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Peat: Industrial Chemistry and Technology explores the chemistry and chemical technology of peat as a chemical feedstock. The processes that generate peat chemicals, such as solvent extraction and acid hydrolysis, are discussed. Some of the more important implications of peat use for humans and nature are also pointed out.
This book describes alternative technologies for each of the major organic components of peat, including solvent extraction of peat bitumens; decolorization and oxidation of peat waxes; acid hydrolysis of unfractionated peat; and coke production. Other chapters discuss chemical characterization and analysis of peat; composition and hydrolysis of peat carbohydrates; composition of peat hydrolysates intended for yeast production; production of organic chemicals by peat hydrolysis; and scale of peat chemical operations. The final chapter examines the ecological and other environmental factors affecting the chemical technology of peat.
This monograph will be a useful source of information for chemists, engineers, and managers interested in the industrial potential of peat as a chemical feedstock.

• Esta obra tiene las respuestas más precisas a todas las preguntas sobre pediatría, ya sea para estudiantes de Medicina que preparan exámenes, médicos en formación o bien para clínicos con más experiencia que buscan una revisión de los temas esenciales relacionados con este campo. Las tablas, los algoritmos y las ilustraciones ayudan, además, a repasar los temas.
• El lector encontrará en esta obra todas las características de la reconocida internacionalmente serie 'Secretos': formato pregunta-respuesta, lenguaje asequible, listas, reglas mnemotécnicas, perlas, consejos de autor, además de un nuevo diseño bicolor de las páginas, cuadros con puntos clave y páginas web útiles donde encontrar cualquier información adicional. El tamaño es ahora también más pequeño, más manejable.
• Asimismo, encontrará un capítulo introductorio con los '100 secretos principales' que todo residente y todo especialista deben tener en mente como base fundamental de sus conocimientos pediátricos, ya que resumen los conceptos, principios y los más sobresalientes detalles de la práctica pediátrica. Por su parte, el minucioso y completo índice alfabético permite encontrar fácilmente toda la información disponible.
• El objetivo de la cuarta edición, completamente actualizada de Pediatría, es plantear y responder preguntas sobre la asistencia a niños a los que habitualmente se trata en diversos ámbitos: consulta, hospital, colegio, casa, etc. Las preguntas, de gran alcance, van desde la fisiopatología básica hasta los principios generales en cuestiones de tratamiento pediátrico.

The third edition of Pediatric Allergy continues this title's steadfast tradition of providing comprehensive, authoritative guidance on the day-to-day diagnosis and management of pediatric allergic and immunologic diseases. You'll have the most up-to-date research at hand thanks to an easily accessible full-color format that highlights a host of new chapters, extensive updates, and clinically focused coverage. Whether you're a student, resident, pediatrician or allergist, you'll appreciate this user-friendly and versatile source for providing optimal care!

Pediatric Brain Stimulation: Mapping and Modulating the Developing Brain presents the latest on this rapidly expanding field that has seen an exponential growth in publications over the past 10 years. Non-invasive modalities like TMS can painlessly map and measure complex neurophysiology in real patients. Neuromodulatory applications like rTMS and tDCS carry increasingly proven therapeutic applications. Rapidly advancing technological methodologies are increasing opportunities and indications.

Despite all these benefits, applications in the more plastic developing brains of children are only just emerging. This book provides a comprehensive overview of brain stimulation in children. Chapters include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) fundamentals, brain stimulation in pediatric neurological conditions, and invasive brain stimulation.

The main audience for this research will be those interested in applying brain stimulation technologies to advance clinical research and patient care, although a wide variety of clinicians and scientist will find this to be a valuable reference on brain stimulation with specific chapters on a variety of conditions.

• Provides an overview of recent findings and knowledge of pediatric brain stimulation and the developing brain
• Edited by renowned leaders in the field of pediatric brain stimulation
• Presents a great resource for basic and clinical scientists and practitioners in neuroscience, neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

Clinically focused and practical, this diagnostic reference is ideal for anyone who treats children with skin disorders. Over 800 top-quality full-color illustrations, balanced by clear and succinct text, deliver the right amount of clinical detail to help readers identify a wide range of diseases. Plus, summary tables and differential diagnosis algorithms help simplify diagnosis.

"...It is the quality of the photographs which makes this book stand out." Reviewed by Dermatology in Practice, Apr 2015

This volume in the Requisites in Pediatrics series offers expert guidance on the major endocrine disorders found in clinical practice. It uses the proven Requisites format to deliver the information you need—fast. Perfect for quick review and exam preparation, this is one resource you'll consult again and again.

In a single, convenient volume, Pediatric Endocrinology offers complete coverage of all aspects of basic science and clinical practice, ideal for both pediatricians and endocrinologists. Pediatric endocrinology expert Dr. Mark Sperling teams up with world-renowned authors to bring you up to date with the latest key developments in every area of the field, providing invaluable guidance on how your clinical decision making will be affected by today’s technological and scientific advances. The user-friendly text is enhanced by all-new online access to the complete contents of the book and more.

"Inclusion of clinical vignettes and supported by ExpertConsult access makes the text almost as good as face-to-face teaching." Reviewed by: Neel Kamal on behalf of BACCH Newsletter, March 2015