This hardback anthology of spine-tingling and blood-curdling adventures collects the DCC Horror line in one eerie tome. Containing DCC Horror #1-8, this is one book that will keep you up at night!
This book is a comprehensive guide to common dermatological procedures in the outpatient clinic. Presented in a ‘tips and tricks’ format, the book is divided into six sections, with the first chapters providing discussion on diagnostic procedures. The remaining chapters cover different treatment techniques including chemical destruction of skin lesions, cryotherapy, light-based procedures, and photodynamic therapy. A section on complex surgical techniques explains highly technical procedures such as hair transplant, Mohs surgery, and liposuction. Authored by a recognised, Mississippi-based team of experts, the book is enhanced by more than 100 clinical images. Key Points Comprehensive guide to common dermatological procedures in the outpatient clinicCovers diagnosis and treatment techniques including complex surgical proceduresPresented in ‘tips and tricks’ formatRecognised, Mississippi-based author team
Steve A. Rackley; Tingzhen Ming; Wei Li; Michael Tyka; Adrienne Sewel; Diarmaid Clery; George Dowson; Peter Styring; Graham Andrews; Stephen McCord; Pol Knops; Renaud de Richter
Negative Emissions Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation provides a comprehensive introduction to the full range of technologies that are being researched, developed and deployed in order to transition from our current energy system, dominated by fossil fuels, to a negative-carbon emissions system. After an introduction to the challenge of climate change, the technical fundamentals of natural and engineered carbon dioxide removal and storage processes and technologies are described. Each NET is then discussed in detail, including the key elements of the technology, enablers and constraints, governance issues, and global potential and cost estimates. This book offers a complete overview of the field, thus enabling the community to gain a full appreciation of NETs without the need to seek out and refer to a multitude of sources.
Essential information for the design of healthcare facilities Building Type Basics for Healthcare Facilities, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the design process and successfully complete a healthcare project, large or small, on time and within budget. Leading architects from across the United States share their firsthand knowledge in order to guide you through all aspects of healthcare facility design, with an emphasis on what you need to do to get started quickly. This edition is revised with multiple new healthcare project examples completed this century, more information on engineering requirements, and background on evolving sustainability and technology issues. It begins with an assessment of the healthcare industry's current and future needs, focusing on how those needs affect architecture. Next you get critical information and guidelines that enable you to create successful designs for inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care facilities. Coverage includes clinics, emergency departments, ambulatory care units, specialty centers, as well as facilities designed for adaptive reuse or the assimilation of future technologies. This quick reference: Addresses twenty key questions that arise when launching a healthcare facility design projectOffers insight from leaders in the industry based on their own design experienceProvides hundreds of project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details Not only does this book offer current, authoritative information, its comprehensive coverage and logical organization also save you countless hours of research. Building Type Basics books provide architects with the essentials needed to jump-start specialized facilities design. Each volume features leading experts in the field who address the issues that shape the early phases of a project in a convenient, easy-to-use format.
Robert J. Currie; Donald K. Piragoff; Gillian MacNeil; Joseph Rikhof; Michael Nesbitt; Christopher Ram; Leah West; Robin Parker; Peter M. German; James Cohen; Sanaa Ahmed; Michelle Gallant; Joanna Harrington; W. Michael G. Osborne; Kathryn Zedde; Stephen Schneider; Frédéric Mégret; Jeffrey G. Johnston; Amélie Aubut; Adelina Iftene; Olivia Genge; Fraser M. Kelly; Elizabeth Bennett
The time of globalization has seen an onslaught of criminal activity that crosses borders. The legal suppression and prosecution of transnational and cross-border crime raise unique and complex legal issues, and law enforcement, lawyers, and judges have struggled to keep up. Transnational & Cross-Border Criminal Law: Canadian Perspectives fills a pronounced gap in Canadian legal literature. Written by subject matter experts, each chapter exposes and analyzes a current and pressing issue in this realm and is designed both to serve as a resource for researchers and to provide cutting-edge insight on front-burner issues. The group of authors -- made up of prosecutors, defence lawyers, government counsel, academics, and civil society advocates -- take on a variety of subjects, including terrorism, financial crime and corruption, jurisdiction, extradition, money laundering, trafficking, maritime enforcement, cross-border evidence-gathering, and the international transfer of prisoners. This unique collection will help to advance general understanding of one of the most pressing public policy issues of our time.
Randolph B. Campbell; Joseph G. Dawson; Bernadette Pruitt; Michael Hurd; Katherine Sharp Landdeck; Arnoldo De León; Zachary Montz; Houston Faust Mount II; Stephen M. Sloan; Henry C. Dethloff; Kelly E. Crager; Keith J. Volanto
Texans in World War II offers an informative look at the challenges and changes faced by Texans on the home front during the Second World War. This collection of essays by leading scholars of Texas history covers topics from the African American and Tejano experience to organized labor, from the expanding opportunities for women to the importance of oil and agriculture. Texans in World War II makes local the frequently studied social history of wartime, bringing it home to Texas.An eye-opening read for Texans eager to learn more about this defining era in their state's history, this book will also prove deeply informative for scholars, students, and general readers seeking detailed, definitive information about World War II and its implications for daily life, economic growth, and social and political change in the Lone Star State.
Markus Hartung; Arne Gärtner; Deepa Tharmaraj; Adam Billing; Abigail Hunt; Chris Howe; Mark Gould; Stephen Poor; Simon Nash; Scott Rechtschaffen; Oz Benamram; Kathy Skinner; Michael Bradley; John Alber; Duncan Hart
Innovation. How to go about it, what it can do for your business - what even is it? Can innovation be applied in the legal environment? Such is the interest and appetite for legal innovation that, in the last 18 months, ARK has published over a dozen titles with innovation in their remit, covering everything from knowledge management to pricing, from marketing to recruitment, and everything in between. This compilation deep-dives into the key areas that drive innovation forward in the legal profession, combining the views and experiences of 14 leaders in their fields.
Ali Smith; Abdulrazak Gurnah; Chris Cleave; Marina Lewycka; Jade Amoli-Jackson; Patience Agbabi; Inua Ellams; Stephen Collis; Michael Zand; Dragan Todorovic
Two unaccompanied children travel across the Mediterranean in an overcrowded boat that has been designed to only make it halfway across... A 63-year-old man is woken one morning by border officers 'acting on a tip-off' and, despite having paid taxes for 28 years, is suddenly cast into the detention system with no obvious means of escape... An orphan whose entire life has been spent in slavery - first on a Ghanaian farm, then as a victim of trafficking - writes to the Home Office for help, only to be rewarded with a jail sentence and indefinite detention... These are not fictions. Nor are they testimonies from some distant, brutal past, but the frighteningly common experiences of Europe's new underclass - its refugees. While those with "citizenship" enjoy basic human rights (like the right not to be detained without charge for more than 14 days), people seeking asylum can be suspended for years in Kafka-esque uncertainty. Here, poets and novelists retell the stories of individuals who have direct experience of Britain's policy of indefinite immigration detention. Presenting their accounts anonymously, as modern day counterparts to the pilgrims' stories in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, this book offers rare, intimate glimpses into otherwise untold suffering.
Jobe Bittman; Mike Breault; Ann K. Brown; Timothy Brown; Stephen Chenault; Casey Christopherson; Chris Clark; Michael Curtis; Chris Doyle; Joseph Goodman; Allen Hammack; Jon Hook
Goodman Games has established a reputation for publishing some of the best adventure modules in the industry. Now we present our advice on how you can write great adventures! This compilation of articles is authored by two dozen of the industry’s best-known adventure writers. Each article gives a different perspective on how to write adventure modules that don’t suck, written by authors with decades of experience and prominent published credits. By the time you’re done reading this book, you’ll be on the path to designing great adventure modules on your own. Bonus: This PDF includes a digital copy of the original How To Write Adventures Modules That Don’t Suck (2007). Whether you’re an experienced writer or an aspiring novice, you’ll find something of value in this book!
Raymond E Conley; Kimberly Curry Hall; Claude Messan Setodji; Stephen W Oliver; C Ben Gibson; Paul Emslie; Shawn Cochran; Michael Schiefer; Melissa Bauman
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) promulgates directives, memorandums of instructions, and other guidance embracing the importance of diversity. Although demographic data have been masked for most boards making decisions about career development and promotions, the 2021 Central Professional Military Education Program Boards provided an opportunity to test the effects of unmasking the data.
Birte Yding Glenthøj; Bobby Zachariae; Helle K. Iversen; Henning Kirk; Henrik Lublin; Kirsten Avlund; Michael Kjær; Rigmor Højland Jensen; Philip Tønnesen; Poul Jørgen Jennum; Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen; Steen Gammeltoft; Jens Hannibal; Klaus Martiny; Stine Knudsen; Niels Erik Petri; Sándor Beniczky; Martin Fabricius; Benedikte Wanscher; Stephen Wørlich Pedersen; Lone Baandrup; Yuliya Boyko; Michael Felding; Lene Ruge Møller; Lene Krenk; Eva Rosa Petersen; Thomas Qvist Barrett; Malene Sine Rokkjær; Marit Otto; Mads Barløse
Søvn er en praktisk vejledning til alment praktiserende læger til anamnese og udredning af patienter med søvnproblemer. Desuden beskrives den normale søvn og betydningen af eksempelvis alder og køn for det normale søvnmønster. Herefter gennemgåes de mest almindelige årsager til søvnproblemer, fx insomni, parasomni, respirationssygdomme og døgnrytmeforstyrrelser. Bogen indeholder desuden kapitler om lægemidlers indflydelse på søvnen samt om hypnotika.
In 2002, the Policy Center on the First Year of College (supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lumina Foundation for Education) sponsored a project to recognize colleges and universities as "Institutions of Excellence" in their design and execution of the first year. Thirteen colleges and universities—representing a broad spectrum of campus types—were selected as exceptional institutions that place a high priority on the first-year experience. Achieving and Sustaining Excellence in the First Year of College includes case studies of each of the thirteen exemplary institutions. These studies illustrate and analyze the colleges’ best practices in teaching, assessing, and retaining first-year college students. The individual case studies offer lessons learned and have broad potential application beyond the particular type of institution represented.
David G. Anderson; Derek T. Anderson; Katherine McMillan Barry; Kara Bridgman Sweeney; Samuel O. Brookes; Adam M. Burke; Stephen B. Carmody; Philip J. Carr; William A. Childress; I. Randolph Daniel; Ryan Duggins; Grayal E. Farr; Michael K. Faught; Brendan Fenerty; Jay D. Franklin; Lauren M. Franklin; J. Christopher Gillam; Joseph A. M. Gingerich; Jessi J. Halligan; Kandace D. Hollenbach; Vance T. Holliday; Thomas A. Jennings; K. C. Jones; Shawn A. Joy; Jerald Ledbetter; Greg J. Maggard; Steven M. Meredith; D. Shane Miller
The definitive book on what is known about the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene archaeological record in the Southeast The 1996 benchmark volume The Paleoindian and Early Archaic Southeast, edited by David G. Anderson and Kenneth E. Sassaman, was the first study to summarize what was known of the peoples who lived in the Southeast when ice sheets covered the northern part of the continent and mammals such as mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and ground sloths roamed the landscape.The American Southeast at the End of the Ice Age provides an updated, definitive synthesis of current archaeological research gleaned from an array of experts in the region. It is organized in three parts: state records, the regional perspective, and reflections and future directions. Chapters survey a diversity of topics including the distribution of the earliest archaeological sites in the region, chipped-stone tool technology, the expanding role of submerged archaeology, hunter-gatherer lifeways, past climate changes and the extinction of megafauna on the transitional landscape, and evidence of demographic changes at the end of the Ice Age. Discussion of the ethical responsibilities regarding the use of private collections and the relationship of archaeologists and the avocational community, insight from outside the Southeast, and considerations for future research round out the volume.
John Compton; Sasha Lindley Hall; Amanda Hamon; Mike Kimmel; Luis Loza; Ron Lundeen; Matt Morris; Patchen Mortimer; Andrew Mullen; Mikhail Rekun; Michael Sayre; Owen K. C. Stephens
An adventurer's life can be difficult, but long journeys and heavy burdens are easier when you have company. This guide to the world of Pathfinder presents the people and organizations that can help—or hinder—heroes like you! The Lost Omens Character Guide features new heritages and feats for existing ancestries, as well as three brand–new ancestries for unusual heroes forging a place for themselves in an uncertain age. Join five of Golarion's most influential organizations, fight alongside the rank–and–file members provided in these pages, or clash against them in pursuit of your own passions and goals! This must-have 136-page guidebook for characters of all types introduces three new ancestries to Pathfinder Second Edition—the regimented and warlike hobgoblin, the plant-like leshy, and the inquisitive lizardfolk—provides 10 new heritages for the game's core ancestries, offers nearly 100 new ancestry feats, and presents 10 new archetypes to allow characters of any class to participate in the world's most notable organizations, from the adventurous Pathfinder Society to the rabble-rousing Firebrands to the magical masters of the Magaambya! This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.
Sourav Garg; Niko Sünderhauf; Feras Dayoub; Douglas Morrison; Akansel Cosgun; Gustavo Carneiro; Qi Wu; Tat-Jun Chin; Ian Reid; Stephen Gould; Peter Corke; Michael Milford
For robots to navigate and interact more richly with the world around them, they will likely require a deeper understanding of the world in which they operate. In robotics and related research fields, the study of understanding is often referred to as semantics, which dictates what does the world ‘mean’ to a robot, and is strongly tied to the question of how to represent that meaning. With humans and robots increasingly operating in the same world, the prospects of human-robot interaction also bring semantics and ontology of natural language into the picture. Driven by need, as well as by enablers like increasing availability of training data and computational resources, semantics is a rapidly growing research area in robotics. The field has received significant attention in the research literature to date, but most reviews and surveys have focused on particular aspects of the topic: the technical research issues regarding its use in specific robotic topics like mapping or segmentation, or its relevance to one particular application domain like autonomous driving. A new treatment is therefore required, and is also timely because so much relevant research has occurred since many of the key surveys were published. This survey provides an overarching snapshot of where semantics in robotics stands today. We establish a taxonomy for semantics research in or relevant to robotics, split into four broad categories of activity in which semantics are extracted, used, or both. Within these broad categories, we survey dozens of major topics including fundamentals from the computer vision field and key robotics research areas utilizing semantics such as mapping, navigation and interaction with the world. The survey also covers key practical considerations, including enablers like increased data availability and improved computational hardware, and major application areas where semantics is or is likely to play a key role. In creating this survey, we hope to provide researchers across academia and industry with a comprehensive reference that helps facilitate future research in this exciting field.
Elliot Ackerman; Durs Grünbein; Thomas Chatterton Williams; Anita Shapira; Adam Zagajewski; Sally Satel; R.B. Kitaj; Matthew Stephenson; Helen Vendler; David Haziza; A.E. Stallings; Paul Berman; Clara Collier; Michael Kimmage; Peg Boyers
“A Meteor of Intelligent Substance” “Something was Missing in our Culture, and Here It Is” Liberties – A Journal of Culture and Politics features new essays and poetry from some of the world's best writers and artists to inspire and impact the intellectual and creative lifeblood of our current culture and today's politics. This summer issue of Liberties includes: Elliot Ackerman on Veterans Are Not Victims; Durs Grünbein on Fascism and the Writer; R.B. Kitaj’s Three Tales; Thomas Chatterton Williams on The Blessings of Assimilation; Anita Shapira on The Fall of Israel’s House of Labor; Sally Satel on Woke Medicine; Matthew Stephenson On Corruption’s Honey and Poison; Helen Vender on Wallace Stevens; David Haziza on Illusions of Immunity; Paul Berman on the Library of America; Clara Collier’s nostalgia for strong women in film; Michael Kimmage on American Inquisitions; Leon Wieseltier (editor) on the high price of Stoicism; Celeste Marcus (managing editor) on a Native American Tragedy; and new poetry from Adam Zagajewski, A.E. Stallings, and Peg Boyers.
Anthony Ham; Kate Armstrong; Carolyn Bain; Amy C Balfour; Ray Bartlett; Loren Bell; Andrew Bender; Sara Benson; Alison Bing; Cristian Bonetto; Celeste Brash; Jade Bremner; Gregor Clark; Michael Grosberg; Ashley Harrell; Mark Johanson; Adam Karlin; Brian Kluepfel; Stephen Lioy; Vesna Maric; Carolyn McCarthy; Hugh McNaughtan; Becky Ohlsen; Christopher Pitts; Kevin Raub; Simon Richmond; Brendan Sainsbury; Andrea Schulte-Peevers; Regis St Louis; Ryan Ver Berkmoes; Mara Vorhees; Benedict Walker; Karla Zimmerman
Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's USA's Best Trips. This trusted travel companion features 51 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Cruise down the California Coast, gaze up at the Rocky Mountains, or immerse yourself in New England's history. Jump in the car, turn up the tunes, and hit the road!Inside Lonely Planet's USA's Best Road Trips:Itineraries for classic road trips plus other lesser-known drives with expert advice to pick the routes that suit your interests and needs Full-color route maps - easy-to-read, detailed directionsDetours - delightful diversions to see the USA's highlights along the wayLink Your Trip - cruise from one driving route to the nextInsider tips - get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roadsStretch Your Legs - the best things to do outside the carEssential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, pricesHonest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks missLavish color photography provides inspiration throughoutCovers New York, the Mid-Atlantic, New England, Florida, the South, the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, California, the Pacific Northwest, Route 66 and moreThe Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's USA's Best Road Trips is perfect for exploring the USA via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.Planning a USA trip sans a car? Lonely Planet's USA, our most comprehensive guide to the USA, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems.About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' New York Times'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)
Richard Mason; James Bonomo; Tim Conley; Ryan Consaul; David R Frelinger; David A Galvan; Dahlia Anne Goldfeld; Scott A Grossman; Brian A Jackson; Michael Kennedy; V Ray Koym; Jason Mastbaum; Jenny Oberholtzer; Ellen M Pint; Parousia Rockstroh; Melissa Corinne Shostak; Karlyn D Stanley; Anne Stickells; Michael J D Vermeer; Stephen M Worman
Because of the widespread use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), concerns have been expressed that a disruption of GPS might require a national investment in backup capabilities. The authors assess the costs associated with realistic threats to domestic, nonmilitary uses of GPS, and review possible additions to the PNT ecosystem in light of those costs.
Ugo Amaldi; Norbert Angert; Klaus Bethge; Frederick Bordry; Werner Herr; Friedhelm Caspers; Jean-Pierre Delahaye; Wolfram Fischer; Etienne Forest; Brennan Goddard; Markus Brugger; Helmut Burkhardt; Susanna Guiducci; Klaus Hanke; Jim Hinton; Werner Hofmann; Stephen D. Holmes; Kurt Hübner; Yacine Kadi; Michael Lamont; Ralph Wolfgang Assmann; Oliver Brüning; Roland Garoby; Ralph Steinhagen; Rogelio Tomás García; Jörg Wenninger; Luca Bottura Bottura; Erk Jensen; Jose Miguel Jimenez; Owain Rhodri Jones; Bernhard Holzer; John Jowett
After a historical consideration of the types and evolution of accelerators the physics of particle beams is provided in detail. Topics dealt with comprise linear and nonlinear beam dynamics, collective phenomena in beams, and interactions of beams with the surroundings. The design and principles of synchrotrons, circular and linear colliders, and of linear accelerators are discussed next. Also technological aspects of accelerators (magnets, RF cavities, cryogenics, power supply, vacuum, beam instrumentation, injection and extraction) are reviewed, as well as accelerator operation (parameter control, beam feedback system, orbit correction, luminosity optimization). After introducing the largest accelerators and colliders of their times the application of accelerators and storage rings in industry, medicine, basic science, and energy research is discussed, including also synchrotron radiation sources and spallation sources. Finally, cosmic accelerators and an outlook for the future are given.
Andrei Znamenski; Martin Worthington; Angela Sumegi; Simon Sorgenfrei; Sheldon Solomon; Per Snaprud; Hans Ruin; Patrick O'Sullivan; Per-Johan Norelius; Anna Nordlund; Svante Nordin; Michael Hviid Jacobsen; Ole Martin Høystad; Joel Halldorf; Helena Granström; Peter J. Forshaw; Magnus Florin; Per Faxneld; Ingrid Dunér; Marie Daouda; Stephen Cave; Pär Cassel; Måns Broo; Nils Billing; Philip Almond
Döden är människans grundvillkor, våra rädslors fixpunkt och förutsättningen för våra strävanden. Idéer om döden präglar alla kulturer och har gett upphov till såväl världsreligioner som lokala myter. I sekulära miljöer är dödens tillvaro dock mer undanskymd. Livsförlängande åtgärder har ersatt tanken om döden som meningsfull i sig eller en passage in i det okända. Denna volym täcker hela spektrumet av dödens skepnader med global spännvidd och historiskt djup; från några av de tidigast nedtecknade poetiska texterna via religiösa källskrifter och schamanistiska praktiker till rådande filosofiska och vetenskapliga perspektiv.I tjugofyra essäer utforskar svenska och internationella experter olika vägar att närma sig döden. Bidragen omfattar egyptiska och sumeriska dödsriken, de stora religionernas etik, antika och moderna teorier om själen och medvetandet samt konstnärliga och litterära gestaltningar. I centrum för denna rikligt bildsatta antologi står frågan om vad historien kan lära oss inför vårt eget umgänge med döden och de döda. Boken finns även i engelsk utgåva.
