I often thought of this mantra during my on-call nights when, as a Stanford sleep
medicine fellow, I was awakened from sleep by a technologist informing me that
one of the clinic patients had repetitive obstructive apneas with significant oxygen
desaturations. The technologist would typically ask, “can I start the patient on...
It is appropriate that I first acknowledge my appreciation to Professor Leo Grigsby for inviting me to
prepare the chapter on power transformers for the first edition (2001) of his now very popular Electric
Power Engineering Handbook. From this evolved the recognition that two chapters from the 2001
Handbook, those for (1) substations...
Immediately apparent is the author’s vast experience in processing fire scenes and analyzing cremains. … a well-written text that is a valuable resource to forensic anthropology students and fire scene responders alike. —J.C. Love, Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office, Houston, Texas,...
The enormous genetic flexibility of bacteria jeopardizes the usefulness of currently available antibiotics, and requires new approaches to antibiotic discovery and development. Antimicrobial resistance can be acquired in a short time frame, both by genetic mutation and by direct transfer of resistance genes across genus and species...
Bearings are widely used in rotating machines. Understanding the factors affecting their reliability and service life is essential in ensuring good machine design and performance. Solving Tribology Problems in Rotating Machines reviews these factors and their implications for improved machine performance.
The huge proliferation of security vulnerability exploits, worms, and viruses place an incredible drain on both cost and confidence for manufacturers and consumers. The release of trustworthy code requires a specific set of skills and techniques, but this information is often dispersed and decentralized, encrypted in its own jargon and...
The rapid progress of mobile/wireless communication and embedded microsensing MEMS technologies leads us toward the dream “Ubiquitous/Pervasive Computing.” Wireless local-area networks (WLANs) have been widely deployed in many cities and have become a requisite tool to many people in their daily lives. Wireless personal-area networks...
The prominence of the Bupleurum species cannot be overstated. Across China and Japan, it serves as a main or supplementary ingredient in over two thirds of traditional medications. For over 2000 years, it has been used to treat fevers, intestinal maladies, malaria, and countless other afflictions. Modern research indicates that it may possess...
Thoroughly examining tuberculosis from historical, theoretical, and clinical perspectives, this Third Edition merges state-of-the-art research developments with principles of programmatic TB management. Each of the 50 chapters analyze current studies on TB mechanisms and treatment and will meet the needs of all who work in the field of TB...
From one person to the next, optimal health is governed by a huge array of minor genetic differences. When modulated by a variety of food bioiactives, these differences result in changes in gene expression and subsequent phenotypic expression. Combining biomedical and social science with contributions from leaders in both fields, Personalized...
If you're ready to take your knowledge of ArcGIS to the next level, then you need to learn how to work with ArcObjects. But with thousands of objects, properties, and methods, how can you ever hope to sort through the ArcObjects model diagrams?
The first edition of Chang's Programming ArcObjects with VBA: A Task-Oriented Approach gave...
The present book provides an effective direct method of the numerical solution of singular integral equations for both one and two (or more) dimensions and includes multiple integrals, especiaIly as applied to separated and vortex flows in aerodynamics. The authors of the book are a professional mathematician (Ivan Lifanov) and a numerical...
