Author: Committee on Spinal Cord InjuryCatharyn T. Liverm
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: promise, priorities, progress, injury, cord, spinal
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2005-07-29
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0309095859
ISBN-13: 9780309095853

An estimated 11,000 spinal cord injuries occur each year in the United States and more than 200,000 Americans suffer from maladies associated with spinal cord injury. This includes paralysis, bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, respiratory impairment, temperature regulation problems, and chronic pain. During the last two decades, longstanding beliefs about the inability of the adult central nervous system to heal itself have been eroded by the flood of new information from research in the neurosciences and related fields. However, there are still no cures and the challenge of re

Author: Committee to Review the NIOSH Traumatic Injury Res
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: niosh, research, injury, traumatic
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-12-15
List price: $48.75
ISBN-10: 0309125073
ISBN-13: 9780309125079

The occurrences of both injury and death that take place on the job are a significant public health problem in the United States, causing a substantial human and economic burden. "Traumatic Injury Research at NIOSH" is the sixth report in the series "Reviews of Research Programs" of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The Committee to Evaluate the NIOSH Traumatic Injury Research Program found the program’s research during 1996-2005 (the evaluation period for this review) relevant to reducing the burden of traumatic injury in the workplace and to have contributed to

Author: Committee on Injury Prevention and ControlInstitu
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: prevention, treatment, advancing, injury, burden, reducing
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1998-12-21
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0309065666
ISBN-13: 9780309065665

Despite great strides in injury prevention over the decades, injuries result in 150,000 deaths, 2.6 million hospitalizations, and 36 million visits to the emergency room each year. This book describes the cost and magnitude of the injury problem in America and looks critically at the current response by the public and private sectors, including data and surveillance needs, research priorities, trauma care systems development, infrastructure support and training, firearms safety, and coordination among federal agencies.

Author: Cord Coslor
Publisher: Lulu Press
Keywords: amp, collecting, media, guide, autograph, phone, celebrity, address, ultimate, book
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2004-11-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1411617533
ISBN-13: 9781411617537

Complete mailing addresses for celebrities: home, business offices, and management. KNown phone and fax numbers, e-mail and web page addresses, several listings for most celebrities, autograph collecting tips and resources, and so much more... for over 30 celebrity categories!!

Author: Klaus Cord-Landwehr
Publisher: B.G. Teubner Verlag
Keywords: abfallwirtschaft, einfã¼hrung
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2002-10-29
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 3519252465
ISBN-13: 9783519252467

In den letzten Jahren sind die verschiedenen Bereiche der Abfallwirtschaft komplexer geworden. Die hohen Erwartungen an die Vermeidung von Abfall sowie an eine nachhaltige Abfallwirtschaft konnten jedoch nur teilweise realisiert werden. Hinsichtlich dieser Zielsetzungen ist man sich in allen Gesellschaftsgruppen einig. Es wird aber heftig über steigende Kosten und deren Gründe gestritten und darüber, welche Wege zum Ziel führen.Die 3., überarbeitete und korrigierte Auflage dieser Einführung in die Abfallwirtschaft stellt in komprimierter Fassung den neuesten Wissensstand in der komplexen

Authors:Matthieu Cord, Pádraig Cunningham,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: organization, retrieval, cognitive, technologies, studies, case, learning, techniques, multimedia, machine
Number of Pages: 290
Published: 2008-04-07
List price: $119.00
ISBN-10: 354075170X
ISBN-13: 9783540751700

Processing multimedia content has emerged as a key area for the application of machine learning techniques, where the objectives are to provide insight into the domain from which the data is drawn, and to organize that data and improve the performance of the processes manipulating it. Applying machine learning techniques to multimedia content involves special considerations – the data is typically of very high dimension, and the normal distinction between supervised and unsupervised techniques does not always apply. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the most important machine

Authors:Michael G. Roskin, Robert L. Cord, James A. Medeir
Publisher: Longma
Keywords: introduction, science, political
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2009-08-09
List price: $108.60
ISBN-10: 0205746926
ISBN-13: 9780205746927

Balancing practical and theoretical knowledge, Political Science is a comprehensive and jargon-free introduction to the field’s basic concepts and themes. This bestselling brief text uses diverse real-world examples to show students the value of avoiding simplifications in politics, the relevance of government, and the importance of participation. Written from Mike Roskin’s unique and engaging point-of-view, Political Science remains the best at providing the clear explanations, practical applications, and current examples that will welcome students to a vital field of study.