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The regularity of the "irregular" verbs and nouns in English / by Even-Simkin, Elena

Table of Contents: “…Semantic non-irregularity : the common semantic denominator (CSD) hypothesis -- part six. Further evidence for both hypotheses -- part seven. Discussion and conclusions.…”
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Blockchain for medical research : accelerating trust in healthcare / by Manion, Sean T., Bizouati-Kennedy, Yaël

Table of Contents: “…Distributed ledgers -- Blockchain basics -- From finance to health : Way beyond bitcoin -- Data complexity -- Blockchain is people -- Good science -- Evidence based medicine -- Science crisis -- Open science -- Distributing science -- Better quality science -- Value-based research -- Faster medical miracles -- DAO of science -- The roadmap.…”
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Health disparities in common, complex diseases a role for genetics? /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Genetic epidemiology of common, complex and chronic diseases -- Evidence of a role for a genetic basis of health disparities -- Genetic studies on asthma and allergic disease and ethnicity -- Geneenvironment interactions -- Biogeography and the hygiene hypothesis -- Innate vs. adaptive immunity and the common variant/multiple disease hypothesis -- Antagonistic pleiotropy.…”
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The clinical assessment and management of child and adolescent obesity

Table of Contents: “…-- Clinical assessment of the obese child/adolescent (anthropometry, history and examination, investigations) -- Management of the obese child/adolescent (evidence for lifestyle interventions, elements of behavioural change, pharmacotherapy, severe obesity) -- Providing a clinical service to obese children/adolescents.…”
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Oxidative stress in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) part 1 of 2 /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Introduction to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)/Motor Neuron Disease (MND) -- Clinical genetic and pathological heterogeneity of MND -- Mechanisms of neuronal oxidative stress -- Mitochondria oxidative stress response -- Antioxidant defence mechanisms -- Evidence for the role of oxidative stress in SOD1 MND -- The role of Nrf2 in MND.…”
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Disorders of gastric function gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia, part 2 of 2 /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Symptoms of functional dyspepsia -- Dyspepsia subgroups -- PDS and EPS -- Diagnosis of functional dyspepsia -- Treatment strategy and options for functional dyspepsia -- H. pylori eradication -- Proton pump inhibitors -- Evidence for prokinetic therapies -- Serotonergic agents -- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors -- Non-pharmacological treatments -- Psychotherapy -- Herbal remedies.…”
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Histories of maize multidisciplinary approaches to the prehistory, linguistics, biogeography, domestication, and evolution of maize /

Table of Contents: “…Histories of maize : genetic, morphological, and microbotanical evidence -- pt. 2. Stable isotope analysis and human diet -- pt. 3. …”
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Frozen earth the once and future story of ice ages / by Macdougall, J. D., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Ice, ice ages, and our planet's climate history -- Fire, water, and God -- Glaciers and fossil fish -- The evidence -- Searching for the cause of ice ages -- Defrosting earth -- The ice age cycles -- Our planet's icy past -- Coring for the details -- Ice ages, climate, and evolution -- The last millennium -- Ice ages and the future.…”
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Osteoporosis in men

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Epidemiology and mechanisms of bone loss in men -- Hip fractures in men -- Role of IGF-I and sex hormones in bone loss -- Bone fractures in obese/overweight men -- Review of the endocrine society guidelines on osteoporosis in men -- Assessing risk factors for osteoporosis in men -- Review of osteoporosis treatments -- Gaps in evidence base.…”
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Telomeres and cardiovascular disease

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Vertebrate telomere structure and telomerase -- Telomeres and monogenic disease -- Telomeres and ageing -- Factors that affect leukocyte telomere length (LTL) -- Telomere length and stressful life events -- Telomeres and cardiovascular disease risk -- Common genetic variants associated with LTL -- A causal role for LTL in CVD: evidence and potential mechanisms.…”
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Oxidative stress in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) part 2 of 2 /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Evidence for oxidative stress in other subtypes of Motor Neuron Disease (MND) -- Causes of oxidative stress in MND -- The role of TDP-43 in MND -- Eleven main pathophysiological mechanisms in ALS/MND -- Oxidative stress as a therapeutic target in MND -- Ebselen -- Riluzole -- Edaravone, copper ATSM, and Dimethyl fumarate trials.…”
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Ancient Mesopotamia at the dawn of civilization the evolution of an urban landscape / by Algaze, Guillermo, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…-- Early Mesopotamian urbanism : how? -- The evidence for trade -- Early Mesopotamian urbanism in comparative perspective -- The synergies of civilization -- Conclusion: The Mesopotamian conjuncture -- Epilogue: Early Sumerian civilization : a research agenda.…”
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Manhattan letters from prehistory / by Cixous, Hélène, 1937-

Table of Contents: “…Certes a sacrifice -- The eye-patch -- A yellow folder -- I will not write this book -- The evidence -- I loved above all literature -- The Necropolis -- More and more notebooks -- I am naked -- The charm of the malady -- Folly USA -- Done is done -- Room 91 -- The vroom vroom period -- Elpenor's dream -- After the end.…”
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The Kelly capital growth investment criterion theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…Utility foundations -- pt. 6. Evidence of the use of Kelly type strategies by the great investors and others.…”
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Synchronized Factories Latin America and the Caribbean in the Era of Global Value Chains /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Preliminaries: concepts, trends and frameworks -- Chapter 2: The participation of Latin America in international supply chains -- Chapter 3: Drivers of global value chain participation: cross-country analyses -- Chapter 4: What does it take to be part of an international value chain: firm-level evidence -- Chapter 5: Conclusions.…”
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Counteracting Urban Heat Island Effects in a Global Climate Change Scenario

Table of Contents: “…Part I The Urban Heat Island – Evidence, Measures and Tools -- Forecasting Models for Urban Warming in Climate Change -- Assessment Indication and Gold Standard -- Methodologies for UHI Analysis -- Decision Support Systems for Urban Planning -- Part II Pilot Actions in European Cities -- Counteracting Urban Heat Islands: Solutions for European Cities. .…”
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Biological influences on criminal behavior / by Anderson, Gail S. (Gail Scott)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to biology and crime -- Basic biological concepts -- Genetic concepts -- Introduction to genetic predispositions for behavior -- Evidence for genetic predispositions for criminogenic behavior -- Hormonal effects on behavior -- Pregnancy and the effects of birth -- Brain chemistry -- Organic brain dysfunctions: pt. …”
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Nuclear cloning, stem cells and epigenetic reprogramming

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Transfer of somatic cell nuclei into enucleated oocytes for full term development of mammals -- genomic reprogramming -- the use of ES cells, terminally differentiated lymphoid cells, neurons and cancer cells as donors for nuclear transplantation -- use of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) for "therapeutic cloning" -- scientific evidence vs. moral arguments.…”
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Infectious environmental factors and systemic lupus erythematosus

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Etiology and genetics of SLE -- Hormonal influences in SLE -- Role of infections in SLE -- Infections associated with lupus -- Apoptosis in lupus -- Infectious bystander effects in SLE -- Development of autoantibodies in lupus -- Epitope spreading -- Molecular mimicry -- Epstein-Barr virus and SLE -- Lupus specific differences to pathogens -- Mounting evidence for the role(s) of infections in SLE.…”
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Cardiovascular prevention in type 2 diabetes

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Diabetes mellitus as an equivalent of cardiovascular disease and secular trends of cardiovascular outcomes -- Multi-factorial therapy as the golden treatment paradigm for cardiovascular prevention -- Statins in primary and secondary intervention -- Blood pressure lowering therapy under inclusion inhibition of the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system -- Outcome evidence of blood glucose lowering therapy.…”
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