1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910706870303321

Titolo

Preventing suicide through connectedness

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Atlanta, Georgia : , : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention, , [2012]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages)

Collana

Applying science, advancing practice, ASAP

Enhanced evaluation and actionable knowledge for suicide prevention series

Soggetti

Suicide - United States - Prevention

Belonging (Social psychology) - United States

Communication

Crisis Intervention

Interpersonal Relations

Social Environment

Suicide Prevention

Suicide - Prevention

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"2/21/2012"--Date from document properties.

"The Enhanced Evaluation and Actionable Knowledge project is part of an intra-agency agreement between CDC and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The purpose of this project was to engage three Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act grantees in a process to create products that apply evaluation findings to strengthen suicide prevention practice"--Page 1.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 2).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779160303321

Titolo

Improving schools and inspection [[electronic resource] ] : the self-inspecting school / / Neil Ferguson ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, 2000

ISBN

1-283-87972-7

1-4462-6510-2

0-7619-6726-5

1-4462-3012-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 172 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FergusonNeil <1947->

Disciplina

379.1580941

Soggetti

School improvement programs

School management and organization - Great Britain

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

Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1 - Inspection and Self-Inspection; Chapter 2 - The OfSTED Approach: A Perspective; Chapter 3 - Pre-Inspection Preparations and School Development; Chapter 4 - The Week of the Inspection; Chapter 5 - Key Issues for Action: Improvement after Inspection?; Chapter 6 - The Inspection of Schools with New Headteachers; Chapter 7 - OfSTED and the Governing Body; Chapter 8 - Improving Inspection: The Views of Heads, Inspectors and the Select Committee

Chapter 9 - 'Failing' Schools and the Inner CityChapter 10 - Assisted School Self-Review in Victoria, Australia; Chapter 11 - OfSTED and School Self-Evaluation; Chapter 12 - The Self-Inspecting School and the Future of Inspection; References; Appendix - A Summary of the Data Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Improving Schools and Inspection' looks at the relationship between school inspection and school improvement. The authors show how headteachers can use the results of inspections to put in place real school improvement.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020025703321

Autore

Asplund Richard W. <1956->

Titolo

Profiting from clean energy [[electronic resource] ] : a complete guide to trading green in solar, wind, ethanol, fuel cell, power efficiency, carbon credit industries, and more / / Richard W. Asplund

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2008

ISBN

1-119-19811-9

1-281-23756-6

9786611237561

0-470-26804-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Collana

Wiley trading

Disciplina

332.64/4

333.79

Soggetti

Clean energy investment - United States

Exchange traded funds - United States

Clean energy industries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Profiting from Clean Energy; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; DEFINING "CLEAN ENERGY"; TICKER SYMBOLS AND FINDING COMPANY INFORMATION; Chapter 1: Clean Energy Investments and Performance; CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS STARTUP; ANGEL INVESTING; VENTURE CAPITAL; PUBLICLY TRADED STOCKS; CLEAN ENERGY STOCKS LISTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; LARGE-CAP STOCKS; GLOBAL PETROLEUM COMPANIES; CLEAN ENERGY EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETFS); GREEN MUTUAL FUNDS; GLOBAL ETFs AND GREEN MUTUAL FUNDS; FUTURES AND OPTIONS; INVESTMENT CRITERIA FOR PUBLICLY TRADED STOCKS; VALUATION AND BUBBLES

CLEAN ENERGY STOCK PERFORMANCEChapter 2: Catalysts for the Clean Energy Industry; FOSSIL FUEL NEGATIVES: POLLUTION, CO2 EMISSIONS, CARTELS, PRICE SPIKES, AND RISING PRICES; ENERGY SECURITY; GROWING GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE; CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS; DEMAND FOR DISTRIBUTED POWER SOLUTIONS DUE TO GRID



UNRELIABILITY; RISING ELECTRICITY PRICES; COULD THE CLEAN ENERGY MOVEMENT FIZZLE IF OIL PRICES PLUNGE?; CLEAN ENERGY CATALYSTS: INVESTMENT CONCLUSION; Chapter 3: The Government Push; TYPES OF GOVERNMENT CLEAN ENERGY INCENTIVES AND MANDATES

RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS WORLDWIDEGOVERNMENT CLEAN ENERGY SUPPORT INITIATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES; A POST-KYOTO CARBON EMISSIONS FRAMEWORK; Chapter 4: Clean Energy Potential; OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL AND U.S. ENERGY FLOWS; OVERVIEW OF U.S. ELECTRICITY GENERATION SOURCES; FOSSIL FUEL MARKET SIZE: EVEN A NOSE UNDER THE TENT IS WORTH BILLIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY FORECASTS; Chapter 5: Solar Power; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; SOLAR POWER INDUSTRY GROWTH RATES; DEMAND GENERATED BY GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES AND REGULATION; SOLAR POWER PRICING AND COMPETITIVENESS

UPSTREAM SOLAR PLAYERS: POLYSILICON AND WAFER PRODUCERSTHIN FILM THREATS TO CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; UPGRADED METALLURGICAL SILICON (uMGS): A THREAT TO TRADITIONAL POLYSILICON PRODUCERS?; SOLAR PV CELL AND MODULE PRODUCERS; THE INVESTMENT OUTLOOK FOR SOLAR CELL/MODULE MANUFACTURERS; Chapter 6: Wind Power; ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF WIND POWER; HOW DO WIND TURBINES WORK?; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; OFFSHORE WIND; INDUSTRY GROWTH RATES AND PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH; THE ECONOMICS OF WIND POWER; GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED INCENTIVES; WIND INDUSTRY ISSUE: COMPONENT SHORTAGES

WIND INDUSTRY PLAYERSChapter 7: Fuel Cells; ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FUEL CELLS; WHAT IS A FUEL CELL? OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNOLOGY; FUEL CELL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS: INDUSTRY PLAYERS; FUEL CELL INDUSTRY TARGET MARKETS; COMMERCIALIZATION CHALLENGES; Chapter 8: Geothermal Power; ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF GEOTHERMAL POWER; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; THE EXTRACTION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT SYSTEMS UNDER DEVELOPMENT; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; ECONOMICS OF GEOTHERMAL POWER; THE FUTURE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; Chapter 9: Cleaner Utilities; GREEN POWER MARKETING PROGRAMS

RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES

Sommario/riassunto

With Profiting from Clean Energy, respected investment analyst Richard Asplund provides an in-depth explanation of the technology and industry structure behind various sectors of this field and in the process identifies more than 150 stocks related to clean energy. Along the way, Asplund discusses exactly what it takes to effectively invest in clean energy-whether it be through buying individual stocks, investing in green exchange-traded funds or mutual funds, or trading the biofuel and carbon credit markets.