The Higher Education Manager's Handbook : effective leadership and management in universities and colleges / by McCaffery, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Managing for high performance -- Chapter 6. Developing staff -- Chapter 7. Leading and celebrating diversity -- Chapter 8. …”
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Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing.

Table of Contents: “…Adverse drug effects during pregnancy -- Anatomy words (English and Latin) -- Arterial blood gas normal values -- Arteries of the human body -- Assessment guide : medications -- Biographic appendix -- Blood groups -- Body mass index table (high range) -- Body mass index table -- Canada's food guide to healthy eating -- Canadian recommended nutrition intakes -- Choosing the route of nutrition support in adults : a clinical decision algorithm -- Classic textbook method of blood gas interpretation -- Classification of overweight and obesity in adults according to BMI -- Classification and therapeutic uses of drugs -- Common abbreviations used in medication orders -- Common medical abbreviations and acronyms -- Common questions about infection surveillance, prevention, and control -- Common tests with descriptions -- Common types of drug preparations -- Commonly prescribed drugs and their applications -- Conversion factors between traditional and SI units -- Development milestones from birth to 5 years -- Diagnosis-related groups -- Dietary reference intakes : recommended intakes for individuals -- DuBois body surface area chart : estimating body surface area of adults and children -- Formulas for computing drug dosages -- Gauging healthy weight : the body mass index -- Glasgow coma scale -- Guideline for hand hygiene in healthcare setting --…”
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The pediatric cardiac anesthesia handbook / by Nasr, Viviane G

Table of Contents: “…Cardiovascular Development -- Important Concepts in Congenital Heart Disease -- Preoperative Evaluation -- Intraoperative Management -- Developmental Hemostasis and Patient Blood Management -- Interpretation of Cardiac Catheterization Data -- Management of Cardiopulmonary Bypass -- Echocardiography -- Risk Scoring Systems in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease -- Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) -- Post-Operative CICU Care -- Patent Ductus Arteriosus -- Aortopulmonary Window -- Coarctation of the Aorta -- Atrial Septal Defect -- Ventricular Septal Defect -- Atrioventricular Canal Defects -- Double Outlet Right Ventricle -- Truncus Arteriosus -- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return -- Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction -- Mitral Valve -- Pulmonary Atresia/Intact Ventricular Septum (PA/IVS) -- Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) -- Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia (TOF/PA) -- Tetralogy of Fallot with Absent Pulmonary Valve (TOF/APV) -- Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) -- Single-Ventricle Lesions -- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome -- Interrupted Aortic Arch -- Vascular Rings -- Tricuspid Atresia -- Heart Transplantation -- Heart-Lung and Lung Transplantation -- Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) and  Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery (AAOCA) -- Heterotaxy -- Ebstein Anomaly.…”
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Maths, Physics and Clinical Measurement for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care /

Table of Contents: “…Data analysis and medical statistics / Andrew Biffen and David Ashton-Cleary -- Basic physics and electronics / Emma Foster and Hozefa Ebrahim -- Heat, temperature and humidity / Hozefa Ebrahim and Sean Chadwick -- Behaviour of fluids / Hozefa Ebrahim, Sunita Balla and James Rudge -- Gas measurement and supply / Jonathon Paige -- Gas concentration measurement / Catriona Frankling -- Blood gas analysis / David Connor -- Vapours and vaporizers / Ed Copley -- Ventilators and breathing systems / Dan Shuttleworth and Nick Dodds -- The environment and safety / Lauren Weekes -- Blood pressure measurement / Laura Beard and David Ashton-Cleary -- Cardiac output monitoring / Hozefa Ebrahim and Alistair Burns -- Cardiac support equipment / Katie Ramm and Laura May -- Ultrasound and doppler / David Ashton-Cleary -- Atomic structure, radiation, imaging, and lasers / David Ashton-Cleary and Jumana Hussain -- Electro-biophysiology / Vijay Venkatesh and David Ashton-Cleary.…”
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Practical Guide to the Care of the Gynecologic/Obstetric Patient / by Danakas, George T.

Table of Contents: “…Corigliano -- Infertility evaluation -- Amenorrhea / Ivan D'Souza -- Abnormal uterine bleeding / George T. …”
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Fundamentals of Nursing / by Potter, Patricia Ann

Table of Contents: “…Nursing today -- The health care delivery system -- Community-based nursing practice -- Theoretical foundations of nursing practice -- Evidence-based practice -- Health and wellness -- Caring in nursing practice -- Caring for the cancer survivor -- Cultural awareness -- Caring for families -- Developmental theories -- Conception through adolescence -- Young and middle adults -- Older adults -- Critical thinking in nursing practice -- Nursing assessment -- Nursing diagnosis -- Planning nursing care -- Implementing nursing care -- Evaluation -- Managing patient care -- Ethics and values -- Legal implications in nursing practice -- Communication -- Patient education -- Documentation and informatics -- Patient safety and quality -- Immobility -- Infection prevention and control -- Vital signs -- Health assessment and physical examination -- Medication administration -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- Self-concept -- Sexuality -- Spiritual health -- The experience of loss, death, and grief -- Stress and coping -- Activity and exercise -- Hygiene -- Oxygenation -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Sleep -- Pain management -- Nutrition -- Urinary elimination -- Bowel elimination -- Skin integrity and wound care -- Sensory alterations -- Care of surgical patients.…”
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Clinical Biochemistry /

Table of Contents: “…Biochemical investigations and quality control / David Cameron -- Automation / Tim James -- Kidney disease / Edmund Lamb -- Hyperuricaemia and gout / Joanne Marsden -- Fluid and electrolyte disorders / Tim James -- Acid-base disorders / David Tierney -- Clinical enzymology and biomarkers / Paul Collinson, Amy Lloyd -- Liver function tests / Roy Sherwood -- Abnormalities of lipid metabolism / Mike France -- Disorders of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium homeostasis / Nessar Ahmed -- Abnormal pituitary function ; Thyroid disease / Garry McDowell -- Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia / Allen Yates, Ian Laing -- Adrenal disease / John Honour -- Reproductive endocrinology / Ian Laing, Julie Thornton -- Biochemical nutrition / Pat Twomey, William Simpson -- Gastrointestinal disorders and malabsorption / Garry McDowell, Gordon Brydon -- Specific protein markers / Gerald Maguire -- Cancer biochemistry and tumour markers / Joanne Adaway, Gilbert Wieringa -- Inherited metabolic disorders and newborn screening / Mary Anne Preece -- Therapeutic drug monitoring / Robin Whelpton, Nigel Brown, Robert Flanagan -- Chemical toxicology / Gwendolen Ayers.…”
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Clinical Biochemistry ; fundamentals of biomedical science /

Table of Contents: “…Biochemical investigations and quality control / David Cameron -- Automation / Tim James -- Kidney disease / Edmund Lamb -- Hyperuricaemia and gout / Joanne Marsden -- Fluid and electrolyte disorders / Tim James -- Acid-base disorders / David Tierney -- Clinical enzymology and biomarkers / Paul Collinson, Amy Lloyd -- Liver function tests / Roy Sherwood -- Abnormalities of lipid metabolism / Mike France -- Disorders of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium homeostasis / Nessar Ahmed -- Abnormal pituitary function ; Thyroid disease / Garry McDowell -- Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia / Allen Yates, Ian Laing -- Adrenal disease / John Honour -- Reproductive endocrinology / Ian Laing, Julie Thornton -- Biochemical nutrition / Pat Twomey, William Simpson -- Gastrointestinal disorders and malabsorption / Garry McDowell, Gordon Brydon -- Specific protein markers / Gerald Maguire -- Cancer biochemistry and tumour markers / Joanne Adaway, Gilbert Wieringa -- Inherited metabolic disorders and newborn screening / Mary Anne Preece -- Therapeutic drug monitoring / Robin Whelpton, Nigel Brown, Robert Flanagan -- Chemical toxicology / Gwendolen Ayers.…”
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Literature and film : a guide to the theory and practice of film adaptation /

Table of Contents: “…The theory and practice of adaptation / Robert Stam -- Improvements and reparations at Mansfield Park / Tim Watson -- Keeping the carcass in motion : adaptation and transmutations of the national in The last of the Mohicans / Jacquelyn Kilpatrick -- The discreet charm of the leisure class : Terence Davies's The house of mirth / Richard Porton -- In search of adaptation : Proust and film / Melissa Anderson -- The grapes of wrath : thematic emphasis through visual style / Vivian C. …”
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Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula : a practical guide / by Diamond, Robert M.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the author --Part 1: Frame Of Reference -- 1: Learning-centered approach to course and curriculum design -- 2: Expanding role of faculty in accreditation and accountability -- 3: Staying informed -- 4: Scholarship and faculty rewards -- 5: Introduction to the model and its benefits -- 6: Diagramming -- Part 2: Process -- 7: Making the decision to go ahead -- 8: Getting started -- 9: Linking goals, courses, and curricula -- 10: Gathering and analyzing essential data -- 11: Thinking in the ideal -- 12: Adjusting from the ideal to the possible -- 13: Clarifying instructional goals and learning outcomes -- 14: Designing and implementing your assessment plan: Overview and assessing a curriculum -- 15: Designing and implementing your assessment plan: Assessing a course -- Part 3: Designing, Implementing, And Assessing The Learning Experience -- 16: Designing the learning experience: Research on teaching and learning -- 17: Designing the learning experience: Your instructional options -- 18: Using technology to support learning / Wallace Hannum -- 19: Distance learning / Wallace Hannum -- 20: Meeting the needs of adult learners / G Roger Sell -- 21: Addressing diversity / G Roger Sell -- 22: Developing a learning-centered syllabus -- Part 4: Your Next Steps -- 23: Using your data: curriculum and course revision -- 24: Learning from experience -- Resources -- Case studies -- References -- Index.…”
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Advanced methodologies and technologies in government and society /

Table of Contents: “…Weaver -- Information-based revolution in military affairs / Rafal Kopec -- The networked effect of children and online digital technologies / Teresa Sofia Pereira Dias de Castro, António Osório, Emma Bond -- Suggestions for communication of information for multicultural co-existence / Noriko Kurata -- Vitalizing ancient cultures mythological storytelling in metal music / Ugur Kilinç -- Climate change as a driving force on urban energy consumption patterns / Mostafa Jafari, Pete Smith -- Determination of urban growth by the night-time images / Emre Yücer, Arzu Erener -- Need for rethinking modern urban planning strategies through integration of ICTs / Rounaq Basu, Arnab Jana -- Reconstructive architectural and urban digital modelling / Roberta Spallone -- Regional development and air freight service needs for regional communities / Tarryn Kille, Paul Bates, Patrick S. …”
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Advanced methodologies and technologies in government and society /

Table of Contents: “…Weaver -- Information-based revolution in military affairs / Rafal Kopec -- The networked effect of children and online digital technologies / Teresa Sofia Pereira Dias de Castro, António Osório, Emma Bond -- Suggestions for communication of information for multicultural co-existence / Noriko Kurata -- Vitalizing ancient cultures mythological storytelling in metal music / Ugur Kilinç -- Climate change as a driving force on urban energy consumption patterns / Mostafa Jafari, Pete Smith -- Determination of urban growth by the night-time images / Emre Yücer, Arzu Erener -- Need for rethinking modern urban planning strategies through integration of ICTs / Rounaq Basu, Arnab Jana -- Reconstructive architectural and urban digital modelling / Roberta Spallone -- Regional development and air freight service needs for regional communities / Tarryn Kille, Paul Bates, Patrick S. …”
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E-books in Libraries : a practical guide /

Table of Contents: “…Overview ; Public library users connecting with e-books / Martin Palmer ; Engaging students with e-books in further education / Sue Caporn ... [et al.] ; Engaging staff and students with e-books in a university setting / Anne Worden and Timothy Collinson -- pt. 5. …”
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Hands on media history : a new methodology in the humanities and social sciences /

Table of Contents: “…/ Nick Hall -- A blind date with the past : transforming television documentary practice into a research method / Amanda Murphy -- (De)habituation histories : how to re-sensitize media historians / Andreas Fickers and Annie van den Oever -- (Un)certain ghosts: rephotography and historical images / Mary Agnes Krell -- Photography against the Anthropocene : the anthotype as a call for action / Kristof Vrancken -- On the performance of playback for dead media devices / Matthew Hockenberry and Jason LaRiviere -- The archaeology of the Walkman : audience perspectives and the roots of mobile media intimacy / Marus̆a Pus̆nik -- Extended play : hands on with forty years of English amusement arcades / Alex Wade -- Enriching 'hands on history' through community dissemination : a case study of the Pebble Mill Project / Vanessa Jackson -- The media archaeology lab as platform for undoing and reimagining media history / Lori Emerson -- Reflections and reminiscences : tactile encounters and participatory research with vintage media technology in the museum / Christian Hviid Mortensen and Lise Kapper -- A vision in Bakelite : exploring the aesthetic, material and operational potential of the Bush TV22 / Elinor Groom -- Hands on circuits : preserving the semantic surplus of circuit-level functionality with programmable logic devices / Fabian Offert.…”
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Uganda's Economic Reforms : insider accounts /

Table of Contents: “…Overview of Ugandan economic reform since 1986 / Alan Whitworth and Tim Williamson -- Institutional and political dimensions of economic reform / Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile -- Exchange rate, fiscal, and monetary policy / Charles Byaruhanga, Mark Henstridge, and Louis Kasekende -- Public service restructuring and pay reform / Mary Goretti Sendyona -- Tax reform / Gerry Cawley and Justin Zake -- Planning and development budget reform, 1990-1995 / Alan Whitworth -- The Poverty Eradication Action Plan / Kenneth Mugambe -- Budget reform and the medium term expenditure framework / Martin Brownbridge, Giulio Federico, and Florence Kuteesa -- Sector wide approach and sector working groups / Ishmael Magona -- Poverty monitoring / Margaret Kakande -- Statistics reform / E.S.K Muwanga-Zake -- Debt management and debt relief / Damoni Kitabire -- Aligning aid with government fiscal objectives / Martin Brownbridge -- Fiscal decentralization / Tim Williamson -- Financial management and accountability reform / Gustavio Bwoch and Robert Muwanga -- Privatization and parastatal reform / Emmanuel Nyirinkindi and Michael Opagi.…”
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The economics of Public Issues / by Miller, Roger LeRoy, Benjamin, Daniel K., North, Douglass C. (Douglass Cecil)

Table of Contents: “…-- The effects of the minimum wage -- The (dis)incentives of high taxes -- Market structures -- The platform economy -- Contracts, combinations, and conspiracies -- Coffee, tea, or tuition-free? …”
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