Twenty-five years have passed since J. MILLER'S basic work on the central role of the thymus for the generation of immunological reactivi ty. During this time, the abundance of fascinating literature on the immunological and functional aspects of this organ has been in contrast to the paucity of reports on its role in pathology. The causal or formal pathogenesis even of many of the well-documented pathological fea tures is so far unexplained or at least uncertain. In spite of some concep t...

The new edition of this popular, evidence-based guide compiles and reviews all the latest knowledge on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood maltreatment – including neglect and physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse. Readers are led through this complex problem with clear descriptions of legal requirements for recognizing, reporting, and disclosing maltreatment as well as the best assessment and treatment methods. The focus is on the current gold standard approach...

La nueva edición de esta guía popular, basada en evidencias, compila y revisa el conocimiento más reciente sobre evaluación, diagnóstico y tratamiento del maltrato infantil, incluyendo la negligencia y el abuso físico, sexual y psicológico o emocional. Los lectores son guiados por este complejo problema con descripciones claras de los requisitos legales para reconocer, informar y divulgar el maltrato, así como los mejores métodos de evaluación y tratamiento.El centro de atención es...

The Oak Ridges Moraine is a unique landform that generated heated battles over the future of nature conservation, sprawl, and development in the Toronto region at the turn of the twenty-first century. This book provides a careful, multi-faceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citizen activism on the Moraine’s future in the face of rapid urban expansion.The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of att...

In recent years, increasing self-awareness has led women to examine and question their environments-largely designed and structured by men-in light of their particular needs and experiences. Inevitably, these changes in consciousness have led to demands for changes in existing architectural, social, and psychological environments and for an increas

The use of cells for the treatment of a variety of diseases is no longer a dream. Today, blood transfusion, bone marrow transplantation, the use of ex vivo cultured skin in wound healing, and peripheral stern cell transplantation, including the ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stern cells after high-dose chemo/radiation therapy, are routine. This high standard of knowledge and skills in cell transplantation might also re sult in tackling hitherto untreatable diseases. Organ transplantati...

A valaha ünnepelt író, M. legnagyobb sikerét Jan Landzaat titokzatos eltűnéséről szóló regényével aratta. A középiskolai történelemtanárnak az után veszett nyoma, hogy viszonyt folytatott meseszép tanítványával, utoljára annál a nyaralónál látták, ahol a lány és annak új barátja töltötte a téli szünetet.A regény bestseller lett, és a nemzetközi áttörést is meghozta M.-nek, akinek azonban most, karrierje végén egyre inkább a feledés az osztályrésze.Ez persze nem vonatkozik re...

The Violence and Addiction Equation is an empirically based book that bridges the relationship between violence and substance addiction with a focus on the overlap of issues. It is a groundbreaking collection of contributions by prominent clinicians in the field, and the timely chapter's include clinical commentary that identifies and elaborates on points of transfer from theory to clinical practice.