Although much has been written about contemporary Poland, discussions that provide a balanced assessment of the current situation are in short supply. To correct that problem, this book offers a cross-section of intellectual opinion within Poland, including original research and works of synthesis that draw on Polish research and writing that have been, for the most part, inaccessible to scholars outside Poland. The contributors' views avoid the extremes of condemnation or defense of the system and make possible a more complete understanding of present-day realities. Their perspectives are moderated by the fact that, although the authors recognize the need for reform and change, they also take into consideration the great constraints facing all who would confront serious national issues. The discussions range from examinations of social structure and class to evaluations of the significance of the state apparatus in the analysis of policy and assessments of economic performance.

This volume, first published in 2002, presents a sophisticated analysis of the musical instruments, repertoires, musicians and ensembles, and symbolism of the ritual music of Shamans of Seoul, Korea. Placed firmly in a social and historical context, it shows that Shamanism, considered superstition by many today, is alive and well in Seoul in a rich tradition reaching back to the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910), the capital of which was Hanyang (now Seoul). The instruments, dress and other accoutrements of courtly life from the Choson Dynasty have been taken up, although transformed, in contemporary rituals among spirit-possessed Shamans. Through a comparison of Hanyang kut - the rituals of the Hanyang Shamans - and the ritual practice of Inner Asian Shamans, and through an analysis of the relations of spirit-possession music rituals to musok, the indigenous religion of Korea, Seo sheds light on the role of music, spiritual practice and culture in present-day Korea.

The implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts created new challenges for existing teachers and pre-service instructors who were faced with the need to adapt to new expectations and alter curriculum. For many, generating and maintaining student motivation in the face of the new federally-mandated guidelines remains a key concern. Self-regulated learning, a cutting-edge process by which students self-generated thoughts, feelings, and goals drive them to academic success, provides a psychologically-founded approach to this problem. Until now, CCSS literature has focused on triage instead of adopting a holistic approach to the new challenges posed by standards. Through the framework of educational psychology, this book does just that, teaching students to take advantage of developmental psychology in their teaching in order to build programs that work to maximize the positive potential of CCSS.

Addressing first how students develop self-regulatory competence, and then on the three phases of self-regulated learning, this book provides an integrative framework designed to meet the demands of the Common Core State Standards. Designed to communicate the underlying psychological theory while laying out immediately accessible applications, this book is perfect for anyone preparing to teach K-12, as well as current teachers looking to adjust their style to better address the Common Core State Standards. "

Managed care contracting is a process that frustrates even the best administrators. However, to ignore this complexity is to do so at your own expense. You don t necessarily need to bear the cost of overpriced legal advice, but you do need to know what questions to ask, what clauses to avoid, what contingencies to cover ... and when to ask a lawyer for help.

• Decode and analyze reimbursement problems, loopholes, and contract stipulations you are likely to encounter
• Learn tried-and-true tricks, tools, shortcuts, and techniques to evaluate agreements
• Negotiate contracts that won t leave you open to unanticipated expenses

Written by Maria K. Todd, a seasoned professional in managed care contracting, this handbook is written for managers, analysts, and finance officers who have the daunting task of negotiating contracts for medical services. It offers an in-depth examination of managed care and its organizations and covers key areas, such as pay-for-performance initiatives, reimbursement methods, contract law basics, and negotiating strategies.

The Managed Care Contracting Handbook offers critical details and strategic information as well as resources on everything from HMOs and PPOs to Consumer Driven Health Plans (CDHP), self-funded ERSIA payers, and Medicaid managed care.

Fully updates the first edition, which was used widely in the U.S. and overseas.

Designed to equip you with the confidence that comes with knowing the right questions to ask and more answers than you are supposed to know, this easy-access resource

This book provides sample physician employment contracts and explains how each contract works. It is helpful for physicians and administrators who wish to prepare themselves for the contract and employment decisions that lie ahead of them.

This handbook prepares readers to build the medical tourism service line, integrate physicians and other service providers, develop a safe and effective quality and patient-centered infrastructure, document processes and workflows, evaluate reimbursement contracts, and measure outcomes.

This volume, first published in 2002, presents a sophisticated analysis of the musical instruments, repertoires, musicians and ensembles, and symbolism of the ritual music of Shamans of Seoul, Korea. Placed firmly in a social and historical context, it shows that Shamanism, considered superstition by many today, is alive and well in Seoul in a rich tradition reaching back to the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910), the capital of which was Hanyang (now Seoul). The instruments, dress and other accoutrements of courtly life from the Choson Dynasty have been taken up, although transformed, in contemporary rituals among spirit-possessed Shamans. Through a comparison of Hanyang kut - the rituals of the Hanyang Shamans - and the ritual practice of Inner Asian Shamans, and through an analysis of the relations of spirit-possession music rituals to musok, the indigenous religion of Korea, Seo sheds light on the role of music, spiritual practice and culture in present-day Korea.

Although much has been written about contemporary Poland, discussions that provide a balanced assessment of the current situation are in short supply. To correct that problem, this book offers a cross-section of intellectual opinion within Poland, including original research and works of synthesis that draw on Polish research and writing that have been, for the most part, inaccessible to scholars outside Poland. The contributors' views avoid the extremes of condemnation or defense of the system and make possible a more complete understanding of present-day realities. Their perspectives are moderated by the fact that, although the authors recognize the need for reform and change, they also take into consideration the great constraints facing all who would confront serious national issues. The discussions range from examinations of social structure and class to evaluations of the significance of the state apparatus in the analysis of policy and assessments of economic performance.

In concierge medicine, physicians develop amenities-rich membership programs and collect a monthly or annual membership fee to pay for the amenities in addition to the medical services rendered. Handbook of Concierge Medical Practice Design examines the many considerations physicians must make prior to transitioning their practices into concierge services. Maria K. Todd, a recognized expert in concierge medicine, branding, consulting, healthcare, marketing, medical tourism, planning, and physician practice administration, explains how to set up a concierge practice. She describes how this new business model affects workflow and outlines financial considerations including managed care payer relations, the hybrid practice, and predictive modeling to uncover the hidden factors that affect bottom-line performance. The book supplies readers with models for creating a business plan and a strategy for transforming a practice into a concierge practice. It concludes by covering the legal aspects of creating a concierge practice. It includes patient acquisition and retention strategies as well as detailed plans for adding additional doctors and physician extenders, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants.The book provides sample employment contracts and advice on how to select and work with consultants. It includes chapters on business process re-engineering, workflow management, financial considerations, competitive analysis, developing a business plan, and how to market the new practice.

High Value Manufacturing is the result of the 6th International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual
and Rapid Prototyping, held in Leiria, Portugal, October 2013. It contains current contributions to the fi eld
of virtual and rapid prototyping (V&RP) and is also focused on promoting better links between industry and
academia. This volume comprises a collection of more than 110 reviewed papers which cover a wide range of
topics, such as Additive and Nano Manufacturing Technologies, Biomanufacturing, Materials, Rapid Tooling
and Manufacturing, CAD and 3D Data Acquisition Technologies, Simulation and Virtual Environments, and
novel applications.

High Value Manufacturing is intended for engineers, designers and manufacturers who are active in the fi elds
of mechanical, industrial and biomedical engineering.

In addition to coordinating health travel logistics and gathering medical records, medical tourism facilitators play the role of travel agent, appointment setter, concierge, hotel reservationist, tour operator, and hand-holder to clients seeking health services domestically and abroad. Addressing the issues that are likely to emerge as clients travel, the Medical Tourism Facilitator's Handbook is a must-have resource of hard-to-find tools, checklists, terminology, and other helpful information for hospital-based, lay facilitators, travel agents, and even retired physicians and nurses. Supplying the advice of a recognized expert in global healthcare, the book provides a detailed and empathic understanding of patient needs and expectations. It covers the full range of best and worst case scenarios that can occur when clients travel to obtain health services. Using a conversational tone, it includes coverage of international travel logistics, where to find answers to immigration concerns, confidentiality/privacy issues, and unanticipated care in transit in the event of complications or missed connections. The book delivers a fast-moving presentation of useful information and teaches readers how to decode the language, what to look for in terms of safety and quality, how to decode hospital facilitator agent agreements, and how to anticipate clients' needs and expectations. It also includes access to a regularly updated website with helpful worksheets and reference material so you will be prepared to handle any scenario that might present itself when your clients travel.

This book shows how principles of self-regulated learning are being implemented in secondary classrooms. The 14 chapters are theoretically driven and supported by empirical research and address all common high school content areas. The book comprises 29 lesson plans in English language arts, natural and physical sciences, social studies, mathematics, foreign language, art, music, health, and physical education. Additionally, the chapters address students with special needs, technology, and homework. Each chapter begins with one or more lesson plans written by master teachers, followed by narratives explaining how the lesson plans were implemented. The chapters conclude with an analysis written by expert researchers of the self-regulated learning elements in the lessons. Each lesson and each analysis incorporate relevant educational standards for that area. Different types of high schools in several states serve as venues. This powerful new book edited by Maria K. DiBenedetto provides a unique and invaluable resource for both secondary teachers and researchers committed to supporting adolescents in the development of academic self-regulation. Each chapter is jointly written by teachers who provide a wealth of materials, including lesson plans, and researchers who situate these lesson plans and academic self-regulation goals within the larger work on self-regulation. The topics covered are far broader than any other book I have seen in terms of developing academic self-regulation, covering over a dozen content areas, including literacy, mathematics, social studies, the sciences, and the arts. Teachers and scholars alike will find this book a must read. Karen Harris, EdD, Arizona State University A practical and magnificent blend of educational research and application. This book goes beyond presenting the findings of research on self regulation by connecting detailed strategies that align with the standards to the research. DiBenedetto et al. clearly illustrate how to develop self regulated learners in the classroom. A refreshing must read for all secondary educators and educational researchers seeking to be well grounded in education research and practical application techniques. Heather Brookman, PhD, Fusion Academy- Park Avenue Self-regulated learning is a research-based process by which teachers help students realize their own role in the learning process. Connecting Self-Regulated Learning and Performance with Instruction Across High School Content Areas consists of model teachers' lessons and analyses by prominent educational psychologists in the field of self-regulated learning. The book provides teachers with the tools needed to increase students' awareness of learning and inspires all educators to use self-regulated learning to promote engagement, motivation, and achievement in their students. The book also provides administrators with the principles needed to infuse evidenced based self-regulated learning into their curriculum and instruction. I highly recommend the book! Marty Richburg, Northside High School

This book shows how principles of self-regulated learning are being implemented in secondary classrooms. The 14 chapters are theoretically driven and supported by empirical research and address all common high school content areas. The book comprises 29 lesson plans in English language arts, natural and physical sciences, social studies, mathematics, foreign language, art, music, health, and physical education. Additionally, the chapters address students with special needs, technology, and homework. Each chapter begins with one or more lesson plans written by master teachers, followed by narratives explaining how the lesson plans were implemented. The chapters conclude with an analysis written by expert researchers of the self-regulated learning elements in the lessons. Each lesson and each analysis incorporate relevant educational standards for that area. Different types of high schools in several states serve as venues. This powerful new book edited by Maria K. DiBenedetto provides a unique and invaluable resource for both secondary teachers and researchers committed to supporting adolescents in the development of academic self-regulation. Each chapter is jointly written by teachers who provide a wealth of materials, including lesson plans, and researchers who situate these lesson plans and academic self-regulation goals within the larger work on self-regulation. The topics covered are far broader than any other book I have seen in terms of developing academic self-regulation, covering over a dozen content areas, including literacy, mathematics, social studies, the sciences, and the arts. Teachers and scholars alike will find this book a must read. Karen Harris, EdD, Arizona State University A practical and magnificent blend of educational research and application. This book goes beyond presenting the findings of research on self regulation by connecting detailed strategies that align with the standards to the research. DiBenedetto et al. clearly illustrate how to develop self regulated learners in the classroom. A refreshing must read for all secondary educators and educational researchers seeking to be well grounded in education research and practical application techniques. Heather Brookman, PhD, Fusion Academy- Park Avenue Self-regulated learning is a research-based process by which teachers help students realize their own role in the learning process. Connecting Self-Regulated Learning and Performance with Instruction Across High School Content Areas consists of model teachers' lessons and analyses by prominent educational psychologists in the field of self-regulated learning. The book provides teachers with the tools needed to increase students' awareness of learning and inspires all educators to use self-regulated learning to promote engagement, motivation, and achievement in their students. The book also provides administrators with the principles needed to infuse evidenced based self-regulated learning into their curriculum and instruction. I highly recommend the book! Marty Richburg, Northside High School

The implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts created new challenges for existing teachers and pre-service instructors who were faced with the need to adapt to new expectations and alter curriculum. For many, generating and maintaining student motivation in the face of the new federally-mandated guidelines remains a key concern. Self-regulated learning, a cutting-edge process by which students self-generated thoughts, feelings, and goals drive them to academic success, provides a psychologically-founded approach to this problem. Until now, CCSS literature has focused on triage instead of adopting a holistic approach to the new challenges posed by standards. Through the framework of educational psychology, this book does just that, teaching students to take advantage of developmental psychology in their teaching in order to build programs that work to maximize the positive potential of CCSS.

Addressing first how students develop self-regulatory competence, and then on the three phases of self-regulated learning, this book provides an integrative framework designed to meet the demands of the Common Core State Standards. Designed to communicate the underlying psychological theory while laying out immediately accessible applications, this book is perfect for anyone preparing to teach K-12, as well as current teachers looking to adjust their style to better address the Common Core State Standards. "

Written by leading experts in global network development, this book is a guide for hospitals and medical providers wishing to become global. It covers everything from developing a medical tourism network for medical services, diagnostics, wellness checkups, and spa retreats to assessing client satisfaction and patient follow-up. It considers important issues of confidentiality, documentation, safety, revenue implications, and contracting including working with health plans, case managers, professional facilitators, and multinational employers.

Die Autorin prasentiert in dem Buch ein korpusbasiertes Studium der Wirtschaftsmetaphorik in der deutschen und polnischen Presse. Vor dem onomasiologisch-kognitiven Hintergrund stellt die Autorin die abstrakte und komplexe Wirtschaftsdomane als Zielbereich verschiedener metaphorischer Konzeptualisierungen vor. Anhand einer Vielzahl an Belegen aus wirtschaftlichen Rubriken verweist sie auf die Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede des Sprachenpaares Deutsch-Polnisch hinsichtlich der dort auftretenden konzeptuellen Metaphernmodelle. Die von der Autorin vorgenommene empirische Analyse der ermittelten Metaphorik hat einerseits den Gebrauch, die Frequenz, Form und Funktion des untersuchten Phanomens erlautert, andererseits die im Pressediskurs konstruierten Welten aufgegriffen.

Wer empfindet keine Freude daran, seinem/seiner Gesprachspartner/in etwas Nettes zu sagen? Wer bleibt schon unberuhrt davon, von seinem/seiner Gesprachspartner/in etwas Nettes zu hoeren? Dabei sind wir uns selten dessen bewusst, welch grosses kommunikations- und beziehungsfoerderndes Potenzial im Komplimente-Machen liegt. In diesem Buch geht der Autor dem Phanomen der "schmeichelnden Worte" - wie Komplimente oft zu Unrecht genannt werden - sowohl aus linguistischer als auch aus psychologischer und soziologischer Sicht nach. Diese interdisziplinare Herangehensweise ist eine notwendige Voraussetzung dafur, den Gebrauch von Komplimenten im Deutschen und im Polnischen aus mehreren Perspektiven zu beleuchten. Ihr Vergleich beruht dabei auf solchen Parametern wie Ziel, Form und Wirkung des Komplimentierens.

Europaisierung und Globalisierung relativieren in zunehmendem Mae die einst so dominanten Nationalstaaten und legen oft fast schon vergessene unter-, neben-, zwischenund ubernationale Regionen als identitatsbergende Erfahrungswelten wieder frei. Umsoerstaunlicher ist, da trotz dieses fundamentalen Paradigmenwechsels bisher keine klare Definition der Begriffe Region, Regionalitat, Kulturraum etc. existiert. Um dem zumindest im Bereich der Philologien entgegenzuarbeiten, versammelt dieser Band nun theoretisch grundsatzliche wie exemplarisch am Einzelfall orientierte Aufsatze und Studien, die sich bis hin zu einer nicht zuletzt auch begriffsklarend abschlieenden Synthese vereinen in ihrem Bemuhen um eine systematisch grundlegende Aufarbeitung von Regionalitat als Kategorie der Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft. Aus dem Inhalt: Jurgen Joachimsthaler: Die Literarisierung einer Region und die Regionalisierung ihrer Literatur - Jens Stuben: 'Regionale Literatur' und 'Literatur in der Region'. Zum Gegenstandsbereich einer Geschichte der deutschen Literatur in den Kulturlandschaften Ostmitteleuropas - Csaba Foldes: Aspekte der Regionalitat im System der diatopischen Varietaten der deutschen Sprache - Norbert Richard Wolf: Regionen entstehen, indem die Leute miteinander reden. Oder: Regionalisierungsprozesse in rezenten Dialekten - Hans-Georg Pott: Nationale und regionale Identitaten im Zeitalter der Globalisierung - Ortwin Beisbart/Klaus Maiwald: Dialekt in der Literatur - ein Aspekt von Regionalitat im Zeitalter der Globalisierung? - Hermann Kurzke: Regionalhymnen und kulturelle Identitat - Hubert Orlowski: Auf der Suche nach regionaler Identitat. Borussia als Programm und Praxis - GabrielaOciepa: Die Stimme der Region bei Johannes Bobrowski (mit Ausfuhrungen zu Fontanes Unterm Birnbaum) - Regina Hartmann: Das literarische Selbstbild einer Ostseeregion - Schwedisch-Pommern im 18. Jahrhundert - Ingmar van Tenne: Tradition und kulturelle Identitat des hansischen Kaufmanns des Spatmittelalters am Beispiel von Danzig - Maria Krysztofiak: H.C. Artmanns Expeditionen in die Fremde - Stefan H. Kaszyn; ski: Ist die osterreichische Literatur regional? Methodologische Komplikationen bei der Prasentation osterreichischer Lyrik in deutschsprachigen Anthologien - Michael Rohrwasser: Josef Nadler als Pionier moderner Regionalismuskonzepte? - Eugen Kotte: Mythen und Stereotype im deutsch-polnischen Kontext - Roswitha Schieb: Region und Nation - Die Insel Rugen als mythischer Ort Deutschlands - Maria Pumpel-Mader: Das ethnische Stereotyp in Text und Bild: Die Tirolerin als Bauerin - Ewa Drewnowska-Vargane: Textlinguistische Aspekte der Reflexion des Kosovo-Konflikts in deutsch-, polnisch- und ungarischsprachigen Presse-Texten - Maria Katarzyna Lasatowicz: Das Wasserpolnische in seiner Region - Ilpo Tapani Piirainen: Schlesien als Sprach- und Kulturlandschaft - Jaroslaw Bogacki: Regionale Zunftordnungen als sprachliches Zeugnis des Alltags im fruhneuhochdeutschen Oberschlesien - Monika Witt: Regionale Selbstbeschreibung in schlesischen Bergfuhrern - Annikki Koskensalo: Die deutschen -ieren-Verben in Schlesien - Andrea Rudolph: Modernitat und mahrisch-schlesische Regionalitat im Naturalismus. Franz Adamus' Familie Wawroch (1899) - Ernst Josef Krzywon: Regionales Bewutsein im erzahlerischen, lyrischen und essayistischen Werk von Alfred Hein (1894-1945) - Izabela Surynt: UnterstellterRegionalismus. Gustav Freytag und Ober-Schlesien.

Internationalisierung und Globalisierung oeffnen neue Perspektiven uber nationale Grenzen hinaus. Hochschulen mussen sich den pragmatischen Anforderungen eines sich wandelnden Arbeitsmarktes anpassen, so auch Studiengange der Germanistik. Seit der politischen Wende entstehen in Mittelosteuropa neben traditionellen Germanistikstudiengangen zunehmend interdisziplinare Studiengange mit Schwerpunktlegung auf Wirtschaft, Verwaltung und Kulturmanagement, um ihren Absolventinnen und Absolventen Beschaftigungsmoeglichkeiten auf einem globalen Arbeitsmarkt ermoeglichen zu. Der Tagungsband thematisiert Herausforderungen, denen sich germanistische Institute in Mittelosteuropa stellen [mussen], versucht eine Bestandsaufnahme, benennt Positionen und Probleme.

Ryszard Ziaja verweist in dem Band auf beachtliche empirische Moeglichkeiten der kognitiven Metapherntheorie im Hinblick auf Kirchenliedtexte. An konkreten Beispielen verdeutlicht er die Leistungskraft sowie die analytischen Grenzen dieses Ansatzes hinsichtlich der gewahlten religioes-historischen Textsorte. Die vom Autor vorgenommene Verknupfung einer postmodernen Analysetheorie kognitiv-linguistischer Art mit der Kirchenliedschoepfung Paul Gerhardts hat ein Rekontextualisierungsmodell historischer Sakraltexte hervorgebracht. Aufgrund des interdisziplinaren Charakters ist das Buch fur Linguisten, wie fur Theologen, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaftler von Interesse.

Jahrlich werden in Deutschland ca. 1.000 kunstliche Befruchtungen durchgefuhrt (sog. heterologe kunstliche Befruchtung). Insbesondere der Samenspender, aber auch alle anderen beteiligten Personen gehen dabei ein rechtliches Risiko ein - haufig ohne es zu wissen. Die Autorin entwickelt Moglichkeiten der zivilrechtlichen Haftungsfreistellung des Samenspenders und stellt ihre Alternative vor: die "rechtsfolgenlose Vaterschaftsfeststellungsklage." "