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Financing Clean Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa Risk Mitigation Strategies and Innovative Financing Structures / by Michoud, Bruno, Hafner, Manfred

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa: General Context -- Risk Analysis and Mitigation Strategy Identification -- Public Policies and Initiatives in the Energy Sector -- Direct and Indirect Investments in the Energy Sector -- Capital Markets for the Financing of Clean Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Risk Mitigation Instruments Targeting Specific Investment Risks -- Business Model Adaptation -- The Role of Multilateral Agencies and Development Banks -- Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- Further Areas of Work -- Annex.…”
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Diversity in Computer Science Design Artefacts for Equity and Inclusion / by Bjørn, Pernille, Menendez-Blanco, Maria, Borsotti, Valeria

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: The State of Diversity In Computer Science In 2022 -- Chapter 2: Femtech.Dk Research Initiative -- Chapter 3: Interventionist Research -- Chapter 4: Makerspace Methodologies & Design Principles -- Chapter 5: Cyberbear & Cryptosphere: Sociomaterial-Design, Social Belonging, And Gender Representations -- Chapter 6: Grace: Designing Sociomaterial Assemblages Unpacking Gender Equity in Computing -- Chapter 7: Equity & Inclusion -- Chapter 8: Organizational Change for Equity & Inclusion -- Chapter 9: Final Reflections.…”
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Who Will Be the Next President? A Guide to the U.S. Presidential Election System / by Belenky, Alexander S.

Table of Contents: “…1 The Initial Design of the Electoral College: Basic Ideas,Logical Mistakes, and Overlooked Problems -- 2 The Electoral College Today -- 3 Curbing Contingent Elections -- 4 Inconvenient Facts About the Electoral College -- 5 The Electoral College and Campaign Strategies -- 6 The National Popular Vote Plan: A Brilliant Idea or a Dead-on-Arrival Delusion? …”
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Sustainable Property Management by Hopkins, Erin A.

Table of Contents: “…Copyright -- Introduction -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Instructor Resources -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Sustainable Property Management -- Chapter 2: The Three Spheres of Sustainable Property Management -- Chapter 3: Stakeholder Motivations for Sustainable Property Management Practices -- Chapter 4: Sustainable Building Maintenance and Repair Practices -- Chapter 5: The Intersection of Sustainable Property Management and Risk Management -- Chapter 6: Integrating Sustainable Practices into Marketing and Leasing -- Chapter 7: Financial Evaluation of Sustainable Building Initiatives -- Chapter 8: Health and Well-Being Considerations -- Glossary -- Index…”
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Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South

Table of Contents: “…The Impact of Research on Development Policy and Practice: This Much We Know -- Chapter 3: Constructing Theories of Change for Information Society Impact Research -- Chapter 4: A New Set of Questions: ICT4D Research and Policy -- Chapter 5: Progress Towards Resolving the Measurement Link Between ICT and Poverty Reduction -- Chapter 6: The Impact of mFinance Initiatives in the Global South: A Review of the Literature -- Chapter 7: An Analytical Framework to Incorporate ICT as an Independent Variable -- Part II: Research on Impact -- Chapter 8: (Un)Balanced Conversations: Participatory Action Research in Technology Development in Peruvian Primary Schools -- Chapter 9: The Institutional Dynamics Perspective of ICT for Health Initiatives in India -- Chapter 10: Cybersex as Affective Labour: Critical Interrogations of the Philippine ICT Framework and the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 -- Chapter 11: The Internet and Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs: Examining the Impact of Social Media on Women Empowerment -- Chapter 12. …”
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Community-Oriented Policing and Technological Innovations

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Synergy of Predictive Policing and Community Policing Paradigms -- Advances in Criminological Research Using Smart Phone Applications to Gather Data -- 1996 Initiatives to Integrate Technology into Community Policing: 20 Years Later -- Serious Games: An Attractive Approach to Improve Crime Awareness -- Statistical Analysis of Suspended Terrorism-Related Content on Social Media -- Next Generation of Community Policing: The Unity IT Toolkit -- Community Outreach and Officer Performance Assessment Using Visual Analytics -- Can Technology Build Trust? …”
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Transforming Lives and Systems Cultural Competence and the Higher Education Interface /

Table of Contents: “…1 The National Centre for Cultural Competence: Transformative Journeys -- 2 Creating Effective Cultural Competence Workshops for Australian Higher Education Staff -- 3 Methodology for Evaluating the University of Sydney's Culturally Competent Leadership Program -- 4 Deconstructing and Embedding Cultural Competence in Initial Teacher Education: Responding to University Graduate Qualities for Undergraduate Students -- 5 Navigating the Cultural Interface to Develop a Model for Dentistry Education: Cultural Competence Curricula in Dentistry Education -- 6 Fostering Diversity Competence in the Veterinary Curriculum -- 7 Progressing STEM Education using Adaptive, Responsive Techniques to Support and Motivate Students.…”
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Agent-Based Evolutionary Game Dynamics by Izquierdo, Luis R., Izquierdo, Segismundo S., Sandholm, William H.

Table of Contents: “…Extension to any number of strategies -- 1.2. Noise and initial conditions -- 1.3. Interactivity and efficiency -- 1.4. …”
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Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order by Russell, Jeffrey, Pferdehirt, Wayne, Nelson, John

Table of Contents: “…Strategy, Project Selection, and Portfolio Management -- 3. Project Initiation, Scope, and Structure -- 4. Procurement -- 5. …”
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Project Management Navigating the Complexity with a Systematic Approach by Oguz, Abdullah

Table of Contents: “…Strategy, Objectives, and Project Selection -- Chapter 3. Project Initiation -- Chapter 4. Project Planning and the Project Scope -- Chapter 5. …”
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Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023 Proceedings of the ENTER 2023 eTourism Conference, January 18-20, 2023 /

Table of Contents: “…The Initial Impact of Technology Enabled Relationship Creation in Rural Lebanon -- Meaning of fun in hotel gamified applications -- Riding against the algorithm: Algorithmic management in on-demand food delivery -- "Domestic or International?" …”
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The Responsible University Exploring the Nordic Context and Beyond /

Table of Contents: “…; James Karlsen and Miren Larrea -- PART III. Organising for responsibility -- Chapter 8. …”
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Regional and Local Development in Times of Polarisation Re-thinking Spatial Policies in Europe /

Table of Contents: “…-- 9 ReproducingSocio-spatial Unevenness through the Institutional Logic of Dual Housing Policies in Hungary -- PART III: RESPONSES TO REGIONAL POLARISATION AND ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES -- 10 Out-Migration from Peripheries - How Cumulated Individual Strategies Affect Local Development Capacities -- 11 Towards a Progressive Local Development Approach - Insights from Local Community Initiatives in Hungary and Romania -- 12 Bypassing Structural Shortcomings: Innovative Firms in Peripheral Regions -- 13 Leading through Image Making? …”
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How Megaprojects Are Damaging Nigeria and How to Fix It A Practical Guide to Mastering Very Large Government Projects / by Ibrahim, Jimoh, Loch, Christoph, Sengupta, Kishore

Table of Contents: “…-- 9.2.3 Dodgy Funding and Accounting -- 9.2.4 Protest, Additional Funding and Patching Up -- 9.2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Two More Power Plants -- 10.1 The Zungeru Dam/Hydropower Plant: A (Soon-to-Be) Completed Project -- 10.1.1 Brief History -- 10.1.2 Enabling Factors of Completion -- 10.2 The Delta State Oghareki Power Plant: An Abandoned Project -- 10.2.1 Initiation -- 10.2.2 The Alleged Corruption -- 10.2.3 Implications -- References -- 11 The Ajaokuta Steel Project -- 11.1 Project Initiation -- 11.2 Project Construction and Cessation by 1988 -- 11.3 The PPP Revival of 2000-2007 -- 11.4 The State of the Asset -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Insights and Recommendations -- 12.1 Summary and Discussion of the Findings -- 12.2 Developing Solutions: Inspiration from Other Countries -- 12.3 Recommendations -- 12.3.1 Recommendations Part 1: Short-Term Changes -- 12.3.2 Recommendations Part 2: Longer-Term Structural Changes -- 13 Conclusion: The Government Responsibility.…”
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Slurry Transport Fundamentals, A Historical Overview & The Delft Head Loss & Limit Deposit Velocity Framework by Miedema, Sape A.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Dimensionless Numbers & Other Parameters -- Chapter 3: Pressure Losses with Homogeneous Liquid Flow -- Chapter 4: The Terminal Settling Velocity of Particles -- Chapter 5: Initiation of Motion and Sediment Transport -- Chapter 6: Slurry Transport, a Historical Overview -- Chapter 7: The Delft Head Loss & Limit Deposit Velocity Framework -- Chapter 8: Usage of the DHLLDV Framework -- Chapter 9: Comparison of the DHLLDV Framework with Other Models -- Chapter 10: Application of the Theory on a Cutter Suction Dredge -- Chapter 11: Publications -- Chapter 12: Bibliography -- Chapter 13: List of Figures -- Chapter 14: List of Tables -- Chapter 15: Appendices…”
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Marginality Addressing the Nexus of Poverty, Exclusion and Ecology /

Table of Contents: “…1 Marginality-An Overview and Implications for Policy -- Part 1 Concepts and Theory -- 2 Marginality-A Framework for Analyzing Causal Complexities of Poverty -- 3 Exclusion and Initiatives to "Include": Revisiting Basic Economics to Guide Development Practice -- 4 Marginality from a Socio-ecological Perspective -- Part 2 Dimensions and Prevalence of Marginality -- 5 Mapping Marginality Hotspots -- 6 The Poorest: Who and Where They Are -- 7 Targeting the Poorest and Most Vulnerable: Examples from Bangladesh -- 8 Correlates of Extreme Poverty in Rural Ethiopia -- 9 Examining the Circle of Attachment, Trauma, Shame, and Marginalization: the Unheard Voices of Young Kutchi Girls -- Part 3 Environmental Drivers of Marginality -- 10 Poverty, Agriculture and the Environment: the Case of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 11 The Marginal Poor and their Dependence on Ecosystem Services: Evidence from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa -- 12 Land Degradation, Poverty, and Marginality -- Part 4     Experiencing Marginality in Africa and Asia -- 13 Tackling Social Exclusion and Marginality for Poverty Reduction: Indian Experiences -- 14 Consumption Behavior of the Poorest and Policy Implications in Indonesia -- 15 Addressing Extreme Poverty and Marginality: Experiences in Rural China -- 16 Experiences in Targeting the Poorest: a Case Study from Bangladesh -- 17 Rural Poverty and Marginalization in Ethiopia: a Review of Development Interventions -- Part 5 Responses to Marginality at Different Levels: State, Business, and Community -- 18 Macro, Fiscal, and Decentralization Options to Address Marginality and Reach the Extremely Poor -- 19 Social Protection, Marginality, and Extreme Poverty: Just Give Money to the Poor -- 20 Innovative Business Approaches for the Reduction of Extreme Poverty and Marginality -- 21 Business Initiatives that Overcome Rural Poverty and Marginality Through Creating Shared Value -- 22 The Marginalized and Poorest in Different Communities and Settings of Ethiopia.…”
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OER A Field Guide for Academic Librarians by Wesolek, Andrew, Lashley, Jonathan, Langley, Anne

Table of Contents: “…-- Section 2: The Pedagogical Implications of OER -- From Textbook Affordability to Transformative Pedagogy: Growing an OER Community -- Creating Opportunities in Open Education: An Exploration of the Intersections of Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication -- Experiential Learning and Open Education: Partnering with Students to Evaluate OER Accessibility -- Course Material Decisions and Factors: Unpacking the Opaque Box -- An Open Athenaeum: Creating an Institutional Home for Open Pedagogy -- Section 3: OER Advocacy, Partnerships, Sustainability, and Student Engagement -- Open Partnerships: Identifying and Recruiting Allies for Open Educational Resources Initiatives -- Getting to Know You: How We Turned Community Knowledge into Open Advocacy -- Advancing Access for First-Generation College Students: OER Advocacy at UT San Antonio -- Student-Driven OER: Championing the Student Voice in Campus-Wide Efforts -- From Conversation to Cultural Change: Strategies for Connecting with Students and Faculty to Promote OER Adoption -- Making the Connections: The Role of Professional Development in Advocating for OER -- Advocacy in OER: A Statewide Strategy for Building a Sustainable Library Effort -- Interinstitutional Collaborations to Forge Intracampus Connections: A Case Study from the Duke Endowment Libraries -- Section 4: Library-Supported Adoption and Creation Programs -- Seeking Alternatives to High-Cost Textbooks: Six Years of The Open Education Initiative at the University of Massachusetts Amherst -- From Start-Up to Adolescence: University of Oklahoma's OER Efforts -- A Grassroots Approach to OER Adoption: The University of Saskatchewan Experience -- Bringing OER to the Liberal Arts: An Innovative Grant Program -- Transforming Publishing with a Little Help From Our Friends: Supporting an Open Textbook Pilot Project with Friends of the Libraries Grant Funding -- Closing Reflections…”
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Strategic Opportunism: What Works in Africa Twelve Fundamentals for Conservation Success / by Huntley, Brian John

Table of Contents: “…Overcoming the Taxonomic Impediment: SABONET and the African Plants Initiative -- Chapter 7. Building Biodiversity Knowledge: Mobilising Citizen Science -- Chapter 8. …”
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Women in STEM in Higher Education Good Practices of Attraction, Access and Retainment in Higher Education /

Table of Contents: “…A model for bridging the gender gap in STEM in higher education institutions -- A Review of Irish National Strategy for Gender Equality in Higher Education 2010-2021 -- Making and taking leadership in the promotion of gender desegregation in STEM -- Reflections on Selected Gender Equality in STEM Initiatives in an Irish University -- Balance4Better: "We Are HERe" more than a gender campaign -- Promoting the participation of women in STEM: A methodological view -- Women retention in STEM Higher Education: Systematic Mapping of Gender Issues -- Mentoring of female students in engineering as a way of caring -- Gender perspective in STEM disciplines in Spain universities -- Examples of good practices in Erasmus+ projects that integrate gender and STEM in Higher Education.…”
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Project Management by Watt, Adrienne

Table of Contents: “…Culture and Project Management -- 7. Project Initiation -- 8. Overview of Project Planning -- 9. …”
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