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Handbook of Statistical Methods for Case-Control Studies is written
by leading researchers in the field. It provides an in-depth
treatment of up-to-date and currently developing statistical
methods for the design and analysis of case-control studies, as
well as a review of classical principles and methods. The handbook
is designed to serve as a reference text for biostatisticians and
quantitatively-oriented epidemiologists who are working on the
design and analysis of case-control studies or on related
statistical methods research. Though not specifically intended as a
textbook, it may also be used as a backup reference text for
graduate level courses. Book Sections Classical designs and causal
inference, measurement error, power, and small-sample inference
Designs that use full-cohort information Time-to-event data Genetic
epidemiology About the Editors Ornulf Borgan is Professor of
Statistics, University of Oslo. His book with Andersen, Gill and
Keiding on counting processes in survival analysis is a world
classic. Norman E. Breslow was, at the time of his death, Professor
Emeritus in Biostatistics, University of Washington. For decades,
his book with Nick Day has been the authoritative text on
case-control methodology. Nilanjan Chatterjee is Bloomberg
Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University. He leads a broad
research program in statistical methods for modern large scale
biomedical studies. Mitchell H. Gail is a Senior Investigator at
the National Cancer Institute. His research includes modeling
absolute risk of disease, intervention trials, and statistical
methods for epidemiology. Alastair Scott was, at the time of his
death, Professor Emeritus of Statistics, University of Auckland. He
was a major contributor to using survey sampling methods for
analyzing case-control data. Chris J. Wild is Professor of
Statistics, University of Auckland. His research includes nonlinear
regression and methods for fitting models to response-selective
data.
The structure of a food influences the way it is transformed during
processing and digestion. This in turn has an impact on nutrient
bioaccessibility (release) and digestibility, and subsequently on
the physiological response and health of the individual who
consumes that food. Although evidence exists on the health benefits
associated with the inclusion of certain lipid-rich foods (e.g.
nuts, dairy products and fish) in the diet, the mechanisms that
explain the physiological effects and the long-term benefits are
not well understood. Lipids in themselves have many beneficial
health effects: they are a source of energy and essential fatty
acids, they are structural components of cell membranes, they are
required to solubilise fat soluble compounds, and they serve as
precursors of hormones. In addition, the overall structure of the
food containing the lipids plays a crucial role in determining
health benefits, notably by influencing lipid bioaccessibility and
digestibility. Bioaccessibility and digestibility of lipids from
food uniquely focuses on the physico-chemical properties of lipids
and lipid rich food, as well as the subsequent effects on human
health. Chapters from experts in food digestion examine food
structure at both the macro- and micro- levels, covering lipids
from plant and animal food products. The editors have developed the
book for dietitians, nutritionists, and food scientists. Clinicians
and other health professionals, educators in nutrition, and others
working in the food industry will also find the material relevant.
The structure of a food influences the way it is transformed during
processing and digestion. This in turn has an impact on nutrient
bioaccessibility (release) and digestibility, and subsequently on
the physiological response and health of the individual who
consumes that food. Although evidence exists on the health benefits
associated with the inclusion of certain lipid-rich foods (e.g.
nuts, dairy products and fish) in the diet, the mechanisms that
explain the physiological effects and the long-term benefits are
not well understood. Lipids in themselves have many beneficial
health effects: they are a source of energy and essential fatty
acids, they are structural components of cell membranes, they are
required to solubilise fat soluble compounds, and they serve as
precursors of hormones. In addition, the overall structure of the
food containing the lipids plays a crucial role in determining
health benefits, notably by influencing lipid bioaccessibility and
digestibility. Bioaccessibility and digestibility of lipids from
food uniquely focuses on the physico-chemical properties of lipids
and lipid rich food, as well as the subsequent effects on human
health. Chapters from experts in food digestion examine food
structure at both the macro- and micro- levels, covering lipids
from plant and animal food products. The editors have developed the
book for dietitians, nutritionists, and food scientists. Clinicians
and other health professionals, educators in nutrition, and others
working in the food industry will also find the material relevant.
Handbook of Statistical Methods for Case-Control Studies is written
by leading researchers in the field. It provides an in-depth
treatment of up-to-date and currently developing statistical
methods for the design and analysis of case-control studies, as
well as a review of classical principles and methods. The handbook
is designed to serve as a reference text for biostatisticians and
quantitatively-oriented epidemiologists who are working on the
design and analysis of case-control studies or on related
statistical methods research. Though not specifically intended as a
textbook, it may also be used as a backup reference text for
graduate level courses. Book Sections Classical designs and causal
inference, measurement error, power, and small-sample inference
Designs that use full-cohort information Time-to-event data Genetic
epidemiology About the Editors Ornulf Borgan is Professor of
Statistics, University of Oslo. His book with Andersen, Gill and
Keiding on counting processes in survival analysis is a world
classic. Norman E. Breslow was, at the time of his death, Professor
Emeritus in Biostatistics, University of Washington. For decades,
his book with Nick Day has been the authoritative text on
case-control methodology. Nilanjan Chatterjee is Bloomberg
Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University. He leads a broad
research program in statistical methods for modern large scale
biomedical studies. Mitchell H. Gail is a Senior Investigator at
the National Cancer Institute. His research includes modeling
absolute risk of disease, intervention trials, and statistical
methods for epidemiology. Alastair Scott was, at the time of his
death, Professor Emeritus of Statistics, University of Auckland. He
was a major contributor to using survey sampling methods for
analyzing case-control data. Chris J. Wild is Professor of
Statistics, University of Auckland. His research includes nonlinear
regression and methods for fitting models to response-selective
data.
Jung's Personality Theory Quantified fills an urgent need for
professionals using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (R) (MBTI) to
map it on to the cognitive modes of Jung's personality theory,
avoiding potential logical errors in the traditional "type
dynamics" method. It furthers Jung's original concepts while
placing them on a solid axiomatic basis not possessed by other
personality theories. Bringing these quantitative findings to the
millions of MBTI users - managers, consultants, counsellors,
teachers, psychoanalysts and human resource professionals - will
require further education of those already certified to administer
the instrument according to type dynamics. For this reason
numerical exercises follow most chapters to make the book a source
reference for briefer workbooks usable in enhanced certification
programs. Backed by quantitative theory and new graphical methods,
the pioneering qualitative typology work of Myers and Briggs is
thus extended to yield deeper understanding of the vital topics of
human personality, creativity and human relations. Jungian
psychoanalysts may find Jung's Personality Theory Quantified
helpful in organizing complicated clinical information and it can
also enhance the work of MBTI practitioners worldwide.
"Teamology: The Construction and Organization of Effective Teams"
demonstrates how psychiatrist C. G. Jung's cognition theory, a
cornerstone of modern personality typology, may be used to form and
organize effective problem-solving teams through a novel
quantitative transformation of numbers from the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI) psychological instrument directly on to Jung's
eight cognitive modes. The resulting quantitative mode scores make
obvious what is needed to make a good team. The product of sixteen
years of studying student teams in engineering design project
courses at Stanford University, "Teamology: The Construction and
Organization of Effective Teams" is of value to educators in charge
of engineering project courses, as well as to students and working
professionals on project teams at all levels of engineering,
architecture and business. The book is also useful for users of
MBTI, and counselors interested in personal self-awareness and the
development of interpersonal ability.
"Teamology: The Construction and Organization of Effective
Teams" demonstrates how psychiatrist C. G. Jung's cognition theory,
a cornerstone of modern personality typology, may be used to form
and organize effective problem-solving teams through a novel
quantitative transformation of numbers from the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI) psychological instrument directly on to Jung's
eight cognitive modes. The resulting quantitative mode scores make
obvious what is needed to make a good team.
The product of sixteen years of studying student teams in
engineering design project courses at Stanford University,
"Teamology: The Construction and Organization of Effective Teams"
is of value to educators in charge of engineering project courses,
as well as to students and working professionals on project teams
at all levels of engineering, architecture and business. The book
is also useful for users of MBTI, and counselors interested in
personal self-awareness and the development of interpersonal
ability.
This innovative study investigates the emergence and impact of the
lower middle class on British print culture through the figure of
the office clerk. Using a variety of source materials - including
novels, magazines, newspapers, letters, and life writing - the
author traces the literary profile of the white collar worker
during a time of unprecedented change in class and culture. This
interdisciplinary work offers important insights into a previously
- and undeservedly - neglected area of social and book history, and
explores key works by George Gissing, Trollope, Thackeray, Dickens
and Forster.
Jung's Personality Theory Quantified fills an urgent need for
professionals using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (R) (MBTI) to
map it on to the cognitive modes of Jung's personality theory,
avoiding potential logical errors in the traditional "type
dynamics" method. It furthers Jung's original concepts while
placing them on a solid axiomatic basis not possessed by other
personality theories. Bringing these quantitative findings to the
millions of MBTI users - managers, consultants, counsellors,
teachers, psychoanalysts and human resource professionals - will
require further education of those already certified to administer
the instrument according to type dynamics. For this reason
numerical exercises follow most chapters to make the book a source
reference for briefer workbooks usable in enhanced certification
programs. Backed by quantitative theory and new graphical methods,
the pioneering qualitative typology work of Myers and Briggs is
thus extended to yield deeper understanding of the vital topics of
human personality, creativity and human relations. Jungian
psychoanalysts may find Jung's Personality Theory Quantified
helpful in organizing complicated clinical information and it can
also enhance the work of MBTI practitioners worldwide.
This innovative study investigates the emergence and impact of the
lower middle class on British print culture through the figure of
the office clerk. This interdisciplinary work offers important
insights into a previously neglected area of social and book
history, and explores key works by George Gissing, Forster and JB
Priestley.
Hierdie titels is geskik vir gevorderde lesers. Elke titel
konsentreer op een tema byvoorbeeld die ruimte, perde, muise, sade
en blomme, en die see. Elke titel word in drie dele verdeel: 'n
avontuur verhaal, feitelike inligting, en 'n tradisionele verhaal.
Die titels sal leerders aanmoedig om hul belangstelling uit te brei
en ook om ander boeke oor hierdie temas te lees.
On an otherwise ordinary Sunday morning in 1964, millions of
Roman Catholics around the world experienced history. For the first
time in centuries, they attended masses that were conducted mostly
in their native tongues. This occasion marked only the first of
many profound changes to emanate from the Second Vatican Council
(1962-1965). Known popularly as Vatican II, it would soon give rise
to the most far-reaching religious transformation since the
Reformation.
In this groundbreaking work of cultural and historical
sociology, Melissa Wilde offers a new explanation for this
revolutionary transformation of the Church. Drawing on newly
available sources--including a collection of interviews with the
Council's key bishops and cardinals, and primary documents from the
Vatican Secret Archive that have never before been seen by
researchers--Wilde demonstrates that the pronouncements of the
Council were not merely reflections of papal will, but the product
of a dramatic confrontation between progressives and conservatives
that began during the first days of the Council. The outcome of
this confrontation was determined by a number of factors: the
Church's decline in Latin America; its competition and dialogue
with other faiths, particularly Protestantism, in northern Europe
and North America; and progressive clerics' deep belief in the
holiness of compromise and their penchant for consensus
building.
Wilde's account will fascinate not only those interested in
Vatican II but anyone who wants to understand the social
underpinnings of religious change.
Conservative and progressive religious groups fiercely disagree
about issues of sex and gender. But how did we get here? Melissa J.
Wilde shows how today's modern divisions began in the 1930s in the
public battles over birth control and not for the reasons we might
expect. By examining thirty of America's most prominent religious
groups-from Mormons to Methodists, Southern Baptists to Seventh Day
Adventists, and many others-Wilde contends that fights over birth
control had little do with sex, women's rights, or privacy. Using a
veritable treasure trove of data, including census and archival
materials and more than 10,000 articles, statements, and sermons
from religious and secular periodicals, Wilde demonstrates that the
push to liberalize positions on contraception was tied to complex
views of race, immigration, and manifest destiny among America's
most prominent religious groups. Taking us from the Depression era,
when support for the eugenics movement saw birth control as an act
of duty for less desirable groups, to the 1960s, by which time most
groups had forgotten the reasons behind their stances on
contraception (but not the concerns driving them), Birth Control
Battles explains how reproductive politics divided American
religion. In doing so, this book shows the enduring importance of
race and class for American religion as it rewrites our
understanding of what it has meant to be progressive or
conservative in America.
"God, Why Am I Sick" gives 7 Biblical answers to this question. You
may have been attacked by accusers telling you that you are either
full of sin or empty of faith. They, like Job's accusers, may have
added to your misery. This book is a balanced teaching to a
puzzling question. It is full of Scripture verses that will assure
you of God's love, during this time when you need it most.
Mammary Development: Growth and Growth Factors: The Environment of
the Mammary Secretory Cell (C.H. Knight). Role of Bovine Placental
Lactogen in Intercellular Signalling during Mammary Growth and
Lactation (R.J. Collier et al.). Expression of Hox Genes in Normal
and Neoplastic Mouse Mammary Gland (Y. Friedmann, C.W. Daniel).
Apoptosis in Mammary Gland Involution: Isolation and
Characterization of Apoptosisspecific Genes (W. Bielke et al.).
Mammary Development: Differentiation and Gene Expression:
Extracellular Matrix Dependent Gene Regulation in Mammary
Epithelial Cells (C. Schmidhauser et al.). Regulation of Milk
Secretion and Composition by Growth Hormone and Prolactin (D.J.
Flint). Basement Membrane in the Control of Mammary Gland Function
(C.H. Streuli). Heterogeneous Expression and Synthesis of Human
Serum Albumin in the Mammary Gland of Transgenic Mice (I. Barash et
al). Milk Secretion: Autocrine Control of Milk Secretion:
Development of the Concept (M. Peaker). Endocrine and Autocrine
Strategies for the Control of Lactation in Women and Sows (P.E.
Hartmann et al.). Autocrine Control of Milk Secretion: From Concept
to Application (C.J. Wilde et al.). A Role for Mediumchain Fatty
Acids in the Regulation of Lipid Synthesis in Milk Stasis? (D.H.
Williamson et al.). 41 additional articles. Appendix. Index.
Conservative and progressive religious groups fiercely disagree
about issues of sex and gender. But how did we get here? Melissa J.
Wilde shows how today's modern divisions began in the 1930s in the
public battles over birth control and not for the reasons we might
expect. By examining thirty of America's most prominent religious
groups-from Mormons to Methodists, Southern Baptists to Seventh Day
Adventists, and many others-Wilde contends that fights over birth
control had little do with sex, women's rights, or privacy. Using a
veritable treasure trove of data, including census and archival
materials and more than 10,000 articles, statements, and sermons
from religious and secular periodicals, Wilde demonstrates that the
push to liberalize positions on contraception was tied to complex
views of race, immigration, and manifest destiny among America's
most prominent religious groups. Taking us from the Depression era,
when support for the eugenics movement saw birth control as an act
of duty for less desirable groups, to the 1960s, by which time most
groups had forgotten the reasons behind their stances on
contraception (but not the concerns driving them), Birth Control
Battles explains how reproductive politics divided American
religion. In doing so, this book shows the enduring importance of
race and class for American religion as it rewrites our
understanding of what it has meant to be progressive or
conservative in America.
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