Download or read book Medical Simulation written by Dimitris Metaxas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-06-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the written contributions to the International Symposium on th Medical Simulation (ISMS’04) held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA on June 17 th and June 18 , 2004. Manuscripts are organized around five thematic sections relating to the multidisciplinary field of Medical Simulation: Soft Tissue Properties and Modeling, Haptic Rendering, Real-Time Deformable Models, Anatomical Modeling, and Development Frameworks. The objectives of the symposium are to gather researchers to present their most recent, and promising work, to highlight research trends and foster dialogue and debates among participants. Live demonstrations are also included at the meeting, but cannot be included in this volume. Finally, to address questions about areas for improvement and future directions of the field, we organized a panel of experts including technical, medical and educational representatives. This event continues the successful symposium organized by Hervé Delingette and Nicholas Ayache, in France in June 2003. At that meeting we agreed that it would be beneficial for the community to have an annual gathering for the medical simulation community where researchers can exchange ideas and share their work in this emerging field. ISMS’04 is co-organized by CIMIT / Harvard Medical School and Rutgers University.

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Download or read book Kaua i written by Dona Early and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 2000 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its sixth edition, this handbook contains the best information available on visiting The Garden Island of Kaua'i, including special tips for traveling with children, suggestions on more than 100 hotels and condominiums, a look at over 150 restaurants, and recreational opportunities for all levels of interest.

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Download or read book Mafia Cop written by Richard Cagan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Michael Palermo built his career on his unique ability to inhabit two worlds at once: the world of law enforcement and the underworld of New York’s crime family organizations. Palermo participated in over two thousand arrests while maintaining close relationships with the kingpins of organized crime—ties that allowed him to stay one step ahead of the rest of the New York City Police Department. This true crime drama takes you inside the police force at its most corrupt and into the dark and dirty world of dons, consiglieres, underbosses, button men, soldiers, and cowboys.

Download or read book Rain Drops from Heaven written by Lawrence Jones and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CIA knows the identity of the next savior. The Company successfully kept the results of the secret project from the American people, for their own protection, since its completion in 1977. Now the scornful rage of one woman has the government on high alert. She secretly used the media in the past to cause irreparable damage to an administration; this time her revenge could destroy a nation. Robert Martin was searching for his last second chance. The long forgotten, Pulitzer Prize- winner, who threw his success away in a bottle, was exactly what the old woman needed for her scheme. It only took a single cryptic note to rekindle his reporter's instincts and spurn him on a 3000 mile-journey to the land of the maple leaves. Just when Martin was ready to concede that he was the brunt of an elaborate sick joke, people began to die and he learned he was a fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list. The Station Chief had 72 hours left to wrap up the white op. He only had one shot to successfully complete his plan before termination became the Company's only viable option. . . .

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