The ability to read is the main foundational skill for all school-based learning. Without it, the chances for academic and occupational success are limited (Lyon, 1997). In fact, the most pressing issue in guaranteeing students equal access to the curriculum is ensuring their ability to read class materials. When children do not learn to read, their general knowledge and writing abilities suffe…
This book focuses on the front-end aspects of Web design—HTML authoring, graphics production, and media development. It is not a resource for program- ming, scripting, or server functions; however, whenever possible, I have tried to provide enough background information on these topics to give designers a level of familiarity with the terminology and technologies. The content in this book is …
Females consistently score lower than males on standardized tests of mathematics, yet no such differences exist in the classroom. These differences are not trivial, nor are they insignificant. Test scores help determine entrance to college and graduate school and, therefore, by extension, a person’s job and future success. If females receive lower test scores, then they also receive fewer opp…
The History of Psychology is the most recent contribution in a long tradition of the presentation of an account of the important historical developments and landmarks in the field of psychology. In the beginning, when there were only a few psychologists (in 1892 the new American Psychological Association had 31 charter members), there were some who could reasonably be described as possessing t…
Many of the most important decisions made within an organisation relate to risk, because anything that is innovative or competitive or worth doing is likely to be risky. However, risk exists at various levels within an organisation, from top to bottom. As a result the effective organisation needs to be able to communicate about risk between levels in a way that enables it to manage uncerta…
The current paper presents the state-of-the-art of strategic management accounting (SMA) information usage among organisations. Despite SMA claimed importance to organisations operating in today’s competitive environment, little is known about its current achievement. In Malaysia in particular, the subject is almost absent. Thus, motivated by the scant attention given to SMA, the current …
This book is designed to provide guidelines to clinicians (mental health/ addiction) for the treatment of problematic drug/alcohol use in their clients with severe mental health problems. The C-BIT treatment approach was initially designed for use in settings that provide some assertive outreach, although components can be used with clients in settings where such outreach is not possible. …
Forgiveness is in the air—public figures making public apologies, movies de- picting loving kindness offered to murderers, and psychotherapy programs promoting forgiveness in individuals as well as in marital couples. It is a gift, an offering, a blessing, a cleansing event. Professionally speaking, within the field of psychology the literature on forgivenesshas arisen with little criticism a…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder affecting 5–10% of children and adolescents and 3% of adults. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: From Genes to Patients aims to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the critical aspects of ADHD, and hopefully will serve as a quick and up-to-date reference source for professionals w…
There is no doubt that the new requirements issued in January 2013 by the Basel Committee1 will be a game changer for many financial institutions across the globe. As outlined by the Committee, one of the biggest lessons of the global financial crisis that started in 2007 is the need to radically improve a bank’s data capabilities and architecture in the area of risk management, thus enabling…