Providing a thorough grounding in basic concepts of immunity, Lecture Notes: Immunology covers the core components of the immunology curriculum at medical school and is designed so medical students will feel confident in addressing key disorders of the immune system, and using immunological developments in their clinical practice.

This concise guide covers the role of the each of the main components of the immune system, how they interact and cope with pathogens, and the resulting tissue-damaging mechanisms of response. It also provides high-yield information on common and important immunodeficiency disorders and their therapeutics.

Thoroughly updated to reflect current teaching practice, this 7^th edition ofLecture Notes: Immunology is now beautifully presented for ease of use whether learning about immunology for the first time, or seeking an overview for learning consolidation. This new edition features:

• Fully updated coverage of therapeutics and biologics
• Full-colour descriptive illustrations and diagrams throughout, supplemented by new histological slides and anatomical scans
• Clinical cases developed as themes throughout the book to illustrate the practical application of immunological principles
• Learning objectives and key points boxes to focus learning and allow you to check understanding
• Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) with full explanation of answers

Meet all the ponies and their friends in this magical collection of stories fromMy Little Pony: Friendship is Magic!

Are your kids unable to step away from the screens? Here is a practical, step-by-step guide that gives parents the tools to teach children, from toddlers to teens, how to gain control of their technology use.

As children spend more of their time on tablets and smartphones, using apps specially engineered to capture their attention, parents are concerned about the effects of so much technology use--and feel powerless to intervene. They want their kids to be competent and competitive in their use of technology, but they also want to prevent the attention problems that can develop from overuse. Lucy Jo Palladino shows that the key is to help kids build awareness and control over their own attention, and in this guide she gives parents the tools to do exactly that, in seven straightforward, evidence-based steps.

Parents will learn the best practices to guide children to understand and control their attention—and to recognize and resist when their attention is being "snatched." This approach can be modified for kids of all ages. Parents will also learn the critical difference between voluntary and involuntary attention, new findings about brain development, and what puts children at risk for attention disorders.

'Body insecurity is rampant, and it doesn't have to be. Think for a moment about your attitudes toward weight: Do you believe that people who are thinner are more healthy and attractive? Do you think dieting is an effective health strategy? Do you judge yourself or others because of weight? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you're not alone. It's much more common for people to feel bad about their bodies than to appreciate them-and to judge others by those standards as well. But people don't have to be packaged in a small size to be valuable and attractive-or healthy for that matter. Saying that they do causes more harm than good, and judgments based on size tell us more about our own prejudice than someone else's health or value. It's time to show every body respect. With the latest findings from the Health at Every Sizeà (HAES) movement, Body Respect debunks obesity myths, demonstrates the damage of focusing on weight, and explores how social factors impact health: the world is not a level playing field, and that affects one's opportunities as well as one's size, health and sense of self. Using peer-reviewed evidence and common sense, scientists and nutritionists Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor explain the fall-out of a health agenda based on the concept that thinness is the goal and that one's weight is simply a matter of personal choices. They explore why diets don't work and provide alternative paths to better health and well-being for people of all shapes. Body Respect is indispensable reading for anyone concerned about widespread body insecurity and size stigma and their many implications'--

This collection of essays looks at the body of work of Quebec writer Dany Laferrire, including his notorious first novel, Comment faire l?mour avec un Ngre sans se fatiguer, through a variety of critical and analytic lenses. Issues such as identity, privilege, memory, exile and return are examined in relation to his writing.

Art on Sight: The Best Outings In and Near New York City invites readers to see public art in a wide variety of venues and applications. Covering the five boroughs of New York City and nearby sites close to the city, it features information on sculpture gardens, lobby art, underground art, cemetery art, stained glass windows, ethnic art, art auction houses and design centers. Each site description includes complete directions, web sites and information concerning hours, fees and other pertinent details.

There is now compelling evidence that the complexity of higher organisms correlates with the relative amount of non-coding RNA rather than the number of protein-coding genes. Previously dismissed as “junk DNA”, it is the non-coding regions of the genome that are responsible for regulation, facilitating complex temporal and spatial gene expression through the combinatorial effect of numerous mechanisms and interactions working together to fine-tune gene expression. The major regions involved in regulation of a particular gene are the 5’ and 3’ untranslated regions and introns. In addition, pervasive transcription of complex genomes produces a variety of non-coding transcripts that interact with these regions and contribute to regulation. This book discusses recent insights into the regulatory roles of the untranslated gene regions and non-coding RNAs in the control of complex gene expression, as well as the implications of this in terms of organism complexity and evolution.?

Cosa resta da desiderare se si possiede già tutto, compresa la gelida consapevolezza di poter avere chiunque? Pornosnob, la protagonista del romanzo, ha fatto la sua scelta: si abbandona alla routine - le cene, i riti della cura del corpo, le notti in discoteca, il sesso - e occupa il suo tempo ad analizzare percezioni fisiche ed emozioni, per poi fermarle con ossessiva precisione in un diario on line che ben presto si conquista una nutrita schiera di fan. Il suo sguardo spregiudicato non risparmia nessuno. Come una telecamera nascosta registra ogni cosa, fatti e persone, mettendoli a nudo, privandoli di ogni possibilità di replica. Ma chi è veramente Pornosnob? Chi si nasconde dietro quello pseudonimo?

This colorful large (11x9') volume on green renovations showcases the conversion of forty-five diverse structures into sustainability minded eco-friendly dwellings. The work begins with an overview of green building practices and discussions of materials and construction techniques in eco-renovation, and continues with photo essays on each of the subject houses. Each entry includes a brief narrative describing design objectives, interesting materials, and cost information. The work includes hundreds of full-color photographs. Rosenfeld is the author of numerous books on architecture and design. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Using the framework of rooms in a house to organize the issues in a woman's life, the authors show readers how to stop using the details of their successes to turn them into failures, and instead look at the bigger picture and see their accomplishments for what they are.

The patient-centered clinical method is adapted to pregnancy and childbirth, which are seen as normal human experiences that are fundamental and central in women's lives. Practitioners and researchers in the relevant fields offer insights for family physicians, nurse practitioners, women's health clinicians, midwives, obstetrical nurses, and obstetricians. They cover the magnitude of the problem; understanding the women in context; finding common ground in the care of pregnant, laboring, and postpartum women; prevention and health promotion; enhancing the clinical relationships in woman-centered care in pregnancy and childbirth; and being realistic. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Smooth Sailing enhances our understanding of the family's transition through adolescence by examining qualitative data about the experiences of parents and teens across multiple relationships and social contexts. This volume follows the same 60 families described in the authors' first book, Becoming a Family (2000), relating their stories about their transition from childhood to adolescence. Collectively, the two books provide a unique longitudinal perspective on family development using two distinct data collection formats and time frames. Interdisciplinary in nature, the book draws on theory and practice from the fields of social work, psychology, and sociology.

Smooth Sailing reveals a picture of the transition to adolescence as it is influenced by intrafamily relationships as well as social context factors. Initial chapters lay the foundation for the study's methods. Proceeding chapters present the participants' stories, organized by context - developmental changes, interpersonal relationships, education, and work. Each chapter follows a similar format: an overview of past research; interview and coding techniques; and a presentation of parents' and teens' qualitative descriptions. Chapters also include an analysis of gender and conclude with implications for practice and policy. The final chapter in the book summarizes this work and looks ahead to the next developmental period, emerging adulthood.

Intended for researchers in a variety of disciplines such as social work, psychology, and sociology, this volume also serves as a supplementary text for courses on the family and/or adolescent development.

Il Risorgimento, fase cruciale di gestazione dell'Italia contemporanea, nella memoria collettiva di molti italiani è percepito come un periodo su cui non è più necessario interrogarsi, oppure come un dato da rimettere in discussione quanto alla sua epica tradizionale: l'eroico risultato delle gesta di un pugno di audaci che spezzarono il giogo straniero finendo immortalati nella toponomastica di tutte le città d'Italia. Le rivoluzioni risorgimentali dal 1820 al 1860 sconvolsero il sistema politico creato dal Congresso di Vienna, avviando tra i ceti dirigenti, e in parte anche tra le classi popolari, quel processo di 'costruzione della nazione' che avrebbe gettato le fondamenta dello stato italiano. Fu un processo che si sviluppò fra limiti e difficoltà: la rottura fra moderati e democratici; la presenza dello Stato della Chiesa come fattore destabilizzante dell'unità appena ottenuta; il malcontento sociale, l'instabilità politica, l'endemico stato di rivolta delle campagne; un assetto assai tradizionale dei rapporti di produzione; e non da ultimo la presenza di un sistema economico geograficamente molto squilibrato. Questo volume è una ricostruzione storiografica che muove da un approccio per temi: dalla storia sociale dell'Italia preunitaria all'analisi delle ideologie nazionalistiche, dalle dinamiche dello sviluppo economico agli assetti politico-istituzionali dell'ancien regime, fino alle recenti acquisizioni della nuova storia culturale.

Art Deco brings to mind a glamorous era of brilliant architecture, striking interior design, elegant furniture, and superb objets d'art. The term evokes an era of the 1920s and 1930s that prized elegant design elements combined with exotic materials, subtle colors, and the finest workmanship.This amply illustrated survey traces the origins of Deco interiors in Europe and follows its American transformation, with concepts of beauty in design expanded to include stream-lined and machine-made interpretations. Many of the most beloved buildings and their interior spaces in America's cities were Deco-inspired.But Art Deco is not just an historic term. As we see in this full color book, a number of today's designers are incorporating Deco elements into contemporary settings. Here, both interiors and furniture exemplify the sinuous lines and geometric shapes of Deco as part of today's interiors.A visual feast, this book will inspire and inform.