“…When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visible in the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze "new" racial dramas in the absence of historical reference points. …”

“…But the truth is that Artificial Intelligence is already among us. It exists in our smartphones, fitness trackers, and refrigerators that tell us when the milk will expire. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The life-thwarting nonsense of no regrets ; Why regret makes us human ; At leasts and If onlys ; Why regret makes us better -- Regret revealed. …”

“…US society has controversially debated civil-military relationships and war trauma since the Vietnam War. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Bush-Rumsfeld War and Transformation 12. Conclusions: U.S. civil-military relations under stress Bibliography Notes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms: Framework for Decisions -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Executive Summary -- PLANTS -- MICROORGANISMS -- FRAMEWORK -- 2 Introduction -- THE GENETIC MODIFICATION OF ORGANISMS: MERGING CLASSICAL AND MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES -- PLANT MODIFICATIONS -- CLASSICAL TECHNIQUES -- PLANT MODIFICATIONS-MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES -- COMPARISON OF CLASSICAL AND MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES IN PLANTS -- GENOME MODIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMSa CLASSICAL TECHNIQUES -- GENOME MODIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMSa-MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES COMPARISON OF CLASSICAL AND MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES IN MICROORGANISMSSUMMARY -- 3 Past Experience with Genetic Modification of Plants and Their Introduction into the Environment -- TYPES OF GENETIC MODIFICATION IN PLANTS -- Classical Techniques of Genetic Modification of Plants -- Cellular Techniques of Genetic Modification of Plants -- Molecular Techniques of Genetic Modification of Plants -- THE RESULTS OF GENETIC MODIFICATION -- Increased Yield and Increased Reliability of Performance -- MODIFICATIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON PERSISTENCE -- Degree of Domestication Plant HabitAdaptability, Range of Habitats -- CASE STUDIES OF INTRODUCED CROPS -- Soybean -- Canola -- Potato -- Maize (Corn) -- PAST EXPERIENCE WITH CONFINEMENT -- SUMMARY POINTS -- 4 Enhanced Weediness: A Major Environmental Issue -- GENERAL PRINCIPLES -- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC PLANTS AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS -- Ecological Implications of Introducing Plants with Many New Traits -- Ecologically Important Changes that Result from Small Genetic Alterations -- THE ABILITY OF CROPS TO REVERT TO A WILD OR WEEDY CONDITION HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN CROPS AND THEIR WILD RELATIVESSUMMARY POINTS -- 5 Past Experience with the Introduction of Modified Plants: Molecular Genetic Techniques -- PROPERTIES OF MOLECULAR GENETIC MODIFICATIONS -- Methods of Gene Introduction -- Genetic Stability of the Alteration -- Types of Genetic Alterations -- CASE STUDIES OF PLANTS MODIFIED BY MOLECULAR GENETIC TECHNIQUES -- Stability of Inserted Genes -- Undesirable Alteration of Plant Phenotype -- Environmental Impact on Nontarget Species -- Potential for Weediness -- Specific Examples -- SUMMARY POINTS 6 Conclusions and Recommendations: Plants WHAT DOES PAST EXPERIENCE TEACH US? -- About Introductions -- About Genetic Modification -- About Weeds -- CONTROL AND CONFINEMENT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANT VARIETIES -- LARGE-SCALE INTRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCIALIZATION -- A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING RISK -- GEOGRAPHIC FRAME OF REFERENCE -- OVERSIGHT CONSIDERATIONS -- 7 Past Experience with the Introduction of Microorganisms into the Environment -- HISTORY OF BENEFICIAL USES OF MICROORGANISMS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE -- Food Production -- Agriculture…”

“…The database includes agents developed for positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and optical imaging…”