This book provides an easy-to-read, user-oriented introduction to mental models research and Mental Modeling TechnologyTM. Mental models are powerful influences human behavior. The book offers insight from the developers and most experienced application professionals of a widely proven methodology for understanding and influencing human judgment, decision making and behavior.The case studies show examples of the methodological concepts in their application context. It is one of the...

Plunge into a tense techno-thriller where everyday digital vulnerabilities trigger catastrophic global cyber warfare. Perfect for an edge-of-your-seat commute, this suspenseful collection tracks invisible digital heists that threaten our fragile modern reality.From hijacked hospital grids to devastated small businesses, experience the frantic, ticking-clock desperation of incident responders fighting a shadowy collective. You will feel the chilling psychological toll of these high-...

Survive the darkest outbreaks of medical history as ordinary citizens battle deadly plagues and relentless urban vermin. Step away from the courts of kings and descend into the crowded, gritty streets of medieval Europe. This immersive narrative history places you beside the peasants, monks, and healers fighting unseen pathogens with superstition, herbs, and feline hunters.Perfect for a captivating daily commute or a late-night deep dive into the macabre, this gripping exploration ...

Survive the darkest outbreaks of medical history as ordinary citizens battle deadly plagues and relentless urban vermin. Step away from the courts of kings and descend into the crowded, gritty streets of medieval Europe. This immersive narrative history places you beside the peasants, monks, and healers fighting unseen pathogens with superstition, herbs, and feline hunters.Perfect for a captivating daily commute or a late-night deep dive into the macabre, this gripping exploration ...

Plunge into a tense techno-thriller where everyday digital vulnerabilities trigger catastrophic global cyber warfare. Perfect for an edge-of-your-seat commute, this suspenseful collection tracks invisible digital heists that threaten our fragile modern reality.From hijacked hospital grids to devastated small businesses, experience the frantic, ticking-clock desperation of incident responders fighting a shadowy collective. You will feel the chilling psychological toll of these high-...

Survive the darkest outbreaks of medical history as ordinary citizens battle deadly plagues and relentless urban vermin. Step away from the courts of kings and descend into the crowded, gritty streets of medieval Europe. This immersive narrative history places you beside the peasants, monks, and healers fighting unseen pathogens with superstition, herbs, and feline hunters.Perfect for a captivating daily commute or a late-night deep dive into the macabre, this gripping exploration ...

Survive the darkest outbreaks of medical history as ordinary citizens battle deadly plagues and relentless urban vermin. Step away from the courts of kings and descend into the crowded, gritty streets of medieval Europe. This immersive narrative history places you beside the peasants, monks, and healers fighting unseen pathogens with superstition, herbs, and feline hunters.Perfect for a captivating daily commute or a late-night deep dive into the macabre, this gripping exploration ...

From one of the world’s leading data scientists, a landmark tour of the new science of idea flow, offering revolutionary insights into the mysteries of collective intelligence and social influenceIf the Big Data revolution has a presiding genius, it is MIT’s Alex “Sandy” Pentland. Over years of groundbreaking experiments, he has distilled remarkable discoveries significant enough to become the bedrock of a whole new scientific field: social physics. Humans have more in com...

This book is written for students taking courses in monitoring and evaluation both in college and at the university .The outstanding feature of the book lies in its organization. The chapters are arranged in chronological sequence to correspond to the classic steps in monitoring and evaluation systems. By looking at the monitoring and evaluation steps, the reader is presented with a logical & integrated framework. The principles and ideas expressed herein are relevant to any monitoring and...

The Latest Tools and Techniques for Managing Infrastructure AssetsFully updated throughout, this practical resource provides a proven, cost-effective infrastructure asset management framework that integrates planning, design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and renovation. Public Infrastructure Asset Management, Second Edition, describes the most current methodologies for effectively managing roads, bridges, airports, utility services, water and waste faciliti...

In a world of tightening budgets and increased competition for grant money, Developing a Winning Grant Proposal provides the guidelines, strategies, plans, and techniques to craft a fundable grant proposal. A user-friendly, engaging, and up-to-date guide, this book covers the entire process from the inception of a good idea, to the formulation of a strong proposal, to the next steps once a proposal is funded. Providing a basic overview and helpful tools for busy faculty and resear...

Build your research paper with over one thousand easy to use research sentences. Quick Research Papers helps the beginning research author and graduate student quickly get to work with practical template sentences. Each research paper part is introduced quickly, helping you understand the key goal, then quickly moves to template sentences. Each chapter focuses on one part of the research paper, supplying practical real example sentences. Quick Research Papers includes over 21 research pape...