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Paramedic: Pearls of Wisdom

Guy H. Haskell, PhD, JD, NREMT-P

November 2006

This book is a collection of rapid-fire questions and answers to help students prepare for paramedic state and national certification and refresher exams. It consists of "pearls" -- succinct pieces of knowledge in a question and answer format. Designed to maximize test scores, this book prunes complex concepts down to the simplest kernel. It is written in direct correlation to the U.S. DOT 1998 EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum. Objectives are covered in the order and manner in which they appear in the curriculum. This is an excellent study guide for paramedic students going through initial or refresher paramedic training.

EMT: Basic Pearls of Wisdom (2nd ed.)

Guy H. Haskell, PhD, JD, NREMT-P

August 15, 2006

EMT-Basic Pearls of Wisdom is a collection of rapid-fire questions and answers to help students prepare for EMT-B state and national certification and refresher exams. It consists of "pearls"—succinct pieces of knowledge in a question and answer format. Designed to maximize test scores, EMT-Basic Pearls of Wisdom prunes complex concepts down to the simplest kernel.

EMT-Intermediate: Pearls of Wisdom

Guy H. Haskell, PhD, JD, NREMT-P, Robert C. Allen

September 25, 2008

EMT-Intermediate: Pearls of Wisdom is a collection of rapid-fire questions and answers designed to help students prepare for EMT-Intermediate state and national certification and refresher exams. It consists of pearls succinct pieces of knowledge in a question and answer format. Designed to maximize test scores, EMT-Intermediate: Pearls of Wisdom prunes complex concepts down to the simplest kernel. EMT-Intermediate: Pearls of Wisdom is written in direct correlation to the U.S. DOT 1999 EMT-Intermediate National Standard Curriculum. Objectives are covered in the order and manner in which they appear in the curriculum. This is an excellent study guide for EMT-Intermediate students going through initial or refresher EMT-Intermediate training.

Forensic Document Examination: Principles and Practice

Katherine M. Koppenhaver

April 30, 2007

Ths is the first textbook written specifically for the study of questioned document analysis. The text comprehensively reviews document examination, with specific attention to handwriting identification and forgery detection. Fundamental principles and techniques of document examination are presented throughout in a concise, straightforward manner. Specific concepts attended to include the factors that affect handwriting; the characteristics of handwriting; the guidelines for determining the authenticity or spuriousness of handwriting; and the proper methods for examining a case from start to finish.

Handbook for Cogeneration and Combined Cycle Power Plants

Meherwan P. Boyce, PhD, PE

March 2010

This comprehensive Handbook has been fully updated and expanded for the second edition. It covers all major aspects of power plant design, operation, and maintenance. It includes not only an updating of the technology, which has taken great leaps forward in the last decade, but also introduces new subjects such as Carbon Sequestration Technology, Chemical Treatment of Water used in Combined Cycle Power Plants, and extended treatments on Steam Turbines and Heat Recovery Steam Generators. This is an extensive treatise with 145 figures and photographs illustrating the many problems associated with Combined Cycle Power Plants and some of the solutions that have enabled plants to achieved higher efficiencies and reliability.

Refractive Keratotomy for Myopia and Astigmatism

George O. Waring, MD, FACS, FRCOphth

October 1991

A comprehensive 700 Page Textbook.

Corneal Disorders: Clinical Diagnosis and Management

George O. Waring, MD, FACS, FRCOphth & Howard M. Lebowitz, MD, FACS

May 15, 1998

This comprehensive, authoritative reference delivers detailed discussions of the most commonly encountered diseases, abnormalities, and trauma of the cornea. It synthesizes superb coverage of essential basic science and technical information with detailed guidelines on the diagnosis and clinical management of each entity. It also features a wealth of new topics and new features, as well as a superb art program.

VUI Visions: Expert Views on Effective Voice User Interface Design

William Meisel, PhD (Editor)

February 3, 2006

Written by over thirty experts, each chapter focuses on the proper approach and details to practical solutions in human-machine voice dialog--what the experts have actually done and learned from experience in the field. The collection expresses a variety of views on creating systems using speech recognition and multimodal solutions.

Speech in the User Interface: Lessons from Experience

William Meisel, PhD

February 3, 2010

Speech recognition and other speech technologies are an increasingly important means of interacting with users of technology and communications. This book highlights what works and what doesn't, based on the hands-on experience of fifty-one top experts.

A Scientific Study of Asset Management: An Investigation of the Use of Expert Witnesses to Measure Their Influence on Trial Outcomes in the Field of Vehicle Accident Litigation and the Resulting Effect on the Profitability of U.S. Law Firms

Russell E. Darnell, PhD

2003

The purpose of this research was to determine whether or not there is a measurable relationship between the use of expert witnesses in civil litigation and the profitability of American law firms. The subjects in the present study were 1,065 American law firms which responded to a confidential survey. . .