Jamaican Americans (The New Immigrants)

 

• Library Binding: 144 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (February 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791087905
• ISBN-13: 978-0791087909

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Faulkner and Material Culture (Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Series)

Faulkner and Material Culture (Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Series)

 

 

• Hardcover: 155 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi (May 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578069394
• ISBN-13: 978-1578069392

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 2007 | Series: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Series

Essays by Charles S. Aiken, Katherine R. Henninger, T. J. Jackson Lears, Miles Orvell, Kevin Railey, D. Matthew Ramsey, Joseph R. Urgo, Jay Watson, and Patricia Yaeger
Photographs, lumber, airplanes, hand-hewn coffins--in every William Faulkner novel and short story worldly material abounds. The essays in Faulkner and Material Culture provide a fresh understanding of the things Faulkner brought from the world around him to the one he created.
Charles S. Aiken surveys Faulkner's representation of terrain and concludes, contrary to established criticism, that to Faulkner, Yoknapatawpha was not a microcosm of the South but a very particular and quite specifically located place. Jay Watson works with literary theory, philosophy, the history of woodworking and furniture-making, and social and intellectual history to explore how Light in August is tied intimately to the region's logging and woodworking industries.
Other essays in the volume include Kevin Railey's on the consumer goods that appear in Flags in the Dust. Miles Orvell discusses the Confederate Soldier monuments installed in small towns throughout the South and how such monuments enter Faulkner's work. Katherine Henninger analyzes Faulkner's fictional representation of photographs and the function of photography within his fiction, particularly in The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, and Absalom, Absalom!
Joseph R. Urgo is dean of the faculty at Hamilton College. Ann J. Abadie is associate director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi.

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Patterson's Allergic Diseases (Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis & Management (Patterson)) 

 

 

• Hardcover: 848 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Sixth edition (March 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781723868
• ISBN-13: 978-0781723862

 

Book Description

Publication Date: March 11, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0781723868 | ISBN-13: 978-0781723862 | Edition: Sixth

Revised, updated, and expanded for its Sixth Edition, this highly acclaimed volume is a complete, current, and practical clinical reference on allergic disorders. It will remain the first-choice resource for residents and practitioners who need guidance to identify an allergy, confirm a diagnosis, or find effective therapies.Twelve new chapters in this edition cover latex allergy; radiologic evaluation of allergic diseases; physiologic assessment of pulmonary allergies; evaluation of eosinophilia; inhaler devices; glucocorticoids; beta agonists; other antiallergic drugs; novel therapies; immunodeficiency workup; allergic disorders and psychiatric dysfunction; and chronic sinusitis. Areas of expanded coverage include drug allergies and ICU management of asthma.
A Brandon-Hill recommended title.

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Poucher's Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps

 

 

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 10th ed. edition (May 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751404799
• ISBN-13: 978-0751404791

 

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0751404799 | ISBN-13: 978-0751404791 | Edition: 10th ed.

Poucher's Perfumes Cosmetics and Soaps has been in print since 1923 and is the classic reference work in the field of cosmetics. Now in a fully updated 10th edition, this new volume provides a firm basic knowledge in the science of cosmetics (including toiletries) as well as incorporating the latest trends in scientific applications and legislation which have occurred since the 9th edition. This edition will not only be an excellent reference book for students entering the industry but also for those in specialized research companies, universities and other associated institutions who will be able to gain an overall picture of the modern cosmetic science and industry. The book has been logically ordered into four distinct parts. The historical overview of Part 1 contains an essay demonstrating William Arthur Poucher's influence on the 20th Century cosmetics industry as well as a chapter detailing the long history of cosmetics. Part 2 is a comprehensive listing of the properties and uses of common cosmetic types, ranging from Antiperspirants through to Sunscreen preparations. There are an increased number of raw materials in use today and their chemical, physical and safety benefits are carefully discussed along with formulation examples. The many additions since the last edition demonstrate the dramatic recent expansion in the industry and how changes in legal regulations affecting the development, production and marketing of old, established and new products are operative almost worldwide. Information on specialist products for babies and others is included within individual chapters. The chapters in Part 3 support and outline the current guidelines regarding the assessment and control of safety and stability. This information is presented chemically, physically and microbiologically. Part 3 chapters also detail requirements for the consumer acceptability of both existing and new products. Those legal regulations now in force in the EU, the USA and Japan are carefully described in a separate chapter and the remaining chapters have been extensively updated to explain the technical and practical operations needed to comply with regulations when marketing. This information will be invaluable to European Union and North American companies when preparing legally required product information dossiers. The final chapters in Part 4 contain useful information on the psychology of perfumery as well as detailing methods for the conduct of assessment trials of new products. As ingredient labelling is now an almost universal legal requirement the International Nomenclature of Cosmetics Ingredients (INCI) for raw materials has been used wherever practicable. The advertised volume is the 10th edition of what was previously known as volume 3 of Poucher's Cosmetics and Soaps. Due to changes in the industry there are no plans to bring out new editions of volume 1 and 2.

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Schaum's Outline of Immunology

 

 

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071373667
• ISBN-13: 978-0071373661

Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0071373667 | ISBN-13: 978-0071373661 | Edition: 1

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?
Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.
This Schaum's Outline gives you

• Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge
• Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field
• In-depth review of practices and applications

Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!
Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved.

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Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System, 2e

 

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 2 edition (January 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 072160241X
• ISBN-13: 978-0721602417

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2004 | ISBN-10: 072160241X | ISBN-13: 978-0721602417 | Edition: 2

The 2nd edition of this popular text emphasizes the fundamental concepts and principles of human immunology that students need to know, without overwhelming them with extraneous material. It leads the reader to a firm understanding of basic principles, using full-color illustrations; short, easy-to-read chapters; color tables that summarize key information clinical cases; and much more-all in a conveniently sized volume that's easy to carry. The New Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the many advances that are expanding our understanding of the field.

• Presents all of the most important principles that govern the function of the immune system.
• Extrapolates key concepts from the vast amount of experimental data that has emerged.
• Focuses on cellular interactions in immune responses rather than describing in detail many of the underlying biochemical and molecular mechanisms.
• Emphasizes immune responses in human rather than experimental animals, drawing upon parallels with experimental situations only when necessary.
• Uses clear, crisp illustrations, diagrams, figures, charts and tables to highlight important principles.
• Illustrates how the principles of immunology may be applied to common human diseases through clinical cases in the Appendix.
• Features an easy-to-read layout; summarizes chapter content in bulleted lists accompanied by review questions; and offers a list of selected readings.

• all of the scientific advances that are expanding the knowledge base in this rapidly evolving field.

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Handbook of Clinical Drug Data

 

 

• Paperback: 1104 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 10 edition (Sep 11 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071363629
• ISBN-13: 978-0071363624

Product Description

Review

"The Notes section is very helpful, in many cases summarizing significant studies, allowing pharmacists to cite clinical research results in making recommendations. "Comparison charts are used appropriately and are well labeled, quickly orienting readers to the information being presented. "Information...concise and easily navigated. "Overall this book is an excellent condensed drug information reference for clinical pharmacists. Information is organized and presented in a way that makes it more appropriate for use as a therapeutic decision-making tool than similar references. "This book would be useful addition to the collection of any drug information center, medical library, hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, or clinical pharmacy practitioner."--American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education )

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This handbook, which in its early lustrous years served physicians, pharmacists, and pharmacy students, is unlike any other drug reference book in that it allows readers to compare and contrast various drugs within drug categories, thereby enabling them to make decisions on which drug to administer. All other drug reference books merely repeat the drug manufacturers' literature, with no analysis of that information. Nor are there any reports from the published literature concerning use and efficacy of the drugs listed. The clinical drug information with part II contains chapters on drug induced diseases, drug interactions and interferences, drug use in special populations, immunization, medical emergencies, and nutrition support. There are also appendices that contain useful conversion factors, anthropometrics, and laboratory indices.
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