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The human race has altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere, as evidenced by the notorious London smog, photochemical air pollution, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, and elevated greenhouse gas concentrations. The aim of this book series is to present invited summaries of important...

This comprehensive review, prepared by 24 experts, many of whom are pioneers of the subject, brings together in one place over 40 years of research in this unique publication. This book will assist R & D specialists, research chemists, chemical engineers or process managers harnessing periodic operations...

Since 1975, the Oklahoma Notes have been among the most widely used reviews for medical students preparing for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Completely revised and updated, these new editions of the Notes feature: More self- assessment questions, geared to the current...

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...

The European Study Group for Cell Proliferation held its XVth Meet­ ing at Sundvolden, Norway, in September 1987. The program included a symposium on the cell kinetics of the in­ flammatory reaction, with invited speakers. This volume of Current Topics in Pathology contains the manuscripts submitted...

The Northeastern Trans-Pecos region of Texas is an unforgiving environment for anyone living off the land, yet nomadic hunters and gatherers roamed its deserts and mountains and sheltered in caves and sinkholes from around AD 200 to 1450. This book provides detailed insights into the lifeways of these...

The impact of basic science radiobiological research is now being recognized of significant importance in clinical radiation oncology. Observations made in the laboratory using animals as'well as tissue culture have led to a better biologic understanding of techniques for altered fractionation, techniques...

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...

Almost twenty years ago, the faculty members of the Department of Pharmacol­ ogy at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine developed a review book of medical pharmacology in response to requests from our second year medical students who were preparing to sit for the Part I examination of...

Nutty Sheep vous propose huit nouvelles pour découvrir des mondes de fantasy où les notions de bien et de mal semblent difficiles à discerner. Une anthologie sombre, parfois émouvante et drôle, à l’image de la Dark Fantasy, cet univers où rien n’est blanc ou noir, où les frontières...

El ámbito de la Comunicación Política es uno de los que más se ha desarrollado en los últimos años tanto en el mundo académico como fuera de él y ha dado lugar a una gran cantidad de trabajos inscritos en diferentes líneas de investigación. Este libro ofrece una doble perspectiva. Por un...

Cet ouvrage présente un panorama détaillé des enjeux du développement d’Internet comme source d’information sur la santé afin de mieux cerner les usages et les modes d’appropriation de cette information par les différents publics et de mieux comprendre le potentiel de cet outil.

Der Muster- und Kulturwandel von Krankenhäusern spiegelt sich in Managementansätzen sowie der Organisation und Führung wider. Das Krankenhausmanagement folgt dabei den Rahmenbedingungen der Politik. Fundierte und theoriegeleitete Managementkonzepte - in der Praxis erprobt - können eine Grundlage...

Auf Bäumen wachsend, fasziniert die Mistel den Menschen seit Jahrtausenden. Sie ist als Pflanze in vielerlei Hinsicht einzigartig. Sie galt schon im Altertum als Allheilmittel. Und in der Tat: keine andere Pflanze bietet ein derart breites therapeutisches Spektrum, angefangen von Nervenleiden, über...