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  • Collapse and Recovery

    How the COVID-19 Pandemic Eroded Human Capital and What to Do about It

    by Norbert Schady, Alaka Holla, Shwetlena Sabarwal, Joana Silva, Andres Yi Chang ...
    The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to human capital. This report presents new evidence and analysis to provide a comprehensive diagnostic of the effects of the pandemic on human capital outcomes and identify promising policy responses for governments faced with the task of rebuilding human capital in the wake of the pandemic. ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Quality of Health and Education Systems Across Africa

    Evidence from a Decade of Service Delivery Indicators Surveys

    by Kathryn Andrews, Roberta Gatti, Ciro Avitabile, Ruben Conner, Jigyasa Sharma, Andres Yi Chang ...
    This report presents evidence from the Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) surveys across Africa from the past ten years to help identify areas of resilience and constraint in health and education service delivery, shedding light on how these may foster or stunt human capital accumulation. ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Quality of Health and Education Systems Across Africa

    Evidence from a Decade of Service Delivery Indicators Surveys

    by Kathryn Andrews, Roberta Gatti, Ciro Avitabile, Conner, Andres Yi Chang ...
    Have teachers mastered the subject matter they are teaching? Can doctors accurately diagnose and treat critical health conditions? Are schools and health facilities sufficiently stocked with needed equipment and supplies? Are they sufficiently supported and staffed to optimize learning and health care outcomes? For the past decade, the World Bank’s Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) surveys have ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Relevance Ranking for Vertical Search Engines

    by Bo Long, Yi Chang ...
    In plain, uncomplicated language, and using detailed examples to explain the key concepts, models, and algorithms in vertical search ranking, Relevance Ranking for Vertical Search Engines teaches readers how to manipulate ranking algorithms to achieve better results in real-world applications. This reference book for professionals covers concepts and theories from the fundamental to the advanced, ... Read more

    $53.09 USD

  • Information Retrieval

    28th China Conference, CCIR 2022, Chongqing, China, September 16–18, 2022, Revised Selected Papers

    Edited by Yi Chang, Xiaofei Zhu ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th China Conference on Information Retrieval, CCIR 2022, held in Chongqing, China, in September 2022. Information retrieval aims to meet the demand of human on the Internet to obtain information quickly and accurately.The 8 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers provide a wide range of ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Information Retrieval Technology

    12th Asia Information Retrieval Societies Conference, AIRS 2016, Beijing, China, November 30 – December 2, 2016, Proceedings

    Edited by Shaoping Ma, Ji-Rong Wen, Yiqun Liu, Zhicheng Dou, Min Zhang, Yi Chang, Xin Zhao ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th Information Retrieval Societies Conference, AIRS 2016, held in Beijing, China, in November/December 2016.The 21 full papers presented together with 11 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. The final programme of AIRS 2015 is divided in the following tracks: IR models and theories; machine learning and data ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Rural Areas Between Regional Needs and Global Challenges

    Transformation in Rural Space

    Edited by Walter Leimgruber, Chang-yi David Chang ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides an up-to-date account of the many processes shaping and transforming rural space in various parts of the world. The various case studies focus on the multi-functionality of the rural world and the driving forces behind it. The book demonstrates that rural areas are no longer simply characterized by an agricultural economy, and instead accommodate multiple complementary ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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    by Garcia Marito H.; Pence Alan; Evans Judith ...
    This book, the first of its kind, presents a balanced collection of articles written by African and non-African authors ranging from field practitioners to academicians and from members of government organizations to those of nongovernmental and local organizations.Africa's Future, Africa's Challenge compiles the latest data and viewpoints on the state of Sub-Saharan Africa's children. Topics ... Read more

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  • Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States, 12th Edition

    Edited by James R. Knickman, PhD, Brian Elbel, PhD, MPH ...
    This fully updated and revised 12th edition of the highly acclaimed textbook on health care delivery provides graduate and undergraduate students with a comprehensive survey of health care in the United States ranging in topics from the organization of care, the politics surrounding healthcare in the United States, to population health and vulnerable populations, healthcare costs and value, health ... Read more

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  • Promoting Statistical Practice and Collaboration in Developing Countries

    Edited by O. Olawale Awe, Kim Love, Eric A. Vance ...
    "Rarely, but just often enough to rebuild hope, something happens to confound my pessimism about the recent unprecedented happenings in the world. This book is the most recent instance, and I think that all its readers will join me in rejoicing at the good it seeks to do. It is an example of the kind of international comity and collaboration that we could and should undertake to solve various ... Read more

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  • Metrics

    What Counts in Global Health

    by Vincanne Adams ...
    Series series Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography
    This volume's contributors evaluate the accomplishments, limits, and consequences of using quantitative metrics in global health. Whether analyzing maternal mortality rates, the relationships between political goals and metrics data, or the links between health outcomes and a program's fiscal support, the contributors question the ability of metrics to solve global health problems. They capture a ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The Official Guide for Foreign-Educated Nurses

    What You Need to Know about Nursing and Health Care in the United States

    Edited by Dr. Catherine Davis, RN, PhD, Barbara Nichols, DHL, MS, RN, FA, CGFNS International, Barbara Nichols, Dr. Catherine Davis ...
    "[This book] will serve as your guide before and after you come to the United States?. [A] 'must-read' for every nurse who is contemplating migrating to the U.S.-Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAANThis book is the only guide to the United States health care system for nurses immigrating to this country as well as foreign-educated nurses who are already here.The contributors provide a wealth of insight ... Read more

    $40.99 USD