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Asthma has rapidly become one of the most common chronic illnesses of the Western world, and its prevalence continues to rise, with the proportion of patients with more severe diseases also increasing. Faced with this problem, more researchers are focusing on the causes, mechanisms, and pathophysiology of asthma. The major hopes are that more effective drugs will become available and that preventive measures can be instituted. Increasingly, mo...

An investigation of the moral, theological, clinical and legal arguments for and against voluntary euthanasia. It considers real cases, locating the issues in their clinical context, and concludes that the case for legalizing voluntary euthanasia is not one that can be supported.

This fist volume, of the three of which 'Abd al-Qbdir's work consists, contains 215 of the 372 chapters. Based on the D?r al-yaqaza al-'arabiyya (1966-1967) and on the manuscript of the Library of Alger, this translation has taken into account the work done so far by Michel Chodkiewicz ( Iditions du Seuil, 1982) and by A. Khursh?d (Alif Iditions, 1996). It deals with mystic comments on Qur'anic verses and prophetic translations inspired by Ibn...

Regional Analgesia in Obstetrics provides an account of the developments in the provision of regional analgesia and anaesthesia in obstetrics over the last decade. The book covers the attitudes to obstetric analgesia in different countries, the indications for regional analgesia in labour, the effects of regional analgesia on outcome, and operative delivery.

This Volume is based on the Lectures presented at the Meeting "Chemistry at the Beginning of the Third Millennium", wh ich was held in Pavia, Italy, during the period 7-10 October, 1999. The Meeting involved the participation of scientists from German and ltalian Universities of the 'Coimbra Group'. The 'Coimbra Group', wh ich was founded in 1987, gathers the most ancient and prestigious European Universities, with the aim to promote initiativ...

Since time immemorial, vision in general and images in particular have played an important and essential role in human life. Nowadays, the field of image processing also has numerous scientific, commercial, industrial and military applications. All these applications result from the interaction between fun­ damental scientific research on the one hand, and the development of new and high-standard technology on the other hand. Regarding the sci...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts.

Now in paperback: the often incredible exploits of America's "secret warriors" of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, as told by a former agent.

An ethnography of Dancehall, the dominant form of reggae music in Jamica since the early 1960s.

Edward J. M. Rhoads is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of China's Republican Revolution: The Case of Kwangtung, 1895-1913.Winner of the Joseph Levenson Book Prize for Modern China, sponsored by The China and Inner Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies

This important book is designed to promote and stimulate an information exchange about the problem of domestic violence. Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention and Policy Development presents an international perspective on the legal and mental health issues related to the impact of violence on children. Members of the medical sciences, mental health, legal, educational, and other helping pr...

Addressing America's manipulation by the political process, the author surveys the existing public record on voting patterns, campaign promises, and all manner of electioneering to come up with this engaging mix of analysis, factoids, and cartoons about politics.