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Being a Solo Librarian in Healthcare

  • 1st Edition
  • May 27, 2015
  • Elizabeth C Burns
  • English
  • eBook
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This book brings to light the current job responsibilities of the healthcare librarian, but at the same time reveals a dichotomy. In theory, advances in healthcare research promise better care and improved safety for patients. In practice, there are barriers that undermine change. The author calls attention to the underutilized healthcare librarian at a time when clinical information delivery to the doctor or nurse is equal to or more important than how wired the hospital is. This is a book for healthcare stakeholders who support evidence-based practice and for those considering entering medical librarianship. The profession is in flux as hospitals must decide whether they can afford a library and librarian or whether they can afford not to have one.

Gray's Fiches d'anatomie

  • 2nd Edition
  • May 26, 2015
  • Richard L. Drake + 3 more
  • French
  • eBook
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Cette nouvelle édition de près de 400 fiches en couleurs, dont nombre d'illustrations exceptionnelles sont issues de la 3e édition du Gray's Anatomie pour les étudiants, offre un moyen incomparable d'évaluer ses connaissances sur les structures anatomiques essentielles et leurs rapports réciproques. Classées par région, les fiches présentent l'anatomie et l'imagerie du dos, du thorax, de l'abdomen, du pelvis et du périnée, du membre supérieur, du membre inférieur, de la tête et du cou, ainsi que l'anatomie de surface et l'anatomie générale. • Le système de question-réponse favorise la stimulation et la mémorisation : le recto de chaque fiche offre une illustration anatomique détaillée comportant les structures à reconnaître ; le verso identifie ces structures en y apportant des précisions sur leurs fonctions, leurs corrélations cliniques, etc. Des schémas synoptiques détaillent l'innervation des organes et des régions du corps. Une nouvelle section entièrement dédiée à des exemples d'imagerie diagnostique (IRM et TDM) permet de visualiser leur aspect radiologique. En fin d'ouvrage, des fiches d'auto-évaluation permettent d'approfondir ses connaissances cliniques. Par leur approche clinique et la qualité de leurs illustrations, ces Fiches d'anatomie sont un outil indispensable de révision et d'entraînement pour réussir aux examens des études de santé et un atout majeur pour la préparation des questions d'anatomie des épreuves classantes nationales (ECNi).

Cyber-Physical Attacks

  • 1st Edition
  • May 21, 2015
  • George Loukas
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
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Cyber-Physical Attacks: A Growing Invisible Threat presents the growing list of harmful uses of computers and their ability to disable cameras, turn off a building’s lights, make a car veer off the road, or a drone land in enemy hands. In essence, it details the ways cyber-physical attacks are replacing physical attacks in crime, warfare, and terrorism. The book explores how attacks using computers affect the physical world in ways that were previously only possible through physical means. Perpetrators can now cause damage without the same risk, and without the political, social, or moral outrage that would follow a more overt physical attack. Readers will learn about all aspects of this brave new world of cyber-physical attacks, along with tactics on how to defend against them. The book provides an accessible introduction to the variety of cyber-physical attacks that have already been employed or are likely to be employed in the near future.

Garment Manufacturing Technology

  • 1st Edition
  • May 21, 2015
  • Rajkishore Nayak + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Garment Manufacturing Technology provides an insiders' look at this multifaceted process, systematically going from design and production to finishing and quality control. As technological improvements are transforming all aspects of garment manufacturing allowing manufacturers to meet the growing demand for greater productivity and flexibility, the text discusses necessary information on product development, production planning, and material selection. Subsequent chapters covers garment design, including computer-aided design (CAD), advances in spreading, cutting and sewing, and new technologies, including alternative joining techniques and seamless garment construction. Garment finishing, quality control, and care-labelling are also presented and explored.

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 5A
  • May 15, 2015
  • Gilles Duranton + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Developments in methodologies, agglomeration, and a range of applied issues have characterized recent advances in regional and urban studies. Volume 5 concentrates on these developments while treating traditional subjects such as housing, the costs and benefits of cities, and policy issues beyond regional inequalities. Contributors make a habit of combining theory and empirics in each chapter, guiding research amid a trend in applied economics towards structural and quasi-experimental approaches. Clearly distinguished from the New Economic Geography covered by Volume 4, these articles feature an international approach that positions recent advances within the discipline of economics and society at large.

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 5B
  • May 15, 2015
  • Gilles Duranton + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 9 5 3 1 - 7
Developments in methodologies, agglomeration, and a range of applied issues have characterized recent advances in regional and urban studies. Volume 5 concentrates on these developments while treating traditional subjects such as housing, the costs and benefits of cities, and policy issues beyond regional inequalities. Contributors make a habit of combining theory and empirics in each chapter, guiding research amid a trend in applied economics towards structural and quasi-experimental approaches. Clearly distinguished from the New Economic Geography covered by Volume 4, these articles feature an international approach that positions recent advances within the discipline of economics and society at large.

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy

  • 4th Edition
  • May 12, 2015
  • Aubrey H Fine
  • English
  • eBook
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In the 15 years since the first edition of Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy published, the field has changed considerably. The fourth edition of the Handbook highlights advances in the field, with 11 new chapters and over 40% new material. In reading this book, therapists will discover the benefits of incorporating animal-assisted therapy (AAT) into their practices, best practices in animal-assisted intervention, how to design and implement animal-assisted interventions, and the efficacy of AAT with different disorders and patient populations. Coverage includes the use of AAT with children, the elderly, those receiving palliative care, as well as people with chronic disorders, AIDS, trauma, and autistic spectrum disorders. Additional chapters cover techniques for working with families, in juvenile and criminal justice systems, and in colleges and universities.

To MOOC or Not to MOOC

  • 1st Edition
  • May 11, 2015
  • Sarah Porter
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
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Scarcely a week goes by without coverage in the UK and international media about the latest MOOC revelation. Despite some significant initiatives in the dotcom era, online learning has somehow never delivered on its promise to revolutionize education. To MOOC or not to MOOC explores the history of MOOCs and analyses the current MOOC context by describing six institutions and the story of their engagement with MOOCs. Looking at each of the different type of institution in turn, it analyses the processes behind their decision to engage with online learning and MOOCs, how the MOOC project is managed and led, and discusses issues such as quality assurance, governance and partnerships. Chapters draw together and analyse the data and draw out advice for institutions, to help them make choices about how to respond to MOOCs and other high-impact changes in digital education. The book contains checklists and planning tools to support strategy and planning, and concludes with a future look at MOOCs exploring some of the possible trends that may impact upon higher education, such as business models, data and analytics, learning design and competitors in the MOOC marketplace.

Fracture Mechanics of Rock

  • 1st Edition
  • May 11, 2015
  • Barry Kean Atkinson
  • English
  • eBook
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The analysis of crack problems through fracture mechanics has been applied to the study of materials such as glass, metals and ceramics because relatively simple fracture criteria describe the failure of these materials. The increased attention paid to experimental rock fracture mechanics has led to major contributions to the solving of geophysical problems.The text presents a concise treatment of the physics and mathematics of a representative selection of problems from areas such as earthquake mechanics and prediction, hydraulic fracturing, hot dry rock geothermal energy, fault mechanics, and dynamic fragmentation.

Marketing the 21st Century Library

  • 1st Edition
  • May 11, 2015
  • Debra Lucas-Alfieri
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
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Although the 21st century library is competing with numerous web-based resources, its clients can benefit from using its research assistance, physical and online holdings, and physical space, so they need to understand what the library offers. Marketing the 21st Century Library systematically and concisely teaches students and practitioners how to and why they should market and promote academic libraries. Librarians need to use marketing not only to advertise and promote resources, but also to boost the profession and the role we play. The book introduces key marketing concepts, followed by the history of library marketing. Subsequent chapters guide readers through a series of tools and resources so they can create their own marketing plans, concluding with an exploration of resources, services and further readings.

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