The approach to anesthesia in children poses specific challenges such as acute emotional fear and distress, fluid imbalances, greater risks for dangerous upper respiratory infections, and most importantly, dosing requirements. The guest editors on this issue are the leaders in this field and will collect the best contributors to address new research advances in perioperative and postoperative scenarios, as well as offering best practices for common pediatric procedures.

This comprehensive and engaging text presents the complexities of strategic management through up-to-date scholarship and hands-on applications. Highly respected authors Charles Hill and Melissa Schilling integrate cutting-edge research on topics including competitive advantage, corporate governance, diversification, strategic leadership, technology and innovation, and corporate social responsibility through both theory and case studies. Based on real-world practices and current thinking in the field, the 14th edition features an increased emphasis on the changing global economy and its role in strategic management. The appendix walks students through the case-analysis process, and explains key ratios that managers use to compare the performance of firms. The high-quality case study program contains 31 cases covering small, medium, and large companies from a large range of industries and nations. Featured cases in this edition include Tesla Motors, Alibaba, Google, Microsoft, Boeing, Ikea, Zeta Energy, and many others. When paired with this student-centric text, the MindTap learning solution will prepare the next generation of strategic leaders.

This comprehensive and engaging text presents the complexities of strategic management through up-to-date scholarship and hands-on applications. Highly respected authors Hill, Schilling, and Jones integrate cutting-edge research on topics including competitive advantage, corporate governance, diversification, strategic leadership, technology and innovation, and corporate social responsibility through both theory and case studies. Based on real-world practices and current thinking in the field, the 12th edition features an increased emphasis on the changing global economy and its role in strategic management. The appendix walks students through the case-analysis process, and explains key ratios that managers use to compare the performance of firms. The high-quality case study program contains 31 cases covering small, medium, and large companies from a large range of industries and nations. Featured cases in this edition include Tesla Motors, India's Tata Group, Sangamo's development of a gene editing cure for HIV, Skullcandy, Uber, Microsoft, Google, and Staples. When paired with this student-centric text, the MindTap learning solution will prepare the next generation of strategic leaders.

Market-defining since it was introduced, International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace by Charles W.L. Hill (University of Washington) sets the standard and is the proven choice for International Business at the undergraduate and graduate level. The 14th edition provides a complete solution that is relevant (timely, comprehensive), practical (focus on applications of concepts), integrated (integrated progression of topics) and the most up-to-date on the market.

All 34 episodes from Seasons 3 and 4 of this animated adventure series, in which the struggle for supremacy of the Earth continues against the evil Decepticons. Episodes are: 'The Five Faces of Darkness (1)', 'The Five Faces of Darkness (2)', 'The Five Faces of Darkness (3)', 'The Five Faces of Darkness (4)', 'The Five Faces of Darkness (5)', 'The Killing Jar', 'Chaos', 'Dark Awakening', 'Starscream's Ghost', 'Thief in the Night', 'Forever is a Long Time Coming', 'Surprise Party', 'Madman's Paradise', 'Carnage in C-Minor', 'Fight or Flee', 'Webworld', 'Ghost in the Machine', 'The Dweller in the Depths', 'Nightmare Planet', 'The Ultimate Weapon', 'The Quintesson Journal', 'The Big Broadcast of 2006', 'Only Human', 'Grimlock's New Brain', 'Money is Everything', 'Call of the Primitives', 'The Burden Hardest to Bear', 'The Face of the Nijika', 'The Return of Optimus Prime (1)' and 'The Return of Optimus Prime (2)', 'Rebirth (1)', 'Rebirth (2)', 'Rebirth (3)' and 'Rebirth (4)'.