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Gluten Exposed: The Science Behind The Hype And How To Navigate To A Healthy, Symptom-free Life

Gluten Exposed: The Science Behind The Hype And How To Navigate To A Healthy, Symptom-free Life

Peter H R Green

William Morrow Paperbacks
2017
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In this essential book on gluten, Dr. Peter H. R. Green, internationally renowned expert on celiac disease and director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, and acclaimed medical writer Rory Jones reveal the real scientific story behind the current gluten-free craze, identifying what is true and what is just pseudoscience. In recent years, gluten has become a villain, getting blamed for anything and everything from heart disease and dementia to neuralgia and fatigue. Droves of people are adopting a gluten-free lifestyle, believing it's healthier or that it will help them lose weight and increase their energy. The diet, a regimen once followed only by those diagnosed with celiac disease (a serious autoimmune disorder caused by gluten), has become a cure-all, "prescribed" not only by gastroenterologists but also by dietitians, nutritionists, naturopaths, trainers, psychiatrists, and neurologists, as well as by celebrities and media personalities. Yet as Gluten Exposed reveals, there is little scientific evidence to justify this trend.The latest medical findings have shown that the majority of the information available about the effects of gluten on the body is only partly correct, or almost wholly incorrect. Green and Jones, authors of Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic, cut through the misinformation, false claims, and widespread confusion over gluten. They examine the connections between the gut, brain, and what you ingest (not just gluten, but other food and drugs) to reveal what's really going on in your body and your brain. They also bring to light the potential dangers of going gluten-free. While the diet is a lifesaver for those with celiac disease, for others it may injure health, rob the body of essential nutrients, and mask real problems. In fact, one of the biggest risks of going on a gluten-free diet without properly testing for what is causing your symptoms is postponing or missing a potentially serious diagnosis. Gluten Exposed provides an in-depth examination of every symptom and condition associated with gluten, how gluten works in the body, what a gluten-free diet cures-and what it doesn't-and which drugs, supplements, and foods can cause problems often blamed on gluten alone.It offers clear, welcome guidance and a practical road map that can help anyone achieve a healthier, symptom-free life.
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Gluten Exposed: The Science Behind the Hype and How to Navigate to a Healthy, Symptom-Free Life

Gluten Exposed: The Science Behind the Hype and How to Navigate to a Healthy, Symptom-Free Life

Peter H. R. Green; Rory Jones

William Morrow Company
2016
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Gluten Exposed is the one book you should read if you are on a gluten-free diet or plan to go gluten-free. In this comprehensive guide, Dr. Peter H.R. Green, director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, and medical writer Rory Jones reveal the real scientific story behind gluten; examining the effects of gluten on your body and the many unintended consequences of removing it from your diet. This book is an essential resource for those with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, or anyone considering a gluten-free diet. Green and Jones but through the misinformation and false claims about gluten to provide: An in-depth, easy-to-follow examination of symptoms and conditions associated with gluten, including celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, IBS, joint pain, brain fog, autism, diabetes, fatigue, itchy skin and fibromyalgia.An explanation of the pitfalls of the gluten-free diet and how to avoid them, not available in any other resource.A close look at the drugs, supplements, and other foods causing problems often blamed on gluten alone.A guide to the key nutrients critical for heart health, microbial diversity, and body strength that are often missing from a gluten-free diet.An understanding of how your gut talks to your brain, and how everything you ingest--both food and drugs--affects your overall mood and health.A road map for how to deal with the constant stress and social constraints of the gluten-free diet.Gluten Exposed is the definitive book on gluten and offers clear, welcome guidance that can help you make better decisions about your diet and achieve a healthier, symptom-free life..
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Celiac Disease (Updated 4th Edition): A Hidden Epidemic

Celiac Disease (Updated 4th Edition): A Hidden Epidemic

Peter H. R. Green; Rory Jones

William Morrow Company
2020
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From Dr. Peter H. R. Green, internationally renowned expert on celiac disease and director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, and medical author Rory Jones, an updated fourth edition of the definitive book on celiac disease, one of the most underdiagnosed autoimmune diseases in the U.S. Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic is an indispensable guidebook for anyone with celiac disease as well as for those with gluten intolerance or food sensitivities on a gluten-free diet. Since the last edition in 2016, scientific advances have changed what we know about the disease, how it is diagnosed and treated, and the long-term effect of a gluten-free diet on the brain and body.Celiac disease is a hereditary autoimmune condition that damages the lining of the small intestine so that it cannot properly absorb food. Without essential nutrients, the entire body begins to suffer. The disease is triggered by gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. The only "cure" for the disease is a life-long gluten-free diet. The disease affects nearly 1 in every 100 people in the United States--50 percent of whom remain undiagnosed and untreated. Although the primary target of injury is the small intestine, CD can and often does affect the entire body. Complications from the disease can include infertility, liver disease, osteoporosis, anemia, and other autoimmune diseases (such as Type 1 diabetes and Thyroid disease), neurological conditions, and even cancer. This updated fourth edition includes the latest information on CD, gluten intolerance, and gluten sensitivity. The important updates cover everything from new testing devices to advances in therapies that may help prevent gluten from entering and/or harming the intestines, to new research on the long-term effect of the gluten-free diet on our minds and bodies. And more
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Celiac Disease, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Celiac Disease, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Peter H. R. Green; Benjamin Lebwohl

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
2019
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Dr. Alan Buchman, Consulting Editor, selected world renown experts on celiac disease, Dr. Green and Dr. Lebwohl, to update the topic for gastroenterology readers. They have secured expert authors from top institutions to contribute articles with high clinical utility on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of celiac disease. These clinical reviews are devoted to the following topics: Clinical features and diagnosis of celiac disease; The gluten-free diet; Histopathology of celiac disease; Epidemiology and risk factors for celiac disease; Enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy in celiac disease; Measuring symptoms and other outcomes in celiac disease; Celiac disease in Asia; The microbiome and celiac disease; Follow-up of celiac disease; Refractory celiac disease; Non-dietary therapies for celiac disease; and Non-Celiac gluten or wheat sensitivity. Readers will come away with the most current clinical information they need to inform clinical decisions to improve patient outcomes.
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Celiac Disease, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

Celiac Disease, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

Benjamin Lebwohl; Peter H. R. Green

W B Saunders Co Ltd
2012
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The Guest Editors are providing comprehensive coverage of the clinical diagnosis, treatment, and management of Celiac Disease. Their authors are top experts in the field, and they have submitted state-of-the-art reviews. Topics inlclude: Clinical presentation of Celiac Disease in Adults and Children; The Irritable Bowel Syndrome--Celiac Disease Connection; Pathophysiology of Celiac Disease; Diagnosis of Celiac Disease; Histopathology in Celiac Disease; Management of Celiac Disease; Malignancy and Mortality in Celiac Disease; Gluten Sensitivity; Video Capsule Endoscopy in Celiac Disease; Refractory Celiac Disease; Celiac Disease in the Developing World; and Dietary Assessment in Celiac Disease.
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Kong Valdemars Jordbog. Et Stridsskrift [In Reply to J. C. H. R. Steenstrup's "Studier Over Kong Valdemar, Jordebog"].

Kong Valdemars Jordbog. Et Stridsskrift [In Reply to J. C. H. R. Steenstrup's "Studier Over Kong Valdemar, Jordebog"].

Caspar Peter Paludan-M Ller; Johannes C H R Steenstrup

British Library, Historical Print Editions
2011
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Title: Kong Valdemars Jordbog. Et stridsskrift in reply to J. C. H. R. Steenstrup's "Studier over Kong Valdemar, Jordebog"].Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection provides histories and analyses of society, culture, education, crime, and family life. Providing a unique perspective of everyday life in the 18th and 19th centuries, readers of these works can study earlier developments that formed our modern society.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Paludan-M ller, Caspar Peter; Steenstrup, Johannes C. H. R.; 1874. 8 . 9424.cc.5.
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Producing Technical Communication: A Real World Demonstration

Producing Technical Communication: A Real World Demonstration

Peter H. Porosky; Kevin R. Dungey

Cognella Academic Publishing
2015
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"In order for today's students to succeed in the world they must know how to learn, how to apply what they learn, and how to communicate those applications to others. Producing Technical Communication teaches students to understand and perform technical communication in a real world way through engaging in the process, rather than simply reading about it. The book begins by addressing the importance of technical communication and its applicability to everyday skills, from writing a resume to preparing an oral report. Students learn the theoretical elements of technical writing as a form of communication that integrates a variety of tools and separates individual skills. The text then focuses on practical elements beginning with the planning, creating, and revising stages of the process. Topics include brainstorming, discovering and refining a topic, mapping, appropriate use of time, and preparatory techniques. the book also addresses coherence, seeking feedback, fallacies, tone, and sexist language. Complete yet concise, Producing Technical Communication is suited for courses at both the high school and university level. Peter Porosky earned his M.F.A. in fiction writing and English at the University of Oregon. He is the owner of Kremer/Porosky Communications, a professional writing consultancy. He currently teaches at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. His previous teaching experience includes positions at the University of Arizona, University of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University. Kevin Dungey holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University. With over 35 years experience teaching communication skills, he is now a senior lecturer at Johns Hopkins University. In addition, he works at the Government Accountability Office teaching executives how to prepare to give congressional testimony. He is the co-owner and director of Quality Communications Groups, Inc."
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MCQ Companion to the Eye

MCQ Companion to the Eye

Peter H. Galloway; John V. Forrester; Andrew D. Dick; William R. Lee

W B Saunders Co Ltd
2001
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A book of MCQs in ocular basic science, designed to accompany The Eye: Basic Science in Practice.400 MCQs on ocular basic science with answers ideal for candidates studying for the FRCOphth and similar exams. Cross referenced to The Eye: Basic Science in Practice (WBS), to enable easy access to full explanations of the answers.
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LOCOMOTION No.1

LOCOMOTION No.1

Michael R Bailey; Peter H. Davidson

THE HISTORY PRESS LTD
2025
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In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington Railway began operations as the world’s first public railway to be operated by steam. The first train, that opened the railway on the 27th September, was drawn by the locomotive that became known as LOCOMOTION No.1, and from this origin all public railways the world over developed to become the driving force behind economic progress. The brief history that accompanied the locomotive’s preservation in 1857 was both inadequate and factually incorrect. In anticipation of the railway’s bicentenary a major archival and archaeological study was initiated by the National Railway Museum to establish the true history of the locomotive both in service and during retirement. This is the story revealed by the study.
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Common Eye Diseases and their Management

Common Eye Diseases and their Management

Nicholas R. Galloway; Winfried M. K. Amoaku; Peter H. Galloway; Andrew C. Browning

Springer International Publishing AG
2022
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Since the last edition of this book, there have been a number of advances in the fields of glaucoma, corneal disease, medical retina and genetics. This new edition discusses these developments while also providing an introduction to the specialty of clinical ophthalmology for medical students, trainee ophthalmologists, optometrists, general practitioners, and anyone with a special interest in the subject. Common Eye Diseases and their Management, 5th Edition contains a brief introduction and outline of the anatomy of the eye and orbit, with emphasis placed on the efficacy of modern treatments in later chapters. References are deliberately kept to a minimum to engage readers with a conversational approach and each chapter ends with a concise summary to assist the reader with remembering the key points for each topic.
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Common Eye Diseases and their Management

Common Eye Diseases and their Management

Nicholas R. Galloway; Winfried M. K. Amoaku; Peter H. Galloway; Andrew C. Browning

Springer International Publishing AG
2023
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Since the last edition of this book, there have been a number of advances in the fields of glaucoma, corneal disease, medical retina and genetics. This new edition discusses these developments while also providing an introduction to the specialty of clinical ophthalmology for medical students, trainee ophthalmologists, optometrists, general practitioners, and anyone with a special interest in the subject. Common Eye Diseases and their Management, 5th Edition contains a brief introduction and outline of the anatomy of the eye and orbit, with emphasis placed on the efficacy of modern treatments in later chapters. References are deliberately kept to a minimum to engage readers with a conversational approach and each chapter ends with a concise summary to assist the reader with remembering the key points for each topic.
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Common Eye Diseases and their Management

Common Eye Diseases and their Management

Nicholas R. Galloway; Winfried M. K. Amoaku; Peter H. Galloway; Andrew C Browning

Springer International Publishing AG
2016
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Since the last edition of this book, there have been a number of advances in the fields of glaucoma, corneal disease, medical retina and genetics. This new edition discusses these developments while also providing an introduction to the specialty of clinical ophthalmology for medical students, trainee ophthalmologists, optometrists, general practitioners, and anyone with a special interest in the subject.Each chapter contains a brief introduction and an outline of the anatomy of the eye and orbit, and utilises an “answering problems” format. Emphasis is placed on the efficacy of modern treatments in ophthalmology and brief historical information is provided where needed. Most chapters remain in the original format of keeping a dialogue to maintain interest rather than a purely didactic approach with bullet points. References are deliberately kept to a minimum and the chapters end with a concise summary to assist the reader with remembering the key points for each topic.
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Common Eye Diseases and their Management

Common Eye Diseases and their Management

Nicholas R. Galloway; Winfried M. K. Amoaku; Peter H. Galloway; Andrew C Browning

Springer International Publishing AG
2018
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Since the last edition of this book, there have been a number of advances in the fields of glaucoma, corneal disease, medical retina and genetics. This new edition discusses these developments while also providing an introduction to the specialty of clinical ophthalmology for medical students, trainee ophthalmologists, optometrists, general practitioners, and anyone with a special interest in the subject.Each chapter contains a brief introduction and an outline of the anatomy of the eye and orbit, and utilises an “answering problems” format. Emphasis is placed on the efficacy of modern treatments in ophthalmology and brief historical information is provided where needed. Most chapters remain in the original format of keeping a dialogue to maintain interest rather than a purely didactic approach with bullet points. References are deliberately kept to a minimum and the chapters end with a concise summary to assist the reader with remembering the key points for each topic.
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Gray's Anatomy Review

Gray's Anatomy Review

Marios Loukas; R. Shane Tubbs; Peter H. Abrahams; Stephen W. Carmichael; Thomas Gest

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
2021
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With the most extensive, comprehensive collection of anatomy multiple-choice questions in strict, current USMLE format, Gray's Anatomy Review, 3rd Edition, is an easy-to-use study tool that helps you relate anatomy to clinical practice and pass your exams. Whether used as a companion to Gray's Anatomy for Students or as a stand-alone resource, this medical textbook is your indispensable review book for both in-course examinations and the USMLE Step 1. Includes more than 1,400 high-yield questions, mirroring the USMLE Step 1 and complete with answers and rationales, that challenge your grasp of anatomical knowledge and the anatomical basis of disease. Features a new neuroanatomy chapter containing approximately 100 all-new questions that cover key concepts and relate them to clinical practice. Groups questions more logically within chapters for more effective study, first within topic areas and then from easy to more difficult. Provides specific, updated page references to current editions of Gray's Anatomy for Students, plus key answers and explanations to Gray's Basic Anatomy and Gray's Atlas of Anatomy for additional review. Helps you visualize key concepts with updated radiographic and ultrasound images and extensive use of photographs. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access interactive quizzes, plus all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
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Weir & Abrahams' Imaging Atlas of Human Anatomy

Weir & Abrahams' Imaging Atlas of Human Anatomy

Jonathan Spratt; Lonie R Salkowski; Marios Loukas; Tom Turmezei; Jamie Weir; Peter H. Abrahams

Elsevier Health Sciences
2020
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BMA Book Awards - Winner of Basic and Clinical Sciences category! The perfect up-to-date imaging guide for a complete and 3-dimensional understanding of applied human anatomy Imaging is ever more integral to anatomy education and throughout modern medicine. Building on the success of previous editions, this fully revised sixth edition provides a superb foundation for understanding applied human anatomy, offering a complete view of the structures and relationships within the whole body, using the very latest imaging techniques. All relevant imaging modalities are included, from plain radiographs to more advanced imaging of ultrasound, CT, MRI, functional imaging and angiography. Coverage is further enhanced by a carefully selected range of BONUS electronic content, including clinical photos and cases, ultrasound videos, labelled radiograph 'slidelines', cross-sectional imaging stacks and test-yourself materials. Uniquely, key syllabus image sets are now highlighted throughout to aid efficient study, as well as the most common, clinically important anatomical variants that you should be aware of. This superb package is ideally suited to the needs of medical students, as well as radiologists, radiographers and surgeons in training. It will also prove invaluable to the range of other students and professionals who require a clear, accurate, view of anatomy in current practice. Fully revised legends and labels and new high-quality images-featuring the latest imaging techniques and modalities as seen in clinical practice Covers the full variety of relevant modern imaging-including cross-sectional views in CT and MRI, angiography, ultrasound, fetal anatomy, plain film anatomy, nuclear medicine imaging and more - with better resolution to ensure the clearest anatomical views Core syllabus image sets now highlighted throughout-to help you focus on the most essential areas to excel on your course and in examinations Unique summaries of the most common, clinically important anatomical variants for each body region-reflects the fact that around 20% of human bodies have at least one clinically significant variant New orientation drawings-to help you understand the different views and the 3D anatomy of 2D images, as well as the conventions between cross-sectional modalities Ideal as a stand-alone resource or in conjunction with Abrahams' and McMinn's Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy-where new links help put imaging in the context of the dissection room Now a more complete learning package than ever before, with superb BONUS electronic enhancements embedded within the accompanying eBook, including: Labelled image 'stacks'-that allow you to review cross-sectional imaging as if using an imaging workstation Labelled image 'slidelines'-showing features in a full range of body radiographs to enhance understanding of anatomy in this essential modality Self-test image 'slideshows' with multi-tier labelling-to aid learning and cater for beginner to more advanced experience levels Labelled ultrasound videos-bring images to life, reflecting this increasingly clinically practiced technique Questions and answers accompany each chapter-to test your understanding and aid exam preparation 34 pathology tutorials-based around nine key concepts and illustrated with hundreds of additional pathology images, to further develop your memory of anatomical structures and lead you through the essential relationships between normal and abnormal anatomy High-yield USMLE topics-clinical photos and cases for key topics, linked and highlighted in chapters
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ASA S3/SC1.4 TR-2014 Sound Exposure Guidelines for Fishes and Sea Turtles: A Technical Report prepared by ANSI-Accredited Standards Committee S3/SC1 and registered with ANSI

ASA S3/SC1.4 TR-2014 Sound Exposure Guidelines for Fishes and Sea Turtles: A Technical Report prepared by ANSI-Accredited Standards Committee S3/SC1 and registered with ANSI

Arthur N. Popper; Anthony D. Hawkins; Richard R. Fay; David A. Mann; Soraya Bartol; Thomas J. Carlson; Sheryl Coombs; William T. Ellison; Roger L. Gentry; Michele B. Halvorsen; Svein Løkkeborg; Peter H. Rogers; Brandon L. Southall; David G. Zeddies; William N. Tavolga

Springer International Publishing AG
2014
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This Technical Report presents the outcome of a Working Group that was established to determine broadly applicable sound exposure guidelines for fishes and sea turtles. After consideration of the diversity of fish and sea turtles, guidelines were developed for broad groups of animals, defined by the way they detect sound. Different sound sources were considered in terms of their acoustic characteristics and appropriate metrics defined for measurement of the received levels. The resultant sound exposure guidelines are presented in a set of tables. In some cases numerical guidelines are provided, expressed in appropriate metrics. When there were insufficient data to support numerical values, the relative likelihood of effects occurring was evaluated, although the actual likelihood of effects depends on the received level. These sound exposure guidelines, which are based on the best scientific information at the time of writing, should be treated as interim. The expectation is that with more research the guidelines can be refined and more cells in the tables completed. Recommendations are put forward defining the research requirements of highest priority for extending these interim exposure guidelines.
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R.H.Y.T.H.M Sales: Selling and Wellbeing-How Mindset Meets Targets

R.H.Y.T.H.M Sales: Selling and Wellbeing-How Mindset Meets Targets

Peter Anderson

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Why do so many people burn out in the sales industry? Can we embrace a healthier way to live within our time at work? In this captivating book, Peter Anderson shares his RHYTHM Sales method that helps generate wealth and wellbeing. He reveals what is needed to meet targets. The latest research informs us that a healthy mindset has an economic valve. The RHYTHM Sales method shows you the 'how to'. Reading this book will change your approach to selling to include 'you' in the process, which in turn will improve your sales performance.
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Building Models for Marketing Decisions

Building Models for Marketing Decisions

Peter S.H. Leeflang; Dick R. Wittink; Michel Wedel; Philippe A. Naert

Kluwer Academic Publishers
2000
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The market environment is changing rapidly. Prior to scanner data, ACNielsen, the major supplier of information on brand performances, said its business was to provide the score but not to explain or predict it. Now, model-based insights are not only demanded by managers, but can also be meaningfully provided. It is common for managers in many countries to receive market feedback frequently, quickly and in great detail due to the use of scanners and computers. With advances in information technology and expertise in modeling, IRI introduced model-based services in the US that explain and predict essential parts of the marketplace. ACNielsen followed, and marketing researchers have been developing increasingly valid, useful and relevant models of marketplace behavior ever since. Models that provide information about the sensitivity of market behavior to marketing activities such as advertising, pricing, promotions and distribution are now routinely used by managers for the identification of changes in marketing programs that can improve brand performances. Building Models for Marketing Decisions describes marketing models that managers can use as an aid in decision making. It has long been known that even simple models outperform judgments in predicting outcomes in a wide variety of contexts. More complex models potentially provide insights about structural relations not available from casual observations. Although marketing models are now widely accepted, the quality of the marketing decisions is critically dependent upon the quality of the models on which those decisions are based. In this book, which is a revision and expansion of Naert and Leeflang's Building Implementable Marketing Models (1978), the authors discuss in detail the model-building process. They distinguish four parts in this process: specification, estimation, validation and use of models. Throughout the book, the authors provide examples and illustrations. This book will be of interest to researchers, analysts, managers and students who want to understand, develop or use models of marketing phenomena.
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Building Models for Marketing Decisions

Building Models for Marketing Decisions

Peter S.H. Leeflang; Dick R. Wittink; Michel Wedel; Philippe A. Naert

Springer
2000
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This book is about marketing models and the process of model building. Our primary focus is on models that can be used by managers to support marketing decisions. It has long been known that simple models usually outperform judgments in predicting outcomes in a wide variety of contexts. For example, models of judgments tend to provide better forecasts of the outcomes than the judgments themselves (because the model eliminates the noise in judgments). And since judgments never fully reflect the complexities of the many forces that influence outcomes, it is easy to see why models of actual outcomes should be very attractive to (marketing) decision makers. Thus, appropriately constructed models can provide insights about structural relations between marketing variables. Since models explicate the relations, both the process of model building and the model that ultimately results can improve the quality of marketing decisions. Managers often use rules of thumb for decisions. For example, a brand manager will have defined a specific set of alternative brands as the competitive set within a product category. Usually this set is based on perceived similarities in brand characteristics, advertising messages, etc. If a new marketing initiative occurs for one of the other brands, the brand manager will have a strong inclination to react. The reaction is partly based on the manager's desire to maintain some competitive parity in the mar­ keting variables.
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