In "The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University," Robert Peter meticulously chronicles the evolution of medical education and practice in the American South. His narrative weaves together rich historical context with a detailed account of the institution's significant contributions to the field. Peter employs a scholarly tone infused with vibrant anecdotes and primary sources, effectively situating the Medical Department within broader societal, cultural, and political...

The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity.Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be dangerous, it is also deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Robert Peter Gale, M.D,—the doctor to whom concerned governments turned in the wake of the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters—in collaboration with medical writer ...

The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity.Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be dangerous, it is also deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Robert Peter Gale, M.D,—the doctor to whom concerned governments turned in the wake of the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters—in collaboration with medical writer ...

How to Fall Asleep In Less Than 5 Minutes is a guide to falling asleep fast. It identifies the most common reasons for sleeplessness, teaches you what foods promote sleep, and reveals several unique sleep hacks to help you fall asleep instantly.The guide also reveals:• The most commons 'sleep stressors' and how to to alleviate them.• How your bedroom can actually aid or impede your ability to fall asleep.• Proven sleep inducers help you fall asleep.•...

This practical guide for managers and engineers in the plastics industry shows how to reduce high noise levels which often occur in the workplace and reduce the risk of noise-induced hearing damage to employees. Practical methods for reducing noise from industrial machinery are described and illustrated with about twenty-five case studies relating to plastics processing machines such as granulators, shredders, extruders and injection moulders. Noise-control techniques include standard nois...

Knowing Yourself takes an extended utilitarian look at the matter of connecting with ones authentic self. Thoughtful, stimulating, and occasionally surprising, it offers a wider and deeper perspective on self-discovery than normally encountered elsewhere, doing so in a provocative balanced way. The work consists of fifteen hundred newer ideas, all of which probably have not quite been seen in print before. Based in part on fifteen years of research in philosophy, psychology, and comparativ...

David Elliot, ex-pat, ex-paramedic living in Lima Peru with his family is caught up in a plot against the government of Peru. It is led by a team of ex-military United States and Peruvian members who are trying to make the world a better place, as they see it. You see into David's mind as he is dragged along throughout the city of Lima. His depression, his wants, his needs, his anxiety. He is basically crutch to the team’s leader and medic to the rest. As they move they are seen and David ...

From a New York Times bestseller, a commander of misfits runs a hunting expedition on an alien planet in a "madcap . . . welcome sendup of military sf" ( Booklist).Desperate to kick Phule out of the Space Legion, General Blitzkrieg sends a crack team of environmental investigators—including celebrity canine Barky the Environmental Dog—to sniff out Phule and his unnatural disasters. It doesn't take long. Phule is hosting a group of big-game hunters...

From a New York Times bestseller, a commander in charge of a legion of misfit troops must track down his missing butler in this sci-fi comedy.Phule is without a doubt the only captain in the Space Legion with his own butler, but Beeker has stuck with him through thick and thin. Which is why it's incomprehensible to Phule why Beeker has run off-planet without a word—and with Omega Company's lovely new medic.Without his right-hand man, Phule has no id...

A revised edition of the now classic essential guide to everything you need to know when considering pursuing a graduate degree."This is an excellent book. I don't know how Robert Epters was able to assemble all this highly relevant and valuable information after only one pass through the system known as graduate school, but he has produced a definitive piece of work." —Dr. Gene Woodruff, Dean of Graduate School, University of Washington, Seattle; President...

This book poses an important question for economic sociologists: as expanding specialty coffee markets call for higher-quality coffees produced and transacted in certain ways, why is there not a widespread expectation that the producers who grow these differentiated coffees should receive prices that are commensurate with the economic value they create? Moving past an overly simple economics, Roberts does not accept that problematic specialty coffee pricing is the direct result of ongoing ...