Presents the fundamental concepts of music theory. For beginners with no prior musical experience, this text aims to teach the essential concepts of... music from note reading to melody harmonization, from cadence structures to motivic development.

The Basics of New Testament Syntax provides concise, up-to-date guidance for intermediate Greek students to do accurate exegesis of biblical texts.... Abridged from Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament, the popular exegetical Greek grammar for studies in Greek by Daniel B. Wallace, The Basics of New Testament Syntax offers a practical grammar for second-year students. The strengths of this abridgment will become quickly apparent to the user: * It shows the relevance of syntax for exegesis and is thoroughly cross-referenced to Exegetical Syntax. * It includes an exceptional number of categories useful for intermediate Greek studies. * It is easy to use. Each semantic category is discussed, and a definition and key to identification are provided. * Scores of charts and tables are included to enable the intermediate student to grasp the material quickly.

The job of the modern safety and health professional is more challenging and more important than it has ever been, and The Basics of Occupational... Safety, 1e provides an up-to-date, practical teaching resource that focuses on the basic safety-related needs of people in the workplace. It is intended for use in universities, colleges, community colleges, and corporate training settings that offer programs, courses, workshops, and seminars in occupational safety and health. Educators and students in such disciplines as industrial technology, manufacturing technology, industrial engineering, safety engineering, engineering technology, occupational safety, management, and supervision will find this book both valuable and easy to use. The direct, straightforward presentation of material focuses on making the theories and principles of occupational safety and health practical and useful in a real-world setting. Up-to-date research has been integrated throughout in a down-to-earth manner.

This is an ideal text on PET and PET/CT imaging technology that focuses on the basics, such as physics, instrumentation, production of PET radionuclides... and radiopharmaceuticals, and regulations affecting PET. The chapters are concise but comprehensive, making the topic easily understandable, and they are complete with reviews of pertinent basic science, sample questions, and lists of suggested reading. Practical tables and appendixes contain a wealth of valuable data, reflecting the books usefulness as a reference for nuclear medicine professionals, including physicians, residents and technologists. The book also benefits technologists and residents preparing for board examinations because of its brevity and clarity of content.

Basics Of Public Health Core Competencies Is A Concise Guide Reviewing The Core Competencies Related To The CPH Exam. In An Clear Outline Format, This... Title Highlights All Of The Key Information Relevant To The Newly Established Public Health Core Competencies. Perfect For Students Beginning To Study For Their CPH Exam, Or For Anyone Who Needs To Brush Up On Core Information. A Must-Have For All Public Health Students And Professionals. Competencies Covered Include: Epidemiology Biostatistics Behavioral Sciences Social Sciences Environmental Sciences Health Policy Management Sciences

The Second Edition of this best-selling textbook continues to offer immensely practical advice and technical expertise that will aid researchers in... analyzing and interpreting their collected data, and ultimately build theory from it. The authors provide a step-by-step guide to the research act. Full of definitions and illustrative examples, the book presents criteria for evaluating a study as well as responses to common questions posed by students of qualitative research.

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Some U.S. workplaces have a safety and health professional on staff whose sole responsibility is reducing on-the-job injuries and illnesses. However, in... many companies, the task of organizing, developing, and implementing an injury and illness prevention process falls into the hands of a ranking supervisor, a quality control manager or human resources professional. The author, Neville Tompkins, a human resources manager who learned the principles of workplace injury and illness prevention while working with line managers, developed a formal process that reduces hazardous conditions and unsafe work practices. Basics of Safety and Health guides you the safety coordinator; in your organization or the small-business manager who recognizes the need for implementing a safety program through the steps in clear, nontechnical language. It starts with identifying existing programs and practices that have worked. It shows how to identify and analyze occupational hazards, and how to increase safety awareness and involvement among all employees. It discusses safety and health regulations, and how to formalize a safety process. Finally, it advises on how to keep the process continuously improving through easy-to-use checklists, forms and resource lists.

This comprehensive introductory text has helped hundreds of thousands of new singers and experienced singers find their voice or sing even better. The... text consists of two parts. Part One discusses practicing, vocalizing, breathing, learning and dramatizing songs, maintaining your vocal health, and reading music. Part Two is an anthology of 52 songs, from folk songs, movies and musical theater, art songs and arias, songs of faith, duets, and rounds (for group performance). A companion 2-CD Set (ISBN 0495115320) includes all the melodies and accompaniments for the song anthology, plus pronunciation for foreign language songs.

This comprehensive introductory text has helped hundreds of thousands of new singers and experienced singers find their voice or sing even better. The... text consists of two parts. Part One discusses principles of voice production, breathing, vocal health, music reading, learning a song, performance techniques, musicianship, and song interpretation. Part Two is a collection of 52 songs? movies and musical theater, folk, art songs, songs of faith, duets, and rounds (for group performance).