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Quality Control and Regulatory Aspects for Biologicals: Regulations and Best Practices
by Gauri MisraThis book serves as a comprehensive guide on quality control and regulatory aspects for biological products. It covers a wide range of topics, including regulatory requirements, quality control strategies, analytical methods, and risk management. It delves into the advantages and limitations of in vivo tests and discusses alternative methods that can be employed. The book explores the use of animal-based testing methods in quality control and examines viable alternatives.Key Features: Reviews various scientific and regulatory aspects involved in the quality control of biologicals Provides an overview of the roles of various national and international regulatory bodies and accreditation agencies Presents advanced analytical methods, innovative technologies, and the integration of molecular diagnostics in quality control processes Explores the use of animal-based testing methods in quality control, as well as their alternatives Discusses guidelines and methodologies involved in the development of biological products Overall, this book is an important reference source for various professionals in the pharmaceutical industry, including researchers, scientists, quality control personnel, and regulatory affairs professionals.
Komorbidität: Symptome, Zustände, Verhalten und Behandlungen
by Einar Thorsteinsson Rhonda BrownDieses Buch stellt eine neue Theorie über die erhebliche Komorbidität vor, die zwischen vielen Krankheiten und Störungen und gleichzeitigen Symptomen wie Schmerzen, Schlafstörungen und Müdigkeit besteht. Zu den besprochenen Krankheiten und Störungen gehören Adipositas, Diabetes mellitus Typ II, medizinische Erkrankungen wie Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen und Schlafstörungen, Essstörungen sowie affektive Störungen (Angst und Depression). Das Buch geht davon aus, dass die Komorbiditäten das Ergebnis eines komplexen bio-psycho-behavioralen Mechanismus sind, der eine Störung des zirkadianen Rhythmus einschließt. Es untersucht methodische (z. B. Mess-) Probleme, die das Verständnis der Komorbidität erschweren können, und erforscht ein breites Spektrum neuer, bestehender und neu entwickelter Therapieansätze, die bei der Behandlung komorbider Störungen von Nutzen sein könnten.
Remaking the Human: Cosmetic Technologies of Body Repair, Reshaping, and Replacement (Politics of Repair #2)
by Alvaro Jarrín Chiara PussettiThe technological capacity to transform biology - repairing, reshaping and replacing body parts, chemicals and functions – is now part of our lives. Humanity is confronted with a variety of affordable and non-invasive 'enhancement technologies': anti-ageing medicine, aesthetic surgery, cognitive and sexual enhancers, lifestyle drugs, prosthetics and hormone supplements. This collection focuses on why people find these practices so seductive and provides ethnographic insights into people’s motives and aspirations as they embrace or reject enhancement technologies, which are closely entangled with negotiations over gender, class, age, nationality and ethnicity.
Peterson’s Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
by Michael Miloro Peter Waite G. E. Ghali Peter E. LarsenThe new edition of this outstanding reference textbook, in two volumes, offers comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the contemporary specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The aim is to provide an all-encompassing, user-friendly source of information that will meet the needs of residents and experienced surgeons in clinical practice and will also serve as an ideal companion during preparation for board certification or recertification examinations. All of the authors, numbering some 100, are distinguished experts in the areas that they address. The new edition takes full account of the significant changes in clinical practice and guidelines that have occurred during recent years. Readers will find clear explanations of the practical application of surgical principles, with a wealth of supporting illustrative material, including atlas-type illustrations to complement the descriptions of specific procedures. The fourth edition of Peterson’s Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a truly exceptional resource for clinicians and students alike.
Cancer Cytogenetics and Cytogenomics: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2825)
by Jing Christine Ye Henry H. HengThis detailed volume explores the frontiers of this new era in cancer cytogenetics and cytogenomics, focusing on establishing a karyotype as an information-based genomic framework, as well as presenting technological platforms for collecting and analyzing data at the genome level. It begins with several conceptual chapters that introduce ideas such as the Genome Architecture Theory, forcefully emphasizing the importance of cytogenomics in the post-genomics era. The book then proceeds with protocols covering both basic and advanced cytogenetic and cytogenomic methods, as well as diverse experiments beyond traditional cytogenetic platforms, and bioinformatics techniques and resources. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and up-to-date, Cancer Cytogenetics and Cytogenomics: Methods and Protocols serves as an ideal guide to the unique power of this area of research in spatial biology and system-integrated genomics.
Encoding Bioethics: AI in Clinical Decision-Making
by Charles Binkley Tyler LoftusEncoding Bioethics addresses important ethical concerns from the perspective of each of the stakeholders who will develop, deploy, and use artificial intelligence systems to support clinical decisions. Utilizing an applied ethical model of patient-centered care, this book considers the viewpoints of programmers, health system and health insurance leaders, clinicians, and patients when AI is used in clinical decision-making. The authors build on their respective experiences as a surgeon-bioethicist and a surgeon–AI developer to give the reader an accessible account of the relevant ethical considerations raised when AI systems are introduced into the physician-patient relationship.
Moral Injuries: A Novel
by Christie Watson“Heart-pounding. Soul-wrenching. A psychological thriller that dives into the dark beauty and madness of medicine. What a catharsis to see women bound by friendship and love and ambition peel away the layers of who they are at work. We see them bare their teeth and their souls. It is Big, Little Lies meets Grey’s Anatomy in this delicious and satisfying mystery about friendship, love, and why we choose the work we do. Christie Watson has written a masterpiece.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved)From the author of the smash UK bestseller The Language of Kindness comes an electrifying, high-stakes literary thriller following three best friends since medical school and the twenty-five-year-old secret that now threatens to shatter their lives.When you're trained to protect the lives of others, how far will you go to protect your own?Ruthlessly ambitious Olivia, anxious perfectionist Laura, and free-spirited risk-taker Anjali couldn’t be more different. Yet their friendship—which began the first day of medical school—has kept them inseparable these past twenty-five years. As wild all-nighters and exam pressure gave way to the struggles and joys of new motherhood and new jobs, their unbreakable bond helped them support each other through it all.Long ago, they promised that nothing would come between them, and to do anything for one another—including burying that night they have never spoken about: a university party fueled by drugs, sex, and secrets that forced them to make a deadly choice that could have destroyed them. But is there a limit to what we would do for those we love?When an eerily similar tragedy strikes involving the women’s teenaged children, everything the three friends have built threatens to crumble around them . . . forcing them to decide how far they can stretch their friendship before it snaps.A taut and explosive novel about loyalty, ambition, betrayal, and revenge, Moral Injuries explores the sometimes-hidden costs of friendships, and the lengths people will go to protect themselves.
Combining Work and Care: Carer Leave and Related Employment Policies in International Context (Sustainable Care)
by Andreas Hoff Elizabeth Hanson Alison Williams Shingou Ikeda Kate O'Loughlin Tatjana Rakar Maša Filipovič Hrast Valentina Hlebec Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska Jolanta Perek-Bialas Linnéa Aldman Eva Sennemark Camille Allard Emilia Leinonen Jacquie Eales Katja KnautheAvailable Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The proportion of employees with caring responsibilities is growing and, as a result, policies that support working carers are becoming increasingly important. Written and informed by national experts, this is the first publication to provide a detailed examination of the development and implementation of carer leave policies and policies in nine countries across Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America. It compares the origins, content and implications of national policies and practices intended to enable workers to provide care to family members and friends while remaining in paid employment – known as ‘carer leave’.
Do I Know You?: A Faceblind Reporter's Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination
by Sadie DingfelderAn award-winning science writer discovers she&’s faceblind and investigates the neuroscience of sight, memory, and imagination—while solving some long-running mysteries about her own life. Science writer Sadie Dingfelder has always known that she&’s a little quirky. But while she&’s made some strange mistakes over the years, it&’s not until she accosts a stranger in a grocery store (whom she thinks is her husband) that she realizes something is amiss. With a mixture of curiosity and dread, Dingfelder starts contacting neuroscientists and lands herself in scores of studies. In the course of her nerdy midlife crisis, she discovers that she is emphatically not neurotypical. She has prosopagnosia (faceblindness), stereoblindness, aphantasia (an inability to create mental imagery), and a condition called severely deficient autobiographical memory. As Dingfelder begins to see herself more clearly, she discovers a vast well of hidden neurodiversity in the world at large. There are so many different flavors of human consciousness, and most of us just assume that ours is the norm. Can you visualize? Do you have an inner monologue? Are you always 100 percent sure whether you know someone or not? If you can perform any of these mental feats, you may be surprised to learn that many people—including Dingfelder—can&’t. A lively blend of personal narrative and popular science, Do I Know You? is the story of one unusual mind&’s attempt to understand itself—and a fascinating exploration of the remarkable breadth of human experience.
The Essence of Invention: Medicine and the Joy of Creativity
by Kieran MurphyMeet the brilliant mavericks who invented the future of medicine and saved the lives of millions.The Essence of Invention tells the story of medical invention, from the development of anesthesia and safe surgery, through to the advent of vaccines against smallpox, polio, and Covid-19, that have changed the very foundation of patient care. Dr. Kieran Murphy, a renowned neuroradiologist and inventor in his own right, captures the mind of the inventor — their turmoil, their persistence, their rejection by their peers — and how a small percentage are eventually recognized.The same kind of energy that drove van Gogh or the Beatles can manifest in medicine as inventiveness and the creation of new medical devices. The field may be very different from what is traditionally considered a creative industry, but the fundamental energy, drive, motivation, dreaming, aspiration, belief, and resilience are the same.In The Essence of Invention, Dr. Murphy celebrates the creative energy of courageous men and women who changed the world through medical science. He honours their unique gifts, and explains how a culture of creativity and collaboration can and must be established around them to allow their talents to take flight.
Midwife's One-Night Baby Surprise
by Karin BaineAfter indulging in one earth-shattering night in a stranger&’s arms…this midwife finds herself pregnant with his baby! Read on in Karin Baine&’s latest Harlequin Medical Romance novel. BOUND BY THEIR FESTIVAL FLING! Locking gazes through a crowd with gorgeous stranger Lachlan was the most alive midwife Melissa felt since her fiancé died. But spending a blissful night in the paramedic&’s arms had a surprising consequence—she&’s having a baby! Unwilling to open her fragile heart again, Melissa keeps Lachlan safely in the co-parent zone. Yet their bond goes much deeper than mutual desire… With Lachlan battling his own demons, complicating their situation with romance would be too risky—wouldn&’t it?From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.
Winning Over the Off-Limits Doctor
by Annie ClaydonThere&’s an instant spark between them, but can these doctors learn to open their guarded hearts? Find out in Annie Claydon&’s latest story for Harlequin Medical Romance. A PRIZE WORTH FIGHTING FOR? To protect her adopted parents from pain, pediatric emergency doc Mattie has worked hard to conceal her more impulsive side. And yet the arrival of charming orthopedic consultant Dr. Llwyd sees her throwing caution to the wind! Llwyd clearly feels the same instant attraction, but the shadows of past trauma haunting his eyes put him firmly off-limits. Unless Mattie&’s zest for life can win him over, and convince guarded Llwyd to take one final risk…From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.
Harlequin Medical Romance July 2024 - Box Set 1 of 2
by Tina Beckett Karin Baine Luana DaRosaHarlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama.This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes:ER DOC&’S MIRACLE TRIPLETSBuenos Aires DocsBy Tina BeckettER doctor Isabella can&’t believe it. She&’s miraculously pregnant! With triplets… She knows she must tell her husband, Sebastián, that he&’s about to be a father. But they&’re separated, and the last time she saw him, he was departing Argentina following yet another IVF heartache. Isabella was left questioning if there would be a marriage for him to come back to. Now Seb&’s home, can they reignite their flame to secure their future as a family? SURGEON&’S BROODING BRAZILIAN RIVALBuenos Aires DocsBy Luana DaRosaEverything else took a back seat as Sofia fought to become a trauma surgeon. She&’s never met anyone who&’s as dedicated and meticulous as her. Until world-renowned Dr. Carlos Cabrera arrives. But while her rival&’s arrogance is exasperating, he makes her pulse race exponentially… The single thing Sofia and brooding Carlos agree on? The passion that sparked in the operating room can only end in the Brazilian&’s bedroom!MIDWIFE&’S ONE-NIGHT BABY SURPRISE By Karin BaineLocking gazes across a crowd with gorgeous stranger Lachlan was the most alive midwife Melissa felt since her fiancé died. But spending a blissful night in the paramedic&’s arms had a surprising consequence—she&’s having a baby! Unwilling to open her fragile heart again, Melissa keeps Lachlan safely in the co-parent zone. Yet their bond goes much deeper than mutual desire… With Lachlan battling his own demons, complicating their situation with romance would be too risky—wouldn&’t it?
Harlequin Medical Romance July 2024 - Box Set 2 of 2
by Traci Douglass Annie Claydon Ann McIntoshHarlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama.This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes:THE VET&’S CARIBBEAN FLINGBy Ann McIntoshVet Mellie loves being in the Caribbean, where she can forget her ex&’s betrayal and focus on work. But when her boss falls ill, she has to contend with the return of his estranged son, vet Delano. Though they initially clash, Mellie can&’t ignore their chemistry. And since Delano doesn&’t plan to stay long-term—this island holds too many bad memories—a fling might be just the answer! If they can keep their connection strictly surface level…HER FORBIDDEN FIREFIGHTERBy Traci DouglassPhysical therapist Luna was aware of aloof firefighter Mark as soon as he arrived in town. But she&’s been hurt before, so relationships are forbidden. Then on a hike gone wrong, Luna needs rescuing, and in Mark&’s protective orbit, she gets a taste of how steamy things could be between them. And as the heat turns up, it gets harder to deny herself what she truly wants… WINNING OVER THE OFF-LIMITS DOCTORBy Annie ClaydonTo protect her adopted parents from pain, pediatric emergency doc Mattie has worked hard to conceal her more impulsive side. And yet the arrival of charming orthopedic consultant Dr. Llwyd sees her throwing caution to the wind! Llwyd clearly feels the same instant attraction, but the shadows of past trauma haunting his eyes put him firmly off-limits. Unless Mattie&’s zest for life can win him over, and convince guarded Llwyd to take one final risk…
Health Equity: A Solutions-focused Approach
by K. Bryant Smalley Jacob C. Warren M. Isabel FernándezHealth Equity: A Solutions-Focused Approach is a comprehensive textbook that illustrates existing conditions of health disparities across a range of populations in the United States, positions those disparities within the broader sociopolitical framework that leads to their existence, and most importantly, presents specific ways in which health equity solutions can be designed and implemented. Presenting current theoretical foundations, cultural context, and evidence-based models and interventions all in one, this textbook provides students with the basis to achieve greater health equity in their communities. Edited by award-winning authors and featuring contributions from diverse experts in public health, sociology, psychology, and medicine, this groundbreaking text goes beyond a traditional approach to risk factors and disparities and emphasizes the central role that health equity initiatives must play in public health research and practice. The book is divided into three sections, with Section I focusing on providing the context of health equity research and practice. Chapters are structured in such a way that both new and experienced students in the field will develop a deeper understanding of topics such as prejudice and discrimination; frameworks and theories; and research and collaboration approaches. Section II addresses the current knowledge of specific populations impacted by issues related to health equity, including African American, Latinx and Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, LGBTQ, Veteran, People with Disabilities, and many more. Authored or co-authored by members of the community being discussed, each of these chapters summarizes how health disparities impact the group, ongoing population-specific models of disparities and equity, emerging programs for achieving health equity, coverage of the most relevant aspects of intersectionality, and concluding exercises such as case studies and current events. Section III then highlights the role of cultural humility in achieving health equity. With its solutions-focused and community-affirming approach, Health Equity provides graduate and undergraduate students of public health with evidence-based models to help advance health through diversity, inclusion, and social justice.
Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing
by Janice HinkleBrunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Single Volume), 15th Edition Keeping tomorrow’s nurses at the forefront of today’s changing healthcare environment, Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition delivers the most comprehensive resource available for nursing students in the medical-surgical course. This bestselling text is designed for the way students like to learn, combining a highly readable approach with engaging case studies and learning tools to help students explore essential patient care practices in real-world terms and gain a more practical understanding of how they’ll apply what they’ve learned in practice. Trusted by instructors, students, and practicing nurses for nearly 60 years, this landmark resource has been comprehensively updated for the 15thEdition to reflect the latest research, evidence-based practices, settings, issues, ethical challenges, and concerns of today’s healthcare practice. Complete integration with Lippincott® CoursePoint+ allows you to easily map out your entire course, provide personalized student remediation, and simulate real-world nursing scenarios involving patients mentioned in vignettes in the text, giving your students unparalleled preparation for success in the medical-surgical nursing workforce. Also Available as a two-volume set (978-1-9751-6828-5) Ensure a mastery of essential nursing skills and equip students for success throughout the nursing education continuum with the complete Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition solution (available for separate purchase): Lippincott® CoursePoint+ for Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition Study Guide for Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition vSim for Nursing | Medical-Surgical Lippincott® DocuCare
Renal Nursing: Care and Management of People with Kidney Disease
by Nicola Thomas Helen NobleRENAL NURSING Now in its Sixth Edition, Renal Nursing continues to be the essential evidence-based guide to the care of people with kidney disease, updated to reflect the latest changes in practice, policy, care, and management. This text is a valuable resource, covering all the essential topics for this specialty in one place so that readers do not have to dig through a multitude of articles and research in various places. The text is written by leading experts in their field, using clear and simple language that is easy to follow and supplemented with full-colour illustrations to aid understanding. Readers of Renal Nursing will find: The latest research evidence and current NICE guidance on chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy Anatomy, physiology and investigations in kidney care, as well as chapters on emotional wellbeing and patient/carer involvement Acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, advanced kidney care, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and transplantation Non-dialytic options and the role of palliative care, children and young people in kidney care, and renal nutrition Offering thorough coverage of all major aspects of kidney care, Renal Nursing is an ideal reference text for nurses undertaking post-registration renal courses, student nurses undertaking a placement in a kidney ward, specialist renal dietitians, pharmacists, and other healthcare professions.
Morgue: A Life in Death
by Ron Franscell Vincent Di MaioIn this clear-eyed, gritty, and enthralling narrative, Dr. Vincent Di Maio and veteran crime writer Ron Franscell guide us behind the morgue doors to tell a fascinating life story through the cases that have made DiMaio famous--from the exhumation of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to the complex issues in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Beginning with his street-smart Italian origins in Brooklyn, the book spans 40 years of work and more than 9,000 autopsies, and Di Maio's eventual rise into the pantheon of forensic scientists. One of the country's most methodical and intuitive criminal pathologists will dissect himself, maintaining a nearly continuous flow of suspenseful stories, revealing anecdotes, and enough macabre insider details to rivet the most fervent crime fans.
Goldberger's War: The Life and Work of a Public Health Crusader
by Alan M. KrautFor fans of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Alan M. Kraut's Goldberg's War tells the story of one doctor's courageous journey to cure deadly diseases and epidemics.Goldberger's War chronicles one of the U.S. Public Health Service's most renowned heroes--an immigrant Jew who trained as a doctor at Bellevue, became a young recruit to the federal government's health service, and ended an American plague. He did so by defying conventional wisdom, experimenting on humans, and telling the South precisely what it didn't want to hear.Kraut shows how Dr. Goldberger's life became, quite literally, the stuff of legends. On the front lines of the major public-health battles of the early 20th-century, he fought the epidemics that were then routinely sweeping the nation--typhoid, yellow fever, and the measles. After successfully confronting (and often contracting) the infectious diseases of his day, in 1914 he was assigned the mystery of pellagra, a disease whose cause and cure had eluded the world for centuries and was then afflicting tens of thousands of Americans every year, particularly in the emerging "New South." “Engrossing story of an American medical hero.” —The New England Journal of Medicine
Wearable and Wireless Systems for Healthcare I: Gait and Reflex Response Quantification (Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation #47)
by Timothy Mastroianni Robert LeMoyneThis book is the second edition of the one originally published in 2017. The original publication features the discovery of numerous novel applications for the use of smartphones and portable media devices for the quantification of gait, reflex response, and an assortment of other concepts that constitute first-in-the-world applications for these devices. Since the first edition, numerous evolutions involving the domain of wearable and wireless systems for healthcare have transpired warranting the publication of the second edition. This volume covers wearable and wireless systems for healthcare that are far more oriented to the unique requirements of the biomedical domain. The paradigm-shifting new wearables have been successfully applied to gait analysis, homebound therapy, and quantifiable exercise. Additionally, the confluence of wearable and wireless systems for healthcare with deep learning and neuromorphic applications for classification is addressed. The authors expect that these significant developments make this book valuable for all readers.
Pandemics and Resilience: Lessons we should have learned from Zika (Risk, Systems and Decisions)
by David M. BerubeThe aim of the book was to produce the most comprehensive examination of a pandemic that has ever been attempted. By cataloging the full extent of the Zika pandemic, this book will be the most complete history and epistemic contextualization ever attempted to date. The work should function as the primary source for students, researchers, and scholars who need information about the Zika pandemic. This book examines the technical literature, digital and popular literature, and online materials to fully contextualize this event and provide a bona fide record of this event and its implications for the future. It is somewhat serendipitous that while this work was underway, we are going through another pandemic. One of the primary lessons we did not learn by Zika was pandemic events will return repeatedly, and we need to learn from each one of them to prepare the planet for the next one. Just because Zika seemed to have died out does not make it less important. We were lucky that the virus evolved into what seemed to be a less virulent version of itself, and the vector mosquitoes were concentrated elsewhere. Finally, this book represents a tour de force in scholarship involving nearly 4,000 sources of information and does not shy from a detailed examination of the controversies, conspiracies, and long-term consequences when we avoid learning from outbreaks, such as Zika.
Surgical Tools and Medical Devices
by Mark J. Jackson Waqar AhmedThis new edition presents information and knowledge on the field of biomedical devices and surgical tools. The authors look at the interactions between nanotechnology, nanomaterials, design, modeling, and tools for surgical and dental applications, as well as how nanostructured surfaces can be created for the purposes of improving cell adhesion between medical devices and the human body. Each original chapter is revised in this second edition and describes developments in coatings for heart valves, stents, hip and knee joints, cardiovascular devices, orthodontic applications, and regenerative materials such as bone substitutes. There are also 8 new chapters that address:Microvascular anastomosesInhaler devices used for pulmonary delivery of medical aerosolsSurface modification of interference screwsBiomechanics of the mandible (a detailed case study)Safety and medical devicesThe synthesis of nanostructured materialDelivery of anticancer molecules using carbon nanotubesNano and micro coatings for medical devicesThis book is appropriate for engineers, material scientists, chemists, physicists, biologists, medical and dental professionals with an interest in biomedical devices and tools, and researchers in the same fields.
Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Neurological Diseases Management (Smart Nanomaterials Technology)
by Nadeem Akhtar Azamal Husen Vagish Dwibedi Santosh Kumar RathThis book gives a complete overview of current developments in the nano drug delivery technology in the management of neurological disorders and brain diseases. The book is divided into three main sub-sections: A) Fundamental study on nanomaterials, nanocarriers, and nanoformulation-based drug delivery in neurological diseases management, B) Nano drug delivery therapy - a novel approach towards common neurological disorders and C) Novel nano delivery strategies in targeted neurological diseases management. This collective work presents diverse nano-based drug delivery technologies that are high-throughput, reliable, pioneering, and applicable to researchers of different countries despite their socio-economic conditions. It hopefully encourages researchers, innovators and policymaker to adapt nanomaterial-based drug delivery vehicles technologies using diverse nano-based formulation techniques as targeted therapy for treating and managing neurological disorders.
Organizational Strategies for Work-Life Balance: For Whom, Why, and Under What Conditions (Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making)
by M. Joseph Sirgy Dong-Jin LeeThis book provides a systematic review of the research literature related to the effectiveness of organizational policies and programs on work-life balance (WLB). It discusses policies and practices related to workload management, flextime, flexplace, alternative job arrangements, and family care. Based on the evidence, the authors make specific recommendations to organizational executives and HR directors to design and implement work-life balance policies and programs to maximize their effectiveness and help employees achieve their optimal level of work-life balance. Specifically, the authors discuss how to: (1) identify employees with greater need for WLB programs, (2) evaluate environmental circumstances for WLB programs (3) design effective WLB policies and programs, (3) facilitate effective implementation of WLB policies and programs, (4) provide management support for WLB policies and programs, and (5) evaluate performance of WLB policies and programs. Written lucidly by experts in the field and with many case studies and examples, this book appeals to a wide range of academic and professional readers.
Brain Storms: The Race to Unlock the Mysteries of Parkinson's Disease
by Jon PalfremanA Top 10 Science Book of Fall 2015 - Publishers WeeklyA star science journalist with Parkinson's reveals the inner workings of this perplexing disease Seven million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson's, and doctors, researchers, and patients continue to hunt for a cure. In Brain Storms, the award-winning journalist Jon Palfreman tells their story, a story that became his own when he was diagnosed with the debilitating illness. Palfreman chronicles how scientists have worked to crack the mystery of what was once called the shaking palsy, from the earliest clinical descriptions of tremors, gait freezing, and micrographia to the cutting edge of neuroscience, and charts the victories and setbacks of a massive international effort to best the disease. He takes us back to the late 1950s and the discovery of L-dopa. He delves into a number of other therapeutic approaches to this perplexing condition, from partial lobotomies and deep brain stimulation to neural grafting. And he shares inspiring stories of brave individuals living with Parkinson's, from a former professional ballet dancer who tricks her body to move freely again to a patient who cannot walk but astounds doctors when he is able to ride a bicycle with no trouble at all. With the baby boom generation beginning to retire and the population steadily aging, the race is on to discover a means to stop or reverse neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Brain Storms is the long-overdue, riveting, and deeply personal story of that race, and a passionate, insightful, and urgent look into the lives of those affected.