The impact of basic science radiobiological research is now being recognized of significant importance in clinical radiation oncology. Observations made in the laboratory using animals as'well as tissue culture have led to a better biologic understanding of techniques for altered fractionation, techniques for measuring tumor cell proliferation, the possi bilities and limitations of methods for evaluation of nonrandomized clinical studies in deriving time dose relationships for human tumors...

Well-Being as a Multidimensional Concept highlights the ways that culture and community influence concepts of wellness, the experience of well-being, and health outcomes. This book includes both theoretical conceptualizations and practice-based explorations from a multidisciplinary group of contributors, including distinguished, widely celebrated senior experts as well as emerging voices in the fields of health promotion, health research, clinical practice, community engagement, a...

The biologic effects of radiation on normal tissues and tumors represent a complex area for investigation. These effects are of far-reaching consequence to the diagnostic radiologist and the radiation oncologist having a significant impact not only in concepts relative to radiation protection but also in concepts relative to tumor biology and its response to radiation injury. The volume edited by SCHERER, STREFFER, and TROTT represents an extension of basic radiation biology data into the ...

One of the most important questions of our previous common volumes about affective, schizoaffective, and schizophrenic disorders was the question of what connects and what separates psychotic disorders (Marneros and Tsuang, Schizo affective Psychoses, Springer-Verlag, 1986; Marneros and Tsuang Affective and Schizoaffective Disorders, Springer-Verlag, 1990; Marneros, Andreasen, and Tsuang, Negative and Positive Schizophrenia, Springer-Verlag 1993). The boundaries between various psychotic d...

How do you make something out of nothing?Up your game with this masterclass in creative thinking. Combining Dave Trott's distinctive, almost Zen-like storytelling, humour and practical advice, One Plus One Equals Three is a collection of provocative anecdotes and thought experiments designed to light a fire under your own creative ambitions.From the First World War sailor who survived being sunk three times in one day to the one-time 'merchant of d...

Mathematics is one of the fundamental skills that a poker player has to acquire, as poker is a game of skill and mathematics is one of the essential skills that poker players need to master. Poker is a game in which mathematics plays a crucial role since it enables players to improve their decision-making at the table. Poker players who have a better understanding of the probability and odds involved in the game have a better chance of beating their opponents and winning more games.

In police detective work, the continuity of the chain of evidence is everything. When that chain is broken, details are lost, misaligned, dismissed, or missed entirely. When that happens, it becomes a discontinuity — a break in the record where truth can disappear.The newly installed law-enforcement AI system, LANTERN, was designed to find what human investigators miss. For months, it has quietly searched old files, active cases, forensic reports, and sealed records, drawing connec...

A Novel of Obsession, Betrayal, and the High Price of ReputationHenry Larson had it all—or so it seemed. A respected chamber musician and beloved professor, his world was built on harmony and routine. But as he crossed into his sixties, the music began to fade.Enter Margie Hart: brilliant, beguiling, and bitter. She spins a tale of injustice, claiming her friend Alicia is being targeted by envious colleagues in the music department. Henry, flattered by Margie’s att...

In the shadow of war, love and loyalty collide.White Plains, 1776 — Amid the chaos of the Revolutionary War, John and Rachel are torn between family, duty, and an unbreakable love that defies the very fabric of their divided world. His father is a Loyalist; she’s the daughter of a passionate Patriot. Their families' bitter rivalry has always kept them apart, but the arrival of the British Redcoats shatters their lives forever.When the Redcoats march into town, the ...

Jill was once a rising star in the art world—a painter of rare talent and emotional depth. But too many rejections, too many domestic disappointments, and the slow suffocation of her creative fire have left her empty. She hasn’t picked up a brush in months. Until he arrives.Josh is a quiet, enigmatic stranger who appears one snowy evening with an uncanny interest in Jill’s forgotten artwork. His praise is intoxicating, his presence oddly electric—and something about him awakens a d...

Literature is at the heart of popular understandings of the First World War in Britain, and has perpetuated a popular memory of the conflict centred on disillusionment, horror and futility. This book examines how and why literature has had this impact, exploring the role played by authors, publishers and readers in constructing the memory of the war since 1918. It demonstrates that publishers were as influential as authors in shaping perceptions of the conflict, and it provides a detailed ...

The Undelivered RosesA Cedar Hollow MysterySome love stories don't end. They wait.When Eloise Hartwell climbs into the attic of her small-town bookshop in search of Valentine's decorations, she expects dust, cobwebs-and maybe a little nostalgia. What she doesn't expect is a long-forgotten florist's box filled with roses that should not exist... and refuse to stay where she puts them.As Cedar Hollow prepares for its Valentine celebra...