Public health and preventive medicine

This book is the first to introduce applied behavioral, social, and health sciences researchers to a new analytic method, the time-varying effect model (TVEM).

This first volume has as its main focus the philosophical foundations of Michalos' work and describes it in the broad context of the study of logic, the philosophy of social sciences, and a general theory of value.

Designer drugs, or new psychoactive substances (NPS), are synthetic chemicals that mimic the effects of classic drugs of abuse.

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The book describes the possibility of making a probabilistic prognosis, which uses the mean n-day logarithm of case numbers in the past to determine an exponent for a probability density for a prognosis, as well as the particle emission concept, which is derived from contact and distribution rates that increase the exponent of the probable development to the extent that a group of people can be formed.

The fields of rare diseases research and orphan products development continue to expand with more products in research and development status.

This edited volume demonstrates the fundamental role translation and interpreting play in multilingual crises.

This book provides an evidence-based approach for the clinical use of nutraceuticals in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.

This book is a resource for understanding why Lightning continues to be a major health hazard, especially in the developing world, and equips researchers, governments, and public health advocates with the knowledge and techniques needed to reduce lightning casualties worldwide.

This book assesses the main features of COVID-19 from a clinical point of view, based on observations made during the disease epidemic in Northern Italy, one of the most affected areas in the world (the region has been the epicenter of the global pandemic for more than a month), and the first region outside China facing overwhelming numbers of cases.

Infectious diseases as a specialty suffers from many unique challenges stemming from lower salaries compared to other medical specialties and difficulty keeping the younger demographic within the field.

This book addresses the COVID-19 pandemic from a quantitative perspective based on mathematical models and methods largely used in nonlinear physics.

This book is a collection of reflections by thought leaders at first-mover organizations in the exploding field of "e;Data Science for Social Good"e;, meant as the application of knowledge from computer science, complex systems and computational social science to challenges such as humanitarian response, public health, sustainable development.

This book provides a timely examination of the Ebola pandemic in Sierra Leone from four different standpoints: 1) a social standpoint that focuses on the way in which the vulnerable Sierra Leonian population viewed the pandemic in light of their cultural beliefs, memories of past wars and narratives and actions of the government; 2) a good governance standpoint that exposes lapses in health governance and the general unpreparedness of the government and international community to deal with the outbreak; 3) a scientific research standpoint that looks at the role played by the Sierra Leone's Lassa Fever Research Laboratories as a main hub for the investigation, monitoring and evaluation of communicable diseases in the Mano River Union countries; and 4) an international politics standpoint that examines the development of a new bio-security international apparatus involving a wide range of international actors and institutions.

This book discusses all aspects of non-pharmacologic approaches to primary and secondary CVD prevention.

This edited volume focuses on different views of happiness and well-being, considering constructs like meaning and spirituality in addition to the more standard constructs of positive emotion and life satisfaction.

This book explores the social psychological aspects of trans women's experiences of living with HIV in the UK.

This book explores in depth the relationships between nutrition and oral health.

This book provides an overview on current trends and developments in precision nutrition and personalized health preservation, focussing on a field which is undergoing rapid change.

This book provides readers with a thorough review on cervical cancer, treatment guidelines and emerging therapies available for the disease.

This book is designed to provide a foundation of knowledge regarding the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation of atopic dermatitis in both pediatric and adult patients.

This title discusses the phenomenon of smoking as a behavioural disease and the associated costs.

This volume presents infectious diseases modeled mathematically, taking seasonality and changes in population behavior into account, using a switched and hybrid systems framework.

This book is well-structured book which consists of 31 full chapters.

This book puts forward a new paradigm to understand and implement Sustainable Innovation (SI).

This book tells the story of the HIV epidemic in South Africa, and asks why, after more than three decades, it has not normalised.

This book compares the wellbeing of older Russian adults in the EU, USA, China, Japan, and Russia.

This book presents the results of a multi-annual project with sustainable Living Labs in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.

Dieses Buch liefert eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung in die Grundlagen der Datenauswertung mit dem freien Statistikpaket R.

Die aktualisierte Fassung der MiQ 2 Harnwegsinfetkionen enthält die Beschreibung und Empfehlung von Verfahren zur mikrobiologischen und infektiologischen Diagnostik von Harnwegsinfektionen durch schnellwachsende Mikroorganismen.

This book presents a new paradigm for distinguishing psychotic and mystical religious experiences.

This book consists of full research papers submitted by scientists/faculty/research scholars who attended the conference on "e;Earth and Environment: Pollution and Prevention"e; held at Amity University, Noida from January 28-30, 2014 and had their abstracts published in the conference proceedings.

Das vorliegende Lehrbuch gibt eine Übersicht zur Warenkunde von Lebensmitteln pfla- licher und tierischer Herkunft.

This book equips readers with the knowledge required to improve diagnosis and treatment and to implement integrated prevention programs in patients with eating and weight disorders.

This clinically and practice oriented, multidisciplinary book is intended to fill the gap between evidence-based knowledge on the benefits of physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and the implementation of exercise programmes and related health promotion measures in pregnant women.

This is a concise introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics written specifically for medical students and first-time learners of clinical research methods.

Die MiQ 22 enthält den ersten Teil der Qualitätsstandards zur mikrobiologisch-hygienischen Untersuchungsmethoden für den Krankenhausbereich.

This book elucidates a number of new concepts on P-wave evaluation and QRS depolarization properties, and reports on several repolarization findings never covered in previous ECG books.

This book explains how to promote and prolong "e;healthy ageing,"e; which constitutes maintaining daily functioning and well-being until the end of life.

 This book presents a wide variety of insights into the effects of smoking on both smokers and non-smokers.

This book examines the topical issue of global drug policy and outlines five steps that could be taken to improve its effectiveness.

Die MiQ 23 enthält den zweiten Teil der Qualitätsstandards zur mikrobiologisch-hygienischen Untersuchungsmethoden für den Krankenhausbereich.

This book presents the complete guide for readers to understand the applications, and pros and cons of nanotechnology applications in environmental remediation, although there are few critical reviews and textbooks available on environmental biotechnology.

This book maps extreme temperature increase under dangerous climate change scenarios in Brazil and their impacts on four key sectors: agriculture, health, biodiversity and energy.

This book utilises conversation analysis (CA) and discursive psychology (DP) methodologies to examine the internal workings of multi-disciplinary teams which are concerned with the care, treatment and diagnosis of clients with complex mental health needs.

How we recruit future healthcare professionals is critically important, as the demand for high quality healthcare increases across the globe.

This book presents the first critical examination of the overlapping ethical, sociocultural, and policy-related issues surrounding disasters, global bioethics, and public health ethics.

This collection addresses whether ethicists, like authorities in other fields, can speak as experts in their subject matter.