All that is central to the dynamic process in human society is evident in the study of hunter-gatherers - peoples whose subsistence way of life reflects the original form of human adaptation.
On most continents - from the USA to Africa and Asia - various forms of rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) serve men and women of the community, often as their major -- and sometimes their only -- savings institution.
The last few years have brought increased writings from activists, artists, scholars, and concerned clinicians that cast a critical and constructive eye on psychiatry, mental health care, and the cultural relations of mental difference.
Contested Waste' examines socio-environmental conflicts involving waste pickers in the Global South, uncovering the systemic injustices that underpin contemporary waste policies.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of aging and its mechanisms through the prism of telomere length and its link to lifestyle parameters and environmental pollutants, diseases where telomere length attrition is prominent, and therapeutic approaches to slow down or prevent the process of telomere length reduction.
Au carrefour de l’histoire, de la sociologie et de l’anthropologie, cet essai questionne les fondements de l’identité guinéenne à travers trois problématiques centrales : le peuplement de la Guinée, la dialectique entre autochtonie et allogénie, et la résurgence de la question ethnique dans l’espace public.
This book addresses the most innovative topics on silicon to ensure sustainability in agriculture, including advances in nanotechnology and the impact on human health.
The first comprehensive overview of an emerging field, Metabolic Medicine and Surgery introduces a new paradigm in patient management that crosses existing subspecialty boundaries.
Paseo La Estacion, a mall in Buenos Aires, is as much a place of transit as a place of encounter, where long-term residents and newcomers, people with and without jobs, homeowners and those without housing meet.
Micronutrients and Brain Health addresses cutting-edge research related to processes of oxidative stress that affect brain function, an area of increasing significance for those concerned and involved with public health and translational medicine.
In these two remarkable works, a brilliant, vain, long-suffering Frenchman describes the first twenty years of his life and their culmination in a tortured love affair with a possessive older woman.
Dedicated to Charles Darwin, The Malay Archipelago- the land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise is a narrative of travel with studies of man and nature.
Our current food system faces challenges across the board - from ensuring food security and reducing environmental impact to managing costs and minimizing waste.
With subjects ranging from the global challenge of the AIDS epidemic to the role of family planning in developing nations, and the link between Central America's forests and North America's hamburgers, this interdisciplinary introduction by some of the world's foremost experts in development studies will be an essential text for courses in this area.
Der inzwischen fünfte Gedankenband von Lutz Meier bietet eine gewohnt pointierte Mischung aus philosophischem Essayismus, genauer Alltagsbeobachtung sowie eine Lust an Sprache und ihrem Spiel.
This book criticizes recent performative solutions to racism ("e;diversity"e; programs at universities, for example) and White people's "e;Fragility"e; or intolerance of mature criticism.
Third in the series Sociocultural Studies of Educational Policy Formation and Appropriation, this volume brings together scholars from North America, South America, and Europe to examine the relationship between ethnographic research and educational policy.
The National Academies Roundtable on Obesity Solutions hosted a public workshop in March 2024 to explore the current understanding of pharmacotherapy for overweight or obesity, the effects of medications intended for obesity and obesity-related comorbidities, and how complementary treatment options (such as nutrition and behavioral interventions) advance obesity care in conjunction with medication use.
Sprouted Grains: Nutritional Value, Production and Applications, Second Edition includes new chapters on sprouted grains as new plant-based protein sources, Fatty Acids Content and Profiling in Sprouted Grains, Amylase Activity in Sprouted Grains, and The Role of Sprouted Grains in Human Gut Health.
