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Designing Accessible Learning Content: A Practical Guide to Applying best-practice Accessibility Standards to L&D Resources
by Susi MillerMaking learning and development (L&D) content inclusive and accessible for everyone is not only a good thing to do, it's the right thing to do.Designing Accessible Learning Content is a practical guide on accessibility for anyone involved in the design, creation, development or testing of online learning content. Now updated to include detailed guidelines on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and the nine new standards, this book provides HR and OD professionals and academics with evidence-based advice on designing inclusive digital learning content.Featuring real-world examples from industry-leading brands, this book demonstrates how accessible learning content can improve usability and provide the best possible learning experience for all. It is an essential handbook for all L&D professionals seeking to harness the benefits of accessibility in order to improve their learning content for everyone.
Human Trafficking Hysteria: Historical and Modern Perspectives on Moral Panics, Media, and Crime (Routledge Studies in Crime, Culture and Media)
by Sarah Hupp WilliamsonThrough cultural criminology, this book brings together existing research to provide an overview of historical and modern moral panics related to human trafficking.What do you picture when you hear the words human trafficking? Perhaps you imagine someone kidnapped and sold as shown in films or worry that sex trafficking increasingly occurs online or in big cities during major events. While sex trafficking does occur, the reality of human trafficking is complex, though this reality is often obscured by the media. The media has played a large role in shaping understanding of this crime, with panics, conspiracies, and misinformation abounding. This book uses cultural criminology to break down historical and modern panics to understand the links between media portrayals of human trafficking, perpetuation of stereotypes, and influences on policy. The text examines the impacts of human trafficking panics perpetuated by media, including understanding the origins of human trafficking in the nineteenth-century White slave panic, the ways that popular media perpetuates stereotypes, the reality of trafficking at sporting events, and the role of social media in generating misinformation.Human Trafficking Hysteria is a valuable resource for criminology and sociology classes, as well as special-topics classes on sex crimes, victimization, or the media.
Agricultural Crop Improvement: Plant and Soil Relationships (Exploring Medicinal Plants)
by Azamal HusenLarger amounts of nutritious food are required to feed the growing world population, which is a great challenge due to water shortages and reduced crop plant yield. To overcome this issue, there must be improvement in crop plant production systems. Agricultural Crop Improvement: Plant and Soil Relationships addresses key issues of crop plant yield and production, with molecular and physiological interventions to evolve future strategies that will overcome these challenges faced by the agricultural sector.Features Investigates modern and traditional agricultural techniques, including nanomaterials, nanosensors, genetic engineering, molecular breeding, nutrient and plant hormone interactions, microbiome engineering, soil enzymes, biostimulants, and intercropping Explores how technologies and scientific advancements from biotechnology, information technology, and environmental science are revolutionizing sustainable farming practices Agricultural Crop Improvement: Plant and Soil Relationships is a valuable source of information for researchers and extension workers involved in sustainable crop plants improvement and practices, and a useful resource for students and scientists working on aspects of agriculture, botany, plant science, crop physiology, crop biotechnology, and microbiology.
Research Design in Chinese Medicine: Linking Social and Health Sciences
by Dongcheng LiResearch Design in Chinese Medicine: Linking Social and Health Sciences is an innovative and comprehensive guide that bridges the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with modern research methods in social and health sciences. Authored by an expert with a background in Chinese medicine and a doctorate in education from Johns Hopkins University, this book is set to revolutionize the way TCM is studied and practiced in the contemporary world.Designed for a diverse readership, from TCM students and practitioners to those in social sciences and holistic medicine, the book provides a unique integration of traditional techniques and modern research approaches. It offers invaluable resources for Doctor of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (DAHM) students, helping them deepen and refine their research skills. Additionally, it serves as an essential academic tool for educators in TCM and related fields, perfectly suited for course adoption in over 50 accredited acupuncture schools within the U.S. and extending its reach globally.Research Design in Chinese Medicine: Linking Social and Health Sciences offers a balanced emphasis on both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. This holistic methodology ensures that readers gain a full spectrum of knowledge, from formulating research questions to conducting ethical studies. The step-by-step guide provided in the book is supplemented with a wealth of resources, including a dedicated website, downloadable templates, and case studies, making it not just a book but a complete learning experience.The book is positioned to be a key resource in the field of TCM research. Its interdisciplinary approach and practical guidance make it invaluable to anyone looking to conduct meaningful research in TCM. The combination of the author's expertise and the practical tools offered makes this book a must-have for students, practitioners, and researchers in the field.
Painting US Empire: Nineteenth-Century Art and Its Legacies (Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Collection)
by Maggie M. CaoA fresh look at the global dimensions of US painting from the 1850s to 1898. Painting US Empire is the first book to offer a synthetic account of art and US imperialism around the globe in the nineteenth century. In this work, art historian Maggie M. Cao crafts a nuanced portrait of nineteenth-century US painters’ complicity with and resistance to ascendant US imperialism, offering eye-opening readings of canonical works, landscapes of polar expeditions and tropical tourism, still lifes of imported goods, genre paintings, and ethnographic portraiture. Revealing how the US empire was “hidden in plain sight” in the art of this period, Cao examines artists including Frederic Edwin Church and Winslow Homer who championed and expressed ambivalence toward the colonial project. She also tackles the legacy of US imperialism, examining Euro-American painters of the past alongside global artists of the present. Pairing each chapter with reflections on works by contemporary anticolonial artists including Tavares Strachan, Nicholas Galanin, and Yuki Kihara, Cao addresses important contemporary questions around representation, colonialism, and indigeneity. This book foregrounds an underacknowledged topic in the study of nineteenth-century US art and illuminates the ongoing ecological and economic effects of the US empire.
Advanced Methods for Human Resource Management Research: Design, Implement and Evaluate a Research Project
by Paul Joseph-RichardUnderstanding and applying research methods is a key skill in human resource management. This new textbook shows how to successfully complete a research project across the HR function.Advanced Methods for Human Resource Management Research provides a practice-based approach to planning and implementing research projects. Each chapter focuses on one HRM practice and a 'Method in Focus' feature that shows how a particular method could be used for researching that practice. This enables postgraduate Research Methods students to gain an understanding of how research may be most effectively conducted for different aspects of HR, from recruitment, selection and people analytics to learning and development, sustainable HRM and employee wellbeing.This book offers comprehensive guidance on what kinds of questions can be asked and the application of current designs and methods. Readers will learn how to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research, such as interviews and literature reviews, using Big Data, social media and visuals, as well as creating cross-country designs to engage international participants. It is supported by learning outcomes, real-world examples, discussion questions and 'ethical dilemma' exercises to develop critical understanding of the material. Online resources include lecturer slides, annotated web links, further reading and new reflective questions for students.This textbook is written for postgraduate HR students taking Research Methods modules as part of their degree.
The Good Retirement Guide 2025: Everything You Need to Know about Health, Property, Investment, Leisure, Work, Pensions and Tax
by Jonquil LoweRetirement planning has never been more complex. With yearly changes to the policies and professional advice, it can be overwhelming. That's where The Good Retirement Guide 2025 can help. Retirement can be the perfect opportunity for people to discover new opportunities and to fulfil long-waited experiences, but many are unsure on how to best approach retirement planning and what it entails. Updated for the financial year, this essential guide is here to help navigate the lead up to retirement and the most up-to-date information to make sure that you get the most out of your retirement years. With expert insights on savings, the cost of living, pensions and tax, The Good Retirement Guide 2025 has been updated to offer helpful knowledge, and to ensure you plan your retirement efficiently.
Strategic Learning and Development Practice: Design, Implement and Evaluate L&D in the Workplace
by Graham Perkins Sian RobinsonDesigned to support aspects of the CIPD's advanced diplomas the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development and equip students with the skills needed to embark on a career in L&D.Offering essential coverage of the underpinning theory of learning and development, this book explores key learning models, learning styles and an examination of how people learn. Building on these theoretical foundations, Strategic Learning and Development Practice goes on to explore how this theory applies in practice, including identifying learning needs, learning analytics, knowledge management, technology-supported learning and how to build and evaluate an L&D strategy. This book is full of real-world examples and pedagogical features to support student learning. These include reflective practice questions to consolidate learning and promote critical thought as well as explore further boxes to facilitate wider reading and encourage students to explore areas of interest in more depth. Key definitions in this book give a clear outline of the essential terms and key learning points at the end of every chapter support student revision of the most important themes. Online resources include a lecturer manual and PowerPoint slides for each chapter.
Strategic Logistics Management: Contemporary Principles and Practice
by Erik SandbergLogistics and Supply Chain Management students will gain a fundamental understanding of how to manage logistics strategically with this new textbook.Going outside the traditional logistics and supply chain management domain, Strategic Logistics Management applies strategic management theories to further understand the role and relevance logistics management plays in many companies' sustainable competitive advantage. This textbook offers new insights to understanding and managing logistics management, and provides a comprehensive overview of the intersection between strategic management perspectives, such as market positioning and dynamic capabilities, and logistics and supply chain management practices. It presents a useful ground and new arguments for how to understand the role logistics management when strategizing, providing the reader with the necessary knowledge to understand and analyse this as a role.Throughout, this text illustrates the major managerial themes relevant to contemporary logistics management contexts such as:- logistics development- paradoxes- supply chain resilience- logistics-based business models- circular supply chainsThis informative text is supported by a range of features including chapter outlines, chapter summaries, as well as discussion and study questions at the end of each chapter, to aid development. There are also international real-world examples from companies such as Lidl, Apple and H&M.Strategic Logistics Management is an essential resource for postgraduate level students on Logistics and Supply Chain Management degrees and courses. Online resources include lecturer slides, an instructor's manual and additional comments on the study questions.
The Human Factor: How to Realize the Potential of your People and your Business
by Michael Esau Simon HumphreysDevelop and leverage the human factor in your workforce and organization to boost individual and business performance. This book explores what the human factor is and how it influences the attraction, performance, retention, growth, productivity and wellbeing of employees. It also explains how focusing on it at all levels of the organization can boost both individual and business performance. It's a roadmap to success for all senior HR professionals, organizational development practitioners, managers and leaders. There is detailed discussion of sustainability, technology, analytics and organizational change, as well as a framework for building a case for change. The book also provides guidance on how to define organizational purpose, develop an effective organizational culture and how to design and execute a people strategy. There is also discussion of human motivation, the role it plays for individuals and leaders and the need for continual improvement of staff at all levels. Written by an expert author team with more than 50 years' experience between them, the book explains why the human factor is so important and how the changing context in which we live and work demands that HR professionals evolve to stay relevant.
Digital Branding: How to Successfully Build and Measure a Brand Online
by Daniel RowlesYour brand is shaped by your actions and decisions. In the digital world, every move influences your brand image. Elevate your online presence and delve into key marketing channels with this acclaimed guide.Tailored for marketers and brand strategists, Digital Branding is an invaluable resource for enhancing your brand's identity and online presence. It offers practical, step-by-step guidance on developing your branding, backed by the expertise of a respected CIM fellow, course leader and industry influencer.This comprehensive guide establishes a sturdy framework for brand planning, identity development and channel selection. Drawing insights from industry giants like PWC, BBC and Specsavers, the book is now in its fully updated fourth edition. This latest edition introduces the new version of Google Analytics, Generative AI and changes to the SEO and social algorithm.
Momentum: 13 Ways to Unlock Your Potential
by Lee ChambersFor many of us, our lives have become over-complicated, defined by burnout and fatigue. This affects everything we do, from our home life to our work. We stop moving forward and we lose direction.But there is an alternative: build your Momentum and rediscover the joys of fulfilling your potential. Leading psychologist and wellbeing expert, Lee Chambers found success by prioritizing wellbeing and embracing uncertainty. In this book, he shares his thirteen essential tools to help you unlock your potential. From having a flexible vision and identifying how failure can move us forward, through to loving life's squiggles and working with empathy, you'll learn how to redefine success, wake up feeling excited about what you do and find your purpose.Momentum will keep you moving and is guaranteed to help you enjoy the ride.
Making Hybrid Working Work: A Practical Guide for Business Success
by Gary CooksonHybrid work is here to stay but we haven't got it right yet. To be truly effective, hybrid working must form part of the overall business strategy and work, organizational structures and teams must be designed with hybrid in mind. Making Hybrid Working Work is a practical book for senior business practitioners and people professionals wanting to ensure that hybrid working works for their people and their business. With guidance on leading, managing and developing hybrid workers, this book will help you embed hybrid working into your organization design. This book explores what hybrid means for your office real estate, how to choose the right technology for hybrid working and how to ensure you're only investing in automating the correct things. It discusses how to use data to take an evidence-based approach to solving problems in a hybrid organization and how you can support learning for hybrid workers, build a learning culture and prioritize performance, not location. With coverage of managing the hybrid employee experience with a focus on company culture, this book also includes the latest research, interviews with those who have experienced the benefits and challenges of this way of working and real-world examples from companies including Centrica, what3words and EMIS Health. Discover how to be deliberate about hybrid ways of working and not leave success to chance with this essential guide.
Effective Brand Building: Unlock Growth with Strategy, Insights, and Measurement
by Andrew GeogheganInvestment and focus on brand building skills has diminished across the marketing industry in recent years. But without the knowledge and understanding of how to build strong brands, marketers end up jumping between short-term tactics and struggle to deliver reliable, long-term growth.Effective Brand Building is here to change that. It provides practical, everyday wisdom in how to drive effective growth for brands for the long and short term, in synch with broader organizational goals and business processes. From award-winning marketer and columnist for Marketing Week, Andrew Geoghegan, this book is the ultimate guide to developing the skills and knowledge you need to create a brand building strategy that delivers growth. Containing best practice frameworks, tools, and approaches to measurement, this book enables marketers to create repeatable results and maximize their return on investment.With real-world examples from businesses such as McDonald's, Mondelez, Apple, and Unilever, this book will help marketers ask the right questions in order to create the best conditions in their business for effective brand building.
The Complete Copywriter: The Definitive Guide to Marketing with Words
by Alan BarkerWriting good copy is no longer just about advertising or selling or direct mail. You need to develop a deep understanding of your customers and use your imagination to create and curate content that resonates with them. As marketing becomes more multi-platformed, more measurable and enabled by digital tools and regenerative-AI, marketing communications must be increasingly nuanced, responsive and with a distinct human touch. From paid social to press releases, from landing pages to white papers and from internal communications to engaging with customers, the sheer range of writing challenges can feel daunting. How can you keep it targeted? How can you keep it personal? How can you keep it conversational? The Complete Copywriter gives you all the tools you'll need to create exceptional marketing copy. This comprehensive guide covers every aspect of the copywriting craft, from creativity and planning, to revision and execution. Learn how to exercise your creativity, be refreshingly adaptable with your words, generate ideas, maintain reader attention, hone your empathy and bring words to life, so that you deliver copy that works every time.
Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Digital Twins: International Workshops of PAAMS 2024, Salamanca, Spain, June 26–28, 2024, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2149)
by Fernando Lopes Alfonso González-Briones Alia El Bolock Karl Mason Vicente Julian Inglada Cedric Marco-Detchart Jaume Jordan Nada SharafThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Workshops on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS 2024, held in Salamanca, Spain, during June 26–28, 2024. The 32 full papers presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. Papers from the following workshops have been included in these proceedings: - Workshop on Adaptive Smart areaS and Intelligent Agents (ASSIA) Workshop on Character Computing (C2) Workshop on Cognitive Assistants and Data Fusion (CogniBlend) Workshop on Decision Support, Recommendation, and Persuasion in Artificial Intelligence (DeRePAI) Workshop on Intelligent Agents in Science and Engineering (IASE) Workshop on Modelling and Simulation of Modern Energy Markets and Future Power Systems (MASES) Workshop on Digital Twinning for training purposes in Industry 4.0 (Twin4Train)
Equity, Social Justice, and English Medium Instruction: Case Studies from Asia
by Ram Ashish Giri Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir Amol PadwadThis book contributes to the existing body of knowledge on English Medium Instruction's (EMI) role in equity and social justice and adds to the ongoing conversation by providing the Asian perspective to it. It showcases scholarly works by scholars and researchers in the field and presents their diverse voices on EMI and social justice in a single volume. This book focuses on different aspects of the issue on EMI, equity, and social justice in different Asian contexts while providing a holistic picture of social justice in English language teaching in the region. It focuses on the current context-specific EMI practices situating them in their historical pretext, employs prevalent theoretical as well as methodological models and approaches to study such practices, considers curricular and pedagogical considerations adapted to address the multitude of needs of EMI, and examines controversies surrounding the conceptualization, plan/policy, and implementation strategies of EMI.
Autonomie und Kompetenz: Die Auswirkung der Optimierungskultur auf den Autonomiebegriff
by Silvia ConradIm Zentrum des Buches stehen der Begriff der Autonomie und seine Bedeutung (Veränderung und/oder Verlust an Bedeutung) innerhalb der gegenwärtigen Bildungslandschaft. Die zunehmende Relevanz der empirischen Bildungsforschung, Schwerpunktlegung auf die Evaluierung sowie das Aufkommen der Kompetenzmodelle wirkten sich auf die Praxis und Ziele des Bildungsprozesses aus. Die Ursachen und Begleitumstände dieser Veränderung, z. B. die Einführung der Bildungsstandards und weitreichende Testpraxis, werden analysiert und einer Kritik unterzogen.
‚Islamismus‘ - Prozesse und Bedingungen von Involvierung, Distanzierung und Distanzwahrung
by Oliver Honer Kurt Möller Kai Nolde Katrin Maier Florian NeuschelerWarum und wie wird jemand zu einem sogenannten Islamisten oder zu einer Islamistin? Wieso, auf welche Weise und wann erfolgen Distanzierungen von solchen Haltungen und Sozialzusammenhängen? Was sind relevante Bedingungen dafür, dass ‚islamistische‘ Ansprachen bei anderen Adressierten nicht verfangen und sie jegliche Involvierung ablehnen? Dies sind die zentralen Fragen, zu denen dieses Buch Antworten präsentiert und daraus abgeleitet Handlungsempfehlungen formuliert. Dafür fasst es den aktuellen Forschungsstand zusammen und informiert über die empirischen Befunde der an der Hochschule Esslingen von 2019 bis 2022 durchgeführten Studie Wendezeit. Es handelt sich um eine auf junge Menschen fokussierte, längsschnittlich angelegte und qualitativ-rekonstruktive Untersuchung. Sie basiert auf Interviews mit 44 ehemalig ‚islamistisch‘ involvierten Proband:innen bzw. mit solchen, die Kontakte zu ‚islamistischen‘ Kontexten hatten, aber Distanz wahrten. In ausgewählten Fällen wurden Gespräche mit Distanzierungsberater:innen und Umfeldangehörigen der Betroffenen in die Auswertung einbezogen.
Butterfly and Moth Wings: Functional Morphology of the Wings with Scales (Entomology Monographs)
by Akihiro YoshidaThis book explores the various functions of butterfly and moth wings. Lepidoptera wings are covered with variously colored scales and exhibit a wide variety of color patterns, with some functioning as significant signals in behavior. They are also the flight organs, as the wings of the other insects are. Although research on Lepidopteran wings has predominantly focused on the color patterns and flight performance, they have many other functions that contribute to their lives. Chapters in this book examine airflow regulation, behavioral signal sending, friction reduction, sensory signal reception, pheromone secretion, antireflection, and high hydrophobicity. Utilizing the perspectives from biology, physics, chemistry, and mathematics, the author explores the functions, structures, construction, and development of these functional wings. Since many of the wing functions are attributed to or assisted by the scale functions, an understanding of the scale functions is necessary to understand the wing functions. The book includes chapters on the marginal scale morphology and function of the small moth wing, as well as the development of the wing with scales. Programmed cell death, which plays a crucial role in the development of the functional wing, is also described. The extensive descriptions offer new insights into Lepidoptera wings and may inspire ingenious devices from a physics and engineering perspective. In particular, the physiological approach to the wing mechanoreception in this book is the first for butterfly and moth wings to thoroughly investigate their intricate mechanisms. With numerous figures to aid the understanding of readers, the book will appeal to researchers and graduate students interested in entomology, biomimetics and physics.
Trauma and Infection Control in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Case-Based Approach
by Richard S. Yoon Jaclyn Jankowski Frank LiporaceWith the growing challenge of revisions, infection and periprosthetic fractures in the geriatric population, this book offers a continuous reference guide that is engaging, case-based and allows surgeons to treat their patients with the latest techniques that are often not published in the general journal literature. The goal of this book is not only to offer the latest evidence and guidance in work-up and diagnosis, but more importantly, to provide real-world case examples that will be immediately applicable to the reader's own complex cases and scenarios. Tips and techniques for revision hip and knee surgery are presented in the context of periprosthetic infection and fractures, minimal to severe bone loss, loose and well-fixed components and more. Pragmatic and user-friendly, Trauma and Infection Control in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty will be a staple for surgeons, residents and fellows as well as medical students who wish to learn the nuances of complex arthroplasty care.
CAD-based Programming for Design and Manufacturing (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Panagiotis Kyratsis João Paulo Davim Anastasios TzotzisThis book offers a thorough examination of CAD-based programming in the context of design and manufacturing, structured across five key chapters. Readers will explore topics such as automated design, geometry feature recognition, and system assembly, as well as the generation of CNC codes directly from CAD models. The book delves into the integration of CAD with CAM and other modules, while addressing the opportunities and challenges posed by emerging technologies like AI and machine learning. Whether you are a designer, engineer, or simply interested in the field, this resource provides both practical insights and a forward-looking perspective on CAD-based workflows.
The Plea: His client is innocent. His wife is guilty. (Eddie Flynn Series)
by Steve CavanaghYour client is innocent. Your wife is guilty.Who would you fight for?*'Quite simply, THE PLEA is one of the most purely entertaining books you'll read this year' John Connolly'A gripping thriller' Ian Rankin*When David Child, a major client of a corrupt New York law firm, is arrested for murder, the FBI ask con artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn to persuade him to testify against the firm.Eddie is not someone who is easily coerced, but when the FBI reveal that they have incriminating files on his wife, he knows he has no choice.But Eddie is convinced the man is innocent, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. With the FBI putting pressure on him to secure the deal, Eddie must find a way to prove his client's innocence.But the stakes are high - his wife is in danger. And not just from the FBI . . .*Praise for race-against-time legal thriller writer, Steve Cavanagh:'A fantastic thriller writer' Mark Billingham'Cavanagh stands head and shoulders above the competition, with his skilfully plotted, action-packed and big-hearted Eddie Flynn novels . . . highly intelligent, twist-laden and absolutely unputdownable' Eva Dolan, author of the critically acclaimed Tell No Tales'What a thriller! Breathlessly brilliant and fiendishly clever' Miranda Dickinson'A cleverly constructed legal thriller combined with a classic locked-room mystery. Eddie Flynn is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional heroes and Cavanagh one of my favourite thriller writers.' S.J.I. Holliday, author of Black Wood'Raymond Chandler could have created Eddie Flynn. THE PLEA is Phillip Marlowe and Michael Connolly's Mickey Haller combined, with a bit of Jim Thompson's THE GRIFTERS thrown in. A superb read with a main character destined to be one of the most talked about in crime fiction.' Howard Linskey, author of The Search*If you like John Grisham, Lee Child and Michael Connelly, you will LOVE the gripping and twisty Eddie Flynn series:1. The Defence2. The Plea3. The Liar4. Thirteen* Each Eddie Flynn thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order *
The SAGES Manual of Strategy and Leadership
by Daniel B. Jones David Renton Shaneeta M. Johnson Alia P. Qureshi Andrew T. SchlusselThis book is an essential guide for practicing surgeons, equipping them with the necessary skills and expertise to lead medical practices and healthcare organizations. Acting as a roadmap, it engages surgeons in leadership development, enabling them to acquire the knowledge needed to advance within healthcare leadership. Specifically designed for surgeons interested in healthcare leadership, the book addresses a critical gap in the development of surgical professionals into influential and effective surgical leaders. This manual will prepare the surgeon for all aspects of surgical leadership; it prepares surgeons to excel in areas such as practice development, national reputation building, organizational leadership, and fostering a culture of positive change within institutions. In a field where relevant resources are scarce, this book provides a clear path for practicing surgeons to acquire the necessary skills and expertise for effective leadership. The text begins by focusing on self-leadership, covering topics such as defining one’s practice type, navigating promotions across systems, and determining the scope of practice. The subsequent section delves into leading others, addressing critical areas like managing work environments, policy formulation, administration, and consensus-building. Finally, the book explores leading systems, emphasizing the importance of understanding local contexts, building efficient organizational structures, and optimizing healthcare delivery processes.
Lineage Tracing: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2886)
by Jorge García-Marqués Tzumin LeeThis volume covers the state-of-art lineage tracing methods, to record these recent multi-front rapid progresses and promote development of further powerful tools. Chapters explores a broad spectrum of techniques that have been developed and refined over the years, offering a detailed exposition of their principles, applications, and limitations. Additional chapters cover classic methods, such as genetic lineage tracing, clonal analysis, single-cell RNA sequencing, and live-cell imaging. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Lineage Tracing: Methods and Protocols aims to serve as a valuable resource, fostering new discoveries and advancements in the exciting field of cell lineage tracing.