Harmony Search Algorithm
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 456

Harmony Search Algorithm

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-08-08
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  • Publisher: Springer

The Harmony Search Algorithm (HSA) is one of the most well-known techniques in the field of soft computing, an important paradigm in the science and engineering community. This volume, the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Harmony Search Algorithm 2015 (ICHSA 2015), brings together contributions describing the latest developments in the field of soft computing with a special focus on HSA techniques. It includes coverage of new methods that have potentially immense application in various fields. Contributed articles cover aspects of the following topics related to the Harmony Search Algorithm: analytical studies; improved, hybrid and multi-objective variants; parameter tuning...

Small Animal Oncology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 314

Small Animal Oncology

Neoplasms are common in dogs and cats and it has been estimated that 50% of dogs and cats aged over 10 years die of neoplasia. The demand for treatment of pets with cancer is increasing and seems likely to do so for the foreseeable future as more animals become insured and their treatment costs are covered. The purpose of this book is to provide a basic clinical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of the more common tumours in dogs and cats for the practising veterinary surgeon, undergraduate student and veterinary nurse. It is not intended to be a comprehensive reference book, covering all aspects of veterinary oncology, since several such texts exist. Rather it seeks to provide a core ...

21st Century Interiors
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 255

21st Century Interiors

More than 50 examples of the world's best contemporary commercial interior design.

Neurotropic Viral Infections
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 562

Neurotropic Viral Infections

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-09-08
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  • Publisher: Springer

This second edition is a comprehensive study of the viruses that affect the brain and the central nervous system. Along with a focus on the viruses themselves, it addresses the diseases they cause, current treatments and preventive measures. Also discussed are the unique aspects of how viruses cause disease and why certain hosts are more susceptible (e.g., polymorphisms, age, co-morbidities). Because there are 29 cutting edge chapters, written by experts in the fields, Neurotropic Viral Infections has been divided into two separate volumes. Volume 1, Neurotropic RNA Viruses, includes 14 chapters on RNA viruses that cause human disease of the central nervous system ranging from Bornavirus to ...

The Evidence-Based Guide to Antidepressant Medications
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 426

The Evidence-Based Guide to Antidepressant Medications

The second book in the Evidence-Based Guides series, The Evidence-Based Guide to Antidepressant Medications, provides a clear reference to the current knowledge and evidence base for the use of antidepressants among a variety of patients across a wide range of disorders. Chapters within this guide are authored by experts in their respective areas of practice, and synthesize a large amount of medical literature into a comprehensive, yet understandable, concise, reader-friendly guide. Each chapter covers both the FDA-approved and off-label use of antidepressant medications and the evidence base for their use. Each chapter also features useful tables pertaining to specific topics, such as summa...

With Knowledge We Serve
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 75

With Knowledge We Serve

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Research activities at Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Veterinary Pathophysiology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 530

Veterinary Pathophysiology

A common goal of human and veterinary medicine is to prevent and cure disease. To reach this goal, there must be a greater investment in the pathophysiology of diseases. Simply put, reductionist methodology fails to answer all of the questions. Pathophysiology represents a new approach to understanding the nature of disease processes, an approach already being embraced in human medicine. By integrating the basic sciences with pathology and the clinical sciences, Veterinary Pathophysiology bridges a significant and widening gulf in the veterinary professional curriculum. The aim of this trailblazing text is to be scholarly—yet practical—with a focus on the recognition and prevention of ea...

Massacres of Tamils, 1956-2008
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 28

Massacres of Tamils, 1956-2008

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Anticancer Treatments and Cardiotoxicity
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 483

Anticancer Treatments and Cardiotoxicity

Anticancer Treatments and Cardiotoxicity: Mechanisms, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions presents cutting edge research on the adverse cardiac effects of both radiotherapy and chemotherapy, brought together by leaders in the field. Cancer treatment-related cardiotoxicity is the leading cause of treatment-associated mortality in cancer survivors and is one of the most common post-treatment issues among survivors of adult cancer. Early detection of the patients prone to developing cardiotoxicity, taking in to account the type of treatment, history and other risk factors, is essential in the fight to decrease cardiotoxic mortality. This illustrated reference describes the most effective d...

Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 504

Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1998
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Highly acclaimed in its first edition and thoroughly revised and expanded in this second edition, this volume uses an interdisciplinary approach and covers trauma to each body region, pyschosocial considerations, normal variants, disease simulating abuse, congenital malformations, dating fractures, and much more. This edition contains a heavier emphasis on MRI, expanded discussion of differential diagnosis, expanded legal issues and the addition of recent scientific work relevant to diagnosing child abuse. * New to this edition: heavier emphasis on MRI, expanded discussion of differential diagnosis, and expanded legal issues * Chapters cover trauma to each body region, psychosocial considerations, normal variants, diseases simulating abuse, congenital malformations, dating fractures, and much more