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  • Protection Officer Training Manual

    • 5th Edition
    • Sam Stuart
    • English
    Protection Officer Training Manual, Fifth Edition is a guidebook that provides a comprehensive coverage of security practice. The book is comprised of 27 chapters that are organized into 10 units. The coverage of the text includes various security procedures, such as patrolling, traffic management, and crowd control. Security threats are also covered, including explosives, fire, and hazardous substances. The book also covers emergency or high-risk situation, such as V.I.P. protection, crisis intervention, and first aid administration. The text will be most useful to security trainee and instructors. Individuals involved in administrative and management position will also benefit from the book.

  • Managing Tourism

    • 1st Edition
    • S. Medlik
    • English

  • The First Week of Life

    A Survey Under the Joint Auspices of the National Birthday Trust Fund and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • 1st Edition
    • Roma Chamberlain + 2 more
    • English
    British Births 1970, A Survey under the Joint Auspices of the National Birthday Trust Fund and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Volume 1: The First Week of Life covers a fresh survey and a national study of all deliveries during a one-week period in 1970. This report is composed of eight chapters, tracing the success of the First Perinatal Mortality Survey done in 1958 to the new British Births survey in 1970, which took place in the week beginning April 5, 1970 in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Topics analyzed are factors affecting the accuracy of the measurement of birth weight and those affecting the length of gestation. These factors are grouped into social, biological, maternal, and fetal factors that include the precise use of the weighing machines and poor recording. A useful guide throughout the survey is the state of the baby's health. The illnesses prone to affect the baby are also discussed, from extra cranial injuries, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, congenital abnormalities, jaundice, and remaining other conditions such as feeding problems. The care of the baby is then discussed, including feeding patterns and the choice of feed. This report concludes with a discussion on stillbirths and deaths occurring in the first-week of life. Because of these surveys, British obstetric and pediatric management is improved, and the disabilities arising before and during birth, and in the early neonatal period, are reduced. This book is suitable for pediatricians, obstetricians and gynecologists, nurses, professors in general medicine, and administrators of public health services.

  • Public Relations in Local Government

    • 1st Edition
    • Tom F. Richardson
    • English
    Public Relations in Local Government discusses various topics concerning public relations in local government. The book is comprised of 16 chapters that tackle various aspects of public relations, such as technology, marketing, and contacts. The coverage of the book includes the nature of public relations, information dissemination, and division of responsibility. The text also covers the tools and methods utilized in public relations, such as establishing personal contacts and using various forms of media. The book will be of great interest to government employees who are in the public relations department.

  • Alarm Systems and Theft Prevention

    • 2nd Edition
    • Thad L. Weber
    • English
    Alarm Systems and Theft Prevention, Second Edition, recounts the sometimes sad, sometimes humorous, and nearly always unfortunate experiences of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and individuals who have lost valuable merchandise, money, jewelry, or securities to criminal attacks. In most cases the losses occurred because there was a weak link: a vulnerability in the total security defense. The book presents in practical terms those weaknesses in physical security, alarm systems, or related security procedures that, when blended together, result in vulnerability. In addition to analyzing these cases and identifying the key elements of vulnerability, remedies for curing the weakness are also offered. Other sections of this book deal with the application, strengths, and limitations of security equipment. For the most part, equipment is presented from the practical viewpoint—what a security device or system will do (or not do) and how it should be applied and operated, rather than the detail of mechanical design, electrical circuitry, or laboratory theories. This book is written in layman's language and is intended to be read by people who supply, use, or need security services and equipment.

  • How to Influence Others at Work

    Psychoverbal communication for managers
    • 1st Edition
    • Dick McCann
    • English
    How to Influence Others at Work: Psychoverbal Communication for Managers discusses neuro-linguistic programming techniques for managing personnel. The book is comprised of nine chapters that tackle various issues concerning the utilization of psychoverbal communication in management. Chapter 1 discusses how conversation succeeds and fails. Chapter 2 covers working preference, and Chapter 3 deals with the planning of conversation. The book also talks about establishing rapport with operation pacing, and then discusses inquiry techniques. Diagnosing and summarizing, as well as the how-tos of leading people to solutions; proposing a convincing solution; and giving advice and handling criticism, are also covered and discussed. The text will be of great use to managers who are looking for methods in managing their employees efficiently.

  • Advances in Agricultural Microbiology

    • 1st Edition
    • N.S. Subba Rao
    • English
    Advances in Agricultural Microbiology is a collection of papers about the progresses in the field of agricultural microbiology. The said papers are contributions of different experts in related fields. The book is divided into three sections. Section A covers topics related to the role of microorganisms in the mobilization of nutrients for plant growth such as the relationship of microbial genetics and biological nitrogen; plant surface microflora and plant nutrition; and developments in grass-bacteria associations. Section B discusses the use of microorganisms in the management of pathogens, pests, and weeds and includes topics such as the microbial control of insect pests; microbial herbicides; and agricultural antibiotics. Section C tackles strategies in bioconversion such as the production of biogas from agricultural wastes; bioconversion of lignocelluloses into protein-rich food and feed; and ethanol fuel from biomass. The text is recommended for biologists and agriculturists who would like to know more about the importance of microorganisms in the field of agriculture.

  • Eye Diseases in Hot Climates

    • 2nd Edition
    • John Sandford-Smith
    • English
    Eye Diseases in Hot Climates, Second Edition provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of eye diseases in hot or tropical countries. This book examines the features of basic eye care, including careful planning, cost effectiveness, mobility, cooperation between various sciences, methods and resources, and an emphasis on prevention. Organized into 20 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the various causes of eye diseases in hot, tropical, or developing countries. This text then examines the basic structure of the eye, which consists of three layers of tissue, namely, an outer protective layer, a middle layer of blood vessels, pigment cell and muscle fibers, and the retina. Other chapters consider the clinical methods needed to assess a patient with eye disease. This book discusses as well the various types of eye diseases, including, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, retinal degenerations, and vascular retinopathies. The final chapter deals with loss of vision. This book is a valuable resource for ophthalmologists.

  • The Practice of Public Relations

    • 3rd Edition
    • Wilfred Howard
    • English
    The Practice of Public Relations, Third Edition is a compendium of articles written by professional and expert practitioners in the field of public relations. The book serves as an introduction to the practice of public relations and as a guide to students of communication, advertising, and marketing. The collection covers a wide range of topics such as the planning and execution of a public relations campaign; the types of media used and the timing and handling of material; the different settings where public relations are applied, examples are industrial companies, government, and marketing firms; the law and ethics of public relations; and how to build a successful career in public relations. Marketing, advertising, and communications professionals and students will find the book very useful.

  • Plant Pests and Their Control

    • 1st Edition
    • P. G. Fenemore
    • English
    Plant Pests and Their Control covers all phases of the science of applied entomology. It aims to provide students, practicing agriculturalists and horticulturalists, and other interested persons with a basic introduction to insects as living organisms and to the principles and practice of pest control. This book is organized into 13 chapters that deal with topics essential to the training and continuing education of agriculturalists and horticulturists. These include the types of harmful and beneficial insects; the types of predators, parasites and pathogens and attack specific plants; the concept, principles and practices of pest management; and the information required when dealing with a pest problem. This volume also provides a catalog of insecticides and acaricides. This book will be of interest to students, practicing agriculturalists and horticulturalists, and others interested in pest management.

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