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Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills provides students with the theoretical and practical background that is necessary for an understanding of the basics of skill acquisition and performance.
Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills provides students with the theoretical and practical background that is necessary for an understanding of the basics of skill acquisition and performance.
This highly successful and scholarly book introduces students with diverse backgrounds to the various types of mathematical analysis that are commonly needed in scientific computing. The subject of nu
Providing a thorough, well-written and thoughtful study of the fundamental theoretical ideas of computing and examining how to design accurate and efficient algorithms, this book is ideal for an intro
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This important new book provides operators of industrial gas turbines with a review of the principles of gas turbine operation and how they can be used to predict and improve turbine performance. The
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High Performance Loudspeakers, Sixth Edition is a fully revised and updated version of the highly successful guide to the design and specifications of high quality loudspeakers and loudspeaker systems
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Although often loathed by supervisors and subordinates alike, appraisals are necessary precursors of performance improvement. This helpful collection examines the employee review process from many ang
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Robert Littell is a master storyteller of the highest caliber in the ranks of John le CarrAc, Len Deighton, and Graham Greene. The Once and Future Spy is a tale of espionage and counterespionage that
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You can achieve performance levels once thought unattainableÐbut only when managers and workers establish clear lines of communication, and understand how their jobs contribute to the goals of bot
Every manager is responsible for cost and performance management in one form or another. This book provides an unbiased survey and explanation of the cost and performance management approaches and met
Power Generation Retrofitting – Optimizing Power Plant Performance reviews the experience of previous retrofitting projects and assesses the options currently available from power plant and equipment
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Your Oracle career starts here! Ideal for those new to Oracle technology, this officially authorized guide teaches new DBAs the essentials of keeping an Oracle database running at top performance. You
The first comprehensive guide to Continuous Performance Test techniquesContinuous Performance Tests (CPTs) are used in the ongoing diagnosis and treatment monitoring of children and adults with Attent
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Solving problems in parallel and distributed computing through the use of bio-inspired techniques. Recent years have seen a surge of interest in computational methods patterned after natural phenomena
Collection of articles, including 3 seminal articles on the balanced scorecard by Kaplan & Norton, addresses the challenges of evaluating performance measures & aligning your coporate strategy accordi
Improve team performance with the power of the Enneagram!This program will help you apply the power of the Enneagram in a team environment. Using results from the Inventory and Profile, you can draw a
The performance of companies is the major driving force behind the wealth of nations, yet it is a complex phenomenon to predict and understand. This concise and stimulating book examines how the exter
Teams are the key to improving performance in all kinds of organizations. Yet today's business leaders consistently overlook opportunities to exploit their potential, confusing teams with teamwork, e
In addition to enumerating nearly every high performance polymeric material available, it provides detailed information on their methods of manufacture, properties and uses. Includes coverage of the n
