Health

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Caused by HIV

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08/29/2017

Mary E. Miller

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is a disease of the immune system that is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS has caused significant loss of life with considerable social and ecoconsequences worldwide. HIV must infect a host cell in order to replicate, and once infected, the host cell is unable to function properly.

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Fertility, Infertility, and Treatment Options

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08/14/2017

Ronnee Yashon and Michael R. Cummings

It seems simple to create a baby, after all everyone does it. Even simpler is the definition of fertility. For a successful conception, you need only three things: egg, sperm, and uterus. However, all of these components have to work together to produce a healthy baby, but what happens if one of these parts is not working properly, or is missing altogether?

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Developing Interprofessional Competencies in Professional Psychology

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08/14/2017

Olga Heath and Maxine Holmqvist

Interprofessional collaboration is an expectation for practicing psychologists, yet few psychologists are trained in collaboration competencies. Drawing from the literature, this book presents a model for incorporating interprofessional education (IPE) into graduate training programs and continuing education for professional psychology.

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Breast Cancer: Medical Treatment, Side Effects, and Complementary Therapies

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08/07/2017

K.V. Ramani, Hemalatha Ramani, B.S. Ajaikumar, and Riri G. Trivedi

A cancer prognosis has the tendency to knock patients and their family off their feet. Nothing can prepare people for the big “C” and it often feels like they are losing control over their own life, where nothing will be the same again.

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Biomedical Engineering Dictionary of Technical Terms and Phrases: English to Arabic and Arabic to English

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08/07/2017

Sally F. Shady

Biomedical engineering is one of the most prominent and rapidly developing engineering fields. It is a discipline that is involved in the development of devices, algorithms, processes, procedures and systems to enhance and improve the medical field. Biomedical engineering has multiple areas of specialization that include: biomechanics, biomaterials, tissue engineering, imaging, and bioinstrumentation.

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Introduction to General Medical Conditions

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08/07/2017

Genevieve Ludwig and Megan Streveler-Lundstrom

Introduction to General Medical Conditions explains the most common non-orthopedic maladies seen in the active population. The text is designed to be a reference tool for students and professionals who work with athletes or a physically active population. Each chapter covers a specific body part or system. Also discussed are preventative measures to avoid developing these conditions. Coaches, students in allied health professions, physical education teachers, parents, and athletes will benefit from reading this text.

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Working Together in Clinical Supervision: A Guide for Supervisors and Supervisees

Working Together in Clinical Supervision
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07/17/2017

Edward A. Johnson

This brief, practical guide to clinical supervision uniquely addresses supervisor and supervisee together. The purpose of the book is to help the supervisory dyad collaborate effectively to meet the goals of supervision: to ensure client welfare, educate and evaluate the supervisee, and help the supervisee cope with the emotional challenges of doing psychotherapy.

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Nutrition, Health, and Disease: A Guide for Modern Living

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07/07/2017

Kaufui Vincent Wong

A Guide to Modern Living is an essential read for everyone. Nutrition is so tightly linked to the environment, which is rapidly deteriorating from contaminants, etc., mainly due to human activity. The author’s objectives in this series of books is to help educate those who are unaware of how critical our food choices are, and how detrimental it can be to our health when we don’t eat properly—specifically the link between poor nutrition and chronic disease.

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Perfectionism in School: When Achievement Is Not So Perfect

Perfectionism in School
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07/05/2017

Kathryn L. Fletcher and Kristie L. Spears Neumeister

Investigating the complex relationship between perfectionism and academic achievement, advanced students and researchers are introduced to different conceptualizations and measures of perfectionism in the opening chapter. Subsequent chapters of this book then provide an in-depth exploration of factors known to influence perfectionism such as parenting, attachment, and personality, as well as academic outcomes such as motivation, stress, burnout, anxiety, and procrastination. T

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Nutrition, Health, and Disease: A Public Health Link

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07/07/2017

Kaufui Vincent Wong

Currently, with so many commercial food companies selling ready-to-eat foods for the busy professional, nutrition science may be pushed to the wayside. For most of us, guidance is essential. This book is about the more logical and better substantiated nutritional practices and juried literature around the world, and its impact on health and disease.

The monograph is appropriate for use in a nutritional or an epidemiology course as well as for anyone who wants to better their own nutritional choices, their health, or lower their risk for certain diseases.

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