All rights reserved in all countries. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Preface Over a little more than a decade, molecular modeling has evolved from a specialized research t...

Volatility is a statistical measure that describes the amount of fluctuation in prices for a given investment; generally, the higher the volatility for an investment, the riskier it is perceived to be. Traders study volatility history so that they can make informed decisions on how to invest capital. The purpose of this article is to analyze implied volatility values, which are derived from the...

The process of acquiring knowledge cannot be separated from the process of applying it. Integrating working and learning is not a desirable luxury – it is a fundamental requirement for businesses to remain competitive. In this article we describe the ENRICH approach to supporting organisational learning. The enrichment of workproducts with context is aided by suite of web based tools which inte...

It is already known that some collaborative assessment processes can provide students not only the possibility to show how well they have understood knowledge content, but also the opportunity to enhance and increase such knowledge. Such learning activities also allow instructors to diagnose the quality of the instructional process. However there is evidence that this type of activities involve...

Intervention: Coordinated care consisting of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) plus medication or usual care. CBT consisted of six sessions plus six follow up telephone booster sessions and a patient education video and workbook. A behavioural health specialist delivered CBT and was involved in coordinated care by communicating with both primary care physicians and consultant psychiatrists as...

journals are similar to indexes, but a short and often useful summary of each document (an abstract) is also given. Indexes and abstract journals may be in book form, although in the United Kingdom and some other countries they are now available on CD-ROM for computer use. In libraries where CD-ROM facilities are available, a librarian will usually show new users how to use it. You may also fin...

Analyzing events over time is often complicated by incomplete, or censored, observations. Special non-parametric statistical methods were developed to overcome difficulties in summarizing and comparing censored data. Life-table (actuarial) method and Kaplan-Meier method are described with an explanation of survival curves. For the didactic purpose authors prepared a workbook based on most widel...