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by VV.AA., Felicidad Martínez, Eric J. Mota
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Six top Spanish-language authors prove that science fiction remains sharp and visionary, with stories about the deepest anxieties, challenges, and problems of our societies. Their speculations and metaphors analyze and dissect a reality in continuous change.
The Texture of Words, by Felicidad Martínez:...
Oculoplastic Surgery Atlas
Eyelid Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
The distinguished authors have perfected the most frequently performed oculoplastic surgical techniques. The Atlas is designed to instruct all ophthalmologists who wish to learn these techniques. Mastery of these procedures is made easy by numerous superbly illustrated step-by-step instructions. The...
Iatrogenicity
Causes and Consequences of Iatrogenesis in Cardiovascular Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Iatrogenesis is the occurrence of untoward effects resulting from actions of health care providers, including medical errors, medical malpractice, practicing beyond one’s expertise, adverse effects of medication, unnecessary treatment, inappropriate screenings, and surgical errors. This is a huge...
by N. Gschwend, J. Winer, A. Böni
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In numerous puplications the results of synovectomy have been written about where either one or another viewpoint have been examined. In this publication, the attempt is made to collect as many parameters as possible so as to get a most objective picture of the therapeutic worth by studying 100 knee...
Controversy in Cardiology
The Practical Clinical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The purpose of this book is not to discuss in depth various topics in medicine nor to describe in detail all possible controversial subjects in car diology. The primary intention is to describe common cardiac problems with significant controversial viewpoints frequently encountered in our daily...
Ecotoxicology and Genotoxicology
Non-traditional Terrestrial Models
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
The potential impact of anthropogenic pollutants such as agrochemicals on the environment is of global concern. Increasing use of certain compounds can result in contamination of food, water and atmospheric systems and in order to combat this pollution it is important to be able to accurately monitor...
Reaction Patterns of the Lymph Node
Part 2 Reactions Associated with Neoplasia and Immune Deficient States
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This second volume reports on the reaction patterns of lymph nodes in neoplastic and immunodeficient diseases. Based on the contents of volume 1, it presents a detailed survey of lymph node structures and their cellular components under these conditions. The patterns of nodal reactions to the development...
by Prof. Rainer Horn, Prof. Samira Daroub, Prof. Henry Lin
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
There has been growing concern that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid expansion of crop cultivation in developing countries is damaging the health of soils which are the foundation of farming. At the same time we are discovering much more about how complex soils are as living...
Trugbild des Himmels
Neue Gedichte aus Rheinland-Pfalz
Language: German
Release Date: May 15, 2011
Keine Bestands-, sondern vielmehr eine Momentaufnahme der Lyrik in Rheinland-Pfalz abzubilden, ist das Ziel der vorliegenden Anthologie. Dreißig Autorinnen und Autoren, der älteste 1914 geboren, die jüngste 1986, sind mit Gedichten vertreten, die unterschiedlichste Themen, Formen und Traditionen...
We Cannot Remain Silent
Opposition to the Brazilian Military Dictatorship in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2010
In 1964, Brazil’s democratically elected, left-wing government was ousted in a coup and replaced by a military junta. The Johnson administration quickly recognized the new government. The U.S. press and members of Congress were nearly unanimous in their support of the “revolution” and the coup...
Climate Change, Air Pollution and Global Challenges
Understanding and Perspectives from Forest Research
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
There are significant pressures from climate change and air pollution that forests currently face. This book aims to increase understanding of the state and potential of forest ecosystems to mitigate and adapt to climate change in a polluted environment. It reconciles process-oriented research, long-term...
Ethnic Dress in the United States
A Cultural Encyclopedia
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.
The clothing...
by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 21, 2013
“A volte nei posti piccoli la vita diventa più grande”, a volte la lontananza dal rumore del mondo ci apre al richiamo del cuore, dei sensi, dei sogni. È questo intenso sentire a erompere dalla vita di un paesino di quattrocento anime della campagna islandese, dove la luce infinita dell’estate...
Decolonizing the Westernized University
Interventions in Philosophy of Education from Within and Without
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Decolonizing the Westernized University: Interventions in Philosophy of Education from Within and Without provides a sharper understanding of the crisis and the responses to the westernized university at multiple sites around the world.
As an intervention in the philosophy of education discourse,...