1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458461803321

Titolo

Decade of the plague : the sociopsychological ramifications of STD / / Margaret Rodway, Marianne Wright, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-918393-53-1

1-315-78434-3

1-317-71423-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RodwayMargaret

WrightMarianne

Disciplina

362.1/96951

362.196951

Soggetti

Sexually transmitted diseases - Social aspects

Sexually transmitted diseases - Psychological aspects

Medical social work

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1988 by Harrington Park Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Decade of the Plague: The Sociopsychological Ramifications of STD; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Social, Psychological and Medical Dimensions; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - An Overview; Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Psychosocial Parameters and Implications for Social Work Practice; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Minorities: Policy Perspectives; Part II: Practice Interventions; Counselling Issues in Disclosure of Sexually Transmitted Disease

Issues and Problems Confronting the Lovers, Families and Communities Associated with Persons with AIDSPsychosocial Dimensions of Genital Herpes: A Case Study Approach; Part III: Teaching; AIDS and Social Work: Sociopsychological Training Curriculum for Human Sexuality and Related Fields of Professional Practice; Learning About the Psychosocial Impact of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Teaching Strategies; AIDS:



Prevention Is the Only Vaccine Available: An AIDS Prevention Educational Program; Part IV: Epilogue; The Approaching Epidemic; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Social workers, counselors, and health care professionals will be challenged by this thorough presentation of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). The contributing authors contend that in the immediate future, education, not medicine will be the single most important weapon in stemming the spread of STDs. Thus, the responsibility of educating society and providing service for people who are directly or indirectly affected by STDs lies with helping professions. The devastating social, medical, and psychological aspects of AIDS, herpes, and other STDs are discussed. Contributors focus on the is

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457282003321

Autore

Lieberman Ann

Titolo

Mentoring teachers [[electronic resource] ] : navigating the real-world tensions / / Ann Lieberman, Susan Hanson, Janet Gless ; foreword by Ellen Moir ; sponsored by the New Teacher Center

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, c2012

ISBN

1-118-13895-3

1-283-33230-2

9786613332301

1-118-13893-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HansonSusan <1951->

GlessJanet

Disciplina

371.1020973

Soggetti

Mentoring in education - United States

Teachers - United States

Interpersonal relations - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The tensions of mentoring -- pt. 2. Stories of mentoring.



Sommario/riassunto

A useful guide for teacher mentors as they face new and difficult challenges in their work  New teachers often struggle to apply their knowledge in real-world settings, and the idea of mentoring these teachers during their first years in the classroom has captured the imagination of schools all over the world. Drawn from the experiences over the last twenty years of the New Teacher Center, the book illuminates the subtleties and struggles of becoming an excellent, effective mentor. The book discusses the five big tensions of mentoring: developing a new identity, developing trusting relationshi

3.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991003675239707536

Autore

Cassinelli, Bruno

Titolo

Storia della pazzia / Bruno Cassinelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Corbaccio, stampa 1937

Edizione

[2. ed.riv]

Descrizione fisica

546 p. ; 22 cm

Disciplina

362.209

Soggetti

Pazzia - Storia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785460103321

Autore

Dudley Richard J

Titolo

Microsoft Azure [[electronic resource] ] : enterprise application development ; straight talking advice on how to design and build enterprise applications for the cloud / / Richard J. Dudley , Nathan A. Duchene

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Birmingham, U.K., : Packt, 2010

ISBN

1-282-93792-8

9786612937927

1-84968-099-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DucheneNathan A

Disciplina

005.4

005.4476

005.7585

Soggetti

Cloud computing

Web services

Application software - Development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewer; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing; What is an enterprise application?; What is cloud computing?; Some benefits of cloud computing; Some downsides of cloud computing; Cloud computing infrastructure; Cloudy skies ahead; Is cloud computing ""enterprisey"" enough?; Summary; Chapter 2: The Nickel Tour of Azure; Explaining Azure to the managers; Windows Azure; Compute service; Storage service; Blob Storage; Table Storage; Queue Storage; Azure Fabric Agent and Controller; SQL Azure

Windows Azure platform: AppFabricCodename Dallas; Development Fabric; Considerations for the ASP.NET developer; How are Azure costs calculated?; Calculating Windows Azure pricing; Calculating SQL Azure pricing; Calculating AppFabric pricing; Summary; Chapter 3: Setting Up for Development; Downloading the tools; Configuring the local machine for development; Installing Windows Azure tools and SDK; Summary;



Chapter 4: Designing Our Sample Application; Project design; Integrating application with cloud features; Creating an Azure account; Summary; Chapter 5: Introduction to SQL Azure

Overview of SQL AzureManageability; Managing SQL Azure; High availability; Scalability; Relational data model; Familiar development model; What's the same in SQL Azure?; Data types; Database objects; Fully supported T-SQL commands; Partially supported T-SQL commands; SQL Server built-in functions; Multiple active result sets; What's different in SQL Azure?; Number of databases; Database objects; Service Broker, SQL Browser, and DTC; T-SQL commands; System functions; Data synchronization; Security; Development considerations; Managing maximum size; Management tools; SQL Azure portal

SSMS 2008 R2Project Houston; Access 2010; Managing databases, logins, and roles in SQL Azure; Migrating schema and data; Manually scripting objects and data; SQL Azure Migration Wizard; SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS); SQL Server Import and Export Wizard; Creating packages from scratch; DAC Packs; BCP; The Jupiter Motor's ERP system database and the Dealer Orders database; SQL Azure portal; Creating our database; Summary; Chapter 6: Azure Blob Storage; Blobs in the Azure ecosystem; Creating Blob Storage; Windows Azure Content Delivery Network; Blob Storage Data Model; Blob Storage

Representational State TransferThe Blob Storage API; Working with containers using the REST interface; Working with containers using the StorageClient library; Working with blobs; Summary; Chapter 7: Azure Table Storage; Table Storage versus database tables; Some of the good stuff; Limitations of Table Storage; Adding Table Storage to an Azure account; Accessing Table Storage; Working with tables; Working with entities; Entity Group Transactions; Choosing a PartitionKey; Exception handling; Retry on exceptions; Exceptions on retry; Concurrency conflicts; Table errors and HTTP response codes

Summary

Sommario/riassunto

Straight talking advice on how to design and build enterprise applications for the cloud using Microsoft Azure with this book and eBook



5.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786360703321

Titolo

The Real Problem Solvers [[electronic resource] ] : Social Entrepreneurs in America / / edited by Ruth A. Shapiro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, c2013

ISBN

0-8047-8437-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ShapiroRuth A

Disciplina

338.040973

338/.040973

Soggetti

Social entrepreneurship - United States

Nonprofit organizations - United States

Businesspeople - United States

Philanthropists - United States

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

Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Section 1. The Entrepreneurs: Message from the Front Lines; Chapter 2: Investing in Microfinance / Premal Shah, President, Kiva; Chapter 3: Dollars, Sense, and Dignity / Conchy Bretos, Founder, Mia Senior Living Solutions; Chapter 4: The Power of an Economic Niche / Mary Houghton, President and Co-Founder, ShoreBank Corporation; Chapter 5: Building on Faith / Louise Burnham Packard, Founder and Executive Director, Trinity Boston Foundation; Chapter 6: The Entrepreneurs / A Conversation

Section 2. The Funders and Investors: Why We Are Different from Traditional Philanthropists Chapter 7: The Power of Social Entrepreneurs / Sally Osberg, President and CEO, Skoll Foundation; Chapter 8: A Hybrid Approach to Supporting Social Entrepreneurs / Matt Bannick, Managing Partner, Omidyar Network; Chapter 9: Harnessing Entrepreneurial Energy / William Foote, Founder and CEO, Root Capital; Chapter 10: The Strength of Business in Sustainable Change / Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, The Acumen Fund; Chapter 11: Funders and Investors / A Conversation

Section 3. The Thinkers: Profoundly New Ideas Create New Paradigms



for Change Chapter 12: A Community Committed to Social Entrepreneurship / Christopher Gergen, Founder and CEO, Forward Ventures; Chapter 13: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: What's New, and Why Is It Important? / Kriss Deiglmeier, Executive Director, Stanford Center for Social Innovation; Chapter 14: The Blended Value Imperative / Jed Emerson, Founder, Blended Value; Chapter 15: The Thinkers / A Conversation; Section 4. The Champions: Elevation the Discourse to Global Dimensions

Chapter 16: Collaborative Entrepreneurship: The Way to the ""Everyone a Change-Maker"" Society / Bill Drayton, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Ashoka Chapter 17: Building Social Business / Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank; Chapter 18: The Champions / A Conversation; Chapter 19: The New Thinking About Social Entrepreneurship; Bibliography and Suggested Resources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Today, ""social entrepreneurship"" describes a host of new initiatives, and often refers to approaches that are breaking from traditional philanthropic and charitable organizational behavior. Nowhere is this more true than in the United States-where, from 1995-2005, the number of non-profit organizations registered with the IRS grew by 53%. But, what types of change have these social entrepreneurial efforts brought to the world of civil society and philanthropy? What works in today's environment? And, what barriers are these new efforts breaking down as they endeavor to make the world a b