"The Most Peaceful Town in the World" boasts the sign leading to the quiet adult community of Young Lake. And it was-until they started shooting across the generation gap.First there were the "incidents" a broken arm, a scorpion sting, rocks hurled at the school bus.Next little Timmy Barkus was missing-until they found his body. And then the little girl...Gerritt DeGraaf had never seen such an unlikely assembly of suspects. And yet it had to be-one of these mild old people was frightened enough or insane enough to murder.
Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani (1879 – 1957) was a political activist, Islamic scholar, and supporter of Gandhi during the struggle for India’s independence. Humane and fiercely dedicated whether campaigning against the separation of Pakistan, or in favour of democracy and inter-religious peace, he brooked no nonsense and fought relentlessly for what he believed in. Spanning a lifetime of campaigning and controversy, Barbara Metcalf’s compelling biography draws from Madani’s letters and autobiographies, as well as detailed knowledge of the prevailing political climate, to create an intimate and revealing account of one of the most important men in the history of modern Islam.
Highlighting latest advances in genetics and biochemistry, the completely revised Third Edition reviews the field from basic science, clinical, epidemiological, and regulatory perspectives. Contributions from top opinion leaders in the field bring together developments in molecular embryology and cell biology as they apply to problems in developmental toxicology. It covers testing of pharmaceutical and environmental agents and interpretation of developmental toxicology data, highlighting mathematical and statistical techniques, as well as the effects of toxic exposure on the functional development of various organs.The relationship between maternal and developmental toxicology is examined, in addition to current techniques for studying chemical disposition, metabolism, and placental transfer. Close attention is given to the regulatory aspects of testing and risk assessment. Pre- and postconceptional clinical care and genetic factors in clinical developmental toxicology are also discussed.Key topics include: the roles of apoptosis and signal transduction pathways in normal and abnormal developmentthe role of epigenetic changes in developmentthe role of nutrition and individual susceptibilitythe utility of bioinformaticsglobal and targeted gene expression changes
Highlighting latest advances in genetics and biochemistry, the completely revised Third Edition reviews the field from basic science, clinical, epidemiological, and regulatory perspectives. Contributions from top opinion leaders in the field bring together developments in molecular embryology and cell biology as they apply to problems in developmental toxicology. It covers testing of pharmaceutical and environmental agents and interpretation of developmental toxicology data, highlighting mathematical and statistical techniques, as well as the effects of toxic exposure on the functional development of various organs.The relationship between maternal and developmental toxicology is examined, in addition to current techniques for studying chemical disposition, metabolism, and placental transfer. Close attention is given to the regulatory aspects of testing and risk assessment. Pre- and postconceptional clinical care and genetic factors in clinical developmental toxicology are also discussed.Key topics include: the roles of apoptosis and signal transduction pathways in normal and abnormal developmentthe role of epigenetic changes in developmentthe role of nutrition and individual susceptibilitythe utility of bioinformaticsglobal and targeted gene expression changes
La pr ctica en la escuela especial para escolares sordos de Villa Clara, ha permitido apreciar que las familias con ni os sordos tienen limitaciones para asumir una posici n activa en relaci n a la educaci n de los hijos, al mismo tiempo existe insuficiente preparaci n en algunos docentes para abordar estos temas y ejecutar acciones que favorezcan el funcionamiento educativo de las mismas, por tanto el presente estudio se orienta a la elaboraci n participativa de una estrategia educativa que contribuya al funcionamiento educativo de las familias con ni os sordos. Los resultados obtenidos en esta investigaci n que responde a un enfoque cualitativo, contribuyen al enriquecimiento de las Ciencias Pedag gicas al aportar una caracterizaci n y concepci n sobre el funcionamiento de las familias con ni os sordos, que tiene un sustento hist rico cultural y toma en cuenta los prejuicios de la cultura dominante hacia la comunidad sorda, as como las actitudes de los padres que afectan la socializaci n del hijo, defini ndose las bases pedag gicas para la educaci n de los padres con hijos sordos.
