Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: The Fundamentals

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Endoscopy has revolutionized the practice of medical and surgical gastroenterology. The authors of the new fifth edition of this highly-acclaimed book are among the leading endoscopists in the world and their aim is to provide the newcomer to this field, or the practitioner requiring an update, with all the practical advice they need. In addition, this new edition includes, for the first time, two CD-ROMs with video and audio providing a personal 'master class' demonstration of the techniques by each of the authors.In discussing the procedures themselves in both the text and the CD-ROMs. the authors begin at the top of the gut and end at the bottom. As one reviewer commented, the discussions throughout the text are characterized by the same '...clarity of expression, perception of other endoscopists' difficulties and depth of their vast experience that is so evident when [the authors] are lecturing or teaching'.

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Practical Pediatric Otolaryngology
Robin T Cotton , and Charles M Myer
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ASIN: 0397517203

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This practical clinical reference offers hands-on guidance for the diagnosis and medical and surgical management of otolaryngologic disorders in infants and children. Problem-oriented in organization and focus, the book emphasizes issues of immediate concern to the clinician evaluating an abnormality or choosing a course of treatment. Coverage encompasses the full spectrum of disorders of the ear and temporal bone, the nose and sinuses, the airway and aerodigestive tract, and the head and neck, and includes a section on plastic and reconstructive surgery. Most chapters are single authored by a noted expert on the problem under discussion who offers opinions and concrete recommendations. The user-friendly format includes "pearls and perils" boxes in which the authors share lessons from their experience. The book also includes an Appendix that presents difficult cases in pediatric otolaryngology.

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excellent textbook.......2001-11-25

This is a great overview of pediatric otolarygology. The algorithms are very helpful and this is a great book to help study for the board examination.

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Otolaryngology: A CASE STUDY APPROACH
THOMAS TAMI
Manufacturer: THIEME
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ASIN: 086577773X

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Improve your diagnostic skills with this unique case-based guide! With more than 80 fully illustrated cases, this new book provides a practical, up-to-date review of differential diagnosis and treatment in otolaryngology. The book features contributions from two dozen leading experts, and covers all major ENT specialties, including otology, pediatric otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, and plastic and reconstructive procedures.

Designed to improve your problem-solving skills, each case leads you from history and differential diagnosis to medical management, rehabilitation, and follow-up. The final section of the book includes a wide range of multiple-choice questions to help you check your progress and correct areas of weakness.

Among the book's highlights, you'll find:

· Complete coverage of the most frequently seen cases in otolaryngology · Detailed case presentations that explain the decision-making behind each diagnosis and describe appropriate medical treatment · More than 150 precise illustrations and diagrams and a full list of suggested readings for each case · An easy-to-read format and a self-assessment section featuring more than 160 multiple-choice questions.

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The Cotton Dust Papers : Science, Politics, and Power in the 'Discovery' of Byssinosis in the U.s (Work, Health and Environment Series) (Work, Health and Environment Series)

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ASIN: 0895032651

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In June 1978, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor promulgated a cotton dust standard (43 FR 27351) to protect cotton textile workers from the respiratory disease byssinosis (or "brown lung"). At that time, OSHA suggested that at least 35,000 workers suffered from the disease and another 100,000 were at risk due to exposure to cotton dust. The Centers for Disease Control conservatively estimates that 183 workers died from byssinosis between 1979-1992. These figures, of course, do not include the generations that fell victim to brown lung before 1978.

The Cotton Dust Papers is the story of the 50-year struggle for recognition in the U.S. of this pernicious occupational disease. The authors contend that byssinosis could have and should have been recognized much sooner, as a great deal was known about the disease as early as the 1930s. Using mostly primary sources, the authors explore three instances from the 1930s to the 1960s in which evidence suggested the existence of brown lung in the mills, yet nothing was done. What the story of byssinosis makes clear is that the economic and political power of private owners and managers can hinder and shape the work of health investigators. Yet this story also shows how a progressive coalition of labor and other forces can cause an industry to break ranks and finally acknowledge the existence of an occupational disease. The Cotton Dust Papers is thus a cautionary tale of how social arrangements can either perpetuate or help to overcome human suffering. A fascinating and accessible piece of historical detective work, The Cotton Dust Papers offers lessons about the pursuit of occupational health that remain relevant and important today.

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Cotton grown in numerous countries over five continents, the top five producers being China, the former Soviet Union, India and Pakistan. It is an important cash crop in several African countries, and production in Australia has increased greatly over the last fifteen years. Crop losses due to disease are significant, and this book provides a comprehensive review of work published on the subject. Six chapters are written by the editor, who also has extensive experience in Africa, and the remainder by authorities from the UK and USA. Diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes, as well as nutrient deficiency disorders are covered, and illustrated with a number of color plates. The book is a definitive reference volume for plant pathologists and cotton agronomists.

Guidelines for Integrated Control of Cotton Pests (Fao Plant Production and Protection Paper)

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HIV Infection: A Primary Care Approach
Frederick M. Hecht , Bruce Soloway , Deborah J. Cotton , and Gerald H. Friedland
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Insect Pests of Cotton (Cabi Publishing)

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Insect Pests of Cotton (Cabi Publishing)

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This major work provides a comprehensive review of the biology and pest status of insects known to infect cotton throughout the world. It is a logical follow-up to a classic work by E.O. Pearson published in 1958, although the latter focused on Africa. There are 19 chapters which systematically consider the major relevant insect groups, from Heliothis/Helicoverpa and Pectinophora, to aphids and termites. Other chapters explore various aspects of pest management, including the use of cultural, biological and chemical control methods. Emphasis is placed on integrated pest management(IPM), to minimize the use of insecticides and promote sustainable control methods. The book is a standard reference work for entomologists and those involved in cotton production.

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Informative and well reseached.......1999-10-26

I have visited Eureka several times since finding out my great grandfather worked in the mines there. Romancing Nevada's Past directed me right to the mining site my great grandfather worked and the book had a picture of the house my grandfather was born in. The information is well written and accurate. I often find myself reading it just for the fun of learning more about Eureka and the surrounding areas.

Excellent ghost town book with great photographs.......1998-09-04

This is an extremely complete history of the local history which provides detailed directions which are easy to follow. Covers many more sites than any other book on the subject I have seen. Excellent contrast of vintage and modern photos.

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Option-adjusted spread (OAS) analysis is recognized as an invaluable tool for analyzing and comparing bonds with different structures. Starting with the fundamentals and progressing by easy steps, this compact guide--now updated and expanded with a section on estimating theoretical "fair value"--helps readers build a working knowledge of the limitations of tradition yield-based risk and return analysis, determining "option-free" price and yield, measuring a bond's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates, and more.

Introduction to Option-Adjusted Spread Analysis: Revised and Expanded Third Edition of the OAS Classic by Tom Windas

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Introduction to Option-Adjusted Spread Analysis: Revised and Expanded Third Edition of the OAS Classic by Tom Windas
Tom Miller
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Fixed-income investors and traders need to understand how much risk they are taking and what they will earn from each security as they buy and sell bonds. Option-adjusted spread (OAS) analysis is a powerful analytical tool for making these assessments, superior to the more commonly used yield analysis, which can produce erratic results. Yet many hesitate to learn OAS because it is conceptually more difficult than yield analysis. This book, now in its third edition, solves that problem with its clear, plain-English presentation of the thinking behind OAS, which enables nonmathematicians to master the concepts quickly.

Introduction to Option-adjusted Spread Analysis. A Bloomberg Magazine Publication

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Introduction to Option-adjusted Spread Analysis. A Bloomberg Magazine Publication
Tom Windas
Manufacturer: Bloomberg
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Iceberg Risk exposes this crucial limitation through an engaging mixture of story charts, and math. Statistical concepts are developed intuitively first, and all algebra is cordoned off into neatly organized and digestible nuggets. The results will appeal to students of risk analysis and seasoned practitioners alike; indeed to anyone willing to question orthodox portfolio theory.

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Trouble Getting Through.......2006-03-10

I'm having some trouble getting through some of the proofs. I studied Chemical Engineering and Finance. If you can accept things this book is good. If you are the kind of person that needs to prove everything it will take a long time to read.

Good read, not priced well ;-).......2004-07-10

I really enjoyed this book. I don't believe that my review can add much value on top of the other reviews, but maybe I can entice a few of you to buy it.

I have read the book twice now, which I think is required (at minimum) to really absorb everything. I see that Aaron's review got 2 out of 5, and I am a bit perplexed, because his is succinct and accurate. Oh well, you can't win 'um all. One pro is that the book is written in an entertaining way. Half the chapters are a story with a lesson, and the other half is math. Together they read like some popular books that are out now, like Havil's "Gamma", or "Euler" by Dunham: it reads like a book, but with equations everywhere. It is the half way point between a publication and a novel. If you are a masters in finance or an MBA, with no real math background, this might be distracting and halting, but to a quant it should cut like butter.

My only complaint, and this might not be a complaint but, rather, an aversion to suspense, is that there are certain thoughts that aren't completed. As interesting as the read is, I feel like it is almost a cliffhanger; baiting for books to come? I don't think this was deliberate. Some thoughts, while they began with fireworks, just petered out.

Also, it is a bit expensive but, hey, most of us aren't paying for this and, at a minimum, writing it off ;-) (Sorry to any students out there, I owe you a drink)

A Fresh & Imaginative Approach to Risk Management.......2003-05-01

"Ignorance is Blight"... Devlin Advogado's scrawled message across his desk left me with an unsettled feeling, similar to the one I had a long time ago while reading Robert Pirsig's 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'. Perhaps academic research will someday quote from Kent Osband's 'Iceberg Risk' (New York: Texere, 2002), much as Richard Roll, in his famous 1977 Critique of tests of the CAPM, quoted from Pirsig. Osband endeavors to help us avoid blight in this enlightening and entertaining story as we follow supersharp risk analyst Devlin and his pragmatic manager, Conway Wisdon, on a wild ride through the world of investment banking risk management.

But Iceberg Risk is more than a novel; indeed, it is really two books in one: each chapter covers the intuition of its subtopic first, through the clever device of Devlin and Conway's saga within Megabucks Investment Bank; and then delves more directly into the mathematics. Of the math, the reader is encouraged to explore "about as much or as little as you want", a feature I especially appreciated given my low-calorie mathematical diet. And, just as the novel part is an entertaining read, the quantitative part is a useful summary of the mechanics of portfolio management theory.

Part I of Iceberg Risk covers the statistics of probability, covariance and correlation, Pascal's triangles and Bernoulli variables, IID versus non-IID estimates of tail risk, Tchebyshev's inequality, the Kuhn-Tucker conditions for the solution to a Lagrangean optimization, mixtures of discrete and continuous probability measures, De Finetti's theorem, the problems with VaR and the ubiquitous (in finance) normality assumption, and even computer sex (read the book!). Osband gives us a quick introduction to matrix math (though it is even more sparse than the helpful section in Markowitz' 1959 book) before concluding the first half of the book with conditional multivariate normality.

Part II of Iceberg Risk offers a unique and thoughtful approach to overcoming the deficiencies of standard risk assumptions for portfolio management. In this part of the book Osband covers convex and nonconvex utility, regret aversion, choice theory, the appraisal ratio of Treynor-Black and even delves into the Bayesian approach to statistics. Partition functions are introduced as a method of combining conditional return distributions with multi-regime risk aversion. Without resorting to Monte Carlo simulation techniques, Osband proposes a numerical approach to generating risk estimates, since there is no closed-form equation available to solve the issue. He even shows how to account for options and other nonlinear payoff assets.

Osband's approach to risk management is fresh and appealing. It would be worthwhile reading for risk managers and portfolio managers. One aspect I liked very much about his writing style is that the characters represent very distinct human traits, much like those of another of my favorite authors, Ayn Rand. For example, we are introduced to the concept of regret aversion when Conway meets Regretta:

"He spun around to see a raven-haired woman dressed in black. She was beautiful, but with the saddest eyes Conway had ever seen. `Pardon me for eavesdropping,' she said, `But if Dr. Know-nothing can't help you, maybe I can.' `Go away, Misery Girl,' snapped Devlin. `We don't need you.' `Oh, I think you do,' she said... `Now here's what I think you need to do. First measure every outcome in terms of its gross percentage return... Second, square that return and take the negative inverse. Third, form the probability-weighted average of the various negative inverses. Fourth, pick the portfolio that generates the highest probability-weighted average. Am I being clear?' Devlin and Conway were blown away. `She does math,' mumbled Devlin to himself."

Osband makes the observation that "The mainstream seems less interested in managing risk than the appearance of risk." Readers of Osband's Iceberg Risk might just become a bit less mainstream for the reading.

A book for all seasons.......2002-11-04

Iceberg risk describes in clear terms the financial risk that is missed by standard techniques. It is essential reading for anyone in financial risk management, as well as anyone interested in the quantitative reason for extreme financial events. It is an entertaining novel that gives a realistic picture of how risk management works in real institutions, a rigorous and original work of mathematics and a solid textbook that builds results step-by-step from basic algebra. This triple nature makes the book suitable for everyone from mathphobes to serious quants.

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