Author: Panel on Strategies and Methods for Climate-Relate
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: climate, changing, decisions, informing
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2009-06-04
List price: $39.00
ISBN-10: 0309137373
ISBN-13: 9780309137379
Author: Andrew Curtis
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: geological, society, special, publication, engineering, science, prior, information, informing
Number of Pages: 229
Published: 2005-01-01
List price: $180.00
ISBN-10: 1862391718
ISBN-13: 9781862391710
When faced with a scientific problem, researchers usually draw on both existing pertinent knowledge as well as collecting new data in order to construct an answer. Geological prior information is the term used to describe all previously existing knowledge of a geological nature. Examples of such information include field interpretations, process models, expert judgments and common assumptions, together with the uncertainties associated with each. Geological prior information represents a new and emerging field within the geosciences, where methods and applications are still in their infancy. T
Authors:Deborah Lewis, Gunther Eysenbach, Rita Kukafka, P. Zo
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: health, improving, care, consumers, informing, informatics, consumer
Number of Pages: 258
Published: 2005-03-22
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 038723991X
ISBN-13: 9780387239910
Edited by five leaders in the field of health informatics, Consumer Health Informatics explores all aspects of this evolving science. This comprehensive volume will be an indispensable tool for both professionals and students as it details the broad scope of consumer health informatics and its impact on today’s progressive and ever-changing world of health care. The inclusion of several case studies serves to examine pertinent topics, namely computer-based information for cancer; National Library of Medicine initiatives; and web-based patient preferences and utilities. Designed for use b
Author: Panel to Study the Research Program of the Economi
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: economic, research, service, usda, policy, public, seeds, change, informing, sowing
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1999-06-07
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 0309071526
ISBN-13: 9780309071529
Every day economic decisions are made in the public and private sectors, based on limited information and analysis. The analysis and information needed for successful public policy has changed rapidly with the growth of the global economy, and so have the means for acquiring them. In the public sector, decision makers rely on information gathered within government agencies, as well as the work of academics and private firms. "Sowing the Seeds" provides a case study of the need for analysis and information in support of public policy. It combines lessons learned from one of the first government
Authors:Sandra Chafouleas PhD, T. Chris Riley-Tillman PhD,
Publisher: The Guilford Pre
Keywords: intervention, guilford, practical, schools, series, instruction, school, behavioral, assessment, informing, based
Number of Pages: 148
Published: 2007-08-17
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1593854943
ISBN-13: 9781593854942
This indispensable book helps school practitioners go beyond putting a label on student behavior problems--it shows how to use assessment to partner with teachers and students to develop effective solutions. The authors provide a framework for determining the types of behavioral data that are needed in a given situation, selecting appropriate measures, and interpreting and organizing the results. Case examples tie it all together, demonstrating how different assessment strategies can be used to support positive behavior and monitor progress at the level of the individual, the classroom, or the
Author: Transportation Research Board
Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Resear
Keywords: research, national, special, report, council, board, transportation, performance, improving, vehicle, passenger, fuel, economy, consumers, informing, tires
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2006-05
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0309094216
ISBN-13: 9780309094214
