The placebo effect has recently gained attention as an emerging area of scientific interest. The blossoming interest in placebo research resides in its multifaceted significance which embraces neuroscience, psychology, clinical trial methodology and ethics. The scope here is to introduce the reader to the...

As well as highlighting potentially useful applications for network analysis, this volume identifies new targets for mathematical research that promise to provide insights into network systems theory as well as facilitating the cross-fertilization of ideas between sectors. Focusing on financial, security and social aspects...

It is startling to realize that the third most common cause of death in the United States is medical negligence, third only to heart disease and cancer. That translates to about 250,000 deaths per year That is a catastrophe equivalent to 12 full jumbo...

Communication is a key component of everyday life, but what happens when an individual is faced with a communication disorder? Today, the prevalence of individuals with communication disorders has increased substantially. However, many of these ailments are poorly understood, and medical professionals often lack...

This book is a guide for residency and fellowship application in the United States as an International Medical Graduate (IMG). It contains invaluable insider information an applicant has to go through in order to apply for a residency or fellowship position. This book includes...

Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing is a classic mental health history text by George Barton Cutten. The object of this mental health study is to present a general view of mental healing, dealing more especially with the historical side of the subject. While...

Author: Nyaba E. YamusahISBN-10: 1503559424ISBN-13: 9781503559424Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/2015Pages: 218Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

In my first book (Your Easy Way To Chromosomes), the main topic was about the human chromosomes, their structures, abnormalities, syndromes, and chromosome analysis. In this book I focused on abnormal karyotypes and how chromosomal abnormalities happen. A karyotype is a picture of a...

Author: Narinder PanesarISBN-10: 1465300147ISBN-13: 9781465300140Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2011Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Heinrich StocklerISBN-10: 1446517993ISBN-13: 9781446517994Publisher: Sedgwick...

Author: Joseph M. D. CiabattoniISBN-10: 144151452XISBN-13: 9781441514523Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/10/2009Pages: 476Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.62lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.19d

Food For The Sick: A Manual For Physician And Patient is a book written by Solomon Strouse in 1917. The book is a comprehensive guide to nutrition for patients who are suffering from various illnesses. It provides detailed information on the types of food...

""Mal=Assimilation And Its Complications"" is a book written by Julian Pinckney Thomas in 1904. The book presents an interesting discussion on various cases of mal-assimilation and its complications, as discussed by four renowned doctors: Dr. Jackson, Dr. Smith, Dr. Gilbert, and Dr. Jones. The...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

This book focuses on present state of the art chemical oxidation technologies with regard to various wastewater applications. It is a valuable aid to engineers and scientists engaged in developing cost-effective solutions to complex water quality problems in today's regulatory environment.Author: John A. RothISBN-10:...

In this important new book, Hans-Georg Gadamer discusses the transformation in human self-understanding wrought by the scientific worldview, focusing in particular on the unparalleled achievements of modern medicine. He explores the ethical and humanist issues raised by the technological successes of modern clinical practice,...

Discrete geometry investigates combinatorial properties of configurations of geometric objects. Its development in recent years has been stimulated by applications in combinatorial optimization and computational geometry. To a working mathematician or computer scientist, it offers sophisticated results and techniques of great diversity. This book...

Discrete geometry investigates combinatorial properties of configurations of geometric objects. Its development in recent years has been stimulated by applications in combinatorial optimization and computational geometry. To a working mathematician or computer scientist, it offers sophisticated results and techniques of great diversity. This book...

Author: Gladys Taylor McGareyISBN-10: 0965815854ISBN-13: 9780965815857Publisher: Inkwell Books LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2014Pages: 314Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.08w x 0.75d

The 'relational turn' is a movement affecting a range of disciplines including neuroscience, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, organisational consulting and, more recently, coaching. Its primary focus is on the centrality of human relating in determining how individuals develop, make meaning and function individually and collectively. In...

Chemical Engineering Volume 2 covers the properties of particulate systems, including the character of individual particles and their behaviour in fluids. Sedimentation of particles, both singly and at high concentrations, flow in packed and fluidised beads and filtration are then examined. The latter part...

This book is written for the clinician-electromyographer who aspires to provie excellent nerve conduction studies for the benefit of his patients. Session 1 presents Basic Information on nerve conduction studies, including details of the various technicus, an anatomical guide for common nerve conductions, and...

This book is, first, a memoir of and praise for my mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman, who was my best friend through both our lives until her untimely death. The book is a heartfelt and often heart-wrenching recollection of the beginnings of her Parkinson's disease...

Author: Michael GorreISBN-10: 8865559691ISBN-13: 9798865559696Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/26/2023Pages: 74Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d

This informative guide provides a balanced overview of the pros and cons of using food preservatives. With a focus on practical applications and real-world examples, it gives readers the knowledge and tools they need to make informed decisions about food safety.This work has been...

Special Issue "Advances in Management of Voice and Swallowing Disorders" is dedicated to innovations in screening and assessment and the effectiveness of interventions in both dysphonia and dysphagia. In contemporary practice, novel techniques have been introduced in diagnostics and rehabilitative interventions (e.g., machine learning,...

The present book recapitulates the articles published within the Special Issue "Cartilage Repair and Regeneration: Focus on Multi-Disciplinary Strategies", Applied Sciences, MDPI, dealing with the innovative multi-disciplinary therapeutic approaches for musculoskeletal diseases. In particular the published studies space from advanced 3D bioprinting technology to...

Physicalsystemswhichrightthemselvesafterbeingdisturbedevokeourcuriosity becausewe wantto understand howsuchsystemsareableto reactto unexpected stimuli. Themechanismsareallthe morefascinatingwhensystemsarecomposed of small, simple units, and the ability of the system to self-stabilize emerges out of its components. Faithful computer simulations of such physical systems exhibit the self-stabilizing property, but in the realm of computing,...

This fundamental and very carefully written exposition of queueing theory, by two leading researchers in the field, answers the need for a mathematically sound reference work on the subject and has become the standard reference. This thoroughly revised second edition contains a substantial number...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Turbomachinery presents the theory and design of turbomachines with step-by-step procedures and worked-out examples. This comprehensive reference emphasizes fundamental principles and construction guidelines for enclosed rotators and contains end-of-chapter problem and solution sets, design formulations, and equations for clear understanding of key aspects in...

Has the joy gone out of your practice of medicine or dentistry? Has your calling become just a job? Ever wonder if your practice is making an eternal difference? Do the pieces of your life still fit together? Are you neglecting important areas of...

In "The Corona Protocol," Dr. Paul D. Corona, a dedicated medical doctor with profound compassion for human suffering, shares his remarkable journey to alleviate needless pain and misery. With a fervent commitment to relieving the anguish of those who endure unnecessary distress, Dr. Corona...

1. Bile Processing Protocol for Improved Proteomic Analysis Sergio Ciordia, Gloria Alvarez-Sola, Mar僘 Rull疣, Jes俍 M. Urman, Mat僘s A. ﾁvila, and Fernando J. Corrales 2. MS-Based Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) Analysis: An Application to Helminth-Secreted EVs Javier Sotillo 3. Proteomic Profiling of Cerebrospinal Fluid by...

Examines classic algorithms, geometric diagrams, and mechanical principles for enhancing visualization of statistical estimation procedures and mathematical concepts in physics, engineering, and computer programming.Author: R. W. Farebrother, Michael SchynsISBN-10: 0367447053ISBN-13: 9780367447052Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/17/2020Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

This EMS volume provides an exposition of the structure theory of Fano varieties, i.e. algebraic varieties with an ample anticanonical divisor. This book will be very useful as a reference and research guide for researchers and graduate students in algebraic geometry.Author: A. N. ParshinISBN-10:...

Chinese Characters, Historical Origins, And English Grammar In Traditional Chinese MedicineAuthor: Henry C. LuISBN-10: 1985162288ISBN-13: 9781985162280Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/08/2018Pages: 638Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.28d

This book is a breakthrough in personality theory. It identifies two types of people in the general population: one time-oriented, and the other situation-oriented. Both laypersons and mental health professionals will benefit from its usage.Author: Robert PosISBN-10: 1412088437ISBN-13: 9781412088435Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/28/2006Pages: 308Format:...

A robot is widely used in a different field because it deals with the layout, manufacture, and control of nanorobots using computers or other sensors. Physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, engineering, biotechnology, and health sciences are multidisciplinary fields that require special planning on...

Respiratory distress is a medical emergency that requires pre-hospital care by the SAMU, and depending on the patient's condition, may lead to hospitalization in intensive care. Among the most frequent causes: acute COPD decompensation, severe acute asthma, pneumothorax, neuromuscular diseases and thoracic trauma.In children,...

The first scholarly exploration of the forums, practice, and economics of functional medicine.Physicians of the Future interrogates the hidden logics of inclusion and exclusion in functional medicine (FM), a holistic form of personalized medicine that targets chronic disease. Rosalynn Vega uncovers how, as "wounded...

Amid life's chaos, the most profound discoveries often lie hidden. "The Gift" is more than a tale of a brain haemorrhage and the path to recovery. It is an exploration of resilience, humility, perseverance, surrender, determination, courage, acceptance, forgiveness, and grace.Enter the author, Simon...

Acupressure and Food Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung CancerAuthor: Easwarabala SubramanianISBN-10: 8867539388ISBN-13: 9798867539382Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/13/2023Pages: 92Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d

Consumers and Patients are exposed to risks when taking substandard or counterfeit drugs. Every day, an army of dedicated individuals works tirelessly to protect patients. For every measure implemented to protect patients, another army is working just as hard trying to nullify these efforts...

The aim of the Clinical Cases for MRCPCH Theory and Science textbook is to illuminate how science can be used to tackle clinical cases in paediatrics. For the student who is unfamiliar with MRCPCH Theory and Science questions and the examination format this will...

Child hood is the topic of the ninth World Glaucoma Association Consensus. There has been only sparse attention to the diagnosis and treatment of childhood glaucoma. Both pediatric ophthalmologists and glaucoma specialists provide care for such children. In some instances, they manage these individuals...

Author: Mohammed Amin MohammedISBN-10: 1009326805ISBN-13: 9781009326803Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2024Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d

An extraordinary tale, told by the freshly-minted doctors rotating through the Medical Intensive Care Unit of one of the world's greatest hospitals, collected and placed into context by Cleveland Clinic physician Mikkael Sekeres, M.D., frequent contributor to the New York Times Well Blog and...

Projective geometry is a very classical part of mathematics and one might think that the subject is completely explored and that there is nothing new to be added. But it seems that there exists no book on projective geometry which provides a systematic treatment...

From Simon & Schuster, Making Sense of Menopause is Faye Cone's collection of over 150 women and experts as they share their wisdom, experience, and common sense advice. A look at menopause explodes the common myths and misunderstandings about it, discussing its practical and...