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Este libro avanza en la tesis de la existencia de un vínculo entre las migraciones y el actual proceso de reconfiguración hegemónica, que parece delinearse desde los Estados Unidos hacia China, observando la migración en las dinámicas de la acumulación de capital a escala mundial. En este panorama, se estudian estrategias de instrumentalización de los fenómenos del auge y visibilización de las migraciones en tránsito para acceder a territorios estratégicos, como ocurre en la selva del Darién, en Centroamérica; o de la producción de la fronterización de los Estados Unidos y la detención de migrantes en México, en un régimen de movilidad y producción de inmovilidad en Nortea...
This comprehensive book is more than a complete reference on knee fractures and associated injuries: it is also a decision-making and surgical guide that will assist trauma, knee, sports medicine, and total joint surgeons in planning and executing specific procedures for different traumatic conditions of the knee. Each chapter addresses a particular condition and its management, explaining the traumatic mechanism and preoperative workup and then describing in detail the surgical steps, from patient positioning to the postoperative regimen. Guidance is also provided on complications and their management, and to complete the coverage, results from the relevant literature are described. The authors are world-renowned experts keen to share their knowledge and expertise regarding specific traumatic conditions of the knee. Both experienced surgeons and orthopedic residents will find this book to be an invaluable tool that will improve their practice when dealing with knee fractures.
A multidisciplinary investigation of contemporary Mexican cinema
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This easy-to-use clinical reference manual was designed for physicians, medical administrators, nurses, physician assistants, and wardens who work in the correctional medicine field. This guide provides current information on key health care topics, including: screening for infectious and contagious diseases, psychiatric and behavioral screening examinations and treatment for the mentally ill, care of the pregnant woman, special problems in juveniles, care for drug addicts/withdrawal, and more! * Provides an historical, moral, and ethical perspective--an excellent foundation for health care providers in this unique setting. * Covers situations unique to correctional facilities: intake screening, chronic clinics, sick call, infirmary care, secure hospital units, and the significant problem of contagious disease. * Discusses women's health care, mental health, and special needs patients (juveniles, the disabled, the dying, etc.) * Emphasizes sound clinical guidelines and public health knowledge throughout, helping you remain medically focused.
The contemporary world has reached a pivotal moment of escalating injustices and apocalyptic risks, but also of unprecedented opportunities. Mounting pressures of social and ecological problems are met by a confluence of intellectual trends that allow the questioning of entrenched assumptions and the unleashing of a forward-oriented sociological imagination. In Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World, a diverse collection of international experts explore contemporary trends, alternative visions, and new directions for sociological research, raising issues that reflect the complexity of challenges facing future projects on a shared planet. Topics include: Global Inequality Multipolar Globalization Climate Change Contentious Politics and Social Movements Feminist and Indigenous Perspectives in Latin America An African-centred approach to Knowledge Production Post-Islamist Democracy Based on the revised papers of the Opening and Closing Plenaries of the Third ISA Forum of Sociology in Vienna, Austria, July 2016, which Markus Schulz organized on the theme "The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World."
This publication will give clear advice to orthopaedic surgeons on the most up-to-date methods of revising artificial joints when there is bone stock loss. It aims to give a practical overview of the revision arthroplasty of the hip dealing not only with problems that may be dealt with by the community orthopaedic surgeons, but also those more likely to be referred to orthopaedic surgeons specialising in the area of revision arthroplasty. This practical guide and accessible reference text gives an overall picture of the present status of the resources that are available. Though more than 500,000 total hip replacements are performed worldwide each year, their eventual failure is becoming an e...
"AAPG Memoir 79, The Circum-Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, is the first volume in more than a decade to document such a wide range of research on the geology of this vast area. Of the total 44 papers, roughly two-thirds pertain to the Gulf of Mexico, with an emphasis on the Mexican portion of the basin, and to the petroliferous areas of the southern Caribbean, including Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, and Trinidad and Tobago. The remaining papers relate to the Antilles and Central America, as well as a series of papers that address region-wide topics such as plate tectonic evolution. A significant number of papers were contributed by authors from national oil companies and universities from within the region." --AAPG.
Children and parents have become a focus of debates on ‘new social risks’ in European welfare states. Policymaking elites have converged in defining such risks, and they have outlined new forms of parenting support to better safeguard children and activate their potential. Increasingly, parents are suspected of falling short of public expectations. Contributors to this special issue scrutinize this shift towards parenting as performance and analyse recent forms of parenting support.
There's nobody quite like your dad, so show him just how much he means to you with this beautiful collection of heart-warming quotes and sayings This is a handsome little gift book filled with heartfelt quotes and sayings to help the reader express love and appreciation for their father. This book is for the dad who gives the best hugs, who tells amazing stories, who knows just what to say - and who's always there to lend a helping hand. Simply put, it's a book for a dad in a million! Within these pages you will find a raft of heartfelt quotes about the joys and quirks of fatherhood, and a host of thoughtful sayings to help you to express your love and appreciation. Dip into these pages to enjoy classic quotes such as: What do I owe my father? Everything. - Henry van Dyke Are we not like two volumes of one book? - Marceline Desbordes-Valmore With 160 handsomely designed pages of wit and affection, it's the ideal small gift to make him smile and show him he's the best dad ever!