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Hardcover: 552 pages
Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (April 25, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0125515030
ISBN-13: 978-0125515030.

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This unique book integrates a large number of subjects in environmental studies and provides a realistic and objective evaluation of pollution as a price we pay for a modern economy. It focuses on the scientific assessment of environmental quality by developing a framework of principles that can be applied to any environmental problem. It addresses tactical issues for managers and government workers such as remediation, environmental monitoring, risk assessment, and management. It can be used by professionals as well as undergraduate students.

* Emphasizes conceptual understanding of environmental impact, integrating the disciplines of biology, chemistry, and mathematics
* Topics cover the fate and transport of contaminants; monitoring and remediation of pollution; sources and characteristics of pollution; and risk assessment and management
* Includes color photos and diagrams, chapter questions and problems, and highlighted key words.

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Hardcover: 513 pages
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.; 1 edition (March 15, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585622737
ISBN-13: 978-1585622733.

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A pioneer in the identification of receptors for neurotransmitters and drugs and in the explanation of the actions of psychotropic agents, Solomon Snyder has been instrumental in the establishment of modern psychopharmacology.Science and Psychiatry is a collection of some of his best scientific papers from the past forty years, representing important advances in psychopharmacology and molecular biology. Some offer insight into modern neuroscience to help make sense of available psychotropic medications and point the way toward more effective and safer agents; others describe the underpinnings of psychopharmacology that practitioners need to know, especially regarding the role of receptors in drug action.

The articles cover nine areas of research with particular attention to four groups of extraordinary discoveries for which Snyder is widely recognized: the identification of opiate receptors, characterization of the IP3 receptor, the establishment of nitric oxide as a transmitter in the brain, and the discovery that D-serine is the normal stimulus for the glycine site of the NMDA receptor. Each section is accompanied by a commentary by a well-known authority that puts the discoveries in perspective. Together, they attest to the rich diversity of Snyder s research while conveying the origins of modern psychopharmacologic practice.

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 003 edition (August 23, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780534534370
ISBN-13: 978-0534534370
ASIN: 0534534376.

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Formerly a Nelson Hall title, this comprehensive introduction to the basics of criminal justice research introduces simple research methodologies and gradually advances to more complicated ones. The text describes elementary descriptive and inferential statistics, demonstrates research techniques, and examines the various scientific perspectives used in research today. This approach encourages students to think critically about the research they will encounter in their studies as well as think about ways they can conduct their own research.

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Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 16, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1848001665
ISBN-13: 978-1848001664.

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Cord blood is a significant source of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for the treatment of blood and genetic disorders. Cord blood is also an alternative to embryos as a source of tissue for regenerative medicine. Cells from cord blood have been shown to transdifferentiate into nonhematopoietic cells, including those of the brain, heart, liver, pancreas, bone, and cartilage, in tissue culture and in animal systems. Recently it has been demonstrated that both cardiac and glial cell differentiation of cord blood donor cells occurred in recipients of unrelated donor cord blood transplantation as part of a treatment regime for Krabbe disease and Sanfilippo syndrome. These observations raise the possibility that cord blood may serve as a source of cells to facilitate tissue repair and regeneration in the future. CD34 stem cell-rich umbilical cord whole blood transfusion has the potential to have an immediate benefit of better tissue oxygenation with an additional delayed benefit of possible engraftment of umbilical cord stem cells.

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Paperback: 334 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (December 21, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521747627
ISBN-13: 978-0521747622.

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Revolutionary advances in imaging technology that provide high resolution, 3-D, non-invasive imaging of biological subjects have made biomedical imaging an essential tool in clinical medicine and biomedical research. Key technological advances include MRI, positron emission tomography (PET) and multidetector X-ray CT scanners. Common to all contemporary imaging modalities is the creation of digital data and pictures. The evolution from analog to digital image data is driving the rapidly expanding field of digital image analysis. Scientists from numerous disciplines now require in-depth knowledge of these complex imaging modalities. Introduction to the Science of Medical Imaging presents scientific imaging principles, introduces the major biomedical imaging modalities, reviews the basics of human and computer image analysis and provides examples of major clinical and research applications. Written by one of the world’s most innovative and highly respected neuroradiologists, Introduction to the Science of Medical Imaging is a landmark text on image acquisition and interpretation.

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Paperback: 206 pages
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 1 edition (May 16, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0133456951
ISBN-13: 978-0133456950.

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This book addresses basic concepts in speech science in a clear manner which facilitates learning of technical material. In addition, the book contains over 170 illustrations to help explain important concepts in basic acoustics, anatomy, and physiology of speech production, resonance, and speech production. Six clearly defined chapters present the material in a clear, straightforward manner: Introduction; Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms; Basic Acoustics; Resonance; Acoustics of Speech Production; and Speech Perception. For anyone interested in speech-language pathology and audiology.

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Hardcover: 1216 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (April 6, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471677833
ISBN-13: 978-0471677833.

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Pharmacometrics is the science of interpreting and describing pharmacology in a quantitative fashion. The pharmaceutical industry is integrating pharmacometrics into its drug development program, but there is a lack of and need for experienced pharmacometricians since fewer and fewer academic programs exist to train them. Pharmacometrics: The Science of Quantitative Pharmacology lays out the science of pharmacometrics and its application to drug development, evaluation, and patient pharmacotherapy, providing a comprehensive set of tools for the training and development of pharmacometricians.

Edited and written by key leaders in the field, this flagship text on pharmacometrics:

• Integrates theory and practice to let the reader apply principles and concepts.
• Provides a comprehensive set of tools for training and developing expertise in the pharmacometric field.
• Is unique in including computer code information with the examples.

This volume is an invaluable resource for all pharmacometricians, statisticians, teachers, graduate and undergraduate students in academia, industry, and regulatory agencies.

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Paperback: 594 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; illustrated edition edition (June 20, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199280975
ISBN-13: 978-0199280971.

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Chemistry for the Biosciences leads students through the essential concepts that are central to understanding biological systems, using everyday examples and analogies to build their confidence in an often daunting subject. Placing an emphasis on clear explanations, it fosters understanding as opposed to rote learning and, by focusing on the key themes that unify the subject, shows how integral chemistry is to the biosciences.

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Hardcover: 109 pages
Publisher: Quintessence Publishing (IL); Slipcase edition (January 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0867154357
ISBN-13: 978-0867154351.

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The patient s satisfaction with the outcome of esthetic treatment depends, in large measure, on the clinician s ability to understand the patient s desires and in turn to communicate effectively with the dental ceramist. Facilitation of this three-way communication is the purpose of this new clinical atlas that documents many years of collaborative work between a world-renowned clinician and educator and a master dental ceramist. This beautiful, full-color book presents patient objectives, treatment plans and outcomes, shade selection, and other elements of the smile design, ie, arrangement, brightness, character, and incisal effects, in a spare and straightforward style. For the patient, the book serves as a visual guide to various restorative treatment options and to methods for previewing the esthetic outcome of treatment; for the clinician, it is a communication guide to demonstrate the possible therapeutic approaches and to arrive at an understanding of the patient s preferences; and for the ceramist, it is a visual base for fully comprehending the desired smile composition, tooth shape, and nuances of shading. An indispensable adjunct to the practitioner s esthetic treatment armamentarium.

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Hardcover: 306 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (April 15, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0632050713
ISBN-13: 978-0632050710.

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Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Provides the dermatologist with a sound base of clinical wisdom and key scientific findings from which to make a diagnosis and management plan. Includes sections on the definition of vitiligo, a complete description of its clinical manifestations, and physiological changes. DNLM: Vitiligo–diagnosis.

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