This work focuses on the association of methods from topology, category and sheaf theory, algebraic geometry, noncommutative and homological algebras, quantum groups and spaces, rings of differential operation, Cech and sheaf cohomology theories, and dimension theories to create a blend of noncommutative algebraic geometry....

Author: Glenn H. BockISBN-10: 0816617457ISBN-13: 9780816617456Publisher: University of Minnesota PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/20/1993Pages: 196Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.33h x 6.27w x 0.73d

The two-volume Handbook of Environmental Health has been a standard reference for over 23 years. The fourth edition continues to provide a basis for understanding the interactions between humans and the environment and how such interactions affect the health and welfare of individuals. Focusing...

The two-volume Handbook of Environmental Health has been a standard reference for over 23 years. The fourth edition continues to provide a basis for understanding the interactions between humans and the environment and how such interactions affect the health and welfare of individuals. Focusing...

During the twentieth century modern births in America came to involve mostly male physicians, hospitals, technological interventions, and quick, routine procedures. In a unique and detailed historical study, Nurse-Midwifery: The Birth of a New American Profession, Laura E. Ettinger fills a void with the...

In many cultures, leprosy elicits fear, stigma, and misunderstanding. Historically, people affected by leprosy were banished or isolated from the rest of society. Although the worldwide incidence of leprosy has declined markedly over the past quarter century with the advent of new multidrug therapies,...

The contributions to this book ask why indigenous methods of fertility control, often of questionable effectiveness, remain in widespread use in underdeveloped and developing countries. They concentrate on the cultural factors that affect women's decisions about their own fertility, especially in societies which offer...

Based on material from the Folklore Archives at Memorial University as well as other sources, Crellin's catalogue includes such topics as abortion, baldness and hair preparations, blood-letting, cancer, drunkenness, female complaints, Gin Pills, herbs, midwifery and childbirth, Newfoundland stomach, poultices, prepared cures, rheumatism and...

The path integral approach has proved extremely useful for the understanding of the most complex problems in quantum field theory, cosmology, and condensed matter physics. Path Integrals in Physics: Volume II, Quantum Field Theory, Statistical Physics and other Modern Applications covers the fundamentals of...

In Italy as in other Western societies, the medicalization of basic biological functions contributes to the loss of personal confidence in the care of the body. Measuring Mamma's Milk analyzes the medicalization of maternity through a study of breastfeeding practices over a century of...

Designed for children functioning in the 0-to-36-month developmental age range, this score sheet is designed to permit small increments in a child's skills to be frequently noted and a child's development to be graphically displayed. Volume 2 is the scoring sheet.A minimum order of...

This book provides the grounding for a new approach to monetary economics, based on the book-keeping nature of money. The main themes of macroeconomics are examined to show how we may improve our understanding through a thorough analysis of their monetary aspects. Money is...

This handbook explains principles, processes, methods, and procedures of optical engineering in a concise and practical way. It emphasizes fundamental approaches and provides useful formulas and step-by-step worked-out examples to demonstrate applications and clarify calculation methods. The book covers refractive, reflective, and diffractive optical...

This volume describes how to conceptualize, perform, and critique traditional generalized linear models (GLMs) from a Bayesian perspective and how to use modern computational methods to summarize inferences using simulation. Introducing dynamic modeling for GLMs and containing over 1000 references and equations, Generalized Linear...

The food world has a number of options available to make the food industry more diverse, competitive, and efficient. Innovations in Food Processing investigates some of these options, alternative technologies, and strategies for properly addressing new challenges facing the food industry. It also provides...

Volume IV of the series "Mathematics and Physics Applied to Science and Technology," this comprehensive six-book set covers: Linear Differential Equations and OscillatorsNon-linear Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems Higher-order Differential Equations and ElasticitySimultaneous Systems of Differential Equations and Multi-dimensional Oscillators Singular Differential Equations and...

In January 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened the 2-day Workshop on Resourcing, Workforce Modeling, and Staffing. This workshop is one of several data-gathering sessions to support the committee's iterative study. The overarching goal of the study is to help...

Coal remains one of the principal sources of energy for the United States, and the nation has been a world leader in coal production for more than 100 years. According to U.S. Energy Information Administration projections to 2050, coal is expected to be an...

The workplace is where 156 million working adults in the United States spend many waking hours, and it has a profound influence on health and well-being. Although some occupations and work-related activities are more hazardous than others and face higher rates of injuries, illness,...

The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that 56.7 million Americans had some type of disability in 2010, which represents 18.7 percent of the civilian noninstitutionalized population included in the 2010 Survey of Income and Program Participation. The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides disability...

Military operations produce a great deal of trash in an environment where standard waste management practices may be subordinated to more pressing concerns. As a result, ground forces have long relied on incineration in open-air pits as a means of getting rid of refuse....

Between 1963 and 1969, the U.S. military carried out a series of tests, termed Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense), to evaluate the vulnerabilities of U.S. Navy ships to chemical and biological warfare agents. These tests involved use of active chemical and biological agents,...

For the United States, the 1991 Persian Gulf War was a brief and successful military operation with few injuries and deaths. However, soon after returning from duty, a large number of veterans began reporting health problems they believed were associated with their service in...

The Air Force Health Study (AFHS) is a longitudinal, prospective epidemiologic study of more than 2,700 men followed for approximately 20 years. This cohort participated in up to six intensive physical examinations with high rates of compliance. In addition to a complete record of...

More than 2 decades have passed since the 1990-1991 conflict in the Persian Gulf. During the intervening years, many Gulf War veterans have experienced various unexplained symptoms that many associate with service in the gulf region, but no specific exposure has been definitively associated...

The more than 200,000 men and women that make up the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) workforce have been entrusted with the ultimate responsibility - ensuring that the homeland is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards. Every day, these dedicated individuals...

Since the United States began combat operations in Afghanistan in October 2001 and then in Iraq in March 2003, the numbers of US soldiers killed exceed 6,700 and of US soldiers wounded 50,500. Although all wars since World War I have involved the use...

Lead is a ubiquitous metal in the environment, and its adverse effects on human health are well documented. Lead interacts at multiple cellular sites and can alter protein function in part through binding to amino acid sulfhydryl and carboxyl groups on a wide variety...

Advances and major investments in the field of neuroscience can enhance traditional behavioral science approaches to training, learning, and other applications of value to the Army. Neural-behavioral indicators offer new ways to evaluate how well an individual trainee has assimilated mission critical knowledge and...

Respirators are used in a variety of workplaces including emergency response, mining operations, construction, manufacturing, and hospitals. In 2001, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioned a nationwide survey of respirator use in the workplace, the results...

Written by world-renowned scientists, this volume portrays the possible direct and indirect devastation of human health from a nuclear attack. The most comprehensive work yet produced on this subject, The Medical Implications of Nuclear War includes an overview of the potential environmental and physical...

This comprehensive book examines the recent research investigating the characteristics and composition of different types of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and discusses possible health effects of ETS. The volume presents an overview of methods used to determine exposures to environmental smoke and reviews both...

The American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) petitioned the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 23, 1997, to prohibit the use of animals in the production of mAb. On September 18, 1997, NIH declined to prohibit the use of mice in mAb production, stating that...

Author: National Research Council,Board on Agriculture,Food and Nutrition BoardISBN-10: 0309024404ISBN-13: 9780309024402Publisher: National Academies PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1976Pages: 245Format: Paperback

How much should citizens invest in promoting health, and how should resources be allocated to cover the costs? A major contribution to economic approaches to the value of health, this volume brings together classic and up-to-date research by economists and public health experts on...

Author: Richard SillsISBN-13: 9798994849606Publisher: Legacies & MemoriesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/10/2026Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.21d

Micronutrient malnutrition and DDT exposure remain prevalent in the displaced population on the north-western border of Thailand. Overall aims of this thesis was to examine effects of antenatal supplementation, introduced micronutrient enriched flour and DDT exposure on biochemical status during pregnancy and post partum...

Author: Lynnette M. WheelerISBN-13: 9798994998908Publisher: Guiding Lantern PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2026Pages: 214Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.49d

Author: Ryan CudahyISBN-13: 9798994475409Publisher: Cudahy BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/20/2026Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

High blood pressure is one of the most common medical conditions in the world - and one of the most misunderstood.What do the numbers actually mean? Why are certain medications prescribed? When is a reading truly dangerous? How low is too low?Blood Pressure Without...

"Why varicose veins come back - and how to stop them" could also be called "everything you would ever need to know about varicose veins!"Mark explains why so many people get recurrent varicose veins after treatment - and what he has done to identify...

The apostle Paul drew a comparison between the church and a human body, calling it the Body of Christ. Because we live in a broken world, our bodies experience illness and injury, and the church faces similar challenges since it is made up of...

A Journey Like No Other is a collection of stories about ordinary individuals and families who make extraordinary choices, often because of the impediments placed upon them by their own physical limitations, by governmental agencies, and sometimes by an often unaware and uncaring culture.By...

The Book You've Been Waiting ForYou remember that feeling, don't you?That nagging sense that something wasn't quite right. When everyone around you was following the narrative, but your instincts were screaming different truths.When you asked uncomfortable questions and got uncomfortable silences.You weren't going mad....

This is the biographical journey of a physician/psychiatrist who, dealing with her own 50 year struggle with MS, learned about the shortcomings of pill-driven, test-and-diagnose medical practice. Working with indigent patients in the county hospital, she observed many practices that could have been improved....

The Pharmaceutical Acronym & Terminology Glossary: 250+ Essential Terms for Clarity and ConfidenceAre you overwhelmed by the endless stream of acronyms and specialized terms in the pharmaceutical industry? Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned professional, navigating the complex language of pharma can be...

Why do our bodies inevitably decline, and why does cancer emerge so reliably from the process of ageing itself?In Why We Fall Apart, Dr. Sasi Shanmugam Senga presents a rigorous and original explanation for one of biology's deepest problems. Drawing on evolutionary theory, cellular...

Problems with the Eyes and Seeing provides simple tools to help health workers and others prevent and care for eye and vision problems in the community. It provides accessible, illustrated information on basic eye care as well as care for eye injuries, infections and...

Diabetes: Its Cause and Its Treatment With Insulin by Russell M. Wilder is a landmark medical text that explores the origins, physiology, and management of diabetes at a pivotal moment in medical history-the early adoption of insulin therapy. Written by one of the pioneering...

This sourcebook traces the history of sleep disorders - from restless legs to insomnia to night terrors - alongside emerging research, illustrations of sleep disorders in society, and treatment approaches. Part of the Health and Psychology Sourcebooks series, this compact volume offers concise information...