BOOKS with Alphabet U (Ua, Ub,Uc, Ud, Ue…... )

Overview: The author has been described as “the father of modern epidemiology” and as “one of the keenest thinkers about the medicine of this era of Evidence-Based Medicine,” and has made seminal contributions .‘Clinical epidemiology’ is now widely promoted and taught as a ‘basic science’ of Evidence-Based Medicine, of clinical EBM to be specific.  This book, however, is mostly about that which Miettinen takes to be the necessary substitute for this now-so-fashionable subject – namely, Theory of Clinical Medicine together with its subordinate Theory of Clinical Research..The leit motif in all

Overview: Revisits the idea of "junk" genetic material.Easy to read, concise overview of a complex subject.Includes supplementary material: There is now compelling evidence that the complexity of higher organisms correlates with the relative amount of non-coding RNA rather than the number of protein-coding genes. Previously dismissed as “junk DNA”, it is the non-coding regions of the genome that are responsible for regulation, facilitating complex temporal and spatial gene expression through the combinatorial effect of numerous mechanisms and interactions working together to fine-tune gene exp

Overview: Presents an overview of the socio-spatial patterns of Indian cities past and present and their culture.Includes numerous drawings and photos, making it easy to follow.Provides important debate for fosThis book discusses the importance of socio-spatial patterns in cities that are embedded in the cultural heritage and self-understanding of a society, showing that Indian cities follow different urban concepts. In nine episodes (nine is a sacred figure), it highlights the principal influences and social impacts on cities from ancient times to contemporary city developments. As such, it p

Overview: Brings together the major findings of 11 projects funded under the "Crime and the Criminal Justice System Initiative" by the Economic and Social Research Council in the mid-1980s.978-0-333-54057-2978-1-349-22044-1

Overview: Nominated by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences as an outstanding PhD thesis.Differentiate social multimedia computing from traditional and web multimedia computing.Presents the first user-centThis book presents the first paradigm of social multimedia computing completely from the user perspective. Different from traditional multimedia and web multimedia computing which are content-centric, social multimedia computing rises under the participatory Web2.0 and is essentially user-centric. The goal of this book is to emphasize the user factor in facilitating effective solutions t

Overview: Provides a concise, evidence based review.Contains illuminating illustrations and photographs.Authored by recognized experts in their respective fields.Includes supplementary material: .Urological Emergencies: A Practical Approach, Second Edition. provides a concise, evidence based review of common urgent and emergent urological conditions in children and adults. Descriptions of the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic considerations on topics of traumatic, infectious, obstructive, hemorrhagic, iatrogenic, vascular and congenital urological emergencies in adults and children are pr

Overview: In Massen und Steinen, die unter Verwendung eines Minerals der Al 0 • Si0 - 2 3 2 Gruppe aufgebaut sind, lassen sich die Mineralkomponenten (z. B. restlicher Sillimanit, Korund, Mullit, Cristobalit) nur mit erheblichen Schwierigkeiten röntgenographisch quantitativ erfassen. Zur Erweiterung und Vertiefung der Erkenntnisse über das Umwandlungsverhalten der Minerale Andalusit, Kyanit, Sillimanit sollten sowohl die restlichen Mineralbestandteile als auch die Neu­ bildungen (vorwiegend Mullit) chemisch, mikroskopisch, röntgenographisch, UR-spektroskopisch und elektronenoptisch untersucht

Overview: 978-3-531-02640-4978-3-663-06787-0

Overview: Kompendium mit aktuellen Daten und Richtlinien.Enthält neue Entwicklungen, z.B. zu Erneuerbaren Energien, Abfallwirtschaft und Klimaschutz.Gibt einen Ausblick auf ökologische Zukunftstechnologien.Incl.Der Klassiker erscheint in der Neuauflage vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Diskussion um die regenerativen Energien. Waren schon in der 7. Auflage unter dem Leitbild einer klimafreundlichen Energieversorgung die Schwerpunkte in den klassischen Disziplinen Luft und Lärm, Abwasser und Trinkwasser, Boden und Altlasten sowie Abfall und Recycling beträchtlich verändert worden, so wird diese

Overview: Contains easy-to-digest case studies that emphasize best practice in a range of scenarios.Features extensively revised chapters.Provides guidance on how to manage the urogynecology patient including s.This heavily revised third edition concisely covers the latest evidence-based treatment strategies for urinary incontinence and prolapse. Chapters cover methodologies relevant to continence procedures, prolapse management, and potential complications. New topics discussed include Colpocleisis, principles associated with managing Mesh complications and the Mirabegron mechanism..Urogyneco

Overview: Explains the different methods applied to the UAV deployment in agriculture.Provides a step-by-step processing of image representation.Sample data is included for learning purposesThis book showcases how new and emerging technologies like Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are trying to provide solutions to unresolved socio-economic and environmental problems. Unmanned vehicles can be classified into five different types according to their operation. These five types are unmanned ground vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned surface vehicles (operating on the surface of the water)

Overview: Includes supplementary material: A collection of cutting-edge techniques for studying ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation via the proteasome. The topics covered range broadly from basic biochemistry to cellular assays to discovery techniques using mass spectrometric analysis. These biochemical and cellular methods are necessary to explore the ubiquitin-proteasome system and ubiquitin-proteasome-dependent functions. State-of-the-art and user-friendly, Ubiquitin-Proteasome Protocols offers novice and experienced bench scientists alike a thorough compendium of readily reproducible t

Overview: The very first inter-disciplinary book about underwater seascapes.An answer to highlighting conservation marine issues.An object to interacting with cultural representations, technology innovations an.While the European Landscape Convention adopted in Florence in 2000 by the European Council offers a public-action framework through a normative definition, the marine and submarine dimensions of landscapes are attracting growing interest from researchers worldwide. At a time when marine-conservation objectives are strongly endorsed by the Convention on Biological Diversity, the French

Overview: Proposes various incentives to improve the pharmaceutical landscape.Analyses and solves methodological problems by drawing on epistemological tools.Refines and improves current approaches to evidence .This volume covers a wide range of topics concerning methodological, epistemological, and regulatory-ethical issues around pharmacology. The book focuses in particular on the diverse sources of uncertainty, the different kinds of uncertainty that there are, and the diverse ways in which these uncertainties are (or could be) addressed. Compared with the more basic sciences, such as chemi

Overview: 978-3-663-00836-1978-3-663-02749-2

Overview: One person in four in the industrialized countries suffersfrom hyperuricemia and is therefore at risk of developinggouty arthritis, nephrolithiasis, or any of the otherconsequences of uratedeposition.At present, far too little is known about urate depositionand the mechanisms by which it occurs, as well as aboutitsclinical consequences, which include formation of toph; overthehelix of the ear or in bones close to joints that havenever exhibited an attack, development of bursitis, chronictendovaginitis leading to carpal tunnel syndrome, and goutyparaplegia. Information on these matter

Overview: Highlights the most important aspects of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of C. difficile infections (CDI).Gives guidance on C. difficile diagnostics.Reviews antibiotic treatments and alternative t.This fully updated second edition outlines the currently available clinical, epidemiological and experimental data on. .Cl.ostrid.i.oide.s. difficile. infections(CDI) with special emphasis on studies and results achieved in Europe. .The incidence and severity of CDI has increased significantly over the last decade, and the book explains why .C. difficile., recently reclassified as .Clos

Overview: Presents the emerging field of urban health, risk, and resilience in Asian cities.Discusses the interactive relationship between urbanisation, environment, and health.Promotes a better understanding o.This book focuses on understanding urban vulnerability and risk mitigation, advancing good health and wellbeing, and analysing resilience measures for various Asian cities. Today, cities are the dominant human habitat, where a large number of environmental, social, cultural and economic factors have impacts on human health and wellbeing. Cities consist of complex, dynamic, socio-ecologi

Overview: Ein philosophischer Beitrag zur Diskussion um Goethes "Wahlverwandtschaften".Goethe als Vorbereiter der Moderne.Zum Konflikt zwischen Philosophie und Tragödie.Includes supplementary material: Diese Studie analysiert Goethes „Wahlverwandtschaften“ aus einer philosophiegeschichtlichen Perspektive. Die Aufklärung hatte dem mündigen Menschen ein erfülltes Leben in einer vernunfterhellten Wirklichkeit in Aussicht gestellt. Dieses Versprechen erweist sich als Illusion. Die Deutungen in Goethes Roman untergraben einander. In ihnen zerbricht das Zutrauen in die Begreifbarkeit der Welt und de

Overview: Promotes cultural understanding of the rising power which is China.Offers a comprehensive guide to Chinese history, politics, economy and culture.Covers a range of key areas such as the economy, indus.Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this text is a key tool for students interested in further developing their understanding of Chinese society and culture. Written by a team of experts in their fields,  this book provides a survey of Chinese culture, delving deeper into areas such as Chinese philosophy, religion, politics and education. It offers the reader a wide