Intended for clinical researchers, this book provides a foundation for improving skills in the understanding of ethical requirements in the design and conduct of clinical research. It includes practical information on ethical principles in clinical research, designing appropriate research studies, w[...]
Ethnographic Research: A Guide to General Conduct is the first in the ASA Research Methods series. This volume is about ethnographic research, the production of data, and the practical aspects of research practice. It is general and introductory in scope. Designed as a handbook, it is suitable for r[...]
Reviews behavioral research on mental retardation. This book is suitable for active research scientists and graduate students in mental retardation.[...]
Language and communication problems have figured prominently in the definition of mental retardation. This volume focuses on these language and communication issues. It contains research on genetic syndromes including Williams syndrome, Down syndrome, and fragile X syndrome.[...]
Explores human information seeking and use. This title provides examples of methods, models and theories used in information behavior research, and reviews more than four decades of research on the topic. It provides coverage of models and theories of information behavior. It includes many examples [...]
"Diseases", the second volume in the four volume set, "The Mouse in Biomedical Research", departs from the first edition, by discussing specific disease causing microorganisms, rather than the format used in the first edition which discussed infectious diseases affecting specific organs and tissues.[...]
"Normative Biology, Husbandry, and Models", the third volume in the four volume set, "The Mouse in Biomedical Research", encompasses 23 chapters whose contents provide a broad overview on the laboratory mouse's normative biology, husbandry, and its use as a model in biomedical research. This consist[...]
Research institutions have or are planning to build, expand and renovate animal research facilities to keep up with demands of biomedical research caused in part by growth in the use of genetically altered rodents and the upsurge of research in infectious diseases. Properly designed facilities great[...]
Longitudinal research is a broad field in which substantial advances have been made over the past decade. Unlike many of the existing books that only address the analysis of information. "The Handbook of Longitudinal Research" covers design and measurement as well as the data analysis. Designed for [...]
This project started with a focus on measurement, as governments, casino owners, and others are often most interested in the science of gambling. The handbook seeks to serve as a comprehensive reference tool for scholars and professionals who want information about developing viable research strateg[...]
Providing easy-to-access information, this unique sourcebook covers the wide range of topics that a researcher must be familiar with in order to become a successful experimental scientist. Perfect for aspiring as well as practicing professionals in the medical and biological sciences, it discusses a[...]
Neuroscience is by definition a multidisciplinary field. A young scientist must learn how to read the primary literature and then develop their own experiments. This book offers an overview of mainstream research techniques, provides guidelines on how to choose one technique over another, and offers[...]
User research is global - yet despite its pervasiveness, practitioners are not all well equipped to work globally. What may have worked in Nigeria may not be accepted in Russia, may be done differently in Brazil, may partly work in China, and may completely fail in Kuwait. And what often goes less n[...]
Presents an insider's view of China's key energy issues and the strategy for addressing them. This title compares China's energy situation with the developed world. It details specific challenges and opportunities in China with respect to coal, oil, nuclear, natural gas, solar, biomass, hydrogen, ge[...]
Features a wide range of reviews on various aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology. Of interest to postgraduates and researchers alike, this title includes multidisciplinary reviews written from a broad range of scientific perspectives.[...]
The 2e of the gold standard text in the field, Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research. The Diseases volume provides thorough reviews of naturally occurring diseases of nonhuman primates, with a secti[...]
Features a wide range of reviews on the various aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology. Of interest to postgraduates and researchers alike, this title includes multidisciplinary reviews written from a broad range of scientific perspectives.[...]
The third edition of this innovative work again provides a unique perspective on the clinical discovery process by providing input from experts within the NIH on the principles and practice of clinical research. Molecular medicine, genomics, and proteomics have opened vast opportunities for translat[...]
Provides a strategic framework for people who practice UX research who wish to be heard by their stakeholders. This title gives you the techniques needed to involve stakeholders throughout the process of planning, execution, analysis, and reporting UX research.[...]
"Research Methods in Human Skeletal Biology" serves as the one location readers can go to not only learn how to conduct research in general, but how research is specifically conducted within human skeletal biology. It outlines the current types of research being conducted within each sub-specialty o[...]