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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This handbook is the definitive resource for understanding current
mental health policy controversies, options, and implementation
strategies. It offers a thorough review of major issues in mental
health policy to inform the policy-making process, presenting the
pros and cons of controversial, significant issues through close
analyses of data. Some of the topics covered are the effectiveness
of various biomedical and psychosocial interventions, the role of
mental illness in violence, and the effectiveness of coercive
strategies. The handbook presents cases for conditions in which
specialized mental health services are needed and those in which it
might be better to deliver mental health treatment in mainstream
health and social services settings. It also examines the balance
between federal, state, and local authority, and the financing
models for delivery of efficient and effective mental health
services. It is aimed for an audience of policy-makers,
researchers, and informed citizens that can contribute to future
policy deliberations.
Leading Scholars Blend Cutting-Edge Science with Practical
Experience to Reveal Evidence-Based Best Practices Edited by three
leading authorities on nonverbal behavior, this book examines
state-of-the-art research and knowledge regarding nonverbal
behavior and applies that scientific knowledge to a broad range of
fields. The editors present a true scientist -- practitioner model,
blending cutting-edge behavioral science with real-world practical
experience, thus making this text the first of its kind to merge
theoretical and practical worlds. This book is a valuable resource
for students and professionals as it explores the science behind
the practice and reveals how other professionals have effectively
incorporated nonverbal communication into their fields. This book
serves as an excellent text or supplement for courses/seminars in
nonverbal behavior, nonverbal communication, human interaction,
profiling, security management, and homeland security, as well as
courses in interviewing and qualitative analysis.
Cognitive enhancement is the use of drugs, biotechnological
strategies or other means by healthy individuals aiming at the
improvement of cognitive functions such as vigilance, concentration
or memory without any medical need. In particular, the use of
pharmacological substances (caffeine, prescription drugs or illicit
drugs) has received considerable attention during the last few
years. Currently, however, little is known concerning the use of
cognitive enhancers, their effects in healthy individuals and the
place and function of cognitive enhancement in everyday life. The
purpose of the book is to give an overview of the current research
on cognitive enhancement and to provide in-depth insights into the
interdisciplinary debate on cognitive enhancement.
These contributions discuss a number of important developments over
the past decade in a newly established and important field of
economics that have led to notable changes in views on governmental
competition policies.
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Marelle
Michael G Franks
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In the last few decades, scientists have discovered that far
from being a time of neural silence, sleep is characterized by
complex patterns of electrical, neurochemical, and metabolic
activity in the brain. "Sleep and the Brain" presents some of the
more dramatic developments in our understanding of brain activity
in sleep. The book discusses what parts of the brain are active in
sleep and how, and presents research on the function of sleep in
memory, learning, and further brain development. Coverage
encompasses the network and membrane mechanisms responsible for
waking and sleeping brain activity, the roles of glial cells in the
sleeping brain, the molecular basis of sleep EEG rhythms, and
research on songbirds, rodents, and humans indicating the function
of sleep.
Collates material dispersed across a wide gamut of primary
literature into one placeFocuses on the most interesting and
prolific research results on brain activity as it relates to
sleepPractical real data discussion includes functional brain
imaging and EEG research
Cognitive enhancement is the use of drugs, biotechnological
strategies or other means by healthy individuals aiming at the
improvement of cognitive functions such as vigilance, concentration
or memory without any medical need. In particular, the use of
pharmacological substances (caffeine, prescription drugs or illicit
drugs) has received considerable attention during the last few
years. Currently, however, little is known concerning the use of
cognitive enhancers, their effects in healthy individuals and the
place and function of cognitive enhancement in everyday life. The
purpose of the book is to give an overview of the current research
on cognitive enhancement and to provide in-depth insights into the
interdisciplinary debate on cognitive enhancement.
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Substance Misuse Programs in Commercial Aviation - Safety First
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, …
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While there is a limited data on safety-sensitive professionals,
substance use disorders potentially affect pilots and flight
attendants at the same rate as the general population - around 15
percent - but due to the high-risk nature of their jobs, aircraft
operators are held to a higher standard for substance misuse on the
job. To protect the safety of the public and the aviation
workforce, the Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) and the
Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP) were launched to
help treat critical aviation workers - pilots and flight
attendants, respectively - who misuse substances. In response to a
congressional mandate, this new report reviews available evidence
on the effectiveness of HIMS and FADAP and offers recommendations
for improving these programs. Table of Contents Front Matter
Summary 1 Introduction 2 Brief Descriptions of the Human
Intervention and Motivational Study and the Flight Attendant Drug
and Alcohol Program 3 Evidence-Based Practices for Identifying and
Treating Substance Use Disorders 4 A Program Evaluation Overview
for Support of Pilots and Flight Attendants with Substance Use
Disorders 5 Outcomes of the Human Intervention and Motivation Study
(HIMS) and the Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP):
Analysis of the Available Evidence 6 Summary Assessment:
Conclusions and Recommendations References Appendix A: Other
Alcohol and Drug Programs in the Transportation Sector Appendix B:
Speakers, Papers, and Literature Review Data Gathering Appendix C:
Communications between the Committee and the FAA, HIMS, ALPA, and
Congressional Staff Appendix D: Committee Member Biosketches
Appendix E: Disclosure of Unavoidable Conflict of Interest
Unter den cerebralen Reaktionsformen des hoheren Lebensalters haben
die "amnestischen Episoden" we- gen ihrer eigentiirnlichen
psychopathologischen Struk- tur, der darnit verbundenen besonderen
Form von Erlebnisstorung, ihres vielfaltigen atiopathogeneti- schen
Bedingungsgeftiges und ihrer prospektiven Be- deutung gerade in den
letzten J ahrzehnten ein offen- sichtlich zunehmendes Interesse
gewonnen. Die von Gerhard Frank vorgelegten klinischen
Untersuchungs- ergebnisse an 27 Patienten auf Grund direkter Beob-
achtung und raufender Austestung wahrend des meh- rere Stun den
anhaltenden Versagens des mittelbaren Gedachtnisses verdeutlichen
zugleich die hiermit ver- bundenen Veranderungen in Verhalten,
Erleben und Gestimmtheit. Darnit ist erstmals auch der Hintergrund
dessen, was mit dem reduzierenden Begriff "amnesti- sche Episode"
nicht getroffen wird, abgeleuchtet. Retrospektives und Prospektives
bringen Einsich- ten in die jeweils besondere Einftigung solcher
zugleich fascinierender wie erschiittemder, gliicklicherweise
transitorischer, in jedem Falle "eigenartiger Risse zwi- schen Bewu
tsein und Erleben in der Gegenwart", wie dies Gamper im Jahre 1928
in anderem Zusammen- hange zu kennzeichnen versuchte. Neben neuen
Ein- blicken in die psychopathologische Struktur ergeben sich
niitzliche Klarungen in atiopathogenetischer Hin- sicht, zumal
solcher Erscheinungsbilder, die sich urn den alteren Begriff
"migraine amnesique" gruppierten. Dem ist eine eindrucksvolle
Belegkasuistik gewidmet. Ausftihrliche iiberpriifende Erwagungen
zur atiopa- thogenetischen Grundlage ftihren zu dem Schlu, da VI
sich die amnestischen Episoden" als polygenetische
Terminalreaktionen angiocephaler Natur mit zentralem Storfaktor in
infero-mediotemporalen Regionen ein- schlie lich Mittelhirn und
Hirnstamm darstellen. Marburg, Oktober 1980 Hans Jacob
tsverzeichrnds 1 Einleitung ........................ . 1 1.1 Kurze
historische Obersicht ........... . 1 1.2 Ziel und Methodik der
Untersuchung ... . 2 2 Klinisches Bild ..................... . 3
Psychopathologie .................. .
Wilhelm Dilthey and Hans-Georg Gadamer were probably the last great
scholars who had taken Philipp Melanchthon seriously as a
philosopher. In the 20th century interest was almost exclusively
restricted to his role in the history of the Reformation. However,
in recent decades the situation has changed greatly. Melanchthon
has aroused general interest in the field of the history of science
and education, as well as in individual disciplines such as
research on dialectics and rhetoric. In this volume Melanchthon is
presented for the first time as a universal scholar and so made
accessible to a broader public.
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