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Monetary politics exchange rate cooperation in the European Union / by Oatley, Thomas H., 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Explaining exchange rate cooperation in the European Union -- A model of nominal exchange rate cooperation -- Explaining the creation of the European monetary system -- Explaining variation in nominal exchange rate stability: the domestic politics and capital mobility hypotheses -- Exploring French and Italian "exceptionalism": implementing monetary restriction in the EMS -- Explaining the evolution of the European monetary system -- Exchange rate cooperation in the European Union.…”
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Turkmenistan strategies of power, dilemmas of development / by Peyrouse, Sébastien

Table of Contents: “…-- Turkmenistan from inside : social and economic evolutions -- The future "Kuwait of Central Asia"? -- Finding its place on the international stage.…”
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Challenging Casanova beyond the stereotype of the promiscuous young male / by Smiler, Andrew P., 1965-

Table of Contents: “…sexual development -- The casanova complex and its inaccuracies -- Sexual behavior during adolescence -- The importance of romantic relationships -- Why we believe in Casanova -- Evolution, biology, and casanova -- Masculinity, peers, and identity -- How the media promotes casanova -- Appearance and the Casanova complex -- Challenging Casanova -- Non-Casanova approaches to dating and sexuality -- Sexual knowledge and values -- Intimacy -- Challenging the casanova culture.…”
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The life informatic newsmaking in the digital era / by Boyer, Dominic

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : news journalism today -- The craft of slotting : screenwork, attentional practices and news value at an international news agency -- Click and spin : time, feedback and expertise at an online news portal -- Countdown : professionalism, publicity and political culture in 24/7 news radio -- The news informatic : five reflections on journalism in the era of digital liberalism -- Epilogue : informatic unconscious : on the evolution of digital reason in anthropology.…”
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Managing corporate communications in the age of restructuring, crisis, and litigation : revisiting groupthink in the boardroom / by Silver, David, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Managing reputation in distressed markets -- Litigation and the court of public opinion -- The BP disaster in the Gulf & rampant groupthink in the C-suite -- Leading by example : Steve Jobs and effective corporate communication at work -- The role of communication theories -- The evolution of public relations into the PR-IR nexus -- Anatomy of a crisis -- The communications audit -- Reeducating corporate America -- Effective communication for litigation, mergers, and acquisitions -- Conclusion.…”
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Simultaneous microarray measurement of nuclear and whole cell changes in gene expression reveals overlapping but distinct patterns of transcriptional regulation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Conceptual frameworks for the interpretation of gene expression data -- Microarray data analysis -- The potential transcriptome space is n-dimensional -- Co-ordinate gene expression -- Evolution of current microarray technology -- Northern blots -- Radioactivity on nylon -- Combined analysis of conventional microarray with NRO array -- Jurkat T cell activation -- Global comparison of whole cell mRNA vs. nascent gene transcription.…”
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Properties of regulated exocytosis in astrocytes

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Exocytosis -- Exocytosis in evolution -- Exocytosis in astrocytes -- Development of eumetazoans -- Neuromuscular junction and secretory organelles -- The patch-clamp monitoring of membrane capacitance (surface area) in cultured neurones and astrocytes -- Simultaneous measurements of cell swelling by monitoring cell cross section area and membrane capacitance -- Astrocytes exhibit calcium-dependent regulated exocytosis -- Glutamate release from astrocytes -- Calcium-dependent release of peptides.…”
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The Omicron variant a South African perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Omicron -- South Africa and the origins of Omicron -- The fourth wave -- Properties of Omicron -- 5 SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern -- Omicron mutation profile -- Omicron spike protein -- Omicron transmissibility -- Reproduction (R) number -- Omicron immune evasion -- Clinical expression of SARS-CoV-2 variants -- The spread of Omicron -- Population immunity -- Viral fitness -- Viral evolution.…”
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Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy / by Engstrom, Erik J.

Table of Contents: “…Gerrymandering and the evolution of American politics -- Districting and the construction of early American democracy -- The origins of single-member districts -- The strategic timing of congressional redistricting -- Stacking the states, stacking the house: the partisan consequences of congressional redistricting -- Electoral competition and critical elections -- A congress of strangers: gerrymandering and legislative turnover -- The partisan impact of malapportionment -- From turbulence to stasis, 1900-1964 -- Gerrymandering and the future of American politics.…”
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Bionic eTeamwork how to build collaborative virtual teams at hyperspeed / by Kostner, Jaclyn

Table of Contents: “…We have the technology... -- Eteam evolution: disabled, mechanical, bionic Prepare people for hyperspeed -- Getting intouch: when to travel-- Building intouch, virtually -- The heart of bionic eteamwork: human moments of truth, not vision -- Emotion: building sense of team from afar -- Building team emotion through media -- The bionics of engaging emeetings -- The bionics of effective 24/7 ecollaboration -- Bionic eteamwork: a choice and a commitment.…”
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The Arab center the promise of moderation / by Muasher, Marwan

Table of Contents: “…Jordan's changing role and the evolution to the two-state solution concept -- First ambassador to Israel -- The last six months of King Hussein's life -- The Arab initiative -- The Middle East road map -- Launching the road map and the Aqaba summit -- Bush's letters to Prime Minister Sharon and King Abdullah II -- The Israeli separation wall: an end to the two-state solution? …”
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Fitness and compensation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Concept of Darwinian fitness -- Understanding the fitness impact of drug resistance -- Mathematical models -- Reversal of drug resistance in bacteria -- How to measure fitness -- The molecular epidemiology approach -- Effect of drug resistance mutations -- Environment effects on fitness measurements -- Effect of strain genetic background -- Pre-adapted strain "families" -- Biogeography of M. tuberculosis -- Compensatory evolution -- Experimental evidence -- Compensation prevents reversion to drug sensitivity -- Types of compensatory mutations -- Questions for future research -- Comparative genomics.…”
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How the aid industry works an introduction to international development / by Haan, Arjan de

Table of Contents: “…-- The aid industry defined -- The evolution in thinking about aid and international development -- Development projects: rationale and critique -- Hard-nosed development: reforms, adjustment, governance -- Country-led approaches and donor coordination -- Development's poor cousins: environment, gender, participation, and rights -- What works in the aid industry? …”
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Moral rights principles, practice and new technology / by Sundara Rajan, Mira T. (Mira Teresa), 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : moral rights in the virtual age -- Moral rights : history of an idea -- A theory in flux : the evolution in progress of moral rights : moral rights in the international copyright regime -- The programmer as author : moral rights in information technology -- More than musicians : moral rights and digital issues in music -- Twenty-first century classics : film and the complexities of the collaborative work -- The virtual museum : moral rights in art and artefacts -- Friends or enemies? …”
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The biology of vibrios

Table of Contents: “…Thompson and Jean Swings -- Molecular identification / Mitsuaki Nishibuchi -- Comparative genomics : genome configuration and the driving forces in the evolution of vibrios / Tetsuya Iida and Ken Kurokawa -- Gene duplicates in vibrio genomes / Dirk Gevers and Yves Van de Peer -- The roles of lateral gene transfer and vertical descent in vibrio evolution / Yan Boucher and Hatch W. …”
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Women and language essays on gendered communication across media /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : women and oral culture -- Spoken spaces : the historicization, evolution, and gendering of "gossip" -- Pandora's voice-box : how woman became the "gossip girl" / Giselle Bastin -- Just like a woman : misogynistic gossip in the correspondence between John Chamberlain and Sir Dudley Carleton / Emily Ross -- "Paper cannot blush" : Martha Fowke, an 18th-century abandoned woman / Earla Wilputte -- Literary spaces : the convergence of orality and print in women's writing -- Delete as appropriate : writing between the lines of female orality in the wife's lament / Miriam Muth -- Voicing the feminine and the (absent) masculine in the concealed fancies / Lindsay Yakimyshyn -- The wartime diaries of Dang Thuy Tram : extolling and gendering the heroine's voice in postwar Vietnam and beyond / Hanh N. …”
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Rallying for immigrant rights the fight for inclusion in 21st century America /

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Russia in 2020 : scenarios for the future /

Table of Contents: “…: prospects for Russia's party system in 2020 / Henry Hale ; Scenarios for the evolution of the Russian political party system / Boris Makarenko -- State. …”
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Show me the money how to determine ROI in people, projects, and programs / by Phillips, Jack J., 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- The value evolution -- The ROI methodology: a brief overview -- Project needs and objectives: ensuring business alignment -- Reaction and perceived value -- Learning and confidence -- Application and implementation -- Impact and consequences -- Isolation of project impact -- Show me the money: converting data to money -- The intangible measures -- Project costs and calculating ROI -- The business case: forecasting value, including ROI -- Results reporting -- Implementing and sustaining ROI.…”
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Atheist universe the thinking person's answer to christian fundamentalism / by Mills, David

Table of Contents: “…-- The "miracle" of planetary clockwork -- The "miracle" of life on earth -- Answering creationist objections to evolution -- Can Genesis be reconciled with modern science? …”
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