<p>Brain injury can occur as a result of trauma, ischemic and peripheral insult, and represents a leading cause of disability and death across all age groups. Recent reports estimate that 1.5 million Americans sustain head trauma annually. As a result, an estimated 5.3 million are living with a permanent disability. While brain injury mostly affects children and young adults (in civilian and military populations), there is also an increased incidence and prevalence in the elderly, incurring substantial quality of life, healthcare, and economic burdens. This volume was developed and generated through the Brain Injury Disorders and Management Initiative, funded by the Office of Naval Research as a conjoint project of the Samueli Institute (Alexandria, Virginia), Nazareth Hospital (Pennsylvania), and Georgetown University Medical Center (Washington, DC) to focus upon new insights to the epidemiology, mechanisms, diagnosis and care of brain injuries, as based upon the most current information generated within the neurosciences and medicine. Written by leading experts in the field, the sixteen chapters provide the reader with contemporary perspectives of (1) patho-etiologic substrates and mechanisms; (2) new and extant assessment, diagnostic and evaluative methods; and (3) interventional approaches aimed at mitigating the progression and manifestations of brain injury and their bio-psychosocial sequelae.</p>

BRAIN INJURY: Spectrum Effects and Implications

Medical Books

Giordano, James

Medicine

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

How do the gears of governmental research and development (R&D) funding grind to assess, allocate and maintain myriad proposals, projects, and programs? Understanding the intricacies of the Pentagon R&D structure and function is vital for the survival of the new governmental employee, and sustained success of more seasoned professionals. This information is equally important for researchers, contractors and administrators who work with Pentagon R&D agencies, as it clarifies the workings of this vast- and often confusing- system. Hugh Montgomery brings more than four decades of experience, a significant portion of which was spent as the Department of Navy senior career civilian for science and technology (S&T) requirements and resources – and Resource Sponsor for the programs executed by the Office of Naval Research, to afford a better understanding of how to approach the vast federal system for funding or information. As well, his insights can relate to other public – and private – sector bureaucracies. In creating a roadmap toward “…peace, enlightenment and potential funding in the Pentagon R&D bureaucracy”, Montgomery describes an often dry and moribund federal system as an unexpectedly interesting entity. A “how-to” primer, this updated 2nd edition begins with the basics of the President’s budget and culminates in the sophisticated machinations of the Pentagon's R&D funding hierarchy. Case examples gained through decades of experience provide a thorough guide to the practices – and pitfalls – that affect a successful career in governmental R&D.

Bureaucratic Nirvana: Life in the Center of the Box: Gaining Peace, Enlightenment and Potential Funding in the Pentagon R&D Bureaucracy

Business & Money

MONTGOMERY, Hugh

Industries

General Al Gray, the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, served in that billet from 1987 until his retirement in 1991. Through the years he became an inspiring figure for Marines of all ranks, though not much is known of his early days as an enlisted Marine and young officer. In this first of two volumes, Scott Laidig gives a detailed account of Al Gray as a young sergeant in the Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon through his tours with the artillery, the infantry, special operations, and intelligence units through 1967. In addition to putting together the early story of Al Gray, Marine, the author has retold the story of the Vietnam War and its time. Wanting to put Gray's time in Vietnam, and indeed the Marine Corps? actions in Vietnam into proper context, Laidig presents a critique of the war, its leaders and the newsmen who covered it while also providing a different perspective on the South Vietnamese. His account is well-researched and fully referenced, and might lead the reader to investigate new materials emerging about the War that claimed over 56,000 American lives. Written in a style that promotes interest, this is no dry biography of a great warrior's earliest days in service to our country; rather, it is a fascinating personal account of a Marine Corps legend. All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. This authorized biography was awarded the 2014 Heritage Foundation's Colonel Joseph Alexander Award for Best Biography.

Al Gray, Marine: The Early Years, 1950-1967 Vol. 1

Biographies & Memoirs

Laidig, Scott

Leaders & Notable People

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