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List of figures -- List of tables -- List of images -- Foreword / by Julian Diaz III -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Introduction to real estate finance -- The value of time -- Mortgage banking in India -- Fixed rate mortgage -- Alternate mortgage types -- Managing real estate companies -- Interest rates -- Property markets -- Capital markets for Indian real estate -- Perspectives on real estate sector in India -- Answers to end-of-chapter problems -- Index -- List of contributors -- About the authors

Selling : fundamentals and modern practices -- Selling process : journey towards closing the deal -- Fundamental concepts, types and conceptual instruments of negotiation -- Styles, strategies and tactics of negotiation -- Negotiation process -- Dealing with "difficult" people and situations -- Case study negotiated resolution of dokalam standoff -- Bibliography -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Advance Reviews -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedications -- Table of Contents -- Dedications -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- About the Contributors -- Chapter One: Introduction -- 1.1 The Case for Leveraging Big Data Now -- 1.2 Business and Clinical Intelligence, Analytics, and Big Data-An Evolutionary Perspective -- 1.3 Conclusion -- Chapter Two: Healthcare and the Big Data V's -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Big Data and the V's: A Primer -- 2.3 Sources of Big Data in Healthcare -- 2.4 Two More V's that Matter in Healthcare -- 2.5 How to Use Big Data -- 2.6 Summary -- Chapter Three: Big Data-How to Get Started -- 3.1 Getting Started Within Your Organization -- 3.2 Assessing Environmental and Organizational Readiness -- 3.3 Data and Use Cases -- 3.4 Effects of Organizational Structure -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Chapter Four: Big Data-Challenges -- 4.1 Building Your Strategy -- 4.2 The Need for Data Governance -- 4.3 Role of Master Data Management -- 4.4 The Skills Gap -- 4.5 Conclusion -- Chapter Five: Best Practices: Separating Myth from Realty -- 5.1 Debunking Common Myths -- 5.2 Best Practices -- 5.3 Conclusion -- Chapter Six: Big Data Advanced Topics -- 6.1 The NLP Toolbox -- 6.2 Healthcare Use Cases -- 6.3 The Knowledge-Enabled Organization -- 6.4 Knowledge Management and the Learning Organization -- 6.5 Building the Knowledge-Enabled Healthcare Organization -- Chapter Seven: Applied Machine Learning for Healthcare -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Chapter Overview -- 7.3 A Brief History -- 7.4 What's Different About Machine Learning Today? -- 7.5 How Do Machines Reason and Learn: A Crash Course in Learning Algorithms -- 7.6 Mastering the Basics of Machine Learning -- 7.7 Artificial Neural Networks: An Overview -- 7.8 Deep Learning -- 7.9 A Guided Tour of Machine-Learning Algorithms in Healthcare

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Association of Particulate Matter Emissions, Air Quality and Health Risks in South Asian Cities -- Abstract -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. PM Emissions Scenario in Indian Cities -- 1.3. Air Quality Status and Health Effects of PM Indian Cities -- 1.4. Current and Future Policies and Impact on Air Quality -- 1.5. Discussion and Conclusion -- 1.6. Acknowledgments -- 1.7. References -- Chapter 2 -- Road Traffic and Emissions of Particulate Matter -- Abstract -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Sources of Ambient Particulate Matter -- 2.3. Road Traffic Related Sources -- 2.3.1. Non-Exhaust Emissions -- 2.3.2. Tyre Wear Emissions -- 2.3.3. Brake Wear Emissions -- 2.3.4. Re-Suspended Particles -- 2.4. Exhaust Emissions -- 2.5. Conclusion -- 2.6. References -- Chapter 3 -- Sources and Emissions of Fugitive Particulate Matter -- Abstract -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Mechanisms -- 3.3. Quantification of Emissions -- 3.4. Health Effects of fPM -- 3.5. Control Methods -- 3.6. Summary and Conclusion -- 3.7. Acknowledgments -- 3.8. References -- Chapter 4 -- Aerosol Size Distribution and Health Effects: Biomass Burning versus Urban Aerosol -- Abstract -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Short and Long-Time Effects -- 4.2.1. Chemical Composition -- 4.2.2. Aerosol Size Distribution -- 4.3. Long-Range Transport -- 4.4. Dynamic Behavior of Aerosol Size Distributions -- 4.5. Diurnal Cycle of Aerosol Emissions -- 4.6. Conclusion -- 4.7. References -- Chapter 5 -- Indoor Exposure to Particulate Matter -- Abstract -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Indoor Particulate Matter: Sources -- 5.2.1. Outdoor Contribution -- 5.2.2. Indoor Generation -- 5.3. Indoor Particulate Matter: Penetration and Deposition in Human Respiratory Tract -- 5.4. Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) -- 5.5. Indoor Particulate Matter: Human Health -- 5.5.1. Allergies

Fundamentals of retailing -- Retail formats and classification of retailers -- E-retailing -- Business environment for e-retailing -- Positioning and promotion: pragmatism with romanticism -- Merchandise management and private label brands -- Retail pricing: strategies and techniques -- Managing people: HRM in retailing -- Physical environment and pervasive creativity: bringing the retail store alive -- Location strategy -- The pyramid of performance -- Patronage loyalty and customer relationship management -- Public relations and strategic CSR -- Store management -- Mall management

Reducing your carbon emissions in an economic down-turn can be challenging, but saving the planet doesn't have to cost you more. Tough economic times need not relegate concerns for the planet to the back burner. The author is an environmental economist trying to live a low-carbon life in London. He worked for 15 years in the UK's Office of Climate Change, the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and the Department of the Environment. So far so good. But he has kids. A family to visit in India. A hectic job. In distilling and building on his own experience of trying to live a low carbon life, he help