Books

Contents:
Transition to the professional nurse role / Audrey Marie Beauvais
Leadership attributes / Audrey Marie Beauvais
Leadership and management roles in professional nursing / James Cyrus
Foundational aspects of effective leadership / Mary E. Quinn
Handling stress in the workplace / Susan DeNisco
Setting priorities and managing time / Audrey Beauvais and Bonnie Haupt
Effective communication in leadership and management roles / Sherylyn M. Watson
Accountability and delegation / Susan A. Goncalves
Building and leading teams / David M. Depukat and Karri Davis
Facilitating problem solving and decision making in teams / Audrey Marie Beauvais
Conflict resolution skills in professional nursing practice / Robin S. Krinsky
Factors that Influence organizational culture / Kelly Hancock
Innovation and change / Audrey Beauvais and Kimberly Spahn
Power and politics in professional nursing practice / Audrey Marie Beauvais
Managing quality and safety / David M. Depukat
Management and leadership roles in professional nursing / Kristy Dixon Stinger
Care delivery models, staffing and scheduling / Karen Burrows
Budgeting and managing fiscal resources / Deirdre O'Flaherty and Jean Marie DiNapoli
Selection and promotion in staff development / Lisa M. Rebeschi
Envisioning and developing your career : where am I going? / Linda Roney
Preparing for professional opportunities / Karri Davis and David M. Depukat
Contributing to the profession-your responsibility as a professional nurse / Susan A. Goncalves.

Summary: This book is a comprehensive guide to leadership in healthcare and the management of complex clinical scenarios in the medical or dental practice. Training in leadership and hospital management is not part of the curriculum and so guidance is often not provided in depth. This book outlines strategies for dealing with the management problems that arise in the healthcare profession, and it prepares the reader for interviews, examinations and the supervision of a team. It opens with an overview of the NHS, its evidence-based practice and healthcare regulations. Subsequent chapters discuss data protection, management of new business cases, formal complaints and inappropriate use of social media. Information is provided on the recruitment of new junior trainees, the management of underperforming allied health professionals, and the handling of injuries sustained at work. This book is ideal for final-year medical and dental undergraduate students, foundation year doctors, core trainees, junior and senior specialists and newly-appointed consultants.

Contents:
Part 1: The management, structure and function of the Na-tional Health Service
1. The structure of the NHS in England
2. Quality, efficiency and value in the NHS
3. Evidence-based practice in the NHS
4. Healthcare Regulation in the United Kingdom
5. Staffing in the NHS
6. Ethical practice and Medico-legal themes in the NHS
7. Clinical effectiveness and clinical audit
8. Trainee performance and assessment in the NHS
9. Clinical risk management in the NHS
10. Data protection and freedom of information
. Part B: Management scenarios
11. Management of an underperforming allied health professional
12. Management of an injury sustained at work
13. Management of clinical incidents at work
14. Justifying existing levels of care
15. Management of a suspected victim of physical abuse
16. Management of a breach of data confidentiality
17. Management of a formal complaint
18. Management of a contaminated needlestick injury
19. Management of staff with repeated episodes of absenteeism
20. Management of a new business case
21. Management of a conflict between personal and work confidential information
22. Management of a non-compliant trainee
23. Management of recruiting new junior trainees
24. Management of suspected fraud in your department
25. Management of violence and aggression at work
26. Management of Health Tourism in your department
27. Management of colleagues affected by stress at work
28. Management of inappropriate use of social media
29. Appendix 1
30. List of commonly asked Acts and Legislations
31. Appendix 2
32. Appendix 3.

Summary: This book is a manual for effective leadership, grounded in research and written by authorities in the field. With insight into the complex interpersonal dynamics of the workplace, this book positions leadership both as a skill to be learned, and as a relationship that must be nurtured to reach its full potential. This edition has been revised to address current challenges, and includes more international examples and a laser focus on business issues. Readers will learn how extraordinary leaders accomplish extraordinary things, and how to develop your leadership skills and style to deliver quality results every time. Engaging stories delve into the fundamental roles that great leaders fulfill, and simple frameworks provide a primer for those who seek continuous improvement; by internalizing key insights and putting concepts into action, you'll become a more effective, more impactful leader. A good leader gets things done; a great leader aspires, inspires, and achieves more. This book highlights the differences between good and great, and shows how to bridge the chasm between getting things done and making things happen. Gain insight into leadership's critical role in organizational health. Navigate the shift toward team-oriented work relationships. Motivate and inspire to break through the pervasive new cynicism. Leverage the electronic global village to deliver better results. Business is evolving at an increasingly rapid rate, and leaders must keep pace with the changes or risk stagnation. People work differently, are motivated differently, and have different expectations today - and business as usual is quickly losing its effectiveness. This book aims at helping readers stay current, relevant, and effective in the modern workplace.--description from Amazon.

Contents:
Introduction : Making extraordinary things happen in organizations
What leaders do and what constituents expect. When leaders are at their best ; Credibility is the foundation of leadership
Practice 1. Model the way. Clarify values ; Set the example
Practice 2. Inspire a shared vision. Envision the future ; Enlist others
Practice 3. Challenge the process. Search for opportunities ; Experiment and take risks
Practice 4. Enable others to act. Foster collaboration ; Strengthen others
Practice 5. Encourage the heart. Recognize contributions ; Celebrate the values and victories
Leadership is everyone's business.

Summary: "Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions addresses the current emerging issues facing healthcare leaders and practitioners who spearhead evidence-based innovation. This text is truly unique in that it systematically addresses innovation and evidence from the perspective of both a leader and a practitioner within the context of healthcare. Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions was written by healthcare leaders for current and future innovation leaders. The content is organized to walk the learner through the foundations of evidence, innovation, and leadership. The text is divided into four sections covering evidence and innovation leadership, sources of new evidence, how to lead and measure, and synthesis between theory and practice. This text seeks to be a catalyst for disruptive innovation in healthcare in terms of content as well as how we educate the next generation of healthcare leaders."--Back cover.

Contents:
EBP and innovation paradigm : defining and aligning
Leading innovation : competencies of the truly innovative leader
Assessing your innovation and evidence capacity, alignment, and drivers
Patient centered care, evidence and innovation
Incorporating big data, emerging technology, and disruptive practices into your innovation ecosystem
Creating the business case for innovation : communicating innovation value through evidence
Emergence and disruption : working on the edge of evidence
Just in Time information enabled by technology for real time point of care innovation
Setting the stage for an evidence-based practice culture and emergence of innovation
Recognizing pattern changes as evidence for innovation work
Failure is the only option : progress and learning when things don't work
Partnership economics : innovating the workforce of the future
21st century alchemy : overcoming resistance
Evidence-based education for healthcare innovation
Innovation and partnerships : healthcare, industry and labor unions
Moving to the future of evidence, innovation, and leadership in healthcare.

Summary: "Healthcare organizations require both innovation and evidence-based practice to build systems that will support the future of improved care. Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions, Second Edition addresses the core competencies and behaviors required to be an innovative leader. This text fulfills the market need for an advanced practice resource focused on how to address new and emerging sources of evidence-based practice that can inform, translate and scale the complexity of leading innovation in healthcare organizations. The Second Edition has been heavily revised and updated to refine the focus on leadership of innovation and place less foundational focus on evidence-based practice process. In addition to a strong revision to the organization and updated content, this unique text features three new chapters discussing workarounds as a source of innovation, performance improvement leadership vs. innovation methodology and the use of evidence in both, and a technology primer for nursing leaders"--Provided by publisher.

Summary: This book provides insights into the meaningful milestones of leaders and world experts in the field of movement disorders/neurology. Through the format of interview questions, it communicates the skills of key leaders in movement disorders. The interviewees are past and present leaders of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society (IPMDS) and their experiences reflect the nature of working in the global environment and diversity of this society. The stories in this book have value that transcends a specific Society and will provide lessons in leadership that have application to many organizations around the world. This is a key resource for movement disorders experts, clinicians, scientists and young neurologists who are planning the next step in their career.

Contents:
Inteviews by: Christopher Goetz
Stan Fahn
Eduardo Tolosa
C. Warren Olanow
Philip Thompson
Mark Hallett
Günther Deuschl
Joseph Jankovic
Werner Poewe
Anthony Lang
Matthew B. Stern
Oscar Gershanik
Claudia Trenkwalder
Susan Fox
David Burn
Victor Fung
Jose Obeso
Marcelo Merello
Kailash Bhatia.

Summary: This book explores the leading role played by nursing science in the European Nordic countries. Recognized leaders in nursing research from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, reflect on the leadership of nurses, the societal developments and the state of nursing science in their country, and the successes and remaining challenges nurses are facing. The book highlights representative leadership projects focusing on e.g. evidenced-based clinical practice, education and research that have impacted patient and healthcare outcomes in each country. The book shows how nursing, as a scientific discipline, has been developing rapidly in these five Nordic countries. They have more nurses per capita than other countries (OECD 2016) and healthcare is provided to all citizens. Moreover, nursing qualification in the Nordic countries was based on university education early on, and there are more professors of nursing than in other countries. Accordingly, this book on Leadership in nursing within the Nordic countries shares essential and pioneering expertise that will benefit nurses and nurse scientists around the globe.

Contents:
1. Introduction on leadership, nursing and the Nordic countries / Thóra B. Hafsteinsdóttir. Part I: Nursing leadership in Denmark: 2. The state of nursing science in Denmark / Kirsten Lomborg
3. Evidence-based clinical practice / Jeanette Finderup and Kirsten Lomborg
4. Higher education in nursing in a changing Danish society / Kirsten Frederiksen and Kirsten Beedholm
5. Pioneers in an old culture : developing and leading a research and development capacity building program / Bibi Hølge-Hazelton. Part II: Nursing leadership in Finland: 6. State of nursing science in Finland / Helena Leino-Kilpi and Minna Stolt
7. Leading evidence-based practice in Finnish healthcare / Riitta Suhonen, Minna Ylönen, Leena Jalonen, and Arja Holopainen
8. Nursing education and nurse education research in Finland / Leena Salminen, Sanna Koskinen, Asta Heikkilä, Camilla Strandell-Laine, Elina Haavisto, and Helena Leino-Kilpi
9. Professional practice competence framework for the nurse leader / Riitta Meretoja, Kirsi Lindfors, and Jaana Kotila. Part III: Nursing leadership in Iceland: 10. State of leadership in nursing science in Iceland / Helga Jónsdóttir
11. Complexity leadership in the collaboration between academia and clinical nursing : searching for harmony / Marianne E. Klinke and Helga Jónsdóttir
12. Towards the future : the education of nurses in Iceland reconsidered / Herdís Sveinsdóttir, Þóra Jenný Gunnarsdóttir, and Kristín Björnsdóttir
13. A nurse-managed follow-up practice for patients after discharge from the intensive care unit : development, testing and implementation / Rannveig J. Jónasdóttir and Helga Jónsdóttir. Part IV: Nursing leadership in Norway: 14. Historical development and the state of nursing science in Norway / Marit Kirkevold
15. Research development in the clinical field / Hilde Wøien and Sigrid Rannem
16. Research in nursing education in Norway / Ida Torunn Bjørk
17. Developing a clinical nursing research programme : the case of promoting psychological well-being in stroke survivors / Marit Kirkevold. Part V: Nursing leadership in Sweden: 18. Nursing science in Sweden : internal and external forces contributing to its development / Ingalill Rahm Hallberg
19. Clinical practice project implementing evidence-based practice / Ami Hommel
20. Nursing leadership in transition : from matriarch and instructor to university teacher and researcher / Gerd Ahlström
21. Nursing research in Sweden : academic leadership / Jimmie Kristensson and Ingalill Rahm Hallberg.

Summary: Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of Healthcare, Third Edition, gives nursing students the opportunity to develop the leadership skill set they will need to succeed in the field. The text acknowledges that not all nurses will be managers, but that all, regardless of career path, will be leaders. The Third Edition focuses on current leadership, innovation, and organization theory and prepares students for a transition into leadership positions. It also explores time management, finance and fiscal management, communication and negotiation, ethical decision making, career management, and much more.

Contents:
Change and innovation
Becoming a professional nurse
Person of the leader : the capacity to lead
Conflict skills for clinical leaders
Staffing, scheduling, and patient care assignments : models, components, and measures of effectiveness
Principles of ethical decision making
Leadership : the foundation of practice partnership
Resources for healthcare excellence
Navigating the care network : creating the context for professional practice
Managing your career : a lifetime of opportunities and obligations
Policy, legislation, licensing, and professional nurse roles
Delegation and supervision : essential foundations for practice
Overcoming the uneven table : negotiating the white waters of the profession
Accountability and ownership : the centerpiece of professional practice
Integrating learning : applying the practices of leadership.

Summary: "Today's public health and healthcare leaders face an array of leadership contexts presenting formidable challenges, including the syndemics of COVID-19 and structural racism; an ageing population; unhealthy lifestyles; the rapid spread of infectious pathogens; national disasters, conflicts, and mass population movements; antimicrobial resistance; injuries; and the health impacts of climate change and environmental pollution"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Part I: Leadership basics : skills, traits, and behaviors. Dialogue : a foundational skill for effective health leadership / Daniel Martin and Edward L. Baker
Moral courage in public health leadership / James C. Thomas
Systems thinking in public health / Kaye Bender
Strategic thinking : rationale, process, and behaviors / Peter M. Ginter and W. Jack Duncan
Emotional intelligence / Susan C. Helm-Murtagh
Part II: Key leadership theories and their application. The situational approach to leadership / Eduardo Sanchez and John Wiesman
Transformational leadership / Donna J. Petersen
Authentic leadership / Paul C. Erwin, Stephanie B. C. Bailey, and Susan C. Helm-Murtagh
Servant leadership / Paul C. Erwin
Adaptive leadership / Laura Magaña-Valladares, Sandro Galea, and Angelina Casazza
Part III: The context and challenges of leadership practice. Leading change / Suzanne M. Babich
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and intercultural competence in leadership / Katherine L. Turner
Managing and resolving conflict / Michael R. Fraser
Crisis leadership / J. Bennet Waters and Claude A. Jacob
Building and leading teams : essential approaches and practical tools for improving the health of populations / Kathleen Colville and Trissa Torres
Talent management : a leadership imperative / Lynn "Stevie" Sesslar McNeal
Creating effective public health messengers / Barbara Alvarez Martin and Gene W. Matthews
Part IV: Putting it all together : your leadership practice. The evolution and development of a leader / Susan C. Helm-Murtagh
Mentoring and trusted advisors / Cynthia D. Lamberth, F. Douglas Scutchfield, and C. William Keck
Leadership intangibles / Paul C. Erwin
Creating your leadership framework / Susan C. Helm-Murtagh
Learning from experience / Karen DeSalvo, Kushal Kadakia, Ross C. Brownson, Stephanie Watson-Grant, David Adler, Elizabeth (Liz) Maguire, Dave Chang, Alyson Rose-Wood, Innocent Ndubuisi Ibergbunam, Nancy McGhee, Max Michael, Katie Kaney, Ugbede Abu, and Lisa M. Koonin.

Contents:
1. What is leadership?
2. Leadership in surgery
3. Are you ready to be a leader? The ontology of leadership
4. Leadership theories and styles
5. Leadership traits: are people born to lead?
6. Understanding emotional intelligence and its role in leadership
7. Common mistakes in leadership
8. Practical tips for developing leadership skills early in a career
9. Leading teams effectively: motivating and prioritizing work
10. How to manage difficult team members
11. How to effectively manage up
12. How to manage difficult situations and decisions: conflict resolution
13. Change management: how to effectively lead a cultural or organizational change
14. How culture influences leadership styles
15. Women as leaders in surgery
16. What does it mean to be an underrepresented minority leader in surgery?
Index.

Summary: This updated volume provides a guide to the theories and concepts of leadership in surgery. New chapters on team motivation, understanding different healthcare systems, and leadership negotiation are included. Practical management skills are also covered, including how to manage difficult personalities, change management, and conflict resolution techniques. Leadership in Surgery examines the skills and characteristics needed to be a good leader and aims to improve surgical leadership. The book is relevant to both trainees and practicing surgeons.

Contents:
1 What is leadership?
2 Leadership in surgery
3 Leadership theories and behaviors
4. Leadership traits
Are people born to lead?
5. The role of emotional intelligence in leadership
6. Practical tips for developing leadership skills early in a career
7. Common mistakes in leadership
8. How to build and motivate an effective team
9. How to manage difficult team members
10. How to effectively manage up
11. Conflict resolution
How to successfully manage conflict
12. Change management
How to effectively lead to a cultural or organizational change
13. Understanding different health care systems and funds flow models in surgery
14. Understanding different compensation models in surgery
15. Negotiation as a leader
what you need to know to get things done
16. How foreign culture impacts leadership
17. How sex and gender impacts leadership
18. How being a minority impacts leadership.

Summary: This textbook fills a gap in education for licensed practical nurses (LPN), providing information specific to their own needs and concerns. Firstly, it clarifies the leadership role of LPNs in the healthcare setting, and then identifies the knowledge, skills and abilities related to leadership, management, communication, culture change and person-directed care concepts. It also explains the efficacy of these concepts related to the LPN care of patients in the work setting and reviews the Nurse Practice Act (NPA) enacted in every US state. LPNs play an essential role in the patient care team and we have to ensure they receive advanced education as practitioners in healthcare settings that reach vulnerable populations such the elderly. They have been considered as the registered nurses' right hand in acute care as well as many home-health settings. They provide basic medical and nursing care, ensure the comfort of patients, discuss health care with patients, and report the status of patients to registered nurses and doctors. But the LPNs are often expected to take on a real leadership role based on the perception that as licensed nurses they already have all the qualifications and education necessary for leadership roles. However, there is a gap in the education they receive and a limited body of literature dedicated to them. Written in honor of all LPNs, this educational textbook fills that gap. With learning objectives, review questions and scenarios, it is a valuable resource for courses for undergraduate students training to be LPNs.

Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2: The Health Care System Related to the Aging Population
Chapter 3: Regulatory Compliance and the Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse
Chapter 4: Fiscal Management and the Role of the LPN (Working in Long-Term Care)
Chapter 5: The Role of the LPN as a Leader and Manager in the Health Care Setting
Chapter 6: Communication Skills for the LPN
Chapter 7: Team Building and the Civil Work Environment
Chapter 8: Quality Improvement
Chapter 9: Aspects Integral to Managing the Care Environment
Chapter 10: Developing a Culture Change Person-Centered Environment
Chapter 11: Current and Future Trends in Long Term Care
Chapter 12: Licensed Practical Nurse Practice Acts across the Country.

Summary: This book informs and supports medical educators and clinic leaders regarding the key clinical and administrative components necessary to run an academic medical practice. From a group of expert faculty from the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) with years of experience in managing academic medical practices, this manual offers comprehensive guidance to the clinic director regarding critical factors involved with running an academic medical practice including, but not limited to: compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements, clinic orientation and curricula implementation, clinic workflow challenges, billing, coding, and the Primary Care Exception Rule, productivity metrics and quality indicators, evaluation and feedback for trainees, faculty, and clinic staff, implementation of a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), development of controlled substance prescribing policies, medical student involvement in resident clinics, and Veteran Affairs practices and non-traditional care settings. The scope of this book is sufficiently broad to be comprehensive and practical while still anticipating the further evolution of the academic medical practice in the years to come. Each chapter focuses on a particular aspect of clinic leadership and will offer real-world examples and management "pearls" for the clinic director. Chapters highlight common challenges and solutions and should be useful across disparate practice settings. This is an ideal resource for clinic directors, core faculty, and clinic leadership in academic outpatient medical practices, particularly those within the field of Internal Medicine, Primary Care, and related specialties.

Contents:
Section 1: Roles, Responsibilities, and Requirements
Clinic Director's Roles and Expectations
ACGME Requirements/Accreditation Issues
Clinic Orientation and Expectations
Supervising and Supporting Faculty
Section 2: Academic Workflow
Block Scheduling Challenges and Solutions
Maximizing Continuity in Continuity Clinic
Panel Management for Residents and Faculty
Medical Students in Clinic
Clinic Hand-Offs and Sign-Outs
Section 3: Clinical Workflow
Results, Refills, and Critical Communication
The Electronic Medical Record System
Outpatient Billing and Coding
Controlled Substance Policies
Section 4: Quality Improvement
Quality Improvement Projects and Indicators
Practice Improvement Modules
Scholarship in Clinic
Evaluation and Feedback
Section 5: Models of Care Delivery
Patient Centered Medical Home
Veteran Affairs Continuity Clinics
Non-Traditional Methods of Care
Other Clinic Settings (FQHCs, etc.)
Comparative Data and Metrics
Conclusion.

Summary: "The traditional leadership styles of the past are underperforming in a world of continuous transformation. Those that recognise this and learn how to lead beyond their ego will become emotionally intelligent and ethical leaders who are able to build strong, collaborative relationships, and create a caring, sustainable and performance enhancing environment. This new book is rooted in the experience of senior managers and the latest discoveries in neuroscience. It gives you the tools to overcome the challenges faced by new organisational and commercial structures, technological developments, increased diversity and rapid globalisation and succeed.? An essential read for current and aspiring organisational leaders, HR professionals, executive coaches and mentors, Leading Beyond the Ego is a vital point of reference for anyone in a leadership position and who wants to embrace this new world and Transpersonal Leadership."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Chapter 1 The background to this book / John Knights
part 121 The intermediate journey of the Transpersonal Leader
chapter 142 Introduction of Part 1, 2The intermediate journey3 / John Knights
chapter 3 Understanding leadership / John Knights
chapter 4 The neuroscience of leadership
Default and emotions / John Knights
chapter 5 Increasing self-awareness / John Knights
chapter 6 Understanding emotions and how to deal with them / John Knights
chapter 7 The power of emotional intelligence (managing emotions) / John Knights
chapter 8 Using different leadership styles / John Knights
chapter 9 Coaching style of leadership / John Knights
chapter 10 Creating a performance-enhancing culture / John Knights
chapter 11 Identifying strengths and improving development areas / John Knights
part 1322 The advanced journey of the Transpersonal Leader
chapter 13412 Introduction of Part 2, 2The advanced journey3 / John Knights
chapter 13 The Eight Integrated Competencies of Leadership (8ICOL®) / John Knights
chapter 14 The neuroscience of consciousness and how it applies to leadership / John Knights
chapter 15 Beyond the ego
Working for all stakeholders / John Knights
chapter 16 Improving judgement and decision-making / John Knights
chapter 17 The values of leadership
Personal conscience and self-determination / John Knights
chapter 18 Managing diversity / Jennifer Plaister-Ten
chapter 19 The inner development of a Transpersonal Leader / Sue Coyne
chapter 20 Choice and for the greater good / John Knights
chapter 21 Continuous personal development / John Knights
part 2413 Implementation of Transpersonal Leadership development
chapter 22 Modern learning principles and methodologies / Danielle Grant
chapter 23 Infusing ethics in leadership learning and development / Tony Wall.

Summary: Team leaders should be full of ideas for new research projects and inspire a research group to achieve great results. This practical guide for team leaders, and those who aspire to become team leader, offers a unique approach to help readers develop research and become a more independent and productive investigator. Readers can learn how to recruit and develop talented team members, how to negotiate contracts and manage projects, and how to create wider visibility and publicity for their science. From human resources and project finances, legal affairs and knowledge transfer to public engagement and media performance, the book provides guidance to enhance skills and combine them with those of support staff on the road to success. With numerous valuable tips, real-life stories and practical exercises, this must-read guide provides everything needed to take responsibility for leading research teams. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.

Contents:
Contents
Introduction
Team
Introduction
Scout
Select
Prepare
Advance
Organization
Introduction
Human resources
Financial affairs
Legal affairs
Patent affairs
Society
Introduction
Open science
Citizen science
Media
Web profile
Epilogue
Further reading
Acknowledgements.

Summary: A fully updated, practical guide to Lean Six Sigma applications in the healthcare industry.

Contents:
A faster hospital in five days
Lean for accelerated patient flow
Simple steps to a better hospital
Reducing defects with six sigma
Simple steps to a cheaper (more profitable) hospital
Six sigma for hospitals
Excel power tools for lean six sigma
Is there an improvement project in my data?
Sustaining improvement
Laser-focused process innovation
Statistical tools for lean six sigma
Change management
Theory of constraints
Implementing lean six sigma in hospitals.

Summary: A growing, aging population; the rise to epidemic proportions of various chronic diseases; competing, often overlapping medical technologies; and of course, skyrocketing costs compounded by waste and inefficiency - these are just a few of the multifarious challenges currently facing healthcare delivery. An unexpected source of solutions is being imported from the manufacturing sector: lean thinking. "Lean Principles for Healthcare" presents a conceptual framework, management principles, and practical tools for professionals tasked with designing and implementing modern, streamlined healthcare systems or overhauling faulty ones. Focusing on core components such as knowledge management, e-health, patient-centeredness, and collaborative care, chapters illustrate lean concepts in action across specialties (as diverse as nursing, urology, and emergency care) and around the globe. Extended case examples show health systems responding to consumer needs and provider realities with equal efficiency and effectiveness, and improved quality and patient outcomes. Further, contributors tackle the gamut of technological, medical, cultural, and business issues.

Contents:
Key Concepts, Tools and Techniques
Applications of Lean Thinking Around the Healthcare World
Macro issues
Micro issues
Case Studies.

Contents:
Book 1: Introduction to medical Spanish and basics: Book 1 description
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter II. Spanish basics
Chapter III. Basic medical terminology. Book 2: Spanish medical communication : anatomy, procedures, prescription, and emergencies: Book 2 description
Chapter I. Anatomy and physiology
Chapter II. Medical procedures and exams
Chapter III. Prescription and medication
Chapter IV. Medical emergencies. Book 3: Cultural competence in healthcare and additional practice: Book 3 Description
Chapter I. Introduction
Chapter II. Enhancing cultural competence in healthcare
Chapter III. Cultural concepts in Hispanic healthcare
Chapter IV. Additional practice exercises
Chapter V. Appendices
Chapter VI. Conclusion
Bibliography.

Summary: The neurosurgical, surgical and medical training and practice models have to keep up with the technological revolution in the 21st Century as our lives changed on a swift base. Making bioethics and metacognition a cornerstone in medical education and practice will flourish our humane societies. Metacognition is thinking about ones thinking, to plan, monitor and assess ones understanding and performance. By adherence to medical ethics and Values-Based Medicine (VsBM) as guiding principles, we can develop benevolent medical practice. To enhance knowledge application, skills, and character qualities in realms beyond the immediate context in which they were learned. In this book, we developed a framework on how to evolve medical education and training by utilizing hi-tech. We divided the book into five principal components; Current and traditional root analysis of the learning process, Ethics and metacognition of education, learning and career development, Obstacles, difficulties and setbacks in learning and career development process, Learning in the digital era, and Mentorship. The author believes we are entering a new era of information technology, which will have a significant impact on the education, sciences, strategies and philosophy. Therefore, in preparation for this colossal transformation, the author brings together the best brains in the neurosurgical field from around the globe. Twenty distinguished Professors of Neurosurgery and educators from Canada, the USA, Colombia, the UK, Italy, the Netherland, India, Japan, China, Rwanda, Egypt and Saudi Arabia gathered their experiences and thoughts in this book to shade light on an evolving world that will be the norm in near future.

Contents:
Introduction,. Part 1 Current and traditional root analysis of the learning process,. What is the training all about? Lesson learned from Japanese culture,. Training of the trainers
The anatomy of education and learning process
The progress of education and learning process through years
The light of science and knowledge never fades away
Part 2 Ethics and metacognition of education learning and career development
Career development in neurosurgery
Metacognition of learning
Ethics of learning and teaching
Ethics of clinical research
Utilitarianism and consequentialism in learning and career development
Values Based Medicine (VsBM); Trainee is the center of the training process
Part 3 Obstacles, difficulties and setbacks in learning and career development process
Women in neurosurgery an inspiring story
Cross borders learning and career development
Difficult trainee!
Difficult teacher!
Learning form errors
Dreams and realities- Challenges of Low-income countries
Surgical Training for Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities
Part 4 Learning in the digital area
Hybrid learning in neurosurgery
The modern teaching learning and training tools (Simulation, research)
Artificial intelligence in neurosurgery
Intelligent operating room
Distance learning, CME and on job training
Examination, evaluation and certification in digital area
Part 5 Mentorship
Who is the mentor? Quality, obligation and continues self-training
Who needs a mentor? How to choose the mentor?.

Summary: The foundation of this handbook lies in the supremacy of careful, clinical observation in medicine. The science and application of auscultation, albeit not without its imperfections, represent a learnable, tangible, personal approach to assessment of the heart and remains crucial in medical practice. Today's medicine tends towards the high tech, discarding simple approaches that can and should steer clinicians towards when to utilize expensive testing, and at the most can, potentially, outperform technology for accurate cardiovascular diagnosis. Within a cost conscious, personalized approach to medicine, the art of clinical examination of the heart could never be more alive, or more important. Technology needs a clinically informed platform upon which to provide benefits to patients with careful clinical observation providing proper identification of patients in need of additional testing and avoiding unnecessary expensive testing. Learning Cardiac Auscultation: From Essentials to Expert Clinical Interpretation provides a clinically-oriented approach to the astute observation of heart sounds and other aspects of the cardiovascular examination. It describes key clinical and auscultation features, and clinical clues to the diagnosis. More importantly, auscultation of the heart should not just end with a simple diagnosis, but an unearthing of nuances of the diagnosis, for example, describing the possible severity or diagnostic implications of the auscultation findings.

Contents:
Introduction to Cardiac Auscultation
Dynamic Auscultation
Stethoscope Performance
Aortic Sclerosis
Aortic Stenosis
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Aortic Regurgitation
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Mitral Regurgitation
Flail Mitral Leaflet
Mitral Stenosis
The Austin Flint Murmur
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Pulmonic Valve: Pulmonic Regurgitation
Pulmonic Valve: Pulmonic Stenosis
Pulmonic Valve: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Tricuspid Valve: Tricuspid Regurgitation
The S3 Gallop
The S4 Gallop
Pericardial Constriction
Prosthetic Heart Valves
The Clinical Assessment of Ejection Fraction and Hemodynamics in Congestive Heart Failure
The Innocent Murmur
Atrial Septal Defect
Ventricular Septal Defect
Patent Ductus Arteriosus.

Summary: This book provides an easy-to-use guide, giving cardiologists and other physicians more confidence in training with and understanding cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in clinical daily practice. The case-based format promotes step-by-step learning and makes this book a helpful tool for students, residents and trainees in cardiology. An updated, comprehensive review of CMR diagnostic criteria is provided for all clinical cardiovascular applications of CMR in adult patients, from ischemic heart diseases to myocarditis, and from pericardial diseases to tumors, artifacts and incidental findings. CMR is an expanding imaging technique for cardiologists and radiologists alike. Despite several textbooks, manuals and dedicated texts, clinicians may still find it difficult to familiarize themselves with the exam and there are limited formats that provide easy access to the basic information (e.g. physics, specific applications) that are needed for training and clinical interpretation (especially case-based). By describing the basics of physics and methodology in a straightforward manner and providing meaningful clinical examples, this book will help all cardiologists dealing with cardiac imaging as well as doctors in training to quickly and accurately interpret CMR findings in their clinical practice.

Contents:
Basic principles of cognitive-behavior therapy
The therapeutic relationship : collaborative empiricism in action
Assessment and formulation
Structuring and educating
Working with automatic thoughts
Behavioral methods I : improving mood, increasing energy, completing tasks, and solving problems
Behavioral methods II : reducing anxiety and breaking patterns of avoidance
Modifying schemas
Cognitive-behavior therapy to reduce suicide risk
Treating severe, complex, or chronic disorders
Building competence in cognitive-behavior therapy.

Summary: This textbook presents hands-on training material for medical students. The style reflects the need for practice-based teaching with a modern edge in daily clinical routine; accordingly, it also employs online material and pocket cards. Each chapter begins with specific learning objectives, which are cross-referenced with the European curriculum for undergraduate medical education released by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) together with the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS), as well as the minimum geriatric competences for medical students established by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS). World-renowned European experts in practicing and teaching the interdisciplinary field of Geriatrics contributed to this work, with the aim of offering the new generation of health professionals a global perspective on one of the greatest public health challenges of our time: the management of the steadily increasing number of older, multimorbid, and vulnerable persons. The major strength of this book - published under the auspices of the EUGMS - is its pragmatic, goal-oriented approach, which makes it suitable for bedside learning and patient-centered medicine; further, all of the chapters are firmly based on the pillars of the ageing process in all of its biological aspects, helping readers understand the pathophysiology of and rationale behind interventions for the main geriatric syndromes and disorders.

Summary: "Now designated as a primary medical specialty, the field of interventional radiology has contributed many ground-breaking procedures, including angioplasty, catheter-delivered stents, aneurysm coiling, and minimally-invasive cancer treatment. This first-of-its-kind review text offers an authoritative, easy-to-use introduction to the field, highlighting procedures, instruments, techniques, modalities, and more. Using an image-filled, practical format it covers exactly what you need to know for a solid foundation in this fast-growing field."--From the Publisher.

Contents:
SECTION A Grand Topics
History Of Interventional Radiology- Basics Of Interventional Radiology- Imaging Modalities- Anatomy- Neurointerventional Radiology- Interventional Oncology- Surgery- Obstetrics And Gynecology- Pediatrics- Frontiers Of Interventional Radiology- SECTION B Vascular Cases
Adrenal Venous Sampling- Arteriovenous Fistulas And Grafts- Arteriovenous Malformations- Balloon-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration- Bronchial Artery Embolization- Deep Vein Thrombosis- Endovascular Aneurysm Repair- Foreign Body Retrieval- Inferior Vena Cava Filter- Peripheral Arterial Disease- Pulmonary Embolism- Renal Artery Stenosis- Thrombolysis And Thrombectomy- Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts- Transjugular Liver Biopsy- Varicose Veins- Venous Access- Y-90 Embolization- SECTION C Percutaneous Cases
Abscess Drainage- Biliary Drains And Biliary Stenting- CT-Guided Lung Biopsy- Gastrostomy Tube Placement- Lymphangiography and Thoracic Duct Embolization- Paracentesis- Percutaneous Nephrostomy- Thoracentesis- Answer Key to End-of-Chapter Review Questions- Index.

Summary: "Learning Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case Prep for the USMLE® by Tracey A. H. Taylor, Dwayne Baxa, and Matthew Sims presents diverse cases that encourage problem-based learning, which is key to building diagnostic skills. Each case portrays a real-life scenario, promoting a bridge from foundational knowledge to its application. A series of USMLE style questions with thorough explanations provide an understanding of microbiology and infectious diseases, an ability to differentiate between infections and viruses, and identify bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Questions cover causative agents, disease transmission, mechanism of pathogenesis action, and pharmacotherapy"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: 'Learning Microbiology through Clinical Consultation' is a highly accessible text which describes the fundamentals of microbiology within the practice setting in an informative way. It is an ideal resource for medical students and newly qualified doctors, as well as anyone wishing to study medicine or preparing for medical school interviews.

Summary: This book focuses on the basics of teleneurology and provides an outline of curriculum and practice with the help of clinical vignettes. It fills the gap for a text that reflects the rapidly evolving nature of the teleneurology field, with specific attention paid to examining how this can be extended to patient treatment. Recent COVID-19 pandemic rapidly revolutionized telemedicine technology and reformed the practice of medicine; this book will serve as an easy guide to physicians all over the world to adapt to changing needs of the health care system. Concise and comprehensive, this 12 chapter book covers a variety of neurological disorders and highlights specific aspects of teleneurology practice, including medicolegal issues, licensure, standard of care, ethical issues, and future trends. Designed to be a resource for students and residents, as well as medical school faculty and practicing clinicians, Learning Teleneurology Basics will prepare the reader to deliver care remotely.

Contents:
Tele-neurology Curriclum.-Tele-Neurology and Technology
Tele-history and Tele-examination
Webside manners and Professionalism
Webside manners and Professionalism
Licensing and Regulatory issues
Current state of Tele-Neurology
Payment models for Tele-Neurology
Future trends in Teleneurology
Remote monitoring in Tele-Neurology
Application of telemedicine in research
Digital revolution in tele-neurology during COVID 19 pandemic.

Summary: This book systemically presents the latest research on lectins, covering all the major topics in the field, including the heterocomplex of lectins and Toll-like receptors, protective versus pathogenic functions in connection with microbial infections, and novel strategies for enhancing host immunity against infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Lectins are a large group of glycan-binding proteins that recognize diverse glycan and non-glycan structures expressed on prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and are vital to cell-cell interactions, the attachment of microbes to host cells, and the recognition and activation of immune responses to exogenous and endogenous danger signals. The composition and structure of microbes are complex and include numerous 'pathogen-associated molecular patterns or 'damage-associated molecular patterns. As such, microbes interactions with immune cells activate multiple innate immunity receptors and produce distinct inflammatory reactions, which can be protective to contain microbial invasion, or pathogenic to cause tissue damage and shock syndrome in the host. The book shares lessons learned from state-of-the art research in this field, highlights the latest discoveries, and provides insightful discussions on lectin-mediated inflammatory reactions, while also outlining future research directions.

Contents:
C-type Lectin Receptors in Antifungal Immunity
Immune recognition of pathogen-derived glycolipids through Mincle
CLEC5A: A promiscuous pattern recognition receptor to microbes and beyond
Collectins: Innate immune pattern recognition molecules
Insect C-type lectins in microbial infections
Galectins in Host Defense against Microbial Infections
Galectins in Host-Pathogen Interactions: Structural, Functional and Evolutionary Aspects
Siglecs at the Host-Pathogen Interface
Siglecs that associate with DAP12.

Contents:
Part 1. Introduction
1. Basic Physiology- The Menstrual Cycle
2. Basic Embryology- The Development of the Foetus
3. Basic Genetics for the Obstetrician
4. The Gynaecological History and Examination
5. The Obstetric History and Examination.- Part 2: Gynaecology
6. An Outline of How to Think About Each Gynaecological Syndrome
7. Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding (AUB)
8. Endometriosis.- 9. Perlvic Organ Prolapse (POP).- 10. Urinary problems
11. Gynaecological Cancers- 12. Ovarian Cysts
13. Fibroids- Fibroleiomyomata
14. Termination of Pregnancy (TOP)
15. Contraception
16. Subfertility
17. Polycystic Ovaries (PCO) and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
18. Menopause
19. Psychosexual Problems.- Part 3: Obstetrics
20. Antenatal Care
21. The Labour
22. Multiple pregnancy
23. Malpresentation- 24. Early Pregnancy Loss and Ectopic Pregnancy
25. Antepartum Haemorrhage (APH)
26. Post Partum Haemorrhage (PPH)
27. Hypertension in Pregnancy, Gestational Hypertension, Pre Eclampsia, Eclampsia and HELLP Syndrome
28. Intrauterine growth restriction
29. Infections during pregnancy- Varicella, Herpes, Cytomegalovirus, Toxoplasma, Listeria, Group B Streptococcus
30. Endocrine Disease and Pregnancy- Thyroid Disorders and Diabetes
31. Medical Conditions- Cardiac Disease, Thrombophilias, Rhesus Immunisation
32. Postnatal Care.

Contents:
v. 1, pt. A-B. On biology of ageing.

Contents:
Examination of the Globe: Technical Aspects
The Traumatised Eye
?Absolute Glaucoma?
Retinal Vascular Disease
Intraocular Tumours
Ocular Inflammation
Treatment of Retinal Detachment
The Malformed Eye
Autopsy Eye: the Eye in Systemic Disease
Biopsy of the Eyelid, the Lacrimal Sac, and the Temporal Artery
The Conjunctival Biopsy
The Orbit: Biopsy, Excision Biopsy, and Exenteration Specimens
The Corneal Disc
Lens.

Summary: Completely revised and updated, this book now outlines changing patterns in eye trauma, corneal surgery and glaucoma; developments in molecular genetics in uveal melanoma; and diagnostic techniques for intraocular lymphoma. Information on new treatments for vascular disease in diabetic eye disease and wet age related macular degeneration is now included and the chapter on the orbit has many new additions. Recently identified causes of inflammation in the eye including drug reactions are described, as are the effects of topical therapies in basal cell carcinoma. Well-illustrated and practically-oriented, this book has retained its general layout and style. The visual image remains key to explaining the pathological processes and this is facilitated by full color photography throughout the text. It helps both the pathologist and ophthalmologist understand the process that a specimen must go through prior to producing a report and how these various techniques help to refine the diagnosis. The fourth edition of Lee's Ophthalmic Histopathology is an invaluable reference source for ophthalmic pathologists, general pathologists and ophthalmologists.

Contents:
Examination of the Globe: Technical Aspects
The Traumatised Eye
"Absolute Glaucoma"
Retinal Vascular Disease
Intraocular Tumours
Ocular Inflammation
Treatment of Retinal Detachment
The Malformed Eye
Autopsy Eye: the Eye in Systemic Disease
Biopsy of the Eyelid, the Lacrimal Sac, and the Temporal Artery
The Conjunctival Biopsy
The Orbit: Biopsy, Excision Biopsy, and Exenteration Specimens
The Corneal Disc
Lens.

Summary: This book provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art left atrial appendage (LAA) closure, covering epidemiology of atrial fibrillation and stroke, LAA anatomy, surgical approaches, imaging for LAA closure, LAA closure procedure, and post-procedural management. LAA closure is a rapidly emerging field in stroke prevention for patients with atrial fibrillation. Several percutaneous and surgical devices are now available in many countries, including WATCHMAN, Amplatzer Cardiac Plug and Amulet, and LARIAT devices, and many more are in clinical development and are being evaluated in research trials. As LAA closure is a technically challenging procedure, detailed knowledge of the rationale, anatomy, and technical approach of this modality guides clinicians in patient selection and facilitates procedural success. Left Atrial Appendage Closure is a valuable resource for interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, echocardiographers, radiographers, fellows, and residents in guiding the management of patients prior to, during, and following LAA closure. .

Contents:
Atrial fibrillation and stroke epidemiology
Efficacy and limitations of warfarin, and novel oral anticoagulants with AF
Mechanistic rationale for LAA closure with AF and stroke prevention
LAA anatomy
Conventional surgery for LAA closure
The use of transesophageal echocardiography to guide percutaneous LAA closure
The use of intracardiac echocardiography to guide procedural LAA closure
The use of cardiac CTA to guide percutaneous LAA closure
PLAATO device
WATCHMAN device
WATCHMAN: Trials and registries results
Amplatzer Cardiac Plug (ACP) and Amulet
ACP and Amulet: Trials and registries results
LARIAT
LARIAT: Trials and registries results
Novel percutaneous LAA closure devices in clinical or pre-clinical trials
Concomitant AF ablation and LAA closure
Procedural complications and management
Antiplatelet and anticoagulant strategies after LAA closure
Device-related thrombi, residual leaks and consequences.

Summary: This book comprehensively reviews LM revascularization, one of the most technically challenging and prognostically relevant topics for cardiologists. LM carries blood to 70-80% of the normal heart, and diseases affecting this coronary segment are a common cardiac condition. Beginning in the sixties, management was exclusively within the domain of cardiac surgeons, and recent dramatic changes in percutaneous techniques have led to huge improvements but have also brought significant surgical challenges. In the book, top cardiac surgeons describe current and future operative techniques, while leading interventional cardiologists discuss new bifurcation techniques. This book also investigates the recently released European Society of Cardiology Guidelines in detail. Featuring the latest scientific studies with long-term follow up, and detailed descriptions of the techniques used, this book provides comprehensive guidance for any clinician, and is a valuable resource for cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and internists.

Contents:
1 Historical background of left main stem revascularization
2 Anatomical and pathophysiological considerations on the left main coronary artery
3 CABG vs. PCI for left main revascularization
4 CABG should be the first option for left main disease- a surgical perspective
5 Now, PCI should be the first option for left main disease- an interventional cardiologist's perspective
6 Which device for left main PCI? A description of available devices
7 Which interventional technique for left main PCI
8 Which surgical technique for left main coronary artery bypass?
9 Preoperative and postoperative IVUS assessment of the left main
10 Preoperative functional assessment of the left main and postoperative side branch evaluation
11 Is there a role for OCT for left main assessment before and after PCI?
12 The role of intravascular imaging for intraprocedural and post-procedural evaluation of the left main undergone PCI
13 Follow up of left main patients treated with PCI or CABG.

Contents:
Ethical considerations in palliative care / Maryjo Prince-Paul and Barbara J. Daly
Palliative care and requests for assistance in dying / Deborah L. Volker
Artificial nutrition and hydration / Michelle S. Gabriel and Jennifer A. Tschanz
End-of-life care for patients with medical illness and personality disorders / Betty D. Morgan
Poor, homeless and underserved populations / Anne Hughes
Self-assessment test questions / Nessa Coyle.

Summary: On any given day in the emergency department, the chance of confronting a medical-legal dilemma is significant. Emergency medicine and critical care practitioners may have to deal with malpractice claims, informed consent, protection of minors, resuscitation, operational issues and legal compliance requirements frequently. Substantial knowledge of the law as it pertains to their emergency care and acute care practice is essential. Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine is an invaluable resource for medical practitioners, legal practitioners and administrators in practice and in training. The book covers key topics that have direct relevance to day to day acute patient care practice. Each topic includes a clinical vignette, followed by a review of the legal controversy, current medical scientific evidence, case law and preventative solutions to the dilemma. This approach allows practitioner exposure to a wide variety of medical-legal problems, allowing a pre-emptive, informed approach to problem solving.

Summary: Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD) remains a challenging hip condition to treat. More than a century after its identification, the etiology of LCPD remains unclear and treatment continues to be controversial. The main goal of treatment is to prevent femoral head deformation. Preservation of femoral head sphericity is known to minimize the risk of premature hip pain, stiffness and arthritis. The best ways to achieve these goals remain elusive. This book is replete with up-to-date discussions of history, epidemiology, radiology and classification systems for LCPD. It takes a well-balanced, evidence-based approach to various methods of treatment, from conventional containment femoral and pelvic surgery, to more cutting-edge procedures such as transfemoral head-neck tunneling, hip distraction, hip arthroscopy and intraarticular femoral head reshaping osteotomies, ending with a discussion of the latest biologic and pharmacologic treatment strategies. It is a well-illustrated tome for the various surgical techniques presented. The chapter authors, all experts in LCPD, share their practical, innovative and comprehensive approach to this challenging condition. Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease will be the definitive reference work on this condition for many years to come.

Contents:
Intro
Preface
About the Editors
Contents
Contributors
1: History and Epidemiology of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Who is at Risk and How do We Diagnose it?
History
Epidemiology
Risk Factors and Prediction
What Makes it Worse?
Symptoms and Clinical and Radiological Examination
References
2: Staging and Classification of Severity of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease and Its Relevance
Catterall Classification
Herring (Lateral Pillar) Classification
Salter-Thompson Classification
Stulberg Classification Waldenstrom and Modified Waldenstrom (Elizabethtown) Classification
Works Cited
3: Treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease by Maintaining Abduction to Allow Dynamic Hip Modeling Through Range-of-Motion Therapy
Rationale
Indication
OR Technique
Abduction/Range-of-Motion Care
The Problematic Hip
Duration of Treatment
Response to and Outcome of Treating LCPD
Summary
References
4: Prevention and Early Treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Utilizing Transphyseal Neck-Head Tunnelling (TNHT)
Introduction
Pathogenesis of LCPD: An Experimental Animal Model Effect of Transphyseal Neck-Head Tunnelling
Experimental Animal Model
Surgical Technique of TNHT
Clinical Use of TNHT in Children with IDGH
Clinical Use of TNHT in Children with Early LCPD
Conclusions
Bibliography
5: Varus Derotational Osteotomy as Treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Introduction
History
Biology
Techniques
Time of Intervention
Complications
Conclusions
References
6: Pelvic Osteotomies as Treatment for Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Introduction
Innominate Osteotomy
Shelf/Chiari Pelvic Osteotomy Combined VDRO with Innominate Osteotomy
Triple Innominate Osteotomy
Conclusion
References
7: Treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease of the Hip by Joint Distraction
Introduction
Surgical Procedure (Fig. 7.1 and 7.2)
Postoperative Management of Distraction Treatment for Perthes Disease
Results
Complications
Discussion
References
8: Comparison Between Distraction and Femoral Varus Osteotomy in the Treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Introduction
Femoral Varus Osteotomy
Indication
Surgical Technique Considerations Advantages of Femoral Varus Osteotomy
Disadvantages of Femoral Varus Osteotomy
Hip Distraction: Arthrodiastasis
Comparison Between Distraction and Femoral Varus Osteotomy
References
9: Femoral Head Reduction Osteotomy for Coxa Magna and Nonspherical Femoral Head for Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Goals of Treatment
Treatment Strategy
Surgical Details of Femoral Head Reduction Osteotomy
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Considerations
Case Examples
Pearls and Pitfalls
Outcome of Ganz- and Paley-Type FHRO
Summary
References

Summary: In the context of climate change, pollution and food safety, the current challenge is to enhance legumes production to sustain the growing population needs by 2050. This is a daunting task because abiotic and biotic stresses are threatening the growth, survival and productivity of legumes. For instance, the productivity of legumes is documented to be reduced by 14-88% by abiotic stresses. The co-occurrence of abiotic and biotic stresses under field conditions leads to interactive stress types, thus yielding positive or negative outcomes. Legumes react using antioxidant defense, osmoregulatory adjustments, hormonal regulations and molecular mechanisms to tolerate stress. Hence, improving legume productivity requires knowledge on the sensitivity, mechanisms and approaches of stress tolerance in legumes, in order to design new crops and alternative management systems. This book presents advances on bioactive compounds, applications, effect of various stresses and biotechnology-based stress tolerance mechanisms of legumes. This is our second volume on Legume Agriculture and Biotechnology, published in the series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews.

Contents:
Preface
Chapter 1 Nutraceutical Legumes: Nutritional and Medicinal Values of Legumes
Chapter 2 Horse gram an underutilized legume: A Potential Source of Nutraceuticals
Chapter 3 Grain legumes and their By-products: As a nutrient rich feed supplement for sustainable intensification of commercial poultry industry
Chapter 4 Potential impact of annual forage legumes on sustainable cropping systems in Turkey
Chapter 5 Alternative RNA splicing and editing: A functional molecular tool directed to successful protein synthesis in plants
Chapter 6 Abiotic Stress Tolerance Including Salt, Drought and Other Stresses
Chapter 7 Biotic stress to legumes: Fungal diseases as major biotic stress factor
Chapter 8 Molecular mechanism underlying Chickpea - Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri Interaction
Chapter 9 Biotechnological Approaches for Enhancing Stress Tolerance in Legumes
Chapter 10 Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of biotic stress tolerance unravels the mystery of plant-pathogen interaction.

Summary: Sustainable management of soils is an important global issue of the 21st century. Feeding roughly 8 billion people with an environmentally sustainable production system is a major challenge, especially considering the fact that 10% of the world's population at risk of hunger and 25% at risk of malnutrition. Accordingly, the 68th United Nations (UN) general assembly declared 2016 the "International Year of Pulses" to raise awareness and to celebrate the role of pulses in human nutrition and welfare. Likewise, the assembly declared the year 2015 as the "International Year of Soils" to promote awareness of the role of "healthy soils for a healthy life" and the International Union of Soil Science (IUSS) has declared 2015-2024 as the International Decade of Soils. Including legumes in cropping systems is an important toward advancing soil sustainability, food and nutritional security without compromising soil quality or its production potential. Several textbooks and edited volumes are currently available on general soil fertility or on legumes but, to date, none have been dedicated to the study of "Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management". This is important aspect, as the soil, the epidermis of the Earth (geoderma), is the major component of the terrestrial biosphere. This book explores the impacts of legumes on soil health and sustainability, structure and functioning of agro-ecosystems, agronomic productivity and food security, BNF, microbial transformation of soil N and P, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria, biofertilizers, etc. With the advent of fertilizers, legumes have been sidelined since World War II, which has produced serious consequences for soils and the environment alike. Therefore, legume-based rational cropping/soil management practices must support environmentally and economically sustain­able agroecosystems based on (sequential) rotation and intercropping considerations to restore soil health and sustainability. All chapters are amply illustrated with appropriately placed data, tables, figures, and photographs, and supported with extensive and cutting-edge references. The editors have provided a roadmap for the sustainable development of legumes for food and nutritional security and soil sustainability in agricultural systems, offering a unique resource for teachers, researchers, and policymakers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, agronomy, ecology, and the environmental sciences.

Contents:
Intro; Contents; About the Editors;
1: Legumes andSustainable Use ofSoils; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Prospects ofLegumes inDeveloping Countries; 1.3 Current Need forSoil Sustainability; 1.4 Role ofLegumes inSoil Sustainability; 1.4.1 Agroecosystem; 1.4.2 Agricultural Productivity; 1.4.3 Intercropping; 1.4.4 Crop Rotations; 1.4.5 Soil Conservation; 1.4.6 Fertilizer Savings; 1.4.7 Restore Polluted Soil; 1.4.8 Soil Microbial Biomass; 1.4.9 Soil Physical Properties; 1.4.10 Soil Chemical Properties; 1.4.11 Soil Carbon Stock; 1.4.12 Soil N Pool; 1.4.13 Crop Succeeding Effects. 1.5 Future Outlook ofLegumes1.6 Conclusion; References;
2: Cereal-Legume Cropping System inIndian Himalayan Region forFood andEnvironmental Sustainability; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Pulse Scenario inIndia; 2.2.1 Pulse Scenario inEastern, Western, andCentral Himalayas; 2.2.2 Major Pulses ofIHR; 2.2.2.1 Indigenous Pulses ofEHR; 2.2.3 Cropping System inCentral Himalayas; 2.3 Prospect ofLegumes inIHR; 2.4 Land Degradation inIHR; 2.5 Role ofLegumes inSoil Sustainability; 2.5.1 Legume Effect onSoil Properties; 2.5.2 Efficient Utilization ofP. 2.10.2 Vertical Inclusion ofPulses inCropping System2.10.3 Cultivation ofPulses inField Bund; 2.10.4 Inclusion ofPulses inShifting Cultivation; 2.10.5 Farm Mechanization; 2.10.6 Transfer ofTechnology; 2.11 Future Perspectives; 2.12 Conclusion; References;
3: Grain Legumes forResource Conservation andAgricultural Sustainability inSouth Asia; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Crop Diversification withGrain Legumes; 3.3 Grain Legumes forRestoration ofSoil Health; 3.3.1 Biological Nitrogen Fixation; 3.3.2 Nutrient Recycling; 3.3.3 Soil Health Improvement. 2.6 Scope ofLegume inExisting Cropping Systems2.6.1 Potential Future Pulse-Based Cropping System forIHR; 2.6.2 Legume Cropping inWestern andCentral Himalayas; 2.7 Cereal + Legume Intercropping; 2.7.1 Effect ofLegumes onSucceeding/Associated Crops; 2.8 Role ofLegume inImproving Input Use Efficiency; 2.8.1 Weed Smothering Efficiency ofPulses; 2.9 Opportunity forPulses UnderConservation Agriculture (CA) inNER; 2.10 Strategies forEnhancing Area andProductivity ofLegumes; 2.10.1 Horizontal Inclusion ofPulses inCropping System. 3.3.3.1 Soil Physical Properties3.3.3.2 Soil Chemical Properties; 3.3.3.3 Soil Biological Properties; 3.4 Grain Legumes forWater Economy; 3.5 Weed Smothering Effects ofGrain Legumes; 3.5.1 Crop Rotation; 3.5.2 Intercropping; 3.5.3 Cover Crop; 3.5.4 Pulse Crop Residues andAllelopathy; 3.6 Grain Legumes inConservation Agriculture; 3.6.1 Reduced Tillage; 3.6.2 Water Saving; 3.6.3 Crop Residues; 3.6.4 Crop Diversity; 3.7 Higher Productivity andSustainability; 3.8 Grain Legumes inRice Fallows; 3.9 Grain Legumes forEcosystem Services; 3.10 Way Forward; References.

Summary: "Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants, 2nd Edition, builds on the same foundation of clearly explained, up-to-date, and clinically current content as the trusted Lehne undergraduate text, while focusing on the information that advanced practice nurses and Physician Assistants specifically need for safe and effective prescribing. Three introductory chapters provide foundational content for new prescribers in the areas of prescriptive authority, rational drug selection, prescription writing, and promoting positive outcomes of drug therapy. Core drug chapters are focused on the drugs that prescribers will most commonly see in clinical practice. A sharp focus is also placed on pharmacotherapeutic decision-making, with Black Box Warnings and new bulleted Key Prescribing Considerations features. Carefully focused pharmacotherapeutic content reflects the drugs most commonly seen and used by prescribers, with emphasis not on the first drug discovered or developed in each class but on the agents most often used today. Primary care drugs are addressed first in each chapter as appropriate, followed by acute care drugs. The second edition features completely new chapters on Genetic and Genomic Considerations, Muscarinic Antagonists and Immunomodulators, and updated content throughout. It's everything advanced practice nursing and Physician Assistant students need to be safe and effective prescribers!"--taken from publisher description.

Contents:
Unit I. Introduction
Unit II. Basic principles of pharmacology
Unit III. Drug therapy across the life span
Unit IV. Peripheral nervous system drugs
Unit V. Central nervous system drugs
Unit VI. Drugs for pain
Unit VII. Psychotherapeutic drugs
Unit VIII. Substance use disorders
Unit IX. Drugs that affect the heart, blood vessels, blood, and blood volume
Unit X. Drugs for endocrine disorders
Unit XI. Women's health
Unit XII. Men's health
Unit XIII. Antiinflammatory, antiallergic, and immunologic drugs
Unit XIV. Drugs for bone and joint disorders
Unit XV. Respiratory tract drugs
Unit XVI. Gastrointestinal drugs
Unit XVII. Nutrition and complementary therapies
Unit XVIII. Therapy of infectious and parasitic diseases
Unit XIX. Cancer therapy
Unit XX. Drugs for eyes, ears, and skin
Unit XXI. Drug therapy for acute care.

Summary: "Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry ... brings clarity and coherence to an often unwieldy discipline, offering a thoroughly updated survey of biochemistry's enduring principles, definitive discoveries, and groundbreaking new advances with each edition.This new Seventh Edition maintains the qualities that have distinguished the text since Albert Lehninger's original edition--clear writing, careful explanations of difficult concepts, helpful problem-solving support, and insightful communication of contemporary biochemistry's core ideas, new techniques, and pivotal discoveries. Again, David Nelson and Michael Cox introduce students to an extraordinary amount of exciting new findings without an overwhelming amount of extra discussion or detail."--Publisher description.

Contents:
The foundations of biochemistry
I. Structure and catalysis. Water
Amino acids, peptides, and proteins
The three-dimensional structure of proteins
Protein function
Enzymes
Carbohydrates and glycobiology
Nucleotides and nucleic acids
DNA-based information technologies
Lipids
Biological membranes and transport
Biosignaling
II. Bioenergetics and metabolism. Bioenergetics and biochemical reaction types
Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and the pentose phosphate pathway
Principles of metabolic regulation
The citric acid cycle
Fatty acid catabolism
Amino acid oxidation and the production of urea
Oxidative phosphorylation
Photosynthesis and carbohydrate synthesis in plants
Lipid biosynthesis
Biosynthesis of amino acids, nucleotides, and related molecules
Hormonal regulation and integration of mammalian metabolism
III. Information pathways. Genes and chromosomes
DNA metabolism
RNA metabolism
Protein metabolism
Regulation of gene expression
Abbreviated solutions to problems
Glossary
Index.

Contents:
1. Bd. Hautleiden und Kosmetik (xvi, 391 p., 31 col. plates)
2. Bd. Geschlechtsleiden (viii, 344 p., 22 col. plates).

Contents:
Bd. 1. Allgemeine Anatomie und Bewegungsapparat
Bd. 2. Eingeweide
Bd. 3. Nervensystem, Haut und Sinnesorgane.

Contents:
[T. 3] Die Nervenkrankheiten.

Contents:
2. Bd., 1. T., 1. Lfg. Knochen, Gelenke, Muskeln, Sehnen, Sehnenscheiden, Schleimbeutel. Anhang: Literaturangaben
2. Bd., 1. T., 2. Lfg. Geschlechtsorgane. Anhang: Literaturangaben
2. Bd., 1. T., 3. Lfg. Harnorgane (Niere und ableitende Harnwege einschliesslich Harnröhre).

Contents:
Transcultural nursing : importance, focus, and history / Marilyn R. McFarland
Essential transcultural nursing care concepts, principles, guidelines, and policy statements for culturally congruent and competent health care practice, education, and research / Hiba B. Wehbe-Alamah
Leininger's culture care theory / Marilyn R. McFarland
The ethnonursing research method : major features and enablers / Hiba B. Wehbe-Alamah
The theory of culture care diversity and universality : a trailblazing theory / Priscilla L. Sagar
Globalization of transcultural nursing theory / Margaret M. Andrews
Cultural assessments and transcultural communication for culturally congruent care / Hiba B. Wehbe-Alamah
Integrating generic care and professional healthcare practices / Hiba B. Wehbe- Alamah
The biocultural basis of transcultural nursing (includes genetics and genomics) / Margie Murray Wright
Transcultural food functions, beliefs, and practices / Hiba B Wehbe-Alamah
Using a culturally congruent approach in mental health care / Helene B. Vossos, Hiba B. Wehbe-Alamah
Culture care theory : integrating care and caring into nursing practice / Marilyn K. Eipperle
Providing culturally congruent care to Haitians using Leininger's culture care theory / Robert Kelch, Hiba B. Wehbe-Alamah
Ayurveda : relevance in culture care / Joanna Maxwell, R. Amadea Morningstar
Transcultural nursing and health care in Taiwan / Lenny Chiang-Hanisko
The sunrise enabler's application in conflict resolution for nurse administrators and managers / Ann O. Hubbert
Enhancing the role of the transcultural nurse in the global environment / Mary Brigid Martin, Marilyn A. Ray
Use of culture care theory in translational science : a review of projects focused on the implementation of evidence-based culture care research findings into practice settings / Marilyn R. McFarland
Engaging in the sacred song of diversity : the art of cultural immersion / Edith Morris
Culturally competent research using the culture care theory : malaria care in Maasailand / Cecily W. Strang, Sandra J. Mixer
The lived experiences of African American women receiving care from nurse practitioners in an urban nurse-managed clinic in the midwestern United States / H.B. Wehbe-Alamah, M.R. McFarland, J. Macklin, N. Riggs
Yupiit : Alaska native people of Southwest Alaska / Pamela J. Embler, Mary Weiss, Sandra J. Mixer
Understanding the culture care needs of Appalachian mothers experiencing homelessness / Rebecca C. Lee
Cultural expressions, meanings, beliefs, and practices of Mexican American women during the post-partum period : an ethnonursing study / Valera Alexandra Hascup
Culture care of Syrian Muslims in the midwestern United States : an ethnonursing research study / H.B. Wehbe-Alamah.

Summary: Out of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) prioritized by the World Health Organization, the leishmaniases rank in the top 3 among those caused by protozoa. The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a comprehensive and updated overview of all the aspects of leishmaniasis with a worldwide perspective - authors of many chapters include eminent scientists from both the Old and New Worlds. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, classically organized into biology and epidemiology, followed by clinical and control aspects. Following an introductory chapter intended to take the reader into the leishmaniasis complexity, a chapter on Leishmania taxonomy reports on the most recent advances in molecular and phylogenetic data. Parasite biology is then described in detail by means of two separate chapters devoted to phlebotomine vectors and reservoir hosts, respectively. The medical part of the book begins with a chapter on basic immunology and immunopathology associated with Leishmania infection, followed by a classical chapter on clinical aspects of different disease entities. The complexity of disease case management is presented by means of 3 chapters, respectively on diagnosis, treatment of visceral forms and treatment of tegumentary forms. Finally, the last chapter deals with the available approaches to control leishmaniasis and related public health issues.

Contents:
Introduction to epidemiology
Leishmania taxonomy
Parasite biology: the vectors
Parasite biology: the reservoir hosts
Immunological and immunopathological aspects
Clinical aspects in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients
Diagnosis
Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis
Treatment of tegumentary forms of leishmaniasis
Control and public health aspects.

Summary: This book is the first to summarize the current knowledge of the cell biology of lens epithelial cells in relation to and in the development of posterior capsular opacification (PCO). PCO remains the most common long-term complication of modern cataract surgery, occurring months or years after cataract surgery, unlike most other complications that tend to arise during or soon after the procedure. Opacification of the posterior capsule appears to be linked to lens epithelial cells that are left behind in the eye during cataract removal. These cells proliferate, migrate across the posterior lens capsule, and undergo changes that result in fibrous or pearl-type opacities in the capsule. The first section of the text explains the molecular mechanism and biology of lens epithelial cells that lead to the incidence of PCO. In the second part, in addition to a description of the mechanism and pathological condition of PCO, surgical methods and devices for preventing PCO are discussed in detail. Lens Epithelium and Capsular Opacification will benefit not only young clinical residents and junior researchers, but also established faculty in the clinical or basic academic field.

Contents:
PART I: Lens Epithelial Cell Biology
Chapter 1. From Zygote to Lens: Emergence of the Lens Epithelium
Chapter 2. Cell Biology of Lens Epithelial Cells
Chapter 3. The Lens Capsule
Synthesis, Remodeling and MMPs
Chapter 4. Lens Epithelial Cell Proliferation
Chapter 5. Growth Factor Signaling in Lens Fiber Differentiation
Chapter 6. Lens-Specific Transcription Factors and Their Roles in Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Congenital Cataract
Chapter 7. Lens Regeneration
Chapter 8. Fibrotic Modifications of the Lens Epithelium
Chapter 9. Wound Healing and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in the Lens Epithelium: Roles of Growth Factors and Extracellular Matrix
Part II: Clinical Science -Pathology
Chapter 10. Histology of Posterior Capsular Opacification
Chapter 11. PCO Rates in a Large Series of Human Eyes Obtained Post-Mortem
Part III: Clinical Outcomes
Chapter 12. Natural Course of Elschnig Pearl Formation and Disappearance
Chapter 13. Effect of Posterior Capsule Opacification and Anterior Capsule Contraction on Visual Function
PART IV: Surgical Methods for PCO Prevention
Chapter 14. Size of Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis for Prevention of PCO
Chapter 15. Effect of Anterior Capsule Polishing on Capsule Opacification and YAG Laser Capsulotomy
Chapter 16. Laser Photolysis System and PCO Prevention
PART V: Intraocular Lenses/Devices and PCO
Chapter 17. PCO Prevention: IOL Material Versus IOL Design
Chapter 18. Capsular and Uveal Biocompatibility of Different IOLs in Eyes with and Without Associated Conditions
Chapter 19. Capsule-Bending Ring for the Prevention of Posterior Capsule Opacification
Chapter 20. PCO Prevention with Endocapsular Equator Rings
Chapter 21. PCO Prevention with IOLs Maintaining an Open or Expanded Capsular Bag
Chapter 22. Prevention of PCO with the Bag-in-the-lens (BIL)
Chapter 23. Posterior capsule Opacification with Micro incision (MICS) IOLs
PART VI: Special Cases
Chapter 24. PCO and the Pediatric Eye.

Summary: This book provides a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and management of melanoma of the lentigo maligna subtype, specifically. Authors from multiple fields provide educational information along with importantly relevant, practical, and insightful details to improve the understanding and management approach to this type of melanoma. The chapters address each aspect of this melanoma ranging from clinical presentation, clinical and pathologic diagnosis, surgical management, nonsurgical options, and followup. There is frequent misunderstanding when diagnosing and managing this type of melanoma due to the clinical, pathologic, and surgical complexities detailed. Educational resources truly dedicated to this topic are lacking presently.

Summary: A highly disabling infectious disease in developing countries, leprosy, or Hansens disease, is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, and is still very relevant for the human community due to its transmissible nature, variable presentation and composite clinical picture. Early identification of leprosy and Buruli ulcer (also caused by a Mycobacterium, M. ulcerans) is critical to prevent spreading and patient disability and to establish appropriate therapy. This richly illustrated, completely revised second edition of Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer describes the characteristic signs of both these diseases, and contents include abnormalities of the skin, nerves, eyes, hands, feet, testes and bone. It also presents the latest diagnostic tools to identify and quantify organ damage to enable readers to recognize and treat this composite systemic disorder, which can represent a true medical emergency if affecting eyes, nerves, and kidneys. Further, it includes additional chapters on leprosy in childhood, prophylaxis and vaccines. For both leprosy and Buruli ulcer, this handy guide helps practitioners and nursing personnel to spot the different clinical manifestations, make a prompt diagnosis and apply effective treatment of both these diseases.

Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Part I Leprosy: General Section
1. History and Phylogeography of Leprosy
2. Microbiology of Mycobacterium leprae
3. Genetics of Leprosy
4. Host Response to Mycobacterium leprae
5. Pathogenesis of Leprosy
6. Classification of Leprosy
Part II Leprosy: Patients Examination
7. Leprosy Patient History
8. Laboratory Investigations in Leprosy
Part III Skin
9. Physical Examination in Leprosy: Skin
10. Clinical Features of Leprosy
11. LucioLatapi Leprosy
12. Histopathology of the Skin in Leprosy [FP1]
13. Differential Diagnosis of Leprosy: Skin
Part IV Leprosy and Nerves
14. Peripheral Nerves in Leprosy
15. The Leprosy Neuropathy
16. Primary Neural Leprosy
17. Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Leprosy
18. Electrodiagnostic Studies in Leprosy
19. Imaging in Leprosy
20. Differential Diagnosis of Leprosy: Nerves
Part V Reactions in Leprosy
21. Reactions in Leprosy
22. Lucios Phenomenon in Leprosy
Part VI Leprosy: Systemic Involvement
23. Ocular Involvement in Leprosy
24. Otolaryngological Manifestations of Leprosy
25. Other Organs involved in Leprosy
Part VII Patients Management in Leprosy
26. Diagnostic Work-Up of Leprosy
27. Drugs in Leprosy
28. Treatment and Prophylaxis of Leprosy
29. Prognosis of Leprosy
30. Neurolysis in Leprosy
31. Prevention of Disability and Ulcer Care in Leprosy
32. Surgical and Social Rehabilitation in Leprosy
Part VIII Leprosy and Community
33. Leprosy in Pregnancy
34. Leprosy in Childhood
35. Leprosy and HIV/AIDS Co-infection
36. Epidemiology of Leprosy
37. Leprosy Control
38. The Leprosy Mailing List
Part IX Buruli Ulcer: General Section
39. History and geographic distribution of Buruli ulcer
40. Microbiology of Mycobacterium ulcerans
Part X Buruli Ulcer: Patients Examination
41. Laboratory Investigations in Buruli ulcer
42. Clinical Features of Buruli ulcer
43. Differential Diagnosis of Buruli ulcer
Part XI Buruli Ulcer: Patients Management
44. Diagnostic Work-up of Buruli ulcer
45. Treatment of Buruli ulcer
46. Rehabilitation in Buruli ulcer
Part XII Buruli Ulcer and Community
47. Epidemiology of Buruli ulcer
48. Buruli ulcer Control
Subject Index.

Summary: Twenty years after its discovery, recombinant human leptin has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with lipodystrophy. Beginning with a synthesis of the vast body of work on its discovery, dissection of mechanisms, and effects in experimental models , the focus of this book shifts to a consideration of the regulation and role of leptin in humans. The emphasis on human-level data is a unique feature of this book. The results of numerous studies indicate that leptin is indeed a regulated human hormone. Leptin provides a detailed account of the myriad physiological, hormonal, metabolic, immunological, mitogenic and inflammatory modulators and targets of leptin in a single volume. Next follows a comprehensive presentation of the therapeutic trials of recombinant leptin in patients with congenital leptin deficiency, lipodystrophy, hypothalamic amenorrhea, and other emerging areas, including leptin supplementation in leptin-replete subjects, leptin substitution for insulin in diabetic models, and novel combination regimens of leptin and other biogenic peptides. Unanswered questions and future directions in leptin research are highlighted in the Foreword by Dr. Jeffrey Friedman and throughout the volume. Identifying such questions helps direct research that could deepen understanding of the complex regulation of leptin under physiological and pathological conditions, a critical prerequisite to its rational deployment in the treatment of human disorders.

Contents:
Discovery of leptin and elucidation of leptin gene expression
Leptin receptors and mechanism of action
Leptin interaction with brain orexigenic and anorexigenic pathways
Measurement of circulating leptin and soluble leptin receptors
Physiological and hormonal factors that influence leptin production
Leptin, obesity and leptin resistance
Leptin and intermediary metabolism: Focus on glucoregulation and lipid metabolism
Leptin in acute stress
Leptin and the kidney
Leptin, immune function, and inflammation
Leptin and bone
Leptin, cell cycle, and cancer
Leptin, the autonomic nervous system, and hypertension
Dynamic leptin secretion in obesity and diabetes
Leptin therapy of congenital leptin deficiency
Leptin therapy in people with normal leptin gene
Leptin therapy in patients with lipodystrophy and syndromic insulin resistance
Leptin therapy in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea
Leptin therapy as a substitute for insulin replacement in experimental models of diabetes: Clinical implications in humans
Novel combinatorial therapies involving leptin: Opportunities for mechanistic advances and therapeutic translation in human diseases.

Summary: This volume covers all aspects of infection by pathogenic Leptospira species, the causative agents of the world?s most widespread zoonosis. Topics include aspects of human and animal leptospirosis as well as detailed analyses of our current knowledge of leptospiral structure and physiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, genomics, immunity and vaccines. Updates are presented on leptospiral systematics, identification and diagnostics, as well as practical information on culture of Leptospira. Contact information is also provided for Leptospira reference centers. All chapters were written by experts in the field, providing an invaluable reference source for scientists, veterinarians, clinicians and all others with an interest in leptospirosis.

Contents:
History of Leptospirosis and Leptospira
Systematics of Leptospiraceae
Leptospiral Structure, Physiology and Metabolism
Genomics, Proteomics and Genetics of Leptospira
Leptospirosis in Humans
Animal Leptospirosis
The Molecular Basis of Leptospiral Pathogenesis
The Leptospiral Outer Membrane
Host Response to Leptospira Infection
Vaccines Against Leptospirosis
The Role of Leptospirosis Reference Laboratories.

Summary: "In this book, leading experts contribute their cutting-edge clinical and research experiences for the understanding of leptospirosis kidney disease"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Leptospirosis and the kidney : an overview / Srisawat, N., Sitprija, V.
Pathophysiology of leptospirosis kidney disease / Wu, M.-Y., Wu, M.-S.
Leptospirosis-associated acute kidney injury / Lin, C.-Y.
Leptospirosis and chronic kidney disease / Yang, H.-Y., Chang, C.-H., Yang, C.-W.
Detection and treatment of leptospirosis kidney disease / Chiu, S.-H., Pan, M.-J.
Innate immunity and kidney injury in leptospirosis / Hung, C.C.
Leptospirosis and kidney fibrosis / Tian, Y.-C.
Murine models for leptospirosis kidney disease / Werts, C.
Zebrafish model for leptospirosis kidney disease / Chang, M.-Y., Cheng, Y.-C.
Structural and functional biology approaches of leptospirosis kidney disease / Hsu, S.-H., Yang, C.-W.
Systems biology approach to understanding leptospirosis kidney disease / Chou, L.-F., Yang, C.-W.

Contents:
Part I: The LGBT Population and Health
1. Understanding the LGBT Community
2. Access to Care
3. Culture, Climate, and Advocacy
4. Internalized Homophobia, Disclosure, and Health
Part II: The LGBY-Inclusive Clinical Encounter
5. Clinic and Intake Forms
6. Medical History
7. Utilizing the Electronic Health Record as a Tool for Reducing LGBT Health Disparities
Part III: LGBT Preventative Health and Screening
8. Primary Care, Prevention, and Coordination of Care
9. LGBT Parenting
10. Intimate Partner Violence
Part IV: LGBT Health in Specialty Medicine
11. Pediatric and Adolescent LGBT Health
12. Geriatric Care and the LGBT Older Adult
13. Adult Mental Health
14. Sexually Transmitted Infections in LGBT Populations
15. Dermatology
16. Urologic Issues in LGBT Health
17. Obstetric and Gynecologic Care for Individuals Who Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Part V: Transgender Health
18. Interdisciplinary Care of the Transgender Patient
19. Medical Transition for Transgender Individuals
20. Surgical Treatments for the Transgender Population
21. Facial Feminization Surgery: Review of Facial Analysis and Surgical Procedures
Part VI: Emerging Topics in LGBT Medicine
22. Immigrant and International LGBT Health
23. Disorders of Sex Development / Intersex Populations
24. Legal and Policy Issues
25. Common LGBT Sexual Health Questions.

Summary: This book provides insights into the fascinating life of the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) and describes how this enigmatic bird has adapted to the extreme conditions of tropical soda lakes and can even withstand the caustic effects of brine. However, humans are increasingly disrupting the natural cycles of these wetlands, and for these pink birds characteristic of these salt lakes, it is becoming more and more difficult to find suitable habitats, food and breeding grounds. Their fate is considered a cautionary example of man's dealings with nature. Will the Lesser Flamingo survive in a man-made world? Flamingos are considered to be an embodiment of the Phoenix, and the author interweaves his personal experiences with and observations of the flamingos' unusual habitats with the Phoenix motif in order to stimulate reflection on the circle of life. Written in an accessible style that combines science, biological information and the author's own travels and fieldwork, the book also includes a wealth of captivating images. As such, it offers a unique resource for biologists and nature-loving Africa and Asia enthusiasts alike.

Contents:
Part I. The Actors
Chapter 1. The Lesser Flamingo
Chapter 2. The algae
Chapter 3. The Firebird Phoenix
Chapter 4. The Human
Part II. The Scenes
Chapter 5. East Africa
Hub of the Unresting Lesser Flamingo
Chapter 6. Southern Africa
Call of the Flamingo Feather
Chapter 7. India
Flamingo Bridgework to Asia.

Summary: Despite meticulous attention to details and expert technique, complications resulting from rhinologic procedures can occur doing one's professional career. This book discusses real-life complications and why these unfortunate events occurred, as well as how best to manage the consequent issues. The text also provides thoughtful strategies to prevent such situations going forward. The book is organized as a series of case-based chapters, each illustrating a complication involving the orbit, the skull base, unexpected bleeding, poor healing, or those relating to intraoperative decision making, and how each was managed by the authors. Each chapter begins with bullet points highlighting key clinical pearls illustrated by that particular case. Written by leaders in the field with decades of experience in sino-nasal procedures, the analysis complements expert opinions with evidence-based published literature and shares experiences related to the most current techniques, devices, and instrumentation. Every otolaryngologist practicing rhinologic procedures will appreciate the candid nature of the discussion and will find enrichment in this shared wisdom. Lessons Learned from Rhinologic Procedure Complications: A Case-Based Review serves practitioners of general otolaryngology as well as resident trainees in this field, explaining how best to identify, diagnose, and resolve a complication during rhinology procedures.

Contents:
Intro
Foreword
Contents
Contributors
Part I: The Orbit
Chapter 1: Orbital Hematoma
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
References
Chapter 2: Management of Orbital Hematoma in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
Anatomy of the Orbit and the Anterior Ethmoid Artery
Intraoperative Management of Anterior Ethmoid Artery Injury
Summary
References
Chapter 3: Extraocular Muscle Injury
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis Lessons Learned
References
Chapter 4: Lacrimal Injury During Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Avoidance and Management
Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
Avoidance
Assessment and Management of NLD Injury
Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Orbital Complications: Nasolacrimal Duct Injury After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
References
Chapter 6: Silent Sinus Syndrome
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
References Chapter 7: Unusual Orbital Complications of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentations
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
References
Chapter 8: Brown Syndrome Following Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
References
Part II: The Skull Base
Chapter 9: Ethmoid CSF Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Avoidance of Intraoperative CSF Leaks
Management of Intraoperative CSF Leaks
Lessons Learned
References Chapter 10: Sphenoid Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
Conclusion
References
Chapter 11: Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak and Pneumocephalus after FESS
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
Management of Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
How to Prevent Iatrogenic Skull Base Defects
References
Chapter 12: Tension Pneumocephalus
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
References Chapter 13: A Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Following Endoscopic Resection of a Frontal Sinus Osteoma
Clinical Pearls
Case Presentation
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
Conclusions
References
Chapter 14: Skull Base Injury and Intracranial Complication from Office Sinus Surgery
Clinical Pearls
Case Report
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
In-Office Management of Sinonasal Disease
Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilation
Timely Identification and Repair of Skull Base Injury
Summary
References

Summary: In 2014 after fighting through yards of bureaucratic red tape, leaving her family, and putting her own health at risk in order to help suffering strangers, Kwan Kew Lai finally arrived in Africa to volunteer as an infectious disease specialist in the heart of the largest Ebola outbreak in history. What she found was not only blistering heat, inadequate working conditions, and deadly, unrelenting illness, but hope, resilience, and incredible courage.

Summary: "Engaging, accessible, and filled with practical communication advice, Let's Talk Vaccines helps you educate patients on the importance of life-saving vaccines using a patient-centered and empathetic approach. Covering everything from the science of vaccine safety to the psychology of risk communication, this essential guide includes real-life examples and thoughtful, evidence-based techniques that will help patients understand vaccines and make informed decisions. Ideal for primary care providers, pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and public health advocates, it provides an excellent framework for how to approach difficult discussions, with the goal of improving the health of each patient as well as the community at large. Directly addresses the increasing trend of parents choosing not to vaccinate their children, including the history and psychology of the anti-vaccine movement. Examines the issues underlying vaccine hesitancy, answering the common questions and concerns that vaccine-hesitant patients may raise during office visits. Helps you dispel myths and fears that many patients have, with particular attention paid to misinformation and skepticism on social media. Covers the anti-vaccine movement's assertions about autism, autoimmune illnesses and allergies, toxic ingredients, overwhelming the immune system, conspiracies, and more - bringing you up to date with the most common issues and effective approaches to the vaccine discussion. Provides practical tips on approaching the vaccine-hesitant parent and how anti-vaccine patients change their minds, with a focus on remaining a positive partner in your patients' care and finding greater success in your vaccination efforts."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Through the lens of history : a look at vaccine-preventable disease and the origin of vaccines
What's old is new again : genesis of the anti-vaccine movement
Psychology of the anti-vaccine movement
There and back again : how anti-vaxxers change their minds
Who's minding the shop? Ensuring vaccine safety and efficacy
Catching flies : approach matters
A risk worth taking
The lie that started it all
Addressing your patients' vaccine doubts : point-counterpoint, part 1
Vaccine concerns in specific populations : point-counterpoint, part 2
Influenza and HPV : a closer look at two "Controversial" vaccines, point-counterpoint, part 3
Vaccine ingredients : what is all that stuff anyway?
It's a jungle out there : navigating vaccine advice in the news and on the World Wide Web
Making your clinic a lean, mean, vaccinating machine
A call to action
Appendix A. Vaccine-preventable diseases information
Appendix B. Fast facts about vaccines for patients and clinic staff
Appendix C. Vaccine topics explained (videos)
Appendix D. Evaluating graphical data
Appendix E. Journal articles addressing specific vaccine concerns
Appendix F. Navigating information on the Internet and social media.

Contents:
The nature of leukaemia, cytology, cytochemistry and the morphological classification
Immunophenotyping and cytogenetic/molecular genetic analysis
Acute myeloid leukaemia, integration of morphological, immunophenotypic and genetic information and the WHO classification
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and acute leukaemia of ambiguous lineage
The myelodysplastic syndromes and the myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms
Chronic myeloid leukaemias
Lymphoid leukaemias of mature T, B, and natural killer cells
Leukaemia diagnosis in resource-poor countries.

Summary: This book introduces readers to the biology of leukemia stem cells (LSCs) and emphasizes the necessity and importance of targeting LSCs in the treatment of hematopoietic malignancies. It addresses the role of leukemia stem cells in different leukemia diseases and molecular signatures, as well as the metabolic and epigenetic regulation of leukemia stem cell function. With regard to solid tumors, a significant number of blood cancers are believed to be derived from leukemia stem cells (LSCs), which are responsible for disease progression, relapse and drug resistance. Consequently, new therapeutic strategies need to be developed by focusing on the complete eradication of LSCs. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for graduate students and scientists in the fields of cell biology and cancer research etc.

Contents:
Role of leukemia stem cells in pathogenesis of hematologic malignancies
Leukemia stem cells in chronic myeloid leukemia
Leukmeia stem cells in MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia
Interaction between leukmeia stem cells and bone marrow environment
Molecular signatures of leukemia stem cells
Metabolic regulation of leukemia stem cell function
Epigenetic regulation of leukmeia stem cell function
DNA instability and leukemia stem cell function
Tumor suppressor genes in leukemia stem cells
Targeting leukemia stem cells
Leukemia stem cells and drug resistance
Hypoxia and leukemia.

Summary: "Lever's Histopathology of the Skin, first published in 1949, is a classic work that has been used by dermatopathologists, pathologists, and dermatologists in their own training, in their current practices, and in the training of students. The organization used in the book is based on Walter Lever's original scheme, which is centered on general attributes of the diseases including pathophysiological and etiological considerations"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: "This trusted, popular guide provides a high-yield review of the most important aspects of microbiology and immunology in a concise yet comprehensive style. Levinson's Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology covers both basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology. Important infectious diseases are discussed using an organ system approach. The effective mix of engaging narrative text, color images, tables, figures, Q&As, and clinical vignettes make this an invaluable, proven one-stop guide to mastering the application of microbiology and immunology to infectious diseases. This updated edition reflects the latest research, treatment, and developments, new cases, and more."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Part I: Basic bacteriology. Bacteria compared with other microorganisms
Structure of bacterial cells
Growth
Genetics
Classification of medically important bacteria
The human microbiome
Pathogenesis
Host defenses
Laboratory diagnosis
Antibacterial drugs: mechanism of action
Antibacterial drugs: resistance
Bacterial vaccines
Sterilization & disinfection
Part II: Clinical bacteriology. Overview of the major pathogens & introduction to anaerobic bacteria
Gram-positive cocci
Gram-negative cocci
Gram-positive rods
Gram-negative rods related to the enteric tract
Gram-negative rods related to the respiratory tract
Gram-negative rods related to animal sources (zoonotic organisms)
Mycobacteria
Actinomycetes
Mycoplasmas
Spirochetes
Chlamydiae
Rickettsiae
Minor bacterial pathogens
Part III: Basic virology. Introduction
Structure
Replication
Genetics & gene therapy
Classification of medically important viruses
Pathogenesis
Host defenses
Laboratory diagnosis
Antiviral drugs
Viral vaccines
Part IV: Clinical virology. Introduction
Herpesviruses, poxviruses, & human papilloma virus
Respiratory viruses
Important childhood viruses
Viruses that infect the enteric tract
Hepatitis viruses
Arboviruses, rabies virus, & Ebola virus
Tumor viruses
Slow viruses & prions
Human immunodeficiency virus
Minor viral pathogens
Part V: Mycology. Basic mycology
Cutaneous & subcutaneous mycoses
Systemic mycoses
Opportunistic mycoses
Part VI: Parasitology. Introduction
Intestinal & urogenital: protozoa
Blood & tissue protozoa
Minor protozoan pathogens
Cestodes
Trematodes
Nematodes
Part VII: Immunology. Overview of immunity
Innate immunity
Adaptive immunity: lymphocyte antigen receptors
Adaptive immunity: T-cell-mediated immunity
Adaptive immunity: B cells & antibodies
Major histocompatibility complex & transplantation
Complement
Antigen-antibody reactions in the laboratory
Hypersensitivity (allergy)
Tolerance & autoimmune disease
Tumor immunity
Immunodeficiency
Part VIII: Ectoparasites. Ectoparasites that cause human disease
Part IX: Infectious diseases. Bone & joint infections
Cardiac infections
Central nervous system infections
Gastrointestinal tract infections
Pelvic infections
Upper respiratory tract infections
Lower respiratory tract infections
Infections of the skin & skin structures
Urinary tract infections
Sepsis & septic shock
Eye infections
Part X: Brief summaries of medically important organisms
Part XI: Clinical cases
Part XII: Pearls for the USMLE
Part XIII: USMLE (National Board) practice questions
Part XIV: USMLE (National Board) practice examination.

Summary: This book aims to provide a single reference source on levodopa-induced dyskinesias (LID) from ?bench to bedside?. Initial chapters review the clinical features and phenomenology of LID with video examples; epidemiology and genetic risk factors for LID are covered as a background to understanding risk factors for developing LID. The following chapters cover the latest preclinical studies aiming to understand the pathophysiology of LID at the cellular, neurochemical, neurophysiological and circuitry level with detailed discussion of mechanisms and future directions to take the field forward; clinical studies from phase II to phase IV; ongoing RCTs in LID; and evidence-based medicine reviews of treatment options. Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson?s Disease is aimed at an international audience of movement disorder neurologists; neuroscientists; trainees; and graduate and post-graduate students.

Contents:
Phenomenology of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Dyskinesia Rating Scales in Parkinson's Disease
Epidemiology of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Risk Factors for Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Pharmacological Treatment Options for Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Surgical Options for Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson?s Disease
Basal Ganglia Circuitry Models of L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia
Basal Ganglia Circuitry Models of L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia
Pharmacological Properties of Levodopa
Dopamine Receptors and LID
The Serotonergic System In Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
The Opioid System in Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Glutamate Receptors and Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Cannabinoids and Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
The Role of the Noradrenergic System and its Receptors In Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Involvement of the Cholinergic System in Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
New Clinical Trials for Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Preclinical Models of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Final Thoughts: Summary and Future Therapeutic Strategies in LID.

Summary: Long considered the quintessential molecular biology textbook, for decades Lewin's Genes has provided the most modern presentation to this transformative and dynamic science. Now in its twelfth edition, this classic text continues to lead with new information and cutting-edge developments, covering gene structure, sequencing, organization, and expression. Leading scientists provide revisions and updates in their respective areas of study offering readers current research and relevant information on the rapidly changing subjects in molecular biology. No other text offers a broader understanding of this exciting and vital science or does so with higher quality art and illustrations. Lewin's Genes XII continues to be the clear choice for molecular biology and genetics.

Contents:
SECTION I. AN APPROACH TO THE DISCIPLINE
1.1 The Art of the Science: A Child, Family and Systems-Centered Approach / Kyle D. Pruett
1.2 Ethics / Adrian Sondheimer
1.3 A History of Child Psychaitry / Deborah Blythe Doroshow
1.4 Education and Training / Dorothy E. Stubbe and Eugene V. Beresin
1.5 Global Child and Adolescent Mental Health / Myron L. Belfer, Hesham M. Hamoda, and Maurice Eisenbruch
1.6 Child and Family Policy: a Role for Child Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines / Walter S. Gilliam, Matia Finn-Stevenson, Liane Taylor, and Edward F. Zigler
1.7 Money Matters: Funding Care / Martin Knapp, David McDaid, and Emma Wilson. SECTION II. A DEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 Normal Development
2.1.1 The Infant and Toddler / Linda C. Mayes, Walter S. Gilliam, and Laura Stout Sosinsky
2.1.2 The Preschool Child / Laura Stout Sosinsky, Walter S. Gilliam, and Linda C. Mayes
2.1.3. Development of School-Age Children / Lee Combrinck-Graham and Geraldine S. Fox
2.1.4 Adoescence / Robert A. King and Helena J. V. Rutherford
2.2 DIVERSE POPULATIONS
2.2.1 Cultural Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / G. Pirooz Sholevar and Shashank V. Joshi
2.2.2 Psychiatric Care of the Deaf, Blind, or Deaf-Blind Child / Karen A. Goldberg and Jana K. Dreyzehner
2.2.3 Sexual Minority Youth: Identity, Role, and Orientation / Cynthia J. Tellingator, Eric N. Boyum, and Peter T. Daniolos
2.3 Developmental Psychopathology / Suniya S. Luthar. SECTION III. A DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
3.1 Research Methodology
3.1.1. Understanding Research Methods and Statistics: a Primer for Clinicians / George A. Morgan, Jeffrey A. Gliner, and Robert J. Harmon
3.1.2 Evidence-Based Practice as a Conceptual Framework / John Hamilton
3.1.3 Respect for Children as Research Subjects / Robert J. Levine
3.2. Epidemiology / Eric Fombonne
3.2.2 Health Promotion and Prevention in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Kerry O'Loughlin, Robert R. Althoff, and James J. Hudziak
3.3 Neurobiology and Genetics
3.3.1. From Genes to Brain: Developmental Neurobiology / Hanna E. Stevens, James F. Leckman, Paul J. Lombroso, and Flora M. Vaccarino
3.3.2. Assessing Risk: Gene Discovery / Thomas V. Fernandez, Abha R. Gupta, and Ellen J. Hoffman
3.3.3 Molecular Basis of Select Childhood Psychiatric Disorders / Simone Tomasi , Jessica B. Lennington, James F. Leckman, and Paul J. Lombroso. SECTION IV. CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND NOSOLOGY
SECTION V. SPECIFIC DISORDERS AND SYNDROMES
SECTION VI. TREATMENT
SECTION VII. INTERFACE AREAS OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Contents:
Gender and sexual minority health : history, current state, and terminology / K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, and K. Nikki Barefoot
Sociocultural and systemic barriers to health for gender and sexual minority populations / Zachary McClain, Rosemary Thomas, and Baligh Yehia
Health risk behaviors in the gender and sexual minority population / Nathaniel Kralik and Daniel Skinner
Obesity in gender and sexual minority groups / Tyler B. Mason, Robin J. Lewis, and Kristin Heron
Cancer in gender and sexual minority groups / Gwendolyn P. Quinn, Janella N. Hudson, Michelle T. Aihe, Lauren E. Wilson, and Matthew B. Schabath
Chronic illnesses and conditions in gender and sexual minority individuals / Jane A. McElroy and Maria T Brown
Reproductive health and parenting in gender and sexual minority populations / K. Nikki Barefoot, K. Bryant Smalley, and Jacob C. Warren
Intimate partner violence among gender and sexual minority groups / Rita M. Melendez and Jillian Salazar
The needs of gender and sexual minority persons living with disabilities / Franco Dispenza, Tameeka Hunter, and Asha Kumar
The mental health of gender and sexual minority groups in context / Tracy J. Cohn, Stephen P. Casazza, and Elizabeth M. Cottrell
Suicide and self-injury in gender and sexual minority populations / Kimberly H.M. O'Brien, Richard T. Liu, Jennifer M. Putney, Taylor A. Burke, and Laika D. Aguinaldo. Substance use among gender and sexual minority youth and adults / Genevieve Weber and Ashby Dodge
HIV and other sexually transmitted infections within the gender and sexual minority community / Keith J. Horvath, Nicholas Yared, Sara Lammert, Alan Lifson, and Shalini Kulasingam
Gender minority health : affirmative care for the community / Lore M. Dickey and Colt Keo-Meier
The health of racial and ethnic minority gender and sexual minority populations / Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley, and K. Nikki Barefoot
Bisexual health / Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley, and K. Nikki Barefoot
Advances in research with gender and sexual minority youth in the 21st century / Nicholas C. Heck, Lucas A. Mirabito, and Juan P. Zapata
Rural gender and sexual minority health / K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, Amanda Rickard, and K. Nikki Barefoot
Gender and sexual minority military personnel and veterans / Nicholas Grant and Jeri Muse
Aging, resilience, and health in gender and sexual minority populations / Lake Dziengel and K. Abel Knochel
Evidence-based approaches to improving gender and sexual minority health by reducing minority stress / Melvin C. Hampton and John E. Pachankis
Recommendations for practitioners for providing competent care to gender and sexual minority individuals / Matthew R. Capriotti and Annesa Flentje
Future directions in gender and sexual minority health research / K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, and K. Nikki Barefoot.

Summary: Drawn from real-world experience and current research, the fully updated LGBTQ Cultures, 3rd Edition paves the way for healthcare professionals to provide well-informed, culturally sensitive healthcare to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients. vital guide fills the LGBTQ awareness gaps, including replacing myths and stereotypes with facts, and measuring the effects of social stigma on health. Vital for all nursing specialties, this is the seminal guide to actively providing appropriate, culturally sensitive care to persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Overview and theoretical framework
What's in a word? concepts related to sex/gender and sexuality
The deadly effects of stigma
Myths and facts about sexual orientation and gender identity
Developmental transitions
Cultures within cultures : diversity and LGBTQ communities
The effects of stigma on health
Substance abuse and mental health
Physical health disorders
Provider attitudes and knowledge
LGBTQ healthcare professionals
Structural barriers to quality care
Conclusions and a call to action.

Summary: Over the last 30 years, the health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans have become increasingly recognized, in particular for the ways in which they are distinct from those typically assessed and addressed in society. Universities and researchers are paying greater attention to LGBTQ public health issues and how they might adapt existing methods to research marginalized communities, but until now there has been no authoritative resource to guide their education or practice. Developed for graduate students in public health and health sciences but perfect for anyone interested in this topic. This book will fill that gap and provide the necessary public health tools to teach about and study LGBTQ populations effectively. Divided into three sections and edited by top scholars, LGBTQ Health Research explains research methods important to descriptive epidemiology that are needed to document health disparities among LGBTQ populations. The book also examines research methods that help explain the driving forces of these disparities. Focusing on real-world experience in developing and testing interventions to mitigate health disparities in LGBTQ populations, it also breaks down issues that challenge the direct application of standard research methods with these communities, including those related to sampling, measurement, choice of theoretical variables to explain the distribution of health and illness, cultural competence in intervention design, and community participation. Promoting the creation and diffusion of effective interventions, the book takes a holistic approach to address longstanding research gaps regarding important marginalized communities. It also documents profound health disparities in many LBGTQ populations across a wide range of health conditions and explains why future development of the field must be based on inclusive science and rigorous research methods. LGBTQ Health Research is an essential textbook for any courses that deal with the intersection of marginalization, health, sexuality, and gender. -- Provided by publisher. "This edited collection is a course book intended for graduate students of public health or health sciences who want to learn research methods for studying the health of LGBTQ populations. The book is divided into three sections and is edited by top scholars in the field. The book will fill a niche that no existing course book occupies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Human Rights and LGBTQ Health : Inseparable Challenges / Chris Beyrer
Global Health/LGBTQ Health / Tonia Poteat and Shauna Stahlman
A Love Note to Future Generations of LGBTQ Health Researchers / Ron Stall, Chris Beyrer, Tonia Poteat, Brian Dodge, and José Bauermeister
Straight, That Is Not Gay or Lesbian / Randall Sell and Kerith Conron
Sampling Considerations for LGBTQ Health Research / Christopher Owens, Ron Stall, and Brian Dodge
Theory as a Practical Tool in Research and Intervention / Ilan H. Meyer, with the Generations Study Investigators
Creating and Adapting LGBTQ-Specific Measures to Explain Disparities / Joshua Rosenberger
Multi-Level Approaches to Understanding LGBTQ Health Disparities / Mark L. Hatzenbuehler
Social Network Approaches to HIV Prevention and Care / Carl Latkin and Karin Tobin
Why Focus on Gay Couples in HIV Prevention Research? / Colleen Hoff
Engaging Populations in LGBTQ Health Interventions / Rob Stephenson and Erin Riley
Finding the Right Approach for Interventions with LGBTQ Populations / Stephen L. Forssell, Peter Gamache, and Rita Dwan
Program Development Considerations for LGBTQ Health Interventions / José A. Bauermeister, Ryan C. Tingler, and Gary W. Harper
From Discovery to Application : Challenges in Effectiveness and Implementation Research for the Promotion of LGBTQ Health and Wellness / Robin Lin Miller and Angulique Y. Outlaw

Contents:
Primary care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth
Mental health and well-being of transgender youth : clinical considerations
Sexually transmitted infections in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth
Substance involvement in sexual and gender minority youth
Hot topics and fresh paradigms in gender, diversity, and care
Medical management updates for gender minority youth and difficult cases
Surgical options in transgender youth
Transgender youth, medical professionals, and the law : what you should know
Partnering with schools, sports teams, religious organizations, and other community-based organizations
The impact of narrative medicine on gender care : learning to "see: our patients stories
Looking to the future for LGBTQ youth.

Contents:
[v. 1] Library and museum catalogue / compiled and edited by John H. Sutcliffe ; assisted by Margaret Mitchell, Edith Chittell. 1932
v. 2. Library and museum catalogue / compiled and edited by John H. Sutcliffe. 1935
v. 3. British Optical Association Library catalogue / compiled and edited by Margaret Mitchell. 1957.

Summary: This revised and extended edition provides in-depth insights into the benefits and untapped potential of lichen-derived bioactive compounds. The whole spectrum of these compounds' biological and medical functions, from antibiotic to antiviral and anti-carcinogenic properties, is presented. In addition, a new chapter discusses the anti-neurodegenerative and anti-diabetic activities of lichenic secondary metabolites. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for students and researchers in this field.

Contents:
Lichens as a potential source of bioactive secondary metabolites
Lichens used in traditional medicine
Lichen secondary metabolites as potential antibiotic agents
Studies on antioxidant properties of lichen secondary metabolites
Investigations of lichen secondary metabolites with potential anticancer activity
Antigenotoxic effect of some lichen metabolites
Lichen secondary metabolites as possible antiviral agents
Future directions in the study of pharmaceutical potential of lichens.

Contents:
Part I. Red cells
Part II. White cells
Part III. Microorganisms
Part IV. Platelets
Part V. Marrow
Part VI. Clonal myeloid diseases
Part VII. Lymphomas, lymphoid leukemias, and myelomas
Part VIII. Cytogenetic patterns
Part IX. Flow cytometric patterns
Part X. Cytochemistry and immunostains
Part XI. External manifestations.

Summary: This book addresses how skeletons can inform us about behavior by describing skeletal lesions in the Gombe chimpanzees, relating them to known life histories whenever possible, and analyzing demographic patterns in the sample. This is of particular interest to both primatologists and skeletal analysts who have benefited from published data on a smaller, earlier skeletal sample from Gombe. The Gombe skeletal collection is the largest collection of wild chimpanzees with known life histories in existence, and this work significantly expands the skeletal sample from this long-term research site (49 chimpanzees). The book explores topics of general interest to skeletal analysts such as demographic patterns, which injuries leave signs on the skeleton, and rates of healing, and discusses both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the patterning of lesions. The book presents the data in a narrative style similar to that employed in Dr. Goodall's seminal work The Chimpanzees of Gombe. Readers already familiar with the Gombe chimpanzees are likely to appreciate summaries of life events correlated to observable skeletal features. The book is especially relevant at this time to remind primate conservationists of the importance of the isolated chimpanzee population at Gombe National Park as well as the availability of the skeletons for study, both within the park itself as well as at the University of Minnesota.

Contents:
1. The Gombe skeletal sample and case studies
2. Analysis of skeletal lesions
3. Discussion.

Summary: This book describes the life cycle of a unique endocrine gland that is absolutely essential for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in all mammalian species. The corpus luteum is unique because it is formed and destroyed every (non-fertile) reproductive cycle. When fertilization occurs, the corpus luteum is rescued or maintained. The processes that control corpus luteum formation, demise (luteolysis), or maintenance are just beginning to be unraveled in recent years; they involve diverse cell types and mechanisms. Some of these processes resemble tumor development--angiogenesis, for instance--but interestingly enough, this resemblance is only up to a point. The corpus luteum uses mechanisms that allow its normal, physiological growth and disappearance. Pulling together key research on the corpus luteum, this volume is of interest to both reproductive endocrinologists and comparative physiologists, with clinical relevance spanning comparative animal studies to women's health.

Contents:
Luteal Angiogenesis
Roles of Hypoxia in Corpus Luteum Formation
Luteal Steroidogenesis
Lipid Droplets and Metabolic Pathways Regulate Steroidogenesis in the Corpus Luteum
Steroid Hormone Receptors in the Corpus Luteum
Immune Cells and their Effects on the Bovine Corpus Luteum
The Rodent Corpus Luteum
Regulation of corpus luteum function in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and comparative aspects of luteal function in the domestic cat (Felis catus)
Luteolysis in Ruminants: Past Concepts, New Insights, and Persisting Challenges
Corpus Luteum Rescue in Nonhuman Primates and Women
Corpus Luteum and Early Pregnancy in Ruminants
Corpus Luteum Regression and Early Pregnancy Maintenance in Pigs
The Corpus Luteum and Women's Health.

Summary: Presents Maya Angelou's poem illustrated by paintings and drawings of jean-Michel Basquiat. Features biographies of both the author and the artist. "Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves. Angelou's strong verse is matched by the daring vision of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose childlike style reveals the powerful emotions and fanciful imaginings of youth. Together, Angelou's words and Basquiat's paintings create a place where every child--indeed every person--may experience his or her own fearlessness"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: "From deep ocean trenches and the geographical poles to outer space, organisms can be found living in remarkably extreme conditions. This book provides a captivating account of these systems and their extraordinary inhabitants, 'extremophiles'. A diverse, multidisciplinary group of experts discuss responses and adaptations to change; biodiversity, bioenergetic processes, and biotic and abiotic interactions; polar environments; and life and habitability, including searching for biosignatures in the extraterrestrial environment. The editors emphasize that understanding these systems is important for increasing our knowledge and utilizing their potential, but this remains an understudied area. Given the threat to these environments and their biota caused by climate change and human impact, this timely book also addresses the urgency to document these systems. It will help graduate students and researchers in conservation, marine biology, evolutionary biology, environmental change and astrobiology better understand how life exists in these environments and their susceptibility or resilience to change"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: "We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world-from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses-the harder they find it is to locate life's edge"-- Provided by publisher. What is life? The power seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Zimmer journeys through experiments that have attempted to recreate life; shows how coronaviruses have altered the course of history; and even tries his own had at evolving life in a test tube... with unnerving results. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:
Introduction: The borderland
The quickening. The way the spirit comes to the bones ; Death is resisted
The hallmarks. Dinner ; Decisive matter ; Preserving constant the conditions of life ; Copy/Paste ; Darwin's lung
A series of dark questions. This astonishing multiplication ; Irritations ; The sect ; This mud was actually alive ; A play of water ; Scripts
Return to the borderland. Half life ; Data needed for a blueprint ; No obvious bushes ; Four blue droplets.

Summary: This book presents the life science experiments in a space microgravity environment conducted on board the SJ-10 recoverable satellite, which was launched on April 6th 2016 and recovered on April 18th 2016. It covers 10 scientific projects in radiation biology, gravitational biology and biotechnology that were selected from ~100 proposals from various institutions in China and around the world. Primarily exploring the rhythm of life in a space microgravity environment, all of the experiments - conducted on nine payloads of the SJ-10 satellite - have never been previously conducted in the respective fields. In addition, the book provides extensive information on the missions execution, data collection, and scientific outcomes.

Contents:
Introduction to Life Sciences experiments operated in SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite
Space Radiation Systems Biology Research in SJ-10 satellite
Effect of space environment on genome stability
Effects of space environment on silkworm development and gene mutation
Effects of Gravity on Growth of Plant Cells
Flowering in space
Cell growth and mass transportation under microgravity
The maintaining and directed differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells under microgravity
Three-dimensional cell culture and tissue restoration of neural stem cells under microgravity
Advances of mammalian reproduction and embryonic development under microgravity
Osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells and its molecular mechanism in microgravity
Facilities and techniques of space life science
Medulloculture payload, radiation gene payload and comprehensive control payload.