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Actuarial Mathematics and Risk Management
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bstract This reprint collects ten papers (plus an introductory chapter) showing how actuarial mathematics principles and tools can provide substantial support when implementing QRM phases, in particular when facing new risks or risks with changing features. The following specific topics are specifically discussed: the design of post-retirement benefits, the design of life and health insurance …

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Rock Fracture Mechanics and Fracture Criteria
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Yu Zhao received his Ph.D. degree in Geotechnical Engineering from Chongqing University, China, in 2007. From 2010 to 2011, he studied as Visiting Scholar at the Energy Geosciences Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, America. In 2013, he was promoted to Professor. Now, He is Dean of the College of Civil Engineering at Guizhou University. His research interests cover hydro-mechani…

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978-981-97-5824-1
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Robust Argumentation Machines
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This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Robust Argumentation Machines, RATIO 2024, which took place in Bielefeld, Germany, during June 5-7, 2024. The 20 full papers and 1 short paper included in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Argument Mining; …

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Robotic Surgery of Colon and Rectum
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This PDF does not fully comply with PDF/UA standards, but does feature limited screen reader support, described non-text content (images, graphs), bookmarks for easy navigation and searchable, selectable text. Users of assistive technologies may experience difficulty navigating or interpreting content in this document. We recognize the importance of accessibility, and we welcome queries about a…

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978-3-031-33020-9
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Actuarial and Financial Risks in Life Insurance, Pensions and Household Finance
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mortality; fan charts; longevity risk; parameter risk; dynamic risk measures; time consistency; iterated risk measures; pension liability; solvency capital; largest claims reinsurance; excess of loss reinsurance; ruin probability; ruin time; compound Poisson risk model; heavy tails; Lévy insurance risk process; pensions; Defined Contributions; guaranteed rate; option theory; Margrabe formula; …

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978-3-03842-729-2
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Actualization (Taf’il) of the Higher Purposes (Maqasid) of Shariah
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The higher purposes, or maqasid, of Shariah are applied and actualized (taf`il) through their means (wasa’il). This paper begins with the definition and meaning of maqasid and proceeds to ascertain three discernible tendencies regarding their scope: reductionist, expansionist, and the moderate approach of wasatiyyah/i’tidal. It addresses the question as to whether the maqasid may be recogni…

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Actual Problems of Emergency Abdominal Surgery
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The book "Actual Problems of Emergency Abdominal Surgery" was written by an international team of authors with extensive practical experience. It contains literature reviews describing some of the diseases and pathological conditions that occur in emergency surgical practice. The problems described are relevant for emergency abdominal surgery. We hope that the materials of the book will be of i…

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Acts of Gaiety
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Acts of Gaiety explores the mirthful modes of political performance by LGBT artists, activists, and collectives that have inspired and sustained deadly serious struggles for revolutionary change. The book explores antics such as camp, kitsch, drag, guerrilla theater, zap actions, rallies, manifestos, pageants, and parades alongside more familiar forms of "legitimate theater." Against queer theo…

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Acts of Care
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Brings together the histories of European medicine, gender, and Christianity to re-embed women's participation in medieval healthcare. Using devotional manuscripts, hagiographical texts, liturgy, poetry, and medical treatises, it reveals the healthcare knowledge and caregiving practices of Cistercian nuns and beguines in the late medieval Lowlands" Provided by publisher.

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9781501753541, 9781501758324
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Actors and Networks in the Megacity
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This study is a concise introduction to Bruno Latour's Actor-Network Theory and its application in a literary analysis of urban narratives of the 21st century. We encounter well-known psycho-geographers such as Iain Sinclair and Sam Miller, and renowned authors, Patrick Neate and Suketu Mehta. Prachi More analyses these authors' accounts of vastly different cities such as London, Delhi, Mumbai,…

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