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Students' favorite review resource for studying the essentials of
medical pharmacology, Lippincott (R) Illustrated Reviews:
Pharmacology, 8th Edition, presents up-to-date drug information in
an accessible format ideal for effective review. Part of the
popular Lippincott (R) Illustrated Reviews series, this concise
resource features clear writing and hundreds of illustrations that
break down complex pharmacological information, so it is
understandable and accessible. Sequential images present mechanisms
of action and focus on showing rather than telling students how
drugs work, and review questions with answers deliver powerful,
practical exam preparation. NEW! Pharmacogenomics chapter
familiarizes students with this topical area of clinical
pharmacology. NEW! Clinical Application boxes emphasize the
practical application of pharmacology concepts with real-world
clinical examples. NEW! Chapter Summaries facilitate quick review
for better student comprehension. Updated drug information reflects
the most current, clinically relevant pharmacology material.
Approachable outline format distills complex information for easier
review. High-quality illustrations reinforce understanding in
vibrant detail. Enhanced review questions with answers provide
valuable self-assessment and prepare students for their Board
reviews.
Computational Legal Studies offers a visionary introduction to the
computational turn in law and the resulting emergence of the
computational legal studies field. It explores how computational
data creation, collection and analysis techniques are transforming
the way in which we comprehend and study the law, and the
implications that this has for the future of legal studies.
Featuring contributions from a diverse set of experts, this
thought-provoking book considers the implications of
computationally enabled research and the future trajectory of the
field. It discusses how technological, scientific and
methodological developments are not only making the traditional
practice of law more efficient but are also creating new
perspectives on the law and shaping how we understand it. Chapters
draw on a range of examples of computational legal research to
demonstrate how a wide variety of research methods, including
natural language processing, machine learning, agent-based
modelling, and network analysis, are transforming the relationship
between law and computation. This book will prove to be a
stimulating read for legal academics looking for a better
understanding of this emerging field and for law students
interested in new legal research techniques. It will also be a
valuable resource for legal firms and computational social
scientists interested in examining how law is adopting
computational methods.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book of selected essays presents constructive analyses of
vital economic problems confronting the United States since the
1970s, giving special attention to challenges facing working
families. The analyses, produced by Charles Whalen over three
decades, address the causes and consequences of macroeconomic
instability, job offshoring, community economic dislocation,
financialization, and income inequality. They also explore the
various dimensions of worker insecurity and underscore the dynamics
of an ever-changing economy. The result is a compelling case for
reforming capitalism by addressing workers' interests as an
integral part of the common good, and for reconstructing economics
in the direction of post-Keynesian institutionalism. Whalen's
reformist approach builds not only on the institutional economics
of John R. Commons, but also on the post-Keynesianism of Hyman
Minsky, who stressed that society should be democratic and humane.
To that end, the book gives attention to policy-making processes as
well as policy details. Scholars and students of economics and
labor studies will appreciate the incisive analyses and real-world
focus. Historians and economic sociologists will be interested in
the book's attention to the evolution of US capitalism; and policy
analysts and concerned citizens will welcome its emphasis on
economic reform and optimistic vision for our economic future.
"Place and Locality in Modern France, 1750-present" is an edited
collection that successfully analyses the significance and changing
constructions of local place in modern France. Drawing on the
expertise of a range of scholars from around the world, this book
is a timely overview of the cross-disciplinary thinking that is
currently taking place over a central issue in French history.The
book investigates the politics of administrative reform,
regionalism and projects of decentralization. It looks at the role
of commerce in engendering narratives and experience of local
place, explores the importance of ethnic, class and gender
distinctions, and considers the generation and transmission of
knowledge about local place and culture through academia, civic
heritage and popular memory. In short, this text provides a
sweeping account of the concept of the 'local' in French history in
a way that will effectively bridge the divide between micro- and
macro-history for those interested in ideas of locality and culture
in modern French and European history.
Explores a range of Buddhist perspectives in a distinctly American
context.
* Specifications: Includes a 3" mini Christmas screaming goat
figurine decked out in an ugly holiday sweater, Santa hat, and
jingle bell collar * With Sound: The Christmas goat's signature
scream plays when the snow mound base is pressed * Book Included:
Kit also includes a mini book featuring the nativity story told
with goats, gift ideas for your goat, and full-color illustrations
* Perfect Gift: Bring a little humor and merriment to your home,
office, or dorm room with this funny holiday gag gift * Portable:
Small size allows for a dose of festive fun anytime, anywhere
Includes button cell batteries.
The southern textile strikes of 1929-1931 were ferocious
struggles--thousands of millhands went on strike, the National
Guard was deployed, several people were killed and hundreds injured
and jailed. The southern press, and for a time the national press,
covered the story in enormous detail. In recounting developments,
southern reporters and editors found themselves swept up on a
painful and sweeping re-examination and reconstruction of southern
institutions and values. Whalen explores the largely unknown world
of southern journalism and investigates the ways in which the
upheaval in textiles triggered profound soul-searching among
southerners. The southern textile strikes of 1929-1931 were
ferocious struggles--thousands of millhands went on strike, the
National Guard was deployed, several people were killed and
hundreds injured and jailed. The southern press, and for a time the
national press, covered the story in enormous detail. In recounting
developments, southern reporters and editors found themselves swept
up on a painful and sweeping re-examination and reconstruction of
southern institutions and values. Whalen explores the largely
unknown world of southern journalism and investigates the ways in
which the upheaval in textiles triggered profound soul-searching
among southerners.
The worlds of labor, journalism, and the American South collide
in this study. That collision, Whalen claims, is the prelude to the
stunning social, economic, and cultural transformation of the
American South which occurred in the last half of the twentieth
century. The textile strikes shocked the mind of the South, a fact
that can readily be seen in hometown papers, as reporters and
editors ran the gamut from denial and scheming to hoping and
dreaming--sometimes even bravely confronting the truth. The
reevaluation of southern manners and mores that would culminate in
the Civil Rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s can be dated back
to this period of turmoil.
The Second Edition is an updated revision to the authors highly
successful and widely used introduction to the principles and
application of the statistical theory of signal detection. This
book emphasizes those theories that have been found to be
particularly useful in practice including principles applied to
detection problems encountered in digital communications, radar,
and sonar.
Detection processing based upon the fast Fourier transform
After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT
fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of
entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which
contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.
Looks at Buddhist influences in American literature and how
literature has shaped the reception of Buddhism in North America.
While there are a number of books on the market that deal with
neuronal mechanisms and targets, the proposed book will be the only
one tocover the vascular aspects of CNS trauma.The contributing
authors will present basic mechanisms, explain cutting-edge
experimental models and techniques, and provide several clinical
chapters that provide treating physicians with some insight on the
cases that they see in the ICU. The table of contents is diverse
and comprehensive with chapters on molecular mechanisms,
physiology, pharmacology, stem cells, genomics and proteomics, in
vivo MRI and PET, as well as the clinical management of vascular
parameters. "
During the Middle Ages, the popes of Rome claimed both spiritual
authority and worldly powers, vying with emperors for supremacy,
ruling over the Papal States, and legislating the norms of
Christian society. They also faced profound challenges to their
proclaimed primacy over Christendom.
"The Medieval Papacy" explores the unique role that the Roman
Church and its papal leadership played in the historical
development of medieval Europe. Brett Edward Whalen pays special
attention to the religious, intellectual and political significance
of the papacy from the first century through to the Reformation in
the sixteenth century.
Ideal for students, scholars and general readers alike, this
approachable survey helps us to understand the origins of an idea
and institution that continue to shape our modern world.
Spice things up in the kitchen! Rubs, Third Edition will be your
guide to season any dish so you can create your own signature
concoction! Part of The Art of Entertaining series, this new and
expanded edition of the bestselling book by John Whalen makes it
even easier to season any dish and features: - Over 175 recipes for
rubs, marinades, glazes, and bastes - A guide to flavor profiles -
like "spicy," "sweet," "savory," and "tangy" - and the types of
proteins on which each one works best - Directions for using the
appropriate rub, marinade, glaze, or baste depending on how you are
planning to cook your food. This handbook is a perfect gift for
family and friends that love to grill, and they'll be sure to
invite you to their next Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day
BBQ shindig. Or buy it for yourself and enjoy cooking in the great
outdoors! Rubs is packed with recipes you can use in the kitchen,
too, which are also a great starting point for your own bespoke
dishes. With this flavor-packed handbook at the ready, you won't
believe how good these easy-to-follow recipes will make your food
taste
The first book devoted entirely to a critical examination of
contemporary Irish prison literature, "Contemporary Irish
Republican Prison Writing" explicates extant and previously
unpublished texts by world-famous figures like Gerry Adams and
Bobby Sands as well as the works of lesser-known and anonymous
authors, paying special attention to women's writing. This book
analyzes Republican resistance within Northern Irish prisons as it
traces the textual history of these writings, demonstrating the
ways in which POWs appropriate prison space through discursive
strategies. As it explores the aesthetic alterity of prison writing
"Contemporary Irish Republican Prison Writing" critiques
traditional assumptions about literature, simultaneously shedding
light on the continuing conservatism of canonical boundaries.
This collection of papers from Eighth Conference on Laboratory
Phonology (held in New Haven, CT) explores what laboratory data
that can tell us about the nature of speakers' phonological
competence and how they acquire it, and outlines models of the
human phonological capacity that can meet the challenge of
formalizing that competence. The window on the phonological
capacity is broadened by including, for the first time in the
Laboratory Phonology series, work on signed languages and papers
that explicitly compare signed and spoken phonologies. A major
focus, cutting across signed and spoken phonologies, is that
phonological competence must include both qualitative (or
categorical) and quantitative (or variable) knowledge. Theoretical
approaches represented in the collection for accommodating these
types of knowledge include modularity, dynamical grammars, and
probabilistic grammars. A second major focus is on the acquisition
of this knowledge. Here the papers pursue the consequences for
acquisition of taking into account the richness and variability of
the adult systems that provide input to the child. The final focus
is on how phonological knowledge guides speech production. Data and
models address the question of how speech gestures interact with
one another locally (through articulatory constraints and
syllable-level organization) and how they interact with the
prosodic structure of an utterance. The twenty-six papers in the
collection include invited contributions from Diane Brentari, David
Corina, David Perlmutter, D. Robert Ladd, Diamandis Gafos, Marilyn
Vihman, Shelley Velleman, Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel, and Dani
Byrd.
Debate has swirled for years around that most significant of
literary problems, the authorship of Shakespeare's works. Now
Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, a recognized poet and
playwright, has eclipsed Bacon, Marlowe, and all the other
candidates for authorship honors. Lengthy and specialized studies
have detailed the historico-literary case for Oxford and against
the man from Stratford-on-Avon . . . Shakespeare: Who Was He? is
the first book to give the general reader a clear, readable,
concise analysis of the arguments for both men. Most intriguing are
the many direct parallels between Oxford's life and Shakespeare's
works, especially in Hamlet, the most autobiographical of the
plays. Shakespeare: Who Was He? is a literary mystery of monumental
proportions. Whalen's presentation breathes new life into the plays
and sonnets through this breakthrough examination of the real-life
Hamlet, Edward de Vere, the 17th earl of Oxford. William
Shakespeare is the only literary figure whose very identity is a
matter of long-standing and continuing dispute. Was he really the
glover's son from Stratford-on-Avon? Or was he someone else writing
under the pseudonym William Shakespeare? The question has been
called the foremost literary problem in world literature and
history's biggest literary whodunnit. Interest in it has never been
greater, and that interest is growing now that a consensus has
formed for Edward de Vere, the seventeenth earl of Oxford, as the
leading candidate. Oxford, a recognized poet, playwright, and
patron of acting companies, has eclipsed Bacon, Marlowe, and all
the other candidates. The Oxfordian challenge is now being covered
in scholarly books, in articles in magazines such as The New Yorker
and Atlantic Monthly, and on television, including an hour-long PBS
FrontLine program. The issue has even been debated in a moot court
before three justices of the Supreme Court--with an intriguing
outcome. Whalen's book is the first to provide a clear, concise,
readable summary for the general reader, one that analyzes the main
arguments for both the man from Stratford-on-Avon and the earl of
Oxford. His conclusion? The case for Oxford is much more
persuasive. Oxford's life in general and in its particulars is
mirrored throughout the works of Shakespeare in many striking ways,
particularly in Hamlet, the most autobiographical of the plays.
Many who have examined the case for Oxford have had their
appreciation of Shakespeare transformed and immensely enriched.
This book will be required reading for those who love Shakespeare
and want to know more about why the authorship controversy
persists. The main narrative, which takes the reader easily through
the pros and cons for each man, is supplemented by extensive,
entertaining endnotes and appendixes, plus a comprehensive,
annotated bibliography.
The field of DNA vaccines has undergone explosive growth in the
last few years. As usual, some historical precursors of this
approach can be d- cerned in the scientific literature of the last
decades. However, the present state of affairs appears to date from
observations made discreetly in 1988 by Wolff, Malone, Felgner, and
colleagues, which were described in a 1989 patent and published in
1990. Quite surprisingly, they showed that genes carried by pure
plasmid DNA and injected in a saline solution, hence the epithet
"naked DNA," could be taken up and expressed by skeletal muscle
cells with a low but reproducible frequency. Such a simple
methodology was sure to spawn many applications. In a separate and
important line of experimentation, Tang, De Vit, and Johnston
announced in 1992 that it was indeed possible to obtain humoral
immune responses against proteins encoded by DNA delivered to the
skin by a biolistic device, which has colloquially become known as
the "gene gun. " The year 1993 saw the publication of further
improvements in the me- ods of naked DNA delivery and, above all,
the first demonstrations by several groups of the induction of
humoral and cytotoxic immune responses to viral antigens expressed
from injected plasmid DNA. In some cases, protection against
challenge with the pathogen was obtained. The latter result was -
questionably the touchstone of a method of vaccination worthy of
the name.
This book advances Post-Keynesian Institutional economics, an
integrative tradition-inspired by keen economic observers such as
John Kenneth Galbraith, Joan Robinson, and Hyman Minsky-that
bridges Institutional and Post Keynesian economics. The tradition
proved its worth by addressing the global financial crisis of
2007-2009, as well as by analyzing long-term trends accompanying
the evolution of investor-driven ("money manager") capitalism,
including financialization, spreading worker insecurity, and rising
inequality. This Modern Guide begins with the history and contours
of Post-Keynesian Institutionalism, and then breaks new ground,
extending recent analyses of contemporary economic problems,
sharpening concepts and methods, sketching new theories, and
synthesizing ideas across research traditions. Written by leading
scholars, this authoritative collection identifies policy-relevant
frontiers-on matters ranging from social capital and economic
democracy to feminism and environmental sustainability-thereby
setting an ambitious agenda for further Post-Keynesian
Institutionalist research. In addition to being useful as a
statement of current Post-Keynesian Institutionalist issues and
research, the book serves as both a valuable reference volume and a
source of material appropriate for course adoption for
undergraduate and graduate students. Policymakers and policy
analysts dissatisfied with the status quo should also find the book
of interest. It will likely be especially relevant to those
concerned with financial instability, worker insecurity, and
inequality, problems that in recent years have had considerable
economic and political consequences.
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