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Baetica felix people and prosperity in southern Spain from Caesar to Septimius Severus / by Haley, Evan W.

Table of Contents: “…. -- Baetica pacata -- The Julio-Claudian experience -- The Flavian impact : the evidence surveyed -- The Flavian impact : an analysis -- Wealthy Baetici -- The nature of economic growth in Roman Imperial Baetica : a theoretical perspective.…”
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From fossils to astrobiology records of life on Earth and the search for extraterrestrial biosignatures /

Table of Contents: “…Astronomical and cosmological considerations in astrobiology -- pt. 6. The search for evidence of life on Mars.…”
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Cortical spreading depression and translational mechanisms in migraine headache

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Migraine headache -- Pathophysiology and importance of cortical spreading depression (CSD) -- Evidence for CSD in human cortex -- Susceptibility to CSD as modified by genetic mutations -- Susceptibility to CSD as modified by ovarian hormones -- Prophylactic drugs render the brain resistant to CSD -- Hypoxia insult during the propagation of CSD.…”
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Mimbres during the Twelfth Century : Abandonment, Continuity, and Reorganization / by Nelson, Margaret Cecile, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Abandonment is no mystery -- The Mimbres -- Evidence for Mimbres occupation during the eleventh through thirteenth centuries -- Occupational histories of four postclassic hamlets -- Foraging and farming / Margaret C. …”
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Advancing prion science guidance for the national prion research program /

Table of Contents: “…Executive summary -- Prion diseases: an overview -- Diagnostics for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies -- Testing blood for evidence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in the United States -- Assessment of strategies to prevent and treat transmissible spongiform encephalopathies -- Infrastructure for research on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies -- Risks of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies to the U.S. military.…”
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Parent management training treatment for oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior in children and adolescents / by Kazdin, Alan E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Underlying principles and concepts -- From principles to techniques : positive reinforcement -- From principles to techniques : punishment and extinction -- Characteristics of treatment -- Evidence : key findings, strengths, and limitations -- Critical issues in applying and implementing treatment -- Parent management training in perspective -- Parent management training treatment manual.…”
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International white collar crime cases and materials / by Zagaris, Bruce

Table of Contents: “…Taxation -- Money laundering and counterterrorism financial enforcement -- Transnational corruption -- Transnational organized crime -- Export control and economic sanctions -- Extraterritorial jurisdiction -- International evidence gathering -- Extradition and alternatives -- International prisoner transfer -- The United Nations -- The World Bank Group -- INTERPOL -- Economic integration and business crimes.…”
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Linguistic evolution

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Discovery of comparative linguistics -- The Indo-Hittite family -- Fundamentals of linguistic taxonomy -- Alfredo Trombetti -- The Eurasiatic language family -- African language families -- The Dene-Caucasian family -- The Amerind language family -- Monogenesis -- Origin and evolution of word order -- Linguistic, genetic and archaeological evidence for human migrations.…”
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Pediatric stroke

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Different causes for stroke and approaches to stroke treatment in infants, children and adults -- Often multi-factorial role of anticoagulants -- Different from atherosclerotic adult stroke -- Need for multicentre collaboration to produce evidence on which to base treatment -- Need for early and specific diagnosis and triage to centre with expertise.…”
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Alcoholic liver disease

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Alcoholism, including the toll of alcoholism, is key to understanding alcoholic liver disease (ALD) -- Alcoholism is clandestine disorder -- Abstinence is key to recovery from both alcoholism and ALD -- There are few evidence-based therapies for ALD, other than abstinence -- Liver transplantation is valuable in selected subjects with ALD.…”
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Exercise for stroke prevention

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Risk factors for stroke -- How exercise can reduce the risk of stroke -- The benefits of exercise training and research evidence -- Exercise behaviours among stroke patients -- Success factors and barriers to success -- Changing physical activity and exercise behaviour -- Guidelines and recommendations -- Contraindications to exercise testing and training.…”
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Climate Smart Agriculture Building Resilience to Climate Change /

Table of Contents: “…Maize Yield Growth and Countervailing Climate Change Impacts -- Chapter 9:  Understanding Tradeoffs in the Context of Farm-Scale Impacts:  An Application of Decision-Support Tools for Assessing Climate Smart Argiculture -- Chapter 10:  Can Insurance Help Manage Climate Risk and Food Insecurity?: Evidence from the Pastoral Regions of East Africa -- Chapter 11:  Can Cash Transfer Programs Promote Household Resilience?…”
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Lincoln and race by Striner, Richard, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Lincoln, slavery, and race: the problems -- The 1854 Peoria speech and its context -- The 1857 Springfield speech and its context -- The Lincoln-Douglas debates -- The 1859 Columbus speech -- Emancipation, colonization, and the equal rights possibility -- Voting rights and Lincoln's murder -- Disputed or doubtful evidence -- Lincoln and Native Americans -- Racist or not?.…”
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The bioinorganic chemistry of chromium by Vincent, John B. (John Bertram)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction the current status of chromium(III) -- Is chromium essential? : the evidence -- The story of glucose tolerance factor (GTF) -- Is chromium effective as a nutraceutical? …”
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Indians, twins and scleroderma genetic and genomic studies /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The genetics of scleroderma -- What is the evidence that it is genetic? -- Familial aggregation and twin studies -- The use of large case-control studies to identify the genes -- The emerging genetic heterogeneity of the disease -- The use of genomic approaches to discover the molecular pathways contributing to this disease -- Using microarrays to better understand pathogenesis and to define prognosis.…”
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Population genetics of structural variation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Importance of ascertainment -- Mutation processes, rates and mutation rate modifiers -- Interplay between structural variation and recombination and gene conversion -- Distribution of structural variants within and between human populations -- Shared patterns of SV polymorphism among species -- Functional constraint on CNVs -- Evidence for positive selection on CNVs.…”
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Ca2+, fertilization and egg activation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The role of Ca2+ in activating development in eggs of all species -- Sperm egg fusion as the event that precedes the Ca2+ signal -- Evidence for a sperm factor that triggers Ca2+ release -- Discovery of PLCzeta as sperm factor in mammals -- Mechanism of Ca2+ oscillations triggered by PLCzeta.…”
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International criminal law / by Bantekas, Ilias

Table of Contents: “…Fundamentals of international criminal law -- The subjective and objective elements of international crimes -- Modes of liability and criminal participation --The law of command responsibility -- Defences in international criminal law -- Immunities from criminal jurisdiction -- War crimes and grave breaches -- Crimes against humanity -- The crime of genocide -- Offences against the person -- Transnational crimes -- Terrorism -- The crime of aggression -- International criminal law of the sea -- The exercise of criminal jurisdiction -- International cooperation in criminal matters -- The Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals and the origins of international criminal justice -- The international criminal tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda -- The permanent international criminal court -- Internationalised domestic criminal tribunals, truth commissions and amnesties -- Evidence before international criminal courts and tribunals -- The status of victims in international criminal law and criminal proceedings.…”

Understanding victims and restorative justice by Dignan, James

Table of Contents: “…Evaluating restorative justice from a victim perspective : empirical evidence -- 6. Assessing restorative justice : the broader pictures.…”
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Women's lives in biblical times by Ebeling, Jennie R.

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