Fred R. Volkmar • Brian Reichow James C. McPartland Editors 2014 As the introduction to this new volume well brings out, despite the enormous increase in research into autism spectrum disorders (ASD) there has been a paucity of good systematic studies into ASD in adolescents and adults. Nevertheless, this book does a good job in […]
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Zahid Hussain Khan Editor 2014 Airway management is an integral part of a multitude of medical specialties, including critical care, emergency medicine, pulmonary medicine, surgery, and of course, anesthesia. It is difficult, if not impossible, to properly credit the first person to ‘‘manage the airway,’’ in part because many maneuvers are now considered an integral […]
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Enzo Berardesca • Howard Maibach Klaus-Peter Wilhelm Editors 2014 This project has been undertaken to update the book on Methods and Instrumentation released in the series on “Bioengineering and the Skin” in 1995. However, during the revision process we realized that so much time has passed and many new techniques were developed that it was […]
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Sandra Prince-Embury • Donald H. Saklofske Editors 2014 What are the risk and protective forces that buffer each of us, pushing us along on a unique journey through childhood into our adult years? Why is it that some of us thrive, often in the face of adversity, while others are overwhelmed? In my work with […]
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Gayle L. Macklem 2014 Evidence-Based Services for Students The National Association of School Psychologists updated its Model for Comprehensive and Integrated School Psychologist Services in 2010. The 2010 model includes recognition of the need for systems-level services for school-based mental health professionals. The model broadens the responsibility of school psychologists to include knowledge of systems […]
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Lubo Zhang • Charles A. Ducsay Editors 2014 Proceedings of the Center for Perinatal Biology 40 th Anniversary Symposium The planning of this book evolved from serendipity and history. The Center for Perinatal Biology was turning 40 and we wanted to celebrate. On February 11, 2013, some of the most illustrious names in the field […]
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Enrico Marani • Wijnand F.R.M. Koch 2014 Structure, Gender and Society Jonathan Sawday has written a very fine book on the scientific and social implication of the interior discovery of the human body: ‘‘The body emblazoned’’ [1]. Notions about the interior of the human body lasted for centuries before we came to our present understanding of its form […]
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Po Sing Leung Editor 2014 Gastrointestinal, Nutritional and Hepatobiliary Physiology Human gastrointestinal (GI) physiology is a study of our GI system that addresses the regulation and integration of major physiological functions of motility, secretion, digestion, absorption and blood flow, as well as immunity. The coordination of these processes is vital for the maintenance of GI health; thus, any […]
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Jagdish N. Sharma Editor 2014 Kinins are pharmacologically active polypeptides, which are formed in the tissues and body fluids as a result of the enzymatic action of kallikreins of kininogens. The kinin family includes bradykinin (BK) (Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe- Arg), kallidin (Lys-Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg), and methiony-lysyl- BK (Met-Lys-Ard-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Arg). Kallidin and methionyl-lysyl-BK are converted into BK by circulation aminopeptidases in plasma and urine. BK is rapidly […]
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Norbert Weiss • Alexandra Koschak Editors 2014 Calcium ions (Ca2?) represent one of the most versatile second messengers in eukaryotic cells, and changes in the intracellular Ca2? concentration regulate many cellular physiological functions as diverse as gene transcription, muscle contraction, neurotransmission fertilization and more. In order to make use and regulate the amplitude, duration and […]
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