04763nam 2200721Ia 450 991046541370332120200520144314.01-299-28117-6981-4417-80-7(CKB)2560000000099526(EBL)1143330(OCoLC)830162365(SSID)ssj0000877673(PQKBManifestationID)12403583(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000877673(PQKBWorkID)10811338(PQKB)10104932(MiAaPQ)EBC1143330(WSP)00002935(Au-PeEL)EBL1143330(CaPaEBR)ebr10674340(CaONFJC)MIL459367(EXLCZ)99256000000009952620120907d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFractal physiology and chaos in medicine[electronic resource] /Bruce J. West2nd ed.Singapore ;London World Scientific20131 online resource (345 p.)Studies of nonlinear phenomena in life sciences ;v. 16Description based upon print version of record.981-4417-79-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 What is Linearity?; 1.2 Why Uncertainty?; 1.3 How Does Nonlinearity Change Our View?; 1.4 Complex Networks; 1.5 Summary and a Look Forward; 2 Physiology in Fractal Dimensions; 2.1 Complexity and the Lung; 2.2 The Principle of Similitude; 2.2.1 Fractals, Self-similarity and Renormalization; 2.2.2 Fractal Lungs; 2.2.3 Why fractal transport?; 2.3 Allometry Relations; 2.3.1 Empirical Allometry; 2.3.2 WBE model; 2.3.3 WW model; 2.4 Fractal Signals; 2.4.1 Spectral decomposition; 2.5 Summary; 3 Dynamics in Fractal Dimensions; 3.1 Nonlinear Bio-oscillators3.1.1 Super Central Pattern Generator (SCPG) model of gait3.1.2 The cardiac oscillator; 3.1.3 Strange attractors (deterministic randomness); 3.2 Nonlinear Bio-mapping; 3.2.1 One-dimensional maps; 3.2.2 Two-dimensional maps; 3.2.3 The Lyapunov exponent; 3.3 Measures of Strange Attractors; 3.3.1 Correlational dimension; 3.3.2 Attractor reconstruction from data; 3.3.3 Chaotic attractors and false alarms; 3.4 Summary and perspective; 4 Statistics in Fractal Dimensions; 4.1 Complexity and Unpredictability; 4.1.1 Scaling Measures; 4.2 Fractal Stochastic Dynamics; 4.2.1 Simple Random Walks4.2.2 Fractional random walks and scaling4.2.3 Physical/physiological models; 4.3 Physiologic Time Series; 4.3.1 Heart Rate Variability (HRV); 4.3.2 Breath rate variability (BRV); 4.3.3 Stride rate variability (SRV); 4.4 Summary and Viewpoint; 5 Applications of Chaotic Attractors; 5.1 The Dynamics of Epidemics; 5.2 Chaotic Neurons; 5.3 Chemical Chaos; 5.4 Cardiac Chaos; 5.5 EEG Data and Brain Dynamics; 5.5.1 Normal activity; 5.5.2 Epilepsy: reducing the dimension; 5.5.3 Task-related scaling; 5.6 Retrospective; 6 Physiological Networks: The Final Chapter?; 6.1 Introduction to Complex Networks6.1.1 A little history6.1.2 Inverse power laws; 6.2 The Decision Making Model (DMM); 6.2.1 Topological Complexity; 6.2.2 Temporal Complexity; 6.3 Criticality; 6.3.1 Neuronal Avalanches; 6.3.2 Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS); 6.4 Finale; References; IndexThis exceptional book is concerned with the application of fractals and chaos, as well as other concepts from nonlinear dynamics to biomedical phenomena. Herein we seek to communicate the excitement being experienced by scientists upon making application of these concepts within the life sciences. Mathematical concepts are introduced using biomedical data sets and the phenomena being explained take precedence over the mathematics.In this new edition what has withstood the test of time has been updated and modernized; speculations that were not borne out have been expunged and the breakthroughsStudies of nonlinear phenomena in life sciences ;v. 16.Chaotic behavior in systemsFractalsMedicineMathematical modelsPhysiologyMathematical modelsElectronic books.Chaotic behavior in systems.Fractals.MedicineMathematical models.PhysiologyMathematical models.610.151539612.0154612/.0154West Bruce J48667MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465413703321Fractal physiology and chaos in medicine2155266UNINA04789nam 2200721Ia 450 991077959960332120130228224912.01-78190-658-01-299-15967-2(CKB)2550000001005252(EBL)1126621(OCoLC)828793119(SSID)ssj0000906579(PQKBManifestationID)11474489(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906579(PQKBWorkID)10854705(PQKB)10017494(MiAaPQ)EBC1126621(Au-PeEL)EBL1126621(CaPaEBR)ebr10659946(CaONFJC)MIL447217(OCoLC)828700673(UtOrBLW)bslw09019804(EXLCZ)99255000000100525220130228d2013 uy 0engurun|||||||||txtccrConceptualizing and researching governance in public and non-profit organizations[electronic resource] /edited by Luca Gnan, Alessandro Hinna, Fabio Monteduro1st ed.Bingley [England] Emerald20131 online resource (261 p.)Studies in public and non-profit governance,2051-6630 ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.1-78190-657-2 Includes bibliographical references.Introduction / Luca Gnan, Alessandro Hinna, Fabio Monteduro -- Unraveling the concept of public governance : a literature review of different traditions / Denita Cepiku -- Organisational governance features, innovation and performance in non-profit organisations : existing evidence and future research directions / Bram Verschuere, Eline Beddeleem -- Leading organisational changes in public sector building blocks in understanding boards behaviour / Luca Gnan, Alessandro Hinna, Danila Scarozza -- Common agency theory, corporate governance, and not-for-profit organizations / Marco Romano -- The movement beyond the new public management : public governance practices in Italian public organisations / Luca Gnan ... [et al.] -- Governance and value creation in grant-giving foundations / Giacomo Boesso, Alessandro Hinna, Fabio Monteduro -- The codification of nonprofit governance : a comparative analysis of Swiss and German nonprofit governance codes / Georg von Schnurbein, Sabrina Stöckli -- The voice of patients and the public in the national health service : issues of implementation / Gianluca Veronesi, Kevin Keasey -- Co-operative governance of public-citizen partnerships : two diametrical participation modes / Richard Lang, Dietmar Roessl, Daniela Weismeier-Sammer.The first volume of the series aims to give an outline of the state of the art and the most recent research being done on public and non profit governance at the international level (with particular emphasis in Europe). The focus of the volume is mainly on the organizational governance that still remains a neglected area of governance both in the public and in the non-profit sector. The volume includes two groups of chapters aimed at examining the recent trends and the future directions of the public and non-profit governance research. One group of chapters addresses broad issues of how to conceptualize and research 'governance' in public and non-profit organizations. The second group of chapters deals with recent trends of research on governance mechanisms through empirical studies, including contingency and behavioural studies on public and non-profit boards, studies on participative governance mechanisms such as stakeholder involvement and citizens participation and studies on governance codification.Studies in Public and Non-Profit GovernancePolitical SciencePublic PolicyGeneralbisacshPolitical ScienceGeneralbisacshPolitical SciencePublic PolicySocial PolicybisacshPolitics & governmentbicsscNon-profitmaking organizationsbicsscNonprofit organizationsPolitical SciencePublic PolicyGeneral.Political ScienceGeneral.Political SciencePublic PolicySocial Policy.Politics & government.Non-profitmaking organizations.Nonprofit organizations.658.42200000000003Gnan Luca561636Hinna Alessandro479192Monteduro Fabio607316UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910779599603321Conceptualizing and researching governance in public and non-profit organizations3811303UNINA