Pediatric Endocrinology, Fourth Edition (Clinical Pediatrics, 9)

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The fourth edition of this text presents breakthroughs in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of children with endocrine and endocrine-related disorders. It addresses every condition and situation encountered in day-to-day clinical practice - from growth abnormalities and thyroid disease to diabetes, obesity and hypertension.

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Contemporary Pediatric Endocrinology.......2006-06-08

This textbook was recommended by our subspecialist in pediatric endocrinology as a text for general pediatric resident education. (He also recommends smaller textbooks, but for a comprehensive read, this is the one he bought for our program.)

I was surprised to find it very readable. It's well-organized, and written in a fashion that doesn't put me to sleep. Even if I were to find myself dozing off, occasionally I find little bits that make me wake up. Examples include the blurb about recent presidential elections in the first chapter about short stature and the mention of Mark McGwire's home runs in Chapter 39.

Overall a nice textbook, and I would purchase it except that it's beyond the scope of what a resident makes. For those that know me, it's on my Amazon Wishlist. . . .

Introduction to Stochastic Calculus with Applications

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Splendid text, but perhaps a bit lost in the shuffle.
A good book with yet misleading intro
Excellent introduction to stochastic processes
One of the best concise and readable books on the subject
Introduction to Stochastic Calculus with Applications

Introduction to Stochastic Calculus with Applications
Fima C. Klebaner
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ASIN: 186094566X

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This book presents a concise treatment of stochastic calculus and its applications. It gives a simple but rigorous treatment of the subject including a range of advanced topics, it is useful for practitioners who use advanced theoretical results. It covers advanced applications, such as models in mathematical finance, biology and engineering. Self-contained and unified in presentation, the book contains many solved examples and exercises. It may be used as a textbook by advanced undergraduates and graduate students in stochastic calculus and financial mathematics. It is also suitable for practitioners who wish to gain an understanding or working knowledge of the subject. For mathematicians, this book could be a first text on stochastic calculus; it is good companion to more advanced texts by a way of examples and exercises. For people from other fields, it provides a way to gain a working knowledge of stochastic calculus. It shows all readers the applications of stochastic calculus methods and takes readers to the technical level required in research and sophisticated modelling. This second edition contains a new chapter on bonds, interest rates and their options. New materials include more worked out examples in all chapters, best estimators, more results on change of time, change of measure, random measures, new results on exotic options, FX options, stochastic and implied volatility, models of the age-dependent branching process and the stochastic LotkaVolterra model in biology, non-linear filtering in engineering and five new figures.

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Splendid text, but perhaps a bit lost in the shuffle........2006-05-14

The second edition of this delightful title by Fima C. Klebaner (Monash University, Australia) is a well-written and worthwhile excursion into the realm of stochastic calculus. The text is suited for self-study for a newcomer to the area and there are numerous worked out examples interspersed throughout. Chapters 1 and 2 cover the basics of math and probability/random processes. The author next moves to discuss Brownian Motion and its calculus (the Ito calculus) in chapters 3 and 4. The coverage of the SDEs, diffusions, martingales, semi-martingales, and pure jump processes are included next. Subsequently a chapter on some results concerning the change of probability measure rounds up the theoretical part of the book. There are four final chapters (in the 2nd edition) on applications in finance (stocks, bonds, two fundamental theorems on asset pricing, discussion of various market models), biology (Feller and Wright-Fisher diffusions, branching and birth-death processes, stochastic Lotka-Volterra models) and engineering/physics (filtering and random oscillators) to help satisfy the curiosity of the application-minded readers.

The second edition contains a new chapter on bonds and interest rates, and incorporates more worked-out examples throughout. The discussion of the Stratanovich formulation of Ito's calculus has been moved from the final chapter in the first edition, to the last section of chapter 5 on SDEs. Also at the back of the book there are many answers provided to the selected exercises. For fully grasping the concepts presented, having a background in real analysis and measure theory is helpful but not completely necessary. This was my first book on the subject and it immensely helped me form a fair understanding of the concepts, techniques and terminology of the stochastic calculus. I could only guess that many of you would also benefit from taking up this title at some point in your studies. The only thing that I sensed missing was a glossary with a list of common financial terms for the benefit of those readers who come from a different background. For the science oriented readers, another suggested title is "Stochastic Calculus: Applications in Science and Engineering" by Mircea Grigoriu, which at the same time does a nice job of touching upon the all-important computational methods.

A good book with yet misleading intro.......2003-03-14

I have to agree with one of the earlier reviewers who rates the book only 3-star. As a reader from engineering background who is determined to grasp the gist of stochastic calculus, I found at the beginning this book hard to carry on. It is only after taking on some readings about theoretical probability and measure theory that I find this book enjoyable. Thus, the statement of 'only a basic knowledge of calculus and probability is required' in the preface is misleading. One has to realize what is considered 'basic knowledge' for mathematicians may not be basic for engineerings, and vice versa.

But, this is indeed an excellent book on the subject without burdening the readers with every rigorous proofs. I would have rated it 5-star if not for the misleading statement. As long as one has a basic knowledge in real analysis, indeed very basic, one will find this book highly enjoyable.

Excellent introduction to stochastic processes.......2002-12-01

This is a very nice book. Looking forward to the 2nd edition with more material particularly on interest rate models.

One of the best concise and readable books on the subject.......2002-10-01

I've seen lot's of other books, (Karatzas, Protter, etc.) but none of them were so well and concisely written. I do recommend this book to anybody who wants to get a quick but still pretty thorough intro to the matter, without spending too much time on the proofs.

Introduction to Stochastic Calculus with Applications.......2001-05-27

This is a very readable text, which is very rare for this subject. Most text on stochastic calculus and Brownian motion rely heavily on measure theory. This text only assumes a familiarity with calculus and concepts in probability theory.

A good introduction to stochastic calculus for students who have a limited knowledge of measure theory (almost everyone except for pure physics and pure maths graduates).

Pediatric Endocrinology, Fifth Edition, Volume One: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Resistance, and Hypoglycemia
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Peditatric Endocrinology Set ( Volume I & Volume II)

Pediatric Endocrinology, Fifth Edition, Volume One: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Resistance, and Hypoglycemia

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Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 renowned contributors that comprehensively address every topic and trend relevant to the identification, diagnosis, and management of endocrine and endocrine-related disorders in children. Substantially revised and expanded, the two comprehensive volumes authoritatively cover the latest advances in research and clinical care relevant to the identification, diagnosis, and management of the diseases affecting children referred to the pediatric endocrinologist. The Fifth Edition offers 20 chapters with the most up-to-date appraisal of obesity in the pediatric population, as well as examines the latest breakthroughs in the care of diabetes, hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndromes. The partner volume contains 33 chapters devoted to the diseases of the endocrine glands, including disorders of growth, the adrenal cortex and medulla, as well as sexual differentiation, thyroid, and parathyroid conditions and fluid balance diseases.

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Peditatric Endocrinology Set ( Volume I & Volume II).......2007-03-14

Althought this title is found when searching "pediatric endocrinology", the search fails to provide the information regarding Volume II and the Set information.
ISBN:142004270X is Pediatric Endocrinology Volume II
ISBN:1420042718 is Pediatric Endocrinology Set ( Volume I & Volume II)

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food for thought and another great book about Israel
Haunting Portrayal of the "Alzheimers of the Left"
For readers with very specific tastes
Fima, a symbol of unfulfilled promise in the state of Israel
Funny, Moving, and Memorable

Fima
Amos Oz
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Fima’s life in Jerusalem always manages to become enmeshed in the mundane. With wit and storytelling mastery, Oz portrays a man - and a generation - that has dreams but does nothing. Named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Translated by Nicholas de Lange. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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food for thought and another great book about Israel.......2006-12-05

There are many people who suggest that Amos Oz is actually a political activist, not a writer. In fact, I think he is both. He has very clear political views (and, incidentally, I completely agree with him and admire him for them) and is a very skilled writer, who has good ideas for fiction books and is able to lay them out in very transparent prose, which makes the result infallibly a pleasure to read. And not only a pleasure, but a food for thought.

"Fima" is a book where at least two planes are immediately discernible. They are in agreement with the "double identity" of the author - one is a great critical view of Israel's political situation, with an acute analysis of nearly every fraction and orientation, the media, the traditions, the language; the second one is a great portrait of the main character, Efraim (Fima) Nisan who expresses all the layers of the first plane. Probably one of the greater protagonists in the contemporary literature, Fima has a complex personality, which makes him rather difficult to deal with. Difficult for his friends and family as well as for the reader - he is not easy to classify in any way, he is neither a hero nor a villain... If anything, he might be called an anti-hero of our times.

A middle-aged man, Fima lives alone in an apartment in Jerusalem. He is divorced, practically lives off his father, who owns a successful cosmetics factory and at every visit slips some money into Fima's pocket. Although he missed nothing in life, being from a well- off family and having received a solid education in humanities, Fima cannot be called successful himself. At least not in the American sense of the word. I cannot blame the American readers who wrote the reviews below for perceiving him as a loser - by their standards he is one. He works at the reception desk in the gynecological clinic. Sometimes he does not show up to work at all. From time to time he writes an article to a magazine, mostly expressing his political views, proof- reads the scientific papers of his friends - professors, and helps the nurse at the clinic with more difficult crossword clues. Intelectually, he is missing nothing. Still, he is absolutely lost in his relations with people, in the daily life, a mess of animated and unanimated surroundings, he takes things as they come but does nothing with them. He ponders on every detail, every smallest event cause him to stop on his way or change completely the course of his day. Everything can be a beginning of a small philosophical treatise.

Oz puts in Fima's mouth the criticism of Israeli political course, the never ending war with the Arabs, which are probably his own views, but being uttered by Fima, an absolutely passive being, who does absolutely nothing to change anything (in fact, he is an emotional parasite), they become a criticism of the Israeli left as well. In fact, I know a lot of people who opposed the system in exactly the same way as Fima does, by passive resistance and this helped them to stay sane and support the change when it came, therefore they are not completely useless. Nevertheless, someone else had to initiate the change.

Haunting Portrayal of the "Alzheimers of the Left".......2003-04-08

While Oz, the admirable peace activist, may have intended to symbolize the state of Israel with his loveable, yet senile protagonist, and while this symbolism rings true, he also succeeds in brilliantly depicting Israel's left or pro-Palestinian Jews as so seriously demented one wonders how society can fail to commit them to some type of institution, where, one hopes, treatment can be found.

Even if the reader has no sympathy for the plight of our neighbors, our cousins, the Palestinian people, no feeling of remorse for the degradation and cruelty inflicted upon them by the IDF, by the end of the story, some sympathy/remorse will emerge. As Amira Hass wrote recently in Haaretz, it is difficult for us to criticize, never mind condemn our soldiers, for they are our brothers, our sons, our friends, and we know their experiences. We know their fear. Yet Oz, by calling himself a demented lunatic who rightfully ought to be committed, wins us over, somewhat. Perhaps, out of fear, we do go too far. Perhaps Hass is right - for the Palestinian degraded by "routine" inspections, the soldier is Israel - and we choose to ignore and disregard the Palestinian perspective. Yet even most of us in the "right wing" know that the Palestinian is not our enemy. Their "government", their "system of education", their censored "media" and of course Hamas - these institutions and the people behind them are our enemies.

However, the Jewish left goes far beyond Amira Hass's reasonable suggestions. As Fima rightly understands, over ten years ago, even reasonable demands (such as an end to demolitions unless they've been proven in a court to have smuggling tunnels below them or to be homes that harbor terrorists, or an end to the degradation of Palestinians at checkpoints and an open door policy on anyone in need of medical assistance), demands most of us would otherwise be ready to agree to, fall to the wayside as our mouths hang agape, in shock at the absurdity that groups like B'Tselem churn out like McDonald's hamburgers - you know it's not kosher - in fact, you know that it's crap, but it's omnipresent. Fima argues with himself that if only the right knew that the left wouldn't go too far, wouldn't give it all away and leave us, again, with nothing, that we'd all give the Palestinians most of what they want (what Barak offered them) and that would be the end of it. And to some extent, he's right. But there would have to be some trust, and Israelis, well, we can't have any trust right now. Stop bombing our buses and cafes for a while, give us a chance to rebuild that trust. The interaction between Palestinians and Israelis does slowly build that faith, but when Barak offered up whole towns as "goodwill gestures" during Camp David and the Palestinians responded by bombing women and children, well, that trust evaporated and the warm area where it had grown froze over. Barghouti says that the Intifada arose from anger over "failed" Camp David accords mixed with indignation over the Temple Mount riots. Barghouti, get with the picture. We offered you everything you'll ever hope to get and you killed our children. An Intifada on Your Intifada. A massacre on your massacre. Do you know the Purim story, Barghouti? (Bush announced that there would be a war on Purim, this year) When the Persians thought they'd massacre us, we turned the tables on them. The same things happened to you. Do you think we don't know how many of us you'd kill, had you the power? Had you the "weapons of mass destruction"? We know, and that's why we don't ever want to let you have your own port, your own airport, your own direct path to importing the means of our total destruction. Take a lesson from Saddam's current experience, it's not a good idea to encourage suicide bombers. Now that such actions are condemned as "terrorism" and now that there's a "war on terrorism" - perhaps you should rethink your own dementia during the days of Ehud Barak and the Golden Opportunity. Your move to Intifada then makes George W.'s strategies seem pure genius. Your line of logic elevates Bush's to the level of Albert Einstein. Barghouti, Jewish Left, time to get some thinkers on your side. All you've got now is RainMan and the WaterBoy. So lost, like Fima, in distracted and disjointed thoughts on three thousand different topics that one coherent sentence seems like a miracle.

Yes, Oz, you've wrung some sympathy from my heart. Some for the Palestinians and yet far more for our Jewish Left, who can't get it together enough to form a sentence, and get us all to agree to what we've all been ready to give for a long, long time.

While the world is aware of how the Palestinian lack of a free press, lack of freedom of speech has resulted in a propaganda machine no more honest than your average reporting on al Jazeera, our Jewish Left swallows it whole and is blissfully oblivious. Like Fima, smiling widely while wandering aimlessly in the streets.

For readers with very specific tastes.......2001-07-02

Amos Oz's " Fima " talks about the daily life and thoughts
of a 54year-old Jewish grown up . While our central hero's life goes
on , the writer takes the chance to introduce us his character and
give us a clue of what is he like through various flashbacks. Some of
them include spicy trip campings in Greece , past discussions with his
father and memories of women he dumped and got dumped from . Fima
seems to be confused and quitte frankly , not really interested of
what he wants from life . He is obsessed though with politics . He
spents hours and hours talking about it with his friends , family and
collegues . The chaos in Fima's life seems somehow strangely connected
with all this mess in the Israeli state. Through insignificant ,only
on the surface ,chats like the one with the taxi driver , Oz is trying
to speak once again about the vital need for peace in the area . The
problem is that his book will bore someone who is not interested or
informed about the Middle East crisis and furthermore , it lacks a
certain plot to keep the reader entertained.

Fima, a symbol of unfulfilled promise in the state of Israel.......2000-07-08

Amos Oz's "Fima" as translated by Nicholas de Lange is the story of Efraim Nison, son of a cosmetics manufacturing industrialist, and an intellectual and poet whose life never quite gets off the ground. He spends half his time working as a lowly receptionist in a clinic and the other half struggling to stay in one piece, if not boring his friends to death pontificating about the dismal state of politics prevailing in the modern state of Israel. He engages his family and friends but is succoured by them. His relationships with various women including his ex-wife are also frankly ludicrous. But Efraim's incoherent and wasted life cannot be interpreted as anything other than Oz's metaphor for the moribund state of Israel's moral authority after securing its own nationhood. He questions the hardline Jewish approach to its Arab neighbours today by drawing parallels with the mentality of the Nazis in the 30s and 40s. The lurking blood hound in man is humourously but no less chillingly portrayed in the episode with the cockroach. Dimi's shattering confession to Efraim about the dog is equally poignant. Oz, though cynical about the lasting effects of positive action on future generations, ends on a quietly optimistic note. "Fima" isn't exactly an easy book to digest. The symbolism is a little heavyhanded in parts, but the undeniable sense of humour in Oz's writing carries the book. Oz is in fine form for most of the way but gets distracted and loses focus towards the last third. Still, "Fima" makes an intellectually stimulating read and is definitely worth checking out.

Funny, Moving, and Memorable.......1999-12-30

Fima was my introduction to the writings of Amos Oz. This wonderful translation retains the humor and poetry of his book, allowing the reader to step into his world, his Israel. If you like the writings of Milan Kundera, you will like the writings of Amos Oz, and Fima is a wonderful starting point.

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Childhood Nutrition (Modern Nutrition)
Fima Lifshitz
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An invaluable resource, Childhood Nutrition provides accurate facts on current concepts in pediatric nutrition, including theories of nutrition in the pathophysiology of disease and in developing nutritional healthcare plans. Written by an outstanding group of specialists, each chapter is thoroughly researched and referenced.

Children's Nutrition (The Jones and Bartlett Series in Nursing)

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Children's Nutrition (The Jones and Bartlett Series in Nursing)
Fima Lifshitz , Nancy Moses Finch , and Jere Ziffer Lifshitz
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Common Pediatric Disorders: Metabolism, Heart Disease, Allergies, Substance Abuse, and Trauma (Clinical Pediatrics, Vol 1)

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Common Pediatric Disorders: Metabolism, Heart Disease, Allergies, Substance Abuse, and Trauma (Clinical Pediatrics, Vol 1)

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Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology

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BIG, INFORMATIVE AND CONSISE - MUST HAVE

Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology
John, Bsc (Hons), Ceng, Miee, Gieie, Cmath, Fima, Fcollp Bird
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-Comprehensive coverage = easy learning progression from L3 to L4 -Careful syllabus matching for 2000/1 Edexcel specifications and current degree modules -John Bird's 'learning by example' technique is a thoroughly practical way of gaining knowledge and understanding. Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology is a fully comprehensive text for courses in electrical and electronic principles, circuit theory and electrical technology. The coverage takes students from the fundamentals of the subject, up to and including first degree level. Thus, this book is ideal for students studying engineering for the first time, and suitable for pre-degree vocational courses, especially where progression to higher levels of study is likely.

John Bird's approach, based on 700 worked examples supported by over 1000 problems (icluding answers), is ideal for students of a wide range of abilities, and can be worked through at the student's own pace. Theory is kept to a minimum, placing a firm emphasis on problem-solving skills, and making this a thoroughly practical introduction to these core subjects in the electrical and electronic engineering curriculum.

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BIG, INFORMATIVE AND CONSISE - MUST HAVE.......2007-06-08

If your just starting out get Schaum's Basic Electricity - by Milton Gussow, for everything else GET THIS BOOK! It's very big and informative. It contains almost everything you could ever want to know. It's not for absolute beginners, but rather a comperhensive reference for intermediate and advanced people. In one word GREAT! You want be sorry!

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Perfect for me!
Superficial
A must read!
A much needed book on the subject of object monitors
Great book on distributed object computing

Essential Guide to Object Monitors
Karen Boucher , and Fima Katz
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This timely book sets the bar for Object Transaction Monitors (OTMs). Then it provides in-depth comparisons of the leading OTM contenders--including the dirt and the gotchas. As a result, you get a $3,000 analyst report on the current state of OTMs for the price of a book. How could you pass it up? This book is must reading for anyone involved in middleware. --Robert Orfali, Author Client/Server Survival Guide, Third Edition. Are Object Monitors (OMs) really the universal alternative to multiple middleware products? What do they offer and how do they compare to other products on the market? How seriously should I take vendors' claims when it comes to our unique requirements? How do I select and use the best OM products for our current and future needs? This essential guide supplies the answers to these and all your questions concerning OM technology. You get impartial assessments of all the leading OM products, including: * IBM ComponentBroker. * Microsoft MTS. * Inprise ITS. * BEA M3. * Iona OrbixOTM. * Hitachi TPBroker. For each product, the authors describe: its architecture and integration with other vendor products; its conformance with CORBA and COM; how each works in real-world business applications; and marketing strategy. All this information is based on in-depth testing and hands-on investigation. You also get a framework for choosing the best product for your overall business, pinpointing application variances, recognizing similar product sets, and identifying future trends. On the companion Web site you'll find: * Regular product updates. * The latest OM technology news. * Links to other sites of interest. KAREN BOUCHER is Executive Vice President of The Standish Group International, Inc., and a recognized industry expert in object and middleware technologies. Her articles regularly appear in leading industry publications. Fima Katz is the founder and CEO of Object Consulting, Inc.

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Perfect for me!.......2000-02-03

As advertised, I thought this book provided an excellant introduction to middleware and the OTM market as well as a good overview of the key players. The book is perfect for those readers looking for an easy to understand guide to the products. I should note that anyone looking for code examples or deep technical details would be disappointed to find this isn't the right book for them (I wasn't so it was great for me).

Superficial.......2000-01-30

This is the sort of book that gives software a bad name. It's superficial, doesn't support its claims with any substance, and resorts to evaluating products like IBM's CB without ever using it. They claim they've written substantial pieces of code with each product. I'd love to see it, and then I might be able to understand where they're coming from.

A must read!.......1999-06-05

I needed a definitive book on the subject of Distributed Object Transaction processing...Eureka! Just what I needed. It tells you most everything you might want to know on the subject in an entertaining and delightful way.

A much needed book on the subject of object monitors.......1999-05-21

The next big wave in software technology is the use of distributed objects for the application architectures.Distributed objects are becoming the brick and the mortar of software development. Object monitors will eventually replace classical TP monitors. If you need a high level overview of the object monitors and the current products in the market this is the best book one can afford.

Great book on distributed object computing.......1999-05-07

The Essential Guide to Object Monitors provides a concise and well written guide to object technology. This guide is essential for anyone-especially people who are not software developers-who needs a thorough understanding of distributed object technology. The book begins with a excellent explanation of middleware technology, CORBA, DCOM, and application servers. The next section focuses on reviews of specific products and the pros and cons of using these products for specific development projects with regards to interoperability, scalability, high availability, robustness, security, and manageability. Overall, I highly recommend this book.

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