There are more ways to get fit than ever before and the options can be mind-boggling. Should you give that trendy martial arts hybrid class a try, or is an old-school routine using free weights and a treadmill the best way to go? Before you get overwhelmed, consider this: The wide variety of choices means you'll never get bored and you have no excuse for not finding something you'll enjoy. This book will show you how to power workout and what are exercises that will make you powerf...

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump broke not only from the Republican Party but also from the bipartisan consensus on U.S. foreign policy. Calling the Iraq War a terrible mistake and lamenting America’s nation-building expeditions, Trump evinced little interest in maintaining the traditional form of American leadership of the liberal international order. Instead, Trump’s “America First” vision called for a reassertion of American nationalism on the economic front as well as in forei...

An up-to-date and concise review of GaN transistor design and applicationsIn the newly revised fourth edition of GaN Power Devices for Efficient Power Conversion, a team of distinguished researchers and practicing engineers deliver a concise and effective new guide to designing small, energy-efficient, and inexpensive products with GaN transistors. This new edition covers all relevant new GaN technology advancements, allowing students and practicing engine...

An up-to-date, practical guide on upgrading from silicon to GaN, and how to use GaN transistors in power conversion systems designThis updated, third edition of a popular book on GaN transistors for efficient power conversion has been substantially expanded to keep students and practicing power conversion engineers ahead of the learning curve in GaN technology advancements. Acknowledging that GaN transistors are not one-to-one replacements for the current MOSFET te...

John Glaser has been an astute observer and recognized leader in the health care industry for over thirty years. He has written a regular column for Hospitals & Health Networks in which he comments on a wide range of topics, including improving organizational performance through health information technology (HIT), changes in HIT architecture, challenges in leveraging data, and the evolution of the role of IT leadership.Glaser on Health Care IT: Perspectives from t...

The most up-to-date edition of the gold standard in health care information system referencesIn the newly revised Fifth Edition of Health Care Information Systems, veteran healthcare information management experts and educators Karen A. Wager and Frances Wickham Lee, along with nationally-recognized leader in health information technology, John P. Glaser, deliver a one-stop resource for graduate and upper-level undergraduate students to gain the knowledge ...

Revisits the work of Rick Turner, a South African political theorist, and addresses contemporary debatesRick Turner was a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist who rebelled against the apartheid state at the height of its power. For this he was assassinated in 1978, at just 32 years of age, but his life and work are testimony to the power of philosophical thinking for humans everywhere. Turner chose to live freely in an unfree time and argued for a non...

Should the United States ask its military to guarantee the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf? If the US security commitment is in fact strategically sound, what posture should the military adopt to protect Persian Gulf oil?Charles L. Glaser and Rosemary A. Kelanic present a collection of new essays from a multidisciplinary team of political scientists, historians, and economists that provide answers to these questions. Contributors delve into a range of vital economic and security ...

"Written by a very successful leader, problem solver and negotiator, the book combines a strong rationale for its practices, well delineated practical strategies, and vignettes from Glaser′s extensive background that provides the reader with a clear understanding of how to become a truly collaborative leader."Pat Wolfe, Education ConsultantMind Matters, Inc.Use the power of collaboration to solve problems and resolve conflicts!

This new edition of The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations offers a peerless guide for health care leaders to understand information technology (IT) strategic planning and implementation. Filled with illustrative case studies, the book explores the link between overall strategy and information technology strategy. It discusses organizational capabilities, such as change management, that have an impact on an organization's overall IT effectiveness, ...

Stress beim Essen, Gequengel beim Einkaufen, Chaos im Kinderzimmer : Eltern müssen im Alltag mit ihren Kindern von 0 bis 10 täglich zahllose Hürden nehmen. Die Eltern-Trickkiste verrät ganz praktische Tipps und Ideen von erfahrenen Müttern und Vätern, die Eltern helfen, alle typischen Alltagssituationen entspannter, gelassener und fröhlicher zu meistern. Dieser Hörbuch-Ratgeber ist nach Problemzonen eingeteilt (Im Bad, Beim Essen, Schlafen, Unterwegs ) - so findet jeder schnell die Idee, d...

This exciting collection presents an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of the unprecedented phenomenon of increasing numbers of grandparents worldwide, co-existing and interacting for longer periods of time with their grandchildren.The book contains analyses of topics that have so far received relatively little attention, such as transnational grandparenting and gender differences in grandparenting practices. It is the only collection that brings together theory-driven research on gran...