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Analysis and Evaluation of Fuzzy Systems

By: Akira Ishikawa,Terry L. Wilson

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Analysis and Evaluation of Fuzzy Systems

By: Akira Ishikawa,Terry L. Wilson

Fuzzy knowledge and fuzzy systems affect our lives today as systems enter the world of commerce. Fuzzy systems are incorporated in domestic appliances (washing machine, air conditioning, microwave, telephone) and in transport systems (a pilotless helicopter has recently completed a test flight). Future applications are expected to have dramatic implications for the demand for labor, among other things. It was with such thoughts in mind that this first international survey of future applications of fuzzy logic has been undertaken. The results are likely to be predictive for a decade beyond the millenium. The predictive element is combined with a bibliography which serves as an historical anchor as well as being both extensive and extremely useful. Analysis and Evaluation of Fuzzy Systems is thus a milestone in the development of fuzzy logic and applications of three representative subsystems: Fuzzy Control, Fuzzy Pattern Recognition and Fuzzy Communications.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401106355

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9789401106351

American Antiquities

Revisiting the Origins of American Archaeology

By: Terry A. Barnhart

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American Antiquities

Revisiting the Origins of American Archaeology

By: Terry A. Barnhart

Writing the history of American archaeology, especially concerning eighteenth and nineteenth-century arguments, is not always as straightforward or simple as it might seem. Archaeology's trajectory from an avocation, to a semi-profession, to a specialized, self-conscious profession was anything but a linear progression. The development of American archaeology was an organic and untidy process, which emerged from the intellectual tradition of antiquarianism and closely allied itself with the natural sciences throughout the nineteenth century--especially geology and the debate about the origins and identity of indigenous mound-building cultures of the eastern United States. Terry A. Barnhart examines how American archaeology developed within an eclectic set of interests and equally varied settings. He argues that fundamental problems are deeply embedded in secondary literature relating to the nineteenth-century debate about "Mound Builders" and "American Indians." Some issues are perceptual, others contextual, and still others basic errors of fact. Adding to the problem are semantic and contextual considerations arising from the accommodating, indiscriminate, and problematic use of the term "race" as a synonym for tribe, nation, and race proper--a concept and construct that does not, in all instances, translate into current understandings and usages. American Antiquities uses this early discourse on the mounds to frame perennial anthropological problems relating to human origins and antiquity in North America.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803284292

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9780803284296

Kimono

A Modern History

By: Terry Satsuki Milhaupt

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Kimono

A Modern History

By: Terry Satsuki Milhaupt

What is the kimono? Everyday garment? Art object? Symbol of Japan? As this book shows, the kimono has served all of these roles, its meaning changing across time and with the perspective of the wearer or viewer. Kimono: A Modern History begins by exposing the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century foundations of the modern kimono fashion industry. It explores the crossover between ‘art’ and ‘fashion’ in this period at the hands of famous Japanese painters who worked with clothing pattern books and painted directly onto garments. With Japan’s exposure to Western fashion in the nineteenth century, and Westerners’ exposure to Japanese modes of dress and design, the kimono took on new associations and came to symbolize an exotic culture and an alluring female form. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the kimono industry was sustained through government support. The line between fashion and art became blurred as kimonos produced by famous designers were collected for their beauty and displayed in museums, rather than being worn as clothing. Today, the kimono has once again taken on new dimensions, as the Internet and social media proliferate images of the kimono as a versatile garment to be integrated into a range of individual styles. Kimono: A Modern History, the inspiration for a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,not only tells the story of a distinctive garment’s ever-changing functions and image, but provides a novel perspective on Japan’s modernization and encounter with the West.

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Reaktion Books

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1780233175

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Fortune's Fool

The Life of John Wilkes Booth

By: Terry Alford

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Fortune's Fool

The Life of John Wilkes Booth

By: Terry Alford

With a single shot from a pistol small enough to conceal in his hand, John Wilkes Booth catapulted into history on the night of April 14, 1865. The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln stunned a nation that was just emerging from the chaos and calamity of the Civil War, and the president's untimely death altered the trajectory of postwar history. But to those who knew Booth, the event was even more shocking--for no one could have imagined that this fantastically gifted actor and well-liked man could commit such an atrocity. In Fortune's Fool, Terry Alford provides the first comprehensive look at the life of an enigmatic figure whose life has been overshadowed by his final, infamous act. Tracing Booth's story from his uncertain childhood in Maryland, characterized by a difficult relationship with his famous actor father, to his successful acting career on stages across the country, Alford offers a nuanced picture of Booth as a public figure, performer, and deeply troubled man. Despite the fame and success that attended Booth's career--he was billed at one point as "the youngest star in the world"--he found himself consumed by the Confederate cause and the desire to help the South win its independence. Alford reveals the tormented path that led Booth to conclude, as the Confederacy collapsed in April 1865, that the only way to revive the South and punish the North for the war would be to murder Lincoln--whatever the cost to himself or others. The textured and compelling narrative gives new depth to the familiar events at Ford's Theatre and the aftermath that followed, culminating in Booth's capture and death at the hands of Union soldiers 150 years ago. Based on original research into government archives, historical libraries, and family records, Fortune's Fool offers the definitive portrait of John Wilkes Booth.

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Oxford University Press

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0199723699

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9780199723690

Dilemmas in Social Work Field Education

Decision Cases

By: Terry A. Wolfer,Melissa Reitmeier

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Dilemmas in Social Work Field Education

Decision Cases

By: Terry A. Wolfer,Melissa Reitmeier

Field education is social work’s signature pedagogy, the essential preparation for professional practice. Its success depends on field educators—field instructors, task supervisors or preceptors, and faculty field liaisons—to guide and assess student learning and maintain the pedagogical integrity of the field experience. Despite its importance and complexity, few resources exist for orienting and preparing field educators. This anthology presents decision cases that depict the actual experiences of social work field educators and students. They showcase the complex dynamics of field education and highlight a range of dilemmas experienced by novice and seasoned field educators. In various combinations, the dilemmas include interpersonal boundaries, emotional reactivity, initiative, expectations, role confusion, inadequate performance, accountability, interpersonal conflict, personal values, and impairment. The cases show how other field educators have navigated the issues that typically arise, with greater or lesser success. The cases portray the intricacy and rewards of this educational role and are selected for their ability to facilitate in-depth discussion among field educators during their initial training or continuing education. Guided discussions of these cases can bolster supervisory competence and confidence. They enable field educators to develop important problem-solving and critical-thinking skills related to their overlapping roles as instructors, supervisors, mentors, advisors, colleagues, and role models, helping them thrive and continue to serve the profession. An accompanying instructor manual provides extensive information for each decision case and also includes guidance for field directors on how to use the case method of teaching and sources for additional information.

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Columbia University Press

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0231554109

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9780231554107

Puzzles and Games in Logic and Reasoning

By: Terry M. Badger

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Puzzles and Games in Logic and Reasoning

By: Terry M. Badger

This superb collection of 245 brainteasers will challenge your Sherlock Holmes skills. Includes puzzles that test powers of logic, crimes and mysteries that must be solved, word puzzles and games, basic math and algebra problems, charades or situation puzzles best played in a group, and more. Complete solutions included.

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Courier Corporation

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0486285839

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9780486285832

Letters Home: One Man, Three Wars

A Patriot Odyssey

By: Terry A. Roberts

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Letters Home: One Man, Three Wars

A Patriot Odyssey

By: Terry A. Roberts

Read straight from the heart through the eyes of Terry A. Roberts hand written letters home to family from the front lines as he relays his fears, frustrations, trials and triumphs. This work chronicles the gritty and often harsh expedition of one man in three wars as both an enlisted Marine and later as a Navy/Marine Corps Chaplain with the ever present Hand of God leading his every boot step. This patriot odyssey begins with the rigors of Marine Corps boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina and from here it journals his journey through the dirt, dust, mud and mire of various deployments to include the first Gulf War in 1990-91, to the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan with tributes to fallen brothers-in-arms and a family military heritage going back generations to the American Revolution.

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WestBow Press

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1512709115

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Toward a New Dimension

Exploring the Nanoscale

By: Anne Marcovich,Terry Shinn

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Toward a New Dimension

Exploring the Nanoscale

By: Anne Marcovich,Terry Shinn

Over the course of the last thirty years, the investigation of objects at the nano scale has rocketed. Nanoscale scientific research has not only powerfully affected the amount and orientation of knowledge, it has perhaps even more significantly redirected the ways in which much research work is carried out, changed scientists' methodology and reasoning processes, and influenced aspects of the structure of career trajectory and the functioning of scientific disciplines. This book identifies key historical moments and episodes in the birth and evolution of nanoscience, discusses the novel repertory of epistemological concerns of practitioners, and signals sociological propensities. As Galileo's telescope explored the moon's surface four hundred years ago, nano instrumentation now makes it possible to see the surface of single molecules. Moreover, practitioners are able to manipulate individual atoms and molecules at will to produce pre-designed synthetic materials, non-existent in nature. The combinatorial of heightened observational capacity and the tailoring of synthetic artificial materials exhibiting hitherto novel physical properties has widened and transformed the worlds of scientific knowledge and technical artefact. This book invites the question: to what extent does nanoscale scientific research constitute a kind of 'scientific revolution'?

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OUP Oxford

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0191024007

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9780191024009

Whodoneit! A Film Guide

By: Terry Rowan

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Whodoneit! A Film Guide

By: Terry Rowan

The Comprehensive Film Guide to Amateur Sleuth, Detective & Police Stories of Film and Television. A look at the writers, Private Invetigators, Lawyers, and the Hollywood Personal that produced them, and other interesting stories that have Mystery and Intrigue.

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1312308060

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A Pharmacology Primer

Theory, Application and Methods

By: Terry P. Kenakin

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A Pharmacology Primer

Theory, Application and Methods

By: Terry P. Kenakin

This successful guide assists scientists trained in molecular biology and related fields who now need to know the basic theories, principles and practical applications of pharmacology. This latest edition continues the tradition of better preparing researchers in the basics of pharmacology. With expanded hands-on exercises and the addition of Pharmacokinetics coverage, new human interest material including historical facts in pharmacology and a new section on therapeutics that will help readers identify with diseases and drug treatments.The ideal book for researchers in drug discovery who have seen their role shift from "individual" to "team player" where that team includes chemists, biologists, and others with strong, but varied, science backgrounds who must now work together toward their common pharmacology goal. At GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceuticals world-leader, Terry Kenakin regularly teaches a course for their research scientists and has drawn on his experience to create a pharmacology primer.*New - Latest coverage of the chemistry of drugs including expanded coverage of the pharmacokinetic discussion of druglike properties -- Increases reader understanding of necessary ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion) properties and increases the rate of drug approval and acceptance. *Context - Unique discussions on various drug discovery teams and the role of the chemist on those teams -- Promotes the understanding of these expanding roles and responsibilities and how to maximize the effective contributions of each matrix team member. *Real-world learning - There are hands-on exercises, with extensive answers, utilizing real data on structure activity relationships; utilization of pharmacological principles to make general statements about how changes in structure lead to changes in drug activity. + hands on exercises with extensive answers on Pharmacokinetics -- Stengthens practical application and understanding of core concepts and principles.*Study sections are organized with ASPET (American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics)and other international organizations -- Ensures that learning follows professional industry standards.

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Academic Press

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008092333X

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Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, E-Book

By: Frederick M. Azar,S. Terry Canale,James H. Beaty

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Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, E-Book

By: Frederick M. Azar,S. Terry Canale,James H. Beaty

Still the most widely used comprehensive resource in orthopaedic surgery, Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics is an essential reference for trainees, a trusted clinical tool for practitioners, and the gold standard for worldwide orthopaedic practice. Unparalleled in scope and depth, this 14th Edition contains updated diagnostic images, practical guidance on when and how to perform every procedure, and rapid access to data in preparation for surgical cases or patient evaluation. Drs. Frederick M. Azar and James H. Beaty, along with other expert contributors from the world-renowned Campbell Clinic, have collaborated diligently to ensure that this 4-volume text remains a valuable resource in your practice, helping you achieve optimal outcomes with every patient. - Features evidence-based surgical coverage throughout to aid in making informed clinical choices for each patient. - Covers multiple procedures for all body regions to provide comprehensive coverage. - Keeps you up to date with even more high-quality procedural videos, a new chapter on biologics in orthopaedics, and expanded and updated content on hip arthroscopy, patellofemoral arthritis and more. - Follows a standard template for every chapter that features highlighted procedural steps, high-quality illustrations for clear visual guidance, and bulleted text. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323672191

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9780323672191

Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics: Sports Injuries of the Shoulder and Elbow E-Book

By: S. Terry Canale,James H. Beaty

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Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics: Sports Injuries of the Shoulder and Elbow E-Book

By: S. Terry Canale,James H. Beaty

Now available for the first time - a convenient eBook on sports injuries of the shoulder and elbow from Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, edited by Drs. S. Terry Canale and James H. Beaty! Load it onto your mobile device or laptop for quick access to world-renowned guidance on shoulder and elbow sports injuries from the experts at the Campbell Clinic. - Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you're using or where you're located. - Achieve optimal outcomes in managing sports injuries of the shoulder and elbow with practical, high-yield chapters on MRI in Orthopaedics • Shoulder and Elbow Injuries • Recurrent Dislocations • Traumatic Disorders • General Principles • and Shoulder and Elbow Arthroscopy. - Vividly visualize how to proceed with 3 surgical videos, plus a wealth of completely new step-by-step illustrations and photos especially commissioned for this edition. - Depend on the authority of Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics - the most trusted and widely used resource in orthopaedic surgery, authored by Drs. S. Terry Canale, James H. Beaty, and 5 other authorities from the world-renowned Campbell Clinic. - Access other high-interest areas of Campbell's with these other mini eBooks: - Reconstructive Procedures of the Knee: 978-0-323-10135-6 - Adult Spine Surgery: 978-0-323-10137-0 - Hand Surgery: 978-0-323-10138-7

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0323101364

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character-Based Film Sereies Part 1

By: Terry Rowan

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character-Based Film Sereies Part 1

By: Terry Rowan

Character-based film series, each complete on its own but sharing a common cast of main characters with continuing traits and a similar format, which includes Andy Hardy, The Beatles, Billy Jack, Blondie, Bomba the Jungle Boy, Buffalo Bill Cody, Columbo, Dr. Kildare, Ebenezer Scrooge, Frances the Talking Mule, Godzilla, Harry Potter, Henry Aldrich, Jesse James, Jungle Jim, Lassie, Ma 7 Pa Kettle, Philo Vance, The Pink Panther, Robin Hood, Roy Rogers, Santa Claus, Superman, Tarzan, The Wolfman, Zorro and many more characters. 1 of 3 books.

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1365421058

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9781365421051

Civilization

Call to Power Official Stategy Guide

By: Johnny L. Wilson,Terry Coleman

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Civilization

Call to Power Official Stategy Guide

By: Johnny L. Wilson,Terry Coleman

Taking its cue from the original Civilization games, players start with a stone-age tribe and build up to a nuclear powered empire with new units and government types. This guide includes detailed information on all technologies, government types and units. Readers will learn the quickest path to achieve advancements in every aspect of the game, like government type, religion and technology.

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Bradygames

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1566868459

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Kovel's Guide to Selling, Buying, and Fixing Your Antiques and Collectibles

By: Ralph M. Kovel,Terry H. Kovel

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Kovel's Guide to Selling, Buying, and Fixing Your Antiques and Collectibles

By: Ralph M. Kovel,Terry H. Kovel

The hard-to-find information, sources, and addresses that collectors need for repairing, caring for, and finding buyers for antiques and collectibles are all in this book. To gather the information for this book, Ralph and Terry Kovel contacted more than 3,000 suppliers, clubs, auctions, services, and other industry sources around the country, making this the most up-to-date and complete reference of its kind.

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Three Rivers Press (CA)

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0517883139

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9780517883136

Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics E-Book

Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features

By: S. Terry Canale,James H. Beaty

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Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics E-Book

Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features

By: S. Terry Canale,James H. Beaty

Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, by Drs. S. Terry Canale and James H. Beaty, continues to define your specialty, guiding you through when and how to perform every state-of-the-art procedure that's worth using. With hundreds of new procedures, over 7,000 new illustrations, a vastly expanded video collection, and new evidence-based criteria throughout, it takes excellence to a new level...because that is what your practice is all about. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you're using or where you're located. Achieve optimal outcomes with step-by-step guidance on today's full range of procedures from Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics - the most trusted and widely used resource in orthopedic surgery - authored by Drs. S. Terry Canale, James H. Beaty, and 42 other authorities from the world-renowned Campbell Clinic. Access the complete contents online with regular updates, view all the videos, and download all the illustrations at www.expertconsult.com. See how to proceed better than ever before with 45 surgical videos demonstrating hip revision, patellar tendon allograft preparation, open reduction internal fixation clavicle fracture, total shoulder arthroplasty, total elbow arthroplasty, and more - plus over 7,000 completely new step-by-step illustrations and photos commissioned especially for this edition. Make informed clinical choices for each patient, from diagnosis and treatment selection through post-treatment strategies and management of complications, with new evidence-based criteria throughout. Utilize the very latest approaches in hip surgery including hip resurfacing, hip preservation surgery, and treatment of hip pain in the young adult; and get the latest information on metal-on-metal hips so you can better manage patients with these devices. Improve your total joint arthroplasty outcomes by reviewing the long-term data for each procedure; and consider the pros and cons of new developments in joint implant technology, including "customized" implants and their effect on patient outcomes. Implement new practices for efficient patient management so you can accommodate the increasing need for high-quality orthopaedic care in our aging population.

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0323087183

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Anatomy & Physiology with Brief Atlas of the Human Body and Quick Guide to the Language of Science and Medicine - E-Book

By: Kevin T. Patton,Frank B. Bell,Terry Thompson,Peggie L. Williamson

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Anatomy & Physiology with Brief Atlas of the Human Body and Quick Guide to the Language of Science and Medicine - E-Book

By: Kevin T. Patton,Frank B. Bell,Terry Thompson,Peggie L. Williamson

A&P may be complicated, but learning it doesn't have to be! Anatomy & Physiology, 11th Edition uses a clear, easy-to-read approach to tell the story of the human body's structure and function. Color-coded illustrations, case studies, and Clear View of the Human Body transparencies help you see the "Big Picture" of A&P. To jump-start learning, each unit begins by reviewing what you have already learned and previewing what you are about to learn. Short chapters simplify concepts with bite-size chunks of information. - Conversational, storytelling writing style breaks down information into brief chapters and chunks of information, making it easier to understand concepts. - 1,400 full-color photographs and drawings bring difficult A&P concepts to life and illustrate the most current scientific knowledge. - UNIQUE! Clear View of the Human Body transparencies allow you to peel back the layers of the body, with a 22-page, full-color insert showing the male and female human body along several planes. - The Big Picture and Cycle of Life sections in each chapter help you comprehend the interrelation of body systems and how the structure and function of these change in relation to age and development. - Interesting sidebars include boxed features such as Language of Science and Language of Medicine, Mechanisms of Disease, Health Matters, Diagnostic Study, FYI, Sport and Fitness, and Career Choices. - Learning features include outlines, key terms, and study hints at the start of each chapter. - Chapter summaries, review questions, and critical thinking questions help you consolidate learning after reading each chapter. - Quick Check questions in each chapter reinforce learning by prompting you to review what you have just read. - UNIQUE! Comprehensive glossary includes more terms than in similar textbooks, each with an easy pronunciation guide and simplified translation of word parts — essential features for learning to use scientific and medical terminology! - NEW! Updated content reflects more accurately the diverse spectrum of humanity. - NEW! Updated chapters include Homeostasis, Central Nervous System, Lymphatic System, Endocrine Regulation, Endocrine Glands, and Blood Vessels. - NEW! Additional and updated Connect It! articles on the Evolve website, called out in the text, help to illustrate, clarify, and apply concepts. - NEW! Seven guided 3-D learning modules are included for Anatomy & Physiology.

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In the Houses of Their Dead: The Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits

By: Terry Alford

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In the Houses of Their Dead: The Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits

By: Terry Alford

“Here is Lincoln in the Bardo—for real. You couldn’t make it up—necromancers, mad actors, frauds, true believers, and, in the middle, the greatest President.” —Sidney Blumenthal, author of The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln The story of Abraham Lincoln as it has never been told before: through the strange, even otherworldly, points of contact between his family and that of the man who killed him, John Wilkes Booth. In the 1820s, two families, unknown to each other, worked on farms in the American wilderness. It seemed unlikely that the families would ever meet—and yet, they did. The son of one family, the famed actor John Wilkes Booth, killed the son of the other, President Abraham Lincoln, in the most significant assassination in American history. The murder, however, did not come without warning—in fact, it had been foretold. In the Houses of Their Dead is the first book of the many thousands written about Lincoln to focus on the president’s fascination with Spiritualism, and to demonstrate how it linked him, uncannily, to the man who would kill him. Abraham Lincoln is usually seen as a rational, empirically-minded man, yet as acclaimed scholar and biographer Terry Alford reveals, he was also deeply superstitious and drawn to the irrational. Like millions of other Americans, including the Booths, Lincoln and his wife, Mary, suffered repeated personal tragedies, and turned for solace to Spiritualism, a new practice sweeping the nation that held that the dead were nearby and could be contacted by the living. Remarkably, the Lincolns and the Booths even used the same mediums, including Charles Colchester, a specialist in “blood writing” whom Mary first brought to her husband, and who warned the president after listening to the ravings of another of his clients, John Wilkes Booth. Alford’s expansive, richly-textured chronicle follows the two families across the nineteenth century, uncovering new facts and stories about Abraham and Mary while drawing indelible portraits of the Booths—from patriarch Julius, a famous actor in his own right, to brother Edwin, the most talented member of the family and a man who feared peacock feathers, to their confidant Adam Badeau, who would become, strangely, the ghostwriter for President Ulysses S. Grant. At every turn, Alford shows that despite the progress of the age—the glass hypodermic syringe, electromagnetic induction, and much more—death remained ever-present, and thus it was only rational for millions of Americans, from the president on down, to cling to beliefs that seem anything but. A novelistic narrative of two exceptional American families set against the convulsions their times, In the Houses of Their Dead ultimately leads us to consider how ghost stories helped shape the nation.

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Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, Second Edition

By: Marie A. Chisholm-Burns,Terry L. Schwinghammer,Barbara G. Wells,Patrick M. Malone,Jill M. Kolesar,Joseph T. DiPiro

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Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, Second Edition

By: Marie A. Chisholm-Burns,Terry L. Schwinghammer,Barbara G. Wells,Patrick M. Malone,Jill M. Kolesar,Joseph T. DiPiro

Learn the Essential Principles of Pharmacotherapy and Understand Their Clinical Application Now in full color! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This book covers more than 100 disease states using an easy-to-use format that includes structured learning objectives, key concepts, patient care and monitoring guidelines, up-to-date literature citations, tables, figures, text boxes, algorithms, a glossary of terms, and an online learning center....Although primarily for students, the book offers a concise review for general practitioners. There are more than 160 authors and 140 reviewers that contributed to this book and they represent the highest authority in the field."--Doody's Review Service Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practices utilizes a solid, evidence-based approach that supports the optimal pharmacotherapy of disease. In order to be as clinically relevant as possible, the disease states and treatments discussed focus on disorders most often seen in practice. 98 diseaes-based chapters review etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation, followed by clear therapeutic recommendations for drug selection, dosing, and patient monitoring. All chapters have been written by content experts and reviewed by authorities in their fields. Features: NEW full-color format NEW chapters on pediatrics, geriatrics, and palliative care Valuable learning aids, including Structured learning objects Key concepts Patient care and monitoring guidelines Up-to-date literature citations Tables, figures, text boxes, and algorithms A glossary of terms An online learning center that includes self-assessment questions and answers Laboratory values expressed as both conventional units and SI units Appendices that include conversion factors and anthropometrics, common laboratory tests and their reference ranges, and common medical abbreviations Patient encounter vignettes to develop critical-thinking skills and make the text more applicable to everyday patient care

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0071756302

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Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, Third Edition

By: Marie Chisholm-Burns,Terry Schwinghammer,Barbara G. Wells,Patrick Malone,Joseph T. DiPiro

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Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, Third Edition

By: Marie Chisholm-Burns,Terry Schwinghammer,Barbara G. Wells,Patrick Malone,Joseph T. DiPiro

Learn the essential principles of pharmacotherapy and how they apply to today’s healthcare Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice, Third Edition uses a solid evidence-based approach to teach you how to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate medication therapy. This trusted text provides everything you need to gain an in-depth understanding of the principles essential optimal pharmacotherapy of disease. In order to be as clinically relevant as possible, the disease states and treatments discussed focus on disorders most often seen in clinical practice. Chapters were written or reviewed by pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians who are authorities in their fields. The book opens with an introductory chapter followed by chapters on pediatrics, geriatrics, and palliative care. The remainder of the text consists of ninety-eight disease-based chapters that review etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation, followed by therapeutic recommendations for drug selection, dosing, and patient monitoring.

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0071804234

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