In thinking about a contribution we could make to the modern practice of medicine that
had not yet been achieved by others, we remembered what constituted the complete
physician at the time of Sir William Osler: A working knowledge of multiple disciplines
and of disease processes that affect many organ systems. This was perhaps...
How Doctors Think defines the nature and importance of clinical judgment. Although physicians make use of science, this book argues that medicine is not itself a science but rather an interpretive practice that relies on clinical reasoning. A physician looks at the patient's history along with the presenting physical signs and...
As one of the five clubs that founded the United States Golf
Association and with the first and oldest clubhouse in the
United States (opened in 1892), Shinnecock Hills in
Southampton, New York, is America’s version of St. Andrews,
a links course bathed in beauty and rock-hard difficulty colored
most brilliantly by...
Although neural modeling has a long history, most of the texts available on the subject are quite limited in scope, dealing primarily with the simulation of large-scale biological neural networks applicable to describing brain function. Introduction to Dynamic Modeling of Neuro-Sensory Systems presents the mathematical tools and methods that...
MRI has transformed the field of pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal imaging.
When the more senior (and gray haired) of the two authors completed his pediatric
radiology training, orthopedic radiology was a primarily plain film based discipline,
occasionally supplemented by arthrography. Although much could be gleaned from...
Engineering is the integration of art and science and involves the use of systematic knowledge based on the
principles of mathematics and the physical sciences to design and develop systems that have direct practical
applicability for the benefit of mankind and society.With this philosophy in mind, the importance of the
engineering...
Robert A. Forczyk provides a riveting and intense description of the design and development of these two deadly opponents, the Panther and the T-34, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses and describing their tactics, weaponry and training. Moreover he gives an insight into the lives of the tank crews themselves, who were caught up in the...
Improvements in instrument design and computing power and the increased
availability of fluorescent agents have led to an increased usage of flow cytometry
in both the research and clinical settings. Flow Cytometry: Principles and
Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to data interpretation, quality
control...
Offering readers a concise and yet comprehensive reference, Satellite Technology provides a unique coverage of both the principles and applications in this wide field. This book covers the technological and application aspects of satellites in one volume, ensuring not only extensive coverage of communications-related applications of...
The history of medicine has been substantially defined by a small number of monumental
discoveries. Most of these breakthroughs have emerged from the biological sciences. One of
the first great breakthroughs was the recognition by Koch in 1884 that pathogens could be
transmitted from one living organism to another to cause disease....
This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Edited by Timothy Gowers, a recipient of the Fields Medal, it presents nearly two hundred entries, written especially for this book by some of the world's leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; trace the...
Travel to exotic places is fascinating, and equally so are infections and other dangers of exotic travel. Moreover, one need not be traveling to suffer these maladies; sometimes they travel to you. The enormous global mobility demands a public health response. The result is the concept of ‘travel medicine’ as a separate...
