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'A plaine and easie waie to remedie a horse' : equine medicine in early modern England / by Curth, Louise Hill

Table of Contents: “…Part I. The Evolution of English Hippiatric Medicine -- Ancient Equine Medicine -- Medieval Equine Medicine -- Early Modern Equine Medicine -- Part II. …”
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The white devil : the werewolf in European culture / by Beresford, Matthew

Table of Contents: “…Of man and beast : the prehistoric cults of Europe -- The wolves of Rome : classic accounts of the werewolf myth -- Fists of fury : the wolves of Germania -- The medieval werewolf -- A cruel and savage beast : the werewolf in folklore -- Of wolf and man : werewolf cases from Europe -- Methods to the madness : medical explanations of the werewolf myth -- Evolution creates dissolution : the end of the myth?…”
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Community engagement in TB care

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Community based TB activities -- Community health workers and volunteers -- Evolution in the global response -- Community TB care in Africa project -- Cost effectiveness -- Asian perspective -- Latin American perspective -- Global policy and programme guidance -- Monitoring of community based TB activities -- Funding to NGOs and community groups -- Little interaction with NTPs.…”
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Impact of COVID-19 on neuropsychiatric disorder and mental health

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Possible causal links between COVID-19 and the emergence of neuropsychiatric disorders -- Change in prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders over the past (COVID-19) year -- Impact of the disease itself on mental health -- Impact of social distancing and isolation on mental health -- Longer-term impact of COVID-19 on the evolution of neuropsychiatric disorders and mental health in general.…”
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Toward a Theory of Peace : The Role of Moral Beliefs / by Forsberg, Randall

Table of Contents: “…The idea of a theory of peace -- Conditions for the abolition of war -- The roles of innate impulses and learned moral beliefs in individual and group violence -- Socially sanctioned group violence : features, examples, and sources -- Ritual cannibalism : a case study of socially sanctioned group violence -- Sanctioned violence, morality, and cultural evolution -- Appendix : the debate on the existence of cannibalism.…”
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Northern New Spain : A Research Guide / by Barnes, Thomas Charles, 1946-, Polzer, Charles W., Naylor, Thomas H.

Table of Contents: “…The Documentary Relations of the Southwest -- DRSW computer access bibliography -- Types and structures of documents -- Paleography -- Documentary collections -- General guides and aids to documentary collections -- The structure of colonial government -- Political evolution of Northern New Spain -- Money and Currency -- Weights and measures -- Nomenclature of native groups -- Racial terminology -- Lists of colonial officials -- Maps -- Glossary -- Bibliography.…”
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Ageing, lifestyles and economic crises : the new people of the Mediterranean /

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Introduction: the mediterranean area : a total social context / Thierry Bloss -- Mediterranean disparities and convergences : the demographic order in question -- An overview of demographic ageing in Italy : past, present and expected evolution / Giorgia Capacci and Francesca Rinesi -- Demographic transitions, ageing and the "great recession" in Spain / Francisco Zamora Lopez, Noelia Camara, Laura Barrios, Alain Parant, Margarita Delgado -- From multifaceted transition to rapid ageing : Morocco at the dawn of a new era / Muriel Sajoux -- Half a century of ageing in france : dynamics and specificities of the Mediterranean coastline / Loann Doignon, Isabelle Bloss-Widmer, Sebastien Oliveau -- Contours of familial solidarities and change in multigenerational societies in the Mediterranean -- Public policies towards the family in Italy : an analysis of the evolution of the Italian welfare state and its impact on gender and generations / Elena Ambrosetti and Donatella Strangio -- Households of the elderly in Spain : between solitude and family solidarities / Francisco Zamora Lopez, Laura Barrios, Irene Lebrusan, Alain Parant, Margarita Delgado -- Family solidarities and old age in Morocco : new realities, new challenges / Muriel Sajoux and Mohammed Amar -- Family mutual support in multigenerational France : social classes, generations and gender : memberships in question / Thierry Bloss, Isabelle Bloss-Widmer, Michaele Pagaes -- Uncertainties in gender relations in the Mediterranean : social trajectories and modes of political regulation -- The gender gap at home and in the labour market : the case of Italy / Serena Arima, Pietro Demurtas, Alessandra De Rose, Maria Herica La Valle, Adele Menniti, Maria Rita Sebastiani -- Gender inequalities, paid work and family formation in Spain / Marta Dominguez Folgueras, Maria Jose Gonzalez, Irene Lapuerta -- Morocco between women's emancipation and reproduction of gender inequalities / Mohammed Amar and Ilham Dkhissi -- Work-life balance through the lens of the dynamics of individualisation in France / Valeria Insarauto -- Index.…”
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Parasites in ecological communities from interactions to ecosystems / by Hatcher, Melanie J.

Table of Contents: “…Invasions and host-parasite co-evolution; 34. The impact of parasitism on biological invasion; 35. …”
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The terrorism ahead confronting transnational violence in the twenty-first century / by Smith, Paul J., 1965-

Table of Contents: “…The nature and definition of terrorism -- The historical evolution of modern terrorism -- Terrorism in the context of global politics -- Globalization and the information revolution : the impact on terrorism -- Religious foundations for terrorism -- Terrorism and weapons of mass destruction : the ultimate fear -- Suicide bombers : the new face of terrorism -- Money and violence : the financial foundations of modern terrorism -- The terrorism ahead : root causes and future prospects.…”
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Victorian popularizers of science designing nature for new audiences / by Lightman, Bernard V., 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Historians, popularizers, and the Victorian scene -- Anglican theologies of nature in a post-Darwinian era -- Redefining the maternal tradition -- The showmen of science : wood, pepper, and visual spectacle -- The evolution of the evolutionary epic -- The science periodical : Proctor and the conduct of "knowledge" -- Practitioners enter the field : Huxley and Ball as popularizers -- Science writing on New Grub Street -- Conclusion: Remapping the terrain.…”
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Shaking the heavens and splitting the earth Chinese air force employment concepts in the 21st century /

Table of Contents: “…The Organization of China's Air and Missile Forces -- The Evolution of Chinese Air Force Doctrine -- Chinese Concepts for the Employment of Air Forces -- Air Offensive Campaigns -- Air Defense Campaigns -- Air Blockade Campaigns -- Airborne Campaigns -- The Role of Other Services in Air Force Campaigns -- Possible PLAAF Operational Concepts, Capabilities, and Tactics in a Taiwan Straits Conflict.…”
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Isaac on Jewish and Christian altars polemic and exegesis in Rashi and the Glossa ordinaria / by Schoenfeld, Devorah

Table of Contents: “…The developing Jewish-Christian polemic -- Rashi and his sources -- The sources and manuscript evolution of the Glossa ordinaria on Genesis 22 -- Isaac on Jewish and Christian altars: polemic, faith, and sacrifice in Rashi and the Gloss on Genesis 22 -- Appendixes: A critical edition of the Glossa ordinaria on Genesis 22: 1,19 -- Major manuscript variants in Rashi's commentary on Genesis 22.…”
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Almost worthy the poor, paupers, and the science of charity in America, 1877-1917 / by Ruswick, Brent

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Big Moll and the science of scientific charity -- "Armies of vice": evolution, heredity, and the pauper menace -- Friendly visitors or scientific investigators? …”
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Business intelligence evaluation and impact on performance / by Cohen, Corine

Table of Contents: “…Scanning the environment : a vital necessity for companies -- Evolution of the general concept of surveillance -- The global measurement model of strategic intelligence (SI) -- Evaluation of objectives, products and service, use, results and -- Context of SI -- Evaluation of the organizational resources of SI -- Evaluation of processual resources of SI -- Evaluation of human, technical and financial resources of SI -- The control panel intelligence-performance.…”
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Fundamental immunology /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to immunology -- section II. Organization and evolution of the immune system -- section III. Immunoglobulins and B-Lymphocytes -- section IV. …”
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Interests and opportunities : race, racism, and university writing instruction in the post-civil rights era / by Lamos, Steve

Table of Contents: “…The development and evolution of high-risk writing instruction -- The late 1960s and early 1970s: Coming to terms with racial crisis -- The mid-1970s: literacy crisis meets color-blindness -- The late 1970s and early 1980s: Competence concerns in the age of Bakke -- The late 1980s and early 1990s: culture wars and the politics of identity -- The late 1990s to the present: the end of an era?…”
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Biological mechanisms of tooth movement /

Table of Contents: “…Part 1. Evolution of biological concepts -- Part 2. Mechanics meets biology -- Part 3. …”
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Development of a cancer drug

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Requirements for drug approval in the U.S. -- Legal evolution of drug approval -- The FDA and oncology drugs -- Clinical trial phases -- The effectiveness requirement -- Traditional and new approaches to trial design -- Types of controls -- Targeted therapies -- Companion diagnostics -- Endpoints for oncology trials -- Types of drug approval -- New drug application (NDA) -- Biomarkers -- FDA reviews and approvals.…”
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How globalization spurs terrorism the lopsided benefits of "one world" and why that fuels violence / by Moghaddam, Fathali M.

Table of Contents: “…A dangerous new world -- The psychological citizen and globalization -- Universal needs and the psychological roots of radicalization and terrorism -- One world : globalization as ideal -- Fractured globalization : globalization in practice -- Intergroup contact and catastrophic evolution -- Threatened identities, change, and globalization -- Universal rights and duties as explosive threats -- The American dilemma becomes global -- Afterward: The veiled solitude : women as the solution.…”
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Enterprising China business, economic, and legal developments since 1979 / by Yueh, Linda Y. (Linda Yi-Chuang)

Table of Contents: “…Legal and economic reforms and the development of a corporate sector -- Law and markets -- State-owned enterprises : law as an instrument of economic policy -- Collectively-owned enterprises : hybrid ownership form and the partial reform strategy -- Private firms : law ex post and as obstacle -- Foreign firms : law leading the market -- Conclusions: Business in China : the evolution of laws and the market.…”
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