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Comprehensive review of headache medicine

Table of Contents: “…Head pain anatomy and physiology / Morris Levin -- Pathophysiology and genetics of migraine and cluster headaches / Robert E. …”
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Binomium chitin-chitinase recent issues /

Table of Contents: “…New aspects of chitin chemistry and enzymology / Riccardo Muzzarelli -- Role of chitinase in nature / Neetu Dahiya -- Chitin and chitinase in the human evolution / Andrea Giansanti, Fabio Mecozzi, and Salvatore Musumeci -- Chitinase in fungal and bacterial sepsis / Helen Michelakakis and Ioannis Labadaridis -- The origin and genetics of human chitinases / Rolf Boot ... [et al.] -- Polymorphism of chitinases in human populations / Andrea Angius -- The gaucher cell and chitotriosidase, the phagocyte chitinase / J.M. …”
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Impulsivity causes, control and disorders

Table of Contents: “…Cyders ... [et al.] -- Genetics basis of impulsivity : the role of serotoninergic and dopaminergic genes / Laura Mandelli -- The biological and sociocognitive basis of trait impulsivity / Peter O' Connor -- Mood disorders of female delinquents in a juvenile detention center : its' relationship with impulsivity and depression assessments / Michio Ariga ... …”
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Shields textbook of glaucoma.

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Epidemiology / by Gordis, Leon, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…-- More on risk : estimating the potential for prevention -- A pause for review : comparing cohort and case-control studies -- From association to causation : deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies -- More on causal inferences : bias, confounding, and interaction -- Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation -- Using epidemiology to evaluate health services -- The epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs -- Epidemiology and public policy -- Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology.…”

Should I be tested for cancer? maybe not and here's why / by Welch, H. Gilbert

Table of Contents: “…Becoming a better-educated consumer -- Understand the culture of medicine (and why we are pushed to test) -- Understand the statistics of cancer (and why five-year survival is the world's most misleading number -- Understand the limits to research; even genetic research (and why it is hard to be sure there really are benefits to screening -- Develop a strategy that works for you.…”
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Property rights, indigenous people and the developing world issues from aboriginal entitlement to intellectual ownership rights / by Lea, David, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Aboriginal entitlement and conservative theory -- Individual autonomy, group self-determination and the assimilation of indigenous cultures -- Shareholder wealth maximization, multinational corporations and the developing world -- Tully and de Soto on uniformity and diversity -- Customary land tenure and communal holdings -- Custom as law -- Papua New Guinea and the legal methods for maintaining customary land tenure -- Customary land tenure in Fiji : a questionable colonial legacy -- The expansion and restructuring of intellectual property and its implications for the developing world -- The myth of free markets : intellectual property the IT industry, and market freedom in the global arena -- From the Wright Brothers to Microsoft : issues in the moral grounding of intellectual property rights -- A delicate balance : the right to health care, IP rights in pharmaceuticals and TRIPS compliance -- Rights and genetic material in agriculture and human research : two forms of biopiracy?…”
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Democratic transgressions of law governing technology through public participation /

Table of Contents: “…: referrals and the principle of transparency in Sweden / Henrik Rahm -- Participation in Italy : the public and genetically modified crops / Elena Collavin -- Communicating quasi-citizenship? …”
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Oxidative stress a focus on cardiovascular disease pathogensis /

Table of Contents: “…Oxidative stress and early origins of cardiovascular disease (CVD) -- Diabetes, its vascular complications, and oxidative stress -- Role of oxidative stress in diabetic kidney disease -- Oxidative stress and family history of cardiovascular disease -- Genetic remodeling and cardiovascular disease -- Oxidative stress and the mechanisms of atherosclerosis -- Nutrigenomics, oxidative stress, and mechanisms of cardiovascular disease -- Alcohol, oxidative stress, and mechanisms of cardiovascular disease -- Vitamins and cardiovascular disease -- Diabetes mellitus and oxidative stress -- Oxidized LDL and cardiovascular disease -- Effect of cigarette smoke on oxidative stress and vascular endothelial function -- Mechanisms of endothelial progenitor cells senescence in cardiovascular disease -- Stem cells, oxidative stress, and new treatment strategies for cardiovascular diseases -- Na+/H+ exchanger 1 (NHE-1) redox-regulated gene and intracellular target for the redox control of cell death sensitivity.…”
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Newborn screening systems : the complete perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Gabbett -- The role of genetic counseling / Madelyn M. Peterson -- Communicating with parents / David Luterman -- Information management systems for newborn screening / Karl R. …”
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Crop ecology productivity and management in agricultural systems / by Connor, D. J.

Table of Contents: “…Community concepts; 4. Genetic resources; 5. Development; Part II. Physical and Chemical Environments: 6. …”
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An introduction to pain and its relations to nervous system disorders /

Table of Contents: “…Nicol and Marzia Malcangio 5 Genetics and epigenetics of pain 149 Franziska Denk and Stephen B. …”
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Ergot the genus Claviceps /

Table of Contents: “…Tenberge -- 3 The Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Claviceps 57 -- Sylvie Pazoutovi and Douglas P. Parbery -- 4 Genetics of Claviceps purpurea 79 -- Paul Tudzynski -- 5 Biosynthesis of Ergot Alkaloids 95 -- Ullrich Keller -- 6 Physiological Regulation of Ergot Alkaloid Production and -- Special Cultivation Techniques 165 -- Vladimir Kren -- 7 Ergot Alkaloids and Other Metabolites of the Genus Claviceps 173 -- Martin Buchta and Ladislav Cvak -- 8 Chemical Modifications of Ergot Alkaloids 201 -- Petr Bulej and Ladislav Cvak -- 9 Biotransformations of Ergot Alkaloids 229 -- Vladimir Kren -- 10 Analytical Chemistry of Ergot Alkaloids 267 -- AlexandrJegorov -- 11 Parasitic Production of Ergot Alkaloids 303 -- Eva Nemeth -- 12 Saprophytic Cultivation of Claviceps 321 -- Zdenek Malinka -- 13 Industrial Production of Ergot Alkaloids 373 -- Ladislav Cvak -- 14 Ergot Alkaloids and their Derivatives as Ligands for -- Serotoninergic, Donaminergic, and Adrenergic Receptors 411 -- Heinz Pertz and Eckart Eich -- 15 Antimicrobial and Antitumor Effects of Ergot Alkaloids -- and their Derivatives 441 -- Eckart Eich and Heinz Pertz -- 16 Role of Ergot Alkaloids in the Immune System 451 -- Auna Fiserovd and Miloslav Pospigil -- 17 Toxicology of Ergot Alkaloids in Agriculture 469 -- Richard A. …”
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Archaea molecular and cellular biology /

Table of Contents: “…[et al.] -- Molecular genetics of archaea / Kevin Sowers and Kimberly Anderson -- Biotechnology / Marco Moracci ... …”
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Medical-surgical nursing assessment and management of clinical problems by Harding, Mariann

Table of Contents: “…Professional nursing -- Health equity and culturally competent care -- Health history and physical examination -- Patient and caregiver teaching -- Chronic illness and older adults -- Stress management -- Sleep and sleep disorders -- Pain -- Palliative and end-of-life care -- Substance use disorders -- Inflammation and healing -- Genetics -- Immune responses and transplantation -- Infection -- Cancer -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances -- Preoperative care -- Intraoperative care -- Postoperative care -- Assessment and management: visual problems -- Assessment and management: auditory problems -- Assessment: Integumentary system -- Integumentary problems -- Burns -- Assessment: Respiratory system -- Upper respiratory problems -- Lower respiratory problems -- Obstructive pulmonary diseases -- Assessment: Hematologic system -- Hematologic problems -- Assessment: Cardiovascular system -- Hypertension -- Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome -- Heart failure -- Dysrhythmias -- Inflammatory and structural heart disorders -- Vascular disorders -- Assessment: Gastrointestinal system -- Nutritional problems -- Obesity -- Upper gastrointestinal problems -- Lower gastrointestinal problems -- Liver, biliary tract, and pancreas problems -- Assessment: Urinary system -- Renal and urologic problems -- Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease -- Assessment of endocrine system -- Diabetes mellitus -- Endocrine problems -- Assessment: Reproductive system -- Breast disorders -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Female reproductive problems -- Male reproductive problems -- Assessment of nervous system -- Acute intracranial problems -- Stroke -- Chronic neurologic problems -- Dementia and delirium -- Spinal cord and peripheral nerve problems -- Assessment of musculoskeletal system -- Musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic surgery -- Musculoskeletal problems -- Arthritis and connective tissue diseases -- Critical care -- Shock, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -- Acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Emergency and disaster nursing -- Appendix A: Basic life support for health care professionals -- Appendix B: Nursing diagnoses -- Appendix C: Laboratory reference intervals.…”

The biology of language

Table of Contents: “…Bichakjian -- The invention of the syllable : reflections of a humanist on the biology of language / Robert Payson Creed -- Genetic classification and the historical method / Angela Della Volpe -- Animal communication and human language : searching for their evolutionary relationship / Gábor Györi -- From proto-language to grammar / Martin Hildebrand-Nilshon -- The biological imperatives in communicative interaction / Mary Ritchie Key -- Ritual/representation as the semiogenetic precursor of hominid symbol use / Jo Liska -- Language acquisition and the essentialist-evolutionist debate / David J. …”
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Bridge health monitoring, maintenance and safety special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only /

Table of Contents: “…Modal test and analysis of a bridge under the varying temperature condition -- Bridge significant failure mode identification strategy under traffic-load -- Fatigue reliability analysis of the stay cables of cable-stayed bridge under combined loads of stochastic traffic and wind -- Updating the finite element model of a bridge model using a hybrid optimization method -- An improved Taguchi method and its application in finite element model updating of bridges -- Nonlinear seismic response analysis of half through CFST arch bridge under 3-D earthquake waves -- Simplified seismic response assessment method and parametric study of multi-girder skew bridges -- Seismic testing of a long-span concrete filled steel tubular arch bridge -- Study on finite element model of bridge multi-pile foundation -- Sensor optimal placement for bridge structure based on single parents genetic algorithm with different fitness functions.…”
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Macular degeneration causes, diagnosis and treatment /

Table of Contents: “…Prasad, Jean-Pierre Hubschman -- Emerging new rationale for the treatment of pathogenic retina based on molecular genetic and biochemical studies / Barkur S. Shastry -- Ocular blood flow in degenerative myopia / Galina Dimitrova, Satoshi Kato -- Hereditary and age-related macular degeneration / Nancy Skoura, Josephine Hoh, Ju Liu -- Cigarette smoke and hypertension : two risk factors for age-related macular degeneration / Maria Marin-Castano -- Nanotechnology-based drug delivery system in treating age-related macular degeneration / Yasuhiro Tamaki -- Macular degeneration / Peter Francis.…”
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Contemporary debates in bioethics

Table of Contents: “…-- Is there a legitimate place for human genetic enhancement? -- Can there be agreement as to what constitutes human death? …”
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The biology of vibrios

Table of Contents: “…Stokes -- The adaptive genetic arsenal of pathogenic vibrio species : the role of integrons / Dean A. …”
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