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Love Sucks (Tails from the Alpha Art Gallery)
by Cynthia St. AubinThe Alpha Art Gallery series continues with Love Sucks, the second witty supernatural mystery from USA Today bestseller Cynthia St. Aubin!Someone is killing werewolves. At least, that's the way Vincent Van Gogh tells it when he shows up at Mark Abernathy's art gallery seeking protection. For gallery assistant and art history addict Hanna Harvey, meeting Van Gogh is a dream come true—until death follows the troubled artist to town and Hanna becomes the murderer’s next target.When Alpha Wereboss Mark Abernathy goes missing, a new wave of murders draws the attention of drool-worthy Detective James Morrison, further complicating Hanna’s epic dating dilemma. Only absinthe-swilling bodyguard Toulouse Lautrec stands between Hanna and the malevolent murderer whose grudge runs deep and appears to be connected to the mystery of her bloodline.Damning evidence convinces Morrison that saving Hanna’s life requires ending Abernathy’s, and she’s forced to choose between protecting the man who holds the key to her past, or spilling her secrets to the detective who could promise her a future.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives Forever
by Lydia Reeder“Valiant and timely ... ‘The Cure for Women’ reintroduces its subject as a hero for this moment.” —The New York TimesHow Victorian male doctors used false science to argue that women were unfit for anything but motherhood—and the brilliant doctor who defied themAfter Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school, more women demanded a chance to study medicine. Barred entrance to universities like Harvard, women built their own first-rate medical schools and hospitals. Their success spurred a chilling backlash from elite, white male physicians who were obsessed with eugenics and the propagation of the white race. Distorting Darwin’s evolution theory, these haughty physicians proclaimed in bestselling books that women should never be allowed to attend college or enter a profession because their menstrual cycles made them perpetually sick. Motherhood was their constitution and duty.Into the midst of this turmoil marched tiny, dynamic Mary Putnam Jacobi, daughter of New York publisher George Palmer Putnam and the first woman to be accepted into the world-renowned Sorbonne medical school in Paris. As one of the best-educated doctors in the world, she returned to New York for the fight of her life. Aided by other prominent women physicians and suffragists, Jacobi conducted the first-ever data-backed, scientific research on women's reproductive biology. The results of her studies shook the foundations of medical science and higher education. Full of larger than life characters and cinematically written, The Cure for Women documents the birth of a sexist science still haunting us today as the fight for control of women’s bodies and lives continues.
Sneak Peek for The River Has Roots
by Amal El-MohtarThe River Has Roots is the hugely anticipated solo debut of the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award winning author Amal El-Mohtar. Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death. Download a FREE sneak peek today!“Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath.”In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family.There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family’s latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees.But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters’ bond but also their lives will be at risk…At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Never After: The End of the Story (The Chronicles of Never After #5)
by Melissa de la CruzReturn to the land of Never After for the last time in the riveting conclusion to New York Times–bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz's hit middle-grade series perfect for fans of The Land of Stories books.The Never After crew is back for a final epic adventure . . . With Queen Olga drawing ever nearer, Filomena and her friends race to find the last surviving fairy, Sabine, and protect her at all costs. For if Sabine dies, so doesall of Never After. Without a moment to lose, Filomena, Jack, Alistair, Gretel, and the rest of the gang—along with some new pals like Captain Hook—set off for Pan’s Neverland to find Sabine.But even in Neverland, there’s mischief afoot. Pan is no ordinary boy, and the group discovers Sabine goes by another name in this mysterious realm: Tinker Bell! But trickster gods and undercover fairies are just the beginning for Filomena and her adventurous friends.As Olga’s evil forces close in, will Filomena find a way to protect the magic of Never After once and for all, and ensure a happily-ever-after for the End of the Story?
The MAGA Diaries: Life Among the Fanatics, Extremists, and True Believers that Created the Modern Right
by Tina NguyenThis explosive &“must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy&” (Brian Stelter, New York Times bestselling author) chronicles the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career—and her education—on the ground levels of the conservative recruiting machine.Her very first job was working for a little-known journalist named Tucker Carlson. She&’s chugged Mountain Dews with the first Breitbart writers, poured over conspiracy theories from COVID-19 deniers, and visited the apocalyptic Patriot Church deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. The right is now a MAGA cult. And Tina Nguyen knows because she was raised by it, back when it wasn&’t one. In 2008, in the weeks leading up to the election of Barack Obama, Nguyen was a history-loving, politics-obsessed college student at Claremont McKenna College, drawn there by a boyfriend—and a research institute called the Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom. Swept up by pro-America rhetoric and promises of a career in journalism, Nguyen was drawn into the world of right-wing student activism, and the early days of the movement now known as MAGA. In The MAGA Diaries, she tells not only her story of loving and leaving the conservative movement but the history of the right wing, painting a shocking picture of how they recruit, train, and indoctrinate generations of young people and shape them into the influential leaders and the supporting cast of tomorrow&’s Republican party. They are ruthless in building robust networks of power, even if it means demolishing entire civic institutions, from women&’s rights to fair elections—and staging a coup when it doesn&’t work out. In this &“sobering, endlessly readable fly-on-the-wall account of creeping fascism&” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Nguyen pulls back the curtain on the conservative machine, shining a light on the systematized on-ramp for young Republicans. These are the new leaders of the right, and it&’s urgent we start paying attention.
Werbung in der Medien- und Informationsgesellschaft: Eine kommunikationswissenschaftliche Einführung (Studienbücher zur Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft)
by Gabriele Siegert Dieter BrecheisAls grundlegende Einführung zeigt dieses Buch Werbung auf ihrem aktuellen Entwicklungsstand aus publizistik- und kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Sicht. Dabei erfordert „Werbung in der Medien- und Informationsgesellschaft“ als hochdynamisches Erkenntnisobjekt stete Anpassungen, manchmal aber auch disruptive Erneuerung in der Beschreibung. Die vorliegende vierte Auflage wurde daher in Aufbau und Schwerpunktsetzung völlig neu konzipiert: Aus dem bisher genutzten IPI-Cube werden zur Systematisierung der zunehmend komplexen und entgrenzten Werbeformen fünf Prototypen herausgefiltert und beschrieben. So bleibt gewährleistet, dass das Buch Studierenden Grundwissen über Theorie und Praxis der Werbung vermittelt und Praktiker:innen darin einen alltagstauglichen Systematisierungsansatz finden. Wissenschaftlich fundiert und mit zahlreichen Praxisbeispielen illustriert bleibt das Buch eine geeignete Basislektüre für Vorlesungen und Seminare.
Netzwerkbasierte Programmplanung der zirkulären Batterieproduktion in der Automobilindustrie (Produktion und Logistik)
by Christian SchellerChristian Scheller untersucht Fragestellungen der netzwerkbasierten zirkulären Produktionsprogrammplanung der automobilen Batterieproduktion. Hierzu entwickelt er ein neuartiges zweiteiliges Modell, welches aus einer Modellierung und Bewertung des Batterierecyclings auf Prozessschrittebene und einem mathematischen Optimierungsmodell für die netzwerkbasierte zirkuläre Produktionsprogrammplanung besteht. Unter Anwendung des Modells auf reale Netzwerkstrukturen der Batterieproduktion erstellt er Analysen zu den Potenzialen einer zirkulären Batterieproduktion sowie den Effekten unterschiedlicher Netzwerkstrukturen in der Planung. Auf Basis der Analysen leitet er Handlungsempfehlungen für die Automobil- und Batterieindustrie ab.
The Death of Hamlet: A Counterfactual Reading of Shakespeare (Routledge Studies in Shakespeare)
by Amir KhanThis book is an intervention in Hamlet scholarship. In Thus Spake Zarathustra (1885), Nietzsche famously posited the death of God, taken to mean the dissolution of all horizons within which human beings construct a plausible ontology that gives words significance. The idea of God, as a transcendental signified (to borrow from Derrida), underwrites meaning and values. Socrates placed knowing as the highest philosophical good over two millennia ago; however, once we find that God (i.e. any transcendental signified) is unknowable, the world vanishes. In a world bereft of concepts and meaning, Nietzsche’s philosophical project becomes one of “redeeming” pure willing as itself constitutive of world.Hamlet and the criticism surrounding it is caught within competing horizons we know are circuitous and unending. We tiresomely make theoretical rounds between competing sets of interpretations that boil down to either establishing meaning within the play (the text transcending its history and revealing universal truths) or situating the text within its proper historical timeframe in order to get it to speak. In short, we are trapped between contextualizing and decontextualizing approaches. Yet we know both approaches, as competing horizons we commit to at the outset, are dead. But to abandon both at the outset means that the text, Hamlet, is itself dead. So how to get it to speak?
Gateway Routing Selection Schemes for Post-Disaster Recovery in Mobile AdHoc Networks
by Nor Aida Mahiddin Nurul I. SarkarGateway Routing Selection Schemes for Post‑Disaster Recovery in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks bridges the gap by providing practical guidelines for an efficient design and performance evaluation of gateway selection schemes to manage load balancing. This book provides both a theoretical background and a practical evaluation of gateway selection methods using simulation methodology. Provides good coverage in a single text on a performance evaluation of gateway routing selection schemes for post‑disaster recovery Offers students, teachers, and researchers both theoretical and practical knowledge of system design and performance validation Enhances teaching and learning and research capability in gateway routing selection schemes Begins each chapter with a set of learning objectives and provides chapter summaries as well as review questions Provides illustrations, mini‑projects, and a list of acronyms Gateway Routing Selection Schemes for Post‑Disaster Recovery in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks makes the teaching, learning, and researching of gateway routing selection schemes a more active process by using practical tools and exercises.
Learning Policy Advice in International Affairs and Diplomacy (Innovations in International Affairs)
by Giulio VenneriLearning Policy Advice in International Affairs and Diplomacy broadens understanding of, and helps develop the skills necessary for, effective written and oral communication in the realm of international affairs and diplomacy.Readers will become acquainted with the principles of policy development and find practical guidance on how to design and implement policy advice. Crucial insights are offered on how to successfully nurture those aptitudes and approaches that are expected in demanding professional contexts from the very start of a career. Effective drafting techniques for written communication are presented, explaining methods and practices that facilitate the delivery of meaningful policy advice through written output. Regarding oral communication, the book demonstrates how aspiring policy advisers can build a positive narrative about their background, profile and experience, in order to win over selection panels for jobs across the international community. The book explains how to tackle interview panels, and prove to recruiters the necessary competence, skills, vision, and motivation to perform efficiently and reliably in an international or EU policy role. By raising awareness of institutional communication practices and public outreach, the book will also give readers a sound understanding of perception management challenges in international politics and diplomacy. Building on twenty years’ experience as a policy insider in the international community, the author provides qualitative interviews with many other practitioners, including high-ranking officials, from different organisations and foreign services, as well as with scholars who have alternated academic engagement with appointments to key policy roles in diplomacy.Containing example scenarios and practice exercises throughout, this pioneering book helps students, graduates and professionals aspiring to build a career in international affairs to acquire practical skills which are essential to recruiters in the diplomatic world, international institutions, NGOs, think tanks, as well as the private sector.
Loyalty Management: Driving Engagement with Loyalty Programs and Customer Experience
by Cristina Ziliani Marco IevaIn this insightful text, Cristina Ziliani and Marco Ieva trace the evolution of thinking, contemporary themes and practice in loyalty management. Loyalty management is increasingly identified with the design and management of a quality customer experience in the journey across the many touchpoints that connect the customer with the brand. Evaluating the research on best practice and offering concrete examples from industry, including seven international case studies, the authors present a fresh take on the tools, strategies and skills – from loyalty programs to CRM to CX – that underpin loyalty’s key significance in marketing. New to this 2nd edition, readers will find: A new chapter exploring the strategic relevance of loyalty management for company long-term profitability. A new chapter on loyalty and sustainability, based on research on 90 case studies of loyalty initiatives worldwide, supporting organizations as they strive to meet their ESG requirements and demonstrating how they can use their loyalty programs to do so. Coverage of the role of touchpoints in developing loyalty, from physical stores to voice assistants, drawing from state-of-the-art international scientific research. Discussion of metrics and KPIs for measuring loyalty management, as well as further exploration of the role of emerging technologies, in particular the application of predictive and generative artificial intelligence to loyalty strategies. New case studies and examples from a broader range of industries and geographical regions. Celebrating 25 years of experience in research, consulting and teaching within the Osservatorio Fedeltà UniPR (Loyalty Observatory), the authors have compiled a unique research-based, practice-oriented text.It will guide marketers, business leaders and postgraduate students through the changes in marketing thought and practice of loyalty management – including omnichannel, AI and sustainability – as well as offering practical guidance on the skills and capabilities that companies need if they want to be successful at delivering essential, loyalty-driving customer experiences.
Challenges and Solutions in Internet of Things-Based Smart Applications
by Narendra M. Shekokar, Subhash K. Shinde, Smita Sanjay Ambarkar, Antonis Michalas, Monika Mangla and Achamma ThomasPresenting innovative research-oriented ideas, and the implementation and socioeconomic applications of internet of things-based network, Challenges and Solutions in Internet of Things-Based Smart Applications showcases smart waste management, optical technologies for internet of things and remote patient monitoring and data analysis. Presents advanced research on smart waste management using internet of things and blockchain Explains the optical technologies for internet of things and image projection on visual cortex using internet of things sensors Discusses applications in smart systems like smart automatic Covid door opening system, internet of things-based remote patient monitoring, and integrated smart reading meter Presents comprehensive review above various security techniques of internet of things Includes different applications of internet of things-based solutions in agriculture, healthcare, and wireless network This text is primarily written for graduate students, postgraduate students, professionals and academic researchers working in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology and Electrical Engineering.
Policing 'Domestic' Violence: Women, the Law and the State (Routledge Revivals)
by Susan S. EdwardsViolence in the home, particularly assault by a man on his wife or girlfriend, is an everyday phenomenon. What should the police and law courts do about it? In Policing ‘Domestic’ Violence, first published in 1989, reissued here with a new preface, Susan Edwards draws upon her extensive research into their actual responses, both before and after recent initiatives towards reform at the time, to address the practical and theoretical issues for criminology and feminism.Examining police and court practice, the author exposes the ways in which the patriarchal ideology enshrined in the law, and the masculine ethos of the police and legal profession, ensure that women receive less justice and less protection. She documents in detail the processes by which crimes against women are trivialized.The book combines a review of international research with the author’s own five-year exploration of policing in the UK through interviews with officers, observation and a review of record-keeping practice. It covers the introduction of new policing policies and offers a preliminary assessment of their success together with practical proposals for the future.At a theoretical level, this title addresses the key problems of criminality and punishment. Is it possible to reconcile the feminist critique of the marginalization of so-called domestic violence with the radical critique of the punitive system as oppressive and counterproductive? Does the protection of women justify infringement of family privacy?The book should be read in its historical context by students of criminology, law, women’s studies and sociology, as well as those concerned with policies and practical measures for dealing with violence in the home.
Wholly Human: Western and Eastern Visions of the Self and its Perfection (Psychology Revivals)
by Guy Claxton Swami Anand AgehaOriginally published in 1981, the subject matter of Wholly Human is integrated Man, the man whose functions and faculties work together in harmony, the man who is wholly human – aware and accepting of the disparities between who he thinks he is and who he really is.In the first part of this book the author looks at the different ways in which we lose sight of our wholeness, as well as therapies and techniques for reintegration available at the time. In the second part he looks at the ways in which integrated man perceives and acts once he has seen through the fallacious ideas he has been given about himself. In order to explain the nature of integrity the author develops an integrated approach to psychology. He combines the practical and psychological wisdom of the East with contemporary Western theories of the Self.Written in a lively and engaging style, the book will be of interest not only to psychologists but to all those who have asked themselves that most slippery of questions: Who am I? The author is uniquely equipped to guide the reader on this voyage of self-discovery. Having immersed himself both in theoretical psychology and in the first-hand experience of many therapeutic and meditative techniques, he writes with an authority that is at once intellectual and existential.
Telepathy and Medical Psychology (Psychology Revivals)
by Jan EhrenwaldFirst published in 1947, the original blurb for Telepathy and Medical Psychology reads: ‘An increasing mass of evidence compiled during the past years has made the occurrence of telepathy and related phenomena an established fact. However, contemporary medical psychology has refused so far to acknowledge their existence and to reconcile them with their systems of thought. Dr Ehrenwald’s book is the first serious attempt in this direction. He shows that telepathy is subject to much the same psychological laws as govern dreams, neurotic symptoms and certain manifestations of mental disease. His approach moves largely along the lines of the psychoanalyst, but his conclusions are likely to shake some of the basic propositions of psychoanalysis itself. At the same time they throw fresh light on certain aberrations of character and personality and his new interpretation of paranoia and related disorders may well mark a turning point in modern psychopathology and psychiatry.Dr Ehrenwald writes his book not only for the medical psychologist: the problems discussed called for the attention of a wider public and his way of presentation makes it fascinating reading for the educated layman.’ Today it can be read in its historical context.
Emotion and Early Interaction (Psychology Revivals)
by Alan Fogel Tiffany FieldOriginally published in 1982, Emotion and Early Interaction is a collection of papers by investigators who had been attempting to integrate emotion and interaction processes in early development. None professed to have all the answers, yet each paper challenges us to question some of our notions about the boundaries between the individual and society. The first part includes chapters on the face-to-face interaction of infants and others during early infancy. These early interactions had become miniature natural laboratories in which many investigators found a wealth of opportunities to study infant emotions and their development. The second part covers play interactions in older infants and toddlers. Here the methods and concepts are different due to the increasing complexity of the infant’s behavior, and the increasing use of linguistic, in addition to non-verbal expressions of emotion. The final part on methodology covers a wide range of issues in the study of early interactions. Today it can be read in its historical context.
Young Outsiders: A Study of Alternative Communities (Routledge Revivals)
by Richard Mills‘The Road of Excess leads to the Palace of Wisdom’: Blake’s line had become a slogan for the hippie generation. The dramatic differences between the hippies’ way of life and that of most of the rest of society at the time made them a puzzling and alarming phenomenon. Originally published in 1973, Richard Mills describes and interprets these differences in Young Outsiders.Based on research in the Ladbroke Grove and Piccadilly areas of London, the study explores critical issues which preoccupied young people everywhere and separated them from their parents’ generation. Told largely in the words of the young people themselves, the book describes their everyday life and the ways they were led to it, and looks at some of the central elements in their culture, particularly drugs and underground music. It is shown that the distinctive feature of their lives was the search for a special kind of intensified experience which they felt could give a greater sense of wholeness and identity than the conventional roles and routines from which they were alienated. Richard Mills examines some of the dilemmas into which this search could lead, and questions how far it provided the basis for a viable way of life. Today it can be read in its historical context.
Continuous Cover Forestry in Boreal Nordic Countries (Managing Forest Ecosystems #45)
by Pasi Rautio Johanna Routa Saija Huuskonen Emma Holmström Jonas Cedergren Christian KuehneThis open access book compiles the latest research on continuous cover forestry in boreal forests, highlighting both the need for additional information and the exciting possibilities that this method presents. Experts in the field explore topics such as forest regeneration, genetic effects, wood production and yield, wood harvesting, forest damage agents, biodiversity, water effects, carbon cycles of forests, economics, forest planning methods, multiple uses of forests, and forest owners' attitudes. As the world faces increasing pressure to balance the multiple goals of forest management, including raw material production, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and climate change adaptation, it is becoming clear that different forest management methods are required. Even-aged forest management is well-researched, but continuous forest management is a newer and rapidly evolving approach that is gaining popularity in boreal forests. While an overall synthesis of the subject is not yet possible, this book provides an essential foundation for understanding the current state of continuous cover forestry in boreal forests. With the new research data being accumulated all the time, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, and forest managers who want to stay up-to-date on this important topic.
Information Resilience and Comprehensive Security: Challenges and Complexities in Wicked Environments (Information Technology and Global Governance)
by Petri Uusikylä Harri Jalonen Annukka JokipiiChanges in the global environment, the complexity of decision-making, and the new role of social media have challenged the operating models and practices of traditional crisis preparedness and security of supply. In a knowledge society context, securing the continuous flow of information and communication on different platforms is a huge challenge, and the role of information resilience is more crucial than ever. Bringing together leading specialists from many fields on information resilience, this book examines how to ensure the undisturbed flow of information, the functionality of information and communications networks, and reliable and secure information content in all circumstances, both from an individual and societal viewpoint. The book address issues around information resilience from the standpoint of management, national security, misinformation, social media, and commercial actors. It will appeal to scholars and students of public policy, disaster management, security studies and governance, as well as practitioners.
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024: 18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XIX (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15077)
by Stefan Roth Aleš Leonardis Elisa Ricci Torsten Sattler Olga Russakovsky Gül VarolThe multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024. The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; motion estimation.
Proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Communications and Machine Intelligence: MICA 2023 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #405)
by Sheng-Lung Peng Ayan Mondal Venkateswara Rao Kagita Joy Lal SarkarThis book presents high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from International Conference on Advanced Communications and Machine Intelligence (MICA 2023), hosted by National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India, during 30–31 October 2023. The book includes all areas of advanced communications and machine intelligence. The book is useful for academicians, scientists, researchers from industry, research scholars, and students working in these areas.
The Baltics in a Changing Europe
by Bhaswati SarkarThis edited volume brings together a series of papers on various facets of the three Baltic countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania which have not attracted much intellectual attention outside Europe, especially in South Asia. The countries regained independence in 1991 following the disintegration of the Soviet Union. They sought to secure themselves by joining the EU, NATO and the Eurozone. They are robust democracies registering steady economic growth with improved living standards and are leading hubs in the field of Information Technology. However, for these small states bordering Russia the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war brings existential fears. This volume analyses how these states with substantial number of Russian minorities are recalibrating their policies in this changing geopolitical landscape of an assertive and aggressive Russia. It provides an in-depth understanding of the Baltic countries focusing on their security concerns, regional cooperation, gender and minority issues and bi-lateral relations with emerging powers China and India. The volume would be of immense value to scholars of International Relations, academics, journalists, researchers and policy makers.
Artificial Intelligence in Education: The Intersection of Technology and Pedagogy (Intelligent Systems Reference Library #261)
by Rupert Wegerif Peter Ilic Imogen CasebourneThis book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the ways in which the careful integration of AI might enhance learning outcomes. By inviting dialogue between engineering (what is possible) and pedagogy (what might be desirable), the book offers a holistic view of AI's potential for education. Offering both case studies of practical implementation and pedagogically informed frameworks, it focuses on appropriately integrating technology for educational benefit, presenting a uniquely broad view. The contributors, who are both educators and technically proficient, bring insights into teaching and assessment approaches, research questions, and technological affordances or constraints. Essential for researchers, educators, and policymakers navigating the rapidly evolving educational technology landscape as AI becomes increasingly prevalent in every aspect of life.
Physeal Stress Injuries in Young Athletes: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention (Contemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine)
by Dennis Caine Jie C. Nguyen Matthew GradyParticipation in youth sports is increasingly popular and has important and wide-ranging health benefits. However, year-round involvement in youth sport involves high levels of repetitive movement which may foster an environment where overuse injuries are likely to occur. Of particular concern are physeal stress injuries (PSIs) which are unique to skeletally immature athletes and are becoming common in youth sports. These injuries may be associated with substantial injury burden, especially at advanced levels of training and competition. In extreme cases, PSIs can progress to produce skeletal growth disturbance, which may necessitate surgical intervention and correction. This book summarizes the status of our knowledge on the occurrence, underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of PSIs affecting children and adolescents involved in various sports. Physeal Stress Injuries in Young Athletes: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention is organized into three parts. Part I, Introduction opens with a chapter that provides a foundation and basic framework on bone growth for readers to better understand and anticipate potential complications and growth disturbance that can arise from PSIs. This is followed by two chapters that provide an overview of the two anatomically distinct types of PSIs – epiphyseal and apophyseal PSIs. In addition to providing a general sense of the occurrence and distribution of these injuries, these chapters also provide a novel framework for understanding the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms of these injuries. Part II, Diagnosis and Treatment consists of 8 chapters covering common sites of epiphyseal and apophyseal PSIs, anatomically divided into those occurring at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand and fingers, spine, pelvis and hip, knee, ankle and foot. Each chapter follows a similar outline and provides detail on location-specific patterns of PSIs, available demographic and epidemiologic data, known or postulated injury mechanisms, underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms, typical clinical presentation, key diagnostic imaging findings, management, and factors that impact prognosis and outcome. Part III, Prevention consists of a chapter that begins with a discussion on risk factors common to epiphyseal and apophyseal PSIs. This is followed by a review of practical preventive measures that are generally applicable to patients diagnosed with PSI. Finally, the last section of this chapter takes a closer look and reviews evidence-based strategies designed to target prevention of specific PSIs at various anatomical locations. Primary care sports medicine physicians, urgent and emergency care physicians, orthopedic surgeons, physical and athletic therapists, and athletic trainers who provide care for pediatric athletes will find this book helpful in identifying and treating young athletes with physeal stress injuries, identifying knowledge gaps, and implementing appropriate preventive measures that can reduce future incidence and severity of these injuries. Sport governing bodies and coaches can also use the information gathered within this book to guide the development and optimization of injury prevention programs and to reduce underdiagnosis and undertreatment of physeal stress injuries.
Holmes Is Missing: Patterson's Most-Requested Sequel Ever (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #2)
by James Patterson Brian Sitts&“Best-selling author James Patterson populates his murder-mystery novels with cold-blooded killers and smart detectives&” (USA Today). In Holmes is Missing, PI Brendan Holmes has committed the perfect crime—he&’s made himself disappear. Success has come quickly to Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations. The New York City agency led by three detectives—Brendan Holmes, &“the brain,&” Margaret Marple, &“the eyes,&” and Auguste Poe, the &“muscle&”—with famous names and mysterious pasts is one major case away from cementing its professional reputation. But as a series of child abductions tests the PIs&’ legendary skills, the cerebral Holmes&’s absence leaves a gaping hole in the agency roster. Only by closing ranks and solving the mystery within can they recover all that&’s been lost. <b>NewYork Times Bestseller</b>