Books by "Michael Peter Smith"
5 books found
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1
by Wayne Campbell, Neil K. Dawe, Ian McTaggart-Cowan, John Cooper, Gary W. Kaiser, Michael McNall
2007 · UBC Press
This first volume of a remarkable four-volume set on the birds of British Columbia covers eight-six species of nonpasserines, from loons through to waterfowl. Detailed species accounts provide unprecedented coverage of these birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns. Introductory chapters look at the province’s ornithological history, its environment and the methodology used in the volumes.
101 Ready-to-Use Step-by-Step Commands for Dragon Professional Automate Your PC and Boost Productivity with Dragon Voice Commands Looking to reduce repetitive tasks and work more efficiently? This hands-on, 280-page guide shows you how to unlock the full potential of Dragon Professional Individual, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and other Dragon software using Step-by-Step commands—a powerful built-in automation feature. Whether you're working in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MindManager, or other programs, this book provides 101 customisable, ready-made voice commands to help you streamline your workflow and save time. What Are Step-by-Step Commands? They’re Dragon’s voice-triggered macros—commands that automate multi-step tasks. This guide not only gives you pre-built commands for real-world use cases, but also teaches you how to create your own—no coding experience needed. Inside, You’ll Learn: - 101 pre-built Step-by-Step commands for use in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MindManager, and more - How to import, edit, and use commands—even if you're a complete beginner - How to build your own voice-automated workflows - Real-world examples to help you work faster and smarter Who Should Read This Book? - Professionals: doctors, lawyers, writers, developers, and more - Beginners and power users of Dragon software - Anyone looking to control their PC using voice commands Whether you're just getting started or looking to get more out of Dragon, this book is both a practical tutorial and an ongoing reference guide. Includes access to downloadable versions of all 101 commands at www.dragonspeechtips.com Compatible with: - Dragon Professional Individual 16 and earlier - Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional (version 11 and above) - Dragon Professional Group - Dragon Legal - Dragon Medical and Dragon Medical One Start automating your workflow today—let your voice do the work.
Units, rules, codes, systems: this is how most linguists study language. Integrationalists such as Michael Toolan, however, focus instead on how language functions in seamless tandem with the rest of human activity. In Total Speech, Toolan provides a clear and comprehensive account of integrationalism, a major new theory of language that declines to accept that text and context, language and world, are distinct and stable categories. At the same time, Toolan extends the integrationalist argument and calls for a radical change in contemporary theorizing about language and communication. In every foundational area of linguistics--from literal meaning and metaphor to the nature of repetition to the status of linguistic rules--Toolan advances fascinating and provocative criticisms of received linguistic assumptions. Drawing inspiration from the writings of language theorist Roy Harris, Toolan brings the integrationalist perspective to bear on legal cases, the reception of Salman Rushdie, poetry, and the language of children. Toolan demonstrates that the embeddedness of language and the situation-sensitive mutability of meaning reveal language as a tool for re-fashioning and renewal. Total Speech breaks free of standard linguistics' fascinated attraction with "cognitive blueprints" and quasi-algorithmic processing to characterize language anew. Toolan's reflections on the essence of language, including his important discussion of intention, have strong implications for students and scholars of discourse analysis, literature, the law, anthropology, philosophy of language, communication theory, and cognitive science, as well as linguistics.
Health Information Systems
by Alfred Winter, Elske Ammenwerth, Reinhold Haux, Michael Marschollek, Bianca Steiner, Franziska Jahn
2023 · Springer Nature
This heavily revised open access edition provides a thorough overview of the technologies available to assemble, manage and assess the quality of health information systems. It details a variety of scenarios in the context of both health and heath care, including where prevention and wellness are related, such as the treatment of both acute and chronic diseases. Stakeholder requirements are also described to provide perspectives for describing the architectures and management techniques associated with health information systems, enabling the reader to develop a detailed holistic overview of the subject. Health Information Systems: Technological and Management Perspectives features a detailed overview of how information systems in health care can be managed and is a vital resource for medical informatics students seeking an up-to-date text on the topic.