Noah and his friends go to a predominantly all-white neighborhood with a plan: steal a car, sell it to a chop shop, and make some fast cash. But that never happens. Instead, Noah, a teen father, becom
Writing in Response is a flexible, brief rhetoric that offers a unique focus on the critical practices of experienced readers—analysis and reflection—the skills at the heart of academic writing. It he
This volume for teachers reprints nine previously published essays (from Corwin books) written by education specialists from the US. They focus on the response to intervention (RTI) process for elemen
This is a study of the impact of the Filipino Insurrection on American society and politics. It is the first work to evaluate in detail the response of public opinion to that war and to analyze offici
The Rhetoric of Response is an interpretation of Hebrews 10:32-12:13 from the perspective of classical rhetorical compositional theory. It argues that this unit in Hebrews is deliberative rhetoric adv
Measurement of solid tumor response to treatment relies mainly on imaging. WHO tumor response criteria and, more recently, RECIST (response evaluation criteria in solid tumors) have provided means to
Presents articles both supporting and opposing issues relating to disaster response, including the challenges involved, the role of the government, and how U.S. disaster response can be improved.
Since the publication of the first edition in 2011, new security threats have come to the forefront. Among these, we have heard about terrorist weapons/delivery methods becoming increasingly sophistic
From the bestselling author of the Spider Shepherd and Jack Nightingale series comes First Response, the utterly addictive new thriller by Stephen Leather. London is under siege. Nine men in suicide v
It is now understood that the response of mammalian cells to a wide variety of potentially toxic agents may be intimately linked with many human diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, ischemia, fev
This book develops an intuitive understanding of item response theory (IRT) principles through the use of graphical displays and analogies to psychological principles. The IRT psychometric method is e
"Call Ampersand Response" is a collaborative artwork by Canadian artists Michael Dumontier (born 1960) and Micah Lexier (born 1974), composed of images exchanged via email over a period of several mon
In recent years, The impact of the inflammatory response in cardiovascular surgery has been a focus of much attention within the field of cardiac surgery. Despite that, scientific research on the topi
Imagine if you had only one chance to get it right, one shot at losing weight once and for all….one final opportunity to get fit and change your body forever….what would you do?
This book will track advances in the application of phase response (PR) analysis to the study of electrically excitable cells, focusing on applications of PR analysis in the computational neuroscience
Biologic response modifiers (BRMs) are substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease.? The body naturally produces small amounts of these substances. Scientists can produce so
""I kept the well-supported assertions from the earlier edition and added essential new information. The most important changes involved diagnostic considerations as we head for DSM-V and ICD-11. Trea
THE WRITER?S RESPONSE teaches students not only the basics of paragraph and essay writing--unity, coherence, and support--but also the basics of academic writing, making it a complete source for stud
A hospital can continue to function during a disaster or terrorist attack if a Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) protects the facility by the establishing and staffing of an Emergency Treatment
Veterinary Disaster Response is the essential guide to disaster training, preparation, planning, and recovery. The book takes a question-and-answer format to promote understanding and outline the step
Market Response Models: Econometric and Time Series Analysis is the leading source of information on the use of market response models for planning and forecasting. It has served as a text for graduat
When Dr. Herbert Benson introduced this simple, effective, mind/body approach to relieve stress in The Relaxation Response twenty-five years ago, the book became an instant national bestseller. Since
The all-new edition of this security bestseller reveals the most relevant and up-to-date incident response techniques, tools, and case scenarios. Incident Response & Computer Forensics, Third Ed
Based on a popular course for the FEMA Higher Education project, Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters provides important insight into plans to mitigate and respond to the devastation
Noah and his friends go to a predominantly white neighborhood with a plan: steal a car, sell it to a chop shop, and make some fast cash. But that never happens. Instead, Noah, a teen father, is the vi
"Forrest Hamer's poems rise out of the places where religion and dancing-- spirit and body-- join, and in reading Call and Response 'We are journeying to the source of all wonder,/ We journey by dance
This book explores the issues of nation and modernity in China by focusing on the work of Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), one of the most controversial of modern Chinese intellectuals and brother of the writ
Several decades of psychometric research have led to the development of sophisticated models for multidimensional test data, and in recent years, multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) has becom
This book is the first comprehensive and comparative contribution to explore and identify the key factors that hamper and enable the development and deployment of multinational rapid response mechanis
Drawing on the work of internationally acclaimed experts in the field, this three-volume handbook presents models, statistical tools, and applications of item response theory. The first volume covers
Drawing on the work of internationally acclaimed experts in the field, the first volume in this set covers the current models in item response theory. It describes partial credit, multicomponent, Weib
Host Response to Biomaterials: The Impact of Host Response on Biomaterial Selection explains the various categories of biomaterials and their significance for clinical applications, focusing on the ho
Computer Incident Response and Forensics Team Management provides security professionals with a complete handbook of computer incident response from the perspective of forensics team management. This
With a Foreword by Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis ResponseOver the last decades natural and man-made disasters have been increas
For biologists involved with regulatory networks, environmental microbiology, or the pathogenicity of microorganisms, this volume presents 17 chapters, each one dedicated to a particular microorganism
Use these innovative learning tools to put kids on the road to reading success. As children read favorite books, they follow the paths on the road maps, stopping along the way to think about and respo
"This book presents a thorough treatment and unified coverage of Bayesian item response modeling with applications in a variety of disciplines, including education, medicine, psychology, and sociology
