The volume of elderly patients requiring anesthesia and surgery is growing rapidly. Thirty-five percent of surgeries are performed on patients older than 65 years, and in general, these patients have higher morbidity and mortality rates after anesthesia compared with their younger counterparts. One of the major challenges of treating elderly patients is the heterogeneity of the geriatric population—and the need to individualize care for each patient to provide the best outcome.

This book is a MUST read. Anyone who care about the greatness of the United States and believe in the resurrection of Jesus the Christ will surely add to their stature by reading this book. This book speak to how Jesus Christ approached the social issues we face today and how the United States is blessed through the recognition of her failures.

In September 1944, three months after the invasion of Normandy, the Allied armies prepared to push the German forces back into their homeland. Just south of the city of Aachen, elements of the U.S. First Army began an advance through the imposing Huertgen Forest. Instead of retreating, as the Allied command anticipated, the German troops prepared an elaborate defense of Huertgen, resulting in a struggle where tanks, infantry, and artillery dueled at close range. The battle for the forest e...

Comparative bioacoustics is extraordinarily broad in scope. It includes the study of sound propagation, dispersion, attenuation, absorption, reverberation, and signal degradation as well as sound detection, recognition, and classification in both marine and terrestrial organisms (including humans). This research is informed by an understanding of the mechanisms underlying sound generation and aural reception, as well as the anatomy and physiology of the organs dedicated to these functions....

One out of ten families deal with addiction to drugs or alcohol. The number of young men and women dying from addiction has grown over the years and is still growing today. Addiction impacts not only the addict but also the addict's family. For every addict there is a father and mother who are bearing the hurt of watching a child descend into the darkness of drug or alcohol dependency. Though others often give up hope, these mothers and fathers are desperate to believe there is a door to f...

This concluding volume of Janet Browne's biography covers the transformation in Darwin's life after the first unexpected announcement of the theory of evolution by natural selection and the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859. Always a private man, Darwin found himself a controversial figure, reviewed and discussed in circles that stretched far beyond the boundaries of Victorian science.Janet Browne here examines the wider publishing world of Victorian England ...

A fearless, incisive biography of Charlie Haughey by one of Ireland's most formidable journalists, Vincent Browne.Vincent Browne turns his renowned intellect and investigative skill to the life and legacy of Charles J. Haughey, one of the most controversial and influential figures in modern Irish politics. This standalone biography offers a penetrating exploration of Haughey's rise to power, his complex personality and the political landscape he helped shape. Drawi...

In the US, police conduct millions of traffic stops for reasons unrelated to safety. Study after study confirm that Black drivers experience higher rates of non-safety stops, searches, and use of force than White drivers.In Arrested Mobility: Overcoming the Threat to Black Movement, Charles T. Brown, founder and CEO of Equitable Cities, examines why mobility is not afforded in the same way to everyone. He argues that the legacy of structural racism and White supremacy has ...

This is a book of poems that tells a story of pain and healing, of loss and love, of despair and hope. It is a journey from the depths of hell, where a broken heart lies shattered, to the heights of the skys, where a new love awaits. The poems in this book are honest and raw, expressing the emotions that many of us have felt at some point in our lives. They are also inspiring and uplifting, showing that there is light at the end of the tunnel, that there is a way to overcome the darkness, ...

The United States Supreme Court's 1954 landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education, set into motion a process of desegregation that would eventually transform American public schools. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of how Brown's most visible effect--contact between students of different racial groups--has changed over the fifty years since the decision.Using both published and unpublished data on school enrollments from across the...

She was innocent, sweet, kind, and then she was dead...Once one of the counties finest, Cy did his best to save everyone that he came accross. He learned the hard way that life doesn't always work that way. Haunted by the people he couldn't save he takes odd jobs to pay the bills right up until monters start attacking him. Cy begins his quest for answers before time runs out and he becomes an all you can eat buffet for the fangfully inclined. Will Cy find ...

Charles Brockden Brown: An American Tale is the first comprehensive literary, biographical, and cultural study of the novelist whom critic Leslie Fiedler has dubbed "the inventor of the American writer." The author of Wieland, Arthur Mervyn, Ormond, and Edgar Huntly, Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) is considered the first American professional author. He introduced Indian characters into American fiction. His keen interest in character delineation and abnormal psychology anticipates the st...