In this comprehensive and authoritative guide, Dr. Feldman gives reliable information and advice on:Visiting the DoctorEvaluating the Allergic ChildHow the Allergist Treats Your Allergic ChildThe Treatment of Specific Allergic Ailments-Asthma-Chronic Rhinitis-Urticaria (Hives) and Angioedema-Insect Sting Allergies-Food Allergies-Adverse Drug Reactions-Allergic Skin Conditions-Allergies of the Eye and Ear

Advice from a specialist plus over 200 recipesFor those who are lactose intolerant or have milk sensitivities, the only "cure" is to avoid dairy products. A unique combination of cookbook and advice book, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Dairy-Free Eatingprovides readers with flavorful and healthy new alternatives that let them enjoy nutritious and delicious dairy-free meals that are sure to become new favorites.• Between 30 and 50 million A...

Learn to use Setting to quickly anchor the reader into the world of your story.Use Setting as movement through space effectively.Explore Setting in a series.Learn the most common Setting pitfalls.Readers usually remember the plot and characters of a story, but Setting is every bit as important in creating a memorable world. Discover the difference between Ordinary Setting that bogs down your story, and Active Setting that empowers your story -- creating a compe...

This book provides practical guidance on processes of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, planning and writing a literature review.

In order to prepare a successful research project, a qualitative researcher often must consult media documents of various types. Authors David L. Altheide and Christopher J. Schneider show readers how to obtain, categorize, and analyze these different media documents in this entry in the Qualitative Research Methods series. They look at traditional primary documents such as newspapers and magazines but also at more recent forms--television newscasts and cyberspace. The use...

SPSS syntax is the command language used by SPSS to carry out all of its commands and functions. In this book, Jacqueline Collier introduces the use of syntax to those who have not used it before, or who are taking their first steps in using syntax.Without requiring any knowledge of programming, the text outlines:- how to become familiar with the syntax commands;- how to create and manage the SPSS journal and syntax files;- and how to use them throughout the...

Living With A Food Allergy? Making Good Food Doesn't Have To Be Difficult!Up to 15 million Americans have some type of food allergy, and allergies are on the rise. A food allergy can seem overwhelming and challenging, but with the right tools and support, can be managed to ensure a long, healthy life filled with good food!. Certain strategies can be implemented along with planning and preparation, when it comes to cooking an allergy free meal.The Allergy Substitution Handbo...

This book is an introduction to the logic and analytics of group choice. To understand how political institutions work, it is important to isolate what citizens - as individuals and as members of society - actually want. This book develops a means of 'representing' the preferences of citizens so that institutions can be studied more carefully. This is the first book to integrate the classical problem of constitutions with modern spatial theory, connecting Aristotle and Montesquieu with Arr...

This book offers a practical step-by-step guide to action research and an examination of the underlying principles and challenges.

Pricing drives three of the most important elements of firm success: revenue and profits, customer behavior and firm image. This book provides an introduction to the basic principles for thinking clearly about pricing. Unlike other marketing books on pricing, the authors use a more analytic approach and relate ideas to the basic principles of microeconomics. Rakesh Vohra and Lakshman Krishnamurthi also cover three areas in greater depth and provide more insight than may be gleaned from exi...

Taking the topics of a quantitative methodology course and illustrating them through Monte Carlo simulation, this book examines abstract principles, such as bias, efficiency, and measures of uncertainty in an intuitive, visual way. Instead of thinking in the abstract about what would happen to a particular estimator "in repeated samples," the book uses simulation to actually create those repeated samples and summarize the results. The book includes basic examples appropriate for readers le...

As qualitative researchers incorporate computer assistance into their analytic approaches, important questions arise about the adoption of new technology. Is it worth learning computer-assisted methods? Will the pay-off be sufficient to justify the investment? Which programs are worth learning? What are the effects on the analysis process? This book complements the existing literature by giving a detailed account of the use of four major programs in analyzing the same data. Priority is giv...