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Author : Mar’a Teresa MelŽndez
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0816528330

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Flexible Bones by Mar’a Teresa MelŽndez Pdf

The remarkable and wholly insightful poems collected here bounce the reader through a world where words are not bricks but trampolinesÑspringy, un-static-y things. Feisty, spirited, serious and comic, these poems address a wild range of subjects with an equally wild range of tones. As readers, we find ourselves holding on with white knuckles, but we always want to turn the page. The most modern of roller coasters ride on soft rubber tires and slithery smooth tracks. Gone are the days of jouncing along on steel wheels, smacking over hard metal joints. So it is with this book. Although readers are hurtled through time, space, and a universe of emotions, the ride is seductively smoothÑand the transitions surprisingly seamless. In the prologue, our attention bends to bridges, free-tail bats, soldiers, and peacemakers. These poems prepare us to watch for hopeful signs in the work ahead. In the first section, the spiritual seems to flow into the geopoliticalÑnot in a hammer-you-over-the-head kind of way but in a blood-through-the-heart sort of way. In the second section, the spiritual mingles with the organic in a more personal way. By the end of the ride, we are aware that we have taken a trip with an intellectually fearless bushwhacker leading the way. Anyone who has ever contemplated The Simpsons, sex-offender registries, desert internment camps, bats in flight, wars that never end, Òla virgen,Ó grasshoppers, Google, or the cosmos will find a kindred spirit in Maria Melendez and a warm welcome in her work.

Author : Henk Wijtze Volberda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0198295952

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Building the Flexible Firm by Henk Wijtze Volberda Pdf

How do firms cope with changing environments? Is flexibility really the solution? Based on an Igor Ansoff Award winning study, Building the Flexible Firm shows how flexibility has become the new strategic challenge for contemporary firms. Offering a wealth of insights and based on extensive interviews with practitioners, Henk Volberda provides a strategic framework which explains what types of flexibility are effective under different organizational conditions and environmental characteristics. He also demonstrates an integrated method for diagnosing a firm's flexibility and for guiding the transition to greater flexibility and responsiveness.

Author : Elizabeth J. Burge,Chère Campbell Gibson,Terry Gibson
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781926836201

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Flexible Pedagogy, Flexible Practice by Elizabeth J. Burge,Chère Campbell Gibson,Terry Gibson Pdf

Flexibility has become a watchword in modern education, but its implementation is by no means a straightforward matter. Flexible and Distance Learning in Higher Education sheds light on the often taken-for-granted assumptions that inform daily practice and examines the institutional dynamics that help and hinder efforts toward flexibility. Contributors to the volume were asked to reflect critically on a series of questions, including: - What precisely is flexible learning? - Who or what is driving the flexibility agenda, and for whose benefit? And who or what is resisting it? - What challenges must be overcome in order to achieve flexibility, and what are some of the compromises it can entail? International in scope, with authors from North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, and Japan, Flexible and Distance Learning in Higher Education offers a wealth of theoretical insights and practical experience that will be invaluable to anyone seeking to extend the reach of higher education.

Author : Sarah H. Norgate,Cary L. Cooper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000042696

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Flexible Work by Sarah H. Norgate,Cary L. Cooper Pdf

Flexible Work: Designing Our Healthier Future Lives examines flexible working through the lens of social science, in particular using psychological perspective to address not only what forms of flexible working there are and how they are evolving but also their prospect in the future of work. Bringing together views from thought-leaders and underpinned by research evidence, this book addresses two of the most fundamental business challenges for large and medium organisations – mental health and productivity – calling for the bridging of science and policy to design flexible working for our future healthier lives. Growing from these foundations, this book explains the latest landscape in flexible working, looking at employee psychological health and productivity, including showing up for work sick. Perspectives are provided from around the world on leadership, line management, ‘over attachment’ with technology, commuting, skill-based inequality and control over working time. Readers are offered insights into the relevance of flexible working for a diverse workforce – invisible disabilities, disabilities, older workers and blended families. Throughout, the book offers suggestions for shaping future policy, practice and research. Each chapter concludes with recommendations, making this essential reading for students, academics, human resource practitioners, policy-influencers, policymakers and professionals interested in flexible work.

Author : Guozhen Shen,Zheng Lou,Di Chen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119506157

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Flexible Supercapacitors by Guozhen Shen,Zheng Lou,Di Chen Pdf

FLEXIBLE SUPERCAPACITORS Comprehensive coverage of the latest advancements in flexible supercapacitors In Flexible Supercapacitors: Materials and Applications, a team of distinguished researchers deliver a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the foundational principles and real-world applications of flexible supercapacitors. This edited volume includes contributions from leading scientists working in the field of flexible supercapacitors. The book systematically summarizes the most recent research in the area, and covers fundamental concepts of electrode materials and devices, including on-chip microsupercapacitors and fiber supercapacitors. The latest progress and advancements in stretchable supercapacitors and healable supercapacitors are also discussed, as are problems and challenges commonly encountered in the development of flexible supercapacitors. The book concludes with suggestions and fresh perspectives on future research in this rapidly developing field. Flexible Supercapacitors: Materials and Applications also offers: A thorough introduction to the fundamentals of supercapacitors, including their materials and devices Comprehensive explorations of flexible fiber supercapacitors and two-dimensional materials for flexible supercapacitors In-depth examinations of flexible supercapacitors with metal oxides-based electrodes and flexible on-chip microsupercapacitors Practical discussions of stretchable and healable supercapacitors, as well as patterned nanostructured electrodes Perfect for researchers in the fields of materials science, physics, and electrical engineering, Flexible Supercapacitors: Materials and Applications is also an ideal reference for developers interested in supercapacitor design, materials, and devices.

Author : Yanqing Gao,Fei-Yue Wang,Zhi-Quan Zhao
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780123970367

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Flexible Manipulators by Yanqing Gao,Fei-Yue Wang,Zhi-Quan Zhao Pdf

The Intelligent Systems Series comprises titles that present state-of-the-art knowledge and the latest advances in intelligent systems. Its scope includes theoretical studies, design methods, and real-world implementations and applications. Flexible manipulators play a critical role in applications in a diverse range of fields, such as construction automation, environmental applications, and space engineering. Due to the complexity of the link deformation and dynamics, the research effort on accurate modeling and high performance control of flexible manipulators has increased dramatically in recent years. This book presents analysis, data and insights that will of particular use for researchers and engineers working on the optimization and control of robotic manipulators and automation systems. Government and industry groups have specifically stressed the importance of innovation in robotics, manufacturing automation, and control systems for maintaining innovation and high-value-added manufacturing Discusses the latest research on the quantitative effects of size, shape, mass distribution, tip load, on the dynamics and operational performance of flexible manipulators Presents unique analyses critical to the effective modeling and optimization of manipulators: hard to find data unavailable elsewhere

Author : Inamuddin,Mohd Imran Ahamed,Rajender Boddula,Tariq Altalhi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119711483

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Flexible Supercapacitor Nanoarchitectonics by Inamuddin,Mohd Imran Ahamed,Rajender Boddula,Tariq Altalhi Pdf

The 21 chapters in this book presents a comprehensive overview of flexible supercapacitors using engineering nanoarchitectures mediated by functional nanomaterials and polymers as electrodes, electrolytes, and separators, etc. for advanced energy applications. The various aspects of flexible supercapacitors, including capacitor electrochemistry, evaluating parameters, operating conditions, characterization techniques, different types of electrodes, electrolytes, and flexible substrates are covered. This is probably the first book of its type which systematically describes the recent developments and progress in flexible supercapacitor technology, and will be very helpful for generating new and innovative ideas in the field of energy storage material for wearable/flexible industry applications.

Author : Bruce Johnson,Walter W. Woolfolk,Robert Miller,Cindy Johnson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781420031331

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Flexible Software Design by Bruce Johnson,Walter W. Woolfolk,Robert Miller,Cindy Johnson Pdf

A developer's knowledge of a computing system's requirements is necessarily imperfect because organizations change. Many requirements lie in the future and are unknowable at the time the system is designed and built. To avoid burdensome maintenance costs developers must therefore rely on a system's ability to change gracefully-its flexibility. Flex

Author : Hudson, Rachel,Lyn, Oates,Maslin-Prothero, Sian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135367015

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Flexible Learning in Action by Hudson, Rachel,Lyn, Oates,Maslin-Prothero, Sian Pdf

First Published in 1997. Pressures to find ways of delivering courses to new markets, lifelong learners and part-time students have all contributed to the growth in finding ways of delivering flexible learning. This book provides case studies to illustrate the diversity of approaches and gives advice on good practice. The case studies paint a broad picture of flexible learning developments in higher education in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of America. Several trends concerning the introduction of flexible learning have emerged, and the contributors examine strategies that have been developed at an institutional or departmental level for supporting flexible learning initiatives.

Author : M. Osman Tokhi,Abul K.M. Azad
Publisher : IET
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780863414480

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Flexible Robot Manipulators by M. Osman Tokhi,Abul K.M. Azad Pdf

This book discusses the latest developmens in modelling, simulation and control of flexible robot manipulators. Coverage includes an overall review of previously developed methodologies, a range of modelling approaches including classical techniques, parametric and neuromodelling approaches and numerical modelling/simulation techniques.

Author : Jan Herin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429708169

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Flexible Exchange Rates/h by Jan Herin Pdf

This book contains the papers, comments, and the discussion at a conference on "Flexible Exchange Rates and Stabilization Policy", held at Saltsjobaden, Stockholm, August 26–27, 1975. The papers integrate the flexible exchange rates theory with macro theory and stabilization policy analysis. .

Author : Egil J Skorstad,Helge Ramsdal
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781409491668

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Flexible Organizations and the New Working Life by Egil J Skorstad,Helge Ramsdal Pdf

What are we actually talking about when we talk of flexibility in organizational settings? Do flexible forms of organization lead to varied, challenging and autonomous work or do they have a negative impact on working conditions? These questions are confronted by a group of specialist authors including Stephen Ackroyd, Harriet Bradley, Jan Ch. Karlsson, Philippe Mossé and Michael Rose, who discuss the concept of flexibility in relation to employment practices, organizational structure, cultural peculiarities and network arrangements in France, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the UK. While the question of workplace flexibility has been much debated in recent years, the main issues discussed have been the practice of non-standard forms of employment such as part-time work. This book is distinctive in dealing with flexibility related to organizational arrangements, organizational culture and network arrangements, and in assessing the combined effects of different arrangements in terms of manpower, structure, culture and networks on flexibility.

Author : Jens Kjaerulff
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781782386162

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Flexible Capitalism by Jens Kjaerulff Pdf

Approaching “work” as at heart a practice of exchange, this volume explores sociality in work environments marked by the kind of structural changes that have come to define contemporary “flexible” capitalism. It introduces anthropological exchange theory to a wider readership, and shows how the perspective offers new ways to enquire about the flexible capitalism’s social dimensions. The essays contribute to a trans-disciplinary scholarship on contemporary economic practice and change by documenting how, across diverse settings, “gift-like” socialities proliferate, and even sustain the intensified flexible commoditization that more commonly is touted as tearing social relations apart. By interrogating a keenly debated contemporary work regime through an approach to sociality rooted in a rich and distinct anthropological legacy, the volume also makes a novel contribution to the anthropological literature on work and on exchange.

Author : Jan Beier
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319466392

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Simulation Approach Towards Energy Flexible Manufacturing Systems by Jan Beier Pdf

This authored monograph provides in-depth analysis and methods for aligning electricity demand of manufacturing systems to VRE supply. The book broaches both long-term system changes and real-time manufacturing execution and control, and the author presents a concept with different options for improved energy flexibility including battery, compressed air and embodied energy storage. The reader will also find a detailed application procedure as well as an implementation into a simulation prototype software. The book concludes with two case studies. The target audience primarily comprises research experts in the field of green manufacturing systems.

Author : James E. Heathman,Alyce J. Nafziger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Schedules, School
ISBN : MINN:30000010609620

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Scheduling for Flexibility by James E. Heathman,Alyce J. Nafziger Pdf