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Smile Pricing Explained provides a clear and thorough explanation of the concepts of smile modelling that are at the forefront of modern derivatives pricing. The key models used in practice are covered, together with numerical techniques and calibration.
View book details for Mathematical Progress in Expressive Image Synthesis I
Extended and Selected Results from the Symposium MEIS2013
This book presents revised versions of the best papers selected from the symposium Mathematical Progress in Expressive Image Synthesis (MEIS2013) held in Fukuoka, Japan, in 2013. The topics cover various areas of computer graphics (CG), such as surface deformation/editing, character …
The purpose of the 4th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation (IEMI 2013) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the application of informatics to usher in new advances in the industrial engineering and …
View book details for A Journey through Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy Research
A Tribute to Professor Gianluca Spina
This book is intended as a tribute to Gianluca Spina, the influential and inspiring Professor of Business Management & Organization and Supply Chain Management at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, who very sadly passed away early in …
From All the Presidents Men to Zodiac, some of the most compelling films of the last century have featured depictions of journalists in action.While print journalism struggles to survive, the emergence of news from social media outlets continues to expand, …
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Expanding Your Family After Postpartum Depression
After perinatal or postpartum depression, the decision to have another baby can be fraught with emotion. Rebecca Fox Starr movingly shares her story and those of others who have decided to carry, adopt, or not have another child and helps …
View book details for Plantingian Religious Epistemology and World Religions
Prospects and Problems
Lexington Books
To what extent can non-Christian religious traditions utilize Plantingas epistemology? And, if there are believers from differing religious traditions that can rightfully utilize Plantingas religious epistemology, does this somehow prevent a Plantingians creedal-specific religious belief from being warranted? In order …
View book details for Teacher Education Yearbook XXVI Building upon Inspirations and Aspirations with Hope, Courage, and Strength
Teacher Educators' Commitment to Today's Teachers and Tomorrow's Leaders
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
The Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Teacher Education Yearbook XXVI is a second volume dedicated to building upon inspirations and aspirations with hope, courage, and strength relative to teacher educators' commitment to today's teachers and tomorrow's leaders. While the first …
View book details for Understanding Nonprofit Law and Finance
Forty-Eight Key Principles for Philanthropic Leaders
This book addresses the 48 fundamental principles of nonprofit law and finance, comprised of 24 legal principles and 24 finance principles. Each chapter contains at least one case study from the nonprofit sector to bring these principles to life and …
View book details for From Hitler's Germany to Saddam's Iraq
The Enduring False Promise of Preventive War
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
This book boldly challenges conventional wisdom about the value of preventive war. Beginning with the rise of German power and the French and British response to the Rhineland crisis leading to World War II, Scott Silverstone overturns the common impulse …
View book details for Ultrashort Pulse Laser Technology
Laser Sources and Applications
Ultrashort laser pulses with durations in the femtosecond range up to a few picoseconds provide a unique method for precise materials processing or medical applications. Paired with the recent developments in ultrashort pulse lasers, this technology is finding its way …
View book details for Energy Policy in the Emerging Economies
Climate Change Mitigation under the Constraints of Path Dependence
Lexington Books
Energy has always been essential to economics and politics. While global energy consumption increases, fossil fuels are depleting. The countries that will be hit hardest by declining energy resources are the emerging economies of the Global South, where the relevance …
View book details for Controversial Books in K12 Classrooms and Libraries
Challenged, Censored, and Banned
Controversial Books in K12 Classrooms and Libraries: Challenged, Censored, and Banned analyzes the history of controversy surrounding assigned reading in K-12 classrooms and books available in school libraries. Randy Bobbitt outlines the history of book banning and controversy in the …
View book details for Behavior Management in Todays Schools
Successful and Positive Tools for Teachers
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Children enter the school doors today with many diverse needs: mental health problems, ADHD, anxiety, victims of physical or sexual abuse, homelessness, or facing some other type of trauma. Teachers in todays classrooms are struggling to understand the needs of …
View book details for Sondheim on Music
Minor Details and Major Decisions
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
From his early work as lyricist for West Side Story to acclaimed creations such as A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim is widely regarded as the most important figure in musical …
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The Experiences of American Muslim Principals after 9/11
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
There has been a sizable amount of research on how 9/11 has had an impact on public school communities, including students, teachers, and parents of Muslim identity. There is however a lack of study on Muslim principals of public schools. …
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The philosopher David Hume was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 26, 1711. Known for his re-thinking of causation, morality, and religion, Hume has left a lasting mark on history. James Madison, the "father" of the U.S. Constitution, drew heavily …
View book details for Britain, Bulgaria, and the Paris Peace Conference, 19181919
A Just and Lasting Peace?
Since at least 1876, Britains policy toward Bulgaria had been derivative of her policy toward the Turkish Straits, and it continued to be so during the period from the conclusion of the Armistice of Salonika until the signature of the …
Workplace violence can occur anywhere: schools, office buildings, hospitals, or late-night convenience stores. It can occur day or night, inside or outside of the workplace, and it can include threats, harassment, bullying, stalking, verbal abuse, and intimidation. Left unchecked, workplace …
View book details for Embracing and Educating the Autistic Child
Valuing Those Who Color Outside the Lines
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
With the continued rise in the diagnosis of autism for school-aged students, particularly in the United States, the need for tailoring our instructional practices and programs for this population is at a pivotal point. Embracing and Educating the Autistic Child: …
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Gefangnisbibliotheken in der Schweiz
In der ersten umfassenden Untersuchung zum Bucherverleih und zu den Bibliotheken in Schweizer Gefangnissen und Justizvollzugseinrichtungen zeigt Thomas Sutter auf, wie Organisation, Strukturen und personelle Faktoren die Gefangnisbibliotheksarbeit beeinflussen und welche Lekturemodalitaten in Gefangenschaft an Bedeutung gewinnen. Zusatzlich geht der …
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A Practical Career Guide
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Welcome to the skilled trade field! If youre interested in a career in trade, youve come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kind of skills and …
View book details for Tumultuous Times in America's Game
From Jackie Robinson's Breakthrough to the War over Free Agency
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
In Tumultuous Times in Americas Game: From Jackie Robinson's Breakthrough to the War over Free Agency, Bryan Soderholm-Difatte provides a comprehensive examination of major developments and key figures in Major League Baseball from the integration of Jackie Robinson in 1947 …
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A Guide to Shakespearean Sites
William Shakespeare wrote during a great age of exploration, of not only England but around the globe. The locales featured in the playwrights works are crucial to the drama that unfolds in each of his plays. Though England figures in …
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Eine Einfuhrung mit Ubungen und Losungen
Dieses Standardwerk uber Raumfahrtsysteme vermittelt dem Leser die Grundlagen der Raketentechnik, Orbitmechanik, Raumfahrtantriebe, Lage- und Bahnregelung, Energieversorgung, Thermalkontrolle, Kommunikationssysteme sowie Raumtransportsysteme.Zunachst wird der Aufbau einer Rakete sowie die Beschreibung und Anderung der Bewegung von Satelliten erlautert. Anschlieend werden verschiedene wichtige …
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