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In the 1940s, Dora Tamana ran a day-care centre for children in a
shack in Cape Town. She had no money for pencils and paper, but by
writing words in the sand with a stick, she taught the children to
read and write. This was only a small part of Dora's work. To
improve the living conditions of her people, she organised
demonstrations, planned campaigns against racism and distributed
political newspapers. She was also a leading member of the SACP,
ANC and a founder member of the Federation of South African Women.
Dora was banned and jailed for her political work, but her beliefs
have taken hold in South Africa's new democracy. Dora Tamana died
in 1983. They Fought for Freedom tells the life stories of southern
African leaders who struggled for freedom and justice. In spite of
the important roles they played in the history of southern Africa,
most of these leaders have been largely ignored by the history
books. The series tells their stories in an entertaining manner, in
clear language and aims to restore them to their rightful place in
history.
First published in book form in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin quickly became a bestseller, recognised as a powerful contribution to anti-slavery debates. After more than 150 years, it remains one of the most widely discussed works of American literature. This Routledge Literary Sourcebook: *examines the life and career of Harriet Beecher Stowe *sets the novel within its cultural contexts and reprints related documents from the period *surveys criticism of the book from publication to the present *reprints extracts from reviews and key critical texts *annotates crucial passages from the novel, linking them to the contextual and critical materials included elsewhere in the Sourcebook *suggests directions for further reading. Bringing together a wealth of material with clear critical commentary, Debra Rosenthal offers the ideal starting point for anyone beginning to study this crucial American novel.
Series Information: Routledge Literary Sourcebooks
Nanobiotechnology holds the promise of providing revolutionary
insight into aspects biology ranging from fundamental questions
such as elucidating molecular mechanisms of brain disorders to
extraordinary applications such as the detection of a single cancer
cell in a population of a million cells. The second edition of
Nanobiotechnology Protocols expands upon the previous editions with
current, detailed protocols for nanobiotechnology; imaging and
detection. With new chapters that explore nano-bio constructs and
toxicology of nanomaterials. Written in the highly successful
Methods in Molecular Biology (TM) series format, chapters include
introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary
materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible
laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding
known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Nanobiotechnology
Protocol, Second Edition highlights important current areas of
development and directions of the field for the future.
The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity has led the World
Health Organization to coin the descriptive term "globesity" to
reflect the worldwide nature of the problem. Providing health care
to these patients, especially when surgery is required, can be
extremely challenging owing to the specific needs in respect of
logistics, facilities, and professional expertise. Appropriate care
has to date often been unachievable and unaffordable outside of
established bariatric centers, but such centers themselves usually
have insufficient capacity and resources to cope with the demand
among the general population. This book therefore provides a wealth
of guidance and helpful tips and tricks on how to deal with obese
patients within a general surgery setting. Importantly, it
highlights the need for global rethinking on public health as
regards resource allocation and patterns and standards of care,
with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes through greater
affordability.
Hands-on experts in nanomaterial synthesis and application describe
in detail the key experimental techniques currently employed in
novel materials synthesis, dynamic cellular imaging, and biological
assays. The author's emphasize diverse strategies to synthesize and
functionalize the use of nanoparticles for biological applications.
Additional chapters focus on the use of biological components
(peptides, antibodies, and DNA) to synthesize and organize
nanoparticles to be used a building block in larger assemblies.
These new materials make it possible to image cellular processes
for longer durations, leading to high throughput cellular-based
screens for drug discovery, drug delivery, and diagnostic
applications. Highlights include overview chapters on quantum dots
and DNA nanotechnology, and cutting-edge techniques in the emerging
nanobiotachnology arena.
Nanobiotechnology holds the promise of providing revolutionary
insight into aspects biology ranging from fundamental questions
such as elucidating molecular mechanisms of brain disorders to
extraordinary applications such as the detection of a single cancer
cell in a population of a million cells. The second edition of
Nanobiotechnology Protocols expands upon the previous editions with
current, detailed protocols for nanobiotechnology; imaging and
detection. With new chapters that explore nano-bio constructs and
toxicology of nanomaterials. Written in the highly successful
Methods in Molecular Biology (TM) series format, chapters include
introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary
materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible
laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding
known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Nanobiotechnology
Protocol, Second Edition highlights important current areas of
development and directions of the field for the future.
Increased intra abdominal pressure as used in laparoscopic surgery
produces various changes in the human organism. This book provides
surgeons and anesthesiologists with a complete overview on these
changes and the consequences for the patient in the perioperative
and postoperative period. Special emphasis is laid on the
management of pneumoperitoneum related complications.
Philip Rosenthal, MD, and a panel of leading malaria experts drawn
from academia, the military, and international health organizations
survey the latest scientific understanding of antimalarial
chemotherapy, emphasizing the molecular mechanisms of resistance
and the description of important new targets. Their survey covers
the current status of malarial and antimalarial chemotherapy, the
relevant biology and biochemistry of malaria parasites, the
antimalarial drugs currently available, new chemical approaches to
chemotherapy, and possible new targets for chemotherapy.
Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Antimalarial Chemotherapy:
Mechanisms of Action, Resistance, and New Directions in Drug
Discovery clearly delineates all the basic and clinical research
now addressing one of the world's major unresolved disease
problems, work that is now powerfully driving the rapid pace of
antimalarial drug discovery today.
Charter schools have emerged as one of the central policy debates
in U.S. education--and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute team has
been a key participant in this debate since day one, both
nationally and in Ohio. Despite President Obama's call for states
to strengthen the charter sector and widen the options it provides
to needy youngsters, established interests in education and
politics oppose this disruption of the status quo. Ohio has
struggled with these issues for more than a decade, struggles in
which the authors of this book have played influential--and
controversial--roles, including that of an actual authorizer of
charter schools. They write from wide experience on the ground as
well as extensive research and nationally-respected policy
expertise.
Hands-on experts in nanomaterial synthesis and application describe
in detail the key experimental techniques currently employed in
novel materials synthesis, dynamic cellular imaging, and biological
assays. The author's emphasize diverse strategies to synthesize and
functionalize the use of nanoparticles for biological applications.
Additional chapters focus on the use of biological components
(peptides, antibodies, and DNA) to synthesize and organize
nanoparticles to be used a building block in larger assemblies.
These new materials make it possible to image cellular processes
for longer durations, leading to high throughput cellular-based
screens for drug discovery, drug delivery, and diagnostic
applications. Highlights include overview chapters on quantum dots
and DNA nanotechnology, and cutting-edge techniques in the emerging
nanobiotachnology arena.
Philip Rosenthal, MD, and a panel of leading malaria experts drawn
from academia, the military, and international health organizations
survey the latest scientific understanding of antimalarial
chemotherapy, emphasizing the molecular mechanisms of resistance
and the description of important new targets. Their survey covers
the current status of malarial and antimalarial chemotherapy, the
relevant biology and biochemistry of malaria parasites, the
antimalarial drugs currently available, new chemical approaches to
chemotherapy, and possible new targets for chemotherapy.
Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Antimalarial Chemotherapy:
Mechanisms of Action, Resistance, and New Directions in Drug
Discovery clearly delineates all the basic and clinical research
now addressing one of the world's major unresolved disease
problems, work that is now powerfully driving the rapid pace of
antimalarial drug discovery today.
In a readable, informative style, (complete with twenty-five
charts), Rosenthal takes a fresh look at the biblical prophecies
concerning end-times events and helps us understand what impact
they should have on our daily Christian lives.
Ways of the World explores cosmopolitanism as it emerged during the
Restoration and the role theater played in both memorializing and
satirizing its implications and consequences. Rooted in the Stuart
ambition to raise the status of England through two crucial
investments—global traffic, including the slave trade, and
cultural sophistication—this intensified global orientation led
to the creation of global mercantile networks and to the rise of an
urban British elite who drank Ethiopian coffee out of Asian
porcelain at Ottoman-inspired coffeehouses. Restoration drama
exposed cosmopolitanism's most embarrassing and troubling aspects,
with such writers as Joseph Addison, Aphra Behn, John Dryden, and
William Wycherley dramatizing the emotional and ethical dilemmas
that imperial and commercial expansion brought to light. Altering
standard narratives about Restoration drama, Laura J. Rosenthal
shows how the reinvention of theater in this period—including
technical innovations and the introduction of female
performers—helped make possible performances that held the
actions of the nation up for scrutiny, simultaneously indulging and
ridiculing the violence and exploitation being perpetuated. In
doing so, Ways of the World reveals an otherwise elusive
consistency between Restoration genres (comedy, tragedy, heroic
plays, and tragicomedy), disrupts conventional understandings of
the rise and reception of early capitalism, and offers a fresh
perspective on theatrical culture in the context of the shifting
political realities of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain.
The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity has led the World
Health Organization to coin the descriptive term "globesity" to
reflect the worldwide nature of the problem. Providing health care
to these patients, especially when surgery is required, can be
extremely challenging owing to the specific needs in respect of
logistics, facilities, and professional expertise. Appropriate care
has too often been unachievable and unaffordable outside of
established bariatric centers, but such centers themselves usually
have insufficient capacity and resources to cope with growing
demand. This book aims to provide guidance and helpful tips and
tricks on how to deal with obese patients within a general surgery
setting. Epidemiology, organizational and logistical aspects,
nursing issues, patient assessment, anesthesiology, and surgical
practicalities are expertly covered in the opening chapters.
Techniques of relevance to the general surgeon are described
according to anatomic region, covering the head and neck;
cardiothoracic and vascular system; upper and lower GI tract;
pancreas, liver and adrenal glands; urinary tract and kidneys; the
reproductive system; and the abdominal wall. Results achieved by
bariatric surgery worldwide are reviewed, and the book closes with
a chapter devoted to plastic and reconstructive surgery. The
Globesity Challenge to General Surgery highlights a need for global
rethinking on public health as regards resource allocation and
patterns and standards of care, improving outcomes through greater
affordability.
Drawing on a close reading of nearly forty years' worth of personal
letters and her will, and incorporating new archival material,
Margaret Paston emerges from this study as the best example we have
of how lay piety was negotiated and integrated into daily medieval
life.
In diesem Band werden innovative Therapieformen in der Nephrologie,
Hamatologie und Hypertonieforschung vorgestellt, insbesondere die
Behandlungsfortschritte bei chronischen Nierenerkrankungen.
Experten aus Forschung, Klinik und Praxis diskutieren
charakteristische Therapiesubstanzen bei chronischen
Nierenerkrankungen, weiterfuhrende Perspektiven der Therapie von
Knochenstoffwechselstorungen durch den Einsatz von Biophosphonaten
sowie die klinische Relevanz der Mikroalbuminurie zur Detektion von
Nephropathien.
This book is intended for medical students and surgical trainees
such as surgical residents and fellows. It provides a practical
preparation guide for common surgical procedures. Operations are
divided into twelve sections that cover commonly performed general
surgery operations such as bariatric, breast, cardiothoracic,
colorectal, minimally invasive, and more. The chapters included in
these sections aim to assist residents and fellows in facilitating
memorization of the operation sequence and movements required to
perform a given task. It will also help enhance skill development
in the operating room. Written by residents and highly experienced
attending surgeons, Mental Conditioning to Perform Common
Operations in General Surgery Training: A Systematic Approach to
Expediting Skill Acquisition and Maintaining Dexterity in
Performance provides a comprehensive systematic approach to
performing surgical procedures.
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