Exploring the practical implications of digitalization and artificial intelligence, this book offers insights into generating and securing competitive advantages. It focuses on the company's perspective, particularly in the realm of controlling, and emphasizes the reader's personal role within this function. Rather than providing a one-size-fits-all guide, it aims to support readers in the concrete implementation of strategies, highlighting both possibilities and limitations in the digital landscape.
This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the field of language contact and multilingualism in ancient Egypt before the Greco-Roman period (4th millennium BCE4th c. BCE). It gives a survey of the historical evidence of linguistic interference of Egyptian with languages in Africa, the Near East and the Mediterranean, discusses the different attested phenomena of language contact and offers a case study of foreign language communities in ancient Egypt. Detailed indexes makes this book a rich source of linguistic information for general linguistics and neighboring disciplines.
Unlike many standard works on compliance, this book focuses not on the goals, but on the means that enable effective compliance. From the internal perspective of the compliance officer, everyday problems are addressed and solved with the help of concrete, tried-and-tested measures. Based on the tension between profit generation and compliance, ethical principles as well as the appearance of compliance, its handling of contacts and its procedure in the event of violations are also discussed. Psychological and sociological insights broaden the perspective, put people at the center and offer new starting points for the design of successful compliance.
The paper analyzes China's rapid urbanization over recent decades, highlighting that more than 50 percent of the population now resides in urban areas. This transformation is largely attributed to rural-urban migration linked to industrialization and government-driven urbanization initiatives. It also addresses significant challenges posed by this urban growth, including issues related to energy and resources, pollution, and land consumption, suggesting a need for strategic solutions to these pressing problems.
Dr. Tom Schneider challenges common medical misconceptions and emphasizes personal accountability in health management. Drawing from his extensive research and personal health experiences, he presents practical strategies for achieving a healthier, longer, and happier life. The book combines insights from his decades of exploration into effective healing methods, aiming to empower readers with knowledge and actionable steps toward wellness.
How well do we truly understand ancient Egypt? While exhibitions of ancient art and archaeological discoveries captivate us, they can also reinforce myths and inaccuracies stemming from classical antiquity and the Renaissance. Only in the last two centuries have we been able to read ancient Egyptian texts and uncover the true essence of this remarkable civilization. The modern exploration reveals a culture of unparalleled richness and diversity.
In this insightful work, renowned Egyptologist Thomas Schneider poses "What are the 101 most important questions about ancient Egypt?" His selected questions and their answers challenge our preconceived notions about this ancient civilization. They cover a spectrum of inquiries, from the surprising—such as why upper-class Egyptians never wore beards—to the profound, like whether ancient Egypt was a culture of death, and the provocative, questioning what remains unknown about this civilization. Schneider's insights are designed to surprise, inspire, and provoke thought among readers. This book offers a fresh perspective on various facets of ancient Egypt, including its history, art, daily life, religion, and views on death and the afterlife.
This title answeres the 101 single most important questions about ancient Egypt. Challenging almost everything we thought we knew about the ancient civilisation, the questions range from the profound to the provocative, but the answers will surprise, inspire and challenge.
Design, Optimization, and Applications of Efficient Secure Function Evaluation
Secure two-party computation, or secure function evaluation (SFE), allows two mutually mistrusting parties, the client and server, to compute an arbitrary function on their private inputs without revealing anything beyond the result. Initially deemed inefficient for practical privacy applications, advancements in computing speed, communication networks, algorithmic improvements, and optimizations have made SFE applicable in various scenarios. The author provides a comprehensive overview of modern techniques for designing and implementing secure computation and related protocols. Beginning with an introduction that contextualizes secure computation within other privacy-enhancing technologies like secure channels and trusted computing, the book delves into the fundamentals of efficient secure function evaluation, circuit optimizations, hardware-assisted garbled circuit protocols, and the modular design of effective SFE protocols. The author's research focuses on employing algorithm engineering methods to develop efficient secure protocols, balancing theory with practical application. This work is vital for researchers, students, and practitioners in applied cryptography and information security looking to create practical cryptographic protocols for real-world privacy-preserving applications.
