This text elucidates one of the most difficult topics in clinical medicine. The underlying premise of the text is that clinical disturbances of acid-base and electrolyte balance are most effectively managed by understanding the basic principles of renal and electrolyte physiology. Toward that end the text begins with a review of normal renal ...
In Prejudicial Appearances noted legal scholar Robert C. Post argues that the true motivation behind anti-discrimination laws should be acknowledged: that they exist not to uphold the inherent dignity of persons but to change society, to make it better and more just. Claiming that the prevailing logic - that of upholding dignity - is misguided, ...
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This book is an idealistic yet practical guide for journalism scholars, analysts, students, and professionals. Reflecting the mission of the Poynter Institute to educate journalists and media leaders to better serve the citizens of our democracy, its essays offer an inspiring vision of the practice and promise of journalism. From all corners of ...
In accordance with the reincarnation cycles, at the start of each life everyone brings along a life destination, a task or a commitment to learn. Each birth is connected with a script or a plan of life that spans several seven year cycles, as is described by the Moon nodes. The plan is predestined. What you do with it is not, because that is up to ...
This book describes both the theory and practice of physical measurements that use high-sensitivity moire - principally moire interferometry. Its focus is on the mechanics and micromechanics of materials and structural elements. Unlike both classical and holographic interferometry, which are best suited for out-of-plane deformation measurements, ...
The two plays in this collection, 'The Luck of Roaring Camp,' by Bret Harte, and 'The Prince of Timbuctoo,' by Sam Davis, were written by "Old West" authors as the nineteenth century transitioned into the twentieth. Both plays are original treatments of Americans in the Old World - France and Africa, respectively. Hitherto, both plays were lost - ...
The concept of altruism, or disinterested concern for another's welfare, has been discussed by everyone from theologians to psychologists to biologists. In this book, evolutionary, neurological, developmental, psychological, social, cultural, and religious aspects of altruistic behavior are examined. It is a collaborative examination of one of ...
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101 lesson plans for teaching in six disciplines through playful movement and dance. Each lesson has been field tested with students in grades K-5. Includes music CD + 1 hour DVD that demonstrates teaching methodologies & shows lesson plans in action. For lessons on science, social studies, language, maths, PE & creative arts.
For the introduction to database or an advanced database course where the instructor wants to feature Oracle. Students need a big-picture introduction to Oracle and they need specific examples and steps. This concise book covers all of the topics students need in a first class by using step-by-step techniques with a rich set of databases to ...
Organized religions force many intelligent and thinking people throughout the modern world to sour on and/or outright reject God. In the process, any human desire or need to believe in something is frustrated. The author, a college sociology teacher, in exploring this subject reaches some intriguing conclusions. He suggests that one can still be a ...
This is a story about a boy who travels back in time in his fatheras time machine and visits events from the Bible. Along the way, he will meet a boy who will show him what it means to aturn the other cheeka and by the end, he has to make a decision that will affect everyone.
In the world of turbulent political and religious conflicts we are facing today, it might seem the idea that a Muslim could be an American patriot is becoming more and more alien. In this bold and impassioned personal statement, former Yugoslavian Bajram Koljenovic, a Bosnian Muslim, proclaims his own patriotism, and issues a challenge to other ...
"The history of my people is written in blood." So begins this rich and personal epic drama of three generations of the Koljenovic family and their influence on the history of Montenegro, the Balkans, and the world. Like the tiny blood red ruby in the great gearworks of nations, Montenegro has borne the weight and has been the center of the ...
In Prejudicial Appearances noted legal scholar Robert C. Post argues that the true motivation behind anti-discrimination laws should be acknowledged: that they exist not to uphold the inherent dignity of persons but to change society, to make it better and more just. Claiming that the prevailing logic - that of upholding dignity - is misguided, ...
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