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This book tackles the question of how tourism development and suitable policies can be used to promote sustainable development in Low-Density Territories (LDTs). The respective chapters, written by prominent experts, identify the problems associated with LDTs; highlight the comparative advantages of these territories with regard to tourism; propose methodologies for assessing the impact of tourism; and present case studies on the application of sustainable policies in tourism. Given its scope, it will be especially interesting for academics and researchers investigating LDTs and sustainable tourism, and for policymakers interested in developing these territories. LDTs represent an economic c...
Each of these essays illuminates an important dimension of the complex array of Black male experiences as workers, artists, warriors, and leaders. The essays describe the expectations and demands to struggle, to resist, and facilitate the survival of African American culture and community. Black manhood was shaped not only in relation to Black womanhood, but was variously nurtured and challenged, honed and transformed against a backdrop of white male power and domination, and the relentless expectations and demands on them to struggle, resist, and to facilitate the survival of African-American culture and community.
This book comprehensively reviews the application of nanoparticles in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The introductory section provides a fundamental understanding of cancer biology, its global incidence and prevalence, and the intricate nano–bio interactions at the cellular level. The subsequent section discusses the pivotal role of nanoparticles in precise cancer detection, enhancing cancer imaging and serving as contrast agents for accurate diagnosis. It also presents cutting-edge nanotechnology-based methods for detecting HTLV-1 retroviruses. The following section covers the utilization of lipid-based nanoparticles, monoclonal antibodies, and advanced nanotherapeutics for targeted cancer treatments. This book is a useful resource for researchers, clinicians, and students in the fields of oncology and nanotechnology.
Quase quatro décadas nos separam da publicação da primeira edição deste clássico da área. Primeiro livro em português dedicado ao assunto, Alcoolismo hoje chega à sua quarta edição totalmente reformulado. Os organizadores, doutores Ana Cecilia Petta Roselli Marques, Fernanda de Paula Ramos, José Manoel Bertolote e Sérgio de Paula Ramos, reúnem renomados profissionais, que discutem, de maneira didática e com ilustração de casos clínicos, os principais aspectos teóricos e práticos do tema, incluindo as questões técnicas e científicas mais relevantes atualmente nos estudos sobre o alcoolismo e fornecendo ao leitor recursos que determinarão a qualidade de sua prática clínica. O livro aborda, entre outros tópicos, a história do conceito de alcoolismo e da assistência ao alcoolista no Brasil, a epidemiologia do transtorno por uso de álcool, a relação com a genética, as bases neurobiológicas, fatores de risco e proteção na adolescência, diferentes aspectos do quadro clínico (p. ex., impactos sociais e principais comorbidades), os tratamentos farmacológicos e psicoterápicos, as políticas relacionadas e as intervenções em populações especiais.