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History and Literature : New Readings of Jewish Texts in Honor of Arnold J. Band /

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Xinjiang and the Modern Chinese State / by Jacobs, Justin, 1980-

Table of Contents: “…The Xinjiang Government in Exile; Conclusion; NOTES; GLOSSARY OF CHINESE CHARACTERS; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; S; T; U; W; X; Y; Z; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.…”
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Dose-finding trials in oncology

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Maximum tolerable dose -- Standard or 3+3 design -- A+B designs -- Phase I trials that use toxicity grades -- Escalation versus fixed sample size designs for dose-finding trials -- Continual reassessment method -- Cumulative cohort design -- Start-up rule -- Design modifications for delayed toxicity outcomes -- Trials with two agents and ordered groups.…”
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Reproductive Politics and the Making of Modern India / by Sreenivas, Mytheli

Table of Contents: “…Heterosexuality and the Happy Family -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W…”
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Vitamin D endocrine system mechanisms to produce biological responses /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Optimal ligand shapes -- Modes of action of hormone-D -- Shape of ligand for VDRNUC -- Three dimensional shape of the VDR -- Shape of ligand for DBP -- DBP structure domains A, B, C -- Shape of ligand for rapid responses -- Steroid receptor superfamily -- Steroid receptor domains -- Structural organization of VDR gene, mRNA and protein -- Model of steroid hormone mode of action -- Model of hormone-D transcriptional activation -- Determination of a VDR mediated genomic response -- Examples of rapid responses -- Caveolae membrane and rapid responses -- VDR knock out mouse and rapid responses.…”
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Novel approaches to treating symptoms and slowing the progress of neurodegenerative diseases

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Revolution and Disenchantment : Arab Marxism and the Binds of Emancipation / by Bardawil, Fadi A, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Traveling Theory and Political Practice: Orientalism in the Age of the Islamic Revolution -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y…”
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The Lumbee Indians : An American Struggle / by Lowery, Malinda Maynor

Table of Contents: “…A Creative State, Not a Welfare State: Creating a Constitution; EPILOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z…”
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North-South Knowledge Networks Towards Equitable Collaboration Between : Academics, Donors and Universities /

Table of Contents: “…The status of research at three Ugandan universities / A.B.K Kasozi -- 5. Undoing the effects of neoliberal reform : the experience of Uganda's Makerere Institute of Social Research / Mahmood Mamdani -- 6. …”
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Sisters in Science : Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science /

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Commitment to Equity Handbook : Estimating the Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty /

Table of Contents: “…(reproduced from Journal of Development Economics) / Ali Enami -- Abstract / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 1.Introduction / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 2.The Problems with Conventional Measures / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 2.1.Poverty Measures / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 2.2.Horizontal Equity and Progressivity / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 2.3.Real-World Examples / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 3.Measures of Fiscal Impoverishment / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 3.1.Axioms / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 3.2.An Axiomatic Measure of Fiscal Impoverishment / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 3.3.Fiscal Impoverishment Dominance Criteria / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 4.Fiscal Gains of the Poor / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 4.1.An Axiomatic Measure of Fiscal Gains of the Poor / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 4.2.Decomposition of the Difference between Pre-Fisc and Post-Fisc Poverty / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 5.Illustration / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 5.1.Results for Seventeen Developing Countries / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 5.2.Results for a Range of Poverty Lines in Brazil / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- 6.Conclusions / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- Acknowledgments / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- Appendix 4A / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- A.1.FI Axioms / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- A.2.FGP Axioms / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- A.3.Proofs / Nora Lustig / Sean Higgins -- ch. 5 Measuring the Effectiveness of Taxes and Transfers in Fighting Inequality and Poverty / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.Notation / Ali Enami -- 2.New CEQ Effectiveness Indicators / Ali Enami -- 2.1.Shortcomings of the 2013 Effectiveness Indicator / Ali Enami -- 2.2.Impact and Spending Effectiveness Indicators / Ali Enami -- 2.2.1.Impact Effectiveness / Ali Enami -- 2.2.2.Spending Effectiveness / Ali Enami -- 2.3.Fiscal Impoverishment and Gains Effectiveness Indicators / Ali Enami -- 3.Conclusion / Ali Enami -- ch. 6 Allocating Taxes and Transfers and Constructing Income Concepts: Completing Sections A, B, and C of the CEQ Master Workbook / Ali Enami -- 1.The CEQ Master Workbook / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.The Microdata: Description of the Household Survey and Data Harmonization Assumptions / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.1.Definition of Household / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.2.Unit of Analysis / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.3.Missing or Zero Incomes / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.4.Top Coding / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.5.Outliers and Extreme Values / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.6.Under-Reporting and Top Incomes / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.7.Adult Equivalence and Economies of Scale / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.8.Spatial Price Adjustments / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.1.9.Expressing Values in Annual Terms / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 1.2.Data on Fiscal Systems / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 2.Income Concepts: Definitions / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.Constructing Income Concepts: The Art of Allocating Taxes and Transfers / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.1.Methods / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.1.1.Direct Identification / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.1.2.Inference / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.1.3.Imputation / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.1.4.Simulation / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.1.5.Prediction / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.1.6.Alternate Survey / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.1.7.Secondary Sources / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.2.Constructing Market Income and Market Income plus Pensions / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.2.1.Grossing Up / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.2.2.Negative Farm, Business, and Self-Employed Incomes / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.2.3.Imputed Rent for Owner-Occupied Housing / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.2.4.Value of Production for Own Consumption / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.3.Constructing Gross Income / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig -- 3.4.Constructing Taxable Income / Sean Higgins / Nora Lustig…”
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