1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451127703321

Autore

Hammond Kenneth R

Titolo

Beyond rationality [[electronic resource] ] : the search for wisdom in a troubled time / / Kenneth R. Hammond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-280-96582-7

0-19-534550-9

1-4294-6896-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Disciplina

153.4/6

Soggetti

Judgment

Decision making

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-320) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The new search for wisdom -- Strategies of human judgment -- Tactics of human judgment -- Themes guiding research -- Looking backward.

Sommario/riassunto

With Beyond Rationality, Kenneth R. Hammond, one of the most respected and experienced experts in judgment and decision-making, sums up his life's work and persuasively argues that decisions should be based on balance and pragmatism rather than rigid ideologies. Hammond has long focused on the dichotomy between theories of correspondence, whereby arguments correspond with reality, and coherence, whereby arguments strive to be internally consistent. He has persistently proposed a middle approach that draws from both of these modes of thought and so avoids the blunders of either extreme. In this



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144448603321

Autore

Hao Liang

Titolo

Laser surface treatment of bio-implant materials

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Wiley, 2005

ISBN

0-470-03397-5

1-60119-500-1

Disciplina

610/.28/4

Soggetti

Biomedical materials - Effect of lasers on

Biomedical materials - Biocompatibility

Investigative Techniques

Biomedical and Dental Materials

Optical Devices

Therapeutics

Ablation Techniques

Radiation Equipment and Supplies

Equipment and Supplies

Manufactured Materials

Surgical Procedures, Operative

Chemicals and Drugs

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment

Specialty Uses of Chemicals

Chemical Actions and Uses

Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Technology, Industry, Agriculture

Biocompatible Materials

Laser Therapy

Methods

Lasers

Health & Biological Sciences

Biomedical Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph



Nota di contenuto

Bioactivity and biointegration of orthopaedic and dental implants -- Surface modification of biomaterials -- Wettability in biomaterials science and modification techniques -- CO2 laser modification of the wettability characteristics of magnesia partially stabilised zirconia -- In vitro biocompatibility evaluation of CO2 laser treated magnesia partially stabilised zirconia -- The effects of CO2 laser radiation on the wettability characteristics of a titanium alloy -- In vitro biocompatibility evaluation of CO2 laser treated titanium alloy -- Enquiry into the possible generic effects of the CO2 laser treatment on bone implant biomaterials.