1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910151931503321

Autore

Harada Koichiro

Titolo

"Moonshine" of Finite Groups [[electronic resource] /] / Koichiro Harada

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Zuerich, Switzerland, : European Mathematical Society Publishing House, 2010

ISBN

3-03719-590-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (83 pages)

Collana

EMS Series of Lectures in Mathematics (ELM) ; , 2523-5176

Classificazione

20-xx11-xx

Soggetti

Groups & group theory

Group theory and generalizations

Number theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This is an almost verbatim reproduction of the author's lecture notes written  in 1983-84 at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. A substantial  update is given in the bibliography. Over the last 20 plus years, there has  been an energetic activity in the field of finite simple group theory related to  the monster simple group. Most notably, influential works have been  produced in the theory of vertex operator algebras whose research was  stimulated by the moonshine of the finite groups. Still, we can ask the same  questions now just as we did some 30-40 years ago: What is the monster  simple group? Is it really related to the theory of the universe as it was  vaguely so envisioned? What lays behind the moonshine phenomena of the  monster group? It may appear that we have only scratched the surface.  These notes are primarily reproduced for the benefit of young readers  who wish to start learning about modular functions used in moonshine.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910220152003321

Autore

Morganti Kristy Gonzalez

Titolo

The evolving role of emergency departments in the United States / / Kristy Gonzalez Morganti [and eight others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corporation, 2013

Santa Monica, CA : , : RAND Health, , 2013

ISBN

0-8330-8080-6

0-8330-8082-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 63, 43 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Research report

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

362.18

Soggetti

Emergency Service, Hospital - trends - United States

Emergency Service, Hospital - economics - United States

Hospitals - Emergency services - United States

Emergency medicine - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"RAND Health."

"Sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Action Fund."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-63).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; Executive Summary; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Trends Affecting the Evolution of Hospital EDs; Overall Growth in Health Care Spending; Growing Use of Hospital EDs; The Rising Cost of ED Care; Efforts to Discourage Non-Urgent Use of EDs; EDs as Entry Points to Inpatient Care; Aims of the RAND Study; Organization of This Report; 2. Conceptual Model of ED Use; 3. Methods; Quantitative Data Sources; Analytical Approach; Qualitative Data Sources; Emergency Physician Focus Groups

Hospital Physician Focus Group Individual Interviews with Primary Care Providers; Review of Qualitative Data; 4. Findings; What are the most important sources of inpatient admissions and how have they changed?; What are the sources driving growth of non-elective inpatient admissions?; Why are primary care physicians admitting fewer patients to hospitals?; Why are patients using EDs for non-urgent care?; Does a patient's insurance coverage influence likelihood of admission



and his/her portal of entry to inpatient care?

Does a patient's source of primary health insurance influence his/her probability of hospitalization from the ED?Does a patient's type of insurance influence a primary care physician's decision to send the patient to the ED?; Do plans that offer care coordination have lower rates of inpatient admission from EDs than fee-for-service plans?; Are EDs playing a role in reducing preventable hospital admissions?; 5. Discussion; Assessing the Value of Emergency Department Care; The Evolving Relationship Between EDs and Primary Care Providers; Emergency Departments as Diagnostic Centers

Do Emergency Departments Prevent Costly Inpatient Admissions?Study Limitations; 6. Conclusions; Implications for Policy; References; Appendix A. Additional Quantitative Results; Appendix B. Focus Groups and Interviews

Sommario/riassunto

This report explores the evolving role that hospital emergency departments play in the U.S. health care system. EDs evaluate and manage complex and high-acuity patients, are the major point of entry to inpatient care, and serve as ""the safety net of the safety net"" for patients who cannot get care elsewhere. The report examines the role that EDs may come to play in either contributing to or reducing the rising costs of health care.