The International Commission on Radiological Protection issued its last basic recommendations in 1977. The recommendations have been used widely throughout the world to limit exposure of both radiation workers and members of the public to ionising radiation. Supplementary statements to the 1977 recommendations were issued when necessary by the Commission, but developments in the last few years have made it necessary to issue a completely new set of recommendations, officially adopted in November 1990. In publishing these recommendations, the Commission has had three aims in mind: to take account of new biological information and of trends in the setting of safety standards; to improve the presentation of the recommendations; and to maintain as much stability in the recommendations as is consistent with the new information. In order to make the 1990 recommendations more accessible to individuals, this Users' Edition contains the main text of the original recommendations, which includes sufficient explanatory material to make clear the underlying reasons for policy makers, but omits the annexes, which contained detailed scientific information on specific points for specialists. The index has been improved and made more comprehensive.

1990 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection - Users' Edition

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ICRP

Medicine

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`The authors are highly experienced and clearly competent in this area of work, and convey an easy confidence in their methods. Pat Milner and Stephen Palmer's book is a good buy... a valuable and carefully-crafted book, a wealth of ingenious stress-reduction strategies that made me feel better without having to see an actual therapist' - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling This integrative problem-focused counsellor's approach to dilemmas helps the client increase their ability to cope with, or develop ways of reducing, the demands of a situation.

Integrative Stress Counselling: A Humanistic Problem-Focused Approach

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Palmer, Stephen

Milner, Pat

Psychology & Counseling

Changing Minds: The History of Psychotherapy As an Answer to Human Suffering

Changing Minds is an accessible history of psychotherapy, introducing its key figures (from Freud to Beck) and explaining their most important ideas. The book shows how psychotherapy has influenced our understanding of the mind and its workings, particularly with respect to the form of suffering that we call 'mental illness'. Frank Tallis argues that, in a world in which the old certainties of religion have been brought into question by the advance of science, psychotherapy represents a secular response to suffering. Unlike many boos of psychology, Changing Minds explores the personalities of the field's major figures, as well as their ideas. Throughout, the author shows how historical and cultural events, such as the Holocaust and the invention of the computer, have influenced ideas about the mind, and vice versa. Crammed with entertaining and informative vignettes, and many references to theatre, and literature, this book places scientific developments in a cultural context, making it both accessible and interesting.

Tallis, Frank

<p>This book is about the convergence of two important streams of educational innovation: distance education and the educational use of personal computers (PCs). During the 1970s and 1980s, distance education became a significant aspect of the post-school educational provision of many countries. This trend will continue into the 21st century as a solution to the problem of providing mass education for adult learners, many of whom have work and family responsibilities while they study. Distance education relies on a variety of media both to deliver teaching materials and to provide channels of communication with students, and the potential of the PC as a distance teaching medium is only beginning to be explored.<br>The authors review the experiments with PCs in distance education which have taken place so far and discuss one in detail: the policy of student home computing at The Open University, UK. Over 17 000 Open University students use PCs in their own homes for aspects of their course work such as programming, computer-assisted learning, and electronic communication, as well as word processing and presentation. This is, at present, the largest application of student based PCs in any distance education system. The authors have been involved in an evaluation study of this policy and use their research to debate critical educational issues, such as the impact of PCs on student learning, equality of opportunity and access, and designing associated instruction material. They also consider the physical and social environment in which the students use their computers and the importance of providing support.<br>This book will be of interest to teachers and other professionals involved in distance, and other types of adult education, and those interested in the implications of information technology in education.</p>

Personal Computers for Distance Education: The Study of an Educational Innovation

Education & Teaching

Jones, Ann

Kirkup, Gill

Kirkwood, Adrian

Schools & Teaching

Microcomputers in Social Research (Sociological Methods and Research, Vol 9, Issue 4)

Environmental Crime: The Criminal Justice System's Role in Protecting the Environment

The Federal Role in Criminal Law (Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science)

Impacts of Changing Employment: If the Good Jobs Go Away (Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science Series)

This book examines the forces shaping the media that bring us information about politics and the form and content of media such as broadcast, print and radio.   Topics explored include: how technical developments in communication will effect how we learn about politics; how the rapid growth of media channels may harm democracy; what we learn from print and broadcast journalism; how the media shapes our attitudes; public cynicism towards politics and the media; and alternative forms of political expression.

The Media and Politics (Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

The Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods shows how to make intelligent and conscious decisions so that researchers can refine and hone their research questions as new knowledge is gained, unanticipated obstacles are encountered, or contextual shifts take place - all key elements in the iterative nature of applied research. With examples and illustrations from the authors′ own experiences, this book gives readers a practical guide to conducting applied research.

Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods

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