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Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

Modeling Change and Event Occurrence

By: Judith D. Singer,John B. Willett

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Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

Modeling Change and Event Occurrence

By: Judith D. Singer,John B. Willett

Change is constant in everyday life. Infants crawl and then walk, children learn to read and write, teenagers mature in myriad ways, the elderly become frail and forgetful. Beyond these natural processes and events, external forces and interventions instigate and disrupt change: test scores may rise after a coaching course, drug abusers may remain abstinent after residential treatment. By charting changes over time and investigating whether and when events occur, researchers reveal the temporal rhythms of our lives. Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis is a much-needed professional book for empirical researchers and graduate students in the behavioral, social, and biomedical sciences. It offers the first accessible in-depth presentation of two of today's most popular statistical methods: multilevel models for individual change and hazard/survival models for event occurrence (in both discrete- and continuous-time). Using clear, concise prose and real data sets from published studies, the authors take you step by step through complete analyses, from simple exploratory displays that reveal underlying patterns through sophisticated specifications of complex statistical models. Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis offers readers a private consultation session with internationally recognized experts and represents a unique contribution to the literature on quantitative empirical methods. Visit http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/examples/alda.htm for: BL Downloadable data sets BL Library of computer programs in SAS, SPSS, Stata, HLM, MLwiN, and more BL Additional material for data analysis

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Oxford University Press

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0199882401

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Medical Ethics and Law

The Core Curriculum

By: Dominic Wilkinson,Julian Savulescu,Tony Hope,Judith Hendrick, BA, LLM

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Medical Ethics and Law

The Core Curriculum

By: Dominic Wilkinson,Julian Savulescu,Tony Hope,Judith Hendrick, BA, LLM

This is a short textbook of ethics and law aimed primarily at medical students. The book is in two sections. The first considers general aspects of ethics (in the context of medicine); the second section covers the topics identified in the 'consensus agreement'. The content of medical law is not intended to be comprehensive and relates very much to the ethical issues. The law will be updated throughout including: consent in light of Mental Capacity Act; mental health law in light of Mental Health Act; end of life (depending on outcome of Burke case and the passage of the Joffe Bill); assisted reproduction in light of expected changes in HFEA. New guidelines to be added: the guidelines and processes around medical research are under review and likely to develop and change; GMC guidelines are under continual revision (the Burke case in particular may have direct impact, but it is also likely that the confidentiality guidelines will undergo revision particularly in view of the increasing importance of genetic data). The new legal aspects outlined above will require some changes to the ethical analysis: the ethical issues of new technology will be included (cloning; transgenesis and chimera, i.e. forming organisms from more than one species) and stem-cells; resource allocation ethics is moving on to examining a wider range of issues than covered in the first edition and this will be discussed; the whole area of mental disorder and capacity to consent is an active area of ethical research and the second edition would cover some of this new work.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0443103372

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9780443103377

By Design

Planning Research on Higher Education

By: Richard J. LIGHT,Judith D. Singer,John B. Willett,Richard J Light

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By Design

Planning Research on Higher Education

By: Richard J. LIGHT,Judith D. Singer,John B. Willett,Richard J Light

Do students who work longer and harder learn more in college? Does joining a fraternity with a more academic flavor enhance a student's academic performance? These are just some more than fifty examples that Richard Light Judith Singer and John Willett explore in By Design, a lively nontechnical sourcebook for learning about colleges and universities.

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Harvard University Press

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0674040260

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9780674040267

Who Will Teach?

Policies that Matter

By: Richard Murnane,Judith D Singer,James Kemple,Randall Olsen

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Who Will Teach?

Policies that Matter

By: Richard Murnane,Judith D Singer,James Kemple,Randall Olsen

Will America find enough good teachers to staff its public schools? How can we ensure that all our children will be taught by skilled professionals? The policies that determine who teaches today are a confusing and often conflicting array that includes tougher licensing requirements, higher salaries, mandatory master's degrees, merit pay, and alternative routes to certification. Who Will Teach? examines these policies and separates those that work from those that backfire. The authors present an intriguing portrait of America's teachers and reveal who they are, who they have been, and who they will be. Using innovative statistical methods to track the professional lives of more than 50,000 college graduates, the book describes, in many cases for the first time, just how prospective, current, and former teachers respond to the incentives and disincentives they face. The authors, a group of noted educators, economists, and statisticians, find cause for serious concern. Few academically talented college graduates even try teaching, and many of those who do leave quickly, never to return. Current licensing requirements stifle innovation in training and dissuade many potentially talented teachers at the outset. But Who Will Teach? shows that we can reverse these trends if we get the incentives right. Although better salaries are essential, especially for new teachers, money is not enough. Potential teachers should be offered alternative paths into the classroom. School districts should improve their recruiting strategies. Licensing criteria should assess teaching skills, not just academic achievement and number of courses completed. The authors offer a promising strategy based on high standards and substantial rewards.

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Harvard University Press

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0674041283

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9780674041288

Healthcare Management

By: Kieran Walshe,Judith Smith

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Healthcare Management

By: Kieran Walshe,Judith Smith

This popular book is written by leading experts in the field and covers all the key aspects of healthcare management. Written with healthcare managers, professionals and students in mind, it provides an accessible and evidence-based guide to healthcare systems, services, organizations and management. Key areas covered include: • Structure and delivery of healthcare services in the international context, including mental health, acute care, primary care, chronic disease and integrated care • Allocating resources for healthcare: setting and managing priorities • Health technologies, research and innovation • Global health policy: governing health systems across borders • Patient and public involvement in healthcare • Healthcare governance and performance This third edition has been significantly rewritten, with 10 new contributors and a new chapter structure designed to better support learning, practical application and further study. In addition, there is a more international focus and each chapter includes new case studies giving global examples of health systems and services, new and updated learning activities to encourage application to your own organization, and a range of links to useful online resources. Healthcare Management is essential research-based reading for students, teachers and healthcare professionals involved in management, research and health policy making. “Walshe and Smith have assembled an invaluable introduction to healthcare management and health systems. With their fellow authors, they provide a comprehensive review of a range of issues related to the funding and provision of care, and how services are organised and managed. Now in its third edition, Healthcare Management has been updated and revised to meet the needs of teachers and students alike.” Professor Chris Ham, Chief Executive, The King’s Fund, UK "This book covers the main areas of knowledge which managers need, and gives tools for thinking and empirical examples relevant to current challenges. Evidence based management might not always be possible, but this book gives a way for a manager to become research-informed and therefore more effective. This third edition of the book is even more relevant internationally and improved to help readers apply the ideas to their situation.” Professor John Øvretveit, Director of Research, LIME/MMC, The Karolinska Institute, Sweden “No-one learns to be a manager in a classroom or from a book, but books that take this disclaimer as their starting point are indispensable. Walshe and Smith (and their fellow authors) invite their audience (healthcare managers, healthcare policy makers and postgraduate students, taking courses in healthcare management) to critically combine experiential learning with academic learning and to acquire knowledge from both practice and theory. By doing so, they have found the third way between the advocates of evidence-based management and their criticasters.” Dr. Jan-Kees Helderman, Associate Professor in Public Administration, Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335263534

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9780335263530

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Brain Diseases

Understanding the Methods, Epigenetic Basis, and Applications for Regenerative Medicine.

By: Vivi M. Heine,Stephanie Dooves,Dwayne Holmes,Judith Wagner

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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Brain Diseases

Understanding the Methods, Epigenetic Basis, and Applications for Regenerative Medicine.

By: Vivi M. Heine,Stephanie Dooves,Dwayne Holmes,Judith Wagner

Brain diseases can have a large impact on patients and society, and treatment is often not available. A new approach in which somatic cells are reprogrammed into induced pluripotent cells (iPS cells) is a significant breakthrough for regenerative medicine. This promises patient-specific tissue for replacement therapies, as well as disease-specific cells for developmental modeling and drug treatment screening. However, this method faces issues of low reprogramming efficiency, and poorly defined criteria for determining the conversion of one cell type to another. Cells contain epigenetic “memories” of what they were that can affect reprogramming. This book discusses the various methods to reprogram cells, the control and determination of cell identity, the epigenetic models that have emerged and the application of iPS cell therapy for brain diseases, in particular Parkinson’s disease and Vanishing White Matter (VWM).

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400728166

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9789400728165

By Design

Planning Research on Higher Education

By: Richard J. LIGHT,Judith D. Singer,John B. Willett,Richard J Light

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Planning Research on Higher Education

By: Richard J. LIGHT,Judith D. Singer,John B. Willett,Richard J Light

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Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires

By: Stanley Presser,Jennifer M. Rothgeb,Mick P. Couper,Judith T. Lessler,Elizabeth Martin,Jean Martin,Eleanor Singer

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Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires

By: Stanley Presser,Jennifer M. Rothgeb,Mick P. Couper,Judith T. Lessler,Elizabeth Martin,Jean Martin,Eleanor Singer

The definitive resource for survey questionnaire testing and evaluation Over the past two decades, methods for the development, evaluation, and testing of survey questionnaires have undergone radical change. Research has now begun to identify the strengths and weaknesses of various testing and evaluation methods, as well as to estimate the methods’ reliability and validity. Expanding and adding to the research presented at the International Conference on Questionnaire Development, Evaluation and Testing Methods, this title presents the most up-to-date knowledge in this burgeoning field. The only book dedicated to the evaluation and testing of survey questionnaires, this practical reference work brings together the expertise of over fifty leading, international researchers from a broad range of fields. The volume is divided into seven sections: Cognitive interviews Mode of administration Supplements to conventional pretests Special populations Experiments Multi-method applications Statistical modeling Comprehensive and carefully edited, this groundbreaking text offers researchers a solid foundation in the latest developments in testing and evaluating survey questionnaires, as well as a thorough introduction to emerging techniques and technologies.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471654736

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9780471654735

Television and Child Development

By: Judith Van Evra

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Television and Child Development

By: Judith Van Evra

The book presents a well edited review and integration of current research findings from both communication and psychological literature to provide a comprehensive view of current media use by children and adolescents, and its impact on their developing

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Routledge

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1135615462

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9781135615468

Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

Modeling Change and Event Occurrence

By: Judith D. Singer,John B. Willett

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Modeling Change and Event Occurrence

By: Judith D. Singer,John B. Willett

By charting changes over time and investigating whether and when events occur, researchers reveal the temporal rhythms of our lives.

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Oxford University Press

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Book's by Judith D. Singer

Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

Medical Ethics and Law

Medical Ethics and Law

By Design

By Design

Who Will Teach?

Who Will Teach?

Healthcare Management

Healthcare Management

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Brain Diseases

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Brain Diseases

By Design

By Design

Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires

Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires

Television and Child Development

Television and Child Development

Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

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