Book Review: Handbook of Neurocritical Care

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Book Review Handbook for Language Engineers

The reader learns from this book's introduction (written by Ali Farghaly) that the objective of the book is to " equip linguists embarking on NLP assignments. " The introduction also explains why language engineers are needed and summarizes the contents of each chapter. " Domain Analysis and Representation " by Farghaly and Bruce Hedin offers a good discussion of the importance of domain analys...

Book Review of Handbook of Elemental Speciation Techniques and Methodology

These expectations are now fulfilled by the Handbook of Elemental Speciation. . . .The first volume brings together a collection of chapters covering comprehensively different aspects of procedures for speciation analysis at the different levels starting from sample collection and storage, through sample preparation approaches to render the species chromatographable, principles of separation te...

Year in review 2010: Critical Care - neurocritical care

In 2010 Critical Care published a large number of articles on critical care aspects of neurologic and neurosurgical conditions. These aspects included investigation of diagnostic criteria for bacterial meningitis, critical illness myopathy and their relationship to systemic inflammation. A number of studies investigated the biology of sepsis-related delirium, its biomarkers, its relationship to...

Year in review 2011: Critical Care - neurocritical care

Contributions from the neurosciences to Critical Care in 2011 covered an array of topics. We learned about potential biomarkers for, and the effect of cerebral oxygen metabolism on, delirium, in addition to treatment of the latter. A group of investigators studied surface cooling in healthy awake volunteers, and incidence of infection associated with therapeutic hypothermia. The effects of stat...