Background Study

Gathers key extra-biblical writings that provide the necessary background for Gospel passages in one handy volume.

Biologists communicate to the research community and document their scientific accomplishments by publishing in scholarly journals. This report explores the responsibilities of authors to share data, software, and materials related to their publications. In addition to describing the principles that support community standards for sharing different kinds of data and materials, the report makes recommendations for ways to facilitate sharing in the future.

Chile has embarked on an ambitious path towards a new constitution. This report presents the results of a benchmarking exercise conducted by the OECD of possible constitutional provisions, reflecting the experiences of OECD member countries.

This Second Edition of Diana Ridley’s bestselling guide to the literature review outlines practical strategies for reading and note taking, and guides the reader on how to conduct a systematic search of the available literature, and uses cases and examples throughout to demonstrate best practice in writing and presenting the review. New to this edition are examples drawn from a wide range of disciplines, a new chapter on conducting a systematic review, increased coverage of issues of evaluating quality and conducting reviews using online sources and online literature and enhanced guidance in dealing with copyright and permissions issues.

The Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) is a large, linked database of patient information that was developed jointly by CDC and several private managed care organizations in 1991. It includes data on vaccination histories, health outcomes, and characteristics of more than 7 million patients of eight participating health organizations. Researchers from CDC and the managed care groups have used VSD information to study whether health problems are associated with vaccinations. The subsequent VSD data sharing program was launched in 2002 to allow independent, external researchers access to information in the database. In this report, the committee that was asked to review aspects of this program recommends that two new oversight groups are needed to ensure that the policies and procedures of the VSD and its data sharing program are implemented as fairly and openly as possible.

This comprehensive study of English literature continues to be popular among students even fifty years after it was first published. The simplicity and directness of explanations of the various terms and concepts, its wealth of illustrative examples enabl

This is Volume X of thirteen in a series on Urban and Regional Sociology. First published in 1948, this study uses Middlesbrough in the North East of England as a basis of research into the new Town and Country Planning Bill, and the widening responsibility of the planner to the broader basis of team work, and civic designer to ground their work in skills gained from the field of geographers, economists, sociologists, engineers and architects.