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Managing menopause beautifully physically, emotionally, and sexually / by Caine-Francis, Dona

Table of Contents: “…-- The changing body of the perimenopausal and menopausal woman -- Hormone therapy -- Reinvent the physical you -- Reinvent the emotional you -- Complementary and alternative strategies for the midlife woman -- Sexual revitalization -- Romeo meets Juliet at age 55.…”
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Trading Tongues Merchants, Multilingualism, and Medieval Literature / by Hsy, Jonathan Horng

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : London's languages and translingual writing -- Chaucer's polyglot dwellings : home and the customs house -- Overseas travel and languages in motion -- Translingual identities in John Gower and William Caxton -- Travel and language contact in The book of Margery Kempe -- Merchant compilations and translingual creation -- Coda : contact literatures, medieval/postcolonial.…”
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The advanced materials and techniques for biosensors and bioanalytical applications /

Table of Contents: “…Mikkelsen, Eduardo Cortón -- FET based biosensors (BioFETs) : principle, methods of fabrication and applications / Dr. …”
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Guastavino vaulting the art of structural tile / by Ochsendorf, John Allen

Table of Contents: “…Mediterranean origins -- Toward the Boston Public Library, 1881-92 -- The success of the Guastavino Company, 1893-1908 -- Rafael Guastavino Jr. and the mature company, 1909-29 -- Reasons for success -- The decline of Guastavino vaulting, 1930-62 -- The legacy of the Guastavino Company -- Appendices: list of extant buildings with Guastavino tile vaulting.…”
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Madness : American Protestant reactions to mental illness across three centuries / by Vacek, Heather H., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Making theological sense out of suffering, sin, and sickness / Cotton Mather -- Christian vocation and the shape the secular profession / Benjamin Rush -- Advocating for the helpless, forgotten, and insane / Dorothea Dix -- Reclaiming religious authority in medicine / Anton Boisen -- A passionate plea to engage finds lukewarm reaction / Karl Menninger.…”
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Epigenetics a historical overview / by Holliday, Robin, 1932-

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Introduction to epigenetics -- the leading pioneers in the field of epigenetics -- the basic features of development -- switching and heritability of gene activities -- DNA methylation -- epimutations -- differences between genetics and epigenetics -- genomic imprinting -- chromatin structure -- histone modifications -- the role of RNA in the epigenetic regulation of gene activity -- the bisulfite sequencing technique -- the epigenotype.…”
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Genetic variation in gene regulation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Expression Quantitative Trait Loci: linking genetic variation to changes in gene regulation -- How do SNPs impact gene regulation -- HapMap cell lines as a model system for studying expression variation -- eQTL analysis -- dsQTL -- Histone marks -- Protein-specific QTLs.…”
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Cholesterol oxidation between health and disease

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Enzymatic and non-enzymatic oxidation of cholesterol -- Increased amount of plasma oxysterols in hyper cholesterolemia -- Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, inflammatory bowel disease -- Physiological role of oxysterols of enzymatic origin in: membrane structure and function, synthesis of steroid hormones and bile acids -- Antiviral effects of side-chain oxysterols.…”
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Introduction to foreign exchange rates / by O'Brien, Thomas J.

Table of Contents: “…Foreign exchange rates -- Foreign exchange rate volatility -- Purchasing power parity -- Extensions of purchasing power parity -- Interest rates and foreign exchange -- Topics in uncovered interest rate parity -- Forward FX contracts -- Foreign exchange transaction exposure -- Case. Houston Marine Electronics -- Notes -- References -- Index.…”
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Skin epigenetics how chromatin regulators orchestrate skin functions /

Table of Contents: “…-- Genes encoding keratinocyte-specific proteins -- Molecular signature of epidermal layers -- Levels of epigenetic regulation -- DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation -- DNA methylation influence on the epidermis -- Post-translational histone/covalent modifications -- Histone acetylation/de-acetylation -- Polycomb-repressive complex -- Polycomb and Trithorax play antagonistic roles -- ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling -- Non-coding RNA-dependent mechanisms -- Nucleus: storage, replication of genetic material -- Topological gene interactomes -- Morphogenesis of the epidermis -- Epidermal differentiation complex -- EDC and Lor relocation to nuclear interior -- p63 and Brg1 ablation results in retention of EDC -- Genome organizer AT-rich binding Satb1 protein -- Transcription factor and epigenetic mechanisms -- Future directions of epigenetic research.…”
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Community health centers a movement and the people who made it happen / by Lefkowitz, Bonnie

Table of Contents: “…Heroes of community health -- Mississippi: where it all began -- Boston: the way democracy ought to work -- The South Carolina low country: a homegrown black power structure -- New York: health care is a right -- The Rio Grande valley of Texas: steps from the third world -- The health center legacy.…”
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Essential nuclear medicine physics by Powsner, Rachel A.

Table of Contents: “…Basic nuclear medicine physics -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Formation of radionuclides -- Nonscintillation detectors -- Nonimaging scintillation detectors -- Imaging instrumentation -- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) -- PET/CT -- Quality control -- Radiation biology -- Radiation dosimetry -- Radiation safety -- Radiation accidents.…”
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Mind-body connections pathways of psychosomatic coupling under meditation and other altered states of consciousness /

Table of Contents: “…Concept and phenomenology of meditation -- Changes of brain function under meditation -- Meditation and autonomic nervous system -- Changes of hormonal regulation under meditation -- Immunological changes under meditation -- Other changes under meditation -- Resources of meditation -- Long-run effects of meditation and their use in prevention -- Meditation in the treatment of diseases tumors -- Conclusion.…”
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Structure and function of adhesion GPCRs and their ligands

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The history, biological functions and architecture of adhesion GPCRs -- The conserved GAIN domain -- Working models for adhesion GPCR activation -- The structures of adhesion GPCR extracellular regions and their ligands -- Similarity of adhesion GPCRs to hormone receptors -- Drugs might affect adhesion GPCRs via the extracellular regions or protein-protein interaction sites.…”
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The medicalization of society on the transformation of human conditions into treatable disorders / by Conrad, Peter, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Medicalization : context, characteristics, and changes -- Extension : men and the medicalization of andropause, baldness, and erectile dysfunction -- Expansion : from hyperactive children to adult ADHD -- Enhancement : human growth hormone and the temptations of biomedical enhancement -- Continuity : homosexuality and the potential for remedicalization -- Measuring medicalization : categories, numbers, and treatment -- The shifting engines of medicalization -- Medicalization and its discontents.…”
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Biological influences on criminal behavior / by Anderson, Gail S. (Gail Scott)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to biology and crime -- Basic biological concepts -- Genetic concepts -- Introduction to genetic predispositions for behavior -- Evidence for genetic predispositions for criminogenic behavior -- Hormonal effects on behavior -- Pregnancy and the effects of birth -- Brain chemistry -- Organic brain dysfunctions: pt. …”
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Infectious environmental factors and systemic lupus erythematosus

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Etiology and genetics of SLE -- Hormonal influences in SLE -- Role of infections in SLE -- Infections associated with lupus -- Apoptosis in lupus -- Infectious bystander effects in SLE -- Development of autoantibodies in lupus -- Epitope spreading -- Molecular mimicry -- Epstein-Barr virus and SLE -- Lupus specific differences to pathogens -- Mounting evidence for the role(s) of infections in SLE.…”
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Principles of cancer treatment surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Historic principles leading to modern cancer treatments -- Specific reviews of surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy and immunotherapy development -- Significant developments in present use -- Modern concepts using combined modality approaches -- Latest technological developments in radiotherapy -- Latest developments and implementation of immunotherapy -- Discussion of near future events and possibilities.…”
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How to present at meetings

Table of Contents: “…Sedgwick -- Data projection software: the hard facts / William Harrop-Griffiths -- How to appear on stage / Alan Maryon-Davis -- How to sell a message / Martin Godfrey -- How to present a talk / Charlotte Green -- How to deal with questions / Sir Alexander Macara -- How not to give a presentation / Richard Smith -- How to chair a session / Roger Horton.…”
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Folded selves : colonial New England writing in the world system / by Burnham, Michelle

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : colonial folds and the space of dissent -- Investment : uncertain certainty and the economic subject -- Merchants : William Bradford and plain style -- Inflation : Thomas Morton and trading-post pastoral -- Vent : Anne Hutchinson and antinomian selfhood -- Equivalence : Roger Williams and the typology of trade -- Debt : Salem witchcraft and paper money -- Epilogue : economies of possession and dissent.…”
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