Subject(s): Computer simulation Summary: This book provides an introduction to mathematical and computer-oriented modeling and to simulation as a universal methodology. It therefore addresses various model classes and their derivations. And it demonstrates the diversity of approaches that can be taken: be it discrete or continuous, deterministi

Subject(s): Sleep disorders | Sleep -- Physiological aspects Summary: "Co-authored by a neurologist, a psychiatrist, and a pulmonologist, Sleep Medicine in Clinical Practice reflects the cross-disciplinary nature in the clinical management of sleep disorders. The authors present an overview of sleep medicine including the physiological basi

Subject(s): Biosensors | Environmental health | Environmental toxicology | Pollution -- Measurement Summary: "Biosensors have a biological component within them and can be used to detect, monitor or quantify environmental substances. Chapters have an abstract, key facts, applications to other areas of health and disease and a "mini-dict

Subject(s): Diabetes -- Nutritional aspects | Diabetes -- Etiology | Diabetes -- Prevention Summary: "Focusing on the worldwide impact of type 2 diabetes regarding nutrition, dietary modification, risk, and management, this book draws on evidence-based research and provides numerous epidemiologic cohort studies, as well as carefully conduct

Subject(s): Epidemiology -- Research Statistical methods | Epidemiology -- Longitudinal studies | Epidemiology -- Statistical methods Summary: "This book discusses the most important techniques available for longitudinal data analysis, from simple techniques such as the paired t-test and summary statistics, to more sophisticated ones such a

Subject(s): Image-guided radiation therapy Summary: "Preface This book presents key image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) technologies for external beam radiotherapy and caps a multidecade phase of technology development in the realm of conformal, customized radiation treatment. This development phase has been somewhat brief and vigorous,

Subject(s): Medical records -- Access control | Confidential communications -- Access control | Disclosure of information -- Social aspects | Privacy, Right of Summary: "Disclosure is a frequently used, but rarely interrogated concept in health and social welfare. Abuse, disability, sexuality and health status can be 'disclosed' to

Subject(s): Statistics | Probabilities | Mathematical statistics Summary: "Preface We wrote this book because there is a large gap between the elementary statistics course that most people take and the more advanced research methods courses taken by graduate and upper-division students so they can carry out research projects. These advanced

Subject(s): Pathology -- Outlines, syllabi, etc | Pathology -- Examinations, questions, etc Summary: This revised fifth edition is an excellent pathology review for students preparing for the USMLE Step 1 and course examinations. Written in the popular Board Review Series outline format, this text covers general and basic pathology, major conce

Subject(s): Nursing -- Research Summary: Right from the start of their nursing programme it is crucial for nursing students to be able to understand and evaluate current research to support their learning. This book helps students recognise what good research is by providing an introductory guide to the main research methodologies used in nursi