The Gut Microbiome Bench to Table The influence of the gut microbiome on human health and disease has been established in recent years through advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing. The Gut Microbiome: Bench to Table presents a scientific introduction to this topic analyzes research on how the microbiome is affected by nutrients and how dietary modifications can alter the microbiome. Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts it is divided into three sections. The first section details the current state of laboratory-scale analysis of gut microbiome samples and how we can identify the communities and their functional repertoire. Section II explains the next phase of translational research models such as preclinical animal studies proof of concept safety and efficacy human trials. The third section demonstrates the effectiveness of therapeutic treatments in larger populations. It addresses how diet influences the gut microbiome and presents an array of approaches that have been reported including a discussion of issues of the safety of probiotics and selected supplements and micronutrients. This book is essential for clinicians dietitians and food and nutrition professionals who wish to have the most up-to-date knowledge on food sciences. | The Gut Microbiome Bench to Table GBP 44.99 1
Nutritional Guidelines for Athletic Performance The Training Table Knowing the basic nutrition requirements and combining them with proper training are the two most important factors for athletes to achieve peak performance levels. Nutritional Guidelines for Athletic Performance: The Training Table addresses these needs on a comprehensive basis from a training table perspective. Offering practical guidelines for practitioners and athletes the book focuses on the key macronutrients that fuel daily metabolism and exercise training and explores differing needs for various athletes and their individual goals. Topics discussed include:General principles and physiology of caloric intake for all major macronutrients and how this pertains to both active and sedentary individualsEnergy demands and nutritional requirements for strength-power athletes and elite competitors in endurance sports Protein carbohydrate fat vitamin and mineral needs of athletesThe importance of optimal fluid and hydration during exerciseHow to determine body weight for a desired body fat percentage recommended calorie consumption dietary suggestions and useful meal planning tools for a wide variety of caloric needsThe difference between energy intake and energy expenditure and how athletes can eat to build muscle lose fat and optimize performanceScientific strategies on how to time exercise and food intake to more effectively replenish glycogen increase protein synthesis and blunt protein degradationHow the physiological changes that accompany aging change nutrient needs and guidelines for older athletes on maximizing performance and maintaining healthStructuring a diet containing appropriate amounts of macronutrients (protein carbohydrates and fat) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) can be a daunting task. This text adequately addresses how athletes can do so in an effe | Nutritional Guidelines for Athletic Performance The Training Table GBP 59.99 1
Illustrated Manual of Injectable Fillers This practical text clearly evaluates the uses limitations and compositions of the growing variety of available fillers involved in face and body rejuvenation. It includes detailed techniques for facial analysis and diagnosis of aging conditions to help provide patients with safe reliable and aesthetically pleasing results including preventing and properly treating potential complications of filler usage. With new chapters on limb and torso injections and combination treatments this new edition will be an invaluable resource for all aesthetic practitioners. | Illustrated Manual of Injectable Fillers GBP 130.00 1
Mental Health Law 2EA Practical Guide This book covers the major developments in mental health legislation. It provides the reader with a relatively short and portable handbook containing practical advice and the desire to be over-inclusive with detailed considerations of the ramifications of legal argument. | Mental Health Law 2EA Practical Guide GBP 140.00 1
Scott-Brown's Essential Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery A portable handbook that provides a concise summary of ENT surgery based on Scott-Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery 8e. Of practical use in clinics the ward and the operating room this evidence -based resource provides easy access to information on clinical presentation investigation and the medical / surgical management of common and emergency ENT conditions. | Scott-Brown's Essential Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery GBP 56.99 1
The Professional Skills Handbook For Engineers And Technical Professionals This new handbook covers a wide range of engineering skills generally not taught in today's college-level technical programs. New engineers though technically sound need to master these other skills upon entering the professional world. Topics covered include teaming root cause analysis Lean manufacturing and management presentation skills innovation and change leadership. Based on the author’s 30 years of engineering and leadership experience this work contains a wealth of practical tips and advice as well as lessons learned the hard way. Portable and concise the handbook can help new engineers thrive in and enjoy the technical world and their professional careers. | The Professional Skills Handbook For Engineers And Technical Professionals GBP 44.99 1
Handbook of Edible Weeds If you can't beat it eat it. Words of wisdom from the author of this portable guide that emphasizes finding practical uses for weeds rather than waging pesticidal war on them. CRC Handbook of Edible Weeds contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of 100 edible weeds representing 100 genera of higher plant species. Some of the species are strictly American but many are cosmopolitan weeds. Each account includes common names recognized by the Weed Science Society of America standard Latin scientific names uses and distribution (geographic and ecological). Cautionary notes are included regarding the potential allergenic or other harmful properties of many of the weeds. CRC Handbook of Edible Weeds is an excellent volume for botanists plant scientists horticulturalists herbalists and others interested in the edibility and practical uses of weeds. GBP 180.00 1
ISO 9001 2015 - A Complete Guide to Quality Management Systems What is risk based thinking? Do you know how to address risks and opportunities? Did you ever analyzed risks? Are you sure it is that what the ISO 9001 expects? What do you really know about knowledge management? Can you identify the types of knowledge in your organization? How do you maintain knowledge? What is awareness in the eyes of the ISO 9001 Standard? Can you tell the relation between awareness and the effectiveness of the QMS? This book explains in details all the new issues and topics required by the ISO 9001:2015 Standard and gives you the tools and tricks to answer the new requirements. Just read and do. The table of contents in the book are identical to the table of contents of the standard so you can orient yourself quite easily and find the specific advice you are looking for. | ISO 9001 2015 - A Complete Guide to Quality Management Systems GBP 42.99 1
Concise Textbook of Small Animal Handling A Practical Handbook This instructional pocket reference condenses the most important aspects of small animal handling. It provides a portable durable means of learning 'on the ground' as well as a convenient way to refresh on how to strive for safety and efficacy in animal handling techniques. Spiralbound for practical use at the animal’s side during veterinary placements in a clinic or laboratory the text covers: Handler safety Animal safety Sanitation Approach and capture Routine handling and release procedures Handling for medical procedures Use and supply sources of restraint equipment A Companion Website provides additional self-assessment questions and answers to aid learning. Important reading for undergraduate veterinary students as well as practicing technicians nurses and assistants the book instructs on safe and humane handling of species encountered in both small animal practice and laboratory settings. | Concise Textbook of Small Animal Handling A Practical Handbook GBP 31.99 1
Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs This updated edition gives readers hands-on experience in real-time DSP using a practical step-by-step framework that also incorporates demonstrations exercises and problems coupled with brief overviews of applicable theory and MATLAB applications. Organized in three sections that cover enduring fundamentals and present practical projects and invaluable appendices this new edition provides support for the most recent and powerful of the inexpensive DSP development boards currently available from Texas Instruments: the OMAP-L138 LCDK. It includes two new real-time DSP projects as well as three new appendices: an introduction to the Code Generation tools available with MATLAB a guide on how to turn the LCDK into a portable battery-operated device and a comparison of the three DSP boards directly supported by this edition. | Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs GBP 44.99 1
Concise Textbook of Large Animal Handling A Practical Handbook This concise instructional guide condenses the most important aspects of large animal handling. It provides a portable durable beside-the-animal means of learning as well as a convenient way to refresh on how to strive for safety and efficacy in animal handling techniques. It is ideal for use during veterinary placements in all settings from farm to laboratory to riding school. The text covers: Handler safety Animal safety Sanitation Approach and capture Routine handling and release procedures Handling for medical procedures Use and supply sources of restraint equipment A Companion Website provides additional self-assessment questions and answers to aid learning. Important reading for undergraduate veterinary students on EMS rotations as well as practicing veterinarians technicians and assistants the book covers species encountered in farm equine and laboratory settings. | Concise Textbook of Large Animal Handling A Practical Handbook GBP 38.99 1
Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia 2nd Edition Volume 1 Foods and Nutrition Encyclopedia 2nd Edition is the updated expanded version of what has been described as a monumental classic work. This new edition contains more than 2 400 pages; 1 692 illustrations 96 of which are full-color photographs; 2 800 entries (topics); and 462 tables including a table of 2 500 food compositions. A comprehensive index enables you to find information quickly and easily. | Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia 2nd Edition Volume 1 GBP 56.99 1
Concise Guide to Environmental Definitions Conversions and Formulae As occupational health and safety professionals require increased awareness of the whole field-and not just its specialized areas-they've started to need an all-encompassing reference work of necessary mathematical relationships. Concise Guide to Environmental Definitions Conversions and Formulae is the quick and proficient source for that information. Professionals will find it's ideal for immediate reference; students and interns can benefit from it as a comprehensive study guide for certification exam preparation purposes. Based on information presented in another essential reference (Definitions Conversions and Calculations for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Second Edition) the Concise Guide brings its most-cited details to an easily carried portable size (41/2 x 6 3/4). Essential conversions formulae and definitions all await within those pages. Virtually all of the mathematical relationships formulas definitions and conversion factors any health and safety expert or trainee will ever need are all contained in the Concise Guide to Environmental Definitions Conversions and Formulae. GBP 115.00 1
Pocket Essential Medical Equipment This genuinely pocket-sized guide to essential medical equipment is ideal for medical students newly qualified junior doctors and other healthcare professionals seeking a convenient and concise handbook to refer to in busy clinical settings including emergency departments. Clear concise and systematic it provides a visual guide to enable readers to identify correctly common medical equipment and use it appropriately without overwhelming or extraneous information. Key Features: Convenient – everything at your fingertips for speedy access in the emergency department on the ward and in the clinic Portable – actually fits in a pocket Illustrated – plentiful photographs and explanatory line diagrams support and enhance the text Tailored – written specifically with the less experienced practitioner in mind Providing guidance and answering questions when senior help is not readily available with this book as your indispensable companion you will be equipped to identify and use equipment with confidence in order to provide safe and effective care for patients. | Pocket Essential Medical Equipment GBP 18.99 1
Musculoskeletal Injections and Alternative Options A practical guide to 'what when and how?' Musculoskeletal injections for joint or tendon problems are performed commonly and their use which can result in a marked improvement in acute symptoms as well as delay or postpone surgery is on the rise. Key features: Provides concise current and portable information Covers the latest treatment options supported by scientific evidence and guidelines Discusses alternative injections non-injection measures and novel treatment modalities Text supported by illustrations and video of injection procedures and physiotherapy Ideal for both the non-specialist seeking an introduction to the subject and the more experienced practitioner This accessible guide helps doctors from various disciplines including orthopaedics sports medicine rheumatology radiology and primary care as well as allied health care professionals understand the indications and local anatomy to safely perform injections with complication avoidance. In addition the book provides useful information regarding other alternatives including physiotherapy and novel modalities. The content is supported by current evidence guidelines and companion videos. | Musculoskeletal Injections and Alternative Options A practical guide to 'what when and how?' GBP 31.99 1
Practical Military Ordnance Identification Second Edition The threat variables associated with military ordnance are enormous requiring the application of a structured process to identify unknown munitions. The focus of Practical Military Ordnance Identification Second Edition is the application of a practical deductive process to identify unknown ordnance items that are commonly recovered outside military control. The author supplies a seven-step procedure to identify unknown munitions by their category group and type. Detailed logic trees help users narrow down the possibilities in order to accurately identify ordnance. The book covers the safety precautions associated with each category and group of ordnance. It describes many ordnance construction characteristics and explains the fundamentals of military ordnance fuzing. Appendices define terms and supply abbreviations and acronyms used to describe military ordnances. Coverage new to this edition include: a list of conventional markings; additional safety precautions to take; an expanded list of high explosives; additional technical details on explosives effects; hazards associated with pyrotechnics pyrophorics smoke compounds and incendiaries; a section on pre-1870 projectiles hand grenades landmines underwater ordnances and rockets; and details on Man-Portable-Air-Defense-Systems (MANPADS) missile systems. GBP 64.99 1
Concrete Masonry Designer's Handbook A new edition of a well-known and respected book. This book provides a thorough guide for structural engineers on the use of concrete masonry. The second edition of the Concrete Masonry Designer's Handbook is the only handbook to provide information on all the new CEN TC125 masonry standards as well as detailed guidance on design to Eurocode 6. Throughout the book detailed design examples are provided which will enable the designer to develop an understanding of the correct design approach. At key points in the book table and design charts are provided to further facilitate the design process. GBP 59.99 1
Mobile Point-of-Care Monitors and Diagnostic Device Design Efficient mobile systems that allow for vital sign monitoring and disease diagnosis at the point of care can help combat issues such as rising healthcare costs treatment delays in remote and resource-poor areas and the global shortage of skilled medical personnel. Covering everything from sensors systems and software to integration usability and regulatory challenges Mobile Point-of-Care Monitors and Diagnostic Device Design offers valuable insight into state-of-the-art technologies research and methods for designing personal diagnostic and ambulatory healthcare devices. Presenting the combined expertise of contributors from various fields this multidisciplinary text:Gives an overview of the latest mobile health and point-of-care technologiesDiscusses portable diagnostics devices and sensors including mobile-phone-based health systemsExplores lab-on-chip systems as well as energy-efficient solutions for mobile point-of-care monitorsAddresses computer vision and signal processing for real-time diagnosticsConsiders interface design for lay healthcare providers and home usersMobile Point-of-Care Monitors and Diagnostic Device Design provides important background information about the design process of mobile health and point-of-care devices using practical examples to illustrate key aspects related to instrumentation information processing and implementation. GBP 48.99 1
Clinical Handbook of Interstitial Lung Disease This handbook provides clinical guidance to the practicing physician on the diagnosis and treatment of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD). A contributed work with invited chapters which draw on the knowledge and experience of recognised global leaders in respiratory medicine it is authoritative concise and portable and is intended for use in a fast-paced clinical setting. The book: offers practical tips and clear guidance for clinicians provides detailed explanations of the main therapeutic options for each individual ILD contains high-quality visuals including radiology and histopathology of the most common as well as some of the rarer ILDs discusses individual ILDs and has topics common to all including critical care lung transplantation and palliative care navigates clinicians through cases with decision making guidelines and algorithms includes appendices with international practice guidelines sample patient information sheets and other helpful resources. Emphasizing how to perform a thorough assessment of an ILD patient for accurate diagnosis and their subsequent effective management this is both a gold standard text as well as a daily companion for physicians caring for ILD patients. A first-of-its-kind it will become the go-to guide for all clinicians who manage patients with ILD. | Clinical Handbook of Interstitial Lung Disease GBP 150.00 1
Illustrated Textbook of Clinical Diagnosis in Farm Animals I really don't think this book will ever be surpassed as the 'go-to' clinical ruminant reference for undergraduates recent grads and vets in mixed practice who do not spend the majority of their time with farm animals. Neil Frame Cert. E. P Cert. V. A RCVS Advanced Practitioner (Equine Practice) MRCVS (vet) Providing veterinary students with a brand-new approach to large animal medicine this portable textbook first describes the detailed examination of each organ system achievable on the farm using technologies such as rapid ultrasound examination and radiography illustrated via unique images and video recordings. Key points images and video recordings then provide the ranked lists of differential diagnoses for common farm animal clinical presentations requested by veterinary students to aid their examination. The repository of over 1000 30-60 second video clips accompanying the book show the clinical presentation diagnosis recovery or pathology of all common disorders accessible on the farm with a smart phone. This repository can be accessed via https://routledgetextbooks. com/textbooks/9780367612702/ Packed with imagery the text distils the essential information in a logical easily accessible way aiding diagnosis. Small and spiral-bound the book offers a lifeline for veterinary students during their EMS (extra-mural studies) placements. | Illustrated Textbook of Clinical Diagnosis in Farm Animals GBP 56.99 1
Surgical and Anaesthetic Instruments for OSCEs A Practical Study Guide This book provides an exam-focused revision guide to both anaesthetic and surgical instruments. This is a comprehensive guide to passing an exam station and includes commonly tested knowledge. The Anaesthetic section includes airway breathing circulation and analgesia equipment. Surgical instruments include those used in cardiothoracic surgery ENT general surgery orthopaedics and urology. Each instrument entry follows a standard format – description indications for use contraindications and complications. The standard format ensures that learning about each instrument and when to use it is faster and easier thus optimising exam recall. Fully illustrated with all the core anaesthetic and surgical instruments Concise easy-to-remember text Portable and practical Suitable for a wide range of health professionals The instrument syllabus is a small yet significant part of many exams and this concise study guide will benefit a wide range of medical and surgical trainees including those sitting the FRCA and MRCS examinations. Healthcare professionals including nurses (ward or theatre) operating department practitioners and physician assistants (PAs) will also find the content useful as an on-the-job aide. About the Author: Dr Kelvin Yan MRCP AICSM is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow University of Oxford and an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow Imperial College London. | Surgical and Anaesthetic Instruments for OSCEs A Practical Study Guide GBP 27.99 1
ISO 13485:2016 A Complete Guide to Quality Management in the Medical Device Industry Second Edition Summary: This book provides valuable effective guidance for understanding interpreting and implementing ISO 13485:2016 standard requirements. Despite its more than 800-page length the author has specifically designed its contents to maximize usability for the reader with a table of contents identical to that of the ISO standard itself which enables easy navigation and orientation. Pragmatic in style and down to earth in tone this book draws real-life examples and case-studies from the author’s many years of experience in consulting to illustrate even the most complex of ISO 13485:2016 standard requirements and their implementation. Identifying relevant requirements and how they harmonize with quality management systems developing processes for design and development as well as product realization and validation are just a few of the issues covered in-depth by this publication. In addition the author constantly reviews the distinctive characteristics and aspects of the medical device manufacturing industry so that the reader can also appreciate the subject of this book in an everyday context. Features: A pragmatic and down to earth approach towards the reader’s understanding of ISO 13485:2016 standard requirements implementation. Uses examples and cases from real-life based on the author’s many years of experience in quality management. A table of contents structured identically to that of ISO 13485:2016 itself allowing easier navigation and orientation for the reader. Emphasises guidance for ISO 13495:2016 standard requirements which are difficult to interpret and implement Constantly reviews the aspect of medical device industry characteristics and distinctive so the reader can reflect the content with its daily work. | ISO 13485:2016 A Complete Guide to Quality Management in the Medical Device Industry Second Edition GBP 150.00 1
Molecules That Amaze Us This new book is by two knowledgeable and expert popularizers of chemistry and deals exclusively with molecules and compounds rather than with the simpler atoms and elements. It is based on the very successful �Molecule of the Month� website that was begun by Paul May fifteen years ago and to which his co-author Simon Cotton has been a frequent contributor. � The authors � strike an excellent balance between introducing the novice to the world of molecules while also keeping the expert chemist interested. � I highly recommend this book to all readers. It will vastly expand your knowledge and horizons of chemistry and the human ingenuity that surrounds it. �From the Foreword by Dr. Eric Scerri UCLA Los Angeles website: www. ericscerri. com Author of �The Periodic Table Its Story and Its Significance� and several other books on the elements and the periodic table. The world is composed of molecules. Some are synthetic while many others are products of nature. Molecules That Amaze Us presents the stories behind many of the most famous and infamous molecules that make up our modern world. Examples include the molecule responsible for the spicy heat in chilies (capsaicin) the world�s first synthetic painkiller (aspirin) the pigment responsible for the color of autumn leaves (carotene) the explosive in dynamite (nitroglycerine) the antimalarial drug (quinine) the drug known as speed (methamphetamine) and many others. Other molecules discussed include caffeine adrenaline cholesterol cocaine digitalis dopamine glucose insulin methane nicotine oxytocin penicillin carbon dioxide limonene and testosterone. In all the book includes 67 sections each describing a different molecule what it does how it is made and why it is so interesting. Written by experts in the field the book is accessible and easy to read. It includes amusing anecdotes GBP 180.00 1
Advanced Non-Thermal Power Generation Systems Generally sources for power generation are broken down into two categories: thermal and non-thermal. Thermal sources for power generation include combustion geothermal solar nuclear and waste heat which essentially provide heat as a means for power generation. This book examines non-thermal (mechanical electrochemical nanoscale self-powered and hybrid) sources of power generation and emphasizes recent advances in distributed power generation systems. Key Features Details recent advances made in wind power including onshore offshore fixed and floating platform and air wind energy systems and offers detailed assessments of progress Covers advances in generation of hydropower exploring dam hydropower novel wave energy converters and novel systems and turbines for hydrokinetic energy conversion to power Examines all types of fuel cells and their multi-functional roles along with hybrid fuel cell systems in complete detail Explores advances in the development of self-powered nanogenerators for use in portable wearable and implantable power electronics Focuses on technologies with the best commercial possibilities and provides perspectives on future challenges that need to be solved This book will be of value to all researchers in academia industry and government interested in pursuing power generation technologies and seeking a comprehensive understanding of available and emerging non-thermal power generation sources. Readers who are interested in learning about thermal power generation sources can find it in the author’s companion text Advanced Power Generation Systems: Thermal Sources (2023). | Advanced Non-Thermal Power Generation Systems GBP 150.00 1
Smart Sensors for Industrial Applications Sensor technologies are a rapidly growing area of interest in science and product design embracing developments in electronics photonics mechanics chemistry and biology. Their presence is widespread in everyday life where they are used to sense sound movement and optical or magnetic signals. The demand for portable and lightweight sensors is relentless in several industries from consumer electronics to biomedical engineering to the military. Smart Sensors for Industrial Applications brings together the latest research in smart sensors technology and exposes the reader to myriad applications that this technology has enabled. Organized into five parts the book explores: Photonics and optoelectronics sensors including developments in optical fibers Brillouin detection and Doppler effect analysis. Chapters also look at key applications such as oxygen detection directional discrimination and optical sensing. Infrared and thermal sensors such as Bragg gratings thin films and microbolometers. Contributors also cover temperature measurements in industrial conditions including sensing inside explosions. Magnetic and inductive sensors including magnetometers inductive coupling and ferro-fluidics. The book also discusses magnetic field and inductive current measurements in various industrial conditions such as on airplanes. Sound and ultrasound sensors including underwater acoustic modem vibrational spectroscopy and photoacoustics. Piezoresistive wireless and electrical sensors with applications in health monitoring agrofood and other industries. Featuring contributions by experts from around the world this book offers a comprehensive review of the groundbreaking technologies and the latest applications and trends in the field of smart sensors. GBP 94.99 1