Excerpt: The idea of social capital has enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence in both the theoretical and applied social science literature over the last decade.1 While lively debate has accompanied that journey, thereby helping to advance our thinking while ...

Alice is about to pick daisies when a white rabbit approaches her, but this rabbit is not like any other rabbit she has seen. Her curious nature forces her to follow the rabbit for a wonderful adventure.

Government Reference Publication

Excerpt: Trademarks and Service Marks ... Capability Maturity Model, Capability Maturity Modeling, Carnegie Mellon, CERT, CERT Coordination Center, CMM, and CMMI are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by Carnegie Mellon University. SM Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method; ATAM;CMM Integration; CURE; IDEAL; Interim Profile; OCTAVE; Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation; Personal Software Process; PSP; SCAMPI; SCAMPI Lead Asses...

Excerpt: THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION. SHERLOCK HOLMES took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist, all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks. Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston...

Economic Theory Literature

Excerpt: PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. IN this edition the first chapter, by Prof. Maitland, is new. In Book II., c iI. 12, on 'Corporations and Churches (formerly 'Fictitious Persons '), and c. iii. 8, on ' The Borough, have been recast. There are no other important alterations: but we have to thank our learned critics, and especially Dr Brunner of Berlin, for various observations by which we have endeavoured to profit. We have thought it convenient to note the paging ...

Victoria University Library has Northrop Frye's copy with his annotations

Excerpt: A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that the density of social networks and institutions, and the nature of interpersonal interactions that underlie them, significantly affect the efficiency and sustainability of development programs. Yet the ex ...

Nutrition Reference Publication

Excerpt: The purpose of this article is to propose a simple definition for the analysis of concrete situations involving the concept of social capital (hereinafter referred to as SC). This definition will then be used to determine the circumstances in which SC helps poor rural social groups reduce their social exclusion and improve their living conditions. The data for exploring this issue were obtained from various studies of rural organizations in Mexico and Central Am...

Plants

Campaigns, Military -- Europe

Islamic Literature

Excerpt: The concept of prophethood is found in the three great monotheistic religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. In Islam, however, it has a special status and significance.