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Evidence-based cardiology
This second editionis a ground-breaking clinical text with a strong emphasis on rigorous evidence. Leaders in the field discuss best practice in the light of systematic reviews and randomised control trials, and how best to treat where the information is less clear. Case histories provide intriguing discussions on how to apply the evidence in real life situations. Evidence-based Cardiology also includes free access to the latest evidence, which is automatically posted on a companion website.
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The Archaeology of Arcuate Communities
The Archaeology of Arcuate Communities is an edited
collection of ten essays that illuminate how Indigenous
communities of the Eastern Woodlands, from 10,000 BC to the
1550s, are analyzed and interpreted by archaeologists today.
Volume editors Martin Menz, Analise Hollingshead, and Haley
Messer define the persistent circular or “arcuate”
pattern of Native settlements in this region as a spatial
manifestation of community activities that reinforced group
identity alongside plazas, mounds, and other architectural
features. The varied case studies in this volume focus on
specific communities, how they evolved, and the types of
archaeological data that have been used to assess them. Part I,
“Defining the Domestic Unit in Arcuate Communities,”
reveals social distinctions between households and household
clusters in arcuate communities, how they differ in terms of
stylistic patterns and exchange, and how they combined to form
distinct social groups at different scales within a broader
community. Part II, “Organizing Principles of Arcuate
Communities,” broadens the scope to identify the organizing
principles of entire arcuate communities, such as the central
role of plazas in structuring their development, how the
distribution of households and central features within
communities was contested and reorganized, and the importance of
mounds in both delineating arcuate communities and marking their
position on the landscape. Part III, “Comparison and Change
in Arcuate Communities,” comprises case studies that
examine changes in the organization of arcuate communities over
time. Rounding out the volume is a concluding chapter that
assesses how and why communities around the world formed in
circular patterns. A valuable resource for archaeologists, this
collection will also be of interest to those seeking to learn
about Native North American settlement, ceremony, and community
organization.
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Reducing Gun Violence in America
Amid a growing consensus that the staggering toll of gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health issue, the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health has convened experts on gun policy and violence from the United States and selected other countries to summarize relevant research and its implications for policymakers and concerned citizens. Legal scholars weigh in on the constitutionality of recommended policies, and researchers present new data on public support for a wide array of policies designed to reduce gun violence. Collected for the first time in one volume, this reliable, empirical research and legal analysis will inform the policy debate by helping lawmakers and opinion leaders identify the policy changes that are most likely to reduce gun violence in the United States.
Researchers draw on new and existing studies on U.S. gun policies to demonstrate both the weaknesses of current federal gun policies and the efficacy of various state laws designed to reduce firearm availability to high-risk groups. By analyzing scientific and legal data, the contributors provide evidence in support of enhanced regulation and oversight of licensed gun dealers, background checks for private sales, and purchaser licensing. Lessons from bans of assault weapons and of large-capacity magazines for guns are considered, as is the promise of “smart guns,” which could be fired only by authorized users. Compelling case studies from Australia, Scotland, and Brazil demonstrate effective policy responses to gun violence that have led to significant reductions in gun-related deaths. The book concludes with data on public support for strengthening gun laws and Second Amendment considerations.
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Continental shelf limits : the scientific and legal interface
Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea lays down the rules and regulations governing claims to a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles for the 130 coastal States and entities that have ratified or acceded to it.
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Workshops Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments
The 5th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE'09), held at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain, provides a multidisciplinary forum for researchers and engineers from across the world to present their latest research and to discuss future directions in the area of Intelligent Environments. This volume forms the combined proceedings of five workshops held at the IE'09. Included are the proceedings of the: Workshop on Digital Object Memories (DOMe'09); Workshop on RFID Technology: Concepts, Practices and Solutions (RFID'09); Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Ambient Intelligence (AITAmI09); Workshop on Ethical Design of Ambient Intelligence (EDAmI'09); Workshop on Smart Offices and Other Workplaces (SOOW'09).
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Handbook on securing cyber-physical critical infrastructure : foundation and challenges
The worldwide reach of the Internet allows malicious cyber criminals to coordinate and launch attacks on both cyber and cyber-physical infrastructure from anywhere in the world. This purpose of this handbook is to introduce the theoretical foundations and practical solution techniques for securing critical cyber and physical infrastructures as well as their underlying computing and communication architectures and systems. Examples of such infrastructures include utility networks (e.g., electrical power grids), ground transportation systems (automotives, roads, bridges and tunnels), airports and air traffic control systems, wired and wireless communication and sensor networks, systems for storing and distributing water and food supplies, medical and healthcare delivery systems, as well as financial, banking and commercial transaction assets. The handbook focus mostly on the scientific foundations and engineering techniques - while also addressing the proper integration of policies and access control mechanisms, for example, how human-developed policies can be properly enforced by an automated system. *Addresses the technical challenges facing design of secure infrastructures by providing examples of problems and solutions from a wide variety of internal and external attack scenarios *Includes contributions from leading researchers and practitioners in relevant application areas such as smart power grid, intelligent transportation systems, healthcare industry and so on. *Loaded with examples of real world problems and pathways to solutions utilizing specific tools and techniques described in detail throughout
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Measuring and auditing broiler welfare
In response to concerns about animal welfare, food assurance schemes are now incorporating standards for animal welfare. This is particularly important in the poultry industry, where much attention has focused on the welfare of broilers (meat birds). However, there is as a result a greater need for scientifically-based methods for the measurement and auditing of welfare.This book brings together papers by international experts from the academic, professional and industrial sectors. It examines practical ways of measuring and auditing broiler welfare on-farm, during transit and pre-slaughter. Related marketing issues and future developments such as automation, are also discussed.
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Handbook of Social Psychology
This handbook provides a broad overview of the field of social psychology and up-to-date coverage of current social psychological topics. It reflects the recent and substantial development of the field, both with regard to theory and empirical research. It starts out by covering major theoretical perspectives, including the inter actionist, identity, social exchange, social structure and the person perspectives. Next, it discusses development and socialization in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. In addition to updated discussions of topics that were included in the first edition, the part examining personal processes includes entirely new topics, such as social psychology and the body and individual agency and social motivation. Interpersonal processes are discussed from a contemporary perspective with a focus on stress and health. The final section examines the person in sociocultural context and includes another topic new to the second edition, the social psychology of race and gender and intersectionality.
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