The 21st edition of Rudolph's Pediatrics continues a tradition of evolving and adapting to changes in pediatric medicine. Originally published in 1897 as Diseases of Infancy and Childhood,...
It is with great pleasure we offer the second edition
of "Doppler Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecol
ogy" to our readers. We remain deeply appreciative
of the success of the first edition with its continuing
enthusiastic reception from our readers.
Impressive advances have occurred in diagnostic...
In the last few years, ultrasonography has become increasingly recognized
as a helpful tool for the evaluation and management of patients
in the intensive care unit, emergency department, and the operating
room, as well as general hospital wards and outpatient clinics. Ultrasound
guidance in thoracentesis and central venous...
Cancers share a restricted set of characteristics crucial to the tumor phenotype:
proliferation in the absence of external growth stimuli, avoidance of apoptosis and
no limits to replication, escape from external growth-suppressive forces and the
immune response, an inflammatory micro-environment with new blood vessel...
In both industrialized and developing countries, childhood immunization has become one
of the most important and cost-effective public health interventions. National immunization
programs have prevented millions of deaths since WHO initiated the ‘Expanded
Program on Immunization’ in 1974. Smallpox was eradicated in 1979,...
Chronic heart failure is now finally getting the recognition it deserves as a major public health problem. Increased awareness in the medical community has been reflected by the emergence of specialist journals and meetings, specific patient resources, public awareness campaigns, and a massive increase in research activities directed toward...
Since its discovery in 1957, Coenzyme Q has piqued the interest of scientists from a wide range of disciplines because of its bioenergetics, vitamin-like behavior, and interactions with antioxidant vitamins E and C. Coenzyme Q: Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease is a comprehensive treatise on this often-studied coenzyme. International...
Wireless ad hoc sensor networks have recently become a very active research subject
as well as a topic of rapid technological progress and large-scale practical development
and application activities. However, a solid foundational and theoretical
background seems still necessary for sensor networking to achieve its full potential....
Sets forth the state of the science and technology in plasma protein production
With contributions from an international team of eighty leading experts and pioneers in the field, Production of Plasma Proteins for Therapeutic Use presents a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge about the...
Since the first edition of Identification of Pathogenic Fungi, there has been incredible progress in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of fungal diseases: new methods of diagnosis have been introduced, and new antifungal agents have been licensed for use. However, these developments have been offset by the emergence of resistance...
This edited reflects the current state of knowledge about the role of microRNAs in the formation and progression of solid tumours. The main focus lies on computational methods and applications, together with cutting edge experimental techniques that are used to approach all aspects of microRNA regulation in cancer. We are sure that the...
This Fourth Revised Edition of Computer Organization and Design includes a complete set of updated and new exercises, along with improvements and changes suggested by instructors and students. Focusing on the revolutionary change taking place in industry today--the switch from uniprocessor to multicore microprocessors--this classic...
