1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778253303321

Autore

Marshall Alan

Titolo

The unity of nature [[electronic resource] ] : wholeness and disintegration in ecology and science / / Alan Marshall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press, c2002

ISBN

1-86094-954-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 280 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

577.01

Soggetti

Ecology - Philosophy

Concord

Philosophy of nature

Integration (Theory of knowledge)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents: It's All an Environmentalist Plot!: Unity as an Environmental Idea: An Introduction to the Unity of Nature in Contemporary Thought; It's All a Bourgeois Plot!: Falling into Wholes: Ecological Fascism; Gaia: The Technocentric Embodiment of the Unity of Nature?; Natural Conservatism: The Unity of Nature and Social Systems; Uniting the Ecosystem with the Economy; It's All a Postmodern Plot(lessness)!: What is This Thing Called Postmodern Science?; Mechanicism vs Organicism: A False Dichotomy?; An (Other) Postmodern Ecology.

Sommario/riassunto

The idea behind this text is a strong theoretical theme in a number of scientific and environmental fields from ecosystems ecology, through quantum physics to environmental philosophy and ecopolitics. This gives rise to an optimistic, socially-responsive and environment-friendly worldview.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910831088403321

Titolo

Clinical laboratory management / / Lynne S. Garcia, editor in chief, LSG & Associates, Santa Monica, CA ; editors, Paul Bachner, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY [and eight others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : ASM Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-68367-345-X

1-68367-106-6

1-55581-728-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1096 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GarciaLynne Shore

BachnerPaul

Disciplina

610.284

610.72

610.724

Soggetti

Medical laboratories - Administration

Pathological laboratories - Administration

Laboratories - organization & administration

Clinical Laboratory Techniques

Clinical Laboratory Services - organization & administration

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

section I. Basic concepts and the current healthcare environment -- section II. Managerial leadership -- section III. Personnel management -- section IV. Requirements for effective laboratory management -- section V. Financial management -- section VI. Generation of revenue -- section VII. Profitability, contribution, and reimbursement -- section VIII. Outside marketing and expansion -- section IX. Clinical trials and evidence-based laboratory medicine -- section X. Defining and measuring standards for success -- section XI. The future of clinical laboratories.

Sommario/riassunto

Clinical Laboratory Management, Second Edition, is a completely



revised comprehensive volume presenting authoriative information on the management challenges facing today's clinical laboratories. An invaluable resource for laboratory directors, managers, and supervisors.