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By establishing a dialogue in which the meditative practices of Buddhism and Christianity speak to the theories of modern philosophy…
and science, B. Alan Wallace reveals the theoretical similarities underlying these disparate disciplines and their unified approach to making sense of the objective world. Wallace begins by exploring the relationship between Christian and Buddhist meditative practices. He outlines a sequence of meditations the reader can undertake, showing that, though Buddhism and Christianity differ in their belief systems, their methods of cognitive inquiry provide similar insight into the nature and origins of consciousness. From this convergence Wallace then connects the approaches of contemporary cognitive science, quantum mechanics, and the philosophy of the mind. He links Buddhist and Christian views to the provocative philosophical theories of Hilary Putnam, Charles Taylor, and Bas van Fraassen, and he seamlessly incorporates the work of such physicists as Anton Zeilinger, John Wheeler, and Stephen Hawking. Combining a concrete analysis of conceptions of consciousness with a guide to cultivating mindfulness and profound contemplative practice, Wallace takes the scientific and intellectual mapping of the mind in exciting new directions.Enlightenment on the Eve of Revolution: The Egyptian and Syrian Debates
By Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab. 2019
During the two decades that preceded the 2011 revolutions in Egypt and Syria, animated debates took place in Cairo and…
Damascus on political and social goals for the future. Egyptian and Syrian intellectuals argued over the meaning of tanwir, Arabic for “enlightenment,” and its significance for contemporary politics. They took up questions of human dignity, liberty, reason, tolerance, civil society, democracy, and violence. In Enlightenment on the Eve of Revolution, Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab offers a groundbreaking analysis of the tanwir debates and their import for the 2011 uprisings.Kassab locates these debates in their local context as well as in broader contemporary political and intellectual Arab history. She argues that the enlightenment they advocated was a form of political humanism that demanded the right of free and public use of reason. By calling for the restoration of human dignity and seeking a moral compass in the wake of the destruction wrought by brutal regimes, they understood tanwir as a humanist ideal. Kassab connects their debates to the Arab uprisings, arguing that their demands bear a striking resemblance to what was voiced on the streets of Egypt and Syria in 2011. Enlightenment on the Eve of Revolution is the first book to document these debates for the Anglophone audience and to analyze their importance for contemporary Egyptian and Syrian intellectual life and politics.Computational Diffusion MRI: MICCAI Workshop, Athens, Greece, October 2016 (Mathematics and Visualization)
By Yogesh Rathi, Marco Reisert, Andrea Fuster, Aurobrata Ghosh, Enrico Kaden. 2016
TheseProceedings of the 2015 MICCAI Workshop Computational Diffusion MRI offer asnapshot of the current state of the art…
on a broad range of topics within thehighly active and growing field of diffusion MRI The topics vary fromfundamental theoretical work on mathematical modeling to the development andevaluation of robust algorithms new computational methods applied to diffusionmagnetic resonance imaging data and applications in neuroscientific studiesand clinical practice Over thelast decade interest in diffusion MRI has exploded The technique providesunique insights into the microstructure of living tissue and enables in-vivoconnectivity mapping of the brain Computational techniques are key to thecontinued success and development of diffusion MRI and to its widespreadtransfer into clinical practice New processing methods are essential for addressingissues at each stage of the diffusion MRI pipeline acquisition reconstruction modeling and model fitting image processing fiber tracking connectivitymapping visualization group studies and inference Thisvolume which includes both careful mathematical derivations and a wealth ofrich full-color visualizations and biologically or clinically relevantresults offers a valuable starting point for anyone interested in learningabout computational diffusion MRI and mathematical methods for mapping brainconnectivity as well as new perspectives and insights on current researchchallenges for those currently working in the field It will be of interest toresearchers and practitioners in the fields of computer science MR physics and applied mathematicsEssential Law and Ethics In Nursing: Patients, Rights and Decision-Making
By Paul Buka. 2021
This thoroughly updated third edition lays a solid foundation for understanding the intersection of law, ethics and the rights of…
the patient in the context of everyday nursing and health care practice. Outlining the key legal and ethical principles relevant to nurses, Essential Law and Ethics In Nursing: Patients, Rights and Decision-Making, previously entitled Patients’ Rights: Law and Ethics for Nurses, uses an easy-to-read style that conveys key principles in an accessible way. It: provides a clear understanding not only of basic legal provisions in health care but also of wider issues relating to human rights; covers topics such as ethical decision-making, the regulation of nursing, confidentiality, laws concerning human rights, safe practice, vulnerable people, elder abuse and employment regulations; and includes thinking points, case studies and relevant case law to help link theory with practice. This is essential reading for nurses and an important reference for midwives and allied health professionals.General Radiography: Principles and Practices (Medical Imaging in Practice)
By Christopher M. Hayre. 2020
With chapters from globally recognized academics, General Radiography shows the multifaceted approach to general radiography and how it enhances healthcare delivery. Potentially influential…
to how healthcare delivery is offered, it begins with the pertinent chapters examining image acquisition and dose optimization in diagnostic radiography. Next, chapters reflect and critically discuss aspects central to patient care, and imaging within trauma, critical care and pediatric situations. The final section of this book then explores the learning, teaching and education in the field of diagnostic radiography, with novel strategies illustrated.Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, And The Fight For Justice
By Pam Fessler. 2020
The unknown story of the only leprosy colony in the continental United States, and the thousands of Americans who were…
exiled—hidden away with their “shameful” disease. The Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans curls around an old sugar plantation that long housed one of America’s most painful secrets. Locals knew it as Carville, the site of the only leprosy colony in the continental United States, where generations of afflicted Americans were isolated—often against their will and until their deaths. Following the trail of an unexpected family connection, acclaimed journalist Pam Fessler has unearthed the lost world of the patients, nurses, doctors, and researchers at Carville who struggled for over a century to eradicate Hansen’s disease, the modern name for leprosy. Amid widespread public anxiety about foreign contamination and contagion, patients were deprived of basic rights—denied the right to vote, restricted from leaving Carville, and often forbidden from contact with their own parents or children. Neighbors fretted over their presence and newspapers warned of their dangerous condition, which was seen as a biblical “curse” rather than a medical diagnosis. Though shunned by their fellow Americans, patients surprisingly made Carville more a refuge than a prison. Many carved out meaningful lives, building a vibrant community and finding solace, brotherhood, and even love behind the barbed-wire fence that surrounded them. Among the memorable figures we meet in Fessler’s masterful narrative are John Early, a pioneering crusader for patients’ rights, and the unlucky Landry siblings—all five of whom eventually called Carville home—as well as a butcher from New York, a 19-year-old debutante from New Orleans, and a pharmacist from Texas who became the voice of Carville around the world. Though Jim Crow reigned in the South and racial animus prevailed elsewhere, Carville took in people of all faiths, colors, and backgrounds. Aided by their heroic caretakers, patients rallied to find a cure for Hansen’s disease and to fight the insidious stigma that surrounded it. Weaving together a wealth of archival material with original interviews as well as firsthand accounts from her own family, Fessler has created an enthralling account of a lost American history. In our new age of infectious disease, Carville’s Cure demonstrates the necessity of combating misinformation and stigma if we hope to control the spread of illness without demonizing victims and needlessly destroying lives.The First-Time Parent's Guide to Potty Training: How to Ditch Diapers Fast (and for Good!)
By Jazmine McCoy. 2020
Potty train your child confidently, quickly, and successfully--even as a first-time parent!Are you nervous about potty training? Worried that you…
don't know enough to see it through to the end? Concerned that you don't have enough time to devote to it? This positive, practical, easy-to-follow guide is here to help.By approaching potty training with a proven program, first-time tips and tricks, the right tools, and a confident mindset, you can cross dirty diapers off your endless to-do list and celebrate your child's transition to the toilet. Here's everything you need to know to get your child out of diapers once and for all!The First-Time Parent's Guide to Potty Training features: • An easy, step-by-step, 3-day program for ditching diapers, including nap and nighttime training, day care strategies, and on-the-go potty training • Troubleshooting advice for accidents, backsliding, temper tantrums, and more • Guidance for your child if they're anxious, willful, or simply reluctantYou can potty train your child, and this book will guide you and cheer you on every step of the way.Remote Healing: Nonlocal Information Medicine and the Akashic Field
By Maria Sagi. 2000
A practical guide to the Sagi method of healing across space and time • Shows that we can interact with…
the Akashic information field to diagnose and treat illnesses nonlocally and that the effects are controllable and verifiable • Details techniques for diagnosing and transferring healing information at a distance, using geometric symbols to treat acute infections and reduce pain, and integrating information medicine with homeopathy and chakra therapy • Shares the author&’s development of her method, including stories of successful remote healings and her interactions with pioneers such as Erich Körbler Remote healing is healing over space and time. Often called &“nonlocal healing,&” it is no longer a magical occurrence or a mysterious technique reserved for powerful shamans. Remote healing has moved from magic to science, and it can be learned. In this practical guide to the Sagi method of information medicine, Maria Sagi, Ph.D., reveals that nonlocal healing is a quantum science that works through the transmission of information and that its effects can be controlled and verified. Drawing on the Akashic information field of Ervin Laszlo, she explains that the universe is not a mechanical system composed of matter--it operates like an overarching network that runs on and is connected by information. Cosmic information &“in-forms&” and underlies the whole physical world, including the human body. Sharing stories of successful remote healings she facilitated and her interactions with pioneers Erich Körbler, Gordon Flint, and Franz Stern, Sagi shows that we can access the Akashic information field to diagnose illnesses, treat symptoms, and heal the causes of disease, whether we are in the same room as our patient or on the other side of the earth. Moving beyond the theoretical to the practical, Sagi explains how to diagnose and treat someone with information and how to attune to the information emanating from the patient. She shares techniques for transferring healing information across space and time by using geometric symbols to treat acute illnesses and infections and reduce pain. The author also explores how to integrate information medicine with homeopathy and how to diagnose through photographs, through the chakras, and through morphic patterns in the Akashic information field. Opening up a new dimension in the art and science of healing, Maria Sagi demonstrates that by working with the Akashic information field we can trigger the body&’s self-healing mechanisms and restore order to a person&’s energy and information systems.Rethinking Readiness: A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters
By Professor Jeffrey Schlegelmilch. 2020
As human society continues to develop, we have increased the risk of large-scale disasters. From health care to infrastructure to…
national security, systems designed to keep us safe have also heightened the potential for catastrophe. The constant pressure of climate change, geopolitical conflict, and our tendency to ignore what is hard to grasp exacerbates potential dangers. How can we prepare for and prevent the twenty-first-century disasters on the horizon?Rethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to reimagine how we approach disaster preparedness. Jeff Schlegelmilch identifies and explores the most critical threats facing the world today, detailing the dangers of pandemics, climate change, infrastructure collapse, cyberattacks, and nuclear conflict. Drawing on the latest research from leading experts, he provides an accessible overview of the causes and potential effects of these looming megadisasters. The book highlights the potential for building resilient, adaptable, and sustainable systems so that we can be better prepared to respond to and recover from future crises. Thoroughly grounded in scientific and policy expertise, Rethinking Readiness is an essential guide to this century’s biggest challenges in disaster management.Small Animal ECGs: An Introductory Guide
By Mike Martin. 2015
Small Animal ECGs: An Introductory Guide provides all the information veterinarians need when using electrocardiography techniques for the first time.…
An ideal introduction to veterinary electrocardiography written in a very easy to understand way, for what can be a daunting subject The author is RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology and regularly speaks on this subject Full of examples of colour ECG tracings, as well as colour illustrations to explain arrhythmias Covers techniques that can readily be used in first opinion small animal practice Includes new chapters on mechanisms of supraventricular arrhythmias, accelerated idioventricular rhythm and use of HoltersShaping Global Health Policy: Global Social Policy Actors and Ideas about Health Care Systems
By Alexandra Kaasch. 2015
Using an approach that combines transnational and comparative social policy analysis with international relations, this book assesses various global social…
policy actors and compares their ideas and prescriptions about national health care systems. It highlights the importance of considering health policies across multiple scales.The American Holistic Medical Association Guide to Holistic Health: Healing Therapies for Optimal Wellness
By Larry Trivieri, American Holistic Medical Association Staff. 2001
A complete and comprehensive guide to holistic treatment. Find reputable practitioners and put proven healing therapies to work in your…
life with this informative and reliable guide to holistic medicine and its primary treatment methods.The Roots of Ayurveda: Selections from Sanskrit Medical Writings
By Dominik Wujastyk. 2002
Ayurveda, the ancient art of healing, has been practiced in India for more than two thousand years and survives today…
as a living medical tradition whose principles are at the heart of many "alternative" therapies now used in the West. This "science of longevity" has parallels with Buddhist thought, and advocates a life of moderation through which the three humors of the body will be brought into balance. The writings selected for this volume are taken from Sanskrit medical texts written by the first Ayurvedic physicians, who lived between the fifth century b. c. and the fourteenth century a. d. Here readers will find wide-ranging and fascinating advice on the benefits of garlic therapy, prayers for protection against malevolent disease deities, surgical techniques, exercise regimens, the treatment of poisons, the interpretation of dreams, and more.The Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, and the Microbe in American Life
By Nancy Tomes. 1998
AIDS. Ebola. "Killer microbes. " All around us the alarms are going off, warning of the danger of new, deadly…
diseases. And yet, as Nancy Tomes reminds us in her absorbing book, this is really nothing new. A remarkable work of medical and cultural history, The Gospel of Germs takes us back to the first great "germ panic" in American history, which peaked in the early 1900s, to explore the origins of our modern disease consciousness. Little more than a hundred years ago, ordinary Americans had no idea that many deadly ailments were the work of microorganisms, let alone that their own behavior spread such diseases. The Gospel of Germs shows how the revolutionary findings of late nineteenth-century bacteriology made their way from the laboratory to the lavatory and kitchen, with public health reformers spreading the word and women taking up the battle on the domestic front. Drawing on a wealth of advice books, patent applications, advertisements, and oral histories, Tomes traces the new awareness of the microbe as it radiated outward from middle-class homes into the world of American business and crossed the lines of class, gender, ethnicity, and race. Just as we take some of the weapons in this germ war for granted--fixtures as familiar as the white porcelain toilet, the window screen, the refrigerator, and the vacuum cleaner--so we rarely think of the drastic measures deployed against disease in the dangerous old days before antibiotics. But, as Tomes notes, many of the hygiene rules first popularized in those days remain the foundation of infectious disease control today. Her work offers a timely look into the history of our long-standing obsession with germs, its impact on twentieth-century culture and society, and its troubling new relevance to our own lives.The Revival of Islam in the Balkans: From Identity to Religiosity (Islam And Nationalism)
By Olivier Roy, Arolda Elbasani. 2015
This book shifts analytical focus from macro-politicization and securitization of Islam to Muslims' choices, practices and public expressions of faith.…
An empirically rich analysis, the book provides rich cross-country evidence on the emergence of autonomous faith communities as well as the evolution of Islam in the broader European context.Rethinking Human Enhancement: Social Enhancement and Emergent Technologies
By Laura Y. Cabrera. 2015
This book discusses three possible human enhancement paradigms and explores how each involves different values, uses of technology, and different…
degrees and kinds of ethical concerns. A new framework is advanced that promotes technological innovation that serves the improvement of the human condition in a respectful and sustainable way.Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology: For Nursing and Healthcare Students (Fundamentals)
By Ian Peate, Suzanne Evans. 2020
The third edition of Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the structure and function…
of the human body. Written with the needs of nursing and healthcare students in mind, this bestselling textbook incorporates clinical examples and scenarios throughout to illustrate how the topics covered are applied in practice. Hundreds of full-colour illustrations complement numerous case studies encompassing all fields of nursing practice, alongside learning outcomes, self-assessment tests, chapter summaries, and other effective learning tools. This latest edition has been thoroughly updated by a team of international contributors to reflect the current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Education, with enhanced online learning resources including an image bank, a searchable online glossary, flashcards, interactive multiple-choice questions, and more. Offering a user-friendly introduction to anatomy and physiology, this textbook: Provides a variety of clinical scenarios and examples to relate theory to practice Outlines the disorders associated with each chapter’s topic Presents information on medicines management for each body system Is written by an international team Features extensive supplementary online resources for both students and instructors Is available with accompanying study guide, Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology Workbook Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology is the perfect introduction to the subject for student nurses, particularly those in the first year of their course, healthcare assistants and nursing associates, and other allied health students.Atlas of Airway Surgery: A Step-by-Step Guide Using an Animal Model
By Livio Presutti, Francesco Mattioli, Angelo Ghidini, Sergio Bottero. 2017
This superbly illustrated atlas provides step-by-step descriptions of surgical procedures to the airways based on use of the sheep as…
an animal model which has been demonstrated scientifically to be comparable to the human The procedures covered - tracheotomy laryngotracheoplasty slide tracheoplasty tracheal reconstruction partial cricotracheal reconstruction and main endoscopic techniques - are relevant to a range of frequent surgical indications such as stenosis laryngotracheomalacia and tracheal tumor The book is the first to describe such surgery on the basis of this animal model and includes a full description of preparation of the model The practical guidance provided will equip surgical trainees with the knowledge required before embarking on these procedures in humans but will also be highly relevant to more experienced surgeons wishing to upgrade their skills The book is the outcome of a successful collaboration between the Head and Neck Surgery Departments of the University Hospital of Modena and the Bambino Ges 65533 Hospital in RomeThe Economics of Farm Animal Welfare: Theory, Evidence and Policy
By Richard Bennett, David Harvey, Beth Clark, Donald Broom, Anne-Marie Neeteson, Bettina Bock, César Revoredo-Giha, Alistair Lawrence, Faical Akaichi, Jean-Luc Angot, Dr Santiago Avendaño, Carmen Hubbard, Alfons Koerhuis, Carolina Maciel, Jarkko K Niemi, Alistair Stott, Belinda Vigors. 2020
This landmark new text charts the latest developments in economic research relevant to farm animal welfare. A range of global…
experts and key opinion leaders outline the challenges in achieving sustainable livestock production while improving farm profit, climate change and animal welfare, and make policy-relevant recommendations for the future. This is a theoretical yet practical book that examines: - the origins of farm animal welfare, cross-disciplinary interactions and the future of the field; - consumer demand and changing preferences as animal welfare rises up the social agenda; - the impact political organisations such as the EU and WTO have on animal welfare. An important resource for policy makers and animal welfare scientists, economists and clinicians, this book provides a thought-provoking yet evidence-based review for all those interested in quantifying and improving farm animal welfare.A Research Primer For Communication Sciences And Disorders
By Timothy Meline. 2010
A Research Primer for Communication Sciences and Disorders addresses the most current topics in research, presents them clearly for students…
and practitioners, focuses on getting research evidence into practice, directs students and instructors to additional resources, and provides many case examples and study questions. The book is ideal for face-to-face classroom teaching or distance-learning courses.