It is an hourglass shaped continent with dual suns at two opposite poles, and with time twisting and twirling around karma. In AlefA, sometimes people wake up finding themselves trapped between their past and future, between reverie and reality… By the time the White Blaze is lit up, disturbing the flows of time, the era of dragons, elvens and wind riders soon fades. The countless thought-to-be-forgotten forces swarm back and once again, drive the Debt-payers into the search for the whole ...

With its concise outline format, abundant illustrations, and features that promote high-yield study and effective retention, Nephrology and Hypertension Board Review + Practice Test is the “go-to” book for those seeking certification and recertification in nephrology with the American Board of Internal Medicine or just mastering the knowledge required in the daily practice of nephrology and hypertension. Edited by Drs. Phuong-Chi T. Pham and Phuong-Thu T. Pham, the fully revised 3rd Editio...

This book provides the reader with user-friendly applications of normal distribution. In several variables it is called the multinormal distribution which is often handled using matrices for convenience. The author seeks to make the arguments less abstract and hence, starts with the univariate case and moves progressively toward the vector and matrix cases. The approach used in the book is a gradual one, going from one scalar variable to a vector variable and to a matrix variable. The auth...

Business-Driven IT-Wide Agile (Scrum) and Kanban (Lean) Implementation: An Action Guide for Business and IT Leaders explains how to increase IT delivery capabilities through the use of Agile and Kanban. Factoring in constant change, communication, a sense of urgency, clear and measurable goals, political realities, and infrastructure needs, it cove

This open access book provides insights from Indigenous higher degree research (HDR) students on supervision practices in an Australian context. It examines findings from qualitative studies conducted with Indigenous HDR students from different academic disciplines, enrolled higher education institutions across Australia, and supervisors of Indigenous HDR students. Six types of data and their thematic analyses are presented, to understand the needs and experiences of both Indigenous HDR st...

This new edition updates Durbin & Koopman's important text on the state space approach to time series analysis. The distinguishing feature of state space time series models is that observations are regarded as made up of distinct components such as trend, seasonal, regression elements and disturbance terms, each of which is modelled separately. The techniques that emerge from this approach are very flexible and are capable of handling a much wider range of problems than the main analytical...

"The documented benchmarks for success and the many examples help explicate the complexities for the reader. The book is organized and written so that it will be useful as an introduction to the field and also as a reference when special challenges arise for the practicing manager." -- DR. JOHN J. COYLE, Professor Emeritus of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University

This book is the first of its kind – a global overview of extant research on ethics in small and medium sized enterprises. While vast amounts of corporate money, government policy and media time are directed at the social and ethical activities of large corporations, small businesses don’t generally attract the spotlight. This is wildly inappropriate, however, since upward of 90% of private businesses are small or medium sized. This book goes some way to helping us understand the social an...

FROM WARRIOR AND LOVER TO ENEMY AND BETRAYER, THE TERRIBLE SECRETS OF KALONA'S PAST ARE REVEALED He was laughing with her as he spread his wings and lifted her from the ground, twirling her.Nyx gasped and clutched his neck. Kalona tightened his arms around her."Trust me, Goddess. I would never let you fall."From the Sun and from the Moon, two winged brothers are born: golden Erebus, playmate and friend, and mysterious Kalona, Warrior ...

Published in 1986, Statistics is a valubale contribution to the field of Research Methods/Stats.

Highly Effective Branding Strategies for GrowthAre you looking for the competitive edge to take your personal brand to new heights and be in control of your career? The secrets to drive massive amounts of traffic to your content without paying for it and dominate your competitors? Become the next influencer where your essence can't be forgotten by the enormous value you provide to the consumers?Inside, you will learn:The YouTube algorithm to opti...

Co-production and co-creation occur when citizens participate actively in delivering and designing the services they receive. It has come increasingly onto the agenda of policymakers, as interest in citizen participation has more generally soared. Expectations are high and it is regarded as a possible solution to the public sector’s decreased legitimacy and dwindling resources, by accessing more of society’s capacities. In addition, it is seen as part of a more general drive to reinvigorat...