Geospatial Approaches To Energy Balance And Breast Cancer

Author : David Berrigan,Nathan A. Berger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030184087

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Geospatial Approaches to Energy Balance and Breast Cancer by David Berrigan,Nathan A. Berger Pdf

Cancer occurs in specific places and spaces, each of which have identifiable geographic coordinates, characterized by unique natural, built and social characteristics, all of which contribute significantly to cancer across the spectrum from etiology through diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. In the first volume of this series, published in 2010, a single chapter was focused on these geographic influences. Since then, the field of geospatial studies of cancer prevention and control has exploded in approaches and applications. Accordingly, this volume focuses on what has now become a very specific research endeavor, Geospatial Factors Impacting Breast Cancer. The book provides important insights into this relatively new and rapidly developing field. It should be of value to all students of the Energy Balance & Cancer Series and a wide-ranging introduction to problems in cancer prevention and control for geographers, demographers and other researchers with a geospatial perspective. Moreover, it provides important information for all oncologists, endocrinologists, and behavioral modification professionals to better understand their patients in the context of their environment. It should also provide important considerations for physicians, scientists, public health professionals and disparity investigator planning clinical trials, community interventions and community planning.

Author : Jessica Antony,Wayne Antony
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773635392

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Power and Resistance, 7th ed. by Jessica Antony,Wayne Antony Pdf

Power and Resistance debunks the dominant neoliberal, hyper-individualist approach to society’s problems that sees poverty as a result of laziness, environmental crises as a result of market demands for products that pollute, and Indigenous Peoples’ struggles as a result of not assimilating. We argue that it is social inequality and oppression that are the underlying causes of social problems. In a society like ours, powerful groups make choices that benefit them and force those choices onto others, creating life problems for others and society as a whole. The powerful also have influence over what is and is not called a “social problem.” Solving social problems requires changing the structures of inequality and oppression. For example, industrial corporate agriculture has created huge profits for a few gigantic food corporations but left much of the world hungry. But farmers and their allies are pushing back through agroecology — an agriculture based on local, small-scale, ecologically sustainable farming that brings eaters and growers closer to one another. The seventh edition of Power and Resistance includes new chapters on anti-Black racism in schools, Indigenous people and mental health, food security and sovereignty, and work in the gig economy.

Author : Michael D. Waters,Claude L. Hughes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781119023623

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Translational Toxicology and Therapeutics by Michael D. Waters,Claude L. Hughes Pdf

Written by leading research scientists, this book integrates current knowledge of toxicology and human health through coverage of environmental toxicants, genetic / epigenetic mechanisms, and carcinogenicity. Provides information on lifestyle choices that can reduce cancer risk Offers a systematic approach to identify mutagenic, developmental and reproductive toxicants Helps readers develop new animal models and tests to assess toxic impacts of mutation and cancer on human health Explains specific cellular and molecular targets of known toxicants operating through genetic and epigenetic mechanisms

Author : Ramesh Sivanpillai
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128205808

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Biological and Environmental Hazards, Risks, and Disasters by Ramesh Sivanpillai Pdf

Biological and Environmental Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, Second Edition provides an integrated look at major impacts to the Earth’s biosphere caused by diseases, algal blooms, insects, animals, species extinction, deforestation, land degradation, and comet and asteroid strikes, with important implications for humans. This second edition from Elsevier’s Hazards and Disasters Series incorporates perspectives from the natural and social sciences to offer in-depth coverage of threats from microscopic organisms to celestial objects and their potential impacts. Contributions from expert biological, health, ecological, environmental, wildlife, physical, and health scientists, readers will gain valuable insights on damages, causality, economic impacts, preparedness, and mitigation. Provides inter- and multi-disciplinary research accessible to both specialists and non-specialists Includes newly added chapters on emerging hazards and risks to earth’s ecosystems (land conversion and habitat loss) and human health (spread of diseases) Contains full-color tables, maps, diagrams, illustrations, and photographs of hazardous processes

Author : Thomas Heinzen,Wind Goodfriend
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781544393490

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Social Psychology by Thomas Heinzen,Wind Goodfriend Pdf

This award-winning text invites students to discover social psychology’s relevance to their lives. Authors Thomas Heinzen and Wind Goodfriend capture student interest by weaving stories drawn from their own personal experiences with compelling examples from everyday life, all carefully placed in historical context. Social psychology is presented as an evolving, science-driven conversation; chapters build on core questions central to scientific inquiry, while a methods-in-context approach cultivates psychological literacy. The Second Edition has been thoroughly updated with new pop culture examples, additional diversity coverage, recent controversies related to the Zimbardo and Milgram studies, and over a hundred new citations from the latest research. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

Author : Deborah J. Bowen,Gerald V. Denis,Nathan A. Berger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3319061046

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Impact of Energy Balance on Cancer Disparities by Deborah J. Bowen,Gerald V. Denis,Nathan A. Berger Pdf

Author : Bin Jiang,Xiaobai Yao
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048185726

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Geospatial Analysis and Modelling of Urban Structure and Dynamics by Bin Jiang,Xiaobai Yao Pdf

A Coming of Age: Geospatial Analysis and Modelling in the Early Twenty First Century Forty years ago when spatial analysis first emerged as a distinct theme within geography’s quantitative revolution, the focus was largely on consistent methods for measuring spatial correlation. The concept of spatial au- correlation took pride of place, mirroring concerns in time-series analysis about similar kinds of dependence known to distort the standard probability theory used to derive appropriate statistics. Early applications of spatial correlation tended to reflect geographical patterns expressed as points. The perspective taken on such analytical thinking was founded on induction, the search for pattern in data with a view to suggesting appropriate hypotheses which could subsequently be tested. In parallel but using very different techniques came the development of a more deductive style of analysis based on modelling and thence simulation. Here the focus was on translating prior theory into forms for generating testable predictions whose outcomes could be compared with observations about some system or phenomenon of interest. In the intervening years, spatial analysis has broadened to embrace both inductive and deductive approaches, often combining both in different mixes for the variety of problems to which it is now applied.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on a National Strategy for Cancer Control in the United States
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309492317

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Guiding Cancer Control by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on a National Strategy for Cancer Control in the United States Pdf

Throughout history, perhaps no other disease has generated the level of social, scientific, and political discourse or has had the degree of cultural significance as cancer. A collective in the truest sense of the word, "cancer" is a clustering of different diseases that afflict individuals in different ways. Its burdens are equally broad and diverse, from the physical, financial, and psychological tolls it imposes on individuals to the costs it inflicts upon the nation's clinical care and public health systems, and despite decades of concerted efforts often referred to as the "war on cancer", those costs have only continued to grow over time. The causes and effects of cancer are complexâ€"in part preventable and treatable, but also in part unknown, and perhaps even unknowable. Guiding Cancer Control defines the key principles, attributes, methods, and tools needed to achieve the goal of implementing an effective national cancer control plan. This report describes the current structure of cancer control from a local to global scale, identifies necessary goals for the system, and formulates the path towards integrated disease control systems and a cancer-free future. This framework is a crucial step in establishing an effective, efficient, and accountable system for controlling cancer and other diseases.

Author : B.A. Stoll
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789401137423

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Approaches to Breast Cancer Prevention by B.A. Stoll Pdf

This book is a logical companion volume to Women at High Risk to Breast Cancer (Kluwer, 1989) edited by me previously. It distinguishes two aspects of current ap proaches to clinical breast cancer prevention. The first is the need to advise individ ual women on how they might reduce their personal risk, while the second is the design of measures aimed at reducing the total incidence of breast cancer in the community. While the former is a problem faced daily by clinicians, the latter is a goal which will involve large scale, carefully planned interventional studies. Because knowledge of the risk factors for breast cancer is incomplete and clinical trial reports are scarce, there is as yet, no scientifically-based model for personal breast cancer prevention. Nevertheless, widespread publicity associated with breast screening programmes has created a large group of highly anxious women who have been informed that they are at higher than average risk to the disease. They are con cerned by the personal threat posed by a family history of the disease and by the al leged dangers of obesity, diet, alcohol, or the use of hormonal agents such as oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 2174 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781609608194

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Machine Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

"This reference offers a wide-ranging selection of key research in a complex field of study,discussing topics ranging from using machine learning to improve the effectiveness of agents and multi-agent systems to developing machine learning software for high frequency trading in financial markets"--Provided by publishe

Author : Elisabeth Brauner,Margarete Boos,Michaela Kolbe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1107113334

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The Cambridge Handbook of Group Interaction Analysis by Elisabeth Brauner,Margarete Boos,Michaela Kolbe Pdf

This Handbook provides a compendium of research methods that are essential for studying interaction and communication across the behavioral sciences. Focusing on coding of verbal and nonverbal behavior and interaction, the Handbook is organized into five parts. Part I provides an introduction and historic overview of the field. Part II presents areas in which interaction analysis is used, such as relationship research, group research, and nonverbal research. Part III focuses on development, validation, and concrete application of interaction coding schemes. Part IV presents relevant data analysis methods and statistics. Part V contains systematic descriptions of established and novel coding schemes, which allows quick comparison across instruments. Researchers can apply this methodology to their own interaction data and learn how to evaluate and select coding schemes and conduct interaction analysis. This is an essential reference for all who study communication in teams and groups.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309679060

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Applying Big Data to Address the Social Determinants of Health in Oncology by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum Pdf

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held the workshop Applying Big Data to Address the Social Determinants of Health in Oncology on October 28â€"29, 2019, in Washington, DC. This workshop examined social determinants of health (SDOH) in the context of cancer, and considered opportunities to effectively leverage big data to improve health equity and reduce disparities. The workshop featured presentations and discussion by experts in technology, oncology, and SDOH, as well as representatives from government, industry, academia, and health care systems. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : A. Stewart Fotheringham,Chris Brunsdon,Martin Charlton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003-02-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470855256

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Geographically Weighted Regression by A. Stewart Fotheringham,Chris Brunsdon,Martin Charlton Pdf

Geographical Weighted Regression (GWR) is a new local modelling technique for analysing spatial analysis. This technique allows local as opposed to global models of relationships to be measured and mapped. This is the first and only book on this technique, offering comprehensive coverage on this new 'hot' topic in spatial analysis. * Provides step-by-step examples of how to use the GWR model using data sets and examples on issues such as house price determinants, educational attainment levels and school performance statistics * Contains a broad discussion of and basic concepts on GWR through to ideas on statistical inference for GWR models * uniquely features accompanying author-written software that allows users to undertake sophisticated and complex forms of GWR within a user-friendly, Windows-based, front-end (see book for details).

Author : National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Cancer Policy Board,Committee on Improving Mammography Quality Standards
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309096485

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Improving Breast Imaging Quality Standards by National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Cancer Policy Board,Committee on Improving Mammography Quality Standards Pdf

Mammography is an important tool for detecting breast cancer at an early stage. When coupled with appropriate treatment, early detection can reduce breast cancer mortality. At the request of Congress, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioned a study to examine the current practice of mammography and breast cancer detection, with a focus on the FDA's oversight via the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA), to identify areas in need of improvement. Enacted in 1993, MQSA provides a general framework for ensuring national quality standards in facilities performing screening mammography, requires that each mammography facility be accredited and certified, and mandates that facilities will undergo annual inspections. This book recommends strategies for achieving continued progress in assuring mammography quality, including changes to MQSA regulation, as well as approaches that do not fall within the purview of MQSA. Specifically, this book provides recommendations aimed at improving mammography interpretation; revising MQSA regulations, inspections, and enforcement; ensuring an adequate workforce for breast cancer screening and diagnosis; and improving breast imaging quality beyond mammography.

Author : Sarah Bonesteel
Publisher : Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UIUC:30112097373614

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Canada's Relationship with Inuit by Sarah Bonesteel Pdf

Inuit have lived in Canada's north since time immemorial. The Canadian government's administration of Inuit affairs, however, has been generally shorter and is less well understood than the federal government's relations with First Nations and Métis. We hope to correct some of this knowledge imbalance by providing an overview of the federal government's Inuit policy and program development from first contact to 2006. Topics that are covered by this book include the 1939 Re Eskimo decision that gave Canada constitutional responsibility for Inuit, post World War II acculturation and defence projects, law and justice, sovereignty and relocations, the E-number identification system, Inuit political organizations, comprehensive claim agreements, housing, healthcare, education, economic development, self-government, the environment and urban issues. In order to develop meaningful forward-looking policy, it is essential to understand what has come before and how we got to where we are. We believe that this book will be a valuable contribution to a growing body of knowledge about Canada-Inuit relations, and will be an indispensable resource to all students of federal Inuit and northern policy development.