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Asymptotic Chaos Expansions in Finance: Theory and Practice (Springer Finance)
Stochastic instantaneous volatility models such as Heston, SABR or SV-LMM have mostly been developed to control the shape and joint dynamics of the implied volatility surface. In principle, they are well suited for pricing and hedging vanilla and exotic options, for relative value strategies or for... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Comparing Political Journalism (Communication and Society)
Comparing Political Journalism is a systematic, in-depth study of the factors that shape and influence political news coverage today. Using techniques drawn from the growing field of comparative political communication, an international group of contributors analyse political news content drawn fro... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Revising Eternity: 27 Latter-day Saint Men Reflect on Modern Relationships
by Stephen Carter • Ted Smith • Dan Smith • John Doe • David Nicolay • Joey Franklin • Kevin Barnwell • Scott Blanding • Joseph Broom • T. Kay Browning • Michael Carpenter • Tyler Chadwick • Kelland Coleman • John B Dahl • Scot Denhalter • Theric Jepson • Clyde Kunz • Scott Russell Morris • Thomas W Murphy • Boyd Jay Petersen • Robert Raleigh • Robert A. Rees • Eric Robeck • Caleb Scoville • Kim Siever • Nicholas Don Smith • Andrew SpriggsMarriage’s central role in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints distinguishes the faith while simultaneously reflecting widespread American beliefs. But what does Latter-day Saint marriage mean for men? Holly Welker presents a collection of essays exploring this question. The essayists pr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Principles and Practice
by Thomas Lodise • John McNelis • Powel Kazanjian • Armen Arshakyan • Cesar Arias • Allison H. Bartlett • Andrew Berti • April Bobenchik • Hugh Booth • Carey-Ann Burnham • Michael Calderwood • Gerald Capraro • Professor Joseph Carreno • Kimberle Chapin • Christopher W Crank • Robert S. Daum • Professor Susan Davis • George Daikos • Tom Dilworth • Christopher D Doern • Professor Gary V Doern • Curtis Donskey • Monica Dorobisz • Ramy Elshaboury • Sandy Estrada • Islam Ghazi • Jennifer Goldman • Blanca Gonzalez • Christopher J Graber • Inge Gyssens • Sajeev Handa • Amy Hanson • Emily L Heil • Elizabeth D Hermsen • Styliani Karanika • Keith S Kaye • Joseph L Kuti • Nicole M Mahoney • Antonis Markogiannakis • Aileen Martinez • Dmitriy Martirosov • Dayna McManus • Renee-Claude Mercier • Jacob Morton • Jose M Munita • Jason Newland • David Nicolau • Jessica Ortwine • Suresh Paudel • Jason Pogue • Warren Rose • John Rotschafer • Michael Ruggero • Michael Samarkos • Nikolaos Sipsas • Harold Standiford • Melvin Stone • Mahlet Tadele • Evangelia Theophano Piperaki • Philip Toltzis • Jeffrey E Topal • Damary Torres • Leonidas Tzouvelekis • Jamie L Wagner • Carla Walraven • Panayiotis ZiakasIn an age where antimicrobial resistance amongst pathogens grows more prevalent, particularly in the hospital setting, antimicrobial stewardship is an evidence-based, proven measure in the battle against resistance and infection. This single comprehensive, definitive reference work is written by a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
The Overcoat: And Other Tales Of Good And Evil
With the publication of "The Overcoat" in 1842, Nicolai Gogol (1809-1852) inaugurated a new chapter in Russian literature, in which the underdog and social misfit is treated not as a figure of fun or an object of charity, but as a human being with as much right to happiness as anybody else.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1957 -
Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity on Islands: History and Contemporary Perspectives from the Azores (Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change)
This volume examines the impact of and responses to historic earthquakes and volcanic eruption in the Azores. Study is placed in the contexts of: the history and geography of this fascinating archipelago; progress being made in predicting future events and policies of disaster risk reduction. This... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Reassessing the Twentieth-Century Canon
The collection brings together experts in the field of twentieth-century writing to provide a volume that is both comprehensive and innovative in its discussion of a set of newly canonical texts. The book includes new applications of philosophical and critical thinking to established texts.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Motives and Mechanisms: An Introduction to the Psychology of Action (Psychology Revivals)
As the first introductory statement of the ‘new psychology’, Motives and Mechanisms, originally published in 1985, aims to bring the study of human action to the forefront of the subject. Like any science, the practice of psychology is very much influenced by the hidden assumptions of its practition... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1985 -
The Later Middle Ages (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World #36)
Originally published in 1981, The Later Middle Ages bridges the gap between modern and medieval language and literature, by introducing the social and intellectual milieu in which writers like Chaucer, Malory and Margery Kempe lived. It provides a unified and coherent account of the culture of late ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1981 -
The Colour of Class: The educational strategies of the Black middle classes
How do race and class intersect to shape the identities and experiences of Black middle-class parents and their children? What are Black middle-class parents’ strategies for supporting their children through school? What role do the educational histories of Black middle-class parents play in their d... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Beyond Defeat and Austerity: Disrupting (the Critical Political Economy of) Neoliberal Europe (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)
Much of the critical discussion of the European political economy and the Eurozone crisis has focused upon a sense that solidaristic achievements built up during the post-war period are being continuously unravelled. Whilst there are many reasons to lament the trajectory of change within Europe’s po... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1964 -
The Selfish Gene
by Nicola DavisRichard Dawkins provides excellent examples of his reasoning and interpretation skills in The Selfish Gene. His 1976 book is not a work of original research, but instead a careful explanation of evolution, combined with an argument for a particular interpretation of several aspects of evolution. Sin... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
The Bible as Literature
Emphasizes what can be factually known about the writing of the Bible.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
Public Service Operations Management: A research handbook
How do policy makers and managers square the circle of increasing demand and expectations for the delivery and quality of services against a backdrop of reduced public funding from government and philanthropists? Leaders, executives and managers are increasingly focusing on service operations improv... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Webb, Müller and Naidich's High-Resolution CT of the Lung
Over the past 30 years high-resolution CT (HRCT) has matured to become an integral part of the multidisciplinary evaluation in diffuse lung disease. In this regard, Webb, Muller and Naidich’s High-Resolution CT of the Lung, 6th Edition, is a ‘gold standard’ reference that aims to keep radiologists a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
The Recorder: A Research And Information Guide (Yale Musical Instrument Series)
The fascinating story of a hugely popular instrument, detailing its rich and varied history from the Middle Ages to the present The recorder is perhaps best known today for its educational role. Although it is frequently regarded as a stepping-stone on the path toward higher musical pursuits, this r... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Experimental IR Meets Multilinguality, Multimodality, and Interaction: 10th International Conference of the CLEF Association, CLEF 2019, Lugano, Switzerland, September 9–12, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11696)
by Martin Braschler • Henning Müller • Linda Cappellato • Nicola Ferro • Fabio Crestani • Andreas Rauber • Jacques Savoy • David E. Losada • Gundula Heinatz BürkiThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the CLEF Association, CLEF 2019, held in Lugano, Switzerland, in September 2019.The conference has a clear focus on experimental information retrieval with special attention to the challenges of multimodality, mul... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Surveillance, Counter-Terrorism and Comparative Constitutionalism (Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law)
The decade after 11 September 2001 saw the enactment of counter-terrorism laws around the world. These laws challenged assumptions about public institutions, human rights and constitutional law. Those challenges are particularly apparent in the context of the increased surveillance powers granted to... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Sacco and Vanzetti (Rebel Lives)
Political activists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were framed and executed for murder in a wave of anti-immigrant hysteria in Boston in the 1920s. Their story is a salutary one, illustrating the way in which anarchists and immigrants were painted as terrorists -- a grim reminder of the conseq... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Reforming Senates: Upper Legislative Houses in North Atlantic Small Powers 1800-present (Routledge Studies in Modern History)
This new study of senates in small powers across the North Atlantic shows that the establishment and the reform of these upper legislative houses have followed remarkably parallel trajectories. Senate reforms emerged in the wake of deep political crises within the North Atlantic world and were influ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Your Soul Contract Decoded: Discovering the Spiritual Map Of Your Life With Numerology
Spiritual seekers are feeling an increasingly strong urge from within to connect with and manifest their life purpose. They are seeking out tools and knowledge to awaken to this purpose and are doing whatever it takes to achieve this. This book is the answer to that search. A Soul Contract Reading i... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
A Note on Terms of Trade Shocks and the Wage Gap
by Nicolas Magud • David CobleA report from the International Monetary Fund.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Cognitive Analytic Therapy for People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Carers
by Steve Potter • Michelle Anwyl • Val Crowley • Perry Morrison • Phil Clayton • Hilary Brown • Nicola Murphy • Julie Lloyd • Pamela Mount • Jo Varela • David Wilberforce • Simon Crowther • Zoe Ball • Helen ElfordWith a variety of case examples and contributions from experienced clinicians, this book introduces Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) in practical, user-friendly language, and for the first time guides readers on how to use it to with people with intellectual disabilities. CAT is increasingly recog... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy)
Edited by an international team of leading scholars, The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology is the first major reference work devoted to this growing field. The Handbook’s 46 chapters, all appearing in print here for the first time, and written by philosophers and social theorists from around... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Nicolas Malebranche: Dialogues On Metaphysics And On Religion
Malebranche's Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion is in many ways the best introduction to his thought, and provides the most systematic exposition of his philosophy as a whole. In it, he presents clear and comprehensive statements of his two best-known contributions to metaphysics and epistem... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1997