Subject(s): Children -- Fiction -- Africa | War victims -- Fiction -- Africa | Short stories, Nigerian (English) | Nigerian fiction (English) Summary: This collection of five stories set in various African countries reveals the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa. Contents:An ex-mas feast -- Fattening for Gabon -- What languag

Subject(s): Alzheimer's disease -- Animal models | Animal models in research | Huntington's chorea -- Animal models | Nervous system -- Degeneration Animal models | Parkinson's disease -- Animal models Summary: "In recent years, medical developments have resulted in an increase in human life expectancy. Some developed countries

Subject(s): Medical ethics | Medical care Summary: "With this book nursing and health administration students can increase their understanding of the myriad global ethical issues. The book examines key issues of health services delivery (insurance, rationing of care, allocation of resources, and cost-containment) and the health care industr

Subject(s): Microbiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Cultures and culture media Review: "Handbook of Microbiological Media, Fourth Edition is an invaluable reference for every medical, veterinary, diagnostic, and academic laboratory... and now in its fourth edition, it is even more complete. This edition carries on the tradition of CRC P

Subject(s): Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging | Pediatric diagnostic imaging Summary: "Pediatric Sonography, Fourth Edition gives you a complete working knowledge of the latest scanning technologies and the clinical applications of ultrasound in pediatric and adolescent patients. Readers will find just the guidance they need to determine the mo

Subject(s): Integrated optics | Optical MEMS | Optics | Optical instruments Summary: "From optical fundamentals to advanced applications, this comprehensive guide to micro-optics covers all the key areas for those who need an in-depth introduction to micro-optic devices, technologies, and applications. Topics covered range from basic optics

Subject(s): Pediatric pharmacology | Children -- Diseases Chemotherapy Summary: "Neonatal and Pediatric Pharmacology offers guidelines for safe, effective, and rational drug therapy in newborns, children and adolescents. The book provides relevant and useful data on the molecular, physiologic, biochemical, and pharmacologic mechanisms of dr

Subject(s): Women painters -- Fiction | Fugitives from justice -- Fiction | Everglades (Fla.) -- Fiction | Charleston (S.C.) -- Fiction -- History Summary: Charleston, 1799: A daughter of Southern gentility and a gifted painter, Catherine Edilean Harcourt has no lack of suitors at home in Virginia, waiting to fulfill her dream of marriage and f

Subject(s): Plasma turbulence | Kinetic theory of matter Summary: "This three-volume series presents the ideas, models and approaches essential to understanding plasma dynamics and self-organization for researchers and graduate students in plasma physics, controlled fusion and related fields such as plasma astrophysics. Volume I develops th

Subject(s): Libraries and electronic publishing | Electronic books Summary: Sue Polanka brings together a variety of professionals to share their expertise about e-books with librarians and publishers. Providing forward-thinking ideas while remaining grounded in practical information that can be implemented in all kinds of libraries, the topics