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Expressive morphology in the languages of South Asia /

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Oxidative stress in ALS

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Key facts -- The normal human motor system -- Motor neurone disease: clinical consequences -- Spared motor neurone groups -- Prognosis -- Features of motor neurones which may underlie selective vulnerability -- Complex and multifactorial disease -- Genetic factors -- SOD1 mutations -- Potential mechanisms of neuronal oxidative stress -- Sources of intracellular oxidative stress -- Mitochondrial free radical production -- ROS -- Evidence for the role of oxidative stress in ALS -- NSC34 cell model -- G93A mutant SOD1 -- Oxidative stress in human ALS -- Major pathogenetic factors -- Glutamate -- Excitotoxicity -- Mitochondrial dysfunction -- Potential mechanisms of action of antioxidant drugs -- Clinical trials.…”
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Neurodevelopmental disorders

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Types of neurodevelopmental disorders -- Cognitive neuroscience approach -- Learning to read -- Types of evidence -- Phonological awareness -- Specific language impairment -- Aspects of language structure -- Non-word repetition -- Auditory temporal processing -- Language-impaired and language-normal children -- Associations between auditory and phonological deficits -- How do morphosyntactic deficits relate to auditory/memory deficits? …”
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PDD-NOS the unknown continent /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) as a diagnosis concept -- Qualitative impairment in social interaction and communication -- Restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests and activities -- History -- Epidemiology -- Current and illegitimate clinical use -- Difficult diagnosis -- Evidence for a continuum -- Genetic risk -- Adult outcome of PDD-NOS -- Adult outcome of ASDs -- Outcome from 2-9 years of age -- Differential diagnostic considerations -- Features of semantic pragmatic disorder -- PDD-NOS and the 'broad phenotype' -- Definition of BAP -- Treatment and PDD-NOS -- Clinical practice and PDD-NOS -- Considerations for the future.…”
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The AIDS conspiracy science fights back / by Nattrass, Nicoli

Table of Contents: “…The conspiratorial move against HIV science and its consequences -- AIDS origin conspiracy theories in the United States and South Africa -- Who believes AIDS conspiracy theories and why leadership matters -- Science, politics, and credibility : David Gilbert fights AIDS conspiracy beliefs in US prisons -- Science, conspiracy theory, and the South African AIDS policy tragedy -- Hero scientists, cultropreneurs, living icons, and praise-singers : AIDS denialism as community -- Defending the imprimatur of science : Duesberg and the medical hypotheses saga -- The conspiratorial move and the struggle for evidence-based medicine.…”
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Peasants, citizens and soldiers studies in the demographic history of Roman Italy 225 BC-AD 100 / by Ligt, L. de

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Transit Migration in Europe /

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Maya Gods of War / by Bassie-Sweet, Karen, 1952-

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Combating micronutrient deficiencies food-based approaches /

Table of Contents: “…[et al.] -- Food-based, low-cost strategies to combat micronutrient deficiencies : evidence-based interventions in Lesotho and Malawi / Juliet M. …”
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Flavius Josephus interpretation and history /

Table of Contents: “…Kottek -- Josephus and discrepant sources / Etienne Nodet -- Josephus, the Temple, and the Jewish War / Eyal Regev -- The purposes and functions of the synagogue in late Second Temple period Judaea : evidence from Josephus and archaeological investigation / Samuel Rocca -- Propaganda, Fiktion und Symbolik: die Bedeutung des Jerusalemer Tempels im Werk des Josephus / Gottfried Schimanowski -- Josephus, Catullus, divine providence, and the date of the Judean War / Daniel R. …”
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Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin

Table of Contents: “…Long-term Climate Change: Climatic Change during the Holocene (Past 12,000 Years) -- The Historical Timeframe (Past 1000 Years) -- Recent Climate Change (Past 200 years): Recent Change – Atmosphere -- Recent Change – River Runoff -- Recent Change – Terrestrial Cryosphere -- Recent Change – Marine Circulation and Stratification -- Recent Change – Sea Ice -- Recent Change – Sea Level and Wind Waves -- Future Climate Change: Projected Change – Models and Methodology -- Projected Change – Atmosphere -- Projected Change – Hydrology -- Projected Change – Marine Physics -- Projected Change – Sea Level -- Environmental Impacts of Climate Change: Environmental Impacts – Atmospheric Chemistry -- Environmental Impacts – Coastal Ecosystems, Birds and Forests -- Environmental Impacts – Freshwater Biogeochemistry -- Environmental Impacts – Marine Biogeochemistry -- Environmental Impacts – Marine Ecosystems -- Environmental Impacts – Coastal Erosion and Changing Coastlines -- Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Socio-Economic Impacts – Forestry and Agriculture -- Socio-Economic Impacts – Urban Settlements -- Drivers of Regional Climate Change: Evidence of Warming -- Regional Change Drivers – Aerosols -- Regional Change Drivers – Land Cover.…”
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Contemporary Thought on Nineteenth Century Socialism.

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China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea : historical and international law perspectives / by Li, Jinming, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Geographical overview of China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- Chinese historical records of the South China Sea -- Shitang and Changsha within China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- South China Sea in the measurements of the Four Seas of the Yuan Dynasty -- Why are Hoang Sa and Truong Sa of Vietnam not Xisha and Nansha of China : some evidence from historical sources -- China's development and administration of Xisha and Nansha Islands -- China's dotted line in the South China Sea : its background and ramifications -- Legal status of the dotted line in the South China Sea : historic waters, territory boundary line or an island ownership line? …”
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Addressing the sexual rights of older people : theory, policy and practice / by Barrett, Catherine, Hinchliff, Sharron

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Morality in a natural world selected essays in metaethics / by Copp, David

Table of Contents: “…-- Four epistemological challenges to ethical naturalism : naturalized epistemology and the first-person perspective -- Moral naturalism and self-evident moral truths -- Moral necessities in a contingent world -- Referring to moral properties -- Realist-expressivism : a neglected option for moral realism -- Milk, honey, and the good life on moral twin Earth -- Referring to moral properties : moral twin Earth, again -- Naturalism and normativity -- Moral naturalism and three grades of normativity -- The Ring of Gyges : overridingness and the unity of reason -- The normativity of self-grounded reason.…”
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Press one for English : language policy, public opinion, and American identity / by Schildkraut, Deborah Jill, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Symbolic politics : theory and evidence -- Theories of American identity -- American identity in surveys -- Defining American national identity -- Discussing language policy -- Mixed messages : hybrids, taxes, and the case of bilingual education -- Conclusion -- -- Appendix A: exploratory factor analysis of American identity items (1996 GSS) -- Appendix B: question wording and coding for 1996 GSS data analyzed in chapter 4 -- Appendix C: focus group procedures -- Appendix D: questions guide for focus groups -- Appendix E: Coding ambivalent and opinionless policy-related thoughts.…”
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Citizenship Law in Africa: 3rd Edition / by Manby, Bronwyn

Table of Contents: “…Preface to the third edition -- Summary and recommendations -- International norms on nationality -- Nationality under colonial rule and the transition to independence -- The basis of nationality law today -- The right to a nationality in national law -- Nationality based on birth in the territory -- Nationality based on descent -- Adopted children -- Racial and ethnic discrimination -- Gender discrimination -- Dual nationality -- Naturalisation -- Nationality requirements for public office -- Rights for the African diaspora -- Loss and deprivation of nationality -- Renunciation and reacquisition -- Evidence and documentation -- State successions since independence -- Naturalisation as a "durable solution" for refugees -- Appendix : legal sources.…”
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Sexual Assault in Canada : Law, Legal Practice and Women’s Activism /

Table of Contents: “…Sheehy -- An equality-oriented approach to the admissibility of similar fact evidence in sexual assault prosecutions / David M. …”
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Newton and the origin of civilization by Buchwald, Jed Z.

Table of Contents: “…Troubled Senses -- Troubled Numbers -- Erudition and Chronology in Seventeenth-Century England -- Isaac Newton on Prophecies and Idolatry -- Aberrant Numbers : The Propagation of Mankind before and after the Deluge -- Newtonian History -- Text and Testimony -- Interpreting Words -- Publication and Reaction -- The War on Newton in England -- The War on Newton in France -- The Demise of Chronology -- Evidence and History -- Appendix A: Signs, Conventions, Dating, and Definitions -- Appendix B: Newton's Computational Methods -- Appendix C: Commented Extracts from Newton's MS Calculations -- Appendix D: Placing Colures on the Original Star Globe -- Appendix E: Hesiod, Thales, and Stellar Risings and Settings.…”
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Social media ethics made easy : how to comply with FTC guidelines / by Barnes, Joseph W.

Table of Contents: “…Why this book is necessary: the evidence -- 5. Why we need ethics policies and guidelines -- 6. …”
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