The National Basketball Association (NBA) is widely recognized as an entertaining and innovative league whose teams play regular season and postseason games in packed arenas at home and away sites in the United States and Canada. This book discusses the development, growth, and success of the...

This monograph, a sequel to the author's highly successful ¡°A Mathematical Treatment of Economic Cooperation and Competition Among Nations: With Nigeria, USA, UK, China and Middle East Examples¡± (Academic Press, 2005), extends the study to all member states of the United Nations. It...

<i>¡°Even with the latest and best vehicles, machinery, technology and buildings, if we continue to use resources irresponsibly ¡ª if we continue to waste food, water and energy ¡ª we are not even in the race.¡±</i> This book looks at the sustainable issues and the accompanying opportunities,...

This book offers an introduction to wavelet theory and provides the essence of wavelet analysis ¡ª including Fourier analysis and spectral analysis; the maximum overlap discrete wavelet transform; wavelet variance, covariance, and correlation ¡ª in a unified and friendly manner. It aims to...

<i>Bridges over Water</i> places the study of transboundary water conflicts, negotiation, and cooperation in the context of various disciplines, such as international relations, international law, international negotiations, and economics. It demonstrates their application, using various quantitative...

This book is a collection of essays written by Ambassador, Professor J?rgen ?rstr?m M?ller from the middle of 2009 to end of 2012, commenting on global economic and political events, which reflect Moeller's judgment and evaluation on these issues. Readers get an overview to the collection of...

This is a collection of the Mundell-Huang Da Lectures on Economics held at the Renmin University of China, including lectures by leading authorities in the international economics circle and Nobel Prize winners such as Jean-Jacques Laffont, Michael Spence, Edmund Phelps, Robert Shiller and...

Preface -- Introduction -- Data objects in R -- Data handling in R -- R programming & control flow -- Data exploration -- Graphics in R -- Regression analysis-1 -- Regression analysis-ii -- Time series analysis -- Extreme value theory modelling -- Introduction to multivariate analysis using...