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Forensic imaging with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and
other cross-sectional imaging modalities is a rapidly evolving
field. Understanding the pathological basis of disease and death is
fundamental to the interpretation of radiologic images. Forming a
bridge between these distinct disciplines, Essentials of Forensic
Imaging: A Text-Atlas brings the long tradition of radiologic
pathologic correlation to forensic radiology and autopsy. Providing
readers with a technical and interpretive foundation for applying
modern cross-sectional imaging to forensic autopsy, the book
integrates more than 300 color autopsy photographs with postmortem
MDCT and radiography in a topical format. Organized by cause of
death, the rich pictorial display of case material that accompanies
the text establishes a contextual understanding. Readers can learn
the diagnostic value of imaging applied to forensic autopsy by
correlating specific causes of death with their respective forensic
and radiologic principles. Causes of death covered in this
practical volume include: Gunshot wounds Blunt force injury Fire
and burn injury Blast injury Drowning and other deaths in water
Suicide Natural causes Asphyxia Electrocution As forensic imaging
becomes more advanced, the possibilities for its use in autopsy
continue to grow, as do the opportunities for application in
related areas. In the final chapter, these expert authors also
discuss the use of MDCT in the assessment of medical intervention,
exhumation and second autopsy, and anthropology.
In this updated fourth edition, author Maurice Levi successfully
integrates both the micro and macro aspects of international
finance. He sucessfully explores managerial issues and focuses on
problems arising from financial trading relations between nations,
whilst covering key topics such as:
* organization of foreign exchange markets
* determination of exchange rates
* the fundamental principles of international finance
* foreign exchange risk and exposure
* fixed and flexible exchange rates.
This impressive new edition builds and improves upon the popular
style and structure of the original. With new data, improved
pedagogy, and coverage of all of the main developments in
international finance over the last few years, this book will prove
essential reading for students of economics and business.
For journalists and reporters, the allegation of hegemonic
practices constitute a most serious condemnation. It supposes that
the media is working in the interest of the political establishment
to create a false counsciousness. However, starting with Raymond
Williams's refined definition of hegemony, the author shows how
hegemony is an almost unwitting process which supports the status
quo and the establishment. This text illustrates how this "soft
hegemony" is manifest in the everyday workings of the media, and
all the more so, when the media are on one side of a serious
conflict. Considering the reporting of the Israel-Arab conflict and
the 1991 Gulf War, Liebes demonstrates how national journalism
supports the dominant ideology. This unintentional assimilation is
the result of shared values, the inaccessibility of the other side,
the preference for celebrating success rather than exposing
failure, and a wish to be popular with the public. It shows how
journalists abandon their watch-dog role, however, unintentionally,
to support "our side", especially in time of war.
Forensic imaging with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and
other cross-sectional imaging modalities is a rapidly evolving
field. Understanding the pathological basis of disease and death is
fundamental to the interpretation of radiologic images. Forming a
bridge between these distinct disciplines, Essentials of Forensic
Imaging: A Text-Atlas brings the long tradition of radiologic
pathologic correlation to forensic radiology and autopsy. Providing
readers with a technical and interpretive foundation for applying
modern cross-sectional imaging to forensic autopsy, the book
integrates more than 300 color autopsy photographs with postmortem
MDCT and radiography in a topical format. Organized by cause of
death, the rich pictorial display of case material that accompanies
the text establishes a contextual understanding. Readers can learn
the diagnostic value of imaging applied to forensic autopsy by
correlating specific causes of death with their respective forensic
and radiologic principles. Causes of death covered in this
practical volume include: * Gunshot wounds * Blunt force injury *
Fire and burn injury * Blast injury * Drowning and other deaths in
water * Suicide * Natural causes * Asphyxia * Electrocution As
forensic imaging becomes more advanced, the possibilities for its
use in autopsy continue to grow, as do the opportunities for
application in related areas. In the final chapter, these expert
authors also discuss the use of MDCT in the assessment of medical
intervention, exhumation and second autopsy, and anthropology.
The fifth edition of Maurice D. Levi s classic textbook has been
updated to incorporate the massive changes in the world of
international finance of the past few years. In particular, the
emergence of new markets is given broad coverage particularly the
rise to financial prominence of China and India and other growth
economies in Asia and elsewhere. Key features of the book
include:
- the impact of globalization and the greater connectedness of
national economies and the world economy as a whole
- probably the best introduction to exchange rates available and
how they directly impact upon firms as well as governments
- the continued massive impact of multinational corporations on
the global financial scene as well as the opportunities presented
by e-commerce.
The material is interlaced with a wealth of supplementary
material including real world case studies, review questions,
examples and objectives. The result is the most authoritative
survey of international finance currently available.
Thoroughly updated and with a large amount of new information,
this text will prove an indispensable guide to the inner workings
of international finance to students of economics and business as
well as professionals in the finance industry.
Winner in the Internal Medicine category at the 2019 British
Medical Association awards. Concise, affordable and extremely
practical, Practical Diabetes Care, 4th edition offers a wholly
clinical approach to diabetes and its treatment. Covering all the
practical aspects of all major aspects of Type 1 and Type 2
diabetes, it also includes the very latest in clinical research and
trial results. Structured in a problem-orientated way, the book
focuses on the areas of maximum anxiety for health-professionals
treating patients with diabetes, e.g. hyperglycaemic emergencies,
and multiple complications. Easy to navigate, clear and convenient
for when on the wards and in clinic, this is the perfect guide to
the practical aspects of caring for patients with diabetes.
This comprehensive three-volume handbook brings together a review
of the current state together with the latest developments in
sol-gel technology to put forward new ideas. The first volume,
dedicated to synthesis and shaping, gives an in-depth overview of
the wet-chemical processes that constitute the core of the sol-gel
method and presents the various pathways for the successful
synthesis of inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic materials, bio-
and bio-inspired materials, powders, particles and fibers as well
as sol-gel derived thin films, coatings and surfaces. The second
volume deals with the mechanical, optical, electrical and magnetic
properties of sol-gel derived materials and the methods for their
characterization such as diffraction methods and nuclear magnetic
resonance, infrared and Raman spectroscopies. The third volume
concentrates on the various applications in the fields of membrane
science, catalysis, energy research, biomaterials science,
biomedicine, photonics and electronics.
The author shows how journalists abandon their watchdog role,
however unintentionally, to support 'our side', for example in the
1991 Gulf War. This book demonstrates how readers and viewers are
also implicated by virtue of their expectations and their inability
to decode the press critically. Examples are provided of how
conflict may be otherwise depicted, for example by artists and
front-line participants, as well as how media-literate readers can
learn to read between the lines.
The fifth edition of Maurice D. Levi's classic textbook has been
updated to incorporate the massive changes in the world of
international finance of the past few years. In particular, the
emergence of new markets is given broad coverage - particularly the
rise to financial prominence of China and India and other growth
economies in Asia and elsewhere. Key features of the book include:
the impact of globalization and the greater connectedness of
national economies and the world economy as a whole probably the
best introduction to exchange rates available and how they directly
impact upon firms as well as governments the continued massive
impact of multinational corporations on the global financial scene
as well as the opportunities presented by e-commerce. The material
is interlaced with a wealth of supplementary material including
real world case studies, review questions, examples and objectives.
The result is the most authoritative survey of international
finance currently available. Thoroughly updated and with a large
amount of new information, this text will prove an indispensable
guide to the inner workings of international finance to students of
economics and business as well as professionals in the finance
industry.
Der Herausgeber ist ein bekannter Pionier des Fachgebiets mit uber
30 Jahren Erfahrung. Dieses Handbuch bietet einen umfassenden
UEberblick uber transparente leitfahige Materialien und legt dabei
den Schwerpunkt auf praktische Anwendungen. Nach einer Einfuhrung
in die Materialien und jungsten Entwicklungen werden die Synthese
und Charakterisierung sowie Beschichtungsverfahren erlautert, die
fur die Energiegewinnung und bei lichtemittierenden Anwendungen
haufig zum Einsatz kommen. Zukunftige technologische Fortschritte
werden am Ende des Buches eroertert. Dieses umfassende und aktuelle
interdisziplinare Fachbuch deckt das komplette Spektrum ab, von der
Chemie und den Materialwissenschaften zum Ingenieurswesen, von
Lehre und Forschung bis zur Industrie, von den grundlegenden
Herausforderungen hin zu direkt verfugbaren Anwendungen.
Economic liberalization has been contested and defeated in France
to an unparalleled extent in comparison to other leading political
economies in Western Europe. Levy offers a historical explanation,
centered on the legacies of France's postwar statist or dirigiste
economic model. Although this model was dismantled decades ago, its
policy, party-political, and institutional legacies continue to
fuel the contestation of liberalizing reforms today. Contested
Liberalization offers a comprehensive analysis of French economic
and social policy since the 1980s, including the Macron
administration. It also traces the implications of the French case
for contestation in East Asia and Latin America. Levy concludes by
identifying ways that French liberalizers could diminish
contestation, notably by adopting a more inclusive process and more
equitable allocation of the costs and benefits of liberalizing
reform. This book will interest scholars and students of political
economy and comparative politics, especially those working on
economic liberalization, French politics, and the welfare state.
Economic liberalization has been contested and defeated in France
to an unparalleled extent in comparison to other leading political
economies in Western Europe. Levy offers a historical explanation,
centered on the legacies of France's postwar statist or dirigiste
economic model. Although this model was dismantled decades ago, its
policy, party-political, and institutional legacies continue to
fuel the contestation of liberalizing reforms today. Contested
Liberalization offers a comprehensive analysis of French economic
and social policy since the 1980s, including the Macron
administration. It also traces the implications of the French case
for contestation in East Asia and Latin America. Levy concludes by
identifying ways that French liberalizers could diminish
contestation, notably by adopting a more inclusive process and more
equitable allocation of the costs and benefits of liberalizing
reform. This book will interest scholars and students of political
economy and comparative politics, especially those working on
economic liberalization, French politics, and the welfare state.
Awestruck is about mystic experience; and, the luminous spiritual
wisdom of mankind, from ancient days to present, that herald
reports of a Great Light. Journeying deep within the inner most
self, the reader is guided toward that Light and a Higher
Consciousness. Clear and convincing evidence is presented that
there exists within the cosmos and human consciousness a natural
and immutable Law of Spiritual Light. In the radiance of these
pages, timeless spiritual secrets are revealed to one's own soul.
The teachings and insights gleamed will amaze, inspire, transform,
and leave the reader awestruck. This book explores the unity
underlying all the great religious traditions and presents proof of
a primordial experience of Spiritual Consciousness embedded within
the human soul. This work is intended to stimulate the awakening of
the self to directly experience the ineffable divine phenomenon of
supernal Light. In this big bang of mystic consciousness, the
Ultimate Reality of all paradox is resolved concerning the mystery
of the relationship between God and man.
What is the role of human agency in Friedrich Hayek's thought? This
volume situates Hayek's writing as it relates to economic
organization and activity, particularly to assess what role Hayek
assigns to leaders in determining economic progress.
Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy offers a new account of
Plato's view of eros, or romantic love, by focusing on a question
which has vexed many scholars: why does Plato's Socrates praise
eros highly on some occasions but also criticize it harshly on
others? Through detailed analyses of Plato's Republic, Phaedrus,
and Symposium, Levy shows how, despite the apparent tensions
between Socrates' statements about eros in each dialogue, these
statements supplement each other well and serve to clarify
Socrates' understanding of the complex relationship between eros,
religious belief, and philosophy. Thus, Levy's interpretation sheds
new light not only on Plato's view of eros, but also on his view of
piety and philosophy, challenging common assumptions about the
erotic nature of Socratic philosophy. This novel approach to
classic political theory will incite discussion and interest among
scholars of classics, philosophy, and political theory.
An exploration of international privatization of higher education
in post-communist Europe from two top scholars in the field. Levy
and Slantcheva trace the ramifications of globalization in Central
and Eastern Europe as well as in the former Soviet republics.
For many years I have been interested in computer chess and have
collected almost every learned paper and article on the subject
that I could find. My files are now quite large, and a considerable
amount of time, effort and expense has been required to build up
this collection. I have often thought how difficult it must be for
many computer chess enthusiasts to acquire copies of articles that
they see referenced in some other work. Unless one has access to a
good reference library, the task is almost impossible. I therefore
decided to try to make available, in one volume, as many as
possible of the most interesting and important articles and papers
ever written on the subject. Such a selection is naturally somewhat
subjective, and I hope that I will not offend authors whose works
have been excluded. In particular I have decided to exclude any
material which has appeared in the Journal of the International
Computer Chess Association (ICCA), or in its precursor, the ICCA
Newsletter. The reason is simply that the ICCA itself is in the
process of compiling a compendium containing the most important
material published in those sources. For further information on
ICCA membership and publications the reader is invited to contact:
Professor H. 1. van den Herik, or Dr Jonathan Schaeffer University
of Limburg, Computing Science Dcpaitment, Department of Computer
Science University of Alberta, 6200 MD Maastricht Edmonton
Netherlands Alberta, Canada T6G 2HI.
What is the role of human agency in Friedrich Hayek's thought? This
volume situates Hayek's writing as it relates to economic
organization and activity, particularly to assess what role Hayek
assigns to leaders in determining economic progress. Peart and Levy
explore the scope for policy makers leading the economy through
crisis, how much agency policy makers should assume, and the
leadership role that economists should legitimately play in the
development and implementation of new economic policy.Hayek held
that economists should take center stage in terms of advocating
economic policy but his was a quite different sort of advocacy. He
disagreed with some of his contemporaries on what economic policies
were best suited to promote economic expansion and stability,
seeing economic aggregation as fraught with methodological
difficulties and, therefore, that no scientist or policy maker had
the wherewithal to direct market transactions. The volume examines
the nature of these disagreements along with a number of other
themes that characterize Hayek's lifelong work.
What is an Age? Astronomers tell us that our sun and his family of
planets revolve around a central sun, which is millions of miles
distant, and that it requires something less than 26,000 years to
make one revolution. His orbit is called the Zodiac, which is
divided into twelve signs, familiarly known as Aries, Taurus,
Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn,
Aquarius and Pisces. It requires our Solar System a little more
than 2,100 years to pass through one of these signs, and this time
is the measurement of an Age or Dispensation. Because of what
Astronomers call "the precession of the Equinoxes" the movement of
the sun through the signs of the Zodiac is in order reverse from
that given above. Exact Time of the Beginning of an Age. Regarding
this matter there is a disagreement among astronomers; but in this
Introduction we are not called upon to give the reasons of the
various investigators for their opinions, there are enough well
authenticated facts for our present purposes. It is conceded by all
critical students that the sun entered the zodiacal sign Taurus in
the days of our historic Adam when the Taurian Age began, that
Abraham lived not far from the beginning of the Arian Age, when the
sun entered the sign Aries. About the time of the rise of the Roman
empire the sun entered the sign Pisces, the Fishes, and the Piscean
Age began, so that early in this Age Jesus of Nazareth lived.
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