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Blanca Andreu, Galicia, and the New Iberian Mysticism

From Post-Mortem to Post-Mystic

by Robert Simon ...

This book contributes to the ongoing discussion of the place of contemporary Galician writer Blanca Andreu’s work within the 1980s post-“novísimo” movement, as part of a larger resurgence of the Surrealist in Spanish poetry and its possible placement in the more recent mystical poetry of Spain. It provides a detailed textual analysis of her poetry, and in doing so reveals not only that her work ... Read more

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This book contributes to the ongoing discussion of the place of contemporary Galician writer Blanca Andreu’s work within the 1980s post-“novísimo” movement, as part of a larger resurgence of the Surrealist in Spanish poetry and its possible placement in the more recent mystical poetry of Spain. It provides a detailed textual analysis of her poetry, and in doing so reveals not only that her work
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Mystical Symbolism and the Posthuman in the 20th and 21st Century Poetic Voice of Ana Rossetti

The Purple Gladiolus and the Mystic's Map

by Robert Simon ...

This study, spanning c. 1980 to 2016, offers an alternative critical perspective of the poetic works of the acclaimed Spanish poet Ana Rossetti. At its core, it explores the presence of Posthumanism and the mystical in late 20th and early 21st Century Iberian poetics, and more specifically, how Rossetti's more recent poetry expresses the same tendency toward a transcultural and posthuman model ... Read more

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This study, spanning c. 1980 to 2016, offers an alternative critical perspective of the poetic works of the acclaimed Spanish poet Ana Rossetti. At its core, it explores the presence of Posthumanism and the mystical in late 20th and early 21st Century Iberian poetics, and more specifically, how Rossetti's more recent poetry expresses the same tendency toward a transcultural and posthuman model
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Superintelligence on the Horizon

Steering the Course of Cybersecurity

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As we stand at the precipice of an era marked by unprecedented technological advancement, the emergence of superintelligent AI systems heralds both transformative opportunities and profound risks for the future of humanity. In "Superintelligence on the Horizon: Navigating the Future of AI Governance and Cybersecurity," Felipe Chavarro Polanía offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking ... Read more

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As we stand at the precipice of an era marked by unprecedented technological advancement, the emergence of superintelligent AI systems heralds both transformative opportunities and profound risks for the future of humanity. In "Superintelligence on the Horizon: Navigating the Future of AI Governance and Cybersecurity," Felipe Chavarro Polanía offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking
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Bohuslav Martinů

A Research and Information Guide

by Robert Simon ...

Series series Routledge Music Bibliographies
This annotated bibliography uncovers the wealth of resources available to prospective researchers and supports emerging scholarship and inquiry into the life and music of this Czech composer. It includes all secondary sources on Martinu and his music, as well as chronology of his life and a complete list of works. ... Read more

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This annotated bibliography uncovers the wealth of resources available to prospective researchers and supports emerging scholarship and inquiry into the life and music of this Czech composer. It includes all secondary sources on Martinu and his music, as well as chronology of his life and a complete list of works.
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Levers of Control

How Managers Use Innovative Control Systems to Drive Strategic Renewal

by Robert Simons ...

Based on a ten-year examination of control systems in over 50 U.S. businesses, this book broadens the definition of control and establishes a critical bridge between the disciplines of strategy and accounting and control. In addition to the more traditional diagnostic control systems, Simons identifies three new control systems that allow strategic change: belief systems that communicate core ... Read more

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Based on a ten-year examination of control systems in over 50 U.S. businesses, this book broadens the definition of control and establishes a critical bridge between the disciplines of strategy and accounting and control. In addition to the more traditional diagnostic control systems, Simons identifies three new control systems that allow strategic change: belief systems that communicate core
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Energy Joy The Stress Fix

Science Meets Ancient Wisdom to Uplift Life on Earth

by Robert Simon Siegel ...

"Energy Joy" presents a visionary trek into uplifting life on Earth - NOW - because it's evolution time! By revealing the missing, better half of stress, author Robert Simon Siegel contributes a refreshing and inspiring new understanding of its remarkable evolutionary purpose. One intriguing discovery interrupts business as usual to elevate humanity into more exciting and healthy realms beyond ... Read more

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"Energy Joy" presents a visionary trek into uplifting life on Earth - NOW - because it's evolution time! By revealing the missing, better half of stress, author Robert Simon Siegel contributes a refreshing and inspiring new understanding of its remarkable evolutionary purpose. One intriguing discovery interrupts business as usual to elevate humanity into more exciting and healthy realms beyond
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Levers Of Organization Design

How Managers Use Accountability Systems For Greater Performance And Commitment

by Robert Simons ...

The design of an organization--the accountability system that defines roles, rights, and responsibilities throughout the firm--has a direct impact on the performance of every employee. Yet, few leaders devote focused attention to how this design is chosen, implemented, and adjusted over time. Robert Simons argues that by viewing design as a powerful and proactive management lever--rather than an ... Read more

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The design of an organization--the accountability system that defines roles, rights, and responsibilities throughout the firm--has a direct impact on the performance of every employee. Yet, few leaders devote focused attention to how this design is chosen, implemented, and adjusted over time. Robert Simons argues that by viewing design as a powerful and proactive management lever--rather than an
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Seven Strategy Questions

A Simple Approach for Better Execution

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To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization's competitive strategy into the day-to-day actions carried out in your company. That means channeling resources into the right efforts, achieving the right balance between innovation and control, and getting everyone pulling in the same direction. How to keep all this on track?Identify critical gaps in your strategy execution ... Read more

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To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization's competitive strategy into the day-to-day actions carried out in your company. That means channeling resources into the right efforts, achieving the right balance between innovation and control, and getting everyone pulling in the same direction. How to keep all this on track?Identify critical gaps in your strategy execution
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Control in an Age of Empowerment

by Robert Simons ...

Series series Harvard Business Review Classics
In Control in an Age of Empowerment, Robert Simons explains how to give employees the freedom to innovate while protecting your firm from loose cannons. Using powerful examples, Simons shows how to apply four powerful management "levers" to balance autonomy with control: Traditional diagnostic control systems, Belief systems, Boundary systems, and Interactive control systems. Used in concert, ... Read more

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In Control in an Age of Empowerment, Robert Simons explains how to give employees the freedom to innovate while protecting your firm from loose cannons. Using powerful examples, Simons shows how to apply four powerful management "levers" to balance autonomy with control: Traditional diagnostic control systems, Belief systems, Boundary systems, and Interactive control systems. Used in concert,
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THIEVES of EDEN

by Robert Simon Siegel ...

THIEVES of EDEN is a quantum thriller to SAVE REALITY from ENEMIES of LIFE. STORY Awareness becomes action that unites people and purpose as four characters meet and discover they are in a game – THE GAME – for the very life of our planet. Their opponents, with a 6,000 year advantage, are about to make their game-winning move that ends life on Earth. Tightening a reality-distorting ... Read more

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THIEVES of EDEN is a quantum thriller to SAVE REALITY from ENEMIES of LIFE. STORY Awareness becomes action that unites people and purpose as four characters meet and discover they are in a game – THE GAME – for the very life of our planet. Their opponents, with a 6,000 year advantage, are about to make their game-winning move that ends life on Earth. Tightening a reality-distorting
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Population-Based Optimization on Riemannian Manifolds

by Robert Simon Fong, Peter Tino ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
Manifold optimization is an emerging field of contemporary optimization that constructs efficient and robust algorithms by exploiting the specific geometrical structure of the search space. In our case the search space takes the form of a manifold.Manifold optimization methods mainly focus on adapting existing optimization methods from the usual “easy-to-deal-with” Euclidean search spaces to ... Read more

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Manifold optimization is an emerging field of contemporary optimization that constructs efficient and robust algorithms by exploiting the specific geometrical structure of the search space. In our case the search space takes the form of a manifold.Manifold optimization methods mainly focus on adapting existing optimization methods from the usual “easy-to-deal-with” Euclidean search spaces to
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Crisis Management in Acute Care Settings

Human Factors, Team Psychology, and Patient Safety in a High Stakes Environment

by Michael St.Pierre, Gesine Hofinger, Cornelius Buerschaper, Robert Simon ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
Critical situations in acute and emergency care are one of the great clinical challenges because of the uncertainty, high stakes, time pressure, and stress that are involved. This book provides a comprehensive outline of all the human factors issues relevant to patient safety during acute care. Following an initial section discussing the basic principles of human behavior and decision making, the ... Read more

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Critical situations in acute and emergency care are one of the great clinical challenges because of the uncertainty, high stakes, time pressure, and stress that are involved. This book provides a comprehensive outline of all the human factors issues relevant to patient safety during acute care. Following an initial section discussing the basic principles of human behavior and decision making, the
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