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  • Talley and O'Connor's Clinical Examination

    • 10th Edition
    • Nicholas J. Talley + 1 more
    • English
    Comprehensive guide to core principles and clinical skillsTalley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination is a complete resource for students and educators covering the core principles, skills and competencies needed for effective patient examination and diagnosis.For each body system, the book details how to take a systematic and comprehensive health history, how to examine a patient, how to correlate physical signs with disease, and how to use rigorous clinical thinking skills to form a diagnosis.This tenth edition of the book has been fully updated and forms part of a complete package that includes an eBook, skills videos, ECG and imaging cases, and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), and is complemented by two companion texts, Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical OSCEs and Clinical Examination Essentials.

  • Side Effects of Drugs Annual

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47
    • English
    Side Effects of Drugs Annual: A Worldwide Yearly Survey of New Data in Adverse Drug Reactions, Volume 47, first published in 1977, presents clinicians and medical investigators with a critical survey of new data and trends in adverse drug reactions and interactions. Topics covered include ADRs, ADEs and SEDs: A Bird’s Eye View, Lithium, Drugs of abuse, Side effects of drugs used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Sedatives and hypnotics, Antipsychotic agents, Anti-epileptic Medications, Side effects of opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists, Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout, Side effects of local anesthetics and therapeutic gases, and more.Other sections covered include Antihistamines (H1 receptor antagonists), Drugs that act on the respiratory tract, Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias, Beta adrenergic antagonists and antianginal drugs, Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations, Antihypertensive drugs, and much much more.

  • Sustainable Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition

    Innovations and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Shah Saud + 3 more
    • English
    Sustainable Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition: Innovations and Applications explores the relationship between plants and soil, focusing on plant nutrition through the lens of soil chemistry and biochemical processes. This comprehensive guide explores nutrient exchange between soil and plants, the effective utilization of plant nutrients, and the role of essential elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, iron, and rare earths. With emphasis on the interplay between soil science, plant nutrition, and related disciplines, this book dives into the spatial variations of soil properties, impacts of soil organisms on nutrient conversion, and the influence of environmental factors on soil processes and nutrient availability.In the detailed Table of Contents, readers will find a wealth of information covering topics such as macronutrient deficiencies, sustainable soil chemistry practices, plant uptake of soil nutrients, and the effects of soil pH on nutrient availability. Chapters also explore the role of micronutrients, redox reactions, soil minerals, and soil texture on plant nutrient accessibility, as well as strategies for manipulating soil fertility chemistry to enhance nutrient availability.

  • Polyoxometalate-Based Materials and Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Nilesh R. Chodankar + 2 more
    • English
    Polyoxometalate-Base... Materials and Applications focuses on recent progress in polyoxometalate-base... materials for various electrochemical and biomedical applications. First, the structure, composition, classification, and properties of POMs-based materials are introduced. Then, their design for energy applications such as supercapacitors, batteries, hydrogen production are discussed. Finally, their use in biomedical (antibacterial, antiviral, cancer prevention/treatment... and sensing applications are reviewed. This book will be a great resource for materials scientists, engineers, chemists, and chemical engineers.

  • Quantitative Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in the Life Sciences

    Principles and Bioanalytical Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Dimitrios Tsikas
    • English
    Quantitative Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Principles in Life Sciences and Biochemical Applications provides an in-depth exploration of the principles and practices of GC-MS. This comprehensive guide caters to researchers, academics, and graduate students engaged in analytical chemistry, offering both theoretical knowledge and practical applications. The book is structured to introduce the fundamentals before delving into advanced techniques, ensuring a thorough understanding for all readers. The book covers essential topics such as gas chromatography-tande... mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography-tande... mass spectrometry, and the use of stable isotopes and labeled analogs. It also presents practical advice on method development, validation, and quality control.Additionally... it addresses common issues and troubleshooting in GC-MS, making it a valuable resource for those in fields like Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine, and Metabolomics.

  • Data-Driven Earth Observation for Disaster Management

    From Theory to Practical Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Xiao Huang + 3 more
    • English
    Data-Driven Earth Observation for Disaster Management: From Theory to Practical Applications delves into the critical role of Earth observation data and technologies in predicting, managing, and mitigating a spectrum of disasters. With a multidisciplinary approach encompassing geography and geospatial science, the book addresses the challenges of comprehending and managing disasters in our rapidly changing world. Offering solutions through insights into early detection, prediction, management, and prevention, it provides strategies for understanding Earth surface changes and the application of Earth Observation technologies. Readers will gain understanding on how to use Earth observation data and techniques in studying different domains of disaster management.Chapters follow a consistent format, featuring introductory summaries, key takeaways, and a focus on the role of Earth observation, enhancing both comprehensibility and searchability. The book also includes case studies and practical applications of Earth observation technologies, providing context and demonstrating the tangible impact of the techniques covered.

  • Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical Skills Workbook

    • 5th Edition
    • Geraldine Rebeiro + 2 more
    • English
    Bringing theory to life The Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical Skills Workbook is an essential resource for undergraduate nursing students across Australia and New Zealand. This workbook complements the 7th edition of Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing by helping readers apply clinical skills to the real world.The workbook provides clear, step-by-step instructions for students to work through and master 82 clinical skills that are fundamental to nursing practice. A patient-centred approach supports deeper learning, while detailed checklists and assessment tools enable both students and assessors to track progress.Comprehensi... updated and revised, this resource is an ideal learning aid that will encourage students to build capability in critical thinking and clinical reasoning for safe and effective nursing practice.

  • Transforming Industries, Empowering Societies

    A Comprehensive Examination of Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0
    • 1st Edition
    • Parikshit Narendra Mahalle + 3 more
    • English
    With the ever-increasing use of AI technologies, ethical considerations take on greater importance. Human-centric AI emphasizes transparency, making sure that AI systems work in a way that users can comprehend and trust. Additionally, it addresses bias and discrimination issues, ensuring fairness and inclusion in the design and implementation of AI apps. By emphasizing user experience, security, and human-centric AI, the goal is to improve collaboration between people and machines, rather than replacing human decisions, creating a future where technology is a force for good, benefiting both businesses and society. Written from a technological point of view, Industry 5.0 for Society 5.0 explores the impact of cutting-edge technologies, including the Internet of Things, cloud, artificial intelligence, and digital twin, on individuals and community, and considers how they can be used to solve societal problems. The book considers how these technologies can positively affect industry, healthcare, agriculture, design and manufacture, contributing to the development of a sustainable environment that ultimately creates a positive and mutually beneficial relationship between people and AI.

  • Green Hydrogen Energy Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Alexandros Arsalis + 8 more
    • English
    Green Hydrogen Energy Systems explores the vital technologies and methods for generating, storing, and utilizing green hydrogen. By adopting an energy systems approach, the book offers a comprehensive review of green hydrogen systems, integrating principles, configurations, progress, and applications, bolstered by technoeconomic analyses and performance data. Addressing common challenges, it explains processes for developing and constructing basic and advanced green hydrogen systems. The book details the fundamentals of hydrogen technologies, including thermodynamics, kinetics, energy loss mechanisms, and costs.It covers aspects such as heat release, clean water usage in electrolyzers, system configurations, and includes real-world performance data, case studies, hydrogen hubs, safety, and economics.

  • Geoengineering of Hydrogen Energy

    • 1st Edition
    • Hadi A. Belhaj + 1 more
    • English
    Geoengineering of Hydrogen Energy dispenses fundamental knowledge on hydrogen geostorage that is paired with recent advances to form a cohesive resource designed to further understanding of a topic essential to the energy transition. Drawing from a synthesis of contemporary global laboratory investigations, modeling approaches and breakthroughs, pilots, case studies, and hydrogen storage projects, this unified volume collects, filters, and summarizes developments to deliver a comprehensive resource in this fast-growing field. Throughout, the book considers critical questions of viability and sustainability with a goal of increasing understanding of fundamentals and furthering applications of hydrogen subsurface storage.Led by an accoladed engineering expert with over 40 years of combined industrial and academic experience, this book fills the knowledge gap of currently fragmented literature to connect this valuable aspect of hydrogen energy to the full-scale energy transition scope. It meets the diverse needs of academia and industry by providing a combination of hydrogen subsurface storage basics, advances, and applications, making it suitable for university students interested in energy, environmental, and industrial disciplines, and relevant to energy engineering researchers and practicing energy engineers.

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