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Neuroscience for social work current research and practice /

Table of Contents: “…Merz -- The role of neurobiology in social work practice with youth transitioning from foster care / Wendy Smith -- How neuroscience can inform educational practices for youth involved in the child welfare system / Haley Woodside-Jiron, Jessica Strolin Goltzman, & Jesse Suter -- Using neuroscience to inform social work practices in schools for children with disabilities / Cristina Mogro-Wilson -- Management of violence and aggression in schools / Alexa Smith-Osborne -- Substance abuse / Holly C. …”
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The culture of mental illness and psychiatric practice in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Murphy -- Using mixed methods to plan and evaluate mental health programs for war-affected children in Sub-Saharan Africa / Theresa Betancourt.…”
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Selling Transracial Adoption : Families, Markets, and the Color Line / by Raleigh, Elizabeth Yoon Hwa, 1977-

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Methods for disaster mental health research

Table of Contents: “…Conducting research with children and adolescents after disaster / Alan M. Steinberg ... …”
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Biology of personality and individual differences

Table of Contents: “…Eley -- Cognitive and biological functioning in children at risk for depression / Ian H. Gotlib ... …”
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Nonconvulsive status epilepticus

Table of Contents: “…. -- Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in children / James J. Riviello, Jr. -- Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in the elderly / Frank W. …”
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Selling Transracial Adoption : Families, Markets, and the Color Line / by Raleigh, Elizabeth Yoon Hwa, 1977-

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Being a brain-wise therapist : a practical guide to interpersonal neurobiology / by Badenoch, Bonnie

Table of Contents: “…Preliminary thoughts -- The brain's building blocks -- The brain's flow -- The relationship between brain and mind -- Attaching -- Picturing the inner community -- The mutuality of the therapeutic relationship -- An application: embracing shame -- Preliminary thoughts -- Through the lens of diagnosis: depression, anxiety, dissociation, and addiction -- Grounding therapy in the right brain -- Listening to family histories -- The three faces of mindfulness -- Getting comfortable with the brain -- Patterning the internal work -- The integrating power of sandplay -- Doing art -- Preliminary thoughts -- Keeping our balance with couples -- Meeting teens with their brains in mind -- Playing with children, supporting their parents.…”
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Restless nights understanding snoring and sleep apnea / by Lavie, P. (Peretz), 1949-

Table of Contents: “…The breath of life -- Respiratory control -- The first pickwickian -- Rediscovery of the pickwickian patient -- Western innovations -- The dog dropped off and the experiment woke up -- From an exotic syndrome to a public health issue -- Risk factors for sleep apnea -- The syndrome's symptoms -- The price of awakenings -- At the temple of Morpheus -- Children and sleep apnea -- Sleep apnea, the heart, and the blood vessels -- From baroreceptors to free radicals -- Death at an early age and the paradox of old age -- Treatments for sleep apnea syndrome -- Sleeping under pressure: the big promise --A whole new understanding.…”
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Life in a Kam village in southwest China, 1930-1949 by Ou, Chaoquan

Table of Contents: “…Location -- Langdong -- The name 'Kam' -- The villagers -- Physical characteristics of the people -- The village -- Farming -- Spinning and weaving -- Thrifty people -- Mornings and evenings -- Food -- Mealtime etiquette -- Drinks -- Clothing -- Coming-of-age -- Courtship by night -- Courtship by day -- Intimidating situations for young women -- Matchmakers -- Engagement ceremony -- Marriage and divorce -- Unorthodox marriages -- Marriage relationships -- The distinction in culture between men and women -- Clan-centred community -- Pipe-smoking elders -- No beggars or thieves -- Monotonous and primitive music -- Festivals and celebrations -- Children -- Survival in the midst of suffering -- Author's postscript -- Translator's postscript.…”
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Our sisters' keepers nineteenth-century benevolence literature by American women /

Table of Contents: “…Novak -- "To reveal the humble immigrant parents to their own children" / Sarah E. Chinn -- Character's conduct / James Salazar.…”
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The mind of Thomas Jefferson by Onuf, Peter S.

Table of Contents: “…Making sense of Jefferson -- American synecdoche : Thomas Jefferson as image, icon, character, and self (with Jan Ellen Lewis) -- A declaration of independence for diplomatic historians -- Thomas Jefferson, federalist -- The revolution of 1803 -- Thomas Jefferson and the expanding union -- The Louisiana Purchase and American federalism -- Jefferson's religion : priestcraft, enlightenment, and the republican revolution -- Liberty to learn -- Thomas Jefferson's military academy : a summary view -- Thomas Jefferson, race, and national identity -- Every generation is an "independant nation" : colonization, miscegenation, and the fate of Jefferson's children -- Jefferson, morality, and the problem of slavery (with Ari Helo).…”
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Idriss Déby and the Darfur conflict / by Toïngar, Ésaïe, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Chad, Sudan and Darfur -- Idriss Déby struggles to maintain Zaghawa power -- Bour, survivor of Zaghawa attack -- Déby's international counterfeiting operation revealed -- Chad's black gold -- Deadly betrayal in the oil fields of Sidegui -- Darfur's troubles begin with Déby -- Chad, Sudan, and rebels -- A leader in deception and corruption -- A skeptical look at "The usual suspects" -- Birth of the Janjawiid (militiamen with horses) -- The voiceless children -- They called each other "younger brother, older brother" -- The fall of Bangui -- Misperceptions -- The International Criminal Court -- Proposition for peace in Darfur and the sub-region.…”
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The mind of Thomas Jefferson by Onuf, Peter S.

Table of Contents: “…Making sense of Jefferson -- American synecdoche : Thomas Jefferson as image, icon, character, and self (with Jan Ellen Lewis) -- A declaration of independence for diplomatic historians -- Thomas Jefferson, federalist -- The revolution of 1803 -- Thomas Jefferson and the expanding union -- The Louisiana Purchase and American federalism -- Jefferson's religion : priestcraft, enlightenment, and the republican revolution -- Liberty to learn -- Thomas Jefferson's military academy : a summary view -- Thomas Jefferson, race, and national identity -- Every generation is an "independant nation" : colonization, miscegenation, and the fate of Jefferson's children -- Jefferson, morality, and the problem of slavery (with Ari Helo).…”
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Idriss Déby and the Darfur conflict / by Toïngar, Ésaïe, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Chad, Sudan and Darfur -- Idriss Déby struggles to maintain Zaghawa power -- Bour, survivor of Zaghawa attack -- Déby's international counterfeiting operation revealed -- Chad's black gold -- Deadly betrayal in the oil fields of Sidegui -- Darfur's troubles begin with Déby -- Chad, Sudan, and rebels -- A leader in deception and corruption -- A skeptical look at "The usual suspects" -- Birth of the Janjawiid (militiamen with horses) -- The voiceless children -- They called each other "younger brother, older brother" -- The fall of Bangui -- Misperceptions -- The International Criminal Court -- Proposition for peace in Darfur and the sub-region.…”
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Encountering China : early modern European responses /

Table of Contents: “…European responses to child abandonment, sale of children and social welfare policies in Ming China / Rachana Sachdev -- Of golden lilies and gentlewomen : constructions of Chinese women in early modern European travel narratives / Qingjun Li -- Earlier moderns : the novel form as national development in China and Europe / Daniel Dooghan -- "A strong resemblance" : Samuel Richardson, Chinese talent-beauty novels, and a secret origin of "world literature" / Ning Ma -- 'Magicians, enchanters, and professional crooks' : early modern understandings of Daoism / Ronnie Littlejohn -- Buddhism and idolatry / Terry Logan Mazurak.…”
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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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Being a brain-wise therapist : a practical guide to interpersonal neurobiology / by Badenoch, Bonnie

Table of Contents: “…Preliminary thoughts -- The brain's building blocks -- The brain's flow -- The relationship between brain and mind -- Attaching -- Picturing the inner community -- The mutuality of the therapeutic relationship -- An application: embracing shame -- Preliminary thoughts -- Through the lens of diagnosis: depression, anxiety, dissociation, and addiction -- Grounding therapy in the right brain -- Listening to family histories -- The three faces of mindfulness -- Getting comfortable with the brain -- Patterning the internal work -- The integrating power of sandplay -- Doing art -- Preliminary thoughts -- Keeping our balance with couples -- Meeting teens with their brains in mind -- Playing with children, supporting their parents.…”
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Restless nights understanding snoring and sleep apnea / by Lavie, P. (Peretz), 1949-

Table of Contents: “…The breath of life -- Respiratory control -- The first pickwickian -- Rediscovery of the pickwickian patient -- Western innovations -- The dog dropped off and the experiment woke up -- From an exotic syndrome to a public health issue -- Risk factors for sleep apnea -- The syndrome's symptoms -- The price of awakenings -- At the temple of Morpheus -- Children and sleep apnea -- Sleep apnea, the heart, and the blood vessels -- From baroreceptors to free radicals -- Death at an early age and the paradox of old age -- Treatments for sleep apnea syndrome -- Sleeping under pressure: the big promise --A whole new understanding.…”
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Life in a Kam village in southwest China, 1930-1949 by Ou, Chaoquan

Table of Contents: “…Location -- Langdong -- The name 'Kam' -- The villagers -- Physical characteristics of the people -- The village -- Farming -- Spinning and weaving -- Thrifty people -- Mornings and evenings -- Food -- Mealtime etiquette -- Drinks -- Clothing -- Coming-of-age -- Courtship by night -- Courtship by day -- Intimidating situations for young women -- Matchmakers -- Engagement ceremony -- Marriage and divorce -- Unorthodox marriages -- Marriage relationships -- The distinction in culture between men and women -- Clan-centred community -- Pipe-smoking elders -- No beggars or thieves -- Monotonous and primitive music -- Festivals and celebrations -- Children -- Survival in the midst of suffering -- Author's postscript -- Translator's postscript.…”
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