wyszukanych pozycji: 560
Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering
ISBN: 9780309100427 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 317 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational globalization, the United States must aggressively pursue the innovative capacity of all its people—women and men. However, women face barriers to success in every field of science and engineering; obstacles that deprive the country of an important source of talent. Without a transformation of academic institutions to tackle such barriers, the future vitality of the U.S. research base and... The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering le... |
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229,32 zł |
The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests
ISBN: 9780309067812 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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300,30 zł |
Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce
ISBN: 9780309115872 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. Retooling for an Aging America calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The book also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher... As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and wo... |
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191,10 zł |
Autism and the Environment : Challenges and Opportunities for Research: Workshop Proceedings
ISBN: 9780309108812 / Miękka / 2008 / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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333,06 zł |
Protecting Those Who Serve: Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces
ISBN: 9780309071895 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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202,02 zł |
ending the tobacco problem: a blueprint for the nation
ISBN: 9780309103824 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 732 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The nation has made tremendous progress in reducing tobacco use during the past 40 years. Despite extensive knowledge about successful interventions, however, approximately one-quarter of American adults still smoke. Tobacco-related illnesses and death place a huge burden on our society. Ending the Tobacco Problem generates a blueprint for the nation in the struggle to reduce tobacco use. The report reviews effective prevention and treatment interventions and considers a set of new tobacco control policies for adoption by federal and state governments. Carefully constructed... The nation has made tremendous progress in reducing tobacco use during the past 40 years. Despite extensive knowledge about successful intervention... |
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305,76 zł |
Hunger and Obesity: Understanding a Food Insecurity Paradigm: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309187428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. At some point during 2009, more than 17 million households in the United States had difficulty providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources. In more than one-third of these households, the food intake of some household members was reduced and normal eating patterns were disrupted due to limited resources. The Workshop on Understanding the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Obesity was held to explore the biological, economic, psychosocial, and other factors that may influence the relationship between food insecurity, overweight, and obesity in the United... At some point during 2009, more than 17 million households in the United States had difficulty providing enough food for all their members because ... |
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234,78 zł |
child and adult care food program: aligning dietary guidance for all
ISBN: 9780309158459 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally-funded program designed to provide healthy meals and snacks to children and adults while receiving day care at participating family day care homes, traditional child care centers, afterschool facilities, adult care facilities, and emergency shelters. CACFP has the broadest scope of any of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food program, serving more than 3 million children and 114,000 adults across the nation. To receive reimbursement for the foods served, participating programs must abide by requirements set by the USDA.... The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally-funded program designed to provide healthy meals and snacks to children and adults whi... |
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218,40 zł |
strategies to reduce sodium intake in the united states
ISBN: 9780309148054 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 506 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Reducing the intake of sodium is an important public health goal for Americans. Since the 1970s, an array of public health interventions and national dietary guidelines has sought to reduce sodium intake. However, the U.S. population still consumes more sodium than is recommended, placing individuals at risk for diseases related to elevated blood pressure. Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States evaluates and makes recommendations about strategies that could be implemented to reduce dietary sodium intake to levels recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for...Reducing the intake of sodium is an important public health goal for Americans. Since the 1970s, an array of public health interventions and nation... |
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289,38 zł |
Mitigating the Nutritional Impacts of the Global Food Price Crisis: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309140188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 2007 and 2008, the world witnessed a dramatic increase in food prices. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 compounded the burden of high food prices, exacerbating the problems of hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. The tandem food price and economic crises struck amidst the massive, chronic problem of hunger and undernutrition in developing countries. National governments and international actors have taken a variety of steps to mitigate the negative effects of increased food prices on particular groups. The recent abrupt increase in food prices, in tandem with... In 2007 and 2008, the world witnessed a dramatic increase in food prices. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 compounded the burden of h... |
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273,00 zł |
Leadership Commitments to Improve Value in Health Care: Finding Common Ground: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309110532 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 347 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This volume reports on discussions among multiple stakeholders about ways they might help transform health care in the United States. The U.S. healthcare system consists of a complex network of decentralized and loosely associated organizations, services, relationships, and participants. Each of the healthcare system's component sectors--patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare delivery organizations, healthcare product developers, clinical investigators and evaluators, regulators, insurers, employers and employees, and individuals involved in information technology--conducts... This volume reports on discussions among multiple stakeholders about ways they might help transform health care in the United States. The U.S. heal... |
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442,26 zł |
Alzheimer's Diagnostic Guideline Validation : Exploration of Next Steps: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309225540 / Miękka / 2012 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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109,15 zł |
Diffusion and Use of Genomic Innovations in Health and Medicine: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309116763 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 99 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Until fairly recently, genetic information was used primarily in the diagnosis of relatively rare genetic diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington's Disease, but a transformation in the use of genetic and genomic information is underway. While many predictions have been made that genomics will transform medicine, to date few of these promising discoveries have resulted in actual applications in medicine and health. The Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health, established in 2007, held its first workshop to address the following questions:... Until fairly recently, genetic information was used primarily in the diagnosis of relatively rare genetic diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and Hun... |
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185,64 zł |
Creating a Business Case for Quality Improvement Research: Expert Views: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309116527 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 55 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Creating a Business Case for Quality Improvement Research focuses on issues related to improving the science supporting health care quality and eliminating communication barriers that prevent advances in the field. In 2007, the Institute of Medicine convened a workshop designed to identify the economic and business disciplines that encourage sustained efforts to improve the quality of health care. Workshop presenters and participants included representatives from academia, government and industry.
A business case for quality improvement depends heavily on the... Creating a Business Case for Quality Improvement Research focuses on issues related to improving the science supporting health care qualit... |
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130,99 zł |
Dietary Reference Intakes: Applications in Dietary Planning
ISBN: 9780309088534 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for apparently healthy people. This volume is the second of two reports in the DRI series aimed at providing specific guidance on the appropriate uses of the DRIs. The first report provided guidance on appropriate methods for using DRIs in dietary assessment. This volume builds on the statistical foundations of the assessment report to provide specific guidance on how to use the appropriate DRIs in planning diets for individuals and for groups. ...The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for apparent... |
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218,40 zł |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence
ISBN: 9780309138390 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Data suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke can result in heart disease in nonsmoking adults. Recently, progress has been made in reducing involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke through legislation banning smoking in workplaces, restaurants, and other public places. The effect of legislation to ban smoking and its effects on the cardiovascular health of nonsmoking adults, however, remains a question. Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects reviews available scientific literature to assess the relationship between secondhand smoke exposure and acute coronary...Data suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke can result in heart disease in nonsmoking adults. Recently, progress has been made in reducing invol... |
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240,24 zł |
Innovations in Health Literacy Research: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309161855 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 95 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Nearly nine out of 10 adults have difficulty using everyday health information to make good health decisions. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Health Literacy held a meeting on May 27, 2010, to explore areas for research in health literacy, the relationship between health literacy and health disparities, and ways to apply information technology to improve health literacy. Nearly nine out of 10 adults have difficulty using everyday health information to make good health decisions. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Round... |
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180,18 zł |
Dietary Reference Intakes: A Risk Assessment Model for Establishing Upper Intake Levels for Nutrients
ISBN: 9780309063487 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The model for risk assessment of nutrients used to develop tolerable upper intake levels (ULs) is one of the key elements of the developing framework for Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). DRIs are dietary reference values for the intake of nutrients and food components by Americans and Canadians. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences recently released two reports in the series (IOM, 1997, 1998). The overall project is a comprehensive effort undertaken by the Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI Committee) of the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB),... The model for risk assessment of nutrients used to develop tolerable upper intake levels (ULs) is one of the key elements of the developing framewo... |
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212,94 zł |
Live Variola Virus: Considerations for Continuing Research
ISBN: 9780309136907 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Smallpox was a devastating disease that decimated human populations for centuries, and its eradication in 1980 was a monumental achievement for the global health community. Since then the remaining known strains of its causative agent, variola virus, have been contained in two World Health Organization (WHO)-approved repositories. In 1999, the World Health Assembly (WHA) debated the issue of destroying these remaining strains. Arguments were presented on the need to retain the live virus for use in additional important research, and the decision to destroy the virus was deferred until...Smallpox was a devastating disease that decimated human populations for centuries, and its eradication in 1980 was a monumental achievement for the... |
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245,70 zł |
Challenges in Adolescent Health Care: Workshop Report
ISBN: 9780309112697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Several positive and negative lifelong behaviors are established during adolescence including diet and exercise, sexual conduct, practices related to oral health, smoking, drinking, and the use if legal and illegal substances. The complex issues that adolescents deal with on a daily basis can turn into health problems that persist throughout adulthood. Unfortunately the adolescents who are frequently the most disconnected from routine health care services - those who lack insurance and family support - are often those at greatest risk for multiple and chronic health problems. Therefore,... Several positive and negative lifelong behaviors are established during adolescence including diet and exercise, sexual conduct, practices related ... |
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114,61 zł |