Optimization is a discipline that plays a key role in modeling and solving problems in most areas of engineering and sciences. Optimization tools are used to understand the dynamics of information networks, financial markets, solve logistics and supply chain problems, design new drugs, solve biomedical problems, design renewable and sustainable energy systems, reduce pollution, and improve he…
Bargaining in the international system is governed by rules, which shape and constrain states’ bargaining behavior. However, these rules can be changed. When, why, and how do states bargain differently under different sets of rules? Drawing on original qualitative and quantitative evidence, this book demonstrates how the rules of the game influence the cooperative or coercive nature of the st…
You’ve survived all those technical accounting courses, advanced courses, systems, auditing, cost, and tax, and now you’re ready to take the big exam. But perhaps in those intermediate or advanced courses, you didn’t receive enough expo- sure to research in the accounting standards, the auditing standards, or the tax code. No problem! This little book is designed to quickly bring you up…
Communication has always played a pivotal role in the evolution of human culture, societies and civilisation. From symbols, cave paintings, petroglyphs, pictograms, ideograms and alphabet based forms of writing, to computerised forms of communication, such as the Web, search engines, email, mobile phones, VoIP Internet telephony, television and digital media, communication technologies have bee…
The worldwide rise in natural and man-made disasters in the last two decades has questioned the very preparedness to cope with them. Although less frequent, such disasters occur with high impact and completely disrupt the daily lives of people resulting in huge loss of lives and capitals to the extent of wiping out the entire city. Countries the world over have been developing mechanisms to dea…