An eye-opening, comprehensive history of diabetes research and treatment.

A book at the intersection of health and economics reveals the hidden side of medicine and how unexpected -- but predictable -- events can profoundly affect our health.

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has taken a step back from work to spend more time with her family. Her father is suffering from Alzheimer's and needs special care. She's started to show early-day tell-tale signs of the disease, too. Her husband Daniel, a neuroscientist himself, is doing his best to be supportive. When Sarah is invited to be the guest of honor at a prestigious biotech conference in Geneva she declines, until Daniel shows...

Et al. is a satirical academic journal that uses machine learning and scientific principles on absurd studies, from the cat Lord Whiskers' role in the extinction of the dodo bird to the quantum mysteries of untidy toddler rooms. Key Features Conducts satirical research on topics ranging from quantum computing to clingy robot dog algorithms Answers questions like "Can a computer understand a Scotsman?" and "Is Sarah Palin real?" Secures the power grid...

As a leader in your organization, you will be very familiar with your organization's key financial statements and monthly management reports. You may have spent countless hours discussing budgets and expenditures. But how much time have you spent reflecting on the fact that these revenues are generated by actual customers-the people who pull out their wallets and pay for your products and services? In The Customer-Base Audit: The First Step on the...

Master the skills necessary to hire and manage a team of highly skilled individuals to design, build, and implement applications and systems based on advanced analytics and AI About This Audiobook Learn to create an operationally effective advanced analytics team in a corporate environment Select and undertake projects that have a high probability of success and deliver the improved top and bottom-line results Understand how to create relationships...

An increasingly important and often overlooked issue in science and technology policy is recognizing the role that philanthropies play in setting the direction of research. In an era where public and private resources for science are strained, the practices that foundations adopt to advance basic and applied research needs to be better understood. This first-of-its-kind study provides a detailed assessment of the current state of science philanthropy....

Addresses a Growing Need for High-Power and High-Frequency Transistors Gallium Nitride (GaN): Physics, Devices, and Technology offers a balanced perspective on the state of the art in gallium nitride technology. A semiconductor commonly used in bright light-emitting diodes, GaN can serve as a great alternative to existing devices used in microelectronics. It has a wide band gap and high electron mobility that gives it special properties for applications...

"A choose your own path style story that guides the reader through the very real job of being a teuthologist"--