Illustrates how R may be used successfully to solve problems in quantitative finance Applied Probabilistic Calculus for Financial Engineering: An Introduction Using R provides R recipes for asset allocation and portfolio optimization problems....

eveloping Cross-Cultural Measurement in Social Work Research and Evaluation, Second Edition is a practical, hands-on guide for social work researchers to learn how to develop, assess, and validate meaningful measurements across cultures and populations....

If you are looking for a book on simulation in a warehouse or factory environment, this book is for you. This book takes an in-depth look into the supply chain system of a semiconductor company and utilizes a system dynamics tool to detect demand indications and simulate the pipeline inventory....

This book covers the theory and applications of the differential optical absorption spectroscopic measurement technique for air pollution monitoring including the instrumentation and case studies, focusing mainly on atmospheric nitrogen dioxide measurements in Hong Kong using a LED based long path differential optical absorption spectroscopy instru...

This thesis explores the application of experimental design techniques to the field of evolutionary algorithms....

Incorporating research carried out over the last twenty years, this book documents the personal and collective responses of Chinese migrants and refugees to the prejudice and discrimination they have experienced....

Compiled with method descriptions and step-by-step procedures, the Spatial Epidemiological Approaches in Disease Mapping and Analysis equips readers with skills to prepare health-related data in the proper format, process these data using relevant functions and software, and display the results as mapped or statistical summaries....

Advertising and Hong Kong Society is a book of diversified interests, both local and global, and at the same time cultural, commercial, political, cultural, and sociological....

DIGEST is the Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard for interoperability and compatibility among national and multinational systems and users. It is a standard based on the Vector Product Format (VPF), used by NATO and the United States Defense Mapping Agency for capturing geographical data....

In Essential Thai, Kit Chan captures the essence of Thai cooking in 70 deliciously authentic recipes. The fragrant blend of hot, sweet, sour, salty and sometimes bitter flavors, makes Thai food one of the world\'s most distinctive and popular cuisines....

Eight inspirational chapters show the wide range of dishes in this exciting cuisine, from everyday meals to informal entertaining. The large variety of noodles is explored in a selection of tasty and healthy starters, ranging from traditional festive dish....

This book is about children and advertising in China, the country with the largest children population in the world....