Human biology

The genealogical model has a long-standing history in Western thought.

Notions of magic and healing have been changing over past years and are now understood as reflecting local ideas of power and agency, as well as structures of self, subjectivity and affect.

Since World War II, abortion policies have remained remarkably varied across European nations, with struggles over abortion rights at the forefront of national politics.

The social anthropology of sickness and health has always been concerned with religious cosmologies: how societies make sense of such issues as prediction and control of misfortune and fate; the malevolence of others; the benevolence (or otherwise) of the mystical world; local understanding and explanations of the natural and ultra-human worlds.

Using an entirely new conceptual vocabulary through which to understand men s experiences and expectations at the dawn of the twenty-first century, this path-breaking volume focuses on fatherhood around the globe, including transformations in fathering, fatherhood, and family life.

Based on several years of ethnographic fieldwork, the book explores life in and around a Luo-speaking village in western Kenya during a time of death.

Anthropology has long shied away from examining how human beings may lead happy and fulfilling lives.

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has been addressed and perceived predominantly through the broad perspectives of social and economic theories as well as public health and development discourses.

How does the need to obtain and deliver health services engender particular (im)mobility forms?

Zsuzsa Berend presents a methodologically innovative ethnography of SurroMomsOnline.

Contemporary Dutch policy and legislation facilitate the use of high quality, accessible and affordable assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) to all citizens in need of them, while at the same time setting some strict boundaries on their use in daily clinical practices.

Interest in the study of kinship, a key area of anthropological enquiry, has recently reemerged.

From September 1990 to June 1991, the UK deployed 53,462 military personnel in the Gulf War.

[S]heds light not only on the obstacles to making motherhood safer, but to improving the health of poor populations in general.

Neither power nor morality but both.

Sex is often regarded as a dangerous business that must be rigorously controlled, regulated, and subjected to rules.

Biology is a rather interesting subject.

I have five senses to help me experience the world around me.

This book is intended to be used as a general guide for physician residents, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners regarding inpatient care and management of orthopedic patients.

Create a family around the world travel itinerary through this gastronomic book for your kids.

Did you know that there are eleven systems in your body, and each of these systems is composed of specific organs performing certain functions?

The human body is truly amazing.

So why does a flower smell good while a garbage truck doesn't?

What goes on inside the human body?

Explore the interconnectedness of the human body as we present the information in a child-friendly manner in this educational resource.

This book deserves a space in your baby's bookshelf - his first book on body parts.

Help your child understand what his/her senses are with this easy-to-remember informative book.

The vascular system is an intriguing topic to study.

Cardiovascular Physiology Neural Control Mechanisms contains the proceedings of the symposia of the 28th International Congress of Physiology held in Budapest between 13 and 19 of July, 1980.

Hewer's Textbook of Histology for Medical Students, Ninth Edition Revised focuses on the minute structure of the cells, tissues, and organs of the human body and the reactions of tissues and cells to various conditions.

Psychophysiology of the Frontal Lobes covers the frontal lobe function.

Current Topics in Experimental Endocrinology, Volume 4: The Endocrinology of Pregnancy and Parturition deals with the various aspects of pregnancy and parturition.

Receptors in the Human Nervous System is a synthesis of the results of receptor mapping by leaders in the field.

Central Venous Pressure: Its Clinical Use and Role in Cardiovascular Dynamics focuses on the clinical applications of central venous pressure and the role it plays in cardiovascular dynamics.

Oxygen Transport in Red Blood Cells contains the proceedings of the 12th Aharon Katzir Katchalsky Conference held at Tours, France on April 4-7, 1984.

International Series of Monographs in Pure and Applied Biology: Modern Trends in Physiological Sciences, Volume 35: Histoenzymology of the Endocrine Glands discusses various concerns in histochemically detectable enzymic activity in the endocrine glands.

Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 38 presents the proceedings of the 1981 Laurentian Hormone Conference.

Enzymes of the Arterial Wall is a comprehensive up-to-date monograph, and is the first publication dealing specifically with quantitative determinations of enzyme activities in human and animal vascular tissue.

Wear comfort has been listed as the most important property of clothing demanded by users and consumers according to recent studies.

Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function, Second Edition, is concerned with the musculoskeletal system and its application to human movement.

Advances in Physiological Sciences, Volume 22: Neurotransmitters in Invertebrates provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of transmitter research in invertebrates.

Catecholamines and Stress covers the proceedings of the International Symposium on Catecholamines and Stress, held in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia on July 27-30, 1975.

Thalamic Networks for Relay and Modulation is the third in a series that springs from an idea of Giorgio Macchi who wished to establish periodical updates on thalamic research by bringing to Italy investigators who would engage in an international sharing of ideas and experiences.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is one of the most common maladies of mankind.

The Vein Book is a comprehensive reference on veins and venous circulation.

An important translational book bridging the gap between science and clinical medicine, Prostate Cancer reviews the biological processes that can be implicated in the disease, reviews current treatments, highlighting the pitfalls where relevant and examines the scientific developments that might result in novel treatments in the future.

Advances in Radiation Biology, Volume 6: Effects of Low Dose and Low Dose Rate Radiation examines the biological effects of low dose and low dose rate ionizing radiation on a broad scale, covering various articles from microdosimetry to analyses of human responses.

Polar Human Biology documents the proceedings of the SCAR/IUPS/IUBS Symposium on Human Biology and Medicine in the Antarctic held at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England on September 19-21, 1972.

Oral Physiology contains the proceedings of the Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium held in Stockholm, Sweden in August 1971.

Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 33 covers the Proceedings of the 1976 Laurentian Hormone Conference.