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A rich resource with potential to support courageous exploration among high school and college students. — KIRKUS REVIEWS *EXCERPT FEATURED IN TEEN VOGUE * Following up Slut , her explosive 2015 play and guidebook for combating sexism and sexual violence, Katie Cappiello turns her perceptive eyes and ears to the lived experiences of young men as they try on sexuality and masculinity. Compassionate and piercingly insightful, this play and guidebook razes rape culture,...
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Columbus Noir features brand-new stories by: Lee Martin, Robin Yocum, Kristen Lepionka, Craig McDonald, Chris Bournea, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Tom Barlow, Mercedes King, Daniel Best, Laura Bickle, Yolonda Tonette Sanders, Julia Keller, Khalid Moalim, and Nancy Zafris.Contributor Julia Keller is a Mary Higgins Clark Award winner for her fiction and a Pulitzer Prize winner for her journalism; contributor Craig McDonald has been nominated for both Edgar & Anthony awards; contributor Lee Martin...
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– Green Card Voices has recorded about 500 stories of immigrants and refugees residing in nine states and originating from 140 countries. – «Green Card Youth Voices: Upstate New York High Schools» will be the sixth in a series of youth books published by Green Card Voices. The previous editions include students living in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Fargo, Atlanta, Madison, and Milwaukee. – Written in their own words, this anthology is a collection of 29 personal essays written by...
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Continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT) started off as an alternative to hemo- or peritoneal dialysis. Today's machines and techniques are the result of 4 decades of developments, studies, and practices which can be divided into 4 distinct stages: exploration and development; birth of a new specialty called critical care nephrology; design of specific new devices and machines; and interaction among various specialists to adapt extracorporeal therapies for multiple organ support and...
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Developments in radiation oncology have been key to the tremendous progress made in the field in recent years. The combination of optimal systemic treatment and local therapy has resulted in continuing improved outcomes of cancer therapy. This progress forms the basis for current pre-clinical and clinical research which will strengthen the position of radiation oncology as an essential component of oncological care. This book summarizes recent advances in radiotherapy research and clinical...
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Det forste sted, vi rejste hen sammen, var hjem – til Wien. Hun gav mig det hele igen. Ringstrasse har aldrig vAeret smukkere end i hendes ojne, og hendes stemme annoncerede holdepladserne i sporvognen. Ging heut Morgen ubers Feld, lod det i mig, og Mahler kom tilbage fra sit eksil. Jeg kobte den fineste hat til hende i Oberwalder. Vi spiste Kartoffelpuffer i en bod, og sa sneede det, Puffer. Weihnachtsmarkt lyste op i morket foran radhuset med glaserede Aebler og Gluhwein. Guten Abend, Herr...
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As the world grapples with the complex impacts of COVID-19, this book provides an urgent critical exploration of how Social Work can and should respond to this global crisis. The book considers the ecological, epidemiological, ideological and political conditions which gave rise to the pandemic, before examining the ways that social work has responded in different nations across the Global North and Global South. This series of nation studies examine good practices and suggest new ways to renew...
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Fremmed og moderne soger at Aendre vores syn pa den antikke kulturs efterliv i europAeisk civilisation. I dag betragter vi antikken som stivnet tradition, en forbigangen fortid. Men antikken har ikke primAert fungeret som udtryk for det etablerede. Derimod har antikken inspireret generationer af europAeere, fordi den reprAesenterede noget fremmedartet og genstridigt i deres univers. Den antikke erfaring har modsagt mange efterfolgende tidsaldres forestillinger. Pa den made kom den til at virke...
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Sortehavet var i antikken modested for flere forskellige kulturer. I steppelandet nord for Sortehavet boede skythiske nomade-stammer, langs hele kyststrAekningen anlagde grAekerne kolonier, og i sydost gjorde Persien sin indflydelse gAeldende. I dette klude-tAeppe af kulturpavirkninger tog vante religiose forestillinger nye former, nar de skulle tilpasses lokale forhold. Fem antikforskere behandler i denne bog forskellige aspekter af det religiose liv, som udspillede sig ved Sortehavets kyster.
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Most oral diseases are preventable, yet they remain the most globally common noncommunicable disorders, affecting people throughout their lifetime. Lifestyle, including diet and food choice, is central to the occurrence of oral disease. Nutrition and diet can impact the development and status of the oral cavity as well as the progression of illness. Also, poor oral health can influence the ability to eat and, consequently, to maintain an adequate diet and nutrient balance. This book, consisting...
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Genre skitserer genreteoriens historie og prAesenterer den moderne genreteoris vAesentligste tekster. Moderne genreteori beskriver genrer som faste, historiske konventioner, men ogsa som dynamiske elementer, der er afgorende for litteraturens nyskabende karakter.Selv om storsteparten af moderne genreteori finder det bade praktisk og teoretisk umuligt at klassificere litterAere genrer i forskellige skarpt afgrAensede kategorier, anses genrer fortsat som uomgAengelige. Genren er pa en gang...
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Classical and modern foreign language studies no longer have a well-defined subject area, and language and culture can no longer be defined according to nations and national identities. New approaches are being developed with theoretical and methodological points of departure in new areas of research: for example, culture studies, anthropology, sociology, pragmatics and conversation analyses. The aim of modern language studies must therefore be redefined, and be more open for variation and...
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This book provides insight into the young generations relations and experiences with pornography. Generation P? is based on a unique and comprehensive study giving voice to the words and opinions of the young people themselves. Never before have pornography and sexualized material been so readily available and pervasive in young people's everyday life. TV programmes, advertising, and the music industry exploit and play with pornographic codes and scenarios. The sex industry launches and...
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Specialundervisningen har vAeret i fokus siden midten af 1980'erne, hvor der blev registreret en stor stigning i antallet af elever, der modtog specialundervisning. Nye tal viser, at specialundervisning i dag lAegger beslag pa omkring en femtedel af folkeskolens samlede ressourcer. Det er derfor naturligt at stille sporgsmalet, om specialundervisningen har nogen effekt.Denne bog bringer resultaterne fra den forste danske effektundersogelse af specialundervisningen siden 1960.Resultaterne...
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As nutrition and development are closely intertwined in early childhood, this book brings together scientists, nutritionists, and psychologists to present a multidisciplinary approach. The first part examines how the biological systems of the body may contribute to healthy growth, looking at bones, muscles, and fat tissues and the optimal nutrition required for dynamic function. The second section contains updates on the latest research on dietary interventions in the areas of growth and body...
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The COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching political and social consequences across the globe. Published in collaboration with the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), this book addresses the greatest social challenges facing the world as a result of the pandemic. The authors propose public policy solutions to help refugees, migrant workers, victims of human trafficking, indigenous populations and the invisible poor of the Global South.
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Treatment of patients with intracranial gliomas, especially high-grade neoplasms, usually requires postoperative adjuvant therapy. Significant progress in the understanding of tumor biology, technological advances in irradiation delivery, and development of novel antitumor drugs have led to an expansion of the therapeutic arsenal in neuro-oncology. This publication provides a unique review of the various options for adjuvant therapy. Special emphasis is on current evidence-based treatment...
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De danske byer var blevet grundlagt i middelalderen, og efter den hektiske bydannelse fulgte mere end tre arhundreders tilsyneladende stilstand i bysystemet. Fra middelalderen havde man arvet et bysystem, hvor alle vAesentlige bysamfund var privilegerede kobstAeder, der var udstyret med principielt de samme rettigheder og pligter. KobstAederne fik en okonomisk, politisk og fysisk form, der i store trAek blev bevaret frem til industrialiseringen. Perioden kan derfor kaldes kobstAedernes klassiske...
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Vi er alle rationelle! Denne prAemis har siden Aristoteles vAeret bestemmende for, hvordan vi har forstaet bade individet og politiske handlinger. Men teorier om mennesket som et rationelt vAesen kan ikke forklare, hvorfor hutuer drAebte 800.000 tutsier i 1994, eller hvorfor al-Qaedas selvmordsterrorister den 11. september 2001 tvang to fly ind i Twin Towers og drAebte 2.993 mennesker. Disciplinen politisk psykologi skubber rationaliteten af tronen og formulerer en mere prAecis forstaelse af,...
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In this book, anthropologists, criminologists and sociologists analyse different aspects of drug policy. The articles approach drug policy from new angles, focusing in particular on the history and consequences of drug policy in practice. How can we understand and explain the increasingly complex puzzle that we call drug policy? The authors explore in different ways how drug policy has spread into new areas of society, how new players are engaged in drug policy, and what consequences this has...
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This is a work of advocacy, whose prime objective is to inform people about the relationship between nutrition security and public health. It draws on the thinking and experience of a selected number of experts in the field of nutrition and public health. Collating up-to-the-minute information in a clear and accessible way, the book forms a ‘one-stop information source’, and paves the way for further, science-led publications in this field. ‘The Road to Good Nutrition’ puts the topic of...
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Pediatric epidemiology differs substantially from general epidemiology especially when it comes to ethical, developmental and societal aspects. This unique book addresses biological considerations and ethical and legal questions in dealing with pediatric and adolescent populations. Classic topics, such as how to recruit representative samples, how to deal with confounding variables, and how to work with genetic information are the core areas of the book are also in focus. Last but not the least,...
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Malnutrition among children remains a persistent problem around the world. This publication aims to map the challenges within the global landscape of childhood nutrition and considers the importance of nutrition both prior to conception and in children beyond two years of age. Session I provides an updated picture of malnutrition around the world, the recent progress that has been made in eliminating malnutrition in all its forms and several data limitations to track such progress. The role of...
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Since its introduction 52 years ago, Leksell radiosurgery has become a widely applied technique for the management of a diverse group of vascular, neoplastic, and functional disorders. This publication presents an update on state-of-the-art radiosurgery technology, including outcomes, by the pioneers in the field. Experts have contributed chapters on various topics. They provide a history of the development of Leksell Gamma Knife and its evolution from frame-based to the inclusion of mask-based...
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