The rheumatic diseases in children range from affecting a very isolated part of the body to including almost every organ and body system. Much progress has been made in the field of rheumatology over the past decade and this book provides a small didactic text, giving clear unambiguous guidance on the best clinical practice. With full colour...

Completely revised and expanded from four to five volumes, this new edition of the Handbook of Parenting appears at a time that is momentous in the history of parenting. Parenting and the family are today in a greater state of flux, question, and redefinition than perhaps ever before. We are witnessing the emergence of striking...

This new...

If you have the imaginative power to design complex multimedia projects but can't adapt to programming languages, then Scratch 1.4: Beginner's Guide is the book for you. Imagine how good you'll feel when you drag-and-drop your way to interactive games, stories, graphic artwork, computer animations, and much more using Scratch even...

Thinking of going wireless? It’s not as scary as it sounds! This fast and fun guidebook helps you decide what you need, install it, and get the most from all its cool options....

Preparing for the CCNP® certification? Working as a network professional? Here are all the CCNP-level commands for the Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) exam you need in one condensed, portable resource. The CCNP BSCI Portable Command Guide is filled with valuable, easy-to-access information and is portable...

This revised edition has been completely updated and expanded to address the latest developments and professional concerns in forensic medicine. There are new chapters on the medical aspects of police restraint and new material on the potential of police exposure to infection, the role of alcohol and drugs in vehicular accidents, and forensic...

How can video games be fun and immerse players in fantastic worlds where anything seems possible? How can they be so engaging to have become the main entertainment product for children and adults alike? In On the Way to Fun, the author proposes a possible answer to these questions by going back to the roots of gaming and showing how...

* Free threading and multithreading
* Inheritance
* Virtual methods and shared methods
* Structured exception...

In a modern home, it is no longer unusual for family members to own multiple computers and network devices. In most houses, you can find at least a desktop computer, which is generally used for more performance-intensive tasks such as gaming or professional work of any kind. Parents bring home their work laptops or notebooks, which they...