Author: Are We Evaluating Them Appropriately Symposium on
Publisher: ASTM International
Keywords: special, technical, publication, astm, properly, implants, evaluating, spinal
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2003-06
List price: $118.00
ISBN-10: 0803134630
ISBN-13: 9780803134638

Meet the challenges and demands facing professionals in the dynamic field of spinal implants. Twenty-one peer-reviewed papers give you a global perspective on current and future testing methods. They address the relationship between existing standards and clinical experience; suggestions for areas of change; and the development of standards for emerging technologies of spinal implants. Sections cover: Spinal Constructs; Spinal Device Compenents, Subassemblies, and Interconnections; Interbody Spacers and Intervertebral Body Fusion Devices; Functional Spinal Devices and/or Artificial Discs;

Author: Evaluating, Rewarding, and Developing Excellence i
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: mathematics, engineering, technology, science, teaching, improving, undergraduate, evaluating
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2001-12-15
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0309072778
ISBN-13: 9780309072779

Offers a vision and guidelines for systematic evaluation of individual teaching practices and the effectiveness of academic programs in these disciplines. Softcover.

Author: Committee to Develop Criteria for Evaluating the O
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: management, programs, weight, evaluating, options, criteria, weighing
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 1995-03-01
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0309051312
ISBN-13: 9780309051316

This volume presents criteria for evaluating treatment programs for obesity and explores what these criteria mean--to health care providers, program designers, researchers, and even overweight people seeking help. Discusses information necessary to make wise program choices and evaluations; examines how client demographics and characteristics--including health status, knowledge of weight-loss issues, and attitude toward weight and body image--affect these programs.

Author: Committe on the Framework for Evaluating the Safet
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: safety, evaluating, framework, supplements, dietary
Number of Pages: 526
Published: 2004-12-09
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0309091101
ISBN-13: 9780309091107

The growing consumer interest in health and fitness has expanded the market for a wide range of products, from yoga mats to the multiple dietary supplements now on the market. Supplements are popular, but are they safe? Many dietary supplements are probably safe when used as recommended. However, since 1994 when Congress decided that they should be regulated as if they were foods, they are assumed to be safe unless the Food and Drug Administration can demonstrate that they pose a significant risk to the consumer. But there are many types of products that qualify as dietary supplements, and the

Author:
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Keywords: penstocks, aging, evaluating, guidelines
Number of Pages: 1
Published: 1995-01
List price: $23.00
ISBN-10: 0784400725
ISBN-13: 9780784400722

"Guidelines for Evaluating Aging Penstocks" is intended to provide a useful guide to information and engineering techniques for evaluating aging penstocks. This guide covers penstocks constructed of steel, concrete, and wood before 1950. In order to do this, it provides general information applicable to the assessment of all penstocks, such as: methods to obtain historical data pertaining to design, construction, and operation of a penstock; procedures to analyze the existing condition of the penstock; and study techniques for remaining service life assessments. In addition, it discusses field

Author: Peter Bramley
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Keywords: training, evaluating
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2003-12-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1843980304
ISBN-13: 9781843980308

This second edition of Peter Bramely’s popular and practical book shows you how to build evaluation into every stage of the training process from design to delivery. New material covers linking training to employee effectiveness and performing cost-benefit analysis. An entirely new chapter shows you how to collate and present your findings in order to change what needs changing and raise awareness of the value your training is delivering to the organisation.

Author: K M Stokking
Publisher: Commission on Education and Communication
Keywords: education, environmental, evaluating
Number of Pages: 134
Published: 2000-09
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 2831704995
ISBN-13: 9782831704999