• Part I: Science and clincial oncology. Section A: Biology and cancer. Molecular tools in cancer research
• Intracellular signaling
• The cellular microenvironment and metastases
• Control of the cell cycle
• The pathophysiology of cancer cell death
• Cancer immunology
• Stem cells, cell differentiation, and cancer
• Vascular and interstitial biology of tumors
• Cancer metabolism
• Section B: Genesis of cancer. Environmental factors
• DNA damage response pathways and cancer
• Viruses and human cancer
• Genetic factors: hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes
• Genetic and epigenetic changes in cancer
• Section C: Diagnosis of cancer. Pathology, biomarkers, and molecular diagnostics
• Imaging
• Section D: Clinical trials. Biostatistics and bioinformatics in clinical trials
• Trial design
• Structures supporting cancer clinical trials
• Oncology and health care policy
• Section E: Prevention and early detection. Discovery and characterization of cancer genetic susceptibility alleles
• Lifestyle and cancer prevention
• Cancer screening and early detection
• Nicotine dependence: current treatments and future directions
• Section F: Treatment. Cancer pharmacology
• Therapeutic targeting of cancer cells: era of molecularly targeted agents
• Basics of radiation therapy
• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
• Gene therapy in oncology
• Therapeutic antibodies and immunologic conjugates
• Complementary and alternative medicine
• Part II: Problems common to cancer and therapy
• Section A: Hematologic problems and infections. Disorders of blood cell production in clinical oncology
• Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer-related venous thrombosis
• Infection in the patient with cancer
• Section B: Symptom management. Hypercalcemia
• Tumor lysis syndrome
• Cancer-related pain
• Cancer cachexia
• Nausea and vomiting
• Section C: Treatment complications. Oral complications
• Dermatologic toxicities of anticancer therapy
• Cardiovascular effects of cancer therapy
• Reproductive complications
• Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes
• Neurologic complications
• Endocrine complications
• Pulmonary complications of anticancer treatment
• Section D: post treatment considerations. Rehabilitation of individuals with cancer
• Survivorship
• Second malignant neoplasms
• Caring for patients at the end of life
• Section E: Local effects of cancer and its metastasis. Acute abdomen, bowel obstruction, and fistula
• Superior vena cava syndrome
• Spinal cord compression
• Brain metastases and neoplastic meningitis
• Bone metastases
• Lung metastases
• Liver metastases
• Malignancy-related effusions
• Section F: Special populations. Cancer in the elderly: biology, prevention, and treatment
• Special issues in pregnancy
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and cancer --

• Part III: Specific malignancies. Section A: Central nervous system. Cancer of the central nervous system
• Section B: Head, neck, and eye. Ocular tumors
• Cancer of the head and neck
• Section C: Skin. Melanoma
• Nonmelanoma skin cancers: basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas
• Section D: Endocrine. Cancer of the endocrine system
• Section E: Thoracic. Cancer of the lung: non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer
• Diseases of the pleura and mediastinum
• Cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction
• Section F: Gastrointestinal. Cancer of the stomach and gastroesophageal junction
• Cancer of the small bowel
• Colon cancer
• Cancer of the rectum
• Cancer of the anal canal
• Liver and bile duct cancer
• Carcinoma of the pancreas
• Section G: Genitourinary. Cancer of the kidney
• Carcinoma of the bladder
• Prostate cancer
• Cancer of the penis
• Testicular cancer
• Section H: Gynecological. Cancers of the cervix, vulva, and vagina
• Cancer of the endometrium
• Ovaries and fallopian tubes
• Gestational trophoblastic disease
• Cancer of the breast
• Section I: Sarcomas. Sarcomas of bone
• Sarcomas of soft tissue
• Section J: Cancer of undefined site of origin. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
• Section K: Pediatrics. Pediatric solid tumors
• Childhood leukemia
• Childhood lymphoma
• Section L: Hematological. Acute leukemias in adults
• Myelodysplastic syndromes
• Myeloproliferative disorders
• Chronic myeloid leukemia
• Chronic lymphoid leukemias
• Hairy cell leukemia
• Multiple myeloma and related disorders
• Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and cutaneous B-cell lymphoma
• Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma.

"Easily accessible and clinically focused, Abeloff's Clinical Oncology, 6th Edition, covers recent advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of cancer, cellular and molecular causes of cancer initiation and progression, new and emerging therapies, current trials, and much more. Masterfully authored by an international team of leading cancer experts, it offers clear, practical coverage of everything from basic science to multidisciplinary collaboration on diagnosis, staging, treatment and follow up"--Publisher's description.

• Abeloff's Clinical Oncology Sixth Edition
• PART I: SCIENCE AND CLINCIAL ONCOLOGY SECTION A: BIOLOGY AND CANCER
• 1. Molecular Tools in Cancer Research
• 2. Intracellular Signaling
• 3. The Cellular Microenvironment and Metastases
• 4. Control of the Cell Cycle
• 5. The Pathophysiology of Cancer Cell Death
• 6. Cancer Immunology
• 7. Stem Cells, Cell Differentiation, and Cancer
• 8. Vascular and Interstitial Biology of Tumors
• 9. Cancer Metabolism SECTION B: GENESIS OF CANCER
• 10. Environmental Factors
• 11. DNA Damage Response Pathways and Cancer
• 12. Viruses and Human Cancer
• 13. Genetic Factors: Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Syndromes
• 14. Genetic and Epigenetic Changes in Cancer SECTION C: DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER
• 15. Pathology, Biomarkers, and Molecular Diagnostics
• 16. Imaging SECTION D: CLINICAL TRIALS
• 17. Biostatistics and Bioinformatics in Clinical Trials
• 18. Trial Design
• 19. Structures Supporting Cancer Clinical Trials
• 20. Oncology and Health Care Policy SECTION E: PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION
• 21. Discovery and Characterization of Cancer Genetic Susceptibility Alleles
• 22. Lifestyle and Cancer Prevention
• 23. Cancer Screening and Early Detection
• 24. Nicotine Dependence: Current Treatments and Future Directions SECTION F: TREATMENT
• 25. Cancer Pharmacology
• 26. Therapeutic Targeting of Cancer Cells: Era of Molecularly Targeted Agents
• 27. Basics of Radiation Therapy
• 28. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• 29. Gene Therapy in Oncology
• 30. Therapeutic Antibodies and Immunologic Conjugates
• 31. Complementary and Alternative Medicine PART II: PROBLEMS COMMON TO CANCER AND THERAPY SECTION A: HEMATOLOGIC PROBLEMS AND INFACTIONS
• 32. Disorders of Blood Cell Production in Clinical Oncology
• 33. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Cancer-Related Venous Thrombosis
• 34. Infection in the Patient with Cancer SECTION B: SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
• 35. Hypercalcemia
• 36. Tumor Lysis Syndrome
• 37. Cancer-Related Pain
• 38. Cancer Cachexia
• 39. Nausea and Vomiting SECTION C: TREATMENT COMPLICATIONS
• 40. Oral Complications
• 41. Dermatologic Toxicities of Anticancer Therapy
• 42. Cardiovascular Effects of Cancer Therapy
• 43. Reproductive Complications
• 44. Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes
• 45. Neurologic complications
• 46. Endocrine Complications
• 47. Pulmonary Complications of Anticancer Treatment SECTION D: POST TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS
• 48. Rehabilitation of Individuals with Cancer
• 49. Survivorship
• 50. Second Malignant Neoplasms
• 51. Caring for Patients at the End of Life SECTION E: LOCAL EFFECTS OF CANCER AND ITS METASTASIS
• 52. Acute Abdomen, Bowel Obstruction, and Fistula
• 53. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
• 54. Spinal Cord Compression
• 55. Brain Metastases and Neoplastic Meningitis
• 56. Bone Metastases
• 57. Lung Metastases
• 58. Liver Metastases
• 59. Malignancy-Related Effusions SECTION F: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
• 60. Cancer in the Elderly: Biology, Prevention, and Treatment
• 61. Special Issues in Pregnancy
• 62. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Cancer PART III: SPECIFIC MALIGNANCIES SECTION A
• 63. Cancer of the Central Nervous System SECTION B
• 64. Ocular Tumors
• 65. Cancer of the Head and Neck SECTION C: SKIN
• 66. Melanoma
• 67. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers: Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas SECTION D: ENDOCRINE
• 68. Cancer of the Endocrine System SECTION E: THORACIC
• 69. Cancer of the Lung: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Small Cell Lung Cancer
• 70. Diseases of the Pleura and Mediastinum
• 71. Cancer of the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction SECTION F: GASTROINTESTINAL
• 72. Cancer of the Stomach and Gastroesophageal Junction
• 73. Cancer of the Small Bowel
• 74. Colon Cancer
• 75. Cancer of the Rectum
• 76. Cancer of the Anal Canal
• 77. Liver and Bile Duct Cancer
• 78. Carcinoma of the Pancreas SECTION G: GENITOURINARY
• 79. Cancer of the Kidney
• 80. Carcinoma of the Bladder
• 81. Prostate Cancer
• 82. Cancer of the Penis
• 83. Testicular Cancer SECTION H: GYNECOLOGICAL
• 84. Cancers of the Cervix, Vulva, and Vagina
• 85. Cancer of the Endometrium
• 86. Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes
• 87. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
• 88. Cancer of the Breast
• SECTION I: SARCOMAS
• 89. Sarcomas of Bone
• 90. Sarcomas of Soft Tissue SECTION J
• 91. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary SECTION K: PEDIATRICS
• 92. Pediatric Solid Tumors
• 93. Childhood Leukemia
• 94. Childhood Lymphoma SECTION L: HEMATOLOGICAL
• 95. Acute Leukemias in Adults
• 96. Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• 97. Myeloproliferative Disorders
• 98. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• 99. Chronic Lymphoid Leukemias
• 100. Hairy Cell Leukemia
• 101. Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders
• 102. Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• 103. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• 104. Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma and Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma
• 105. Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma.
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Easily accessible and clinically focused, Abeloff's Clinical Oncology, 6th Edition, covers recent advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of cancer, cellular and molecular causes of cancer initiation and progression, new and emerging therapies, current trials, and much more. Masterfully authored by an international team of leading cancer experts, it offers clear, practical coverage of everything from basic science to multidisciplinary collaboration on diagnosis, staging, treatment and follow up. Includes new chapters on Cancer Metabolism and Clinical Trial Designs in Oncology and a standalone chapter on lifestyles and cancer prevention. Features extensive updates including the latest clinical practice guidelines, decision-making algorithms, and clinical trial implications, as well as new content on precision medicine, genetics, and PET/CT imaging. Includes revised diagnostic and treatment protocols for medical management, surgical considerations, and radiation oncology therapies, stressing a multispecialty, integrated approach to care. Helps you find information quickly with updated indexing related to management recommendations, focused fact summaries, updated key points at the beginning of each chapter ideal for quick reference and board review, and algorithms for patient evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment options. Offers more patient care coverage in disease chapters, plus new information on cancer as a chronic illness and cancer survivorship. Discusses today's key topics such as immuno-oncology, functional imaging, precision medicine, the application of genetics in pathologic diagnosis and sub-categorization of tumors as well as the association of chronic infectious diseases such as HIV and cancer. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
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This unique advanced textbook provides a clear and comprehensive overview of gene delivery, gene therapy and genetic pharmacology, with descriptions of the main gene transfer vectors and a set of selected therapeutic applications, along with safety considerations. The second edition features new groundbreaking material on genome editing using the recently discovered CRISPR/Cas9 system and on cancer immunotherapy by CAR-T cells. It also presents the historical milestone of gene therapy application in the field of severe combined immunodeficiency, and other fields of gene therapy and molecular medicine.The use of gene transfer is exponentially growing in the scientific and medical communities for day-to-day cell biology experiments and swift development of gene therapy, which is already revolutionizing medicine. In this advanced textbook, more than 30 leading scientists come together to explore these topics.This educational introduction provides the background material needed to further explore the subject as well as relevant research literature. It is an invaluable resource to Master, PhD or MD students, post-doctoral scientists or medical doctors, as well as any scientist wishing to deliver a gene or synthetic nucleotide or develop a gene therapy strategy. The second edition's simple and synthetic content will be of value to any reader interested in the biological and medical revolution derived from the elucidation of the human genome.
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• Chapter 1. A case for leveraging mobile learning in action learning teams
• Chapter 2. Developing an "app-titude" for cooking: helping adults promote positive cooking skills with children via mobile web-based accessible media
• Chapter 3. Mobile-assisted language learning from language instructors' perspectives
• Chapter 4. Mhealth interventions for self-management of chronic disease
• Chapter 5. Mobile phones for assessment: anywhere, anytime, by anyone
• Chapter 6. Visualizing the evolution of mobile learning research
• Chapter 7. Electronic and mobile learning for workforce development
• Chapter 8. Power up learning with mobile games: the educational arcade an innovative approach to learning
• Chapter 9. Machitia: an educator-focused liberation platform for education
• Chapter 10. M-learning apps for film studies: an approach towards self-determined learning
• Chapter 11. Utilizing mobile learning for orphans aging out: orphan youth development in Peru with universal lessons
• Chapter 12. Mobile apps, universal Design, and accessibility in schools: creating an inclusive classroom experience.

Mobile learning is an educational strategy that uses mobile technologies in order to promote and enable learning. Mobile learning also encompasses efforts to support broad educational goals across numerous fields as it caters to the effective administration of learning systems and more improved communication between educational institutions, students, and their families. Advancing Mobile Learning in Contemporary Educational Spaces is a critical scholarly book that provides current research on the applications of mobile and handheld technologies in education. Highlighting the use of mobile technologies across multiple discipline areas such as healthcare, language learning, and film studies, this book is excellent for practitioners, educators, educational policymakers, administrators, instructional designers, learning and development professionals, medical and mental health practitioners, academicians, and researchers.
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• 1. Introduction
• 2. Higher education as a field of struggle
• 3. Narratives of change
• 4. I Met a New Version of Me: Critical Engagement and Recreating Oppressive Spaces
• 5. The Scales Were Peeled from My Eyes: Stepping off the Golden Ladder
• 6. The Absent Trace of Battles: Discursive and Material Agency
• 7. Strategy and Resistance: Reproduction and Transformation
• 8. Concluding Reflections: Pushing the Bounds of Possibility.
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This book explores the process of transformation, discussing how individuals are capable of acting to enable transformation of structures and cultures through the lens of South African higher education. Agency and Social Transformation in South African Higher Education examines the role of agency in effecting change amidst the rigid conditions within South African universities. Arguing for a focus on transformation from below, it explores transformation and agency from the perspective of academic staff. Through discussing moments at which faculty members embedded in rigid structures and cultures perceive themselves as having had the agency to interrupt and transform them, despite their rigidity, this book describes the nuances of social action and agency within the South African higher education institutional context and the ways in which contextual histories may provide enabling/limiting conditions to individuals within them. This book makes an important contribution to the field of agency and social transformation theoretically, methodologically and geographically as it details the motivations for transformation, how individuals become agents of change and the practical experiences of these individuals from a localised perspective. Agency and Social Transformation in South African Higher Education will be of interest to scholars and students of African higher education, transformation studies and postcolonial studies.
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• 1. Agroforestry and Climate Change: Issues, Challenges, and the Way Forward
• M. K. Jhariya et al.
• 2. Vermicomposting Practices: Sustainable Strategy for Agriculture and Climate Change
• Amrita Kumari Panda et al.
• 3. Agroforestry with Horticulture: A New Strategy toward a Climate-Resilient Forestry Approach
• Abhishek Raj et al.
• 4. Role of Agroforestry in Carbon Sequestration: An Indian Perspective
• Vishnu, K. Solanki, and Amit Sen
• 5. Conservation Issues, Challenges, and Management of Medicinal Plant Resources: A New Dimension toward Sustainable Natural Resource Management
• Abhishek Raj et al.
• 6. Silvo-Pasture System: A Way Ahead for Sustainable Development in India
• S. Sarvade and V. B. Upadhyay
• 7. Agroforestry for Climate Mitigation and Livelihood Security in India
• Abhishek Raj et al.
• 8. Tree-Soil Interaction Studies on Different Species in Arboretum
• Bibek Birua, Sant Kumar Singh, and Prabhat Ranjan Oraon
• 9. Phytoremediation of Coal Mine Based Wastelands: An Approach in Raniganj Coalfield (RCF)
• Debalina Kar and Debnath Palit
• 10. Non-Timber Forest Products: Constraints, Prospects and Management, Implications for Combating Climate Change, and Livelihood Development
• Abhishek Raj et al.
• 11. Mulberry-Based Agroforestry System: An Effective Way of Maintaining Livelihood Security and Climate Change Mitigation
• Mushtaq Rasool Mir et al.
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This volume provides an abundance of valuable information on emerging eco-friendly technology and its potential role in combating climate change via agroforesty. The volume begins by describing the recent understanding of the scenario of climate change and its issues and challenges and provides an in-depth analysis of the potential of agroforestry toward climate change mitigation and adaptation. Chapters address a wide range of techniques and methods for mitigating the negative aspects of climate change through agroforesty, such as vermicomposting, carbon sequestration, horticulture techniques, nutrient sequestration and soil sustainability, conservation of medicinal plant resources, silvipastoral systems, phytoremediation techniques, and more. The book also looks at livelihood security and the role of agroforestry. Key features: Provides updated information and recent developments in the field of climate change and agroforestry Looks at a variety of eco-friendly methods being employed to help mitigate climate change through agroforesty Provides recommendations and suggestions to build harmony between agroforestry and climate change Discusses new insights on the role of agroforestry toward combating climate change as well as maintaining the sustainability of ecosystems.
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• Part 1: Utopia, Eutopia, Youtopia
• Chapter 1: What If You Could?
• Chapter 2: Little Commonwealth
• Chapter 3: Defense of Poetry
• Part 2: Dischtopia: Thomas M. Disch
• Chapter 4: Enter the Chamleleon
• Chapter 5: East 11th Street
• Chapter 6: The Shape of Things to Come
• Part 3: Pantopia: Bernard Malamud
• Chapter 7: Earth Abides
• Chapter 8: You Tell Me That It's Evolution
• Chapter 9: Proverbial Wisdom
• Part 4: Uchronia: Kurt Vonnegut
• Chapter 10: The Islands of the Day Before
• Chapter 11: Do the Chronomotion with Me
• Chapter 12: The Imp of the Perverse
• Part 5: Biotopia: Margaret Atwood
• Chapter 13: Oryx and Crick
• Chapter 14: The Advocate's Devil
• Chapter 15: Talkin' `Bout My Gene-ration
• Bibliography
• Index.
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From Black Tuesday to the White House, from Plato to Robert Nozick, from Eugene Debs to Richard Nixon, from Peter Cornelis Plockhoy to the hippie communes of the Sixties, from universal basic income to utopian basic income, from proverbial wisdom to multilevel selection, from Big Data to paleomorality, from Prisoner's Dilemma to social-engineering Israeli kindergartens, from time travel to gene engineering, from the pretzel logic of meritocracy to deaggressing humanity, American Utopia maps the pitfalls and windfalls of social reform in the name of the human use of human beings. Interrogating the assumptions behind four outre utopias by Thomas M. Disch, Bernard Malamud, Kurt Vonnegut, and Margaret Atwood, the book interrogates the assumptions that have historically been central to the utopian project. Whence the seeds of social discontent? Whence our taste for egoism and altruism? For waging war and waging peace? Can we bioengineer human nature to specifications? Should we? Who makes better guardians: humans or machines? And who will guard the guardians?
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• 1 The Embryology of the Dural Venous Sinus: An Overview
• 2 The Superior Sagittal Sinus
• 3 Inferior Sagittal Sinus
• 4 The Transverse Sinus
• 5 The Sigmoid Sinus
• 6 The Occipital Sinus
• 7 The Torcular Herophili (Confluence of Sinuses)
• 8 The Tentorial Sinuses
• 9 Falcine Venous Plexus
• 10 The Straight Sinus
• 11 The Inferior Petrosal Sinus
• 12 The Superior Petrosal Sinus
• 13 The Basilar Plexus
• 14 The Marginal Sinus
• 15 The Cavernous Sinus
• 16 The Intercavernous Sinuses
• 17 The Sphenoparietal Sinus
• 18 The Lateral Lacunae
• 19 The Petrosquamosal Sinus
• 20 The Emissary Veins
• 21 Sinus Pericranii
• 22 The Inferior Petrooccipital Vein
• 23 Dural Venous Sinus Connections to the Vertebral Venous Plexus
• 24 Diploic Veins
• 25 Variations of the Intracranial Dural Venous Sinuses
• 26 Imaging Techniques for the Dural Venous Sinuses
• 27 Surgical Nuances in Management of Intracranial Venous Sinus Injuries.
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This first-of-its-kind volume focuses on the anatomy, imaging, and surgery of the dural venous sinuses and the particular relevance to neurosurgery and trauma surgery. Knowledge of the fine clinical anatomy involved in neurosurgery and skull base surgery has progressed greatly in recent years, and this title reflects new information of particular importance to neurosurgeons, trauma surgeons, neurologists, interventional radiologists, and others who need a complete, up-to-date understanding of this complex anatomical area. Provides thorough coverage of the clinical anatomy of the dural venous sinuses, highlighted by 250 clear, high-quality illustrations and clinical photographs. Covers imaging techniques and surgery in separate chapters following extensive anatomy coverage. Presents the knowledge and experience of recognized experts and authors in the field. Consolidates today's available information and guidance into a single, convenient resource.
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A space salvager and her partner make the discovery of a lifetime that just might change the universe in this wild, big-ideas space opera from multi award-winning author Elizabeth Bear. Haimey Dz thinks she knows what she wants. She thinks she knows who she is. She is wrong. A routine salvage mission uncovers evidence of a terrible crime and relics of a powerful ancient technology, just as Haimey and her small crew run afoul of pirates at the outer limits of the Milky Way and find themselves both on the run, and in possession of ancient, universe-changing technology. When the authorities prove corrupt, it becomes clear that Haimey is the only one who can protect her galaxy-spanning civilisation from its potential power - and from the revolutionaries who want to use it to seed terror and war. But doing so will take her from the event horizon of the super-massive black hole at the galaxy's core to the infinite, empty spaces at its edge. Along the way, she'll have to uncover the secrets of ancient intelligences lost to time as well as her own lost secrets, which she will wish had remained hidden from her forever . . . Energetic and electrifying, Ancestral Night is a dazzling new space opera, sure to delight fans of Alastair Reynolds, Iain M. Banks, and Peter F. Hamilton. Praise for Elizabeth Bear 'Gripping, perfectly balanced, and highly recommended' Kirkus 'Like the best of speculative fiction, Bear has created a fascinating and complete universe that blends high-tech gadgetry with Old World adventure and political collusion' Publishers Weekly.
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• Skin : basic structure and function
• Cutaneous signs and diagnosis
• Dermatoses resulting from physical factors
• Pruritus and neurocutaneous dermatoses
• Eczema, atopic dermatitis, and noninfectious immunodeficiency disorders
• Contact dermatitis and drug eruptions
• Erythema and urticaria
• Connective tissue diseases mucinoses
• Seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, recalcitrant palmoplantar eruptions, pustular dermatitis, and erythroderma
• Pityriasis rosea, pityriasis rubra pilaris, and other papulosquamous and hyperkeratotic diseases
• Lichen planus and related conditions
• Acne
• Bacterial infections
• Diseases resulting from fungi and yeasts
• Mycobacterial diseases
• Hansen disease
• Syphilis, yaws, bejel, and pinta
• Viral diseases
• Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites
• Chronic blistering dermatoses
• Nutritional diseases
• Diseases of subcutaneous fat
• Endocrine diseases
• Abnormalities of dermal fibrous and elastic tissue
• Errors in metabolism
• Genodermatoses and congenital anomalies
• Dermal and subcutaneous tumors
• Epidermal nevi, neoplasms, and cysts
• Melanocytic nevi and neoplasms
• Macrophage/monocyte disorders
• Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia, cutaneous t-cell lymphoma, other malignant lymphomas, and allied diseases
• Diseases of the skin appendages
• Disorders of the mucous membranes
• Cutaneous vascular diseases
• Disturbances of pigmentation
• Dermatologic surgery
• Cutaneous laser surgery
• Cosmetic dermatology.

"Now in a fully revised thirteenth edition, Andrews' Diseases of the Skin remains your single-volume, must-have resource for core information in dermatology. From residency through clinical practice, this award-winning title ensures that you stay up to date with new tools and strategies for diagnosis and treatment, new entities and newly recognized diseases, and current uses for tried-and-true and newer medications. It's the reference you'll turn to again and again when faced with a clinical conundrum or therapeutically challenging skin disease"--Publisher's description.

• Biomechanics and related movement disciplines
• Describing the system and its motion
• Paradigms for studying motion of the system
• Interaction of forces and the system
• Linear motion of the system
• Angular motion of the system
• System balance and stability
• The system as a machine
• System motion in a fluid medium
• The system as a projectile
• Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
• Connection by application.

Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Written for undergraduate biomechanics courses, Applied Biomechanics: Concepts and Connections, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource that focuses on making connections between biomechanics and other subdisciplines of exercise science. With that in mind, each chapter contains a Concepts section and a Connections section. The Concepts are the core nuts and bolts of understanding the mechanics of movement. The Connections are designed to show how the Concepts are used in the many diverse areas within the movement sciences. The Second Edition was written to meet the needs of students who aspire to any field of human movement or performance, making the concepts of biomechanics relevant no matter their ultimate choice of profession. Key Features: NEW - A new end-of-text Student Workbook provides additional problems that are ideal for homework assignments, study aids, and in-class exercises. PDF pages also available on Navigate 2. NEW - Includes a wealth of new and updated artwork, illustrations and graphs. UPDATED - Focus on Research feature boxes, and examples throughout the text have been updated to keep pace with changes in the field since the previous edition. UPDATED - Chapter 12, Connections by Application, is meant to apply all of the biomechanical concepts using a single sport and has been updated to reference soccer in all applications.
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• List of Figures viii
• Acknowledgments x
• Preface: The Contradictions of Theory xi
• 1 Common Sense is Not Enough
• 1
• 2 The "New Archaeology"
• 13
• 3 Archaeology as a Science
• 38
• 4 Middle?range Theory, Ethnoarchaeology and Material Culture Studies
• 54
• 5 Culture and Process
• 72
• 6 Thoughts and Ideologies
• 94
• 7 Postprocessual and Interpretative Archaeologies
• 108
• 8 The Material Turn
• 132
• 9 Archaeology, Gender, and Identity
• 156
• 10 Archaeology and Cultural Evolution
• 180
• 11 Archaeology and Darwinian Evolution
• 202
• 12 Archaeology and History
• 226
• 13 Archaeology, Politics, and Culture
• 246
• 14 Conclusion: The Future of Theory
• 260
• Selective Glossary
• 284
• Further Reading
• 294
• Bibliography
• 317
• Index 358.
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A lively and accessible introduction to themes and debates in archaeological theory for students of all levels Archaeological Theory is a relatable, accessible, reader-friendly first step into the world of theory for archaeology students. Recognizing that many students shy away from the study of theory for fear that the material is too difficult or obscure, Archaeological Theory maintains that any student can develop an understanding of theory and that a knowledge of theory will lead to better practice. As one of the leading texts for introductory courses in archaeology and archaeological theory, it has provided many students with the essential foundation for a complete education in the discipline. With a focus on clarifying the history and development of archaeological theory, this valuable text serves as a roadmap to the different schools of theory in archaeology, clarifying the foundations of these schools of thought, the relationships between them, and the ideas that distinguish each from the other. Students will also learn about the relationship between archaeology and cultural and political developments, the origins of New and 'post-processual' archaeology, and current issues shaping the field. Written in a clear and informal style and incorporating examples, cartoons, and dialogues, this text provides an ideal introduction for students at all levels. The revised third edition has been updated with new and revised chapters and an expanded glossary and bibliography, as well as new readings to guide further study. Engages readers with informal and easy-to-understand prose, as well as examples, cartoons, and informal dialogues Prepares students to understand complex topics and current and perennial issues in the field such as epistemology, agency, and materiality in the context of archaeological practice Discusses current developments in associated disciplines New and revised chapters on the material turn, politics and other issues, and an expanded glossary and bibliography with updated reading suggestions Offers expanded coverage of materiality, cultural-historical archaeology, evolutionary theory, and the work of scholars of diverse backgrounds and specializations Engaging and illuminating, Archaeological Theory is an indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students in archaeology and related disciplines.
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• Figures and Source-Acknowledgments xiii
• Preface xvii
• Acknowledgments xix
• Abbreviations and Citations xxi
• Maps xxiii
• 1 Sources for the Archaic Period
• 1
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1
• 1.2 Archaeology and the Material Remains
• 1
• 1.2.1 Pottery
• 2
• 1.2.2 Burials
• 4
• 1.2.3 Inscriptions
• 5
• 1.2.4 Other Types of Material Evidence
• 7
• 1.2.5 Problems of Interpretation
• 7
• 1.3 Literary Sources
• 8
• 1.3.1 Archaic Greek Poets
• 9
• 1.3.2 Prose Writers
• 10
• 1.4 Managing the Muses
• 11
• 1.4.1 Evaluating and Deploying the Evidence
• 11
• Notes
• 13
• Further Reading
• 13
• 2 A Brief Overview of the Archaic Period
• 15
• 2.1 Introduction
• 15
• 2.2 The Environment and Greek Life
• 16
• 2.2.1 The Land and the Sea
• 16
• 2.2.2 The Greeks and Others
• 17
• 2.3 The Early Archaic Period
• 18
• 2.4 The Seventh Century BCE: Expansion and Change
• 19
• 2.4.1 Colonies
• 19
• 2.4.2 Law Codes
• 20
• 2.4.3 Tyranny
• 21
• 2.5 The Sixth Century BCE: Conflict and Creation
• 21
• 2.5.1 The Kingdom of Lydia
• 21
• 2.5.2 The Empire of the Persians
• 22
• 2.5.3 Greek Culture in the Sixth Century BCE
• 24
• 2.6 The Early Fifth Century BCE: The Defeat of Persia
• 24
• 2.7 Sparta and Lakonia
• 25
• 2.8 Athens and Attika
• 26
• Notes
• 27
• Further Reading
• 27
• Brief Timeline for the Archaic Period
• 29
• 3 Polis and Politics in Archaic Greece
• 31
• 3.1 Introduction
• 31
• 3.2 Origins and Nature of the Early Polis
• 31
• 3.3 Transformations of Leadership and Governance in the Archaic Polis
• 34
• 3.3.1 Basileis and Aristoi
• 35
• 3.3.2 Archaic Greek Tyrants and Tyranny
• 38
• 3.3.3 Lawgivers and Law Codes
• 40
• 3.4 Demokratia
• 3.4.1 Background
• 42
• 3.4.2 Kleisthenes and His Reforms
• 43
• 3.5 The Evolution of Politics and Government in Archaic Greece: A Summary
• 45
• 3.6 Politics and the Archaic Greek Farmer
• 46
• Notes
• 47
• Further Reading
• 48
• 4 War and Violence in Archaic Greece
• 51
• 4.1 Introduction
• 51
• 4.1.1 "Homeric" Warfare
• 51
• 4.2 Land Warfare in the Early Archaic Period
• 53
• 4.2.1 "Servant of the War?God"
• 53
• 4.2.2 Hoplites and the Phalanx
• 56
• 4.3 Land Warfare in the Later Archaic Period
• 61
• 4.3.1 Sparta, the Polis of War
• 61
• 4.4 Epilogue: The Causes of War
• 64
• 4.5 Summary
• 64
• 4.5.1 The Land War Experience in the Archaic Period
• 64
• 4.6 Conflict at Sea
• 66
• 4.6.1 Early Sea Travel and Piracy
• 66
• 4.6.2 Archaic Greek Ship?Guilds
• 66
• 4.6.3 Archaic Greek Ships
• 68
• 4.6.4 The Archaic Greeks and the Sea: A Summary
• 70
• Notes
• 71
• Further Reading
• 71
• 5 Archaic Greek Myth and Religion
• 73
• 5.1 Introduction
• 73
• 5.2 The Gods of Hesiod and Homer
• 76
• 5.2.1 Hesiod
• 76
• 5.2.2 Homer
• 79
• 5.2.3 Xenophanes' Complaint
• 81
• 5.3 Sanctuaries and Seers
• 82
• 5.3.1 Sacred Space
• 82
• 5.3.2 Seers, Prophets, and Sibyls
• 84
• 5.3.3 Dodona and Delphi
• 85
• 5.4 Gods and Poleis
• 86
• 5.4.1 Cult and Identity
• 86
• 5.5 The Archaic Greeks and Their Gods: A Summary
• 87
• 5.5.1 Law, Order, and Justice in the Kosmos
• 87
• 5.6 The Olympians
• 89
• Notes
• 91
• Further Reading
• 91
• 6 Early Greek Science
• 93
• 6.1 Darkness and Lumination
• 93
• 6.2 A Farmer's Handbook: Hesiod's Works and Days
• 94
• 6.3 The Near East, Miletos, and Science
• 95
• 6.3.1 Thales, Physikos kai Astronomikos
• 97
• 6.3.2 Anaximandros, Hekataios, and the World Imagined
• 100
• 6.3.3 Milesian Science: A Summary
• 102
• 6.4 "Wonders"
• 102
• 6.4.1 The Evolution of Archaic Greek Temples
• 102
• 6.4.2 Tunnels, Moles, and Bridges
• 104
• 6.5 Medicine
• 106
• 6.6 "Civilians, " Science, and Technology
• 107
• Notes
• 108
• Further Reading
• 109
• 7 Archaic Greek Philosophy
• 111
• 7.1 Introduction
• 111
• 7.2 Hesiod and Zeus
• 112
• 7.3 Ionian Philosophy
• 114
• 7.3.1 The Milesians and the Kosmos
• 114
• 7.4 Skeptics, Critics, and Epistemology
• 116
• 7.4.1 Xenophanes
• 116
• 7.4.2 Herakleitos
• 118
• 7.5 Mathematics and the Mystical
• 120
• 7.5.1 Pythagoras
• 120
• 7.6 Summary
• 123
• 7.6.1 Early Philosophers and the Archaic Greeks
• 123
• Notes
• 124
• Further Reading
• 124
• 8 The Art of the Archaic Greeks
• 127
• 8.1 Introduction
• 127
• 8.2 Archaic Pottery?Painting
• 128
• 8.2.1 Later Geometric Pottery
• 128
• 8.2.2 Early Archaic Pottery: Orientalizing, Proto?Corinthian, and Proto?Attic
• 129
• 8.2.3 Later Archaic Pottery: Black?Figure and Red?Figure Ware
• 131
• 8.3 Archaic Greek Sculpture
• 137
• 8.3.1 Introduction
• 137
• 8.3.2 Later Geometric Sculpture
• 137
• 8.3.3 Archaic Architectural Sculpture
• 138
• 8.3.4 Kouroi
• 142
• 8.3.5 Korai
• 145
• 8.4 Summary
• 149
• 8.4.1 Archaic Greek Art and Archaic Greeks
• 149
• Notes
• 149
• Further Reading
• 150
• 9 Archaic Greek Literature
• 151
• 9.1 Introduction
• 151
• 9.2 Homer
• 151
• 9.2.1 Iliad
• 153
• 9.2.2 Odyssey
• 155
• 9.3 Hesiod
• 157
• 9.4 Early Greek Lyric and Elegaic Poets
• 157
• 9.4.1 Archilochos
• 158
• 9.4.2 Semonides
• 160
• 9.4.3 Tyrtaios
• 160
• 9.4.4 Mimnermos
• 162
• 9.5 Later Lyric and Elegaic Poets
• 163
• 9.5.1 Sappho
• 163
• 9.5.2 Solon
• 165
• 9.5.3 Anakreon
• 167
• 9.5.4 Simonides
• 169
• 9.5.5 Pindar
• 173
• 9.6 Summary
• 174
• Notes
• 175
• Further Reading
• 176
• 10 Festivals and Games of the Archaic Greeks
• 179
• 10.1 Introduction
• 179
• 10.1.1 Pre?Olympic Festivals and Games
• 179
• 10.2 The Olympic Festival and Games
• 181
• 10.2.1 Origins and Arrangements
• 181
• 10.2.2 Agones
• 182
• 10.2.3 Nike ("Victory")
• 188
• 10.2.4 The Panhellenic Ideal
• 191
• 10.3 Other Games and Festivals
• 191
• 10.3.1 The Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games
• 191
• 10.4 Local and Regional Festivals
• 194
• 10.4.1 Panathenaia
• 194
• 10.4.2 Other Local and Regional Festivals
• 196
• 10.5 Festivals and Culture
• 197
• 10.5.1 Dionysia and Drama at Athens
• 197
• 10.5.2 The Dithyramb, Thespis, and Attic Tragedy
• 197
• 10.6 Summary
• 199
• Notes
• 199
• Further Reading
• 200
• 11 Cultural Identity, Social Forces, Values, and Behaviors
• 203
• 11.1 Introduction
• 203
• 11.1.1 Philochoria
• 204
• 11.2 Honor, Fame, and Good Repute
• 205
• 11.2.1 Kleos and Arete: Old Standards and New Benchmarks
• 205
• 11.2.2 Adjustments and Modifications to Standards and Expectations
• 207
• 11.2.3 Right Conduct: Constructive and Destructive
• 209
• 11.2.4 Philia
• 211
• 11.3 Excess and Moderation
• 212
• 11.3.1 The Seven Sages and the Delphic Maxims
• 213
• 11.4 Competition
• 214
• 11.4.1 The Pursuit of Wealth
• 215
• 11.4.2 The Agon of Politics and Display
• 216
• 11.5 Old Allegiances and New Realities
• 217
• 11.5.1 Aristos and Demos
• 217
• 11.6 Summary
• 218
• Notes
• 219
• Further Reading
• 219
• 12 Gender and Sexuality in Archaic Greece
• 221
• 12.1 Introduction
• 221
• 12.2 Archaic Greek Females
• 221
• 12.2.1 The Problem of Male Sources: Pandora, Helen, Clytemnestra, Penelope
• 221
• 12.2.2 Voices of Archaic Greek Women
• 224
• 12.2.3 Childhood and Maidenhood
• 229
• 12.2.4 Marriage and Family
• 231
• 12.2.5 Ritual and Religion
• 233
• 12.2.6 Summary
• 234
• 12.3 Archaic Greek Males
• 236
• 12.3.1 Childhood and Youth
• 236
• 12.3.2 Marriage and Family
• 237
• 12.3.3 Ritual and Religion
• 238
• 12.3.4 Social Life: Philia and Symposia
• 238
• 12.3.5 Summary
• 239
• 12.4 Sex, Gender, and Archaic Greek Society
• 239
• 12.4.1 Introduction: "Secret Sex" and Open Encounters
• 239
• 12.4.2 Eros
• 240
• 12.4.3 Same?Sex Relationships
• 241
• 12.5 Summary
• 243
• Notes
• 243
• Further Reading
• 244
• 13 Epilogue: The Common and the Extraordinary
• 247
• Notes
• 253
• Glossary of Greek Terms
• 255
• Index: Literary Citations
• 259
• Index 265.
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An introductory guide to the Archaic period in ancient Greece--the people, their society, and their culture. Excerpts from literary and other texts give voice to the interests, concerns, and emotions of the Archaic Greeks themselves. This book provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the society and culture of the Archaic period in the Greek world from c. 750 to c. 480 BCE. It focuses on the persistent and often-conflicting themes, topics, and controversies of the Archaic Age (e.g., elite and non-elite, religion and science, tradition and humanism). It seeks to lead the reader to a broader and deeper understanding of the period by placing themes and topics in a mutually supportive contextual network that will underscore their significance. Archaic Greece: The Age of New Reckonings begins with a chapter on how sources for the period are evaluated and deployed, and goes on to offer a concise yet thorough historical overview of the Archaic period. Subsequent chapters cover polis and politics; war and violence; religion; science; philosophy; art; literature; festivals and games; social forces, values, and behaviors; and gender and sex. The book: Offers a novel approach to a very significant period that foregrounds literary evidence and the words voiced by Archaic Greeks, combining scholarship with readability; Conceptualizes Archaic Greek culture and society by focusing substantially on topics that supplement the history of the period; Combines diverse elements of society and culture, including religion, art, literature, games and festivals, gender, sexuality, and politics in order to develop a unique picture of Greece during the Archaic period; Includes a summarizing essay that draws chapters together, emphasizing the implications of their topics and themes. Archaic Greece: The Age of New Reckonings should appeal to college-level instructors as a book to assign to students enrolled in courses involving Archaic Greece and to others interested in this intriguing and pivotal period in ancient Greece.
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• Introduction--
• 1. The Casa de Montejo and Merida--
• 2. The Plateresque Facade and Communal Identity in Spain--
• 3. The Montejo Facade and the Position of Adelantado--
• 4. Tiho-Merida and the Casa de Montejo--
• 5. Gaspar Antonio Chi's Heraldic Imagery and the Casa de Montejo Facade-- Conclusion.
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This book investigates the Casa de Montejo and considers the role of the building's Plateresque facade as a form of visual rhetoric that conveyed ideas about the individual and communal cultural identities in sixteenth-century Yucatan. C. Cody Barteet analyzes the facade within the complex colonial world in which it belongs, including in multicultural Yucatan and the transatlantic world. This contextualization allows for an examination of the architectural rhetoric of the facade, the design of which visualizes the contestations of autonomy and authority occurring among the colonial peoples.
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• 1. Introduction Juan Grigera and Luciana Zorzoli
• 2. A Foundation of Terror: Tucuman and the Proceso, 1975-1983 James H. Shrader
• 3. Anti-subversive repression and dictatorship in Argentina: An approach from Northern Patagonia Pablo Scatizza
• 4. Economic policy and global change: the puzzle of industrial policy under the Proceso Juan Grigera
• 5. Law-making and Federalism in Argentina's Last Dictatorship Alejandro Bonvecchi and Emilia Simison
• 6. State, Filmmaking, and Sexuality during the Military Dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983) Debora D'Antonio
• 7. Rethinking Trade Unions Luciana Zorzoli
• 8. Peronism in the Transition and Peronism in Transition: from the End of the Reorganization Process to the Peronist Renovation (1981-1989) Joaquin Baeza Belda
• 9. Malvinas/Falklands War. Changes in the idea of Nationhood, the local and national, in a post dictatorship context. Argentina,
• 1982 -
• 2007 Federico Lorenz.
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This edited volume provides a comprehensive overview of the renewal of academic engagement in the Argentinian dictatorship in the context of the post-2001 crisis. Significant social and judicial changes and the opening of archives have led to major revisions of the research dedicated to this period. As such, the contributors offer a unique presentation to an English-speaking audience, mapping and critiquing these developments and widening the recent debates in Argentina about the legacy of the dictatorship in this long-term perspective.
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Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students seeks to pose and answer the important questions that are arising as levels of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) learners increase in classrooms across the country. This classroom-ready resource places the emphasis of assessment on the student as an individual and explores questions such as "Where should assessment efforts for CLD students be concentrated?; " ''What are the key aims of assessments?; " and "How should teachers use CLD student assessment findings?" The 3rd Edition has been completely updated with a new chapter on data-driven problem solving, new Teaching Tips, Activity Lesson Plans, and more.
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• Non-neoplastic lesions and benign tumors of the vulva
• Malignant tumors of the vulva
• The vagina
• Tumor-like lesions and benign tumors of the uterine cervix
• Invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix and its precursors
• Adenocarcinomas of the cervix, related tumors, and their precursors
• Non-neoplastic lesions of the uterine corpus
• Endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma
• Mesenchymal and mixed epithelial-mesenchymal tumors of the uterine corpus and cervix
• Trophoblastic lesions, miscellaneous primary uterine neoplasms, hematopoietic neoplasms, and metastatic neoplasms to the uterus
• The fallopian tube and broad ligament
• Tumor-like lesions of the ovary
• Surface epithelial-stromal tumors: general features, serous tumors, and mucinous tumors
• Surface epithelial-stromal tumors: endometrioid, clear cell, transitional, squamous, rare, undifferentiated, and mixed cell types
• Germ cell tumors of the ovary
• Sex cord-stromal and steroid cell tumors of the ovary
• Miscellaneous primary ovarian tumors
• Metastatic tumors of the ovary (including pseudomyxoma peritonei, hematolymphoid neoplasms, and tumors with functioning stroma)
• Endometriosis and lesions of the secondary müllerian system
• Tumor-like lesions and tumors of the peritoneum (non-müllerian lesions)

• Chapter 1. Equilibrium in the population of the plants
• Chapter 2. Waves in biological populations
• Chapter 3. Plankton models and its attractors in a local approximation
• Chapter 4. Spatial dissipative structures in excitable media (plankton, soil bacteria. . . .)
• Chapter 5. Dimension of molecules of compounds of biogenic elements
• Chapter 6. Functional dimensions of biomolecules
• Chapter 7. Three-dimensional models of a five-carbon sugar molecule and nucleic acids
• Chapter 8. The geometry of the structure of nucleic acids with regard to the higher dimension of the components.

In studying biology, one of the more difficult factors to predict is how parents' attributes will affect their children and how those children will affect their own children. Organizing and calculating those vast statistics can become extremely tedious without the proper mathematical and reproductive knowledge. Attractors and Higher Dimensions in Population and Molecular Biology: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of population logistics. While highlighting topics including gene analysis, crossbreeding, and reproduction, this book is ideally designed for academics, researchers, biologists, and mathematicians seeking current research on modeling the reproduction process of a biological population.
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• 1. Health Statistics: Why Are They Important?
• 2. Mathematics: Reviewing the Basics.
• 3. Health Data Across the Continuum.
• 4. Hospital Census.
• 5. Hospital Occupancy.
• 6. Hospital Length of Stay.
• 7. Hospital, Obstetric, and Neonatal Statistics.
• 8. Miscellaneous Clinical and Non-Clinical Statistics.
• 9. End-of-Life Statistics: Mortality and Autopsy Rates.
• 10. Community Health Statistics.
• 11. Statistics: Learning the Basics.
• 12. Organizing Data for Analysis.
• 13. Displaying Data for Analysis.
• 14. Fundamentals of Research.
• Appendix I: Glossary.
• Appendix II: Formulas.
• Appendix III: Abbreviations.
• Appendix IV: Answers to the Self-Tests and Chapter Tests.
• Appendix V: Quick-Reference. Index.
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Think statistics is just for statisticians? Think again! BASIC ALLIED HEALTH STATISTICS AND ANALYSIS, 5th Edition shows how Health Information Management (HIM) professionals wield the power of data to improve patient care delivery every day. To build a foundation for your success, this practical work-text demystifies stats by first demonstrating how to use calculations and then by offering practice in clinical case studies and practice problems. You'll think through the big issues in health care today, consider available data, choose the best statistical analysis, and then make recommendations--just like the pros. And once you have the basic math and stats down, nothing will hold you back! You can master applications such as vital statistics and mortality rates, census and occupancy rates, and more, all while meeting CAHIIM curriculum and competency standards.
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• Introduction to the immune system : nomenclature, general properties, and components
• Innate immunity : the early defense against infections
• Antigen capture and presentation to lymphocytes : what lymphocytes see
• Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and development of immune repertoires
• T cell – mediated immunity : activation of t lymphocytes
• Effector mechanisms of t cell–mediated immunity : functions of t cells in host defense
• Humoral immune responses : activation of b lymphocytes and production of antibodies
• Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins
• Immunologic tolerance and autoimmunity : self–nonself discrimination in the immune system and its failure
• Immunology of tumors and transplantation : immune responses to cancer cells and normal foreign cells
• Hypersensitivity : disorders caused by immune responses
• Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases caused by defective immunity
• Principal features of selected cd molecules
• Cytokines
• Clinical cases.

• List of Abbreviations vii List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction
• 1
• 1 Idealized Lives: Speak Nothing but Good of the Dead
• 11
• 2 Divine Social and Political Orders
• 31
• 3 Roles
• 59
• 4 Taming the Natural Child: Preparations for Living
• 81
• 5 Seeing the World Anew
• 97
• 6 Reimagining England's Past
• 125
• 7 Living Under Divine Providence
• 149
• 8 Personal Virtue
• 171
• 9 Moral Economies
• 201
• 10 Creating the Godly State
• 235
• 11 A Generation of Hearers
• 253
• 12 Elizabethan Lives Lived
• 281 Primary Bibliography
• 305 Secondary Bibliography
• 325 Index 335.
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Captures the worldviews, concerns, joys, and experiences of people living through the cultural changes in the second half of the sixteenth century and the early seventeenth century, Shakespeare's age. Elizabethans lived through a time of cultural collapse and rejuvenation as the impacts of globalization, the religious Reformation, economic and scientific revolutions, wars, and religious dissent forced them to reformulate their ideas of God, nation, society and self. This well-written, accessible book depicting how Elizabethans perceived reality and acted on their perceptions illustrates Elizabethan life, offering readers well-told stories about the Elizabethan people and the world around them. It defines the older ideas of pre-Elizabethan culture and shows how they were shattered and replaced by a new culture based on the emergence of individual conscience. The book posits that post-Reformation English culture, emphasizing the internalization of religious certainties, embraced skepticism in ways that valued individualism over older communal values. Being Elizabethan portrays how people's lives were shaped and changed by the tension between a received belief in divine stability and new, destabilizing, ideas about physical and metaphysical truth. It begins with a chapter that examines how idealized virtues in a divinely governed universe were encapsulated in funeral sermons and epitaphs, exploring how they perceived the Divine Order. Other chapters discuss Elizabethan social stations, community, economics, self-expression, and more. Illustrates how early modern culture was born by exposing readers to events, artistic expressions, and personal experiences Provides an understanding of Elizabethan people by summarizing momentous events with which they grew up Appeals to students, scholars, and laymen interested in history and literature of the Elizabethan era Shows how a new cultural era, the age of Shakespeare, grew from collapsing late Medieval worldviews. Being Elizabethan is a captivating read for anyone interested in early modern English culture and society. It is an excellent source of information for those studying Tudor and early Stuart history and/or literature.
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Covering the entire spectrum of women’s healthcare, Berek & Novak’s Gynecology, 16th Edition, provides definitive information and guidance for trainees and practicing physicians. A newly streamlined design and brilliant, full-color illustrations highlight must-know content on principles of practice and initial assessment, including relevant basic science; preventive and primary care for women; and methods of diagnosis and management in general gynecology, operative gynecology, urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery, early pregnancy issues, reproductive endocrinology, and gynecologic oncology. --Provided by publisher.

• Preface x
• Acknowledgments xiii
• Abbreviations xiv
• 1 Berkeley's Life and Work
• 1
• 1685-1713
• 2
• 1713-1734
• 4
• 1734-1753
• 7
• 2 An Essay towards a New Theory of Vision
• 13
• Distance Cannot Be Seen of Itself and Immediately
• 16
• We Don't See Distance by Anything Necessarily Connected with It
• 16
• Distance Is Only Suggested to Our Thoughts by Certain Visible Ideas and Sensations Attending Vision
• 18
• What We Learn from the Man Born Blind
• 18
• Heterogeneity, Visible Ideas, and Tangible Meanings
• 19
• Size Perception and the "Picture" Picture
• 21
• Situation Perception and the "Picture" Picture
• 25
• "The Main Part and Pillar"
• 27
• Vision Is a Language
• 29
• 3 Principles of Human Knowledge: The Introduction
• 33
• Berkeley's Outline of His Project (PHK Introd. 1-5)
• 34
• Abstract Ideas (PHK Introd. 6-17)
• 35
• The Abuse of Language (PHK Introd. 18-25)
• 43
• 4 Principles of Human Knowledge: Berkeley's Summary Statement of his Position (PHK 1-33)
• 46
• PHK 1-7: The Statement of Idealism
• 47
• PHK 8-25: The Refutation of Materialism
• 54
• PHK 25-33: Minds and Ideas: Berkeley's Positive Argument
• 59
• 5 Principles of Human Knowledge: Berkeley's Replies to Objections (PHK 34-84)
• 67
• First Objection (PHK 34-40)
• 68
• Second Objection (PHK 41)
• 69
• Third Objection (PHK 42-44)
• 69
• Fourth Objection (PHK 45-48)
• 71
• Fifth Objection (PHK 49)
• 73
• Sixth Objection (PHK 50)
• 74
• Seventh Objection (PHK 51-53)
• 75
• Eighth Objection (PHK 54-57)8
• 75
• Tenth Objection (PHK 58-59)
• 77
• Eleventh Objection (PHK 60-66)
• 79
• Twelfth Objection (PHK 67-81)
• 82
• Objections from Religion (PHK 82-84)
• 82
• Conclusions
• 83
• 6 Principles of Human Knowledge: The Consequences of the Principles (PHK 85-156)
• 86
• General Consequences for Knowledge of Ideas (PHK 86-100)
• 87
• The Consequences for Knowledge of Natural Philosophy (PHK 101-134)
• 91
• Newton on Absolute Space and Motion (PHK 110-117)
• 94
• Consequences for Our Knowledge of Mathematics (PHK 118-134)
• 100
• Consequences for Knowledge of Spirits (PHK 135-156)
• 106
• Consequences for Knowledge of God (PHK 145-156)
• 108
• 7 Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous: The Preface and First Dialogue,
• 1 171-194
• 114
• The Preface
• 114
• First Dialogue, 171-194
• 116
• Initial Scene Setting
• 116
• Sensible Things
• 117
• What Is Immediately Perceived
• 118
• "To Exist Is One Thing, and to Be Perceived Is Another"
• 122
• Heat
• 123
• Further Sensible Qualities
• 126
• Colors
• 127
• The Very Same Arguments
• 129
• Summing Up
• 131
• 8 Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous: First Dialogue,
• 2 195-207
• 135
• The Act-Object Distinction
• 136
• Modes, Qualities, and Substratum
• 137
• The Unconceived Tree (The Master Argument)
• 138
• "Without the Mind" and "At a Distance"
• 139
• Two Kinds of Objects
• 140
• The Relationship between the Principles and Three Dialogues
• 144
• 9 Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous: The Second Dialogue
• 147
• A Psychophysical Cause of Ideas
• 147
• The Real Beauties of Nature
• 148
• Ideas Caused by God
• 150
• Matter (and God) as the Cause of Our Ideas
• 152
• What Has Been Achieved in the Second Dialogue
• 155
• 10 Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous: The Third Dialogue
• 157
• What Philonous Believes
• 159
• An Annihilation Objection
• 161
• Knowledge of Immaterial Substance
• 162
• The Gardener and His Cherry Tree
• 165
• Real Things and Imaginary Things
• 167
• Things and Ideas
• 167
• Spirits as Causes
• 168
• Divine Causation and Human Agency
• 168
• Substance and Spiritual Substance
• 171
• Trusting the Senses
• 172
• Further on Substance and Spirits
• 173
• God and Pain
• 174
• Matter and Gravity
• 175
• Explaining the Phenomena
• 176
• Believing in Matter
• 177
• Introducing Novelties
• 177
• Changing Ideas into Things
• 178
• Perceiving the Same Thing and Perceiving Cherries
• 182
• Existence in the Mind
• 184
• The Creation Story
• 185
• Philonous's Defense of His Theory
• 188
• Final Thoughts
• 191
• 11 Taking Stock: Berkeley's Three Books
• 199
• Index 208.
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Presents a concise and comprehensive analysis of George Berkeley's thought and the impact of his intellectual contributions to philosophy In this latest addition to the Blackwell Great Minds series, noted scholar of early modern philosophy Margaret Atherton examines Berkeley's most influential work and demonstrates the significant conceptual impact of his ideas in metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. A concise and rigorous primer on Berkeley's essential writings and contributions to modern philosophy Written by a leading scholar of early modern philosophy Offers insight into the foundations of modern metaphysical and religious philosophy Equips readers to find firm footing in Berkeley's wider body of published work in the canon of Western philosophy.
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• 1. Comparative Studies on CFU Determination by Pure and/or Mixed Culture Cultivation
• Subir Kumar Nandy
• 2. Cultivation Strategies with Special Reference to Bioreactor Design and Operation for Industrial Production in Biotechnology
• Anupreet Kaur and Jaspreet Kaur
• 3. Diversity and Application of Acetic Acid Bacteria in Asia
• Somboon Tanasupawat et al.
• 4. Secondary Metabolites and Biological Activity of Actinomycetes
• Khomsan Supong and Somboon Tanasupawat
• 5. Serratiopeptidases: A Multifaceted Microbial Enzyme in Health Care
• Subathra Devi Chandrasekaran, Jemimah Naine Selvakumar, and Mohanasrinivasan Vaithilingam
• 6. Production of Bacteriorhodopsin, an Industrially Important Membrane Protein of Halophilic Archaea: A Biotechnological Challenge
• Pradnya Pralhad Kanekar, Snehal Omkar Kulkarni, and Sagar Pralhad Kanekar
• 7. Properties and Biotechnological Applications of -Glucuronidases
• Nasser El-Din Ibrahim, Weilan Shao, and Kesen Ma
• 8. Microbial Collagenases: An Overview of Their Production and Applications
• Jyotsna Jotshi and Pradnya Pralhad Kanekar
• 9. Characterization, Production, and Application of Microbial Lipases for Food, Agriculture, Health, and Environment
• Jeyabalan Sangeetha et al.
• 10. Microorganisms as Potential Biosorbents of Heavy Metals
• Antony Alex Kennedy Ajilda et al.
• 11. Bioremediation Processes and Molecular Tools for Detoxification of Heavy Metals and Rehabilitation of Contaminated Environments Using Microbial Genetic and Genomic Resources
• Jeyabalan Sangeetha et al.
• 12. Microbial Applications in Nanotechnology Industry
• Essam Abdellatif Makky and Mashitah Mohd Yusoff.
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Microbial biotechnology is an important contributor to global business, especially in agriculture, the environment, healthcare, and the medical, food, and chemical industries. This volume provides an exciting interdisciplinary journey through the rapidly changing backdrop of invention in microbial biotechnology, covering a range of topics, including microbial properties and characterization, cultivation and production strategies, and applications in healthcare, bioremediation, nanotechnology, and more. Key features: Explains the diverse aspects of and strategies for cultivation of microbial species Describes biodiversity and biotechnology of microbes Provides an understanding of microorganisms in bioremediation of pollutants Explores various applications of microbes in agriculture, food, health, industry, and the environment Considers production issues and applications of microbial secondary metabolites Underscores the importance of integrating genomics of microorganisms in ecological restoration of contaminated environments.
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• General introduction
• In search of a definition of morality in European patent law
• Patent moralities and their traditional adjudications : a critique
• Decision-making in morally controversial biotechnological patent applications
• The participatory budget in Brazil
• Recommendations for reform and conclusion.

• Introduction
• Laying the foundation of punishment against black males
• Black males and their experiences with policing under the "iconic ghetto" in Ferguson, Missouri
• From savages to super-predators: race, lynching, and the persistence of colonial violence
• Perceptions of black male disproportionality in the criminal justice system
• Black males and courts
• Prison health and black males
• Black male mental health and prison
• Failures of reintegration and the return to prison
• Racial politics and policies of reentry
• Institutionalized mental trauma and generational transmission.

• The gaze from the South
• Heading south
• Intersecting temporalities, cultural (un)translatability and African film aesthetics
• Living in translation
• Reframing the rainbow
• Signs of the times.

"This book examines concepts of borders and translation within the context of social and cultural theory through the lens of southern Africa. Borders, Media Crossings and the Politics of Translation studies a diverse range of media representations of borders, imagined borders, border struggles, collectivity boundaries and scenes of translation: films, documentaries, literary texts, photographs, websites and other media texts and artistic interventions. The book makes a case for bringing together media texts and sociocultural experiences across multiple platforms. It argues that this transdisciplinary approach is well suited to the age of media convergence, when words, speech, music, videos and images compete for attention on the screens of digital devices where the written, oral, aural and visual are constantly mixed and remixed. But it also reminds the reader of the digital divides linked to socioeconomic, cultural, language and geopolitical borders. With its focus on sociocultural borders and translation, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of media studies, African studies and cultural studies"--Provided by publisher.

• Introduction
• Botulinum toxin : mode of action and serotypes
• Clinical indications and use
• Patient preparation and injection skills
• Patient selection : the art of understanding neuromodulation and symmetry
• The art of patient selection and short- and long-term management
• Contraindications and complications
• Management of crow's feet
• Management of forehead wrinkles
• Treatment of the perioral region, the neck and scars
• Other solutions.

"Botulinum Toxin in Facial Rejuvenation, 2nd Edition, covers the entire range of the use of botulinum toxin for cosmetic purposes. Dr. Kate Coleman offers practical guidance for safe handling, selection and assessment of patients, potential complications and pitfalls, and aesthetic techniques, as well as comparative modalities and long-term management. This is an ideal resource for anyone who offers this sought-after procedure, including cosmetic surgeons, oculoplastic surgeons, dermatologists, physician's assistants, and registered nurses"--Publisher's description.

• Introduction
• Botulinum toxin : mode of action and serotypes
• Clinical indications and use
• Patient preparation and injection skills
• Patient selection : the art of understanding neuromodulation and symmetry
• The art of patient selection and short- and long-term management
• Contraindications and complications
• Management of crow's feet
• Management of forehead wrinkles
• Treatment of the perioral region, the neck and scars
• Other solutions.

"Botulinum Toxin in Facial Rejuvenation, 2nd Edition, covers the entire range of the use of botulinum toxin for cosmetic purposes. Dr. Kate Coleman offers practical guidance for safe handling, selection and assessment of patients, potential complications and pitfalls, and aesthetic techniques, as well as comparative modalities and long-term management. This is an ideal resource for anyone who offers this sought-after procedure, including cosmetic surgeons, oculoplastic surgeons, dermatologists, physician's assistants, and registered nurses"--Publisher's description.

• 1. Introduction: Personal reflections.-
• 2. Surveying the Landscape of Male Body Image.-
• 3. Male Body Image across the Lifespan.- 4.The Stories of Boys' Bodies, Sport, Health and Physical Activity.-
• 5. Boys, Sport and Physical Activity.-
• 6. Muscles, Strength and Power.-
• 7. Boys' Bodies in Early Childhood.-
• 8. Boys' Bodies in the Middle Years.- 9.The Pre-pubescent Years.-
• 10. Boys and Young Males' Bodies in the Age of Social Media.-
• 11. Boys' Bodies.
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This is a book about boys' bodies, masculinities, and the ways in which boys navigate their lives from early childhood through to the beginning of adolescence. Drummond focuses on sport, health and physical activity, and adds context to the history of male bodies, the social construction of masculinity and the role of sport as a potential rite of passage for young males. Using rich descriptive interview data with 33 boys from the ages of 5 to 13, collected over an 8- year period, Boys' Bodies identifies important issues including the significance of muscularity and strength as signifiers of masculinity and the need for boys to be involved in "blood sports" as well as "beat girls" in sporting competitions. The meaning of health and the perception of boys' changing bodies over time are central to the discussion. The book will appeal to researchers, teachers, practitioners, policy makers and parents.
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• Chapter 1. Housing Values
• Part 1: Housing Perspectives
• Chapter 2. Type in Transition
• Chapter 3. Value Out of Balance
• Chapter 4. Lost in Translation
• Part 2: Collaborative Models
• Chapter 5. Proliferating a Product Type
• Chapter 6. Design Well Timed
• Chapter 7. Crafting Cost Benefit
• Chapter 8. Collaborative Prospects.
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Housing is an essential, but complex, product, so complex that professionals involved in its production, namely, architects, real estate developers and urban planners, have difficulty agreeing on "good" housing outcomes. Less-than-optimal solutions that have resulted from a too narrow focus on one discipline over others are familiar: high design that is costly to build that makes little contribution to the public realm, highly profitable but seemingly identical "cookie-cutter" dwellings with no sense of place and well-planned neighborhoods full of generically designed, unmarketable product types. Differing roles, languages and criteria for success shape these perspectives, which, in turn, influence attitudes about housing regulation. Real estate developers, for example, prefer projects that can be built "as-of-right" or "by-right, " meaning that they can be approved quickly because they meet all current planning, zoning and building code requirements. Design-focused projects, heretofore "by-design, " by contrast, often require time to challenge existing regulatory codes, pursuing discretionary modifications meant to maximize design innovation and development potential. Meanwhile, urban planners work to establish and mediate the threshold between by-right and by-design processes by setting housing standards and determining appropriate housing policy. But just what is the right line between "by-right" and "by-design"? By-Right, By-Design provides a historical perspective, conceptual frameworks and practical strategies that cross and connect the diverse professions involved in housing production. The heart of the book is a set of six cross-disciplinary comparative case studies, each examining a significant Los Angeles housing design precedent approved by-variance and its associated development type approved as of right. Each comparison tells a different story about the often-hidden relationships among the three primary disciplines shaping the built environment, some of which uphold, and others of which transgress, conventional disciplinary stereotypes.
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• Chapter 1. Case study: defining and differentiating among types of case studies
• Chapter 2. Types of case studies
• Chapter 3. Using case studies in the higher education classroom: case studies in higher education what's the big idea?
• Chapter 4. Case study methodology: an analysis of effective methods in business cases
• Chapter 5. The types of case studies in research and career-based endeavors
• Chapter 6. Writing the case study
• Chapter 7. Student-authored case studies: the case of an educational leadership course in Kazakhstan
• Chapter 8. Developing a case writing club to create local cases in a private university in Puebla, Mexico: examples from academia
• Chapter 9. Teaching with case studies in higher education
• Chapter 10. Learner perception of using case study method as a teaching method in higher education
• Chapter 11. Practicing what we preach: a case study of the implementation of a complex conceptual framework
• Chapter 12. The utility of interdisciplinary case study: research and education in the arts and sciences
• Chapter 13. The good teacher in the good school: case studies to improve education and training of future Italian teachers
• Chapter 14. "Asking the woman question" in case study research
• Chapter 15. Challenges of a case study.

In higher education, case studies can be utilized to have students put themselves into problems faced by a protagonist and, by doing so, address academic or career-related issues. Working through these issues provides students with an opportunity to gain applied perspective and experiences. Professors in higher education who choose this method of teaching require navigational tools to ensure that students achieve stated learning objectives. Case Study Methodology in Higher Education is an essential research publication that focuses on the history and theories relating to case study methodology including techniques for writing case studies and utilizing them in university settings to prepare students for real-life career-related scenarios. This publication features a wide range of topics such as educational leadership, case writing, and teacher education. It is essential for educators, career professionals, higher education faculty, researchers, and students.
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