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Miss Pinkerton (The\hilda Adams Mysteries Ser. #1)
by Mary Roberts Rinehart'A literary celebrity with few rivals ... she wrote more bestselling novels ... over a longer period than almost any other American writer' WASHINGTON POSTEveryone agrees that Herbert Wynne wasn't the type to commit suicide. But he has been found, shot dead, the only other possible killer his bedridden aunt.Inspector Patton of the Homicide Division sees this as the perfect opportunity to send in Hilda Adams, a nurse with a very special talent for detection. But when the sleuthing nurse arrives at the mansion, she finds more intrigue than anyone outside could possibly have imagined - and a killer on the loose...
Missing Data
by John W. GrahamMissing data have long plagued those conducting applied research in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Good missing data analysis solutions are available, but practical information about implementation of these solutions has been lacking. The objective of Missing Data: Analysis and Design is to enable investigators who are non-statisticians to implement modern missing data procedures properly in their research, and reap the benefits in terms of improved accuracy and statistical power. Missing Data: Analysis and Design contains essential information for both beginners and advanced readers. For researchers with limited missing data analysis experience, this book offers an easy-to-read introduction to the theoretical underpinnings of analysis of missing data; provides clear, step-by-step instructions for performing state-of-the-art multiple imputation analyses; and offers practical advice, based on over 20 years' experience, for avoiding and troubleshooting problems. For more advanced readers, unique discussions of attrition, non-Monte-Carlo techniques for simulations involving missing data, evaluation of the benefits of auxiliary variables, and highly cost-effective planned missing data designs are provided. The author lays out missing data theory in a plain English style that is accessible and precise. Most analysis described in the book are conducted using the well-known statistical software packages SAS and SPSS, supplemented by Norm 2.03 and associated Java-based automation utilities. A related web site contains free downloads of the supplementary software, as well as sample empirical data sets and a variety of practical exercises described in the book to enhance and reinforce the reader's learning experience. Missing Data: Analysis and Design and its web site work together to enable beginners to gain confidence in their ability to conduct missing data analysis, and more advanced readers to expand their skill set.
Missing Data
by Patrick Mcknight Katherine McknightWhile most books on missing data focus on applying sophisticated statistical techniques to deal with the problem after it has occurred, this volume provides a methodology for the control and prevention of missing data. In clear, nontechnical language, the authors help the reader understand the different types of missing data and their implications for the reliability, validity, and generalizability of a study's conclusions. They provide practical recommendations for designing studies that decrease the likelihood of missing data, and for addressing this important issue when reporting study results. When statistical remedies are needed--such as deletion procedures, augmentation methods, and single imputation and multiple imputation procedures--the book also explains how to make sound decisions about their use. Patrick E. McKnight's website offers a periodically updated annotated bibliography on missing data and links to other Web resources that address missing data.
Missing Microbes: How The Overuse Of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
by Martin BlaserRenowned microbiologist Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the equilibrium and health of our bodies. Now this invisible Eden is under assault from our overreliance on medical advances including antibiotics and caesarian sections, threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes and leading to severe health consequences. Taking us into the lab to recount his groundbreaking studies, Blaser not only provides elegant support for his theory, he guides us to what we can do to avoid even more catastrophic health problems in the future.
Missing Pieces: A Chronicle of Living With a Disability
by Irving Kenneth Zolahe personal odyssey of a man with a disability, this passionate book tries to tell as well as analyze what it is like to have a disability in a world that values vigor and health. Zola writes, "Missing Pieces is an unraveling of a social problem in the manner of Black Like Me. Like its author, I, too, am a trained social observer, but for me 'passing' was not an issue. For I already have the stigmata of the disable - the braces, the limp, the cane - though I have spent much of my life denying their existence." The author started out in the role of a social scientist on a seven-day excursion to acquaint himself with an extraordinary experiment in living - Het Dorp, one of the few places in the world designed to promote "the optimum happiness" of those with severe physical disabilities. Neither a medial center nor a nursing home, Het Dorp is a village in the western-most part of the Netherlands. What began as a sociological attempt to describe this unusual setting became, through the author's growing awareness, what can only be called a socio-autobiography. Resuming his prior dependence on a wheelchair, the author experienced his own transformation from someone who is "normal" and "valid" to someone who is "invalid." The routine of Het Dorp became his: he lived in an architecturally modified home, visited the workshops, and shared meals, social events, conversation, and perceptions with the remarkably diverse residents. The author confronts some rarely discussed issues - the self-image of a person with a chronic disability, how one fills one's time, how one deals with authority and dependence, and love and sex. Missing Pieces offers striking insights into an aspect of the human condition shared by nearly 30 million Americans. It is must reading for the general reader, as well as for the rehabilitation counselor, social worker, or social scientist. Author note: Irving Kenneth Zola (1935-1994) was Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University and a founding member and counselor at the Boston Self-Help Center. Nancy Mairs is the author of seven books, including Waist-High in the World: A Life Among the Disabled, and most recently, A Troubled Guest: Life and Death Stories. She lives in Tucson with her husband, George.
Mission Afghanistan: An Army Doctor's Memoir
by Elie Paul CohenElie Paul Cohen, a Franco-British civilian emergency doctor, was in his youth an anti-militarist who evaded conscription. But decades later, his military record comes back to haunt him when it turns up in his professional dossier. In a surreal coincidence, the French, British, and Israeli secret services suddenly become interested in recruiting him, and Cohen accepts the deal the French Army offers: he can settle his accounts by serving as a liaison emergency doctor in Afghanistan. After a year and a half of training, Cohen is in 2011 deployed at Camp Bastion, the largest British Military base since World War II. His mission is twofold: First, to study Damage Control Resuscitation, a new treatment for polytraumatized soldiers that was developed by British doctors in Afghanistan. Second, to share these advanced protocols with the French Military Health Service. Combining elements of spy thriller and adventure story with reflections on the costs of war, Cohen&’s memoir offers a unique perspective on the conflict in Afghanistan, and on the medical challenges presented by the expansion of terrorism into Europe and America.
Mission-Driven Leadership: My Journey as a Radical Capitalist
by Mark BertoliniIn Mission-Driven Leadership, Mark Bertolini, the long-time chairman and CEO of Aetna, the Fortune 500 health insurance company, reveals that genuine leadership is not about dollars and market share but about improving lives and communities.Mark Bertolini didn't get to the corner office through traditional means. He grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood in Detroit. Early in his career, he was known for his bare-knuckled leadership and hard driving competitiveness that helped him to turnaround several companies. But his ambition came at a cost as he ran roughshod over his colleagues and employees, and spent time away from his family. Two events served as wakeup calls for the hard-charging Bertolini. First his son Eric was diagnosed with incurable cancer, and Bertolini found himself confronting the healthcare industry firsthand, not as an executive, but as the parent of a deathly ill child, determined to save his son's life. And miraculously, after a year in the hospital, often at death's door--Eric was twice given last rites--his son recovered. The second wakeup call was a skiing accident several years later in which Bertolini broke his neck. As his life unraveled in the face of years of chronic pain, therapy, and medication, he realized he had to reinvent himself, emotionally, spiritually, and as a leader--or go under. Mission-Driven Leadership speaks to the lessons Bertolini learned about empathy, about helping employees and Aetna's customers take better care of themselves and each other, about the need to "find the divine in me," and the importance of getting out to meet with employees and customers face-to-face in town halls to truly discover their needs and better serve them.
Mission: Mountain Rescue
by Amy AndrewsKidnapped for their devotion...Sergeant Richard Hollingsworth, dedicated army medic, has devoted his life to saving others. But now his medical skills have put his own life in danger--and that of his beloved Holly.Saved by their past...The island of Tanrami is the last place midwife Holly expected to see Richard again. She knows he doesn't want to let her into his heart, but in order to escape their mountain captors they must submit to the bond they once shared. Their lives are on the line, and so are their hearts!
Missionary Discourses of Difference
by Esme CleallMissionary Discourse examines missionary writings from India and southern Africa to explore colonial discourses about race, religion, gender and culture. The book is organised around three themes: family, sickness and violence, which were key areas of missionary concern, and important axes around which colonial difference was forged.
Missionary Women, Leprosy and Indigenous Australians, 1936–1986
by Charmaine RobsonThis book focuses on twentieth-century Australian leprosaria to explore the lives of indigenous patients and the Catholic women missionaries who nursed them. Distinguished from previous historical studies of leprosy, the book examines the care and management of the incarcerated, enabling a broader understanding of their experience, beyond a singular trope of banishment, oppression and death. From the 1930s until the 1980s, respective governments appointed the trained sisters to four leprosaria across remote northern Australia, where almost two thousand people had been removed from their homes and detained under law for years - sometimes decades. The book traces the sisters’ holistic nursing from early efforts of amelioration and palliation to their part in the successful treatment of leprosy after World War II. It reveals the ways the sisters stepped out of their assigned roles and attempted to shape the institutions as places of health and hygiene, of European culture and education, and of Christianity. Making use of accounts from patients, doctors; bureaucrats; missionary men; and Indigenous families and communities, the book offers fresh perspectives on two important strands of history. First, its attention to the day-to-day work of the Australian sisters helps to demystify leprosy healthcare by female missionaries, generally. Secondly, with the sisters specifically caring for Indigenous people, this book exposes the institutional practices and goals specific to race relations of both the Australian government and Catholic missionaries. An important and timely read for anyone interested in Indigenous history, medical history and the connections between race, religion and healthcare, this book contextualizes the twentieth-century leprosy epidemic within Australia's broader colonial history.
Misslungene Interventionen in der Extremitäten- und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie
by Andreas LütscherUnter „missratener Chirurgie“ stellen die Autoren nicht nur Fälle vor, die eine operationstechnische Streuung aufweisen, wie diese ja immer wieder auftreten kann. Die hier präsentierten Verläufe sind zu krass in ihrer Fehlleistung, als dass sie einfach durchgewunken werden können. In möglichst objektiver Weise versuchen die Autoren, 50 Fälle von „missratener Chirurgie“ zu analysieren – nicht so sehr um Kritik anzubringen, sondern viel mehr um „weiteres Missraten“ zu verhindern.
Missouri's Mad Doctor McDowell: Confederates, Cadavers and Macabre Medicine
by Lorelei Shannon Victoria CosnerDiscover the twisted 19th century tale of a respected St. Louis doctor who was also a body snatcher and suspected murderer in this true crime biography. Though he was never caught in the act, it was widely known among St. Louis locals that Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell routinely stole corpses for strange and illegal experiments. McDowell was so loathed for this practice that he wore body armor in public. Meanwhile, he was so idolized by his anatomy students that they often dug up the bodies for him. The ghoulish Dr. McDowell—who later served as a Confederate Army surgeon—left a host of fiendish rumors and mysteries behind. Did he ever resort to murder for the sake of a fresh specimen? Did his mother's ghost actually help him escape an angry mob? Did he really hang the corpse of his daughter in the Mark Twain Cave of Hannibal, Missouri? What very real horrors remained in his medical college after Union soldiers took it over? In this grimly fascinating biography, Victoria Cosner dissects a life surrounded by speculation and a legend littered with ghosts.
Mistake Proofing for Lean Healthcare (Lean Tools for Healthcare Series)
by Samuel Carlson Maura MayThe principles of mistake proofing, long used to eliminate errors and defects across a range of industries, are now being applied in healthcare organizations around the world to help ensure patient safety, improve services, and eliminate waste.Mistake Proofing for Lean Healthcare is based on the definitive mistake-proofing philosophy and system developed by Shigeo Shingo. This reader-friendly book introduces the main concepts and benefits of mistake proofing in healthcare and highlights common reasons that errors and defects occur. It also explains how to catch errors before they become defects, using the concept of source inspection, so you can ensure quality before a process is performed instead of afterward. When systematically used, the mistake-proofing approach explained in this book will help you:Create safer, more reliable, and more effective healthcare services for both patients and staffEstablish a culture in which mistakes and the conditions that cause them are readily surfaced so they can be correctedLay the foundation for processes that flow smoothly, without disruptionEliminate rework, waste, and the need for extra resources and suppliesPresenting real-world healthcare examples, the book shows different types of mistake-proofing devices and methods (poka-yoke) that provide feedback quickly and automatically to prevent errors and defects.The book is part of the Lean Healthcare Series and is designed for individual or group learning. Each chapter includes reflection questions to facilitate understanding and stimulate discussion and action.
Mistakes in Clinical Neuropsychology: Learning from a Case-based Approach
by Oliver Turnbull Rudi Coetzer Christian SalasThis innovative book uses a case-based approach to discuss mistakes made in the practice of clinical neuropsychology to form a helpful tool in the training of early career clinicians. By allowing readers space for critical reflection during clinical practice, the book teaches competency in clinical neuropsychology, through the examination of errors as a central part of the learning process. The core of this book is a diverse series of mistakes, each embedded as a patient narrative. Each chapter is based around an example error, typically one that was made, by the authors, as early career clinicians. Early chapters focus on mistakes in neuropsychological assessment, and the diagnostic process. Later chapters focus on errors in rehabilitation and management. Each chapter is framed to reflect the situational context, for example the role of history, what constitutes normal performance, the way that complex tasks rely on foundational skills, or the treatment of patients with dysexecutive impairment. Towards the end of each chapter there is reflection on the nature of each error type. As such, each chapter follows the structure SEER (Situation, Example, Error, Reflection), helping the reader to imagine the situation around the mistake, its nature and relevance. The book especially emphasises small phrases of insight (axioms, or gnomes) that are widely used by experienced clinicians. This is valuable reading for students of clinical neuropsychology, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy as well as professionals in these fields such as neurologists, psychiatrists and other rehabilitation therapists. It is especially appropriate for those in the earlier stages of their career in clinical neuropsychology, or in related disciplines which involve the assessment and treatment of patients with neurological disorders that impair cognition or disrupt the regulation of emotion. However, experienced clinicians will also find it includes interesting insights to improve their practice.
Mister Memory: A Novel
by Marcus SedgwickIn Paris at the end of the nineteenth century, a man with a perfect memory murders his wife. A dazzling psychological puzzle that reveals the strange connection between memory and fate. In Paris in the year 1899, Marcel Després is arrested for the murder of his wife and transferred to the famous Salpetriere Asylum. And there the story might have stopped. But the doctor assigned to his care soon realizes this is no ordinary patient: Marcel Després, Mister Memory, is a man who cannot forget. And the policeman assigned to his case soon realizes that something else is at stake: For why else would the criminal have been hurried off to hospital, and why are his superiors so keen for the whole affair to be closed? This crime involves something bigger and stranger than a lovers' fight, something with links to the highest and lowest establishments in France. The policeman and the doctor between them must unravel the mystery—but the answers lie inside Marcel's head. And how can he tell what is significant when he remembers every detail of every moment of his entire life? For fans of Scarlett Thomas, Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Patrick Suskind, this is a captivating literary mystery about memory, history and fate.
Mistletoe Kiss with the Heart Doctor: Christmas Under The Northern Lights / Mistletoe Kiss With The Heart Doctor (Mills And Boon Medical Ser.)
by Marion LennoxCan just one kiss……really change her life—forever?When Dr. Elsa McCrae rescues a mortified Dr. Marcus Pierce from a fall into an underground cave, planning the usual Christmas party for her local community has to take a back seat! As she’s forced to accept Marc’s offer of help during the busy holiday season, the charming cardiologist soon has Elsa fighting to protect her heart, knowing he’ll return to the city as soon as the festivities are over…From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.
Mistletoe Mother
by Josie MetcalfeStranded and pregnant It was snowing, and Seth was cursing himself for coming. When he finally made it inside the front door, he discovered that he wasn't alone. Ella couldn't believe it. Here of all places was the man who had made her pregnant, then abandoned her. He wanted to know why she had run out on him! Why hadn't she said she was pregnant? Ella told him--that when she'd discovered her pregnancy, she'd also learned about his wife! Ella was approaching term, the roads were blocked and Seth was the only gynecologist in sight.They were stuck together for the most emotional Christmas of their lives….
Mistreated: The Political Consequences of the Fight against AIDS in Lesotho
by Nora KenworthyAs global health institutions and aid donors expanded HIV treatment throughout Africa, they rapidly "scaled up" programs, projects, and organizations meant to address HIV and AIDS. Yet these efforts did not simply have biological effects: in addition to extending lives and preventing further infections, treatment scale-up initiated remarkable political and social shifts.In Lesotho, which has the world's second highest HIV prevalence, HIV treatment has had unintentional but pervasive political costs, distancing citizens from the government, fostering distrust of health programs, and disrupting the social contract. Based on ethnographic observation between 2008 and 2014, this book chillingly anticipates the political violence and instability that swept through Lesotho in 2014.This book is a recipient of the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Prize from Vanderbilt University Press for the best book in the area of medicine.
Mistreated: The Political Consequences of the Fight against AIDS in Lesotho
by Nora KenworthyAs global health institutions and aid donors expanded HIV treatment throughout Africa, they rapidly "scaled up" programs, projects, and organizations meant to address HIV and AIDS. Yet these efforts did not simply have biological effects: in addition to extending lives and preventing further infections, treatment scale-up initiated remarkable political and social shifts. In Lesotho, which has the world's second highest HIV prevalence, HIV treatment has had unintentional but pervasive political costs, distancing citizens from the government, fostering distrust of health programs, and disrupting the social contract. Based on ethnographic observation between 2008 and 2014, this book chillingly anticipates the political violence and instability that swept through Lesotho in 2014.This book is a recipient of the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Prize from Vanderbilt University Press for the best book in the area of medicine.
Mistreated: Why We Think We're Getting Good Health Careand Why We're Usually Wrong
by Robert PearlThe biggest problem in American health care is usDo you know how to tell good health care from bad health care? Guess again. As patients, we wrongly assume the "best" care is dependent mainly on the newest medications, the most complex treatments, and the smartest doctors. But Americans look for health-care solutions in the wrong places. For example, hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved each year if doctors reduced common errors and maximized preventive medicine.For Dr. Robert Pearl, these kinds of mistakes are a matter of professional importance, but also personal significance: he lost his own father due in part to poor communication and treatment planning by doctors. And consumers make costly mistakes too: we demand modern information technology from our banks, airlines, and retailers, but we passively accept last century's technology in our health care.Solving the challenges of health care starts with understanding these problems. Mistreated explains why subconscious misperceptions are so common in medicine, and shows how modifying the structure, technology, financing, and leadership of American health care could radically improve quality outcomes. This important book proves we can overcome our fears and faulty assumptions, and provides a roadmap for a better, healthier future.
Misunderstanding Health: Making Sense of America's Broken Health Care System
by Rohit KhannaThis eminently relevant and thoroughly entertaining book reminds us that understanding more about health care helps us understand the larger world around us.With technological advances and information sharing so prevalent, health care should be more transparent and easier to access than ever before. So why does it seem like everything about it—from pricing, drug development, and the emergence of new diseases to the intricacies of biologic and precision medicine therapies—is becoming more complex, not less?Rohit Khanna's Misunderstanding Health examines some of today's most revealing health care trends while imploring us to look at these issues with alacrity, humor, and vigilance. Over the course of eighteen short, engaging chapters, Khanna explains• how unexamined beliefs can endanger patients, drive cost, and increase bureaucracy• the "Dr. Google" effect on the ways that we seek (or eschew) care • why our health care costs more than in any other country • the unintended consequences of using rating sites like Yelp • what we can learn about health care from hurricanes• how social media influencers impact health care• how artificial intelligence can improve health care• why health screening programs are so complicated• what the industry is doing to combat health care fraud• what the big deal about legalizing medical cannabis is• how to think about behavioral "nudges" designed to improve health • why understanding how data are collected is critical to understanding what they can tell us• and much moreEach provocative and easy-to-read chapter covers a familiar aspect of health care in a clear and succinct way. Offering inquisitive readers a warts-and-all view of American health care, Misunderstanding Health is the book that you'll want to read if you know enough to be frustrated by the system but want a deeper dive into its challenges and opportunities.
Mit ADHS erfolgreich im Beruf: So wandeln Sie vermeintliche Schwächen in Stärken um
by Heiner LachenmeierWas ist ADHS, und vor allem, wie verhalten sich Menschen mit ADHS? Was bedeutet das für das Erleben der Betroffenen, welchen Einfluss hat es auf ihren Zugriff auf ihre Fähigkeiten, und wie wirkt sich das auf das Arbeitsleben aus?Ausgehend von diesen Fragestellungen zeigt der Autor erstmals aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht und in leicht verständlicher, gut konsumierbarer und nicht zuletzt humorvoller Form auf, wie sich ADHS auf das Arbeitsleben auswirkt und welche Chancen sich mit einem besseren Verständnis dieser neurologischen Variante auftun können. Denn unter bestimmten Bedingungen kann ADHS in einigen Arbeitsbereichen klare Vorteile bieten! Selbstverständlich werden aber auch mögliche Schwierigkeiten im Berufsleben beleuchtet und dafür konkret umsetzbare Lösungswege aufgezeigt. Leser mit und ohne ADHS werden die spezielle Aufarbeitung dieses wichtigen Themas ebenso schätzen wie die leichte Umsetzbarkeit der vielen praktischen Tipps&Tricks, die aus zahlreichen Studien und der langjährigen intensiven Arbeit des Autors mit Betroffenen – und dem eigenen ADHS - resultieren. Auch Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene sowie deren Eltern finden hier hilfreiche Unterstützung, um möglichst erfolgreich in der Arbeitswelt durchzustarten – mit, trotz oder gerade wegen ADHS!
Mit ADHS erfolgreich im Beruf: So wandeln Sie vermeintliche Schwächen in Stärken um
by Heiner LachenmeierWas ist ADHS, und vor allem, wie verhalten sich Menschen mit ADHS? Was bedeutet das für das Erleben der Betroffenen, welchen Einfluss hat es auf ihren Zugriff auf ihre Fähigkeiten, und wie wirkt sich das auf das Arbeitsleben aus?Ausgehend von diesen Fragestellungen zeigt der Autor aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht und in leicht verständlicher, gut konsumierbarer und humorvoller Weise auf, wie sich ADHS auf das Arbeitsleben auswirkt und welche Chancen sich mit einem besseren Verständnis dieser neurologischen Variante auftun können. Denn unter bestimmten Bedingungen kann ADHS in einigen Arbeitsbereichen klare Vorteile bieten! Selbstverständlich werden aber auch mögliche Schwierigkeiten im Berufsleben beleuchtet und dafür konkret umsetzbare Lösungswege aufgezeigt. Leser mit und ohne ADHS werden die spezielle Aufarbeitung dieses wichtigen Themas ebenso schätzen wie die leichte Umsetzbarkeit der vielen praktischen Tipps&Tricks, die aus zahlreichen Studien und der langjährigen intensiven Arbeit des Autors mit Betroffenen – und dem eigenen ADHS - resultieren. Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene und deren Eltern finden hilfreiche Unterstützung, um erfolgreich in der Arbeitswelt durchzustarten – mit, trotz oder gerade wegen ADHS! Für die 2. Auflage wurde das Buch gründlich überarbeitet und erweitert, alle Abbildungen sind nun in Farbe enthalten. Neue Kapitel bieten weitere Anregungen aus dem reichhaltigen Fundus des Autors: Der Leser erfährt, wie Angst und Mut bei ADHS miteinander Hand in Hand gehen, wie Berufsbeziehungen bei ADHS gut gelingen und wie ein Perspektivwechsel gewinnbringend für Arbeitgeber und Arbeitnehmer mit ADHS sein kann. In Anerkennung des Interesses der Vorgesetzten und Arbeitgeber, die dieses Buch lesen, wird mit einer Tabelle ein schneller Überblick der wichtigsten beruflichen ADHS-Situationen, deren Hintergründe und Tipps zum Umgang damit geboten.
Mit Bewegung und Geselligkeit Demenz vorbeugen: Wissenswertes über wichtige Schutzfaktoren fürs Gehirn
by Helga Schloffer Ernestine LeutgebDemenzprävention ist in aller Munde. Von allen Seiten werden wir heute mit dem Begriff ‚geistige Aktivierung‘ bestürmt. Dabei sehen wir diesen meist viel zu eng und stürzen uns etwa auf das Erlernen einer Fremdsprache oder anderes, was unser Gedächtnis isoliert trainiert. Wir vergessen dabei aber auf das "symphonische" Ganze! Zur „geistigen Aktivierung“ gehört vieles – wie etwa das Koordinieren von Bewegung, die Orientierung im Raum, das Lesen der Mimik eines Mitmenschen. Geistige Aktivierung bedeutet also viel, viel mehr als nur „Gehirnjogging“&Co – und das lebenslang, nicht erst im hohen Alter! Dieses Sachbuch präsentiert sehr anschaulich Wissen rund um die bereits wissenschaftlich erwiesenen, aber trotzdem noch viel zu wenig beachteten Demenz-Risikofaktoren „Bewegungsmangel“ und „mangelnde Sozialkontakte“. Es zeigt auf, warum unser Gehirn ausreichend körperliche Bewegung und vielfältige Sozialkontakte braucht, um „fit“ zu bleiben, und warum man diese daher als „Schutzfaktoren“ verstehen kann. Denn ausreichend Bewegung und vielfältige Kontakte spielen eine lebenslange Rolle bei der Erhaltung unserer kognitiven Fähigkeiten und Funktionen! Das Buch richtet sich an alle Leser, die sich nicht passiv dem „Schicksal Demenz“ ergeben, sondern frühzeitig aktiv werden und „miteinander“ und „mobil“ der Demenz die Stirn bieten möchten.
Mit Erfolg zur Professur oder Dozentur: Ein Karriereratgeber mit über 180 Fragen und Antworten
by Dieter Frey Karl-Walter Jauch Mariella Theresa StockkampMit diesem Ratgeber bereiten Sie sich erfolgreich auf eine Professur vor und erkennen Stolpersteine und Hürden auf Ihrem Weg zur Professur. Klar, prägnant, gut strukturiert, unterhaltsam und lehrreich zugleich, basiert diese hilfreiche Lektüre fast 200 Fragen von Jungwissenschaftler*innen auf ihrem Weg zur Professur, die in über 25 Workshops gestellt wurden. Wissenschaftlich fundierte psychologische Exkurse, praktische Checklisten sowie Erfahrungsberichte namhafter Professor*innen runden den Inhalt ab. Dazu ist der Karriereratgeber digital angereichert und so können Sie Ihr neu erworbenes Wissen anhand von 50 Fragen und Antworten auf der Springer Nature Flashcard App jederzeit kondensiert abrufen. Zielgruppen: Das Buch richtet sich an Wissenschaftler*innen jeder Karrierestufe und begleitet Sie auf dem Weg zu Ihrer Traumstelle: Von der Entscheidung für eine wissenschaftliche Karriere bis zu Ihren ersten Tagen in der Professur. Im Mittelpunkt des Buchs steht der Bewerbungsprozess inklusive des Umgangs mit Berufungskommissionen. Zu den Autoren und der Autorin: Prof. Dr. Dieter Frey ist Leiter des LMU Center for Leadership and People Management und Mitglied der Bayrischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Prof. Dr. Dr. hc Karl-Walter Jauch ist Ärztlicher Direktor und Vorsitzender des Vorstands am Klinikum der Universität München. Mariella Theresa Stockkamp, M.Sc. Psych., ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am LMU Center for Leadership and People Management.