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 Methods in Social Epidemiology By J. Michael Oakes, Jay S. Kaufman 2006 | 506 Pages | ISBN: 0787979899 | PDF | 3 MB Social epidemiology is the study of how social interactionsвЂ"social norms, laws, institutions, conventia, social conditions and behaviorвЂ"affect the health of populations. This practical, comprehensive introduction to methods in social epidemiology is written by experts in the field. It is perfectly timed for the growth in interest among those in public health, community health, preventive medicine, sociology, political science, social work, and other areas of social research. Topics covered are: Introduction: Advancing Methods in Social Epidemiology The History of Methods of Social Epidemilogy to 1965 Indicators of Socioeconomic Position Measuring and Analyzing 'Race' Racism and Racial Discrimination Measuring Poverty Measuring Health Inequalities A Conceptual Framework for Measuring Segregation and its Association with Population Outcomes Measures of Residential Community Contexts Using Census Data to Approximate Neighborhood Effects Community-based Participatory Research: Rationale and Relevance for Social Epidemiology Network Methods in Social Epidemiology Identifying Social Interactions: A Review, Multilevel Studies Experimental Social Epidemiology: Controlled Community Trials Propensity Score Matching Methods for Social Epidemiology Natural Experiments and Instrumental Variable Analyses in Social Epidemiology and Using Causal Diagrams to Understand Common Problems in Social Epidemiology. ''Publication of this highly informative textbook clearly reflects the coming of age of many social epidemiology methods, the importance of which rests on their potential contribution to significantly improving the effectiveness of the population-based approach to prevention. This book should be of great interest not only to more advanced epidemiology students but also to epidemiologists in general, particularly those concerned with health policy and the translation of epidemiologic findings into public health practice. The cause of achieving a вЂmore complete’ epidemiology envisaged by the editors has been significantly advanced by this excellent textbook.'' вЂ"Moyses Szklo, professor of epidemiology and editor-in-chief, American Journal of Epidemiology , Johns Hopkins University ''Social epidemiology is a comparatively new field of inquiry that seeks to describe and explain the social and geographic distribution of health and of the determinants of health. This book considers the major methodological challenges facing this important field. Its chapters, written by experts in a variety of disciplines, are most often authoritative, typically provocative, and often debatable, but always worth reading.'' вЂ"Stephen W. Raudenbush, Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago ''The roadmap for a new generation of social epidemiologists. The publication of this treatise is a significant event in the history of the discipline.'' вЂ"Ichiro Kawachi, professor of social epidemiology, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard University '' Methods in Social Epidemiology not only illuminates the difficult questions that future generations of social epidemiologists must ask, it also identifies the paths they must boldly travel in the pursuit of answers, if this exciting interdisciplinary science is to realize its full potential. This beautifully edited volume appears at just the right moment to exert a profound influence on the field.'' вЂ"Sherman A. James, Susan B. King Professor of Public Policy Studies, professor of Community and Family Medicine, professor of African-American Studies, Duke University  Managing the Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis By M.D. Randall T. Schapiro 2003 | 210 Pages | ISBN: 1888799781 | PDF | 2 MB Univ. of Minneapolis, MN. Consumer text explores every symptom of multiple sclerosis and discusses clinically tested and proven methods for the management of each. Also includes a glossary of common medical terms and an overview of the characteristics of MS. Halftone illustrations. DNLM: Multiple Sclerosis--therapy.  Magnifying Spacetime: How Physics Changes with Scale: How Physics Changes with Scale by Daniel Nathan Coumbe English | 2019 | ISBN: 1536153192 | 186 Pages | PDF | 5 MB  Guillaume Coqueret, "Machine Learning for Factor Investing: R Version " English | ISBN: 0367545861 | 2020 | 341 pages | PDF | 32 MB Machine learning (ML) is progressively reshaping the fields of quantitative finance and algorithmic trading. ML tools are increasingly adopted by hedge funds and asset managers, notably for alpha signal generation and stocks selection. The technicality of the subject can make it hard for non-specialists to join the bandwagon, as the jargon and coding requirements may seem out of reach. Machine Learning for Factor Investing: R Version bridges this gap. It provides a comprehensive tour of modern ML-based investment strategies that rely on firm characteristics.  Luc Tuymans (Contemporary Artists) by Ulrich Loock English | ISBN-10: 0714842982 | October 1, 2003 | PDF | 260 pages | 43.2 mb Tuymans' monochromatic palette and choice of subject matter - domestic interiors, commonplace objects or family portraits - link painting with post-war filmmaking and amateur photography. The sources of other images on his canvases give his work a brooding violence.  Ashok Das, "Lectures on Quantum Field Theory: Second Edition" English | ISBN: 9811220867 | 2020 | 942 pages | PDF | 8 MB This book comprises the lectures of a two-semester course on quantum field theory, presented in a quite informal and personal manner. The course starts with relativistic one-particle systems, and develops the basics of quantum field theory with an analysis on the representations of the Poincaré group. Canonical quantization is carried out for scalar, fermion, Abelian and non-Abelian gauge theories. Covariant quantization of gauge theories is also carried out with a detailed description of the BRST symmetry. The Higgs phenomenon and the standard model of electroweak interactions are also developed systematically. Regularization and (BPHZ) renormalization of field theories as well as gauge theories are discussed in detail, leading to a derivation of the renormalization group equation. In addition, two chapters - one on the Dirac quantization of constrained systems and another on discrete symmetries - are included for completeness, although these are not covered in the two-semester course.  Law and New Governance in the Eu and the Us By Grainne De Burca, Joanne Scott 2006 | 444 Pages | ISBN: 1841135437 | PDF | 2 MB New approaches to governance have attracted significant scholarly attention in recent years. Commentators on both sides of the Atlantic have identified, charted and evaluated the rise and spread of forms of governance, forms which seem to differ from previous regulatory and legal paradigms. In Europe, the emergence of the Open Method of Coordination has provided a focal point for new governance studies. In the US, scholarship on issues such as collaborative problem-solving, democratic experimentalism, and problem-solving courts exemplify the interest in similar developments. This book covers diverse policy sectors and subjects, including the environment, education, anti-discrimination, food safety and many others. While some chapters concentrate on the operation of new governance mechanisms in a federal and multilevel context and others look at the relationship between public and private mechanisms and settings, what all the contributors share in common is the pursuit of effective mechanisms for addressing complex social problems, and the challenges they raise for our understanding of law and constitutionalism, and of legal and constitutional values.  Lasers And Electro-Optics Research at the Cutting Edge By Steven B. Larkin 2006 | 293 Pages | ISBN: 1600211941 | PDF | 32 MB It is expected that ongoing advances in optics will revolutionise the 21st century as they began doing in the last quarter of the 20th. Such fields as communications, materials science, computing and medicine are leaping forward based on developments in optics. This series presents leading edge research on optics and lasers from researchers spanning the globe.  Peggy Porschen, "Larousse Gastronomique: vegetables and salads" English | 2006 | ISBN: 0600615790 | 312 pages | PDF | 81.5 MB A cookery resource including over 600 classic vegetable and sald preparations, along with recipes for basics such as sauces, dressings, pastries, butters, stocks and more.  Landscape Photography Tricks And Tips: Gain Insider Skills by Liam Oliver English | 2020 | ASIN: B08QZ29VX7 | 114 Pages | PDF | 45 MB |
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