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The Small Business Administration 504 Loan Program

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers programs to support small businesses, including several loan guaranty programs designed to encourage lenders to provide loans to small businesses “that might not otherwise obtain financing on reasonable terms and conditions.” The SBA’s 504 Certified Development Company (504/CDC) loan guaranty program is administered through non-profit Certified Development Companies (CDC).…
The National Environmental Policy Act: Background, Costs and Benefits of NEPA Analyses

Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety, Special Topics, Environmental Sciences
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The goals of the National Environmental Policy Act are to declare a national environmental policy, provide federal agencies with action-forcing provisions intended to ensure that the goals of the policy are implemented, establish the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to provide advice to the President on environmental matters and to monitor the state of the…
The Internal Revenue Service: Selected Analyses of Issues and Improvement Strategies

Government Procedures and Operations, American Government and Politics, Politics
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continued to make progress in addressing information security control weaknesses and improving its internal control over financial reporting; however, weaknesses remain that could affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of financial and sensitive taxpayer data. During fiscal year 2013, IRS management devoted attention and resources to addressing information security controls,…
Iran’s Nuclear Program, Sanctions Relief, and Associated Legal and Legislative Issues

Politics and Economics of the Middle East, Nuclear Materials and Disaster Research, Nuclear Weapons, Political Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Middle Eastern Politics, Politics
$172.00

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Iran’s nuclear program has generated widespread concern that Tehran is pursuing nuclear weapons. Tehran’s construction of gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facilities is currently the main source of proliferation concern. This book discusses Tehran’s compliance with international obligations. It also examines the interim agreement on Iran’s nuclear program; the economic sanctions and the authority to lift…
Hidden Hazards of Online Advertising: An Investigation of Consumer Security and Data Privacy Issues

Privacy and Identity Protection, Special Topics, Computer Science and Internet
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In this book, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee examine issues of consumer privacy and security on the Internet and in the broader online economy. Central to this segment of the economy is the online advertising industry, which continues to grow in importance. In 2013, U.S.…
Domestic Drones: Elements and Considerations for the U.S.

Manufacturing Technology Research, Defense, Security and Strategies, Security Issues, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The integration of drones into U.S. skies is expected by many to yield significant commercial and societal benefits. Drones could be employed to inspect pipelines, survey crops, and monitor the weather. One newspaper has already used a drone to survey storm damage, and real estate agents have used them to survey property. In short, the…
White Voices in Multicultural Psychology, Education, and Leadership: Inside the Walls of America’s Higher Education

Higher Education, Education
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This is a collection of personal narratives from scholars, educators, and leaders in higher education focusing on how they developed and used multicultural perspectives. Each story is unique and personal and the collection illustrates the many ways these individuals were influenced by and influenced broad and inclusive views of culture. People tend to make judgments…
Rotavirus Infections: Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Options

Infectious Disease and Microbiology, Medicine and Health
$230.00

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Rotavirus infections are a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, which can cause severe dehydration and even death. There are many publications on extraintestinal manifestations that have been associated with rotavirus infection. It has been associated with neurological manifestations as afebrile seizures, convulsive status, cerebellitis, encephalitis or encephalopathy, digestive manifestations as pancreatitis and even…
Thyroidectomy: Surgical Procedures, Potential Complications and Postoperative Outcomes

Surgery - Procedures, Complications, and Results, Surgery and Surgical Specialties, Medicine and Health
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The thyroid gland is located in the neck deep to the platysma. This is a broad sheet of muscle that crosses over the clavicle to cover the antero-lateral neck. Its anterior fibres interlace with the opposite side, finding an attachment to the mandible and the dermis of the lower part of the face. The platymsa…
Pectin: Chemical Properties, Uses and Health Benefits

Food Science and Technology, Food Science and Technology, Chemistry
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Pectins are biopolymers with multiple applications because of their structural diversity and complexity. Although pectins from different sources have some common structural characteristics, many aspects of the common structure change according to the species and the physiological stage of the plant. Moreover, the application of pectin is determined by its chemical features, including galacturonic acid…
Mycorrhizas: Structure, Development and Functions

Plant Science Research and Practices, Botany, Biology, Life Sciences
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Mycorrhizae represent a symbiotic relationship between fungus and plant roots. The fungus colonizes the roots of the host plant, either intracellularly in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, or extracellularly in ectomycorrhizal fungi. Host plants enhance the defense of mycorrhizal fungi against fungivores. Mycorrhizae mediate host plant-insect interactions. Arbuscular mycorrhiza play a crucial role in augmenting plant resistance…
Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement in Bangladesh: Case Studies and Practices. Second Edition

Countries and Cultures of the World, Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues, Southeast Asia, Asian Political, Social and Economic Issues, Politics
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This second edition of Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement in Bangladesh: Case Studies and Practices in paperback is a revised and expanded version of the first edition. The book and its chapters have been updated in view of the new land acquisition law and resettlement guidelines, including a “post-script” to explain the significance of the new…
Amphibians: Anatomy, Ecological Significance and Conservation Strategies

Animal Science, Issues and Research, Zoology, Biology, Life Sciences
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Amphibian skin has, over the last century, proven to contain a treasure-trove of biologically active compounds. Since that time, further investigation has added hundreds of such compounds to the list of active substances from amphibian skin. This book discusses the anatomy of amphibians. It also provides topics on the ecological significance and conservation strategies of…
The 2014 Farm Bill: Bioenergy Provisions and Issues

Energy Policies, Politics and Prices, Special Topics, Agriculture, Science and Technology
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This book focuses on those policies contained in the 2014 farm bill that support agriculture-based renewable energy, especially biofuels. The introductory sections of this book briefly describe how USDA bioenergy policies evolved and how they fit into the larger context of U.S. biofuels policy. Then, each of the bioenergy provisions of the 2014 farm bill…
The 2014 Farm Bill: Background and Major Provisions

Agriculture Issues and Policies, Special Topics, Agriculture, Science and Technology
$179.00

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The farm bill is an omnibus, multi-year piece of authorizing legislation that governs an array of agricultural and food programs. Titles in the most recent farm bill encompass farm commodity price and income supports, farm credit, trade, agricultural conservation, research, rural development, bioenergy, foreign food aid, and domestic nutrition assistance. Although agricultural policies sometimes are…
Surgical Implants and Tissue Products for Veterans: Oversight Issues

Medical Procedures, Testing and Technology, Surgery and Surgical Specialties, Medicine and Health
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is one of the largest purchasers of surgical implants, which include biological implants, such as skin and bone grafts, and non-biological implants, such as cardiac pacemakers and artificial joints. Surgical implants fall under VHA’s definition of prosthetics, which includes all items that support or replace…
Reform of Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets: International Efforts

Financial Institutions and Services, Financial Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Derivatives, or financial instruments whose value is based on an underlying asset, played a key role in the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Congress directly addressed the governance of the derivatives markets through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This Act, in Title VII, sought to bring the largely unregulated over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives…
International Financial Reform: Implementation and Implication

Financial Institutions and Services, Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives, Financial Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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The United States has played an active role in helping to reform financial regulations to address weaknesses revealed by the 2007-2009 financial crisis. According to Treasury officials, during the acute phase of the crisis, the United States proposed elevating the Group of Twenty (G20) forum – representing 19 countries (including the United States) and the…
Freight Mobility and Connectivity in China and U.S. Trade Issues

Trade Issues, Policies and Laws, International Economics and Trade, Economics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Trade growth between the United States and China has increased U.S. interest in how the Chinese transportation system handles exports. The Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and National Cooperative Highway Research Program sponsored a scanning study to identify how China provides intermodal access to its ports and uses investment…
Foreign Policy of the United States. Volume 7

Foreign Relations, American Government and Politics, Politics
$215.00

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The United States relationship with China touches on an exceptionally broad range of issues, from security, trade, and broader economic issues, to the environment and human rights. Congress faces important questions about what sort of relationship the United States should have with China and how the United States should respond to China’s “rise.” After more…
Electronic Health Records: Interoperability Plans of the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs

Health Care, Health Care in Transition, Medicine and Health
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Electronic health records (EHRs) play an important role in optimizing the health care provided to active duty servicemembers and veterans. When a servicemember leaves military service by way of discharge, separation, or retirement he or she may become eligible for VA benefits and services including VA health care. Transitioning their health care information from one…
Brain-Body Interactions: Contemporary Outcome Prediction in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Using Bayesian Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic

Neuroscience Research Progress, Neuroscience, Medicine and Health
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This monograph serves as an in-depth guide to the use of the innovative combination of Bayesian analysis, artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic to create an individualized clinical prediction model applicable to many areas in medicine. This guide assumes no prior knowledge of advanced statistics or clinical medicine. Both the applied research scientist and clinician…
Chemistry Research Summaries. Volume 7

Chemistry Research Summaries (Numbered Series), Special Topics, Chemistry
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This book is a compilation of research summaries from a number of different focuses in the field of chemistry research. (Imprint: Nova)
New Research Trends in Nonlinear Circuits: Design, Chaotic Phenomena and Applications

Electronics and Telecommunications Research, Electronics, Technology and Engineering
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Nowadays, circuits, both linear and nonlinear, still remain the core components of most electronic devices and systems. As these systems, such as mechatronics, communications, cryptosystems and industrial electronics become more and more sophisticated, better functionality and reliability of these technologies require more intriguing use of nonlinear circuits. For this reason, the research in the topic…

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