It is commonplace in the oncology arena for patients to request a “second opinion.†But it is equally usual for oncologists to discuss with a colleague a complex or unusual case, or a patient with serious comorbidities, to insure that a particular individual is given the greatest opportunity to experience the benefits of therapy while […]
The interest in middle range theory continues to grow, as demonstrated by the increased number of published theories and the desire among nursing faculty and researchers to use theories at the mid-range level to guide practice and research. This book is based on the premise that students come to know and understand a theory as […]
The 2015 Coding Workbook for the Physician’s Office is organized in the easiest to understand and most logical format currently available in the market for students and instructors alike. The workbook begins with the basics, a brief foundational overview of the importance of coding and the tools necessary to succeed using this text. It is […]
SQL Server is a powerful database platform with a versatile query language called T-SQL. The most exciting T-SQL enhancement over the past decade is, without a doubt, window functions. Window functions enable you to solve query problems in new, easier ways, and with better performance most of the time. After the release of SQL Server […]
Cardiac arrhythmia is a term that denotes a disturbance of the heart rhythm. Cardiac arrhythmias can range in severity from entirely benign to immediately life-threatening. A cardiac arrhythmia, also called cardiac dysrhythmia, is a disturbance in the regular rhythm of the heartbeat. Several forms of cardiac arrhythmia are life-threatening and a medical emergency.Cardiac arrhythmias sometimes […]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal and professional […]
This book compiles recent advances in research and development in the area of damage and fracture of composite materials and structures. Majority of these chapters have been presented and discussed at the Special Session on Damage and Fracture of Composite Materials and Structures of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting (ACE-X), […]
If one were to carry out a survey on the most important materials in optics that come to mind, the responses might include silica, yttrium aluminum garnet, and gallium arsenide. Over and above core optical properties such as transparency and luminescence, other important considerations come into play including durability, ease of manufacture, and thermal conductivity. […]
The last decade has seen a major shift toward a service-oriented paradigm. Companies have been promoting their software as services to be used by other applications over the web, and the ubiquity of the Internet has allowed these services to be used from across the globe. The major results of this shift include resolving software […]
Genomics does not provide any information that cannot be obtained by more traditional genetic approaches. However, traditional approaches analyze one or a few genes at a time. Among other things, genomics seeks to examine the response of the entire genome to a given stimuli — in one of the most pertinent cases in weed science, […]
This book contains all contributions which were presented on occasion of the last HoloMet workshop ‘‘HoloMet 2010’’ in Balatonf¨ured, Hungary. The year of HoloMet 2010 closed the first decade of the 21st century. During this period many key technologies such as micro electronics, photonics, informatics, and mechatronics have shown an extremely fast development that perhaps […]
Pour comprendre et reussir ! • Un cahier utilisable en complement de tout manuel et permettant un enseignement personnalise, adapte aux besoins de chaque eleve. • L’indispensable du programme en 30 fiches, avec une organisation par notions. • Des outils simples d’evaluation pour aider a cibler les besoins de l’eleve. • Un vaste choix d’exercices […]