Social Work
Social Work

Author: Reynold T. Muranaka

Publisher:

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781609440886

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After a 20-year career in the U.S. Army, serving in World War II and the Korean War, Reynold Muranaka studied sociology at the University of Puget Sound, and, immediately after graduation, was hired as a caseworker to counsel street alcoholics in the gritty downtown and Hilltop areas of Tacoma, Wash. Through his own initiative, Muranaka developed a unique "Group Meeting" program about which Alcoholics Anonymous stated: "Many persons of alcoholic make-up, who would not even consider attending a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, have lost their fears and come to A.A. by first attending his meetings ... "One could easily estimate that his educational and friendly meetings have helped hundreds (or even thousands) of people."

Northeast Power Failure, November 9, 10, 1965
Northeast Power Failure, November 9, 10, 1965

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Special Subcommittee to Investigate Power Failures

Publisher:

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 738

ISBN-13:

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Committee Serial No. 89-54. Continuation of investigation of causes for 1965 Northeast power failure. Includes written replies from 32 states in response to inquiry requesting studies and recommendations for obviating or lessening future power outages"}

Orthogeriatrics
Orthogeriatrics

Author: Paolo Falaschi

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 3030481263

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This new open access edition supported by the Fragility Fracture Network aims at giving the widest possible dissemination on fragility fracture (especially hip fracture) management and notably in countries where this expertise is sorely needed. It has been extensively revised and updated by the experts of this network to provide a unique and reliable content in one single volume. Throughout the book, attention is given to the difficult question of how to provide best practice in countries where the discipline of geriatric medicine is not well established and resources for secondary prevention are scarce. The revised and updated chapters on the epidemiology of hip fractures, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, surgery, anaesthesia, medical management of frailty, peri-operative complications, rehabilitation and nursing are supplemented by six new chapters. These include an overview of the multidisciplinary approach to fragility fractures and new contributions on pre-hospital care, treatment in the emergency room, falls prevention, nutrition and systems for audit. The reader will have an exhaustive overview and will gain essential, practical knowledge on how best to manage fractures in elderly patients and how to develop clinical systems that do so reliably.

Silica Stories
Silica Stories

Author: Christina De La Rocha

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-03-15

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 3319540548

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Do you know silica, the tetrahedra of silicon and oxygen constituting the crystals of New Agers and the desiccant in a box of new shoes? It's no mere mundane mineral. As chemically reacting silicate rocks, silica set off the chain of events known as the origin of life. As biomineralized opal, it is the cell wall, skeleton, spicules, and scales of organisms ornamenting numerous lobes of the tree of life. Cryptocrystalline silica made into stone tools helped drive the evolution of our hands and our capability for complex grammar, music, and mathematics. As quartz crystals, silica is impressively electric and ubiquitous in modern technology (think sonar, radios, telephones, ultrasound, and cheap but precise watches). Silica is inescapable when we take a drink or mow the lawn and it has already started to save the Earth from the carbon dioxide we're spewing into the atmosphere. This book tells these scientific tales and more, to give dear, modest silica its due.