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Policing and firearms: it is a crucial relationship. Should police be routinely armed? If so, what restrictions should be imposed on the use of firearms? Where police are not routinely armed, there is still a need for specialist armed police: how do these units operate, and are they effective?This ground-breaking edited book explores the nexus between policing and firearms with a genuinely international focus. Contributors from Ireland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, the United States, Venezuela, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada explore the issues from a range of perspectives, including human rights, militarization, police legitimacy, and the risks police firearms pose to the community and to police themselves.This thought-provoking collection is an indispensable resource for law enforcement policymakers and students of policing and criminal justice.

This is the second edition of a well-received, practice oriented, multidisciplinary book filling the gap between evidence-based knowledge on the benefits of physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and postpartum and the implementation of exercise programs and related health promotion measures in pregnant women.Readers will find up-to-date evidence on the psychological, social, physiological, body composition, musculoskeletal, and biomechanical changes that occur during pregnancy and their implications for physical activity and exercise. Further, the authors equip the reader with the latest guidelines and detailed description of exercise testing, prescription, selection and adaptation for pregnant and postpartum women, including those with clinical conditions.This new edition has been thoroughly updated, and includes additional chapters focused on the pedagogical intervention in pre and postnatal exercise programs, exercise prescription and adaptation during postpartum and diet recommendations for the pregnant exerciser and athlete.  Written by recognized experts in the field, the book aims to allay undue fears regarding the consequences of exercising during pregnancy. Moreover, it provides medical, sports, and fitness professionals both with the knowledge and the practical expertise needed to offer an optimal guidance on exercising to pregnant exercisers and athletes. 

Are you constantly struggling with health issues or suffering from chronic disease?Are you on medication to treat your symptoms but continue to feel sick?Do you long to get well again?TREATING YOUR BODY, NOT THE DISEASEThis book demonstrates that by treating the underlying root causes of ill health - you can turn the clock back AND GET WELL AGAIN.YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:Recognise the major root causes of ill health and diseaseCorrect these root causes, reverse symptoms, and heal the bodyUse self-help treatment plans for dealing with your health issuesReplace faulty diet and lifestyle with health-promoting food and healthy habitsUnderstand how medicinal plants, not drugs, can treat infections and promote optimal healthGaynor Greber, a Clinical Nutritionist with over 30 years' experience, shows how the absolute key to completely healing the body is to improve the health of all your body systems with the Functional Medicine approach.

This book presents a profile of the majority of hot springs in and around tourist destinations in Nepal.  In particular, there is a focus on  Pokhara, Jumla, the world- famous Annapurna region, Ruby Valley, and Api Nampa Conservation Area.  The chapter on health benefits of mineral hot springs provides a history of hot springs supported by a literature review and case study.   Further chapters explore the direct uses of geothermal energy for various purposes and power generation, together with a section on conventional hydrothermal resources.This book is of interest to the general  public, students, national and international researchers, energy planners, and health professionals.  The book is a valuable tool for sociologists who want to gain insight into the cultural and religious aspects of hot water mineral springs.

Er det rigtigt for mig at lade mit barn følge det anbefalede børnevaccinationsprogram, som er frivilligt? Det var en problematik, jeg som mor måtte træffe et valg omkring. Var valget forkert, da min søn blev syg dagen efter en DiTePol vaccine? Undskyld, jeg lod dig vaccinere, min søn. Vaccinationsproblematikken er stadig aktuel. Denne bog giver med den naturmedicinske faglighed en mere nuanceret viden til at træffe beslutningen om vaccination på. Bogen belyser gennem teori og praktisk erfaring, at vacciner kan forårsage bivirkninger, være medvirkende til udviklingen af kroniske sygdomme og diagnoser som autisme og ADHD. Bogen har en beskrivelse af behandlingsformen CEASE Therapy, der er udviklet specielt til udrensning for bivirkninger efter vacciner. Der beskrives måder at styrke børnenes indre livskræfter på og lade dem følge deres indre kreative vej. ”Lone showed the video of what homeopathy and especially the CEASE Therapy did for her ADHD son, sort of a miracle. If we were only allowed to help all those suffering children, desperate parents and teachers out there!” Anne Vervarcke

In this guide about Candida Albicans, you will read about: Its causes and symptoms Its diagnosis How it affects women Prevention and medication 3-step guide of managing this through diet.

Spätestens seit Ende der 1990er Jahre zeichnete sich über eine für normal befundene Nutzung des Internets eine Gruppe von stoffungebundenen Verhaltens- als Abhängigkeitsstörungen ab, die mit dem Internet in Verbindung gebracht werden. Dies sind: Computerspielen, die pathogene Nutzung sozialer Netzwerke, das Online Shopping und der Cybersex. Gegenwärtig (2023) ist jedoch lediglich das Computerspielen in das aktuelle Klassifikationsinstrument der Krankheiten, die ICD-11, aufgenommen worden. Aktuelle diagnostische Tools basieren dabei vor allem auf psychologischen Testmanualen und klinischen Abklärungsgesprächen. Dieses essential reflektiert die aktuelle Gesamtsituation auf Basis epidemiologischer Erkenntnisse und diskutiert darüber hinaus indizierte diagnostisch erweiterte Optionen.

Positive Psychologie - Erfolgsgarant oder Schönmalerei? Entdecken Sie die Doppelkante der Positiven Psychologie: Ein Schlüssel zu mehr persönlichem und beruflichem Erfolg oder doch nur eine rosarote Brille? Diplom-Psychologe Michael Tomoff entführt Sie in eine Welt, die sowohl die glänzenden als auch die schattigen Seiten dieser bewegenden Wissenschaft beleuchtet. Das vorliegende Buch ist weit mehr als ein Glücksratgeber. Es ist eine fundierte, kritische und dennoch humorvolle Untersuchung der Positiven Psychologie, die sich sowohl an Lehrer, Eltern, Führungskräfte, Mitarbeiter, Coaches und auch Trainer richtet ¿ egal ob Laien oder Experten. Mit einem klaren Blick auf die wissenschaftliche Basis und die praktische Anwendung beleuchtet der Autor die Mythen und Missverständnisse rund um die Wissenschaft des Wohlbefindens: Macht Geld glücklich? Sind Eltern zufriedener als Kinderlose? Welche Rolle spielen Schuld und Scham bei der Kindererziehung? Wie kann die Positive Psychologie die Schule oder das Unternehmen von morgen unterstützen und formen? Und sollte sie das überhaupt? Durch die elegante, mundgerechte Zusammenfassung aktueller Forschungen, die Vorstellung leicht umsetzbarer Übungen, Tools und Interventionen sowie die Erörterung der Relevanz der Positiven Psychologie in verschiedenen Kulturen und Lebensbereichen bietet dieses Buch einen umfassenden Überblick und praktische Anleitungen. Erfahren Sie, wie die Positive Psychologie in Schulen, Unternehmen und im persönlichen Leben konkret Anwendung finden kann, und welche Vorteile sie bietet. Michael Tomoff ist nicht nur ein erfahrener Psychologe, sondern auch ein leidenschaftlicher Botschafter für das Potenzial der Positiven Psychologie, das Wohlstand und Wohlbefinden zu fördern und dabei realistisch und kritisch zu bleiben. Mit seiner Ausbildung an der University of California in Berkeley und seiner breiten Erfahrung als Trainer, Berater und systemischer Coach bringt ereine einzigartige Perspektive und eine Fülle von praktischen Einsichten in dieses fesselnde Werk ein. In seinem Blog ¿Was Wäre Wenn¿ gibt er wichtige Impulse zu einer Vielzahl von Themen wie Dankbarkeit, Komplimenten, dem Nein-Sagen, Grenzensetzen oder auch stärkenfokussierter Führung.

The second edition of the handbook reflects the expanding growth and sophistication in research on student engagement. Editorial scope and coverage are significantly expanded in the new edition, including numerous new chapters that address such topics as child and adolescent well-being, resilience, and social-emotional learning as well as extending student engagement into the realm of college attendance and persistence. In addition to its enhanced focus on student engagement as a means for promoting positive youth development, all original chapters have been extensively revised and updated, including those focusing on such foundational topics related to student engagement as motivation, measurement, high school dropout, school reform, and families.Key areas of coverage include:Demography and structural barriers to student engagement.Developmental and social contexts of student engagement.Student engagement and resilience.Engaging students through effective academic instruction and classroom management.Social-emotional learning and student mental health and physical well-being.Student engagement across the globe, languages, and cultures.The second edition of the Handbook of Research on Student Engagement is the definitive resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners and clinicians as well as graduate students in such varied fields as clinical child and school psychology, social work, public health, educational psychology, teaching and teacher education, educational policy, and all interrelated disciplines.

Der Graue Star (Katarakt), die meist altersgetrübte Linse, kann durch eine ambulante Operation bei den meisten Patienten erfolgreich behandelt werden. Ursachen und Therapie der Erkrankung werden in diesem Buch anschaulich und gut verständlich beschrieben. Die Operation zum Austausch der getrübten Linse gegen eine moderne Intraokularlinse (IOL) ist der häufigste Eingriff am Auge hierzulande. Sowohl das Standard-Verfahren, die Phakoemulsifikation, als auch die Operation mit dem Laser sind sicher und präzise. Dieser Ratgeber informiert verständlich und umfassend zur Behandlung der Volkskrankheit Grauer Star und und nimmt die Angst vor der Operation.Patientenratgeber, Entscheidungshilfe und Grundlage für das Arztgespräch.

Die ¿Digitale Modellregion Gesundheit Dreiländereck¿ (DMGD) verfolgt das Ziel, die sektorenübergreifende, interprofessionelle Gesundheitsversorgung im ländlichen Raum durch Einsatz neuer digitalen Möglichkeiten und Aufbau einer Datenmedizin zu entlasten. Im Dreiländereck Rheinland- Pfalz, Hessen und Nordrhein-Westfalen werden gemeinsam mit niedergelassenen Ärzt*innen, Kliniken und Pflegeeinrichtungen sowie Kreisen und Kommunen technische Lösungsansätze in verschiedenen Projekten erprobt. Das vorliegende Manuskript beschreibt auf Basis projektbasierter Praxiserfahrungen, die mit Einsatz von Vitaldatenerhebung verbundenen multiprofessionellen Herausforderungen und stellt die Anwendungsergebnisse aus Sicht der beteiligten Hausärzte, Patienten, zu Pflegenden sowie dem Pflegepersonal vor. In diesem Rahmen wird der Fokus auf die Versorgungsprozesse in der stationären Pflege sowie der Häuslichkeit gelegt. Schließlich gibt das Manuskript Handlungsempfehlungen für Gesundheitseinrichtungen zur Etablierung moderner Verfahren der Telemedizin mit Unterstützung datenmedizinischer Prozesse.

Everyone has a COVID pandemic story to tell. Dr. Andrew Duxbury has many: stories of a veteran geriatric physician caring for the most fragile patients in a university health system and in rural homes in the Deep South; stories of his concern for family, friends, fellow practitioners, and the state of our healthcare system nationwide; stories of his own isolation, of the loss of simple pleasures and passionate pastimes; stories of policies and politics that contributed to tens of thousands of needless deaths as well-known preventative measures were actively discouraged by state and local governments and exacerbated by cultural divides. This is a rare account of a rare time in American history, a contemporaneous record from the end of "normal", and the anxiety and despair felt by all, to the beginning of fragile hope for a better future.

This book presents an in-depth qualitative study carried out with inpatients under treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) in seven therapeutic communities (TCs) located in three countries: Peru, Nicaragua and Czech Republic. By comparing the experiences in these different cultural contexts, the book presents a grounded theory of SUDs treatment in TCs from a cross-cultural perspective, identifying factors that influence the efficacy of SUDs treatment in TCs based on interviews carried out with inpatients.Based on rigorous qualitative research methods, this book presents not only a comparative analysis of TCs located in different cultural contexts, but also analyzes the cross-cultural nature of the therapeutic programs adopted in these communities, such as the combination of traditional Amazonian medicine based on the therapeutic use of ayahuasca with conventional psychotherapy and occupational therapy, among other approaches. Departing from the interviews carried out with inpatients, the authors present a comparative analysis of how the different TCs address important issues related to SUDs treatment, and complement this analysis with machine-generated summaries of relevant scientific papers. These summaries contain results of similar research projects conducted in other cultural contexts. Substance Use Disorders Treatment in Therapeutic Communities: A Cross-Cultural Approach presents the results of a unique comparative study with great translational potential which will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners working in TCs. This unique comparative study identifies factors affecting the efficacy of therapeutic programs and proposes a grounded theory which aims to serve as an important source of information for therapists and other professionals working with SUDs treatment and for the replication of applied therapeutic methods in other TCs.

Coconut water, a naturally-canned tropical beverage, has been gaining popularity in recent years and has drawn the attention world over as a natural and nutritional wellness beverage. The research published thus far on coconut water has mainly focused on its specific uses, biochemical composition and health benefits as well as processing and preservation techniques and has been published mostly in journal articles. Only a few books covering a wide spectrum of coconut water for health and wellness are currently available. This work offers a comprehensive and fully updated overview of coconut water from processing techniques to value addition to safety to nutritional benefits and beyond.  Coconut Water: Processing, Distribution & Nutritional Benefits provides in-depth details on all of the major processing techniques required to produce and maintain a quality product free of contamination and adulteration. The book covers the standards of coconut water production and distribution in various countries enabling the processors and exporters to manufacture and export for better revenue realization. The book also provides details of patents related to coconut water granted to researchers. Another important aspect of this work is comprehensive coverage on the various nutritional and health benefits of coconut water consumption as well as on the value addition (traditional and innovative products). In markets across the world, consumers of all ages have been turning to coconut water for its taste and nutritional benefits. This book will provide researchers, processors and exporters the comprehensive information needed to produce and market quality, nutritional coconut water for consumers. 

This book provides a guide to the assessment of patient reported outcomes measures  and quality of life in cardiovascular interventions, which have become a fundamental component of decision making in bedside medicine, health policy, health economics, and public health. Cardiac surgery, cardiovascular interventions, vascular interventions, and the core principles of quality of life are all covered. This book is the first book to demonstrate how clinicians and policy makers can easily get access to a single source of quality of life and patient reported outcomes measures evidence to help them make the best informed decisions in the field of cardiovascular interventions. This is a rapidly emerging field and the book would be relevant to doctors, healthcare scientists, allied-health professionals, healthcare managers, medical statisticians, healthcare economists, and consultants working in healthcare.

This book provides a scientific and ethical approach to all forms of fraud and misconduct focusing on a scholarly however practice-oriented description of the problems, roots and potential solutions.Organized in dedicated parts, an international team of experts systematically analyzes the most prevalent forms of misconduct, ghost writing, pseudo-science, dubious trials, predatory journals, fake news, mistreatment and harassment, in research, publications, at academic institutions, and in the professional and healthcare environment. A special focus is given to corrective interventions and the role of prevention, education and training. Comprehensive in its scope, the book offers an easy-to-read overview along with a number of real cases for experienced and novice personnel alike. The significance of scientific integrity and research ethics increased during the last couple of years and ethic committees and offices have become an integral part at universities, hospitals, research institutions, government agencies and major private organizations all over the world. Thus, this book provides an indispensable, comprehensive overview across disciplines and for everybody working in research and affiliated institutions.

This textbook provides basic quantitative models allowing researchers and decision makers to a) assess viability of threatened populations and evaluate the success of species reintroductions, b) estimate invasion abilities of alien species, c) evaluate the persistence of metapopulations subjected to habitat destruction and fragmentation, d) analyze policies and strategies for the sustainable harvesting of biological resources, and e) assess the course of human and nonhuman diseases and the possible containment measures. Air and water pollution, overexploitation of renewable resources (e.g. marine fish stocks and forests), massive land-use change together with climate change impact the Earth biodiversity and impair the functioning of ecosystems. Globalization increases the risk of diffusion of alien species and new pathogens.A panoply of numerical problems mainly based on real data from the ecological literature enables the reader to practice the presented modelling tools.presented modelling tools.  

This book focuses on the emergence of COVID-19 and climate change as twin mega risks to cities of both developed and developing countries. The work analyses how the pandemic has transformed city functions, promoted remote working, and affected socializing, education and learning patterns, recreation, as well as shopping and entertainment. It discusses the lessons learned from these two Mega Risks, the evolution of urban patterns and functions in their wake, and provides visionary thinking for the improvement of cities from the experiences gained. The COVID-19 Pandemic and climate change are both posing serious threats to cities' future. Together, they demand changes in the ways cities' function and operate. The work presents a case for a better understanding of the twin mega risks, the magnitude of their impacts, the responses of cities in combating these issues, and planning strategies for preparing, mitigating and adapting to these and future risks. The book is designed to provide reliable resource materials for a wide audience such as planners, professional practitioners, scientists, students, teachers and researchers working in various fields including geography, environmental sciences, social sciences, policy and planning.

In einer Welt, in der im Jahr 2023 etwa 8 Milliarden Menschen die Erde bevölkern, stehen wir vor einer drängenden Herausforderung. Unsere kostbaren Ressourcen schwinden, einige von ihnen sind bereits erschöpft, und das ungebremste Wachstum der Bevölkerung ist nicht länger nachhaltig.Die bisher ergriffenen Maßnahmen haben die unausweichlichen Spannungen zwischen Ressourcenknappheit und Bevölkerungszuwachs nicht wirksam gelöst. Es finden Verteilungskämpfe statt.Die Lösung dieser weltweiten Widersprüche erfordert einen freiwilligen, friedlichen undsozial verträglichen Rückgang der Geburtenrate. Diese entscheidende Veränderung liegtin den Händen von Frauen, entweder kein oder nur ein Kind in die Welt zu bringen. Es ist vonentscheidender Bedeutung, dass Frauen überall auf der Welt die Möglichkeit dazu haben.Dies ist eine der Schlüsselfragen, die unsere globale Gesellschaft heute bewegen.