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Architecture and Fire : A Psychoanalytic Approach to Conservation

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Molecular principles of fungal pathogenesis

Table of Contents: “…White -- Heterologous hosts and the evolution and study of fungal pathogenesis / Eleftherios Mylonakis, Stephen B. …”
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The social science of Hayek's 'The sensory order'

Table of Contents: “…Hayek's cognitive psychology, evolution, and social theory -- pt. 2. Hayek's cognitive psychology and economics -- pt. 3. …”
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The social construction of free trade : the European Union, NAFTA, and Mercosur / by Duina, Francesco G., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and theoretical framework -- Visions of free trade -- Institutions, politics, and the making of regional markets -- The evolution of law and society in the EU, Mercosur, and NAFTA -- The use of regional law to standardize reality -- The targets and content of regional law -- Societal adjustments to integration -- Conclusion -- Reflections on the present and future.…”
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The chloroplast genome and chloroplast gene expression

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Early evidence for a chloroplast genome -- Organization of the chloroplast genome in plants and algae -- Gene content -- Transcription -- Roles of bacterial and phage-type RNA polymerases -- Post-transcriptional modification -- Splicing, editing and RNA turnover -- Translation -- Genome evolution -- Transfer of genes to the nucleus.…”
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Calcium regulation of transcription in plants

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Calcium as a ubiquitous second messenger -- Evolution and status in plant cells -- Calmodulin as a transducer of Calcium signals -- Mechanisms of transcription regulation by Calcium -- Calmodulin-binding transcription activators -- Calcium regulation of transcription in defense responses -- CAMTA and regulation of growth and stress responses.…”
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The Neighbors of Casas Grandes : Medio Period Communities of Northwestern Chihuahua / by Whalen, Michael E.

Table of Contents: “…Investigating the Casas Grandes regional system -- Dating the medio period -- The architecture of the medio period -- Medio period ceramic evolution -- Medio period ceramic function -- Medio period lithics -- Farming, gathering, and hunting -- Exotic and ritual items -- The history and structure of the Casas Grandes polity.…”
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From fossils to astrobiology records of life on Earth and the search for extraterrestrial biosignatures /

Table of Contents: “…Terrestrial microbes as analogs for life elsewhere in the universe -- pt. 4. Evolution and astrobiology -- pt. 5. Astronomical and cosmological considerations in astrobiology -- pt. 6. …”
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Neutral ground a political history of espionage fiction / by Woods, Brett F.

Table of Contents: “…The roots of espionage fiction -- Evolution of the genre -- World War I : empire and espionage -- The interwar years : toward a darker morality -- Post-world War II : reality, conspiracy, and plot development -- The Cold War era : refinement of the genre -- Beyond the Berlin Wall : variations on the theme.…”
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The poetics of Iranian cinema aesthetics, modernity and film after the revolution / by Sheibani, Khatereh

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Islamic Revolution and aesthetic evolution -- Cinema art: a poetic interpretation -- Kiarostami and the aesthetics of Ghazal -- Kiarostami and modern Persian poetry -- Modernity and identity in a cinematic perspective -- Mirroring the past, envisioning the future -- Bayzai and the conventions of visual arts -- Conclusion: responding to the Cry of the Simurgh.…”
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Civitas by design building better communities, from the garden city to the new urbanism / by Gillette, Howard

Table of Contents: “…Progressive reform through environmental intervention -- The garden city in America -- The city : film as artifact -- The evolution of neighborhood planning -- The planned shopping center in suburb and city -- James Rouse and American city planning -- The new urbanism: "organizing things that matter" -- Civitas in the design of low-income housing.…”
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The master and his emissary : the divided brain and the making of the Western world / by McGilchrist, Iain

Table of Contents: “…-- Language, truth, and music -- The nature of the two worlds -- The primacy of the right hemisphere -- The triumph of the left hemisphere -- Imitation and the evolution of culture -- The ancient world -- The Renaissance and the Reformation -- The Enlightenment -- Romanticism and the Industrial Revolution -- The modern and post-modern worlds.…”
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Advanced radiation protection dosimetry / by Hertel, Nolan E., 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Fundamental concepts and quantities -- Evolution of radiation protection guidance in the United States -- Radiation detection and measurement -- Reference individuals defined for external and internal radiation dosimetry -- Biokinetic models -- Dosimetric models -- Dose coefficients -- Cancer risk coefficients -- Interpretation of bioassay results to assess the intake of radionuclides.…”
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Protein import into mitochondria

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Introduction to protein import pathways -- Structure and function of targeting sequences -- Protein import into the matrix, intermembrane space and membranes of mitochondria -- Biochemical assays and bioinformatics for studying protein import -- The TIM complex in parasites of humans -- The TOM complex in animals and plants -- The evolution of protein import into mitochondria.…”
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Mutation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Factors to study in the evolution of resistance -- Antibiotic resistance by chromosomal mutation -- Likelihood of resistance emerging -- Determining mutation rate -- Parameters for planning a mutation rate experiment -- Methods of calculating mutation rate -- Assumptions in a fluctuation analysis -- Environmental stresses in the host environment -- Hypermutability.…”
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God & Caesar selected essays on religion, politics, & society / by Pell, George, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…-- Faith, reason, and life -- God, evolution, and consilience -- The role of the bishop in promoting the Gospel of life -- The case for God -- Theology and the university -- Human dignity, human rights, and moral responsibility.…”
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Yuck! the nature and moral significance of disgust / by Kelly, Daniel R. (Daniel Ryan)

Table of Contents: “…Towards a functional theory of disgust -- Poisons and parasites : the entanglement thesis and the evolution of disgust -- Disgust's sentimental signaling system : expression, recognition, and the transmission of cultural information -- Disgust and moral psychology : tribal instincts and the co-opt thesis -- Disgust and normative ethics : the irrelevance of repugnance and dangers of moralization.…”
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International handbook of workplace trauma support

Table of Contents: “…pt. A. The evolution and development of workplace trauma support -- pt. …”
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Six sources of collapse a mathematician's perspective on how things can fall apart in the blink of an eye / by Hadlock, Charles Robert

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Predicting unpredictable events -- Group behavior: crowds, herds, and video games -- Evolution and collapse: game playing in a changing world -- Instability, oscillation, and feedback -- Nonlinearity: invitation to chaos and catastrophe -- It's all about networks -- Putting it all together: looking at collapse phenomena in "6-D."…”
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Outward foreign direct investment and US exports, jobs, and R & D implications for US policy / by Hufbauer, Gary Clyde

Table of Contents: “…Executive summary -- Overview -- The role of US multinationals in the US economy and the evolution of their domestic operations -- Outward FDI by US multinationals: implications for US jobs, exports, and investment -- Globalization of R&D by US multinationals: implications for US prosperity -- Tax policy toward MNCs -- Implications for US policy.…”
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