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A Time for Metabolism and Hormones

Table of Contents: “…The Epigenetic And Metabolic Language Of the Circadian Clock -- Molecular Architecture of the Circadian Clock in Mammals -- Circadian Mechanisms in Bioenergetics and Cell Metabolism -- Control of metabolism by central and peripheral clocks in Drosophila -- Circadian post-transcriptional control of metabolism -- Redox and Metabolic Oscillations in the Clockwork -- Rev-erbs: Integrating Metabolism Around the Clock -- Control of sleep-wake cycles in Drosophila -- Circadian metabolomics: insights for biology and medicine -- Rhythms within rhythms: the importance of oscillations for glucocorticoid hormones -- The genetics of autism spectrum disorders. .…”
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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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Bits of life feminism at the intersections of media, bioscience, and technology /

Table of Contents: “…methodologies as thinking technologies : interview with Donna Haraway / Nina Lykke, Randi Markussen, and Finn Olesen -- Fluid ecologies : changing hormonal systems of embodied difference / Celia Roberts -- Parenthood and kinship in IVF for humans and animals : on traveling bits of life in the age of genetics / Amade M'charek and Grietje Keller -- From Rambo sperm to egg queens : two versions of Lennart Nilsson's film on human reproduction / Mette Bryld and Nina Lykke -- Screening the gene : Hollywood cinema and the new genetic imaginary / Jackie Stacey -- Mylifebits : the computer as memory machine / José van Dijck -- Tunnel vision : inner, outer, and virtual space in science fiction films and medical documentaries / Anneke Smelik -- What if Frankenstein('s monster) was a girl? …”
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Insect evolutionary ecology proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 22nd Symposium /

Table of Contents: “…Genetics, relatedness and social behaviour in insect societies / Andrew F.G. …”
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Uterine fibroids the complete guide / by Stewart, Elizabeth A., M.D

Table of Contents: “…-- When fibroids come back -- Surgical treatment -- Surgery inside the uterus: hysteroscopic myomectomy, endometrial ablation, and vaginal myomectomy -- Laparoscopic myomectomy and myolysis -- Abdominal myomectomy -- Uterine artery embolization -- Focused ultrasound surgery and other thermoablative therapies -- Hysterectomy -- Medical treatment -- Traditional hormonal therapies: birth control pills and progestin -- GnRH agonists, add-back therapies, and GnRH antagonists -- Innovative medical strategies for treating uterine fibroids -- Other factors, other conditions -- Genetics of fibroids -- Pregnancy, infertility, and miscarriage -- Adenomyosis and endometrial polyps -- Uterine cancers -- Fibroid-like conditions -- Alternative and complementary therapies -- What can we do about fibroids?…”
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Mongrel nation diasporic culture and the making of postcolonial Britain / by Dawson, Ashley, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Colonization in reverse : an introduction -- "In the big city the sex life gone wild" : migration, gender, and identity in Sam Selvon's The lonely Londoners -- Black power in a transnational frame : radical populism and the Caribbean Artists Movement -- Behind the mask : carnival politics and British identity in Linton Kwesi Johnson's dub poetry -- Beyond imperial feminism : Buchi Emecheta's London novels and Black British women's emancipation -- Heritage politics of the soul : immigration and identity in Salman Rushdie's The satanic verses -- Genetics, biotechnology, and the future of "race" in Zadie Smith's White teeth -- Conclusion : "Step back from the blow back" : Asian hip-hop and post-9/11 Britain.…”
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Bioethics in Singapore the ethical microcosm /

Table of Contents: “…Campbell, Jacqueline Chin, and Teck Chuan Voo -- The US model for oversight of human stem cell research / Lindsay Parham and Bernard Lo -- Genetics and stem cell research : models of international policy-making / Bartha Maria Knoppers, Emily Kirby, and Rosario Isasi -- Public engagement and bioethics commissions / Thomas H. …”
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New topics in eye research

Table of Contents: “…Ocular coloboma, unraveling the complex genetics of this congenital eye anomaly / Mariya Moosajee, Cheryl Y. …”
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Neurodegeneration theory, disorders and treatments /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Alterations in N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor function and potential involvement in aesthetic-induced neurodegeneration / Cheng Wang ... [et al.] -- Genetics and molecular biology of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration : analogies and differences / Daniela Galimberti, Chiara Fenoglio, Elio Scarpini -- The cholinergic neuron in Alzheimer's disease / Christian Humpel, Celine Ullrich -- Retinal neurodegeneration is an early event in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy : therapeutic implications / Rafael Simó, Cristina Hernández -- Molecular imaging and Parkinson's disease / Valentina Berti ... …”
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Handbook of neuropsychiatry research

Table of Contents: “…Richard Ferraro -- Neurology, psychiatry and genetics : interrelationship / Viroj Wiwanitkit -- How can bioinformatics help in the study of neuropsychiatry? …”
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Crohn's disease etiology, pathogenesis and interventions /

Table of Contents: “…/ Maria Papp ... [et al.] -- Genetics of Crohn's disease / Maria Concetta Renda, Mario Cottone -- Recombinant human growth hormone treatment in patients with growth deficiency and Crohn's disease : new perspectives / Mieczyslaw Szalecki, Jerzy Starzyk, Malgorzata Wojcik.…”
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Wild plants identification, uses and conservation /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Wild plant seeds identification through image and linear discriminant analysis / Oscar Grillo, Gianfranco Venora -- Landscape genetics of Fagus sylvatica in one of its glacial refuge areas / Giovanni Figliuolo -- Importance of dominant plant species for ecological interactions in forest soil and litter: example from the Heron Wood Reserve, Dawyck Botanic Garden, Scotland / V. …”
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Intelligible design : a realistic approach to the philosophy and history of science / by Gonzalo, Julio A. (Julio Antonio)

Table of Contents: “…On the origin and development of life -- A brief history of evolutionary thought -- Life's intelligible design -- What are the contributions of Genetics to the understanding of life? -- On the Human Genome in contrast to the Great Apes Genome -- On The Evolution Controversy -- Scientific critiques of Darwinism -- 3. …”
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Evidence-based endocrinology /

Table of Contents: “…Sue O'Dorisio -- Paraneoplastic syndromes / Subhash Kukreja -- Genetics / Peter Kopp.…”
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Fundamentals of children's anatomy and physiology : a textbook for nursing and healthcare students /

Table of Contents: “…Vickers -- The cell / Peter S. Vickers -- Genetics / Peter S. Vickers -- Tissue / Peter S. Vickers -- The immune system / Alison Mosenthal -- Blood / Peter S. …”
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Zoo conservation biology by Fa, John E.

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Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology for nursing and healthcare students /

Table of Contents: “…Vickers -- Cells, cellular compartments, transport systems, fluid movement between compartments / Muralitharan Nair -- Genetics / Peter S. Vickers -- Tissue / Anthony Wheeldon -- The skeletal system / Ian Peate -- The muscular system / Janet G. …”
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Mongrel Nation : Diasporic Culture and the Making of Postcolonial Britain / by Dawson, Ashley, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Colonization in reverse : an introduction -- "In the big city the sex life gone wild" : migration, gender, and identity in Sam Selvon's The lonely Londoners -- Black power in a transnational frame : radical populism and the Caribbean Artists Movement -- Behind the mask : carnival politics and British identity in Linton Kwesi Johnson's dub poetry -- Beyond imperial feminism : Buchi Emecheta's London novels and Black British women's emancipation -- Heritage politics of the soul : immigration and identity in Salman Rushdie's The satanic verses -- Genetics, biotechnology, and the future of "race" in Zadie Smith's White teeth -- Conclusion : "Step back from the blow back" : Asian hip-hop and post-9/11 Britain.…”
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Pharmaceutical toxicology in practice a guide for non-clinical development /

Table of Contents: “…The regulatory environment / Claudio Bernardi and Marco Brughera --Toxicological development : roles and responsibilities / Franck Chuzel and Bernard Ruty -- Contract research organizations / Maurice Cary -- Safety pharmacology / Claudio Arrigoni and Valeria Perego -- Formulations, impurities and toxicokinetics / Claude Charuel -- General toxicology / Alberto Lodola -- Genetic toxicology / Peggy Guzzie-Peck, Jennifer Sasaki, and Sandy Weiner -- Developmental and reproductive toxicology / Jeanne Stadler -- Data analysis, report writing and regulatory documentation / Monique Y. …”
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