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The Challenge of Chance A Multidisciplinary Approach from Science and the Humanities /

Table of Contents: “….- When Chance Strikes: Random Mutational Events as a Cause of Birth Defects and Cancer (H. G. Brunner).- Chance, Variation and the Nature of Causality in Ecological Communities (H. de Kroon, E. …”
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The Challenge of Chance A Multidisciplinary Approach from Science and the Humanities /

Table of Contents: “….- When Chance Strikes: Random Mutational Events as a Cause of Birth Defects and Cancer (H. G. Brunner).- Chance, Variation and the Nature of Causality in Ecological Communities (H. de Kroon, E. …”
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Cone beam computed tomography : oral and maxillofacial diagnosis and applications /

Table of Contents: “…Cevidanes, Martin Styner, Beatriz Paniagua, João Roberto Gonçalves -- Three-dimensional planning in maxillofacial reconstruction of large defects using cone beam computed tomography / Rutger Schepers, Gerry M. …”
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Cone beam computed tomography : oral and maxillofacial diagnosis and applications /

Table of Contents: “…Cevidanes, Martin Styner, Beatriz Paniagua, João Roberto Gonçalves -- Three-dimensional planning in maxillofacial reconstruction of large defects using cone beam computed tomography / Rutger Schepers, Gerry M. …”
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Supply chain excellence a handbook for dramatic improvement using the SCOR model / by Bolstorff, Peter

Table of Contents: “…About the supply chain operations reference model -- Building organizational support for supply chain improvement -- Week one : planning and organizing -- Week two : project kickoff and SCOR metrics -- Week three : benchmarks, competitive requirements, and steering team review number one -- Week four : scorecards -- Week five : initiating AS IS material flow and steering team review number two -- Week six : the planning process matrix, thread diagram, and metric defect analysis -- Week seven : material flow disconnect analysis and steering team review number three -- Week eight : the project portfolio -- Week nine : opportunity analysis and steering team review number four -- Week ten : TO BE material flow -- Week eleven : quick-hit plans, steering team review number five, and initiating the work and information flow analysis -- Week twelve : the staple yourself interview -- Week thirteen : the AS IS process, understanding functional responsibility, and steering team review number six -- Week fourteen : the process performance summary -- Week fifteen : the TO BE work and information flow blueprint and steering team review number seven -- Week sixteen : level four process development -- Week seventeen : implementation planning, program management and steering team review number eight -- Extending excellence beyond the supply chain.…”
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Supply chain excellence a handbook for dramatic improvement using the SCOR model / by Bolstorff, Peter

Table of Contents: “…About the supply chain operations reference model -- Building organizational support for supply chain improvement -- Week one : planning and organizing -- Week two : project kickoff and SCOR metrics -- Week three : benchmarks, competitive requirements, and steering team review number one -- Week four : scorecards -- Week five : initiating AS IS material flow and steering team review number two -- Week six : the planning process matrix, thread diagram, and metric defect analysis -- Week seven : material flow disconnect analysis and steering team review number three -- Week eight : the project portfolio -- Week nine : opportunity analysis and steering team review number four -- Week ten : TO BE material flow -- Week eleven : quick-hit plans, steering team review number five, and initiating the work and information flow analysis -- Week twelve : the staple yourself interview -- Week thirteen : the AS IS process, understanding functional responsibility, and steering team review number six -- Week fourteen : the process performance summary -- Week fifteen : the TO BE work and information flow blueprint and steering team review number seven -- Week sixteen : level four process development -- Week seventeen : implementation planning, program management and steering team review number eight -- Extending excellence beyond the supply chain.…”
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Etiology and Morphogenesis of Congenital Heart Disease From Gene Function and Cellular Interaction to Morphology /

Table of Contents: “…Current Genetics in Congenital Heart Diseases -- Genetic discovery for congenital heart defects -- Evidence that deletion of ETS-1, a gene in the Jacobsen syndrome (11q-) cardiac critical region, causes congenital heart defects through impaired cardiac neural crest cell function -- Notch signaling in aortic valve development and disease -- To detect and explore mechanism of CITED2 mutation and methylation in children with congenital heart disease.…”
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Etiology and Morphogenesis of Congenital Heart Disease From Gene Function and Cellular Interaction to Morphology /

Table of Contents: “…Current Genetics in Congenital Heart Diseases -- Genetic discovery for congenital heart defects -- Evidence that deletion of ETS-1, a gene in the Jacobsen syndrome (11q-) cardiac critical region, causes congenital heart defects through impaired cardiac neural crest cell function -- Notch signaling in aortic valve development and disease -- To detect and explore mechanism of CITED2 mutation and methylation in children with congenital heart disease.…”
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Adults with childhood illnesses considerations for practice / by Bricker, J. Timothy

Table of Contents: “…Anstead -- Childhood asthma into adult years / Don Hayes and Zoran Danov -- Cyanotic congenital heart defects in adulthood / J. Timothy Bricker and Jorge Alegria -- Obstructive and regurgitant cardiac lesions in adults who had childhood heart disease / Douglas J. …”
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Manual of peripheral vascular intervention /

Table of Contents: “…White -- Percutaneous transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defects / Ivan Casserly and E. Murat Tuzcu -- Mesenteric vascular interventions / Fred Moeslein and Mark J. …”
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Adults with childhood illnesses considerations for practice / by Bricker, J. Timothy

Table of Contents: “…Anstead -- Childhood asthma into adult years / Don Hayes and Zoran Danov -- Cyanotic congenital heart defects in adulthood / J. Timothy Bricker and Jorge Alegria -- Obstructive and regurgitant cardiac lesions in adults who had childhood heart disease / Douglas J. …”
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Manual of peripheral vascular intervention /

Table of Contents: “…White -- Percutaneous transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defects / Ivan Casserly and E. Murat Tuzcu -- Mesenteric vascular interventions / Fred Moeslein and Mark J. …”
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Crystals and crystallinity in polymers : diffraction analysis of ordered and disordered crystals / by De Rosa, Claudio

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Configuration and Conformation of Macromolecules in Polymer Crystals 1.1 Crystals of polymers 1.2 Constitution and configuration of crystalline polymers 1.3 Conformation 1.4 Relationships among internal parameters of macromolecules 1.5 Conformation of polymer chains in the crystalline state 1.6 Helical conformations in isotactic and syndiotactic polymers 1.7 Conformational energy calculations 1.8 Helical conformation and optical activity 1.9 Alternating copolymers 1.10 Polydienes 1.11 Non helical chain conformations of isotactic polymers References Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Packing of macromolecules in polymer crystals 2.1 General principles 2.2 The principle of density (entropy)-driven phase formation in polymers 2.3 Symmetry breaking 2.4 Impact of chain folding on crystal structure symmetry 2.5 Frustrated Polymer Crystal Structures 2.6 Chiral crystallization of polymers with helical chain conformations 2.7 Packing effects on the conformation of polymer chains in the crystals: the case of aliphatic polyamides References Chapter 2 Chapter 3 3.1 X-ray diffraction of semicrystalline polymers 3.2 Fourier synthesis and the phase problem in crystallography 3.3 X-ray fiber diffraction analysis 3.4 Determination of parameters of the unit cell and indexing of the diffraction pattern 3.5 Measure of the integrated intensities of the reflections and corrections for geometrical (Lorentz), polarization and absorption factors 3.6 Calculation of Structure Factors 3.7 Structural refinement 3.8 Form of diffraction pattern and broadening due to the Laue function References Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Defects and Disorder in Polymer Crystals 4.1 Classification of different types of structural disorder 4.2 Crystals with partial three-dimensional order (Class A)Disorder with three-dimensional periodicity maintained only for some characterizing points of the structure 4.3 Solid mesophases References Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Methods of Analysis of Diffuse Scattering from Disordered Structures of Polymers 5.1 Structural disorder and diffuse scattering 5.2 Methods of diffraction analysis from disordered crystals 5.3 Long Range Order in Disordered Lattices of Class A 5.4 Short Range Order in Disordered Crystals of Class A 5.5 Short Range Order in Disordered Crystals with Substitution type Disorder 5.6 Short Range vs Long Range Order in Disordered Crystals of Class B and C (Solid Mesophases) 5.7 Disordered Models with Perturbations Occurring over Continuous Ranges 5.8 Basic formulas for the calculation of X-ray Diffraction Intensity from Disordered Model Structures of Polymers 5.9 Examples of calculation of average diffracted intensity of structures disordered in one dimension 5.10 Integration method of diffraction intensity for cylindrically and spherical surfaces in the reciprocal space References Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Crystal habit 6.1 Basic remark 6.2 Rounded lateral habits 6.3 Chain folding, molecular orientation and sectorization 6.4 Twinning and secondary nucleation theory 6.5 Homoepitaxy, morphology, stem orientation and polymorphism References Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Influence of Crystal Defects and Structural Disorder on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Materials 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Stress induced phase transformations during deformation 7.3 Isotactic polypropylene 7.4 Syndiotactic Polypropylene References Chapter 7.…”
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Crystals and crystallinity in polymers : diffraction analysis of ordered and disordered crystals / by De Rosa, Claudio

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Configuration and Conformation of Macromolecules in Polymer Crystals 1.1 Crystals of polymers 1.2 Constitution and configuration of crystalline polymers 1.3 Conformation 1.4 Relationships among internal parameters of macromolecules 1.5 Conformation of polymer chains in the crystalline state 1.6 Helical conformations in isotactic and syndiotactic polymers 1.7 Conformational energy calculations 1.8 Helical conformation and optical activity 1.9 Alternating copolymers 1.10 Polydienes 1.11 Non helical chain conformations of isotactic polymers References Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Packing of macromolecules in polymer crystals 2.1 General principles 2.2 The principle of density (entropy)-driven phase formation in polymers 2.3 Symmetry breaking 2.4 Impact of chain folding on crystal structure symmetry 2.5 Frustrated Polymer Crystal Structures 2.6 Chiral crystallization of polymers with helical chain conformations 2.7 Packing effects on the conformation of polymer chains in the crystals: the case of aliphatic polyamides References Chapter 2 Chapter 3 3.1 X-ray diffraction of semicrystalline polymers 3.2 Fourier synthesis and the phase problem in crystallography 3.3 X-ray fiber diffraction analysis 3.4 Determination of parameters of the unit cell and indexing of the diffraction pattern 3.5 Measure of the integrated intensities of the reflections and corrections for geometrical (Lorentz), polarization and absorption factors 3.6 Calculation of Structure Factors 3.7 Structural refinement 3.8 Form of diffraction pattern and broadening due to the Laue function References Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Defects and Disorder in Polymer Crystals 4.1 Classification of different types of structural disorder 4.2 Crystals with partial three-dimensional order (Class A)Disorder with three-dimensional periodicity maintained only for some characterizing points of the structure 4.3 Solid mesophases References Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Methods of Analysis of Diffuse Scattering from Disordered Structures of Polymers 5.1 Structural disorder and diffuse scattering 5.2 Methods of diffraction analysis from disordered crystals 5.3 Long Range Order in Disordered Lattices of Class A 5.4 Short Range Order in Disordered Crystals of Class A 5.5 Short Range Order in Disordered Crystals with Substitution type Disorder 5.6 Short Range vs Long Range Order in Disordered Crystals of Class B and C (Solid Mesophases) 5.7 Disordered Models with Perturbations Occurring over Continuous Ranges 5.8 Basic formulas for the calculation of X-ray Diffraction Intensity from Disordered Model Structures of Polymers 5.9 Examples of calculation of average diffracted intensity of structures disordered in one dimension 5.10 Integration method of diffraction intensity for cylindrically and spherical surfaces in the reciprocal space References Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Crystal habit 6.1 Basic remark 6.2 Rounded lateral habits 6.3 Chain folding, molecular orientation and sectorization 6.4 Twinning and secondary nucleation theory 6.5 Homoepitaxy, morphology, stem orientation and polymorphism References Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Influence of Crystal Defects and Structural Disorder on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Materials 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Stress induced phase transformations during deformation 7.3 Isotactic polypropylene 7.4 Syndiotactic Polypropylene References Chapter 7.…”
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Motor neuron diseases causes, classification and treatments /

Table of Contents: “…Motor neuron disease : causes, classification and treatments / Louisa Ng, Fary Khan -- Membrane trafficking defects as determinants of motor neuron susceptibility and degeneration in ALS / Bradley J. …”
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Motor neuron diseases causes, classification and treatments /

Table of Contents: “…Motor neuron disease : causes, classification and treatments / Louisa Ng, Fary Khan -- Membrane trafficking defects as determinants of motor neuron susceptibility and degeneration in ALS / Bradley J. …”
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Civil procedure / by Glannon, Joseph W.

Table of Contents: “…-- Personal and subject matter jurisdiction compared : the first two rings -- Second guessing the plaintiff's choice of forum : removal -- Proper venue in federal courts : a rough measure of convenience -- Choosing a proper court : the three rings reconsidered -- Easy Erie : the law of Rome and Athens -- Eerie Erie : the substance/substance distinction -- Erie and state choice of law : vertical uniformity and horizontal chaos -- Sculpting the lawsuit : the basic rules of joinder -- Into the labyrinth : joinder of parties under rule 14 -- Essentials and interlopers : joinder of parties under rules 19 and 25 -- Jurisdictional fellow travelers : supplemental jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction vs. joinder : the difference between power and permission -- The bearer of bad tidings : service of process in the federal courts -- Getting off easy : the motion to dismiss -- When justice so requires : amendments to pleadings under the Federal Rules -- The scope of discovery : the rules giveth, and the rules taketh away -- Tools of the trade : the basic methods of discovery -- Defective allegation or insufficient proof : dismissal for failure to state a claim compared to summary judgment -- The judge and the jury, part one : judgment as a matter of law (directed verdict) -- The judge and the jury, part two : whose case is this, anyway? …”

Civil procedure / by Glannon, Joseph W.

Table of Contents: “…-- Personal and subject matter jurisdiction compared : the first two rings -- Second guessing the plaintiff's choice of forum : removal -- Proper venue in federal courts : a rough measure of convenience -- Choosing a proper court : the three rings reconsidered -- Easy Erie : the law of Rome and Athens -- Eerie Erie : the substance/substance distinction -- Erie and state choice of law : vertical uniformity and horizontal chaos -- Sculpting the lawsuit : the basic rules of joinder -- Into the labyrinth : joinder of parties under rule 14 -- Essentials and interlopers : joinder of parties under rules 19 and 25 -- Jurisdictional fellow travelers : supplemental jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction vs. joinder : the difference between power and permission -- The bearer of bad tidings : service of process in the federal courts -- Getting off easy : the motion to dismiss -- When justice so requires : amendments to pleadings under the Federal Rules -- The scope of discovery : the rules giveth, and the rules taketh away -- Tools of the trade : the basic methods of discovery -- Defective allegation or insufficient proof : dismissal for failure to state a claim compared to summary judgment -- The judge and the jury, part one : judgment as a matter of law (directed verdict) -- The judge and the jury, part two : whose case is this, anyway? …”

Manual of clinical problems in infectious disease /

Table of Contents: “…Tonsillopharyngitis in adults -- Sinusitis -- Infectious mononucleosis: many faces of a common disease -- Acute bronchitis -- Antibiotic-resistant pneumococci -- Fever and pleural effusions -- Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly -- New pathogens causing pneumonia: SARS -- Infective endocarditis: diagnostic criteria -- Culture negative endocarditis -- Surgery in active infective endocarditis -- Endocarditis prophylaxis -- Filling defects of the liver -- Community-acquired peritonitis -- Infections of the hepatobiliary tract -- Management of infectious diarrhea -- Hepatitis C: diagnosis and management -- Urinary tract infections: basic principles of therapy -- Asymptomatic bacteriuria -- The significance of pyuria -- Prostatitis --…”
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Manual of clinical problems in infectious disease /

Table of Contents: “…Tonsillopharyngitis in adults -- Sinusitis -- Infectious mononucleosis: many faces of a common disease -- Acute bronchitis -- Antibiotic-resistant pneumococci -- Fever and pleural effusions -- Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly -- New pathogens causing pneumonia: SARS -- Infective endocarditis: diagnostic criteria -- Culture negative endocarditis -- Surgery in active infective endocarditis -- Endocarditis prophylaxis -- Filling defects of the liver -- Community-acquired peritonitis -- Infections of the hepatobiliary tract -- Management of infectious diarrhea -- Hepatitis C: diagnosis and management -- Urinary tract infections: basic principles of therapy -- Asymptomatic bacteriuria -- The significance of pyuria -- Prostatitis --…”
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