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This book introduces a minimal set of principles and numerical techniques for spatio-temporal statistics that can be used to implement a wide range of real-world ecological analyses regarding animal movement, population dynamics, community composition, causal attribution, and spatial dynamics.

"Ecological dynamics are tremendously complicated and are studied at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Ecologists often simplify analysis by describing changes in density of individuals across a landscape, and statistical methods are advancing rapidly for studying spatio-temporal dynamics. However, spatio-temporal statistics is often presented using a set of principles that may seem very distant from ecological theory or practice. This book seeks to introduce a minimal set of principles and numerical techniques for spatio-temporal statistics that can be used to implement a wide range of real-world ecological analyses regarding animal movement, population dynamics, community composition, causal attribution, and spatial dynamics. We provide a step-by-step illustration of techniques that combine core spatial-analysis packages in R with low-level computation using Template Model Builder. Techniques are showcased using real-world data from varied ecological systems, providing a toolset for hierarchical modelling of spatio-temporal processes. Spatio-Temporal Models for Ecologists is meant for graduate level students, alongside applied and academic ecologists"--

Much of the drug misuse and abuse that has been identified among the elderly may be the result of ignorance on the part of the drug taker. However, taking the responsibility for self-administration of drugs away from the older patient is an example of role reversal and is often perceived as insulting. Most of the medications that are taken by older people are self-administered, and the practitioner has an important function to perform in developing an educational program that will help to assure that older drug takers will receive accurate and timely dosages. Individual sessions conducted by a responsible clinician provide for the most effective learning on the part of the aged. Objectives and techniques for effective patient drug education are discussed.