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Paediatrics : a core text on child health / by Waterston, Tony, Helms, Peter, Ward-Platt, Martin

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Product liability entering the twenty-first century the U.S. perspective / by Moore, Michael J., 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Brief history of products liability -- The product liability crisis -- Aftermath, 1988-89 -- Economic model -- Evidence on the consequences of product liability risks -- Evidence on the effects of product liability reforms -- Policy implications of product liability reforms -- Problems and prospects of mass toxic torts.…”
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Improving the scientific foundation for atmosphere-land-ocean simulations report of a workshop /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Prevalence, cost, and patterns of nam use -- Contemporary approaches to evidence of treatment effectiveness : a context for nam research -- Need for innovative designs in research on nam and conventional medicine -- State of emerging evidence on nam -- An ethical framework for nam research, practice, and policy -- Integration of nam and conventional medicine -- Educational programs in nam -- Dietary supplements -- Conclusion.…”
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Schools betrayed roots of failure in inner-city education / by Neckerman, Kathryn M.

Table of Contents: “…Urban decline -- Labor markets -- Communities and cultures -- Racial segregation and inequality -- Vocational education -- Remedial education -- Classroom dynamics -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Quantitative evidence -- Appendix B. Some historical evidence about language styles and schooling.…”
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International practice development in nursing and healthcare

Table of Contents: “…/ Lucienne Hoogwerf, Donna Frost and Tanya McCance -- A methodological walk in the forest : critical creativity and human flourishing / Angie Titchen & Brendan McCormack -- Evidence use and evidence generation in practice development / Tracey Bucknall, Bridie Kent, Kim Manley -- Learning : the heart of practice development / Charlotte Clarke & Val Wilson -- An exploration of practice development evaluation : unearthing praxis / Val Wilson, Sally Hardy, Bob Brown -- Enabling practice development : delving into the concept of facilitation from a practitioner perspective / Theresa Shaw ... …”
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Validity and validation / by Taylor, Catherine S.

Table of Contents: “…Validity and validation in research and assessment -- Evidence for the internal validity of research results -- External threats to validity -- Validity of statistical conclusions -- Construct related evidence for validity -- Interpretation, use, and consequences of scores from assessments -- Validity theory and validation resources.…”
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International finance / by Pilbeam, Keith, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Balance of payments theory and policy -- The foreign exchange market -- The balance of payments -- Elasticity and absorption approaches to the balance of payments -- Macroeconomic policy in an open economy -- The monetary approach to the balance of payments -- Exchange rate determination: theory, evidence and policy -- Purchasing power parity and floating exchange rate experience -- Modern models of exchange rate determination -- The portfolio balance model -- Empirical evidence on exchange rates -- Fixed, floating and managed exchange rates -- The post-war international monetary system -- The international monetary system -- The eurocurrency and eurobond markets -- Currency derivatives: futures, options and swaps -- International macroeconomic policy coordination -- The latin american debt crisis -- The european monetary system and European monetary union -- Currency crises and the East Asian financial crisis -- Financial innovation and the credit crunch.…”

The American jury system by Jonakait, Randolph N.

Table of Contents: “…Overview -- Checking abuses of power -- Hammering out facts -- Juries and community values -- Abide the issue -- Jury size and jury performance -- Unanimity and hung juries -- The vicinage -- The most diverse of our democratic bodies -- Challenges for cause -- Preemptory challenges -- "Scientific" jury selection -- The adversary system -- Presentation of evidence -- Instructions -- Jury verdicts and the primacy of evidence -- Jury trials of complex cases -- Jury nullification -- The finality of verdicts -- Reform.…”
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Fundamentals of forensic science by Houck, Max M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Crime scene investigation -- The nature of evidence -- Microscopy -- Spectroscopic techniques -- Separation methods in forensic science -- Pathology -- Anthropology and odontology -- Entomology -- Serology and bloodstain pattern analysis -- DNA analysis -- Forensic hair examinations -- Illicit drugs -- Forensic toxicology -- Textile fibers -- Paint analysis -- Soil and glass -- Fires and explosions -- Friction ridge examination -- Questioned documents -- Firearms and tool marks -- Impression evidence -- Legal aspects of forensic science.…”
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Professional development, reflection and decision-making by Jasper, Melanie

Table of Contents: “…The context of professional development -- Reflection and reflective practice -- Reflective writing for professional development -- Decision-making in professional practice / Georgina Koubel -- Evidence-based practice / Gary Rolfe -- Portfolios and the use of evidence -- Understanding clinical supervision : a health psychology oriented process of person-centred development / Paul Elliott -- Practicing as a professional.…”
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Silver economy in the Viking age

Table of Contents: “…Regions around the North Sea with a monetised economy in the pre-Viking and Viking ages / D M Metcalf -- South Scandinavian coinage in the ninth century / Brita Malmer -- Hedeby and its hinterland : a local numismatic region / Ralf Wiechmann -- The evidence of pecking on coins from the Cuerdale Hoard : summary version / Marion M Archibald -- Gold in England during the 'age of silver' (eighth-eleventh centuries) / Mark Blackburn -- A survey of coin production and currency in Normandy, 864-945 / Jens Christian Moesgaard -- Viking economies : evidence from the silver hoards / Märit Gaimster -- Oriental-Scandinavian contacts on the Volga, as manifested by silver rings and weight systems / Birgitta Hårdh -- The form and structure of Viking-age silver hoards : the evidence from Ireland / John Sheehan -- Trade and exchange across frontiers / Susan E Kruse -- Kingship, Christianity and coinage : monetary and political perspectives on silver economy in the Viking age / Gareth Williams -- Reflections on 'silver economy in the Viking age' / James Graham-Campbell.…”
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Complementary and alternative medicine in the United States

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Prevalence, cost, and patterns of nam use -- Contemporary approaches to evidence of treatment effectiveness : a context for nam research -- Need for innovative designs in research on nam and conventional medicine -- State of emerging evidence on nam -- An ethical framework for nam research, practice, and policy -- Integration of nam and conventional medicine -- Educational programs in nam -- Dietary supplements -- Conclusion.…”
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Paradigms and sand castles theory building and research design in comparative politics / by Geddes, Barbara

Table of Contents: “…Research design and the accumulation of knowledge -- Big questions, little answers : how the questions you choose affect the answers you get -- How the cases you choose affect the answers you get : selection bias and related issues -- How the evidence you use affects the answers you get : rigorous use of the evidence contained in case studies -- How the approach you choose affects the answers you get : the uses and limitations of rational choice comparative politics.…”
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Diagnostic tests toolkit by Thompson, Matthew J.

Table of Contents: “…Diagnosis in evidence-based medicine -- Evaluating new diagnostic tests -- Asking an answerable clinical question -- Finding the evidence : how to get the most from your searching -- Selecting relevant studies -- Sources of bias in diagnostic studies -- Measures of discrimination of diagnostic tests -- Using diagnostic information in clinical practice -- Screening tests -- Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies.…”
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On site geoarchaeology on a Neolithic tell site in Greece archaeological sediments, microartifacts and software development /

Table of Contents: “…The rise of a Neolithic tell : the evidence from particle size analysis on archaeological sediments / Dimitris Kontogiorgos -- Tell the story of a ditch : additional sedimentary and microartifactual evidence for the use of space on a Neolithic tell / Dimitris Kontogiorgos -- Test again for the optimum! …”
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From Preschool to Prosperity : The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education / by Bartik, Timothy J.

Table of Contents: “…: Why the research evidence for early childhood education is credible ; Random assignment studies ; Other long-term studies with good comparison groups: Head Start ; The Chicago Child-Parent Center Program ; Predicting long-term earnings effects from short-term test score effects ; Infant health and development program ; North Carolina's Smart Start Program, and more at four ; State and local pre-K programs: the regression discontinuity evidence ; Summary of the evidence -- 3. …”
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Institutions and investments foreign direct investment in China during an era of reforms / by Fu, Jun, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Investments -- pt. 3. Evidence.…”
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Reputation and international cooperation sovereign debt across three centuries / by Tomz, Michael

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Theory -- pt. 2. Evidence -- pt. 3. Implications.…”
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