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The challenge of epistemology : anthropological perspectives /

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Images of power and the power of images /

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A comparative sociology of world religions virtuosos, priests, and popular religion / by Sharot, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…World religions, elites, and popular religion -- Religious action : a Weberian model -- Elites and masses : Max Weber, Weberian scholars, and Marxist analysis -- China : state religion, elites, and popular religion in a syncretistic milieu -- India : Brahmans, renouncers, and popular Hinduism -- Nirvana and spirits : Buddhism and animism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia -- Hierocracy and popular religion : Catholicism in 'traditional' Europe -- Elite scholars and popular saints : a brief excursus on Islam and Judaism -- Protestants, Catholics, and the reform of popular religion -- Comparisons.…”
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Immigration, acculturation, and health the Mexican diaspora / by Reichman, Jill S.

Table of Contents: “…Mexican immigrants, health care, and acculturation -- Modeling and measuring acculturation -- Methodological considerations, data collection, and analysis -- Sociodemographic profile -- Models of health, models of illness -- Change over time in health prescriptions -- Cognitive models of how people should behave when sick -- Therapeutic options: awareness and usage of complementary and alternative medicine -- Crossing boundaries: geographical, political, and religious -- Diagnosis and treatment efficacy -- Antibiotic usage and rate of acculturation -- Nervios, stress, sadness, depression: the evolution of a mind/body discourse -- Conclusion.…”
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Research in nursing and health understanding and using quantitative and qualitative methods /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Research designs / Carol Noll Hoskins and Carla Mariano -- Sampling in quantitative designs: basic issues and concepts / with Joseph Giacquinta -- Principles of measurement / Carol Noll Hoskins and Harriet Feldman -- Development of quantitative measures / Carol Noll Hoskins -- Data analysis and interpretation / Carol Noll Hoskins and Carla Mariano.…”
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Measuring the gains from medical research an economic approach /

Table of Contents: “…Cutler and Srikanth Kadiyala -- Biomedical research and then some: the causes of technological change in heart attack treatment / Paul Heidenreich and Mark McClellan -- Can medical cost-effectiveness analysis identify the value of research? / David Meltzer.…”
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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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Winning library grants a game plan / by Landau, Herbert B.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Grantsmanship fundamentals, definitions, and rules -- Preproposal market analysis and planning -- Finding grants and granting organizations relevant to libraries -- Initiating contact with grantors -- Obtaining solicited competitive grant application packages -- Preproposal research and fact finding -- Proposal management and project planning -- Proposal writing style -- Proposal writing section by section -- Proposal assembly, editing, review, and submission -- Postproposal preaward marketing -- Contract award and project management -- Writing a request for proposal -- Conclusion : why become a grantsman (or -woman)?.…”
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Advanced propulsion systems and technologies, today to 2020

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Advanced solid rocket motors -- Advanced cryogenic engines -- Advanced LOX-HC engines for boosters and upper stages -- LOX-hydrocarbon engines in Russia -- Green propellants -- Green propellants in Russia -- Miniaturized propulsion -- Solar thermal propulsion for upper stages -- Electric-propulsion systems -- Superconductivity -- The case for nuclear propulsion : the Rubbia's engine -- VASIMR prefeasibility analysis -- Laser propulsion systems -- Mass accelerators : Maglev and Railguns -- Solar sails : propellantless propulsion for near- and medium-term deep-space missions -- In situ resource utilization.…”
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Researching education through actor-network theory

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Tara Fenwick and Richard Edwards -- Devices and educational change / Jan Nespor -- Translating the prescribed into the enacted curriculum in college and school / Richard Edwards -- Unruly practices: what a sociology of translations can offer to educational policy analysis / Mary Hamilton -- ANT on the PISA trail: following the statistical pursuit of certainty / Radhika Gorur -- Assembling the "accomplished" teacher: the performativity and politics of professional teaching standards / Dianne Mulcahy -- Reading educational reform with actor network theory: fluid spaces, otherings, and ambivalences / Tara Fenwick.…”
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Lectures and thoughts on mineral economics by Chatterjee, Kaulir Kisor

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to mineral economics -- Mineral demand analysis -- Exploration project management : issues and strategies -- Evolution of modern mineral resource classification system -- Mineral exploitation : maintaining bottom lines -- Mining and conservation -- Factor mobility and international mineral trade -- India's mineral policy in relation to some other countries -- Trade and investment in mineral market -- Mineral exploration and production management system in India -- Exploration and mining in globalized economy -- Coal economics and management : the challenges -- Mineral industry of India and the world : past and future.…”
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Tel Dan in its northern cultic context / by Davis, Andrew R., 1978-

Table of Contents: “…The site of Tel Dan and its sacred precinct -- Area T, Stratum III: a ninth-century-B.C.E. cult site -- Area T, Stratum II: an eighth-century-B.C.E. cult site -- Part II. Analysis of biblical texts -- Ninth-century-B.C.E. textual stratum: 1 Kings 18 -- Eighth-century-B.C.E.textual stratum: the Book of Amos -- Summary of conclusions.…”
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Molecular genetics of bacteria / by Snyder, Larry

Table of Contents: “…The bacterial chromosome : DNA structure, replication, and segregation -- Bacterial gene expression : transcription, translation, and protein folding -- Bacterial genetic analysis : fundamentals and current approaches -- Plasmids -- Conjugation -- Transformation -- Lytic bacteriophages : development, genetics, and generalized transduction -- Lysogeny : the lambda paradigm and the role of lysogenic conversion in bacterial pathogenesis -- Transposition, site-specific recombination, and families of recombinases -- Molecular mechanisms of homologous recombination -- DNA repair and mutagenesis -- Regulation of gene expression: genes and operons -- Global regulation : regulons and stimulons -- Bacterial cell biology and development.…”
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Submarine torpedo tactics : an American history / by Monroe-Jones, Edward, Roderick, Shawn S., 1976-

Table of Contents: “…"The torpedo is born -- First World War fire control techniques -- Between the wars -- An analysis of the fire control problem -- The Second World War -- The Era of the GUPPY -- From Tang to Nautilus -- A most unusual torpedo -- Skipjack, the convergence of Nautilus and Albacore -- The Sturgeon-class submarine -- The Los Angeles class submarine -- The ballistic missile submarine -- The Seawolf and Virginia submarines -- The future of American submarines -- Appendix A: A glossary of submarine fire control terminology -- Appendix B: An evolution of submarine torpedo fire control equipment."…”
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Fundamental math and physics for scientists and engineers / by Yevick, David, Yevick, Hanna

Table of Contents: “…Problem solving -- Scientific programming -- Elementary mathematics -- Vectors and matrices -- Calculus of a single variable -- Calculus of several variables -- Calculus of vector functions -- Probability theory and statistics -- Complex analysis -- Differential equations -- Transform theory -- Partial differential equations and special functions -- Integral equations and the calculus of variations -- Particle mechanics -- Fluid mechanics -- Special relativity -- Electromagnetism -- Wave motion -- Quantum mechanics -- Atomic physics -- Nuclear and particle physics -- Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics -- Condensed matter physics -- Laboratory methods.…”
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Living the future in dialogue : towards a new integral and transformative model of religious education for Nigeria in the 21st century / by Ugbor, Chizurum Ann, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Nigeria's education policy and current Nigerian approaches to religious education : background to research -- Faith development in relation to religious education : a critical analysis of James W. Fowler's theory -- Towards and understanding of Thomas H. …”
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Planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs : a primer / by McKenzie, James F, 1948-, Neiger, Brad L, Thackeray, Rosemary

Table of Contents: “…Health education, health promotion, health education specialists, and program planning -- Starting the planning process -- Models for program planning in health promotion -- Assessing needs -- Measurement, measures, measurement instruments and sampling -- Mission statement, goals, and objectives -- Theories and models commonly used for health promotion interventions -- Interventions -- Community organizing and community building -- Identification and allocation of resources -- Marketing : developing programs that respond to the wants and needs of the priority population -- Implementation : strategies and associated concerns -- Evaluation : an overview -- Evaluation approaches and designs -- Data analysis and reporting.…”

Supply chain management : a logistics perspective / by Coyle, John J. (John Joseph), 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Supply chain management: an overview -- Global dimensions of supply chains -- Role of logistics in supply chains -- Distribution and omni-channel network design -- Sourcing materials and services -- Producing goods and services -- Demand management -- Order management and customer service -- Managing inventory in the supply chain -- Distribution - managing fulfillment operations -- Transportation - managing the flow of the supply chain -- Aligning supply chains -- Supply chain performance measurement and financial analysis -- Supply chain technology - managing information flows -- Strategic challenges and change for supply chains.…”

Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy by Thompson, A. Richard, Moran, James M., Swenson Jr., George W.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Introduction and Historical Review -- Introductory Theory of Interferometry and Synthesis Imaging -- Analysis of the Interferometer Response -- Geometric Relationships and Polarimetry -- Antennas and Arrays -- Response of the Receiving System -- Design of the Analog Receiving System -- Digital Signal Processing -- Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry -- Calibration and Fourier Transformation of Visibility Data -- Deconvolution, Adaptive Calibration and Applications -- Interferometer Techniques for Astrometry and Geodesy -- Propagation Effects -- Van Cittert-Zernike Theorem, Spatial Coherence and Scattering -- Radio Interference -- Related Techniques -- Principal Symbols -- Index.…”
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Nonlinear control of robots and unmanned aerial vehicles : an integrated approach / by Vepa, Ranjan

Table of Contents: “…Linear and phase plane analysis of stability -- 5. Robot and UAV control : an overview -- 6. …”
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