E-books in Libraries : a practical guide /

Table of Contents: “…Overview ; Making e-book collections visible to readers / Anna Grigson ; Providing guidance, training and support for readers using e-books / Karen Gravett ; Information technology and e-books : challenges and opportunities / James Clay -- pt. 4. …”
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A Practitioner Handbook on Evaluation /

Table of Contents: “…An Introduction to Data Management and Data Analysis / Peter Maats and Pascal Klären -- 10. Reporting / Vera Hennefeld and Ralph Meiers.…”
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Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing.

Table of Contents: “…Department of State-affiliated overseas educational advisory centers, including offices of the Fulbright Commission -- Weights and measures -- West nomogram : estimating body surface area of infants and young children.…”
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200 ans de Code Civil / by Bouineau, Jacques

Table of Contents: “…Le XIXe siècle, âge d'or du code civil / Jacques Bouineau -- Permanences et mutations du Code civil au XXe siècle / Jérôme Roux.…”
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The Future of Freedom : illiberal democracy at home and abroad / by Zakaria, Fareed

Table of Contents: “…The democratic age -- A brief history of human liberty -- The twisted path -- Illiberal democracy -- The Islamic exception -- Too much of a good thing -- The death of authority -- The way out.…”
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Corporate Communication : a guide to theory & practice / by Cornelissen, Joep

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Defining Corporate Communication -- Chapter 2: Corporate Communication in Contemporary Organizations -- Part II: Conceptual Foundations -- Chapter 3: Stakeholder Management and Communication -- Chapter 4: Corporate Identity, Branding and Corporate Reputation -- Part III: Corporate Communication in Practice -- Chapter 5: Communication Strategy -- Chapter 6: Strategic Planning and Campaign Management -- Chapter 7: Research and Measurement -- Part IV: Specialist Areas in Corporate Communications -- Chapter 8: Media Relations -- Chapter 9: Employee Communication -- Chapter 10: Issues Management -- Chapter 11: Crisis Communication -- Part V: New Developments in Corporate Communication -- Chapter 12: Leadership and Change Communication -- Chapter 13: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Community Relations -- Chapter 14: Social Media and Corporate Communication.…”
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The ethics of photojournalism in the digital age / by Santos Silva, Miguel F. (Miguel Franquet), Eldridge, Scott A., II

Table of Contents: “…General ethics and applied ethics -- Journalism ethics and photojournalism ethics -- Origins of photojournalism ethics -- Digital era and analogue conventions -- Phenomenology and the representation of the other -- The distant other -- Improper distance : the "refugee crisis" presented by two newsrooms -- Conclusions: Going forward, ethically.…”
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Manual of Clinical anesthesiology :

Table of Contents: “…-- Hemodynamic collapse following a mainstem intubation -- Hypoxemia during tracheostomy -- Anesthetic depth and mask ventilation in the prone position -- Jet ventilation through a cookgas airway exchange catheter -- End of case evaluation and management of a patient post airway mass excision -- Possible recurrent laryngeal nerve injury -- Obstructive sleep apnea, and dead in bed -- Bilevel positive air pressure, decreased sensorium, aspiration and capnography -- Perioperative management of a patient previously treated with bleomycin undergoing thoracic surgery -- Intra-operative airway fire -- Obesity hypoventilation syndrome -- Circulation-related cases -- Hemorrhage during endovascular repair of thoracic aorta -- Pacemakers and automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators -- Acute myocardial infarction during laparoscopic surgery -- Sickle cell and preeclampsia -- Dysrhythmias in a patient with Crohn's disease -- Hematologic disorders: hemophilia and disseminated intravascular coagulation -- Blood transfusion and the Jehovah's Witness patient -- Cardiac and pulmonary contusions -- Intraoperative coagulopathy -- Hypotension in chronic methamphetamine user -- Venous air embolism during arteriovenous malformation repair -- Cardiac tamponade -- Case of intraoperative new-onset atrial fibrillation -- Valvular disease -- Obstetrics-related cases -- Labor epidural with unrecognized dural puncture, causing high sensory block, hypotension, fetal bradycardia and post dural puncture headache -- Acute pulmonary dysfunction immediately after cesarean delivery under general anesthesia -- Jehovah's Witness with placenta previa and increta for cesarean hysterectomy -- A pregnant patient with mitral stenosis -- Unrecognized uterine hyperstimulation due to oxytocin and combined spinal-epidural analgesia -- Super morbidly obese patient for elective repeat cesarean section -- Probable amniotic fluid embolus -- Emergent cesarean section -- Pregnancy plus atrial septal defect vs Eisenmenger Syndrome -- Uterine abruption -- Pediatric-related cases -- Neonatal resuscitation following spontaneous vaginal delivery -- Anxious, coughing and bound to obstruct -- Special diseases/conditions/situations -- Hypothermia during laparoscopic nephrectomy -- Operating room management case scenarios -- Anaphylaxis reactions -- Autonomic dysreflexia -- Porphyrias -- Monitored anesthesia care: medical implications; and wrong-sided operations: legal implications -- Diabetic ketoacidosis in the urgent anesthesia setting -- Fever, altered mental status, and rigidity in the perioperative course -- Neuro/neuromuscular-related cases -- Emergent craniotomy for evacuation of epidural hematoma -- Hyperkalemia and residual neuromuscular blockade after kidney transplantation -- A defasciculating dose of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker -- Postoperative monocular vision loss -- Delayed emergence after aneurysm clipping -- Pain and regional anesthesia related cases -- Unintentional dural puncture in a patient with severe preeclampsia -- Complex regional pain syndrome -- Vascular absorption of local anesthetic producing systemic toxicity -- Inadvertent high spinal in parturient -- Outpatient surgery-related cases -- Plastic surgery in a surgeon's office -- Orthopedic surgery in an ambulatory surgicenter -- Eye surgery at an outpatient surgicenter -- Endoscopic sinus surgery at an outpatient sugicenter.…”
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The economics of Public Issues / by Miller, Roger LeRoy, Benjamin, Daniel K., North, Douglass C. (Douglass Cecil)

Table of Contents: “…-- Keeping the competition out -- Political economy -- Health insurance for all . . . or maybe not -- The deception of green energy -- The fight over genetically modified foods -- Student loans -- The graying of america -- For whom the roads are tolled -- Property rights and the environment -- What to do about the climate? …”
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Media now : understanding media, culture, and technology / by Straubhaar, Joseph D., LaRose, Robert, Davenport, Lucinda

Table of Contents: “…Media and the information age -- The changing media -- Media and society -- The media -- Books -- Print and digital newspapers -- Magazines -- Recorded music -- Radio -- Film and video -- Television -- The Internet -- The third screen: smart phones and tablets -- Video games -- Public relations -- Media issues -- Advertising -- Media uses and impacts -- Media policy and law -- Media ethics -- Global communications media.…”
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Africa since decolonization : The history and politics of a diverse continent / by Martin, Welz Dr

Table of Contents: “…Prologue -- From the Golden Age to Conquest and Colonization -- Liberation and Decolonization -- Decolonization's Legacies -- External Influences -- Africa's Economy, 1960 - -- Economy, socio-economic development, and development cooperation -- States, Political Systems, and Actors -- Intra-African Cooperation and Integration -- Political Crises -- Large-Scale Conflicts -- International Conflict Management -- African Actors Role in International Politics -- Epilogue.…”
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Fundamentals of Nursing / by Potter, Patricia Ann

Table of Contents: “…Nursing today -- The health care delivery system -- Community-based nursing practice -- Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- Evidence-based practice -- Health and wellness -- Caring in nursing practice -- Caring for the cancer survivor -- Cultural awareness -- Caring for families -- Developmental theories -- Conception through adolescence -- Young and middle adults -- Older adults -- Critical thinking in nursing practice -- Nursing assessment -- Nursing diagnosis -- Planning nursing care -- Implementing nursing care -- Evaluation -- Managing patient care -- Ethics and values -- Legal implications in nursing practice -- Communication -- Patient education -- Documentation and informatics -- Patient safety and quality -- Immobility -- Infection prevention and control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Medication administration -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Self-concept -- Sexuality -- Spiritual health -- The experience of loss, death, and grief -- Stress and coping -- Activity and exercise -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Sleep -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Care of surgical patients.…”
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Essentials of sociology: A down to earth approach/ by Hensline James M

Table of Contents: “…Sociology : theory and method -- Culture and society -- Socialization, the life cycle, and aging -- Social interaction and everyday life -- Groups, networks, and organizations -- Conformity, deviance, and crime -- Stratification, class, and inequality -- Global inequality -- Gender inequality -- Ethnicity and race -- Families and intimate relationships -- Education and religion -- Politics and economic life -- The sociology of the body : health, illness, and sexuality -- Urbanization, population, and the environment -- Globalization in a changing world.…”
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Criminal law / by De Than, Claire

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Actus reus -- Mens rea and fault -- Non-fatal offences against the person -- Sexual offences -- Homicide -- General defences I : age and insanity -- General defences II : automatism, intoxication, mistake and self-defence -- General defences III : duress, necessity and marital coercion -- Offences against property I : theft -- Offences against property II : fraud -- Offences against property III -- Strict liability -- Secondary participation in crime -- Inchoate offences.…”
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Understanding sociology / by Calhoun, Craig J., 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Study of sociology: Sociological perspective; Methods of sociological research; Culture; Interaction and social structure -- Individual and society: Socialization; Life course, from childhood to old age; Deviance and crime; Groups and organizations -- Inequality and power: Class and stratification; Race and ethnicity; Sex and gender -- Social institutions: Family; Education; Religion; Health and health care; Economics and work; Politics, the State, and war -- Global challenges: Third world; Population and environment; Communities and urbanization; Social movements and collective action; Social change -- Glossary.…”
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Understanding the Sociology of Health / by Barry, Anne-Marie

Table of Contents: “…Theories, perspectives and concepts -- Sociological theory: explaining and theorising -- Concepts of health and medicine -- Medical power and knowledge -- Challenging medical dominance -- Evidence and enquiry: an overview of sociological research -- Key themes -- Class and health -- Ethnicity, race and health -- Gender and health -- Mental health -- Sexualities and health / with Megan Todd -- Sociology of the body: chronic illness and disability -- Health, ageing and the life course -- Contexts -- Places of care -- Health care in context / with Clare Swan and Pedro Morago -- Brief social history of health and healing -- Sport, health, exercise and the body -- Death and dying.…”
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TheFundamentals of Digital Photography / by Daly, Tim, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: How equipment works: Digital SLR; Compact cameras; Medium format camera; Lens essentials; Computers and monitors; Adobe Photoshop; Image editing software: Adobe Lightroom; Project Chapter 2: Shooting skills: Camera quality settings; File formats; Aperture; Shutter speeds and movement; Exposure and how to measure it properly; Camera metering modes; Camera program modes; The lens and focussing; Depth of field; Viewpoint; Composing your image; Seeing the world in monochrome; Project Chapter 3: Themes and their workflows: Basic observational documentary: Urban texture; Culturally aware documentary: Out of season; Candid/street photography: People on the street; Eco/political study: The threatened landscape; Photo essay narrative: A day in the life; Location portrait: Public/private; Studio portrait: Alter-ego; Collaboration with others: Constructed reality; Current issue story: Signs of the times; 'Late' photography: The aftermath; Staging/performance: A re-enactment; Developing own work: A personal project Chapter 4: Project development: Researching your project; Planning and prep; Testing and review; Shaping your project; Project Chapter 5: Treatment: Essential software skills; Creative emphasis; Project: Sample files to test edit Chapter 6: Output and finishing: Desktop printing; Remote printing services; Onscreen use; Project Bibliography Glossary Index Acknowledgements and picture credits Working with ethics…”
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Public Health Ethics and Practice /

Table of Contents: “…The tragedy of XDR-TB / Ross Upshur -- The evaluation of public health initiatives on smoking and lung cancer: an ethical critique / Peter Allmark, Angela Tod and Jo Abbott -- Relevance of primary care bioethics committees in public health ethical practice in the community: an experience in an area of extreme poverty in Santiago, Chile / Marla Solari and Tatiana Escobar-Koch -- Unlinked anonymous blood testing for public health purposes: an ethical dilemma? …”
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The Routledge handbook of mass media ethics /

Table of Contents: “…Williams and Michael X Delli Carpini -- What can we get away with? the ethics of art and entertainment in a neoliberal world / Angharad N. …”
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Treating complex traumatic stress disorders : an evidence-based guide /

Table of Contents: “…Treating dissociation / Kathy Steele and Onno van der Hart -- Cultural competence / Laura S. Brown -- Therapeutic alliance and risk management / Philip J. …”
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