A moving and beautifully written story about what can happen when two completely different boys are forced to put aside their differences, for fans of Wonder. There are two sides to every story. Alex's OCD is so severe that it's difficult for him to even leave his house some days. His classmate Dan is so angry that he lashes out at the easiest target he can find at school: Alex. When their moms arrange for Alex and Dan to spend time together over winter break, it seems like a recipe for certain disaster...until it isn't. Once forced together, these two sworn enemies discover that there is much more to each other than they ever knew.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical and Biological Principles, 4th Edition offers comprehensive, well-illustrated coverage on this specialized subject at a level that does not require an extensive background in math and physics. It covers the fundamentals and principles of conventional MRI along with the latest fast imaging techniques and their applications. Beginning with an overview of the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism (Part 1), Parts 2 and 3 present an in-depth explanation of how MRI works. The latest imaging methods are presented in Parts 4 and 5, and the final section (Part 6) covers personnel and patient safety and administration issues. This book is perfect for student radiographers and practicing technologists preparing to take the MRI advanced certification exam offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). "I would recommend it to anyone starting their MRI training and anyone trying to teach MRI to others." Reviewed by RAD Magazine, June 2015 Challenge questions at the end of each chapter help you assess your comprehension. Chapter outlines and objectives assist you in following the hierarchy of material in the text. Penguin boxes highlight key points in the book to help you retain the most important information and concepts in the text. NEW! Two MRI practice exams that mirror the test items in each ARRT category have been added to the end of the text to help you replicate the ARRT exam experience. NEW! Chapter on Partially Parallel Magnetic Resonance Imaging increases the comprehensiveness of the text. NEW! Updated key terms have been added to each chapter with an updated glossary defining each term.
Dr. Stuart Lieblich is guest editor of this issue devoted to expanded office procedures. This highly illustrated surgical atlas will include articles on surgical uprighting of second molars, skeletal anchorage techniques, socket/buccal plate preservation with rBMP, office management of BRONJ, surgically facilitated orthodontics, dentoalveolar trauma, and orthodontic eruption of impacted teeth.
Corresponding chapter-by-chapter to Radiologic Science for Technologists, 10th Edition, Elsevier Adaptive Learning combines the power of brain science with sophisticated, patented Cerego algorithms to help you learn faster and remember longer. It's fun; it's engaging; and it's constantly tracking your performance and adapting to deliver content precisely when it's needed to ensure core information is transformed into lasting knowledge. An individual study schedule reduces cognitive workload and helps you become a more effective learner by automatically guiding the learning and review process. The mobile app offers a seamless learning experience between your smartphone and the web with your memory profile maintained and managed in the cloud. UNIQUE Your memory strength is profiled at the course, chapter, and item level to identify personal learning and forgetting patterns. UNIQUE Material is re-presented just before you would naturally forget it to counteract memory decay. A personalized learning pathway is established based on your learning profile, memory map, and time required to demonstrate information mastery. The comprehensive student dashboard allows you to view your personal learning progress.
The Guest Editors of this issue have come together with the goal of producing a useful, basic guide on this population for pediatric primary care clinicians. Topics in this issue address: Caring for LGBT Youth & Families in Inclusive and Affirmative Environments; Mental Health and the Development of Sexual Orientation and Gender in Children and Adolescents; What the Primary care Pediatrician Needs to Know about Gender Variance in Children and Adolescents; Clinical Implications of Stigma, Minority Stress, and Resilience as Predictors of Health and Mental Health Outcomes; LGBT Youth and Bullying; LGBT Youth and Family Acceptance; HIV, Other Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Sexual Health in LGBT Youth; Substance Abuse Prevention, Assessment & Treatment for LGBT Youth; Body Image and Disordered Eating among LGBT Youth; and Sociocultural Factors and LGBT Youth's Health-related behavior. Pediatricians will come away with a solid understanding of recognizing and communicating with LGBT children and adolescents.
This issue of Medical Clinics, Guest Edited by C. Matthew Stewart, MD, is devoted to Otolaryngology. Articles in this issue include: Hearing Loss; Sinuses and Common Rhinologic Conditions; Dizziness and the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery POV; Head and Neck Masses; Hoarseness; Aging Face; Pediatric Transitions; Chronic Ear Disease; Tinnitus; Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery System Diseases; Urgent Infections; Speech Language Pathologist Rehabilitation; and Facial Nerve Paralysis.
**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Radiologic Technology** Develop the skills you need to produce diagnostic-quality medical images! Bushong’s Radiologic Science for Technologists, 13th Edition, provides a solid foundation in the concepts of medical imaging and digital radiography. Featuring hundreds of radiographs and illustrations, this comprehensive text helps you learn how to make informed decisions regarding technical factors, image quality, and radiation safety for both patients and providers. With updates reflecting the latest ARRT® guidelines, including shielding practices and streamlined physics and math sections focused on key concepts, this edition equips you with the knowledge needed to succeed on the certification exam and excel in clinical settings. NEW! Chapters on artificial intelligence and quantum computing help you stay abreast of key technological changes. NEW! Streamlined physics and math sections focus on the content you need to know to prepare for the ARRT exam, while also providing the background you need to perform well in the clinical environment UPDATED! Content reflects the latest ARRT guidelines, including the latest released shielding guidelines Broad coverage of radiologic science topics includes radiologic physics, imaging, radiobiology, and radiation protection. Special topics include mammography, fluoroscopy, spiral computed tomography, and cardiovascular interventional procedures Strong pedagogy, including objectives, key terms, outlines, chapter introductions, and summaries, helps you organize information and ensure that you understand what is most important in every chapter Quick-reference information, including formulas, conversion tables, abbreviations, and more, provides easy access to frequently used information End-of-chapter questions, such as definition exercises, short answer, and calculations, offer valuable review opportunities Key terms are bolded and defined at first mention in the text and are included in an expanded glossary to ensure you understand key terms as they are used in discussions of important concepts Math formulas are highlighted in special color boxes for quick reference Important concepts boxes are denoted with a penguin icon Evolve companion website provides answers to challenge questions, answers to workbook questions, an image collection, and review questions to reinforce your understanding of key content
Reinforce your understanding of diagnostic imaging and sharpen your radiographic skills! Corresponding to the chapters in Bushong’s Radiologic Science for Technologists, 13th Edition, this workbook helps you review key concepts and gain the technical knowledge needed to become an informed and confident radiographer. More than 100 worksheets include engaging exercises that enable you to assess your comprehension and apply your knowledge to imaging practice. NEW! Streamlined physics and math sections focus on the content you need to know to prepare for the ARRT exam, while also providing the background you need to perform well in the clinical environment NEW! Chapters on artificial intelligence and quantum computing help you stay abreast of key technological changes. UPDATED! Content reflects the latest ARRT® guidelines, including the most recent shielding guidelines Comprehensive coverage of textbook content provides important review and application materials for all key topics More than 100 worksheets - each covering a specific topic and numbered according to textbook chapter - feature descriptive titles that make it easy to review textbook topics Penguins offer concise summaries of textbook information that is relevant to the exercise questions, making it easier than ever for you to review major textbook concepts
In this important attempt to reorient the theory and practice of public management, Stewart Ranson and John Stewart argue that public organisations must be analysed in terms of the distinctive values, purposes, tasks and conditions of the public domain. They show how it is only on this basis that they can meet the needs of citizens in a mature democracy and support the processes of a learning society.
Aiming to help the practising manager in any kind of organization, this book discusses and illustrates: the main decisions to be made in establishing or modifying an organization; the most common organizational problems; and what can be done to prevent or correct them.
New competition, technology and economics have changed the behaviour of markets and the practice of marketing. Customers are more discerning, and demand more quality, service and choice. Established brands are under threat. New brands are tougher than ever to build. How to create business value by sustaining existing brands and building new brands is the priority of our major business leaders, the managers to whom they entrust their brands and the students who are the brand stewards of the future. In this book Stewart Pearson explains how to build your brands directly: by investing in the loyalty of your customers and explains the commercial realities behind today's marketing headlines.
Autism was only identified and recognised relatively recently, but even so one might have expected the church to have moved further in its thinking about how autistic thinking can contribute to the life of the church. At a time when churches exhibit a heightened awareness of ‘inclusion’ and recognition of difference in all manner of ways, it is startling how little attention is given to those who have autism. Drawn from extensive research amongst autistic worshippers, Autistic Thinking in the Life of the Church develops and explores a model in which churches can strengthen and retain the cognitive engagement of those worshippers in their congregations who are on the autistic spectrum.
This book describes how to carry out safely a range of basic servicing checks and replacements, such as they will be asked routinely to carry out in a general motor workshop. It assumes no scientific or mathematical background and includes numerous practical assignments to help develop understanding and questions to test comprehension.
Deliciously organized by the Seven Deadly Sins, here is a scintillating history of forbidden foods through the ages--and how these mouth-watering taboos have defined cultures around the world. From the lusciously tempting fruit in the Garden of Eden to the divine foie gras, Stewart Lee Allen engagingly illustrates that when a pleasure as primal as eating is criminalized, there is often an astonishing tale to tell. Among the foods thought to encourage Lust, the love apple (now known as the tomato) was thought to possess demonic spirits until the nineteenth century. The Gluttony "course" invites the reader to an ancient Roman dinner party where nearly every dish served--from poppy-crusted rodents to "Trojan Pork"--was considered a crime against the state. While the vice known as Sloth introduces the sad story of "The Lazy Root" (the potato), whose popularity in Ireland led British moralists to claim that the Great Famine was God's way of punishing the Irish for eating a food that bred degeneracy and idleness. Filled with incredible food history and the author's travels to many of these exotic locales, In the Devil's Garden also features recipes like the matzo-ball stews outlawed by the Spanish Inquisition and the forbidden "chocolate champagnes" of the Aztecs. This is truly a delectable book that will be consumed by food lovers, culinary historians, amateur anthropologists, and armchair travelers alike. Bon app tit
From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards. BLOODLINE Dina McDermott is on top of the world. Attractive and independent at thirty, she runs her own business, funded by a generous inheritance. But an explosive chain of events will soon be set into motion--and her perfect life will spin out of control. A journalist with a fearless instinct, Simon Keller believes he's struck gold when he unearths an unsettling story about former president Graham Hayward, one that started with a secret affair and ended in tragedy. The trail leads Simon to Dina McDermott's front door--and threatens to expose a parentage that would rock the political world. Shaken to her core by a shattering truth, Dina is suddenly thrust into the crosshairs of a cold-blooded killer--and on the run of her life.
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Dead End" begins an exciting new trilogy of romantic suspense. It's been 26 years since the brutal murders in Bowers Inlet robbed Cassie Burke of her family. Now a homicide cop, Cassie must work through the old trauma when the killings begin again. Original.
The suspenseful sequel to "Cold Truth"--and the second romantic thriller in the new trilogy by the award-winning, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Dead Wrong." Original.
More than twenty years after her father was arrested, convicted, and executed for killing several college students, Nina Madden, shaken by lingering doubts about the crimes, returns to Stone River to investigate a killing spree that bears a striking resemblance to those for which her father was executed, joining forces with Wes Powell to uncover the truth. Original.
In this book Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior from 1961-1969, details the history of great Americans who advocated for conservation and preservation of the USA's great outdoors.A passionate and idealistic politician, Udall entered office with an immense knowledge of the environmental challenges facing the United States. The massive economic growth of the postwar boom, the construction of immense infrastructures such as the interstate highway system, and the emergence of urban sprawl as a problem confronting several states - though these brought prosperity, they also carried great perils of irreversible environmental destruction.This work establishes that concerns about human proliferation on America's lands are not new: they can be traced back to the dawn of the American nation. The tribespeople of the Native Americans were the first to show respect for nature, with authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau advocating for greater care to be taken.
