Social Work Research and Evaluation : foundations of evidence-based practice / by Grinnell, Richard M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Problems, questions, and hypotheses -- The quantitative approach -- The qualitative approach -- The mixed methods approach -- Research ethics -- Research with minority and disadvantaged groups -- Finding existing evidence -- Evaluating existing evidence -- Evidence-based practice -- Issues for evidence-based practitioners -- Measurement -- Standardized measuring instruments -- Designing measuring instruments -- Sampling -- Group designs -- Single-subject designs -- Structured observation -- Interviewing -- Survey research -- Secondary analysis -- Quantitative content analysis -- Qualitative content analysis -- Selecting a data collection method -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis: a theoretical approach -- Qualitative data analysis: a step-by-step approach -- Evaluating quantitative studies -- Evaluating qualitative studies -- Positivistic research proposals -- Interpretive research proposals -- Writing research reports -- Program evaluation.…”
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Project management for supplier organizations : harmonising the project owner to supplier relationship / by Taggart, Adrian

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- The challenge of projects -- What is a project and why project management? -- Structure of project delivery organizations -- The clash of cultures within a matrix -- The life of a project -- A generic project lifecycle model -- The perspective of the supplier organization upon projects -- The contrasting predicaments of owners and suppliers -- The supplier organization's project lifecycle -- The role of a supplier organization within a project -- Aligning the interests of owner and supplier organizations -- Connecting supplier and owner organizations -- How much to pay the supplier organization? …”
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Maths, Physics and Clinical Measurement for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care /

Table of Contents: “…Data analysis and medical statistics / Andrew Biffen and David Ashton-Cleary -- Basic physics and electronics / Emma Foster and Hozefa Ebrahim -- Heat, temperature and humidity / Hozefa Ebrahim and Sean Chadwick -- Behaviour of fluids / Hozefa Ebrahim, Sunita Balla and James Rudge -- Gas measurement and supply / Jonathon Paige -- Gas concentration measurement / Catriona Frankling -- Blood gas analysis / David Connor -- Vapours and vaporizers / Ed Copley -- Ventilators and breathing systems / Dan Shuttleworth and Nick Dodds -- The environment and safety / Lauren Weekes -- Blood pressure measurement / Laura Beard and David Ashton-Cleary -- Cardiac output monitoring / Hozefa Ebrahim and Alistair Burns -- Cardiac support equipment / Katie Ramm and Laura May -- Ultrasound and doppler / David Ashton-Cleary -- Atomic structure, radiation, imaging, and lasers / David Ashton-Cleary and Jumana Hussain -- Electro-biophysiology / Vijay Venkatesh and David Ashton-Cleary.…”
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