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Los Hijos de Mil Budas

Autor: Jorge García Tanus

Número de Páginas: 391

Hamilton Garciarena Temis es un abogado medianamente próspero de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, que en su juventud había conocido las enseñanzas budistas del Sutra del Loto e ingresado a una de las organizaciones que las promueve, la Bukkyo Kai, un hecho que significó una gran contienda espiritual y la vida secular en el ámbito de la abogacía, lo que derivó en un profundo y dramático cambio de perspectiva hacia los valores religiosos en general, luego de veinticinco años de práctica y pertenencia a aquella membresía religiosa.

Si una noche de invierno un viajero

Autor: Italo Calvino

Número de Páginas: 216

«La empresa de tratar de escribir novelas apócrifas, que me imagino escritas por un autor que no soy yo y que no existe, la llevé a sus últimas consecuencias en este libro. Es una novela sobre el placer de leer novelas; el protagonista es el lector, que empieza diez veces a leer un libro que por vicisitudes ajenas a su voluntad no consigue acabar. Tuve que escribir, pues, el inicio de diez novelas de autores imaginarios, todos en cierto modo distintos de mí y distintos entre sí: una novela toda sospechas y sensaciones confusas; una toda sensaciones corpóreas y sanguíneas; una introspectiva y simbólica; una revolucionaria existencial; una cínico-brutal; una de manías obsesivas; una lógica y geométrica; una erótico-perversa; una telúrico-primordial; una apocalíptica alegórica. Más que identificarme con el autor de cada una de las diez novelas, traté de identificarme con el lector...».Italo Calvino Así, en la primera página de esta novela, un viajero se encuentra en la pequeña estación de tren de una ciudad de provincias, en un país sin precisar durante una noche invernal. Lleva en la mano una maleta de contenido misterioso que debe entregar a una persona a...

Brain Edema XII

Autor: T. Kuroiwa , A. Baethmann , Z. Czernicki , J.t. Hoff , U. Ito , Y. Katayama , A. Marmarou , D. Mendelow , H.-j. Reulen

Número de Páginas: 849

Brain edema is a simple phenomenon – an abnormal increase of brain tissue volume by the increase of brain tissue water content. However the etiology is not simple and relating to a wide variety of neurological disorders including ischemia, trauma, tumor, hemorrhage and hydrocephalus. It is still a major cause of death in the neurological/neurosurgical ward. This volume is an up-to-date report on progress in brain edema research, diagnosis and treatment, including papers presented at the 12th International Symposium on Brain Edema and Brain Tissue Injury in 2002. Major topics include molecular biology and blood-brain barrier disorders, ischemic and traumatic brain edema, imaging and diagnosis of brain edema, treatment and radiation effect. Various papers in the rapidly growing fields of neuroimaging and molecular medicine are also included.

Mille et un livres imaginaires

Autor: Jacques Geoffroy

Número de Páginas: 278

Les "Mille et un livres imaginaires" regroupent plus particulièrement des œuvres fictives, écrites par des auteurs tout aussi fictifs. Rares sont, en effet, les écrivains qui ont résisté au plaisir de ce jeu du livre dans le livre. De ces œuvres au second degré, pure illusion ou trompe-l’œil, ils ont tiré les effets les plus variés et les plus inattendus. On lira donc ici quelques-unes de ces créations imaginaires, où ont excellé François Rabelais, Honoré de Balzac, Jean-Paul Richter, Borges et Bioy Casares, Italo Calvino, Georges Peree et tant d’autres. Un catalogue de plus de mille titres complète cette anthologie, et propose un panorama des livres imaginaires, qui va de l’essai de Sherlock Holmes "A study of the Caldean roots in the ancient Cornish language" jusqu’à l’immortelle tragédie de Dorinval, Zéliskar.

Brain Edema IX

Autor: Umeo Ito , Alexander Baethmann , Konstantin-a. Hossmann , Toshihiko Kuroiwa , Anthony Marmarou , Hans-j. Reulen , Kintomo Takakura

Número de Páginas: 585

The first international symposium on brain edema was held in Vienna/ Austria in 1965 followed by altogether eight meetings since. The most recent was organized in Y okohama by the Department of Neurosurgery of the Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo. The continuing interest of both, clinicians and experimental scientists alike may be attributable to the fact that brain edema is a common denominator of many cerebral disorders, which under acute conditions threatens life and weIl-being of afflicted patients. Although progress in understanding as weIl as treatment can be recognized since 1965 many problems remain, particularly concerning the control of brain edema under acute conditions, as in trauma or ischemia. A quantum leap was the distinction of the cytotoxic and vasogenic brain edema prototypes as advanced by Igor Klatzo, providing for transition from a morphological to functional understanding now. The recent brain edema meetings were certainly benefiting from developments of both, molecular neurobiology on the one hand side and functional brain imaging at an ever-increasing resolution on the other, such as magnetic resonance imaging orpositron emission tomography. The...

Transgression, Stylistic Variation and Narrative Discourse in the Twentieth Century Novel

Autor: Marie-anne Visoi

Número de Páginas: 147

This book offers a valuable contribution to the practice of literary criticism and cultural studies by seeking to explore “transgression” as a literary theme. Based on the analyses of six representative twentieth century novels, it deals with the fictional representation of various transgressive acts, from murder and incest to forbidden love affairs and adultery. A detailed consideration of major reader-response theories establishes a useful context for the textual analyses, as the readers are encouraged to integrate knowledge about style, narrative structure, and formal interpretive strategies with knowledge about social norms and moral values embedded in each text. Focusing on the evolving relationship between text and reader, the book exposes the potential of narrative strategies revealed in the act of narrating a story in an unconventional manner. “Broken” narratives, “unreliable narrators”, and “self-referentiality” are only some of the features discussed in the book with the aim of stimulating the readers to reflect on the narrative complexity of the twentieth century novel and to question their reading expectations. Designed for use in small and large...

Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore

Autor: Italo Calvino

Número de Páginas: 272

Un viaggiatore, una piccola stazione, una valigia da consegnare a una misteriosa persona... Da questa premessa si possono snodare innumerevoli vicende, ma sono dieci quelle che l'autore propone in questo sorprendente e godibilissimo romanzo "È un romanzo sul piacere di leggere romanzi: protagonista è il lettore, che per dieci volte cominica a leggere un libro che per vicissitudini estranee alla sua volontà non riesce a finire. Ho dovuto dunque scrivere l'inizio di dieci romanzi d'autori immaginari, tutti in qualche modo diversi da me e diversi tra loro." (Italo Calvino)

My Mice Friends! + PoemSong!

Autor: Karo Akamune

Número de Páginas: 59

This is a 2-in-1 book: A look at people's attitude towards mice, "man-mouse relationship". And a collection of OKEDA's poems.

Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research

Autor: Christian R. Abee , Keith Mansfield , Suzette D. Tardif , Timothy Morris

Número de Páginas: 867

The 2e of the gold standard text in the field, Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research. The Diseases volume provides thorough reviews of naturally occurring diseases of nonhuman primates, with a section on biomedical models reviewing contemporary nonhuman primate models of human diseases. Each chapter contains an extensive list of bibliographic references, photographs, and graphic illustrations to provide the reader with a thorough review of the subject. - Fully revised and updated, providing researchers with the most comprehensive review of the use of nonhuman primates in bioledical research - Addresses commonly used nonhuman primate biomedical models, providing researchers with species-specific information - Includes four color images throughout

Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research,Two Volume Set

Autor: Christian R. Abee , Keith Mansfield , Suzette D. Tardif , Timothy Morris

Número de Páginas: 3435

The 2e of the gold standard text in the field, Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research. The publication emphasizes the biology and management, diseases, and biomedical models for nonhuman primate species most commonly used in research. Each chapter contains an extensive list of bibliographic references, photographs, and graphic illustrations to provide the reader with a thorough review of the subject. The Biology and Management volume provides basic information on the natural biology of nonhuman primates and the current state of knowledge regarding captive management. The Diseases volume provides thorough reviews of naturally occurring diseases of nonhuman primates, with a section on biomedical models reviewing contemporary nonhuman primate models of human diseases. - Now in four color throughout, making the book more visually stimulating to enhance learning and ease of use - Fully revised and updated, providing researchers with the most comprehensive review of the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research - Addresses commonly used nonhuman primate biomedical models, providing ...

Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychology

Autor: Joel E. Morgan , Joseph H. Ricker

Número de Páginas: 3689

The first edition of the Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychology set a new standard in the field in its scope, breadth, and scholarship. The second edition comprises authoritative chapters that will both enlighten and challenge readers from across allied fields of neuroscience, whether novice, mid-level, or senior-level professionals. It will familiarize the young trainee through to the accomplished professional with fundamentals of the science of neuropsychology and its vast body of research, considering the field’s historical underpinnings, its evolving practice and research methods, the application of science to informed practice, and recent developments and relevant cutting edge work. Its precise commentary recognizes obstacles that remain in our clinical and research endeavors and emphasizes the prolific innovations in interventional techniques that serve the field’s ultimate aim: to better understand brain-behavior relationships and facilitate adaptive functional competence in patients. The second edition contains 50 new and completely revised chapters written by some of the profession's most recognized and prominent scholar-clinicians, broadening the scope of coverage of...

If on a Winter's Night a Traveller

Autor: Italo Calvino

Número de Páginas: 272

A masterwork by the incomparable, genre-defying, wondrous Italo Calvino. You go into a bookshop and buy If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino. You like it. But there is a printer's error in your copy. You take it back to the shop and get a replacement. But the replacement seems to be a totally different story. You try to track down the original book you were reading but end up with a different narrative again. This remarkable novel leads you through many different books including a detective adventure, a romance, a satire, an erotic story, a diary and a quest. But the real hero of them all is you, the reader. 'Breathtakingly inventive' David Mitchell 'A writer of dizzying ambition and variety, each of his stories is a fresh adventure into the possibilities of fiction' Guardian

My God, My Land

Autor: Dr Jacqueline Ryle

Número de Páginas: 372

Examining the multifaceted nature of Christianity in Fiji, My God, My Land reveals the deeply complex and often paradoxical dynamics and tensions between processes of change and continuity as they unfold in representations and practices of Christianity and tradition in people's everyday lives. The book draws on extensive, multi-sited fieldwork in different denominations to explore how shared values and cultural belonging are employed to strengthen relations. As such My God, My Land will be of interest to anthropologists of Oceania as well as scholars and students researching into social and cultural change, ritual, religion, Christianity, enculturation and contextual theology.

Pyrazoles and Reduced and Condensed Pyrazoles, Volume 22

Autor: Richard H. Wiley

Número de Páginas: 908

The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, since its inception, has been recognized as a cornerstone of heterocyclic chemistry. Each volume attempts to discuss all aspects – properties, synthesis, reactions, physiological and industrial significance – of a specific ring system. To keep the series up-to-date, supplementary volumes covering the recent literature on each individual ring system have been published. Many ring systems (such as pyridines and oxazoles) are treated in distinct books, each consisting of separate volumes or parts dealing with different individual topics. With all authors are recognized authorities, the Chemistry of Heterocyclic Chemistry is considered worldwide as the indispensable resource for organic, bioorganic, and medicinal chemists.

Toxicology Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, E-Book

Autor: Christopher P. Holstege

Número de Páginas: 273

In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Christopher P. Holstege and Joshua D. King bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Toxicology Emergencies. The field of medical toxicology has grown dramatically over the past decade, with the emergence of new pharmaceuticals, abused substances, chemicals within the workplace, and agents of terrorism. In this issue, top experts in the field address some of the more common, controversial, or emerging areas in this challenging area. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the approach to the patient with an unknown overdose; emerging agents of substance abuse and misuse; differentiating the causes of metabolic acidosis in the poisoned patient; pediatric toxicology; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on toxicology emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Magnetic Resonance of Myelin, Myelination, and Myelin Disorders

Autor: Jacob Valk , Marjo S. Van Der Knaap

Número de Páginas: 734

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now considered the imaging modality of choice for the majority of disorders affecting the central nervous system. This is particularly true for gray and white matter disorders, thanks to the superb soft tis sue contrast in MRI which allows gray matter, unmyelinated, and myelinated white matter to be distinguished and their respective disorders identified. The pre sent book is devoted to the disorders of myelin and myelination. A growing amount of detailed in vivo information about myelin, myelination, and myelin dis orders has been derived both from MRI and from MR spectroscopy (MRS). This prompted us to review the clinical, laboratory, biochemical, and pathological data on this subject in order to integrate all available information and to provide im proved insights into normal and disordered myelin and myelination. We will show how the synthesis of all available information contributes to the interpretation of MR images. After a brief historical review about the increasing knowledge on myelin and my elin disorders, we propose a new classification of myelin disorders based on the subcellular localization of the enzymatic defects as far as the...

Yankee Tsunami

Autor: Andrew Diconti

Número de Páginas: 391

Yankee Tsunami: An Engulfing Wave by Andrew R. DiConti is a historical novel that covers a period of a year (1898-99) aboard the USS Boston, an innovative warship for the period. The adventures and exploits of Gamble Crane, a newly billeted crewmember, is a continuation of Yankee Tsunami: The Ocean Erupts, which began his adventures in exotic ports. Crane's taboo romance with Emily Chan, a girl of Chinese ancestry from Monterey, California, becomes complicated. Both lovers are American citizens, yet the mixing of the races in 1899 is viewed as scandalous. Crane's love for Emily is precipitated by their adventure that frees two young girls forced into the slavery of prostitution. This event begins Crane's metamorphosis of understanding. Learning of Emily's struggle to gain acceptance in the white community of Monterey begins the conversion of Crane into an advocate for human rights of non-white peoples in each port visited by the Boston. Gamble now empathizes with the struggle of people living on the rim of the Pacific, called "heathens" by whites. With Gamble Crane as our guide, we learn what the world was like as told by the Pacific Rim peoples. We are exposed to the unsettling...

Intramural Vascular Cells: Key Therapeutic Targets for Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Autor: Roxana Octavia Carare , Joanne Mclaurin , Satoshi Saito

Número de Páginas: 157

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Brain Edema X

Autor: H.e. James , L.f. Marshall , H.j. Reulen , A. Baethmann , A. Marmarou , U. Ito , J.t. Hoff , T. Kuroiwa , Z. Czernicki

Número de Páginas: 783

This volume is a compilation of papers presented at the Tenth International Symposium on Brain Edema held on October 20-23, 1996, in San Diego, California. This follows the sequence of meetings that was initiated 31 years ago in the First International Symposium held in Vienna. Subsequent symposiums were held in Mainz, Montreal, Berlin, Groningen, Tokyo, Baltimore, Bern, and Tokyo CY okohama). A considerable number of papers was chosen from over 100 papers that were received. The organizers wish to thank the Advisory Committee for the excellent work done in selection of the papers. We also wish to thank all the persons who contributed to the success of the Tenth International Symposium, especially the staff who worked behind the scenes. These papers were reviewed, edited, approved or disapproved by the Editorial Board. Those manuscripts that were felt not pertinent to this publication were not accepted by the Editorial Board. Therefore, the excellent quality of those that are in the book are a reflection of the authors' dedication and work and that of those of the Editorial Board in their review process. For the reader's convenience, the papers are structured according to the...

Gustav Klimt

Autor: Dani Cavallaro

Número de Páginas: 196

Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) expressed in his work a fascination with the liminal worlds that underpin his figures and landscapes. His art echoes different styles and traditions yet he has no obvious predecessors or disciples. Offering a critical reappraisal of Klimt, the author explores the threshold universe depicted in a wide range of works from all phases of his prolific career, complemented with references to his correspondence.

Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand

Autor: John Liddiard Nicholas

Número de Páginas: 428

Se numa Noite de Inverno Um Viajante

Autor: Italo Calvino

Número de Páginas: 248

Um dos mais belos romances de Calvino, um thriller literário sobre escrita e leitores. A deslumbrante obra-prima pós-modernista de Calvino combina uma história de amor, uma história policial e uma análise sarcástica da indústria editorial numa brilhante alegoria da leitura. Com base numa analogia espirituosa entre o desejo do leitor de terminar de ler o romance e o desejo do amante de consumar a sua paixão, Se numa Noite de Inverno Um Viajante é a história de dois leitores confusos cujas tentativas de chegar ao fim do mesmo livro – o próprio Se numa Noite de Inverno Um Viajante de Italo Calvino – são constante e comicamente frustradas. As Mil e Uma Noites dos nossos dias.

Italo Calvino et le livre des romans suspendus

Autor: Pierre Brunel

Número de Páginas: 300

J'irai te tuer dans tes rêves T04

Autor: Kakeru Ninomae , Yu Masuko

Número de Páginas: 226

Ça y est, M. Misumi m’a dans son viseur et a découvert comment j’opérais pour tuer mes cibles. Pour pouvoir tuer Naito Baba, je dois absolument déjouer la surveillance de la police et trouver un moyen de ne pas aggraver ma situation. Heureusement, j’ai découvert que le "Golden Slumber" me permettait aussi d’opérer un pouvoir de suggestion sur les personnes de mon choix. Je vais peut-être pouvoir retourner la situation à mon avantage et m’attaquer ensuite au principal responsable de la mort de ma soeur : Ryû Akiyama ! SÉRIE EN 4 TOMES

J'irai te tuer dans tes rêves T03

Autor: Kakeru Ninomae , Yu Masuko

Número de Páginas: 192

Mon plan a fonctionné, je suis parvenu à tuer Sakamoto, l’un des coupables. Mais le prix à payer est lourd : dorénavant, j’attire la méfiance de la police. D’ailleurs, bizarrement, M. Misumi m’a convié à une réunion, et les participants ont tous un lien affectif avec Saya. Je sens qu’il mijote quelque chose, mais je suis loin de m’imaginer ce que l’inspecteur a en tête... En plus de ça, Baba a soudainement quitté l’hôpital et peut donc me dénoncer à tout moment !

La revanche de la discontinuité

Autor: Chiara Nannicini Streitberger

Número de Páginas: 328

Le récit hétérogène, la fluidité narrative constamment interrompue et la découverte du plaisir de raconter autrement caractérisent le roman des années 1970 étudié dans cet ouvrage. L'auteure s'interroge sur les enjeux de cette discontinuité, en proposant un rapprochement original entre les expériences littéraires d'Italo Calvino, de Georges Perec - représentants par excellence de la multiplicité narrative -, et d'Ingeborg Bachmann, fine observatrice de la dissolution psychologique. Du Château des destins croisés, en passant par Les villes invisibles et Si par une nuit d'hiver un voyageur, de W ou le souvenir d'enfance et La vie mode d'emploi au cycle romanesque des Todesarten, ces grands classiques du 20e siècle font l'objet d'une étude comparatiste qui apporte une contribution importante à la théorie du roman. On y redécouvre des romanciers de l'avant-garde qui, tout en maîtrisant les règles classiques de la digression, ont recours à la juxtaposition de divers genres littéraires, au morcellement constant de l'histoire et des histoires, aux astuces graphiques les plus originales. On comprend comment la démarche qui vise à entamer la fluidité du récit...

J'irai te tuer dans tes rêves T02

Autor: Kakeru Ninomae , Yu Masuko

Número de Páginas: 194

Je me suis vu attribuer le pouvoir du "Golden Slumber" qui me permet de pénétrer dans les rêves des autres, et j’ai décidé de m’en servir comme arme pour venger ma sœur. Ma prochaine cible : Sakamoto, l’un des trois criminels. Afin de le localiser, je me présente sur le lieu où travaille ce type. Mais j’étais loin de me douter que l’inspecteur Misumi était également sur ses traces et qu’il se rend à la même adresse...

Om en vinternatt en resande

Autor: Italo Calvino

Número de Páginas: 272

»Du ska just börja läsa Italo Calvinos nya roman Om en vinternatt en resande. Slappna av. Koncentrera dig.« Så inleds boken som du, Läsaren, precis har öppnat. Men du upptäcker snart att något inte stämmer med boken du har köpt och beger dig till bokhandeln. Där träffar du Ludmilla, som också fått fel bok och ni bestämmer er för att hålla kontakt. Men tyvärr verkar ditt nya exemplar inte heller vara skrivet av Italo Calvino, utan av en polsk författare. Så väljer du att behålla den polska romanen, men denna är också skriven av någon annan, precis som nästa, och nästa och nästa ... ITALO CALVINO (1923–1985) är en av 1900-talets mest inflytelserika författare. Han var en vågad stilist som hängivet utforskade litteraturens möjligheter. I Natur & Kulturs återutgivning av hans centrala verk har turen nu kommit till Om en vinternatten resande och De osynliga städerna, två romaner där den lekfullhet och skärpa som präglade hela hans författarskap lyser starkt.

Brain Edema XIII

Autor: Julian T. Hoff , Richard F. Keep , Guohua Xi , Ya Hua

Número de Páginas: 462

The XIII International Symposium on Brain Edema intracerebral hemorrhage, including the primary event and Tissue Injury was held June 1–3, 2005, in Ann Ar- and the secondary injury that follows, prompted a o- bor, Michigan, USA. This volume includes papers pre- day satellite conference on the subject. The conference sented at the symposium as well as papers that were was held immediately after the Brain Edema Sym- presented at a satellite Intracerebral Hemorrhage Con- sium. Most participants in the Brain Edema Sym- ference on June 4, 2005. In keeping with the outstand- sium stayed an extra day to learn about the latest - ing XII Symposium held in Hakone, Japan in 2002, we velopments in intracerebral hemorrhage research, chose to include brain tissue injury as well as brain including ongoing clinical trials and basic research - edema as the subject matter for this meeting. Brain vestigation focusing primarily on the secondary events edema, in many respects, is a marker of underlying which develop after the hemorrhage. pathological processes which include tissue injury There was considerable enthusiasm to continue the from many diseases. Brain Edema Symposium series at the...

Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand, Performed in the Years 1814 and 1815

Autor: John Liddiard Nicholas

Número de Páginas: 430

Maturation Phenomenon in Cerebral Ischemia II

Autor: Umeo Ito , Takaaki Kirino , Toshihiko Kuroiwa , Igor Klatzo

Número de Páginas: 331

Many nerve cells of the brain which are not killed outright may suffer delayed death or recovery after ischemic insult. This fact has led to the concept of "maturation phenomenon" of neuronal injuries. Since the 1st International Symposium on Maturation Phenomenon in 1990, new developments, particularly in molecular biology, have been rapidly bringing new information about molecular nature and mechanisms of cell death. This book contains the presentations of the 2nd International Symposium held in Tokyo in April 1996. The latest developments in maturation phenomenon and the present status of investigation are described and further stimulation of research in this field is provided.

Therapy of Malignant Brain Tumors

Autor: Kurt Jellinger

Número de Páginas: 507

The tumors of the brain similar to other pathological changes of that particular organ claim for a separate position in scientific medicine regarding biology, morphology, features of clinical manifestation, diagnostics and therapy. During the past years due to rapid progress in basic neurosciences and medical biotechnics the situation of the neuroclinician in front of brain tumors has been dramatically changed. The prerequisites for early and accurate diagnosis as well as for successful treatment also of malignant neoplasms have increased and remarkably improved. At the same time the information necessary for an appropriate pragmatic use of the available cognitive methods and therapeutic means increased along the same scale and is permanently being critically modified or changed due to fundamental new insights which come up in always shorter intervals. These facts necessitate the preparation of publications in which the state of the art is presented in possible completeness, systematic order and proper disposability for rational management and therapeutic strategies.

Brain Edema XI

Autor: A.d. Mendelow , A. Baethmann , Z. Czernicki , J.t. Hoff , U. Ito , H.e. James , T. Kuroiwa , A. Marmarou , L.f. Marshall , H.-.j. Reulen

Número de Páginas: 814

Brain edema is found in a wide variety of clinical disorders including stroke, intracerebral haemorrhage, subarachnoid haemorrhage, head injury, brain tumors and hydrocephalus. This volume brings together clinical and basic scientists from all over the world. Their expertise in the understanding of brain edema and shifts in brain water compartments has led to a further significant step in our understanding of those diseases characterized by brain edema. This book has also drawn on the expertise of the International Advisory Board of the Brain Edema Society, who have carefully summarized each section, thus providing an easy-to-read summary of the latest advances in each subject. The book is therefore much more than a collection of papers: it represents a critical appraisal and puts each paper into modern scientific context. The greatest advances have come from the rapid development of modern imaging techniques, especially with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Imaging can now produce "water maps” and "metabolic profiles” that bring brain metabolism and water content right into every clinic with access to MRI. This book provides the background knowledge to understand these...

Handbook on Hyperbaric Medicine

Autor: Giorgio Oriani , Alessandro Marroni , Francis Wattel

Número de Páginas: 901

Hyperbaric oxygen application has now become a useful technique for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in CNS, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, as well as in soft-tissue and orthopaedic pathologies and haematologic disorders. With a specific didactic approach, supported by numerous illustrations and tables, this volume aims to present all aspects of oxygen application under pressure not only to resolve some clinical problems, but also to improve recovery or to modify a negative illness evolution. Both scientists and practitioners will find this work a useful and updated reference book.

Comprehensive Toxicology

Número de Páginas: 8639

Comprehensive Toxicology, Third Edition, Fifteen Volume Set discusses chemical effects on biological systems, with a focus on understanding the mechanisms by which chemicals induce adverse health effects. Organized by organ system, this comprehensive reference work addresses the toxicological effects of chemicals on the immune system, the hematopoietic system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, hepatic toxicology, renal toxicology, gastrointestinal toxicology, reproductive and endocrine toxicology, neuro and behavioral toxicology, developmental toxicology and carcinogenesis, also including critical sections that cover the general principles of toxicology, cellular and molecular toxicology, biotransformation and toxicology testing and evaluation. Each section is examined in state-of-the-art chapters written by domain experts, providing key information to support the investigations of researchers across the medical, veterinary, food, environment and chemical research industries, and national and international regulatory agencies. Thoroughly revised and expanded to 15 volumes that include the latest advances in research, and uniquely organized by organ system for ease of...

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