With his "deeply informed and compassionate book...Dr. Epstein tells us that it is a 'moral imperative' [for doctors] to do right by their patients" (New York Journal of Books). The first book for the general public about the importance of mindfulness in medical practice, Attending is a groundbreaking, intimate exploration of how doctors approach their work with patients.

From his early days as a Harvard Medical School student, Epstein saw what made good doctors great-more accurate diagnoses,...

Widely known as THE survival guide for radiology residents, fellows, and junior faculty, the "purple book" provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of diagnostic imaging in an easy-to-read, bulleted format. Focusing on the core information you need for learning and practice, this portable resource combines the full range of diagnostic imaging applications with the latest imaging modalities, making it the perfect clinical companion and review tool. Features more than 1,200 detailed illustra...

Get instant access to the critical data you need to make accurate diagnoses and effectively plan treatment. Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis, 3rd Edition combines over 400 expert resources and boils them down into one easy-to-use reference covering the differential diagnosis, etiology, clinical signs, and relevant laboratory abnormalities of the most common conditions you will encounter in dogs and cats. And because of its pocket size and intuitive organization, you can have it on ...

A comprehensive introduction to designing services according to the needs of the customer or participants, this book addresses a new and emerging field of design and the disciplines that feed and result from it. Despite its intrinsic multidisciplinarity, service design is a new specialization of design in its own right. Responding to the challenges of and providing holisitic, creative and innovative solutions to increasingly complex contemporary societies, service design now represents an int...

The Integrated Chinese Volume 3 Textbook is designed to cover the first semester of study at the college level. Learners develop real-life communicative skills as they discuss topics related to everyday life and learn useful grammatical structures presented alongside clear, jargon-free explanations. Two review lessons are included for cumulative practice. In Volume 3, both simplified and traditional characters are shown side-by-side.

Dieses Lehrbuch wendet sich an Lehrende und Studierende von Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache in Deutschland und in aller Welt. Es behandelt in verständlicher, anschaulicher und anregender Darstellung für DaF/DaZ relevante Aspekte der Phonologie und Phonetik im Zusammenhang mit der Orthografie. Es informiert über den aktuellen Forschungsstand und vermittelt einen bibliographischen Überblick.

Es werden zunächst die fachlichen Grundlagen zu Phonologie, Phonetik, Normen und Varianten der ...

Einführung in die grammatische Beschreibung des Deutschen} ist eine Einführung in die Grammatik des gegenwärtigen Deutschen in den Bereichen Phonetik, Phonologie, Morphologie, Syntax und Graphematik. Das Buch ist für alle geeignet, die sich für die Grammatik des Deutschen interessieren, vor allem aber für Studierende der Germanistik bzw.\ Deutschen Philologie, insbesondere auch für Lehramtsstudierende. Im Vordergrund steht die Vermittlung grammatischer Erkenntnisprozesse und Argumentat...

Deze Compact-uitgave handelt over de Wet op de lijkbezorging en aanverwante onderwerpen. Het boek is bestemd voor diegenen die in de dagelijkse praktijk werkzaam zijn op het gebied van de uitvaartverzorging en de daarmee samenhangende onderwerpen. Getracht is op een duidelijke wijze de wet en de daaruit voortvloeiende procedures en werkwijzen te beschrijven.

In het eerste gedeelte wordt op summiere wijze de Wet op de lijkbezorging besproken, waarbij zoveel mogelijk getracht is de indeling van ...

Welcome in a new era! Robotization strikes hard: the entire job market will be on fire soon. The key to durable employability is developing one’s creativity. This book explains straight forward how to do so. And, good to know: it’s loved for it’s entertaining tone of voice.

Scientists say half the work we do could soon be done by robots. The other half of our labor is changing rapidly. All this makes durable employability the number one challenge for employers and employees. Creativity ...

In de procesindustrie worden veel fabrieksprocessen automatisch geregeld. Door de toenemende complexiteit van deze processen moeten operators en maintenancepersoneel optimaal voorbereid zijn op het bedienen en het onderhoud hiervan. Procesbeheersing is geschreven voor deze professionals, of diegenen die hiervoor in opleiding zijn. De auteur, Yme Dikkerboom, heeft een handzaam en toegankelijk boek geschreven waarin de procesbeheersing stap voor stap wordt uitgelegd.