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"Florence & Tuscany Day by Day" is the perfect answer for travelers who want to know the best places to visit and the best way to see the region. Packed with color photos, this bestselling guide offers dozens of itineraries that show visitors how to see the best of Florence and Tuscany in a short time--with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Original.

Presents guidance and tools for visitors to Nashville and Memphis, including trip planning information, itineraries, lodging and dining suggestions for different budgets, and details on history, culture, and things to see and do.

Provides description, costs, and contact information on transportation, hotels, restaurants, shopping, beaches, cultural activities, and organized tours.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, their biology and associated challenges for their treatment and prevention of novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Discussing various aspects of COVID-19 infection, including global epidemiology, genome organization, immunopathogenesis, transmission cycle, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control strategies, it highlights host-pathogen interactions, host immune response, and pathogen immune invasion strategies toward developing an immune intervention or preventive vaccine for COVID-19. An understanding of the topics covered in the book is imperative in the context of designing strategies to protect the human race from further losses and harm due to SARS-CoV-2 infection causing COVID-19.

In the past half century, deadly disease outbreaks caused by novel viruses of animal origin - Nipah virus in Malaysia, Hendra virus in Australia, Hantavirus in the United States, Ebola virus in Africa, along with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), several influenza subtypes, and the SARS (sudden acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) coronaviruses - have underscored the urgency of understanding factors influencing viral disease emergence and spread. Emerging Viral Diseases is the summary of a public workshop hosted in March 2014 to examine factors driving the appearance, establishment, and spread of emerging, re-emerging and novel viral diseases; the global health and economic impacts of recently emerging and novel viral diseases in humans; and the scientific and policy approaches to improving domestic and international capacity to detect and respond to global outbreaks of infectious disease. This report is a record of the presentations and discussion of the event.

Healthcare and Biotechnology in the 21st Century: Concepts and Case Studies introduces students not pursuing degrees in science or engineering to the remarkable new applications of technology now available to physicians and their patients and discusses how these technologies are evolving to permit new treatments and procedures. The book also elucidates the societal and ethical impacts of advances in medical technology, such as extending life and end of life decisions, the role of genetic testing, confidentiality, costs of health care delivery, scrutiny of scientific claims, and provides background on the engineering approach in healthcare and the scientific method as a guiding principle. This concise, highly relevant text enables faculty to offer a substantive course for students from non-scientific backgrounds that will empower them to make more informed decisions about their healthcare by significantly enhancing their understanding of these technological advancements.

"Find the Texas of your dreams -- do some two-stepping in a honky-tonk dance hall, float down the Rio Grande through chiseled desert canyons, sample fiery Tex-Mex, visit world-class museums (and historic sights) and watch the big Texas sky light up a field of Hill Country bluebonnets. Our author has personally visited every hotel, shop, restaurant, attraction and nightspot listed in this book -- and hundreds more -- to better guide you on the trip of a lifetime. Here's to the Lone Star State!" -- Back cover.

Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer’s Toronto is written by a native who’ll show you all the highlights and hidden pleasures of this fascinating city. She’s inspected countless hotels and selected the most inviting places to stay for every taste and budget: historic downtown hotels, best bets for families, romantic inns, and more. She’ll also show you the best of Toronto's multicultural dining scene, from elegant French bistros and Italian trattorias to eclectic spots for Asian, Greek, and fusion cuisines. With Frommer’s in hand, you won’t miss any of the fun, from Harbourfront Centre, the Metropolitan Zoo, and Skydome to art museums, markets, neighborhood strolls, and ferries to nearby islands -- plus biking, boating, cross-country skiing, ice-skating, and swimming. It’s all here, in one reliable, easy-to-use guide, packed with neighborhood maps, exact prices, and logistical tips. You’ll even get an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap!