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Crime Scene Management within Forensic science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Jaskaran Singh, Neeta Raj Sharma Crime Scene Management within Forensic science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Jaskaran Singh, Neeta Raj Sharma
R3,641 Discovery Miles 36 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides deep insight into the significance of various forensic techniques underlying the methodical approaches in criminal investigations. The book comprises numerous case studies, examples, and reference materials. It emphasizes on the better practices for criminal investigations including contemporary examinations. The book also describes various methods for investigation of crime scene and evidence collection including biological evidences to the resources of law enforcement agencies. This book encompasses the procedure for crime scene-documentation through photography, video, and diagrams and highlights the best practices of packaging the biological evidences at a crime scene. Further, it summarizes the role of forensic autopsy to the criminal investigation system. As such, the book is helpful for forensic scientists, medical practitioners, educators and law enforcement personnel.

Application of Clinical Bioinformatics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Xiangdong Wang, Christian Baumgartner, Denis C. Shields,... Application of Clinical Bioinformatics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Xiangdong Wang, Christian Baumgartner, Denis C. Shields, Hong-Wen Deng, Jacques S. Beckmann
R5,601 Discovery Miles 56 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book elucidates how genetic, biological and medical information can be applied to the development of personalized healthcare, medication and therapies. Focusing on aspects of the development of evidence-based approaches in bioinformatics and computational medicine, including data integration, methodologies, tools and models for clinical and translational medicine, it offers an essential introduction to clinical bioinformatics for clinical researchers and physicians, medical students and teachers, and scientists working with human disease-based omics and bioinformatics. Dr. Xiangdong Wang is a distinguished Professor of Medicine. He is Director of Shanghai Institute of Clinical Bioinformatics, Director of Fudan University Center for Clinical Bioinformatics, Deputy Director of Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Director of Biomedical Research Center, Fudan University Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China; Dr. Christian Baumgartner is a Professor of Health Care and Biomedical Engineering at Institute of Health Care Engineering with European Notified Body of Medical Devices, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria; Dr. Denis Shields is a Professor of Clinical Bioinformatics at Conway Institute, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland; Dr. Hong-Wen Deng is a Professor at Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, USA; Dr. Jacques S Beckmann is a Professor and Director of Section of Clinical Bioinformatics, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland.

Cancer Research and Clinical Trials in Developing Countries - A Practical Guide (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016): Daniela Cristina... Cancer Research and Clinical Trials in Developing Countries - A Practical Guide (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
Daniela Cristina Stefan
R3,620 Discovery Miles 36 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book describes the principles around which cancer research and clinical trials can be developed. Additionally, by describing the particularities of planning and implementing cancer research in developing countries, this book provides valuable practical information for researchers in resource-rich countries who contemplate cooperating with scientists from limited-resource countries in performing research.Written and edited by leaders in the field who work in these developing countries, Cancer Research and Clinical Trials in Developing Countries: A Practical Guide will appeal to a wide range of researchers, students, and physicians who are engaging in cancer research and clinical trials. It focuses on methodology and statistics while structured around the needs of cancer research. It provides valuable information regarding international collaboration, funding mechanisms as well as publishing and dissemination of research findings.

Developments in T Cell Based Cancer Immunotherapies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Paolo A. Ascierto, David F. Stroncek, Ena Wang Developments in T Cell Based Cancer Immunotherapies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Paolo A. Ascierto, David F. Stroncek, Ena Wang
R5,465 Discovery Miles 54 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume illustrates the salient aspects of cancer biology relevant to the successful implementation of immunotherapy. Topics include enhancement of antigen-specific immune responses by anti-cancer vaccines, modulation of the function of T cells within the tumor microenvironment, and the effects of genetic, epigenetic, developmental, and environmental determinants on T cell function. Other topics covered include the ex vivo expansion of T or other immune cells and their genetic modification or reprogramming to increase their ability to survive and expand when adoptively transferred back to the patients. Specific attention is devoted to the genetic manipulation of T cells through the introduction of re-directed T cell receptors, chimeric antibody receptors, and other genetic manipulation aimed at improving their effectiveness as anti-cancer agents. Furthermore, the revolutionary role of checkpoint inhibitors and their potential in combination with other immunotherapeutic approaches or with standard chemo and radiation therapy are extensively discussed.

Respiratory Neurobiology, Volume 189 - Physiology and Clinical Disorders, Part II (Hardcover): Robert Chen, Patrice G. Guyenet Respiratory Neurobiology, Volume 189 - Physiology and Clinical Disorders, Part II (Hardcover)
Robert Chen, Patrice G. Guyenet
R5,620 Discovery Miles 56 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Respiratory Neurobiology: Physiology and Clinical Disorders, Part Two, Volume 189 is one of two volumes on the neurology of breathing. This volume focuses on pathologies attributable to abnormalities of the neural control of breathing, breathing problems that may occur in neurological diseases, and the neurological complications of respiratory diseases, while volume one focuses on the neurophysiology of breathing.

Precision Molecular Pathology of Dermatologic Diseases (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Victor G. Prieto Precision Molecular Pathology of Dermatologic Diseases (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Victor G. Prieto
R2,300 R1,965 Discovery Miles 19 650 Save R335 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is a concise yet comprehensive resource for physicians dealing with, and interested in, the field of molecular pathology in dermatopathology. The book includes descriptions of the techniques and their application to cutaneous diseases and describes possible future techniques and their use in dermatopathology. Special emphasis is also given to the practical application of these techniques to particular situations illustrated by demonstrative cases. Written by experts in their fields, Precision Molecular Pathology of Dermatologic Diseases is of great value to pathologists, dermatologists, resident and fellows, internists, and general practitioners who deal with dermatologic diseases.

Respiratory Neurobiology, Volume 188 - Physiology and Clinical Disorders, Part I (Hardcover): Robert Chen, Patrice G. Guyenet Respiratory Neurobiology, Volume 188 - Physiology and Clinical Disorders, Part I (Hardcover)
Robert Chen, Patrice G. Guyenet
R5,625 Discovery Miles 56 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Respiratory Neurobiology: Physiology and Clinical Disorders, Part One, Volume 188 is one of two volumes on the neurology of breathing. This volume focuses on the neurophysiology of breathing, while the second volume focuses on pathologies attributable to abnormalities of the neural control of breathing, breathing problems that may occur in neurological diseases, and the neurological complications of respiratory diseases.

Making Sense of Critical Appraisal (Paperback): Olajide Ajetunmobi Making Sense of Critical Appraisal (Paperback)
Olajide Ajetunmobi
R1,118 Discovery Miles 11 180 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Making Sense of Critical Appraisal provides all the necessary information on how to read and understand medical research publications critically and to decide whether the contents of such publications are clinically useful in the care of patients. Illustrated throughout with medically relevant
examples, this text covers all aspects of study design and clinical audit to give a clear framework for critical reading. Key Features: * Provides a framework for practicing evidence-based medicine *Easy-to-use exam-oriented text covers the key aspects of critical appraisal * Highly readable with
simple explanations and memorable clinical examples * Study design includes prospective, retrospective, randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews * Includes a glossary of epidemiological and statistical terms and definitions * A special 'non-essential statistics' section to explore the
statistical concepts in more detail

Evaluation in Today's World - Respecting Diversity, Improving Quality, and Promoting Usability (Paperback): Veronica G... Evaluation in Today's World - Respecting Diversity, Improving Quality, and Promoting Usability (Paperback)
Veronica G Thomas, Patricia B Campbell
R2,745 Discovery Miles 27 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Recipient of a 2021 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) Evaluation in Today's World: Respecting Diversity, Improving Quality, and Promoting Usability is a timely and comprehensive textbook that guides students, practitioners, and users of evaluations in understanding evaluation purposes, theories, methodologies, and challenges within today's sociocultural and political context. Veronica G. Thomas and Patricia B. Campbell include discussions of evaluation history, frameworks, models, types, planning, and methods, through a social justice, diversity, and inclusive lens. The authors focus on ethics in diverse cultural contexts, help readers understand how social problems and programs get politicized and, sometimes, framed through a racialized lens, show how to engage stakeholders in the evaluation process, and communicate results in culturally appropriate ways. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint (R) slides.

Atlas of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in Culture (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Lyn Healy, Ludmila Ruban Atlas of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in Culture (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Lyn Healy, Ludmila Ruban
R5,618 Discovery Miles 56 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This lavishly-illustrated, authoritative atlas explores the intricate art of culturing human pluripotent stem cells. Twelve chapters - containing more than 280 color illustrations - cover a variety of topics in pluripotent stem cell culturing including mouse and human fibroblasts, human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, characteristic staining patterns, and abnormal cultures, among others. Atlas of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in Culture is a comprehensive collection of illustrated techniques complemented by informative and educational captions examining what good quality cells look like and how they behave in various environments. Examples of perfect cultures are compared side-by-side to less-than-perfect and unacceptable examples of human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell colonies. This detailed and thorough atlas is an invaluable resource for researchers, teachers, and students who are interested in or working with stem cell culturing.

Searching Skills Toolkit - Finding the Evidence 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition): C De Brun Searching Skills Toolkit - Finding the Evidence 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
C De Brun
R723 Discovery Miles 7 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Searching Skills Toolkit is an expert guide to help you find the clinical evidence you need more easily and effectively. Clearly presented with useful tips and advice, flow charts, diagrams and real-life clinical scenarios, it shows the best methods for finding quality evidence. From deciding where to start, to building a search strategy, refining results and critical appraisal, it is a step-by-step guide to the process of finding healthcare evidence, and is designed for use by all health and social care professionals. This second edition has been expanded with new chapters on searching for sources to support evidence-based management decision making and how to better enable your patients to make informed choices. It has also been fully updated to include new web sources, open source reference management software, and new training resources and exercises. Searching Skills Toolkit is an ideal reference for doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, managers and decision makers, researchers and students.

Addiction Neuroethics - The Ethics of Addiction Neuroscience Research and Treatment (Paperback): Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall,... Addiction Neuroethics - The Ethics of Addiction Neuroscience Research and Treatment (Paperback)
Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall, Judy Illes
R2,145 R1,971 Discovery Miles 19 710 Save R174 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Research increasingly suggests that addiction has a genetic and neurobiological basis, but efforts to translate research into effective clinical treatments and social policy needs to be informed by careful ethical analyses of the personal and social implications. Scientists and policy makers alike must consider possible unintended negative consequences of neuroscience research so that the promise of reducing the burden and incidence of addiction can be fully realized and new advances translated into clinically meaningful and effective treatments. This volume brings together leading addiction researchers and practitioners with neuroethicists and social scientists to specifically discuss the ethical, philosophical, legal and social implications of neuroscience research of addiction, as well as its translation into effective, economical and appropriate policy and treatments. Chapters explore the history of ideas about addiction, the neuroscience of drug use and addiction, prevention and treatment of addiction, the moral implications of addiction neuroscience, legal issues and human rights, research ethics, and public policy.

Research for the Psychotherapist - From Science to Practice (Paperback, 2nd edition): Jay L. Lebow, Paul H. Jenkins Research for the Psychotherapist - From Science to Practice (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Jay L. Lebow, Paul H. Jenkins
R1,120 Discovery Miles 11 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

While empirical, scientific research has much to offer to the practice-oriented therapist in training, it is often difficult to effectively engage the trainee, beginning practitioner, or graduate student in the subject of research. This fully revised and expanded edition of Research for the Psychotherapist is an engaging, accessible guide that bridges the gap between gathering, analyzing, presenting, and discussing research and incorporating that research into practice. The authors present concise chapters that distill research findings and clearly apply them to practical issues, while also helping readers progress as consumers of relevant research.

Dynamic Treatment Regimes - Statistical Methods for Precision Medicine (Hardcover): Anastasios A. Tsiatis, Marie Davidian,... Dynamic Treatment Regimes - Statistical Methods for Precision Medicine (Hardcover)
Anastasios A. Tsiatis, Marie Davidian, Shannon T. Holloway, Eric B. Laber
R2,581 Discovery Miles 25 810 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Dynamic Treatment Regimes: Statistical Methods for Precision Medicine provides a comprehensive introduction to statistical methodology for the evaluation and discovery of dynamic treatment regimes from data. Researchers and graduate students in statistics, data science, and related quantitative disciplines with a background in probability and statistical inference and popular statistical modeling techniques will be prepared for further study of this rapidly evolving field. A dynamic treatment regime is a set of sequential decision rules, each corresponding to a key decision point in a disease or disorder process, where each rule takes as input patient information and returns the treatment option he or she should receive. Thus, a treatment regime formalizes how a clinician synthesizes patient information and selects treatments in practice. Treatment regimes are of obvious relevance to precision medicine, which involves tailoring treatment selection to patient characteristics in an evidence-based way. Of critical importance to precision medicine is estimation of an optimal treatment regime, one that, if used to select treatments for the patient population, would lead to the most beneficial outcome on average. Key methods for estimation of an optimal treatment regime from data are motivated and described in detail. A dedicated companion website presents full accounts of application of the methods using a comprehensive R package developed by the authors. The authors' website www.dtr-book.com includes updates, corrections, new papers, and links to useful websites.

Tobacco Smoking Addiction: Epidemiology, Genetics, Mechanisms, and Treatment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Ming D Li Tobacco Smoking Addiction: Epidemiology, Genetics, Mechanisms, and Treatment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Ming D Li
R4,468 Discovery Miles 44 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides the most recent knowledge on almost all key aspects of the health impact of tobacco smoking. Its 21 chapters focus on both preclinical and clinical studies. The contents are broad, covering the epidemiology of tobacco smoking; genetic epidemiology; identification of susceptibility genomic regions, genes, and pathways as determined by both human and animal studies; evolutionary relations among the different nAChR subunit genes that are so important to the nicotine response; smoking-related diseases; E-cigarettes; and smoking cessation. Furthermore, each chapter includes a detailed and comprehensive list of key references. For both clinical and basic researchers, this book is a valuable resource on nicotine dependence and other addictions.

Molecular and Therapeutic actions of Thymoquinone - Actions of Thymoquinone (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Hina Younus Molecular and Therapeutic actions of Thymoquinone - Actions of Thymoquinone (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Hina Younus
R2,886 Discovery Miles 28 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Throughout history black seeds, Nigella sativa seeds, have been highly revered for its medicinal properties. Thymoquinone (TQ), an active principle component of the volatile oil of black cumin seeds, is an emerging natural compound with a wide range of medical applications, and has several beneficial pharmacological actions i.e anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-tumor, anti-mutagenic, anti-epileptic, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, and nephroprotective. As such, it is important to move TQ from the bench to bedside. This book illustrates the therapeutic importance of TQ, offering a detailed account of some of its molecular and therapeutic properties, and discussing in depth its anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-epileptic and hepatoprotective actions. Lastly, the book examines the future prospects of TQ research and its use as a pharmaceutical.

Research Methods in Orthodontics - A Guide to Understanding Orthodontic Research (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Theodore Eliades Research Methods in Orthodontics - A Guide to Understanding Orthodontic Research (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Theodore Eliades
R3,397 Discovery Miles 33 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The orthodontic literature includes many articles on basic science and engineering research techniques, but clinicians are typically unfamiliar with the principles underlying these techniques and may also lack the background knowledge required for a full appreciation of their role. This book comprehensively reviews a wide array of the research methods most frequently encountered in the literature, encompassing the areas of materials science and clinical and biological research. The various methods and techniques are carefully described, and their indications and limitations are explained. All of the information is up to date, reflecting latest developments. For practicing professionals, Research Methods in Orthodontics will be an ideal introduction to instrumental analysis and basic science research methods in the field. It will also serve as an excellent reference guide for researchers. By familiarizing orthodontists with the basics of research methods, the book will boost their ability to keep pace with developments in treatment approaches, materials, and techniques and assist in the transfer of relevant future findings into practice.

How to Design, Analyse and Report Cluster Randomised Trials in Medicine and Health Related Research (Hardcover): M.J. Campbell How to Design, Analyse and Report Cluster Randomised Trials in Medicine and Health Related Research (Hardcover)
M.J. Campbell
R1,926 Discovery Miles 19 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A complete guide to understanding cluster randomised trials Written by two researchers with extensive experience in the field, this book presents a complete guide to the design, analysis and reporting of cluster randomised trials. It spans a wide range of applications: trials in developing countries, trials in primary care, trials in the health services. A key feature is the use of R code and code from other popular packages to plan and analyse cluster trials, using data from actual trials. The book contains clear technical descriptions of the models used, and considers in detail the ethics involved in such trials and the problems in planning them. For readers and students who do not intend to run a trial but wish to be a critical reader of the literature, there are sections on the CONSORT statement, and exercises in reading published trials. * Written in a clear, accessible style * Features real examples taken from the authors extensive practitioner experience of designing and analysing clinical trials * Demonstrates the use of R, Stata and SPSS for statistical analysis * Includes computer code so the reader can replicate all the analyses * Discusses neglected areas such as ethics and practical issues in running cluster randomised trials How to Design, Analyse and Report Cluster Randomised Trials in Medicine and Health Related Research provides an excellent reference tool and can be read with profit by statisticians, health services researchers, systematic reviewers and critical readers of cluster randomised trials.

Biostatistics in Public Health Using STATA (Hardcover): Erick L. Suarez, Cynthia M. Perez, Graciela M Nogueras, Camille... Biostatistics in Public Health Using STATA (Hardcover)
Erick L. Suarez, Cynthia M. Perez, Graciela M Nogueras, Camille Moreno-Gorrin
R4,052 Discovery Miles 40 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Striking a balance between theory, application, and programming, Biostatistics in Public Health Using STATA is a user-friendly guide to applied statistical analysis in public health using STATA version 14. The book supplies public health practitioners and students with the opportunity to gain expertise in the application of statistics in epidemiologic studies. The book shares the authors' insights gathered through decades of collective experience teaching in the academic programs of biostatistics and epidemiology. Maintaining a focus on the application of statistics in public health, it facilitates a clear understanding of the basic commands of STATA for reading and saving databases. The book includes coverage of data description, graph construction, significance tests, linear regression models, analysis of variance, categorical data analysis, logistic regression model, poisson regression model, survival analysis, analysis of correlated data, and advanced programming in STATA. Each chapter is based on one or more research problems linked to public health. Additionally, every chapter includes exercise sets for practicing concepts and exercise solutions for self or group study. Several examples are presented that illustrate the applications of the statistical method in the health sciences using epidemiologic study designs. Presenting high-level statistics in an accessible manner across research fields in public health, this book is suitable for use as a textbook for biostatistics and epidemiology courses or for consulting the statistical applications in public health. For readers new to STATA, the first three chapters should be read sequentially, as they form the basis of an introductory course to this software.

Nursing Research (Hardcover, Eleventh, North American Edition): Denise Polit, Cheryl Beck Nursing Research (Hardcover, Eleventh, North American Edition)
Denise Polit, Cheryl Beck
R3,635 Discovery Miles 36 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Whether used to help students learn how to perform research or how to critically appraise research reports for use in practice, this authoritative, approachable textbook shows how nursing research is applicable across today's changing healthcare field. AJN award-winning authors Denise Polit and Cheryl Beck detail the latest methodologic innovations that have arisen in nursing, medicine, and the social sciences in their signature user-friendly style, accompanied by the helpful learning features, pedagogy, and clean design that have made this book a classic. The updated 11th Edition adds two new chapters designed to help students ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of research methods and the relevance and applicability of nursing inquiries. Extensively revised content throughout strengthens students' ability to locate and rank clinical evidence, verify the authoritativeness of systematic reviews, and distinguish interpretive approaches from aggregative approaches using meta-aggregation. NEW! Quality Improvement and Improvement Science chapter provides methods and frameworks to help students develop and assess improvement projects. NEW! Applicability, Generalizability, and Relevance: Toward Practice-Based Evidence chapter details cutting-edge strategies to meet the growing need for patient-centered, practice-based evidence. UPDATED! Revised content throughout reflects the latest methodologic approaches to ranking evidence, verifying systematic reviews, using meta-aggregation, and more. Critical appraisal guidelines help students focus on specific aspects of a report for the most effective appraisal. Clear, user-friendly writing style introduces concepts logically and clarifies difficult ideas. Specific research tips translate abstract notions into practical strategies to help students confidently apply chapter lessons in real-life situations. Research examples throughout the text illustrate key points and stimulate critical thinking. A comprehensive index provides fast, efficient access to precise information. Tables, figures, and bulleted summaries reinforce essential chapter concepts at a glance.

Behavioral Biology of Laboratory Animals (Hardcover): Kristine Coleman, Steven J. Schapiro Behavioral Biology of Laboratory Animals (Hardcover)
Kristine Coleman, Steven J. Schapiro
R5,347 Discovery Miles 53 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offers the first comprehensive resource to document the particular needs of a given species in captivity. Each species is dealt with by specialists who are fully familiar with their animals, writing to a consistent template to facilitate easy navigation. Each chapter in Part 2 addresses specific species-typical behaviours associated with pain and distress. The third section contains a series of easy reference ethograms that will aid understanding, and potentially quantification of i.e., baboon, bird, or bovine behavior. The book will be useful not only in laboratory settings, but any situation where an animal is kept in captivity, from veterinary clinics to zoos and sanctuaries. Edited by internationally recognized experts in animal behaviour and behavioural management.

Precision Medicine in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Volume 192 - Part I (Hardcover): Alberto J. Espay Precision Medicine in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Volume 192 - Part I (Hardcover)
Alberto J. Espay
R5,606 Discovery Miles 56 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Precision Medicine in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Part One, Volume 192 deals with the "Why" in the approach to slow the progression of those suffering from diseases of accelerated brain aging. Matching a biology-correcting therapy with those biologically suitable to benefit from such therapy represents the vision and mission of precision medicine, the highest level of personalized medicine. This first Handbook of Clinical Neurology volume is intended to provide a scholarly background on the framework, basic science, and conceptual pitfalls related to disease-modifying efforts in Parkinson, Alzheimer, and other neurodegenerative disorders. Among the topics covered are the different models of precision medicine, the lumping-versus-splitting tension in biomarker development and therapeutics, and the rationale for replacing the convergence of the prevailing autopsy-based nosology of neurodegenerative diseases with the divergence of a systems biology approach to human diseases. Specific chapters are dedicated to the promise of genetic subtypes and the lessons in disease modification offered by the fields of oncology and cystic fibrosis that can be adapted to the field of neurodegeneration.

The Fatal Sleep (Paperback, 3rd New edition): Peter Kennedy The Fatal Sleep (Paperback, 3rd New edition)
Peter Kennedy
R332 R261 Discovery Miles 2 610 Save R71 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The bite of the tsetse fly - a burning sting into the skin - causes a descent into violent fever and aching pains. Severe bouts of insomnia are followed by mental deterioration, disruption of the nervous system, coma and ultimately death. Sleeping sickness, also known as Human African trypanosomiasis, is one of Africa's major killers. It puts 60 million people at risk of infection, occurs in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and claims the lives of many thousands of people every year. Transmitted by the tsetse fly, trypanosomiasis affects both humans and cattle. The animal form of the disease severely limits livestock production and farming, and in people the toxic effects of the treatment for the brain disease can be as painful and dangerous as the disease itself. Existing in the shadow of malaria and AIDS, it is an overlooked disease, ignored by pharmaceutical companies and largely neglected by the western world. Peter Kennedy has devoted much of his working life to researching sleeping sickness in Africa, and his autobiographical account shares not only his trials and experiences, evoking our empathy with the affected patients, but an explanation of the disease, including its history and its future. Interwoven with African geography, his compassionate story reveals what it is like to be a young doctor falling in love with Africa, and tells of his building of a vocation in the search for a cure for this cruel disease.

Innovative Strategies in Tissue Engineering (Hardcover): Mayuri Prasad, Paolo Di Nardo Innovative Strategies in Tissue Engineering (Hardcover)
Mayuri Prasad, Paolo Di Nardo
R2,736 Discovery Miles 27 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In spite of intensive investments and investigations carried out in the last decade, many aspects of the stem cell physiology, technology and regulation remain to be fully defined. After the enthusiasm that characterized the first decade of the discovery that when given the right cue, stem cells could repair all the different tissues in the body; it is now time to start a serious and coordinated action to define how to govern the stem cell potential and to exploit it for clinical applications. This can be achieved only with shared research programs involving investigators from all over the world and making the results available to all. The Disputationes Workshop series (http://disputationes.info) is an international initiative aimed at disseminating stem cell related cutting edge knowledge among scientists, healthcare workers, students and policy makers. The present book gathers together some of the ideas discussed during the third and fourth Disputationes Workshops held in Florence (Italy) and Aalborg (Denmark), respectively. The aim of this book is to preserve those ideas in order to contribute to the general discussion on organ repair and to bolster a fundamental scientific and technological leap forwards the treatment of otherwise incurable diseases.

Conducting your Pharmacy Practice Research Project - Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition): Felicity J. Smith Conducting your Pharmacy Practice Research Project - Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Felicity J. Smith
R905 Discovery Miles 9 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Research in pharmacy practice and medicines use is an important component of many postgraduate and undergraduate pharmacy programmes. It is seen as invaluable in informing professional practice and service development. This clear and concise handbook considers the stages of the research process in logical order, from planning of the project through to dissemination of the findings. Divided into three comprehensive sections, contents include: i) preparation, planning and management; ii) scientific enquiry and research methodology; iii) writing up and dissemination of the findings. This third edition of Conducting Your Pharmacy Practice Research Project has been restructured to aid navigation and comprehensively revised and expanded in recognition of the increased diversity of projects undertaken by students. This systematic guide will be of use to undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students and their supervisors. It will also appeal to researchers unfamiliar with health services research methods and to practising pharmacists new to conducting a research project.

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