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Theory of gearing : kinematics, geometry, and synthesis / by Radzevich, S. P. (Stepan Pavlovich)

Table of Contents: “…chapter 1 A Brief Overview of the Evolution of the Scientific Theory of Gearing* /…”
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Genetics of breast and ovarian cancer

“…Human population genetics I : evolution and variation,…”
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Culture and the Judiciary : The Anthropologist Judge / by Ruggiu, Ilenia

Table of Contents: “…Reifications, synecdoches, metonymies in judicial reasoning: the veil and the crucifix -- 3. Culture as the evolution of civilization. Primitivism and the judge faced with the "time factor" -- 4. …”
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Weed Control : Sustainability, Hazards, and Risks in Cropping Systems Worldwide /

Table of Contents: “…Locke -- Effects of herbicides on freshwater ecosystems -- Gertie Arts, Mark Hanson -- Direct and Indirect Effects of Herbicides on Insects -- John L. Capinera -- Evolution of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds -- Nilda Roma-Burgos, Ian M. …”
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Case Studies in Sport Communication : You Make the Call /

Table of Contents: “…A Grand Slam: Major League Baseballs Social Media Evolution Through the Expectancy Violation Theory Lens --…”
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The Routledge Handbook of Disability Arts, Culture, and Media /

Table of Contents: “…List of figures; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction: Disability Arts, Culture, and Media Studies: Mapping A Maturing Field (Bree Hadley and Donna McDonald); Part I: Disability, Identity, and Representation; Chapter 2: Great Reckonings in More Accessible Rooms: The Provocative Reimaginings of Disability Theatre (Kirsty Johnston); Chapter 3: Visual Narratives: Contemplating the Storied Images of Disability and Disablement (Donna McDonald); Chapter 4: Dis/ordered Assemblages of Disability in Museums (Janice Rieger and Megan Strickfaden); Chapter 5: The Down Syndrome Novel: A Microcosm for Inclusion or Parental Trauma Narrative (Sarah Kanake); Chapter 6: Paralympics, Para-sport Bodies, and Legacies of Media Representation (Laura Misener, Kerri Bodin, and Nancy Quinn); Part II: Inclusion, Well-being, and Whole-of-life Experience; Chapter 7: Beauty and the Beast: providing access to the theatre for children with autism (Andy Kempe); Chapter 8: Moving Beyond the Art-As-Service Paradigm: The Evolution of Arts and Disability in Singapore (Justin Lee, Shawn Goh, Sarah Meisch Lionetto, Joanne Tay, and Alice Fox); Chapter 9: Ten years of Touch Compass Dance Companys Integrated Education Programme Under the Spotlight:A Reflective Essay (Sue Cheesman); Chapter 10: Inclusive Capital, Human Value and Cultural Access: A Case Study of Disability Access at Yosemite National Park (Simon Hayhoe); Chapter 11: Gender Representation, Power, and Identity in Mental Health and Art Therapy (Susan Hogan); Chapter 12: Demarcating Dementia on the Contemporary Stage (Morgan Batch); Part III: Access, Artistry, and Audiences; Chapter 13: Ways of Watching: Five Aesthetics of Learning Disability Theatre (Matthew Reason); Chapter 14: History, Performativity, and Dialectics: Critical Spectatorship in Learning Disabled Performance (Dave Calvert); Chapter 15: Institution, Care, and Emancipation in Contemporary Theatre Involving Actors with Intellectual Disabilities (Tony McCaffrey); Chapter 16: Sweet Gongs Vibrating: The Politics of Sensorial Access (Amanda Cachia); Chapter 17: Crip Aesthetics in the Work of Persimmon Blackbridge (Ann Millett-Gallant); Chapter 18: Exquisite Model: Riva Lehrer, Portraiture, and Risk (Ann M. …”
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Mantle convection for geologists by Davies, Geoffrey F. (Geoffrey Frederick)

Table of Contents: “…The plume mode of convection; 8. Perspective; 9. Evolution and tectonics; 10. Mantle chemical evolution; 11. …”
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Cooperating for peace and security evolving institutions and arrangements in a context of changing U.S. security policy /

Table of Contents: “…European security cooperation after the Cold War / Richard Gowan and Sara Batmanglich -- Whither NATO / Mats Berdal and David Ucko -- The evolution of nuclear nonproliferation institutions / Christine Wing -- 9/11, the War on Terror, and the evolution of multilateral institutions / Eric Rosand and Sebastian von Einsiedel -- Evolution and innovation : biological and chemical weapons / Fiona Simpson -- Normative evolution at the UN : impact on operational activities / Ian Johnstone -- Constructing sovereignty for security / Barnett R. …”
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Complexity a guided tour / by Mitchell, Melanie

Table of Contents: “…; dynamics, chaos, and prediction ; Information ; Computation ; Evolution ; Genetics, simplified ; Defining and measuring complexity -- Life and evolution in computers. …”
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Titin 127 a protein with a complex folding landscape /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Examination of the folding of titin 127 -- Evolution of the protein to withstand stress from mutation, the environment and to withstand mechanical force in the muscle -- Use of a combination of protein engineering, kinetic and thermodynamic measurements, computer simulations and single molecule atomic force microscopy to understand how evolution acts on protein sequences to allow them to adapt to stressful conditions, probably explaining why immunoglobulin-like proteins are used so successfully in evolution to perform a number of functions.…”
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People, plants, and genes the story of crops and humanity / by Murphy, Denis J.

Table of Contents: “…Early human societies and their plants -- Plant management and agriculture -- How some people became farmers -- Plant genomes -- Fluid genomes, uncertain species, and the genetics of crop domestication -- The domestication of cereal crops -- The domestication of non-cereal crops -- People and the emergence of crops -- Agriculture : a mixed blessing -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : I The Near East -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : II south and east Asia -- Evolution of agrourban cultures : III Africa, Europe, and the Americas -- Crop management in the classical and medieval periods -- Agricultural improvement and the rise of crop breeding -- Imperial botany and the early scientific breeders -- Agricultural improvement in modern times -- The future of agriculture and humanity.…”
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Scientific argumentation in biology : 30 classroom activities / by Sampson, Victor, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Color variation in Venezuelan guppies: mechanisms of evolution -- Activity 3. Desert snakes: mechanics of evolution -- Activity 4. …”
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Visions of culture an introduction to anthropological theories and theorists / by Moore, Jerry D.

Table of Contents: “…Founders -- Edward Tylor : The Evolution of Culture -- Lewis Henry Morgan : The Evolution of Society -- Franz Boas : Culture in Context -- �Emile Durkheim : The Organic Society -- Part II. …”
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Eugene Braunwald and the rise of modern medicine / by Lee, Thomas H., 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Flight from Europe, 1929-1939 -- An American education, 1939-1948 -- Medical education and training, 1948-1952 -- Internship and research, 1952-1955 -- National Institutes of Health : clinical associate, 1955-1957 -- Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1957-1958 -- NIH II : "the golden years," 1958-1968 -- San Diego : building a medical school, 1968-1972 -- Rebuilding the Brigham, 1972-1980 -- Growth and evolution, 1980-1996 -- Research in evolution -- Textbooks and the evolution of learning -- The still years.…”
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Health and wealth disparities in the United States by Jena, Anupam B.

Table of Contents: “…Health and wealth disparities in the United States : a brief overview of the literature -- Historical evolution of health and wealth disparities -- Valuing improvements in health -- Health and the evolution of economic disparities.…”
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Guild-Ridden Labor Markets : The Curious Case of Occupational Licensing / by Kleiner, Morris M.

Table of Contents: “…Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter1 -- Anatomy of Occupational Licensing; Chapter 2 -- The Evolution of Occupational Licensing; Chapter 3 -- The Costs, Mobility, and Quality of Occupational Licensing Services; Chapter 4 -- Battles among Licensed Occupations; Chapter 5 -- Occupational Licensing in Different Institutional and International Contexts; Chapter 6 -- Policy Implications of the Evolution of Occupational Licensing in the United States and Elsewhere; References; Author; Index; About the Institute…”
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Platform ecosystems : aligning architecture, governance, and strategy / by Tiwana, Amrit, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Dynamics and metrics of ecosystem evolution -- part IV. Orchestrating evolution -- part V. …”
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Where the thoughts dwell history of neuroscience and introduction into neuroglia /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Where the thoughts dwell -- Cortical localisation of functions -- The cellular theory -- Images of neural cells -- The glia -- Neuroglia -- Glial cell distribution -- Evolution of neuroglia -- Evolution of glial function -- Microglia.…”
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Archaea molecular and cellular biology /

Table of Contents: “…The archaea: an invitation to evolution / Carl R. Woese -- General characteristics and important model organisms / Arnulf Kletzin -- DNA replication and cell cycle / Si-Houy Lao-Sirieix, Victoria L. …”
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