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Photobiology
The Science of Light and Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
The new edition of this authoritative text provides an interdisciplinary treatise of all aspects of the interactions between light and the living world. It starts with a description of the physics of light, and how to deal with it in experiments and observations. The phenomena described in the rest...
MIS of the Hip and the Knee
A Clinical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2006
This is a new and exciting period in orthopedic surgery. Times are cha- ing,and we are developing techniques to perform joint arthroplasty through smaller and smaller incisions in an effort to reduce the amount of int- operative trauma and expedite the path to recovery. Minimally invasive surgery...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Recent advances in molecular biology have provided new dimensions in the study of the reproductive system. There has been major progress in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of hormone action in the past few' years. The symposium on "Molecular Basis of Reproductive Endocrinology"...
by Dennis W. Ross
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Providing the physician with a solid understanding of molecular biology and its applications for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, this book reviews the basic molecular and other principles of cancer medicine, including controls of cell growth and senescence, carcinogenesis, tumorogenesis, and...
Drug Discovery in Pancreatic Cancer
Models and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2010
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Every year, about 33,700 people in the United States will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and over 32,000 patients will die from the disease. The median survival of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer is about...
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Pelvic Surgery in the Elderly
An Integrated Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2017
This text provides a comprehensive, state of the art review of this field and will serve as a resource for urologists, colorectal surgeons, geriatricians, and gynecologists as well as researchers interested in neuromuscular phenomena in the pelvis. The book also reviews new data regarding risk factors...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
This volume in the Springer Series in Evolutionary Psychology presents a state of the art view of the topic of sexuality and sexual behavior drawing on theoretical constructs and research of noted individuals in the field. Comprehensive and multi-disciplinary, this book seeks to provide a broad overview...
The Pediatric Spine II
Developmental Anomalies
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
It is estimated that the functionally significant body of knowledge for a given medical specialty changes radically every 8 years. New specialties and "sub specialization" are occurring at approximately an equal rate. Historically, estab lished journals have not been able either to absorb...
Pain in Women
A Clinical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Pain is a complex experience, influenced by many variables. There is currently growing interest in the influence of sex and gender on the experience of pain. The fact that there are sex differences in pain and analgesia is now a well-recognized phenomenon within the field of pain medicine. However,...
Evidence-Based Imaging
Improving the Quality of Imaging in Patient Care
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011
***Evidence-Based Imaging***is a user-friendly guide to the evidence-based science and merit defining the appropriate use of medical imaging in both adult and pediatric patients. Chapters are divided into major areas of medical imaging and cover the most prevalent diseases in developed countries,...
Transition to Adulthood
Action, Projects, and Counseling
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2010
The transition to adulthood involves, for most individuals, moving from school to work, establishment of long-term relationships, possibly parenting, and a number of other psychosocial transformations. Now more than ever, there is a concern within popular and research literature about children growing...
Drug Allergy
Clinical Aspects, Diagnosis, Mechanisms, Structure-Activity Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
The variety of chemically diverse pharmacological agents administered to patients is large and continues to expand and with every new drug released, there is always potential for adverse reactions, some of them allergic*.* With its roots in immunology and pharmacology, the science of drug allergy...
by Melissa Langdon
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
This book explores digital artists’ articulations of globalization. Digital artworks from around the world are examined in terms of how they both express and simulate globalization’s impacts through immersive, participatory and interactive technologies. The author highlights some of the problems...
Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology
From Thales to Heraclides Ponticus
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
In Miletus, about 550 B.C., together with our world-picture cosmology was born. This book tells the story. In Part One the reader is introduced in the archaic world-picture of a flat earth with the cupola of the celestial vault onto which the celestial bodies are attached. One of the subjects treated...