Books

Contents:
The plant kinome / Monika Zulawski and Waltraud X. Schulze
Phosphatases in plants / Alois Schweighofer and Irute Meskiene
Phosphoproteomics in cereals / Pingfang Yang
Screening of kinase substrates using kinase knockout mutants / Taishi Umezawa
Phosphopeptide pofiling of receptor kinase mutants / Xu Na Wu and Waltraud X. Schulze
Combining metabolic N labeling with improved tandem MOAC for enhanced probing of the phosphoproteome / Martin Thomas [and four others]
Kinase activity and specificity assay using synthetic peptides / Xu Na Wu and Waltraud X. Schulze
Absolute quantitation of protein posttranslational modification isoform / Zhu Yang and Ning Li
Phosphorylation stoichiometry determination in plant photosynthetic membranes / Björn Ingelsson, Rikard Fristedt, and Maria V. Turkina
Phosphopeptide immuno-affinity enrichment to enhance detection of tyrosine phosphorylation in plants / Sharon C. Mithoe and Frank L. H. Menke
The peptide microarray ChloroPhos1.0 : a screening tool for the identification of Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplast protein kinase substrates / Anna Schönberg and Sacha Baginsky
Plant protein kinase substrates identification using protein microarrays / Shisong Ma and Savithramma P. Dinesh-Kumar
Targeted analysis of protein phosphorylation by 2D electrophoresis / Kristin Mayer, Sally Albrecht, and Andreas Schaller
Computational phosphorylation network reconstruction : methods and resources / Guangyou Duan and Dirk Walther
Computational identification of protein kinases and kinase-specific substrates in plants / Han Cheng [and three others]
Databases for plant phosphoproteomics / Waltraud X. Schulze, Qiuming Yao, and Dong Xu
Phosphorylation site prediction in plants / Qiuming Yao, Waltraud X. Schulze, and Dong Xu.

Summary: "New findings populate the enormous literature on plant physiology, almost on a daily basis. This text is a detailed introduction to the essential concepts of this rapidly advancing field of study, to important physiological aspects related to the functioning of plants. It covers a wide range of topics including water, absorption of water, ascent of sap, transpiration, mineral nutrition, fat metabolism, enzymes and plant hormones. Photosynthesis, respiration and nitrogen metabolism get discussed in separate chapters because their contribution towards food security, climate resilient farming and sustainable life needs highlighting. Unlike other books on the subject, this text lays due emphasis on the conceptual framework. Alongside its emphasis on theoretical concepts, this text details experiments relating to each topic/chapter. A structured approach including principle, procedure, discussion, results and observation, and precautions has been used to explain the experiments"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: This book focuses on the fundamentals of plant physiology for undergraduate and graduate students. It consists of 34 chapters divided into five major units. Unit I discusses the unique mechanisms of water and ion transport, while Unit II describes the various metabolic events essential for plant development that result from plants' ability to capture photons from sunlight, to convert inorganic forms of nutrition to organic forms and to synthesize high energy molecules, such as ATP. Light signal perception and transduction works in perfect coordination with a wide variety of plant growth regulators in regulating various plant developmental processes, and these aspects are explored in Unit III. Unit IV investigates plants' various structural and biochemical adaptive mechanisms to enable them to survive under a wide variety of abiotic stress conditions (salt, temperature, flooding, drought), pathogen and herbivore attack (biotic interactions). Lastly, Unit V addresses the large number of secondary metabolites produced by plants that are medicinally important for mankind and their applications in biotechnology and agriculture. Each topic is supported by illustrations, tables and information boxes, and a glossary of important terms in plant physiology is provided at the end.

Contents:
Part I TRANSPORT OF WATER AND NUTRIENTS
Chapter 1. Plant water relations
Chapter 2. Mineral nutrition
Chapter 3. Water and soluble transport
Part II METABOLISM
Chapter 4. Concepts in metabolism
Chapter 5. Photosynthesis
Chapter 6. Photosynthate translocation
Chapter 7. Respiration
Chapter 8. ATP synthesis
Chapter 9. Metabolism of storage carbohydrates
Chapter 10. Lipid metabolism
Chapter 11. Nitrogen metabolism
Chapter 12. Sulphur, phosphorus and iron metabolism
Part III DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 13. Light perception and transduction
Chapter 14. Plant growth regulators
Chapter 15. Auxins
Chapter 16. Cytokinins
Chapter 17. Gibberellins
Chapter 18. Abscisic acid
Chapter 19. Ethylene
Chapter 20. Brassinosteroids
Chapter 21. Jasmonic acid
Chapter 22. Recently discovered plant growth regulators
Chapter 23. Mechanisms of signal reception and transduction
Chapter 24. Embryogenesis, vegetative growth and organogenesis
Chapter 25. Physiology of flowering
Chapter 26. Pollination, embryogenesis and seed development
Chapter 27. Fruit development and ripening
Chapter 28. Seed dormancy and germination
Chapter 29. Plant movements
Chapter 30. Senescence and programmed cell death
Part IV STRESS PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 31. Abiotic stress
Chapter 32. Biotic interactions
Part V APPLIED PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 33. Secondary metabolites
Chapter 34. Plant physiology in agriculture and biotechnology
Glossary.

Summary: This volume continues the retrospective analyses of Volumes I and II, but goes beyond that in an attempt to understand how phenolic acids are partitioned in seedling-solution and seedling-microbe-soil-sand culture systems and how phenolic acid effects on seedlings may be related to the actual and/or conditional physicochemical properties (e.g., solubility, hydrophobicity, pKa, molecular structure and soil sorption/desorption) of simple phenolic acids. Specifically, it explores the quantitative partitioning (i.e., source-sink relationships) of benzoic and cinnamic acids in cucumber seedling-solution and cucumber seedling-microbe-soil-sand systems and how that partitioning may influence phenolic acid effects on cucumber seedlings. Regressions, correlations and conceptual and hypothetical models are used to achieve these objectives. Cucumber seedlings are used as a surrogate for phenolic acid sensitive herbaceous dicotyledonous weed seedlings. This volume was written specifically for researchers and their students interested in understanding how a range of simple phenolic acids and potentially other putative allelopathic compounds released from living plants and their litter and residues may modify soil chemistry, soil and rhizosphere microbial biology, seedling physiology and seedling growth. In addition, this volume describes the potential relationships, where they may exist, for direct transfer of organic compounds between plants, plant communication and plant-plant allelopathic interactions and addresses the following questions: Can physicochemical properties of phenolic acids be used as tools to help understand the complex behavior of phenolic acids and the ultimate effects of phenolic acids on sensitive seedlings? What insights do laboratory bioassays and the conceptual and hypothetical models of laboratory systems provide us concerning the potential behavior and effects of phenolic acids in field systems? What potential role may phenolic acids play in broadleaf-weed seedling emergence in wheat debris cover crop no-till systems?

Contents:
Chapter 1. Reflections Regarding Plant-Plant Interactions, Plant-Plant Communications and Plant-Plant Allelopathic Interactions with an Emphasis on Plant-Plant Allelopathic Interactions
Chapter 2. General Background for Plant-Plant Allelopathic Interactions
Chapter 3. Conceptual Models for Soil Systems and Physicochemical Properties of Organic Compounds
Chapter 4. Simple Phenolic Acids in Solution Culture I: pH and pKa
Chapter 5. Simple Phenolic Acids in Solution Culture II: Log P, Log D and Molecular structure
Chapter 6. Simple Phenolic Acids in Soil Culture I: Sorption, Kd and KOC
Chapter 7. Simple Phenolic Acids in Soil Culture II: Biological Processes in Soil
Chapter 8. Hypothetical Solution-Culture System Sub-Models
Chapter 9. Hypothetical Soil-Culture System Sub-Models
Chapter 10. Quantitative Hypothetical System Models for Cecil Soil-Sand Systems
Chapter 11. Quantitative Hypothetical System Model for Portsmouth Soil-Sand System and Potential Modifying Factors
Chapter 12. Epilog: Assumptions, Models, Hypotheses and Conclusions.

Contents:

v. 1. The Background.

Contents:
Plant Proteomics Methods and Protocols
From Proteomics to Systems Biology: MAPA, MASS WESTERN, PROMEX and COVAIN as a User-Oriented Platform
Plant Proteomics: From Genome Sequencing to Proteome Databases and Repositories
How to Use 2D Gel Electrophoresis in Plant Proteomics
Standarization of Data Processing and Statistical Analysis in a 2-DE-Based Comparative Plant Proteomics Experiment
The Expanding Universe of Mass Analyzer Configurations for Biological Analysis
A Protocol for Protein Extraction from Lipid-Rich Plant Tissues Suitable for Electrophoresis
Making a Protein Extract in Plant Pathogenic Fungi for Gel- and LC-Based Proteomics
Plant Proteomics Methods to Reach Low-Abundance Proteins
Combination of 2DE and LC for Plant Proteomics Analysis
2DE Analysis of Forest Tree Proteins Using Fluorescent Labels and Multiplexing
Differential Plant Proteome Analysis by Isobaric Tags for Relative and Absolute Quantitation (iTRAQ)
Global Quantitative Proteomics Using Spectral Counting: An Inexpensive Experimental and Bioinformatics Workflow for Deep Proteome Coverage
Combining Chymotrypsin/trypsin Digestion to Identify Hydrophobic Proteins from Oil Bodies
Mass Western for Absolute Quantification of Target Proteins and Considerations About the Instrument of Choice
Selected Reaction Monitoring Mass Spectrometry: A Methodology Overview
Mass Spectrometry Based Imaging of Metabolites and Proteins
Using the Yeast Two-Hybrid System to Identify Protein-Protein Interactions
Modifications of Wheat Germ Cell-Free System for Functional Proteomics of Plant Membrane Proteins
Arabidopsis Proteomics: A Simple and Standardizable Workflow for Quantitative Proteome Characterization
Analysis of Rice Proteins Using SDS-PAGE Shotgun Proteomics
Medicago truncatula Proteomics for Systems Biology: Novel Rapid Shotgun LC-MS Approach for Relative Quantification Based on Full-Scan Selective Peptide Extraxtion (Selpex)
Soybean Proteomics
Proteome Analysis of Orphan Plant Species, Fact or Fiction?
An Improved Detergent-Compatible Gel-Fractionation LC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS Workflow for Plant and Microbial Proteomics
Seed Proteomics
Back to Osborne. Sequential Protein Extraction and LC-MS for Characterization of the Seed Proteome
Xylem Sap Proteomics
Suspension Cultured-Plant Cells as a Tool to Analyze the Extracellular Proteome
Pollen Cultivation and Preparation for Proteome Studies
Isolation of the Plant Cytosolic Fraction for Proteomic Analysis
Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Intact Plastids
Shotgun Proteomics of Plant Plasma Membrane and Microdomain Proteins Using Nano-LC-MS/MS
Plant Mitochondrial Proteomics
Separation of the Plant Golgi Apparatus and Endoplasmic Reticulum by Free-Flow Electrophoresis
Isolation of Leaf Peroxisomes from Arabidopsis for Organelle Proteomics Analyses
Proteomics of Field Samples, the Case of the Chernobyl Area
Differential Proteome and Secretome Analysis During Rice-Pathogen Interaction
Protein Extraction and Gel-Based Separation Methods to Analyse Responses to Pathogens in Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L)
StageTip-Based HAMMOC, an Efficient and Inexpensive Phosphopeptide Enrichment Method for Plant Shotgun Phosphoproteomics
Simultaneous Identification and Quantification of Nitrosylation Sites by Combination of Biotin Switch and ICAT Labeling
Tandem Metal-Oxide Affinity Chromatography for Enhanced Depth of Phosphoproteome Analysis
N-Glycoprotein Enrichment by Lectin Affinity Chromatography
Rapid and High-Throughput N-glycomic Analysis of Plant Glycoproteins
Assay for Proteasome-Dependent Protein Degradation and Ubiquitinated Proteins
Separation of Membrane Protein Complexes by Native LDS-PAGE
Identification of Thioredoxin Target Disulfides Using Isotope-Coded Affinity Tags
Class III Peroxidases
Proteotyping of Holm oak (Quercus ilex subsp. ballota) Provenances Through Proteomic Analysis of Acorn Flour
Immunoproteomics Analysis of Food Allergens
Beer and Wort Proteomics
Precipitation of Champagne Base Wine Proteins Prior 2D Electrophoresis
The Minimal Information About a Proteomics Experiment (MIAPE) from the Proteomics Standards Initiative.

Summary: The population of the world continues to increase at an alarming rate. The trouble linked with overpopulation ranges from food and water scarcity to inadequacy of space for organisms. Overpopulation is also linked with several other demographic hazards, for instance, population blooming will not only result in exhaustion of natural repositories, but it will also induce intense pressure on the world economy. Today nanotechnology is often discussed as a key discipline of research but it has positive and negative aspects. Also, due to industrialization and ever-increasing population, nano-pollution has been an emerging topic among scientists for investigation and debate. Nanotechnology measures any substance on a macromolecular scale, molecular scale, and even atomic scale. More importantly, nanotechnology deals with the manipulation and control of any matter at the dimension of a single nanometer. Nanotechnology and nanoparticles (NPs) play important roles in sustainable development and environmental challenges as well. NPs possess both harmful and beneficial effects on the environment and its harboring components, such as microbes, plants, and humans. There are many beneficial impacts exerted by nanoparticles, however, including their role in the management of waste water and soil treatment, cosmetics, food packaging, agriculture, biomedicines, pharmaceuticals, renewable energies, and environmental remedies. Conversely, NPs also show some toxic effects on microbes, plants, as well as human beings. It has been reported that use of nanotechnological products leads to the more accumulation of NPs in soil and aquatic ecosystems, which may be detrimental for living organisms. Further, toxic effects of NPs on microbes, invertebrates, and aquatic organisms including algae, has been measured. Scientists have also reported on the negative impact of NPs on plants by discussing the delivery of NPs in plants. Additionally, scientists have also showed that NPs interact with plant cells, which results in alterations in growth, biological function, gene expression, and development. Thus, there has been much investigated and reported on NPs and plant interactions in the last decade. This book discusses the most recent work on NPs and plant interaction, which should be useful for scientists working in nanotechnology across a wide variety of disciplines.

Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
About the Editors
Applications of Nanomaterials to Enhance Plant Health and Agricultural Production
1 Introduction
2 Nanoparticles: General Properties and Functions
2.1 Silver Nanoparticles
2.2 Zinc Nanoparticles
2.3 Silicon Nanoparticles
2.4 Carbon Nanotubes
2.5 Quantum Dots
3 Nanoparticles as an Agent In
3.1 Plant Protection
3.2 Plant Growth Augmentation
4 Nanotechnology and Agricultural Development
4.1 Nanofertilizers
4.2 Nanopesticides
4.3 Nanocomposites 5 Future Perspectives of Nanotechnology in the Field of Agriculture
6 Conclusions
References
Nanoparticles and Their Impacts on Seed Germination
1 Introduction
2 Carbon-Based Nanoparticles
2.1 Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
2.2 Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube
2.3 Graphene
3 Metal-Based Nanoparticles
3.1 Copper-Based Nanoparticles
3.2 Silver Nanoparticles
3.3 Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
3.4 Silicon Oxide Nanoparticles
3.5 Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
4 Conclusions and Future Perspective
References 5.1 ZnO NPs Affect Seed Germination and Vegetative Growth
5.2 ZnO NP Affects Reproductive Processes
6 Stress Alleviation by ZnO NPs
7 Conclusions and Future Perspectives
References
Effect of TiO2 as Plant Growth-Stimulating Nanomaterial on Crop Production
1 Introduction
2 TiO2 Nanoparticles' Characterization and Biological Properties
3 Behaviour of Nanoparticles in Culture Media and Soils
3.1 Behaviour of Nanoparticles in Growth Media
3.2 Behaviour of Nanoparticles in Soils and Specific Aspects of Field Experiments 5.7 Molecular Basis Responses
5.8 Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity, and Cell Cycle
5.9 Secondary Metabolism
5.10 Toxicity Mechanisms
6 The nZnO-Mediated Protection Against Stress Condition
7 In Vitro Application
8 Knowledge Gaps, Exploitation, and Future Perspective
References
Physiology of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Plants
1 Introduction
2 The Uptake and Transport of ZnO NPs in Higher Plants
3 ZnO NPs and Oxidative Stress
4 ZnO NPs Influence Nutrient Homeostasis and Photosynthetic Efficiency
5 ZnO NPs and Plant Development Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Impact on Plants
1 Introduction
2 Synthesis
2.1 Biological, Chemical, and Physical Approaches
2.2 Green Synthesis
2.2.1 Biosynthesis of nZnO Using Plant Extract
2.2.2 Biosynthesis of nZnO Using Microbes and Other Green Sources
3 Soil Microbiome
4 Uptake and Translocation
5 Plant Responses to nZnO
5.1 Seed Germination, Biomass, and Plant Early Growth
5.2 Anatomical and Morphological Changes
5.3 Antioxidant System
5.4 Photosynthesis
5.5 Phytohormones
5.6 Nutritional Status

Contents:
Suppressor screens in Arabidopsis / Xin Li and Yuelin Zhang
Quantitative reverse transcription-qPCR-based gene expression analysis in plants / Heithem Ben Abdallah and Petra Bauer
DNA-binding factor target identification by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) in plants / David Posé and Levi Yant
Identification of genes responsible for natural variation in volatile content using next-generation sequencing technology / Iraida Amaya, Jeremy Pillet, and Kevin M. Folta
Micro-tom tomato as an alternative plant model system : mutant collection and efficient transformation / Masahito Shikata and Hiroshi Ezura
Culture of the tomato micro-tom cultivar in greenhouse / Christophe Rotha ... [et al.]
Virus-induced gene silencing as a tool to study tomato fruit biochemistry / Elio Fantini and Giovanni Giuliano
Simplified and rapid method for the isolation and transfection of Arabidopsis leaf mesophyll protoplasts for large-scale applications / Arnaldo L. Schapire and L. Maria Lois
Preparation of epidermal peels and guard cell protoplasts for cellular, electrophysiological, and -omics assays of guard cell function / Mengmeng Zhu ... [et al.]
Application of variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy to investigate protein dynamics in intact plant cells / Yinglang Wan ... [et al.]
Immunoprecipitation of plasma membrane receptor-like kinases for identification of phosphorylation sites and associated proteins / asuhiro Kadota, Alberto P. Macho, and Cyril Zipfel
Yeast three-hybrid system for the detection of protein-protein interactions / Natsumi Maruta, Yuri Trusov, and Jose R. Botella
Cautions in measuring in vivo interactions using FRET and BiFC in Nicotiana benthamiana / Meral Tunc-Ozdemir, Yan Fu, and Alan M. Jones
Analysis of protein-lipid interactions using purified C2 domains / Jessica Pérez-Sancho ... [et al.]
Assessing kinase activity in plants with in-gel kinase assays / Pengcheng Wang and Jian-Kang Zhu
Analyses of plant UDP-dependent glycosyltransferases to identify their volatile substrates using recombinant proteins / Yusuke Kamiyoshihara, Denise M. Tieman, and Harry J. Klee
Competitive index : mixed infection-based virulence assays for genetic analysis in Pseudomonas syringae-plant interactions / Alberto P. Macho ... [e tal.]
Simplified assays for evaluation of resistance to Alternaria brassicicola and turnip mosaic virus / Yuri Trusov ... [et al.]
Simultaneous determination of plant hormones by GC-TOF-MS / José G. Vallarino and Sonia Osorio.

Summary: This unique and attractive open access textbook combines the beauty of macroscopic pictures of plant stems with the corresponding colorfully stained images of anatomical micro-structures. In contrast to most botanical textbooks, it presents all the stem characteristics as photographs and shows the microscopic reality. The amount of text is reduced to a minimum, and the scientific information is highlighted with short legends and labeled photographs, allowing readers to focus on the pictures to easily understand how the anatomical structures relate to genetic, ecological, decomposition and technical influences. It includes a chapter devoted to simple anatomical preparation techniques, and further chapters showing the cell content, cell walls, meristematic tissues and stem structures of all major taxonomic units and morphological growth forms in various ecological and climatic regions from subarctic to equatorial latitudes, as well as structures of fossil, subfossil and technically altered wood. This textbook appeals to students and researchers in the fields of plant anatomy, taxonomy, ecology, dendrochronology, history, plant pathology, and evolutionary biology as well as to technologists.

Contents:
Introduction
Preparation techniques
Making anatomical structures visible
Morphology of the plant body
Cellular composition of the plant bodies
Structure of cell walls and cell contents
Primary, secondary and tertiary meristem
Stem anatomical structures of major taxonomic units
Evolution of stems
Anatomical adaptions to permanent changed environmental conditions
Anatomical adaptions to temporarily changed environmental conditions
Coexistence of algae, fungi and vascular plants
Wood decay
Fossilization, permineralization, coalification, carbonization and wetwood conservation
Technically altered wood products.

Summary: After decades of dominance of genetics and genomics, the importance of structural biology is growing exponentially in the field of plant biology. The main objectives of this new book series is to "demystify" structural biology for plant researchers and to provide important insights into the basic molecular mechanisms underlying plant development through the diverse approaches utilized by structural biologists. The book series starts with a theme dedicated to hormonal signaling that has benefited from the application of structural biology. "Plant Structural Biology: Hormonal Regulations" provides up-to-date knowledge of the structural aspects of hormonal signal recognition, signal transduction, hormonal control of downstream regulatory pathways and hormonal crosstalk. The most distinctive features of this book as well as future titles is/will be to provide overview of cutting-edge research in the field of plant structural biology, and to serve as a compendium of various approaches that could be applied to problems being solved in modern plant biology. Last but not least, we hope this book will facilitate and broaden the community of (not only) plant scientists who are interested in structural biology approaches and tools. For these reasons, the style of this series is concise and general, in order to avoiding unnecessary details. Explanatory boxes describing the basics of specific approaches (e.g. X-ray crystallography, NMR, SAXS, molecular dynamics simulations, etc.) are included.

Contents:
Part I. Introduction
1. Overview of Proteins in the Plant Hormone Signaling
2. Overview of Protein Degradation in the Plant Hormone Signaling
3. Structural Insight into Recognition of Plant Peptide Hormones by Receptors
Part II. Nuclear receptors
4. Auxin
5. Structural Biology of Jasmonic Acid Metabolism and Responses in Plants
6. Gibberellin
7. Strigolactone Signaling Proteins
8. Abscisic acid Signaling and Biosynthesis: protein structures and molecular probes
Part III. Transmembrane Receptors
9. Brassinosteroid Sensing and Signaling in Plants
10. Cytokinin and Ethylene Signaling
Part IV. Appendix: Method Guidance
11. X-Ray Crystallography
12. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
13. Structural Biology Using Electron Microscopy
14. Biological Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
15. Computational Molecular Modeling Techniques of Biomacromolecular Systems.

Summary: In this volume, the authors provide an excellent overview of how far the plant viral vector field has come. The discipline is no longer exclusively in the domain of academics-there is a small, but growing number of small biotechnology companies that exploit plant viruses as the platform for commercial innovation in crop improvement, industrial product manufacturing, and human and veterinary health care.

Contents:
Detection of plant viruses in mixed infection by a macroarray-assisted method
RT-PCR and real-time RT-PCR methods for the detection of potato virus Y in potato leaves and tubers
A new method to isolate total dsRNA
Multiplex RT-PCR method for the simultaneous detection of nine grapevine viruses
Detection methods for rice viruses by a reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP)
Real-time PCR protocols for the quantification of the begomovirus tomato yellow leaf curl sardinia virus in tomato plants and in its insect vector
Detection and analysis of non-retroviral RNA virus-like elements in plant, fungal, and insect genomes
Detection of plant viruses in natural environments by using RNA-seq
Cloning and profiling of small RNAs from cucumber mosaic virus satellite rna
Drawing sirnas of viral origin out from plant siRNAs libraries
Viral detection by high-throughput sequencing
Analysis and application of viroid-specific small RNAs generated by viroid-inducing RNA silencing
Detection and characterization of mycoviruses in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by deep-sequencing
Supersage as an analytical tool for host and viral gene expression
Microarray analysis of R-gene-mediated resistance to viruses
Construction of infectious cDNA clones derived from the potyviruses clover yellow vein virus and bean yellow mosaic virus
Virus-induced gene silencing of n gene in tobacco by apple latent spherical virus vectors
Simplified methods for the construction of RNA and DNA virus infectious clones
Efficient double-stranded RNA production methods for utilization in plant virus control
Detection of plant virus in meristem by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization

Summary: There is an essential connection between humans and plants, cultures and environments, and this is especially evident looking at the long history of the African continent. This book, comprising current research in archaeobotany on Africa, elucidates human adaptation and innovation with respect to the exploitation of plant resources. In the long-term perspective climatic changes of the environment as well as human impact have posed constant challenges to the interaction between peoples and the plants growing in different countries and latitudes. This book provides an insight into/overview of the manifold routes people have taken in various parts Africa in order to make a decent living from the provisions of their environment by bringing together the analyses of macroscopic and microscopic plant remains with ethnographic, botanical, geographical and linguistic research. The numerous chapters cover almost all the continent countries, and were prepared by most of the scholars who study African archaeobotany, i.e. the complex and composite history of plant uses and environmental transformations during the Holocene.

Contents:
Intro; Contents; Plants and People in the African Past: Themes and Objectives of Archaeobotany; IWAA Workshops; Published Volumes from Previous IWAA Workshops; The Organization and Themes of This Book; Acknowledgements; References; Mediterranean Africa; Archaeobotanical Study at the Early Dynastic Cemetery in Helwan (3100-2600 BC), Egypt: Plant Diversity at Early Dynastic Memphis; Abstract; Introduction; The Study Area; Materials and Methods; Results; Crop Plants; Cereals; Flax; Pulses; Wild/Weedy Plants; Wild Fruits; Field Weeds; Plants of Moist Habitats; Plants of Dry Habitats. Dry-Sieved Samples from Squares C3-4 and C10-11Charred Residue Samples from the Vats in Operation B; Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Grapes, Raisins and Wine? Archaeobotanical Finds from an Egyptian Monastery; Abstract; Introduction; The Monastic Settlement of Saint John the Little; Charred Grape-Pressing Remains; Grape Pressing Remains: Evidence of Wine Production?; Grape-Pressing Remains: Uses and Disposal; Wine Production in the Coptic Church; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References. Indeterminate Taxa Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Study of Plant Remains from the Embalming Cache KV63 at Luxor, Egypt; Abstract; Introduction; Floral Collars in Ancient Egypt; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; The Plant Remains Arranged in K
V63: Floral Collars and Other Plant Remains; Floral Collars; Other Plant Remains; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Farming and Trade in Amheida/Trimithis (Dakhla Oasis, Egypt): New Insights from Archaeobotanical Analysis; Abstract; Introduction; The Context of Study; Ecological Setting. The Archaeological ContextMaterials and Methods; Results; Discussion; Semi-desert Vegetation; Acacia nilotica (Nile Acacia); Ziziphus spina-Christi (Christ's Thorn); Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm); Mediterranean Plants; Olea europaea (Olive Tree); Ceratonia siliqua (Carob); Asian and Rare Plants; Prunus persica (Peach); Terminalia chebula (Black Myrobalan); Conclusion; References; Archaeobotanical Studies from Hierakonpolis: Evidence for Food Processing During the Predynastic Period in Egypt; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results. The Role of Morphometry to Delineate Changes in the Spikelet Shape of Wild Cereals: The Case Study of Takarkori (Holocene, Central Sahara, SW Libya)Abstract; Introduction; The Study Area; Materials and Methods; Sample Selection; Morphometrical Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Results; Morphometrical Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Discussion; Cereals as Key to Understanding Plant Resources in Central Sahara; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Web Sites; The Holocene Flora and Vegetation of Ti-n Hanakaten (Tassili n'Ajjer, Algerian Sahara); Abstract; Introduction.

Summary: In the industrial era, the most important potential threat to crop production is abiotic stress, including toxic metal/metalloid stress. Growing populations and rapid industrialization lead to the generation and release of huge amounts of toxic metals/metalloids into the environment, altering plant physiological processes and reducing yields. In the last few decades, there has been extensive research to elucidate the mechanisms of tolerance to metal/metalloid toxicity and ways to improve the defense system in plants. Use of exogenous photoprotectants such as osmoprotectants, plant nutrients, phytohormones, signaling molecules, antioxidants, amino acids and organic acids are widely being used to improve plants' tolerance to metal/metalloid stress. Recently, phytoremediation approaches have been effectively employed to remediate metal/metalloid pollution. This book presents the latest insights into plant responses and tolerance in plants grown under metal/metalloids stress to provide a better understanding of the topic and the future outlook.

Contents:
Intro; Preface; About the Book; Contents;
Chapter 1: Recent Advances in Metal Induced Stress Tolerance in Plants: Possibilities and Challenges; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Response During Heavy Metal Stress in Plants; 1.3 Use of Transcriptomic Approaches to Identify Gene Function During Metal Induced Stress; 1.4 Use of T-DNA Mutants for Functional Genomics Studies in Metal Tolerance; 1.5 Role of Transcription Factors in Enhancing Heavy Metal Tolerance; 1.6 Role of Micro RNAs (miRNAs) in Conferring Heavy Metal Tolerance; 1.7 Challenges and Future Focus; References 2.7 Arbuscular Mycorrhizae: Characterization and Importance in Contaminated Soils2.8 Conclusions; References;
Chapter 3: Heavy Metal Toxicity and Antioxidative Response in Plants: An Overview; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Heavy Metals and Their Impact on Plants; 3.2.1 Cadmium; 3.2.2 Arsenic; 3.2.3 Mercury; 3.2.4 Chromium; 3.2.5 Copper; 3.2.6 Zinc; 3.2.7 Lead; 3.2.8 Nickel; 3.3 Reactive Oxygen Species; 3.4 Types of ROS; 3.5 Sites of Production of ROS; 3.5.1 Mitochondria; 3.5.2 Chloroplast; 3.5.3 Peroxisomes; 3.6 Heavy Metal Induced Antioxidative Defense System in Plants; 3.6.1 Enzymatic Antioxidants 4.3 Heavy Metal Toxicity4.3.1 Cellular Antioxidative Defense and Redox Heavy Metals (Fe, Cu, Mn and Cr); 4.3.1.1 Iron; 4.3.1.2 Manganese; 4.3.1.3 Copper; 4.3.1.4 Zinc; 4.3.1.5 Chromium; 4.3.2 Cellular Antioxidative Defense and Non-redox Heavy Metals Ni, Cd, As and Hg; 4.3.2.1 Nickel; 4.3.2.2 Cadmium; 4.3.2.3 Mercury; 4.3.2.4 Arsenic; 4.4 Conclusions; References;
Chapter 5: Stress Signaling Under Metal and Metalloid Toxicity; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance in Plants; 5.3 Plant Metal Homeostasis and Heavy Metal Stress; 5.4 Essential Transition Metals Homeostasis in Plants
Chapter 2: Physiological, Biochemical Changes, and Phytotoxicity Remediation in Agricultural Plant Species Cultivated in Soils Contaminated with Copper and Zinc2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Source of Heavy Metals; 2.3 Behavior of Heavy Metals in Soils; 2.4 Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Cu and Zn on Plants; 2.5 Molecular Control of Cu and Zn Uptake and Distribution; 2.5.1 Copper; 2.5.2 Zinc; 2.6 Effects of Soil Conditioners on Plant Growth and Development; 2.6.1 Inorganic Soil Conditioners; 2.6.2 Organic Soil Conditioners

Contents:
MGUS and smoldering myeloma
Multiple Myeloma
Primary amyloidosis, systemic light chain and heavy chain diseases plasmacytoma
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia.

Contents:
Introduction
Protein studies
Electrophoresis and immunofixation
Serum free light chain analysis
Morphology and immunohistochemistry of normal and neoplastic plasma cells
Classification of plasma cell neoplasms
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
Plasma cell myeloma
Plasmacytoma {u2013} solitary and extraosseus
Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition diseases
Cytogenetics
Flow cytometry
Integration of laboratory and clinical data into synoptic report
Approaches to treatment, including stem cell transplant
Conclusions
References.

Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Clinical features, management, and therapy of plasma cell neoplasms: what pathologists need to know
3. Morphologic and immunohistochemical evaluation of plasma cell neoplasms
4. Cytogenetics of plasma cell neoplasms
5. Flow cytometric analysis in the diagnosis and prognostication of plasma cell neoplasms
6. Renal manifestations of plasma cell neoplasms
Index.

Summary: Plasma Medical Science describes the progress that has been made in the field over the past five years, illustrating what readers must know to be successful. As non-thermal, atmospheric pressure plasma has been applied for a wide variety of medical fields, including wound healing, blood coagulation, and cancer therapy, this book is a timely resource on the topics discussed.

Contents:
Plasmodesmata : channels for intercellular signaling during plant growth and development / Iris Sevilem, Shri Ram Yadav, and Ykä Helariutta
Plasmodesmata : channels for viruses on the move / Manfred Heinlein
Imaging plasmodesmata with high-resolution scanning electron microscopy / Deborah A. Barton and Robyn L. Overall
Preparative methods for imaging plasmodesmata at super-resolution / Karen Bell and Karl Oparka
Isolation of plasmodesmata from Arabidopsis suspension culture cells / Magali S. Grison, Lourdes Fernandez-Calvino, Sébastien Mongrand, and Emmanuelle M.F. Bayer
Immunofluorescence detection of callose deposition around plasmodesmata sites / Ali Pendle and Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso
Imaging callose at plasmodesmata using aniline blue : quantitative confocal microscopy / Raul Zavaliev and Bernard L. Epel
Localization of fluorescently tagged protein to plasmodesmata by correlative light and electron microscopy / Shannon Modla, Jeffrey L. Caplan, Kirk J. Czymmek, and Jung-Youn Lee
Quantification of plant cell coupling with live-cell microscopy / Johannes Liesche and Alexander Schulz
Drop-ANd-See : a simple, real-time, and noninvasive technique for assaying plasmodesmal permeability / Weier Cui, Xu Wang, and Jung-Youn Lee
Mapping symplasmic fields at the shoot apical meristem using iontophoresis and membrane potential measurements / Christiaan van der Schoot and Päivi L. H. Rinne
Analysis of the conductivity of plasmodesmata by microinjection / Friedrich Kragler
Investigating plasmodesmata genetics with virus-induced gene silencing and an agrobacterium-mediated GFP movement assay / Jacob O. Brunkard, Tessa M. Burch-Smith, Anne M. Runkel, and Patricia Zambryski
Probing plasmodesmata function with biochemical inhibitors / Rosemary G. White
GAL4 transactivation-based assay for the detection of selective intercellular protein Movement / Dhinesh Kumar, Huan Chen, Yeonggil Rim, and Jae-Yean Kim
Techniques for assessing the effects of pharmacological inhibitors on intercellular protein movement / Shuang Wu and Kimberly L. Gallagher
Probing protein targeting to plasmodesmata using fluorescence recovery after photo-bleaching / Kathryn M. Wright and Katrin M. MacKenzie
Tracking of intercellular small RNA movement / Christophe Himber and Patrice Dunoyer
Analysis of the role of myosins in targeting proteins to plasmodesmata / Martin Di Donato and Khalid Amari
Pumilio-based RNA in vivo imaging / Jens Tilsner
In vivo RNA labeling using MS2 / Eduardo Peña, Manfred Heinlein, and Adrian Sambade.

Contents:
Scope of plastic and aesthetic nursing practice
Definition of plastic and aesthetic nursing
Foundation of plastic and aesthetic nursing
Growth of plastic and aesthetic nursing practice
Development of plastic and aesthetic nursing practice
Plastic and aesthetic nurses and healthcare clients
Educational preparation for plastic and aesthetic nursing roles
Roles of plastic and aesthetic registered nurses
General nursing role
Plastic and aesthetic advanced practice roles
Plastic and aesthetic nurse educator role
Certified aesthetic nurse specialist role
Practice environments for the plastic and aesthetic nurse
Plastic and aesthetic nursing researchand evidence-based practice
Ethics and advocacy in plastic and aesthetic nursing
Plastic and aesthetic nursing explications
Insurance reimbursements
Summary of the scope of plastic and aesthetic nursing practice
Standards of plastic and aesthetic nursing practice
Standards of plastic and aesthetic nursing practice
Standards of professional performance for plastic and aesthetic nursing.

Summary: Readers will discover the relatively new and rapidly growing field of regenerative surgery and fat grafting, valuable for numerous plastic surgery, reconstructive, and aesthetic/cosmetic essentials. Though many books have covered specific areas or topics in regenerative surgery, the market lacks a work that tackles the full spectrum of regenerative surgery and its clinical application. This book responds to that need and presents chapters written by the best: world-renowned surgeons in their field. After an introduction that reflects basic research, most of the book focuses on clinical experience as it relates to applied techniques of processing fat and on the different uses from head to toe. Readers will learn about the history of regenerative surgery, important definitions and background information, and the evidence supporting the use of regenerative surgery. Practitioners will also find valuable guidance regarding the application of stem cells, evaluation of patient needs, and operative techniques for fat transfer. Subsequent chapters address topics such as graft types, the skin, wound healing, scar treatment, osteoarthritis, burns, scleroderma, hair rejuvenation, facial enhancement combined with facelift, chin augmentation with fat, and breast argumentation or reconstruction with fat. Particular attention is paid to gluteal augmentation with fat, body contouring, genital male and female rejuvenation, and upper and lower extremity regenerative surgery. Surgical anatomy and complications treatment and prevention were emphasized when applied. This resulted is two volumes that encompass 125 chapters, with multiple figures, and video clips, written by 242 authors (including 72 female colleagues) from five continents. Highly informative and carefully structured, this book provides invaluable insight for beginners and experienced plastic surgeons alike, while benefitting advanced surgeons, specialists, and undergraduate and graduate students. .

Contents:
Part I. Introductory Part
1. Evolving of concepts in fat grafting and Regenerative Surgery
2. The Era of regenerative surgery
3. Regenerative Surgery: Definitions and Background
4. Current status on regenerative surgery
5. Fluid balance, electrolytes, and anesthetic options in regenerative surgery and fat grafting
6. Adipose Tissue Transplantation: Autologous versus cryopreserved (Frozen) versus heterologous. Present and future of fat transfer
7. Comparison between fat and fillers
Part II. Stem Cells and Clinical Path
8. Features and biological properties of different adipose tissue based products. Milli-, Micro-, Emulsified (Nano-) fat, SVF and AD-multipotent mesenchymal stem cells
9. Regenerative technologies and Adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs): regulatory, ethical and technical updates
10. Stem Cell Research, Concepts, and Emerging Technologies
11. Stem cells and their clinical applications
12. Fat grafting, tissue banking and adipose stem cell therapies European regulatory status in 2021
Part III. Operative Techniques for Fat Grafting
13. Aesthetic Lipofilling: Trends, Patient needs and Assessment
14. New perspective in Regenerative Surgery: The Acellular Adipose Matrix
15. New strategies in Regenerative Medicine: The Bio-Active Composite Grafts
16. Injectable Tissue Replacement and Regeneration- A New Standardized Fat Grafting Technique
17. Novel strategies to improve graft survival and retention
18. Impact of age, gender, body mass index, harvesting site, suction pressure, smoking, Diabetes, Systemic Lupus and other diseases on the regenerative properties of the grafted adipose tissue
19. Fat Processing Methods
20. Classification of Safe Autologous Fat Grafting: Quantity and Location Site
21. Complications in Regenerative and Fat Transfer Surgery: Pathophysiology and Management with Technical Tips to Reduce Risk
22. Fat grafting and Fat embolism. How to prevent, diagnose and treat
23. Potentials and Limitations of the role of platelet rich plasma (PRP) in lipofilling. An evidence based approach
24. The Role of Nurses in Fat Grafting Procedures: Planning, Preparation, and Implementation
Part IV. Regenerative Surgery: Reconstructive Areas of Application
25. Fat grafting as plastic surgeons' best friend: solving complex reconstructions problems with simple regenerative solutions
26. Treatment of radiation-induced rectovaginal fistula: Safety and efficacy of fat grafting and stromal-vascular fraction injections
27. Treatment of fibrotic radiotherapy damages in head & neck with fat grafting
28. Vampire scar: outpatient quality improvement of scar regeneration with a composite approach with needling and PRP
29. Post-Burn And Keloid Scar Treatment With Adipose Derived Stems Cells (ADSC)
30. Treatment of chronic wounds with fat grafting and adipose-derived stromal-vascular fraction
31. Fat grafting as an Ancillary treatment for burns and other complex wounds and their sequellae
32. Treatment of scleroderma with Fat grafting, PRP and Adipose stem cells
33. Scar modulations and maturation in post-burn scar contractures and skin grafts using autologous fat injections grafts
34. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Steroid Atrophy Scar Retraction treatment with Adipose Grafting
35. Acute Burns management. The current role of regenerative surgery and its challenges
36. Regenerative surgery choices in Burns sequelae management
37. Fat and stromal cells for acute burn treatment
38. Physical therapies to improve fat grafting and regenerative surgery results in wound healing
39. Combined fat, PRP and Laser for skin and soft tissues regeneration. Clinical applications
40. Regenerative surgery and acellular dermal matrix as reconstructive surgical options in plastic surgery. Theoretical and practical basis
41. The role of adipose tissue graft on nerve regeneration from the perspective of the adipose derived stem cell
42. Cellular Optimized Nanofat for Microneedling and as a Unique Nanofat Biocreme
Part V. Regenerative Surgery: Aesthetic Areas of Application, Hair
43. Hair re-grow with Micrografts enriched with Human Follicle Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Platelet Rich Plasma
44. The Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma for Hair Loss: A Proven Therapy
Part VI. Regenerative Surgery: Aesthetic Areas of Application, Skin
45. The Process of Aging, State-of-the-art: Evidence Behind Regenerative Surgery
46. Wrinkles: Etiology, Causes, treatment, and prevention
47. Skin and Structural Aging in Patients of African Ethnicity. Features, management and the role of regenerative surgery
48. The use of the fat grafting to improve skin quality
Part VII. Regenerative Surgery Aesthetic and Reconstructive Areas of Application, Face
49. Surgical anatomy in regenerative surgery of face, scalp and neck
50. Facial Fat Grafting during Facelift Surgery
51. Properly Diluted Fat (P.D.F.): A safer approach to periocular fat grafting
52. Improved Facial Rejuvenation and Scar Regeneration by the Autologous Stemcell-Enriched Lipoconcentrate
53. Aesthetic Chin augmentation with fat: Is there still a need for chin implants?
54. Micro fat graft in facial rejuvenation
55. Transgender Facial Aesthetics and Regenerative Techniques
56. Posttraumatic contour deformities reconstruction and scars treatment with Microstructural and nano fat grafting in the face
57. Nanofat grafting in facial rejuvenation: an innovative technique
58. Parry- Romberg Syndrome treatment with Microstructural fat grafting of the face
59. CORRECTION OF SECONDARY CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS DEFORMITIES WITH AUTOLOGOUS FAT
60. The regenerative approach for the Management of severe dysphonia
61. THE SAFE TREATMENT OF MILD VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY (VPI) WITH AUTOLOGOUS FAT GRAFTING
62. Degenerative retinopathy treatment with ADSC. Our experience
Part VIII. Breast Augmentation and mastopexi with Fat
63. Aesthetic Breast Augmentation Using Autologous Fat Grafting: Indications, Patient Assessment, and Comparison Between Different Processing Methods in 204 Cases
64. New Trends in Breast Augmentation With Fat Grafting: Implant Conversion With Fat and Hybrid Implant-Fat Breast Augmentation
65. Implant Conversion with fat grafting
66. Composite Breast Augmentation with Implants and Fat Grafting
67. Autologous Fat Grafting for breast augmentation in Asian women
68. Improving Breast Footprint and Shape using Anchor Threads in Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation
69. Breast augmentation with fat and threads using Power-Assisted Liposuction, Loops and Lipofilling (PALLL) technique
70. Stromal Enriched Lipograft for Breast Augmentation
71. Treatment of tuberous breast with fat
72. Mastopexy with autoaugmentation and fat grafting
73. Correction of severe congenital breast asymmetry in Poland syndrome and other breast asymmetries with autologous microstructural fat transfer and the combination of other techniques
74. Inverted nipple correction with Central Tunnel Technique and fat grafting
Part IX. Breast Reconstruction with Fat
75. FAT GRAFTING FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
76. The Prepectoral, Hybrid Breast Reconstruction: the Synergy of Lipofilling and Breast Implants
77. Breast reconstruction with inferior flap and fat transfer as curative treatment for BIA-ALCL
78. Breast reconstruction with fat and threads using Power-Assisted Liposuction, Loops and Lipofilling (PALLL) technique
79. Enhancing Flap breast reconstruction with percutaneous purse-string suture and fat grafting
80. Lipomodeling for breast conservative treatment sequelae (precautions, indications, results)
81. Lipomodelling as perfect complement to autologous latissimus dorsi flap breast reconstruction
82. MaNAGEMENT OF SURGICAL DISASTERS AFTER BREAST IMPLANTS POSTMASTECTOMY RECONSTRUCTION: THE ROLE OF CONSERVATIVE HYBRID REGENERATION APPROACH (HRA)
83. Revision surgery with fat grafting after implant and flap breast reconstruction
84. Stem cell enriched fat injection in aesthetic, reconstructive breast surgery
85. Safety of autologous fat transplantation in oncological postmastectomy breast reconstruction. A prospective study
86. Oncologic safety of fat graft to the breast
Part X. Gluteal Augmentation with Fat, Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) and Related Body Contouring
87. Gluteal Augmentation with Fat: Patient Assessment, Operative Technique and Safety Guidelines
88. Artnatomy for advanced body contouring and Aesthetic balance between breast and body
89. Gluteal augmentation with fat and threads using Power-Assisted Liposuction, Loops and Lipofilling (PALLL) technique
90. Expansion Vibration Lipofilling (EVL) technique in Gluteal augmentation and waist feminization
91. Gluteal augmentation: Avoidance of intramuscular injection using precise superficial fat graft technique
92. Gluteal Augmentation Assisted by Stromal Enriched Lipograft
93. Circumferential lipoabdominoplasty combined with Fat grafting the hips and buttocks
94. MWL and post barriatric surgery patients: the role of fat grafting and regenerative surgery
95. High Definition Abdominal Sculpting with Fat Grafting Highlights
96. Safety for advanced body contouring: The darkest Hour
Part XI. Genital Rejuvenation
97. Surgical Anatomy of genital area to achieve Safety in fat grafting
98. Quality of Life and Rejuvenation Techniques in Female Intimate Cosmetic Genital Surgery
99. Fat grafting and Adipose Stem Cells to treat vulvar scarring and fibrosis post Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
100. The treatment of genital Vulvar and Penile Lichen Sclerosus with Autologous Fat Grafting
101. Fat Grafting to Treat Vulvo-vaginal Stenosis
102. Vulvovaginal rejuvenation by fat and stromal cells
103. Fat grafting as a regenerative measu.

Summary: The thorax has a fundamental role in the aesthetic of the male body: congenital or acquired alterations are experienced as extremely frustrating clinical situations. Most breast surgery texts briefly mention gynecomastia, but no text comprehensively addresses the male breast and thorax, including reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and surgery in transgender patients. This gap is now thoroughly filled by Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery of the Male Breast: after introducing principles of anatomy and aesthetics for the male thorax, the first part focusses on the main congenital malformations and their treatment; the main benign acquired pathologies and their treatment (including an ample section dedicated to gynecomastia), the carcinoma of the male breast, with reference to familiar forms; the treatment of carcinoma and reconstruction of the thorax. The book closes with a chapter dedicated to breast surgery in transgender patients. While female breast surgery is increasingly practiced in specific Breast Units and highly specialized centers, male breast issues are treated in general and plastic surgeries units. This handy volume is a sound reference for the most complex clinical cases, and the latest reconstruction treatments for the male thorax and will be useful for general and thoracic surgeons, plastic surgeons and senologists.

Contents:
Part 1 Aesthetic Aspects of the Male Chest
1 Arts and Aesthetics of Male Chest
Part 2 Anatomy of the Male Chest
2 Preoperative considerations on the thorax: Anatomy and Surgical Landmarks
Part 3 Male Chest Congenital Pathologies
3 Poland syndrome
4 Pectus excavatum
Pectus carenatum
Part 4 Benign Pathologies of Male Breast
6 Gynecomastia
7 Gynecomastia after massive weight loss: reshaping with intercostal perforator flaps
8 Male Tuberous Breast
Part 5 Oncologic Pathologies of Male Breast
9 Skin Tumors of the Male Chest
10 Male Breast Cancer: Oncology
11 Male Breast Cancer: Oncologic Surgery
12 Male Breast Cancer: Reconstructive Surgery
Part 6 Anterior Chest Wall Reconstruction
13 Chest Fistula repair
14 Reconstruction with Pedicled Flaps
15 Reconstruction with Free Flaps
Part 7 Feminization of the Male Chest
16 Augmentation mammoplasty
Part 8 Masculinization of the Female chest
17 Masculinization of the Female chest. .

Summary: With novel approaches to the application of new technologies via research based studies on stem cells, tissue engineering and new fields of reconstructive transplant (face, hand or larynx transplants), this book facilitates access to this latest knowledge which is not traditionally part of the plastic surgery curriculum. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ? Experimental Models and Research Designs presents pertinent introductions to different fields (stem cell, transplantation, nerve regeneration, tissue engineering) and experimental models which can be used as a tool to develop technologies of interest by various groups of surgeons. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ? Experimental Models and Research Designs benefits a range of surgeons, including plastic and reconstructive surgeons, microsurgeons, hand surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and transplant surgeons.

Contents:
Part 1. Microsurgery Models
1. Microsurgery Techniques in Reconstructive Surgery
2. Arterial and Venous Microanastomosis Models
3. Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis Training Model in Rat
4. Fallopian Tube Anastomosis
5. Vasoepididymostomy Anastomosis
6. The Microsurgical Groin Slin Flap in the Rat Model
7. Free TRAM Flap Model
Part 2. Microcirculation Models
8. Application of Microcirculatory Models in Plastic Surgery Research
9. Standard Cremaster Muscle Model for Ischemia Reperfusion
10. Cremaster Muscle and Effect of Different Anesthetics
11. Microcirculatory Shock Model
12. Radiation and Microcirculation Models
13. Microcirculation and Smoking
14. Microcirculation Model for Invasive Animal Monitoring
15. Cremaster Chamber Model
16.Mouse Cremaster Muscle Allograft Model
17. Microcirculation and Pace Therapy
18. Microcirculation and Hypothermia Model.- Part 3. Transplantation Models
19. Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Models
20. Rat Hind Cremaster Limb Allograft Model
21. Limb and Microcirculation
Cremaster Flap Model
22. Bilateral Vascularized Composite Skin/Bone Transplantation Model
23. Vascular Thymus and Hind Limb Allotransplantation Model
24. Vascular Thymus Transplantation
25. Vascularized Skin/Bone Transplantation Model
26. Vascularized Bone-Femur Transplantation Model
27. New Composite Tissue Allograft Model of Vascularized Bone Marrow Transplant: The Iliac Osteomyocutaneous Flap
28. New Modification of the Oldest Flap in Rats to Increase Antigenixcity of Transplanted Skin: The Extended Groin Flap Model
29. Combined Semimenbranosus Muscle and Epigastric Skin Flap Model
30. Composite Osseomusculocutaneous Thymus, Allotransplantation Model
31. Experimental Model for Monitoring of Composite Tissue Transplantation Induced Trauma
32. Cryopreservation in Plastic Surgery: Our Experience and Review of the Literature
33. A Xenotransplantation Model for Vascularized Composite Transplantation
34. Full Face Transplant Model in Rats
35. Hemiface Transplant Model
36. Composite Hemiface/Calvarium Transplantation Model in Rat
37. Maxilla Allograft Transplantation Model in Rat
38. Composite Hemiface/Mandible/Tongue Allotransplantation Model in Rats
39. Composite Osseomusculocutaneous Midface Allotransplantation Model with Motor and Sensory Units
40. Transplantation of the Mystacial Pad
41. Heterotopic Transplantation of Total Face/Scalp Flap
42. Non-Invasive Monitoring of Skin-Containing Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
43. Abdominal Wall Transplant Models
44. Penis Allotransplantation Model
45. Composite Orbital and Periorbital Allotransplantation Model
46. Ear Transplantation
47. Heterotopic Vascularized Ovarian Autotransplantation Model in the Sheep
48. Spleen Transplantation Model
Part 4. Peripheral Nerve Surgery Models.- 49. A Contemporary Overview of Peripheral Nerve Research
50. Epineural Sleeve End-to-End Repair
51. Somatosensory Evoked Potential Model for Assessment of Nerve Regeneration
52. Epineural Sleeve Nerve Grafting Technique
53. Single Fascicle Graft Repair Mofel
54. Nerve Decompression Models in Diabetic Rats
55. Epineural Seath Grafts for Nerve Regeneration
56. Epineural Tube Repair
57. Tissue Engineered Conduit
58. Venous Conduit as a Model for Nerve Regeneration
59. DRG Decompression Model
60. Epineural Patch Applications in Dorsal Root Ganglion Decompression Model
61. Sheep as a Large Animal Model for Nerve Regeneration Studies
62. Sciatic Nerve Crush Injury Model
63. Crush Injury and Epineural Patch Model
64. Neuroma Model
65. Diabetic Rat Model
66. Nerve Allograft Transplantation Review
67. Nerve Allograft Transplantation Review
Part 5. Microsurgical Robot Applications
68. Application of the Microsurgical Robot RAMS in Microsurgery
Part 6. Cellular Therapy Models
69. Cellular Therapies in Vascularized Composite Allograft Transplantation- Review
70. In Vivo Chimera Model by Chimera Creation
71. Ex Vivo Chimera Model by Cell Fusion
72. Cellular Therapies via Vascularized Bone Marrow Transplantation
73. Cellular Therapies in Vascularized Composite Allograft
74. Cellular Therapies in Post-Radiation Syndrome
75. Cellular Therapies in Nerve Regeneration.

Summary: "This comprehensive atlas provides a step-by-step guide of new techniques in burn surgery and enables readers to identify the appropriate treatment plan and best possible procedure for each patient pre-surgery before delving into a variety of different surgical possibilities for treatment and recovery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Burns - An Atlas of New Techniques and Strategies presents new solutions in plastic and reconstructive surgery for burns built upon tried and true techniques of contracture restoration using various flaps and skin grafts. Accompanying illustrations and schemes allow the reader to visualize the process from mapping, dissecting and closing the wound. Preoperative and postoperative results are compared, with extensive illustrations and pictures that cover areas of the body most commonly treated for burns including face, neck, breast, torso, arms, legs, hands, and feet. Outcomes of the surgeries including full functional and aesthetic restoration of treated patients are meticulously photographed and provided alongside each technique. New classifications are presented based on contracture anatomy which showcase the development of new flaps and techniques that elevate functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of burned patients to a new level. The culmination of the decades long career of renowned plastic surgeon, Viktor M. Grishkevich, many new and original techniques, currently unpublished in U.S. literature, are detailed in depth alongside techniques uniquely designed by Dr. Grishkevich and previously published around the world. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Burns - An Atlas of New Techniques and Strategies, has international reach and is meant for plastic and reconstructive surgeons with specialties inhand, maxillo-facial, facial, and ENT. Due to its detailed nature, the atlas is also appropriate for residents in the related fields of surgery as well."-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: This book deals with wound management in plastic surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology and thoracic surgery. The first part provides information on the latest developments in orthopedic surgery, while the second addresses ophthalmology and wounds after e.g. cataract surgery or keratopathy. The third part, which exclusively focuses on wounds in plastic surgery, highlights recent results after microsurgical procedures and keloid reconstruction, but also after breast reconstruction and limb injuries. Lastly, the part on thoracic surgery informs the reader about sternotomy techniques and possible complications. Given it interdisciplinary approach, this book offers a valuable resource not only for plastic surgeons, but also for ophthalmologists, thoracic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons.

Summary: A comprehensive overview of the many factors that can influence brain plasticity throughout the lifespan. Addresses perinatal plasticity, functional state plasticity, injury-induced plasticity, and stressor-induced plasticity. Because it looks at so many aspects of the field, this volume will serve as a great resource for students as well as researchers interested in expanding their knowledge. The volume comes out as an integrated view based in the expertise of Ibero American neuroscientists working in the field.

Contents:
1. What is neural plasticity?
2. CREB at the crossroads of activity-dependent regulation of nervous system development and function
3. Models of short-term synaptic plasticity
4. Plasticity in the interoceptive system
5. Learning as a functional state of the brain: studies in wild-type and transgenic animals
6. Bidirectional effects of mother-young contact on the maternal and neonatal brains
7. Prenatal stress and neurodevelopmental plasticity: relevance to psychopathology
8. Early postnatal development of somastostatinergic systems in brainstem respiratory network
9. Respiratory rhythm generation: the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
10. The onset of the fetal respiratory rhythm: an emergent property triggered by chemosensory drive?
11. Neurodevelopmental effects of serontonin on the brainstem respiratory network
12. Neural network reconfigurations: changes of the respiratory network by hypoxia as an example
13. Progenitors in the ependyma of the spinal cord: a potential resource for self-repair after injury
I[subscript]KD current in cold transduction and damage-triggered cold hypersensitivity
Index.

Summary: Comprehensive and fully up to date, the six-volume Plastic Surgery remains the gold standard text in this complex area of surgery. Completely revised to meet the demands of both the trainee and experienced surgeon, Principles, Volume 1 of Plastic Surgery, 5th Edition, features new, full-color clinical photos, procedural videos, lectures, and authoritative coverage of hot topics in the field. Editor-narrated video presentations offer a step-by-step audio-visual walkthrough of techniques and procedures.

Contents:
Plastic Surgery and Innovation in Medicine
History of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Applying Psychology to Routine Plastic Surgery Practice
The Role of Ethics in Plastic Surgery and Medico-legal Issues In Plastic Surgery
Business Principles for Plastic Surgeons
Value Based HealthCare
Digital Photography in Plastic Surgery
Imaging in Plastic Surgery
Patient Safety in Plastic Surgery
Local Anesthetics in Plastic Surgery
Evidence-Based Medicine in Plastic Surgery
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Plastic Surgery
Health Services Research in Plastic Surgery
Principles of Cancer Management
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Wound Healing
Scar Prevention, Treatment and Revision
Skin Graft
Tissue Engineering
Repair, Grafting and Engineering of Cartilage
Repair and Grafting of Bone
Repair and Grafting of Peripheral Nerve
Repair and Grafting Fat and Adipose Tissue
Vascular Territories
Flap Classification and Applications Flap Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
Principles and Techniques of Microvascular Surgery
Principles and Applications of Tissue Expansion
Principles of Radiation
Lymphedema: Pathophysiology and Basic Science
Benign and Malignant Non Melanocytic Tumors of the Skin and Soft Tissue
Melanoma
Implants and Biomaterials
Transplantation in Plastic Surgery
Technology Innovation in Plastic Surgery
Robotics in Plastic Surgery
Digital Health in Plastic Surgery
Simulation & Telemedicine in Plastic Surgery
Overview of Minimally Invasive Procedures
Education and Teaching in Plastic Surgery
Global Plastic Surgery
Gender Affirming Surgery.

Summary: Comprehensive and fully up to date, the six-volume Plastic Surgery remains the gold standard text in this complex area of surgery. Completely revised to meet the demands of both the trainee and experienced surgeon, Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 2 of Plastic Surgery, 5th Edition, features new, full-color clinical photos, procedural videos, lectures, and authoritative coverage of hot topics in the field. Editor-narrated video presentations offer a step-by-step audio-visual walkthrough of techniques and procedures. New chapters cover local anesthesia, anatomic blocks of the face and neck, facelifts, neck rejuvenation, energy devices in aesthetic surgery, and aesthetic genital surgery; coverage throughout includes new, pioneering translational work shaping the future of aesthetic surgery. New digital video preface by Dr. Peter C. Neligan addresses the changes across all six volumes. New treatment and decision-making algorithms added to chapters where applicable. New video lectures and editor-narrated slide presentations offer a step-by-step audiovisual walkthrough of techniques and procedures. Evidence-based advice from an expanded roster of international experts allows you to apply the very latest advances in aesthetic surgery and ensure optimal outcomes. Purchase this volume individually or own the entire set, with the ability to search across all six volumes online! An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Summary: Comprehensive and fully up to date, the six-volume Plastic Surgery remains the gold standard text in this complex area of surgery. Completely revised to meet the demands of both the trainee and experienced surgeon, Craniofacial, Head and Neck Surgery and Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Volume 3 of Plastic Surgery, 5th Edition, features new, full-color clinical photos, procedural videos, lectures, and authoritative coverage of hot topics in the field. Editor-narrated video presentations offer a step-by-step audio-visual walkthrough of techniques and procedures.

Summary: Comprehensive and fully up to date, the six-volume Plastic Surgery remains the gold standard text in this complex area of surgery. Completely revised to meet the demands of both the trainee and experienced surgeon, Trunk and Lower Extremity, Volume 4 of Plastic Surgery, 5th Edition, features new, full-color clinical photos, procedural videos, lectures, and authoritative coverage of hot topics in the field. Editor-narrated video presentations offer a step-by-step audio-visual walkthrough of techniques and procedures.

Summary: Comprehensive and fully up to date, the six-volume Plastic Surgery remains the gold standard text in this complex area of surgery. Completely revised to meet the demands of both the trainee and experienced surgeon, Breast, Volume 5 of Plastic Surgery, 5th Edition, features new, full-color clinical photos, procedural videos, lectures, and authoritative coverage of hot topics in the field. Editor-narrated video presentations offer a step-by-step audio-visual walkthrough of techniques and procedures.

Summary: Comprehensive and fully up to date, the six-volume Plastic Surgery remains the gold standard text in this complex area of surgery. Completely revised to meet the demands of both the trainee and experienced surgeon, Hand and Upper Extremity, Volume 6 of Plastic Surgery, 5th Edition, features new, full-color clinical photos, procedural videos, lectures, and authoritative coverage of hot topics in the field. Editor-narrated video presentations offer a step-by-step audio-visual walkthrough of techniques and procedures.

Summary: Focusing on the clinical information that must be mastered for success on oral board exams, Plastic Surgery Case Review presents 50 case studies, each of which highlights a specific topic that is frequently covered in the oral boards. It contains short, high-yield chapters that are designed to serve as a thorough yet quick review of pertinent information that physicians will encounter in the examination. Key Features: Each chapter begins with a case study that is modeled after the oral boards. Each case study includes: a description of the case and the work-up for similar scenarios, a discussi.

Contents:
Plastic Surgery Case Review: Oral Board Study Guide; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; Contributors;
Section I. Facial Fractures; 1. Zygoma Fractures; 2. Mandible Fractures; 3. Frontal Sinus Fractures; 4. Le Fort Fractures; 5. Pediatric Mandible Fractures;
Section II. Face Cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, and Reconstruction (including Mohs Defects)); 6. Lip (Cancer and Reconstruction); 7. Nose (Cancer and Reconstruction); 8. Eyelid (Cancer and Reconstruction); 9. Ear (Cancer and Reconstruction). 10. Cheek (Cancer and Reconstruction)
Section III. Face Congenital; 11. Unilateral Cleft Lip; 12. Bilateral Cleft Lip; 13. Cleft Palate; 14. Microtia;
Section IV. Face Cosmetic; 15. Aging Face and Neck; 16. Aging Upper Face (Brow and Lids); 17. Lower Lid Ectropion (Cicatrical); 18. Lower Lid Ectropion (Senile or Paralytic); 19. Rhinoplasty; 20. Facial Paralysis;
Section V. Foot and Lower Extremity Reconstruction; 21. OpenWound: Upper Third of Leg; 22. OpenWound: Middle Third of Leg; 23. OpenWound: Lower Third of Leg; 24. Foot and Ankle Reconstruction;
Section VI. Breast. 25. Breast Cancer Reconstruction26. Tuberous Breast Deformity; 27. Breast Augmentation; 28. Mastopexy/Augmentation; 29. Breast Reduction; 30. Gynecomastia;
Section VII. Trunk; 31. Ischial Pressure Sores; 32. Body Contouring after MassiveWeight Loss; 33. Major Liposuction; 34. AbdominalWall Defect; 35. Sternal Wound Infection; 36. Chest Wall Defect; 37. Perineal Reconstruction; 38. Abdominoplasty;
Section VIII. Burn; 39. Acute Burn Injury; 40. Hand Burn; 41. Scalp Burn Reconstruction; 42. Neck Burn Contracture;
Section IX. Hand; 43. Flexor Tendon Laceration; 44. Soft-Tissue Defect of the Hand. 45. Radial Nerve Injury; 46. Dupuytren Contracture; 47. Syndactyly; 48. Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures; 49. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; 50. Tendon Transfers; Index.

Summary: "Plastic Surgery Case Review: Oral Board Study Guide, Second Edition by Albert S. Woo, Reena A. Bhatt, and esteemed contributors, features new cases in each chapter, as well as updated and expanded content. Like the widely acclaimed prior edition, the book is an excellent resource for plastic surgery residents and trainees of all skill levels, highlighting key adult and pediatric cases commonly featured on the plastic surgery oral board examination. The text is written in a "mock oral" format - designed to encourage critical thinking and analysis of case management - from initial workup to preventing key errors in judgment. Organized in 10 sections, the short, high-yield chapters provide a thorough yet quick review of the most pertinent information. The second edition features extensive updates including section restructuring, all new cases, and an additional section providing a more comprehensive review of plastic surgery. Each case includes high-quality photographs and one- to three-page descriptions including work-up, initial assessment, history, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, patient counseling, treatment, ethical considerations, potential complications, and critical errors. Key Highlights Additional topics include non-operative cosmetic techniques, Pierre Robin sequence, prominent ear deformity, giant congenital hairy nevus, male-to-female and female-to-male transgender, secondary breast deformities, electrical burns, degloving injury, traumatic amputation, and brachial plexus injury A concise, reader-friendly format ideal for learning core topics and prepping for the oral board exam quickly and efficiently High quality board examination-type case photographs, figures, and illustrations enhance visual learning and knowledge retention This is an essential resource for every plastic surgery resident looking to prepare for the oral boards, as well as medical students and trainees interested in developing a quick understanding of "bread and butter" plastic surgery topics. Albert S. Woo, MD, is Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery and Director of the Craniofacial Program, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Reena A. Bhatt, MD, is Associate Professor of Surgery (Hand and Microsurgery, General Reconstructive Plastic Surgery), Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Wound management
Anesthesia and wound closure
Pressure sores
Bite wounds
Burns and frostbite
General assessment and management of facial trauma
Facial lacerations
Orbit and zygoma fractures
Nasal and naso-orbital-Ethmoid (NOE) fractures
Frontal sinus fractures
Mandibular fractures
Examination of hand injuries
Anesthesia and splinting of the hand and wrist
Hand and wrist fractures and dislocations
Hand infections and injection injuries
Hand and forearm tendon injuries
Hand vascular injuries and digit amputations
Upper extremity peripheral nerve injuries
Upper extremity compartment syndrome
Postoperative evaluation of free flap reconstructions
The postoperative aesthetic patient
Sternal wounds.

Contents:
General approach to the oral board examination
Preoperative assessment and perioperative management
Deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis
Postoperative events
Free flap failure
Fluid management
Ethical considerations
Skin cancer
Reconstruction of the facial defect
Aesthetic surgery for the aging face
Facial trauma
Breast reconstruction
Elective breast surgery
Back and trunk reconstruction
Aesthetic body and trunk
Pressure ulcers
Traumatic hand injury
Elective hand surgery
Lower extremity reconstruction
Lower extremity wounds
Cleft lip and palate
Craniosynostosis syndromes.

Summary: "Plastic Surgery Review meets the need for a high-yield, compact review book for the plastic surgery in-service, written board, and maintenance of certification examinations. Its 50 chapters are organized into four sections tested by the plastic surgery in-service examination: comprehensive plastic surgery craniomaxillofacial surgery breast and cosmetic surgery hand and lower extremity. An outline format with bullet points, tables, figures, mnemonics, and references facilitates review and memorization. Invited expert reviewers ensure the material is accurate and up-to-date"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Toward an ethnography of experimental psychology / Emily Martin
"You are (not) your synapses" : toward a critical approach to neuroscience / Catherine Malabou
Plasticity, pathology, and pleasure in cold war America / Cathy Gere
Epileptic insanity and personal identity : John Hughlings Jackson and the Formations of the neuropathic self / Nima Bassiri
Integrations, vigilance, catastrophe : the neuropsychiatry of aphasia in Henry Head and Kurt Goldstein / Stefanos Geroulanos and Todd Meyers
The history of a brain wound : Alexander Luria and the dialectics of Soviet plasticity / Hannah Proctor and Laura Salisbury
Automaticity, plasticity, and the deviant origins of artificial intelligence / David Bates
Plastic diagrams : circuits in the brain and how they got there / Joseph Dumit
Imperfect reflections : norms, pathology, and difference in mirror neuron research / Katja Guenther
On how adult cerebral plasticity research has decoupled pathology from death / Tobias Rees.

Contents:
Pluripotent stem cells and skeletal muscle differentiation: challenges and immediate applications
Role of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in skeletal muscle
Stem cell therapy in muscle degeneration
The autophagy-dependent signaling in skeletal muscle
Cytokines in skeletal muscle growth and decay
The role of ribosome biogenesis in skeletal muscle hypertrophy
Comprehensive approach to sarcopenia and cachexia treatment
The role and regulation of PGC-1[alpha] and PGC-1[beta] in skeletal muscle adaptation
Characteristics of skeletal muscle as a secretory organ
Biological role of TRPC1 in myogenesis, regeneration, and disease
ROS and nNOS in the regulation of disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy
Participation of AMPK in the control of skeletal muscle mass
Therapeutic potential of skeletal muscle plasticity and slow muscle programming for muscular dystrophy and related muscle conditions.

Summary: The polycarbonate products, adhesives, and composite resins used in dentistry may have the potential to release bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA is known to exert effects at very low doses and presents a risk to reproductive, neurological, behavioural, and metabolic development, however, the actual effects induced by dental materials have not been sufficiently covered and critically analyzed. Nevertheless, many practicing dentists will be confused by the occasionally contradictory and often misinterpreted evidence in the literature. This book therefore represents a timely and comprehensive review of our current knowledge of BPA release from dental polymers and the potential presence of endocrinological consequences. After a review of the history and evolution of the issue within the broader biomedical context, the estrogenicity of BPA is explained. The basic chemistry of the polymers used in dentistry is then presented in a simplified and clinically relevant manner. Key chapters in the book carefully evaluate the release of BPA from dental polymets and the estrogenicity of these materials. Currently available evidence on the potential estrogenic action of dental composites, sealants, and adhesives is presented, and the exaggerated conclusions of various methodological protocols are assessed. The entire dental community will find this book to be an invaluable aid to safe practice.

Contents:
Endocrine Disruptors (Xenoestrogens): An Overview
Analytical Methods for Determination of Bisphenol A
In Vitro Assay Systems for the Assessment of Oestrogenicity
BPA Effects In Vivo: Evidence from Animal Studies
BPA and Dental Materials
Bisphenol A and Orthodontic Materials.

Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Regulations for medical devices and application to plastics suppliers : history and overview
3. Materials used in medical devices
4. Material requirements for plastics used in medical devices
5. Polymer additives used to enhance material properties for medical device applications
6. Commodity thermoplastics : polyvinyl chloride, polyolefins, and polystyrene
7. Engineering thermoplastics : acrylics, polycarbonates, polyurethanes, polyacetals, polyesters, and polyamides
8. High-temperature engineering thermoplastics : polysulfones, polyimides, polysulfides, polyketones, liquid crystalline polymers, and fluoropolymers
9. Other polymers : styrenics, silicones, thermoplastic elastomers, biopolymers, and thermosets
10. Purchasing controls and supplier quality for medical device manufacturers and their suppliers
11. Process validation for medical device manufacturers and their suppliers.

Summary: This book details the uses of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) techniques for dermatologic purposes and describes the techniques and protocols for its application in clinical practice. Concise and practical, this reference covers not only the procedural steps in collecting PRP from a patient, but also applications in wound healing, hair loss, skin rejuvenation, scarring, and face and body augmentation. It addresses the issues that are caused by fad procedures, such as the "Vampire Facelift," and emphasizes the importance of reliable information in these cases. Chapters are supplemented with multimedia including high-quality images, illustrations, and an instructional video. Platelet-Rich Plasma in Dermatologic Practice is written for clinicians in practice looking to offer alternatives to more invasive aesthetic surgery techniques.

Contents:
1.Biology of Platelet Rich Plasma
2. Platelet Rich Plasma Preparation Methodologies
3. Platelet-Rich Plasma for Skin Rejuvenation
4. Platelet-Rich Plasma for Wound Healing
5. Platelet-Rich Plasma for Hair Loss
6. PRP for Scarring and Striae
7. Platelet-Rich Plasma for Dermal Augmentation of the Face and Body
8. Combination Therapies for PRP
9. Controversies in PRP.

Summary: This book offers a comprehensive overview of the use of platelet rich plasma (PRP), typically by injection, and its usage across medical disciplines. This multi-authored, multi-institutional, and multi-specialty based text is designed to guide health care providers in the varied uses of PRP -- starting from its history and preparation and moving through a variety of disciplines to illustrate how PRP can help healing. Clinical Applications of Platelet Rich Plasma in Medicine is divided into three sections: The first gives an overview of the basic science of PRP; the second provides a detailed overview of the clinical indications of PRP; and the third section discusses potential complications in conjunction with relevant case studies. It will feature a wealth of images and diagrams to illustrate best practices in using PRP. Written to be used by oral and maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, cosmetic surgeons, otolaryngologists, dentists, orthopedic surgeons, and general surgeons to name a few, this book will provide an evidence-based approach to using PRP in practice. The editors have extensive academic experience and have authored multiple scientific publications, while the contributions included in the text have been written by experts and leaders in the fields touched upon in the book.

Contents:
Section I: Basic Science of PRP
1. History of PRP
2. PRP Science
3. PRP Preparation
4. PRF vs. PRP
Section II: Clinical Applications of PRP
5. PRP in Sports Medicine
6. PPR in Wound healing
7. PRP in Hair restoration
8. PRP in Facial Rejuvenation
9. PRP in Oral Surgery
10. PRP in Dental Implants
11. PRP with bone grafting/periodontal surgery
12. PRP in Veterinary Medicine
13. Stem cell and PRP
Section III: Complications and Relevant Cases
14. Complications
15. Cases.

Contents:
Contents and Formulations of Platelet Rich Plasma
Platelet-Rich Plasma in Pain Medicine
PRP: Tips for Application in the Musculoskeletal System
PRP in Tendons and Other Non-bone Tissues
Platelet Rich Plasma in Articular Cartilage Lesions
Platelet-Rich Plasma in Knee Osteoarthritis in the Athlete
Platelet Rich Plasma in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Platelet Rich Plasma for Biological Therapy: Applications and Limits
The Systemic Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma
Potential Links Between Tendon Pathology and Platelet Rich Plasma Biology.

Contents:
Why play therapy? Introduction to the psychodynamic treatment of young children
Play, playfulness, and the sequence of play forms in development
Pretend play
Play in the digital age
Basic psychodynamic concepts and their use in play therapy
Therapeutic action and the multiple functions of play therapy
Play and developmental psychopathology, deprivation, or disability
The logistics: planning a practice and arranging for office space
Getting started, creating an alliance and facilitating play
Working with parents over the course of treatment
Deepening play therapy via verbalizing inner states, expanding narratives and working with transference and defense
Ending play therapy and the process of termination
Play therapy, variations in development and serious psychopathology.

Summary: "Play Therapy and Telemental Health gives clinicians the tools they need to bring their therapy sessions online. Through the presented fundamentals of play therapy and telemental health therapy, the play therapist will be introduced to a variety of special populations and interventions specific to the delivery of services through telemental health. Expert contributors discuss using a wide variety of telehealth interventions- including virtual sandtray work, nature play, and more -with children affected by autism, trauma, and other issues. Readers will learn how the fundamentals they already know can be expanded to provide effective treatment in web-based sessions. This is a vital guide for any clinician working in play therapy in the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: "How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor Adrienne Maree Brown finds the answer in something she calls "pleasure activism," a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers, including Audre Lorde, Joan Morgan, Cara Page, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Together they cover a wide array of subjects -- from sex work to climate change, from race and gender to sex and drugs -- building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
section 1. Who taught you to feel good?: Uses of the erotic / by Audre Lorde ; The legacy of "Uses of the erotic" : a conversation with Cara Page ; A spoilerific gush on how Octavia Butler turns me on ; Love as political resistance ; The sweetness of salt / by Alexis Pauline Gumbs ; Why we get off / by Joan Morgan ; A pleasure philosophy : a conversation with Ingri LaFleur
section 2. The politics of radical sex: Pussy power / by Favianna Rodriguez ; Sex ed : a poem ; Wherein I write about sex
section 3. A circle of sex: Conversation with a sex toy ; Sex majik (no one told me to do it) ; Nipples are magic ; It's bloody fantastic ; Fucking/having sex/making love ; The highs, lows, and blows of having casual sex ; Confessions of a queer sex goddess ; Are you there, goD? It's me, Day / by Holiday Simmons ; Feelmore : a conversation with Nenna Joiner ; Bodyminds reimagined : a conversation with Sami Schalk ; Fuck you, pay me / by Chanelle Gallant ; A timeline/tutorial on squirting
sub-section: Skills for sex in the #MeToo era: From #MeToo to #WeConsent ; It's about your game ; It's time to reclaim our skin ; I want you, but I'm triggered ; Strategic celibacy ; Liberating your fantasies ; Pornography and accountability ; Use your voice
section 4: The politics of radical drug use: Weed on, weed off ; Conditions of possibility : a conversation with Monique Tula ; Experiments in cannabis for the collective / by Malachi Garza ; Ecstasy saved my life
section 5. Pleasure as political practice: sub-section: The politics of healing toward pleasure: Feeling from within ; Black woman wildness / by Junauda Petrus ; Beyond trans desire / by micha cárdenas ; Pleasure after childhood sexual abuse / by Amita Swadhin ; Fuck cancer : a conversation with Alana Devich Cyril ; Care as pleasure / by Leah Lakshmi Peipzna-Samarasinha ; sub-section: The politics of wholeness in movements: The pleasure of living at the same time as Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ; On fear, shame, death, and humor : a conversation between the Rocca family and Zizi ; The power to make light : a conversation with Dallas Goldtooth
Fly as hell : a conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor ; On the pleasures of wardrobe : a conversation of Maori Holmes ; Adornment and burlesque : a conversation with Taja Lindley ; Burlesque and liberation / by Michi Osato and Una Osato ; Working the pole : a conversation with Suguey Hernandez ; Pleasure over sixty : a conversation with Idelisse Malave and Alta Starr ; The work of parenting / by Autumn Brown ; Raising sexually liberated kids / by Janine de Novais ; Tips for raising sexually liberated kids / by Zahra Ali ; subsection: The politics of liberated relationships: Radical gratitude spell ; Liberated relationships, expanded ; On nonmonogamy ; Being second ; The pleasure of deep, intentional friendship : a conversation with Dani McClain and Jodie Tonita ; Principles in practice
section 6. Outro, thank yous: Outro ; Gratitude.

Summary: This book is a richly illustrated account of the clinical features, microscopic anatomy, and management of acne, acne-like disorders, and rosacea. The coverage includes all aspects of these diseases, from physiology to pathology, bacteriology, and endocrinology; special emphasis is placed on histopathology. Moreover, the full spectrum of pharmacological and physical methods of controlling the disorders are critically examined and the widely experienced team of authors present in detail their personal strategies for successful treatment. Since it was first published, Acne and Rosacea has become a well-known classic. This fourth edition has been completely revised and updated, with entirely new chapters on topics such as etiopathogenesis, auto-inflammatory acne syndromes, the role of nutrition, and novel therapies. The text is supplemented by selected references and a wealth of clinical and histopathological pictures, including additional high-definition photographs. The book is designed for all those physicians - dermatologists, general practitioners, pediatricians, gynecologists, pharmacologists, and surgeons - who must identify and treat the many different forms of acne and rosacea.

Contents:
Intro; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Authors;
1: Pilosebaceous Follicles: Structure, Biochemistry, and Function; 1.1 Anatomy of Follicles; 1.1.1 Terminal Hair Follicles; 1.1.2 Vellus Hair Follicles; 1.1.3 Sebaceous Follicles; 1.2 Sebaceous Glands; 1.3 Sebaceous Gland Functions; 1.4 Sebaceous Lipids and Normal Sebum; 1.5 Facial Pores; 1.6 The Pilosebaceous Unit: The Stage Setting; 1.7 Sebaceous Follicles of the Back and Face; 1.8 A Descent into Follicles; 1.9 Comparative Anatomy of the Face and Back 1.10 Follicular Filaments and Microcomedones1.11 Scanning Electron Microscopic Overview of a Sebaceous Follicle; 1.12 Sampling of Follicles by the Cyanoacrylate Technique; 1.13 Noninvolved Skin of an Acne Patient: A Horizontal View; 1.14 Large Sebaceous Glands in Acne Patients; 1.15 The Sebaceous Filament; 1.16 Comparative Ultrastructure of the Acroinfundibulum and the Infrainfundibulum; 1.17 The Appearances of Sebum; 1.18 The Microflora of Acne; Bibliography;
2: Acne Epidemiology and Genetics; 2.1 Prevalence of Acne; 2.1.1 Adolescent Acne; 2.1.2 Postadolescent Acne 2.19 Proline-Serine-Threonine Phosphatase-Interacting Protein 12.20 l-Selectin; 2.21 TP53; Bibliography;
3: Acne Pathogenesis; 3.1 Acne Sebum; 3.2 Acne Lipidomics; 3.3 SREBP1c: Key Promoter of Acne Sebum; 3.4 Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes); 3.5 Acne Microbiome; 3.6 P. acnes Biofilm; 3.7 Virulence Factors; 3.8 P. acnes Biofilm and Disturbed Follicular Keratinization; 3.9 Comedogenesis; 3.10 Sebofollicular Inflammation; 3.11 Follicular and Comedonal Flora; 3.12 Internal Structures of Old Open Comedones; 3.13 Follicular Fluorescence; 3.14 The Life History of the Comedo

Summary: "From the latest vaccination evidence, recommendations, and protocols . . . to new vaccine development and the use of vaccines in reducing disease, Plotkin’s Vaccines, 8th Edition, covers every aspect of vaccination. Now completely revised and updated from cover to cover, this award-winning text continues to provide reliable information from global authorities, offering a complete understanding of each disease, as well as the latest knowledge of both existing vaccines and those currently in research and development. Described by Bill Gates as "an indispensable guide to the enhancement of the well-being of our world," Plotkin’s Vaccines is a must-have reference for current, authoritative information in this fast-moving field." -- Provided by publisher.

Summary: The fifth edition of 'Plum and Posner's Diagnosis and Treatment of Stupor and Coma' provides a comprehensive overview of the theory behind regulation of consciousness in humans, the mechanisms of loss of consciousness clinically, and the examination and diagnosis of the cause of loss of consciousness in patients. New sections provide the latest information on the treatment of comatose patients, brain death, recovery from structural coma, and the ethics of dealing with comatose patients.

Contents:
Pathophysiology of signs and symptoms of coma
Examination of the comatose patient
Structural causes of stupor and coma
Specific causes of structural coma
Metabolic and diffuse encephalopathies: disruption of the internal milieu
Psychogenic unresponsiveness
Initial management of patients with stupor and coma
Management of frequently encountered causes of unconsciousness
Prognosis in coma and related disorders of consciousness and mechanisms underlying outcomes
Brain death.

Summary: This reference covers basic and advanced infusion procedures, as well as current Infusion Nurses' Society standards of practice.

Contents:
History of infusion therapy
Minimizing risk and enhancing performance
Nursing role and responsibilities
Standards of practice
Nurse and patient education
Anatomy and physiology applied to infusion therapy
Diagnostic testing and values
Fluid and electrolyte balance
Principles of parenteral administration
Complications and nursing interventions
Evidence-based infusion practice
Infusion delivery systems and safety
Peripheral venous access
Central venous access
Expanded approaches to access and monitoring
Parenteral nutrition
Blood and component therapy
Pharmacology applied to infusion therapy
Antineoplastic therapy
Pain management
Pediatric infusion therapy
Infusion therapy in an older adult
Infusion therapy across the continuum of care
The future of infusion nursing : a global approach.

Summary: This book discusses applications of pluripotent stem cells to study eye disease in vitro and to create novel therapies for degenerative eye diseases. Chapters are contributed by experts in the field and cover such topics as the use of pluripotent stem cells in 2D and 3D engineering of ocular tissues for disease modelling and drug testing as well as approaches to replace degenerated RPE and photoreceptors in macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. Pluripotent Stem Cells in Eye Disease Therapy presents a comprehensive discussion of basic science and clinical applications and is an indispensable resource for everyone from advanced graduate students to advanced professionals who want to learn about the potential of stem cell biology and its role in the field of retinal diseases.

Contents:
Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model Degenerative Retinal Diseases: The RPE perspective
Utility of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium for an in vitro model of proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Developing cell-based therapies for RPE-associated degenerative eye diseases
Pluripotent Stem Cell derived 3D Ocular Tissue Transplantation
role of immune system in cell integration
Use of Stem Cells to model optic nerve degeneration diseases
Surgical approaches for RPE/retina
3D Engineering Ocular Tissues for Disease Modeling and Drug Testing
Index.

Summary: PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) is a concept to therapeutic exercise which therapists all over the world have found effective for treating patients with a wide range of diagnoses. The approach presented in this richly illustrated guide is based on the concepts set out by Dr. Herman Kabat and taught by Margaret Knott. The fully revised fourth edition demonstrates how the principles of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and aspects of motor learning and motor control (from hands-on to hands-off management) are applied in modern PNF evaluation and treatment. A new fresh fully-coloured design and layout highlights the clearly structured way in which philosophy, basic procedures and treatment patterns of PNF are based. New for this edition -Fully revised introductory chapter on the PNF basics, now including discussion and demonstration of ICF and Motor Learning aspects in detailed case study. -Throughout chapters, new additional case studies that help visualize the application of PNF applications in promoting the patients everyday-life motor skills on activity and participation levels.

Contents:
Introduction
Basic Procedures for Facilitation
Techniques
Patient Treatment
Patterns of Facilitation
The Scapula and Pelvis
The Upper Extremity
The Lower Extremity
The Neck
The Trunk
Mat Activities
Gait Training
Vital Functions
Activities of Daily Living
Test Your knowledge: Questions and Answers
Glossary.

Summary: This book teaches you step by step all aspects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. It ranges from neurophysiological basics to diagnostic findings, treatment techniques and PNF patterns. The goal is to make you an expert in this established method. In this book you will find: Basics of PNF, including PNF philosophy, ICF model, motor learning and much more PNF patterns and their functional application explained precisely and comprehensibly Over 640 color illustrations show all important techniques and treatment steps Treatment examples and numerous practical tips for uncomplicated implementation in everyday therapy Questions at the end of each chapter to monitor your learning success New in the 5th edition: Completely updated, introduction of the International PNF Association, additional applications and patient examples A must-have for everyone who wants to learn or already uses PNF! About the authors: Math Buck is Physical Therapist since 1972. He has been working for over 40 years with patients with predominantly spinal neurological symptoms. He has been an IPNFA instructor since 1984 and has taught many PNF courses. Dominiek Beckers completed a Master's degree in physiotherapy, movement science and rehabilitation at the University of Leuven in Belgium. He has been working as a physiotherapist since 1975 and as an IPNFA instructor since 1984.

Contents:
Introduction
Basic Principles and Procedures for Facilitation
PNF Techniques
Patient Assessment and Treatment
Patterns of Facilitation
The Scapula and Pelvis
The Upper Extremity
The Lower Extremity
The Neck
The Trunk
Mat Activities
Gait Training
Vital Functions
Activities of Daily Living
Test Your knowledge: Questions and Answers
Glossary.

Contents:
Preoperative Patient Evaluation
Pharmacology: Inhaled Anesthetics
Non-Inhaled Anesthetics
Analgesics
Local Anesthetics
Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs and Reversal Agents
Vasoactive, Autonomic, and Cardiovascular Drugs
Pharmacology: Antibiotics and Herbal Medicines
Other Drugs Relevant to Practice of Anesthesia
Anesthesia Equipment
Airway Management
Anesthesia Techniques
Regional Anesthesia
Perioperative Monitoring
Ventilation Techniques
Fluids, Electrolytes, & Transfusion Therapy
Common Intraoperative Problems
Procedures in Anesthesia
Acute Pain Management
PACU Management and Discharge
Complications of Anesthesia
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care Management
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery
Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
Anesthesia for General Surgery
Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery
Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery
Anesthesia for Neurologic Surgery, Neuroradiology, and ECT
Anesthesia for Otolaryngology (ENT) and Ophthalmology
Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery
Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery
Anesthesia for Endocrine Surgery
Anesthesia for Obstetric and Gynecologic Surgery
Pediatric Anesthesia
Ambulatory Anesthesia
Anesthesia for Aesthetic Surgery & Surgery Outside of the Operating Room
Chronic Pain Management
Organ Transplantation
Anesthesia for the Elderly
Electrocardiogram (ECG) Interpretation
Ethical Issues & Event Disclosure
Emergency Algorithms
Common Medical Phrases in Spanish.

Contents:
Imaging and patient position
Transducer and imaging planes
Parasternal long-axis view
Parasternal short-axis view
Apical windows
Suprasternal window
Subcostal window
M-mode echocardiography
Doppler echocardiography
Valvular heart disease
Coronary heart disease
Cardiomyopathies
Prosthetic valves
Carditis
Septal defects
Hypertensive heart diseases
Intracardiac masses.

Summary: "The complete pictorial guide to oral diseases, a pocket-sized bestseller now in its third edition! A derivative of Prof. Laskaris' best-selling hardcover atlas, the Pocket Atlas of Oral Diseases provides complete information on the diagnosis and treatment of an exhaustive variety of oral diseases. The work is a practical interdisciplinary pocket reference for dentists, dermatologists, otolaryngologists, primary care practitioners, and dental and medical students. Highlights include: Full coverage of both local and systemic oral diseases and conditions; Complete lists of laboratory tests, differential diagnoses, and concise treatment guidelines for all conditions; Consistently structured headings to cover each condition: definition, etiology, clinical features, lab tests, differential diagnosis, and treatment; Exquisite, high-resolution color photographs and concise texts that lead the reader through the diagnostic process Among the revisions in the new edition are: Over 40 new disease entities and a new chapter have been added; The pictorial material has been renewed and enriched at a level of 95% with high-standard color images. An introduction to Oral Medicine and a schematic classification of oral diseases in the form of a tree have been added. George Laskaris' Pocket Atlas of Oral Diseases is a superb reference work of invaluable practical use to any clinician involved in the oral cavity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
White lesions
Red lesions
Black and brown lesions
Vesiculobullous lesions
Ulcerative lesions
Papillary lesions
Gingival enlargement
Soft-tissue tumors
Soft-tissue cysts
Bone swellings
Neck swellings
Lip disorders
Tongue disorders.

Summary: "This comprehensive, easy-to-consult pocket atlas is renowned for its superb illustrations and ability to depict sectional anatomy in every plane. Together with its two companion volumes, it provides a highly specialized navigational tool for all clinicians who need to master radiologic anatomy and accurately interpret CT and MR images. Special features of Pocket Atlas of Sectional Anatomy: - Didactic organization in two-page units, with high-quality radiologic images on one side and brilliant, full-color diagrams on the other - Hundreds of high-resolution CT and MR images, many made with the latest generation of scanners (e.g., 3T MRI, 64-slice CT) - Consistent color coding, making it easy to identify similar structures across several slices - Concise, easy-to-read labeling of all figures. Updates for the 4th edition of Volume I: - New cranial CT imaging sequences of the axial and coronal temporal bone - Expanded MR section, with all new 3T MR images of the temporal lobe and hippocampus, basilar artery, cranial nerves, cavernous sinus, and more - New arterial MR angiography sequences of the neck and additional larynx images Compact, easy-to-use, highly visual, and designed for quick recall, this book is ideal for use in both the clinical and study settings. Volume I: Head and Neck Volume II: Thorax, Heart, Abdomen, and Pelvis, ISBN 978-3-13-125604-1 Volume III: Spine, Extremities, Joints, ISBN 978-3-13-143171-4 Torsten B. Moeller, MD, and Emil Reif, MD, Department of Radiology, Marienhaus Klinikum Saarlouis-Dillingen, Dillingen/Saarlouis, Germany"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
V. 1 : Head and neck
v. 2. Thorax, heart, abdomen, and pelvis
v. 3. Spine, extremities, joints.

Contents:
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion
Open posterior cervical foraminotomy
Minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy
Posterior laminoplasty with instrumentation
Posterior laminectomy and fusion
Occipitocervical fusion
Thoracic pedicle screw placement
Minimally invasive thoracic corpectomy
Percutaneous vertebral cement augmentation
Open laminectomy and discectomy
Open posterolateral lumbar fusion
Minimally invasive lumbar exposure
Minimally invasive laminectomy
Minimally invasive far lateral discectomy
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
Mini-open pedicle screw placement
Percutaneous pedicle screw placement
Extreme (Extreme) lateral interbody fusion
Minimally invasive lumbar corpectomy
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion.

Summary: This pocketbook offers a quick one-stop reference for dermatologists and the dermatology resident. The pocketbook is written by dermatologists for dermatologists. It is full of essential dermatologic "pearls" in easy access, high yield format, delivering the must know essentials for hospital and clinic based dermatology. Tables and bulleted format help access crucial information quickly and there will be space for added notes for clinicians to personalize and enhance their pocketbook. Pocket Dermatology is a must-have resource for dermatology residents, dermatologists in clinic and on call who are supervising medical students or residents, and physicians who have patients with dermatologic concerns who will be consulting a dermatologist.

Contents:
Chapter 1 Biopsy Kits, Methods, and Guidelines Photodocumentation of the Skin
Chapter 2 Anatomy
Chapter 3 General Dermatology
Chapter 4 Pediatric Dermatology
Chapter 5 Surgical Dermatology
Chapter 6 Cosmetic Dermatology
Chapter 7 Contact Dermatology
Chapter 8 Dermatopharmacology.

Contents:
I: Cardiovascular
II: Pulmonary
III: Gastrointestinal
IV: Infectious disease
V: Neurology
VI: Renal and genitoruinary
VII: Obgyn
VIII: Dermatology
IX: Endocrine and metabolic
X: Environmental
XI: Hematology and oncology
XII: Musculoskeletal and rheumatological
XIII: Otolaryngology/dental/ophthalmology
XIV: Pediatrics
XV: Psychiatric patient
XVI: Toxicology
XVII: Airway management
XVIII: Trauma
XIX: appendix.

Summary: "Pocket-sized and easy to use, Pocket Emergency Medicine, 5th Edition, provides accurate, actionable, and up-to-date information essential to caring for patients in life-threatening situations. Edited by Drs. Richard D. Zane and Joshua M. Kosowsky, this resource is designed to be used at the bedside by clinicians on the front lines of emergency care. A volume in the popular Pocket Notebook series, it organizes chapters by presenting condition and supports the thought processes needed to hone everyday diagnostic decision making"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: The Pocket Field Guide for Disaster Health Professionals: Missioncraft in Disaster Relief is a disaster management toolkit containing briefing checklists, systems profiles, assessment forms, reporting templates, project management worksheets, and other tools required in the field. It also provides mission-critical technical reference information adapted from internationally recognized sources. "Missioncraft" is the art and science of preparing and conducting effective field operations. This Field Guide enables disaster health professionals to collect and analyze critical information and then implement high-impact interventions in field settings. Tools and reference information are structured in a concise, comprehensive, structured format. Sections are arranged in logical order of relief operations to facilitate application in key field activities. These activities include: Field briefing Field assessment Field recommendations Field reporting Field project and staff management Medical coordination The Pocket Field Guide for Disaster Health Professionals is an authoritative resource for field-based clinical and public health providers responsible for health outcomes of disaster-affected populations; team leaders and medical coordinators in governmental, non-governmental, Red Cross, and UN agencies; information and program staff supporting technical best practices in relief operations; and, trainers preparing health professionals for field missions.

Contents:
Introduction
Section 1: Field Briefing
Section 2: Field Assessment
Section 3: Field Recommendations
Section 4: Field Reporting
Section 5: Field Project and Staff Management
Section 6: Medical Coordination
Section 7: Technical Annexes
Section 8: Resilience and Reentry
Epilogue.

Contents:
General considerations
The forefoot
Nerve disorder
Plantar heel pain
Soft tissue disorders of the foot and ankle
Arthritis
Derformity
Sport Medicine
Trauma
Diabetes
Pediatrics

Summary: Twenty concise chapters accessibly address a broad spectrum of topics, including the fundamentals of addiction; specific substances and addictive behaviors, including gambling disorder; and treatment approaches, including special issues with psychiatric and medical comorbidities.

Contents:
Neurobiology of addiction from reward to relief : the complex neuroadaptations underlying addiction
Addiction assessment across settings of care : approaches for the twenty-first-century / Mirela Feurdean
Dsm-5 diagnosis and toxicology / Petros Levounis, Lindsay Lynch
Alcohol / Faye Chao, Nauman Ashraf
Anabolic-androgenic steroids / Cheryl A. Kennedy, Tshering Bhutia
Benzodiazepines / Vicki Kalira
Caffeine / Grace Hennessy
Cannabis / Michael A. Ketteringham
Hallucinogens and dissociative drugs / C. Alexander Paleos
Inhalants / Abigail J. Herron
Opioids / Erin Zerbo, Rashi Aggarwal
Stimulants / Douglas Opler, Shaojie Han
Tobacco / Timothy Koehler Brennan, Annie Levesque, Caylin Riley
Behavioral addictions : focus on gambling disorder / Timothy Fong
Cognitive-behavioral therapy / Adam R. Demner
Relapse prevention / Bernadine Han, Jonathan Avery
Motivational interviewing / John Douglas
Twelve-step programs and spirituality / J. David Stiffler, Emily Deringer
Mindfulness and mentalization / Maryn Sloane
Diet and exercise / Sonya Lazarevic, Alex Zaphiris.

Summary: "With fast facts and packed with tables, this useful updated edition continues to present valuable quick-reference information to the clinical microbiology community in a small package. Along with specifics on pathogenic microorganisms, there is updated information on essential diagnostic techniques--MALDI-TOF MS and sequencing--and a greatly expanded section on susceptibility testing."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Section 1. Taxonomic classifcation of medically important microorganisms
Section 2. Indigenous and pathogenic microbes of humans
Section 3. Specimen collection and transport
Section 4. Bacterial diagnosis
SEction 5. Viral diagnosis
Section 6. Fungal diagnosis
Section 7. Parasitic diagnosis
Section 8. Vaccines, susceptibility testing, and methods of organism identification.

Summary: This book is designed not as a comprehensive textbook, but instead as a short practical guide to diagnosis of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of blood, bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues. Concise and easy to read, this text provides essential information in a bulleted text format. This simple format was chosen to provide essential information that may quickly be reviewed at the microscope. Each single-page entry begins with a brief one-line Snapshot description, followed by short descriptions of important clinical, morphologic, immunohistochemical, and genetic features, and ending with Caveats and Pearls and Differential Diagnosis. In most cases, entries are accompanied by a few high-quality histologic images. To keep the text concise, recommended texts and recent review articles are cited in the bibliography at the end of the book. To help quickly find alternative diagnoses, the index cross-references all differential diagnoses. The Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Hematopathology should be of use to practicing hematopathologists (academic and private) and hematologic oncologists, as well as trainees (fellows) in hematopathology and hematologic oncology. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Chronic myeloid neoplasms
Myeloid neoplasms with germline predisposition
Acute myeloid leukemia and related precursor neoplasms
Mastocytosis
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
Myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms with eosinophilia and rearrangement of PDGFRA, PDGFRB, FGFR1, or with PCM1-JAK2
Acute leukemias of ambiguous lineage
Precursor lymphoid neoplasms
Mature B cell neoplasms
Immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders
Mature T- and NK-cell neoplasms
Hodgkin lymphomas
Histiocytic and dendritic cell Neoplasms
Non-neoplastic marrow findings
Non-neoplastic lymph node and spleen lesions.

Summary: This book provides a concise, patient-directed approach to stone prevention. It defines who to evaluate and when to treat, and provides empiric guidelines for all stone formers. Specific treatment guidelines are also included, based on the kidney stone composition and the underlying metabolic abnormalities demonstrated by 24-hour urine stone risk profile. Written by experts in the field, Pocket Guide to Kidney Stone Prevention: Dietary and Medical Therapy serves as a valuable resource for a broad base of clinicians in primary and specialty care.

Contents:
What is the risk of stone recurrence?
General Nutrition Guidelines For All Stone Formers
24-hour Urine and Serum Tests: When and What?
Nutrition Management of Hypercalciuria
Hypercalciuria
Nutrition Management of Hypocitraturia
Medications
Nutritional Management of Hyperoxaluria
Nutrition Management of Uric Acid Stones
Uric Acid Stones
Cystinuria
Struvite Stones, Diet, and Medications.- Laboratory Follow-Up of the Recurrent Stone Former
Imaging (Cost, Radiation)
What to do about Asymptomatic Calculi?
Acute Renal Colic and Medical Expulsive Therapy
Stratifying Surgical Therapy. .

Summary: "The Pocket Guide for Understanding LGBTQ Mental Health is a manual for mental health clinicians working with patients of diverse gender and sexual identities: lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, queer people, questioning people, intersex people, asexual people, pansexual people, and allied heterosexuals. The book discusses psychological and cultural contexts and challenges faced by patients and addresses questions that well-meaning people may ask"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Lesbian : The L in LGBTQ2IAPA / Daena L. Petersen, Mary E. Barber, Nix Zelin, Eric Yarbrough
Gay : The G in LGBTQ2IAPA / Ahmad A. Mohammad, Eric Yarbrough
Bisexual : The B in LGBTQ2IAPA / Sarah Noble
Transgender : The T in LGBTQ2IAPA / Murat Altinay
Queer : The First Q in LGBTQ2IAPA / Sam Marcus, E.K. Breitkopf
Questioning : The Second Q in LGBTQ2IAPA / Mark Joseph Messih
Intersex : (Disorder of Sex Development): The I in LGBTQ2IAPA / Adrian Jacques H. Ambrose
Asexual : The First A in LGBTQ2IAPA / Selale Gunal, Petros Levounis
Pansexual : The P in LGBTQ2IAPA / Victoria Formosa
Ally : The Second A in LGBTQ2IAPA / Angeliki Pesiridou, Serena M. Chang.

Summary: "The goal of this book is to present the most salient techniques and concepts in point-of-care ultrasound to clinicians and students at all levels of training. For the new learner, this includes basic direction in indications and acquisition. For the more advanced practitioner, points to improve image quality and identification of common pitfalls are combined with basic interpretation and examples of pathology. Conceptual and interpretation questions are provided in the last chapter to help reinforce knowledge and provide self-assessment."--Preface

Summary: The volume presents the most important and practical information to prescribe lithium, valproate, carbamazepine and other anticonvulsants in psychiatric practice safely and successfully. The information is ready to use and easy to remember and is focused primarily on clinically relevant issues such as preliminary laboratory evaluations, drug dosages, schedules, indications, contraindications, side effects and strategies to manage them. Clinical cases and clinical pearls are provided for each medication. The volume outlines the best strategies to choose psychotropic medications skillfully. The book will be an invaluable reference for psychiatric residents and any other health care practitioner seeking for a tool that is simple, concise and immediately useful for everyday clinical practice.

Contents:
Lithium: Indications. Pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics. Drugs interactions. Side Effects and their management. Preliminary laboratory assessments. Dosage. Follow up laboratory assessment. Clinical Pearls. Clinical Case Presentation. Physical Examination
Valproate: Indications. Pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics. Drugs interactions. Side Effects and their management. Preliminary laboratory assessments. Dosage. Follow up laboratory assessments. Clinical Pearls. Clinical Case Presentation. Physical Examination. Carbamazepine: Indications. Pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics. Drugs interactions. Side Effects and their management. Preliminary laboratory assessments. Dosage. Follow up laboratory assessments. Clinical Pearls. Clinical Case Presentation. Physical Examination
Lamotrigine: Indications. Pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics. Drugs interactions. Side Effects and their management Preliminary laboratory assessments. Dosage. Follow up laboratory assessments. Clinical Pearls. Clinical Case Presentation. Physical Examination
Pregabalin: Indications. Pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics. Drugs interactions. Side Effects and their management. Preliminary laboratory assessments. Dosage. Follow up laboratory assessments. Clinical Pearls. Clinical Case Presentation. Physical Examination.

Summary: This text will act as a quick quality improvement reference and resource for every role within the healthcare system including physicians, nurses, support staff, security, fellows, residents, therapists, managers, directors, chiefs, and board members. It aims to provide a broad overview of quality improvement concepts and how they can be immediately pertinent to one's role. The editors have used a tiered approach, outlining what each role needs to lead a QI project, participate as a team member, set goals and identify resources to drive improvements in care delivery. Each section of the book targets a specific group within the healthcare organization. Pocket Guide to Quality Improvement in Healthcare will guide the individual, as well as the organization to fully engage all staff in QI, creating a safety culture, and ultimately strengthening care delivery.

Contents:
Section I: QI for the Front Line Staff
Care Delivery: Patient Family Center Care
Introduction and History of HC Quality
PDSA for Change
Introduction & History of Safety in HC
Culture of Safety (Reporting and Teamwork)
Section II: QI for the Professional Staff
Care Delivery: Patient Family Centered Care
Introduction & History of HC Quality
Model for Improvement
PDSA for Change
Section III: QI for Leadership Staff
Care Delivery: Patient Family Centered Care
Healthcare Leadership
Quadruple Aim
Creating Organizational Foundation for Quality and Safety: Organizational Readiness and Role of Organizational Leadership
Introduction and History of HC Quality
Model for Improvement
PDSA for Change
Using Date to Drive Change
Leading QI
Introduction & History of Safety in HC
Err, Harm, & Human Factors
Culture of Safety
Responding to Adverse Events.-Section IV: QI for Executive Leadership and Board Members
Care Delivery: Patient Family Centered Care
Quadruple Aim
Creating Organizational Foundation for Quality and Safety: Organizational Readiness and Role of Executive Leadership
Introduction & History of HC Quality
Model for Improvement
PDSA for Change
Using Big Data to Drive Change
Introduction & History of Safety in HC
Err, Harm, & Human Factors
Culture of Safety
Expectations for Responding to Adverse Events. .

Summary: This new edition is a comprehensive yet concise text that combines current treatment protocols and practical pharmacological information for GI Disease. Each chapter addresses a specific GI disease or condition and lists all agents available for that condition, including all brand and generic names, indications, contraindications, lactation and pregnancy information, doses, routes of administration, duration, and relative cost. Special features include tables, algorithms, and key references. The book also has chapter tabs for easy access, a durable cover to withstand frequent use, and fits in a white coat pocket. The third edition has been updated with information on new medications for the treatment of GI diseases including esophageal motility, peptic diseases, bacterial and fungal infections, parasitic, malabsorptive, inflammatory bowel and viral hepatitis, as well as genetic diseases. Written by experts in the field, Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics, Third Edition is a valuable and portable resource of use to anyone involved in the treatment of patients with GI disease.

Contents:
Gastroesophageal Disorders
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Specific GI Motility Disorders
General GI Motility Disorders
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
General GI Infections
Specific GI Microbial Infections
Liver Diseases
Portal Hypertension
Cholestasis
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Ascites
Overload Disorders
Generalized Pruritus
Post-Liver Transplant Medications
Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis Pain Syndromes
Pancreatic Insufficiency
Gut Malabsorption and Enzyme Deficiencies.

Summary: "The Critical Care volume of the Pocket Notebook Series is, as are all titles in the series, designed for easy transport and quick reference. Pocket ICU presents essential information that intensivists, residents, and nurses will need daily in the ICU. This key content in all areas of critical care is presented in a telegraphic, bulleted outline format with a liberal use of tables and treatment algorithms throughout. The table of contents was overhauled for better organization in the second edition and will remain unchanged except for the addition of a chapter on the challenges an air-transmissible, pandemic-causing"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: "Critical (intensive) care was born and remains a multi-disciplinary specialty. This is obvious in two facets of critical care: (a) it integrates knowledge and practices from many medical specialties (trauma, transplant medicine, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, anesthesiology and pain medicine, and many others); and (b) it requires the close collaboration of medical professionals from many specialties (physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists, nutritionists, pharmacists, etc.). To achieve this, critical care professionals must be masters of communication, team building, management, and possess the most up-to-date clinical knowledge"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Pre-Operative Evaluation of the Thoracic Patient
Operative and Post-Operative Considerations
Lung and Airway Disorders
Pleural Disorders
Mediastinal Disorders
Chest Wall Disorders
Chest Trauma
Benign Esophageal Disorders
Esophageal Cancer.

Summary: "In Pocket Medicine High-Yield Board Review, we have provided readers with over 500 case-based questions across 9 subspecialties. The annotated answers are detailed and review the key diagnostic and therapeutic principles. Readers will see that the cases are based not only on the exceptional medical knowledge and clinical acumen of the teams of authors for each subspecialty for the 7th edition of Pocket Medicine, but also reflect the recent experience of the more junior members in taking Board exams"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Cardiology
Pulmonary
Gastroenterology
Nephrology
Hematology/Oncology
Infectious Diseases
Endocrinology
Rheumatology
Nephrology.

Summary: "Many readers of Pocket Medicine have commented that they use that book not only on the wards, but also for preparation for their Board exams. To help further address that need, we created Pocket Medicine High-Yield Board Review. The very positive response to the 1st edition suggests we crafted a useful product"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
CARDIOLOGY / Andrew Abboud, Brett J. Doliner, Rachel C. Frank, Bradley J. Petek, Marc S. Sabatine, Michelle L. O'Donoghue
PULMONARY / Louisa A. Mounsey, Alison Trainor, Robert Hallowell
GASTROENTEROLOGY / Zoe N. Memel, Eric M. Przybyszewski, Lawrence S. Friedman
NEPHROLOGY / Ignacio Portales Castillo, Sarah E. Street, Andrew S. Allegretti
HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY / Sara Khosrowjerdi, Howard J. Lee, Jr., Thomas J. Roberts, MacLean C. Sellars, Jean M. Connors, Daniel J. DeAngelo, David P. Ryan
INFECTIOUS DISEASES / Jessica C. O'Neil, Rachel E. Erdil, Kimon C. Zachary
ENDOCRINOLOGY / Caitlin Colling, Daria Schatoff, Michael Mannstadt
RHEUMATOLOGY / Zandra E. Walton, Ian D. Cooley, Robert P. Friday
NEUROLOGY / Rebecca L. Williamson, John Y. Rhee, Daniel S. Harrison, Jillian M. Berkman, Michael P. Bowley.

Summary: Pocket Nephrology joins the Pocket Notebook series as a complete resource for topics related to renal kidney physiology and pathophysiology designed as a first bedside reference for the busy clinicians. This book is intended for medical students, internal medicine and nephrology trainees as well as seasoned clinicians involved in the care of patients with kidney disease. The book is divided into two sections. The first part discusses the general approach to disorders of the kidney. The second part of book will address individual topics under each of the following categories: Electrolytes and Acid–Base Balance, Tubular, Interstitial and Cystic Diseases, Extrarenal Diseases, Glomerular and Vascular Diseases, Hypertension, Renal Replacement Therapy, and Transplantation. Individual topics are written to make pertinent information readily available to clinicians in order to facilitate evidence-based patient care.

Contents:
Neurologic emergencies: quick reference
Lesion localization in clinical neurology
Neuroimaging
Vascular neurology
Neurocritical care
Interventional neurology
Seizures, epilepsy, and EEG
Delirium
Poisons and vitamin deficiencies
Rapidly progressive dementia
Dementia
Behavioral neurology
Movement disorders
Meningitis, encephalitis, and brain abscesses
Neurologic infectious diseases
Headache
Central nervous system vasculitis
Pain
Dizziness and deafness
Multiple sclerosis and other CNS inflammatory demyelinating diseases
Spine and spinal cord diseases
Motor neuron disease
Peripheral neuropathy
Radiculopathy and plexopathy
Neuromuscular junction disorders
Myopathy
Nerve conduction studies and electromyography
Neurorheumatology
Neuro-oncology
Sleep medicine
Pregnancy neurology
Neuro-ophthalmology.

Summary: "This practical, high-yield Pocket Notebook title is an ideal on-the-go reference for trainees and practitioners of obstetrics and gynecology. Written by residents with oversight from fellows and faculty experts, and perfect for initial care plans during rounds, this easy-to-use, loose-leaf resource is packed with up-to-date information answering the clinical questions you face every day. Pocket Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Edition, is an indispensable quick resource you won't want to be without! Includes a new chapter that covers substance abuse in pregnancy, depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and psychosis. Features fully revised content throughout, keeping you up to date with best practices and the latest research in the field. Covers primary care; emergencies; operative ob-gyn; pelvic surgery and urogynecology; infertility; prenatal care; normal labor and delivery; complicated pregnancy and delivery; cardiology; pulmonary; gastroenterology; hematology; neurology; gynecologic oncology, and more. Follows the popular Pockets Notebook format, featuring bulleted lists, tables, diagrams, and algorithms that make essential facts easy to find and retain. Contains helpful appendices on pelvic anatomy; common ob/gyn procedures and surgeries; drugs in OB and breastfeeding; ACLS algorithms; and NRP algorithm. Organizes chapters by organ system, putting women's health topics into general medical context - perfect for clerkship studies."-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: "It is with great enthusiasm that we introduce the second edition of Pocket Oncology. The first edition was well received, and given many exciting new developments in the oncology, we are now eager to release an updated second edition. Several new sections have been added to this updated edition, including information on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, immunotherapy toxicity, and novel oral anticoagulants. We have additionally incorporated more information about precision targeted therapeutic strategies. Each disease section has been updated to reflect cancer care in 2017"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
General oncology
Clicical research methods
Radiation oncology
Cancer biology
Molecular diagnostics
Cancer immunology
Cancer genetics
Cancer pharmacology
Cancer complications
Pain and palliative care
Cancer survivorship
Infectious disease
Genitourinary malignancies
Thoracic malignancies
Gastrointestinal malignancies
Skin cancers and sarcomas
Head and neck malignancies
Endocrine malignancies
Gynecologic malignancies
Breast cancer
Neurologic oncology
Cancer of unknown primary
Lymphomas
Plasma cell disorders
Myeloproliferative disorders
Leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes
Stem cell transplantation
Benign hematology.

Summary: "It is with great enthusiasm that we introduce the third edition of Pocket Oncology. Since the release of the second edition, both the field of oncology and the world at large have changed dramatically, with a cascade of new drug approvals, expansion of precision medicine and immuno-oncology, and of course, the COVID-19 pandemic"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Primary care and adolescent medicine / Nicole Cifra and Paritosh Prasad
Emergency department / Uzair Admani and Asim Abbasi
Allergy and immunology / Sylvia Nowak, Maria A. Slack, and Jeanne Lomas
Cardiology / Peter Boulos and Michael Joynt
Endocrinology / Rose Barham and Sharia Bialo
Fluids and electrolytes / Erin Rademacher and Hilary Whelan
Gastroenterology / Margaret Connolly and Rebecca Abell
Hematology / Francis Coyne and Craig Mullen
Oncology / Francis Coyne and Craig Mullen
Genetic and metabolism / Jenny Taylor and Chin-to Fong
Neurology / Jonathan Mink, Justin Rosati, and Emily Krainer
Pulmonary / Caitlin Metzger, Peter Boulos, and Karen Voter
Renal / Julia Lister, Adam Bracken, and Erin Rademacher
Rheumatology / Ajay Tambralli and Bethany Marston
NICU / Maha Kaissi and Rita Dadiz
PICU / Uzair Admani and Jake Deines.

Summary: "Pocket Primary Care was created out of a desire to support those practicing in the ambulatory setting - to recognize the unique and full spectrum of care provided there, from counseling patients on insomnia to diagnosing STIs, from interpreting PFTs to treating osteoporosis. The second edition includes innumerable updates in clinical practice, guidelines, and research from the past 5 years. It reflects the work of dozens of physicians from the MGH diaspora, and we hope that this edition, when combined with sound clinical judgement, improves the lives of its readers and their patients"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
General medicine
Cardiology
Dermatology
Endocrine
Gastrointestinal
Hematology and oncology
Infectious disease
Musculosketal
Neurology
Heent
Psychiatary
Addiction medicine
Pulmonary
Renal/urology
Women's health
Men's health
Abbreviation

Contents:
General medicine
Cardiology
Dermatology
Endocrine
Gastroenterology
Hematology and oncology
Infectious disease
Musculoskeletal
Neurology
HEENT
Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Pulmonary
Renal/Urology
Women's health
Men's health
Abbreviations
Index.

Summary: From alprazolam to zolpidem--this handy guide delivers quick access to the important pharmacologic content for 80 psychotropic drugs. Organized by generic name, each monograph covers indications (including off-label use) pharmacokinetics, dosages, adverse reactions, and drug interactions, including herbal and food interactions.

Contents:
Tab 1: Basics of psychopharmacology/biology and drug classes: Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics; The limbic system (figure); Synapse transmission (figure); Autonomic nervous system: sympathetic and parasympathetic effects; Neurotransmitters; Pharmacokinetics in the elderly; Medications and children; Psychotropic adverse effects; Antiparkinsonian agents; Drug-herbal interactions; Therapeutic drug classes; Side effects associated with therapeutic classes; Black box warnings
Tab 2: Psychotropic drugs A-C
Tab 3: Psychotropic drugs D-G
Tab 4: Psychotropic drugs H-M
Tab 5: Psychotropic drugs N-Q
Tab 6: Psychotropic drugs R-Z
Tab 7: Labs/protocols: Therapeutic plasma levels: mood stabilizers; Plasma levels/laboratory test monitoring; Disorders and labs/tests performed; Clozapine risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program; Common laboratory values; Treatment algorithms in psychopharmacology
Tab 8: Tools: Trade names to generic names (Drugs A-Z); Abbreviations; Psychotropic approximate dose equivalences; Pregnancy categories and controlled substances schedules; BMI/metabolic syndrome; MAOI diet (Tyramine) restrictions; Nonpharmacological treatments of depression/ other disorders; References.

Contents:
Psychiatric assessment
Psychiatric disorders
Substance use disorders
Somatic therapies
Psychotherapies
Medications and side effects
Emergency psychiatry
Legal issues
Special populations.

Contents:
Radiation oncology principles / section editors : Aaron Joseph Grossbeg, Albert C. Koong
Special radiation techniques / section editors : Penny Fang, Jennifer C. Ho, Steven J. Frank
Central Nervous system / Hubert Young Pan, Erik P. Sulman
Pediatrics / section editors : Ethan Bernard Ludmir, Arnold C. Paulino
Head & neck / section editors : Brian J. Deegan, Courtney Pollard III, Adam Seth Garden
Thoracic / section editors : Eric D. Brooks, Daniel Gomez
Gastrointestinal / section editors : Lauren Elizabeth Colbert, Prajnan Das
Breast / section editors : Jennifer Logan, Amy C. Moreno, Wendy Woodward
Genitourinary / section editors : Geoffrey V. Marint, Shalini Moningi, Mitchell S. Anscher
Gynecologic / section editors : Shane R. Stecklein, Ann H. Klopp
Skin/sarcoma / section editors : Kaitlin Chrisopherson, B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo
Lymphoma / section editors : Tommy Sheu, Bouthania Dabaja
Radiation emergencies, benign disease, and palliation / section editors : Adnan Elhammali, Amol Jitendra Ghia.

Summary: This Pocket Reference offer a multifaceted guide on various aspects of Alzheimerℓ́ℓs disease. This thorough review discusses the challenges of diagnosis, different stages of the disease, testing, and current treatment methods, including pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of cognitive decline and symptoms due to Alzheimerℓ́ℓs disease. The book also has specific chapters on care issues for patients with Alzheimerℓ́ℓs disease, which describes what clinician's and caregivers should expect and how to manage the disease at its various stages. Additionally, the book provides helpful guides, tables, and tips for clinicians and caregivers to help care for the patient and the caregiver themselves.

Contents:
Introduction
Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease
Pharmacological Treatment of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease
Pharmacological Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
Managing Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Care Issues in Advanced Dementia
Supporting Caregiver Health
Appendix.

Summary: "Pocket Surgery is the "go to" resource for medical students and Surgery house staff. The bulleted format gets the information usually found in a two-volume surgery textbook into one loose leaf notebook small enough to fit into your white coat pocket"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
The basics of IR / Alex Lionberg, Shantanu Warhadpande, and Joshua Pinter
Tools of the trade / Suraj Prakash, Matthew Krosin, Alex Skidmore, Gregory Guy
Vascular access / Suraj Prakash, Lisa Liu, Aaron Fischman, and Gregory Guy
Lines, tubes, and drains / Devdutta Warhadpande and Gregory J. Woodhead
Emergency IR / Matthew Krosin and Rakesh Navuluri
Hepatobiliary / Orrie Close, Alexandra Jo, Patrick Grierson, and Bill Majdalany
Oncology / Shantanu Warhadpande, Alex Lionberg, Junjian Huang, Carl Schmidt, and Jonathan Martin
Arterial disease / Shantanu Warhadpande, Alexander El-Ali, Andrew Niekamp, Kurt Stahlfeld, Geogy Vatakencherry, and Kyle Cooper
Venous disease / Andrew J. Klobuka, Trilochan Hiremath, and Deepak Sudheendra
Dialysis access and interventions / Alex Lionberg, Shantanu Warhadpande, and Rakesh Navuluri
Genitourinary disease / John Do, David Maldow, Zachary Nuffer, and Jason Mitchell
Neuro IR / Juan Domingo Ly Liu, Mangala Patil, and Joseph J Gemmete
Pediatric IR / Rajat Chand, Victor Beccera, Nicholas Zerona, Ashley Altman, and James Park.

Contents:
Cell biology of the podocyte / Jefferson, J.A.; Shankland, S.J.
Cell cycle and podocyte injury / Hagmann, H.H.; Shankland, S.J.; Brinkkoetter, P.T.
The podocyte cytoskeleton : key to a functioning glomerulus in health and disease / Faul, C.
Crosstalk between podocytes and tubular epithelial cells / Leung, J.C.K.; Kar, N.L.; Tang, S.C.W.
Role of mitochondria in podocyte injury / Yuan, Y.; Huang, S.; Zhang, A.
Autophagy in podocytes / Zhang, L.; Livingston, M.J.; Chen, J.-K.; Dong, Z.
PPAR- : signaling in podocyte injury / Wang, W.; Yang, T.
Podocyte injury in FSGS / Ding, W.Y.; Saleem, M.A.
Circulating soluble urokinase receptor and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis / Wei, C.; Reiser, J.
Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor-1 autoantibodies and membranous nephropathy / Beck, L.H.
Anti-neutral endopeptidase antibodies, autoantibodies, anti-bovine serum albumin antibodies and membranous nephropathy / Ronco, P.; Debiec, H.
Podocytopathy in diabetes : a metabolic disorder / Merscher, S.; Lenz, O.; Fornoni, A.
Obesity-related glomerulopathy and podocyte injury / Camici, M.
Podocyte injury in HIV-associated nephropathy / Mallipattu, S.K.; He, J.C.
Retinoic acid : a potential pharmacologic approach in the treatment of podocytopathy / Sharma, S.; Mallipattu, S.K.; Zhong, Y.; He, J.C.
Immunomodulatory drugs and the podocyte / Mathieson, P.W.
Triptolide protects podocytes from injury / Qin, W.; Liu, Z.-H.
Fly : a model to study the podocyte / Na, J.; Cagan, R.L.
Zebrafish models of podocytopathies / Boucher, R.C.; Zhou, W.
The role of micrornas in podocytes / Shi, S.; Liu, Z.-H.
An integrative biology approach to study podocyte function / Ju, W.; Hodgin, J.; Jiang, S.; Kretzler, M.

Summary: The underlying technology and the range of test parameters available are evolving rapidly. The primary advantage of POCT is the convenience of performing the test close to the patient and the speed at which test results can be obtained, compared to sending a sample to a laboratory and waiting for results to be returned. Thus, a series of clinical applications are possible that can shorten the time for clinical decision-making about additional testing or therapy, as delays are no longer caused by preparation of clinical samples, transport, and central laboratory analysis. Tests in a POC format can now be found for many medical disciplines including endocrinology/diabetes, cardiology, nephrology, critical care, fertility, hematology/coagulation, infectious disease and microbiology, and general health screening. Point-of-care testing (POCT) enables health care personnel to perform clinical laboratory testing near the patient. The idea of conventional and POCT laboratory services presiding within a hospital seems contradictory; yet, they are, in fact, complementary: together POCT and central laboratory are important for the optimal functioning of diagnostic processes. They complement each other, provided that a dedicated POCT coordination integrates the quality assurance of POCT into the overall quality management system of the central laboratory. The motivation of the third edition of the POCT book from Luppa/Junker, which is now also available in English, is to explore and describe clinically relevant analytical techniques, organizational concepts for application and future perspectives of POCT. From descriptions of the opportunities that POCT can provide to the limitations that clinician's must be cautioned about, this book provides an overview of the many aspects that challenge those who choose to implement POCT. Technologies, clinical applications, networking issues and quality regulations are describ ed as well as a survey of future technologies that are on the future horizon. The editors have spent considerable efforts to update the book in general and to highlight the latest developments, e.g., novel POCT applications of nucleic acid testing for the rapid identification of infectious agents. Of particular note is also that a cross-country comparison of POCT quality rules is being described by a team of international experts in this field.

Contents:
Intro; Preface; About the editors; List of authors; Abbreviations; Definitions and areas of application; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Terminology and definitions; 1.3 Areas of application; References; The relevance of POCT in healthcare; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The medical and financial ­aspects of POCT diagnostics; 2.2.1 Medical aspects; 2.2.2 Economic aspects; 2.3 The POCT market; 2.3.1 Problems with market ­valuation; 2.3.2 POCT categories; 2.3.3 Future market trends; References; Device classes; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Type 1a
Qualitative POCT methods; 3.3 Type 1b
"Unit-use" POCT systems 3.4 Type 2
Benchtop POCT ­instruments3.5 Type 3
Viscoelastic ­coagulation analyzers; 3.6 Type 4
Continuous POCT methods; 3.7 Type 5
Molecular biological POCT analyzers; 3.8 Type 6
Direct-to-consumer testing (DTC); References; Pre- and post-analytical ­phases; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Pre-analytical phase; 4.2.1 Choosing a suitable test; 4.2.2 Capillary blood sampling; 4.2.3 Venous blood sampling; 4.2.4 Arterial blood sampling; 4.2.5 Blood sampling systems and anticoagulants for blood gas analysis; 4.2.6 Blood samples from central lines; 4.2.7 Taking swabs; 4.2.8 Urine sampling 4.2.9 Inspection of the sample4.2.10 Reliable identification of patient and sample; 4.3 Post-analytical phase; 4.4 Avoiding pre- and ­post-analytical problems; References; Analytical methods, ­biosensor technology; 5.1 Biosensor technology; 5.1.1 Sensor (bioreceptor); 5.1.2 Transducers, electronic ­amplifiers; 5.1.3 Sample application/fluidic unit; 5.2 Continuous monitoring ­methods; 5.2.1 Continuous monitoring ­methods; 5.2.2 Continuous glucose ­monitoring (CGM); References; Laboratory coagulation tests 6.2.2 Combined recording of ­plasmatic coagulation, platelet count and fibrinolysis (viscoelastic methods)6.2.3 Analysis of platelet function; 6.2.4 POCT applications with ­coagulation testing methods; 6.3 Confounders and influencing variables; 6.4 Quality management; References; Analysis of cellular blood components; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Device technology and methods; 7.2.1 POCT blood count analyzers; 7.2.2 Blood gas analyzers; 7.2.3 Single analyses; References; Clinical chemistry ­parameters; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Device technology and methods; 8.2.1 Dry chemistry; 8.2.2 Wet chemistry 8.2.3 Dedicated devices for ­singular analytes8.3 Applications and indications; References; Immunological methods; 9.1 Methods; 9.1.1 Immunosensors; 9.1.2 Homogeneous and heterogeneous immunoassays; 9.1.3 Immunological rapid tests; 9.2 Device format and quality; 9.3 Areas of application; 9.3.1 Hospital setting; 9.3.2 Physician practice setting; 9.3.3 Home testing; 9.4 Aptamers as adjuncts or ­alternatives to antibodies; References; Molecular biological tests; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Integrated and miniaturized systems; 10.3 Selection criteria for POCT systems

Summary: "Point-of-Care Testing Toolkit, developed by the CAP Point-of-Care Testing Committee, is intended to be a resource for any member of the POCT team who wants to learn about POCT or who has responsibility to guide or direct POCT. It may be particularly useful to pathology residents, pathologists who have been longtime directors of POCT programs, or pathologists who have been recently assigned to lead POCT programs. Pathologists may also use the toolkit to guide other members of their POCT teams, including POCT coordinators and medical technologists who are involved in POCT. Contents include POCT advantages and disadvantages, current and projected technology, pathologist roles in POCT, laboratory director and point-of-care coordinator roles, selection of appropriate test methods, validation and verification protocols, quality control and data management, patient safety, and POCT training and competency."-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: Compact, hand-carried ultrasound devices are revolutionizing how health care providers practice medicine in nearly every specialty. The 2nd Edition of this award-winning text features new and updated chapters, a greatly expanded video library, and review questions to keep you fully up to date with the latest technology and its applications. -- From publisher's description.

Contents:
Section 1: Fundamentals principles of ultrasound. Evolution of point-of-care ultrasound
Ultrasound physics and modes
Transducers
Orientation
Basic operation of an ultrasound machine
Imaging artifacts
Section 2: Lungs & pleura. Overview
Lung and pleural ultrasound technique
Lung ultrasound interpretation
Pleura and diaphragm
Lung and pleural procedures
Dyspnea & pulmonary embolism
Section 3: Heart. Overview
Cardiac ultrasound technique
Left ventricular function
Right ventricular function
Inferior vena cava
Pericardial effusion
Valves
Transesophageal echocardiography
Hemodynamics
Hypotension and shock
Cardiac arrest
Section 4: Abdomen & pelvis. Peritoneal free fluid
Kidneys
Bladder
Gallbladder
Abdominal aorta
First trimester pregnancy
Second and third trimester pregnancy
Testicular ultrasound
Abdominal pain
Trauma ultrasound
Section 5: Vascular system. Lower extremity deep venous thrombosis
Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis
Central venous access
Peripheral venous access
Arterial access
Section 6: Head and Neck. Ocular ultrasound
Thyroid gland
Lymph Nodes
Section 7: Nervous system. peripheral nerve blocks
lumbar puncture
transcranial ultrasound
Section 8: Soft Tissues & Joints. Soft Tissues and Joints
Joints
Section 9: Pediatrics. Pediatrics
Neonatology
Section 10: Ultrasound program management. Competence, credentialing, and certification
Equipment, image archiving, & billing.

Contents:
Section I: Comprehensive evaluation and treatment --- Section II: Specific poisons and drugs: diagnosis and treatment
Section III: Therapeutic drugs and antidotes --- Section IV: Environmental and occupational toxicology.

Summary: "Poisoning & Drug Overdose provides practical advice for the diagnosis and management of poisoning and drug overdose and concise information about common industrial chemicals"-- Preface.

Contents:
Section I: Comprehensive evaluation and treatment --- Section II: Specific poisons and drugs: diagnosis and treatment
Section III: Therapeutic drugs and antidotes --- Section IV: Environmental and occupational toxicology.

Summary: Until recently, the prevailing view of marine life at high latitudes has been that organisms enter a general resting state during the dark Polar Night and that the system only awakens with the return of the sun. Recent research, however, with coordinated, multidisciplinary field campaigns based on the high Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard, have provided a radical new perspective. Instead of a system in dormancy, a new perspective of a system in full operation and with high levels of activity across all major phyla is emerging. Examples of such activities and processes include: Active marine organisms at sea surface, water column and the sea-floor. At surface we find active foraging in seabirds and fish, in the water column we find a high biodiversity and activity of zooplankton and larvae such as active light induced synchronized diurnal vertical migration, and at seafloor there is a high biodiversity in benthic animals and macroalgae. The Polar Night is a period for reproduction in many benthic and pelagic taxa, mass occurrence of ghost shrimps (Caprellides), high abundance of Ctenophores, physiological evidence of micro- and macroalgal cells that are ready to utilize the first rays of light when they appear, deep water fishes found at water surface in the Polar night, and continuous growth of bivalves throughout the winter. These findings not only begin to shape a new paradigm for marine winter ecology in the high Arctic, but also provide conclusive evidence for a top-down controlled system in which primary production levels are close to zero. In an era of environmental change that is accelerated at high latitudes, we believe that this new insight is likely to strongly impact how the scientific community views the high latitude marine ecosystem. Despite the overwhelming darkness, the main environmental variable affecting marine organisms in the Polar Night is in fact light. The light regime during the Polar Night is unique with respect to light intensity, spectral composition of light and photoperiod. .

Contents:
Preface
The marine physical environment during the Polar Night
Light in the Polar Night
Marine micro- and macroalgae in the Polar Night
Zooplankton in the Polar Night
Benthic communities in the Polar Night
Fish ecology in the Polar Night
Biological clocks and rhythms in polar organisms
Sensor carrying platforms
Operative habitat mapping and monitoring in the Polar Night
The Polar Night exhibition: Life and light at the dead of night
Index.

Contents:
Introduction: Understanding the Management of Police Services
Historical Perspective: British Policing and the Democratic Ideal
Part 2- Context of Policing
Quo Vadis: A New Direction for Police Leadership through Community Engagement?
Initial police training and the development of police occupational culture
Community Engagement, Democracy and Public Policy: a Practitioner Perspective
Dealing with Diversity in Police Services
Risk Management in Policing
Perspectives on the Essence of Policing
Part 3- Current debates in Policing
Enhancing Police Accountability in England and Wales: What differences are Police and Crime Commissioners making?
Police management and workforce reform in a period of austerity
Personal Resilience and Policing
Part 4- Looking to the Future
Some Futures for the Police: Scenarios and Science
The Future of Policing in the United Kingdom
A Crisis or a Perfect Storm: the trouble with Public Policing?.-International Perspectives in Policing: Challenges for 2020.-International perspectives in policing: Challenges for 2020.

Contents:
Policies and procedures. Admission, transfer, and discharge
Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography monitoring
Arterial puncture and cannulation, peripheral: use and care of peripheral arterial line (PAL)
Blood sampling
Car seat observational monitoring
Case management and family-centered care
Chest tube management: placement, needle aspiration, and maintenance
Circumcision, preparation and care
Code blue
Critical Congenital Heart Defects (CCHDs), screening for
Cue-based feeding
Deliveries, attendance at
Donor human milk use
Enteral tube, insertion and management of
Exchange transfusion: double volume and partial volume
Gastric decompression
Gastrostomy tube care
Glucose homeostasis
Golden hour: initial management of the very-low-birth-weight infant
Guidelines for nursing care
Hearing screening
Human milk: pumping, use, and storage
Hyperbilirubinemia
Hypothermia, induced
Infection prevention
Infusion therapy
Intravenous infiltration, treatment of
Late-preterm and early term infants, caring for
Lumbar puncture, assisting with
Massage, infant
Near-infrared spectroscopy, use of
Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome
Noninvasive ventilation, nursing care
Ostomy care
Oxygen administration for the neonate
Palliative care
Perioperative care
Peripherally inserted central catheters, insertion of
Peritoneal dialysis
Retinopathy of prematurity, laser surgery for
Sedation and analgesia
Shunts, internal and external
Skin care
Suctioning the mechanically ventilated infant
Suctioning: oral, nasal, or pharyngeal
Tachyarrhythmias, management of
Thermoneutral environment
Transport
Umbilical arterial catheters, placement and care of
Umbilical cord management
Umbilical venous catheters, placement and care of
Urinary catheterization. Competency assessments. Competency assessment overview
Admission to the NICU
Amplitude Integrated Electroencephalography (aEEG) monitoring
Arterial puncture
Blood sampling
Breast pumping, educating mothers
Breastfeeding dyad care
Car seat screening
Cardiac care, basic
Cardiac care, advanced
Chest tube management
Congenital cardiac defects
Exchange transfusion, double volume and partial volume
Gastrostomy tube care
Golden hour: immediate stabilization and care of high-risk infants
Hearing screening
Hemodynamic monitoring, invasive
Hyperbilirubinemia, care of the infant with
Hypothermia therapy
Infusion therapy
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure
Neonatal opioid withdrawal, assessment for
Ostomy care
Perioperative care in the neonatal patient
Peritoneal dialysis
Physical exam
PICC insertion
Postmortem care
Respiratory management
Sedation
Urinary catheterization.

Contents:
General organizational policies
Infection prevention and safety compliance
Vascular access device placement
Site care and maintencance
Infusion-related complications : identification & intervention
Other infusion-related procedures
Other infusion access
Infusion therapies.

Summary: Polices and Procedures for Infusion Therapy is a companion product to the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice (the Standards), 8th edition. Evidence-based guidance for clinical practice has been derived directly from the Standards, including associated references, glossary of terms, abbreviations, and acronyms. Polices and Procedures for Infusion Therapy is intended to reflect current knowledge and practices of the clinical specialty of infusion therapy. Because clinical practice continuously evolves based on ongoing research, clinicians should make an independent assessment of the appropriateness and applicability of a policy or procedures in any specific instance.

Contents:
Section 1: General organizational policies. Organization of infusion and vascular access services ; Competency and competency assessment ; Product evaluation, integrity, and defect reporting ; Informed consent ; Latex sensitivity or allergy ; Adverse and serious adverse events
Section 2: Infection prevention and safety compliance. Hand hygiene ; Standard precautions ; Aseptic non touch technique (ANTT®) ; Transmission-based precautions ; Hazardous drugs and waste ; Medical waste and sharps safety
Section 3: Preparing for vascular access device placement. Key definitions ; Vascular access device planning ; Site selection ; Vascular visualization ; Vascular access site preparation and skin antisepsis ; Pain management for venipuncutre and vascular access procedures
Section 4: Vascular access device placement. Policy statements ; Key definitions ; Short peripheral intravenous catheter insertion ; Short peripheral intravenous catheter insertion via the external jugular vein ; Ultrasound-guided long peripheral intravenous catheter insertion ; Ultrasound-guided midline catheter insertion ; Central vascular access device tip location ; Ultrasound-guided peripherally inserted central catheter insertion using modified Seldinger technique ; Ultrasound-guided nontunneled central vascular access device insertion using modified Seldinger technique ; Ultrasound-guided nontunneled central vascular access device insertion using Seldinger technique
Section 5: Site care and management. Administration set management ; Maintaining vascular access device patency: flushing and locking ; Vascular access device assessment, care, and dressing changes ; Vascular access device removal
Section 6: Vascular access device-related complications: identification and intervention. Phlebitis ; Infiltration and extravasation ; Nerve injury ; Infection ; Air embolism ; Central vascular access device occlusion ; Catheter damage (embolism, repair, exchange) ; Catheter-associated deep vein thrombosis ; Central vascular access device malposition ; Catheter-associated skin injury ; Allergic reaction and anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions
Section 7: Infusion-related procedures and access. Implanted vascular access port: accessing and deaccessing ; Subcutaneous access device: placement and infusion administration ; Intraspinal access device: care and management ; Intraosseous access device: placement, care, and management ; Blood sampling from a vascular access device ; Therapeutic phlebotomy
Section 8: Infusion therapies. Medication verification ; Compounding and preparation of parenteral solutions and medications ; First dose administration ; Infusion medication and solution administration ; Blood administration ; Parenteral nutrition ; Antineoplastic therapy ; Biologic therapy ; Patient-controlled analgesia ; Moderate sedation/analgesia using intravenous infusion.

Contents:
Infusion therapy for the pediatric patient
The role of the child life specialist in infusion therapy
General organizational policies
Infection prevention and safety compliance
Vascular access device placement
Site care and maintenance
Infusion-related complications: identification & intervention
Other infusion-related procedures
Other infusion access
Infusion therapies.

Summary: Polices and Procedures for Infusion Therapy is a companion product to the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice (the Standards), 8th edition. Evidence-based guidance for clinical practice has been derived directly from the Standards, including associated references, glossary of terms, abbreviations, and acronyms. Polices and Procedures for Infusion Therapy is intended to reflect current knowledge and practices of the clinical specialty of infusion therapy. Because clinical practice continuously evolves based on ongoing research, clinicians should make an independent assessment of the appropriateness and applicability of a policy or procedures in any specific instance.

Contents:
Section 1: General organizational policies. Organization of infusion and vascular access services ; Competency and competency assessment ; Product evaluation, integrity, and defect reporting ; Informed consent ; Latex sensitivity or allergy ; Adverse and serious adverse events
Section 2: Infection prevention and safety compliance. Hand hygiene ; Standard precautions ; Aseptic non touch technique (ANTT®) ; Transmission-based precautions ; Hazardous drugs and waste ; Medical waste and sharps safety
Section 3: Preparing for vascular access device placement. Key definitions ; Vascular access device planning ; Site selection ; Vascular visualization ; Vascular access site preparation and skin antisepsis ; Pain management for venipuncutre and vascular access procedures
Section 4: Vascular access device placement. Policy statements ; Key definitions ; Short peripheral intravenous catheter insertion ; Short peripheral intravenous catheter insertion via the external jugular vein ; Ultrasound-guided long peripheral intravenous catheter insertion ; Ultrasound-guided midline catheter insertion ; Central vascular access device tip location ; Ultrasound-guided peripherally inserted central catheter insertion using modified Seldinger technique ; Ultrasound-guided nontunneled central vascular access device insertion using Seldinger technique ; Umbilical catheter placement, site care and management, and removal
Section 5: Site care and management. Administration set management ; Maintaining vascular access device patency: flushing and locking ; Vascular access device assessment, care, and dressing changes ; Vascular access device removal
Section 6: Vascular access device-related complications: identification and intervention. Phlebitis ; Infiltration and extravasation ; Nerve injury ; Infection ; Air embolism ; Central vascular access device occlusion ; Catheter damage (embolism, repair, exchange) ; Catheter-associated deep vein thrombosis ; Central vascular access device malposition ; Catheter-associated skin injury ; Allergic reaction and anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions
Section 7: Infusion-related procedures and access. Implanted vascular access port: accessing and deaccessing ; Subcutaneous access device: placement and infusion administration ; Intraspinal access device: care and management ; Blood sampling from a vascular access device ; Therapeutic phlebotomy
Section 8: Infusion therapies. Medication verification ; Compounding and preparation of parenteral solutions and medications ; First dose administration ; Infusion medication and solution administration ; Blood administration ; Parenteral nutrition ; Antineoplastic therapy ; Biologic therapy ; Patient-controlled analgesia ; Moderate sedation/analgesia using intravenous infusion.

Summary: Polices and Procedures for Infusion Therapy is a companion product to the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice (the Standards), 8th edition. Evidence-based guidance for clinical practice has been derived directly from the Standards, including associated references, glossary of terms, abbreviations, and acronyms. Polices and Procedures for Infusion Therapy is intended to reflect current knowledge and practices of the clinical specialty of infusion therapy. Because clinical practice continuously evolves based on ongoing research, clinicians should make an independent assessment of the appropriateness and applicability of a policy or procedures in any specific instance.

Contents:
Section 1: General organizational policies. Organization of infusion and vascular access services ; Competency and competency assessment ; Product evaluation, integrity, and defect reporting ; Informed consent ; Latex sensitivity or allergy ; Adverse and serious adverse events
Section 2: Infection prevention and safety compliance. Hand hygiene ; Standard precautions ; Aseptic non touch technique (ANTT®) ; Transmission-based precautions ; Hazardous drugs and waste ; Medical waste and sharps safety
Section 3: Preparing for vascular access device placement. Key definitions ; Vascular access device planning ; Site selection ; Vascular visualization ; Vascular access site preparation and skin antisepsis ; Pain management for venipuncutre and vascular access procedures
Section 4: Vascular access device placement. Policy statements ; Key definitions ; Short peripheral intravenous catheter insertion ; Short peripheral intravenous catheter insertion via the external jugular vein ; Ultrasound-guided long peripheral intravenous catheter insertion ; Ultrasound-guided midline catheter insertion ; Central vascular access device tip location ; Ultrasound-guided peripherally inserted central catheter insertion using modified Seldinger technique ; Ultrasound-guided nontunneled central vascular access device insertion using modified Seldinger technique ; Ultrasound-guided nontunneled central vascular access device insertion using Seldinger technique
Section 5: Site care and management. Administration set management ; Maintaining vascular access device patency: flushing and locking ; Vascular access device assessment, care, and dressing changes ; Vascular access device removal
Section 6: Vascular access device-related complications: identification and intervention. Phlebitis ; Infiltration and extravasation ; Nerve injury ; Infection ; Air embolism ; Central vascular access device occlusion ; Catheter damage (embolism, repair, exchange) ; Catheter-associated deep vein thrombosis ; Central vascular access device malposition ; Catheter-associated skin injury ; Allergic reaction and anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions
Section 7: Infusion-related procedures and access. Implanted vascular access port: accessing and deaccessing ; Subcutaneous access device: placement and infusion administration ; Intraspinal access device: care and management ; Intraosseous access device: placement, care, and management ; Blood sampling from a vascular access device ; Therapeutic phlebotomy
Section 8: Infusion therapies. Medication verification ; Compounding and preparation of parenteral solutions and medications ; First dose administration ; Infusion medication and solution administration ; Blood administration ; Parenteral nutrition ; Antineoplastic therapy ; Biologic therapy ; Patient-controlled analgesia ; Moderate sedation/analgesia using intravenous infusion.

Summary: "Policing and Mental Health explores the relationship between policing and mental health. Police services around the world are innovating at pace in order to develop solutions to the problems presented, and popular models are being shared internationally. Nevertheless, disparities and perceptions of unfairness remain commonplace. Innovations remain poorly funded and largely unproven. Drawing together the insights of eminent academics in the UK, the US, Australia and South Africa, the edited collection evaluates the condition of mental health and policing as an interlocked policy area, uncovering and addressing a number of key issues which are shaping police responses to mental health. Due to a relative lack of academic texts pertaining to developments in England and Wales, the volume contains a distinct section on relevant policies and practices. It also includes sections on US and Australian approaches, focusing on Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs), Mental Health Intervention Teams (MHITs), stressors and innovations from Boston in the US to Queensland in Australia. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars in policing, criminology, sociology, mental health, cultural studies, social theory and those interested in learning about the condition and trajectory of police responses to mental health"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Introduction
1. International models of police response to mental illness
2. Accessing justice for mentally ill people: A comparison of UK and Australian developments
3. New paradigms of policing mental illness in Australia: the future of 'mental health street-sweeping'
4. Investment v impact in policing and mental health: what works for police and suspects
5. Deaths after police contact involving people with mental health issues
6. Police response to people with mental illnesses in a major US city: the Boston experience with the co-responder model and mental health innovation
7. Examining the relationship between policing and section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983
8. 'This isn't just a case of taking someone to the hospital': police approaches and management of situations involving persons with mental ill health in the custody suite and beyond
9. Policing, vulnerability and mental health
10. Policing and mental health: do we really get it?
11. Police officer and staff well-being and the management of emotions: an ethnographic study of a force control room and frontline response officers
12. Understanding the mental health and well-being of police officers: causes, consequences and responses to stressors in police work
13. Police misconduct, protraction and the mental health of accused police officers
14. The spectre of trauma in the South African police service
Conclusion.

Summary: The politicization of trans identity-also affecting gender non-binary and gender non-conforming persons-is a form of backlash to the Obergefell ruling (legalizing same sex marriage) and increased LGBTQ equality. This book provides a conceptual analysis and application of the notions of backlash, scapegoating, dog whistling, and virtue signaling.

Contents:
Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Obergefell Decision
The Anti-Trans Offensive
The Case against Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bills
Backlash
Scapegoating
Scapegoating
Dog Whistles and Virtue Signaling
" But for " and the Bostock Decision
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Summary: The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was an unprecedented medical and political emergency that cast an unflattering light on multiple corners of government and international response. Fear, not rational planning, appeared to drive many decisions made at population and leadership levels, which in turn brought about a response that was as uneven as it was unprecedented: entire populations were decimated or destroyed, vaccine trials were fast-tracked, health staff died, untested medications were used (or not used) in controversial ways, humanitarian workers returned home to enforced isolation, and military was employed to sometimes disturbing ends. The epidemic revealed serious fault lines at all levels of theory and practice of global public health: national governments were shown to be helpless and unprepared for calamity at this scale; the World Health Organization was roundly condemned for its ineffectiveness; the US quietly created its own African CDC a year after the epidemic began. Amid such chaos, Médecins sans Frontières was forced to act with unprecdented autonomy -- and amid great criticism -- in responding to the disease, taking unprecedented steps in deploying services and advocating for international aid. The Politics of Fear provides a primary documentary resource for recounting and learning from the Ebola epidemic. Comprising eleven topic-based chapters and four eyewitness vignettes from both MSF- and non-MSF-affiliated contributors (all of whom have been given access to MSF Ebola archives from Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia for research), it aims to provide a politically agnostic account of the defining health event of the 21st century so far, one that will hopefully inform current opinions and future responses.

Contents:
Introduction / Michiel Hofman and Sokhieng Au
Doctors against borders / João Nunes
Whose security? / Adia Benton
vignette 1. A few days in July / Lindis Hurum
The "humanitarian" response to the ebola epidemic in Guinea / Jean-Francois Caremel, Sylvain Landry B. Faye, and Ramatou Ouedraogo
The initial international aid response in Sierra Leone / Thomas Kratz
Dying of the mundane in the time of ebola / Mit Philips
vignette 2. Treating, suffering, and surviving ebola
How did Médecins san frontiers negotiate clinical trials of unproven treatments during the 2014-2015 ebola epidemic? / Annette Rid and Annick Antierens
Failing Dr. Khan / Tim O'Dempsey
Finding an answer to ebola's greatest challenge / Armand Sprecher
vignette 3. Children in the ebola treatment centers / Allie Tua Lappia and Patricia Carrick
Fear and containment / Alice Desclaux, Moustapha Diop, and Stéphane Doyon
Challenges of instituting effective medevac policies / Duncan McLean
vignette 4. Returing to the "ebola world" / e Maud Santantonio.

Summary: "This book compares how governments in 192 countries perceive climate change related health risks and which measures they undertake to protect their populations. Building on case studies from the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Korea, Japan and Sri Lanka, The Politics of the Climate Change-Health Nexus demonstrates the strong influence of epistemic communities and international organisations on decision making in the field of climate change and health. Jungmann shows that due to the complexity and uncertainty of climate change related health risks, governments depend on the expertise of universities, think tanks, international organisations and researchers within the public sector to understand, strategize and implement effective health adaptation measures. Due to their general openness towards new ideas and academic freedom, the book shows that more democratic states tend to demonstrate a higher recognition of the need to protect their populations. However, the level of success largely depends on the strength of their epistemic communities and the involvement of international organisations. This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change and public health. It will also be a valuable resource for policymakers from around the world to learn from best practices and thus improve the health adaptation work in their own countries"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: The indiscriminate use of chemical substances in industrial processes and anthropogenic activities, have resulted in the release of these compounds into aquatic ecosystems through municipal, hospital and industrial discharges, producing various undesired effects on the environment and on species of ecological interest. These compounds, such as metals, pesticides, emerging pollutants and other substances are persistent and susceptible to biotic and/or abiotic transformations, yielding metabolites that can be more toxic than the original compounds. In this book, researchers from diverse environmental science disciplines share their experiences in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, and critically examine the problem of contaminants in aquatic ecosystems in Latin America, as well as the risks presented by their presence.

Contents:
Preface
Historical findings on presence of pollutans in water bodies in Latin America and their ecotoxicological impact
Toxicity produced by an industrial effluent from Mexico on the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Pesticide contamination in Southern Brazil
Embryotoxicity and teratogenicity induced by naproxen in Xenopus laevis, species of ecological interest in Mexico
Differential responses of biochemical and behavioral parameters in the native gastropod Chilina gibbosa exposed subchronically to environmental concentrations of two insecticides used in argentina
Oxidative stress induced by water from a hospital effluent of the city of Toluca, Mexico on Hyalella azteca
Evaluation of the toxicity of municipal effluents from a locality in the State of Mexico using Hyalella azteca as a bioindicator
Analysis of heavy metals present on air through the toxicity analysis in water by the gas washer method, using the organism Daphnia magna
Ecotoxicological Studies of Metal Pollution in Sea Turtles of Latin America
Evaluation of the toxicity of an industrial effluent before and after a treatment with Sn-modified TiO2 under UV irradiation through oxidative stress biomarkers
Effects of river pollution on its biota: results from twenty years studies in the Suquía River Basin (Córdoba, Argentina)
Effects found and induced by the presence of metals in species of the economic and ecological importance of Mexican aquatic environments
Environmental Pollution by Hydrocarbons in Colombia and its Impact on the Health of Aquatic Ecosystems
Biomonitoring of diffuse contamination in the Subtropical Region of Brazil: Multibiomarker Assessment in neotropical freshwater fishes
Genotoxicity biomarkers in fish erythrocytes and water quality parameters
Health diagnosis of the fish Scomberomorus cavalla from Tecolutla, Ver. México
Histopathological assessment of organisms in ecotoxicological studies from Mexico
Histopathological analysis of the intestine from Mugil cephalus on environment reference sites
Impacts caused by manganese in the aquatic environments of Brazil
Genotoxic effect of amoxicillin on peripheral blood of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Final conclusions
Index.

Contents:
Computational analysis of plant polyadenylation signals / Xiaohui Wu , Guoli Ji , and Qingshun Quinn Li
Prediction of plant mRNA polyadenylation sites / Xiaohui Wu , Guoli Ji , and Qingshun Quinn Li
Extraction of poly(A) sites from large-scale RNA-seq data / Min Dong ... [et al.]
Poly(A)-tag deep sequencing data processing to extract poly(A) sites / Xiaohui Wu, Guoli Ji, and Qingshun Quinn Li
Analysis of poly(A) site choice using a java-based clustering algorithm / Patrick E. Thomas
RADPRE : a computational program for identification of differential mRNA processing including alternative polyadenylation / Denghui Xing and Qingshun Quinn Li
Characterization of plant polyadenylation complexes by using tandem affinity purification / Hongwei Zhao, Xinfu Ye, and Qingshun Quinn Li
In vitro analysis of cleavage and polyadenylation in Arabidopsis / Hongwei Zhao and Qingshun Quinn Li
Production, purification, and assay of recombinant proteins for in vitro biochemical analyses of the plant polyadenylation complex / Stephen A. Bell and Balasubrahmanyam Addepalli
Detection of disulfide linkage by chemical derivatization and mass spectrometry / Balasubrahmanyam Addepalli
Transient expression using agroinfiltration to study polyadenylation in plants / Carol Von Lanken and Arthur G. Hunt
3' RACE protocol to confirm polyadenylation sites / Liuyin Ma and Arthur G. Hunt
Phage display library screening for identification of interacting protein partners / Balasubrahmanyam Addepalli, Suryadevara Rao, and Arthur G. Hunt
Genome- wide determination of poly(A) site choice in plants / Pratap Kumar Pati, Liuyin Ma, and Arthur G. Hunt
DNA/RNA hybrid primer mediated poly(A) tag library construction for illumina sequencing / Man Liu, Xiaohui Wu, and Qingshun Quinn Li
Poly(A) tag library construction from 10 ng total RNA / Jingyi Cao and Qingshun Quinn Li
Rapid, simple, and inexpensive method for the preparation of strand-specific RNA-seq libraries / Arthur G. Hunt
Genome-wide analysis of distribution of RNA polymerase II isoforms using ChIP-Seq / Laura de Lorenzo.

Summary: This book reviews Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Nitropolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (NPAHs) contamination in the context of environmental pollution in Asia. It is comprised of the following sections: 1. Fundamental Chemistry and General Characteristics; 2. Analytical Methods; 3. Emission Source and Atmospheric Behavior; 4. Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and PM2.5; 5. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine Environments; 6. Metabolic Activation/Toxicities; and 7. Environmental Standards and Guidelines. This volume concentrates on the Far East due to the massive consumption of coal and petroleum in China, which has led to considerable levels of air pollution. High concentration of atmospheric PM2.5 in Beijing have been reported since January 2013 and exposure to such high concentrations may cause respiratory, cardiac and lung diseases. Gathering contributions from international experts, this volume provides a valuable reference guide for global researchers and students interested in learning from the East Asian experience.

Contents:
Part 1. Introduction
Introduction
Part 2. Physical and Chemical Characteristics
Physical Parameters of PAHs/NPAHs/Oxidative Derivatives
Chemistry of PAHs/NPAHs/Oxidative Derivatives (structures/name/numbering by IUPAC)
Part 3. Analytical Method
PAHs/NPAHs (including Application to Environmental Samples)
PAHOHs/PAHQs (including application to biological samples)
Part 4 Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and PM2.5
Sampling Methods for PM
PAHs/NPAHs in PM (including formation of PAHs/NPAHs)
Atmospheric Reaction: Formation and Degradation
PAHs/NPAHs in Japan (Tokyo/Sagamihara, Hokkaido, Kanazawa, Kitakyushu, Muroran)
PAHs/NPAHs in North-East Asia (China, Korea, Russia)
Long-Range Transport of PAHs/NPAHs (Noto and Tateyakma)
PAHs/NPAHs in South East Asia
PAHs/NPAHs in Africa
Emission Sources of PAHs/NPAHs (including source marker)
Emission of PAHs/NPAHs from Diesel-Engine Vehicles
Model Simulation of PAHs in North-East Asia
Part 5. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine
PAHs Pollution caused by Oil Spill
PAHs in North-West Japan Sea
PAHs in South-East China Sea
Part 6. Metabolic Activation/Toxicities
Metabolic Activation
Carcinogenicity/Mutagenicity
Endocrine Disruption
ROS Production
Toxicities in Fish and Other Marine Organisms
Part 7. Environmental Standards/Guidelines
Environmental Standards/Guide Lines of PAHs/NPAHs (including environmental standards/guide lines in Japan and in the world.

Summary: This comprehensive guide to polycystic kidney disease captures the growing knowledge of this common, potentially-fatal and hereditary disease. The first two sections of the book provide an overview of PKD gene structures, mutations and pathophysiologic mechanisms. This is followed by chapters focused on PKD's clinical features, including renal and extrarenal manifestations, and appropriate management of patients. The final section covers current clinical trials and emerging therapies in PKD. Authored by experts in the field, this book provides the clinician and researcher with critical information on basic and translational science and clinical approaches in one concise resource.

Summary: Providing a holistic, global approach to all aspects of PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Basic Science to Clinical Advances Across the Lifespan offers authoritative guidance on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of this challenging syndrome. It presents a coherent, evidence-based approach to diagnosis, as well as recommendations for clinical practice grounded in recent advances in basic sciences. Unique in the field, this practical resource provides decision-making tools for endocrinologists, fertility specialists, gynecologists, and internists who diagnose and treat patients with this complex chronic condition. Covers all aspects of PCOS and management across the lifespan, including short- and long-term metabolic, endocrine, and psychological challenges. Offers an integrative approach to the understanding of pathophysiology and management of PCOS in adult women and adolescent girls with a focus on genetics, microRNAs, and risk factors. Includes clinical, hormonal and metabolic features as well as diagnostic criteria and PCOS phenotypes. Presents treatment and management options for common symptoms, hirsutism, menstrual irregularity, and conception planning, including a chapter on subfertility and the male PCOS equivalent. Includes coverage of standard comorbidities, as well as a section on global approaches to patients with PCOS that addresses unique concerns, practices, and stigmas associated with how different cultures approach the disorder. Addresses the use of complementary/alternative medicine, lifestyle modification, and behavioral therapy in managing PCOS. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. -- Provided by publisher.

Summary: Presenting an overview of the current understanding of the pathophysiology of PCOS and a paradigm for the clinical evaluation and management of the disorder, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is written in an easy to digest, concise format that, with bulleted key points introducing each chapter, is suitable for the trainee and the busy clinician. The breadth and depth of coverage of today's queries and controversies will be of particular interest to the specialist and researcher. An international group of leading experts addresses the varied etiologies of PCOS, comprehensively covering the contemporary treatment approaches and long-term implications of PCOS, a common yet poorly understood disorder. Chapters on treatment will be of particular relevance to the clinician and the trainee as they cover conventional therapies, lifestyle, and diet, as well as address emerging strategies such as the use of statins and surgery in PCOS management. Spanning the breadth of clinical presentations and morbidities related to the diagnosis of PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is an exceptional resource for primary care providers, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, and others involved in the care of these patients, and provides the essential tools to aid clinicians in initiating a timely diagnostic workup and appropriate interventions to address both the immediate and long-term sequelae related to PCOS.

Contents:
Diagnostic Criteria and Epidemiology of PCOS
Pathophysiology of PCOS
Managing PCOS
Unique Considerations in PCOS
Role of Surgery in PCOS Management
Recognized Risks and Emerging Concepts.

Summary: Now in a completely newly revised and expanded second edition, this comprehensive text presents the current state of the art in our understanding and management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common hormonal disorder of reproductive aged women. The numerous bothersome symptoms of PCOS include menstrual irregularities, hirsutism, acne, scalp hair thinning, weigh excess and infertility; additionally, as they age, women with PCOS are at a higher risk for metabolic abnormalities such as diabetes and dyslipidemias, as well as for cardiovascular disease and even certain cancers. Despite improvements in our understanding of this condition, the exact cause/s of PCOS remain elusive; genetic, hormonal, metabolic and environmental underpinnings are all suggested as relevant. All chapters have been updated, with eight new chapters added across seven thematic sections. Part one discusses the epidemiology of PCOS in both adults and adolescents. Part two covers the pathophysiology of PCOS, including genetics, the hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian and the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axes, insulin resistance, inflammation, and obesity. The next three sections present the various management strategies, medical and surgical, for harnessing the symptomatology, including PCOS-related infertility; these chapters include added case material to provide real-world examples of the treatments in action and their efficacy. Part six covers the comorbidities that women with PCOS commonly encounter, such as issues of mental health, sleep disturbances, endometrial hyperplasia, and cancer, as well as examines the economic burden of PCOS. The final section discusses emerging concepts surrounding possible mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches to PCOS, including angiogenic dysfunction, the role of vitamin D, future potential therapies to targeted AMH signaling. The closing chapter, by familiarizing the readers with the intergenerational implications of PCOS and by raising awareness of potential "ripple effects", aims at alerting the community on a need for vigilance as regards the health of PCOS progeny. With contributions from leaders in the field, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Second Edition remains the gold-standard text on this common medical condition and a valuable resource for the wide range of healthcare professionals engaged in caring for the women with PCOS.

Contents:
Part I. Epidemiology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
1. Diagnostic Criteria and Epidemiology of PCOS
2. Prevalence, Presentation, and Diagnosis of PCOS in Adolescents
3. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Diagnosis of Exclusion
Part II. Pathophysiology, Endocrine and Metabolic Milieus of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
4. Recent Advances in the Genetics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
5. The Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis in PCOS
6. Ovarian Dysfunction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
7. The Role of the Adrenal Glands in the Hyperandrogenism associated with the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
8. Insulin Resistance and Lipotoxicity in PCOS: Causes and Consequences
9. Obesity, Dysmetabolic and Proinflammatory Milieu of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Part III. Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
10. Managing PCOS in the Adolescent
11. Managing the PCOS-Related Symptoms of Hirsutism, Acne, and Female Pattern Hair Loss
12. Role of Insulin-Sensitizing Drugs in PCOS Management
13. Role of Statins & Resveratrol in PCOS Management
14. Role of Lifestyle, Diet and Exercise in the Management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Part IV. Management of Polycytic Ovary Syndrome Related Infertility
15. Managing PCOS-Related Infertility: Ovulation Induction, In Vitro Fertilization, and In Vitro Maturation
16. Considerations and Challenges for Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Part V. The Role of Surgery in the Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
17. Rationale and considerations for Bariatric Surgery
18. Surgical Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Contemporary Viewpoint on Place of Ovarian Surgery in PCOS Management
Part VI. Health Risks and Burden of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
19. PCOS and its Association with Mental Health
20. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
21. Endometrial cancer and pre-cancer in polycystic ovary syndrome
22. Economic Burden of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Part VII. Emerging Concepts in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
23. The Role of Angiogenic Factor Dysregulation in the Pathogenesis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
24. Emerging Concepts: Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in the Pathogenesis of PCOS
25. Anti-Mullerian Hormone Signaling relevance for pathophysiology of PCOS & implications for novel therapeutic approaches to managing ovulatory dysfunction of PCOS
26. Newer Glucose Lowering Medications and Potential Role in Metabolic Management of PCOS
27. Intergenerational Implications of PCOS.

Summary: This book provides an overview of our current understanding of polyembryony in insects. The study of polyembronic insects has advanced considerably over the last several decades. The book shows the exciting potential of polyembryonic insects and their impact on life sciences. It describes the mechanisms of polyembryogenesis; tissue-compatible invasion of the host, which is the first case of compatible cellular interaction between phylogenetically distant organisms without rejection; the sex differences in defense; and the environmental regulation of caste structure. The first book devoted to polyembryony in insects, it draws on the author's research on polyembryonic wasps from 1990 to the present day, covering various topics such as polyembryogenesis in vitro, host-parasite interaction, sex differences in soldier function/humoral toxic factor, and the transcription analysis of polyembryogenesis. It is intended not only for researchers in the field of entomology, parasitology, ontogeny, reproductive biology, developmental biology, sociobiology, and evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo), but also for postgraduate students in these fields.

Contents:
Chapter 1. Overview of polyembryony
Chapter 2. Polyembryony in encyrtid parasitoids. Chapter 3. Host-polyembryonic parasitoid interactions
Chapter 4. Sociality in polyembryonic parasitoids
Chapter 5. Ecology and evolution of polyembryony. .

Summary: This comprehensive reference book is meant to support clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of polyendocrine diseases and endocrine neoplastic syndromes. Although a large majority of endocrine diseases present as sporadic cases, an increasing proportion can be identified as part of a polyendocrine or systemic syndrome. These include autoimmune endocrine diseases, which may be part of autoimmune polyendocrine disorders (APS) or rare complex disorders such as POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein and skin changes) or IPEX (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked) syndromes. On the other hand, endocrine tumors may develop in a variety of clinical conditions, including multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes, syndromic diseases such as McCune Albright or Carneys complex, or peculiar familial associations such as pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndromes. The book discusses the significant advances that have been made in the clinical and genetic characterization of such entities, with major implications in terms of diagnosis and clinical management - with special attention to emerging syndromes, familial screening , multidisciplinarity and multimodal treatment. This volume is intended for clinicians, residents, specialists and physicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of affected patients, including specialists in endocrinology, internal medicine, oncology , genetics and imaging.

Contents:
Intro
Series Preface
Volume Preface
Contents
About the Editors
Contributors
Part I: Polyendocrine Disorders in Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases
1 Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes (APS) or Multiple Autoimmune Syndromes (MAS)
Introduction
Criteria for the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Diseases
Classification of Autoimmune Diseases
Natural History of Autoimmune Diseases
Old Classification of APS
New Classifications of APS/MAS
Hypothesis on the Pathogenesis of APS/MAS
APS/MAS-1
Historical Features
Frequency and Epidemiology Animal Models of APS/MAS-1
Genetics of APS/MAS-1
Main Clinical Manifestations of APS/MAS-1
Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis (CMC)
Chronic Hypoparathyroidism (CH)
Autoimmune Addisonś Disease (AAD)
Minor Autoimmune Diseases
Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)
Autoimmune Gastritis (AG)
Auto-Immune Thyroid Diseases (AITD)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM-1)
Alopecia Areata (AA)
Vitiligo
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AH)
Autoimmune Enteropathy (AE)
Splenic Atrophy (SA)
Pituitary Failure (PF)
Renal Diseases
Pulmonary Diseases (PD) Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
Vasculitis
Ectodermal Dystrophy
Cancer
Other Rare Diseases
Total Number of Diseases in the Italian Cohort of APS/MAS-1
Diseases of APS/MAS-1 and Related Autoantibodies
New Diagnostic Criteria for APS/MAS-1
How to Manage Patients with ASP/MAS-1
When to Investigate for AIRE Gene Mutations
Therapy
APS/MAS-2
Historical Features
Animal Models
Genetics of APS/MAS-2
Frequency and Epidemiology of APS/MAS-2
Main Clinical Manifestations of APS/MAS-2
Autoimmune Addisonś Disease (AAD) Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases (AITD)
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM-I)
Combinations of the Three Major Diseases
Incomplete or Subclinical Forms of APS/MAS-2
Minor Autoimmune Diseases
Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)
Autoimmune Gastritis (AG)
Vitiligo
Alopecia
Celiac Disease
Other Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases and Autoantibodies in APS/MAS-2
Therapy
APS/MAS-3
General Considerations
Frequency of APS/MAS-3
A New Classification of APS/MAS-3
Genetics of APS/MAS-3
APS/MAS 3A: Association Between AITD and Other Autoimmune Endocrine Diseases AITD and DM-1
AITD and Hirataś Disease (HD)
AITD and Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism (HH)
AITD and Lymphocytic Adenohypophysitis (LAH)
AITD and Lymphocytic Neurohypophysitis (LNH)
AITD and Chronic Hypoparathyroidism (CH)
AITD and Lymphocytic Mastopathy
Incomplete APS/MAS 3A
APS/MAS-3B: Association Between AITD and Other Autoimmune Diseases of the Digestive System
AITD and Autoimmune Gastritis (AG)
AITD and Pernicious Anemia (PA)
AITD and Celiac Disease (CD)
AITD and Autoimmune Hepatitis (AH)
AITD and Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)

Summary: This book provides a cutting-edge review of polyglutamine disorders. It primarily focuses on two main aspects: (1) the mechanisms underlying the pathologies' development and progression, and (2) the therapeutic strategies that are currently being explored to stop or delay disease progression. Polyglutamine (polyQ) disorders are a group of inherited neurodegenerative diseases with a fatal outcome that are caused by an abnormal expansion of a coding trinucleotide repeat (CAG), which is then translated in an abnormal protein with an elongated glutamine tract (Q). To date, nine polyQ disorders have been identified and described: dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA); Huntington's disease (HD); spinal-bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA); and six spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 17). The genetic basis of polyQ disorders is well established and described, and despite important advances that have opened up the possibility of generating genetic models of the disease, the mechanisms that cause neuronal degeneration are still largely unknown and there is currently no treatment available for these disorders. Further, it is believed that the different polyQ may share some mechanisms and pathways contributing to neurodegeneration and disease progression.

Summary: This book aims to give readers a basic understanding of commonly used additive manufacturing techniques as well as the tools to fully utilise the strengths of additive manufacturing through the modelling and design phase all the way through to post processing. Guidelines for 3D printed biomedical implants are also provided. Current biomedical applications of 3D printing are discussed, including indirect applications in the rapid manufacture of prototype tooling and direct applications in the orthopaedics, cardiovascular, drug delivery, ear-nose-throat, and tissue engineering fields. Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing: Biomedical Applications is an ideal resource for students, researchers, and those working in industry seeking to better understand the medical applications of additive manufacturing.

Contents:
Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors;
Chapter 1: Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing: Historical Developments, Process Types and Material Considerations; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Stereolithography (SLA); 1.3 Fused Filament Fabrication; 1.4 Selective Laser Sintering (SLS); 1.5 Freeformer; 1.6 InkJet Techniques; 1.7 Laminated Object Manufacturing; 1.8 Summary; References;
Chapter 2: Design for Additive Manufacturing; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Design for Manufacturing and Assembly; 2.3 Advantages of Additive Manufacturing as a Production Process; 2.3.1 Product Digitisation and Rapid Prototyping 2.3.2 Topology Optimisation2.3.3 Geometrical Design Freedom at Low Cost; 2.3.4 Product Customisation; 2.3.5 Product Consolidation; 2.3.6 Lightweight Structures; 2.3.7 Integrated Functions and Internal Features; 2.3.8 Multiple Material Builds; 2.3.9 Optimisation of Supply Chain and Inventory; 2.4 Suitability of Additive Manufacturing; 2.5 Product Design Considerations; 2.5.1 Additive Technology Selection; 2.5.2 Material Selection; 2.5.3 Layer Height; 2.5.4 Support Structures; 2.5.5 Build Orientation; 2.5.6 Overhangs and Unsupported Features; 2.5.7 Hole Design 2.5.8 Hollow Sections and Escape Holes2.5.9 Thin Features; 2.5.10 Geometric Tolerances and Surface Quality; 2.6 Post-processing; 2.6.1 Material Removal; 2.6.2 Surface Finishing and Improving Geometrical Tolerances; 2.7 Product Consolidation and Weight Saving Using Additive Manufacturing; 2.8 Chapter Summary; References;
Chapter 3: Mechanics Modeling of Additive Manufactured Polymers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Nonlinear Modeling of Additive Manufactured Photopolymers; 3.2.1 Finite Strain Anisotropic Model for Plastics; 3.2.2 Anisotropic Hyperelastic Model for Elastomers 3.3 Modeling of Shape Memory Photopolymers3.3.1 Background of Shape Memory Polymers; 3.3.2 Model Descriptions; 3.3.3 Additive Manufactured Shape Memory Structures; 3.4 Summary; References;
Chapter 4: Additive Manufacturing of Tooling for Use in Mass Production Processes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Technologies; 4.2.1 Injection Moulding; 4.2.2 Blow Moulding; 4.3 Cooling; 4.3.1 Benefits of Optimised Cooling System Design; 4.3.2 Conformal Cooling; 4.4 Comparison of UV Photocurable AM Resin Tools to Metal AM Tools; 4.5 Benefits of Using Resin-Based Rapid Tools for Injection Moulding 4.6 Rapid Tooling: Case Studies4.6.1 Design Verification Through the Use of Resin-Based Tooling; 4.6.2 Resin-Based Rapid Tooling to Reduce Costs and Lead Times; 4.6.3 Ceramic-Polymer Tooling Inserts for Use in the Production of Electrical Switch Components; 4.6.4 Comparison of Resin-Based Printed Tooling to Metal Tooling; 4.6.5 Comparison of Service Life of Tools Using Different Resins; 4.6.6 Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Rapid Tooling Inserts; 4.7 Limitations of Polymer-Based Rapid Tooling; 4.8 Summary; References;
Chapter 5: Current Market for Biomedical Implants; 5.1 Introduction

Summary: "This book highlights dynamic developments in polymer synthesis, focusing on synthetic techniques that yield new biomedically relevant polymers, macromolecular super-structures, and biopolymers for surface modification. An added emphasis deals with characterizing these polymers through structure verification"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Characterization of polypeptides and polypeptoides
methods and challenges / David Huesmann, Matthias Barz
Poly(2-oxazoline): the structurally diverse biocompatibilizing polymer / Rodolphe Obeid
Poly(2-oxazoline) polymers
synthesis, characterization and applications in development of therapeutics / Randall W. Moreadith Tacey X. Viegas
Polypeptoid polymers: synthesis, characterization and properties / Brandon A. Chan, Sunting Xuan, Ang Li, Jessica M. Simpson and Donghui Zhang
Polyanhydrides: synthesis and characterization / Rohan Ghadi, Eameema Muntimadugu Wahid Khan, Abraham J. Domb
New routes to tailor-made polyesters / Kazuki Fukushima, Tomoko Fujiwara
Polyphosphoesters: an old biopolymer in a new light / Kristin N. Bauer, Hisaschi T.C. Tee, Evandro M. Alexandrino, Frederik R. Wurm
Design and synthesis of amphiphilic vinyl copolymers with antimicrobial activity / Leanna L. Foster, Masato Mizutani, Yukari Oda, Edmund F. Palermo, Kenichi Kuroda
Enhanced polyethylenimine-based delivery of nucleic acids / Jeff Sparks, Tooba Anwer, Khursheed Anwer
Cationic graft copolymers for DNA engineering / Atsushi Maruyama, Naohiko Shimada
Synthesis of (bio)degradable polymers by controlled/"living" radical polymerization" / Shannon R. Woodruff, Nicolay V. Tsarevsky
Polymerized drugs
a novel approach to controlled release systems / B. Demirdirek, J.J. Faig, R. Guliyev, K.E.Uhrich
Structural design and synthesis of polymer prodrugs / Petr Chytil, Libor Kostka, Tomáš Etrych
Polymeric ultrathin films for surface modifications / Henning Menzel
Surface functionalization of biomaterials by poly(2-oxazoline)s / Giulia Morgese, Edmondo M. Benetti
Biorelated polymer brushes by surface initiated reversible deactivation radical polymerization / Rueben Pfukwa, Lebohang Hlalele, Bert Klumperman
Synthesis of amphiphilic invertible polymers for biomedical applications / A.M. Kohut, I.O. Hevus, S.A. Voronov, A.S. Voronov
Bioadhesive polymers for drug delivery / Eenko Larrañeta, Ryan F. Donnelly.

Summary: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are related conditions occurring almost exclusively in older people. Polymyalgia rheumatica is considered to be the rheumatic disease that is subject to the widest variations of clinical practice, partially due to the considerable uncertainty related to diagnosis and outcomes. Giant cell arteritis, an inflammatory form of vasculitis, may present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and can be complicated by acute ischemic events, the most serious of which is permanent blindness. Early recognition and adequate treatment of the condition is thus necessary to prevent patients' loss of independence and to maintain their quality of life. Part of the Oxford Rheumatology Library series, Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis provides quick and practically relevant information on several aspects of the diseases, particularly on diagnosis and management, with the ultimate aim of improving the patient's care. Chapters highlight current concepts of pathogenesis, recent advances of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, and the ongoing research into the identification of new biomarkers and corticosteroid-sparing medications. Each chapter is complemented with key message boxes highlighting the most relevant information for clinical practice. This concise but comprehensive reference is particularly suited for rheumatologists, general practitioners, and other professionals caring for patients with PMR and GCA.

Summary: It is our wish that readers discover the importance of polymyxin structure in relation to the mechanisms of activity, resistance and toxicity. We emphasized that reliable analytic methods for polymyxins are critical when investigating their pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). The complicated dose definitions and different pharmacopoeial standards have already compromised the safe use of polymyxins in patients. Therefore, informed by the latest pharmacological information, scientifically-based dosing recommendations have been proposed for intravenous polymyxins. Considering the PK/PD limitations and potential development of resistance, polymyxin combinations are encouraged; however, the current literature has not shown definite microbiological benefits, possibly because most clinical studies to date overlooked key PK/PD principles. Nephrotoxicity is the major dose-limiting factor and it is imperative to elucidate the mechanisms and develop novel approaches to minimize polymyxin-associated toxicities. In addition, the anti-endotoxin effect of polymyxins supports their clinical use to treat Gram-negative sepsis. Fortunately, the discovery of new-generation polymyxins with wider therapeutic windows has benefited from the latest achievements in polymyxin research.

Contents:
Overview
Multidrug resistant Gram-negative pathogens: the urgent need for 'old' polymyxins
Discovery, antibacterial spectrum and chemistry
Mechanisms of antibacterial activity
Mechanisms of resistance
Bioanalysis and stability of polymyxins
In vitro pharmacodynamics and PK/PD in animals
Antibacterial susceptibility breakpoints
Labeling of parenteral products of colistin methanesulfonate
Meta-analysis of polymyxin use in patients
Clinical use of colistin
Clinical use of polymyxin B
Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, toxicodynamics and dosing recommendations
Rational combinations with other antibiotics
Toxicities in patients: management and mechanisms
Antiendotoxin effect
Discovery of novel polymyxin-like antibiotics
Conclusion.

Summary: Polyphagous pests are primarily agricultural pests that feed on economically important agricultural and horticultural crops of wide taxonomic diversity across the globe. They cause immense damage across different crop varieties owing to their generalist and voracious food habits. The advent of mono-crop culture in a huge area and the massive use of pesticides post green revolution have massively increased pest outbreaks all over the world. The Middle Eastern countries, African continent and even the Indian subcontinent is increasingly facing resurgences of polyphagus pests. This book compiles an inclusive account of polyphagous pests. It covers locusts, termites, aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, scale insects, gram pod borer, fall armyworm, thrips, mites and rodents. The book discusses mode of spread, enormity of losses caused, mechanism of action, and also means to reduce the crop losses. It brings together a unique perspective for researchers to learn effective pest management practices across all crops. This book is a reference guide to researchers and also useful for academicians and students of entomology.

Contents:
1 Locusts
2 Termites
3 Aphids
4 Whiteflies
5 Mealybugs
6 Scale Insects
7 Gram Pod Borer-(Helicoverpa armigera)
8 Fall Armyworm-Spodoptera frugiperda
9 Thrips
10 Mites
11 Rodents.

Summary: Polyphenols in Human Health and Disease documents antioxidant actions of polyphenols in protection of cells and cell organelles, critical for understanding their health-promoting actions to help the dietary supplement industry. The book begins by describing the fundamentals of absorption, metabolism and bioavailability of polyphenols, as well as the effect of microbes on polyphenol structure and function and toxicity. It then examines the role of polyphenols in the treatment of chronic disease, including vascular and cardiac health, obesity and diabetes therapy, cancer treatment and prevention, and more. Explores neuronal protection by polyphenol metabolites and their application to medical care. Defines modulation of enzyme actions to help researchers see and study polyphenols' mechanisms of action, leading to clinical applications. Includes insights on polyphenols in brain and neurological functions to apply them to the wide range of aging diseases.

Contents:
Volume 1. Polyphenols in chronic diseases and their mechanisms of action
Volume 2. Polyphenols in the prevention and treatment of vascular and cardiac disease, and cancer.

Contents:
1. Introduction: more than 50 years of research on polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism
2. Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in adult mammals
3. Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in fish
4. Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in agriculturally important species
5. The biochemistry and regulation of fatty acid desaturases in animals
6. Biochemistry and regulation of fatty acid desaturases in animals
7. Polyunsaturated fatty acids: metabolism and nutritional requirements in pregnancy and infancy
8. Metabolism of polyunstaurated fatty acids by cells of the immune system
9. Polyunsaturated fatty biosynthesis and metabolism in reproductive tissues
10. The effect of dietary modification on polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism
11. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in vegetarians
12. Genetic influences on polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism
13. Interactions between plyunsaturated fatty acids and the epigenome
Index.

Contents:
1. The modern pharmaceutical development challenge : BCS class II and IV drugs / Gregory K. Webster, Robert G. Bell, and J. Derek Jackson
2. Solubility determinations for pharmaceutical API / Kofi Asare-Addo and Barbara R. Conway
3. Use of surfactants in dissolution testing / Amit Gupta
4. Intrinsic dissolution evaluation of poorly soluble drugs / Michele Georges Issa and Humberto Gomes Ferraz
5. Oral delivery of poorly soluble drugs / Dev Prasad, Akash Jain, and Sudhakar Garad
6. A staged approach to pharmaceutical dissolution testing / Gregory K. Webster, Xi Shao, and Paul D. Curry, Jr.
7. Development and application of in vitro two-phase dissolution method for poorly water-soluble drugs / Ping Gao, Yi Shi, and Jonathan M. Miller
8. The use of apparatus 3 in dissolution testing of poorly soluble drug formulations / G. Bryan Crist
9. Use of apparatus 4 in dissolution testing, including sparingly and poorly soluble drugs / Rajan Jog, Geoffrey N. Grove, and Diane J. Burgess
10. Dissolution of nanoparticle drug formulations / John Bullock
11. Dissolution of lipid-based drug formulations / Stephen M. Cafiero
12. Dissolution of stabilized amorphous drug formulations / Justin R. Hughey
13. Dissolution of pharmaceutical suspensions / Beverly Nickerson, Michele Xuemei Guo, Kenneth J. Norris, and Ling Zhang
14. Dissolution testing of poorly soluble drugs : "biorelevant dissolution" / Mark McAllister and Irena Tomaszewska
15. Clinically relevant dissolution for low-solubility immediate-release products / Paul A. Dickinson, Talia Flanagan, David Holt, and Paul W. Stott
16. The QbD approach to method development and validation for dissolution testing / Alger D. Salt
17. Regulatory considerations in dissolution and drug release of BCS class II and IV compounds / Robert G. Bell and Laila Kott
18. Dissolution of liquid-filled capsules based formulations / Rampurna Prasad Gullapalli
19. Current and emerging non-compendial methods for dissolution testing / Namita Tipnis and Diane J. Burgess.

Summary: "Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual: The Henry Street Model for Nurses has proven to be one of the most important public health texts for students and practitioners alike. Focused on developing a competent public health nursing practice in diverse settings, the core text builds on the Henry Street Consortium's framework of 13 competencIes for population-based, entry-level public health nursing (PHN). Full-color; 500 pages"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Introduction to public health nursing practice
Evidence-based public health nursing practice
Competency 1 : applies the public health nursing process to communities, systems, individuals, and families
Competency 2 : utilizes basic epidemiological principles (the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population) in public health nursing practice
Competency 3 : utilizes the principles and science of environmental health to promote safe and sustainable environments for individuals, families, systems, and communities
Competency 4 : practices public health nursing within the auspices of the nurse practice act
Competency 5 : works within the responsibility and authority of the governmental public health system
Competency 6 : utilizes collaboration to achieve public health goals
Competency 7 : effectively communicates with communities, systems, individuals, families, and colleagues
Competency 8 : establishes and maintains caring relationships with communities, systems, individuals, and families
Competency 9 : incorporates mental, physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental aspects of health into assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
Competency 10 : demonstrates nonjudgmental and unconditional acceptance of people different from self
Competency 11 : shows evidence of commitment to social justice, the greater good, and the public health principles
Competency 12 : demonstrates leadership in public health nursing with communities, systems, individuals, and families
Putting it all together : what it means to be a public health nurse.

Summary: This book offers a rare and detailed insight into 20 years of in-depth field research and conservation of the white-headed langur. It focuses on the white-headed langurs natural refuge, territory and home range, diets and foraging strategies, behavior modes, reproductive strategies, population, possible future viabilities, and their interaction with human society. From 1996 through 2016, a small research team led by Prof. Wenshi Pan from Peking University conducted studies and conservation efforts on the white-headed langur, one of the most endangered endemic species of China, in Guangxi and saved the species from extinction. With the help of conservationists efforts, the white-headed langur population in Nongguan Mountains, Guangxi, gradually increased from 105 to approximately 820.This book shares the success story of the unification of human development and wildlife conservation.

Contents:
Chapter 1. The origin of white-headed langur
Chapter 2. From ancient Java langur to white-headed langur today
Chapter 3. White-headed langur is an endemic species of Chongzuo
Chapter 4. A catastrophe for the white-headed langur
Chapter 5. White-headed langurs habitats and natural refugees
Chapter 6. White-Headed Langurs Homeland in Nongguan Mountains
Chapter 7. White-headed langurs diets and forage behaviors
Chapter 8. Restoration of the White-headed Langur Population in Nongguan Mountains
Chapter 9. The behavior patterns of a white-headed langur family
Chapter 10. The strategy of white-headed langur reproductive behaviors
Chapter 11.The number of the white-headed langur in Nongguan Mountains
Chapter 12. A Population Viability Analysis for the white-headed langur in Nongguan Mountains
Chapter 13. How to conserve the white-headed langur population.

Summary: Population genomics has revolutionized various disciplines of biology including population, evolutionary, ecological and conservation genetics, plant and animal breeding, human health, medicine and pharmacology by allowing to address novel and long-standing questions with unprecedented power and accuracy. It employs large-scale or genome-wide genetic information and bioinformatics to address various fundamental and applied aspects in biology and related disciplines, and provides a comprehensive genome-wide perspective and new insights that were not possible before. These advances have become possible due to the development of new and low-cost sequencing and genotyping technologies and novel statistical approaches and software, bioinformatics tools, and models. Population genomics is tremendously advancing our understanding the roles of evolutionary processes, such as mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, and natural selection, in shaping up genetic variation at individual loci and across the genome and populations; improving the assessment of population genetic parameters or processes such as adaptive evolution, effective population size, gene flow, admixture, inbreeding and outbreeding depression, demography, and biogeography; resolving evolutionary histories and phylogenetic relationships of extant, ancient and extinct species; understanding the genomic basis of fitness, adaptation, speciation, complex ecological and economically important traits, and disease and insect resistance; facilitating forensics, genetic medicine and pharmacology; delineating conservation genetic units; and understanding the genetic effects of resource management practices, and assisting conservation and sustainable management of genetic resources. This Population Genomics book discusses the concepts, approaches, applications and promises of population genomics in addressing most of the above fundamental and applied crucial aspects in a variety of organisms from microorganisms to humans. The book provides insights into a range of emerging population genomics topics including population epigenomics, landscape genomics, seascape genomics, paleogenomics, ecological and evolutionary genomics, biogeography, demography, speciation, admixture, colonization and invasion, genomic selection, and plant and animal domestication. This book fills a vacuum in the field and is expected to become a primary reference in Population Genomics world-wide. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Population Genomics: Advancing Understanding of Nature / Luikart, Gordon (et al.)
Genotyping and Sequencing Technologies in Population Genetics and Genomics / Holliday, J.A. (et al.)
Computational Tools for Population Genomics / Salojärvi, Jarkko
Population and Evolutionary Genetic Inferences in the Whole-Genome Era: Software Challenges / Stamatakis, Alexandros
Population Epigenomics: Advancing Understanding of Phenotypic Plasticity, Acclimation, Adaptation and Diseases / Moler, Ehren R.V. (et al.)
Landscape Genomics: Understanding Relationships Between Environmental Heterogeneity and Genomic Characteristics of Populations / Balkenhol, Niko (et al.)
Paleogenomics: Genome-Scale Analysis of Ancient DNA and Population and Evolutionary Genomic Inferences / Lan, Tianying (et al.)
Genome-Wide Association Studies and Heritability Estimation in the Functional Genomics Era / Pino Del Carpio, Dunia (et al.)
Genomic Selection / Jonas, Elisabeth (et al.)
Population Genomics Provides Key Insights in Ecology and Evolution / Hohenlohe, Paul A. (et al.)
Inferring Demographic History Using Genomic Data / Salmona, Jordi (et al.)
Advancing Biogeography Through Population Genomics / Johnson, Jeremy S. (et al.)
Adaptation Without Boundaries: Population Genomics in Marine Systems / Oleksiak, Marjorie F.
Population Genomics of Speciation and Admixture / Nadeau, Nicola J. (et al.)
Population Genomics of Colonization and Invasion / Welles, Shana R. (et al.)
Population Genomics of Crop Domestication: Current State and Perspectives / Cubry, Philippe (et al.)
Population Genomics of Animal Domestication and Breed Development / Wilkinson, Samantha (et al.)
Population Genomics of Domestication and Breed Development in Canines in the Context of Cognitive, Social, Behavioral, and Disease Traits / Irizarry, Kristopher J.L. (et al.)

Summary: Population genomics has provided unprecedented opportunities to unravel the mysteries of marine organisms in the oceans' depths. The world's oceans, which make up 70% of our planet, encompass diverse habitats and host numerous unexplored populations and species. Population genomics studies of marine organisms are rapidly emerging and have the potential to transform our understanding of marine populations, species, and ecosystems, providing insights into how these organisms are evolving and how they respond to different stimuli and environments. This knowledge is critical for understanding the fundamental aspects of marine life, how marine organisms will respond to environmental changes, and how we can better protect and preserve marine biodiversity and resources. This book brings together leading experts in the field to address critical aspects of fundamental and applied research in marine species and share their research and insights crucial for understanding marine ecosystem diversity and function. It also discusses the challenges, opportunities and future perspectives of marine population genomics.

Contents:
Part I: Introduction
Marine Population Genomics: Challenges and Opportunities
Part II: Marine Microbes
Part III: Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Biogeography
Population Genomics of Marine Zooplankton
Population Genomics of Early-Splitting Lineages of Metazoans
Population Genomics and Biogeography of the Northern Acorn Barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides) Using Pooled Sequencing Approaches
Part IV: Seascape Genomics
Seascape Genomics: Contextualizing Adaptive and Neutral Genomic Variation in the Ocean Environment
Part V: Adaptation, Acclimation, and Speciation
Clinal Adaptation in the Marine Environment
The Population Genomics of Parallel Adaptation: Lessons from Threespine Stickleback
Mechanisms of Adaptive Divergence and Speciation in Littorina saxatilis: Integrating Knowledge from Ecology and Genetics with New Data Emerging from Genomic Studies
Ecological Speciation in Corals
Environmental Epigenomics and Its Applications in Marine Organisms
Part VI: Protection, Conservation, and Management of Marine Organisms
Marine Invasion Genomics: Revealing Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Biological Invasions
Population Genomics Applied to Fishery Management and Conservation
Marine Conservation and Marine Protected Areas
Index.

Summary: Population genomics is a rapidly emerging field that has the potential to transform our understanding of how evolutionary forces shape genomic diversity among microbes. There have already been considerable advances in understanding gene flow and spread of adaptive traits, and in linking epidemiology with evolutionary biology. The current challenge is to find unifying evolutionary principles for organisms that display a wide range of reproductive biology - from highly clonal to promiscuous - and for which the vast majority have eluded cultivation. This requires interdisciplinary approaches that incorporate novel computational tools, testing of existing and novel population genetic models, and creative new ways of linking genetic diversity to ecological factors. This pioneering book will discuss the advances made and promises of population genomics in microorganisms, outlining some of the key theoretical and practical challenges for microbial population genomics, including defining and identifying populations, genomics-based reverse ecology and building appropriate tools to understand microbes in a variety of complex environments.

Contents:
Preface I. Concepts and perspectives
1. Microbial Population Genomics Perspectives and Promises Martin Polz, MITOm Rajora, Umiversity of New Brunswick
2. Population Genomics and Microbial Species Concept Jesse Shapiro, University of Montreal
3. Population Genomics and Metagenomics Jill Banfield, University of California Berkeley Vincent Denef, University of Michigan
4. Reverse Ecology Martin Polz, MIT
5. Genomic and Computational Methods in Microbial Population Genomics Xavier Didelot, Imperial College Daniel Falush, Swansea University Eric Alm, MIT II. Population Genomics of Bacteria
6. Population Genomics of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria David Guttman, University of Toronto Boris Vinatzer, Virginia Tech
7. Population Genomics of Human Pathogenic Bacteria Bill Hanage, Harvard School of Public Health Ed Feil, University of Bath Nick Croucher, Imperial College
8. Population Genomics of Symbiotic Bacteria Nancy Moran, University of Texas, Austin
9. Population Genomics of Dairy Industrial Bacteria Paul W. O'Toole, University College, Cork Paola Cremonesi, NRC, Italy
10. Population Genomics of Environmental Bacteria and Archaea Rachel Whitaker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Daniel Buckley, Cornell University Thane Papke, University of Connecticut Francisco Rodriguez-Valera, University Miguel Hernandez III. Population Genomics of Fungi
11. Population Genomics of Plant Pathogenic Fungi Michael G. Milgroom, Cornell University
12. Population Genomics of Human Pathogenic Fungi Bruce McDonald, ETH Zurich Institute of Integrative Biology
13. Population Genomics and Yeast Biodiversity and Evolution Cletus P Kurtzman, USDA AR Gianni Liti, Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham Mathew R. Goddard, University of Auckland, University of Lincoln
14. Population Genomics of Domestication in Yeast Edward J. Louis, Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham; José Paulo Sampaio, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal IV. Population Genomics of Viruses
15. Population Genomics of Human Viruses Richard A. Neher, Max Planck Institute of Developmental BiologyFrancois Balloux, University of Cambridge
16. Population Genomics of Plant Viruses Zhongguo Xiong, University of ArizonaH. C. Prasanna, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research
17. Population Genomics of Bacterial Viruses Mathew Sullivan, University of Ohio
18. Population Genomics of Insect Viruses Robert S. Cornman, Bee Research Lab, USDA-ARS Clement Gilbert, Universite de Poitiers Index.

Summary: Aspects of health care organizations discussed in the volume include the PCMH, ACOs, integration with the public health and mental health systems, hospital-physician alignment, and resource planning.

Contents:
Strategic re-design of team-based patient-focused healthcare services / Denise C. Tahara, Richard P. Green
Community-level sociodemographic characteristics and patient-centered medical home / Larry R. Hearld, Kristine R. Hearld, Tory H. Hogan
Engaging the healthcare team through operations councils : strategies to improve population health from within / Susan Moffatt-Bruce [and others]
Using teams to implement personalized health care across a multi-site breast cancer network / Sarah Lewis [and others]
A business planning model to identify new safety net clinic locations / James Langabeer II [and others]
Answering the call for integrating population health : insights from health system executives / Erik Carlton
Population health management in integrated physical and mental health care / Cynthia J. Sieck, Thomas Wickizer, Laurel Geist
Population, community and public health : measuring the benefits / Jason S. Turner, Connie Evashwick
The evolving model of health care in the United States : system change is not enough / Randell Wexler
Payment models to support population health management / Timothy R. Huerta, Jennifer L. Hefner, Ann Scheck McAlearney.

Summary: 'Population Health Science' formalizes an emerging discipline at the crossroads of social and medical sciences, demography, and economics-an emerging approach to population studies that represents a seismic shift in how traditional health sciences measure and observe health events.

Summary: This contributed volume is the first in-depth analysis of the health policies of populist radical right (PRR) parties worldwide and their actual involvement in health care. The prominence of authoritarian, nationalistic, and populist parties is expanding steadily. However, it is often difficult to discern what kind of policies they really stand for, particularly with regard to the welfare state and public health, where research remains sparse. This book fills this critical gap. The text connects PRR parties and leaders with actual health and social policy effects in Eastern and Western Europe as well as in the United States, Brazil, and the Philippines. The chapters highlight ten individual country case studies authored by young scholars and professors with political science and health experts: The Austrian Freedom Party in Government: A Threat to Public Health? The Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Health Policy: Normalization or Containment of Populist Radical Right Tendencies? Populist Radical Right Influence on Health Policy in the Netherlands: The Case of the Party for Freedom (PVV) The Evolution of the Populist Radical Right and Their Impact on Health in Italy The Populist Radical Right and Health in Hungary Is the Polish 'Law and Justice' (PiS) a Typical Populist Radical Right Party? A Health Policy Perspective The Case of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) Rhetoric and Reality in the United States of America: Trump, Populism, and Health Policy Ruling Through Chaos in Brazil: Bolsonaro's Authoritarian Agenda for Public Health An Authoritarian Reaction to COVID-19 in the Philippines: A Strong Commitment to Universal Health Care Combined with Violent Securitization The Populist Radical Right and Health is exceptionally timely and essential reading for political science and health colleagues researching and writing about PRR parties and leaders; students and faculty in public health, health and social policy, and political science; and anyone interested in learning more about this topic.

Contents:
Intro
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
About the Editors and Contributors
Contributors
Introduction
Introduction
Populism and Health: Identifying What We Know
Populism
Populist Radical Right
Populist Radical Right Parties and the Mainstream
Populist Radical Right Politics and Health Policy
The Coronavirus Test
The Book in Brief
References
The Austrian Freedom Party in Government: A Threat to Public Health?
Introduction
History of the FPÖ From Welfare Populism to Welfare Chauvinism
The FPÖ and Their Social Policies
Haider (2000-2005)
Strache (2017-2019)
The FPÖ's Role in Shaping Health Policies
The Social Insurance Merger
Private Hospitals Financing Fund
A New E-Card
The Austrian Smoking Ban
The FPÖ and the Coronavirus
Conclusion
References
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Health Policy: Normalization or Containment of Populist Radical Right Tendencies?
Introduction
The History of the AfD
The AfD as a PRR Party
The AfD and Its Response to the Early COVID-19 Crisis The Health Policies of the AfD
Conclusion
References
Populist Radical Right Influence on Health Policy in the Netherlands: The Case of the Party for Freedom (PVV)
Introduction
History of the PVV
The Influence of the PVV on Dutch Health Policy
Elderly Care
Curative Care
Public Health
The PVV in Opposition
The Dutch PRR and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Conclusion
References
The Evolution of the Populist Radical Right and Their Impact on Health in Italy
Introduction
History of the Lega Nord
From Bossi to Salvini
PRR Lega?
Health Policies of the Lega Berlusconi Government II and III (2001-2006)
Berlusconi IV Government (2008-2011)
Conte I Government (2018-2019)
The Corona Pandemic
Conclusion
References
The Populist Radical Right and Health in Hungary
Introduction
Fidesz's Turn to PRR
Welfare Reforms Impacting Health
Health Policies
COVID-19 Response
Conclusion
References
Is the Polish 'Law and Justice' (PiS) a Typical Populist Radical Right Party? A Health Policy Perspective
Introduction
PiS and PRR Ideology
Health Policy Reforms Under PiS Since 2015
Government's Response to COVID-19 Discussion
Conclusion
References
The Case of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
Introduction
The Rise of UKIP
UKIP and Radical Right Populism
Beyond Euroscepticism: The Influence of PRR Politics on UK Health Policy
The COVID Crisis and Populism in the United Kingdom
Conclusion
References
Rhetoric and Reality in the United States of America: Trump, Populism and Health Policy
Introduction
PRR, Donald Trump and the United States
Trump and Traditional Conservative Health Policy
Welfare Chauvinistic Policies
Liberal Chauvinistic Policies

Contents:
X-ray crystallography shines a light on pore-forming toxins / Bronte A. Johnstone, Michelle P. Christie, Craig J. Morton, and Michael W. Parker
How protein engineering has revealed the molecular mechanisms of pore-forming toxins / Jordan C. Evans and Rodney K. Tweten
Electron microscopy as a critical tool in the determination of pore forming mechanisms in proteins / Robert J.C. Gilbert
Going full circle : Determining the structures of complement component 9 / Bradley A. Spicer and Michelle A. Dunstone
Preparation of Clostridium perfringens binary iota-toxin pore complex for structural analysis using cryo-EM / Tomohito Yamada and Hideaki Tsuge
AFM imaging of pore forming proteins / Adrian W. Hodel, Katharine Hammond, and Bart W. Hoogenboom
High-speed atomic force microscopy to study pore-forming proteins / Fang Jiao, Yi Ruan, and Simon Scheuring
The use of giant unilamellar vesicles to study functional properties of pore-forming toxins / Saša Aden, Tina Snoj, and Gregor Anderluh
Preparation and utility of asymmetric lipid vesicles for studies of perfringolysin O-lipid interactions / Shinako Kakuda, Bingchen Li, and Erwin London
Molecular basis for the activation of actinoporins by lipids / Jose M.M. Caaveiro and Kouhei Tsumoto
Biophysical approaches to study actinoporin-lipid interactions / Juan Palacios-Ortega, Esperanza Rivera-de-Torre, José G. Gavilanes, J. Peter Slotte, Álvaro Martínez-del-Pozo, and Sara García-Linares
Conformational switching, refolding and membrane insertion of the diphtheria toxin translocation domain / Alexey S. Ladokhin, Alexander Kyrychenko, Mykola V. Rodnin, and Victor Vasquez-Montes
Cysteine-based crosslinking approach for characterization of oligomeric pore-forming proteins in the mitochondrial membranes / Zhi Zhang, Bo Huang, Xuejun C. Zhang, and Jialing Lin
Topological analysis of type 3 secretion translocons in native membranes / Yuzhou Tang, Hanling Guo, Arjan J. Vermeulen, and Alejandro P. Heuck
Single-molecule imaging of pore-forming toxin dynamics in droplet interface bilayers / Christopher Parperis and Mark I. Wallace
Using multiscale molecular dynamics simulations to obtain insights into pore forming toxin mechanisms / Rajat Desikan, Amit Behera, Prabal K. Maiti, and K. Ganapathy Ayappa
The use of pore-forming toxins to image lipids and lipid domains / Nario Tomishige, Motohide Murate, Pascal Didier, Ludovic Richert, Yves Mély, and Toshihide Kobayashi
The use of anthrolysin O and ostreolysin A to study cholesterol in cell membranes / Kristen A. Johnson and Arun Radhakrishnan
Strategies for enzymological studies and measurements of biological molecules with the cytolysin A nanopore / Carsten Wloka, Nicole S. Galenkamp, Nieck J. van der Heide, Florian L.R. Lucas, and Giovanni Maglia
Pore-forming toxins as tools for polymer analytics : From sizing to sequencing / Fabien Piguet, Tobias Ensslen, Mazdak A. Bakshloo, Monasadat Talarimoghari, Hadjer Ouldali, Gerhard Baaken, Ekaterina Zaitseva, Manuela Pastoriza-Gallego, Jan C. Behrends, and Abdelghani Oukhaled
Use of pore-forming toxins to study co-translocational protein folding / Antonio De la Torre-Cabrera and David Rodriguez-Larrea.

Summary: Comprehensive and professional care for people with ports! This book offers nurses and medical professionals comprehensive knowledge for the care of people with ports. Starting with the selection and indication for port placement, through dressing changes and hygiene guidelines, to everyday handling - here you will find expert knowledge at the highest level! The different requirements in inpatient and outpatient settings are also taken into account. The authors come from different professional groups and show that good interprofessional cooperation is essential for successful, evidence-based treatment of patients with a port. Here's how to improve your patients' quality of life! This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Portpflege by Roland Hennes and Gisela Muller, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. The Content Basics of port surgery and management of complications Wound care and dressing changes Hygiene standards and legal aspects of care Special situations: Children, ambulatory care The Editors Roland Hennes, MD, Head of the Heidelberg Port Center-Superior Physician, Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital. Gisela Muller, Head of Nursing at the Surgical University Hospital Heidelberg.

Contents:
Interdisciplinary cooperation for the treatment of port patients
Indications for a port catheter system, basics of port surgery and management of complications
Hygiene standards for the treatment of port patients
Legal aspects of port care
Expert standard for port care
Wound care and dressing changes
Intra- and postoperative care after port implantation
Special features of port care in oncological patients
Port care in outpatient care
Special patient groups. Intra- and postoperative care after port implantation
Special features of port care for oncological patients
Port care in outpatient care
Special patient groups
Port care in infants and children
Documentation Patient counseling and information
Current evidence of port care.

Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Mentors/Advisors
Chapter 3. The Transition?Part 1
Chapter 4. Attire
Chapter 5. The Little Black Book
Chapter 6. Communications
Chapter 7. Teaching and Learning
Chapter 8. Surgery Suite Etiquette
Chapter 9. The Clinics
Chapter 10. Rounds
Chapter 11. The Difficult
Chapter 12. Documentation
Chapter 13. Presentations
Chapter 14. Mortality and Morbidity Conference
Chapter 15. On Call
Chapter 16. Family and Friends
Chapter 17. Your Health
Chapter 18. Medical?Legal
Chapter 19 The System
Chapter 20. The Boards
Chapter 21 The 80-Hour Week
Chapter 22. Research
Chapter 23. The Interview
Chapter 24. HIPAA
Chapter 25. Social Media
Chapter 26. Electronic Medical Records
Chapter 27. Insurance, Managed Care
Chapter 28. Vacations
Chapter 29. Finances
Chapter 30. Assorted Affairs
Chapter 31. The Transition?Part 2
Chapter 32. The Mentor?s Wrap-Up
Chapter 33. Epilogue
Appendix A. Commonly Used Web-Based Sites
Appendix B. Books of Interest. .

Contents:
Pathogenesis and diagnosis
Medical, endoscopic, percutaneous, and surgical management
Endovascular management: shunts and splenic embolization
Percutaneous and endovascular management: transvenous obliteration.

Summary: This book will be an excellent tool for practitioners seeking an update on the latest developments in the diagnosis and management of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Among the topics addressed are risk stratification, prognosis, screening and surveillance, impact of etiological and antifibrotic therapy, the gut microbiome and cirrhosis, prevention of decompensation/further decompensation, management of the acute bleeding episode, controversies in pediatrics, and vascular diseases of the liver in cirrhotic and noncirrhotic portal hypertension. The book is a compilation of lectures and important consensus statements from the Sixth Baveno International Consensus Workshop on Portal Hypertension, the most recent of a series of workshops held every 5 years for hepatologists with an interest in the field. Portal Hypertension VI will serve as a reference book for clinical and research fellows in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and should inspire new research projects in the areas identified as promising by the experts of the Baveno VI Faculty.

Contents:
Session 1
Risk stratification and prognosis
Session 2
Screening and surveillance: invasive and noninvasive methods
Session 3
Changing scenarios I: Impact of etiological therapy for cirrhosis and of anti-fibrotic therapy on portal hypertension
Session 4
The gut microbiome and cirrhosis
Session 5
Changing scenarios II: What to do after successful cure of the etiologic factor?
Session 6
Management of the acute bleeding episode
Session 7
Controversies and challenges in Pediatrics
Session 8
Prevention of further decompensation (ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatic encephalopathy)
Session 9 Vascular diseases of the liver in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension: coagulation, anti-coagulation, anti-platelet drugs.

Summary: This book, the seventh in a series of proceedings volumes that began in 1995, reviews the latest developments in the diagnosis and management of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. It addresses a broad range of topics, including: risk stratification, HVPG, non-invasive surrogates for cACLD, CSPH, varices, progression and regression of cirrhosis, impact of etiological therapy on cirrhosis, impact of non-etiological novel therapies on cirrhosis, prevention of first/further decompensation, acute variceal hemorrhage, and Vascular Liver Disorders in Cirrhosis (VALDIG). The book is a compilation of lectures and important consensus statements from the Seventh Baveno International Consensus Workshop on Portal Hypertension, the latest in a series of workshops held every five years for hepatologists with an interest in the field. Portal Hypertension VII offers a valuable reference guide for clinical and research fellows in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and will inspire new research projects in the promising areas identified by the experts of the Baveno VII Faculty.

Contents:
Intro
Preface
Thomas D. Boyer, MD (1943-2018)-A Tribute
Memories of Prof Andrew K. Burroughs, MD (1953-2014)
Tribute to Roberto J. Groszmann
Tribute to Prof Luigi Pagliaro (1931-2020)
Contents
Contributors
Part I: Introductory Lectures
1: Introduction: Baveno I to Baveno VII ... and Beyond
Baveno I to VI
Attendance at the Baveno Workshops
Publications Derived from the Baveno Workshops
Impact of the Baveno Consensus on the Medical Literature
Validation of the Baveno Definitions and Recommendations
Beyond Baveno VII, the Baveno Cooperation The Baveno I-VII Workshops Were a Concerted Effort of the Following
Speakers and Chairpersons
References
2: New Concepts in Risk Stratification
Introduction
Risk Prediction and Probabilistic Thinking
Diagnosis as a Risk Prediction Problem
Decision Thresholds and Risk Stratification
Risk Prediction and the Interpretation of Treatment Effects in Randomized Controlled Trials
Conclusion
References
3: Clinical Stages and Ordinal Outcomes in Portal Hypertension
Background
Definition and Incidence of Decompensation
Clinical Stages of Cirrhosis Ordinal Outcomes
Examples of Application of an Ordinal Outcome in Compensated Cirrhosis
Ordinal Outcomes for Randomized Clinical Trials in Cirrhosis
Sample Size Estimation with Ordinal Compared to Binary Outcomes
Using Ordinal Outcomes in Portal Hypertension
Conclusions
References
4: Lifestyle and Genetic Modifiers of Liver Disease Progression
Lifestyle Modifiers of Liver Disease Progression
Unhealthy Lifestyle
Alcohol
Obesity
Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Frailty
Cigarette Smoke
Healthy Lifestyle-Protective Factors
Physical Activity and Exercise Coffee Consumption and Mediterranean Diet
Genetic Modifiers of Progression of cACLD
Individual Genetic Variants
PNPA3 and HSD17B13
SERPINA1/Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
NOD2
NR1H4/FXR
Conclusions and Outlook
References
Part II: HVPG as a Gold Standard
5: HVPG as a Gold Standard: Accuracy Is Essential
Procedure Technique
Pressure Measurements and Data Recording
Technical Aspects
Diagnosis of Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension (CSPH) and Prediction of Main Outcomes in Patients with Different Etiologies of Cirrhosis
Variceal Hemorrhage Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Survival
Assessment of HVPG in Patients Receiving NSBBs for Prevention of Variceal Hemorrhage and Decompensation
HVPG Predicts Risk of Decompensation and Mortality after Hepatic and Non-hepatic Surgery
Patients with Cirrhosis and HCC: Candidates for Hepatic Resection
Patients with Cirrhosis Who Undergo Extrahepatic Surgery
PPG in the Setting of Tips
PPG Measurement
Anatomic Location for PPG Measurement
Optimal PPG Threshold for Portal Hypertensive Bleeding/Ascites
PPG Thresholds in Overshunting Adverse Events
References

Summary: This book covers major knowledge and recent advance regarding portal vein thrombosis. Portal vein thrombosis, a potentially life-threatening vascular disorder of the liver, refers to the development of thrombosis within main portal vein trunk and intrahepatic portal vein branches with or without splenic and mesenteric veins. In patients with acute portal vein thrombosis, if a thrombus extends into the mesenteric veins, there is a risk of intestinal ischemia and necrosis; in patients with chronic portal vein thrombosis, portal hypertension and its complications develop. The book includes chapters on the topics of epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and prognostic impact, pharmacological, interventional with surgical treatment of this disease. Concepts of early diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis and extensive assessment of its severity are fully introduced. The book is beneficial for physicians to establish standard treatment strategy, for researchers to launch creative clinical and experimental studies.

Contents:
1 Anatomy of Portal Vein System
2 Epidemiology of Portal Vein Thrombosis
3 Risk factors for portal vein thrombosis
4 Imaging of Portal Vein Thrombosis
5 Classification of Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis
6 Impact of Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis on Outcomes of Liver Cirrhosis
7 Anticoagulation for Nontumoral Portal Vein Thrombosis
8 Thrombolysis for Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis
9 Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis
10 Liver Transplantation in the Setting of Non-Malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis
11 Management Of Portal Vein Thrombosis In Liver Cancer
12 Future Directions.

Summary: "Ocean's Eleven meets The Farewell in this lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums, about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity. History is told by the conquerors. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even now. Will Chen plans to steal them back. A senior at Harvard, Will fits comfortably in his carefully curated roles: a perfect student, an art history major and sometimes artist, the eldest son who has always been his parents' American Dream. But when a mysterious Chinese benefactor reaches out with an impossible--and illegal--job offer, Will finds himself something else as well: the leader of a heist to steal back five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago. His crew is every heist archetype one can imag­ine--or at least, the closest he can get. A con artist: Irene Chen, a public policy major at Duke who can talk her way out of anything. A thief: Daniel Liang, a pre-med student with steady hands just as capable of lockpicking as suturing. A getaway driver: Lily Wu, an engineering major who races cars in her free time. A hacker: Alex Huang, an MIT dropout turned Silicon Valley software engineer. Each member of his crew has their own complicated relationship with China and the identity they've cultivated as Chinese Americans, but when Will asks, none of them can turn him down. Because if they succeed? They earn fifty million dollars--and a chance to make history. But if they fail, it will mean not just the loss of everything they've dreamed for themselves but yet another thwarted at­tempt to take back what colonialism has stolen"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: This book provides clear guidance on the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of positional plagiocephaly. Information is first presented on classification, epidemiology, and etiopathogenesis. Diagnosis is then explained in detail, covering the significance of anamnestic data, physical examination, differential diagnosis, instrumental examinations, and anthropometric measurements. Preventive measures such as 'tummy time' and physiotherapy are described, and the role of orthoses, osteopathy, and surgery in treatment is closely examined. The closing chapter addresses prognosis and complications. Positional plagiocephaly is not only a "cosmetic" problem but can cause facial and mandibular asymmetry, visual disturbances, and cognitive and psychomotor impairment, yet when correctly treated it usually resolves by 6-7 years of age. This book will be an ideal aid for pediatricians, neurosurgeons,maxillo-facial surgeons, orthopedic physicians, physiotherapists, and for all involved in preventing and managing the condition.

Contents:
1 Historical notes
2 Definition and classification
3 Epidemiology
4 Etiology and pathogenesis
5 Diagnosis and clinical evaluation
6 Prevention and physiotherapic treatment
7 Osteopathic considerations
8 Surgical indications and treatment for cranial occipital anomalies
9 Outcomes.

Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most prevalent sleep disordered breathing disorder. It has become apparent that in more than half the patients with OSA, the frequency and duration of apneas are influenced by body position. To treat patients with Position Dependent OSA (POSA), positional therapy can be considered for preventing patients from sleeping in the worst sleeping position. Recently, treatment of POSA has advanced dramatically with the introduction of a new generation of positional therapy. Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea presents improved OSA diagnostic methods and the tools needed to implement positional therapy in clinical practice. This includes patient work-up, positional therapy with or without other treatments, consequences of guidelines, and future developments. Clinicians, students and researchers will find this comprehensive guide to be an invaluable resource for evaluating and treating sleep breathing disorders.

Contents:
1. Introduction.- 2. OSA, the magnitude of the problem 3
Compliance of various forms of OSA treatment
4. Prevalence of positional obstructive sleep apnea in patients undergoing polysomnography and the effect of sleep stage
5 The contribution of head position to the apnea hypopnea index in patients with position dependent obstructive sleep apnea
6. Influence of sleep position on the transition of mild to moderate and severe OSA
7. Clinical characteristics of positional obstructive sleep apnea among Asians.- 8. Positional therapy: left lateral decubitus position versus right lateral decubitus position
9. Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Sleep Position.- 10. Changes in site of obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea patients according to sleep position.- 11. Towards a clinical classification system (APOC) for positional dependent obstructive sleep apnea
12. Retrospective cohort analysis with the APOC system.- 13. Correlation between calculated/predicted and actual AHI after positional therapy.- 14. Influence of sleep position on snoring
15. The effect of body position on sleep apnea in children.- 16. Sleep position and pregnancy
17. Positional OSA in Down syndrome.- 18. Positional OSA in the morbidly obese and the effect of weight loss on OSA severity.- 19. The impact of body weight changes on body posture dominance in adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients.- 20. Positional central sleep apnea
21. History of positional therapy: transition from tennis balls to new devices
22. Long term results and compliance of a special vest preventing the supine position.- 23. Results of a first generation new device for positional therapy
24. Short term (4 weeks) results of the Sleep Position Trainer for positional therapy.- 25. Long-term (6 months) effectiveness, compliance and subjective sleep outcomes of treatment with the Sleep Position Trainer in a large cohort of position-dependent OSA patients.- 26. 10 problems and solutions for Positional Therapy: Technical aspects of the Sleep Position Trainer
27. Prevalence and Effect of supine-dependent obstructive sleep apnea and effect of oral appliance therapy.- 28. Positional therapy and palatal surgery
29. Positional therapy and tongue base surgery.- 30. Residual POSA after maxillomandibular ad-vancement in patients with severe OSA.- 31. Impact of upper airway surgery on positional change during sleep.- 32. Comparison of positional therapy to CPAP in patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea .- 33. Position training: an indispensable therapy.- 34. Positional therapy, consequences for and implementation in OSA guidelines.- 35.- Position-dependent sleep apnea: implications for diagnosis and management.- 36. Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: For whom and for whom not.- 37. Summary and future perspectives.

Summary: "A teenager's memoir of the experinces of bullying, being HIV positive and surviving the experiences to become a force for positive change in this world"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: This clear and easy-to-use workbook provides clinicians, clients, and those interested in self-improvement with a practical guide to understanding and improving body image through the latest research findings and clinical tools. The key components of positive body image, such as embodiment, body appreciation, self-care, intuitive eating, social comparison, and body talk, are all covered, with reliable assessments and guidelines for applications accompanying each topic. An array of assignments are also included for clients and readers to complete based on their values, needs and interests to provide positive body image. Clinicians will appreciate the practical treatment planning sections (including talking points for sessions, goals and objectives) to assist in clinical interventions. Additionally, a specific chapter is devoted to how clinicians can prepare themselves both professionally and personally for body image work.