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Remains of the Social : Desiring the post-apartheid /

Table of Contents: “…Traversing the social / Maurits van Bever Donker [and three others] -- The Mandela imaginary : reflections on post-reconciliation libidinal economy / Derek Hook -- The return of empathy : postapartheid fellow feeling / Ross Truscott -- The ethics of precarity : Judith Butler's reluctant universalism / Mari Ruti -- Hannah Arendt's work of mourning : the politics of loss, 'the rise of the social' and the ends of apartheid / Jaco Barnard-Naud{acute}e -- Souvenir / Annemarie Lawless -- Re-cover : Afrikaans rock, apartheid's children and the work of the cover / Aiden Erasmus -- The graves of Dimbaza : temporal remains / Gary Minkley and Helena Pohlandt-McCormick -- The principle of insufficiency : ethics and community at the edge of the social / Maurits van Bever Donker -- The Trojan Horse and the 'becoming technical of the human' / Premesh Lalu.…”
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Evolution of microbial pathogens

Table of Contents: “…Cooper -- The contribution of pathogenicity islands to the evolution of bacterial pathogens / Bianca Hochhut, Ulrich Dobrindt, and Jörg Hacker -- Black holes and antivirulence genes: selection for gene loss as part of the evolution of bacterial pathogens / William A. …”
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The lure of anti-Semitism hatred of Jews in present-day France / by Wieviorka, Michel

Table of Contents: “…-- In schools -- Changes in the public sphere -- The Shoah: deficit, plethora and loss of meaning -- Global anti-Semitism -- The Jews in France: developments and concerns -- Anti-Semitism (almost) without Jews -- The power of the imagination -- A sociological intervention -- Muslim anti-Semitism: the view from prison -- The Jews, the ChaldoAssyrians and the others -- Anti-Semitism at local level -- An unusual variant of "global" anti-Semitism -- "Why there were no clashes in Sarcelles" -- The Marseilles counterpoint: the Pieds-Noirs and the Jews -- The fears of the Jews in Alsace -- Malaise in the Alsatian countryside -- Two extreme right political forces, two anti-Semitic rationales -- Mohammed Latrèche and the Parti des Musulmans de France -- Desecrations -- Boycotting Israel -- Two extreme cases of anti-Zionism -- Leftism in decline and extreme anti-Zionism -- The clamour of the media and the silence of the teachers -- Dealing with the Shoah in schools -- Ethnic diversity in schools -- Abuse and attacks -- Anti-Semitism in schools and globalisation.…”
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Generating middle range theory : from evidence to practice / by Roy, Callista

Table of Contents: “…Overview of processes for creating knowledge for practice / Callista Roy -- Processes for description and critical analysis of research / Callista Roy -- Qualitative studies / Martha Whetsell and Kathy Lauchner -- Quantitative studies/descriptive designs / Kathy Lauchner and Martha Whetsell -- Quantitative studies/explaining, predicting, and prescribing designs / Martha Whetsell and Kathy Lauchner -- Quantitative studies/intervention designs / Kathy Lauchner and Martha Whetsell -- Synthesis of middle range theory of coping / Callista Roy -- Synthesis of middle range theory of adapting to life events / Callista Roy -- Synthesis of middle range theories of adapting to loss / Marjorie Dobratz -- Synthesis of middle range theories of adapting to chronic health conditions / Ellen Buckner and Susan Hayden -- Synthesis of middle range theories of the adapting family / Susan Hayden and Ellen Buckner -- Evidence-based practice based on the levels of readiness for practice / Carolyn Padovano -- Review of Roy adaptation model-based research globally / Martha Whetsell, Anne Harrington and Callista Roy.…”
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Taylor's differential diagnosis manual : symptoms and signs in the time-limited encounter /

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Clinical gynecologic endocrinology and infertility / by Fritz, Marc A.

Table of Contents: “…Molecular biology for clinicians -- Hormone biosynthesis, metabolism, and mechanism of action -- The ovary-embryology and development -- The uterus -- Neuroendocrinology -- Regulation of the menstrual cycle -- Sperm and egg transport, fertilization, and implantation -- The endocrinology of pregnancy -- Normal and abnormal sexual development -- Normal and abnormal growth and pubertal development -- Amenorrhea -- Chronic anovulation and the polycystic ovary syndrome -- Hirsutism -- Menstrual disorders -- Abnormal uterine bleeding -- The breast -- Menopause and the perimenopausal transition -- Postmenopausal hormone therapy -- Obesity -- Reproduction and the thyroid -- Family planning, sterilization, and abortion -- Oral contraception -- Vaginal and transdermal estrogen-progestin contraception -- Long-acting methods of contraception -- Intrauterine contraception -- Barrier methods of contraception and withdrawal -- Female infertility -- Recurrent early pregnancy loss -- Endometriosis -- Male infertility -- Induction of ovulation -- Assisted reproductive technologies -- Ectopic pregnancy -- Appendix-I: Interpreting epidemiologic reports -- Appendix-II: Selected laboratory values and the international system of units (SI Units).…”
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The McLaurys in Tombstone, Arizona an O. K. Corral obituary / by Johnson, Paul Lee, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…McLaury -- Buchanan County, Iowa -- The McLaury brothers in Arizona -- Will McLaury, attorney-at-law -- The Arizona frontier -- "My name is well known in Arizona" -- Border crime -- Politics of Arizona and Tombstone -- "More havoc than Apaches" -- The vexed question -- "The grave situation on the border" -- Vengeful schemes -- Summer storms -- Loss in Fort Worth -- Deadly ambush -- "Glad you are on the alert" -- Open hostilities -- Indian summer -- "Throw up your hands" -- "Hurled into eternity" -- A charge of murder -- "This don't bring back my dead brothers -- "The cause of the murder was this" -- "I do not like your letter" -- "And tales of broken faith" -- "I knew they were all down on you" -- Habeas corpus -- "They would shoot a fellow to see him fall" -- "None of the results is satisfactory" -- Epilogue: Three McLaury brothers.…”
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Personal Effects

Table of Contents: “…Scholarly memoir : an un-"professional" practice / Margaret Willard-Traub -- In the name of the subject : some recent versions of the personal / Jeffrey Gray -- Radical introspection : the personal in scholarship and teaching / Brenda Daly -- Loss, memory, and the work of learning : lessons from the teaching life of Anne Sexton / Paula M. …”
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Gender, race, and mourning in American modernism by Forter, Greg

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Managing the human dimension of disasters : caring for the bereaved, survivors and first responders / by Brataas, Kjell

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The spiritual psyche in psychotherapy : mysticism, intersubjectivity, and psychoanalysis /

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Fundamental principles of positron emission tomography (PET) part 2 of 2 /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Aspects of PET imaging -- Image reconstruction -- Filtered Back Projection -- Iterative reconstruction -- Reconstruction comparison -- Factors affecting scanner sensitivity -- 2D and 3D -- Increase in sensitivity in 3D over 2D -- Disadvantages of 3D imaging: loss of contrast & image quality -- Improved sensitivity -- Quantitative PET performance -- Phantom study -- Motion effects -- Partial volume effect -- PET data acquisition schemes -- Static & dynamic modes -- Gated PET -- Time of flight (TOF) acquisition -- Hybrid scanner: PET/CT imaging -- Rationale of PET/CT -- Types of artifacts -- Current PET/CT scanner status -- Different types of PET/CT scanners -- Radiation exposure -- Available dosimetry tools -- PET applications -- Scanning Melanoma, Lymphoma and Brain Astrocytoma -- Imaging in Neurology: Parkinson's disease -- Receptor binding -- Imaging in Cardiology.…”
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Portal hypertension

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Portal hypertension causes regional circulatory derangements that result in extra- and intra-vascular volume overload and organ dysfunction -- Vascular tone is mediated by autonomic input and chemical mediators many of which are released by local vascular endothelium -- Intrahepatic portal hypertension develops as a result of anatomic changes in the cirrhotic liver that cause sinusoidal narrowing and loss of compliance -- Reflex SMA vasoconstriction and portosystemic shunting up-regulate VEGF eNOS and iNOS with resultant vasodilation -- There is secondary: ADH secretion with retention of free water; renal salt retention; renal afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction -- Affected individuals develop progressive volume overload with associated afterload reduction and increases in cardiac output (hyperdynamic circulation) -- Fluid is forced off the surface of the liver and accumulates in the abdominal cavity as ascites -- Blood is shunted around the liver through latent venous connections that become varices -- Renal function is impaired (hepatorenal syndrome) -- Volume overload may cause secondary pulmonary hypertension -- Affected individuals may also develop primary pulmonary hypertension due to anatomic alterations of pulmonary microvasculature (porto-pulmonary hypertension) -- The ability of the heart to respond to stress is impaired -- Patients develop intrapulmonary shunts that cause hypoxemia (hepatopulmonary syndrome) -- The only real remedy for these problems is orthotopic liver transplantation.…”
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Foundations of health psychology

Table of Contents: “…Reactions to the Death of a Loved One: Beyond the Myths of Coping with Loss / Camille Wortman & Kathrin Boerner -- 13. …”
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Diversity issues in the diagnosis, treatment, and research of mood disorders

Table of Contents: “…Allen -- The scientific status of complementary and alternative medicines for mood disorders: a review / Declan Barry and Mark Beitel -- Loss in translation: considering the critical role of interpreters and language in the psychiatric evaluation of non-English speaking patients / Carey Jackson ... …”
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Fundamental principles of positron emission tomography (PET) part 2 of 2 /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Aspects of PET imaging -- Image reconstruction -- Filtered Back Projection -- Iterative reconstruction -- Reconstruction comparison -- Factors affecting scanner sensitivity -- 2D and 3D -- Increase in sensitivity in 3D over 2D -- Disadvantages of 3D imaging: loss of contrast & image quality -- Improved sensitivity -- Quantitative PET performance -- Phantom study -- Motion effects -- Partial volume effect -- PET data acquisition schemes -- Static & dynamic modes -- Gated PET -- Time of flight (TOF) acquisition -- Hybrid scanner: PET/CT imaging -- Rationale of PET/CT -- Types of artifacts -- Current PET/CT scanner status -- Different types of PET/CT scanners -- Radiation exposure -- Available dosimetry tools -- PET applications -- Scanning Melanoma, Lymphoma and Brain Astrocytoma -- Imaging in Neurology: Parkinson's disease -- Receptor binding -- Imaging in Cardiology.…”
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Portal hypertension

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Portal hypertension causes regional circulatory derangements that result in extra- and intra-vascular volume overload and organ dysfunction -- Vascular tone is mediated by autonomic input and chemical mediators many of which are released by local vascular endothelium -- Intrahepatic portal hypertension develops as a result of anatomic changes in the cirrhotic liver that cause sinusoidal narrowing and loss of compliance -- Reflex SMA vasoconstriction and portosystemic shunting up-regulate VEGF eNOS and iNOS with resultant vasodilation -- There is secondary: ADH secretion with retention of free water; renal salt retention; renal afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction -- Affected individuals develop progressive volume overload with associated afterload reduction and increases in cardiac output (hyperdynamic circulation) -- Fluid is forced off the surface of the liver and accumulates in the abdominal cavity as ascites -- Blood is shunted around the liver through latent venous connections that become varices -- Renal function is impaired (hepatorenal syndrome) -- Volume overload may cause secondary pulmonary hypertension -- Affected individuals may also develop primary pulmonary hypertension due to anatomic alterations of pulmonary microvasculature (porto-pulmonary hypertension) -- The ability of the heart to respond to stress is impaired -- Patients develop intrapulmonary shunts that cause hypoxemia (hepatopulmonary syndrome) -- The only real remedy for these problems is orthotopic liver transplantation.…”
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Walk on the Beach: Things from the Sea, Volume 1 /

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Personal Effects /

Table of Contents: “…Scholarly memoir : an un-"professional" practice / Margaret Willard-Traub -- In the name of the subject : some recent versions of the personal / Jeffrey Gray -- Radical introspection : the personal in scholarship and teaching / Brenda Daly -- Loss, memory, and the work of learning : lessons from the teaching life of Anne Sexton / Paula M. …”
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Topology and dynamics of chaos : in celebration of Robert Gilmore's 70th birthday /

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