW33 Conclusions on the future of ALM33.1 ALM diversity33.2 ALM benchmarking33.3 Conclusions on ALM and modelsPART IX ANNEXES34 Statistical advanced tools34.1 Extreme points34.2 Copulas35 The basis of interest rate modelling35.1 Yield curve reconstitution35.2 Yield curve stochastic interest rate modelsBibliographyIndex.…”
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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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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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A book of luminous things : an international anthology of poetry / edited, and with an introduction by Czeslaw Milosz.

Table of Contents: “…The south / Wang Chien -- Travelling northward / Tu Fu -- After collecting the autumn taxes [and] Rain / Po Chü-I -- Another Spring / Tu Fu -- Exile in Japan / Su Man Shu -- In the Lake District [and] Odysseus to Telemachus / Joseph Brodsky.…”
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