- Table View
- List View
Computer-Assisted and Robotic Endoscopy: Third International Workshop, CARE 2016, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2016, Athens, Greece, October 17, 2016, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #10170)
by Xiongbiao Luo Tobias Reichl Kensaku Mori Guang-Zhong Yang Terry Peters Nassir Navab Jonathan McleodThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop on Computer Assisted and Robotic Endoscopy, CARE 2014, held in conjunction with MICCAI 2014, in Boston, MA, USA, in September 2014. The 12 papers presented focus on recent technical advances associated with computer vision; graphics; robotics and medical imaging; external tracking systems; medical device control systems; information processing techniques; endoscopy; planning and simulation.
Computer-aided Design and Diagnosis Methods for Biomedical Applications
by Varun Bajaj and G.R. SinhaComputer-aided design (CAD) plays a key role in improving biomedical systems for various applications. It also helps in the detection, identification, predication, analysis, and classification of diseases, in the management of chronic conditions, and in the delivery of health services. This book discusses the uses of CAD to solve real-world problems and challenges in biomedical systems with the help of appropriate case studies and research simulation results. Aiming to overcome the gap between CAD and biomedical science, it describes behaviors, concepts, fundamentals, principles, case studies, and future directions for research, including the automatic identification of related disorders using CAD. Features: Proposes CAD for the study of biomedical signals to understand physiology and to improve healthcare systems’ ability to diagnose and identify health disorders. Presents concepts of CAD for biomedical modalities in different disorders. Discusses design and simulation examples, issues, and challenges. Illustrates bio-potential signals and their appropriate use in studying different disorders. Includes case studies, practical examples, and research directions. Computer-Aided Design and Diagnosis Methods for Biometrical Applications is aimed at researchers, graduate students in biomedical engineering, image processing, biomedical technology, medical imaging, and health informatics.
Computerization and Going Paperless in Canadian Primary Care
by Nicola ShawA second edition of a text that demonstrates how personnel management can contribute to general practice. Case studies and examples are used throughout.
Computerized Systems for Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19
by Simon James Fong Joao Alexandre Lobo MarquesThis book describes the application of signal and image processing technologies, artificial intelligence, and machine learning techniques to support Covid-19 diagnosis and treatment. The book focuses on two main applications: critical diagnosis requiring high precision and speed, and treatment of symptoms, including those affecting the cardiovascular and neurological systems.The areas discussed in this book range from signal processing, time series analysis, and image segmentation to detection and classification. Technical approaches include deep learning, transfer learning, transformers, AutoML, and other machine learning techniques that can be considered not only for Covid-19 issues but also for different medical applications, with slight adjustments to the problem under study.The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the entire world and changed how societies and individuals interact. Due to the high infection and mortality rates, and the multiple consequences of the virus infection in the human body, the challenges were vast and enormous. These necessitated the integration of different disciplines to address the problems. As a global response, researchers across academia and industry made several developments to provide computational solutions to support epidemiologic, managerial, and health/medical decisions. To that end, this book provides state-of-the-art information on the most advanced solutions.
Computertomografie
by Tom Dam José Dol-Jansen Sija Geers-van Gemeren Marcel Hakkert Gert TempelmanComputertomografie maakt deel uit van de boekenserie Medische Beeldvorming en Radiotherapie. De uitgave van deze boeken is oorspronkelijk ontstaan vanuit een gezamenlijk project, genaamd Samenwerkingsverband Leermiddelen, en de redacties in samenwerking met auteurs uit het werkveld.Dit boek is een vervolg op, en afgeleid van de boeken Techniek in de radiologie en radiodiagnostisch onderzoek, Vanaf 2010 zijn deze boeken vervangen door drie losse delen, die sterk zijn uitgebreid en geacutaliseerd: Computertomografie, Magenetic Resonance Imaging* en Radiologie*Computertomografie bestaat uit drie onderdelen: deel 1 Techniek, deel 2 Onderzoek en deel 3 Stralingshygiëne. Na het behandelen van de basisprincipes en technieken van de CT is er een uitgebreide beschrijving van de ontwikkeling van axiaal naar spiraal en van single slice nar multislice CT, automatic exposure control, CT-protocollen, en multislice CT bij kinderen. Speciale aandacht is er voor dosisbesparende maatregelen.Behalve voor MBB'ers (Medische Beeldvormings- en Bestralingsdeskundigen) in opleiding is Computertomografie ook bij uitstek geschikt voor MBB'ers werkzaam in de radiologie, nucleaire geneeskunde en radiotherapie.Het boek is ook een goede introductie en naslagwerk voor medische specialisten en klnisch fysici.(*in voorbereiding)
Computertomografie: Techniek, onderzoek en stralingshygiëne (Medische beeldvorming en radiotherapie)
by M. Hakkert G. Tempelman T. DamDit boek beschrijft de technische principes van een CT-scanner, de uitvoering van een CT-onderzoek en de daarbij geldende stralingshygiënische aandachtspunten. De hoofdstukken zijn geschreven door experts uit diverse bij het vak betrokken disciplines: MBB’er CT, radioloog, applicatiespecialist CT, docent MBRT en stralingsdeskundige.Bij elk hoofdstuk zijn online toetsvragen beschikbaar.Computertomografie maakt deel uit van de serie Medische beeldvorming en radiotherapie. Het boek is als volgt ingedeeld: deel 1 Techniek, deel 2 Onderzoek en deel 3 Stralingshygiëne. In deze geheel vernieuwde uitgave zijn belangrijke onderwerpen als spectrale CT/dual energy en iteratieve reconstructie toegevoegd. De hoofdstukken in het eerste deel zijn aangepast aan de techniek van de huidige moderne scanners. De hoofdstukken in het deel Onderzoek zijn geactualiseerd volgens de huidige gangbare inzichten. Naast de vele gangbare CT-onderzoeken van met name thorax en abdomen is er ook veel aandacht voor specialistische onderzoeken, zoals CT-angiografie, cardiac CT en breinperfusie. In het deel Stralingshygiëne staan dosimetrie en dosisbesparing bij computertomografie centraal. Behalve als leerboek voor MBB'ers (medisch beeldvormend en bestralingsdeskundigen) is Computertomografie ook bij uitstek geschikt als naslagwerk voor hen die reeds de (initiële) opleiding hebben afgesloten. Daarnaast is de uitgave een goede introductie voor radiologen en klinisch fysici in opleiding.
Comí
by Martín CaparrósMezcla de novela, memoria y ensayo, Comí es el relato de una caída y es, sobre todo, una reflexión brutal sobre la comida, los cuerpos y la medicina. Un personaje que por alguna razón se llama Caparrós visita al médico y se entera de que le van a vaciar los intestinos. Esto lo lleva a pensar sobre su vida como una sucesión de ingestas: más de 58.000 comidas, sus formas, sus sentidos. Esa rara autoconciencia estructura este libro, que indaga también en la vida de su narrador y tantas otras cosas: desde las semejanzas entre alimentarse y tener sexo o la eficiencia rústica del asado hasta ese fatídico instante sin nombre en que un ser querido ha muerto, pero todavía no lo sabemos. Entre la novela y el ensayo sociológico, clásico pero inclasificable, Comí cumple el difícil cometido de ser un libro difícil de digerir y, al mismo tiempo, exquisito. Críticas:«Comí es un libro íntimo, pesimista, triste y escatológico, como si Caparrós hubiera compartido últimamente demasiadas cervezas con Michel Houellebecq».Maximiliano Tomas, La Nación «Un perturbador sistemático, un sembrador de dudas».Francesca Lazzarato, Il Manifesto «Convence tanto como seduce».Edmundo Paz Soldán, La Tercera«Es una obra rica y ambiciosa, una empresa arriesgada que debe ser conocida».Juan Goytisolo
Con hormonas y a lo loco: Claves para cuidarte durante la menopausia y el climaterio
by Doctora Clotilde VázquezLa guía de referencia para ayudar a las mujeres en un período clave: la menopausia. ¿Es una exageración ocuparse de la menopausia? Si son tan importantes los estrógenos, ¿por qué nos abandonan a mitad de la vida? ¿La menopausia son solo los sofocos? ¿Son normales los cambios de humor? ¿La menopausia engorda? ¿Produce cáncer el tratamiento hormonal? ¿Son iguales todas las menopausias? La menopausia afecta al 100% de las mujeres. Sin embargo, el sufrimiento de muchas mujeres durante este periodo de la vida se mira a veces con incomprensión y desatención. A través de relatos humanos, interesantes, divertidos y emocionantes, la doctora Clotilde Vázquez, considerada la mejor endocrina de España, nos adentra en la complejidad del climaterio, analizando los componentes hormonales, psicológicos, sociales y de salud. Y lo hace con una aproximación tierna, una visión amplia, pero además desde el rigor científico más exigente.
Conceiving Normalcy
by Elizabeth C. BrittThrough the processes of normalization, "fertile" and "infertile" become cultural categories that frame our understanding of families, parenting, gender roles, and more
Conceiving Risk, Bearing Responsibility
by Elizabeth M. ArmstrongThe text examines the continuities and discontinuities in how American medicine has viewed the relationship between alcohol and reproduction over the past 150 years, and how medical knowledge has been powerfully influenced by social context, prevailing morality, and social norms, particularly those concerning gender.
Conceiving Risk, Bearing Responsibility: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the Diagnosis of Moral Disorder
by Elizabeth M. ArmstrongIn American society, the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy is considered dangerous, irresponsible, and in some cases illegal. Pregnant women who have even a single drink routinely face openly voiced reproach. Yet fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in infants and children is notoriously difficult to diagnose, and the relationship between alcohol and adverse birth outcomes is riddled with puzzles and paradoxes. Sociologist Elizabeth M. Armstrong uses fetal alcohol syndrome and the problem of drinking during pregnancy to examine the assumed relationship between somatic and social disorder, the ways in which social problems are individualized, and the intertwining of health and morality that characterizes American society. She traces the evolution of medical knowledge about the effects of alcohol on fetal development, from nineteenth-century debates about drinking and heredity to the modern diagnosis of FAS and its kindred syndromes. She argues that issues of race, class, and gender have influenced medical findings about alcohol and reproduction and that these findings have always reflected broader social and moral preoccupations and, in particular, concerns about women's roles and place in society, as well as the fitness of future generations. Medical beliefs about drinking during pregnancy have often ignored the poverty, chaos, and insufficiency of some women's lives—factors that may be more responsible than alcohol for adverse outcomes in babies and children. Using primary sources and interviews to explore relationships between doctors and patients and women and their unborn children, Armstrong offers a provocative and detailed analysis of how drinking during pregnancy came to be considered a pervasive social problem, despite the uncertainties surrounding the epidemiology and etiology of fetal alcohol syndrome.
Conceiving The New World Order: The Global Politics Of Reproduction
by Faye D. Ginsburg Rayna RappThis groundbreaking volume provides a dramatic investigation of the dynamics of reproduction. In an unusually broad spectrum of essays, a distinguished group of international feminist scholars and activists explores the complexity of contemporary sexual politics around the globe. Using reproduction as an entry point in the study of social life and placing it at the center of social theory, the authors examine how cultures are produced, contested, and transformed as people imagine their collective future in the creation of the next generation. <p><p> The studies encompass a wide variety of subjects, from the impact of AIDS on reproduction in the United States to the aftereffects of Chernobyl on the Sami people in Norway and the impact of totalitarian abortion and birth control policies in Romania and China. The contributors use historical and comparative perspectives to illuminate the multiple and intersecting forms of power and resistance through which reproduction is given cultural weight and social form. They discuss the ways that seemingly distant influences shape and constrain local reproductive experiences such as the international flows of adoptive babies and childcare workers and the Victorian and imperial legacy of eugenics and family planning.
Conceiving: Preventing and Treating Infertility
by Barbara Sandilands Denis Gingras Dr Pierre Miron Mathieu ProvençalIn recent years, infertility has become a medical phenomenon that affects more and more adults of reproductive age. In western countries, between 10 and 15 percent of couples are infertile. These couples are victims of a silent human tragedy that can cause major suffering and significantly erode quality of life. This work presents a guide to reproductive difficulties and the medical approaches that can help prevent and treat infertility. Inside, you will find: The kinds and causes of infertility that affect men and women A thorough look at key treatments, including in-vitro fertilization Prenatal screening and other critical post-conception procedures Health advice for conception and pregnancy
Concept Analysis in Nursing: A New Approach (Routledge Advances in Research Methods)
by John PaleyConcept analysis is an established genre of inquiry in nursing, introduced in the 1970s. Currently, over 100 concept studies are published annually, yet the methods used within this field have rarely been questioned. In Concept Analysis in Nursing: A New Approach, Paley provides a critical analysis of the philosophical assumptions that underpin nursing’s concept analysis methods. He argues, provocatively, that there are no such things as concepts, as traditionally conceived. Drawing on Wittgenstein and Construction Grammar, the book first makes a case for dispensing with the traditional concept of a ‘concept’, and then provides two examples of a new approach, examining the use of ‘hope’ and ‘moral distress’. Casting doubt on the assumption that ‘hope’ always stands for an ‘inner’ state of the person, the book shows that the word’s function varies with the grammatical construction it appears in. Similarly, it argues that ‘moral distress’ is not the name of a mental state, but a normative classification used to bolster a narrative concerning nursing’s identity. Concept Analysis in Nursing is a fresh and challenging book written by a philosopher interested in nursing. It will appeal to researchers and postgraduate students in the areas of nursing, health, philosophy and linguistics. It will also interest those familiar with the author’s previous book, Phenomenology as Qualitative Research.
Concept Building in Fisheries Data Analysis
by Basant Kumar Das Dharm Nath Jha Sanjeev Kumar Sahu Anil Kumar Yadav Rohan Kumar Raman M. KartikeyanThis authored book is primarily for the readers who are in search of how to use basic concepts of statistics in the field of fishery science. It has been written for the new comers coming in the fishery sector including university students, teachers and research scholars. It enriches the reader’s knowledge of data analysis step by step starting from data collection to its analysis and interpretation along with practical application with real example. It supports readers for enhancing theoretical and practical concept of application of fundamental statistics in fishery domain. Reader may also learn how to analyses data using different statistical software. Each chapter starts with an introduction of the topic followed by statistical concept with example and ends with chapter based question for comprehension purpose. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists, capacity builders in fishery sciences. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of fisheries and aquatic sciences.
Concept Mapping: A Critical-Thinking Approach to Care Planning
by Pamela Mchugh SchusterLooking for an easier path to care planning? Create a map! Concept mapping is a clear, visual, and systematic model for gathering and categorizing relevant assessment data, identifying patient problems, and developing patient goals, interventions, and outcomes for each nursing diagnosis. A concept map is your guide to nursing care in any clinical setting. You'll also find a wealth of care planning resources, including a concept map generator, online at Davis's Care Planning & Nursing Diagnosis Resource Center. (Click on the Preview tab to view. )
Conceptions: Infertility and Procreative Technologies in India
by Aditya BharadwajInfertility and assisted reproductive technologies in India lie at the confluence of multiple cultural conceptions. These 'conceptions' are key to understanding the burgeoning spread of assisted reproductive technologies and the social implications of infertility and childlessness in India. This longitudinal study is situated in a number of diverse locales which, when taken together, unravel the complex nature of infertility and assisted conception in contemporary India.
Concepts For Nursing Practice
by Jean GiddensLooking for a conversational and easy-to-follow book that walks you through the most important nursing concepts and helps you apply them in practice? Then look no further than Concepts for Nursing Practice, 2nd Edition! Written by conceptual learning expert Jean Giddens, this innovative interactive text explains 58 of the most common nursing concepts - including six all new concepts - that span the areas of patient physiology, patient behavior, and the professional nursing environment. Featured exemplars for each concept are also discussed to help you more easily understand the concepts and apply them to the clinical setting. In addition to more concepts and featured exemplar sections, this new second edition also boasts a more intuitive organization and review questions for both RN and LPN/LVN programs. In a nutshell, Concepts for Nursing Practice, 2nd Edition is not only the key to understanding nursing concepts, it's also the way to hone your clinical reasoning skills and be confidently prepared for almost any workplace situation.
Concepts Made Insanely Easy for Clinical Nursing!: A New Approach to Prioritizing Concepts for Clinical Nursing
by I Can Publishing IncAs you progress with your clinical assessment skills, you will find that clients may have more than one possible nursing concept. Many systems, as well as disease processes, will have multiple concepts involved. There are charts in this book to help you with the interrelated concepts. You will quickly see that assessments and interventions may overlap between concepts.
Concepts and Applications in Veterinary Toxicology: An Interactive Guide
by PK GuptaThis book: “Concepts and Applications in Veterinary Toxicology: An Interactive Guide”: covers a broad spectrum of topics related to students specializing in veterinary toxicology and for veterinary medical practitioners. Since the major emphasis of the book is to teach veterinary students, therefore more attention has been given to common toxicants to which several species are exposed including pet animals. The subject of veterinary toxicology is complicated greatly by the wide variations in responses of domestic, companion, aquatic, wild, and zoo species to toxicants. Therefore, emphasis has also been given to species variation and diagnostic toxicology including clinical management that is more relevant to veterinary profession.Key Features· Highlights specialized topics essential for veterinary specialists.· Covers a variety of common toxicants to which several species including pet animals are exposed.· Includes sample questions and answers that are extremely valuable for students, clinical pharmacists, teachers, and academicians in preparing for their board and other examinations.
Concepts and Applications of Stem Cell Biology: A Guide for Students (Learning Materials in Biosciences)
by Gabriela Rodrigues Bernard A. J. RoelenThis textbook will support graduate students with learning materials rich in the basic concepts of stem cell biology, in its most widespread and updated perspective. The chapters are conceived in a way for students to understand the meaning of pluripotency, the definition of embryonic stem cells and the formation of multicellular structures such as organoids together with the underlying principles of their epigenetic. This textbook also discusses adult stem cells and the potential use of these cells, in particular neural, mesenchymal, and several types of muscular cells, in biomedical research and clinical applications.This textbook represents a vital complement to the text on Essential Current Concepts of Stem Cell Biology, also published in the Learning Materials in Biosciences textbook series.
Concepts and Causes in the Philosophy of Disease
by Benjamin SmartConcepts and Causes in the Philosophy of Disease by Benjamin Smart
Concepts and Definitions of Family for the 21st Century
by Suzanne Steinmetz Barbara H SettlesExplore the breakdown of the universal family form into new living arrangements and the political and social implications of how they influence the definition of family today! Concepts and Definitions of Family for the 21st Century views families from a US perspective and from many different cultures and societies. You will examine the family as it has evolved from the 1950s traditional family to today’s family structures. The controversial question, “What is family?” is thoroughly examined as it has become an increasingly important social policy concern because of the recent change in the traditional family. Scholars and researchers in family studies and sociology will be intrigued by these thought-provoking articles that analyze the definition of the family from a multitude of perspectives.Concepts and Definitions of Family for the 21st Century looks at family in terms of its social construction, variations and the diversity in families, among others. You will examine the negative implications of using the term “The Family” as it implies “The Nuclear Family,” which many powerful lobbies (politics, morality, religion) claim to support and revere. You will also explore family ideology and identity from many different social and cultural contexts. Some of the family issues you will explore in Concepts and Definitions of Family for the 21st Century include: marrying, procreating, and divorcing in a traditional Jewish family redefining western families by taking into consideration the legal factors, history, tradition and the continued expansion of the definition of family in the US addressing family issues in Lithuania, a country amidst many political changes challenging and complicating the definition of family with stepfamilies exploring the question “What are families after divorce?” examining multicultural motives for marriage and how these motives effect courting behavior in Lithuania defining families through caregiving patternsConcepts and Definitions of Family for the 21st Century goes in-depth to broaden and interpret the meaning of family in today’s society. Through the exploration of legal implications, professional and personal needs this text takes into account the large variety of groups that have close living relationships. Concepts and Definitions of Family for the 21st Century will assist you in answering the difficult and complex question “What is family?”
Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance
by Nkuchia M. M'Ikanatha John Iskanderand HIV/AIDS. The following section is devoted to methods for conducting surveillance and also approaches for data analysis. A concluding section summarizes communication of surveillance findings, including the use of traditional and social media, in addition to showcasing lessons learned from the New York City Department of Health's experience in surveillance and epidemiology training.This comprehensive new book covers major topics at an introductory to intermediate level, and will be an excellent resource for instructors. Suitable for use in graduate level courses in public health, human and veterinary medicine, and in undergraduate programs in public-health-oriented disciplines, Concepts and Methods in Infectious Disease Surveillance is also a useful primer for frontline public health practitioners, hospital epidemiologists, infection control practitioners, laboratorians in public health settings, infectious disease researchers, and medical and public health informaticians interested in a concise overview of infectious disease surveillance.
Concepts and Principles of Pharmacology: 100 Years of the Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology #260)
by James E. Barrett Martin C. Michel Clive P. PageCelebrating 100 years of HEP, this volume will discuss key pharmacological discoveries and concepts of the past 100 years. These discoveries have dramatically changed the medical treatment paradigms of many diseases and these concepts have and will continue to shape discovery of new medicinies. Newly evolving technologies will similarly be discussed as they will shape the future of the pharmacology and, accordingly, medical therapy.