Books: 'Proportional Fair'

7

Dickinson, Paul, and Susan Hough. Making Sense of Maths : Fair Shares - Student Book: Fractions, Percentages, Ratio, Decimals and Proportion. Hodder Education Group, 2012.

Find full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

8

Slimcoh. Fashion Book: Carnet de Mode - Crée Tes Tenues Sur des Mannequin déjà Fait et Parfaitement Proportionné. Independently Published, 2020.

Find full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

9

Adelstein, Richard. Crime and Punishment. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190694272.003.0010.

Full text

Abstract:

This chapter elaborates the operation of criminal liability by closely considering efficient crimes and the law’s stance toward them, shows how its commitment to proportional punishment prevents the probability scaling that systemically efficient allocation requires, and discusses the procedures that determine the actual liability prices imposed on offenders. Efficient crimes are effectively encouraged by proportional punishment, and their nature and implications are examined. But proportional punishment precludes probability scaling, and induces far more than the systemically efficient number

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

10

Owens, Jonathan. A House of Sound Structure, of Marvelous form and Proportion. Edited by Jonathan Owens. Oxford University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199764136.013.0001.

Full text

Abstract:

This article begins by defending the so-called Proposition 1, which claims that for the linguist Arabic is the most interesting language in the world. It then describes the handbook’s scope and choice of topics, followed by a discussion of the real world of research on Arabic. It suggests that the study of a language must be more than the sum of its parts. However, as far as Arabic goes, a holistic linguistic tradition remains an unrealized desideratum. A number of factors continue to militate against this development, including the fact that Arabic is a very large language, the stovepiping ch

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

11

Clapham, Andrew. 5. Deprivations of life and liberty. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198706168.003.0005.

Full text

Abstract:

‘Deprivations of life and liberty’ considers the rights to life and liberty, which may be limited through legal restrictions designed to protect a defined legitimate objective. The human rights approach starts from a presumption that we all have rights to liberty, freedom of expression, belief, assembly, association, property, and fair trial. Any restriction on these rights has to be justified as proportionate to the aims pursued by the restriction according to a four-stage schema developed in human rights law. Is the right to life absolute? When is the detention of an individual lawful?

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

12

Sime, Stuart. 4. Overriding Objective and Human Rights. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198823100.003.0374.

Full text

Abstract:

This chapter discusses the sources of procedural law, the general principles relevant to civil procedure established by the overriding objective, the European Convention on Human Rights, and some rules on how the courts approach construing the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR). The CPR and practice directions (PDs) are the procedural rules governing civil proceedings. The most important rule is the ‘overriding objective’ of dealing with claims justly and at proportionate cost. The most important Convention rights in civil litigation are the right to a fair trial, the right to respect for privat

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

13

Sime, Stuart. 4. Overriding objective and human rights. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198787570.003.0374.

Full text

Abstract:

This chapter discusses the sources of procedural law, the general principles relevant to civil procedure established by the overriding objective, the European Convention on Human Rights, and some rules on how the courts approach construing the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR). The CPR and practice directions (PDs) are the procedural rules governing civil proceedings. The most important rule is the ‘overriding objective’ of dealing with claims justly and at proportionate cost. The most important Convention rights in civil litigation are the right to a fair trial, the right to respect for privat

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

14

Sime, Stuart. 4. Overriding objective and human rights. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198747673.003.0374.

Full text

Abstract:

This chapter discusses the sources of procedural law, the general principles relevant to civil procedure established by the overriding objective, the European Convention on Human Rights, and some rules on how the courts approach construing the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR). The CPR and practice directions (PDs) are the procedural rules governing civil proceedings. The most important rule is the ‘overriding objective’ of dealing with claims justly and at proportionate cost. The most important Convention rights in civil litigation are the right to a fair trial, the right to respect for privat

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

15

Deruelle, Nathalie, and Jean-Philippe Uzan. The post-Newtonian approximation. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198786399.003.0052.

Full text

Abstract:

This chapter embarks on a study of the two-body problem in general relativity. In other words, it seeks to describe the motion of two compact, self-gravitating bodies which are far-separated and moving slowly. It limits the discussion to corrections proportional to v2 ~ m/R, the so-called post-Newtonian or 1PN corrections to Newton’s universal law of attraction. The chapter first examines the gravitational field, that is, the metric, created by the two bodies. It then derives the equations of motion, and finally the actual motion, that is, the post-Keplerian trajectories, which generalize the

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

16

Fassin, Didier. Who Gets Punished? Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190888589.003.0005.

Full text

Abstract:

Who gets punished? We believe that punishment should be both just, i.e. proportionate to the offense, and fair, i.e. equitably distributed across society. Yet this is frequently not the case, and there are considerable excesses and disparities in practice. This observation therefore leads to a second question: What do we think should be punished? Statistical and observational data indicate that the differences in severity are related not to the seriousness of the offense but to the social characteristics of the offenders. The final question then becomes: Whom do we deem punishable, and whom do

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

17

Aguinis, Herman. Test-Score Banding in Human Resource Selection. Praeger, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216024576.

Full text

Abstract:

Virtually everyone is subjected to one form or another of testing. We are tested to get into schools and once we are in schools. We are often tested when we apply for a job and once we get a job. In spite of the pervasiveness and criticality of decisions made based on test scores, testing has been, and continues to be, a source of controversy. Is testing equally fair toallpeople? Are decisions based on tests fair toallmembers of society? Test-score banding is a method to interpret test scores that takes into account the fact that tests used in human resource selection are never perfectly accur

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

18

Chubb, Charles, Joseph Darcy, Michael S. Landy, John Econopouly, Dan Bindman Jong-Ho Nam, and George Sperling. The Scramble Illusion. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199794607.003.0096.

Full text

Abstract:

A “scramble” is a visual texture in which different gray levels are randomly mixed together. Past research has demonstrated that human vision has three dimensions of sensitivity to the different sorts of scrambles that can be created by varying the proportions of different gray levels included in the scramble. This chapter demonstrates two scrambles with dramatically different gray level histograms that appear identical unless the observer is specifically instructed to scrutinize each of them individually. It is argued that people fail to notice any difference between these two scrambles becau

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

19

Koser, Khalid. 6. Refugees and asylum-seekers. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198753773.003.0006.

Full text

Abstract:

Asylum-seekers are those who have applied for international protection. Asylum status is still governed by the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. ‘Refugees and asylum-seekers’ explains the changing geography of refugees and the causes and consequences of refugee movements. Refugees tend not to travel very far, putting strain on the poorest countries, and mostly settle in camps, which suffer from aid misappropriation. There are three durable solutions for refugees: voluntary repatriation, local integration, and third-country settlement. Each can be problematic an

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

20

Monforti, Jessica Lavariega. One Hundred Years since Women’s Suffrage. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190265144.003.0006.

Full text

Abstract:

One hundred years since women won the right to vote in federal elections, the representation of women in elected office falls far below proportionality. The disparity is even greater for women of color: while significant proportions of the US population are Asian American, Black, and Latina women, few women of color hold elective office. Of the ninety-seven women who were elected in 2012 and are serving in the 113th Congress, only nine are Latina. These women are often marginalized by both their ethnorace and their gender. This chapter examines one hundred years of Latina political candidates,

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

21

Whitridge, Peter. Classic Thule [Classic Precontact Inuit]. Edited by Max Friesen and Owen Mason. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199766956.013.41.

Full text

Abstract:

During the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries A.D., the ancestors of modern Inuit settled into the Eastern Arctic, building durable regional economies that were integrated through a far-flung trading network. Although cultural and economic diversity increased over time, a hallmark of this period was bowhead whaling, which supplied a significant proportion of the food, fuel, and raw materials consumed in many areas, and shaped social and political life by virtue of the importance of boat-crew-based organization. A western Arctic flavor to this pattern is reflected in the ubiquity of a combined d

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

22

Tracy, James D. Trade across Eurasia to about 1750. Edited by Jerry H. Bentley. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199235810.013.0017.

Full text

Abstract:

This article discusses trade across Europe and Asia up to 1750. It describes merchants, towns, and mercantile strategy in ca. 3500–143 bce; trade under the aegis of empire, ca. 560 bce–600 ce; China, Islam, and the Mongols in 589–1500; and Europe in the East, ca. 1100–1750. In Asia Minor, distribution clusters near the source-points, then fall off in proportion to distance. What is clear is that the habit of exchange extends far back into the human past. This article's discussion deals with long-distance traffic in luxury goods, and only for Eurasia and parts of Africa. While evidence of ancie

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

23

Batchvarov, Kroum N. Shipwreck Reconstruction Based on the Archaeological Record: Mediterranean Whole-Molding and the Kitten Wreck Case Study. Edited by Ben Ford, Donny L. Hamilton, and Alexis Catsambis. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199336005.013.0011.

Full text

Abstract:

This article gives a case study based on the archaeological evidence of the wrecks from Catalonia, Yassiada, Sardineaux, and Kitten. It gives the description of the hull and the process of reconstruction of the Kitten vessel, based on archaeological evidence. The Kitten shipwreck is the first, and so far only, example of a postmedieval ship from the Black Sea to have been excavated and recorded, and for this reason, no exact parallels for this wreck have been published. The reconstructed method of controlling the shape of the Kitten vessel fits well with the tradition recorded in documents of

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

24

Amy, Douglas J. Behind the Ballot Box. Praeger, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400617362.

Full text

Abstract:

Interest in voting systems and voting system reform is growing in the United States. Voting systems—the procedures by which we cast votes and elect our public officials—are a crucial part of the democratic election process. The decision to use one kind of voting system rather than another has far-reaching political consequences. Among other things, voting systems help to determine which officials are elected to run our governments, the variety of parties that voters have to choose from at the polls, whether political minorities can win any representation, and whether the majority will rule. Am

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

25

Selby, Christine L. B. The Body Size and Health Debate. Greenwood, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400620300.

Full text

Abstract:

Has the connection between body size and overall health been overstated for decades? This book examines how our dogged efforts to eradicate obesity may be doing more harm than good and explores alternative ways to measure and encourage health. It’s fair to say that Americans are obsessed with body size and weight—whether it’s in the name of health and disease prevention or the idealization of unrealistically thin proportions. But trying to lose weight and drop clothing sizes is healthy, right? Or is it not healthy, in many cases? In this book, the latest in Greenwood’s Health and Medical Issue

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

26

Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Edited by Deborah E. McDowell. Oxford University Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/owc/9780199539079.001.0001.

Full text

Abstract:

‘I was born in Tuckahoe. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant.’ Thus begins the autobiography of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) who was born into slavery in Maryland and after his escape to Massachusetts in 1838 became an ardent abolitionist and campaigner for womenߣs rights. His Narrative, which became an instant bestseller on publication in 1845, describes

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

27

Samnotra, Manu. Worldly Shame. The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781978738201.

Full text

Abstract:

Does shame have any role in politics? Far too often, shame is used as a weapon to dominate those who lack social power. For which reason, it is often regarded with skepticism by its many critics. But in an era where lying in order to get ahead in political contests seems to go unpunished by voters, where the sale of life-saving drugs is increased to astronomical proportions in the pursuit of profits, and where daily infractions against the dignity of individuals is both widespread and quickly forgotten, the seeming lack of shame threatens to undermine the shared values on which a democratic wo

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

28

Fitzgerald, Hiram E., and Davies, eds. Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence [2 volumes]. Praeger, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216190523.

Full text

Abstract:

Obesity has become the number one health threat to Americans, but the incidence is most tragic for our children and teenagers. Nearly 1 in every 7 boys and girls is obese and far more are overweight. Most developed countries including the United Kingdom and Canada are seeing similar rates. In these volumes, a cross-disciplinary team of experts presents what we know and are learning about the causes of youth obesity, its affects, solutionfs, and future prevention. Contributors focus on the newest research from fields including pediatrics, genetics, nursing, nutritional science, surgery, psychol

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

29

Akyüz, Yilmaz. Playing with Fire. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198797173.001.0001.

Full text

Abstract:

From the early 1990s many emerging and developing economies (EDEs) liberalized their capital accounts, allowing greater freedom for international lenders and investors to enter their markets, as well as for their residents to operate in international financial markets. Despite recurrent crises, liberalization has accelerated in the new millennium. Global financial integration of EDEs has been greatly facilitated by progressively looser US monetary policy, notably policies culminating in crises in the US and Europe and the ultra-easy monetary policies adopted in response. Not only have traditio

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

30

Osborne, Evan. The Rise of the Anti-Corporate Movement. Praeger, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216009191.

Full text

Abstract:

Against the backdrop of Enron and the other high-profile cases of corporate malfeasance, it is easy to paint today's executives as villains and blame big business, and corporations generally, for a wide array of social ills. Is the criticism warranted? Not quite, says Evan Osborne, as he traces the history of anti-corporate sentiment and assesses the fever-pitch hatred, by some, of all things corporate. While not perfect angels, Osborne argues, corporations confer many more benefits to society than ills. Moreover, they are an essential engine of human progress, and longstanding legal principle

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

31

Sovacool, Benjamin K. The Dirty Energy Dilemma. Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400640896.

Full text

Abstract:

The American electric utility system is quietly falling apart. Once taken for granted, the industry has become increasingly unstable, fragmented, unreliable, insecure, inefficient, expensive, and harmful to our environment and public health. According to Sovacool, the fix for this ugly array of problems lies not in nuclear power or clean coal, but in renewable energy systems that produce few harmful byproducts, relieve congestion on the transmission grid, require less maintenance, are not subject to price volatility, and enhance the security of the national energy system from natural catastrop

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

32

Harte, Liam, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Fiction. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198754893.001.0001.

Full text

Abstract:

The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Fiction presents authoritative essays by thirty-five distinguished scholars of Irish fiction. Collectively, they provide accessible and incisive assessments of the breadth and achievement of Ireland’s modern novelists and short story writers, whose contribution to the evolution and modification of these unique art forms has been far out of proportion to the country’s small size. The volume brings an impressive variety of critical perspectives to bear on the development of modern Irish fiction, situating authors, texts, and genres in their social, intellectua

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

33

Rostow, W. W. The Great Population Spike and After. Oxford University Press, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195116915.001.0001.

Full text

Abstract:

Midway through the eighteenth century, the rate of growth for the world's population was roughly at zero. Immediately after World War II, it was just above 2 percent. Ever since, it has fallen steadily. This new book, the latest offering from a distinguished expert on international economics, tells readers what this stagnation or fall in population will mean--economically, politically, and historically--for the nations of the world. W. W. Rostow not only traces the whole global arc of this "great population spike"--he looks far beyond it. What he sees will interest anyone curious about what is

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

34

Fitzmyer , S.J., Joseph A. The Acts of the Apostles. Yale University Press, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9780300261660.

Full text

Abstract:

For anyone interested in the origins of Christianity, Joseph A. Fitzmyer's The Acts of the Apostles is indispensable. Beginning with the Ascension of Christ into heaven, and ending with Paul proclaiming the kingdom of God from a prison in Rome, this New Testament narrative picks up where the Gospel of Luke left off. The Acts of the Apostles is indeed a journey of nearly epic proportions--and one that requires a guide as adept as Fitzmyer. Since Acts was most likely written by the same person who composed the Gospel of Luke, it is only fitting that the Anchor Bible Commentaries on these New Tes

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

35

Woinarski, John, Andrew Burbidge, and Peter Harrison. Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012. CSIRO Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9780643108745.

Full text

Abstract:

The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012 is the first review to assess the conservation status of all Australian mammals. It complements The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 (Garnett et al. 2011, CSIRO Publishing), and although the number of Australian mammal taxa is marginally fewer than for birds, the proportion of endemic, extinct and threatened mammal taxa is far greater. These authoritative reviews represent an important foundation for understanding the current status, fate and future of the nature of Australia. This book considers all species and subspecies of Australian ma

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Books on the topic 'Proportional Fair'

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles