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Economic Lessons from the Transition: The Basic Theory Re-examined

The Basic Theory Re-examined

By: Daniel R. Kazmer,Michele Konrad

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Economic Lessons from the Transition: The Basic Theory Re-examined

The Basic Theory Re-examined

By: Daniel R. Kazmer,Michele Konrad

Economic Lessons from the Transition focuses on major transitions in the 1990s: the transition from central planning and communism to market capitalism and the global integration of national financial systems. The transitions were supposed to raise most peoples' standard of living; instead they dramatically worsened the lives of most people in the countries involved. While most attempts to explain this failure focus on policies, the authors of this book argue that failure of economic theory to fully understand these transitions has led to bad policies that made the transitions unnecessarily painful and costly. The book suggests answers to the following questions: How should basic economic theory as taught in introductory economics courses be revised in light of the failure of market-oriented economics to effect a successful transition in so many former communist economies? Could the theory be revised and presented in a different manner? How can basic economic theory be used to help explain the past failures in understanding transition problems and to avoid future mistakes? This volume is a "must read" for all who teach economics or apply economics to the real world.

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1315290030

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Case Files Biochemistry 3/E

By: Eugene C. Toy,William E. Seifert,Henry W. Strobel,Konrad P. Harms

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Case Files Biochemistry 3/E

By: Eugene C. Toy,William E. Seifert,Henry W. Strobel,Konrad P. Harms

LEARN BIOCHEMISTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF REAL-LIFE PATIENTS AND PREPARE FOR THE USMLE Step 1 Experience with clinical cases is key to excelling on the USMLE Step 1 and shelf exams, and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care. Case Files: Biochemistry provides 53 true-to-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in this field. Each case includes an easy-tounderstand discussion correlated to essential basic science concepts, definitions of key terms, biochemistry pearls, and USMLE-style review questions. With Case Files, you'll learn instead of memorize. Learn from 53 high-yield cases, each with board-style questions and key-point pearls Master complex concepts through clear and concise discussions Practice with review questions to reinforce learning Polish your approach to clinical problem-solving Perfect for medical and dental students preparing for course exams and the Boards

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0071794891

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The Bioethics of Space Exploration

By: Konrad Szocik

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The Bioethics of Space Exploration

By: Konrad Szocik

Human exploration of space contains many ethical challenges. Future long-term space missions will generate specific problems and place new demands on humanity. One of them is the concept of human enhancement, primarily through gene editing, for the implementation of long-term space missions. In this book, I hypothesize that large-scale application of human enhancement may be necessary to enable space exploration and exploitation. The book discusses the many arguments for and against human genetic modification for space missions. It also considers the most controversial type of modification, germline gene editing. In the book I present many arguments in favor of applying even radical and considered controversial forms of human enhancements today. The book shows that the environment of future space missions is a unique and different ethical environment from Earth's and requires a modified bioethical approach. The bioethics of space missions should be syncretic, issue-driven, and highly dependent on the purpose of space missions. In the book, I point out the importance of discussing future scenarios of human development. Space bioethics is presented as part of futures studies. The book considers futures of humanity in space that are possible, probable, preferable, but also dystopian. The aim of these considerations is to prevent the development of these worst-case scenarios. The book suggests that we should look to the development of biomedicine with greater optimism and hope. Human enhancement via gene editing for space missions is presented as a pragmatic tool rooted in the principle of well-being"--

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Oxford University Press

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0197628478

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On Aggression

By: Konrad Lorenz

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On Aggression

By: Konrad Lorenz

Konrad Lorenz was the author of some of the most popular books ever published about animals, including the best-selling Man Meets Dog and King Solomon's Ring. On Aggression is one of his finest works, as well as the most controversial. Through an insightful and characteristically entertaining survey of animal behaviour, the Nobel Prize winner tracks the evolution of aggression throughout the animal world. He also raises some startling questions when he applies his observations of animal psychology to humankind. His conclusions caused an unprecedented controversy, culminating in a statement adopted by UNESCO in 1989 which appeared to condemn his work. Whether or not Lorenz actually claimed aggression is hard-wired into the human psyche, and that war is an inevitable result, is something readers can decide upon for themselves. However you react, there can be no doubting that in today's violent world this powerful work remains of paramount importance.

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Routledge

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1134456573

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9781134456574

Nameless Relations

Anonymity, Melanesia and Reproductive Gift Exchange Between British Ova Donors and Recipients

By: Monica Konrad

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Nameless Relations

Anonymity, Melanesia and Reproductive Gift Exchange Between British Ova Donors and Recipients

By: Monica Konrad

Based on the author's fieldwork at assisted conception clinics in England in the mid-1990s, this is the first ethnographic study of the new procreative practices of anonymous ova and embryo donation. Giving voice to both groups of women participating in the demanding donation experience - the donors on the one side and the ever-hopeful IVF recipients on the other - Konrad shows how one dimension of the new reproductive technologies involves an unfamiliar relatedness between nameless and untraceable procreative strangers. Offsetting informants' local narratives against traditional Western folk models of the 'sexed' reproductive body, the book challenges some of the basic assumptions underlying conventional biomedical discourse of altruistic donation that clinicians and others promote as "gifts of life." It brings together a wide variety of literatures from social anthropology, social theory, cultural studies of science and technology, and feminist bioethics to discuss the relationship between recent developments in biotechnology and changing conceptions of personal origins, genealogy, kinship, biological ownership and notions of bodily integrity.

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Berghahn Books

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157181647X

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Red Quarter Moon

A Search for Family in the Shadow of Stalin

By: Anne Konrad

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Red Quarter Moon

A Search for Family in the Shadow of Stalin

By: Anne Konrad

Anne Konrad's Red Quarter Moon is the gripping account of her search for family members lost and disappeared within the Soviet Union. Konrad's ancestors, Mennonites, had settled the Ukrainian steppes in the late 1790s. An ethno-religious minority, they became special objects of Soviet persecution. Though her parents fled in 1929, many relatives remained in the USSR. Konrad's search for these missing extended family members took place over twenty years and five continents - on muddy roads, lonesome steppes, and in old letters, documents, or secret police archives. Her story emerges as both haunting and inspiring, filled with dramatically different accounts from survivors now scattered across the world. She aligns the voices of her subjects chronologically against the backdrop of Soviet policy, intertwining the historical context of the Terror Years with her own personal quest. Red Quarter Moon is an enthralling journey into the past that offers a unique look at the lives of ordinary families and individuals in the USSR.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442694173

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Case Files Physiology, Second Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Norman W. Weisbrodt,William P. Dubinsky,Roger G. O'Neil,(rry) T. (Terry) (Terry) Walters,Konrad P. Harms

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Case Files Physiology, Second Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Norman W. Weisbrodt,William P. Dubinsky,Roger G. O'Neil,(rry) T. (Terry) (Terry) Walters,Konrad P. Harms

REAL LIFE CLINICAL CASES FOR THE COURSE EXAMS AND USMLE STEP 1 "This extremely useful book reinforces the relationship between basic science and clinical medicine for students. It will help them either review or learn basic physiology as it applies to medicine, which should strengthen their diagnostic and therapeutic skills. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service You need exposure to clinical cases to pass course exams and ace the USMLE Step 1. Case Files: Physiology presents 50 real-life clinical cases illustrating essential concepts in microbiology. Each case includes and easy-to-understand discussion correlated to key basic science concepts, definitions of key terms, physiology pearls, and USMLE-style review questions. This interactive system helps you learn instead of memorize. 50 clinical cases, each with USMLE-style questions Clinical pearls highlighting key physiology concepts Primer on how to approach clinical problems and think like a doctor Proven learning system based on award-winning research boosts your shelf exam score

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071643176

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Transporting Atlanta

The Mode of Mobility under Construction

By: Miriam Konrad

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Transporting Atlanta

The Mode of Mobility under Construction

By: Miriam Konrad

America's worsening nightmare of gridlock is given full attention in this illuminating study of the transportation crisis in Atlanta. Inconveniences and hardships created by too many automobiles and too few alternatives for movement have reached untenable levels. Miriam Konrad investigates three major transportation projects involving public transit and use of space issues in the Atlanta area: the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), the bus and rail system that has been the backbone of metropolitan Atlanta's public transportation system for the past thirty years; the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA), a superagency created in 1999 to address air quality issues in the region; and the Belt Line, a popular proposal to build a twenty-two-mile loop of greenspace, transit, and other amenities around an inner loop of the city on existing rail beds. She reveals how gridlock, over regional transportation policy and procedures, has emerged out of the competition between growth promoters, environmentalists, and social justice actors.

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SUNY Press

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143842695X

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Case Files Biochemistry, Second Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Seifert Jr.,Henry W. Strobel,Konrad P. Harms

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Case Files Biochemistry, Second Edition

By: Eugene C. Toy,Seifert Jr.,Henry W. Strobel,Konrad P. Harms

Fifty clinical cases help you excel in biochemistry courses and the USMLE Step 1 Case Files: Biochemistry: Second Edition presents 50 clinical cases with open-ended questions which weave basic science concepts into the clinical scenario. Each case includes an extended discussion (including definitions and a pathophysiology discussion), key points, and 3-5 USMLE-style comprehension questions. The authors are experienced teachers from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School in Houston, Texas.

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0071643095

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Case Files Gynecologic Surgery

By: Eugene C. Toy,Konrad P. Harms,Keith Reeves,Cristo Papasakelariou

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Case Files Gynecologic Surgery

By: Eugene C. Toy,Konrad P. Harms,Keith Reeves,Cristo Papasakelariou

The Cases You Need to Learn the Essential of Gynecologic Surgery Case Files: Gynecologic Surgery provides 40 clinical cases to illustrate evidence-based practice in the gynecologic surgery patient. Each case includes open-ended questions, extended discussion, Practice Pearls, a “Controversy” discussion, comprehension questions, and references to the most current literature with a brief critique of each article. With this unique learning system you'll learn how to become a better clinician in the context of real patients and the latest evidence-based medicine. Features 40 high-yield clinical situations tailored for management and understanding of disease (pathophysiology) in the gynecologic surgery patient Clear and easy-to-follow case-based format helps residents and fellows develop clinical thinking skills Based on current journal articles and landmark studies, with an accompanying brief critique "Practical Pearls" give evidence-based recommendations for patient management "Controversy" feature discusses current controversies and different views related to each case Multiple-choice comprehension questions accompany each case Approximately 25 original drawings and clinical images enhance the text Presents high-yield high-risk gynecologic surgery cases in an interactive and memorable format to help residents and fellows learn in the context of real patients Proven learning system improves exam scores

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0071592792

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The Unfree Professions

German Lawyers, Teachers, and Engineers, 1900-1950

By: Konrad Hugo Jarausch

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The Unfree Professions

German Lawyers, Teachers, and Engineers, 1900-1950

By: Konrad Hugo Jarausch

How could educated professionals have supported the Nazi movement and collaborated with Hitler's inhuman policies? Jarausch examines this fascinating and largely unexplored subject, tracing the social, ideological, and political development of three representative German professions--law, teaching, and engineering--from the late Empire to the early Federal Republic. Based on a reformulated professionalization theory and on authoritative statistics, he describes professional prosperity and prestige in the Second Reich and analyzes the social crisis brought on by hyperinflation, stabilization, and Depression during the chaotic Weimar years. Threatened with the loss of livelihood and frightened by cultural disorientation, many experts embraced neo-conservative ideas and cooperated in Hitler's seizure of power. Welcoming the apparent restoration of their authority in the early Third Reich, professionals collaborated in the racial purges and warping of ethics, practices, and organizations under Nazi rule. During the Second World War, the radicalization of SS terror threatened the very survival of the professions so that most practitioners were only too happy to be rescued by Allied victory. Exploring the reluctant democratization of the post-war professions, Jarausch concludes with a reflection on the lessons of the German experience for the relationship between professionalism and liberty.

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Oxford University Press

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0195364503

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From Reception to Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Poland

By: Karolina Sobczak-Szelc,Marta Pachocka,Konrad Pędziwiatr,Justyna Szałańska,Monika Szulecka

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From Reception to Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Poland

By: Karolina Sobczak-Szelc,Marta Pachocka,Konrad Pędziwiatr,Justyna Szałańska,Monika Szulecka

This book sheds light on the complex experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in Poland, against a local backdrop of openly anti-refugee political narratives and strong opposition to sharing the responsibility for, and burden of, asylum seekers arriving in the EU. Through a multidimensional analysis, it highlights the processes of forced migrant admission, reception and integration in a key EU frontier country that has undergone a rapid migration status change from a transit to a host country. The book examines rich qualitative material drawn from interviews conducted with forced migrants with different legal statuses and with experts from public administration at the central and local levels, NGOs, and other institutions involved in migration governance in Poland. It discusses both opportunities for and limitations on forced migrants’ adaptation in the social, economic, and political dimensions, as well as their access to healthcare, education, the labour market, and social assistance. This book will be of particular interest to scholars, students, policymakers, and practitioners in migration and asylum studies, social policy, public policy, international relations, EU studies/European integration, law, economics, and sociology.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000811433

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9781000811438

Mapping the Journey

Case Studies in Strategy and Action toward Sustainable Development

By: Lorinda R. Rowledge,Russell Barton,Kevin Brady,James Fava,Cynthia Figge,Konrad Saur,Steven Young

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Mapping the Journey

Case Studies in Strategy and Action toward Sustainable Development

By: Lorinda R. Rowledge,Russell Barton,Kevin Brady,James Fava,Cynthia Figge,Konrad Saur,Steven Young

This illuminating new book presents a series of in-depth case studies from around the world based on numerous personal interviews with organizational leaders and focusing on their journey towards sustainability. The aim is to provide visions of a more sustainable future, and shed light on the path, milestones and solutions – in particular the management processes these organizations employed – to provide a reliable compass that others can follow. Although each organization must take steps to fit its particular circumstance, business conditions and culture, Mapping the Journey proves that valuable lessons can be learned by setting aside critique as to where these organizations may yet make progress and instead focusing on the guidelines, targets, measures of success, tools and techniques and valuable wisdom about how pioneer organisations are travelling toward a prosperous, sustainable future. Each organization included has crafted its own unique strategic responses to an identified need for increased sustainability. While none can be said to have reached the end-point of a sustainable development strategy, all have found that, by addressing the challenge of sustainable industrial practices, they have found innovative solutions, new opportunities for revenue generation, better relationships with customers, new business and product opportunities and a boost to morale from the executive ranks to front-line employees. Mapping the Journey examines both public and private organizations worldwide: SJ Rail of Sweden; Sony Corporation; SC Johnson; TransAlta Corporation; Patagonia; Henkel; Volvo; ASG; Interface Flooring Systems; Suncor; DaimlerChrysler; AssiDoman; Germany's Centre for Technology Assessment and the Dutch National Environmental Policy Plan. These case studies provide an inspiring framework of effective processes for defining a sustainable development strategy and transforming it successfully into actions and results.

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Routledge

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1351282794

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9781351282796

Child and Family Practice

A Relational Perspective

By: Shelley Cohen Konrad

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Child and Family Practice

A Relational Perspective

By: Shelley Cohen Konrad

Child and Family Practice: A Relational Perspective, Second Edition presents important guidelines and principles for working with children, their families, and their service-providing organizations. It is grounded in the traditional social work theories of relationship with emphasis on three core concepts: relational connection, evidence-guided knowledge, and reflexivity. With this text students can connect theory to evidence-based practice and use realistic case studies for classroom role-play and engaging discussion. Cohen Konrad's goal is to help students connect science, theory, and the human qualities necessary to effect positive change and inspire hope in the lives of children and families.

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0190059583

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The Foundations of Ethology

By: Konrad Lorenz

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The Foundations of Ethology

By: Konrad Lorenz

Based on Vergleichende Verhaltensforschung: Grundlagen der Ethologie, 1978.

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Springer

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0387816232

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Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis

The Industrial Revolution to the Present

By: Tatiana Konrad

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Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis

The Industrial Revolution to the Present

By: Tatiana Konrad

Concentrating on a powerful, emerging genre, Tatiana Konrad’s Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis provides a survey of popular narratives that further our understanding of climate change in contemporary fiction. Konrad advocates for the expansion and redefinition of the cli-fi genre and argues that industrial fiction from the nineteenth century is the first example of climate change fiction. Tracing the ways through which cli-fi outlines a history of our modern ecocultural crisis, this book demonstrates how the genre employs four major thematic clusters to achieve this narrative: weather, science, religion, and place. Focusing on a diverse range of issues, including fossil fuels, cheap energy, the intricacies of human–more-than-human relationships, and postcolonial geographies, Konrad illustrates how cli-fi transcends mere storytelling. The genre ultimately emerges as an important means to forecast, imagine, and contemplate climatic events. The book invites a broadening of the environmental humanities discourse, asking readers not only to deepen their understanding of the current climate crisis, but also to consider how cli-fi culture can be viewed as an effective method to address climate change.

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University of Nevada Press

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164779160X

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Economic Lessons from the Transition: The Basic Theory Re-examined

Economic Lessons from the Transition: The Basic Theory Re-examined

Case Files Biochemistry 3/E

Case Files Biochemistry 3/E

The Bioethics of Space Exploration

The Bioethics of Space Exploration

On Aggression

On Aggression

Nameless Relations

Nameless Relations

Red Quarter Moon

Red Quarter Moon

Case Files Physiology, Second Edition

Case Files Physiology, Second Edition

Transporting Atlanta

Transporting Atlanta

Case Files Biochemistry, Second Edition

Case Files Biochemistry, Second Edition

Case Files Gynecologic Surgery

Case Files Gynecologic Surgery

The Unfree Professions

The Unfree Professions

From Reception to Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Poland

From Reception to Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Poland

Mapping the Journey

Mapping the Journey

Child and Family Practice

Child and Family Practice

The Foundations of Ethology

The Foundations of Ethology

Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis

Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis

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