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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823376703321

Titolo

Genetic counseling practice : advanced concepts and skills / / Bonnie S. LeRoy, Patricia McCarthy Veach, Nancy P. Callanan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Oxford, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-119-52986-7

1-119-52981-6

1-119-52987-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (419 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

362.196042

Soggetti

Genetic counseling

Medical personnel and patient

Genetic Counseling

Professional-Patient Relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Bonnie S. LeRoy, Patricia Mccarthy Veach, and Nancy P. Callanan -- Complicated shadows : the limitations of autonomy in genetic counseling / Robert G. Resta -- Actively engaging with patients in decision-making / Andrea Shugar and Cheryl Shuman -- Risk assessment and communication : a complex process / Shannan Delany Dixon, MaryAnn W. Campion, and Claire N. Singletary -- A genetic counselor's guide to understanding grief / Nadia Ali and Cecelia Bellcross -- Patient anger : insights and strategies / Lynn Schema -- Resistance and adherence : understanding the patient's perspective / Krista Redlinger-Grosse -- Countertransference : making the unconscious conscious / Krista Redlinger-Grosse -- Supporting family communication about genetic conditions / Marion Mcallister, Rhona Macleod, and Alison Metcalfe -- Developmentally-based approaches for counseling children and adolescents / Stephanie Austin and Kelly Schoch -- Cultural competency and genetic counseling : key concepts / Nancy Steinberg Warren -- Cultural competency : application to genetic counseling / Nancy Steinberg Warren -- Education in genetic



counseling : the impacts of genetic literacy and adult learning / Andrea L. Durst and Rachel Mills -- Adapting genetic counseling practice to different models of service delivery / Angela Trepanier and Dawn C. Allain -- "Oh the places you'll go!" The genetic counselor professional development journey / Catherine A. Reiser -- Development of the genetic counseling profession : a professionalization process / Bonnie Jeanne Baty

Sommario/riassunto

"Rapid increases in tests and technologies, media attention, and the expansion of genetic medicine and testing beyond conditions that are exclusively genetic in nature to common chronic illnesses with both genetic and environmental components (e.g., diabetes, heart disease, cancer), have raised demand for genetic counselling services and changing the scope of practice. Genetic counselors help individuals and families understand complex medical information, including diagnosis, prognosis, management options, risk, and heredity issues. They aid patients in decision-making while respecting ethical, familial, and cultural standards"--

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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019334103321

Autore

Saleh S. A

Titolo

An introduction to wavelet modulated inverters / / S.A. Saleh, M. Azizur Rahman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Piscataway, NJ, : IEEE Press

[Hoboken, N.J.], : John Wiley, c2011

ISBN

9786613371652

9781283371650

1283371650

9781118097724

1118097726

9780470648223

0470648228

9780470647998

047064799X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Collana

IEEE Press series on power engineering

Altri autori (Persone)

RahmanM. Azizur (Mohammad Azizur)

Disciplina

621.3815/322

Soggetti

Electric inverters

Modulation (Electronics)

Wavelets (Mathematics)



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 (p. 135-141) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Introduction to Power Inverters -- Wavelets and the Sampling Theorem -- Modeling of Power Inverters -- Scale-Based Linearly Combined Wavelets -- Single-Phase Wavelet Modulated Inverters -- Three-Phase Wavelet Modulated Inverters -- Appendix A: Nondyadic MRA for 3f WM Inverters.

Sommario/riassunto

An authoritative guide to designing and constructing wavelet functions that accurately model complex circuits for better performanceThis is the first book to provide details, analysis, development, implementation, and performances of wavelet modulated (WM) inverters, a novel technique that keeps power systems stable and minimizes energy waste while enhancing power quality and efficiency. Written by experts in the power electronics field, it provides step-by-step procedures to implement the WM technique for single- and three-phase inverters. Also presented are key sample performance results for the new WM power inverters for different load types, which demonstrate the inverters' simplicity, efficacy, and robustness.Beginning with the fundamentals of inverter technology, the book then describes wavelet basis functions and sampling theory with particular reference to the switching model of inverters. From there, comprehensive chapters explain:. The connection between the non-uniform sampling theorem and wavelet functions to develop an ideal sampling-reconstruction process to operate an inverter. The development of scale-based linearly combined basis functions in order to successfully operate single-phase WM inverters. Performances of single-phase WM inverters for static, dynamic, and non-linear loads. The simulation and experimental performances of three-phase wavelet modulated voltage source inverters for different loads at various operating conditionsThe book establishes, for the first time, a direct utilization of different concepts of the sampling theorem and signal processing in accurate modeling of the operation of single- and three-phase inverters. Figures are provided to help develop the basis of utilizing concepts of the sampling, signal processing, and wavelet theories in developing a new tool and technology for inverters. Also included are easy-to-follow mathematical derivations, as well as procedures and flowcharts to facilitate the implementation of the WM inverters. These items make this unique reference of great interest to academic researchers, industry-based researchers, and practicing engineers. It is ideally suited for senior undergraduate and graduate-level students in electrical engineering, computer engineering, applied signal processing, and power electronics courses.