Assessment and Staging of Care for Dementia: The IDEAL schedule and its user manual is a unique resource containing a global clinical staging schedule for dementia alongside essential, practical information on how to use it. The International Schedule for the Integrated Assessment and Staging of Care for Dementia (IDEAL) schedule assesses a patient's capacity to function in seven domains. These domains are 'activities of daily living', 'physical health', 'cognitive functioning', 'behavioural and psychological symptoms', 'social support', 'informal care', and 'formal professional care'. Each domain has a set of anchor points to assist with rating the different dimensions appropriately along with critical information on how to calculate the total sum score on the IDEAL schedule. In addition to the IDEAL schedule itself, this resource includes a glossary of key terms and guidance on recommended priorities for interventions for different symptoms and severity patterns. Global examples of how to apply the schedule based on different levels of resources and experience are also presented along with relatable case studies mapped directly to the schedule. Created by the International Dementia Alliance, this innovative tool and user manual is suitable for health care professionals with experience in the diagnosis and treatment of people with dementia around the world, as well as any of those involved in dementia care.

This new book "Organics in the global food chain" is a long overdue scholarly treatment of organic food in its many derivations. It provides a multifaceted view of the obscure but growing concept of organic food in our food chain. Today's society has a greater appreciation of quality in what we eat and consume including a greater appreciation of sustainability, food security and the other attributes which food should provide society. This book explores the origins and drivers of organic food and opens up this sector to greater scrutiny and debate on the worthiness of organic food as an alternative to our normal staple diet.

"Los Tres Amigos," primer libro de poesia mistica de Antonio Lobo; cuando se acababa el siglo XX y comenzaba el siglo XXI, epoca de profundas transformaciones y crisis a nivel mundial y el ser humano seguia preguntandose: Que somos?; Adonde vamos?; Que camino seguir?. Entonces este poeta en comunion con su ser interior, nos brinda una filosofia que aunque puede parecer apocaliptica, esta llena de amor incondicional, de sabiduria, de paciencia, de alegria, fe, perseverancia y al vez inocencia.Haciendonos saber que a todo fin sigue un comienzo y que todo tiempo futuro tiene que ser mejor.Poemas para disfrutar y pensar, para leerlos una y otra vez de tal forma que la vida se llene de Luz y sobretodo de esa magia que se llama AMOR. " The three Friends" is the first book of mystic poetry by Antonio Lobo; the poems were originally written half in Spanish, half in English. At the end of the XX century and the beginning of the XXI century. A time of change and crisis in the whole world and humanity was still asking: Who are we?, Where we go?, Which path should be follow?.Then this poet in communion with his inner most being offer his philosophy, even if it sometimes sounds apocalyptic, it is full of unconditional love, wisdom, patience, happiness, faith, perseverance and innocence. He is teaching us that for every ending follows a beginning and that any future time must be better. These are poems to enjoy and to think about, to be read over and over again in such a way that Life becomes full of Light and specially of the magic which is called LOVE.