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What is it like to go blind? 350 million people around the world live with severe vision impairment, ranging from those who can see a couple of letters on a sight chart to those who perceive no light at all. In this book we meet some of them,…

This collective volume looks at European psychiatry in the second half of the twentieth century through a variety of practices that were experienced and routinised in the mental health field after World War II. Case studies from across Europe allow…

This Open Access Book contains reports on the situation of people in the second half of life during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. The analyses are based on the German Ageing Survey (DEAS) and they provide insights on four main areas of…

Body contouring surgery is one of the most common procedures performed by plastic surgeons worldwide. New technologies have been developed in all areas of medicine, and aesthetic surgery is no exception. Body contouring surgery is a very passionate…

This publication contains a set of collected abstracts submitted on the occasion of the Perforator Flap Dissection Course organized by the Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery has evolved over the last two decades, with advances in anesthesiology, pharmacology, perioperative medicine, and novel monitoring devices contributing significantly to these patients being able to recover and live…

Banking on Milk takes the reader on a journey through the everyday life of donor human milk banking across the United Kingdom (UK) and beyond, asking questions such as the following: Why do people decide to donate? How do parents of recipients hear…

Discover cutting-edge research and novel approaches in nursing education and practice in this comprehensive collection. This book offers an overview of the latest advancements in nursing. All authors received global acclaim for the relevance of their…

To center a variable in regression means to set its value at zero and interpret all other values in relation to this reference point. Regarding race and gender, researchers often center male and White at zero. Further, it is typical that research…

The recent and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed societies and research around the world. As such, this new book examines the latest developments in the field of neuroscience related to these changes. It includes six chapters in two sections:…