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At the Ocean's Edge: A History of Nova Scotia to Confederation (Studies in Atlantic Canada History)
By Margaret Conrad. 2020
At the Ocean’s Edge offers a vibrant account of Nova Scotia’s colonial history, situating it in an early and dramatic…
chapter in the expansion of Europe. Between 1450 and 1850, various processes – sometimes violent, often judicial, rarely conclusive – transferred power first from Indigenous societies to the French and British empires, and then to European settlers and their descendants who claimed the land as their own. This book not only brings Nova Scotia’s struggles into sharp focus but also unpacks the intellectual and social values that took root in the region. By the time that Nova Scotia became a province of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, its multicultural peoples, including Mi’kmaq, Acadian, African, and British, had come to a grudging, unequal, and often contested accommodation among themselves. Written in accessible and spirited prose, the narrative follows larger trends through the experiences of colourful individuals who grappled with expulsion, genocide, and war to establish the institutions, relationships, and values that still shape Nova Scotia’s identity.The Adrenal Medulla 1986-1988 (CRC Press Revivals)
By Stephen W. Carmichael. 1989
This volume provides a complete review of all the articles which have appeared in the literature since 1986 that pertain…
to the adrenal medulla and adrenal chromaffin. Over 1700 articles are reviewed, organized, and summarized. Topics covered include the transplantation of medulla into the brain, stimulus-secretion coupling, neuropeptides, enzymes of catecholamine biosynthesis, growth factors, neural regulation and clinical considerations, including imaging and tumors. This book will provide interesting reading for neurobiologists, cell biologists, pathologists, diagnostic radiologists, and advanced biology students.Immunotherapy of Diabetes and Selected Autoimmune Diseases: Autoimmune 8
By George S. Eisenbarth. 1989
This important text will be the first devoted to a detailed analysis of immunotherapy as it applies to Type I…
diabetes and the pathogenesis and therapy of other specific autoimmune diseases (including uveitis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, Cogan's syndrome, Graves' ophthalmopathy, and gonadal disorders).Immunoregulatory Role of Thymus (Routledge Revivals)
By Marek P. Dabrowski, B. Dabrowska-Bernstein. 1990
First published in 1990. This important new text covers a wide area of thymology in both the theoretical and practical…
aspects. In view of current information, a crucial role of endocrine thymus is presented in the creation, maintenance, and senescence of neuro-endocrine-immune homeostasis. In particular, mechanisms are described (which are basically responsible for the T cell maturation and selection) for the hierarchic organization of the immune system and its thymic dependent immune competence in terms of tolerance and immunity. A detailed presentation of the structure and biological properties of a number of well-defined thymic hormones is included. Their clinical applications and results obtained in inherited or acquired immunodeficiencies and in neoplasmic diseases are also reviewed on the grounds of numerous representative clinical trials. A perspective and potential scope of immunorestorative therapy and prevention with thymic hormones and other thymomimetic drugs are outlined. Researchers, practitioners, and students will find this book to be a useful and essential source of information.The Thymus in Health and Senescence: Volume 2 Aging and Endocrinology (Routledge Revivals #2)
By Nathan F. Cardarelli. 1989
First published in 1989: This text was written to provide a relatively broad comprehensive study of the thymus in health…
and disease, including relationships to the endocrine system, immue system, and again.Molecular Endocrinology: Genetic Analysis of Hormones and their Receptors
By Gill Rumsby, Sheelagh M. Farrow. 1997
This volume in the Human Molecular Genetics series is an invaluable text for endocrinologists wishing to update their knowledge. It…
also provides an excellent grounding in the basic genetics of molecular endocrinology and relevant analytical techniques.Braver Canada: Shaping Our Destiny in a Precarious World (McGill-Queen's/Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Studies in Leadership, Public Policy, and Governance #1)
By Derek H. Burney, Fen Osler Hampson. 2020
The world is changing - geopolitically and economically - at an alarmingly fast pace. Populism, protectionism, and authoritarianism are on…
the rise. Braver Canada analyzes these and many other global shifts, offering provocative prescriptions for both the public and the private sectors. Reviewing the foreign policy challenges, achievements, and missteps of the Justin Trudeau government, Derek Burney and Fen Hampson argue that the country's leadership must craft a new approach to global affairs based on a solid grasp of current and emerging global political and economic realities. They focus on competitiveness, trade, energy, environment, and immigration and refugee issues, also discussing a recalibration of relations with China and India. Expanding on the ideas and policy recommendations in their previous book, Brave New Canada, which called for Canada to diversify its economic ties outside the United States, they note how the global and regional environment has shifted dramatically in recent years. A timely and compelling analysis, Braver Canada lays out the challenges for Canada in a rapidly changing, turbulent world and the strategies required for future prosperity.Psychiatry and the Legacies of Eugenics: Historical Studies of Alberta and Beyond
By Frank W. Stahnisch, Erna Kurbegović. 2020
From 1928 to 1972, the Alberta Sexual Sterilization Act, Canada’s lengthiest eugenic policy, shaped social discourses and medical practice in…
the province. Sterilization programs—particularly involuntary sterilization programs—were responding both nationally and internationally to social anxieties produced by the perceived connection between mental degeneration and heredity. Psychiatry and the Legacy of Eugenics illustrates how the emerging field of psychiatry and its concerns about inheritable conditions was heavily influenced by eugenic thought and contributed to the longevity of sterilization practices in Western Canada. Using institutional case studies, biographical accounts, and media developments from Western Canada and Europe, contributors trace the impact of eugenics on nursing practices, politics, and social attitudes, while investigating the ways in which eugenics discourses persisted unexpectedly and remained mostly unexamined in psychiatric practice. This volume further extends historical analysis into considerations of contemporary policy and human rights issues through a discussion of disability studies as well as compensation claims for victims of sterilization. In impressive detail, contributors shed new light on the medical and political influences of eugenics on psychiatry at a key moment in the field’s development.With contributions by Ashley Barlow, W. Mikkel Dack, Aleksandra Loewenau, Diana Mansell, Guel A. Russell, Celeste Tuong Vy Sharpe, Henderikus J. Stam, Douglas Wahlsten, Paul J. Weindling, Robert A. Wilson, Gregor Wolbring, and Marc Workman.Heart Dysfunction In Diabetes (Routledge Revivals)
By Naranjan S. Dhalla, Grant N. Pierce, Robert E. Beamish. 1988
Published in 1988: The enormous literature, scattered through journals devoted to physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, ultrastructure, and clinical medicine, together with…
the laboratory observations of the authors, is reviewed and integrated in an effort to portray the origin, evolution, and consequences of heart dysfunction during diabetes.Atlas of Thyroid Ultrasonography
By Milan Halenka, Zden k Fry k. 2017
Combining high-quality ultrasound scans with clear and concise explanatory text this atlas includes side-by-side depictions of various conditions of…
the thyroid both with and without indicative marking Each ultrasound finding is displayed twice six figures per page The left-hand image is a native figure without marks the right-hand image depicts marked findings In this way readers have the opportunity to see the native picture to assess it by themselves and then correct their opinion if necessary Five sections comprise this atlas including the normal thyroid diffuse thyroid lesions both benign and malicious lesions including various carcinomas and rare findings Including nearly 1500 ultrasound scans and covering the range of thyroid conditions Atlas of Thyroid Ultrasonography will be a key reference for endocrinologists radiologists and primary care physicians residents and fellows treating patients with thyroid problemsSecondary Hypertension (Updates in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection)
By Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Alberto Morganti, Franco Mantero. 2020
This book offers an overview of the latest advances in the epidemiological, pathophysiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of secondary hypertension,…
provided by a group of the most highly respected European experts in this field. It is common belief that secondary forms of hypertension are rare, although in 95% of patients the cause of high blood pressure is unknown – euphemistically referred to as “essential”. There is increasing evidence from epidemiological studies that the prevalence of secondary hypertension is much higher than previously thought, accounting for 20%-25% of all hypertensive patients. There are additional, very good reasons for identifying those patients with secondary hypertension: firstly, they are exposed to a greater risk of suffering major cardiovascular events than patients with essential hypertension who have the same blood pressure level, and for this reason require particular care. Secondly, these patients can be relieved of a lifetime of pharmacological therapy or, at least, have a chance to be treated with more specific and effective medications. A high degree of clinical skill is required to recognize the often vague and subtle symptoms and signs that characterize patients with secondary hypertension, and clinicians need to fully comprehend the mechanisms responsible for the development and maintenance of high blood pressure. Shedding new light on a complex area of cardiovascular medicine, the book enables readers to better treat affected patients.Endocrine Pathophysiology: A Concise Guide to the Physical Exam
By Andrea Manni, Akuffo Quarde. 2020
This practical guide presents a concise approach to exploring endocrine pathophysiology through the physical exam, emphasizing common clinical signs in endocrinology…
that can be elicited through inspection, palpation, percussion or auscultation. The established and proposed mechanisms underlying these physical signs are highlighted, allowing students, residents and trainees to better appreciate endocrine pathophysiology at the bedside. The text is organized sensibly to facilitate quick and efficient review by medical trainees. Major diseases in endocrinology are grouped by organ systems - pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, and so on. Specific physical examination findings in each primary endocrine disease are reviewed and grouped under the categories of clinical features and pathophysiology, followed by related clinical and pathophysiology pearls. A brief description of the clinical finding is followed by a summary of the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the stated clinical finding. Relevant normal physiology and pathophysiology are reviewed where applicable, to facilitate learning. There are numerous texts on the pathophysiologic basis of diagnostic and laboratory findings in endocrinology. There is, however, no dedicated text to address questions that might be asked by trainees. Endocrine Pathophysiology satisfies this need in the literature.Diabetes: A History of Race and Disease
By Arleen Marcia Tuchman. 2020
Who gets diabetes and why? An in‑depth examination of diabetes in the context of race, public health, class, and heredity…
Who is considered most at risk for diabetes, and why? In this thorough, engaging book, historian Arleen Tuchman examines and critiques how these questions have been answered by both the public and medical communities for over a century in the United States. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, Tuchman describes how at different times Jews, middle‑class whites, American Indians, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans have been labeled most at risk for developing diabetes, and that such claims have reflected and perpetuated troubling assumptions about race, ethnicity, and class. She describes how diabetes underwent a mid-century transformation in the public&’s eye from being a disease of wealth and &“civilization&” to one of poverty and &“primitive&” populations. In tracing this cultural history, Tuchman argues that shifting understandings of diabetes reveal just as much about scientific and medical beliefs as they do about the cultural, racial, and economic milieus of their time.Pituitary Function and Immunity (Routledge Revivals)
By Istvan Berczi. 1986
First published in 1986, the influence of hormones secreted or regulated by the pituitary gland on the immune system is…
examined in detail, including discussions of adrenocorticotropic hormone, glucocorticoids, catecholamines, growth hormone, insulin, prolactin, gonadotropins, sex steroid hormones, and thyroid hormones. The relative importance of various hormones in immunoregulation is considered, and evidence for interaction between the immune and neurohormonal systems is presented. The possible effects of hormonal immunomodulation in reproduction, infections and parasitic disease, autoimmu-nity, and cancer are examined. This comprehensive reference serves both basic and clinical researchers and practitioners in immunology, microbiology, endocrinology, reproduction biology, neurology, oncology, psychology, medicine, and veterinary medicine.Luteinizing Hormone Action and Receptors (Routledge Revivals)
By Mario Ascoli. 1985
Clinical Rounds in Endocrinology: Volume I - Adult Endocrinology
By Anil Bhansali, Yashpal Gogate. 2015
This book covers interesting and yet often challenging cases among adult patients in a unique Question-Answer format Simulating…
the bed-side case discussions during the ward rounds one question logically leads to another question thereby generating curiosity and promoting evidence-based medicine Taking the readers through the entire spectrum starting from etiology and pathophysiology to clinical presentation to management principles each question addresses one key aspect of the disorder Described in a very simple and lucid narrative this book ensures sound conceptual understanding while covering each topic comprehensively This volume covers important topics such as acromegaly Cushing syndrome osteoporosis hypercalcemia pheochromocytoma hyperaldosteronism thyroid disorders and diabetes in adult patients These cases are not only seen by endocrinologists but are also managed by internists orthopedic surgeons obstetricians and gynecologists Less common disorders such as adrenal disorders and androgen excess have also been coveredBlood in the Water: A True Story of Revenge in the Maritimes
By Silver Donald Cameron. 2020
A brutal murder in a small Maritime fishing community raises urgent questions of right and wrong, and even the nature…
of good and evil, in this masterfully told true story. In June 2013, three upstanding citizens of a small Cape Breton town cold-bloodedly murdered their neighbour, Phillip Boudreau, at sea. While out checking their lobster traps, two Landry cousins and skipper Dwayne Samson saw Boudreau in his boat, the Midnight Slider, about to vandalize their lobster traps. Like so many times before, Boudreau was about to cost them thousands of dollars out of their seasonal livelihood. One man took out a rifle and fired four shots at Boudreau and his boat. To finish the job, they rammed their own larger boat over the top of his speedboat. Boudreau's body was never found. Then they completed the day's fishing and went home to Petit de Grat on Isle Madame. Boudreau was a Cape Breton original--an inventive small-time criminal who had terrorized and entertained Petit de Grat for two decades. He had been in prison for nearly half his adult life. He was funny and frightening, loathed, loved, and feared. One neighbour says he would "steal the beads off Christ's moccasins"--then give the booty away to someone in need. He would taunt his victims, and threaten them with arson if they reported him. He was accused of one attempted rape. Meanwhile the police and the Fisheries officers were frustrated, cowed, and hobbled by shrinking budgets. Boudreau seemed invincible, a miscreant who would plague the village forever.Cameron, a resident of the area since 1971, argues that the Boudreau killing was a direct reaction to credible and dire threats that the authorities were powerless to neutralize. As many local people have said, if those fellows hadn't killed him, someone else would have. Like Say Nothing, The Perfect Storm, The Golden Spruce, and Into Thin Air, this book offers a dramatic narrative set in a unique, lovingly drawn setting, where a story about one small community has universal resonance. This is a story not about lobster, but about the grand themes of power and law, security and self-respect. It raises a disturbing question: Are there times when taking the law into your own hands is not only understandable but the responsible thing to do?The 1840s were a period of rapid growth and social conflict in Montreal. The city's public life was marked by…
a series of labour conflicts and bloody sectarian riots; at the same time, the ways that elites wielded power and ordinary people engaged in the political process were changing, particularly in public space. In Taking to the Streets Dan Horner examines how the urban environment became a vital and contentious political site during the tumultuous period from the end of the 1837-38 rebellions to the burning of Parliament in 1849. Employing a close reading of newspaper and judicial archives, he looks at a broad range of collective crowd experiences, including riots, labour demonstrations, religious processions, and parades. By examining how crowd events were used both to assert claims of political authority and to challenge their legitimacy, Horner charts the development of a contentious democratic political culture in British North America. Taking to the Streets is an important contribution to the political and urban history of pre-Confederation Canada and a timely reminder of how Montrealers from all walks of life have always used the streets to build community and make their voices heard.Money, often portrayed as a straightforward representation of market value, is also a political force, a technology for remaking space…
and population. This was especially true in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Canada, where money - in many forms - provided an effective means of disseminating colonial social values, laying claim to national space, and disciplining colonized peoples. Colonialism's Currency analyzes the historical experiences and interactions of three distinct First Nations - the Wendat of Wendake, the Innu of Mashteuiatsh, and the Moose Factory Cree - with monetary forms and practices created by colonial powers. Whether treaty payments and welfare provisions such as the paper vouchers favoured by the Department of Indian Affairs, the Canadian Dominion's standardized paper notes, or the "made beaver" (the Hudson's Bay Company's money of account), each monetary form allowed the state to communicate and enforce political, economic, and cultural sovereignty over Indigenous peoples and their lands. Surveying a range of historical cases, Brian Gettler shows how currency simultaneously placed First Nations beyond the bounds of settler society while justifying colonial interventions in their communities. Testifying to the destructive and the legitimizing power of money, Colonialism's Currency is an intriguing exploration of the complex relationship between First Nations and the state.Iodine Labeled Plasma Proteins (Routledge Revivals #1)
By Erwin Regoeczi. 1984
First Published in 1984, this book offers comprehensive insight into iodine labelled proteins in the blood. Carefully compiled and filled…
with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for students of hematology and other practitioners in their respective fields.