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Highly Structured Stochastic Systems
Highly Structured Stochastic Systems (HSSS) is a modern strategy for building statistical models for challenging real-world problems, for computing with them, and for interpreting the resulting inference. The aim of this book is to make recent developments in HSSS accessible to a general statistical audience including graduate students and researchers.
Author:
Peter J. Green & Sylvia Richardson Nils Lid Hjort
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198510550
Format: Hardback Book
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Infections and Inequalities
Paul Farmer has battled AIDS in rural Haiti and deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the slums of Peru. A physician-anthropologist with more than fifteen years in the field, Farmer writes from the front lines of the war against these modern plagues and shows why, even more than those of history, they target the poor. This peculiarly modern inequality that permeates AIDS, TB, malaria, and typhoid in the modern world, and that feeds emerging (or re-emerging) infectious diseases such as Ebola and cholera, is laid bare in Farmer's harrowing stories of sickness and suffering. Challenging the accepted methodologies of epidemiology and international health, he points out that most current explanatory strategies, from cost-effectiveness to patient noncompliance, inevitably lead to blaming the victims.In reality, larger forces, global as well as local, determine why some people are sick and others are shielded from risk. Yet this moving account is far from a hopeless inventory of insoluble problems. Farmer writes of what can be done in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, by physicians determined to treat those in need.
Infections and Inequalities weds meticulous scholarship with a passion for solutions - remedies for the plagues of the poor and the social maladies that have sustained them.
Author:
Paul Farmer
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
ISBN: 9780520229136
Format: Paperback Book
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Partnerships in Community Mental Health Nursing and Dementia Care
'How useful is this book? I have referred to it often, and found myself quoting information and models of care from it. I lent it to a colleague to prepare a presentation on 'challenging behaviour' to our local carers' group and he thought it was an excellent resource. It is key reading for any mental health professional with an interest in improving the quality of life of people with dementia. I would recommend that all community teams have a copy' - "Dementia". 'Overall, this book is useful. It is well-indexed and has helpful summaries and sections on lessons for practice. It is to be hoped that the title will not deter clinicians other than nurses from reading it, as it will be of interest and of use to them too' - "Mentalhealth Today". 'This is an excellent reader aimed at a wide readership. I believe it is particularly appropriate for qualified staff in CMHTs, but also for mental health, occupational therapy and social work students as a comprehensive introductory text for mental health for older people in community settings' - Mark Vincent, University of Northampton, UK.
'A very useful foundation book for those wishing to understand the challenges of dementia care' - Anthony Fraher, University of the West of England, UK. What is the role of the community mental health nurse (CMHN) in dementia care? What knowledge and frameworks influence the way CMHNs practice in dementia care? How will community mental health nursing be driven forward in the future? This exciting and long-awaited new book is a companion volume to the respected "Community Mental Health Nursing and Dementia Care: Practice Perspectives" (Open University Press, 2003, edited by Keady, Clarke and Adams). The book enhances the link between theory and practice, providing a rounded and evidence-based account of the complexity, breadth and diversity of community mental health nursing practice in dementia care. The text is divided into three distinct sections: Models of community support and practice va
Author:
Charlotte Clarke & Sean Page John Keady
Publisher: Open University Press
ISBN: 9780335215812
Format: Paperback Book
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Trauma Through a Child's Eyes
Peter Levine's work in trauma is grounded in medical biophysics, psychophysiology and psychology, as well as his own innovative research into the instinctual behaviour of wild animals. Over the past 35 years, he has developed and refined a method called Somatic Experiencing (SE), which provides the foundation for this guide to dealing with trauma in children. At the core of this book is the understanding that trauma begets violence, and violence begets trauma. The effects of trauma can result not only from catastrophic events such as abuse and violence but from everyday, common incidents such as minor auto accidents, routine medical procedures, family stresses, even something as seemingly innocent as falling off a bicycle. Trauma Through a Child's Eyes offers a hopeful alternative to children acting in (on themselves) or out (on others) in response to pain and injury. Most children possess an innate natural resiliency, and Levine explains how adults can help them tap into and strengthen that resiliency to resolve the effects of trauma and cope successfully with future harmful situations.
Author:
Peter Levine
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
ISBN: 9781556436307
Format: Paperback Book
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Sick to Death and Not Going to Take it Anymore!
Just a few generations ago, serious illness, like hazardous weather, arrived with little warning, and people either lived through it or died. In this important, convincing, and long-overdue call for health care reform, Joanne Lynn demonstrates that our current health system, like our concepts of health and disease, developed at a time when life was mostly short, serious illnesses and disabilities were common at every age, and dying was quick. Today, most Americans live a long life, with the disabilities and discomforts of progressive chronic illness appearing only during the final chapters of their life stories. Sick to Death and Not Going to Take It Anymore! maintains that health care and community services are not set up to meet the needs of the large number of people who face a prolonged period of progressive illness and disability before death. Lynn offers what she calls an owner's manual for the health care system, which lays out facts, concepts, strategies, and action plans for genuine reform and gives the reader new ways to interpret information creatively, imagine innovative possibilities, and take steps to implement them.
Author:
Joanne Lynn
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
ISBN: 9780520243002
Format: Hardback Book
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The Wisdom of the Body Moving
This comprehensive guide introduces Body-Mind Centering, the internationally recognized field pioneered by dancer and occupational therapist Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Devoting thirty-five years to a systematic investigation of the relations between bodily experience and the anatomical maps of science, Bainbridge Cohen independently discovered many of the principles that underlie Feldenkrais work, cranial osteopathy, Rolfing, dance therapy, and Zero Balancing. Experienced BMC practitioner Linda Hartley demonstrates the basic philosophy and key elements of Body-Mind Centering. Drawing on animal and infant movements, she takes readers through the wondrous realms of Bainbridge Cohen's pantheon--from the 'minds' of the skeletal and muscular systems to the quite different inner lives of digestive, lymphatic, urinary, respiratory, vocal, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive organs. Her choreography ultimately brings us into the states of consciousness of skins, cells, blood, fat, cerebrospinal fluid, nervous system, and brain. Hartley's explorations of the images, feelings, sensations, and intuitions of the diverse organs and cells lead to exercises that gently guide students in ways of discovering and integrating their bodies' multidimensional aspects.
Author:
Linda Hartley
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
ISBN: 9781556431746
Format: Paperback Book
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Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine
Provides practical guidelines on a range of situations that present to the emergency department. This edition includes the 2006 Resuscitation Council guidelines, as well as guidelines from NICE, SIGN, BTS, and ATLS. It is useful for junior doctors, specialist nurses, paramedics, general practitioners and other allied health professionals.
Author:
Colin Robertson, Jonathan Wyatt & Others Colin Graham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199206070
Format: Paperback Book
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Egyptian Medicine
A concise history of the development and practice of Egyptian medicine and its related subjects. It examines the images which are carved and painted on the walls of tombs, represented in statues, in the hieroglyphs and in the papyri and offers and explanation of the types of representation which show obvious disease and deformity. The application of modern scientific methodlogy to palaeopathology and palaeopidemiology has given Egyptologists and medical historians a greater understanding of the interaction between human disease and the contemporary environment. An overview of modern scientific studies is included along with specific case studies detailing evidence of disease. The Egyptians knew and used at least one-third of all the medicinal plants listed in modern pharmacopoeias and the constituents and efficacy of the pharmacists' remedies are examined. A brief overview of the medical papyri and medical inscriptions is included. These provide further poignant insights into the Egyptian medical practioner's understanding of anatomy and physiology.
Author:
Carole Reeves
Publisher: SHIRE PUBLICATIONS LTD
ISBN: 9780747801276
Format: Paperback Book
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Diabetes
Two per cent of the population is known to have diabetes and at some time most of these patients will require hospital treatment. This new book addresses an aspect of diabetic management that is often neglected - how the non specialist should manage patients suffering from this chronic and potentially dangerous condition. From the recognition of hyperglycaemia to preparation of a patient with diabetes for surgery, practical management is covered for all non specialists in hospital who will be confronted with diabetic patients - including junior hospital doctors, emergency department staff, anaesthetists, and surgeons. Chapters include: diagnosis and treatment of diabetes . .hyperglycaemic emergencies . hypoglycaemia . diabetes and surgery . diabetes and investigations . diabetes and ischaemic heart disease . the diabetic foot . diabetes and the eye . nephropathy. diabetes and infections Full of clear, practical advice and illustrated with real case histories, this is an authoritative reference for the frequent occasions when patients with diabetes require hospital treatment.
Author:
Simon Page & George Hall
Publisher: Bmj Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780727912299
Format: Paperback Book
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Live it Up 1: Units 1 & 2
This second edition of the successful Live It Up 1 VCE Physical Education Units 1 & 2 2E text is specifically written for Units 1 and 2 of the new VCE Physical Education (2006-09) course, and covers all of the outcomes and related key knowledge and key kills. It offers a comprehensive knowledge base for the study of the topic in the second book in the series., Live It Up 2, Second Edition. The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) is the national professional association for educators who are employed in the areas of physical education, health education and related areas. ACHPER (Victorian branch) has worked in partnership with Jacaranda to produce this Live It Up, Second Edition series. Each text has been written by a highly respected team of practising teachers and experts in the physical education field.
Features *A checklist at the start of each chapter outlining the knowledge and skills that students will acquire as they progress through each chapter *Assessment tasks that guide students through practical and theoretical activites and then test them on their understanding of the task *Key knowledge and key skills dot points that are linked to all learning activities *Full-colour photographs and physiological diagrams *End-of-chapter summaries that provide a review of each chapter *End-of-chapter review questions that require students to remember, understand and evaluate the course content covered in each chapter *Comprehensive answers for all the questions at the end of the book *A list of useful websites at the end of every chapter Live It Up 1 VCE Physical Education Units 1 & 2 2E is now supported by eBookPLUS! What is eBookPLUS? eBookPLUS gives students access to engaging digital support. This gives 24/7 access to the on-line text along with a wealth of ICT resources making student learning more engaging! eBookPLUS can also be purchased independently of the text. JacarandaPLUS is the on-line home of all our digital resourc
Author:
Symth
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780731402229
Format: Paperback Book
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Live it Up 2: Units 3 & 4
This second edition of the successful Live It Up 2 VCE Physical Education Units 3 & 4 text (with accompanying CD-ROM) is specially written for Units 3 and 4 of the new VCE Physical Education (2006-09) course, and covers all of the outcomes and related key knowledge and key skills. The first book in the series, Live It Up 1 VCE Physical Education Units 1 & 2, offers a comprehensive knowledge base for the study of the topics in this second book. The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) is the national professional association for educators who are employed in the areas of physical education, health education and related areas. ACHPER (Victorian branch) has worked in partnership with Jacaranda to produce this Live It Up, Second Edition series. Each text has been written by a highly respected team of practising teachers and experts in the physical education field.
Features *A checklist at the start of each chapter outlining the knowledge and skills that students will acquire as they progress through each chapter *Assessment tasks that guide students through practical and theoretical activites and then test them on their understanding of the task *Key knowledge and key skills dot points that are linked to all learning activities *Full-colour photographs and physiological diagrams *End-of-chapter summaries that provide a review of each chapter *End-of-chapter review questions that require students to remember, understand and evaluate the course content covered in each chapter *Comprehensive answers for all the questions at the end of the book *A list of useful websites at the end of every chapter *End-of-unit practice exam questions that allow students to test their knowledge of the course theory and become familiar with answering exam-style questions.
Author:
Symth
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780731402472
Format: Paperback Book
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HIV and AIDS in Africa
AIDS is devastating many areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Over twelve million people in the region have died of AIDS in the past decade. Over 29.4 million people in the region are infected with HIV. Of the eleven people who contract HIV each minute in the world, ten live in sub-Saharan Africa.With no known cure and no vaccine as yet available, an estimated 60 per cent of Africans under the age of eighteen today will be dead of AIDS before they reach 45 years of age. Most prevention programs have largely failed because the research behind them has focused primarily on risk groups, behavioral change models, and flawed understandings of cultural practices. HIV and AIDS in Africa: Beyond Epidemiology seeks to shift the predominant understandings generated by biomedical and epidemiological research, recognizing that HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex and regionally-specific phenomenon rooted in local economies, deepening poverty, migration, gender, war, global economies, and cultural politics. International contributors from across the social sciences further our understanding of AIDS by looking at the epidemic from angles often inadequately explored.
Ultimately, the underlying message of every contributor to this book is that AIDS is not going to diminish in Africa until social, gender, and economic inequities are addressed in meaningful ways.
Author:
Susan Craddock, Joseph R. Oppong & others Ezekiel Kalipeni
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
ISBN: 9780631223573
Format: Paperback Book
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The Doctors Book of Food Remedies
In recent years, scientists have discovered thousands of substances in foods that go way beyond vitamins and minerals for pure healing power. The Doctors Book of Food Remedies shows how to use Mother Nature's healing foods to lose weight, prevent cancer, reverse heart disease, cleanse arteries, unleash an explosion of new energy, lower cholesterol, look and feel years younger, and much, much more. Here readers will discover how to: -cut the risk of heart attack in half by snacking on nuts -protect against colon cancer by eating grapefruit -cool off hot flashes with flaxseed -heal a wound with honey -fight diabetes with milk--and wine -reduce cholesterol with cinnamon Written in collaboration with the editors of Prevention magazine, one of America's most trusted sources for health information, the book covers 60 different ailments and 97 different healing foods, and offers 100 delicious, nutrient-rich recipes. Newly researched, every entry provides current information and the latest clinical studies from real doctors and nutritionists working in some of the best medical institutions in the United States.
Author:
Selene Yeager
Publisher: Rodale Press
ISBN: 9781594866630
Format: Paperback Book
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Typical and Atypical Development
This text provides an interesting and informative account of the child's journey from the womb to the world outside, through childhood and into adolescence. It is based on the belief that it is vital for those training to work with children who have problems to understand what is typical or atypical in children's development.The first half of the book, discussing normal patterns of growth and development, is cross-referenced to equivalent chapters in the second half, which discuss the atypical route. These connections serve to emphasize the continuities between, and similarities of, children with typical and atypical conditions. Among the difficulties covered are: Pervasive developmental disorders Genetic disorders Physical impairments Learning difficulties Brain damage Emotional and behavioural disorders Personality disorders. Physical and mental illnessesThe text also deliberately links developmental and clinical psychology approaches in order to help readers connect their theoretical understanding of the physical and psychological problems of childhood with the practicalities of assessment, rehabilitation and treatment.
Author:
Martin Herbert
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
ISBN: 9780631234678
Format: Paperback Book
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A Family Caregiver Speaks Up
Full of advice for family caregivers, this one of a kind book written by a family caregiver provides lessons from family caregivers across the country, tips for interacting with the healthcare system to better meet the needs of families dealing with chronic illness, and a cogent presentation of how public policy has a profound effect oneven the most intimate details of life in caregiving families.Suzanne Mintz has deftly woven together self-help ideas and emotional guidance for individual family caregivers with an inspirational call to arms for health policy change. Through her own powerful personal story, she tackles the range of emotions and the challenges facing every caregiver. And most important, she offers advice on how to ask for help. In addition she has taken the discussion of family caregiving issues to the next level and clearly explains why they demand the attention of our elected officials. Whether you are a current or future family caregiver, or a health policy advocate, you'll want to read, and re-read, this book. As the mother of a son with a disability, I only wish I'd read Suzanne's book before I brought him home from the hospital.--Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent, The News Hour with Jim LehrerThis is a revised and updated edition of Love, Honor & Value
Author:
Suzanne Geffen Mintz
Publisher: Capital Books (VA)
ISBN: 9781933102467
Format: Paperback Book
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Fundamental Bacterial Genetics
Fundamental Bacterial Genetics presents a concise introduction to microbial genetics. The text focuses on one bacterial species, Escherichia coli, but draws examples from other microbial systems at appropriate points to support the fundamental concepts of molecular genetics. A solid balance of concepts, techniques, and applications makes this book an accessible, essential introduction to the theory and practice of fundamental microbial genetics. Fundamental Bacterial Genetics features:FYI boxes feature key experiments that lead to what we now know, comparisons with other species and more. Study questions at the end of each chapter, review and test students' knowledge of key chapter concepts. Key references included both at chapter end and in a full reference list at the end of the book. Full chapter on bioinformatics and proteomics - includes coverage of functional genomics and microarrays. Dedicated website www blackwellpublishing.com/trun animations, study resources, web research questions, and illustrations downloadable for PowerPoint files provide students and instructors with an enhanced, interactive experience.
Author:
Nancy Trun & Janine Trempy
Publisher: Blackwell Science
ISBN: 9780632044481
Format: Paperback Book
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Principles of Science for Nurses
A basic understanding of science and technology is vital to students in modern nursing education. Recognizing that many students have little or no scientific background when they commence their studies, the authors of this book have produced a text written in plain language which is easy to use and non-threatening. This introductory textbook provides nursing students with the essential bioscience they need to complete their nursing studies. The book explains the scientific concepts that are related to all nursing practices and procedures from the simplest to the most advanced. The ability to recognize why things are done the way they are should strengthen confidence in contributing to patient care. Activities and exercises are included in each chapter to encourage enquiry and test understanding, with simple and clear diagrams supporting explanations in the text. At the end of the chapter there are further questions to try, with answers provided. A glossary of terms is provided for quick reference and suggestions for further reading have been included at the end of each chapter.
For anyone who has not studied science before this should be an excellent introduction to the key principles of chemistry, physics and biology and how they apply to nursing.
Author:
Colin Baker, Helen Swain & others James Joyce
Publisher: Blackwell Science
ISBN: 9780632057696
Format: Paperback Book
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External Fixation in Small Animal Practice
External fixation is one of the most versatile treatment options for fracture repair in small animals. The advantages include enhancing both the mechanical and biologic environment for optimal fracture healing. Veterinary external fixation is evolving and there are now improved techniques, better instrumentation and a continuing reduction in the incidence of complications. General veterinary practitioners can master the techniques and equipment costs are low. This book offers a highly practical guide to the use of linear external fixators in small animal practice. Divided into two sections, the first section reviews essential knowledge and technical details that underpin the successful treatment of a clinical case. The second is a collection of case studies selected to show the range of fracture types and fixator systems available. Within each case there is discussion of treatment options and clinical decision-making. Follow-up radiographs then provide invaluable insight into the normal radiographic appearance of healing and healed fractures.
The authors have put together an intensely practical book that will no doubt prove to be the perfect learning tool for the surgical resident and practising veterinarian.
Author:
James P. Toombs & Malcolm Ness Karl H. Kraus
Publisher: Blackwell Science
ISBN: 9780632059898
Format: Hardback Book
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Echocardiography
This popular title has been revised to incorporate recent developments and new guidelines in the field of echocardiography. Chapters on the principles of two-dimensional ultrasound imaging and Doppler echocardiography have been expanded and include sections relating to imaging and Doppler artifacts. As in the first edition, the focus is predominately on the practical aspects of clinical Echocardiography. The primary objective of this text is to detail the basic principles of adult transthoracic echocardiography including the theoretical concepts, methodologies, limitations and clinical significance of echocardiographic calculations. Step by step instructions and practical examples have also been included as a guide for the performance of certain measurements and calculations. A valuable guide for the trainee sonographer and teachers of Echocardiography, this publication includes over 350 figures including practical examples, illustrations and ultrasound images, mostly in full colour. This new edition contains 336 printed pages of information and is bound in an attractive, durable hard cover.
This publication is the culmination Bonita Anderson's career in echocardiography which spans more than 20 years.
Author:
Bonita Anderson
Publisher: MGA Graphics
ISBN: 9780646468631
Format: Hardback Book
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Everything Conceivable
This title shows how reproduction technology is changing the meaning of life. In 1978, by chance, and chance alone, from dozens of women in the first trials of IVF, the first IVF child was born in Bristol, and the possibilities for women and men hoping to have children changed forever. Nearly thirty years later an estimated eighty million people now suffer from infertility worldwide, and the technology that can help them increases all the time.In Everything Conceivable, Liza Mundy explores the meanings and ramifications of the changes in the way we make babies. The first journalist to explore this subject in depth, she explores the workings of the fertility drugs industry, gay families, surrogate mothers, egg donors, the increasing number of twins and much more through the stories of those intimately involved. Everything Conceivable also brings into focus a new truth: for the first time in human history we are now able to cheat evolution. As our society is changed by baby-making technology, what decisions could and should be made by the families involved, the Christian right, the women's groups and society as a whole?
As the meanings of life, birth, parents and family change, what are the real effects of the reproduction revolution?
Author:
Liza Mundy
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780713998801
Format: Hardback Book
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