I have been in this field for 18 years and found this book to be very informative. I was greatly impressed at the explainations of the different types of trauma. I would highly recommend this book as reference book to homocide investigators, F.I. and any law enforcement personelle working this area.

In a refreshing and winsome way, Dr. Rao tells the journeys of children whose lives have been affected, sometimes dramatically, by illness. Weaving together illustrative stories and inspired wisdom, he encourages families to unconditionally love, value, and support each child as a gift from God. This book will remind you that your call to serve children is indeed a high call.
Teri J. Brown, MD
Commissioner, Tulare County Children and Families Commission

What makes Bugs, Drugs and Hugs such a wonderful book is that Dr. Rao involves the reader emotionally by beginning each chapter with a dramatic true story of a patient who has a medical problem. As he explains how the illness is diagnosed and treated, the reader learns much about childhood and teen medical problems. The stories are scientifically accurate without being full of jargon ordinary people can't understand.
Shirley Hickman
Educator and Parent

A breakthrough book on object-oriented programming concepts and their implementation in C++ ...

If you're a professional who is interested in exploring the concepts of object-oriented programming, this practical book provides a comprehensive, in-depth survey of
the current advances and developments in the field. You already know what a valuable tool C++ is. Now you'll learn how to use it effectively in this new programming
paradigm, while at the same time gain an understanding of the theoretical basis of the concepts you employ. Additionally, the presentation of the C++ syntax and
language features will prove invaluable if you're planning to migrate to C++.

Featuring a balanced treatment of both object-oriented programming and C++, this book examines some of the recent developments in the field, including concurrent
programming, object-oriented databases, prototyping, polymorphism, and multiple inheritance. Each chapter includes detailed analyses, surveys of the most recent
developments in the field, and practical examples in C++ to demonstrate exactly when and how to use each concept presented.

Govindan Nair, prone to over-philosophizing about the otherwise ordinary middle class life in south India, explains his views to his neighbour in this brief, entertaining, and surreal novel. A whimsical tone throughout the narrative carries a strong, unmitigated and deplorable stench of melancholy and uncertainty, in the personal lives of a society groping for an identity and purpose. Principles of Vaishnavism and the ills of British rule form a genesis for the thoughts of this thoroughly enjoyable tale.

excellent treatise from a great scientist on indian soil.

this can be a benchmark for All India sectoral stud

This book is so far the most complete reference of the transform "discrete cosine transform". We can see the author's time and effort by only looking at the reference section (more then 200+ references). This book outlines different algorithms for computing 1D, 2D DCT, IDCT, some includings FORTRAN codes. Without this book, collecting all the existing journals about DCT will probably takes several months. This book is good for novices about DCT, as well as good for experts.

More than a book,the elements of hindu iconography is a referance source that gives every deatiled explanations of legends about hindu deities.If anyone is academicly working on icons (hindu) this is the right collection.Well ýt does not contain more social sciencetific datas but every description of these great icons,can be find in this collection.Trimurta belief and tons of other combinations can be find.I havent searched the whole collection but ý have checked what is in and translated

nearly 86 pages to turkish.It is a deep and heavy collection about icons.

"Fundamentals of Microsystems Packaging" is an informative, well-written textbook, the first to cover this rapidly-evolving technology. Professor Tummala's latest book should appeal to only three groups: those who know a lot about microsystems packaging, those who know something about it, and those who know nothing about it.

Microsystems packaging specialists, who typically focus on one sub-specialty, will find this detailed exposition of the entire field broadening. Non-specialists with some general packaging knowledge will find here all that they need to fully understand and work with the key elements of microsystems packaging. Novices, students, and those in related technical fields will find a well-structured introduction that prepares them to deal with microsystems packaging.

This comprehensive textbook offers to all of the above groups a firm grounding in the diverse disciplines comprising microsystems packaging. Nineteen of the chapters share the title, "Fundamentals of ...". "Fundamental" means "a foundation," and that is what these chapters provide, covering the key elements of topics ranging from semiconductors to systems, including design, processing, materials, manufacture, testing, performance, reliability, thermal management, and environmental considerations.

For the specialist, who must build upon these foundations, each chapter includes a judicious selection of recommended further readings. For the autodidact, the scholar, or the flagellant, there are even homework problems to test your knowledge. Four chapters, covering optoelectronics, MEMS, RF packaging, and wafer-level packaging, lead the venturesome to the borders of today's knowledge, where they might glimpse the promised land, or just gape at the dark forests of ignorance.

Although the text is the child of fifty authors, the logical flow and smooth editing make it a unified work that speaks with one clear voice. Despite their diversity, the 2:1 ratio of academic to practitioner authors makes a good balance of technical rigor and practical experience. Talented illustrators provided a wealth of informative two-color pictures, charts, pictures, and diagrams.

In summary, despite my forty years in microelectronics research, engineering, management, and consulting, I learned new things every time I opened this book.

I have 14 years experience with essential thrombocythemia as a patient. My son, Gabriel, who is a sophomore honors student and certified phlebotomist, browsed each chapter and tells me, "Basically, the book is extremely informative in the mechanics and biochemistry of platelet form and function." He told me that there was no mention of platelet life cycle. So, if you are interested, like me, in the stem cell synthesis of platelets you still need to look in the scientific journals. But, I guess, you had best buy this book first, so you will have a firm foundation - right? I find it readable.