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April 01, 2025 Game Changer: The Technoscientific Revolution in Sports
This Book, Game Changer: The Technoscientific Revolution in Sports, examines the intricate relationship between sports, athletes' bodies, and technological advancements. It analyzes how technoscience, including equipment like swimsuits, shoes, and bicycles, shapes athletic performance and challenges traditional notions of skill and natural ability. The text explores controversies surrounding performance-enhancing technologies, the complexities of sex and gender identification in sports, and the evolving landscape of anti-doping efforts. Ultimately, it argues for a reconceptualization of athletic achievement as a product of both human endeavor and technological influence, moving beyond the simplistic body-versus-machine dichotomy.

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23 min
April 01, 2025 Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing
This scholarly work, "Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing," examines the writings of the ancient physician Galen, not as straightforward medical fact, but as narratives shaped by social context and rhetorical strategies. The author argues that Galen's case histories reveal his perceptions of his professional role, his relationships with patients and rivals, and the agonistic atmosphere of the Second Sophistic. By analyzing these stories, the book explores how Galen presented himself and his medical practice within the cultural landscape of the Roman Empire, considering his audience and the literary traditions of the time, including Hippocratic case histories. Ultimately, the study focuses on Galen's subjective experience and how he constructed his accounts of healing encounters.

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23 min
April 01, 2025 Future Perfect (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction)
Future Perfect is a collection of poetry by Charles Martin, published by Johns Hopkins University Press as part of their poetry and fiction series. The volume includes a variety of poems, some previously published in literary journals, and features sections with titles like "Discontents," "When We Had It All," and "A Child of the Future Perfect." The book also incorporates adaptations and homages to other literary works, as seen in poems referencing Ovid, Euripides, and Weldon Kees. The collection is dedicated to Wyatt and Barbara Prunty and benefited from the support of the John T. Irwin Poetry and Fiction Endowed Fund.

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27 min
March 31, 2025 Fundamental Statistical Methods for Analysis of Alzheimer's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
This Book offers a comprehensive guide to statistical methods for analyzing data, particularly in the context of Alzheimer's disease research. It explains fundamental statistical concepts like parameters, statistics, confidence intervals, and likelihood. The book provides hands-on demonstrations using popular statistical software packages such as SAS, R, SPSS, and Stata. Various statistical models are explored, including linear regression, logistic regression, generalized linear models, mixed models for hierarchical data, Bayesian methods, survival analysis for time-to-event data, and techniques for handling time-dependent covariates and joint modeling of mean and dispersion. Furthermore, it introduces machine learning techniques like neural networks and includes a case study to illustrate the practical application of these methods in analyzing real-world Alzheimer's disease data from sources like the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC).

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30 min
March 31, 2025 From Enforcers to Guardians: A Public Health Primer on Ending Police Violence
"From Enforcers to Guardians: A Public Health Primer on Ending Police Violence" by Hannah L. F. Cooper and Mindy Thompson Fullilove examines police violence in the United States as a critical public health issue, highlighting its disproportionate impact on marginalized communities. The authors trace the historical roots of distorted policing, connecting it to societal factors like marginalization and economic shifts. They argue that excessive force and brutality undermine public health and societal unity, advocating for a shift towards a "guardianship" model of policing. The book analyzes various forms of police violence, including physical, sexual, psychological, and neglectful, often documented through Department of Justice investigations. Ultimately, it proposes a multi-level "magic strategy" involving systemic changes, community engagement, and addressing the underlying social determinants of health to achieve lasting reform and true public safety for all.

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22 min
March 31, 2025 From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline
This academic work, From Black Power to Black Studies, examines the emergence and development of Black Studies programs in American higher education. It analyzes the role of student activism, particularly the Black Power movement, in pressuring universities to establish these programs. The text investigates the institutional factors and challenges that shaped the growth and survival of Black Studies, including interactions with university administrations, funding from organizations like the Ford Foundation, and the evolving academic legitimacy of the field. Ultimately, the book explores how Black Studies navigated the academic landscape, transitioning from a radical demand to a recognized, albeit sometimes contested, area of scholarly inquiry.

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25 min
March 30, 2025 From Words to Worlds: Exploring Constitutional Functionality
This Book explores the multifaceted nature of constitutionalism and constitutional texts, examining their functions beyond simply structuring government. It traces the historical evolution of constitutions, highlighting the shift from pre-modern, unwritten customs to modern, written charters influenced by Enlightenment ideals. The text analyzes how constitutions aim to establish political order, express national aspirations, design governmental institutions, manage conflict, provide recognition to diverse groups, empower state actions, and, crucially, limit governmental power through constitutionalism. Ultimately, it investigates the theoretical underpinnings of these functions and the enduring importance of constitutional texts in shaping political societies worldwide, even considering the nuances of unwritten constitutions.

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24 min
March 30, 2025 From Slave to Pharaoh: The Black Experience of Ancient Egypt
"From Slave to Pharaoh: The Black Experience of Ancient Egypt" explores the multifaceted relationship between ancient Egypt and its southern neighbor, Nubia. The text examines how Egyptians perceived and interacted with Nubians from early times through the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, detailing themes of ethnic identity, cultural exchange, and military conflict. It investigates Egypt's imperial expansion into Nubia, the administration of conquered territories, and the economic exploitation of southern resources. Furthermore, the work analyzes the period when Nubian rulers controlled Egypt as the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, highlighting their interaction with Egyptian culture and their role in regional politics, particularly concerning Assyrian expansion. The included illustrations and notes offer visual and textual evidence supporting the historical narrative.

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22 min
March 30, 2025 Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Selections)/Also sprach Zarathustra (Auswahl): A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language German)
This Dover publication features excerpts from Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, presented in a dual-language format of German and English. The included sections cover key philosophical concepts such as the Übermensch (more-than-man), the "death of God," and the will to power, alongside narratives like Zarathustra's teachings and encounters. Additionally, the text provides some biographical context regarding Nietzsche's life, including details about his studies, health, and the composition of this significant work. The edition prioritizes a literal and unambiguous translation of Nietzsche's often poetic and aphoristic writing style.

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18 min
March 29, 2025 Freshwater Mollusks of the World: A Distribution Atlas
This Book excerpts chapters from "Freshwater Mollusks of the World - A Distribution Atlas," edited by Charles Lydeard and Kevin S. Cummings, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The atlas systematically covers various families of freshwater mollusks, including gastropods and bivalves, providing taxonomic information, distribution details, and insights into their biology and evolution. Chapters are authored by different experts and often focus on specific families like Viviparidae, Thiaridae, and Unionidae, discussing their classification, diversity, and biogeography. The work also addresses conservation concerns and the impact of invasive species on these aquatic ecosystems.

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25 min

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