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Mendes, Luís F. An annotated list of generic and specific names of Machilidae (Microcoryphia, Insecta) with identification keys for the genera and geographical notes. Ministerio do Planeamento e da Administração do Território, Secretaria de Estado da Ciência e Tecnologia, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, 1990.
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North American Energy Standards Board. Business practice standards: Model business practices and models relating to master list of defined terms, market participant interactions, creditworthiness, billing and payments, quadrant specific electronic delivery mechanism, distribution company--supplier disputes, contracts, internet electronic transport. North American Energy Standards Board, 2005.
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Gyerasimova, YElyena, Alyeksandr Sizikin, and Boris Gyerasimov. Quality management. INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/23589.
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The tutorial is devoted to the study of the category "quality" and the basics of quality management. The manual consistently discusses modern problems and technologies of quality management, specific situations of decision-making in the field of quality. The text is provided with tasks for independent work, situational tasks, and a list of recommended literature.
 The manual meets the requirements of the Federal state educational standard of secondary professional education of the last generation.
 The textbook is intended for students of secondary special institutions of economic direction and economic faculties of universities, practitioners.
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Dzhioeva, Alesya. Theoretical course of the English language. Grammar. INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/935896.
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The purpose of the textbook is to give students an idea of the theoretical grammar of the English language and the issues that it solves. The basics of the general grammatical theory and theoretical grammar of the modern English language are described. The sections of grammar — morphology and syntax, their correlation in different languages are considered. The most important grammatical concepts are analyzed: a word, a phrase, a sentence. The idea of the theory of parts of speech, as well as parts of speech in the English language is given.
 The textbook includes eight chapters, a bibliographic list and appendices containing additional material. Each chapter is devoted to a specific question of theoretical grammar. At the end of each chapter, conclusions are given — a summary of its essence, a list of references, questions and tasks that help to assimilate the material are given.
 Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
 It is recommended for students of philological faculties of universities studying the theory of grammar and theoretical grammar of the English language.
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Murashko, Mikhail, Igor Ivanov, and Nadezhda Knyazyuk. THE BASICS OF MEDICAL CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY PROVISION. Advertising and Information Agency "Standards and quality», 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.35400/978-5-600-02711-4.
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 Current monograph represents and reviews key approaches to creating an effective internal quality and safety control system for an organization, based on patient-oriented approach, process approach, risk management, continuous process improvement and other methods including definition of all applied terms, a number of examples and step by step manuals on executing key measures and events to create and develop a quality control system and local documentation samples.
 Target audience for this monograph: hospital leadership, including CMO, deputy CMO on quality, head of quality control committee or designated quality control specialist, other medical workers.
 
 ABOUT «THE BASICS OF MEDICAL CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY PROVISION»
 All changes and reforms in healthcare should provide for medical care quality improvement, preservation of life and health of all citizens. Once an abstract word “quality” has its’ own specific meaning today, acquired by means of legislative validation of the term “medical care quality and safety”. Providing healthcare quality and safety is one of the key priorities within the confines of Russian Federation national policy for citizens’ health protection. 
 Current issue represents actual knowledge and practical experience in terms of medical care quality and safety control, continuous medical organization efficiency improvement. Current issue addresses the matters of theoretical and practical aspects of introducing management and internal quality and safety control system in medical care. It also contains the methodological description of Proposals (practical recommendations) of Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Healthcare, developed based on global experience generalization, adapted to Russian specificity, aimed at quality and safety provision. Current issue represents a large number of samples, examples, templates and check-list tables. Data, accumulated in the monograph, allows the reader create a proper system of measures in a medical organization to comply with the order № 381-н of Ministry of Health of Russian Federation «On approving Requirements towards organizing and executing medical care internal quality and safety control». 
 
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 Current issue is intended for a wide range of readers, interested in management: for healthcare organization leaders, CMOs and deputy CMOs, deputy CMOs on quality, quality control committee leaders or designated quality control specialists, physicians, nurses, medical academicians and students, and all specialists, interested in medical organizations’ stable development and improvement.
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Fifth GATS Protocol: Schedules of Specific Commitments and List of Exemptions from Article II Concerning Financial Services. Bernan Associates, 1998.
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Council, Scottish Sports, ed. List of governing bodies and other organisations concerned with specific sports. The Council, 1985.
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Council, Scottish Sports, ed. List of governing bodies and other organisations concerned with specific sports. The Council, 1988.
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Atkins, Richard Kenneth. The Place of “On a New List of Categories”. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190887179.003.0003.
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Peirce’s essay “On a New List of Categories,” presented in 1867, apparently anticipates his later work in phenomenology. Some scholars have regarded it as the keystone of Peirce’s philosophy, but others view it merely as a stepping stone to his mature work. In that early essay, Aristotle’s analysis of the proposition and Peirce’s discovery of three specific functions of the copula result in his identification of quality, relation, and representation as the three categories. He would have to abandon this account as his development of the Existential Graphs and study of other grammars led him to reject the Aristotelian theory of the proposition and to regard the copula as logically inessential.
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Trevor C, Hartley. Part I General and Introductory, 5 Subject-Matter Scope: Specific Exclusions. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198729006.003.0005.
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This chapter consider matters specifically excluded from the scope of Brussels 2012, Lugano 2007, and the Hague Convention. Each of these instruments contains a list of subjects — for example, status of natural persons — that are excluded from its scope. Under Brussels, and almost certainly under Lugano and Hague as well, these legal concepts have an autonomous meaning. They are not interpreted according to national law. If this were not so, the scope of the instrument would vary from State to State. Topics discussed include rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship, wills and succession, bankruptcy, social security, arbitration, maintenance, consumer contracts, employment contracts, carriage of persons and goods, maritime matters, competition (antitrust) matters, liability for nuclear damage, personal injury, damage to property, matters subject to exclusive jurisdiction, infringement of intellectual property rights, and declarations under the Hague Convention.
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Nations, United, ed. Manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under international control: List of national manufacture or convert specific narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and of the substances actually manufactured or converted by them during 1983. United Nationa, 1985.
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Nations, United, ed. Manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under international control: List of national manufacturers authorized to manufacture or convert specific narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and of the substances actually manufactured or converted by them during .... United Nations., 1985.
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Neveu, Erik. Bourdieu’s Capital(s). Edited by Thomas Medvetz and Jeffrey J. Sallaz. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199357192.013.15.
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This chapter explores three central questions. The first section describes the four core varieties of capitals: cultural, social, economic, and symbolic. It highlights some peculiarites of Bourdieu’s approach: the focus on symbolic capital, a definition of social capital different from those of North American. A second section questions the limits of economic metaphors. Bourdieu borrows from the lexicon of economics (capitals, conversion rates). But he devotes attention to the sociopolitical dimension of the struggles for defining the conversion rates between capitals and warns that “rational” actions are one historical dimension of a complex space of “reasonable” actions. Finally, the chapter discusses the question of the number of capitals. Should one add to Bourdieu’s list something like a bodily or erotic capital? If each field values a specific capital, should researchers produce an endless list of specific capitals, or are these specific capitals always combinations of the four basic ones?
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J, Judd Sandra, ed. Complementary and alternative medicine sourcebook: Basic consumer health information about complementary and alternative medical therapies, including acupuncture, ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, naturopathy, biofeedback, hypnotherapy, yoga, art therapy, aromatherapy, clinical nutrition, vitamin and mineral supplements, chiropractic, massage, reflexology, crystal therapy, therapeutic touch, and more; along with facts about alternative and complementary treatments for specific conditions such as cancer, diabetes, osteoarthritis, chronic pain, menopause, gastrointestinal disorders, headaches, and mental health, a glossary, and a resource list for additional help and information. 3rd ed. Omnigraphics, Inc., 2006.
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J, Judd Sandra, ed. Complementary and alternative medicine sourcebook: Basic consumer health information about complementary and alternative medical therapies, including acupuncture, ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, naturopathy, biofeedback, hypnotherapy, yoga, art therapy, aromatherapy, clinical nutrition, vitamin and mineral supplements, chiropractic, massage, reflexology, crystal therapy, therapeutic touch, and more; along with facts about alternative and complementary treatments for specific conditions such as cancer, diabetes, osteoarthritis, chronic pain, menopause, gastrointestinal disorders, headaches, and mental health, a glossary, and a resource list for additional help and information. 3rd ed. Omnigraphics, Inc., 2006.
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Barnett, Jeffrey E., and Jeffrey Zimmerman. If You Build It They Will Come. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190900762.001.0001.
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The private practice of mental health is a vibrant, thriving, and financially rewarding career path. Yet, many individuals who are considering entering private practice may have heard, or believe, a number of “myths” about private mental health practice. Believing these myths may result in not going into private practice and missing out on a wonderful career, or for those who enter private practice, it may result in a number of costly mistakes. These mistakes may have clinical, ethical, legal, and financial consequences. The authors of this book share practical advice based on their decades of clinical experience to address common myths about private practice in an easily accessible manner. Myths addressed fall into the broad areas of preparing for private practice, building your practice, managing your practice, documentation and record keeping, and ethical practice. Each chapter addresses a specific myth that may be believed, describes the myth, explains why the myth exists, and then offers specific guidance for moving beyond the myth. Accurate information is provided to help the reader avoid common pitfalls, and practice ethically, legally, and with clinical effectiveness. In addition to the specific recommendations and strategies provided in each chapter, each section offers a list of key resources available for additional guidance and support. This book is easy to read. It’s as if you are sitting with the authors and getting an in-person and practical consultation that is specific to your practice.
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Brody, David L. Concussion Care Manual. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199383863.001.0001.
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This manual, based on the experience of the director of the concussion clinic at Washington University in St Louis, provides specific step-by-step guidance for managing a variety of problems related to complex concussions, including making an accurate diagnosis, general treatment strategies, headaches, sleep disruption, attention deficit, mood instability, anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress, personality change, balance problems, dizziness, fatigue etc. Furthermore, there are specific sections on returning to work, driving, school, and contact sports. Finally, the manual includes information on special topics, such as concussion in adolescents, children, contact sport athletes, military personnel, and patients involved in medico-legal matters. It also includes information on how to set up a specialty concussion clinic, and an extensive list of resources related to concussion.
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Hsu, Sara. A Dictionary of Business and Management in China. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780191839023.001.0001.
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Over 240 entriesExpanding on Oxford’s coverage of the topic in A Dictionary of Business and Management, this dictionary includes up-to-date coverage of China’s business policy, customs, financial sector, and managerial practices as well as treatment of regulations, laws, and regulatory bodies relating to Chinese business and management. It is fully cross-referenced and includes entries such as the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, guanxi, Tier One City, and decentralization. A useful list of entries by subject has also been included for easy access to definitions relating to a specific topic or module.China is a key emerging market which has experienced significant economic development over recent decades, making this dictionary an essential resource for students, academics, and professionals engaging with international business, and requiring definitions specific to China.
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Matthews, Philippa C. Infections classified by organ system. Edited by Philippa C. Matthews. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198737773.003.0018.
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This chapter provides a page-per-topic view for clinical syndromes classified by organ system (central nervous system, cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and genitourinary, ocular, and cutaneous syndromes). Each page contains a tabulated list of organisms that may be responsible for causing pathology in this organ system, with a brief description of the likely nature of the clinical presentation. This aims to provide clinicians with a quick check-list of the potential aetiology underpinning any particular clinical presentation, as well as providing a summary of information presented on specific organisms in earlier chapters of the book.
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Ciafaloni, Emma, Loralei L. Thornburg, and Cheryl D. Bushnell, eds. Neurological Diseases and Pregnancy. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190667351.001.0001.
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This book is intended for practitioners in the field of neurology, maternal fetal medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology. It is comprehensive in that it covers most neurological diseases, issues related to delivery and postpartum, use of neurological drugs during pregnancy, and prepregnancy counseling and planning. Care maps in each chapter are focused on specific issues relating to each neurological disease and their management. The authors list includes experts in the field of maternal fetal medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, and lactation.
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Stern, Marc J. Putting it all together. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198793182.003.0010.
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This synthesis chapter accomplishes two goals. First, it provides an overarching guide for matching theories to contexts, particularly with regard to the nature of conflict of different situations, in pursuit of persuasion, collaboration, and ultimately long-lasting and resilient solutions to environmental problems. Readers can use this guide to select appropriate theories to consider for the specific challenges they face. Second, the chapter distills a list of fifteen key principles that stretch across the social sciences to guide ongoing efforts toward environmental sustainability.
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Lei, Yuan. Ventilator Control Parameters. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198784975.003.0009.
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‘Ventilator Control Parameters’ looks at the individual ventilator settings, which are largely used to quantitatively define the properties of mechanical breaths. Following on from the previous discussion of essential variables, this chapter describes their implementation in the form of controls. This chapter begins by discussing the confusing and non-standardized terminology used for control parameters, providing a list of controls used on major ventilators. Common controls include rate, pressure and flow triggers, inspiratory time, I:E ratio, peak flow, flow cycle, tidal volume, pressure control or pressure support, PEEP, FiO2, rise time, flow pattern, and specific controls for biphasic modes. The chapter includes normal values and uses of the controls.
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Lewis, Cara C., Kayne D. Mettert, Caitlin N. Dorsey, and Bryan J. Weiner. Measures and Outcomes in Implementation Science. Edited by David A. Chambers, Wynne E. Norton, and Cynthia A. Vinson. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190647421.003.0005.
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This chapter provides an overview of the state of implementation outcome measurement in general and specific to the cancer control continuum. A novel conceptualization of the timing of implementation outcome assessment is presented as it pertains to the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment model. An environmental scan revealed 40 measures across eight implementation outcomes in use across the cancer control continuum. The quality of measures in use is either poor or not yet established. Five key measurement challenges are broached, with recommendations for resolving them provided wherever possible. The chapter closes with emerging advances in implementation outcome, context, and process measurement and a list of resources for the field.
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Fidell, Eugene R. 6. Conduct unbecoming and all that. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780199303496.003.0007.
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Much of the court-martial docket involves cases concerned with the same kinds of criminality seen in the civilian courts. ‘Conduct unbecoming and all that’ explains that the docket also includes very different offenses that at times raise thorny questions. Many military codes list, alongside specific offenses, a “general article” that prohibits conduct prejudicial to good order and service discipline and conduct of a nature that brings discredit on the service. This clause covers a multitude of sins and provides ample fodder for litigation. Two other offenses, unique to the military, and not applicable to enlisted personnel, are “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman” and speaking contemptuously of the president and other high officials.
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Burbano-Vera, Nelson, and Annette Y. Schure. Pediatric Heart Transplantation. Edited by Kirk Lalwani, Ira Todd Cohen, Ellen Y. Choi, and Vidya T. Raman. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190685157.003.0013.
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Pediatric heart transplantation is a well-established treatment for complex congenital heart defects or severe heart failure in children of all ages. Sophisticated bridging therapies (ventricular assist devices, home inotropic support, etc.) and improved survival rates have increased the likelihood for pediatric anesthesiologists to encounter patients on the waiting list or at various times after heart transplantation, not only in the cardiac catheterization suite or the operating rooms but also for other diagnostic studies or noncardiac surgery. A thorough understanding of indications, altered physiology, and specific challenges is essential for the safe anesthetic management of these patients. This chapter highlights important steps during the preoperative evaluation, typical intraoperative problems, and management strategies for pediatric heart transplant patients.
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Vivian, Dina. Principles of Therapeutic Change in Treating Depression with an Integrative Application of the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy. Edited by Louis G. Castonguay, Michael J. Constantino, and Larry E. Beutler. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780199324729.003.0006.
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This chapter describes how the author would implement each of the empirically based principles of change identified in Chapter 2, as they specific related to the three cases of depression presented in Chapter 3. The chapter begins with the author’s initial reaction to the list of principles, as well as to the task of describing their implementation in her day-to-day clinical work. Also included in the chapter are the author’s case formulation and treatment for each case, which serve as the general context for the author’s detailed explanation of why and how she would apply the principles in ways that are best attuned to the needs of particular clients. The chapter ends with the description of the author’s thoughts and experience about writing this chapter.
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Sharma, Sanjeev, and Gerry Rayman. Rheumatological manifestations of endocrine disorders. Oxford University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199642489.003.0171.
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There is considerable overlap of musculoskeletal manifestations of both rheumatological and endocrine disorders. Apart for the well-described autoimmune basis governing the aetiopathogenesis of clinical states pertaining to specific conditions affecting both systems, there is more recent evidence on the overlapping biology and genetics of these organ systems. Not uncommonly, endocrine manifestations can herald the initial presentation of rheumatological illnesses and the converse holds true for endocrinopathies. Rheumatologists and physicians alike need to be astutely aware of this overlap of symptomatology and also the physiology linking both groups of clinical conditions. This review discusses the common endocrine presentations associated with rheumatic illnesses in relation to newer information gleaned from population studies, genetic studies, and clinical presentations. A comprehensive list of rheumatological conditions found in endocrine states is also tabulated at the end.
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Papiasvili, Eva D. Principles of Therapeutic Change. Edited by Louis G. Castonguay, Michael J. Constantino, and Larry E. Beutler. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780199324729.003.0009.
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This chapter describes how the author would implement each of the empirically based principles of change identified in Chapter 2, as they specific related to the three cases of social anxiety presented in Chapter 8. The chapter begins with the author’s initial reaction to the list of principles, as well as to the task of describing their implementation in her day-to-day clinical work. Also included in the chapter are the author’s case formulation and treatment for each case, which serve as the general context for the author’s detailed explanation of why and how she would apply the principles in ways that are best attuned to the needs of particular clients. The chapter ends with the description of the author’s thoughts and experience about writing this chapter.
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Spayd, Catherine S. A Cognitive-Behaviorist’s Report from the Trenches. Edited by Louis G. Castonguay, Michael J. Constantino, and Larry E. Beutler. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780199324729.003.0010.
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This chapter describes how the author would implement each of the empirically based principles of change identified in Chapter 2, as they specific related to the three cases of social anxiety presented in Chapter 8. The chapter begins with the author’s initial reaction to the list of principles, as well as to the task of describing their implementation in her day-to-day clinical work. Also included in the chapter are the author’s case formulation and treatment for each case, which serve as the general context for the author’s detailed explanation of why and how she would apply the principles in ways that are best attuned to the needs of particular clients. The chapter ends with the description of the author’s thoughts and experience about writing this chapter.
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Weinberg, Igor. More Than a Feeling? Edited by Louis G. Castonguay, Michael J. Constantino, and Larry E. Beutler. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780199324729.003.0011.
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This chapter describes how the author would implement each of the empirically based principles of change identified in Chapter 2, as they specific related to the three cases of social anxiety presented in Chapter 8. The chapter begins with the author’s initial reaction to the list of principles, as well as to the task of describing their implementation in his day-to-day clinical work. Also included in the chapter are the author’s case formulation and treatment for each case, which serve as the general context for the author’s detailed explanation of why and how he would apply the principles in ways that are best attuned to the needs of particular clients. The chapter ends with the description of the author’s thoughts and experience about writing this chapter.
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Tobias, Stoll. Part III Rights to Culture, Ch.11 Intellectual Property and Technologies: Article 31. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780199673223.003.0012.
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This chapter looks at the specific right to intellectual property and technologies in Article 31. Article 31 sets out a number of rights of indigenous peoples relating to their science, technology, and culture, and calls for State action in this regard, which is to be taken with the involvement of those peoples. The provision relates to three different subject matters, between which there obviously exists quite some overlap. It refers, first, to ‘cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions’. Second, it refers to ‘intellectual property’ over such heritage, knowledge, and expressions, and third, to ‘manifestations of…sciences, technologies and cultures’ — representative examples of which find themselves included in an illustrative list. According to Article 31, with a view to each of these subject matters, indigenous peoples have a right to ‘maintain, control, protect and develop’.
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Farber, Daniel A. Climate Change and Disaster Law. Edited by Kevin R. Gray, Richard Tarasofsky, and Cinnamon Carlarne. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780199684601.003.0026.
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This chapter looks into a specific dimension of adaptation to climate change—disaster risks. It reviews the prospects for increases in disaster risk due to climate change and considers arguments that governments have a duty under international law to respond to these increased risks. Climate change greatly accentuates disasters, putting even more stress on disaster response systems. The list of potential disasters is long, and includes heat waves, droughts, crop failures, wildfires, and outbreaks of illness. Besides the direct threats to human life and property, impacts on food supplies could be severe due to pests, water scarcity, diseases, and weather extremes. The chapter also addresses all phases of the disaster cycle: mitigation, emergency response, compensation, and rebuilding, with rebuilding completing the circle by including (or failing to include) mitigation measures to deal with the risk of another disaster event, and discusses how climate change intensifies problems at each stage.
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Gluckman, Sir Peter, Mark Hanson, Chong Yap Seng, and Anne Bardsley. Guidelines for pregnancy. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198722700.003.0037.
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If a pregnant woman has not had pre-conception counselling, it is important to ensure as soon as possible in early pregnancy that she understands her nutrient requirements, and what comprises a balanced diet and healthy body composition. The advice should include weight gain goals in pregnancy, a list of unsafe foods, healthy exercise behaviours, and the effects of alcohol and drugs. Energy intake needs in early pregnancy do not increase from pre-pregnancy levels; women should focus on eating well for pregnancy, and not eating more. Specific attention should be paid to intakes of folate, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, and iodine. Glucose status should be monitored in mid-pregnancy. Energy requirements increase in mid- to late pregnancy, but attention should also be paid to the macronutrient balance. If the diet is low in oily fish as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, supplementation should be considered.
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Boffetta, Paolo, Dana Hashim, and Pagona Lagiou. Measures and Estimates of Cancer Burden. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190676827.003.0002.
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This chapter addresses the various methods for measuring cancer burden and the complexities resulting from practical applications of these measurements. It also provides an overview of global cancer patterns and trends. Epidemiological observations indicate that cancer development and progression is due to an interaction of environmental exposures with genetic factors. This underscores the importance of using complementary epidemiological measurements to obtain a cohesive and comprehensive panorama of cancer burden. Manifold measurements that capture the number of deaths, incidence/mortality rates, and time trends with respect to variations between countries, regions, and risk factors must be considered. Efforts to quantify the impact of cancer are limited primarily by the fact that only a small proportion of the global population is covered by cancer registries. Collectively, neoplasms are the second largest cause of death worldwide and deaths from site-specific cancers ascended the causes of death list in both low- and high-income countries.
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Blaikley, John, and Andrew J. Fisher. Lung transplantation. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198702948.003.0011.
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This chapter describes common issues along the transplantation journey from assessment to common conditions that are diagnosed post transplantation. Assessment for transplant suitability against several objective criteria is covered as well as the importance of optimizing techniques prior to this. Recent advances mean that some patients can now be bridged to transplant using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) when previously they would have been removed from the transplant list. Drawbacks to ECMO are discussed. Ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) of a donor organ is covered. Follow-up is considered, especially in the early phase whilst being stabilized on their new medications as well as monitoring for the development of lung rejection (acute and chronic). These conditions often present when patients are being seen away from the transplant centre. CF patients have the best outcomes of the groups after lung transplantation, emphasising that lung transplantation should be considered in this specific group of patients.
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Castonguay, Louis G., Michael J. Constantino, and Larry E. Beutler, eds. Principles of Change. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780199324729.001.0001.
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This book aims to create a new venue for evidence-based practice in psychotherapy—a venue that goes beyond the traditional and unidirectional dissemination of research, whereby clinicians are typically viewed as passive recipients of scientific findings. In contrast, this book is the result of an active, intense, and bidirectional collaboration of psychotherapy researchers and practitioners. Based on an extensive review of literature, it first offers a list of 38 empirically based principles of change that are clustered within five categories: client prognostic, treatment/provider moderating, client process, therapeutic relationship, and therapist interventions. It then illustrates the expertise of six therapists from diverse theoretical orientations who describe how they implement each of these principles with specific cases of depression and anxiety disorders (with or without substance abuse or personality disorder). The book also includes exchanges between researchers and clinicians on several issues regarding the current list of principles of change, such as how similarly and differently they are addressed or used across a variety of treatments, how helpful they can be in clinical routine (and/or under which situations they may not be clinically valid), how they may be combined for particular purposes (such as teaching and training), and how the list can be expanded to guide future research based on clinicians’ observations and reflections. This book is an attempt to advance psychotherapy by having researchers and clinicians share their unique and yet complementary knowledge. It also lays the foundations for further collaborations and partnerships between different stakeholders in mental health services.
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Vachharajani, Tushar J., Richard K. S. Phoon, and David C. H. Harris. A global curriculum for training the next generation of nephrologists. Edited by Neil Turner. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199592548.003.0365_update_001.
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A nephrologist should have the generic skills of a consultant general physician, plus theoretical knowledge, and skills in nephrology. Moving on from a purely apprenticeship model, in the last 40 years several countries have listed the desirable knowledge and skills content for a specialist nephrologist in their jurisdiction. Some of these lists are exhaustive. Assessments of competence often include a written test of knowledge, and workplace based assessment or reports on specific skills or overall performance. We list some of the common generic headings used to define these areas of competence, and point to some curricula for specialist nephrologists. We also summarize methods of learning and point to resources which are available internationally, particularly online. The majority of the numerical need for additional nephrologists globally is in regions with fewer physicians, and fewer resources for their education. The ISN has proposed a global curriculum and identified how this might be tailored to regional needs. We might all help with producing support learning internationally, and we point to some good sources below.How to best support the development of nephrologists in these regions without unintentionally attracting them away from places of greatest need is an important question.
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Dickman, Andrew, and Jennifer Schneider. The Syringe Driver. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198733720.001.0001.
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A syringe driver, or pump, represents a simple and cost-effective method of delivering a continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI). A CSCI provides a safe and effective way of drug administration and can be used to maintain symptom control in patients who are no longer able to take oral medication. There have been several developments in this field since the third edition of this highly successful book. The text in this edition has been completely revised, including a new chapter describing the compatibility and stability of drugs in addition to incorporating new treatment options and an extensive list of new compatibility data. This book serves as a valuable reference source, providing a comprehensive review of syringe pump use and administration of drugs via CSCI. The first chapter provides an overview of syringe pumps and CSCIs, including a useful array of frequently asked questions and reference to needlestick injuries. The new second chapter discusses the reasons why drugs in solution are at risk of compatibility and stability issues. The third chapter incorporates revised and referenced information relating to most drugs likely to be administered via a CSCI using a syringe pump. The fourth chapter briefly discusses the control of specific symptoms that are often encountered when CSCIs are required. The fifth and final chapter contains an extensive, referenced (where possible) list of physical and chemical stability data relating to drug combinations administered via CSCI.
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Fine, Perry G. The Hospice Companion. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190456900.001.0001.
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The Hospice Companionis a guide to best practices in end-of-life care, informed by the most current evidence-based literature in the field. It is intended to be used “at the bedside” and during interdisciplinary team meetings to efficiently and effectively improve patient care and provide useful family and caregiver support. It should be thought of as a “decision support tool” to be used by all members of the hospice interdisciplinary team, including nurses, physicians, counselors, and social workers. This is the third edition of this clinical guide and it includes forty chapters allotted into three sections (General Processes; Personal, Social, and Environmental Processes; Clinical Processes and Symptom Management) plus five appendices. The symptom management chapters are arranged alphabetically, covering the gamut of common and highly burdensome problems encountered in caring for patients with far-advanced illness, from agitation and anxiety to xerostomia. Chapters are concise, averaging 1,000 to 1,500 words (the exception is the chapter on pain, in view of its complexity). Each is organized around the specific clinical issue of concern by defining the problem and its usual causes, findings, and differential diagnosis. This is followed by outlining salient features of assessment and management according to practical, psychosocial, biomedical, and spiritual categories. Each chapter concludes with a list of goals that should be defined in establishing a plan of care and what should be documented in the clinical record as well as a list of recommended readings from the contemporary literature.
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Moll, Don, and Edward O. Moll. The Ecology, Exploitation and Conservation of River Turtles. Oxford University Press, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195102291.001.0001.
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The underlying theme of this book is that a widespread, taxonomically diverse group of animals, important both from ecological and human resource perspectives, remains poorly understood and in delcine, while receiving scant attention from the ecological and conservation community. This volume proposes a comprehensive overview of the world's river turtles' ecology, conservation, and management. It begins with a categorization of taxa which inhabit flowing water habitats followed by information on their evolutionary and physical diversity and biogeography. Within the framework of ecology, the authors discuss the composition of river turtle communities in different types of lotic habitats and regions, population dynamics, movements, reproductive characteristics and behavior, predators, and feeding relationships. In a conservation and management section, the authors identify and evaluate the nature and intensity of factors which threaten river turtle survival--almost all of which involve direct human exploitation or indirect effects of human induced habitat alteration and degradation. They then list and evaluate the various schemes which have been proposed or employed to halt declines and restore populations, and make recommendations for future management plans for specific species and regions. In closing, they state their viewpoint concerning future research directions and priorities, and an evaluation of future prospects for survival of the world's river turtle species.
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Radner, Hilary, and Alistair Fox. Raymond Bellour (1939– ): A Biographical Sketch. Edinburgh University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474422888.003.0012.
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This section includes a biographical sketch of Raymond Bellour, which lists his major publications, and an annotated bibliography of his major works. The biographical sketch is designed to give an outline of the intellectual and cultural factors that shaped Bellour’s preoccupations, the range of his interests, and the course of his career. Apart from the articles reprinted in The Analysis of Film and Between-the-Images, the vast majority of Bellour’s books and articles have been published in French only, and hence are unavailable to readers who are unable to read them in that language. The annotated bibliography provides a brief abstract of each work so as to provide the reader with a sense of the evolution and topography of Bellour’s thought on particular issues. Bellour’s articles that have been subsequently reprinted grouped in his books are arranged according to the book in which they appear, and are presented in chronological order. The listings can thus serve as a guide to specific topics and works discussed in the books, even for readers who are not able to read French. The bibliography also includes a list of articles in English not otherwise republished in Bellour’s books, of miscellaneous articles, and of supplementary interviews.
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Hayes, Margo. Small Cattle for Small Farms. CSIRO Publishing, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9780643095793.
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There are more small farms in Australia than there are large, and this trend continues as an increasing number of larger farms are subdivided into smaller parcels. A growing demand for lifestyle blocks, in Australia and overseas, is fuelling an interest in the quieter, smaller breeds of cattle which have particular appeal as they are more manageable to control and maintain.
 Small Cattle for Small Farms is ideal for those people considering buying a small farm for lifestyle or commercial purposes. 
 Written in response to the many questions the author was asked by those seeking to purchase small cattle, this practical and easy to understand guide provides an excellent introduction to small farming. 
 The book assumes no prior experience with cattle, and covers all the basics to help you set up your small farm, including: types of cattle available, how to select your stock and care for them, stocking rates, fencing needs, vaccination requirements, methods of identification, and government requirements for land and stockowners. 
 For those wishing to show their cattle, there is a chapter explaining how to prepare for competitions. A section on marketing details how to make a successful entry into the commercial beef industry, and a list of cattle organisations directs readers to more specific information for their chosen breeds.
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Volberda, Henk, Frans A. J. Van Den Bosch, and Kevin Heij. Reinventing Business Models. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198792048.001.0001.
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Although research on business model innovation is flourishing internationally, important questions on the ‘how’, ‘what’, and ‘when’ of this process remain largely unanswered, particularly in regard to the role of top management. Using new knowledge derived from a survey among firms from various industries and several case studies, this book seeks to give us better understanding of ‘how’ firms can innovate their business model, ‘what’ kind of levers management should work on, and ‘when’ management should change the business model. It particularly considers one key question: is it better to replicate existing models or develop new ones? Renewal is especially vital in highly competitive environments. Nonetheless, whatever the environment, high levels of both replication and renewal will be key for a firm to succeed. This book looks at four levers that can be used by managers to innovate their business model: management itself, organizational form, technology, and co-creation with external parties are analysed. Furthermore, specific combinations which strengthen business model innovation are analysed. To help firms, the book also explores the different factors that can either enable or inhibit business model innovation. Through an investigation of replication versus renewal and of strategy-driven versus client-driven change, four distinct modes of business model innovation are identified: exploit and improve (replication which is strategy-driven); exploit and connect (replication which is customer-driven); explore and connect (renewal which is customer-driven); and explore and dominate (renewal which is strategy-driven). This book ends with a list of managerial dos and don’ts for business model innovation.
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Raymer, Michael. Quantum Physics. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190250720.001.0001.
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Around 1900, physicists started to discover particles like electrons, protons, and neutrons, and with these discoveries they believed they could predict the internal behavior of the atom. However, once their predictions were compared to the results of experiments in the real world, it became clear that the principles of classical physics and mechanics were far from capable of explaining phenomena on the atomic scale. With this realization came the advent of quantum physics, one of the most important intellectual movements in human history. Today, quantum physics is everywhere: it explains how our computers work, how radios transmit sound, and allows scientists to predict accurately the behavior of nearly every particle in nature. Its application led to the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson, and continues to be fundamental in the investigation of the broadest and most expansive questions related to our world and the universe. However, while the field and principles of quantum physics are known to have nearly limitless applications, the reasons why this is the case are far less understood. In “Quantum Physics: What Everyone Needs to Know,” Michael Raymer distills the basic principles of such an abstract field, and addresses the many ways quantum physics is a key factor in today’s scientific climate and beyond. The book tackles questions as broad as the definition of a quantum state and as specific and timely as why the British government plans to spend 270 million GBP on quantum technology research in the next five years. Raymer’s list of topics is diverse, and showcases the sheer range of questions and ideas in which quantum physics is involved. From applications like data encryption and micro-circuitry to principles and concepts like Absolute Zero and Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle, “Quantum Physics: What Everyone Needs to Know” is wide-reaching introduction to a nearly ubiquitous scientific topic.
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McShane, Tony, Peter Clayton, Michael Donaghy, and Robert Surtees. Neurometabolic disorders. Oxford University Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198569381.003.0213.
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Various disorders result from genetically determined abnormalities of enzymes, the metabolic consequences of which affect the development or functioning of the nervous system. The range of metabolic disturbances is wide, as is the resultant range of clinical syndromes. Although most occur in children, some can present in adult life, and increasing numbers of affected children survive into adult life. In some, specific treatments are possible or are being developed. The last 20 years has seen a considerable expansion in our understanding of the genetic and metabolic basis for many neurological conditions. Particular clinical presentations of neurometabolic disorders include ataxias, movement disorders, childhood epilepsies, or peripheral neuropathy. Detailed coverage of the entire range of inherited metabolic diseases of the nervous system is available in other texts (Brett 1997; Scriver et al. 2001; Menkes et al. 2005).Treatment is possible for some metabolic diseases. For instance, the devastating neurological effects of phenylketonuria have been recognized for many years. Neonatal screening for this disorder and dietary modification in the developed world has removed phenylketonuria from the list of important causes of serious neurological disability in children. This success has led to new challenges in the management of the adult with phenylketonuria and unexpected and devastating effect of the disorder on the unborn child of an untreated Phenylketonuria mother. More recently Biotinidase deficiency has been recognized as an important and easily treatable cause of serious neurological disease usually presenting with early onset drug resistant seizures. This and some other neurometabolic diseases can be identified on neonatal blood screening although a full range of screening is not yet routine in the United Kingdom. More disorders are likely to be picked up at an earlier asymptomatic stage as the sophistication of screening tests increases (Wilcken et al. 2003; Bodamer et al. 2007).Although individual metabolic disorders are rare, collectively such disorders are relatively common. In reality most clinicians will see an individual condition only rarely in a career. Furthermore, patients with certain rare conditions are often concentrated in specialist referral centres, further reducing the exposure of general and paediatric neurologists to these disorders. A recent study into progressive intellectual and neurological deterioration, PIND, gives some information about the relative frequency and distribution of some childhood neurodegenerative diseases in the United Kingdom (Verity et al. 2000; Devereux et al. 2004). Although primarily designed to identify any childhood cases of variant Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease, the study also provided much information about the distribution of neurometabolic disease in children in the United Kingdom. The commonest five causes of progressive intellectual and neurological deterioration over 5 years were Sanfilippo syndrome, 41 cases, adrenoleukodystrophy, 32 cases, late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuschinosis, 32 cases, mitochondrial cytopathy, 30 cases, and Rett syndrome, 29 cases. Notably, geographical foci of these disorders were also found and correlate with high rate of consanguinity in some local populations.