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Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins and Their Roles in Human Health and Disease

From Basic Science to Clinical Application

By: Asim K. Duttaroy

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Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins and Their Roles in Human Health and Disease

From Basic Science to Clinical Application

By: Asim K. Duttaroy

Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins and Their Roles in Human Health and Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Application presents the latest information on the contributions of different FABPs in physiology and pathophysiology, along with their importance in clinical outcomes. The book is divided into six main sections that cover FABP biology and their role in inflammation and diseases, such as cardiovascular, neurological, and liver diseases, to FABPs and their clinical applications. Each chapter thoroughly reviews current literature, primary research data and clinical cases, providing readers with an overview of the latest information in the expanded field of FABPs. This is an invaluable resource for both researchers and clinicians familiar with and those new to the exciting and everchanging world of fatty acid-binding proteins and clinical disorders. - Compiles the most recent and comprehensive findings on fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) - Describes the pathophysiology of FABPs in various diseases and as therapeutic targets - Highlights opportunities for improving diagnosis and treatment by encompassing all pathological conditions involving FABPs

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Elsevier

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0323957013

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Dynamical Groups And Spectrum Generating Algebras (In 2 Volumes)

By: Arno Bohm,Yuval Ne'eman,Asim Orhan Barut

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Dynamical Groups And Spectrum Generating Algebras (In 2 Volumes)

By: Arno Bohm,Yuval Ne'eman,Asim Orhan Barut

This book contains comprehensive reviews and reprints on dynamical groups, spectrum generating algebras and spectrum supersymmetries, and their applications in atomic and molecular physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, and condensed matter physics. It is an important source for researchers as well as students who are doing courses on Quantum Mechanics and Advanced Quantum Mechanics.

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World Scientific

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9814590622

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Dynamical Groups and Spectrum Generating Algebras

By: Arno B?hm,Yuval Ne?eman,Asim Orhan Barut

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Dynamical Groups and Spectrum Generating Algebras

By: Arno B?hm,Yuval Ne?eman,Asim Orhan Barut

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World Scientific

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9971501473

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Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction (Second Edition)

By: Asim Gangopadhyaya,Jeffry V Mallow,Constantin Rasinariu

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Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction (Second Edition)

By: Asim Gangopadhyaya,Jeffry V Mallow,Constantin Rasinariu

We have written this book in order to provide a single compact source for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as for professional physicists who want to understand the essentials of supersymmetric quantum mechanics. It is an outgrowth of a seminar course taught to physics and mathematics juniors and seniors at Loyola University Chicago, and of our own research over a quarter of a century.

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World Scientific Publishing Company

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9813221062

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Theory of Group Representations and Applications

By: A Barut,R Raczka

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Theory of Group Representations and Applications

By: A Barut,R Raczka

The material collected in this book originated from lectures given by authors over many years in Warsaw, Trieste, Schladming, Istanbul, Goteborg and Boulder. There is no other comparable book on group representations, neither in mathematical nor in physical literature and it is hoped that this book will prove to be useful in many areas of research. It is highly recommended as a textbook for an advanced course in mathematical physics on Lie algebras, Lie groups and their representations. Request Inspection Copy

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9813103876

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A Child's Introduction to Jazz

The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World's Coolest Music

By: Jabari Asim

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A Child's Introduction to Jazz

The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World's Coolest Music

By: Jabari Asim

Get ready to swing with A Child’s Introduction to Jazz, an interactive journey into one of the richest and most soulful music genres in the world. Listen while you learn with QR codes that will connect you to the instruments and musical flair of jazz. Welcome to jazz! Feel the music and rhythms of all the different styles of jazz, from swing and Dixieland to the blues and bebop, with this interactive introduction to the world’s coolest music. Author Jabari Asim will take you on the journey through the history of jazz as you discover the most important musicians and singers while hearing some really cool sounds. You’ll learn all about the roots of jazz in Africa and New Orleans and how the music traveled to different parts of the United States and around the world. Along the way you’ll meet legendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who shaped a new form of jazz called improvisation; pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, who helped create the big band sound of the swing era; and the singer Billie Holiday, whose songs such as “God Bless the Child,” “Don’t Explain,” and “Lady Sings the Blues” have become jazz standards. Listen along to the sounds of jazz by downloading music and hearing instruments such as trumpets, clarinets, trombones, and even singers scatting as they improvise melodies. With a pull-out poster showing the different instruments of jazz, A Child’s Introduction to Jazz hits the perfect beat and will have you bebopping and scatting in no time!

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Black Dog & Leventhal

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0762479426

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9780762479429

Principles of General Anatomy

By: Asim Kumar Datta

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Principles of General Anatomy

By: Asim Kumar Datta

In This Book : History of Anatomy: The Animal Cell; Cell Division; Tissues of the Body; The Connective Tissue; The Sclerous Tissue; The Muscular Tissue; The Nervous Tissue; The Blood Vascular System; The Lymphatic System; Human Genetics; Skin; MCQ & Other Questions

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Current Books International

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9385274317

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Evidence-Based Nutrition and Clinical Evidence of Bioactive Foods in Human Health and Disease

By: Asim K. Duttaroy

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Evidence-Based Nutrition and Clinical Evidence of Bioactive Foods in Human Health and Disease

By: Asim K. Duttaroy

Evidence-Based Nutrition and Clinical Evidence of Bioactive Foods in Human Health and Disease explores a wide range of studies from clinical investigations to mechanistic research, covering the actions of bioactives on specific tissues and cells in intestinal, neurological, immunological and cardiovascular health and disease, including cancers. The book also focuses on metabolism, mechanisms of actions, tissue-specific effects, and the structure–function relationships between clinical trial, ex vivo and in vitro data. Written for nutrition researchers, clinical researchers, dieticians, and others working in and studying health-related fields, this book highlights the concepts surrounding the preventive and therapeutic impacts of bioactive foods. - Presents information on the prevention of disease using bioactive compounds - Consolidates the research outcome from a variety of sources on specific bioactive foods - Contains coverage of bioactive lipids and lipid mediators, bioactive phytochemicals, probiotics, bioactive proteins, peptides, polysaccharides, fibers and sphingolipids

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Academic Press

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0128221941

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9780128221945

Nutraceuticals and Human Blood Platelet Function

Applications in Cardiovascular Health

By: Asim K. Duttaroy

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Nutraceuticals and Human Blood Platelet Function

Applications in Cardiovascular Health

By: Asim K. Duttaroy

A comprehensive review of the impact of dietary nutraceuticals on platelet function and its relationship to cardiovascular disease Nutraceuticals and Human Blood Platelet Function offers a summary of the most current evidence on the effects of anti-platelet factors isolated mainly from food and natural sources, their structure function relationship, bioavailability, mechanisms of actions, and also information on human trials data. The author—a noted expert in the field— explores platelet function and their roles in development of CVD, functional foods and bioactive compounds in CVD risk factors. The author highlights platelets, their mechanisms of actions, data from epidemiological studies, structure-function relationship clinical trial data, ex vivo and in vitro data. This important resource will focus primarily on human studies and emphasize functional and physiological implications of the nutritional impact on platelet function and CVD that could be an important approach to highlight the concept of preventive CVD nutrition. An authoritative text, Nutraceuticals and Human Blood Platelet Function: Offers a unique resource that connects nutrition with platelet function and its impact on cardiovascular disease Contains an evidenced-based approach, including data from human and animal clinical studies Reveals the impact of bioactive compounds and their effect on platelets Presents a text that is authored by an expert with vast experience in the field of nutrition and platelet function Written for professionals, academics, researchers, and students associated in the area of nutrition, Nutraceuticals and Human Blood Platelet Function offers a review of the most current research on the effects of platelet function and their roles in development of CVD, functional foods and bioactive compounds in CVD risk factors.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119376017

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Early Nutrition and Lifestyle Factors

Effects on First Trimester Placenta

By: Asim K. Duttaroy,Sanjay Basak

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Early Nutrition and Lifestyle Factors

Effects on First Trimester Placenta

By: Asim K. Duttaroy,Sanjay Basak

This book highlights the impact of nutrients on early placentation processes and their relevance for fetal growth and pregnancy outcome. The role of maternal nutrition on fetal growth and development has been evidenced in many epidemiological studies that included infamous Dutch famine, Helsinki Birth cohort and others. Fetal programming hypothesis states that the nutritional and other environmental conditions under which an individual develops from pre-conception to birth has a major impact on the future health of the newborn child. The developmental environment of the fetus is primarily dependent on two major factors that are maternal nutritional state (excess/low/imbalance) and placental function. Placentation is characterized by the extensive remodeling of the maternal uterine vasculature producing low-resistance blood vessels that facilitate the exchange of nutrients and wastes between the mother and the fetus. Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in human placental blood vessel formation, which are now well established, are discussed.

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3319388045

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Cellular, Molecular, and Environmental Contribution in Cardiac Remodeling

From Lab Bench Work to its Clinical Perspective

By: Asim K. Duttaroy,Rahul Mallick

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Cellular, Molecular, and Environmental Contribution in Cardiac Remodeling

From Lab Bench Work to its Clinical Perspective

By: Asim K. Duttaroy,Rahul Mallick

Cellular, Molecular and Environmental Contribution in Cardiac Remodeling: From Lab Bench to Clinical Perspective consolidates the most recent research advances on cellular, molecular, biochemical, and heterogeneous factors contributing to the physiological and pathological cardiac remodeling, elucidating their mechanisms of action and the clinical outcomes of cardiac remodeling. It extensively covers the factors determining cardiac remodeling, including cardiomyocyte regeneration, cardiac stem cells and their therapeutic potential, cardiac resident pericytes, the role of natural bioactive compounds in cardiac remodeling, chronic cardiac adaptations to exercise and more. This book provides basic science researchers and clinical investigators in cardiology with a current and comprehensive resource on molecular mechanisms and contributing factors to cardiac remodeling, and its effects and impacts on heart health. New research areas for the future, aimed at preventing, limiting, and reversing bad remodeling, are also discussed. - Provides a concise summary of recent developments in cardiac remodeling research, combining novel information and the latest data published in this field - Discusses not only cellular and molecular factors impacting cardiac remodeling, but also environmental contributions such as lifestyle and exercise - Identifies areas for future research and potential novel strategies for translating basic research knowledge to applications in patients

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0323995713

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9780323995719

Electrodynamics and Classical Theory of Fields & Particles

By: Asim Orhan Barut

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Electrodynamics and Classical Theory of Fields & Particles

By: Asim Orhan Barut

The first comprehensive treatment of relativistic electrodynamics, this volume remains essential reading. This graduate-level text was written by a distinguished theoretical physicist. It deftly reveals the classical underpinnings of modern quantum field theory with explorations of space-time, Lorentz transformations, conservation laws, equations of motion, Green’s functions, and action-at-a-distance electrodynamics. 1964 edition.

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Courier Corporation

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0486640388

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9780486640389

Graphene: A Versatile Advanced Material

By: Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim,Khalid Umar,Tabassum Parveen,Asim Ali Yaqoob,Muhammad Taqi-uddeen Safian

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Graphene: A Versatile Advanced Material

By: Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim,Khalid Umar,Tabassum Parveen,Asim Ali Yaqoob,Muhammad Taqi-uddeen Safian

Most of us have been exposed to graphene through the use of pencils since elementary school. After all, pencil leads are made out of graphite, which are graphene layers that are piled on top of each other. Graphene is an excellent material and has stimulated much research interest due to its unique structure and interesting properties. There are several unique and powerful properties exhibited by graphene that makes it suitable for various advanced applications. For example, it is the thinnest material, with a thickness of only one atomic layer. It is also very strong, flexible, has high thermal and electrical conductivity and much more. In addition, it also has special electrical conductor and insulator properties with tunable optical properties. This book covers fundamental and advanced topics related to graphene, including the introduction and history, structure and chemistry, basic properties, and the preparation methods of graphene. Furthermore, graphene nanocomposites, different characterization techniques, as well as the basic and advanced graphene applications are presented within this book in order to provide a broad reference for researchers, scientists, as well as postgraduate and undergraduate students. Additionally, this book contains a special topic related to bio-based graphene which is currently gaining a lot of attention.

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Penerbit USM

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9674618031

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9789674618032

Application Design for Wearable Computing

By: Dan Siewiorek,Asim Smailagic,Thad Starner

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Application Design for Wearable Computing

By: Dan Siewiorek,Asim Smailagic,Thad Starner

The confluence of decades of computer science and computer engineering research in multimodal interaction (e.g., speech and gesture recognition), machine learning (e.g., classification and feature extraction), software (e.g., web browsers, distributed agents), electronics (e.g., energy-efficient microprocessors, head-mounted displays), design methodology in user-centered design, and rapid prototyping have enabled a new class of computers—wearable computers. The lecture takes the viewpoint of a potential designer or researcher in wearable computing. Designing wearable computers requires attention to many different factors because of the computer’s closeness to the body and its use while performing other tasks. For the purposes of discussion, we have created the UCAMP framework, which consists of the following factors: user, corporal, attention, manipulation, and perception. Each of these factors and their importance is described. A number of example prototypes developed by the authors, as well as by other researchers, are used to illustrate these concepts. Wearable computers have established their first foothold in several application domains, such as vehicle and aircraft maintenance and manufacturing, inspection, language translation, and other areas. The lecture continues by describing the next step in the evolution of wearable computers, namely, context awareness. Context-aware computing takes into account a user’s state and surroundings, and the mobile computer modifies its behavior based on this information. A user’s context can be quite rich, consisting of attributes such as physical location, physiological state, personal history, daily behavioral patterns, and so forth. If a human assistant were given such context, he or she would make decisions in a proactive fashion, anticipating user needs, and acting as a proactive assistant. The goal is to enable mobile computers to play an analogous role, exploiting context information to significantly reduce demands on human attention. Context-aware intelligent agents can deliver relevant information when a user needs that information. These data make possible many exciting new applications, such as augmented reality, context-aware collaboration, and augmented manufacturing. The combined studies and research reported in this lecture suggest a number of useful guidelines for designing wearable computing devices. Also included with the guidelines is a list of questions that designers should consider when beginning to design a wearable computer. The research directions section emphasizes remaining challenges and trends in the areas of user interface, modalities of interaction, and wearable cognitive augmentation. Finally, we summarize the most important challenges and conclude with a projection of future directions in wearable computing. Table of Contents: Introduction / The Wearable Computing UCAMP / Design Guidelines for Wearable Computing / Research Directions / Conclusions and Future Challenges

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3031024761

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Donald School Textbook of Transvaginal Sonography

By: Asim Kurjak,Jose Bajo Arenas

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Donald School Textbook of Transvaginal Sonography

By: Asim Kurjak,Jose Bajo Arenas

Transvaginal sonography, or ultrasound, is a test used to look at a woman's reproductive organs, including the uterus, ovaries and cervix. The second edition of this textbook brings clinicians and trainees fully up to date with the latest developments in transvaginal sonography. Divided into five sections, the book begins with an introduction to general aspects of the procedure, followed by discussion on its uses in obstetrics and gynaecology and infertility. The final two sections examine Doppler sonography and 3D and 4D transvaginal sonography. This new edition has been fully revised to present practitioners with the latest procedures and diagnostic guidelines for the use of sonography in obstetrics and gynaecology. With contributions from recognised experts in Europe, the USA and Asia, this invaluable book includes more than 750 original ultrasound pictures, diagrams and photographs. Key points Fully revised new edition presenting latest developments in transvaginal sonography Recognised author and editor team from Europe, USA and Asia Includes more than 750 original ultrasound pictures, diagrams and photographs Previous edition published in 2011

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JP Medical Ltd

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935090473X

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9789350904732

Disasters

By: Dr. Asim K. Dasgupta

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Disasters

By: Dr. Asim K. Dasgupta

In Disasters Dr. Asim K. Dasgupta examines the many kinds of natural phenomena and environmental disaster that impact the Earth, drawing upon his first hand experience and years of research gathered while working and travelling as a medical doctor with a scientific interests. Dr. Dasgupta has got a life-long fascination with the natural environment and mans impact upon it developed. The results of Dr. Dasguptas explorations are considered in several case studies that both describe and examine all kinds of disasters and their context within the Earths environment. Combining scientific fact with first-hand observations, conclusions are drawn that may help future response to disasters. An additional chapter detailing the science and experience of climate change draws conclusions on the way forward for mankind. The book is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the Earths environment and mans place within it.

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Partridge Publishing

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1482800020

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9781482800029

Principles and Practices of Thyroid Gland Disorders

By: Subhash Kumar Wangnoo,Jamal Ahmad,Mohammad Asim Siddiqui

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Principles and Practices of Thyroid Gland Disorders

By: Subhash Kumar Wangnoo,Jamal Ahmad,Mohammad Asim Siddiqui

This book is a comprehensive resource providing the latest information on the diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders. Beginning with an overview of thyroid physiology and symptoms and evaluation of thyroid problems, the following chapters discuss many benign and malignant disorders and their medical and surgical management. Complete chapters are dedicated to ‘special circumstances’ including neonatal and junvenile thyrotoxicosis, and hyper and hypo-thyroidism in pregnancy. In depth coverage of topics such as Graves Disease, Hashimoto Disease, paediatric Graves, and sick euthyroid syndrome, is also provided. Key points Comprehensive resource providing latest information on diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders Covers numerous benign and malignant conditions Explains both medical and surgical management techniques Complete chapters dedicated to ‘special circumstances’

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JP Medical Ltd

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9386056259

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9789386056252

Income Distribution, Market Imperfections and Capital Accumulation in a Developing Economy

By: Asim K. Dasgupta

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Income Distribution, Market Imperfections and Capital Accumulation in a Developing Economy

By: Asim K. Dasgupta

The book explains the problem of insufficient capital accumulation and growth in a less developed country. In conventional analyses, such explanations are often found exogenised in terms of factors such as socio-cultural attitudes towards saving and investment, irrationality of peasant behaviour, technological aspects of externalities and demographic parameters. This book provides an alternative explanation in terms of distribution of income and assets. Focusing on the agricultural sector of a developing economy, it describes how this approach can be extended to cover the industrial sector as well. Further, it develops a model that is then used to analyse the specific problem of capital accumulation in agriculture.

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Only the Strong

An American Novel

By: Jabari Asim

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Only the Strong

An American Novel

By: Jabari Asim

“Asim has given us a book that is at once entertaining and evocative of a moment that truly was a turning point in black and American history.” —Chicago Tribune Jabari Asim’s debut novel returns readers to Gateway City, the fictional Midwestern city first explored in his acclaimed short story collection, Taste of Honey. Against a 1970s backdrop of rapid social and political change, Only the Strong portrays the challenges and rewards of love in a quintessential American community where heartbreak and violence are seldom far away. Moved by the death of Martin Luther King Jr., Lorenzo “Guts” Tolliver decides to abandon his career as a professional leg-breaker and pursue a life of quiet moments and generous helpings of banana pudding in the company of his new, sensuous lover. His erstwhile boss, local kingpin Ananias Goode, is also thinking about slowing down—but his tempestuous affair with Dr. Artinces Noel, a prominent pediatrician, complicates his retirement plans. Meanwhile, Charlotte Divine, the doctor’s headstrong protégée, struggles with trials of her own. With prose that’s sharp, humorous, and poetic, Asim skillfully renders a compelling portrait of urban life in the wake of the last major civil-rights bill. Massive change is afoot in America, and these characters have front-row seats. “[A] heartfelt, polyphonic ode to 1970s black America.” —The Wall Street Journal “Captivating.” —Jane Ciabattari, NPR Book Concierge: Best Books of 2015 “Incomparable charisma and verve.” —The Root, Best Fiction of 2015 “Lean, mean, and moving.” —Kirkus Reviews, Kirkus Prize nominee “Thoroughly entertaining and stylish . . . deserves favorable comparison to the works of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Agate Publishing

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1572847522

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A Child's Introduction to African American History

The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country

By: Jabari Asim

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A Child's Introduction to African American History

The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country

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A comprehensive, entertaining look at heroes, heroines, and critical moments from African American history -- from the slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement -- by award-winning author Jabari Asim. Jabari Asim goes beyond what's taught in the classroom to reveal a fact-filled history of African American history through politics, activism, sports, entertainment, music, and much more. You'll follow the road to freedom beginning with the slave trade and the middle passage through the abolitionist movement and the Civil War where many African Americans fought as soldiers. You'll learn how slave songs often contained hidden messages and how a 15-year-old Jamaican-born young man named Clive Campbell helped to create hip-hop in the early 1970's. You'll experience the passionate speeches, marches, and movements of the Civil Rights era along with and the sacrifices of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, and many others. Along the way there are dozens of profiles of political trailblazers like Shirley Chisholm, the first black women elected to Congress in 1968; dominants athletes like Tiger Woods who, in 1995, was only the second African American to play in a Master's Golf Tournament which he went on to win in 1997; popular musicians like Miles Davis, one the most influential artists of the twentieth century; and inspiring writers like Toni Morrison, the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in literature. Filled with beautiful illustrations by Lynn Gaines that bring these figures and events to life, plus a removable historical timeline poster, A Child's Introduction to African American History is a fascinating and comprehensive guide to this often overlooked yet immensely important part of American history.

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031644183X

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Donald School Manual of Practical Problems in Obstetrics

By: Narendra Malhotra,Randhir Puri,Jaideep Malhotra,Asim Kurjak,Frank A Chervenak

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Donald School Manual of Practical Problems in Obstetrics

By: Narendra Malhotra,Randhir Puri,Jaideep Malhotra,Asim Kurjak,Frank A Chervenak

A comprehensive review of problems that may occur during pregnancy and labour. Beginning with antenatal care and surveillance throughout pregnancy, the following chapters discuss various medical conditions that may arise including diabetes, pulmonary and neurological diseases, urinary complications, cardiac disease and endocrine disorders. Several chapters are dedicated to labour and include topics such as instrumental delivery, postpartum problems, haemorrhage and neonatal resuscitation. With contributions from internationally renowned obstetricians, this manual includes more than 400 images and illustrations.

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JP Medical Ltd

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9350257823

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9789350257821

A Virtue of Disobedience

By: Asim Qureshi

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A Virtue of Disobedience

By: Asim Qureshi

‘I hope that this short thought provoking meditation on rightful responses to injustice will trigger a societal discussion for the conscience and future of liberal democracies.’ Marc Sageman, former CIA officer ‘I find Qureshi’s personal tone profound and loud, and it does what all good works of politics and anti-racism should. It makes visible the most intimate ways white power impacts us, destroy us, and has us dream about our futures.’ Yassir Morsi, author of Radical Skin, Moderate Masks ‘Drawing on an extraordinary range of influences that includes Primo Levi, Tupac Shakur, fourteenth century Islamic jurists and the Qu’ran, Qureshi weaves a moving account of his personal political journey through the horrors of the early 21st century into an inspirational call for racial and political justice and critical Islamic scholarship.’ Matthew Carr, author of Blood & Faith: The Purging of Muslim Spain In this new work of political philosophy, Asim Qureshi reflects on injustice he sees in the world around him. Covering issues from torture and extrajudicial killings, to racism and discrimination, A Virtue of Disobedience takes the reader on a journey through the history of oppression, and begins a conversation about how previous acts of resistance and disobedience, through faith and virtue, can be liberating in the range of contemporary issues communities face today.

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1789650763

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The N Word

Who Can Say It, who Shouldn't, and why

By: Jabari Asim

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The N Word

Who Can Say It, who Shouldn't, and why

By: Jabari Asim

Asim traces the roots and meanings behind the racial slur and argues that using the word keeps blacks at the bottom of America's socioeconomic ladder. He also proves there is a place for this word in the mouths and on the pens of those who truly understand its twisted history.

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0618197176

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What Obama Means

...for Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future

By: Jabari Asim

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What Obama Means

...for Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future

By: Jabari Asim

A timely and sharp analysis about what the Obama phenomenon means for the future of American politics and society, by the celebrated "Washington Post" columnist.

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Harper Collins

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0061711330

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9780061711336

A History of State and Religion in India

By: Ian Copland,Ian Mabbett,Asim Roy,Kate Brittlebank,Adam Bowles

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A History of State and Religion in India

By: Ian Copland,Ian Mabbett,Asim Roy,Kate Brittlebank,Adam Bowles

Offering the first long-duration analysis of the relationship between the state and religion in South Asia, this book looks at the nature and origins of Indian secularism. It interrogates the proposition that communalism in India is wholly a product of colonial policy and modernisation, questions whether the Indian state has generally been a benign, or disruptive, influence on public religious life, and evaluates the claim that the region has spawned a culture of practical toleration. The book is structured around six key arenas of interaction between state and religion: cow worship and sacrifice, control of temples and shrines, religious festivals and processions, proselytising and conversion, communal riots, and religious teaching/doctrine and family law. It offers a challenging argument about the role of the state in religious life in a historical continuum, and identifies points of similarity and contrast between periods and regimes. The book makes a significant contribution to the literature on South Asian History and Religion.

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