New Public Management in Africa : emerging issues and lessons /

Table of Contents: “…Tshombe & Maurice Oscar Dassah -- New public management issues in Botswana / Thekiso Molokwane & Kaelo Molephe -- New public management issues in Cameroon / Tumi Mzini -- New public management issues in Democratic Republic of Congo / Lukamba-Muhiya Tshombe -- New public management issues in Ghana / Maurice Oscar Dassah -- New public management issues in South Africa / Hofisi Costa and Tshukudu Pooe -- New public management issues in Tanzania / John Samuel. …”
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A Reader in Promoting Public Health : challenge and controversy /

Table of Contents: “…-- Perceptions of community participation and health gain in a community project for the south Asian population: a qualitative study -- Healthy nightclubs and recreational substance use: from a harm minimisation to a healthy settings approach -- Dirty whores and invisible men: sex work and the public health -- Does social capital have a role to play in the health of communities? …”
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Physical Examination & Health Assessment / by Jarvis, Carolyn

Table of Contents: “…Evidence-based assessment -- Cultural competence -- The interview -- The complete health history -- Mental status assessment -- Substance use assessment -- Domestic and family violence assessments -- Assessment techniques and safety in the clinical setting -- General survey, measurement, vital signs -- Pain assessment: the fifth vital sign -- Nutritional assessment -- Skin, hair, and nails -- Head, face, and neck, including regional lymphatics -- Eyes -- Ears -- Nose, mouth, and throat -- Breasts and regional lymphatics -- Thorax and lungs -- Heart and neck vessels -- Peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system -- Abdomen -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurologic system -- Male genitourinary system -- Anus, rectum, and prostate -- Female genitourinary system -- The complete health assessment: adult -- The complete physical assessment: infant, child, and adolescent -- Bedside assessment and electronic health recording -- The pregnant woman -- Functional assessment of the older adult.…”
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Business-to-Business Marketing / by Brennan, Ross, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…IV Managing Marketing Processes -- 10.Managing Product Offerings -- 11.Routes to Market -- 12.Price-Setting in Business-to-Business Markets.…”
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Comparing cultures : innovations in comparative ethnography /

Table of Contents: “…Lowe -- The comparison of structures and the comparison of systems : Lévi-Strauss, Dumont, Luhmann / Guido Sprenger -- Regional comparison in historical anthropology : three case examples from South Arabia / Andre Gingrich -- Scaling ethnography up / Michael Schnegg -- Best, worst, and good enough : lessons learned from multi-sited comparative ethnography / Jennifer S. …”
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Graham Greene : a life in letters / by Greene, Graham, 1904-1991

Table of Contents: “…The early years -- The man within -- The power and the glory -- The heart of the matter -- The end of the affair -- A burnt-out case -- The comedians -- The honorary consul -- The human factor -- The last word.…”
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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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Clinical Biochemistry /

Table of Contents: “…Biochemical investigations and quality control / David Cameron -- Automation / Tim James -- Kidney disease / Edmund Lamb -- Hyperuricaemia and gout / Joanne Marsden -- Fluid and electrolyte disorders / Tim James -- Acid-base disorders / David Tierney -- Clinical enzymology and biomarkers / Paul Collinson, Amy Lloyd -- Liver function tests / Roy Sherwood -- Abnormalities of lipid metabolism / Mike France -- Disorders of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium homeostasis / Nessar Ahmed -- Abnormal pituitary function ; Thyroid disease / Garry McDowell -- Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia / Allen Yates, Ian Laing -- Adrenal disease / John Honour -- Reproductive endocrinology / Ian Laing, Julie Thornton -- Biochemical nutrition / Pat Twomey, William Simpson -- Gastrointestinal disorders and malabsorption / Garry McDowell, Gordon Brydon -- Specific protein markers / Gerald Maguire -- Cancer biochemistry and tumour markers / Joanne Adaway, Gilbert Wieringa -- Inherited metabolic disorders and newborn screening / Mary Anne Preece -- Therapeutic drug monitoring / Robin Whelpton, Nigel Brown, Robert Flanagan -- Chemical toxicology / Gwendolen Ayers.…”
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Clinical Biochemistry ; fundamentals of biomedical science /

Table of Contents: “…Biochemical investigations and quality control / David Cameron -- Automation / Tim James -- Kidney disease / Edmund Lamb -- Hyperuricaemia and gout / Joanne Marsden -- Fluid and electrolyte disorders / Tim James -- Acid-base disorders / David Tierney -- Clinical enzymology and biomarkers / Paul Collinson, Amy Lloyd -- Liver function tests / Roy Sherwood -- Abnormalities of lipid metabolism / Mike France -- Disorders of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium homeostasis / Nessar Ahmed -- Abnormal pituitary function ; Thyroid disease / Garry McDowell -- Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia / Allen Yates, Ian Laing -- Adrenal disease / John Honour -- Reproductive endocrinology / Ian Laing, Julie Thornton -- Biochemical nutrition / Pat Twomey, William Simpson -- Gastrointestinal disorders and malabsorption / Garry McDowell, Gordon Brydon -- Specific protein markers / Gerald Maguire -- Cancer biochemistry and tumour markers / Joanne Adaway, Gilbert Wieringa -- Inherited metabolic disorders and newborn screening / Mary Anne Preece -- Therapeutic drug monitoring / Robin Whelpton, Nigel Brown, Robert Flanagan -- Chemical toxicology / Gwendolen Ayers.…”
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Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing.

Table of Contents: “…Adverse drug effects during pregnancy -- Anatomy words (English and Latin) -- Arterial blood gas normal values -- Arteries of the human body -- Assessment guide : medications -- Biographic appendix -- Blood groups -- Body mass index table (high range) -- Body mass index table -- Canada's food guide to healthy eating -- Canadian recommended nutrition intakes -- Choosing the route of nutrition support in adults : a clinical decision algorithm -- Classic textbook method of blood gas interpretation -- Classification of overweight and obesity in adults according to BMI -- Classification and therapeutic uses of drugs -- Common abbreviations used in medication orders -- Common medical abbreviations and acronyms -- Common questions about infection surveillance, prevention, and control -- Common tests with descriptions -- Common types of drug preparations -- Commonly prescribed drugs and their applications -- Conversion factors between traditional and SI units -- Development milestones from birth to 5 years -- Diagnosis-related groups -- Dietary reference intakes : recommended intakes for individuals -- DuBois body surface area chart : estimating body surface area of adults and children -- Formulas for computing drug dosages -- Gauging healthy weight : the body mass index -- Glasgow coma scale -- Guideline for hand hygiene in healthcare setting --…”
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Teacher Education Systems in Africa in the Digital Era /

Table of Contents: “…Teacher education in open and distance learning universities in Africa / Adams Onuka -- 6. Teacher education in South Africa : issues and challenges / Meshach B. …”
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Literature and film : a guide to the theory and practice of film adaptation /

Table of Contents: “…The theory and practice of adaptation / Robert Stam -- Improvements and reparations at Mansfield Park / Tim Watson -- Keeping the carcass in motion : adaptation and transmutations of the national in The last of the Mohicans / Jacquelyn Kilpatrick -- The discreet charm of the leisure class : Terence Davies's The house of mirth / Richard Porton -- In search of adaptation : Proust and film / Melissa Anderson -- The grapes of wrath : thematic emphasis through visual style / Vivian C. …”
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Microbiology / by Prescott, Lansing M.

Table of Contents: “…The history and scope of microbiology -- The study of microbial structure: microscopy and specimen preparation -- Procaryotic cell structure and function -- Eucaryotic cell structure and function -- Microbial nutrition -- Microbial growth -- Control of microorganisms by physical and chemical agents -- Metabolism: energy, enzymes, and regulation -- Metabolism: energy release and conservation -- Metabolism: the use of energy in biosynthesis -- Genes: structure, replication, and mutation -- Genes: expression and regulation -- Microbial recombination and plasmids -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Microbial Genomics -- The viruses: introduction and general characteristics -- The viruses: bacteriophages -- The viruses: viruses of eucaryotes -- Microbial taxonomy -- The archaea -- Bacteria: the deinococci and nonproteobacteria gram negatives -- Bacteria: the proteobacteria -- Bacteria: the Low G 1 C gram positives -- Bacteria: the High G 1 C gram positivies -- The fungi (eumycota), slime molds, and water molds -- The algae -- The protozoa -- Microorganism interactions and microbial ecology -- Microorganisms in aquatic environments -- Microorganisms in terrestrial environments -- Normal microbiota and nonspecific host resistance -- Specific immunity -- Medical immunology -- Pathogenicity of microorganisms -- Antimicrobial chemotherapy -- Clinical microbiology -- The epidemiology of infectious disease -- Human diseases caused by viruses -- Human diseases caused by bacteria -- Human diseases causedd by fungi and protozoa -- Microbiology of food -- Industrial microbiology and biotechnology.…”
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International Human Resource Management / by Harzing , Anne - Wil

Table of Contents: “…Multinational Companies and the Host Country Environment / Damian Grimshaw, Jill Rubery, Phil Almond -- 7. …”
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Prose poetry in theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…A form of chanting. A form of looking out for each other" : poetics and politics of the contemporary Indian-English prose poem / Divya Nadkarni -- Collaboration, conversation, and adaptation : the prose poetry project and renga attitude / Jen Webb -- Framing catastrophe : the ekphrastic prose poem / Patrick Wright -- "An interlude suspended" : historical biography through the lens of prose poetry / Edwin Stockdale -- Who are the contemporary symbolists? …”
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