The gray stuff in the skull gets a once-over in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Brain. Even though no one knows exactly how it works, scientists do have information on the functions of some areas of the brain. Using comparisons that students can readily understand, and sprinkling in many kids' colloquialisms, Nye continues in his series of successful programs. The standup scientist is seen in a new light when he submits to an MRI, and lets students see an image of his brain.
Show Me the Money: How to Determine ROI in People, Projects, and Programs
From IT to HR, from boardroom to shop floor, increased accountability for achieving high-value results for new initiatives is the norm in every organization. The Phillips', the world's leading experts on ROI strategy, distill their years of experience and research into proven tools for determining the value of any project before, during, and after implementation. They present a comprehensive method for measuring the hard-to-measure, and placing monetary value on the hard-to-value. They even show how to measure and place value on "intangible" qualities like leadership, creativity, customer loyalty, employee engagement, and more.
Group-Centered Prevention Programs for At-Risk Students
School psychologists, counselors, and educators in the K-12 setting face the daunting responsibility of finding balance between mandated testing, students’ mental-health concerns, and additional academic help for at-risk students. One solution to this dilemma is to implement a school-based mental health approach that combines learning and counseling needs into a single program. Several types of successful programs are available, though week-long intensive programs have recently increased in popularity.
Statistics is Easy! (Synthesis Lectures on Mathematics and Statistics)
This book presents a distribution-independent approach to statistics based on a simple computational counting idea called resampling. This book explains the basic concepts of resampling, then systematically presents the standard statistical measures along with programs (in the language Python) to calculate them using resampling, and finally illustrates the use of the measures and programs in a case study.
Food Identity Preservation and Traceability: Safer Grains
With a core emphasis on grain, this encyclopedic reference documents the state-of-the-science throughout the entire food chain in both domestic and international markets as it relates to food safety and economics. The book provides a cohesive introduction to Identity Preservation and Traceability (IPT) systems and summarizes the programs currently available, in effect developing a conceptual model of IPT at the producer level.
