Dit boek geeft u een actueel beeld van de behandeling van chronische obstructieve longziekten (COPD). Deze editie, van Rik Gosselink en Marc Decramer, is de opvolger van het eind jaren tachtig verschenen boek Fysiotherapie bij CARA. Sinds die eerste druk hebben er binnen het vakgebied aanzienlijke ontwikkelingen plaatsgevonden die bijvoorbeeld ertoe leidden dat het begrip CARA verdween. Momenteel wordt een onderscheid gemaakt tussen astma en COPD op het gebied van etiologie, pathofysiologie e...

Duiken neemt sterk toe in populariteit en daarmee ook de noodzaak voor adequate medische kennis. Het boek 'Duikgeneeskunde' is de eerste Nederlandstalige uitgave waarin een uitgebreid overzicht van de duikgeneeskunde wordt gegeven met de nieuwste visies en ontwikkelingen in dit vakgebied.'Duikgeneeskunde - theorie en praktijk' behandelt op praktische wijze het brede terrein van de duikgeneeskunde. Het is daarmee een unieke vraagbaak voor artsen, tandartsen, paramedici en andere geïnteresseer...

Over a century ago, psychologists who were fascinated with religion began to study and write about it. People with a background in psychology often lack a solid understanding of the religious traditions they wish to study, and theologians may not be up to date on the latest developments in psychology.

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This book offers a practical guide for policy advisors and their managers, grounded in the author’s extensive experience as a senior policy practitioner in New Zealand’s Westminster-style system of government. A key message is that effective policy advising is less about cycles, stages and steps, and more about relationships, integrity and communication. Policy making is incremental social problem solving. Policy advising is mostly learned on the job, like an apprenticeship. It starts wit...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can benefit our society and economy, but also brings with it new challenges and raises legal and ethical questions. According to the author of this comprehensive analysis, it is imperative to ensure that AI is developed and applied in an appropriate legal and regulatory framework that promotes innovation and investment and, at the same time, addresses the risks associated with certain uses of AI-related technologies.

Essential to understanding the relationship bet...

This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the theory (physical principles), design, and practical implementations of various sensors for scientific, industrial, and consumer applications. This latest edition focuses on the sensing technologies driven by the expanding use of sensors in mobile devices. These new miniature sensors will be described, with an emphasis on smart sensors which have embedded processing systems.

The chapter on chemical sensors has also been expanded ...

This textbook presents hands-on training material for medical students. The style reflects the need for practice-based teaching with a modern edge in daily clinical routine; accordingly, it also employs online material and pocket cards. Each chapter begins with specific learning objectives, which are cross-referenced with the European curriculum for undergraduate medical education released by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) together with the European Union Geriatric Medicine ...

This open access book bridges the gap between playing with robots in school and studying robotics at the upper undergraduate and graduate levels to prepare for careers in industry and research. Robotic algorithms are presented formally, but using only mathematics known by high-school and first-year college students, such as calculus, matrices and probability. Concepts and algorithms are explained through detailed diagrams and calculations.

Elements of Robotics presents an overview of differen...

This book introduces readers to the basic principles of bioinformatics and the practical application and utilization of computational tools, without assuming any prior background in programming or informatics. It provides a coherent overview of the complex field and focuses on the implementation of online tools, genome databases and software that can benefit scientists and students in the life sciences. Training tutorials with practical bioinformatics exercises and solutions facilitate the un...