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“…A new disease is emerging as the leading killer of North Americans: Scientists are predicting that within eight years, brain disease will kill or disable more people than cancer and heart disease combined. …”

“…Integrating guidance from the DSM-5 by the American Psychiatric Association and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) by the World Health Organization, this book synthesizes and builds on existing interdisciplinary research to establish a broad case for effective psycho-educational theory, research, and practice that addresses learners with special needs. …”

“…In almost every outcome related to social, emotional, behavioral, educational, mental, physical, and economic health and well-being, families identifying as Black, Latino, and Native American, and those with low incomes, have disproportionately borne the brunt of the negative effects of the pandemic. …”

“…"The untold story of how efforts to hold big business accountable changed American capitalism. In this vivid and surprising history, we meet twentieth-century activists, investors, executives, and workers who fought over a simple question: Is the role of the corporation to deliver profits to shareholders, or something more? …”

“…Founder of American pragmatism, Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) is considered the logician of this movement. …”

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“…It may take a few days or a week to recover from a less complex operation, but it can take a few months to recover from major surgery. The American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) classification has long been used as a ranking system that quantifies patient health before anesthesia and surgery. …”

“…These authors come from the Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania), from Eastern Europe (Romania, Poland), from central-northern Europe (Austria, Germany), but also from Latin American countries (Brazil, Argentina , Chile), the Middle East (Iran and Iraq), and the Africa (Senegal). …”

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“…In Rated A, Darshana Sreedhar Mini examines the local and transnational influences that shaped Malayalam soft-porn cinema--such as vernacular pulp fiction, illustrated erotic tales, and American exploitation cinema--and maps the genre's circulation among blue-collar workers of the Indian diaspora in the Middle East, where pirated versions circulate alongside low-budget Bangladeshi films and Pakistani mujra dance films as South Asian pornography. …”

“…Bradford examines three competing regulatory approaches-the American market-driven model, the Chinese state-driven model, and the European rights-driven regulatory model-and discusses how governments and tech companies navigate the inevitable conflicts that arise when these regulatory approaches collide. …”

“…It's a radical approach that is unique in American business-and it's working. In Possibility Unleashed, learn the lessons of: talking to your "enemies"; embracing an outsider's perspective; navigating identity politics while acknowledging and leveraging cultural differences; breaking out of habitual domains to solve problems; building relationships and partnering with your competitors; addressing social issues that are more connected to organizational success than you may think; pursuing the right kind of growth; and creating a culture of both hard-driving performance and kindness. …”

“…Leer la Escritura en la escuela de la Palabra es asumir un método diverso del que se emplea en el laboratorio. Implica superar el criterio puramente científico -si es que existe tal cosa- que se quiere imponer a toda costa y con carácter de exclusividad. …”

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“…A lo largo de más de veinte años, Martin Gardner publicó en la revista "Scientific American" una sección de pasatiempos matemáticos que alcanzó gran éxito gracias a su maestría y talento para aunar rigor con entretenimiento y guiar así al lector, mediante divertimientos y desafíos al ingenio, hacia cuestiones centrales de la ciencia y de las matemáticas, potenciando asimismo la imaginación. …”

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