This new, one-of-a-kind primer gives readers the background they need to use ultrasound most effectively in critical situations. It explains basic principles, primary and secondary applications, and interpretation in simple, unassuming terms - so all members of the ED team can review ultrasounds with confidence and accuracy.
This book is the first devoted to modern biology's innovators and iconoclasts: men and women who challenged prevailing notions in their fields. Some of these scientists were Nobel Prize winners, some were considered cranks or gadflies, some were in fact wrong. The stories of these stubborn dissenters are individually fascinating. Taken together, ...
This essential text covers emergency medicine from the assessment of signs and symptoms through the process of clinical problem solving. Provides both an on-site and clinical perspective, including information on obtaining pre-hospital information, data gathering, data integration, differential diagnosis, hypotheses formulation and testing, ...
Transaction cost economics have come to dominate discussions about the nature of the firm. In this critical analysis of the transaction cost paradigm, Michael Dietrich argues that whilst it offers some vital insights, the transaction cost approach is an inadequate basis for a general theory of the firm. Beginning with an overview of transaction ...
After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness in the hearts of Christians around the world. His Letters and Papers from Prison became a prized testimony to Christian faith and courage, read by thousands. Now in Life Together we have Pastor Bonhoeffer's experience of Christian community. This ...
Leading American and European theologians offer their insights on the achievements of the Tubingen School and their relevance for contemporary theology. In this volume, essays by prominent scholars look back on the achievements of 19th century theology and look ahead in terms of the resources they offer for the 21st century.
This collection of prayers echoes the Scriptureyet another source of Gods sustenanceof the church year. Be reminded of the link between the dining room table and the eucharistic table.
This new edition builds a comprehensive picture of the microeconomic tools required to solve a wide range of problems by using an innovative combination of written, illustrative and mathematical analysis. It helps the reader to think like an economist - in particular demonstrating how individuals, firms and policy-makers decide their best course ...
This book brings together some of the world's leading experts to present an interdisciplinary, critical perspective on current issues surrounding the economics of the firms. It eschews standard approaches to the economics of the firm (including analysis of transaction costs) in favour of a more interdisciplinary outlook, with evolutionary ...
Professions and professional activity are undergoing dramatic changes as we approach the millenium. This interdisciplinary volume presents an overview ofconceptual issues and considers the practical issues facing professionals today. It has two key objectives: * to understand the nature of the changes in professional activity * to see this ...
International intervention on humanitarian grounds has been a contentious issue for decades. First, it pits the principle of state sovereignty against claims of universal human rights. Second, the motivations of intervening states may be open to question when avowals of moral action are arguably the fig leaf covering an assertion of power for ...
"Towards a New Europe" goes beyond the narrow obsessions of "post-1992" orthodox economists with questions of efficiency and the allocative power of the freely operating and expanding market. Drawing upon the work of prominent industrial and political economists, the book examines the implications, for both East and West, of radical, on-going ...
Ever more researchers in the social sciences and market research are interested in using the benefits of the Internet to obtain data, and as this book shows online studies can address many questions that are asked by social scientists. This text provides comprehensive information, from the basics upwards, about online research methods, technical ...
Transaction cost economics have come to dominate discussions about the nature of the firm. In this critical analysis of the transaction cost paradigm, Michael Dietrich argues that whilst it offers some vital insights, the transaction cost approach is an inadequate basis for a general theory of the firm. Beginning with an overview of transaction ...
This book brings together some of the world's leading experts to present an interdisciplinary, critical perspective on current issues surrounding the economics of the firms. It eschews standard approaches to the economics of the firm (including analysis of transaction costs) in favour of a more interdisciplinary outlook, with evolutionary ...
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