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Military Caregivers: Cornerstones of Support for Our Nation's Wounded, Ill, and Injured Veterans
by Margaret C. Harrell • Terri Tanielian • Rajeev Ramchand • Michael P. Fisher • Carra S. Sims • Racine HarrisMilitary caregivers are an essential part of our nation's ability to care for returning wounded warriors. Far too often, their own needs are neglected. The RAND Corporation and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation lay the groundwork to inform policy and program development relative to the needs of military... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Hidden Heroes: America's Military Caregivers
by Terri Tanielian • Rajeev Ramchand • Michael P. Fisher • Christine Anne Vaughan • Thomas E. Trail • Caroline Epley • Phoenix Voorhies • Michael William Robbins • Eric Robinson • Bonnie Ghosh-DastidarLittle has been reported about "military caregivers"--the population of those who care for wounded, ill, and injured military personnel and veterans. This report summarizes the results of a study designed to describe the magnitude of military caregiving in the United States today, as well as to ide... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Sleep in the Military: Promoting Healthy Sleep Among U.S. Servicemembers
by Michael P. Fisher • Regina A. Shih • Paul S. Steinberg • Eric Pedersen • Wendy M. Troxel • Lily Geyer • Beth Ann Griffin • Ann C. Haas • Jeremy R. KurzGiven the unprecedented demands on the U. S. military since 2001 and the risks posed by stress and trauma, there has been growing concern about the prevalence and consequences of sleep problems. This first-ever comprehensive review of military sleep-related policies and programs, evidence-based in... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Family Resilience in the Military
by Lisa S. Meredith • Megan K. Beckett • Sarah O. Meadows • Michael P. Fisher • Laurie T. Martin • Karen Chan Osilla • Kirby Bowling • Daniela GolinelliMost leaders in the Department of Defense (DoD) agree that family resilience is an important construct, yet DoD does not have a standard definition. The authors of this report review existing definitions of family resilience and offer a candidate definition for DoD use. They also review models of fa... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Mark Twain's Helpful Hints for Good Living: A Handbook for the Damned Human Race
"This handbook -- an etiquette guide for the human race -- contains sixty-nine aphorisms, anecdotes, whimsical suggestions, maxims, and cautionary tales from Mark Twain's private and published writings. It dispenses advice and reflections on family life and public manners; opinions on topics such as... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Autobiography of Mark Twain: The Complete and Authoritative Edition, Vol. 1
"I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away--to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his "Final (and Right) P... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
The Prince and the Pauper
"What am I writing? A historical tale of 300 years ago, simply for the love of it." Mark Twain's "tale" became his first historical novel, The Prince and the Pauper, published in 1881. Intricately plotted, it was intended to have the feel of history even though it was only the stuff of legend. In si... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1979 -
Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures: Engaging with Others in a Changing World (Sage Social Psychology Program Ser.)
Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures Second Edition starts by asking why social psychology needs a cross-cultural perspective. It then examines cultural differences and their origins, before addressing traditional social psychological themes cross-culturally, for example group processes, ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology (Wiley Blackwell Companions To Anthropology Ser. #28)
A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and presents recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research in twenty-nine key essays by leading scholars. Demonstrates t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President
by Gail Sheehy • Noam Chomsky • Tony Schwartz • Judith Lewis Herman • James Gilligan • Philip Zimbardo • Nanette Gartrell • John D. Gartner • Edwin B. Fisher • Robert Jay Lifton • William J. Doherty • Esq. • Lance Dodes • M. P. H. • Rosemary Sword • Bandy X. Lee • Craig Malkin • Michael J. Tansey • David M. Reiss • Henry J. Friedman • Jennifer Contarino Panning Psy.D. • Luba Kessler • Steve Wruble • Thomas Singer • Dee Mosbacher • Leonard L. Glass • Howard H. Covitz • James A. Herb M.A. • Diane Jhueck L.M.H.C. • D.M.H.P. • A.B.P.P. • Betty P. Teng M.F.A. • L.M.S.W. • Harper West M.A. • L. L. P. • Elizabeth Mika M.A. • L.C.P.C.<P>More than two dozen psychiatrists and psychologists offer their consensus view that Trump's mental state presents a clear and present danger to our nation and individual well-being.This is not normal.Since the start of Donald Trump’s presidential run, one question has quietly but urgently permeat... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Integrated Nematode Management: State-of-the-Art and Visions for the Future
by John Mueller • Andreas Westphal • Pedro Luiz Pedro Luiz Martins • Graham Stirling • Jon Pickup • Danny Coyne • Thomas Forge • Professor Johannes Hallmann • Horacio D. Lopez-Nicora • Terry L. Niblack • Richard W. Smiley • Gregory L. Tylka • Inga A. Zasada • Sheila Storey • Muhammad Amjad Ali • Larry Duncan • Johan Desaeger • Amer A Dababat • Ravi Singh • Abasola C. Simon • Driekie Fourie • John. W. Kimenju • P. K. Wendo • A. K. Thuo • H S Gaur • J. S. Prasad • Nethi Somasekhar • Prabashnie Ramouthar • Andressa Cristina Machado • Richard F Davis • Robert C. Kemerait • Kathy S. Lawrence • Daniel Dalvan Nascimento • Deliang Peng • Edward Sikora • Philip A Roberts • Nicola Greco • Zane Grabau • Patricia Timper • Sonia Steenkamp • Luis Pocasangre • Soledad Verdejo-Lucas • Joseph W. Noling • Michael V. McKenry • John M. Halbrendt • Hans Hugo • M. S Daneel • W. P. Steyn • Sônia Maria Salgado • Willian C. Terra • Raman K. Walia • Nicola Sasanelli • Miguel Talavera-Rubia • J. Ole Becker • Johnny Visser • Brinkman D.D. Onion • Wim M.L. Wesemael • Bernd Augustin • Pella Brinkman • Misghina Goitom Teklu • Saad L. Hafez • Sundararaj Palanisamy • Mikhail Pridannikov • Ann. MacGuidwin • Biodun Claudius-ColePlant parasitic nematodes are costly burdens of crop production, causing an estimated US$80 - 118 billion per year in damage to crops. They are associated with nearly every important agricultural crop, and are a significant constraint on global food security. Regulations on the use of chemical pesti... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops
by Maria Luisa Badenes • Patrick Brown • Nicolas Roux • Araceli Barceló-Muñoz • Vicente Vicente • Óscar Martínez • Eddo Rugini • Luciana Baldoni • Alain Rival • Magda-Viola Hanke • Henryk Flachowsky • Julie Graham • Luis A. Cañas • Dennis J. Gray • Stephen Adkins • J. R. Botella • Leandro Pena • Ossama Kodad • Pedro Martínez-Gómez • Abhaya Dandekar • Sadanand A. Dhekney • Yuval Cohen • Kate Evans • Nuria Alburquerque • Pedro M. Barros • A. T. Basford • Muhammad Ajmal Bashir • Diego Silva Batista • Julianne Biddle • Manuel Blasco • Lorenzo Burgos • John E. Carlson • Elisabeth Carmona • David Chagné • Rekha Chaudhury • Elisabeth Chevreau • V. E. Chhatre • Yelda Özden Çiftçi • C. Claflin • Elena Corredoira • Valerio Cristofori • Niccolò Cultrera • Maurecilne Lemes da Silva • Leo D’Souza • Ofere Francis Emeriewen • M. Faize • Fábio Gelape Faleiro • Ana Paula Farinha • Yolanda Ferradás • Antonio Figueira • Maureen M.M. Fitch • M. Foale • Svetlana Y. Folimonova • María Victoria González • Isabel María González-Padilla • Smitha Hegde • Professor Jose Ignacio Hormaza • Uma Jaiswal • Nikki Jennings • Hülya Akdemir Koç • Nerea Larrañaga • Chuck Leslie • Z. J. Li • Amanda De Lopes • Carlos López-Encina • Rodolfo López-Gómez • Jorge Lora • Zheng-Rong Luo • S. K. Malik • Roberto Mariotti • Antonio J. Matas • José Mercado • Scott Merkle • Sara Montanari • Gloria Moore • Soraya Mousavi • Isabel Narváez • María Del Naval • Q. T. Nguyen • Shashikiran Nivas • M. Margarida Oliveira • Ahmet Onay • Guillermo Padilla • Elena Palomo-Ríos • Andreas Peil • Rosa M. Pérez-Clemente • Cesar Petri • Paula M. Pijut • Marcos Vinícius Pinheiro • Clara Pliego • Fernando Pliego-Alfaro • Simon H.T. Raharjo • Manoj K Rai • Manuel Rey • Gabino Ríos • Diego Ismael Rocha • M. B. Rosenberg • M. Rouard • D. Ruiz • J. Sardos • Danielle Camargo Scotton • Cristian Silvestri • Michael K Smith • Guo-Qing Song • Veysel Süzerer • Alicia Talavera • Ryutaro Tao • Takuya Tetsumura • Engin Tilkat • Pablo Ric Varas • Wagner Vendrame • Francisco Javier Viéitez • Hazel Wetzstein • Roxana Yockteng • Qing-Lin ZhangThis book covers the biotechnology of all the major perennial fruit and nut species. Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 2005, there has been significant progress in cell culture, genomics and genetic transformation for many of these species. This book covers these biotechnolo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020