Access Points

Author: Sean D. Ehrlich
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199737533
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Access Points develops a new theory about how democratic institutions influence policy outcomes. Access Point Theory argues that the more points of access that institutions provide to interest groups, the cheaper lobbying will be, and, thus, the more lobbying will occur. This will lead to more complex policy, as policymakers insert specific provisions to benefit special interests, and, if one side of the debate has a lobbying advantage, to more biased policy, as the advantaged side is able to better take advantage of the cheaper lobbying. This book then uses Access Point Theory to explain why some countries have more protectionist and more complex trade policies than other; why some countries have stronger environmental and banking regulations than others; and why some countries have more complicated tax codes than others. In policy area after policy area, this book finds that more access points lead to more biased and more complex policy. Access Points provides scholars with a powerful tool to explain how political institutions matter and why countries implement the policies they do.

Information Hiding

Author: Fabien A. P. Petitcolas
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540004211
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 438

Book Description
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Information Hiding, IH 2002, held in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, in October 2002. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and revision from 78 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on information hiding and networking, anonymity, fundamentals of watermarking, watermarking algorithms, attacks on watermarking algorithms, steganography algorithms, steganalysis, and hiding information in unusual content.

Sweet

Author: Heather Byer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101217596
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Boundless

Author: Danielle Strickland
Publisher: Monarch Books
ISBN: 0857214527
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
- What if there were ways to live that filled you, rather than depleting you? - What if there were an ocean of joy, freedom and wholeness within reach? - What if you could tap into an inexhaustible resource of power and love? - What would your life look like without fear? These are the questions God put deep inside of us, so we'd go looking for more. Looking for more is what this book is all about ' a massive jump into a boundless ocean of love. Take the plunge!

Introduction to Robust Estimation and Hypothesis Testing

Author: Rand R. Wilcox
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128200995
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 930

Book Description
Introduction to Robust Estimating and Hypothesis Testing, Fifth Edition is a useful 'how-to' on the application of robust methods utilizing easy-to-use software. This trusted resource provides an overview of modern robust methods, including improved techniques for dealing with outliers, skewed distribution curvature, and heteroscedasticity that can provide substantial gains in power. Coverage includes techniques for comparing groups and measuring effect size, current methods for comparing quantiles, and expanded regression methods for both parametric and nonparametric techniques. The practical importance of these varied methods is illustrated using data from real world studies. Over 1700 R functions are included to support comprehension and practice. - Includes the latest developments in robust regression - Provides many new, improved and accessible R functions - Offers comprehensive coverage of ANOVA and ANCOVA methods

Ultrasound-Guided Procedures and Investigations

Author: Armin Ernst
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
ISBN: 0849376262
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 207

Book Description
Recognizing the increasing importance of ultrasonography in the evaluation and management of patients across a range of medical disciplines, this guide provides illustrative instruction on the performance and interpretation of ultrasound examinations in emergency, critical care, hospital, and outpatient settings.

Swimming

Author: Stephen Timblin
Publisher: Cherry Lake
ISBN: 1602794073
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, swimming, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the sport and the people who compete in it, better.

Research Handbook on Big Data Law

Author: Roland Vogl
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1788972821
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 544

Book Description
This state-of-the-art Research Handbook provides an overview of research into, and the scope of current thinking in, the field of big data analytics and the law. It contains a wealth of information to survey the issues surrounding big data analytics in legal settings, as well as legal issues concerning the application of big data techniques in different domains.

A Commentary on Virgil: Aeneid VIII

Author: P.T. Eden
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004327444
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237

Book Description

Electricity Transmission Pricing and Technology

Author: A.F. Kalverboer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401007101
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
The electric utility industry and its stakeholders in the.United States appear to be at a critical juncture in time. Powerful forces of global proportions are propelling the industry instinctively and in a secular fashion towards restructuring. That the industry will change is a fait accomplii. The nature and timing of the change is still a matter of intense debate, however. Because of the evolution of the industry into its present-day form, i.e. regulated local monopolies in their designated franchise service territories, the relative roles and expectations of various institutions would have to change to conform to the new state in the future. In either encouraging, or allowing this change to happen, society is essentially saying that future societal welfare would be better served by the changed structure contemplated. What that assumption translates into in more direct terms is that creation of future wealth would be better accomplished through redistribution of wealth today. Thoughtful individuals recognize the enormous responsibility placed upon the various entities empowered with jurisdiction over the timing and nature of the structural change. They are trying hard to bring analytical rigor to bear on the debate. One very critical element of this debate on restructuring is the issue of the treatment of transmission. The issue has been variously labeled transmission access, or pricing. Volumes have been written and spoken on this topic.