1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455908003321

Titolo

Approaching death [[electronic resource] ] : improving care at the end of life / / Committee on Care at the End of Life, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine ; Marilyn J. Field and Christine K. Cassel, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997

ISBN

1-282-08217-5

9786612082177

0-309-51825-3

0-585-02427-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (455 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FieldMarilyn J (Marilyn Jane)

CasselChristine K

Disciplina

362.1/75/0973

Soggetti

Terminal care - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; TABLES, FIGURES, AND BOXES; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 A Profile of Death and Dying in America; 3 Caring at the End of Life; 4 The Health Care System and the Dying Patient; 5 Accountability and Quality in End-of-Life Care; 6 Financial and Economic Issues in End-of-Life Care; 7 Legal Issues; 8 Educating Clinicians and Other Professionals; 9 Directions for Research to Improve Care at the End of Life; 10 Conclusions and Recommendations; References; A Institute of Medicine Feasibility Study on Care at the End of Life1 August 1993-February 1994

B Institute of Medicine Committee on Care at the End of Life Public MeetingsC Examples of Initiatives to Improve Care at the End of Life*; D Prognosis and Clinical Predictive Models for Critically Ill Patients; E Cultural Diversity in Decisionmaking About Care at the End of Life; F Measuring Care at the End of Life; G Excerpts from Medical Guidelines for Determining Prognosis in Selected NonCancer Diseases*; H American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Competence in End-of-



Life Care*; I Examples of Medical Education Curricula; J Committee Biographies; Index

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996457954003316

Autore

Gernet, Jacques

Titolo

Daily life in China : on the eve of the Mongol invasion, 1250-1276 / Jacques Gernet : translated from the French by H. M. Wright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, : Stanford University Press, 1962

Descrizione fisica

Testo elettronico (PDF) (254 p. : ill. )

Disciplina

915.1032

Soggetti

Cina Vita sociale

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Risorsa elettronica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Descrive le occupazioni, i piaceri, i vestiti, il cibo, l'arte e la vita sociale e civile delle persone nella città di Hangchow.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143690103321

Autore

Katsenelson Vitaliy N

Titolo

Active value investing [[electronic resource] ] : making money in range bound markets / / Vitaliy N. Katsenelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, c2007

ISBN

1-118-42883-8

1-119-19736-8

1-280-97464-8

9786610974641

0-470-18643-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Collana

Wiley finance series

Disciplina

332.6

Soggetti

Speculation

Investments

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. 273-274) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Active Value Investing; Contents; Preface; Part One: What the Future Holds; Chapter 1: Introduction: Range-Bound Markets Happen; Chapter 2: Emotions of Secular Bull, Bear, and Range-Bound Markets; Chapter 3: Stock Market Math; Chapter 4: Bonds: A Viable Alternative?; Part Two: Active Value Investing; Introduction to Analytics: The Quality, Valuation, and Growth Framework; Introduction to Strategy: The Value of Process and Discipline; Introduction to Risk and Diversification; Appendix: Years to Bull Market; Acknowledgments; AUTHOR'S NOTE; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A strategy to profit when markets are range bound-which is half of the time One of the most significant challenges facing today's active investor is how to make money during the times when markets are going nowhere. Bookshelves are groaning under the weight of titles written on investment strategy in bull markets, but there is little guidance on how to invest in range bound markets. In this book, author and respected investment portfolio manager Vitaliy Katsenelson makes a convincing case for range-bound market conditions and offers readers a practical strategy for proactive investing that i