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This book reviews classical epidemiological and clinical research studies, with a focus on aging. Chapters cover methodological topics like the scientific method, ethics, and the consequences of certain exclusion criteria, and the work includes a look at clinical concepts like multimorbidity, frailty and functionality. The authors reveal the issues and challenges for researchers of age and aging, and also consider the translation of scientific knowledge, from basic to clinical, and from clinical to public policies of social and health care.   The focus on aging is what gives this book its valuable perspective on research methodology. All authors have considerable experience in aging, geriatrics or gerontology, and each chapter includes both a theoretical framework and practical examples of studies in aging. Readers will discover study designs that are reviewed for basic structure, main flaws and advantages, and are analyzed for specific conditions and variables regarding aging. This text is suited to both health care professionals caring for older adults, and researchers who are new to research in aging. It is relevant across the disciplines, including medicine, psychology, social sciences and dentistry, and it supports learning with graphs and figures.

Medicine. --- Geriatrics. --- Aging. --- Science education. --- Psychology. --- Biomedicine, general. --- Geriatrics/Gerontology. --- Science Education. --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Psychology, general.

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  The book Heat Shock Protein-Based Therapies provides the most up-to-date review on new heat shock protein-based mechanisms used in the therapy and treatment of various human disorders and diseases, including cancer, muscular atrophy, neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis) and infectious diseases (HIV, periodontal disease). Written by leaders in the field of heat shock protein research, the chapters systematically and in a step wise fashion takes the reader through the fascinating sequence of events by which mechanisms dependent on heat shock proteins are targeted. The chapters also provide answers as to HSP biological significance to the host. This book is a must read for graduate and postgraduates in the field of Drug Development, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Phytomedicine, Biology (plant and mammal), Biochemistry (pro- and eukaryotic), Oncology, Immunology, Microbiology, Exercise Medicine, Physiology, Inflammatory diseases, Autoimmunity, Pharmacology and Pathology.

Biomedicine. --- Biomedicine general. --- Life Sciences, general. --- Science, general. --- Medicine/Public Health, general. --- Medicine. --- Science (General). --- Life sciences. --- Médecine --- Sciences de la vie --- Molecular chaperones. --- Proteins -- Physiological transport. --- Proteins --- Physiological transport. --- Chaperone proteins --- Chaperones, Molecular --- Chaperonins --- Science. --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Biomedicine, general. --- Health Workforce

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The book presents a collection of essays addressing a perceived need for persistent and logical thinking, critical reasoning, rigor and relevance on the part of researchers pursuing their doctorates. Accordingly, eminent experts have come together to consider these significant aspects of the research process, which result in different knowledge claims in different fields or subject areas. An attempt has been made to find a common denominator across diverse management disciplines, so that the broadest range of researchers can benefit from the book. The topics have been carefully chosen to cover problem formulation, contextualizing, soft & hard modeling, qualitative and quantitative analysis and ethical issues, in addition to the design of experiments and survey-based research. The distinguishing feature of this book is that it recognizes the diverse backgrounds of scholars from different interdisciplinary areas as well as their varying needs with regard to modeling, observations, measurements, aggregation, data analyses, etc. After all, researchers are expected to deepen our understanding, expand on existing information, introduce fresh insights, present new evidence and/or disprove accepted theories, hypotheses etc. More importantly, the book cautions against the over-reliance on software packages and mechanical interpretation of results based on the size, sign and significance of the coefficients obtained. Instead, the focus is on the underlying theories, hypotheses and relationships, and on establishing new ones. In doing so, due care is taken to clearly enunciate what exactly constitutes a knowledge claim and what is methodology as distinct from methods, tools and techniques.  .

Economics/Management Science. --- Methodology and the History of Economic Thought. --- Methodology of the Social Sciences. --- Science, general. --- Economics. --- Science (General). --- Economics --- Social sciences --- Economie politique --- Sciences sociales --- Methodology. --- Méthodologie --- Economics_xMethodology. --- Social sciences_xMethodology. --- Business & Economics --- Economic History --- Statistical methods. --- Science. --- Economic history. --- Social sciences. --- Methodology/History of Economic Thought. --- History of Economic Thought/Methodology. --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization

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This book contains a series of chapters on various aspects of management and leadership in a health care organisation, written by some of the most experienced authors from around the world. It provides an understanding of basic management and leadership skills that are essential for clinical as well as non-clinical staff in a health care organisation, in a simple and clear fashion. Management and leadership skills are critical for developing a successful and productive career, and achieving organisational goals. The journey towards a successful career starts with a thorough preparation for an interview. The topics covered in this book range from preparing for an interview, the art of negotiation and handling difficult behaviour, to clinical leadership, evidence based management, mentorship, and conflict resolution. The significance of formal training in management and leadership skills can not be overemphasised considering the increasing focus on developing clinicians as leaders (“Clinical leadership”) at the work place. Unfortunately not enough attention is paid to such training during the early part of career of the clinical (e.g. doctors, nurses) and non-clinical staff. With its simple and reader friendly approach this unique and concise book will be useful for all staff working in a health care organisation irrespective of their faculty, position, and stage in career in becoming successful consultants, managers, supervisors, and leaders. Key features and contents: ·     Interview skills ·     The art of negotiation, handling difficult behaviour, and facing the media ·     Quality improvement ·     Risk management ·     Occupational health and safety ·     Performance appraisals and assessment ·     Conflict resolution ·     Clinical leadership ·     Evidence based management ·     How to break a bad news.

Medicine & Public Health. --- Medicine/Public Health, general. --- Popular Science in Medicine and Health. --- Health Economics. --- Dentistry. --- Science, general. --- Medicine. --- Science (General). --- Médecine --- Dentisterie --- Personnel management. --- Leadership. --- Corporations --- Employment management --- Human resource management --- Human resources management --- Manpower utilization --- Personnel administration --- Personnel management --- Science. --- Health. --- Health economics. --- Medical economics. --- Ability --- Command of troops --- Followership --- Management --- Public administration --- Employees --- Employment practices liability insurance --- Supervision of employees --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Dental surgery --- Odontology --- Surgery, Dental --- Medicine --- Oral medicine --- Teeth --- Economics, Medical --- Health --- Health economics --- Hygiene --- Medical care --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Economic aspects --- Medicine . --- Personal health --- Wellness --- Physiology --- Diseases --- Holistic medicine --- Well-being --- Health Workforce

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This booklet provides a practical introduction to the practice of peer reviewing. Although it mainly focuses on paper reviewing for scientific events in computer science and business informatics, many of the principles, tips, tricks and examples can also be applied to journal reviewing and other scientific domains. Some can also be used when reviewing proposals for research projects or grants. In addition, many aspects of the book will benefit authors of scientific papers, who will gain deeper insights into how papers are reviewed and hence what to pay attention to when writing their own papers. The book is divided into three chapters, the first of which presents a brief overview of why peer reviewing is considered to be an important quality control instrument for scientific papers. In turn, the second chapter elaborates on the main principles a good reviewer should adhere to, including the most important aspects of personal attitude s/he should pay attention to when writing his/her review. Lastly, the third chapter features a series of (anonymized) real life examples of actual reviewing practice, thus illustrating practical tips and tricks regarding the most common “do’s” and “don’ts” of peer reviewing.The book offers a structured introduction and practical reference guide, including good and bad examples, for junior researchers in computer science and business informatics in particular, as well as for anyone interested in peer reviewing in general.

Computer Science --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Research. --- Peer review. --- Scientists --- Evaluation. --- Peer evaluation --- Peer rating --- Review, Peer --- Science --- Science research --- Scientific research --- Research --- Computer science. --- Computers. --- Popular works. --- Computer Science. --- Computing Milieux. --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Popular Science, general. --- Professional employees --- 360-degree feedback (Rating of employees) --- Information services --- Learning and scholarship --- Methodology --- Research teams --- Rating of --- Science (General). --- Informatics --- Automatic computers --- Automatic data processors --- Computer hardware --- Computing machines (Computers) --- Electronic brains --- Electronic calculating-machines --- Electronic computers --- Hardware, Computer --- Computer systems --- Cybernetics --- Machine theory --- Calculators --- Cyberspace