This monograph discusses statistics and risk estimates applied to radiation damage under the presence of measurement errors. The first part covers nonlinear measurement error models, with a particular emphasis on efficiency of regression parameter estimators. In the second part,…
The De Gruyter Series in Mathematics and Life Sciences is devoted to the publication of monographs in the field. They cover topics and methods in fields of current interest that use mathematical approaches to understand and explain, model and influence phenomena in all areas of …
The sixth edition of Environmental Hazards provides a fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physical and social sciences to illustrate how natural and human …
This volume integrates key findings from the natural and the social sciences to provide an assessment of environmental risk and the policy responses required to achieve a safer world.
Continuing a long tradition, Lu's Basic Toxicology, Seventh Edition, combines relatively comprehensive coverage of toxic substances in food, air, and water with brevity, thereby continuing to serve as an updated introductory text for toxicology students and for those involved in…
Le thème de la mondialisation occupe une place croissante dans les débats publics. Cet ouvrage traite des dimensions les moins visibles du pheńomeǹe : la mondialisation des risques sanitaires et environnementaux. Qu'il s'agisse de catastrophes majeures, comme Bhopal, Tchernobyl …
This book provides a comprehensive methodology to measure systemic risk in many of its facets and dimensions based on state-of-the-art risk assessment methods. Systemic risk has gained attention in the public eye since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. The bankruptcy of t…
Effective risk management is a crucial part of the success of any organization. In scholarly research, numerous publications have been written on the design of complex enterprise risk management systems, however very little consideration has been given to the effectiveness of im…
« Depuis plusieurs décennies maintenant, dans les pays industrialisés, nous « gérons » des risques divers, parfois avec l'aide de risk managers plus ou moins spécialisés. Il existe même désormais une norme internationale qui recense et rend compte des conditions d'une bonne gest…
"Risk assessments have been given more prominence as an element in an operational risk management system. This text explains how a wide array of risk assessment tools are used including: preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, person…
"Risk assessments have been given more prominence as an element in an operational risk management system. This text explains how a wide array of risk assessment tools are used including: preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, person…
"Risk assessments have been given more prominence as an element in an operational risk management system. This text explains how a wide array of risk assessment tools are used including: preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, person…
"Risk assessments have been given more prominence as an element in an operational risk management system. This text explains how a wide array of risk assessment tools are used including: preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, person…
"Risk assessments have been given more prominence as an element in an operational risk management system. This text explains how a wide array of risk assessment tools are used including: preliminary hazard analysis, job safety analysis, task analysis, job risk assessment, person…
"Trauma is a term that describes damage to the mind caused by a distressing life event. Traumatic events, in and of themselves, are most certainly not a myth. Some events, such as shootings or rapes, are particularly likely to provoke post-traumatic symptoms. We need not lose si…
"Trauma is a term that describes damage to the mind caused by a distressing life event. Traumatic events, in and of themselves, are most certainly not a myth. Some events, such as shootings or rapes, are particularly likely to provoke post-traumatic symptoms. We need not lose si…
"Trauma is a term that describes damage to the mind caused by a distressing life event. Traumatic events, in and of themselves, are most certainly not a myth. Some events, such as shootings or rapes, are particularly likely to provoke post-traumatic symptoms. We need not lose si…
This book is a philosophically sophisticated and scientifically well-informed discussion of the moral and social issues raised by genetically engineering animals, a powerful technology which has major implications for society. Unlike other books on this emotionally charged subje…
