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    Aung Naing, Joud Hajjar, editors.
    Digital Access Springer 2018
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    Aung Naing, Joud Hajjar, editors.
    Digital Access Springer 2020
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    edited by Aung Naing, Joud Hajjar.
    Summary: The field of immuno-oncology continues to rapidly evolve as new insights to fight and treat cancer emerge. The fourth edition of Immunotherapy provides the most current overview of immuno-oncology in different cancer types and toxicities associated with immunotherapy. While immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment landscape of several solid malignancies, several challenges still exist. Only a subset of patients derive clinical benefits; some do not respond at all, and others respond initially, only for their disease to progress later. Because these drugs can activate a broad range of immune cells, patients suffer from a unique set of side effects known as immune-related adverse events. As more immunotherapeutic agents are used in the clinic, it is important to provide updates about current and ongoing developments in the field to further research efforts and inform treatment decisions. The fourth edition will have a new focus on strategies to overcome the challenges associated with immunotherapy. Chapters will discuss topics such as biomarkers of response, resistance mechanisms, role of imaging in predicting immune-related adverse events, and management of immune-related adverse events. Written by leading experts conducting cutting-edge research, readers will gain up-to-date knowledge on the current state and future of immunotherapy. .

    Contents:
    Immune System in Action
    2. Resistance to Immunotherapy: Mechanisms and Means for Overcoming
    3. Immunotherapy for Melanoma
    4. Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer: Are the promises of long-term benefit finally met?
    5. Landscape of Immunotherapy in Genitourinary Malignancies
    6. Immuno-oncology for Gynecologic Malignancies
    7. Immunotherapy for Neuro-oncology
    8. Immunotherapy in Gastrointestinal Malignancies
    9. An update on immune based therapies in acute myeloid leukemia: 2021 and beyond!
    10. CAR T-cells
    11. Skin Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
    12. Immunotherapy Mediated luminal Gastrointestinal toxicities
    13. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Adverse Events
    14. Pulmonary toxicities of immunotherapy
    15. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) related cardiotoxicity
    16. Renal Toxicity
    17. Immune-Related Oral, Otologic and Ocular Adverse Events
    18. Neurologic Toxicities of Immunotherapy
    19. Cancer Imaging in Immunotherapy. .
    Digital Access Springer 2021
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    Sujata P. Sawarkar, Vandana S. Nikam, Shariq Syed, editors.
    Summary: This book illustrates the significance and relevance of immunotherapy in modern-day therapeutics. Focusing on the application of immunotherapy in oncology, neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases, it discusses the drug delivery systems, and pre-clinical and clinical methodologies for immunotherapy-based drugs. It also comprehensively reviews various aspects of immunotherapy, such as regulatory affairs, quality control, safety, and pharmacovigilance. Further, the book discusses the in vitro validation of therapeutic strategies prior to patient application and management of immunotherapy-related side effects and presents case studies demonstrating the design and development (pre-clinical to clinical) of immunotherapy for various diseases. It also describes various design considerations and the scale-up synthesis of immunotherapeutics and screening methods. Lastly, it explores the important aspect of cost-effectiveness and rational immunotherapy strategies.

    Contents:
    Chapter 1. Immunotherapy
    a Concept
    Chapter 2. Immunotherapy in Cancer
    Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; changing Oncology treatment paradigm
    Chapter 3. Vaccines as Immunotherapy
    Chapter 4. Immunotherapy for Autoimmune Diseases
    Chapter 5. Immunotherapy in neurodegenerative disorders
    Chapter 6. Companion diagnostics and clinical biomarkers for immunotherapy
    Chapter 7. Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Immunotherapeutics
    Chapter 8. Discovery, Screening Methods, Design Considerations and Scale-up aspects of Immunotherapeutic Drugs
    Chapter 9. Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Toxicology aspects of Immunotherapeutics
    Chapter 10. Regulatory Affairs and Intellectual Property Rights in Immunotherapeutics
    Chapter 11. Future immunotherapy challenges and perspectives.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
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    David Kerr, Rebecca Johnson, editors.
    Digital Access Springer 2017
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    [edited by] Laurence J.N. Cooper, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Judy Moyes, Sabitha Prabhakaran.
    Summary: "Immunotherapy in Translational Cancer Research is a volume in Translational Oncology, an exciting book series that focuses on translational cancer research. Immunotherapy has become a key aspect in the treatment of a wide variety of cancers, and this book is specifically designed for physicians, clinical fellows, medical students, graduate students, scientists, pharmaceutical executives, public health and public policy government leaders and community oncologists. Each chapter is consistently organized and features three essential themes: Development of the immunotherapy; Hurdles that were overcome to scale up and undertake clinical trials; and Clinical experience and application of research. Concepts, examples and alternative strategies to achieve individualized targeted therapy are presented, with thorough consideration of the relevant history, current state and future directions of emerging cancer-fighting therapies, drug development, clinical trials, and governmental resources and regulatory issues."--Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    1. Translation in immunology: the role of translational biomarkers to guide clinical use of immunotherapy for cancer
    2. Monoclonal antibody therapy
    3. Somatic mutations and immunotherapy
    4. Checkpoint blockade
    5. Myeloid leukemia vaccines
    6. Cancer vaccines for solid tumors
    7. Immunotherapy with non-genetically modified T cells
    8. Immunotherapy with genetically modified T cells
    9. Immunomodulations with adjuvants and cytokines
    10. Immune cell migration in cancer and immunotherapy
    11. Repurposing of drugs for immunotherapy
    12. Immunomodulation with radiation
    13. Good manufacturing practices facilities for cellular therapy
    14. T Cell receptor mimic antibodies
    15. Stem cell transplantation for treatment of malignancy
    16. Natural killer cell-based immunotherapy
    17. Immunologic monitoring in immuno-oncology
    18. Cell-based therapies for canine cancer
    19. Interaction between targeted therapy and immunotherapy
    Index.
    Digital Access Wiley 2018
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    edited by Xiang-Yang Wang and Paul B. Fisher.
    Digital Access ScienceDirect 2015
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    edited by Xiang-Yang Wang, Paul B. Fisher.
    Summary: 'Immunotherapy of Cancer,' volume 143 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research. Contributions from leading experts in the field make this a must have update on the topic. Key Features: Provides that latest information on cancer research; Offers outstanding and original reviews on a range of cancer research topics; Serves as an indispensable reference for researchers and students alike. Readership: Researchers and students in the basic and clinical sciences of cancer biology and oncology, plus related areas in genetics, immunology, pharmacology, cell biology, and molecular biology. -- Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    1. Translation of cancer immunotherapy from the bench to the bedside / Qianyu Guo, Fan Huang, Christophe Goncalves, Sonia V. del Rincón, Wilson H. Miller
    2. From immune checkpoints to vaccines : the past, present and future of cancer immunotherapy / Arsen Osipov, Adrian Murphy, Lei Zhang
    3. Co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory pathways in cancer immunotherapy / Rachel E. O'Neill, Xuefang Cao
    4. Immunometabolism : a new target for improving cancer immunotherapy / Chungqing Guo, Shixian Chen, Wenjie Liu, Yibao Ma, Juan Li, Paul B. Fisher, Xianjun Fang, Xiang-Yang Wang
    5. Impact of the microbiome on cancer progression and response to anti-cancer therapies / Claire Buchta Rosean, Txu-Yu Feng, Francesca N. Azar, Melanie R. Rutkowski
    6. Immunotherapy in breast cancer : current status and future directions / Amrita Basu, Ganesan Ramamoorthi, Yongsheng Jia, Jon Faughn, Doris Wiener, Sabrina Awshah, Krithika Kodumudi, Brian J. Czerniecki
    7. Can CpG methylation serve as surrogate markers for immune infiltration in cancer? / Manny D. Bacolod, Francis Barany, Paul B. Fisher.
    Digital Access ScienceDirect 2019
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    Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, editor.
    Contents:
    Part I. Overview, history, classification
    Part II. BRMs and crude agents
    Part III. Adoptive cell therapy
    Part IV. Vaccine therapy
    Part V. Immunoadjuvants
    Part VI. Immunocheckpoints
    Part VII. Regulation of immunosuppression
    Part VIII. Immune-related response criteria and guidance for clinical trials
    Part IX. Personalized immunotherapy.
    Digital Access Springer 2016
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    Deborah J. Bowen, Gerald V. Denis, Nathan A. Berger, editors.
    Contents:
    Obesity and Cancer in Appalachia
    Disparities in Cancer Outcomes A UK Perspective
    Behavioral Differences Leading to Disparities in Energy Balance and Cancer
    Impact of obesity, race, and ethnicity on cancer survivorship
    The biology of aging: Role in cancer, metabolic dysfunction and health disparities
    Energy Balance and Multiple Myeloma in African Americans
    Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Obesity and Inflammatory Genes in African Americans with Colorectal Cancer
    Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance as a mediator of Cancer Disparities
    Role of ethnic differences in mediators of energy balance
    Community-Based Strategies to Alter Energy Balance in Underserved Breast Cancer Survivors
    The role of policy in reducing inflammation
    Cancer Prevention through Policy Interventions that Alter Childhood Disparities in Energy.
    Digital Access Springer 2014
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    volume editors, F. Vida Zohoori, Ralph M. Duckworth.
    Summary: "This book provides information on the impact of nutrients on oral health, the impact of diet and nutrition on oral health, and the impact of oral health on diet and nutrition. It is meant to provide timely information for university teachers, nutritionists, policy-makers, and advisors to the food industry"-- Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    Nutrition and Diet / Zohoori, F.V.
    Oral Conditions / Simark Mattsson, C., Lingström, P.
    Macro Elements / Lippert, F.
    Microelements : Part I: Zn, Sn, Cu, Fe and I / Lynch, R.J.M., Duckworth, R.M.
    Microelements : Part II: Fluorine, Aluminium, Molybdenum and Cobalt / Zohoori, F.V., Duckworth, R.M.
    Vitamins and Oral Health / Gutierrez Gossweiler, A., Martinez-Mier, E.A.
    Sugar and Dental Caries / Lagerweij, M.D., van Loveren, C.
    Milk, Yoghurts and Dental Caries / Woodward, M., Rugg-Gunn, A.J.
    Acidic Beverages and Foods Associated with Dental Erosion and Erosive Tooth Wear / Carvalho, T.S., Lussi, A.
    Probiotic Bacteria and Dental Caries / Hasslöf, P., Stecksén-Blicks, C.
    Nutrigenomics and Oral Health / Valentine, R.A.
    Nutrient Deficiencies and Oral Health / Rahman, N., Walls, A.
    Diet and Periodontal Diseases / Woelber, J.P., Tennert, C.
    Impact of Oral Health on Diet/Nutrition / Ahn-Jarvis, J.H., Piancino, M.G.
    Digital Access Karger 2020
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    Susan Redline, Nathan A. Berger, editors.
    Summary: This volume on the Impact of Sleep and Sleep Disturbances on Obesity and Cancer continues the transdisciplinary approach of this series with chapters authored by the leading experts in this field, focused on the normal regulation of the restorative sleep associated processes across the lifespan, the major mechanisms of sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances and the behavioral, physiologic, biochemical and molecular consequences of sleep disturbances. These areas, in turn, are discussed in relationship to their effects on cancer incidence and progression. Students and research scientists involved in all aspects of energy balance and cancer research and patient care should find this volume useful to better understand the causes, contributions and consequences of sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances and their relation to cancer. The volume outlines many exciting areas where research is needed. In addition to its value for researchers, it should be useful to all physicians and health care personnel who care for cancer patients and cancer survivors to better understand the importance of sleep, consequences of sleep disturbances and benefits of their correction.

    Contents:
    Preface
    Sleep Across the Lifespan
    Effects of Sleep Deficiency on Hormones, Cytokines, and Metabolism
    Sleep Disorders and Melatonin
    Biomedical Effects of Circadian Rhythm Disturbances
    Intermittent Hypoxia: Mechanistic Pathways Influencing Cancer
    Association of Sleep Apnea and Cancer: From Animal Studies to Human Epidemiological Data
    Shift Work, Obesity, and Cancer
    Sleep Disorders and Cancer Risk
    Contribution of Sleep Disturbance to Cancer Fatigue
    Sleep Disturbances in Cancer Survivors
    Sleep-focused interventions: Investigating the effects of sleep restriction on energy balance.
    Digital Access Springer 2014
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    Erma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia.
    Summary: The over-arching goal of this volume is to help infertility practitioners evaluate and manage their patients with poor semen quality.The authors review the existing literature on the effects of medications on male fertility, and provide detailed information about what is known, giving the number of individuals and population characteristics for studies of medication effects on male fertility. Medications are designed to treat illness and reduce symptoms, but all have undesirable adverse effects such as headache or stomach upset. Some adverse reactions can even be life-threatening, so it is no surprise that some drugs have negative effects on male reproduction. Medical practitioners rarely consider a mans reproductive plans when prescribing medications. Men are routinely treated with drugs that can impair or abolish fertility. Although practitioners in the field of reproductive medicine generally realize that certain drugs impact negatively on reproductive health, there are limited resources providing evidence-based knowledge useful in counseling patients. Tables throughout this volume summarize the information for each drug, providing a handy reference for clinical use.

    Contents:
    1. Introduction to medication effects on male reproduction
    2. Challenges of obtaining evidence-based information regarding medications and male fertility
    3. Male reproductive functions disrupted by pharmacological agents
    4. Exogenous androgens and male reproduction
    5. Phosphodiesterase inhibitors (PDE inhibitors) and male reproduction
    6. Pain medications and male reproduction
    7. 5α-reductase inhibitors (5ARIs) and male reproduction
    8. Psychotropics and male reproduction
    9. Cardiovascular/pulmonary medications and male reproduction
    10. Antimicrobials and male reproduction
    11. Antivirals and male reproduction
    12. Immunosuppressants and male reproduction
    13. Miscellaneous drugs and male reproduction
    References
    Index.
    Digital Access Springer 2017
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    Evridiki Papastavrou, Riitta Suhonen, editors.
    Summary: This book reveals how economic restrictions and limited healthcare resources, combined with growing care demands due to advanced technology and more care options, have to a great extent contributed to increased workloads for healthcare professionals and put them under pressure to prioritize their work. This has led to the rationing of care, i.e., to decision-making processes on the allocation of scarce resources, especially human resources, and on which care activities take priority over others; in turn, these processes have led to unfinished or missed care, which has serious implications for quality of care and patient safety. Concerns related to nursing shortages and lean staffing practices have increased the awareness of the problem, as patient outcomes are affected by the quality and quantity of care that they receive and led to intensified scientific inquiry into this phenomenon. This book is written by the members of the Rancare Cost Action group, whose aim is to facilitate discussion about rationing of nursing care based on a cross-national comparative approach with implications for practice and professional development. Four working groups investigated four areas for four years: a) the conceptualization of care rationing and methodological inquiries concerning the investigation of the phenomenon, b) exploration of possible solutions and intervention studies, c) the ethical perspective of care rationing and missed care including patient's rights and possible discrimination, and d) the educational implications, based on an exploration of the level of patient safety training and care rationing, as well as preparing guidelines for managers. The book will be a valuable resource for nurses, allied healthcare professionals, managers, policymakers, researchers, ethical committees, and educators whose goal is to provide better and safer care.

    Contents:
    Chapter 1. Introduction
    Chapter 2. Understanding missed care: definitions, conceptualization, evidence and prevalence
    Chapter 3. Does rationing of nursing care presupposes an acceptance of missed care? Philosophical and legal aspects
    Chapter 4. Studying missed care: designs, instruments and reporting guidelines
    Chapter 5. An ethical perspective of nursing care rationing and missed care
    Chapter 6. Ethics of doing research within the context of missed nursing care
    Chapter 7.Interventions to reduce / limit MISSED CARE state of the art and future perspectives
    Chapter 8. Patient safety education for nurses
    Chapter 9: Good management and clinical leadership for better patient outcomes
    Chapter 10. Synergies during the RANCARE Project: opportunities for networking and establishment of collaborations
    Chapter 11. Conclusions and the way foreword.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
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    Seema Yasmin ; foreword by Princess Mabel van Oranje.
    Summary: The Impatient Dr. Lange is the story of one man's struggle against a global pandemic--and the tragic attack that may have slowed down the search for a cure. Seema Yasmin charts the course of the HIV epidemic and Dr. Lange's career as a young doctor who blazed his own path and dedicated his life to HIV. Yasmin draws on written records, medical journals, recorded discussions, expert testimony, and extensive interviews with Lange's family, friends, and colleagues around the globe--including the people he spoke to in the days before he died. She faithfully reconstructs key scenes from Lange's life and the history of the AIDS epidemic, revealing how Lange became a global leader in the fight against AIDS.

    Contents:
    The end
    Origin stories
    The epidemic
    Learn your enemy
    Unusual bureaucrat
    Trials
    Denial
    A is for activist
    Money and faith
    Cure.
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    Hideo Mohri.
    Summary: This book sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Imperial family of Japan: For three generations, members of the family have devoted themselves to biological research. Emperor Showa (Hirohito) was an expert on hydrozoans and slime molds. His son, Emperor Akihito, is an ichthyologist specializing in gobioid fishes, and his research is highly respected in the field. Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's son, is known for his research on giant catfish and the domestication of fowl, while Prince Hitachi, Emperor Akihito's brother, has conducted research on cancer in animals. The book shows how they became interested in biology, how seriously they were committed to their research, what their main scientific contributions are, and how their achievements are valued by experts at home and abroad. To commemorate the 60-year reign of Emperor Showa and his longtime devotion to biology, the International Prize for Biology was founded in 1985. The prize seeks to recognize and encourage researches in basic biology. A list of winners and a summary of their research are presented in the last part of the book. The author, an eminent biologist who has given lectures to the Imperial Family, explains their research and tells the fascinating story of biology and the Imperial Family of Japan. The book is a valuable resource, not only for biology students and researchers, but also for historians and anyone interested in science and the Royal and Imperial families.

    Contents:
    Preface Introduction Monarchs and SciencesMonarchs' Involvement in SciencesImperial Family Members' Contributions to Sciences and Culture in Japan Chapter 1 His Majesty, the Emperor Showa (Hirohito)-The first of a family of biologists inherited for three generations. He was a specialist in hydrozoans and slime molds and discovered about 200 new species of various Phyla. He published 9 original papers including two voluminous monographs on hydrozoans and was involved in the publication of over 20 books on marine organisms in the Sagami Bay and on plants in Nasu and Suzaki. 1-1 The Personal History of the Emperor Showa1-2 Days learning at Study, Crown Prince's Palace1-3 Days Serving as the Crown Regent and Opening the Imperial Biological Laboratory1-4 Why Did the Emperor Find His Research Target in Biology?1-5 The Emperor Showa Setting His Heart on Devoting Himself to the Study of Taxonomy1-6 What is Hydrozoa?1-7 Fruitful Encounter with Myxomycetes and Kumagusu Minakata1-8 Biological Laboratory of the Imperial Household1-9 Collecting Marine Organisms in Sagami Bay, a worldwide Repository1-10 History of the Imperial Collecting Boats1-11 Animals and Plants Living in the Imperial Palace and National Tree-planting Ceremony1-12 Botanical Collection at Nasu and Suzaki1-13 Revisit to Europe and First Visit to U.S. by the Emperor Showa1-14 Emperor Showa's Later Life1-15 Achievements of the Emperor Showa1-16 Evaluation of the Emperor Showa's Achievements1-17 Involvement in Biology of the Empress Kojun and the Former Imperial Princesses Chapter 2 The Current Emperor (Akihito) and Prince Hitachi-The second-generation biologists. The current Emperor Akihito, the first son of Hirohito, has interested in gobies and has classified them both morphologically using characters which he examined and molecular phylogenetically using DNA. The Prince Hitachi, the second son of Hirohito, has also studied biology and contributed to the development of comparative oncology. 2-1 The Imperial Palace and Villas2-2 The Imperial Family and Horses2-3 The Zoological Institute and Botanical Institute, Faculty of Science, the University of Tokyo2-4 The Personal History of the Present Emperor, Akihito2-5 The Period from the Marriage of the Crown Prince to the Era of Heisei2-6 Why Did the Emperor Akihito Selectively Adopted Gobies?2-7 The Fish Laboratory, the Crown Prince's Palace and the Current Biological Laboratory of the Imperial Household2-8 The lineage of Japanese Ichthyology and Tokyo University of Fisheries2-9 The Emperor Akihito as One of Researchers2-10 Local Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka kawamurae), Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Coelacanth (Coelacanthiformes)2-11 The Emperor Akihito's Achievements2-12 Highlights and Evaluation of the Emperor Akihito's Achievements2-13 The Emperor Akihito's Great Knowledge of Japanese History of Science2-14 Biota of the Imperial Palace2-15 The Personal History of the Prince Hitachi and His Research on Cancer Chapter 3 The Prince Akishino and the Former Princess Sayako Kuroda-The third -generation biologists. The Prince Akishino, the second son of Akihito, hasbeen pursuing the origin of domestication of chicken from the perspectives of DNA analyses and folkloristics. He has also interested in giant catfish. Sayako Kuroda is a bird-watcher and is working at the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology. 3-1 The Personal History of the Prince Akishino3-2 The Prince Akishino's Achievements
    Researches on catfish and molecular phylogenetics of domestic fowl3-3 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Researches3-4 'Biostory', the Journal of the Society of Biosophia Studies3-5 The Prince Akishino as an Honorary President of International Biology Olympiad3-6 Sayako Kuroda as a Researcher of Yamashina Institute for Ornithology3-7 The Crown Prince's Researches Chapter 4 The International Prize for Biology-The Prize founded in commemoration of longtime devotion of the Emperor Showa and the Emperor Akihito to biological research. 4-1 The International Prize for Biology Comparable to the Nobel Prize4-2 Winners of the Prize4-3 In the Hope That More Light Will Be Shed on Sciences, Biology and Basic Researches.
    Digital Access Springer 2019
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    Ann Wennerberg, Tomas Albrektsson, Ryo Jimbo, editors.
    Summary: This book provides the reader with the knowledge required in order to understand the chemical, physical, mechanical, and topographical aspects of implant surfaces, as well as their impact on the biological response. Common ways to modify implant surfaces are described, and methods for the evaluation of surface properties are presented in an easy-to-read style. Experimental results that have contributed to surface modifications relevant for commercial available implants are presented, with emphasis on in vivo and clinical studies. While the focus is primarily on surface modifications at the micrometer and nanometer levels, alterations at the millimeter level are also covered, including thread designs and their possible influence on stress distribution. In addition, it is analyzed how surface alterations have changed the clinical long-term results for certain groups of patients. Care is taken to ensure that assessments are well balanced and draw attention to the potential disadvantages of different surfaces; for example, surfaces that may be more prone to biofilm accumulation are identified, with discussion of the clinical evidence.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
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    Gauri Mankekar, editor.
    Summary: Hearing loss can vary in type ranging from conductive, mixed to sensorineural, as well as in degree from mild, moderate, severe to profound. There could also be multiple permutations and combinations like moderate mixed hearing loss or severe conductive hearing loss. In addition, the hearing loss could be unilateral or bilateral. While cochlear implants were devised for bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss, various other devices have been invented for other types of hearing losses. Research continues to design a suitable implant which would amplify sound for patients who cannot be candidates for cochlear implants.

    Contents:
    Passive Middle Ear Implants
    Implantable Hearing Devices Besides Cochlear and Brain Stem Implants
    Bone Conduction Implant Devices
    Middle Ear Implants (MEI): Vibrant Soundbridge
    The Envoy Esteem® Hearing Implant
    The Ototronix MAXUM System.
    Digital Access Springer 2014
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    Digital Access WHO 2014
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    editors, Linda A. Roussel, Patricia L. Thomas.
    Summary: "A timely resource that shows faculty, students, and clinicians how to bring about and sustain change, Implementation Science in Nursing: A Framework for Education and Practice provides theoretical information and practical application for evidence-based practice (EBP) in health care. The most challenging but crucial part of EBP is implementation, where the practice change is piloted, evaluated, integrated, and sustained. Implementation Science in Nursing: A Framework for Education and Practice focuses on the implementation process, which is the study of methods and strategies that promote the methodical uptake of research findings and EBPs into routine practices to ultimately improve patient care, quality, safety, and outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    Foreword / Sharon Tucker
    Introduction
    Evolution of Evidence-­Based Practice : Implications for Implementation and Dissemination Sciences and Translational Nursing / Clista Clanton, Patricia L. Thomas, Linda A. Roussel
    History, Context, and Application of Implementation, Decision Sciences, and Evidence-­Based Practice Uptake / Cynthia Peltier Coviak
    Theories, Frameworks, and Models in Implementation and Decision Science / Cynthia Peltier Coviak
    Scholarship for Academic Nursing : Alignment With Implementation and Dissemination Sciences? / Cynthia Peltier Coviak
    Implementation Science and Practice : Implications for Nursing Education Through Content, Context, and Projects / Linda A. Roussel, Patricia L. Thomas
    Implementation Science and Practice : Entry Level of Practice / Janet E. Winter
    Implementation and Dissemination Sciences and Practice : Graduate Nursing Education and Advanced Practice / Cynthia Peltier Coviak
    Organizational Systems and Leadership : Impact on Translational Nursing / Linda A. Roussel, Patricia L. Thomas
    The Application of Improvement Science : Quality Improvement, Change Management, and Sustainability / David H. James, Patricia L. Thomas
    Innovation and Translation : Next Steps in Advancing Health Care Through Implementation Science / Kristen Noles, Rebekah Barber, Christina Fortugno, Linda A. Roussel, Patricia L. Thomas
    Voices From Health Care and Nursing Champions : Implications for Implementation Science and Translational Nursing / Linda A. Roussel.
    Digital Access R2Library 2022
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    edited for the AAMC by Andrew D. Hollenbach, Kristen L. Eckstrand, Alice Dreger.
    Summary: People who are LGBT, gender nonconforming, or born with DSD often experience challenges when seeking care in doctors' offices, community clinics, hospitals, and emergency rooms. These experiences, which can range from being made to feel unwelcome to outright discrimination and mistreatment, lead to poorer physical and emotional health. The report identifies 30 competencies that physicians must master. These competencies fall under eight domains of care critical to training physicians, including patient care, knowledge for practice, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, systems-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, and personal and professional development. This competency-based framework will allow medical educators to integrate the new guidelines into existing curricula more easily and encourage faculty and health care professionals to move away from thinking of patients in these groups as separate from the general patient population.

    Contents:
    Chapter 1: Laying the foundation for inclusion and equality
    Chapter 2: The role of medical education and health care professionals in eliminating health disparities
    Chapter 3: Professional competency objectives to improve health care for people who are or may be LGBT, gender nonconforming, and/or born with DSD
    Chapter 4: Integrating competencies into medical school curricula to improve health care for people who are or may be LGBT, gender nonconforming, and/or born with DSD
    Chapter 5: Clinical scenarios and discussion points for experiential learning
    Chapter 6: How to assess learners and evaluate the impact of curricular and climate initiatives
    Chapter 7: Using AAMC's MedEdPORTAL® to advance curricular change
    Chapter 8: Future directions.
    Digital Access R2Library 2014
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    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Lynn Gallagher-Ford, Ellen Fineout-Overholt.
    Summary: "Hospitals and healthcare systems around the world have attempted to build and sustain evidence-based practice (EBP) cultures and environments, yet they have struggled to clearly understand what EBP competency means. Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Competencies in Healthcare clears up that confusion and serves as a guide for clinicians, leaders, faculty, EBP mentors, and students in achieveing EBP competency, facilitating evidence-based decision making in daily practice, and accelerating the speed at which research knowledge is translated into real-world settings to improve health outcomes and decrease health care costs"--Back cover.

    Contents:
    Cover; Praise; Also by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedications; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contributing Authors; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I_Introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies; Chapter 1_The Foundation for Improving Healthcare Quality, Patient Outcomes, & Costs With Evidence-Based Practice; Chapter 2_Development of and Evidence to Support the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies; Part II_Achieving Competency With The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies. Chapter 3_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Clinical InquiryChapter 4_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Searching for Best Evidence; Chapter 5_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Critical Appraisal: Rapid Critical Appraisal, Evaluation, Synthesis, and Recommendations; Chapter 6_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Implementation; Chapter 7_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Outcomes Evaluation; Chapter 8_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Leading and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice. Chapter 9_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Disseminating EvidencePart III_A Practical Guide to Integrating the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Different Roles; Chapter 10_Integrating the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Healthcare Settings; Chapter 11_Integrating the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies into the Role of Advanced Practice Nurses; Chapter 12_Using the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies With Policy and Procedure Committees; Chapter 13_Teaching the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Clinical and Academic Settings; Part IV_Appendixes. Appendix A_PICOT Worksheet and Search Strategy DevelopmentAppendix B_Example of a Completed General Appraisal Overview (GAO); Appendix C_Example of a Completed Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist With Rationale; Appendix D_Evaluation Table Template; Glossary; Index; From the Honor Society of Nursing.
    Digital Access AccessAPN 2016
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    Pallaval Veera Bramhachari, Editor.
    Summary: The book illustrates the role of quorum sensing in the food industry, agriculture, veterinary sciences, and medicine. It highlights the importance of quorum sensing in regulating diverse cellular functions in microbes, including virulence, pathogenesis, controlled-gene expression systems, and antibiotic resistance. This book also describes the role of quorum sensing in survival behavior and antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Further, it reviews the major role played by quorum sensing in food spoilage, biofilm formation, and food-related pathogenesis. It also explores the methods for the detection and quantification of quorum sensing signals. It also presents antimicrobial and anti-quorum sensing activities of medicinal plants. Finally, the book elucidates a comprehensive yet representative description of basic and applied aspects of quorum sensing inhibitors. This book serves an ideal guide for researchers to understand the implications of quorum sensing in the food industry, medicine, and agriculture.

    Contents:
    Part 1. Role of Quorum sensing in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
    Chapter 1. Novel insights on the functional aspects of Quorum sensing systems and its applications in Medicine, Food industry and Agriculture
    Chapter 2. Quorum Sensing Controlled Gene Expression Systems In Gram-Positive And Gram-Negative Bacteria
    Chapter 3. Bacterial quorum sensing: biofilm formation, survival behavior and antibiotic resistance
    Chapter 4. Modulation of Bacterial Quorum Sensing by Eukaryotes
    Chapter 5. Cell to Communication between Mammalian Host and Microbial Quorum Sensing orchestrates the complex relationships
    Chapter 6. In silico approaches for unearthing Bacterial Quorum sensing inhibitors against pathogenic bacteria
    Part 2. Role of Quorum sensing in Medicine
    Chapter 7. Significance of Quorum sensing and biofilm formation in Medicine and Veterinary sciences
    Chapter 8. Quorum Sensing and Multidrug Resistance Mechanism in Helicobacter pylori
    Chapter 9. Candida albicans Biofilm: Risks, Complications and Preventive strategies
    Chapter 10. Quorum-sensing and biofilm formation by oral pathogenic microbes in the dental plaques: Implication for health and disease
    Chapter 11. Biofilm Formation on Ophthalmic device related infections: Insights on Clinical Implications
    Part 3. Biofilm Formation on Ophthalmic device related infections: Insights on Clinical Implications
    Chapter 12. Quorum sensing: Communication complexity for resilience of plant microbe interaction
    Chapter 13. Role of medicinal plants and endophytic bacteria of medicinal plants in inhibition of biofilm formation: interference in quorum sensing
    Chapter 14. Antimicrobial and Anti-quorum Sensing Activities of Medicinal Plants
    Part 4. Role of Quorum sensing in Food Industry
    Chapter 15
    Bacterial Quorum Sensing in Food Microbiology Perspective
    Chapter 16. Methods for the Detection and Quantification of Quorum Sensing Signals in Food Spoilage
    Chapter 17. Novel perspectives on t he Quorum Sensing Inhibitors (QSIs)/Quorum Quenchers (QQs) in Food preservation and Spoilage
    Chapter 18. Implications of Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching in aquaculture health management
    Chapter 19. Strategies for disruption of biofilm formation ability and intricate Quorum sensing networks in aquaculture Vibrio pathogens.
    Digital Access Springer 2019
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    editor, Pallaval Veera Bramhachari.
    Summary: This book illustrates the importance and significance of Quorum sensing (QS), it's critical roles in regulating diverse cellular functions in microbes, including bioluminescence, virulence, pathogenesis, gene expression, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance. Microbes can coordinate population behavior with small molecules called autoinducers (AHL) which serves as a signal of cellular population density, triggering new patterns of gene expression for mounting virulence and pathogenesis. Therefore, these microbes have the competence to coordinate and regulate explicit sets of genes by sensing and communicating amongst themselves utilizing variety of signals. This book descry emphasizes on how bacteria can coordinate an activity and synchronize their response to external signals and regulate gene expression. The chapters of the book provide the recent advancements on various functional aspects of QS systems in different gram positive and gram negative organisms.

    Contents:
    Preface; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Part I: Introduction to Microbial Quorum Sensing; Introduction to Quorum Sensing Research in Diverse Microbial Systems; Intra and Inter-Species Communication in Microbes: Living with Complex and Sociable Neighbors; Quorum Sensing Systems and Persistence; Microbial Social Interactions in Biofilm; Part II: Functional Aspects of Quorum Sensing in Microbes; Quorum Sensing Regulated Swarming Motility and Migratory Behavior in Bacteria; Bacterial Quorum Sensing in Pathogenic Relationships: Relevance to Complex Signalling Networks and Prospective Applications Cellular Signaling in Bacterial Biofilms; Quorum Sensing in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Virulence; Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Formation in Pathogenic and Mutualistic Plant-Bacterial Interactions; Microbes Living Together: Exploiting the Art of Making Biosurfactants and Biofilms; Quorum Sensing in Microbes and their Function in Modulating Antibiotic Synthesis; Part III: Quorum Sensing Regulated Behaviors in Fungi; Perspective of Quorum Sensing Mechanism in Candida albicans; Part IV: Quorum Sensing Regulated Behaviours in Gram-Negative Bacteria; Vibrio fischeri Symbiotically Synchronizes Bioluminescence in Marine Animals via Quorum Sensing Mechanism Part V: QS-Regulated Behaviours in Gram-Positive Bacteria; Quorum Sensing Mechanisms in Gram Positive Bacteria; Novel Insights on the Bacillus Quorum Sensing Mechanism: Its Role in Competence, Virulence, Sporulation and Biofilm Formation; Quorum Sensing in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Its Role in Biofilms and Pathogenesis; Quorum Sensing in Streptococcus pyogenes and Their Role in Establishment of Disease; Part Vi. Other Related Topics on Quorum Sensing; Mathematical Model of Quorum Sensing and Biofilm; Understanding the Bacterial Biofilm Resistance to Antibiotics and Immune Evasion. Quorum Sensing System Regulates Virulence and Pathogenicity Genes in Vibrio harveyi; Quorum Sensing Complexity of the Gut Enterobacteria Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica; Quorum-Sensing Mechanism in Rhizobium sp.: Revealing Complexity in a Molecular Dialogue; Quorum Sensing and Its Role in Agrobacterium Mediated Gene Transfer; Quorum Sensing in Helicobacter pylori: Role of Biofilm and Its Implications for Antibiotic Resistance and Immune Evasion; Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Disassembly Process in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Xanthomonas campestris
    Digital Access Springer 2018
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    editors, Rémy F. Meier, B. Ravinder Reddy, Peter B. Soeters.
    Contents:
    Basics in clinical medical nutrition / Meier, R.F., Forbes, A.
    Macronutrient metabolism in starvation and stress / Soeters, P.B.
    Noncaloric benefits of carbohydrates / Reddy, B.R.
    Biological value of protein / Moore, D.R., Soeters, P.B.
    Enteral nutrition : whom, why, when, what, and where to feed? / Reddy, B.R.
    Management of the metabolic syndrome and the obese patient with metabolic disturbances : South Asian perspective / Misra, A., Bhardwaj, S.
    Nutritional issues in the short bowel syndrome : total parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition and the role of transplantation / O'Keefe, S.J.D.
    Nutrition in cancer / Ravasco, P.
    Nutritional therapy for critically ill patients / Martindale, R.G., Warren, M., Diamond, S., Kiraly, L.
    Perioperative nutritional intervention : where are we? / Hoos, T., Warren, M., Martindale, R.G.
    Health economics in medical nutrition : an emerging science / Nuijten, M.
    Nutrition, frailty, cognitive frailty, and prevention of disabilities with aging / Vellas, B., Secher, M., Gillette, S.
    Digital Access Karger 2015
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    Dorothee Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenite, editor.
    Summary: This book offers a detailed account of all aspects of photosensitive epilepsy, including genetic testing, functional imaging (fMRI, MEG), pharmacological studies, animal studies, classification based on the occurrence of photoparoxysmal responses (PPRs) in different epilepsy syndromes, and the available prevention and treatment options. In addition, the comorbidity of and overlap between migraine and epilepsy are discussed. Informative case histories with EEG examples and a helpful glossary are included. In epilepsy, the term photosensitivity is used both for epileptic seizures triggered by flashing or flickering light and for epileptiform discharges evoked by intermittent photic stimulation (IPS) during an EEG recording. Most patients with a clear history of visually induced seizures will show epileptiform EEG discharges during IPS (PPRs). As epileptiform discharges can be evoked in photosensitive patients at any time, without triggering seizures, they can be considered a useful surrogate marker of the necessity and efficacy of epilepsy treatment. This book will serve as an ideal guide to the subject for pediatricians, (pediatric) neurologists, epileptologists, (child) psychiatrists, clinical geneticists, neuropsychologists, neuropharmacologists, occupational therapists, and basic scientists.

    Contents:
    Part I. Has Photosensitivity changed over the years?
    Part II. Does Photosensitivity Matter; Clinical Relevance?
    Part III. Abnormal Electroencephalographic Response to Photic Stimulation
    Part IV. The PPR: influence of age, sex and ethnicity
    Part V. How to Approach the Patient with Photosensitivity
    Part VI. Treatment and Management of Photosensitivity
    Appendix.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
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    Elvira Beracochea, editor.
    Summary: This direct, accessible guide uses a human rights perspective to define effectiveness in aid delivery and offer a robust framework for creating sustainable health programs and projects and assessing their progress. Geared toward hands-on professionals in such critical areas as food aid, maternal health, and disease control, it lays out challenges and solutions related to funding, planning, and complexity as individual projects feed into and impact larger health and development systems. Contributors clarify optimum roles of government, academia, NGOs, community organizations, and the private sector in aid delivery to inspire readers' broader and deeper uses of teamwork, communication, and imagination. Throughout, the guiding principles of justice, equity, and respect that underlie foundational documents such as the Millennium Declaration inform this visionary work. Included in the coverage: Assessing the effectiveness of health projects. Scaling-up of high-impact interventions. Aid effectiveness and private sector health organizations. When charity destroys dignity and sustainability. Effective conversations in global health projects. Lessons from the field on sustainability and effectiveness. For professionals in global health and development, Improving Aid Effectiveness in Global Health is a trusted and encouraging mentor. This volume gives its readers the necessary logistical and attitudinal tools to bring about lasting change, and shows how to use them meaningfully in both the short term and the long run.

    Contents:
    1. Global health and aid effectiveness: the MDGs and the Paris Declaration
    2. Aid effectiveness in global health: progress, challenges and solutions
    3. Realizing global health: effective health systems
    4. Assessing andpromoting more progress in health; the role of health as a tracer secter at the OECD
    5. The US Government's efforts to improve effectiveness
    6. Assessing the effectiveness of health projects
    7. The International Health Partnership
    8. Paying for results: the Global Fund and the role of civil society organizations
    9. NGOs putting the Paris Declaration to work
    10. Scaling-up of high impact interventions
    11. Aid effectiveness in working with private sector health organizations: the Smiling Sun Franchise
    Effectiveness in primary healthcare in Peru
    13. Academia's role in improving aid effectiveness in global health
    14. When charity destroys dignity and sustainability
    15. Aid effectiveness: the experience of Rwanda
    16. How local organizations increase aid effectiveness: the experience of Peru
    17. Food aid reform
    18. The International Health Partnership: monitoring transparency and accountability
    19. Social media and aid effectiveness
    20. Advocating for results
    21. Effectiveness of the census-based impact oriented approach
    22. Effective advocacy for aid effectiveness
    23. Personalizing health communication
    24. Asking effective, powerful questions
    25. Lessons on sustainability and effectiveness
    26. What can global health professionals do to improve effectiveness
    27. Conclusions on improving the effectiveness of aid in global health.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
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    Nabil A. Shallik, Ahmed Ismail, Othman Al Hariri, editors.
    Summary: This book showcases state-of-the-art techniques as well as various clinical, technical and non-technical skills. By highlighting the reliability of the new techniques compared to standard clinical methods of predicting peri-operative problems in the operating rooms, it enables better management and utilization of operating rooms. The combined use of knowledge and technology has resulted in improvements in healthcare services that are not achieved by the use of the best technology but by the best use of technology. Medicine is a continually advancing science, and healthcare providers constantly enhance their knowledge and develop their skills. While knowledge sharing is vital for humanity, technology has made the application of medical knowledge more versatile and more widely available. Written by leading anesthesiologists, anesthesia technicians and technologists, the book addresses the need for a ready reference for anesthesiologists, as well as anesthesia technical staff. It provides an easily navigated, pocket-sized reference resource featuring pictures, tables and schema.

    Contents:
    Preface
    Introduction
    Non-technical Skills of Anesthesia Technical Staff
    Role of Anesthesia Technician in Operating Theatre Including Quality Projects and JCI Accreditation
    Pharmacy, Drugs Labeling and Storage
    Regular Check Lists
    Monitors and Other Equipment
    Theater Cleaning and Sterilization of Equipment
    Anesthesia Machines and Anesthetic Breathing System
    Airway Management and Equipment
    Scavenging System, Pipeline of Anesthetic Gases and Vacuum Systems
    Intraoperative complications and its management
    Vascular Accesses
    Hypothermia and its management
    Transfusion of blood and other products
    Regional anesthesia
    Patient transportation
    Abbreviations
    Index.
    Digital Access Springer 2022
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    Kimberley J. Haines, Joanne McPeake, Carla M. Sevin, editors.
    Summary: This book provides a comprehensive overview of improving critical care survivorship. Comprised of four sections, the text presents interventions that can be used to improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden of post-intensive care syndrome across the arc of care, from the ICU to returning home. The first section of the text focuses on preventing adverse outcomes in the ICU, with an emphasis on implementing early mobilization, engaging and supporting families, and employing various forms of therapy. The second section revolves around enhancing recovery post-ICU, focusing on physical and neurocognitive rehabilitation programs, peer support, and poly-pharmacy management. Community reintegration is the subject of the third section, with emphasis on socioeconomic reintegration, healthcare utilization, and volunteerism in ICU recovery. The book concludes with a section on future considerations, specifically spotlighting preliminary ideas that address long-term sequelae and international collaboration to solve critical care challenges. Written by experts in the field, Improving Critical Care Survivorship: A Guide for Prevention, Recovery, and Reintegration is a valuable resource for critical care clinicians and researchers interested in improving the quality of patient survival after ICU admission.

    Contents:
    Part I. Preventing Adverse Outcomes In The ICU
    Preventing PICS with the ABCDEF Bundle
    Implementing Early Mobilisation in the Intensive Care Unit
    Supporting Families in the Intensive Care Unit to Support ICU Survivors
    Humanising the ICU
    Complementary therapies in ICU
    ICU Diaries
    Optimising Sleep
    Flexible ICU visiting policies
    Part II. Enhancing Recovery Post-ICU
    Physical Rehabilitation Programs Following ICU Discharge
    Neurocognitive Rehabilitation
    Peer Support to Improve Recovery : Concepts and Considerations
    ICU Follow Up Clinics
    Transitioning towards the Mobile ICU
    Medication Management to Prevent and Mitigate Post Intensive Care Syndrome
    Palliative care and end-of-life care planning after critical illness
    Home-based Care For Survivors of Critical Illness
    Part III. Community Reintegration
    Transitions to primary care
    Socioeconomic reintegration after critical illness
    The role of the volunteer across the critical care recovery arc
    Part IV. The Future State
    Issues of survivorship in lower resource settings
    The first step in a critical journey: selecting patients for intensive care
    A PICS Free Future : What We Need to Address Now
    Institutionalizing Bold Humility via Collaboratives.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
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    Kadambari D, Kumar S, Zayapragassarazan Z, Parija SC.
    Summary: The past few decades have seen the increasing use of evidence in all aspects of healthcare. The concept of evidence-informed healthcare began in the 1990s as evidence-informed practice, and has since become widely accepted. It is also accepted that the training of medical graduates must be informed by evidence obtained from educational research. This book utilizes an evidence-informed approach to improve discipline-based undergraduate medical curricula. Discipline-based undergraduate medical curricula represent a widely adopted choice for undergraduate medical education around the world. However, there have been criticisms leveled against the discipline-based approach. One of the shortcomings cited is that students are insufficiently equipped to meet the challenges of today's healthcare. As a result, various strategies have been proposed. One option, currently in vogue, is the outcome-based approach, wherein the exit behaviors of medical graduates are explicitly examined and used to guide the educational process. The shortcomings present in discipline-based undergraduate medical curricula can be overcome by the strengths of these strategies. This book recommends improving discipline-based undergraduate medical curricula by combining several strategies, including the adoption of an outcome-based approach and the use of evidence-informed implementable solutions. The book is relevant for all faculty, administrators and policymakers involved in undergraduate medical education, and can also be used as a resource for faculty development.
    Digital Access Springer 2018
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    Lani Rice Marquez, editor.
    Summary: This open access book is a collection of 12 case studies capturing decades of experience improving health care and outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Each case study is written by healthcare managers and providers who have implemented health improvement projects using quality improvement methodology, with analysis from global health experts on the practical application of improvement methods. The book shows how frontline providers in health and social services can identify gaps in care, propose changes to address those gaps, and test the effectiveness of their changes in order to improve health processes and outcomes. The chapters feature cases that provide real-life examples of the challenges, solutions, and benefits of improving healthcare quality and clearly demonstrate for readers what quality improvement looks like in practice: Addressing Behavior Change in Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health with Quality Improvement and Collaborative Learning Methods in Guatemala Haitis National HIV Quality Management Program and the Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record to Drive Improvement in Patient Care Scaling Up a Quality Improvement Initiative: Lessons from Chamba District, India Promoting Rational Use of Antibiotics in the Kyrgyz Republic Strengthening Services for Most Vulnerable Children through Quality Improvement Approaches in a Community Setting: The Case of Bagamoyo District, Tanzania Improving HIV Counselling and Testing in Tuberculosis Service Delivery in Ukraine: Profile of a Pilot Quality Improvement Team and Its Scale-Up Journey Improving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Case Book will find an engaged audience among healthcare providers and administrators implementing and managing improvement projects at Ministries of Health in low- to middle-income countries. The book also aims to be a useful reference for government donor agencies, their implementing partners, and other high-level decision makers, and can be used as a course text in schools of public health, public policy, medicine, and development. ACKNOWLEDGMENT: This work was conducted under the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project, USAID Award No. AID-OAA-A-12-00101, which is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). DISCLAIMER: The contents of this book are the sole responsibility of the Editor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

    Contents:
    Part 1. Facility-level improvement
    Part 2. Community-level improvement
    Part 3. District/regional-level improvement
    Part 4. National-level improvement
    Part 5. Discussion.
    Digital Access Springer 2020
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    Judy Thomas, Mellisa Renter.
    Summary: "Nurse retention is a key focus for healthcare organizations-particularly the retention of clinical nurses, who provide direct patient care. The costs associated with nurse turnover can have a huge impact on a hospital's profit margin. Additionally, nurse turnover affects job satisfaction among clinical nurses, which leads to burnout, making it even harder to provide safe care to patients and to achieve overall organizational initiatives. Bottom line: Nurse turnover has a multidimensional effect on an organization's ability to thrive. Considering the various reasons clinical nurses leave the direct patient care role, authors Judy Thomas and Melissa Renter created the IMPACT Program to stimulate empowerment and professional growth, which lead to increased job satisfaction-ultimately improving retention and helping nurses thrive in their roles"-- Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    Traditional Nurse Retention Practices
    Program Creation
    IMPACT Program Overview
    Phase 1 : Where It all Starts
    Phase 2 : How It Works
    Portfolio Categories and Activities
    Phase 3 : Presenting, Recognizing, and Celebrating
    Program Leadership : The IMPACT Committee
    Getting Organizational Buy-In
    IMPACT Program and Project Outcomes
    Professional Journey : Clinical Nurse
    Digital Access R2Library 2021
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    Uta Schmidt-Stra€burger, editor.
    Summary: This open access book describes strategies and experiences of highly skilled professionals in improving oncology care worldwide. The book is structured into three main sections with several chapters each, reflecting the authors' individual, real-life experiences. It explores ways to improve oncology education and scientific training, how to set up and run a clinical research facility ethically and efficiently in low- and middle-income settings, addressing the challenges that the workforce encounters in the real world. The main challenges of today's oncologists seem to be the ever-growing patient care and administrative workload and the risk of burn-out. What are the best strategies to maintain a healthy work-life for the benefit of the patients, the physicians and society, taking into account the different needs, depending on factors like peace, social and gender equality? This book addresses oncologists all over the world and their allies throughout the associated industries to highlight the importance of shared and sustainable education, clinical research and global cancer care.

    Contents:
    Part 1: Improving Education
    Blended-learning for oncologists and their colleagues
    Establishing a continuing education program based on the ESMO/ASCO recommendations for a global curriculum in Egypt
    Launching the first board-certification program in radiation oncology in Iraq - obstacles and outcomes
    Improving the WHO Classification of Tumours books by an evidence-based approach - a new online/blended learning training program
    Part 2: Improving Clinical Research
    Getting started in research-What registries can do for you
    Asking existing data the right questions-data mining as a research option in low- and middle-income countries
    Evidence-based treatment decisions - Systematic reviews and meta-analaysis in GI oncology
    Establishing and running a research laboratory in Iraq in real life
    Challenges in scientific communications of a pharmaceutical company
    Molecular and cellular analyses of breast cancers in real life
    The use of information technology to advance patient care-Creating, providing and maintaining online resources
    Organization of clinical trials at the Blokhin cancer center in Moscow
    Challenges in establishing the Center for Clinical Trials at Ulm University
    Part 3: Improving Patient Care.-Obstacles and Optimization of Surgical Oncology Services in India and Technology transfer to Cameroon
    Challenges for the young oncology workforce in Portugal
    Challenges in building a cancer center in Armenia-Staying linked to the outside world
    Current challenges in cancer care in Libya
    Quality Oncology Practice Improvement certification in Brazil: A successful knowledge transfer under the auspices of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Challenges in running a comprehensive cancer centre.
    Digital Access Springer 2022
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    Patricia A. Ganz, editor.
    Summary: In collaboration with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), this timely volume provides a comprehensive review on all areas of breast cancer survivorship research, highlighting research that is underway or in development. The range of topics covered include the biology and management of fatigue and cognitive dysfunction on breast cancer survivorship, the biology and management of Neuropathy and Arthralgias, the ongoing research on the biology of diet and lifestyle interventions in survivors, and more. With the tremendous growth in the number of breast cancer survivors, researchers have moved beyond describing the outcomes of breast cancer treatments and are focusing their research on understanding the mechanisms underlying the development of the late effects of breast cancer treatment, as well as the development and evaluation of interventions to mitigate some of the persistent symptoms--topics which are also explored in this volume. In addition, current research on how to improve survivorship and reduce recurrence of breast cancer through behavioral and lifestyle modifications is also discussed.

    Contents:
    Introduction: Breast Cancer Survivorship Research- Where are we today?
    Special Issues in Younger Women
    Special Issues in Older Women
    Breast Cancer Among Special Populations: Disparities in Care Across the Cancer Control Continuum
    Symptoms: Fatigue and Cognitive Dysfunction
    Symptoms: Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
    Symptoms: Aromatase Inhibitor Induced Arthralgias
    Symptoms: Lymphedema
    Symptoms: Menopause, Infertility and Sexual Health
    Host Factors and Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence: Genetic, epigenetic and biologic factors and breast cancer outcomes
    Comorbidities and their Management: Potential Impact on Breast Cancer Outcomes
    Modifiable Lifestyle Factors and Breast Cancer Outcomes: Current Controversies and Research Recommendations
    Risk reduction from Weight management and physical activity interventions
    Prevention and Treatment of Cardiac Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Survivors
    Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Survivors
    Living with metastatic breast cancer
    Quality of care, including survivorship care plans.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
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    Deepak Kademani, editor.
    Summary: This book brings together experts in the field of maxillofacial and head and neck oncology to provide a comprehensive clinical and translational update on oral cancer that focuses especially on prognosis. Readers will find up-to-date information on disease staging and the pathological, genetic, and surgical factors that affect patient outcomes. Individual chapters describe the most recent advances in radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, again with careful analysis of the treatment-related factors relevant to response and survival. Management of premalignant lesions and risk factors for malignant transformation are discussed, and the latest knowledge on chemoprevention is presented. Further topics to be addressed include reconstruction of oral cancer defects, salvage options in the event of recurrence, and the prediction of quality of life following treatment. The book will be of value to all clinicians who care for patients with oral cancer in their everyday practice. .

    Contents:
    Oral Epithelial Dysplasia
    Chemoprevention in Oral Cancer
    Diagnostic Adjuncts for Screening and Surveillance in Head and Neck Cancer
    Current Updates in Staging and Prognosis in Oral Cancer
    Surgical Factors Affecting Outcomes in Oral Cancer
    Pathological Factors Affecting Outcomes in Oral Cancer
    Genetic Factors Affecting Outcomes in Oral Cancer
    Factors Affecting Response and Survival in Radiotherapy
    Novel and Emerging Chemotherapeutic Agents in Head and Neck Cancer
    Immunotherapy in Oral Cancer
    Recurrent Oral Cancer and Salvage Options
    Reconstruction of Oral Cancer Defects
    Predicting QOL After Oral Cancer Treatment.
    Digital Access Springer 2020
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    Jonathan Hunter, Robert Maunder, editors.
    Contents:
    Introduction
    Background: Fundamentals of Attachment Theory
    Advanced Attachment Concepts
    Specific populations: Family Practice/Somatization
    Diabetes
    Chronic Pain
    Nephrology/dialysis
    Hepatitis/obesity
    Cancer/ Palliative care
    The Disorganized attachment patient
    The interventions: Consultation and Liaison (C&L)
    Collaborative Care
    Psychotherapy
    Mentalizing
    The Future: What about the practitioner's attachment system
    Health care process/systems
    The Attachment approach to Medical Education
    The Attachment Lens on Psychosomatics
    Summary.
    Digital Access Springer 2016
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    edited by T. Scott Murrell, Robert L. Mikkelsen, Gavin Sulewski, Robert Norton, Michael L. Thompson.
    Summary: This open access book highlights concepts discussed at two international conferences that brought together world-renowned scientists to advance the science of potassium (K) recommendations for crops. There was general agreement that the potassium recommendations currently in general use are oversimplified, outdated, and jeopardize soil, plant, and human health. Accordingly, this book puts forward a significantly expanded K cycle that more accurately depicts K inputs, losses and transformations in soils. This new cycle serves as both the conceptual basis for the scientific discussions in this book and a framework upon which to build future improvements. Previously used approaches are critically reviewed and assessed, not only for their relevance to future enhancements, but also for their use as metrics of sustainability. An initial effort is made to link K nutrition in crops and K nutrition in humans. The book offers an invaluable asset for graduate students, educators, industry scientists, data scientists, and advanced agronomists.

    Contents:
    The Potassium Cycle and Its Relationship to Recommendation Development
    Inputs: Potassium Sources for Agricultural Systems
    Outputs: Potassium Losses from Agricultural Systems
    Rhizosphere Processes and Root Traits Determining the Acquisition of Soil Potassium
    Potassium Use Efficiency of Plants
    Considerations for Unharvested Plant Potassium
    Considering Soil Potassium Pools with Dissimilar Plant Availability
    Using Soil Tests to Evaluate Plant Availability of Potassium in Soils
    Evaluating Plant Potassium Status
    How Closely is Potassium Mass Balance Related to Soil Test Changes
    Assessing Potassium Mass Balances in Different Countries and Scales
    Considerations for Selecting Potassium Placement Methods in Soil
    Timing Potassium Applications to Synchronize with Plant Demand
    Broadening the Objectives of Future Potassium Recommendations
    Improving Human Nutrition: A Critical Objective for Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
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    Andre Bationo, Djimasbé Ngaradoum, Sansan Youl, Francois Lompo, Joseph Opoku Fening, editors.
    Summary: Improving fertilizer recommendations for increased return from fertilizer investments and optimized crop response to fertilizer has been a major area of investigation of IFDC. Since 2008, IFDC through its Natural Resource Management (NRM) Program has partnered with national agricultural research services to undertake research, development and extensive on-farm trials in various agroecosystems in West Africa to develop site specific fertilizer recommendations for crops. Validation trials have been conducted in many countries (Benin (maize, cassava), Burkina (rice, maize and sorghum) Ghana (maize, cocoa and cassava) and Togo (maize and cassava). However, these fertilizer recommendation data remain scattered and most of them need final statistical analysis before they can be fully utilized and/or scaled out. As part of its efforts to improve fertilizer use and efficiency in West Africa, and following the recent adoption of the West African fertilizer recommendation action plan (RAP) by ECOWAS, IFDC has taken technical lead with key partner institutions and experts to build on previous and current fertilizer recommendations for various crops and countries in West Africa for wider uptake by public policy makers and fertilizer industry actors.

    Contents:
    Intro; Preface; Scientific Steering Committee; Contents;
    Chapter 1: Soil Organic Carbon and Proper Fertilizer Recommendation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Soil Organic Carbon Management; 1.3 Soil Organic Carbon Status at Farm Level; 1.4 Fertilizer Use and Soil Organic Carbon Decline; 1.5 Conclusion; References;
    Chapter 2: Nutrient Management in Livestock Systems in West Africa Sahel with Emphasis on Feed and Grazing Management; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Materials and Methods; 2.2.1 Data Sources; 2.2.2 Data Analysis; 2.3 Results and Discussion. 2.3.1 Effect of Grazing Management on Forage Intake and Animal Performance2.3.2 Effect of Grazing Management on Collectable Manure; 2.3.3 Effect of Different Feed Types on Fecal Nitrogen and Phosphorus, and Urinary Nitrogen Output; 2.3.4 Feed and Grazing Management Factors Influencing Nutrient Cycling in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems of West Africa Sahel; 2.3.5 Feeding the Animals and Fertilizing the Soil; 2.4 Conclusion; References;
    Chapter 3: Managing Fertilizer Recommendations in Rice-Based Cropping Systems Challenges and Strategic Approaches; 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 The Rice Based Systems and Soil Constraints3.2.1 The Rainfed Upland Rice System; 3.2.2 The Rainfed Lowland System; 3.2.3 The Irrigated Rice System; 3.2.4 Soil Constraints; 3.3 Fertilizers Recommendation for Rice Systems; 3.3.1 Irrigated and Rainfed Lowlands; 3.3.2 Rainfed Upland; 3.4 New Concepts and Tools for Management of Fertilizers in Rice Systems; 3.4.1 The Challenges; 3.4.2 New Concepts and Tools for Fertilizer Recommendations; 3.4.3 The Site-Specific Nutrient Management in Rice System; 3.4.4 Rice Advice; 3.4.5 Integrated Crop Management; 3.4.6 Integrated Soil Fertility Management. 3.5 The Way Forward3.6 Conclusions; References;
    Chapter 4: Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Agroforestry Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods; 4.2.1 Definitions of the Geographic Area and Practices Studied; 4.2.2 Data Collection; 4.2.3 Data Analysis; 4.3 Results and Discussions; 4.4 Conclusion; References;
    Chapter 5: Effect of Hill Placement of Nutrients on Millet Productivity and Characteristics of Sahelian Soils of Niger: Analys ... ; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Material and Methods; 5.2.1 Site Description; 5.2.2 Experimental Soil Properties. 5.2.3 Experimental Design5.2.4 Data Collection; 5.3 Results; 5.3.1 Rainfall Distribution During the Experimental Years; 5.3.2 Effect of Mineral Fertilizer on Total Biomass Yield Across Years and Experiments; 5.3.3 Effect of Organic Manure on Total Biomass Yield Across Years and Experiments; 5.4 Pearl Millet Total Biomass Yield Trend After Three Years of Cropping; 5.4.1 Effect of Mineral Fertilizer; 5.4.2 Effect of Organic Manure; 5.4.3 Plant Nutrient Uptake; 5.4.3.1 Plant Nutrients Absorption; 5.5 Soil Nutrients Characteristics Following Three Seasons of Cropping; 5.6 General Analysis.
    Digital Access Springer 2018
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    Andre Bationo, Djimasbé Ngaradoum, Sansay Youl, Francois Lompo, Joseph Opoku Fening, editors.
    Summary: Improving fertilizer recommendations for increased return from fertilizer investments and optimized crop response to fertilizer has been a major area of investigation of IFDC. Since 2008, IFDC through its Natural Resource Management (NRM) Program has partnered with national agricultural research services to undertake research, development and extensive on-farm trials in various agroecosystems in West Africa to develop site specific fertilizer recommendations for crops. Validation trials have been conducted in many countries (Benin (maize, cassava), Burkina (rice, maize and sorghum) Ghana (maize, cocoa and cassava) and Togo (maize and cassava). However, these fertilizer recommendation data remain scattered and most of them need final statistical analysis before they can be fully utilized and/or scaled out. As part of its efforts to improve fertilizer use and efficiency in West Africa, and following the recent adoption of the West African fertilizer recommendation action plan (RAP) by ECOWAS, IFDC has taken technical lead with key partner institutions and experts to build on previous and current fertilizer recommendations for various crops and countries in West Africa for wider uptake by public policy makers and fertilizer industry actors.

    Contents:
    Intro; Preface; Scientific Steering Committee; Contents;
    Chapter 1: Combining the DSSAT Model with Experimentation to Update Recommendations of Fertilizer Rates for Rice and Maize in ... ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Materials and Methods; 1.2.1 Site Description; 1.2.2 Methodology for Updating Recommendations of Fertilizer Rates for Rice Production; 1.2.2.1 Experimental Design for Nutrient Omission Trials; 1.2.2.2 Experimental Device for Studying the Response of Rice to Nitrogen and Phosphorus; 1.2.2.3 Farming Operations; 1.2.2.4 Data Analysis. 1.3 Methodology for Updating Recommendations of Fertilizer Rates for Maize Production1.3.1 Conduct of Validation Trials; 1.3.2 Determination of the Optimal Fertilizer Rate; 1.4 Results; 1.4.1 Diagnosis of Soil Fertility in Irrigated Rice Farming; 1.4.2 Rice Response to Increasing Rates of N and P; 1.4.3 Economic Evaluation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recommendations; 1.4.4 Effects of Fertilizer Rates on Maize Yields in Western Burkina Faso; 1.4.5 Effects of Fertilizer Rates on Maize Yields in Eastern Burkina Faso; 1.4.6 Optimal Fertilizer Rate for Western Burkina Faso using the DSSAT Model. 1.4.7 Optimal Rate for Eastern Burkina Faso1.5 Discussion; 1.5.1 Limiting Nutrients; 1.5.2 Optimal Rates of Nitrogen and Phosphorus for Rice Production; 1.5.3 Effects of Fertilizer Rates on Maize Yields; 1.6 Conclusion; References;
    Chapter 2: Participatory Evaluation of Productivity, Fertility Management, and Dissemination of Irrigated Exotic Vegetables in ... ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Materials and Methods; 2.2.1 Site Description; 2.2.2 Participatory Approach to Experiments, Demonstration, and Practices; 2.2.3 Design of Field Experiments for Irrigated Vegetable Production. 2.2.4 Design of Field Experiments for Subsequent Rain Fed Millet Production2.2.5 Farmer Survey; 2.2.6 Soil Sampling and Analysis; 2.3 Results; 2.3.1 Results of Mother and Group Baby Trials; 2.3.2 Results of Individual Baby Trials; 2.4 Discussion; 2.4.1 Productivity of Exotic Vegetables with Fertilizer Application; 2.4.2 Land Productivity in Vegetable Cultivation; 2.5 Conclusions; References;
    Chapter 3: Recommendation of a New Fertilizer Rate for Rice in the Irrigated Areas of the Niger River Valley; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Materials and Methods; 3.2.1 Materials; 3.2.1.1 Experimental Site. 3.2.1.2 Biological Material3.2.2 Methods; 3.2.2.1 Choice of Farmers and Investigation Process; 3.2.2.2 Sampling and Analysis of Soil Samples; 3.2.2.3 Agronomic Trial; 3.3 Results and Discussions; 3.3.1 Results; 3.3.1.1 Soil Physico-chemical Characteristics in the Four Irrigated Areas of the Study; 3.3.1.2 Fertilizer Use by Farmers; 3.3.1.3 Effect of Treatments on Rice Yields; 3.3.2 Discussions; 3.4 Conclusion; References;
    Chapter 4: The Interactive Effect of Residue Quality, Quantity, Soil Texture and N Management on Maize Crop Yield in Ghana; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Materials and Methods.
    Digital Access Springer 2018
  • Digital/Print
    Kenneth V. Iserson.
    Contents:
    Section I: The Situation
    Section II: Basic Needs
    Section III: Patient Assessment/Stabilization
    Section IV: Surgical Interventions
    Section V: Nonsurgical Interventions
    Section VI: Appendices.
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    Jose V. Nable, William Brady, editors.
    Summary: This book is a practical guide for health care professionals encountering medical emergencies during commercial flight. Health care providers should consider responding to emergencies during flight as there are often no other qualified individuals on board. This text covers the most common emergencies encountered during flight, both general medical emergencies and those specifically tied to the effects of flying, including cardiac, respiratory, and neurological issues. Medicolegal issues are considered in-depth, for both United States domestic and international flights, as there is potential legal risk involved in giving medical assistance on a flight. Additional chapters are dedicated to pre-flight clearance and the role non-physician healthcare providers can play. In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Practical Guide to Preparedness and Response is an essential resource for not only physicians but all healthcare professionals who travel regularly.

    Contents:
    Introduction
    Pathophysiology of Flight
    Medicolegal Issues Arising from Inflight Medical Emergencies in Commercial Travel
    International Flight Considerations
    In-Flight Evaluation and Management of Cardiac Illness
    Respiratory Emergencies
    Neurological Illness.- Psychiatric Emergencies
    Pediatric Considerations
    Obstetrics and Gynecology Considerations
    Infectious Disease
    Other Presentations
    Preflight Medical Clearance
    Preflight Therapies to Minimize Medical Risk Associated with Commercial Air Travel
    Ground Based Medical Support
    Use of Commercial Aircraft for Emergency Patient Transport
    Responding As a Non-Physician Healthcare Provider.
    Digital Access Springer 2018
  • Digital
    edited by Teresa Y. Neely and Jorge R. López-McKnight.
    Summary: In the 20-year reboot of Neely and Abif's 1996 In Our Own Voices, fifteen of the original contributors revisit their stories alongside the fifteen new voices that have been added. This Collective represents a wide range of life and library experiences, gender fluidities, sexualities, races, and other visible and invisible identities.
    Limited to 1 simultaneous users
  • Digital
    Bert Gordijn, Anthony Mark Cutter, editors.
    Summary: This volume assembles an interdisciplinary team of leading academics, industry figures, policymakers and NGOs to consider the legal, ethical and social issues that are raised by innovations in nanoscience and nanotechnology. By bringing together international experts from a diverse range of fields this volume addresses the implications and impact that nanotechnology has on society. Through the exploration of six key themes the contributors analyse both the impact of nanotechnology and the emergence of the concept of nanoethics. Each section includes authors from both sides of the political and scientific divide incorporating both positive and negative perspectives on nanotechnology, as well as including discussions of associated concepts such as converging technologies. The result provides for the widest and most balanced discussion of these issues to date.
    Digital Access Springer 2010
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    Devendra K. Choudhary, Manoj Kumar, Ram Prasad, Vivek Kumar, editors.
    Summary: This book explores the role of in silico deployment in connection with modulation techniques for improving sustainability and competitiveness in the agri-food sector; pharmacokinetics and molecular docking studies of plant-derived natural compounds; and their potential anti-neurodegenerative activity. It also investigates biochemical pathways for bacterial metabolite synthesis, fungal diversity and plant-fungi interaction in plant diseases, methods for predicting disease-resistant candidate genes in plants, and genes-to-metabolites and metabolites-to-genes approaches for predicting biosynthetic pathways in microbes for natural product discovery. The respective chapters elaborate on the use of in situ methods to study biochemical pathways for bacterial metabolite synthesis; tools for plant metabolites in defence; plant secondary metabolites in defence; plant growth metabolites; characterisation of plant metabolites; and identification of plant derived metabolites in the context of plant defence. The book offers an unprecedented resource, highlighting state-of-the-art research work that will greatly benefit researchers and students alike, not only in the field of agriculture but also in many disciplines in the life sciences and plant sciences.

    Contents:
    About the Editors;
    Chapter 1: Genes to Metabolites and Metabolites to Genes Approaches to Predict Biosynthetic Pathways in Microbes for Natural P ... ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Why Microbial Secondary Metabolites Are Needed?; 1.3 Genome-Based Mining Strategies; 1.4 Retrograde Pathway Evolution; 1.5 Pathway Evolution Through Retrobiosynthesis and Retrosynthetic Designs; 1.6 Genome-Based Mining Tools for Genes to Metabolites (Forward) Approach; 1.7 Databases Dedicated to Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Intro; Preface; For Gram +ve Bacterium; PCR Amplification of 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene; PCR Product Purification and Sequencing; 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Homology and Phylogeny Analysis; Sequence Submission and Culture Deposition; Molecular Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Bacterium and Phylogeny Analysis; Evolutionary Relationships of Bacillus sp. SJ-5; Molecular Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Properties of Bacteria; For Grame -ve Bacterium; Gene Amplification; Gene Sequencing and Analysis; Phylogeny Based on 16 rRNA Gene Analyses; Phylogeny Analysis of PGP Properties Genes 1.8 Genome-Based Mining Tools for Metabolites to Genes (Retrosynthetic) Approach1.9 Concluding Remarks; References;
    Chapter 2: Role of Functional Bacterial Phylum Proteobacteria in Glycine max Growth Promotion Under Abiotic Stress: A Glimpse ... ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Soybean Numero Uno Crop; 2.2.1 Selection and Characterization of PGPR Strains; 2.2.2 PGPR Characteristics: Case Studies; 2.2.2.1 Qualitative and Quantitative Estimation of Phosphate Solubilization Under Salt; 2.2.2.2 ACC Deaminase Activity in Different Salt Concentrations 2.2.2.3 Proline Determination in Different Salt Concentrations2.2.2.4 Exopolysaccharide Production; 2.2.2.5 Molecular Characterization of Genes in Bacteria; 2.2.3 Sterilization and Viability and Seed Sensitivity; 2.2.4 Standardization for Bacterial Inoculums; 2.2.4.1 Bacterial Growth Under Stress Conditions; 2.2.5 PGP Traits; 2.2.5.1 IAA Production on Different Salt Concentration; 2.2.5.2 Phosphate Solubilization on Different Salt Concentration; 2.2.5.3 Siderophore Production on Different Salt Concentration; 2.2.5.4 ACC Deaminase Activity on Different Salt Concentration 2.2.5.5 EPS Production on Different Salt Stress 2.2.5.6 Phylogeny Analysis of PGP Gene Properties; References;
    Chapter 3: Methanogenic Archaea in Paddy Agricultural Fields; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Materials and Methods; 3.2.1 Experimental Site and Soil Sampling; 3.2.2 Soil Physicochemical Analyses; 3.2.3 Methane Production Potential of Soil; 3.2.4 Kinetics of Methane Production; 3.2.5 PCR-Cloning-RFLP Analysis, Sequencing, and Assignment of Clones into OTUs; 3.2.6 Nucleotide Sequence Accession Numbers; 3.2.7 Diversity Indices; 3.3 Results and Discussion
    Digital Access Springer 2018
  • Digital
    edited by Giselbert Hauptmann.
    Contents:
    Optimization of in situ hybridization and co-expression analysis in the central nervous system / Louisa Mezache ... [et al.]
    In situ hybridization methods for RNA visualization in C. elegans / Gina Broitman-Maduro and Morris F. Maduro
    Multicolored visualization of transcript distributions in Drosophila embryos / Iris Söll and Giselbert Hauptmann
    Exploring brain genoarchitecture by single and double chromogenic in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) in whole-mount embryos / José Luis ... [et al.]
    Exploring brain genoarchitecture by single and double chromogenic in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) on cryostat, paraffin, or floating sections / José Luis Ferran ... [et al.]
    Combined radioactive and nonradioactive double in situ hybridization (DISH) / Jong-Hyun Son and Ursula H. Winzer-Serhan
    One FISH, dFISH, three FISH : sensitive methods of whole- mount fluorescent in situ hybridization in freshwater planarians / David D. R. Brown and Bret J. Pearson
    Whole-mount in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry in xenopus embryos / Edgar M. Pera ... [et al.]
    Manual and automated whole-mount in situ hybridization for systematic gene expression analysis in embryonic Zebrafish forebrain / Iris Söll and Giselbert Hauptmann
    Large-scale ISH on mouse brain sections for systematic gene expression analysis in developing mouse diencephalon / Tomomi Shimogori and Seth Blackshaw
    High-throughput in situ hybridization : systematical production of gene expression data and beyond / Lars Geffers and Gregor Eichele
    Analysis of embryonic gene expression patterns in the hagfish / Yasuhiro Oisi ... [et al.]
    Gene expression analysis of lamprey embryos / Fumiaki Sugahara, Yasunori Murakami, and Shigeru Kuratani
    Detection of mRNA and microRNA expression in basal chordates, amphioxus and ascidians / Simona Candiani, Greta Garbarino, and Mario Pestarino
    Analysis of gene expression in neurons and synapses by multi-color in situ hybridization / Leonid L. Moroz and Andrea B. Kohn
    Fluorescent in situ hybridization in primary hippocampal neurons to detect localized mRNAs / Jacki E. Heraud-Farlow, Tejaswini Sharangdhar, and Michael A. Kiebler
    Combining whole-mount in situ hybridization with neuronal tracing and immunohistochemistry / Jeremy S. Duncan ... [et al.]
    Fluorescent in situ hybridization detection of microRNAs in Newt tissue cryosections / Jamie Ian Morrison
    Subcellular transcript localization in Drosophila embryos and tissues visualized by multiplex-FISH / Julie Bergalet ... [et al.]
    Application of alkaline phosphatase-mediated azo dye staining for dual fluorescent in situ hybridization in Zebrafish / Giselbert Hauptmann, Gilbert Lauter, and Iris Söll
    Multiplex fluorescent RNA in situ hybridization via RNAscope / Hongwei Wang ... [et al.]
    Quantum dot-based in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry to detect mRNA and protein at subcellular levels, comparison with studies using electron microscopy / Akira Matsuno ... [et al.]
    Quantitative multiplexed quantum dot based in situ hybridization in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue / Eleni Tholouli, Judith A. Hoyland, and Richard J. Byers
    Single and multiplexed fluorescent in situ hybridization using quantum dots nanocrystals in xenopus / Andriani Ioannou ... [et al.]
    Quantitative single-molecule mRNA fluorescent in situ hybridization in C. elegans / Remco A. Mentink ... [et al.]
    In situ detection of individual mRNA molecules with padlock probes and target-primed rolling-circle amplification in fixed mouse brain tissues / Thomas Hauling ... [et al.]
    Extended multiplexed fluorescent in situ hybridization by combinatorial encoding of individual transcripts / Lars Martin Jakt and Satoko Moriwaki
    Characterizing cellular identity at one cell resolution / Amaresh K. Ranjan, Mugdha V. Joglekar, and Anandwardhan A. Hardikar
    Transglutaminase-mediated in situ hybridization (TransISH) for mRNA detection in mammalian tissues / Katsuyuki Miyawaki, Sumihare Noji, and Noriho Kamiya
    ECHO-FISH for gene transcript detection in neuronal and other cells and subcellular compartments / Dan Ohtan Wang and Akimitsu Okamoto.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
  • Digital
    edited by Boye Schnack Nielsen, Bioneer A/S, Molecular Histology, Hørholm, Denmark.
    Summary: "In Situ Hybridization Protocols, Fourth Edition contains 21 protocols that utilize the in situ hybridization technology to document or take advantage of the visualization of specific RNA molecules. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, In Situ Hybridization Protocols, Fourth Edition seeks to aid scientists in the further discovery of new RNA species and uncovering of their cellular functions."--Page [4] of cover.

    Contents:
    Fixation/permeabilization procedure for mRNA in situ hybridization of zebrafish whole-mount oocytes, embryos, and larvae / Ricardo Fuentes and Juan Fernández
    MicroRNA in situ hybridization on whole-mount preimplantation embryos / Karen Goossens, Luc Peelman, and Ann Van Soom
    Whole-mount in situ hybridization (WISH) optimized for gene expression analysis in mouse embryos and embryoid bodies / Eleni Dakou [and five others]
    Whole-mount in situ hybridization using DIG-labeled probes in planarian / Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf and Jordi Solana
    In situ hybridization on whole-mount zebrafish embryos and young larvae / Bernard Thisse and Christine Thisse
    LNA-based in situ hybridization detection of mRNAs in embryos / Diana K. Darnell and Parker B. Antin
    Chromogen detection of microRNA in frozen clinical tissue samples using LNA probe technology / Boye Schnack Nielsen, Trine Møller, and Kim Holmstrøm
    MicroRNA in situ hybridization in tissue microarrays / Julia J. Turnock-Jones and John P.C. Le Quesne
    Fluorescence in situ hybridization for detection of small RNAs on frozen tissue sections / Asli Silahtaroglu
    Sensitive and specific in situ hybridization for early drug discovery / Pernille A. Usher ... [and six others]
    Zinc-based fixation for high-sensitivity in situ hybridization : a nonradioactive colorimetric method for the detection of rare transcripts on tissue sections / Electra Stylianopoulou, George Skavdis, and Maria Grigoriou
    Dual-color ultrasensitive bright-field RNA in situ hybridization with RNAscope / Hongwei Wang ... [and eight others]
    Fully automated fluorescence-based four-color multiplex assay for co-detection of microRNA and protein biomarkers in clinical tissue specimens / Lorenzo F. Sempere
    Multiplexed miRNA fluorescence in situ hybridization for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues / Neil Renwick ... [and three others]
    Simultaneous detection of nuclear and cytoplasmic RNA variants utilizing stellaris RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization in adherent cells / Sally R. Coassin ... [and three others]
    Quantitative ultrasensitive bright-field RNA in situ hybridization with RNAscope / Hongwei Wang ... [and eight others]
    Identification of low-expressing transcripts of the NPY receptors' family in the murine lingual epithelia / Sergei Zolotukhin
    In situ hybridization for fungal ribosomal RNA sequences in paraffin-embedded tissues using biotin-labeled locked nucleic acid probes / Kathleen T. Montone
    In situ hybridization freeze-assisted punches (IFAP) : technique for liquid-based tissue extraction from thin slide-mounted sections for DNA methylation analysis / Lawrence S. Own and Paresh D. Patel
    miRNA detection at single-cell resolution using microfluidic LNA Flow-FISH / Meiye Wu, Matthew E. Piccini, and Anup K. Singh
    PNA-based fluorescence in situ hybridization for identification of bacteria in clinical samples / Mustafa Fazli ... [and four others].
    Digital Access Springer 2014
  • Digital
    Igor Popov.
    Summary: The monograph focuses on the European freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera, which is an endangered bivalve species. Most of its populations in the Russian section of the Baltic Sea basin had never been studied, although they were known in the past to the pearl fishers. Rediscovery included search for the previously unknown populations, revealing the facts of population extinctions, analysis of negative impacts, elaboration of conservation measures, and revealing of regularities in distribution. Patterns of land use and river management were analyzed. The procedure of rediscovery was applied for other animal species of Northwest Russia, which are threatened on a global scale thick-shelled mussel, Unio crassus; curlew Numenius arquata; black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa; Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus; European mink, Mustela lutreola; pond bat, Myotis dasycneme; Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio; and broad-clawed crayfish, Astacus astacus. The methods and principles of conservation studies were discussed. The obtained data were analyzed with respect to current global change of biosphere. The book will appeal to specialists dealing with conservation studies and activities such as red lists, river protection, and conservation of endangered species. Moreover, a part of the book represents an interest for biogerontology as it presents discredit of the popular concept on negligible senescence. The data on distribution of some animals in Russia will be interesting in terms of zoology and biogeography, as they are not yet sufficiently represented in the international editions. The book can be used as supplemental reading for courses in biological invasions, ecology and conservation, and biodiversity. The work also contains chapters on global processes (deforestation, desertification, river degradation) and can therefore also be used for general courses in environmental sciences.

    Contents:
    Chapter 1. Introduction
    Chapter 2. European pearl mussel: background information and literature review
    Chapter 3. Materials and methods
    Chapter 4. Results
    Chapter 5. Discussion
    Chapter 6. Conclusions.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
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    Silvia Vasquez-Lavado.
    Summary: "When Silvia's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latinx hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. She was deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. Her visit to Peru would become a turning point in her life. Silvia started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent-the restricted oxygen at altitude, the vast expanse of emptiness around her, the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains, the nearness of death-woke her up. And then, she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain: Everest. "The Mother of the World," as it's known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her, their strength and community propelling her forward. In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, gratitude for the strong women in our lives, and faith in our own resilience"-- Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    Chomolungma
    Borron y cuenta nueva
    Summit mittens
    Sunday's prey
    The high Himalayas
    Lancaster 90210
    Ridum
    Top shelf
    Nothing we do is small
    Peruvian cowgirl with no past
    Walking together
    When things fall apart
    Testosterone
    The Great Wall
    Kind if you let her
    Los divorciados
    The valley of silence
    The death zone
    At the top of the world.
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    edited by Ajay Major & Aleena Paul.
    Contents:
    Hands/ Lisa Moore
    Stripping down the flesh / Nita Chen
    EKG calamity / Steven Lange
    Lacrimos / Daniel Coleman
    Autumn autopsy / Abi Ashcraft
    A tub of baby hearts / Katie Taylor
    Anatomical variation / Damien Zreibe
    Hello sir / Haikoo Shah
    I don't know : the medical student motto / Daniel Lefler
    Medicine's hardest lesson : people, not patients / Navdeep Kang
    Searching for role models in medicine / David Gasalberti
    It's hard keeping a white coat clean / Claire McDaniel
    Medical student, student physician or student doctor? / Joshua Niforatos
    On empathy (can these shoes ever fit?) / Jennifer Hong
    Learning to see / Olivia Low
    30 percent bucket / Joshua Stein
    On clinical teaching and evidence-based medicine / Amy Briggs
    The value of empathy in medicine / Sarah Bommarito
    "May I ask you a few questions and examine you?" / Tania Tabassum
    Overthink it! / Eric Donahue
    Eau de medical school / Nita Chen
    Doctor Dad : a husband and father of three / Daniel Gates
    Better mom, better doctor / Mariya Cherneykina
    Never forget those who got you here / Eric Donahue
    Being pregnant during the first year of medical school / Allison Lyle
    For Pappou : a reflection on loss / Chris Meltsakos
    Medical student as patient / Lorenzo Sewanan
    When a patient's disease strikes a chord / Anjani Amladi
    Parenthesis / Amanda Rutishauser
    A medical student's experience as a patient / Crystal Romero
    Treating the disease and treating the illness / Steven Lange
    Broken / Jennifer Tsai
    A night at the homeless shelter / Jimmy Tam Huy Pham
    A wait for the bus : a solution for wandering in dementia / Katie Taylor
    How health care policy shapes health care practice / Manasa Mouli
    A lack of care : why medical students should focus on Ferguson / Jennifer Tsai
    Physicians-in-transit : the blizzard of 2015 / Jacob Walker
    My black eyes / Jessicqa Ubanyionwu
    Mine / Damien Zreibe
    On silence : the limits of professionalism / Jennifer Hong
    My white coat costume / Jes Minor
    Street medicine / Ajay Koti
    The chair / Ben Ferguson - My contribution / Kerri Vincenti
    Don't judge a book by its cover / Manik Aggarwal
    To the man with the flowers / Sasha Yakhkind
    The little one / Eric Ballon-Landa
    Exam room 3 / Jimmy Yan
    Emotions and energy in the ICU / Lisa Moore
    A sweet embrace / Zachary Abramson
    Do you remember? / Jimmy Yan
    Beta amyloid blues / Kiersten Pollard
    A story of love from psychiatry / Manasa Mouli
    Eyes : a reflection from the first month of clerkships / Sanjay Salgado
    We lost it : a story of surgical error / Dacia Russell
    How to make challah : the Jewish octopus / Ajay Koti
    Why I am in the room / Katie Taylor
    Fading memories of love and martinis / Joshua Niforatos / M/R/G / Steven Lange
    The lady in red / Lisa Podolsky
    Being there / Corbin Pomeranz
    A portrait of the patient as an old man / Millin Sekhon
    Pansies, rosemary and rue / Erin Baumgartner
    Diversity and rhinos / Bianca Maria Stifani
    Medicine, meaning and fluency / Jocelyn Mary-Estelle Wilson
    On doctoring etiquette / Qing Meng Zhang
    A patient in denial : is the system at fault? / Ola Hadaya
    Clinical culture shock : low health literacy as a barrier to effective communication / Lindsey McDaniel
    Talking dirty / Mariya Cherneykina
    Lost in translation / Katharine Caldwell
    View from the other side / Jimmy Yan
    Doctoring : who is it really for? / Nita Chen
    Breaking down the barrier / Pratik Kanabur
    A case for inclusive language / Ria Pal
    Remembering what it is like not to know / Katie Taylor
    How medical school taught me to put studying second / Samuel Scott
    Do they teach fear in medical school? / Ajay Koti
    Idea worship : mindfulness in medical school / Andrew Kadler
    How to find the strength to keep going : words of advice from a third-year / Jarna Shah
    Wounded healers / Ajay Koti
    Rite of passage / Nita Chen
    Booster / Jennifer Tsai
    CMO : comfort measures only, not morphine drip only / Reza Hosseini Ghomi
    From birth to death : a recollection of the third year / Chris Meltsakos
    The inevitable / Punita Shroff
    Life song / Sophia Tolliver
    False song? The story of Mr. R. / Faryal Osman
    Try again : experiencing failure as a medical student / Sadhana Rajamoorthi
    Stars, dollar bills and other essentials / Morgan Shier
    Breeze / Jennifer Tsai
    N'ap kenbe/we're holding on / Christopher Hudson
    Half of a year, halfway across the world / Sadhana Rajamoorthi
    The problem with playing doctor / Shraddha Dalwadi
    Perspectives from the bike : a look at an Ecuadorian hospital / Brian Lefchak
    An afternoon with a Swazi boy / Brent Schnipke
    On a mission / Victoria Psomiadis
    More than a number : the patient's story / Peter Wingfield
    On becoming a doctor : excellent medical student, terrible clinician / Amy Ho
    A letter to myself, future resident, on dealing with myself, current medical student / Lindsay Heuser
    "Are there any physicians on board, we have a medical emergency" / Manik Aggarwal --Is it better to trust or to hope? / Robert Ethel.
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    Haibo Song, Jian'er Yao, editors.
    Summary: This book systematically describes the achievements and current situation of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) industry in China. It consists of eight parts, including the overview on the IVD industry in China in 2019, hot technologies and products of IVD industry, academic, technological and product development in the field of IVD, such as biochemical diagnosis, immune-diagnosis, molecular diagnosis, blood and body fluid diagnosis, microbial detection, point-of-care testing, laboratory assembly line, etc. This book is compiled by an editorial committee composed of well-known entrepreneurs, experts and professors in IVD industry in China. It is a reference book for practitioners of IVD industry, medical laboratory and medical staffs all over the world.

    Contents:
    Policy and Environment
    Current Situation and Progress
    Opportunities and Challenges
    Opinions and Suggestions
    Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
    Introduction of Hot Technologies and Products for Blood Coagulation Detection
    Development and Prospect of Laboratory Automation
    Clinical Application and Prospect of Automatic Examination Technology
    Biochemical Diagnosis
    Immune Diagnosis
    Molecular Diagnosis
    Clinical Testing
    Microbiological Detection
    Point-of-care Testing
    Mergers and Acquisitions of China's IVD Industry
    Overseas Mergers and Acquisitions.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
  • Digital
    edited by Kay Elder, Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge, Brian Dale Centre for Assisted Reproduction, Naples.
    Contents:
    Review of cell and molecular biology
    Endocrine control of reproduction: controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for ART
    Gametes and gametogenesis
    Sperm-oocyte interaction
    First stages of development
    Implantation and early stages of fetal development
    Stem cell biology
    The clinical in-vitro fertilization laboratory
    Quality management in the IVF laboratory
    Sperm and ART
    Oocyte retrieval and embryo culture
    Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos
    Micromanipulation techniques
    Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
    Epigenetics and assisted reproduction.
    Digital Access Cambridge 2019
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    edited by Zsolt Peter Nagy, Alex C. Varghese, Ashok Agarwal.
    Summary: Now in its revised and expanded second edition - including over 20 new chapters - this comprehensive textbook remains a unique and accessible description of the current and developing diagnostic and treatment techniques and technologies comprising in vitro fertilization (IVF). Arranged thematically in sections, each chapter covers a key topic in IVF in a sensible presentation. Parts one and two describe the planning, design and organization of an ART unit and IVF laboratory and equipment and systems, respectively. The sections that follow provide detailed descriptions of IVF techniques, embryo culture methods, sperm processing and selection, insemination procedures, micromanipulation, embryo evaluation, cryopreservation, and embryo transfer. Concluding sections address issues of management and regulation of ART labs across the globe, as well as special topics and emerging techniques and devices. Chapter authors, all experts in the field, contribute their expertise from around the world. With the addition of learning key points and review questions at the beginning and end of each chapter, this new edition of In Vitro Fertilization is a readily accessible, high quality instructional resource for reproductive medicine trainees at all levels. Practicing reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, and embryologists also will find value in the book, as will infertility researchers.

    Contents:
    Assisted reproductive technologies to prevent transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease
    Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Transfer: Human Applications and Concerns
    Embryo culture and phenotype of the offspring
    Traceability in ART
    The Role of Mitochondria in the Establishment of Developmental Competence in Early Human Development
    Cytoskeletal architecture of human oocytes with a focus on centrosomes and their significant role in fertilization
    Molecular Mining of Follicular Fluid for Reliable Biomarkers of Human Oocyte and Embryo Developmental Competence
    Livestock Production via Micromanipulation endorf Micromanipulator: Setup and Operation of Electronic Micromanipulators.-Oocyte Treatment and Preparation for Microinjection
    Piezo-ICSI
    Traditional Embryo Morphology Evaluation: From the Zygote to the Blastocyst Stage
    Predicting Embryo Implantation Potential Using Video Monitoring By the Embryoscope Time-Lapse System
    Predicting Embryo Developmental Potential and Viability Using Automated Time-Lapse Analysis
    Proteomics and Metabolomics
    Amino Acid Turnover as a Biomarker of Embryo Viability
    Microfluidics and Microanalytics to Facilitate Quantitative Assessment of Human Embryo Physiology
    Assisted Hatching of Human Embryos for Successful Implantation
    Polar Body Biopsy
    Cleavage-Stage Embryo Biopsy
    Current and Novel Methods for Chromosome Testing.-Embryo Biopsy for PGD: Current Perspective
    Sperm Cryopreservation
    Technologies of Cryoprotectant-free Vitrification of Human Spermatozoa: Asepticity as Criterionn of Effectiveness
    Slow Freezing of Oocytes
    Vitrification: Methods Contributing to Successful Cyopreservation Outcomes
    Oocyte Vitrification and Current Clinical Applications
    Slow Freezing of Embryos
    Vitrification of Embryos
    Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation
    Establishing and Managing Donor Oocyte Banking
    Single Embryo Transfer
    Embryo Transfer: Techniques and Trouble shooting
    G-CSF and GM-CSF: Clinical applications in reproductive medicine
    The Freeze All Cycle: A New Paradigm Shift in ART
    IVF Data Management: From Clipboards to Smart Apps
    Regulation of the ART Laboratory
    Legislation in the UK
    Regulation, Licensing, and Accreditation of the ART Laboratory in Europe
    Regulation, Licensing, and Accreditation of the ART Laboratory in Brazil
    Regulation, Licensing and Accreditation of ART Laboratories in Australia
    Trouble Shooting In Ivf Laboratories
    Benchmarking and Decision Making in the IVF Laboratory
    Automation, Artificial Intelligence and innovations in the future of IVF
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    edited by Gabor Kovacs, Peter Brinsden, Alan DeCherney.
    Summary: The birth of Louise Joy Brown - the world's first baby born following in-vitro fertilization - heralded a medical revolution. Forty years later, many thousands of babies are born each year following IVF. Assisted reproduction is a global industry with a multi-billion dollar turnover. It is a complex mix of science, clinical management, bioethics, and commercial imperatives. Many of the pioneers of IVF are still with us and have a fascinating tale to tell. Here, they relate the story of the development of IVF and related technologies in a way that will prove invaluable to future generations of practitioners seeking to understand the genesis of the specialty. This is not an academic history: rather it takes an informal and anecdotal approach; informing and entertaining for generations of past, present and future medical and scientific specialists of IVF, alongside the millions of parents, who celebrated the successes of IVF treatment worldwide.
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    editor, Mukta M. Webber ; associate editor, Lea I. Sekely.
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    v. 1. Carcinomas of the esophagus and colon.--
    v. 2. Carcinomas of the liver and pancreas.--
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    Michela Chiappalone, Valentina Pasquale, Monica Frega, editors.
    Summary: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the incredible advances achieved in the study of in vitro neuronal networks for use in basic and applied research. These cultures of dissociated neurons offer a perfect trade-off between complex experimental models and theoretical modeling approaches giving new opportunities for experimental design but also providing new challenges in data management and interpretation. Topics include culturing methodologies, neuroengineering techniques, stem cell derived neuronal networks, techniques for measuring network activity, and recent improvements in large-scale data analysis. The book ends with a series of case studies examining potential applications of these technologies.

    Contents:
    1. Past, present and future of neuronal models in vitro
    2. In vitro models of neural disorders
    3. Neuronal cultures and nanomaterials
    4. Advances in Human Stem Cell Derived Neuronal Cell Culturing and Analysis
    5. Large scale, high-resolution microelectrode arrays for interrogation of neurons and networks
    6. Multi-site intracellular recordings
    7. From MEAs to MOAs: the next generation of bioelectronic interfaces for neuronal cultures
    8. Scaling spike detection and sorting for next generation electrophysiology
    9. Burst detection methods
    10. Reconstruction of functional connectivity from multi-electrode recordings and calcium imaging
    11. Open-source tools for processing and analysis of in vitro extracellular neuronal signals
    12. Screening chemicals for potential neurotoxicity and developmental neurotoxicity using neural networks grown on MEAs
    13. Long-term activity dynamics of single neurons and networks
    14. Electrical and optical closed-loop systems.
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    Manoj Kumar, Annamalai Muthusamy, Vivek Kumar, Neera Bhalla-Sarin, editors.
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    edited by Anna Bal-Price, Paul Jennings.
    Summary: In Vitro Toxicology Systems brings together important issues and considerations needed in order to develop a workable, reliable, integrated testing strategy for the replacement of animals in toxicity testing regimes. This thorough volume includes sections on in vitro models for systemic organ toxicity, neurotoxicity, sensory organs, immunotoxicity and reproductive toxicity and addresses how stem cells may be used going forward. The book also tackles difficult areas of toxicology such as carcinogenicity and nanotoxicology, with additional chapters dedicated to kinetics, metabolism, and in vitro in vivo extrapolation. The book also addresses biological processes such as stress response pathways and mechanistic biomarkers and how these can be uncovered and measured using high content approaches. Reliable and authoritative, In Vitro Toxicology Systems will be of benefit not only to students, scientists, and regulators working in the field of chemical safety assessment but also to a wider scientific audience.

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    Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction
    1.The Past, Present, and Future of Chemical Risk Assessment / Alice Limonciel
    pt. II Systemic Organ Toxicity
    2.In Vitro Systems for Hepatotoxicity Testing / Patricio Godoy
    3.In Vitro Methods for Cardiotoxicity Testing / Agapios Sachinidis
    4.Renal Cell Culture / Gerhard Gstraunthaler
    5.Cellular Models for In Vitro Lung Toxicology / Oliver H. Wittekindt
    pt. III Neurotoxicity
    6.In Vitro Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing: Relevant Models and Endpoints / Helena T. Hogberg
    7.Blood
    Brain Barrier In Vitro Models and Their Applications in Toxicology / Maxime Culot
    pt. IV Sensory Organ Models
    8.Ocular Toxicity / Valerie Zuang
    9.In Vitro Models for Ototoxic Research / Michael G. Leitner
    pt. V Other Organs and Aspects
    10.Dermal Toxicity: Skin Sensitization / Silvia Casati
    11.Immunotoxicity / Thomas Hartung
    12.Reproductive Toxicity / Cesare Galli --
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    Golshan Latifi, Scott Hau.
    Summary: In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in Eye Disease is a comprehensive new text that covers the latest advances in the field of in vivo confocal imaging. It presents a detailed overview of the basic anatomy of the different part of the cornea, conjunctiva and adnexal structures. It discusses the use of in vivo confocal microscopy in a range of clinical applications including the diagnosis of infective keratitis, corneal dystrophies, cornea nerves, conjunctival diseases and their differentiating features. Numerous confocal images, clinical pictures, other paraclinical images and histopathology slides of different ocular pathologies are examined and presented throughout the text. This book systematically reviews the use of confocal imaging in basic science of ocular tissues to the diagnosis of eye disease assembled in a single volume. It provides an up to date resource with an in depth review of scientific literature relating to both the clinical and research application of in vivo confocal microscopy in eye disease. The book ends with a discussion on non-ocular application of in vivo confocal microscopy and future developments including other emerging imaging technologies. This text will provide an invaluable resource for those who are interested in ocular imaging and it represents a timely resource for all practicing and trainee ophthalmologists.

    Contents:
    Intro
    Contents
    Principles of In Vivo Confocal Microscopy
    Optical Principles
    Types of Confocal Microscopes
    Tandem Scanning Confocal Microscope
    Slit-Scanning Confocal Microscope
    Swept-Field Confocal Microscope
    Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope (LSCM)
    Noncontact Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
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    Normal Anatomy
    Introduction
    Precorneal Tear Film
    Corneal Anatomy
    Epithelium
    Bowman's Layer
    Dendritic Cells
    Stroma
    Cornea Nerves
    Descemet's Membrane
    Endothelium
    Limbus
    References
    Inflammation and Keratitis
    Introduction Acute Inflammation
    Neutrophils (Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils)
    Dendritic Cells
    Erythrocytes and Other Inflammatory Cells
    Stroma
    Endothelium: Keratic Precipitates
    Microbial Keratitis
    Bacterial Keratitis
    Acanthamoeba Keratitis
    Fungal Keratitis
    Corneal Nerve and Dendritic Cellular Response in Bacterial, Acanthamoeba and Fungal Keratitis
    Microsporidia Keratitis
    Diagnostic Accuracy of IVCM in Acanthamoeba and Fungal Keratitis
    Viral Keratitis
    Herpes Simplex Keratitis and Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
    Cytomegalovirus Endotheliitis
    References Corneal Dystrophies
    Epithelial and Subepithelial Dystrophies
    Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy (EBMD) (OMIM 121820) [1]
    Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy (MECD) (OMIM 122100) [1]
    Gelatinous Drop-Like Corneal Dystrophy (GDLD) (OMIM 204870) [1]
    Epithelial-Stromal TGFBI Dystrophies
    Reis-Bucklers Corneal Dystrophy (RBCD) (OMIM 608470) [1]
    Thiel-Behnke Corneal Dystrophy (TBCD) (OMIM 602082) [1]
    Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1 (Classic) (LCD1) and Variants (OMIM 122200) [1]
    Granular Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1 (Classic) (GCD1) (OMIM 121900) [1]
    Stromal Dystrophies Macular Corneal Dystrophy (MCD) (OMIM 217800) [1]
    Schnyder Corneal Dystrophy (SCD) (OMIM 21800) [1]
    Congenital Stromal Corneal Dystrophy (CSCD) (OMIM 610048) [1]
    Endothelial Dystrophies
    Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy (PPCD)
    Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD)
    References
    Conjunctiva and Limbus
    Normal Conjunctiva and Changes with Ageing
    Bulbar Conjunctiva
    Palpebral Conjunctiva
    Conjunctiva in Dry Eye Disease
    Normal Corneoscleral Limbus
    Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
    Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia (OSSN) Pigmented Lesions of the Conjunctiva
    Glaucoma and Filtering Bleb
    Lid Margin, Palpebral Conjunctiva and Meibomian Glands (MG)
    Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD)
    Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC)
    Trachoma
    References
    Corneal Nerves
    Embryology of Corneal Innervation
    Origin of Corneal Innervation
    Organization of Corneal Innervation
    Types of Corneal Nerve Fibers
    Normal Human Corneal Innervation
    Corneal Nerve Alterations in Contact Lens Wear
    Corneal Nerve Alterations Following Corneal Surgery
    Refractive Surgery
    Penetrating Keratoplasty
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    Toru Takebayashi, Robert Landsiedel, Masashi Gamo, editors.
    Summary: This edited volume discusses the short-term inhalation study (STIS) and intratracheal administration, the two major in vivo inhalation-toxicity screening methods, which play an important role in efficient hazard evaluation. It also provides a general overview of the inhalation toxicity of nanomaterials and related issues. For each screening method, it provides up-to-date information on the test procedures, interpretation of the test results, useful applications, and related technologies. In view of the increasing variety of nanomaterials in practical use, the book offers a basis for building a framework for grouping and read-across assessments of nanomaterials. With contributions by academic and industrial experts, In vivo Inhalation Toxicity Screening Methods for Manufactured Nanomaterials is a pragmatic reference resource for readers who are responsible for assessing the safety of nanomaterials in R&D and business, as well as researchers.

    Contents:
    1 The role of in vivo screening studies in assessing manufactured nanomaterials
    Part 1 Short Term Inhalation Study
    2. The short-term inhalation study (STIS) as a range finder and screening tool in a tiered grouping strategy
    3. Use of short-term inhalation study to obtain initial hazard data and prepare for subacute and subchronic inhalation studies, and toxicokinetic studies
    4. Subchronic inhalation Toxicity Study with a Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofiber in Male and Female Rats (OECD 413)
    Does nanofiber exposure have adverse impacts on the cardiovascular system?
    Part 2 Intratracheal Administration Study
    5. Comparison of responses in rat lung following inhalation and intratracheal administration of nanoparticles
    6. Standardization of intratracheal instillation study of manufactured nanomaterials
    7. Sample preparation and the chracterization for Intratracheal Administration
    8. Development of intra-tracheal intra-pulmonary spraying (TIPS) as an alternative assay method for testing chronic toxicity and carcinogenic potential of multiwall carbon nanotubes
    9. Equivalence Criteria for Nanomaterials Developed from Results of a Comparative Study using Intratracheal Administration
    10. Toxicokinetics of nano materials after the intratracheal administration
    11. In Vitro Alveolar Epithelial Models toward the Prediction of Cytotoxicity Tests and Translocation Studies of Nanoparticles. .
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    Domenico Ribatti, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy, National Cancer Institute "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy.
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    The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane
    The corneal assay for angiogenesis
    The matrigel implant assay
    The sponge implant model
    The disk angiogenesis system
    The drosal air sac model
    The chamber assays
    The zebrafish
    Animal tumor models.
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    Jean-Marie Saudubray, Matthias R. Baumgartner, John Walter (eds.).
    Contents:
    Section I Diagnosis and Treatment: General Principles
    Section II Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
    Section III Disorders of Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism
    Section IV Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism and Transport
    Section V Vitamin-Responsive Disorders
    Section VI Neurotransmitter and Small Peptide Disorders
    Section VII Disorders of Lipid and Bile Acid Metabolism
    Section VIII Disorders of Nucleic and Heme Metabolism
    35 Disorders of Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
    36 Disorders of Haem Biosynthesis
    Section IX Disorders of Metal Transport
    Section X Organelle-Related Disorders: Lysosomes, Peroxisomes, and Golgi and Pre-Golgi Systems
    Section XI Appendices.
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    Jean-Marie Saudubray, Matthias R. Baumgartner, Ángeles García-Cazorla, John Walter, editors.
    Summary: This 7th edition is a milestone in the series of Inborn Metabolic Diseases (IMD), recognised as the standard textbook for professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of IMD. Within the last 5 years a Copernican revolution in our understanding of IMD has changed the definition, concepts, paradigms, and classification. This new edition now extends the concept of IMD to include those disturbances in molecular machinery diagnosed by molecular techniques but currently without measurable metabolic markers. Contents A clinical and biochemical approach to the diagnosis and management of IEM with many diagnostic algorithms for patients of all ages and with a particular focus on neurological presentations. Separate, comprehensive sections on IMD classified in 3 major pathophysiological categories: disorders of energy metabolism, both mitochondrial and non-mitochondrial; small molecule disorders, mostly diagnosed with metabolic markers; and complex molecules disorders, mostly diagnosed with molecular techniques. Two new chapters, describing around 600 disorders of nucleic acid metabolism, tRNA metabolism, ribosomal biogenesis, and cellular trafficking. The Editors Jean-Marie Saudubray, M.D., Senior Editor, is Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, Paris. Matthias R. Baumgartner, M.D., is Professor of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Diseases, University of Zurich, and Head of the Division of Metabolism and the Swiss Newborn Screening Programme at the University Children's Hospital, Zurich. Ángeles García-Cazorla MD, PhD., is Professor of Paediatric Neurology and Head of the Neurometabolic Unit and Director of Research in Neurology at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona. John H. Walter, M.D. is Honorary Clinical Professor of Inherited Metabolic Medicine, Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester. .

    Contents:
    I Diagnosis and treatment: General principles
    II Disorders of Energy Metabolism
    III Small Molecule Disorders
    Section IV Complex Molecule Disorders and Cellular Trafficking Disorders
    Section V Appendices.
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    compiled and edited by Phillip L. Altman and Dorothy Dittmer Katz.
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    v. 1. Mouse and rat
    v. 2. Hamster, guinea pig, rabbit, and chicken.
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    [edited by] Kaye D. Westmark, Dong H. Kim, Roy F. Riascos.
    Summary: "Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management: A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists presents a streamlined, case-based approach to 50 commonly seen incidental findings in neuroimaging. Edited by Kaye D. Westmark, Dong H. Kim, and Roy F. Riascos, this unique book provides the necessary knowledge to manage significant unexpected findings-from identification and analysis to efficacious interventions. With collaborative contributions from neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, otolaryngologists, body and musculoskeletal imaging experts, endocrinologists, and hematologists/oncologists, this resource encompasses a wide spectrum of incidental findings. Organized into six sections, the book starts with normal variants that are extremely important to recognize in order to avoid unwarranted additional testing and unnecessary stress for the patient. Subsequent sections detail abnormalities that require extensive clinical evaluation in order to determine ideal management. These include incidental findings for extracranial, extraspinal, intracranial, and intraspinal imaging. The final section outlines CT and MR imaging artifacts that are particularly concerning because they may mimic more dangerous pathologies while degrading imaging quality and obscuring real findings. Key Features Key findings and differential diagnosis are listed for each entity Diagnostic decision trees present algorithms in an easy-to-understand manner Artifact analyses explain the technical reason for each artifact and what can be done to mitigate effects Clinical Q&As connect the radiologic diagnosis with actual case management decisions and provide in-depth background information that is applicable to management in various scenarios This essential guide will help trainee and practicing neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists interpret incidental spine and brain imaging findings and make clinically informed, complex treatment decisions"-- Provided by publisher.
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    Sabine Weckbach, editor.
    Summary: This book covers incidental radiological findings (IFs) from different perspectives, provides interesting ethical background information, highlights the differences between IFs in clinical routine and during research studies, explains the management of IFs with reference to practices in different countries. The prevalence of IFs is increasing due to the wider use of modern imaging modalities in routine clinical practice and large population-based cohort studies. The reporting of these findings may lead to further diagnostic investigations and treatment and must therefore be handled with knowledge and care. The management of IFs in clinical routine is regulated by the guidelines of the different academic societies, while management in the setting of research studies depends on a variety of factors. In general, IFs must be disclosed to the imaged subject if they are potentially clinically relevant, but subjects must also be protected from the consequences of false positive findings. This book, written by distinguished experts in their fields, discusses all these issues and will be of interest to radiologists, other clinicians, and radiographers/technicians.
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    Charlotte Sweeney and Fleur Bothwick.
    Contents:
    About the authors
    Acknowledgements
    Foreword from larry hirst cbe
    Introduction
    Starting out
    What is "starting out"?
    Assessing your current position
    Creating the case for change
    Building a strategic plan
    Your role as a change agent
    Who is there to help? : working with external providers
    Taking the leap
    Building your team
    Communicating the change
    Bias and unconscious bias training
    Talent management : recruitment to career development
    Talent management : reward to exit
    Networks
    Achieving change
    Inclusive leadership development
    New ways of working
    Removing barriers and obstacles
    Thinking global, acting local
    Reaping the rewards
    Measuring impact and realising the benefits
    Embedding your strategy into the culture
    Leveraging d & i in the market
    Looking forward
    Conclusion
    References.
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    by Norbert Jaušovec and Anja Pahor.
    Summary: "The finding that working memory training can increase fluid intelligence triggered a great number of cognitive training studies, the results of which have been fiercely debated among experts. The finding also prompted a surge of commercial versions of these working memory training programs. Increasing Intelligence overviews contemporary approaches and techniques designed to increase general cognitive ability in healthy individuals. The book covers behavioral training and different electrical stimulation methods such as TMS, tDCS, tACS, and tRNS, along with alternative approaches ranging from neurofeedback to cognitive-enhancing drugs. It describes crucial brain features that underlie intelligent behavior and discusses theoretical and technical shortcomings of the reported studies, then goes on to suggest avenues for future research and inquiry."--Publisher's website.

    Contents:
    The Mystery of Intelligence
    The Biological Background of Intelligence
    Raising Intelligence by Means of Behavioral Training
    Changing Brain Activity, Increasing Intelligence: Transcranial Electrical and Magnetic Stimulation
    Other Approaches: From Neurofeedback to Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs
    Once Upon a Time We Were on the Moon
    Index.
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    Philip J. Tofilon, Kevin Camphausen, editors.
    Summary: Current cancer therapies are focused on three general strategies: modifying intrinsic radiosensitivity via molecular targeting, manipulating microenvironmental factors to enhance tumor susceptibility to radiation, and improving delivery of radiation to critical tumor locations while sparing normal tissues. The goal of this volume is to describe a number of promising approaches corresponding to each strategy. In general, research in radiation oncology tends to be siloed into fundamental biology, physics or treatment delivery. The strategies for improving therapeutic ratio encompassed in this book will involve each of these components of radiation oncology. Thus, they will illustrate the variety of disparate approaches available for potentially improving the efficacy of radiotherapy, which may then stimulate discussion across disciplines and foster further translational investigations. Although a goal of each chapter will be to highlight advances within an approach, of equal importance will be the delineation of barriers to successful clinical application and how to overcome or minimize such impediments. Along these lines, because therapeutic ratio incorporates both tumor and normal tissue radio response, a point of emphasis will be the mechanistic rationale for selectively modifying tumor (sensitization) or normal cells (protection). Finally, whereas the literature is replete with studies describing potential targets/strategies for increasing the therapeutic ratio for radiotherapy, this book will focus on those supported by in vivo data consistent with impending translational application along with those that are already being evaluated in the clinic.
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    Alexandre Trifilieff, editor.
    Summary: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multi-component condition that results in increasingly limited airflow, usually associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lung. It constitutes a major public health burden worldwide, while only very few effective therapies are available. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Onbrez Breezhaler, a newly approved once-daily inhaled 2 agonist for the treatment of COPD. It reviews the current pharmacotherapy for COPD and discusses topics such as the chemical design and the pre-clinical pharmacology of the molecule, the early clinical development, the INHANCE study (which provides a successful example of the use of an adaptive design in the confirmatory setting) and the Phase III clinical efficacy study, as well as the history and performance of the Breezhaler device. Finally, a list of emerging targets is included that could well offer future treatment options for COPD.

    Contents:
    Current Pharmacotherapy for COPD / James F. Donohue, Matthew C. Miles and Jill A. Ohar
    The Preclinical Pharmacology of Indacaterol / Alexandre Trifilieff, Steven J. Charlton and Robin A. Fairhurst
    The Design of the Indacaterol Molecule / Robin A. Fairhurst, Steven J. Charlton and Alexandre Trifilieff
    The Early Clinical Development of Indacaterol / Jutta Beier and Kai M. Beeh
    INHANCE: An Adaptive Confirmatory Study with Dose Selection at Interim / David Lawrence, Frank Bretz and Stuart Pocock
    Phase 3 Clinical Efficacy Studies: Lung Function / Ronald Dahl
    Phase III Clinical Efficacy of Indacaterol: Patient-Centered Outcomes / Donald A. Mahler
    The History and Performance of the Breezhaler Device / David Young, Lee Wood, Dilraj Singh and Juergen Dederichs
    What Does the Future Hold for the Therapy of COPD? / Peter J. Barnes.
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    Richard M. Duffy, Brendan D. Kelly ; With contributions by Soumitra Pathare, Arjun Kapoor.
    Summary: This book comprehensively discusses the background to the passing of India's revolutionary Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, offering a detailed description of the Act itself and a rigorous analysis in the context of the CRPD and the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for mental health law. It examines the fine balance, between complying with the CRPD while still delivering practical, humane, and implementable legislation. It explores how this legislation was shaped by the WHO standards and provides insights into areas where the Indian legislators deviated from these guidelines and why. Taking India as an example, it highlights what is possible in other low- and middle-income countries. Further it covers key issues in mental health, identifying potential competing interests and exploring the difficulties and limitations of international guidelines. The book is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, non-governmental organizations and all mental healthcare workers in India and anyone studying human rights law.

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    Intro
    Acknowledgements
    Contents
    Introduction
    Abstract
    Introduction
    References
    About the Authors
    Abbreviations
    List of Tables
    Part I Mental Health Law and the Role of International Standards
    1 Background to Mental Health Law
    1.1 The Pre-history of Mental Health Law
    1.2 A Timeline of Mental Health Law
    1.2.1 Poor Laws and the Protection of Property
    1.2.2 Early Residential Care
    1.2.3 The Asylum Era
    1.2.4 Deinstitutionalization
    1.2.5 Rights-Based Mental Health Law
    1.3 Political and Ideologically Driven Legislation Relating to Mental Illness 1.3.1 Military Psychiatry
    1.3.2 Eugenics
    1.3.3 Key Events and the Protection of Society
    1.3.4 Legislation Relating to Suicide
    1.3.5 Forensic Psychiatry
    1.3.6 Marriage Laws
    1.4 Summary
    1.4.1 India's Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
    References
    2 The United Nations and Mental Health Law
    2.1 The United Nations and Human Rights
    2.2 The United Nations' Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care (1991)
    2.3 The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) 2.3.1 Innovations of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
    2.3.2 Criticism of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' Impact on People with Mental Illness
    2.4 The United Nations' Human Rights Council
    References
    3 The World Health Organization and Mental Health Law
    3.1 The World Health Organization and the International Classification of Diseases
    3.2 The World Health Organization's Mental Health Care Law: Ten Basic Principles (1996)
    3.3 World Mental Health Atlas (2001-2017)
    3.4 The World Health Report (2001) 3.5 The World Health Organization Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation (2005)
    3.6 Mental Health and Development (2010)
    3.7 World Health Organization Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 (2013)
    3.8 World Health Organization QualityRights Initiative (2012)
    References
    Part II Mental Health Legislation in India
    4 History of Mental Health Legislation in India
    4.1 Early Mental Healthcare in India
    4.2 Early Mental Health Legislation in India
    4.3 Indian Lunacy Act, 1912
    4.4 Constitution of India, 1949 and Representation of the People Act, 1950 4.5 India's Mental Health Act, 1987
    4.6 Modern Indian Legislation
    References
    5 India's Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
    5.1 Background to India's Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
    5.2 Provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
    5.2.1 'Preliminary' Matters and Definitions
    5.2.2 'Rights and Entitlements'
    5.2.3 'Education'
    5.2.4 'Skill Development and Employment'
    5.2.5 'Social Security, Health, Rehabilitation and Recreation'
    5.2.6 'Special Provisions for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities'
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    Sanjeev Kelkar.
    Summary: This book brings together all the major components of the private health care sector in India, with detailed description of its evolution, the foundational ideas, its development, the positives and ill effects on the population. It suggests intelligible and practical remedies for public good. The book presents a comprehensive review of private health care sectors resistance to Indian Governments reforms like the National Medical Commission, NEET, Clinical Establishment Act and the new boost to the traditional medicine by the Indian government. The author has discussed contentious areas like Corporate Hospitals, Capitation Fee Colleges, Pharmaceutical Industry, Western Models in Health Care, Integration of Medical Systems, Ayushman Bharat Scheme, Health Insurance and Public Private Partnership on a massive scale.

    Contents:
    Corporate Hospitals
    Capitation Fee Colleges
    Perspectives on Pharmaceutical Industry
    Pharmaceutical Industry and Clinical Medicine
    Regulations and Regulators in Health Care
    Clinical Establishment Act and Reservations in Medical Education
    The Western Model in Disease and Health Care Delivery
    Health Insurance, National Health Protection Scheme, Public-Private Partnership
    Integration of Medical Systems: A Theoretical Perspective and Practical Blueprint.
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    Sanjeev Kelkar.
    Summary: This book describes the present awful state of India's Public Health Care Delivery, its dismal planning and implementation. It argues that it can be remedied comprehensively and effectively, using its own already present resources. A radical re-evaluation of some sacrosanct ideas and discarding many of these, especially in Primary Care and its structure is required. It can be done without disadvantage to the last man served. This book starts with the sea change India has undergone and emphasizes new ways of managing health. High quality work force creation and its deployment, an unsolved problem is effectively given a solution. The bulk of the book discusses the entire public health care structure and function and how it can be newly laid out with proper work force allocation, hitherto grossly inadequate, including professionals from other training backgrounds. It is total solution that will help India to achieve the goal of Universal Health Care.

    Contents:
    Chapter 1 Social and Philosophical Basis of Reorganization.- Chapter 2 Shortages of Doctors and Government Medical Colleges.- Chapter 3 Medical Education.- Chapter 4 The de novo Manpower Deployment Processes.- Chapter 5 Primary Care, Government Planning and National Rural Health Mission.- Chapter 6 Structure and Function 1
    The Primary Health Centers.- Chapter 7 Structure and Function 2
    The Community Health Centers.- Chapter 8 Structure and Function 3
    Expectations and Realization.- Chapter 9 Structure and Function 4
    The Final Picture.- Appendix 1: Work Profiles Community Workers and PHC Medical Officer.- Appendix 2 Controversies Surrounding the AYUSH System of Medicine.
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    Virendra Ghaisas.
    Summary: Each racial and ethnic population has their own nasal characteristics, which need to be considered when planning rhinoplasty surgery. This book is probably the first of its kind in the Indian context highlighting the goal of maintaining ethnic identity congruent with the patients facial features and establishing Indian standards for gauging the success of the surgery. This is important as most of the rhinoplasty books have addressed these issues of the Caucasian or southeast Asian population and Caucasian normative standards of facial analysis. This book provides a broader understanding of ethnically specific features. It highlights the regional variations within India and their implications for rhinoplasty Surgery, thereby filling the void of lack of knowledge of the intricacies of surgery on Indian noses. It deals with important topics such as preoperative evaluations, determining factors such as thickness and texture of skin along with the various complications that may be encountered. It simplifies and facilitates learning with numerous pre-operative, intra-operative, and postoperative photographs. This book provides a systematic approach to Rhinoplasty surgery in Indian patients with an emphasis on addressing the functional aspects along with the cosmetic aspects. This book is a must-have for trainees in rhinoplasty and plastic surgery courses along with facial plastic surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, and aesthetic surgeons operating on the Indian population across the globe.

    Contents:
    Intro
    Foreword
    Contents
    About the Author
    My Journey
    1: How to Start Journey of Rhinoplasty for Beginners
    2: An Overview of the Anthropological Perspective of Indian Noses and Its Implications for Rhinoplasty
    2.1 Effect of Migration
    2.2 Effect of Climate
    2.3 Interregional Variations of Some Nasal Parameters
    2.4 Nasal Index
    2.4.1 Nasal Index (Doddi et al.)
    3: Evaluation of Rhinoplasty Patients
    3.1 During Patient's First Visit
    3.1.1 Patient's Approach to Surgery
    3.1.2 Surgeon's Approach to Surgery
    3.1.3 Examination 3.1.3.1 General Examination
    3.1.3.2 Examination of the Nose
    3.1.4 Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy
    3.2 Evaluation During Second Detailed Visit of the Patient
    3.2.1 Patients' Expectations
    3.2.2 Psychological Assessment
    3.2.2.1 Body Dysmorphic Syndrome
    3.2.2.2 Questionnaire
    3.2.3 Background and Ethnicity of the Patient
    3.2.4 Functional Assessment
    3.2.5 Analysis of Facial Aesthetics
    3.2.6 Analysis of the Nose
    3.2.6.1 Pre-operative Clinical Correlation
    3.2.6.2 Internal Nasal Valve (Fig. 3.18) 3.2.6.3 Analysis of Artistic or Aesthetic Beauty of the Face
    3.2.6.4 Facial Asymmetry (Figs. 3.21, 3.22 and 3.23)
    3.2.6.5 Photography
    3.2.6.6 Medical Photography (Figs. 3.33, 3.34, 3.35, 3.36 and 3.37)
    3.2.6.7 Rhinomanometry (Fig. 3.38)
    3.2.6.8 3D Software Analysis and Reconstruction (Fig. 3.39)
    4: Basic Rhinoplasty Surgery
    4.1 Operative Planning
    4.1.1 Anaesthesia
    4.1.2 Incision (Figs. 4.7, 4.8, 4.9 and 4.10)
    4.1.3 Dissection (Figs. 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 and 4.14)
    4.1.4 Approach to the Septum (Figs. 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18 and 4.19)
    4.1.5 Septoplasty 4.1.6 Osteotomy (Figs. 4.28, 4.29, 4.30, 4.31 and 4.32)
    4.1.7 Surgery of Middle One-Third of the Nose
    4.1.8 Surgery of Lower One-Third of the Nose
    4.1.9 Closure
    4.1.10 Alaplasty (Explained in Detail in Chap. 9)
    4.2 Post-Operative Care
    4.2.1 Immediate Post-op Care
    4.2.2 Late Post-op Care
    4.3 Documentation
    4.4 Note on Piezoelectric Device
    5: Nasal Septum
    5.1 Internal Nasal Valve Area (Fig. 5.2)
    5.2 Acoustic Rhinometry
    5.3 Etiology of Nasal Septal Deviations
    5.3.1 Classification of Nasal Septal Deviations
    5.3.2 Examination of the Patient 5.4 Steps of Septoplasty
    5.5 Paediatric Septorhinoplasty
    6: Saddle Nose Deformity: Augmentation Rhinoplasty
    6.1 Modified Classification for Indian Patients
    6.2 Skin Thickness
    6.3 Classification
    6.4 Salient Features of Commonly Used Augmentation Techniques
    6.5 Structural Grafting
    6.6 Spreader Grafts
    6.7 Extended Spreader Graft
    6.8 Grafts
    6.9 Post-Operative Period
    6.10 Complication
    6.11 Conclusion
    7: Dorsal Nasal Hump Deformity: Reduction Rhinoplasty
    7.1 Cartilaginous Hump
    7.1.1 Treatment
    7.2 Bony and Cartilaginous Hump
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    Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, editors.
    Summary: This book offers a comprehensive account of India's four biodiversity hotspots: the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With a focus on tropical rainforests, it includes more than 30 chapters covering different vertebrate fauna e.g. fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as topics such as conservation and management aspects. Written by experts in the field of biodiversity conservation and management, it offers ample new insights into a number of subjects related to the faunal communities of tropical forest ecosystems, providing a valuable resource for conservationists and researchers in the field of flora and fauna diversity.

    Contents:
    Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Editors;
    1: Biodiversity Hotspots in India; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Biogeographic Zones of India; 1.3 Biodiversity in India; 1.4 The Biodiversity Hotspots Concept; 1.5 Indian Biodiversity Hotspots; 1.6 Hotspot: The Himalaya; 1.7 Biodiversity; 1.8 Hotspot: Indo-Burma; 1.9 Biodiversity; 1.10 Hotspot: Western Ghats and Sri Lanka; 1.11 Biodiversity; 1.12 Hotspot: Sundaland; 1.13 Important Major Fauna of Sundaland Hotspots (Nicobar Islands); 1.13.1 Coconut Crab, Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767). 1.13.2 Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis (Blyth, 1846)1.13.3 Nicobar Tree Shrew Tupaia nicobarica (Zelebor, 1869); 1.13.4 Nicobar Long-Tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis umbrosa (Miller, 1902); 1.13.5 Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea; 1.14 Major Threats to the Biodiversity; 1.15 Threats to Species and Genetic Diversity; 1.16 Government of India Efforts for Conservation of Biodiversity; 1.16.1 Protected Areas; 1.16.2 Project Tiger; 1.16.3 Project Elephant; 1.17 Biosphere Reserves of India; 1.18 Marine Protected Areas in India; 1.19 The Ramsar Convention. 1.20 Species Recovery Program for Saving Critically Endangered Animals1.21 Legislative and Policy Framework; 1.22 National Biodiversity Authority; 1.23 Other Important Central Acts Relevant to Biodiversity; References;
    2: Endemic, Endangered and Threatened Vertebrates in the Indian Hotspots; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Endemism; 2.3 Threatened Species; 2.4 Distribution of Amphibians of India; 2.5 Distribution of Reptiles of India; 2.6 Birds of India; 2.7 Mammals of India; 2.8 Few Threatened Animals of India; 2.8.1 Jerdonâ#x80;#x99;s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (Blyth, 1848). 2.8.13 Malabar Large-Spotted Civet Viverra civettina (Blyth, 1862)2.9 Endemic Birds Species of India; 2.10 Hotspot: Western Ghats; 2.11 Vertebrate Fauna of Western Ghats; 2.12 Endemic Birds of Western Ghats; 2.13 Endemic Mammals of Western Ghats; 2.14 Hotspot: Indo-Burma; 2.15 Endemic and Threatened Birds of Indo-Burma Hotspot; 2.16 Endemic and Threatened Species of Fishes; 2.17 Hotspot: Sundaland (Nicobar Islands); 2.18 Endemic Birds of Sundaland Hotspot (Nicobar Islands); 2.19 Endemic and Threatened Species of Mammals of Sundaland Hotspot; 2.20 Hotspot: Himalaya. 2.8.2 Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti (Hume, 1873)2.8.3 White-Bellied Heron Ardea insignis (Hume, 1878); 2.8.4 Vultures; 2.8.5 Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789); 2.8.6 Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa (Gray, JE 1846); 2.8.7 Pink-Headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790); 2.8.8 Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus (Linnaeus, 1758); 2.8.9 Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus (Pallas, 1773); 2.8.10 Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius (Pallas, 1771); 2.8.11 Pygmy Hog Porcula salvania (Hodgson, 1847); 2.8.12 Andaman and Nicobar Shrew.
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    Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, editors.
    Summary: This book offers a comprehensive account of India's four biodiversity hotspots: the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With a focus on tropical rainforests, it includes more than 30 chapters covering different vertebrate fauna e.g. fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as topics such as conservation and management aspects. Written by experts in the field of biodiversity conservation and management, it offers ample new insights into a number of subjects related to the faunal communities of tropical forest ecosystems, providing a valuable resource for conservationists and researchers in the field of flora and fauna diversity.

    Contents:
    Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Editors;
    1: Hotspots: An Introduction and Role in Conservation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Rationale for Conservation; 1.3 Biodiversity Hotspots; 1.4 Global Biodiversity Hotspots; 1.4.1 North and Central America; 1.4.2 South America; 1.4.3 Europe and Central Asia; 1.4.4 Africa; 1.4.5 Asia-Pacific; 1.5 Hotspots in India; 1.5.1 Himalaya; 1.5.2 Indo-Burma; 1.5.3 Sundaland; 1.5.4 Western Ghats and Sri Lanka; 1.6 Biodiversity Hotspot: A Case Example of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 1.6.1 Physical Setting. 1.6.2 Diversity of Aboriginals1.6.3 Vegetation Diversity; 1.6.4 Faunal and Marine Biodiversity; 1.6.5 Birds; 1.6.6 Butterfly Diversity; 1.6.7 Important Indigenous Livestock Germplasm; 1.7 Endemism; 1.8 The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve; 1.9 Biodiversity Conservation; 1.9.1 Threats to Biodiversity; 1.9.2 Conservation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 1.9.3 The Strategy; 1.10 Conclusion; References;
    2: Notes on Snakes of the Genus Bungarus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Northeast India; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methods; 2.2.1 Morphometric Characteristics. 2.2.2 Family ELAPIDAE Boie 18272.2.2.1 Bungarus Daudin, 1803; 2.2.3 Species Account; 2.2.3.1 Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider 1801); Description of the Species Based on AD/AS 59, Juvenile, Kaziranga National Park, Assam; Live Coloration; Distributional Localities; Range; Altitudinal Distribution; Natural History Notes; 2.2.3.2 Bungarus niger Wall, 1908; Description of the Species Based on AD/AS 61 (Adult @ &, Maruacherra, Assam; Live Coloration; Variation; Locality Records; Range; Altitudinal Distribution; Natural History Notes; 2.2.3.3 Bungarus lividus Cantor,
    1839.
    4: Observations on Oviposition, Myiasis in Foam Nest, Egg Clutches, and Hatching in Endangered Tree Frog Polypedates insularis Das, 1995, from Great Nicobar Island, India4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 Oviposition; 4.3.2 Egg Clutches and Myiasis in Foam Nest; 4.3.3 Developmental Stages; 4.3.4 Predation and Threats; 4.4 Discussion; References;
    5: Diversity of Reptiles in the Indian Biodiversity Hotspots; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Methods; 5.2.1 Threats; References;
    6: Avifauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an Updated Checklist; 6.1 Introduction. Composite Description of the Species Based on ZSIC 16133, Dibrugarh and ZSIC 16685, JalpaiguriLive Coloration; Locality Records; Range; Altitudinal Distribution; Natural History Notes; 2.2.3.4 Bungarus bungaroides (Cantor 1839); Description Based on AD/NL 42, Khonoma Village, Nagaland; References;
    3: Herpetofauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methods; 3.2.1 Survey Location; 3.3 Results and Discussion; 3.3.1 Taxonomic Chaos of Few Herpetofauna Reported from Andaman and Nicobar Islands; References.
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    Mukerji, Bishnupada.
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    Kavita Arora.
    Summary: This book offers an extensive study of indigenous communities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, and their methods of forest conservation, along with an exploration of the impact of forestry operations in the islands and the wide scale damage they have incurred on both the land and the people. Through an in-depth analysis of the contrasting indigenous practices and governmental forestry schemes, the author has compared the modern 'Joint Forest Management' resolution with the ethos and practices of the indigenous people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Throughout the book, readers will learn about the different indigenous communities inhabiting these islands and the treasure of knowledge each of them provide on forest conservation. The book establishes that the notion of knowledge is politicized by the dominant culture in the context of Andaman's forest tribes, and traces how this denial of the existence of indigenous knowledge by government officials has led to reduced forest area in the region. The book also explores and analyses strategies to utilize and conserve the tribes' profound knowledge of the biodiversity of the islands and study their efforts towards forest conservation, protection and rejuvenation.

    Contents:
    Introduction
    Forest management by Andamanese tribes
    The Nicobarese tribes and their knowledge
    Notes from the field
    Indian forest administration and people participation in forest management
    Indigenous knowledge and intellectual property right : a discussion in the context of Andaman tribes.
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    Arne Pommerening, Pavel Grabarnik.
    Summary: Model-driven individual-based forest ecology has emerged in the 1990s and has given rise to a wealth of publications. At the same time, individual-based methods in forest management have been refined in a number of different countries and steadily grow in importance. For the first time this book integrates three main fields of forest ecology and management, i.e. tree/plant interactions, biometry of plant growth and human behaviour in forests. Individual-based forest ecology and management is an interdisciplinary research field with a focus on how the individual behaviour of plants contributes to the formation of spatial patterns that evolve through time. Key to this research is a strict bottom-up approach where the shaping and characteristics of plant communities are understood to be mostly the result of interactions between plants and between plants and humans. Written in a highly accessible style, the book provides essential information on theories and concepts of individual-based forest ecology and management and introduces point process statistics for analysing plant interactions. This is followed by methods of spatial modelling with a focus on individual-based models. The text is complemented by key concepts of modern plant growth science. Finally new methods of measuring, analysing and modelling human interaction with trees in forest ecosystems are introduced and discussed. For better access and understanding, all methods introduced in this book are accompanied by example code ready to use in the statistical software R and by worked examples. Additional technical details are given in three appendices.

    Contents:
    Foreword; Dan Binkley
    Preface
    Acknowledgements
    1. Introduction
    2. Theories and concepts in individual-based forest ecology
    3. Theories and concepts in individual-based forest management
    4. Spatial methods of tree interaction analysis
    5. Spatial and individual-based modelling
    6. Principles of relative growth analysis
    7. Human disturbances and tree selection behavior
    A. Qualitative forest description
    B. Survey protocol for the establishment of permanent forest research plots
    C. Brief Introduction to the R language
    References
    Index.
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    Michael C. Ashton.
    Summary: Individual Differences and Personality, Third Edition provides a comprehensive overview of research on personality. The book begins with the main approaches to the study of personality, basic principles of personality measurement, the concept of personality traits, and the major dimensions of personality variation. Further chapters review personality change and stability, biological causal mechanisms, genetic and environmental influences and evolutionary adaptive function. Personality disorders are examined as are life outcomes-such as relationships, work, health, and others-that are predicted by personality characteristics. The book additionally examines important individual differences, such as mental abilities, vocational interests, religious beliefs, political attitudes and sexuality. The third edition is updated with new findings on age-related differences in personality, on sexual orientation and personality, on socially desirable responding in personality assessment, and on the biological and social origins of mental ability differences. Treatments of several topics have been streamlined, including reliability and validity, developmental change, genetic and environmental influences and the structure of mental abilities.
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    edited by Human M. Fatemi, Barbara Lawrenz.
    Summary: "Despite the notion that the first baby, Louise Brown, was born in 1978 following IVF performed in a natural menstrual cycle, ovarian stimulation became the golden standard of care in clinical IVF, since the number of oocytes retrieved, is directly associated with pregnancy and life birth rates. The aim should be to titrate the stimulation in such a way that the optimal number of follicles develop. Too few follicles (also referred to as low response) usually means poor IVF outcome, whereas too many developing follicles induce a risk for developing OHSS and possibly reduce the chance of success with increasing number of oocytes, if stimulation is not adjusted towards the end of follicular phase"-- Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    Individualized ovarian stimulation for normal and high responder / Laura Melado, Human M. Fatemi
    Individualized ovarian stimulation in patients with advanced maternal age and premature ovarian aging / Norbert Gleicher and David H. Barad
    Individualized Oocyte Maturation / Gustavo Nardini Cecchino, Diego Ventura Tarasconi, Juan Antonio García Velasco
    Individualized Luteal Phase Support / Barbara Lawrenz, Human Fatemi
    Individualized Management Of Male Infertility / Matheus Roque
    Individualized fertilization technique in the IVF laboratory : IVF or ICSI? / Neelke De Munck, Ibrahim Elkhatib
    Individualized genetic testing : who benefits? / Elpida Fragouli, Samer Alfarawati and Anna Mantzouratou
    Individualized Embryo Selection / Irene Hervás, Lucía Alegre, Lorena Bori and Marcos Meseguer
    Preparation for Optimal Endometrial Receptivity In Cryo Cycles / Coughlan C, Lawrenz B, Fatemi H.
    Individualized immunological testing in recurrent implantation failure / Diana Alecsandru and J.A. Garcia Velasco
    Individualized Embryo Transfer / Carol Coughlan, Louisa Loiudice, Antonio Pellicer.
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    Tobias Fischer, Martin Langanke, Paul Marschall, Susanne Michl, editors.
    Summary: In 2009 the University Medicine Greifswald launched the "Greifswald Approach to Individualized Medicine" (GANI_MED) to implement biomarker-based individualized diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in clinical settings. Individualized Medicine (IM) has led not only to controversies about its potentials, but also about its societal, ethical and health economic implications. This anthology focusses on these areas and includes ? next to clinical examples illustrating how the integrated analysis of biomarkers leads to significant improvement of therapeutic outcomes for a subgroup of patients ? chapters about the definition, history and epistemology of IM. Additionally there is a focus on conceptual philosophical questions as well as challenges for applied research ethics (informed consent process, the IT-based consent management and the handling of incidental findings). Finally it pays attention to health economic aspects. The possibilities of IM to initiate a paradigm shift in the German health care provision are investigated. Furthermore, it is asked whether the G-DRG system is ready for the implementation of such approaches into clinical routine.

    Contents:
    Preface
    Introduction
    Definition and concept of Individualized Medicine
    Perspectives of socio-cultural and historical studies
    Medical perspectives
    Concept-based ethical questions
    Applied research ethics
    Health economic assessment of Individualized Medicine
    Conclusions and recommendations
    Index.
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    Martin Dreyling, Marco Ladetto, editors.
    Summary: This book provides a comprehensive overview of current treatment strategies in indolent lymphomas, the clinical management of which continues to pose significant challenges for the general oncologist despite the tremendous progress in diagnosis, evaluation of risk factors, and molecular targeted approaches. Experts in the field from around the world describe the histomorphology in a clinically relevant manner, consider the role of risk factors in detail, and discuss the full spectrum of therapeutic approaches. Special emphasis is placed on the translation of molecular science into clinical care, and a disease-specific algorithm is proposed for each entity. The coverage encompasses follicular lymphoma, MALT, nodal marginal zone lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, hairy cell leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, mycosis fungoides, large granular lymphocytic leukemia, and also mantle cell lymphoma. The book will be an excellent resource for experienced and inexperienced practitioners alike.

    Contents:
    Pathology
    Molecular Genetics
    MRD
    Pet Imaging
    Role of Radiotherapy
    Follicular Lymphoma
    MALT
    Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma
    Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphom
    Waldenstroem
    Mantle Cell Lymphoma
    Hairy Cell Leukemia
    Chronic Lyphocytic Leukemia
    Mykosis Fungoides
    Large Granular Lymphocytic.
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    Stefano Capolongo, Gaetano Settimo, Marco Gola, editors.
    Summary: This interdisciplinary guide offers background, research findings, and practical strategies for assessing and improving air quality in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Positing good air quality as critical to patient and staff well-being, it identifies disease-carrying microbes, pollutants, and other airborne toxins and their health risks, and provides localized interventions for reducing transmission of pathogens. Effective large-scale approaches to air quality control are also outlined, from green building materials to hygienic HVAC and air treatment practices. Its thoroughness of coverage makes this book a vital resource for professionals involved in every aspect of health service facilities, from planning and construction to maintenance and management. Among the topics covered: Existing guidelines in indoor air quality: the case study of hospital environments Hospital environments and epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections Analysis of microorganisms in hospital environments and potential risks Legionella indoor air contamination in healthcare environments HVAC system design in healthcare facilities and control of aerosol contaminants Assessment of indoor air quality in inpatient wards Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities imparts up-to-date expertise to a variety of professional readers, including hospitals' technical and management departments, healthcare facilities' chief medical officers, hospital planners, sport and thermal building designers, public health departments, and students of universities and schools of hygiene.

    Contents:
    Preface/Introduction
    Existing guidelines in indoor air quality (IAQ): the case study of the hospital environments
    The State of the Art: applications of IAQ in international healthcare systems
    Hospital environments and nosocomial infections
    Analysis of micro-organisms in hospital environments and potential risks
    contamination in indoor air in healthcare environments
    Environmentally friendly and low-emissivity construction materials and furniture
    Hygiene management of air treatment systems
    Engineering plants and air quality in hospitals
    Assessment of indoor air quality in inpatient wards
    Perspectives in health care.
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    Reiko Kishi, Dan Norbäck, Atsuko Araki, editors.
    Summary: This volume discusses the effects of indoor air environment and pollution in modern buildings on human health. Highlighting epidemiological studies and the determining factors, it offers proposals for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in different environments. Focusing not only on homes and offices, but also vehicles and aircrafts, it details practical methods of measuring and assessing indoor air quality. Written by pioneering researchers, Indoor Environmental Quality and Health Risk toward Healthier Environment for All is a valuable resource for both new and established researchers as well as students seeking a comprehensive overview of the facts on indoor air quality and health. Also is also of interest to hygiene experts in industry, occupational health and safety professionals, governmental public health sectors and school physicians.

    Contents:
    Epidemiological studies on indoor air quality and health. Importance of Indoor Environmental Quality on Human Health toward Achievement of the SDGs
    Homes-1 Sick Building/House Syndrome
    Homes-2 Associations with Home Environment for Asthma, Rhinitis and Dermatitis
    Offices
    The indoor environment in schools, kindergartens and day care centres
    In-vehicle exposures at transportation and the health concerns
    Factors determing Indoor Air Qualities and their health impacts. Aldehydes, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and health
    Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs): Phthalates and phosphorous frame retardants and health risks
    Microbial agents in the indoor environment- associations with health
    Dampness, indoor mould and health
    Particles Matter, Nitrogen dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide
    Combustion and Cookstoves
    Indoor thermal environment and cardiovascular diseases
    Provision for improving indoor environment quality. Housing performance and equipment for healthy indoor environment
    Sick building syndrome (SBS), personality, psychosocial factors and treatment
    Guidelines and Regulations for Indoor Environmental Quality
    Future directions of research on indoor environment, indoor air quality (IAQ) and health.
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    Kenji Kabashima, Gyohei Egawa, editors.
    Summary: This book sheds new light on "inducible" lymphoid organs (ILOs): antigen presentation sites that are generated de novo in peripheral tissues under various pathogenic conditions. Accomplished immunologists demonstrate that the physiological role of these ILOs is completely different from that of central lymphoid organs, i.e., the lymph nodes or spleen. In addition to the central organs, the ILOs are considered essential structures for the efficient elicitation of adaptive immune responses in lesions. The respective chapters highlight examples from multiple sites, e.g. the skin, lung, intestinal tract, genital tract, the synovial membrane of the joints and artificial lymph nodes. Accordingly, readers will learn that ILO structure and function can vary substantially, depending on the context. Presenting the results of the latest immunological research, the book offers a fascinating and insightful read for both scientists and clinicians in the areas of infectious and immune-associated diseases.

    Contents:
    Basics of Inducible Lymphoid Organs
    Role of iBALT in respiratory immunity
    Chronic inflammation in mucosal tissues: Barrier integrity, inducible lymphoid tissues, and immune surveillance
    Role of lymphoid structure in skin immunity
    Memory lymphocyte clusters in genital immunity: Role of tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM)
    Ectopic lymphoid tissue in Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Artificial construction of immune tissues/organoids and their application for immunological intervention.
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    Karl Reinhard Aigner, Frederick Oscar Stephens, editors.
    Contents:
    1. Introduction: overview, history, terminology and early clinical experience
    2. The principle of dose response in antineoplastic drug delivery
    3. Drug removal systems and induction chemotherapy
    4. Cryotherapy
    5. Local and regional hyperthermia
    6. The role of hypoxia and hyperthermia in chemotherapy
    7. Induction chemotherapy in head and neck cancers
    8. Isolated thoracic perfusion with carotid artery infusion for advanced and chemoresistant tumors of the parotid gland and tonsils
    9. Induction chemotherapy for breast cancer
    10. Patients with locally advanced breast cancer receiving intra-arterial induction chemotherapy: report of a phase II clinical study
    11. Regional chemotherapy for thoracic wall recurrence and metastasized breast cancer
    12. Cytoreductive surgery and "hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)"
    13. Induction bidirectional chemotherapy for gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination
    14. Esophageal cancer
    15. Gastric cancer
    16. Systemic and regional chemotherapy for advanced and metastasized pancreatic cancer
    17. Interventional radiological procedures for port-catheter implantation
    18. Induction chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma
    19. Transarterial treatment of primary and secondary liver tumors
    20. Pelvic perfusion for rectal cancer
    21. Isolated pelvic perfusion with chemofiltration for pelvic malignancies: anal, cervical, and bladder cancer
    22. Penile cancer treated by intra-arterial infusion
    23. Systemic induction chemotherapy for advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer
    24. Regional chemotherapy in recurrent platinum-refractory ovarian cancer
    25. Isolated limb perfusion for melanoma
    26. Isolated limb infusion
    27. Induction treatment in sarcomas
    28. Isolated limb perfusion for locally advanced soft tissue sarcoma
    29. Induction chemotherapy in treatment of sarcomas
    30. Isolation perfusion systems: lungs
    31. Metastatic cancers in lung: isolated lung perfusionn: clinical studies
    32. Isolated thoracic perfusion with chemofiltration (ITP-F) for advanced and pretreated non-small-cell lung cancer
    33. Toxicity profiles with systemic versus regional chemotherapy.
    Digital Access Springer 2016
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    edited by Kristie Brandt, C.N.M., M.S.N., D.N.P. ; Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph. D. ; Stephen Seligman, D.M.H., Ed Tronick, Ph. D. ; foreword by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.
    Summary: Drawing from their pioneering work on infant-parent mental health, the editors of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Practice have assembled a comprehensive, clinically useful volume for health care providers who serve children and families from pregnancy through age 5 in their practices.

    Contents:
    Core concepts in infant-family and early childhood mental health / Kristie Brandt
    The neurosequential model of therapeutics (NMT) : application of a developmentally sensitive and neurobiology-informed approach to clinical problem solving in maltreated children / Bruce D. Perry
    Typical and a-typical development : peek-a-boo and blind selection / Ed Tronick
    Brazelton's neurodevelopmental and relational touchpoints & infant mental health / John Hornstein
    The neurorelational framework (NRF) in infant and early childhood mental health / Connie Lillas
    Attachment theory : implications for young children and their parents / Carol George
    Psychoanalytic & psychodynamic theory : play therapy for young children / Alexandra Murray Harrison
    Interpersonal neurobiology, mindsight, and integration : the mind, relationships & the brain / Benjamin W. Nelson, Suzanne C. Parker, Daniel J. Siegel
    Basics of counseling in infant-parent and early childhood mental health / Barbara Stroud, Michael M. Morgan
    Behavioral epigenetics and the developmental origins of child mental health disorders / Barry M. Lester, Carmen J. Marsit, Cailey Bromer
    D-C: 0-3R : a diagnostic schema for infants and young children and their families / Cherise Northcutt, Barbara McCarroll
    Fussy babies : early challenges in regulation, impact on the dyad and family, and longer-term implications / Linda Gilkerson, Larry Gray
    The developmental & dyadic implications of challenges with sensory processing, physical functioning, and sensory based self-regulation / Marie E. Anzalone, Margaret Ritchey
    Autism spectrum disorders : the importance of parent-child relationships / Mary Beth Steinfeld, Ruby Moye Salazar
    Touch in parent-infant mental health : arousal, regulation, and relationships / Mark Ludwig, Tiffany Field
    Developmental psychopathology : core principles and implications for child mental health / Stephen P. Hinshaw, Cassandra L. Joubert
    The basics of video intervention therapy (VIT) and its use with psychiatrically disturbed parents / George Downing, Susanne Wortmann-Fleischer, Regina von Einsiedel, Wolfgang Jordan, Corinna Reck
    Evidence-based treatments and evidence-based practices in the infant-parent mental health field / Connie Lillas, Joshua Feder, James Diel, Kristie Brandt
    Transforming clinical practice through reflection work / Kristie Brandt
    The trilogy of attachment, intersubjectivity & mentalization within the experience of the child, the parent & the provider / Stephen Seligman.
    Digital Access PsychiatryOnline 2014
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    Pediatric Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group ; editors, Caroline Steele, Emily A. Collins.
    Contents:
    Getting started / Caroline Steele and Emily A. Collins
    Physical facilities / Sherry Archuleta and Catharine Kascht
    Equipment & supplies / Sherry Archuleta and Catharine Kascht
    Staffing & workflow / Jennifer Moroney
    Expressed human milk preparation & handling / Rachelle Lessen
    Lactoengineering / Sharon Groh-Wargo
    Donor milk, human milk products, & milk sharing / Virginia H. Carney and Aunchalee Palmquist
    Formula preparation & handling / Sandra Robbins and Robin Meyers
    Blenderized tube feedings / Sara Tutor and Katherine Bennett
    Modulars & other additives / Trayce Gardner and Linda Heller
    Delivery & bedside management / Deborah A Hutsler and Laura J Benson Szekely
    Microbiology & infection prevention / Laura Serke and Emily Burritt
    Quality assurance, monitoring, and emergency preparedness / Suzanne Smith.
    Digital Access R2Library 2019
    Limited to 1 simultaneous user
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    Rachel Y. Moon, editor.
    Summary: This book is a practical, comprehensive look at safe sleep for infants, including safe sleep for infants with co-occurring medical conditions. Currently there is a dearth of resources on this topic for general pediatricians and other clinicians who provide health care to infants. The only evidence-based information about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths is published in policy statements and technical reports published by the American Academy of Paediatrics. However pediatricians, public health professionals, and others who provide health care, anticipatory guidance, and/or health education to parents often have difficulty translating the policy recommendations to practice. This book gives guidance and suggestions for clinicians for counseling parents and other caretakers of infants. It discusses common barriers to adherence, as well as approaches that are evidence-based or use behavior change theory. Chapters focus on important aspects of the sleep environment, evaluating commonly sold sleep products, and common sleep practices, including roomsharing and bedsharing. There is also a thorough discussion of SIDS pathophysiology, and a closing chapter on grief and counselling families after a loss. Each chapter follows an organizational structure, to promote consistency and ensure this remains a practical, easy-to-use tool. Chapters open with a clinical vignette and close with a discussion of frequently encountered questions, and clinical pearls and pitfalls. Infant Safe Sleep is a valuable resource for pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants as well as social workers, allied health professionals, public health practitioners, health educators, WIC nutritionists and child care providers.

    Contents:
    Intro
    Preface
    Editor's Note About Nomenclature
    Contents
    Contributors
    Chapter 1: Why This Book Is Important
    Safe Sleep Chose Me
    We Are Not Alone
    SIDS, SUID, ASSB: The Alphabet Soup of Sleep-Related Deaths
    Room for Improvement
    Practical Questions and Advice
    Real Stories, Real Families
    It Starts with a List of Recommendations
    References
    Chapter 2: How Pathophysiology Explains Risk and Protective Factors
    Introduction
    Why Are Infants Vulnerable to Cardiorespiratory Challenges?
    Risk Factors
    Why Does Prone Sleeping Increase the Risk? Why Do We Advise Avoiding Loose Bedding in the Crib?
    What About Swaddling?
    Exposure to Cigarette Smoke, Alcohol, and Illicit Drugs Increases the Risk
    Infants Born Preterm Are at an Increased Risk
    Where Should Baby Sleep?
    Bed-Sharing Is a Risk
    Protective Factors
    Breastfeeding
    Pacifier Use
    Immunization
    Summary
    References
    Chapter 3: Safe Sleep Recommendations
    Introduction
    Background
    Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
    A-Level Recommendations
    B-Level Recommendations
    C-Level Recommendations
    References Chapter 4: Parent Decision-Making and How to Influence Decisions
    Introduction
    Theoretical Perspectives
    Socio-ecological Model
    The Integrated Behavioral Model
    Decision-Making About Infant Care Practices
    Influencing Decision-Making
    References
    Chapter 5: Supine (Back) Sleep Position
    Rationale: Why Supine Sleep?
    Rebreathing
    Overheating
    Decreased Arousal and Autonomic Control
    Barriers to Adherence and Strategies for Counseling Parents About Supine Sleep
    Attitudes
    Perceived Social Norms
    Perceived Control
    Frequently Asked Questions What Is the Best Way to Explain the Importance of Supine Sleep to Families?
    Why Is Side Position Not Safe? It Seems Like a Good Compromise?
    What Can I Tell Families When They Say Their Infants Will Not Sleep in the Supine Position?
    What Should I Tell Families When They Are Worried that Their Infant Will Choke When Sleeping in the Supine Position?
    What About Babies Who Have Gastroesophageal Reflux? Is It Safe for Them to Be on Their Backs?
    How Can I Help Families Avoid Positional Plagiocephaly in Their Infants? What Do I Tell Families When They Ask Me if the Sleep Positioner They Saw in a Store Is Safe for Their Infant?
    What Should I Tell Parents About What to Do When Their Infant Rolls Over?
    References
    Chapter 6: Room-Sharing Without Bed-Sharing
    Background
    The Controversy
    Room-Sharing Is Protective Against SIDS
    Room-Sharing May Disrupt Parents' Sleep
    Guidance for Parents
    Bed-Sharing Increases the Risk of SIDS
    How Prevalent Is Bed-Sharing?
    Why Do Parents Bed-Share?
    The Controversy: Is Bed-Sharing Safe for Breastfed Infants?
    Guidance for Parents
    References
    Digital Access Springer 2020
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    Nora V. Laver, Charles S. Specht, editors.
    Contents:
    1. Epidemiology and Clinical Significance of Ocular Infection / Charles S. Specht and Nora V. Laver
    2. Pathogenic Properties of Infectious Organisms and Tissue Reactions / Nora V. Laver and Charles S. Specht
    3. Ocular Infection Worldwide / Mary Klassen-Fischer and Ronald C. Neafie
    4. Conjunctivitis / Tayyeba K. Ali and Seth M. Pantanelli
    5. Corneal Infection and Ulceration / Seth M. Pantanelli and Tayyeba K. Ali
    6. Intraocular Infection / Andre J. Witkin
    7. Infections of the Eyelids, Orbit, and Ocular Adnexa / Guneet Sodhi, Erica Liu, Jennifer Renz, Katrinka Heher, and Mitesh Kapadia
    8. Ocular Infection in Children / Mitchell B. Strominger
    9. Anti-infective Therapy for Ocular Infection / Jihye Kim
    10. Role of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory / David W. Craft and Wallace H. Greene.
    Digital Access Springer 2016
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    edited by Yehuda Shoenfeld, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Laura Schwarz-Kip Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel, Noel R. Rose, Department of Pathology, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, the Center for Autoimmune Disease Research, the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
    Digital Access ClinicalKey 2015
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    Jennie Wilson ; foreword by Professor Heather Loveday.
    Summary: Infection control is a major issue in clinical practice. This updated edition provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of infection control and prevention, and the basic elements of microbiology and epidemiology that underpin them. The contents are firmly based in clinical practice and are relevant to both hospital and community settings. The information is research-based and extensively referenced and therefore provides an invaluable resource for evidence-based practice. Presentation is clear, concise and accessible to a wide audience including diploma and degree course students, nurses and allied health professionals working in clinical settings, and infection control specialists.

    Contents:
    I: Principles
    Introduction to microbiology
    Understanding the microbiology laboratory
    The epidemiology of infection and strategies for prevention
    The immune system and the immunocompromised patient
    A guide to antimicrobial chemotherapy
    Micro-organisms and their comtrol
    II: Practice
    Standard infection control precautions
    Preventing wound infection
    Preventing infection associated with intravascular therapy
    Preventing infection associated with urethral catheters
    Preventing infection of the respiratory tract
    Preventing gastrointestinal infection
    Cleaning disinfection and sterilization
    Management of the infectious patient
    Ectoparasitic infections and environmental infestations.
    Digital Access ClinicalKey Nursing 2019
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    Louis G. DePaola, Leslie E. Grant, editors.
    Summary: This book reviews the principles of infection control and the guidelines and standards of care in multiple countries, discussing them within the context of the practice of dentistry. The aim is to enable dental practitioners to ensure that the appropriate measures are adopted for each patient contact, thereby minimizing the risk of transmission of infection ? a goal that is becoming ever more important given the threats posed by new or re-emerging infectious diseases and drug-resistant infections. Readers will find information and guidance on all aspects of infection control within the dental office: hand and respiratory hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, safe handling of sharps and safe injection practices, management of occupational exposures, maintenance of dental unit water quality, surface disinfection, and the cleaning and sterilization of dental instruments. Infection Control in the Dental Office will be an invaluable asset for all dental practitioners, including dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants.

    Contents:
    1. Introduction
    2. Overview of Infectious Diseases of Concern to Dental Practitioners: Bloodborne Pathogens
    3. Overview of Infectious Diseases of Concern to Dental Practitioners Other Viral Infections
    4. Overview of Infectious Diseases of Concern to Dental Practitioners: Bacterial Infections
    5. Infection Control Standards of Care
    6. Standard Precautions
    7. Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
    8. Safe Handling of Sharps and Safe Injection Practices
    9. Management of Occupational Exposures
    10. Management of Occupational Exposures
    11. Dental Unit Waterlines
    12. Surface Disinfection
    13. Cleaning and Sterilization of Dental Instruments
    14. Dental Care During Catastrophic Events
    15. Summary.
    Digital Access Springer 2020
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    Umile Giuseppe Longo, Nicolaas C. Budhiparama, Sébastien Lustig, Roland Becker, João Espregueira-Mendes, editors.
    Summary: This book provides an in-depth overview of the aetiology, treatment and prevention of infections following knee arthroplasty. It presents up-to-date information on available techniques and salvage procedures for complex patients with infected, total knee arthroplasty. Divided into 5 sections, this book explores biomaterials, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, including preoperative optimisation, in order to reduce knee infections. This book is a valuable reference resource for practicing orthopaedic surgeons, residents, and medical students wishing to understand the fundamental concepts in infectious disease medicine needed in current orthopaedic practice.

    Contents:
    Epidemiology and socioeconomic impact of infections in knee replacement
    Aetiology and pathogenesis of knee replacement infections.Biomaterials in artificial joint replacement. The role of the surface on bacteria-implant interactions
    In-vitro and in-vivo models for the study of prosthetic joint infections. Clinical manifestation. General and local symptoms. Diagnosis. Laboratory diagnosis
    Microbiological diagnosis
    Molecular analysis and histological evaluation
    Imaging
    Definitional criteria and algorithms of diagnosis. Treatment of knee replacement infections. Systemic antibiotic therapy
    Innovative pharmacological strategies
    Surgical approaches
    DAIR
    One stage
    Two stage
    Static spacers
    Dynamic spacers
    Arthrodesis
    Outcomes
    Complications
    Resistant germs. Current evidence on prevention of knee replacement infections. Medical optimization of patient prior to surgery
    Antibiotic prophylaxis during primary and revision joint replacement
    Preoperative management
    Intraoperative management
    Dental Procedures after joint replacement
    Thromboprophylaxis and haematomas
    Antibiotic impregnated cement
    Arthroplasty following Prior septic arthritis
    Antibiotic-loaded cement in primary and revision joint replacement
    Operative Room
    Tourniquet
    Intraarticular injection prior Joint replacement.
    Digital Access Springer 2022
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    Oliver A. Cornely, Martin Hoenigl, editors.
    Summary: This book provides a thorough update on the management of infections in patients with hematologic malignancies, focusing particularly on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Detailed attention is devoted to the central roles that vaccination and anti-infective prophylaxis have gained in improving overall survival in this patient group, in accordance with the principle that prevention is better than cure. Careful consideration is also paid to risk stratification, which is crucial in ensuring that anti-infective prophylaxis is targeted to those at the highest risk. While preventive strategies reduce the prevalence of infections, optimized management strategies are vital to decrease infection-related morbidity and mortality in those who nevertheless develop infections. Here, readers will find in-depth, up-to-date knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections, according to the affected organ and the causative pathogen. Finally, treatment in intensive care units is reviewed. The book will be of high value for hematologists, oncologists, and infection specialists.

    Contents:
    Intro
    Preface
    Contents
    1: Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Invasive Fungal Infections
    1.1 Introduction
    1.2 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
    1.3 Acute Leukemia
    1.4 Other Hematologic Diseases
    1.5 Invasive Candidiasis
    1.6 Other Invasive Yeast Infections
    1.7 Invasive Aspergillosis
    1.8 Mucormycosis
    1.9 Fusariosis
    1.10 Other Invasive Mold Infections
    1.11 Pneumocystosis
    1.12 Endemic Mycoses
    1.13 Risk Stratification and Preventive Strategies
    References
    2: Antibacterial and Antiparasitic Prophylaxis
    2.1 Introduction 2.2 Antibacterial Prophylaxis
    2.2.1 Who Is at Risk?
    2.2.2 Antibacterial Prevention Strategies in Neutropenic Patients: Past and Present
    2.3 Concerns About Antibiotic Prophylaxis
    2.3.1 Treatment Cost
    2.3.2 Antibiotic Resistance
    2.4 Antiparasitic Prophylaxis
    2.4.1 Introduction
    2.4.2 Recommendations for Prevention of Specific Infections
    2.4.2.1 Enteric Pathogens
    2.4.2.2 Infections Transmitted by Arthropod Bites
    2.4.2.3 Infections Transmitted Through Skin and Mucous Membranes
    References
    3: Antifungal Prophylaxis
    3.1 Introduction 3.2 General Measures for Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infections
    3.3 Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes
    3.4 Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    3.5 Autologous Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    3.6 Novel Therapeutic Agents and Fungal Risk in Other Haematological Malignancies
    3.7 Aplastic Anaemia
    3.8 Secondary Prophylaxis
    3.9 Primary Prophylaxis as Part of the Antifungal Management Continuum
    References
    4: Antiviral Prophylaxis
    4.1 Herpes Viruses
    4.1.1 Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) 4.1.2 Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)
    4.1.3 Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
    4.2 Respiratory Viruses
    4.3 Hepatotropic Viruses
    4.4 Polyomaviruses
    4.5 Other Viruses
    References
    5: Immune Response to Vaccines
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Vaccine Immune Response
    5.2.1 Live Vaccines
    5.2.2 Non-Live Vaccines
    5.2.3 Vaccine Adjuvants
    5.2.4 Stages of Immunization
    5.2.4.1 The Extrafollicular Vaccine Immune Reaction
    5.2.4.2 The Germinal Centre Vaccine Immune Reaction
    5.3 Determining Factors of Vaccine Immune Response
    5.3.1 Host Factors
    5.3.1.1 Age 5.3.1.2 Genetic Factors
    5.3.2 Nature of the Vaccine
    5.3.3 Schedule of Vaccination
    5.4 Specificity of Vaccine Immune Response
    References
    6: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
    6.1 Influenza
    6.1.1 Hematological Malignancies and Influenza
    6.1.2 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) and Influenza
    6.1.2.1 Timing of the Vaccination
    6.1.2.2 Vaccination of the Household
    6.1.2.3 Vaccination of the Donor
    6.2 Fungal Infections and Vaccination
    6.3 Herpes Zoster
    6.3.1 Hematological Malignancies and Herpes Zoster
    Digital Access Springer 2021
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    Gonzalo Bearman, Daniel J. Morgan, Rekha K. Murthy, Susy Hota, editors.
    Summary: The first edition of Infection Prevention reviewed evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology implementation, specific infections, and care in various settings. It summarized the current data on infection prevention, presents controversies on the various topics, and includes recommendations for patient safety. Addressing hot topics such as MRSA, C. difficile vaccination, mandatory flu vaccines, and CLABSI, this is the only text to include prevention and control overviews across a range of infection issues. Written by experts in the field, this successor edition will update current chapters on the most cutting-edge models of care on emerging and evolving topics in infectious diseases. It will also include new material and chapters on high-level disinfection, diagnostic test stewardship, unique pathogens units, outpatient antibiotic stewardship, outpatient antibiotic therapy, as well as a chapter on infection prevention metrics: how much can we prevent healthcare associated infections and how hard should we try. The second edition of Infection Prevention: New Perspectives and Controversies is a valuable resource for infection prevention professionals, healthcare quality and safety professionals, caring for patients in in- and outpatient settings.

    Contents:
    HAI Controversies: Contact Precautions
    Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technologies: Implementation and Outcomes
    Universal Glove and Gown Use for the Prevention of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
    Isolation Precautions for Visitors
    Bacterial Contamination of the Anesthesia Work Area: Hands, Patients, and Things
    Infection Control in the Outpatient
    New Technologies for Infection
    What Is the Role of Mobile No-Touch Disinfection Technology in Optimizing Healthcare Environmental Hygiene?
    Universal MRSA/Staphylococcal Decolonization for Hospitalized Patients
    Staphylococcal Decolonization in Surgery Patients
    The Surgical Care Improvement Project Redux: Should CMS Revive Process of Care Measures for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections?
    Healthcare Worker Apparel and Infection Prevention
    Antimicrobial Textiles and Infection Prevention: Clothing and the Inanimate Environment Clothes and Inanimate Environment
    Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli - Infection Prevention Considerations
    Active Surveillance Cultures for MRSA, VRE, Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negatives
    C. difficile Microbiome Manipulation
    Air Contamination in the Hospital Environment
    Vertical Versus Horizontal Infection Control Interventions
    The Role of the Hospital Epidemiologist
    Whole Genome Sequencing for Outbreak Investigation
    Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Preparedness
    Probiotics and Infection Prevention
    Animals in Healthcare Settings
    Decolonization in Infection Control of Gram-negative Bacilli
    Testing water for Legionella Prevention
    The importance of C. difficile colonization on infection prevention
    Mandatory Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel
    Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Outside the Intensive Care Unit
    Airborne Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment: The Powered Air-Purifying Respirator-Only Approach
    Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Is Training Necessary?
    Rapid Diagnostics in Infection Prevention
    Diagnostic test stewardship
    Innovations in Ambulatory Stewardship
    Outpatient antibiotic therapy (OPAT)
    Construction and remodeling in the healthcare environment: The critical role of the healthcare epidemiologist
    Airborne or Not? What Constitutes Aerosole Generating Procedures.
    Digital Access Springer 2022
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    editor, Deverick J. Anderson.
    Summary: "Derived from protocols developed for the National Football League, Infection Prevention in Athletes outlines best practices and recommendations that are designed to minimize the risk of infections among athletes. This unique resource provides concise, authoritative guidance for athletic training facilities on applying infection prevention practices typically provided in hospitals and outpatient clinics. You'll find practical tips and real-world advice on preventing transmission of bacterial and viral infections in an environment of frequent skin injuries, close proximity of players, and frequent administration of routine medical care.Offers clear guidance for today's athletes, athletic trainers, and physicians from the team that teaches infection control and prevention to the NFL. Covers best practices and recommendations for key areas of education, infection prevention, and cleaning and maintenance. Assists teams in formulating policies related to player and staff education, hygiene, cleaning and disinfection, diagnosis and treatment of specific infections and conditions, and the management of infections among team members. Helps readers devise protocols for assessing suitability to return to full team activities following treatment of common infections-including scientific evidence and rationale for recommendations when available. Includes access to posters designed for display in the athletic training facility that promote best practices and infection prevention among athletes. Includes a set of educational "trading cards" highlighting essential stats and information about some of the most common infections"-- Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    Common infections in athletes : the basics / Jessica Seidelman and Nicholas A. Turner
    The athlete's perspective : reduce your risk of infection / Tori Kinamon and Deverick J. Anderson
    Infection risks due to athletes' personal and social behaviors / Daniel J. Sexton and Christopher J. Hostler
    Medical care of athletes and infection risk / Deverick J. Anderson and Samuel Hume
    Reducing transmission of pathogens between athletes / Samuel Hume and Daniel J. Sexton
    Infection risks from shared equipment / Christopher J. Hostler and Deverick J. Anderson.
    Digital Access Ovid 2021
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    Sumita Mehta, Anshul Grover, editors.
    Summary: This book is a complete guide to the diagnosis and management of any infectious disease which may affect the mother or the fetus during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a unique condition in which the interplay of endocrine and immune influences leads to altered severity and susceptibility to infectious diseases. These infections, in turn, are a substantial cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity. The book discusses the immunologic, clinical and epidemiologic evidence for altered responses during pregnancy. Several infections have unique consequences in pregnancy. Some infections have vertical transmission, and their management focuses on decreasing perinatal transmission. Others can be transmitted transplacentally and cause congenital infection. While still, other common infections like gastroenteritis, UTI, tuberculosis, leprosy or certain dermatological and oral conditions can cause pregnancy complications. This book discusses all such diseases in detail as well as suggests means for early identification and appropriate treatment for them. A separate chapter adequately covers the novel coronavirus infection associated with management challenges in pregnant women. The book includes dedicated sections on postpartum infections and fetal outcomes associated with maternal infections. It reviews strategies to prevent infection in obstetrics that plays a key role in decreasing the global burden of maternal morbidity and mortality. The book is relevant for practicing obstetricians and gynecologists, post-graduate students of obstetrics and gynecology as well as general practitioners, family medicine specialists, primary health care workers and undergraduate medical students.

    Contents:
    Part I: Epidemiology and Physiology of Infections in Pregnancy
    Changing Epidemiology of Infections in Pregnancy
    Physiological and Immunological Changes in Pregnancy Predisposing to Infections
    Microflora of the Genital Tract
    Part II: Infections in Pregnancy
    Respiratory Infections in Pregnancy
    Viral Infections in Pregnancy Presenting as Rash
    Protozoal & Helminthic Infections in Pregnancy
    Vector Borne Infections in Pregnant Women
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases Affecting Pregnancy
    HIV in Pregnancy
    Vulvovaginitis in Pregnancy
    Urinary Tract Infection During Pregnancy
    Group B Streptococcus Infection & MRSA Affecting Pregnancy
    Hepatitis in Pregnancy
    Enterovirus Infections in Pregnancy
    Leprosy in Pregnancy
    Gastroenteritis in Pregnancy
    Part III: Miscellaneous Infections
    Surgical Conditions-Appendicitis & Cholecystitis During Pregnancy
    Dental Health in Pregnancy.-Animal Bite and Rabies Infection
    Tetanus and its Prevention in Pregnancy
    Part IV: Puerperal Infections
    Puerperal Sepsis
    Puerperal Mastitis and Breast Abscess
    Surgical Site Infection and Prevention
    Part V: Infections & Feto-maternal Outcomes
    Abortion & Infections: Cause & Effect
    Fetal Manifestations of Infections in Pregnancy
    Infections as a Cause of Preterm Labor
    Part VI: Infection Prevention Practices
    27. Intrauterine Infections- Diagnosis and Management
    Vaccination in Pregnancy
    Infection Prevention Practices During Delivery
    Rational Use of Antibiotics in Pregnancy.
    Digital Access Springer 2022
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    Luis R. Espinoza, editor.
    Summary: This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the basic and clinical aspects of infections and infectious processes that trigger or aggravate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders. It delivers a timely update on the interactions between infection and rheumatic diseases in order to provide clinicians with the tools they need for proper diagnosis and treatment. The book is divided into five main sections. The first examines the basic aspects of bacterial infections with a discussion of molecular biology, the microbiome, various types of bacteria that cause infection, and recent advances in biologic therapy. The next section focuses on different forms of viral arthritis including hepatitis arthritis, arthritis associated with alpha viruses, and parvovirus-related arthritis. Subsequent chapters then discuss arthritis caused by mycobacteria, fungi, spirochete, and other miscellaneous arthritides. Following this are various analyzations on reactive arthritis and infection-related rheumatic diseases such as Whipple?s Disease, SAPHO Syndrome, rheumatic fever, and HIV-associated rheumatic manifestations. Finally, the book closes with three chapters on external impacts on infectious diseases such as climate change, vaccinations and systemic lupus erythematosus. Infections and the Rheumatic Diseases is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, fellows, graduate students, and nurses in rheumatology, clinical immunology, and internal medicine.

    Contents:
    Part I. Basic Aspects of Bacterial Infections
    Chapter 1. The Molecular Biology of Chlamydiae as Exemplar of Bacterial Pathogenesis in the Rheumatic Diseases.
    Chapter 2. Microbiome and Microbiota in Rheumatic Disease
    Chapter 3. Gonococcal and Nongonococcal Bacterial Infections
    Chapter 4. Septic Arthritis in Children: Clinical Update
    5. Salmonella Arthritis
    Chapter 6. Brucellar Arthritis
    Chapter 7. Prosthetic Septic Arthritis: Etiology, Clinical Aspects, and Management
    Chapter 8. Opportunistic Infections Associated with Biologic Therapy
    Part II. Viral Arthritides
    Chapter 9. The Pathophysiology of Arthritis Due to Viruses and Vaccines
    Chapter 10. Hepatitis Arthritis: HBV and HCV
    Chapter 11. Arthritis Associated with Alphavirus Infections: Chikungunya
    12. Arthritis Associated with Alphavirus Infections: Dengue and Zika
    Chapter 13. Ebola Virus Disease Musculoskeletal Manifestations
    14. Parvovirus-Related Arthritis
    Chapter 15. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection:Spectrum of Rheumatic Manifestations
    16. HTLV-1: A View from the Rheumatologist
    17. Other Viral Arthritides
    Part III. Arthritis Due to Mycobacteria, Fungi, Spirochete, and Miscellaneous Arthritides
    Chapter 18. Tuberculous and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
    19. Leprosy-Associated Arthritis
    20. Coccidioidal Arthritis
    21. Histoplasmosis: Musculoskeletal Manifestations
    22. Blastomycosis Arthritis
    Chapter 23. Candida Arthritis
    Chapter 24. Other Fungal Arthritis
    Chapter 25. Syphilis-Related Musculoskeletal Manifestations
    Chapter 26. Lyme Disease and Arthritis
    Chapter 27. Mycoplasmal Arthritis
    Chapter 28. Parasitic Arthritis
    Chapter 29. Whipple Disease
    Part IV: Arthritis Due to Other Bacteria, Mycobacteria, Fungi, Spirochete, and Parasites
    Chapter 30. Infection and Spondyloarthritis
    Chapter 31. Acute Rheumatic Fever
    Chapter 32. Pathophysiology of Reactive Arthritis
    Chapter 33. The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Reactive Arthritis
    Chapter 34. Reactive Arthritis: Animal Models
    Chapter 35. Reactive Arthritis: Clinical Features and Treatment
    Chapter 36. Psoriatic Arthritis and Infection
    Chapter 37. Microbes in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review
    Part V Miscellaneous
    Chapter 38. Infections in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    Chapter 39. Vaccines in Rheumatic Diseases
    Chapter 40. Climate Change: Impact on Infectious Diseases.
    Digital Access Springer 2019
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    Georg Maschmeyer, Kenneth V.I. Rolston, editors.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
  • Digital
    Ana Paula Velez, Jorge Lamarche, John N. Greene, editors.
    Summary: As bone marrow transplant treatments and chemotherapy develop, the population of neutropenic cancer patients is on the rise. These developments are allowing patients to live longer, but in recent years, they have also led to an increase in previously rare infections and syndromes, whose management is unfamiliar to the average healthcare professional. Infections in Neutropenic Cancer Patients is a crucial resource for medical students, residents, practitioners, health professionals, and researchers. It details the clinical presentation, diagnoses, and management of an array of common infections and syndromes specific to neutropenic cancer patients, including real scenarios accompanied by color photos and radiographic results. Chapters include step-by-step tutorials, access to clinical answers on diagnosis and treatment, and a tabulated summary of the key points.

    Contents:
    Intro; Contents; Central Nervous System Infections in Neutropenic Cancer Patients; Meningitis/Encephalitis; Microbiology and Specific Risk Factors; Bacterial Pathogens; Viral Pathogens; Fungal Pathogens; Clinical Presentation; Laboratory Diagnosis and Imaging; Treatment; Brain Abscess; Microbiology; Bacterial Pathogens; Fungal Pathogens; Clinical Presentation; Laboratory Diagnosis and Imaging; Treatment; References; Head and Neck Infections; Malignant Otitis Externa; Periorbital Cellulitis; Oral Mucosa Infections and Necrotizing Gingivitis; Cervicofacial Space Infections Herpes Simplex Virus EsophagitisCytomegalovirus Esophagitis; Colitis, Proctitis and Diverticulitis; Neutropenic Colitis; Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease; Proctitis; Diverticulitis; Cholecystitis and Cholangitis; Hepatitis; Genitourinary Tract Infections; Key Points; References; Skin Infections; Bacterial Infections; Gram Negative Bacteria; Gram Positive Bacteria; Mycobacteria; Viral Infections; Herpes Simplex Virus; Herpes Zoster Virus; Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Fungal Infections; Candida; Fusarium; Aspergillus; Mucormycosis; Other Fungi; Non Infectious Differential; Leukemia cutis Pseudomonas aeruginosaStenotrophomona Maltophilia; Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative; Carpapenem-Resistant Enterobacteria (CRE); References; Fungal Infections; Yeast; Candida Species; Clincal Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment; Non Candida Yeast Species; Clincal Manifestations and Treatment; Molds; Hyalohyphomycosis; Aspergillus; Fusarium; Scedosporium; Zygomycetes; Phaeohyphomycosis; References; Neutropenic Fever; Background Definitions [1]; Neutropenic Fever (NPF); Microbiology; Management; Risk Factors for Febrile Neutropenia; Primary Prophylaxis; Secondary Prophylaxis Submandibular Space InfectionsInfections of the Lateral Pharyngeal Space; Infections of the Retropharyngeal and Prevertebral Space; Key Points; References; Respiratory Infections; Pneumonia/Pulmonary Infiltrates; Introduction; Microbiology; Bacterial Pathogens; Viral Pathogens; Fungal Pathogens; Other Pathogens; Clinical Manifestations; Differential Diagnosis; Diagnosis and Radiologic Findings; Treatment; Rhinosinusitis; Introduction; Microbiology; Clinical Manifestations; Diagnosis; Treatment; References; Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Infections; Esophagitis; Candida Esophagitis Sweet's syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)Pyoderma Gangrenosum; Vasculitis; Medication Reactions; Key Points; References; Bacteremia in Neutropenic Patients; Gram Positive Organisms; Viridans Group Streptoccoci (VGS); Viridans Streptococci Toxic Shock-like Syndrome and ARDS; Staphylococcus aureus; Enterococci; Corynebacterium; Corynebacterium striatum; Corynebacterium jeikeium; Rothia mucilaginosa; Lactobacillus; Anaerobic Bacteremia; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Lemierre's Syndrome; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Gram-Negative Rods; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumoniae
    Digital Access Springer 2019
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    edited by Adel Elkady, Prabha Sinha, Soad Ali Zaki Hassan.
    Summary: Verified by current World Health Organization and country-specific classifications, this comprehensive single volume effectively engages with the diagnosis and management of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases that affect women in pregnancy. This comprehensive book provides focused, relevant information on newer viruses causing epidemics, including Dengue, Chikungunya and the Zika virus. With today's ease of world migration, this text covers infections found in both tropical and temperate climates, highlighting newer and rapid diagnostic methods, particularly for resource-poor settings, and clinicians working in remote and diverse locations. Designed for professionals with busy schedules, this guide provides efficient solutions and relevant information regarding investigation, diagnosis and treatment of common maternal infections, worldwide.
    Digital Access Cambridge 2019
  • Digital
    Massimo Sartelli, Raul Coimbra, Leonardo Pagani, Kemal Rasa, editors.
    Summary: Although most clinicians are aware of the problem of antimicrobial resistance, most also underestimate its significance in their own hospital. The incorrect and inappropriate use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials, as well as poor prevention and poor control of infections, are contributing to the development of such resistance. Appropriate use of antibiotics and compliance with infection prevention and control measures should be integral aspects of good clinical practice and standards of care. However, these activities are often inadequate among clinicians, and there is a considerable gap between the best evidence and actual clinical practice. In hospitals, cultural determinants influence clinical practice, and improving behaviour in terms of infection prevention and antibiotics-prescribing practice remains a challenge. Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of best practices, many clinicians fail to implement them, and evidence-based processes and practices that are known to optimize both the prevention and the treatment of infections tend to be underused. Addressing precisely this problem, this volume offers an essential toolkit for all surgeons and intensivists interested in improving their clinical practices.

    Contents:
    The burden of surgical site infections: Pathophysiology and risk factors--Pre-operative measures to prevent surgical site infections
    Antibiotic prophylaxis: When, how and how long
    Intraoperative measures to prevent surgical site infections
    Infection in Surgery: How to manage the surgical wound
    Guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections: How to implement them
    The infected mesh: How to treat it
    Hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia
    How to prevent and treat catheter-associated urinary tract Infections
    How to prevent and treat catheter-related bloodstream infections
    Clostridium difficile infection in surgical patients
    Source control in intra-abdominal infections
    Ongoing peritonitis (tertiary peritonitis)
    The challenge of post-operative peritonitis due to anastomotic leak
    Management of necrotizing fasciitis
    Infections in elderly patients
    How to use antibiotics in critically ill patients with sepsis and septic shock
    Acute gastrointestinal injury
    Infections in trauma patients
    The value of microbiological cultures: When to perform them and how to read them
    Invasive candidiasis in surgical patients
    The role of antimicrobial stewardship programs to optimize antibiotics use in the surgical departments
    What healthcare workers should know about the "one health approach" and the global impact of antimicrobial resistance.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
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    edited by Fabiola Atzeni, James B. Galloway, Juan J. Gomez-Reino, Massimo Galli.
    Digital Access ScienceDirect 2021
  • Digital
    edited by Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar.
    Contents:
    Infections in cancer patients / editor, Alison G. Freifeld
    Infections in solid organ transplant recipients / editors, Ajit P. Limaye and Lynne Strasfeld
    Infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients / editor, John R. Wingard
    Infections in patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs / editor, Emily A. Blumberg
    Infections in patients with immunosuppression due to miscellaneous conditions / editors, George J. Alangaden, Prantharthi H. Chandrasekar.
    Digital Access Oxford [2016]
  • Digital
    Igor Diemberger, Giuseppe Boriani, editors.
    Summary: Cardiac implantable device (CIED) infections are a key issue since they have serious consequences in terms of morbidity, mortality and associated costs for healthcare systems. Such infections are highly complex, which has implications for prevention (several factors underlie its development), diagnosis (requiring patient specific integration of several elements), acute treatment (choice of the antibiotic, lead extraction procedure), as well as long-term management (CIED re-implantation strategy and follow-up). Dealing with CIED infections requires appropriate organization of healthcare provision, with the creation of integrated hub-spoke referrals, and it has prompted many of the recent developments in CIED technologies: leadless pacemakers, subcutaneous defibrillators, antibacterial envelops and lead extraction devices. This book systematically examines all aspects of this multifaceted condition, discussing each clinical and organizational issue in a separate self-contained chapter. It starts by reviewing the epidemiology/pathophysiology of CIED infections, and then addresses acute and long-term management. Offering a comprehensive overview of the prevention of infections, considering both current and future perspectives, the book also provides practical suggestions along with recommendations from the literature in the field. This is the first book entirely focused on CIED infections. Written by an international team of leading experts it will appeal to broad audience, including cardiologists, electrophysiologists, infectious disease specialists, internists, healthcare professionals, health service managers and providers, researchers and those working in industries involved in the field.

    Contents:
    1. Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices: An Emerging Epidemiological Issue
    2. Microbiological Background: Biofilm, Culturing and Antibiotics
    3. The Risk Factors for Cardiac Device Infections: Patient, Physician, Device and Procedure
    4. Cardiac Device Infections: A Lesson from the Registries
    5. Building up the Diagnosis of Cardiac Device Infections: The Role of Iimaging
    6. From Diagnosis of Cardiac Device Infection to Complete Extraction of the System
    7. Re-implantation Strategy After Lead Extraction for Cardiac Device Infection
    8. Follow-up and Prognosis After System Removal for Cardiac Device Infection
    9. Management of Infection of Cardiac Implantable Devices in a Hub-and-spoke Perspective
    10. Prevention of Cardiac Device Infection: New Implantable Devices
    11. Prevention of Cardiac Device Infection: Procedural Aspects, Drugs and Preventive Tools
    12. Prevention of Cardiac Device Infection: Indications, Device Programming, Patient Follow-up.
    Digital Access Springer 2020
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    edited by David Schlossberg, Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine and Medical Director, Tuberculosis Control Program, Philadelphia Department of Public health, Philadelphia, PA.
    Contents:
    Preface
    Preface to the first edition
    Infections and intoxications from the ocean: risks of the shore / Mark A. Clemence and Richard L. Guerrant
    Infections acquired via fresh water: from lakes to hot tubs / Bertha Ayi
    Arthropod-borne diseases: the camper's uninvited guests / Gregory Juckett
    Infections acquired in the garden / Cheston B. Cunha and Burke A. Cunha
    Diseases transmitted by man's best friend: the dog / Jerry Jacob and Bennett Lorber
    Diseases transmitted by cats / Ellie J.C. Goldstein and Fredrick M. Abrahamian
    Diseases transmitted by birds / Matthew E. Levison
    Diseases transmitted by less common house pets / Bruno B. Chomel
    Diseases transmitted by man's worst friend: the rat / James G. Fox
    Diseases transmitted by domestic livestock: perils of the petting zoo / John R. Dunn, Casey Barton Behravesh, and Frederick J. Angulo
    The ancient curse: rabies / Jesse D. Blanton and Ryan M. Wallace
    Sports: the infectious hazards / Geeta Gupta, Arezou Minooee, and Jeffrey Wang
    Infectious risks of traveling abroad / Lin H. Chen and Barbra M. Blair
    Sexually transmitted diseases and travel: from boudoir to bordello / Ann K. Avery and Jonathan M. Zenilman
    Infections from body piercing and tattoos / Mukesh Patel and C. Glenn Cobbs
    Infectious diseases at high altitude / Buddha Basnyat and Jennifer M. Starling
    Infectious risks of air travel / Alexandra Mangili, Tine Vindenes, and Mark Gendreau
    Infections on cruise ships / Vivek Kak
    Infections associated with exotic cuisine: the dangers of delicacies / Natasha Hochberg and Nahid Bhadelia.
    Digital Access Wiley 2016
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    editors, W. Michael Scheld, Richard J. Whitley, Christina M. Marra.
    Summary: "This clinical reference on central nervous system infections is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fourth edition. Over 70 leading experts provide comprehensive, current information on all infections--both neural-specific and systemic--that involve the central nervous system. Areas with significant new clinical information include treatment of tuberculosis, non-tubercular mycobacterial infections, brain abscess, and Lyme disease"--Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    Introduction: approach to the patient with central nervous system infection
    Cerebrospinal fluid in central nervous system infections
    Imaging of intracranial infections
    Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of viral infections of the central nervous system
    Viral meningitis and aseptic meningitis syndrome
    Encephalitis
    Poliomyelitis, polio vaccines, and the postpoliomyelitis syndrome
    Measles and rubella
    Herpes simplex virus
    Neurologic manifestations of varicella and herpes zoster
    Cytomegalovirus
    Epstein-Barr virus
    Human herpesvirus-6
    B virus
    Arthropod-borne viral encephalitides
    Meningitis and encephalitis caused by mumps virus
    Rabies
    Human prion diseases
    Human immunodeficiency virus
    Guillain-Barré syndrome
    Acute viral myelitis
    Postinfectious encephalomyelitis
    Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of bacterial infections
    Acute bacterial meningitis
    Mycoplasmal and ureaplasmal infections
    Bartonella infections, including cat-scratch disease
    Rickettsioses, anaplasmoses, and Q fever
    Whipple's disease
    Tuberculous meningitis
    Infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria
    Brain abscess
    Epidural abscess
    Subdural enpyema and suppurative intracranial phlebitis
    Complications of infective endocarditis
    Iatrogenic infections of the central nervous system
    Botulism
    Tetanus
    Neurosyphilis
    Neuroborreliosis: nervous system involvement with borrelia species
    Fungal meningitis
    Space-occupying fungal lesions
    Cerebral malaria
    Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis
    Trypanosomiasis
    Free-living and parasitic amebic infections
    Helminthic infections
    Chronic meningitis syndrome and meningitis of noninfective or uncertain etiology
    Surgical management of central nervous system infections
    Critical care of central nervous system infection
    Vaccines for viral diseases with significant central nervous system manifestations
    Vaccines against bacterial meningitis.
    Digital Access Ovid 2014
  • Digital
    Sujata Das, Vishal Jhanji, editors.
    Summary: This book presents the clinical features, invasive and non-invasive modalities of diagnosis of conjunctival and corneal infections, especially atypical clinical situations in unusual cases of keratitis, and manage the disease entity. Infections of cornea continues to be the leading cause of ocular morbidity and blindness worldwide. Early diagnosis helps in better outcome. Proper understanding of the microbiological and clinical characteristics of this disease entity enables ophthalmologists to initiate appropriate therapy. Corneal infections, especially due to uncommon organisms, are difficult to diagnose and treat. With 17 chapters, this volume covers the entire spectrum of corneal and conjunctival infections. This is a quick go-to book for general as well as specialist ophthalmologists.

    Contents:
    Bacterial Conjunctivitis
    Viral Conjunctivitis. Chlamydial Conjunctivitis
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum
    Clinical Work-up of Corneal Ulcers
    Bacterial Keratitis
    Atypical Mycobacterial Keratitis
    Nocardia Keratitis
    Acanthamoeba Keratitis
    Microsporidial Keratitis
    Fungal Keratitis
    Pythium Keratitis
    Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Keratitis
    Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) Keratitis
    Role of Microbiology in the Diagnosis of Corneal and Conjunctival Infections
    Role of Histopathology in the Diagnosis of Corneal and Conjunctival Infections
    Role of In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Microbial Keratitis.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
  • Digital
    Marlene L. Durand, Daniel G. Deschler, editors.
    Digital Access Springer 2018
  • Digital
    Qiliang Cai, Zhenghong Yuan, Ke Lam, editors.
    Summary: This book offers a state-of-the-art report on recent discoveries concerning viral, bacterial, and parasite infectious cancers. Cancer is one of the most common causes of death and diseases in human populations, and 15%-25% of human cancers in worldwide are considered to result from chronic infection by pathogens. Most oncology textbooks address genetic mutation, but not infectious agents such as viruses, bacteria and parasites. As such this book stimulates further research in the new area between cancers and chronic infection, and discusses the epidemiology and molecular biology of infectious causes of cancers. It also explores the prevention and treatment of infection-related cancers, and brings pathogenic research to the forefront in the never-ending endeavor to understand how pathogens maneuver and negotiate in a complex environment, including the micro/macro- environment of the human host. Further, it highlights the urgent need for a concerted program to develop vaccines and other diagnosis and interventions that will eventually help prevent and treat infectious cancers, and decrease their burden on human populations. It offers graduate students and researchers a comprehensive overview of the infectious causes of cancers.

    Contents:
    1. Overview of infectious causes of human cancers
    2. Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma
    3. Human papillomavirus-related cancers
    4. Merkel cell polyomavirus: a new DNA virus associated with human cancer
    5. Current progress in EBV-associated B-cell lymphomas
    6. EBV infection and glucose metabolism in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    7. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus: epidemiology and molecular biology
    8. Hepatitis C virus-associated cancers
    9. Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 infection and adult T-cell leukemia
    10. Malignancies in HIV-infected and AIDS patients
    11. Bacterial infection and associated cancers
    12. Parasite-associated cancers (blood flukes/liver flukes)
    13. Prion protein family contributes to tumorigenesis via multiple pathways
    14. Murine gammaherpesvirus 68: a small animal model for gammaherpesvirus-associated diseases
    15. Infection of KSHV and interaction with HIV: the bad romance
    16. Interplay between microenvironmental abnormalities and infectious agents in tumorigenesis.
    Digital Access Springer 2017
  • Digital
    Carlos Cervera, Jose Maria Aguado, editors.
    Summary: This book aims to approach the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of infectious complications related to the use of biologic and targeted therapies. The first part is a general overview on the epidemiology and prevention of infections with the use of these agents. Timelines, pre-treatment evaluation, use of vaccines and travel counseling. In the second part, we will analyze the specific risk of infections associated with the use of the most important agents. The third part approach the problem on a syndromic point of view. For example, how to evaluate pulmonary infiltrates in a patient receiving biologic agents. This part III includes the most difficult and conflicting syndromes that clinicians may face when evaluating these patients. This book is intended not only for infectious diseases specialists, but also for different medical specialties prescribing biologic and targeted therapies.

    Contents:
    Intro
    Preface
    Contents
    Part I: Overview of the Epidemiology, Risk and Prevention of Infections
    1: Overview of the Risk of Infection Associated with Biologic and Target Therapies
    Overview of Targeted and Biological Therapies
    Monoclonal Antibodies and Related Agents
    Small-Molecule Enzyme Inhibitors
    Assessment of the Risk of Infection
    References
    2: Timeline and Infectious Disease Evaluation of Candidates to New Therapies
    Introduction
    Timeline of Infectious Complications in Patients on Biologic and Targeted Drugs Evaluation and Prevention of Infectious Complications in Patients on Biologic and Targeted Treatment
    Conclusion
    References
    3: Safety and Efficacy of Vaccines in Patients on Targeted and Biologic Therapies
    Summary Table
    Evidence Summary by Medication Class
    TNF-Alpha Inhibitors and Abatacept
    Hepatitis B (HBV) Vaccine
    Pneumococcal Vaccine
    Influenza Vaccine
    Live Vaccines
    IL-1 Inhibitors
    IL-6
    HBV Vaccine
    Pneumococcal Vaccine
    Influenza
    Tetanus
    Live Vaccines
    IL-12/23
    IL-17
    Eculizumab
    VEGF Inhibitors (Bevacizumab, Aflibercept) VEGF-R Inhibitors (Sorafenib, Sunitinib, Axitinib, Pazopanib, Regorafenib, Vandetanib, Cabozantinib, Ramucirumab)
    ErbB2/HER2 Inhibitors (Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab)
    ErbB Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (Erlotinib, Gefitinib, Afatinib, Osimertinib, Lapatinib, Neratinib)
    BCR-ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (Imatinib, Dasatinib, Nilotinib, Bosutinib, Ponatinib)
    Burton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (Ibrutinib, Acalabrutinib)
    PI3K Inhibitors Idelalisib, Buparlisib, Rigosertib, Duvelisib
    Janus Kinase Inhibitors (Ruxolitinib, Tofacitinib, Baricitinib)
    Pneumococcal Vaccine
    Influenza
    Tetanus Live Zoster Vaccine
    mTOR Inhibitors (Everolimus, Temsirolimus)
    Anti-CD20 (Rituximab, 90Y-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan, Ofatumumab, Ocrelizumab, Veltuzumab, 131I-Tositumomab, Obinutuzumab, Ocaratuzumab, Ublituximab)
    Pneumococcal Vaccine
    Influenza
    Hepatitis B Vaccine
    Tetanus
    Varicella
    Alemtuzumab
    Anti CD-38 (Daratumumab, Isatuxumab)
    CTLA-4 Inhibitors (Ipilimumab, Tremelimumab)
    PD-1 and PD-1 Ligand Inhibitors (Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab, Atezolizumab)
    Influenza Vaccine
    Recombinant Zoster Vaccine
    LFA-3 Inhibitor (Alefacept) Alpha 4-Integrin and LFA-1 Inhibitors (Natalizumab, Vedolizumab, Efalizumab)
    Influenza Vaccine
    Other Vaccines
    Live Vaccines
    Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor Inhibitor (Fingolimod, Siponimod)
    Proteosome Inhibitors (Bortezomib, Carfilzomib, Ixazomib)
    References
    4: Travel and Risk of Infections
    Introduction
    Infectious Diseases and Risks Factors for Travelers
    Modes of Transmission of Infections
    Risks Factors for Travelers
    Common Infectious Diseases in Travelers
    Gastrointestinal Infections
    Respiratory Infections
    Vector-Borne Infections
    Skin Infections
    Digital Access Springer 2022
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    Valentina Stosor, Teresa R. Zembower, editors.
    Summary: While advances in both the treatment of cancer and the management of its complications have led to significant improvement in patient survival, infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neoplastic disease. In this patient population, infection risk results from a complex interplay between the host's underlying immunodeficiencies, local tumor effects, and treatment-induced immunosuppression. New chemotherapeutic approaches and antimicrobial prophylaxis and treatment practices continue to shape the spectrum of infections in these patients. Clinicians who treat infections in cancer patients are continually challenged by the emergence of new pathogens and by the increasing antimicrobial resistance of established ones. The aim of this book, is to emphasize unique aspects of management of infectious diseases in the cancer patient. With the increasing complexity of this patient population, optimal management requires a multidisciplinary approach, and this fact is fully reflected in the contributions, all from recognized authorities in the field. Ultimately, it is hoped that this volume will assist specialists in infectious diseases and haematology/oncology in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infection and optimization of the overall care of patients with malignancies.
    Digital Access Springer 2014
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    Paul Hofman, editor.
    Contents:
    Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease
    Actinomycosis
    Adenovirus
    Adiaspiromycosis
    Alveolar ecchinococcosis
    Amebiasis
    Ancylostomasis
    Angiostrongyliasis cantonesis infections
    Angiostrongylus costarecensis infections
    Anisakiasis
    Arthropods
    Artifacts
    Ascaridiasis
    Aspergillosis
    Bacillary angiomatosis
    Bacterial infections
    Balantidiasis
    Bartonellosis
    Bilharziasis
    Blastomycosis
    Botriomycosis
    Candidiasis
    Cestoda
    Chlamydiasis
    Coccidioidomycosis
    Cryptococcosis
    Cryptosporidiosis
    Cysticercosis
    Cytopathic effect
    Dirofilariasis
    Ecchinococcosis
    Enterobiasis
    False pathogens
    Fasciolasis
    Filariasis
    Fungal infections
    Fusariasis
    Giardiasis
    Granuloma
    Helminthiasis
    Herpes virus
    Histoplasmosis
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus
    Human Rickettsioses
    Hydatidosis
    Immunodeficiency
    Inflammatory reaction
    Influenza virus
    Isosporiasis
    Leishmaniasis
    Lobomycosis
    Malakoplakia
    Malaria
    Measles
    Microsporidiosis
    Mucormycosis
    Myasis
    Mycetomas
    Mycobacterial infections
    Mycoplasmasis
    Nematodes
    Nocardiosis
    Nontuberculous mycobacteria
    Onchocercosis
    Papillomavirus
    Paracoccidioidomycosis
    Paragonimiasis
    Parasitic infections
    Pentastomiasis
    Phaeohyphomycosis
    Pneumocystosis
    Polyomavirus
    Protothecosis
    Protozoa
    Respiratory syncitial virus
    Rhinoscleroma
    Rhinosporidiosis
    Sarcocytosis
    Scedosporiasis
    Sparganosis
    Sporothricosis
    Strongyloidiasis
    Taeniasis
    Toxoplasmosis
    Trematodes
    Trichinosis
    Trypanosomiasis
    Tuberculosis
    Tungiasis
    Viral Hepatitis
    Viral infections
    Whippleïs disease
    Yersiniasis
    Zygomycosis.
    Digital Access Springer 2016
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    [edited by] William E. Benitz, Brian Smith ; consulting editor, Richard A. Polin.
    Summary: "Dr. Richard Polin's Neonatology Questions and Controversies series highlights the most challenging aspects of neonatal care, offering trustworthy guidance on up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options in the field. In each volume, renowned experts address the clinical problems of greatest concern to today's practitioners, helping you handle difficult practice issues and provide optimal, evidence-based care to every patient"--Publisher's description.

    Contents:
    Part 1: Infectious disease. Management of the asymptomatic newborn at risk for sepsis
    Empirical therapy for neonatal sepsis
    When and how to treat neonatal CMV infections
    Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection
    Antibiotic stewardship
    Candida prophylaxis
    Diagnosis, risk factors, outcomes, and evaluation of invasive candida infections
    When to perform lumbar puncture in infants at risk for meningitis in the neonatal intensive care unit
    Biomarkers in diagnosis of neonatal sepsis
    Congenital Zika syndrome
    Part 2: Pharmacology. Pharmacokinetic considerations in neonates
    Neonatal pharmacogenetics
    Antibiotic considerations for necrotizing enterocolitis
    Antibiotic dosing considerations for term and preterm infants
    Antifungal dosing considerations for term and preterm infants
    Antiviral dosing considerations for term and preterm infants
    Antiepileptic drug therapy in neonates
    Neuroprotective therapies in neonates
    Pharmacologic therapy for neonatal abstinence syndrome
    Therapies for gastroesophageal reflux in neonates.
    Digital Access ClinicalKey 2019
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    Michael David, Jean-Luc Benoit, editors.
    Summary: This text uses cases to illustrate differential diagnoses of various infectious diseases. Unlike any other book on the market, this book is specifically designed for ease of use and can cater to a variety of medical professionals and their needs. The text features brief cases that allow for quick readability, an appendix particularly designed for cross-referencing cases with common symptoms, exposures, and putative diagnoses, bulleted conclusion points, and differential diagnoses tables. Each case is written by an expert in the field and includes a discussion that leads the reader through the logical process of deduction to narrow the diagnosis as well as the laboratory testing, physical examination findings, and elements of the patient's history and exposures utilized to make a diagnosis. Chapters conclude with a focused review on a specific topic related to diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis that the case illustrates, including references for further reading on the topics from the literature. The Infectious Disease Diagnosis is an outstanding resource for infectious disease specialists, internal medicine physicians, emergency room staff, primary care and general practice physicians, family practitioners, consultants in infectious disease, medical students, residents, fellows, and trainees who diagnose patients.

    Contents:
    Travel to Uganda
    Visual Loss in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
    Like Mother, Like Daughter
    From the Lungs to the Brain, a Case of Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Patient
    Student with Fever and Rash
    Fever, a Rash, and a ... "Bug Bite"?
    Primed for Pathogens
    The Gift That Keeps On Giving
    A Man with Heart Failure and Night Sweats
    Seizure and Confusion in an Elderly Woman with Bacteremia
    Don't Toss Your Turtle! Seizures and Fever in an Infant
    Intermittent Fevers in a Renal Transplant Recipient
    A Young Adult with Cough and Wheezing Since Infancy
    Elevated Liver Enzymes in Pregnancy
    Eye Pain and Visual Disturbance in an HIV/AIDS patient
    Undetected: When Medication Nonadherence Accompanies an Undetectable Viral Load
    Danger in Paradise
    Man with AIDS Presents with a Headache
    Vexing Vectors
    Toddler with Pica
    Hidden Sphere
    The Importance of a Complete Social History
    Myalgias and Joint Pain in a Traveler to India
    A Marathon Runner with a Change in Mental Status
    Unmasking One of the Great Masqueraders
    Pulmonary Infection in a Patient after Stem Cell Transplantation
    An HIV Patient with Nausea, Vomiting and Hiccups
    A Real Nail-Biter
    Nodular Skin Lesions in a Patient with Leukemia
    Elderly Man with Fever and Cough: TB or not TB?
    Malaise, Fever and Nausea in a Man with Marfan Syndrome
    Diarrhea Leads to Pneumonia and Hematuria in the Intensive Care Unit
    Pain and Rash in a Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
    A 2-Year-Old Girl with a Limp
    An Elderly Woman with a Fever after Traveling
    Internationally Adopted HIV-Infected Toddler with Skin Rash
    A Pediatric Patient with a Progressive Chest Wall Mass
    Diffuse Lymphadenopathy in a Patient After Stem Cell Transplantation
    Papilledema in an HIV-Positive Patient
    A Case of Fever and Rash After Tick Bite
    Facial Lesions and Respiratory Failure After Lung Transplantation
    A Pain in the Back: A 50-Year-Old Man with Pancreatitis and a Fever
    A 9-Year-Old Boy with a Red Eye
    The Revolving (Bathroom) Door
    A Young Woman with Neurologic Symptoms
    A Woman with a History of a Two-Year Stay in Gabon and Onset of a Cyclical Fever More than One Year Later
    An Infectious Malignancy.
    Digital Access Springer 2018
  • Digital
    edited by Ibrahim Abubakar, Helen R. Stagg, Ted Cohen, and Laura C. Rodrigues.
    Summary: This volume provides a concise reference for practicing epidemiologists, and provides trainee readers with a thorough understanding of basic the concepts which are critical to understanding specialist areas of infectious disease epidemiology.
    Digital Access Oxford 2016
  • Print
    edited by Kenrad E. Nelson, Carolyn Masters Williams.
    Contents:
    pt. 1. Methods in infectious disease epidemiology
    pt. 2. Airborne transmission
    pt. 3. Oral transmission of infection
    pt. 4. Blood and body fluid as a reservoir of infectious diseases
    pt. 5. Vector-borne and parasite diseases.
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    edited by Jonathan Cohen, William G. Powderly, Steven M. Opal ; section editors, Thierry Calandra [and eleven others] ; associate editors (educational content) Courtney D. Chrisler, Bethany Davies.
    Digital Access ClinicalKey 2017
  • Digital
    editor, Jonathan C. Cho.
    Summary: "The goal of Infectious Diseases: A Case Study Approach is to provide healthcare students with a valuable infectious diseases pharmacotherapy resource. With the growing need of antimicrobial stewardship programs, healthcare professionals competent in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy are necessary. The casebook is designed to teach infectious diseases through patient cases that closely resemble situations healthcare professionals will likely face during their clinical practice. Infectious diseases-related topics covered in the publication range from bacterial infections, to sexually transmitted diseases, to antimicrobial dosing recommendations. Topics were selected based on the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education's Coding Systems for Colleges of Pharmacy and the 2016 American College of Clinical Pharmacy's Pharmacotherapy Didactic Curriculum Toolkit. Authors of the casebook chapters are comprised of infectious diseases pharmacist faculty from Colleges of Pharmacy across the United States. All these individuals have vast experiences and training in infectious diseases and are widely recognized as experts in their field"-- Provided by publisher.
    Digital Access AccessPharmacy 2020
  • Print
    Frederick S. Southwick, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
    Contents:
    Anti-infective therapy
    The sepsis syndrome
    The febrile patient
    Pulmonary infections
    Eye, ear, nose, and throat
    Central nervous system infections
    Cardiovascular infections
    Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary infections
    Gastrointestinal tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
    Skin and soft tissue infections
    Bone and joint infections
    Parasitic infections
    Zoonotic infections
    Bioterrorism
    Serious adult viral illnesses other than HIV
    Infections in the immunocompromised host
    HIV infection.
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  • Digital
    Frederick S. Southwick.
    Contents:
    Anti-infective therapy / Frederick S. Southwick
    Sepsis / Frederick S. Southwick
    The febrile patient / Frederick S. Southwick
    Pulmonary infections / Frederick S. Southwick
    Eye, ear, nose, and throat infections / Frederick S. Southwick
    Central nervous system infections / Frederick S. Southwick
    Cardiovascular infections / Frederick S. Southwick
    Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary infections / Frederick S. Southwick
    Genitourinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases / Frederick S. Southwick
    Skin and soft tissue infections / P. Daniel Lew, and Frederick S. Southwick
    Osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, diabetic foot infections, and septic arthritis / P. Daniel Lew, and Frederick S. Southwick
    Parasitic infections : a global challenge / Frederick S. Southwick
    Emerging bacterial infections (including zoonotic pathogens and biological weapons) / Frederick S. Southwick
    Serious viral illnesses in the adult patient / Sankar Swaminathan
    Infections in the immunocompromised host / Frederick S. Southwick
    HIV infection / Bernard Hirschel.
    Digital Access AccessMedicine 2020
  • Digital
    [edited by] Eskild Petersen, Lin H. Chen, Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor.
    Contents:
    Historical overview of global infectious diseases and geopolitics / Francis EG Cox, Frank J Bia
    Nontraditional infectious diseases surveillance systems / Davidson H Hamer, Kamran Khan, Matthew German, Lawrence C Madoff
    Air travel
    which infectious disease control measures are worthwhile? / Karen J Marienau
    Infectious illnesses on cruise and cargo ships / Joanna J Regan, J Scott Vega, Clive M Brown
    Microbes on the move: prevention, required vaccinations, curtailment, outbreak / Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor, Giles Poumerol, Francisco Santos-O'Connor
    Diagnostic tests and procedures / Eskild Petersen, Tom Boyles
    Central Africa / Gerd D Burchard, Martin P Grobusch
    East Africa / Philippe Gautret, Philippe Parola
    Eastern Africa / Andreas Neumayr, Christoph Hatz
    North Africa / Philippe Gautret, Nadjet Mouffok, Philippe Parola
    Southern Africa / Marc Mendelson, Olga Perovic, Lucille Blumberg
    West Africa / Boubacar Maiga, Patrick Ayeh-Kumi
    East Asia / Bin Cao, Fei Zhou, Mikio Kimura
    South Central Asia / Holy Murphy, Gulzhan Abuova, Prativa Pandey
    South-east Asia / Daniel H Paris, Nicholas J White
    Western Asia and the Middle East / Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Seif S Al-Abri, Ziad A Memish
    Eastern Europe / Natalia Pshenichnaya, Malgorzata Paul, Alexander Erovichenkov
    Northern Europe / Birgitta Evengard, Audrone Marcinkute, Eskild Petersen
    Southern Europe / Francesco Castelli, Androula Pavli, Pier Francesco Giorgetti
    Western Europe / Peter J Vries, Eric Caumes
    The Caribbean / Elizabeth A Talbot, Laura E Shevy
    Central America / Larry I Lutwick, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales
    South America / Rodrigo Nogueira Angerami, Luiz Jacintho Silva, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales
    Northern America / Barbra M Blair, Philip R Fischer, Michael Libman, Lin H Chen
    Australia, New Zealand / Karin Leder, Joseph Torresi, Marc Shaw
    Oceania / Karin Leder, Joseph Torresi, Marc Shaw
    Arctic and Antarctica / Anders Koch, Michael G Bruce, Karin Ladefoged
    The immunosuppressed patient / Brian T Montague, Christopher M Salas, Terri L Montague, Maria D Mileno
    Emerging infections / Mary E Wilson
    Migration and the geography of disease / Rogelio López-Vélez, Francesca F Norman, José-Antonio Pérez-Molina
    Climate change and the geographical distribution of infectious diseases / Ashwin Swaminathan, Elvina Viennet, Anthony J McMichael, David Harley.
    Digital Access Wiley 2017
  • Digital
    Luke S.P. Moore, James C. Hatcher.
    Contents:
    Biology of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites and the host-pathogen interactions
    Microbiology and virology laboratory practice
    Health and safety for infectious diseases, microbiology and virology
    Principles of public health in relation to infectious diseases, microbiology and virology
    Infection prevention and control
    Important clinical syndromes presenting from the community and within healthcare organisations
    Understanding use of antimicrobial agents
    Vaccination
    The management of HIV infection
    Travel and geographical health; imported infection and the provision of pre-travel health advice.
    Digital Access Cambridge 2019
  • Digital/Print
    Rameshwar Adhikari, Santosh Thapa, editors.
    Summary: The volumes address the interdisciplinary scientific approach for the systemic understanding of connections between major human diseases and their treatment regime by applying the tools and techniques of nanotechnology. It also highlights the interdisciplinary collaborative researches for innovation in Biomedical Sciences.

    Contents:
    Volume I.
    1. Auger-Architectomics: Introducing a New Nanotechnology to Infectious Disease / Chantel W. Swart, Carolina H. Pohl, Johan L. F. Kock
    2. Rational Design of Antigens to Improve the Serodiagnosis of Tick-Borne Borreliosis in Central Regions of Russia / Evgenia Baranova, Pavel Solov'ev, Evgeny Panfertsev, Anastasia Baranova [and others]
    3. Ayurvedic Bhasmas: Overview on Nanomaterialistic Aspects, Applications, and Perspectives / Rameshwar Adhikari
    4. Nanobiosensors: Role in Cancer Detection and Diagnosis / Andrew Gdowski, Amalendu P. Ranjan, Anindita Mukerjee, Jamboor K. Vishwanatha
    5. Cell Compatible Arginine Containing Cationic Polymer: One-Pot Synthesis and Preliminary Biological Assessment / Nino Zavradashvili, Tamar Memanishvili, Nino Kupatadze, Lucia Baldi, Xiao Shen [and others
    6. Neuroinvasive and Neurotropic Human Respiratory Coronaviruses: Potential Neurovirulent Agents in Humans / Marc Desforges, Alain Le Coupanec, Élodie Brison, Mathieu Meessen-Pinard [and others]
    7. Bacteriophages as Potential Treatment Option for Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria / Robert Bragg, Wouter van der Westhuizen, Ji-Yun Lee, Elke Coetsee, Charlotte Boucher. Volume II. --1. Bacterial Resistance to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QAC) Disinfectants / Robert Bragg, Arina Jansen, Marisa Coetzee, Wouter van der Westhuizen [and others]
    2. Immunological Markers that Correlate with Protection Immunity Against Tularemia Infection / Victoria V. Firstova, Alexander N. Mokrievich, Vitalii M. Pavlov, Aleksey A. Gorbatov [and others]
    3. Application of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture for the Production of Phytochemicals in Medicinal Plants / Bijaya Pant
    4. Microbial Pathogenicity: A New Approach to Drug Development / Ananda M. Chakrabarty
    5. Current Trend on Syphilis Diagnosis: Issues and Challenges / Muhammad G. Morshed
    6. Rapid Spreading and Immune Evasion by Vaccinia Virus / Geoffrey L. Smith
    7. Nanonization Increases the Antileishmanial Efficacy of Amphotericin B: An Ex Vivo Approach Krishna Das Manandhar, Thakur Prasad Yadav, Vijay Kumar Prajapati, Om Basukala [and others].
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  • Digital
    Fingani Annie Mphande.
    Contents:
    Chapter 1: Poverty, Health and Livelihoods
    Chapter 2: Rural Livelihood
    Chapter 3: Infectious Diseases
    Chapter 4: Infectious Diseases and Livelihoods
    Chapter 5: Transportation
    Chapter 6: Healthcare
    Chapter 7: Surveillance
    Chapter 8: Disease Awareness and Prevention
    Chapter 9: Infectious Disease Management Strategies
    Chapter 10: Way Forward
    Bibliography
    Index.
    Digital Access Springer 2016
  • Digital
    Prati Pal Singh, editor.
    Summary: Infectious Diseases and Your Health has the potential to impact and improve your life, and the lives of your loved ones. Every day, nearly 40, 000 people including small children and women die of infectious diseases. Many of these innocent lives could be saved. Your journey through the pages of this book will take you to an amazing world of infectious diseases. You will learn about various infectious diseases, how they can affect your life, the problems associated with their treatment and prevention, and how to overcome these problems. Additionally, you will hear the success story of new drug research, be introduced to the hard facts, and find fascinating pictures of microorganisms and parasites. The book provides instant solutions to several of your concerns about infectious diseases, and you will learn to live a highly productive, long and healthy life. So, join thousands of readers of this book worldwide, enhance your life and the lives of your loving family, become an informed healthy citizen, and contribute to achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Let us never forget: life and quality of life are very precious.

    Contents:
    Parasitic infections
    Bacterial infections
    Viral infections
    Fungal infections.
    Digital Access Springer 2018
  • Digital
    Tulio A. Valdez, Jesus G. Vallejo, editors.
    Contents:
    I. Ears
    1. Management of the Child with Otorrhea
    2. Infections of the External Ear
    3. Otitis Media
    4. Complications of Acute and Chronic Otitis Media
    5. Inner Ear Infections
    II. Nasal Cavity and Sinuses
    6. Nasal Soft Tissue Infections
    7. Sinusitis
    8. Complications of Sinusitis
    9. Sinus Disease in Cystic Fibrosis
    III. Oral Cavity, Oropharynx and Upper Airway
    10. Tonsillitis and Peritonsillar Abscess
    11. Laryngeal Infections
    12. Tracheal Infections
    IV. Neck
    13. Infectious Lymphadenopathy
    14. Neck Abscesses and Deep Neck Infections
    15. Infected Congenital Neck Lesions
    V. Other Conditions
    16. PFAPA: Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis.
    Digital Access Springer 2016
  • Digital
    Oriol Manuel, Michael G. Ison, editors.
    Summary: This book describes a practical approach to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infectious complications in solid-organ transplant (SOT) candidates and recipients, based on both up-to-date clinical evidence and state of the art expert opinion from world-renowned experts in the field. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which explains risk assessment and the general approach to infectious diseases in the pre-, peri-, and early and late post-transplant periods. The remaining two sections address the prevention and treatment of infection with particular pathogens and the management of specific syndromes, such as pneumonia, CNS infections, UTIs, and skin infections. Infections in SOT recipients - often due to multidrug-resistant organisms - represent a major challenge. Preventive strategies need to be adapted according to the type of allograft and period after transplantation. Moreover, toxicity and drug interaction with immunosuppressive drugs must be taken into consideration when treating infectious complications. In explaining in depth how best to ensure allograft and patient survival, this book will be of value to infectious disease specialists and transplant physicians at all levels of experience.
    Digital Access Springer 2019
  • Digital
    Manish Soneja, Puneet Khanna, editors.
    Summary: Infections in intensive care is a very broad topic, and this book provides concise yet comprehensive coverage. It focuses on the appropriate and judicious use of microbiological, radiological and point-of-care tests in diagnostic work-ups and evidence-based management protocols. Moreover, it offers essential information on the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered infections in the intensive care unit, making it a handy ready-reference manual for intensivists.

    Contents:
    -- Sepsis in Intensive Care Unit
    Severe Community Acquired Infections in Intensive Care Unit
    Tropical Infections in Intensive Care Unit
    Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
    Nosocomial Infections (except Ventilator Associated Pneumonia)
    Approach to Fungal Infections in Intensive Care Unit
    Viral Infections in Intensive Care Unit (except HIV)
    Tuberculosis in Intensive Care Unit
    Infections of the Nervous System in Intensive Care Unit
    Obstetrical and Gynecological-Related Infections in Intensive Care Unit
    Human Immunodeficency Virus in Intensive Care Unit
    Infections in Post-transplant Patients in Intensive Care Unit
    Paediatric Infections in Intensive Care Unit
    Microbiology Laboratory Diagnosis of Infection in Intensive Care Unit
    Principles of Antibiotic Therapy in Intensive Care Unit
    Management of Gram Negative Multi Drug Resistant Organisms in Intensive Care Unit
    Management of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Intensive Care Unit
    Antifungal Therapy in Intensive Care Unit
    Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Intensive Care Unit
    Antibiotic Stewardship in Intensive Care Unit
    Principles of Infection Prevention and Control in Intensive Care Unit.
    Digital Access Springer 2020
  • Digital
    Vsevolod Zinserling.
    Summary: This book discusses all aspects infectious CNS pathology, including different bacterial, viral, fungal, mycoplasma and protozoan pathogens, accompanied by illustrations that show macro- and histopathological changes. It also presents microbiological, epidemiological and clinical data, with a particular focus on meningitis and encephalitis of different bacterial and viral aetiologies, influenza, COVID-19 and other viral and bacterial generalized infections. Further, the book explores the importance of mixed infections, including those in the late stages of HIV infection, as well as pathological changes in different age groups including newborns. A special chapter is devoted to the probable role of biological pathogens in noninfectious brain pathology.

    Contents:
    Introduction
    Chapter 1. Epidemiology, morbidity and mortality due to brain pathology associated with biological pathogens
    Chapter 2 Microbiology and molecular biology in the diagnostics
    Chapter 3 Local immunity of the brain
    Chapter 4 Neuroplasticity and its possible role in infectious pathology
    Chapter 4 General principles of morphological diagnostics of infectious pathology in the brain and terminology
    Chapter 5 Acute viral encephalitis
    Chapter 6 Brain lesions in generalized viral infections
    Chapter 7 Viral lesions in HIV infection
    Chapter 8 Meningococcal infection
    Chapter 9 Purulent meningitis and meningoencephalitis
    Chapter 10 Brain abscesses
    Chapter 11 Neurotuberculosis and neurosyphilis
    Chapter 12 Lesions due to fungi, protozoa and helminthes
    Chapter 13 "Slow" Bneuroinfections
    Chapter 14 Brain lesions in perinatal infections
    Chapter 15 Postraumatic encephalitis
    Chapter 16 Differential diagnostics in clinical pathology
    Chapter 17 Probable role of biological pathogens in noninfectious pathology
    Conclusion.
    Digital Access Springer 2022
  • Digital
    Vsevolod Zinserling ; with contributions by Yulia R. Zyuzya, Vladimir V. Svistunov, Valery V. Varyasin.
    Summary: This book discusses all aspects of pulmonary pathology, including different bacterial, viral, fungal, mycoplasma and protozoan pathogens, accompanied by illustrations that show macro- and histopathological changes. It also presents microbiological, epidemiological and clinical data, with a particular focus on pneumonias of different bacterial aetiologies, influenza, and other viral infections. Further, the book explores the importance of mixed infections, including those in the late stages of HIV infections and virus-bacterial pneumonias, as well as pathological changes in modern tuberculosis, lung granuloma, and respiratory tract inflammation in different age groups.

    Contents:
    Introduction,. Epidemiology, morbidity and mortality due to diseases associated with biological pathogens
    Microbiology and molecular biology in the diagnostics
    Local immunity in different age groups
    Historical overview upon etiology and mechanisms of the lesions
    Influenza
    Paramyxovirus respiratory infections: parainfluenza, RS-infection, metapneumovirus infection, measles
    Respiratory infections due to DNA viruses: Adenoviruses, Herpes simplex
    SARS
    Atypical pneumonias due to Chlamydia and Mycoplasma
    Lobar pneumonia
    Community acquired pneumonia
    Nosocomial Pneumonias
    Tuberculosis
    Respiratory Mycosis due to Candida, Aspergillus, Pneumocysta, Mucor et al.
    Lesions due to Protozoa and Helminthes
    Mixed infectious lesions. Pathogenesis and morphological diagnostics
    Lung lesions in intrauterine infections: herpes, cytomegaly, chlamydiosis, mycoplasmosis etc
    Differential diagnostics of granulomatosis in clinical pathology
    Differential diagnostics of interstitial lesions in clinical pathology
    Questions stay to be investigated.
    Digital Access Springer 2021
  • Digital/Print
    edited by Steffen Backert, editor.
    Summary: This volume details our current understanding of the architecture and signaling capabilities of known canonical and non-canonical inflammasome complexes and highlights their action, in particular in response to infection with important bacterial model organisms and the corresponding disease pathologies. The first chapters review new insights into the assembly and structures of inflammasome components and emphasize general strategies of up- and downstream signaling events. In addition, the authors specifically discuss the composition and activity of inflammasomes during infection with various gut pathogens (Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Listeria and Helicobacter), respiratory pathogens (Mycobacterium, Legionella, Burkholderia and Streptococcus) as well as skin and soft tissue pathogens (Francisella and Staphylococcus). The discoveries presented provide a better understanding of the cellular and molecular biology of inflammasomes, which will pinpoint important new therapeutic targets for the treatment and prevention of multiple infectious diseases in the future.
    Digital Access Springer 2016
  • Digital
    edited by Jean-Marc Cavaillon and Mervyn Singer.
    Contents:
    Front Matter
    Inflammation through the Ages: A Historical Perspective / Jean-Marc Cavaillon
    Inducers and Sensors of Inflammation. Pathogen-associated Molecular Patterns / Jean-Marc Cavaillon
    Damage-associated Molecular Patterns / Jean-Marc Cavaillon
    Bacterial Toxins / Marina Bernard, Cesare Montecucco
    Venoms / Catarina Teixeira, Vanessa Moreira, José María Gutiérrez
    Hypoxia as an Inducer of Inflammation / Ariel Brandwein, Clifford S Deutschman
    Vaccine Adjuvants / Dennis M Klinman, Hidekazu Shirota
    Pattern Recognition Receptors / Lauren Whitehead, Gordon D Brown
    Inflammatory Cells. Monocytes and Macrophages / Irina N Shalova, Shilpi Saha, Subhra K Biswas
    Neutrophils / Salvatore Cuzzocrea
    Mast Cells: Master Drivers of Immune Responses against Pathogens / WX Gladys Ang, Soman N Abraham
    Dendritic Cells in Inflammatory Disease / Bart N Lambrecht, Martin Guilliams, Hamida Hammad
    Roles for NK Cells and ILC1 in Inflammation and Infection / Christian AJ Vosshenrich, James P Di Santo
    Group 2 and 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells: New Actors in Immunity and Inflammation / Nicolas Serafini, James P Di Santo
    Th9 Cells: From the Bench to the Bedside and Back Again / Benjamin J Ulrich, Matthew M Hufford, Mark H Kaplan
    Th17 Cells / Mélissa Noack, Pierre Miossec
    Platelets / Jack Levin
    Epithelial Cells / Jill M Hoffman, Charalabos Pothoulakis
    Inflammation: The Role of Endothelial Cells / J Steven Alexander, D Neil Granger, Norman R Harris
    Inflammatory Mediators. IL-1 Superfamily and Inflammasome / Charles A Dinarello
    TNF Superfamily / Salvatore Cuzzocrea
    Interleukin-17 A-E / Giovanni Monteleone, Irene Marafini, Edoardo Troncone
    IL-6 Superfamily / Toshio Tanaka, Masashi Narazaki, Tadamistu Kishimoto
    Type I and II Cytokine Superfamilies in Inflammatory Responses / William F Carson, Steven L Kunkel
    Chemokines and Chemotaxis / Osamu Yoshie, Kouji Matsushima
    Lipid Mediators in Inflammation / Shuh Narumiya, Takehiko Yokomizo, Junken Aoki
    Free Radicals in Inflammation / Andrew Cumpstey, Martin Feelisch
    Proteases / Celine Deraison, Chrystelle Bonnart, Nathalie Vergnolle
    Psychiatric Disorders and Inflammation / Robert Dantzer
    Complement System / Peter A Ward, Claudia Kemper
    Heat Shock Proteins / Willem Eden, Femke Broere, Ruurd van der Zee
    Inflammation and Host Response. Inflammation and Coagulation / Marcel Levi
    Fever: Mediators and Mechanisms / Joachim Roth
    Pain / Christoph Stein
    Inflammation, Hormones, and Metabolism / Muska Khpal, Mervyn Singer
    Microenvironmental Regulation of Innate Immune Cell Function / Emily R Watts, Eilise Ryan, Sarah R Walmsley, Moira KB Whyte
    Epigenetics of Inflammation / Vidula Vachharajani, Charles E McCall
    Inflammation and Diseases. Allergy and Inflammation / Milena Sokołowska, Anna Głobińska, Cezmi A Akdis
    Sepsis / Manu Shankar-Hari, Mervyn Singer
    Autoimmunity and Inflammation / Shrikant Ramesh Mulay, Onkar P Kulkarni, Khader Rupanagudi, Hans-Joachim Anders
    Psoriasis and Other Skin Inflammatory Diseases / Jaehwan Kim, James G Krueger
    Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Articular Diseases / Rogier M Thurlings, Sander W Tas, Paul Peter Tak*
    Missing Heritability of Crohn's Disease and Implications for Therapeutic Targeting and Improved Care / Matthias Chamaillard
    Inflammation and Transplantation / William M Baldwin,, Robert L Fairchild
    Inflammatory Mechanisms in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Peter J Barnes
    Obesity: A Complex Disease with Immune Components / Yuejun Liu, Karine Clément
    Inflammation and Type 2 Diabetes / Marleen MJ Greevenbroek, Casper G Schalkwijk, Coen DA Stehouwer
    Inflammation-Mediated Neurodegeneration: Models, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Interventions for Neurodegenerative Diseases / Hui-Ming Gao, Yun Gao, Dezhen Tu, Yue Liu, Hui Zhou, Jau-Shyong Hong
    Inflammation in Atherosclerosis / Mario AR Lauterbach, Larisa I Labzin, Eicke Latz
    Acute Kidney Injury / Johan Mårtensson, Rinaldo Bellomo
    Ischemia-Reperfusion Syndrome / Christophe Adrie, Sally A Shin, Mehran Monchi
    Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Inflammation / Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis
    Resolution of Inflammation and Tissue Repair. Pentraxins in the Orchestration of Defense and Tissue Repair during the Acute Phase Response / Alberto Mantovani, Cecilia Garlanda, Barbara Bottazzi
    Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines, Soluble Receptors, and Natural Antagonists / Willem Joost Wiersinga, Tom Poll
    Regulatory T Cells / Luciana Berod, Katharina Lahl, Matthias Lochner, Christian T Mayer, Tim Sparwasser
    Leukocyte Reprogramming / Jean-Marc Cavaillon
    Roles of Specialized Proresolving Lipid Mediators in Inflammation Resolution and Tissue Repair / Matthew Spite, Charles N Serhan
    Glucocorticoids / Heming Nicholas, Annane Djillali
    The Neuroimmune Communicatome in Inflammation / Peder S Olofsson, Christine N Metz, Valentin A Pavlov
    The Inflammatory Response in Tissue Repair / Nikolaos G Frangogiannis
    Detection and Treatments. Biomarkers in Inflammation / Andreas Kortgen, Michael Bauer
    In Vivo Imaging of Inflammation / Anne Roivainen, Antti Saraste
    Novel Targets for Drug Development / Alan S Cross, Steven M Opal
    Inflammation and Microbiota and Gut Reconditioning / Stig Bengmark
    Natural Products as Source of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs / Shivaprasad H Venkatesha, Bodhraj Acharya, Kamal D Moudgil.
    Digital Access Wiley 2018
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    edited by Irfan Rahman, Debasis Bagchi.
    Summary: The book provides a comprehensive overview to understanding the integrated impact of the concepts of cellular and molecular aspects, models, environmental factors, and lifestyle involved in premature aging. Additionally, it examines how functional food, dietary nutraceuticals or pharmacological compounds can reverse inflammation and premature aging based on personalized medicine. This book is a valuable resource for health professionals, scientists and researchers, nutritionists, health practitioners, students and for all those who wish to broaden their knowledge in the allied field.
    Digital Access ScienceDirect 2014
  • Digital
    Jun Sun, editor.
    Summary: This book offers a summary and discussion of the advances of inflammation and infection in various cancers. The authors cover the classically known virus infections in cancer, novel roles of other pathogens (e.g. bacteria and fungi), as well as biomarkers for diagnosis and therapy. Further, the chapters highlight the progress of immune therapy, stem cells and the role of the microbiome in the pathophysiology of cancers. Readers will gain insights into complex microbial communities, that inhabit most external human surfaces and play a key role in health and disease. Perturbations of host-microbe interactions often lead to altered host responses that can promote cancer development. Thus, this book highlights emerging roles of the microbiome in pathogenesis of cancers and outcome of therapy. The focus is on mechanistic concepts that underlie the complex relationships between host and microbes. Approaches that can inhibit infection, suppress chronic inflammation and reverse the dysbiosis are discussed, as a means for restoring the balance between host and microbes. This comprehensive work will be beneficial to researchers and students interested in infectious diseases, microbiome, and cancer as well as clinicians and general physiologists.

    Contents:
    Chapter 1: The Microbiome And The Hallmarks Of Cancer
    Chapter 2: Microbiome In Human GI Cancers
    Chapter 3: The Gut Microbiome And Colorectal Cancer
    Chapter 4: Salmonella Infection In Human Cancers
    Chapter 5: Biomarkers Of Esophageal Cancers And Precancerous Lesions
    Chapter 6: Epithelial And Immune Cell Responses To Helicobacter Pylori That Shape The Gastric Tumor Microenvironment
    Chapter 7: Microbiome And Liver Cancer
    Chapter 8: THE MICROBIOME AND UROLOGIC CANCERS
    Chapter 9: Role Of Infections And Tissue Inflammation In The Pathology Of The Fallopian Tube And High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
    Chapter 10: Commensal Microbes And Their Metabolites: Influence On Host Pathways In Health And Disease
    Chapter 11: Dietary And Microbiome In Cancer Prevention
    Chapter 12: Autophagy And Cancer-Current Biology And Drug Development
    Chapter 13: Mitochondrial Regulation Of Inflammation In Cancer
    Chapter 14: Modern Germ-Free Study Designs And Emerging Static Housing Technology In A Growing 'Human Microbiome' Market
    Chapter 15: Machine Learning In Identification Of Disease-Associated Microbiota
    Chapter 16: Mediation Analysis Of Microbiome Data And Detection Of Causality In Microbiome Studies.
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    Bharat B. Aggarwal, Bokyung Sung, Subash Chandre Gupta, editors.
    Contents:
    The role of inflammation in lung cancer / Mónica Gomes, Ana Luísa Teixeira, Ana Coelho, António Araújo and Rui Medeiros
    The role of inflammation in colon cancer / Naveena B. Janakiram and Chinthalapally V. Rao
    The role of inflammation in inflammatory breast cancer / Tamer M. Fouad, Takahiro Kogawa, James M. Reuben and Naoto T. Ueno
    The role of inflammation in brain cancer / James L. Sowers, Kenneth M. Johnson, Charles Conrad, Joel T. Patterson and Lawrence C. Sowers
    The role of inflammation in head and neck cancer / Marcelo Bonomi, Alexis Patsias, Marshall Posner and Andrew Sikora
    The role of inflammation in pancreatic cancer / Simone Hausmann, Bo Kong, Christoph Michalski, Mert Erkan and Helmut Friess
    The role of inflammation in prostate cancer / Karen S. Sfanos, Heidi A. Hempel and Angelo M. De Marzo
    The role of inflammation in bladder cancer / Georgios Gakis
    The role of inflammation in kidney cancer / Antonio Roma De Vivar Chevez, James Finke and Ronald Bukowski
    The role of inflammation in gastric cancer / Kazim Senol, Murat Bulut Özkan, Selahattin Vural and Mesut Tez
    The role of inflammation in sarcoma / Jürgen Radons
    The role of inflammation in lymphoma / Antonino Carbone, Claudio Tripodo, Carmelo Carlo-Stella, Armando Santoro and Annunziata Gloghini
    The role of inflammation in leukaemia / Janusz Krawczyk, Michael O'Dwyer, Ronan Swords, Ciara Freeman and Francis J Giles
    The role of inflammatory cells in angiogenesis in multiple myeloma / Domenico Ribatti and Angelo Vacca
    The role of inflammation in cervical cancer / S. Deivendran, K. Hezlin Marzook and M. Radhakrishna Pillai
    The role of inflammation in liver cancer / Anupam Bishayee
    The role of inflammation in skin cancer / Girish B. Maru, Khushboo Gandhi, Asha Ramchandani and Gaurav Kumar.
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    Damir Janigro, Astrid Nehlig, Nicola Marchi, editors..
    Summary: This book provides comprehensive information, both for clinicians and scientists, on the basic mechanisms, clinical features, and therapeutic approaches to epilepsy as an inflammatory disease. Inflammation has been for many years considered as an etiologic player (and a therapeutic target) for a specific group of epilepsies. However, it turns out that this concept underestimated the impact of inflammation in seizure disorders. Many accepted therapies for non-inflammatory epilepsies act in part as an inflammatory drug. The CNS actively responds to acute immune challenges by altering body temperature, stimulating the HPA axis, as well as up- and down-regulating specific sympathetic pathways.

    Contents:
    Pro and Anti-Inflammatory Neurovascular Processes in Epilepsy: A Fragile and Dynamic Equilibrium
    Emerging Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation in Seizure Disorders
    Glial Mechanisms of Inflammation during Seizures
    Perivascular Inflammation and Extracellular Matrix Alterations in Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction and Epilepsy
    Blood T cells and Cytokine Levels during Interictal-Ictal Transitions
    Autoantibodies, Encephalopathies and Epilepsy
    Tau Protein in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Cognitive Decline
    Ketogenic Diet, Inflammation and Epilepsy
    Role of Regulatory T cells in Epilepsy
    Inflammation at the Neurovascular Unit in Post-Traumatic Epilepsy.
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    Madhavi Thomas, editors.
    Summary: Inflammation in Parkinson's Disease brings advances in research together with current literature and evidence. This concise volume covers the fundamentals of neuroimmunology and inflammatory models, the interactions between pathways of neurodegeneration and follows the concept of research work undertaken from basic science to clinical trials. Researchers, clinicians, and students interested in Parkinson's Disease are provided with a comprehensive view of translational research methods and an insight needed for developing future therapies aimed at disease modulation.
    Digital Access Springer 2014
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    Hyeong Gon Yu, editor.
    Summary: This atlas covers most ocular inflammatory and infectious diseases of importance with clinical significance. It includes chapters on non-infectious diseases and chapters on infectious diseases. For each chapter, essential information regarding the clinical features, diagnosis, and management is described in the text based on the up-to-date knowledge, and more than 240 carefully selected photographs are provided. World-famous experts in this field have included as many as valuable photographs of patients as possible. New imaging tests of ultra-wide field retinal images and high-resolution optical coherence tomography are included in addition to conventional fundus photos and fluorescein angiographs. Especially, chapters on infectious diseases provide invaluable photos of rare but clinically important diseases. Designed to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular inflammation and infection, this book is meant for the retina specialist, researchers of ocular inflammation, general ophthalmologist, resident and retina fellow. Inflammatory and Infectious Ocular Disorders atlas is one of the nine volumes of the series Retina Atlas. This series provides global perspective on vitreoretinal diseases, covering imaging basics, retinal vascular disease, macular disorders, ocular inflammatory and infectious disorders, retinal degeneration, surgical retina, ocular oncology, pediatric retina and trauma. This comprehensive atlas is spread over 9 volumes and about 100 chapters, covering validated and comprehensive information on retinal disorders.

    Contents:
    Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy
    Serpiginous choroiditis
    Punctate inner choroidopathy
    Multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis
    Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome
    Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy
    Birdshot retinochoroidopathy
    Sympathetic ophthalmia
    Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
    Intermediate uveitis
    Sarcoidosis
    Behcet disease
    Systemic lupus erythematosus
    Posterior scleritis
    Autoimmune retinopathy
    Ocular tuberculosis 1
    Ocular tuberculosis 2
    Cat-scratch disease
    Retinal and optic nerve involvement in syphilis
    Leptospirosis
    Fungal diseases
    Toxoplasmosis
    Toxocariasis
    Ocular cysticercosis
    Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis
    Human immunodeficiency virus infection and cytomegalovirus retinitis
    Acute retinal necrosis and progressive outer retinal necrosis.
    Digital Access Springer 2020
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    Ian C. Scott, James B. Galloway, David L. Scott.
    Summary: This evidence based book covers the key components in the diagnosis, assessment and management of inflammatory arthritis. The authors look at the epidemiology, pathology, clinical assessment and investigation of inflammatory arthritis patients, and provide an overview of currently available treatment options. With major changes seen in the way inflammatory arthropathies are diagnosed, classified, investigated and managed, Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice, Second Edition provides the reader with the most up-to-date developments in this area.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
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    Ramona Rajapakse, editor.
    Summary: This book uses new thinking on precision medicine and the interplay of genetic factors, the microbiome, and external triggers to build on the core concepts of inflammatory bowel disease. It outlines the latest findings in targeting therapies to the individual patient with Crohns and colitis, management of chronic infections in the setting of immunomodulators and biologics, non-surgical therapy of dysplasia in colitis patients, and redefining and structuring the problematic pouch. In addition, this book features useful chapters dedicated to the economic aspects of IBD in an increasingly constrained healthcare system, as well as the patient experience and the role of subspecialist telemedicine care. Written by specialists and thought leaders in the field, Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management provides a concise but highly relevant account of the latest thinking and concepts in IBD.

    Contents:
    Advances in Our Understanding of the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Diagnosis and monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel disease: who, when, where and how
    Ulcerative Colitis Diagnosis and Management: Past, Present and Future Directions
    New Developments in the Management of Crohns Disease
    Extraintestinal Manifestations In Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Infectious Complications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Healthcare Maintenance in the Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: High Yield Interventions
    The Woman With Inflamatory Bowel Disease: Fertility, Pregnancy And Beyond
    Unique Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of the Pediatric IBD Patient
    Colon Cancer Screening and Surveillance in the IBD patient
    The Utility Of Endoscopy In Inflamatory Bowel Disease
    Changing Paradigms in the Management of the Elderly IBD Patient
    Surgical management of the complex Crohns and ulcerative colitis patient: When to redo a pouch
    The Economics of IBD: Is There a Future for a Medical Home?
    A Physician Patients Perspective: Personal challenges and the role of sub-specialist telemedicine
    IBD in the time of COVID-19.
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    Andreas Sturm, Lydia White, editors.
    Summary: This comprehensive manual discusses the many aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), providing relevant information along with practical guidance. The reader is also directed to additional resources for extra and current information. This book comes at a time when the number of people suffering from the two major forms of IBD, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is rising around the globe. Despite their huge impact on daily life and health economics, these diseases are not fully understood, and diagnosis and treatment remains a significant challenge. IBD nurses are increasingly recognised as key clinicians within the multidisciplinary team caring for people with IBD. Through experience and specialist knowledge IBD nurses provide timely support, advice, and treatment for people living with this unpredictable condition. IBD nurses are also well placed to liaise with the wider team, developing patient centred services which best fit their local health framework. The combined international expertise and accessible guidance here will equip nurses, or any clinician wanting to increase their competence in IBD management. Thereby this manual aims to contribute to the optimisation of IBD care throughout the world.

    Contents:
    I.IBD Foundations: Anatomy and Physiology
    Epidemiology
    Aetiology, Pathophysiology and Localisation
    II. Diagnosis, Assessment and Monitoring: Clinical Assessment
    Endoscopy
    Lab
    Radiology
    Histopathology
    Monitoring
    Differential Diagnosis.-III.Managing IBD: Medical Management 1: General
    Medical Management 2: Conventional
    Medical Management 3: Biological
    New Therapeutic Treatments
    Antibiotics and Microflora (FMP)
    Risks and Side-Effects of Medical Therapy
    Surgical Management
    Short Bowel Syndrome
    Alternative Therapies
    IV. Complications and Comorbidities: EIMs
    Penetrating CD and Fistulae
    Opportunistic Infections
    Cancer
    V. The Patient in... Newly Diagnosed Patient
    Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation
    Young IBD
    Elderly
    Patient Priorities
    Dietary Management
    Stoma
    Pouch Care
    Adherence
    Constipation
    VI. Lifestyle Issues: Travel and Vaccination
    Smoking and Drugs
    Stress and Psychological Support
    Communication Skills
    Sport
    Sex and Intimacy
    Patient Support Groups
    VII. Research: Clinical Studies
    Nursing Research
    VIII. IBD Nursing: Training and Education
    E-health
    In Patient Care
    Nursing Support and IBD Networking
    Advice Lines
    Clinics
    Maintaining and IBD Nurse Service
    IBD Nurse Within the MDT.
    Digital Access Springer 2019
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    Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Ramnik J. Xavier, Daniel K. Podolsky.
    Contents:
    Epidemiology and pathogenesis
    Clinical features and diagnosis of Crohn's disease
    Clinical features and diagnosis of ulcerative colitis
    Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases
    Aminosalicylates
    Corticosteroids
    Immunomodulators
    Biologic therapies
    Antibiotics
    Medical management of ulcerative colitis
    Medical management of Crohn's disease
    Surgical management of inflammatory bowel diseases
    Complications of inflammatory bowel diseases
    Nutrition in inflammatory bowel diseases
    Pregnancy, conception, and childbirth
    Inflammatory bowel disease during childhood and adolescence.
    Digital Access Wiley 2017
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    Mieczyslaw Pokorski, editor.
    Summary: The mechanistic basis of chronic inflammation remains unclear. The research sheds new light on the immune cells expressing the activation markers HLA-DR and regulatory T cells (Tregs) and the cells expressing Siglec receptors as being key players in the immune system responsiveness to antigens and thus in lung tissue damage of chronic inflammation. The results help understand the mechanisms of action of common drugs used in COPD, such as formoterol, tiotropium, or corticosteroids, and point to novel drug targets. The chapters also deal with brain damaging effects, by far unrecognized, of inhaled corticosteroid therapy, a time-proven management of chronic inflammatory airway conditions; asthma being a case in point. Novel methods, likely less producing side effects, of macrolide antibiotics administration by inhalation are discussed, emphasizing not only bacteriostatic but also anti-inflammatory action.

    Contents:
    Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase Siglec-5/14 Expression in Sputum Cells of COPD Patients
    Tregs and HLA-DR Expression in Sputum Cells of COPD Patients Treated with Tiotropium and Formoterol
    Inhalation of Macrolides: A Novel Approach to Treatment of Pulmonary Infections
    Influence of Denture Plaque Biofilm on Oral Mucosal Membrane in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    Biophysical Activity of Animal-Derived Exogenous Surfactants Mixed with Rifampicin
    Organic Changes in the Central Nervous System in Children on Chronic Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy
    Stem Cell Experiments Moves into Clinic: New Hope for Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
    Soluble Ligand CD40 and Uric Acid as Markers of Atheromatosis in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
    Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Hypertensive Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
  • Digital
    Alireza Minagar, J. Steven Alexander, editors.
    Summary: This thoroughly updated edition covers all clinical aspects of neuroinflammation. The latest developments in pathogenesis and advances in treatment are provided, along with an understanding of the immune system's role and interactions between the activated immune cells, cerebral endothelial cells, and other main components of the immune cascade. This volume offers practitioners a valuable resource for research and clinical practice.
    Digital Access Springer 2017
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    Vickram Ramkumar, Leonard P. Rybak, editors.
    Summary: The primary goal of this project is to describe our current understanding of the oxidant hypothesis of noise and drug-induced hearing loss and show how this process translates into cochlear inflammation. Basic cellular mechanisms underlying the contribution of oxidant stress to hearing loss will be explained and molecular pathways leading to inflammatory processes will be outlined. Several different aspects of the cochlear inflammatory process will be discussed in detail. These include the sources of inflammatory cells, chemokines, inflammatory cytokines and the roles of cochlear resident immune cells in mediating hearing loss. In addition, evidence for a robust cochlear-based steroid axis which is activated by cochlear stress and serves a protective system. The role of the strial vasculature networks which aid in maintenance of the blood-labyrinth barrier and control the entry of circulating immune cells into the cochlea will be described. Molecular pathways leading to activation of the local inflammatory process will be highlighted and otoprotective treatment options will be discussed. The relevance of certain clinically used anti-inflammatory interventions, such as trans-tympanic steroids and other drugs will also be discussed. Furthermore, we will examine recent patents focusing on the use of anti-inflammatory agents for the treatment of drug and noise-induced hearing loss. It is our hope that this book would provide a better understanding of the interaction of oxidative stress and inflammation in hearing loss. This book should provide basic information to scientists in the field of auditory research and to enlighten clinicians who treat patients with potentially ototoxic drugs.

    Contents:
    Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors;
    Chapter 1: The Cochlea; 1 Fluid Spaces intheCochlea; 2 Cochlear Duct; 3 Tectorial Membrane; 4 Basilar Membrane; 5 The Lateral Wall oftheCochlea; 6 The Spiral Ligament; 7 Stria Vascularis; Basal Cells; 8 Endocochlear Potential; 9 Organ ofCorti; 10 Mechano-transduction; 11 Hair Cell Synapses; References;
    Chapter 2: Oxidative Stress andHearing Loss; 1 Introduction; 2 Oxidative Stress; Free Radicals; Oxidative Stress andCytotoxicity; 3 Cochlear Targets ofOxidative Stress; Sensory Epithelium; Lateral Wall; Modiolus. 2 Bounds Related toCurrent Perspectives ofNoise-Induced Damage andFunctional Loss: Cellular Elements ofCochleaTemporary Threshold Shifts (TTS) andAssociated Cellular Elements atRisk forDamage; Previously Described Protective Mechanisms Against NIHL; 3 Elements ofCorticotropin Releasing Factor (Hormone) Signaling Systems, andTheir Expression intheMammalian Inner Ear; A Novel Theory ofLocal Cochlear Signaling Systems Protective AgainstCellular Damage andAssociated NIHL; 4 Inflammatory/Immune Responses intheCochlea Are Driven byAcoustic Over-Exposure. 4 Oxidative Stress inAcquired Hearing LossEnvironmental Exposures; Therapeutic Drugs andAgents; Aging; 5 Interventional Approaches andChallenges; Biomarkers ofOxidative Stress; Otoprotection by Targeting Oxidative Stress; Potential Interference withCell Signaling andDrug Activity; References;
    Chapter 3: Corticotropin Releasing Factor Signaling intheMammalian Cochlea: AnIntegrative Niche forCochlear Homeostatic Balance Against Noise; 1 Introduction; The Evolution ofHypotheses ConcerningNoise-Induced Hearing Loss. CRF Signaling Is Involved withtheInflammatory Process5 Local (Cochlear) CRF Signaling VersusSystemic HPA Axis: ATale ofTiming, Balance ofMechanistic Actions, andDirect VersusIndirect Signaling; The Indirect CRF Signaling System; The Direct CRF Signaling System, andIts Potential Role inCochlear Function andProtection fromNoise-Induced Damage; 6 Of Glucocorticoids, Clocks, Entrainment, andaPotential Interaction BetweenSystemic andPeripheral CRF Signaling Systems Important forInflammatory Responses intheCochlea; Glucocorticoid Function; Glucocorticoid Receptors. Physiological OscillationsThe Master Clock oftheSuprachiasmatic Nucleus; Peripheral Clocks; 7 A Confluence ofBiological Disciplines That Includes Circadian Biology, Immunology, andCochlear Molecular Neurobiology Converge toSuggest aRole forCochlear CRF Signaling inModulating Inflammatory Responses intheCochlea; A Theory ofCochlear Inflammatory Response toTraumatic Noise Would Include theFollowing Aspects ofSignaling; 8 Conclusions; References;
    Chapter 4: Cochlear Vascular Pathology andHearing Loss; 1 Introduction; 2 Blood Supply totheLateral Wall.
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  • Digital/Print
    Michael Pugia, editor.
    Contents:
    Part 1. Introduction
    1. Impact of inflammation and the innate immunity response in obesity mediated diabetes (lit review)
    Part 2. Impact of complement on diabetic disease
    2. Complement and Complement Regulatory Proteins in Diabetes
    Part 3. Role of C terminal fragment of adiponectin receptor in inhibition of insulin degradation
    3. Development of adiponectin receptor C terminal fragment bioassays
    4. Protease inhibition and biological distribution of the C terminal fragment of adiponectin receptor
    5. Cell & biological models for the C terminal fragment of adiponectin receptor
    6. C-Terminal fragment of adiponectin receptor clinical correlations
    Part 4. Uristatin assay for prediction of renal and other clinical events
    7. Uristatin immunoassay usage in glomerular nephritis assessment
    8. Acute Response of Uristatin in Surgery
    9. Cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome impact on uristatin
    10. Uristatin anti-inflammatory cellular signaling
    Part 5. Summary
    11. Overview of progress in new markers for diabetes inflammation (Literatue Review).
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    edited by Jiro Fujita.
    Summary: This book explores the latest research and practical data on the clinical management of influenza. Starting with the definition, epidemiology and pathogenesis, the first part reviews the basic science of the influenza virus and infection. The next three parts then discusses the diagnosis, complications and management, providing practical data and insights that are useful in day-to-day patient care. The last part focuses on the trending topics, including a new drug, oral baloxavir marboxil, which was introduced in Japan in 2018 and is the first polymerase inhibitor to be licensed for the treatment of uncomplicated influenza. In Japan, since the medical insurance system is well-established, patients receive medical examinations quickly after the onset of influenza viral infection, making it easy to implement early diagnostic tools and early treatment. Providing practical data and insights, Influenza - Advances in Diagnosis and Management is a useful resource for clinicians, residents and trainees around the globe.

    Contents:
    Part I Introduction
    1. Global strategy for influenza viral infection: What is the latest Information from WHO?
    Part II Definition, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis
    2. Epidemiology of influenza with a description of recent trends in Japan: What are the key epidemiologic features of seasonal influenza in terms of time, place, person, and virus (overall and in Japan)?
    3. Transmission of influenza virus in the home: How are they transmitted in the home?
    4. Cellular and biochemical pathogenic processes in severe influenza virus infection: How does cytokine storm plays a role?
    5. Pathology of severe influenza virus pneumonia: what is the importance of alveolar mouths?
    6. Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Influenza Infections/Pneumonia: What are the mechanisms of secondary bacterial pneumonia?
    Part III Diagnosis
    7. Rapid diagnosis of influenza viral infection: What are the rapid diagnostic tests and molecular diagnosis?
    8. Differential diagnosis between influenza and other respiratory viral infections: What are the differential diagnoses?
    9. Radiologic findings of influenza pneumonia: What are the recent radiological findings?
    10. Oral findings of influenza viral infection: What are the characteristic pharyngeal findings of influenza?
    Part IV Complication
    11. Classification of pneumonia complicated with influenza viral infection: What are the patterns of pneumonia?
    12. Influenza encephalopathy: What is encephalopathy?
    Part V Management
    13. Treatment guidelines for influenza virus infection: What does the recent guideline state?
    14. Treatment strategy for influenza viral infection in adolescent: what is the current adolescent treatment?
    15. How to use anti-influenza drugs: zanamivir and oseltamivir
    16. How to use anti-influenza drugs: laninamivir octanoate
    17. How to use anti-influenza drugs: baloxavir marboxil
    18. How to use anti-influenza drugs: peramivir
    19. Prophylaxis of influenza viral transmission: What is the current prophylaxis?
    Part VI Topics
    20. Influenza vaccine efficacy/effectiveness: with special reference to current epidemiological methodology
    21. The new anti-influenza drug baloxavir marboxil: Can influenza viruses with reduced susceptibility to baloxavir maintain viral fitness?
    22. Viruses resistant to oseltamivir or baloxavir: What do the data reveal about resistance?.
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    Mieczyslaw Pokorski, editor.
    Summary: Respiratory infections constitute a major public health concern. The goal of this book is to share knowledge on the best advances in influenza and influenza-like viral infections, and new molecular-based diagnostic methods that discern the antigenic shift enabling viruses to constantly evolve and elude the host immune response. Co-infections, co-morbidities, persistently meager anti-flu vaccination coverage, and infection complications are dealt with. The chapters also further insight into such topics as the effects of sex hormones, and socioeconomic and anthropometric measures on respiratory and immune functions underlying the severity of asthma and respiratory allergy. Psychological functioning in respiratory disorders, taking into account quality of life, illness acceptance, and depressive symptoms is also reviewed as it is all too often underestimated by healthcare providers. The book is intended for clinicians, researchers, students, and all other actors in health-related issues.
    Digital Access Springer 2017
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    Richard W. Compans, Michael B.A. Oldstone, editors.
    Summary: This two-volume work covers the molecular and cell biology, genetics and evolution of influenza viruses, the pathogenesis of infection, resultant host innate and adaptive immune response, prevention of infection through vaccination and approaches to the therapeutic control of infection.. Experts at the forefront of these areas provide critical assessments with regard to influenza virology, immunology, cell and molecular biology, and pathogenesis. Volume I provides overviews of the latest findings on molecular determinants of viral pathogenicity, virus entry and cell tropism, pandemic risk assessment, transmission and pathogenesis in animal species, viral evolution, ecology and antigenic variation, while Volume II focuses on the role of innate and adaptive immunity in pathogenesis, development of vaccines and antivirals.

    Contents:
    The Hemagglutinin
    a Determinant of Pathogenicity
    Molecular determinants of pathogenicity in the polymerase complex
    Receptor binding properties of the influenza virus hemagglutinin as a determinant of host range
    Acid-induced membrane fusion by the hemagglutinin protein and its role in influenza virus biology
    Pandemic Preparedness and the Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT)
    Avian influenza virus transmission to mammals
    Transmission in the Guinea Pig Model
    Enhancement of influenza virus transmission by gene reassortment
    Swine and Influenza: A Challenge to One Health Research
    Influenza Pathobiology and Pathogenesis in Avian Species
    Molecular determinants of influenza virus pathogenesis in mice
    Mammalian models for the study of H7 virus pathogenesis and transmission
    Pathogenesis and vaccination of influenza A virus in swine
    Secondary Bacterial Infections in Influenza Virus Infection Pathogenesis
    Evolution and Ecology of Influenza A viruses
    Influenza A virus reassortment
    Antigenic Analyses of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Viruses.
    Digital Access Springer 2014
  • Digital/Print
    Michael B.A. Oldstone, Richard W. Compans, editors.
    Contents:
    Part I. Innate immunity. The role of cytokine responses during influenza virus pathogenesis and potential therapeutic options / John R. Teijaro
    Innate immune sensing and response to influenza / Bali Pulendran and Mohan S. Maddur
    The NS1 protein: a multitasking virulence factor / Juan Ayllon and Adolfo García-Sastre
    Role of NK cells in influenza infection / Stacey Shultz-Cherry
    Host detection and the stealthy phenotype in influenza virus infection / Pradyot Dash and Paul G. Thomas
    Part II. Vaccines and adaptive immunity. Inactivated and adjuvanted influenza vaccines / Giuseppe Del Giudice and Rino Rappuoli
    Live attenuated influenza vaccine / Hong Jin and Kanta Subbarao
    Design of alternative live attenuated influenza virus vaccines / Courtney Finch, Weizhong Li and Daniel R. Perez
    Rapid production of synthetic influenza vaccines / Philip R. Dormitzer
    Influenza neuraminidase as a vaccine antigen / Maryna C. Eichelberger and Hongquan Wan
    Advances in universal influenza virus vaccine design and antibody mediated therapies based on conserved regions of the hemagglutinin / Florian Krammer, Peter Palese and John Steel
    Structural characterization of viral epitopes recognized by broadly cross-reactive antibodies / Peter S. Lee and Ian A. Wilson
    Skin immunization with influenza vaccines / Ioanna Skountzou and Richard W. Compans
    Mucosal immunization and adjuvants / Hideki Hasegawa, Elly van Reit and Hiroshi Kida
    B cell responses to influenza infection and vaccination / Christopher Chiu, Ali H. Ellebedy, Jens Wrammert and Rafi Ahmed
    Memory CD4 T cells in influenza / Kyra D. Zens and Donna L. Farber
    The effector T cell response to influenza infection / Matthew M. Hufford, Taeg S. Kim, Jie Sun and Thomas J. Braciale
    Part III. New antiviral discovery. Antiviral effects of inhibiting host gene expression / Ralph A. Tripp and S. Mark Tompkins
    Index.
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    editor, John Oxford.
    Contents:
    Influenza surveillance / John S. Oxford
    Surveillance of influenza in swine and wildfowl / Ian H. Brown
    Global influenza surveillance: advances in technology / Mila C. González & Stephen S. Morse
    Ask the expert : origins of recent pandemics and lessons for surveillance / John S. Oxford
    Global seroepidemiology : value and limitations / Karen L. Laurie, Othmar G. Engelhardt, John Wood & Maria D. Van Kerkhove
    Influenza surveillance : interrupting transmission / Alan P. Zelicoff
    Pandemic influenza preparedness / Chloe Sellwood
    Multiple choice questions : answers.
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    Andreas Charalambous, editor.
    Summary: This book builds on the current trends in informal caregivers role in the supportive care of cancer patients (as well as other diseases) across the care continuum covering topics from the healthcare professionals and the users perspectives. Informal caregivers are a critical resource to their care recipients and an essential component of the health care system. The book introduces a comprehensive view of the topic and acknowledges the importance and the complexity of caregiving. Here lays one of the uniqueness of this book, which highlights the areas and the ways that for example interventions in specific settings/groups of patients can actually facilitate the caregiving process. The increasing number of care-dependent people, the adoption of the principle "outpatient before inpatient", the shift of care from inpatient to outpatient and the preference for home care (i.e. majority) are only some of the reasons that contributed to Informal caregiving becoming a central feature of the health care landscape and will become even more prominent in the decades ahead. The book draws on the experts high-end, current systematic research evidence and real-life examples on these topics to provide an insightful perspective on undertaking research within this context, and to demonstrate informal caregivers impact on patients outcomes. The structure of the book provides multiple perspectives to the topic and makes it appealing to a wide range of recipients including the nursing community, clinicians, social workers, researchers, policy makers, technology experts as well as postgraduate students especially to those practicing specifically in supportive care in cancer. The book fills a gap in this field of expertise not only by familiarizing the reader with a wide range of topics to be considered but it also emphasizes on what the developments in the field in the future would need to take into consideration. Finally, current and future studies can be informed from the practices of preceding studies that are incorporated in the book. .

    Contents:
    Intro
    Forward
    Contents
    Caregiving and Caregivers: Concepts, Caregiving Models, and Systems
    1 Introduction
    2 The Concept of Caregiving
    3 What Is an Informal Caregiver or a Family Caregiver?
    4 The Scale of Caregiving
    5 The Financial Impact of Caregiving
    6 Informal Caregiving During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    7 Family Caregiving Models
    8 Tasks Performed by Informal Caregivers
    9 Conclusion
    References
    Caregiving Burden and Other Psychosocial Considerations
    1 Introduction
    2 Cancer Caregivership Burden
    2.1 Physical and Sleep Burden 2.2 Psychosocial and Spiritual Burden
    2.3 Financial Burden and Caregiver Guilt
    2.4 Long-Term and Quality-of-Life-Related Burden
    2.5 Bereavement Burden
    3 Interventions for the Management of Caregivers' Burden
    3.1 Good Examples
    3.2 eHealth Options
    3.3 Policy Action Needed
    4 Conclusion and Outlook
    References
    Caregiving Within the Context of Elder Care
    1 Introduction
    2 Origins of Global Aging
    2.1 Extension of Life Expectancy
    2.2 The "Baby Boomer" Generation
    2.3 The "Silver Tsunami"
    3 Prominent Themes in Elder Caregiving 3.1 Caregiver Burden
    3.2 Co-morbidity
    3.3 Problematic Healthcare Navigation
    3.4 Ageism
    3.4.1 Choosing Geriatrics as a Specialty
    4 Major Illnesses in the Elderly
    4.1 Cancer
    4.1.1 Distinguishing Characteristics
    4.1.2 Themes in Elder Cancer Caregiving
    Fear
    New Caregiving Expectations
    4.2 Dementia
    4.2.1 Caregiver Characteristics
    4.2.2 Emotional Sequelae
    4.3 Heart Failure
    4.3.1 The Female Caregiver Imperative
    4.3.2 Demands Over Time
    4.4 Stroke
    5 10 Intervention Caveats and Advocacy Targets
    6 Elder Caregiving Research 7 The Healthy Aging Agenda
    8 Conclusion
    References
    Informal Caregivers in Care Efficiency
    1 Introduction
    2 The Concept of Efficiency
    3 Efficiency in the Context of Cancer
    4 Informal Caregivers as Means of Efficiency
    4.1 Putting Patients at the Centre of the Care...and Delivering Care That Really Matters to Patients
    4.2 Efficient Cancer Care Delivers the Best Possible Health Outcomes (e.g. Continuation of Care)
    4.3 Efficient Cancer Care... with a Focus on What Really Matters to (Patients) and Society
    5 Conclusion
    References Caring for the Informal Carer: Coping in Caregiving
    1 Introduction
    2 Caring for the Carer: A Comprehensive Approach
    3 Start by Carrying out a Holistic Carers Assessment
    4 Self-Care for the Carer
    5 Coping Strategies
    5.1 Maximizing the Positives and Minimizing the Negatives
    5.2 Information Seeking and Provision, Accepting Help from Others
    5.3 Planning Ahead
    6 Conclusion
    References
    Informal Caregivers and Health Literacy
    1 Introducing Health Literacy and eHealth Literacy
    1.1 eHealth Literacy
    2 Health Literacy Levels Among Informal Caregivers
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    Eta S. Berner, editor.
    Summary: This book reviews and defines the current state of the art for informatics education in medicine and health care. This field has undergone considerable change as the field of informatics itself has evolved. Twenty years ago almost the only individuals involved in health care who had even heard the term "informatics" were those who identified themselves as medical or nursing informaticians. Today, we have a variety of subfields of informatics including not just medical and nursing informatics, but informatics applied to specific health professions (such as dental or pharmacy informatics), as well as biomedical informatics, bioinformatics and public health informatics. Informatics Education in Health Care addresses the broad range of informatics education programs available today. The Editor and very experienced internationally recognized informatics educators who have contributed to this work have made the tacit knowledge explicit and shared some of the lessons they have learned. This book therefore represents the key reference for all involved in the informatics education whether they be trainers or trainees.

    Contents:
    Introduction and Overview
    Managing Unspoken Assumptions in Online Education
    Training for Informatics Research Careers: History of Extramural Informatics Training at the National Library of Medicine
    Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Certification and Training
    Education in Nursing Informatics
    Applied Informatics for Health IT Managers
    Informatics for the Health Information Technology Workforce
    Online Continuing Education in Informatics the AMIA 10x10 Experience
    Educating the Informatics-Enabled Physician
    Informatics Education for Health Administrators
    Bioinformatics for Biological Researchers Using Online Modalities
    Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Education and Training
    Translating U.S. informatics Educational Programs for Non-U.S. Audiences
    Informatics Education in Low-Resource Settings
    Informatics Education in Healthcare: What Have We Learned?.
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    Eta S. Berner, editor.
    Summary: This heavily revised second edition defines the current state of the art for informatics education in medicine and healthcare. This field has continued to undergo considerable changes as the field of informatics continues to evolve. The book features extensively revised chapters addressing the latest developments in areas including relevant informatics concepts for those who work in health information technology and those teaching informatics courses in clinical settings, techniques for teaching informatics with limited resources, and the use of online modalities in bioinformatics research education. New topics covered include how to get appropriate accreditation for an informatics program, data science and bioinformatics education, and undergraduate health informatics education. Informatics Education in Healthcare: Lessons Learned addresses the broad range of informatics education programs and available techniques for teaching informatics. It therefore provides a valuable reference for all involved in informatics education.

    Contents:
    Introduction and Overview
    Managing Unspoken Assumptions in Online Education
    Training for Informatics Research Careers: History of Extramural Informatics Training at the National Library of Medicine
    Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Certification and Training
    Education in Nursing Informatics
    Applied Informatics for Health IT Managers
    Informatics for the Health Information Technology Workforce
    Online Continuing Education in Informatics--the AMIA 10x10 Experience
    Educating the Informatics-Enabled Physician.-New Bioinformatics Chapter
    Informatics Education for Health Administrators
    Bioinformatics for Biological Researchers--Using Online Modalities
    Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Education and Training
    Translating U.S. informatics Educational Programs for Non-U.S. Audiences
    Informatics Education in Low-Resource Settings
    Informatics Education in Healthcare: What Have We Learned?
    New Accreditation of Informatics Programs
    New Undergraduate Informatics Programs. .
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    Mamta Mittal, Gopi Battineni, editors.
    Summary: This book aims to explore technology solutions and systems to help people in remote areas in order to improve medical care. Access to health care services is critical to good health, but residents of remote areas face a variety of access barriers. The obstacles faced by health care providers and patients in rural areas are very different from those in urban areas. This could be caused by economic factors, cultural and social differences, educational deficiencies, lack of recognition by legislators, and the sheer isolation of living in inland areas, all of which conspire to create health care disparities and hinder people living in inland areas in their struggle to lead normal, healthy lives. Based on available analyses, further progress is needed to promote appropriateness of care, address geographic imbalances in health care use, and prevent the spread of risk factors including chronic diseases and regular health problems. To eradicate these problems, it is essential to develop a telemedicine system with ICT integration that will help patients in inland areas by using contemporary technologies: it would thus be possible for patients to meet their goals using these systems even without the presence of a physician since authenticated prescriptions are generated by doctors and can be transmitted to patients electronically. The volume will contain a number of ideas from researchers who are already working to find solutions and will give insights into exploring innovative methods and new systems developed.

    Contents:
    Telemedicine in rural Italy. Opportunities and challenges
    Succussing Conditions in Implementing Telehealth Support to Remote Areas
    Ethical And Legal Challenges Of Telemedicine Implementation In Rural Areas
    Role of Internet and Communication Technologies (ICT) to Support Clinical Practice and Research in Hospitals
    Proactive Digital Mental Healthcare using ICT based Psychiatry Services to Prevent Cognitive Diseases during COVID Environment
    Role, impact, and scope of ICT tools and knowledge during pandemic emergencies and beyond
    Telemedicine services and frameworks during COVID 19: A case study of seafarers
    Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Analysis based on Physical Activity and Sleeping Pattern among Seafarersusing Smart Phones
    Telemedicine Framework To Mitigate The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic
    IoT in Healthcare: Using Cloud Computing and Natural LanguageProcessing for a Superior Approach
    Internet technologies for personalized care
    Smartphone Applications for Monitoring Physical Activities
    Interpretation of Biosignals and Application in Healthcare
    Safeguarding Senior Citizens using ICT
    Insights on applying Teledentistry principles in managing the emergency endodontic conditions during COVID-19 pandemic
    EMD inspired by wavelet thresholding for correction of blink artefacts from single-channel cerebral signals.
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    Margunn Aanestad, Miria Grisot, Ole Hanseth, Polyxeni Vassilakopoulou, editors.
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    William Hersh.
    Summary: This extensively revised 4th edition comprehensively covers information retrieval from a biomedical and health perspective, providing an understanding of the theory, implementation, and evaluation of information retrieval systems in the biomedical and health domain. It features revised chapters covering the theory, practical applications, evaluation and research directions of biomedical and health information retrieval systems. Emphasis is placed on defining where current applications and research systems are heading in a range of areas, including their use by clinicians, consumers, researchers, and others. Information Retrieval: A Biomedical and Health Perspective provides a practically applicable guide to range of techniques for information retrieval and is ideal for use by both the trainee and experienced biomedical informatician seeking an up-to-date resource on the topic.

    Contents:
    Foundations
    Information
    Content
    Indexing
    Retrieval
    Access
    Evaluation
    Research.
    Digital Access Springer 2020
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    Igor Bychkov, Victor Voronin, editors.
    Summary: This book offers a collection of papers presented at the First International Conference" Information Technologies in the Research of Biodiversity" that was held from 11-14 September 2018 in Irkutsk (Russia). Papers in this book cover areas of interaction of knowledge on biodiversity and information technologies. The main topics include: methods, models, software systems for the analysis of biodiversity data; global data portals; information and analytical systems on biodiversity; application of remote methods in vegetation mapping; theoretical fundaments and organization technologies of the information and telecommunications infrastructures.

    Contents:
    Intro; Preface; Organization; General Chair; Program Chairs; Program Committee; Contents; The Use of NDVI for the Analysis of the Effect of Drought on Vegetation Productivity in the Pre-Urals Steppe Area Where a Population of the Przewalski Horse Equus Ferus Przewalskii Polj., 1881 Had Been Established; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Regional Information and Analytical System on Insect Biodiversity of the Baikal Region; Abstract; Introduction; The Structure of Regional Information and Analytical System 3 Databases Published in the Past as Monographs (GNOM and CARUM)4 A Database Compiled and Ready for Publication, but Thus Far not Published; 5 Identification Keys; References; The Fractal Model of the Microorganism's Frequencies Spectrum for Determining the Diversity of the Biochemical Processes in Soil; Abstract; 1 The Fractal Model of Frequencies Spectrum of OTU-Groups; 2 The Topological Analysis of OTU-Groups Location on the Fractal Portrait of the Microbial Community; 3 The Functional Diversity Index of Biochemical Processes in Soil Microbial Biosystem; Acknowledgements; References 3.4 The Use of Multispectral Images Obtained from Spacecraft for Automatic Interpretation4 Conclusions; References; Digital Herbarium Collections of the Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results; 3.1 Taxonomic Analysis; 3.2 Geography Analysis; 3.3 Historical Analysis; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Taxonomic and Phytogeograpical Databases in Systematics of the Flowering Plant Family Umbelliferae/Apiaceae; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Botanical Databases Carried Out at Moscow University Actualization of Herbarium Labels InformationAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results and Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Ground Surveys Versus UAV Photography: The Comparison of Two Tree Crown Mapping Techniques; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Study Area; 2.2 Ground-Based Methods; 2.3 UAV Methods; 2.4 Sample Data Processing and Analysis; 3 Results; 3.1 Permanent Sampling Plot Characteristics; 3.2 Comparison of the Total Area of Tree Crown Projections; 3.3 Comparison of the Area of Crown Projections of Individual Trees; 4 Discussion The Results of Using the Information Analytical SystemConclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Use of Remote Sensing Data and GIS Technologies for Monitoring Stocks of Medicinal Plants: Problems and Prospects; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Characteristics of the Object; 3 Methods and Technologies; 3.1 Stereo Interpretation as a Method of Processing Data to Create Standards for the Key Area; 3.2 Monitoring Stocks of Medicinal Plants; 3.3 The Experience of Applying Multispectral Images Obtained with the UAV for Automatic Interpretation
    Digital Access Springer 2019
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    Leonard Berliner, Heinz U. Lemke, editors.
    Contents:
    Preface
    Introduction
    The Digital Patient Model and Model Guided Therapy
    Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Patient Assessment
    Imaging in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Radiologic Assessment
    Imaging in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: PET/CT
    Personalized Chemotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Surgical Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Minimally Invasive Therapies for Hepatocellular Cancer: Ablation Technologies
    Chapter 9 Minimally Invasive Therapies for Hepatocellular Cancer: Ablation Therapies
    Minimally Invasive Therapies for Hepatocellular Cancer:Catheter-Directed Therapies
    Radiation Oncology in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Design of an IT System for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Outlook and Expert Recommendations for Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
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    editors: Waldemar Wójcik and Andrzej Smolarz.
    Summary: "For many centuries, people have tried to learn about the state of their health. Initially, in the pre-technological period, they had to rely only on their senses. Then there were simple tools to help the human senses. The discovery of X-rays, which allowed people to look 6 nside" the body, turned out to be a major breakthrough. Contemporary medical diagnostics is increasingly being assisted by information technology that allows, for example, thorough image tissue analysis or pathology differentiation. They also allow very early preventive diagnostics. Influenced by information technology, 6 lassic" diagnostic techniques change and new ones arise. Information Technology in Medical Diagnostics presents selected and extended conference papers from Polish, Ukrainian and Kazakh scientists. They address problems of the application of new methods of image processing for analysis of medical images, new methods of classification of medical data as well as new medical imaging methods. Some of the presented technologies are inspired by the functioning of living organisms. Information Technology in Medical Diagnostics is of interest not only to academics and engineers, but also to professionals involved in biomedical engineering, and seeking for solutions for issues that cannot be solved with the help of 6 raditional" technologies."--Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    Chapter 1. Recognition of textured objects using optimal inverse resonant filtration
    Chapter 2. Approximation of bidirectional reflectance distribution function for highly efficient shading
    Chapter 3. Modified method of parallel-hierarchical network teaching based on population coding
    Chapter 4. Methods and systems of 2D polarization multi-matrix tomography of birefringent biological tissues and fluids
    Chapter 5. Subpixel edge detection and localisation based on low-frequency filtering
    Chapter 6. Magnetocardiographic technology for human heart investigation
    Chapter 7. Processing laser beam images using parallel-hierarchical FPGA-based transformations
    Chapter 8. The conjugated null space method of blind deconvolution
    Chapter 9. Biologically motivated approach to multistage image processing
    Chapter 10. Combined models of artificial immune systems
    Author index.
    Digital Access TandFonline 2017
  • Digital
    Jessica Minor.
    Contents:
    Introduction
    Predictive Genetic Testing
    The History and Components of Informed Consent
    Revised Model of Informed Consent
    Application of the Revised Model
    Conclusion.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
  • Digital
    Mohsen El Kossi, Arif Khwaja, Meguid El Nahas, editors.
    Contents:
    Management of ADPKD
    Secondary Glomerular Disease Lupus Nephritis
    ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
    Acute Kidney Injury
    Chronic Kidney Disease
    Anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
    Lipids and Chronic Kidney Disease
    Chronic Kidney Disease with Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD)
    Diabetic Nephropathy
    Primary Glomerular Disease
    Hemodialysis
    Peritoneal Dialysis
    Transplantation.
    Digital Access Springer 2015
  • Digital
    Anna Krakowiak-Bal, Magdalena Vaverkova, editors.
    Summary: This book constitutes the 25th International Conference on Infrastructure and Environment (infraeco 2018) that focuses on rural problems connected with infrastructural equipment. In general, infrastructure issues are dedicated to urban areas while rural topics are linked to agriculture so this conference bridges these two aspects. It also explores ways to manage and separate conflicts between different and important needs of inhabitants, the environment, and other spatial users. The conference provides a forum for much needed cooperation between various scientific disciplines regarding these multidisciplinary problems and issues; hence, Infraeco 2018 draws together engineers, planners, consultants, land developers, and academics from across all disciplines of highway planning, design, operations, and engineering to present effective practices and share current research results.

    Contents:
    Water and sewage management systems
    Environment friendly power generation
    Waste management and the earth surface protection
    Natural resources management and environmental protection
    Spatial management of rural areas
    Planning of infrastructure investments
    Sustainable rural development.
    Digital Access Springer 2019
  • Digital
    [edited by] Helga Rainer, Alison White and Annette Lanjouw.
    Summary: Infrastructure development in Africa and Asia is expanding at breakneck speed, largely in biodiversity-rich developing nations. The trend reflects governments' efforts to promote economic growth in response to increasing populations, rising consumption rates and persistent inequalities. Large-scale infrastructure development is regularly touted as a way to meet the growing demand for energy, transport and food - and as a key to poverty alleviation. In practice, however, road networks, hydropower dams and 'development corridors' tend to have adverse effects on local populations, natural habitats and biodiversity. Such projects typically weaken the capacity of ecosystems to maintain ecological functions on which wildlife and human communities depend, particularly in the face of climate change. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.
    Digital Access Cambridge 2018
  • Digital
    Alla Abd-Elsayed, editor.
    Summary: There is a significant gap in current knowledge about infusion therapy for treating different pain, headache and psychiatric conditions. Infusion therapy is now a common practice but there is considerable variation in how the therapy is implemented in different centers which can be both dangerous, if high doses are given, or ineffective, if low doses are given. This book provides a practical guide to infusion therapy for clinicians on how to safely and effectively perform this kind of therapy. Chapters cover the pharmacology of each medication and evidence in literature regarding indications, contraindications and doses. A recommended algorithm is provided for patient selection, doses, infusion technique/doses and appropriate monitoring. Infusion Therapy is the first comprehensive, clinical guide to this practice and is an invaluable resource for clinicians in anesthesia, pain medicine, internal medicine and palliative care. It will also be of interest to researchers and pharmacologists who would like to find out how clinicians use infusions.

    Contents:
    Lidocaine infusion
    Ketamine infusion
    Propofol infusion
    Magnesium infusion
    Opioids infusion
    Vitamin infusions
    DHE infusion
    Bisphosphonates infusion
    Phentolamine infusion
    Dexmedotimidine infusion
    Clonidine infusion
    Benzodiazepines infusion
    Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion.-Decadron infusion
    Depacon infusion
    IV Hydration.
    Digital Access Springer 2019
  • Digital/Print
    Summary: Infusion Nurses Society's most recognized publication, the newly revised Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice has long provided the framework that guides clinical practice. The Standards helps define and develop organizational infusion-based policies and procedures for all practice settings.

    Contents:
    Infusion therapy practice
    Patient and clinician safety
    Infection prevention and control
    Infusion equipment
    Vascular access device (VAD) selection and placement
    Vascular access device (VAD) management
    Vascular access device (VAD)-related complications
    Other infusion devices
    Infusion therapies.
    Digital Access R2Library 2016
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  • Digital
    Contents:
    Infusion therapy practice
    Patient and clinician safety
    Infection prevention and control
    Infusion equipment
    Vascular access device selection and placement
    Vascular access device management
    Vascular access device complications
    Other infusion devices
    Infusion therapies.
    Digital Access
    Provider
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    Ovid
    R2Library
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    by Giuseppe Amato.
    Summary: This book aims at filling a gap in relation to the pathophysiology of the inguinal region and the genesis of groin protrusions. While inguinal hernia is a widespread disease and hernia repair accounts for the most frequently performed surgical procedure, these two aspects have been unsatisfactorily investigated, so that to date there is no shared hypothesis on how visceral protrusion through inguinal barrier occur. Exact knowledge on the pathogenesis is fundamental for adequately managing a disease, otherwise all curative approaches would not be evidence-based, but merely empirically identified and with uncertain outcomes carried out. Moreover, in absence of pathogenetic certainty, formulating guidelines simply results in an unjustified methodology harbinger of polemics and controversies. Previous studies concerning the pathogenesis of inguinal protrusions were mainly focused on the detection of biochemical changes, mostly related to collagen chains, metalloproteinase and similar elements. Nevertheless, despite decades of researches, a sure relationship between these ultrastructural modifications and visceral protrusion has not been proven. On the contrary, over the years very few investigations dealt with evidencing eventual modifications in the tissue structures of the herniated groin. An extensive research finalized to ascertain in patients and in cadavers structural changes of the tissue elements composing the groin was therefore carried out by the author and his researchers team. The findings of these studies resulted to be very useful for definitely evidencing the etiology of inguinal hernia disease. Overall, the proposed book scrutinizes and widens all emerging aspects related to pathogenesis, histology, physiology, surgical and functional anatomy of the inguinal area affected by hernia protrusion. It intends to be a reference guide to surgeons willing to better understand the structural modifications occurring in patients affected by this disease with the aim of improving treatment results.

    Contents:
    Gross anatomy of the inguinal region
    The pelvis: gender related differences and its impact in visceral protrusion disease. An overview of the pelvic contour differences between male and female and its significance .-Physiology of the inguinal area.-Pathological anatomy and histology of the herniated groin.A comprehensive description of the structural changes occurring in the inguinal area
    The septum inguinalis: its role in the pathogenesis of inguinal hernia
    New aspects in functional anatomy of the groin
    Classification of inguinal hernias based on the functional anatomy of the groin
    State of the art and future perspectives in inguinal hernia repair.
    Digital Access Springer 2022
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    Giampiero Campanelli, editor ; foreword by Francesco Corcione.
    Summary: This book, which describes in detail the most common procedures employed in inguinal hernia surgery, is exceptional in reflecting fully the most recent advances, as well as the most established techniques, in knowledge and practice. The role of recently developed and emerging technologies, including robotics, minimally invasive surgery, and biological meshes, is clearly explained, highlighting useful tips and tricks. The descriptions of traditional procedures, such as the Lichtenstein repair, are brought fully up to date and take into account the novel perceptions that professionals have of them, for example regarding the important role of nurses. The reader will also find guidance on established and new treatments for specific pain conditions, including postoperative chronic pain, the pubic inguinal pain syndrome, and obscure groin pain in women. The need for such an update on inguinal hernia surgery became clear at the 1st World Conference on Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery, which highlighted the huge differences in the approaches adopted by scientists around the world and was chaired by the editor of this book. Inguinal Hernia Surgery will be a useful tool for all health care practitioners involved in hernia surgery.

    Contents:
    History of hernia surgery. Anatomy of the inguinal region. Logistics
    SECTION 1 Traditional procedure without mesh: Bassini Technique. Shouldice Repair. Guarnieri Technique
    SECTION 2 Traditional open anterior procedure with mesh: Lichtenstein Repair. Sutureless repair: Trabucco and glue fixation. Gilbert Technique. New devices in hernia surgery. Proflor
    SECTION 3 Posterior open approach: TOP (modified Wantz). TIPP. On step. Polysoft. MOP
    SECTION 4 Laparoscopic approaches: TAPP. TEP. Robotic approach
    SECTION 5 Mesh: Synthetic. Biologic
    SECTION 6 Complications: Recurrences. Chronic pain. Pubic inguinal pain syndrome. Obscure groin pain in woman. Future perspectives.
    Digital Access Springer 2017
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    Andreas Meiser ; with forewords by Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Volk and Prof. em. Dr. med. Heinz Laubenthal.
    Summary: Andreas Meiser summarizes the current literature on inhalation sedation of critically ill patients. To meet clinical demands, he describes the development of new devices to administer volatile anesthetics together with common ICU ventilators. Their basic principle is called anesthetic reflection. The author discusses advantages and drawbacks of these devices in line with clinical studies demonstrating advantages of inhaled versus intravenous ICU sedation. Contents The basic principle of anesthetic reflection The AnaConDa, the Mirus, and the AnaConDa-S Inhaled sedation in ARDS Inhaled sedation and mortality Target Groups Anaesthesiologists, intensive care medical doctors, physicians and intensive care nurses Students and scientists in the field of anaesthesiology and intensive care About the Author Dr. med. Andreas Meiser is working as a consultant anesthesiologist on the interdisciplinary operative ICU of the Saarland University Medical Center. He has been a pioneer in the field of inhalation ICU sedation. He has been treating patients using the AnaConDa administration devices since 2004, and has published many original articles in scientific journals on the subject.

    Contents:
    The basic principle of anesthetic reflection
    The AnaConDa, the Mirus, and the AnaConDa-S
    Inhaled sedation in ARDS
    Inhaled sedation and mortality.
    Digital Access Springer 2019
  • Digital
    Bernard Puech, Jean-Jacques De Laey, Graham E. Holder, editors.
    Contents:
    Introduction to Molecular Genetics and Genetic Testing for Retinal Dystrophies
    Electrophysiological Testing
    Dark Adaptation
    Fluorescein Angiography
    Indocyanine Green Angiography
    Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging in Retinal Dystrophies
    Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies
    Inherited Stationary Disorders of the Retina
    Retinitis Pigmentosa and Allied Disorders
    Leber Congenital Amaurosis and Early-Onset Retinal Dystrophy
    Retinitis Punctata Albescens
    Usher Syndromes
    Cone and Cone-Rod Dystrophies
    Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome
    Chorioretinopathies: Choroideraemia and Gyrate Atrophy
    Late-Onset Retinal Dystrophy (LORD)
    Stargardt Disease
    The Bestrophinopathies
    Retinal Dystrophies Associated with the PRPH2 Gene
    Alström Syndrome
    Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
    Cohen Syndrome
    Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (JNCL)
    Adult Refsum Disease (ARD)
    Abetalipoproteinemia
    LCHAD Deficiency
    Jalili Syndrome
    Spinocerebellar Ataxia 7
    Dominant Cystoid Macular Dystrophy
    Autosomal Dominant Stargardt-Like Macular Dystrophy (ELOVL4)
    Spastic Paraplegia and Retinal Degeneration: Kjellin Syndrome
    Autosomal Dominant Drusen
    Cuticular Drusen
    Extensive Macular Atrophy with Pseudodrusen-Like Appearance
    Congenital Hypotrichosis with Juvenile Macular Dystrophy
    Mitochondrial Retinopathies
    Sorsby Fundus Dystrophy
    Bietti Crystalline Corneoretinal Dystrophy
    Cystinosis
    Primary Oxalosis
    Alport Syndrome
    X-Linked Retinoschisis
    Paramacular Choriocapillaris Atrophy
    Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
    Stickler Syndrome
    Wagner Syndrome
    Incontinentia Pigmenti Type II (IP2)
    Ganglion Cell Diseases
    Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
    Aicardi Syndrome
    Microcephaly and Chorioretinopathy With or Without Mental Retardation and Lymphedema
    Alagille Syndrome
    Future Therapies for Retinitis Pigmentosa.
    Digital Access Springer 2014
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    edited by Carla E.M. Hollak and Robin Lachmann.
    Summary: As clinical management of inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) has improved, more patients affected by these conditions are surviving into adulthood. This trend, coupled with the widespread recognition that IMDs can present differently and for the first time during adulthood, makes the need for a working knowledge of these diseases more important than ever.
    Digital Access Oxford 2016

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A collection of biomedical books that can be searched directly by concept, and linked to terms in PubMed abstracts.

A web-based, decision support system for infectious diseases, epidemiology, microbiology and antimicrobial chemotherapy. The database, updated weekly, currently includes 337 diseases, 224 countries, 1,147 microbial taxa and 306 antibacterial (-fungal, -parasitic, -viral) agents and vaccines.

Over 10,000 notes outline the status of specific infections within each country.

Large number of high quality software and database programming titles from O'Reilly. Other software titles are also available from Sams and Prentice Hall. Limited to 7 concurrent users. Includes peer-reviewed life science and biomedical research protocols compiled from Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, Neuromethods, the Biomethods Handbook, the Proteomics Handbook, and Springer Laboratory Manuals. Contains full text access to selected biomedical and nursing books.

Provides online, full-text access to Springer's journal titles as well as journals from other publishers.

Subjects include: life sciences, chemical sciences, environmental sciences, geosciences, computer science, mathematics, medicine, physics and astronomy, engineering and economics. Also includes eBooks.

Collection of over 8 thousand fulltext titles in engineering, math, and basic and applied biomedical research. Coverage is from 1967 to the present. A library of ebooks on a wide array of topics, digitized and made available online in conjunction with the original publishers.