Jeffrey Blander

Isabella is a ginormous Rainbow Maple tree. Hidden at the bottom of her trunk is a door that leads to an amazing rainbow slide. Maisha and her friends ride the slide to colorful and fantastic far-away places...Then, a developer plans to cut down the beloved tree. Maisha and the community use a “Let’s get to work!” attitude to help save Isabella. Join Maisha’s inspiring journey as she organizes a protest with her family, friends, and neighbors. Inspired by true events, Maisha and the Rainbow… Show more

Isabella is a ginormous Rainbow Maple tree. Hidden at the bottom of her trunk is a door that leads to an amazing rainbow slide. Maisha and her friends ride the slide to colorful and fantastic far-away places...Then, a developer plans to cut down the beloved tree. Maisha and the community use a “Let’s get to work!” attitude to help save Isabella. Join Maisha’s inspiring journey as she organizes a protest with her family, friends, and neighbors. Inspired by true events, Maisha and the Rainbow Tree shares a powerful message of everlasting love, hope, friendship, and advocacy that reaches around the world and beyond.

Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to charitable causes supporting sustainable forest restoration and families in need. Show less

The field of microfluidics has in the last decade permeated many disciplines, from physics to biology and chemistry, and from bioengineering to medical research. One of the most important applications of lab-on-a-chip devices in medicine and related disciplines is disease diagnostics, which involves steps from biological sample/analyte loading to storage, detection, and analysis. The chapters collected in this book detail recent advances in these processes using microfluidic devices and… Show more

The field of microfluidics has in the last decade permeated many disciplines, from physics to biology and chemistry, and from bioengineering to medical research. One of the most important applications of lab-on-a-chip devices in medicine and related disciplines is disease diagnostics, which involves steps from biological sample/analyte loading to storage, detection, and analysis. The chapters collected in this book detail recent advances in these processes using microfluidic devices and systems. The reviews of portable devices for diagnostic purposes are likely to evoke interest and raise new research questions in interdisciplinary fields (e.g., efficient MEMS/microfluidic engineering driven by biological and medical applications). Show less

There are few things more difficult than gaining support for new clinical information systems within a healthcare organization. It doesn't have to be that way. Authors Jeffrey Blander and Bryan P. Bergeron, MD, provide the tools information leaders need to successfully deploy a clinical software system in their organizations. The authors suggest ways to successfully define expectations, set up and install a new system, train end-users and maintain and support a new system. In addition, the… Show more

There are few things more difficult than gaining support for new clinical information systems within a healthcare organization. It doesn't have to be that way. Authors Jeffrey Blander and Bryan P. Bergeron, MD, provide the tools information leaders need to successfully deploy a clinical software system in their organizations. The authors suggest ways to successfully define expectations, set up and install a new system, train end-users and maintain and support a new system. In addition, the authors present processes to help manage relationships between deployment staff and the end users of a system. Show less

Business Expectations provides a critical review of the process of evolving a product or service from prototype to practical technology. Written by renown experts on technology issues, this book provides business executives and managers with tools they can use to position their product or service to best satisfy their customer's needs. It guides readers from unrealistic to realistic expectations of what a firm's technology can bring to its e-business strategy. This book provides managers with a… Show more

Business Expectations provides a critical review of the process of evolving a product or service from prototype to practical technology. Written by renown experts on technology issues, this book provides business executives and managers with tools they can use to position their product or service to best satisfy their customer's needs. It guides readers from unrealistic to realistic expectations of what a firm's technology can bring to its e-business strategy. This book provides managers with a solid foundation for creating realistic technological expectations for their business in terms of repeatability, scalability, operating environment, resource requirements, and compatibility issues. Show less