Medicine and Nursing

This book documents the purpose and history of the African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) with the aim to showcase how to develop useful research with, for, and by persons with disabilities within the African context and beyond.

This book introduces engineering students and practitioners to biopolymers, which are polymers derived partially or entirely from biobased (renewable) raw materials, and/or are biodegradable.

This work is intended to be a guide for cardiologists unfamiliar with artificial intelligence, as well as for engineers and data scientists unfamiliar with cardiology.

The 16-volume set LNCS 15960 - 15975 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2025, which took place in Daejeon, South Korea, during September 23–27, 2025.

This book offers an easy-to-follow technique to better appreciate the regional anatomy and provides a concise, accessible, and well-illustrated pocket book.

This book presents current management strategies for aneurysmal disease of the lower extremity, including multiple choice questions and invited commentary by experts in the field to provide alternative perspectives.

Rapid population growth, industrialization, urbanization and economic development have resulted in increased plastic waste generation globally.

Strabismus can be devastating to patients, yet often difficult to treat, even for the most seasoned veteran.

This book provides a core revision resource for candidates sitting part 2 of the FRCOphth oral exam and other international qualifying exams.

Gastrointestinal sensory-motor dysfunction may cause acute, subacute, or chronic and variable digestive symptoms, and it may be overlooked as a factor across the cancer spectrum.

The majority of medical errors are non-technical in nature, stemming from faulty decision-making, asynchronous information gathering, lack of situational awareness and ineffective communication and team leadership.

The 16-volume set LNCS 15960 - 15975 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2025, which took place in Daejeon, South Korea, during September 23–27, 2025.

This work is intended to be a guide for cardiologists unfamiliar with artificial intelligence, as well as for engineers and data scientists unfamiliar with cardiology.

The 16-volume set LNCS 15960 - 15975 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2025, which took place in Daejeon, South Korea, during September 23–27, 2025.

This book highlights the formation of holographic images using modulated apertures across eleven comprehensive chapters.

This book discusses five recent, hand-drawn, comics memoirs of women’s mental health experiences, not easily captured in words alone.

This book explores how the lungs function across a spectrum of environments that humans inhabit and/or sometimes find themselves transiently experiencing.

This book provides an historical and philosophical overview of Western medicine along with commentary about how past principles affect current problems in biomedicine like genetic engineering, transhumanism, and a commitment to environmentalism.

This book explores the pervasive impact of technology on the developing brains of young people.

Gastrointestinal sensory-motor dysfunction may cause acute, subacute, or chronic and variable digestive symptoms, and it may be overlooked as a factor across the cancer spectrum.

This book brings together cutting-edge research and innovative applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, wearable technologies and decision support systems in modern healthcare.

This book is the first comprehensive edited volume focused on treatment approaches for chronic pain specifically in women and girls.

Rapid population growth, industrialization, urbanization and economic development have resulted in increased plastic waste generation globally.

The updated second edition of this textbook focuses on understanding and addressing the criminality and victimization experienced by the elderly population globally.

Strabismus can be devastating to patients, yet often difficult to treat, even for the most seasoned veteran.

This book is the first comprehensive edited volume focused on treatment approaches for chronic pain specifically in women and girls.

This new book covers the molecular biology of lamins, which are nuclear-derived intermediate filament proteins that play diverse roles in nuclear homeostasis, such as conferring structural rigidity to the nucleus and holding chromosomes together.

This book reports on advances in human modeling techniques, covering cutting edge tool development together with practical application across a broad range of domains including: health and wellbeing, automotive, clothing, military, work environments, and inclusive design.

From the moment the injured patient enters the emergency room up to composite tissue transplantation, this volume provides a complete guide to the management and reconstruction of limb extremity trauma.

The 16-volume set LNCS 15960 - 15975 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2025, which took place in Daejeon, South Korea, during September 23–27, 2025.

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a central node in cell regulation, impacting everything from cellular growth and metabolism to the intricate mechanisms of aging and disease.

This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive board review and clinical quick reference text for students interested in dermatology.

This book documents the purpose and history of the African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) with the aim to showcase how to develop useful research with, for, and by persons with disabilities within the African context and beyond.

This book discusses five recent, hand-drawn, comics memoirs of women’s mental health experiences, not easily captured in words alone.

Medical Humanities and Narrative Medicine have been increasingly relevant in view of the challenges that new health technologies and the digital world pose to truly person-centered healthcare.

This book reports on advances in human modeling techniques, covering cutting edge tool development together with practical application across a broad range of domains including: health and wellbeing, automotive, clothing, military, work environments, and inclusive design.

This book is a visual narrative of pediatric dentistry amalgamating current scientific evidence with clinical experience.

This book presents current management strategies for aneurysmal disease of the lower extremity, including multiple choice questions and invited commentary by experts in the field to provide alternative perspectives.

This book focuses on recent advances in dental gold alloys and gold nanoparticles (GNPs) for biomedical applications.

This book explores how the lungs function across a spectrum of environments that humans inhabit and/or sometimes find themselves transiently experiencing.

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death by an infectious agent worldwide.

This book brings together cutting-edge research and innovative applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, wearable technologies and decision support systems in modern healthcare.

This book explores innovative applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and modeling to enhance public and global health security.

Solid organ transplantation has become a standard of care for the treatment of life-threatening organ failure.

This book offers an easy-to-follow technique to better appreciate the regional anatomy and provides a concise, accessible, and well-illustrated pocket book.

In an age where digital transformation is redefining healthcare, this book offers a timely and comprehensive exploration of one of the field’s most dynamic frontiers.

This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive board review and clinical quick reference text for students interested in dermatology.

Robotic surgery is the fastest growing area in surgery worldwide.

This third edition has been fully updated and expanded, including seventy-three chapters, a dozen of which are new, to support the professional development and success of faculty in the field of academic medicine.

This new edition provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the current state of both preclinical and clinical research on histamine and its receptors.