The Old Age Challenge to the Biomedical Model: Paradigm Strain and Health Policy (Society and Aging)

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Central to this book is the idea that the United States is in the midst of a health care crisis, one that will be exacerbated as the population continues to age. Longino and Murphy trace the philosophical and technological development of the biomedical model and show its inadequacy to deal with the massive chronic disease demand of the present and the future. They argue that the delivery of health care will meet and survive the old age challenge only if the medical system is thoroughly democratized. A more inclusive system must be devised that encourages a more reasonable allocation of resources, gives more attention to prevention, adopts a wider range of non-medical interventions, and invites citizens to become more involved in their own health care and the planning of services.

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Prominent experimentalists critically review the animal models widely used in developing powerful new therapies for central nervous system diseases. Coverage includes novel uses of animal models of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases, and studies of aging. Techniques that rely heavily on behavioral analyses, as well as models developed from infusions of neurotoxins and from advances in molecular biology, are thoroughly explicated, as are models developed for more acute neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury and stroke. Comprehensive and authoritative, Central Nervous System Diseases: Innovative Animal Models from Lab to Clinic offers neuroscientists, pharmacologists, and interested clinicians a unique survey of the most productive animal models of the leading neurological diseases currently employed to develop today's innovative drug therapies.

Investigating Optimal Replacement of Aging Air Force Systems

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Investigating Optimal Replacement of Aging Air Force Systems
Edward G. Keating
Manufacturer: RAND Corporation
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ASIN: 0833034839

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Continues a series of reports on aging aircraft and the replacement-or-repair decision.

Model Systems in Aging (Topics in Current Genetics)

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Model Systems in Aging (Topics in Current Genetics)

Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 3540024905

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Aging is the progressive decline in biological functions over time. This decline targets macromolecules, cells, tissues and, as a consequence, whole organisms. Despite considerable progress in the development of testable hypothesis concerning aging in an evolutionary context, a unifying theory of the molecular/physiological mechanistic causes of aging has not been reached. In fact, is it not clear to what extent aging is a programmed or stochastic process.

This book takes the reader from unicellular bacterial deterioration via senescence in fungi and worms to aging in rodents and humans, allowing a comparative view on similarities and differences in different genetic model systems. The different model systems are scrutinized in the light of contemporary aging hypothesis, such as the free radical and genomic instability theories.

Model Systems of Development and Aging of the Nervous System

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Model Systems of Development and Aging of the Nervous System

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Nematodes As Biological Models - Volume 1 - Behavioral & Developmental Models; Volume 2 - Aging & Other Model Systems

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Nematodes As Biological Models - Volume 1 - Behavioral & Developmental Models; Volume 2 - Aging & Other Model Systems
Bert M., Editor Zuckerman
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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ASIN: B000KIRD8E

Statistical Models and Methods for Biomedical and Technical Systems (Statistics for Industry and Technology)

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Statistical Models and Methods for Biomedical and Technical Systems (Statistics for Industry and Technology)

Manufacturer: Birkhäuser Boston
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ASIN: 0817644644

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An outgrowth of the "International Conference on Statistical Models for Biomedical and Technical Systems," this book is comprised of contributions from renowned experts, demonstrating the significance of current research on theory, methods, and applications of the field. The contributions, which deal with the mathematical aspects of survival analysis and reliability as well as other topics, are a careful selection of invited and contributed chapters, reflecting recent developments in the following areas:

* Applications in epidemiology

* Estimation and testing for stochastic processes

* Generalizations of the Cox regression model

* Probabilistic and statistical models and methods in reliability

* Semi-parametric inference in survival analysis

* Models and methods in survival analysis, longevity, aging, and degradation

* Nonparametric estimation – Goodness-of-fit tests

* Accelerated life models

* Quality of life

* Analysis of censored data

* Adaptive and repeated measurements designs

* Measures of divergence, model selection, and survival models

* New statistical challenges in genomics

The book will be useful to a broad interdisciplinary readership of researchers and practitioners in applied probability and statistics, industrial statistics, biomedicine, biostatistics, and engineering. Practitioners and researchers in academia will gain insight and new ideas for exploring this fertile area of research.

Detection of equipment aging and determination of the efficiency of a corrective measure [An article from: Reliability Engineering and System Safety]

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Detection of equipment aging and determination of the efficiency of a corrective measure [An article from: Reliability Engineering and System Safety]
C. Clarotti , A. Lannoy , S. Odin , and H. Procaccia
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000RQZUPW

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This digital document is a journal article from Reliability Engineering and System Safety, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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When too many failures occur on a given piece of equipment, the dependability engineer needs to decide whether these failures are attributable to poor initial design or if they are due to a phenomenon of aging. If aging is confirmed, the problem is then to determine the moment at which the process began and what corrective measure (generally, a modification in the design or in the preventive maintenance program) is the best suited to delay the occurrence of the failure. This measure will thus make it possible to extend the lifetime of the equipment. The method is based on the simple hypothesis of a model of step aging and on Bayesian techniques. The principal benefit of this method is the determination of the time at which aging begins (and the related uncertainties), the evolution in the failure rate of the component in its initial state and once modified, and the probability of success of the corrective measure. The IBTV software was developed to implement this methodology.

Aging, myopia and the pay-as-you-go public pension systems of the G7: A bright future (Research Division working papers)

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Aging, myopia and the pay-as-you-go public pension systems of the G7: A bright future (Research Division working papers)
Rowena Ann Pecchenino
Manufacturer: Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006RH2MG

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The first reference of its kind in the rapidly emerging field of computational approachs to materials research, this is a compendium of perspective-providing and topical articles written to inform students and non-specialists of the current status and capabilities of modelling and simulation. From the standpoint of methodology, the development follows a multiscale approach with emphasis on electronic-structure, atomistic, and mesoscale methods, as well as mathematical analysis and rate processes. Basic models are treated across traditional disciplines, not only in the discussion of methods but also in chapters on crystal defects, microstructure, fluids, polymers and soft matter. Written by authors who are actively participating in the current development, this collection of 150 articles has the breadth and depth to be a major contributor toward defining the field of computational materials. In addition, there are 40 commentaries by highly respected researchers, presenting various views that should interest the future generations of the community. Subject Editors: Martin Bazant, MIT; Bruce Boghosian, Tufts University; Richard Catlow, Royal Institution; Long-Qing Chen, Pennsylvania State University; William Curtin, Brown University; Tomas Diaz de la Rubia, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou, MIT; Mark F. Horstemeyer, Mississippi State University; Efthimios Kaxiras, Harvard University; L. Mahadevan, Harvard University; Dimitrios Maroudas, University of Massachusetts; Nicola Marzari, MIT; Horia Metiu, University of California Santa Barbara; Gregory C. Rutledge, MIT; David J. Srolovitz, Princeton University; Bernhardt L. Trout, MIT; Dieter Wolf, Argonne National Laboratory.

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supurb book that covers both modern and antique materials

Living Materials: A Sculptor's Handbook
Oliver Andrews
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0520064526

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Every material has an active presence and every material is susceptible to change. The task of the sculptor is to understand the natural properties of a chosen material, to know in the process of creation how best to work with, or against, its characteristics. In this generously illustrated studio manual, sculptor Oliver Andrews takes a new approach to sculpture, focusing on how the innate assertiveness of materials affects the complex act of making a sculpture.

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Good, but dated.......2001-11-16

The good news is that this is probably the best book available on the materials of sculpture. The bad new is that it was written twenty years ago. (This paperback edition may have been published in 1988, but AFAIK, the text was unchanged from the original 1983 version.)

If you are interested in traditional forms, then this book probably covers everything you need. But if you want information on any materials and/or techniques that came into use post-1970's, you're out of luck. Plastics are a good example: urethane and silicone molding rubbers are given a cursory mention, even though they are quite common now. I don't think polyurethane casting resins (Por-a-kast, Poly 15, etc.) or polyurethane glues (Gorilla Glue, ProBond, etc.) are mentioned at all.

The wood section is surprisingly thin, with a bias toward subtractive methods (carving), even though wood construction is as common--if not more common--in contemporary work.

While there are plenty of photos (all black and white) of classic sculptures, there are a lot of unbelievably bad pieces illustrated--probably chosen for their materials rather than quality. Some are downright hideous.

This is a good resource, but be aware that it is no longer comprehensive.

supurb book that covers both modern and antique materials.......1998-08-01

This is a supurb reference book for a working sculptor. It covers stone and wood carving, as well as most major 20th century materials, from plastics to masonry to metal fabrication techniques. Nothing on fabrics or paper though. The illustrations are exciting and fairly thorough, with an emphasis is on innovative work. This is the one book I would want to take with me if shipwrecked on a desert island!

Handbook of Thermal Process Modeling of Steels

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Handbook of Thermal Process Modeling of Steels
Cemil Hakan Gur , and Jiansheng Pan
Manufacturer: CRC
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0849350190

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This is a unique book related to the theory of functions of a-bounded type in the half-plane of the complex plane, which is constructed by application of the Liouville integro-differential operator.

In addition, the book contains improvements of several results such as the Phragmen-Lindelof Principle and Nevanlinna Factorization in the Half-Plane, and offers a new, equivalent definition of the classical Hardy spaces in the half-plane.

The last chapter of the book presents an application of the constructed theory as well as M.M.Djrbashian’s theory of Nevanlinna type classes in the disc in the spectral theory of linear operators. This is a solution of a problem repeatedly stated by M.G.Krein and being of special interest for a long time.

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amusing and witty battle of the sexes

Wanted: An Interesting Life (Harlequin Flipside)
Bev Katz Rosenbaum
Manufacturer: Harlequin
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0373441886

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Wanted: Another Book..........2004-10-02

from this author!! This was an excellent book! I'll be the first to admit that I was a little skeptical on reading Flipside books since I am a true Chicklit person This book is only the beginning for me. I am hooked! I bet that everyone will enjoy this battle of the sexes storyline with a twist!

Five Prada Bag Rating!.......2004-07-06

The Flipside imprint won't contain this author for long. I sense a Chick Lit diva in the making here. Great wit. Very clever dialogue. Acerbic edge to the writing suggests the author could up the edginess factor if given the chance in a bigger book. Maybe that's why the ending seemed a bit squashed in and happy-ever-after. It's like she was just getting her stride and hey no more pages left. Also loved the cut-out doll cover. I'll buy anything with a free cut-out doll!

amusing and witty battle of the sexes.......2004-04-14

As her thirtieth birthday is on the horizon and reflecting back on high school pal Ron Bernstein, Lou Bergman pledges to turn from boringly dependable to a capital I interesting person that everyone will want to meet. She establishes a plan with specific goals to achieve starting with changing jobs from wedding videographer to screenwriter. Finally, she will leave behind her boringly dependable friends especially her old reliable nemesis Havajava Café owner Jake Roth to achieve her one-year objective of becoming the queen of the in crowd.

The only problems with her scenario is that Lou likes the friends she plans to leave behind and fears never seeing her opponent Jake again. To Jake, Lou is already the most enthralling person in the universe as he loves her and has an agenda of his own to finally win her heart starting with a wager they make over Columbian coffee that she will realize in one year how good it really was.

Though the ending reads right out of a happy ending to a Hollywood script, fans of contemporary romance will enjoy this often amusing and witty battle of the sexes. The interesting story line entertains readers as Lou thinks she knows what she wants while Jake does know what he wants so that the bet is even more interesting to follow. Readers will gain plenty of pleasure as Lou learns what really is interesting with a capital L.

Harriet Klausner

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Bev Katz Rosenbaum
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ASIN: B000OWHIG8

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