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Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume 1
Cryptocurrency, FinTech, InsurTech, and Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Handbook of Blockchain, Digital Finance, and Inclusion, Volume 1: Cryptocurrency, FinTech, InsurTech, and Regulation explores recent advances in digital banking and cryptocurrency, emphasizing mobile technology and evolving uses of cryptocurrencies as financial assets. Contributors go beyond summaries...
Handbook of Safeguarding Global Financial Stability
Political, Social, Cultural, and Economic Theories and Models
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Political and social forces exert pressure on our globalized economy in many forms, from formal and informal policies to financial theories and technical models. Our efforts to shape and direct these forces to preserve financial stability reveal much about the ways we perceive the financial economy. ...
by Eoghan Casey, BS, MA
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2009
Handbook of Digital Forensics and Investigation builds on the success of the Handbook of Computer Crime Investigation, bringing together renowned experts in all areas of digital forensics and investigation to provide the consummate resource for practitioners in the field. It is also designed as an...
Handbook of Computer Crime Investigation
Forensic Tools and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2001
Following on the success of his introductory text, Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, Eoghan Casey brings together a few top experts to create the first detailed guide for professionals who are already familiar with digital evidence. The Handbook of Computer Crime Investigation helps readers master...
THE HUMAN GENOME
A User's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2010
Significant advances in our knowledge of genetics were made during the twentieth century but in the most recent decades, genetic research has dramatically increased its impact throughout society. Genetic issues are now playing a large role in health and public policy, and new knowledge in this field...
Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting
An International Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
Other books present corporate finance approaches to the VC/PE industry, but many key decisions require an understanding of the ways that law and economics work together. Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting is better than straight corporate finance textbooks because it offers broad perspectives...
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities
An Integrated Approach to Process, Tools, Cases, and Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Two strengths distinguish this textbook from others. One is its presentation of subjects in the contexts where they occur. Students see different perspectives on subjects and learn how complex and dynamic the mergers and acquisitions environment is. The other is its use of current events. ...
International Investments in Private Equity
Asset Allocation, Markets, and Industry Structure
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
How can private equity investors exploit investment opportunities in foreign markets? Peter Cornelius uses a proprietary database to investigate and describe private equity markets worldwide, revealing their levels of integration, their risks, and the ways that investors can mitigate those risks. ...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
A Comprehensive and Practical Guide to Clinical Trials provides an overview of the entire process of clinical research in one thorough and easy-to-read handbook that offers those involved in clinical research a clear understanding of how the components of a study are related.
It focuses on...
Key Advances in Clinical Informatics
Transforming Health Care through Health Information Technology
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Key Advances in Clinical Informatics: Transforming Health Care through Health Information Technology provides a state-of-the-art overview of the most current subjects in clinical informatics. Leading international authorities write short, accessible, well-referenced chapters which bring readers up-to-date...
by Jytte Brender McNair
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2006
This Handbook provides a complete compendium of methods for evaluation of IT-based systems and solutions within healthcare. Emphasis is entirely on assessment of the IT-system within its organizational environment. The author provides a coherent and complete assessment of methods addressing interactions...
by Sheldon M. Ross
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
The 5th edition of Ross’s Simulation continues to introduce aspiring and practicing actuaries, engineers, computer scientists and others to the practical aspects of constructing computerized simulation studies to analyze and interpret real phenomena. Readers learn to apply results of these analyses...
by Sheldon M. Ross
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
Introduction to Probability Models, Eleventh Edition is the latest version of Sheldon Ross's classic bestseller, used extensively by professionals and as the primary text for a first undergraduate course in applied probability. The book introduces the reader to elementary probability theory and stochastic...
by Victor Leiva
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
The Birnbaum-Saunders Distribution presents the statistical theory, methodology, and applications of the Birnbaum-Saunders distribution, a very flexible distribution for modeling different types of data (mainly lifetime data).
The book describes the most recent theoretical developments of this...