Pocket Book of Electrical Engineering Formulas - Richard C. Dorf - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Pocket Book of Electrical Engineering Formulas provides key formulas used in practically all areas of electrical engineering and applied mathematics. This handy, pocket-sized guide has been organized by topic field to make finding information quick and easy. The book features an extensive index and is an excellent quick reference for electrical engineers, educators, and students.

Pocket Guide to Gene Level Diagnostics in Clinical Practice - Victor A. Bernstam - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Pocket Guide to Gene Level Diagnostics in Clinical Practice is an abbreviated, pocket-size, quick-reference guide that provides a point-by-point synopsis of the vast wealth of information contained in CRC Handbook of Gene Level Diagnostics in Clinical Practice. All sections and subsections in the Pocket Guide are cross-referenced to corresponding pages in the Handbook. The book works well on its own as a quick reference, but also can be used in conjunction with the larger Handbook for detailed coverage and references to specific information. Pocket Guide to Gene Level Diagnostics in Clinical Practice also includes extensive supplements featuring material not included in the Handbook. These are intended to provide an up-dated, practical source of information useful to anyone involved in molecular diagnostic research and/or service. Supplements are cross-referenced to the main text of the Pocket Guide, that complement and enhance the material covered. Pocket Guide to Gene Level Diagnostics in Clinical Practice will be a handy reference for professionals and students in pathology, biotechnology, biology, and medicine.

Multi-Label Dimensionality Reduction - Jieping (arizona State University Ye - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Similar to other data mining and machine learning tasks, multi-label learning suffers from dimensionality. An effective way to mitigate this problem is through dimensionality reduction, which extracts a small number of features by removing irrelevant, redundant, and noisy information. The data mining and machine learning literature currently lacks a unified treatment of multi-label dimensionality reduction that incorporates both algorithmic developments and applications. Addressing this shortfall, Multi-Label Dimensionality Reduction covers the methodological developments, theoretical properties, computational aspects, and applications of many multi-label dimensionality reduction algorithms. It explores numerous research questions, including: - - How to fully exploit label correlations for effective dimensionality reduction - How to scale dimensionality reduction algorithms to large-scale problems - How to effectively combine dimensionality reduction with classification - How to derive sparse dimensionality reduction algorithms to enhance model interpretability - How to perform multi-label dimensionality reduction effectively in practical applications - The authors emphasize their extensive work on dimensionality reduction for multi-label learning. Using a case study of Drosophila gene expression pattern image annotation, they demonstrate how to apply multi-label dimensionality reduction algorithms to solve real-world problems. A supplementary website provides a MATLAB ® package for implementing popular dimensionality reduction algorithms.

Multi-State Survival Models for Interval-Censored Data - Ardo Van Den Hout - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Multi-State Survival Models for Interval-Censored Data introduces methods to describe stochastic processes that consist of transitions between states over time. It is targeted at researchers in medical statistics, epidemiology, demography, and social statistics. One of the applications in the book is a three-state process for dementia and survival in the older population. This process is described by an illness-death model with a dementia-free state, a dementia state, and a dead state. Statistical modelling of a multi-state process can investigate potential associations between the risk of moving to the next state and variables such as age, gender, or education. A model can also be used to predict the multi-state process. The methods are for longitudinal data subject to interval censoring. Depending on the definition of a state, it is possible that the time of the transition into a state is not observed exactly. However, when longitudinal data are available the transition time may be known to lie in the time interval defined by two successive observations. Such an interval-censored observation scheme can be taken into account in the statistical inference. Multi-state modelling is an elegant combination of statistical inference and the theory of stochastic processes. Multi-State Survival Models for Interval-Censored Data shows that the statistical modelling is versatile and allows for a wide range of applications.

Pocket Guide to IBD - Sonia Friedman - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Pocket Guide to IBD, Second Edition is designed to provide quick clinical information for gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who need to review symptoms, medications, and disease management, in order to decide effective diagnoses and treatments for their patients with IBD. Some of the topics covered are: - Special populations, including pregnancy and children - Vaccinations in the patient with IBD - Treatment of the infliximab refractory patient - Diagnosis and treatment of perianal disease - Care of the post operative patient Dr. Marla Dubinsky and Dr. Sonia Friedman have created this go-to reference for one of the most popular topics among practicing gastroenterologists and other GI and primary care providers. Features: - Comprehensive chapters in quick reference format - Symptom-based guide for diagnosis and treatment - Tables highlighting the full array of IBD medications - Charts and figures detailing complete treatment algorithms The Pocket Guide to IBD, Second Edition is unique in its size, accessibility of information, thoroughness, and clarity of content. This clinical guide will be the quick reference to turn to when treating patients with IBD.

Practical Multi-Projector Display Design - Aditi Majumder - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Large-area high-resolution displays are essential for scientific visualization, entertainment, and defense applications. A popular way to realize such displays is to tile multiple projectors together to create one large display. As opposed to a 19” diagonal monitor with a resolution of 60 pixels per inch, tiled multi-projector displays are often 10’ x 8’ and have a resolution of 100-300 pixels per inch. The research in this area spans several traditional areas in computer science, including computer vision, computer graphics, image processing, human-computer interaction, and visualization tools. This book shows how to make such displays inexpensive, flexible, and commonplace by making them both perceptually and functionally seamless. In addition, the use of multi-projector techniques in large-scale visualization, virtual reality, computer graphics, and vision applications is discussed.

Social Work With Multi-Family Groups - D Rosemary Cassano - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Here is a remarkable new volume for understanding the interrelatedness of the primary family group and the formed therapeutic group. Multiple family therapy is a special type of group practice that involves the members of several families meeting together with a professional to work on common family concerns. Rosemary Cassano, acclaimed for her qualitative research on multiple family group therapy, has produced an exciting volume that reflects the diversity of client populations and patterns and processes in these groups. Social Work With Multi-Family Groups reveals to the professional what actually goes on in the process of group interactions and practitioner interventions. In this state-of-the-art volume, social workers set forth a specific and careful definition of multiple family practice and examine the successful use of multi-family groups with families with child-labeled problems, institutionalized elderly suffering from physical and cognitive impairments and their family members, patients with life-threatening illness and their families, and several other support groups. Each of the practical examples illustrates how professionals can design helping systems for their clients that combine both professional and peer help and activate the help that is embedded in each client’s own family.

Pocket ECGs for Nurses - Alun Roebuck - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

The ECG is one of the most commonly used investigations in contemporary medicine. Interpretation of the ECG can appear daunting, but it is actually relatively straightforward as long as a systematic approach is taken. Pocket ECGs for Nurses assists with this task by providing a detailed yet readable introduction to ECG interpretation, supplemented by clinical information about how to act based on its findings. The book begins by covering the basics of cardiac anatomy and physiology and how these relate to the ECG. It then guides nurses on how to perform a high-quality ECG recording, interpret it and make sense of common ECG abnormalities. The book also includes a guide to ambulatory and bedside monitoring as well as useful chapter summaries. This pocketbook is an essential reference for the non-specialist who needs to be able to record and perform a basic and safe interpretation of an ECG. Written in plain language with clear explanations, bullet lists and summaries throughout, this handy guide will benefit nurses as well as paramedics and other allied health professionals in recording and reading ECGs.

Pocket Dictionary of Food Safety - Jeffrey T. Solate - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

With tentacles that reach into several biological and medical sciences, including epidemiology, infectious diseases, community medicine, and public health, food science has become a truly interdisciplinary discipline. To compete successfully in this field, you must have a basic understanding of these related areas. Practical, portable, and easy to use, Pocket Dictionary of Food Safety provides a collection of terms and definitions as well as an extensive list of biological organisms. The book delivers a comprehensive list of definitions that are commonly used in the food industry and in the testing of food products as well as in food service facilities and restaurants. Classifying and organizing food safety terms from various sources into alphabetical listings, the dictionary covers: - Food microbiology - Food chemistry - Food quality assurance - Foodborne incidents - Food regulations - Standards - Equipment - Although the author draws information from numerous disciplines, the book keeps its focus tightly on food safety, making it an excellent resource for students, educators, and anyone involved in the growing, handling, preparation, packaging, or serving of any food product as well as for anyone in biochemistry or biology educational programs inside and beyond the food industry. It makes an ideal companion to other technical and industry materials.

The Essential Pocket Book of Emergency Chemical Management - David R. Quigley - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Save time - and maybe a life - with The Essential Pocket Book of Emergency Chemical Management. This detailed, no-nonsense guide contains all the information first responders need to quickly and effectively manage a chemical spill or leak. It efficiently presents information in an easy-to-use table format throughout two sections. The first section lists more than 600 chemicals and chemical compounds and their specifications as follows: The common chemical name. The DOT number - a standardized number issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation and posted on the outside of the carrier, identifying the cargo. CAS number - the substance''s Chemical Abstract Services number, which accurately identifies a substance when several pseudonyms are present. Form - a brief description of the substance''s appearance. NFPA code - a three-digit code representing health, flammability and reactivity hazards associated with the substance as issued by the National Fire Protection Association. Vapor pressure - a relative ranking of how much vapor will be given off at room temperature. Water solubility - an indication of how soluble the substance is in water. PPE (Proper Protective Equipment) - a listing of the level of protection recommended for a moderate-size spill. Incompatibilities - a listing of those classes of chemical compounds that may react with the listed substance. Spill - recommended procedures for cleaning up spills. Decon - recommended procedures to decontaminate spill areas. Fire - recommended fire fighting agents and methods. First Aid - health issues important to first responders. Special - important issues associated with the specific chemical. The second section of this valuable book contains isolation distances and reporting information for each chemical. It is organized as follows: DOT Isolation - circular isolation distances recommended when no fire is present. DOT Take Cover - downwind isolation distances recommended when no fire is present. RCRA Waste Number - waste identification numbers. Reportable Quantities - reportable quantities for potential wastes. When seconds count, rely on The Essential Pocket Book of Emergency Chemical Management. With this compact resource as your guide, you can leave those unwieldy volumes and computers behind - leaving you more time, energy, and confidence at the accident site.

Multi-Secularism - Paul Kurtz - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

The contemporary world is witness to an intense controversy about secularism. This controversy has intensified due to the presence of fundamentalism, which challenges secular society and the secularization of philosophical ideas and ethical values. Secularists maintain that the state should not impose a religious creed upon citizens and should respect freedom of conscience, the right to believe or disbelieve in the prevailing orthodoxy. This right is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution and the Rights of Man enunciated in the French Revolution. Yet many powerful religious institutions do not accept this principle. Paul Kurtz argues that secularism needs to be allied to the emergence of democratic institutions that respect individual freedom and the pluralistic society. He argues that a defense of secularism entails a defense of the civic virtues of democracy, which include the toleration of dissent and alternative lifestyles and the willingness to negotiate differences. Consequently, secularism will take different forms in different societies; the term multi-secularism best describes that. Many people believe that it is impossible to maintain a moral order without the support of religion. Kurtz vigorously denies that, and this volume attempts to explicate the values and principles of secular morality, which he sees as the cornerstone of the open democratic society. Kurtz was involved in the campaign for secularism throughout his career as a philosopher. This book reflects his participation in this battle and extends his thinking to new areas.

Multi-Systemic Structural-Strategic Interventions for Child and Adolescent Behavior Problems - Patrick H Tolan - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc -

Learn to tackle he very challenging behavior problems of children and adolescents that you commonly see in your family therapy practice. This practical book provides the practicing clinician with an overview of structural-strategic approaches for treating child and adolescent behavior problems. It is unique in specifying successful approaches for a range of behavior problems, with all approaches based on the same concept--the Structural-Strategic model of family therapy. Behavior problems are the most common reason for referral of children and adolescents for therapy. In addition, behavior problems are major impediments to educational progress and full benefit from medical care. Multi-Systemic Structural-Strategic Interventions for Child and Adolescent Behavior Problems focuses on the major types of behavior problems: antisocial and delinquent behavior, drug abuse, eating disorders, sex-related problems, school behavioral problems, and problems with compliance with pediatric medical care. Chapters by Editor Patrick H. Tolan and an impressive group of contributing authors will expand your knowledge and the utility of structural-strategic family therapy by emphasizing the role of responsibility and accountability of family members. This volume is the first to use this view to specifically address the treatment of a variety of behavior problems. Techniques for applying structural-strategic approaches in working with other systems, including schools, are also presented. Aimed at the practicing clinician, especially those who consider themselves primarily family therapists, Multi-Systemic Structural-Strategic Interventions for Child and Adolescent Behavior Problems is of interest to any professional treating children and adolescents. A useful text for trainers of interns and residents and faculty of independent family therapy training programs, this major book is also an important addition to specialized courses in family therapy, child therapy, and SS therapy, and graduate courses in social work, psychology, and nursing programs.

Quick Service Restaurants, Franchising, and Multi-Unit Chain Management - H.g. Parsa - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Learn about new strategies to improve service, quality, and profitability for quick service restaurants! Quick Service Restaurants, Franchising, and Multi-Unit Chain Management examines a variety of issues pertaining to quick service restaurants. Quick-service restaurants (QSR) are the dominant sector of the foodservice industry and a one-hundred-billion-dollar industry. Since their inception in the 1920s, quick-service restaurants have become one of the cultural icons of America. This informative book contains vital information on: - - growth, change and strategy in the international foodservice industry - - food safety as an international problem and the formation of outreach committees to combat the challenges faced globally - - food consumption patterns and the driving forces that influence consumer food preferences - - the differences between mature and younger customers’ expectations and experiences in QSRs, casual, and fine dining restaurants - - consumer attitudes toward airline food - - adding quick-service meals to airplane menus - - factors influencing parental patronage of QSRs - - a case study on how Billy Ingram, founder of White Castle restaurants, made the hamburger a staple on American menus

The Politics of Sin - Kenneth J. Meier - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This work demonstrates the value of a multi-method approach to public policy analysis, arguing that descriptive historical studies, quantitative historical studies and cross-sectional quantitative studies are essentially compatible.

Rhetoric, Cultural Studies, and Literacy - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This volume presents a representative cross-section of the more than 200 papers presented at the 1994 conference of the Rhetoric Society of America. The contributors reflect multi- and inter-disciplinary perspectives -- English, speech communication, philosophy, rhetoric, composition studies, comparative literature, and film and media studies. Exploring the historical relationships and changing relationships between rhetoric, cultural studies, and literacy in the United States, this text seeks answers to such questions as what constitutes "literacy" in a post-modern, high-tech, multi-cultural society?

Engineering Mathematics and Statistics - Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This pocket handbook is intended as a handy reference guide for engineers, scientists and students on widely used mathematical relationships, statistical formulas and problem-solving methods, including illustrated examples for problem-solving methods.

Women, Men and News - Amy Schmitz Weiss - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This multi-authored scholarly volume explores the divide between men and women in their consumption of news media, looking at how the sexes read and use news, historically and currently, how they use technology to access their news, and how today’s news pertains to and is used by women. The volume also addresses diversity issues among women’s use of news, considering racial, ethnic, international and feminist perspectives. The volume is intended to help readers understand adult news use behavior--a critical and timely issue considering the state of newspapers and television news in today’s multi-media news environment.

Distributed Simulation - David A. Nash - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Simulation is a multi-disciplinary field, and significant simulation research is dispersed across multiple fields of study. Distributed computer systems, software design methods, and new simulation techniques offer synergistic multipliers when joined together in a distributed simulation. Systems of most interest to the simulation practitioner are often the most difficult to model and implement. Distributed Simulation brings together the many complex technologies for distributed simulation. There is strong emphasis on emerging simulation methodologies, including object-oriented, multilevel, and multi-resolution simulation. Finally, one concise text provides a strong foundation for the development of high fidelity simulations in heterogeneous distributed computing environments!

Vital Signs and Resuscitation - Joseph V. Stewart - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Pocket-sized text provides the procedures for taking accurate vital signs. Provides an historical overview and covers such vital signs as temperature, heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and level of consciousness. For nurses, residents and physicians. Wire-spiral binding.

Teaching World History: A Resource Book - Heidi Roupp - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

A resource book for teachers of world history at all levels. The text contains individual sections on art, gender, religion, philosophy, literature, trade and technology. Lesson plans, reading and multi-media recommendations and suggestions for classroom activities are also provided.

Race And Place - John W. Frazier - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book addresses the issues in an empirical fashion after examining different sociological and geographic perspectives. It provides a basic understanding of the multi-faceted nature of racial inequalities in urban America, both in a broad context and in separate analyses of housing.

Cell-Based Biosensors - Jaroslav Racek - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

SOME ADVANTAGES OF CELL-BASED BIOSENSORS: Isolation, purification, and immobilization of enzymes are often very difficult; these can be omitted with cell-based biosensors. Some enzymes can lose their activity during isolation or immobilization; this risk is eliminated by the use of whole cells. Enzymes in the cell''s natural environment are usually extremely stable. Multi-step enzyme reactions in intact cells can be used, making it possible to avoid the preparation of complicated artificial multi-enzyme systems. Coenzymes and activators are often present in the cells, and thus, it is not necessary to add them into the system; the cell itself usually cares for their effective regeneration.

Pocket Prescriber 2015 - Timothy R. J. Nicholson - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Prescriber 2015 is a concise, up to date prescribing guide. It contains all the ‘must have’ information that junior doctors, nurse prescribers and medical students need at their fingertips. Key features: - - A–Z list of the 500 most commonly prescribed drugs with each entry containing the key prescribing information - Focuses on safety issues, warnings, drug errors and adverse effects - Practical guidance on drug selection, plus protocols and guidelines - Advice and reference information for complicated prescriptions - Concise management summaries for the common medical emergencies - Includes the European Resuscitation Council algorithms - Clinically useful reminders of basic pharmacology (e.g. receptor profiles) -

Pocket Handbook of Nonhuman Primate Clinical Medicine - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Pocket Prescriber Pulmonary Medicine - Peter J Barnes - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk