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This book covers the full range of relevant conditions: inherited skin disorders; nevi; viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections; acne; allergic diseases; autoimmune skin disorders; connective tissue diseases; tumors; and miscellaneous conditions.

This atlas documents in detail the role of nuclear medicine imaging of infection and inflammation, offering illustrated teaching cases which illustrate commonly observed patterns and variations. Covers tips, pitfalls, multimodality fusion imaging and more.

This book offers an invaluable guide to the delineation of organs at risk of toxicity in patients undergoing radiotherapy. It details the radiological anatomy of organs at risk as seen on typical radiotherapy planning CT scans.

This book shows how to approach and manage patients with nail diseases, with a review of nail anatomy and physiology, and a rundown of symptoms. Describes non-invasive and invasive diagnostic tools; includes high-quality illustrations for each disorder.

The book examines the basic physical principles of atomic spectroscopy and the absorption and emission of radiation in astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. Each chapter starts with simple physical situations and then considers more complicated models.

This book contains over 1,500 color reproductions of stamps relating to the history of astronomy, ranging from the earliest observations of the sky to modern research conducted with satellites and space probes.

Techniques reviewed include: Conventional radiography* Endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound* Conventional, color-Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound* Computed tomography* Magnetic resonance imaging, and* Contrast-enhanced PET/CT imaging.

This book arises from a conviction that the NNS-DSGE approach to the analysis of aggregate market outcomes is fundamentally flawed. It offers the first complete analysis of an agent-based macroeconomic model, from theoretical foundation to empirical testing.

Vulvodynia is a chronic pain syndrome affecting around 10% of the female population. This book integrates clinical and scientific knowledge that will empower healthcare professionals to help their patients overcome this common, debilitating disorder.

This book presents a history of classical mechanics, documenting methods of study from Greece in the fourth century BC to late nineteenth-century Europe. The text assesses effectiveness of forces based on the virtual motion of their points of application.

This book examines the relation between bullying at school and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. It serves as an indispensable tool for those looking to overcome the new challenges facing intercultural education.

This richly illustrated book covers all types of wrist dislocation and fracture-dislocation. It provides detailed information on anatomy and biomechanics as well as explains the terminology and classification of injuries.

Deep Pelvic Endometriosis is one of the most severe expressions of this disease that may involve all pelvic organs. The chapters cover both diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this disease, in addition to diagnostic imaging in surgical decision making.

This detailed book offers an introduction to the mathematical, probabilistic and numerical methods used in the modern theory of option pricing. It includes a full treatment of arbitrage theory in discrete and continuous time.

Planning Theory expresses a sound unease about the direction taken by the current analysis and criticism of planning experiences.

Modern cardiovascular science has produced a revolutionary new idea: the heart acts not merely as a pump, but as a "gland", that is as a regulator of circulatory homeostasis and salt-water balance. The book will interest physiologists and clinicians involved in the study of the cardiovascular system and care of heart patients.

Drawing from recent advances in agent-based computational modeling, the authors show how insights from dispersed fields can be fruitfully combined to improve our understanding of macroeconomic dynamics.

Selected from the conference "S.Co.2009: Complex Data Modeling and Computationally Intensive Methods for Estimation and Prediction," these 20 papers cover the latest in statistical methods and computational techniques for complex and high dimensional datasets.

Development of Normal Fetal Movements provides a detailed reasoned map of fetal behavior by describing features and evolution from 10 to 25 weeks gestation. Each behavioral event is described, measured and presented as it occurs in its natural sequence, providing a 'real-time' picture of fetal behavior.

This informative and useful volume provides a substantial contribution to the understanding of adolescent risk behavior. The book combines theoretical analysis and the findings of a broad-based research project, with accessible presentation throughout.

This volume provides detailed information on all key aspects of tumor imaging with diverse sonographic techniques. It includes eight hundred illustrations, seven hundred in color.

Therefore, in addition to traditional chemotherapy, characterized by high toxicity and non-selective action on tumoral cells, the reader can find a new approach with more selective, less cytotoxic endocrine derived compounds.

Here is a new book on methods and issues in clinical research. Integrate medical and statistical components of clinical research. Give space to the ethical implications of methodological issues in clinical research. The book ends with a brief description of the drug development process and the phases of clinical development.

Rheumatic inflammatory diseases represent a steadily increasing group of disorders that have considerable social impact through affected patients' worsening quality of life and require engagement in the health field.

Effective treatment of schizophrenia is hampered by frequent lapses in patient's adherence to therapy. This systematic and accessible guide provides strategies for defining and measuring adherence, as well as tackling patients' tendencies to lapse.

Up-to-date and comprehensive, this surgical manual provides clear descriptions of current procedures as well as guidance on managing difficult cases. It enables an informed and multidisciplinary approach to a cancer that is increasing in frequency.

Cross-imaging enables detection of small pancreatic lesions that now prompt the majority of surgical procedures in asymptomatic patients. This volume is an expert guide to the latest evidence and knowledge of these uncommon tumors of the pancreas.

Here is a comprehensive review of the newest techniques in minimally invasive liver surgery. Describes tools and technology and illustrates details of operative techniques. Includes illustrations and photos, and a DVD containing videos of technical procedures.

This book offers a uniform collection of probe and CCD terrestrial images for each lunar dome, and presents information on morphological measurements and rheologic properties including a novel classification system and a new map of the distribution of domes.