Polycentric Governance and the Good Society: A Normative and Philosophical Investigation offers an examination of the idea of polycentric governance as one of the pillars of a flourishing human society. Rather than following the conventional path of suppressing complexity and diversity for the sake of reaching agreement on justice and political stability, David Thunder and Pablo Paniagua see complexity and diversity as assets that should be leveraged to make the "Open Society" a m...

The relentless pace of innovation in biomedical imaging has provided modern researchers with an unprecedented number of techniques and tools to choose from. While the development of new imaging techniques is vital for ongoing progress in the life sciences, it is challenging for researchers to keep pace. Imaging Modalities for Biological and Preclinical Research is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of currently available biological and preclinical imaging methods, includ...

The Artist Who Loved Cats is a rhyming picture book biography of artist Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, the creator of the iconic Le Chat Noir Cabaret posters created in 19th-century Paris.This story opens in modern-day France, when a little girl named Antoinette notices a little bronze cat in the window of her favorite antique store, and begs the shopkeeper Monsieur Arvieux and his clever cat Noir to tell her all about the artist. She learns that Steinlen moved to Paris in 1881 to p...

"O direito vem sendo desafiado pelo desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias em vários segmentos e, cientes dos desafios recentes que já se impõem à compreensão da dimensão existencial da proteção de dados pessoais, bem como a centralidade humana pela qual se compreende a extensão dessa proteção, seus desdobramentos e releituras, observamos uma significativa carência na literatura nacional quanto à análise mais específica dos temas de direito relacionados ao chamado "corpo eletrônico", delinea...

The optimal management of children who receive dialysis therapy requires a thorough understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of their treatment. The multiple organ systems that are often impacted by acute and chronic impairment of kidney function makes the care of this patient population highly complex. This 3rd edition of Pediatric Dialysis provides authoritative and comprehensive information on all aspects of dialysis-related care for children to assist the clinician in ach...

Since the inaugural publication of Pediatric Dialysis in 2004, a wide range of advances have taken place in dialysis-related care, leading to a wealth of new knowledge in the field. Pediatric Dialysis, Second Edition brings this knowledge together to provide the most comprehensive source of state-of-the-art information on the dialysis of infants, children and adolescents. With new chapters, updated chapters and references, and contemporary, unique perspectives from authors who are...

Edited by the same team that developed the successful Pediatric Dialysis and its second edition, this text features clinical management principles that are integral to the care of children receiving chronic dialysis. Each chapter is introduced by a case presentation that serves as the basis for key learning points that are clinically applicable and presented in a succinct manner. The topics included in Pediatric Dialysis Case Studies cover virtually all aspects of pediatr...

The Artist Who Loved Cats is a rhyming picture book biography of artist Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, the creator of the iconic Le Chat Noir Cabaret posters created in 19th-century Paris.This story opens in modern-day France, when a little girl named Antoinette notices a little bronze cat in the window of her favorite antique store, and begs the shopkeeper Monsieur Arvieux and his clever cat Noir to tell her all about the artist. She learns that Steinlen moved to Paris in 1881 to p...

This essay collection explores the cultural functions the printed book performs in the digital age. It examines how the use of and attitude toward the book form have changed in light of the digital transformation of American media culture. Situated at the crossroads of American studies, literary studies, book studies, and media studies, these essays show that a sustained focus on the medial and material formats of literary communication significantly expands our accustomed ways of doing cu...

A segunda edição da obra que ora apresentamos ao leitor é mais um resultado do profícuo trabalho que tem sido feito pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Responsabilidade Civil (IBERC) em prol do desenvolvimento das discussões acerca da Responsabilidade Civil no Brasil. A partir das reflexões do grupo e da constatação da inexistência de um livro que esmiuçasse a relação desse ramo do Direito com a Medicina, surgiu a ideia de convidarmos autores nacionais e internacionais, todos membros do IBERC, pa...

"Como se vê do abrangente temário da obra, o IBERC e os autores dos 44 artigos que a compõem pretendem fornecer instrumento útil de reflexão científica, em meio aos primeiros impactos da pandemia no ambiente jurídico-normativo. Trata-se de livro que busca projetar luzes sobre problemas da responsabilidade civil que se inserem com absoluta prioridade na pauta das preocupações de advogados, juízes, professores e estudantes. De fato, diante dos gigantescos desafios que se avizinham, a difusão...

The provision of optimal dialysis therapy to children requires a thorough understanding of the multi-disciplinary manner in which the pediatric patient is affected by renal insufficiency. Knowledge of the technical aspects of peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy must be complemented by attention to issues such as anemia, renal osteodystrophy, hypertension, growth, cognitive development, nutrition, nursing care and the psychosocial adaptation of the chi...