A mononeuropathy has to be recognised through physical examination before it can be explained and treated. This practical book provides valuable guidance on examination of peripheral nerves, and then looks at possible causes, prognosis and treatment. Mononeuropathies of the arm, leg and trunk are covered, and causes of mononeuropathies other than focal lesions are included. The easy to follow text is well illustrated with over 90 line diagrams.practical book in the style of Aids to the Examination of the Peripheral Nervous system Each chapter includes anatomy, lesions, causes, and treatmentEach chapter is illustrated by clear line diagrams will be of immediate practical help to office neurologists, and all those undertaking physical examination of patientsof interest to a broad group of physicians, neurologists, orthopaedic surgeons, hand surgeons, and neurosurgeons

Details the growth, roles, and applications of this new specialty aiming to protect American national and public well-being in the face of increasing and novel threats both inside and outside the United States. In this age of asymmetric warfare, increasing home-grown terrorism, and continuing threats from abroad, a new specialty has emerged and expanded-operational psychology. Operational psychology plays a unique role in supporting issues of national security, national defense, and public safety. In this book, authors Mark A. Staal and Sally C. Harvey, both operational psychologists and retired military colonels, lead a team of experts explaining the field, its many roles, and how it is expanding. Topics include its application in intelligence, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism activities, consultation in high-risk training, criminal investigations including those of internet crimes against children, threat assessment, interrogations, aviation, personnel selection, and leadership development. The text addresses the ethical questions and controversies that surround some of these roles, such as those associated with interrogation techniques. It also describes the role of operational psychologists in activities ranging from assessing and training people for maximum resiliency and hardiness to profiling people and groups of concern in national security investigations. Explains operational psychologists' roles in preventing and acting against terrorism, intelligence and counterintelligence, propaganda efforts, and Influence Operations Details operational psychologists' roles in undercover domestic investigations such as internet crimes against children and the Safeguard program to reduce the impact of exposure to violent crimes Addresses the controversy around operational psychologists assisting civilian and military interrogations

The NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) houses half a million publications that are a valuable means of information to researchers, teachers, students, and the general public. These documents are all aerospace related with much scientific and technical information created or funded by NASA. Some types of documents include conference papers, research reports, meeting papers, journal articles and more. This is one of those documents.