Beyond the Portal

Author: David K. Anderson
Publisher: Magical Scrivener Press
ISBN: 1939233267
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
A missing Grandfather. Two missing friends. A forbidden rescue plan. Christy’s parents forbid her from returning through the portal, but her grandfather is still stranded in the Empty World. When Danny and Brad accidentally take a trip into the portal, Christy finds the excuse she needs to disobey her parents and go after them. Unfortunately for Christy, she's stuck with Cory for a traveling companion. Thus begins another journey through the Empty World, looking for the people they've lost, and for a way back home. Along the way, they'll have to deal with the two intelligent species native to that alien world, and unravel the workings of the ancients' portals. Can Christy get them all safely home, or will her feud with Cory result in all of them being lost for good? Beyond the Portal is the second book of the Empty World Saga, a science fiction adventure series for kids aged 8-12. If your kids have blown through the Land of Stories, devoured the Keeper of the Lost Cities, or can't wait for the next Wings of Fire, make the complete Empty World Saga their next read. Grab Beyond the Portal and return to an alien world!

Corporate Portals

Author: Heidi Collins
Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
ISBN: 9780814425602
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Book Description
The executive director of architect services at InfoImage gives readers an inside look at enterprise portals, the new technology that gives employees one-stop access to all their company's information resources.

Transplantation of the Liver

Author: Ronald W. Busuttil
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 1455753831
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1572

Book Description
Drs. Busuttil and Klintmalm present Transplantation of the Liver, 3rd Edition, which has been thoroughly revised to offer you the latest protocols, surgical approaches, and techniques used in this challenging procedure. Encompassing today's expert knowledge in the field, this medical reference book is an ideal single source for authoritative, up-to-date guidance on every imaginable aspect of liver transplantation. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Access valuable pearls, pitfalls, and insights from Dr. Ronald Busuttil and Dr. Goran Klintmalm, two of the world's preeminent experts in liver surgery. Understand today's full range of transplantation techniques with complete step-by-step descriptions of each, and access the background information and management options for each hepatic disease entity. Take advantage of detailed discussions of everything from pathophysiology and patient and donor selection, to transplantation anesthesia and operative procedures; immunosuppression; postoperative care; and ethical issues. Overcome your toughest challenges in liver transplantation. Many new and thoroughly revised chapters include: Deceased Organ Donation after Cardiac and Brain Death; Liver Transplantation for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis; Extended Criteria Donors; Best Techniques for Biliary and Vascular Reconstruction in Living Donor Transplantation; Small for Size Syndrome; Dual Grafts for Transplantation; Arterial Reconstructions-Pitfalls; Transition of Pediatric Patients to Adulthood; Immunosuppressive Biologic Agents; Long Term Toxicity of Immunosuppressive Therapy; Stem Cell and Liver Regeneration; and Extracorporeal Perfusion for Resuscitation of Marginal Grafts. Stay current in your field and optimize patient outcomes with coverage of the most recent advances in living donor transplantation, pediatric transplantation, and gene and stem cell therapy. Access the latest information on anti-rejection/immunosuppressive drugs, as well as comprehensive discussions of each drug or combination of drugs used to suppress immune system. Effortlessly search the entire text online at Expert Consult.

SEC Docket

Author: United States. Securities and Exchange Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Securities
Languages : en
Pages : 786

Book Description

Designing Portals

Author: Ali Jafari
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 9781931777841
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Discusses the current status of portals in higher education by providing insight into the role portals play in an institution's business and educational strategy, by taking the reader through the processes of conceptualization, design, and implementation of the portals in different stages of development at major universities and by offering insight from three producers of portal software systems in use at institutions of higher learning and elsewhere.

FileMaker Pro 12: The Missing Manual

Author: Susan Prosser
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 144931628X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 957

Book Description
"The book that should have been in the box."

The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Digestive System: Part III - Liver, etc.

Author: James C. Reynolds
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323389341
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas, 2nd Edition, part 3 in the 3-book Digestive System volume, provides a concise and highly visual approach to the basic sciences and clinical pathology of the hepatobiliary system and pancreas. This book in The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations (the CIBA "Green Books") has been expanded and revised to capture current perspectives in hepatology, pancreatology, and gastroenterology - from normal anatomy and physiology through pathophysiology, diagnostics and treatment of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tract. It also features radiologic and pathologic images to supplement the classic Netter illustrations, as well as new illustrations. This this updated classic is ideal for students and health professionals seeking an easily accessible guide to the digestive system. - Put concepts into practice. An exquisite art program that focuses on clarity of presentation with an emphasis on anatomy, pathology, patient presentation, and clinical context. - Gain a rich, comprehensive overview of the liver, pancreas and biliary tract by seeing classic Netter illustrations side by side with cutting-edge radiologic and laparoscopic images. - Explore key topics, including tumors of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, pancreatitis, liver lobectomy and transplantation, and cholescystectomy. - See modern issues in digestive health and disease captured in the visually rich Netter artistic tradition via contributions from artists working in the Netter style. - Get complete, integrated visual guidance on the hepatobiliary system and pancreas in a single source, from basic sciences and normal anatomy and function through pathologic conditions. - Benefit from the knowledge of a team of renowned clinicians and scientists.

Testimonies, Remarks, Reports, Etc

Author: United States. Securities and Exchange Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Securities
Languages : en
Pages : 1006

Book Description

Modern Surgical Care

Author: Thomas A. Miller
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0824728696
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1208

Book Description
Completely updated with contributions by world leaders in surgery and the surgery specialties, this reference assists surgeons in the diagnosis and treatment of patients by considering disease as a derangement of normal physiology, thus allowing the surgeon to correlate the appropriate use of laboratory and radiologic modalities. Arranged according to specific organ systems, the book is easily accessible and reflects the impact that scientific discoveries and technical advances have had on our understanding of the physiologic processes in surgical patients.

E-Government, E-Services and Global Processes

Author: Marijn Janssen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642153453
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP TC 8 International Conference on E-Government and E-Services, EGES 2010 and the IFIP TC 8 International Conference on Global Information Systems Processes, GISP 2010, held as part of the 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September 2010. The 12 revised full papers presented at EGES were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on interoperability, participation, adoption and diffusion, back-end transformation, and new applications. The 6 revised full papers presented at GISP were carefully reviewed and selected from 13 submissions. They are organized in two parts: global case studies on process design issues with four papers covering the contextual settings of Singapore, Kuwait, Finland and South Africa, and globalized process design with two papers dealing with the demands of large scale process models and a process design project covering two continents.