Crc Press: 6180 books
by Mark Baker, Simon Kirk, Allen Hutchinson
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Examines how evidence-based medicine can be applied in general practice, and how its benefits can be realized in the form of effective treatments. It argues for rational rationing, using clinical effectiveness to exclude ineffective measures.
by Robert Boyd
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Tax planning can lead to considerable efficiencies, but few GPs have been trained as businessmen. This book in "The Business Side of General Practice" series, provides a guide to the regulations, identifies the pitfalls and opportunities and shows how to maximize the income retained by the...
The Quality and Outcomes Framework
QOF - Transforming General Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
The Quality and Outcomes Framework has deeply divided UK general practitioners. I commend this book and applaud its determination to scrutinise every aspect of the Quality and Outcomes Framework - good and bad and in-between. - From the Foreword by Iona Heath General practice in the UK faces transformation...
Bowtie Methodology
A Guide for Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Bow Tie Methodology (BTM) consists of two methods, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analysis (ETA), which are connected by a single event. The methodology is holistic and provides the tools and pre-event analysis, which is also called the risk calculations, and post-event analysis, also called...
Transport Planning and Traffic Safety
Making Cities, Roads, and Vehicles Safer
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018
In recognition of the importance of road safety as a major health issue, the World Health Organization has declared 2011-2021 the Decade of Safety Action. Several countries in Europe, North America, and Asia have been successful in reducing fatalities and injuries due to road traffic crashes. However,...
Spatio-temporal Analysis and Optimization of Land Use/Cover Change
Shenzhen as a Case Study
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
This book proposes a method to solve land use problems, and has made some significant contributions to the land use analysis and optimization study fields. Firstly, three spatio-temporal logit models for land use change analysis, namely, geographically and temporally weighted logit model (GTWLM),...
Participatory Design
Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
The voices in this collection are primarily those of researchers and developers concerned with bringing knowledge of technological possibilities to bear on informed and effective system design. Their efforts are distinguished from many previous writings on system development by their central and abiding...
Teaching Computing
A Practitioner's Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Teaching can be intimidating for beginning faculty. Some graduate schools and some computing faculty provide guidance and mentoring, but many do not. Often, a new faculty member is assigned to teach a course, with little guidance, input, or feedback. Teaching Computing: A Practitioner’s Perspective...
Applications of Fire Engineering
Proceedings of the International Conference of Applications of Structural Fire Engineering (ASFE 2017), September 7-8, 2017, Manchester, United Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017
This book holds the proceedings of the Conference on Applications of Structural Fire Engineering (ASFE 2017), held on September 7-8, 2017, in Manchester, UK. The ASFE’17 conference will be the next in a series (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) of successful conferences that aim to bring together experts...
Innovative Built Heritage Models
Edited contributions to the International Conference on Innovative Built Heritage Models and Preventive Systems (CHANGES 2017), February 6-8, 2017, Leuven, Belgium
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Several international and European institutions have given increasing importance to sustainable approaches to our existing building stock and the role of built heritage in this process. At the same time, preventive and planned conservation of built heritage has been increasingly recognised by researchers...
Innovative Developments in Design and Manufacturing
Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping -- Proceedings of VRP4, Oct. 2009, Leiria, Portugal
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
Essential reading on the latest advances in virtual prototyping and rapid manufacturing. Includes 110 peer reviewed papers covering: 1. Biomanufacturing, 2. CAD and 3D data acquisition technologies, 3. Materials, 4. Rapid tooling and manufacturing, 5. Advanced rapid prototyping technologies and nanofabrication, 6. Virtual environments and
Trapping Safety into Rules
How Desirable or Avoidable is Proceduralization?
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Rules and procedures are key features for a modern organization to function. It is no surprise to see them to be paramount in safety management. As some sociologists argue, routine and rule following is not always socially resented. It can bring people comfort and reduce anxieties of newness and uncertainty....
Marine Navigation
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (TransNav 2017), June 21-23, 2017, Gdynia, Poland
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
The 12th International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (TransNav 2017) will take place on June 21-23 in Gdynia, Poland. Main themes of this conference include: electronic navigation, route planning, mathematical models, methods and algorithms, ships manoeuvring, navigational...
Flying Fast Jets
Human Factors and Performance Limitations
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
This book provides a detailed general overview of the human factors and performance limitations associated with flying fast jets, integrating all the latest available research literature on the demanding operational tasks faced by such pilots and aircrews. As such, it has a strong military focus,...