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The Immune System in Space: Are we prepared?

By: Alexander Choukèr,Oliver Ullrich

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The Immune System in Space: Are we prepared?

By: Alexander Choukèr,Oliver Ullrich

This book gives insight into the mechanism of the immune system and the influence of the environment on earth. Further, the book explains the changes that occur in our immune system in the absence of gravity and their fundamental consequences. Several limiting factors for human health and performance in microgravity have been clearly identified as an unacceptable risk for long-term and interplanetary flights. Serious concerns arose whether spaceflight-associated immune system dysfunction ultimately precludes the expansion of human presence beyond Earth's orbit. The immune system has undergone many evolutionary steps to cope with a new and changing environment, but `space` has not been evolutionary experienced before. Through endocrine orchestration of cell functions, cell to cell communications and intracellular mechanisms the human body and his immune system have an enormous capacity to adapt and react to altered environmental conditions. Thus, the special sensitivity to altered gravity renders the immune system an ideal biological model system to understand if and how gravity on Earth is required for the normal function of cells and cellular networks. It is one of the most fundamental challenges to find out, if our organism and our cellular machinery are able to live and to adequately perform without the gravity field of Earth. The book is written for immunologists and researchers in human physiology under normal and stressfull conditions.

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Springer

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3319414666

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Animal Lessons

How They Teach Us to Be Human

By: Kelly Oliver

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Animal Lessons

How They Teach Us to Be Human

By: Kelly Oliver

Philosophy reads humanity against animality, arguing that "man" is man because he is separate from beast. Deftly challenging this position, Kelly Oliver proves that, in fact, it is the animal that teaches us to be human. Through their sex, their habits, and our perception of their purpose, animals show us how not to be them. This kinship plays out in a number of ways. We sacrifice animals to establish human kinship, but without the animal, the bonds of "brotherhood" fall apart. Either kinship with animals is possible or kinship with humans is impossible. Philosophy holds that humans and animals are distinct, but in defending this position, the discipline depends on a discourse that relies on the animal for its very definition of the human. Through these and other examples, Oliver does more than just establish an animal ethics. She transforms ethics by showing how its very origin is dependent upon the animal. Examining for the first time the treatment of the animal in the work of Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, Agamben, Freud, Lacan, and Kristeva, among others, Animal Lessons argues that the animal bites back, thereby reopening the question of the animal for philosophy.

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377

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Columbia University Press

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0231520492

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9780231520492

Plural Logic

Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged

By: Alex Oliver,Timothy Smiley

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Plural Logic

Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged

By: Alex Oliver,Timothy Smiley

Alex Oliver and Timothy Smiley provide a natural point of entry to what for most readers will be a new subject. Plural logic deals with plural terms ('Whitehead and Russell', 'Henry VIII's wives', 'the real numbers', 'the square root of -1', 'they'), plural predicates ('surrounded the fort', 'are prime', 'are consistent', 'imply'), and plural quantification ('some things', 'any things'). Current logic is singularist: its terms stand for at most one thing. By contrast, the foundational thesis of this book is that a particular term may legitimately stand for several things at once; in other words, there is such a thing as genuinely plural denotation. The authors argue that plural phenomena need to be taken seriously and that the only viable response is to adopt a plural logic, a logic based on plural denotation. They expound a framework of ideas that includes the distinction between distributive and collective predicates, the theory of plural descriptions, multivalued functions, and lists. A formal system of plural logic is presented in three stages, before being applied to Cantorian set theory as an illustration. Technicalities have been kept to a minimum, and anyone who is familiar with the classical predicate calculus should be able to follow it. The authors' approach is an attractive blend of no-nonsense argumentative directness and open-minded liberalism, and they convey the exciting and unexpected richness of their subject. Mathematicians and linguists, as well as logicians and philosophers, will find surprises in this book. This second edition includes a greatly expanded treatment of the paradigm empty term zilch, a much strengthened treatment of Cantorian set theory, and a new chapter on higher-level plural logic.

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430

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Oxford University Press

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0192593153

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Basketball Beyond Paper

Insights Into the Game's Analytics Revolution

By: Dean Oliver

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Basketball Beyond Paper

Insights Into the Game's Analytics Revolution

By: Dean Oliver

As a follow-up to Dean Oliver's Basketball on Paper, Basketball beyond Paper recounts the insights gained over Oliver's twenty years of experience using statistics to understand basketball.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496240499

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9781496240491

To Touch the Face of God

The Sacred, the Profane, and the American Space Program, 1957–1975

By: Kendrick Oliver

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To Touch the Face of God

The Sacred, the Profane, and the American Space Program, 1957–1975

By: Kendrick Oliver

Was the space program the signature project of secular modernity or a symbol of humankind’s perpetual quest for communion with God? “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth . . .” In 1968 the world watched as Earth rose over the moonscape, televised from the orbiting Apollo 8 mission capsule. Radioing back to Houston on Christmas Eve, astronauts recited the first ten verses from the book of Genesis. In fact, many of the astronauts found space flight to be a religious experience. To Touch the Face of God is the first book-length historical study of the relationship between religion and the U.S. space program. Kendrick Oliver explores the role played by religious motivations in the formation of the space program and discusses the responses of religious thinkers such as Paul Tillich and C. S. Lewis. Examining the attitudes of religious Americans, Oliver finds that the space program was a source of anxiety as well as inspiration. It was not always easy for them to tell whether it was a godly or godless venture. Grounded in original archival research and the study of participant testimonies, this book also explores one of the largest petition campaigns of the post-war era. Between 1969 and 1975, more than eight million Americans wrote to NASA expressing support for prayer and bible-reading in space. Oliver’s study is rigorous and detailed but also contemplative in its approach, examining the larger meanings of mankind’s first adventures in “the heavens.”

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JHU Press

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1421408341

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9781421408347

Botulinum Toxin E-Book

Therapeutic Clinical Practice and Science

By: Joseph Jankovic,Alberto Albanese,M. Zouhair Atassi,J. Oliver Dolly,Mark Hallett,Nathaniel H. Mayer

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Botulinum Toxin E-Book

Therapeutic Clinical Practice and Science

By: Joseph Jankovic,Alberto Albanese,M. Zouhair Atassi,J. Oliver Dolly,Mark Hallett,Nathaniel H. Mayer

The new, therapeutically-focused Botulinum Toxin presents comprehensive, cross-disciplinary guidance on current practices, covering more than 100 non-cosmetic conditions that occur in neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, urology, orthopedics, and surgery. International contributors review the current understanding of the biology and cellular mechanisms along with relevant research so you can easily apply them to the pathophysiology of the numerous disorders that botulinum toxin is used to treat—such as botulinum toxin applications for the treatment of cranial-cervical dystonias, motor disorders in cerebral palsy, bruxism and temporomandibular disorders, headache, overactive bladder, chronic pelvic pain syndromes, arthritis joint pain, and wound healing. With discussions of the latest in approved treatment practices as well as new and emerging uses, you’ll get in-depth management guidance on the application of the toxin. Provides clinical applications of botulinum toxin for over 100 disorders for immediate access and easy reference during practice and treatment. Covers a broad array of hot topics, including botulinum toxin applications for the treatment of cranial-cervical dystonias, motor disorders in cerebral palsy, bruxism and temporomandibular disorders, headache, overactive bladder, chronic pelvic pain syndromes, arthritis joint pain, and wound healing. Focuses on approved uses with expert advice on thoroughly tested applications but also discusses new and emerging applications to expose you to additional treatment options. Presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date material available so you get all the information you need from this one resource. Offers the cross-disciplinary guidance of the best world-class expertise through an authoritative, international group of authors who demonstrate the applications of botulinum toxin across various specialties.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437711197

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Global Sports and Contemporary China

Sport Policy, International Relations and New Class Identities in the People’s Republic

By: Oliver Rick,Longxi Li

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Global Sports and Contemporary China

Sport Policy, International Relations and New Class Identities in the People’s Republic

By: Oliver Rick,Longxi Li

This book examines the formation of a globally oriented sports system in China, from the beginning of the reform process in 1978 to the present, focusing on the period after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It analyses how this system has shaped domestic social class identities and its role in international Chinese state politics. Despite advances in the marketization of the sports industry through previous eras, the Chinese state expanded investment in a set of global sports following the heavily government-directed drive towards national success at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. This would be a time when the government focused on policies set to service a growing domestic middle-class and an increasingly wide-ranging set of international interests, with sporting investments being at the heart of their strategic plan. However, reform has proven difficult. The book presents a well-rounded account of this effort with tennis and soccer providing important case studies of the internal and external dynamics of this time. As such, the book will be of interest to researchers and students of globalization of sport, those studying East Asian sports development, and those who are interested in understanding China more broadly.

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Springer Nature

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3031185951

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9783031185953

Postoperative Pain

Science and Clinical Practice

By: Oliver Wilder-Smith,Lars Arendt-Nielsen,David Yarnitsky,Kris C. Vissers

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Postoperative Pain

Science and Clinical Practice

By: Oliver Wilder-Smith,Lars Arendt-Nielsen,David Yarnitsky,Kris C. Vissers

Postoperative Pain: Science and Clinical Practice compiles the proceedings of the November, 2013 IASP Research Symposium on Operative Pain into one convenient volume, giving you clinically relevant and research-driven information on the state of the art in postoperative pain. Global experts from the IASP provide practical knowledge on everything from basic research in animals to human research on clinical questions of diagnosis and treatment – information that’s ideal for pain researchers and clinicians who deal with perioperative pain.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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149632031X

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9781496320315

Analysis and Control of Ultrafast Photoinduced Reactions

By: Oliver Kühn

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Analysis and Control of Ultrafast Photoinduced Reactions

By: Oliver Kühn

This book summarizes several years of research carried out by a collaboration of many groups on ultrafast photochemical reactions. It emphasizes the analysis and characterization of the nuclear dynamics within molecular systems in various environments induced by optical excitations and the study of the resulting molecular dynamics by further interaction with an optical field.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540680373

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9783540680376

Outlines of Equity

By: Freeman Oliver Haynes

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Outlines of Equity

By: Freeman Oliver Haynes

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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336817360X

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9783368173609

Management Accounting, 4th Edition

By: Leslie G. Eldenburg,Albie Brooks,Judy Oliver,Gillian Vesty,Rodney Dormer,Vijaya Murthy,Nick Pawsey

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Management Accounting, 4th Edition

By: Leslie G. Eldenburg,Albie Brooks,Judy Oliver,Gillian Vesty,Rodney Dormer,Vijaya Murthy,Nick Pawsey

Eldenburg’s fourth edition of Management Accounting combines the basic technical issues associated with cost management, management accounting and control with more recent and emerging themes and issues. Management accounting is a compulsory element of the accounting major, and this text is written to cover the content typically taught in the two management accounting units offered in most accounting programs. The Management Accounting interactive e-text features a range of instructional media content designed to provide students with an engaging learning experience. This includes case videos, interactive problems and questions with immediate feedback. Eldenburg’s unique resource can also form the basis of a blended learning solution for lecturers.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0730369382

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9780730369387

Engaging Communities and Service Users

Context, Themes and Methods

By: Billie Oliver,Bob Pitt

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Engaging Communities and Service Users

Context, Themes and Methods

By: Billie Oliver,Bob Pitt

Across the range of social care, health and welfare professions, it is essential that students and practitioners engage meaningfully with the communities and service users they work with. This book offers a timely and practical guide to the methods and skills related to forming and developing such partnerships. Helping both aspiring and experienced practitioners to empower communities and service users, this book: - Explores how the developing roles of communities and service users influence policy, services and practice - Highlights the different ethical, power and boundary tensions when working with communities and service users and suggests ways to overcome them - Provides examples, case studies, activities and useful resources which help illustrate ways and methods of empowering people and enabling their voices to be heard An accessible and wide-ranging book, Engaging Communities and Service Users is a must have text for students and practitioners in social care, health and welfare.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137315121

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9781137315120

An Introduction to World Politics

Conflict and Consensus on a Small Planet

By: Richard Oliver Collin,Pamela L. Martin

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An Introduction to World Politics

Conflict and Consensus on a Small Planet

By: Richard Oliver Collin,Pamela L. Martin

This book written for introductory-level students of global politics examines the connections and conflicts among peoples on our planet and relates them in a personalized way. While other world politics texts examine the globe from a distance, this text emphasizes the voices of those engaged in political struggles over the complexities of health, resources, the environment, economics, and ultimately power and its multiple conceptions. Throughout, students are challenged to engage in global politics and citizen movements.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1442218045

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9781442218048

Book's by Oliver Simons

The Immune System in Space: Are we prepared?

The Immune System in Space: Are we prepared?

Animal Lessons

Animal Lessons

Plural Logic

Plural Logic

Basketball Beyond Paper

Basketball Beyond Paper

To Touch the Face of God

To Touch the Face of God

Botulinum Toxin E-Book

Botulinum Toxin E-Book

Global Sports and Contemporary China

Global Sports and Contemporary China

Postoperative Pain

Postoperative Pain

Analysis and Control of Ultrafast Photoinduced Reactions

Analysis and Control of Ultrafast Photoinduced Reactions

Outlines of Equity

Outlines of Equity

Management Accounting, 4th Edition

Management Accounting, 4th Edition

Engaging Communities and Service Users

Engaging Communities and Service Users

An Introduction to World Politics

An Introduction to World Politics

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