Publications
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Transforming Sexual Health in Scotland: Cultural, Organisational and Partnership Approaches
(2010)
This edited collection provides a unique insight into sexual health in Scotland. It sets out the challenges facing Scotland in terms of poor sexual health and inequalities, within devolved government arrangements and a ...
What is New in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
(2021)
Gastroenterology and hepatology represent dynamic fields of study and practice in internal medicine, with numerous innovations manifesting over the last 30 years. What is New in Gastroenterology and Hepatology is a reference ...
Silicon Based Thin Film Solar Cells
(2013)
Silicon Based Thin Film Solar Cells explains concepts related to technologies for silicon (Si) based photovoltaic applications. Topics in this book focus on ‘new concept’ solar cells. These kinds of cells can make photovoltaic ...
Ecological Impacts of Toxic Chemicals
(2011)
Ecological Impacts of Toxic Chemicals presents a comprehensive, yet readable account of the known disturbances caused by all kinds of toxic chemicals on both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Topics cover the sources of ...
Ricin Toxin
(2014)
`Ricin Toxin’ brings together a collection of in depth and cutting edge reviews that focus on the current understanding of ricin toxins. This e-book provides a historical background, innovations in detection, identification ...
Drugs, Sex and Crime – Empirical Contributions
(2009)
This book covers some recent researches on the interface between drug misuse and crime and demonstrates that some types of violent crimes are more intimately related to alcohol and / or drug consumption. It is written for ...
Grasping the Future: Advances in Powered Upper Limb Prosthetics
(2012)
The technological level of upper limb prostheses has always been fairly poor so far if compared with that of other analogous systems (e.g. lower limb prostheses, assistive robots). However, there is no doubt that in the ...
Suicide and Predicament
(2010)
"Suicide and Predicament: Life is a Predicament" takes a broad view of suicide. It argues that a large proportion of people who suicide do not have a mental disorder, and therefore it is essential to know about the ...
Ophthalmology: Current and Future Developments: Volume 2 - Diagnostic Atlas of Retinal Diseases
(2017)
This 3 volume set offers a comprehensive compilation which presents detailed information about ophthalmic (retinal, vitreous and macular) diseases. Key features of this set include: Emphasis on practical features of clinical ...
Stem Cell Delivery Routes: From Preclinical Models to Clinical Applications
(2021)
Stem Cell Delivery Routes: From Preclinical Models to Clinical Applications covers current knowledge about stem cell delivery for cell-based therapeutics. Starting with an introduction to stem cell technology, the book ...
Consanguinity – Its Impact, Consequences and Management
(2014)
Consanguineous marriages have been practiced for hundreds of years, predominantly by Moslems. Although it is generally accepted among communities that the social advantages outweigh other, the rate of congenital malformations ...
An Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Systems, Settings and Social Processes
(2012)
This e-book adds a new dimension to currently available text in health promotion by applying examples from evaluation studies to explore basic health promotion principles. It thus goes beyond single case study descriptions. ...
Young Perspectives for Old Diseases: Recent Updates on the Understanding and Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases
(2015)
Young Perspectives for Old Diseases is a collaborative monograph describing the current understanding of common neurodegenerative diseases. The monograph focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms responsible for ...
Experiential Teaching for Public Health Practice: Using Cases in Problem-Based Learning
(2017)
Developing an effective program requires a sound administrative system and a supportive educational culture including the support of program handbooks, a Master’s project (Capstone), practicum, and skill development seminars. ...
Ophthalmology: Current and Future Developments: Volume 1 - Diagnostic Atlas of Retinal Diseases
(2016)
This 3 volume set offers a comprehensive compilation which presents detailed information about ophthalmic (retinal, vitreous and macular) diseases. Key features of this set include: Emphasis on practical features of clinical ...
Frontiers in RNAi: Volume 1
(2014)
RNA interference (RNAi) is a biological process in which small nucleotide sequences destroy specific mRNA molecules and, therefore, interrupt genetic expression. RNAi has rapidly developed into a widely used technique in ...
4D Fetal Echocardiography
(2010)
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most frequent malformation in the human fetus and are the leading cause of mortality due to malformations in the first year of life. Despite its clinical importance screening performed ...
The Role of Saliva Cortisol Measurement in Health and Disease
(2012)
This e-book is based on a critical evaluation of existing literature on salivary cortisol, aiming to evaluate the utility of salivary cortisol as a biomarker in various settings. It focuses on how different ways of evaluating ...
Ophthalmology: Current and Future Developments: Volume 3 - Diagnostic Atlas of Retinal Diseases
(2017)
This 3 volume set offers a comprehensive compilation which presents detailed information about ophthalmic (retinal, vitreous and macular) diseases. Key features of this set include: Emphasis on practical features of clinical ...
Science TQM, New Quality Management Principle: The Quality Management Strategy of Toyota
(2012)
When we look at the quality management issues that have faced, both, in Japan and the rest of the world recently, it is clear that a next-generation quality management practice is required, featuring a rational approach ...
Atmospheric Flow Fields: Theory, Numerical Methods and Software Tools
(2012)
This e-book is a collection of chapters on practical and theoretical aspects of atmospheric flows over flat and complex terrain, with applications to air pollution and wind energy. It is divided into two main sections: the ...
Hepatic Elastography Using Ultrasound Waves - Revised Edition
(2016)
Some time ago, Schiano raised the question "To B or not to B", which means "To Biopsy or not to Biopsy" the liver for the evaluation of chronic hepatopathies. For a long period, liver biopsy (LB) was considered the "gold ...
The Impacts of Skiing and Related Winter Recreational Activities on Mountain Environments
(2013)
This e-book reviews environmental impacts of ski tourism in mountain environments. Specifically, the book addresses skiing impacts on soils, vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate animals living in such habitats. Additional ...
Oocyte Maturation and Fertilization - A Long History for a Short Event
(2011)
Events of reproduction occurring from meiotic resumption of the immature oocyte up to its exit from the second meiotic block following activation will be revealed. Morphological modifications of the oocyte during maturation ...
Ovarian Cancer – Challenges & Innovations
(2019)
This informative book provides a wealth of information on ovarian cancer. The book opens with a discussion of contemporary management of this disease with commentary on surgery and clinical trials: neoadjuvant, dose-dense, ...
Health Policy in Ageing Populations: Economic modeling of chronic disease policy options in Australia
(2013)
In a global environment of rapid increases in health expenditures, health policies in Australia and in many other countries are currently undergoing major reforms. To contain future cost increases, accurate tools able to ...
Rule Developing Experimentation: A Systematic Approach to Understand & Engineer the Consumer Mind
(2012)
Consumers have been increasingly involved in the innovation process in the last few decades, a major driving force of business success. This involvement is critically important for innovation, particularly in product ...