CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE USEFULNESS OF COLLECTING DATA FROM DISCHARGE ABSTRACTS TO ESTIMATE CANCER INCIDENCE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. COLLECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES -- 2.1. Case Mix Databases -- 2.2. Which Country Collects What Data? -- 2.3. The Initial Objective of Data Collection? -- 2.4. The Populations Concerned -- 3. THE INTEREST OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY: APPLICATIONS FOR THE ESTIMATION OF CANCER INCIDENCE -- 3.1. Advantages and Limits of Data Classically Used in Epidemiology -- 3.1.1. Cancer Registries -- 3.1.2. Mortality Data -- 3.2. Advantages and Limits of DRG Data to Estimate Cancer Incidence -- 3.2.1. Potential Advantages -- 3.2.2. Limits of Using DRG Data to Estimate Cancer Incidence -- 3.2.3. What Modeling Can Be Used to Estimate Cancer Incidence at the National Level -- 3.2.3.1. Incidence Correction Using the Sensitivity and Specificity of Administrative Data -- 3.2.3.2. Identifying Factors of Incidence Variation by Adjusting for Factors of Variation through Statistical Modeling -- 3.2.3.3. Capture Recapture Method for Incidence Estimations -- 4. DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- MULTIPLEXING HOLOGRAMS FOR DATA PAGE STORAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. HOLOGRAPHIC MULTIPLEXING GRATINGS -- 1.1. Experimental Setup -- 1.2. Multiplexing Methods -- 1.3. Recording Material -- 1.4. Angular Selectivity -- 1.5. Dynamic Range -- 1.6. Holographic Storage of Diffraction Gratings -- 2. TWISTED-NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS FOR HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAGE -- 2.1. Characterization of the Spatial Light Modulator -- 2.2. Optimization of the SLM to Obtain Modulations for Holographic Data Storage -- 2.3. H Holographic Setup -- 2.4. Bit Error Rate.

2.5. Binary Intensity Modulation and Hybrid Ternary Modulation for Holographic Data Storage -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- NOVEL METALLIC NANOCLUSTER-BASED STRUCTURES AND SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILMS FOR INFORMATION STORAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- NOVEL METALLIC CLUSTER-BASED STRUCTURES AS A POSSIBLE MEDIUM FOR DATA STORAGE -- PHOTON STOR N CONDENS RAGE MED SATE AS AN DIUM IN THE N INFORMA E UNIVERS ATION SE -- CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILMS FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE INFLUENCE OF BIAS AGAINST TARGET CULTURE ON MOTIVATION OF YOUNG LEARNERS TO LEARN ENGLISH: SOME THOUGHTS ON DATA COLLECTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE -- TOOLS FOR DATA COLLECTION -- Questionnaires -- Interviews -- Field Notes -- RESEARCH DESIGN -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ANIMAL AND SEASONAL EFFECTORS OF COW BEHAVIOR IN DAIRY HOUSES: AN OBSERVATIONAL COLLECTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Cow Management and Behavior Monitoring -- Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SWIFT COLLECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF COW CERVIX MORPHOLOGY DATA: VALIDATING A PRACTICAL APPARATUS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Animal Management and Experimental Conditions -- Data Collection, Quantitative Assessment and Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.