p-adic Differential Equations
p-adic Differential Equations

Author: Kiran S. Kedlaya

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-06-10

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1139489208

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Over the last 50 years the theory of p-adic differential equations has grown into an active area of research in its own right, and has important applications to number theory and to computer science. This book, the first comprehensive and unified introduction to the subject, improves and simplifies existing results as well as including original material. Based on a course given by the author at MIT, this modern treatment is accessible to graduate students and researchers. Exercises are included at the end of each chapter to help the reader review the material, and the author also provides detailed references to the literature to aid further study.

A Clinician's Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A Clinician's Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Author: Christopher Gillberg

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-02-09

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13: 9781139447416

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Originally published in 2006, this authoritative clinical handbook provides a detailed overview of the main disorders encountered by child and adolescent psychiatrists in clinical practice, ranging from eating, sleep and affective disorders to substance abuse, gender identity disorder and sexual abuse. The approach is evidence based and emphasis is on good clinical practice and quality control of patient care. In contrast to other books in the field, the authors' intention is not to cover exhaustively all the relevant science, but rather to present in condensed form any research findings that are significant for clinical practice. For coherence, each chapter is constructed in the same way: introduction, definition and classification, epidemiology, the clinical picture, aetiology, treatment and outcome. The disorders covered are based on the ICD- 10 and DSM-IV classifications, and appendices include documents for assessment of intervention planning and evaluation.

Voter Turnout
Voter Turnout

Author: Meredith Rolfe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-02-13

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 110737913X

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This book develops and empirically tests a social theory of political participation. It overturns prior understandings of why some people (such as college-degree holders, churchgoers and citizens in national rather than local elections) vote more often than others. The book shows that the standard demographic variables are not proxies for variation in the individual costs and benefits of participation, but for systematic variation in the patterns of social ties between potential voters. Potential voters who move in larger social circles, particularly those including politicians and other mobilizing actors, have more access to the flurry of electoral activity prodding citizens to vote and increasing political discussion. Treating voting as a socially defined practice instead of as an individual choice over personal payoffs, a social theory of participation is derived from a mathematical model with behavioral foundations that is empirically calibrated and tested using multiple methods and data sources.

'Dear BBC'
'Dear BBC'

Author: Máire Messenger Davies

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-09-27

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780521785600

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This book discusses key controversies in the public sphere about children's relationship with the media, especially television drama.

9/11: Mental Health in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks
9/11: Mental Health in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks

Author: Yuval Neria

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-09-14

Total Pages: 631

ISBN-13: 1139457721

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Does terrorism have a unique and significant emotional and behavioral impact among adults and children? In what way does the impact of terrorism exceed the individual level and affect communities and specific professional groups, and test different leadership styles? How were professional communities of mental health clinicians, policy-makers and researchers mobilized to respond to the emerging needs post disaster? What are the lessons learned from the work conducted after 9/11, and the implications for future disaster mental health work and preparedness efforts? Yuval Neria and his team are uniquely placed to answer these questions having been involved in modifying ongoing trials and setting up new ones in New York to address these issues straight after the attacks. No psychiatrist, mental health professional or policy-maker should be without this book.

Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic
Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic

Author: Henrik Mouritsen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-06-07

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1139428667

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Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic analyses the political role of the masses in a profoundly aristocratic society. Constitutionally the populus Romanus wielded almost unlimited powers, controlling legislation and the election of officials, a fact which has inspired 'democratic' readings of the Roman republic. In this book a distinction is drawn between the formal powers of the Roman people and the practical realization of these powers. The question is approached from a quantitative as well as a qualitative perspective, asking how large these crowds were, and how their size affected their social composition. Building on those investigations, the different types of meetings and assemblies are analysed. The result is a picture of the place of the masses in the running of the Roman state, which challenges the 'democratic' interpretation, and presents a society riven by social conflicts and a widening gap between rich and poor.

A Case-Based Approach to PET/CT in Oncology
A Case-Based Approach to PET/CT in Oncology

Author: Victor H. Gerbaudo

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-07-26

Total Pages: 1033

ISBN-13: 113953596X

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A Case-Based Approach to PET/CT in Oncology describes the role of PET/CT in the diagnosis, staging and monitoring of treatment response in today's practice of oncology. It provides a detailed analysis of over 100 cases occurring in daily clinical practice, emphasizing the central role that PET imaging plays in the care of cancer patients. The text is organized into two sections; Part I guides the reader through general introductory concepts, including basic science, while Part II covers in-depth oncologic applications. Each case is illustrated throughout with full color images and explains the key management issues and the advantages and limitations of the modality. Written by a team of renowned international experts, A Case-Based Approach to PET/CT in Oncology is an invaluable resource for all imaging practitioners, oncologists and nuclear medicine specialists.

A Handbook on the WTO TRIPS Agreement
A Handbook on the WTO TRIPS Agreement

Author: Antony Taubman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-04-26

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1107023165

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This handbook provides a comprehensive and non-technical explanation of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), later legal instruments, current policy issues and the relationship between TRIPS and public health. It is aimed at an audience including government officials and policy-makers, non-governmental organizations, academics and students.