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Clearly Inspired

Contemporary Glass and Its Origins

By: Karen S. Chambers,Tampa Museum of Art

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Clearly Inspired

Contemporary Glass and Its Origins

By: Karen S. Chambers,Tampa Museum of Art

For five thousand years, artisans have worked in glass to create forms that serve and delight. But only recently have artists turned their hands and minds to this traditionally utilitarian and decorative material. Clearly Inspired: Contemporary Glass and Its Origins contrasts the work of contemporary glass artists with examples of earlier glass that have inspired them to rediscover or reinvent forgotten techniques. Transforming an ancient craft into a contemporary art, they honor the past while making visual statements that are very much of our time.

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146

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Pomegranate

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0764909320

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9780764909320

Current Controversies in the Biological Sciences

Case Studies of Policy Challenges from New Technologies

By: Karen F. Greif,Jon F. Merz

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Current Controversies in the Biological Sciences

Case Studies of Policy Challenges from New Technologies

By: Karen F. Greif,Jon F. Merz

In recent years, advances in biological science and technology have outpaced policymakers' attempts to deal with them. Current Controversies in the Biological Sciences examines the ways in which the federal government uses scientific information in reaching policy decisions, providing case studies of the interactions between science and government on different biomedical, biological, and environmental issues. These case studies document a broad range of complex issues in science policy—from the Human Genome Project to tobacco regulation—and provide an accessible overview of both the science behind the issues and the policy-making process. The cases illustrate the different ways in which science and politics intersect in policy decisions, as well as the different forms policy itself may take—including not only regulatory action but the lack of regulation. Among the topics examined are public and private research funding, as seen in gene patenting; reluctance to regulate even when a product has been proven unhealthy, as in the case of tobacco; a comparison of U.S. and international policy responses to genetically modified organisms; and the competing interests at play in air pollution policy. Each chapter includes shorter side essays on related topics (for example, essays on issues raised by the SARS epidemic accompany the detailed case study of the public health response to the anthrax-laced mail received in the weeks after 9/11). This clear and readable introduction to controversial issues in the biological sciences will be a valuable resource for students of science policy and bioethics and for professionals in industry, government, and nongovernmental organizations who need background on emerging issues in the biological sciences.

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401

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MIT Press

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0262262940

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9780262262941

Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses with Navigate Advantage Access

By: Susan Alexander,Heather Carter-Templeton,Karen Frith

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Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses with Navigate Advantage Access

By: Susan Alexander,Heather Carter-Templeton,Karen Frith

Nurses need to be aware of the latest information, technologies, and research available to provide safe, patient-centered, evidence-based care. Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses continues its' student-centered approach to nursing informatics in a modern new edition full of illustrations, tables, figures, and boxes that enhance the readers' experience and assists in comprehension. In the updated Third Edition, the authors emphasize the importance of understanding principles and applications of informatics and apply a context-based teaching approach to enhance clinical decision-making, promote ethical conduct, and improve problem-solving skills.The Third Edition features extensive updates on telehealth, mobile health, and clinical decision support. It also includes expanded information related to software used for data mining and additional case studies to help illustrate creative informatics projects developed by nurses. With Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses, Third Edition, students will develop a deeper understanding of how clinical data can be made useful in healthcare and nursing practice.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284274934

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9781284274936

Conceptual Foundations - E-Book

The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice

By: Elizabeth E. Friberg,Karen J. Saewert

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Conceptual Foundations - E-Book

The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice

By: Elizabeth E. Friberg,Karen J. Saewert

- NEW! Two new chapters include Fostering a Spirit of Inquiry: The Role of Nurses in Evidence-Based Practice and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Impact on Health Care and Nursing Care Strategies. - NEW! Expanded content on interprofessional collaboration is added to this edition. - NEW! Trauma-Informed Care chapter covers the evolving science and role of nurses in addressing the care of individuals who have experienced trauma in multiple forms. - NEW! Discussions of Healthy People 2030 and the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 are added to this edition.

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354

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323935567

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9780323935562

CMMI-ACQ

Guidelines for Improving the Acquisition of Products and Services

By: Brian Gallagher,Mike Phillips,Karen Richter,Sandra Shrum

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CMMI-ACQ

Guidelines for Improving the Acquisition of Products and Services

By: Brian Gallagher,Mike Phillips,Karen Richter,Sandra Shrum

CMMI-ACQ® (Capability Maturity Model® Integration for Acquisition) describes best practices for the successful acquisition of products and services. Providing a practical framework for improving acquisition processes, CMMI-ACQ addresses the growing trend in business and government for organizations to purchase or outsource required products and services as an alternative to in-house development or resource allocation. Modeled after CMMI®, Second Edition, which documented CMMI for Development, this book is the definitive reference for the current release of CMMI for Acquisition (version 1.2). In addition to the entire CMMI-ACQ model, the book includes tips, hints, cross-references, and other author notes to help you understand, apply, and find more information about the content of the acquisition process areas. The authors also have added two chapters to illustrate the application of CMMI-ACQ in industry (a case study from General Motors) and government. Whether you are new to CMMI models or are already familiar with one or more of them, you will find this book an essential resource for managing your acquisition processes and improving your overall performance. The book is divided into three parts. Part One introduces CMMI-ACQ in the broad context of CMMI models, including essential concepts and useful background. It then describes and shows the relationships among all the components of the CMMI-ACQ process areas, and explains paths to the adoption and use of the model for process improvement and benchmarking. Finally, two separate chapters describe special acquisition needs in a government environment and real experiences with CMMI-ACQ from industry. Part Two first describes generic goals and generic practices, and then, in twenty-two sections, details each of the CMMI-ACQ process areas, including specific goals, specific practices, and examples. These process areas are organized alphabetically by process area acronym to facilitate quick reference. Part Three provides several useful references, including sources for further information about CMMI and CMMI-ACQ, acronym definitions, a glossary of terms, and an index.

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Pearson Education

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0321685296

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9780321685292

The Limits of Identity: Early Modern Venice, Dalmatia, and the Representation of Difference

By: Karen-edis Barzman

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The Limits of Identity: Early Modern Venice, Dalmatia, and the Representation of Difference

By: Karen-edis Barzman

This book considers the production of collective identity in Venice (Christian, civic-minded, anti-tyrannical), which turned on distinctions drawn in various fields of representation from painting, sculpture, print, and performance to classified correspondence. Dismemberment and decapitation bore a heavy burden in this regard, given as indices of an arbitrary violence ascribed to Venice’s long-time adversary, “the infidel Turk.” The book also addresses the recuperation of violence in Venetian discourse about maintaining civic order and waging crusade. Finally, it examines mobile populations operating in the porous limits between Venetian Dalmatia and Ottoman Bosnia and the distinctions they disrupted between “Venetian” and “Turk” until their settlement on farmland of the Venetian state. This occurred in the eighteenth century with the closing of the borderlands, thresholds of difference against which early modern “Venetian-ness” was repeatedly measured and affirmed.

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BRILL

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9004331514

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9789004331518

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Clearly Inspired

Clearly Inspired

Current Controversies in the Biological Sciences

Current Controversies in the Biological Sciences

Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses with Navigate Advantage Access

Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses with Navigate Advantage Access

Conceptual Foundations - E-Book

Conceptual Foundations - E-Book

CMMI-ACQ

CMMI-ACQ

The Limits of Identity: Early Modern Venice, Dalmatia, and the Representation of Difference

The Limits of Identity: Early Modern Venice, Dalmatia, and the Representation of Difference

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