Books
- I almost forgot about you : a novel. First paperback edition. — Immunotherapy. Second edition (197)
- Immunotherapy. 3rd edition — Inherited chorioretinal dystrophies : a textbook and atlas (197)
- Inherited metabolic disease in adults : a clinical guide — The Interventional cardiac catheterization handbook. 4th edition. (197)
- The Interventional cardiac catheterization handbook. 5th edition. — The Ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Southern Africa (195)
- Digitaledited by Aung Naing, Joud Hajjar.Summary: The field of immuno-oncology continues to rapidly evolve as new insights to fight and treat cancer emerge. The fourth edition of Immunotherapy provides the most current overview of immuno-oncology in different cancer types and toxicities associated with immunotherapy. While immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment landscape of several solid malignancies, several challenges still exist. Only a subset of patients derive clinical benefits; some do not respond at all, and others respond initially, only for their disease to progress later. Because these drugs can activate a broad range of immune cells, patients suffer from a unique set of side effects known as immune-related adverse events. As more immunotherapeutic agents are used in the clinic, it is important to provide updates about current and ongoing developments in the field to further research efforts and inform treatment decisions. The fourth edition will have a new focus on strategies to overcome the challenges associated with immunotherapy. Chapters will discuss topics such as biomarkers of response, resistance mechanisms, role of imaging in predicting immune-related adverse events, and management of immune-related adverse events. Written by leading experts conducting cutting-edge research, readers will gain up-to-date knowledge on the current state and future of immunotherapy. .
Contents:
Immune System in Action
2. Resistance to Immunotherapy: Mechanisms and Means for Overcoming
3. Immunotherapy for Melanoma
4. Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer: Are the promises of long-term benefit finally met?
5. Landscape of Immunotherapy in Genitourinary Malignancies
6. Immuno-oncology for Gynecologic Malignancies
7. Immunotherapy for Neuro-oncology
8. Immunotherapy in Gastrointestinal Malignancies
9. An update on immune based therapies in acute myeloid leukemia: 2021 and beyond!
10. CAR T-cells
11. Skin Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
12. Immunotherapy Mediated luminal Gastrointestinal toxicities
13. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Adverse Events
14. Pulmonary toxicities of immunotherapy
15. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) related cardiotoxicity
16. Renal Toxicity
17. Immune-Related Oral, Otologic and Ocular Adverse Events
18. Neurologic Toxicities of Immunotherapy
19. Cancer Imaging in Immunotherapy. . - DigitalSujata P. Sawarkar, Vandana S. Nikam, Shariq Syed, editors.Summary: This book illustrates the significance and relevance of immunotherapy in modern-day therapeutics. Focusing on the application of immunotherapy in oncology, neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases, it discusses the drug delivery systems, and pre-clinical and clinical methodologies for immunotherapy-based drugs. It also comprehensively reviews various aspects of immunotherapy, such as regulatory affairs, quality control, safety, and pharmacovigilance. Further, the book discusses the in vitro validation of therapeutic strategies prior to patient application and management of immunotherapy-related side effects and presents case studies demonstrating the design and development (pre-clinical to clinical) of immunotherapy for various diseases. It also describes various design considerations and the scale-up synthesis of immunotherapeutics and screening methods. Lastly, it explores the important aspect of cost-effectiveness and rational immunotherapy strategies.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Immunotherapy
a Concept
Chapter 2. Immunotherapy in Cancer
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; changing Oncology treatment paradigm
Chapter 3. Vaccines as Immunotherapy
Chapter 4. Immunotherapy for Autoimmune Diseases
Chapter 5. Immunotherapy in neurodegenerative disorders
Chapter 6. Companion diagnostics and clinical biomarkers for immunotherapy
Chapter 7. Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Immunotherapeutics
Chapter 8. Discovery, Screening Methods, Design Considerations and Scale-up aspects of Immunotherapeutic Drugs
Chapter 9. Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Toxicology aspects of Immunotherapeutics
Chapter 10. Regulatory Affairs and Intellectual Property Rights in Immunotherapeutics
Chapter 11. Future immunotherapy challenges and perspectives. - Digital[edited by] Laurence J.N. Cooper, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Judy Moyes, Sabitha Prabhakaran.Summary: "Immunotherapy in Translational Cancer Research is a volume in Translational Oncology, an exciting book series that focuses on translational cancer research. Immunotherapy has become a key aspect in the treatment of a wide variety of cancers, and this book is specifically designed for physicians, clinical fellows, medical students, graduate students, scientists, pharmaceutical executives, public health and public policy government leaders and community oncologists. Each chapter is consistently organized and features three essential themes: Development of the immunotherapy; Hurdles that were overcome to scale up and undertake clinical trials; and Clinical experience and application of research. Concepts, examples and alternative strategies to achieve individualized targeted therapy are presented, with thorough consideration of the relevant history, current state and future directions of emerging cancer-fighting therapies, drug development, clinical trials, and governmental resources and regulatory issues."--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
1. Translation in immunology: the role of translational biomarkers to guide clinical use of immunotherapy for cancer
2. Monoclonal antibody therapy
3. Somatic mutations and immunotherapy
4. Checkpoint blockade
5. Myeloid leukemia vaccines
6. Cancer vaccines for solid tumors
7. Immunotherapy with non-genetically modified T cells
8. Immunotherapy with genetically modified T cells
9. Immunomodulations with adjuvants and cytokines
10. Immune cell migration in cancer and immunotherapy
11. Repurposing of drugs for immunotherapy
12. Immunomodulation with radiation
13. Good manufacturing practices facilities for cellular therapy
14. T Cell receptor mimic antibodies
15. Stem cell transplantation for treatment of malignancy
16. Natural killer cell-based immunotherapy
17. Immunologic monitoring in immuno-oncology
18. Cell-based therapies for canine cancer
19. Interaction between targeted therapy and immunotherapy
Index.Digital Access Wiley 2018 - Digitaledited by Xiang-Yang Wang, Paul B. Fisher.Summary: 'Immunotherapy of Cancer,' volume 143 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research. Contributions from leading experts in the field make this a must have update on the topic. Key Features: Provides that latest information on cancer research; Offers outstanding and original reviews on a range of cancer research topics; Serves as an indispensable reference for researchers and students alike. Readership: Researchers and students in the basic and clinical sciences of cancer biology and oncology, plus related areas in genetics, immunology, pharmacology, cell biology, and molecular biology. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
1. Translation of cancer immunotherapy from the bench to the bedside / Qianyu Guo, Fan Huang, Christophe Goncalves, Sonia V. del Rincón, Wilson H. Miller
2. From immune checkpoints to vaccines : the past, present and future of cancer immunotherapy / Arsen Osipov, Adrian Murphy, Lei Zhang
3. Co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory pathways in cancer immunotherapy / Rachel E. O'Neill, Xuefang Cao
4. Immunometabolism : a new target for improving cancer immunotherapy / Chungqing Guo, Shixian Chen, Wenjie Liu, Yibao Ma, Juan Li, Paul B. Fisher, Xianjun Fang, Xiang-Yang Wang
5. Impact of the microbiome on cancer progression and response to anti-cancer therapies / Claire Buchta Rosean, Txu-Yu Feng, Francesca N. Azar, Melanie R. Rutkowski
6. Immunotherapy in breast cancer : current status and future directions / Amrita Basu, Ganesan Ramamoorthi, Yongsheng Jia, Jon Faughn, Doris Wiener, Sabrina Awshah, Krithika Kodumudi, Brian J. Czerniecki
7. Can CpG methylation serve as surrogate markers for immune infiltration in cancer? / Manny D. Bacolod, Francis Barany, Paul B. Fisher.Digital Access ScienceDirect 2019 - DigitalYoshiyuki Yamaguchi, editor.Contents:
Part I. Overview, history, classification
Part II. BRMs and crude agents
Part III. Adoptive cell therapy
Part IV. Vaccine therapy
Part V. Immunoadjuvants
Part VI. Immunocheckpoints
Part VII. Regulation of immunosuppression
Part VIII. Immune-related response criteria and guidance for clinical trials
Part IX. Personalized immunotherapy.Digital Access Springer 2016 - DigitalJ. Descotes.Contents:
v. 1. Principles and methods of immunotoxicology.Digital Access ScienceDirect v.1, 2004 - DigitalDeborah J. Bowen, Gerald V. Denis, Nathan A. Berger, editors.Contents:
Obesity and Cancer in Appalachia
Disparities in Cancer Outcomes A UK Perspective
Behavioral Differences Leading to Disparities in Energy Balance and Cancer
Impact of obesity, race, and ethnicity on cancer survivorship
The biology of aging: Role in cancer, metabolic dysfunction and health disparities
Energy Balance and Multiple Myeloma in African Americans
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Obesity and Inflammatory Genes in African Americans with Colorectal Cancer
Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance as a mediator of Cancer Disparities
Role of ethnic differences in mediators of energy balance
Community-Based Strategies to Alter Energy Balance in Underserved Breast Cancer Survivors
The role of policy in reducing inflammation
Cancer Prevention through Policy Interventions that Alter Childhood Disparities in Energy. - Digitalvolume editors, F. Vida Zohoori, Ralph M. Duckworth.Summary: "This book provides information on the impact of nutrients on oral health, the impact of diet and nutrition on oral health, and the impact of oral health on diet and nutrition. It is meant to provide timely information for university teachers, nutritionists, policy-makers, and advisors to the food industry"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Nutrition and Diet / Zohoori, F.V.
Oral Conditions / Simark Mattsson, C., Lingström, P.
Macro Elements / Lippert, F.
Microelements : Part I: Zn, Sn, Cu, Fe and I / Lynch, R.J.M., Duckworth, R.M.
Microelements : Part II: Fluorine, Aluminium, Molybdenum and Cobalt / Zohoori, F.V., Duckworth, R.M.
Vitamins and Oral Health / Gutierrez Gossweiler, A., Martinez-Mier, E.A.
Sugar and Dental Caries / Lagerweij, M.D., van Loveren, C.
Milk, Yoghurts and Dental Caries / Woodward, M., Rugg-Gunn, A.J.
Acidic Beverages and Foods Associated with Dental Erosion and Erosive Tooth Wear / Carvalho, T.S., Lussi, A.
Probiotic Bacteria and Dental Caries / Hasslöf, P., Stecksén-Blicks, C.
Nutrigenomics and Oral Health / Valentine, R.A.
Nutrient Deficiencies and Oral Health / Rahman, N., Walls, A.
Diet and Periodontal Diseases / Woelber, J.P., Tennert, C.
Impact of Oral Health on Diet/Nutrition / Ahn-Jarvis, J.H., Piancino, M.G.Digital Access Karger 2020 - DigitalSusan Redline, Nathan A. Berger, editors.Summary: This volume on the Impact of Sleep and Sleep Disturbances on Obesity and Cancer continues the transdisciplinary approach of this series with chapters authored by the leading experts in this field, focused on the normal regulation of the restorative sleep associated processes across the lifespan, the major mechanisms of sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances and the behavioral, physiologic, biochemical and molecular consequences of sleep disturbances. These areas, in turn, are discussed in relationship to their effects on cancer incidence and progression. Students and research scientists involved in all aspects of energy balance and cancer research and patient care should find this volume useful to better understand the causes, contributions and consequences of sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances and their relation to cancer. The volume outlines many exciting areas where research is needed. In addition to its value for researchers, it should be useful to all physicians and health care personnel who care for cancer patients and cancer survivors to better understand the importance of sleep, consequences of sleep disturbances and benefits of their correction.
Contents:
Preface
Sleep Across the Lifespan
Effects of Sleep Deficiency on Hormones, Cytokines, and Metabolism
Sleep Disorders and Melatonin
Biomedical Effects of Circadian Rhythm Disturbances
Intermittent Hypoxia: Mechanistic Pathways Influencing Cancer
Association of Sleep Apnea and Cancer: From Animal Studies to Human Epidemiological Data
Shift Work, Obesity, and Cancer
Sleep Disorders and Cancer Risk
Contribution of Sleep Disturbance to Cancer Fatigue
Sleep Disturbances in Cancer Survivors
Sleep-focused interventions: Investigating the effects of sleep restriction on energy balance.Digital Access Springer 2014 - DigitalErma Z. Drobnis, Ajay K. Nangia.Summary: The over-arching goal of this volume is to help infertility practitioners evaluate and manage their patients with poor semen quality.The authors review the existing literature on the effects of medications on male fertility, and provide detailed information about what is known, giving the number of individuals and population characteristics for studies of medication effects on male fertility. Medications are designed to treat illness and reduce symptoms, but all have undesirable adverse effects such as headache or stomach upset. Some adverse reactions can even be life-threatening, so it is no surprise that some drugs have negative effects on male reproduction. Medical practitioners rarely consider a mans reproductive plans when prescribing medications. Men are routinely treated with drugs that can impair or abolish fertility. Although practitioners in the field of reproductive medicine generally realize that certain drugs impact negatively on reproductive health, there are limited resources providing evidence-based knowledge useful in counseling patients. Tables throughout this volume summarize the information for each drug, providing a handy reference for clinical use.
Contents:
1. Introduction to medication effects on male reproduction
2. Challenges of obtaining evidence-based information regarding medications and male fertility
3. Male reproductive functions disrupted by pharmacological agents
4. Exogenous androgens and male reproduction
5. Phosphodiesterase inhibitors (PDE inhibitors) and male reproduction
6. Pain medications and male reproduction
7. 5α-reductase inhibitors (5ARIs) and male reproduction
8. Psychotropics and male reproduction
9. Cardiovascular/pulmonary medications and male reproduction
10. Antimicrobials and male reproduction
11. Antivirals and male reproduction
12. Immunosuppressants and male reproduction
13. Miscellaneous drugs and male reproduction
References
Index.Digital Access Springer 2017 - DigitalEvridiki Papastavrou, Riitta Suhonen, editors.Summary: This book reveals how economic restrictions and limited healthcare resources, combined with growing care demands due to advanced technology and more care options, have to a great extent contributed to increased workloads for healthcare professionals and put them under pressure to prioritize their work. This has led to the rationing of care, i.e., to decision-making processes on the allocation of scarce resources, especially human resources, and on which care activities take priority over others; in turn, these processes have led to unfinished or missed care, which has serious implications for quality of care and patient safety. Concerns related to nursing shortages and lean staffing practices have increased the awareness of the problem, as patient outcomes are affected by the quality and quantity of care that they receive and led to intensified scientific inquiry into this phenomenon. This book is written by the members of the Rancare Cost Action group, whose aim is to facilitate discussion about rationing of nursing care based on a cross-national comparative approach with implications for practice and professional development. Four working groups investigated four areas for four years: a) the conceptualization of care rationing and methodological inquiries concerning the investigation of the phenomenon, b) exploration of possible solutions and intervention studies, c) the ethical perspective of care rationing and missed care including patient's rights and possible discrimination, and d) the educational implications, based on an exploration of the level of patient safety training and care rationing, as well as preparing guidelines for managers. The book will be a valuable resource for nurses, allied healthcare professionals, managers, policymakers, researchers, ethical committees, and educators whose goal is to provide better and safer care.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Understanding missed care: definitions, conceptualization, evidence and prevalence
Chapter 3. Does rationing of nursing care presupposes an acceptance of missed care? Philosophical and legal aspects
Chapter 4. Studying missed care: designs, instruments and reporting guidelines
Chapter 5. An ethical perspective of nursing care rationing and missed care
Chapter 6. Ethics of doing research within the context of missed nursing care
Chapter 7.Interventions to reduce / limit MISSED CARE state of the art and future perspectives
Chapter 8. Patient safety education for nurses
Chapter 9: Good management and clinical leadership for better patient outcomes
Chapter 10. Synergies during the RANCARE Project: opportunities for networking and establishment of collaborations
Chapter 11. Conclusions and the way foreword. - PrintSeema Yasmin ; foreword by Princess Mabel van Oranje.Summary: The Impatient Dr. Lange is the story of one man's struggle against a global pandemic--and the tragic attack that may have slowed down the search for a cure. Seema Yasmin charts the course of the HIV epidemic and Dr. Lange's career as a young doctor who blazed his own path and dedicated his life to HIV. Yasmin draws on written records, medical journals, recorded discussions, expert testimony, and extensive interviews with Lange's family, friends, and colleagues around the globe--including the people he spoke to in the days before he died. She faithfully reconstructs key scenes from Lange's life and the history of the AIDS epidemic, revealing how Lange became a global leader in the fight against AIDS.
Contents:
The end
Origin stories
The epidemic
Learn your enemy
Unusual bureaucrat
Trials
Denial
A is for activist
Money and faith
Cure. - DigitalHideo Mohri.Summary: This book sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Imperial family of Japan: For three generations, members of the family have devoted themselves to biological research. Emperor Showa (Hirohito) was an expert on hydrozoans and slime molds. His son, Emperor Akihito, is an ichthyologist specializing in gobioid fishes, and his research is highly respected in the field. Prince Akishino, Emperor Akihito's son, is known for his research on giant catfish and the domestication of fowl, while Prince Hitachi, Emperor Akihito's brother, has conducted research on cancer in animals. The book shows how they became interested in biology, how seriously they were committed to their research, what their main scientific contributions are, and how their achievements are valued by experts at home and abroad. To commemorate the 60-year reign of Emperor Showa and his longtime devotion to biology, the International Prize for Biology was founded in 1985. The prize seeks to recognize and encourage researches in basic biology. A list of winners and a summary of their research are presented in the last part of the book. The author, an eminent biologist who has given lectures to the Imperial Family, explains their research and tells the fascinating story of biology and the Imperial Family of Japan. The book is a valuable resource, not only for biology students and researchers, but also for historians and anyone interested in science and the Royal and Imperial families.
Contents:
Preface Introduction Monarchs and SciencesMonarchs' Involvement in SciencesImperial Family Members' Contributions to Sciences and Culture in Japan Chapter 1 His Majesty, the Emperor Showa (Hirohito)-The first of a family of biologists inherited for three generations. He was a specialist in hydrozoans and slime molds and discovered about 200 new species of various Phyla. He published 9 original papers including two voluminous monographs on hydrozoans and was involved in the publication of over 20 books on marine organisms in the Sagami Bay and on plants in Nasu and Suzaki. 1-1 The Personal History of the Emperor Showa1-2 Days learning at Study, Crown Prince's Palace1-3 Days Serving as the Crown Regent and Opening the Imperial Biological Laboratory1-4 Why Did the Emperor Find His Research Target in Biology?1-5 The Emperor Showa Setting His Heart on Devoting Himself to the Study of Taxonomy1-6 What is Hydrozoa?1-7 Fruitful Encounter with Myxomycetes and Kumagusu Minakata1-8 Biological Laboratory of the Imperial Household1-9 Collecting Marine Organisms in Sagami Bay, a worldwide Repository1-10 History of the Imperial Collecting Boats1-11 Animals and Plants Living in the Imperial Palace and National Tree-planting Ceremony1-12 Botanical Collection at Nasu and Suzaki1-13 Revisit to Europe and First Visit to U.S. by the Emperor Showa1-14 Emperor Showa's Later Life1-15 Achievements of the Emperor Showa1-16 Evaluation of the Emperor Showa's Achievements1-17 Involvement in Biology of the Empress Kojun and the Former Imperial Princesses Chapter 2 The Current Emperor (Akihito) and Prince Hitachi-The second-generation biologists. The current Emperor Akihito, the first son of Hirohito, has interested in gobies and has classified them both morphologically using characters which he examined and molecular phylogenetically using DNA. The Prince Hitachi, the second son of Hirohito, has also studied biology and contributed to the development of comparative oncology. 2-1 The Imperial Palace and Villas2-2 The Imperial Family and Horses2-3 The Zoological Institute and Botanical Institute, Faculty of Science, the University of Tokyo2-4 The Personal History of the Present Emperor, Akihito2-5 The Period from the Marriage of the Crown Prince to the Era of Heisei2-6 Why Did the Emperor Akihito Selectively Adopted Gobies?2-7 The Fish Laboratory, the Crown Prince's Palace and the Current Biological Laboratory of the Imperial Household2-8 The lineage of Japanese Ichthyology and Tokyo University of Fisheries2-9 The Emperor Akihito as One of Researchers2-10 Local Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka kawamurae), Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Coelacanth (Coelacanthiformes)2-11 The Emperor Akihito's Achievements2-12 Highlights and Evaluation of the Emperor Akihito's Achievements2-13 The Emperor Akihito's Great Knowledge of Japanese History of Science2-14 Biota of the Imperial Palace2-15 The Personal History of the Prince Hitachi and His Research on Cancer Chapter 3 The Prince Akishino and the Former Princess Sayako Kuroda-The third -generation biologists. The Prince Akishino, the second son of Akihito, hasbeen pursuing the origin of domestication of chicken from the perspectives of DNA analyses and folkloristics. He has also interested in giant catfish. Sayako Kuroda is a bird-watcher and is working at the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology. 3-1 The Personal History of the Prince Akishino3-2 The Prince Akishino's Achievements
Researches on catfish and molecular phylogenetics of domestic fowl3-3 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Researches3-4 'Biostory', the Journal of the Society of Biosophia Studies3-5 The Prince Akishino as an Honorary President of International Biology Olympiad3-6 Sayako Kuroda as a Researcher of Yamashina Institute for Ornithology3-7 The Crown Prince's Researches Chapter 4 The International Prize for Biology-The Prize founded in commemoration of longtime devotion of the Emperor Showa and the Emperor Akihito to biological research. 4-1 The International Prize for Biology Comparable to the Nobel Prize4-2 Winners of the Prize4-3 In the Hope That More Light Will Be Shed on Sciences, Biology and Basic Researches. - DigitalAnn Wennerberg, Tomas Albrektsson, Ryo Jimbo, editors.Summary: This book provides the reader with the knowledge required in order to understand the chemical, physical, mechanical, and topographical aspects of implant surfaces, as well as their impact on the biological response. Common ways to modify implant surfaces are described, and methods for the evaluation of surface properties are presented in an easy-to-read style. Experimental results that have contributed to surface modifications relevant for commercial available implants are presented, with emphasis on in vivo and clinical studies. While the focus is primarily on surface modifications at the micrometer and nanometer levels, alterations at the millimeter level are also covered, including thread designs and their possible influence on stress distribution. In addition, it is analyzed how surface alterations have changed the clinical long-term results for certain groups of patients. Care is taken to ensure that assessments are well balanced and draw attention to the potential disadvantages of different surfaces; for example, surfaces that may be more prone to biofilm accumulation are identified, with discussion of the clinical evidence.
- DigitalGauri Mankekar, editor.Summary: Hearing loss can vary in type ranging from conductive, mixed to sensorineural, as well as in degree from mild, moderate, severe to profound. There could also be multiple permutations and combinations like moderate mixed hearing loss or severe conductive hearing loss. In addition, the hearing loss could be unilateral or bilateral. While cochlear implants were devised for bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss, various other devices have been invented for other types of hearing losses. Research continues to design a suitable implant which would amplify sound for patients who cannot be candidates for cochlear implants.
Contents:
Passive Middle Ear Implants
Implantable Hearing Devices Besides Cochlear and Brain Stem Implants
Bone Conduction Implant Devices
Middle Ear Implants (MEI): Vibrant Soundbridge
The Envoy Esteem® Hearing Implant
The Ototronix MAXUM System. - Digital/PrintDigital Access WHO 2014
- Digitaleditors, Linda A. Roussel, Patricia L. Thomas.Summary: "A timely resource that shows faculty, students, and clinicians how to bring about and sustain change, Implementation Science in Nursing: A Framework for Education and Practice provides theoretical information and practical application for evidence-based practice (EBP) in health care. The most challenging but crucial part of EBP is implementation, where the practice change is piloted, evaluated, integrated, and sustained. Implementation Science in Nursing: A Framework for Education and Practice focuses on the implementation process, which is the study of methods and strategies that promote the methodical uptake of research findings and EBPs into routine practices to ultimately improve patient care, quality, safety, and outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Foreword / Sharon Tucker
Introduction
Evolution of Evidence-Based Practice : Implications for Implementation and Dissemination Sciences and Translational Nursing / Clista Clanton, Patricia L. Thomas, Linda A. Roussel
History, Context, and Application of Implementation, Decision Sciences, and Evidence-Based Practice Uptake / Cynthia Peltier Coviak
Theories, Frameworks, and Models in Implementation and Decision Science / Cynthia Peltier Coviak
Scholarship for Academic Nursing : Alignment With Implementation and Dissemination Sciences? / Cynthia Peltier Coviak
Implementation Science and Practice : Implications for Nursing Education Through Content, Context, and Projects / Linda A. Roussel, Patricia L. Thomas
Implementation Science and Practice : Entry Level of Practice / Janet E. Winter
Implementation and Dissemination Sciences and Practice : Graduate Nursing Education and Advanced Practice / Cynthia Peltier Coviak
Organizational Systems and Leadership : Impact on Translational Nursing / Linda A. Roussel, Patricia L. Thomas
The Application of Improvement Science : Quality Improvement, Change Management, and Sustainability / David H. James, Patricia L. Thomas
Innovation and Translation : Next Steps in Advancing Health Care Through Implementation Science / Kristen Noles, Rebekah Barber, Christina Fortugno, Linda A. Roussel, Patricia L. Thomas
Voices From Health Care and Nursing Champions : Implications for Implementation Science and Translational Nursing / Linda A. Roussel.Digital Access R2Library 2022 - Digitaledited for the AAMC by Andrew D. Hollenbach, Kristen L. Eckstrand, Alice Dreger.Summary: People who are LGBT, gender nonconforming, or born with DSD often experience challenges when seeking care in doctors' offices, community clinics, hospitals, and emergency rooms. These experiences, which can range from being made to feel unwelcome to outright discrimination and mistreatment, lead to poorer physical and emotional health. The report identifies 30 competencies that physicians must master. These competencies fall under eight domains of care critical to training physicians, including patient care, knowledge for practice, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, systems-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, and personal and professional development. This competency-based framework will allow medical educators to integrate the new guidelines into existing curricula more easily and encourage faculty and health care professionals to move away from thinking of patients in these groups as separate from the general patient population.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Laying the foundation for inclusion and equality
Chapter 2: The role of medical education and health care professionals in eliminating health disparities
Chapter 3: Professional competency objectives to improve health care for people who are or may be LGBT, gender nonconforming, and/or born with DSD
Chapter 4: Integrating competencies into medical school curricula to improve health care for people who are or may be LGBT, gender nonconforming, and/or born with DSD
Chapter 5: Clinical scenarios and discussion points for experiential learning
Chapter 6: How to assess learners and evaluate the impact of curricular and climate initiatives
Chapter 7: Using AAMC's MedEdPORTAL® to advance curricular change
Chapter 8: Future directions.Digital Access R2Library 2014 - DigitalBernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Lynn Gallagher-Ford, Ellen Fineout-Overholt.Summary: "Hospitals and healthcare systems around the world have attempted to build and sustain evidence-based practice (EBP) cultures and environments, yet they have struggled to clearly understand what EBP competency means. Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Competencies in Healthcare clears up that confusion and serves as a guide for clinicians, leaders, faculty, EBP mentors, and students in achieveing EBP competency, facilitating evidence-based decision making in daily practice, and accelerating the speed at which research knowledge is translated into real-world settings to improve health outcomes and decrease health care costs"--Back cover.
Contents:
Cover; Praise; Also by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedications; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contributing Authors; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I_Introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies; Chapter 1_The Foundation for Improving Healthcare Quality, Patient Outcomes, & Costs With Evidence-Based Practice; Chapter 2_Development of and Evidence to Support the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies; Part II_Achieving Competency With The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies. Chapter 3_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Clinical InquiryChapter 4_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Searching for Best Evidence; Chapter 5_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Critical Appraisal: Rapid Critical Appraisal, Evaluation, Synthesis, and Recommendations; Chapter 6_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Implementation; Chapter 7_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Outcomes Evaluation; Chapter 8_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Leading and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice. Chapter 9_The Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Related to Disseminating EvidencePart III_A Practical Guide to Integrating the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Different Roles; Chapter 10_Integrating the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Healthcare Settings; Chapter 11_Integrating the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies into the Role of Advanced Practice Nurses; Chapter 12_Using the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies With Policy and Procedure Committees; Chapter 13_Teaching the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Clinical and Academic Settings; Part IV_Appendixes. Appendix A_PICOT Worksheet and Search Strategy DevelopmentAppendix B_Example of a Completed General Appraisal Overview (GAO); Appendix C_Example of a Completed Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist With Rationale; Appendix D_Evaluation Table Template; Glossary; Index; From the Honor Society of Nursing.Digital Access AccessAPN 2016 - DigitalPallaval Veera Bramhachari, Editor.Summary: The book illustrates the role of quorum sensing in the food industry, agriculture, veterinary sciences, and medicine. It highlights the importance of quorum sensing in regulating diverse cellular functions in microbes, including virulence, pathogenesis, controlled-gene expression systems, and antibiotic resistance. This book also describes the role of quorum sensing in survival behavior and antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Further, it reviews the major role played by quorum sensing in food spoilage, biofilm formation, and food-related pathogenesis. It also explores the methods for the detection and quantification of quorum sensing signals. It also presents antimicrobial and anti-quorum sensing activities of medicinal plants. Finally, the book elucidates a comprehensive yet representative description of basic and applied aspects of quorum sensing inhibitors. This book serves an ideal guide for researchers to understand the implications of quorum sensing in the food industry, medicine, and agriculture.
Contents:
Part 1. Role of Quorum sensing in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Chapter 1. Novel insights on the functional aspects of Quorum sensing systems and its applications in Medicine, Food industry and Agriculture
Chapter 2. Quorum Sensing Controlled Gene Expression Systems In Gram-Positive And Gram-Negative Bacteria
Chapter 3. Bacterial quorum sensing: biofilm formation, survival behavior and antibiotic resistance
Chapter 4. Modulation of Bacterial Quorum Sensing by Eukaryotes
Chapter 5. Cell to Communication between Mammalian Host and Microbial Quorum Sensing orchestrates the complex relationships
Chapter 6. In silico approaches for unearthing Bacterial Quorum sensing inhibitors against pathogenic bacteria
Part 2. Role of Quorum sensing in Medicine
Chapter 7. Significance of Quorum sensing and biofilm formation in Medicine and Veterinary sciences
Chapter 8. Quorum Sensing and Multidrug Resistance Mechanism in Helicobacter pylori
Chapter 9. Candida albicans Biofilm: Risks, Complications and Preventive strategies
Chapter 10. Quorum-sensing and biofilm formation by oral pathogenic microbes in the dental plaques: Implication for health and disease
Chapter 11. Biofilm Formation on Ophthalmic device related infections: Insights on Clinical Implications
Part 3. Biofilm Formation on Ophthalmic device related infections: Insights on Clinical Implications
Chapter 12. Quorum sensing: Communication complexity for resilience of plant microbe interaction
Chapter 13. Role of medicinal plants and endophytic bacteria of medicinal plants in inhibition of biofilm formation: interference in quorum sensing
Chapter 14. Antimicrobial and Anti-quorum Sensing Activities of Medicinal Plants
Part 4. Role of Quorum sensing in Food Industry
Chapter 15
Bacterial Quorum Sensing in Food Microbiology Perspective
Chapter 16. Methods for the Detection and Quantification of Quorum Sensing Signals in Food Spoilage
Chapter 17. Novel perspectives on t he Quorum Sensing Inhibitors (QSIs)/Quorum Quenchers (QQs) in Food preservation and Spoilage
Chapter 18. Implications of Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching in aquaculture health management
Chapter 19. Strategies for disruption of biofilm formation ability and intricate Quorum sensing networks in aquaculture Vibrio pathogens.Digital Access Springer 2019 - Digitaleditor, Pallaval Veera Bramhachari.Summary: This book illustrates the importance and significance of Quorum sensing (QS), it's critical roles in regulating diverse cellular functions in microbes, including bioluminescence, virulence, pathogenesis, gene expression, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance. Microbes can coordinate population behavior with small molecules called autoinducers (AHL) which serves as a signal of cellular population density, triggering new patterns of gene expression for mounting virulence and pathogenesis. Therefore, these microbes have the competence to coordinate and regulate explicit sets of genes by sensing and communicating amongst themselves utilizing variety of signals. This book descry emphasizes on how bacteria can coordinate an activity and synchronize their response to external signals and regulate gene expression. The chapters of the book provide the recent advancements on various functional aspects of QS systems in different gram positive and gram negative organisms.
Contents:
Preface; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Part I: Introduction to Microbial Quorum Sensing; Introduction to Quorum Sensing Research in Diverse Microbial Systems; Intra and Inter-Species Communication in Microbes: Living with Complex and Sociable Neighbors; Quorum Sensing Systems and Persistence; Microbial Social Interactions in Biofilm; Part II: Functional Aspects of Quorum Sensing in Microbes; Quorum Sensing Regulated Swarming Motility and Migratory Behavior in Bacteria; Bacterial Quorum Sensing in Pathogenic Relationships: Relevance to Complex Signalling Networks and Prospective Applications Cellular Signaling in Bacterial Biofilms; Quorum Sensing in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Virulence; Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Formation in Pathogenic and Mutualistic Plant-Bacterial Interactions; Microbes Living Together: Exploiting the Art of Making Biosurfactants and Biofilms; Quorum Sensing in Microbes and their Function in Modulating Antibiotic Synthesis; Part III: Quorum Sensing Regulated Behaviors in Fungi; Perspective of Quorum Sensing Mechanism in Candida albicans; Part IV: Quorum Sensing Regulated Behaviours in Gram-Negative Bacteria; Vibrio fischeri Symbiotically Synchronizes Bioluminescence in Marine Animals via Quorum Sensing Mechanism Part V: QS-Regulated Behaviours in Gram-Positive Bacteria; Quorum Sensing Mechanisms in Gram Positive Bacteria; Novel Insights on the Bacillus Quorum Sensing Mechanism: Its Role in Competence, Virulence, Sporulation and Biofilm Formation; Quorum Sensing in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Its Role in Biofilms and Pathogenesis; Quorum Sensing in Streptococcus pyogenes and Their Role in Establishment of Disease; Part Vi. Other Related Topics on Quorum Sensing; Mathematical Model of Quorum Sensing and Biofilm; Understanding the Bacterial Biofilm Resistance to Antibiotics and Immune Evasion. Quorum Sensing System Regulates Virulence and Pathogenicity Genes in Vibrio harveyi; Quorum Sensing Complexity of the Gut Enterobacteria Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica; Quorum-Sensing Mechanism in Rhizobium sp.: Revealing Complexity in a Molecular Dialogue; Quorum Sensing and Its Role in Agrobacterium Mediated Gene Transfer; Quorum Sensing in Helicobacter pylori: Role of Biofilm and Its Implications for Antibiotic Resistance and Immune Evasion; Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Disassembly Process in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Xanthomonas campestrisDigital Access Springer 2018 - Digitaleditors, Rémy F. Meier, B. Ravinder Reddy, Peter B. Soeters.Contents:
Basics in clinical medical nutrition / Meier, R.F., Forbes, A.
Macronutrient metabolism in starvation and stress / Soeters, P.B.
Noncaloric benefits of carbohydrates / Reddy, B.R.
Biological value of protein / Moore, D.R., Soeters, P.B.
Enteral nutrition : whom, why, when, what, and where to feed? / Reddy, B.R.
Management of the metabolic syndrome and the obese patient with metabolic disturbances : South Asian perspective / Misra, A., Bhardwaj, S.
Nutritional issues in the short bowel syndrome : total parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition and the role of transplantation / O'Keefe, S.J.D.
Nutrition in cancer / Ravasco, P.
Nutritional therapy for critically ill patients / Martindale, R.G., Warren, M., Diamond, S., Kiraly, L.
Perioperative nutritional intervention : where are we? / Hoos, T., Warren, M., Martindale, R.G.
Health economics in medical nutrition : an emerging science / Nuijten, M.
Nutrition, frailty, cognitive frailty, and prevention of disabilities with aging / Vellas, B., Secher, M., Gillette, S.Digital Access Karger 2015 - DigitalDorothee Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenite, editor.Summary: This book offers a detailed account of all aspects of photosensitive epilepsy, including genetic testing, functional imaging (fMRI, MEG), pharmacological studies, animal studies, classification based on the occurrence of photoparoxysmal responses (PPRs) in different epilepsy syndromes, and the available prevention and treatment options. In addition, the comorbidity of and overlap between migraine and epilepsy are discussed. Informative case histories with EEG examples and a helpful glossary are included. In epilepsy, the term photosensitivity is used both for epileptic seizures triggered by flashing or flickering light and for epileptiform discharges evoked by intermittent photic stimulation (IPS) during an EEG recording. Most patients with a clear history of visually induced seizures will show epileptiform EEG discharges during IPS (PPRs). As epileptiform discharges can be evoked in photosensitive patients at any time, without triggering seizures, they can be considered a useful surrogate marker of the necessity and efficacy of epilepsy treatment. This book will serve as an ideal guide to the subject for pediatricians, (pediatric) neurologists, epileptologists, (child) psychiatrists, clinical geneticists, neuropsychologists, neuropharmacologists, occupational therapists, and basic scientists.
Contents:
Part I. Has Photosensitivity changed over the years?
Part II. Does Photosensitivity Matter; Clinical Relevance?
Part III. Abnormal Electroencephalographic Response to Photic Stimulation
Part IV. The PPR: influence of age, sex and ethnicity
Part V. How to Approach the Patient with Photosensitivity
Part VI. Treatment and Management of Photosensitivity
Appendix. - Printedited by Marilyn Charles and Jill Bellinson.Summary: The Importance of Play in Early Childhood Education presents various theories of play and demonstrates how it serves communicative, developmental, and relational functions, highlighting the importance and development of the capacity to play in terms useful to early childhood educators. The book explicitly links trauma, development, and interventions in the early childhood classroom specifically for teachers of young children, offering accessible information that can help teachers better understand the meanings of children's expressive acts. Contributors from education, psychoanalysis, and developmental psychology explore techniques of play, how cultural influences affect how children play, the effect of trauma on play, factors that interfere with the ability to play, and how to apply these ideas in the classroom. They also discuss the relevance of ideas about playfulness for teachers and other professionals. The Imprtance of Play in Early Childhood Education will be of great interest to teachers, psychoanalysts, and psychotherapists as well as play therapists and developmental psychologists.
Contents:
Theories of play
Child development through play / Stephanie Creekpaum
Pretend play in the classroom : helping children grow / Sandra W. Russ & Alexis W. Lee
Understanding play
Play as communication / Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto
From reaction to reflection : mentalizating in early childhood education / Norka Malberg
Play in the classroom
Play in the emotional and cognitive life of a preschooler / Steve Tuber
Being a playful teacher / Peter Blake
Mine! no, mine!! interaction in children's play / Jill Bellinson
Techniques of play
Art-making experiences for young children affected by traumatic experiences / Ann-Marie Mott
Young children's musicality : relating with rhythm / Sophie Alcock
Promoting identity development through memory narratives / Elaine Reese and Tia Neha
Specialized needs for play
Trauma and identity / Marilyn Charles
Working with difficult and hard to understand children / Ionas Sapountzis
Culture and play
Creating reflective space in the classroom / Ana Archangelo and Fabio Camargo Bandera Villela
Cultural issues in relation to play for teachers / Athena Drewes
Culture and play as key elements of identity formation and academic performance for children of color in primary education / Kirkland C. Vaughans and Renee Vaughans
Teachers and play
Engaging children in healing work / Michael O¿Loughlin
Teacher stress : impact, challenges, and solutions / Deborah Mugno and Jennifer Reid
Afterword / Jill Bellinson
Index. - DigitalElvira Beracochea, editor.Summary: This direct, accessible guide uses a human rights perspective to define effectiveness in aid delivery and offer a robust framework for creating sustainable health programs and projects and assessing their progress. Geared toward hands-on professionals in such critical areas as food aid, maternal health, and disease control, it lays out challenges and solutions related to funding, planning, and complexity as individual projects feed into and impact larger health and development systems. Contributors clarify optimum roles of government, academia, NGOs, community organizations, and the private sector in aid delivery to inspire readers' broader and deeper uses of teamwork, communication, and imagination. Throughout, the guiding principles of justice, equity, and respect that underlie foundational documents such as the Millennium Declaration inform this visionary work. Included in the coverage: Assessing the effectiveness of health projects. Scaling-up of high-impact interventions. Aid effectiveness and private sector health organizations. When charity destroys dignity and sustainability. Effective conversations in global health projects. Lessons from the field on sustainability and effectiveness. For professionals in global health and development, Improving Aid Effectiveness in Global Health is a trusted and encouraging mentor. This volume gives its readers the necessary logistical and attitudinal tools to bring about lasting change, and shows how to use them meaningfully in both the short term and the long run.
Contents:
1. Global health and aid effectiveness: the MDGs and the Paris Declaration
2. Aid effectiveness in global health: progress, challenges and solutions
3. Realizing global health: effective health systems
4. Assessing andpromoting more progress in health; the role of health as a tracer secter at the OECD
5. The US Government's efforts to improve effectiveness
6. Assessing the effectiveness of health projects
7. The International Health Partnership
8. Paying for results: the Global Fund and the role of civil society organizations
9. NGOs putting the Paris Declaration to work
10. Scaling-up of high impact interventions
11. Aid effectiveness in working with private sector health organizations: the Smiling Sun Franchise
Effectiveness in primary healthcare in Peru
13. Academia's role in improving aid effectiveness in global health
14. When charity destroys dignity and sustainability
15. Aid effectiveness: the experience of Rwanda
16. How local organizations increase aid effectiveness: the experience of Peru
17. Food aid reform
18. The International Health Partnership: monitoring transparency and accountability
19. Social media and aid effectiveness
20. Advocating for results
21. Effectiveness of the census-based impact oriented approach
22. Effective advocacy for aid effectiveness
23. Personalizing health communication
24. Asking effective, powerful questions
25. Lessons on sustainability and effectiveness
26. What can global health professionals do to improve effectiveness
27. Conclusions on improving the effectiveness of aid in global health. - DigitalNabil A. Shallik, Ahmed Ismail, Othman Al Hariri, editors.Summary: This book showcases state-of-the-art techniques as well as various clinical, technical and non-technical skills. By highlighting the reliability of the new techniques compared to standard clinical methods of predicting peri-operative problems in the operating rooms, it enables better management and utilization of operating rooms. The combined use of knowledge and technology has resulted in improvements in healthcare services that are not achieved by the use of the best technology but by the best use of technology. Medicine is a continually advancing science, and healthcare providers constantly enhance their knowledge and develop their skills. While knowledge sharing is vital for humanity, technology has made the application of medical knowledge more versatile and more widely available. Written by leading anesthesiologists, anesthesia technicians and technologists, the book addresses the need for a ready reference for anesthesiologists, as well as anesthesia technical staff. It provides an easily navigated, pocket-sized reference resource featuring pictures, tables and schema.
Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Non-technical Skills of Anesthesia Technical Staff
Role of Anesthesia Technician in Operating Theatre Including Quality Projects and JCI Accreditation
Pharmacy, Drugs Labeling and Storage
Regular Check Lists
Monitors and Other Equipment
Theater Cleaning and Sterilization of Equipment
Anesthesia Machines and Anesthetic Breathing System
Airway Management and Equipment
Scavenging System, Pipeline of Anesthetic Gases and Vacuum Systems
Intraoperative complications and its management
Vascular Accesses
Hypothermia and its management
Transfusion of blood and other products
Regional anesthesia
Patient transportation
Abbreviations
Index. - DigitalKimberley J. Haines, Joanne McPeake, Carla M. Sevin, editors.Summary: This book provides a comprehensive overview of improving critical care survivorship. Comprised of four sections, the text presents interventions that can be used to improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden of post-intensive care syndrome across the arc of care, from the ICU to returning home. The first section of the text focuses on preventing adverse outcomes in the ICU, with an emphasis on implementing early mobilization, engaging and supporting families, and employing various forms of therapy. The second section revolves around enhancing recovery post-ICU, focusing on physical and neurocognitive rehabilitation programs, peer support, and poly-pharmacy management. Community reintegration is the subject of the third section, with emphasis on socioeconomic reintegration, healthcare utilization, and volunteerism in ICU recovery. The book concludes with a section on future considerations, specifically spotlighting preliminary ideas that address long-term sequelae and international collaboration to solve critical care challenges. Written by experts in the field, Improving Critical Care Survivorship: A Guide for Prevention, Recovery, and Reintegration is a valuable resource for critical care clinicians and researchers interested in improving the quality of patient survival after ICU admission.
Contents:
Part I. Preventing Adverse Outcomes In The ICU
Preventing PICS with the ABCDEF Bundle
Implementing Early Mobilisation in the Intensive Care Unit
Supporting Families in the Intensive Care Unit to Support ICU Survivors
Humanising the ICU
Complementary therapies in ICU
ICU Diaries
Optimising Sleep
Flexible ICU visiting policies
Part II. Enhancing Recovery Post-ICU
Physical Rehabilitation Programs Following ICU Discharge
Neurocognitive Rehabilitation
Peer Support to Improve Recovery : Concepts and Considerations
ICU Follow Up Clinics
Transitioning towards the Mobile ICU
Medication Management to Prevent and Mitigate Post Intensive Care Syndrome
Palliative care and end-of-life care planning after critical illness
Home-based Care For Survivors of Critical Illness
Part III. Community Reintegration
Transitions to primary care
Socioeconomic reintegration after critical illness
The role of the volunteer across the critical care recovery arc
Part IV. The Future State
Issues of survivorship in lower resource settings
The first step in a critical journey: selecting patients for intensive care
A PICS Free Future : What We Need to Address Now
Institutionalizing Bold Humility via Collaboratives. - DigitalKadambari D, Kumar S, Zayapragassarazan Z, Parija SC.Summary: The past few decades have seen the increasing use of evidence in all aspects of healthcare. The concept of evidence-informed healthcare began in the 1990s as evidence-informed practice, and has since become widely accepted. It is also accepted that the training of medical graduates must be informed by evidence obtained from educational research. This book utilizes an evidence-informed approach to improve discipline-based undergraduate medical curricula. Discipline-based undergraduate medical curricula represent a widely adopted choice for undergraduate medical education around the world. However, there have been criticisms leveled against the discipline-based approach. One of the shortcomings cited is that students are insufficiently equipped to meet the challenges of today's healthcare. As a result, various strategies have been proposed. One option, currently in vogue, is the outcome-based approach, wherein the exit behaviors of medical graduates are explicitly examined and used to guide the educational process. The shortcomings present in discipline-based undergraduate medical curricula can be overcome by the strengths of these strategies. This book recommends improving discipline-based undergraduate medical curricula by combining several strategies, including the adoption of an outcome-based approach and the use of evidence-informed implementable solutions. The book is relevant for all faculty, administrators and policymakers involved in undergraduate medical education, and can also be used as a resource for faculty development.
- DigitalLani Rice Marquez, editor.Summary: This open access book is a collection of 12 case studies capturing decades of experience improving health care and outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Each case study is written by healthcare managers and providers who have implemented health improvement projects using quality improvement methodology, with analysis from global health experts on the practical application of improvement methods. The book shows how frontline providers in health and social services can identify gaps in care, propose changes to address those gaps, and test the effectiveness of their changes in order to improve health processes and outcomes. The chapters feature cases that provide real-life examples of the challenges, solutions, and benefits of improving healthcare quality and clearly demonstrate for readers what quality improvement looks like in practice: Addressing Behavior Change in Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health with Quality Improvement and Collaborative Learning Methods in Guatemala Haitis National HIV Quality Management Program and the Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record to Drive Improvement in Patient Care Scaling Up a Quality Improvement Initiative: Lessons from Chamba District, India Promoting Rational Use of Antibiotics in the Kyrgyz Republic Strengthening Services for Most Vulnerable Children through Quality Improvement Approaches in a Community Setting: The Case of Bagamoyo District, Tanzania Improving HIV Counselling and Testing in Tuberculosis Service Delivery in Ukraine: Profile of a Pilot Quality Improvement Team and Its Scale-Up Journey Improving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Case Book will find an engaged audience among healthcare providers and administrators implementing and managing improvement projects at Ministries of Health in low- to middle-income countries. The book also aims to be a useful reference for government donor agencies, their implementing partners, and other high-level decision makers, and can be used as a course text in schools of public health, public policy, medicine, and development. ACKNOWLEDGMENT: This work was conducted under the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project, USAID Award No. AID-OAA-A-12-00101, which is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). DISCLAIMER: The contents of this book are the sole responsibility of the Editor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
Contents:
Part 1. Facility-level improvement
Part 2. Community-level improvement
Part 3. District/regional-level improvement
Part 4. National-level improvement
Part 5. Discussion.Digital Access Springer 2020 - DigitalJudy Thomas, Mellisa Renter.Summary: "Nurse retention is a key focus for healthcare organizations-particularly the retention of clinical nurses, who provide direct patient care. The costs associated with nurse turnover can have a huge impact on a hospital's profit margin. Additionally, nurse turnover affects job satisfaction among clinical nurses, which leads to burnout, making it even harder to provide safe care to patients and to achieve overall organizational initiatives. Bottom line: Nurse turnover has a multidimensional effect on an organization's ability to thrive. Considering the various reasons clinical nurses leave the direct patient care role, authors Judy Thomas and Melissa Renter created the IMPACT Program to stimulate empowerment and professional growth, which lead to increased job satisfaction-ultimately improving retention and helping nurses thrive in their roles"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Traditional Nurse Retention Practices
Program Creation
IMPACT Program Overview
Phase 1 : Where It all Starts
Phase 2 : How It Works
Portfolio Categories and Activities
Phase 3 : Presenting, Recognizing, and Celebrating
Program Leadership : The IMPACT Committee
Getting Organizational Buy-In
IMPACT Program and Project Outcomes
Professional Journey : Clinical NurseDigital Access R2Library 2021 - DigitalUta Schmidt-Stra€burger, editor.Summary: This open access book describes strategies and experiences of highly skilled professionals in improving oncology care worldwide. The book is structured into three main sections with several chapters each, reflecting the authors' individual, real-life experiences. It explores ways to improve oncology education and scientific training, how to set up and run a clinical research facility ethically and efficiently in low- and middle-income settings, addressing the challenges that the workforce encounters in the real world. The main challenges of today's oncologists seem to be the ever-growing patient care and administrative workload and the risk of burn-out. What are the best strategies to maintain a healthy work-life for the benefit of the patients, the physicians and society, taking into account the different needs, depending on factors like peace, social and gender equality? This book addresses oncologists all over the world and their allies throughout the associated industries to highlight the importance of shared and sustainable education, clinical research and global cancer care.
Contents:
Part 1: Improving Education
Blended-learning for oncologists and their colleagues
Establishing a continuing education program based on the ESMO/ASCO recommendations for a global curriculum in Egypt
Launching the first board-certification program in radiation oncology in Iraq - obstacles and outcomes
Improving the WHO Classification of Tumours books by an evidence-based approach - a new online/blended learning training program
Part 2: Improving Clinical Research
Getting started in research-What registries can do for you
Asking existing data the right questions-data mining as a research option in low- and middle-income countries
Evidence-based treatment decisions - Systematic reviews and meta-analaysis in GI oncology
Establishing and running a research laboratory in Iraq in real life
Challenges in scientific communications of a pharmaceutical company
Molecular and cellular analyses of breast cancers in real life
The use of information technology to advance patient care-Creating, providing and maintaining online resources
Organization of clinical trials at the Blokhin cancer center in Moscow
Challenges in establishing the Center for Clinical Trials at Ulm University
Part 3: Improving Patient Care.-Obstacles and Optimization of Surgical Oncology Services in India and Technology transfer to Cameroon
Challenges for the young oncology workforce in Portugal
Challenges in building a cancer center in Armenia-Staying linked to the outside world
Current challenges in cancer care in Libya
Quality Oncology Practice Improvement certification in Brazil: A successful knowledge transfer under the auspices of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Challenges in running a comprehensive cancer centre. - Digital/PrintPatricia A. Ganz, editor.Summary: In collaboration with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), this timely volume provides a comprehensive review on all areas of breast cancer survivorship research, highlighting research that is underway or in development. The range of topics covered include the biology and management of fatigue and cognitive dysfunction on breast cancer survivorship, the biology and management of Neuropathy and Arthralgias, the ongoing research on the biology of diet and lifestyle interventions in survivors, and more. With the tremendous growth in the number of breast cancer survivors, researchers have moved beyond describing the outcomes of breast cancer treatments and are focusing their research on understanding the mechanisms underlying the development of the late effects of breast cancer treatment, as well as the development and evaluation of interventions to mitigate some of the persistent symptoms--topics which are also explored in this volume. In addition, current research on how to improve survivorship and reduce recurrence of breast cancer through behavioral and lifestyle modifications is also discussed.
Contents:
Introduction: Breast Cancer Survivorship Research- Where are we today?
Special Issues in Younger Women
Special Issues in Older Women
Breast Cancer Among Special Populations: Disparities in Care Across the Cancer Control Continuum
Symptoms: Fatigue and Cognitive Dysfunction
Symptoms: Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Symptoms: Aromatase Inhibitor Induced Arthralgias
Symptoms: Lymphedema
Symptoms: Menopause, Infertility and Sexual Health
Host Factors and Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence: Genetic, epigenetic and biologic factors and breast cancer outcomes
Comorbidities and their Management: Potential Impact on Breast Cancer Outcomes
Modifiable Lifestyle Factors and Breast Cancer Outcomes: Current Controversies and Research Recommendations
Risk reduction from Weight management and physical activity interventions
Prevention and Treatment of Cardiac Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Survivors
Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Survivors
Living with metastatic breast cancer
Quality of care, including survivorship care plans.Digital Access Springer 2015 - DigitalDeepak Kademani, editor.Summary: This book brings together experts in the field of maxillofacial and head and neck oncology to provide a comprehensive clinical and translational update on oral cancer that focuses especially on prognosis. Readers will find up-to-date information on disease staging and the pathological, genetic, and surgical factors that affect patient outcomes. Individual chapters describe the most recent advances in radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, again with careful analysis of the treatment-related factors relevant to response and survival. Management of premalignant lesions and risk factors for malignant transformation are discussed, and the latest knowledge on chemoprevention is presented. Further topics to be addressed include reconstruction of oral cancer defects, salvage options in the event of recurrence, and the prediction of quality of life following treatment. The book will be of value to all clinicians who care for patients with oral cancer in their everyday practice. .
Contents:
Oral Epithelial Dysplasia
Chemoprevention in Oral Cancer
Diagnostic Adjuncts for Screening and Surveillance in Head and Neck Cancer
Current Updates in Staging and Prognosis in Oral Cancer
Surgical Factors Affecting Outcomes in Oral Cancer
Pathological Factors Affecting Outcomes in Oral Cancer
Genetic Factors Affecting Outcomes in Oral Cancer
Factors Affecting Response and Survival in Radiotherapy
Novel and Emerging Chemotherapeutic Agents in Head and Neck Cancer
Immunotherapy in Oral Cancer
Recurrent Oral Cancer and Salvage Options
Reconstruction of Oral Cancer Defects
Predicting QOL After Oral Cancer Treatment. - DigitalJonathan Hunter, Robert Maunder, editors.Contents:
Introduction
Background: Fundamentals of Attachment Theory
Advanced Attachment Concepts
Specific populations: Family Practice/Somatization
Diabetes
Chronic Pain
Nephrology/dialysis
Hepatitis/obesity
Cancer/ Palliative care
The Disorganized attachment patient
The interventions: Consultation and Liaison (C&L)
Collaborative Care
Psychotherapy
Mentalizing
The Future: What about the practitioner's attachment system
Health care process/systems
The Attachment approach to Medical Education
The Attachment Lens on Psychosomatics
Summary. - Digitaledited by T. Scott Murrell, Robert L. Mikkelsen, Gavin Sulewski, Robert Norton, Michael L. Thompson.Summary: This open access book highlights concepts discussed at two international conferences that brought together world-renowned scientists to advance the science of potassium (K) recommendations for crops. There was general agreement that the potassium recommendations currently in general use are oversimplified, outdated, and jeopardize soil, plant, and human health. Accordingly, this book puts forward a significantly expanded K cycle that more accurately depicts K inputs, losses and transformations in soils. This new cycle serves as both the conceptual basis for the scientific discussions in this book and a framework upon which to build future improvements. Previously used approaches are critically reviewed and assessed, not only for their relevance to future enhancements, but also for their use as metrics of sustainability. An initial effort is made to link K nutrition in crops and K nutrition in humans. The book offers an invaluable asset for graduate students, educators, industry scientists, data scientists, and advanced agronomists.
Contents:
The Potassium Cycle and Its Relationship to Recommendation Development
Inputs: Potassium Sources for Agricultural Systems
Outputs: Potassium Losses from Agricultural Systems
Rhizosphere Processes and Root Traits Determining the Acquisition of Soil Potassium
Potassium Use Efficiency of Plants
Considerations for Unharvested Plant Potassium
Considering Soil Potassium Pools with Dissimilar Plant Availability
Using Soil Tests to Evaluate Plant Availability of Potassium in Soils
Evaluating Plant Potassium Status
How Closely is Potassium Mass Balance Related to Soil Test Changes
Assessing Potassium Mass Balances in Different Countries and Scales
Considerations for Selecting Potassium Placement Methods in Soil
Timing Potassium Applications to Synchronize with Plant Demand
Broadening the Objectives of Future Potassium Recommendations
Improving Human Nutrition: A Critical Objective for Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops. - DigitalAndre Bationo, Djimasbé Ngaradoum, Sansan Youl, Francois Lompo, Joseph Opoku Fening, editors.Summary: Improving fertilizer recommendations for increased return from fertilizer investments and optimized crop response to fertilizer has been a major area of investigation of IFDC. Since 2008, IFDC through its Natural Resource Management (NRM) Program has partnered with national agricultural research services to undertake research, development and extensive on-farm trials in various agroecosystems in West Africa to develop site specific fertilizer recommendations for crops. Validation trials have been conducted in many countries (Benin (maize, cassava), Burkina (rice, maize and sorghum) Ghana (maize, cocoa and cassava) and Togo (maize and cassava). However, these fertilizer recommendation data remain scattered and most of them need final statistical analysis before they can be fully utilized and/or scaled out. As part of its efforts to improve fertilizer use and efficiency in West Africa, and following the recent adoption of the West African fertilizer recommendation action plan (RAP) by ECOWAS, IFDC has taken technical lead with key partner institutions and experts to build on previous and current fertilizer recommendations for various crops and countries in West Africa for wider uptake by public policy makers and fertilizer industry actors.
Contents:
Intro; Preface; Scientific Steering Committee; Contents;
Chapter 1: Soil Organic Carbon and Proper Fertilizer Recommendation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Soil Organic Carbon Management; 1.3 Soil Organic Carbon Status at Farm Level; 1.4 Fertilizer Use and Soil Organic Carbon Decline; 1.5 Conclusion; References;
Chapter 2: Nutrient Management in Livestock Systems in West Africa Sahel with Emphasis on Feed and Grazing Management; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Materials and Methods; 2.2.1 Data Sources; 2.2.2 Data Analysis; 2.3 Results and Discussion. 2.3.1 Effect of Grazing Management on Forage Intake and Animal Performance2.3.2 Effect of Grazing Management on Collectable Manure; 2.3.3 Effect of Different Feed Types on Fecal Nitrogen and Phosphorus, and Urinary Nitrogen Output; 2.3.4 Feed and Grazing Management Factors Influencing Nutrient Cycling in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems of West Africa Sahel; 2.3.5 Feeding the Animals and Fertilizing the Soil; 2.4 Conclusion; References;
Chapter 3: Managing Fertilizer Recommendations in Rice-Based Cropping Systems Challenges and Strategic Approaches; 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 The Rice Based Systems and Soil Constraints3.2.1 The Rainfed Upland Rice System; 3.2.2 The Rainfed Lowland System; 3.2.3 The Irrigated Rice System; 3.2.4 Soil Constraints; 3.3 Fertilizers Recommendation for Rice Systems; 3.3.1 Irrigated and Rainfed Lowlands; 3.3.2 Rainfed Upland; 3.4 New Concepts and Tools for Management of Fertilizers in Rice Systems; 3.4.1 The Challenges; 3.4.2 New Concepts and Tools for Fertilizer Recommendations; 3.4.3 The Site-Specific Nutrient Management in Rice System; 3.4.4 Rice Advice; 3.4.5 Integrated Crop Management; 3.4.6 Integrated Soil Fertility Management. 3.5 The Way Forward3.6 Conclusions; References;
Chapter 4: Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Agroforestry Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods; 4.2.1 Definitions of the Geographic Area and Practices Studied; 4.2.2 Data Collection; 4.2.3 Data Analysis; 4.3 Results and Discussions; 4.4 Conclusion; References;
Chapter 5: Effect of Hill Placement of Nutrients on Millet Productivity and Characteristics of Sahelian Soils of Niger: Analys ... ; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Material and Methods; 5.2.1 Site Description; 5.2.2 Experimental Soil Properties. 5.2.3 Experimental Design5.2.4 Data Collection; 5.3 Results; 5.3.1 Rainfall Distribution During the Experimental Years; 5.3.2 Effect of Mineral Fertilizer on Total Biomass Yield Across Years and Experiments; 5.3.3 Effect of Organic Manure on Total Biomass Yield Across Years and Experiments; 5.4 Pearl Millet Total Biomass Yield Trend After Three Years of Cropping; 5.4.1 Effect of Mineral Fertilizer; 5.4.2 Effect of Organic Manure; 5.4.3 Plant Nutrient Uptake; 5.4.3.1 Plant Nutrients Absorption; 5.5 Soil Nutrients Characteristics Following Three Seasons of Cropping; 5.6 General Analysis. - DigitalAndre Bationo, Djimasbé Ngaradoum, Sansay Youl, Francois Lompo, Joseph Opoku Fening, editors.Summary: Improving fertilizer recommendations for increased return from fertilizer investments and optimized crop response to fertilizer has been a major area of investigation of IFDC. Since 2008, IFDC through its Natural Resource Management (NRM) Program has partnered with national agricultural research services to undertake research, development and extensive on-farm trials in various agroecosystems in West Africa to develop site specific fertilizer recommendations for crops. Validation trials have been conducted in many countries (Benin (maize, cassava), Burkina (rice, maize and sorghum) Ghana (maize, cocoa and cassava) and Togo (maize and cassava). However, these fertilizer recommendation data remain scattered and most of them need final statistical analysis before they can be fully utilized and/or scaled out. As part of its efforts to improve fertilizer use and efficiency in West Africa, and following the recent adoption of the West African fertilizer recommendation action plan (RAP) by ECOWAS, IFDC has taken technical lead with key partner institutions and experts to build on previous and current fertilizer recommendations for various crops and countries in West Africa for wider uptake by public policy makers and fertilizer industry actors.
Contents:
Intro; Preface; Scientific Steering Committee; Contents;
Chapter 1: Combining the DSSAT Model with Experimentation to Update Recommendations of Fertilizer Rates for Rice and Maize in ... ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Materials and Methods; 1.2.1 Site Description; 1.2.2 Methodology for Updating Recommendations of Fertilizer Rates for Rice Production; 1.2.2.1 Experimental Design for Nutrient Omission Trials; 1.2.2.2 Experimental Device for Studying the Response of Rice to Nitrogen and Phosphorus; 1.2.2.3 Farming Operations; 1.2.2.4 Data Analysis. 1.3 Methodology for Updating Recommendations of Fertilizer Rates for Maize Production1.3.1 Conduct of Validation Trials; 1.3.2 Determination of the Optimal Fertilizer Rate; 1.4 Results; 1.4.1 Diagnosis of Soil Fertility in Irrigated Rice Farming; 1.4.2 Rice Response to Increasing Rates of N and P; 1.4.3 Economic Evaluation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recommendations; 1.4.4 Effects of Fertilizer Rates on Maize Yields in Western Burkina Faso; 1.4.5 Effects of Fertilizer Rates on Maize Yields in Eastern Burkina Faso; 1.4.6 Optimal Fertilizer Rate for Western Burkina Faso using the DSSAT Model. 1.4.7 Optimal Rate for Eastern Burkina Faso1.5 Discussion; 1.5.1 Limiting Nutrients; 1.5.2 Optimal Rates of Nitrogen and Phosphorus for Rice Production; 1.5.3 Effects of Fertilizer Rates on Maize Yields; 1.6 Conclusion; References;
Chapter 2: Participatory Evaluation of Productivity, Fertility Management, and Dissemination of Irrigated Exotic Vegetables in ... ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Materials and Methods; 2.2.1 Site Description; 2.2.2 Participatory Approach to Experiments, Demonstration, and Practices; 2.2.3 Design of Field Experiments for Irrigated Vegetable Production. 2.2.4 Design of Field Experiments for Subsequent Rain Fed Millet Production2.2.5 Farmer Survey; 2.2.6 Soil Sampling and Analysis; 2.3 Results; 2.3.1 Results of Mother and Group Baby Trials; 2.3.2 Results of Individual Baby Trials; 2.4 Discussion; 2.4.1 Productivity of Exotic Vegetables with Fertilizer Application; 2.4.2 Land Productivity in Vegetable Cultivation; 2.5 Conclusions; References;
Chapter 3: Recommendation of a New Fertilizer Rate for Rice in the Irrigated Areas of the Niger River Valley; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Materials and Methods; 3.2.1 Materials; 3.2.1.1 Experimental Site. 3.2.1.2 Biological Material3.2.2 Methods; 3.2.2.1 Choice of Farmers and Investigation Process; 3.2.2.2 Sampling and Analysis of Soil Samples; 3.2.2.3 Agronomic Trial; 3.3 Results and Discussions; 3.3.1 Results; 3.3.1.1 Soil Physico-chemical Characteristics in the Four Irrigated Areas of the Study; 3.3.1.2 Fertilizer Use by Farmers; 3.3.1.3 Effect of Treatments on Rice Yields; 3.3.2 Discussions; 3.4 Conclusion; References;
Chapter 4: The Interactive Effect of Residue Quality, Quantity, Soil Texture and N Management on Maize Crop Yield in Ghana; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Materials and Methods. - Digital/PrintKenneth V. Iserson.Contents:
Section I: The Situation
Section II: Basic Needs
Section III: Patient Assessment/Stabilization
Section IV: Surgical Interventions
Section V: Nonsurgical Interventions
Section VI: Appendices.Digital Access - DigitalJose V. Nable, William Brady, editors.Summary: This book is a practical guide for health care professionals encountering medical emergencies during commercial flight. Health care providers should consider responding to emergencies during flight as there are often no other qualified individuals on board. This text covers the most common emergencies encountered during flight, both general medical emergencies and those specifically tied to the effects of flying, including cardiac, respiratory, and neurological issues. Medicolegal issues are considered in-depth, for both United States domestic and international flights, as there is potential legal risk involved in giving medical assistance on a flight. Additional chapters are dedicated to pre-flight clearance and the role non-physician healthcare providers can play. In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Practical Guide to Preparedness and Response is an essential resource for not only physicians but all healthcare professionals who travel regularly.
Contents:
Introduction
Pathophysiology of Flight
Medicolegal Issues Arising from Inflight Medical Emergencies in Commercial Travel
International Flight Considerations
In-Flight Evaluation and Management of Cardiac Illness
Respiratory Emergencies
Neurological Illness.- Psychiatric Emergencies
Pediatric Considerations
Obstetrics and Gynecology Considerations
Infectious Disease
Other Presentations
Preflight Medical Clearance
Preflight Therapies to Minimize Medical Risk Associated with Commercial Air Travel
Ground Based Medical Support
Use of Commercial Aircraft for Emergency Patient Transport
Responding As a Non-Physician Healthcare Provider. - Digitaledited by Teresa Y. Neely and Jorge R. López-McKnight.Summary: In the 20-year reboot of Neely and Abif's 1996 In Our Own Voices, fifteen of the original contributors revisit their stories alongside the fifteen new voices that have been added. This Collective represents a wide range of life and library experiences, gender fluidities, sexualities, races, and other visible and invisible identities.Digital Access ProQuest Ebook Central 2018Limited to 1 simultaneous users
- DigitalBert Gordijn, Anthony Mark Cutter, editors.Summary: This volume assembles an interdisciplinary team of leading academics, industry figures, policymakers and NGOs to consider the legal, ethical and social issues that are raised by innovations in nanoscience and nanotechnology. By bringing together international experts from a diverse range of fields this volume addresses the implications and impact that nanotechnology has on society. Through the exploration of six key themes the contributors analyse both the impact of nanotechnology and the emergence of the concept of nanoethics. Each section includes authors from both sides of the political and scientific divide incorporating both positive and negative perspectives on nanotechnology, as well as including discussions of associated concepts such as converging technologies. The result provides for the widest and most balanced discussion of these issues to date.Digital Access Springer 2010
- DigitalDevendra K. Choudhary, Manoj Kumar, Ram Prasad, Vivek Kumar, editors.Summary: This book explores the role of in silico deployment in connection with modulation techniques for improving sustainability and competitiveness in the agri-food sector; pharmacokinetics and molecular docking studies of plant-derived natural compounds; and their potential anti-neurodegenerative activity. It also investigates biochemical pathways for bacterial metabolite synthesis, fungal diversity and plant-fungi interaction in plant diseases, methods for predicting disease-resistant candidate genes in plants, and genes-to-metabolites and metabolites-to-genes approaches for predicting biosynthetic pathways in microbes for natural product discovery. The respective chapters elaborate on the use of in situ methods to study biochemical pathways for bacterial metabolite synthesis; tools for plant metabolites in defence; plant secondary metabolites in defence; plant growth metabolites; characterisation of plant metabolites; and identification of plant derived metabolites in the context of plant defence. The book offers an unprecedented resource, highlighting state-of-the-art research work that will greatly benefit researchers and students alike, not only in the field of agriculture but also in many disciplines in the life sciences and plant sciences.
Contents:
About the Editors;
Chapter 1: Genes to Metabolites and Metabolites to Genes Approaches to Predict Biosynthetic Pathways in Microbes for Natural P ... ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Why Microbial Secondary Metabolites Are Needed?; 1.3 Genome-Based Mining Strategies; 1.4 Retrograde Pathway Evolution; 1.5 Pathway Evolution Through Retrobiosynthesis and Retrosynthetic Designs; 1.6 Genome-Based Mining Tools for Genes to Metabolites (Forward) Approach; 1.7 Databases Dedicated to Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Intro; Preface; For Gram +ve Bacterium; PCR Amplification of 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene; PCR Product Purification and Sequencing; 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Homology and Phylogeny Analysis; Sequence Submission and Culture Deposition; Molecular Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Bacterium and Phylogeny Analysis; Evolutionary Relationships of Bacillus sp. SJ-5; Molecular Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Properties of Bacteria; For Grame -ve Bacterium; Gene Amplification; Gene Sequencing and Analysis; Phylogeny Based on 16 rRNA Gene Analyses; Phylogeny Analysis of PGP Properties Genes 1.8 Genome-Based Mining Tools for Metabolites to Genes (Retrosynthetic) Approach1.9 Concluding Remarks; References;
Chapter 2: Role of Functional Bacterial Phylum Proteobacteria in Glycine max Growth Promotion Under Abiotic Stress: A Glimpse ... ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Soybean Numero Uno Crop; 2.2.1 Selection and Characterization of PGPR Strains; 2.2.2 PGPR Characteristics: Case Studies; 2.2.2.1 Qualitative and Quantitative Estimation of Phosphate Solubilization Under Salt; 2.2.2.2 ACC Deaminase Activity in Different Salt Concentrations 2.2.2.3 Proline Determination in Different Salt Concentrations2.2.2.4 Exopolysaccharide Production; 2.2.2.5 Molecular Characterization of Genes in Bacteria; 2.2.3 Sterilization and Viability and Seed Sensitivity; 2.2.4 Standardization for Bacterial Inoculums; 2.2.4.1 Bacterial Growth Under Stress Conditions; 2.2.5 PGP Traits; 2.2.5.1 IAA Production on Different Salt Concentration; 2.2.5.2 Phosphate Solubilization on Different Salt Concentration; 2.2.5.3 Siderophore Production on Different Salt Concentration; 2.2.5.4 ACC Deaminase Activity on Different Salt Concentration 2.2.5.5 EPS Production on Different Salt Stress 2.2.5.6 Phylogeny Analysis of PGP Gene Properties; References;
Chapter 3: Methanogenic Archaea in Paddy Agricultural Fields; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Materials and Methods; 3.2.1 Experimental Site and Soil Sampling; 3.2.2 Soil Physicochemical Analyses; 3.2.3 Methane Production Potential of Soil; 3.2.4 Kinetics of Methane Production; 3.2.5 PCR-Cloning-RFLP Analysis, Sequencing, and Assignment of Clones into OTUs; 3.2.6 Nucleotide Sequence Accession Numbers; 3.2.7 Diversity Indices; 3.3 Results and Discussion - Digitaledited by Giselbert Hauptmann.Contents:
Optimization of in situ hybridization and co-expression analysis in the central nervous system / Louisa Mezache ... [et al.]
In situ hybridization methods for RNA visualization in C. elegans / Gina Broitman-Maduro and Morris F. Maduro
Multicolored visualization of transcript distributions in Drosophila embryos / Iris Söll and Giselbert Hauptmann
Exploring brain genoarchitecture by single and double chromogenic in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) in whole-mount embryos / José Luis ... [et al.]
Exploring brain genoarchitecture by single and double chromogenic in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) on cryostat, paraffin, or floating sections / José Luis Ferran ... [et al.]
Combined radioactive and nonradioactive double in situ hybridization (DISH) / Jong-Hyun Son and Ursula H. Winzer-Serhan
One FISH, dFISH, three FISH : sensitive methods of whole- mount fluorescent in situ hybridization in freshwater planarians / David D. R. Brown and Bret J. Pearson
Whole-mount in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry in xenopus embryos / Edgar M. Pera ... [et al.]
Manual and automated whole-mount in situ hybridization for systematic gene expression analysis in embryonic Zebrafish forebrain / Iris Söll and Giselbert Hauptmann
Large-scale ISH on mouse brain sections for systematic gene expression analysis in developing mouse diencephalon / Tomomi Shimogori and Seth Blackshaw
High-throughput in situ hybridization : systematical production of gene expression data and beyond / Lars Geffers and Gregor Eichele
Analysis of embryonic gene expression patterns in the hagfish / Yasuhiro Oisi ... [et al.]
Gene expression analysis of lamprey embryos / Fumiaki Sugahara, Yasunori Murakami, and Shigeru Kuratani
Detection of mRNA and microRNA expression in basal chordates, amphioxus and ascidians / Simona Candiani, Greta Garbarino, and Mario Pestarino
Analysis of gene expression in neurons and synapses by multi-color in situ hybridization / Leonid L. Moroz and Andrea B. Kohn
Fluorescent in situ hybridization in primary hippocampal neurons to detect localized mRNAs / Jacki E. Heraud-Farlow, Tejaswini Sharangdhar, and Michael A. Kiebler
Combining whole-mount in situ hybridization with neuronal tracing and immunohistochemistry / Jeremy S. Duncan ... [et al.]
Fluorescent in situ hybridization detection of microRNAs in Newt tissue cryosections / Jamie Ian Morrison
Subcellular transcript localization in Drosophila embryos and tissues visualized by multiplex-FISH / Julie Bergalet ... [et al.]
Application of alkaline phosphatase-mediated azo dye staining for dual fluorescent in situ hybridization in Zebrafish / Giselbert Hauptmann, Gilbert Lauter, and Iris Söll
Multiplex fluorescent RNA in situ hybridization via RNAscope / Hongwei Wang ... [et al.]
Quantum dot-based in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry to detect mRNA and protein at subcellular levels, comparison with studies using electron microscopy / Akira Matsuno ... [et al.]
Quantitative multiplexed quantum dot based in situ hybridization in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue / Eleni Tholouli, Judith A. Hoyland, and Richard J. Byers
Single and multiplexed fluorescent in situ hybridization using quantum dots nanocrystals in xenopus / Andriani Ioannou ... [et al.]
Quantitative single-molecule mRNA fluorescent in situ hybridization in C. elegans / Remco A. Mentink ... [et al.]
In situ detection of individual mRNA molecules with padlock probes and target-primed rolling-circle amplification in fixed mouse brain tissues / Thomas Hauling ... [et al.]
Extended multiplexed fluorescent in situ hybridization by combinatorial encoding of individual transcripts / Lars Martin Jakt and Satoko Moriwaki
Characterizing cellular identity at one cell resolution / Amaresh K. Ranjan, Mugdha V. Joglekar, and Anandwardhan A. Hardikar
Transglutaminase-mediated in situ hybridization (TransISH) for mRNA detection in mammalian tissues / Katsuyuki Miyawaki, Sumihare Noji, and Noriho Kamiya
ECHO-FISH for gene transcript detection in neuronal and other cells and subcellular compartments / Dan Ohtan Wang and Akimitsu Okamoto.Digital Access Springer 2015 - Digitaledited by Boye Schnack Nielsen, Bioneer A/S, Molecular Histology, Hørholm, Denmark.Summary: "In Situ Hybridization Protocols, Fourth Edition contains 21 protocols that utilize the in situ hybridization technology to document or take advantage of the visualization of specific RNA molecules. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, In Situ Hybridization Protocols, Fourth Edition seeks to aid scientists in the further discovery of new RNA species and uncovering of their cellular functions."--Page [4] of cover.
Contents:
Fixation/permeabilization procedure for mRNA in situ hybridization of zebrafish whole-mount oocytes, embryos, and larvae / Ricardo Fuentes and Juan Fernández
MicroRNA in situ hybridization on whole-mount preimplantation embryos / Karen Goossens, Luc Peelman, and Ann Van Soom
Whole-mount in situ hybridization (WISH) optimized for gene expression analysis in mouse embryos and embryoid bodies / Eleni Dakou [and five others]
Whole-mount in situ hybridization using DIG-labeled probes in planarian / Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf and Jordi Solana
In situ hybridization on whole-mount zebrafish embryos and young larvae / Bernard Thisse and Christine Thisse
LNA-based in situ hybridization detection of mRNAs in embryos / Diana K. Darnell and Parker B. Antin
Chromogen detection of microRNA in frozen clinical tissue samples using LNA probe technology / Boye Schnack Nielsen, Trine Møller, and Kim Holmstrøm
MicroRNA in situ hybridization in tissue microarrays / Julia J. Turnock-Jones and John P.C. Le Quesne
Fluorescence in situ hybridization for detection of small RNAs on frozen tissue sections / Asli Silahtaroglu
Sensitive and specific in situ hybridization for early drug discovery / Pernille A. Usher ... [and six others]
Zinc-based fixation for high-sensitivity in situ hybridization : a nonradioactive colorimetric method for the detection of rare transcripts on tissue sections / Electra Stylianopoulou, George Skavdis, and Maria Grigoriou
Dual-color ultrasensitive bright-field RNA in situ hybridization with RNAscope / Hongwei Wang ... [and eight others]
Fully automated fluorescence-based four-color multiplex assay for co-detection of microRNA and protein biomarkers in clinical tissue specimens / Lorenzo F. Sempere
Multiplexed miRNA fluorescence in situ hybridization for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues / Neil Renwick ... [and three others]
Simultaneous detection of nuclear and cytoplasmic RNA variants utilizing stellaris RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization in adherent cells / Sally R. Coassin ... [and three others]
Quantitative ultrasensitive bright-field RNA in situ hybridization with RNAscope / Hongwei Wang ... [and eight others]
Identification of low-expressing transcripts of the NPY receptors' family in the murine lingual epithelia / Sergei Zolotukhin
In situ hybridization for fungal ribosomal RNA sequences in paraffin-embedded tissues using biotin-labeled locked nucleic acid probes / Kathleen T. Montone
In situ hybridization freeze-assisted punches (IFAP) : technique for liquid-based tissue extraction from thin slide-mounted sections for DNA methylation analysis / Lawrence S. Own and Paresh D. Patel
miRNA detection at single-cell resolution using microfluidic LNA Flow-FISH / Meiye Wu, Matthew E. Piccini, and Anup K. Singh
PNA-based fluorescence in situ hybridization for identification of bacteria in clinical samples / Mustafa Fazli ... [and four others].Digital Access Springer 2014 - DigitalIgor Popov.Summary: The monograph focuses on the European freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera, which is an endangered bivalve species. Most of its populations in the Russian section of the Baltic Sea basin had never been studied, although they were known in the past to the pearl fishers. Rediscovery included search for the previously unknown populations, revealing the facts of population extinctions, analysis of negative impacts, elaboration of conservation measures, and revealing of regularities in distribution. Patterns of land use and river management were analyzed. The procedure of rediscovery was applied for other animal species of Northwest Russia, which are threatened on a global scale thick-shelled mussel, Unio crassus; curlew Numenius arquata; black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa; Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus; European mink, Mustela lutreola; pond bat, Myotis dasycneme; Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio; and broad-clawed crayfish, Astacus astacus. The methods and principles of conservation studies were discussed. The obtained data were analyzed with respect to current global change of biosphere. The book will appeal to specialists dealing with conservation studies and activities such as red lists, river protection, and conservation of endangered species. Moreover, a part of the book represents an interest for biogerontology as it presents discredit of the popular concept on negligible senescence. The data on distribution of some animals in Russia will be interesting in terms of zoology and biogeography, as they are not yet sufficiently represented in the international editions. The book can be used as supplemental reading for courses in biological invasions, ecology and conservation, and biodiversity. The work also contains chapters on global processes (deforestation, desertification, river degradation) and can therefore also be used for general courses in environmental sciences.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. European pearl mussel: background information and literature review
Chapter 3. Materials and methods
Chapter 4. Results
Chapter 5. Discussion
Chapter 6. Conclusions. - PrintMitch Landrieu.Summary: "There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence for it." When Landrieu addressed the people of New Orleans in May 2017 about his decision to take down four Confederate monuments, he struck a nerve nationally. Here he discusses his personal journey on race as well as the path he took to making the decision to remove the monuments; tackles the broader history of slavery, race and institutional inequities that still bedevil America; and traces his personal relationship to this history. -- adapted from jacket. "When Mayor Mitch Landrieu addressed the people of New Orleans in May 2017 about his decision to take down four Confederate monuments, he struck a nerve nationally, forcing into the open a reckoning with the institutional racism that shapes us today. Now Mayor Landrieu retraces his personal journey on race and the path he took to making the decision to remove the monuments. A book that looks forward as well as back in time, In the Shadow of Statues tackles the broad legacies of slavery, race, and inequality that still bedevil America. Landrieu recounts his own relationship to this history with insight. He grew up with a progressive education in a racially divided city, but even he had to relearn Southern history as it really happened. His father, as state legislator and then mayor, was a huge force in the integration of New Orleans in the 1960s and 1970s. Early in his own career, Landrieu took on David Duke in the state legislature. He became a catalyst in the historic recovery of his hometown after Hurricane Katrina, a time that had its own troubling racial component. As mayor, he deals with poverty and urban violence daily in a city that is one of the world's beloved cultural treasures. At a moment when racism is resurgent with seemingly tacit approval from the highest levels of government and when too many Americans have a misplaced nostalgia for a time and place that never existed, this book is necessary reading. Equal parts memoir, history, and prescription for finally confronting America's most painful legacy, In the Shadow of Statues contributes a strong voice to the national conversation about race today. It is a passionate, personal, urgent book for all Americans."--Jacket.
Contents:
Prologue: Can someone get me a crane?
Broadmoor
Learning to see what's in front of me
David Duke and Donald Trump, a nightmare loop
Politics in disaster time
Rebuilding and mourning in NOLA
The shadow of Robert E. Lee
Epilogue
Truth: Remarks on the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans (speech made at Gallier Hall, May 19, 2017). - PrintSilvia Vasquez-Lavado.Summary: "When Silvia's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latinx hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. She was deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. Her visit to Peru would become a turning point in her life. Silvia started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent-the restricted oxygen at altitude, the vast expanse of emptiness around her, the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains, the nearness of death-woke her up. And then, she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain: Everest. "The Mother of the World," as it's known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her, their strength and community propelling her forward. In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, gratitude for the strong women in our lives, and faith in our own resilience"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Chomolungma
Borron y cuenta nueva
Summit mittens
Sunday's prey
The high Himalayas
Lancaster 90210
Ridum
Top shelf
Nothing we do is small
Peruvian cowgirl with no past
Walking together
When things fall apart
Testosterone
The Great Wall
Kind if you let her
Los divorciados
The valley of silence
The death zone
At the top of the world. - Printedited by Ajay Major & Aleena Paul.Contents:
Hands/ Lisa Moore
Stripping down the flesh / Nita Chen
EKG calamity / Steven Lange
Lacrimos / Daniel Coleman
Autumn autopsy / Abi Ashcraft
A tub of baby hearts / Katie Taylor
Anatomical variation / Damien Zreibe
Hello sir / Haikoo Shah
I don't know : the medical student motto / Daniel Lefler
Medicine's hardest lesson : people, not patients / Navdeep Kang
Searching for role models in medicine / David Gasalberti
It's hard keeping a white coat clean / Claire McDaniel
Medical student, student physician or student doctor? / Joshua Niforatos
On empathy (can these shoes ever fit?) / Jennifer Hong
Learning to see / Olivia Low
30 percent bucket / Joshua Stein
On clinical teaching and evidence-based medicine / Amy Briggs
The value of empathy in medicine / Sarah Bommarito
"May I ask you a few questions and examine you?" / Tania Tabassum
Overthink it! / Eric Donahue
Eau de medical school / Nita Chen
Doctor Dad : a husband and father of three / Daniel Gates
Better mom, better doctor / Mariya Cherneykina
Never forget those who got you here / Eric Donahue
Being pregnant during the first year of medical school / Allison Lyle
For Pappou : a reflection on loss / Chris Meltsakos
Medical student as patient / Lorenzo Sewanan
When a patient's disease strikes a chord / Anjani Amladi
Parenthesis / Amanda Rutishauser
A medical student's experience as a patient / Crystal Romero
Treating the disease and treating the illness / Steven Lange
Broken / Jennifer Tsai
A night at the homeless shelter / Jimmy Tam Huy Pham
A wait for the bus : a solution for wandering in dementia / Katie Taylor
How health care policy shapes health care practice / Manasa Mouli
A lack of care : why medical students should focus on Ferguson / Jennifer Tsai
Physicians-in-transit : the blizzard of 2015 / Jacob Walker
My black eyes / Jessicqa Ubanyionwu
Mine / Damien Zreibe
On silence : the limits of professionalism / Jennifer Hong
My white coat costume / Jes Minor
Street medicine / Ajay Koti
The chair / Ben Ferguson - My contribution / Kerri Vincenti
Don't judge a book by its cover / Manik Aggarwal
To the man with the flowers / Sasha Yakhkind
The little one / Eric Ballon-Landa
Exam room 3 / Jimmy Yan
Emotions and energy in the ICU / Lisa Moore
A sweet embrace / Zachary Abramson
Do you remember? / Jimmy Yan
Beta amyloid blues / Kiersten Pollard
A story of love from psychiatry / Manasa Mouli
Eyes : a reflection from the first month of clerkships / Sanjay Salgado
We lost it : a story of surgical error / Dacia Russell
How to make challah : the Jewish octopus / Ajay Koti
Why I am in the room / Katie Taylor
Fading memories of love and martinis / Joshua Niforatos / M/R/G / Steven Lange
The lady in red / Lisa Podolsky
Being there / Corbin Pomeranz
A portrait of the patient as an old man / Millin Sekhon
Pansies, rosemary and rue / Erin Baumgartner
Diversity and rhinos / Bianca Maria Stifani
Medicine, meaning and fluency / Jocelyn Mary-Estelle Wilson
On doctoring etiquette / Qing Meng Zhang
A patient in denial : is the system at fault? / Ola Hadaya
Clinical culture shock : low health literacy as a barrier to effective communication / Lindsey McDaniel
Talking dirty / Mariya Cherneykina
Lost in translation / Katharine Caldwell
View from the other side / Jimmy Yan
Doctoring : who is it really for? / Nita Chen
Breaking down the barrier / Pratik Kanabur
A case for inclusive language / Ria Pal
Remembering what it is like not to know / Katie Taylor
How medical school taught me to put studying second / Samuel Scott
Do they teach fear in medical school? / Ajay Koti
Idea worship : mindfulness in medical school / Andrew Kadler
How to find the strength to keep going : words of advice from a third-year / Jarna Shah
Wounded healers / Ajay Koti
Rite of passage / Nita Chen
Booster / Jennifer Tsai
CMO : comfort measures only, not morphine drip only / Reza Hosseini Ghomi
From birth to death : a recollection of the third year / Chris Meltsakos
The inevitable / Punita Shroff
Life song / Sophia Tolliver
False song? The story of Mr. R. / Faryal Osman
Try again : experiencing failure as a medical student / Sadhana Rajamoorthi
Stars, dollar bills and other essentials / Morgan Shier
Breeze / Jennifer Tsai
N'ap kenbe/we're holding on / Christopher Hudson
Half of a year, halfway across the world / Sadhana Rajamoorthi
The problem with playing doctor / Shraddha Dalwadi
Perspectives from the bike : a look at an Ecuadorian hospital / Brian Lefchak
An afternoon with a Swazi boy / Brent Schnipke
On a mission / Victoria Psomiadis
More than a number : the patient's story / Peter Wingfield
On becoming a doctor : excellent medical student, terrible clinician / Amy Ho
A letter to myself, future resident, on dealing with myself, current medical student / Lindsay Heuser
"Are there any physicians on board, we have a medical emergency" / Manik Aggarwal --Is it better to trust or to hope? / Robert Ethel. - DigitalHaibo Song, Jian'er Yao, editors.Summary: This book systematically describes the achievements and current situation of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) industry in China. It consists of eight parts, including the overview on the IVD industry in China in 2019, hot technologies and products of IVD industry, academic, technological and product development in the field of IVD, such as biochemical diagnosis, immune-diagnosis, molecular diagnosis, blood and body fluid diagnosis, microbial detection, point-of-care testing, laboratory assembly line, etc. This book is compiled by an editorial committee composed of well-known entrepreneurs, experts and professors in IVD industry in China. It is a reference book for practitioners of IVD industry, medical laboratory and medical staffs all over the world.
Contents:
Policy and Environment
Current Situation and Progress
Opportunities and Challenges
Opinions and Suggestions
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
Introduction of Hot Technologies and Products for Blood Coagulation Detection
Development and Prospect of Laboratory Automation
Clinical Application and Prospect of Automatic Examination Technology
Biochemical Diagnosis
Immune Diagnosis
Molecular Diagnosis
Clinical Testing
Microbiological Detection
Point-of-care Testing
Mergers and Acquisitions of China's IVD Industry
Overseas Mergers and Acquisitions. - Digitaledited by Kay Elder, Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge, Brian Dale Centre for Assisted Reproduction, Naples.Contents:
Review of cell and molecular biology
Endocrine control of reproduction: controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for ART
Gametes and gametogenesis
Sperm-oocyte interaction
First stages of development
Implantation and early stages of fetal development
Stem cell biology
The clinical in-vitro fertilization laboratory
Quality management in the IVF laboratory
Sperm and ART
Oocyte retrieval and embryo culture
Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos
Micromanipulation techniques
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Epigenetics and assisted reproduction.Digital Access Cambridge 2019 - Digitaledited by Zsolt Peter Nagy, Alex C. Varghese, Ashok Agarwal.Summary: Now in its revised and expanded second edition - including over 20 new chapters - this comprehensive textbook remains a unique and accessible description of the current and developing diagnostic and treatment techniques and technologies comprising in vitro fertilization (IVF). Arranged thematically in sections, each chapter covers a key topic in IVF in a sensible presentation. Parts one and two describe the planning, design and organization of an ART unit and IVF laboratory and equipment and systems, respectively. The sections that follow provide detailed descriptions of IVF techniques, embryo culture methods, sperm processing and selection, insemination procedures, micromanipulation, embryo evaluation, cryopreservation, and embryo transfer. Concluding sections address issues of management and regulation of ART labs across the globe, as well as special topics and emerging techniques and devices. Chapter authors, all experts in the field, contribute their expertise from around the world. With the addition of learning key points and review questions at the beginning and end of each chapter, this new edition of In Vitro Fertilization is a readily accessible, high quality instructional resource for reproductive medicine trainees at all levels. Practicing reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, and embryologists also will find value in the book, as will infertility researchers.
Contents:
Assisted reproductive technologies to prevent transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease
Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Transfer: Human Applications and Concerns
Embryo culture and phenotype of the offspring
Traceability in ART
The Role of Mitochondria in the Establishment of Developmental Competence in Early Human Development
Cytoskeletal architecture of human oocytes with a focus on centrosomes and their significant role in fertilization
Molecular Mining of Follicular Fluid for Reliable Biomarkers of Human Oocyte and Embryo Developmental Competence
Livestock Production via Micromanipulation endorf Micromanipulator: Setup and Operation of Electronic Micromanipulators.-Oocyte Treatment and Preparation for Microinjection
Piezo-ICSI
Traditional Embryo Morphology Evaluation: From the Zygote to the Blastocyst Stage
Predicting Embryo Implantation Potential Using Video Monitoring By the Embryoscope Time-Lapse System
Predicting Embryo Developmental Potential and Viability Using Automated Time-Lapse Analysis
Proteomics and Metabolomics
Amino Acid Turnover as a Biomarker of Embryo Viability
Microfluidics and Microanalytics to Facilitate Quantitative Assessment of Human Embryo Physiology
Assisted Hatching of Human Embryos for Successful Implantation
Polar Body Biopsy
Cleavage-Stage Embryo Biopsy
Current and Novel Methods for Chromosome Testing.-Embryo Biopsy for PGD: Current Perspective
Sperm Cryopreservation
Technologies of Cryoprotectant-free Vitrification of Human Spermatozoa: Asepticity as Criterionn of Effectiveness
Slow Freezing of Oocytes
Vitrification: Methods Contributing to Successful Cyopreservation Outcomes
Oocyte Vitrification and Current Clinical Applications
Slow Freezing of Embryos
Vitrification of Embryos
Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation
Establishing and Managing Donor Oocyte Banking
Single Embryo Transfer
Embryo Transfer: Techniques and Trouble shooting
G-CSF and GM-CSF: Clinical applications in reproductive medicine
The Freeze All Cycle: A New Paradigm Shift in ART
IVF Data Management: From Clipboards to Smart Apps
Regulation of the ART Laboratory
Legislation in the UK
Regulation, Licensing, and Accreditation of the ART Laboratory in Europe
Regulation, Licensing, and Accreditation of the ART Laboratory in Brazil
Regulation, Licensing and Accreditation of ART Laboratories in Australia
Trouble Shooting In Ivf Laboratories
Benchmarking and Decision Making in the IVF Laboratory
Automation, Artificial Intelligence and innovations in the future of IVF
.Digital Access Springer 2019 - Digitaledited by Gabor Kovacs, Peter Brinsden, Alan DeCherney.Summary: The birth of Louise Joy Brown - the world's first baby born following in-vitro fertilization - heralded a medical revolution. Forty years later, many thousands of babies are born each year following IVF. Assisted reproduction is a global industry with a multi-billion dollar turnover. It is a complex mix of science, clinical management, bioethics, and commercial imperatives. Many of the pioneers of IVF are still with us and have a fascinating tale to tell. Here, they relate the story of the development of IVF and related technologies in a way that will prove invaluable to future generations of practitioners seeking to understand the genesis of the specialty. This is not an academic history: rather it takes an informal and anecdotal approach; informing and entertaining for generations of past, present and future medical and scientific specialists of IVF, alongside the millions of parents, who celebrated the successes of IVF treatment worldwide.Digital Access Cambridge 2018
- Printeditor, Mukta M. Webber ; associate editor, Lea I. Sekely.Contents:
v. 1. Carcinomas of the esophagus and colon.--
v. 2. Carcinomas of the liver and pancreas.--
v. 3. Carcinomas of the mammary gland, uterus, and skin.--
v. 4. Carcinomas of the urinary bladder and kidney.--
v. 5. Carcinoma of the prostate and testis. - DigitalMichela Chiappalone, Valentina Pasquale, Monica Frega, editors.Summary: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the incredible advances achieved in the study of in vitro neuronal networks for use in basic and applied research. These cultures of dissociated neurons offer a perfect trade-off between complex experimental models and theoretical modeling approaches giving new opportunities for experimental design but also providing new challenges in data management and interpretation. Topics include culturing methodologies, neuroengineering techniques, stem cell derived neuronal networks, techniques for measuring network activity, and recent improvements in large-scale data analysis. The book ends with a series of case studies examining potential applications of these technologies.
Contents:
1. Past, present and future of neuronal models in vitro
2. In vitro models of neural disorders
3. Neuronal cultures and nanomaterials
4. Advances in Human Stem Cell Derived Neuronal Cell Culturing and Analysis
5. Large scale, high-resolution microelectrode arrays for interrogation of neurons and networks
6. Multi-site intracellular recordings
7. From MEAs to MOAs: the next generation of bioelectronic interfaces for neuronal cultures
8. Scaling spike detection and sorting for next generation electrophysiology
9. Burst detection methods
10. Reconstruction of functional connectivity from multi-electrode recordings and calcium imaging
11. Open-source tools for processing and analysis of in vitro extracellular neuronal signals
12. Screening chemicals for potential neurotoxicity and developmental neurotoxicity using neural networks grown on MEAs
13. Long-term activity dynamics of single neurons and networks
14. Electrical and optical closed-loop systems.Digital Access Springer 2019 - DigitalManoj Kumar, Annamalai Muthusamy, Vivek Kumar, Neera Bhalla-Sarin, editors.Digital Access Springer 2020
- Digitaledited by Anna Bal-Price, Paul Jennings.Summary: In Vitro Toxicology Systems brings together important issues and considerations needed in order to develop a workable, reliable, integrated testing strategy for the replacement of animals in toxicity testing regimes. This thorough volume includes sections on in vitro models for systemic organ toxicity, neurotoxicity, sensory organs, immunotoxicity and reproductive toxicity and addresses how stem cells may be used going forward. The book also tackles difficult areas of toxicology such as carcinogenicity and nanotoxicology, with additional chapters dedicated to kinetics, metabolism, and in vitro in vivo extrapolation. The book also addresses biological processes such as stress response pathways and mechanistic biomarkers and how these can be uncovered and measured using high content approaches. Reliable and authoritative, In Vitro Toxicology Systems will be of benefit not only to students, scientists, and regulators working in the field of chemical safety assessment but also to a wider scientific audience.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction
1.The Past, Present, and Future of Chemical Risk Assessment / Alice Limonciel
pt. II Systemic Organ Toxicity
2.In Vitro Systems for Hepatotoxicity Testing / Patricio Godoy
3.In Vitro Methods for Cardiotoxicity Testing / Agapios Sachinidis
4.Renal Cell Culture / Gerhard Gstraunthaler
5.Cellular Models for In Vitro Lung Toxicology / Oliver H. Wittekindt
pt. III Neurotoxicity
6.In Vitro Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing: Relevant Models and Endpoints / Helena T. Hogberg
7.Blood
Brain Barrier In Vitro Models and Their Applications in Toxicology / Maxime Culot
pt. IV Sensory Organ Models
8.Ocular Toxicity / Valerie Zuang
9.In Vitro Models for Ototoxic Research / Michael G. Leitner
pt. V Other Organs and Aspects
10.Dermal Toxicity: Skin Sensitization / Silvia Casati
11.Immunotoxicity / Thomas Hartung
12.Reproductive Toxicity / Cesare Galli --Digital Access Springer 2014 - DigitalGolshan Latifi, Scott Hau.Summary: In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in Eye Disease is a comprehensive new text that covers the latest advances in the field of in vivo confocal imaging. It presents a detailed overview of the basic anatomy of the different part of the cornea, conjunctiva and adnexal structures. It discusses the use of in vivo confocal microscopy in a range of clinical applications including the diagnosis of infective keratitis, corneal dystrophies, cornea nerves, conjunctival diseases and their differentiating features. Numerous confocal images, clinical pictures, other paraclinical images and histopathology slides of different ocular pathologies are examined and presented throughout the text. This book systematically reviews the use of confocal imaging in basic science of ocular tissues to the diagnosis of eye disease assembled in a single volume. It provides an up to date resource with an in depth review of scientific literature relating to both the clinical and research application of in vivo confocal microscopy in eye disease. The book ends with a discussion on non-ocular application of in vivo confocal microscopy and future developments including other emerging imaging technologies. This text will provide an invaluable resource for those who are interested in ocular imaging and it represents a timely resource for all practicing and trainee ophthalmologists.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
Principles of In Vivo Confocal Microscopy
Optical Principles
Types of Confocal Microscopes
Tandem Scanning Confocal Microscope
Slit-Scanning Confocal Microscope
Swept-Field Confocal Microscope
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope (LSCM)
Noncontact Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
References
Normal Anatomy
Introduction
Precorneal Tear Film
Corneal Anatomy
Epithelium
Bowman's Layer
Dendritic Cells
Stroma
Cornea Nerves
Descemet's Membrane
Endothelium
Limbus
References
Inflammation and Keratitis
Introduction Acute Inflammation
Neutrophils (Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils)
Dendritic Cells
Erythrocytes and Other Inflammatory Cells
Stroma
Endothelium: Keratic Precipitates
Microbial Keratitis
Bacterial Keratitis
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Fungal Keratitis
Corneal Nerve and Dendritic Cellular Response in Bacterial, Acanthamoeba and Fungal Keratitis
Microsporidia Keratitis
Diagnostic Accuracy of IVCM in Acanthamoeba and Fungal Keratitis
Viral Keratitis
Herpes Simplex Keratitis and Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Cytomegalovirus Endotheliitis
References Corneal Dystrophies
Epithelial and Subepithelial Dystrophies
Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy (EBMD) (OMIM 121820) [1]
Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy (MECD) (OMIM 122100) [1]
Gelatinous Drop-Like Corneal Dystrophy (GDLD) (OMIM 204870) [1]
Epithelial-Stromal TGFBI Dystrophies
Reis-Bucklers Corneal Dystrophy (RBCD) (OMIM 608470) [1]
Thiel-Behnke Corneal Dystrophy (TBCD) (OMIM 602082) [1]
Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1 (Classic) (LCD1) and Variants (OMIM 122200) [1]
Granular Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1 (Classic) (GCD1) (OMIM 121900) [1]
Stromal Dystrophies Macular Corneal Dystrophy (MCD) (OMIM 217800) [1]
Schnyder Corneal Dystrophy (SCD) (OMIM 21800) [1]
Congenital Stromal Corneal Dystrophy (CSCD) (OMIM 610048) [1]
Endothelial Dystrophies
Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy (PPCD)
Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD)
References
Conjunctiva and Limbus
Normal Conjunctiva and Changes with Ageing
Bulbar Conjunctiva
Palpebral Conjunctiva
Conjunctiva in Dry Eye Disease
Normal Corneoscleral Limbus
Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia (OSSN) Pigmented Lesions of the Conjunctiva
Glaucoma and Filtering Bleb
Lid Margin, Palpebral Conjunctiva and Meibomian Glands (MG)
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD)
Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC)
Trachoma
References
Corneal Nerves
Embryology of Corneal Innervation
Origin of Corneal Innervation
Organization of Corneal Innervation
Types of Corneal Nerve Fibers
Normal Human Corneal Innervation
Corneal Nerve Alterations in Contact Lens Wear
Corneal Nerve Alterations Following Corneal Surgery
Refractive Surgery
Penetrating Keratoplasty - DigitalShinichi Ohno, Nobuhiko Ohno, Nobuo Terada, editors.
- DigitalToru Takebayashi, Robert Landsiedel, Masashi Gamo, editors.Summary: This edited volume discusses the short-term inhalation study (STIS) and intratracheal administration, the two major in vivo inhalation-toxicity screening methods, which play an important role in efficient hazard evaluation. It also provides a general overview of the inhalation toxicity of nanomaterials and related issues. For each screening method, it provides up-to-date information on the test procedures, interpretation of the test results, useful applications, and related technologies. In view of the increasing variety of nanomaterials in practical use, the book offers a basis for building a framework for grouping and read-across assessments of nanomaterials. With contributions by academic and industrial experts, In vivo Inhalation Toxicity Screening Methods for Manufactured Nanomaterials is a pragmatic reference resource for readers who are responsible for assessing the safety of nanomaterials in R&D and business, as well as researchers.
Contents:
1 The role of in vivo screening studies in assessing manufactured nanomaterials
Part 1 Short Term Inhalation Study
2. The short-term inhalation study (STIS) as a range finder and screening tool in a tiered grouping strategy
3. Use of short-term inhalation study to obtain initial hazard data and prepare for subacute and subchronic inhalation studies, and toxicokinetic studies
4. Subchronic inhalation Toxicity Study with a Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofiber in Male and Female Rats (OECD 413)
Does nanofiber exposure have adverse impacts on the cardiovascular system?
Part 2 Intratracheal Administration Study
5. Comparison of responses in rat lung following inhalation and intratracheal administration of nanoparticles
6. Standardization of intratracheal instillation study of manufactured nanomaterials
7. Sample preparation and the chracterization for Intratracheal Administration
8. Development of intra-tracheal intra-pulmonary spraying (TIPS) as an alternative assay method for testing chronic toxicity and carcinogenic potential of multiwall carbon nanotubes
9. Equivalence Criteria for Nanomaterials Developed from Results of a Comparative Study using Intratracheal Administration
10. Toxicokinetics of nano materials after the intratracheal administration
11. In Vitro Alveolar Epithelial Models toward the Prediction of Cytotoxicity Tests and Translocation Studies of Nanoparticles. . - DigitalDomenico Ribatti, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy, National Cancer Institute "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy.Contents:
The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane
The corneal assay for angiogenesis
The matrigel implant assay
The sponge implant model
The disk angiogenesis system
The drosal air sac model
The chamber assays
The zebrafish
Animal tumor models.Digital Access ScienceDirect 2017 - DigitalJean-Marie Saudubray, Matthias R. Baumgartner, John Walter (eds.).Contents:
Section I Diagnosis and Treatment: General Principles
Section II Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism
Section III Disorders of Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism
Section IV Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism and Transport
Section V Vitamin-Responsive Disorders
Section VI Neurotransmitter and Small Peptide Disorders
Section VII Disorders of Lipid and Bile Acid Metabolism
Section VIII Disorders of Nucleic and Heme Metabolism
35 Disorders of Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
36 Disorders of Haem Biosynthesis
Section IX Disorders of Metal Transport
Section X Organelle-Related Disorders: Lysosomes, Peroxisomes, and Golgi and Pre-Golgi Systems
Section XI Appendices.Digital Access Springer 2016 - DigitalJean-Marie Saudubray, Matthias R. Baumgartner, Ángeles García-Cazorla, John Walter, editors.Summary: This 7th edition is a milestone in the series of Inborn Metabolic Diseases (IMD), recognised as the standard textbook for professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of IMD. Within the last 5 years a Copernican revolution in our understanding of IMD has changed the definition, concepts, paradigms, and classification. This new edition now extends the concept of IMD to include those disturbances in molecular machinery diagnosed by molecular techniques but currently without measurable metabolic markers. Contents A clinical and biochemical approach to the diagnosis and management of IEM with many diagnostic algorithms for patients of all ages and with a particular focus on neurological presentations. Separate, comprehensive sections on IMD classified in 3 major pathophysiological categories: disorders of energy metabolism, both mitochondrial and non-mitochondrial; small molecule disorders, mostly diagnosed with metabolic markers; and complex molecules disorders, mostly diagnosed with molecular techniques. Two new chapters, describing around 600 disorders of nucleic acid metabolism, tRNA metabolism, ribosomal biogenesis, and cellular trafficking. The Editors Jean-Marie Saudubray, M.D., Senior Editor, is Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, Paris. Matthias R. Baumgartner, M.D., is Professor of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Diseases, University of Zurich, and Head of the Division of Metabolism and the Swiss Newborn Screening Programme at the University Children's Hospital, Zurich. Ángeles García-Cazorla MD, PhD., is Professor of Paediatric Neurology and Head of the Neurometabolic Unit and Director of Research in Neurology at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona. John H. Walter, M.D. is Honorary Clinical Professor of Inherited Metabolic Medicine, Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester. .
Contents:
I Diagnosis and treatment: General principles
II Disorders of Energy Metabolism
III Small Molecule Disorders
Section IV Complex Molecule Disorders and Cellular Trafficking Disorders
Section V Appendices. - Printcompiled and edited by Phillip L. Altman and Dorothy Dittmer Katz.Contents:
v. 1. Mouse and rat
v. 2. Hamster, guinea pig, rabbit, and chicken. - Digital[edited by] Kaye D. Westmark, Dong H. Kim, Roy F. Riascos.Summary: "Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management: A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists presents a streamlined, case-based approach to 50 commonly seen incidental findings in neuroimaging. Edited by Kaye D. Westmark, Dong H. Kim, and Roy F. Riascos, this unique book provides the necessary knowledge to manage significant unexpected findings-from identification and analysis to efficacious interventions. With collaborative contributions from neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, otolaryngologists, body and musculoskeletal imaging experts, endocrinologists, and hematologists/oncologists, this resource encompasses a wide spectrum of incidental findings. Organized into six sections, the book starts with normal variants that are extremely important to recognize in order to avoid unwarranted additional testing and unnecessary stress for the patient. Subsequent sections detail abnormalities that require extensive clinical evaluation in order to determine ideal management. These include incidental findings for extracranial, extraspinal, intracranial, and intraspinal imaging. The final section outlines CT and MR imaging artifacts that are particularly concerning because they may mimic more dangerous pathologies while degrading imaging quality and obscuring real findings. Key Features Key findings and differential diagnosis are listed for each entity Diagnostic decision trees present algorithms in an easy-to-understand manner Artifact analyses explain the technical reason for each artifact and what can be done to mitigate effects Clinical Q&As connect the radiologic diagnosis with actual case management decisions and provide in-depth background information that is applicable to management in various scenarios This essential guide will help trainee and practicing neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists interpret incidental spine and brain imaging findings and make clinically informed, complex treatment decisions"-- Provided by publisher.Digital Access
- DigitalSabine Weckbach, editor.Summary: This book covers incidental radiological findings (IFs) from different perspectives, provides interesting ethical background information, highlights the differences between IFs in clinical routine and during research studies, explains the management of IFs with reference to practices in different countries. The prevalence of IFs is increasing due to the wider use of modern imaging modalities in routine clinical practice and large population-based cohort studies. The reporting of these findings may lead to further diagnostic investigations and treatment and must therefore be handled with knowledge and care. The management of IFs in clinical routine is regulated by the guidelines of the different academic societies, while management in the setting of research studies depends on a variety of factors. In general, IFs must be disclosed to the imaged subject if they are potentially clinically relevant, but subjects must also be protected from the consequences of false positive findings. This book, written by distinguished experts in their fields, discusses all these issues and will be of interest to radiologists, other clinicians, and radiographers/technicians.Digital Access Springer 2017
- PrintCharlotte Sweeney and Fleur Bothwick.Contents:
About the authors
Acknowledgements
Foreword from larry hirst cbe
Introduction
Starting out
What is "starting out"?
Assessing your current position
Creating the case for change
Building a strategic plan
Your role as a change agent
Who is there to help? : working with external providers
Taking the leap
Building your team
Communicating the change
Bias and unconscious bias training
Talent management : recruitment to career development
Talent management : reward to exit
Networks
Achieving change
Inclusive leadership development
New ways of working
Removing barriers and obstacles
Thinking global, acting local
Reaping the rewards
Measuring impact and realising the benefits
Embedding your strategy into the culture
Leveraging d & i in the market
Looking forward
Conclusion
References.Print - Digitalby Norbert Jaušovec and Anja Pahor.Summary: "The finding that working memory training can increase fluid intelligence triggered a great number of cognitive training studies, the results of which have been fiercely debated among experts. The finding also prompted a surge of commercial versions of these working memory training programs. Increasing Intelligence overviews contemporary approaches and techniques designed to increase general cognitive ability in healthy individuals. The book covers behavioral training and different electrical stimulation methods such as TMS, tDCS, tACS, and tRNS, along with alternative approaches ranging from neurofeedback to cognitive-enhancing drugs. It describes crucial brain features that underlie intelligent behavior and discusses theoretical and technical shortcomings of the reported studies, then goes on to suggest avenues for future research and inquiry."--Publisher's website.
Contents:
The Mystery of Intelligence
The Biological Background of Intelligence
Raising Intelligence by Means of Behavioral Training
Changing Brain Activity, Increasing Intelligence: Transcranial Electrical and Magnetic Stimulation
Other Approaches: From Neurofeedback to Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs
Once Upon a Time We Were on the Moon
Index.Digital Access ScienceDirect 2017 - DigitalPhilip J. Tofilon, Kevin Camphausen, editors.Summary: Current cancer therapies are focused on three general strategies: modifying intrinsic radiosensitivity via molecular targeting, manipulating microenvironmental factors to enhance tumor susceptibility to radiation, and improving delivery of radiation to critical tumor locations while sparing normal tissues. The goal of this volume is to describe a number of promising approaches corresponding to each strategy. In general, research in radiation oncology tends to be siloed into fundamental biology, physics or treatment delivery. The strategies for improving therapeutic ratio encompassed in this book will involve each of these components of radiation oncology. Thus, they will illustrate the variety of disparate approaches available for potentially improving the efficacy of radiotherapy, which may then stimulate discussion across disciplines and foster further translational investigations. Although a goal of each chapter will be to highlight advances within an approach, of equal importance will be the delineation of barriers to successful clinical application and how to overcome or minimize such impediments. Along these lines, because therapeutic ratio incorporates both tumor and normal tissue radio response, a point of emphasis will be the mechanistic rationale for selectively modifying tumor (sensitization) or normal cells (protection). Finally, whereas the literature is replete with studies describing potential targets/strategies for increasing the therapeutic ratio for radiotherapy, this book will focus on those supported by in vivo data consistent with impending translational application along with those that are already being evaluated in the clinic.Digital Access Springer 2017
- DigitalAlexandre Trifilieff, editor.Summary: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multi-component condition that results in increasingly limited airflow, usually associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lung. It constitutes a major public health burden worldwide, while only very few effective therapies are available. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Onbrez Breezhaler, a newly approved once-daily inhaled 2 agonist for the treatment of COPD. It reviews the current pharmacotherapy for COPD and discusses topics such as the chemical design and the pre-clinical pharmacology of the molecule, the early clinical development, the INHANCE study (which provides a successful example of the use of an adaptive design in the confirmatory setting) and the Phase III clinical efficacy study, as well as the history and performance of the Breezhaler device. Finally, a list of emerging targets is included that could well offer future treatment options for COPD.
Contents:
Current Pharmacotherapy for COPD / James F. Donohue, Matthew C. Miles and Jill A. Ohar
The Preclinical Pharmacology of Indacaterol / Alexandre Trifilieff, Steven J. Charlton and Robin A. Fairhurst
The Design of the Indacaterol Molecule / Robin A. Fairhurst, Steven J. Charlton and Alexandre Trifilieff
The Early Clinical Development of Indacaterol / Jutta Beier and Kai M. Beeh
INHANCE: An Adaptive Confirmatory Study with Dose Selection at Interim / David Lawrence, Frank Bretz and Stuart Pocock
Phase 3 Clinical Efficacy Studies: Lung Function / Ronald Dahl
Phase III Clinical Efficacy of Indacaterol: Patient-Centered Outcomes / Donald A. Mahler
The History and Performance of the Breezhaler Device / David Young, Lee Wood, Dilraj Singh and Juergen Dederichs
What Does the Future Hold for the Therapy of COPD? / Peter J. Barnes.Digital Access Springer 2014 - Printpub. sous la direction du secrétaire général.
- PrintIsaac D. Welt.Contents:
v. 1 (1931-1950)
v. 2., pt. 1-2. (1951-1955)
v. 3. (1956-1959). - Digital/PrintDigital Access Truven c1971-Search Index nominum via the main Micromedex search screen.Print Access
- DigitalRichard M. Duffy, Brendan D. Kelly ; With contributions by Soumitra Pathare, Arjun Kapoor.Summary: This book comprehensively discusses the background to the passing of India's revolutionary Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, offering a detailed description of the Act itself and a rigorous analysis in the context of the CRPD and the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for mental health law. It examines the fine balance, between complying with the CRPD while still delivering practical, humane, and implementable legislation. It explores how this legislation was shaped by the WHO standards and provides insights into areas where the Indian legislators deviated from these guidelines and why. Taking India as an example, it highlights what is possible in other low- and middle-income countries. Further it covers key issues in mental health, identifying potential competing interests and exploring the difficulties and limitations of international guidelines. The book is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, non-governmental organizations and all mental healthcare workers in India and anyone studying human rights law.
Contents:
Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
Abstract
Introduction
References
About the Authors
Abbreviations
List of Tables
Part I Mental Health Law and the Role of International Standards
1 Background to Mental Health Law
1.1 The Pre-history of Mental Health Law
1.2 A Timeline of Mental Health Law
1.2.1 Poor Laws and the Protection of Property
1.2.2 Early Residential Care
1.2.3 The Asylum Era
1.2.4 Deinstitutionalization
1.2.5 Rights-Based Mental Health Law
1.3 Political and Ideologically Driven Legislation Relating to Mental Illness 1.3.1 Military Psychiatry
1.3.2 Eugenics
1.3.3 Key Events and the Protection of Society
1.3.4 Legislation Relating to Suicide
1.3.5 Forensic Psychiatry
1.3.6 Marriage Laws
1.4 Summary
1.4.1 India's Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
References
2 The United Nations and Mental Health Law
2.1 The United Nations and Human Rights
2.2 The United Nations' Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care (1991)
2.3 The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) 2.3.1 Innovations of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2.3.2 Criticism of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' Impact on People with Mental Illness
2.4 The United Nations' Human Rights Council
References
3 The World Health Organization and Mental Health Law
3.1 The World Health Organization and the International Classification of Diseases
3.2 The World Health Organization's Mental Health Care Law: Ten Basic Principles (1996)
3.3 World Mental Health Atlas (2001-2017)
3.4 The World Health Report (2001) 3.5 The World Health Organization Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation (2005)
3.6 Mental Health and Development (2010)
3.7 World Health Organization Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 (2013)
3.8 World Health Organization QualityRights Initiative (2012)
References
Part II Mental Health Legislation in India
4 History of Mental Health Legislation in India
4.1 Early Mental Healthcare in India
4.2 Early Mental Health Legislation in India
4.3 Indian Lunacy Act, 1912
4.4 Constitution of India, 1949 and Representation of the People Act, 1950 4.5 India's Mental Health Act, 1987
4.6 Modern Indian Legislation
References
5 India's Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
5.1 Background to India's Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
5.2 Provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
5.2.1 'Preliminary' Matters and Definitions
5.2.2 'Rights and Entitlements'
5.2.3 'Education'
5.2.4 'Skill Development and Employment'
5.2.5 'Social Security, Health, Rehabilitation and Recreation'
5.2.6 'Special Provisions for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities'Digital Access Springer 2020 - DigitalSanjeev Kelkar.Summary: This book brings together all the major components of the private health care sector in India, with detailed description of its evolution, the foundational ideas, its development, the positives and ill effects on the population. It suggests intelligible and practical remedies for public good. The book presents a comprehensive review of private health care sectors resistance to Indian Governments reforms like the National Medical Commission, NEET, Clinical Establishment Act and the new boost to the traditional medicine by the Indian government. The author has discussed contentious areas like Corporate Hospitals, Capitation Fee Colleges, Pharmaceutical Industry, Western Models in Health Care, Integration of Medical Systems, Ayushman Bharat Scheme, Health Insurance and Public Private Partnership on a massive scale.
Contents:
Corporate Hospitals
Capitation Fee Colleges
Perspectives on Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry and Clinical Medicine
Regulations and Regulators in Health Care
Clinical Establishment Act and Reservations in Medical Education
The Western Model in Disease and Health Care Delivery
Health Insurance, National Health Protection Scheme, Public-Private Partnership
Integration of Medical Systems: A Theoretical Perspective and Practical Blueprint. - DigitalSanjeev Kelkar.Summary: This book describes the present awful state of India's Public Health Care Delivery, its dismal planning and implementation. It argues that it can be remedied comprehensively and effectively, using its own already present resources. A radical re-evaluation of some sacrosanct ideas and discarding many of these, especially in Primary Care and its structure is required. It can be done without disadvantage to the last man served. This book starts with the sea change India has undergone and emphasizes new ways of managing health. High quality work force creation and its deployment, an unsolved problem is effectively given a solution. The bulk of the book discusses the entire public health care structure and function and how it can be newly laid out with proper work force allocation, hitherto grossly inadequate, including professionals from other training backgrounds. It is total solution that will help India to achieve the goal of Universal Health Care.
Contents:
Chapter 1 Social and Philosophical Basis of Reorganization.- Chapter 2 Shortages of Doctors and Government Medical Colleges.- Chapter 3 Medical Education.- Chapter 4 The de novo Manpower Deployment Processes.- Chapter 5 Primary Care, Government Planning and National Rural Health Mission.- Chapter 6 Structure and Function 1
The Primary Health Centers.- Chapter 7 Structure and Function 2
The Community Health Centers.- Chapter 8 Structure and Function 3
Expectations and Realization.- Chapter 9 Structure and Function 4
The Final Picture.- Appendix 1: Work Profiles Community Workers and PHC Medical Officer.- Appendix 2 Controversies Surrounding the AYUSH System of Medicine. - DigitalVirendra Ghaisas.Summary: Each racial and ethnic population has their own nasal characteristics, which need to be considered when planning rhinoplasty surgery. This book is probably the first of its kind in the Indian context highlighting the goal of maintaining ethnic identity congruent with the patients facial features and establishing Indian standards for gauging the success of the surgery. This is important as most of the rhinoplasty books have addressed these issues of the Caucasian or southeast Asian population and Caucasian normative standards of facial analysis. This book provides a broader understanding of ethnically specific features. It highlights the regional variations within India and their implications for rhinoplasty Surgery, thereby filling the void of lack of knowledge of the intricacies of surgery on Indian noses. It deals with important topics such as preoperative evaluations, determining factors such as thickness and texture of skin along with the various complications that may be encountered. It simplifies and facilitates learning with numerous pre-operative, intra-operative, and postoperative photographs. This book provides a systematic approach to Rhinoplasty surgery in Indian patients with an emphasis on addressing the functional aspects along with the cosmetic aspects. This book is a must-have for trainees in rhinoplasty and plastic surgery courses along with facial plastic surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, and aesthetic surgeons operating on the Indian population across the globe.
Contents:
Intro
Foreword
Contents
About the Author
My Journey
1: How to Start Journey of Rhinoplasty for Beginners
2: An Overview of the Anthropological Perspective of Indian Noses and Its Implications for Rhinoplasty
2.1 Effect of Migration
2.2 Effect of Climate
2.3 Interregional Variations of Some Nasal Parameters
2.4 Nasal Index
2.4.1 Nasal Index (Doddi et al.)
3: Evaluation of Rhinoplasty Patients
3.1 During Patient's First Visit
3.1.1 Patient's Approach to Surgery
3.1.2 Surgeon's Approach to Surgery
3.1.3 Examination 3.1.3.1 General Examination
3.1.3.2 Examination of the Nose
3.1.4 Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy
3.2 Evaluation During Second Detailed Visit of the Patient
3.2.1 Patients' Expectations
3.2.2 Psychological Assessment
3.2.2.1 Body Dysmorphic Syndrome
3.2.2.2 Questionnaire
3.2.3 Background and Ethnicity of the Patient
3.2.4 Functional Assessment
3.2.5 Analysis of Facial Aesthetics
3.2.6 Analysis of the Nose
3.2.6.1 Pre-operative Clinical Correlation
3.2.6.2 Internal Nasal Valve (Fig. 3.18) 3.2.6.3 Analysis of Artistic or Aesthetic Beauty of the Face
3.2.6.4 Facial Asymmetry (Figs. 3.21, 3.22 and 3.23)
3.2.6.5 Photography
3.2.6.6 Medical Photography (Figs. 3.33, 3.34, 3.35, 3.36 and 3.37)
3.2.6.7 Rhinomanometry (Fig. 3.38)
3.2.6.8 3D Software Analysis and Reconstruction (Fig. 3.39)
4: Basic Rhinoplasty Surgery
4.1 Operative Planning
4.1.1 Anaesthesia
4.1.2 Incision (Figs. 4.7, 4.8, 4.9 and 4.10)
4.1.3 Dissection (Figs. 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 and 4.14)
4.1.4 Approach to the Septum (Figs. 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18 and 4.19)
4.1.5 Septoplasty 4.1.6 Osteotomy (Figs. 4.28, 4.29, 4.30, 4.31 and 4.32)
4.1.7 Surgery of Middle One-Third of the Nose
4.1.8 Surgery of Lower One-Third of the Nose
4.1.9 Closure
4.1.10 Alaplasty (Explained in Detail in Chap. 9)
4.2 Post-Operative Care
4.2.1 Immediate Post-op Care
4.2.2 Late Post-op Care
4.3 Documentation
4.4 Note on Piezoelectric Device
5: Nasal Septum
5.1 Internal Nasal Valve Area (Fig. 5.2)
5.2 Acoustic Rhinometry
5.3 Etiology of Nasal Septal Deviations
5.3.1 Classification of Nasal Septal Deviations
5.3.2 Examination of the Patient 5.4 Steps of Septoplasty
5.5 Paediatric Septorhinoplasty
6: Saddle Nose Deformity: Augmentation Rhinoplasty
6.1 Modified Classification for Indian Patients
6.2 Skin Thickness
6.3 Classification
6.4 Salient Features of Commonly Used Augmentation Techniques
6.5 Structural Grafting
6.6 Spreader Grafts
6.7 Extended Spreader Graft
6.8 Grafts
6.9 Post-Operative Period
6.10 Complication
6.11 Conclusion
7: Dorsal Nasal Hump Deformity: Reduction Rhinoplasty
7.1 Cartilaginous Hump
7.1.1 Treatment
7.2 Bony and Cartilaginous Hump - DigitalChandrakasan Sivaperuman, Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, editors.Summary: This book offers a comprehensive account of India's four biodiversity hotspots: the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With a focus on tropical rainforests, it includes more than 30 chapters covering different vertebrate fauna e.g. fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as topics such as conservation and management aspects. Written by experts in the field of biodiversity conservation and management, it offers ample new insights into a number of subjects related to the faunal communities of tropical forest ecosystems, providing a valuable resource for conservationists and researchers in the field of flora and fauna diversity.
Contents:
Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Editors;
1: Biodiversity Hotspots in India; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Biogeographic Zones of India; 1.3 Biodiversity in India; 1.4 The Biodiversity Hotspots Concept; 1.5 Indian Biodiversity Hotspots; 1.6 Hotspot: The Himalaya; 1.7 Biodiversity; 1.8 Hotspot: Indo-Burma; 1.9 Biodiversity; 1.10 Hotspot: Western Ghats and Sri Lanka; 1.11 Biodiversity; 1.12 Hotspot: Sundaland; 1.13 Important Major Fauna of Sundaland Hotspots (Nicobar Islands); 1.13.1 Coconut Crab, Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767). 1.13.2 Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis (Blyth, 1846)1.13.3 Nicobar Tree Shrew Tupaia nicobarica (Zelebor, 1869); 1.13.4 Nicobar Long-Tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis umbrosa (Miller, 1902); 1.13.5 Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea; 1.14 Major Threats to the Biodiversity; 1.15 Threats to Species and Genetic Diversity; 1.16 Government of India Efforts for Conservation of Biodiversity; 1.16.1 Protected Areas; 1.16.2 Project Tiger; 1.16.3 Project Elephant; 1.17 Biosphere Reserves of India; 1.18 Marine Protected Areas in India; 1.19 The Ramsar Convention. 1.20 Species Recovery Program for Saving Critically Endangered Animals1.21 Legislative and Policy Framework; 1.22 National Biodiversity Authority; 1.23 Other Important Central Acts Relevant to Biodiversity; References;
2: Endemic, Endangered and Threatened Vertebrates in the Indian Hotspots; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Endemism; 2.3 Threatened Species; 2.4 Distribution of Amphibians of India; 2.5 Distribution of Reptiles of India; 2.6 Birds of India; 2.7 Mammals of India; 2.8 Few Threatened Animals of India; 2.8.1 Jerdonâ#x80;#x99;s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus (Blyth, 1848). 2.8.13 Malabar Large-Spotted Civet Viverra civettina (Blyth, 1862)2.9 Endemic Birds Species of India; 2.10 Hotspot: Western Ghats; 2.11 Vertebrate Fauna of Western Ghats; 2.12 Endemic Birds of Western Ghats; 2.13 Endemic Mammals of Western Ghats; 2.14 Hotspot: Indo-Burma; 2.15 Endemic and Threatened Birds of Indo-Burma Hotspot; 2.16 Endemic and Threatened Species of Fishes; 2.17 Hotspot: Sundaland (Nicobar Islands); 2.18 Endemic Birds of Sundaland Hotspot (Nicobar Islands); 2.19 Endemic and Threatened Species of Mammals of Sundaland Hotspot; 2.20 Hotspot: Himalaya. 2.8.2 Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti (Hume, 1873)2.8.3 White-Bellied Heron Ardea insignis (Hume, 1878); 2.8.4 Vultures; 2.8.5 Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789); 2.8.6 Himalayan Quail Ophrysia superciliosa (Gray, JE 1846); 2.8.7 Pink-Headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790); 2.8.8 Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus (Linnaeus, 1758); 2.8.9 Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus (Pallas, 1773); 2.8.10 Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius (Pallas, 1771); 2.8.11 Pygmy Hog Porcula salvania (Hodgson, 1847); 2.8.12 Andaman and Nicobar Shrew. - DigitalChandrakasan Sivaperuman, Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, editors.Summary: This book offers a comprehensive account of India's four biodiversity hotspots: the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With a focus on tropical rainforests, it includes more than 30 chapters covering different vertebrate fauna e.g. fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as topics such as conservation and management aspects. Written by experts in the field of biodiversity conservation and management, it offers ample new insights into a number of subjects related to the faunal communities of tropical forest ecosystems, providing a valuable resource for conservationists and researchers in the field of flora and fauna diversity.
Contents:
Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Editors;
1: Hotspots: An Introduction and Role in Conservation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Rationale for Conservation; 1.3 Biodiversity Hotspots; 1.4 Global Biodiversity Hotspots; 1.4.1 North and Central America; 1.4.2 South America; 1.4.3 Europe and Central Asia; 1.4.4 Africa; 1.4.5 Asia-Pacific; 1.5 Hotspots in India; 1.5.1 Himalaya; 1.5.2 Indo-Burma; 1.5.3 Sundaland; 1.5.4 Western Ghats and Sri Lanka; 1.6 Biodiversity Hotspot: A Case Example of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 1.6.1 Physical Setting. 1.6.2 Diversity of Aboriginals1.6.3 Vegetation Diversity; 1.6.4 Faunal and Marine Biodiversity; 1.6.5 Birds; 1.6.6 Butterfly Diversity; 1.6.7 Important Indigenous Livestock Germplasm; 1.7 Endemism; 1.8 The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve; 1.9 Biodiversity Conservation; 1.9.1 Threats to Biodiversity; 1.9.2 Conservation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 1.9.3 The Strategy; 1.10 Conclusion; References;
2: Notes on Snakes of the Genus Bungarus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Northeast India; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methods; 2.2.1 Morphometric Characteristics. 2.2.2 Family ELAPIDAE Boie 18272.2.2.1 Bungarus Daudin, 1803; 2.2.3 Species Account; 2.2.3.1 Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider 1801); Description of the Species Based on AD/AS 59, Juvenile, Kaziranga National Park, Assam; Live Coloration; Distributional Localities; Range; Altitudinal Distribution; Natural History Notes; 2.2.3.2 Bungarus niger Wall, 1908; Description of the Species Based on AD/AS 61 (Adult @ &, Maruacherra, Assam; Live Coloration; Variation; Locality Records; Range; Altitudinal Distribution; Natural History Notes; 2.2.3.3 Bungarus lividus Cantor,
1839.
4: Observations on Oviposition, Myiasis in Foam Nest, Egg Clutches, and Hatching in Endangered Tree Frog Polypedates insularis Das, 1995, from Great Nicobar Island, India4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 Oviposition; 4.3.2 Egg Clutches and Myiasis in Foam Nest; 4.3.3 Developmental Stages; 4.3.4 Predation and Threats; 4.4 Discussion; References;
5: Diversity of Reptiles in the Indian Biodiversity Hotspots; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Methods; 5.2.1 Threats; References;
6: Avifauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an Updated Checklist; 6.1 Introduction. Composite Description of the Species Based on ZSIC 16133, Dibrugarh and ZSIC 16685, JalpaiguriLive Coloration; Locality Records; Range; Altitudinal Distribution; Natural History Notes; 2.2.3.4 Bungarus bungaroides (Cantor 1839); Description Based on AD/NL 42, Khonoma Village, Nagaland; References;
3: Herpetofauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methods; 3.2.1 Survey Location; 3.3 Results and Discussion; 3.3.1 Taxonomic Chaos of Few Herpetofauna Reported from Andaman and Nicobar Islands; References. - PrintMukerji, Bishnupada.Contents: <br/
>1. Indigenous drugs. - DigitalKavita Arora.Summary: This book offers an extensive study of indigenous communities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, and their methods of forest conservation, along with an exploration of the impact of forestry operations in the islands and the wide scale damage they have incurred on both the land and the people. Through an in-depth analysis of the contrasting indigenous practices and governmental forestry schemes, the author has compared the modern 'Joint Forest Management' resolution with the ethos and practices of the indigenous people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Throughout the book, readers will learn about the different indigenous communities inhabiting these islands and the treasure of knowledge each of them provide on forest conservation. The book establishes that the notion of knowledge is politicized by the dominant culture in the context of Andaman's forest tribes, and traces how this denial of the existence of indigenous knowledge by government officials has led to reduced forest area in the region. The book also explores and analyses strategies to utilize and conserve the tribes' profound knowledge of the biodiversity of the islands and study their efforts towards forest conservation, protection and rejuvenation.
Contents:
Introduction
Forest management by Andamanese tribes
The Nicobarese tribes and their knowledge
Notes from the field
Indian forest administration and people participation in forest management
Indigenous knowledge and intellectual property right : a discussion in the context of Andaman tribes. - DigitalArne Pommerening, Pavel Grabarnik.Summary: Model-driven individual-based forest ecology has emerged in the 1990s and has given rise to a wealth of publications. At the same time, individual-based methods in forest management have been refined in a number of different countries and steadily grow in importance. For the first time this book integrates three main fields of forest ecology and management, i.e. tree/plant interactions, biometry of plant growth and human behaviour in forests. Individual-based forest ecology and management is an interdisciplinary research field with a focus on how the individual behaviour of plants contributes to the formation of spatial patterns that evolve through time. Key to this research is a strict bottom-up approach where the shaping and characteristics of plant communities are understood to be mostly the result of interactions between plants and between plants and humans. Written in a highly accessible style, the book provides essential information on theories and concepts of individual-based forest ecology and management and introduces point process statistics for analysing plant interactions. This is followed by methods of spatial modelling with a focus on individual-based models. The text is complemented by key concepts of modern plant growth science. Finally new methods of measuring, analysing and modelling human interaction with trees in forest ecosystems are introduced and discussed. For better access and understanding, all methods introduced in this book are accompanied by example code ready to use in the statistical software R and by worked examples. Additional technical details are given in three appendices.
Contents:
Foreword; Dan Binkley
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Theories and concepts in individual-based forest ecology
3. Theories and concepts in individual-based forest management
4. Spatial methods of tree interaction analysis
5. Spatial and individual-based modelling
6. Principles of relative growth analysis
7. Human disturbances and tree selection behavior
A. Qualitative forest description
B. Survey protocol for the establishment of permanent forest research plots
C. Brief Introduction to the R language
References
Index. - DigitalMichael C. Ashton.Summary: Individual Differences and Personality, Third Edition provides a comprehensive overview of research on personality. The book begins with the main approaches to the study of personality, basic principles of personality measurement, the concept of personality traits, and the major dimensions of personality variation. Further chapters review personality change and stability, biological causal mechanisms, genetic and environmental influences and evolutionary adaptive function. Personality disorders are examined as are life outcomes-such as relationships, work, health, and others-that are predicted by personality characteristics. The book additionally examines important individual differences, such as mental abilities, vocational interests, religious beliefs, political attitudes and sexuality. The third edition is updated with new findings on age-related differences in personality, on sexual orientation and personality, on socially desirable responding in personality assessment, and on the biological and social origins of mental ability differences. Treatments of several topics have been streamlined, including reliability and validity, developmental change, genetic and environmental influences and the structure of mental abilities.Digital Access ScienceDirect 2017
- Digitaledited by Human M. Fatemi, Barbara Lawrenz.Summary: "Despite the notion that the first baby, Louise Brown, was born in 1978 following IVF performed in a natural menstrual cycle, ovarian stimulation became the golden standard of care in clinical IVF, since the number of oocytes retrieved, is directly associated with pregnancy and life birth rates. The aim should be to titrate the stimulation in such a way that the optimal number of follicles develop. Too few follicles (also referred to as low response) usually means poor IVF outcome, whereas too many developing follicles induce a risk for developing OHSS and possibly reduce the chance of success with increasing number of oocytes, if stimulation is not adjusted towards the end of follicular phase"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Individualized ovarian stimulation for normal and high responder / Laura Melado, Human M. Fatemi
Individualized ovarian stimulation in patients with advanced maternal age and premature ovarian aging / Norbert Gleicher and David H. Barad
Individualized Oocyte Maturation / Gustavo Nardini Cecchino, Diego Ventura Tarasconi, Juan Antonio García Velasco
Individualized Luteal Phase Support / Barbara Lawrenz, Human Fatemi
Individualized Management Of Male Infertility / Matheus Roque
Individualized fertilization technique in the IVF laboratory : IVF or ICSI? / Neelke De Munck, Ibrahim Elkhatib
Individualized genetic testing : who benefits? / Elpida Fragouli, Samer Alfarawati and Anna Mantzouratou
Individualized Embryo Selection / Irene Hervás, Lucía Alegre, Lorena Bori and Marcos Meseguer
Preparation for Optimal Endometrial Receptivity In Cryo Cycles / Coughlan C, Lawrenz B, Fatemi H.
Individualized immunological testing in recurrent implantation failure / Diana Alecsandru and J.A. Garcia Velasco
Individualized Embryo Transfer / Carol Coughlan, Louisa Loiudice, Antonio Pellicer.Digital Access Cambridge 2021 - DigitalTobias Fischer, Martin Langanke, Paul Marschall, Susanne Michl, editors.Summary: In 2009 the University Medicine Greifswald launched the "Greifswald Approach to Individualized Medicine" (GANI_MED) to implement biomarker-based individualized diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in clinical settings. Individualized Medicine (IM) has led not only to controversies about its potentials, but also about its societal, ethical and health economic implications. This anthology focusses on these areas and includes ? next to clinical examples illustrating how the integrated analysis of biomarkers leads to significant improvement of therapeutic outcomes for a subgroup of patients ? chapters about the definition, history and epistemology of IM. Additionally there is a focus on conceptual philosophical questions as well as challenges for applied research ethics (informed consent process, the IT-based consent management and the handling of incidental findings). Finally it pays attention to health economic aspects. The possibilities of IM to initiate a paradigm shift in the German health care provision are investigated. Furthermore, it is asked whether the G-DRG system is ready for the implementation of such approaches into clinical routine.
Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Definition and concept of Individualized Medicine
Perspectives of socio-cultural and historical studies
Medical perspectives
Concept-based ethical questions
Applied research ethics
Health economic assessment of Individualized Medicine
Conclusions and recommendations
Index. - DigitalMartin Dreyling, Marco Ladetto, editors.Summary: This book provides a comprehensive overview of current treatment strategies in indolent lymphomas, the clinical management of which continues to pose significant challenges for the general oncologist despite the tremendous progress in diagnosis, evaluation of risk factors, and molecular targeted approaches. Experts in the field from around the world describe the histomorphology in a clinically relevant manner, consider the role of risk factors in detail, and discuss the full spectrum of therapeutic approaches. Special emphasis is placed on the translation of molecular science into clinical care, and a disease-specific algorithm is proposed for each entity. The coverage encompasses follicular lymphoma, MALT, nodal marginal zone lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, hairy cell leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, mycosis fungoides, large granular lymphocytic leukemia, and also mantle cell lymphoma. The book will be an excellent resource for experienced and inexperienced practitioners alike.
Contents:
Pathology
Molecular Genetics
MRD
Pet Imaging
Role of Radiotherapy
Follicular Lymphoma
MALT
Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma
Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphom
Waldenstroem
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Hairy Cell Leukemia
Chronic Lyphocytic Leukemia
Mykosis Fungoides
Large Granular Lymphocytic.Digital Access Springer 2021 - DigitalStefano Capolongo, Gaetano Settimo, Marco Gola, editors.Summary: This interdisciplinary guide offers background, research findings, and practical strategies for assessing and improving air quality in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Positing good air quality as critical to patient and staff well-being, it identifies disease-carrying microbes, pollutants, and other airborne toxins and their health risks, and provides localized interventions for reducing transmission of pathogens. Effective large-scale approaches to air quality control are also outlined, from green building materials to hygienic HVAC and air treatment practices. Its thoroughness of coverage makes this book a vital resource for professionals involved in every aspect of health service facilities, from planning and construction to maintenance and management. Among the topics covered: Existing guidelines in indoor air quality: the case study of hospital environments Hospital environments and epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections Analysis of microorganisms in hospital environments and potential risks Legionella indoor air contamination in healthcare environments HVAC system design in healthcare facilities and control of aerosol contaminants Assessment of indoor air quality in inpatient wards Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities imparts up-to-date expertise to a variety of professional readers, including hospitals' technical and management departments, healthcare facilities' chief medical officers, hospital planners, sport and thermal building designers, public health departments, and students of universities and schools of hygiene.
Contents:
Preface/Introduction
Existing guidelines in indoor air quality (IAQ): the case study of the hospital environments
The State of the Art: applications of IAQ in international healthcare systems
Hospital environments and nosocomial infections
Analysis of micro-organisms in hospital environments and potential risks
contamination in indoor air in healthcare environments
Environmentally friendly and low-emissivity construction materials and furniture
Hygiene management of air treatment systems
Engineering plants and air quality in hospitals
Assessment of indoor air quality in inpatient wards
Perspectives in health care.Digital Access Springer 2017 - DigitalReiko Kishi, Dan Norbäck, Atsuko Araki, editors.Summary: This volume discusses the effects of indoor air environment and pollution in modern buildings on human health. Highlighting epidemiological studies and the determining factors, it offers proposals for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in different environments. Focusing not only on homes and offices, but also vehicles and aircrafts, it details practical methods of measuring and assessing indoor air quality. Written by pioneering researchers, Indoor Environmental Quality and Health Risk toward Healthier Environment for All is a valuable resource for both new and established researchers as well as students seeking a comprehensive overview of the facts on indoor air quality and health. Also is also of interest to hygiene experts in industry, occupational health and safety professionals, governmental public health sectors and school physicians.
Contents:
Epidemiological studies on indoor air quality and health. Importance of Indoor Environmental Quality on Human Health toward Achievement of the SDGs
Homes-1 Sick Building/House Syndrome
Homes-2 Associations with Home Environment for Asthma, Rhinitis and Dermatitis
Offices
The indoor environment in schools, kindergartens and day care centres
In-vehicle exposures at transportation and the health concerns
Factors determing Indoor Air Qualities and their health impacts. Aldehydes, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and health
Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs): Phthalates and phosphorous frame retardants and health risks
Microbial agents in the indoor environment- associations with health
Dampness, indoor mould and health
Particles Matter, Nitrogen dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide
Combustion and Cookstoves
Indoor thermal environment and cardiovascular diseases
Provision for improving indoor environment quality. Housing performance and equipment for healthy indoor environment
Sick building syndrome (SBS), personality, psychosocial factors and treatment
Guidelines and Regulations for Indoor Environmental Quality
Future directions of research on indoor environment, indoor air quality (IAQ) and health.Digital Access Springer 2020 - PrintKenji Kabashima, Gyohei Egawa, editors.Summary: This book sheds new light on "inducible" lymphoid organs (ILOs): antigen presentation sites that are generated de novo in peripheral tissues under various pathogenic conditions. Accomplished immunologists demonstrate that the physiological role of these ILOs is completely different from that of central lymphoid organs, i.e., the lymph nodes or spleen. In addition to the central organs, the ILOs are considered essential structures for the efficient elicitation of adaptive immune responses in lesions. The respective chapters highlight examples from multiple sites, e.g. the skin, lung, intestinal tract, genital tract, the synovial membrane of the joints and artificial lymph nodes. Accordingly, readers will learn that ILO structure and function can vary substantially, depending on the context. Presenting the results of the latest immunological research, the book offers a fascinating and insightful read for both scientists and clinicians in the areas of infectious and immune-associated diseases.
Contents:
Basics of Inducible Lymphoid Organs
Role of iBALT in respiratory immunity
Chronic inflammation in mucosal tissues: Barrier integrity, inducible lymphoid tissues, and immune surveillance
Role of lymphoid structure in skin immunity
Memory lymphocyte clusters in genital immunity: Role of tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM)
Ectopic lymphoid tissue in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Artificial construction of immune tissues/organoids and their application for immunological intervention. - DigitalKarl Reinhard Aigner, Frederick Oscar Stephens, editors.Contents:
1. Introduction: overview, history, terminology and early clinical experience
2. The principle of dose response in antineoplastic drug delivery
3. Drug removal systems and induction chemotherapy
4. Cryotherapy
5. Local and regional hyperthermia
6. The role of hypoxia and hyperthermia in chemotherapy
7. Induction chemotherapy in head and neck cancers
8. Isolated thoracic perfusion with carotid artery infusion for advanced and chemoresistant tumors of the parotid gland and tonsils
9. Induction chemotherapy for breast cancer
10. Patients with locally advanced breast cancer receiving intra-arterial induction chemotherapy: report of a phase II clinical study
11. Regional chemotherapy for thoracic wall recurrence and metastasized breast cancer
12. Cytoreductive surgery and "hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)"
13. Induction bidirectional chemotherapy for gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination
14. Esophageal cancer
15. Gastric cancer
16. Systemic and regional chemotherapy for advanced and metastasized pancreatic cancer
17. Interventional radiological procedures for port-catheter implantation
18. Induction chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma
19. Transarterial treatment of primary and secondary liver tumors
20. Pelvic perfusion for rectal cancer
21. Isolated pelvic perfusion with chemofiltration for pelvic malignancies: anal, cervical, and bladder cancer
22. Penile cancer treated by intra-arterial infusion
23. Systemic induction chemotherapy for advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer
24. Regional chemotherapy in recurrent platinum-refractory ovarian cancer
25. Isolated limb perfusion for melanoma
26. Isolated limb infusion
27. Induction treatment in sarcomas
28. Isolated limb perfusion for locally advanced soft tissue sarcoma
29. Induction chemotherapy in treatment of sarcomas
30. Isolation perfusion systems: lungs
31. Metastatic cancers in lung: isolated lung perfusionn: clinical studies
32. Isolated thoracic perfusion with chemofiltration (ITP-F) for advanced and pretreated non-small-cell lung cancer
33. Toxicity profiles with systemic versus regional chemotherapy.Digital Access Springer 2016 - Digitaledited by Kristie Brandt, C.N.M., M.S.N., D.N.P. ; Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph. D. ; Stephen Seligman, D.M.H., Ed Tronick, Ph. D. ; foreword by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.Summary: Drawing from their pioneering work on infant-parent mental health, the editors of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Practice have assembled a comprehensive, clinically useful volume for health care providers who serve children and families from pregnancy through age 5 in their practices.
Contents:
Core concepts in infant-family and early childhood mental health / Kristie Brandt
The neurosequential model of therapeutics (NMT) : application of a developmentally sensitive and neurobiology-informed approach to clinical problem solving in maltreated children / Bruce D. Perry
Typical and a-typical development : peek-a-boo and blind selection / Ed Tronick
Brazelton's neurodevelopmental and relational touchpoints & infant mental health / John Hornstein
The neurorelational framework (NRF) in infant and early childhood mental health / Connie Lillas
Attachment theory : implications for young children and their parents / Carol George
Psychoanalytic & psychodynamic theory : play therapy for young children / Alexandra Murray Harrison
Interpersonal neurobiology, mindsight, and integration : the mind, relationships & the brain / Benjamin W. Nelson, Suzanne C. Parker, Daniel J. Siegel
Basics of counseling in infant-parent and early childhood mental health / Barbara Stroud, Michael M. Morgan
Behavioral epigenetics and the developmental origins of child mental health disorders / Barry M. Lester, Carmen J. Marsit, Cailey Bromer
D-C: 0-3R : a diagnostic schema for infants and young children and their families / Cherise Northcutt, Barbara McCarroll
Fussy babies : early challenges in regulation, impact on the dyad and family, and longer-term implications / Linda Gilkerson, Larry Gray
The developmental & dyadic implications of challenges with sensory processing, physical functioning, and sensory based self-regulation / Marie E. Anzalone, Margaret Ritchey
Autism spectrum disorders : the importance of parent-child relationships / Mary Beth Steinfeld, Ruby Moye Salazar
Touch in parent-infant mental health : arousal, regulation, and relationships / Mark Ludwig, Tiffany Field
Developmental psychopathology : core principles and implications for child mental health / Stephen P. Hinshaw, Cassandra L. Joubert
The basics of video intervention therapy (VIT) and its use with psychiatrically disturbed parents / George Downing, Susanne Wortmann-Fleischer, Regina von Einsiedel, Wolfgang Jordan, Corinna Reck
Evidence-based treatments and evidence-based practices in the infant-parent mental health field / Connie Lillas, Joshua Feder, James Diel, Kristie Brandt
Transforming clinical practice through reflection work / Kristie Brandt
The trilogy of attachment, intersubjectivity & mentalization within the experience of the child, the parent & the provider / Stephen Seligman.Digital Access PsychiatryOnline 2014 - DigitalPediatric Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group ; editors, Caroline Steele, Emily A. Collins.Contents:
Getting started / Caroline Steele and Emily A. Collins
Physical facilities / Sherry Archuleta and Catharine Kascht
Equipment & supplies / Sherry Archuleta and Catharine Kascht
Staffing & workflow / Jennifer Moroney
Expressed human milk preparation & handling / Rachelle Lessen
Lactoengineering / Sharon Groh-Wargo
Donor milk, human milk products, & milk sharing / Virginia H. Carney and Aunchalee Palmquist
Formula preparation & handling / Sandra Robbins and Robin Meyers
Blenderized tube feedings / Sara Tutor and Katherine Bennett
Modulars & other additives / Trayce Gardner and Linda Heller
Delivery & bedside management / Deborah A Hutsler and Laura J Benson Szekely
Microbiology & infection prevention / Laura Serke and Emily Burritt
Quality assurance, monitoring, and emergency preparedness / Suzanne Smith.Digital Access R2Library 2019Limited to 1 simultaneous user - DigitalRachel Y. Moon, editor.Summary: This book is a practical, comprehensive look at safe sleep for infants, including safe sleep for infants with co-occurring medical conditions. Currently there is a dearth of resources on this topic for general pediatricians and other clinicians who provide health care to infants. The only evidence-based information about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths is published in policy statements and technical reports published by the American Academy of Paediatrics. However pediatricians, public health professionals, and others who provide health care, anticipatory guidance, and/or health education to parents often have difficulty translating the policy recommendations to practice. This book gives guidance and suggestions for clinicians for counseling parents and other caretakers of infants. It discusses common barriers to adherence, as well as approaches that are evidence-based or use behavior change theory. Chapters focus on important aspects of the sleep environment, evaluating commonly sold sleep products, and common sleep practices, including roomsharing and bedsharing. There is also a thorough discussion of SIDS pathophysiology, and a closing chapter on grief and counselling families after a loss. Each chapter follows an organizational structure, to promote consistency and ensure this remains a practical, easy-to-use tool. Chapters open with a clinical vignette and close with a discussion of frequently encountered questions, and clinical pearls and pitfalls. Infant Safe Sleep is a valuable resource for pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants as well as social workers, allied health professionals, public health practitioners, health educators, WIC nutritionists and child care providers.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Editor's Note About Nomenclature
Contents
Contributors
Chapter 1: Why This Book Is Important
Safe Sleep Chose Me
We Are Not Alone
SIDS, SUID, ASSB: The Alphabet Soup of Sleep-Related Deaths
Room for Improvement
Practical Questions and Advice
Real Stories, Real Families
It Starts with a List of Recommendations
References
Chapter 2: How Pathophysiology Explains Risk and Protective Factors
Introduction
Why Are Infants Vulnerable to Cardiorespiratory Challenges?
Risk Factors
Why Does Prone Sleeping Increase the Risk? Why Do We Advise Avoiding Loose Bedding in the Crib?
What About Swaddling?
Exposure to Cigarette Smoke, Alcohol, and Illicit Drugs Increases the Risk
Infants Born Preterm Are at an Increased Risk
Where Should Baby Sleep?
Bed-Sharing Is a Risk
Protective Factors
Breastfeeding
Pacifier Use
Immunization
Summary
References
Chapter 3: Safe Sleep Recommendations
Introduction
Background
Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
A-Level Recommendations
B-Level Recommendations
C-Level Recommendations
References Chapter 4: Parent Decision-Making and How to Influence Decisions
Introduction
Theoretical Perspectives
Socio-ecological Model
The Integrated Behavioral Model
Decision-Making About Infant Care Practices
Influencing Decision-Making
References
Chapter 5: Supine (Back) Sleep Position
Rationale: Why Supine Sleep?
Rebreathing
Overheating
Decreased Arousal and Autonomic Control
Barriers to Adherence and Strategies for Counseling Parents About Supine Sleep
Attitudes
Perceived Social Norms
Perceived Control
Frequently Asked Questions What Is the Best Way to Explain the Importance of Supine Sleep to Families?
Why Is Side Position Not Safe? It Seems Like a Good Compromise?
What Can I Tell Families When They Say Their Infants Will Not Sleep in the Supine Position?
What Should I Tell Families When They Are Worried that Their Infant Will Choke When Sleeping in the Supine Position?
What About Babies Who Have Gastroesophageal Reflux? Is It Safe for Them to Be on Their Backs?
How Can I Help Families Avoid Positional Plagiocephaly in Their Infants? What Do I Tell Families When They Ask Me if the Sleep Positioner They Saw in a Store Is Safe for Their Infant?
What Should I Tell Parents About What to Do When Their Infant Rolls Over?
References
Chapter 6: Room-Sharing Without Bed-Sharing
Background
The Controversy
Room-Sharing Is Protective Against SIDS
Room-Sharing May Disrupt Parents' Sleep
Guidance for Parents
Bed-Sharing Increases the Risk of SIDS
How Prevalent Is Bed-Sharing?
Why Do Parents Bed-Share?
The Controversy: Is Bed-Sharing Safe for Breastfed Infants?
Guidance for Parents
References - DigitalNora V. Laver, Charles S. Specht, editors.Contents:
1. Epidemiology and Clinical Significance of Ocular Infection / Charles S. Specht and Nora V. Laver
2. Pathogenic Properties of Infectious Organisms and Tissue Reactions / Nora V. Laver and Charles S. Specht
3. Ocular Infection Worldwide / Mary Klassen-Fischer and Ronald C. Neafie
4. Conjunctivitis / Tayyeba K. Ali and Seth M. Pantanelli
5. Corneal Infection and Ulceration / Seth M. Pantanelli and Tayyeba K. Ali
6. Intraocular Infection / Andre J. Witkin
7. Infections of the Eyelids, Orbit, and Ocular Adnexa / Guneet Sodhi, Erica Liu, Jennifer Renz, Katrinka Heher, and Mitesh Kapadia
8. Ocular Infection in Children / Mitchell B. Strominger
9. Anti-infective Therapy for Ocular Infection / Jihye Kim
10. Role of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory / David W. Craft and Wallace H. Greene. - Digitaledited by Yehuda Shoenfeld, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Laura Schwarz-Kip Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel, Noel R. Rose, Department of Pathology, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, the Center for Autoimmune Disease Research, the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.Digital Access ClinicalKey 2015
- DigitalJennie Wilson ; foreword by Professor Heather Loveday.Summary: Infection control is a major issue in clinical practice. This updated edition provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of infection control and prevention, and the basic elements of microbiology and epidemiology that underpin them. The contents are firmly based in clinical practice and are relevant to both hospital and community settings. The information is research-based and extensively referenced and therefore provides an invaluable resource for evidence-based practice. Presentation is clear, concise and accessible to a wide audience including diploma and degree course students, nurses and allied health professionals working in clinical settings, and infection control specialists.
Contents:
I: Principles
Introduction to microbiology
Understanding the microbiology laboratory
The epidemiology of infection and strategies for prevention
The immune system and the immunocompromised patient
A guide to antimicrobial chemotherapy
Micro-organisms and their comtrol
II: Practice
Standard infection control precautions
Preventing wound infection
Preventing infection associated with intravascular therapy
Preventing infection associated with urethral catheters
Preventing infection of the respiratory tract
Preventing gastrointestinal infection
Cleaning disinfection and sterilization
Management of the infectious patient
Ectoparasitic infections and environmental infestations.Digital Access ClinicalKey Nursing 2019 - DigitalLouis G. DePaola, Leslie E. Grant, editors.Summary: This book reviews the principles of infection control and the guidelines and standards of care in multiple countries, discussing them within the context of the practice of dentistry. The aim is to enable dental practitioners to ensure that the appropriate measures are adopted for each patient contact, thereby minimizing the risk of transmission of infection ? a goal that is becoming ever more important given the threats posed by new or re-emerging infectious diseases and drug-resistant infections. Readers will find information and guidance on all aspects of infection control within the dental office: hand and respiratory hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, safe handling of sharps and safe injection practices, management of occupational exposures, maintenance of dental unit water quality, surface disinfection, and the cleaning and sterilization of dental instruments. Infection Control in the Dental Office will be an invaluable asset for all dental practitioners, including dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants.
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Overview of Infectious Diseases of Concern to Dental Practitioners: Bloodborne Pathogens
3. Overview of Infectious Diseases of Concern to Dental Practitioners Other Viral Infections
4. Overview of Infectious Diseases of Concern to Dental Practitioners: Bacterial Infections
5. Infection Control Standards of Care
6. Standard Precautions
7. Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
8. Safe Handling of Sharps and Safe Injection Practices
9. Management of Occupational Exposures
10. Management of Occupational Exposures
11. Dental Unit Waterlines
12. Surface Disinfection
13. Cleaning and Sterilization of Dental Instruments
14. Dental Care During Catastrophic Events
15. Summary. - DigitalUmile Giuseppe Longo, Nicolaas C. Budhiparama, Sébastien Lustig, Roland Becker, João Espregueira-Mendes, editors.Summary: This book provides an in-depth overview of the aetiology, treatment and prevention of infections following knee arthroplasty. It presents up-to-date information on available techniques and salvage procedures for complex patients with infected, total knee arthroplasty. Divided into 5 sections, this book explores biomaterials, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, including preoperative optimisation, in order to reduce knee infections. This book is a valuable reference resource for practicing orthopaedic surgeons, residents, and medical students wishing to understand the fundamental concepts in infectious disease medicine needed in current orthopaedic practice.
Contents:
Epidemiology and socioeconomic impact of infections in knee replacement
Aetiology and pathogenesis of knee replacement infections.Biomaterials in artificial joint replacement. The role of the surface on bacteria-implant interactions
In-vitro and in-vivo models for the study of prosthetic joint infections. Clinical manifestation. General and local symptoms. Diagnosis. Laboratory diagnosis
Microbiological diagnosis
Molecular analysis and histological evaluation
Imaging
Definitional criteria and algorithms of diagnosis. Treatment of knee replacement infections. Systemic antibiotic therapy
Innovative pharmacological strategies
Surgical approaches
DAIR
One stage
Two stage
Static spacers
Dynamic spacers
Arthrodesis
Outcomes
Complications
Resistant germs. Current evidence on prevention of knee replacement infections. Medical optimization of patient prior to surgery
Antibiotic prophylaxis during primary and revision joint replacement
Preoperative management
Intraoperative management
Dental Procedures after joint replacement
Thromboprophylaxis and haematomas
Antibiotic impregnated cement
Arthroplasty following Prior septic arthritis
Antibiotic-loaded cement in primary and revision joint replacement
Operative Room
Tourniquet
Intraarticular injection prior Joint replacement. - DigitalOliver A. Cornely, Martin Hoenigl, editors.Summary: This book provides a thorough update on the management of infections in patients with hematologic malignancies, focusing particularly on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Detailed attention is devoted to the central roles that vaccination and anti-infective prophylaxis have gained in improving overall survival in this patient group, in accordance with the principle that prevention is better than cure. Careful consideration is also paid to risk stratification, which is crucial in ensuring that anti-infective prophylaxis is targeted to those at the highest risk. While preventive strategies reduce the prevalence of infections, optimized management strategies are vital to decrease infection-related morbidity and mortality in those who nevertheless develop infections. Here, readers will find in-depth, up-to-date knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections, according to the affected organ and the causative pathogen. Finally, treatment in intensive care units is reviewed. The book will be of high value for hematologists, oncologists, and infection specialists.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
1: Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Invasive Fungal Infections
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
1.3 Acute Leukemia
1.4 Other Hematologic Diseases
1.5 Invasive Candidiasis
1.6 Other Invasive Yeast Infections
1.7 Invasive Aspergillosis
1.8 Mucormycosis
1.9 Fusariosis
1.10 Other Invasive Mold Infections
1.11 Pneumocystosis
1.12 Endemic Mycoses
1.13 Risk Stratification and Preventive Strategies
References
2: Antibacterial and Antiparasitic Prophylaxis
2.1 Introduction 2.2 Antibacterial Prophylaxis
2.2.1 Who Is at Risk?
2.2.2 Antibacterial Prevention Strategies in Neutropenic Patients: Past and Present
2.3 Concerns About Antibiotic Prophylaxis
2.3.1 Treatment Cost
2.3.2 Antibiotic Resistance
2.4 Antiparasitic Prophylaxis
2.4.1 Introduction
2.4.2 Recommendations for Prevention of Specific Infections
2.4.2.1 Enteric Pathogens
2.4.2.2 Infections Transmitted by Arthropod Bites
2.4.2.3 Infections Transmitted Through Skin and Mucous Membranes
References
3: Antifungal Prophylaxis
3.1 Introduction 3.2 General Measures for Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infections
3.3 Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes
3.4 Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
3.5 Autologous Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
3.6 Novel Therapeutic Agents and Fungal Risk in Other Haematological Malignancies
3.7 Aplastic Anaemia
3.8 Secondary Prophylaxis
3.9 Primary Prophylaxis as Part of the Antifungal Management Continuum
References
4: Antiviral Prophylaxis
4.1 Herpes Viruses
4.1.1 Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) 4.1.2 Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)
4.1.3 Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
4.2 Respiratory Viruses
4.3 Hepatotropic Viruses
4.4 Polyomaviruses
4.5 Other Viruses
References
5: Immune Response to Vaccines
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Vaccine Immune Response
5.2.1 Live Vaccines
5.2.2 Non-Live Vaccines
5.2.3 Vaccine Adjuvants
5.2.4 Stages of Immunization
5.2.4.1 The Extrafollicular Vaccine Immune Reaction
5.2.4.2 The Germinal Centre Vaccine Immune Reaction
5.3 Determining Factors of Vaccine Immune Response
5.3.1 Host Factors
5.3.1.1 Age 5.3.1.2 Genetic Factors
5.3.2 Nature of the Vaccine
5.3.3 Schedule of Vaccination
5.4 Specificity of Vaccine Immune Response
References
6: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
6.1 Influenza
6.1.1 Hematological Malignancies and Influenza
6.1.2 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) and Influenza
6.1.2.1 Timing of the Vaccination
6.1.2.2 Vaccination of the Household
6.1.2.3 Vaccination of the Donor
6.2 Fungal Infections and Vaccination
6.3 Herpes Zoster
6.3.1 Hematological Malignancies and Herpes Zoster - DigitalGonzalo Bearman, Daniel J. Morgan, Rekha K. Murthy, Susy Hota, editors.Summary: The first edition of Infection Prevention reviewed evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology implementation, specific infections, and care in various settings. It summarized the current data on infection prevention, presents controversies on the various topics, and includes recommendations for patient safety. Addressing hot topics such as MRSA, C. difficile vaccination, mandatory flu vaccines, and CLABSI, this is the only text to include prevention and control overviews across a range of infection issues. Written by experts in the field, this successor edition will update current chapters on the most cutting-edge models of care on emerging and evolving topics in infectious diseases. It will also include new material and chapters on high-level disinfection, diagnostic test stewardship, unique pathogens units, outpatient antibiotic stewardship, outpatient antibiotic therapy, as well as a chapter on infection prevention metrics: how much can we prevent healthcare associated infections and how hard should we try. The second edition of Infection Prevention: New Perspectives and Controversies is a valuable resource for infection prevention professionals, healthcare quality and safety professionals, caring for patients in in- and outpatient settings.
Contents:
HAI Controversies: Contact Precautions
Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technologies: Implementation and Outcomes
Universal Glove and Gown Use for the Prevention of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
Isolation Precautions for Visitors
Bacterial Contamination of the Anesthesia Work Area: Hands, Patients, and Things
Infection Control in the Outpatient
New Technologies for Infection
What Is the Role of Mobile No-Touch Disinfection Technology in Optimizing Healthcare Environmental Hygiene?
Universal MRSA/Staphylococcal Decolonization for Hospitalized Patients
Staphylococcal Decolonization in Surgery Patients
The Surgical Care Improvement Project Redux: Should CMS Revive Process of Care Measures for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections?
Healthcare Worker Apparel and Infection Prevention
Antimicrobial Textiles and Infection Prevention: Clothing and the Inanimate Environment Clothes and Inanimate Environment
Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli - Infection Prevention Considerations
Active Surveillance Cultures for MRSA, VRE, Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negatives
C. difficile Microbiome Manipulation
Air Contamination in the Hospital Environment
Vertical Versus Horizontal Infection Control Interventions
The Role of the Hospital Epidemiologist
Whole Genome Sequencing for Outbreak Investigation
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Preparedness
Probiotics and Infection Prevention
Animals in Healthcare Settings
Decolonization in Infection Control of Gram-negative Bacilli
Testing water for Legionella Prevention
The importance of C. difficile colonization on infection prevention
Mandatory Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Outside the Intensive Care Unit
Airborne Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment: The Powered Air-Purifying Respirator-Only Approach
Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Is Training Necessary?
Rapid Diagnostics in Infection Prevention
Diagnostic test stewardship
Innovations in Ambulatory Stewardship
Outpatient antibiotic therapy (OPAT)
Construction and remodeling in the healthcare environment: The critical role of the healthcare epidemiologist
Airborne or Not? What Constitutes Aerosole Generating Procedures. - Digitaleditor, Deverick J. Anderson.Summary: "Derived from protocols developed for the National Football League, Infection Prevention in Athletes outlines best practices and recommendations that are designed to minimize the risk of infections among athletes. This unique resource provides concise, authoritative guidance for athletic training facilities on applying infection prevention practices typically provided in hospitals and outpatient clinics. You'll find practical tips and real-world advice on preventing transmission of bacterial and viral infections in an environment of frequent skin injuries, close proximity of players, and frequent administration of routine medical care.Offers clear guidance for today's athletes, athletic trainers, and physicians from the team that teaches infection control and prevention to the NFL. Covers best practices and recommendations for key areas of education, infection prevention, and cleaning and maintenance. Assists teams in formulating policies related to player and staff education, hygiene, cleaning and disinfection, diagnosis and treatment of specific infections and conditions, and the management of infections among team members. Helps readers devise protocols for assessing suitability to return to full team activities following treatment of common infections-including scientific evidence and rationale for recommendations when available. Includes access to posters designed for display in the athletic training facility that promote best practices and infection prevention among athletes. Includes a set of educational "trading cards" highlighting essential stats and information about some of the most common infections"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Common infections in athletes : the basics / Jessica Seidelman and Nicholas A. Turner
The athlete's perspective : reduce your risk of infection / Tori Kinamon and Deverick J. Anderson
Infection risks due to athletes' personal and social behaviors / Daniel J. Sexton and Christopher J. Hostler
Medical care of athletes and infection risk / Deverick J. Anderson and Samuel Hume
Reducing transmission of pathogens between athletes / Samuel Hume and Daniel J. Sexton
Infection risks from shared equipment / Christopher J. Hostler and Deverick J. Anderson.Digital Access Ovid 2021 - DigitalSumita Mehta, Anshul Grover, editors.Summary: This book is a complete guide to the diagnosis and management of any infectious disease which may affect the mother or the fetus during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a unique condition in which the interplay of endocrine and immune influences leads to altered severity and susceptibility to infectious diseases. These infections, in turn, are a substantial cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity. The book discusses the immunologic, clinical and epidemiologic evidence for altered responses during pregnancy. Several infections have unique consequences in pregnancy. Some infections have vertical transmission, and their management focuses on decreasing perinatal transmission. Others can be transmitted transplacentally and cause congenital infection. While still, other common infections like gastroenteritis, UTI, tuberculosis, leprosy or certain dermatological and oral conditions can cause pregnancy complications. This book discusses all such diseases in detail as well as suggests means for early identification and appropriate treatment for them. A separate chapter adequately covers the novel coronavirus infection associated with management challenges in pregnant women. The book includes dedicated sections on postpartum infections and fetal outcomes associated with maternal infections. It reviews strategies to prevent infection in obstetrics that plays a key role in decreasing the global burden of maternal morbidity and mortality. The book is relevant for practicing obstetricians and gynecologists, post-graduate students of obstetrics and gynecology as well as general practitioners, family medicine specialists, primary health care workers and undergraduate medical students.
Contents:
Part I: Epidemiology and Physiology of Infections in Pregnancy
Changing Epidemiology of Infections in Pregnancy
Physiological and Immunological Changes in Pregnancy Predisposing to Infections
Microflora of the Genital Tract
Part II: Infections in Pregnancy
Respiratory Infections in Pregnancy
Viral Infections in Pregnancy Presenting as Rash
Protozoal & Helminthic Infections in Pregnancy
Vector Borne Infections in Pregnant Women
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Affecting Pregnancy
HIV in Pregnancy
Vulvovaginitis in Pregnancy
Urinary Tract Infection During Pregnancy
Group B Streptococcus Infection & MRSA Affecting Pregnancy
Hepatitis in Pregnancy
Enterovirus Infections in Pregnancy
Leprosy in Pregnancy
Gastroenteritis in Pregnancy
Part III: Miscellaneous Infections
Surgical Conditions-Appendicitis & Cholecystitis During Pregnancy
Dental Health in Pregnancy.-Animal Bite and Rabies Infection
Tetanus and its Prevention in Pregnancy
Part IV: Puerperal Infections
Puerperal Sepsis
Puerperal Mastitis and Breast Abscess
Surgical Site Infection and Prevention
Part V: Infections & Feto-maternal Outcomes
Abortion & Infections: Cause & Effect
Fetal Manifestations of Infections in Pregnancy
Infections as a Cause of Preterm Labor
Part VI: Infection Prevention Practices
27. Intrauterine Infections- Diagnosis and Management
Vaccination in Pregnancy
Infection Prevention Practices During Delivery
Rational Use of Antibiotics in Pregnancy. - DigitalLuis R. Espinoza, editor.Summary: This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the basic and clinical aspects of infections and infectious processes that trigger or aggravate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders. It delivers a timely update on the interactions between infection and rheumatic diseases in order to provide clinicians with the tools they need for proper diagnosis and treatment. The book is divided into five main sections. The first examines the basic aspects of bacterial infections with a discussion of molecular biology, the microbiome, various types of bacteria that cause infection, and recent advances in biologic therapy. The next section focuses on different forms of viral arthritis including hepatitis arthritis, arthritis associated with alpha viruses, and parvovirus-related arthritis. Subsequent chapters then discuss arthritis caused by mycobacteria, fungi, spirochete, and other miscellaneous arthritides. Following this are various analyzations on reactive arthritis and infection-related rheumatic diseases such as Whipple?s Disease, SAPHO Syndrome, rheumatic fever, and HIV-associated rheumatic manifestations. Finally, the book closes with three chapters on external impacts on infectious diseases such as climate change, vaccinations and systemic lupus erythematosus. Infections and the Rheumatic Diseases is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, fellows, graduate students, and nurses in rheumatology, clinical immunology, and internal medicine.
Contents:
Part I. Basic Aspects of Bacterial Infections
Chapter 1. The Molecular Biology of Chlamydiae as Exemplar of Bacterial Pathogenesis in the Rheumatic Diseases.
Chapter 2. Microbiome and Microbiota in Rheumatic Disease
Chapter 3. Gonococcal and Nongonococcal Bacterial Infections
Chapter 4. Septic Arthritis in Children: Clinical Update
5. Salmonella Arthritis
Chapter 6. Brucellar Arthritis
Chapter 7. Prosthetic Septic Arthritis: Etiology, Clinical Aspects, and Management
Chapter 8. Opportunistic Infections Associated with Biologic Therapy
Part II. Viral Arthritides
Chapter 9. The Pathophysiology of Arthritis Due to Viruses and Vaccines
Chapter 10. Hepatitis Arthritis: HBV and HCV
Chapter 11. Arthritis Associated with Alphavirus Infections: Chikungunya
12. Arthritis Associated with Alphavirus Infections: Dengue and Zika
Chapter 13. Ebola Virus Disease Musculoskeletal Manifestations
14. Parvovirus-Related Arthritis
Chapter 15. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection:Spectrum of Rheumatic Manifestations
16. HTLV-1: A View from the Rheumatologist
17. Other Viral Arthritides
Part III. Arthritis Due to Mycobacteria, Fungi, Spirochete, and Miscellaneous Arthritides
Chapter 18. Tuberculous and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
19. Leprosy-Associated Arthritis
20. Coccidioidal Arthritis
21. Histoplasmosis: Musculoskeletal Manifestations
22. Blastomycosis Arthritis
Chapter 23. Candida Arthritis
Chapter 24. Other Fungal Arthritis
Chapter 25. Syphilis-Related Musculoskeletal Manifestations
Chapter 26. Lyme Disease and Arthritis
Chapter 27. Mycoplasmal Arthritis
Chapter 28. Parasitic Arthritis
Chapter 29. Whipple Disease
Part IV: Arthritis Due to Other Bacteria, Mycobacteria, Fungi, Spirochete, and Parasites
Chapter 30. Infection and Spondyloarthritis
Chapter 31. Acute Rheumatic Fever
Chapter 32. Pathophysiology of Reactive Arthritis
Chapter 33. The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Reactive Arthritis
Chapter 34. Reactive Arthritis: Animal Models
Chapter 35. Reactive Arthritis: Clinical Features and Treatment
Chapter 36. Psoriatic Arthritis and Infection
Chapter 37. Microbes in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review
Part V Miscellaneous
Chapter 38. Infections in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Chapter 39. Vaccines in Rheumatic Diseases
Chapter 40. Climate Change: Impact on Infectious Diseases. - DigitalAna Paula Velez, Jorge Lamarche, John N. Greene, editors.Summary: As bone marrow transplant treatments and chemotherapy develop, the population of neutropenic cancer patients is on the rise. These developments are allowing patients to live longer, but in recent years, they have also led to an increase in previously rare infections and syndromes, whose management is unfamiliar to the average healthcare professional. Infections in Neutropenic Cancer Patients is a crucial resource for medical students, residents, practitioners, health professionals, and researchers. It details the clinical presentation, diagnoses, and management of an array of common infections and syndromes specific to neutropenic cancer patients, including real scenarios accompanied by color photos and radiographic results. Chapters include step-by-step tutorials, access to clinical answers on diagnosis and treatment, and a tabulated summary of the key points.
Contents:
Intro; Contents; Central Nervous System Infections in Neutropenic Cancer Patients; Meningitis/Encephalitis; Microbiology and Specific Risk Factors; Bacterial Pathogens; Viral Pathogens; Fungal Pathogens; Clinical Presentation; Laboratory Diagnosis and Imaging; Treatment; Brain Abscess; Microbiology; Bacterial Pathogens; Fungal Pathogens; Clinical Presentation; Laboratory Diagnosis and Imaging; Treatment; References; Head and Neck Infections; Malignant Otitis Externa; Periorbital Cellulitis; Oral Mucosa Infections and Necrotizing Gingivitis; Cervicofacial Space Infections Herpes Simplex Virus EsophagitisCytomegalovirus Esophagitis; Colitis, Proctitis and Diverticulitis; Neutropenic Colitis; Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease; Proctitis; Diverticulitis; Cholecystitis and Cholangitis; Hepatitis; Genitourinary Tract Infections; Key Points; References; Skin Infections; Bacterial Infections; Gram Negative Bacteria; Gram Positive Bacteria; Mycobacteria; Viral Infections; Herpes Simplex Virus; Herpes Zoster Virus; Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Fungal Infections; Candida; Fusarium; Aspergillus; Mucormycosis; Other Fungi; Non Infectious Differential; Leukemia cutis Pseudomonas aeruginosaStenotrophomona Maltophilia; Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative; Carpapenem-Resistant Enterobacteria (CRE); References; Fungal Infections; Yeast; Candida Species; Clincal Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment; Non Candida Yeast Species; Clincal Manifestations and Treatment; Molds; Hyalohyphomycosis; Aspergillus; Fusarium; Scedosporium; Zygomycetes; Phaeohyphomycosis; References; Neutropenic Fever; Background Definitions [1]; Neutropenic Fever (NPF); Microbiology; Management; Risk Factors for Febrile Neutropenia; Primary Prophylaxis; Secondary Prophylaxis Submandibular Space InfectionsInfections of the Lateral Pharyngeal Space; Infections of the Retropharyngeal and Prevertebral Space; Key Points; References; Respiratory Infections; Pneumonia/Pulmonary Infiltrates; Introduction; Microbiology; Bacterial Pathogens; Viral Pathogens; Fungal Pathogens; Other Pathogens; Clinical Manifestations; Differential Diagnosis; Diagnosis and Radiologic Findings; Treatment; Rhinosinusitis; Introduction; Microbiology; Clinical Manifestations; Diagnosis; Treatment; References; Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Infections; Esophagitis; Candida Esophagitis Sweet's syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)Pyoderma Gangrenosum; Vasculitis; Medication Reactions; Key Points; References; Bacteremia in Neutropenic Patients; Gram Positive Organisms; Viridans Group Streptoccoci (VGS); Viridans Streptococci Toxic Shock-like Syndrome and ARDS; Staphylococcus aureus; Enterococci; Corynebacterium; Corynebacterium striatum; Corynebacterium jeikeium; Rothia mucilaginosa; Lactobacillus; Anaerobic Bacteremia; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Lemierre's Syndrome; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Gram-Negative Rods; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumoniaeDigital Access Springer 2019 - Digitaledited by Adel Elkady, Prabha Sinha, Soad Ali Zaki Hassan.Summary: Verified by current World Health Organization and country-specific classifications, this comprehensive single volume effectively engages with the diagnosis and management of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases that affect women in pregnancy. This comprehensive book provides focused, relevant information on newer viruses causing epidemics, including Dengue, Chikungunya and the Zika virus. With today's ease of world migration, this text covers infections found in both tropical and temperate climates, highlighting newer and rapid diagnostic methods, particularly for resource-poor settings, and clinicians working in remote and diverse locations. Designed for professionals with busy schedules, this guide provides efficient solutions and relevant information regarding investigation, diagnosis and treatment of common maternal infections, worldwide.Digital Access Cambridge 2019
- DigitalMassimo Sartelli, Raul Coimbra, Leonardo Pagani, Kemal Rasa, editors.Summary: Although most clinicians are aware of the problem of antimicrobial resistance, most also underestimate its significance in their own hospital. The incorrect and inappropriate use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials, as well as poor prevention and poor control of infections, are contributing to the development of such resistance. Appropriate use of antibiotics and compliance with infection prevention and control measures should be integral aspects of good clinical practice and standards of care. However, these activities are often inadequate among clinicians, and there is a considerable gap between the best evidence and actual clinical practice. In hospitals, cultural determinants influence clinical practice, and improving behaviour in terms of infection prevention and antibiotics-prescribing practice remains a challenge. Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of best practices, many clinicians fail to implement them, and evidence-based processes and practices that are known to optimize both the prevention and the treatment of infections tend to be underused. Addressing precisely this problem, this volume offers an essential toolkit for all surgeons and intensivists interested in improving their clinical practices.
Contents:
The burden of surgical site infections: Pathophysiology and risk factors--Pre-operative measures to prevent surgical site infections
Antibiotic prophylaxis: When, how and how long
Intraoperative measures to prevent surgical site infections
Infection in Surgery: How to manage the surgical wound
Guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections: How to implement them
The infected mesh: How to treat it
Hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia
How to prevent and treat catheter-associated urinary tract Infections
How to prevent and treat catheter-related bloodstream infections
Clostridium difficile infection in surgical patients
Source control in intra-abdominal infections
Ongoing peritonitis (tertiary peritonitis)
The challenge of post-operative peritonitis due to anastomotic leak
Management of necrotizing fasciitis
Infections in elderly patients
How to use antibiotics in critically ill patients with sepsis and septic shock
Acute gastrointestinal injury
Infections in trauma patients
The value of microbiological cultures: When to perform them and how to read them
Invasive candidiasis in surgical patients
The role of antimicrobial stewardship programs to optimize antibiotics use in the surgical departments
What healthcare workers should know about the "one health approach" and the global impact of antimicrobial resistance. - Digitaledited by Fabiola Atzeni, James B. Galloway, Juan J. Gomez-Reino, Massimo Galli.Digital Access ScienceDirect 2021
- Digitaledited by Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar.Contents:
Infections in cancer patients / editor, Alison G. Freifeld
Infections in solid organ transplant recipients / editors, Ajit P. Limaye and Lynne Strasfeld
Infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients / editor, John R. Wingard
Infections in patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs / editor, Emily A. Blumberg
Infections in patients with immunosuppression due to miscellaneous conditions / editors, George J. Alangaden, Prantharthi H. Chandrasekar.Digital Access Oxford [2016] - DigitalIgor Diemberger, Giuseppe Boriani, editors.Summary: Cardiac implantable device (CIED) infections are a key issue since they have serious consequences in terms of morbidity, mortality and associated costs for healthcare systems. Such infections are highly complex, which has implications for prevention (several factors underlie its development), diagnosis (requiring patient specific integration of several elements), acute treatment (choice of the antibiotic, lead extraction procedure), as well as long-term management (CIED re-implantation strategy and follow-up). Dealing with CIED infections requires appropriate organization of healthcare provision, with the creation of integrated hub-spoke referrals, and it has prompted many of the recent developments in CIED technologies: leadless pacemakers, subcutaneous defibrillators, antibacterial envelops and lead extraction devices. This book systematically examines all aspects of this multifaceted condition, discussing each clinical and organizational issue in a separate self-contained chapter. It starts by reviewing the epidemiology/pathophysiology of CIED infections, and then addresses acute and long-term management. Offering a comprehensive overview of the prevention of infections, considering both current and future perspectives, the book also provides practical suggestions along with recommendations from the literature in the field. This is the first book entirely focused on CIED infections. Written by an international team of leading experts it will appeal to broad audience, including cardiologists, electrophysiologists, infectious disease specialists, internists, healthcare professionals, health service managers and providers, researchers and those working in industries involved in the field.
Contents:
1. Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices: An Emerging Epidemiological Issue
2. Microbiological Background: Biofilm, Culturing and Antibiotics
3. The Risk Factors for Cardiac Device Infections: Patient, Physician, Device and Procedure
4. Cardiac Device Infections: A Lesson from the Registries
5. Building up the Diagnosis of Cardiac Device Infections: The Role of Iimaging
6. From Diagnosis of Cardiac Device Infection to Complete Extraction of the System
7. Re-implantation Strategy After Lead Extraction for Cardiac Device Infection
8. Follow-up and Prognosis After System Removal for Cardiac Device Infection
9. Management of Infection of Cardiac Implantable Devices in a Hub-and-spoke Perspective
10. Prevention of Cardiac Device Infection: New Implantable Devices
11. Prevention of Cardiac Device Infection: Procedural Aspects, Drugs and Preventive Tools
12. Prevention of Cardiac Device Infection: Indications, Device Programming, Patient Follow-up.Digital Access Springer 2020 - Digitaledited by David Schlossberg, Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine and Medical Director, Tuberculosis Control Program, Philadelphia Department of Public health, Philadelphia, PA.Contents:
Preface
Preface to the first edition
Infections and intoxications from the ocean: risks of the shore / Mark A. Clemence and Richard L. Guerrant
Infections acquired via fresh water: from lakes to hot tubs / Bertha Ayi
Arthropod-borne diseases: the camper's uninvited guests / Gregory Juckett
Infections acquired in the garden / Cheston B. Cunha and Burke A. Cunha
Diseases transmitted by man's best friend: the dog / Jerry Jacob and Bennett Lorber
Diseases transmitted by cats / Ellie J.C. Goldstein and Fredrick M. Abrahamian
Diseases transmitted by birds / Matthew E. Levison
Diseases transmitted by less common house pets / Bruno B. Chomel
Diseases transmitted by man's worst friend: the rat / James G. Fox
Diseases transmitted by domestic livestock: perils of the petting zoo / John R. Dunn, Casey Barton Behravesh, and Frederick J. Angulo
The ancient curse: rabies / Jesse D. Blanton and Ryan M. Wallace
Sports: the infectious hazards / Geeta Gupta, Arezou Minooee, and Jeffrey Wang
Infectious risks of traveling abroad / Lin H. Chen and Barbra M. Blair
Sexually transmitted diseases and travel: from boudoir to bordello / Ann K. Avery and Jonathan M. Zenilman
Infections from body piercing and tattoos / Mukesh Patel and C. Glenn Cobbs
Infectious diseases at high altitude / Buddha Basnyat and Jennifer M. Starling
Infectious risks of air travel / Alexandra Mangili, Tine Vindenes, and Mark Gendreau
Infections on cruise ships / Vivek Kak
Infections associated with exotic cuisine: the dangers of delicacies / Natasha Hochberg and Nahid Bhadelia.Digital Access Wiley 2016 - Digitaleditors, W. Michael Scheld, Richard J. Whitley, Christina M. Marra.Summary: "This clinical reference on central nervous system infections is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fourth edition. Over 70 leading experts provide comprehensive, current information on all infections--both neural-specific and systemic--that involve the central nervous system. Areas with significant new clinical information include treatment of tuberculosis, non-tubercular mycobacterial infections, brain abscess, and Lyme disease"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: approach to the patient with central nervous system infection
Cerebrospinal fluid in central nervous system infections
Imaging of intracranial infections
Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of viral infections of the central nervous system
Viral meningitis and aseptic meningitis syndrome
Encephalitis
Poliomyelitis, polio vaccines, and the postpoliomyelitis syndrome
Measles and rubella
Herpes simplex virus
Neurologic manifestations of varicella and herpes zoster
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr virus
Human herpesvirus-6
B virus
Arthropod-borne viral encephalitides
Meningitis and encephalitis caused by mumps virus
Rabies
Human prion diseases
Human immunodeficiency virus
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Acute viral myelitis
Postinfectious encephalomyelitis
Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of bacterial infections
Acute bacterial meningitis
Mycoplasmal and ureaplasmal infections
Bartonella infections, including cat-scratch disease
Rickettsioses, anaplasmoses, and Q fever
Whipple's disease
Tuberculous meningitis
Infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria
Brain abscess
Epidural abscess
Subdural enpyema and suppurative intracranial phlebitis
Complications of infective endocarditis
Iatrogenic infections of the central nervous system
Botulism
Tetanus
Neurosyphilis
Neuroborreliosis: nervous system involvement with borrelia species
Fungal meningitis
Space-occupying fungal lesions
Cerebral malaria
Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis
Trypanosomiasis
Free-living and parasitic amebic infections
Helminthic infections
Chronic meningitis syndrome and meningitis of noninfective or uncertain etiology
Surgical management of central nervous system infections
Critical care of central nervous system infection
Vaccines for viral diseases with significant central nervous system manifestations
Vaccines against bacterial meningitis.Digital Access Ovid 2014 - DigitalSujata Das, Vishal Jhanji, editors.Summary: This book presents the clinical features, invasive and non-invasive modalities of diagnosis of conjunctival and corneal infections, especially atypical clinical situations in unusual cases of keratitis, and manage the disease entity. Infections of cornea continues to be the leading cause of ocular morbidity and blindness worldwide. Early diagnosis helps in better outcome. Proper understanding of the microbiological and clinical characteristics of this disease entity enables ophthalmologists to initiate appropriate therapy. Corneal infections, especially due to uncommon organisms, are difficult to diagnose and treat. With 17 chapters, this volume covers the entire spectrum of corneal and conjunctival infections. This is a quick go-to book for general as well as specialist ophthalmologists.
Contents:
Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Viral Conjunctivitis. Chlamydial Conjunctivitis
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Clinical Work-up of Corneal Ulcers
Bacterial Keratitis
Atypical Mycobacterial Keratitis
Nocardia Keratitis
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Microsporidial Keratitis
Fungal Keratitis
Pythium Keratitis
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Keratitis
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) Keratitis
Role of Microbiology in the Diagnosis of Corneal and Conjunctival Infections
Role of Histopathology in the Diagnosis of Corneal and Conjunctival Infections
Role of In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Microbial Keratitis. - DigitalQiliang Cai, Zhenghong Yuan, Ke Lam, editors.Summary: This book offers a state-of-the-art report on recent discoveries concerning viral, bacterial, and parasite infectious cancers. Cancer is one of the most common causes of death and diseases in human populations, and 15%-25% of human cancers in worldwide are considered to result from chronic infection by pathogens. Most oncology textbooks address genetic mutation, but not infectious agents such as viruses, bacteria and parasites. As such this book stimulates further research in the new area between cancers and chronic infection, and discusses the epidemiology and molecular biology of infectious causes of cancers. It also explores the prevention and treatment of infection-related cancers, and brings pathogenic research to the forefront in the never-ending endeavor to understand how pathogens maneuver and negotiate in a complex environment, including the micro/macro- environment of the human host. Further, it highlights the urgent need for a concerted program to develop vaccines and other diagnosis and interventions that will eventually help prevent and treat infectious cancers, and decrease their burden on human populations. It offers graduate students and researchers a comprehensive overview of the infectious causes of cancers.
Contents:
1. Overview of infectious causes of human cancers
2. Hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma
3. Human papillomavirus-related cancers
4. Merkel cell polyomavirus: a new DNA virus associated with human cancer
5. Current progress in EBV-associated B-cell lymphomas
6. EBV infection and glucose metabolism in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
7. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus: epidemiology and molecular biology
8. Hepatitis C virus-associated cancers
9. Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 infection and adult T-cell leukemia
10. Malignancies in HIV-infected and AIDS patients
11. Bacterial infection and associated cancers
12. Parasite-associated cancers (blood flukes/liver flukes)
13. Prion protein family contributes to tumorigenesis via multiple pathways
14. Murine gammaherpesvirus 68: a small animal model for gammaherpesvirus-associated diseases
15. Infection of KSHV and interaction with HIV: the bad romance
16. Interplay between microenvironmental abnormalities and infectious agents in tumorigenesis. - DigitalCarlos Cervera, Jose Maria Aguado, editors.Summary: This book aims to approach the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of infectious complications related to the use of biologic and targeted therapies. The first part is a general overview on the epidemiology and prevention of infections with the use of these agents. Timelines, pre-treatment evaluation, use of vaccines and travel counseling. In the second part, we will analyze the specific risk of infections associated with the use of the most important agents. The third part approach the problem on a syndromic point of view. For example, how to evaluate pulmonary infiltrates in a patient receiving biologic agents. This part III includes the most difficult and conflicting syndromes that clinicians may face when evaluating these patients. This book is intended not only for infectious diseases specialists, but also for different medical specialties prescribing biologic and targeted therapies.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
Part I: Overview of the Epidemiology, Risk and Prevention of Infections
1: Overview of the Risk of Infection Associated with Biologic and Target Therapies
Overview of Targeted and Biological Therapies
Monoclonal Antibodies and Related Agents
Small-Molecule Enzyme Inhibitors
Assessment of the Risk of Infection
References
2: Timeline and Infectious Disease Evaluation of Candidates to New Therapies
Introduction
Timeline of Infectious Complications in Patients on Biologic and Targeted Drugs Evaluation and Prevention of Infectious Complications in Patients on Biologic and Targeted Treatment
Conclusion
References
3: Safety and Efficacy of Vaccines in Patients on Targeted and Biologic Therapies
Summary Table
Evidence Summary by Medication Class
TNF-Alpha Inhibitors and Abatacept
Hepatitis B (HBV) Vaccine
Pneumococcal Vaccine
Influenza Vaccine
Live Vaccines
IL-1 Inhibitors
IL-6
HBV Vaccine
Pneumococcal Vaccine
Influenza
Tetanus
Live Vaccines
IL-12/23
IL-17
Eculizumab
VEGF Inhibitors (Bevacizumab, Aflibercept) VEGF-R Inhibitors (Sorafenib, Sunitinib, Axitinib, Pazopanib, Regorafenib, Vandetanib, Cabozantinib, Ramucirumab)
ErbB2/HER2 Inhibitors (Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab)
ErbB Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (Erlotinib, Gefitinib, Afatinib, Osimertinib, Lapatinib, Neratinib)
BCR-ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (Imatinib, Dasatinib, Nilotinib, Bosutinib, Ponatinib)
Burton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (Ibrutinib, Acalabrutinib)
PI3K Inhibitors Idelalisib, Buparlisib, Rigosertib, Duvelisib
Janus Kinase Inhibitors (Ruxolitinib, Tofacitinib, Baricitinib)
Pneumococcal Vaccine
Influenza
Tetanus Live Zoster Vaccine
mTOR Inhibitors (Everolimus, Temsirolimus)
Anti-CD20 (Rituximab, 90Y-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan, Ofatumumab, Ocrelizumab, Veltuzumab, 131I-Tositumomab, Obinutuzumab, Ocaratuzumab, Ublituximab)
Pneumococcal Vaccine
Influenza
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Tetanus
Varicella
Alemtuzumab
Anti CD-38 (Daratumumab, Isatuxumab)
CTLA-4 Inhibitors (Ipilimumab, Tremelimumab)
PD-1 and PD-1 Ligand Inhibitors (Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab, Atezolizumab)
Influenza Vaccine
Recombinant Zoster Vaccine
LFA-3 Inhibitor (Alefacept) Alpha 4-Integrin and LFA-1 Inhibitors (Natalizumab, Vedolizumab, Efalizumab)
Influenza Vaccine
Other Vaccines
Live Vaccines
Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor Inhibitor (Fingolimod, Siponimod)
Proteosome Inhibitors (Bortezomib, Carfilzomib, Ixazomib)
References
4: Travel and Risk of Infections
Introduction
Infectious Diseases and Risks Factors for Travelers
Modes of Transmission of Infections
Risks Factors for Travelers
Common Infectious Diseases in Travelers
Gastrointestinal Infections
Respiratory Infections
Vector-Borne Infections
Skin Infections - Digital/PrintValentina Stosor, Teresa R. Zembower, editors.Summary: While advances in both the treatment of cancer and the management of its complications have led to significant improvement in patient survival, infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neoplastic disease. In this patient population, infection risk results from a complex interplay between the host's underlying immunodeficiencies, local tumor effects, and treatment-induced immunosuppression. New chemotherapeutic approaches and antimicrobial prophylaxis and treatment practices continue to shape the spectrum of infections in these patients. Clinicians who treat infections in cancer patients are continually challenged by the emergence of new pathogens and by the increasing antimicrobial resistance of established ones. The aim of this book, is to emphasize unique aspects of management of infectious diseases in the cancer patient. With the increasing complexity of this patient population, optimal management requires a multidisciplinary approach, and this fact is fully reflected in the contributions, all from recognized authorities in the field. Ultimately, it is hoped that this volume will assist specialists in infectious diseases and haematology/oncology in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infection and optimization of the overall care of patients with malignancies.Digital Access Springer 2014
- DigitalPaul Hofman, editor.Contents:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease
Actinomycosis
Adenovirus
Adiaspiromycosis
Alveolar ecchinococcosis
Amebiasis
Ancylostomasis
Angiostrongyliasis cantonesis infections
Angiostrongylus costarecensis infections
Anisakiasis
Arthropods
Artifacts
Ascaridiasis
Aspergillosis
Bacillary angiomatosis
Bacterial infections
Balantidiasis
Bartonellosis
Bilharziasis
Blastomycosis
Botriomycosis
Candidiasis
Cestoda
Chlamydiasis
Coccidioidomycosis
Cryptococcosis
Cryptosporidiosis
Cysticercosis
Cytopathic effect
Dirofilariasis
Ecchinococcosis
Enterobiasis
False pathogens
Fasciolasis
Filariasis
Fungal infections
Fusariasis
Giardiasis
Granuloma
Helminthiasis
Herpes virus
Histoplasmosis
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Human Rickettsioses
Hydatidosis
Immunodeficiency
Inflammatory reaction
Influenza virus
Isosporiasis
Leishmaniasis
Lobomycosis
Malakoplakia
Malaria
Measles
Microsporidiosis
Mucormycosis
Myasis
Mycetomas
Mycobacterial infections
Mycoplasmasis
Nematodes
Nocardiosis
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Onchocercosis
Papillomavirus
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Paragonimiasis
Parasitic infections
Pentastomiasis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Pneumocystosis
Polyomavirus
Protothecosis
Protozoa
Respiratory syncitial virus
Rhinoscleroma
Rhinosporidiosis
Sarcocytosis
Scedosporiasis
Sparganosis
Sporothricosis
Strongyloidiasis
Taeniasis
Toxoplasmosis
Trematodes
Trichinosis
Trypanosomiasis
Tuberculosis
Tungiasis
Viral Hepatitis
Viral infections
Whippleïs disease
Yersiniasis
Zygomycosis. - Digital[edited by] William E. Benitz, Brian Smith ; consulting editor, Richard A. Polin.Summary: "Dr. Richard Polin's Neonatology Questions and Controversies series highlights the most challenging aspects of neonatal care, offering trustworthy guidance on up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options in the field. In each volume, renowned experts address the clinical problems of greatest concern to today's practitioners, helping you handle difficult practice issues and provide optimal, evidence-based care to every patient"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Part 1: Infectious disease. Management of the asymptomatic newborn at risk for sepsis
Empirical therapy for neonatal sepsis
When and how to treat neonatal CMV infections
Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection
Antibiotic stewardship
Candida prophylaxis
Diagnosis, risk factors, outcomes, and evaluation of invasive candida infections
When to perform lumbar puncture in infants at risk for meningitis in the neonatal intensive care unit
Biomarkers in diagnosis of neonatal sepsis
Congenital Zika syndrome
Part 2: Pharmacology. Pharmacokinetic considerations in neonates
Neonatal pharmacogenetics
Antibiotic considerations for necrotizing enterocolitis
Antibiotic dosing considerations for term and preterm infants
Antifungal dosing considerations for term and preterm infants
Antiviral dosing considerations for term and preterm infants
Antiepileptic drug therapy in neonates
Neuroprotective therapies in neonates
Pharmacologic therapy for neonatal abstinence syndrome
Therapies for gastroesophageal reflux in neonates.Digital Access ClinicalKey 2019 - DigitalMichael David, Jean-Luc Benoit, editors.Summary: This text uses cases to illustrate differential diagnoses of various infectious diseases. Unlike any other book on the market, this book is specifically designed for ease of use and can cater to a variety of medical professionals and their needs. The text features brief cases that allow for quick readability, an appendix particularly designed for cross-referencing cases with common symptoms, exposures, and putative diagnoses, bulleted conclusion points, and differential diagnoses tables. Each case is written by an expert in the field and includes a discussion that leads the reader through the logical process of deduction to narrow the diagnosis as well as the laboratory testing, physical examination findings, and elements of the patient's history and exposures utilized to make a diagnosis. Chapters conclude with a focused review on a specific topic related to diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis that the case illustrates, including references for further reading on the topics from the literature. The Infectious Disease Diagnosis is an outstanding resource for infectious disease specialists, internal medicine physicians, emergency room staff, primary care and general practice physicians, family practitioners, consultants in infectious disease, medical students, residents, fellows, and trainees who diagnose patients.
Contents:
Travel to Uganda
Visual Loss in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
Like Mother, Like Daughter
From the Lungs to the Brain, a Case of Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Patient
Student with Fever and Rash
Fever, a Rash, and a ... "Bug Bite"?
Primed for Pathogens
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
A Man with Heart Failure and Night Sweats
Seizure and Confusion in an Elderly Woman with Bacteremia
Don't Toss Your Turtle! Seizures and Fever in an Infant
Intermittent Fevers in a Renal Transplant Recipient
A Young Adult with Cough and Wheezing Since Infancy
Elevated Liver Enzymes in Pregnancy
Eye Pain and Visual Disturbance in an HIV/AIDS patient
Undetected: When Medication Nonadherence Accompanies an Undetectable Viral Load
Danger in Paradise
Man with AIDS Presents with a Headache
Vexing Vectors
Toddler with Pica
Hidden Sphere
The Importance of a Complete Social History
Myalgias and Joint Pain in a Traveler to India
A Marathon Runner with a Change in Mental Status
Unmasking One of the Great Masqueraders
Pulmonary Infection in a Patient after Stem Cell Transplantation
An HIV Patient with Nausea, Vomiting and Hiccups
A Real Nail-Biter
Nodular Skin Lesions in a Patient with Leukemia
Elderly Man with Fever and Cough: TB or not TB?
Malaise, Fever and Nausea in a Man with Marfan Syndrome
Diarrhea Leads to Pneumonia and Hematuria in the Intensive Care Unit
Pain and Rash in a Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
A 2-Year-Old Girl with a Limp
An Elderly Woman with a Fever after Traveling
Internationally Adopted HIV-Infected Toddler with Skin Rash
A Pediatric Patient with a Progressive Chest Wall Mass
Diffuse Lymphadenopathy in a Patient After Stem Cell Transplantation
Papilledema in an HIV-Positive Patient
A Case of Fever and Rash After Tick Bite
Facial Lesions and Respiratory Failure After Lung Transplantation
A Pain in the Back: A 50-Year-Old Man with Pancreatitis and a Fever
A 9-Year-Old Boy with a Red Eye
The Revolving (Bathroom) Door
A Young Woman with Neurologic Symptoms
A Woman with a History of a Two-Year Stay in Gabon and Onset of a Cyclical Fever More than One Year Later
An Infectious Malignancy.Digital Access Springer 2018 - Digitaledited by Ibrahim Abubakar, Helen R. Stagg, Ted Cohen, and Laura C. Rodrigues.Summary: This volume provides a concise reference for practicing epidemiologists, and provides trainee readers with a thorough understanding of basic the concepts which are critical to understanding specialist areas of infectious disease epidemiology.Digital Access Oxford 2016
- Printedited by Kenrad E. Nelson, Carolyn Masters Williams.Contents:
pt. 1. Methods in infectious disease epidemiology
pt. 2. Airborne transmission
pt. 3. Oral transmission of infection
pt. 4. Blood and body fluid as a reservoir of infectious diseases
pt. 5. Vector-borne and parasite diseases. - Digitaledited by Jonathan Cohen, William G. Powderly, Steven M. Opal ; section editors, Thierry Calandra [and eleven others] ; associate editors (educational content) Courtney D. Chrisler, Bethany Davies.Digital Access ClinicalKey 2017
- Digitaleditor, Jonathan C. Cho.Summary: "The goal of Infectious Diseases: A Case Study Approach is to provide healthcare students with a valuable infectious diseases pharmacotherapy resource. With the growing need of antimicrobial stewardship programs, healthcare professionals competent in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy are necessary. The casebook is designed to teach infectious diseases through patient cases that closely resemble situations healthcare professionals will likely face during their clinical practice. Infectious diseases-related topics covered in the publication range from bacterial infections, to sexually transmitted diseases, to antimicrobial dosing recommendations. Topics were selected based on the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education's Coding Systems for Colleges of Pharmacy and the 2016 American College of Clinical Pharmacy's Pharmacotherapy Didactic Curriculum Toolkit. Authors of the casebook chapters are comprised of infectious diseases pharmacist faculty from Colleges of Pharmacy across the United States. All these individuals have vast experiences and training in infectious diseases and are widely recognized as experts in their field"-- Provided by publisher.Digital Access AccessPharmacy 2020
- PrintFrederick S. Southwick, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.Contents:
Anti-infective therapy
The sepsis syndrome
The febrile patient
Pulmonary infections
Eye, ear, nose, and throat
Central nervous system infections
Cardiovascular infections
Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary infections
Gastrointestinal tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
Skin and soft tissue infections
Bone and joint infections
Parasitic infections
Zoonotic infections
Bioterrorism
Serious adult viral illnesses other than HIV
Infections in the immunocompromised host
HIV infection. - DigitalFrederick S. Southwick.Contents:
Anti-infective therapy / Frederick S. Southwick
Sepsis / Frederick S. Southwick
The febrile patient / Frederick S. Southwick
Pulmonary infections / Frederick S. Southwick
Eye, ear, nose, and throat infections / Frederick S. Southwick
Central nervous system infections / Frederick S. Southwick
Cardiovascular infections / Frederick S. Southwick
Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary infections / Frederick S. Southwick
Genitourinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases / Frederick S. Southwick
Skin and soft tissue infections / P. Daniel Lew, and Frederick S. Southwick
Osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, diabetic foot infections, and septic arthritis / P. Daniel Lew, and Frederick S. Southwick
Parasitic infections : a global challenge / Frederick S. Southwick
Emerging bacterial infections (including zoonotic pathogens and biological weapons) / Frederick S. Southwick
Serious viral illnesses in the adult patient / Sankar Swaminathan
Infections in the immunocompromised host / Frederick S. Southwick
HIV infection / Bernard Hirschel.Digital Access AccessMedicine 2020 - Digital[edited by] Eskild Petersen, Lin H. Chen, Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor.Contents:
Historical overview of global infectious diseases and geopolitics / Francis EG Cox, Frank J Bia
Nontraditional infectious diseases surveillance systems / Davidson H Hamer, Kamran Khan, Matthew German, Lawrence C Madoff
Air travel
which infectious disease control measures are worthwhile? / Karen J Marienau
Infectious illnesses on cruise and cargo ships / Joanna J Regan, J Scott Vega, Clive M Brown
Microbes on the move: prevention, required vaccinations, curtailment, outbreak / Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor, Giles Poumerol, Francisco Santos-O'Connor
Diagnostic tests and procedures / Eskild Petersen, Tom Boyles
Central Africa / Gerd D Burchard, Martin P Grobusch
East Africa / Philippe Gautret, Philippe Parola
Eastern Africa / Andreas Neumayr, Christoph Hatz
North Africa / Philippe Gautret, Nadjet Mouffok, Philippe Parola
Southern Africa / Marc Mendelson, Olga Perovic, Lucille Blumberg
West Africa / Boubacar Maiga, Patrick Ayeh-Kumi
East Asia / Bin Cao, Fei Zhou, Mikio Kimura
South Central Asia / Holy Murphy, Gulzhan Abuova, Prativa Pandey
South-east Asia / Daniel H Paris, Nicholas J White
Western Asia and the Middle East / Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Seif S Al-Abri, Ziad A Memish
Eastern Europe / Natalia Pshenichnaya, Malgorzata Paul, Alexander Erovichenkov
Northern Europe / Birgitta Evengard, Audrone Marcinkute, Eskild Petersen
Southern Europe / Francesco Castelli, Androula Pavli, Pier Francesco Giorgetti
Western Europe / Peter J Vries, Eric Caumes
The Caribbean / Elizabeth A Talbot, Laura E Shevy
Central America / Larry I Lutwick, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales
South America / Rodrigo Nogueira Angerami, Luiz Jacintho Silva, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales
Northern America / Barbra M Blair, Philip R Fischer, Michael Libman, Lin H Chen
Australia, New Zealand / Karin Leder, Joseph Torresi, Marc Shaw
Oceania / Karin Leder, Joseph Torresi, Marc Shaw
Arctic and Antarctica / Anders Koch, Michael G Bruce, Karin Ladefoged
The immunosuppressed patient / Brian T Montague, Christopher M Salas, Terri L Montague, Maria D Mileno
Emerging infections / Mary E Wilson
Migration and the geography of disease / Rogelio López-Vélez, Francesca F Norman, José-Antonio Pérez-Molina
Climate change and the geographical distribution of infectious diseases / Ashwin Swaminathan, Elvina Viennet, Anthony J McMichael, David Harley.Digital Access Wiley 2017 - DigitalLuke S.P. Moore, James C. Hatcher.Contents:
Biology of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites and the host-pathogen interactions
Microbiology and virology laboratory practice
Health and safety for infectious diseases, microbiology and virology
Principles of public health in relation to infectious diseases, microbiology and virology
Infection prevention and control
Important clinical syndromes presenting from the community and within healthcare organisations
Understanding use of antimicrobial agents
Vaccination
The management of HIV infection
Travel and geographical health; imported infection and the provision of pre-travel health advice.Digital Access Cambridge 2019 - DigitalJerome Goddard.
- Digital/PrintRameshwar Adhikari, Santosh Thapa, editors.Summary: The volumes address the interdisciplinary scientific approach for the systemic understanding of connections between major human diseases and their treatment regime by applying the tools and techniques of nanotechnology. It also highlights the interdisciplinary collaborative researches for innovation in Biomedical Sciences.
Contents:
Volume I.
1. Auger-Architectomics: Introducing a New Nanotechnology to Infectious Disease / Chantel W. Swart, Carolina H. Pohl, Johan L. F. Kock
2. Rational Design of Antigens to Improve the Serodiagnosis of Tick-Borne Borreliosis in Central Regions of Russia / Evgenia Baranova, Pavel Solov'ev, Evgeny Panfertsev, Anastasia Baranova [and others]
3. Ayurvedic Bhasmas: Overview on Nanomaterialistic Aspects, Applications, and Perspectives / Rameshwar Adhikari
4. Nanobiosensors: Role in Cancer Detection and Diagnosis / Andrew Gdowski, Amalendu P. Ranjan, Anindita Mukerjee, Jamboor K. Vishwanatha
5. Cell Compatible Arginine Containing Cationic Polymer: One-Pot Synthesis and Preliminary Biological Assessment / Nino Zavradashvili, Tamar Memanishvili, Nino Kupatadze, Lucia Baldi, Xiao Shen [and others
6. Neuroinvasive and Neurotropic Human Respiratory Coronaviruses: Potential Neurovirulent Agents in Humans / Marc Desforges, Alain Le Coupanec, Élodie Brison, Mathieu Meessen-Pinard [and others]
7. Bacteriophages as Potential Treatment Option for Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria / Robert Bragg, Wouter van der Westhuizen, Ji-Yun Lee, Elke Coetsee, Charlotte Boucher. Volume II. --1. Bacterial Resistance to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QAC) Disinfectants / Robert Bragg, Arina Jansen, Marisa Coetzee, Wouter van der Westhuizen [and others]
2. Immunological Markers that Correlate with Protection Immunity Against Tularemia Infection / Victoria V. Firstova, Alexander N. Mokrievich, Vitalii M. Pavlov, Aleksey A. Gorbatov [and others]
3. Application of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture for the Production of Phytochemicals in Medicinal Plants / Bijaya Pant
4. Microbial Pathogenicity: A New Approach to Drug Development / Ananda M. Chakrabarty
5. Current Trend on Syphilis Diagnosis: Issues and Challenges / Muhammad G. Morshed
6. Rapid Spreading and Immune Evasion by Vaccinia Virus / Geoffrey L. Smith
7. Nanonization Increases the Antileishmanial Efficacy of Amphotericin B: An Ex Vivo Approach Krishna Das Manandhar, Thakur Prasad Yadav, Vijay Kumar Prajapati, Om Basukala [and others].Digital Access - DigitalRameshwar Adhikari, Santosh Thapa, editors.
- DigitalFingani Annie Mphande.Contents:
Chapter 1: Poverty, Health and Livelihoods
Chapter 2: Rural Livelihood
Chapter 3: Infectious Diseases
Chapter 4: Infectious Diseases and Livelihoods
Chapter 5: Transportation
Chapter 6: Healthcare
Chapter 7: Surveillance
Chapter 8: Disease Awareness and Prevention
Chapter 9: Infectious Disease Management Strategies
Chapter 10: Way Forward
Bibliography
Index.Digital Access Springer 2016 - DigitalPrati Pal Singh, editor.Summary: Infectious Diseases and Your Health has the potential to impact and improve your life, and the lives of your loved ones. Every day, nearly 40, 000 people including small children and women die of infectious diseases. Many of these innocent lives could be saved. Your journey through the pages of this book will take you to an amazing world of infectious diseases. You will learn about various infectious diseases, how they can affect your life, the problems associated with their treatment and prevention, and how to overcome these problems. Additionally, you will hear the success story of new drug research, be introduced to the hard facts, and find fascinating pictures of microorganisms and parasites. The book provides instant solutions to several of your concerns about infectious diseases, and you will learn to live a highly productive, long and healthy life. So, join thousands of readers of this book worldwide, enhance your life and the lives of your loving family, become an informed healthy citizen, and contribute to achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Let us never forget: life and quality of life are very precious.
Contents:
Parasitic infections
Bacterial infections
Viral infections
Fungal infections. - DigitalTulio A. Valdez, Jesus G. Vallejo, editors.Contents:
I. Ears
1. Management of the Child with Otorrhea
2. Infections of the External Ear
3. Otitis Media
4. Complications of Acute and Chronic Otitis Media
5. Inner Ear Infections
II. Nasal Cavity and Sinuses
6. Nasal Soft Tissue Infections
7. Sinusitis
8. Complications of Sinusitis
9. Sinus Disease in Cystic Fibrosis
III. Oral Cavity, Oropharynx and Upper Airway
10. Tonsillitis and Peritonsillar Abscess
11. Laryngeal Infections
12. Tracheal Infections
IV. Neck
13. Infectious Lymphadenopathy
14. Neck Abscesses and Deep Neck Infections
15. Infected Congenital Neck Lesions
V. Other Conditions
16. PFAPA: Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis.Digital Access Springer 2016 - DigitalOriol Manuel, Michael G. Ison, editors.Summary: This book describes a practical approach to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infectious complications in solid-organ transplant (SOT) candidates and recipients, based on both up-to-date clinical evidence and state of the art expert opinion from world-renowned experts in the field. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which explains risk assessment and the general approach to infectious diseases in the pre-, peri-, and early and late post-transplant periods. The remaining two sections address the prevention and treatment of infection with particular pathogens and the management of specific syndromes, such as pneumonia, CNS infections, UTIs, and skin infections. Infections in SOT recipients - often due to multidrug-resistant organisms - represent a major challenge. Preventive strategies need to be adapted according to the type of allograft and period after transplantation. Moreover, toxicity and drug interaction with immunosuppressive drugs must be taken into consideration when treating infectious complications. In explaining in depth how best to ensure allograft and patient survival, this book will be of value to infectious disease specialists and transplant physicians at all levels of experience.
- DigitalManish Soneja, Puneet Khanna, editors.Summary: Infections in intensive care is a very broad topic, and this book provides concise yet comprehensive coverage. It focuses on the appropriate and judicious use of microbiological, radiological and point-of-care tests in diagnostic work-ups and evidence-based management protocols. Moreover, it offers essential information on the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered infections in the intensive care unit, making it a handy ready-reference manual for intensivists.
Contents:
-- Sepsis in Intensive Care Unit
Severe Community Acquired Infections in Intensive Care Unit
Tropical Infections in Intensive Care Unit
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Nosocomial Infections (except Ventilator Associated Pneumonia)
Approach to Fungal Infections in Intensive Care Unit
Viral Infections in Intensive Care Unit (except HIV)
Tuberculosis in Intensive Care Unit
Infections of the Nervous System in Intensive Care Unit
Obstetrical and Gynecological-Related Infections in Intensive Care Unit
Human Immunodeficency Virus in Intensive Care Unit
Infections in Post-transplant Patients in Intensive Care Unit
Paediatric Infections in Intensive Care Unit
Microbiology Laboratory Diagnosis of Infection in Intensive Care Unit
Principles of Antibiotic Therapy in Intensive Care Unit
Management of Gram Negative Multi Drug Resistant Organisms in Intensive Care Unit
Management of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Intensive Care Unit
Antifungal Therapy in Intensive Care Unit
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Intensive Care Unit
Antibiotic Stewardship in Intensive Care Unit
Principles of Infection Prevention and Control in Intensive Care Unit. - DigitalVsevolod Zinserling.Summary: This book discusses all aspects infectious CNS pathology, including different bacterial, viral, fungal, mycoplasma and protozoan pathogens, accompanied by illustrations that show macro- and histopathological changes. It also presents microbiological, epidemiological and clinical data, with a particular focus on meningitis and encephalitis of different bacterial and viral aetiologies, influenza, COVID-19 and other viral and bacterial generalized infections. Further, the book explores the importance of mixed infections, including those in the late stages of HIV infection, as well as pathological changes in different age groups including newborns. A special chapter is devoted to the probable role of biological pathogens in noninfectious brain pathology.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1. Epidemiology, morbidity and mortality due to brain pathology associated with biological pathogens
Chapter 2 Microbiology and molecular biology in the diagnostics
Chapter 3 Local immunity of the brain
Chapter 4 Neuroplasticity and its possible role in infectious pathology
Chapter 4 General principles of morphological diagnostics of infectious pathology in the brain and terminology
Chapter 5 Acute viral encephalitis
Chapter 6 Brain lesions in generalized viral infections
Chapter 7 Viral lesions in HIV infection
Chapter 8 Meningococcal infection
Chapter 9 Purulent meningitis and meningoencephalitis
Chapter 10 Brain abscesses
Chapter 11 Neurotuberculosis and neurosyphilis
Chapter 12 Lesions due to fungi, protozoa and helminthes
Chapter 13 "Slow" Bneuroinfections
Chapter 14 Brain lesions in perinatal infections
Chapter 15 Postraumatic encephalitis
Chapter 16 Differential diagnostics in clinical pathology
Chapter 17 Probable role of biological pathogens in noninfectious pathology
Conclusion. - DigitalVsevolod Zinserling ; with contributions by Yulia R. Zyuzya, Vladimir V. Svistunov, Valery V. Varyasin.Summary: This book discusses all aspects of pulmonary pathology, including different bacterial, viral, fungal, mycoplasma and protozoan pathogens, accompanied by illustrations that show macro- and histopathological changes. It also presents microbiological, epidemiological and clinical data, with a particular focus on pneumonias of different bacterial aetiologies, influenza, and other viral infections. Further, the book explores the importance of mixed infections, including those in the late stages of HIV infections and virus-bacterial pneumonias, as well as pathological changes in modern tuberculosis, lung granuloma, and respiratory tract inflammation in different age groups.
Contents:
Introduction,. Epidemiology, morbidity and mortality due to diseases associated with biological pathogens
Microbiology and molecular biology in the diagnostics
Local immunity in different age groups
Historical overview upon etiology and mechanisms of the lesions
Influenza
Paramyxovirus respiratory infections: parainfluenza, RS-infection, metapneumovirus infection, measles
Respiratory infections due to DNA viruses: Adenoviruses, Herpes simplex
SARS
Atypical pneumonias due to Chlamydia and Mycoplasma
Lobar pneumonia
Community acquired pneumonia
Nosocomial Pneumonias
Tuberculosis
Respiratory Mycosis due to Candida, Aspergillus, Pneumocysta, Mucor et al.
Lesions due to Protozoa and Helminthes
Mixed infectious lesions. Pathogenesis and morphological diagnostics
Lung lesions in intrauterine infections: herpes, cytomegaly, chlamydiosis, mycoplasmosis etc
Differential diagnostics of granulomatosis in clinical pathology
Differential diagnostics of interstitial lesions in clinical pathology
Questions stay to be investigated. - Digital/Printedited by Steffen Backert, editor.Summary: This volume details our current understanding of the architecture and signaling capabilities of known canonical and non-canonical inflammasome complexes and highlights their action, in particular in response to infection with important bacterial model organisms and the corresponding disease pathologies. The first chapters review new insights into the assembly and structures of inflammasome components and emphasize general strategies of up- and downstream signaling events. In addition, the authors specifically discuss the composition and activity of inflammasomes during infection with various gut pathogens (Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Listeria and Helicobacter), respiratory pathogens (Mycobacterium, Legionella, Burkholderia and Streptococcus) as well as skin and soft tissue pathogens (Francisella and Staphylococcus). The discoveries presented provide a better understanding of the cellular and molecular biology of inflammasomes, which will pinpoint important new therapeutic targets for the treatment and prevention of multiple infectious diseases in the future.Digital Access Springer 2016
- Digitaledited by Jean-Marc Cavaillon and Mervyn Singer.Contents:
Front Matter
Inflammation through the Ages: A Historical Perspective / Jean-Marc Cavaillon
Inducers and Sensors of Inflammation. Pathogen-associated Molecular Patterns / Jean-Marc Cavaillon
Damage-associated Molecular Patterns / Jean-Marc Cavaillon
Bacterial Toxins / Marina Bernard, Cesare Montecucco
Venoms / Catarina Teixeira, Vanessa Moreira, José María Gutiérrez
Hypoxia as an Inducer of Inflammation / Ariel Brandwein, Clifford S Deutschman
Vaccine Adjuvants / Dennis M Klinman, Hidekazu Shirota
Pattern Recognition Receptors / Lauren Whitehead, Gordon D Brown
Inflammatory Cells. Monocytes and Macrophages / Irina N Shalova, Shilpi Saha, Subhra K Biswas
Neutrophils / Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Mast Cells: Master Drivers of Immune Responses against Pathogens / WX Gladys Ang, Soman N Abraham
Dendritic Cells in Inflammatory Disease / Bart N Lambrecht, Martin Guilliams, Hamida Hammad
Roles for NK Cells and ILC1 in Inflammation and Infection / Christian AJ Vosshenrich, James P Di Santo
Group 2 and 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells: New Actors in Immunity and Inflammation / Nicolas Serafini, James P Di Santo
Th9 Cells: From the Bench to the Bedside and Back Again / Benjamin J Ulrich, Matthew M Hufford, Mark H Kaplan
Th17 Cells / Mélissa Noack, Pierre Miossec
Platelets / Jack Levin
Epithelial Cells / Jill M Hoffman, Charalabos Pothoulakis
Inflammation: The Role of Endothelial Cells / J Steven Alexander, D Neil Granger, Norman R Harris
Inflammatory Mediators. IL-1 Superfamily and Inflammasome / Charles A Dinarello
TNF Superfamily / Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Interleukin-17 A-E / Giovanni Monteleone, Irene Marafini, Edoardo Troncone
IL-6 Superfamily / Toshio Tanaka, Masashi Narazaki, Tadamistu Kishimoto
Type I and II Cytokine Superfamilies in Inflammatory Responses / William F Carson, Steven L Kunkel
Chemokines and Chemotaxis / Osamu Yoshie, Kouji Matsushima
Lipid Mediators in Inflammation / Shuh Narumiya, Takehiko Yokomizo, Junken Aoki
Free Radicals in Inflammation / Andrew Cumpstey, Martin Feelisch
Proteases / Celine Deraison, Chrystelle Bonnart, Nathalie Vergnolle
Psychiatric Disorders and Inflammation / Robert Dantzer
Complement System / Peter A Ward, Claudia Kemper
Heat Shock Proteins / Willem Eden, Femke Broere, Ruurd van der Zee
Inflammation and Host Response. Inflammation and Coagulation / Marcel Levi
Fever: Mediators and Mechanisms / Joachim Roth
Pain / Christoph Stein
Inflammation, Hormones, and Metabolism / Muska Khpal, Mervyn Singer
Microenvironmental Regulation of Innate Immune Cell Function / Emily R Watts, Eilise Ryan, Sarah R Walmsley, Moira KB Whyte
Epigenetics of Inflammation / Vidula Vachharajani, Charles E McCall
Inflammation and Diseases. Allergy and Inflammation / Milena Sokołowska, Anna Głobińska, Cezmi A Akdis
Sepsis / Manu Shankar-Hari, Mervyn Singer
Autoimmunity and Inflammation / Shrikant Ramesh Mulay, Onkar P Kulkarni, Khader Rupanagudi, Hans-Joachim Anders
Psoriasis and Other Skin Inflammatory Diseases / Jaehwan Kim, James G Krueger
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Articular Diseases / Rogier M Thurlings, Sander W Tas, Paul Peter Tak*
Missing Heritability of Crohn's Disease and Implications for Therapeutic Targeting and Improved Care / Matthias Chamaillard
Inflammation and Transplantation / William M Baldwin,, Robert L Fairchild
Inflammatory Mechanisms in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Peter J Barnes
Obesity: A Complex Disease with Immune Components / Yuejun Liu, Karine Clément
Inflammation and Type 2 Diabetes / Marleen MJ Greevenbroek, Casper G Schalkwijk, Coen DA Stehouwer
Inflammation-Mediated Neurodegeneration: Models, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Interventions for Neurodegenerative Diseases / Hui-Ming Gao, Yun Gao, Dezhen Tu, Yue Liu, Hui Zhou, Jau-Shyong Hong
Inflammation in Atherosclerosis / Mario AR Lauterbach, Larisa I Labzin, Eicke Latz
Acute Kidney Injury / Johan Mårtensson, Rinaldo Bellomo
Ischemia-Reperfusion Syndrome / Christophe Adrie, Sally A Shin, Mehran Monchi
Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Inflammation / Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis
Resolution of Inflammation and Tissue Repair. Pentraxins in the Orchestration of Defense and Tissue Repair during the Acute Phase Response / Alberto Mantovani, Cecilia Garlanda, Barbara Bottazzi
Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines, Soluble Receptors, and Natural Antagonists / Willem Joost Wiersinga, Tom Poll
Regulatory T Cells / Luciana Berod, Katharina Lahl, Matthias Lochner, Christian T Mayer, Tim Sparwasser
Leukocyte Reprogramming / Jean-Marc Cavaillon
Roles of Specialized Proresolving Lipid Mediators in Inflammation Resolution and Tissue Repair / Matthew Spite, Charles N Serhan
Glucocorticoids / Heming Nicholas, Annane Djillali
The Neuroimmune Communicatome in Inflammation / Peder S Olofsson, Christine N Metz, Valentin A Pavlov
The Inflammatory Response in Tissue Repair / Nikolaos G Frangogiannis
Detection and Treatments. Biomarkers in Inflammation / Andreas Kortgen, Michael Bauer
In Vivo Imaging of Inflammation / Anne Roivainen, Antti Saraste
Novel Targets for Drug Development / Alan S Cross, Steven M Opal
Inflammation and Microbiota and Gut Reconditioning / Stig Bengmark
Natural Products as Source of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs / Shivaprasad H Venkatesha, Bodhraj Acharya, Kamal D Moudgil.Digital Access Wiley 2018 - Digitaledited by Irfan Rahman, Debasis Bagchi.Summary: The book provides a comprehensive overview to understanding the integrated impact of the concepts of cellular and molecular aspects, models, environmental factors, and lifestyle involved in premature aging. Additionally, it examines how functional food, dietary nutraceuticals or pharmacological compounds can reverse inflammation and premature aging based on personalized medicine. This book is a valuable resource for health professionals, scientists and researchers, nutritionists, health practitioners, students and for all those who wish to broaden their knowledge in the allied field.Digital Access ScienceDirect 2014
- DigitalJun Sun, editor.Summary: This book offers a summary and discussion of the advances of inflammation and infection in various cancers. The authors cover the classically known virus infections in cancer, novel roles of other pathogens (e.g. bacteria and fungi), as well as biomarkers for diagnosis and therapy. Further, the chapters highlight the progress of immune therapy, stem cells and the role of the microbiome in the pathophysiology of cancers. Readers will gain insights into complex microbial communities, that inhabit most external human surfaces and play a key role in health and disease. Perturbations of host-microbe interactions often lead to altered host responses that can promote cancer development. Thus, this book highlights emerging roles of the microbiome in pathogenesis of cancers and outcome of therapy. The focus is on mechanistic concepts that underlie the complex relationships between host and microbes. Approaches that can inhibit infection, suppress chronic inflammation and reverse the dysbiosis are discussed, as a means for restoring the balance between host and microbes. This comprehensive work will be beneficial to researchers and students interested in infectious diseases, microbiome, and cancer as well as clinicians and general physiologists.
Contents:
Chapter 1: The Microbiome And The Hallmarks Of Cancer
Chapter 2: Microbiome In Human GI Cancers
Chapter 3: The Gut Microbiome And Colorectal Cancer
Chapter 4: Salmonella Infection In Human Cancers
Chapter 5: Biomarkers Of Esophageal Cancers And Precancerous Lesions
Chapter 6: Epithelial And Immune Cell Responses To Helicobacter Pylori That Shape The Gastric Tumor Microenvironment
Chapter 7: Microbiome And Liver Cancer
Chapter 8: THE MICROBIOME AND UROLOGIC CANCERS
Chapter 9: Role Of Infections And Tissue Inflammation In The Pathology Of The Fallopian Tube And High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Chapter 10: Commensal Microbes And Their Metabolites: Influence On Host Pathways In Health And Disease
Chapter 11: Dietary And Microbiome In Cancer Prevention
Chapter 12: Autophagy And Cancer-Current Biology And Drug Development
Chapter 13: Mitochondrial Regulation Of Inflammation In Cancer
Chapter 14: Modern Germ-Free Study Designs And Emerging Static Housing Technology In A Growing 'Human Microbiome' Market
Chapter 15: Machine Learning In Identification Of Disease-Associated Microbiota
Chapter 16: Mediation Analysis Of Microbiome Data And Detection Of Causality In Microbiome Studies. - Digital/PrintBharat B. Aggarwal, Bokyung Sung, Subash Chandre Gupta, editors.Contents:
The role of inflammation in lung cancer / Mónica Gomes, Ana Luísa Teixeira, Ana Coelho, António Araújo and Rui Medeiros
The role of inflammation in colon cancer / Naveena B. Janakiram and Chinthalapally V. Rao
The role of inflammation in inflammatory breast cancer / Tamer M. Fouad, Takahiro Kogawa, James M. Reuben and Naoto T. Ueno
The role of inflammation in brain cancer / James L. Sowers, Kenneth M. Johnson, Charles Conrad, Joel T. Patterson and Lawrence C. Sowers
The role of inflammation in head and neck cancer / Marcelo Bonomi, Alexis Patsias, Marshall Posner and Andrew Sikora
The role of inflammation in pancreatic cancer / Simone Hausmann, Bo Kong, Christoph Michalski, Mert Erkan and Helmut Friess
The role of inflammation in prostate cancer / Karen S. Sfanos, Heidi A. Hempel and Angelo M. De Marzo
The role of inflammation in bladder cancer / Georgios Gakis
The role of inflammation in kidney cancer / Antonio Roma De Vivar Chevez, James Finke and Ronald Bukowski
The role of inflammation in gastric cancer / Kazim Senol, Murat Bulut Özkan, Selahattin Vural and Mesut Tez
The role of inflammation in sarcoma / Jürgen Radons
The role of inflammation in lymphoma / Antonino Carbone, Claudio Tripodo, Carmelo Carlo-Stella, Armando Santoro and Annunziata Gloghini
The role of inflammation in leukaemia / Janusz Krawczyk, Michael O'Dwyer, Ronan Swords, Ciara Freeman and Francis J Giles
The role of inflammatory cells in angiogenesis in multiple myeloma / Domenico Ribatti and Angelo Vacca
The role of inflammation in cervical cancer / S. Deivendran, K. Hezlin Marzook and M. Radhakrishna Pillai
The role of inflammation in liver cancer / Anupam Bishayee
The role of inflammation in skin cancer / Girish B. Maru, Khushboo Gandhi, Asha Ramchandani and Gaurav Kumar.Digital Access Springer 2014 - Digital/PrintDamir Janigro, Astrid Nehlig, Nicola Marchi, editors..Summary: This book provides comprehensive information, both for clinicians and scientists, on the basic mechanisms, clinical features, and therapeutic approaches to epilepsy as an inflammatory disease. Inflammation has been for many years considered as an etiologic player (and a therapeutic target) for a specific group of epilepsies. However, it turns out that this concept underestimated the impact of inflammation in seizure disorders. Many accepted therapies for non-inflammatory epilepsies act in part as an inflammatory drug. The CNS actively responds to acute immune challenges by altering body temperature, stimulating the HPA axis, as well as up- and down-regulating specific sympathetic pathways.
Contents:
Pro and Anti-Inflammatory Neurovascular Processes in Epilepsy: A Fragile and Dynamic Equilibrium
Emerging Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation in Seizure Disorders
Glial Mechanisms of Inflammation during Seizures
Perivascular Inflammation and Extracellular Matrix Alterations in Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction and Epilepsy
Blood T cells and Cytokine Levels during Interictal-Ictal Transitions
Autoantibodies, Encephalopathies and Epilepsy
Tau Protein in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Cognitive Decline
Ketogenic Diet, Inflammation and Epilepsy
Role of Regulatory T cells in Epilepsy
Inflammation at the Neurovascular Unit in Post-Traumatic Epilepsy. - DigitalMadhavi Thomas, editors.Summary: Inflammation in Parkinson's Disease brings advances in research together with current literature and evidence. This concise volume covers the fundamentals of neuroimmunology and inflammatory models, the interactions between pathways of neurodegeneration and follows the concept of research work undertaken from basic science to clinical trials. Researchers, clinicians, and students interested in Parkinson's Disease are provided with a comprehensive view of translational research methods and an insight needed for developing future therapies aimed at disease modulation.
- DigitalHyeong Gon Yu, editor.Summary: This atlas covers most ocular inflammatory and infectious diseases of importance with clinical significance. It includes chapters on non-infectious diseases and chapters on infectious diseases. For each chapter, essential information regarding the clinical features, diagnosis, and management is described in the text based on the up-to-date knowledge, and more than 240 carefully selected photographs are provided. World-famous experts in this field have included as many as valuable photographs of patients as possible. New imaging tests of ultra-wide field retinal images and high-resolution optical coherence tomography are included in addition to conventional fundus photos and fluorescein angiographs. Especially, chapters on infectious diseases provide invaluable photos of rare but clinically important diseases. Designed to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular inflammation and infection, this book is meant for the retina specialist, researchers of ocular inflammation, general ophthalmologist, resident and retina fellow. Inflammatory and Infectious Ocular Disorders atlas is one of the nine volumes of the series Retina Atlas. This series provides global perspective on vitreoretinal diseases, covering imaging basics, retinal vascular disease, macular disorders, ocular inflammatory and infectious disorders, retinal degeneration, surgical retina, ocular oncology, pediatric retina and trauma. This comprehensive atlas is spread over 9 volumes and about 100 chapters, covering validated and comprehensive information on retinal disorders.
Contents:
Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy
Serpiginous choroiditis
Punctate inner choroidopathy
Multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis
Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome
Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy
Birdshot retinochoroidopathy
Sympathetic ophthalmia
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
Intermediate uveitis
Sarcoidosis
Behcet disease
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Posterior scleritis
Autoimmune retinopathy
Ocular tuberculosis 1
Ocular tuberculosis 2
Cat-scratch disease
Retinal and optic nerve involvement in syphilis
Leptospirosis
Fungal diseases
Toxoplasmosis
Toxocariasis
Ocular cysticercosis
Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and cytomegalovirus retinitis
Acute retinal necrosis and progressive outer retinal necrosis.Digital Access Springer 2020 - DigitalIan C. Scott, James B. Galloway, David L. Scott.Summary: This evidence based book covers the key components in the diagnosis, assessment and management of inflammatory arthritis. The authors look at the epidemiology, pathology, clinical assessment and investigation of inflammatory arthritis patients, and provide an overview of currently available treatment options. With major changes seen in the way inflammatory arthropathies are diagnosed, classified, investigated and managed, Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice, Second Edition provides the reader with the most up-to-date developments in this area.Digital Access Springer 2015
- DigitalRamona Rajapakse, editor.Summary: This book uses new thinking on precision medicine and the interplay of genetic factors, the microbiome, and external triggers to build on the core concepts of inflammatory bowel disease. It outlines the latest findings in targeting therapies to the individual patient with Crohns and colitis, management of chronic infections in the setting of immunomodulators and biologics, non-surgical therapy of dysplasia in colitis patients, and redefining and structuring the problematic pouch. In addition, this book features useful chapters dedicated to the economic aspects of IBD in an increasingly constrained healthcare system, as well as the patient experience and the role of subspecialist telemedicine care. Written by specialists and thought leaders in the field, Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management provides a concise but highly relevant account of the latest thinking and concepts in IBD.
Contents:
Advances in Our Understanding of the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Diagnosis and monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel disease: who, when, where and how
Ulcerative Colitis Diagnosis and Management: Past, Present and Future Directions
New Developments in the Management of Crohns Disease
Extraintestinal Manifestations In Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Infectious Complications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Healthcare Maintenance in the Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: High Yield Interventions
The Woman With Inflamatory Bowel Disease: Fertility, Pregnancy And Beyond
Unique Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of the Pediatric IBD Patient
Colon Cancer Screening and Surveillance in the IBD patient
The Utility Of Endoscopy In Inflamatory Bowel Disease
Changing Paradigms in the Management of the Elderly IBD Patient
Surgical management of the complex Crohns and ulcerative colitis patient: When to redo a pouch
The Economics of IBD: Is There a Future for a Medical Home?
A Physician Patients Perspective: Personal challenges and the role of sub-specialist telemedicine
IBD in the time of COVID-19. - DigitalAndreas Sturm, Lydia White, editors.Summary: This comprehensive manual discusses the many aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), providing relevant information along with practical guidance. The reader is also directed to additional resources for extra and current information. This book comes at a time when the number of people suffering from the two major forms of IBD, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is rising around the globe. Despite their huge impact on daily life and health economics, these diseases are not fully understood, and diagnosis and treatment remains a significant challenge. IBD nurses are increasingly recognised as key clinicians within the multidisciplinary team caring for people with IBD. Through experience and specialist knowledge IBD nurses provide timely support, advice, and treatment for people living with this unpredictable condition. IBD nurses are also well placed to liaise with the wider team, developing patient centred services which best fit their local health framework. The combined international expertise and accessible guidance here will equip nurses, or any clinician wanting to increase their competence in IBD management. Thereby this manual aims to contribute to the optimisation of IBD care throughout the world.
Contents:
I.IBD Foundations: Anatomy and Physiology
Epidemiology
Aetiology, Pathophysiology and Localisation
II. Diagnosis, Assessment and Monitoring: Clinical Assessment
Endoscopy
Lab
Radiology
Histopathology
Monitoring
Differential Diagnosis.-III.Managing IBD: Medical Management 1: General
Medical Management 2: Conventional
Medical Management 3: Biological
New Therapeutic Treatments
Antibiotics and Microflora (FMP)
Risks and Side-Effects of Medical Therapy
Surgical Management
Short Bowel Syndrome
Alternative Therapies
IV. Complications and Comorbidities: EIMs
Penetrating CD and Fistulae
Opportunistic Infections
Cancer
V. The Patient in... Newly Diagnosed Patient
Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation
Young IBD
Elderly
Patient Priorities
Dietary Management
Stoma
Pouch Care
Adherence
Constipation
VI. Lifestyle Issues: Travel and Vaccination
Smoking and Drugs
Stress and Psychological Support
Communication Skills
Sport
Sex and Intimacy
Patient Support Groups
VII. Research: Clinical Studies
Nursing Research
VIII. IBD Nursing: Training and Education
E-health
In Patient Care
Nursing Support and IBD Networking
Advice Lines
Clinics
Maintaining and IBD Nurse Service
IBD Nurse Within the MDT. - DigitalAshwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Ramnik J. Xavier, Daniel K. Podolsky.Contents:
Epidemiology and pathogenesis
Clinical features and diagnosis of Crohn's disease
Clinical features and diagnosis of ulcerative colitis
Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases
Aminosalicylates
Corticosteroids
Immunomodulators
Biologic therapies
Antibiotics
Medical management of ulcerative colitis
Medical management of Crohn's disease
Surgical management of inflammatory bowel diseases
Complications of inflammatory bowel diseases
Nutrition in inflammatory bowel diseases
Pregnancy, conception, and childbirth
Inflammatory bowel disease during childhood and adolescence.Digital Access Wiley 2017 - Digital/PrintMieczyslaw Pokorski, editor.Summary: The mechanistic basis of chronic inflammation remains unclear. The research sheds new light on the immune cells expressing the activation markers HLA-DR and regulatory T cells (Tregs) and the cells expressing Siglec receptors as being key players in the immune system responsiveness to antigens and thus in lung tissue damage of chronic inflammation. The results help understand the mechanisms of action of common drugs used in COPD, such as formoterol, tiotropium, or corticosteroids, and point to novel drug targets. The chapters also deal with brain damaging effects, by far unrecognized, of inhaled corticosteroid therapy, a time-proven management of chronic inflammatory airway conditions; asthma being a case in point. Novel methods, likely less producing side effects, of macrolide antibiotics administration by inhalation are discussed, emphasizing not only bacteriostatic but also anti-inflammatory action.
Contents:
Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase Siglec-5/14 Expression in Sputum Cells of COPD Patients
Tregs and HLA-DR Expression in Sputum Cells of COPD Patients Treated with Tiotropium and Formoterol
Inhalation of Macrolides: A Novel Approach to Treatment of Pulmonary Infections
Influence of Denture Plaque Biofilm on Oral Mucosal Membrane in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Biophysical Activity of Animal-Derived Exogenous Surfactants Mixed with Rifampicin
Organic Changes in the Central Nervous System in Children on Chronic Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy
Stem Cell Experiments Moves into Clinic: New Hope for Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Soluble Ligand CD40 and Uric Acid as Markers of Atheromatosis in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Hypertensive Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. - DigitalAlireza Minagar, J. Steven Alexander, editors.Summary: This thoroughly updated edition covers all clinical aspects of neuroinflammation. The latest developments in pathogenesis and advances in treatment are provided, along with an understanding of the immune system's role and interactions between the activated immune cells, cerebral endothelial cells, and other main components of the immune cascade. This volume offers practitioners a valuable resource for research and clinical practice.
- DigitalVickram Ramkumar, Leonard P. Rybak, editors.Summary: The primary goal of this project is to describe our current understanding of the oxidant hypothesis of noise and drug-induced hearing loss and show how this process translates into cochlear inflammation. Basic cellular mechanisms underlying the contribution of oxidant stress to hearing loss will be explained and molecular pathways leading to inflammatory processes will be outlined. Several different aspects of the cochlear inflammatory process will be discussed in detail. These include the sources of inflammatory cells, chemokines, inflammatory cytokines and the roles of cochlear resident immune cells in mediating hearing loss. In addition, evidence for a robust cochlear-based steroid axis which is activated by cochlear stress and serves a protective system. The role of the strial vasculature networks which aid in maintenance of the blood-labyrinth barrier and control the entry of circulating immune cells into the cochlea will be described. Molecular pathways leading to activation of the local inflammatory process will be highlighted and otoprotective treatment options will be discussed. The relevance of certain clinically used anti-inflammatory interventions, such as trans-tympanic steroids and other drugs will also be discussed. Furthermore, we will examine recent patents focusing on the use of anti-inflammatory agents for the treatment of drug and noise-induced hearing loss. It is our hope that this book would provide a better understanding of the interaction of oxidative stress and inflammation in hearing loss. This book should provide basic information to scientists in the field of auditory research and to enlighten clinicians who treat patients with potentially ototoxic drugs.
Contents:
Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors;
Chapter 1: The Cochlea; 1 Fluid Spaces intheCochlea; 2 Cochlear Duct; 3 Tectorial Membrane; 4 Basilar Membrane; 5 The Lateral Wall oftheCochlea; 6 The Spiral Ligament; 7 Stria Vascularis; Basal Cells; 8 Endocochlear Potential; 9 Organ ofCorti; 10 Mechano-transduction; 11 Hair Cell Synapses; References;
Chapter 2: Oxidative Stress andHearing Loss; 1 Introduction; 2 Oxidative Stress; Free Radicals; Oxidative Stress andCytotoxicity; 3 Cochlear Targets ofOxidative Stress; Sensory Epithelium; Lateral Wall; Modiolus. 2 Bounds Related toCurrent Perspectives ofNoise-Induced Damage andFunctional Loss: Cellular Elements ofCochleaTemporary Threshold Shifts (TTS) andAssociated Cellular Elements atRisk forDamage; Previously Described Protective Mechanisms Against NIHL; 3 Elements ofCorticotropin Releasing Factor (Hormone) Signaling Systems, andTheir Expression intheMammalian Inner Ear; A Novel Theory ofLocal Cochlear Signaling Systems Protective AgainstCellular Damage andAssociated NIHL; 4 Inflammatory/Immune Responses intheCochlea Are Driven byAcoustic Over-Exposure. 4 Oxidative Stress inAcquired Hearing LossEnvironmental Exposures; Therapeutic Drugs andAgents; Aging; 5 Interventional Approaches andChallenges; Biomarkers ofOxidative Stress; Otoprotection by Targeting Oxidative Stress; Potential Interference withCell Signaling andDrug Activity; References;
Chapter 3: Corticotropin Releasing Factor Signaling intheMammalian Cochlea: AnIntegrative Niche forCochlear Homeostatic Balance Against Noise; 1 Introduction; The Evolution ofHypotheses ConcerningNoise-Induced Hearing Loss. CRF Signaling Is Involved withtheInflammatory Process5 Local (Cochlear) CRF Signaling VersusSystemic HPA Axis: ATale ofTiming, Balance ofMechanistic Actions, andDirect VersusIndirect Signaling; The Indirect CRF Signaling System; The Direct CRF Signaling System, andIts Potential Role inCochlear Function andProtection fromNoise-Induced Damage; 6 Of Glucocorticoids, Clocks, Entrainment, andaPotential Interaction BetweenSystemic andPeripheral CRF Signaling Systems Important forInflammatory Responses intheCochlea; Glucocorticoid Function; Glucocorticoid Receptors. Physiological OscillationsThe Master Clock oftheSuprachiasmatic Nucleus; Peripheral Clocks; 7 A Confluence ofBiological Disciplines That Includes Circadian Biology, Immunology, andCochlear Molecular Neurobiology Converge toSuggest aRole forCochlear CRF Signaling inModulating Inflammatory Responses intheCochlea; A Theory ofCochlear Inflammatory Response toTraumatic Noise Would Include theFollowing Aspects ofSignaling; 8 Conclusions; References;
Chapter 4: Cochlear Vascular Pathology andHearing Loss; 1 Introduction; 2 Blood Supply totheLateral Wall. - Digital/PrintMichael Pugia, editor.Contents:
Part 1. Introduction
1. Impact of inflammation and the innate immunity response in obesity mediated diabetes (lit review)
Part 2. Impact of complement on diabetic disease
2. Complement and Complement Regulatory Proteins in Diabetes
Part 3. Role of C terminal fragment of adiponectin receptor in inhibition of insulin degradation
3. Development of adiponectin receptor C terminal fragment bioassays
4. Protease inhibition and biological distribution of the C terminal fragment of adiponectin receptor
5. Cell & biological models for the C terminal fragment of adiponectin receptor
6. C-Terminal fragment of adiponectin receptor clinical correlations
Part 4. Uristatin assay for prediction of renal and other clinical events
7. Uristatin immunoassay usage in glomerular nephritis assessment
8. Acute Response of Uristatin in Surgery
9. Cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome impact on uristatin
10. Uristatin anti-inflammatory cellular signaling
Part 5. Summary
11. Overview of progress in new markers for diabetes inflammation (Literatue Review).Digital Access Springer 2015 - Digitaledited by Jiro Fujita.Summary: This book explores the latest research and practical data on the clinical management of influenza. Starting with the definition, epidemiology and pathogenesis, the first part reviews the basic science of the influenza virus and infection. The next three parts then discusses the diagnosis, complications and management, providing practical data and insights that are useful in day-to-day patient care. The last part focuses on the trending topics, including a new drug, oral baloxavir marboxil, which was introduced in Japan in 2018 and is the first polymerase inhibitor to be licensed for the treatment of uncomplicated influenza. In Japan, since the medical insurance system is well-established, patients receive medical examinations quickly after the onset of influenza viral infection, making it easy to implement early diagnostic tools and early treatment. Providing practical data and insights, Influenza - Advances in Diagnosis and Management is a useful resource for clinicians, residents and trainees around the globe.
Contents:
Part I Introduction
1. Global strategy for influenza viral infection: What is the latest Information from WHO?
Part II Definition, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis
2. Epidemiology of influenza with a description of recent trends in Japan: What are the key epidemiologic features of seasonal influenza in terms of time, place, person, and virus (overall and in Japan)?
3. Transmission of influenza virus in the home: How are they transmitted in the home?
4. Cellular and biochemical pathogenic processes in severe influenza virus infection: How does cytokine storm plays a role?
5. Pathology of severe influenza virus pneumonia: what is the importance of alveolar mouths?
6. Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Influenza Infections/Pneumonia: What are the mechanisms of secondary bacterial pneumonia?
Part III Diagnosis
7. Rapid diagnosis of influenza viral infection: What are the rapid diagnostic tests and molecular diagnosis?
8. Differential diagnosis between influenza and other respiratory viral infections: What are the differential diagnoses?
9. Radiologic findings of influenza pneumonia: What are the recent radiological findings?
10. Oral findings of influenza viral infection: What are the characteristic pharyngeal findings of influenza?
Part IV Complication
11. Classification of pneumonia complicated with influenza viral infection: What are the patterns of pneumonia?
12. Influenza encephalopathy: What is encephalopathy?
Part V Management
13. Treatment guidelines for influenza virus infection: What does the recent guideline state?
14. Treatment strategy for influenza viral infection in adolescent: what is the current adolescent treatment?
15. How to use anti-influenza drugs: zanamivir and oseltamivir
16. How to use anti-influenza drugs: laninamivir octanoate
17. How to use anti-influenza drugs: baloxavir marboxil
18. How to use anti-influenza drugs: peramivir
19. Prophylaxis of influenza viral transmission: What is the current prophylaxis?
Part VI Topics
20. Influenza vaccine efficacy/effectiveness: with special reference to current epidemiological methodology
21. The new anti-influenza drug baloxavir marboxil: Can influenza viruses with reduced susceptibility to baloxavir maintain viral fitness?
22. Viruses resistant to oseltamivir or baloxavir: What do the data reveal about resistance?. - DigitalMieczyslaw Pokorski, editor.Summary: Respiratory infections constitute a major public health concern. The goal of this book is to share knowledge on the best advances in influenza and influenza-like viral infections, and new molecular-based diagnostic methods that discern the antigenic shift enabling viruses to constantly evolve and elude the host immune response. Co-infections, co-morbidities, persistently meager anti-flu vaccination coverage, and infection complications are dealt with. The chapters also further insight into such topics as the effects of sex hormones, and socioeconomic and anthropometric measures on respiratory and immune functions underlying the severity of asthma and respiratory allergy. Psychological functioning in respiratory disorders, taking into account quality of life, illness acceptance, and depressive symptoms is also reviewed as it is all too often underestimated by healthcare providers. The book is intended for clinicians, researchers, students, and all other actors in health-related issues.Digital Access Springer 2017
- Digital/PrintRichard W. Compans, Michael B.A. Oldstone, editors.Summary: This two-volume work covers the molecular and cell biology, genetics and evolution of influenza viruses, the pathogenesis of infection, resultant host innate and adaptive immune response, prevention of infection through vaccination and approaches to the therapeutic control of infection.. Experts at the forefront of these areas provide critical assessments with regard to influenza virology, immunology, cell and molecular biology, and pathogenesis. Volume I provides overviews of the latest findings on molecular determinants of viral pathogenicity, virus entry and cell tropism, pandemic risk assessment, transmission and pathogenesis in animal species, viral evolution, ecology and antigenic variation, while Volume II focuses on the role of innate and adaptive immunity in pathogenesis, development of vaccines and antivirals.
Contents:
The Hemagglutinin
a Determinant of Pathogenicity
Molecular determinants of pathogenicity in the polymerase complex
Receptor binding properties of the influenza virus hemagglutinin as a determinant of host range
Acid-induced membrane fusion by the hemagglutinin protein and its role in influenza virus biology
Pandemic Preparedness and the Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT)
Avian influenza virus transmission to mammals
Transmission in the Guinea Pig Model
Enhancement of influenza virus transmission by gene reassortment
Swine and Influenza: A Challenge to One Health Research
Influenza Pathobiology and Pathogenesis in Avian Species
Molecular determinants of influenza virus pathogenesis in mice
Mammalian models for the study of H7 virus pathogenesis and transmission
Pathogenesis and vaccination of influenza A virus in swine
Secondary Bacterial Infections in Influenza Virus Infection Pathogenesis
Evolution and Ecology of Influenza A viruses
Influenza A virus reassortment
Antigenic Analyses of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Viruses. - Digital/PrintMichael B.A. Oldstone, Richard W. Compans, editors.Contents:
Part I. Innate immunity. The role of cytokine responses during influenza virus pathogenesis and potential therapeutic options / John R. Teijaro
Innate immune sensing and response to influenza / Bali Pulendran and Mohan S. Maddur
The NS1 protein: a multitasking virulence factor / Juan Ayllon and Adolfo García-Sastre
Role of NK cells in influenza infection / Stacey Shultz-Cherry
Host detection and the stealthy phenotype in influenza virus infection / Pradyot Dash and Paul G. Thomas
Part II. Vaccines and adaptive immunity. Inactivated and adjuvanted influenza vaccines / Giuseppe Del Giudice and Rino Rappuoli
Live attenuated influenza vaccine / Hong Jin and Kanta Subbarao
Design of alternative live attenuated influenza virus vaccines / Courtney Finch, Weizhong Li and Daniel R. Perez
Rapid production of synthetic influenza vaccines / Philip R. Dormitzer
Influenza neuraminidase as a vaccine antigen / Maryna C. Eichelberger and Hongquan Wan
Advances in universal influenza virus vaccine design and antibody mediated therapies based on conserved regions of the hemagglutinin / Florian Krammer, Peter Palese and John Steel
Structural characterization of viral epitopes recognized by broadly cross-reactive antibodies / Peter S. Lee and Ian A. Wilson
Skin immunization with influenza vaccines / Ioanna Skountzou and Richard W. Compans
Mucosal immunization and adjuvants / Hideki Hasegawa, Elly van Reit and Hiroshi Kida
B cell responses to influenza infection and vaccination / Christopher Chiu, Ali H. Ellebedy, Jens Wrammert and Rafi Ahmed
Memory CD4 T cells in influenza / Kyra D. Zens and Donna L. Farber
The effector T cell response to influenza infection / Matthew M. Hufford, Taeg S. Kim, Jie Sun and Thomas J. Braciale
Part III. New antiviral discovery. Antiviral effects of inhibiting host gene expression / Ralph A. Tripp and S. Mark Tompkins
Index.Digital Access Springer 2015 - Digitaleditor, John Oxford.Contents:
Influenza surveillance / John S. Oxford
Surveillance of influenza in swine and wildfowl / Ian H. Brown
Global influenza surveillance: advances in technology / Mila C. González & Stephen S. Morse
Ask the expert : origins of recent pandemics and lessons for surveillance / John S. Oxford
Global seroepidemiology : value and limitations / Karen L. Laurie, Othmar G. Engelhardt, John Wood & Maria D. Van Kerkhove
Influenza surveillance : interrupting transmission / Alan P. Zelicoff
Pandemic influenza preparedness / Chloe Sellwood
Multiple choice questions : answers. - DigitalAndreas Charalambous, editor.Summary: This book builds on the current trends in informal caregivers role in the supportive care of cancer patients (as well as other diseases) across the care continuum covering topics from the healthcare professionals and the users perspectives. Informal caregivers are a critical resource to their care recipients and an essential component of the health care system. The book introduces a comprehensive view of the topic and acknowledges the importance and the complexity of caregiving. Here lays one of the uniqueness of this book, which highlights the areas and the ways that for example interventions in specific settings/groups of patients can actually facilitate the caregiving process. The increasing number of care-dependent people, the adoption of the principle "outpatient before inpatient", the shift of care from inpatient to outpatient and the preference for home care (i.e. majority) are only some of the reasons that contributed to Informal caregiving becoming a central feature of the health care landscape and will become even more prominent in the decades ahead. The book draws on the experts high-end, current systematic research evidence and real-life examples on these topics to provide an insightful perspective on undertaking research within this context, and to demonstrate informal caregivers impact on patients outcomes. The structure of the book provides multiple perspectives to the topic and makes it appealing to a wide range of recipients including the nursing community, clinicians, social workers, researchers, policy makers, technology experts as well as postgraduate students especially to those practicing specifically in supportive care in cancer. The book fills a gap in this field of expertise not only by familiarizing the reader with a wide range of topics to be considered but it also emphasizes on what the developments in the field in the future would need to take into consideration. Finally, current and future studies can be informed from the practices of preceding studies that are incorporated in the book. .
Contents:
Intro
Forward
Contents
Caregiving and Caregivers: Concepts, Caregiving Models, and Systems
1 Introduction
2 The Concept of Caregiving
3 What Is an Informal Caregiver or a Family Caregiver?
4 The Scale of Caregiving
5 The Financial Impact of Caregiving
6 Informal Caregiving During the COVID-19 Pandemic
7 Family Caregiving Models
8 Tasks Performed by Informal Caregivers
9 Conclusion
References
Caregiving Burden and Other Psychosocial Considerations
1 Introduction
2 Cancer Caregivership Burden
2.1 Physical and Sleep Burden 2.2 Psychosocial and Spiritual Burden
2.3 Financial Burden and Caregiver Guilt
2.4 Long-Term and Quality-of-Life-Related Burden
2.5 Bereavement Burden
3 Interventions for the Management of Caregivers' Burden
3.1 Good Examples
3.2 eHealth Options
3.3 Policy Action Needed
4 Conclusion and Outlook
References
Caregiving Within the Context of Elder Care
1 Introduction
2 Origins of Global Aging
2.1 Extension of Life Expectancy
2.2 The "Baby Boomer" Generation
2.3 The "Silver Tsunami"
3 Prominent Themes in Elder Caregiving 3.1 Caregiver Burden
3.2 Co-morbidity
3.3 Problematic Healthcare Navigation
3.4 Ageism
3.4.1 Choosing Geriatrics as a Specialty
4 Major Illnesses in the Elderly
4.1 Cancer
4.1.1 Distinguishing Characteristics
4.1.2 Themes in Elder Cancer Caregiving
Fear
New Caregiving Expectations
4.2 Dementia
4.2.1 Caregiver Characteristics
4.2.2 Emotional Sequelae
4.3 Heart Failure
4.3.1 The Female Caregiver Imperative
4.3.2 Demands Over Time
4.4 Stroke
5 10 Intervention Caveats and Advocacy Targets
6 Elder Caregiving Research 7 The Healthy Aging Agenda
8 Conclusion
References
Informal Caregivers in Care Efficiency
1 Introduction
2 The Concept of Efficiency
3 Efficiency in the Context of Cancer
4 Informal Caregivers as Means of Efficiency
4.1 Putting Patients at the Centre of the Care...and Delivering Care That Really Matters to Patients
4.2 Efficient Cancer Care Delivers the Best Possible Health Outcomes (e.g. Continuation of Care)
4.3 Efficient Cancer Care... with a Focus on What Really Matters to (Patients) and Society
5 Conclusion
References Caring for the Informal Carer: Coping in Caregiving
1 Introduction
2 Caring for the Carer: A Comprehensive Approach
3 Start by Carrying out a Holistic Carers Assessment
4 Self-Care for the Carer
5 Coping Strategies
5.1 Maximizing the Positives and Minimizing the Negatives
5.2 Information Seeking and Provision, Accepting Help from Others
5.3 Planning Ahead
6 Conclusion
References
Informal Caregivers and Health Literacy
1 Introducing Health Literacy and eHealth Literacy
1.1 eHealth Literacy
2 Health Literacy Levels Among Informal Caregivers - DigitalEta S. Berner, editor.Summary: This book reviews and defines the current state of the art for informatics education in medicine and health care. This field has undergone considerable change as the field of informatics itself has evolved. Twenty years ago almost the only individuals involved in health care who had even heard the term "informatics" were those who identified themselves as medical or nursing informaticians. Today, we have a variety of subfields of informatics including not just medical and nursing informatics, but informatics applied to specific health professions (such as dental or pharmacy informatics), as well as biomedical informatics, bioinformatics and public health informatics. Informatics Education in Health Care addresses the broad range of informatics education programs available today. The Editor and very experienced internationally recognized informatics educators who have contributed to this work have made the tacit knowledge explicit and shared some of the lessons they have learned. This book therefore represents the key reference for all involved in the informatics education whether they be trainers or trainees.
Contents:
Introduction and Overview
Managing Unspoken Assumptions in Online Education
Training for Informatics Research Careers: History of Extramural Informatics Training at the National Library of Medicine
Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Certification and Training
Education in Nursing Informatics
Applied Informatics for Health IT Managers
Informatics for the Health Information Technology Workforce
Online Continuing Education in Informatics the AMIA 10x10 Experience
Educating the Informatics-Enabled Physician
Informatics Education for Health Administrators
Bioinformatics for Biological Researchers Using Online Modalities
Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Education and Training
Translating U.S. informatics Educational Programs for Non-U.S. Audiences
Informatics Education in Low-Resource Settings
Informatics Education in Healthcare: What Have We Learned?. - DigitalEta S. Berner, editor.Summary: This heavily revised second edition defines the current state of the art for informatics education in medicine and healthcare. This field has continued to undergo considerable changes as the field of informatics continues to evolve. The book features extensively revised chapters addressing the latest developments in areas including relevant informatics concepts for those who work in health information technology and those teaching informatics courses in clinical settings, techniques for teaching informatics with limited resources, and the use of online modalities in bioinformatics research education. New topics covered include how to get appropriate accreditation for an informatics program, data science and bioinformatics education, and undergraduate health informatics education. Informatics Education in Healthcare: Lessons Learned addresses the broad range of informatics education programs and available techniques for teaching informatics. It therefore provides a valuable reference for all involved in informatics education.
Contents:
Introduction and Overview
Managing Unspoken Assumptions in Online Education
Training for Informatics Research Careers: History of Extramural Informatics Training at the National Library of Medicine
Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Certification and Training
Education in Nursing Informatics
Applied Informatics for Health IT Managers
Informatics for the Health Information Technology Workforce
Online Continuing Education in Informatics--the AMIA 10x10 Experience
Educating the Informatics-Enabled Physician.-New Bioinformatics Chapter
Informatics Education for Health Administrators
Bioinformatics for Biological Researchers--Using Online Modalities
Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Education and Training
Translating U.S. informatics Educational Programs for Non-U.S. Audiences
Informatics Education in Low-Resource Settings
Informatics Education in Healthcare: What Have We Learned?
New Accreditation of Informatics Programs
New Undergraduate Informatics Programs. . - DigitalMamta Mittal, Gopi Battineni, editors.Summary: This book aims to explore technology solutions and systems to help people in remote areas in order to improve medical care. Access to health care services is critical to good health, but residents of remote areas face a variety of access barriers. The obstacles faced by health care providers and patients in rural areas are very different from those in urban areas. This could be caused by economic factors, cultural and social differences, educational deficiencies, lack of recognition by legislators, and the sheer isolation of living in inland areas, all of which conspire to create health care disparities and hinder people living in inland areas in their struggle to lead normal, healthy lives. Based on available analyses, further progress is needed to promote appropriateness of care, address geographic imbalances in health care use, and prevent the spread of risk factors including chronic diseases and regular health problems. To eradicate these problems, it is essential to develop a telemedicine system with ICT integration that will help patients in inland areas by using contemporary technologies: it would thus be possible for patients to meet their goals using these systems even without the presence of a physician since authenticated prescriptions are generated by doctors and can be transmitted to patients electronically. The volume will contain a number of ideas from researchers who are already working to find solutions and will give insights into exploring innovative methods and new systems developed.
Contents:
Telemedicine in rural Italy. Opportunities and challenges
Succussing Conditions in Implementing Telehealth Support to Remote Areas
Ethical And Legal Challenges Of Telemedicine Implementation In Rural Areas
Role of Internet and Communication Technologies (ICT) to Support Clinical Practice and Research in Hospitals
Proactive Digital Mental Healthcare using ICT based Psychiatry Services to Prevent Cognitive Diseases during COVID Environment
Role, impact, and scope of ICT tools and knowledge during pandemic emergencies and beyond
Telemedicine services and frameworks during COVID 19: A case study of seafarers
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Analysis based on Physical Activity and Sleeping Pattern among Seafarersusing Smart Phones
Telemedicine Framework To Mitigate The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic
IoT in Healthcare: Using Cloud Computing and Natural LanguageProcessing for a Superior Approach
Internet technologies for personalized care
Smartphone Applications for Monitoring Physical Activities
Interpretation of Biosignals and Application in Healthcare
Safeguarding Senior Citizens using ICT
Insights on applying Teledentistry principles in managing the emergency endodontic conditions during COVID-19 pandemic
EMD inspired by wavelet thresholding for correction of blink artefacts from single-channel cerebral signals. - DigitalMargunn Aanestad, Miria Grisot, Ole Hanseth, Polyxeni Vassilakopoulou, editors.Digital Access Springer 2017
- DigitalWilliam Hersh.Summary: This extensively revised 4th edition comprehensively covers information retrieval from a biomedical and health perspective, providing an understanding of the theory, implementation, and evaluation of information retrieval systems in the biomedical and health domain. It features revised chapters covering the theory, practical applications, evaluation and research directions of biomedical and health information retrieval systems. Emphasis is placed on defining where current applications and research systems are heading in a range of areas, including their use by clinicians, consumers, researchers, and others. Information Retrieval: A Biomedical and Health Perspective provides a practically applicable guide to range of techniques for information retrieval and is ideal for use by both the trainee and experienced biomedical informatician seeking an up-to-date resource on the topic.
Contents:
Foundations
Information
Content
Indexing
Retrieval
Access
Evaluation
Research. - DigitalIgor Bychkov, Victor Voronin, editors.Summary: This book offers a collection of papers presented at the First International Conference" Information Technologies in the Research of Biodiversity" that was held from 11-14 September 2018 in Irkutsk (Russia). Papers in this book cover areas of interaction of knowledge on biodiversity and information technologies. The main topics include: methods, models, software systems for the analysis of biodiversity data; global data portals; information and analytical systems on biodiversity; application of remote methods in vegetation mapping; theoretical fundaments and organization technologies of the information and telecommunications infrastructures.
Contents:
Intro; Preface; Organization; General Chair; Program Chairs; Program Committee; Contents; The Use of NDVI for the Analysis of the Effect of Drought on Vegetation Productivity in the Pre-Urals Steppe Area Where a Population of the Przewalski Horse Equus Ferus Przewalskii Polj., 1881 Had Been Established; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Regional Information and Analytical System on Insect Biodiversity of the Baikal Region; Abstract; Introduction; The Structure of Regional Information and Analytical System 3 Databases Published in the Past as Monographs (GNOM and CARUM)4 A Database Compiled and Ready for Publication, but Thus Far not Published; 5 Identification Keys; References; The Fractal Model of the Microorganism's Frequencies Spectrum for Determining the Diversity of the Biochemical Processes in Soil; Abstract; 1 The Fractal Model of Frequencies Spectrum of OTU-Groups; 2 The Topological Analysis of OTU-Groups Location on the Fractal Portrait of the Microbial Community; 3 The Functional Diversity Index of Biochemical Processes in Soil Microbial Biosystem; Acknowledgements; References 3.4 The Use of Multispectral Images Obtained from Spacecraft for Automatic Interpretation4 Conclusions; References; Digital Herbarium Collections of the Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results; 3.1 Taxonomic Analysis; 3.2 Geography Analysis; 3.3 Historical Analysis; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Taxonomic and Phytogeograpical Databases in Systematics of the Flowering Plant Family Umbelliferae/Apiaceae; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Botanical Databases Carried Out at Moscow University Actualization of Herbarium Labels InformationAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results and Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Ground Surveys Versus UAV Photography: The Comparison of Two Tree Crown Mapping Techniques; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Study Area; 2.2 Ground-Based Methods; 2.3 UAV Methods; 2.4 Sample Data Processing and Analysis; 3 Results; 3.1 Permanent Sampling Plot Characteristics; 3.2 Comparison of the Total Area of Tree Crown Projections; 3.3 Comparison of the Area of Crown Projections of Individual Trees; 4 Discussion The Results of Using the Information Analytical SystemConclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Use of Remote Sensing Data and GIS Technologies for Monitoring Stocks of Medicinal Plants: Problems and Prospects; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Characteristics of the Object; 3 Methods and Technologies; 3.1 Stereo Interpretation as a Method of Processing Data to Create Standards for the Key Area; 3.2 Monitoring Stocks of Medicinal Plants; 3.3 The Experience of Applying Multispectral Images Obtained with the UAV for Automatic Interpretation - DigitalLeonard Berliner, Heinz U. Lemke, editors.Contents:
Preface
Introduction
The Digital Patient Model and Model Guided Therapy
Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Patient Assessment
Imaging in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Radiologic Assessment
Imaging in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: PET/CT
Personalized Chemotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Surgical Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Minimally Invasive Therapies for Hepatocellular Cancer: Ablation Technologies
Chapter 9 Minimally Invasive Therapies for Hepatocellular Cancer: Ablation Therapies
Minimally Invasive Therapies for Hepatocellular Cancer:Catheter-Directed Therapies
Radiation Oncology in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Design of an IT System for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Outlook and Expert Recommendations for Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Digital Access Springer 2015 - Digitaleditors: Waldemar Wójcik and Andrzej Smolarz.Summary: "For many centuries, people have tried to learn about the state of their health. Initially, in the pre-technological period, they had to rely only on their senses. Then there were simple tools to help the human senses. The discovery of X-rays, which allowed people to look 6 nside" the body, turned out to be a major breakthrough. Contemporary medical diagnostics is increasingly being assisted by information technology that allows, for example, thorough image tissue analysis or pathology differentiation. They also allow very early preventive diagnostics. Influenced by information technology, 6 lassic" diagnostic techniques change and new ones arise. Information Technology in Medical Diagnostics presents selected and extended conference papers from Polish, Ukrainian and Kazakh scientists. They address problems of the application of new methods of image processing for analysis of medical images, new methods of classification of medical data as well as new medical imaging methods. Some of the presented technologies are inspired by the functioning of living organisms. Information Technology in Medical Diagnostics is of interest not only to academics and engineers, but also to professionals involved in biomedical engineering, and seeking for solutions for issues that cannot be solved with the help of 6 raditional" technologies."--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Recognition of textured objects using optimal inverse resonant filtration
Chapter 2. Approximation of bidirectional reflectance distribution function for highly efficient shading
Chapter 3. Modified method of parallel-hierarchical network teaching based on population coding
Chapter 4. Methods and systems of 2D polarization multi-matrix tomography of birefringent biological tissues and fluids
Chapter 5. Subpixel edge detection and localisation based on low-frequency filtering
Chapter 6. Magnetocardiographic technology for human heart investigation
Chapter 7. Processing laser beam images using parallel-hierarchical FPGA-based transformations
Chapter 8. The conjugated null space method of blind deconvolution
Chapter 9. Biologically motivated approach to multistage image processing
Chapter 10. Combined models of artificial immune systems
Author index.Digital Access TandFonline 2017 - DigitalJessica Minor.Contents:
Introduction
Predictive Genetic Testing
The History and Components of Informed Consent
Revised Model of Informed Consent
Application of the Revised Model
Conclusion.Digital Access Springer 2015 - DigitalMohsen El Kossi, Arif Khwaja, Meguid El Nahas, editors.Contents:
Management of ADPKD
Secondary Glomerular Disease Lupus Nephritis
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Acute Kidney Injury
Chronic Kidney Disease
Anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Lipids and Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease with Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD)
Diabetic Nephropathy
Primary Glomerular Disease
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis
Transplantation.Digital Access Springer 2015 - DigitalAnna Krakowiak-Bal, Magdalena Vaverkova, editors.Summary: This book constitutes the 25th International Conference on Infrastructure and Environment (infraeco 2018) that focuses on rural problems connected with infrastructural equipment. In general, infrastructure issues are dedicated to urban areas while rural topics are linked to agriculture so this conference bridges these two aspects. It also explores ways to manage and separate conflicts between different and important needs of inhabitants, the environment, and other spatial users. The conference provides a forum for much needed cooperation between various scientific disciplines regarding these multidisciplinary problems and issues; hence, Infraeco 2018 draws together engineers, planners, consultants, land developers, and academics from across all disciplines of highway planning, design, operations, and engineering to present effective practices and share current research results.
Contents:
Water and sewage management systems
Environment friendly power generation
Waste management and the earth surface protection
Natural resources management and environmental protection
Spatial management of rural areas
Planning of infrastructure investments
Sustainable rural development. - Digital[edited by] Helga Rainer, Alison White and Annette Lanjouw.Summary: Infrastructure development in Africa and Asia is expanding at breakneck speed, largely in biodiversity-rich developing nations. The trend reflects governments' efforts to promote economic growth in response to increasing populations, rising consumption rates and persistent inequalities. Large-scale infrastructure development is regularly touted as a way to meet the growing demand for energy, transport and food - and as a key to poverty alleviation. In practice, however, road networks, hydropower dams and 'development corridors' tend to have adverse effects on local populations, natural habitats and biodiversity. Such projects typically weaken the capacity of ecosystems to maintain ecological functions on which wildlife and human communities depend, particularly in the face of climate change. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.Digital Access Cambridge 2018
- DigitalAlla Abd-Elsayed, editor.Summary: There is a significant gap in current knowledge about infusion therapy for treating different pain, headache and psychiatric conditions. Infusion therapy is now a common practice but there is considerable variation in how the therapy is implemented in different centers which can be both dangerous, if high doses are given, or ineffective, if low doses are given. This book provides a practical guide to infusion therapy for clinicians on how to safely and effectively perform this kind of therapy. Chapters cover the pharmacology of each medication and evidence in literature regarding indications, contraindications and doses. A recommended algorithm is provided for patient selection, doses, infusion technique/doses and appropriate monitoring. Infusion Therapy is the first comprehensive, clinical guide to this practice and is an invaluable resource for clinicians in anesthesia, pain medicine, internal medicine and palliative care. It will also be of interest to researchers and pharmacologists who would like to find out how clinicians use infusions.
Contents:
Lidocaine infusion
Ketamine infusion
Propofol infusion
Magnesium infusion
Opioids infusion
Vitamin infusions
DHE infusion
Bisphosphonates infusion
Phentolamine infusion
Dexmedotimidine infusion
Clonidine infusion
Benzodiazepines infusion
Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion.-Decadron infusion
Depacon infusion
IV Hydration. - PrintBarbara Nickel, Lisa Gorski, Tricia Kleidon, Amy Kyes, Michelle DeVries, Samantha Keogh, Britt Meyer, Mary Jo Sarver, Rachael Crickman, Jenny Ong, Simon Clare, Mary E. Hagle.Summary: "This edition of the Standards was written and developed by an international group of clinical experts who are entrenched in the altruistic pursuit of excellence in infusion therapy. The rigor applied to the revision of this edition is exceptional. Additional content addresses 3 emerging practice challenges/trends in infusion therapy through the inclusion of new standards: Drug Diversion in Infusion Therapy, Vasopressor Administration, and Home Infusion Therapy. The Standards statements are declarative and straightforward, establishing the practice expectations of each clinician by which the quality of practice, service, or education is judged"-- Page S1.
Contents:
Infusion therapy practice
Patient and clinician safety
Infection prevention and control
Infusion equipment
Vascular access device selection and insertion
Vascular access device management
Vascular access device complications
Other infusion devices
Infusion therapies. - Digital/PrintSummary: Infusion Nurses Society's most recognized publication, the newly revised Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice has long provided the framework that guides clinical practice. The Standards helps define and develop organizational infusion-based policies and procedures for all practice settings.
Contents:
Infusion therapy practice
Patient and clinician safety
Infection prevention and control
Infusion equipment
Vascular access device (VAD) selection and placement
Vascular access device (VAD) management
Vascular access device (VAD)-related complications
Other infusion devices
Infusion therapies.Digital Access R2Library 2016Limited to 1 simultaneous user - DigitalContents:
Infusion therapy practice
Patient and clinician safety
Infection prevention and control
Infusion equipment
Vascular access device selection and placement
Vascular access device management
Vascular access device complications
Other infusion devices
Infusion therapies.Digital Access - Digitalby Giuseppe Amato.Summary: This book aims at filling a gap in relation to the pathophysiology of the inguinal region and the genesis of groin protrusions. While inguinal hernia is a widespread disease and hernia repair accounts for the most frequently performed surgical procedure, these two aspects have been unsatisfactorily investigated, so that to date there is no shared hypothesis on how visceral protrusion through inguinal barrier occur. Exact knowledge on the pathogenesis is fundamental for adequately managing a disease, otherwise all curative approaches would not be evidence-based, but merely empirically identified and with uncertain outcomes carried out. Moreover, in absence of pathogenetic certainty, formulating guidelines simply results in an unjustified methodology harbinger of polemics and controversies. Previous studies concerning the pathogenesis of inguinal protrusions were mainly focused on the detection of biochemical changes, mostly related to collagen chains, metalloproteinase and similar elements. Nevertheless, despite decades of researches, a sure relationship between these ultrastructural modifications and visceral protrusion has not been proven. On the contrary, over the years very few investigations dealt with evidencing eventual modifications in the tissue structures of the herniated groin. An extensive research finalized to ascertain in patients and in cadavers structural changes of the tissue elements composing the groin was therefore carried out by the author and his researchers team. The findings of these studies resulted to be very useful for definitely evidencing the etiology of inguinal hernia disease. Overall, the proposed book scrutinizes and widens all emerging aspects related to pathogenesis, histology, physiology, surgical and functional anatomy of the inguinal area affected by hernia protrusion. It intends to be a reference guide to surgeons willing to better understand the structural modifications occurring in patients affected by this disease with the aim of improving treatment results.
Contents:
Gross anatomy of the inguinal region
The pelvis: gender related differences and its impact in visceral protrusion disease. An overview of the pelvic contour differences between male and female and its significance .-Physiology of the inguinal area.-Pathological anatomy and histology of the herniated groin.A comprehensive description of the structural changes occurring in the inguinal area
The septum inguinalis: its role in the pathogenesis of inguinal hernia
New aspects in functional anatomy of the groin
Classification of inguinal hernias based on the functional anatomy of the groin
State of the art and future perspectives in inguinal hernia repair. - DigitalGiampiero Campanelli, editor ; foreword by Francesco Corcione.Summary: This book, which describes in detail the most common procedures employed in inguinal hernia surgery, is exceptional in reflecting fully the most recent advances, as well as the most established techniques, in knowledge and practice. The role of recently developed and emerging technologies, including robotics, minimally invasive surgery, and biological meshes, is clearly explained, highlighting useful tips and tricks. The descriptions of traditional procedures, such as the Lichtenstein repair, are brought fully up to date and take into account the novel perceptions that professionals have of them, for example regarding the important role of nurses. The reader will also find guidance on established and new treatments for specific pain conditions, including postoperative chronic pain, the pubic inguinal pain syndrome, and obscure groin pain in women. The need for such an update on inguinal hernia surgery became clear at the 1st World Conference on Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery, which highlighted the huge differences in the approaches adopted by scientists around the world and was chaired by the editor of this book. Inguinal Hernia Surgery will be a useful tool for all health care practitioners involved in hernia surgery.
Contents:
History of hernia surgery. Anatomy of the inguinal region. Logistics
SECTION 1 Traditional procedure without mesh: Bassini Technique. Shouldice Repair. Guarnieri Technique
SECTION 2 Traditional open anterior procedure with mesh: Lichtenstein Repair. Sutureless repair: Trabucco and glue fixation. Gilbert Technique. New devices in hernia surgery. Proflor
SECTION 3 Posterior open approach: TOP (modified Wantz). TIPP. On step. Polysoft. MOP
SECTION 4 Laparoscopic approaches: TAPP. TEP. Robotic approach
SECTION 5 Mesh: Synthetic. Biologic
SECTION 6 Complications: Recurrences. Chronic pain. Pubic inguinal pain syndrome. Obscure groin pain in woman. Future perspectives. - Printedited by Rachel Kabasakalian-McKay and David Mark.Summary: "What does it feel like to encounter ourselves and one another as implicated subjects, both in our everyday lives and in the context of our work as clinicians, and how does this matter? With contributions from a diverse group of relational psychoanalytic thinkers, this book reads Michael Rothberg's concept of the implicated subject - the notion that we are continuously implicated in injustices even when not perpetrators - as calling us to elaborate what it feels like to inhabit such subjectivities in relation to others both similarly and differently situated. Implication and anti-Black racism are central to many chapters, with attention given to the unique vulnerability of racial minority immigrants, to Native American genocide, and to the implication of ordinary Israelis in the oppression of Palestinians. The book makes the case that the therapist's ongoing openness to learning of our own implication in enactments is central to a Relational sensibility and to a progressive psychoanalysis. As a contribution to the necessary and long-overdue conversation within the psychoanalytic field about racism, social injustice, and ways to move toward a just society, this book will be essential for all relational psychoanalysts and psychotherapists"-- Provided by publisher.
- DigitalAndreas Meiser ; with forewords by Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Volk and Prof. em. Dr. med. Heinz Laubenthal.Summary: Andreas Meiser summarizes the current literature on inhalation sedation of critically ill patients. To meet clinical demands, he describes the development of new devices to administer volatile anesthetics together with common ICU ventilators. Their basic principle is called anesthetic reflection. The author discusses advantages and drawbacks of these devices in line with clinical studies demonstrating advantages of inhaled versus intravenous ICU sedation. Contents The basic principle of anesthetic reflection The AnaConDa, the Mirus, and the AnaConDa-S Inhaled sedation in ARDS Inhaled sedation and mortality Target Groups Anaesthesiologists, intensive care medical doctors, physicians and intensive care nurses Students and scientists in the field of anaesthesiology and intensive care About the Author Dr. med. Andreas Meiser is working as a consultant anesthesiologist on the interdisciplinary operative ICU of the Saarland University Medical Center. He has been a pioneer in the field of inhalation ICU sedation. He has been treating patients using the AnaConDa administration devices since 2004, and has published many original articles in scientific journals on the subject.
Contents:
The basic principle of anesthetic reflection
The AnaConDa, the Mirus, and the AnaConDa-S
Inhaled sedation in ARDS
Inhaled sedation and mortality. - DigitalBernard Puech, Jean-Jacques De Laey, Graham E. Holder, editors.Contents:
Introduction to Molecular Genetics and Genetic Testing for Retinal Dystrophies
Electrophysiological Testing
Dark Adaptation
Fluorescein Angiography
Indocyanine Green Angiography
Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging in Retinal Dystrophies
Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies
Inherited Stationary Disorders of the Retina
Retinitis Pigmentosa and Allied Disorders
Leber Congenital Amaurosis and Early-Onset Retinal Dystrophy
Retinitis Punctata Albescens
Usher Syndromes
Cone and Cone-Rod Dystrophies
Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome
Chorioretinopathies: Choroideraemia and Gyrate Atrophy
Late-Onset Retinal Dystrophy (LORD)
Stargardt Disease
The Bestrophinopathies
Retinal Dystrophies Associated with the PRPH2 Gene
Alström Syndrome
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Cohen Syndrome
Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (JNCL)
Adult Refsum Disease (ARD)
Abetalipoproteinemia
LCHAD Deficiency
Jalili Syndrome
Spinocerebellar Ataxia 7
Dominant Cystoid Macular Dystrophy
Autosomal Dominant Stargardt-Like Macular Dystrophy (ELOVL4)
Spastic Paraplegia and Retinal Degeneration: Kjellin Syndrome
Autosomal Dominant Drusen
Cuticular Drusen
Extensive Macular Atrophy with Pseudodrusen-Like Appearance
Congenital Hypotrichosis with Juvenile Macular Dystrophy
Mitochondrial Retinopathies
Sorsby Fundus Dystrophy
Bietti Crystalline Corneoretinal Dystrophy
Cystinosis
Primary Oxalosis
Alport Syndrome
X-Linked Retinoschisis
Paramacular Choriocapillaris Atrophy
Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
Stickler Syndrome
Wagner Syndrome
Incontinentia Pigmenti Type II (IP2)
Ganglion Cell Diseases
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Aicardi Syndrome
Microcephaly and Chorioretinopathy With or Without Mental Retardation and Lymphedema
Alagille Syndrome
Future Therapies for Retinitis Pigmentosa.
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