This volume presents information regarding the mechanisms of protein absorption under normal and pathologic conditions, in addition to reviewing changes that occur at various stages of life.
The chapters in this collection cover diverse aspects of the changing meanings and boundaries of race, migration and identity in the contemporary United States.
Feminist Perspectives on Social Work Practice is a contemporary look at the issues across a wide spectrum, beyond just equal pay for equal work and reproductive rights, with which women struggle on a daily basis.
In this volume, the National Research Council examines problems arising throughout government-owned, contractor-operated facilities in the United States engaged in activities to build nuclear weapons.
This book examines our understanding of technology and suggests that machines are counterfeit organisms that seem to replace human bodies but are ultimately means of displacing workloads and environmental loads beyond our horizon.
First published in 1929, Raymond Firth's original and insightful study offers an incredibly detailed account of the social and economic organisation of the Maori people before their contact with Western civilisation.
Drawing from an interdisciplinary body of research and data, Women of Piracy employs a criminological lens to explore how women have been involved in, and impacted by, maritime piracy operations from the 16th century to present day piracy off the coast of Somalia.
An incisive account of the relationship between language and identity, illuminating the role of language in racism, sexism, colonialism and similar social forces.
Since the 1970s, a "e;Polynesian Pipeline"e; has brought football players from American Samoa to Hawaii and the mainland United States to play at the collegiate and professional levels.
The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming.
The shift from orality to literacy that began with the invention of the phonetic alphabet, and which went into high-gear with Gutenberg's printing press more than 500 years ago, helped make the modern world.
The new edition of Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition provides an essential but detailed guide to the principles of clinical nutrition from a naturopathic perspective.
Möchten Sie langfristig gesund werden oder bleiben, dann sind gesunde, frische und biologische Nahrungsmittel und die richtige Zubereitung der Nahrung unverzichtbar.
Fernando Gentilini served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation.
In 1980, Charles Wetli---a Miami-based medical examiner and self-proclaimed "e;cult expert"e; of Afro-Caribbean religions---identified what he called "e;excited delirium syndrome.
Out now: The Diabetes Air Fryer: Over 100 easy, low carb recipes and meal plans to lose weight and beat type 2 diabetesBeing diagnosed with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes can be a real shock.
Using a qualitative, interview-based approach, Kim investigates how conflicting identities and social marginalization affect the mental health of members of the ethnic Korean minority living in Japan.
This book examines a range of critical concepts that are central to a shift in the social sciences toward "e;pragmatic inquiry,"e; reflecting a twenty-first century concern with particular problems and themes rather than grand theory.
Often described as 'nature's perfect food', perceptions of egg consumption and human health have evolved substantially over the past decades, in particular dietary guidelines no longer include a limit for dietary cholesterol and recommend eggs as part of healthy eating patterns.
A one-stop visual guide to quick and easy healthy meals for the whole family - now available in PDFEasily achieve a delicious and nutritious diet for a healthy happy family with Complete Family Nutrition, filled with 50 healthy recipes from trusted nutritionist Jane Clarke.
Witchcraft in Early Modern England provides a fascinating introduction to the history of witches and witchcraft in England from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.
After keeping school for six years at the forks of Troublesome Creek in the Kentucky hills, James Still moved to a century-old log house between the waters of Wolfpen Creek and Dead Mare Branch, on Little Carr Creek, and became "e;the man in the bushes"e; to his curious neighbors.
This book analyses the behaviour of ethnic minority groups in China using the first comprehensive national dataset dedicated to capturing the socio-economic profile of ethnic minorities: the China Household Ethnicity Survey (CHES).
In contradistinction to the many monographs and edited volumes devoted to historical, cultural, or theological treatments of demonology, this collection features newly written papers by philosophers and other scholars engaged specifically in philosophical argument, debate, and dialogue involving ideas and topics in demonology.
In the last decade of the twentieth century and on into the twenty-first, Israelis and Palestinians saw the signing of the Oslo Peace Accords, the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and the escalation of suicide bombings and retaliations in the region.
