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This book contains specific data on the various clinical findings and histologic findings of skin diseases. It emphasizes criteria for diagnosis to help the learning pathologist or dermatologist decipher the most important features.

This book describes the cardiac development and cardiac anatomy in the development of the adult heart. It features more than 500 images of dissected embryo and adult hearts made on human normal and pathological hearts of different ages.

Leaders in academic institutions around the world contributed focused chapters on a broad array of topics such as: cell and tissue engineering (6 chapters), genetic and protein engineering (10 chapters), nanoengineering (10 chapters), biomedical instrumentation (4 chapters), and theranostics and other novel approaches (4 chapters).

Practical Tips in Urology is a compact, illustrated reference which provides the reader with practical tips and advice in managing day-to-day urological issues encountered in a clinical setting.

Offering a practical example of translational medicine that links the newest theoretical results to the latest clinical research, this book discusses clinical applications, and also links Heart Rate Variety to systems biology and theories of complexity.

This is a single, comprehensive handbook for clinical oncology trainees and consultants, covering the basic aspects of stereotactic radiotherapy systems and treatment.

Focusing on large-amplitude patterns far from equilibrium in biologically relevant models, this book summarizes and expands on fifteen years of results in the mathematical analysis of patterns which are encountered in biological systems.

This book explores the potential of recent developments in control for resolving such issues as flight performance, self protection and extended-life structures. Deals with such considerations as tuning, complexity of design, worst-case performance and more.

C omplications of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Survival Handbook aims to serve as a reference manual for all cardiologists, particularly those in training, who face life-threatening complications of PCI on a day-to-day basis.

The overall incidence of meningiomas, particularly in the developed countries, is rising due to a growing size of the aging population, with people living longer and enjoying healthier lives than ever before.

Recent European Commission studies recall the urgency of promoting new and more robust Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), due to the rise of enormous global markets and the emergence of a new industrial system originating from the distinctly different business culture of the Far East.

For a company to survive in the manufacturing industry, it must not only accumulate light-weight 3D data, but also share this information within the company and with related companies as well as train key personnel.

The Creative Engineering Design Assessment or CEDA is a newly developed tool to assess creativity specific to engineering design which is vital for innovation.

This volume presents the proceedings of ECSCW 2013, the 13th European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work. The 15 papers selected for this conference deal with and reflect the lively debate currently ongoing in our field of research.

This book introduces theoretical and practical aspects of computer networks and network programming, surveying current developments in network architecture, communication protocols and programming techniques, supported by code examples for hands-on practice.

An Introduction to Network Programming with Java

This text is a rigorous introduction to Ergodic theory, developing the machinery of conditional measures and expectations, mixing, and recurrence. It describes some recent applications to number theory, and goes beyond the standard texts in this topic.

"Designing Inclusive Futures" reflects the need to explore, in a coherent way, the issues and practicalities that lie behind design that is intended to extend our active future lives.

This book was stimulated by the third Cambridge Workshop Series on Universal Access and Assistive Technology held in April 2006; the contributors represent leading researchers in the fields of Inclusive Design, Rehabilitation Robotics, Universal Access and Assistive Technology. assistive technology and rehabilitation robotics;

Successful enterprises are aware of these challenges and efficiently respond to the dynamic environment in which their business operates.Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) offer solutions to these challenges and provide techniques to enable effective business change.

The causative organisms of Urinary Tract Infection are dynamic in terms of their virulence and resistance patterns, leading to challenges in the prevention and treatment of urinary infection.

This book features a comprehensive review of the sense of touch from the psychophysical, biomechanical and technological viewpoints. It presents guidelines for mechatronics design and the control of high-fidelity vibrotactile devices.

With these changes in mind, Practical SPECT/CT in Nuclear Medicine provides a handy and informative guide to the purchase, clinical implementation and routine use of a SPECT/CT scanner.

This short, pithy book - addressed to primary care physicians, will also be invaluable to those studying urology, prior to taking any professional exam.

This atlas illustrates the most commonly found dermatologic conditions among the geriatric population, and discusses some of the appropriate treatments. Includes detailed, comprehensive references for additional study.

The versatility of oocyte and embryo donation has proven to be extremely valuable to both patients and doctors engaged in reproductive medicine.

Edited by Guido Deboeck, a leading exponent in the use of computation intelligence methods in finance and economic forecasting, and the originator of SOM, Teuvo Kohonen. An 8-page color section makes this book unique, colorful and exciting to read. Each chapter contains exercises and solutions, perfectly suited to aid self-study.

In 1969 Herbert Simon wrote a book, The Science of the Artificial, in which he argued that cognitive science should have its area of application in the design of devices.

- Written by international contributors including specialists in surgery, hematology and oncology. - The information is presented in an instructive manner, allowing the phycisian to utilize the content immediately. - Discusses new techniques such as minimally invasive approaches to surgery and new cancer treatments.

This book will interest maintenance engineers and managers in industry as well as researchers and graduate students in maintenance, industrial engineering and applied mathematics.