Authors:Virginia, Ph.D. Vandall-Walker,
Publisher: UBC Pre
Keywords: guide, press, resource, information, prostate, surgery, radical
Number of Pages: 56
Published: 2009-03-02
ISBN-10: 1897425171
ISBN-13: 9781897425176

Now in its third revised edition, "Before and After Radical Prostate Surgery" is a research-based, comprehensive, and comprehensible resource on prostate surgery in Canada.Aimed at men with concerns about prostate surgery and their partners, this invaluable guide includes chapters on preparing for prostate surgery, the surgery itself, recovery in hospital and at home, a list of recommended resources, and special sections to record personal notes and important contact information.

Author: Jean R. Gebman
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: effective, options, life, cycle, resources, management, policy, aircraft, further, issues, aging, air, force, challenges
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2009
ISBN-10: 0833045180
ISBN-13: 9780833045188

Over the next 20 years, the further aging of already-old aircraft will introduce challenges and issues for aircraft operators, including the U.S. Air Force. This report identifies those challenges and issues and explores policy options for addressing them in ways that can contribute to effective life-cycle management of resources. The technical challenges relate to structures, propulsion, and systems. The institutional challenges include limitations on independent verification of fleet status and future condition, limitations on information needed for engineering analyses including risk assess

Authors:Jeffrey Wasserman, Jeanne S. Ringel, Karen A. Ric
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: system, vera, regression, based, approach, allocation, resource, potential, changes, veterans, equitable, understanding
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833035606
ISBN-13: 9780833035608

The Veterans Health Administration asked the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a division of the RAND Corporation, to undertake a quantitative analysis of the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system. VERA was instituted in 1997 and was designed to improve the allocation of the congressionally appropriated medical care budget to the regional service networks that compose the Department of Veterans Affairs health system. The study determines how particular patient and facility characteristics influence allocations to the regional service networks and simplifies and refines

Author: James N. Dertouzos Steven Garber
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: analyses, policy, options, recruiting, army, resource, management, human
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2006
ISBN-10: 0833040049
ISBN-13: 9780833040046

U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) is faced with the challenge of ensuring that the flow of qualified volunteers is adequate to meet future active-duty accession requirements. This report documents research methods, findings, and policy conclusions from a project analyzing human resource management options for improving recruiting production. It details research designed to develop new insights to help guide future recruiter management policies. The research involves econometric analyses of three large and rich datasets. The first analysis compares the career paths of enlisted personnel, in

Author: Cheryl Benard
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: resources, strategies, partners, islam, democratic, civil
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833034383
ISBN-13: 9780833034380

Contemporary Islam is struggling within itself over its values, identity, and place in the world, with rivals contending for spiritual and political dominance--as well as with the "outside" world. In Western eyes, the ideal Islamic community would be democratic, economically viable, politically stable, and socially progressive and would follow the rules and norms of international conduct. But as the international community strives to understand all this and, possibly, influence the outcome, the best approaches--or even whom to approach--are not always easy to determine. As an aid to the proc

Authors:David G. Groves, Debra Knopman, Robert J. Lempert
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: inland, workshops, empire, utilities, agency, summary, managers, climate, uncertainty, change, water, resource, presenting
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2008
ISBN-10: 0833043986
ISBN-13: 9780833043986

Water-resource managers have long strived to meet their goals of system reliability and environmental protection in the face of many uncertainties, including demographic and economic forecasts, intrinsic weather variability, and short-term climate change induced by El Ni

Author: Jill Boberg
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: policies, affect, freshwater, resources, management, water, assets, demographic, changes, liquid
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2005
ISBN-10: 0833032968
ISBN-13: 9780833032966

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