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It has been evident from many years of research work in the geohydrologic sciences that a summary of relevant past work, present work, and needed future work in multivariate statistics with geohydrologic applications is not only desirable, but is necessary. This book is intended to serve a broad sci[...]

When Hans Bethe, at the age of 97, asked his long-term collaborator, Gerry Brown, to explain his scientific work to the world, the latter knew that this was a steep task. As the late John Bahcall famously remarked: "If you know his (Bethe's) work, you might be inclined to think he is really several [...]

Focuses on the most relevant topics in anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, critical care medicine, and pain medicine. This title provides information on regional anesthesia that reflects the best of anesthesia practice, including ultrasound-guided techniques.[...]

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Kidney Disease: From advanced disease to bereavement provides guidance to renal and palliative care professionals dealing with patients with advanced kidney disease, who are approaching end of life. The book describes the tools used to achieve a good death including advance care planning, symptom co[...]

Already considered the preeminent text in MR physics, this new edition explains the physical principles of magnetic resonance imaging design and implementation using consistent nomenclature and notation. This book provides the most comprehensive yet approachable introduction to the physics and appli[...]

Although "Rock Mechanics" addresses many of the rock mechanics issues which arise in underground mining engineering, it is not a text exclusively for mining applications. It consists of five categories of topics on the science and practice of rock engineering: basic engineering principles relevant t[...]