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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Disability Incarcerated gathers thirteen contributions from an
impressive array of fields. Taken together, these essays assert
that a complex understanding of disability is crucial to an
understanding of incarceration, and that we must expand what has
come to be called 'incarceration.' The chapters in this book
examine a host of sites, such as prisons, institutions for people
with developmental disabilities, psychiatric hospitals, treatment
centers, special education, detention centers, and group homes;
explore why various sites should be understood as incarceration;
and discuss the causes and effects of these sites historically and
currently. This volume includes a preface by Professor Angela Y.
Davis and an afterword by Professor Robert McRuer.
Disability Incarcerated gathers thirteen contributions from an
impressive array of fields. Taken together, these essays assert
that a complex understanding of disability is crucial to an
understanding of incarceration, and that we must expand what has
come to be called 'incarceration.' The chapters in this book
examine a host of sites, such as prisons, institutions for people
with developmental disabilities, psychiatric hospitals, treatment
centers, special education, detention centers, and group homes;
explore why various sites should be understood as incarceration;
and discuss the causes and effects of these sites historically and
currently. This volume includes a preface by Professor Angela Y.
Davis and an afterword by Professor Robert McRuer.
Since I wrote the Foreword for the second edition of this book,
risk management processes have become much more widely used, but
controversy about what should be done and how best to do it has
grown. Managing risk is a risky business. Chapman and Ward provide
an in-depth explanation of why it is important to understand and
manage underlying uncertainty in all its forms, in order to realise
opportunities more fully and enhance corporate performance. They
show what best practice should look like. The implications go well
beyond the conventional wisdom of project risk management,
providing an enlightening new perspective.
--"Professor Tony M. Ridley"
Imperial College London, Past President, Institution of Civil
Engineers
Chris Chapman and Stephen Ward continue to educate the
profession with this masterful exposition of the differences
between, and the potentials for combinations of, risk, uncertainty
and opportunity. Particularly welcome is the way they integrate
this trio into the project lifecycle - the bedrock of project
management control and organization.
--"Peter W.G. Morris"
Head of School and Professor of Construction and Project Management
University College London
Chris Chapman and Stephen Ward's books on Project Risk
Management have been an essential part of my repertoire for twenty
years, and they are top of my recommended reading for the courses I
do on that subject. In this book they have enhanced their previous
work to focus on uncertainty management and emphasise more strongly
opportunities for improving project performance, rather then just
identifying what can go wrong. A structured process is an essential
part of managing project uncertainty, and their process is one of
the most powerful. This book will be added to my repertoire.
--"Rodney Turner"
Professor of Project Management, SKEMA Business School Lille
A profoundly important book. With "How to Manage Project
Opportunity and Risk," Chris Chapman and Stephen Ward take a good
thing and make it better. Members of the project management
profession have been influenced for years by their insights into
project risk management. With this latest instalment the authors
demonstrate that risk and uncertainty needn't be dreaded; in fact,
the reverse side of the 'risk coin' has always been opportunity. My
sincere appreciation to Chapman and Ward for turning this
particular coin over and showing readers, academic and practitioner
alike, the opportunity embedded in managing projects.
--"Jeffrey K. Pinto"
Andrew Morrow and Elizabeth Lee Black Chair in Management of
Technology Sam and Irene Black School of Business, Penn State
Erie
Since Arnold Bender's classic Food processing and nutrition in
1978, there has been no single volume survey of the impact of
processing on the nutritional quality of food. With its
distinguished editors and international team of contributors, The
nutrition handbook for food processors, fills that gap. It
summarises the wealth of research in an area as important to the
food industry as it is to health-conscious consumers.
Part one provides the foundation for the rest of the book, looking
at consumers and nutrition. After a discussion of surveys on what
consumers eat, there are two reviews of research on the
contribution of vitamins and minerals to health. Three further
chapters discuss how nutrient intake is measured and at how
nutrition information is presented to and interpreted by consumers.
Part two looks at processing and nutritional quality. Two
introductory chapters look at raw materials, discussing the
nutritional enhancement of plant foods and meat respectively. The
remaining chapters review the impact of processing, beginning with
a general discussion of the stability of vitamins during
processing. There are chapters on processes such as thermal
processing, frying, freezing, packaging and irradiation. The book
also covers newer processes such as microwave processing, ohmic
heating and high pressure processing.
Given the unprecedented attention on the impact of processing on
the nutritional quality of food, The nutrition handbook for food
processors is a standard work in its field.
Summarises key findings on diet and nutrient intake, the impact of
nutrients on health, and how food processing operations affect the
nutritional quality of foodsExamines consumers and nutrition,
processing and nutritional quality, and nutritional enhancement of
plant foods and meat, among other topicsReviews the wealth of
recent research in an area as important to the food industry as it
is to health-conscious consumers
Rigorously grounded conceptually but developed to meet practical concerns, this book underpins and extends the scope and power of current approaches to the management of risk and uncertainty in projects and related operational and strategic management decision making. Ten tales, based on real cases, explore a range of project related problems, including: cost estimation, pricing competitive bids, risk allocation and incentive contract design, evaluation of threats and opportunities, buffer management in a supply chain, investment appraisal, portfolio management, and strategy formulation. Each tale provides practical guidance on achieving effective and efficient uncertainty management through simple analysis and discussion of emergent issues. Using a 'constructively simple' approach to model building and the associated decision support processes, the authors show the reader how to take the guesswork out of managing risk and uncertainty. Keeping formal analysis simple, without being simplistic, and adding complexity only when it facilitates additional insights, they provide a framework for 'constructive simplicity' which can be used to enhance risk and uncertainty management in any area of managerial decision making, whether in a project, operational, or strategic context. "This is not just another book about risk. Chapman and Ward focus on decision-making in a holistic way, based on the analysis of uncertainty. The concepts are illustrated by "ten tales about uncertainty management". These are short stories based on case studies in which the authors have been involved. They believe in KISS - not the usual definition but 'keep it simple systematically." —Professor Tony M. Ridley, Imperial College, London "Abundantly illustrated with case studies, this interesting book rightly highlights the need for simple, flexible models to manage risk and uncertainty. The author was associated with development of the PRAM model, which gives a rich variety of practical techniques for risk appraisal. The RAMP model provides a broad strategic framework, giving decision-makers an overall picture of the risks and rewards in a project. This book takes the discussion a stage further and provides many useful insights into the issues that arise in practice." —C G Lewin, Chairman, Risk Management Steering Group, Institute of Actuaries "This book presents a holistic and comprehensive approach to management decision making. Whilst the concepts are readily understood, they are used to provide a thorough background to the management of uncertainty. This is an invaluable book for anyone facing decision-making and uncertainty in either management or programme and project environments." —Alan R Walker, Cabinet Office, Improving Programme and Project Delivery team "Chris Chapman and Stephen Ward, through their constructively simple approach, and using Ockham's razor, show how simple models can be constructed that capture the essentials of any business and project scenario. By interpreting the problems as short stories, they are brought to life, showing that the decision is not just based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the risk, but also on the human condition, people's motivations, right down to whether they like the cup of tea." —Rodney Turner, Director of Erasmus University, Rotterdam, and Director of EuroProjex "In this well written book the reader is drawn from simple to advanced concepts of risk management by stories that reflect situations we all recognize. Chapman and Ward continually test the robustness of their conclusions by exercising the assumptions against reality and common sense, and they remind us about the importance of understanding the quality of the data being used. By the end of the book, the reader will have experienced a rather concentrated journey through many sophisticated analytical concepts and have shared in exercises in mature professional judgement. This book will well reward careful study by beginners and practitioners alike." —David T. Hulett Ph.D., Hulett & Associates LLC, Project Management Consultants "Many organizations, particularly in hi-tech businesses, are organized around a changing portfolio of projects. These can only be managed properly if there is a proper understanding of project risks and uncertainties and, sadly, this is an area in which there is considerable room for improvement. Chapman and Ward's book has a pleasing blend of quantitative and qualitative insights and will help train a generation of managers who are better equipped to manage successful projects." —Mike Pidd, Professor of Management Science, Lancaster University
DDDDDDDDDDDDD Effective management logically follows accurate
diagnosis. Such logic often is difficult to apply in practice.
Absolute diagnostic accuracy may not be possible, particularly in
the field of primary care, when management has to be on analysis of
symptoms and on knowledge of the individual patient and family.
This series follows that on Problems in Practice which was
concerned more with diagnosis in the widest sense and this series
deals more definitively with general care and specific treatment of
symptoms and diseases. Good management must include knowledge of
the nature, course and outcome of the conditions, as well as
prominent clinical features and assess is on what to do best for
the ment and investigations, but the emphasis patient. Family
medical practitioners have particular difficulties and advantages
in their work. Because they often work in professional isolation in
the com munity and deal with relatively small numbers of
near-normal patients their experience with the more serious and
more rare conditions is restricted. They find it difficult to
remain up-to-date with medical advances and even more difficult to
decide on the suitability and application of new and rela tively
untried methods compared with those that are 'old' and well proven.
Their advantages are that because of long-term continuous care for
their patients they have come to know them and their families well
and are able to become familiar with the more common and less
serious diseases of their communities."
"Nursing Homes from A to Z " is a long overdue book intended to
make the lives of residents in nursing homes as comfortable and
problem-free as possible.
A large majority of residents spend quite a few years in a
nursing home before they pass on. These years can be one of misery
or contentment.
Everyone admitted to a nursing home, as well as their family
members, will benefit from the information contained within this
book.
Craig Chapman presents the definitive history of the First North
Carolina Volunteers/11th Regiment North Carolina Troops--the
legendary Bethel Regiment.
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