Superhumanity : design of the self

Table of Contents: “…Eyal Weizman -- Designer and Discarded Genomes Ruha Benjamin -- Spaces of the Learning Self Tom Holert -- History for an Empty Future Sylvia Lavin -- Masters and Slaves Lydia Kallipoliti -- On Snow Dancing Ina Blom -- In the Skin of a Lion, a Leopard ... a Man Lesley Lokko -- As if by Design Raqs Media Collective -- An Apology to Survivors MAP Office -- Couple Format: The Identity between Love and Work Shumon Basar -- Lesser Worlds Felicity D. …”
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Zoonotic Tuberculosis : i Mycobacterium bovis/i and Other Pathogenic Mycobacteria. by Thoen, Charles O.

Table of Contents: “…Bovine TB control activitiesM. bovis in humans; Colombia; Mycobacterium bovis in humans; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Nicaragua; Uruguay; History of bovine TB control; Slaughterhouse surveillance; Current program; The future; Human TB caused by M. bovis; Venezuela; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5 Pathogenesis of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis; Introduction; Genomics and evolutionary implications; Pathogenesis; Intracellular location within phagocytic cells; Mycobacterial virulence factors; Effector mechanisms against mycobacterial infections; References.…”
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Getting new technologies together : studies in making sociotechnical order

Table of Contents: “…""2 Coordination In Early Taxonomy """"3 Coordination In Modern Genomics ""; ""4 Discussion ""; ""Chapter 3. Coordination In Military Socio-Technical Networks: Military Needs, Requirements And Guiding Principles ""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Innovation Networks In Military Technology ""; ""3 Case Study: The European Fighter Aircraft ""; ""4 Conclusions ""; ""Chapter 4. …”
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MEDINFO 2017 : Proceedings of the 16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. by Gundlapalli, A. V.

Table of Contents: “…Serious Games for Parkinson's Disease Fine Motor Skills Rehabilitation Using Natural InterfacesPatient Portal Adoption Rates: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis; E-HOSPITAL -- A Digital Workbench for Hospital Operations and Services Planning Using Information Technology and Algebraic Languages; Consumer Health Informatics Aspects of Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genomic Testing; Designing a Mobile Health Application Prototype for the Management of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome; cHRV Uncovering Daily Stress Dynamics Using Bio-Signal from Consumer Wearables.…”
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Handbook of Bowen family systems theory and research methods : a systems model for family research

Table of Contents: “…Noone ; Bowen theory in the study of physiology and family systems / Victoria Harrison ; Human stress genomics and bowen theory: potential for future research / Laurie Lassiter ; Use of differentiation of self in family research / Randall T. …”
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Blackness in Israel Rethinking Racial Boundaries. by Dorchin, Uri

Table of Contents: “…Following the great geographical discoveries -- Notes -- References -- 2 Jewishness, blackness and genetic data: Israeli geneticists and physicians tracing the ancestry of two African populations -- The genetics of human population -- historical background -- The genetic expedition to Ethiopia -- Genetic ancestry testing in a genomic age -- CMH on Y-chromosome and the Lemba tribe -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part II Blackness in the Jewish Israeli society -- 3 Kinked race and Ethiopian Jewish blackness in Israel: An ethnography -- Jewish blackness as Stigma…”
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Werner & Ingbar's the thyroid a fundamental and clinical text

Table of Contents: “…The heritage of the thyroid: a brief history -- Development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis -- Anatomy and pathology of the thyrotrophs -- Thyroid hormone synthesis: thyroid iodide transport -- Thyroid hormone synthesis -- Thyroglobulin structure, function, and biosynthesis -- Thyroid hormone transport proteins and the physiology of hormone binding -- Intracellular pathways of iodothyronine metabolism/implications of deiodination for thyroid hormone action -- Genomic and nongenomic actions of thyroid hormones -- Thyroid hormones structure-function relationships -- Chemistry and biosynthesis of thyrotropin -- The thyrotropin receptor -- Regulation of thyrotropin secretion -- Age related changes in thyroid function -- Effects of drugs on TSH secretion, thyroid hormones absorption, synthesis, metabolism, and action -- Nonthyroidal illness syndrome -- Iodine deficiency and endemic cretinism -- Effect of excess iodide: clinical aspects -- Thyroid radionuclide uptake and imaging studies -- Measuring serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroid hormones, thyroid-directed antibodies, and transport proteins -- Measurement of thyroglobulin -- Nonisotopic techniques of thyroid imaging -- Physical examination of the thyroid gland -- Pathology and cytopathology -- Introduction to thyrotoxicosis -- Pathogenesis of graves' disease -- Ophthalmopathy -- Thyroid dermopathy and thyroid acropachy -- Thyrotropin-induced thyrotoxicosis -- Toxic adenoma and toxic multinodular goiter -- Trophoblastic tumors -- Sporadic painless, painful subacute and acute infectious thyroiditis -- Thyrotoxicosis of extrathyroid origin -- Overview of the clinical manifestations of thyrotoxicosis -- The cardiovascular system in thyrotoxicosis -- Thyroid hormones in thermogenesis, intermediary metabolism, and obesity -- The male and female reproductive system in thyrotoxicosis -- The skeletal system in thyrotoxicosis -- Behavioral and psychiatric aspects of thyrotoxicosis --…”
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The domestic and international impacts of the 2009-H1N1 influenza a pandemic : global challenges, global solutions : workshop summary

Table of Contents: “…Origins and evolutionary genomics of the 2009 Swine-origin H1N1 Influenza A epidemic / Gavin J.D. …”
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Textbook of child and adolescent psychiatry

Table of Contents: “…Laboratory and diagnostic testing -- Ch. 16. Clinical genomic testing -- Ch. 17. Diagnostic and diagnostic formulation -- Ch. 18. …”

Krause's food, nutrition, & diet therapy

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to nutritional genomics -- Ch. 17. Dietary and clinical assessment -- Ch. 18. …”

Molecular plant immunity

Table of Contents: “…Tyler and Thierry Rouxel -- Introduction -- Plant-associated fungi and oomycetes -- Identification of fungal and oomycete effectors -- Defensive effectors: effectors that interfere with plant immunity -- Offensive effectors: effectors that debilitate plant tissue -- Effectors that contribute to fitness via unknown mechanisms -- Entry of intracellular effectors -- Genome location and consequences for adaptation/dispensability -- Conclusion -- 8. …”
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Scala Machine Learning Projects : Build real-world machine learning and deep learning projects with Scala. by Karim, Md. Rezaul

Table of Contents: “…-- Project structure -- Running the Scala Play web app -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Population-Scale Clustering and Ethnicity Prediction -- Population scale clustering and geographic ethnicity -- Machine learning for genetic variants -- 1000 Genomes Projects dataset description -- Algorithms, tools, and techniques -- H2O and Sparkling water -- ADAM for large-scale genomics data processing -- Unsupervised machine learning -- Population genomics and clustering -- How does K-means work? …”
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Biochemistry laboratory manual for undergraduates : an inquiry-based approach by Gerczei, Timea, Pattison, Scott, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…PCR Amplification of a Desired DNA Segment Of The Genome (Conventional Cloning) -- 3.5. Quickchange Site-Directed Mutagenesis -- Prelab Questions for Primer Design Lab -- Introduction to Primer Design Lab Report Outline and Point Distribution -- 4. …”
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Critical government documents on health care by Philpott, Don

Table of Contents: “…Critical Government Documents On Health Care ; Contents ; INTRODUCTION ; THE NATION'S HEALTH ; ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ; ADOLESCENT HEALTH ; Emerging Issues in Adolescent Health ; ARTHRITIS, OSTEOPOROSIS, AND CHRONIC BACK CONDITIONS ; BLOOD DISORDERS AND BLOOD SAFETY ; CANCER ; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) ; DEMENTIAS, INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ; DIABETES ; DISABILITY AND HEALTH ; EARLY AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD ; EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS ; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ; FAMILY PLANNING ; FOOD SAFETY ; GENOMICS ; GLOBAL HEALTH ; HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.…”
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Advances in cancer nanotheranostics for experimental and personalized medicine

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- End User License Agreement -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Cancer Nanotheranostics -- Ezgi Nurdan Yenilmez Tunoglu1, Berçem Yeman1, Merve Biçen1, Servet Tunoglu2, Yousef Rasmi3 and Yusuf Tutar1,4,* -- INTRODUCTION -- Oncology in Brief -- Genomic Era -- Transcriptome Analysis -- Epigenomic Regulations -- Proteomic Approaches -- Metabolomics -- Targeted Delivery Through NPs -- Stem Cells and Cancer -- Cancer Treatment with Mesenchymal Stem Cells -- iPSCs: Return to The Past -- FUTURE PERSPECTIVES -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION…”
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Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Handbook.

Table of Contents: “…Probing Cells with Nanotechnology; 24. Genomics and DNA Microarrays; 25. Micro-PCR Devices for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications; 26. …”
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Past, present, and future of statistical science

Table of Contents: “…A journey into statistical genetics and genomics; 19. Reflections on women in statistics in Canada; 20. …”
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The pediatric airway : cry, stridor, and cough

Table of Contents: “…Discrete Fourier TransformAcoustic Attributes in the Spectrum; Methods for Detecting Fundamental Frequency; Detecting the Melody Contour of the Infant Cry; Digital Spectrograph; Results; Duration of Cry Segments; Fundamental Frequency; Development of the Fundamental Frequency; Melody of the Infant Cry; Evaluation; Sound in Medicine; Noninvasive Diagnostic Methods; Nasometry; Bioinformatics and Genomics; Chapter 6. Characterization and Acoustic Description of the Most Commonly Occurring Sound Signals; Cries; Clear (pure, regular, normal) Cry; Veiled Cry; Hoarse Cry.…”
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The cancer degradome : proteases and cancer biology

Table of Contents: “…The Degradome and Its Analysis -- Protease Genomics and the Cancer Degradome -- The CLIP-CHIP™: A Focused Oligonucleotide Microarray Platform for Transcriptome Analysis of the Complete Human and Murine Cancer Degradomes -- The Hu/Mu ProtIn Chip: A Custom Dual-Species Oligonucleotide Microarray for Profiling Degradome Gene Expression in Tumors and Their Microenvironment -- Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of Degradome Gene Expression -- Identification of Protease Substrates by Mass Spectrometry Approaches-1 -- Identification of Protease Substrates by Mass Spectrometry Approaches-2 -- Activity-Based Imaging and Biochemical Profiling Tools for Analysis of the Cancer Degradome -- Images of Cleavage: Tumor Proteases in Action -- Insights into Protease Function -- Proteolytic Pathways: Intersecting Cascades in Cancer Development -- Physiological Functions of Plasminogen Activation: Effects of Gene Deficiencies in Humans and Mice -- The Plasminogen Activation System in Tissue Remodeling and Cancer Invasion -- The Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor as a Target for Cancer Therapy -- The Endocytic Collagen Receptor, uPARAP/Endo180, in Cancer Invasion and Tissue Remodeling -- Physiological and Pathological Functions of Type II Transmembrane Serine Proteases: Lessons from Transgenic Mouse Models and Human Disease-Associated Mutations -- Roles of Cysteine Proteases in Tumor Progression: Analysis of Cysteine Cathepsin Knockout Mice in Cancer Models -- In Vitro and In Vivo Models of Angiogenesis to Dissect MMP Functions -- The Surface Transplantation Model to Study the Tumor-Host Interface -- Unravelling the Roles of Proteinases in Cell Migration In Vitro and In Vivo -- New Insights into MMP function in Adipogenesis -- TIMPs: Extracellular Modifiers in Cancer Development -- The Interface Between Proteolysis and Cell Signalling -- Invadopodia: Interface for Invasion -- uPAR and Proteases in Mobilization of Hematopoietic Stem Cells -- The Urokinase Receptor and Integrins Constitute a Cell Migration Signalosome -- Measuring uPAR Dynamics in Live Cells -- Janus-Faced Effects of Broad-Spectrum and Specific MMP Inhibition on Metastasis -- Cytokine Substrates: MMP Regulation of Inflammatory Signaling Molecules -- Matrix Metalloproteinases as Key Regulators of Tumor-Bone Interaction -- The Degradome as Source of Cancer Diagnostic and Markers -- The Plasminogen Activation System as a Source of Prognostic Markers in Cancer -- Cysteine Cathepsins and Cystatins as Cancer Biomarkers -- Novel Degradome Markers in Breast Cancer -- Meta-Analysis of Gene Expression Microarray Data: Degradome Genes in Healthy and Cancer Tissues -- Degradome Gene Polymorphisms -- TIMP-1 as a Prognostic Marker in Colorectal Cancer -- Novel Therapeutic Strategies -- Structure and Inhibition of the Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor -- Engineered Antagonists of uPA and PAI-1 -- MMP Inhibitor Clinical Trials -- The Past, Present, and Future -- Tailoring TIMPs for Selective Metalloproteinase Inhibition -- Third-Generation MMP Inhibitors: Recent Advances in the Development of Highly Selective Inhibitors -- Protease-Activated Delivery and Imaging Systems -- Development of Tumour-Selective and Endoprotease-Activated Anticancer Therapeutics -- Targeting Degradome Genes via Engineered Viral Vectors.…”
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Berkowitz's Pediatrics A Primary Care Approach. by Berkowitz, Carol D.

Table of Contents: “…Pediatric Hospital Medicine -- 20. Pediatric Genomic Medicine -- 21. Principles of Quality Improvement: Improving Health Care for Pediatric Patients -- 22. …”
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Routledge handbook of the study of the commons

Table of Contents: “…McGuire -- Ethical standards for unconsented data access to build genomic and other medical information commons / Barbara Evans -- Technology dependent commons / Nina Wormbs -- From historical Institution to pars pro toto : the commons and their revival in historical perspective / Tine De Moor -- Customary authority and commons governance / Frank Matose, Phil René Oyono, James Murombedzi -- The role of pseudo-commons in post-socialist countries / Insa Theesfeld -- Facilitated self-governance of the commons : on the roles of civil society organizations in the governance of shared resource systems / Frank van Laerhoven, Clare Barnes -- Commons, Indigenous rights, and governance / Iliana Monterroso, Peter Cronkleton, Anne M. …”
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COVID-19 by Mittal, Neeraj

Table of Contents: “…CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 -- Hitesh Malhotra1,*, Anjoo Kamboj1 and Peeyush Kaushik1 -- INTRODUCTION -- GENOMIC STRUCTURE OF CORONAVIRUS -- STRUCTURAL PROTEINS -- Spike Protein -- Small Membrane Protein -- Membrane Protein -- Hemagglutinin-Esterase -- Nucleocapsid and Internal Proteins -- Replicase Protein -- VIRAL CYCLE -- OUTBREAKS OF CORONAVIRUS -- Porcine Coronavirus -- Avian Coronavirus -- Feline Coronavirus -- Bovine Coronavirus -- Murine Coronavirus -- Human Coronavirus -- SARS-CoV -- MERS-CoV -- COVID-19 -- Introduction…”
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Clinical Andrology : EAU/ESAU Course Guidelines. by Bjorndahl, Lars

Table of Contents: “…Sex steroids in men: Biosynthesis, transport, metabolism, interaction with receptors, and cellular (Genomic and Nongenomic) and biological actions; Chapter 23. …”
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New developments in chromatin research

Table of Contents: “…Distribution of Histone Modifications within Genomic Domains; 4. DNA MODIFICATIONS AND CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; 4.1. …”
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The digital pill : what everyone should know about the future of our healthcare system by Fleisch, Elgar

Table of Contents: “…Digitalization Accelerates Medical Research -- Part II: Digital Technologies are Changing Patients and Healthcare Systems -- Chapter 4: Do-it-Yourself Medicine -- DIY Research -- Self-help and Self-diagnosis -- Sharing Between (Expert) Patients -- PatientsLikeMe -- Health Unlocked -- Continuous Patient Self-monitoring -- Quantified Self -- Do-it-yourself Tests -- Urine Test by Healthy.io -- Stool Sample Test by Viome and DayTwo -- Genetic Testing by Color Genomics -- The limits of Do-it-yourself -- Citizen Scientists -- Chapter 5: The Digital Doctor-Patient Relationship…”
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Obesity : epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prevention

Table of Contents: “…Angiogenesis-Targeted Redox-Based Therapeutics; Chapter 19. Genomic Imprinting Disorders in Obesity; Chapter 21. …”
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Route maps in gene technology by Walker, Matthew R.

Table of Contents: “…TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF DNA-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS; 9. ORGANISATION OF GENOMES INTO MULTIPLE CHROMOSOMES; 10. DISTRIBUTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS WITHIN EUKARYOTIC CELLS; 11. …”
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Advances in Veterinary Dermatology, Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology, Vancouver, Canada, July 24-28, 2012 : Proceedings of the Seventh World Cong... by Torres, Sheila M. F.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Sponsors; Officers and Organizing Committees; Members of the Administrative Committee of the WAVD; Preface; PART 1 ALLERGY; 1.1 Epidemiology of human atopic dermatitis -- seven areas of notable progress and seven areas of notable ignorance; 1.2 The genomics revolution: will canine atopic dermatitis be predictable and preventable?…”
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OMICS applications in crop science

Table of Contents: “…Catharanthus roseus : the metabolome that represents a unique reservoir of medicinally important alkaloids under precise genomic regulation / Ashutosh K. Shukla and Suman P.S. …”
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Lung Cancer : Principles and Practice. by Pass, Harvey I.

Table of Contents: “…TOBACCO-RELATED LUNG CARCINOGENESIS""; ""PART II LUNG CANCER BIOLOGY""; ""7 GENOMIC ALTERATIONS IN LUNG CANCER ""; ""8 EPIGENETIC CHANGES IN LUNG CANCER: PATHOBIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS""…”
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Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing by Hinkle, Janice L.

Table of Contents: “…Health Care Delivery and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice -- Community-Based Nursing Practice -- Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, and the Nursing Process -- Health Education and Promotion -- Adult Health and Nutritional Assessment -- Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation -- Overview of Transcultural Nursing -- Overview of Genetics and Genomics in Nursing -- Chronic Illness and Disability -- Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation -- Health Care of the Older Adult -- Pain Management -- Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Disturbance -- Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome -- Oncology: Nursing Management in Cancer Care -- End-of-Life Care -- Preoperative Nursing Management -- Intraoperative Nursing Management -- Postoperative Nursing Management -- Assessment of Respiratory Function -- Respiratory Care Modalities -- Management of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders -- Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders -- Management of patients with chronic pulmonary disease -- Assessment of cardiovascular function -- Management of patients with dysrhythmias and conduction problems -- Management of patients with coronary vascular disorders -- Management of patients with structural, infectious, and inflammatory cardiac disorders -- Management of patients with complications from heart disease -- Assessment and management of patients with vascular disorders and problems of peripheral circulation -- Assessment and management of patients with hypertension -- Assessment of hematologic function and treatment modalities -- Management of patients with nonmalignant hematologic disorders -- Management of patients with hematologic neoplasms -- Assessment of immune function -- Management of patients with immunodeficiency disorders -- Management of patients with HIV infection and AIDS -- Assessment and management of patients with allergic disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with rheumatic disorders -- Assessment of musculoskeletal function -- Musculoskeletal care modalities -- Management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders -- Management of patients with musculoskeletal trauma -- Assessment of digestive and gastrointestinal function -- Digestive and gastrointestinal treatment modalities -- Management of patients with oral and esophageal disorders -- Management of patients with gastric and duodenal disorders -- Management of patients with intestinal and rectal disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with hepatic disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with biliary disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with diabetes -- Assessment and management of patients with endocrine disorders -- Assessment of kidney and urinary function -- Management of patients with kidney disorders -- Management of patients with urinary disorders -- Assessment and management of female physiologic processes -- Management of patients with female reproductive disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with breast disorders -- Assessment and management of problems related to male reproductive processes -- Assessment of integumentary function -- Management of patients with dermatologic problems -- Management of patients with burn injury -- Assessment and management of patients with eye and vision disorders -- Assessment and management of patients with hearing and balance disorders -- Assessment of neurologic function -- Management of patients with neurologic dysfunction -- Management of patients with cerebrovascular disorders -- Management of patients with neurologic trauma -- Management of patients with neurologic infections, autoimmune disorders, and neuropathies -- Management of patients with oncologic or degenerative neurologic disorders -- Management of patients with infectious diseases -- Emergency nursing -- Terrorism, mass casualty, and disaster nursing.…”

Public health nursing : population-centered health care in the community

Table of Contents: “…Part 1: Influencing factors in public health nursing and population health -- Public health foundations and population health -- History of public health and public and community health nursing -- Public health, primary care, and primary health care systems -- Perspectives in global health care -- Economics of health care delivery -- Part 2: Forces affecting nurses in the delivery of public and population health care delivery -- Environmental health -- Application of ethics in the community -- Achieving cultural competence in community health nursing -- Public health policy -- Evidence-based practice -- Part 3: Conceptual and scientific frameworks applied to nursing practice -- Population-based public health nursing practice: the intervention wheel -- Genomics in public health nursing -- Epidemiology -- Infectious disease prevention and control -- Communicable and infectious disease risks -- Part 4: Community level interventions -- Promoting healthy communities -- Community as client: assessment and analysis -- Building a culture of health to influence health equity within communities -- Health education principles applied in communities, groups, families, and individuals for healthy change -- Part 5: Issues and approaches in population-centered nursing -- The nurse-led health center: a model for community nursing practice -- Public health nursing practice and the disaster management cycle -- Public health surveillance and outbreak investigation -- Program management -- Quality management -- Case management -- Part 6: Promoting the health of target populations across the life span -- Working with families in the community for healthy outcomes -- Family health risks -- Child and adolescent health -- Major health issues and chronic disease management of adults across the life span -- Disability health care across the life span -- Part 7: Promoting and protecting the health of vulnerable populations -- Health equity and care of vulnerable populations -- Population-centered nursing in rural and urban environments -- Poverty and homelessness -- Migrant health issues -- Teen pregnancy -- Mental health issues -- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems -- Violence and human abuse -- Part 8: Nurses' roles and functions in the community -- Advanced nursing practice in the community -- The nurse leader in the community -- The nurse in public health, home health, hospice, and palliative care -- The nurse in the schools -- The nurse in occupational health -- Forensic nursing in the community -- The nurse in the faith community -- Public health nursing at local, state, and national levels -- Appendixes. …”

Alternative Pre-mRNA Splicing : Theory and Protocols

Table of Contents: “…Overview of Splicing Relevant Databases / Pierre de la Grange -- Analysis of RNA Transcripts by High-Throughput RNA Sequencing / Paolo Ribeca, Vincent Lacroix, Michael Sammeth, Roderic Guig̤ -- Identification of Splicing Factor Target Genes by High-Throughput Sequencing / Chaolin Zhang, Michael Q Zhang -- Bioinformatic Analysis of Splicing Events / Zhaiyi Zhang, Stefan Stamm -- Analysis of Pre-mRNA Secondary Structures and Alternative Splicing / Michael Hiller -- Structure Prediction for Alternatively Spliced Proteins / Lukasz Kozlowski, Jerzy Orlowski, Janusz M Bujnicki -- Comparative Genomics Methods for the Prediction of Small RNA-Binding Sites / Rym Kachouri-Lafond, Mihaela Zavolan -- Appendix A1: Yeast Nomenclature Systematic Open Reading Frame (ORF) and Other Genetic Designations -- Appendix A2: Glossary -- Index.…”
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Privacy Rights in the Digital Age

Table of Contents: “…Constitution -- Freedom of Information Act -- Genome sequencing -- General data protection regulation -- Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking -- Godkin, Edwin Lawrence (1831-1902) -- Gonzaga University v. …”
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Genetically modified organisms in food : production, safety, regulation and public health by Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross), Preedy, Victor R.

Table of Contents: “…18.Consumer Acceptance and Willingness-to-Pay for Genetically Modified Foods with Enhanced Vitamin Levels / Xavier Gellynck -- Introduction -- Methods -- Search Strategy -- Study Selection -- Data Extraction -- Results -- Acceptance of GM Foods with Enhanced Vitamin Levels -- Willingness-to-Pay for GM Foods with Enhanced Vitamin Levels -- Determinants of Acceptance and Willingness-to-Pay -- Case Study: Information Effects on WTP for Folate Biofortified Rice -- Information Effects -- Conclusions -- References -- 19.Detection of Genetically Modified Organisms in Feed / Sule Ari -- Introduction -- GMO Feeds: General Characteristics, Regulations, and Health Issues -- Detection Methods of Genetically Modified Organisms in Feed -- Molecular Analysis -- Genomic DNA Extraction -- Conventional PCR Analysis for Identifying Plant Species -- Conventional PCR Analysis for Detection of GMOs -- Nested PCR Analysis for Determining GMO Events in Feed -- ^…”
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Privacy Rights in the Digital Age

Table of Contents: “…Constitution -- Freedom of Information Act -- Genome sequencing -- General data protection regulation -- Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking -- Godkin, Edwin Lawrence (1831-1902) -- Gonzaga University v. …”
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Obesity prevention : the role of brain and society on individual behavior

Table of Contents: “…Williams -- Nutritional genomics in obesity prevention and treatment / Branden R. …”
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Informatics for Health by Randell, R.

Table of Contents: “…Health Data Science -- Predicting the Pathogenic Impact of Sequence Variation in the Human Genome -- Learning Healthcare System for the Prescription of Genetic Testing in the Gynecological Cancer Risk -- Exploratory Clustering for Patient Subpopulation Discovery.…”
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The Handbook of Communication Science and Biology by Floyd, Kory

Table of Contents: “…Dennett and Robert Pirsig -- Craig's Meta-model -- The Epistemologies of Pirsig and Dennett -- How to Play Chess -- Research in Bio-Behavioral Aspects of Communication -- Objections to Biological Approaches to Communication Theory -- A Bright Future -- Note -- References -- PART II: EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVES -- 3 Natural Selection and the Nature of Communication -- Some Physics Escapes the Realm of Entropy -- Natural Selection and Replicative Functional Order -- Replicative Order and Frame of Reference -- Genetic and Environmental Inheritance -- The Coevolution of Genome and Environment -- Communication and Systems of Evolved Meaning -- Evolution, Replicative Order, and Shannon's Theoryof Communication -- Communication and Learning -- Conflict and Deception as Features of Inter-Individual Communication -- Language Acquisition Involves Evolved Systems of Meaning -- Communication and Human Coalitions -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Costly Signaling in Human Communication -- The Costly Signaling Mechanism -- Cost Types -- Receiver-IndependentCosts -- Receiver-Dependent Costs -- Applications of Costly Signaling to Human Communication -- Aggressive Intent Signals Maintained by Retaliation Costs -- Laughter as a Trust Barometer Maintained by Vulnerability Costs -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Evolution, Structure, and Functions of Human Laughter.…”
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Engineering Neural Tissue from Stem Cells by Willerth, Stephanie

Table of Contents: “…3 Affinity-Based Drug Delivery Systems -- 3.1 Heparin-Based Drug Delivery Systems -- 3.2 Other Types of Affinity-Based Drug Delivery Systems -- 4 Immobilization-Based Drug Delivery Systems -- 5 Electrically Controlled Drug Delivery Systems -- 6 Optically Controlled Drug Delivery Systems -- 7 Future Directions -- Additional Resources -- Books Related to Drug Delivery -- References -- Chapter 8 New technologies for engineering neural tissue from stem cells -- 1 Introduction to New Technologies for Engineering Neural Tissues From Stem Cells -- 2 Generation of Neural Organoids From Stem Cells -- 3 The Use of 3D Bioprinting to Produce on Demand Neural Tissues -- 4 In Vitro and In Vivo Engineering of Neural Tissue From Somatic Cells -- 5 Genome Editing for Engineering Neural Tissue -- 6 Optogenetics and Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs (DREADDs) -- 7 Conclusions -- Additional Resources -- Resources Related to 3D Bioprinting -- Resources Related to Organoids -- Resources Related to Direct Reprogramming of Cells -- Resources Related to Gene Editing -- Resources Related to Optogenetics and DREDDs -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.…”
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