STEMathematics: Exercises in Applied Computation and Modeling (Volume 1)
STEMathematics: Exercises in Applied Computation and Modeling (Volume 1)

Author: Elliott Ostler

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-07-18

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0996674101

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STEMathematics is an instructional resource designed primarily for secondary level mathematics teachers and students interested in discovering how mathematics describes (and is applied to) our natural world. This resource provides both the historical elements and the technical aspects of various topics in mathematics that provide instructional context in the sciences, technology, and engineering, (STEM) disciplines. The purpose of STEMathematics is to help teachers become more personally interested in the topics they teach and to gain a broader perspective of how mathematics can be integrated with other subject disciplines.

E-Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine
E-Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine

Author: Marlene Maheu

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2002-02-28

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780787959036

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E-Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine is a hands-on resource that shows how communication technologies can be designed, implemented, and managed to help health care professionals expand and transform their organizations. Step by step the authors reveal how to introduce innovative communication tools to a wide range of health care settings. This indispensable book contains a wealth of information, suggestions, and advice about program development, ethical, legal and regulatory issues, and and technical options.

Telemedicine and Telehealth
Telemedicine and Telehealth

Author: Adam William Darkins

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2000-03

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780826113023

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Telemedicine and telehealth are changing the face of health care delivery and becoming a multi-billion dollar industry. Dr. Darkins and Dr. Cary share their knowledge and provide practical insights and advice on making telemedicine programs into successful clinical services and a productive business. The book gives background knowledge and useful tips on starting up and managing programs in an array of settings. Most importantly, the book is based on the recognition that patients are customers of health care and telemedicine companies developing new products vital to delivering care to rural or inaccessible clients is vital to health care's future.

Power in Numbers
Power in Numbers

Author: Talithia Williams

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2018-04-10

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 0760360286

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From rocket scientists to code breakers, “fascinating stories” of women who overcame obstacles, shattered stereotypes, and pursued their passion for math (Notices of the American Mathematical Society). With more than 200 photos and original interviews with several of the amazing women covered, Power in Numbers: The Rebel Women of Mathematics is a full-color volume that puts a spotlight on the influence of women on the development of mathematics over the last two millennia. Each biography reveals the life of a different female mathematician, from her childhood and early influences to the challenges she faced and the great achievements she made in spite of them. Learn how: After her father terminated her math lessons, Sofia Kovalevskaya snuck algebra books into her bed to read at night Emmy Noether became an invaluable resource to Albert Einstein while she was in the Navy Native American rocket scientist Mary Golda Ross developed designs for fighter jets and missiles in a top-secret unit Katherine Johnson’s life-or-death calculations at NASA meant that astronauts such as Alan Shepard and John Glenn made it home alive Shakuntala Devi multiplied massive numbers in her head so her family could eat at night Pamela Harris proved her school counselors wrong when they told her she would only succeed as a bilinguial secretary Carla Cotwright-Williams began her life in the dangerous streets of South-Central Los Angeles before skyrocketing to a powerful career with the Department of Defense in Washington, DC These women are a diverse group, but their stories have one thing in common: At some point on their journeys, someone believed in them—and made them think the impossible was perhaps not so impossible. “A quick read . . . full of dramatic stories and eye-catching illustrations.” —MAA Reviews “I found myself marveling at the personal anecdotes and quotes throughout the book.” —Notices of the American Mathematical Society

Mathematics for Human Flourishing
Mathematics for Human Flourishing

Author: Francis Su

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0300237138

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"The ancient Greeks argued that the best life was filled with beauty, truth, justice, play and love. The mathematician Francis Su knows just where to find them."--Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine" This is perhaps the most important mathematics book of our time. Francis Su shows mathematics is an experience of the mind and, most important, of the heart."--James Tanton, Global Math Project For mathematician Francis Su, a society without mathematical affection is like a city without concerts, parks, or museums. To miss out on mathematics is to live without experiencing some of humanity's most beautiful ideas. In this profound book, written for a wide audience but especially for those disenchanted by their past experiences, an award-winning mathematician and educator weaves parables, puzzles, and personal reflections to show how mathematics meets basic human desires--such as for play, beauty, freedom, justice, and love--and cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing. These desires and virtues, and the stories told here, reveal how mathematics is intimately tied to being human. Some lessons emerge from those who have struggled, including philosopher Simone Weil, whose own mathematical contributions were overshadowed by her brother's, and Christopher Jackson, who discovered mathematics as an inmate in a federal prison. Christopher's letters to the author appear throughout the book and show how this intellectual pursuit can--and must--be open to all.

Telemedicine
Telemedicine

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1996-10-08

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0309175399

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Telemedicineâ€"the use of information and telecommunications technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates the participantsâ€"is receiving increasing attention not only in remote areas where health care access is troublesome but also in urban and suburban locations. Yet the benefits and costs of this blend of medicine and digital technologies must be better demonstrated before today's cautious decision-makers invest significant funds in its development. Telemedicine presents a framework for evaluating patient care applications of telemedicine. The book identifies managerial, technical, policy, legal, and human factors that must be taken into account in evaluating a telemedicine program. The committee reviews previous efforts to establish evaluation frameworks and reports on results from several completed studies of image transmission, consulting from remote locations, and other telemedicine programs. The committee also examines basic elements of an evaluation and considers relevant issues of quality, accessibility, and cost of health care. Telemedicine will be of immediate interest to anyone with interest in the clinical application of telemedicine.

Stochastic Modeling
Stochastic Modeling

Author: Nicolas Lanchier

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-01-27

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 3319500384

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Three coherent parts form the material covered in this text, portions of which have not been widely covered in traditional textbooks. In this coverage the reader is quickly introduced to several different topics enriched with 175 exercises which focus on real-world problems. Exercises range from the classics of probability theory to more exotic research-oriented problems based on numerical simulations. Intended for graduate students in mathematics and applied sciences, the text provides the tools and training needed to write and use programs for research purposes. The first part of the text begins with a brief review of measure theory and revisits the main concepts of probability theory, from random variables to the standard limit theorems. The second part covers traditional material on stochastic processes, including martingales, discrete-time Markov chains, Poisson processes, and continuous-time Markov chains. The theory developed is illustrated by a variety of examples surrounding applications such as the gambler’s ruin chain, branching processes, symmetric random walks, and queueing systems. The third, more research-oriented part of the text, discusses special stochastic processes of interest in physics, biology, and sociology. Additional emphasis is placed on minimal models that have been used historically to develop new mathematical techniques in the field of stochastic processes: the logistic growth process, the Wright –Fisher model, Kingman’s coalescent, percolation models, the contact process, and the voter model. Further treatment of the material explains how these special processes are connected to each other from a modeling perspective as well as their simulation capabilities in C and MatlabTM.

Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine
Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine

Author: Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-05-04

Total Pages: 1197

ISBN-13: 1466699795

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Patients and medical professionals alike are slowly growing into the digital advances that are revolutionizing the ways that medical records are maintained in addition to the delivery of healthcare services. As technology continues to advance, so do the applications of technological innovation within the healthcare sector. The Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine is an authoritative reference source featuring emerging technological developments and solutions within the field of medicine. Emphasizing critical research-based articles on digital trends, including big data, mobile applications, electronic records management, and data privacy, and how these trends are being applied within the healthcare sector, this encyclopedia is a critical addition to academic and medical libraries and meets the research needs of healthcare professionals, researchers, and medical students.

The Impact of Telemedicine on Health Care Management
The Impact of Telemedicine on Health Care Management

Author: Michael Nerlich

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9789051994841

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Telemedicine Based Screening of Infantsat Risk for Retinopathy of Prematurity -- ByOPHTEL:A Bavarian Project for RapidTelemedical Exchange of Knowledge, Files and Skills between Practitionersand Hospitals in Eye Care -- Collaborative Telemedicine between Optometry and Ophthalmology: An Initiative from the University of Houston -- Dermatology -- Web-based Teledermatology Consult system: Preliminary results from the first 100 cases -- Are Dermatologists in Private Practice Interested in Teledermatological Services? -- Pathology -- European Field Tests with HISTKOM Telepathology Equipment -- Radiology -- Economic Analysis of Teleradiology Applications with KAMEDIN -- WWW-Based Access to Radiological Patient Data: Two Years of Experience -- Family Practice and Home Care/Home Monitoring -- Southern Health Board - Advanced Telematic / Telemedicine in Healthcare Services in the South West Of Ireland -- Remote Communities Services Telecentre Project -- HausTeleDienst"--A CATV-based Interactive Video Service for Elderly People -- Fonetix: Building Virtual Speech Therapy Practicum over the Internet -- Psychiatry -- Evaluation of a Canadian Telepsychiatry Service -- Telemedicine in Military -- Functional Characteristics of the Telemedical Network for the Medical Service of the Bundeswehr for Support of Operations Outside Germany and Civil-military Co-operation -- Webliography -- Suggested Telemedicine Websites -- Author Index