 | Understanding Film Texts - Patrick , Phillips 10 Digit ISBN: 0851707998 13 Digit ISBN: 9780851707990 | | Part of a new introductory series, this book makes accessible and ordinary the ideas and procedures of film studies. Using a variety of critical thought about film texts, the author's approach is grounded in the experience of the student as a cinema-goer.The book is organized around three accessible, non-specialist experiences of film: story, character, and spectacle. Through these, an introduction is offered to film- specific studies. Each chapter makes detailed references to two films. The choice of films is contemporary and diverse--from "E.T," to "A Chinese Ghost Story," from" Once Were Warriors" to "Romeo and Juliet," from "Sliding Doors" to "Secrets and Lies," The author uses close study of specific sequences in order to develop an introductory level understanding and appreciation of key elements of film form such as mise-en-scene and editing. Throughout, the emphasis is placed on how meaning is made in the interaction between film "text" and spectator. The close study of specific film text is also used as the basis for opening up broader issues and ideas in film studies. |
 | Understanding Financial Management: A Practical Guide - H. Kent , Baker 10 Digit ISBN: 0631231005 13 Digit ISBN: 9780631231004 | | Designed for those who want to gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts and techniques used in financial management. An underlying premise of the book is that the objective of the firm is to maximize value or wealth. Drawing on a wealth of experience in the academic and professional worlds, the authors discuss how firms can accomplish this objective by making appropriate investment and financing decisions. Bridging the gap between financial theory and practice, the authors present fundamental concepts in an intuitive and nontechnical way, and provide numerous practical financial tips to readers. The focus is on current practice, using results from recent surveys to show the most popular techniques and approaches used by financial managers today. A range of instructor's resources are available at the accompanying website. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/baker for full details. |
 | Understanding Fitness: How Exercise Fuels Health and Fights Disease - Julie K. , Silver 10 Digit ISBN: 0275994945 13 Digit ISBN: 9780275994945 | | We've all heard the mantra, "exercise for good health." In fact, exercise, or lack of it, may be the most important factor in avoiding, or surviving and recovering from, the top three killers across developed countries--heart disease, cancer, and stroke. But few of us understand exactly how different forms of exercise work--physiologically speaking--to keep us healthy and prevent or treat disease. Here, two nationally known exercise experts lead a stellar team explaining, in reader-friendly terms, what exercise does to our bodies and how it spurs beneficial biological actions. In addition to explaining how and why exercise powers us and promotes longer life, Understanding Fitness includes a review of social factors affecting exercise. Exercise for specific conditions--from arthritis to cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, and osteoporosis, is also addressed. |
 | Understanding Flannery O'Connor - Margaret Earley, Whitt 10 Digit ISBN: 1570032254 13 Digit ISBN: 9781570032257 | | Manners, mystery, and maniacs in O'Connor's unforgettable fictionDescribing Flannery O'Connor's fiction as "violent, grotesque, and horribly funny, with a twist", Margaret Earley Whitt explores the canon of the Georgia writer whose work has long haunted and harassed its readers. In a comprehensive survey that encompasses O'Connor's short stories, novels, essays, and letters, as well as the body of criticism that has proliferated since her death in 1964, Whitt illumines the religious themes and bizarre characters that make O'Connor's prose so strikingly different from that of other American writers.Whitt discusses the components that drive the writer's work: her southernness and her Roman Catholicism. The blend of these two enabled her to deliver orthodox Christian themes through the code of southern etiquette. |
 | Understanding Food and Your Family - Clare, Tattersall 10 Digit ISBN: 0823928608 13 Digit ISBN: 9780823928606 | | For today's teens, self-esteem is inextricably connected to body image. This series provides teens with crucial information about eating disorders, body image, and health. Its body-positive message will boost teens' self-esteem and help them learn to love their bodies.Teens sometimes eat to soothe feelings of emptiness and loneliness, but this behavior can lead to the development of an eating disorder. Tattersall's book explains how family life can create a relationship between food and a teen's self-image. It also offers suggestions about changing family food habits, improving self-esteem, and developing a physically and emotionally healthy lifestyle. |
 | Understanding Foodservice Redistribution: A Guide for Manufacturers and Distributors - Dave, Dewalt 10 Digit ISBN: 1425986730 13 Digit ISBN: 9781425986735 | | Understanding Foodservice Redistribution was written to help food manufacturers come to grips with a sometimes complex topic. Part 1, "Understanding the Basics," provides a comprehensive overview of redistribution from the perspective of manufacturers, distributors, and redistributors. By presenting the case for redistribution, then prescribing a detailed methodology for determining its cost avoidance potential and marketing value, this book helps the reader to fully understand the economics of a redistribution program. In Part 2, "Advanced Issues in Redistribution," we go beyond the numbers to discuss the benefits, opportunities and risks associated with committing to redistribution. We examine the challenges of managing both the customer mix and the product mix, and provide a thorough analysis of the issues around private-label and deviated-price products that flow through redistributors. Having established this context, we provide closing thoughts about "Getting the Most from Your Redistribution Program." Understanding Foodservice Redistribution will help ensure a common comprehension among the Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain people in your organization. Armed with this clear understanding, you will be prepared to get the results you want from your redistribution program. |
 | Understanding Fractions Across the Grades - Ruth E. , Parker 10 Digit ISBN: 0325009384 13 Digit ISBN: 9780325009384 | | Parents want to be supportive of math education. But they often feel frustration when they don't recognize the kind of instruction their children are getting and can't help them at home. The best way to guide parents toward an understanding of how their kids are learning is by engaging them in the very same mathematics students are experiencing at school. With the "Supporting School Mathematics" series, you'll find six comprehensive workshop modules for effectively engaging with parents or any stakeholder in mathematics education. "Understanding Fractions Across the Grades" is designed to help parents understand what it means to teach for conceptual understanding and the importance of developing mathematical understandings over time. Parents experience how fractions can be taught in a problem-solving context. The session uses lessons from grades 3 - 5 of the K - 5 series "Investigations In Number, Data, & Space." The content of this session is appropriate for teachers and parents of grades 3 - 6, and students of grades 4 - 6. Each of the six sessions of "Supporting School Mathematics" each use explicit, thorough, hands-on examples to illustrate how key aspects of your math curriculum work. Parents will come to understand: what it means to teach for understanding and how meaningful, challenging, and engaging this type of learning is why and how the focus of instruction is different than traditional mathematics teaching how basic facts are both explicitly and implicitly addressed how to extend to home what students learn at school. Each "Supporting School Mathematics" package includes everything you need to conduct a successful parent workshop: a planning handbook that offersgeneral advice on presenting mathematical content and even provides you a Q-and-A section featuring the questions you are most likely to get and good answers to them a module that includes scripts, content-specific talking points, overheads, and handouts that help audience members understand how their children are learning and discover new ways of helping them at home a CD that contains ready-to-print files for the overheads as well as printable versions of the handouts in both English and Spanish. The six workshops in the "Supporting School Mathematics" series help you demonstrate for parents the most important aspects of any mathematics curriculum: "Helping with Math at Home: Ideas for Parents" "Helping with Math at Home: More Ideas for Parents" "Understanding Addition and Subtraction Across the Grades" "Understanding Multiplication Across the Grades" "Understanding Fractions Across the Grades" "Encouraging Mathematical Thinkers: The Basics and More" Gain parents' support by using "Supporting School Mathematics" to introduce them to high-quality, student-centered mathematics instruction. It's an easy, new way to change how they think about their children's math education. System Requirements for CD-ROM Windows/PCPentium Processor450Mhz (or higher)>Windows 98 (or higher)64 MB RAM (more recommended)SVGA Color Display (or better)8X CD-ROM Drive (or faster)Acrobat Reader MacPowerPC ProcessorG3/333Mhz (or higher)System 8.6 (or higher)64 MB RAM (more recommended)SVGA Color Display (or better)8X CD-ROM Drive (or faster)Acrobat Reader |
 | Understanding FRBR: What It Is and How It Will Affect Our Retrieval Tools - Arlene G. , Taylor 10 Digit ISBN: 1591585090 13 Digit ISBN: 9781591585091 | | What is FRBR, and why is everyone talking about it? Is it really going to revolutionize cataloguing? And if so, what form will it take? This book is written for librarians, bibliographic systems designers, library and information science faculty and students, and anyone else who is interested in learning about the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and how following the FRBR model can improve access to information through helpful organization of the metadata records that are surrogates for information resources. Serials, art, music, moving images, maps, and archival materials are just a few of the formats covered. Not for catalogers only |
 | Understanding Gender - Mats, Alvesson 10 Digit ISBN: 0761953612 13 Digit ISBN: 9780761953616 | | Gender underpins contemporary organizational structure and practice, but is often relegated to the margins of mainstream organization theory. Understanding Gender and Organizations provides a comprehensive, gendered perspective on organizational and working life. Mats Alvesson and Yvonne Due Billing demonstrate that a gendered perspective provides important insights into the actions of men and women in organizations and, as a result, the characteristics of organizations as a whole. In consideration of the complex and contradictory nature of gender relations, Alvesson and Billing argue for an organizational analysis that is sensitive to conflicts, ambiguity, and local diversity. Understanding Gender and Organizations will be essential reading for students and academics in management, organization studies, gender studies, social psychology, and sociology of work. |
 | Understanding Genetics: A Primer for Couples and Families - Angela, Scheuerle 10 Digit ISBN: 0313361819 13 Digit ISBN: 9780313361814 | | One in every 100 Americans is born with a serious genetic disorder, and more will face a disease with genetic components in their lifetime. In the past decade, fledgling genetic science has identified more than 4,000 diseases connected to genetic factors. Genetic doctors and testing have become relatively common. But what is genetics'? How do these doctors and their tests work, and what if anything can they change? Dr. Scheuerle walks us through this new field and explains the basics, detailing diseases and disordes that can present in each life stage: in infancy and childhood, in puberty and adolescence, and in adulthood as well as old age. The text addresses genetic issues that might be considered in pregnancy and pregnancy planning. Also discussed are prenatal testing procedures, and talking about genetic disease with children and teenagers. |
 | Understanding Girl Bullying and What to Do about It: Strategies to Help Heal the Divide - Laura M. , Crothers 10 Digit ISBN: 1412964881 13 Digit ISBN: 9781412964883 | | Girl bullying, also called relational aggression, is a very real and pervasive problem in schools. Studies show that bullying is as common in girls as it is in boys, but that it can be more covert and thus more difficult for school professionals to detect and address. This book covers the causes and characteristics of relational aggression and outlines assessment, prevention, and intervention methods for counselors, administrators, teachers, and parents. Included are sample forms and checklists that educators can use to document and address bullying for both the perpetrator and the victim. This resource blends academic, empirical, and practical perspectives to answer the questions of: What girl bullying isWhy it happensWhat it looks likeHow to measure itHow to help girls deal with incidents |
 | Understanding Global Health - William H. , Markle 10 Digit ISBN: 0071487840 13 Digit ISBN: 9780071487849 | | The rapidly evolving world of global health and medicine-in the palm of your hand. "Understanding Global Health" is the groundbreaking, go-to primer that puts global health and its many challenges into sharp focus like no other text. . Written with the nonspecialist in mind, this powerful resource expertly reviews all the core topics that you must know in order to thrive in this decentralized new global health environment. It's all here: unique, authoritative coverage of public health concepts, plus insights into infectious diseases and clinical medicine-everything you need to truly comprehend how global medicine is dramatically affecting today's practice of medicine-and to prepare for your role in it. . |
 | Understanding Global Media - Terry , Flew 10 Digit ISBN: 1403920486 13 Digit ISBN: 9781403920485 | | Understanding Global Media offers a comprehensive overview of global media production and circulation, drawing insight from a range of perspectives, including politics, political economy, media and cultural studies, and creative industries. Grounded in extensive case study material in order to illustrate key debates, the book analyzes media industries, production, content, audiences, and policies on an international scale. It is both a comprehensive synthesis of existing academic work and an ambitious statement of new research directions. This book is an essential guide to understanding media today. |
 | Understanding God's Government - Paul W., Syltie 10 Digit ISBN: 1589397118 13 Digit ISBN: 9781589397118 | | "Understanding God's Government" dares to explore the nature of government at all levels - its pyramidal, hierarchical structure - within civil, religious, business, military, and social spheres, and then dissect the motivations behind their leaders. It is discovered that fear is usually the prime motivator that leaders use to gain and maintain control. The Creator's intended form of government for mankind, however, is a brotherhood based upon lateral relationships of love and concern for one's fellow man. The author delves into Biblical and secular sources to elucidate the nature of today's governments, elements of Godly government, ideal government within the ecclesia, forms of government that work, and their consequences. Additional articles are included, by former presidential candidate Harry Browne, Herbert W. Armstrong, James Lloyd, Norman Edwards, and the author. Learn why future government holds so much promise within this war-torn, unstable world. |
 | Understanding God's Government - Paul W., Syltie 10 Digit ISBN: 1589396863 13 Digit ISBN: 9781589396869 | | "Understanding God' Government" dares to explore the nature of government at all levels - its pyramidal, hierarchical structure - within civil, religious, business, military, and social spheres, and then dissect the motivations behind their leaders. It is discovered that fear is usually the prime motivator that leaders use to gain and maintain control. The Creator's intended form of government for mankind, however, is a brotherhood based upon lateral relationships of love and concern for one's fellow man. The author delves into Biblical and secular sources to elucidate the nature of today's governments, elements of Godly government, ideal government within the ecclesia, forms of government that work, and their consequences. Additional articles are included, by former presidential candidate Harry Browne, Herbert W. Armstrong, James Lloyd, Norman Edwards, and the author. Learn why future government holds so much promise within this war-torn, unstable world. |
 | Understanding God's Love and Life's Polarities - Emmitt J., Nelson 10 Digit ISBN: 0966489691 13 Digit ISBN: 9780966489699 | | This book is a work aimed at those who are attracted to logical thinking as applied by a technical mind to the Bible, the Universe, Earth, Man and all that there is. Scriptures from the Bible and the views of other Christian believers are used to justify the positions of logic taken by the author. The purpose is to logically treat the subject of why God created this Planet Earth and us that live upon it, in an attempt to logically prove, if such can be done, that God created so that a full expression of His great love could be demonstrated. The author views God's primary and only over-riding mission during our lives on earth is that of our redemption. Further that God is infinitely loving and patient and is constantly tending to the spiritual needs in real time of each willing, God seeking individual on this planet. This is not something God does sometimes but not at others. He is as active in our lives as we will allow Him to be, and yes sometimes He may even intervene in our lives with unrequited love. It is true; God is many things to many peoples. Is everyone's view and understanding of God accurate? Obviously not; sometimes culture fixes our beliefs, other times it is family heritage that dictates personal views of God. If some of these are in error, in such situations I believe God looks at the long term. I believe God just waits until He sees a spark of interest in an individual; then He goes immediately to work on tending to that one's redemption. The questions posed by thinking individuals of why famine, why sickness, why evil are all discussed and answers are offered as one would approach those answers from a Bible based but logical perspective. |
 | Understanding Government Budgets - 10 Digit ISBN: 0415990122 13 Digit ISBN: 9780415990127 | | Budgets in the United States follow rules of presentation and use terms that make sense to few outside the world of government finance. Moreover, practices vary widely among the thousands of governments in the country, between federal, state, and local levels. Understanding Government Budgets offers detailed explanations of each of the different types of information found in budgets, featuring annotated examples from both state and local budgets, as well as the budget of the federal government. It stresses that the choices made about format and organization influence the story a budget tells about government. The goal of the book is to make the format of budgets and the information they contain accessible and understandable, helping users make better sense of government and its performance. Perfect for undergraduate or graduate level courses in budgeting and public administration, Understanding Government Budgets also makes a useful guide to budgets for the average citizen with an interest in how government operates. R. Mark Musell teaches graduate courses in public budgeting and finance at the City College of New York, where he is also Director of Experiential Education for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service. He has taught government budgeting at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University and the Metropolitan College of New York. Professor Musell is the author of studies on government management, public employee compensation, government performance, and federal budgeting. He spent 25 years at the Congressional Budget Office studying the federal budget and providing Members of Congress and their staff with budgetary informationand analysis. |
 | Understanding GPS Principles and Applications - Elliott, Kaplan 10 Digit ISBN: 0890067937 13 Digit ISBN: 9780890067932 | | From the benefits and fundamentals of Global Positioning Systems to insights into future applications in air, land, and marine navigation, this clear, comprehensive reference introduces you to the underlying principles and latest developments in GPS. In addition to exploring topics such as DGPS enhancement techniques, GLONASS, and GPS accuracy and integrity, the book is unique in its coverage of key issues such as signal digitalization, carrier and code loop design, loop-aiding strategies and jamming effects on performance. It includes 203 illustrations and 613 equations. |
 | Understanding Great Expectations: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents - George , Newlin 10 Digit ISBN: 0313299404 13 Digit ISBN: 9780313299407 | | More than one hundred years after being written, Great Expectations is still one of the most widely studied works of fiction. This casebook of historical documents, collateral readings and essays brings to life both Dickens' masterpiece and the social issues surrounding his work. The interdisciplinary approach offers students insight into the historically significant issues, such as child welfare, that ignited Dickens' creative and moral sensibilities. Newlin has unearthed significant documentation on the dilemma of Victorian women, supplying original social commentary such as Mary Wollstonecraft's 1792 A Vindication of the Rights of Women, and John Stuart Mill's 1861 The Subjection of Women. This work also addresses the transportation and deportation of convicts with first-hand accounts of the treatment of prisoners. Original materials describing the significance of class distinctions, with demographic data from 1834, point up the socio-economic gaps that stratified Victorian society. Other primary documents describe the physical settings such as the Marsh Country and the river, and Bow Street in London, that figure prominently in Great Expectations. This collection of sources will help broaden students' understanding of Great Expectations and places it within its historical context. A literary analysis chapter introduces students to the important themes and various writing techniques employed by Dickens. Each subsequent chapter offers original essays and explication of historical documents on significant issues. Each section concludes with thought-provoking study questions, topics for research, and lists of suggested readings. This volume will enhance students' reading of this classicand will facilitate further research for student and teacher alike. |
 | Understanding Group Behavior: Volume 1: Consensual Action by Small Groups; Volume 2: Small Group Processes and Interpersonal Relations - Witte, 10 Digit ISBN: 0805816399 13 Digit ISBN: 9780805816396 | | These books grew out of the perception that a number of important conceptual and theoretical advances in research on small group behavior had developed in recent years, but were scattered in rather fragmentary fashion across a diverse literature. Thus, it seemed useful to encourage the formulation of summary accounts. A conference was held in Hamburg with the aim of not only encouraging such developments, but also encouraging the integration of theoretical approaches where possible. These two volumes are the result. Current research on small groups falls roughly into two moderately broad categories, and this classification is reflected in the two books. Volume I addresses theoretical problems associated with the consensual action of task-oriented small groups, whereas Volume II focuses on interpersonal relations and social processes within such groups. The two volumes differ somewhat in that the conceptual work of Volume I tends to address rather strictly defined problems of consensual action, some approaches tending to the axiomatic, whereas the conceptual work described in Volume II is generally less formal and rather general in focus. However, both volumes represent current conceptual work in small group research and can claim to have achieved the original purpose of up-to-date conceptual summaries of progress on new theoretical work. |
 | Understanding Group Behavior: Volume 1: Consensual Action by Small Groups; Volume 2: Small Group Processes and Interpersonal Relations - Witte, 10 Digit ISBN: 0805816429 13 Digit ISBN: 9780805816426 | | These books grew out of the perception that a number of important conceptual and theoretical advances in research on small group behavior had developed in recent years, but were scattered in rather fragmentary fashion across a diverse literature. Thus, it seemed useful to encourage the formulation of summary accounts. A conference was held in Hamburg with the aim of not only encouraging such developments, but also encouraging the integration of theoretical approaches where possible. These two volumes are the result. br br Current research on small groups falls roughly into two moderately broad categories, and this classification is reflected in the two books. Volume I addresses theoretical problems associated with the consensual action of task-oriented small groups, whereas Volume II focuses on interpersonal relations and social processes within such groups. The two volumes differ somewhat in that the conceptual work of Volume I tends to address rather strictly defined problems of consensual action, some approaches tending to the axiomatic, whereas the conceptual work described in Volume II is generally less formal and rather general in focus. However, both volumes represent current conceptual work in small group research and can claim to have achieved the original purpose of up-to-date conceptual summaries of progress on new theoretical work. br |
 | Understanding Hazardous Materials, Operations, and Emergency Response - Andrew, Boisvert 10 Digit ISBN: 1425977677 13 Digit ISBN: 9781425977672 | | Designed for environmental and emergency response professionals who encounter hazardous materials emergencies, this reader-friendly training guide not only covers all of the competencies in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120, EPA 40 CFR 311 and NFPA 472 at the awareness operations level, but also offers beneficial information on air monitoring and special operations. Marked by its risk-based response philosophy, Hazardous Materials Operations and Emergency Response focuses on the safest and most efficient method for handling hazardous materials incidents. Readers are provided real-life experiences through case studies that integrate theoretical strategies with authentic HazMat situations, reinforcing the lessons covered. All-inclusive coverage features the interactions between engineering specialists, firefighters, and EMS personnel to effectively respond to hazardous materials events. |
 | Understanding Hepatitis - James L. , Achord 10 Digit ISBN: 1578064368 13 Digit ISBN: 9781578064366 | | Hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, has many causes, including several viruses, a host of chemicals and drugs, bacteria, diseases of the immune system, inherited factors, and herbs. For most of the population "hepatitis" refers to a disease caused by viruses, and viral hepatitis is the major concern of this book. However many of the nonviral types also are mentioned. Every year, about 140,000 new cases of hepatitis A occur in the United States, and perhaps over a million around the world. Because some who are infected do not become ill, the statistics are perhaps ten times greater than the number recognized. Fortunately, this strain is not chronic (defined as disease that lasts longer than six months). Hepatitis B infects about 1,250,000 in the U.S. and about 350,000,000 worldwide. Hepatitis C, unique in many ways and virtually always chronic, has produced some 4,000,000 cases in the U.S. About 1.6 percent of the population has been infected at some time, and at least seventy-five percent in this group retain the live virus in their blood. A fourth virus, hepatitis D, is uncommon in the United States. Because viral hepatitis sometimes has serious acute and chronic consequences, reference to it often tends to raise unreasonable fears of death or disability. However, the majority who become infected suffer few complications or long-term effects. The infection rate has decreased dramatically in recent years. In comprehensible terms "Understanding Hepatitis" furnishes the reader with a better grasp of the disease. Featured in this book are a historical overview, a discussion of symptoms and treatment, and a report on current research. This information not onlydebunks fearful myths but also provides helpful particulars on how to avoid the risks for contracting hepatitis. James L. Achord, a professor emeritus at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has published articles in such publications as "Conn's Current Therapy," "Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Pearls of Wisdom," and "Clinical Medicine," |
 | Understanding Herpes - Lawrence R. , Stanberry 10 Digit ISBN: 1578068681 13 Digit ISBN: 9781578068685 | | Herpes simplex viruses are capable of causing a wide variety of infections, including genital herpes, which is so common a sexually transmitted disease that it affects one in five people in the United States. Understanding Herpes is an accessible sourcebook about the virus, its various strains, the ways in which it is transmitted, its symptoms, and the most effective treatments for fighting infection and aftereffects. The book also details how the virus can manifest itself in AIDS patients, pregnant women, and newborns, and discusses the emotional problems that can be caused by herpes infections. Revised chapters provide: New information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of genital herpes New breakthroughs and discoveries in antiviral therapy New data about the connection between genital herpes and an increased risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV Additional steps people can take to reduce the spread of genital herpes between sexual partners New information about how drug treatments can reduce the likelihood of spreading the infection to sexual partners Updated information about the use of antiviral drugs during pregnancy A chapter on vaccines includes new information about topical microbicides that may prove effective in preventing genital herpes in women. In plain, informative language this book is ideal for the patient and for loved ones. Lawrence R. Stanberry, M.D. and Ph.D., is chair of pediatrics and director of the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He has served on numerous advisory and review panels and was the chair of the Vaccine Study Section at the National Institutes of Health. |
 | Understanding Herpes - Lawrence R. , Stanberry 10 Digit ISBN: 1578068673 13 Digit ISBN: 9781578068678 | | Herpes simplex viruses are capable of causing a wide variety of infections, including genital herpes, which is so common a sexually transmitted disease that it affects one in five people in the United States. Understanding Herpes is an accessible sourcebook about the virus, its various strains, the ways in which it is transmitted, its symptoms, and the most effective treatments for fighting infection and aftereffects. The book also details how the virus can manifest itself in AIDS patients, pregnant women, and newborns, and discusses the emotional problems that can be caused by herpes infections. Revised chapters provide: New information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of genital herpes New breakthroughs and discoveries in antiviral therapy New data about the connection between genital herpes and an increased risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV Additional steps people can take to reduce the spread of genital herpes between sexual partners New information about how drug treatments can reduce the likelihood of spreading the infection to sexual partners Updated information about the use of antiviral drugs during pregnancy A chapter on vaccines includes new information about topical microbicides that may prove effective in preventing genital herpes in women. In plain, informative language this book is ideal for the patient and for loved ones. Lawrence R. Stanberry, M.D. and Ph.D., is chair of pediatrics and director of the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He has served on numerous advisory and review panels and was the chair of the Vaccine Study Section at the National Institutes of Health. |
 | Understanding Hinduism - Frank , Whaling 10 Digit ISBN: 1903765366 13 Digit ISBN: 9781903765364 | | The Hindu tradition can claim to be the world's oldest religion. It has evolved in India over the past three thousand years. It differs from monotheistic beliefs, such as Christianity, in that there is no identifiable founder, no specific theological system, nor a single system of morality. Author Frank Whaling provides an overview of the history and development of the Hindu tradition. He takes into account recent scholarship and regards Hinduism as a world-view, as well as a religious tradition. The book covers the core areas of Hindu religious organization, rituals, ethics, social involvement, and sacred texts, as well as key concepts, aesthetics, and spirituality. It illustrates these topics by personal example, as well as by informed analysis. While more stress is placed upon the modern situation including the neo-Hindu and Hindutva movements, the Hindu past is not ignored. Village Hinduism, as well as sophisticated and 'high' Hinduism, is addressed. The Hindu presence in Britain a |
 | Understanding Homeland Security: Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes - John B. , Noftsinger 10 Digit ISBN: 1403972435 13 Digit ISBN: 9781403972439 | | "Understanding Homeland Security: Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes" provides the first truly comprehensive analysis of the historical, social, psychological, technological, and political aspects that form the broad arena of homeland defense and security. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, the text provides a view of past events and how they formed the terrain for current events, allowing the audience to gain a detailed knowledge of government response and policy implications. With both the public and private sectors investing heavily in protection efforts, this text offers the essential starting point for the dynamic and emerging homeland defense arena. |
 | Understanding Homeland Security: Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes - John B. , Noftsinger 10 Digit ISBN: 1403972427 13 Digit ISBN: 9781403972422 | | "Understanding Homeland Security: Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes" provides the first truly comprehensive analysis of the historical, social, psychological, technological, and political aspects that form the broad arena of homeland defense and security. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, the text provides a view of past events and how they formed the terrain for current events, allowing the audience to gain a detailed knowledge of government response and policy implications. With both the public and private sectors investing heavily in protection efforts, this text offers the essential starting point for the dynamic and emerging homeland defense arena. |
 | Understanding Homosexuality - Arthur, Lipkin 10 Digit ISBN: 0813325358 13 Digit ISBN: 9780813325354 | | Scholarship on homosexuality, gay and lesbian identities, history, and culture came to universities too late for most elementary and secondary school educators, leaving them unprepared to deal with these subjects. Moreover, some teacher education faculty still neglect these topics out of moral scruple, fear, or inattention to new research and practice. Yet teacher education and training must incorporate these issues, if only because the plight of homosexual adolescents has become increasingly apparent."Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools," written by veteran teacher and university instructor Arthur Lipkin, provides a foundation in gay/lesbian studies and offers models for equity, inclusion, and school reform. It is designed to help teachers, administrators, counselors, and policymakers understand the significance of gay and lesbian issues in education; to aid communication between gay and lesbian students and their families and schools; to facilitate the integration of gay and lesbian families into the school community; and to promote the inclusion of gay and lesbian curricula in a range of disciplines. This book is also designed to promote the healthy development of all students through reducing bigotry, self-hatred, and violence. Bringing together thirteen topics related to homosexuality and education, "Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools" makes the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience part of a democratic multicultural vision. |
 | Understanding Hospital Billing and Coding - Text and E-Book Package - Debra P. , Ferenc 10 Digit ISBN: 141606821X 13 Digit ISBN: 9781416068211 | | With expert guidance and over 400 illustrations and graphics, Understanding Hospital Billing and Coding covers aspects of hospital insurance billing and coding, from patient admission to accounts receivable management and HIPAA. This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive approach prepares students to meet the growing need for hospital billing and coding professionals by transitioning students' knowledge from the physician/outpatient environment to the hospital environment. Students will gain an understanding of various aspects of hospital billing and coding including: the hospital regulatory setting, structure and function of hospital departments, patient accounts and data flow, the billing process, coding, claim forms, reimbursement, accounts receivable management, HIPAA, and much more. |
 | Understanding How to Live at Any Age--Before It Is Too Late - Donald D., Hook 10 Digit ISBN: 097997643X 13 Digit ISBN: 9780979976438 | | We function as part of several different worlds: an exterior world we can see and touch and an inner one of feelings and emotions, while living and working among fellow human beings amidst routines of all sorts. But we also sense that there is some kind of world beyond either of these. We need to understand and appreciate these different worlds so that we can enjoy good health, profit from our work, taste of fun and humor, have satisfying relations with relatives and friends, and engage in exploring our creative urges. Success in this endeavor will produce a balanced and harmonious life that will serve as an example to contemporaries and become a legacy for our family. Donald D. Hook, Ph.D., is Professor _emeritus_ at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. His many learned articles and books include, besides professional texts on German language and literature and linguistics, such subjects as religion, sociology, biography, and history. Dr. Hook writes from the vantage of long military service, extensive travel and multiple residences, duty as a federal agent, a lifetime of church involvement, and, for more than three decades, the teaching of mostly young people in college. He is the father of two and grandfather of three. He and his wife retired to Delaware in the mid-1990s, where they both write books and publish under their own imprint, Wildwechsel Books. |
 | Understanding Human Behavior for Effective Police Work: Third Edition - Harold E., Russell 10 Digit ISBN: 0465088597 13 Digit ISBN: 9780465088591 | | When it first appeared in 1976, Understanding Human Behavior for Effective Police Work quickly became the foremost guide for the officer on the force and the recruit in the classroom. Today, the new third edition is still the only comprehensive book on the subject. Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition covers important new developments in the field, including the emergence of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Teams, which help emergency service personnel survive the impact of critical incident stress. This edition also addresses the psychological aspects of proactive police work. In a world ridden by drugs and violence, it is no longer enough merely to respond to incidents. Police forces around the country are being called upon to perform community-based services to reclaim neighborhoods dominated by crime.As in the previous editions, the heart of the book is a virtual catalog--enlivened by vivid case histories--of the kinds of deviant behavior today's police officer is likely to confront, along with valuable suggestions on identification and management. |
 | Understanding Human Resource Development - Jim, McGoldrick 10 Digit ISBN: 0415226090 13 Digit ISBN: 9780415226097 | | This book contains original chapters by some of the leading researchers and writers in the field of human resource development. It provides a definitive work on the design and conduct of research in HRD and, in so doing, identifies and examines key issues and debates concerning methodological principles and the possibilities and limitations of particular methods and techniques. Each chaper in the book includes the following features: *statement of aims*description of theoretical and empirical content*identification and examination of methodological issues*description and evaluation of research design*critical analysis and evaluation*key learning points |
 | Understanding I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents - Joanne, Megna-Wallace 10 Digit ISBN: 0313302294 13 Digit ISBN: 9780313302299 | | Maya Angelou's autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was nominated for a National Book Award, yet in 1995 it topped the list of books most frequently challenged in schools and libraries. This interdisciplinary collection of documents and commentary explores the historical and social context, as well as the contemporary issues and controversies raised by Angelou's autobiography. A rich resource for teachers and students, it will help to enhance the reader's understanding of the historical and social forces that shaped Maya Angelou's experience--race relations in the pre-civil rights South, segregated schools, the African American church, and the African American family. It also examines the issue of childhood sexual abuse, the inclusion of which has been the basis of most of the challenges to the autobiography, and the issue of the work's censorship since its publication. This rich resource begins with a literary analysis of the structure and dramatic elements of Angelou's autobiography, as well as discussion of the genre of autobiography. Subsequent chapters include introductions and documents that provide insight into the topics of race relations, lynchings, and racial "etiquette"; the education of African Americans in the South in the 1930s (particularly county training schools like the one Angelou attended); the otherworldliness, emotion, and music of the African American church; African American women as nurturers, and the effect of frequent migration on children such as Angelou; information from the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect which puts the sexual abuse Angelou experiences in a broader context; and many news stories regarding censorship attempts on I KnowWhy the Caged Bird Sings. Documents in the work include newspaper articles, interviews and first-person narratives, government documents, excerpts from books and journals, and legal statutes. Study questions, ideas for project topics, and suggested readings conclude each chapter and further enhance the usefulness of this interdisciplinary research tool for students and teachers. |
 | Understanding ICD-9 CM Coding - Mary Jo , Bowie 10 Digit ISBN: 1435470117 13 Digit ISBN: 9781435470118 | | Gain confidence in ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural coding with this comprehensive, hands-on worktext. Practice exercises are provided throughout to help you test yourself as you go, and illustrations of human anatomy and procedures appear throughout to clarify concepts. When used in conjunction with your coding manual, this learning resource will help you master ICD-9-CM coding for all medical specialties. |
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