1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782591003321

Autore

McNicholas Michael

Titolo

Maritime security [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Michael McNicholas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann, c2008

ISBN

1-281-79003-6

9786611790035

0-08-091953-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (470 p.)

Collana

Butterworth-Heinemann homeland security series

Disciplina

387.16

387.16 22

Soggetti

Merchant marine - Security measures

Shipping - Security measures

Marine terminals - Security measures

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; Maritime Security An Introduction; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; About the Author; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Commercial Seaports and Modes of Maritime Transport; Chapter 2: Documentation, Financial Transactions, and Business Entities in Commercial Maritime Transportation; Summary; Chapter 3: International and U.S. Maritime Security Regulation and Programs; Objectives; Introduction; The ISPS Code; Amendments to SOLAS; WCO's Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade; U.S. Laws and Programs

Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA)Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT); C-TPAT Security Criteria for Sea Carriers; Business Partner Requirements; Security Procedures; Container Security; Physical Access Controls; Personnel Security; Procedural Security; Security Training and Awareness; Physical Security; Information Technology Security; Security Assessment, Response, and Improvement; Summary; Chapter 4: Vulnerabilities in the Cargo Supply Chain; Objectives; Introduction; Vulnerabilities and Their Potential Impact; Lessons Learned from the Drug War



Recommended Security Practices at the Production/Loading PhaseManufacturer, Factory, and Plant; Recommended Security Practices at the Export Phase; Carriers and Seaports; Recommended Security Practices at the Importation/Distribution Phase; Ports of Entry and Importers; Special Vulnerabilities in the Maritime Environment; Cargo Theft; Internal Conspiracies and Techniques Used to Circumvent Security; Container Seals; ""Red Flags"" of Possible Criminal/Terrorist Surveillance; Summary; Chapter 5: Plagues of the Seas: Piracy and Stowaways; Objectives; Definition and Historical Beginnings

Highlights of Recent Cases of PiracyTactics and Techniques in Piracy; Chapter 6: Drug Smuggling via Maritime Cargo, Containers, and Vessels; Chapter 7: Terrorism and Commercial Maritime Transportation; Chapter 8: A Strategic Blueprint for World-Class Seaport Security; Chapter 9: Port Security Management; Chapter 10: Threat Mitigation Strategies; Chapter 11: Information Security and Assurance; Further Reading; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The commercial maritime sector is highly vulnerable to theft and piracy, and presents a probable target for a major terrorist attack. The best way to prevent losses is to apply lessons learned in another arena--the struggle to curb drug smuggling. This effort has shown that successes can be achieved when effective and comprehensive security measures and procedures are implemented at key initial links in the cargo supply chain. The integrity and security of whole system are improved when efforts are focused at the primary ""choke point"" - the load seaports and their ships.   This book



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910814532203321

Autore

Tsai Lily Chi-Fang <1981->

Titolo

Substandard medical care in U.S. prisons : improvement through civil liability actions / / Lily Chi-Fang Tsai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, Texas : , : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-59332-783-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Criminal Justice

Disciplina

365/.6670973

Soggetti

Prisoners - Medical care - United States

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

Acknowledgements -- Chapter introduction -- Review of medical misconduct -- Methods of legal research -- State case analysis -- Civil liability for inefficacious correctional medical care -- Cases cited -- References -- Index -- Notes.

Sommario/riassunto

Contrary to the ideal set up in Estelle v. Gamble (1976), inmates' medical needs were infrequently recognized by state courts and normally rejected through the examination of the two-pronged standard. Tsai contributes to existing literature by examining inadequate medical care and medical malpractice litigation against prison and jail physicians who have been sued in state courts by inmates during the past decade. By classifying the treatment actions or inactions that led inmates to file for civil remedies and examining the negative health outcomes that resulted from physicians' actions and in



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910438011903321

Titolo

Molecular imaging in oncology / / Otmar Schober, Burkhard Riemann, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-86515-7

3-642-10853-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 p.)

Collana

Recent results in cancer research, , 0080-0015 ; ; v. 187

Altri autori (Persone)

SchoberOtmar

RiemannBurkhard

Disciplina

616.99/40754

616.9940754

Soggetti

Three-dimensional imaging in medicine

Diagnostic imaging

Tomography

Magnetic resonance imaging

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.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Technology and probe design -- pt. II. Preclinical studies -- pt. III. Clinical applications -- pt. IV. Future challenges.

Sommario/riassunto

The impact of molecular imaging on diagnostics, therapy, and follow-up in oncology is increasing significantly. The process of molecular imaging includes key biotarget identification, design of specific molecular imaging probes, and their preclinical evaluation, e.g., in vivo using small animal studies. A multitude of such innovative molecular imaging probes have already entered clinical diagnostics in oncology. There is no doubt that in future the emphasis will be on multimodality imaging in which morphological, functional, and molecular imaging techniques are combined in a single clinical investigation that will optimize diagnostic processes. This handbook addresses all aspects of molecular imaging in oncology, ranging from basic research to clinical applications in the era of evidence-based medicine. The first section is devoted to technology and probe design, and examines a variety of PET and SPECT tracers as well as multimodality probes. Preclinical studies are then discussed in detail, with particular attention to multimodality



imaging. In the third section, diverse clinical applications are presented, and the book closes by looking at future challenges. This handbook will be of value to all who are interested in the revolution in diagnostic oncology that is being brought about by molecular imaging.