1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457785003321

Autore

Parker Rolland S.

Titolo

Concussive brain trauma : neurobehavioral impairment and maladaptation / / Rolland S. Parker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-12617-4

1-283-34976-0

9786613349767

1-4200-0798-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (855 p.)

Disciplina

617.481044

Soggetti

Brain - Concussion

Brain damage

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Concussion: Not Always "Minor" Head Injury; Chapter 2: Introduction to the Postconcussion Syndrome; Chapter 3: The Central Nervous System: Organization of Behavior; Chapter 4: Acute Alterations of Consciousness; Chapter 5: The Internal Milieu: Brain and Body; Chapter 6: Biomechanics and Tissue Injuries; Chapter 7: Acute Brain and Somatic Injury; Chapter 8: The Acute Stress Response; Chapter 9: Chronic Posttraumatic Stress: Injury, Disease, and Burnout; Chapter 10: Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Concussion

Chapter 11: Disorders of Sensation, Motion, and Body SchemaChapter 12: Vocal Motor Disorders; Chapter 13: Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Headaches; Chapter 14: Chronic Posttraumatic Disorders of Consciousness; Chapter 15: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence; Chapter 16: Posttraumatic Personality Disorders; Chapter 17: Children's Brain Trauma; Chapter 18: Outcome and Treatment: Concussive Trauma; Chapter 19: Biomechanical Perspective on Blast Injury: Comorbid Brain and Somatic Trauma; Glossary; References; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Continuing the tradition of the bestselling first edition, this second



edition provides comprehensive coverage of neurobehavioral disorders in children and adults following impact and acceleration accidents. Completely revised and updated, the book includes comprehensive coverage of consciousness including normal, acute, and persistent alterations. Drawing on his training, education, and experience in human physiology, neuroanatomy, and endocrinology, the author not only gives readers a solid foundation for understanding, diagnosing, and treating concussive brain trauma, but also gives them tools to increase standards of care--Provided by publisher.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910706120203321

Autore

Campbell Bryan A.

Titolo

Subsonic investigation of leading-edge flaps designed for vortex- and attached-flow on a high-speed civil transport configuration / / Bryan A. Campbell [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hampton, Virginia : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, , December 1999

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA/TM ; ; 1999-209701

Soggetti

Subsonic wind tunnels

Leading edge flaps

Vortices

Supersonic transports

Aerodynamic configurations

Separated flow

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"December 1999."

"Performing organization: NASA Langley Research Center"--Report documentation page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-103 ).



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783159603321

Titolo

Supporting expeditionary aerospace forces : new agile combat support postures / / Lionel Galway [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, Ca, : Rand, 2000

ISBN

0-8330-4361-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 46 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

GalwayLionel A. <1950->

Disciplina

358/.8/0973

Soggetti

Space warfare

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MR-1075-AF."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46).

Nota di contenuto

""PREFACE""; ""PROJECT AIR FORCE""; ""FIGURES""; ""TABLES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATION""; ""GENERAL ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK""; ""SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS: FOLs AND FSLs""; ""EXPEDITIONARY DEPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE: PROTOTYPE ANALYSIS""; ""ANALYZING OPTIONS FOR EXPEDITIONARY ACS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ACRONYMS""; ""THE NEW SECURITY ENVIRONMENT AND THE USAF""; ""THE EXPEDITIONARY AEROSPACE FORCE""; ""EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT SUPPORT""; ""THEATER INFRASTRUCTURE PREPARATION""; ""GENERAL ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK""; ""DETAILED DESCRIPTION""; ""MODELS AND CURRENT STATUS""

""DATA SOURCES""""INTEGRATING MODELS""; ""SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS: FOLs AND FSLs""; ""CATEGORIES OF FOL""; ""Category 3""; ""Category 2""; ""Category 1""; ""SUPPLYING THE DIFFERENCE: FSLs AND CONUS""; ""EXPEDITIONARY DEPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE: PROTOTYPE ANALYSIS""; ""EAF SCENARIOS""; ""PERFORMANCE METRICS""; ""SCENARIO DEPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE""; ""Timelines to Deploy to Categories of FOL""; ""Deployment Footprint""; ""Peacetime Cost Estimates""; ""EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES ON DEPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""ANALYZING OPTIONS FOR EXPEDITIONARY ACS""

""MODEL OUTPUT FOR PROTOTYPE CASES""""BIBLIOGRAPHY""