Target In Control

Author : Andrzej K. Nowak
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030306224
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Target in Control written by Andrzej K. Nowak and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise monograph introduces and examines social influence from the perspective of the so-called target, rather than from the source, thus providing for the first time a bidirectional account of this pervasive social phenomenon, further bridging simple micro-level dyadic interaction rules with macro-level properties of the (social) system. This integrative approach allows for advanced models of influence to be developed in both the social and natural sciences (e.g. social animals). In particular, when used to investigate emergent properties of social change, this approach shows that social transitions occur as “bubbles of new” in the “sea of old.” While in the traditional view influence is synonymous with achieving power and control over others, the present approach to social influence puts the emphasis on the target’s motives and strategies. Here, the target may actively seek out influence to help forge opinions and achieve guidance regarding courses of action. In this process, the target observes others, models their thought and behavior, and asks for information and opinions. In this broadened perspective, the processes of social influence enables those being influenced (the targets) to use the knowledge and processing capacity of influence sources to maximize their access to information, minimize their processing effort, while optimizing their own functioning and that of the social system in which they evolve. This short text addresses above all scientists interested in social influence in the fields of psychology, sociology, economy, marketing, and biology. However, also researchers interested in modeling social processes, especially opinion dynamics and social change, such as computer scientists, physicists and applied mathematicians will benefit from the insights provided.

Author : Nizar Touzi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461442869
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Optimal Stochastic Control, Stochastic Target Problems, and Backward SDE written by Nizar Touzi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book collects some recent developments in stochastic control theory with applications to financial mathematics. We first address standard stochastic control problems from the viewpoint of the recently developed weak dynamic programming principle. A special emphasis is put on the regularity issues and, in particular, on the behavior of the value function near the boundary. We then provide a quick review of the main tools from viscosity solutions which allow to overcome all regularity problems. We next address the class of stochastic target problems which extends in a nontrivial way the standard stochastic control problems. Here the theory of viscosity solutions plays a crucial role in the derivation of the dynamic programming equation as the infinitesimal counterpart of the corresponding geometric dynamic programming equation. The various developments of this theory have been stimulated by applications in finance and by relevant connections with geometric flows. Namely, the second order extension was motivated by illiquidity modeling, and the controlled loss version was introduced following the problem of quantile hedging. The third part specializes to an overview of Backward stochastic differential equations, and their extensions to the quadratic case.​

Author : Donald E. Kirk
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486135071
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Optimal Control Theory written by Donald E. Kirk and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upper-level undergraduate text introduces aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization. Numerous figures, tables. Solution guide available upon request. 1970 edition.

Author : Les Parrott
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780842337939
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Control Freak written by Les Parrott and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-01-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting practical strategies, this guide is for everyone who has a control freak in their lives--or who is a control freak. Parrott helps readers discover how God gives them grace to deal with difficult people and also face their own need to control.

Author : Joel Turner
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781981346431
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Controlled Process Shooting written by Joel Turner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Target Panic is not a disease, it is a hard wired self preservation system all of us have. Due to this reaction nearly every shooter will encounter a Target Panic associated issue at some point in their shooting career. However, with proper education on how we are wired, and instruction on how to approach the problem most shooters can remedy and improve their shooting dramatically. In the book we provide a detailed explanation of what Target Panic is, the mental and physical symptoms of what an archer might experience with Target Panic, and a step by step guide to implementing Joel Turner's Controlled Process Shooting system.

Author : Robin Cooper
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351411764
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Target Costing and Value Engineering written by Robin Cooper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would happen if everyone in your company followed a disciplined approach to cost reduction? Go ahead -- imagine it. What would it look like? How can it be done? The answer -- smart cost management. Effective cost management must start at the design stage. As much as 90-95% of a product's costs are added in the design process. That is why effective cost management programs focus on design and manufacturing. The primary cost management method to control cost during design is a combination of target costing and value engineering. Target Costing Objectives: Identify the cost at which your product must be manufactured at if it is to earn its profit margin at its expected target selling price. Break the target cost down to its component level and have your suppliers find ways to deliver the components they sell you at the set target prices while still making adequate returns. Value Engineering: The connection to function: An organized effort and team based approach to analyze the functions of goods and services that the design stage, and find ways to achieve those functions in a manner that allows the firm to meet its target costs. The result: Added value for your company (development costs on-line with added value for your company; development costs on-line with selling prices) and added value for your customer (higher quality products that meet, possibly even exceed, customer expectations.)

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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123946093
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Target Receptors in the Control of Insect Pests: Part I written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest volume in this series contains articles on insect growth disruptors. The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the future. Contributions from the leading researchers in entomology Discusses arachnid physiology and behaviour Includes in-depth reviews with valuable information for a variety of entomology disciplines

Author : Sarah Alderson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481427180
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Out of Control written by Sarah Alderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl looking to escape her past in New York City only to end up on the run from a dangerous conspiracy in this sizzling, high-stakes novel. When seventeen-year-old Liva came to New York City, all she wanted was to escape the painful memories of her past and finally find a fresh start. Her hopes for a new future were dashed the moment she became the sole witness to a brutal murder. When she’s taken into police custody—supposedly for her own protection—she realizes something isn’t right, but it’s too late. Soon, bullets start flying, and Liva realizes that she is not just a witness, but the target—and she needs to escape before it’s too late. With the help of a sexy car thief that she met at the station, Liva manages to get away from the massacre unharmed, but now the two of them are alone in New York, trying to outrun and outwit the two killers who will stop at nothing to find them. Liva and Jay are living on the edge, but when you’re on the edge, there’s a long way to fall.

Author : Matthew E. Cross
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107615887
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthetists written by Matthew E. Cross and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quick reference to basic science for anaesthetists, containing all the key information needed for FRCA exams.

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0124171710
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Target Receptors in the Control of Insect Pests: Part II written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Advances in Insect Physiology contains comprehensive interdisciplinary reviews on basic and practical aspects relevant to major target receptors for crucial physiological functions and mechanisms in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, particularly insects. Chapters emphasize advanced genomic, molecular biology, chemical, and proteomic research on the receptors and their corresponding agonist and antagonist ligands. The book encompasses target systems such as sodium channels, octopamine/tyramine receptors, ABC transporters, acetylcholinesterase as a target enzyme, juvenile hormone receptors, and receptors targeted by neuropeptides. Contains important, comprehensive and in-depth reviews An essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists and neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists, and insect biochemists First published in 1963, this serial is ranked second in the highly competitive ISI category of Entomology