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布局運氣，是提高勝率的必要手段運用統計分析、機率思考，打造腦內的「贏家模組」能力可以靠努力逐步養成，但運氣只能求神拜佛嗎？本書入選史丹佛、普林斯頓大學等28家名校的「模型思維」（Model Thinking）課程書目，教你在做商業、投資，人生決策時，評量能力與運氣對成敗的影響力，借力使力，搶得致勝先機！把一件事情做成，或獲得任何意義上的成功，到底多少來自「實力」，又有多少來自「運氣」？實力與運氣單純只是反義詞，還是冥冥之中自有相關性？策略投資專家、暢銷書《魔球投資學》作者莫布新完整解讀：個人能力與運氣在不同狀況下，對成敗的影響，教我們如何利用「運氣－能力」光譜，獲得邁向成功的方程式。想通以下幾個問題的答案，就能獲得長勝的模型思維—— 為什麼網球選手的表現普遍穩定，足球隊的成績卻起起伏伏？ 為什麼跳槽後的表現，往往不如從前？ 為什麼猴子射飛鏢選中的標的，比專職投資人的績效還好？ 為什麼高智商不等於高成功率？ 為什麼小公司比較容易帶來破壞式創新產品？ 為什麼能力越強的人，越重視運氣？本書運用統計分析、機率思考，為讀者解析這些問題背後的底層邏輯。【有沒有一種思維方式，可以確保所投注精力，獲得可預期回報？】 我們在生命中的各種經驗，結合了能力與運氣所產生的結果。比數相差一分，籃球員在哨聲響起前一刻出手，球碰到籃框沒進，導致球隊輸掉總冠軍。藥廠開發高血壓用藥，結果最後變成解決勃起障礙的熱銷藥品。投資者買了一家公司股票，沒過多久就因為公司被溢價收購而賺了一大票。不同程度的能力、好運和壞運，是形塑我們人生的事實要素。但我們卻不太知道該如何區分兩者，更不清楚它們各自占多大比重。 策略投資專家、暢銷書《魔球投資學》作者莫布新，在本書提出一條能力與運氣之間的連續光譜，供我們分析眼前的所有選項中，個人能力與運氣的相互影響（諸如歌手與球員的選秀、選擇投資標的、大學志願選填，甚至是該付高階經理人多少薪水）。他提出具體建議，協助我們增加優勢，在不確定性的世界中，最大程度掌握確定性。【各界好評】霍華‧馬克斯（Howard Marks）｜橡樹資本管理創辦人、《投資最重要的事》作者傑克．柯弗特（Jack Covert）｜財經書網「800CEO 閱讀」創辦人丹尼爾．品克（Daniel Pink）｜《動機，單純的力量》作者菲利普

心理師‧心理學系必讀多重迷走神經理論對創傷治療師和創傷後生存者來說是一個天賜的禮物，幫助他們理解曾經很神祕也難以掌控的症狀和反應。你是否剛發現多重迷走神經理論，並好奇它如何在臨床工作上給你更多資訊？也許你對此理論相當熟稔但不確定要如何實踐它？又或許你已使用過它，也對新的應用方法感興趣？本書清楚地解釋了多重迷走神經理論，並將這個複雜的理論轉譯成臨床用語與易於個案閱讀的版本。本書使用獨特的自律神經繪製地圖，搭配有效追蹤自律神經反應模式的學習單，此書內容呈現治療個案的動員和癱瘓狀態的經驗，以及給予連結的經驗資源的實際方法。經過特別設計來參與腹側迷走神經調節能力的練習，治療師將有工具協助個案重塑他們的自律神經系統。在臨床中加入多重迷走神經理論的觀點，讓自律神經系統直接進入治療工作中，協助個案重新調整神經系統的模式、建構調節的能力，並創造安全和連結的自律神經通路。隨著各個章節的進度，讀者能因此建立起理解多重迷走神經理論的信心，依著指引完成繪製、追蹤地圖的學習單與練習重新排列模式，再加上一系列的自律冥想，本書札實指引治療師實踐多重迷走神經理論的治療方法。多重迷走神經理論對心理師與創傷後個案來說，是極為重要的一本書。★讚譽好評「多重迷走神經理論對創傷治療師和創傷後生存者來說是一個天賜的禮物，幫助他們理解曾經很神祕也難以掌控的症狀和反應。直到現在，治療師卻缺乏將多重迷走神經理論的帶入實踐中的方法。有了這本寫得細緻入微的書，黛比‧黛娜不只清楚地解釋了理論，也提供治療師實踐治療的步驟來幫助創傷後生存者維持調節。」─理查德‧C.‧施瓦茨博士(Richard C.Schwartz,PH.D)，心理治療上的內部家庭系統模型的發展者(Developer of the Internal Family Systems Model of psychotherapy)「黛比‧黛娜在語言上的天賦邀請我們在認知和經驗上進入多重迷走神經理論。當我們深入了解它對臨床心理師的重要性時，她指引我們進入可以幫助我們辨識與影響自己和個案的自律神經系統的高峰和低谷的發展過程中。豐富的體驗式實踐，這本書提供了每個心理治療相關從業所需的具體指引。」─邦妮‧貝德諾克博士(Bonnie Badenoch,PH.D)，執業婚姻與家庭治療師(LMFT)，受創的心(暫譯，The heart of Trauma)作者。「黛比‧黛娜完成

本書主要是運用網路通訊TCP/IP 與網路串口透傳模組（INNO-S2ETH-1）通訊，進而使用RS485與Modbus RTU的通訊協定來連線Modbus RTU繼電器模組後，控制電器產品、整合的一本書，是筆者針對智慧家庭為主軸，進行開發各種智慧家庭產品之小小書系列，主要是給讀者熟悉使用Arduino來開發物聯網之各樣產品之原型(ProtoTyping)，進而介紹這些產品衍伸出來的技術、程式攥寫技巧，以漸進式的方法介紹、使用方式、電路連接範例等等。Arduino開發板最強大的不只是它的簡單易學的開發工具，最強大的是它網路功能與簡單易學的模組函式庫，幾乎Maker想到應用於物聯網開發的東西，可以透過眾多的周邊模組，都可以輕易的將想要完成的東西用堆積木的方式快速建立，而且價格比原廠Arduino Yun或Arduino + Wifi Shield更具優勢，最強大的是這些周邊模組對應的函式庫，瑞昱科技有專職的研發人員不斷的支持，讓Maker不需要具有深厚的電子、電機與電路能力，就可以輕易駕御這些模組。所以本書要介紹台灣、中國、歐美等市面上最常見的智慧家庭產品，使用逆向工程的技巧，推敲出這些產品開發的可行性技巧，並以實作方式重作這些產品，讓讀者可以輕鬆學會這些產品開發的可行性技巧，進而提升各位Maker的實力，希望筆者可以推出更多的入門書籍給更多想要進入『Arduino 』、『物聯網』、『工業4.0』這個未來大趨勢，所有才有這個物聯網系列的產生。

本書針對智慧家庭為主軸，進行開發各種智慧家庭產品之小小書系列，主要是給讀者熟悉使用Arduino Nano來開發物聯網之各樣產品之原型(ProtoTyping)，進而介紹這些產品衍伸出來的技術、程式撰寫技巧，以漸進式的方法介紹、使用方式、電路連接範例等等。Ameba RTL8195AM開發板最強大的不只是它簡單易學的開發工具，最強大的是它網路功能與簡單易學的模組函式庫，幾乎Maker想到應用於物聯網開發的東西，只要透過眾多的周邊模組，都可以輕易的將想要完成的東西用堆積木的方式快速建立，而且Ameba RTL8195AM開發板市售價格比原廠Arduino Yun或Arduino + Wifi Shield更具優勢，最強大的是這些周邊模組對應的函式庫，瑞昱科技有專職的研發人員不斷的支持，讓Maker不需要具有深厚的電子、電機與電路能力，就可以輕易駕御這些模組。

本書主要是運用RS 485與Modbus RTU的通訊協定，透過簡單易學的單晶片開發板與開發語言，透過一些簡單的例子，進而揭露工業控制一些簡單的思維、開發技巧與實作技術，並結合網際網路與物聯網技術，進入工業控制領域，將產業控制的專業技術，帶到物聯網與智慧生活之中。工業控制領域所需要的專業知識是多方面且跨領域，不但軟體需要精通，硬體也是需要有相當的專業能力，還需要熟悉許多工業上的標準與規範，這樣的複雜，讓工業控制領域的人才非常專業分工，而且許多人數十年的專業都專精於固定的專門領域，這樣的現象，讓整個工業控制在數十年間發展的非常快速，而且深入的技術都建立在許多先進努力基礎上，這更是工業控制的強大魅力所在。筆著希望透過簡單易學的Arduino單晶片/Ameba 8195 AM等相關開發版與C語言，將工業控制的專業技術帶入大眾智慧生活中，並整合物聯網技術、人工智慧、大數據、雲端技術等，進入智慧物聯網的領域，並希望有機會與工業4.0的產業技術互相連接，或許讓不專業的筆者做專業的事，有機會創造出另一種未來的技術火花。

本書主要介紹以廢棄不用的噴墨列表機，拆解之後，對其進紙與噴墨頭雙軸機構，透過Arduino進行控制馬達的實作。Arduino是近來相當受到重視的單晶片控制裝置，除了可用來控制電子設備外，許多玩家也利用Arduino成功玩出一些具創意的互動設計與數位藝術。由於Arduino的使用簡單，許多專業系所及學校社團都推出課程與工作坊來學習與推廣。

過去50年經營管理的反思——如何轉危為安？ 品管大師戴明的傳世經典經營管理的百科全書變革必須從領導者做起，由上往下帶動，才有可能成功。 本書是品管大師戴明（W. Edwards Deming）留給世人的寶藏——關於品質、系統觀、經營管理的知識體系，還有，只用數字來管理員工將會帶來的禍害。 戴明的專長是統計品質管制（SQC，statistical quality control），身為統計學者，他重視「追本溯源」找出真正的問題，而不是「順流而下」只解決表象問題。他透過紅珠實驗（red bead experiment）和漏斗實驗（funnel experiment）提醒管理者，必須注意外力的介入與過度干預所造成的變異（variation）。管理者必須區分變異的發生是出於「共同原因」（common cause）或「特殊原因」（special cause），才能有助於減少變異。戴明認為「變異愈小，品質愈好」，一套能讓員工覺得受到肯定的制度，遠勝於以產量或數字衡量員工的表現，品質會從這個時間點開始，愈來愈好。 戴明提醒管理者必須熟知系統與變異理論，才能了解「只要超乎系統能力的一切作為，都只是徒勞無功」，以免過度迷信表面的數字，或是將未達數字目標的罪過歸咎於員工，卻忽略了潛在的危機。他再三強調，管理者有責任了解問題是出自「系統」還是「個人」；根據研究，一切作業上的問題，85%出自系統內部，而且應該由最高管理者承擔責任，只有15%的問題可歸咎於員工。 雖然戴明從統計的專業，認為凡事都應以數字為證據，不可過度依賴經驗或直覺，不過，他也提醒管理者，最重要的事情往往是無法測量的，設定配額、一日工作量與論件計酬等等的數字標準，可能會帶來禍害。根據他的研究，凡事只講求追求數字的配額制度，有八成的結果會導致效率降低、成本增加，甚至有些人不計手段以達成業績，不但傷害品質也造成公司聲譽受損。最重要的數字往往是那些看不見、無法取得的數字，像是來自滿意顧客的綜效、或是不滿意顧客造成的負面影響，就無法以數字估算。也因此，戴明很反對所謂的目標管理（MBO），反對設定目標然後根據達成率給予獎勵。他認為，按件計酬是人類最退化的手段，看似鼓勵人們增產，卻忽略了品質低落的殺傷力。 戴明說：「必須有勇氣，才能承認自己一直都做錯了某些事，承認自己有待學習，還有更好的方法。」當

Most systems involved in a chemical process plant are interactive multivariable systems, to control which, the transfer function matrix model is required. This lucid book considers the identification and control of such systems. It discusses open loop and closed loop identification methods, as well as the design of multivariable controllers based on steady state gain matrix. Simple methods for designing controllers based on transfer function matrix model have been reviewed. The design of controllers for non-square systems, and closed loop identification of multivariable unstable systems by the optimization method are also covered. Several simulation examples and exercise problems at the end of each chapter further help the reader consolidate the knowledge gained. This book will be useful to any engineering student, researcher or practitioner who works with interactive, multivariable control systems.

This is the first book-length volume to investigate both implicit and explicit language attitudes. It details the findings of a large-scale study, incorporating innovative methodology, investigating t

With Iterative Learning Control Algorithms and Experimental Benchmarking the authors discuss the main methods of iterative learning control (ILC) and its interactions, as well as comparator performanc

The Nordic Model was originally understood as a compromise between Western and Soviet systems. The Soviet Union has been gone for a generation, but the Nordic Model survives. Much of this has to do with the Model's change from an economic to a largely cultural model. In particular the Model has come to emphasize human (especially women's) rights; environmental consciousness; and cultural innovation. While these each contain an element of fantasy, they retain sufficient substance to provide encouragement to 'progressive' circles in the United States, United Kingdom, and other countries. Important in its own right, the Nordic Model provides a fascinating case study of the transmission of goods and ideas between different regions, and the ability of a small and out of the way region to maintain its own identity in a globalized world.

How biomedical research using various animal species and in vitro cellular systems has resulted in both major successes and translational failure.In Model Systems in Biology, comparative neurobiologist Georg Striedter examines how biomedical researchers have used animal species and in vitro cellular systems to understand and develop treatments for human diseases ranging from cancer and polio to Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. Although there have been some major successes, much of this “translational” research on model systems has failed to generalize to humans. Striedter explores the history of such research, focusing on the models used and considering the question of model selection from a variety of perspectives―the philosophical, the historical, and that of practicing biologists. Striedter reviews some philosophical concepts and ethical issues, including concerns over animal suffering and the compromises that result. He traces the history of the most widely used animal and in

Cognitive linguists and psychologists have often argued that language is best understood as an association network; however while the network view of language has had a significant impact on the study of morphology and lexical semantics, it is only recently that researchers have taken an explicit network approach to the study of syntax. This innovative study presents a dynamic network model of grammar in which all aspects of linguistic structure, including core concepts of syntax (e.g. phrase structure, word classes, grammatical relations), are analyzed in terms of associative connections between different types of linguistic elements. These associations are shaped by domain-general learning processes that are operative in language use and sensitive to frequency of occurrence. Drawing on research from usage-based linguistics and cognitive psychology, the book provides an overview of frequency effects in grammar and analyzes these effects within the framework of a dynamic network model.

From the bestselling author of The Speed of Trust and Smart Trust, a revolutionary new way to lead.Stephen M. R. Covey has made it his life's work to understand trust in leadership and organizations. In his newest and most transformative book, Trust and Inspire, he makes the compelling argument that even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not. Most organizations, teams, schools, and families today still operate from a model of ';command and control,' focusing on hierarchies and compliance from people. But because of the changing nature of the world, the workforce, work itself, and the choices we have for where and how to work and live, these old rules of leadership no longer apply. Covey's solution is simple, yet bold: a shift from this ';command and control' model to a leadership style of ';trust and inspire.' Covey challenges our beliefs about people and leadership that have been deeply engrained in management approaches for decades. Trust and Inspire

A high school student can create deep Q-learning code to control her robot, without any understanding of the meaning of 'deep' or 'Q', or why the code sometimes fails. This book is designed to explain the science behind reinforcement learning and optimal control in a way that is accessible to students with a background in calculus and matrix algebra. A unique focus is algorithm design to obtain the fastest possible speed of convergence for learning algorithms, along with insight into why reinforcement learning sometimes fails. Advanced stochastic process theory is avoided at the start by substituting random exploration with more intuitive deterministic probing for learning. Once these ideas are understood, it is not difficult to master techniques rooted in stochastic control. These topics are covered in the second part of the book, starting with Markov chain theory and ending with a fresh look at actor-critic methods for reinforcement learning.

Corruption is rampant in many authoritarian regimes, leading most observers to assume that autocrats have little incentive or ability to curb government wrongdoing. Corruption Control in Authoritarian Regimes shows that meaningful anti-corruption efforts by nondemocracies are more common and more often successful than is typically understood. Drawing on wide-ranging analysis of authoritarian anti-corruption efforts globally and in-depth case studies of key countries such as China, South Korea and Taiwan over time, Dr. Carothers constructs an original theory of authoritarian corruption control. He disputes views that hold democratic or quasi-democratic institutions as necessary for political governance successes and argues that corruption control in authoritarian regimes often depends on a powerful autocratic reformer having a free hand to enact and enforce measures curbing government wrongdoing. This book advances our understanding of authoritarian governance and durability while also

The US Constitution recognizes the president as the sole legal head of the executive branch. Despite this constitutional authority, the president's actual control over administration varies significantly in practice from one president to the next. Presidential Control over Administration provides a new approach for studying the presidency and policymaking that centers on this critical and often overlooked historical variable. To explain the different configurations of presidential control over administration that recur throughout history--collapse, innovation, stabilization, and constraint--O'Brien develops a new theory that incorporates historical variation in a combination of key restrictions such as time, knowledge, and the structure of government as well as key incentives such as providing acceptable performance and implementing preferred policies. O'Brien then tests the argument by tracing the policymaking process in the domain of public finance across nearly a century of history,

What happens to risk as the economic horizon goes to zero and risk is seen as an exposure to a change in state that may occur instantaneously at any time? All activities that have been undertaken statically at a fixed finite horizon can now be reconsidered dynamically at a zero time horizon, with arrival rates at the core of the modeling. This book, aimed at practitioners and researchers in financial risk, delivers the theoretical framework and various applications of the newly established dynamic conic finance theory. The result is a nonlinear non-Gaussian valuation framework for risk management in finance. Risk-free assets disappear and low risk portfolios must pay for their risk reduction with negative expected returns. Hedges may be constructed to enhance value by exploiting risk interactions. Dynamic trading mechanisms are synthesized by machine learning algorithms. Optimal exposures are designed for option positioning simultaneously across all strikes and maturities.

Every day we interact with machine learning systems offering individualized predictions for our entertainment, social connections, purchases, or health. These involve several modalities of data, from sequences of clicks to text, images, and social interactions. This book introduces common principles and methods that underpin the design of personalized predictive models for a variety of settings and modalities. The book begins by revising 'traditional' machine learning models, focusing on adapting them to settings involving user data, then presents techniques based on advanced principles such as matrix factorization, deep learning, and generative modeling, and concludes with a detailed study of the consequences and risks of deploying personalized predictive systems. A series of case studies in domains ranging from e-commerce to health plus hands-on projects and code examples will give readers understanding and experience with large-scale real-world datasets and the ability to design mod

The control of open quantum systems and their associated quantum thermodynamic properties is a topic of growing importance in modern quantum physics and quantum chemistry research. This unique and self-contained book presents a unifying perspective of such open quantum systems, first describing the fundamental theory behind these formidably complex systems, before introducing the models and techniques that are employed to control their quantum thermodynamics processes. A detailed discussion of real quantum devices is also covered, including quantum heat engines and quantum refrigerators. The theory of open quantum systems is developed pedagogically, from first principles, and the book is accessible to graduate students and researchers working in atomic physics, quantum information, condensed matter physics, and quantum chemistry.

This volume of the Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, Second Edition, focuses on current challenges in the field from materials and mechanics to applications of statistical and nonlinear physics in the life sciences. Challenges today are mostly in the realm of non-equilibrium systems, although certain equilibrium systems also present serious hurdles. Where possible, pairwise articles focus on a single topic, one from a theoretical perspective and the other from an experimental one, providing valuable insights. In other cases, theorists and experimentalists have collaborated on a single article. Coverage includes both quantum and classical systems, and emphasizes 1) mature fields that are not covered in the current specialist literature, (2) topics that fall through the cracks in disciplinary journals/books, or (3) developing areas where the knowledge base is large and robust and upon which future developments will depend. The result is an invaluable resource for condensed

Artificial Intelligence-Aided Materials Design: AI-Algorithms and Case Studies on Alloys and Metallurgical Processes describes the application of artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) concepts to develop predictive models that can be used to design alloy materials, including magnetic alloys, nickel-base superalloys, titanium-base alloys, and aluminum-base alloys. Readers new to AI/ML algorithms can use this book as a starting point and use the included MATLAB and Python implementation of AI/ML algorithms through included case studies. Experienced AI/ML researchers who want to try new algorithms can use this book and study the case studies for reference. Offers advantages and limitations of several AI concepts and their proper implementation in various data types generated through experiments and computer simulations and from industries in different file formats Helps readers develop predictive models through AI/ML algorithms by writing their own computer code or usin

Roxy the Rhino doesn't mean to interrupt or cut in line or take things without asking. Sometimes her excitement just takes over. Roxy has a problem with impulse control. Thankfully Roxy meets a new fr

Island X delves into the compelling political lives of Taiwanese migrants who came to the United States as students from the 1960s through the 1980s. Often depicted as compliant model minorities, many were in fact deeply political, shaped by Taiwan's colonial history and influenced by the global social movements of their times. As activists, they fought to make Taiwanese people visible as subjects of injustice and deserving of self-determination. Under the distorting shadows of Cold War geopolitics, the Kuomintang regime and collaborators across US campuses attempted to control Taiwanese in the diaspora through extralegal surveillance and violence, including harassment, blacklisting, imprisonment, and even murder. Drawing on interviews with student activists and extensive archival research, Wendy Cheng documents how Taiwanese Americans developed tight-knit social networks as infrastructures for identity formation, consciousness development, and anticolonial activism. They fought for Ta

This volume is the first book-length monograph on the most widespread and deadly infectious disease in China, both historically and today: tuberculosis (TB). Weaving together interviews with data from periodicals and local archives in Shanghai, Rachel Core examines the rise and fall of TB control in China from the 1950s to the 1990s. The answer to this, Core argues, lies in the socialist work-unit system. Under the work-unit system, the vast majority of people had guaranteed employment, a host of benefits tied to their workplace, and there was little mobility—factors that made the delivery of medical and public health services possible in both urban and rural areas. The dismantling of work units amid wider market reforms in the 1980s and 1990s led to the rise of temporary and casual employment and a huge migrant worker population, with little access to health care, creating new challenges in TB control. This study of Shanghai has major implications for institutional research on diseas

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