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Advanced Hatha Yoga: Classic Methods of Physical Education and Concentration
by Shyam Sundar GoswamiThe classic Hatha yoga manual for a strong, vital, beautiful body and a balanced, harmonious, happy mind • Includes instructions for many advanced Hatha yoga exercises to build strength, stamina, and good posture, the necessary basis for spiritual development • Provides detailed exercise plans to help you develop your personal weekly practice • Explains traditional yogic methods of fasting and internal cleansing, practices to strengthen the endocrine system, methods for advanced sexual control, breath control practices, and concentration exercises to improve mind power Based upon ancient Sanskrit works on yoga as well as thousands of years of oral teachings, this Hatha yoga classic moves beyond the introductory level of yoga and provides illustrated instructions for many advanced asanas and other yogic techniques to build strength, stamina, and good posture--a necessary prerequisite for spiritual development. Offering detailed exercise plans to help you develop your personal weekly yoga practice as well as techniques to target specific areas of the body, such as the abdominal muscles, this book also contains detailed instructions on many forms of prânâyâma (breath control), including alternate nostril breathing, kapâlabhâti, and sahita, as well as meditative methods for developing your powers of concentration and mental discipline. With instructions on diet, fasting, internal cleansing, advanced sexual control, and strengthening the endocrine system, Sri S. S. Goswami’s classic text presents the complete picture of an advanced Hatha yoga lifestyle for a strong, vital, beautiful body and a balanced, harmonious, happy mind.
Advanced Headache Therapy: Outpatient Strategies
by Lawrence RobbinsThis cutting-edge book will cover various aspects of headache management, with a focus on difficult patients. Practical, step-by-step advice for treating challenging headaches, including migraine, refractory and cluster headaches, will be provided in detail along with how to approach patients of different ages and those with psychological disorders. Unique and complex case studies and complete explanations to the vast array of medications will also be featured. Authored by one of the leading experts on refractory headaches, Advanced Headache Management will be an invaluable guide for the resident or clinician and an easy-to-read resource for many patients.
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
by Jacqueline Rhoads Sandra Wiggins PetersenAdvanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, Third Edition covers the diagnostic reasoning process that providers must follow when assessing an actual case. The text outlines each step of the health assessment process and further demonstrates the link between health history and physical examination. It also provides the healthcare professional with the essential data needed to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan. <p><p>New Online Course! Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, Third Edition features Navigate Premier Access, a robust online course complete with interactive lectures, eBook with health assessment videos and audio clips, syllabus, instructor resource guide, image bank, practice activities, discussion questions, and testing items. Key Features: • Outlines the health assessment and diagnostic reasoning process for a nurse practitioner assessing a new patient • Provides the essential data needed to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan • Covers the anatomy and physiology of each system • Includes coverage of specific populations (pediatric, pregnancy, geriatric) • Navigate 2 Premier Access
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
by Jacqueline Rhoads Sandra Wiggins PetersenAdvanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning continues to deliver a comprehensive overview of general strategies for health history taking, physical examination, and documentation in an updated Fifth Edition. It expertly covers the diagnostic reasoning process that providers must follow when assessing an actual case. The Fifth Edition outlines each step of the health assessment process and further demonstrates the link between health history and physical examination. It also provides the healthcare professional with the essential data needed to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan.
Advanced Health Technology: Managing Risk While Tackling Barriers to Rapid Acceleration
by Sherri DouvilleEverything worth winning in life boils down to teamwork and leadership. In my positions as a businessman, athlete, community leader, and University trustee, there are tremendous parallels between all of these endeavors that mirror an extreme team sport such as medical technology. Understanding the game, defining the game, playing your position at your highest performance, and helping others play their best game. Advanced Health Technology represents an incredible opportunity to level up the game of healthcare and highlights the multiple disciplines – or positions to be mastered – while laying out winning plays to make that next level happen. Ronnie Lott, Managing Member, Lott Investments; Member, Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Trustee, Santa Clara University Healthcare stakeholders are paralyzed from making progress as risks explode in volume and complexity. This book will help readers understand how to manage and transcend risks to drive the quadruple aim of improved patient experiences, better patient and business outcomes, improved clinician experience, and lower healthcare costs, and also help readers learn from working successful examples across projects, programs, and careers to get ahead of these multidisciplinary healthcare risks.
Advanced Healthcare Systems: Empowering Physicians with IoT-Enabled Technologies (Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing for Industrial Transformation)
by R. K. Saini S. Balamurugan Rohit Tanwar Premkumar Chithaluru Vishal BhartiADVANCED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS This book offers a complete package involving the incubation of machine learning, AI, and IoT in healthcare that is beneficial for researchers, healthcare professionals, scientists, and technologists. The applications and challenges of machine learning and artificial intelligence in the Internet of Things (IoT) for healthcare applications are comprehensively covered in this book. IoT generates big data of varying data quality; intelligent processing and analysis of this big data are the keys to developing smart IoT applications, thereby making space for machine learning (ML) applications. Due to its computational tools that can substitute for human intelligence in the performance of certain tasks, artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks. Since IoT platforms provide an interface to gather data from various devices, they can easily be deployed into AI/ML systems. The value of AI in this context is its ability to quickly mesh insights from data and automatically identify patterns and detect anomalies in the data that smart sensors and devices generate—information such as temperature, pressure, humidity, air quality, vibration, and sound—that can be really helpful to rapid diagnosis. Audience This book will be of interest to researchers in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, machine learning as well as information technologists working in the healthcare sector.
Advanced Heat Transfer
by Greg F. NatererThe book provides a valuable source of technical content for the prediction and analysis of advanced heat transfer problems, including conduction, convection, radiation, phase change, and chemically reactive modes of heat transfer. With more than 20 new sections, case studies, and examples, the Third Edition broadens the scope of thermal engineering applications, including but not limited to biomedical, micro- and nanotechnology, and machine learning. The book features a chapter devoted to each mode of multiphase heat transfer. FEATURES Covers the analysis and design of advanced thermal engineering systems Presents solution methods that can be applied to complex systems such as semi-analytical, machine learning, and numerical methods Includes a chapter devoted to each mode of multiphase heat transfer, including boiling, condensation, solidification, and melting Explains processes and governing equations of multiphase flows with droplets and particles Applies entropy and the second law of thermodynamics for the design and optimization of thermal engineering systems Advanced Heat Transfer, Third Edition, offers a comprehensive source for single and multiphase systems of heat transfer for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in advanced heat transfer, multiphase fluid mechanics, and advanced thermodynamics. A solutions manual is provided to adopting instructors.
Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring: Basics and New Horizons
by Mikhail Y. Kirov Vsevolod V. Kuzkov Bernd SaugelThis book describes how to monitor and optimize cardiovascular dynamics using advanced hemodynamic monitoring in perioperative and intensive care medicine. The book outlines basic skills of hemodynamic monitoring, different techniques including invasive, minimally invasive, and non-invasive methods, and algorithms and treatment strategies for perioperative goal-directed hemodynamic therapy in different groups of surgical patients. Thus, the book reflects current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in perioperative and intensive care medicine. All sections of this book have a learning-oriented style and are illustrated with tables and figures summarizing the main content. The volume is addressed both to specialists and residents using advanced hemodynamic monitoring; it reflects indications and limitations of current monitoring tools and discuss therapeutic strategies. It also helps readers to integrate new knowledge on monitoring of cardiovascular dynamics into clinical practice.
Advanced Hierarchical Control and Stability Analysis of DC Microgrids (Springer Theses)
by Andrei-Constantin BraitorThis book introduces several novel contributions into the current literature. Firstly, given that microgrid topologies are paramount in theoretical analysis, the author has proposed a rigorous method of computing the network’s admittance matrix and developed to facilitate the stability analysis of DC microgrids supplying nonlinear loads. This unique approach enabled the factorisation of the admittance matrix in a particular way that facilitates a rigorous theoretical analysis for deriving the stability conditions.Secondly, author has proposed a unified control structure at the primary control layer that maintains the widely accepted droop-based approaches and additionally ensures crucial current- and voltage-limiting properties, thus offering an inherent protection to distributed energy resources. He has formalised the control design proofs using Lyapunov methods and nonlinear ultimate boundedness theory, for both parallel and meshed microgrid configurations. Moreover, he has developed a distributed secondary controller using a diffusive coupling communication network, on top of the primary control, to achieve voltage restoration and improve the power sharing. In this way, the author has formulated the complete hierarchical control scheme.In this high-order nonlinear setting, he has analytically proven closed-loop system stability of the overall system, for the first time, using two-time scale approaches and singular perturbation theory, by formulating rigorous theorems that introduce straightforward conditions that guide the system and control design and demonstrate system stability at the desired equilibrium point. In addition, the author has provided a straightforward algorithm for simple testing of system stability and explored from a graphical perspective by giving an interpretation to the effect of the nonlinear load onto the system performance and stability.
Advanced Hierarchical Nanostructured Materials
by Qiang Zhang Fei WeiAn overview of the recent developments and prospects in this highly topical area, covering the synthesis, characterization, properties and applications of hierarchical nanostructured materials. The book concentrates on those materials relevant for research and development in the fields of energy, biomedicine and environmental protection, with a strong focus on 3D materials based on nanocarbons, mesoporous silicates, hydroxides, core-shell particles and helical nanostructures. Thanks to its clear concept and application-oriented approach, this is an essential reference for experienced researchers and newcomers to the field alike.
Advanced High Dynamic Range Imaging: Theory And Practice
by Alessandro Artusi Francesco Banterle Kurt Debattista Alan ChalmersThis book explores the methods needed for creating and manipulating HDR content. HDR is a step change from traditional imaging; more closely matching what we see with our eyes. In the years since the first edition of this book appeared, HDR has become much more widespread, moving from a research concept to a standard imaging method. This new edition incorporates all the many developments in HDR since the first edition and once again emphasizes practical tips, including the authors' popular HDR Toolbox (available on the authors' website) for MATLAB and gives readers the tools they need to develop and experiment with new techniques for creating compelling HDR content. Key Features: Contains the HDR Toolbox for readers' experimentation on authors' website Offers an up-to-date, detailed guide to the theory and practice of high dynamic range imaging Covers all aspects of the field, from capture to display Provides benchmarks for evaluating HDR imagery
Advanced High School Statistics
by David DiezThe OpenIntro project was founded in 2009 to improve the quality and availability of education by producing exceptional books and teaching tools that are free to use and easy to modify. We feature real data whenever possible, and files for the entire textbook are freely available at openintro.org. The future for OpenIntro depends on the involvement and enthusiasm of our community. Visit our website, openintro.org. We provide free videos, statistical software labs, lecture slides, course management tools, and many other helpful resources. This textbook is also available for $20. However, we offer this $25 retail price version to hit the minimum for free shipping on some platforms.
Advanced High Strength Sheet Steels: Physical Metallurgy, Design, Processing, and Properties
by Nina FonsteinThe book covers all types of advanced high strength steels ranging from dual-phase, TRIP. Complex phase, martensitic, TWIP steels to third generation steels, including promising candidates as carbide free bainitic steels, med Mn and Quenching & Partitioning processed steels. The author presents fundamentals of physical metallurgy of key features of structure and relationship of structure constituents with mechanical properties as well as basics of processing AHSS starting from most important features of intercritical heat treatment, with focus on critical phase transformations and influence of alloying and microalloying. This book intends to summarize the existing knowledge to show how it can be utilized for optimization and adaption of steel composition, processing, and for additional improvement of steel properties that should be recommended to engineering personal of steel designers, producers and end users of AHSS as well as to students of colleges and Universities who deal with materials for auto industry.
Advanced High Strength Steel: Processing and Applications (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Tapas Kumar Roy Basudev Bhattacharya Chiradeep Ghosh S. K. AjmaniThis volume comprises select proceedings of the AHSS 2017 conference. AHSS is an instrumental event in creating a platform for exchanging recent thoughts and results among a selective group of researchers working in the area of steel science and engineering. Twenty two selected papers have been included in this volume. This book will serve as a reference to many practitioners and researchers working in the areas of steel strength, characterization, and applications.
Advanced High Voltage Power Device Concepts
by B. Jayant BaligaThe devices described in "Advanced MOS-Gated Thyristor Concepts" are utilized in microelectronics production equipment, in power transmission equipment, and for very high power motor control in electric trains, steel-mills, etc. Advanced concepts that enable improving the performance of power thyristors are discussed here, along with devices with blocking voltage capabilities of 5,000-V, 10,000-V and 15,000-V. Throughout the book, analytical models are generated to allow a simple analysis of the structures and to obtain insight into the underlying physics. The results of two-dimensional simulations are provided to corroborate the analytical models and give greater insight into the device operation.
Advanced High-Resolution Tomography in Regenerative Medicine: Three-Dimensional Exploration into the Interactions between Tissues, Cells, and Biomaterials (Fundamental Biomedical Technologies)
by Alessandra Giuliani Alessia CedolaThis book covers the state-of-the-art research on advanced high-resolution tomography, exploring its role in regenerative medicine. and also explores the 3D interactions between tissues, cells, and biomaterials. Various multidisciplinary paths in regenerative medicine are covered, including X-ray microtomography and its role in regenerative medicine, synchrotron radiation-based microtomography and phase contrast tomography, the challenge of the vascularization of regenerated tissues, lung and cartilage imaging, and more. This is an ideal book for biomedical engineers, biologists, physicists, clinicians, and students who want to pursue their studies in the field of regenerative medicine.This book also:Reviews in detail the algorithms and software used for the 3D exploration of regenerated tissueCovers the latest research on the use of X-ray microtomography for muscle diseasesDetails applications of synchrotron radiation tomography in orthopedics and dentistry
Advanced Higher English: Textual Analysis (with advice on Creative Writing)
by Ann Bridges Susan MacdonaldThe only book to support the compulsory Textual Analysis component of Advanced Higher English.Written by subject experts, this book contains short extracts of prose fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with analysis and commentary to assist students' understanding and their ability to critically assess their reading of literature. Short writing tasks, linked to the analysis of particular techniques, help to develop aspects of creative writing skills.The Textual Analysis component forms a compulsory section of the Advanced Higher English syllabus and accounts for 20% of the final grade; the portfolio (which can include creative writing) accounts for 30%. Practice and improvement in these areas is therefore vital to achieving the best possible result.- Offers a wide selection of materials for study and practice, including fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction- Includes exam-style extracts and questions, with advice and sample answers provided online, free of charge- Demonstrates practical means of improving creative writing skills by re-crafting and refining the techniques demonstrated in the extracts
Advanced Home Automation Using Raspberry Pi: Building Custom Hardware, Voice Assistants, and Wireless Nodes
by Rishabh JainBuild a versatile home automation system from scratch. There are many ways of controlling home appliances with your smartphones, voice, gestures, etc. This book dives into the many options for for communicating with appliances wirelessly and we’ll discuss and implement the leading protocols in the field.In first few chapters, you will develop a basic understanding of the Raspberry Pi and how one can control it wirelessly from anywhere in the world. Then you’ll get to know about the local server for your home automation projects and control the Raspberry Pi GPIOs using smartphone and web apps. Every appliance will be able to talk to each other, as well, with the help of mesh networking, which you’ll learn to implement. The user interface is also an important aspect of handling all the appliances, so you’ll create your own user dashboard using OpenHAB. From there, you can monitor all the appliances and sensor data in one environment. Next, implement your own custom voice assistant to control your appliances and perform basic tasks like playing music, checking weather, etc. You’ll also integrate a smart door bell into your system using image processing so that you can restrict an unknown person’s entry. Finally, we’ll combine all the knowledge that we have learned to make a fully versatile home automation project controlled using voice, gestures, and image processing. Throughout this whole project, Raspberry Pi will be your master server or node and other devices will be connected wirelessly using wi-fi/Bluetooth modules. Create a smart home with fully custom interfaces to do exactly what you need!What You'll LearnCreate a user interface using openHABImplement the MQTT protocolInstall Alexa and Google Home API to control appliances wirelesslyWho This Book Is ForEnthusiasts with a working knowledge of the Raspberry Pi, electronic engineering, and Python programming. This book will also interest hobbyists and students from Computer Science or related disciplines.
Advanced Home Baking: Recipes for Mastering Sweet and Savory Bakes
by Jaclyn RodriguezSweet and savory bakery-level bakes—made in your own home kitchen From a towering Croquembouche to a decadent Black Forest Cake to rich Fudge Brownies, there's nothing more delightful (or delicious) than successfully baking an elegant, edible work of art. Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or simply satisfying your sweet tooth, this guide is brimming with dozens of sweet and savory bakes, as well as all the tips, tricks, and techniques you'll need to take your baking to the next level. Explore the nuts and bolts of baking with a comprehensive, but easy-to-navigate, walk-through of its science, including how certain ingredients and cooking methods work. Then, put your skills to the test with more than 80 mouthwatering masterpieces, such as buttery Brioche, decadent Truffles, a festive Yule Log, and décor ideas for elevating your bakes with sugar work and other embellishments. Advanced Home Baking includes: Bake like a pro—Home bakers will find friendly guidance on the best practices of baking, including stocking your kitchen for advanced baking and troubleshooting for bakes gone wrong. Cooking with chemistry—Discover how chemistry creates your bakes with an in-depth look at the role of each ingredient and how it interacts and reacts. Sweet and savory showstoppers—Try your hand at 80+ recipes for breads, pastries, pies, cakes, frostings, and more—along with instructions for elegant decorations, like tempering chocolate and edible flowers. Master the art of baking with a world of awe-inspiring, artisan bakes you can make at home.
Advanced Homework for Grown-ups
by Beth Coates Elizabeth FoleyIf you paid attention to Homework for Grown-ups you should hopefully now have a grasp of the basics: know your chiasmus from your zeugma, your obliques from your acutes, and your Anne of Cleves from your Anne Boleyn. Now, sit up straight, and get your jotters and pencils out, because E Foley and B Coates are back to steer you through some of the more complicated elements of the curriculum and beyond.Advanced Homework for Grown-ups will revisit and refresh the core subjects of Maths, English, Science, Geography, History and Classics in a little more depth. This time, amongst other topics, they tackle logarithms, unlock the secrets of semantics, and explore the Agrarian Revolution, with a mix of really useful information and entertainingly esoteric material. In addititon, new subjects enter the timetable: Music, Modern Languages, Economics, Politics, Philosophy and Psychology, as well as Design and Drama.Packed with fun practical excercises and, of course, examination papers for the competitive, Advanced Homework for Grown-ups will be the perfect gift.
Advanced Human Nutrition
by Robert E.C. Wildman Denis M MedeirosAdvanced Human Nutrition, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the human body and details why nutrients are important from a biochemical, physiological, and molecular perspective. Written for the upper-level undergraduate or graduate level majors course, the text clearly outlines metabolism and the molecular functions of nutrients, through the use of an accessible writing style and numerous figures and illustrations. A variety of pedagogical elements within the text, such as "Here's Where You Have Been" and "Here's Where You Are Going" help clarify key points from the chapter and provide real world-examples to bring the content to life. Each new print copy includes Navigate Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full Student Study Guide, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Includes additional case studies based on real-world scenarios that provide additional context to concepts discussed in the text.A revised Test Bank now includes more than 500 questions.NEW - Appendix A: Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)Includes a NEW full-color design and art programEvery chapter concludes with "Clinical Insights" that present the clinical relevance of the nutritional science topics covered within the chapter.Chapters open and concludes with the features "Here's Where You are Going" and "Here's Where You've Been", introducing students to topics and reviewing key points.Each chapter closes with a "Here's What You Have Learned" section that reiterates the main points within the chapter. © 2023 | 500 pages
Advanced Human Nutrition
by Robert E.C. Wildman Denis M. MedeirosWritten for the upper-level undergrad or graduate level majors course, Advanced Human Nutrition, Fourth Edition provides an in-depth overview of the human body and details why nutrients are important from a biochemical, physiological, and molecular perspective. Through it's writing style and clear figures and illustrations, the text clearly outlines metabolism and the molecular functions of nutrients. A variety of pedagogical elements within the text, such as “Here’s Where You Have Been” and “Here’s Where You Are Going,” help clarify key points from the chapter and provide real-world examples to bring the content to life. <P><P>New & Key to the Fourth Edition - NEW - Each chapter now concludes with "Clinical Insight" which presents the clinical relevance of the nutritional science topics covered within the chapter - NEW - Chapter 2 now discusses bariatric surgery procedures used to treat obesity, as well as diseases of the gastrointestinal track that have nutritional relevance in health and disease - NEW - Includes the latest algorithms used by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology in determining the risk of a cardiac event - NEW - Incorporates controversy brought about by some scientists on protein requirements as it relates to the RDA - NEW - Includes coverage of the role of the fat-soluable vitamins in Alzheimer's disease.
Advanced Human Nutrition (Modern Nutrition)
by Robert E.C. Wildman Denis M. MedeirosThis text begins with an in-depth overview into the human organism at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels, and develops into a discussion of the objectives and features of organ systems of the evolved human. The book also covers the relationship between the human body and the environment in which it exists including other organisms tha
Advanced Human Resource Management: Strategies, Theories and Concepts for HR Practice
by Sajia FerdousAdvanced Human Resource Management provides comprehensive, practical guidance on understanding and implementing key strategies across various HR functions. This essential textbook for postgraduate and final year undergraduate students of HRM covers an expansive discussion on contemporary contexts, theories and strategies for the various HR functions. From topics such as talent and performance management to managing diversity and maintaining sustainability, the book engages with how to apply different HR management approaches within organizations to achieve sustained competitive advantage.Features include:- Analysis of the impact of HR strategies at the micro-, meso- and macro-levels of the organization- Considerations of legal and policy implications of HR practices for ensuring compliance- Evaluation of the effectiveness of HRM strategies across different organizational settings, including large and small organizations as well as public and private sectors- Self-assessment quiz questions, relevant case law and real-world examples
Advanced Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing
by Lihui Wang Xi Vincent Wang József Váncza Zsolt KeményThis book presents state-of-the-art research, challenges and solutions in the area of human–robot collaboration (HRC) in manufacturing. It enables readers to better understand the dynamic behaviour of manufacturing processes, and gives more insight into on-demand adaptive control techniques for industrial robots.With increasing complexity and dynamism in today’s manufacturing practice, more precise, robust and practical approaches are needed to support real-time shop-floor operations. This book presents a collection of recent developments and innovations in this area, relying on a wide range of research efforts.The book is divided into five parts. The first part presents a broad-based review of the key areas of HRC, establishing a common ground of understanding in key aspects. Subsequent chapters focus on selected areas of HRC subject to intense recent interest. The second part discusses human safety within HRC. The third, fourth and fifth parts provide in-depth views of relevant methodologies and algorithms. Discussing dynamic planning and monitoring, adaptive control and multi-modal decision making, the latter parts facilitate a better understanding of HRC in real situations. The balance between scope and depth, and theory and applications, means this book appeals to a wide readership, including academic researchers, graduate students, practicing engineers, and those within a variety of roles in manufacturing sectors.