Now viewed as its own scientific discipline, clinical trial methodology encompasses the methods required for the protection of participants in a clinical trial and the methods necessary to provide a valid inference about the objective of the trial. Drawing from the authors' courses on the subject as well as the first author's more than 30 years wor

This book aims to compile typical fundamental-to-advanced statistical methods to be used for health data sciences. Although the book promotes applications to health and health-related data, the models in the book can be used to analyze any kind of data. The data are analyzed with the commonly used statistical software of R/SAS (with online supplementary on SPSS/Stata). The data and computing programs will be available to facilitate readers’ learning experience. There has been considerable ...

Review of the First Edition:The authors strive to reduce theory to a minimum, which makes it a self-learning text that is comprehensible for biologists, physicians, etc. who lack an advanced mathematics background. Unlike in many other textbooks, R is not introduced with meaningless toy examples; instead the reader is taken by the hand and shown around some analyses, graphics, and simulations directly relating to meta-analysis… A useful hands-on guide for practitio...

Review of the First Edition"The goal of this book, as stated by the authors, is to fill the knowledge gap that exists between developed statistical methods and the applications of these methods. Overall, this book achieves the goal successfully and does a nice job. I would highly recommend it …The example-based approach is easy to follow and makes the book a very helpful desktop reference for many biostatistics methods."—Journal of Statistical Software...

Peace is directly connected with righteous actions and thoughts. There are several types of peace. On the one between states and nations, that is the absence of war between states and nations. Then there is peace within a state system, ie the absence of civil war. Third, peace between the groups, so the respectful treatment of people with different social sciences, ethnic groups and religions. Fourth, peace within an association, company, neighborhood. And finally peace with yourself. Prev...

Forgotten Peace examines Colombian society’s attempt to move beyond the Western Hemisphere’s worst mid-century conflict and shows how that effort molded notions of belonging and understandings of the past. Robert A. Karl reconstructs encounters between government officials, rural peoples, provincial elites, and urban intellectuals during a crucial conjuncture that saw reformist optimism transform into alienation. In addition to offering a sweeping reinterpretation of Colombian his...

Der in Melsungen geborene und zur Zeit in Wabern lebende Journalist, Autor und Musiker Andreas Karl Köthe hat mit seinem im November 2020 erschienen Buch Hauptsache Schiebedach ein schon lang währendes Vorhaben verwirklicht. Die Sammlung aus Kurzgeschichten und gereimter Poesie ist geprägt von einer subtilen Beobachtungsgabe, einem individuellen Schreibstil und einer leidenschaftlichen Begeisterung für geschmeidige Wortkunst. Viele seiner Texte sind politisch, zynisch und provokativ, doch ...

This title was first published in 2003. What prevents the human species from finally learning the lessons of social justice and global peace in an unreconciled world? Are Christians better off? Presenting new challenges to moral and religious education, this book clarifies the true image of the biblical God around the topics of justice and reconciliation. Rejuvenating interpretations of the most outstanding traditions of the Old and New Testament, Karl Ernst Nipkow's approach of 'elementar...

Mind loves new concepts for they provide a cosy terra firma – a comfortable landing place. Of late 'Peace' has been one of the famous landing places for spiritual seekers. There are infinite techniques of how to be at peace with oneself... Meditation… celebration… renunciation…Sure enough, Karl comes around questioning the one who wants to be in peace.With compelling insights, the one looking for peace is then seen in a new light…as the source of misery.Karl's...

In And Peace on Earth, Karl May departs from the frontier adventures that made him famous and offers a late, reflective travel novel shaped by ethical and spiritual concerns. Set across East and Southeast Asia, the book follows encounters among Europeans and Asians in a narrative less driven by action than by dialogue, observation, and moral inquiry. Its style is characteristic of May's later work: expansive, didactic, idealistic, and increasingly allegorical. Written in the context of fin...

In a war-torn America, Center City stands as a beacon of hope under the leadership of Lloyd Riddell. But when the neighboring town of Northburg, led by the power-hungry David Barr, threatens to conquer Center City, Riddell must find a way to stop the impending war without resorting to bloodshed. As tensions rise and spies infiltrate both cities, Riddell embarks on a dangerous mission to confront Barr and save his beloved town.

The Anointing is a book of education, instruction, and implementation of God's Word. It takes you from being under your circumstances to having your circumstances under you. It is knowing, understanding, and using God's presence, power, and peace to implement His word here on earth.