Multivariate Statistical Process Control

Is it science…or strange and ghostly? 新城鎮讓阿西姆感到毛骨悚然！夜晚有奇怪的聲音，幽怨的光芒，現在還有一棵邪惡的樹，生長速度遠遠超出了正常範圍。他確信有一些超自然的事情正在發生。他的朋友羅克夏爾相信一切都可以用科學解釋。但是，當樹木控制了他們的老師時，她也開始感到擔憂！這一切看起來與民間傳說裡，在作祟的邪靈愈來愈像。阿西姆和他的朋友能否拯救他們的老師，以及整個城鎮，免受幽靈樹的侵害？ Asim’s new town is freaking him out! There are weird noises at night, eerie lights, and now an evil tree that is growing way faster than it should. he’s sure there’s something supernatural going on.His friend Rokshar believes that everything can be explained by science. But even she’s worried when the tree takes control of their teacher! It’s starting to look like an evil spirit straight out of Guyanese folklore is to blame. Can Asim and his friends save their teacher–and the town–from the ghost tree? Find out…if you dare! It’s a new spooky series based on ghost stories from Guyana.

樹屋繼續加蓋中！包含最新集數《瘋狂樹屋143層》的11冊盒裝套書隆重推出！藍思分級500L，搭配幽默的漫畫式插圖。快加入安迪與泰瑞這對樹屋搭檔，準備迎接下一場爆笑瘋狂的冒險任務！腦洞大開的爆笑樹屋冒險系列從13層一路蓋到143層，Andy 和 Terry 的樹屋不只越來越高，還越來越瘋狂！透明鯊魚泳池、自動棉花糖機、地下實驗室……每一層都是想像力的奇觀。這套書用滿滿的漫畫風插圖、誇張劇情與幽默節奏，深受小讀者喜愛。文字與圖像巧妙搭配，是銜接橋梁書與長篇小說的理想選擇，也讓孩子在笑聲中愛上閱讀。*本套書無QRcode，請從商品頁面的內頁試閱下載QRcode*THE TREEHOUSE BOOKSAndy and Terry live in a tree. And when we say “tree,” we mean “treehouse” and when we say “treehouse,” we don’t mean just any old treehouse, we mean the most amazing treehouse in the world! It’s filled with things like shark-invested see-through swimming pools, secret underground labs, and marshmallow machines that follow you around and automatically shoot marshmallows into your mouth whenever you’re hungry.The treehouse is also where they make books together. Andy writes the words and Terry draws the pictures...or they would if it weren’t for all the invading pirates, giant gorillas, out of control inventions and evil vegetable attacks that keep distracting them!Contains 1 copy each of –Th

本書描述一位熱愛畫畫的男孩，因為家門外一座山的身影深深吸引了他，決定親自走近看看。當他嘗試描繪這座山時，無論怎麼畫都覺得不太對勁，於是帶著狗踏上小徑，一路記錄眼前的風景。旅途中，他一邊素描，一邊與各種動物相遇，於是這趟尋找答案的旅程，也悄悄變成一段充滿陪伴的散步。等他終於來到山腳前，卻發現真正重要的，並不只是畫出「像不像」，而是理解自己看世界的角度；而一路陪伴他的小夥伴，也讓他發現風景因分享而更完整。本書溫柔呈現創作的心路歷程，也提醒讀者停下腳步，重新觀看熟悉的世界。A boy sets off to draw a mountain in this thoughtful exploration of art and the creative process. For fans of Hike by Pete Oswald. A little boy, who is a keen artist, becomes obsessed with a mountain he can see from his house. One day, he tries to draw the mountain, but his drawing doesn't look anything like it, so he decides that he has to take a closer look. He sets off with his dog, drawing what he sees along the way, and making a growing collection of animal companions during his hike. But when he finally reaches the mountain, the boy makes a discovery about the importance of perspective and friendship which changes how he views the world around him. Both a powerful exploration of art and a sweet ode to hiking, this picture book from acclaimed author

See the transformative life cycle of a sunflower play out from page to page in this bold read-aloud by Sibert honoree Antoinette Portis. "A seed falls, And settles into the ground, And the Sun shines, And the rain comes down, And the seed grows..."To understand how a seed becomes a sunflower, you have to peek beneath the soil and wait patiently as winding roots grow, a stalk inches out of the earth, and new seeds emerge among blooming petals. With evocative and lively illustrations, A Seed Grows offers a close-up view of each step of this process and the ways in which flowers and seeds depend on other creatures, with a striking fold-out spread of a full-grown sunflower and additional material at the back of the book explaining the science of plant life cycles. Antoinette Portis is the author of A New Green Day, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and NCTE Notable Book in Poetry, as well as the Sibert Honor winning Hey, Water!

本書在自然與身體感受性的脈絡下，思考禮儀中的象徵在修身及教化中所扮演的關鍵地位。本書溯源到文化源頭的先秦、兩漢時期，說明自然節氣如何影響身體經驗，在對天道的體察中，從而形構物的象徵與身體隱喻。本書透過秦漢禮儀中象徵的細部分析，說明象徵符號與自我的形構、身心轉化，人我關係定義以及倫理的秩序有密不可分的關係。「象徵」既反映著自然風土與物之質性，同時也反映著不同的地方文化所形成的文化心理及身體經驗。修身與教化的理想在體察自然節氣和風土、透過象徵以調節人情中亦得到實踐。This book investigates the key role of symbolism in self-cultivation and moral education in the context of nature and bodily senses. Through detailed analysis of symbols in the etiquette of Qin and Han China, this book illustrates the inseparable relationship between symbolism and self-construction, transformation of body and mind, the definition of human-self relationship, and the order of ethics. “Symbol” not only reflects the landscapes and things, but also reflects the cultural psychology and physical experience formed by different local knowledge. The practice of self-cultivation and morality is also in the process of interpreting nature and regulating human sentiments through symbols.

預防下一場疫病大流行發生成為各國重要議題。Bill Gates以世界級專家的知識與蓋茲基金會對抗重大疾病的經驗為基礎，深入淺出解析傳染病，並提出國與國之間，政府與民間單位聯手合作，不只能阻擋下一場疫病，更有機會消滅所有呼吸道相關疾病。A new book by Bill Gates that lays out a clear plan to prevent future pandemics The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over. But even as governments around the world try to get it under control, they're also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent another pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy? Can we even hope to accomplish this? Bill Gates believes the answer is yes, and he has written a largely upbeat book that lays out clearly and convincingly what the world should learn from COVID-19, explains the science of fighting pandemics, and suggests what all of us can do to help prevent another one. Given the worldwide success of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (which debuted at #1 on the New York Times best seller list), Gates is more respected than ever for his approach to solving the world's biggest challenges.

跟著本書的太空人主角，度過她首次太空漫步的一天，並迎接新成員加入國際太空站。從嚴格的訓練過程，到零重力下的生活日常——如何進食、喝水、使用太空廁所，以及穿上太空衣進行艱鉅的任務——讀者將全面了解太空生活的真實面貌。本書以生動的漫畫分鏡結合專業顧問 Libby Jackson 的科學知識，既具娛樂性又富教育價值，非常適合校園專題與對太空探索感興趣的讀者。The Week Junior Book Awards 2023Join an astronaut for a day as she goes on her first ever spacewalk, and new crew members arrive.Find out how she trained for her mission and what it's like living and working in space. How do you eat and drink at zero gravity? How do space toilets work? What are space suits designed for?- Told in lively comic book style- Written with expert consultation from Libby Jackson, Human Spaceflight and Microgravity Programme Manager for the UK Space Agency- Perfect for school projects- Discover more books in the 24 hours in... seriesChapters in this book include:- A new day- Getting used to Zero-G- Meet the crew...- ...and Mission Control- Space food- How do astronauts reach the ISS?- New crew members arrive- A tour of the space station- Astronaut training diary- Using the toilet in spac

★★★★★【機器學習】、【底層數學】★★★★★數學是科學之母，想在AI領域發光發熱，先要打下穩固的數學基礎！本書特色◎完美圖解，通俗易懂本書對數學知識採取圖解演示。透過圖解，許多問題都變得簡單，一點就通。◎生活化的實例，簡單又有趣例如隨機過程的典型代表，馬可夫過程（Markov Process）的章節中，作者就用了天氣與降雨這種生活化的例子講解，拉近讀者與知識的距離。◎深入淺出，透析本質機器學習的數學知識難度不低，許多概念的定義讓讀者難以理解。本書透過點出關鍵的地方，讓讀者一看就豁然開朗，推導再也不是問題。◎機器學習、數學，相輔相成本書從機器學習的角度講數學，又從數學的角度講機器學習，言簡意賅、知識滿點、循序漸進，是你學習機器學習的最好夥伴。本書技術重點✪一元多元函數微積分✪線性代數、向量、矩陣分解✪偏導數、漢森矩陣、雅可比矩陣、無窮級數✪最佳化方法、泛函數極值與變分法✪機率統計理論、柴比雪夫不等式✪資訊理論、交叉熵、條件熵✪隨機過程、馬可夫過程、高斯過程✪圖論、拓撲排序演算法、拉普拉斯矩陣

本書主要是運用手機應用程式與藍芽通訊，轉接到RS485與Modbus RTU的通訊協定，整合的專書，是筆者針對工業上的應用為主軸，進行開發產業上控制電力設備的應用，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。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。

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

近來，決策對個人也好，對企業也好，漸漸成為相當重要的課題。因為做錯了決策以致奪走企業壽命的例子屢見不鮮，此種傾向在不透明感愈形濃厚的現代社會中更為強烈。並且，隨著社會的系統化進展，決策的影響比以往更深且廣。決策必須是從複雜交織的要素中慎重的制訂出來。太單純的斷章取義恐有疏忽重要要素之風險，相反的利用太複雜的手法又很難臨機應變。究竟有無簡便的方法可以均衡的引進多樣要素呢？因應此要求所出現的方法即為AHP（Analytic Hierarchy Process：層級分析法）。此層級分析法為1971年匹茲堡大學教授沙第(Thomas L. Saaty）所發展出來，經過三十多年之發展，已成為現今決策領域中常見之決策工具。AHP是利用階層構造來掌握與決策有關聯的要素。利用階層圖、一對比較、重要度決定、計算綜合的重要度等之步驟加以展開、分析。讀本書時，請從理解第I篇的「基礎」開始。如果讀過一遍，請分析簡單的問題。然後再讀第II篇及後面的部分。透過其中所展開的種種事例，想必可以立即理解以遊戲感（Game feeling）進行決策的意義。本書的特徵以條列式來說，即為：．「使感性科學化」．「單刀直入的解說不明狀況」．「以遊戲感來下決策」．「對多樣化的價值觀探求應對之道」本書是AHP的入門圖解書，簡潔的解說基本並介紹許多應用事例，若想利用軟體分析，可前往相關網站下載相關軟體，如：Expert choice、Power choice或Superdecisions。

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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。

During the past half-century, exponential families have attained a position at the center of parametric statistical inference. Theoretical advances have been matched, and more than matched, in the world of applications, where logistic regression by itself has become the go-to methodology in medical statistics, computer-based prediction algorithms, and the social sciences. This book is based on a one-semester graduate course for first year Ph.D. and advanced master's students. After presenting the basic structure of univariate and multivariate exponential families, their application to generalized linear models including logistic and Poisson regression is described in detail, emphasizing geometrical ideas, computational practice, and the analogy with ordinary linear regression. Connections are made with a variety of current statistical methodologies: missing data, survival analysis and proportional hazards, false discovery rates, bootstrapping, and empirical Bayes analysis. The book con

During the past half-century, exponential families have attained a position at the center of parametric statistical inference. Theoretical advances have been matched, and more than matched, in the world of applications, where logistic regression by itself has become the go-to methodology in medical statistics, computer-based prediction algorithms, and the social sciences. This book is based on a one-semester graduate course for first year Ph.D. and advanced master's students. After presenting the basic structure of univariate and multivariate exponential families, their application to generalized linear models including logistic and Poisson regression is described in detail, emphasizing geometrical ideas, computational practice, and the analogy with ordinary linear regression. Connections are made with a variety of current statistical methodologies: missing data, survival analysis and proportional hazards, false discovery rates, bootstrapping, and empirical Bayes analysis. The book con

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.

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.

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,

Welcome to Semiconductor Device Fabrication Process! This is a nonfiction science book which contains various topics on semiconductor device fabrication process. The process of fabricating semiconductor devices, which are primarily integrated circuit (IC) chips like modern computer processors, microcontrollers, and memory chips like NAND flash and DRAM found in common electrical and electronic equipment, is known as semiconductor device manufacturing. Electronic circuits are gradually built on a wafer consisting of pure semiconducting material using a multi-step sequence of photolithographic and chemical processing techniques such as surface passivation, thermal oxidation, planar diffusion, and junction isolation. Although different compound semiconductors are utilized for specialized applications, silicon is virtually always employed. From commencement to packaged chips ready for distribution, the process requires at least six to eight weeks excluding the circuit design, and it is car

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

Petroleum engineers search through endless sources to understand oil and gas chemicals, find problems and discover solutions while operations are becoming more unconventional and driving towards more sustainable practice. Oil and Gas Chemistry Management Series brings an all-inclusive suite of tools to cover all the sectors of oil and gas chemicals from drilling to production, processing, storage, and transportation. The fourth reference in the series, Surface Process, Transportation, and Storage delivers the critical chemical oilfield basics while also covering latest research developments and practical solutions. Organized by the type of mitigation and recovery method, the engineer can fully understand how to effectively control chemistry issues, make sound decisions, and mitigate the challenges ahead. Basics include gas treating, CO2 recovery, produced water treatment, while more advanced topics cover hydrotesting water conditioning and black powder management. Supported by a list o

An original comprehensive guide on computational nanomechanics discussing basic concepts and implications in areas such as computational physics, materials, mechanics and engineering as well as several other interdisciplinary avenues. This book makes the underlying theory accessible to readers without specialised training or extensive background in quantum physics, statistical mechanics, or theoretical chemistry. It combines a careful treatment of theoretical concepts with a detailed tutorial on computer software and computing implementation, including multiscale simulation and computational statistical theory. Multidisciplinary perspectives are provided, yielding a true insight on the applications of computational nanomechanics across diverse engineering fields. The book can serve as a practical guide with step-by-step discussion of coding, example problems and case studies. This book will be essential reading for students new to the subject, as well as an excellent reference for gra

This book provides a comprehensive and self-contained overview of recent progress in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, in particular, the discovery of fluctuation relations and other time-reversal symmetry relations. The significance of these advances is that nonequilibrium statistical physics is no longer restricted to the linear regimes close to equilibrium, but extends to fully nonlinear regimes. These important new results have inspired the development of a unifying framework for describing both the microscopic dynamics of collections of particles, and the macroscopic hydrodynamics and thermodynamics of matter itself. The book discusses the significance of this theoretical framework in relation to a broad range of nonequilibrium processes, from the nanoscale to the macroscale, and is essential reading for researchers and graduate students in statistical physics, theoretical chemistry and biological physics.

Motherhood is stressful, but international award-winning speaker and worry management expert Denise Marek is here to tell you that you can stress less by learning to worry wisely! With her proven CALM method, a four-step process that has helped many individuals and organizations around the world connect with their inner peace, overcome their fears, and take the risks that are essential for success, mothers can tackle the stress of parenting. Whether you suffer from chronic worry about finances, family difficulties, your children’s happiness, or even your teen getting home late, the CALM process can teach you how to handle it all.The process is simple:Challenge negative assumptions that create unnecessary worry.Act on your worry to overcome fears and reduce the physical and emotional effects of stress.Let go of worries beyond your control and upsetting feelings like mom-guilt, mom-shaming, and fear.Master your mind and guard against negative thinking by planting new, positive thoughts.W

Psychological science constructs much of the knowledge that we consume in our everyday lives. This book is a systematic analysis of this process, and of the nature of the knowledge it produces. The authors show how mainstream scientific activity treats psychological properties as being fundamentally stable, universal, and isolable. They then challenge this status quo by inviting readers to recognize that dynamics, context-specificity, interconnectedness, and uncertainty, are a natural and exciting part of human psychology – these are not things to be avoided and feared, but instead embraced. This requires a shift toward a process-based approach that recognizes the situated, time-dependent, and fundamentally processual nature of psychological phenomena. With complex dynamic systems as a framework, this book sketches out how we might move toward a process-based praxis that is more suitable and effective for understanding human functioning.

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

This compact course is written for the mathematically literate reader who wants to learn to analyze data in a principled fashion. The language of mathematics enables clear exposition that can go quite deep, quite quickly, and naturally supports an axiomatic and inductive approach to data analysis. Starting with a good grounding in probability, the reader moves to statistical inference via topics of great practical importance – simulation and sampling, as well as experimental design and data collection – that are typically displaced from introductory accounts. The core of the book then covers both standard methods and such advanced topics as multiple testing, meta-analysis, and causal inference.

This compact course is written for the mathematically literate reader who wants to learn to analyze data in a principled fashion. The language of mathematics enables clear exposition that can go quite deep, quite quickly, and naturally supports an axiomatic and inductive approach to data analysis. Starting with a good grounding in probability, the reader moves to statistical inference via topics of great practical importance – simulation and sampling, as well as experimental design and data collection – that are typically displaced from introductory accounts. The core of the book then covers both standard methods and such advanced topics as multiple testing, meta-analysis, and causal inference.

Now in its 14th edition, Statistics for Business and Economics by McClave, Benson, and Sincich places statistics in the context of contemporary business. The text places emphasis on inference, extensively covering data collection and analysis needed to evaluate the results of statistical studies and make good decisions. Students are encouraged to develop statistical thinking and to understand both the assessment of credibility and the value of data inferences.Based on the American Statistical Association's Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education(GAISE) Project, the text emphasizes statistical literacy, fosters active learning in the classroom, discusses intuitive probability, stresses conceptual understanding over mere knowledge of procedures, and employs technology to develop this understanding and to analyze data.

For rulers whose territories are blessed with extractive resources - such as petroleum, metals, and minerals that will power the clean energy transition - converting natural wealth into fiscal wealth is key. Squandering the opportunity to secure these revenues will guarantee short tenures, while capitalizing on windfalls and managing the resulting wealth will fortify the foundations of enduring rule. This book argues that leaders nationalize extractive resources to extend the duration of their power. By taking control of the means of production and establishing state-owned enterprises, leaders capture revenues that might otherwise flow to private firms, and use this increased capital to secure political support. Using a combination of case studies and cross-national statistical analysis with novel techniques, Mahdavi sketches the contours of a crucial political gamble: nationalize and reap immediate gains while risking future prosperity, or maintain private operations, thereby passing

Data assimilation is a hugely important mathematical technique, relevant in fields as diverse as geophysics, data science, and neuroscience. This modern book provides an authoritative treatment of the field as it relates to several scientific disciplines, with a particular emphasis on recent developments from machine learning and its role in the optimisation of data assimilation. Underlying theory from statistical physics, such as path integrals and Monte Carlo methods, are developed in the text as a basis for data assimilation, and the author then explores examples from current multidisciplinary research such as the modelling of shallow water systems, ocean dynamics, and neuronal dynamics in the avian brain. The theory of data assimilation and machine learning is introduced in an accessible and unified manner, and the book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students from science and engineering without specialized experience of statistical physics.

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