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"In 1975, workers at a small makeshift pesticide factory in Hopewell, Virginia became ill after exposure to Kepone, the brand name for a powdered version of the poison chlordecone. News of a few ill workers led to the discovery of mammoth, widespread environmental contamination of the nearby James River and the larger landscape of the small, working-class town. Dumping of the chemical had been going on for years. Workers at the plant-a converted gas station that seems to have ignored safety regulations-had been breathing in the dust for more than a year. The chemical made their bodies seize and shake. Aspects of this environmental tragedy are all too common: corporate avarice, ignorance, and regulatory failure, along with politicization of science, condescending experts, racism, and classism. The impact was not only in Hopewell, but also on the far away fields where Kepone was used to combat insects. In this book, Gregory Wilson explores the conditions that put the plant and the workers there in the first place, and the effects of the poison on the people and natural world long after 1975"--

"This book of contributed chapters dives deeper into issues, problems, and innovative solutions and strategies that are linked to healthcare standards, policies and reform, offering experts knowledge on better managing healthcare inside and outside organizations"--

Intro -- Preface -- Committees -- Contents -- Part I Models and Algorithms for AAL -- A Quality Model for Service Delivery in AAL and AT Provision -- Abstract -- 1 Quality in Service Delivery for AAL and AT Solutions Provision: Reference Scenario -- 2 The Proposed Model -- 3 The Experimentation of the Proposed Model: Quality Measurement Activities -- 3.1 Data Analysis -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Satisfaction with Service Delivery and the Solution -- 4.2 Effectiveness of Recommended Solutions -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Pedestrian Simulation: Considering Elderlies in the Models and in the Simulation Results -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Discrete Model with Heterogeneous Speeds -- 2.1 Special Objects of the Environment -- 2.2 Presence of a Caretaker -- 3 A Proposal for Social Costs Analysis -- 4 Conclusions and Future Works -- References -- User-Oriented Services Based on Sensor Data -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The GiraffPlus System Functionalities -- 3 Managing Sensor Data to Synthesize Additional Information -- 4 User Interaction Services -- 4.1 The @Office Environment -- 4.2 The @Home Environment -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Investments and Sustainability of Public Expenditure in the Health Sector -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Health Care System and the Main Areas of Digital Innovation -- 3 Relationship Between ICT and Human Health Services in Economic National Account -- 4 Dynamic CGE: The Economic Impact on ICT Through Human Health Services Demand -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Design Adaptable and Adaptive User Interfaces: A Method to Manage the Information -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Background -- 2.1 Adaptive & -- Adaptable User Interfaces -- 2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Principal Types of Interface -- 3 Design an Adaptive User Interface.

Was Sie in diesem Essential finden können -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Kapitel-1 -- Einleitung -- Kapitel-2 -- Grundlagen -- 2.1 Abgrenzung von IVS -- 2.2 Bedeutung von IVS für das Verkehrsmanagement -- 2.3 Notwendigkeit für eine IVS-Architektur -- 2.4 Umfeld für IVS aus Sicht der Verkehrsplanung. -- Kapitel-3 -- Begriffsdefinitionen sowieNutzen- und Kostenaspekte -- 3.1 Begriffsdefinitionen -- 3.2 Nationales und lokales IVS-Leitbild -- 3.3 IVS-Rahmenarchitektur und IVS-Gesamtarchitektur -- 3.4 IVS-Referenzarchitektur und Systemarchitektur -- 3.5 Nutzen und Kosten nationaler IVS-Architekturen -- Kapitel-4 -- Entwicklungsstand -- 4.1 Entwicklungsstand in Deutschland -- 4.2 Entwicklungsstand international -- Kapitel-5 -- Inhaltliche Struktur nationaler IVS-Architekturen -- 5.1 Fachliche Darstellungsebenen -- 5.2 Beispiel FRAME -- Kapitel-6 -- Fazit -- Was Sie aus diesem Essential mitnehmen -- Literatur.

Introduction / Michael Goodhart -- The philosophical foundations of human rights / Anthony Langlois -- Human rights in international law / Rhona Smith -- The politics of human rights / Michael Goodhart -- Feminist approaches to human rights / Laura Parisi -- Imperialism and human rights / Bonny Ibhawoh -- The social life of human rights / Damien Short -- Human rights claiming as a performative practice / Karen Zivi -- Genocide / Scott Straus -- Humanitarian intervention / Alan Kuperman -- Transitional justice / Joanna Quinn -- Treaties, monitoring, and enforcement / Emily Ritter -- Political democracy and state repression / Christian Davenport -- Migration and refugees / Gil Loescher & Kurt Mills -- Human rights and the environment / Sumudu Atapattu -- Indigenous rights and language sovereignty / Odilia Romero, Joseph Berra, & Shannon Speed -- Social movements and human rights / Jackie Smith -- Theory in practice : making human rights claims in a human rights way / Brooke Ackerly -- Sexual orientation, gender identity, and human rights / Cricket Keating and Cindy Burack -- Religion and human rights / Roja Fazaeli and Joel Hanisek -- The human right to water / Madeline Baer -- The SDGs and economic rights / Inga Winkler & Matheus de Carvalho Hernandez.

Key Foundations of Successful Quality Project Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, and Management : An Overview / James L. Harris and Bettina Riley -- Quality Improvement Projects and Quality Improvement Research : Advancing Translational Science / Linda Roussel -- Implementation Science, Team Science, and Translational Science : The Value for Projects / Clista Clanton and Linda Roussel -- Forming and Managing a Synergistic Interprofessional Improvement Team -- Making the Case for a Project : Organizational and Needs Assessment / Carolyn Thomas Jones and Linda Roussel -- Using Findings from Organizational Analysis and Clinical Needs Assessment to Frame Improvement Projects and Implementation /Linda Roussel and Shea Polancich -- Literature Synthesis and Organizational Alignment to Project Interventions and Implementation / Catherine Dearman and Lolita Chappel-Aiken -- Building the Improvement Project Budget : Quantifying the Cost and Quality Equation / Patricia L. Thomas and James L. Harris -- Developing Metrics That Support Project Plans, Interventions, and Programs / Patricia L. Thomas -- The Institutional Review Board Process / Catherine Dearman, Dionne Roberts, and Lolita Chappel-Aiken -- Big Data and Information Systems : Understanding the Value for Improvement Projects / James L. Harris, Todd Harlan, and Lonnie K. Williams -- Developing Metrics That Support Project Plans, Interventions, and Programs / Patricia L. Thomas and Michael Bleich -- Innovation, Diffusion, and Dissemination of Improvement Outcomes / James L. Harris and Catherine Dearman.

"This is a curriculum based on the 2022 Edition of NFPA 1033: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators. This is a major overhaul from the previous edition which was organized to follow the structure of NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. After meeting with the Executive Director of IAAI and the Director of Training and Education at IAAI, it was decided the structure of the program needs to drop the 921 structure and be based solely on NFPA 1033 and the associated JPRs"--

"Juvenile Justice: Policies, Programs, and Practices takes a detailed look at the juvenile justice system with a student-friendly focus. With an emphasis on practical application, this text provides comprehensive insight into how the juvenile justice system operates in the United States. The focus of this text is on presenting examples of programs, policies, and current practices in the juvenile justice system to highlight and emphasize the key concepts presented. Numerous changes have been made to the juvenile justice system over the past 25 years in response to issues of juvenile crime and problems in dealing effectively with serious habitual juvenile offenders. This text reviews these laws and discusses changes to the juvenile justice system and its operation that have occurred recently. Regardless of your stance on these issues and what should be done with juvenile offenders, a solid working knowledge of the juvenile justice system is important to understanding the broader issues of juvenile justice in the United States"--