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Financial Economics
Financial economics is a fascinating topic where ideas from economics, mathematics and, most recently, psychology are combined to understand financial markets. This book gives a concise introduction into this field and includes for the first time recent results from behavioral finance that help to understand many puzzles in traditional finance. The book is tailor made for master and PhD student…
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- 978-3-662-49688-6
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- XI, 363
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- Springer Texts in Business and Economics
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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS : ERYBODY?: Seventy-Five …
Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our Galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the Universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least as advanced as our own. The sheer enormity of the numbers almost demands that we accept the truth of this hypothesis. Why, then, have we encount…
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- 978-3-319-13235-8
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- XV, 434
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- 520 WEB i
Apoptosis in Cancer Pathogenesis and Anti-cancer Therapy: New Perspectives an…
This book discusses properties of apoptosis and other cell death modalities in cancer pathogenesis and treatment. Its nine chapters discuss modulation of anti-tumor inflammatory and immune responses, effects on the tumor microenvironment, to strategies for improving pro-apoptotic therapies, mechanisms and implications for disease pathogenesis, axl and mer receptor tyrosine kinases, immunogenic …
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-39406-0
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- XVII, 247
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- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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- 616.994 APO a
Apocarotenoids of Crocus sativus L: From biosynthesis to pharmacology
This book is a product of years of research on saffron biology. It intends to give a broad but concise overview of the various aspects of apocarotenoid biosynthesis in Crocus sativus, its regulation and pharmacology . Crocus sativus L. of family Iridaceae is an important medicinal plant. The dried stigma of C. sativus flower is considered as the world's costliest spice. Saffron is the source…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-981-10-1899-2
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- IX, 61
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- SpringerBriefs in Plant Science
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- 540.1 BAB a
Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South
Education in the Global South faces several key interrelated challenges, for which Open Educational Resources (OER) are seen to be part of the solution. These challenges include: unequal access to education; variable quality of educational resources, teaching, and student performance; and increasing cost and concern about the sustainability of education. The Research on Open Educational Resourc…
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- 9781928331483
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- 370 ADO
Practical Learning in Hospitality Education
This book examines different practical hospitality training work experience models implemented by degree granting institutions throughout the world. Through a series of research essays and reflective case studies, the book explores the range of on and off campus models used by tertiary providers to ensure their students gain practical experience that complements their formal classroom education…
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- 338 MCK p
Mathematical Analysis, Approximation Theory and Their Applications
Designed for graduate students, researchers, and engineers in mathematics, optimization, and economics, this self-contained volume presents theory, methods, and applications in mathematical analysis and approximation theory. Specific topics include: approximation of functions by linear positive operators with applications to computer aided geometric design, numerical analysis, optimization theo…
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- 978-3-319-31281-1
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Financial Crime in China
Financial Crime in China builds upon original research into the topic and offers a never-before-seen look at the systemic spread of state-controlled corruption in the form of bank fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, and Ponzi schemes. Cheng presents an authentic picture of financial crime in China by identifying the latest manifestations, analyzing empirical data and case studies, and dra…
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- 978-1-137-57106-9
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- XIV, 194
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Finance and the Behavioral Prospect
This book explains how investor behavior, from mental accounting to the combustible interplay of hope and fear, affects financial economics. The transformation of portfolio theory begins with the identification of anomalies. Gaps in perception and behavioral departures from rationality spur momentum, irrational exuberance, and speculative bubbles. Behavioral accounting undermines the rational p…
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- 978-3-319-32711-2
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- XII, 343
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- Quantitative Perspectives on Behavioral Economics and Finance
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Filtering and Control of Stochastic Jump Hybrid Systems
The book is a timely reflection of the developing area of filtering and control theories for Markovian jump hybrid systems with various kinds of imperfect information. It is a collection of a series of latest research results and therefore serves as a useful textbook for senior and/or graduate students who are interested in knowing 1) the state-of-the-art of linear filtering and control areas, …
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- 978-3-319-31915-5
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- XIX, 212
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- Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
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