Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine A Case Study Approach by Friedman, Mark T., West, Kamille A., Bizargity, Peyman, Annen, Kyle, Jhang, Jeffrey S.

Table of Contents: “…-- Just Another Autoantibody -- I Got You Baby -- “You” Got that Right -- The Case of Low Platelets -- The Perils of Transfusing the Sickle Cell Patient -- To KB or Not to KB, that is the Question -- It May Do Harm -- Fuggedaboutit -- Decisions, Decisions! …”
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La Rue : Journaux. by Vallès, Jules

Table of Contents: “…Les Chanteurs ambulantsBoxeurs, lutteurs; La Boxe anglaise; Tom Sayers; Pitres, puces, éléphants, tirangeurs de brèmes; Les Dompteurs; Londres; À un rédacteur en chef; Demain seulement ... ; All Right!; La Servitude; Les Galériens; Encore le boulet!…”
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Newer Concepts and Procedures in Hernia Surgery - An Atlas

Table of Contents: “…Extended Totally Extra Peritoneal (eTEP) Rives-Stoppa repair for lower midline hernia -- Extended Totally Extra Peritoneal (eTEP) Rives-Stoppa for upper midline/ Subxiphoid hernia -- Extended Totally Extra Peritoneal Transversus Abdominus Release (eTEP TAR) for midline hernia -- Extended Totally Extra Peritoneal (eTEP) reapir for Lumbar hernia -- Extended Totally Extra Peritoneal (eTEP) repair for Right iliac fossa incisional hernia -- Extended Totally Extra Peritoneal (eTEP) repair for subcostal hernia -- Extended Totally Extra Peritoneal (eTEP) repair for groin hernia -- Mini or Less Open Sublay (MILOS) and e-MILOS repair for midline hernias -- Transabdominal Retromuscular (TARM) approach to hernias -- Subcutaneous Onlay Approach (SCOLA) repair -- Pre aponeurotic Endoscopic Repair (REPA) and TESLA -- Endoscopic assisted Line alba reconstruction (ELAR) -- Transabdominal Retromuscular Umbilical Prosthetic repair (TARUP) -- Transabdominal Preperitoneal approach to ventral hernia (TAPP) -- Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Rectus Aponeuroplasty (LIRA) -- Open Transversus Abdominus Release (TAR) -- ACST and its modifications -- Peritoneal flap for midline hernias -- Peritoneal flap for lateral hernias -- Modified peritoneal flap -- STORM - parastomal hernia -- Abdominoplasty -- IPOM Plus - different suturing techniques -- PPOM.…”
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Pro Angular Build Powerful and Dynamic Web Apps by Freeman, Adam

Table of Contents: “…Getting Ready -- Chapter 2. Jumping Right In -- Chapter 3. Primer, Part I -- Chapter 4. …”
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The trend forecaster's handbook by Raymond, Martin

Table of Contents: “…9781856697859.pdf; Contents; Foreword; Timeline; The Anatomy of a Trend; Definition of a trend forecaster; Definition of a trend; Memes and trend viruses; Diffusion of innovations; Diffusion of innovation types; Case study: Henrik Vejlgaard; Diffusion of innovation curve; Summary; The Trend Forecaster's Toolkit; Stuff: new things in the culture; Cultural brailling; Case study: Piers Fawkes; Cross-cultural analysis; Case study: Ilse Crawford; Summary; Intuitive Forecasting; Left- and right-brain thinking; Whole brain thinking; Gut intuition; Expert intuition; Strategic intuition.…”
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America on the edge : Henry Giroux on politics, culture, and education by Giroux, Henry A.

Table of Contents: “…Against fundamentalism : resisting religious extremism and market orthodoxy -- Rapture politics and the passion of the religious right -- Academic entrepreneurs : the corporate takeover of higher education -- pt. 3. …”
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The Tradition and Modern Transition of Chinese Law by Zhang, Jinfan

Table of Contents: “…I The Tradition of Chinese Law -- To Introduce “Li” (Rites) Into Law And To Integrate “Li” (Rites) with Law -- To Regard Human Being as a Standard, to Promote Morality and to Inflict Penalty with Prudence -- Rights Differentiated, Duty as a Standard -- Advocating Impartiality, Emphasizing Criminal Law and Neglecting Civil Law -- Following “Tian Li” (Heavenly Principles) and Enforcing Laws According to the Concrete Situations of Specific Cases -- The Law Deriving from Monarch, the Monarchy Power Overtopping Law -- Clan Orientation and The Ethical Rule of Law -- Regulating Official by Law, Defining Duties and Obligations -- Historical Comparison and Timely Adjustment of the Legal System -- Unified Interpretation of Law and Unparalleled Flourishing of “Lv Xue” -- “Zhu Fa Bing Cun” (The Coexistence of Various Laws) and “Min Xing You Fen” (The Differentiation Between Civil and Criminal Laws) -- Revising Laws by Legislation and Citing Precedents by “Bi Fu” (Legal Analogy) -- Making Convictions by Law and Making Judgments by Analogy -- Pursuing No Litigation, and Settling Conflicts by Mediation -- The Contribution to Chinese Legal System by All Nationalities in China -- II The Modern Transition of Chinese Law -- The Introduction of Western Legal Culture -- The Change of Traditional Legal Concepts -- The Thoughts and Practices of Legal Reform in the Transitional Process -- The Continuing Progress of the Modern Legal Transition During the Period of the Republic of China -- The Historical Value of the Modern Transition of Chinese Law and the Experience for Reference.…”
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Faith and race in American political life

Table of Contents: “…Hernández, and Milagros Peña -- The stranger among us : the Christian right and immigration / Robin Dale Jacobson -- Political advocacy through religious organization : the evolving role of the Nation of Islam / Catherine Paden -- A demanding conversation : the Black manifesto in the Mennonite Church, 1969-1974 / Tobin Miller Shearer -- Religion and race : South Asians in the post-9/11 United States / Sangay Mishra -- Ambivalent miracles : the possibilities and limits of evangelical racial reconciliation politics / Nancy D. …”
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Asleep at the switch : the political economy of federal research and development policy since 1960 by Smardon, Bruce

Table of Contents: “…Beginning the Process: The Diefenbaker Tories and R&D Incentive Programs, 1957-63 -- Internal Struggles: Left-Liberals, the Glassco Framework, and R&D Policy, 1963-68 -- Further Contestation: The Gray Initiative, 1968-71 -- Limiting Change: Industrial Restructuring and Social Forces, 1971-73 -- Extending the Glassco Framework: R&D Policy in the 1970's -- Moving to the Right: The Trudeau Liberals and R&D Incentive Programs, 1981-84 -- Last Challenge to Transnational Capital: Left-Liberals and State Led Strategies, 1980-81 -- The Glassco Framework in an Era of Free Trade: The Mulroney Tories and R&D Policy, 1984-93 -- Final Episode: Transformative Strategies, the Glassco Framework, and the Chrétien Liberals, 1993-2000 -- Conclusion: The Impasse of the Federal State and Canadian Industrial R&D.…”
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The emergence of a new Turkey : democracy and the AK Parti

Table of Contents: “…Turkish religious market(s) : a view based on the religious economy theory / Massimo Introvigne -- The meaning of conservative democratic political identity / Yalçın Akdoğan -- Christian democracy and the JDP : parallels and contrasts / William Hale -- The justice and development party : identity, politics, and human rights discourse in the search for security and legitimacy / İhsan D. …”
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Gender, sex, and sexuality among contemporary youth : Generation Sex

Table of Contents: “…Stephen Warner 2, Estimating the Status and Needs of Homeless LGBT Adolescents: Advocacy, Identity, and the Dialectics of Support; Timothy Stablein 3, The Intersex Kids Are All Right? Diagnosis Disclosure and the Experiences of Intersex Youth; Georgiann Davis and Chris Wakefield 4, Examining the Family Transition: How Parents of Gender-Diverse Youth Develop Trans-Affirming Attitudes; Krysti N. …”
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Rethinking class and social difference

Table of Contents: “…Class, Culture, and the Rise of the Nationalist Right -- Abstract -- The Dédiabolisation of the National Front -- The National Front and the Working Class -- The Republic against the National Front -- Accounting for the Shift in the Working-class Vote -- Nationalism and the Disarticulation of Class -- Conclusion -- References -- The Great Equalizer Reproduces Inequality: How the Digital Divide Is a Class Power Divide -- Abstract -- Digital Divide and Class Divide Scholarship -- Digital Content -- Digital Activism -- Digital Work -- Conclusion…”
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The social life of water

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 6 -- Not So Boring: Assembling and Reassembling Groundwater Tales and Technologies from Malerkotla, PunjabChapter 7 -- Kenyan Landscape, Identity, and Access; Part III -- Urbanization; Chapter 8 -- Health Challenges of Urban Poverty and Water Supply in Northern Ghana; Chapter 9 -- The Risk of Water: Dengue Prevention and Control in Urban Cambodia; Chapter 10 -- The Water Crisis in Ireland: The Sociopolitical Contexts of Risk in Contemporary Society; Part IV -- Governance; Chapter 11 -- Fairness and the Human Right to Water: A Preliminary Cross-Cultural Theory.…”
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Outcomes, performance, structure (OPS) : three keys to organizational excellence by Gallery, Michael E., Carey, Stephen C.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Title page -- CIP data -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Keys to Excellence -- Introduction -- OPS: Outcomes, Performance and Structure -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Outcomes and Backwards Thinking -- Pre-Assessment -- Chapter Overview -- A Systems Approach to Organizational Problem Solving -- Backwards Thinking -- Outcome Planning: Describing What Should Be -- Outcome Evaluation -- Chapter 3 Defining Performance: Strategies for Success -- Pre-Assessment -- Chapter Overview -- Some Definitions of Terms -- Development of Strategies -- Proper Strategy Selection -- Strategy Selection -- Baldrige Criteria Suggestions and Questions -- Chapter 4 Evaluating Strategies -- Pre-Assessment -- Chapter Overview -- Creating an Operational Plan -- Staff Analysis -- Summary -- Baldrige Criteria Suggestions and Questions -- Chapter 5 Managing the Organization's Portfolio of Activities -- Pre-Assessment -- Chapter Overview -- Developing an Organizational Activity Portfolio -- Managing the Activity Portfolio -- Quadrant Analysis -- Summary -- Baldrige Criteria Suggestions and Questions -- Chapter 6 Creating the Right Structure for Organizational and Human Performance -- Pre-Assessment -- Chapter Overview -- Organizational Performance -- Functional Unit Performance -- Individual Performance -- Managing Conditions -- Managing Consequences -- Pay for Performance -- Summary -- Baldrige Criteria Suggestions and Questions -- Chapter 7 Ensuring Proper and Effective Feedback -- Pre-Assessment -- Chapter Overview -- Elements of Effective Feedback -- Summative Evaluation -- Formative Evaluation -- Summary -- Baldrige Criteria Suggestions and Questions -- End Notes -- Index.…”
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Communicating effectively and meaningfully with diverse families : an action oriented approach for early childhood educators by Gonzalez, Katia, 1973-, Frumkin, Rhoda, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…-- Families, teachers, and students as partners in curriculum planning -- Case study : discussion circles for empowering families -- ensuring that everyone has a voice -- Discussion circles in action -- Community assets as a gateway for teacher-family partnerships -- Case study: nature walk right in our own backyard -- Storytelling as a form of communication -- Telling stories: its impact on early childhood -- Approaches to storytelling -- Storytelling to foster academic skills in children -- Family participation in storytelling at home: teachers providing suggestion -- Storytelling from wordless videos -- Case study: what is in a shoe? …”
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Foundations of homeland security : law and policy by Alperen, Martin J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction-overview-background -- Metacognition and errors in judgment related to decision making in homeland security / Angi English -- Ethical, legal, and social issues in homeland security : what they are and how to address them / Alexander Siedschlag -- Strategic environment -- Extreme right wing ideologues, conservative secession and terrorism / Tobias Gibson and Richard Sterns -- Intelligence gathering -- Department of homeland security -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- National security strategy of the United States of America -- National strategy for homeland security -- National strategy for combating terrorism -- Border security -- Critical infrastructure protection -- Cybersecurity legislation and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities / Daniel G. …”
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The life of Anne Damer : portrait of a Regency artist by Gross, Jonathan David, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on the Text -- Chapter 1: "Peerless Ailesbury" -- Chapter 2: Marriage to John Damer -- Chapter 3: "Witches 'Round the Cauldron" -- Chapter 4: Disaster -- Chapter 5: "Too Strictly Right Ever to be Beloved" -- Chapter 6: The "Widow's Joys" -- Chapter 7: The Sylph and Rehabilitation -- Chapter 8: Damer's Second Trip to Italy -- Chapter 9: Park Place and Hieroglyphic Tales -- Chapter 10: Theatricals at Richmond House -- Chapter 11: Damer's Correspondence with Charles Hotham -- Chapter 12: A Shifting Ménage à Trois -- Chapter 13: Departure for Lisbon -- Chapter 14: Return to England -- Chapter 15: Anne Damer as Sculptor -- Chapter 16: Damer as Sculptor, Attempts at a Brief Catalogue Raisonné -- Chapter 17: Anne Damer and Mary Berry on Literature -- Chapter 18: Damer in Portugal -- Chapter 19: Damer's Return from Lisbon, "A Proselyte to Painting" -- Chapter 20: Damer and Walpole -- Chapter 21: "That Thread That Holds Minds Together" -- Chapter 22: Mary Berry and Charles O'Hara -- Chapter 23: Recovery and Inheritance of Strawberry Hill -- Chapter 24: Belmour and Fashionable Friends -- Chapter 25: Death of Anne Damer's Mother -- Chapter 26: "Infallible Tokens of Affection" -- Chapter 27: Damer and Susan Ferrier's Marriage -- Chapter 28: Anne Damer and India -- Glossary of Principal Names -- Bibliography -- About the Author.…”
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Arguments for protected areas : multiple benefits for conservation and use

Table of Contents: “…Protected areas: linking environment and well-being / Sue Solton -- Vital sites: protected areas supporting health and recreation / Sue Stolton -- Running pure: protected areas maintaining purity and quantity of urban water supplies / Nigel Dudley and Lawrence Hamilton -- Food stores: protected areas conserving crop wild relatives and securing future food stocks / Nigel Maxted [and others] -- Nursery tails: protected areas conserving wild marine and freshwater fish stocks / Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton -- Natural security: protected areas and hazard mitigation / Jonathan Randall, Sue Stolton and Glenn Dolcemascolo -- Safety net: protected areas contributing to human well-being / Liza Higgins-Zogib [and others] -- Beyond belief: linking faiths and protected areas to support biodiversity conservation / Liza Higgins-Zogib [and others] -- Living traditions: protected areas and cultural diversity / Liza Higgins-Zogib, Nigel Dudley and Ashish Kothari -- Diverting places: linking travel, pleasure and protection / Sue Stolton, Nigel Dudley and Zoltan Kun -- Climate change: the role of protected areas in mitigating and adapting to change / Nigel Dudley, Trevor Sandwith and Alexander Belokurov -- Making peace: protected areas contributing to conflict resolution / Trevor Sandwith and Charles Besancon -- Nature conservation: leaving space for biodiversity / Nigel Dudley -- Precious places: getting the arguments right / Nigel Dudley, Marc Hockings and Sue Stolton.…”
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Making Libraries Accessible : Adaptive Design and Assistive Technology. by Booth, Char

Table of Contents: “…That's Not All, FolksRecommended Resources; Notes; Making the Right Decisions about Assistive Technology in Your Library; Introduction; Setup and Specific Tools for Patrons; Magnifying Software and Hardware; Literacy Software; Speech Input; Peripherals; Marketing; Staff Training; Conclusion: Know Your Community; Recommended Resources; Notes; E-books and E-readers for Users with Print Disabilities; Introduction; E-book Formats; E-reader Devices and Software; Where to Find Accessible E-books; Conclusion; Recommended Resources; Notes; Web Accessibility and Universal Design.…”
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Bentham and the oppressed by Campos Boralevi, Lea, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…s Censorial Critique of Anti-feministic Prejudices -- Equal Consideration -- Proposals for the Emancipation of Women -- Compensatory Discrimination and the Right to be Different -- The Role of Bentham in the History of Feminism -- The Bentham-Child Stereotype -- 3. …”
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