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  • Integrated Environmental Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Sustainable Development

    • 1st Edition
    • Vineet Kumar + 1 more
    • English
    Integrated Environmental Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Sustainable Development provides comprehensive and advanced information on integrated environmental technologies and their limitations, challenges and potential applications in treatment of environmental pollutants and those that are discharged in wastewater from industrial, domestic and municipal sources. The book covers applied and recently developed integrated technologies to solve five major trends in the field of wastewater treatment, including nutrient removal and resource recovery, recalcitrant organic and inorganic compounds detoxification, energy saving, and biofuel and bioenergy production for environmental sustainability. The book provides future directions to young researchers, scientists and professionals who are working in the field of bioremediation and phytoremediation to remediate wastewater pollutants at laboratory and field scale, for sustainable development.

  • COVID-19: lecciones desde la primera línea

    • 1st Edition
    • Jorge Hidalgo + 2 more
    • Spanish
    Este libro explora la base del conocimiento, la transmisión de la información y la preparación y las tácticas epidemiológicas de los sistemas sanitarios, acercando los puntos de vista y las experiencias de un plantel de contribuyentes de primer nivel, incluidos profesionales que han luchado en la primera línea contra la pandemia de COVID-19, pacientes que la han sufrido o decisores que la han gestionado. Lecciones desde la primera línea' ofrece una perspectiva global sobre cómo se gestionó la pandemia de COVID-19, qué cosas salieron mal y cuáles podrían hacerse de manera diferente en el futuro, planteando a su paso las preguntas de si hemos aprendido de nuestros errores o si podríamos hacerlo mejor en el futuro. Cubre múltiples aspectos de la gestión de la pandemia, incluyendo la preparación frente a desastres; la perspectiva de los pacientes, las familias y los proveedores de asistencia sanitaria; la inequidad en el reparto de recursos sanitarios; la exposición al riesgo de los profesionales situados en primera línea; la toma de decisiones gubernamentales; los confinamientos; el papel de la política en la gestión de la pandemia; la carga de la COVID- 19 en varios países del mundo y direcciones futuras. Incluye una amplia lista de contribuyentes, muchos de ellos profesionales sanitarios que han trabajado en primera línea frente a la pandemia y decisores sanitarios.

  • Psychiatric Drugs Explained

    • 7th Edition
    • David Healy
    • English
    Psychiatric Drugs Explained offers a wealth of evidence-based information on psychiatric drugs in an easy-to-use format that can be quickly referenced in the clinical setting. Written by internationally recognised author Dr David Healy, the book provides a comprehensive review of drug effects, action and side-effects. There is an emphasis on the lived experience of patients, providing the reader with a sense of what the adverse effects of drugs might feel like to those who use them. A reader-friendly approach and clear layout, with information organised by disorder, make this popular title accessible and useful not only to nursing staff, but to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

  • Catchment Hydrological Modelling

    The Science and Art
    • 1st Edition
    • Shreedhar Maskey
    • English
    Catchment Hydrological Modelling: The Science and Art covers various methods (and equations) for modeling all components of a CHM. Readers are presented with multiple methods and approaches to modeling the same component, allowing them to distinguish the differences between methods. The books also provides a clear understanding of what makes some commonly used hydrological models similar or different and what their strengths and weaknesses may be. This comprehensive guide contains questions and answers in each chapter, along with concepts and detailed equations that are fundamental to understanding CHM. This book is useful to students and professionals in the fields of catchment and hydrology, as well as environmental and civil engineers.

  • Membrane Engineering in the Circular Economy

    Renewable Sources Valorization in Energy and Downstream Processing in Agro-food Industry
    • 1st Edition
    • Adolfo Iulianelli + 3 more
    • English
    Membrane Engineering in the Circular Economy: Renewable Sources Valorization in Energy and Downstream Processing in Agro-food Industry describes the modification of the general concept of "waste," including waste valorization as added-value products that are useful for energy production and biotechnology industries. Speaking to the relevance of this new vision, the book highlights the fundamentals of membrane operations in the exploitation of renewable sources for energy production and the valorization of agro-food waste at the industrial level. This book is an excellent resource for researchers, biologists, membranologists and engineers in chemistry, biochemical engineering, food sciences and the agro-food refinery industry.

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Review

    • 1st Edition
    • Meghan Hupp
    • English
    Using a unique outline format, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Review is both a concise guide for board preparation and a practical quick reference for both residents and practitioners. It covers the major organ systems and subspecialty areas you’ll encounter on the certification and recertification exam, including well-established correlations with contemporary molecular and genomic medicine. This comprehensive, easy-to-use review by Dr. Meghan M. Hupp provides the information you need to confidently recognize and accurately diagnose diseases and interpret what you see under the microscope and in the laboratory.

  • Comprehensive Clinical Psychology

    • 2nd Edition
    • Gordon J. G. Asmundson
    • English
    Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, Second Edition, 11 Volume Set brings together important information in the field, making this reference a current state-of-the-art of contemporary research and discussion. The book covers foundational history, professional and training issues, clinical research considerations and methods, assessments and treatments for clinical conditions experienced across the lifespan, clinical considerations for diverse populations, and emerging trends and future directions. In addition, this new release focuses on key areas, such as the emergence of new professional and training issues, new research and statistical approaches to clinical psychology, changes to the manner in which various mental health conditions are conceptualized, and more. Readers will find this to be an ideal, one-stop, comprehensive resource in clinical psychology that is thoroughly modernized to include all recent advances in the field.

  • Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry

    • 1st Edition
    • Huaihe Song + 4 more
    • English
    Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry explores how nanotechnology and nanomaterials are used to enhance the performance of materials and devices for automotive application by fabricating nano-alloys, nanocomposites, nano coatings, nanodevices, nanocatalysts and nanosensors. Consisting of 36 chapters in 6 parts, this new volume in the Micro and Nano Technologies series is for materials scientists, nanotechnologists and automotive engineers working with nanotechnology and nanomaterials for automotive applications. Nanotechnology is seen as one of the core technologies for the future automotive industry to sustain competitiveness. The benefits that nanotechnology brings to the automotive sector include stronger and lighter materials for increased safety and reduced fuel consumption, improved engine performance and fuel consumption for gasoline powered vehicles due to nanocatalysts, fuel additives and lubricants, and more.

  • Uropathology

    • 2nd Edition
    • Ming Zhou + 2 more
    • English
    Designed for quick reference and efficient, accurate sign-outs, Uropathology, 2nd Edition, provides superbly illustrated, expert guidance in a time-saving format. This updated volume in the High-Yield Pathology series is highly templated for ease of use, featuring bulleted text, authoritative content, and high-quality images that comprehensively cover both non-neoplastic and neoplastic entities, making it easy to recognize the classic manifestations of urologic diseases and quickly confirm your diagnoses.

  • Environmental Noise Pollution

    Noise Mapping, Public Health, and Policy
    • 2nd Edition
    • Enda Murphy + 1 more
    • English
    Environmental Noise Pollution, Second Edition, addresses the key debates surrounding environmental noise pollution, its modelling and mitigation using examples from across the globe. Environmental noise pollution is now an established concern in environmental and public policy and is considered one of the most important environmental stressors affecting public health throughout the world. Thoroughly revised, this new edition includes updated global case studies as well as new chapters on ‘soundscapes and noise mapping’ and ‘environmental noise and technology’.This book examines environmental noise pollution, its health implications, noise modelling, the role of strategic noise mapping for problem assessment, major sources of environmental noise pollution, noise mitigation approaches, and related procedural and policy implications. Drawing on the authors’ considerable research expertise in the area, the book is a fully updated resource on this major environmental stressor that crosses disciplinary, policy and national boundaries.

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