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 Technical and Economic Valuation of Healthcare Building Upgrade English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030801721 | 152 Pages | PDF | 5 MB The book presents a methodology for detecting intervention needs on existing healthcare buildings and estimating the related costs, to perform a sustainable financial planning for modernization, regulatory adjustment and performance upgrade. By the identification of specific parameters, characterizing the building in terms of layout typology, technical features and services provision, it proposes a framework for the collection of relevant information to current regulations and standards. Integrated evaluation tools are developed to perform first a technical assessment of the investigated building, basing on the survey of its key features and on the codification of standard actions. Then, appraisal procedure valuates intervention cost from the similarity degree between the object of analysis and a set of interventions already performed on healthcare assets. The book offers a valuable tool for technical professionals, public administrations and healthcare managers engaged in maintenance and performance assessment of healthcare facilities.  Suffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme Disease in an Age of Denial By Allie Cashel; Bernard Raxlen 2015 | 232 Pages | ISBN: 1583949240 | PDF | 2 MB Allie Cashel has suffered from chronic Lyme disease for sixteen years-but much of the medical community refuses to recognize her symptoms as the result of infectious disease. InSuffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme Disease in an Age of Denial,Cashel paints a living portrait of what is often called post-treatment Lyme syndrome, featuring the stories of chronic Lyme patients from around the world and their struggle for recognition and treatment.In the United States alone, at least 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, and it is estimated that 20 percent of them go on to develop chronic symptoms of the disease, including (but not limited to) muscle and joint pain; digestive problems; extreme fatigue, confusion, and dizziness; sensations of burning and numbness; and immune-system dysfunction. Before reaching a final diagnosis, many of these patients are misdiagnosed with diseases and conditions like lupus, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, anxiety, and even dementia. Despite these numbers and routine misdiagnoses, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)claim it is impossible for the Lyme bacteria to survive in the body after standard antibiotic therapy. For these chronic patients who have their suffering routinely dismissed by doctors-and even family and friends-the social effects of the illness can be as crippling as the disease itself.Suffering the Silenceis a personal and provocative call to break the stigma and ignorance that currently surrounds chronic Lyme disease and other misunderstood chronic illnesses-but it is also a message of hope and comfort for Lyme sufferers, encouraging them to share their stories, seek out treatment, and remember that they are not alone.  Socrates Mystagogos: Initiation Into Inquiry By Don Adams 2016 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 1472484835 | PDF | 2 MB For Socrates, philosophy is not like Christian conversion from error to truth, but rather it is like the pagan process whereby a young man is initiated into cult mysteries by a more experienced man - the mystagogos - who prepares him and leads him to the sacred precinct. In Greek cult religion, the mystagogos prepared the initiate for the esoteric mysteries revealed by the hierophant. Socrates treats traditional wisdom with scepticism, and this makes him appear ridiculous or dangerous in the eyes of cultural conservatives. Nevertheless, his scepticism is not radical: custom is not something on which we must turn our backs if we are to pursue the truth. Socrates assumes an epistemology and employs a method by which he induces his companions to begin the critical and self-critical process of philosophical inquiry, not ignoring conventional wisdom, but thinking through and reinterpreting it as they make constructive progress towards the truth. He provides conclusive and convincing arguments in support of controversial answers to some of the most important moral questions he poses.
 Owen Hargie, "Skilled Interpersonal Communication: Research, Theory and Practice, 5th Edition" English | 2010 | ISBN: 0415432049, 0415432030 | 632 pages | PDF | 3.8 MB There is a fundamental, powerful, and universal desire amongst humans to interact with others. People have a deep-seated need to communicate, and the greater their ability in this regard the more satisfying and rewarding their lives will be. The contribution of skilled interpersonal communication to success in both personal and professional contexts is now widely recognised and extensively researched. As such, knowledge of various types of skills, and of their effects in social interaction, is crucial for effective interpersonal functioning.  Alistair Moffat, James Naughtie, "Scotland's Last Frontier: A Journey Along the Highland Line, 2nd Edition" English | 2015 | ISBN: 1780273312 | 288 pages | EPUB | 3.1 MB The Highland Line is the most profound internal boundary in Britain. First recognised by Agricola in the first century AD (parts of its most northerly portion mark the furthest north the Romans got) it divides the country both geologically and culturally, signalling the border between highland and lowland, Celtic and English-speaking, crofting and farming.  Alistair Moffat, "Scotland: A History from Earliest Times, 2nd Edition" English | 2016 | ISBN: 1780272804, 1780274386 | 576 pages | EPUB | 11.17 MB From the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, historian and author Alistair Moffat explores the history of the Scottish nation. As well as focusing on key moments in the nation's history such as the Battle of Bannockburn and the Jacobite Risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented.  Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development in 24 Hours, 4th Edition English | 2021 | ISBN: 9780137445219 | 900 Pages | EPUB | 63 MB In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Unity Game Development in 24 Hours will help you master the Unity game engine. This books straightforward, step-by-step approach teaches you everything from the absolute basics through sophisticated game physics, animation, and mobile device deployment techniques. Every lesson builds on what youve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.
 Roots of Resistance: A Story of Gender, Race, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras by Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda 2021 | ISBN: 1477322183 | English | 432 pages | PDF | 27.4 MB On May 1, 1954, striking banana workers on the North Coast of Honduras brought the regional economy to a standstill, invigorating the Honduran labor movement and placing a series of demands on the US-controlled banana industry. Their actions ultimately galvanized a broader working-class struggle and reawakened long-suppressed leftist ideals. The first account of its kind in English, Roots of Resistance explores contemporary Honduran labor history through the story of the great banana strike of 1954 and centers the role of women in the narrative of the labor movement. Drawing on extensive firsthand oral history and archival research, Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda examines the radical organizing that challenged US capital and foreign intervention in Honduras at the onset of the Cold War. She reveals the everyday acts of resistance that laid the groundwork for the 1954 strike and argues that these often-overlooked forms of resistance should inform analyses of present-day labor and community organizing. Roots of Resistance highlights the complexities of transnational company hierarchies, gender and race relations, and labor organizing that led to the banana workers strike and how these dynamics continue to reverberate in Honduras today.  Quantum Anthropology: Man, Cultures, and Groups in a Quantum Perspective By Radek Trnka, Radmila Lorencova 2016 | 193 Pages | ISBN: 8024634708 | PDF | 2 MB [center]  Python Algorithmic Trading Cookbook: All the recipes you need to implement your own trading strategies in Python by Pushpak Dagade |
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