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E-bok
Engelska, 2011233 kr
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If someone you love has been diagnosed with Alzheimer''s, you may not know where to turn. The early stages can be the most difficult time for relatives and friends because they often don''t know much about the disease, or how they can be of help. This compassionate and practical book fills the information gap. It is divided into sections on how Alzheimer''s begins, how to help a loved one with the disease, and how families and caregivers can help themselves.This new edition contains updated information on risk factors, treatments and potential means of prevention. A new chapter, "Voices of Experience" contains reflections by family members about what works and what doesn''t in handling someone with Alzheimer''s.This edition also includes information about two drugs approved since 1999 and the recent decision by the government to cover the cost of counseling and other health related services through Medicare. Resources are updated.Straightforward and pragmatic, yet encouraging, this book is invaluable for anyone with a loved one in the early stages of Alzheimer''s disease.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
261 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 2013233 kr
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The third edition of Alzheimer’s Early Stages offers new research findings, treatment approaches, and information on the three key areas of Alzheimer’s disease: medical aspects, day-to-day care, and care for the caregiver. Daniel Kuhn seeks to replace fear with knowledge. With information on the progression of the disease, potential non-drug means of treatment, the changing world of the diagnosed individual, legal and financial planning, and maintaining physical and mental health for the caregiver, the book provides detailed guidance and advice while leaving room for adapting to the individual situation.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
368 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
1 620 kr
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This book provides exclusive insight into the development of a new generation of robotic underwater technologies. Deploying and using even the most simple and robust mechanical tools is presenting a challenge, and is often associated with an enormous amount of preparation, continuous monitoring, and maintenance. Therefore, all disciplinary aspects (e.g. system design, communication, machine learning, mapping and coordination, adaptive mission planning) are examined in detail and together this gives an extensive overview on research areas influencing next generation underwater robots. These robotic underwater systems will operate autonomously with the help of the most modern artificial intelligence procedures and perform environmental monitoring as well as inspection and maintenance of underwater structures. The systems are designed as modular and reconfigurable systems for long term autonomy to remain at the site for longer periods of time. New communication methods using AI enable missions of hybrid teams of humans and heterogeneous robots.Thus this volume will be an important reference for scientists on every qualification level in the field of underwater technologies, industrial maritime applications, and maritime science.
E-bok
Engelska, 20192 049 kr
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This book provides exclusive insight into the development of a new generation of robotic underwater technologies. Deploying and using even the most simple and robust mechanical tools is presenting a challenge, and is often associated with an enormous amount of preparation, continuous monitoring, and maintenance. Therefore, all disciplinary aspects (e.g. system design, communication, machine learning, mapping and coordination, adaptive mission planning) are examined in detail and together this gives an extensive overview on research areas influencing next generation underwater robots. These robotic underwater systems will operate autonomously with the help of the most modern artificial intelligence procedures and perform environmental monitoring as well as inspection and maintenance of underwater structures. The systems are designed as modular and reconfigurable systems for long term autonomy to remain at the site for longer periods of time. New communication methods using AI enable missions of hybrid teams of humans and heterogeneous robots. Thus this volume will be an important reference for scientists on every qualification level in the field of underwater technologies, industrial maritime applications, and maritime science.
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
1 620 kr
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This book provides exclusive insight into the development of a new generation of robotic underwater technologies. Deploying and using even the most simple and robust mechanical tools is presenting a challenge, and is often associated with an enormous amount of preparation, continuous monitoring, and maintenance. Therefore, all disciplinary aspects (e.g. system design, communication, machine learning, mapping and coordination, adaptive mission planning) are examined in detail and together this gives an extensive overview on research areas influencing next generation underwater robots. These robotic underwater systems will operate autonomously with the help of the most modern artificial intelligence procedures and perform environmental monitoring as well as inspection and maintenance of underwater structures. The systems are designed as modular and reconfigurable systems for long term autonomy to remain at the site for longer periods of time. New communication methods using AI enable missions of hybrid teams of humans and heterogeneous robots.Thus this volume will be an important reference for scientists on every qualification level in the field of underwater technologies, industrial maritime applications, and maritime science.
Inbunden, Tyska, 2023
1 113 kr
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Dieses Buch bietet einen exklusiven Einblick in die Entwicklung einer neuen Generation von Unterwasser-Robotertechnologien.Der Einsatz und die Nutzung selbst der einfachsten und robustesten mechanischen Werkzeuge ist eine Herausforderung und oft mit einem enormen Aufwand an Vorbereitung, kontinuierlicher Überwachung und Wartung verbunden.Daher werden alle disziplinären Aspekte (z. B. Systemdesign, Kommunikation, maschinelles Lernen, Kartierung und Koordination, adaptive Missionsplanung) im Detail untersucht, was insgesamt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Forschungsbereiche gibt, die die Unterwasserroboter der nächsten Generation beeinflussen.Diese Unterwasserrobotersysteme werden mit Hilfe modernster Verfahren der künstlichen Intelligenz autonom operieren und die Umweltüberwachung sowie die Inspektion und Wartung von Unterwasserstrukturen übernehmen. Die Systeme sind als modulare und rekonfigurierbare Systeme konzipiert, die langfristig autonom am Einsatzort verbleiben können. Neue Kommunikationsmethoden, die KI nutzen, ermöglichen Einsätze von hybriden Teams aus Menschen und heterogenen Robotern.Damit wird dieser Band zu einem wichtigen Nachschlagewerk für Wissenschaftler aller Qualifikationsstufen im Bereich der Unterwassertechnologien, der industriellen maritimen Anwendungen und der Meereswissenschaften.
E-bok
Tyska, 20231 132 kr
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Dieses Buch bietet einen exklusiven Einblick in die Entwicklung einer neuen Generation von Unterwasser-Robotertechnologien.
Der Einsatz und die Nutzung selbst der einfachsten und robustesten mechanischen Werkzeuge ist eine Herausforderung und oft mit einem enormen Aufwand an Vorbereitung, kontinuierlicher Überwachung und Wartung verbunden.
Daher werden alle disziplinären Aspekte (z. B. Systemdesign, Kommunikation, maschinelles Lernen, Kartierung und Koordination, adaptive Missionsplanung) im Detail untersucht, was insgesamt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Forschungsbereiche gibt, die die Unterwasserroboter der nächsten Generation beeinflussen.
Diese Unterwasserrobotersysteme werden mit Hilfe modernster Verfahren der künstlichen Intelligenz autonom operieren und die Umweltüberwachung sowie die Inspektion und Wartung von Unterwasserstrukturen übernehmen. Die Systeme sind als modulare und rekonfigurierbare Systeme konzipiert, die langfristig autonom am Einsatzort verbleiben können. Neue Kommunikationsmethoden, die KI nutzen, ermöglichen Einsätze von hybriden Teams aus Menschen und heterogenen Robotern.Damit wird dieser Band zu einem wichtigen Nachschlagewerk für Wissenschaftler aller Qualifikationsstufen im Bereich der Unterwassertechnologien, der industriellen maritimen Anwendungen und der Meereswissenschaften.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
1 620 kr
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The scope of this volume is primarily to analyze from different methodological perspectives similar valuation and optimization problems arising in financial applications, aimed at facilitating a theoretical and computational integration between methods largely regarded as alternatives. Increasingly in recent years, financial management problems such as strategic asset allocation, asset-liability management, as well as asset pricing problems, have been presented in the literature adopting formulation and solution approaches rooted in stochastic programming, robust optimization, stochastic dynamic programming (including approximate SDP) methods, as well as policy rule optimization, heuristic approaches and others. The aim of the volume is to facilitate the comprehension of the modeling and methodological potentials of those methods, thus their common assumptions and peculiarities, relying on similar financial problems. The volume will address different valuation problems common in finance related to: asset pricing, optimal portfolio management, risk measurement, risk control and asset-liability management.The volume features chapters of theoretical and practical relevance clarifying recent advances in the associated applied field from different standpoints, relying on similar valuation problems and, as mentioned, facilitating a mutual and beneficial methodological and theoretical knowledge transfer. The distinctive aspects of the volume can be summarized as follows:Strong benchmarking philosophy, with contributors explicitly asked to underline current limits and desirable developments in their areas.Theoretical contributions, aimed at advancing the state-of-the-art in the given domain with a clear potential for applicationsThe inclusion of an algorithmic-computational discussion of issues arising on similar valuation problems across different methods.Variety of applications: rarely is itpossible within a single volume to consider and analyze different, and possibly competing, alternative optimization techniques applied to well-identified financial valuation problems.Clear definition of the current state-of-the-art in each methodological and applied area to facilitate future research directions.
E-bok
Engelska, 20162 049 kr
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The scope of this volume is primarily to analyze from different methodological perspectives similar valuation and optimization problems arising in financial applications, aimed at facilitating a theoretical and computational integration between methods largely regarded as alternatives. Increasingly in recent years, financial management problems such as strategic asset allocation, asset-liability management, as well as asset pricing problems, have been presented in the literature adopting formulation and solution approaches rooted in stochastic programming, robust optimization, stochastic dynamic programming (including approximate SDP) methods, as well as policy rule optimization, heuristic approaches and others. The aim of the volume is to facilitate the comprehension of the modeling and methodological potentials of those methods, thus their common assumptions and peculiarities, relying on similar financial problems. The volume will address different valuation problems common in finance related to: asset pricing, optimal portfolio management, risk measurement, risk control and asset-liability management.
The volume features chapters of theoretical and practical relevance clarifying recent advances in the associated applied field from different standpoints, relying on similar valuation problems and, as mentioned, facilitating a mutual and beneficial methodological and theoretical knowledge transfer. The distinctive aspects of the volume can be summarized as follows:
Strong benchmarking philosophy, with contributors explicitly asked to underline current limits and desirable developments in their areas.Theoretical contributions, aimed at advancing the state-of-the-art in the given domain with a clear potential for applicationsThe inclusion of an algorithmic-computational discussion of issues arising on similar valuation problems across different methods.Variety of applications: rarely is itpossible within a single volume to consider and analyze different, and possibly competing, alternative optimization techniques applied to well-identified financial valuation problems.Clear definition of the current state-of-the-art in each methodological and applied area to facilitate future research directions.
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
1 620 kr
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The scope of this volume is primarily to analyze from different methodological perspectives similar valuation and optimization problems arising in financial applications, aimed at facilitating a theoretical and computational integration between methods largely regarded as alternatives. Increasingly in recent years, financial management problems such as strategic asset allocation, asset-liability management, as well as asset pricing problems, have been presented in the literature adopting formulation and solution approaches rooted in stochastic programming, robust optimization, stochastic dynamic programming (including approximate SDP) methods, as well as policy rule optimization, heuristic approaches and others. The aim of the volume is to facilitate the comprehension of the modeling and methodological potentials of those methods, thus their common assumptions and peculiarities, relying on similar financial problems. The volume will address different valuation problems common in finance related to: asset pricing, optimal portfolio management, risk measurement, risk control and asset-liability management.The volume features chapters of theoretical and practical relevance clarifying recent advances in the associated applied field from different standpoints, relying on similar valuation problems and, as mentioned, facilitating a mutual and beneficial methodological and theoretical knowledge transfer. The distinctive aspects of the volume can be summarized as follows:Strong benchmarking philosophy, with contributors explicitly asked to underline current limits and desirable developments in their areas.Theoretical contributions, aimed at advancing the state-of-the-art in the given domain with a clear potential for applicationsThe inclusion of an algorithmic-computational discussion of issues arising on similar valuation problems across different methods.Variety of applications: rarely is itpossible within a single volume to consider and analyze different, and possibly competing, alternative optimization techniques applied to well-identified financial valuation problems.Clear definition of the current state-of-the-art in each methodological and applied area to facilitate future research directions.
Inbunden, Tyska
1 319 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2004
545 kr
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This work was completed during my tenure as a scientific assistant and d- toral student at the Institute for Operations Research at the University of St. Gallen. During that time, I was involved in several industry projects in the field of power management, on the occasion of which I was repeatedly c- fronted with complex decision problems under uncertainty. Although usually hard to solve, I quickly learned to appreciate the benefit of stochastic progr- ming models and developed a strong interest in their theoretical properties. Motivated both by practical questions and theoretical concerns, I became p- ticularly interested in the art of finding tight bounds on the optimal value of a given model. The present work attempts to make a contribution to this important branch of stochastic optimization theory. In particular, it aims at extending some classical bounding methods to broader problem classes of practical relevance. This book was accepted as a doctoral thesis by the University of St. Gallen in June 2004.1 am particularly indebted to Prof. Dr. Karl Frauendorfer for - pervising my work. I am grateful for his kind support in many respects and the generous freedom I received to pursue my own ideas in research. My gratitude also goes to Prof. Dr. Georg Pflug, who agreed to co-chair the dissertation committee. With pleasure I express my appreciation for his encouragement and continuing interest in my work.
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This work was completed during my tenure as a scientific assistant and d- toral student at the Institute for Operations Research at the University of St. Gallen. During that time, I was involved in several industry projects in the field of power management, on the occasion of which I was repeatedly c- fronted with complex decision problems under uncertainty. Although usually hard to solve, I quickly learned to appreciate the benefit of stochastic progr- ming models and developed a strong interest in their theoretical properties. Motivated both by practical questions and theoretical concerns, I became p- ticularly interested in the art of finding tight bounds on the optimal value of a given model. The present work attempts to make a contribution to this important branch of stochastic optimization theory. In particular, it aims at extending some classical bounding methods to broader problem classes of practical relevance. This book was accepted as a doctoral thesis by the University of St. Gallen in June 2004.1 am particularly indebted to Prof. Dr. Karl Frauendorfer for - pervising my work. I am grateful for his kind support in many respects and the generous freedom I received to pursue my own ideas in research. My gratitude also goes to Prof. Dr. Georg Pflug, who agreed to co-chair the dissertation committee. With pleasure I express my appreciation for his encouragement and continuing interest in my work.
E-bok
Tyska, 201987 kr
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Daniel Kühn ist begeistert von der Verkündigung von Gottes Wort – vor allem, wenn ehrenamtliche Verkündigerinnen und Verkündiger ihren Glauben weitergeben und anderen ein Zeugnis sind.Damit die Verkündigung ein theoretisches und praktisches Fundament bekommt, ist dieser kompakte Leitfaden entstanden. Er umfasst die Grundlagen zur Vorbereitung und Durchführung sowie viele praktische Tipps sowohl für die Verkündigung im Alltag als auch für die öffentliche Verkündigung im Gottesdienst und in Gruppen.Für diejenigen, die Verkündigerinnen und Verkündiger gewinnen, schulen und begleiten möchten, sind weitere Hilfen enthalten.Preach it! ist nicht nur ein praxisorientierter Leitfaden, sondern auch ein Buch, das Mut macht, im Alltag und in den Alltag hinein zu verkündigen.