Telecommunications networks have become essential to the day-to-day activities of the enterprise and individuals. Many corporations, agencies, universities, and other institutions now rely on voice, data (e.g., facsimile transmission, electronic funds transfer), and video (e.g., video teleconferencing) services to ensure their growth and survival. This trend will accelerate as personal communic...

The goals of emergency wound treatment are to restore function, repair tissue integrity with strength and optimal cosmetic appearance, and minimize risk of infection. Risk of infection depends on the location, mechanism, host, and care. The risk for a clean facial wound produced by incision is less than 1%, whereas a dirty crush injury to the lower extremity may have more than a 20% risk. Wound...

CHEST WALL If a segment of chest wall becomes unstable (e.g. due to multiple rib fractures), particularly when associated with lung contusion, it may be impossible to sustain adequate ventilation (see Chapter 10). Similarly, if the thorax is deformed (e.g. due to kyphoscoliosis), lung expansion will be impaired. These patients may eventually develop ventilatory failure and are prone to recurren...

Researching and understanding customer needs and expectations. Ensuring that the objectives of the organization are linked to customer needs and expectations. Communicating customer needs and expectations throughout the organization. Measuring customer satisfaction and acting on the results. Systematically managing customer relationships. Ensuring a balanced approach between satisfying customer...

Management practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farms or increase on-farm carbon storage can contribute to climate change mitigation. Farmers, however, are only likely to adopt new management practices if they contribute to farm profitability. We use the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) to simulate how different cropping practices contribute to greenhouse gas aba...