Broadband communication networks and multimedia data available in a digital format opened many challenges and opportunities for innovation. Versatile and simple-to-use software and decreasing prices of digital devices have made it possible for consumers from all around the world to create and exchange multimedia data. Broadband Internet connections and near error-free transmission of data fac…
ince its creation more than 200 years ago, the U.S. patent system has played an important role in stimulating technological innovation by providing legal protection to inventions of every description and by disseminating useful technical information about them. With the growing importance of technology to the nation’s well-being, patents are playing an even more prominent role in the economy.…
This book has been developed and expanded from materials prepared for a course delivered to Masters students in Earth Science at the Australian National University. These students had a broad range of experience and discipline base, and so from the beginning the treatment was rather general. The aim is to build an understanding of the nature of scientific research, and the way in which it …
More importantly, the committee has tried in this report to provide a way of thinking about workforce issues in IT/HT that is largely indepen- dent of specific legislation. It seems safe to predict that the debate over the IT/HT workforce and immigration will not be definitively resolved by any one piece of legislation—such is the nature of controversial issues engaged by the political proce…
Over half of the students who enrol on economics degree courses have not studied mathe- matics beyond GCSE or an equivalent level. These include many mature students whose last encounter with algebra, or any other mathematics beyond basic arithmetic, is now a dim and distant memory. It is mainly for these students that this book is intended. It aims to develop their mathematical ability up …
From the very first meetings, in the early 1970s, of the newly constituted Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences, a major objective has been the engagement of the most important and difficult health and science policy issues from the public's or society's perspective. The Institute was created so that a broad-based and multidisciplinary membership could work across pro…
The first time I visited a Veterans Administration facility was after I had completed and published my first book Stress Disorders among Vietnam Vet- erans: Theory, Research, and Treatment (Figley 1978). The facility was a VA Medical Center in Indiana that specializes in mental health treatment. My guide at the facility explained that their role was more associated with “caring for t…
Even the toughest of times comes with a silver lining. Economic slowdowns and other business challenges force us to refocus our efforts on our core business practices. They shift our attention to the things we tend to ignore during periods of growth – like improving efficiency, cutting costs, and enhancing strategies.
Th e wor k o f thes e author s represent s a signa l contributio n t o th e stud y o f affects , emotions , an d feelings , whethe r fro m th e perspectiv e o f empirica l researc h o r fo r it s clinica l applicatio n t o psychoanalysi s an d psychotherapy . Alexithymia , th e construc t the y hav e nominate d t o r…
I a m a clinica l psychologist . Th e guidin g trainin g mode l fo r clinica l psycholog y i s calle d "scientist-practitioner " whic h demand s tha t an y Ph.D . clinica l psychologis t mus t b e traine d bot h a s a scientis t an d practitioner . Sinc e receivin g m y Ph.D. , I hav e anchore d mysel f i n uni - vers…
Welcome to Programming Visual Basic 2008! I know you’re going to enjoy it; I’ve read it five times already. You’re probably anxious to get to Chapter 1, but I recommend you read this preface to make sure you paid for the right book.
In response to a request from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine convened a committee to produce a detailed plan to facilitate the development of data standards applicable to the collection, coding, and classification of patient safety in- formation. Americans should be able to count on receiving health care that is safe. To achieve this, a new health care d…