Ilias S. Kotsireas, Anna Nagurney, Panos M. Pardalos, "Dynamics of Disasters: Algorithmic Approaches and Applications (Springer Optimization and Its Applications"
English | 2018 | pages: 210 | ISBN: 3030073564 | PDF | 4,4 mb
This book surveys new algorithmic approaches and applications to natural and man-made disasters such as oil spills, hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires. Based on the "Third International Conference on Dynamics of Disasters" held in Kalamata, Greece, July 2017, this Work includes contributions in evacuation logistics, disaster communications between first responders, disaster relief, and a case study on humanitarian logistics. Multi-disciplinary theories, tools, techniques and methodologies are linked with disasters from mitigation and preparedness to response and recovery. The interdisciplinary approach to problems in economics, optimization, government, management, business, humanities, engineering, medicine, mathematics, computer science, behavioral studies, emergency services, and environmental studies will engage readers from a wide variety of fields and backgrounds.

Drugs: Policy and Politics By Paul Higate, Rhidian Hughes, Rachel Lart
2006 | 161 Pages | ISBN: 0335216161 | PDF | 2 MB
Drugs: Policy and Politics is an accessible introduction to the links between drugs and social policy. Assessing current and recent policies and political responses, it considers the ways in which drugs policy is formulated and implemented in the UK and Europe. The book examines the dynamic context of drug policy through discussions of broader policy fields such as health and the criminal justice system. The contributors offer evidence-based insights into the social complexities of both drug use and drug users, as they examine those specific groups who are associated with particular patterns of drug use. Drug issues are linked with aspects of gender, race and social exclusion, all of which have a resonance in the current discourses of policy making. ''Drugs: Policy and Politics'' provides an important set of tools with which to rethink the diversity of drug use and drug users. It is important reading for social policy students and researchers, as well as trainee social workers, probation officers, police and prison officers.

Dream Body by Vas Relax
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08KHLYG15 | 235 pages | PDF | 0.96 Mb
This book contains a unique training system that has been developed over the years. Using the recommendations given in the book, you will be able to build your dream body in the shortest possible time: increase muscle volume and get rid of excess fat.

Drawing from Within: Using Art to Treat Eating Disorders By Lisa D. Hinz
2006 | 192 Pages | ISBN: 1843108224 | PDF | 2 MB
Drawing from Within is an introductory guide for those wanting to explore the use of art with clients with eating disorders. Art therapy is a particularly effective therapeutic intervention for this group, as it allows them to express uncomfortable thoughts and feelings through artistic media rather than having to explain them verbally. Lisa D. Hinz outlines the areas around which the therapist can design effective treatment programmes, covering family influences, body image, self-acceptance, problem solving and spirituality. Each area is discussed in a separate chapter and is accompanied by suggestions for exercises, with advice on materials to use and how to implement them. Case examples show how a therapy programme can be tailored to the individual client and photographs of client artwork illustrate the text throughout. Practical and accessible to practitioners at all levels of experience, this book gives new hope to therapists and other mental health professionals who want to explore the potential of using art with clients with eating disorders.

Daniel K. Mullady, "Dilemmas in ERCP: A Clinical Casebook"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030127400 | PDF | pages: 471 | 10.1 mb
This clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Presented in a case-based format, each case focuses on a clinical dilemma commonly encountered when performing ERCP. Case scenarios include difficult biliary cannulation, post-ERCP pancreatitis, ERCP in recurrent acute pancreatitis, ERCP during pregnancy, and ERCP in pediatric patients. The book also features online videos demonstrating the use of ERCP in various situations.Written by experts in the field, Dilemmas in ERCP: A Clinical Casebook is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists and interventional endoscopists in achieving successful outcomes when performing ERCP.

Lotfi Chaari, "Digital Health Approach for Predictive, Preventive, Personalised and Participatory Medicine"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030117995 | PDF | pages: 99 | 2.8 mb
This collection, entitled Digital Health for Predictive, Preventive, Personalizedand Participatory Medicinecontains the proceedings of the firstInternational conference on digital healthtechnologies(ICDHT2018). Ten recent contributions in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT) and data analysis, all applied to digital health. This collection enables researchers to learn about recent advances in the above mentioned fields. It brings a technological viewpoint of P4 medicine. Readers will discover how advanced Information Technology (IT) tools can be used for healthcare. For instance, the use of connected objects to monitor physiological parameters is discussed. Moreover, even if compressed sensing is nowadays a common acquisition technique, its use for IoT is presented in this collection through one of the pioneer works in the field.

Diana C. Parry, Corey W. Johnson, Simone Fullagar, "Digital Dilemmas: Transforming Gender Identities and Power Relations in Everyday Life"
English | 2018 | pages: 255 | ISBN: 3319952994 | PDF | 3,6 mb
The proliferation of digital technologies, virtual spaces, and new forms of engagement raise key questions about the changing nature of gender relations and identities within democratic societies. This book offers a unique collection of chapters that brings together scholars from diverse backgrounds to explore how gender experiences and identities are being transformed by digital technologies in ways that affirm or deny social justice.

Designs on the Public: The Private Lives of New York's Public Spaces By Kristine F. Miller
2007 | 204 Pages | ISBN: 081664909X | PDF | 6 MB
New York City is home to some of the most recognizable places in the world. As familiar as the sight of New Year’s Eve in Times Square or a protest in front of City Hall may be to us, do we understand who controls what happens there? Kristine Miller delves into six of New York’s most important public spaces to trace how design influences their complicated lives.  Miller chronicles controversies in the histories of New York locations including Times Square, Trump Tower, the IBM Atrium, and Sony Plaza. The story of each location reveals that public space is not a concrete or fixed reality, but rather a constantly changing situation open to the forces of law, corporations, bureaucracy, and government. The qualities of public spaces we consider essential, including accessibility, public ownership, and ties to democratic life, are, at best, temporary conditions and often completely absent.  Design is, in Miller’s view, complicit in regulation of public spaces in New York City to exclude undesirables, restrict activities, and privilege commercial interests, and in this work she shows how design can reactivate public space and public life.  Kristine F. Miller is associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Minnesota.

Dietmar P.F. Möller, "Cybersecurity in Digital Transformation: Scope and Applications "
English | ISBN: 3030605698 | 2020 | 114 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book brings together the essential methodologies required to understand the advancement of digital technologies into digital transformation, as well as to protect them against cyber threat vulnerabilities (in this context cybersecurity attack ontology is included, modeling different types of adversary knowledge). It covers such essential methodologies as CIA Triad, Security Risk, Likelihood, and Consequence Level, Threat Attack Profiling, Threat Intelligence, Threat Lifecycle and more.

Crystalline Lifetime: Fragments of Asperger Syndrome By Luke Jackson
2006 | 79 Pages | ISBN: 1843104431 | PDF | 6 MB
Luke Jackson's lively collection of illustrated poetry allows vivid insights into the internal world of people on the autism spectrum. With a focus on the adolescent years - perhaps the most challenging time for anyone with Asperger Syndrome (AS) - 16-year-old Luke considers issues such as unrequited love, the pursuit of happiness and finding calm amid the often overwhelming confusion and frustration that accompanies AS. ''Crystalline Lifetime'' offers a poignant impression of life with Asperger Syndrome and will prove an illuminating read for anyone hoping to gain an understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), and a source of encouragement to readers living with ASDs.