Shiftwork: Problems and solutions (Arbeitswissenschaft in der betrieblichen Praxis)

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Based on interviews and surveys of thousands of consultants, the Guide provides the inside scoop on recent firm news, firm culture, pay, diversity initiatives, hiring process and more at more than 50 top firms, as well as Vault's exclusive rankings of the top 50 consulting firms.

Vault Guide to the Top 50 Banking Employers, 6th Edition: Get the Inside Scoop on the 50 Most Prestigious Firms in the Banking Industry (Vault Career Library)

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Waste of paper
highly recommended
Essential resource for banking jobs

Vault Guide to the Top 50 Banking Employers, 6th Edition: Get the Inside Scoop on the 50 Most Prestigious Firms in the Banking Industry (Vault Career Library)
Derek Loosvelt
Manufacturer: Vault, Inc.
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ASIN: 1581312555

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This guide includes an overview of careers in commercial and investment banking and Vault's exclusive top 50 banking employer rankings.

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Waste of paper.......2003-12-22

I think positive reviews for these books come from "Vault Staff" The book is tiny and thin, with doublespaced paragraphs to attempt to beef it up. So, each page is in this book has approximately 1/3 of a page's worth of information.

Having said that, we are treated to about 20 pages of information on the financial industry. We are treated to information like "the stock market is where shares of stock - pieces of ownership in companies - are traded every day." No mention of currency markets.

Then, we have 30 pages listing the jobs. The jobs listed include "trader" and each of one, yes one SHORT paragraph describing what they do.

Finally, a list of investment banks (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley) with a 1 to 3 pages describing what it's like to work there (long hours).

Most of this information is common knowledge to people who have half a clue about the industry - TIAA pays less than Goldman: who knew?

One great thing about this book is the advertisements: Not just for other Vault products and sites, but for a few investment banks and recruiters - this may be be the opportunity the readers are hoping for.

highly recommended.......2001-10-28

I don't normally write reviews, but I just got this book and had to write. The book has detailed insider accounts of life inside every major investment banking firms, including its history, areas of specialization, and tips on the hiring and interviewing process. Highly recommended for job seekers and consultants alike.

Essential resource for banking jobs.......2001-09-09

I found this book to be immensely helpful to distinguishing the various investment banks and commercial banks. There are also specific tips for each company on what they look for in the job interview. Particularly as wall street is downsizing, I think the Vault book provided me with the edge I needed to land my job in a tough job market.

Vault Guide to the Top Chicago & Midwest Law Firms, 2007 Edition (Vault Guide to the Top Chicago & Midwest Law Firms)

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Vault Guide to the Top Chicago & Midwest Law Firms, 2007 Edition (Vault Guide to the Top Chicago & Midwest Law Firms)
Vera Djordjevich
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Vault Guide to Corporate Law Careers

ASIN: 1581314604

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In this third edition, Vault profiles the top law firms in the Chicago and Midwest markets. Eighty-one firms are covered in in-depth profiles in which associates at the region's most prestigious firms reveal the inside scoop on firm culture, hours, hiring process, training, offices, compensation and diversity. Whether you're a law student or an experienced attorney, this guide gives you access to the best information on the region's top firms.

Vault Guide to the Top Texas & Southwest Law Firms, 2007 Edition (Vault Guide to the Top Texas & Southwest Law Firms)

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Vault Guide to the Top Texas & Southwest Law Firms, 2007 Edition (Vault Guide to the Top Texas & Southwest Law Firms)
Vera Djordjevich
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ASIN: 1581314612

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In this third edition, Vault profiles the top law firms in the Texas and Southwest markets. Fifty-four firms are covered in in-depth profiles in which associates at the region's most prestigious firms reveal the inside scoop on firm culture, hours, hiring process, training, offices, compensation and diversity. Whether you're a law student or an experienced attorney, this guide gives you access to the best information on the region's top firms.

Vault Guide to the Top Boston & Northeast Law Firms, 2007 Edition (Vault Guide to the Top Boston & Northeast Law Firms)

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Vault Guide to the Top Boston & Northeast Law Firms, 2007 Edition (Vault Guide to the Top Boston & Northeast Law Firms)
Brian Dalton
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Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, 2007 Edition (Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms)

ASIN: 1581314590

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In this third edition, Vault profiles the top law firms in the Boston and Northeast markets. Forty-nine firms are covered in in-depth profiles in which associates at the region's most prestigious firms reveal the inside scoop on firm culture, hours, hiring process, training, offices, compensation and diversity. Whether you're a law student or an experienced attorney, this guide gives you access to the best information on the region's top firms.

Vault Guide to the Top European Consulting Firms (Vault Guide to.....)

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Vault Guide to the Top European Consulting Firms (Vault Guide to.....)
Anu Rao
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ASIN: 1581314531

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This new Vault guide provides *30+ insider profiles *of the top management & strategy consultancies in Europe, focusing on each firm's operations in London, Amsterdam, Berlin and other major European locations. Employers covered in the guide include McKinsey, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group and many more.

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with a new introduction by the author

foreword by THOMAS EMERSON

"A thought-provoking interpretation of the role of the legal ideology in the bourgeoisie'sascendance to state power."
--Harvard Law Review

Originally published in 1977 and translated into Spanish, Portugese, Greek, and Chinese, Law and the Rise of Capitalism examines the role of law and lawyers in the European bourgeoisie's conquest of power. From the scattered urban uprisings of the eleventh century to the English and French revolutions, Michael Tigar traces this history using charters, letters, statutes, and other primary sources.

Against a backdrop of seven hundred years of bourgeois struggle, Tigar weaves a Marxist theory of law and jurisprudence based upon the Western experience. Contradicting R.H. Tawney and Max Weber, he shows that the legal theory of the insurgent bourgeoisie predated the Protestant Reformation and was a major ideological ingredient of the bourgeois revolution and also helps explain today's revolutionary movements.

In a compelling new introduction, Tigar discusses the struggle for human rights in the historical context of the past two decades, drawing on his own experiences as a fighter for democratic rights in the United States, Europe and South Africa.

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Law and ideology in the time of the rise of capital.......2007-03-27

I bought this book by radical lawyer Michael Tigar, expecting it to be a typical critique of liberal interpretations of law in the past two centuries, of the kind so well summarized by Anatole France's famous statement that the majestic equality of the law forbids both the rich and the poor to sleep under bridges, beg, and steal bread. However, this turned out not to be the case. Instead, the book is an engrossing and fascinating look into the development of bourgeois law and legal ideology from the late feudal period (roughly 13th century) to the French Revolution. In this way, "Law and the Rise of Capitalism" is rather a chronological prequel to those many critiques.

Although hampered by the lack of footnotes, the historical overview, especially of the medieval period, is very thorough and well done. It is extremely informative and once again reaffirms the degree to which the popular view of the middle ages as a time of nothing but chaos and barbarism is incorrect. Heavily relying on medieval scholars of law like Beaumanoir, Michael Tigar shows how the development of merchant capital and the independence of the towns created the opportunity for law merchant to be created, which in turn could become the basis, combined with certain Roman law principles, for a modern legal system based on property and free contracts rather than custom and commons. For each period of time he demonstrates how this development continued and was framed in legal terms, at least as regards the societies of England and France (he barely mentions anything else, except Italian banking).

Tigar develops some well-argued theses on the transition from feudalism to capitalist society via merchant capital, and locates the start of this transition (initially with a false start crushed by recession and the Plague) much earlier than is usually done. He also refutes the popular idea of law after the French Revolution being utterly different from that before, instead emphasizing the way the French Revolution was the expression of a change long coming. Equally, he argues against the conception of English common law as a gradual building of the same basic pattern, showing instead how common law underwent changes towards a capitalist law system just as much as the more formal codes of France.

The concluding chapters give some leftist criticism of modern theories of law and restate Tigar's purpose in writing this book. Most of this is superficial and rather pointless. In fact, the book would probably have been stronger when formed as simply a book on the history of law, then with some radical contemporary critique tacked on. But nevertheless, this book is much worth reading.

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Law & The Rise Of Capitalism -
Michael E. Tigar -
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000P0YJJI

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Law and the Rise of Capitalism
Michael E. Tiger
Manufacturer: Aakar Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 8187879211

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Diffractive optical elements (DOEs) are becoming more and more widely used in a braod range of fields, including telecommunications, optical computing, consumer electronics, laser material processing and the biomedical sciences, to manipulate light through micro-optical systems. In order to get the most out of such DOEs, knowledge of the design process, fabrication, packaging in a particular system, and operation is required.

Digital Diffractive Optics discusses in detail the design and simulation of DOEs, before considering the main fabrication techniques. The increasingly important CAD/CAM tool requirements for the production of DOEs are covered, and a chapter is devoted to the crucial area of systematic fabrication error compensation. Finally, the integration and use of DOEs in a number of different systems, including various opto-electronic and opto-mechanical systems, are discussed.

Digital Diffractive Optics will be of great interest to all those involved in the fields of optical engineering and photonics. It presents a clear view of the whole process, from design to fabrication and application, without overstressing the, often complex, mathematics, and will thus be accessible to postgraduate students and those entering the field, as well as more experienced engineers and scientists.

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Modern, Straight Forward and Useful Optics Book.......2001-09-30

I've been designing diffractive elements for about two years. I first started knowing almost nothing about DOEs (except that they worked on diffraction). Even after two years, and a couple of successful designs, I was still in the dark on some of the methods used in designing DOEs.

Bernard really puts a good book together. He starts with the very basics (diffraction), moves into designing DOEs (iterative and natural optimization methods, like GA and SA), and ends up with chapters on actually fabricating devices. He covers in very informative detail (like, say for the working engineer), and goes short of giving the shop away.

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CAMD or Computer Aided Molecular Design refers to the design of molecules with desirable properties. That is, through CAMD, one determines molecules that match a specified set of (target) properties. CAMD as a technique has a very large potential as in principle, all kinds of chemical, bio-chemical and material products can be designed through this technique.

This book mainly deals with macroscopic properties and therefore does not cover molecular design of large, complex chemicals such as drugs. While books have been written on computer aided molecular design relating to drugs and large complex chemicals, a book on systematic formulation of CAMD problems and solutions, with emphasis on theory and practice, which helps one to learn, understand and apply the technique is currently unavailable.

· This title brings together the theoretical aspects related to Computer Aided Molecular Design, the different techniques that have been developed and the different applications that have been reported.
· Contributing authors are among the leading researchers and users of CAMD
· First book available giving a systematic formulation of CAMD problems and solutions

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The wonderful and deep thought of Luke Achiene.......2003-12-02

I found Mr. Acnenie's text to be very interesting and thought provoking. It's the way Mr. Acnenie has unique ways of covering
Computer Molecular Design, that if a person doesn't comprehend a specific part of the text;there is always other explanations in its simplicity to back his theories up with. I srongly reccomend the vast majority of free thinkers, who would want to absorb the knowledge Mr. Achiene is offering, than you shoul purchase this book on Amazon. One of the best information texts I have ever read!

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Computer-Aided Molecular Design

Manufacturer: Vch Pub
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0895737388

Computer-Aided Molecular Design: Applications in Agrochemicals, Materials, and Pharmaceuticals (Acs Symposium Series)

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Computer-Aided Molecular Design: Applications in Agrochemicals, Materials, and Pharmaceuticals (Acs Symposium Series)

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Chronicles recent successes in the application of computer-aided molecular design to the development of new agrochemicals, materials, and pharmaceuticals. Provides an overview of many state-of-the-art modeling techniques, including CoMFA, molecular dynamics, de novo ligand design, QSAR, molecular orbital methods, and genetic algorithms. Includes computational studies of pharmacokinetic properties such as transport and metabolism. Describes modeling of interfacial phenomena, including organic and inorganic surfaces.

Computer-Aided Molecular Design: Theory and Applications

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Computer-Aided Molecular Design: Theory and Applications
Jean-Pierre Doucet , and Jacques Weber
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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ASIN: 0122212851

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The computer-aided design of novel molecular systems has undoubtedly reached the stage of a mature discipline offering a broad range of tools available to virtually any chemist. However, there are few books coveringmost of these techniques in a single volume and using a language which may generally be understood by students or chemists with a limited knowledge of theoretical chemistry. The purpose of this book is precisely to review, in such a language, both methodological aspects and important applications of computer-aided molecular design (CAMD), with a special emphasis on drug design and protein modeling.
Using numerous examples ranging from molecular models to shapes, surfaces, and volumes, Computer-Aided Molecular Design provides coverage of the role molecular graphics play in CAMD. The text also treats the very notion of the structure of molecular systems by presenting both the various experimental techniques giving access to it and the most common model builders based on force fields. Separate chapters are devoted to other important topics in CAMD, such as Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations; most common quantum chemical methods; derivation and visualization of molecular properties; and molecular similarity. Finally, strategies used in protein modeling and drug design, such as receptor mapping and the pharmacophore approach, are presented and illustrated by several examples.
The book is addressed to students and researchers who wish to enter this new exciting field of molecular sciences, but also practitioners in CAMD as a comprehensive source of refreshing information in their field.

Key Features
* Presents a comprehensive introduction to computer-aided molecular design
* Describes applications of CAMD through the use of numerous examples
* Emphasizes strategies used in protein modeling and drug design
* Includes separate chapters devoted to other important topics in CAMD, such as:
* Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations
* Common quantum chemical methods
* Derivation and visualization of molecular properties
* Molecular similarity

Enterprise Engineering and Integration - Building International Consensus: Proceeding of Iceimt '97, International Conference on Enterprise Integration ... in Molecular and Subcellular Biology)

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Enterprise Engineering and Integration - Building International Consensus: Proceeding of Iceimt '97, International Conference on Enterprise Integration ... in Molecular and Subcellular Biology)

Manufacturer: Springer-Verlag Telos
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ASIN: 3540634029

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ICEIMT '97 is the second International Conference on Enterprise Integration and Modeling Technology. Like the first, it is the main event of a European-US initiative on building consensus in enterprise engineering and integration - supported in Europe by Esprit and in the USA by DOC/NIST. These proceedings contain papers presented at the conference and at five international workshops preceding the conference. The workshops addressed integration issues related to people and organization, metrics and standardization, applications, fundamentals and principles, and users and vendors. The conference papers present points of view of users, vendors, and researchers, the current state of research and development worldwide, and the needs to be identified and summarized in project proposals.

A Methodology for Comprehensive Quantitative Evaluation of a Computer Aided Exercise Using the Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS)

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Pure Genius!

A Methodology for Comprehensive Quantitative Evaluation of a Computer Aided Exercise Using the Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS)

Manufacturer: Storming Media
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423565576

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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A760933. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: The CJCS Joint Training Program institutes methods for identifying training requirements through review of the CINCs' missions and the compilation of Joint Mission Essential Task Lists (JMETLs). The Universal Joint Task List (UJTL) comprehensively outlines these joint essential tasks, providing a summary of CINC Missions, Joint Tasks, and supporting tasks. Computer aided exercises (CAXs) are tools available for monitoring and training staffs in these tasks. A primary goal during a CAX is to present a realistic decision environment to the training audience in order to produce realistic results. This thesis develops an analysis methodology for using exercise data to evaluate critical event causal audit trails. Specific objectives are: (1) to develop methodologies to objectively analyze the causes for critical events, and (2) to demonstrate the effectiveness of these methodologies through the use of the Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS). This thesis develops post-exercise analysis techniques for output data and provides a methodology for extracting appropriate data from a CAX. The results of a given CAX will then be more compatible with additional analysis techniques, such as trend analysis, and more useful and timely feedback can be provided to participants.

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Pure Genius!.......2006-02-27

McAneny and Dromerhauser are decades ahead of their time. I laughed, I cried. It was awesome! These guys are destined for greatness. Buy this thesis and read it today. It will change your life!

Molecular Modelling and Drug Design (Topics in Molecular and Structural Biology)

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Molecular Modelling and Drug Design (Topics in Molecular and Structural Biology)

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This book provides a myriad of fresh ideas and energetic approaches to the newer aspects of everyday drug modelling. With contributions from some of the best young talents of today, Molecular Modelling and Drug Design encourages a break from old traditions and probes the unexplored avenues of the modelling tool. The contributors' views act as a gauge to future trends in computer-aided drug design-an area that continues to expand and play an ever more significant role in drug discovery.

Computer Aided Molecular Design with Combined Molecular Modeling and Group Contribution

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Computer Aided Molecular Design with Combined Molecular Modeling and Group Contribution
Peter M Harper
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Computer-Aided Molecular Design
Jean-Pierre/ Weber, Jacques Doucet
Manufacturer: Academic Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OH60NK

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This book provides an introductory yet comprehensive account of James Clerk Maxwell's (1831-79) physics and world view. The argument is structured by a focus on the fundamental themes that shaped Maxwell's science: analogy and geometry, models and mechanical explanation, statistical representation and the limitations of dynamical reasoning, and the relation between physical theory and its mathematical description. This approach, which considers his physics as a whole, bridges the disjunction between Maxwell's greatest contributions: the concept of the electromagnetic field and the kinetic theory of gases. Maxwell's work and ideas are viewed historically in terms of his indebtedness to scientific and cultural traditions, of Edinburgh experimental physics, and of Cambridge mathematics and philosophy of science, which nurtured his career. Peter M. Harman is Professor of the History of Science at Lancaster University. He has published primarily on the history of physics and natural philosophy in the 18th and 19th centuries, the period from Newton to Maxwell. His previous books include Energy, Force, and Matter (Cambridge, 1982), The Investigation of Difficult Things (Cambridge, 1992), After Newton: Essays on Natural Philosophy (Variorum, 1993), The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell, volume 1 (Cambridge, 1990), volume 2 (Cambridge, 1995).

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