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Risk Management: Concepts and Guidance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pritchard, Carl L., PUBLISHER: Esi International, Focuses on a systematic approach to risk management. This authoritative text includes more than a dozen chapters highlighting specific techniques to enhance organizational risk identification, assessment, and management, all within the project and program environments. The appendices are rich with insight on applying probability, statistics, and other complex tools.

Beauport

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Colby, Kate, PUBLISHER: Litmus Press, Poetry. "Kate Colby's BEAUPORT opens windows framing history framing natural and unnatural settings (traffic, waves, skylines, sky). The work presents a series of displacements, smoke and mirror memory experiments, stitching together with anachronism the physical and the metaphysical. This is a fascinating book, composing and collapsing (wing, telescope), foregrounding subject, object and sightlines in between. With its architecture of vignettes, lullabies, hymns and fragments, Colby's BEAUPORT constructs resistances, ever confronting its considered grace and precision in ripples of savory humors"--Norma Cole.

Nursing Management of Diabetes Mellitus: A Guide to the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Guthrie, Diana W. / Guthrie, Richard A., PUBLISHER: Springer Publishing Company, This fourth edition continues to provide readers with a sound understanding of current and established information on diabetes and its practical management. Topics include physical and emotional effects; patient and family education; self management, including glucose monitoring, dietary management, and exercise; and acute and long term care. New to this edition are an explanation of the revised classification categories -- "insulin dependent" and "noninsulin dependent" instead of "juvenile and mature onset"; the latest glucose monitoring and insulin pump devices, and more. The appendix includes a detailed education program for patients. The authors, a nurse-physician team, bring a multidisciplinary perspective to this complex topic.

Expert Guide to Pain Management:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCarberg, Bill H. / Passik, Steven, PH.D., PUBLISHER: American College of Physicians, A comprehensive and practical reference on the assessment of acute and chronic pain, this is an authoritative and practical guide to the safe and effective management of pain. The concisely written text addresses the nature of pain, the pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment of pain, the psychological aspects of chronic pain, and the psychosocial factors in chronic pain patients. Geared to clinicians in all disciplines, the chapters in this book, written by leading experts, explain the most useful diagnostic tests, describe the entire spectrum of pain syndromes, and discuss all currently available drugs and other treatment options. Some of the chapters included are: Chronic Pain as Disease, Headache, Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia, Neuropathic Pain, and Addiction in Pain Management.

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schulze, Ernst-Detlef / Mooney, Harold A. / Schulze, E. -D, PUBLISHER: Springer, With the accelerating loss of biodiversity there is increasing concern about how this loss may be affecting ecosystem processes, or services, that are of benefit to human well being. The limited studies that address the principal question directly, species numbers versus system function, are evaluated. Moreover, the degree of redundancy within systems, the ubiquity of keystone species, the tightness of species interactions from mutualisms to food webs, the resilience of systems to perturbation, the interactions of landscape units are explored, as is also how policy decisions are driven in this research area. This book brings together the disciplines of population biology and ecoysystem science, both directed toward evaluating the consequences of human-driven disruptions of natural systems.

Environmental Management in Healthcare Facilities [With

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wagner, Kathryn D. / Biello, Lisa, PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, This reference is the first comprehensive guide that addresses the wide range of environmental issues facing healthcare facilities today. Presents background information on environmental management, addresses regulatory requirements, and details implementation alternatives. Provides the knowledge and guidance necessary to make informed waste/materials management decisions and address environmental issues. A CD-ROM containing the most relevant federal guidelines and regulations is included.

Managing Your Band: Artist Management: The Ultimate

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marcone, Stephen, PUBLISHER: HiMarks Publishing Company, University of Miami Music Business Professor James Progris calls Managing Your Band "the best book on personal management out there," and Donald Groder, the Chair of the Music Business/Management Department at Berklee College of Music says it is "a good teaching text and a layman's answer to the band's business operations." This comprehensive new edition is filled with helpful diagrams and sample documents to make band management easy. It includes chapters on Personal Management, The Contract, Marketing the Artist, The Recording Company, The Recording Contract, Touring, Merchandising, Endorsements and Sponsorship, and much more. Also includes interesting case studies of famous legal battles in the music industry. 260 pages.

Managing Habitats for Conservation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sutherland, William J. / Hill, David A., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, As it becomes ever more expensive to purchase land for conservation purposes, it is becoming increasingly important both to manage existing sites properly and to create new habitats. This comprehensive volume provides a pragmatic, habitat-by-habitat guide to conservation management, in which the prescriptions and methods are based on sound science coupled with practical experience. For each habitat, the book guides the reader through the options and solutions, highlights potential problems, and gives good and bad examples of habitat management in the past. This will be required reading for all practicing ecologists, land managers, wardens, landscape architects and conservationists, and will provide a valuable reference for students of ecology, conservation and environmental science.

Creative Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodman, Malcolm, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall PTR, KEY BENEFIT"This innovative volume in creative management is carefully structured to take the student from familiar territory, traditional and historical management responses to external stimuli, through to less familiar territory i.e. creative management responses, required during turbulent times of change and to maintain competitive advantage. Uses a wide variety of exercises to encourage the practice of creative thinking and action. Concentrates on the application and harnessing of creativity in an organization. MBA students and undergraduate students in departments of management, engineering, computer science, etc. Those taking courses in creative management. Will also appeal to general managers working in a changing environment.

Quick Reference to Physical Therapy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reed, Kathlyn L. / Pauls, Julie, PUBLISHER: Aspen Publishers, The Quick Reference to Physical Therapy organizes and synthesizes what has been published about the practice of physical therapy in an easy-to-use, accessible format. The book is divided into major categories and subtopics based on the classification of diseases, disorders, and dysfunction found in the Merck Manual. Each subtopic summarizes the condition, etiology, assessment, problems, treatment/management, prognosis, and outcome. Supplemental material on tests, measurements, functional outcomes, guidelines for the use of modalities, references, and suggested reading is also included.

GENTLE MONSTER x TOME - SUPERNATURE

Nuovo e originale - Mai usato. South Korea-based Gentle Monster is a designer brand that constantly develops itself under the philosophy of "Innovational High-End Experiments." The brand's avant-garde shapes and vivid colours make a bold statement whether accessorising global fashion week runways or being a part of cutting-edge artist collaborations. In collaboration with NYC-based TOME, Gentle Monster offers these colorpop-lens sunglasses with horn-rimmed frames polished by a goldtone brow bar and temples. 100% UV protection Adjustable nose pads Acetate/stainless steel

An Easy Guide to Ayurveda: The Natural Way to Wholeness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davis, Roy Eugene, PUBLISHER: CSA Press (GA), Ayurveda is an Indian approach to health based on a knowledge (veda) of the source of all life (ayur), which are the spiritual energies that nurture our physical, emotional, and mental bodies. Our awareness flows more easily and we can express our true potential more freely when our mental, emotional, and physical vehicles are at their most favorable levels of functional efficiency. This helpful book explains how to experience inner balance and authentic spiritual growth, based on ancient practices and principles of ayurdeva. The book includes insights into using colors, gems, metals, and mantras to enhance wellness.

Methods and Tools for Software Configuration Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Whitgift, David, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, A comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of configuration management--the management of software system components during updating or replacement of elements. Features of commercially available tools are described enabling critical evaluation of their effectiveness. Designed primarily as a reference for professional system designers and project managers, it will also be useful to software engineering students. Covers the entire project lifecycle and goes on to discuss topics such as version management, configuration identification, change control, the software library, automated system building and more.

Awesome Experiments in Light & Sound

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: DiSpezio, Michael A. / Leary, Catherine, PUBLISHER: Sterling, Watch the light of understanding shine as budding scientists produce some good vibrations with these totally awesome, kid-friendly experiments. And, they all use easy-to-find materials like straws, paper cups, flashlights, and small mirrors. Make cereal dance to the music and watch light bounce off a mirror and hit a bulls-eye. Hear the heart pumping through a funnel and tubing. Create a big boom in your room. Display the visible spectrum of light in a glorious rainbow tray. Whether youngsters want to satisfy their curiosity, be the star of the next science fair, or just have fun, these incredible investigations will change the way they look at and listen to the world. 47 experiments in all Teacher and author Michael DiSpezio--who has written dozens of textbooks, puzzle books, and articles-really knows how entertain kids...and effectively educate them at the same time.

Safety, Health, and Asset Protection: Management Essentials,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lack, Richard W., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Essentials of Safety and Health Management is the book you need to stay on top of the rapidly evolving profession of occupational safety This remarkable collection of theory, application, and fact will guide you through today's turbulent time of broadening responsibilities and fast-paced change. Chapter topics include regulatory compliance, legal aspects, risk management, and training. In light of today's global workplace, the book also highlights some of the technical standards and cultural approaches to occupational safety in the international arena.

Biology: A Laboratory Guide to the Natural World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Richardson, Dennis J. / Richardson, Kristen E., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, As energy crises, environmental mismanagement, and disease outbreaks increase in our world, an understanding of biology is becoming more important than ever. These laboratory exercises give readers a greater understanding of themselves and of current issues in a biological context. Explores the natural world through Web-based exercises and inquiry-based investigation. Focuses on the scientific method and on science as a process. Features end-of-chapter Web exercises. References other human endeavors such as art, literature, and history. Offers a new exercise in human evolution incorporating recent paleontological discoveries. Presents more information on various animal groups. Approximately 10% of problems revised and rewritten for greater clarity and less redundancy. A useful source for science teachers (grades 7-12) and for anyone interested in learning more about biology.

Sales Management: Analysis and Decision Making

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwepker, Charles H. / LaForge, Raymond W. / Ingram, Thomas N., PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), This leading text continues to set the standard in sales management texts with its up-to-the-minute coverage of the trends and issues in the dynamic sales field, equipping students with a strong sales foundation and the innovative skills needed for 21st century selling.

Marketing Channel Management: An Instructor's Manual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCalley, Russell W. / Unknown, PUBLISHER: Praeger Publishers, "Marketing Channel Management: An Instructor's Manual" has been designed to accompany the text "Marketing Channel Management: People, Products, Programs, and Markets." Written by the author, this manual allows the teacher to incorporate the text fully into any course structure. An instructor may use this class-tested collection of questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of the marketing channel and aid in the presentation of material in the classroom. It is readable, direct, and student-oriented. The manual also offers exam and quiz questions, term paper topic suggestions, and suggested transparencies.

The U.S. Postal Service: Status and Prospects of a Public

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tierney, John T., PUBLISHER: Praeger, This detailed, comprehensive volume examines the many problems facing government corporations and their management in general and the Postal Service in particular. Among the topics discussed are the trade-offs between cost control efforts and service performance; rate setting; rate regulation; the impact of new technologies; controversial issues in labor-management negotiations; and the effect of collective bargaining on postal costs and operations. The study also looks at whether the Postal Service is aggressively keeping pace with its major competitors and whether it is successfully meeting the needs of its customers.

Economic Change Governance and Natural Resource Wealth: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reed, David / David Reed / Kaimowitz, David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book confronts the stark realities of how the economic and political reforms imposed in southern Africa have affected sectors based on agriculture, mining, tourism and forestry and what they have meant for the poor and the environment. It asks why the reforms evolved as they did, who has gained and who has lost. It shows that, with very few exceptions, the changes have benefited foreign companies and domestic elites, fostering corruption and monopolies and undermining civil society and political life. From this it explains what will have to be done by the international development and business communities to reverse these trends and stimulate the development of effective institutions for long-term, sustainable prosperity and social vitality.

Deux Mondes: A Communicative Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Terrell, Tracy D., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, "Deux mondes" is widely regarded as the most communicative text available for beginning French courses. Based on the Natural Approach, developed by Tracy Terrell and Stephen Krashen, "Deux mondes, Fourth Edition" offers beginning language students a way to develop language proficiency, especially in listening and speaking, that allows students to participate in real conversations at a very early stage. The Natural Approach in general, and "Deux mondes, Fourth Edition"" in particular," present material inductively (so that the activities drive the grammar) and in the context of culturally rich themes and topics. This text clearly sets itself apart from the competition: with "Deux mondes," students quickly become excited with their rapid growth in comprehension and vocabulary acquisition, and enjoy speaking in the non-threatening environment made possible by the activity formats.

Hell Is...

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Pamela D., PUBLISHER: Xlibris Corporation, The(Hell is) is a series of books, short stories, based on the lives of people, who by choice Lived a life of continuous sins. These stories tell both the natural and spiritual side of Individual lives, and the destiny paths that were taken.LIFE CHANGING SPIRITUAL EYE OPENING REVELATION REVEALED

The complete short stories

Oscar Wilde Wilde's short fiction includes such masterpieces as 'The Happy Prince', 'The Selfish Giant', 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' and 'The Canterville Ghost', as well as the daring narrative experiments of 'The Portrait of Mr. W. H.' and 'Poems in Pro (cod. I_)

The Review of Natural Products: Published by Facts and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Editorial Board, PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, More than 300 in-Depth Monographs Provide the Foremost Source of Current Natural Product Information for Healthe Care Professionals, it Offers Detailed Information on Natural Products, Including Botany, History, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Medical uses, Toxicology, and Patient Information, Drug Interactions are Significantly Documented and Detailed.

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buhalis, Dimitrios / Tjoa, A. Min / Jafari, Jafar, PUBLISHER: Springer, The proceedings of the conference ENTER - International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism - provide an international forum for the discussion of the role of telecommunication and information systems in tourism, inform potential users and people concerned with the importance of such technologies and explain their functioning. The following topics are treated in this volume: Dynamic Marketing Applications Using IT. - Designing Information Systems. - Using the Internet. - Transformation of the Travel Industry. - Re-engineering Management Approaches. - Enhancing Tourism Intermediaries. - New Horizons for Destination Management Systems. - Strategic Management in Tourism. - New IT Uses in Tourism.

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