Books in Social sciences and humanities

The Changing Distribution of Income in an Open U.S. Economy

1st Edition
Volume 223
June 1, 2015
J.H. Bergstrand + 3 more
English
eBook
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There have been dramatic changes in the distribution of earnings and income in the United States during recent years. This volume presents original papers, contributed by eminent economists, on the measurement and causes of growing income inequality in the U.S. and other major industrialized countries. The first part examines the definition of income, decomposition of earnings into capacity and capacity utilization rates, and alternative methodologies for estimating income and earnings dispersion. The second part investigates theoretically or empirically alternative causes of income inequality: international trade, macroeconomic conditions and policies, technological progress, productivity growth, institutions, demographic labor supply, and sectoral labor demand. In the final part of the volume policy implications and recommendations are discussed.The volume will be valuable for academic departments (economics, political science, sociology); economic policy institutes and Federal Reserve Bank research departments; economists in government.

Managing Your Brand

1st Edition
June 1, 2015
Julie Still
English
eBook
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Managing Your Brand: Career Management and Personal PR for Librarians sets out guidelines for developing career pathways, including options for career change and the exploration of community service, as an avenue that can provide new opportunities. The text allows librarians at all levels to maximize their talents, providing them with career planning strategies that will facilitate professional development and personal satisfaction. Early chapters provide advice and strategies to readers, with later chapters addressing working relationships, librarianship, scholarship, and other forms of service.

Introduction to Homeland Security

5th Edition
May 29, 2015
George Haddow + 2 more
English
eBook
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Introduction to Homeland Security: Principles of All-Hazards Risk Management, Fifth Edition, provides users with a substantially updated version of previous versions, clearly delineating the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters, while also offering a balanced account of all aspects of homeland security. This new edition features coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing, analysis of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework for critical infrastructure protection, and examines the DHS “Blue Campaign” to stop human trafficking. To provide added perspective, this edition features additional “another voice” sections and examines the emergence of social media as a tool for reporting on homeland security issues.

Transforming Teen Behavior

1st Edition
May 28, 2015
Mary Nord Cook
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Transforming Teen Behavior: Parent-Teen Protocols for Psychosocial Skills Training is a clinician's guide for treating teens exhibiting emotional and behavioral disturbances. Unlike other protocols, the program involves both parents and teens together, is intended for use by varied provider types of differing training and experience, and is modular in nature to allow flexibility of service. This protocol is well-established, standardized, evidence-based, and interdisciplinary. There are 6 modules outlining parent training techniques and 6 parallel and complementary modules outlining psychosocial skills training techniques for teens. The program is unique in its level of parent involvement and the degree to which it is explicit, structured, and standardized. Developed at Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO), and in use for 8+years, the book summarizes outcome data indicating significant, positive treatment effects.

Being a Solo Librarian in Healthcare

1st Edition
May 27, 2015
Elizabeth C Burns
English
eBook
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This book brings to light the current job responsibilities of the healthcare librarian, but at the same time reveals a dichotomy. In theory, advances in healthcare research promise better care and improved safety for patients. In practice, there are barriers that undermine change. The author calls attention to the underutilized healthcare librarian at a time when clinical information delivery to the doctor or nurse is equal to or more important than how wired the hospital is. This is a book for healthcare stakeholders who support evidence-based practice and for those considering entering medical librarianship. The profession is in flux as hospitals must decide whether they can afford a library and librarian or whether they can afford not to have one.

Gray's Fiches d'anatomie

2nd Edition
May 26, 2015
Richard L. Drake + 3 more
French

Cette nouvelle édition de près de 400 fiches en couleurs, dont nombre d'illustrations exceptionnelles sont issues de la 3e édition du Gray's Anatomie pour les étudiants, offre un moyen incomparable d'évaluer ses connaissances sur les structures anatomiques essentielles et leurs rapports réciproques. Classées par région, les fiches présentent l'anatomie et l'imagerie du dos, du thorax, de l'abdomen, du pelvis et du périnée, du membre supérieur, du membre inférieur, de la tête et du cou, ainsi que l'anatomie de surface et l'anatomie générale. • Le système de question-réponse favorise la stimulation et la mémorisation : le recto de chaque fiche offre une illustration anatomique détaillée comportant les structures à reconnaître ; le verso identifie ces structures en y apportant des précisions sur leurs fonctions, leurs corrélations cliniques, etc. Des schémas synoptiques détaillent l'innervation des organes et des régions du corps. Une nouvelle section entièrement dédiée à des exemples d'imagerie diagnostique (IRM et TDM) permet de visualiser leur aspect radiologique. En fin d'ouvrage, des fiches d'auto-évaluation permettent d'approfondir ses connaissances cliniques. Par leur approche clinique et la qualité de leurs illustrations, ces Fiches d'anatomie sont un outil indispensable de révision et d'entraînement pour réussir aux examens des études de santé et un atout majeur pour la préparation des questions d'anatomie des épreuves classantes nationales (ECNi).

Cyber-Physical Attacks

1st Edition
May 21, 2015
George Loukas
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Cyber-Physical Attacks: A Growing Invisible Threat presents the growing list of harmful uses of computers and their ability to disable cameras, turn off a building’s lights, make a car veer off the road, or a drone land in enemy hands. In essence, it details the ways cyber-physical attacks are replacing physical attacks in crime, warfare, and terrorism. The book explores how attacks using computers affect the physical world in ways that were previously only possible through physical means. Perpetrators can now cause damage without the same risk, and without the political, social, or moral outrage that would follow a more overt physical attack. Readers will learn about all aspects of this brave new world of cyber-physical attacks, along with tactics on how to defend against them. The book provides an accessible introduction to the variety of cyber-physical attacks that have already been employed or are likely to be employed in the near future.

Garment Manufacturing Technology

1st Edition
May 21, 2015
Rajkishore Nayak + 1 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Garment Manufacturing Technology provides an insiders' look at this multifaceted process, systematically going from design and production to finishing and quality control. As technological improvements are transforming all aspects of garment manufacturing allowing manufacturers to meet the growing demand for greater productivity and flexibility, the text discusses necessary information on product development, production planning, and material selection. Subsequent chapters covers garment design, including computer-aided design (CAD), advances in spreading, cutting and sewing, and new technologies, including alternative joining techniques and seamless garment construction. Garment finishing, quality control, and care-labelling are also presented and explored.

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

1st Edition
Volume 5A
May 15, 2015
Gilles Duranton + 2 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Developments in methodologies, agglomeration, and a range of applied issues have characterized recent advances in regional and urban studies. Volume 5 concentrates on these developments while treating traditional subjects such as housing, the costs and benefits of cities, and policy issues beyond regional inequalities. Contributors make a habit of combining theory and empirics in each chapter, guiding research amid a trend in applied economics towards structural and quasi-experimental approaches. Clearly distinguished from the New Economic Geography covered by Volume 4, these articles feature an international approach that positions recent advances within the discipline of economics and society at large.

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

1st Edition
Volume 5B
May 15, 2015
Gilles Duranton + 2 more
English
Hardback
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The Changing Distribution of Income in an Open U.S. Economy

Managing Your Brand

Introduction to Homeland Security

Transforming Teen Behavior

Being a Solo Librarian in Healthcare

Gray's Fiches d'anatomie

Cyber-Physical Attacks

Garment Manufacturing Technology

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

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