Regulating the platform economy : international perspectives on new forms of work / edited by Lourdes Mella Méndez.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- An Introduction About Regulating the Platform Economy -- Part One: The Platform Economy and the Labour Market: Some Key Issues -- 1 The Platform Economy: the Main Challenges for Labour Law -- 2 Uber: Regulatory and Institutional Experimentation in the Taxi Industry in Quebec -- 3 Comparative Study on Japanese Employment-Like Working Style: Whether we are Discussing the Same Phenomenon or not -- 4 Identifying Labour Relationship in the Sharing Economy: Judicial Practice in China -- 5 Informality, Neoliberalism and the Gig Economy in Chile -- 6 Regulating Technology at Work -- Part Two: Other New Forms of Work, New Workforce and New Skills -- 7 New Forms of Work and Contractual Execution: Towards the "Smart Labour Contract" -- 8 Spanish Telework and Italian "Agile" Work: a Comparison -- 9 Robotics and Work: Labour and Tax Regulatory Framework -- 10 Technology and Jobs: has what was Old Become New? …”
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HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings / edit...

Table of Contents: “…Basic study on incidence of micro-error in visual attention-controlled environment -- A Methodological Approach to Create Interactive Art in Artificial Intelligence -- The Effect of Different Icon Shape and Width on Touch Behavior -- Project Team Recommendation Model Based on Profiles Complementarity -- A Neurophysiological Sensor Suite for Real-Time Prediction of Pilot Workload in Operational Settings -- Consideration of How Different Rearview Presentations Used for Electronic Mirrors on Automobiles Affect Human Spatial Cognition -- Design Guidelines of Social-Assisted Robots for the Elderly: A Mixed Method Systematic Literature Review -- Examining the relationship between songs and psychological characteristics -- An Overview of Paper Documentation Moving to Onboard Information System (OIS) for Commercial Aircraft -- Influence of Visual Symbol's User Background and Symbol Semantic Abstraction Level on User's Cognition in AR Auxiliary Assembly Environment -- Information Visualization Design of Nuclear Power Control System based on Attention Capture Mechanism -- Design Suggestions for Smart Tax Return Software based on Reviewing Tax Compliance literature -- Applications of an Online Audience Response System in Different Academic Settings: An Empirical Study -- Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality supported Mindfulness Interventions -- Global Mindset - A Complex Cognitive Model Used for Global Leadership Decision-making when Working Across Geographical Boundaries -- Assessing Variable Levels of Delegated Control – A Novel Measure of Trust -- Neuroergonomics Behind Culture: A Dynamic Causal Modeling (DCM) Study on Emotion -- A Typology of Non-functional Information -- Basic Study to Reduce the Artifact from Brain Activity Data with Auto-Regressive Model -- Producing an Immersive Experience using Human-Robot Interaction Stimuli -- How Virtual Reality is Changing the Future of Learning in K-12 and Beyond - Using Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective -- Tangible Storytelling to learn the Four Seasons: Design and Preliminary Observations -- Analyzing Students’ Behavior in a MOOC Course: A Process-Oriented Approach -- The Role of Learning City “Smart Teams” In Promoting, Supporting, and Extending the Community School Model -- Design and Development of a Web Extension to Help Facilitate the Learning of a Foreign Language -- Training Professionals to Bring Digital Transformation into Museums: the Mu.SA Blended Course -- Learning and Creativity through a Curatorial Practice using Virtual Reality -- How augmented reality influences student workload in engineering education -- The Influential Factors on E-learning Adoption and Learning Continuance -- A Real-Time Cross-Sectioning System for Visualization of Architectural Construction Details -- Exploring the Affordance of Distance Learning Platform (DLP) in COVID19 Remote Learning Environment -- Tirana Plug-in River: Catalyst Playful Experiences to Revitalize Albanian Informal Settlements -- Investigating the relation between sense of presence, attention and performance: virtual reality versus web -- Research on the Design of Intelligent Interactive Toys Based on Marker Education -- Designing a Faculty Chatbot through User-Centered Design Approach -- The Influence of Picture Book Interaction Design on Preschool Children's Reading Experience -- Enable 3A in AIS -- Adapting E-Learning to Dyslexia Type: an Experimental Study to Evaluate Learning Gain and Perceived Usability -- Reducing the Gap Between the Conceptual Models of Students and Experts Using Graph-based Adaptive Instructional Systems -- A Learning Engineering Model for Learner-Centered Adaptive Systems -- Technology in Education - Meeting the Future Literacy & Numeracy needs of Societ -- Adaptive Agents for Fit-for-Purpose Training -- Google Service-based CbITS Authoring Tool to Support Collaboration -- The Interplay Between Artificial Intelligence and Users' Personalities: A New Scenario for Human-Computer Interaction in Gaming -- Behavlet Analytics for Player Profiling and Churn Prediction -- The Kansei Research on the Manipulation Experience of Mobile Game with Joystick -- A Novel Investigation of Attack Strategies via the Involvement of Virtual Humans: A User Study of Josh Waitzkin, a Virtual Chess Grandmaster -- Systems Approach to Designing an Enjoyable Process for Game Designers -- Broader Understanding of Gamification by Addressing Ethics and Diversity -- Game-Based Learning and Instructional Effectiveness in Organizational Communication Classrooms -- Enhancing Social Ties through Manual Player Matchmaking in Online Multiplayer Games -- A Simulation Game to Acquire Skills on Industry 4.0 -- Personalised Semantic User Interfaces for Games -- Utilization of Neurophysiological Data to Classify Player Immersion to Distract from Pain.…”
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HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings / edit...

Table of Contents: “…Basic study on incidence of micro-error in visual attention-controlled environment -- A Methodological Approach to Create Interactive Art in Artificial Intelligence -- The Effect of Different Icon Shape and Width on Touch Behavior -- Project Team Recommendation Model Based on Profiles Complementarity -- A Neurophysiological Sensor Suite for Real-Time Prediction of Pilot Workload in Operational Settings -- Consideration of How Different Rearview Presentations Used for Electronic Mirrors on Automobiles Affect Human Spatial Cognition -- Design Guidelines of Social-Assisted Robots for the Elderly: A Mixed Method Systematic Literature Review -- Examining the relationship between songs and psychological characteristics -- An Overview of Paper Documentation Moving to Onboard Information System (OIS) for Commercial Aircraft -- Influence of Visual Symbol's User Background and Symbol Semantic Abstraction Level on User's Cognition in AR Auxiliary Assembly Environment -- Information Visualization Design of Nuclear Power Control System based on Attention Capture Mechanism -- Design Suggestions for Smart Tax Return Software based on Reviewing Tax Compliance literature -- Applications of an Online Audience Response System in Different Academic Settings: An Empirical Study -- Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality supported Mindfulness Interventions -- Global Mindset - A Complex Cognitive Model Used for Global Leadership Decision-making when Working Across Geographical Boundaries -- Assessing Variable Levels of Delegated Control – A Novel Measure of Trust -- Neuroergonomics Behind Culture: A Dynamic Causal Modeling (DCM) Study on Emotion -- A Typology of Non-functional Information -- Basic Study to Reduce the Artifact from Brain Activity Data with Auto-Regressive Model -- Producing an Immersive Experience using Human-Robot Interaction Stimuli -- How Virtual Reality is Changing the Future of Learning in K-12 and Beyond - Using Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective -- Tangible Storytelling to learn the Four Seasons: Design and Preliminary Observations -- Analyzing Students’ Behavior in a MOOC Course: A Process-Oriented Approach -- The Role of Learning City “Smart Teams” In Promoting, Supporting, and Extending the Community School Model -- Design and Development of a Web Extension to Help Facilitate the Learning of a Foreign Language -- Training Professionals to Bring Digital Transformation into Museums: the Mu.SA Blended Course -- Learning and Creativity through a Curatorial Practice using Virtual Reality -- How augmented reality influences student workload in engineering education -- The Influential Factors on E-learning Adoption and Learning Continuance -- A Real-Time Cross-Sectioning System for Visualization of Architectural Construction Details -- Exploring the Affordance of Distance Learning Platform (DLP) in COVID19 Remote Learning Environment -- Tirana Plug-in River: Catalyst Playful Experiences to Revitalize Albanian Informal Settlements -- Investigating the relation between sense of presence, attention and performance: virtual reality versus web -- Research on the Design of Intelligent Interactive Toys Based on Marker Education -- Designing a Faculty Chatbot through User-Centered Design Approach -- The Influence of Picture Book Interaction Design on Preschool Children's Reading Experience -- Enable 3A in AIS -- Adapting E-Learning to Dyslexia Type: an Experimental Study to Evaluate Learning Gain and Perceived Usability -- Reducing the Gap Between the Conceptual Models of Students and Experts Using Graph-based Adaptive Instructional Systems -- A Learning Engineering Model for Learner-Centered Adaptive Systems -- Technology in Education - Meeting the Future Literacy & Numeracy needs of Societ -- Adaptive Agents for Fit-for-Purpose Training -- Google Service-based CbITS Authoring Tool to Support Collaboration -- The Interplay Between Artificial Intelligence and Users' Personalities: A New Scenario for Human-Computer Interaction in Gaming -- Behavlet Analytics for Player Profiling and Churn Prediction -- The Kansei Research on the Manipulation Experience of Mobile Game with Joystick -- A Novel Investigation of Attack Strategies via the Involvement of Virtual Humans: A User Study of Josh Waitzkin, a Virtual Chess Grandmaster -- Systems Approach to Designing an Enjoyable Process for Game Designers -- Broader Understanding of Gamification by Addressing Ethics and Diversity -- Game-Based Learning and Instructional Effectiveness in Organizational Communication Classrooms -- Enhancing Social Ties through Manual Player Matchmaking in Online Multiplayer Games -- A Simulation Game to Acquire Skills on Industry 4.0 -- Personalised Semantic User Interfaces for Games -- Utilization of Neurophysiological Data to Classify Player Immersion to Distract from Pain.…”
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Applied Plant Cell Biology Cellular Tools and Approaches for Plant Biotechnology / edited by Peter Nick, Zdeněk Opatrny. by Nick, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: Plant Stem Cells – Evolution of a Key Concept -- From Němec and Haberlandt to Molecular Cell Biology -- Part I: Control of Growth And Development -- Why to Spent Tax Money on Plant Microtubules? -- Auxin Biology: Applications and the Mechanisms Behind -- The Biotechnological Potential of Cytokinin Status Manipulation -- Cell Fate Between Life and Death During Somatic Embryogenesis -- Molecular Cell Biology of Pollen Walls -- Part II: Stress Tolerance -- Plant Cell Responses to Cadmium and Zinc -- Applied Cell Biology of Sulfur and Selenium in Plants -- Endocytosis: At the Crossroads of Pattern Recognition Immune Receptors and Pathogen Effectors -- Part III: Plant Metabolism -- Plant Compounds Acting on the Cytoskeleton -- Secondary Metabolites of Traditional Medical Plants – A Case Study of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) -- Metabolic Engineering of Wood Formation -- Part IV: The Cell Biology Toolbox – New Approaches -- Flow Cytometry in Plant Research: A Success Story -- Photoconvertible Reporters for Selective Visualization of Subcellular Events and Interactions -- Plant Cell Strains in Fundamental Research and Application.…”
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Corporate and project finance modeling : theory and practice / Edward Bodmer. by Bodmer, E. (Edward)

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Financial Modeling Structure and Design; Chapter 1: Financial Modeling and Valuation Nightmares; Chapter 2: Becoming a Black Belt Modeler; Chapter 3: General Model Objectives of Structuring Transactions, Risk Analysis, and Valuation; Chapter 4: The Structure of Alternative Financial Models; Structure of a Corporate Model: Incorporating Historyand Deriving Forecasts from Historical Analysis; Use of the INDEX Function in Corporate Models; Easing the Pain of Acquiring PDF Data.…”
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Taxation in Agriculture by OECD

Table of Contents: “…Taxation in Agriculture: Main report -- Part I. Taxation in Agriculture: Main report -- Chapter 1. …”
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The global economy in transition : debt and resource scarcities / J. Ørstrøm Møller. by Møller, J. Ørstrøm

Table of Contents: “…Saving resources with a tax on their total use. Want a way out of the recession? …”
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The Green Economy: Sustainable Forestry.

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Evidence-based policy making in labor economics : the IZA world of labor guide 2016 / edited by Daniel S. Hamermesh and Olga K. Nottmeyer.

Table of Contents: “…; A flexicurity labor market during recession; Knowledge spillovers and future jobs; Perverse effects of two-tier wage bargaining structures; The minimum wage versus the earned income tax credit for reducing poverty; How are minimum wages set?…”
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The Little Book of Economics : How the Economy Works in the Real World. by Ip, Greg

Table of Contents: “…; Chapter Two: Economic Bungee Jumping; Not Your Father's Business Cycle; Ringing the Gong; When the Bungee Cord Breaks; Chapter Three: In-Flight Monitor; The Four Engines of the Economy; The Mapmakers; How to Make Astrologers Look Prescient; Chapter Four: Labor Pains; Say It Ain't So; Diving into the Employment Petri Dish.…”
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Ronald Reagan on the Economy and Government Spending WPA Film Library.

Table of Contents: “…Intro: Ronald Reagan on the Economy and Government Spending: Great Communicator Series (2:23) -- A Time for Choosing (0:32) -- Making Government Work (0:40) -- Government Spending (1:11) -- Economic Recovery (0:48) -- National Debt (0:53) -- Permanent Welfare (1:42) -- Main Street America (0:19) -- Democracy in America (0:47) -- Wisdom and Decency of the American People (0:25) -- Anecdote on the Louisiana Purchase (2:18) -- America on the Mend (0:20) -- "Government is the Servant, Not the Master" (2:43) -- State of the Union Address: January 25, 1984 (2:30) -- Improving Government Programs (0:27) -- Announcement of the Reagan-Bush Candidacies for Re-election - January 29, 1984 (0:20) -- "We expect government to serve the people..." (0:26) -- Quoting Abraham Lincoln (0:33) -- Democratic Party Tax Hikes (0:26) -- Continuation of the New Beginning (0:47) -- Decentralization of Power (0:19) -- America to Lead the World in the 1990s (0:30) -- American Free Enterprise System (0:28) -- Tax Reform (2:17) -- Progressive Income Tax (1:12) -- Federation of Sovereign States (0:30) -- Great Days Ahead (1:39) -- A Prosperous, Progressive and Free Society (0:14) -- War Can Bring No Benefit (0:15) -- People Do Not Make Wars (0:18) -- A Thousand Sparks of Genius (4:15) -- Temporary Custody of the Presidency (0:21) -- Reagan's Management Style (0:27) -- Constitutionally Mandated Balanced Budget (0:23) -- Triumphs & Regrets (1:55) -- Great Prospects Before Us (1:14) -- A Time of Heroes (1:24) -- Economic Recovery Program (1:20) -- Notre Dame Commencement Speech (1:03) -- Christmas Address, 1984 (1:11) -- "We Must Be Cautious in Claiming that God is on Our Side..." (0:18) -- Main Street Americans (0:39) -- On the National Anthem (0:20)…”
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Blue-State Republican How Larry Hogan Won Where Republicans Lose and Lessons for a Future GOP. by Kromer, Mileah K.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Building a Durable Republican Majority -- Chapter 1: They Even Taxed the Rain -- Chapter 2: The Uprising and the Honeymoon -- Chapter 3: The Non-Transferable Endorsement -- Chapter 4: Moderating the Trump Effect -- Chapter 5: Go Ahead, Call Him a Socialist -- Chapter 6: The Anatomy of a Landslide -- Chapter 7: Women and Black Voters for Hogan -- Conclusion: The Future of the Hogan Coalition.…”
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Understanding Canadian Law.

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Portugal. by Fund, International Monetary

Table of Contents: “…Main Features of the Portuguese Tax System; References; III. …”
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New Frontiers in Entrepreneurial Fundraising Going Beyond the Equity or Debt Dilemma / edited by Pau Sendra-Pons, Dolores Garzon, María-Ángeles Revilla-Camacho.

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Uncle Sam and us : globalization, neoconservatism, and the Canadian state / Stephen Clarkson. by Clarkson, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- 1 Not Whether, but Which Canada Will Survive -- 2 The Peripheral State: Globalization and Continentalism -- I: The Polity: Reconstituting the Canadian State -- CHANGE FROM WITHOUT -- 3 Continental and Global Governance -- 4 NAFTA and the WTO as Supraconstitution -- CHANGE FROM WITHIN -- 5 The Federal State: Internal Trade and the Charter -- 6 The Municipal State: Megacity and the Greater Toronto Area -- II: The Economy: Reframing the State's Functions -- THE MACRO ECONOMY AND THE MANAGERIAL STATE -- 7 The Taxing State: From Lord Keynes to Paul Martin…”
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The Little Book of Economics : How the Economy Works in the Real World. by Ip, Greg

Table of Contents: “…; Chapter Two: Economic Bungee Jumping; Not Your Father's Business Cycle; Ringing the Gong; When the Bungee Cord Breaks; Chapter Three: In-Flight Monitor; The Four Engines of the Economy; The Mapmakers; How to Make Astrologers Look Prescient; Chapter Four: Labor Pains; Say It Ain't So; Diving into the Employment Petri Dish.…”
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Britain, Northern Rhodesia and the First World War : forgotten colonial crisis / Edmund James Yorke, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK. by Yorke, Edmund James

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Applied Economics 60 countries and 50 years of experience. by Short, John

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Research Years -- 3 Fiscal Tables and Revenue Estimation -- 4 Public Expenditure Reviews and Medium Term Budget Frameworks -- 5 The Costing of Programmes -- 6 Fiduciary Risk Assessments and PEFAs -- 7 Tax Policy and Tax Administration, Private Sector Development -- 8 Tax Expenditures -- 9 Training and Other Presentations -- 10 Commonality over time: 50 years of Progress? …”
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Your Finances Kay, Frances. by Kay, Frances

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