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When two human ova fail to fully separate during pregnancy, the result is conjoined twins. The twins may be connected by ligament, bone, or just flesh, and they often share organs, but what captures most people's interest is whether the twins share sensations, thoughts and even souls. This encyclopedia presents entries on conjoined twins throughout history, the biological causes and effects of twins being born conjoined, and ethical issues such as self-support and separation surgery. It also includes entries on the modern standardized terminology used when discussing conjoined twins, the categories into which conjoined twins have been sorted, doctors past and present who have performed separation surgeries, and hospitals, such as Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, that are known for the separation of conjoined twins. This book even covers fraudulent conjoined twins and fictional ones in books written by such authors as Mark Twain, Vladimir Nabakov, and Katherine Dunn. Other entries cover relevant films, websites, and institutions.
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
When the Rogaczewsky sisters crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Ellis Island in 1906, they were fleeing the horrors of the anti-Jewish pogroms in Poland that forced many people to take a chance on a new land. Their Rogaczewsky family members were not so lucky; they were forced to remain in the Old Country and face hatred, violence, and even death. Inspired by a document that revealed the names of relatives who survived the trip to America and those who had to stay behind, Who Would Believe Us? is a gripping family history told against the backdrop of generations of discrimination and war. Written with the help of historical documents, letters, interviews, and personal experience, this story explores how one exceptional family navigated prejudice and tragedy in both their homeland and in America with strength and resilience.
Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is the most famous medical institution in Canada. In addition to being the largest pediatric centre in North America, it has earned an international reputation for clinical care and research that has influenced generations of health care practitioners across the country and around the world. In a very real sense, hospital staff have touched the lives of tens of thousands of children and their families. SickKids has an equally remarkable history - from its humble origins in rented houses in Victorian Toronto, the Hospital would flourish to become an influential paediatric institution, pioneering Pasteurization, the Iron Lung for Polio, Pablum, the Mustard ...
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Lists institutions in the United States and its outlying areas that offer at least a 2-year program of college-level studies in residence or, if nonresident in nature, that are accredited or pre-accredited by an accrediting agency recognized for such purpose by the U.S. Commissioner of Education.
Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry