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Heroic Efforts

The Emotional Culture of Search and Rescue Volunteers

By: Jennifer Lois

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Heroic Efforts

The Emotional Culture of Search and Rescue Volunteers

By: Jennifer Lois

Winner of the 2006 Outstanding Recent Contribution Award from the American Sociological Association, Sociology of Emotions Section Many search and rescue workers voluntarily interrupt their lives when they are called upon to help strangers. They awake in the middle of the night to cover miles of terrain in search of lost hikers or leave work to search potential avalanche zones for missing skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers in blizzard conditions. They often put their own lives in danger to rescue stranded, hypothermic kayakers and rafters from rivers. Drawing on six years of participant observation and in-depth interviews, Jennifer Lois examines the emotional subculture of “Peak,” a volunteer mountain-environment search and rescue team. Rescuers were not only confronted by physical dangers, but also by emotional challenges, including both keeping their own emotions in check during crisis situations, and managing the emotions of others, such as those they were rescuing. Lois examines how rescuers constructed meaning in their lives and defined themselves through their heroic work. Heroic Efforts serves as an easy to understand sociological introduction to the ways emotions develop and connect us to our surroundings, as well as to the links between the concept of heroism and other sociological theories such as those on gender stereotypes and edgework.

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NYU Press

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0814751849

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9780814751848

Practical Guide and Spectral Atlas for Interpretive Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

By: Jerry Workman Jr.,Lois Weyer

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Practical Guide and Spectral Atlas for Interpretive Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

By: Jerry Workman Jr.,Lois Weyer

Interpretive spectroscopy provides a basis for the establishment of cause-and-effect relationships between NIR spectrometer response and the chemical properties of the samples. Without established cause-effect relationships, the measured data has no true predictive significance. This interpretive process is key for achieving an analytical understan

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CRC Press

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143987526X

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9781439875261

Handbook of Dairy Foods and Nutrition

By: Gregory D. Miller,Judith K. Jarvis,Lois D. McBean

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Handbook of Dairy Foods and Nutrition

By: Gregory D. Miller,Judith K. Jarvis,Lois D. McBean

Handbook of Dairy Foods and Nutrition, Third Edition examines the role of dairy products in diet and health, covering such areas as cardiovascular health, hypertension, cancer, bone, and oral health. This edition features a new chapter on dairy foods and weight management. Other chapters address lactose digestion and the contribution of dairy foods to health throughout the lifecycle. All chapters contain updated (or new) data, content, and references. With peer-reviewed chapters by nutrition and medical experts, this book remains the most subsidized reference on dairy and nutrition currently available.

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CRC Press

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142000431X

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9781420004311

Practical Guide to Interpretive Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

By: Jerry Workman Jr.,Lois Weyer

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Practical Guide to Interpretive Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

By: Jerry Workman Jr.,Lois Weyer

Containing focused, comprehensive coverage, Practical Guide to Interpretive Near-Infrared Spectroscopy gives you the tools necessary to interpret NIR spectra. The authors present extensive tables, charts, and figures with NIR absorption band assignments and structural information for a broad range of functional groups, organic compounds, and

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1420018310

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9781420018318

Computed Tomography for Technologists: Exam Review

By: Lois Romans

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Computed Tomography for Technologists: Exam Review

By: Lois Romans

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Computed Tomography for Technologists: Exam Review, Second Edition, is intended to be used as a companion to Computed Tomography for Technologists: A Comprehensive Text, Second Edition, and as a review of computed tomography on its own. This is an excellent resource for students preparing to take the advanced level certification exam offered by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496377273

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9781496377272

PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum E-Book

By: ASPAN,Lois Schick,Pamela E Windle

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PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum E-Book

By: ASPAN,Lois Schick,Pamela E Windle

Written by the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN), this all-in-one reference includes all of the vital information you need to succeed on the CAPA and CPAN certification exams and excel in practice. Coverage of both in-hospital and ambulatory care makes PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum, 2nd Edition the perfect text for any care setting. Plus, new chapters on bariatric care and postoperative and postdischarge nausea and vomiting and the newest guidelines in all key clinical areas keep you up to date with the latest advances and concerns in the field. Authored by ASPAN -- the ultimate authority on scope of practice, competency, and patient care in perianesthesia nursing -- for the most reliable content available. Combined perianesthesia nursing and ambulatory surgical nursing core curriculum focuses on the full scope of perianesthesia nursing regardless of the setting, making it an ideal resource for in-hospital and ambulatory practice. An entire section on life span considerations addresses basic human growth and development changes for each major age group to prepare you to treat patients of any age. Competency of Preoperative Assessment and Core Competencies of PACU Nursing provide the thorough coverage you need to prepare for and pass the CAPA and CPAN exams. A section on surgical specialties includes detailed information for each specialty area including anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, operative procedures, postanesthesia priorities, extended observation, and potential complications including anesthesia and pain management. Appendixes on certification and test-taking strategies provide outstanding tools to prepare for success on the perianesthesia certification exams. Expert editors Lois Schick and Pamela Windle share their years of experience in the field and as former Presidents of ASPAN to provide current, clinically-applicable perianesthesia patient care information. Postoperative and Postdischarge Nausea and Vomiting chapter helps you identify patients more likely to be at risk for nausea and vomiting, take preventive measures, and provide proper care. Bariatric Care covers screening, pre-procedure, and post-procedure care of patients undergoing bariatric surgery and prepares you for the special challenges and concerns associated with this patient population. Updated 2008-2010 Standards on all perianesthesia topics have been implemented throughout to ensure you have the latest content to study for both the CAPA and CPAN exams and provide the best, most cutting-edge patient care possible. Increased coverage of ambulatory care integrated into each surgical care chapter includes vital information on assessing, caring for, and educating patients of outpatient procedures before sending them home. The Care and Surgical chapters have been combined to make it easy to find the relevant care information for each surgical procedure by specialty.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455710598

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9781455710591

Rocky Mountain Memories

A Fresh-Start Family Romance

By: Lois Richer

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Rocky Mountain Memories

A Fresh-Start Family Romance

By: Lois Richer

Home to heal…and find a new beginning?The Rocky Mountain Haven series concludes During a deadly earthquake, Gemma Andrews lost her husband…and her memories. Handyman Jake Elliot reunites her with her family—and provides the support Gemma needs, especially when she learns about a secret child from her husband’s past. Gemma, Jake and little orphaned Alexa have histories marked by tragic loss, but will they find a brighter future together?

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Harlequin

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1488043000

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9781488043000

Diagnostic Technologies in Ophthalmology

By: Noemi Lois

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Diagnostic Technologies in Ophthalmology

By: Noemi Lois

This E-book provides the reader with a detailed up-to-date review of diagnostic technologies and their role in clinical practice. Chapters are dedicated specifically to describe the role of current technologies in the management of the leading causes of visual impairment such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, vitreo-retinal disorders, cornea and anterior segment diseases. This E-book will help clinicians to understand and interpret diagnostic tests and critically appraise their performance and limitations. This book is intended for general ophthalmologists and clinicians with a special interest in retinal diseases, glaucoma, anterior segment and cornea. It will also be of interest and value to ophthalmologists in training, scientists, ophthalmic photographers and optometrists.

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Bentham Science Publishers

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1608051331

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9781608051335

Computed Tomography for Technologists: A Comprehensive Text

By: Lois Romans

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Computed Tomography for Technologists: A Comprehensive Text

By: Lois Romans

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Covering only what CT technologists need to know, this all-in-one solution helps students develop the knowledge and decision-making skills they need for clinical practice while preparing them for the ARRT registry exam. Organized around the three major ARRT content categories (physics and instrumentation, patient care, and imaging procedures), the fully updated 2nd Edition takes an easy-to-understand approach that combines real-world scenarios, and proven pedagogy to help students master the content of the course.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496375866

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9781496375865

Fundus Autofluorescence

By: Noemi Lois,John V. Forrester

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Fundus Autofluorescence

By: Noemi Lois,John V. Forrester

Featuring over 250 illustrations, this detailed full-color textbook provides up-to-date information on the use of fundus autofluorescence imaging in evaluation of retinal disease. Chapters describe the techniques available to image and quantify fundus autofluorescence and the autofluorescence patterns observed in the healthy eye and in various retinal diseases. Emphasis is on the value of fundus autofluorescence as a diagnostic and prognostic tool and its clinical utility in the context of other imaging techniques, such as fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography and optical coherence tomography. Each chapter also discusses the value of fundus autofluorescence in understanding the pathogenesis of the condition, and provides a comprehensive update on all aspects of the condition. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451152809

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9781451152807

Understanding Intuition

A Journey In and Out of Science

By: Lois Isenman

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Understanding Intuition

A Journey In and Out of Science

By: Lois Isenman

Understanding Intuition: A Journey In and Out of Science explores the biological and cognitive mechanisms that account for intuition, and examines the first-person experience. The book integrates both scientific and personal perspectives on this important yet elusive mental capacity. It uses specific encounters to illustrate that intuition is enhanced when we can attend to the subtle aspects of our inner experiences, such as bodily sensations, images, and differing kinds of intuitive evaluative feelings, all of which may emerge no further than on the fringe of awareness. This awareness of subtle inner experiences helps forge a more fluid exchange between the unconscious and conscious minds, and allows readers to calibrate their own intuitions. Over the course of the book, readers will gain a deeper appreciation and respect for the unconscious mind and its potential sophistication, and even its potential wisdom. Understanding Intuition is a timely and critical resource for students and researchers in psychology, cognitive science, theology, women's studies, and neuroscience. - Stresses the powerful influence of the unconscious mind and its important adaptive role - Frames intuition as significant and novel unconscious insight - Presents a systematic framework for understanding different kinds of intuition - Examines the emotional underpinnings of intuition, giving special emphasis to the role of somatic feelings and their derivatives

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Academic Press

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0128141093

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9780128141090

Be Still and Know

Breath Praying Through Loss

By: Lois R. Hoogeveen

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Be Still and Know

Breath Praying Through Loss

By: Lois R. Hoogeveen

The Ache of Sorrow is very deep, but the Presence of God is very real. What do you do when your world turns upside down and inside out? How do you respond when you lose someone or something that is precious to you? The loss of any person, position, or thing that we value triggers grief. This book is not just for those who are grieving because of the death of a loved one. It is also for those suffering loss from a broken marriage, rebellious children, betrayal, financial downfall, unemployment, chronic illness, or any other kind of situation that shatters one’s hopes and dreams. What if you are so distraught that you cannot even pray? You breathe. Breathe a single word to the One who promises to hear every word. Breathe in God’s presence. Breathe out your fears and anxieties. Say a breath prayer. Then be still and know that God is God, and let His Spirit renew your spirit. Be Still and Know is a book of breath prayers written by Lois Hoogeveen during her first year of life after her husband’s death. This book contains fifty-two breath prayers, giving you the option to focus on one word each week for one year. Space is provided at the end of each chapter for you to write a personal breath prayer. The comfort, strength, and solace of these prayers provide hope for anyone who struggles with any kind of loss.

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178

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WestBowPress

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149080143X

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9781490801438

Statistics for International Social Work and Other Behavioral Sciences

By: Serge C. Lee,Lois Lowe,Kelly Anders

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Statistics for International Social Work and Other Behavioral Sciences

By: Serge C. Lee,Lois Lowe,Kelly Anders

This book focuses on the most commonly encountered statistical methods used by social workers, informed by the guiding teaching philosophy that, to best understand statistics, students should be presented with a progression of concepts and calculations based on traditional manual computations as well as modernized computerized analysis tools.

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Oxford University Press

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0199379556

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9780199379552

Voyage to Insight

By: Ronda Chervin,Lois August Janis

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Voyage to Insight

By: Ronda Chervin,Lois August Janis

Voyage To Insight is an invitation to all those seeking Truth. Designed in the format of a workbook, it helps the seeker take a personal voyage to better understanding oneself. With quotes from some of the greatest thinkers in history, it guides its reader chapter by chapter to answering the questions that make up one's philosophy of life. The author herself has taken this voyage and offers these words to the reader: Insight leads to greater happiness, for light is better than darkness.

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CMJ Publishers and Distrib.

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1891280406

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9781891280405

Sleep Medicine in Clinical Practice

By: Michael H. Silber,Lois E. Krahn,Timothy I. Morgenthaler

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Sleep Medicine in Clinical Practice

By: Michael H. Silber,Lois E. Krahn,Timothy I. Morgenthaler

Co-authored by a neurologist, a psychiatrist, and a pulmonologist, Sleep Medicine in Clinical Practice reflects the cross-disciplinary nature in the clinical management of sleep disorders. The authors present an overview of sleep medicine including the physiological basis of sleep, diagnostic tools and possible therapeutic strategies, emphasizing t

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CRC Press

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1616310057

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9781616310059

Wind Turbine Control Systems

By: David A. Rivkin,Lois D. Anderson,Laurel Silk

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Wind Turbine Control Systems

By: David A. Rivkin,Lois D. Anderson,Laurel Silk

Part Of The Art And Science Of Wind Power Series The Wind Energy Industry Is A Key Player In The Booming Alternative Energy Market, And Job Opportunities Abound In This Rapidly-Growing Field. Wind Turbine Control Systems Provides Critical Resources For Experienced And Novice Learners Alike. The Text Provides An In-Depth Survey Of Wind Turbine Control Systems. It Covers Key Wind-Energy Control Strategies And Offers A Comprehensive Overview Of The Ways In Which Wind Is Generated, Converted, And Controlled. About The Series According To Estimates From The American Wind Energy Association, Approximately 85,000 Americans Are Employed In The Rapidly Expanding Wind Energy Industry. The Art And Science Of Wind Power Series Was Developed To Address A Critical Gap In Educational Resources Directed Toward The Development Of Skilled Workers In This Industry. Each Title Uses A Systems-Based Perspective To Provide Students With The Resources To Develop Creative Solutions To Challenges As Well As Systems-Based Critical Thinking Skills. No Other Series As Comprehensively Addresses Key Issues For Novice And Expert Learners Alike.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449624537

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9781449624538

By a Fraction of a Second

By: Lois Ruskai Melina

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By a Fraction of a Second

By: Lois Ruskai Melina

The top swimmers at the U.S. Olympic Trials all have talent, desire, determination, and years of hard work behind them. Only two in each event make the Olympic swim team. What makes the difference when the top eight finalists leave the blocks to go for those top two spots?

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0964778238

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9780964778238

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