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  • Osteochondral Lesions of the Foot and Ankle, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-2
    • Camilla Maccario
    • English
    In this issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics, guest editor Dr. Camilla Maccario brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Osteochondral Lesions of the Foot and Ankle. Top experts in the field cover key topics in this challenging area to help surgeons stay up-to-date on basic science, imaging, and treatment principles for osteochondral lesions.

  • Sleep Apnea in Children and Adults, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 57-3
    • Stacey L. Ishman + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest editors Stacey L. Ishman, Carol Li, and Reena Dhanda Patil bring their considerable expertise to the topic of sleep apnea. This issue provides a timely and relevant update regarding the treatment of sleep patients as the Otolaryngology community witnesses an increasing prevalence in sleep-disordered breathing. This affects millions worldwide, and it is evident that sleep disorders impact both individual health and societal well-being.

  • Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing

    • 1st Edition
    • Janis McMillan
    • English
    **2025 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Most Promising New Textbook Award Winner**Gain valuable experience applying your knowledge and critical thinking skills to real-world scenarios! Case Studies in LPN/LVN Nursing features 50 case studies that cover all clinical areas of practice: fundamental skills, medical-surgical adult health nursing, pediatric, maternity, mental health, geriatric nursing, and leadership management. Patient scenarios help you learn how to apply nursing knowledge to nursing practice by promoting the development of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Cases integrate content on assessment findings, diagnostic/laborator... tests, pharmacology, and nutrition to encourage you to think critically about all aspects of patient care, including the physical and psychosocial needs of the patient, communication, collaboration with the health care team, teaching wellness and health promotion, and integration of cultural competence. Cases unfold as care is provided and a variety of multiple-choice, select-all-that-appl... prioritization, and short-answer questions challenge you to formulate and select relevant and/or potential decisions. The case studies are separated by clinical area, allowing you to use this worktext throughout your nursing program. Questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-PN® test plan to date.

  • Size Effects in Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science, and Manufacturing

    • 1st Edition
    • Mingwang Fu
    • English
    Size Effects in Engineering Mechanics and Manufacturing provides a detailed evaluation of size effects in mechanics, manufacturing and material sciences and their effects on related physical behaviors and phenomena. Sections address the physical aspects of size effects, including tension, compression, and bending deformation in mechanics, fatigue and damage behaviors, the mechanisms behind these effects, modeling techniques for determining the behavior and phenomena of size effects, practical applications of size effects in material sciences and micro-manufacturing, how size effects influence the process performance, process outcome, properties and quality of fabricated parts and components, and future size effects.This book provides not only a reference volume on size effects but also valuable applications for engineers, scientists, academics and research students involved in materials processing, manufacturing, materials science and engineering, engineering mechanics, mechanical engineering and the management of enterprises using materials processing technologies in the mass-production of related products.

  • Colorectal Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 104-3
    • Quinton M. Hatch
    • English
    In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. Quinton M. Hatch brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Colorectal Surgery. Top experts provide review articles on every major aspect of colon and rectal cancer surgery: screening, surgical management, and neoadjuvant therapy, plus multiple articles on aspects of management of Irritable bowel syndrome (with and without cancer) and several articles on non-cancerous colorectal conditions.

  • Focal Neuropathies

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 201
    • English
    Facial Neuropathies, Volume 202 summarizes research and treatment on focal neuropathies to update clinicians on nerve biology and new diagnostic techniques to guide investigation and treatment of mononeuropathies. The book explores research broadly applicable to all types of mononeuropathies as well as individual mononeuropathy syndromes. Chapters on individual mononeuropathies include anatomy, causes, controversial diagnoses, and current or potential future treatments.

  • Overlap of Respiratory Problems with Sleep Disordered Breathing, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19-2
    • Krishna M. Sundar
    • English
    In this issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, guest editor Dr. Krishna M. Sundar brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Overlap of Respiratory Problems with Sleep Disordered Breathing. Given the rising prevalence of obesity and increasing demand for chronic respiratory support in pulmonary and chest wall disorders, this issue offers articles from top experts on seamlessly integrating the management of sleep-disordered breathing with novel ventilatory strategies employed for chronic respiratory failure.

  • Early and Late Presentation of Physical Changes of Puberty: Precocious and Delayed Puberty Revisited, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53-2
    • Peter A. Lee + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Peter A. Lee and John S. Fuqua bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Precocious and Delayed Puberty Revisited. Top experts provide practical discussions of physical evidence of early or late pubertal development, offering a reasonable approach to patients presenting with these chief complaints.

  • Performance Enhancement and Control of Photovoltaic Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Saad Motahhir + 1 more
    • English
    Performance Enhancement and Control of Photovoltaic Systems brings together the latest advances in photovoltaic control and integration, with various embedded technologies applied to standalone and grid connected systems in normal and abnormal operating conditions, with new approaches intended to overcome a number of critical limitations in using PV technology. The book begins by introducing modern photovoltaic (PV) systems, system integration, materials, and thermodynamic analysis for improved performance, before examining applications in industrial processes, artificial neural network technology, and economic analysis of PV systems.In-depth chapters then demonstrate the use of advanced control and optimization techniques, covering the use of new embedded technologies, through different applications such as MPPT controllers, solar trackers, cleaning systems, cooling systems, and monitoring systems. Applications of photovoltaic energy systems in distributed generation, microgrid, and smart grid systems will be considered.

  • Advances in Cosmetic Surgery, 2024

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-1
    • Gregory H. Branham + 4 more
    • English
    Advances in Cosmetic Surgery reviews the year’s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide surgeons with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in cosmetic surgery inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.

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