This much-needed text will fill an important gap for the practicing obstetrician in connecting what is seen on ultrasound before delivery with what is seen grossly at delivery, how this is interpreted and reported by the pathologist, and its clinical relevance for the obstetrician. With the increasing need for clinicians to understand pathological correlation, this will be an essential reference for both obstetricians in general practice and trainees; perinatal pathologists will also find this an invaluable guide to what their colleagues need to know.

There is an increasing prevalence of large and complex datasets within the social sciences, and notably criminology in recent years. This data explosion has led to the development of specialized techniques for extracting information from such data. This book presents an introduction to "Big Data Science" for criminology and the social sciences, taking a case study-based approach to explaining the concepts. The theory is introduced as needed to answer scientific questions based on real data problems in the application areas. Some R and Python code is included to give support with implementation of the methods.

Rodents are becoming increasingly popular as pets. This new book covering medicine and common surgeries of the guinea pig, chinchilla, degu, mouse, rat, gerbil, hamster, and prairie dog will provide a concise, yet comprehensive reference for the veterinary practitioner. The format will allow easy access to information providing answers to problems that arise in practice. The book will be highly illustrated with good quality photographs and line drawings.

There is a gap in the market for a book on small animal ophthalmic surgery that is heavily illustrated with the use of step-by-step color images. This book fills that gap. The atlas format, that has accompanying text as secondary support including possible complications, will support the visual learner as much as the more abstract thinker, while delivering its general educational aims to a wide audience - general practitioners to developing specialists all around the world as well as residents in training.

From the spectroscopy of molecules to energy changes, chemical principles underlie all that we see and do. This book aims to nurture a synoptic approach to the mastery of organic synthesis.

This book provides a broad, integrative overview of systems biology, giving particular attention to functional modeling, analysis, and experimental testing of protein circuits. It begins at the fundamental building blocks of a cell, introducing the underpinnings from thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, and then addresses biochemical networks. The author focuses on giving students the practical toolkit necessary for work in this field, from model estimation to predictive modeling and beyond. Among the key topics discussed in depth are gene transcription, signal transduction, metabolism, synthetic biology, and systems physiology.

This student textbook clearly explains the connections between nuclear and particle physics, giving students a comprehensive understanding of this subject area. The book is suitable for those taking courses dedicated to both particle and nuclear physics, as well as for students taking a course in either nuclear or particle physics, who need to place their studies in a broader context. The book opens with an examination of the Big Bang and the birth of nuclear and particle physics, and concludes with coverage of highly practical experiments and applications, including medical physics, environmental science, nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. Worked examples and problems are provided.

There is a great deal of interest in population genetics in the applied probability and mathematical biology communities. This book provides an overview of applied probability methods in mathematical population genetics. It presents various techniques in a unified mathematical framework, covering evolutionary models, diffusion processes, coalescent theory, gene trees, ancestral inference and more. The methods are illustrated through real examples, and there are some exercises to enable the book to be used for teaching at graduate and postgraduate levels.

Pulmonary endoscopy is one of the most commonly performed procedures by interventional pulmonologists and cardiothoracic surgeons. This handbook provides how-to guidance for physicians wishing to improve their skills in this important field. With an emphasis on endosonography¿both endobronchial and esophageal ultrasound¿the text simplifies and distils the essential practical and theoretical knowledge needed to perform basic endoscopic procedures for the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases. Many alternative invasive techniques are presented, along with illustrations and step-by-step instructions, making this book an ideal primer for trainees.

Research on mixed models has been extensive over the most recent decade. This book differs from the authors' previous monographs on longitudinal data in that it focuses on mixed models of a linear, generalized linear and nonlinear type. The book pays attention to recent developments that include diagnostics, semi-parametric methodology, non-normal random effects, multivariate longitudinal data, high-dimensional outcomes, joint modeling of longitudinal and survival data and discrimination and classification based on longitudinal data using mixed models.

First published in 1973, this well-established textbook offers medical students and junior doctors a readable introduction to the principles of public health with special reference to situations in the developing countries of the tropics. This fifth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent advances in public health. It retains the popular approach of previous editions in stressing basic principles illustrated by selected examples pertinent to the regions in question. The book focuses on both communicable and non-communicable diseases and covers gender-specific issues as well as health systems, health promotion, and health economics.

A comprehensive introduction to the technical and socioeconomic issues surrounding global energy, this text presents a fresh new treatment on the fundamentals of energy science, technology, and policy implications. It addresses the need for diversity in any nation¿s energy portfolio and the educational requirements of scientists, engineers, and policymakers today. Taking an introductory yet rigorous approach, the book covers alternative and sustainable supply strategies, such as wind and solar. It uses real-life examples of current and future technologies and offers many hands-on exercises.

Chirality plays a major role in biological processes and the enantiomers of a bioactive molecule often possess different biological effects. Accurate assessment is critical as isomeric impurities may have unwanted toxicological, pharmacological, or other effects. Separation techniques remain the method of choice for this area of drug research but there is a great deal of trial and error in choosing a particular column for a chiral separation. This book gives a rationale for choosing a stationary phase that is based on the relationship that exists between the analytes and the chiral stationary phases. The text provides examples to underline the separation mechanism.

An introduction to a new paradigm in social, technological, and scientific discourse, this book presents an overview of statistical methods for describing, modeling, and inferring biological networks using genomic and other types of data. It covers a large variety of modern statistical techniques, such as sparse graphical models, state space models, Boolean networks, and hidden Markov models. The authors address gene transcription data, microRNAs, ChIP-chip, and RNAi data. Along with end-of-chapter exercises, the text includes many real-world examples with implementations using a dedicated R package.

Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the greatest philosophers of the Twentieth century. This comprehensive, clear introduction unpacks and explains Sartre's philosophy, covering all the key topics. An indispensable introduction to Sartre's philosophy, and also useful to those in related disciplines such as politics, sociology, literature, religion and French studies.

Now fully revised in line with the latest research, each chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. As such this is the ideal book for both beginning students of linguistics, or anyone in a related discipline looking for a first introduction to morphology.

The Routledge Handbook of Rural China provides a critical reflection on the major themes and debates that have characterised rural Chinäs development experience. The contributors delineate the state, trajectory and dynamics of the field, including emerging issues and debates on topics such as The Hukou, Eco-tourism and Labour shortages.

Making the case that student's home languages are benefits, not deficits, this book presents critical research about the use (and value) of home and heritage languages, offers portraits of linguistically rich and effective preK-12 classrooms and instructional settings, and provides teaching strategies that build on students' home languages.

Making the case that student's home languages are benefits, not deficits, this book presents critical research about the use (and value) of home and heritage languages, offers portraits of linguistically rich and effective preK-12 classrooms and instructional settings, and provides teaching strategies that build on students' home languages.

This book examines the role of linen undergarments in concepts of propriety and health in early-modern England. Acknowledging the difficulties in researching the habits of cleanliness in the past, particularly the unreliability of personal testimony for reasons of bias and modesty, the study sets out a methodology for researching aspects of bodily hygiene, first delineating in full what the advice was in both conduct and medical literature. By incorporating not only dress, social and medical histories, but also evidence from surviving clothing, the book serves as an example of an interdisciplinary methodology and a potential model for other histories of other "unspoken" subjects.

Print Culture and Communication in the Stuart World explores the historiographical developments in the field and explains that print culture in Britain and Ireland was not an isolated phenomenon but a culture that operated within European and colonial contexts. The book is divided into five parts Communication and Print: HistoriansâEUR(TM) and Our Sources, Composition to Dissemination: The Mechanics of Communication in the Stuart World Beyond Print, Print and the State, Print and the Creation, Propagation and Elimination of Alien Cultures and British and Irish Print Culture in a European and Global Context. This book is perfect for students of early modern Britain and print culture.

A comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of science. Introduces the key topics, such as the scientific method, rationalism and empiricism, as well as more advanced topics such as realism and antirealism.

Constructivist as well essentialist concepts of identity, and especially of cultural identity, have failed. Based on a new sociological concept of a relational cultural identity, this book poses the question of European identity as a contradictory process of identity formation. Written in clear and non-technical language, this book is addressed to sociologists, social theorists and philosophers, cultural and political scientists, social psychologists and anthropologists as well as to politicians, and it is also suitable for a general audience, and for students of sociology, cultural studies, political sciences, philosophy, anthropology and European studies.

Constructivist as well essentialist concepts of identity, and especially of cultural identity, have failed. Based on a new sociological concept of a relational cultural identity, this book poses the question of European identity as a contradictory process of identity formation. Written in clear and non-technical language, this book is addressed to sociologists, social theorists and philosophers, cultural and political scientists, social psychologists and anthropologists as well as to politicians, and it is also suitable for a general audience, and for students of sociology, cultural studies, political sciences, philosophy, anthropology and European studies.