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Religion and Human Rights: An International Perspective

Springer, 2015

This book examines the relationship between human rights and religiosity. It discusses whether the impact of religiosity on human rights is liberational or suppressive, and sheds light on the direction in which the relationship between religion and human rights is expected to develop. The questions explored in this volume are: Which are the...

Apoptosis, Senescence and Cancer (Cancer Drug Discovery and Development)

Humana Press, 2007

The goals of chemotherapy (and radiotherapy) are to eliminate tumor cell targets by promoting cell death. In recent years, a major focus has been placed on programmed cell death or apoptosis as the primary mechanism of cell killing. However, tumor cells may respond to various forms of treatment in diverse ways, only some of which...

Unix Unleashed (4th Edition)

Sams Publishing, 2001

Using Solaris 8 and Linux 7.1 as their reference flavors, Robin Anderson and Andy Johnston (as well as a slew of contributors) show how to be a system administrator--and get all sorts of other work done--in the fourth edition of Unix Unleashed. Significantly different from its predecessors, this book stays generally clear of very basic...

2: Cartilage and Osteoarthritis (Methods in Molecular Medicine)

Humana Press, 2004

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is generally characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of articular cartilage, particularly in the weight-bearing joints. It has a stronger prevalence in women, and its incidence increases with age. OA is a major and growing health concern in developed countries,...

Ageless Marketing: Strategies for Reaching the Hearts and Minds of the New Customer Majority

Kaplan Business, 2003

Today's richest market is the New Customer Majority: middle-aged and older adults who make up the biggest percentage of the buying public. Never before have adults 40 years and older been in the majority. Understanding this population and persuasively selling to it require a new kind of marketing research arsenal.

In...

Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation

MIT Press, 2007

Just as education has promoted democracy and economic growth, the Internet has the potential to benefit society as a whole. Digital citizenship, or the ability to participate in society online, promotes social inclusion. But statistics show that significant segments of the population are still excluded from digital citizenship.

The...

How to Make Real Money in Second Life: Boost Your Business, Market Your Services, and Sell Your Products

McGraw-Hill, 2007

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With a population in the millions and a monthly growth rate of 20 percent, Second Life® is a virtual 3-D world bursting with opportunities in areas like real estate, legal practice, and marketing, corporate connections, and people just like you. This all-in-one...

Health and the Good Society: Setting Healthcare Ethics in Social Context (Issues in Biomedical Ethics)

Oxford University Press, 2005

In this book I explore some of the implications of looking at healthcare ethics in social context. My starting point is the contention that clinical ethics cannot be insulated from questions in public-health ethics; and the book is in large part an elaboration and defence of that contention. My purpose is partly substantive and...

The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatric Global Health

Springer, 2013

The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatric Global Health is a concise resource for the ever-increasing number of health professionals involved in global health, many of whom spend a few weeks to months or even years providing medical care in resource-poor countries. This Handbook provides...

Universal Design: Principles and Models

CRC Press, 2013

As the baby boom generation ages, it is crucial that designers understand all they can about bringing this group, as well as all others, design that will offer function, aesthetics, and quality of life. Full of examples and illustrated with pictures of good design, Universal Design: Principles and Models details how the principles of...

Multiscale Modeling of Developmental Systems, Volume 81 (Current Topics in Developmental Biology)

Academic Press, 2008

Mathematical and computational biology is playing an increasingly important role in the biological sciences. This science brings forward unique challenges, many of which are, at the moment, beyond the theoretical techniques available. Developmental biology, due to its complexity, has lagged somewhat behind its sister disciplines (such as...

Becoming Biliterate: A Study of Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Education

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003

The increasing number of linguistically diverse students in U.S. schools, especially Mexican and Mexican American Spanish-speaking children, continues to challenge the ways public schools are educating this population. After 30 years of controversy over bilingual education, quality education for linguistically diverse students has remained an...

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