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  Dengue Fever - Cure Prevention...

  Lilly Richardsen

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  Dengue fever is a viral illness transmitted primarily by mosquitoes, particularly the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, affecting millions of people each year. Despite significant efforts to combat the disease, dengue continues to pose a major public health threat, especially in densely populated urban areas. The virus, which is transmitted when an infected mosquito bites a person, causes symptoms that range from mild flu-like signs to severe and potentially fatal complications, including dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. These complications can be life-threatening and often require immediate medical intervention. 
  While there is no specific antiviral treatment for dengue, medical care focuses on managing symptoms and preventing complications, especially during severe cases. The availability of a vaccine for dengue, though promising, has had mixed results and is not universally accessible or suitable for all individuals. As such, prevention remains the cornerstone of dengue control. The best ways to protect against the virus include reducing mosquito exposure, controlling mosquito populations, and implementing preventive measures such as using insect repellent, wearing protective clothing, and eliminating breeding sites for mosquitoes. 
  In recent years, there has been a growing interest in natural remedies and alternative treatments for managing dengue fever. While conventional medical treatments are essential, many individuals seek complementary approaches to support the body’s natural healing processes, enhance immunity, and alleviate symptoms. This book aims to provide an in-depth exploration of both conventional and natural strategies for preventing and treating dengue fever, with a particular focus on natural remedies for symptom relief, immune support, and overall recovery.

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  Rewiring Democracy - How AI Will...

  Bruce Schneier, Nathan E. Sanders

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  In this advisedly optimistic book, Rewiring Democracy, security technologist Bruce Schneier and data scientist Nathan Sanders cut through the AI hype and examine the myriad ways that AI is transforming every aspect of democracy—for both good and ill.The authors describe how the sophistication of AI will fulfill demands from lawmakers for more complex legislation, reducing deference to the executive branch and altering the balance of power between lawmakers and administrators. They show how the scale and scope of AI is enhancing civil servants' ability to shape private-sector behavior, automating either the enforcement or neglect of industry regulations. They also explain how both lawyers and judges will leverage the speed of AI, upending how we think about law enforcement, litigation, and dispute resolution.Whether these outcomes enhance or degrade democracy depends on how we shape the development and use of AI technologies. Powerful players in private industry and public life are already using AI to increase their influence, and AIs built by corporations don't deliver the fairness and trust required by democratic governance. But, steered in the right direction, AI's broad capabilities can augment democratic processes and help citizens build consensus, express their voice, and shake up long-standing power structures.

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  Artificial Intelligence in...

  Craig Dames

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  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the landscape of healthcare, offering new possibilities for improving diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. At its core, AI refers to the ability of machines to simulate human intelligence through learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making. In healthcare, this means using advanced computational models and algorithms to analyze data, identify patterns, and make predictions that were once the exclusive domain of human experts. 
  The journey of AI in medicine began in the mid-20th century with the development of the first rudimentary computer programs designed to simulate human cognition. Since then, technological advancements have propelled AI into the forefront of healthcare innovation. Today, AI is used across a wide range of applications, from enhancing medical imaging and diagnosing diseases to streamlining administrative tasks and improving patient outcomes. 
  One of the most notable contributions of AI to healthcare is in the realm of diagnosis and disease detection. Machine learning algorithms, for instance, are capable of analyzing vast datasets—such as medical images, electronic health records (EHRs), and genomic information—to detect patterns that might be invisible to the human eye. AI systems are now being used to detect conditions like cancer, heart disease, and neurological disorders at earlier stages, offering the potential for more accurate and timely interventions.

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  Pharma Customer Experience - 20...

  Sean McDade

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  Pharma Customer Experience reveals twenty secrets that pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are using today to connect emotionally with their customers—both patients and healthcare professionals.In an increasingly competitive environment, it's no longer enough for pharma to develop drugs and technologies that treat, cure, or relieve the symptoms of disease. To be truly customer-centric—building long-term, reliable customer relationships—pharma must learn to treat patients and healthcare professionals the way hotels treat their guests.Discover how pharma companies can differentiate themselves through exceptional customer experience—helping patients understand available support services, explaining what to expect from clinical trials, making it easy to onboard onto new medications, and much, much more.In Pharma Customer Experience, Sean McDade presents twenty powerful strategies, all easy to implement, that can turn pharma companies into exceptional customer-centric organizations.

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  101 Rare Plants of Wales

  Lauren Marrinan

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  Wales has a rich and varied flora of about 1200 native and anciently-introduced flowering plants, conifers and ferns. 
   
  Amongst these are many special plants ranging from arctic-alpine relics of the last Ice Age to recently evolved species and medicinal herbs. They range from short-lived annual grasses to long-lived trees and vary ecologically from those growing on the sea shores to those on the tops of mountains. 
   
  Some are widespread around the world and some are endemics only found in Wales. The aim of this book is to celebrate 101 of our rarer Welsh plants, to summarise what is currently known about them and to raise their profile in the national consciousness.

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  Being a Surgeon and Being a...

  Peter Sykes, Jane Sykes

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  An easy to read, honest and personal account of the life of a surgeon and the effect that it has on his wife and family. The reader is taken behind the scenes as fascinating patient stories are used to illustrate what the job entails and the pressures and emotions that result; the child with life-threatening injuries or the patient needing end of life care. Incidents of medical malpractice, sexism and other problems encountered within the NHS are also related, again exemplified by authentic clinical stories.

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