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  Courageous Well-Being for Nurses...

  Nicole C. Foster, Donna A. Gaffney

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  Exhausting schedules and a tumultuous work environment have left many nurses feeling burned out. The COVID-19 pandemic only compounded problems that have been plaguing nurses for decades. How can you take care of others when you don't have the time or energy to take care of yourself? In Courageous Well-Being for Nurses, Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse, psychotherapist, and educator Donna Gaffney and National Board-certified health and wellness coach Nicole Foster provide essential strategies and resources. 
   
   
   
  Informed by inspirational stories and real-life guidance from nurses around the world, this book provides you with the steps to thrive personally and professionally. Gaffney and Foster research and describe how to cope with stress, burnout, grief, and empathic distress; the power of self-compassion and mindfulness; current findings on eating, sleeping, and exercising well; science-based practices for alleviating stress through nature; the benefits of professional mental health support; the profoundly healing effects of advocacy and activism; and how to use the arts and creativity as sources of respite and joy. 
   
   
   
  Courageous Well-Being for Nurses is the ultimate journey to well-being: one that is essential, inclusive, deep-rooted, individual, and above all, courageous.

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  My First Summer In The Sierra

  John Muir

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  In My First Summer in the Sierra, John Muir recounts his transformative journey through California’s Sierra Nevada in the summer of 1869. As a young Scottish-American naturalist, Muir joins a crew of shepherds driving a flock of sheep to the high mountain meadows. Through vivid and poetic descriptions, he captures the breathtaking landscapes, towering sequoias, rushing rivers, and vast granite peaks. 
  Muir’s keen observations of the flora, fauna, and geology of the region, combined with his deep spiritual connection to nature, reflect his evolving philosophy of wilderness preservation. His journal entries, written with enthusiasm and reverence, reveal his profound love for the Sierra and his growing advocacy for protecting its beauty. 
  This classic work, filled with wonder and awe, is a cornerstone of American nature writing and played a key role in inspiring the conservation movement and the creation of national parks. 
  Cover Photo by gali: https://www.pexels.com/photo/trees-near-mountain-640907/

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  Chiropractics - The Art and...

  Kevin Thorley

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  The evolution of chiropractic practices reflects a broader trend towards integrating alternative and complementary therapies into mainstream healthcare, emphasizing a more holistic and patient-centered approach. 
  Evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare, including chiropractic care, involves integrating the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences to make informed decisions about patient care. This approach aims to ensure that treatments and interventions are effective, safe, and tailored to individual patient needs. 
    
  EBP relies on three main components: the best available research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences and values. The best available research evidence refers to high-quality, peer-reviewed studies and clinical trials that provide reliable data on the effectiveness and safety of various treatments and interventions. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are particularly valuable as they synthesize findings from multiple studies, offering a comprehensive overview of the evidence. 
    
  Clinical expertise encompasses the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in interpreting research evidence and applying it to individual patient cases. It involves understanding the nuances of different conditions, recognizing which treatments are most appropriate, and adapting interventions based on patient responses.

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  Mastering Time Series Analysis...

  Sulekha Aloorravi

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  Decode the language of time with Python. Discover powerful techniques to analyze, forecast, and innovate.
  Book Description
  "Mastering Time Series Analysis and Forecasting with Python" is an essential handbook tailored for those seeking to harness the power of time series data in their work.The book begins with foundational concepts and seamlessly guides readers through Python libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and Plotly for effective data manipulation, visualization, and exploration. Offering pragmatic insights, it enables adept visualization, pattern recognition, and anomaly detection.
  
  Advanced discussions cover feature engineering and a spectrum of forecasting methodologies, including machine learning and deep learning techniques such as ARIMA, LSTM, and CNN. Additionally, the book covers multivariate and multiple time series forecasting, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of advanced modeling techniques and their applications across diverse domains.Readers develop expertise in crafting precise predictive models and addressing real-world complexities. Complete with illustrative examples, code snippets, and hands-on exercises, this manual empowers readers to excel, make informed decisions, and derive optimal value from time series data.
  
  Table of Contents
  1. Introduction to Time Series
  2. Overview of Time Series Libraries in Python
  3. Visualization of Time Series Data
  4. Exploratory Analysis of Time Series Data
  5. Feature Engineering on Time Series
  6. Time Series Forecasting – ML Approach Part 1
  7. Time Series Forecasting – ML Approach Part 2
  8. Time Series Forecasting - DL Approach
  9. Multivariate Time Series, Metrics, and Validation      
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  Mountain Madness - Found and...

  Clinton Crockett Peters

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  With Mountain Madness, Clinton Crockett Peters chronicles his travels and personal transformation from a West Texas evangelical to mountain guide-addict to humbled humanist after a near-fatal injury in Japan's Chichibu Mountains. From 2007 to 2010, Peters lived in Kosuge Village (population nine hundred), nestled in central Japan's peaks, where he was the only foreigner in the rugged town. Using these three years as a frame, this essay collection profiles who he was before Japan, why he became obsessed with mountains, and his fallout from mountain obsession, including an essay on Craig Arnold, the poet who disappeared on a Japanese volcano. Ultimately, the collection asks, how can landscape create and end identities?

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  Urban Transportation - Mobility...

  Lyric Vale

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  Transportation is the lifeblood of urban ecosystems, a complex network of movement that defines how cities breathe, function, and evolve. More than mere infrastructure of roads, rails, and vehicles, urban transportation represents a sophisticated dance of human mobility, technological innovation, economic strategy, and social connectivity. This comprehensive exploration delves into the intricate world of Urban Transportation, examining the economic dynamics, technological transformations, and emerging paradigms that are reshaping how people and goods move through increasingly complex metropolitan landscapes. 
  The narrative of urban mobility is a profound reflection of human ingenuity and adaptation, where technological advances, environmental challenges, and changing social needs converge to reimagine transportation systems. By tracing the historical development, current challenges, and future possibilities of urban transportation, this book unveils the multifaceted strategies that cities are developing to create more efficient, sustainable, and inclusive mobility networks. Readers will journey through the intersections of technological innovation, economic planning, environmental sustainability, and social equity—discovering how emerging transportation solutions are not just about moving from point A to point B, but about fundamentally redesigning the way cities function, connect, and support human potential in an increasingly complex and dynamic urban world.

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