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  • Alternatives to Ankle Joint Replacement, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-1
    • Woo-Chun Lee
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

  • Dental Radiography - Text and Workbook/Lab Manual pkg

    Principles and Techniques
    • 6th Edition
    • Joen Iannucci + 1 more
    • English

  • Waste and Biodiesel

    Feedstocks and Precursors for Catalysts
    • 1st Edition
    • Bhaskar Singh + 1 more
    • English
    Waste and Biodiesel: Feedstocks and Precursors for Catalysts is a comprehensive reference on waste material utilization at various stages of the biodiesel production process. The book discusses the technologies for converting cooking oil and waste animal fats to biodiesel, along with the efficacy of municipal waste derived lipids in biodiesel production. The use of wastewater-grown microalgae feedstock, oleaginous fungi, bacteria and yeast produced using waste substrate are also discussed. The use of various catalysts is addressed, including CaO derived from waste shell materials, fish and animal waste, inorganic waste materials like red mud and cement waste, and whole cell enzymes using waste substrate. Each chapter addresses the challenges of high production costs at a pilot and industrial scale, offering methods of cost reduction and waste remediation. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and industry professionals in environmental science, energy and renewable energy.

  • Current Controversies in Neonatology, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 49-1
    • Robert Kliegman + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest editor Robert M. Kliegman brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Current Controversies in Neonatology.

  • Palliative Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-1
    • Angie Malone
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

  • Studies in Natural Products Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 72
    • Atta-ur Rahman
    • English
    Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 72 covers the synthesis or testing and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products, providing cutting-edge accounts on fascinating developments in the isolation, structure elucidation, synthesis, biosynthesis and pharmacology of a diverse array of bioactive natural products. Natural products in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures that are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects. With the rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to isolate and then rapidly determine the structures and biological activity of natural products, hence the importance of this book.

  • Soft Tissue Surgery, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 52-2
    • Nicole J. Buote
    • English
    In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Nicole J. Buote brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Soft Tissue Surgery. Many of the common illnesses and injuries occurring in cats and dogs are in a soft tissue organ. In this issue, top experts in the field provide comprehensive coverage of many of the key surgeries a practicing veterinarian might be expected to perform.

  • Principles and Practice of Surgery

    • 8th Edition
    • O. James Garden + 2 more
    • English
    This comprehensive textbook is the surgical companion to the international bestseller, Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine. It provides an overview of core surgical topics encountered in an integrated medical curriculum and, later, in the clinical setting. The book takes a succinct and practical approach to the understanding of surgical disease and care of the surgical patient. It offers comprehensive coverage of the key surgical specialties and includes emerging issues around patient safety and the critical importance of clinical human factors in surgical practice. Fully updated to reflect changes in understanding and evidence-based practice, this is a text that keeps the student up to date and that no trainee surgeon should be without.

  • Atlas of Interventional Orthopedics Procedures

    Essential Guide for Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound Guided Procedures
    • 1st Edition
    • Christopher J. Williams + 2 more
    • English
    The field of interventional orthopedics is changing the landscape of orthopedic care as patients seek less invasive options for the treatment of common conditions like arthritis, rotator cuff tears, and degenerative disc disease. Offering easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on both peripheral joint and spinal procedures, Atlas of Interventional Orthopedics Procedures is the first reference to provide this practical content in one authoritative, user-friendly text. Abundantly illustrated and easy to read, it presents simple to advanced injection skills covering all orthopedic and physical medicine procedures using up-to-date imaging techniques.

  • Be a Leader in Nursing

    A Practical Guide for Nursing Students
    • 1st Edition
    • Heather Henry
    • English
    Nursing leadership is now regarded as a core competency to improve clinical outcomes, and nurses need to develop leadership skills from the very start of their career. Be a Leader in Nursing provides a comprehensive, practical guide for nurses through their leadership journey.Written by practising nurse leader Heather Henry, the book focuses on real-world application of leadership models at all levels – from the first moments of a student placement to effective management roles later in a nurse’s career.The enjoyable and approachable text helps the reader to understand, recognize and practise leadership skills, making the book suitable for student nurses covering leadership as part of their curriculum as well as nurses already practising in the system. It will also be invaluable to instructors teaching leadership skills to nursing students.

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