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Examines endocrine toxicologya (TM)s increased importance in
environmental safety issues due to legislative directives
established over the past ten years.
With contributions by international experts in academia,
chemical manufacturing, government research laboratories,
regulatory agencies, and private consulting, this guide explores
the potentially damaging influence of environmental agents on the
endocrine system.
Covering all principal areas of EPA concern, Endocrine
Toxicology, Third Edition provides:
- putative endocrine disruptors and mechanisms of endocrine
toxicity
- the history and status of the regulatory process
- mechanisms of toxic effects in various hormonal systems
- comparisons of the endocrine responses in humans, livestock,
and wildlife
- testing methods in mammalian, fish, avian, and amphibian
models
- valuable insight into the approaches of various personnel in
the field, including: government officials who make and oversee
policy; scientists in charge of development and validation of
testing methods; basic researchers who identify toxic mechanisms;
and manufacturers responsible for environmentally benign product
certification
The primary goal of science is to "get it right," meaning that
scientists seek to accurately document the world as it is. While
erroneous conclusions and flawed theories can and do occur, they
can only be tolerated as long as reliable mechanisms of
self-correction exist, but an array of recent evidence suggests
that this is not always the case. This book offers a behavioral
science perspective on how scientific practice becomes compromised
and provides recommendations for improvement. Broadening the
discussion of research integrity beyond replication, publication
biases, statistics, and methods, this book addresses the full
complexity of the issue and serves academics and policy makers
concerned with the reliability and validity of scientific findings
across the social sciences. It tackles challenges presented by
published reports and textbooks, addresses the ways that
institutional review boards (IRBs) can influence the course of
research, and discusses the weaknesses of meta-analysis, which is
often recommended as a possible corrective measure for suboptimal
scientific practice. The book concludes with an organizing
framework to investigate how scientists' behaviors can impact the
reliability and validity of scientific research.
In-depth, illustrated exploration of how early North African
Christians lived out their faith Using a combination of literary
and archeological evidence, this in-depth, illustrated book
documents the development of Christian practices and doctrine in
Roman Africa -- contemporary Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco
-- from the second century through the Arab conquest in the seventh
century. Robin Jensen and Patout Burns, in collaboration with
Graeme W. Clarke, Susan T. Stevens, William Tabbernee, and Maureen
A. Tilley, skillfully reconstruct the rituals and practices of
Christians in the ancient buildings and spaces where those
practices were performed. Numerous site drawings and color
photographs of the archeological remains illuminate the
discussions. This work provides valuable new insights into the
church fathers Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine. Most
significantly, it offers a rich, unprecedented look at early
Christian life in Roman Africa, including the development of key
rituals and practices such as baptism and eucharist, the election
and ordination of leaders, marriage, and burial. In exploring
these, Christianity in Roman Africa shows how the early African
Christians consistently fought to preserve the holiness of the
church amid change and challenge.
My name is Julie, and I am the last person alive on this island. I
am what you might call shipwrecked, except for the fact that I came
here on an airplane. I guess that makes me plane-wrecked, or just
wrecked, or something. What matters, is the fact that I am here,
and I have no way of leaving. Ever... After I arrived here, one
night, everything changed. It wasn't guns or bombs. It wasn't tanks
and artillery that killed. It was inevitable. A virus either
mutated or was created that had no antidote, and it spread
worldwide. As days turned into weeks, and then into months, the
virus showed no signs of abating. Entire countries were dying or
had died. Civilization didn't go out with a bang, as many thought
it would, it died with a whimper. Follow me along as I faces the
trials and problems of waking up and surviving on an island in the
middle of the Pacific Ocean. An island 3,000 miles from the
continental United States. 3,000 miles from home... I hope whoever
reads this doesn't mind, but I have to write down what's been going
on before I go. My future prospects are grim at best. I can expect
to die here from malnutrition or starvation, if not something
worse. I will die alone, as it may be 100 or more years before
anyone ever comes here again. Assuming there is anybody else alive
out there.
One night, everything changed. It wasn't guns or bombs. It wasn't
tanks and artillery that killed. It was inevitable. A virus either
mutated or was created that had no antidote, and it spread
worldwide. As days turned into weeks, and then into months, the
virus showed no signs of abating. Entire countries were dying or
had died. Civilization didn't go out with a bang, as many thought
it would, it died with a whimper. Follow an average young lady
along, in the third book of the "Tales of New Hope" series, as she
goes from surviving in a St. Louis suburb, to walking the Oregon
Trail in search of a brighter future.
Emma Pierce used to believe in love in first sight; it happened
to her on the first day of her freshman year of high school. That
was the day she met Hunter Speers, and she has loved him ever
since. But when head cheerleader Julia Peters killed Emma's dreams,
she changed.
Now in her twenties and jaded by years of living the free-love
life in San Francisco, Emma has grown numb to the idea of finding
love again. She has no problem finding men who fulfill her physical
desires, but no one can compete with the memory of Hunter for her
heart. Sex is now a chore, and this formerly romantic young woman
knows she must find another way to fill the void. Terrified of
spending the rest of her life cruising from one unfulfilling
one-night stand to the next, she makes a decision: she wants a love
so deep and out of control that she loses her sense of what's
real.
Beyond that, she knows only one thing: she wants to share that
love with Hunter Speers.
Throwing caution to the wind, she makes plans to attend her
tenth high school reunion and commits to spending every minute she
has to whipping herself into the best shape of her life. At the
reunion, her life will take a sudden turn ... and change
forever.
Iran's nuclear program has generated widespread concern that Tehran
is pursuing nuclear weapons. Tehran's construction of gas
centrifuge uranium enrichment facilities is currently the main
source of proliferation concern. This book discusses Tehran's
compliance with international obligations. It also examines the
interim agreement on Iran's nuclear program; the economic sanctions
and the authority to lift restrictions in Iran; and the Iran
sanctions.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
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