An application-based introduction to the statistical analysis of spatially referenced health dataSparked by the growing interest in statistical methods... for the analysis of spatially referenced data in the field of public health, Applied Spatial Statistics for Public Health Data fills the need for an introductory, application-oriented text on this timely subject. Written for practicing public health researchers as well as graduate students in related fields, the text provides a thorough introduction to basic concepts and methods in applied spatial statistics as well as a detailed treatment of some of the more recent methods in spatial statistics useful for public health studies that have not been previously covered elsewhere.Assuming minimal knowledge of spatial statistics, the authors provide important statistical approaches for assessing such questions as:Are newly occurring cases of a disease "clustered" in space?Do the cases cluster around suspected sources of increased risk, such as toxic waste sites or other environmental hazards?How do we take monitored pollution concentrations measured at specific locations and interpolate them to locations where no measurements were taken?How do we quantify associations between local disease rates and local exposures?After reviewing traditional statistical methods used in public health research, the text provides an overview of the basic features of spatial data, illustrates various geographic mapping and visualization tools, and describes the sources of publicly available spatial data that might be useful in public health applications.

Applied Sport Management Skills uses the four management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling to teach readers how to become... strong leaders and managers in the world of sport. This book, along with its companion Web site and online student resource, provides a comprehensive overview of management topics with a unique focus on developing the necessary skills for managing sport organizations. The text's how-to approach helps students learn by putting into practice what they will be doing as sport managers—including creative problem solving, strategic planning, and developing the skills to lead, organize, and delegate. By taking principles and concepts presented in the text and applying them to professional practice, students will be able to assess how their interests and skills can contribute to the growing sport management field. Filled with various exercises and real-world examples, Applied Sport Management Skills contains valuable tools to help students understand leadership and management in the sport industry: -Chapter-opening scenarios, revisited throughout each chapter, provide a cohesive thread to keep students focused on how sport managers use the text concepts on the job. Each chapter also includes several application examples from a variety of sport organizations. -Case studies in each chapter help students apply their newly gained knowledge to real-life situations.-Time-outs encourage students to relate chapter concepts to their own experiences through brief assignments and questions.-Self-assessment exercises enable students to better understand themselves and to determine their strengths and areas of improvement.-Skill-building exercises provide students with the opportunity to develop skills they can use in their personal and professional lives.-Application and skill-development sidebars, learning outcomes, key terms, and chapter summaries reinforce key points covered in the chapter.Applied Sport Management Skills includes an extensive instructor guide, test bank, and PowerPoint presentation package to assist instructors with class preparation and presentation and engage students in the material. A companion online student resource (OSR) allows students to use the learning activities from the text in a dynamic and interactive setting. Many activities in the OSR can be filled out, printed, and handed in to the instructor, whereas others provide immediate “correct” or “incorrect” feedback to students. Additional features found only in the OSR include related Internet resources and questions that test students' ability to gather information from sport-related Web sites.Applied Sport Management Skills provides readers with a thorough understanding of the management principles and concepts used in sport organizations and the challenges that managers face. This understanding is enhanced by the application of that knowledge and by the focus on developing management skills, allowing students to build a solid foundation toward a fulfilling career in sport management.Includes an online student resource! To assist students using the text, Applied Sport Management Skills has a companion online student resource (OSR.) Completely integrated with the text, the OSR allows students to experience content through multiple dimensions. Students will receive free access to the OSR with the purchase of a new text, or it may be purchased as a separate component. The companion OSR is a dynamic and interactive tool that allows students to comprehend and practice information presented in the text with a variety of learning activities:-Time-out sections are one- or two-sentence assignments that require students to think about the material and apply it to a work or sport situation.-Application exercises reinforce the material from the chapter through the use of a short series of questions and a bank of answers to choose from. -Review and discussion questions require students to synthesize the material from the chapter and help them fully comprehend the information. -Self-assessments are interactive exercises that provide insight into students' management styles. The OSR also provides additional learning material, including related Internet resources and questions that test students' ability to gather information from sport-related Web sites. Many activities in the OSR can be filled out, printed, and handed in to the instructor, whereas others provide immediate “correct” or “incorrect” feedback to students. Access to the online student resource is available at www.HumanKinetics.com/AppliedSportManagementSkills.

Drawing upon the expertise of more than twenty leaders of their fields, this is a comprehensive and practical guide to psychological concepts and... theories as well as to strategies and techniques designed to help future coaches and sport psychologists cultivate peak performance and personal growth through recent advances in sport psychology. The text's four-part organization focuses on motivation and leadership, social interactions, mental training, program implementation, and issues that go beyond performance enhancement. Contributing authors are experts in their topic, and each chapter has been written specifically for this collection.

Written for coaches, this textbook explains what you need to know about sports medicine in order to integrate optimal performance training with an... injury prevention program. Moreover, it helps you communicate effectively with health professionals and better understand the nature of an injury, its treatment, the injured athlete's limits, and his or her rehabilitation needs. Following the authors' careful guidelines, you learn how to... Recognize the causes and symptoms of overtraining and institute measures to prevent its occurrence Understand and help athletes deal with the psychological effects of injury Encourage a healthy lifestyle with good nutrition, fluid intake, and weight control guidelines and suggestions Special features help you apply sports medicine concepts—: Case studies help you understand how the knowledge you gain from the chapter makes you a more effective coach. From the Athletic Training Room boxes offer additional scientific background to strengthen your understanding of key topics. Focus Point boxes set forth anecdotes, brief cases, hot topics, and current debates that extend and build upon the text. A searchable online version of the text enables you to quickly locate specific topics. While there are many books on sports medicine, this is the first one written specifically for coaches. Armed with your knowledge of sports medicine, you can minimize athletic injury and help athletes recover from injuries that do occur.

APPLIED STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, 2nd Edition provides engineering and construction technology readers with a strategy for successful learning... of basic structural behavior and design. The book is written at a fundamental level while providing robust detail on problem-solving methods on a variety of recognizable structures, systems, and machines. Topics covered include easy-to-understand discussion on equilibrium, trusses, frames, centroids, moment of inertia, direct stress, combined stress, beam mechanics, and much more. The book also includes extensive coverage on the design of beams, columns, and connections which include the latest design specifications using steel, concrete, and wood. More than 175 fully worked examples and 500 exercise problems offer thorough and comprehensive reinforcement of the material using recognizable structural and mechanical elements which connect the readers to the real-world.

Focusing on the fundamentals of material statics and strength, Applied Statics and Strength of Materials, Fifth Edition presents a non-Calculus-based,... elementary, analytical, and practical approach, with rigorous, comprehensive example problems that follow the explanation of theory and very complete homework problems that allow trainees to practice the material. The goal of the book is to provide readers with the necessary mechanics background for more advanced and specialized areas of study in the many fields of engineering technology — for example, civil, mechanical, construction, architectural, industrial, and manufacturing.

A study of mechanical engineering technology that emphasizes the applications of principles, rather than math. The first part of the book (Chapters... 1-10) covers Statics; the rest of the chapters deal with Strength of Materials and Design. In this 5th new edition, the final chapter provides a sample design that considers stresses, then stresses and displacements. Included in this chapter is a programmed text with blanks for the students to fill out as the text leads them through the material. "Engineering technology students...are desperately needed in industry and any innovations in helping technology succeed are looked upon as improvements —[Bailey's] book is one such innovation. It is a return to fundamentals and a refreshing way to help students succeed. It meets a real need in mechanical engineering technology." —Lynden F. Davis, P.E., Regional Director, ASME Western Regional Office "Statics and strength of materials are the key course for starting students. Bailey's text is written in a friendly and straightforward way, foregoing the pattern of writing texts for instructors and not the students...Professor Bailey s text will certainly make your job a lot easier." —Joseph Cheng, Ph.D., Professor, Civil Engineering Technology, University of Southern Colorado "Wade Bailey's book is extremely easy to read. [It] clearly states what I have tried to glean from the other texts. My students learned at a very high level, and seem to have retained a great deal of the information." —Astrid Northrup, Instructor, Engineering and Mathematics, Northwest College

Unique in perspective, approach, and coverage, this book is written specifically to introduce architectural, construction and civil engineering... technicians to elementary engineering concepts, design principles, and practices. Using a practical, non-classical, non-calculus approach, it combines -- in one volume -- full coverage of the statics, strengths of materials, and building structure analysis/design concepts that technicians must master for the demands of today's changing workplace. Provides nearly 180 examples and over 200 supporting illustrations and photographs, including photos of buildings under construction and in sequence. Contains a very comprehensive set of tables of structural products and their properties. For anyone studying or interested in architectural technology, architectural engineering technology, structural technology, structural engineering technology, civil engineering technology, construction engineering technology, or construction management.

Statistical genetics has become a core course in many graduate programs in public health and medicine. This book presents fundamental concepts and... principles in this emerging field at a level that is accessible to students and researchers with a first course in biostatistics. Extensive examples are provided using publicly available data and the open source, statistical computing environment, R.