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Why Obamacare Is Wrong for America
How the New Health Care Law Drives Up Costs, Puts Government in Charge of Your Decisions, and Threatens Your Constitutional Rights
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America is the first in-depth examination of the impact of the new national health care law on American individuals, families, and businesses. Written by an esteemed quartet of experts and former health policy officials, Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America demystifies the...
Success and Failure of IS/IT Projects
A State of the Art Analysis and Future Directions
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
This book examines the link between change and project management and how creating a closer alignment between these two methodologies can yield greater benefits and mitigate elements of failure of information systems (IS) projects. This study explores the underlying challenges and practicalities of...
by Bruce Yandle, Clay J. Landry, Robert B. Naeser
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2001
The Technology of Property Rights combines the understanding of institutions and institutional change with a discussion of the latest technologies and their influence on the measurement and monitoring of property rights. The contributors analyze specific applications for fisheries, whales, water quality,...
by C. P. Dadant
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to beekeeping, with information on starting a hive, hive management, swarming, harvesting honey, seasonal preparations, and much more. Profusely illustrated and full of invaluable information, this timeless volume is highly recommended for the modern...
by Subal C. Kumbhakar, Hung-Jen Wang, Alan P. Horncastle
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
A Practitioner's Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using Stata provides practitioners in academia and industry with a step-by-step guide on how to conduct efficiency analysis using the stochastic frontier approach. The authors explain in detail how to estimate production, cost, and profit efficiency...
Transmedia Archaeology
Storytelling in the Borderlines of Science Fiction, Comics and Pulp Magazines
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
In this book, the authors examine manifestations of transmedia storytelling in different historical periods and countries, spanning the UK, the US and Argentina. It takes us into the worlds of Conan the Barbarian, Superman and El Eternauta, introduces us to the archaeology of transmedia, and reinstates the fact that it's not a new phenomenon.
HR at Your Service
Lessons from Benchmark Service Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Focusing on the day-to-day delivery of quality service that can drive a successful partnership between the Human Resources (HR) department and the rest of the company, this handbook demonstrates how HR managers can and must ensure that their teams develop the ability to anticipate and attend to the...
Evaluación curricular
Realidades y desafíos
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 1, 2016
"Hoy en día, los estudiantes sobre calidad educativa constituyen un campo importante de producción de conocimiento no solo por las implicaciones que tiene la educación como motor de cambio social, sino por la necesidad imperiosa de posibilitar procesos de inclusión de los sujetos y diferentes...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Natural Childbirth
The Support You Need for the Birth You Want
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Thoughtful planning so mom and her supporters are ready when the baby is!
A midwife helps expecting mothers decide how natural they want their labor to be, what birthing methods are available, and the type of professional they want present. It helps women weigh factors, prepare mentally, make...
Health Communication for Health Care Professionals
An Applied Approach
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2016
According to the Joint Commission, over 75% of all serious medical errors in this country result from miscommunication. Based on these adverse realities and the author's philosophy that communication is a clinical skill integral to effective health care delivery, this comprehensive text addresses...
Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 2
Safety, quality and sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm;
Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management;
Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world
The Practice of Outsourcing
From Information Systems to BPO and Offshoring
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
A close look at the main developments in IT, business processes and offshore outsourcing. This book studies these topics in both theory and practice, exploring the rising prominence of outsourcing with a multi-dimensional, contextual perspective.
by P. Crawford, B. Brown, C. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
This is the first manifesto for Health Humanities worldwide. It sets out the context for this emergent and innovative field which extends beyond Medical Humanities to advance the inclusion and impact of the arts and humanities in healthcare, health and well-being.
Energy Trade in South Asia
Opportunities and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The South Asia Regional Energy Study was completed as an important component of the technical assistance project Preparing the Energy Sector Dialogue and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Energy Center Capacity Development. It involved examining regional energy trade opportunities among...