Friday, June 19, 2009
Mobile Telemedicine
History of Telemedicine
Editorial ReviewsReviewAs someone who thought he knew most of what had gone before, and how the field had matured, I found very early into this scholarly, incredibly well researched, and comprehensive manuscript how much more I needed to learn. This will now become my reference source and there is little doubt that it will be the Encyclopedia of Telemedicine. The authors create the feeling in the reader that telemedicine is not simply an enabling technology, but more of an umbilical cord of health information exchange. --Jay Sanders, MD, Global Telemedicine Group
As someone who thought he knew most of what had gone before, and how the field had matured, I found very early into this scholarly, incredibly well researched, and comprehensive manuscript how much more I needed to learn. This will now become my reference source and there is little doubt that it will be the Encyclopedia of Telemedicine. The authors create the feeling in the reader that telemedicine is not simply an enabling technology, but more of an umbilical cord of health information exchange. --Jay Sanders, MD, Global Telemedicine Group
Few researchers have been as involved in the modern era of telemedicine as Bashshur and Shannon. They have produced a work that is comprehensive, carefully researched, intellectually rigorous, and very well written. The authors have managed to bring this history to life, weaving anecdotes and personal accounts of telemedicine s development and evolution into the research literature. For the reader who wishes to understand how telemedicine got to where it is today, this book is essential. --Jim Grigsby, PhD, University of Colorado Denver
Telemedicine has finally received the interesting and balanced historical recognition it deserves. Drs. Bashshur and Shannon have produced an excellent, exhaustive history of this method of delivering health care, from smoke signals in ancient Greece to today's instant computer communications, including stereo vision and haptics. The current state of the art of telemedicine is filled with impersonal high-tech devices and methods, but the authors never lose sight of the field's primary goal: to improve patient care and benefit the public health. --Donald A.B. Lindberg, MD, Director, National Library of Medicine
Few researchers have been as involved in the modern era of telemedicine as Bashshur and Shannon. They have produced a work that is comprehensive, carefully researched, intellectually rigorous, and very well written. The authors have managed to bring this history to life, weaving anecdotes and personal accounts of telemedicine s development and evolution into the research literature. For the reader who wishes to understand how telemedicine got to where it is today, this book is essential. --Jim Grigsby, PhD, University of Colorado Denver
Product DescriptionThe History of Telemedicine provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the evolution of telemedicine from ancient Greece to the present time. It places the development of this field in the context of the never ending quest for providing equitable access to health care and re-casting the medical care landscape, while trying to assure quality and contain cost. The book describes the origin of modern telemedicine in experiments such as those by Willem Einthoven s 1905 long distance transfer of electrocardiograms through the pioneering era of teleradiology and telepsychiatry of the 1950s, its coming of age in the 1970s, its maturation in the 1990s, and finally the recent transformation and adoption by the mainstream. The authors delve into the rich history of telemedicine and tell the story from its genesis to the present time, reporting its continuity and evolution, its various adaptations, and the context that sustained interest and development in this modality of care and continues to guide its transformation into the future. The authors central theme throughout the book is telemedicine s potential role in improving human health.
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Hardcover: 415 pages
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert (April 15, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934854115
ISBN-13: 978-193485411
Robotics Surgery
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Look ahead to the future of surgery--with the first comprehensive robotic surgery reference
Representing a landmark in the medical literature, Robotic Surgery is the first complete robotic surgery sourcebook. In its pages, you'll explore the new frontiers of robotic and remote technologies, which bring us closer to the goal of achieving the benefits of traditional surgery with the least disruption to the normal functions of the human body. The authors take you through the fundamental principles of robotic surgery and provide clear instruction on their clinical application.
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Up-to-date information and advice on how you can integrate robotic surgery into your clinical practice right now! Edited by experts from the Washington Institute of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery at George Washington University School of Medicine and Hospital, and authored by pioneers in the field of robotics Broad, step-by-step coverage of surgical procedures that spans cardiac, thoracic, general, and urologic surgery, encompassing everything from robot-assisted mitral valve repair to robotic gastric surgery and robotic donor nephrectomy Important focus on how the implementation of robotic surgery principles and procedures leads to improved surgical outcomes Insightful final section that examines the new frontiers of robotic surgery, including the role of robotic surgery during space exploration and the overall future of the specialty
About the Author
Farid Gharagozloo, MD, is surgeon-in-chief at the Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, chief of clinical cardiothoracic surgery and clinical professor of surgery at the George Washington University Medical Center, chief of thoracic surgery at Harbor Hospital Center in Baltimore, and chief of thoracic oncology at the Northern Virginia Thoracic Oncology Program in Reston.
Farzad Najam, MD, FACS, is associate director of cardiac surgery and assistant clinical professor of surgery at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC.
Product Details
Hardcover: 436 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Professional; 1 edition (October 7, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 007145912X
ISBN-13: 978-0071459129
Monday, June 15, 2009
Biological Thermodynamics
Biological Thermodynamics
By Donald T. Haynie , 2 Edition
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Biological Thermodynamics provides an introduction to the study of energy transformations for students of the biological sciences. Donald Haynie uses an informal writing style to introduce this core subject in a manner that will appeal to biology and biochemistry undergraduate students. The emphasis of the text is placed on understanding basic concepts and developing problem-solving skills throughout the text. The level of mathematical complexity is kept to a minimum. Each chapter provides numerous examples taken from different areas of biochemistry, as well as extensive exercises to aid understanding. Topics covered include energy and its transformation, the First Law of Thermodynamics, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Gibbs Free Energy, statistical thermodynamics, binding equilibria and reaction kinetics, and a survey of the most exciting areas of biological thermodynamics today, particularly the origin of life on Earth.
Table of Contents
Preface Ch. 1 Energy transformation
Ch. 2 The First Law of Thermodynamics
Ch. 3 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Ch. 4 Gibbs free energy - theory
Ch. 5 Gibbs free energy - applications
Ch. 6 Statistical thermodynamics
Ch. 7 Binding equilibria
Ch. 8 Reaction kinetics
Ch. 9 The frontier or biological thermodynamics
App. A: General references
App. B: Biocalorimetry
App. C: Useful tables
App. D BASIC program for computing the intrinsic rate of amide hydrogen exchange from the backbone of a polypeptide
Glossary
Index of names
Subject index
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* ISBN: 0521711347
* ISBN-13: 9780521711340
* Format: Textbook Paperback, 422pp
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press
* Pub. Date: March 2008
* Edition Description: REV
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Genetic Algorithms and Evolution
Strategy in Engineering and Computer Science
This second edition is more focused towards real world applications than the first which was more theoretical in nature. It may even be considered a natural evolution of "Genetic Algorithms in Engineering and Computer Science" which aims to show how Evolutionary Computing is now ready for industrial applications. The book opens with an interesting chapter on how to model and simulate evolutionary processes computational and why this is valuable. Then four chapters follow dealing with theoretical aspects of evolutionary computing. Adaptive niching, representation issues, Immunized Artificial Systems are some of the theoretical aspects here addressed. The second chapter proposes a novel scheme of Algorithms andEvolutionary Strategies which include the design of 100% functional arithmetic circuits, cam shape optimization, the design of multilayer optical coatings, and the multi objective optimization of aerodynamic airfoils for the minimization of the electromagnetic back scattering.
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