- Table View
- List View
New Approaches to Asian History: Epidemics in Modern Asia
by Robert PeckhamEpidemics have played a critical role in shaping modern Asia. Encompassing two centuries of Asian history, Robert Peckham explores the profound impact that infectious disease has had on societies across the region: from India to China and the Russian Far East. The book tracks the links between biology, history, and geopolitics, highlighting infectious disease's interdependencies with empire, modernization, revolution, nationalism, migration, and transnational patterns of trade. By examining the history of Asia through the lens of epidemics, Peckham vividly illustrates how society's material conditions are entangled with social and political processes, offering an entirely fresh perspective on Asia's transformation.
New Approaches to Drug Discovery
by Stefan Jaroch Ulrich Nielsch Ulrike FuhrmannThis volume gives an overview ofstate of the art technologies and future developments in the field ofpreclinical pharmaceutical research. A balanced mix of experts from academiaand industry give insight in selected new developments in the drug discoverypathway. The topics cover the different parts of the drug discovery process,starting with new developments in the target identification and validationarea. The lead generation part as a next step focuses on the requirements andtechnologies to identify new small molecules as lead compounds for furtheroptimization; in a second section the technologies to identify biologics asleads are addressed. The final part focuses on the pharmacological models andtechnologies to characterize new compounds and the impact of biomarkers to facilitatethe transfer of drug candidates into the development phase.
New Approaches to Drug Policies: A Time for Change
by Marten W. Brienen Jonathan D. RosenThe U. S. -led war on drugs has failed: drugs remain purer, cheaper and more readily available than when the war on drugs began in 1971. The drug war also has resulted in extreme levels of violence as drug traffickers and organized criminals compete for control of territory. Prohibitionist policies have destroyed the lives of millions of people as prisons warehouse drug offenders. This important volume represents an effort to map new approaches to drug policies. The contributors write from various disciplinary backgrounds and provide crucial insights on a wide-range of topics, including the gang-drug nexus, delinquency, legalization, trafficking, decriminalization, intervention programs and prison reform. This volume also provides a number of policy solutions and alternatives to the current drug strategies. Includes contributions from: Marten W. Brienen, Ted Galen Carpenter, Roger G. Dunham, Gregory Fulkerson, Betty Horwitz, Caitlin Elizabeth Hughes, Hanna Samir Kassab, Ana Maria Lobos, Bradford R. McGuinn, Fida Mohammad, Keri O'Neal, J. Bryan Page, Susan A. Phillips, Vanessa Rayan, Jonathan D. Rosen, Alex Stevens, Steven L. West, and Marcelo Rocha e Silva Zorovich.
New Approaches to Health Literacy: Linking Different Perspectives (Gesundheit und Gesellschaft)
by Orkan Okan Uwe H. Bittlingmayer Diana Sahrai Luis A. Saboga-NunesIn this anthology of health literacy, drawing on New Social Literacy studies and contemporary debates on equity, we discuss health literacy within German regional and cultural contexts as well as in selected non-European regions, such as in Asia and South America. Topics include unique reviews on health literacy, new empirical results on different population groups, in-depth ethnographic insights into social contexts, interventions intended to improve health literacy, and innovative theoretical dialogs. The discussions within this book provide new ideas and intriguing new results, also shedding light on the explanatory power of the health literacy concept as well as its boundaries.
New Approaches to Natural Anticancer Drugs
by Soodabeh SaeidniaThis book provides an up-to-date review of recently identified natural anti-tumor compounds from various natural origins including plants, fungi, endophytic fungi and marine organisms. It also includes discussion of new areas such as biotechnology and nanoparticles. Chapters explain the challenges and developments in anti-cancer drug discovery approaches, traditional remedies for prevention and treatment of cancer, marine-derived anti-cancer compounds, and antibiotics used as anti-cancer agents, as well as different classes of terpenoids and carbohydrates, which have been the subject of discussion in this field as efficient anti-cancer candidates. This book will be a concise guide for researchers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences, students and residents in pharmacy and medicine as well as those researching phytochemistry and natural products.
New Aspects of Axonal Structure and Function
by Joachim Lübke Dirk FeldmeyerAxons are neuronal output elements and are responsible for the transfer and processing of signals from one neuron to another, even over very large distances. For a given neuronal cell type, axons are unique and display very heterogeneous patterns with respect to shape, length and target structure. Axons are the usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell. This book is intended to summarize recent findings covering morphological, physiological, developmental, computational and pathophysiological aspects of axons. It attempts to cover new findings concerning axonal structure and functions together with their implications for signal transduction, processes implicated in the formation of axonal arbors and the transport of subcellular elements to their targets, and finally how a dysfunction in one or several of these steps could lead to axonal degeneration and ultimately to neurodegenerative diseases.
New Assessment of Fetal Descent and Forceps Delivery
by Satoru TakedaThis book offers a highly informative guide to forceps devices and delivery techniques. Extensive figures and animations offer readers vivid insights into the fetus station, pelvis, and inserted forceps. The book covers normal presentation and abnormal rotation, presentation and attitudes, and especially focuses on the assessment of fetal descent. It discusses the problem with conventional fetal station, and explains the revised one based on the trapezoidal plane. Instrumental delivery is chosen in cases of worrisome fetal status, protracted labor, or maternal fatigue. Forceps can provides a greater pulling power than vacuum extraction, and the fetus can be delivered in a short time, though this technique calls for experience and technical proficiency. The book argues that in order to ensure safe and reliable forceps delivery, assessment of the fetal station and the site of the largest fetal head circumference is critical. The book offers a new and indispensable reference guide for all obstetricians, not only for residents, but also for all experienced professionals involved in the training of beginners, and even for those using vacuum extraction who would like to assess the fetus more objective and practically.
New Bioprocessing Strategies: Development and Manufacturing of Recombinant Antibodies and Proteins (Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology #165)
by Uwe Gottschalk Bob Kiss Michael PohlscheidtThis book review series presents current trends in modern biotechnology. The aim is to cover all aspects of this interdisciplinary technology where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science.Volumes are organized topically and provide a comprehensive discussion of developments in the respective field over the past 3-5 years. The series also discusses new discoveries and applications. Special volumes are dedicated to selected topics which focus on new biotechnological products and new processes for their synthesis and purification.In general, special volumes are edited by well-known guest editors. The series editor and publisher will however always be pleased to receive suggestions and supplementary information. Manuscripts are accepted in English.
New Boss, New-Year Bride
by Lucy ClarkObstetrician Melissa Clarkson arrives in the small town of Didja on New Year's Eve--and finds herself sharing a sizzling kiss with her oh-so-dreamy new boss at the stroke of midnight!However much Melissa and Joss try to keep things strictly professional, the attraction between them is undeniably electric. But Melissa has come to Didja to find the family she's never known, and romance is most definitely not on her agenda!The people of the small Outback town fall for Melissa, as does Joss--and this New Year he wants Melissa to unpack her suitcases, for good!
New Challenges for Cancer Systems Biomedicine
by Alberto D'Onofrio Alberto Gandolfi Paola CerraiThe future of oncology seems to lie in Molecular Medicine (MM). MM is a new science based on three pillars. Two of them are evident in its very name and are well known: medical science and molecular biology. However, there is a general unawareness that MM is firmly based on a third, and equally important, pillar: Systems Biomedicine. Currently, this term denotes multilevel, hierarchical models integrating key factors at the molecular, cellular, tissue, through phenotype levels, analyzed to reveal the global behavior of the biological process under consideration. It becomes increasingly evident that the tools to construct such complex models include, not only bioinformatics and modern applied statistics, as is unanimously agreed, but also other interdisciplinary fields of science, notably, Mathematical Oncology, Systems Biology and Theoretical Biophysics.
New Challenges in Communication with Cancer Patients
by Richard Stiefel Antonella Surbone Matjaž Zwitter Mirjana RajerThe relationship between oncologists and their cancer patients is rapidly evolving. Oncologists and other cancer professionals master new anticancer and supportive treatment options, while working under increasing economic pressure and time constraints, and are often unprepared to deal with all the challenges of their new position in a therapeutic relationship with cancer patients and families. Good communication is as essential as are modern laboratory tests and sophisticated diagnostics to achieve the best clinical results. This book updates the evolution of truth-telling and communication patterns worldwide and offers insights into the recent trends and emerging challenges in communication with cancer patients and families. New Challenges in Communication with Cancer Patients is an invaluable resource to medical professionals, educators and patients in establishing a strong and effective partnership built on trust and mutual understanding.
New Concepts in Cerebral Ischemia (Frontiers in Neuroscience)
by Rick C.S. LinApproximately half a million Americans suffer brain ischemic episodes every year. These brain strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States and the number-one cause of permanent disability. Over the past decade, we have made extensive attempts to understand the biological mechanisms that underlie stroke-induced neuronal injury. Providing a detailed description of the techniques and theories employed in both basic and clinical research, New Concepts in Cerebral Ischemia delineates the mechanisms underlying neuronal damage induced by ischemia. The book covers methods to elucidate the pathogenesis of ischemia, technologies used in the design of specific strategies to protect neurons from further injury, and new approaches to treat patients with acute ischemic episodes. It includes methods and therapeutic approaches for neuronal protection against acute and chronic ischemic episodes and describes new animal models for ischemia research including the application of transgenic animals.
New Concepts in Diagnosis and Therapy of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
by Andrea Laghi Albert L. BaertThis book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to examine in detail a range of interesting new concepts in the diagnosis and therapy of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. It is divided into three parts. The first part provides an epidemiological and clinical overview of the disease, followed by an update on pathological findings, including new discoveries in the area of molecular biology. The second part, on diagnosis, offers detailed and comprehensive information on the advantages and disadvantages of different imaging techniques, including nuclear medicine and endoscopic ultrasound. The concluding part gives a panoramic overview of the various therapeutic options, from surgery to chemotherapy and palliative approaches based on interventional endoscopy and radiology. This book will be a valuable source of information for clinicians involved in the management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and for all who are interested in updating their knowledge of the disease, including fellows and senior residents.
New Concepts in Diastasi Recti Surgery: Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques and Patient Management
by Salvatore Cuccomarino Ezequiel M. Palmisano Derlin M. Juárez MuasThis book sheds new light on the anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical implications, and surgical interventions for diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles. Diastasis recti is a prevalent condition, affecting approximately one-third of women post-delivery. Often dismissed as merely an aesthetic issue, recent research over the past 15 years has revealed its profound functional implications on core stability, lumbar support, pelvic floor function, and the overall integrity of the antero-lateral abdominal wall. The chapters cover topics such as the latest advancements in minimally invasive surgery—including laparoscopic, endoscopic, and robotic techniques—highlighting how these methods effectively address the functional issues associated with diastasis recti. Readers will discover insights into how this condition can be a significant risk factor for linea alba hernias and the recurrence of umbilical and median incisional hernias. Contributions from renowned experts provide a comprehensive analysis of current research and personal experiences, making this book an essential resource for understanding and treating diastasis recti.
New Concepts in ECG Interpretation
by Alessandro CapucciThis book elucidates a number of new concepts on P-wave evaluation and QRS depolarization properties, and reports on several repolarization findings never covered in previous ECG books. The content is primarily based on case reports, some of which are compared in order to reveal their ostensibly small but significant differences. The book addresses a significant and lingering gap in ECG interpretation, which is the actual cause of many poor decisions in the diagnostic and therapeutic contexts. Further, the book has an interdisciplinary appeal, and will be of equal interest to professionals and scholars with an interest in cardiology and ECG interpretation.
New Concepts on Abdominoplasty and Further Applications
by Juarez M. AvelarThisbook documents the important advances that have been achieved in abdominoplastyover the past 15 years, in particular through the introduction of anontraumatic approach associated with minimal morbidity owing to the avoidanceof resection of abdominal panniculus and damage to the perforating vessels. Thesurgical principles of this procedure, including in combination withliposuction, are fully described by its developer, Juarez Avelar, with the aidof a wealth of color illustrations. A miniabdominoplasty option is alsodiscussed and recent significant technical contributions such as various newplication techniques and means of minimizing complications are clearlypresented. In addition, a series of chapters explain how the surgicalprinciples underlying the described nontraumatic method of abdominoplasty cannow be applied to other areas of the body, for example to improverhytidoplasty, ear reconstruction, body contouring, and medial thigh lifting. This book enables the plastic surgeon to apply the latest abdominoplastytechniques effectively and safely.
New Developments for MS Sufferers
by Jan de VriesThis book is the follow-up to Jan de Vries's world-wide success, Multiple Sclerosis. Drawing on nearly 40 years' experience of treating MS sufferers, De Vries now proves that a gluten-free diet is highly beneficial - not only as a means of controlling MS, but also for those suffering from autism and schizophrenia. This essential book contains a simple and thorough guide on how to follow a gluten-free diet in everyday life. Jayne Martin, an MS sufferer successfully treated by de Vries, shares with readers the challenges she has overcome in following the diet and provides tasty and easy-to-follow recipes. New Developments for MS Sufferers is a practical, fascinating and worthwhile read for all those affected by this increasingly prevalent problem.
New Developments in Home Care Services for the Elderly: Innovations in Policy, Program, and Practice
by Lenard W KayeThis anthology responds to the recurring call for quality in home care service provision. It presents to agency administrators, managers, supervisors, and front line service providers a set of the most up-to-date policy, program, and practice developments in the field. Each contributor to New Developments in Home Care Services for the Elderly explores issues of client/staff diversity and the challenges associated with working with clients grappling with disabling conditions.Contributors in New Developments in Home Care Services for the Elderly explore issues of client/staff diversity and the challenges associated with working with clients grappling with various disabling conditions. Topics addressed include: alternative organizational models in home care the importation of high technology services into the home legal and ethical issues in home health care counseling homebound clients and their families clinical assessment tools and packages case management and the home care client home care entitlements and benefits evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of in-home care marketing home health care services home care service experiences in other countriesNew Developments in Home Care Services for the elderly covers a continuum of care ranging from housekeeping services to self-care education, teaching, and training services to nursing and medically related services. Consequently, the information contained within this volume is of immediate relevance to a multidisciplinary audience having both direct (field) and indirect (office) service responsibilities in the home care organization. Social workers, nurses, business administrators, and public health professionals will find this an invaluable guide for providing effective home care services.
New Developments in Tissue Engineering and Regeneration (Computational Methods in Applied Sciences #51)
by Paulo Rui Fernandes Paulo Jorge da Silva BartoloThis volume presents a new contribution for the field of Tissue Engineering with a focus on the development of mathematical and computational methods that are relevant to understand human tissues, as well to model, design, and fabricate optimized and smart scaffolds.The multidisciplinary character of this field has motivated contributions from different areas with a common objective to replace damaged tissues and organs by healthy ones. This work treats tissue healing approaches, mathematic modelling for scaffold design and bio fabrication methods, giving the reader a broad view of the state of the art in Tissue Engineering. The present book contains contributions from recognized researchers in the field, who were keynote speakers in the Fourth International Conference on Tissue Engineering, held in Lisbon in 2015, and covering different aspects of Tissue Engineering. The book is strongly connected with the conference series of ECCOMAS Thematic Conferences on Tissue Engineering, an event that brings together a considerable number of researchers from all over the world, representing several fields of study related to Tissue Engineering.
New Developments in the Bioarchaeology of Care
by Lorna Tilley Alecia A. SchrenkNew Developments in the Bioarchaeology of Care evaluates, refines and expands existing concepts and practices in the developing field of bioarchaeological research into health-related care provision in the past. Evidence in human remains that indicates an individual survived with, or following, a serious pathology suggests this person most likely received some form of care from others. This observation was first made half a century ago, but it is only in the last five years that health-related caregiving has been accepted as a topic for bioarchaeology research. In this time, interest has grown exponentially. A focus on care provides a dynamic framework for examining the experiences of disease and disability in the past - at the level of the individual receiving care, and that of the community providing it. When caregiving can be identified in the archaeological record, bioarchaeologists may be able to offer unique insights into aspects of past lifeways. This volume represents the work of an international, diverse, cross-disciplinary group of contributors, each bringing their own particular focus, style and expertise to analyzing past health-related care. Nineteen chapters offer content that ranges from an introduction to the basic 'bioarchaeology of care' approach, through original case studies of care provision, to new theoretical perspectives in this emerging area of scholarship. This book creates a synergy that challenges our thinking about past health-related care behaviors and about the implications of these behaviors for understanding the social environment in which they took place.
New Developments on Computational Methods and Imaging in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics #999)
by Paulo Rui Fernandes João Manuel R. S. TavaresThis book gathers selected, extended and revised contributions to the 15th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE2018), and the 3rd Conference on Imaging and Visualization, which took place on 26-29 March, 2018, in Lisbon, Portugal. The respective chapters highlight cutting-edge methods, e.g. new algorithms, image analysis techniques, and multibody modeling methods; and new findings obtained by applying them in biological and/or medical contexts. Original numerical studies, Monte Carlo simulations, FEM analyses and reaction-diffusion models are described in detail, together with intriguing new applications. The book offers a timely source of information for biologists, engineers, applied mathematicians and clinical researchers working on multidisciplinary projects, and is also intended to foster closer collaboration between these groups.
New Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Organizational Strategies for Acute Coronary Syndromes Patients
by Maurizio Marzegalli Niccolò Grieco Anna Maria PaganoniThis book collects several contributions, written both by statisticians and medical doctors, which focus on the identification of new diagnostic, therapeutic and organizational strategies in order to improve the occurrence of clinical outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) patients. The work is structured in two different parts: the first one is focused on cooperative project mainly on statistical analysis of large clinical and administrative databases; the second one faces the development of innovative diagnostic techniques, with specific reference to genetic and proteomic, and the evolution of new imaging techniques for the early identification of patients at major risk of thrombotic, arrhythmic complications and at risk of poor revascularization.
New Dimensions In Women's Health (Seventh Edition)
by William Alexander Linda Lewis Alexander Judith H. Larosa Helaine BaderExtensively revised and updated with the latest statistics and developments in the field, New Dimensions in Women's Health, Seventh Edition provides a modern and comprehensive look at the health of women of all cultures, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. Written for undergraduate students studying health education, nursing, and women's studies, the text provides women with the critical information needed to optimize their well-being, avoid illness and injury, and support their overall health. Each chapter presents in-depth coverage of an important aspect of women's health and examines the contributing epidemiological, historical, psychosocial, cultural, ethical, legal, political, and economic influences. NEW TO THIS EDITION!- NEW - 17 new Animations can be found in the Navigate 2 eBook (free with every new print copy of the text)- NEW - Includes new material on healthcare reform and its implications for individual women and the country as a whole- NEW - Includes a new section on electronic cigarettes and vaping, as well as their impact on public health- NEW - Provides new tips and strategies for individuals who wish to quit smoking, reduce problem drinking, and quit illicit drug use- NEW - Incorporates a new section on the abuse and misuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs- NEW - Includes a new section on dissociative disorders, including common forms of these disorders, how they can occur, and their effects on the psyche- Expanded discussion of STI risk for LGBT populations and how to reduce risk- Expanded discussion regarding gender identity, transgender, and gender neutralThe new digitally enhanced Seventh Edition is available with Navigate 2 Advantage Access which includes an interactive eBook, informative animations, labeling exercises, audio clips, practice activities and assessments.
New Directions In Conservation Medicine: Applied Cases Of Ecological Health
by Peter Daszak Richard Ostfeld A. AguirreIn recent years, species and ecosystems have been threatened by many anthropogenic factors manifested in local and global declines of populations and species. Although we consider conservation medicine an emerging field, the concept is the result of the long evolution of transdisciplinary thinking within the health and ecological sciences and the better understanding of the complexity within these various fields of knowledge. Conservation medicine was born from the cross fertilization of ideas generated by this new transdisciplinary design. It examines the links among changes in climate, habitat quality, and land use; emergence and re-emergence of infectious agents, parasites and environmental contaminants; and maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystem functions as they sustain the health of plant and animal communities including humans. During the past ten years, new tools and institutional initiatives for assessing and monitoring ecological health concerns have emerged: landscape epidemiology, disease ecological modeling and web-based analytics. New types of integrated ecological health assessment are being deployed; these efforts incorporate environmental indicator studies with specific biomedical diagnostic tools. Other innovations include the development of non-invasive physiological and behavioral monitoring techniques; the adaptation of modern molecular biological and biomedical techniques; the design of population level disease monitoring strategies; the creation of ecosystem-based health and sentinel species surveillance approaches; and the adaptation of health monitoring systems for appropriate developing country situations. New Directions of Conservation Medicine: Applied Cases of Ecological Health addresses these issues with relevant case studies and detailed applied examples. New Directions of Conservation Medicine challenges the notion that human health is an isolated concern removed from the bounds of ecology and species interactions. Human health, animal health, and ecosystem health are moving closer together and at some point, it will be inconceivable that there was ever a clear division.
New Directions in Geriatric Medicine
by Lee Ann LindquistThis book is designed to present the clinical geriatric trends within general internal medicine and family practice, which practitioners often encounter in caring for their older adult patients. Chapters focus on increasingly difficult clinical decisions that practitioners have to make in caring for older adults, who often experience medical complications due to memory loss, physical disability, and multiple chronic conditions. Written by experts in geriatric medicine, each of these chapters start with the most up-to-date clinical geriatric research and provide specific examples or case studies on how to use this information to address the clinical needs of older adult patients. In addition, there is a set of concise "take-home points" for each chapter that are easy to commit to memory and implement in clinical care of aging patients. As the only book to focus on current trends in geriatric research and evidence-based eldercare practice, Clinical Trends in Geriatric Medicine is of great value to internists, family practitioners, geriatricians, nurses, and physician assistants who care for older adults.