1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910826467403321

Autore

Horak Martin <1973->

Titolo

Governing the post-communist city : institutions and democratic development in Prague / / Martin Horak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4426-8438-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Disciplina

711.40943712

Soggetti

City planning - Czech Republic - Prague

Post-communism - Czech Republic - Prague

History

Electronic books.

Prague (Czech Republic) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. structure of government in Prague : building a strong local state -- 3. Institutions and political actors in early post-communist Prague -- 4. Planning and developing the main road network : the politics of mutual delegitimation -- 5. Preservation and development in Prague's historic core : the politics of profit -- 6. Institutional change and government performance : lessons from Prague -- App. Data on interviews.

Sommario/riassunto

Original, engaging, and authoritative, this study has much to say about the political climate in Prague after the downfall of communism, and makes insightful conclusions about the factors that contributed to present political circumstances in the region.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020335003321

Autore

Hesselson Aaron B

Titolo

Simplified interpretation of ICD electrograms / / Aaron B. Hesselson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Futura, 2005

ISBN

9786610748303

9781280748301

1280748303

9780470761731

0470761733

9780470750780

0470750782

9781405173292

1405173297

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

617.4120645

Soggetti

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

Arrhythmia

Electrocardiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Simplified Interpretation of ICD Electrograms; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgements; SECTION I ICD BASICS; Chapter 1: What is an ICD?; Chapter 2: ICD System and Cardiac Anatomy; Chapter 3: The Hardware; The ICD Generator; Ventricular ICD Leads; The ICD Programmer; Chapter 4: ICD Electronics; Defibrillator Circuit; Defibrillation Waveforms; Defibrillation Shock Polarity and Configuration; Defibrillation Threshold; Chapter 5: Sensing; Chapter 6: Detection; Chapter 7: The Tachycardias; Chapter 8: The Therapies; Chapter 9: ICD Pacing; The New Implant; The Upgrade from Prior Pacemaker

The Implant for Congestive Heart FailureChapter 10: Unusual ICD Situations and Alternate Applications; SECTION II CASE STUDIES; Chapter 11: Case Studies Part A; Chapter 12: Case Studies Part B;



SECTION III ANSWERS; Answers: 249; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Written as a companion text to Dr Hesselson's first book about pacing, Simplified Interpretation of ICD Electrograms focuses on teaching an understanding of the electrogram (EGM) signal for troubleshooting ICD rhythms. The book includes an in depth review of the general function of an ICD (defilbrillation electronics, arrthythmia detection/therapy), as well as an extended summary of the commonly encountered arrthythmia in an EGM and ECG format. Throughout the book, Dr Hesselson emphasizes that the key for troubleshooting these devices lies in the ability to make the transition from surfaceECG