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Founded in 1996 as an affiliate of Southern Publishing & Media Co.Ltd.(SPM),Guangdong Petrel Electronic & Audio-Visual Publishing House (PEPH) has now become an all-media publisher specializing in online publishing, as well as creating, publishing and distributing audio-visual products, electronic reading materials, and books,etc. PEPH has designed and produced lots of electronic &audio-visual publications and hundreds of books related to social，science,education,language,science and technology, culture,art,among which several series of books were oriented toward international copyright exchanges. Till now, PEPH has already established cooperative relationships with publishers from South-East Asia and North America, totally exporting more than 200 titles.
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Medicine

March 2020

Basic Monitoring in Canine and Feline Emergent Patients

by Elizabeth J. Thomovsky, Paula A. Johnson, Aimee C. Brooks

This book discusses the various basic monitoring techniques available for emergency patients. The book elaborates on and explains monitoring techniques that can be easily performed in basic ER clinics and primary care clinics. This includes blood pressure, capnography, ECGs, pulse oximetry, and point of care monitoring ranging from the physical exam to bedside diagnostic tests like PCV/TP, urine specific gravity, blood glucose, and lactate. Each chapter is structured in the following way: basic physiology as related to the monitor, how the monitor/piece of equipment works, pros and cons of the monitor/piece of equipment, when not to trust the monitor, and clinical applications/examples of how to use the monitor in clinical settings.

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January 2022

Introduction to Man-Machine Interfacing

by Dario Farina, Ken Yoshida

This book describes methods for interfacing with the neuromuscular system in order to control external devices, with the goal of motor rehabilitation. It provides overviews of main topics relevant for establishing interfaces between the body and external systems, such as electrodes and signal processing, as well as more detailed information on some applications, such as brain-computer interfaces. Readers new to these topics will find this an understandable presentation of the field. Senior-level researchers will also find the book useful, especially for the parts related to the most advanced topics.

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Practical Aspects of ECG Recording

by Jacqui Crawford

Practical Aspects of ECG Recording is for everyone who records or teaches ECGs. Most electrocardiography courses and textbooks skim over recording and place their main emphasis on interpretation. The purpose of this book is to shift the focus firmly back onto good recording technique as the fundamental starting point for developing ECG competency. Although the chapters are self-contained, pedagogical aids provide an opportunity to deepen learning through the integration of accumulated skills and knowledge. Each chapter contains review and comprehension questions, and key points which test the reader’s understanding, skills and knowledge on newly acquired topic areas. Active learning is encouraged through the use of ‘what if’ prediction style questions and clinical scenarios which allow the reader to apply critical thinking, reasoning and problem solving skills. Each chapter ends with a summary of the key points. This provides a brief outline of the main concepts and facts discussed providing a revision snapshot of the topic area. CONTENTS: An introduction to electrocardiography Electrocardiographic anatomy Positioning the patient and locating electrode positions Skin preparation ECG electrodes Understanding the lead system and colour codes used for ECG recording Understanding ECG equipment, specification standards and setting choices for recording ECGs Recording and checking the ECG Recognising and reducing artifact in the ECG recording The computer generated report Archiving records Introduction to quality control in ECG recording Infection control in ECG recording Training and continual professional development

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Fiction

October 2016

Frankenstein REC

Adapted into a feature film

by Costas Zapas

(Adapted into a feature film to be released 2021, by US world distribution "House of Film"- "Frankenstein" official film trailer) - A theatre troupe comes to town performing "Frankenstein" A young female reporter, who is investigating the legend, believes that the novel is not a fiction but the true story of a group of alchemists, founded by the young doctor Victor Frankenstein. In 1817, they managed to defeat mortality and return from the dead. Interviewing the theatre troupe members, the reporter is confronted with the dark heroes of the novel, who appear in the city more alive than ever. Her investigations lead her to a universe of monsters and finally to a revelation about the secret of an eternal love that defies even death. But what is real and what is just her imagination? Who are these "actors"? Why have they come to her town? And who even it this young reporter?

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March 2011

Divine Honors

by Hilda Raz

A transcendent account of the effects of breast cancer.

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Agriculture & farming

September 2022

Principles of Analytical and Instrumental Techniques

by Premasis Sukul

This is to serve as a valuable text- and reference book to the undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers in the field of agriculture, horticulture, food science, home science, forestry, biochemistry, biotechnology, agricultural chemicals and other allied fields. The book contains 9 different chapters, precisely and comprehensively covering various analytical and instrumental techniques. The chapters 1-3 of the book describe the fundamental aspects which are most important for the learners to know and to conduct any experiment in chemical and biochemical fields. The remaining chapters emphasize on various advanced techniques that are employed for separation of individual components from a mixture of substances, and their qualitative and quantitative estimation. Chapter 1 deals with the basic concepts on acid-base theories, pH, and buffer solution preparation and the mechanism of its action. Chapter 2 provides the preliminary knowledge on standard solutions and their preparations, and various titrimetric methods. Chapter 3 provides a glimpse on indicator chemistry: their types, mechanism and indicator solution preparation. Chapter 4 comprehensively explores centrifugation technique, its principle and types, rotors, etc. Chapter 5 introduces the readers to different types of electrophoresis technique used primarily for biochemical analysis including their principles and applications. Chapter 6 deals with various spectroscopic techniques that include basic theory of spectrophotometry, UV-VIS spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, nephelometry and turbidimetry, infrared spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, flame photometry and atomic fluorescence spectroscopy along with their applications. Chapter 7 concentrates on mass spectrometry with a detailed explanation on various sources of ionization and mass analyzers. Chapter 8 pertains to various chromatographic separation procedures including paper chromatography, thin layer chromatography, column chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, gel filtration chromatography, affinity chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and gas liquid chromatography. Each type of chromatographic separation technique includes their basic principle, instrumentation and applications. Lastly, Chapter 9 covers the importance and application of radioisotopes, types of particles and their properties, radioactive decay and disintegration rate, interactions of radiations with matter, radioactivity detection techniques and their instrumentation etc. Each chapter of the book contains a few model questions to help the learners self-assess their grasp of the subject as well as practice the frequently asked questions in various competitive examinations. Necessary references have been incorporated to motivate readers for further exploration.

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Cardiovascular medicine

June 2015

Dr Dawn's Guide to Heart Health

by Dawn Harper

This book is a one stop shop for all things cardiac. Starting with a lucid explanation of the anatomy of the cardiovascular system, it covers everything from high blood pressure and raised cholesterol to angina and heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, disease of the valves of the heart, and diseases of the peripheral blood vessels. Who is at risk, and what you can do to reduce your risks, are also covered along with advice on lifestyle factors and realistic tips on how to help yourself. Dr Dawn also examines medical tests and examinations, when they may be necessary, and exactly what they're looking for.

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September 2015

Jij zegt het

by Connie Palmen

Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath formed the most famous romantic couple in modern Western literature. In Your Story My Story, the Dutch novelist Connie Palmen provides a voice for Hughes, who died in 1998. In the book, Hughes’s character looks back on a passionate marriage that ended on February 11, 1963 with the suicide of his wife. Hughes also looks back on his own life, which, from that moment on, would be dominated by her death. In the countless biographies of Plath, she is given the status of martyr and Hughes that of a traitor and murderer. He was reviled by strangers and even sued by people he once considered his friends. Using great restraint and insight, Palmen describes the thoughts, fears and incantations of this husband, and his deeply tragic bond with the woman who would come to define his life. Your Story My Story, ultimately, is a poignant novel about love and death.

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Agriculture & farming

December 2021

Ultrasound in Veterinary Medicine: Fundamentals and Applications

by J.P. Varshney

The book provides not only basic information about ultrasound, its application and limitations; patient preparation; selection of transducer; setting the machine; land marks for the organs being scanned; sonographic features of healthy normal organs; ultrasound guided aspiration and biopsy taking; Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST); variations in sonographic imaging of dogs and cats; sonographic findings in different diseases: sonography of ruminants, equines and other animals; but also about therapeutic ultrasound; and important case studies for increasing the diagnostic horizon of the clinicians. The book is divided in to five sections such as basics of ultrasound, ultrasound of canine and feline, ultrasound of other animals, therapeutic ultrasound and sonogram in different diseases as case studies. This book will serve its purpose of providing much needed information on the application of ultrasound in the disease diagnosis of animals and will be a useful guide in a practical way to veterinary students, researchers, teachers.

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Fibre optics

January 2006

Fiber Optic Sensors

Principles and Applications

by Banshi Das Gupta

The book is an introduction to the rapidly emerging field of fiber optic sensors that is having significant impact upon areas such as guidance and control, structural monitoring, process control, biotechnology, geographical information systems and medicine.

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Medicine: general issues

November 2014

Acute Medicine 2015

by Declan O'Kane

Acute Medicine is written for registrars, junior doctors and medical students working on the wards. It is a current and concise guide to hospital emergency medicine which provides: • detailed management of acute medical and surgical emergencies, including in pregnancy • general ward management issues • descriptions of key procedures • normal laboratory values • drug formulary covering the common drugs you will use every day. It is not just a list of instructions, but contains detailed pathophysiology and useful clinical pearls. It is designed to be carried round in a pocket for easy reference.

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Humour

Sheeple

A political romantic comedy erotic crime drama thriller....with some sheep in it, obviously!

by Andy Frazier

Some way into the future, when man has self-destructed, the world now populated solely by sheep. Yes, I know it sounds ridiculous but if you transpose a world full of sheep into the current world which is actually, er full of sheep – well people acting like sheep, anyway – you get SHEEPLE. SHEEPLE After the holocaust, the only life left on earth was with a few simple sheep in one of its deepest corners. For a while it stayed that way but then, finding themselves at the top of the food chain, evolution nudged them on a little bit, until we catch up with them a millennium or so later. Now the evil Daynik and his sidekick run the world from the Ovine office with the help of a few Dollys, and everything is going ticketty-boo, thank you very much. Well it was, until a badly written novel started to create a stir amongst the Dolly ranks, who are now getting ideas. With reports of mutilation and hacking amongst the clones, the Burdoch Corporation printing true stories, and one of the back-benchers making noises about legalising grass, things start to get a bit out of hand for the Prime Muttoneer. Will our sheep-hero, Archie Woventight, uncover the cover-ups? Who really did write 50 Blades of Hay? Where is this Scoutland, where grass grows in meadows? And who is this mysterious Alex? A man?

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ELT resource books for teachers

May 1996

Teaching for Success

Brain Friendly revolution in Action!

by Mark Fletcher

By popular demand, here is a resource book which brings a wealth of information and practical activities to teachers wishing to enjoy the benefits of the Brain-friendly revolution. Estimates suggest that most of us only use between 4% and 10% of our available brain power! What could we achieve if we used a bit more? This book explains: How understanding of the brain workings has increased enormously in the last few years How the findings of neurologists have huge implications How more effective linking of the complex systems in the brain demonstrably achieves improved transfer to long-term memory. The book contains practical examples for the classroom that will have a dramatic effect on teaching methods and learning expectations in the next millennium. It includes help, examples, and activities for using Mind Mapping, N.L.P., Suggestopedia, music, colour, learning styles and much more in your classroom. Extracts from the foreword Sir Christopher Ball is patron of the Campaign for Learning, Co-Chair (with Professor Susan Greenfield) of the 'Learning and the Brain' Royal Institution seminars 2000. As a learner, I believe I can learn anything - provided the conditions are right! As a teacher, I believe I can teach anybody anything - with the same proviso ... Learning is a natural instinct, and teaching an art that can be mastered. This book is all about the conditions for successful teaching and learning. Read it, if you want to know what they are. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin ... Turn to page 2 (or any other page) and enjoy this remarkable book ... I wish I had been able to read Teaching for Success at the beginning rather than the end of my career. I expect he does too. But it's never too late to learn!

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Neurology & clinical neurophysiology

August 2015

Dr Dawn's Guide to Brain Health

by Dawn Harper

Many conditions affect our brain and nervous system, and this book provides an in-depth guide to the anatomy of our nervous system. Dr Dawn unravels the mysteries of this complex system, looking at what the different parts of our brain do and what happens when they go wrong. Topics include headaches and migraine, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, dementia, motor neurone disease, and benign and cancerous brain tumours. The relevant scans and tests, what they involve and what they can show. She also covers warning signs and symptoms, what you need to know from your doctor, and what to expect from your treatment.

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Microbiology (non-medical)

March 2017

Food Microbiology

by Ramanathan, N.

Food microbiology is a branch of applied microbiology and the scope of food microbiology is expanding rapidly to protect food from microbial spoilage and provide safe, nutritious food to consumers. We now live in a period of worldwide food crisis, a food saved is a food produced. The book embodies twenty chapters covering the types and sources of microorganisms in food, factors influencing microbial growth in foods; Preservation of food by high temperature, low temperature, dehydration, osmotic pressure, irradiation, high pressure processing, chemical preservatives, food storage and packaging; Food safety and quality management, fermented food products, dairy microbiology, microbial foods and chemicals, mushroom cultivation, and microbial enzymes. Bacterial food poisoning, mycotoxin and impact of genetically modified foods with descriptive and objective questions. In addition, procedures for fifteen practical experiments in food and dairy microbiology and glossary are included.

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Agriculture & farming

October 2020

Elements of Food Science

by Safia Jan

This book provides a sound scientific knowledge in food science. It has been written to meet the needs of students in Indian Universities perusing courses in foods, nutrition and allied courses; at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The book covers all the necessary topics. The book gives a comprehensive account of foods. It consists of four parts. Part one, constituting (s 1-3), deals mainly with the evaluation of food, colloidal chemistry of the food and sugar cookery. Starch, milk & egg cookery have been discussed in detail in part two (s 4 – 6). Part three (s 7 – 10) throws some light on vegetables, fats, pulses & fortification of foods; whereas the last part ( 11 - 12) deals with meat cookery and food adulteration.

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Health & Personal Development

March 2021

The Brain Always Wins

Improving your life through better brain management

by John Sullivan

Now fully revised, The Brain Always Wins is the practical guide to improving your life through better brain management. It is based on one simple fact: Our brain controls and determines everything we do! How we perceive, understand and respond to the world, how we survive, adapt and communicate, how we learn and remember, the decisions we make and the emotions we feel - all are determined by our amazing brain. We have to take care of our brain because it takes cares of us - and the great news is that we can! In this fully updated new edition, the authors have updated the examples to incude the latest scientific research and data, as well as including a full range of new practical PROCESS activities and recommendations. In The Brain Always Wins, John Sullivan and Chris Parker combine science and storytelling, teaching us all how to create our own personalized brain management process. So if you want to improve any - or all - aspects of your life, from personal to professional and anything in-between, The Brain Always Wins will show you how.

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Neurology & clinical neurophysiology

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by Prof. Hans Peter Hartung

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Technology, Engineering & Agriculture

January 2020

Electric Machines in Agriculture

Origin,Development and Applications

by Kevin Desmond

As far back as 1873, experiments were carried out to see whether the electric trolley system applied to omnibuses could be adapted to ploughing and tilling fields. In 1913, 1,600 trolley/cable ploughs were in use across German farmlands. The arrival of the gasoline tractor relegated the use of electricity to electroculture, short haul farm machinery and lawn mowers. But it is only with the commercial availability of the lithium-ion battery during the last decade, that electrically powered drones and more recently tractors and earth movers are being seen as the way ahead. In this, the sixth in his seminal electric transport history series, Kevin Desmond portrays the life and work of the innovative engineers who perfected these e-tractors and agricultural drones.

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Agriculture & farming

January 2011

Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants

by Vanitha Jain & P. Ananda Kumar

Nitrogen fertilizers are necessary to enhance agricultural production and to sustain food security. However, their inefficient use accrues from inherent limitations of the crop plants as well as the manner in which N fertilizers are formulated, applied and managed. The main aim of the book is to assess the various aspects of the fate of fertilizer N in context of the overall N inputs to agricultural systems, with a view to enhance the efficiency of nitrogen use and reduce the negative impacts on environment. The cross cutting issues relate to improvement in nitrogen use by emerging technologies (genetic enhancement, QTL mapping), meeting N needs by understanding its interactions with other nutrients, and mitigation of nitrogen losses caused by environmental factors and management practices. Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants develops links between basic and applied research and practical crop production by addressing a wide range of topics relating to nitrogen use efficiency, and to plant and crop responses to applications of nitrogen via fertilizers, including nitrogen acquisition and reduction, molecular approaches, nitrate induction and signaling; and nitrogen use under abiotic stresses. Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants is an invaluable classroom aid for academics working in plant physiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular breeding and agronomy, and an essential professional resource for researchers working in plant and crop systems as it provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary description of problems related to the efficient use of nitrogen in agriculture.

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