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An often-omitted subject in general qualitative textbooks, qualitative tools form the backbone of the data collection process. Students and new researchers are frequently left to create their own qualitative tools from scratch, an unnecessary hurdle in the qualitative research design process. Author Felice D. Billups has used her experience as a qualitative researcher, and in teaching and advising students about qualitative research, to develop the templates in this book as a starting point for readers conducting original qualitative research. The author briefly describes each method of data collection and offers readers suggestions for using and adapting the qualitative instrument templates within the text. 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There are two sections covered in this book – Ionic Liquid Related Techniques \u0026amp; Evergreen Biotechnology Techniques. A brief introduction supports each protocol to allow easy learning and implementation. The first section consists of three chapters covering studies in modern biotechnology focusing on the role of ionic liquid techniques in extracting secondary metabolites, enzyme stabilization and biomass processing. The second section covers evergreen methodologies. It comprises five chapters covering topics on microcarrier technology for cell culture; Polymerase Chain Reaction for non-halal sources detection in food; ELISA for biomarker identification; gamma ray-induced mutagenesis for enhancing microbial fuel cells; and the effect of temperature on antibacterial activity of Carica papaya seed extract. 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Covering a range of ABR genres, including literature (such as narrative and poetic inquiry); performance (music, dance, play building); visual arts (drawing and painting, collage, installation art, comics); and audio-visual and multimethod approaches, this user- friendly book will appeal to nurses, researchers in nursing and allied healthcare professions, as well professionals in the social sciences, psychosociology, psychology, literature and arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface\t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Introduction to the book, its purpose and the context to which it is written\u003c\/b\u003eHinsliff-Smith, McGarry, AliThis chapter will lay the foundation for the flow of the book including how it is intended to be used and read as a resource for practitioners and those interested in incorporating ABR or as a standalone research method within a healthcare context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Arts use within healthcare and what is the evidence across health care disciplines and professions\u003c\/b\u003eDr. Jamie Bird  Sage Stephanou\t This chapter will outline the role of the arts within healthcare research from the perspective of the creative and expressive arts having a radical agenda to challenge the status quo. The arts give shape and voice to those experiences and lives that have been silenced and hidden by structural practices of prejudice and discrimination. The arts challenge the colonial and capitalist practices of domination and the mastery of human and non-human others through rationality, as they appear within academic research and healthcare practices. The arts bring imaginative, intuitive and embodied experiences into the same space as reason and logic in order to create a radical ethics of care, so that the marginalised becomes centred, and participants become the beneficiaries and co-producers of knowledge. Drawing upon the authors knowledge and practice of the use of the arts within therapeutic and research contexts, the chapter will expand upon these themes, putting forwards a structure for framing arts-based research within healthcare, that will make it appropriate for adapting to, and responding to, a changed society that we desperately need to imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. “It is…, it stands for…, it shows…”: arts-based representations in data generation and analysis  \u003c\/b\u003eNicole BrownArts-based approaches are employed because they allow researchers get closer to the participants’ experiences and emotions, because they help participants express experiences differently, and because they support participants’ processes of reflection and meaning-making. The benefits of arts-based approaches are therefore undisputed and often summarised as enabling richer, deeper data. In my contribution, I draw on my research into the lived experience of chronic illnesses and disabilities to highlight how two kinds of arts-based work leads to different forms and results in data and furthermore, how arts-based data generation lends itself to an arts-based analytical process. I argue, that the data is not necessarily richer or deeper, but different, which makes it insightful and exciting. I commence my chapter with an outline of the theory underpinning the work with metaphorical representations and object-work, before presenting two examples from my research: LEGO models and identity boxes that research participants produced. I then demonstrate how these representations in combination with conversations with participants lead to embodied, visceral responses, which, in turn and quite automatically, call for an arts-based approach to analysis. I show the benefits for researchers as well as participants and the wider society, when it comes to understanding and sharing experiences. I conclude with practical strategies and wider consideration of applicability of arts-based stance in data generation and analysis in healthcare research. Key words: metaphors, Lego, identity box, chronic illness, disability, fibromyalgia, arts-based analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Proximity, accessibility, sensitivity, voice: the possibilities for arts based approaches in healthcare\u003c\/b\u003eDr Julie McGarry Traditionally, two main research paradigms, broadly described as positivism (quantitative methodologies) and interpretivism (qualitative methodologies) have been used to describe the epistemological and ontological positioning of a researcher. The former derived from the natural sciences and the latter developing from the recognition of the differing meaning and nature of ‘knowledge’. Latterly however, even traditional qualitative approaches have elicited a degree of criticism in terms of their limitations to fully appreciate the ‘constant movement’ of social life. For example, Foster (2007) describes her rationale for using an arts based research approach as taking ‘into account a host of standpoints as well as capturing the complexities and not least, the beauty of life….the research process is every bit as key as the resultant findings’ (p363). Leavy (2015) further supports this approach in describing the ‘synergies between artistic and qualitative practices’ (p18). For example, highlighting that both seek to provide sensitive accounts of people, their situations and their lives in order to challenge dominant discourses and expose bias. Importantly, arts based approaches offer a medium thorough which participants may feel empowered to share their experiences through their own accounts rather than that of the researcher. This is arguably of central importance within the sphere of research that may be deemed ‘sensitive’, for example in hard to reach group or where the voices of participants have been largely unheard. The use of arts based research approaches as a way of exploring the lived experience of individuals therefore is also now recognised both within post-modern qualitative research methods (Foster, 2007) and within the context of informing professions in everyday practice. It has been argued that the value of personal narrative for example, lies in the reframing of the discourse of health and illness from one which is professionally dominated to one which holds the most meaning for the individuals concerned (Frank, 2013). A deeper exploration of these facets alongside examples from the authors own work form the basis for this chapter.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Use of Personas and participative methods when researching with hard to reach groups\u003c\/b\u003eDr Parveen Ali\tThe term hard-to-reach is frequently used within the fields of health and social care refers to those groups in society who experience distinct barriers to inclusion, participation and access to services and research especially when researching sensitive issues such as domestic abuse, experiences of inequalities etc. People often find it hard to share their views on this topic and researchers and professionals have to think of new ways to overcome this barrier and facilitate discussion. In such situation use or art can be helpful. Anything that makes one use their creative thinking, imagination and creative skills is classed as art. The purpose is to express emotions, feelings, concerns and issues about any phenomena. Use of personas or pen portraits thus can be classed as arts as it allows participants to explore and share their views, concerns and experiences by creating a new person. Personas are used to identify, understand and address the needs, motivations, attitudes and behaviours of a specific individuals or groups in a community. As people can explore issues in relation to the person described in pen portrait, it makes it easier for them to talk about sensitive healthcare issues.  This chapter will explore how personas or pen portraits can be useful as a method to encourage the use of creative thinking, imagination and storytelling to facilitate discussions around sensitive issues such as domestic abuse. Examples from projects will be used to help explain how the method was used in practice. Keywords: Personas, pen portrait, creative thinking, imagination, arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Photo-elicitation: unleashing imagery in healthcare research \u003c\/b\u003eLucian Milasan“A picture is worth one thousand words” the old adage goes. For qualitative researchers in particular, who traditionally rely on language to convey meanings, this appears to be an advantageous transaction in the context of staggering levels of visual information encountered daily. It is estimated, for example, that approximately half a billion photos are added every day to social media platforms, without taking into account videos that are currently on a rising trend. Unsurprisingly, this represents only a small fraction of the avalanche of visual stimuli to which we are subjected, not to mention the “mental” images that we generate in a lifetime i.e. quasi-perceptual imagery resembling the actual experience, but occurring in the absence of external stimulatio It becomes clear from the theoretical stage that photo-elicitation, as with photography in general, is an innovative technique that has the potential to develop, and be developed alongside with, methodologies for which verbal and written language is essential. This advantage is due to the relative simplicity of the photo-elicitation method that consists in handing out photo cameras to research participants to capture aspects of the researched phenomena and discuss these with the researcher in interviews or focus groups (Harper, 2002). In most of the instances, photographs are produced by the research participants, also called “native image-making” (Wagner, 1979), but occasionally clippings from magazines (Larivière et al., 2015), images or video-clips downloaded from the Internet (Greco, Lambert, \u0026amp; Park, 2017), and visual images produced by the researcher (Glaw, Inder, Kable, \u0026amp; Hazelton, 2017), or a combination of those, are also utilised in photo-elicitation. Keywords: photography, photo-elicitation, interviews, (mental) health \/ healthcare, qualitative research\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. At the Interface of Life Writing and Life Sciences: Eating Disorders Narratives of Lived Experience in English, German and French Literature \u003c\/b\u003eDr Heike Bartel \u0026amp; Dr Richard VytniorguLiterary narratives dealing with lived experience of eating disorders – from fiction and autobiographical writing to poetry and graphic novels – can deliver for those researching and working in healthcare important insights into these often misunderstood and stereotyped mental illnesses. However, such narratives are much more than useful delivery tools for content to benefit medical practice and science. Our chapter will outline how these texts at the interface of life writing and life sciences can raise pressing ethical and aesthetic questions about the articulation of the ‘voices’ of sufferers and survivors, the challenges to the authority of rigid medical systems as well as established literary traditions, the cultural formulation of illness and the potential of literary expression for recovery and change. Our comparative literary approach will focus on select text by female and male authors in English, German and French.Key words: eating disorders, mental health, autobiographical writing, Health \/ Medical humanities, patient voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. How can Arts be used within the context of dementia care?\u003c\/b\u003eDr Emily CousinsHealthcare research is increasingly inter-disciplinary, accounting for multiple perspectives and paradigms. Taking the field of the arts and dementia as an example, this chapter will explore how its evidence base has been strengthened by blending methodological approaches from the humanities and sciences to demonstrate ‘what works’. Clinical research often assumes a quantifiable treatment, with a prescribed dosage to achieve particular outcomes. Conversely, the benefits and effects of arts interventions can be subjectively analysed using interpretive methods. Furthermore, the philosophy of person-centred care rightly gives voice to the expertise of people with dementia. How can researchers reconcile scientific rigour with creative understandings and personal insights of care and wellbeing? By combining mutually enhancing methodologies, it is possible to generate inter-disciplinary findings that are as robust as they are rich. Keywords: methodology; arts; dementia; taxonomy; paradigm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 9. Hand-drawn infographics: a tool for reflection and creativity in healthcare research and beyond\u003c\/b\u003eJulia Reeve\tThis chapter will draw on my experiences in creative researcher and academic development.  It will provide the wider context of my work using arts-based approaches to research, plus supporting theory. It will then focus on the affordances of hand-drawn infographics in a healthcare setting, supported by visual examples.  Visualising a research topic using analogue techniques such as drawing and collage provides researchers with:•\tA powerful tool for reflection, both on the self and the topic•\tA catalyst for creative thinking and the gaining of new insights•\tA vehicle for communication with diverse audiencesThe chapter will conclude with reflective, hands-on activities that can be applied to a variety of healthcare research settings.Key words: Infographics\/Reflection\/Communication\/Visualisation\/Drawing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10. Use of writing letters and other literature forms to capture experiences of research participants\u003c\/b\u003eDr Heike Bartle, Julie McGarry, Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith and Gill LangWithin any form of qualitative research the researchers role is to help the participant share their experiences and for the researchers to translate and convey the messages often as interview themes and findings.  However, often these traditional qualitative approaches to research are not appropriate and may cause undue distress and anxiety to the participant and also to the researcher. For example, with any tramatic or life affecting experience as often seen within healthcare, such as receiving a terminal diagnosis or other survivor stories. Use of letters and other written forms are a really useful medium to engage with patients who may find this aproach less intrusive, less intimidating and more acceptable to participate in.  In this chapter the authors will share the expericnes of letter writing used when working with surviors of sexual violence, a topic that is not easily spoken about by surviors often women and girls.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11. Collage, an often neglected Art form for use in research, using Canadian examples\u003c\/b\u003eDr Kimberley Fraser\tThis chapter will address the use of collage as an arts based intervention to elicit, reflect on, and express stories. Collage is an effective strategy to attract a wide range of individuals because it does not require any prior knowledge of art making. Most of us learned to cut and paste in kindergarten making this arts-based activity a little more accessible to those participants who might not otherwise engage, perhaps feeling uncomfortable or unfamiliar with a specific medium such as drawing or painting. This chapter will describe the process used in a specific arts-based research study using collage and follow up interviews with family caregivers, the majority of whom were older adults. The approach to data analysis for collage and other arts-based products will be described. This chapter will conclude with an overview of three different innovative knowledge translation activities and events with clinicians (world-café), decision-makers (conference art-show), and the general public (display in a public art gallery with a public talk).Last chapter x3 Editors (Hinsliff-Smith, McGarry, Ali)\tSummary Chapter for the book drawing upon the many examples where ABR is described within this resource in order to ellicit an understanding of often very complex healtcare interactions. The book will draw upon work conducted across various healthcare settings by a range of different academic disciplines from a wide spectrum of social sciences including philsophy and education to healthcare professionals and clinicians working in research and healthccare settings.  This resource will be applicabel for anyone intersted in ABR in any geographic setting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12. Conclusion \u003c\/b\u003eHinsliff-Smith, McGarry, AliChapter for the book drawing upon the many examples where ABR is described within this resource in order to ellicit an understanding of often very complex healtcare interactions. The book will draw upon work conducted across various healthcare settings by a range of different academic disciplines from a wide spectrum of social sciences including philsophy and education to healthcare professionals and clinicians working in research and healthccare settings.  This resource will be applicabel for anyone intersted in ABR in any geographic setting.","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743060439383,"sku":"9783030944223","price":42.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-pathway-to-publishing-a-guide-to-quantitative-writing-in-the-health-sciences-9783030981778","title":"The Pathway to Publishing: A Guide to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting manuscripts is central to the advance of scientific knowledge. For an early career aspiring scientist, writing first author manuscripts is an opportunity to develop critical skills and to credential their expertise. Writing manuscripts, however, is difficult, doubly so for scientists who use English as a second language. Many science students intentionally avoid a writing-intensive curriculum. Careful, thorough reviews of draft manuscripts are difficult to secure, and experienced scientific supervisors face more demands on their time than they have time available. Weak draft manuscripts discourage supervising scientists investing the time to coach revisions. It is easier for experienced scientists to ignore the request, or to simply rewrite the article. Early career scientists are motivated to address these barriers but specific advice is difficult to find, and much of this advice is behind a pay wall. \u003cbr\u003eThis essential, open access text presents writing lessons organized as common errors, providing students and early-career researchers with an efficient way to learn, and mentors with a quick-reference guide to reviewing. Error descriptions include specific examples drawn from real-world experiences of other early-career writers, and suggestions for how to successfully address and avoid these in the future. Versions of this book have been used by Stanford University, UC Davis, Johns Hopkins, and numerous international institutions and organizations for over a decade. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction1.1\t The pathway to publishing1.2\t Think before you write approach1.2.1 Develop a framing document1.2.2\tFocus on the high level outline (HLO)1.2.3\tUse the ‘most common errors’1.2.4\tUnderstand authorship and mentoring responsibilities1.2.5\tStructure the writing and feedback process1.3\t The scientific writing style1.4     Converting preliminary work into manuscripts1.4.1 Converting reports into manuscripts1.4.2 Converting posters and verbal presentations into manuscripts1.5 \tThe process of peer review\u003cbr\u003e2. Most common errorsA.\t General research and writing practicesA1.\tInsufficient knowledge of the literatureA2.\tNot referencing statementsA3.\tWeak citations\tA3a. Citing a secondary sourceA3b. Presenting conclusions rather than data from referencesA3c. Arguing from authorityA4.\tEndnotes not in standard styleA4a. Varying endnote notationA5.\tNot using standard draft manuscript formA6.\tRepeating informationA7.\tLabelling a scientific document as ‘final’A8.\tCharacterizing an observation as ‘the first’A9.\tErrors in reasoningA9a.\tCasual assertion of causalityA9b.\tAssuming association is causalityA9c.\tAssuming reported behavior reflects actual behaviorA9d.\tConfusing imperfect recall with recall biasA9e.\tConfusing absence of recognition with absenceA9f.\tAsserting seasonality with a single year of dataA9g.\tDrawing conclusions using confirmation biasA10.\tConstructing a multivariate model using only statistical criteriaA11.\tPlagiarism\u003cbr\u003eB.\t Content of quantitative papersB1.\tImproper focus or format of title and abstractB2.\tConfusing the role of Introduction, Methods, Results, and DiscussionB3.\tNot writing the Methods section in chronological orderB4.\tNot emphasizing steps taken to protect human subjectsB5.\tListing interpretations, but not defending one in the DiscussionB6.\tNot fully explaining limitationsB7.\tWriting generic recommendationsB8.\tPresenting new data in the DiscussionB9.\tReporting the number of enrolled subjects in the MethodsB10.\tSpecifying the contents of a questionnaireB11.\tNaïve theories of changeB11a. Recommending a massive increase in fundingB11b. Ignoring incentives and barriersB11c. Assuming weak states can implementB12.\tAn insufficiently focused IntroductionB13.\tFailure to clarify key sample size assumptionsB14.\tA high level outline that is not high levelB15.\tSpecifying software used for routine data analysisB16.\tPresenting rationale in the last sentence of the Introduction\u003cbr\u003eC.\t Mechanics of writingC1.\tUsing non-standard abbreviationsC2.\tUsing non-standard spacesC3.\tImproper spellingC4.\tCapitalization problems\tC4a. USING ALL CAPITAL LETTERSC4b. Capitalizing non-proper nounsC5.\tFailure to spell out an isolated numeral \u0026lt; 10C6.\tStarting a sentence with a numeralC7.\tNot indenting paragraphsC8.\tNot aligning text to the leftC9.\tProblems with parenthesesC10.\tNot recognizing when an abbreviation has become a nameC11.\tMisplaced commas in large numbersC12.\tVarying fonts within the narrativeC13.\tUsing bulleted lists rather than sentencesC14.\tUninformative document names\u003cbr\u003eD.\t Grammatical structures and stylistic strategiesD1.\tUsing present rather than past tenseD2. \tFailure to use definite and indefinite articlesD3.\tExcessive use of passive voiceD4.\tImproper use of “we”D5.\tWriting from a psychological perspectiveD6.\tUsing excessive sub-headings in the discussion sectionD7.\tMisplaced modifiersD8.\tUsing nouns with awkward syntax in place of verbsD9.\tUsing different terms for the same object or the same idea\u003cbr\u003eE.\t Achieving clarity and concisenessE1.\tLabelling rather than explainingE2.\tUsing weak opening phrases for sentencesE3.\tUsing adjectives and qualifiersE4.\tOverusing studies or authors as sentence subjectsE5. \tUsing non-descriptive numeric or alphabetical labelsE6.\tUsing respectivelyE7.\tUsing the word etceteraE8.\tUsing foreign wordsE9.\tUsing local words, expressions or monetary figuresE10.\tUsing the term ‘developing country’E11.\tUsing the term ‘socio-economic status’ as a synonym for wealthE12.\tUsing a technical term in its non-technical senseE12a.\tUsing the term ‘random’ in its non-technical senseE12b.\tUsing the term ‘reliable’ in its non-technical senseE12c.\tUsing the term ‘significant’ in its non-technical senseE12d.\tUsing the term ‘valid’ in its non-technical senseE12e.\tUsing the term ‘incidence’ incorrectlyE12f.\tUsing the term ‘correlated’ incorrectly\tE13.\tUsing the verb ‘documented’E14.\tFraming an argument in terms of needE15.\tUsing the term ‘illiterate’ as a synonym for ‘no formal education’E16.\tUsing the word ‘challenging’ as a synonym for ‘difficult’E17.\tDescribing a laboratory test result as positiveE18.\tUsing increase or decrease in the absence of a time trendE19.\tDescribing a test as a gold standard\u003cbr\u003eF.\t  Recording scientific dataF1.\t Using statistics in place of the study question to frame resultsF1a.\tFraming narrative results around p-valuesF2.\t Not presenting the core dataF3.\t Using too many decimal placesF4.\t Using too few decimal placesF5.\t Using incomplete headings for tables and figuresF6.\t Imbalance between table and narrative presentation of the resultsF7.\t Pointing too explicitly to tables and figuresF8.\t Using inappropriate figuresF9.\t Using the wrong symbol to designate degreeF10.\t Using non-standard footnote symbols in tablesF11.\t Comparing to a varying baselineF12. Generic data tables that lack a clear messageF13. Table layout that impairs comparisons*F14. Maps with irrelevant detailsF15. Numbering figures or tables out of sequenceF16.\tListing results in a paragraph that are more clear in a tableF17.\tUsing less informative denominators in a tableF18.\tp-value in a baseline table of a randomized controlled trialF19.\tEmailing draft manuscripts with figures that are not compressed\u003cbr\u003eG.\t Approaching publicationG1.\tFailure to respond to reviewers’ commentsG2.\tIncomplete response to reviewsG3.\tInvalid authorship line\tG4.\tMissing acknowledgement sectionG5.\tChoosing an inappropriate journalG6.\tNot following a specific journal’s details of styleG7.\tNot using a checklist to review your paper before submissionG8.\tExceeding the journal word limitG9.\tAsking your senior author to recommend reviewersG10.\tResponding to journal reviewers using the first person singularG11.\tRetaining comments in subsequent draftsG12.\tNot finding a description of the error codeG13.\tRequesting an unprofessionally short turnaround timeG14.\tSending blank forms for co-authors to completeG15.\tNot providing co-authors a copy of the submitted manuscriptG16.\tNot keeping co-authors informed of journal discussionsG17.\tRe-using an email thread when circulating a revised manuscriptG18.\tNot proofreading references prior to submissionG19.\tNot including text of the manuscript changes in response to reviewersG20.\tNot including readability statistics\u003cbr\u003eH.\t Slide and poster presentationsH1.\tBullets on the wallH2.\tChart junkH3.\tCopying a manuscript figure instead of developing a custom figureH4.\tPhotos with an unnatural aspect ratioH5.\tToo many photographs on a single slideH6.\tField workers as the dominant subject of photographsH7.\tUsing bullets without hanging indentsH8.\tUsing a pie chartH9.   Using vertical bars when horizontal bars would communicate betterH10.   Including a final “Thank you” slideH11.   Using sentences for bullet pointsH12.   Too much space between bulletsH13.   Failure to separate ideas in a multi-lined titleH14.   Using 3 dimensional chart features as decorations\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Flowchart for reviewing scientific documents\tAppendix 2: Concept note outlineAppendix 3: Critical questions for protocol developmentAppendix 4: Framing documentAppendix 5: Conference\/scientific meeting abstractsAppendix 6: Quantitative manuscript high level outline (HLO)Appendix 7: Example of quantitative manuscript HLOAppendix 8:Authorship Scorecard\tAppendix 9:JANE (Journal\/Author Name Estimator)Appendix 10: STROBE StatementAppendix 11: CONSORT StatementAppendix 12: List of common errors\tAppendix 13: Concept note exampleReferences","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743063322967,"sku":"9783030981778","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"a-roadmap-to-successful-scientific-publishing-the-dos-the-don-ts-and-the-must-knows-9783030992941","title":"A Roadmap to Successful Scientific Publishing:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the age of \"publish or perish,\" this book provides everything one needs to know about conducting research and successfully publishing it in a scientific journal. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe reader learns about the complete process of scientific publishing: from selecting the most appropriate research design, to obtaining permissions and funding, to resourcefully presenting the research results in a poster and oral presentation. Additionally, the practical tips provided here help the reader formulate a compelling scientific article and choose the most suitable journal (subscription vs. the various open access modalities) for their publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also addresses \"invisible aspects\" of scholarly publishing that are nonetheless important and that everyone should know and understand: avoiding predatory journals, understanding the editor's perspective, and becoming familiar with the various research metrics (from author to journal) that can all determine success or failure of a publication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an informal style in which the author shares personal perspectives and experiences, the book is easily accessible to the reader. The book offers early career scientists in biomedicine and medicine a unique perspective on publishing research articles and how this process can enhance the authors' \"scientific value\" within the scientific ecosystem as well as their personal CVs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSee Attachments:\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743064109399,"sku":"9783030992941","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"novel-innovation-design-for-the-future-of-health-entrepreneurial-concepts-for-patient-empowerment-and-health-democratization-9783031081903","title":"Novel Innovation Design for the Future of Health:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book highlights the reasons for an urgently needed revision of the current global healthcare setup, discusses the needed mindset for a future of health, and provides a comprehensive development toolset for disruption (and for the needed incremental innovations towards disruption).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday’s biomedical and health innovation related research in universities encourages activities that lead to incremental innovations with a relatively low risk of failure. The healthcare industry on the other hand provides tools and devices for established healthcare providers to improve the diagnosis and therapy\/ treatment of the patients’ health problems. The patient is not in the center of healthcare provision however, and prevention and prediction are not core goals. The current health setup needs to be challenged and disrupted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisruptions are coming from technologies or processes that lead to a significant (\u0026gt;10x) reduction in cost or price\/ performance and that also come with new business models. The need for change, effects of exponential technologies, and the needed shift to prevention and to homecare for health democratization and patient empowerment will be discussed in detail in the first parts of the book. The subsequent sections address several innovation methods with a focus on a novel meta methodology named Purpose Launchpad Health. This is followed by a comprehensive discussion on health entrepreneurship activities and needs. The final section of the book addresses how to train students to become entrepreneurial health innovators, presenting successful curricula and examples of health incubation and accelerator setups. All of the innovation tools presented and used in this book are summarized in the final chapter to help the reader get started planning an entrepreneurial venture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by experts from academia and industry, the book covers important basics and best practices, as well as recent developments. Chapters are concise and enriched with key messages, learning objectives and real innovation examples to bridge theory and practice. This book aims to serve as a teaching base for health innovation design and to prepare for health-related entrepreneurial ventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders with medical, biomedical, biotechnology, and health economics backgrounds - and anyone who wants to become a future oriented health innovator or who believes in disruptive approaches - will find this book a useful resource and teaching tool for developing validated products\/ services and processes for the future of health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. What Is Wrong with Health? What Should the Future of Health Be?.- \u003c\/b\u003eINNOVATION DESIGN for the FUTURE of HEALTH.- Health Innovations from an Innovators’ Perspective.- From SICKCARE to HEALTHCARE to HEALTH.- Future Look on Health: Opportunities.- Navigating Towards a Future of “One Health”.- \u003cb\u003ePart II. Exponential Medicine + Technologies + Mindset.- \u003c\/b\u003eExponential Technologies for an Exponential Medicine.- Exponential Medicine: Challenges of Human Spaceflight Bringing Innovations for Earth—A Case Study.- Healthy Longevity.- The Science of Health Longevity.- Space Healthtech: Innovation Base for Longevity.- \u003cb\u003ePart III. Future Health Value Propositions.- \u003c\/b\u003eHealthcare the Melting Pot of Technology, Humanity, and Confusion.- Democratize Health Delivery.- Health Innovation Process: Definitions and Short Methodology Introductions.- Prevention, Prediction, Personalization, and Participation as Key Components in Future Health.- Digital Health Business Models: Transformation Is on the Horizon.- Value Propositions for Future Health Developments: Digital, Portable, Connected, Experience-Enhancing, Supportive, Patient-Centric, and Affordable.- (Digital) Patient Journey and Empowerment: Digital Twin.- \u003cb\u003ePart IV. Innovation Methodology Basics.- \u003c\/b\u003eStanford Biodesign as Base: \u003ci\u003eEmpathy and Patient Centricity as the Main Driver\u003c\/i\u003e.- Purpose Launchpad Methodology: Introduction.- Design Thinking for Innovations in Healthcare.- VPC to BMC to Exponential Canvas: Canvas Interconnectivity for Exponential Scaling.- Innovation Methodology I\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e EME: Awareness for Biomedical Engineers.- \u003cb\u003ePart V. Ethics + Health Innovation.- \u003c\/b\u003eIntegrating Ethical Considerations into Innovation Design.- \u003cb\u003ePart VI. Health Innovation Design.- \u003c\/b\u003eCase Studies Used Throughout the Book: Innovation Categories Explained.- Why Is Healthcare Different with Respect to Innovation and Entrepreneurial Activities?.- Purpose Launchpad Health (PLH) Methodology Introduction.- \u003cb\u003ePart VII. Purpose Launchpad Health.- \u003c\/b\u003ePurpose Launchpad Health: Exploration and Evaluation Phases—Actual Case Studies.- \u003cb\u003ePart VIII. Health Leadership, Skills and other Methodologies.- \u003c\/b\u003eSoft Skills Needed for Problem Understanding and Innovation Generation.- Leadership in Healthcare: A Novel Approach. Healthcare Executives’ Traits, Styles, and Approaches.- Future Skills Framework in Healthcare.- Porter’s Five Forces Analysis: Quo Vadis Immunotherapy Industry.- \u003cb\u003ePart IX. Health Entrepreneurship.- \u003c\/b\u003eGlobal Health Markets and Their Different Needs.- Patient: Health Relation and Digital Health Entrepreneurship.- Health Start-Up: Create Impact and be Investment Ready Intra- and Entre-Preneurs.- Regulatory Issues for Health Innovations.- Innovation Think Tank Frameworks for Resolving “The Innovator’s Dilemma” in Healthcare.- A Primer on Patents and IP for Health Innovations.- Successfully Implementing Ambidexterity in the Medical Industry.- Reverse Innovation: Circumvent Digital Health Transformation Issues.- \u003cb\u003ePart X. Health Innovation Education and Incubation.- \u003c\/b\u003eHealth Innovation Design: “CAMPing” for the Unmet Clinical Need.- Health Technology Innovation Generation (HTIG) Lecture and Project Classes at AGH University.- Health Innovation Design at a University: INKA INNOLAB at Otto-von-Guericke-University.- Clinical Innovation at Acibadem Biodesign Center.- Example of a Needs-Driven Innovation Training Program: The BioMedical Design Novo Nordisk Foundation Fellowship Program.- Addressing the Healthcare Needs with Innovation Think Tank Global Infrastructure and its Methodology.- The Power of a Collaborative Ecosystem: Introducing the Edison™ Accelerator.- HealthTec Networks and Clusters (Global): Innovation Clusters in Medtech in Europe.- Leadership-Compass: “Networking and Synapting Empowered by Health Captains”.- \u003cb\u003ePart XI. 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This is important for nurses, since good quality of their clinical reasoning leads to a good quality of their decisions. Thus, it is directly connected to better nursing care.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is based on current knowledge about learning complex cognitive skills. From this knowledge, four sets of standard questions have been formulated that allow students to develop cognitive scripts for reasoning about diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, and interventions. Special attention is payed to diversity-sensitive reasoning in this English edition. From the 4C\/ID model, a scientific educational whole task model for learning and developing and complex cognitive skills, complexity levels, learning tasks and subtask exercises are included. Learning clinical reasoning is supported with case videos and flash lectures, among other things. It consists of three parts: the first part, on clinical reasoning, is written for first- and second-year bachelor students in nursing. Part two, on evidence-based practice (EBP), is also suitable for later years. It teaches students to read and critically appraise scientific articles, and to assess whether they can be used in their own practice. Part three contains more in-depth information, extra explanations, examples, and material that teachers can use in a flexible way. This book is illustrated with videos.\u003cbr\u003eThe translation from Dutch to English was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). 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Oetzel, Bonnie Duran, Andrew Sussman, Cynthia Pearson, Maya Magarati, Dmitry Khodyakov, and Nina Wallerstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEIGHTEEN:PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION AS A PROCESS OF EMPOWERMENT: EXPERIENCES WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoelle Wiggins, Laura Chanchien Parajón, Chris M. Coombe, Aileen Alfonso Duldulao, Leticia Rodriguez Garcia, and Pei-Ru Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNINETEEN: ACADEMIC POSITIONS FOR FACULTY OF COLOR: COMBINING LIFE CALLING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND RESEARCH 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLorenda Belone, Derek M. 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Themba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTWENTY ONE: IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY AND TOBACCO CONTROL THROUGH POLICY-FOCUSED CBPR: A CASE STUDY OF HEALTHY RETAIL IN SAN FRANCISCO 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeredith Minkler, Jennifer Falbe, Susana Hennessey Lavery, Jessica Estrada, and Ryan Thayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTWENTY TWO: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM THROUGH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH 305\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaneta deVuono-Powell, Meredith Minkler, Evan Bissell, Tamisha Walker, LaVern Vaughn, Eli Moore, and The Morris Justice Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTWENTY THREE: GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY: SLUM SETTLEMENT MAPPING IN NAIROBI AND RIO DE JANEIRO 321\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason Corburn, Ives Rocha, Alexei Dunaway, and Jack Makau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 1: CHALLENGING OURSELVES: CRITICAL SELF-REFLECTION ON POWER AND PRIVILEGE 337\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheryl Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 2: GUIDING CBPR PRINCIPLES: FOSTERING EQUITABLE HEALTH CARE FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiria Kano, Kelley P. Sawyer, and Cathleen E. Willging\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 3: QUALITY CRITERIA OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR PARTICIPATORY HEALTH RESEARCH (ICPHR) 351\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael T. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 4: CULTURAL HUMILITY: REFLECTIONS AND RELEVANCE FOR CBPR 357\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVivian Chávez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 5: FUNDING IN CBPR IN US GOVERNMENT AND PHILANTHROPY 363\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura C. Leviton and Lawrence W. Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 6: REALIST EVALUATION AND REVIEW FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH: WHAT WORKS, FOR WHOM, UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND HOW? 369\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustin Jagosh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 7: PARTNERSHIP RIVER OF LIFE: CREATING A HISTORICAL TIME LINE 375\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShannon Sanchez-Youngman and Nina Wallerstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 8: PURPOSING A COMMUNITY-GROUNDED RESEARCH ETHICS TRAINING INITIATIVE 379\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCynthia Pearson and Victoria Sánchez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 9: PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DEVELOPING DATA SHARING, OWNERSHIP, AND PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Rodríguez Espinosa and Al Richmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 10: INSTRUMENTS AND MEASURES FOR EVALUATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS 393\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina Wallerstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 11: PARTICIPATORY MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES USING THE COMMUNITY CHECK BOX EVALUATION SYSTEM 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Fawcett, Jerry Schultz, Vicki Collie-Akers, Christina Holt, Jomella Watson-Thompson, and Vincent Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 12: POWER MAPPING: A USEFUL TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE POLICY ENVIRONMENT AND ITS APPLICATION TO A LOCAL SODA TAX INITIATIVE 405\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Falbe, Meredith Minkler, Robin Dean, and Jana Cordeiero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 13: CBPR INTERACTIVE ROLE-PLAYS: THREE SCENARIOS 411\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichele Polacsek and Gail Dana-Sacco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAFTERWORD 417\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBudd Hall and Rajesh Tandon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX 419\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866390638935,"sku":"9781119258858","price":66.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119258858.jpg?v=1722278426"},{"product_id":"medical-statistics-from-scratch-9781119523888","title":"Medical Statistics from Scratch","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the 4th Edition xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the 3rd Edition xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the 2nd Edition xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the 1st Edition xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Some Fundamental Stuff 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 First things first – the nature of data 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariables and data 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere are we going …? 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe good, the bad, and the ugly – types of variables 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCategorical data 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNominal categorical data 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrdinal categorical data 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetric data 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscrete metric data 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinuous metric data 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow can I tell what type of variable I am dealing with? 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe baseline table 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Descriptive Statistics 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Describing data with tables 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescriptive statistics. What can we do with raw data? 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency tables – nominal data 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe frequency distribution 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelative frequency 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency tables – ordinal data 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency tables – metric data 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency tables with discrete metric data 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCumulative frequency 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency tables with continuous metric data – grouping the raw data 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen‐ended groups 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCross‐tabulation – contingency tables 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRanking data 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Every picture tells a story – describing data with charts 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicture it! 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharting nominal and ordinal data 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pie chart 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe simple bar chart 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe clustered bar chart 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stacked bar chart 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharting discrete metric data 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharting continuous metric data 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe histogram 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe box (and whisker) plot 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharting cumulative data 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cumulative frequency curve with discrete metric data 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cumulative frequency curve with continuous metric data 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharting time‐based data – the time series chart 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe scatterplot 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe bubbleplot 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Describing data from its shape 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe shape of things to come 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkewness and kurtosis as measures of shape 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKurtosis 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymmetric or mound‐shaped distributions 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNormalness – the Normal distribution 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBimodal distributions 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining skew from a box plot 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Measures of location – Numbers R us 62\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNumbers, percentages, and proportions 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreamble 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eN umbers, percentages, and proportions 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandling percentages – for those of us who might need a reminder 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary measures of location 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mode 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe median 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mean 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePercentiles 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating a percentile value 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the most appropriate measure of location? 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Measures of spread – Numbers R us – (again) 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreamble 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe range 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe interquartile range (IQR) 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating the median and interquartile range from the cumulative frequency curve 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe boxplot (also known as the box and whisker plot) 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard deviation 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard deviation and the Normal distribution 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting for Normality 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing SPSS 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Minitab 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransforming data 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Incidence, prevalence, and standardisation 92\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreamble 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe incidence rate and the incidence rate ratio (IRR) 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe incidence rate ratio 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevalence 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA couple of difficulties with measuring incidence and prevalence 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome other useful rates 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrude mortality rate 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase fatality rate 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrude maternal mortality rate 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrude birth rate 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttack rate 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge‐specific mortality rate 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandardisation – the age‐standardised mortality rate 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe direct method 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe standard population and the comparative mortality ratio (CMR) 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe indirect method 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe standardised mortality rate 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII The Confounding Problem 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Confounding – like the poor, (nearly) always with us 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreamble 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is confounding? 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfounding by indication 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResidual confounding 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetecting confounding 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with confounding – if confounding is such a problem, what can we do about it? 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing restriction 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing matching 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrequency matching 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne‐to‐one matching 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing stratification 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing adjustment 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing randomisation 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Design and Data 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Research design – Part I: Observational study designs 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreamble 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHey ho! Hey ho! it’s off to work we go 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of study 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObservational studies 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase reports 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase series studies 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCross‐sectional studies 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescriptive cross‐sectional studies 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfounding in descriptive cross‐sectional studies 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytic cross‐sectional studies 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfounding in analytic cross‐sectional studies 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom here to eternity – cohort studies 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfounding in the cohort study design 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to the future – case–control studies 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfounding in the case–control study design 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother example of a case–control study 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing cohort and case–control designs 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological studies 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ecological fallacy 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Research design – Part II: getting stuck in – experimental studies 146\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClinical trials 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRandomisation and the randomised controlled trial (RCT) 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlock randomisation 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStratification 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlinding 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe crossover RCT 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection of participants for an RCT 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntention to treat analysis (ITT) 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Getting the participants for your study: ways of sampling 156\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom populations to samples – statistical inference 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollecting the data – types of sample 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe simple random sample and its offspring 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe systematic random sample 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stratified random sample 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cluster sample 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsecutive and convenience samples 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow many participants should we have? Sample size 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInclusion and exclusion criteria 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the data 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV Chance Would Be a Fine Thing 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The idea of probability 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreamble 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating probability – proportional frequency 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo useful rules for simple probability 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRule 1. The multiplication rule for independent events 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRule 2. The addition rule for mutually exclusive events 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConditional and Bayesian statistics 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProbability distributions 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscrete versus continuous probability distributions 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe binomial probability distribution 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Poisson probability distribution 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Normal probability distribution 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Risk and odds 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbsolute risk and the absolute risk reduction (ARR) 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe risk ratio 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe reduction in the risk ratio (or relative risk reduction (RRR)) 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA general formula for the risk ratio 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference value 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eN umber needed to treat (NNT) 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat happens if the initial risk is small? 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfounding with the risk ratio 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOdds 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy you can’t calculate risk in a case–control study 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe link between probability and odds 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe odds ratio 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfounding with the odds ratio 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproximating the risk ratio from the odds ratio 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI The Informed Guess – An Introduction to Confidence Intervals 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Estimating the value of a \u003ci\u003esingle \u003c\/i\u003epopulation parameter – the idea of confidence intervals 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence interval estimation for a population mean 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe standard error of the mean 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow we use the standard error of the mean to calculate a confidence interval for a population mean 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence interval for a population proportion 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating a confidence interval for the median of a single population 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Using confidence intervals to compare two population parameters 206\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the difference? 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing two \u003ci\u003eindependent \u003c\/i\u003epopulation means 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn example using birthweights 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing the evidence using the confidence interval 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing two \u003ci\u003epaired \u003c\/i\u003epopulation means 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWithin‐subject and between‐subject variations 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing two \u003ci\u003eindependent \u003c\/i\u003epopulation proportions 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing two \u003ci\u003eindependent \u003c\/i\u003epopulation medians – the Mann–Whitney rank sums method 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing two \u003ci\u003ematched \u003c\/i\u003epopulation medians – the Wilcoxon signed‐ranks method 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Confidence intervals for the \u003ci\u003eratio \u003c\/i\u003eof two population parameters 224\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting a confidence interval for the \u003ci\u003eratio \u003c\/i\u003eof two independent population means 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence interval for a population risk ratio 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence intervals for a population odds ratio 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence intervals for hazard ratios 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVII Putting it to the Test 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Testing hypotheses about the \u003ci\u003edifference \u003c\/i\u003ebetween two population parameters 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswering the question 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe hypothesis 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe null hypothesis 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe hypothesis testing process 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe p‐value and the decision rule 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA brief summary of a few of the commonest tests 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e‐value to compare the means of two independent populations 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting computer hypothesis test results for the difference in two independent population means – the two‐sample \u003ci\u003et \u003c\/i\u003etest 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutput from Minitab – two‐sample \u003ci\u003et \u003c\/i\u003etest of difference in mean birthweights of babies born to white mothers and to non‐white mothers 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutput from SPSS_: two‐sample \u003ci\u003et \u003c\/i\u003etest of difference in mean birthweights of babies born to white mothers and to non‐white mothers 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing the means of two paired populations – the matched‐pairs \u003ci\u003et \u003c\/i\u003etest 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e‐values to compare the medians of two independent populations: the Mann–Whitney rank‐sums test 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Mann–Whitney test works 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorrection for multiple comparisons 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bonferroni correction for multiple testing 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting computer output for the Mann–Whitney test 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith Minitab 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith SPSS 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo matched medians – the Wilcoxon signed‐ranks test 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence intervals versus hypothesis testing 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat could possibly go wrong? 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of error 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe power of a test 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximising power – calculating sample size 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRule of thumb 1. Comparing the means of two independent populations (metric data) 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRule of thumb 2. Comparing the proportions of two independent populations (binary data) 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 The Chi‐squared (χ\u003csup\u003e\u003ci\u003e2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e) test – what, why, and how? 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf all the tests in all the world – you had to walk into my hypothesis testing procedure 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing chi‐squared to test for related‐ness or for the equality of proportions 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating the chi‐squared statistic 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the chi-squared statistic 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYate’s correction (continuity correction) 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFisher’s exact test 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chi‐squared test with Minitab 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chi‐squared test with SPSS 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chi‐squared test for trend 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSPSS output for chi‐squared trend test 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Testing hypotheses about the \u003ci\u003eratio \u003c\/i\u003eof two population parameters 276\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreamble 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chi‐squared test with the risk ratio 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chi‐squared test with odds ratios 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chi‐squared test with hazard ratios 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIII Becoming Acquainted 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Measuring the association between two variables 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreamble – plotting data 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociation 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe scatterplot 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe correlation coefficient 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePearson’s correlation coefficient 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs the correlation coefficient statistically significant in the population? 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpearman’s rank correlation coefficient 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Measuring agreement 298\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo agree or not agree: that is the question 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCohen’s kappa (\u003ci\u003eκ\u003c\/i\u003e) 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome shortcomings of kappa 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeighted kappa 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring the agreement between two metric continuous variables, the Bland–Altmann plot 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIX Getting into a Relationship 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Straight line models: linear regression 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth warning! 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship and association 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA causal relationship – explaining variation 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefresher – finding the equation of a straight line from a graph 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe linear regression model 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst, is the relationship linear? 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating the regression parameters – the method of ordinary least squares (OLS) 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic assumptions of the ordinary least squares procedure 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to the example – is the relationship statistically significant? 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing SPSS to regress birthweight on mother’s weight 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Minitab 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting the regression coefficients 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoodness‐of‐fit, \u003ci\u003eR\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple linear regression 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjusted goodness‐of‐fit: \u003ci\u003eR̄\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding nominal covariates in the regression model: design variables and coding 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding your model. Which variables to include? 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutomated variable selection methods 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManual variable selection methods 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjustment and confounding 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostics – checking the basic assumptions of the multiple linear regression model 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis of variance 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Curvy models: logistic regression 334\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA second health warning! 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe binary outcome variable 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding an appropriate model when the outcome variable is binary 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe logistic regression model 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstimating the parameter values 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting the regression coefficients 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHave we got a significant result? statistical inference in the 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He has opened a link between the psyche and the spirit.\" * Nexus New Times Magazine, Sept\/Oct 2009 *\u003cbr\u003e\"For any serious student of psychedelics or psychology, this is an important read that should not be ignored. In terms of building a foundation for the future of the psychedelic movement and finding a place for psychedelics in society, \u003ci\u003eLSD:Doorway to the Numinous\u003c\/i\u003e is without question \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003etext. Authoritative, insightful, and self-aware.\" * Psychedelic Press, UK, Feb 2010 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1 General Introduction \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe LSD Controversy \u003cbr\u003eLSD and Its Effects in Human Beings \u003cbr\u003eEmpirical Basis for a New Theoretical Framework \u003cbr\u003eHeuristic Value of LSD Research \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Abstract and Aesthetic Experiences in LSD Sessions \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Psychodynamic Experiences in LSD Sessions \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCOEX Systems (Systems of Condensed Experience) \u003cbr\u003eOrigin and Dynamics of COEX Systems \u003cbr\u003eManifestation of COEX Systems in LSD Sessions \u003cbr\u003eDynamic Interaction between the COEX Systems and Environmental Stimuli \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Perinatal Experiences in LSD Sessions \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePerinatal Matrix I. Primal Union with the Mother \u003cbr\u003e(Intrauterine Experience before the Onset of Delivery) \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePerinatal Matrix II. Antagonism with the Mother \u003cbr\u003e(Contractions in a Closed Uterine System) \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePerinatal Matrix III. Synergism with the Mother \u003cbr\u003e(Propulsion through the Birth Canal) \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePerinatal Matrix IV. 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