Catálogo de libros: Enfermedades y trastornos

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  • MAN VERSUS MICROBE
    BRIAN BREMNER
    The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the planet in the early 2020s killed nearly six million, delivered unimaginable human suffering and $22 trillion in lost global growth. We weren’t prepared and should have been.Unraveling the secrets of microbes, an invisible parallel universe of tiny life forms all around us, is central to managing the big twenty-first-century challenges of pan...
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    81,00 €

  • Applied Big Data Analytics and Its Role in COVID-19 Research
    Peng Zhao / Xi Chen
    There has been a multitude of studies focused on the COVID-19 pandemic across fields and disciplines as all sectors of life have had to adjust the way things are done and adapt to the constantly shifting environment. These studies are crucial as they provide support and perspectives on how things are changing and what needs to be done to stay afloat. Connecting COVID-19-related...
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    353,97 €

  • Applied Big Data Analytics and Its Role in COVID-19 Research
    Peng Zhao / Xi Chen
    There has been a multitude of studies focused on the COVID-19 pandemic across fields and disciplines as all sectors of life have had to adjust the way things are done and adapt to the constantly shifting environment. These studies are crucial as they provide support and perspectives on how things are changing and what needs to be done to stay afloat. Connecting COVID-19-related...
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    268,52 €

  • ART AND SCIENCE OF MANAGING PUBLIC RISKS
    Dinesh K Srivastava / DINESH K SRIVASTAVA & SH V S RAMAMURTHY / Shailesh Nayak / V S Ramamurthy
    The COVID-19 and the onslaught of Climate Change have exposed the fragility of our lives and ecosystem. Natural disasters like asteroid impact, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, cyclones, etc., and pandemics like plagues, smallpox, cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, etc., have been man’s nemesis from the beginning of time. This list of public risks has now expande...
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    157,48 €

  • ART AND SCIENCE OF MANAGING PUBLIC RISKS
    Dinesh K Srivastava / DINESH K SRIVASTAVA & SH V S RAMAMURTHY / Shailesh Nayak / V S Ramamurthy
    The COVID-19 and the onslaught of Climate Change have exposed the fragility of our lives and ecosystem. Natural disasters like asteroid impact, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, cyclones, etc., and pandemics like plagues, smallpox, cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, etc., have been man’s nemesis from the beginning of time. This list of public risks has now expande...
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    79,24 €

  • A Short Primer on Why Cancer Still Sucks
    MD David Stewart MD J. Stewart
    Have you ever wondered why cancer remains such a dreadful illness? Why is it so common? How can you reduce your cancer risk? Why is screening not better at finding cancers early? How does cancer make people feel so sick?How do different types of treatment work, why might they fail, and how do they cause side effects? What role does our immune system play? Do alternative and com...
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    28,91 €

  • A Short Primer on Why Cancer Still Sucks
    MD David J. Stewart
    Have you ever wondered why cancer remains such a dreadful illness? Why is it so common? How can you reduce your cancer risk? Why is screening not better at finding cancers early? How does cancer make people feel so sick?How do different types of treatment work, why might they fail, and how do they cause side effects? What role does our immune system play? Do alternative and com...
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    36,34 €

  • Compound Risk Analysis of Natural Hazards and Infectious Disease Outbreaks
    Asian Development Bank
    This study explores the potential impacts of compounding risk between natural hazards and infectious disease outbreaks such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region.Compound risk occurs when two or more shock events overlap, inducing additional pressure on social and physical vulnerabilities. As part of the study, scenario...
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    29,42 €

  • Medicine to Meditation
    Dr. Pushpa Pandey
    Life is a beautiful journey full of opportunities that appear as bumps and puddles. This book comes as a ray of hope and positivity that will empower you, spiritually and scientifically, to see those opportunities amongst the gloomy clouded sky.   Medicine to Meditation unfolds the real-life story of a lady doctor, who has led a pious and fruitful life, surrendering to the law...
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    16,50 €

  • Health and Health Care Inequities, Infectious Diseases and Social Factors
    Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
    This next volume in Research in the Sociology of Health Care covers a variety of important social factors and their relationship to health and health care inequities both in the United States and the rest of the world. ...
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    167,81 €

  • PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION FOR THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
    DAVID PATRICK & ARIANA SAATCHI
    On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic and life as we knew it paused indefinitely. Confusion, doubts and uncertainty became daily companions as the world watched the pandemic consume country after country.At the University of British Columbia, Canada, a class of aspiring epidemiologists partnered with the professionals working at the fron...
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    182,05 €

  • Handbook of Research on Natural Products and Their Bioactive Compounds as Cancer Therapeutics
    Many chemotherapeutic agents are available in today’s market that are highly effective against a variety of cancer types; however, the major drawbacks of these chemotherapeutic agents are the many side effects. As an alternative to these chemotherapeutic agents, there are a number of natural agents that are effective against cancer that have been tested in preclinical and clini...
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    737,67 €

  • Southeast Asia Rising from the Pandemic
    Asian Development Bank
    This publication offers a comprehensive regional-level analysis and gives a rundown of how eight Southeast Asian countries dealt with and are now beginning to recover from COVID-19.It looks at how countries have reshaped their economies and considers the impact of job losses as COVID-19 sent development gains into reverse. Against a backdrop of global headwinds and looming clim...
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    41,42 €

  • Pandemic Perspectives
    Howard Burton
    In 2022 Howard Burton launched the Pandemic Perspectives Project: a documentary film, podcast series and this engagingly candid collection of essays that chart his personal quest to make some sense of the COVID-19 pandemic through his interaction with a diverse array of 32 experts.Directly inspired by the award-winning writer, physician and self-professed 'biology watcher' Lewi...
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    30,61 €

  • Pandemic Perspectives
    Howard Burton
    In 2022 Howard Burton launched the Pandemic Perspectives Project: a documentary film, podcast series and this engagingly candid collection of essays that chart his personal quest to make some sense of the COVID-19 pandemic through his interaction with a diverse array of 32 experts.Directly inspired by the award-winning writer, physician and self-professed 'biology watcher' Lewi...
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    16,28 €

  • Bio-Inspired Algorithms and Devices for Treatment of Cognitive Diseases Using Future Technologies
    Shweta Gupta
    As there are no proper medical tests available to predict certain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s at an early stage, there is a need to further study and consider the potential uses of bio- and nature-inspired algorithms and future technologies such as machine learning in correlation to disease detection and treatment. Bio-Inspired Algorithms and Devices for Treatm...
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    437,33 €

  • Roman Fever
    Benjamin Reilly
    During the last 1500 years, Rome was the inspiration of artists, the coronation stage of German emperors, the distant desire of pilgrims, and the seat of the Roman popes. Yet Rome also lies within the northern range of P. falciparum malaria, the deadliest strain of the disease, against which northern Europeans had no intrinsic or acquired defenses. As a result, Rome lured a ...
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    58,53 €

  • TOBACCO AND CANCER
    STEPHEN S HECHT & DOROTHY K HATSUKAMI
    This book tells the fascinating story of the relationship of tobacco products to cancer, from the first discoveries to the present day cancer pandemic and regulatory activities. Although there are already excellent books and monographs on this topic, both in the popular press and as government summaries, none relate the scientific story at the level of non-specialist graduate a...
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    182,19 €

  • Building Resilience to Future Outbreaks
    Asian Development Bank
    This study provides a review of infectious disease risk financing schemes to draw lessons and recommend solutions for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) member countries.CAREC region was badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prearranged financing for shock events greatly enhances the cost-efficiency and effectiveness of response, but this was virtually no...
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    29,26 €

  • Ortho Review
    Jeffrey A Hartman / Olufemi R Ayeni / Sarah R Burrow
    Ortho Review: A Resident’s Study Guide to the Orthopaedic Surgery Board Exam-Second Edition has undergone extensive improvements and significant content additions to build upon the success of the first edition. The text has been completely revised and reorganized for enhanced readability, which will improve the learner’s experience. Most importantly, every section has been upda...
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    111,13 €

  • Ortho Review
    Jeffrey A Hartman / Olufemi R Ayeni / Sarah R Burrow
    Ortho Review: A Resident’s Study Guide to the Orthopaedic Surgery Board Exam-Second Edition has undergone extensive improvements and significant content additions to build upon the success of the first edition. The text has been completely revised and reorganized for enhanced readability, which will improve the learner’s experience. Most importantly, every section has been upda...
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    128,65 €

  • Regional Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific
    Asian Development Bank
    This report explores how regional cooperation and integration (RCI) can be enhanced in Asia and the Pacific to help the region build back resiliently and sustainably from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.The report reflects on lessons learned from efforts to tackle the pandemic through regional cooperation and integration. It provides insights on how region-wide soli...
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    40,20 €

  • Fostering Regional Cooperation and Integration for Recovery and Resilience
    Asian Development Bank
    This guidance note explains how wider, deeper, and more open regional cooperation and integration in Asia and the Pacific can support resilience and recovery from the pandemic.The publication identifies opportunities for regional cooperation and integration to complement national efforts in fostering an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient recovery. Cooperation can be widened ...
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    24,43 €

  • Beyond the Mask
    Ellen CCRN Matzer RN CCRN / FNP RN Hughes / Matzer and Hughes. / RN CCRN Ellen Matzer / Valery RN Hughes FNP RN
    Set amid the beginning turmoil of New York’s COVID crisis, Beyond the Mask is a fictional psychological chronicle of six health care workers in a callous city hospital system. Maureen is a jaded veteran nurse about to retire. Michael is a dedicated ER nurse for whom family is everything. Ethan is a young nursing assistant, nursing student, and recovering addict, ready to embark...
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    15,80 €

  • COVID-19 and the Finance Sector in Asia and the Pacific
    Asian Development Bank
    This publication highlights short-term actions that can mitigate pressures and medium-term policy considerations for finance sector resilience in the post-COVID-19 period.The guidance note examines the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on real economies and the measures taken to ease the impact. It notes risks to financial stability, such as an anticipated rise in n...
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    33,95 €

  • Sustainable Tourism After COVID-19
    Asian Development Bank
    This publication examines tourism in Asia and the Pacific, the impacts on it of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and how it might be reset to contribute more effectively to the Sustainable Development Goals.The report highlights six pathways for promoting systemic change in the sector: a value-driven approach, decarbonization, tourism-led regeneration, improved gove...
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    35,59 €

  • Review of Opportunities for the Pacific WASH Sector
    Asian Development Bank
    This publication reviews the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector in the Pacific. It proposes recommendations to strengthen the sector to help address the pandemic and build long-term resilience and sustainability.The report provides an overview of the WASH sector in Pacific island countries in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It highlights th...
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    31,06 €

  • Overcoming COVID-19 in Bhutan
    Asian Development Bank
    This publication assesses the Government of Bhutan’s financial relief measures for the most affected people, as well as programs and other interventions to address the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.The strategic thrust of interventions for the sector is based on striking the right balance between the immediate need to engage the economically displaced wh...
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    24,61 €

  • Managing the Development of Digital Marketplaces in Asia
    Cyn-Young Park
    This book examines the scope, potential benefits, and challenges of digital platforms in Asia and the Pacific. It proposes measures and policies to help maximize social and economic gains while alleviating adverse effects.The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is accelerating digital transformation across Asia and the Pacific. Digital platforms have become prominent interm...
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    47,32 €

  • Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum 2021
    Asian Development Bank
    This publication identifies financial inclusion priorities to stimulate economic recovery and explores the challenges and opportunities of accelerated digital transformation.The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the vital role of financial inclusion in supporting resilience and economic recovery among the most vulnerable populations in Asia and the Pacific...
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    31,06 €


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