specialist interested in working up a medical finding in a patient; however, given its objectives, this text may lack the detail that an internal medicine resident might require. Another valuable characteristic of this text is that it emphasizes selecting procedures based on their yield and cost, an aspect of medicine that is not emphasized in traditional medical education. This volume represen...

Much confusion has been generated by the sharply differing perspectives of the various stakeholders on the benefit to risk assessment of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). To make these issues clearer, this chapter aims to provide a review and critique of the following topics: (1) published randomized clinical trials on the efficacy of SSRIs for the treatment of major depressive d...

In recent years, there have been great expectations for vision systems (computer vision). They are useful in various fields including surveillance cameras for crime prevention, appearance inspection of manufactured goods, CT scans and tissue examination in medicine, robot vision, and analysis and evaluation of movement in sports studies as well as image searching on the Internet. Furthermore, a...

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The material is substantial, informative and complete with explanations of the physiology underlying nutrition, but still maintains readability appropriate for the general public. In addition, there is a summary and resource section at the end of each chapter to help guide those who wish to read more about a given topic, as well as useful appendices with growth charts, recommended daily allowan...

−228− Synthesiology English edition Vol.5 No.4 pp.228-240 (Mar. 2013) manner. The typical period required for the development of a radiation dose standard is approximately 3–5 years. Here, by fully utilizing existing research facilities and technologies, the period from the commencement of development to dissemination was reduced to approximately 1.5 years. Moreover, a widely available calibrat...

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The organization of goal-directed movements is a process central to the relationship between brain and behavior. In The Neural and Behavioral Organization of GoalDirected Movements, the author describes the cooperation between the neurological and musculoskeletal systems which produces mechanical movement. By nature, the subject is an interesting mixture of basic neurophysiology and abstract ps...

This chapter first provides an introduction to the physical communication links that constitute the building blocks of data networks. The major focus of the chapter is then data link control (i.e., the point-to-point protocols needed to control the passage of data over a communication link). Finally, a number of point-to-point protocols at the network, transport, and physical layers are discuss...