This book provides insights into communication practices that enable efficient work, successful collaboration, and a functional work environment.Workplace Communication is ideal for current and future employees, directors, supervisors and managers, instructors, and consultants in knowledge-based expertise work.
A lavishly illustrated collection of on-the-spot and authoritative surveys of current theatrical activity from across the globe, this work covers the three seasons from 1999-2000, 2000-1 and 2001-2.
An Integrated Picture of Prehistory as an Active Process of Discovery
World Prehistory and Archaeology: Pathways through Time, fourth edition, provides an integrated discussion of world prehistory and archaeological methods. This text emphasizes the relevance of how we know and what we know about our human prehistory. A cornerstone of World Prehistory and Archaeology is the discussion of prehistory as an active process of discovery. Methodological issues are addressed throughout the text to engage readers.
Archaeological methods are introduced in the first two chapters. Succeeding chapters then address the question of how we know the past to provide an integrated presentation of prehistory. The fourth edition involves readers in the current state of archaeological
"Worlds of Sense" is an historical and cross-cultural study of the senses and the ways in which different cultures "make sense" of the world. In the West we think in terms of visual models such as "world view". The Ongee of the Andaman Islands live in a world ordered by smell and the Tzotzil of Mexico hold that temperature is the basic force of the cosmos. What different modes of consciousness are created by treating smell or touch as a fundamental way of knowing? How does the sensory order of a culture relate to its social order? Is there a natural order of the senses? By asking such searching questions of different cultures, Constance Classen aims to illustrate that the differences in sensory perception can be striking. "Worlds of Sense" argues that perception cannot
A global health problem, diabetes is expected to be one of the 21st century's biggest medical challenges. The disease currently effects one in fifty and the number of people who eventually develop diabetes worldwide is likely to keep rising. Now, more than ever, it is essential for doctors to keep up to date with developments in this field.
The Year in Diabetes 2004 provides expert comment on the most important papers published over the past 12 months, offering an up-to-the-minute summary of recent research findings. The editors have selected articles that have a direct bearing on clinical practice. The book contains a number of highlights:
" Discussion of the pitfalls of traditional long-acting insulins and the issues solved by the introduction of insulin glargine
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The latest in this popular series, The Year in Gynaecology 2003 examines the most important papers written recently on this ever expanding topic. The volume reviews important subjects in sexual and reproductive health including chapters on contraception, the menopause, and reproductive healthcare. The book helps clinicians to combine the best external evidence from systematic research with individual clinical expertise to make effective decisions about patient treatment and care. For each issue key articles are selected from the most up-to-date literature and reviewed in the form of an expert commentary. Concise and easy to read, this text will be a useful and informative guide to all those working or training in the area of family planning and reproductive health.
Dedicated to the rapid publication of up-to-date information, this book contains a wide range of articles and topical reviews. Part One provides an overview of mycology examining the latest advances in antifungal therapies, issues in haematology and nosocomial concerns. Part Two tackles the current issues in the management of HIV and includes discussion of the rising risk of HIV for women and the effect of the disease on children. Part Three reviews the emerging problems with Gram positive bacteria including reports on pneumococcal disease and MRSA Infections. The final section focuses on preventing and controlling re-emerging and new infections.
Keeping doctors informed of the latest developments in the field, The Year in Interventional Cardiology 2003 brings together an outstanding team of internationally recognized experts from many of the leading centers in the world. The volume provides authoritative comment on pharmacological management, the practice of interventional techniques and the latest advances in stent design, as well as current opinion on management of the most common complication, restenosis. It also incorporates discussion of other modalities of cardiac imaging and their utility in diagnosing coronary artery disease.
Compiled by experts in their field, this new title to the series examines the most important papers selected from the extensive literature written on post-menopausal health over the past twelve months.
The volume provides an essential overview of the most significant advances in the treatment of many conditions that can emerge post-menopause, including breast cancer, stroke, heart disease and arthritis. The book also examines the causes of post-menopausal health difficulties and looks at possible treatments, both traditional and complementary.
A practical and highly informative guide, The Year in Post Menopausal Health will prove an invaluable ongoing resource for physicians in their daily practice
Continuing the expansion of the series, this new volume brings readers up to date on developments in a specialty that has become especially prominent in recent years. Broad in scope, The Year in Urology 2003 reflects the diversity of the field. The contents have been carefully selected by a multi-disciplinary editorial team at the British Urological Institute. It covers both medical and surgical topics, including updates on benign and malignant disease, andrology, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and new technology. The editors review important advances in cancer biology and translational medical science, giving the reader a comprehensive overview of the entire field.
