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Trauma to the abdomen, both accidental and willful, has become increasingly common in this era of increasing violence. Large numbers of patients all over the country are admitted to emergency rooms because of abdominal trauma of varying degrees of severity. All too often the correct diagnosis is suspected...

The abdominal wall has always been of interest to surgeon-anato­ mists. It was recognized as a barrier, and volumes have been written demonstrating how to breach this wall. Similarly, great importance has been placed on the methods of repairing the abdominal wall, whether that repair is necessitated...

There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. There is growing concern about the environmental impact of cultivation in areas soil health and biodiversity. There is therefore an urgent need to make cocoa...

An essential resource for anyone providing help or services to women at risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Drinking during pregnancy can cause a range of disabilities that have lifelong effects yet are 100% preventable. A variety of brief motivational behavioral interventions developed for nonpregnant...

Metaheuristic Algorithms in Maritime Operations Optimization focuses on the seaside and port side problems regarding the maritime transportation. The book reviews and introduces the most important problems regarding the shipping network design, long-term and short-term scheduling and planning problems...

The aim of this work was not an exhaustive review of all pediatric echo graphic problems but a presentation of our daily experience with ultrasonography in pediatric practice. Several teams of pediatric radiologists from France and Belgium have combined their experiences to produce a practical book....

Amyloidosis comprises a group of disorders of diverse etiology, in which different proteins undergo abnormal folding, leading to their deposition in tissues and concomitant tissue toxicity. Amyloidosis is diseases characterized by deposits of altered proteins in the tissues. The amyloid deposit is always...

Based on the results of the latest congress of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), this volume makes excellent reading since it explores in detail the role of free radical reactions in liver diseases. Studies in recent years using various methods have shown that free radicals...

For more than 60 years, the Californian Family Hinman has exercised a very considerable influence on the development and practice of the highest grade of urology, not only in the American West but worldwide. The leitmotiv of the Hinman School has been honest and thoughtful consideration of the problems...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Theologie - Systematische Theologie, Note: 1,0, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Fundamentaltheologie), Veranstaltung: Die Heilige Schrift, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Mit Hilfe der angefertigten Hausarbeit 'Auswirkungen bzw. Konsequenzen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Alter, Note: 1,0, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Religionspädagogik/Kirchliche Bildungsarbeit), Veranstaltung: 'Soziale Randgruppen in der Gemeinde', Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Kirchenbänke in den Bistümern der Bundesrepublik...

Luca und Adam haben es geschafft – endlich eine feste Beziehung. Wären da nicht Lucas Ängste und Unsicherheiten und das ständige Pendeln zwischen ihren Wohnorten, das die beiden nicht zur Ruhe kommen lässt. Dass sich Luca noch immer scheut, all seine geheimen Sehnsüchte auszuleben und Adam...

Historiker, Journalisten und Politologen analysieren in diesem Buch politische Morde an 28 historischen Persönlichkeiten, z.B. Gaius Iulius Cäsar, Thomas Becket, Wallenstein, Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand von Österreich, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, Aldo Moro, Yitzhak Rabin oder Zoran Djindjic,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts, Note: 1,0, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Lehrstuhl für Philosophie), Veranstaltung: Renè Descartes Meditationes de Prima Philosophia - Meditationen über die Erste Philosophie,...