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Describes the pedagogical importance of 'apprenticeship' - a movement based in schools, youth-serving organizations, and arts, civic, and other cultural institutions. In covering the complexities of apprenticeship learning, this book also challenges the education system that is geared towards the acquisition of de-contextualized skills.

Re-examines the challenges faced by the military profession in the aftermath of the international terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. This book shows that the military must respond effectively to the twenty-first century strategic landscape, while undergoing the revolution in military affairs and transformation.

39 Microlectures: In Proximity of Performance is a collection of miniature stories, parables, musings and thinkpieces on the nature of reading, writing, art, collaboration, performance, life, death, the universe and everything.

This book is a collection of 18 short, humorous but factual stories about life in the Top End of Australia's Northern Territory from 1976 as well as 4 stories about fishing adventure in Canada, Brazil and Mongolia. All stories are about events and interesting people , some who no longer exist, as well places that have changed considerably over the years. In 2010 Gary was commissioned to write a Memoirs feature article for a fishing and outdoors magazine, his stories were so popular that he continues to write for the magazine today.

This 2nd edition provides an in-depth, up-to-date, unified, and comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of the theory of active networks and its applications to feedback amplifier design.

The third edition presents a unified, up-to-date and detailed account of broadband matching theory and its applications to the design of broadband matching networks and amplifiers.

Dr. Gupta provides a comprehensive overview of the clinjical management of food allergy. Articles are devoted to epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, immunology, and treatments of food allergy. Current knowledge of the relationship between the gut microbiome and food allergy is also presented as well as eosiniphilic esophagitis and oral allergy synrome.

The Guest Editors created a unique focus to the general topic of infectious diseases. They have focused on contemporary management of antibiotics used for procedures and infections. Articles are devoted to: Update on Antibiotic Prophylaxis for GU Procedures in Patients with Arificial Joint Replacement and Artifical Heart Valves; Asymptomatic Bacteriuria; Urinary Tract Infection and Bacteruria in Pregnancy; Resistance Patterns in Contemporary Antibiotics: ESBL and Beyond ; UTI and Neurogenic Bladder; Modern Guidelines for Skin and Bowel Prep for Open and Laparascopic GU Surgery; Work up of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection; Pre Prostate Biopsy Rectal Culture and Post Biopsy Sepsis; Infection with Foreign Bodies: Mesh and Prostheses; Treatment of the Infected Stone; Sexually Transmitted Infections: Updated Guidelines and Treatment; Bacteruria/UTI in the Elderly; Treatement of Fungal Urinary Tract Infection; and STDs.

Includes topics such as: fetal/intrauterine compromise; Cellular biology of end organ injury and strategies to prevent end organ injury; Role of oxygen in the DR; DR management of meconium stained infant; Role of medications in neonatal resuscitation; Delayed cord clamping; and Post-resuscitation management.