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The new law and economic development : a critical appraisal / by Trubek, David M, 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Trubek -- The "rule of law," political choices, and development common sense / David Kennedy -- The dialectics of law and development / Scott Newton -- The future of law and development : second-generation reforms and the incorporation of the social / Kerry Rittich -- The World Bank's uses of the "rule of law" promise in economic development / Alvaro Santos.…”
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Do you really need surgery? a sensible guide to hysterectomy and other procedures for women / by Moore, Michele

Table of Contents: “…Your anatomy: where things are -- Your physiology : how things work -- What goes wrong : some common gynecologic diseases and problems -- What goes wrong : cancers -- Reaching a diagnosis: what to expect -- Non-surgical treatment of gyn problems -- Surgical treatment: "traditional" or open procedures -- Traditional hysterectomy: what to expect -- Traditional surgery: the risks -- After the surgery -- Other gynecologic surgery and treatments -- Laparoscopic surgery -- Risks of laparoscopy -- Laparoscopic surgery: how will you feel? …”
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Marching to different drummers by Guild, Pat Burke

Table of Contents: “…Diversity and learning -- Style : one kind of difference -- Culture and style -- The brain and style -- Thinking about style -- Defining style -- Brief history of style -- Interpersonal relationships and communication : Jung's psychological types -- Supervision and evaluation : Witkin's field-dependence-independence -- Teaching style : Gregorc's mediation abilities -- Counseling : Dunn and Dunn's learning style elements -- Curriculum : McCarthy's 4MAT system -- Instructional methods : modalities, Barbe and Swassing, and Dunn and Dunn -- Assessment and evaluation : Gardner's multiple intelligences -- Common questions and issues -- Style in context -- Accommodating style -- Staff development and style.…”
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Fundamentals of neurologic disease an introductory text / by Davis, Larry E. (Larry Ernest)

Table of Contents: “…Approach to the patient with a neurological problem -- Neurologic examination -- Common neurologic tests -- Disorders of muscle -- Disorders of neuromuscular junction -- Disorders of peripheral nerves -- Disorders of the spinal cord and vertebral bodies -- Disorders of the brainstem and cerebellum -- Disorders of the cerebrovascular system -- Disorders of myelin -- Disorders of higher cortical function -- Disorders of the extrapyramidal system -- Central nervous system infections -- Brain tumors -- Seizures and status epilepticus -- Coma and cerebral death -- Disorders of the developing nervous system -- Traumatic brain injury and subdural hematoma -- Neurologic complications of alcoholism -- Disorders of pain and headache -- Disorders of the vestibular system.…”
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Understanding street drugs a handbook of substance misuse for parents, teachers and other professionals / by Emmett, David

Table of Contents: “…A brief history of drug use and a snapshot of the current drugs situation in Britain -- Cannabis (Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol -- Stimulants -- Hallucinogens -- Opiates -- Volatile substance abuse : 'sniffing' -- Tranquillisers and sleeping pills (anxyiolytics and hypnotics) -- Anabolic steroids -- Over-the-counter medicines and prescription-only medicines -- 'Date rape' drugs -- Signs and symptoms of substance misuse : things you need to look out for -- Physical evidence of possible drug or substance use -- Managing drug-related incidents -- Common reasons for drug and substance misuse, and details of available treatment -- The language of drug and substance abuse -- The legislation debate.…”
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The history of the New York Court of Appeals, 1932-2003 by Meyer, Bernard S.

Table of Contents: “…A brief overview of the court of appeals -- Jurisdiction of the court of appeals -- Interrelation of the court of appeals, the legislature, and the executive -- Common law and the court of appeals -- Statutory interpretation -- Form of opinions and reports -- The great depression -- New judicial federalism -- Motion picture censorship -- Obscenity, indecency, and immorality -- Religion -- Real property -- Contracts -- Torts -- Corporations -- Arbitration -- Criminal law -- Evidence -- Conflict of laws -- Procedure -- Education -- Abortion, right to control own medical care, and some related matters -- Family law -- Election law -- Antitrust and restraints on competition -- Picketing and labor relations -- The chief judges' contributions : state of the judiciary.…”
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Freedom's prophet Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black founding fathers / by Newman, Richard S.

Table of Contents: “…I will not rest" -- Gospel labors -- The year of the fever, part 1 : a (deceptively) simple narrative of the Black people -- The year of the fever, part 2 : Allen's antislavery appeal -- "We participate in common" : Allen's role as a Black mediator -- A liberating theology : establishing the AME Church -- Stay or go : Allen and African colonization -- Allen challenged : shadow politics and community conflict in the 1820s -- A Black founders' expanding visions -- Last rights -- Conclusion: Richard Allen and the soul of Black reform.…”
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Essential medical genetics by Tobias, Edward S.

Table of Contents: “…Medical genetics in perspective -- Human genome structure and function -- Nucleic acid structure and function -- Molecular genetic analysis -- Chromosomes -- Gametogenesis -- Chromosome aberrations -- Typical mendelian inheritance -- Atypical mendelian inheritance -- Non-mendelian inheritance -- Medical genetics in populations -- Genetic assessment, genetic counselling and reproductive options -- Family history of cancer -- Family history of common adult-onset disorder -- Strong family history : typical Mendelian disease -- Strong family history : other inheritance mechanisms -- Positive screening result -- Family history of one or more congenital malformations -- Electronic databases : a user's guide.…”
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Anatomy of a duchy the political and ecclesiastical structures of early Přemyslid Bohemia / by Kalhous, David

Table of Contents: “…A Premyslid Strength-Forging Common Identity -- Image of Premyslids in Tenth-Century Sources -- Legenda Christiani as a Tenth-Century Source -- Christian and Great Moravia -- Old Church Slavonic Literature and Liturgy in the Tenth and Eleventh Century Premyslid Realm -- Christian and St. …”
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Victimhood, vengefulness, and the culture of forgiveness by Urlec, Ivan

Table of Contents: “…-- Victimhood as psychopathology : diagnosis and interpretation point of view -- Victimhood as a plea for acknowledgement and justice : the emphatic point of view -- Victimhood : sociopolitical implications -- The common negative reaction towards vengeful wishes -- Placing revenge in a continuum from normal to pathological -- The sociopolitical aspect of processing vengeful wishes -- Aggression and its aftermath : trans-generational transmission of negative feelings prejudices, myths enmity -- Trauma and reparation : the healing potential of psychodynamic understanding and therapeutic approach -- To overcome conflicts : creating space for compassion, empathy and forgiveness in the process of reconciliation.…”
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Karyogamic theory of cancer cell formation from the view of the XXI century by Gogichadze, G. K.

Table of Contents: “…History of the problem -- Hybrid cells receiving methods and mechanism of cells fusion -- Geno- and phenotypic characteristics of hybrid cells -- Utilization of somatic hybridization in biology and medicine -- Etiology and pathogenesis of cancer -- Factors, induced the malignant process -- The theory of "two synkaryons" -- Experimental and clinical confirmations of the "two synkaryons" theory -- Explanation of differented complicated aspects of the experimental and clinical oncology from the standpoint of the "two synkaryons" theory -- Etiology and pathogenesis of AIDS -- Possible common etiology and pathogenesis of cancer and AIDS -- A possible reason for interrelation of some malignant tumors and AIDS -- A paradoxical idea of cancer's resolution.…”
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Shipwrecked : disaster and transformation in Homer, Shakespeare, Defoe, and the modern world / by Morrison, James V., 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Competing narratives in Walcott's Pantomime and Coetzee's Foe -- 9. Conflict, the common good, and redemption in The Mysterious Island, Lord of the Flies, Lost, and Gilligan's Island -- 10. …”
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Essential medical genetics by Tobias, Edward S.

Table of Contents: “…Medical genetics in perspective -- Human genome structure and function -- Nucleic acid structure and function -- Molecular genetic analysis -- Chromosomes -- Gametogenesis -- Chromosome aberrations -- Typical mendelian inheritance -- Atypical mendelian inheritance -- Non-mendelian inheritance -- Medical genetics in populations -- Genetic assessment, genetic counselling and reproductive options -- Family history of cancer -- Family history of common adult-onset disorder -- Strong family history : typical Mendelian disease -- Strong family history : other inheritance mechanisms -- Positive screening result -- Family history of one or more congenital malformations -- Electronic databases : a user's guide.…”
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Anatomy of a duchy the political and ecclesiastical structures of early Přemyslid Bohemia / by Kalhous, David

Table of Contents: “…A Premyslid Strength-Forging Common Identity -- Image of Premyslids in Tenth-Century Sources -- Legenda Christiani as a Tenth-Century Source -- Christian and Great Moravia -- Old Church Slavonic Literature and Liturgy in the Tenth and Eleventh Century Premyslid Realm -- Christian and St. …”
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Victimhood, vengefulness, and the culture of forgiveness by Urlec, Ivan

Table of Contents: “…-- Victimhood as psychopathology : diagnosis and interpretation point of view -- Victimhood as a plea for acknowledgement and justice : the emphatic point of view -- Victimhood : sociopolitical implications -- The common negative reaction towards vengeful wishes -- Placing revenge in a continuum from normal to pathological -- The sociopolitical aspect of processing vengeful wishes -- Aggression and its aftermath : trans-generational transmission of negative feelings prejudices, myths enmity -- Trauma and reparation : the healing potential of psychodynamic understanding and therapeutic approach -- To overcome conflicts : creating space for compassion, empathy and forgiveness in the process of reconciliation.…”
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Karyogamic theory of cancer cell formation from the view of the XXI century by Gogichadze, G. K.

Table of Contents: “…History of the problem -- Hybrid cells receiving methods and mechanism of cells fusion -- Geno- and phenotypic characteristics of hybrid cells -- Utilization of somatic hybridization in biology and medicine -- Etiology and pathogenesis of cancer -- Factors, induced the malignant process -- The theory of "two synkaryons" -- Experimental and clinical confirmations of the "two synkaryons" theory -- Explanation of differented complicated aspects of the experimental and clinical oncology from the standpoint of the "two synkaryons" theory -- Etiology and pathogenesis of AIDS -- Possible common etiology and pathogenesis of cancer and AIDS -- A possible reason for interrelation of some malignant tumors and AIDS -- A paradoxical idea of cancer's resolution.…”
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Shipwrecked : disaster and transformation in Homer, Shakespeare, Defoe, and the modern world / by Morrison, James V., 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Competing narratives in Walcott's Pantomime and Coetzee's Foe -- 9. Conflict, the common good, and redemption in The Mysterious Island, Lord of the Flies, Lost, and Gilligan's Island -- 10. …”
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Writing history in international criminal trials by Wilson, Richard, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Contrasting evidence: international and common law approaches to expert testimony; 4. Does history have any legal relevance in international criminal trials?…”
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Shipwrecked : Disaster and Transformation in Homer, Shakespeare, Defoe, and the Modern World / by Morrison, James V., 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Competing Narratives in Walcott's Pantomime and Coetzee's Foe -- 9. Conflict, the Common Good, and Redemption in The Mysterious Island, Lord of the Flies, Lost, and Gilligan's Island -- 10. …”
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Paul through Mediterranean eyes : cultural studies in 1 Corinthians / by Bailey, Kenneth E.

Table of Contents: “…Prelude: prophetic homily style and its interpretation -- The cross and Christian unity: 1 Corinthians 1:10-4:16 -- Sex: men and women in the human family: 1 Corinthians 4:17-7:40 -- Christian and pagan: freedom and responsibility: 1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1 -- Worship: men and women in the church: 1 Corinthians 11:2-14:40 -- Resurrection: faith, Christ and victory: 1 Corinthians 15:1-58 -- Appendix 1: common themes in 1 Corinthians and Amos -- Appendix 2: evidence from the oriental version noted in this study.…”