Feminist theory reader : local and global perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…The day the mountains move / Yosano -- We Egyptian women / Inji Aflatun -- The second sex, "Introduction" / Simone de Beauvoir -- La Chicana / Elizabeth Martinez -- Radical feminism 1 / Bonnie Kreps -- Feminism: a movement to end sexist oppression / bell hooks -- Rethinking sex and gender / Christine Delphy -- Globalization of the local/localization of the global : mapping transnational women movements / Amrita Basu -- Bargaining with patriarchy / Deniz Kandiyoti -- The poem as mask / Muriel Rukeyser -- No more Miss America! …”

Practical creativity and innovation in systems engineering / by Engel, Avner

Table of Contents: “…3.2 Divergent Methods for Individuals3.2.1 Lateral Thinking; 3.2.2 Resolving Contradictions; 3.2.3 Biomimicry Engineering; 3.2.4 Visual Creativity (Three Methods); 3.3 Divergent Methods for Teams; 3.3.1 Classic Brainstorming; 3.3.2 Six Thinking Hats; 3.3.3 SWOT Analysis; 3.3.4 SCAMPER Analysis; 3.3.5 Focus Groups; 3.4 Convergent Methods for Individuals; 3.4.1 PMI Analysis; 3.4.2 Morphological Analysis; 3.4.3 Decision Tree Analysis; 3.4.4 Value Analysis/Value Engineering; 3.4.5 Pareto Analysis; 3.5 Convergent Methods for Teams; 3.5.1 Delphi Method; 3.5.2 SAST Analysis.…”
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Key buildings from prehistory to the present : plans, sections and elevations / by Ballantyne, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Culture-defining monuments -- Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia -- Great Pyramid of Khufu, Giza, Egypt -- Parthenon, Athens, Greece -- Colosseum, Rome, Italy -- Temple 1, Tik'al, Guatemala -- Great Stupa of Sanchi, Bhopal, India -- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey -- Ise Grand Shrine, Kansai, Honshu, Japan -- Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe -- Twin Pagodas, Luohanyuan Temple, China -- St Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy -- Taj Mahal, Agra, India -- Eiffel Tower, Paris, France -- Empire State Building, New York City, USA -- Cathedral of Light, Nuremberg, Germany -- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia -- Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange, Los Angeles, USA -- Dwellings -- Houses at Catal Huyuk and Troy, Turkey -- Houses at Nagano, Japan, and Skara Brae, Orkney, UK -- Igloo, Tipi and Bedouin Tent -- Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Italy -- Houses in Burkina Faso and Kythera, Greece -- Karo Batak Houses Sumatra, Indonesia -- Le Thoronet Abbey, Provence, France -- Dürer House, Nuremberg, Germany -- Palazzo Medici, Florence, Italy -- Chateau of Chambord, Centre (region), France -- Chateau of Ancy-le-Franc, Burgundy, France -- Villa Capra, Vicenza, Italy -- Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, UK -- Tea Houses, Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto, Japan -- Chateau of Maisons-Laffitte, Île de France, France -- Berrington Hall, Herefordshire, UK -- Queen's Hamlet, Versailles, France -- Monticello, Virginia, USA -- Neuschwanstein, Bavaria, Germany -- Horta House, Brussels, Belgium -- Unité d'Habitation, Marseilles, France -- Lake Shore Drive Apartments, Chicago, USA -- Schröder House, Utrecht, Netherlands -- Places of Worship -- Megalithic Temples of Malta -- Great Ziggurat of Ur, Nasiriyah, Iraq -- Great Temple of Amon-Ra, Karnak, Egypt -- Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece.Temple of Apollo Epikourios, Bassae, Greece -- Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France -- Pantheon, Rome, Italy -- Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India -- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel -- Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria -- Shore Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India -- Mosque Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain -- Borobudur Stupa, Java, Indonesia -- Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India -- Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Durham Cathedral, Durham, UK -- Temple of Kukulkan, Chich'en Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico -- Basilica of the Madeleine, Vézelay, Burgundy, France -- Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia -- Stave Church, Urnes, Norway -- Bourges Cathedral, Centre (region), France -- Cologne Cathedral, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany -- Konark Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha, India -- Golden Pavilion Temple, Kyoto, Japan -- Goharshad Mosque, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran -- Santa Maria del Santo Spirito, Florence, Italy -- Sant'Andrea of Mantova, Mantua, Italy -- Suleyman Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey -- St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia -- San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy -- Vierzehnheiligen, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany -- Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain -- Westminster Cathedral, London, UK -- Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali -- Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California, USA -- Bridges and Defences -- Acropolis of Athens, Greece -- Carthage Harbour and Naval Base, Tunisia -- Pont du Gard, Nîmes, France -- Frontiers of the Roman Empire -- Himeji Castle, Kansai, Honshu, Japan -- Great Wall of China -- Mostar Bridge, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Neuf-Brisach, Alsace, France -- Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France -- Forth Bridge, Edinburgh, UK -- Berlin Wall, Germany -- Production, Trade and Education -- Stoa of Attalos, Athens, Greece -- Trajan's Markets, Rome, Italy -- Medina at Fes, Morocco.Trinity College Library, Cambridge, UK -- Royal Saltworks, Arc-et-Senans, France -- Engelsberg Ironworks, Ångelsberg, Sweden -- The Lawn, University of Virginia, USA -- Albert Dock, Liverpool, UK -- Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK -- Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France -- Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II, Milan, Italy -- St Pancras Railway Station, London, UK -- Keretapi Railway Station, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Grand Central Terminal, New York City, USA -- AEG Turbine Factory, Berlin, Germany -- Seagram Building, New York City, USA -- Dulles Airport, Washington DC, USA -- Fuji TV Headquarters Building, Tokyo, Japan -- Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- China Central TV Headquarters, Beijing, China -- Government Administration -- Megaron of Pylos, Greece -- Pnyx, Athens, Greece -- Curia Julia, Rome, Italy -- Alhambra, Granada, Spain -- Forbidden City, Beijing, China -- Machu Picchu, Peru -- Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey -- Imperial Palace of Kyoto, Japan -- Palace of Versailles, Île de France, France -- Residenz at Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany -- Richmond Capitol, Virginia, USA -- Palace of Westminster, London, UK -- Hilversum Town Hall, Netherlands -- Säynatsälo Town Hall, Finland -- Culture and Entertainment -- Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan -- Theatre at Epidauros, Greece -- Theatre of Marcellus, Rome, Italy -- Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy -- Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy -- Globe Theatre, London, UK -- Louvre, Paris, France -- Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany -- Crystal Palace, London, UK -- Opéra Garnier, Paris, France -- Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany -- Memorials -- Tomb of Mausolus, Bodrum, Turkey -- Qin Shi Huang Imperial Necropolis, Shaanxi, China -- Memorial Columns, Rome, Paris and London -- Pazzi Chapel, Florence, Italy -- Tempietto, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, Italy -- L'Église du Dôme, Les Invalides, Paris, France.Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, USA -- Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing, China -- Public Spaces -- Agora of Athens/Forum of Rome -- Piazza del Campo/Piazza Navona -- Place des Vosges/Tiananmen Square -- Piazza San Marco/Potsdamer Platz.…”
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eHealth2014--health informatics meets eHealth : outcomes research: the benefit of health-IT /

Table of Contents: “…-- Connecting cloud-based personal health records with an XDS affinity domain to provide additional information at the point-of-care -- Integrating the hospital information system (HIS) into the Austrian electronic health record ("ELGA") using the example of the health care facility "Breitenstein" -- Patient identity management for secondary use of biomedical research data in a distributed computing environment -- The development of an application for data privacy by applying an audit repository based on IHE ATNA -- Generation of ELGA-compatible radiology reports from the Vienna hospital association's EHR system -- Estimation of respiratory flow by means of normal lung sound -- Integrated medication management in m-health applications -- Crucial factors for the acceptance of a computerized national medication list: insights into findings from the evaluation of the Austrian e-Medikation pilot -- Estimating severe drug-drug interaction warnings per medical specialist groups for nationwide emedication in Austria -- Ontology content patterns as bridge for the semantic representation of clinical information -- A toolbox to improve algorithms for insulin-dosing decision support -- Jade: a tool for medical researchers to explore adverse drug events using health claims data -- The impact of adherence on costs and effectiveness of telemedical patient management in heart failure: a systematic review -- Telemonitoring of patients with Parkinson's disease using inertia sensors -- Structuring clinical workflows for diabetes care: an overview of the OntoHealth approach -- A proposal for an Austrian nursing minimum data set (NMDS): a Delphi study.…”
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Learning Apache Thrift : make applications communicate using Apache Thrift / by Rakowski, Krzysztof

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Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development /

Table of Contents: “…Augustine -- Confucianism -- Congregations -- Conversion -- Coping in youth -- Richard Crashaw -- Crisis -- Crop circles -- Cult figures -- Cults -- Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) -- Dance -- Daoism (Taoism), Dorothy Day -- Dead Sea Scrolls -- Delphi -- Devil -- John Dewey -- Dhammapada -- Interreligious dialogue -- Differences between religion and spirituality in children and adolescents -- Discernment -- John Donne -- Doubt -- Drama -- Drug and alcohol abuse -- Ecology -- History of Christian education -- Educational organizations in world religions David Elkind.…”
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Precision instrumentation and measurement : selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Precision Instrumentation and Measurement 2010 (CPIM2010) and its sa...

Table of Contents: “…Mass Measurement in Space, 1964-2010 -- Issues with Body Mass Measurement on the International Space Station (ISS) -- Development of Mass Measurement Devices for Zero-Gravity Experiments -- Space Balance and Space Scale: Mass Measurement Devices (MMDs) -- Precision Force Measurement Using the Levitation Mass Method (LMM) -- Dynamic Response Measurement of 1-Inch HDD Head Arm Assembly -- Development of Micro-Force Sensor Based on 3-RRR Parallel Mechanism -- Analysing by Simulation to Evaluate the Method of Measuring Screw Rotors with CMM -- Research on Feature Extraction Method Based on Rub-Impact Acoustic Emission Signals of Mechanical Seal End Faces -- Signal Processing in Settlement and Seepage Monitoring for Earth Levee Using Fully Distributed Sensing along Optical Fibers -- An Investigation to Compare the Numerical Model Between Shell and Solid for Honeycomb Light-Weighted Mirror -- Measurement and Analysis of Static Friction for Feed Drives of CNC Machine Tools -- A Method of Measurement and Monitoring to the Train's Vibration Frequency Spectrum-Varying Fault -- Secondary Development of DiTeSt-STA202 Based on Delphi and Access -- Modeling and Analysis of Arc Weld Inverter Based on Double Closed-Loop Control -- Tensile Properties Testing of Optical Fiber and its Applications -- Modelling of Variation Propagation for Multi-Operational Machining Processes Based on Perturbation Vectors -- Fault Diagnosis of Roller Bearing Based on Bispectrum Estimation and Fuzzy Cluster Analysis -- Measurement and Analysis on Cell Morphology of Polycarbonate Foam in Different Processing Parameters -- Study and Application of Electrical Detecting Technique to Hidden Defects in Weihe River Dikes -- Analysis of Deformation and Stress-Strain Monitoring for Changma Dam -- Test for Crack Opening Displacement of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete under Three-Point Bending -- The Use of Sub-Bottom Profiler in the Surveying of Embankments' Foundation -- Unsaturated Soil Mechanical Strength Experiment Study for the Yellow Levee -- Test and Study on Impact of Corrosion on Bond Force between Steel and Concrete -- Threshold Regression Forecast Model for Dam Safety Monitoring and its Application -- Research of BOTDR on Dike Strain Monitoring -- Development of Terrain Deformation Monitor System Based on 3-D Laser Scanning Technology -- Precision Force Measurement Using Small Pendulum and Optical Interferometer -- Numerical Simulation of Impact Responses for an Elastic Structure with a Viscoelastic Spring Including Nonlinear Hysteresis Damping -- An Application of the Parameterization of all Disturbance Observers for Motor Control Experiment -- Development of Jump Robot with Variable Interlocking Mechanism by Planetary Gear -- Development of an Interface Based on Mouth Open/Close Motions -- A Design Method for Robust Stabilizing Modified Repetitive Controllers for Time-Delay Plants -- A Design Method for Two-Degree-of-Freedom Simple Multi-Period Repetitive Control Systems -- A Design Method for Modified Smith Predictors for Non-Minimum-Phase Time-Delay Plants with Multiple Feedback-Connected Time-Delays -- The Parameterization of all Disturbance Observers for Plants with State Disturbance -- The Parameterization of all Stabilizing Modified Repetitive Controllers for Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output Plants with the Specified Input-Output Frequency Characteristic -- Acoustic Analysis Using Finite Element Method Considering Effects of Damping Caused by Air Viscosity in Audio Equipment -- Dynamic Responses for Viscoelastic Shock Absorbers to Protect a Finger under Impact Force -- High Frequency Vibration Analysis of Automotive Body Panels with Damping Materials -- AOI Techniques for Surface Defect Inspection -- Research on Compensation of Nonlinearity in Heterodyne Interferometer -- BER Calculation of OOK Generated by Using MZI Incorporating with NRRs in a Fiber Optic System -- Stress Measurement of Cantilever Beam under Dynamic Load by Holographic Particle-Tracking Velocimetry -- Laser Doppler Velocimetry Using Integrated Waveguide Technology -- Proposal of Compact Optical System Using Planar Lightwave Circuit for Precision Measurement Based on Levitation Mass Method -- Method Evaluation Computer Program for Quantitative Analysis of PBBs and PBDEs in Plastics -- Research on New Type Medium-Power Synchronization IP Transmitter -- The Calculation of 2.5D Transient Electromagnetic Response -- Novel Detection Technique for Triboelectricity under Perfect Noncontact Condition -- Measurement in Social Life -- A Proposal of High-Performance Method for Distance Measuring Sensor United with PSD -- Proposal of an Optical Linear Sensor Using One-Side Frosted Glass -- Proposal of Driver Symbol Mark Detection Using One-Dimensional Histogram Figure Extraction Method -- A Study of Characteristic Signal Propagation Buried Pipeline 1 -- A Study of Characteristic Signal Propagation Buried Pipeline 2 -- Binocular Stereo Vision Based-Recognition of 3D Shapes in Life Space Employing Fuzzy Clustering-Based Modeling in Enlarged Dimension -- Extraction of Building Facades in Urban Space and Texture Mapping to 3D Polygon Map by Using In-Vehicle Camera -- A SIFT Feature-Based Template Matching Method for Detecting and Counting Objects in Life Space -- Statistical Analysis and Psychological Evaluation of Surfaces under Various Illuminations -- Real-Time Human Interface Driven by Eye Movement Event-Related Potential Pattern Recognition -- Active Damping Using N4SID Model Referenced Predictive Anti-Phase Pitch Driving Method -- Object Tracking System by Pan-Tilt Cameras and Arm Robot Using Particle Filter -- Recovering Shape of a Specular Object in the Presence of Interreflection -- Evaluation of Surface Shape and Refractive Index of a Transparent Plate Based on Light Path Analysis -- Separation and Reproduction of Mixed Images Using 2-D Complex Wavelet Transform -- Integral and Direct Representations of Nonlinear Inverse Mapping -- A Study of 3D Objects Pose Estimation for CAT System -- Motion Pose Estimated Based on the Binocular Stereo Camera.…”
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Decision making systems in business administration : proceedings of the MS'12 international conference : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10-13 December 2012 /

Table of Contents: “…Lazzari, Maria Jose Fernandez, Patricia Moulia -- Environmental impact and profitability of organizations / Jose Daniel Barquero Cabrero [and others] -- The oil & gas industry analysis with the ELECTRE III method / Carlos Eduardo Durange de Carvalho Infante, Aline Muniz de Souza, Rogerio de Aragao Bastos do Valle -- The transparency of the laws of information as a tool to the implementation of policies for models of sustainability / Manuel Medina Elizondo, Jose Daniel Barquero Cabrero, Carmen Fatima Barquero Cabrero -- Customer retention in non-contractual relationships: the Fuzzy-Delphi method and the counter-expertise through uncertain values / Anna M. …”
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Principles of management : text and cases / by Bhattacharyya, Dipak Kumar

Table of Contents: “…Qualitative Methods -- Delphi Technique -- Nominal Group Method -- Market Research -- Time-series Analysis -- Moving Average Method -- Exponential Smoothing -- Tracking Signal -- Decision Making -- Decision Trees -- Management Information Systems and Decision Support Systems -- Scenario Planning -- Forces of Scenario Planning -- Steps for Scenario Planning -- Case Kumar.com: Problems Suffered due to Poor Planning -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Critical Thinking Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Annexure 2.1 -- Annexure 2.2 -- Chapter 3: Organizing -- Introduction -- Concept of Organization -- Theories of Organization -- Principles of Organization -- Human Factors Behind Organizing -- Important Steps in Organizing -- Benefits of Organizing -- Types of Organizations -- Systems View of Organizations -- Organizational Structure and Systems -- Organization Structure -- Drucker's approach -- Mintzberg's approach -- Types of Organization Structures -- Organizational Effectiveness -- Developing an Organization Structure or Design -- Dynamic Organizational Structure and Departmentation -- Principles of Departmentation -- Process of Departmentation -- Patterns Used in Departmentation -- Departmentation by functions -- Departmentation by products or services -- Departmentation by locations or territories -- Departmentation by time -- Departmentation by process and equipment -- Departmentation by customers -- Hybrid structure -- Matrix structure -- Organization Structure in a Globalized World -- Virtual or Networked Organizations -- Organizing as Part of the Total Management Task -- Delegation of Authority -- Features of authority delegation -- Principles of delegation -- Barriers to delegation -- Decentralization -- Decentralization versus centralization -- Criteria for decentralization -- Need for decentralization.…”
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German medical data sciences: visions and bridges : proceedings of the 62nd annual meeting of the German Association of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (gmds e.V.) 2...

Table of Contents: “…Majeed, Janko Ahlbrandt, Rainer Röhrig -- Disseminating a standard for medical records in emergency departments among different software vendors using HL7 CDA / Dominik Brammen [and others] -- Requirements analysis for a clinical decision support system aiming at improving the artificial nutrition of critically ill patients / Christina Schüttler, Marc Hinderer, Stefan Kraus, Anne-Katharina Lang, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Ixchel Castellanos -- Antecedents of CIOs' innovation capability in hospitals: results of an empirical study / Jan-David Liebe, Moritz Esdar, Johannes Thye, Ursula Hübner -- Identification of measures and indicators for the IT security of networked medical devices: a Delphi study / Stefan Leber, Elske Ammenwerth -- Extending the query language of a data warehouse for patient recruitment / Georg Dietrich [and others] -- Implementation of task-tracking software for clinical IT management / Anne-Maria Purohit, Clemens Brutscheck, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Thomas Ganslandt, Martin Schneider -- Interoperability: standards, terminologies, classification. …”
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Proceedings of the XXXII International Symposium on Multiparticle dynamics : Alushta, Crimea, Ukraine, 7-13 September 2002 /

Table of Contents: “…Kokoulina -- Study of charge multiplicity in hadronic three-jet Z decays at LEP / V.A. Ouvarov (for the DELPHI collaboration) -- Selected problems of relativistic nuclear physics and multiple particle production / A.I. …”
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A Companion to Plutarch /

Table of Contents: “…Evaluating Emperors, Past and Present -- 5. Delphi and Rome -- 6. Plutarch's View of Rome in the Parallel Lives -- 7. …”
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Social and Political Issues on Sustainable Development in the Post Covid-19 Crisis : Proceedings of the International Conference on Social and Political Issues on Sustainable Devel...

Table of Contents: “…Happy Febrina Hariyani, Delphi Milenia Toyiba & Mohammad Faisal AbdullahWhy There are so Many Thrift Stores at Malang, While it's an Illegal Business? …”
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Project based problem solving and decision making : a guide for project managers / by Kerzner, Harold

Table of Contents: “…-- 1.5 Information Overload -- 1.6 Getting Access to the Right Information -- 1.7 The Lack of Information -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 2 Understanding the Project Environment and the Impact on Problem Solving -- 2.0 Understanding the Project Environment -- 2.1 Project Versus Business Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 2.2 Problem-Solving and Decision-Making in the Project Management Environment -- 2.3 The Impact of Constraints on Project Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 2.4 The Impact of Assumptions on Project Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 2.5 Understanding the Project Environment's Complexities -- 2.6 Selecting the Right Project Manager -- 2.7 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Project Management -- 2.8 Differences Between Program and Project Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 2.9 Problem-Solving in Matrix Management Organizational Structures -- 2.10 The Impact of Methodologies on Problem-Solving -- 2.11 The Need for Problem-Solving Procedural Documentation -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 3 Understanding the Problem -- 3.0 The Definition of a Problem -- 3.1 The Time Needed to Identify a Problem -- 3.2 Not All Problems Can Be Solved -- 3.3 The Complexities of the Problems -- 3.4 Techniques for Problem Identification -- 3.5 Individual Problem-Solving Conducted in Secret -- 3.6 Team Problem-Solving Conducted in Secret -- 3.7 Decisions That Can Convert Failures into Successes -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 4 Data Gathering -- 4.0 Understanding Data Gathering -- 4.1 Reasons for Data Gathering -- 4.2 Data-Gathering Techniques -- 4.3 Metrics and Early Warning Indicators -- 4.4 Questions to Ask -- 4.5 Establishing Structure for Data Gathering, Problem-Solving, and Decision-Making -- 4.6 Determining the Steps -- Discussion Questions -- 5 Meetings -- 5.0 Problem Analysis Characteristics -- 5.1 Real Problems Versus Personality Problems -- 5.2 Determining Who Should Attend the Problem-Solving Meeting -- 5.3 Determining Who Should Attend the Decision-Making Meeting -- 5.4 Creating a Framework for the Meeting -- 5.5 Setting Limits on Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 5.6 Identifying Boundary Conditions -- 5.7 Understanding How People React in Meetings -- 5.8 Working with Participants During the Meetings -- 5.9 Leadership Techniques During Meetings -- 5.10 Handling Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Conflicts -- 5.11 Continuous Solutions Versus Enhancement Project Solutions -- 5.12 Problem-Solving Versus Scope Creep -- 5.13 Problem-Solving and Decision-Making During Crisis Projects -- 5.14 Presenting Your Decision to the Customer -- Discussion Questions -- Reference -- 6 Developing Alternatives -- 6.0 Finding Alternatives -- 6.1 Variables to Consider During Alternative Analyses -- 6.2 Understanding the Features That Are Part of the Alternatives -- 6.3 Developing Hybrid Alternatives -- 6.4 Phantom Alternatives -- 6.5 Tradeoffs -- 6.6 Common Mistakes When Developing Alternatives -- 6.7 Decision-Making for Managing Scope Changes on Projects -- Discussion Questions -- Reference -- 7 Problem-Solving Creativity and Innovation -- 7.0 The Need for Problem-Solving Creativity -- 7.1 Creativity and Creative Thinking -- 7.2 Creativity and Innovation Thinking -- 7.3 Creativity, Innovation, and Value -- 7.4 Negative Innovation -- 7.5 Types of Innovation -- 7.6 Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Attributes That Are Difficult to Learn -- 7.7 Creativity Roadblocks -- Discussion Questions -- 8 Problem-Solving Tools and Techniques -- 8.0 Root Cause Analysis -- 8.1 General Principles of Root Cause Analysis -- 8.2 Corrective Actions Using Root Cause Analysis -- 8.3 Root Cause Analysis Techniques -- 8.4 Brainstorming -- 8.5 Rules for Brainstorming -- 8.6 Critical Steps in Brainstorming -- 8.7 Conducting the Brainstorming Session: The Process -- 8.8 Conducting the Brainstorming Session: Evaluation -- 8.9 Brainstorming Sessions: Nominal Group Technique -- 8.10 Brainstorming Sessions: Group Passing Technique -- 8.11 Brainstorming Sessions: Team Idea Mapping Method -- 8.12 Brainstorming Sessions: Electronic Brainstorming -- 8.13 Brainstorming Sessions: Directed Brainstorming -- 8.14 Brainstorming Sessions: Individual Brainstorming -- 8.15 Question Brainstorming -- 8.16 Reasons for Brainstorming Failure -- 8.17 Virtual Brainstorming Sessions -- Discussion Questions -- 9 Decision-Making Concepts -- 9.0 Decision-Making Alternatives -- 9.1 Decision-Making Characteristics -- 9.2 Decision-Making Participation -- 9.3 Understanding How Decisions Are Made -- 9.4 Cultures and Problem Solving -- 9.5 Routine Decision-Making -- 9.6 Adaptive Decision-Making -- 9.7 Innovative Decision-Making -- 9.8 Pressured Decision-Making -- 9.9 Judgmental Decision-Making -- 9.10 Rational Decision-Making -- 9.11 Certainty/Uncertainty Decision-Making -- 9.12 Controllable/Noncontrollable Decision-Making -- 9.13 Programmed/Nonprogrammed Decision-Making -- 9.14 Decision-Making Meetings -- 9.15 Decision-Making Stages -- 9.16 Decision-Making Steps -- 9.17 Conflicts in Decision-Making -- 9.18 Advantages of Group Decision-Making -- 9.19 Disadvantages of Group Decision-Making -- 9.20 Rational Versus Intuitive Thinking -- 9.21 Divergent Versus Convergent Thinking -- 9.22 The Fear of Decision-Making: Mental Roadblocks -- 9.23 Decision-Making Personal Biases -- 9.24 The Danger of Hasty Decisions -- 9.25 Decision-Making Styles -- 9.26 The Autocratic Decision-Maker -- 9.27 The Fearful Decision-Maker -- 9.28 The Circular Decision-Maker -- 9.29 The Democratic Decision-Maker -- 9.30 The Self-Serving Decision-Maker -- 9.31 Delegation of a Decision-Making Authority -- 9.32 Choice Elements of Decision-Making -- 9.33 Decision-Making Challenges -- 9.34 Examples of Decision-Making Challenges -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 10 Decision-Making Tools -- 10.0 Decision-Making Tools in Everyday Life -- 10.1 Use of Operations Research and Management Science Models -- 10.2 SWOT Analysis -- 10.3 Pareto Analysis -- 10.4 Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis -- 10.5 Paired Comparison Analysis -- 10.6 Decision Trees -- 10.7 Influence Diagrams -- 10.8 Affinity Diagrams -- 10.9 Game Theory -- 10.10 Cost-Benefit Analysis -- 10.11 Nominal Work Groups -- 10.12 Delphi Technique -- 10.13 Other Decision-Making Tools -- 10.14 Artificial Intelligence -- 10.15 Risk Management -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 11 Predicting the Impact -- 11.0 Evaluating the Impact of a Decision -- 11.1 Creating a Consequence Table -- 11.2 Performing Impact Analysis -- 11.3 The Time to Implement a Solution -- 11.4 The Definitions for Project Success and Failure Are Changing -- 11.5 Project Decision-Making and Politics -- Discussion Questions -- 12 The Need for Effective or Active Listening Skills -- 12.0 Active Listening -- 12.1 Active Listening Body Language and Communications -- 12.2 Active Listening Barriers Created by the Speaker -- 12.3 Active Listening Barriers Created by the Listener -- 12.4 Overcoming Active Listening Barriers -- 12.5 Techniques for Effective Listening -- Discussion Questions -- 13 Barriers -- 13.0 The Growth of Barriers -- 13.1 Lack of Concern for the Workers Barriers -- 13.2 Legal Barriers -- 13.3 Project Sponsorship Barriers -- 13.4 Cost of Implementation Barriers -- 13.5 Culture Barriers -- 13.6 Project Management Office (PMO) Barrier -- 13.7 Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Appendix: Using the PMBOK® Guide -- Decision-Making and the PMBOK® Guide -- Problem-Solving and the PMBOK® Guide -- PMBOK® Guide: Integration Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Scope Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Time Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Cost Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Quality Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Human Resource Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Communications Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Risk Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Procurement Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Stakeholder Management -- Further Reading -- Index.…”
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Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Calorimetry in Particle Physics : Pasadena, California, USA, 25-29 March 2002 /

Table of Contents: “…Nakamura -- Developments on jet reconstruction by DELPHI / A. Kiiskinen -- E-flow optimization of the hadron calorimeter for future detectors / S. …”
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Project based problem solving and decision making : a guide for project managers / by Kerzner, Harold

Table of Contents: “…-- 1.5 Information Overload -- 1.6 Getting Access to the Right Information -- 1.7 The Lack of Information -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 2 Understanding the Project Environment and the Impact on Problem Solving -- 2.0 Understanding the Project Environment -- 2.1 Project Versus Business Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 2.2 Problem-Solving and Decision-Making in the Project Management Environment -- 2.3 The Impact of Constraints on Project Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 2.4 The Impact of Assumptions on Project Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 2.5 Understanding the Project Environment's Complexities -- 2.6 Selecting the Right Project Manager -- 2.7 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Project Management -- 2.8 Differences Between Program and Project Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 2.9 Problem-Solving in Matrix Management Organizational Structures -- 2.10 The Impact of Methodologies on Problem-Solving -- 2.11 The Need for Problem-Solving Procedural Documentation -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 3 Understanding the Problem -- 3.0 The Definition of a Problem -- 3.1 The Time Needed to Identify a Problem -- 3.2 Not All Problems Can Be Solved -- 3.3 The Complexities of the Problems -- 3.4 Techniques for Problem Identification -- 3.5 Individual Problem-Solving Conducted in Secret -- 3.6 Team Problem-Solving Conducted in Secret -- 3.7 Decisions That Can Convert Failures into Successes -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 4 Data Gathering -- 4.0 Understanding Data Gathering -- 4.1 Reasons for Data Gathering -- 4.2 Data-Gathering Techniques -- 4.3 Metrics and Early Warning Indicators -- 4.4 Questions to Ask -- 4.5 Establishing Structure for Data Gathering, Problem-Solving, and Decision-Making -- 4.6 Determining the Steps -- Discussion Questions -- 5 Meetings -- 5.0 Problem Analysis Characteristics -- 5.1 Real Problems Versus Personality Problems -- 5.2 Determining Who Should Attend the Problem-Solving Meeting -- 5.3 Determining Who Should Attend the Decision-Making Meeting -- 5.4 Creating a Framework for the Meeting -- 5.5 Setting Limits on Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- 5.6 Identifying Boundary Conditions -- 5.7 Understanding How People React in Meetings -- 5.8 Working with Participants During the Meetings -- 5.9 Leadership Techniques During Meetings -- 5.10 Handling Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Conflicts -- 5.11 Continuous Solutions Versus Enhancement Project Solutions -- 5.12 Problem-Solving Versus Scope Creep -- 5.13 Problem-Solving and Decision-Making During Crisis Projects -- 5.14 Presenting Your Decision to the Customer -- Discussion Questions -- Reference -- 6 Developing Alternatives -- 6.0 Finding Alternatives -- 6.1 Variables to Consider During Alternative Analyses -- 6.2 Understanding the Features That Are Part of the Alternatives -- 6.3 Developing Hybrid Alternatives -- 6.4 Phantom Alternatives -- 6.5 Tradeoffs -- 6.6 Common Mistakes When Developing Alternatives -- 6.7 Decision-Making for Managing Scope Changes on Projects -- Discussion Questions -- Reference -- 7 Problem-Solving Creativity and Innovation -- 7.0 The Need for Problem-Solving Creativity -- 7.1 Creativity and Creative Thinking -- 7.2 Creativity and Innovation Thinking -- 7.3 Creativity, Innovation, and Value -- 7.4 Negative Innovation -- 7.5 Types of Innovation -- 7.6 Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Attributes That Are Difficult to Learn -- 7.7 Creativity Roadblocks -- Discussion Questions -- 8 Problem-Solving Tools and Techniques -- 8.0 Root Cause Analysis -- 8.1 General Principles of Root Cause Analysis -- 8.2 Corrective Actions Using Root Cause Analysis -- 8.3 Root Cause Analysis Techniques -- 8.4 Brainstorming -- 8.5 Rules for Brainstorming -- 8.6 Critical Steps in Brainstorming -- 8.7 Conducting the Brainstorming Session: The Process -- 8.8 Conducting the Brainstorming Session: Evaluation -- 8.9 Brainstorming Sessions: Nominal Group Technique -- 8.10 Brainstorming Sessions: Group Passing Technique -- 8.11 Brainstorming Sessions: Team Idea Mapping Method -- 8.12 Brainstorming Sessions: Electronic Brainstorming -- 8.13 Brainstorming Sessions: Directed Brainstorming -- 8.14 Brainstorming Sessions: Individual Brainstorming -- 8.15 Question Brainstorming -- 8.16 Reasons for Brainstorming Failure -- 8.17 Virtual Brainstorming Sessions -- Discussion Questions -- 9 Decision-Making Concepts -- 9.0 Decision-Making Alternatives -- 9.1 Decision-Making Characteristics -- 9.2 Decision-Making Participation -- 9.3 Understanding How Decisions Are Made -- 9.4 Cultures and Problem Solving -- 9.5 Routine Decision-Making -- 9.6 Adaptive Decision-Making -- 9.7 Innovative Decision-Making -- 9.8 Pressured Decision-Making -- 9.9 Judgmental Decision-Making -- 9.10 Rational Decision-Making -- 9.11 Certainty/Uncertainty Decision-Making -- 9.12 Controllable/Noncontrollable Decision-Making -- 9.13 Programmed/Nonprogrammed Decision-Making -- 9.14 Decision-Making Meetings -- 9.15 Decision-Making Stages -- 9.16 Decision-Making Steps -- 9.17 Conflicts in Decision-Making -- 9.18 Advantages of Group Decision-Making -- 9.19 Disadvantages of Group Decision-Making -- 9.20 Rational Versus Intuitive Thinking -- 9.21 Divergent Versus Convergent Thinking -- 9.22 The Fear of Decision-Making: Mental Roadblocks -- 9.23 Decision-Making Personal Biases -- 9.24 The Danger of Hasty Decisions -- 9.25 Decision-Making Styles -- 9.26 The Autocratic Decision-Maker -- 9.27 The Fearful Decision-Maker -- 9.28 The Circular Decision-Maker -- 9.29 The Democratic Decision-Maker -- 9.30 The Self-Serving Decision-Maker -- 9.31 Delegation of a Decision-Making Authority -- 9.32 Choice Elements of Decision-Making -- 9.33 Decision-Making Challenges -- 9.34 Examples of Decision-Making Challenges -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 10 Decision-Making Tools -- 10.0 Decision-Making Tools in Everyday Life -- 10.1 Use of Operations Research and Management Science Models -- 10.2 SWOT Analysis -- 10.3 Pareto Analysis -- 10.4 Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis -- 10.5 Paired Comparison Analysis -- 10.6 Decision Trees -- 10.7 Influence Diagrams -- 10.8 Affinity Diagrams -- 10.9 Game Theory -- 10.10 Cost-Benefit Analysis -- 10.11 Nominal Work Groups -- 10.12 Delphi Technique -- 10.13 Other Decision-Making Tools -- 10.14 Artificial Intelligence -- 10.15 Risk Management -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 11 Predicting the Impact -- 11.0 Evaluating the Impact of a Decision -- 11.1 Creating a Consequence Table -- 11.2 Performing Impact Analysis -- 11.3 The Time to Implement a Solution -- 11.4 The Definitions for Project Success and Failure Are Changing -- 11.5 Project Decision-Making and Politics -- Discussion Questions -- 12 The Need for Effective or Active Listening Skills -- 12.0 Active Listening -- 12.1 Active Listening Body Language and Communications -- 12.2 Active Listening Barriers Created by the Speaker -- 12.3 Active Listening Barriers Created by the Listener -- 12.4 Overcoming Active Listening Barriers -- 12.5 Techniques for Effective Listening -- Discussion Questions -- 13 Barriers -- 13.0 The Growth of Barriers -- 13.1 Lack of Concern for the Workers Barriers -- 13.2 Legal Barriers -- 13.3 Project Sponsorship Barriers -- 13.4 Cost of Implementation Barriers -- 13.5 Culture Barriers -- 13.6 Project Management Office (PMO) Barrier -- 13.7 Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Appendix: Using the PMBOK® Guide -- Decision-Making and the PMBOK® Guide -- Problem-Solving and the PMBOK® Guide -- PMBOK® Guide: Integration Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Scope Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Time Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Cost Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Quality Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Human Resource Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Communications Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Risk Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Procurement Management -- PMBOK® Guide: Stakeholder Management -- Further Reading -- Index.…”
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Project management 2.0 : leveraging tools, distributed collaboration, and metrics for project success / by Kerzner, Harold

Table of Contents: “…Decision Making: Tools And Methods -- SWOT Analysis -- Pareto Analysis -- Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis -- Paired-Comparison Analysis -- Influence Diagrams -- Affinity Diagrams -- Game Theory -- Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Nominal Work Groups -- Delphi Techniques -- Other Decision-Making Tools -- 10.12. …”
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Marine mammals of the world : a comprehensive guide to their identification / by Jefferson, Thomas A.

Table of Contents: “…Note continued: Tursiops aduncus -- Pantropical spotted dolphin -- Stenella attenuata -- Atlantic spotted dolphin -- Stenella frontalis -- Spinner dolphin -- Stenella longirostris -- Clymene dolphin -- Stenella clymene -- Striped dolphin -- Stenella coeruleoalba -- Short-beaked common dolphin -- Delphinus delphis -- Long-beaked common dolphin -- Delphinus capensis -- Fraser's dolphin -- Lagenodelphis hosei -- White-beaked dolphin -- Lagenorhynchus albirostris -- Atlantic white-sided dolphin -- Lagenorhynchus acutus -- Pacific white-sided dolphin -- Lagenorhynchus obliquidens -- Dusky dolphin -- Lagenorhynchus obscurus -- Hourglass dolphin -- Lagenorhynchus cruciger -- Peale's dolphin -- Lagenorhynchus australis -- Northern right whale dolphin -- Lissodelphis borealis -- Southern right whale dolphin -- Lissodelphis peronii -- Commerson's dolphin -- Cephalorhynchus commersonii -- Heaviside's dolphin -- Cephalorhynchus heavisidii -- Hector's dolphin…”
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Production availability and reliability : use in the oil and gas industry / by Leroy, Alain

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Definition of terms -- 1.2.1.Risk -- 1.2.2.Time definitions -- 1.2.3.Failures and repairs -- 1.2.4.IEC 61508 terms -- 1.3.Definition of parameters -- 1.3.1.Reliability -- 1.3.2.Maintainability -- 1.3.3.Availability and production availability -- 1.3.4.Dependability -- 1.3.5.Definitions used by maintenance engineers -- 1.3.6.Definitions used in the refinery industry -- 1.4.The exponential law/the constant failure rate -- 1.4.1.Reliability -- 1.4.2.Validity -- 1.4.3.Oil and gas industry -- 1.5.The bathtub curve -- 1.5.1.Meaning -- 1.5.2.Useful life and mission life -- 1.5.3.Validity -- 1.5.4.Oil and gas industry -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Basis of probability and statistics -- 2.2.1.Boolean algebra -- 2.2.2.Probability relations -- 2.2.3.Probability distributions -- 2.2.4.Characteristics of probability distributions -- 2.2.5.Families and conjugates -- 2.3.Formulae and theorems -- 2.3.1.Combinatorial analysis -- 2.3.2.Central limit theorem -- 2.3.3.Chebyshev's inequality -- 2.3.4.Laws of large numbers -- 2.3.5.Supporting functions and distributions -- 2.3.6.Bayes' theorem -- 2.4.Useful discrete probability distributions -- 2.4.1.Binomial distribution -- 2.4.2.Poisson distribution -- 2.5.Useful continuous probability distributions -- 2.5.1.Exponential distribution -- 2.5.2.Uniform distribution -- 2.5.3.Triangular distribution -- 2.5.4.Normal distribution -- 2.5.5.Log-normal distribution -- 2.5.6.Weibull distribution -- 2.5.7.Gamma distribution -- 2.5.8.Beta distribution -- 2.5.9.Chi-squared distribution -- 2.5.10.Fisher-Snedecor distribution -- 2.6.Statistical estimates -- 2.6.1.Estimates -- 2.6.2.Calculation of point estimate -- 2.6.3.Calculation of confidence interval -- 2.6.4.Heterogeneous samples -- 2.6.5.Implementation -- 2.7.Fitting of failure distribution -- 2.7.1.Principle -- 2.7.2.Median rank method -- 2.7.3.Implementation -- 2.8.Hypothesis testing -- 2.8.1.Principle -- 2.8.2.Existing tests -- 2.8.3.Implementation -- 2.9.Bayesian reliability -- 2.9.1.Definition -- 2.9.2.Use of Bayes' theorem -- 2.9.3.Bayesian inference -- 2.9.4.Selection of the prior probability distribution -- 2.9.5.Determination of the posterior probability distribution -- 2.9.6.Bayesian credibility interval -- 2.10.Extreme value probability distributions -- 2.10.1.Meaning -- 2.10.2.The three extreme value probability distributions -- 2.10.3.Use in the industry -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Single item -- 3.2.1.Availability -- 3.2.2.Number of failures -- 3.3.System reliability -- 3.3.1.Series systems -- 3.3.2.Parallel systems -- 3.4.Specific architectures -- 3.4.1.Method of analysis -- 3.4.2.Redundant item system -- 3.5.On-guard items -- 3.5.1.Unrevealed failures -- 3.5.2.Full formula -- 3.5.3.Optimum proof test duration -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Failure Mode and Effects Analysis -- 4.2.1.Conventional Failure Mode and Effects Analysis/Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis -- 4.2.2.Functional/hardware FMEA -- 4.2.3.Case study -- 4.3.Fault trees -- 4.3.1.Conventional fault trees -- 4.3.2.Fault tree extensions -- 4.3.3.Facilities provided by software packages -- 4.3.4.Case study -- 4.4.Reliability block diagrams -- 4.4.1.Conventional RBDs -- 4.4.2.RBD extension -- 4.4.3.Facilities provided by software packages -- 4.4.4.Case study -- 4.5.Monte Carlo method -- 4.5.1.Principle -- 4.5.2.Use for production availability and reliability -- 4.5.3.How many runs are enough9 -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Petri nets -- 5.2.1.Definition -- 5.2.2.Mathematical properties -- 5.2.3.Petri net construction -- 5.2.4.GRAFCET -- 5.3.IEC 62551 extensions -- 5.3.1.Extensions to structure -- 5.3.2.Modified execution rules -- 5.4.Additional extensions -- 5.4.1.Extensions to structure -- 5.4.2.Modified execution rules -- 5.5.Facilities provided by software packages -- 5.5.1.Additional extensions to structure -- 5.5.2.Modified execution rules -- 5.5.3.Petri net processing -- 5.5.4.Results -- 5.6.Petri net construction -- 5.6.1.Petri net modeling -- 5.6.2.Minimizing the risk of error input -- 5.6.3.Petri net checking -- 5.6.4.Petri net validation -- 5.7.Case study -- 5.7.1.System description -- 5.7.2.Petri net model -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.The OREDA project -- 6.2.1.History -- 6.2.2.Project management and organization -- 6.2.3.Description of OREDA 2015 handbooks -- 6.2.4.Use of the data tables -- 6.2.5.Use of the additional tables -- 6.2.6.Reliability database and data analysis software -- 6.2.7.Data collection software -- 6.3.The PDS handbook -- 6.3.1.History -- 6.3.2.Description of the handbook -- 6.3.3.Use of the handbook -- 6.4.Reliability Analysis Center/Reliability Information Analysis Center publications -- 6.4.1.History -- 6.4.2.Non-electronic Part Reliability Data handbook -- 6.4.3.FMD -- 6.4.4.NONOP -- 6.4.5.Use of the publications -- 6.5.Other publications -- 6.5.1.EXIDA handbooks -- 6.5.2.Electrical items -- 6.5.3.Pipelines -- 6.5.4.Flexibles -- 6.5.5.Miscellaneous -- 6.6.Missing information -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Reliability test data -- 7.2.1.Principle -- 7.2.2.Test organization -- 7.2.3.Assessment of failure rate -- 7.3.Field data -- 7.3.1.Principle -- 7.3.2.Data collection organization -- 7.3.3.Assessment of failure rate -- 7.3.4.Assessment of probability to fail upon demand -- 7.3.5.Assessment of MRT -- 7.3.6.Case study -- 7.4.Accelerated tests -- 7.4.1.Principle -- 7.4.2.Example -- 7.4.3.Highly accelerated tests -- 7.5.Reliability growth -- 7.5.1.Principle -- 7.5.2.Main models -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Basis -- 8.2.1.Definitions -- 8.2.2.Protocol for expert elicitation -- 8.2.3.Role of the facilitator -- 8.3.Characteristics of the experts -- 8.3.1.Definition -- 8.3.2.Selection -- 8.3.3.Biases -- 8.3.4.Expert weighting -- 8.3.5.Expert dependence -- 8.3.6.Aggregation of judgments -- 8.4.Use of questionnaires -- 8.4.1.Conditions of use -- 8.4.2.The Delphi method -- 8.4.3.Case study -- 8.5.Use of interactive group -- 8.5.1.Number of experts -- 8.5.2.Procedure -- 8.6.Use of individual interviews -- 8.6.1.Conditions of use -- 8.6.2.Case study -- 8.7.Bayesian aggregation of judgment -- 8.7.1.Form of information provided by experts -- 8.7.2.Assessment of failure rate (or MTBF) -- 8.7.3.Assessment of probability of failure upon demand -- 8.8.Validity of expert judgment -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Common cause failures -- 9.2.1.Introduction -- 9.2.2.Defmition -- 9.2.3.Defenses against CCF -- 9.2.4.CCF modeling with the beta-factor method -- 9.2.5.CCF modeling with the shock method -- 9.2.6.Extension of the beta-factor model: the PDS method -- 9.2.7.Field data -- 9.2.8.Impact of CCF on system reliability -- 9.2.9.Impact of testing policy on CCF -- 9.2.10.Impact of CCF on system production availability -- 9.2.11.Benchmark on CCF assessment -- 9.3.Mechanical reliability -- 9.3.1.Characteristics -- 9.3.2.Stress-strength interference -- 9.3.3.Empirical reliability relationships -- 9.3.4.Comparison with system (constant failure rate) approach -- 9.4.Reliability of electronic items -- 9.4.1.Characteristics -- 9.4.2.MIL-HDBK-217 -- 9.4.3.UTE-C-80811 -- 9.4.4.Other reliability data books -- 9.4.5.EPRD -- 9.4.6.Effect of dormancy period -- 9.4.7.Common cause failures -- 9.4.8.Comparison of previsions -- 9.4.9.Use in the oil and gas industry -- 9.5.Human reliability -- 9.5.1.Human factors -- 9.5.2.Human reliability in the nuclear industry -- 9.5.3.Evaluation of HRA techniques -- 9.5.4.Human reliability in the oil and gas industry -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Definition of reliability target -- 10.2.1.Absoluteleliability target -- 10.2.2.Risk target -- 10.3.Methodology of system reliability study -- 10.3.1.Overall description -- 10.3.2.Step 1: system analysis -- 10.3.3.Step 2: qualitative analysis -- 10.3.4.Step 3: quantitative data selection -- 10.3.5.Step 4: system reliability modeling -- 10.3.6.Step 5: synthesis -- 10.4.SIL studies -- 10.4.1.Introduction -- 10.4.2.SIL assignment -- 10.4.3.SIL demonstration…”
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The natural history of Canadian mammals / by Naughton, Donna

Table of Contents: “…bison, goats, muskoxen, and sheep: Family Bovidae; American Bison (Bison bison) ; Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) ; Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) ; Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) ; Thinhorn Sheep (Ovis dalli) -- Order Cetacea: whales, dolphins, and porpoises ; Suborder Mysticiti: baleen whales ; right and bowhead whales: Family Balaenidae ; Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) ; North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) ; North Pacific Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica) ; rorquals: Family Balaenopteridae ; Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) ; Set Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) ; Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) ; Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) ; Humpback Whale (Megapta novaeangliae) ; grey whales: Family Eschrichtiidae ; Grey Whale (Eshrichtius robustus) ; Suborder Odontoceti: toothed whales ; ocean dolphins: Family Delphinidae; Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) ; Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) ; Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) ; Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) ; Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) ; White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) ; Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) ; Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) ; Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) ; False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) ; Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) ; Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) ; belugas and narwhals: Family Monodontidae; Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) ; Narwahl (Monodon monoceros) ; porpoises: Family Phocoenidae; Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) ; Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) ; sperm whales: Family Physeteridae ; Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) ; Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia sima) ; Sperm Whale (Physeter catodon) ; beaked whales: Family Ziphiidae ; Baird's Beaked Whale (Berardius bairdii) ; Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) ; Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) ; Hubbs' Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi) ; Blainville's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) ; True's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon mirus) ; Stejneger's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon mirus) ; Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) -- Domestic mammals: Domestic Cow (Bos taurus) ; Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) ; Domestic Goat (Capra hircus) ; Domestic Cat (Felis catus) ; Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) ; Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa) -- Appendices.…”
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