Multimedia documents are increasingly used to communicate knowledge in the mass media and educational contexts. This book presents the studies that cover a wide range... Læs mere
As a rigorous analytic framework for dealing with this increasingly serious problem, this engagingly written work for the economics non-specialist brims with tables, charts, and case studies and lays out the economic concepts in clear, real-world terms.
Antimicrobial resistance can develop in any type of microbe (germ). The chapters will explore the molecular mechanisms of drug resistance,... Læs mere
Oncofertility bridges traditional areas of basic science and medical research, brings together oncologists and fertility specialists, and hopes to provide real options to young people who survive life-preserving but fertility-threatening treatments for cancer.
Defines the field of humanitarian medicine. This book gathers articles and speeches that set out the principles of humanitarian medicine, starting with the idea of health as a human right, and examining topics such as quality of life, torture, and nuclear conflict.
A study to guide public health interventions. It explores social factors such as culture, mass media, political systems, and migration that influence public... Læs mere
Provides both the necessary methodology and practical information tools for analyzing data in the field of medical information science.
Anderson Solid Tumor Oncology Series publication on pancreatic cancer, there have been major advances in our understanding of molecular events which underlie pancreatic cancer development, both in the sporadic and inherited forms.
Comprehensive in scope and meticulously researched, Handbook of Obesity Prevention analyzes the intricate causes of this public health crisis, and sets out concrete, multilevel strategies for meeting it head-on.
In practice, one has to apply a data exploration, check assumptions, validate the models, per haps apply a series of methods, and most importantly, interpret the results in terms of the underlying ecology and the ecological questions being investigated.
Repicci, a pioneer in MIS knee surgery, presents his experience with unicondylar knee arthroplasty. Coon adds his own experience to give a glimpse into... Læs mere
This edited volume gives a new and integrated introduction to item re sponse models (predominantly used in measurement... Læs mere