Published July, 2018
By Damiano Benvegnu
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Situated at the intersection of animal studies and literary theory, this book explores the remarkable and subtly pervasive web of animal imagery, metaphors, and concepts in the work of the Jewish-Italian writer, chemist, and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi (1919-1987).

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Published July, 2018
By Andrea E. Cavanna
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Published July, 2018
By Ricardo Ramina, MD, PhD and Marcos Soares Tatagiba, MD, PhD
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This book covers all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of tumors of the jugular foramen - cranial base lesions that present particular diagnostic and management difficulties and remain challenging to remove despite advances in surgery and interventional neuroradiology.

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Published July, 2018
By N. Justin Marshall, Jan Kremers and Rigmor C. Baraas
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Published July, 2018
By Gary W. Raff and Shinjiro Hirose
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This book was conceived and written to provide a contemporary view of critical urban transport issues, policies, and initiatives in twelve countries with emerging economies, each at somewhat different stages of development.

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Published July, 2018
By Bruna Corradetti
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Particular emphasis is placed on the role of biomimicry in the development of smart strategies able to modulate infiltrating immune cells, thus reducing side effects (such as acute and chronic inflammation, fibrosis and/or implant rejection) and improving the therapeutic outcome (healing, tissue restoration).

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Published July, 2018
By Maria Carmen Garganese and Giovanni Francesco Livio D'Errico
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The book also describes management of the pediatric patient and addresses general considerations, including reception, interaction with parents, radiopharmaceutical administration, image acquisition, radiation exposure, and the relationship of nuclear medicine and radiology.

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Published July, 2018
By Christophe Faure, Carlo Di Lorenzo and Nikhil Thapar
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Published July, 2018
By Juan Rodriguez-Hernandez
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This book provides an introductory and general overview of advances in polymers towards their employment as antimicrobial materials. The author describes current approaches for avoiding microbial contamination, toward macro-molecular antibiotics, and prevention of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by use of polymers.

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Published July, 2018
By Alistair Ring and Marina Parton
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From oncologists to general practitioners as well as specialist nurses, gynaecologists, psychologists and other healthcare professionals involved in the long-term care of women with breast cancer, this book provides a timely and indispensable guide to practitioners caring for early breast cancer survivors.

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