Stroke is one of the major causes of disability in the world. Consequently, an effective rehabilitation regimen is the goal of specialists working in the field worldwide. The implementation of rehabilitation programs for the stroke patient is broad in scope and requires, first of all, an objective scientific evaluation method. In 1980 the World Health Organization developed the International Classification ofImpairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps. It categorized impairments and disabili ties on the basis of functional evaluation but took into account cultural and socioeco nomic factors when defining handicaps, thus making it difficult to use the same functional evaluation instrument for the three phenomena. In this monograph, experts in the treatment of stroke from Japan, the United States, and Europe share their ideas presented during the 31st Annual Convention of the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine held in June 1994. All the partici pants freely contributed their views on the functional assessment and prognosis of stroke patients. Indeed, their contributions shed light on possible breakthroughs in the future for the development of rehabilitation regimens for stroke patients."

The Conscientious Emblem is a book for the present generation of youth and people that aspire to acquire direction towards their places of success & new height through moral standard principle in a world of competitive challenges. It is educative, informative and drives examples of historic personalities whose conscience impregnated national & international transformations and reputation across colour, culture & codes. The book is a vision for mission impossible and a handy compass for the want, to become.

Individuals with chronic pain suffer not only from the torment of physical pain, but also from a healthcare system that, through ignorance, arrogance, and greed, further abuses them. Written in plain English by pain specialists, Validate Your Pain Exposing the Chronic Pain Cover-Up (3rd Edition) tells the inside story of a healthcare system gone awry and of how individuals with chronic pain pay the price in terms of physical, emotional, and financial suffering. But it goes further. Validate Your Pain helps the reader to transcend validation and move toward empowerment and recovery from the bonds of chronic pain by providing practical, step-by-step advice for successfully maneuvering through the healthcare minefield. No other book takes on these important and controversial issues. Validate Your Pain does. ...I urge all pain patients and professionals to hear the message of Validate Your Pain This courageous book is right on target and shows the way to compassionate care of the future...NOW There is nothing else even close to this book on the market. ...Patti Wright, Leader and Founder, Fibromyalgia Friends Support Group Henderson, Nevada FMAngels3@aol. com

Students of Japanese are familiar with the term particle, and realize that they, like English prepositions, require a special effort to master. This handbook provides all the information one would need on these tricky units of grammar.
All About Particles covers more than 70 particles those that are used regularly as well as those used less frequently in more than 200 uses. The book can be approached as a guiding textbook and studied from beginning to end. It is as a reference book, however, that All About Particles shines. It is light and easy to carry, slim enough to fit into the corner of a shoulder bag, and concise enough to quickly clarify particle-related questions. It is a priceless tool for any serious student of Japanese.

This collection features the artwork and words of impoverished child artists living on the streets of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. The children, who live on the margins of some of the poorest societies in the world, have produced poignant and expressive pieces of work, demonstrating how little is needed to nurture artistic talent. Proceeds from the sale of this book will be shared among the NGOs that played lead roles in the second Asian Development Bank Street Children's Art Competition and will be used for the direct benefit of the children under their care.