This book celebrates the research career of Lynne Rudder Baker by presenting sixteen new and critical essays from admiring students, colleagues, interlocutors, and friends. Baker was a trenchant critic of physicalist conceptions of the universe. She was a staunch defender of a kind of practical realism, what she sometimes called a metaphysics of everyday life. It was this general "common sense" philosophical outlook that underwrote her famous constitution view of reality. Whereas most of her contemporaries were in general given to metaphysical reductionism and eliminativism, Baker was unapologetic and philosophically deft in her defense of ontological pluralism. The essays in this book engage with all aspects of her unique and influential work: practical realism about the mind; the constitution view of human persons; the first-person perspective; and God, Christianity, and naturalism. Common Sense Metaphysics will be of interest to scholars of Baker's work, as well as scholars and advanced students engaged in research on various topics in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of religion.

The sequencing of the genomes of humans and other organisms is inspiring the developmentofnew statisticalandbioinformatics tools that we hope canmodify the current understanding of human diseases and therapies. As our knowledge about the human genome increases so does our belief that to fully grasp the mechanisms of diseases we need to understand their genetic basis and the p- teomicsbehind them and to integratethe knowledgegeneratedin thelaboratory in clinical settings. The new genetic and proteomic data has brought forth the possibility of developing new targets and therapies based on these ?ndings, of implementing newly developed preventive measures, and also of discovering new research approaches to old problems. To fully enhance our understanding of disease processes, to develop more and better therapies to combat and cure diseases, and to develop strategies to prevent them, there is a need for synergy of the disciplines involved, medicine, molecular biology, biochemistry and computer science, leading to more recent ?elds such as bioinformatics and biomedical informatics. The 6th International Symposium on Biological and Medical Data Analysis aimed to become a place where researchersinvolved in these diversebut incre- ingly complementary areas could meet to present and discuss their scienti?c results. The papers in this volume discuss issues from statistical models to arc- tectures and applications to bioinformatics and biomedicine. They cover both practical experience and novel research ideas and concepts.

From the author of seven children's books comes the third adventure in the DogMan series, which contains, in the words of the author, "a big mystery," which you will discover as you read the book. Luis Oliveira, the author of the DogMan and other children's series, was born with cerebral palsy. Nonetheless, he can do more than anyone can imagine, and his message is always to have faith and never give up on your dreams!

A young boy in 13th Century England who is disabled leads a rescue effort to save the townspeople from a wicked king.

In this sequel to The Children of Hope, Ricardo befriends a mysterious boy with supernatural powers, and faces trials that only God and the children of hope can deliver him from.

In this third book in the Children of Hope series, Ricardo and his friends fall into a deep hole in the backyard and end up in the Old West.

Ricardo, a young boy, educates others about what it's like to have cerebral palsy, and makes many new friends along his journey.

A young boy raised in a church in 1970 London, England, becomes "DogMan" after trying to save an injured dog.

In this second book in the DogMan series, read how the DogMan defeats his arch enemy, the Icer, with the help of Matthew, his super-powered friend, and helps an orphan get a home.