1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778030103321

Autore

Morra-Imas Linda G

Titolo

The road to results : : designing and conducting effective development evaluations / / Linda G. Morra Imas, Ray C. Rist

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2009]

copyright 2009

ISBN

1-282-13540-6

9786612135408

0-8213-7911-9

Descrizione fisica

xxii, 582 pages : illustrations ; ; 25 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

RistRay C

Disciplina

338.91068/4

Soggetti

Economic development - Evaluation

Economics

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; Preface; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Introduction; FOUNDATIONS; Tables; Boxes; PREPARING AND CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT EVALUATIONS; Figures; DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING; MEETING CHALLENGES; LEADING; Illustration; Appendixes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive text presents concepts and procedures for evaluation in a development context. It provides procedures and examples on how to set up a monitoring and evaluation system, how to conduct participatory evaluations and do social mapping, and how to construct a ""rigorous"" quasi-experimental design to answer an impact question. The book begins with a description of the context of development evaluation and how it arrived where it is today. It then discusses current issues driving development evaluation, such as the Millennium Development Goals and the move from simple project eval



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815422503321

Autore

Buckingham Lela

Titolo

Fundamental laboratory mathematics : required calculations for the medical laboratory professional / / Lela Buckingham ; Christa A. Fratantoro, senior acquisitions editor ; Richard Morel, developmental editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : F.A. Davis Company, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8036-4102-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Disciplina

610.1/5195

Soggetti

Medical laboratory technology - Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Basic mathematics -- Algebra -- Systems of measurements -- Dilutions -- Expressions of concentrations -- Solution calculations -- Logarithms and exponential functions -- Ionic solutions -- Spectrophotometry -- Graphs and standard curves -- Statistics and quality control.

Sommario/riassunto

Conquer the math skills essential for the laboratory... and reduce the anxieties math often induces! Step by step, skill by skill... you'll progress from simple to complex calculations, building your proficiencies and testing them along the way. Perfect for classroom, clinical, and professional success!