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The International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Third Edition, Seven Volume Set is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. Spanning across 7 volumes, 13 subject areas and 398 chapters, this new edition takes a multidisciplinary approach and presents the history, methodology, and latest advances in biomedical research and related scientific fields, including social sciences, life sciences, and bioengineering to address public health research, disease, health processes, and disciplines. The book offers readers evidence-based analysis and information on solutions to real-world problems in global and local health through a multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach.Covering all dimensions of the field, from the details of specific diseases, to the organization of social insurance agencies, the articles included comprise the fundamental research areas of global public health: historical roots, scientific research methodology and approaches, public health of vulnerable population subgroups (the aged, children and adolescents, at-risk populations), environmental and occupational epidemiology, and much more. - Includes the most comprehensive, high-level, internationally focused reference work available on public health - Presents an invaluable resource for both researchers familiar with the field and non-experts requiring easy-to-find, relevant, global information and a greater understanding of the wider issues - Incorporates biomedical and health social science issues and perspectives - Provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic - Focuses on the dynamic collaboration of many scientific areas for the improvement of healthcare in communities

Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy The new edition of the long-standing classic text, covering all areas of perinatal medicine Continuing to set the standard for maternal-fetal practice, the seventh edition of Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy provides practical, clinically useful information on the full spectrum of perinatal care. Focused on clinical decision-making, this invaluable reference contains authoritative, evidence-based information on the factors of high-risk pregnancy, biochemical and biophysical monitoring, maternal disease, obstetric complications, patient safety in labor and delivery, and more. With more than 50 concise chapters, this text has been written by leading experts, and contains evidence-based protocols, algorithms, case studies, potential outcome measures, medications, and illustrative case reports to ensure the best possible outcomes for fetal and maternal patients. This text offers clear guidance on the common problems encountered in the day-to-day management of high-risk pregnancies. The seventh edition of Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy includes new and updated chapters with the most current evidence-based information and protocols available on topics such as infectious diseases in pregnancy, vaping, operative vaginal delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancies in women with disabilities, maternal anemia, malaria, and HIV infection. Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Approach, Seventh Edition, remains an indispensable reference and guide for obstetricians, gynecologists, OB/GYN trainees, midwives, and primary and general practitioners.

La médecine néonatale est axée depuis les dernières décennies sur le développement cérébral et le comportement du nouveau-né prématuré, considéré aujourd'hui comme une personne possédant une conscience. La deuxième édition de Soins de développement en période néonatale couvre la majorité des aspects de la discipline. Organisé en six parties, l'ouvrage étudie successivement les thèmes suivants : • Bases scientifiques • Stratégies environnementales et comportementales • Les parents et la famille • Implantation des soins de développement • Programmes de soins de développement • Recherche et soins de développement Cet ouvrage présente les avancées scientifiques sur le développement du cerveau. Il met l'accent sur la prévention des complications neurodéveloppementales à long terme grâce aux soins néonatals. À la lumière de ces avancées, il affirme l'importance du rôle des parents et des familles pour accompagner le développement des nouveau-nés prématurés en collaboration avec les personnels des unités de soins de néo natalogie. Il offre ainsi un regard sur la philosophie des soins centrés sur la famille avec les points de vue des professionnels et des parents. La mise en œuvre des divers programmes de soins de développement est décrite avec leurs impacts respectifs. Les axes de recherche sur les soins et les orientations futures sont également abordés.

This book had its beginning in 1967 when Shirley G. Driscoll and Kurt Benirschke wrote in English the volume on placental pathology for the Henke-Lubarsch, the noted German Handbook of Pathology. There seemed to be a need for wider distribution of the text and it was reprinted by Springer Verlag, New York, essentially the only book available devoted just to the human placenta. Dr. Benirschke authored 5 subsequent editions in collaboration with Peter Kaufmann, Rebecca Baergen and Graham Burton in 1990 (2nd edition), 1995 (3rd edition), 2000 (4th edition), 2006 (5th edition) and 2012 (6th edition). In the early editions, the most important material was in a larger font than the extensive review of exceptions and the discussion in the literature. Since 1967, many other shorter placenta books have been published in English, French and German. None of these have included the breadth of discussion or the voluminous references which includes details of many historicarticles, not readily available. Interest in the placenta has wildly expanded over the intervening 50+ years with the vast majority of Pathologists, Obstetricians and Pediatricians recognizing its value. In addition, there are now quite a few new journals, societies and meetings devoted to the placenta in both clinical and research areas. The interest extends into areas of study well beyond the realm of anatomic pathology.The 7th edition will, of necessity, differ from the prior editions which Dr. Benirschke wrote largely himself at first, and later with the help of the above noted co-authors. It will now be an international multi-authored book with nearly 40 contributors revising one or more chapters. The explosion of new information as necessitating some reordering of chapters and adding completely new chapters including Chapters 31 and 32, “Innovations in Placental Pathology” and “Imaging in Placental Pathology”. Dr. Burton's section has been extensively edited, as well. The editors gave the new authors considerable latitude in how to write the new and/or edited chapters. Many of the revised chapters retain much of Dr. Benirschke's anecdotal information as well as the voluminous references. Others are more modern in their approach. All contain substantial new references and current information. It is our hope that Benirschke's Pathology of the Human Placenta will remain as a mainstay reference in placental pathology.It aims to help readers gain a broad understanding of how placental architecture is shaped during normal development, with a view to appreciating how this may be perturbed in complications of pregnancy.

This book covers current aspects of important infectious diseases affecting human and animal health in Latin American countries. Readers are equipped with details on arthropod vectors as well as on neglected health problems. Diseases covered include Neglected Tropical Diseases such as Chagas Disease, schistosomiasis, tungiasis, myiasis and leishmaniasis, but also Zika and Chikungunya viral infections, plague and yellow fever. One focus is given on parasitic transmission routes.In addition, the authors describe current therapeutic options and sustainable control measures, considering both human and animal health. By highlighting options within the interdisciplinary One Health approach, they round off this work into a cutting-edge reference for diverse expert readers. Scientists and clinicians concerned on public health, entomology, tropical medicine and parasitology not only in Latin America will find this collection particularly valuable.Finally, these contributions are essential in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the targets of SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) in order to combat and end epidemics of Neglected Tropical Diseases.

This is the only book to cover toxoplasmosis of animals and humans thoroughly in one single source. Found worldwide from Alaska to Australasia, Toxoplasma gondii is the cause of one of the most common parasitic infections in humans, livestock, companion animals, and wildlife, and is included on the list of potential bioterrorism microbes. Furthermore, T. gondii has been and continues to be used extensively as a model for the cell biology of apicomplexan parasites.In the decade since the second edition of this book was published, there has been an explosion of knowledge concerning the parasite Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis. This update provides unique information on all known host types for this parasite, with an additional chapter on history, substantial updates throughout, and a detailed focus on the biology of the parasite in Chapter 2. The third edition is compiled by author JP Dubey, an authority on T. gondii who has worked with virtually all hosts of the protozoan during the last 55 years, including humans, all livestock species, wildlife, and zoo animals. The book distills the voluminous and potentially confusing scientific literature, that has grown geometrically in the 30+ years since the publication of the first edition, into a comprehensive resource for all professionals, graduate students and researchers working in this field.

Comprehensive Pharmacology, Seven Volume Set is organized into twelve sections that explore therapeutic areas, with a total of 320 comprehensive articles and 6,800 pages of important findings. Sections contain highly detailed coverage of information that has been overseen by an editorial board made up of well-respected, field leading experts. The content in this book offers readers an in-depth and easily accessible reference work on every aspect of pharmacological research surrounding the pharmacology of all therapeutic applications of drugs, their mechanism of action and their therapeutic values. These elements are essential as drugs are almost never tested and developed in the actual therapeutic system, but rather in test systems from which parameters must be determined to predict activity in systems of varying ambient physiology. As different technologies rapidly evolve, there is an ever-increasing level of knowledge about the pharmacology of known drugs, along with increasing capability to utilize pharmacological systems to predict new drug activity, all of which must be communicated to professionals in varying fields. - Contains chapters that follow a consistent and templated approach, resulting in well-structured content that enhances user experience and appeal - Offers a comprehensive review on a wealth of information on pharmacology and how it utilizes concepts and techniques from a broad array of sciences, ranging from chemistry to physiology to medicine - Includes a wider use of color and multimedia content, with interactive features, links, computational modeling and animations to illustrate the effects of toxic substances in various contexts

Esta obra recoge las reflexiones de un nutrido grupo de juristas en torno a los retos planteados por el proceso de transformación del sector marítimo-pesquero en actividad sostenible, desde una perspectiva medio-ambiental, empresarial y social. En la misma, expertos en varias disciplinas jurídicas –Derecho Internacional Público, Derecho Internacional Privado y Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social- abordan, en el marco del Proyecto Europeo Jean Monnet “Une visión européenne des océans et des mers: pêche maritime et croissance durable”, los grandes desafíos de la anhelada sostenibilidad transversal en la pesca: el impacto del cambio climático, la protección de la biodiversidad marina, la pesca ilegal, la piratería marítima, la protección de la seguridad y salud de los pescadores, el reto del empleo estable y sujeto a condiciones laborales justas y el empoderamiento de las mujeres en un ámbito tradicionalmente masculinizado. Identificadas y analizadas exhaustivamente las problemáticas, los autores efectúan propuestas –a menudo, de legeferenda- para la construcción de nuevo marco jurídico que contribuya a aunar crecimiento económico, cuidado del medio ambiente y trabajo decente e inclusivo.

Nickel Base Single Crystals Across Length Scales is addresses the most advanced knowledge in metallurgy and computational mechanics and how they are applied to superalloys used as bare materials or with a thermal barrier coating system. Joining both aspects, the book helps readers understand the mechanisms driving properties and their evolution from fundamental to application level. These guidelines are helpful for students and researchers who wish to understand issues and solutions, optimize materials, and model them in a cross-check analysis, from the atomistic to component scale. The book is useful for students and engineers as it explores processing, characterization and design. - Provides an up-to-date overview on the field of superalloys - Covers the relationship between microstructural evolution and mechanical behavior at high temperatures - Discusses both basic and advanced modeling and characterization techniques - Includes case studies that illustrate the application of techniques presented in the book

Sensemaking in Safety Critical and Complex Situations: Human Factors and DesignHuman factors-based design that supports the strengths and weaknesses of humans are often missed during the concept and design of complex technical systems. With the focus on digitalization and automation, the human actor is often left out of the loop but needs to step in during safety-critical situations. This book describes how human factors and sensemaking can be used as part of the concept and design of safety critical systems in order to improve safety and resilience.This book discusses the challenges of automation and automated systems when humans are left out of the loop and then need to intervene when the situation calls for it. It covers human control and accepts that humans must handle the unexpected and describes methods to support this. It is based on recent accident analysis involving autonomous systems that move our understanding forward and supports a more modern view on human errors to improve safety in industries such as shipping and marine.The book is for human factors and ergonomists, safety engineers, designers involved in safety critical work and students.Stig Ole Johnsen is a Senior Researcher at SINTEF in Norway. He has a PhD from NTNU in Norway with a focus on resilience in complex socio-technical systems and has a Master's in Technology Management from MIT/NTNU. He chairs the Human Factors in Control network (HFC) in Norway to strengthen the human factors focus during development and implementation of safety critical technology. His research interests include meaningful human control to support safety and resilience during automation and digitalization. Thomas Porathe has a degree in Information Design from Malardalen University in Sweden. He is currently Professor of Interaction Design at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. He specializes in maritime human factors and design of maritime information systems, specifically directed towards control room design, e-navigation and autonomous ships. He has been working with e-Navigation since 2006 in EU projects such as BLAST, EfficienSea, MONALISA, ACCSEAS, SESAME and the unmanned ship project MUNIN. He is active in the International Association of Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA).

The book helps to answer the following questions: How far have the understanding and mesoscale modeling advanced in recent decades, what are the key open questions that require further research and what are the mathematical and physical requirements for a mesoscale model intended to provide either insight or a predictive engineering tool? It is addressed to young researchers including doctoral students, postdocs and early career faculty,

This is volume 1 of a 2-volume set.Marine Design XIII collects the contributions to the 13th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC 2018, Espoo, Finland, 10-14 June 2018). The aim of this IMDC series of conferences is to promote all aspects of marine design as an engineering discipline. The focus is on key design challenges and opportunities in the area of current maritime technologies and markets, with special emphasis on:• Challenges in merging ship design and marine applications of experience-based industrial design• Digitalisation as technological enabler for stronger link between efficient design, operations and maintenance in future• Emerging technologies and their impact on future designs• Cruise ship and icebreaker designs including fleet compositions to meet new market demandsTo reflect on the conference focus, Marine Design XIII covers the following research topic series: •State of art ship design principles - education, design methodology, structural design, hydrodynamic design;•Cutting edge ship designs and operations - ship concept design, risk and safety, arctic design, autonomous ships;•Energy efficiency and propulsions - energy efficiency, hull form design, propulsion equipment design; •Wider marine designs and practices - navy ships, offshore and wind farms and production.Marine Design XIII contains 2 state-of-the-art reports on design methodologies and cruise ships design, and 4 keynote papers on new directions for vessel design practices and tools, digital maritime traffic, naval ship designs, and new tanker design for arctic. Marine Design XIII will be of interest to academics and professionals in maritime technologies and marine design.

Marine Design XIII collects the contributions to the 13th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC 2018, Espoo, Finland, 10-14 June 2018). The aim of this IMDC series of conferences is to promote all aspects of marine design as an engineering discipline. The focus is on key design challenges and opportunities in the area of current maritime technologies and markets, with special emphasis on: • Challenges in merging ship design and marine applications of experience-based industrial design • Digitalisation as technological enabler for stronger link between efficient design, operations and maintenance in future • Emerging technologies and their impact on future designs • Cruise ship and icebreaker designs including fleet compositions to meet new market demands To reflect on the conference focus, Marine Design XIII covers the following research topic series: •State of art ship design principles - education, design methodology, structural design, hydrodynamic design; •Cutting edge ship designs and operations - ship concept design, risk and safety, arctic design, autonomous ships; •Energy efficiency and propulsions - energy efficiency, hull form design, propulsion equipment design; •Wider marine designs and practices - navy ships, offshore and wind farms and production. Marine Design XIII contains 2 state-of-the-art reports on design methodologies and cruise ships design, and 4 keynote papers on new directions for vessel design practices and tools, digital maritime traffic, naval ship designs, and new tanker design for arctic. Marine Design XIII will be of interest to academics and professionals in maritime technologies and marine design.

This book provides a detailed overview of the possible risks associated with ART pregnancies and their clinical management. While most pregnancies following Assisted Reproduction Treatment (ART) will progress normally and without any complications to mother or baby, some women who conceive after ART as well as their babies are at increased risk of pregnancy complications. There are some schools of thoughts proposing pregnancies following IVF should be regarded as being “high risk” and requires special attention. There are various reasons why ART pregnancies may be at higher risk – Female and male age factor, increased chance of multiple pregnancies, underlying cause of subfertility (pelvic pathology, uterine pathology, endometrial dysfunction) and potential increase in birth defects. This is an essential read for obstetricians, fertility specialists and Post-graduate trainees.​

Comprised of clinical cases presenting diverse clinical scenarios of uterine fibroids, this concise, practical casebook will provide clinicians in reproductive medicine and obstetrics/gynecology with the best real-world strategies to properly diagnose and treat the various presentations of fibroids they may encounter in daily clinical practice. Opening with chapters discussing classification and pathogenesis, effects on fertility and treatment modalities for these common tumors, each subsequent chapter is a case that provides a unique clinical presentation of a patient's symptoms and clinical findings, diagnostic work-up and the thought process involved in navigating the treatment options as well as the supporting evidence. Cases included illustrate different types and locations of fibroids in addition to various management strategies, complications and outcomes, and selected chapters also include video clips. Pragmatic and reader-friendly, Uterine Fibroids: A Clinical Casebook is written by experts in the field and is designed to facilitate and guide reproductive medicine specialists and gynecologists in the sometimes challenging decision-making process by presenting real case scenarios that span the spectrum of fibroid presentations and treatment options.

This book contains the Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Titanium.

Le Traité de médecine maritime a non seulement pour objectif d'aborder les pathologies maritimes qui peuvent être rencontrées par les marins et les équipages mais aussi d'approfondir les aspects plus spécifiques liés à la gestion des risques, aux questions juridiques propres aux métiers de la mer et à la santé au travail. Sont ainsi explorés les particularités de l'environnement maritime, l'histoire de la médecine maritime, les risques et pathologies professionnels des marins, les aspects médicaux des naufrages, la toxicologie maritime et portuaire, les diverses maladies à bord, les urgences maritimes – telles que les hypothermies ou les plaies par morsures d'animaux marins, sans oublier les envenimations ou les traumatismes. La médecine de plongée subaquatique est également traitée dans un chapitre synthétique, pratique et facile d'accès.Ce Traité de médecine maritime constitue le premier ouvrage en français de cette envergure consacré à ce domaine de la médecine. Il est divisé en sept parties toutes rédigées par des professionnels experts, souvent membres de la Société française de médecine maritime. Riche et didactique, cet ouvrage de référence intéressera tout particulièrement les médecins (généralistes, urgentistes, dermatologues, médecins du travail…), les étudiants – en particulier ceux des diplômes universitaires de médecine maritime – et bien sûr les marins.Si l'espace marin reste immense et, par certains aspects, méconnu, il s'avère être un lieu de passage unique, fabuleux et particulièrement passionnant à étudier tout autant qu'à préserver.

Marine resources and their exploitation, recovery and economic networks they generate are here from the perspective now inevitable growing environmental constraints, policy management and technical innovation. The recent development of marine biotechnology, the discovery of a great pharmacopoeia especially in reef environments, the development of marine renewables, are examples which show that man can develop through these new technologies property and services of the ocean. But this development resources under pressure of global change requires not only taking into account technical, but also social and political. This is the price that the analysis of maritime activities will assess the sustainability and development of various economic sectors and coastal populations, faced with the objectives of a'blue growth'associated with a return to the'good state'of the marine environment.

Uterine myomas are the most common benign tumors in women, affecting the half of women and mostly in reproductive age. Myomas cause significant morbidity and are the single most common indication for hysterectomy around the world. Thus, myomas represent a major personal and public health concern worldwide. The diagnosis of fibroids can be established based on ultrasound and radiological imaging. Recent research on the genomics and molecular biology of myomas has enabled us to better understand the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of this benign tumor, but more remains to be discovered. In the clinical parterre, novel methods of conservative treatments have been developed to allow many women to keep their reproductive capacity and to save uterus, and more novel treatments are available on the horizon. For this topic, an outstanding group of worldwide experts have come together to provide a detailed discussion of basic research and clinical aspects of myomas. All the existing knowledge will be summarized in this book that can serve as a starting point for clinicians, young doctors, students, fellows and all researchers who want to read up on this disease. This book is devoted to myomas, covering both recent advances in our understanding of their behaviour, and an overview of the current options for their minimally invasive treatments, with endoscopy and new devices. As we learn more about the molecular, genetic and biology of myomas, we will be able to develop more innovative treatments.

Workplace accidents and errors cost organizations hundreds of billions of dollars each year, and the injured workers and their families endure considerable financial and emotional suffering. It's obvious that increasing employee health and safety pays. The accumulating evidence shows that investing in occupational health and safety results in improved financial and social responsibility performance. There are extensive country differences and wide occupational differences in the incidence of accidents and errors. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that every year there are 2.2 million fatal and 270 million non-fatal accidents or occupational diseases worldwide. Occupational Health and Safety looks at the research into what causes accidents and errors in the workplace. In line with other titles in the series, Occupational Health and Safety emphasizes the psychological and behavioral aspects of risk in organizations. It highlights how organizations differ in their health and safety performance, with case studies throughout and best practices. Key elements focus on: employee selection and training, fostering employee understanding, participation and engagement in health and safety matters, developing a health and safety culture at organizational and group/work unit levels, communicating and reinforcing safe workplace practices and bench-marking one's organization against the industry leaders. The contributors to this volume come from various countries, reflecting unique interest and knowledge in particular areas.

La question de l'impact du travail sur la santé préoccupe un public de plus en plus large et s'inscrit au coeur du débat social. L'importance médiatique d'un certain nombre de sujets de santé au travail participe sans doute de cette évidence. Ce qui ressort de ce qu'on appelle les nouveaux risques ou les risques émergents n'est cependant pas toujours aussi récent qu'il n'y paraît. Les travaux portant notamment sur le stress ou le harcèlement moral au travail ont été développés depuis plusieurs années.Des chercheurs issus de diverses disciplines ont été conviés à croiser leur regard sur cet objet commun. Convoquant tour à tour, le droit, la médecine, la sociologie, la psychologie, l'ergonomie, l'économie, l'histoire, la gestion ou encore la science politique, l'ouvrage La santé au travail à l'épreuve des nouveaux risques propose une analyse renouvelée des risques professionnels. Il s'articule autour de quatre parties à la fois transversales et complémentaires : les facteurs d'évolutions des conditions de travail et de la santé au travail, les nouveaux risques pour la santé physique et mentale, la gestion des risques dans le cadre professionnel, les réponses de l'action publique.La santé au travail à l'épreuve des nouveaux risques s'adresse aux chercheurs et aux professionnels directement concernés par ces questions (responsables HSE ou QSE, chefs d'entreprises et d'établissements publics ou privés, membres des CHSCT, représentants des syndicats, médecins et infirmiers de santé au travail, préventeurs, etc.), aux étudiants inscrits dans un parcours LMD en lien avec les thématiques abordées (filières HSE des IUT, filières médicales et juridiques, filières des sciences humaines et sociales), ainsi qu'à tout lecteur intéressé par ces débats.

Intra-abdominal adhesions are a major source for patient morbidity including infertility, chronic pelvic pain and small bowl obstruction. Especially in gynecology, infectious diseases represent the primary cause for adhesions and, in consequence, infertility. This comprehensive book covers the whole field of adhesions and adhesion related disorders. It will contribute to surgeons becoming more conscious of the adhesions problematic and will give answers on how to treat and how to avoid adhesions. The authors are key opinion leaders in the field of adhesion research and elucidate the problem of adhesions including their pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy as well as their prognosis. This book provides up-to-date information and is recommended to all operating gynecologists, but also to colleagues of other disciplines such as surgery or urology.

A fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its value (commercial, recreational, subsistence). It can be saltwater or freshwater, wild or farmed. Examples are the salmon fishery of Alaska, the cod fishery off the Lofoten islands or the tuna fishery of the Eastern Pacific.