When a tanker truck explodes, down-at-the-heels lawyer Jim McSpadden hopes to represent the victims, but big-time attorney Rolly Sullivan gets to them first. "With high-energy courtroom scenes and plenty of cunning legal manipulations, Priddy shows that you don't have to be a high-profile author to write a high-quality legal thriller."

Research and statistics support the view that current programs are failing to keep women in the ICT field. Currently, there exist very few solutions to this growing problem. Women in IT in the New Social Era: A Critical Evidence-Based Review of Gender Inequality and the Potential for Change aims to bring this topic to the forefront of discussion about what can be done to correct this lopsided gender distribution. This reference work will be an essential guide for government professionals, students, and researchers in the ICT field looking to develop a solution to equalize the retention rate of women in these related fields.

Evidence-Based Practice of Critical Care, 2nd Edition, presents objective data and expert guidance on managing critically ill patients in unique question-based chapters that focus on best practices. Now thoroughly updated by Drs. Clifford S. Deutschman, Patrick J. Neligan, and nearly 200 critical-care experts, this highly regarded title remains the only book of its kind that provides a comprehensive framework for translating evidence into practice, making it a valuable resource for both residents and practitioners. Tap into the expertise of nearly 200 critical-care experts who discuss the wide variety of clinical options in critical care, examine the relevant research, and provide recommendations based on a thorough analysis of available evidence. Think through each question in a logical, efficient manner, using a practical, consistent approach to available management options and guidelines. Find the information you need quickly with tables that summarize the available literature and recommended clinical approaches. Navigate a full range of challenges from routine care to complicated and special situations. Stay up to date with new issues and controversies such as the redefinition of sepsis • changing approaches to fluid administration • immune suppression in sepsis • monitoring the microcirculation • the long-term sequelae of critical illness • minimizing ventilator associated lung injury • the benefits of evidence-based medicine management guidelines • rapid response teams • and more. Benefit from all-new sections covering persistent critical illness and the role of advanced practice nurses and physician assistants in the ICU.

This book aims to attract researchers and practitioners who are working in information technology and computer science. This edited book is about basics and high-level concepts regarding blockchain technology and application, multimedia security, information processing, security of network, cloud and IoT, cryptography and information hiding, cyber-security and evidence investigations, and learning and intelligent computing. It is becoming increasingly important to develop adaptive, intelligent computing-centric, energy-aware, secure, and privacy-aware mechanisms in high-performance computing and IoT applications. The book serves as a useful guide for industry persons and also helps beginners to learn things from basic to advance in the area of better computing paradigm. Our aim is intended to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results in security-related areas. We believe that this book not only presents novel and interesting ideas but also will stimulate interesting discussions from the participants and inspire new ideas.

This book provides learners with a unique opportunity by virtue of the format outlined above. Each case presentation has a case vignette, which leads up to an important clinical question, and is followed by additional discussion which resolves the question posed. This is a new way to present knowledge in a medical book and should help critical care practitioners, fellows, residents, allied health professionals and students expand their critical care knowledge in an efficient and effective manner. This approach should also benefit those preparing for board examinations.