<p>Sliver of Stone magazine presents its first volume of collected nonfiction. From the mouth of a Seattle whale to a Nordstrom’s swimsuit department, from an Idaho fundamentalist church to a fathomless Florida lake, the fifteen stories in ALL THAT GLITTERS recount lives and identities unsettled by impending doom. Also included are four remarkable interviews with award-winning nonfiction writers, including Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin. "Fresh, fierce, and enlightening, All That Glitters is a find. The talented nonfiction writers in this collection invite us along on the complicated, sometimes scary, but irresistible pursuit of truth." (Lynne Barrett, author of Magpies and The Secret Names of Women)</p>

All That Glitters: A Sliver of Stone Nonfiction Anthology

Literature & Fiction

Cook, Rebecca

Fievre, M.J.

Jakiela, Lori

Lisicky, Paul

Moore, Dinty

Blankenbiller, Tabitha

Butterworth-McDermott, Christine

Becker, Jan

Dalton, Elizabeth M.

Davidow, Lisbeth

Literary

Lominy Books

<p>The Sunshine Chronicles is an inventive compilation of Facebook posts by local writer and professor, Jan Becker. Shockingly delightful, and unflinching in their candor, the posts reveal an intimate portrait of a quirky writer and her South Florida surroundings. Readers will simultaneously LOL and find themselves deeply moved as Becker navigates domestic life with The Chef and Feline amidst a zany cast of neighbors and characters. From Creepy Maintenance Men with tawdry agendas, and annual invasions from snowbirds like The Winemaker and Grandma, to struggling through the summer with no AC in the car, The Sunshine Chronicles is a unique glimpse of both a small slice of Florida, and one woman's outlook on the world-at-large. You will "like" this book.</p>

The Sunshine Chronicles

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Jitney Books

Du kannst schaffen, was du willst: Die Kunst der Selbsthypnose

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Piper Verlag GmbH

Plasmons as Sensors covers the fundamental developments of plasmonic nanosenor design over the last few years. In his acclaimed thesis, Jan Becker addresses the relevant theoretical concepts and then applies these to discuss the properties and trends in nanoparticles of various shapes and sizes. The first discovery Jan makes in his PhD research is that there is an optimal shape for plasmonic nanoparticles used for sensing purposes. In further chapters he goes on to describe novel experimental methods to use plasmonic nanoparticles for molecular sensing. The approach he develops in parallel sensing is one which revolutionizes the field and allows investigation of a variety of topics from nanoparticle growth to membrane protein attachment. Many of the experiments described in this thesis have led to highly visible publications in international journals.

Plasmons as Sensors (Springer Theses)

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Springer

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, University of Frankfurt (Main), language: English, abstract: In the following bachelor's thesis I am going to present a short survey of the hedge fund industry, its regulation and the existent hedge fund strategies. Especially statistical arbitrage is explained in further detail and major performance measurement ratios are presented. In the second part, I am going to introduce a semi-variance model for statistical arbitrage. The model is compared to the standard Garch model, which is so often used in daily option trading, derivate pricing and risk management. Because investment returns are not equally distributed over time, sources for statistical arbitrage occur. The semi-variance model takes skewness into account and provides higher returns at lower volatility than the Garch model. The concept is aimed to be a synopsis of mean reversion and chart pattern detection. The computer model is generated with respect to Brownian motion and technical analysis and provide significant returns to the investment. As market efficiency hypothesis states the impossibility of arbitrage opportunities over the long run, on the other hand market anomalies significantly outstand. Connecting both elements creates a profitable trading system. The combination of both approaches delivers a sensible hedge fund concept. The out-ofsample backtest verifies out-performance and implies the need for further research in the area of higher moment CAPM and additional market timing strategies as sources of statistical arbitrage.

Making Money with statistical Arbitrage: Generating Alpha in sideway Markets with this Option Strategy

Business & Money

Finance

GRIN Verlag

<p>Das Werk vermittelt praxis- und beratungsnah das Know-How für eine steueroptimale Verlustverrechnung. Es beschreibt, in welchen Fällen mit Abzugsverboten für die Verlustanrechnung zu rechnen ist und wann Verlustübertragungen sogar steuerschädlich sind, denn<br /> neben der Entscheidung Marks&Spencer haben auch andere Entwicklungen starken Einfluss auf die anzuwendenden Regelungen genommen. Das Werk kennt diese und ist damit der ideale Berater.</p>

Steueroptimale Verlustnutzung (German Edition)

Loitz, Rüdiger

Mühlhausen, Moritz

Specialties

Springer Gabler

<p>This book surveys recent developments in plasmonic nanosensor design, covering such discoveries as the optimal shape for plasmonic nanoparticles used for sensing, experimental methods and topics ranging from nanoparticle growth to membrane protein attachment.</p>

In the following study, I am going to present a short survey of the hedge fund industry, its regulation and the existent hedge fund strategies. Statistical arbitrage in particular is explained in further detail, and major performance measurement ratios are presented. In the second part, I am going to introduce a semi-variance model for statistical arbitrage. The model is compared to the standard Garch model, which is often used in daily option trading, derivate pricing and risk management. As investment returns are not equally distributed over time, sources for statistical arbitrage occur. The semi-variance model takes skewness into account and provides higher returns at lower volatility than the Garch model. The concept is aimed to be a synopsis of mean reversion and chart pattern detection. The computer model is generated with respect to Brownian motion and technical analysis and provides significant returns to the investment. While the market efficiency hypothesis states the impossibility of long-term arbitrage opportunities, market anomalies outstand significantly. Connecting both elements creates a profitable trading system. The combination of both approaches delivers a sensible hedge fund concept. The out-of-sample backtest verifies out-performance and implies the need for further research in the area of higher moment CAPM and additional market timing strategies as sources of statistical arbitrage.

Anchor Academic Publishing

Autonomous Driving Changes the Future

<p><div>This book systematically discusses the development of autonomous driving, describing the related history, technological advances, infrastructure, social impacts, international competition, China's opportunities and challenges, and possible future scenarios. This popular science book uses straightforward language and includes quotes from ancient Chinese poems to enhance the reading experience. The discussions are supplemented by theoretical elaborations, presented in tables and figures.<br /> <br /></div> <div>The book is intended for auto fans, upper undergraduate and graduate students in the field of automotive engineering.</div></p>

Computers & Technology

Chai, Zhanxiang

Nie, Tianxin

Computer Science

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