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Reproductive Technologies in Farm Animals
by Ian GordonBuilding on the successful structure of the first edition, the second edition of Reproductive Technologies in Farm Animals has been totally updated and revised to provide an up to date account of the key techniques employed in manipulating reproduction in farm animals, including beef and dairy cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, buffaloes, camelids, horses and poultry. A classic introductory text to the subject, the book is based on a comprehensive review of the current literature. It: - outlines different agricultural systems and explores the ethical implications of modern farming methods; - details the many new developments, including the commercial application of sexed semen and large-scale application of in vitro produced cattle embryos; - provides a valuable synopsis of current and future reproductive technologies, such as cloning and the production of transgenic animals. This text remains key reading for students in animal science, agriculture, veterinary medicine and biology, and veterinary practitioners and farmers who wish to keep updated on developments in techniques that may be useful in their daily practice.
Reproductive Tourism in the United States: Creating Family in the Mother Country (Routledge Advances in Sociology #142)
by Lauren Jade MartinThis book examines the United States as a destination for international consumers of assisted fertility services, including egg donation, surrogacy, and sex selection. Based on interviews conducted with fertility industry insiders who market their services to an international clientele in three of the largest American hubs of the global fertility marketplace - New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco - and focusing on the providers rather than the consumers of assisted fertility services, the book shines a light on how professional ethics and norms, in addition to personal moralities, shape the practice of reproductive tourism.
Reproductive Toxicology
by Robert W. Kapp Rochelle W. TylThoroughly examining the popular and expanding field of reproductive toxicology, this newly revised and expanded third edition provides the latest, cutting-edge scientific developments in this constantly evolving discipline. Reproductive Toxicology's contributors are experienced regulatory agency and Clinical Research Organization representatives w
Reproduktionsimmunologie
by Wolfgang WürfelDas Buch beschreibt die immunologischen Regulationsmechanismen, angefangen von der Implantation bis hin zur Schwangerschaft in Theorie und Praxis und gibt einen Ausblick zur Immunonkologie. Bisher hat sich die Reproduktionsmedizin stark auf die Herbeiführung der extrakorporalen Fertilisation fokussiert, doch werden Einnistungsprobleme immer evidenter.Expertinnen und Experten auf diesem Gebiet der Reproduktionsmedizin beantworten umfassend Fragen zu Implantationsproblemen, rezidivierenden Aborten, Schwangerschaftskomplikationen und Autoimmunerkrankungen auf der Basis von immunologischen Fehlregulationen.Kennen Sie die wichtigsten Grundlagen zu immunologischen Regulationsmechanismen bei Implantation und Schwangerschaft und deren Auswirkungen auf das immunologische Milieu, dann behandeln Sie Ihre Patientinnen optimal. Das Buch richtet sich an Reproduktionsmediziner, Pränatalmediziner, Geburtshelfer sowie interessierte Onkologen.
Reproduktionsmedizin: Gynäkologie Und Gynäkologische Onkologie, Geburtshilfe, Perinatologie Und Pränatale Diagnostik, Gynäkologische Endokrinologie Und Reproduktionsmedizin (Springer Reference Medizin)
by Klaus Diedrich Michael Ludwig Georg GriesingerDie Betreuung von Paaren mit Kinderwunsch und ungewollt kinderlosen Paaren erfordert von Gynäkologen und Reproduktionsmedizinern nicht nur Wissen über die menschliche Fortpflanzung, sondern auch die Kenntnis psychosomatischer, gynäkologischer, andrologischer, juristischer und ethischer Aspekte. Die Autoren des Leitfadens und Nachschlagewerks behandeln diese Themen fundiert und praxisnah. Beginnend bei den physiologischen Grundlagen führend sie über die Diagnostik hin zu den verschiedenen reproduktionsmedizinischen Techniken.
Reprogenetics: Law, Policy, and Ethical Issues (Bioethics)
by Lori P. Knowles Gregory E. KaebnickFrom the cloning of Dolly the sheep a decade ago to more recent advances in embryonic stem cell research, new genetic technologies have often spurred polemical, ill-informed debates. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the field of reproductive genetics, where difficult bioethical issues are distilled into sound bites and far-fetched claims for easy public consumption. The underlying complexities of reprogenetic research and practice are often drowned out by the noise.In this thoughtful and informed collection, Lori P. Knowles and Gregory E. Kaebnick bring together bioethicists from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to examine the ethical and policy quandaries created by new genetic technologies. Featuring an overview of the field’s history (including lessons to be learned from eugenics), comparisons of international and domestic governmental regulations, and discussions of how the market and public opinion affect research, this book considers both the risks and the benefits of combining genetic and reproductive technologies.Concluding with a cautionary call for increased regulation, Reprogenetics introduces fact, history, and reason into a public discussion of complex and vexing issues.
Reprogramming Microbial Metabolic Pathways
by Jian Chen Peter Quinn Xiaoyuan WangMetabolic engineering has been developed over the past 20 years to become an important tool for the rational engineering of industrial microorganisms. This book has a particular interest in the methods and applications of metabolic engineering to improve the production and yield of a variety of different metabolites. The overall goal is to achieve a better understanding of the metabolism in different microorganisms, and provide a rational basis to reprogram microorganisms for improved biochemical production.
Reprogramming the Brain: A Guide to the Future of the Brain and Neuromodulation by a Patient and his Doctor
by Benjamin Stecher Alfonso FasanoIn June 2021, Doctor and Patient decided that time had come to surgically implant two six-inch-long metal alloy spikes all the way through Ben’s brain. It was felt that the medications Ben was taking to control his Parkinson’s disease had become unmanageable. Back then, Ben was taking about 20 different pills a day. Each pill, if it absorbed properly, would activate the dopamine pathways in his brain and induce uncontrollable writhing movements that would last for about an hour. He would then get about 20 minutes where he’d feel somewhat normal before the slowness and tremor kicked in again. So, he’d take another pill and the cycle would repeat.After months of adjusting his medication and finding just the right settings on his deep brain stimulator, it was decided, for the first time ever in a clinical trial in North America, to flip on the adaptive settings.This is the story of how that decision was made and what happened next.
Reptile Medicine and Surgery in Clinical Practice
by Bob Doneley Deborah Monks Robert Johnson Brendan CarmelA concise and practical quick reference guide to treating reptiles in first opinion veterinary practice Reptile Medicine and Surgery in Clinical Practice is the ideal guide for the busy veterinarian treating reptile cases. Designed as a quick reference guide, but with comprehensive coverage of all the topics needed for first opinion practice, the book presents the principles of reptile medicine and surgery. Richly illustrated chapters cover anatomy, physiology, behaviour, husbandry, reproduction, common diseases and disorders, and much more. Application in a clinical setting is emphasized throughout, including guidance on the physical examination, diagnostic testing and imaging, treatment options, and anaesthetic and surgical techniques. Practical quick-reference guide—ideal for the busy, first-opinion veterinary practitioner Richly illustrated in full colour throughout Edited by a team of highly experienced exotic animal veterinarians Useful reference for those studying for postgraduate certificates in exotic animal medicine With contributions from experts around the globe, Reptile Medicine and Surgery in Clinical Practice is a valuable reference offering a balanced international view of herpetological medicine.
Reptiles and Amphibians: Self-Assessment Color Review, Second Edition (Veterinary Self-Assessment Color Review Series)
by Fredric L. FryeMuch has happened in the 19 years since the publication of the first edition of Reptiles and Amphibians: Self-Assessment Color Review. Many more scientists and clinicians have taken an interest in reptiles and amphibians, novel radiographic techniques have been developed, and veterinary surgeons have devised operative solutions to numerous serious
The Republic of Therapy: Triage and Sovereignty in West Africa's Time of AIDS
by Vinh-Kim NguyenThe Republic of Therapy tells the story of the global response to the HIV epidemic from the perspective of community organizers, activists, and people living with HIV in West Africa. Drawing on his experiences as a physician and anthropologist in Burkina Faso and Cte d'Ivoire, Vinh-Kim Nguyen focuses on the period between 1994, when effective antiretroviral treatments for HIV were discovered, and 2000, when the global health community acknowledged a right to treatment, making the drugs more available. During the intervening years, when antiretrovirals were scarce in Africa, triage decisions were made determining who would receive lifesaving treatment. Nguyen explains how those decisions altered social relations in West Africa. In 1994, anxious to "break the silence" and "put a face to the epidemic," international agencies unwittingly created a market in which stories about being HIV positive could be bartered for access to limited medical resources. Being able to talk about oneself became a matter of life or death. Tracing the cultural and political logic of triage back to colonial classification systems, Nguyen shows how it persists in contemporary attempts to design, fund, and implement mass treatment programs in the developing world. He argues that as an enactment of decisions about who may live, triage constitutes a partial, mobile form of sovereignty: what might be called therapeutic sovereignty.
Reputation and Power
by Daniel CarpenterThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is the most powerful regulatory agency in the world. How did the FDA become so influential? And how exactly does it wield its extraordinary power? Reputation and Power traces the history of FDA regulation of pharmaceuticals, revealing how the agency's organizational reputation has been the primary source of its power, yet also one of its ultimate constraints. Daniel Carpenter describes how the FDA cultivated a reputation for competence and vigilance throughout the last century, and how this organizational image has enabled the agency to regulate an industry as powerful as American pharmaceuticals while resisting efforts to curb its own authority. Carpenter explains how the FDA's reputation and power have played out among committees in Congress, and with drug companies, advocacy groups, the media, research hospitals and universities, and governments in Europe and India. He shows how FDA regulatory power has influenced the way that business, medicine, and science are conducted in the United States and worldwide. Along the way, Carpenter offers new insights into the therapeutic revolution of the 1940s and 1950s; the 1980s AIDS crisis; the advent of oral contraceptives and cancer chemotherapy; the rise of antiregulatory conservatism; and the FDA's waning influence in drug regulation today. Reputation and Power demonstrates how reputation shapes the power and behavior of government agencies, and sheds new light on how that power is used and contested.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Requiem for the Bone Man: A Novel
by R. A. ComunaleRequiem for the Bone Man is a moving, compelling first novel, told with the assurance and skill of a born storyteller. It is also a meditation on the art of healing, as seen in the adventures of its unforgettable central character, Dr. Robert Galen. From his youth as a street-smart son of immigrants to his career as a gifted physician, Galen is tough-minded yet compassionate. Above all, he is deeply human, willing to risk the pain of loss and failure that inevitably comes to those with an unshakeable commitment to a vocation and to friends and loved ones.
Requirements Engineering for Digital Health
by Samuel A. Fricker Christoph Thümmler Anastasius GavrasHealthcare and well-being have captured the attention of established software companies, start-ups, and investors. Software is starting to play a central role for addressing the problems of the aging society and the escalating cost of healthcare services. Enablers of such digital health are a growing number of sensors for sensing the human body and communication infrastructure for remote meetings, data sharing, and messaging. The challenge that lies in front of us is how to effectively make use of these capabilities, for example to empower patients and to free the scarce resources of medical personnel. Requirements engineering is the process by which the capabilities of a software product are aligned with stakeholder needs and a shared understanding between the stakeholders and development team established. This book provides guide for what to look for and do when inquiring and specifying software that targets healthcare and well-being, helping readers avoid the pitfalls of the highly regulated and sensible healthcare domain are and how they can be overcome. This book brings together the knowledge of 22 researchers, engineers, lawyers, and CEOs that have experience in the development of digital health solutions. It represents a unique line-up of best practices and recommendations of how to engineer requirements for digital health. In particular the book presents: · The area of digital health, e-health, and m-health · Best practice for requirements engineering based on evidence from a large number of projects · Practical step-by-step guidelines, examples, and lessons-learned for working with laws, regulations, ethical issues, interoperability, user experience, security, and privacy · How to put these many concerns together for engineering the requirements of a digital health solution and for scaling a digital health product For anybody who intends to develop software for digital health, this book is an introduction and reference with a wealth of actionable insights. For students interested in understanding how to apply software to healthcare, the text introduces key topics and guides further studies with references to important literature.
El rescate del conejillo de Indias (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Level L #55)
by Pamela Rushby Sarah DavisLulú, Ajay y Darcy se sorprenden al saber que el año pasado se rescataron muchos conejillos de Indias y que aún viven en la clínica veterinaria de la tía Elly. ¡Cincuenta conejillos de Indias necesitan un nuevo hogar! ¿Qué pueden hacer Lulú, Ajay y Darcy para ayudar? NIMAC-sourced textbook
Rescue
by Anita ShreveIs love always worth saving - no matter what the cost?The car crash should have killed her. But rookie paramedic Peter Webster takes the emergency call, and helps the young woman, Sheila Arsenault, to survive. After the accident, she haunts his thoughts, despite his misgivings about getting involved with a patient. Soon he is embroiled in an intense love affair and in Sheila's troubled life. Eighteen years later, Sheila is long gone and Peter is raising their daughter, Rowan, alone. But Rowan is veering dangerously off course and for the first time in their quiet life together Peter fears for her future. He seeks out the only person who may be able to help Rowan, although Sheila's return is sure to unleash all the questions Peter has been carefully keeping at bay: Why would a mother leave her family? How did the marriage of two people in love unravel?
The Rescue Doc's Christmas Miracle
by Amalie BerlinFrom partners to parents! Dr. Gabriel Jackson and paramedic Penny Davenport make a great team-despite driving each other crazy! She's Manhattan Mercy's daredevil helicopter pilot, who thrives on adventure after a childhood spent wrapped in cotton wool, while he's the cautious flight doctor who, after a disastrous marriage, will never take risks again. But after the elation of surviving a storm explodes into passion, Penny discovers she's pregnant! This could be an unforgettable Christmas-if they listen to their hearts and take the greatest risk of all!
The Rescue Doctor's Baby Miracle
by Dianne DrakeA new life--a new hope... When Dr. Gideon Merrill finds out Dr. Lorna Preston is coming to film his search-and-rescue operation in a storm-devastated Brazilian village, everything he's tried to forget comes flooding back. Their passionate affair, their failed marriage--the baby they lost. Forced to work with her, he's soon struck by how different--how incredible--Lorna is. But a night of passion changes everything, and as they work miracles to save countless lives Gideon knows he and Lorna might just have made a tiny miracle of their own. Could a precious new life herald the start of an amazing new future--together?
Rescue Team (Grace Medical #2)
by Candace Calvert"Calvert is an ER nurse who brings the reader not only a great romantic story, but a glimpse into the chaos of an urban medical clinic."--ROMANTIC TIMES Tired of running from her past, nurse Kate Callison intends to become Austin Grace Hospital's permanent ER director and make Texas her home. Despite staff friction, she's moving ahead. Then unthinkable tragedy wraps the ER in crime tape, brings swarms of media, legal chaos... and a search-and-rescue hero who seems determined to meddle in her life. For Wes Tanner, nothing beats finding someone who's lost; he's known that helpless terror firsthand. That's why he's committed to extending a lifeline of hope to others as a rescue volunteer. He's ready for anything--except Austin Grace's prickly and dismissive ER director. As Kate and Wes discover more about each other, new respect becomes something deeper. Kate wonders if her heart might finally have found a home. But when a startling missing person's case unearths secrets and opens old wounds, she fears that all they've found will just as quickly be lost. CANDACE CALVERT is a former ER nurse and author of the Mercy Hospital and Grace Medical series. Her medical dramas offer readers a chance to "scrub in" on the exciting world of emergency medicine, wife, mother, and very proud grandmother, Candace makes her home in northern California. Please visit her website at www.candacecalvert.com.
Rescued by Dr. Rafe (Stranded in His Arms #1)
by Annie ClaydonHer unexpected rescuer When newly qualified paramedic Mimi Sawyer is separated from her colleague in a flash flood, the last person she wants to come to her rescue is Dr. Rafe Chapman-the man who broke her heart when he walked out five years ago... Talking about his feelings has never been easy for Rafe. But their forced reunion means confronting the truth of the past. It's suddenly clear that Mimi has always been the one for him, yet to win her back he'll need to convince Mimi that he's the one for her!
Rescued by Her Mr. Right: Healed By Her Army Doc (bondi Bay Heroes) / Rescued By Her Mr Right (bondi Bay Heroes) (Bondi Bay Heroes #4)
by Alison RobertsDancing in the best man’s arms……is her biggest risk of all!In this Bondi Bay Heroes story, injured nurse Harriet Collins agrees to let hunky paramedic Jack Evans get her fighting fit and back on the Specialist Disaster Response team. After all, it’s purely platonic, right? Plus she’s already nursing a broken heart. But when she’s the bridesmaid and Jack’s the best man at their teammates’ wedding, Harriet wonders if it could be more…
Rescued by Her Rival (Harlequin Lp Medical Ser. #Vol. 1031)
by Amalie BerlinFrom fighting fires…To fighting attraction!Firefighter medic Lauren Autry was devastated when she lost out on her dream job as a smoke jumper to golden boy Beck Ellison. Two years later she’s trying again and surprised to see her nemesis with the rookies on probation. Beck is more brooding than ever, but still as maddeningly handsome. A wildfire forces them to work together, but it’s the flaming attraction raging between them that Lauren is desperately trying to put out…“The healing powers of love are working overtime! Excellent characters and attention grabbing … highly recommend!”— Goodreads on Healed Under the Mistletoe“This was such an emotionally-charged story, which I loved from start to finish…a wonderfully-crafted tale…”— Harlequin Junkie on Back in Dr. Xenakis’ Arms
Rescued by Mr. Wrong
by Cynthia ThomasonLife is meant to be lived Surprising her family for Christmas seems like a good idea...until Carrie Foster loses control of her car in a freak blizzard. Now she's stuck in the middle of nowhere with a fractured leg, the unplanned-for guest of the man who saved her life. Keegan Breen lives in a secluded cabin on his family's neglected campgrounds, which nature-lover Carrie sees as a potential paradise. The haunted war correspondent is a world away from the boy he was once. But together, can they prove the cynics wrong and show that opposites can not only attract, but be soul mates?
Rescued by the Dreamy Doc
by Amy AndrewsNurse Callie Duncan tells herself she's finally put the pieces of her life back together. Then drop-dead-gorgeous world-renowned psychologist Sebastian Walker arrives at her hospital. . . . Seb recognizes the pain behind Callie's beautiful face and fiery temperament and decides they might be just what each other needs for a very welcome distraction!Nights spent in the roguish Seb's strong arms jump-start Callie's badly broken heart. And now the fiercely independent Callie must let this dreamiest of doctors deliver a real fairy-tale ending.
Rescued by the Single Dad: Rescued By The Single Dad / The Doctor's Marriage For A Month (Mills And Boon Medical Ser.)
by Emily ForbesFalling in love…With her rescuer!When paramedic Patrick Reeves discovers Dr. Charli Lawson trapped after a landslide, he holds her hand until she’s freed. They will never forget the connection of that night, but Patrick is a single dad with a broken heart, and Charli has already lost everything! She tries to stay away but he slips past her defenses. Could her courageous but scarred rescuer—and his adorable three-year-old—help heal Charli’s lonely heart?“This is the best book I’ve read by Ms. Forbes so far and I was hooked right from the beginning….”— Harlequin Junkie on Reunited with Her Brooding Surgeon“…it was riveting and tugged at my heartstrings due to the emotional back story of the heroine and all this couple go through on their journey to happy ever after.”— Harlequin Junkie on One Night That Changed Her Life