“…Chapters discuss music and sound in relation to distinctive genres, technologies and settings, including sound installation art, popular music recordings, offices and hospitals, and music therapy. With international examples, from the Islamic soundscape of the Kenyan coast, to religious music in Europe, to First Nation musical sociability in Canada, this book offers a new global perspective on how music and sound and their spatialising capacities transform the nature of public and private experience…”

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“…The analyses show differences in waiting time between the four hospital regions by 81% of the 234 conditions tested…”

“…The author situates the Malaysian case study material at the fruitful cross-section of a range of literatures such as international medical travel (IMT); the role of cross-border mobility in the construction of identity; care and hospitality; therapeutic landscapes; place-branding and medical diplomacy. …”
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“…For the territory of Gallipoli and Salento, a valuable tool for the identification of the most appropriate strategies for the exploitation of its recognized beauty, not separated from traditional hospitality…”

“…It has over the years turned into an appealing multi-disciplinary oriented approach to the understanding of the impacts of leisure time in a modern society, including cultural heritage, sustainable quality of life, and industrial organization of the hospitality industry. The increasing dynamics in the tourist industry and its worldwide effects will continue to attract the attention of both the research and the policy sector in the years to come. …”

“…Arthroscopy has had several beneficial effects especially in terms of reduction of morbidity and reducing and in many cases eliminating the need for hospitalization. It all began with the knee surgeries and even today the most common arthroscopic procedures are performed in knee and yet arthroscopic surgeries performed for other regions right from temperomandibular joint down to the subtalar joint have replicated the success shown in knee surgeries. …”

“…At the same time, the introduction of cost-sharing should be considered where it does not exist (as in hospitals), although concerns about equity need to be taken into account. …”

“…PHI is seen as a vehicle for enhancing individuals’ choice of provider and care options, and for reducing cost and demand pressures on public hospitals. Policy makers have intervened substantially in the private health insurance market. …”

“…It includes agricultural robotics applications, routine material transport in factories, warehouses, office buildings and hospitals, indoor and outdoor security patrols, inventory verification, hazardous material handling, hazardous site cleanup, underwater applications, and numerous military applications. …”

“…As the share of the population aged 65 and over grows rapidly in the next decades across most of the OECD, the number of fall-related injuries could rise dramatically, and with it, the strains on hospitals, medical services, social services and public budgets. …”

“…The authors have used the methodologies in this book everywhere from hospitals to service industries to manufacturing plants in order to impact businesses by providing proven principles, techniques, and approaches that yield substantial improvement to any business, small or large, in any sector.Learn about the benefits of implementing Lean in your company as the authors walk you through the major components as well as show you how to implement them. …”

“…Healthcare Collaborative Network is aimed at hospitals and large groups of medical or dental practices, international and government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, and major insurance companies…”

“…Yet, the Habsburg "civilizing mission," marked by the building of hospitals, schools, roads, and railways was accompanied by ruthless violence against those who resisted the new foreign occupiers, especially after 1914. …”

“…In recent years, bioethicists have worked on government commissions, on ethics committees in hospitals and nursing homes, and as bedside consultants. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Level I oChapter 116: Sickle Cell Anemia: Engineering a Crisis Level I *Section 16: Infectious Diseases Section Editor: Douglas Slain oChapter 117: Using Laboratory Tests in Infectious Diseases: Chief of Staph Level III oChapter 118: Bacterial Meningitis: This Is Spinal Tap Level II oChapter 119: Acute Bronchitis: The Collegiate Cough Level II oChapter 120: Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The Coughing Conundrum Level II oChapter 121: Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: The HAPpening Level III oChapter 122: Otitis Media: Up To My Ears with Ear Infections Level II oChapter 123: Rhinosinusitis: Sick Sinus Level II oChapter 124: Acute Pharyngitis: A Serious Pain in the Neck Level I oChapter 125: Influenza: Run Over by the Flu Level II oChapter 126: Skin and Soft Tissue Infection: A Pain in the Butt Level II oChapter 127: Diabetic Foot Infection: Let's Nail That Infection Level II oChapter 128: Infective Endocarditis: Toxic Choices Level II oChapter 129: Tuberculosis: Close Encounters Level II oChapter 130: Clostridium Difficile Infection: C. …”

“…The authors show Six Sigma at work in every area of the hospital: clinical, radiology, surgery, ICU, cardiovascular, laboratories, emergency, trauma, administrative services, staffing, billing, cafeteria, even central supply. …”

“…These health-care providers may be working in a health centre or as part of the clinical team at a district-level hospital or clinic. They include general physicians, family physicians, nurses and clinical officers. …”