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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

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How "American" is globalization? by Marling, William, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…-- Seeing ourselves everywhere -- The resistance of the local -- Language -- Communicative distance -- Food -- Gender -- Education -- Work -- Land use -- Tribalism -- Corruption -- Smuggling and counterfeiting -- Taxes -- The resistance of the local -- "More than we know" -- ATMs -- The money market -- Flexible manufacturing -- Franchising -- Airfreight -- Containerized freight -- Bar codes -- Computing -- Logistics.…”
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Uncertain peril genetic engineering and the future of seeds / by Cummings, Claire Hope, 1943-

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Measuring the performance of the hollow state by Frederickson, David G.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: federal performance measurement -- Setting the stage: third parties, fiscal federalism, and accountability -- Performance measurement as political and administrative reform -- Performance as grants to third party service providers: the Health Resources and Services Administration -- Performance as the provision of health financial security: the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- Performance as grants to third-party research providers: the National Institutes of Health -- Measuring the health performance of sovereign tribes as third parties: the Indian Health Services -- Performance as regulation: the Food and Drug Administration -- Measuring performance and results in theory and practice -- After Government Performance and Results Act : performance measurement, performance budgeting and performance management.…”
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Portrait of a scientific racist Alfred Holt Stone of Mississippi / by Hollandsworth, James G.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The American race problem -- An orderly brain -- Essentials of greatness -- No twilight zone -- Food for the human mind -- The business of raising cotton -- Convictions of southern men -- My life work -- I am not a Negrophobist -- Destructive propensity -- Frank, without being offensive -- Severe and discriminating criticism -- A slave to business -- In public duty -- And in private thinking -- Appendix A: Verification of Stone's authorship of editorials in the Greenville times -- Appendix B: Verification of Stone's annotations -- Appendix C: Reconciling Stone's books with his collections -- Appendix D: Should the n in Negro be capitalized? …”
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Ethical marketing and the new consumer by Arnold, Chris

Table of Contents: “…-- Churn and the disposable society -- Bad tasting medicine -- It's not what you say but what you do -- Brand terrorism -- Survival and security -- Engaging the consumer, sharing responsibility -- Finding reasons to buy -- Research and surveys -- The business and religion of ethics -- Fairtrade -- Food waste and recycling -- Recycling for resale -- Turning recycling into good marketing -- The ethical sphere -- Language and persuasion -- How to be a creative marketer -- Fat and fit : obesity and health -- Selling ethical behaviour -- From brand values to brand value -- Fast fashion -- Washing green -- Green insurance and finance.…”
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Maltese in Michigan by Lubig, Joseph M.

Table of Contents: “…A short history of Malta -- The Maltese as early patriots in America -- Coming to America prior to World War II -- World War II and immigration -- One family's journey -- Connections to the Church -- The struggle to become "American" -- Keeping the Maltese identity -- The measure of success -- Appendix 1: Maltese food -- Appendix 2: A eulogy for Mary Stella and Michael L. …”
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Cities : an environmental history / by Douglas, Ian, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Trading village to global megalopolis : the origins and expansion of cities -- Communities responding to disasters and threats : vulnerable and resilient cities -- Foods, goods, materials and ornaments : the metabolism of cities -- Smoke, fumes, dust and smog : changing the atmosphere of cities -- Water from the hills, the ground, the sea, and the roof : towards integrated water resource management in cities -- Sanitation, sewage and mountains of trash : wastewater and garbage in cities -- Urban sounds and smells : the noisy, aromatic city -- Cities and a dynamic earth : urban changes to the land surface and responses to geophysical hazards -- Urban greenspaces : the tamed and wild nature in cities -- Urban sustainability : cities for future generations.…”
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Economic and political reform in Africa : anthropological perspectives / by Little, Peter D.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : what it means to be "reformed" -- "They think we can manufacture crops" : contract farming and the nontraditional commodity business -- "Everybody is a petty trader" : peri-urban trade in postconflict Maputo, Mozambique -- "We now milk elephants" : the community conservation business in rural Kenya -- "They are beating us over the head with democracy" : multiparty elections in rural Kenya -- "The government is always telling us what to think" : narratives of food aid dependence in rural Ethiopia -- "Counting the poor" : the politics of pastoralist poverty assessments in Kenya -- "A sort of free business" : hyper-liberalization and Somali transnationalism -- Conclusions : rethinking encounters and reformist narratives.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Ethical marketing and the new consumer by Arnold, Chris

Table of Contents: “…-- Churn and the disposable society -- Bad tasting medicine -- It's not what you say but what you do -- Brand terrorism -- Survival and security -- Engaging the consumer, sharing responsibility -- Finding reasons to buy -- Research and surveys -- The business and religion of ethics -- Fairtrade -- Food waste and recycling -- Recycling for resale -- Turning recycling into good marketing -- The ethical sphere -- Language and persuasion -- How to be a creative marketer -- Fat and fit : obesity and health -- Selling ethical behaviour -- From brand values to brand value -- Fast fashion -- Washing green -- Green insurance and finance.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Maltese in Michigan by Lubig, Joseph M.

Table of Contents: “…A short history of Malta -- The Maltese as early patriots in America -- Coming to America prior to World War II -- World War II and immigration -- One family's journey -- Connections to the Church -- The struggle to become "American" -- Keeping the Maltese identity -- The measure of success -- Appendix 1: Maltese food -- Appendix 2: A eulogy for Mary Stella and Michael L. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Cities : an environmental history / by Douglas, Ian, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Trading village to global megalopolis : the origins and expansion of cities -- Communities responding to disasters and threats : vulnerable and resilient cities -- Foods, goods, materials and ornaments : the metabolism of cities -- Smoke, fumes, dust and smog : changing the atmosphere of cities -- Water from the hills, the ground, the sea, and the roof : towards integrated water resource management in cities -- Sanitation, sewage and mountains of trash : wastewater and garbage in cities -- Urban sounds and smells : the noisy, aromatic city -- Cities and a dynamic earth : urban changes to the land surface and responses to geophysical hazards -- Urban greenspaces : the tamed and wild nature in cities -- Urban sustainability : cities for future generations.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Economic and political reform in Africa : anthropological perspectives / by Little, Peter D.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : what it means to be "reformed" -- "They think we can manufacture crops" : contract farming and the nontraditional commodity business -- "Everybody is a petty trader" : peri-urban trade in postconflict Maputo, Mozambique -- "We now milk elephants" : the community conservation business in rural Kenya -- "They are beating us over the head with democracy" : multiparty elections in rural Kenya -- "The government is always telling us what to think" : narratives of food aid dependence in rural Ethiopia -- "Counting the poor" : the politics of pastoralist poverty assessments in Kenya -- "A sort of free business" : hyper-liberalization and Somali transnationalism -- Conclusions : rethinking encounters and reformist narratives.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Measuring the performance of the hollow state by Frederickson, David G.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: federal performance measurement -- Setting the stage: third parties, fiscal federalism, and accountability -- Performance measurement as political and administrative reform -- Performance as grants to third party service providers: the Health Resources and Services Administration -- Performance as the provision of health financial security: the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- Performance as grants to third-party research providers: the National Institutes of Health -- Measuring the health performance of sovereign tribes as third parties: the Indian Health Services -- Performance as regulation: the Food and Drug Administration -- Measuring performance and results in theory and practice -- After Government Performance and Results Act : performance measurement, performance budgeting and performance management.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Portrait of a scientific racist Alfred Holt Stone of Mississippi / by Hollandsworth, James G.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The American race problem -- An orderly brain -- Essentials of greatness -- No twilight zone -- Food for the human mind -- The business of raising cotton -- Convictions of southern men -- My life work -- I am not a Negrophobist -- Destructive propensity -- Frank, without being offensive -- Severe and discriminating criticism -- A slave to business -- In public duty -- And in private thinking -- Appendix A: Verification of Stone's authorship of editorials in the Greenville times -- Appendix B: Verification of Stone's annotations -- Appendix C: Reconciling Stone's books with his collections -- Appendix D: Should the n in Negro be capitalized? …”
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Paradigms in public policy theory and practice of paradigm shifts in the EU /

Table of Contents: “…Mad Cows, Pollutted Poultry and the Transfromation of EU Food Policy / Marcus Carson.--9. From Freely Traded to Product-non -grata : Banning Asbestos in the European Union / Marcus Carson.--10. …”
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Paradigms in public policy theory and practice of paradigm shifts in the EU /

Table of Contents: “…Mad Cows, Pollutted Poultry and the Transfromation of EU Food Policy / Marcus Carson.--9. From Freely Traded to Product-non -grata : Banning Asbestos in the European Union / Marcus Carson.--10. …”
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Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development

Table of Contents: “…Institutional and technological innovations in polycentric systems –pathways for escaping marginality -- 3. Innovations for Food and Nutrition Security: Impacts and Trends -- 4. …”
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Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development

Table of Contents: “…Institutional and technological innovations in polycentric systems –pathways for escaping marginality -- 3. Innovations for Food and Nutrition Security: Impacts and Trends -- 4. …”
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