Pets are members of many families and school communities, and many young children are inherently interested in pets. During the preschool years, children come to understand that pets aren’t playthings; they are living creatures that need our care and attention. Pets can be an appealing topic for many reasons. Many children are intrigued by pets, and many educators are eager to share pet-rela…
The schizophrenic patient presented to the public in sensational press reports and lurid films bears little resemblance to reality of the illness. This book describes what schizophrenia is really like, how the illness progresses, and the treatments that have been applied. It also summarizes the most up-to-date knowledge available about the biological bases of this disorder. Finally it attempts …
Robotics is a key technology in the modern world, a well-established part of manufacturing and warehouse automation, assembling cars or washing machines, or moving goods to and from storage racks for Internet mail order. Robots have taken their first steps into homes and hospitals, and have seen spectacular success in planetary exploration. Yet despite these successes, robots have failed to liv…
We find risk everywhere--from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to heartbreak, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery. They arise from our own acts and they are imposed on us. In this Very Short Introduction, Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany draw on both the sciences and humanities to illuminate both the similarities and differences of var…
Anatomi dan fisiologi merupakan dasar dari cabang ilmu kesehatan, melingkupi pemahaman struktur, bagian, serta fungsi setiap organ dalam tubuh manusia. Pengetahuan ini sangat esensial, karena dari sinilah kita akan mengetahui proses atau kondisi normal pada manusia sebelum mulai memahami kondisi patologi. Buku ini disusun sedemikian rupa sehingga mudah dibaca dan dipahami. Dengan lengkapnya pen…
Para pemimpin membuat perusahaan-perusahaan menjadi besar dan unggul, tapi sedikit dari kita yang tahu bagaimana mengubah diri kita dan orang lain menjadi pemimpin yang hebat. Satu "perusahaan" - Yesuit - memulai suatu formula unik untuk membentuk para pemimpin. Dalam proses itu, para Yesuit membangun salah satu "perusahaan" paling berhasil dalam sejarah. Sejak didirikan pada 1540 oleh sepuluh…
Dunia busana tumbuh dengan sangat pesat. Setiap saat dapat diciptakan tren baru yang segera diminati pasar. Pertumbuhan yang luar biasa ini sering kali tidak ditunjang dengan sumber daya yang memadai, meskipun kini telah banyak didirikan sekolah mode maupun kursus menjahit. Guru dan peserta kursus menjahit dan sekolah mode yang membutuhkan referensi, sering kali terbentur pada minimnya buku ten…
Layaknya manusia yang saling membantu agar tetap hidup, ilmu biologi dan ilmu lainnya dapat saling menolong agar menghasilkan pengetahuan yang bermanfaat bagi kehidupan. Pemahaman yang baik tentang ilmu biologi memungkinkan pemberian pelayanan keperawatan yang cepat dan tepat. Pembahasan lebih lanjut tentang ilmu biologi dasar dan perkembangan, khususnya dalam bidang kesehatan (keperawatan), d…
Buku ini dapat dipelajari dalam 7 hari. Lewat buku ini anda bisa mempelajari tentang jenis drone, teknik dasar drone, foto dan video, safety procedure, mapping dan komposisinya. Selain itu dijelaskan juga mengenai penggunaan software mapping baik untuk menerbangkan dan teknik pemetaan, dijelaskan juga komposisi yang menarik untuk menghasilkan foto yang indah. Selain teknik, buku ini juga beris…
Makanan yang selama ini kita pikir sehat ternyata belum tentu "sehat" bagi tubuh kita. Apalagi dengan menjamurnya makanan dan minuman proses atau kemasan, fast food, serta makanan serba goreng yang mudah didapatkan di mana-mana. Rasanya yang enak dan gurih, namun tahukah jika di dalamnya mengandung banyak zat jahat bagi tubuh. Dari zat-zat jahat tersebut tertimbun di dalam tubuh dalam kurun wak…
Buku ini adalah panduan lengkap untuk memahami dan menerapkan analisis laporan keuangan secara efektif. Bab-babnya yang terstruktur dengan baik membahas segala hal mulai dari tujuan penyusunan laporan keuangan hingga jenis-jenis analisis bisnis yang relevan seperti laporan posisi keuangan, laba rugi, perubahan modal, arus kas, rasio keuangan, dan masih banyak lagi.
Standar Akuntansi Keuangan untuk entitas privat merupakan adopsi dari IFRS for SMEs dengan mempertimbangkan kondisi di Indonesia. SAK Indonesia untuk entitas privat ditujukan untuk entitas privat, yaitu entitas yang tidak memiliki akuntanbilitas publik dan menerbitkan laporan keuangan untuk tujuan umum baik bagi pengguna eksternal. Entitas yang memiliki akuntabilitas publik dapat menerapkan SAK…
The automotive industry is a highly developed side of the TR42 Region, which has been developed mainly by foreign capital or partner companies (Toyota, Ford Otosan, Hyundai Assan, Otokar, Honda Turkey, Türk Traktör, Anadolu Isuzu) and the main industry. Due to the long-term positioning of the automotive industry from the past, a structure that is largely integrated with supplier companies and…
From the customer’s point of view, the five dimensions are associated with numerous benefits. All predictions suggest that driving will become easier, safer, cheaper, and more comfortable. At the same time, the revolution in individual mobility will force the automotive sector to reinvent itself to a certain extent. In our whitepaper Re-inventing the wheel1 we already addressed the key stra…
The ACEA Board of Directors is composed of the CEOs of its member companies. Additionally, a Commercial Vehicle Board of Directors addresses the specific issues that face the commercial vehicle manufacturers that ACEA represents: DAF Trucks, Daimler Trucks, Iveco, MAN Truck & Bus, Scania, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volvo Group. The day-to-day work of the ACEA secretariat is overseen by …
Avocado is native to the New World, originating in southern Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. The fruit has long been used as a food by Native Americans in these regions and was know by the Aztecs as “ahuacatl”. Avocado was first mentioned in print in the report Suma de Geographia by Martin Fernandez de Enciso, published in Spain in 1519 (Popenoe and Zentmyer 1997). He observed t…
Ideal for all health care professionals who evaluate, diagnose, treat, or refer patients with endocrine disease or disorders, Manual of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fifth Edition , brings together nearly 150 global authorities who share their knowledge and expertise on endocrine disorders in children, adolescents, and adults. Using a concise outline format, this thoroughly updated manual prese…
This introductory chapter explains why organic waste composting is con-sidered as one of the best examples to demonstrate the benefits of nexus thinking. Current literature is rich with information covering various aspects of composting process. However, it mainly represents two distinct fields: waste from the manage-ment point of view and soil/agriculture from the nutrient recycling point of v…
There is broad agreement among scientists that the earth is becoming warmer (Hughes, 2000). The amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere through human activities is a leading contributor to global warming (Warner and Jones, 2019). Capitalist-driven economic activity and coal are intertwined (Piketty, 2014). Continuing with these emission levels will increase the nature of …
Structural transformation in Africa has become a hot topic. Over the lastfiveyears, the African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission forAfrica have expressed concerns about the pattern and pace of structuralchange in the region. The African Union (2015), in itsAgenda 2063: The AfricaWe Want, has called for the economic transformation of the continent, andthe Africa Center for Economi…
Wildfire smoke events can occur without warning – but we can be prepared. This Guide is intended to provide state, tribal, and local public health officials with information they need to be prepared for smoke events and, when wildfire smoke is present, to communicate health risks and take measures to protect the public. Although developed for public health officials, the information in this d…
If managed sustainably, forests play an indispensable role in climate and biodiversity protection. They protect soils and water resources, provide livelihoods, and contribute to the wellbeing of rural and urban communities. European forests are multifunctional, providing a range of ecosystem services, including the production of renewable materials that are able to substitute for alternatives w…
Soils long have been taken for granted being so commonplace and lacking often striking features. However, soil is one of the most complex media on Earth, vital for the biogeosphere and human civilization. With increased usage of soil for world food production, building materials, waste repositories, etc awareness has grown for the need of better global understanding of soil and its processes. …
This anthology explores food and cultural heritage from various eras to show how food history helps us understand the past, present, and future. It provides new insight into local food cultures and focuses on the creative use of historical food culture for the future. The chapters cover new research on medieval food culture, starting with the Viking ship excavation at Gjellestad, which sheds li…
In 2024, the Biden administration issued a policy that will make over four million workers newly eligible to qualify for overtime pay. The U.S. Department of Labor did this by raising the “overtime threshold,” which is the salary ceiling under which salaried workers still qualify automatically for overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours in a week, even though those workers are not …
The fishing vessel owner has a duty to ensure the health and safety of fishermen and other persons so far as is reasonably practicable. The fishing vessel owner (which includes the manager if they have assumed responsibility for the operation of the vessel) has overall responsibility to ensure that the skipper is provided with the necessary resources and facilities to comply with the regulation…
Chapter 1 of this report provides an overview of the agricultural sector, paying particular attention to the Poultry sub-sector in South Africa. The first section of this chapter looks at the scope of the Poultry sub-sector’s coverage. The second section describes the AgriSETA stakeholders and key role-players in the Poultry sub-sector. The third section looks at the economic performance of t…
The development of Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry is an important initiative of Australian governments to guide new, nationally consistent policies to enhance animal welfare arrangements in all Australian states and territories. The development process is supported and funded by all governments and the major poultry industries. The standards provide a basis for d…
The manual was produced by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and developed for the Knowledge Centres for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) in Africa implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany. All the information contained in this manual has been compiled …
In Canada, dietary risks are one of the three leading risk factors for disease burden, as measured by death and disability combined.7 Tobacco use and high body mass index (BMI) are the other two.Chronic diseases impacted by diet—namely ischemic heart disease, stroke, colorectal cancer, diabetes, and breast cancer— are among the leading causes of premature death in Canada.7,8 The burden of …
The space age dawned in 1957 with the successful orbiting of Sputnik by the Soviet Union, and it surged forward with the Apollo moon land-ings, ushering in the era of satellites and deep space probes. This situation in which space business relied on space science probes, space shuttle flights, and satellite launches largely persisted until the…
City-wide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) is becoming the new paradigm in thinking about globally appropriate solutions for urban sanitation. The goal of CWIS is equitable, safe, and sustainable sanitation for everyone. Access to safely managed sanitation can be achieved through implementation of a range of appropriate technologies tailored to the realities of …
Skin necrosis is a consequence of local devascu-larisation, induced by multiple causal factors like infection, macroangiopathy or microangi-opathy, hyperpressure coming from outside or inside, or high-velocity trauma (Figs. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6). Necrosis is a consequence of cascades of events starting on the venous side and then blocking the arterioles …
This work started by trying to answer the question “how do you evaluate thescientific performance of the ESA Science Programme’s missions?” For many yearsthe decision makers responsible for the content of the ESA Science Programmehave been provided with information for each mission including the number ofpublications, the number of these that are highly cited, the total number of citation…
All’inizio degli anni ’90 del ’900, quando la città di Torino pareva interrogarsi, tra circospezione e scoramento, sul proprio futuro postin-dustriale, Carlo Cresto-Dina e Franco Fornaris decisero di dar vita a un documentario costruito attraverso una serie molto ampia di interviste a persone informate dei fatti, “per capire se una citt…
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most frequent neurodegenerative disorder, with approximately 6.1 million people who live with PD in 2016 worldwide [1]. For several reasons that are not yet fully understood, the prevalence and incidence are expected to increase in the next years. According to the World Health Organization, globally, disability and death due to PD …
The pioneering work done by E. Donnall Thomas in 1957, who first performedallogeneic bone marrow (or hematopoietic stem cell) transfusion in patients,earned him a Nobel Prize in 1990 for his discoveries regarding cell transplantationfor human diseases treatment [1, 2]. In this study, six patients were treated withradiation and chemotherapy followed by intravenous infusion of marrow-derivedfrom…
Consistent with the aims of this book, my intent in this chapter is to outline a critical approach to physiotherapy ethics. However, it would perhaps be more accurate to state that my task is to explicate how any critical work is concerned with ethics. Physiotherapists, like most health professionals, are trained in a narrow version of bioethics that emphasizes juridical rules and top do…
Disney mewajibkan fasilitas yang terlibat dalam produksi produk bermerek Disney untuk memenuhi dan mempertahankan, sekurang-kurangnya, tingkat kepatuhan wajib terhadap Pedoman Disney yang dirujuk sebaai Standar Kepatuhan Minimum. Untuk memenuhi MCS. Fasilitas wajib menunjukkan tidak ada pelanggaran terhadap kategori Pedoman Disney.
The Brain: A Very Short Introduction provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind. Short, clear discussions on the mechanical workings of the brain are offered and the details of brain science are covered in an accessible style. Expla…
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to understanding and managing your diabetes. Silver Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Awards (Health & Fitness) by the Independent Book Publishers Association; Winner of the Best Book Award (Health: Medical Reference) by the American Book Fest; Silver Winner of Book Award (Education) by the National Health Information Awards Diabetes Head to Toe is an inval…
The IOL Power Club began because of a happen-stance meeting on the last day of the ASCRS meeting in San Diego on May 4, 2004. Thomas Olsen, MD (Århus, Denmark), had visited me in Santa Monica for 2 days prior to the meeting. On the last day of the meeting, he asked me to meet him in the large conference area to discuss the study we were working on. While we were chat-ting, …
When Jason Hanson joined the CIA in 2003, he never imagined that the same tactics he used as a CIA officer for counter intelligence, surveillance, and protecting agency personnel would prove to be essential in every day civilian life. In addition to escaping handcuffs, picking locks, and spotting when someone is telling a lie, he can improvise a self-defense weapon, pack a perfect emergency …
The importance of global climate change in the international agenda is constantly increasing. All the countries have reached a basic consensus on actively implementing international conventions, strengthening climate targets and practical actions, despite the impact of the pandemic and short-term recovery. Under this background, the 26th Conference of the Parti…
In one of her last interviews, composer, musician, humanitarian, and electronic music innovator Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016) discussed a lesser-known project, a computer and iPad application called Adaptive Use Musical Instruments, or more commonly, Instrument (henceforth “AUMI”).1 AUMI’s purpose is to support music makers of all abilities. …
The history of HSV is long as illustrated in the book by Woo [1]. The need for devices with more frames per second to visualize the true movement of the vocal folds led to the use of HSV setups for laryngeal evaluation in this study. Videostroboscopy (VS) is use-ful for classification and standardized scoring, but for a functional evaluation of the vocal folds during phonation, HSV affords the …
Rice is the source for more than 20% of the total calorie intake for more than half of the world population. More than 90% of it is produced and consumed in Asia. Chronically food-deficit Asia became self-sufficient in this crop by the early 1980s following the introduction and extensive adoption of high-yielding varieties with dwarf plant type starting in the mid-1960s.…
Nameless, Tennessee is a small unincorporated patch-work of farmlands and home plots that sits atop a Cum-berland hill, east of Nashville, west of Knoxville, and not far from a manmade lake called Cordell Hull, managed by the us Army Corps of Engineers. Nameless is barely a dot on the map – grid coordinates G12 in the Tennessee Gazetteer, to be exact. On that day we p…
In nostra terra. From the temple of eternal fire to the Zglenicki platform. Unwritten masterpieces. And this is what Poland is. From Ko?ciuszko’s home-land. Carnival in the colour of blood. The conspirators from the “Hotel pod Luftmaszyn?.” How can we doubt the good results... A manuscript under a lucky star. Studies – the most urgent intention of all. There will be no whit…
Transport and tourism sectors are strictly related and interconnected with mutualgrowth dynamics. Tourist trends raised continuously and steadily along the lastdecades, reflecting the demand’s stimulation coupled with pushing economies(Cristea & Mantero,2020). Such trend drove the expansion of both tourism andtransport markets which achieved higher figures and better performances year afterye…