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Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Information Technology and the Productivity Paradox -- 3 Individual and Organizational Productivity: Linkages and Processes -- 4 What Is Enough? A Systems Perspective on Individual-Organizational Performance Linkages -- 5 Measuring and Managing Individual Productivity -- 6 The Influence of Organizational Linkages and Measurement Practices on Productivity and Management -- 7 Decomposing the Productivity Linkages Paradox -- 8 Models of Measurement and Their Implications for Research on the Linkages Between Individual and Organizational Productivity -- 9 Coordination as Linkage: The Case of Software Development Teams -- 10 Productivity Linkages in Computer-Aided Design -- 11 Organizational-Level Productivity Initiatives: The Case of Downsizing -- 12 Conclusions -- Index.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- 1 The Battlegreen Inn -- 2 "You damned fool, now look what you've gone and done" -- 3 Corporation X -- 4 Sputnik -- 5 The Coffee Slurpers and the Front-Office Pros -- 6 Into the Black -- 7 Pugwash -- 8 Bissell for Vice President -- 9 Going Public -- 10 "An excuse to sell" -- 11 "Friendly in the extreme" -- 12 "This is no group of long-haired scientists" -- 13 "Then, Mr. Chairman, there will be war" -- 14 "I am today forming a new corporate management team" -- 15 "We are probably going to have to bomb them" -- 16 Washington Troubles -- 17 Fulcrum -- 18 Brains into Gold -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

IntellectualDisabilities -- Imprint page -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Personality disorder and individuals with intellectual disabilities -- Chapter 2: Unhealthy self-image and low self‑esteem -- Chapter 3: Emotional distress -- Chapter 4: Difficulties in interpersonal relationships -- Chapter 5: Difficulties in relationships with staff -- Chapter 6: Difficulties with self-control and impulsivity -- Chapter 7: Unhelpful core beliefs and distorted thinking -- Chapter 8: Physical health problems -- Chapter 9: Mental health problems -- Chapter 10: Challenging behaviours -- Chapter 11: Suicidal behaviour, self-harm and self-injury -- Chapter 12: Crisis management -- Chapter 13: Difficulties engaging with services -- Chapter 14: Tensions, disagreements and unhelpful responses within and between teams -- Chapter 15: Difficulties with relatives, family and partners -- Glossary.

Front Matter -- CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- I. METHODOLOGY PAPER -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of the Study Process -- 3. Clarifying Study Objectives -- 4. Developing Operational Definitions and Concepts -- 5. Potential Metrics for Addressing Study Objectives -- 6. Existing Data Sources -- 7. Methodology Development: Primary Research -- II. ANNEXES -- Annex A SBIR Legislation -- Annex B Sample Proposal -- Annex C Memorandum of Understanding -- Annex D Additional Research Areas of Committee Interest -- Annex E Bibliography -- Annex F Research Matrix -- Annex G Issues Related to Sampling -- Annex H Committee and Research Team Bios -- Annex I Tasks to Further Develop and Implement the Methodology -- Annex J Template for Individual Agency Reports -- III. RESEARCH TOOLS -- 1. DRAFT PHASE I SURVEY -- 2. DRAFT PHASE II SURVEY -- 3. DRAFT PROGRAM MANAGER SURVEY -- 4. CASE STUDY TEMPLATE.

Revisiting Home Visiting: Summary of a Workshop -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- REVISITING HOME VISITING -- POLICY CONTEXT -- CHARACTERIZING HOME VISITING -- ROLE OF RESEARCH -- CHALLENGES FACED BY HOME VISITING PROGRAMS -- FAMILY ENGAGEMENT -- STAFFING -- CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MATERNAL DEPRESSION, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE -- NEW WAYS OF THINKING -- CONSIDERING THE COMMUNITY CONTEXT -- DEVELOPING TEAM APPROACHES TO HOME VISITING -- FORGING LINKAGES TO CHILD CARE -- NEXT STEPS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A AGENDA Workshop on Revisiting Home Visiting -- MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1999 -- DAY ONE: WHAT CAN WE NOW SAY ABOUT HOME VISITING STRATEGIES? -- TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1999 -- DAY TWO: What can we learn from other research and interventions to inform the future of home visiting? -- APPENDIX B OTHER REPORTS FROM THE BOARD ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: "God Wants Me to Be President" -- Chapter One: Judicial Review: Putting the "Supreme" in Supreme Court -- Chapter Two: "In God We Trust": The Push to Declare America a Christian Nation -- Chapter Three: God's Farm Team: The Growing Evangelical Education System -- Chapter Four: Advice and Consent: The Cross-Examination of Supreme Court Nominees -- Chapter Five: The First Freedom: Separation of Church and State -- Chapter Six: Roy's Rock: The Battle over Public Display of Religious Symbols -- Chapter Seven: Of Pandas and Prayer: Religion in the Public Schools -- Chapter Eight: Cubicle Faith: Religion in the Workplace -- Chapter Nine: The Last Freedom: The Right to Privacy -- Chapter Ten: The Culture of Life: Three Pyrrhic Victories for the Religious Right -- Conclusion: Requiem for a Court? -- Acknowledgments.

Joseph Peirce writes to Florence Fletcher in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, on "Monday Evening;" he relates news about baseball games against New Hampshire State and a team from Barre, Vermont, and describes his social life and the meals at his fraternity house; he and his roommate skipped compulsory church on Sunday morning and he played baseball in the afternoon. He has heard from Carlton Phillips about his trip and hopes to go somewhere on Dewey Day, which is a holiday. The letter is addressed to Miss Florence Fletcher and postmarked 23 April 1912. ; Joseph Moore Peirce graduated from Norwich University with an electrical engineering degree in 1914. He married Florence Douglas Fletcher in Rockingham, Vermont, on 24 December 1914. Transcription by Danielle Dalton. Transcriptions may be subject to error.

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Community Emergency Management and Available Federal Assistance -- 3 Federal Efforts to Increase State and Local Preparedness for Terrorism -- 4 Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Contracts -- 5 Measurement and Data Collection in Evaluation -- 6 Preparedness Indicators -- 7 Feedback to Office of Emergency Preparedness on Program Management -- 8 Feedback to Office of Emergency Preparedness on Program Success -- 9 Closing Remarks -- References -- A Committee and Staff Biographies -- B Selected Information About Federal Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Consequence Management Response Teams (Appendix II, General Accounting Office Report GAO-01-14) -- C Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Cities -- D 2000 MMRS Contract Deliverable Evaluation Instrument -- E Preparedness Indicators for Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Contract Deliverables -- F Scenarios and Discussion Materials for Use on Site Visits.

FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care Charter and Vision Statement -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Synopsis and Overview -- 1 The Learning Health System -- 2 Clinical Research, Patient Care, and Learning That Is Real-Time and Continuous -- 3 Clinical Data as a Public Good for Discovery -- 4 Engaging Patients to Improve Science and Value in a Learning Health System -- 5 Health Information Technology as the Engine for Learning -- 6 Patients, Clinical Decisions, and Health Information Management in the Information Age -- 7 Applying Evidence for Patient-Centered Care: Standards and Expectations -- 8 Team-Based Care and the Learning Culture -- 9 Incentives Aligned with Value and Learning -- 10 Common Themes and Opportunities for Action -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Participants -- Appendix C: Workshop Attendee List -- Appendix D: The Learning Health System Series: Workshop Common Themes -- OTHER PUBLICATIONS IN THE LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEM SERIES.

The Building of Cities -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. DEVELOPMENT AND CONFLICT -- The Central Issues of Change -- Leadership -- Nature of a Project and Individual Response -- Environment of the Proposal -- Approaching the Issues -- Summary -- 2. CITY BUILDING -- Urbanization -- Urban Land Development: Social Values -- Urban Land Development: The Process -- Factors Influencing the Sequence of Decisions -- Interaction of Participants in the Process -- Summary -- 3. LYSANDER (RADISSON) -- Project Description -- The Urban Development Corporation -- Voices of Concern -- Community Advisory Committee -- Strategy of Dissent -- UDC's Strategy of Persuasion -- Summary -- 4. GANANDA -- Project Description -- Course of Events -- Local Government and Agency Approval -- Education: A Knotty Problem -- Management Problems -- Summary -- 5. RIVERTON -- Project Background -- Robert E. Simon and the Management Team -- Project Development -- Master Plan Development -- Town Review of the PUD Application -- Regional and Federal Project Review -- Avoiding Controversy: A Continuing Task -- Summary -- 6. URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND NEW COMMUNITIES -- Factors Affecting the Development Process -- Summary -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Macedon-Walworth New Community District Zoning Ordinance -- Index.

Cover -- Front Matter -- Contents -- I PREFACE -- Preface -- II INTRODUCTION -- Introduction -- III RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS -- Evaluation of the Fast Track Initiative for the Department of Defense SBIR Program Summary of Findings -- IV PAPERS -- Fast Track: Is It Speeding Commercialization of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Projects? -- An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program in New England: Fast Track Compared with Non-Fast Track Projects* -- Patterns of Firm Participation in the Small Business Innovation Research Program in Southwestern and Mountain States -- Does the Small Business Innovation Research Program Foster Entrepreneurial Behavior? Evidence from Indiana -- An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Fast Track Program in Southeastern States -- Evaluation of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program and Fast Track Initiative: A Balanced Approach* -- Role of the Department of Defense in Building Biotech Expertise* -- Estimates of the Social Returns to Small Business Innovation Research Projects -- Statistical Analysis of the National Academy of Sciences Survey of Small Business Innovation Research Awardees: Analyzing the Influence of the Fast Track Program -- Evaluating the Small Business Innovation Research Program: A Literature Review -- V ANNEX -- Annex A Research Team Biographies -- Annex B Participants -- Annex C Case Study Template -- Annex D Description of Department of Defense SBIR Fast Track Program -- Annex E Bibliography.

RELIABILITY OF MEDICARE HOSPITAL DISCHARGE RECORDS -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- SPECIFIC STUDY OBJECTIVES -- Chapter 2 STUDY METHODS -- SAMPLING PLAN -- Initial National Sample of Hospitals -- Subsample of Hospitals for Abstracting -- Sample of Medicare Records -- Retrieval of Medicare Claim Forms -- RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS -- Abstracting Form -- Information Checklist -- FIELD WORK -- CONFIDENTIALITY -- DATA PROCESSING -- Chapter 3 ANALYSIS -- TOTAL FREQUENCIES OF DISCREPANCIES -- ANALYSIS OF DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION -- Reasons for Discrepancies -- Admitting vs. Principal Diagnosis -- Influence of Diagnostic Groupings -- Diagnostic Specific Discrepancies -- Influence of Multiple Diagnoses -- ANALYSIS OF PRINCIPAL PROCEDURES -- ANALYSIS OF CLAIMS INFORMATION -- Principal Diagnosis -- Principal Procedure -- INFLUENCE OF DIAGNOSTIC DATA RELIABILITY ON UTILIZATION STATISTICS -- Influence of Hospital Characteristics -- Chapter 4 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Appendix A BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Appendix B SAMPLE LETTER TO HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR -- Appendix C DIAGNOSTIC CODES INCLUDED AS COMPONENTS OF THE SAMPLE OF MEDICARE RECORDS -- Appendix D IOM RE-ABSTRACTING FORM -- Appendix D GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIELD TEAM -- Appendix D SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR IOM RE-ABSTRACTING FORM -- UHDDS DEFINITIONS -- MEDICARE DEFINITIONS -- MEDICARE CODING OF PROCEDURES -- Appendix E INFORMAL CHECKLIST -- APPENDIX F RELIABILITY OF FIELD WORK -- Methods -- Analysis -- Summary -- Appendix G PERCENT OF ABSTRACTS WITH NO DISCREPANCY FOR EACH DIAGNOSIS INCLUDED AS A COMPONENT OF MEDICARE RECORDS -- Appendix H NET AND GROSS DIFFERENCE RATES IN DESIGNATION OF PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS (BASED ON FOUR-DIGIT COMPARISONS OF SPECIFIC….

Non-Heart-Beating Organ Transplantation -- Copyright -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Senior Special Experts -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transplantation Supply and Demand -- SUPPLY -- DEMAND -- IMPROVING SUPPLY -- 3 Background -- THE HISTORICAL NHBD -- NEUROLOGIC CRITERIA FOR DEATH -- 4 The Modern Non-Heart-Beating Donor -- THE CONTROLLED NHBD -- THE UNCONTROLLED NHBD -- CURRENT STATUS OF THE NHBD IN TRANSPLANTATION -- 5 Survey of Organ Procurement Organization and Transplant Program Policies -- INTEREST IN OPO NHBD PROTOCOLS -- PROTOCOL STATISTICS -- IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL DONORS -- APPROACH TO FAMILY FOR CONSENT -- OPO AND PROCUREMENT TEAM INTERVENTION BEFORE DEATH -- MEDICATION -- WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE SUPPORT AND DECLARATION OF DEATH -- UNCONTROLLED NHDS -- CONCLUSION -- 6 Analysis, Findings, and Recommendations -- GENERAL PRINCIPLES -- POLICIES AND OVERSIGHT -- MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS AND ETHICS -- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- DETERMINATION OF DEATH -- FAMILIES -- References -- Appendix A Letter to the Institute of Medicine from the Department of Health and Human Services -- Appendix B Agenda and Summary of Workshop on Medical and Ethical Issues in Maintaining the Viability of Organs for… -- AGENDA -- WORKSHOP SUMMARY -- Federal Government and Political Considerations -- UNOS: Procurement, Allocation, and Data Collection -- Organ Procurement Issues in the Context of the NHBD -- Scientific Issues and Medical Perspectives -- TRANSPLANT COORDINATION -- NHBD Supply, Results, Projections, and Other Information -- Consumer Concerns of Donors and Recipients -- Scientific Issues and Surgical Perspectives -- Ethical Concerns -- Determination of Death -- Interventions to Promote Organ Viability -- Conflicts of Interest -- Conclusion.

An undated letter from Hyozo Omori to Jacob T. Bowne. In the letter, Omori apologizes for his scholastic performance in the preceding academic year and talks about his new job as a gardener in a country house in Woodstock Ct. He aso talks about the house's isolation. Finally he expresses excitement for the Japanese government's support of The Physical Culture Society in Japan in the form of $5,000 dollars annually for 5 years. ; The house in Woodstock Ct. was the home of Annie Shepley, the eventually wife of Hyozo Omori. Hyozo Omori was born in Okayama Japan on March 14, 1876. After attending Stanford University, Omori went to the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, and graduated with a B.P.E. (Bachelors of Physical Education) in 1907. Through a summer job in 1906 as a cook and gardener, he met his future wife in his employer, Anne Shepley. After their marriage, they moved back to Japan where Omori introduced and popularized Basketball and Volleyball in the Tokyo YMCA. He was the head coach of the first Japanese Olympic team that participated in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. With his wife, he created a boys shelter and a social welfare service in Tokyo called Yurin-en House (house of the friendly neighbor). On his way back from the Stockholm Olympics, Omori died of Tuberculous. Annie returned to Japan, carrying on his vision and their social work until her death in 1941.

Blood and Blood Products: Safety and Risk -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- I Current Risks of Disease Transmission -- Blood and Blood Components: How Safe Are They Today? -- Viral Inactivation of Blood Products: A General Overview -- TRANSFUSION PLASMA -- BLOOD CELL CONCENTRATES -- RED BLOOD CELL CONCENTRATES -- PLATELET CONCENTRATES -- II Guarding the Blood Supply -- The Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study: Rationale and Methods -- Demographic and Serologic Characteristics of Volunteer Blood Donors -- CDC Surveillance of Donors -- DISCUSSION -- Surveillance of Recipients -- DISCUSSION -- CDC Surveillance of High-Risk Recipients -- DISCUSSION -- CDC Surveillance for Unknown Pathogens -- DISCUSSION -- III New Ideas for Safety and Monitoring -- Information Technology and Blood Safety -- Strategies for Dealing with Potentially Infected Recipients -- IV Risk Tolerance -- Beneficial Aspects of Surgical Transfusion -- Trade-off of the Risk of Hepatitis and the Benefit of Clotting Factor Concentrates in the 1970s and 1980s -- DISCUSSION -- Examples of Risks That We Tolerate -- DISCUSSION -- V Risk Communication -- A Mental Model Approach to Risk Communication -- DISCUSSION -- Risk Communication: Building Credibility -- ROLE OF INFORMATION -- THE ROLE OF RISK NUMBERS -- THE ROLE OF RISK COMPARISONS -- SOURCES OF CONFLICT -- DISCUSSION -- Attitudes Toward Risk: The Right to Know and the Right to Give Informed Consent -- DISCUSSION -- Patients, Informed Consent, and the Health Care Team -- DISCUSSION -- Communication of Risk and Uncertainty to Patients -- DISCUSSION -- VI No-Fault Insurance -- Administrative and "No-Fault" Systems for Compensating Medically Related Injuries -- The Colorado and Utah Models of Compensating Patient Injury -- DISCUSSION -- VII Concluding Remarks -- Henrik H. Bendixen -- Appendixes.