A good fundraising plan can make a vital difference in the quality of a nonprofit organization's programs and services. It can be the map by which the organization charts and secures its future. This
Introducing the next generation in optimization modeling.This book presents a dynamic new approach to optimization modeling in the design and management of surface water reservoirs. More accurate in i
By using active controllers, a structure can modify its behavior during dynamic loading. Such structures with self-modification capability are called adaptive or smart structures. In this book, comput
Imagine if every employee does what it takes to help his or her organization reach its goals, a place where everyone is a leader.If chaos and confusion come to mind, think again! Spreading leadership
Most people find it difficult to keep up with today's frantic pace. Whether at work or at home, they feel overwhelmed and stressed out, and the assumptions and skills they've relied upon in the past s
Karam, who worked at Fairchild Space Company in close association with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, anticipates refutations of some of his hardware performance data. For such is the nature of
A Publication of The Management CenterThis is the first and only guide to creating personnel policies specifically tailored to the needs of nonprofit organizations in California. Best Practices is des
The third edition shows how the concept of quality can be validated with basic statistical methods. Topics include statistics and ISO 9000; criteria measurements and the Baldridge award; graphical me
Increased environmental awareness and legislation have begun shifting the emphasis from high-energy cooling strategies, in which full air conditioning was considered essential, to low-energy "greener
China's one-child family policy has been applauded by demographers and condemned by human rights activists. This study argues that most city district Chinese women would prefer more children yet compl
In this perceptive analysis, Dana Cloud traces the replacement of social and political activism by the pursuit of personal, psychological change. She identifies the new movement as the "rhetoric
This book shows how Ford's first large automotive plant—the Crystal Palace—transformed the sleepy village of Highland Park, Michigan, into an industrial boomtown that later became an urban ghetto, and
Macau, with its uniqueness as a mini-economy, has witnessed a steady development to a prosperous economy in the past decades. This book analyzes the pattern, structure and changes of Macau economy, an
Addresses the major issues involved in computer design and architectures. Dealing primarily with theory, tools, and techniques as related to advanced computer systems, it provides tutorials and survey
This comprehensive text has been developed from the considerable clinical and teaching experience of the major topics in treatment of CNS patients. Particular attention is paid to the theoretical base
This book gives an account of an ellipsoidal calculus and ellipsoidal techniques developed by the authors. The text ranges from a specially developed theory of exact set-valued solutions to the descri
What do Gloria Steinem and I.B.M. have in common? Both have sought the advice of Alan Lakein, famous time management expert, in order to minimize the time they waste and to maximize their productive c
The focus of this book is the modeling and analysis of cellular manufacturing systems. Cellular manufacturing, an application of Group Technology, has contributed significantly to revolutionizing the
Since the first edition was printed in 1991, there have only been minor changes in air regulations. The opposing "trenches" used by environmental regulation proponents have deepened as each
This is a large-format colour-illustrated guide to human reproduction, best described by the authors themselves: 'This book offers accessible information about the anatomy of men and women, the physio
Feminist theory has viewed violence against women as being a result of a male-dominated society; however, traditional counselling approaches to helping battered women have neither addressed this view
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The eighteen papers published in this proceedings are contributed by former students and colleagues of Professor C. H. Li of The Hormone Research Laboratory.
0-8247-9514-8 This outstanding reference-based on the symposium held at Howard University in Washington, D. C. -presents in-depth information on ventral brainstem involvement in the neural and chemica
Altheide's new book advances the argument set in motion some years ago with 'Media Logic' and continued in 'Media Worlds in the Postjournalism Era:' that in our age, information technology and the com
Central to this book is the idea that the United States is in the midst of a health care crisis, one that will be exacerbated as the population continues to age. Longino and Murphy trace the philosoph
This pop-up book explores the life and times of the ferocious dinosaur. Lift the flaps and learn all the facts about its body parts, hunting and scavenging techniques, and its relatives. Then push th
Author John E. Weinrich directed a study concerning environmental pollution in Macau and identified ways to minimize it. The study was concerned with various industries and sectors in Macau including
On Friday, February 20, 1980, I had the pleasure to be present at the inaugural lecture of my colleague Jan Reedijk, who had just been named at the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry of Leiden University. A
