John K : 448 books
Elements of Physical Oceanography
A derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
Elements of Physical Oceanography is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition and serves as an important reference on current physical oceanography knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles—all written by experts in their field—focuses...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 1
Genetics, breeding and production techniques
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2018
Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 1
Breeding improved varieties
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2018
Potatoes are one of the world’s key food crops. Their nutritional value, and the fact that they can be grown with relatively few inputs in a wide range of environments, makes them an important food security crop. However, yields in developing countries are held back by factors such as poor cultivation...
Infrared Imaging
A casebook in clinical medicine
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Medical thermography or infrared thermal imaging is a rapid and non-invasive procedure for mapping skin-temperature distribution of the human body. The natural infrared emission from the skin is captured by the imaging camera, and is displayed as a digital image where abnormal physiological activity...
Spirituality, Values and Mental Health
Jewels for the Journey
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2007
Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users.
Spirituality, Values and Mental Health gathers together personal and professional...
Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture Volume 2
Monitoring and management
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...
Practice Management Compendium
Part 4: Clinical Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
General Practice is undergoing the most major series of changes since the introduction of the National Health Service in 1948. They concern both concepts of care and practical details of the way care is delivered. In spite of the hostility generated by the changes most of the broad general concepts...
State Politics and the Affordable Care Act
Choices and Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2019
After a great deal of discussion and debate across all levels of government, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law in March 2010. Since President Trump's election into office, the ACA has stayed in the headlines. Trump has continued to call for the replacement and repeal of...
by John Y.K. Lee, MD, Michael Lim
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2016
This issue of Neurosurgery Clinics offers a broad review of current topics surrounding trigeminal neuralgia including: Overview and History, Diagnosis/Etiology, Scales of measuring TN pain and response, Medical Therapy, Role of Imaging, Rhizotomy, SRS, Microscopic MVD, Neuromodulation, and many more articles that focus on trigeminal neuralgia.
Embodied Difference
Divergent Bodies in Public Discourse
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Focusing on the body as a visual and discursive platform across public space, we study marginalization as a sociocultural practice and hegemonic schema. Whereas mass incarceration and law enforcement readily feature in discussions of institutionalized racism, we differently highlight understudied...
by Kevin A. Ewing, Duke K. McCall III, David R. Case
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2019
The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible...
The MRCGP Study Book
Tests and self-assessment exercises devised by MRCGP examiners for those preparing for the exam
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The Membership examination of the Royal College of General Practitioners has evolved and matured as a seal and a test on completion of vocational training. More than 1000 candidates are taking the examination each year and an increasing majority are trainees who have completed their three year training...
by Larry K John
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Cientos de miles de personas alrededor del mundo han descubierto los beneficios para la salud de la cocción lenta y están perdiendo esa molesta grasa abdominal y disminuyendo el riesgo de cientos de enfermedades relacionadas con la obesidad. La cocción lenta es una técnica fácil en la cocina...
by Larry K John
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Volete cucinare come le vostre mamme o nonne? Volete che i vostri pasti siano saporiti e profumati offrendo la perfetta combinazione tra effetto visivo e olfattivo? Inoltre, volete gustarvi una tiepida e gustosa colazione o un bel brunch senza fare troppi sforzi o passare ore di fronte ai fornelli?...