Michael is a foreign news reporter covering stories from around the world. He is especially interested in conflict and refugee welfare. Since 2020 he has conducted data analysis of English Channel crossings and reported extensively on issues facing people making the dangerous journey.
Dieses Weißbuch beschreibt die Versorgungssituation bei endoprothetischen Hüft- und Knieoperationen in Deutschland. Gelenkersatzoperationen im Bereich der Hüfte und des Knies zählen zu den häufigen Operationen, die zumeist wegen eines altersbedingten Gelenkverschleißes, der Arthrose oder bei Schenkelhalsfrakturen, notwendig sind. Angesichts des demografischen Wandels werden die Ansprüche…
This open access book covers comprehensive but fundamental principles and concepts of disaster and accident prevention and mitigation, countermeasures, and recovery from disasters or accidents including treatment and care of the victims. Safety and security problems in our society involve not only engineering but also social, legal, economic, cultural, and psychological issues. The enhancement …
This revised, updated textbook presents a systems approach to the planning, management, and operation of water resources infrastructure in the environment. Previously published in 2005 by UNESCO and Deltares (Delft Hydraulics at the time), this new edition, written again with contributions from Jery R. Stedinger, Jozef P. M. Dijkman, and Monique T. Villars, is aimed equally at students and pro…
This book trains the next generation of scientists representing different disciplines to leverage the data generated during routine patient care. It formulates a more complete lexicon of evidence-based recommendations and support shared, ethical decision making by doctors with their patients. Diagnostic and therapeutic technologies continue to evolve rapidly, and both individual practitione…
Nigeria, a former British colony, had no name until 1914; the Nigeria of today consisted of diverse ethnic groups scattered across what is the country’s current geographical space. The ethnic groups were not united within a single country or empire in pre-colonial days. In July 1899 the British House of Commons officially approved the name after an article suggesting various names f…