Annual Review of Nursing Research, Volume 25, 2007
Annual Review of Nursing Research, Volume 25, 2007

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Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2007-06-11

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0826141390

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This 25th anniversary edition of the Annual Review of Nursing Research is focused on nursing science in vulnerable populations. Identified as a priority in the nursing discipline, vulnerable populations are discussed in terms of the development of nursing science, diverse approaches in building the state of the science research, integrating biologic methods in the research, and research in reducing health disparities. Topics include: Measurement issues Prevention of infectious diseases among vulnerable populations Genomics and proteomics methodologies for research Promoting culturally appropriate interventions Community-academic research partnerships with vulnerable populations Vulnerable populations in Thailand: women living with HIV/AIDS As in all volumes of the Annual Reviews, leading nurse researchers provide students, other researchers, and clinicians with the foundations for evidence-based practice and further research.

Striking Back
Striking Back

Author: Peter Masters

Publisher: Presidio Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13:

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Masters, a member of 3 Troop, 10 Commando--a small British Army Commando unit comprised almost entirely of Jewish refugees--discusses how the unit formed, how members had to change their names and conceal their identities, the elaborate and grueling training sessions which prepared them for their part in the D-day invasion, and numerous battles and reconnaissance missions, offering glimpses into battlefronts in France, Italy and Holland. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The World is Fat
The World is Fat

Author: Barry M. Popkin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9781583333136

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Discusses the history of human obesity worldwide, and examines how trends in technology, globalization, government policies, and the food industry affect all physical aspects of human life.

Human Interface and the Management of Information. Interacting with Information
Human Interface and the Management of Information. Interacting with Information

Author: Michael J. Smith

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-06-24

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 3642217923

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This two-volume set LNCS 6771 and 6772 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Symposium on Human Interface 2011, held in Orlando, FL, USA in July 2011 in the framework of the 14th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2011 with 10 other thematically similar conferences. The 137 revised papers presented in the two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the thematic area of human interface and the management of information. The 75 papers of this first volume address the following major topics: design and development methods and tools; information and user interfaces design; visualisation techniques and applications; security and privacy; touch and gesture interfaces; adaption and personalisation; and measuring and recognising human behavior.