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Summary: At the 1900 Paris Exposition, the famed sociologist and civil rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois presented a series of groundbreaking data visualizations advocating for African American progress. These graphs, charts, and maps provided powerful glimpses into the lives of black Americans to convey both a literal and figurative representation of what Du Bois famously referred to as "the color line." From advances in education to the lingering effects of slavery, these infographics - beautiful in design and impactful in content - made visible a wide spectrum of black experience. W. E. B. Du Bois's Data Portraits collets the complete set of infographics for the first time in full color, making their insights and innovations available to a contemporary audience while exploring their context in social and design history. As Du Bois's prophetic work continues to grow in potency and relevance, these images illustrate, in the words of the introduction, how "data might be reimagined as a form of accountability and even protest in the age of Black Lives Matter." -- From back cover.

Contents:
Introduction / Whitney Battle-Baptiste and Britt Rusert
American Negro at Paris, 1900 / Aldon Morris
The cartography of W.E.B. Du Bois's color line / Mabel O. Wilson
Plates / with an introduction and captions by Silas Munro.

Summary: The second edition of Laboratory Administration for Pathologists covers all aspects of clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory administration. Taking a practical approach, this book provides the core principles and tools of management for the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine. The basics of financial, operations, and quality management are covered and complemented by rarely found discussions of the “soft” sides of management and leadership, such as communication, ethics, and decision making. Personnel sections separately address important issues for the large laboratory as well as independent group practice; another section is aimed at pathologists who are seeking and evaluating a position themselves. Included are summaries and case studies, which carry the text beyond a straightforward reference for practitioners, serving as a self-study curriculum for a laboratory management course. Pathologists will find this text useful either as a quick reference tool or to review management for maintenance of certification. Residents will find this text valuable for board preparation and in rotations related to management training. Includes updated content throughout and a new chapter on patient safety.

Contents:
1 Principles of Management and Leadership - 2 Competencies and Interfaces of the Involved Pathologist - 3 Laboratory Operations - 4 Personnel Management - 5 Laboratory Space Planning, Equipment, and Supplies - 6 Management of Pathology Information Systems 7 Quality Management in Laboratory Medicine - 8 Quality Management in the Anatomic Pathology Laboratory - 9 Patient Safety and High Reliability in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology - 10 Financial Management of the Laboratory - 11 Financial Management of the Pathology Practice - 12 The Pathology Position: Evaluating Different Practice Settings and Getting and Keeping a Job - 13 Laboratory Laws and Regulations - 14 Legal Affairs for Pathologists - 15 Ethics for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Summary: This book sheds new light on clinical, biological and therapeutic data on the rare disease Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia (WM) with the participation of widely-recognized experts, involved in this field. It represents the efforts of physicians, scientists and patients, all around the world, to better understand and cure this rare disease. Considerable advances in the diagnosis, treatment indications, response criteria, prognostic factors and treatment options have been made since Dr Jan Waldenström first reported this "new syndrome" 70 years ago. Particularly instrumental in advancing of our understanding of WM have been the eight international workshops devoted to this disease. New, exciting molecular data have recently been reported, allowing us to revisit the oncogenic events leading to WM B-cell proliferation and to use newly available compounds targeting oncogenic pathways.

Contents:
Preface: Tribute to J Waldenström
Part I: Tumor Cells and microenvironment
Waldenström Macroglobulinaemia: Pathological Features and Diagnostic Assessment
Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia Immunophenotype
Predispositions and Origins of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia: Implications from Genetic Analysis
Cytogenetics in Waldenstr<öm Macroglobulinemia (WM)
Genetic and Signaling Abnormalities in Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia
Molecular Pathways in Growth and Survival: Epigenomics
The Bone Marrow Microenvironment and Tumor Cells Interactions in Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia
Waldenström's Macroglobulinaemia: Immunosurveillance and the Immune Micro-environment
Part II: Epidemiology and Genetic Predisposition
Epidemiology of Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
Genetic Predisposition to Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
Immunoglobulin Type M Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (IgM-MGUS)
Part III: Clinical Features
Hyperviscosity Syndrome, Cold Agglutinin Hemolytic Anemia, and Cryoglobulinemia
Neuropathy in Waldenström's Macroglobulinaemia
IgM Amyloidosis
The Bing-Neel Syndrome
Unusual Manifestations of IgM Monoclonal Gammopathies
Part IV: Laboratory Investigations
Laboratory Investigations and Findings: Hematological Abnormalities, Biochemical Investigations, Free Light and Heavy Chains
Part V: Response
Response Assessment in Waldenström's Macroglobulinaemia
Part VI: Prognostic Factors
Risk Stratification in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
Part VII: Treatment Options and Recommendations
Indications for Treatment of Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia
Immunotherapy in Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia
Immunomodulatory Agents and Proteasome Inhibitors in Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia
Signal Inhibitors in Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia
High-Dose Therapy and Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Waldenström's Macroglobulinaemia
Long-Term Toxicity of Therapy in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
Treatment Recommendations in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia.

Contents:
Head
Neck
Shoulder
Elbow and Forearm
Wrist and hand
Chest wall, trunk, abdomen and low back
Hip and pelvis
Knee and lower extremity
Foot and ankle.

Contents:
Introduction
Foreward
Childhood and the past
Evolution of a physician
The body
Sickness and healing
Death and dying
War and violence
Art and music
Reflections of a doctor
Previously published poems
Index of authors and poems.

Contents:
FALTs: factors affecting laboratory tests
Laboratory tests
Infectious disease assays
Autoimmune diseases
Cardiovascular disorders
Central nervous system disorders
Digestive diseases
Endocrine diseases
Genitourinary system disorders
Gynecologic and obstetric disorders
Hematologic disorders
Hereditary and genetic diseases
Infectious diseases
Renal disorders
Respiratory, metabolic, and acid-base disorders
Toxicology and therapeutic drug monitoring
Transfusion medicine
Appendix: Abbreviations and acronyms.

Summary: "Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, 10th Edition serves as a practical guide to the use of laboratory tests which aids physicians in using tests more effectively and efficiently by offering test outcomes, possible meanings, differential diagnosis, and summaries of tests available. The book is organized into 2 sections. The first section is devoted to disease states. Where appropriate, a patient's chief complaint and/or physical findings are initially presented with subsequent discussions focused on discrete disease states as they relate to a patient's chief complaint. The second section is devoted to an alphabetical listing of laboratory tests while stressing the integration of the clinical laboratory in the clinical decision making process. Test sensitivity, specific and possible and negative probabilities are included whenever appropriate. Microbiology tests are listed in a separate chapter"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Introduction: Chapter 1. FALTs: Factors Affecting Laboratory Tests / Lokinendi V. Rao
Section 1. Disease States: chapter 2. Autoimmune Diseases / M. Rabie Al-Turkmani; chapter 3. Cardiovascular Disorders / Craig S. Smith; chapter 4. Central Nervous System Disorders / Juliana G. Szakacs; Chapter 5. Digestive Diseases / L Michael Snyder and Michael J. Mitchell; chapter 6. Endocrine Diseases / Hongbo Yu; chapter 7. Genitourinary System Disorders / Charles R. Kiefer; chapter 8. Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders / Juliana G. Szakacs; chapter 9. Hematologic Disorders / Liberto Pechet; chapter 10. Hereditary and Genetic Diseases / Marzena M. Galdzicka, Patricia Minehart Miron, and Edward I. Ginns; chapter 11. Infectious Diseases / Michael J. Mitchell; chapter 12. : Renal Disorders / M. Rabie Al-Turkmani; chapter 13. Respiratory, Metabolic, and Acid-Base Disorders / Lokinendi V. Rao and Michael J. Mitchell; chapter 14. Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring / Amanda J. Jenkins; chapter 15. Transfusion Medicine / Vishesh Chhibber
Section 2. Lab Tests: chapter 16. Laboratory Tests / Lokinendi V. Rao and Liberto Pechet; chapter 17. Infectious Disease Assays / Michael J. Mitchell and Lokinendi V. Rao.

Contents:
Examination of the visual sensory system
Anatomy and physiology of the retina and optic nerve
Congenital anomalies of the optic disc
Topical diagnosis of acquired optic nerve disorders
Papilledema
Optic neuritis
Ischemic optic neuropathies
Compressive and infiltrative optic neuropathies
Traumatic optic neuropathies
Toxic and deficiency optic neuropathies
Hereditary optic neuropathies
Topical diagnosis of chiasmal and retrochiasmal lesions
Central disorders of visual function
Examination of the pupils and accommodation
Disorders of pupillary function and accommodation
Examination of ocular motility and alignment
Supranuclear and internuclear ocular motor disorders
Nuclear and infranuclear ocular motility disorders
Disorders of neuromuscular transmission
Myopathies of neuro-ophthalmologic significance
Nystagmus and related ocular motility disorders
Normal and abnormal eyelid function
Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of nonorganic disease.

Summary: Offering authoritative, concise coverage of today's neuro-ophthalmology, Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials distills the most vital information from the esteemed three-volume parent text, Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, into a convenient, single-volume resource. A practical and intuitive organization provides quick access to the essential information you need to effectively evaluate and manage the majority of neuro-ophthalmic conditions. Written by leaders in the field, this must-have fourth edition is a comprehensive, succinct, and clinically relevant reference for your everyday practice.

Contents:
1. Examination of the Visual Sensory System
2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Retina and Optic Nerve
3. Neuroimaging in Neuro-Ophthalmology
4. Congenital Anomalies of the Optic Disc
5. Topical Diagnosis of Acquired Optic Nerve Disorders
6. Papilledema
7. Optic Neuritis
8. Ischemic Optic Neuropathies
9. Compressive and Infiltrative Optic Neuropathies
10. Traumatic Optic Neuropathies
11. Toxic and Deficiency Optic Neuropathies
12. Hereditary Optic Neuropathies
13. Topical Diagnosis of Optic Chiasmal and Postchiasmal Visual Pathway Damage
14. Central Disorders of Visual Function
15. Examination of the Pupils and Accommodation
16. Disorders of Pupillary Function and Accommodation
17. Examination of Ocular Motility and Alignment
18. Supranuclear and Internuclear Ocular Motor Disorders
19. Nuclear and Infranuclear Ocular Motility Disorders
20. Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission
21. Myopathies of Neuro-Ophthalmologic Significance
22. Nystagmus and Related Ocular Motility Disorders
23. Normal and Abnormal Eyelid Function
24. Neuro-Ophthalmologic Manifestations of Nonorganic Disease
Appendix: List of Videos
Index.

Contents:
Anatomy of the lower urinary tract, pelvic floor, and rectum
Embryology and congenital anomalies of the urinary tract, rectum, and female genital system
Neurophysiology and pharmacology of the lower urinary tract
Physiology of the pelvic muscles, vagina, and anorectum
Pathophysiology of pelvic floor disorders
Epidemiology and psychosocial impact of female pelvic floor disorders
Synthetic mesh and biologic grafts: Properties and biomechanics
Description and classification of lower urinary tract dysfunction and pelvic organ prolapse
Evaluation of pelvic floor disorders: History, physical examination, and diagnostic testing
Female sexual function and dysfunction: Assessment and treatment
Urodynamics: Indications, techniques, interpretation, and clinical utility
Endoscopic assessment of the lower urinary tract
Radiologic studies of the lower urinary tract and pelvic floor
Stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse: Nonsurgical management
Retropubic operations for stress urinary incontinence
Biologic bladder neck slings for stress urinary incontinence
Synthetic midurethral slings for stress urinary incontinence
Urethral injection of bulking agents for intrinsic sphincter deficiency
Surgical treatment of anterior vaginal wall prolapse
Surgical treatment of posterior vaginal wall prolapse
Surgical treatment of vaginal apex prolapse
Uterine preservation in pelvic organ prolapse surgery
Obliterative procedures for pelvic organ prolapse
Avoiding and managing lower urinary tract injuries during pelvic surgery
Managing mesh complications after surgeries for urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse
Complications of pelvic reconstructive surgery
Fecal incontinence
Constipation
Rectovaginal fistula and perineal breakdown
Full-thickness rectal prolapse
Overactive bladder syndrome, polyuria, and nocturia
Refractory overactive bladder
Neurourology and compliance abnormalities
Voiding dysfunction in women
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
Lower urinary tract infection
Urethral diverticula
Lower urinary tract fistulas
Bladder drainage and urinary protective methods
Urology for the urogynecologist
Outcomes and quality-of-life measures in pelvic floor research.

Summary: For more than twenty-five years, David Nott has taken unpaid leave from his job as a general and vascular surgeon with the NHS to volunteer in some of the world's most dangerous war zones. From Sarajevo under siege in 1993, to clandestine hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, he has carried out life-saving operations and field surgery in the most challenging conditions, and with none of the resources of a major London teaching hospital. The conflicts he has worked in form a chronology of twenty-first-century combat: Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Darfur, Congo, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Gaza and Syria. But he has also volunteered in areas blighted by natural disasters, such as the earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal. Driven both by compassion and passion, the desire to help others and the thrill of extreme personal danger, he is now widely acknowledged to be the most experienced trauma surgeon in the world. But as time has gone on, David Nott began to realize that flying into to a catastrophe whether war or natural disaster was not enough. Doctors on the ground needed to learn how to treat the appalling injuries that war inflicts upon its victims. Since 2015, the Foundation he set up with his wife, Elly, has disseminated the knowledge he has gained, training other doctors in the art of saving lives threatened by bombs and bullets. War Doctor is his extraordinary story.

Contents:
Preface
The bomb factory
Two epiphanies
Welcome to Sarajevo
Damage control
Flying in
Under African skies
Trauma school
Return to Syria
Sniper city
Lifeline
The razor's edge
Physician, heal thyself
Escape from Aleppo.

Contents:
Neurology and war : from antiquity to modern times / Paciaroni, M., Arnao, V.
Neurosurgical work during the Napoleonic wars : George James Guthrie's experience / Roux, F.-E
Impact of 20th century wars on the development of neurosurgery / Dowdy, J., Pait, T.G.
Elaboration of the visual pathways from the study of war-related cranial injuries : the period from the Russo-Japanese War to World War I / Lanska, D.J.
Publications on peripheral nerve injuries during World War I : a dramatic increase in knowledge / Koehler, P.J.
The influence of the two world wars on the development of rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries in the United States and Great Britain / Lanska, D.J.
Traumatic brain injury studies in Britain during World War II / Lanska, D.J.
Neurology and neurologists during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) / Walusinski, O.
Silas Weir Mitchell : neurologists and neurology during the American Civil War / Boller, F., Birnbaum, .D
Fench neurologists during World War I / Walusinski, O., Tatu, L., Bogousslavsky, J.
Nostalgia in the army (17th-19th centuries) / Battesti, M.
Neuropsychiatric disturbances, self-mutilation and malingering in the French armies during World War I : war strain or cowardice? / Tatu, L., Bogousslavsky, J.
Neurological impact of World War I on the artistic avant-garde : the examples of André Breton, Guillaume Apollinaire and Blaise Cendrars / Bogousslavsky, J., Tatu, L.
The central role of neuroscientists under National Socialism / Zeidman, L.A.
What's in a name? : neurological eponyms of the Nazi era / Kondziella, D., Zeidman, L.A
Neurology in the vietnam war / Gunderson, C.H., Daroff, R.B
Neurotoxic weapons and syndromes / Carota, A., Calabrese, P., Bogousslavsky, J.
Post-traumatic stress disorder among French armed forces members in Afghanistan : a new approach / Paul, F., Marimoutou, C., Pommier de Santi, Clervoy, P.

Summary: "Prepared by specialty residents, fellows and staff in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, and reviewed by attending physicians in each field-each volume in this renowned series delivers the on-thespot help you need to provide quality patient management. Right from the initial chapter, you'll learn how to take a patient history, how to interpret exam findings, what tests to order, how to complete the workup, and how to formulate an effective management plan. The Third Edition of this dynamic quick reference continues to provide the practical, stepwise guidance you've come to trust from The Washington Manual and has been fully updated to include the most current diagnostic tests, workup tips, drugs and other therapeutic interventions available"--

Summary: "Prepared by residents, fellows, and attending physicians at the Washington University School of Medicine, this handbook is a practical quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. It covers both inpatient and outpatient management approaches with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Chapters include mnemonics, easily remembered bullet-point lists, bold-faced clinical pearls, and easy-to-read figures. This thoroughly revised, updated third edition emphasizes current guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. Chapters cover new cardiac imaging modalities, peripheral vascular diseases, and cardiovascular diseases in specific patient populations, including women, the elderly, patients with HIV, and patients with diabetes. An appendix facilitates quick recall of the most common cardiovascular medications, common doses, and important side effects. The Washington Manual is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Approach to the cardiovascular consult
Cardiovascular physical examination
Basic electrocardiography
Evaluation of acute chest pain
Evaluation of acute heart failure
Approach to syncope
Cardiovascular emergencies
Procedures in cardiovascular critical care
The cardiac patient undergoing noncardiac surgery
Stable angina
Acute coronary syndromes
Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Evaluation and management of systolic heart failure
Evaluation and management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (diastolic heart failure)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Diseases of the pericardium
Pulmonary hypertension: pulmonary arterial hypertension and right heart failure
Aortic valve disease
Mitral valve disease
Tricuspid valve disease
Infective endocarditis and cardiac devices
Advanced electrocardiography: ECG 201
Bradyarrhythmias and permanent pacemakers
Sudden cardiac death
Atrial fibrillation
QT syndromes
Periperal arterial disease
Diseases of the aorta
Standard imaging and diagnostic testing modalities: nuclear cardiology
Echocardiography
Cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission tomography
Coronary angiography, intravascular ultrasound, and intracardiac echocardiography
Adult congenital heart disease
Cardiovascular disease in older patients
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease in special populations.

Summary: "Several changes in content were made with the fourth edition. All chapters have been updated to provide the latest information on the pathophysiology and treatment of endocrine disorders. New chapters covering monogenic diabetes and transgender care have been added. Drug dosing information was also reviewed and updated in each chapter. Bulleted key points highlight the salient features of each chapter. Clinical pearls are highlighted in boldface text within the chapters"--Provided by publisher.

Summary: "Advances in the field of gastroenterology since the last edition of this manual have been incorporated into the chapters in this edition. The manual continues to provide succinct, precise recommendations on the evaluation and management of common gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised, and some chapters have been rewritten, to update content to modern concepts and guidelines. The chapters were written predominantly by Washington University subspecialty fellows, with support and guidance from their faculty mentors. Similar to previous editions, the fourth edition of the manual is targeted to medical students, novice and advanced trainees, physician extenders, nurse practitioners, other health care providers, and physicians, and will provide easy access to clinically relevant recommendations for diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal disorders"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:
Approach to the infectious disease consultation / Stephen Y. Liang, Michael J. Durkin, and Nigar Kirmani
The acute febrile patient and sepsis / Yasir Hamad and Stephen Y. Liang
Fever of unknown origin / Mohammad J. Saeed and Michael J. Durkin
Bacteremia and infections of the cardiovascular system / Merilda Blanco and Michael J. Durkin
Respiratory infections / Carlos Mejia-Chew and Michael A. Lane
Infections of the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary tract / Lemuel B. Non and Jennie H. Kwon
Urinary tract infections / Juan J. Calix and Jeffrey P. Henderson
Infections of the bone and joint / Shadi Parsaei and Stephen Y. Liang
Skin and soft tissue infections / Darrell McBride and Stephen Y. Liang
Central nervous system infections / Abdullah Aljorayid and Robyn S. Klein
Sexually transmitted infections / Matifadza Hlatshwayo and Hilary Reno
Human immunodeficiency virus infection / Jane O'Halloran and Rachel Presti
Opportunistic infections associated with HIV / Jane O'Halloran and Gerome Escota
Infection in non-HIV immunocompromised hosts / Anupam Pande and Ige George
Dimorphic mycoses / Krunal Raval and Andrej Spec
Zoonotic infections and ectoparasites / Abigail L. Carlson and Steven J. Lawrence
Protozoal infections / Derek Yee and F. Matthew Kuhlmann
Helminthic infections / Carlos Mejia-Chew and Philip Budge
Infection prevention / Caline S. Mattar and Michael J. Durkin
Antimicrobial agents / David J. Ritchie, Maren Cowley, and Nigar Kirmani
Antimicrobial stewardship / Kevin Hsueh and Michael J. Durkin
What was old is new again : arboviruses and hemorrhagic fevers / Michael Tang and Steven J. Lawrence

Summary: "Substantially revised since the previous edition, this Internship Survival Guide offers first-year residents practical, real-world medical and professional guidance from senior residents and faculty advisors at the Washington University School of Medicine. Advice is presented in a concise, bulleted format, lending itself to quick comprehension of the material. You'll learn the nuts and bolts of logistical issues and patient and colleague communication, as well as the basics of navigating your clinical rotations. To-the-point, updated explanations of the 10 most common diagnoses and patient complaints you'll encounter; includes key history, what not to miss, and when to call for help. Features a detachable pocket card with step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations of basic procedures you need to master to pass residency requirements. Now with checklists--also on the pocket card--that serve as handy action items for interns. Includes helpful do's and don'ts on often overlooked workplace issues such as patient admission and discharges and communication with others on the medical team. Medical topics cover patient safety, risk mitigation, fluid management, operation of common devices like EKGs, as well as overviews of key clinical specialties. Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities! Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Customize for your language, including right-to-left reading, vertical writing, and enhanced annotation in over 30 languages. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech. Adapt for unique reading needs, supporting learning disabilities, visual/auditory impairments, second-language or literacy challenges, and more"-- Provided by publisher. "This manual is written assuming knowledge of pathophysiology and data interpretation. The target audience is primarily those beginning their internship, but this guide may be useful for medical students, residents, and anyone else on the front lines of patient care"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Introduction and objectives
Keys to survival
ACLS algorithms
Useful Formulae
Patient and staff relations
Patient safety and risk management
Admissions
Daily assessments
Discharges
Cross-coverage
Other notes of importance
Top 10 workups
Pain control
Fluids and electrolytes
Acid-base disorders
ECG and arrhythmias
Radiology
Anticoagulation management
Approach to consultation
Preoperative cardiovascular risk assessment
Dermatology
Neurology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Psychiatry
General Surgery
Critical Care
Guide to Procedures
Final Thoughts

Contents:
Pt. I. General approach to kidney disease
pt. II. Electrolytes and acid-base disorders
pt. III. Acute kidney injury
pt. IV. Glomerular diseases
pt. V. Chronic kidney disease
pt. VI. Miscellaneous renal disorders
pt. VII. Renal replacement therapies and therapeutic plasma exchange
pt. VIII. Drug dosing
pt. IX. Transplant nethrology.

Contents:
1. Central venous cannulation
2. Radial arterial line placement
3. Endotracheal intubation
4. Lumbar puncture
5. Abdominal paracentesis
6. Thoracentesis
7. Knee arthrocenetesis.

Contents:
The skin exam / Rebecca Chibnall and Arthur Eisen
Basic science of the skin / Karl Staser and Shadmehr Demehri
Inflammatory disorders / Emily Beck and Sena Lee
Infections and infestations / Heather Jones and Kara Sternhell-Blackwell
Reactive disorders and drug eruptions / Shivani Tripathi and Milan Anadkat
Disorders of pigmentation / Shaanan Shetty and Caroline Mann
Benign skin lesions / Shayna Gordon and M. Laurin Council
Malignant skin lesions / David Chen and Lynn Cornelius
Disorders of the hair and nails / Katherine Moritz and Ann Martin
Cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease / Urvi Patel and Amy Musiek
Dermatologic surgery / Christopher Urban and Eva Hurst
Pediatric dermatology / Kara Sternhell-Blackwell, Monique Kumar, and Susan Bayliss
Geriatric dermatology / Kathleen Nemer and David Sheinbein
Sun safety / Rachel Braden and Kimberly Brady
Dermatologic therapies / Kyle Eash and Ian Hornstra
Differential diagnoses appendices / Jamie Mull and M. Laurin Council.

Contents:
1.Introduction to Echocardiographic Principles / Suzanne V. Arnold
2.The Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination / David S. Raymer
3.The Role of Contrast in Echocardiography / Majesh Makan
4.Quantification of Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function / Christopher L. Holley
5.Right Ventricular Function and Pulmonary Hemodynamics / Nishath Quader
6.Stress Testing for Ischemia and Viability / Daniel H. Cooper
7.Ischemic Heart Disease and Complications of Myocardial Infarction / Michael Yeung
8.Cardiomyopathies / Christopher L. Holley
9.Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy / Sharon Cresci
10.Aortic Valve Disease / Jacob S. Goldstein
11.Mitral Valve Disease / Nishath Quader
12.Pulmonic Valve / Julio E. Perez
13.Tricuspid Valve Disorders / Julio E. Perez
14.Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves / Jose A. Madrazo
15.Infective Endocarditis / Nishath Quader
16.Pericardial Disease and Cardiac Tamponade / Michael Yeung
17.Diseases of the Great Vessels: Aorta and Pulmonary Artery / Nishath Quader
18.Congenital Heart Disease / Majesh Makan
19.Cardiac Masses / Justin S. Sadhu
20.Cardiac Manifestations of Systemic Illness / Justin M. Vader
21.Transesophageal Echocardiography / Nishath Quader
22.Cardiac Devices in Heart Failure / Justin M. Vader.

Contents:
Preoperative Evaluation and Care
Intraoperative Considerations
Common Postoperative Problems
Nutrition
Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders
Hemostasis, Anticoagulation, and Transfusions
Anesthesia
Critical Care
Trauma Resuscitation and Adjuncts
Head, Neck, and Spinal Trauma
Chest Trauma
Abdominal Trauma
Extremity Trauma
Burns
Wound Care
Acute Abdomen
Esophagus
Stomach
The Surgical Management of Obesity
Small Intestine
Surgical Diseases of the Liver
Surgical Diseases of the Biliary Tree
Pancreas
Spleen
Abdominal Transplantation
Appendix
Colon and Rectum
Anorectal Disease
Hernias
Endoscopic, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery
Breast
Skin and Soft Tissue Tumors
Diseases of the Adrenal, Pituitary, and Hereditary Endocrine Syndromes
Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
Lung and Mediastinal Diseases
Cardiac Surgery
Cerebrovascular Disease
Thoracoabdominal Vascular Disease
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Venous and Lymphatic Disease
Vascular Access
Pediatric Surgery
Otolaryngology for the General Surgeon
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery
Urology
Obstetrics and Gynecology for the General Surgeon
Radiology
Biostatistics for the General Surgeon
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Answer Key.

Summary: "Although multivolume textbooks, as well as subspecialty texts, continue to have a central role in education and in everyday clinical practice, this manual is focused on meeting the immediate needs of an ever-accelerating world in which pathology residents and fellows never seem to have enough time to "get it all done," pathologists in practice never seem to be able to sign out cases quickly enough to satisfy their clinical colleagues, and their clinical colleagues themselves need a ready and available reference in surgical pathology when the pathologist is not immediately available. As with the first and second editions, it is our goal that this latest edition, continuing in the fast-access Washington Manual outline format, will fill this niche in our hectic world. A companion website offers the fully searchable text and an online image bank of over 2,800 fullcolor images (see the inside front cover for website access information)"--Provided by publisher.

Summary: This book provides a comprehensive, practical overview of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) suited for pulmonologists, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, and others with an interest in clinical exercise testing.

Contents:
Exercise testing and interpretation
Physiology of exercise
Measurements during integrative cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Pathophysiology of disorders limiting exercise
Performance of clinical cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Approaches to data summary and interpretation
Normal values
Clinical applications of cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Diagnostic specificity of exercise intolerance: a flowchart approach
Case presentations.

Summary: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the different water-associated infectious diseases and their linked pathogens with plausible strategies for their mitigation. Although we are in the era of 21st century having most of the advanced technologies at hand, yet water-associated infectious diseases are the major contributors towards the worldwide morbidity and mortality. The book also focuses on the various implementation strategies of sustainable hygienic conditions, discusses the robust, and reliable policies and strategies on a global aspect to provide unprivileged people access to the basic sanitation, hygiene and water. In addition, the book discusses the possible indirect effect of global warming on the spread of infectious diseases through the distribution of associated vectors.

Contents:
Chapter 1- Introduction
Chapter 2- Etiological agents of Water Associated Infectious Diseases (WAID)
Chapter 3- Evaluation and interplay of human water associated pathogens
Chapter 4- Epidemiology of water associated disease
Chapter 5- Emerging and re-emerging water associated Infectious Diseases
Chapter 6_Impact of the climate change/global warming on the water associated infectious
Chapter 7- Hazards associated with contaminated water
Chapter 8- Global strategies and schemes for prevention of water associated infectious diseases
Chapter 9- Novel approaches to detect water associated infectious diseases.-Chapter 10- Treatment of water to prevent WAID
Chapter 11- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in alliance with Conventional Medicine (CM) for water associated infectious diseases
Chapter 12- Treatment for water associated infectious diseases
Chapter 13- Economic assessment of water associated infectious diseases
Chapter 14- Conclusions
Chapter 15- Future Perspectives.

Summary: This book discusses the water and carbon cycle system in the permafrost region of eastern Siberia, providing vital insights into how climate change has affected the permafrost environment in recent decades. It analyzes the relationships between precipitation and evapotranspiration, gross primary production and runoff in the permafrost regions, which differ from those intropical and temperate forests. Eastern Siberia is located in the easternmost part of the Eurasian continent, and the land surfacewith underlying permafrost has developed over a period of seventy thousand years. The permafrost ecosystem has specific hydrological and meteorological characteristics in terms of the water and carbon dynamics, and the current global warming and resulting changes in the permafrost environment are serious issues in the high-latitude regions. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and professionals interested in forest meteorology and hydrology, forest ecology, and boreal vegetation, as well as the impact of climate change and water-carbon cycles in permafrost and non-permafrost regions.

Contents:
Introduction
Atmospheric water cycle
Water cycles in forests
Carbon cycles in forests
Methane and biogenic volatile organic compound emissions in eastern Siberia
Stable isotopes of water in Permafrost ecosystem
Water-carbon cycle in dendrochronology
Permafrost-forest dynamic
River Discharge
Remote sensing of vegetation
Remote sensing of terrestrial water
Water-carbon cycle modeling
Concluding Remarks.

Summary: "Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage -- and lost his mother and all memory of her when he was a child -- but he is also gifted with a mysterious power. Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a force he doesn't understand, a blue light that lifts him up and lands him a mile away. This strange brush with death forces a new urgency on Hiram's private rebellion. Spurred on by his improvised plantation family, Thena, his chosen mother, a woman of few words and many secrets, and Sophia, a young woman fighting her own war even as she and Hiram fall in love, he becomes determined to escape the only home he's ever known. So begins an unexpected journey into the covert war on slavery that takes Hiram from the corrupt grandeur of Virginia's proud plantations to desperate guerrilla cells in the wilderness, from the coffin of the deep South to dangerously utopic movements in the North. Even as he's enlisted in the underground war between slavers and the enslaved, all Hiram wants is to return to the Walker Plantation to free the family he left behind -- but to do so, he must first master his magical gift and reconstruct the story of his greatest loss." -- Provided by publisher.

Summary: The aim of this open access book is to provide a unique, timely, critical and comprehensive compilation of more than 30 years of robust international experimental and clinical research related to the basic science and therapeutic application of water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) and hyperthermia in oncology, psychiatry (depression), musculoskeletal disorders, dermatology, infectiology, and surgery. This is an internationally absolutely unique attempt which publication is timely and of great interest in medical as well as in natural sciences. The aim is to enhance communication and advance the use of heat therapy for patient benefit, and to generate an environment in which anyone with an interest in hyperthermia can discuss, collaborate, network, and share events and resources. Productive dialogue and discussion among scientists and practitioners on issues relating to hyperthermia therapy is essential, especially relating to thermal transmission by water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA). The specificity and advantage of this technology is its tolerance by tissue, and its penetration of up to 3 cm allows the delivery of high heat dosages that are relevant across multiple clinical indications. Currently, wIRA is being applied in Austria, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK and the USA. The authors’ hope is that its use will increase in these countries, and also expand into others. This book will be an invaluable tool for oncologists, surgeons, dermatologists as well as physiotherapists.

Contents:
A. PRINCIPLES
1. Glossary used in wIRA-Hyperthermia
2. From sun to therapeutic wIRA
3. Physical and Photobiological Basics of wIRA-Hyperthermia
4. Thermography and thermometry in wIRA-hyperthermia
5. Temperature profiles and oxygenation status in human skin and subcutis upon thermography-controlled wIRA-hyperthermia
6. Effects of water-filtered infrared A (wIRA) on cells in tissue culture: The example of human fibroblasts
B. CLINICAL PRACTICE
ONCOLOGY
7. Thermography-controlled, contact-free wIRA-hyperthermia (wIRA-HT) combined with hypofractionated radiotherapy for large-sized lesions of unresectable locally recurrent breast cancer
8. Combined use of wIRA and microwave or radiofrequency hyperthermia
9. Whole body hyperthermia in Oncology: Renaissance in the immunotherapy era
10. Gold Nanoparticles and Infrared Heating: Use of the Hydrosun wIRA Irradiator
11. Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) irradiation: A potent strategy to improve anti-tumor immune responses in superficial malignancies
PSYCHIATRY
12. Whole-Body Hyperthermia: Historical aspects, current use, and future perspectives
13. Whole body hyperthermia in psychiatry
NEONATOLOGY
14. Mode of action, efficacy, and safety of radiant heaters in neonatology
DERMATOLOGY
15. Water-filtered Infrared-A irradiation in wound treatment
16. The clinical application of wIRA-irradiation in burn wounds
17. Influence of wIRA-irradiation on wound healing: Focus on the dermis
18. Water-filtered infrared A (wIRA): from observations in clinical studies to complex in vitro models
19. Therapeutic use of water-filtered infrared-A irradiation in dermatology
RHEUMATOLOGY
20. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a water-filtered infrared-A therapy (wIRA) applied to the hands in patients with osteoarthritis and non-inflammatory arthralgia : preliminary data
21. Water-filtered Infrared-A radiation in axial spondyloarthritis : heat for lower back pain?
INFECTIOLOGY
22. Water-filtered Infrared-A radiation (wIRA): Novel treatment options for chlamydial infections
23. Safety assessment of water-filtered Infrared A (wIRA) on the eye as a novel treatment option for chlamydial infections
OTHER
24. Recommended Reading.

Summary: This book discusses the production of bioethanol from water hyacinth, a potential source of lignocellulosic biomass. Biofuels, as an alternative to fossil fuels, not only ensure energy security but also mitigate air pollution and reduce greenhouse emissions. Biofuels can be produced from sugar- and starch-rich food crops (first-generation biofuel) or lignocellulosic biomass (second-generation biofuel). However, the overexploitation of conventional lignocellulosic sources such as agro-industrial residues, dedicated herbaceous, hardwoods and softwoods and forest residues may lead to problems in terms of land management and biodiversity conservation. Non-conventional sources include industrial cellulosic waste, municipal solid waste and weeds. Of these, weeds are an attractive lignocellulosic source due to their prevalence and easy availability. Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as water hyacinth, is one of the world's most invasive weeds due to its rapid proliferation rate, efficient survival strategies in extreme conditions, and it has a significant impact on the environment, ecological communities, human health and socioeconomic development. Strategies including physical removal, chemical methods and biological control agents have proven inefficient in completely eradicating Eichhornia crassipes. On the other hand, water hyacinth has a low lignin and high holocellulose content and is a rich source of lignocellulosic biomass, and has therefore been exploited as a raw material for the production of biofuel, biogas, animal and fish feed, compost and other valuable products. Further, being an aquatic plant, it does not compete with food crops for land resources. The bioethanol-generating capacity of water hyacinth is comparable to that of agricultural waste, making it a potential raw material for biofuel production.

Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Water hyacinth: An Environmental Concern or A sustainable lignocellulosic substrate
3. Lignocellulolytic Enzymology
4. Pretreatment strategies: Unlocking of lignocellulosic substrate
5. Biological pretreatment: Need of the Future
6. Strategies for Saccharification of Lignocellulosic substrate
Bioethanol production from Water hyacinth.

Summary: The contributed volume puts emphasis on a superior role of water in (bio)systems exposed to a mechanical stimulus. It is well known that water plays an extraordinary role in our life. It feeds mammalian or other organism after distributing over its whole volume to support certain physiological and locomotive (friction-adhesion) processes to mention but two of them, both of extreme relevance. Water content, not only in the mammalian organism but also in other biosystems such as whether those of soil which is equipped with microbiome or the ones pertinent to plants, having their own natural network of water vessels, is always subjected to a force field. The decisive force field applied to the biosystems makes them biomechanically agitated irrespective of whether they are subjected to external or internal force-field conditions. It ought to be noted that the decisive mechanical factor shows up in a close relation with the space-and-time scale in which it is causing certain specific phenomena to occur. The scale problem, emphasizing the range of action of gravitational force, thus the millimeter or bigger force vs. distance scale, is supposed to enter the so-called macroscale approach to water transportation through soil or plants' roots system. It is merely related to a percolation problem, which assumes to properly inspect the random network architecture assigned to the biosystems invoked. The capillarity conditions turn out to be of prior importance, and the porous-medium effect has to be treated, and solved in a fairly approximate way. The deeper the scale is penetrated by a force-exerting and hydrated agent the more non-gravitational force fields manifest. This can be envisaged in terms of the corresponding thermodynamic (non-Newtonian) forces, and the phenomena of interest are mostly attributed to suitable changes of the osmotic pressure. In low Reynolds number conditions, thus in the (sub)micrometer distance-scale zone, they are related with the corresponding viscosity changes of the aqueous, e.g. cytoplasmatic solutions, of semi-diluted and concentrated (but also electrolytic) characteristics. For example, they can be observed in articulating systems of mammals, in their skin, and to some extent, in other living beings, such as lizards, geckos or even insects. Through their articulating devices an external mechanical stimulus is transmitted from macro- to nanoscale, wherein the corresponding osmotic-pressure conditions apply. The content of the proposed work can be distributed twofold. First, the biomechanical mammalian-type (or, similar) systems with extraordinary relevance of water for their functioning will be presented, also including a presentation of water itself as a key physicochemical system/medium. Second, the suitably chosen related systems, mainly of soil and plant addressing provenience, will be examined thoroughly. As a common denominator of all of them, it is proposed to look at their hydrophobic and/or (de)hydration effects, and how do they impact on their basic mechanical (and related, such as chemo-mechanical or piezoelectric, etc.) properties. An additional tacit assumption employed throughout the monograph concerns statistical scalability of the presented biosystems which is equivalent to take for granted a certain similarity between local and global system's properties, mostly those of mechanical nature. The presented work's chapters also focus on biodiversity and ecological aspects in the world of animals and plants, and the related systems. The chapters' contents underscore the bioinspiration as the key landmark of the proposed monograph.

Contents:
Chapter1. Current overview on the role of water in biomechanical and related systems
Chapter2. Sense and nonsense about water
Chapter3. Water nanoclusters in cosmology, astrobiology, the RNA world and biomedicine: the universe as a biosystem
Chapter4. Solvent induced effects on protein folding
Chapter5 Analysis of protein intramolecular and solvent bonding on example of major sonovital fluid component
Chapter6. Water behavior near the lipid bilayer
Chapter7. Water molecules organization surrounding ions, amphiphilic protein residues, and hyaluronan
Chapter8. Pathological water science - four examples and what they have in common
Chapter9. Powdery mildew fungus erysiphe alphitoides turns oak leaf surface to the higly hydrophobic state
Chapter10. Physics of suction cups in air and in water
Chapter 11. Water transport through synthetic membranes as inspired by transport through biological membranes
Chapter 12. Travelling waves connected to blood flow and motion of arterial walls
Chapter 13. Fractal properties of flocs, fitration cakes and biofilms in water and wastewater treatment process
Chapter 14. Soil hydrology
Chapter 15. External solicitations, pollution and patterns of water stock: remarks and some modeling proposals
Chapter 16. Water on livestock: biological role and global perspective on water demand and supply chains.

Summary: We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives -- where we go to school, whether we get a car loan, how much we pay for health insurance -- are being made not by humans, but by mathematical models. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: Everyone is judged according to the same rules, and bias is eliminated. But as Cathy O'Neil reveals in this book, the opposite is true. The models being used today are opaque, unregulated, and uncontestable, even when they're wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination: If a poor student can't get a loan because a lending model deems him too risky (by virtue of his zip code), he's then cut off from the kind of education that could pull him out of poverty, and a vicious spiral ensues. Models are propping up the lucky and punishing the downtrodden, creating a 'toxic cocktail for democracy.' Welcome to the dark side of Big Data. Tracing the arc of a person's life, O'Neil exposes the black box models that shape our future, both as individuals and as a society. These 'weapons of math destruction' score teachers and students, sort résumés, grant (or deny) loans, evaluate workers, target voters, set parole, and monitor our health. O'Neil calls on modelers to take more responsibility for their algorithms and on policy makers to regulate their use. But in the end, it's up to us to become more savvy about the models that govern our lives.

Contents:
Bomb parts: What is a model?
Shell shocked: My journey of disillusionment
Arms race: Going to college
Propaganda machine: Online advertising
Civilian casualties: Justice in the age of big data
Ineligible to serve: Getting a job
Sweating bullets: On the job
Collateral damage: Landing credit
No safe zone: Getting insurance
The targeted citizen: Civic life.

Summary: "HRCT is an essential tool for evaluating patients w. diffuse pulmonary disease. It is commonly used to detect and characterize a variety of lung abnormalities"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: Comprehensive, concise, and superbly illustrated, Weedon’s Skin Pathology Essentials, 3rd Edition, provides expert, easy-to-read guidance on key diagnoses in dermatopathology for pathologists and dermatologists in practice and training. This clearly written, well-structured text/atlas is ideal for quickly looking up practical problems in the recognition and diagnosis of skin lesions both clinically and histologically. Cross-referenced to the encyclopedic and authoritative Weedon’s Skin Pathology, 5th Edition, it enables you to avoid pitfalls and make the most accurate diagnoses with confidence.

Contents:
The Basics
Diagnostic Clues and “Need-to-know” Items
Lichenoid Reaction Pattern
Psoriasiform Reaction Pattern
Spongiotic Reaction Pattern
Vesiculobullous Reaction Pattern
Granulomatous Reaction Pattern
Vasculopathic Reaction Pattern
Disorders of Epidermal Maturation and Keratinization
Disorders of Pigmentation
Disorders of Collagen
Disorders of Elastic Tissue
Cutaneous Mucinoses
Cutaneous Deposits
Diseases of Cutaneous Appendages
Cysts, Sinuses, and Pits
Panniculitis
Metabolic and Storage Diseases
Miscellaneous Conditions
Cutaneous Drug Reactions
Reactions to Physical Agents
Cutaneous Infections and Infestations
Bacterial and Rickettsial Infections
Spirochetal Infections
Mycoses and Algal Infections
Viral Diseases
Protozoal Infections
Marine Injuries
Helminth Infestations
Arthropod-induced Diseases
Tumors of the Epidermis
Lentigines, Nevi and Melanomas
Tumors of Cutaneous Appendages
Fibrous Tumors and Tumor-like Proliferations
Tumors of Fat
Tumors of Muscle, Cartilage, and Bone
Neural and Neuroendocrine Tumors
Vascular Tumors
Cutaneous Metastases
Cutaneous Non-lymphoid Infiltrates
Cutaneous Lymphomatous and Leukemic Infiltrates.

Summary: Occupational therapists frequently work with people who are independent in routine or basic ADLs but who have difficulty with non-routine or complex activities. The WCPA was designed to be useful across a variety of populations that exhibit difficulties in executive functioning or higher level cognitive independent ADLs and can be used to screen for these difficulties to understand the underlying nature of performance problems. Appropriate for use with adolescents and adults, the WCPA involves following and organizing a list of appointments or errands into a weekly schedule while keeping track of rules, avoiding conflicts, monitoring passage of time, and inhibiting distractions. Because performance on multiple-step activities such as the WCPA requires coordinating and integrating various cognitive abilities, this assessment provides the opportunity to observe how an individual manages a cognitively challenging task. The WCPA provides a broad analysis of how a person manages and copes with a complex and cognitively challenging activity. In addition to including a weekly schedule, the assessment features client profiles on error analysis, visual performance, awareness of task difficulty, and pretest–posttest comparisons. A flash drive contains worksheets and scoring materials for both the Adult and Youth versions. Research on the WCPA and videos providing an overview and set-up and administration techniques are available here. Contents Chapter 1. Overview Chapter 2. Administration Chapter 3. Guidelines for Scoring Appointments Chapter 4. Interpretation Chapter 5. Research and Normative Studies Chapter 6. Dynamic Assessment: Use of the WCPA in the Test-Teach-Retest Format Appendixes Appointment Lists and Scoring Sheets: Adult/Older Adult Population (Ages 18-94) Appointment Lists and Scoring Sheets: Middle/High School (Ages 12-18) Appointment Lists and Scoring Sheets: Youth (Ages 16-21) Appointment Lists and Scoring Sheets: WCPA-S (College Students Ages 20-34) General Forms for Administration Worksheets and Templates for Summarizing Results Raw Score to Percentile Conversion

Contents:
Chapter 1. Overview. Executive function
For whom is the WCPA Appropriate?
Administration of the WCPA
Identifying Performance Deficits: Objective Scores and Normative Comparison
Performance Analysis and Treatment Implications
Test-Teach-Retest Format
Description of the WCPA
Summary
Chapter 2: Administration. Selecting the Appointment List and Obtaining Materials
Administration Procedure
General Administration Guidelines for Use and Completion of the WCPA Recording Form
Strategy Use and Observations During Administration
Strategy Scoring: Observed Strategies-- After-Tasking Interview and Rating Scale
Summary
Chapter 3: Guidelines for Scoring Appointments. Self-Recognition of Errors
Appointment Errors
Instructions for Using the Calendar Scoring Worksheet
Guidelines for Detailed Error Scoring and Examples
FAQ on Administering the WCPA
FAQ on Scoring the WCPA
Summary
Chapter 4: Interpretation. Objective Scores and Normative Comparison
Summarizing WCPA Scores
After-Task Interview and Rating Scale: Summarizing Self-Ratings (optional)
Interpretation: Performance Analysis and Implications for Treatment
Examples of Performance Analysis and Interpretations
Using the Summary Worksheets and Report Templates
Summary Chapter 5: Research and Normative Studies. Studies on Youths
Normative Data for Healthy Adults
WCPA Level II Normative Sample: Adults (Ages 18-94)
Future Research
Future Development
Chapter 6: Dynamic Assessment: Use of the WCPA in a Test-Teach-Retest Format. Test-Teach-Retest
Dynamic Assessment
Test-Teach-Retest Format
Summary
Appendix A: Appointment Lists and Scoring Sheets: Adult/Older Adult Population(Ages 18-94)
Appendix B: Appointment Lists and Scoring Sheets: Middle/High School (Ages 12-18)
Appendix C: Appointment Lists and Scoring Sheets: Youth (Ages 16-21)
Appendix D: Appointment Lists and Scoring Sheets: WCPA-S (College Students Ages 20-34)
Appendix E: General Forms for Administration
Appendix F: Worksheets and Templates for Summarizing Results
Appendix G: Raw Score to Percentile Conversions.

Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
Part I: History and Scientific Overview of Weight Bearing Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Chapter 1: Background of Weight Bearing Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Introduction
Weight Bearing CT International Study Group (WBCT ISG)
International WBCT Society
References
Chapter 2: Scientific Overview of Weight Bearing Cone Beam Computed Tomography
General Thoughts on Foot and Ankle Imaging
Studies on Normal Controls
Studies on Pathologic Conditions
Radiographic Measurements Using Weight Bearing CT
Future Directions Standardization of Measurements Using WBCT
WBCT vs. Plain Films
Conclusions
References
Part II: Scientific Background of Weight Bearing Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Chapter 3: Weight Bearing CT Allows for More Accurate Bone Position (Angle) Measurement than Radiographs or CT
Introduction
Methods
Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria: Ethics
Image Acquisition
Time Spent
Angle Measurements
Statistics
Results
Time Spent
Angle Measurement: Differences Between Methods
Angle Measurement: Intra- and Interobserver Reliability
Discussion
Time Spent Angle Measurement: Differences between Methods
1st-2nd Intermetatarsal Angle
TMT Dorsoplantar
TMT Lateral
Hindfoot Angle
Calcaneal Pitch Angle
Angle Measurement: Intra- and Interobserver Reliability
Shortcomings of the Study
Radiation Dose
Cost
Approval for Use
Standard Imaging?
References
Chapter 4: Combination of Weight Bearing CT (WBCT) with Pedography Shows No Statistical Correlation of Bone Position with Force/Pressure Distribution
Introduction
Methods
Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria: Ethics
Image Acquisition
Pedography Measurements of Bone Position (Angles and Distances)
Measurement of Pedographic Parameters
Correlation Analysis of WBCT Parameters with Pedography Parameters
Statistics
Results
Measurements of Bone Position (Angles and Distances): Intra- and Interobserver Reliability
Correlation of WBCT Parameters with Pedography Parameters
Discussion
Angle Measurement: Intra- and Interobserver Reliability
Correlation of WBCT Parameters with Pedography Parameters
Shortcomings of the Study
Radiation Dose
References Chapter 5: Combination of Weight Bearing CT (WBCT) with Pedography Shows Relationship Between Anatomy-Based Foot Center (FC) and Force/Pressure-Based Center of Gravity (COG)
Introduction
Methods
Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria, Ethics
Image Acquisition: Foot Center (FC)
Pedography: Center of Gravity (COG)
Comparison of FC/COG
Statistics
Results
Discussion
Center of Gravity (COG)
Foot Center (FC)
Shortcomings of the Study
Radiation Dose
References
Chapter 6: A New Concept of 3D Biometrics for Hindfoot Alignment Using Weight Bearing CT
Introduction

Contents:
The use of legislative and other controls on animal research to meet public expectations and improve animal welfare
Animal rights and animal welfare : philosophy and science
Species choice and animal welfare
The harm/benefit judgement
Improving the welfare of animals used in research : the 3Rs
Science and animal welfare : a partnership.

Summary: This book investigates how fish experience their lives, their amazing senses and abilities, and how human actions impact their quality of life. The authors examine the concept of fish welfare and the scientific knowledge behind the inclusion of fish within the moral circle, and how this knowledge can change the way we treat fish in the future. In many countries fish are already protected by animal welfare legislation in the same way as mammals, but in practice there is still a major gap between how we ethically view these groups and how we actually treat them. The poor treatment of fish represents a massive animal welfare problem in aquaculture and fisheries, both in terms of the number of animals affected and the severity of the welfare issues. Thanks to its interdisciplinary scope, this thought-provoking book appeals to professionals, academics and students in the fields of animal welfare, cognition and physiology, as well as fisheries and aquaculture management.

Contents:
Intro
Animal Welfare Series Preface
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: A Brief Look into the Origins of Fish Welfare Science
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Origin of Animal Welfare Science
1.2.1 The Welfare Definition Problem
1.3 Emerging Concerns for Fish Welfare
1.4 Fish Welfare in Politics, Laws, and Regulations
1.5 The Rise of Fish Welfare Science
1.5.1 The Fish Pain Controversy
1.5.2 What Next?
References
Chapter 2: Ethics and the Welfare of Fish
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Ethics Is Dynamic
2.1.2 Different Animal Ethics Theories 2.2 Welfare of Fish and Its Moral Dimensions
2.2.1 Defining Animal Welfare
2.2.2 Measuring Animal Welfare
2.3 Do Fish Have Moral Status?
2.4 Limits of the Animal Welfare Concept
2.5 Is It Morally Harmful to Kill Fish?
2.5.1 A Preference to Stay Alive
2.5.2 Foregone Opportunities
2.5.3 The Harm of Death: Reason for Ethical Assessment
2.6 The Domestication of Fish
2.7 Practices Involving Fish: Ethical Aspects
2.7.1 Aquaculture
2.7.2 Wild Fisheries
2.7.3 Experimental Use of Fish
2.7.4 Recreational Fishing
2.8 Conclusion
References
Websites 4.2 Broad Behavioural Systems in Fish
4.2.1 Use of Space
4.2.2 Foraging and Feeding: What Fish Eat, How and When?
4.2.3 Avoiding Predation
4.2.4 Aggression and Fighting
4.2.5 Courtship
4.3 Tinbergenś Questions in Relation to Fish Behaviour
4.3.1 The Causes of Fish Behaviour
4.3.2 The Development of Fish Behaviour
4.3.3 The Functions of Fish Behaviour
4.4 How the Natural Behaviour of Fish Is Expressed in Culture Systems
4.4.1 How Farmed Fish Use Space
4.4.2 How Farmed Fish Feed
4.4.2.1 How Food Is Delivered
4.4.2.2 The Type of Food Delivered 4.4.2.3 How Much Are Fish Fed and When
4.4.3 Avoiding Predation
4.4.4 Aggression
4.4.5 Courtship
4.5 Welfare in Cultured Fish
4.5.1 The Tricky Concept of Fish Welfare
4.5.2 Natural Behaviour and the Welfare of Farmed Fish
4.5.2.1 Natural Responses to External Stimuli
4.5.2.2 Natural Expression of Internal Processes
4.5.2.3 Behavioural Development in Aquaculture Systems
4.5.2.4 How Behaviour Has Been Shaped by Natural Selection
Its Functions
4.6 Conclusions
References Chapter 3: The Diverse World of Fishes
3.1 Introduction
3.2 A Diversity of Habitats
3.3 Life History
3.4 Ontogeny and Metamorphosis
3.5 Survive, Feed, and Grow
3.6 Body Shape and Movements
3.7 Reproduction
3.8 Alone or Together
3.9 Fish Can "Talk ́́with Each Other
3.10 The Underlying Mechanisms
3.11 How Are Fish Influenced by Human Activities?
3.12 Do Fish Species Have Different Personalities?
References
Chapter 4: Fish Behaviour: Determinants and Implications for Welfare
4.1 Introduction: Questions About Fish Behaviour

Summary: This book is devoted to the welfare of invertebrates, which make up 99% of animal species on earth. Addressing animal welfare, we do not often think of invertebrates; in fact we seldom consider them to be deserving of welfare evaluation. And yet we should. Welfare is a broad concern for any animal that we house, control or utilize - and we utilize invertebrates a lot. The Authors start with an emphasis on the values of non-vertebrate animals and discuss the need for a book on the present topic. The following chapters focus on specific taxa, tackling questions that are most appropriate to each one. What is pain in crustaceans, and how might we prevent it? How do we ensure that octopuses are not bored? What do bees need to thrive, pollinate our plants and give us honey? Since invertebrates have distinct personalities and some social animals have group personalities, how do we consider this? And, as in the European Unions application of welfare consideration to cephalopods, how do the practical regulatory issues play out? We have previously relegated invertebrates to the category 'things and did not worry about their treatment. New research suggest that some invertebrates such as cephalopods and crustaceans can have pain and suffering, might also have consciousness and awareness. Also, good welfare is going to mean different things to spiders, bees, corals, etc. This book is taking animal welfare in a very different direction. Academics and students of animal welfare science, those who keep invertebrates for scientific research or in service to the goals of humans, as well as philosophers will find this work thought-provoking, instructive and informative.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction: Why a volume on invertebrate welfare?
Chapter 2: Invertebrates and humans: attitudes, ethics and policy
Chapter 3: Insects in captivity
contexts create welfare dilemmas
Chapter 4: Welfare of managed honey bees
Chapter 5: Spider welfare
Chapter 6: Coral and Cnidarian Welfare in a Changing Sea
Chapter 7: Assessing the potential for pain in crustaceans and other invertebrates
Chapter 8: Enrichment for captive cephalopods
Chapter 9: Cephalopod welfare, biological and regulatory aspects: a EU experience
Chapter 10: Consider the individual: personality and welfare in invertebrates.

Summary: This book provides a multidisciplinary overview of the impact of human-animal interaction on well-being from childhood to later life. It presents a life course perspective to the study of human-animal interaction, addressing concepts of family and the role of pets therein, as well as the impact of companion animals on child development and successful aging. This book fills a gap in the existing literature by framing the study of human-animal interaction, including the role of animal-assisted interventions on well-being, in a broader social and behavioral context.

Contents:
The development
The philosophy student and the pursuit of a well-being enhancing strategy
The process of validation of well-being therapy
Initial evaluation
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
Session 7
Session 8
The four-session-program
Depression
Mood swings
Generalized anxiety disorder
Panic and agoraphobia
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Children and adolescents
New directions
Going further.

Summary: This book represents a daring and rarely attempted endeavor to bridge the gap between histopathology and molecular medicine in that cutting-edge molecular findings are seamlessly integrated into the key morphological features. This volume also includes discussions of short lists of organ-based benign lesions with concerning morphological features. Presented in the differential diagnosis section, they will not only serve as useful checklists for the surgical pathologist who is seriously contemplating a diagnosis of malignancy due to the observation of some cytological or histological atypia, but also help hone the key features of each malignant atypia. Well-Differentiated Malignancies: New Perspectives provides an innovative resource on the difficult topic of well-differentiated malignancies for pathology residents, fellows and for those already in clinical practice.

Contents:
Cutaneous Tissue
Soft Tissues
Skeletal System
Nervous System
Genitourinary System
Female Reproductive System
Gastrointestinal System, Pancreatobiliary Tract and Liver
Lung and Pleura
Thyroid Gland, Salivary Gland and Thymus
Mammary Gland.

Summary: "An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature. Remember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That feeling of belonging remains with readers the rest of their lives--but not everyone regularly sees themselves on the pages of a book. In this timely anthology, Glory Edim brings together original essays by some of our best black women writers to shine a light on how important it is that we all--regardless of gender, race, religion, or ability--have the opportunity to find ourselves in literature. Contributors include Jesmyn Ward (Sing, Unburied, Sing), Lynn Nottage (Sweat), Jacqueline Woodson (Another Brooklyn), Gabourey Sidibe (This Is Just My Face), Morgan Jerkins (This Will Be My Undoing), Tayari Jones (An American Marriage), Rebecca Walker (Black, White and Jewish), and Barbara Smith (Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology). Whether it's learning about the complexities of femalehood from Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison, finding a new type of love in The Color Purple, or using mythology to craft an alternative black future, the subjects of each essay remind us why we turn to books in times of both struggle and relaxation. As she has done with her book club-turned-online community Well-Read Black Girl, in this anthology Glory Edim has created a space in which black women's writing and knowledge and life experiences are lifted up, to be shared with all readers who value the power of a story to help us understand the world and ourselves."--Publisher information.

Contents:
Magic mirrors / Jesmyn Ward
Why I keep coming back to Jamaica / Veronica Chambers
Her own best thing / Tayari Jones
Go tell it / Barbara Smith
Legacy : a conversation with Rebecca Walker
Zora and me / Marita Golden
Space to move around in / Renée Watson
Gal : a hard row to hoe / Gabourey Sidibe
The need for kisses / Dhonielle Clayton
Witnessing hope / Stephanie Powell Watts
Dear beloved / Nicole Dennis-Benn
Dreaming awake / N.K. Jemisin
To be a citizen / Morgan Jerkins
Two New Yorks / Zinzi Clemmons
Putting women center stage : a conversation with Lynn Nottage
Finding my family / Bsrat Mezghebe
Complex citizen / Mahogany L. Browne
Living a "soft black song" / Jamia Wilson
Amazing grace / Carla Bruce-Eddings
Continue to rise : a conversation with Jacqueline Woodson
Books for a black girl's soul / Kaitlyn Greenidge.

Summary: This book provides a detailed guide for surgeons and surgical trainees on a variety of facets relevant to wellbeing, and how to maintain wellbeing throughout a career in academic surgery. Individual and external factors relevant to wellbeing are both covered in relation to the surgeon. Aspects covered include healthcare roles, personal factors, socio-cultural factors, the regulatory business, and payer environment. Potential strategies for managing welfare including considerations for both students and residents are provided, as are methodologies for studying aspects of wellbeing. Wellbeing offers a practical and personal insight on maintaining wellbeing in academic surgery and is a valuable resource for all practicing and trainee surgeons across a variety of disciplines, as well as those who are interested in studying factors affecting the wellbeing of surgical specialists.

Contents:
Introduction
What is wellbeing
Why focus on wellbeing
Important terms (burnout, wellbeing, resilience)
Conceptual framework for wellbeing
Healthcare Role
Personal Factors
Meaning/Purpose in Work
Skills and Abilities
External Factors of Wellbeing
Socio-cultural Factors
Regulatory, Business, Payer Environment
Organizational Factors
Learning/Practice Environment
Improving Wellbeing
Addressing Individual Factors
Addressing External Factors
Recovering from Burnout
Wellbeing Considerations for Medical Students up
Wellbeing Considerations for Residents
The Study of Wellbeing
Approaches to study wellbeing
Tools of the Trade
Evaluating organizational structures and institutional policy for wellbeing
Emerging areas of research
Career development in wellbeing.

Summary: This book provides a detailed guide for surgeons and surgical trainees on a variety of facets relevant to wellbeing, and how to maintain wellbeing throughout a career in academic surgery. Individual and external factors relevant to wellbeing are both covered in relation to the surgeon. Aspects covered include healthcare roles, personal factors, socio-cultural factors, the regulatory business, and payer environment. Potential strategies for managing welfare including considerations for both students and residents are provided, as are methodologies for studying aspects of wellbeing. Wellbeing offers a practical and personal insight on maintaining wellbeing in academic surgery and is a valuable resource for all practicing and trainee surgeons across a variety of disciplines, as well as those who are interested in studying factors affecting the wellbeing of surgical specialists.

Contents:
Introduction
What is wellbeing
Why focus on wellbeing
Important terms (burnout, wellbeing, resilience)
Conceptual framework for wellbeing
Healthcare Role
Personal Factors
Meaning/Purpose in Work
Skills and Abilities
External Factors of Wellbeing
Socio-cultural Factors
Regulatory, Business, Payer Environment
Organizational Factors
Learning/Practice Environment
Improving Wellbeing
Addressing Individual Factors
Addressing External Factors
Recovering from Burnout
Wellbeing Considerations for Medical Students up
Wellbeing Considerations for Residents
The Study of Wellbeing
Approaches to study wellbeing
Tools of the Trade
Evaluating organizational structures and institutional policy for wellbeing
Emerging areas of research
Career development in wellbeing.

Summary: "The first edition of The Thyroid, conceived by Dr. Sidney Werner who believed, and we agree, that a comprehensive clinical and basic textbook devoted to the thyroid was needed, was first published in 1955 and again in 1962"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: "West's Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials offers accessible explanations of disease processes that affect the respiratory system. This best-selling companion to West's Respiratory Physiology, Tenth Edition, has served generations of students. Dr. John B. West, together with new co-author Dr. Andrew M. Luks, presents the vital knowledge you need in a concise, straightforward manner that's easy to understand."--Publisher.

Contents:
Ventilation
Gas exchange
Other tests
Obstructive diseases
Restrictive diseases
Vascular diseases
Environmental, neoplastic, and infectious diseases
Respiratory failure
Oxygen therapy
Mechanical ventilation.

Contents:
Structure and function
Ventilation
Diffusion
Blood flow and metabolism
Ventilation-perfusion relationships
Gas transport by the blood
Mechanics of breathing
Control of ventilation
Respiratory system under stress
Tests of pulmonary function.

Contents:
Early days of blotting / Edwin Southern
Origins of protein blotting / Harry Towbin
Western blotting : remembrance of things past / W. Neal Burnette
Simian virus 40 and protein transfer / Jaime Renart
Western blotting : an introduction / Biji T. Kurien and R. Hal Scofield
From little helpers to automation / Biji T. Kurien and Harry Towbin
Spectrophotometric methods to determine protein concentration / J. P. Dean Goldring
Solubilization of proteins : the importance of lysis buffer choice / Mandy Peach [and three others]
Simultaneous immunoblotting analysis with activity gel electrophoresis and 2-D gel electrophoresis / Der-Yen Lee and Geen-Dong Chang
Diffusion blotting : a rapid and simple method for production of multiple blots from a single gel / Ingrid Olsen and Harald G. Wiker
Multiple immunoblots by passive diffusion of proteins from a single SDS-PAGE gel / Biji T. Kurien and R. Hal Scofield
Slice blotting / Graeme Lowe
Localizing proteins by tissue printing / Rafael F. Pont-Lezica
Dot-immunobinding assay (Dot-Iba) / Sumi Surendran, Annamma Mathai, and Vishnampet Venkataraman Radhakrishnan
Analysis of antibody clonotype by affinity immunoblotting / Biji T. Kurien and R. Hal Scofield
Glycosaminoglycan blotting and detection after electrophoresis separation / Nicola Volpi and Francesca Maccari
Well-based reverse-phase protein array of formalin- fixed paraffin-embedded tissue / Joon-Yong Chung and Stephen M. Hewitt
Quantitative computerized western blotting in detail / Dalit Talmi-Frank, Charles L. Jaffe, and Gad Baneth
Cationic electrophoresis and eastern blotting / Engelbert Buxbaum
Miniaturized blotting system for simultaneous detection of different autoantibodies / Ulrich Canzler [and eight others]
Proteomic expressional profiling of a paraffin-embedded tissue by multiplex tissue immunoblotting / Joon-Yong Chungand Stephen M. Hewitt
Post-staining electroblotting for efficient and reliable peptide blotting / Der-Yen Lee and Geen-Dong Chang
Multistrip western blotting : a tool for comparative quantitative analysis of multiple proteins / Edita Aksamitiene, Jan B. Hoek, and Anatoly Kiyatkin
Western blotting using PVDF membranes and its downstream applications / Setsuko Komatsu
Blotting from phastGel to membranes by ultrasound / Joseph Kost and Aharon Azagury
Western blotting of high and low molecular weight proteins using heat / Biji T. Kurien and R. Hal Scofield
Membrane strip affinity purification of autoantibodies / Biji T. Kurien
Strip immunoblotting of multiple antigenic peptides / Biji T. Kurien
Double-blotting : a solution to the problem of nonspecific binding of secondary antibodies in immunoblotting procedures / Françoise Lasne
Method for resolution and western blotting of very large proteins using agarose electrophoresis / Marion L. Greaser and Chad M. Warren
Immunodetection of P-selectin using an antibody to its C-terminal tag / Padmaja Mehta-D'souza
Improvements and variants of the multiple antigen blot assay-MABA : an immunoenzymatic technique for simultaneous antigen and antibody screening / Oscar Noya [and six others]
Blotting from immobilized pH gradient gels : application to total cell lysates / Harry Towbin
Immunoprecipitation : western blot for proteins of low abundance / Edward P. Trieu and Ira N. Targoff
Native electrophoresis and western blot analysis (NEWeB) : methods and applications / Ioannis N. Manoussopoulos and Mina Tsagris
Shift-western blotting : separate analysis of protein and DNA from protein-DNA complexes / Matthias Harbers
Grid-immunoblotting / Olga Yeliosof and R. Hal Scofield
Detection and quantification of protein-protein interactions by far-western blotting / Joshua A. Jadwin, Bruce J. Mayer, and Kazuya Machida
Western blot analysis of adhesive interactions under fluid shear conditions : the blot rolling assay / Robert Sackstein and Robert Fuhlbrigge
Centrifuge blotting / Jinny Paul
Blotting of coomassie blue-stained proteins from PAGE gels to transparencies / Jinny Paul
B-cell ELISPOT : for the identification of antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells / Hemangi B. Shah and Kristi A. Koelsch
T cell ELISPOT : for the identification of specific cytokine-secreting T cells / Kerry M. Leehan and Kristi A. Koelsch
Membrane microplates for one- and two-color ELISPOT and FLUOROSPOT assays / Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
SDS-PAGE to immunoblot in one hour / Biji T. Kurien [and three others]
Single-cell western blotting / Syed M. S. Quadri
Protein detection by simple western analysis / Valerie M. Harris
Western blotting using microfluidics / Pothur R. Srinivas
Two-dimensional gel-based protein standardization verified by western blot analysis / Hisao Haniu [and three others]
Fingerprint deposition on nitrocellulose and polyvinylidene difluoride membranes using alkaline phosphatase / Biji T. Kurien, Debashish Danda, and R. Hal Scofield
Other notable protein blotting methods : a brief review / Biji T. Kurien and R. Hal Scofield.

Summary: Western Blotting Guru provides researchers in molecular biology with a handy reference for approaching and solving challenging problems associated with immunoblotting setup and optimization. As a laboratory guide, it emphasizes the technical aspects of efficiently employing immunoblotting as a tool in molecular biology laboratories. The book covers the basic science underlying immunoblotting and detailed description of the method parameters, followed by good benchtop practices, tips and tricks for obtaining high-quality data and a detailed troubleshooting guide addressing a variety of problem types.

Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Procedure
Chapter 3. Good practices
Chapter 4. Optimization and troubleshooting
Chapter 5. Tips and tricks
Chapter 6. Special cases
Chapter 7. Data analysis, storage, retrieval
Appendix A. Buffers and solutions
Appendix B. SDS-PAGE gel tables
Appendix C. SDS-PAGE protocol
Appendix D. Wet transfer and immunoblotting protocol
Appendix E. Home-made enhanced chemiLuminescence (ECL) detection
Appendix F. Stripping protocols
Appendix G. Coomassie staining protocol
Appendix H. Lysis of cells using native conditions
Appendix I. Quick denaturing lysis protocol
Appendix J. Protein tags
Appendix K. Covalent crosslinking of antibodies to beads
References.

Summary: This volume explores major wetland ecosystem services, such as climate cooling and water quality improvement, and discusses the recent wetland conservation and restoration activities in China and neighboring countries. The role of wetlands in either cooling or warming the climate is analyzed as the net balance between carbon sequestration and emissions of methane and nitrous oxide. Wetlands start off having a net warming effect on the climate but in time switch to net cooling. Further, they remove 40% of the N and P from run-off and groundwater flow in agricultural areas, but wetlands need to amount to 10% of the total catchment area to make a difference. Reflecting on the recent large investment in wetland ecological studies in China and neighboring countries, the book addresses invasive species in coastal wetlands as well as the protection and wise use of tidal flats around the Yellow Sea. It also presents promising regional case studies on wetland restoration. The book is intended for academics, students and practitioners in the field of wetland ecology, management and restoration, as well as consultants and professionals working in conservation, wise use and environmental policy.

Contents:
Chapter 1. Wetland Functions and Ecosystem Services: Implications for Wetland Restoration and
Part I. Wetland functions and ecosystem services
Chapter 2. Wetlands as Biogeochemical Hotspots affecting Water Quality in Catchments
Chapter 3. Wetland effects on global climate: Mechanisms, impacts, and management recommendations
Chapter 4. Wetlands regulate climate via evapotranspiration
Part II. Wetland mechanisms, threats, conservation and management
Chapter 5. Invasive plants in Coastal Wetlands: Patterns and Mechanisms
Chapter 6. Tidal Forested Wetlands: Mechanisms, Threats, and Management Tools
Chapter 7. National actions and international frameworks for the conservation and wise use of tidal flats and other coastal wetlands in the Yellow Sea
Part III. Ecological Restoration of Wetlands
Chapter 8. Wetlands restoration in China
Principles, technology and practice
Chapter 9. Case Studies of Ecological Restoration and Conservation Strategies for Marshes and Peatlands
Chapter 10. Building Resiliency to Changing Conditions in Wetland Management and Restoration
Chapter 11. Overview and synthesis.

Summary: Based on actual data of Soviet whaling, and reliable methodologies that existed at the time when this monograph was written, it examines the distribution and migration patterns of whales of the Southern Ocean. It defines distinct populations on the basis of phenes, as well as whale breeding zones, which are located in the adjacent to the Southern Ocean waters at lower latitudes. The book records the presence of a new species of killer whale in the Southern Ocean--Orcinus nana. Prenatal growth patterns, pregnancy and lactation duration, mean sizes of new-born whales are determined. Methods for the graphic recording of registering structures are described, and an original method for their decoding is proposed to determine animal age. The age of sexual and physical maturity, life expectancy is determined. Earlier unknown "pair formations" on the lower jaw of baleen whales and sperm whales are described, together with their macro, histological and electronic microscopic structure. The impact of the extermination of whales on the Southern Ocean ecosystem is examined, recommendations for control of the current state of whale populations are given, and perspectives of whale population recovery are estimated. Regions that could be used as testing areas for whale registration method are defined. The book is intended for biologist-cytologists, ecologists and other specialists interested in cetaceans, and for biology students.

Contents:
Annotation
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Historical review of whaling
2. Analysis of the correlation between whale length and weight
3. General growth laws
4. Biology of reproduction of cetaceans
5. Whale distribution
6. Southern Ocean ecosystem status and perspectives on whale population recovery
7. Photo selection
Literature.

Summary: With more than 10 million copies sold in 28 countries, the world's most popular job-search book is updated for 2020, tailoring Richard Bolles's long-trusted guidance with up-to-the-minute information and advice for today's job-hunters and career-changers. What Color Is Your Parachute? is the world's most popular job-hunting guide, revised and updated annually with more than ten million copies sold. This newly streamlined edition features the latest resources, case studies, and perspectives on today's job market, revealing surprising advice on what works--and what doesn't--so you can focus your efforts on tactics that yield results. At its core is Richard N. Bolles's famed Flower Exercise, a unique self-inventory that helps you design your career--and your life--around your key passions, transferable skills, traits, and more. This practical manual also provides essential tips for writing impressive resumes and cover letters, networking effectively, interviewing with confidence, and negotiating the best salary possible. Whether you're searching for your first job, were recently laid off, or are dreaming of a career change, What Color Is Your Parachute? will guide you toward a fulfilling and prosperous life's work.

Contents:
It's a whole new world for job-hunters
There are more than ten million vacancies available each month
The best and worst ways to look for jobs
Self-inventory, part 1
Self-inventory, part 2
You get to choose where you work
Google is your new (but not only) resume
Sixteen tips about interviewing for a job
The six secrets of salary negotiation
How to deal with any challenges you have
The five ways to choose/change careers
How to start your own business.

Contents:
About Medical Writers and Writing
Getting Started in Medical Writing
The Process of Medical Writing
Medical Writing Pointers and Pitfalls
Getting Your Work in Print
Ethical Issues in Medical Writing
Remarkable Medical Writing
Backstories of Medical Writers and Writing
What Writers Say about Writing
A Writer?s Attic
Web Sites: The Medical Writer?s Guide to the Internet
Recommended Reading for the Serious Medical Writer.

Summary: The author shares how, in the years following her beloved father's death, she denied her suffering and lived with the constant fear of loss that left her terrified of love and intimacy until she set out on a journey to confront the grief she'd been avoiding for so long. "Laurel Braitman spent her childhood learning how to outfish grown men, keep bees, and fix carburetors from her larger-than-life dad. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, he went to spectacular lengths to teach her the skills she'd need to survive without him. But by her mid-thirties she is a ship about to splinter on the rocks, exhausted by running from her own bad feelings. We follow as Laurel changes course, navigating multiple wildernesses--from northern New Mexico and western Alaska to her own Tinder app. She learns the hard way that no achievement, no matter how shiny, can protect her from pain, and works to transform guilt and regret into gold: learning from a badass birder in the Bering Sea, a few dozen grieving kids in a support group, a pile of smoking ashes, and countless online dates. Along the way, she faces a wildfire that threatens everyone and everything she cares about, a grueling test of her own survival skills, and the fact that we often have to say our hardest goodbyes before we're ready. In the end Laurel realizes that being open to love after loss is not only possible, it can set us free."--Inside front jacket flap.

Summary: "A searing memoir of reckoning and healing from an acclaimed journalist and former This American Life producer investigating the little-understood science behind Complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life. By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as a radio producer at This American Life and had won an Emmy. But behind her office door she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk. After years of questioning what was wrong with her, she was diagnosed with Complex PTSD-a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously, over the course of years. Both of Stephanie's parents had abandoned her as a teenager after years of physical and verbal abuse and neglect. She thought she'd overcome her trauma, but her diagnosis illuminated the ways in which her past continued to threaten her health, her relationships, and her career. Finding few resources to help her heal, Stephanie set out to map her experience onto the scarce scientific research on C-PTSD. In this deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Stephanie interviews scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative therapies with the determination and curiosity of an award-winning journalist. She returns to her hometown of San Jose, California, to investigate the effects of immigrant trauma on a community, she uncovers family secrets in the country of her birth, Malaysia, and learns how trauma can be inherited through generations. Ultimately, she discovers that you don't move on from trauma-but you can learn to move with it, with grace and joy. Powerful, enlightening, and clarifying, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body-and one woman's ability to reclaim agency from her trauma"-- Provided by publisher.

Summary: This book is an introduction to chest radiology, specifically designed for the needs of first-year residents. On the first rotation in chest imaging, radiology residents are asked to learn significant amounts of information at a fast and unrelenting pace. However, most current books are densely written and contain far more material than residents need to know. Moreover, the number, variety, and quality of images is often limited. What Radiology Residents Need to Know: Chest Radiology answers these needs by presenting the important information in bullet fashion, divided into convenient sub-units, such as "clinical information," "imaging findings," and "management." In most cases, an individual pathological condition can be presented in one page or less. This volume covers such topics as volume loss, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, inhalation diseases, and pulmonary, mediastinal, and pleural tumor imaging. In addition, it contains tips on approaching and interpreting chest radiographs and CT based on decades of practical experience and teaching residents at the work station. With liberal use of images and an online image bank with high-quality images, this book gives readers a comprehensive library of chest imaging scans and serves as an ideal guide for radiology residents.

Contents:
Introduction
Patterns of lung disease (interstitial/alveolar)
Misplaced tubes and wires
Volume loss
Pneumonia
Pleural effusion
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary vascular disease
Neoplasms
Emphysema
Pulmonary fibrosis
Inhalational diseases
Miscellaneous diffuse pulmonary diseases
Mediastinum
Tracheobronchial
Aorta
Cardiac
Diaphragm
Esophagus
Abnormalities outside heart and lungs.

Summary: This book is an introduction to musculoskeletal radiology, specifically designed for the needs of first-year residents. On the first rotation in musculoskeletal imaging, radiology residents are asked to learn significant amounts of information at a fast and unrelenting pace. However, most current books are densely written and contain far more material than residents need to know. Moreover, the number, variety and quality of images is often limited. What Radiology Residents Need to Know: Musculoskeletal Radiology answers these needs by presenting the important information in bullet fashion, divided into convenient sub-units, such as "clinical information," "imaging findings," and "management." In most cases, an individual pathological condition can be presented in one page or less. In addition, it contains tips on approaching and interpreting radiographs, MRI and CT based on decades of practical experience and teaching residents at the work station. With liberal use of illustrations in the text and an online bank of many more high-quality images, this book gives readers a comprehensive library of musculoskeletal imaging scans and serves as an ideal guide for radiology residents.

Contents:
Trauma: Introduction and Spine
Trauma: Upper Extremity
Trauma: Pelvis, Hip, Lower Extremity and Avulsion Injuries
Periosteal Reaction
Benign Bone Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions
Malignant Bone Tumors
Soft-Tissue Lesions
Arthritis
Metabolic, Endocrine, and Hematologic/Bone Marrow
Avascular Necrosis (AVN)
Infections
Normal Variants and "Don't Touch" Lesions
Miscellaneous Conditions (By Skeletal Area)
Miscellaneous Lesions (No Specific Skeletal Area)
Surgical Interventions. .

Summary: "The dramatic story of the signature environmental disaster of our time and an inspiring tale of scientific resistance by a relentless physician who stood up to power. Flint was already a troubled city in 2014 when the state of Michigan--in the name of austerity--shifted the source of its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Soon after, citizens began complaining about the water that flowed from their taps--but officials rebuffed them, insisting that the water was fine. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician at the city's public hospital, took state officials at their word and encouraged the parents and children in her care to continue drinking the water--after all, it was American tap water, blessed with the state's seal of approval. But a conversation at a cookout with an old friend, leaked documents from a rogue environmental inspector, and the activism of a concerned mother raised red flags about lead--a neurotoxin whose irreversible effects fall most heavily on children. Even as circumstantial evidence mounted and protests grew, Dr. Mona knew that the only thing that could stop the lead poisoning was undeniable proof--and that to get it, she'd have to enter the fight of her life. What the Eyes Don't See is the inspiring story of how Dr. Mona--accompanied by an idiosyncratic team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders--proved that Flint's kids were exposed to lead and then fought her own government and a brutal backlash to expose that truth to the world. Paced like a scientific thriller, this book shows how misguided austerity policies, the withdrawal of democratic government, and callous bureaucratic indifference placed an entire city at risk. And at the center of the story is Dr. Mona herself--an immigrant, doctor, scientist, and mother whose family's activist roots inspired her pursuit of justice. What the Eyes Don't See is a riveting, beautifully rendered account of a shameful disaster that became a tale of hope, the story of a city on the ropes that came together to fight for justice, self-determination, and the right to build a better world for their--and all of our--children."--Jacket

Contents:
How I got my name
What the eyes don't see
The barbecue
The valedictorian
Haji
Red flags
First encounter
Miasma
No response
Sit down
Jenny + the data
Public health enemy #1
What field are you on?
The man in the panda tie
Environmental injustice
Poisoned by policy
Shortwave radio crackling
Meeting the Mayor
Aeb
The press conference
Splice and dice
Numbers war
Demonstration of proof
All the things we found out later
Fire ant
Truth and reconciliation
Prescription for hope
Haji and the birds

Summary: Tracing the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape, a journalist, scientist, medical professional, and professor gives readers the skills to identify and counter poorly sourced clickbait and misleading headlines. "What is a fact? What are reliable sources? What is news? What is fake news? How can anyone make sense of it anymore? Well, we have to. As conspiracy theories and online hoaxes increasingly become a part of our national discourse and "truth" itself is being questioned, it has never been more vital to build the discernment necessary to tell fact from fiction, and media literacy has never been more vital. In this accessibly-written guide, Dr. Seema Yasmin, an award-winning journalist, scientist, medical professional, and professor, traces the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape and teaches young readers the skills that will help them identify and counter poorly-sourced clickbait and misleading headlines"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Introduction : Hi, freethinker
Contagious information
Bias, beliefs, and why we fall for BS
News, noise, and nonsense
Social media
How to debunk and disagree
Epilogue : Hi, critical thinker! So...what now?

Summary: "What We Bring to the Practice of Medicine brings together a collection of short essays from women physicians working in diverse fields of medicine around the world. Through compassion, humor, and resiliency, their stories reveal the truth of what life is like for a variety of women in medicine. While men and women physicians face different challenges and bring different historical experiences to the examination table, the history of medicine has been primarily told by men. Doctors Kimberly Greene-Liebowitz and Dana Corriel compile the pieces in this collection to highlight the many topics of concern for women physicians--some of which may be unknown to medical field outsiders. Topics include the physician-patient relationship, mastery of clinical practice, barriers to career advancement and success, and the challenge of balancing a demanding professional life with domestic responsibilities, an issue brought to the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic. What We Bring to the Practice of Medicine showcases the experiences of women physicians at every stage of their careers as well-from the beginning of medical school to the brink of retirement. These 40 essays are an expansive, unprecedented examination of what drives clinical and personal decisions and demonstrate how a physician's character is intricately intertwined with their approach to caregiving and the practice of medicine"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:
Overcoming the odds. Why do you want to be a doctor? / Maria Maldonado
Leverage / Photine Liakos
Learning to listen / Audrey Nath
First to report / Kimberly Greene-Liebowitz
It's all about compassion. The every patient / Jazbeen Ahmad
Grandma's dead / Rebecca Andrews
Good Friday / Photine Liakos
If you like piña coladas / Julia Michie Bruckner
Put a bow on it / Photine Liakos
Finding humor in unexpected places. Halloween blood / Rachel Kowalsky
There's no laughing in medicine / Jessi Gold
Attempted murder / Jennifer Caputo-Seidler
TMB disease / Jill Grimes
Up north / Katie Wiskar
Bravery: facing our fears. Filing cabinet / S.P.
Chrysalis / Rebecca Andrews
My doctor-patient conflict / Sharon Ben-Or
How I found my voice / Karen Yeter
Serendipity / Torie Comeaux Plowden
Pandemic / Katharine Miao
Surprise. No small feat / Avni Desai
A life saved / Andrea Eisenberg
The twist of a patient apology / Dana Corriel
The secret keeper / Dawn Harris Sherling
Sadness and grief. A good death / Teja Dyamenahalli
Sometimes, I help people die / Kimberly Greene-Liebowitz
For better / Heather Gooden
Choosing to die / Suzy Feigofsky
"What do you do, Mommy?" An oncologist answers / Shikha Jain
Balancing act: physician parents. The transition from doctor to Mom / Sasha K. Shillcutt
Forty is greater than twelve / Rohini Harvey
Sometimes Doctor Mom is just Mom / Jasmine R. Marcelin
Doctor mothers / Monica Kalra
Inspirational stories. Pink panties / Elisabeth Preston-Hsu
Selfless service / Torie Comeaux Plowden
Game on / Annette K. Ansong
The perfect birth / KrisEmily McCrory
Precious / Heather Hammerstedt.

Summary: Raised in America, the multiracial daughter of a mother from Johannesburg struggles with her mother's terminal cancer, her own need to find love, and unexpected motherhood.

Summary: "Designed and organized to answer the most common questions that patients have about their psychiatric medications, What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications, Third Edition, emphasizes clarity, accuracy, and accessibility of information. From Valium and Ativan to Prozac and Adderall, more than 70 medications from all of the major classes are discussed under eight key sections."--Back cover.

Contents:
Antianxiety medications
Medications for insomnia
Antidepressents
Mood stabilizers
First-generation antipsychotics
Second generation antipsychotics
Psychostimulants
Nonstimulants for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Medications for Dementia
Medications for subtance use disorders.

Summary: This book presents recent advances in global wheat crop research, including the effects of abiotic stresses like high and low temperatures, drought, hypoxia, salinity, heavy metals, nutrient deficiency, and toxicity on wheat production. It also highlights various approaches to alleviate the damaging effects of abiotic stress on wheat as well as advanced approaches to develop abiotic-stress-tolerant wheat crops. Wheat is probably one of the worlds most important cereals; it is a staple food in more than 40 countries, and because of its adaptability is cultivated in almost every region. Global wheat production has more than doubled in the last 50 years due to higher yields. However, despite their high yield potential, modern wheat cultivars are often subject to crop loss due to the abiotic stresses. As such, plant breeders have long aimed to improve tolerance in order to maintain yield. Written by 85 experts, and offering the latest insights into wheat responses and tolerance to various abiotic stresses, it is a valuable tool for agronomists, plant breeders, plant physiologists and students in the field of plant science and agriculture. It is the first book to comprehensively cover past and current abiotic stress problems and tolerance mechanisms.

Contents:
1) Wheat production under changing climate
past, present and future: S.M. Mazloumzadeh 2) Relative tolerance of wheat species and genotypes to abiotic stress: Eviatar Nevo 3) Growth and morphological changes in wheat under abiotic stress: Muthappa Senthil-Kumar 4) Abiotic stresses-induced physiological alteration in wheat: Bingru Huang 5) Abiotic stress and wheat grain quality: J.G. Nuttall 6) Abiotic stress signaling in wheat crop: Hiroshi Takatsuji 7) Wheat responses and tolerance to salt stress: Eva Darko 8) Wheat responses and tolerance to drought stress: Arash Nezhadahmadi 9) Wheat responses and tolerance to high temperature: Mirza Hasanuzzaman 10) Wheat responses and tolerance to elevated ozone: Yizong Huang 11) Wheat responses and tolerance to UV-radiation: Hediat M.H. Salama 12) Wheat responses and tolerance to metals/metalloids toxicity: Blessy B. Mathew 13) Physiological mechanisms of wheat to cope up with nutrient deficiencies: Chengdao Li 14) Abiotic stress-induced oxidative stress in wheat: MH Borhanudding Bhuyan 15) Approaches to enhance antioxidant defense in wheat: Md. Shahadat Hossain 16) Use of plant nutrients in improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat: Anisur Rahman 17) Use of phytohormones in improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat: Iqbal Raza Khan 18) Use of osmolytes in improving wheat abiotic stres tolerance to wheat: Shamsul Hayat 19) Role of polyamines in improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat: Kamrun Nahar 20) Progress in wheat varietal development for abiotic stress tolerance: Learnmore Mwadzingeni 21) Recent advanced in molecular biotechnology in improving abiotic stress tolerance in wheat: Honglei Wang 22) Agronomic approaches to improve wheat production under abiotic stress: Parimal Kanti Biswas.

Summary: This book is about three inflammatory conditions that underlie wheat sensitivities caused by the consumption of wheat and related cereals. The book describes, discusses and differentiates celiac disease, amylase trypsin inhibitor (ATI) sensitivity, and the wide spectrum of wheat allergies, especially a novel, but highly common atypical wheat allergy. The mechanisms of the three wheat sensitivities along with their clinical characteristics, and their their state-of-the art diagnosis and therapy are thoroughly described. This is accompanied by commented case reports. The book is well structured and illustrated with numerous easy-to-grasp yet scientifically updated sketches. The novelty, immunological insight and praxis relevance for specialists as well as patients and interested laypeople makes this book appealing to a broad readership. Written by an internationally distinguished scientist and clinician in food and wheat related diseases, this book is intended for GPs, internists, gastroenterologists, rheumatologists and immunologists, as well as dieticians, researchers and especially patients who might be affected by these sensitivities.

Contents:
1 Introduction
2 Wheat, gluten and ATI: An overview
3 Immunology of the intestine
4 Celiac disease and its manifold manifestations
5 ATI sensitivity
6 Lactose, fructose and histamine intolerance: Over-diagnosed and overrated
7 Classical and atypical food allergies
8 It's not always wheat!
9 Outlook.

Summary: Take a simple approach to understanding the fundamentals with Wheater's Functional Histology. Offering concise text accompanied by hundreds of captions and images of histology slides, this best-selling textbook will equip you with all the must-know histology information you need to complete your courses and ace your exams. Recognize the microscopic structure of normal human tissues and how it relates to function with the help of over 900 high-quality histology images and illustrations.Master how to apply histology in a clinical context through coverage of common clinical conditions in each chapter.Access the entire contents online at Student Consult, including all of the images, a virtual histolab, and USMLE-style self-assessment questions and rationales.

Contents:
Cell structure and function
Cell cycle and replication
Blood, haematopoiesis and bone marrow
Supporting/connective tissues
Epithelial tissues
Muscle
Nervous tissues
Circulatory system
Skin
Skeletal tissues
Immune system
Respiratory system
Oral tissues
Gastrointestinal tract
Liver and pancreas
Urinary system
Endocrine system
Male reproductive system
Female reproductive system
Central nervous system
Special sense organs.

Contents:
Introduction to pathology
Cellular responses to injury
Acute inflammation, healing and repair
Chronic inflammation
Infections of histological importance
Disorders of growth
Dysplasia and neoplasia
atherosclerosis
Thrombosis and embolism
Infarction
Cardiovascular system
Respiratory system
Gastrointestinal system
Liver and pancreaticobiliary system
Urinary system
Lymphoid and haematopoietic systems
Female reproductive system
Breast
Male reproductive system
Endocrine system
Skin
Bone and soft tissues
Appendicex. Notes on commonly used staining methods
Bonus e-book images.

Summary: Daniel H. Pink, the #1-bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets of good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home. All of us confront a never-ending stream of "when" decisions. When to change jobs. When to schedule a class. When to get serious about a person or a project. Yet we make those decisions haphazardly - based on intuition, hunches, and guesswork. In When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Daniel H. Pink aruges this is exactly the wrong approach. We all know that timing is everything, PInk says. But we assume that timing is an art. In When, he makes clear that timing is really a science. Drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology and biology, neuroscience and economics, Pink reveals in When how best to live, work, and succeed. How can we use the hidden pattern of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why do certain types of daily breaks dramatically improve our children's test scores? How can we turn a mediocre beginning into a fresh start? Why do endings boost motivation and deepen meaning? And how, ultimately, can we make time our ally rather than our enemy? In When, Pink distills cutting-edge research and data and sythesizes them into a fascinating, compelling narrative packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways. Bursting with big ideas and enduring lessons, it will transform how you think about your past, your present, and your future. -- From dust jacket.

Contents:
Introduction: Captain Turner's decision
Part One. The day. 1. The hidden pattern of everyday life: "Across continents and time zones, as predictable as the ocean tides, was the same daily oscillation - a peak, a trough, and a rebound" ; 2. Afternoons and coffee spoons: The power of breaks, the promise of lunch, and the case for a modern siesta: "A growing body of science makes it clear: Breaks are not a sign of sloth but a sign of strength."
Part Two. Beginnings, endings, and in between. 3. Beginnings: Starting right, starting again, and starting together: "Most of us have harbored a sense that beginnings are significant. Now the science of timing has shown that they're even more powerful than we suspected. Beginnings stay with us far longer than we know; their effects linger to the end." ; 4. Midpoints: What Hanukkah candles and midlife malaise can teach us about motivation: "When we reach a midpoint, sometimes we slump, but other times we jump. A mental siren alerts us that we've squandered half of our time." ; 5. Endings: Marathons, chocolates, and the power of poignancy: "Yet, when endings become salient - whenever we enter an act three of any kind - we sharpen our existential red pencils and scratch out anyone or anything nonessential."
Part Three. Synching and thinking. 6. Synching fast and slow: The secrets of group timing: "Synchronizing makes us feel good - and feeling good helps a group's wheels turn more smoothly. Coordinating with others also makes us do good - and doing good enhances synchronization." ; 7. Thinking in tenses: A few final words: "Most of the world's languages mark verbs with time using tenses - especially past, present, and future - to convey meaning and reveal thinking. Nearly every phrase we utter is tinged with time."

Summary: On the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. Kalanithi chronicles his transformation from a naïve medical student into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.

Contents:
Foreword / by Abraham Verghese
Prologue
In perfect health I begin
Cease not till death
Epilogue / by Lucy Kalanithi.

Summary: A memoir by the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement explains the movement's position of love, humanity, and justice, challenging perspectives that have negatively labeled the movement's activists while calling for essential political changes. "A poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America--and the founding of a movement that demands restorative justice for all in the land of the free. Raised by a single mother in an impoverished neighborhood In Los Angeles, Patrisse Khan-Cullors experienced firsthand the prejudice and persecution Black Americans endure at the hands of law enforcement. For Patrisse, the most vulnerable people in the country are Black people. Deliberately and ruthlessly targeted by a criminal justice system serving a white privilege agenda, Black people are subjected to unjustifiable racial profiling and police brutality. In 2013, when Trayvon Martin's killer went free, Patrisse's outrage led her to co-found Black Lives Matter with Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi. Condemned as terrorists and as a threat to America, these loving women founded a hashtag that birthed the movement to demand accountability from the authorities who continually turn a blind eye to the injustices inflicted upon people of Black and Brown skin. Championing human rights in the face of violent racism, Patrisse is a survivor. She transformed her personal pain into political power, giving voice to a people suffering inequality and a movement fueled by her strength and love, to tell the country--and the world--that Black Lives Matter. [This book] is Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele's reflection on humanity. It is an empowering account of survival, strength and resilience and a call to action to change the culture that declares innocent Black life expendable."--..Dusty jackets..

Contents:
Foreword / Angela Davis
Part one: All the bones we could find. Introduction: We are stardust ; Community, interrupted ; Twelve ; Bloodlines ; Magnitude and bond ; Witness ; Out in the world ; All the bones we could find
Part two: Black Lives Matter. Zero dark thirty: the remix ; No ordinary love ; Dignity and power. Now. ; Black Lives Matter ; Raid ; A call, a response ; #SayHerName ; Black futures ; When they call you a terrorist.

Summary: This book provides a guide on how to navigate and avoid medico-legal problems associated with the management of patients with urological diagnosis. Each chapter focuses on a different medical situation related to urology and discusses how they can be managed. The book aims to utilise the experience and understanding of its authors to help its readers manage and avoid medico-legal issues. This book is relevant to urologists, allied health professionals, nurses, physiotherapists, physicians, and medical legal practitioners.

Contents:
1. Medico-legal pitfalls
2. Communication
3. Equipment problems
4. Prescribing
5. Diagnostics
6. Managing patient expectations
7. Administrative complications
8. Theatre issues
9. Staff training
10. Human factors in healthcare
11. Access to healthcare
12. NHS culture
13. Raising concerns and problems in training
14. Managing a complaint
15. Managing an GMC investigation
16. Medical indemnity.

Summary: This book presents a journey into how language is put together for speaking and understanding and how it can come apart when there is injury to the brain. The goal is to provide a window into language and the brain through the lens of aphasia, a speech and language disorder resulting from brain injury in adults. This book answers the question of how the brain analyzes the pieces of language, its sounds, words, meaning, and ultimately puts them together into a unitary whole. While its major focus is on clinical, experimental, and theoretical approaches to language deficits in aphasia, it integrates this work with recent technological advances in neuroimaging to provide a state-of-the-art portrayal of language and brain function. It also shows how current computational models that share properties with those of neurons allow for a common framework to explain how the brain processes language and its parts and how it breaks down according to these principles. Consideration will also be given to whether language can recover after brain injury or when areas of the brain recruited for speaking, understanding, or reading are deprived of input, as seen with people who are deaf or blind. No prior knowledge of linguistics, psychology, computer science, or neuroscience is assumed. The informal style of this book makes it accessible to anyone with an interest in the complexity and beauty of language and who wants to understand how it is put together, how it comes apart, and how language maps on to the brain.

Contents:
Chapter1: Introduction
Chapter2: Getting Started
Chapter3: The sounds of language
Chapter4: The words of language: the mental lexicon
Chapter5: What does it mean: semantics
Chapter6: Putting words together: Syntax
Chapter7: Why two hemispheres: the role of the right hemisphere in language
Chapter8: The plastic brain
Chapter9: Wrapping up.

Summary: The new edition of this book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of whiplash-associated disorders, focusing in particular on a functional approach to clinical and instrumental diagnosis and rehabilitative treatment. It fully reflects the changes in our understanding of whiplash injuries since the first edition, and in particular the increased awareness that whiplash is a whole-body trauma in which forces act progressively from the lumbar region to the brain, through the cervical spine. Detailed attention is paid to the functional connections between the sense organs of the inner ear, the sympathetic system, and the spine with a view to optimizing diagnosis and treatment. It is explained how various treatment options can be employed to best effect in patients with different symptoms, following, but updating, the well-known Quebec Task Force guidelines. Underestimated aspects such as positional vertigo, somatic tinnitus, temporomandibular disorders, and back pain are also considered. This book will be an invaluable tool in everyday clinical practice for all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of whiplash injury.

Contents:
Part I. General Aspects
Part II. Pathophysiology
Part III. Evaluation
Part IV Treatment
Part V. Conclusive remarks.