Principles of Medical Biochemistry / by Meisenberg, Gerhard

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to biomolecules -- Introduction to protein structure -- Oxygen-binding proteins : hemoglobin and myoglobin -- Enzymatic reactions -- Coenzymes -- DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis -- The human genome -- Protein targeting and proteostasis -- Introduction to genetic diseases -- Viruses -- DNA technology -- Biological membranes -- The cytoskeleton -- The extracellular matrix -- Extracellular messengers -- Intracellular messengers -- Plasma proteins -- Defense mechanisms -- Cellular growth control and cancer -- Digestive enzymes -- Introduction to metabolic pathways -- Glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation -- Oxygen deficiency and oxygen toxicity -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- The metabolism of fatty acids and triglycerides -- The metabolism of membrane lipids -- Lipid transport -- Amino acid metabolism -- Metabolism of iron and heme -- The metabolism of purines and pyrimidines -- Micronutrients -- Integration of metabolism.…”
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Tort Law : a modern perspective / by Hylton, Keith N.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Policy and tort law -- Evolution of tort law -- Intentional torts -- Theoretical foundations of strict liability -- The reasonable person -- Customs, statutes, and the reasonable person -- Inferring negligence -- Contributory negligence and assumption of risk -- Contributory negligence, comparative negligence, and incentives for care -- Joint and several liability, and vicarious liability -- Factual causation -- Proximate cause -- Duty to rescue and special relationships -- Strict liability : conversion, abnormally dangerous activities, and nuisance -- Defamation -- Products liability -- Damages.…”
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African Economic Development / by Langdon, Steven

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Africa in changing perspective -- Section A: Analysing the African experience -- Dimensions of development : geography, ecology, history -- Concepts of African economic development : growth, structural change, poverty and gender -- Development theories, political economy and governance -- Economic institutions and planning for development -- Section B: Human resources in Africa -- Demography -- Income distribution and human needs -- Human development : education and health -- Labour and livelihoods, formal and informal -- Urbanization, migration and regional change -- Section C: Sustaining African economic development -- Environment and climate change -- Agriculture and rural development -- Natural resources and African development -- The industrial sector -- Infrastructure, communications, services and tourism -- Macroeconomic management, debt and structural adjustment plans -- Section D: Africa and the international economy -- Trade and economic development -- Multinational corporations and foreign direct investment -- Development assistance : the African record -- The changing role of China in Africa -- International migration.…”
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Uganda's Economic Reforms : insider accounts /

Table of Contents: “…Overview of Ugandan economic reform since 1986 / Alan Whitworth and Tim Williamson -- Institutional and political dimensions of economic reform / Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile -- Exchange rate, fiscal, and monetary policy / Charles Byaruhanga, Mark Henstridge, and Louis Kasekende -- Public service restructuring and pay reform / Mary Goretti Sendyona -- Tax reform / Gerry Cawley and Justin Zake -- Planning and development budget reform, 1990-1995 / Alan Whitworth -- The Poverty Eradication Action Plan / Kenneth Mugambe -- Budget reform and the medium term expenditure framework / Martin Brownbridge, Giulio Federico, and Florence Kuteesa -- Sector wide approach and sector working groups / Ishmael Magona -- Poverty monitoring / Margaret Kakande -- Statistics reform / E.S.K Muwanga-Zake -- Debt management and debt relief / Damoni Kitabire -- Aligning aid with government fiscal objectives / Martin Brownbridge -- Fiscal decentralization / Tim Williamson -- Financial management and accountability reform / Gustavio Bwoch and Robert Muwanga -- Privatization and parastatal reform / Emmanuel Nyirinkindi and Michael Opagi.…”
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The International Handbook of School Effectiveness Research / by Teddlie, Charles

Table of Contents: “…Some methodological issues in school effectiveness research / Eugene Kennedy and Garrett Mandeville. Linking school effectiveness and school improvement / David Reynolds ... …”
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The impact of macroeconomic policies on poverty and income distribution : macro-micro evaluation techniques and tools /

Table of Contents: “…Pereira da Silva -- Part 1: Winners and losers from trade reform in Morocco / Martin Ravallion and Michael Lokshin -- Trade options for Latin America : a poverty assessment using a top-down macro-micro modeling framework / Maurizio Bussolo ... …”
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Prose poetry in theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…A form of looking out for each other" : poetics and politics of the contemporary Indian-English prose poem / Divya Nadkarni -- Collaboration, conversation, and adaptation : the prose poetry project and renga attitude / Jen Webb -- Framing catastrophe : the ekphrastic prose poem / Patrick Wright -- "An interlude suspended" : historical biography through the lens of prose poetry / Edwin Stockdale -- Who are the contemporary symbolists? …”
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