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Over eighty- five percent of the reading and writing we do as adults is nonfiction, yet most of the reading and writing in K-3 classrooms is fiction or personal narrative. In Is That a Fact? Teaching Nonfiction Writing K-3, Tony Stead shows you how to open the door to the rich world of nonfiction writing that goes beyond ""what I did"" narratives and animal reports. And he convincingly demonstrates the importance of introducing nonfiction writing in the primary grades. Nonfiction inspires enthusiasm in young children because they can choose topics that are of interest to them personally. Is That a Fact? explores a variety of authentic purposes for writing nonfiction, such as describing, explaining, instructing, persuading, retelling, and exploring relationships with others. You will learn how to introduce each purpose using a variety of forms, including letters, reports, poetry, captions, directions, and interviews.

A guide for applying basic informatics algorithms to medical data sets. It includes examples using three most common programming languages (Perl, Python, and Ruby). It provides basic methods for retrieving, organizing, merging, and analyzing their data sources. It covers building blocks, primary tasks of medical informatics, and medical discovery.

An exploration of cutting-edge approaches for evaluating the usability of complex user interaction, this book focuses on improving design and communicating content to the end user. The book continues the conversation about the evolution of usability, asking how we can design and evaluate these complex systems and the complex work they support. It describes and analyzes approaches to teaching, testing, analyzing, or managing usability studies - approaches that involve technical communicators making novel contributions to how we think about and evaluate increasingly complex systems.

Applying lean to the supply chain is a hot topic. While lean operations can produce significant benefits to an organization, the greatest benefits will not be realized unless lean is extended beyond the organization to involve both suppliers and customers. Lean Supply Chain: Collected Practices and Cases provides a variety of case studies taken from articles previously published in "Lean Manufacturing Advisor" -- the monthly newsletter by Productivity Press.

This book examines the behavior of structural members and systems to aid in the structural design of tall buildings in conjunction with the latest building codes. These code provisions are subject to change periodically. Familiarity with current methodologies is essential to designing structures that comply with legally adapted standards in a safe, economic, and efficient manner. However, the first nine chapters explain the fundamental principles of structural engineering in such a manner as to be entirely independent of code regulations.

Illustrating mathematical models for structured credit with practical examples, this book presents an introduction to the foundations of structured credit portfolio modeling. It features material on estimation of asset correlations, and benchmark correlations based on securitizations of benchmark portfolios in the market.

Describes methods of assessment of soil degradation by different processes in relation to their impact on agronomic productivity and environmental quality; addresses the agronomic and economic impacts of soil degradation; and considers research and development priorities.

Man has improved the rice plant, increased its productivity and has found various uses of its parts. The story of rice differs from region to region and has been different in different periods of time. This book provides an interesting reading of such events in the course of its 9000 years long history.

Presents a treatment of structural modeling for applications in design, research, education, and product development. This book emphasizes modeling the behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete and masonry structures. It focuses on the modeling of the true inelastic behavior of structures.

Focusing on the key role that vectors play in the spread of viral diseases, this title explores various areas involved in plant virus research. It examines ways to control or manage viruses through an understanding of the practical and environmental aspects of the interactions of viruses with their vectors and their environment.

"Since John Bosh edited and published the first version of this book in 1995 the world of manufacturing and Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) and Systems has changed considerably. In addition to two new editors, one from academia and one from a metrology intensive user industry, this second edition has many new authors and a known cadre of experts who have grown with the field since the last version. The well-rounded coverage includes the evolution of measurements and development of standards, the use of CMMs, accessory elements, application software, performance and financial evaluations, and accuracy"--

For students and professionals, this work covers biofiltration systems - from the essentials of the microbial ecosystems used in the biofilter, to the mathematical modelling and physical design needed to match pollution removing needs to the proper filtration system.

Explains how relationship maps, cross-functional process maps (swimlane diagrams), and flowcharts can be used as a set to provide different views of work. This book contains how to procedures for creating each type of map, and includes guidance for determining when each type of map is most appropriate.

Describes the technology necessary to optimize the performance of any refractory lining. This work provides an overview of the thermomechanical behaviour and wear of refractory lining systems. It details the structural behaviour of several classical refractory geometries, highlighting the critical regions of various lining systems.

The discussion of tonal structure has been a problematic and controversial aspect of modern study in Medieval and Renaissance polyphony. This volume considers the issue from historical, analytical, theoretical, perceptual, and cultural perspectives.

Explores how changes in social accounting practice could contribute to more rational debate and action in crafting economic and environmental policy. This work is about the wise use of society's natural resources, intergenerational equity, and the translation of ideas about sustainability into real policy.

In response to the multidisciplinary nature of fault diagnosis and condition monitoring, this text describes different types of faults in electric machines and the techniques employed in their detection. Representing an advance in the condition monitoring and diagnostics literature, this book concentrates on state-of-the-art noninvasive methods that can be utilized on running machines without interfering with their processes. The authors also explain how the availability of inexpensive yet powerful processing powers using digital signal processors makes it possible to seamlessly integrate the task of condition monitoring and fault diagnosis with machine control algorithms.

Offering a review of regulatory and standards issues in medical device design, including FDA regulations, types of 510 (k), and the ISO 9000 series, this book identifies how to determine and document customer needs and device requirements. It also establishes reliability and quality metrics for the duration of the product development cycle.

Presents a description of nuclear medicine imaging physics and methodology. This book provides knowledge of relevant physical aspects behind modern nuclear imaging techniques, from radioisotope production to data acquisition and processing.

Covers the structure and classification of adhesion molecules, immunohistochemical localization, junctional, functional and inflammatory adhesion molecules and molecular imaging. This book discusses adhesion molecules in relation to signaling pathways, gene expression, arginine, stem cells, neutrophil migration, and the brain and dementia.

The goal of this book is to give career counselors knowledge awareness, and skills to work with diverse girls and women to make their lives as authentic, meaningful, and rewarding as they can possibly be. It also discusses the needs of women from different ethnic backgrounds, income levels, and sexual preferences.

An examination of the research issues surrounding innovative pedagogies. Using service-learning as its focus, the text explores ways in which researchers and evaluators can study a teaching and learning approach that has multiple goals including both academic and affective development.

A timely book, that addresses the fact that medics, scientists and politicians alone cannot 'win the war against cancer'. Rather, individuals need to appreciate the inevitable link between worldwide pollution and the loss of health.

Including practical guidance on how to conduct selenium risk assessments in the aquatic environment, this book offers the information on assessment techniques, gives the state of contamination in industrialized countries, and raises awareness for developing nations. It presents numerous case studies both US and international.

Combining regulatory and research information from key specialists in the area of environmental regulation, this book provides a guide to ecotoxicological risk assessment. It is suitable for the assessment of the risk of pesticides with herbicidal activity to aquatic macrophytes.

Sheds light on the state of pension fund risk management, and provides technical tools for addressing pension risk from an integrated point of view. This title presents tools such as VaR, Monte Carlo simulation, notional DC accounts, and actuarial balance and automatic balance mechanisms. It describes the complex facets of various pension systems.

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Illustrates what a user must know to ensure the optimal application of computational procedures - particularly the Finite Element Method - to important problems associated with heat conduction, incompressible viscous flows, and convection heat transfer. This book presents realistic, applied examples of FEM in thermal and fluid design analysis.

Presents technical scientific information to help readers grasp issues and challenges associated with nanoscale telecommunication system development and commercialization. This book includes: background information on nanoscience and nanotechnology; specific applications of nanotechnology in telecommunications; and, more.