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Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / by Polit, Denise F.

Table of Contents: “…Qualitative designs and approaches -- Specific types of research -- Sampling plans -- Data collection methods -- Measurement and data quality -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpretation in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and meta-synthesis.…”

Overcoming your alcohol or drug problem effective recovery strategies : workbook / by Daley, Dennis C.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and plan for workbook -- Recognizing your substance use problems -- Recognizing consquences of your substance use -- Treatment settings for substance use problems -- Stages of change and using therapy or counseling -- How to use therapy or counseling -- Managing cravings and urges to use substances -- Managing thoughts of using substances -- Managing emotions -- Refusing offers to use substances -- Dealing with family and interpersonal problems -- Building a recovery support system -- Self-help programs and recovery clubs -- Medications for substance use problems -- Relapse prevention -- Relapse management -- Strategies for balanced living -- measuring your progress -- Managing a co-occurring psychiatric disorder.…”
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Career Q&A : a librarian's real-life, practical guide to managing a successful career / by Markgren, Susanne, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…-- Alternative jobs : the nontraditional career path -- Moving up the ladder : stepping into management -- Keeping up : following technology and trends -- Collaboration : forming productive partnerships -- Retirement : wrapping up your career and planning for the next stage.…”
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The beginning of heaven and Earth has no name : seven days with second-order cybernetics / by Von Foerster, Heinz, 1911-2002

Table of Contents: “…Sixth Day: Experiences, Heuristics, Plans, Futures -- 7. Seventh Day: Rest, Rest, Rest, Rest -- Epilogue in Heaven. -- Translators' Notes -- Notes.…”
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Abolitionism and imperialism in Britain, Africa, and the Atlantic /

Table of Contents: “…Peterson -- African political ethics and the slave trade / John Thornton -- And all that : why Britain outlawed her slave trade / Boyd Hilton -- Empire without America : British plans for Africa in the era of the American Revolution / Christopher L. …”
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Succeed with productivity and quality : how to do better with less / by Bernolak, Imre

Table of Contents: “…: how to work smarter, not harder -- Special productivity improvement needs of smaller enterprises and services, including professionals -- You need to know the facts before taking corrective action -- Developing productivity measures -- Measuring output and input -- Comparing productivity indexes of two organizations -- Benefits of benchmarking -- Lessons from successful productivity and quality improvement programs -- There are many opportunities for improving communication -- Effective methods of motivating for results -- Need for continual training and retraining -- You can't succeed without a plan -- How to design productive operations of high quality -- How to make the best use of your time, efforts, knowledge, and other resources.…”
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Dean's list : eleven habits of highly successful college students / by Bader, John B.

Table of Contents: “…Facing freshman year -- Habit #1 : Focus on learning, not on grades -- Habit #2 : Build an adult relationship with your parents -- Habit #3 : Work the system by understanding the system -- Habit #4 : Approach the curriculum like a great feast -- Habit #5 : Understand that majors and careers are not the same thing -- Habit #6 : Don't just work hard, work smart -- Habit #7 : Build integrity to get into professional or graduate school -- Habit #8 : Learn from diversity at home and abroad -- Habit #9 : When you are failing, understand why -- Habit #10 : Cope with failure by rebuilding and forgiving -- Habit #11 : Plan boldly for life after college.…”
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Career Q&A : a librarian's real-life, practical guide to managing a successful career / by Markgren, Susanne, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…-- Alternative jobs : the nontraditional career path -- Moving up the ladder : stepping into management -- Keeping up : following technology and trends -- Collaboration : forming productive partnerships -- Retirement : wrapping up your career and planning for the next stage.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

The beginning of heaven and Earth has no name : seven days with second-order cybernetics / by Von Foerster, Heinz, 1911-2002

Table of Contents: “…Sixth Day: Experiences, Heuristics, Plans, Futures -- 7. Seventh Day: Rest, Rest, Rest, Rest -- Epilogue in Heaven. -- Translators' Notes -- Notes.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Abolitionism and imperialism in Britain, Africa, and the Atlantic /

Table of Contents: “…Peterson -- African political ethics and the slave trade / John Thornton -- And all that : why Britain outlawed her slave trade / Boyd Hilton -- Empire without America : British plans for Africa in the era of the American Revolution / Christopher L. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Succeed with productivity and quality : how to do better with less / by Bernolak, Imre

Table of Contents: “…: how to work smarter, not harder -- Special productivity improvement needs of smaller enterprises and services, including professionals -- You need to know the facts before taking corrective action -- Developing productivity measures -- Measuring output and input -- Comparing productivity indexes of two organizations -- Benefits of benchmarking -- Lessons from successful productivity and quality improvement programs -- There are many opportunities for improving communication -- Effective methods of motivating for results -- Need for continual training and retraining -- You can't succeed without a plan -- How to design productive operations of high quality -- How to make the best use of your time, efforts, knowledge, and other resources.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Dean's list : eleven habits of highly successful college students / by Bader, John B.

Table of Contents: “…Facing freshman year -- Habit #1 : Focus on learning, not on grades -- Habit #2 : Build an adult relationship with your parents -- Habit #3 : Work the system by understanding the system -- Habit #4 : Approach the curriculum like a great feast -- Habit #5 : Understand that majors and careers are not the same thing -- Habit #6 : Don't just work hard, work smart -- Habit #7 : Build integrity to get into professional or graduate school -- Habit #8 : Learn from diversity at home and abroad -- Habit #9 : When you are failing, understand why -- Habit #10 : Cope with failure by rebuilding and forgiving -- Habit #11 : Plan boldly for life after college.…”
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Pandemics, Pills, and Politics : Governing Global Health Security / by Elbe, Stefan, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…Encapsulating security : pharmaceutical defenses against biological danger -- Discovering a virus's achilles heel : flu fighting at molecular scale -- The pill always wins: Gilead Sciences, Roche and the birth of Tamiflu -- What a difference a day makes : the margin call for regulatory agencies -- Virtual blockbuster : bird flu and the pandemic of preparedness planning -- In the eye of the storm : global access, generics and intellectual property -- 'Ode to Tamiflu' : side effects, teenage 'suicides' and corporate liabilities -- Data backlash : Roche and Cochrane square up over clinical trial data -- 'To boldly go ... ' : pharmaceutical enterprises and global health security -- Epilogue : pharmaceuticals, security and molecular life.…”
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Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice / by Polit, Denise F.

Table of Contents: “…Qualitative designs and approaches -- Specific types of research -- Sampling plans -- Data collection methods -- Measurement and data quality -- Statistical analysis of quantitative data -- Rigor and interpretation in quantitative research -- Analysis of qualitative data -- Trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research -- Systematic reviews : meta-analysis and meta-synthesis.…”

Overcoming your alcohol or drug problem effective recovery strategies : workbook / by Daley, Dennis C.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and plan for workbook -- Recognizing your substance use problems -- Recognizing consquences of your substance use -- Treatment settings for substance use problems -- Stages of change and using therapy or counseling -- How to use therapy or counseling -- Managing cravings and urges to use substances -- Managing thoughts of using substances -- Managing emotions -- Refusing offers to use substances -- Dealing with family and interpersonal problems -- Building a recovery support system -- Self-help programs and recovery clubs -- Medications for substance use problems -- Relapse prevention -- Relapse management -- Strategies for balanced living -- measuring your progress -- Managing a co-occurring psychiatric disorder.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Pandemics, Pills, and Politics : Governing Global Health Security / by Elbe, Stefan, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…Encapsulating security : pharmaceutical defenses against biological danger -- Discovering a virus's achilles heel : flu fighting at molecular scale -- The pill always wins: Gilead Sciences, Roche and the birth of Tamiflu -- What a difference a day makes : the margin call for regulatory agencies -- Virtual blockbuster : bird flu and the pandemic of preparedness planning -- In the eye of the storm : global access, generics and intellectual property -- 'Ode to Tamiflu' : side effects, teenage 'suicides' and corporate liabilities -- Data backlash : Roche and Cochrane square up over clinical trial data -- 'To boldly go ... ' : pharmaceutical enterprises and global health security -- Epilogue : pharmaceuticals, security and molecular life.…”
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Toward a better future education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965 /

Table of Contents: “…Gopinathan -- Strategic management of educational development in Singapore (1965 -2005) / Foo Seong, David Ng -- Singapore's textbook experience, 1965-1997 : meeting the needs of curriculum change / Wai Hoong Ang -- Making teacher education responsive and relevant / Sing Kong Lee & Chor Boon Goh -- Vocational technical education and economic development : the Singapore experience / Song Seng Law -- Polytechnic education / Lee Mun Chan -- The development of university education in Singapore / Wee Hin, Leo Tan & Chor Boon Goh -- Digital skills and education : Singapore's ICT master planning for the school sector / Thiam Seng Koh and Sai-Choo Lee -- Conclusion.…”
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Real-world time management by Alexander, Roy, 1925-

Table of Contents: “…How to think about time -- In the field: how time managers make it work -- The daily to-do list: your basic tool -- Planning: the little parachute that opens the big parachute -- Sensible project management for small to medium projects -- Effective, yes! …”
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Improving care for the end of life a sourcebook for health care managers and clinicians /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: continuous quality improvement for better end-of-life care -- How to make improvement happen -- Preventing, assessing and treating pain -- Managing dyspnea and ventilator withdrawal -- Beyond the living will: advance care planning for all stages of health and disease -- Supporting people in difficult times: relationships, spirituality, and bereavement -- Continuity of care: improving transitions, continuity, and coordination of care in the health care system -- Caring for caregivers: helping staff to provide good care -- Hospital-based palliative care consults and units -- Law , policy, and finance -- Alzheimer's and other dementias: opportunities to honor life -- Opportunites to improve care for cancer patients -- Offering end-of-life services to patients with advanced heart or lung failure -- Depression and delirium -- Conclusion: getting started.…”
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Mentoring the educational leader a practical framework for success / by Strike, Kimberly T., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Understanding school culture -- 8. Planning -- 9. Starting the school year : between the last day and staff preparation days -- 10. …”
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