foundations of clinical research applications to practice

Pocket Guide to Infection Prevention and Save Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schaffer, Susan D., PUBLISHER: C.V. Mosby, POCKET GUIDE TO INFECTION PREVENTION AND SAFE PRACTICE provides nurses and other health care workers with a valuable and compact resource. This pocket guide meets the health care provider's needs for readily accessible information to prevent transmission of organisms during routine practice, handle significant employee exposure to infectious disease, and determine when employees should be excluded from patient care. It assists them in implementing the most current, research-based recommendations for safe practice and helps the nurse teach patients effective infection control measures. The book contains three units: trends and regulations in infection control; infection control strategies; and infection control and nursing procedures, with content presented in an easily accessible outline format.

Access to Research Data in the 21st Century: An Ongoing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tolbert, La Verne / Science Technology and Law Panel / National Research Council, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, In the years since the Shelby Amendment, scientists, industry, and policy makers have struggled over how the public's new right of access should be applied to scientific data. There is loose agreement that research data should be accessible, but wide disagreement over the "depth" to which the public has such a right. The National Academies' Science, Technology, and Law Program held a workshop to explore the mounting tensions in the federal regulatory process between the need to provide access to research data and the need to protect the integrity of the research process. The workshop provided a picture of the debate arising from passage of the Shelby Amendment and the resulting OMB revisions of Circular A-110. This report is a summary of the workshop.

Social Work Research and Evaluation: Quantitative and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grinnell, Richard M., JR. / Unrau, Yvonne A., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book is the longest standing and most widely adopted text in the field of social work research and evaluation. Since the first edition in , it has been designed to provide beginning social work students the basic methodological foundation they need in order to successfully complete more advanced research courses that focus on single-system designs or program evaluations. Its content is explained in extraordinarily clear everyday language which is then illustrated with social work examples that social work students not only can understand, but appreciate as well. Many of the examples concern women and minorities, and special emphasis is given to the application of research methods to the study of these groups. Without a doubt, the major strength of this book is that it is written by social workers for social work students. The editors have once again secured an excellent and diverse group of social work research educators. The 31 contributors know firsthand, from their own extensive teaching and practice experiences, what social work students need to know in relation to research. They have subjected themselves to a discipline totally uncommon in compendia-that is, writing in terms of what is most needed for an integrated basic research methods book, rather than writing in line with their own predilections.

Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fortmann, Louise, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, "Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods": "Doing Science Together" starts from the understanding that all people create knowledge and that the creation of sustainable livelihoods and of conditions that protect and sustain rural ecosystems are interrelated. Here local experts and professional researchers write independently about the participatory research processes through which they created new knowledge together. They demonstrate that interdependent science can produce more accurate and locally appropriate data, while frankly addressing persisting issues such as unequal power, whose knowledge and what ways of knowing count, whose voice can be heard or appear in print, and other dilemmas of this practice. Conservation scientists and practitioners will both benefit from reading this book. First book to examine community participatory research techniques that focuses on conservation aims Unique book in that it is written from the perspective of participating community volunteers and researching scientists Part of the prestigious Conservation Science and Practice series published in association with the Zoological Society of London ""Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods" is brilliant, passionate, and inspiring..." Richa Nagar, University of Minnesota, co-author of "Playing with Fire"

Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mayne, Tracy J. / Norcross, John C. / Sayette, Michael A., PUBLISHER: Guilford Publications, This perennial bestseller is the resource students count on for the most current information on applying to doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology in the US and Canada. The new edition features over 15 new programs; additional data on acceptance rates and enrollment rates; the latest information on financial assistance and loans; 42 new website listings; and updated appendices on research areas and clinical opportunities.

Beyond Year Innovative Solutions for the Evolving

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mancini Newell, Lucy, PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, This issue explores how many healthcare organizations are meeting the challenge of bringing meaningful patient information to those who practice medicine. It features case studies describing new and innovative solutions to delivering patient information and it addresses the complex problem of consolidating information systems in a clinical laboratory setting. The contributors also examine integration issues related to linking radiology information to collected digitized images, education strategy, and the challenges of meeting compliance requirements.This is an issue of the "Journal for Healthcare Information Management," sponsored by the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society.

Quantitative Nursing Research

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Knapp, Thomas R. / Knapp, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), You may stop looking now. Quantitative Nursing Research is the answer to the prayers of graduate students and practitioners who have sought the key to this often intimidating subject. In this highly readable (dare we say enjoyable?) work, Thomas R. Knapp guides the reader through the basic definitions, fundamentals of design, and techniques of quantitative research

Spectrum Math: Grade 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frank Schaffer Publications, PUBLISHER: Frank Schaffer Publications, Our proven Spectrum Math grade 2 workbook features 160 pages of drills and practice in math fundamentals. Recently updated to current national math and testing standards. This workbook for children ages 7 to 8 uses everyday math applications to teach basic skills. Math skills include: -Place value to 100 -Fractions -Counting pennies, nickels, and dimes -Comparing numbers -2-digit addition and subtraction with regrouping Our best-selling "Spectrum Math" series features age-appropriate workbooks for Preschool to grade 8. Developed with the latest standards-based teaching methods that provide targeted practice in math fundamentals to ensure successful learning

Understanding Cancer Therapies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chan, Helen S. L., PUBLISHER: University Press of Mississippi, Cancer is one of the world's most dreaded diseases. Yet the past two decades have seen major revolutions in cancer therapy and steadily growing hopes for a cure. This book, written in easily understood language, provides an extensive look at the way medical professionals are treating the disease today. Chapters provide: Rationale and principles integral to disease management Biological basis for different therapies Explanations of the protocols behind radiation, chemotherapy, drug treatments, and surgery Logic behind therapies chosen for such different kinds of cancer as leukemia, lymphoma, retinoblastoma, hepatoblastoma, germ-cell tumors, soft-tissue and bone sarcomas, among others Information on the most current procedures Further reading and resources for patients and families Chapters on clinical practice discuss the differing approaches to cancer in adults and in children. The book closes with a survey of some of the most experimental therapies and the status of the search for a cure. Helen S. L. Chan, M.D., of Toronto, Canada, is a staff hematologist/oncologist and professor at the University of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. Her work has been published in "New England Journal of Medicine," "Journal of Clinical Oncology," "Cancer Research," and other periodicals.

Multidimensional Integral Equations and Inequalities

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pachpatte, B. G., PUBLISHER: Atlantis Press, Since from more than a century, the study of various types of integral equations and inequalities has been focus of great attention by many researchers, interested both in theory and its applications. In particular, there exists a very rich literature related to the integral equations and inequalities and their applications. The present monograph is an attempt to organize recent progress related to the Multidimensional integral equations and inequalities, which we hope will widen the scope of their new applications. The field to be covered is extremely wide and it is nearly impossible to treat all of them here. The material included in the monograph is recent and hard to find in other books. It is accessible to any reader with reasonable background in real analysis and acquaintance with its related areas. All results are presented in an elementary way and the book could also serve as a textbook for an advanced graduate course. The book deserves a warm welcome to those who wish to learn the subject and it will also be most valuable as a source of reference in the field. It will be an invaluable reading for mathematicians, physicists and engineers and also for graduate students, scientists and scholars wishing to keep abreast of this important area of research.

The Photography Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Terence / Wright, Terence, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Revised and updated, this second edition of The Photography Handbook provides an introduction to the principles of photographic practice and theory and offers guidelines for the systematic study of photographic media. Including a new chapter on the ethics of photojournalism, and an expanded chapter on digital photography, as well as a new section on research in photography, The Photography Handbook includes: new case studies of the war photographer James Nachtwey photographic representations of Marilyn Monroe and Adolf Hitler an analysis of photographic theory and the 'Bert is Evil' website an introduction to conceptual skills necessary for photography the historical background and rationale for photographic representation the camera as a documentary tool interviews with editors, photographers, picture editors and readers the effect of new technologies on photographic practice and an exploration of the shift from analogue to digital imagery over seventy images. Each chapter now ends with a useful summary of its key points, and equip the reader with a vocabulary for photographic phenomena and help develop visual awareness and visual literacy. The Photography Handbook will enable students to familiarize themselves with current theoretical viewpoints and to evolve critical frameworks for their own photographic practice.

Case Files: Psychiatry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Toy, Eugene C. / Klamen, Debra L., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, The closest a student can get to the wards without seeing patients Designed to teach through clinical cases, this text offers 60 of the most common clinical problems in psychiatry along with case discussion questions, clinical pearls, key terms and concepts, and USMLE-style questions and answers to reinforce learning. This is an excellent study guide for the psychiatry shelf exam and the USMLE Step 2.

Educational Research Undone

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stronach, Ian / Stronach, Aan / Maclure, Margaret, PUBLISHER: Open University Press, "This is a provocative, important book. It moves the discourses of postmodernism and deconstructionism to new levels of insight and analysis. Authors Stronach and MacLure perform a major service to the field, showing how these complex discourses can be fitted to the concrete practices of educational research and pedagogy. In so doing they set new goals and priorities for the next generation of educational research and theory" - Norman K Denzin, College of Communications Scholar, Distinguished Professor of Communication, Research Professor of Sociology, Criticism and Interpretive Theory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "As intelligent a hearing as postmodernism is likely to receive." - Professor Ernie House, School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder. This book is the first educational research text in the UK to come to terms with postmodernism and deconstruction, connecting these emerging problematics of 'representation' to issues in philosophy, research methodology, and policy critique, and both providing and criticising its own examples. The authors draw on literary theory, anthropology, and sociology in order to construct alternative ways of reading and writing educational research, claiming that it is with a 'reformed inheritance' that such research can best address the condition of postmodernity as well as the positive and negative aspects of postmodernism. The book will appeal to educational and social researchers, as well as to research students.

Rheumatoid Arthritis in Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor, Peter C., PUBLISHER: Royal Society of Medicine Press, Rheumatoid Arthritis is a common condition, affecting almost 1% of the UK population, meaning that most GPs will see and treat it within their practice. Rheumatoid Arthritis in Practice is devised to give GPs an overview of the wide and varied treatment options open to them. This is a comprehensive guide to the anatomy, aetiology, diagnosis and the treatment of this common condition. Current and novel therapies are discussed in detail, with generous reference sections for further study. Acquista Ora

Single-Subject Experimental Research: Applications for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCormick, Sandra / Neuman, Susan B., PUBLISHER: International Reading Association, Unlike traditional group-comparison studies or more qualitative methods, this approach researchers to discover how an instructional intervention affects the student actually in need of assistance. Because studies can be conducted within the regular classroom, single-subject research is ideal for teacher researchers and outside investigators alike. The authors present richly detailed pictures of various single-subject designs, weaving examples of literacy studies throughout. Also included are suggestions of how these designs can be implemented in classrooms.

Play and Educational Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnston, M. C. / Lytle, Don / Lytle, Donald E., PUBLISHER: Praeger, Combining the research talents of many long-standing members of the Association for the Study of Play, this work provides discussions of the theory and applied value of play, as well as ongoing research from America, Australia, Taiwan, and Korea. The developmental and educational theories of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky are analyzed in several chapters. The world's premiere play scholar, Brian Sutton-Smith, continues his seminal play theory work, following up on previously presented findings and constructing a developmental theory of play based on emotions. Chapters address: Play as a parody of emotional vulnerability Learning to observe children at play Symbolic play through the eyes and words of children The activities of children at recess in middle school Professors, teachers, scholars, and university students interested in early childhood education, child development, play theory and practice, and preschool and elementary education will find this volume of interest.

Communicating Meaning: The Evolution and Development of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Velichkovsky, Boris M. / Rumbaugh, Duane M., PUBLISHER: Psychology Press, Dealing specifically with the origins and development of human language, this book is based on a selection of materials from a recent international conference held at the Center of Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld in Germany. The significance of the volume is that it testifies to paradigmatic changes currently in progress. The changes are from the typical emphasis on the syntactic properties of language and cognition to an analysis of biological and cultural factors which make these formal properties possible. The chapters provide in-depth coverage of such topics as new theoretical foundations for cognitive research, phylogenetic prerequisites and ontogenesis of language, and environmental and cultural forces of development. Some of the arguments and lines of research are relatively well-known; others deal with completely new interdisciplinary approaches. As a result, some of the authors' conclusions are in part, rather counterintuitive, such as the hypothesis that language as a system of formal symbolic transformations may be in fact a very late phenomenon located in the sphere of socio-cultural and not biological development. While highly debatable, this and other hypotheses of the book may well define research questions for the future.

Guide to Federal Taxation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Covins, Susan, Covins, PUBLISHER: Delmar Thomson Learning, This practical book teaches the basics of federal income taxation for both individuals and corporations with an emphasis on tax research and the legal aspects of dealing with the IRS. Detailed coverage of tax research shows students step-by-step how to utilize the IRS, Administrative Regulations and Rulings, Judicial System, and more. Numerous examples support every concept so students can see the concepts in action. Detailed calculations and explanations of the principles behind tax computations show readers step-by-step how to execute calculations. Hands-on review questions emphasize tax research to further hone student's research skills.

Neurocomputing: Foundations of Research

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anderson, James A. / Rosenfeld, Edward, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Researchers will find "Neurocomputing" an essential guide to the concepts employed in this field that have been taken from disciplines as varied as neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, engineering, and physics. A number of these important historical papers contain ideas that have not yet been fully exploited, while the more recent articles define the current direction of neurocomputing and point to future research. Each article has an introduction that places it in historical and intellectual perspective. Included among the 43 articles are the pioneering contributions of McCulloch and Pitts, Hebb, and Lashley; innovative work by Von Neumann, Minsky and Papert, Cooper, Grossberg, and Kohonen; exciting new developments in parallel distributed processing.

Tapsoft '87

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Theory and Practice of Software Development Pisa, Italy, March di Ehrig - Levi - Montanari - Kowalski (a cura di), , Springer-verlag. collana: Lecture notes in computer science. vol. 1: Advanced Seminar on Foundations of Innovative Software Development I and Colloquium on Trees in Algebra and Programming (CAAP '87) vol. 2: Advanced Seminar on Foundations of Innovative Software Development I and Colloquium on Functional and Logic Programming and Specifications (CFLP) Costo del singolo volume. I volumi non sono acquistabili singolarmente. Ottime condizioni.

Neurobiology of Incontinence - No. 151

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ciba Foundation / Caba Foundation, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Neurobiology of Incontinence Chairman: C. D. Marsden Incontinence is the loss of voluntary control over the bladder or bowel and is a very common and often devastating problem which goes largely unacknowledged. This major clinical condition requires increased attention from basic research workers if the underlying mechanisms are to be elucidated. The symposium was therefore designed to bring together neuroscientists working on the basic biology of the bladder and bowel and clinicians dealing with the various clinical manifestations of urinary and faecal incontinence. The resulting volume is unusual in its wide coverage, it includes chapters on the innervation and functional anatomy of the urinary tract and anorectal region and on the central neural control of these two areas. Other papers discuss the functional assessment of the anorectum and bladder, stress urinary incontinence and the neurogenic hypothesis of incontinence, detrusor - external sphincter dyssynergia, and pharmacological and surgical approaches to the treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence. Treatment by means of surgically implanted prostheses is also considered. The aim of the symposium is to stimulate scientists to enter a challenging research area in order to undertake the further basic investigations into mechanisms which would lead to advances in the understanding, treatment and-- above all-- prevention of a distressing and prevalent condition. Neurophysiologists, neurologists, neuroanatomists, neuropharmacologists, urologists, gynaecologists, colorectal surgeons, nurses, and biomedical engineers concerned with prosthesis design, will all find this book of interest to them. Other Ciba FoundationSymposia: No 134 Research and the ageing population Chairman: T. Franklin Williams ISBN No 138 Plasticity of the neuromuscular system Chairman: A. J. Buller ISBN No 152 The biology of nicotine dependence Chairman: L. L. Iversen ISBN

A Modern Course in Statistical Physics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reichl, Linda E., PUBLISHER: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Going beyond traditional textbook topics, 'A Modern Course in Statistical Physics' incorporates contemporary research in a basic course on statistical mechanics. From the universal nature of matter to the latest results in the spectral properties of decay processes, this book emphasizes the theoretical foundations derived from thermodynamics and probability theory underlying all concepts in statistical physics. This completely revised and updated third edition continues the comprehensive coverage of numerous core topics and special applications, allowing professors flexibility in designing individualized courses. The inclusion of advanced topics and extensive references makes this an invaluable resource for researchers as well as students -- a textbook that will be kept on the shelf long after the course is completed.

Major Award Decisionmaking at the National Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: National Academy of Engineering / Institute of Medicine / Panel on Nsf Decisionmaking for Major Awards, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, As part of its mission to foster high-quality scientific and engineering research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) plans, grants, and administers major awards to universities and other research institutions for national research facilities, multidisciplinary research centers, and other large-scale research projects. Although few in number, less than 100, such projects account for about 30 percent of NSF's annual research budget. This book provides a useful overview of how such projects are planned, reviews proposals for merit, and evaluates ongoing projects for renewal awards. The panel makes a series of recommendations for strengthening major award decisionmaking.

Evaluating Research Methods in Psychology: A Case Study

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dunbar, George, PUBLISHER: Bps Blackwell, Using a series of over 40 case studies, this valuable text illustrates the processes and pitfalls involved in evaluating psychological research. Invites students to consider whether the conclusion drawn at the end of each case is correct, or whether the results could have an alternative explanation. Cross-referencing between sections is made easy by page references that link the case studies and explanations. Cases reflect the range of research methods taught at undergraduate level and include qualitative research. Gives students an understanding of methodological problems. Equips students to critically evaluate published research. The author and publishers have made every effort to be fair to the authors of the research described in this book. Like all sciences, psychology is forged in the fire of criticism and refinement, and we hope that the original researchers will understand that any criticism is made with the utmost respect. If you are an author of one of the pieces of research mentioned in the book and would like to respond to the critique presented, please e-mail your comments to Andrew McAleer at .

Resilience Across Contexts: Family, Work, Culture, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor / Taylor, Ronald D. / Wang, Margaret C., PUBLISHER: Psychology Press, A number of societal risks pose serious challenges to families' well-being, many of which cut across divisions of class and race. These challenges include: changes in the labor market and economy; the increasing participation of mothers in the labor force; the changing nature of family structure and the composition of households; and the increase in the number of immigrant families. Key institutions in the lives of families, including places of employment and schools, can play a significant role in fostering families' capacity to adapt to the potential challenges they face. "Resilience Across Contexts: Family, Work, Culture, and Community" presents papers--written by leading scholars in varied disciplines including economics, developmental and educational psychology, education, and sociology--discussing factors that influence resilience development. The authors' research focuses on emerging issues that have significant implications for policy and practice in such areas as employment and new technologies; maternal employment and family development; family structure and family life; immigration, migration, acculturation, and education of children and youth; and social and human services delivery. The book's overall goal is to take stock of what is known from research and practice on some of the challenges facing children and families for policy development and improvement of practices.

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