Category: Textbooks

Anthropology of Infectious Disease, (PDF) synthesizes the thriving field of anthropology of infectious disease in a biocultural, critical framework. Expert medical anthropologist Merrill Singer holistically combines the behaviors of microorganisms and the activities of complex social systems, presenting how we exist with pathogenic agents of disease in a complicated process

This ebook, Model-Based System Architecture (PDF) combines the emerging discipline of systems architecting with model-based approaches using SysML. The early chapters of the ebook provide the fundamentals of systems architecture; discussing what systems architecting entails and how it benefits systems engineering. Model-based systems engineering is then defined, and its capabilities

Adolescent Dating Violence: Theory, Research, and Prevention, (PDF) condenses the course, risk/protective factors, concerns, and treatment/prevention of adolescent dating violence. Dating violence is defined as physical, psychological, sexual, and cyber behavior meant to cause physical, emotional, or social harm to a current or former intimate partner. The ebook discusses the

A Math Primer for Engineers (PDF) will be of interest to bioengineers and engineers looking for the mathematical means to help further their work, and it will provide readers a glimpse of many ideas that may spark their interest. Engineering and Mathematics are inevitably interconnected, and this interaction will steadily

Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice (PDF) contains decision-making algorithms and step-by-step treatment guidelines that help medical students and dentists alike. The active use of preventive measures is invaluable in clinical practice, but the best way to ensure effective management of a medical emergency is to be prepared in advance. Practitioners