Engineering of High-Performance Textiles discusses the fiber-to-fabric engineering of various textile products. Each chapter focuses on practical guidelines and approaches for common issues in textile
This book introduces the concept of Performance Intelligence (PI). Centralized command and control methods that had worked in hierarchical organizations no longer can be effective in today's service e
Organized into four main sections, this book will present state-of-the-art research, methodologies, and applications of high performance computing for big data applications. It will cover fundamental
The long cultural moment that arose in the wake of 9/11 and the conflict in the Middle East has fostered a global wave of surveillance and counterinsurgency. Performance in a Militarized Culture
Award-winning business performance improvement and Lean management expert Karen Martin shows today’s leaders how to eliminate ambiguity, and embrace transparency, truth, and tenacity to optimize perfo
The main aim of this book is to present an intriguing retrospective of Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) as it evolved from Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) over the past 25 years. On one hand, thi
When Ziggy played The Marquee Club in Soho, London, in October 1973, most of those invited to the small venue did not realise that this would be the last performance David Bowie would ever give as Zig
The founding text of today's billion dollar coaching industry, Coaching for Performance remains the world's bestselling coaching book. This major new edition is designed stay ahead of the profession w
Motion Performance tells the inside story of how it all happened. Brilliantly illustrated with period pictures and modern color photos, the book takes readers along as Cobras, Chevrolets, Oldsmobiles,
Improvisation and Inventio in the Performance of Medieval Music: A Practical Approach is an innovative and groundbreaking approach to medieval music as living repertoire. The book provides philosophic
The research project or dissertation is a core component of any degree programme in the rapidly developing discipline of sport performance analysis. This highly practical and accessible book provides
In Beyond Grit, Cindra Kamphoff reveals the ten practices that the world's best use to gain the high performance edge. Kamphoff shares the tools and strategies she's taught executives, entrepreneurs,
From providential apocalypticism to climate change, this ground-breaking ecocritical study traces the performance history of the storm scene in King Lear to explore our shifting, fraught and deeply id
Learning strategies and academic performance have been extensively investigated but relatively few studies were conducted in East Asia. This volume presents a reflection on the current status of metac
Performance Vehicle Dynamics: Engineering and Applications offers an accessible treatment of the complex material needed to achieve level seven learning outcomes in the field. Users will gain a comple
Articulates the role black theatricality played in the radical energy of the sixties Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left illustrates the black political ideas that radicalized the artistic
Articulates the role black theatricality played in the radical energy of the sixties Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left illustrates the black political ideas that radicalized the artistic
Given the influence of public bureaucracies in policymaking and implementation, Steven J. Balla and William T. Gormley assess their performance using four key perspectives—bounded rationality, p
Quickly ramp up your practical knowledge of Apache JMeter for software performance testing and focus on actual business problems. This step-by-step guide covers what you will need to know to write and
All athletes and coaches know that peak performance requires more than just physical exertion. There is a psychological component as well, which can be expressed in attributes such as awareness, focus
Libraries and Key Performance Indicators: A Framework for Practitioners explores ways by which libraries across all sectors can demonstrate their value and impact to stakeholders through quality assur
《中文版3ds Max 2012實用教程（第 2版）》是一本介紹中文版3ds Max 2012基本功能及實際運用的書，書中內容包含3ds Max的建模、燈光、攝影機、材質、環境和效果、渲染、粒子系統、動力學、毛髮系統和動畫技術等。本書主要針對零基礎讀者編寫，是入門級讀者快速、掌握3ds Max 2012的參考書。《中文版3ds Max 2012實用教程（第 2版）》內容以各種重要軟件技術為主線，對每個技術板塊中的重點內容進行了詳細介紹，並安排了實際工作中經常遇到的各種項目作為課堂案例，讓讀者可以快速上手，儘快熟悉軟件功能和製作思路。另外，在第 2章～第 12章安排了課後習題，它們既能達到了強化訓練的目的，又可以讓讀者瞭解實際工作中會做些什麼，該做些什麼。《中文版3ds Max 2012實用教程（第 2版）》附帶下載資源，內容包括書中所有案例的源文件、效果圖、場景文件、貼圖文件與多媒體視頻教學錄像，同時本書還配備了PPT課件等豐富的教學資源供教師使用，讀者可通過在線方式獲取這些資源，具體方法請參看本書前言。另外，我們還為讀者精心準備了中文版3ds Max 2012快捷鍵索引和效果圖製作實用附錄（內容包括常用物體折射率、常用家具尺寸和室內物體常用尺寸），以方便讀者學習。《中文版3ds Max 2012實用教程（第 2版）》非常適合作為院校和培訓機構藝術專業課程的教材，也可以作為3ds Max 2012自學人員的參考用書。另外，請讀者注意，本書所有內容均採用中文版3ds Max 2012、VRay 2.0 SP1進行編寫。
This book highlights the use of an outcome-oriented view of performance to frame and assess the desirability of the effects produced by adopted policies, so to allow governments not only to consider e
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive. Now in its 18th edition, Baldrige Award Winnin
Key FeaturesUse jMeter to create and run tests to improve the performance of your webpages and applicationsLearn to build a test plan for your websites and analyze the resultsUnleash the power of vari
Crown Hall Dean’s Dialogues: 2012-2017 collects incisive, intimate thoughts from leading contemporary architects in dialogue with students from the Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Archite
This book explores repetition in contemporary performance and spectatorship. It offers an impassioned account of the ways in which speech, movement and structures repeat in performances by P
This bold book investigates how performance can transform the way people perceive trauma and memory, time and history. Pryor introduces the concept of "time slips," moments in which past, present, and
This bold book investigates how performance can transform the way people perceive trauma and memory, time and history. Pryor introduces the concept of "time slips," moments in which past, present, and
The Alexander Scriabin Compendium offers a modern perspective on the history, reception, interpretation, and performance of Scriabin’s music. It offers complete overviews of his music, performan
Lean Refining: How to Improve Performance in the Oil Industry addresses the tremendous opportunities this quality improvement system can exploit to achieve huge financial gains, while simultaneously i
The question of modern performance evaluation has been extensively discussed in the literature, leading to a call for models including non-optimizing behaviors of decision makers and non-financial per
Falcone, a human resources consultant, provides 101 sample write-ups for documenting employee performance problems related to probation, policy and procedure violations, performance issues, behavio
This book explores the basic traits of inter-organizational networks, examining the interplay between structure, dynamics, and performance from a governance perspective. The book assumes a novel
Scenography Expanded is a foundational text offering readers a thorough introduction to contemporary performance design, both in and beyond the theatre. It examines the potential of the visual, spatia
This book explores comic performance in Pakistan through the vibrant Indo-Muslim tradition of the Punjabi bhand which now holds a marginal space in contemporary weddings. With irreverent repartee, gen
Accelerate Leadership and Get Results Great leaders of change positively impact business performance by fundamentally working differently than most leaders in three ways. First, they change how they t
