Subject(s): Bacteria -- metabolism | Cellulose -- Synthesis | Cellulose -- Chemistry | Bacteria | Cellulose Summary: "The first book dedicated to the potential applications and unique properties of bacterial cellulose (BC), this seminal work covers the basic science, technology, and economic impact of this bulk chemical as well as the compa

Subject(s): Tropical medicine Summary: Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice, by Drs. Richard L. Guerrant, David H. Walker, and Peter F. Weller, delivers the expert, encyclopedic guidance you need to overcome the toughest clinical challenges in diagnosing and treating diseases caused by infectious agents from tropical

Subject(s): Radiosurgery | Stereoencephalotomy | Evidence-based medicine Summary: "Controversies in Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Best Evidence Recommendations is a comprehensive reference that compiles, synthesizes, and summarizes the most relevant scientific literature on the topic. Each succinct, problem-oriented chapter addresses a differe

Subject(s): Medical economics -- Longitudinal studies Summary: "Explaining Long-Term Trends in Health and Longevity is a collection of essays by Nobel laureate Robert W. Fogel on the theory and measurement of ageing and health-related variables. Dr Fogel analyzes historic data on height, health, nutrition and life expectation to provide a c

Subject(s): Cryopreservation of organs, tissues, etc | Oocytin -- Cytology Summary: "Human oocyte cryopreservation has undergone rapid growth, with technical improvement and increasing clinical application over the last ten years. Storing eggs is ethical and gives many young women their most realistic chance of conception. Cryopreservation,

Subject(s): Decision making | Intuition Summary: How do we think without thinking, seem to make choices in an instant--in the blink of an eye--that actually aren't as simple as they seem? Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up

Subject(s): Chemotherapy -- Problems, exercises, etc | Drug utilization -- Problems, exercises, etc Summary: "A case-based companion study guide to Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, 3ePharmacotherapy Principles and Practice Study Guide, 3e used 100 cases to teach students how to apply pharmacotherapeutic concepts to specific patient

Subject(s): Forensic toxicology Summary: Toxicological Aspects of Drug-Facilitated Crimes provides readers with an overview of the field of DFC: its history, toxicological effects, analysis, interpretation of results, the roles that age, gender and race may play, and clinical presentations of these drugs. The most commonly used drugs in DFC are

Subject(s): Middle class families -- Fiction | City and town life -- Fiction -- Minnesota | Husband and wife -- Fiction -- Minnesota | Dysfunctional families -- Fiction Summary: The idyllic lives of civic-minded environmentalists Patty and Walter Berglund come into question when their son moves in with aggressive Republican neighbors, green law

Subject(s): Meteorites -- Fiction | College teachers -- Fiction -- Crimes against -- California | Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Summary: When a brilliant meteor lights up the Maine coast, and NASA images reveal an unnatural feature hidden in the depths of a crater on Mars, it's just the start of the adventure for a former CIA operative, technici