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Melville and Aesthetics
In an original and provocative series of readings that range across Melville's career, the contributors consider not only the sources and implications of Melville's aesthetics, but the relationship between aesthetic criticism, historical analysis, and contemporary theory.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Frederick Douglass and Herman Melville
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) and Herman Melville (1819-1891) addressed in their writings a range of issues that continue to resonate in American culture: the reach and limits of democracy; the nature of freedom; the roles of race, gender, and sexuality; and the place of the United States in the wo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs in Clinical Practice
The book aims to cover basic physiologic functions of melatonin, and its therapeutic applications in humans for a variety of clinically relevant disorders. This book contains chapters on the recent aspects of melatonin physiology, its receptors and their role in mitochondrial function, its immuno... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Giving to Help, Helping to Give: The Context and Politics of African Philanthropy
by Bertha Chiroro • Gérard Tchouassi • Saïda Yahya-Othman • Ibrahima Hathie • Mohamadou Sy • Jenny Hodgson • Tade Akin Aina • Kwaku Asante Darko • Halima Mahomed • Christa L. Kuljian • James Muzondidya • Marwa El Daly • Connie Ngondi-Houghton • Fondo Sikod • Andrew Kingman • Alan Fowler • Susan Wilkinson-Maposa • Kayode Samuel • Bhekinkosi Moyo • Robert Muponde • Mohammed A. BakariThe past decade has seen a flowering of philanthropic activities across many parts of Africa. Unlike before, this flowering has the distinct character of African agency, energy and engagement. Philanthropy is no longer about narratives of passive, poor and miserable Africans receiving help from rich... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Iatrogenicity: Causes and Consequences of Iatrogenesis in Cardiovascular Medicine
by Gan-Xin Yan • Martin Borggrefe • Ihor B. Gussak • John B. Kostis • Ibrahim Akin • Giovanni Campanile • Arshad Jahangir • Willam J Kostis • Gloria Bachmann • George L Bakris • Joseph A Barone • Stefan Baumann • Tobias Becher • Michael Behnes • Edo Y Birati • Chrysoula Boutari • Haiming Cao • Kyriakos Dimitriadis • Jeanne Dobrzynski • Professor Michael Doumas • Christina Dosch • Christie Fleetwood • Aatish Garg • Miriam Gonzalez • Guido Grassi • Maria Gussak • Yuya Hagwira • Evelyn R Hermes-DeSantis • Kostantinos Imprialos • Vibha Iyengar • Ahad Jahangir • Mariell Jessup • Stephen K Jones • Rigas G Kalaitzidis • Ariba Khan • D Kostantinidis • John B Kostis • William J Kostis • Rajeesh Kumar • Jurgen Kushyck • Pauline Lerma • Volker Liebe • Dirk Loznitzer • Thomas Makris • Michael Malone • Giusseppe Mancia • Jawahar L. Mehta • Aalep Narichania • Michael S Nolledo • Vasilios Papademetriou • Theano Papvassiliu • Neela Patel • Hakan Paydak • Vj Periyakoil • Nancy Phillips • Naga Venkata Pothineni • Magaret Rees • Susanne Roger • Boris Rudic • Teodoro V Santiago • Gino Servalle • Win K Shen • Kostantinos Stravopoulos • Sulaiman Sultan • A Jamil Tajik • Costas Thomopoulos • Kostantinos P Tsioufis • Erol Tulumen • Ioannis N Vogiatzakis • Thomas J Watson • Gao-Xin Yan • Yasuhiro YokoyamaIatrogenesis is the occurrence of untoward effects resulting from actions of health care providers, including medical errors, medical malpractice, practicing beyond one’s expertise, adverse effects of medication, unnecessary treatment, inappropriate screenings, and surgical errors. This is a huge pu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017