Published November, 2010
By John D. Potter and Noralane M. Lindor
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Cancer Genetics
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Genetic susceptibility refers to how variations in a person's genes increase or decrease his or her susceptibility to environmental factors, such as chemicals, radiation and lifestyle (diet and smoking).

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Published November, 2010
By Taha Kass-Hout and Xiaohui Zhang
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Addresses the problems and promise of timely biosurveillance, with a focus on the role it must play. This book describes a general concept of operations with reference information system architecture and investigates the primary assumptions that are needed to assure the success of a biosurveillance initiative.

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Published November, 2010
By Rodrick Wallace and Mindy T. Fullilove
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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An earlier book by Rodrick Wallace entitled Consciousness: A Mathematical Treatment of the Global Neuronal Workspace Model, introduced a formal information-theoretic approach to individual consciousness. This latest book takes a more formal 'groupoid' perspective to its predecessor and generalizes the results presented in that earlier book.

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Published November, 2010
By Yorghos Apostolopoulos and Sevil Sonmez
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This book explores the complex roles of mobile, transient, and displaced populations in the worldwide spread of disease. From Katrina to Darfur, and from influenza to AIDS, an expert panel of health and social scientists brings the social context of epidemics into clear focus.

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Published November, 2010
By John A. Barranger and Mario Cabrera-Salazar
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The knowledge of lysosomal biology and the consequences of its dysfunction have increased dramatically in the past 60 years. Disease specific chapters provide thorough reviews of the clinical features of lysosomal storage disorders, their molecular basis and the commercial or experimental therapeutic approaches sought in this area.

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Published November, 2010
By Yichen Lu, Max Essex and Bryan Roberts
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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With many Asian countries experiencing increasing economic growth and globalization, infectious diseases that were once contained in certain pockets of the continent now proliferate throughout its geographical area.

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Published November, 2010
By Stephen J. Morewitz, Stephen Morewitz and Mark L. Goldstein
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Focusing on the most prevalent conditions affecting seniors - including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and fibromyalgia - Morewitz and Goldstein analyze the impact of chronic disease on aging.

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Published November, 2010
By Linda Carter-Sobell and Harald Klingemann
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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One of the few books on the topic, this updated edition offers alternatives to disease models of addiction by exploring personal pathways to recovery.

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Published November, 2010
By Sana Loue and Earl C. Pike
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Also examined are how participants are engaged in the studies and the obligations of the researchers to individual participants and their communities during the course of and following the conclusion of the research.

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Published October, 2010
By Rodrick Wallace, Deborah Wallace and Robert G. Wallace
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Farming Human Pathogens: Ecological Resilience and Evolutionary Process introduces a cutting-edge mathematical formalism based on the asymptotic limit theorems of information theory to describe how punctuated shifts in mesoscale ecosystems can entrain patterns of gene expression and organismal evolution.

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