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2001, a Texas Folklore Odyssey / by Abernethy, Francis Edward

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Coronary heart disease epidemiology global context for a new genetic understanding /

Table of Contents: “…-- Within and between country geographical variations -- Age is the strongest risk factor for CVD -- CHD deaths by social class -- Interheart -- Obesity trends -- We know how to prevent CHD -- Shifting the population distribution of risk -- Possible relevance of genes -- Large scale epidemiological evidence -- Deaths by cause in women -- Coronary phenotypes -- Angina trends -- Evidence from Finland -- Genome-wide association studies -- Phenotypes in WTCCC GWAS -- Genetic influences on smoking behavior -- Genotype and smoking quantity - Phenotypically differentiating chronic and acute syndromes of coronary disease is likely to be important.…”
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Beyond Stereotypes : American Jews and Sports in the Twentieth Century /

Table of Contents: “…A stack of Jewish baseball cards : some thoughts on Jews and the roles they have played in the major leagues / Joseph Dorinson -- Racial attitudes toward Jews in the "Negro Leagues" : the case of Effa Manley / Rebecca Alpert -- American Jewish women on the court : seeking an identity in tennis in the early decades of the twentieth century / Linda J. …”
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Networks, Labour and Migration among Indian Muslim Artisans / by Chambers, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…The Indian craft supply chain: money, commodities and intimacy -- 4. Muslim women and craft production in India: gender, labour and space -- 5. …”
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Towards a People-Driven African Union : Current Obstacles and New Opportunities / by Kane, Ibrahima

Table of Contents: “…THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION: OUTREACH TO CIVIL SOCIETY; The African Citizens' Directorate; The African Union-Civil Society Organisation Forum; The Women, Gender and Development Directorate and the Women's Forum; 7. …”
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Odd Couples : Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation / by Muraco, Anna, 1969-

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Prayer & Community : The Havurah in American Judaism / by Prell, Riv-Ellen, 1947-

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Your Diamond Dreams Cut Open My Arteries : Poems by Else Lasker-Schüler / by Lasker-Schüler, Else, 1869-1945

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Builders of Ohio : A Biographical History /

Table of Contents: “…Dillon -- Frances Dana Gage and northern women's reform activities in the nineteenth century / Barbara A. …”
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Inheritance in Contemporary America : The Social Dimensions of Giving across Generations / by Angel, Jacqueline Lowe

Table of Contents: “…The story of inheritance: intergenerational giving in aging America -- Trends in wealth transfers -- The aging American family -- The inheritance revolution -- The origins of our inheritance laws -- Early America -- Forging a new path: women and inheritance laws -- Inheritance in modern America -- Family and inheritance changes -- Decisions about inheritance -- The political realities of retirement security -- Who is going to care for us? …”
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Afghanistan's Islam : From Conversion to the Taliban /

Table of Contents: “…The beginnings of Islam in Afghanistan : conquest, acculturation and Islamization / Arezou Azad -- Women and religious patronage in the Timurid Empire / Nushin Arbabzadah -- The rise of the Khwajagan-Naqshbandi Sufis in Timurid Herat / Jürgen Paul -- Earning a living : promoting Islamic culture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries / R.D. …”
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The Queer Limit of Black Memory : Black Lesbian Literature and Irresolution by Richardson, Matt

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION Listening to the Archives: Black Lesbian Literature and Queer Memory; CHAPTER 1 Desirous Mistresses and Unruly Slaves: Neo-Slave Narratives, Property, Power, and Desire; CHAPTER 2 Small Movements: Queer Blues Epistemologies in Cherry Muhanji's Her; CHAPTER 3 "Mens Womens Some that is Both Some That is Neither": Spiritual Epistemology and Queering the Black Rural South in the Work of Sharon Bridgforth…”
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NanoEngineering the cell surface for targeted drug and cell delivery

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Militant Jihadism : Today and Tomorrow /

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Lover / by Harris, Bertha, 1937-

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Doris Lessing : Interrogating the Times /

Table of Contents: “…Notes for Proteus : Doris Lessing reads the Zeitgeist / Roberta Rubenstein -- "Anon," "Free women," and the pleasures of impersonality / Tonya Krouse -- House/mother : Lessing's reproduction of realism in The sweetest dream / Robin Visel -- "What is the function of the storyteller?" …”
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Irreverent Persia : Invective, Satirical and Burlesque Poetry from the Origins to the Timurid Period (10th to 15th Century) / by Zipoli, Riccardo

Table of Contents: “…Satirical Poetry; Patrons and Ruling Classes; Poets; Court Milieu; Religious Context; Women as Habitual Subject for Satire.…”
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Discrimination at Work : Comparing European, French, and American Law / by Mercat-Bruns, Marie

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The metabolic syndrome

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Reaven's syndrome X -- Coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes odds ratio -- Our "toxic" lifestyle -- Landscape change in modifiable CVD risk factors -- Risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) -- Insulin resistance -- The metabolic syndrome: distinctions of metabolic abnormalities, CHD risk, non-obese individuals, waist girth, abdominal obesity and management, -- Liver fat and visceral fat: cardiometabolic risk link -- Sex differences in liver fat content -- Overall objectives of INSPIRE ME IAA -- Categorization by T2D and tertiles of VAT -- Triglyceride & HDL cholesterol concentrations in men & women -- Inflammatory factors, liver fat, visceral adiposity & T2D -- Frequency of prevalent CVD -- Visceral obesity/ectopic fat screening tool -- HyperTG waist survival and CHD risk study -- Clinical diagnosis limitations -- "Turbostatins" -- The EPIC-Norfolk study -- CHD event rate and physical activity -- Reshaping lifestyle habits of obese patients.…”
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Engineering Manhood : Race and the Antebellum Virginia Military Institute / by Miller, Jonson

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