Lodewijk Bos • Adrie Dumay Leonard Goldschmidt • Griet Verhenneman Kanagasingam Yogesan Editors 2011 Successes and Failures

Anthony J. Lemelle • Wornie Reed • Sandra Taylor Editors 2011 In 2010, the USA made a major stride in the history of its public health services. Under the leadership of President Barak Obama, a compressive reform of health care moved through Congress passing its legislative hurdles. This legislative accomplishment occurred as the authors of this handbook completed […]

Lodewijk Bos • Denis Carroll Luis Kun • Andrew Marsh Laura M. Roa Editors 2011 Communications in Medical and Care Compunetics Volume 2    

Dylan D. Schmorrow Cali M. Fidopiastis (Eds.) 2011 Directing the Future of Adaptive Systems The 14th International Conference on Human–Computer Interaction, HCI International 2011, was held in Orlando, Florida, USA, July 9–14, 2011, jointly with the Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2011, the 9th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, the 6th International Conference on Universal Access […]

Gerald S. Berenson Editor 2011 It is a pleasure to highlight some of the findings over the past decade in this third book from the Bogalusa Heart Study. Tribute and appreciation has to be given to the Study subjects, some of whom have participated since 1973. I am overwhelmed with gratitude by the support from the community of […]

Michelle M. Robertson (Ed.) 2011 The 14th International Conference on Human–Computer Interaction, HCI International 2011, was held in Orlando, Florida, USA, July 9–14, 2011, jointly with the Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2011, the 9th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, the 6th International Conference on Universal Access in Human–Computer Interaction…

Luis A. Moreno • Iris Pigeot • Wolfgang Ahrens Editors 2011 Prevalence and Etiology The societal and scientific concerns related to the worldwide obesity epidemic have grown continuously. Scientists and actors in the field of public health not only aim at assessing the size of the problem but also they strive to better understand its causes.

O. S. Miettinen 2011 The reader here might wonder what a chachem is, but not after reading Rosten: it’s a great scholar, a clever and wise learned person. On the other hand, though, the reader here, like that grandmother, likely presumes to know what a doctor and a disease are; but (s)he might do well consulting a suitable […]

Gondy Leroy 2011 Over the last few decades informatics has played an increasingly important role in all aspects of our lives, particularly in medicine and biology. Information systems for healthcare, medicine and biology are becoming increasingly numerous and better, more fine-tuned but also more complex to develop, evaluate and use

Lydia P. Buki • Lissette M. Piedra Editors 2011 We are at the crossroads in Latino mental health. The future well-being of our nation rests in our ability to promote the mental and physical health in this population. In many ways, the task before us is daunting, yet history reminds us of the endless possibility of human ingenuity […]