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Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School: Volume 92, July        2009These lecture notes present the latest trends and challenges in the modelling of        biological systems from a mechanics perspective. They cover both fluid and solid        mechanics, the modelling of growth in biological systems, and present the        application of...

America's supposed moral decline from an imagined golden age, and the threat of divine punishment for the sin of straying from the path of righteousness, have been consistent themes in its political and religious rhetoric.   In Prodigal Nation, Andrew Murphy investigates the jeremiad's historical roots and probes the ways in which it continues to...

This volume contains previously unpublished articles by the most prominent sociolinguists working in the study of language variation today, which when taken together both highlight this new direction, as well as critique conventional wisdom in this growing and vital field of study. The volume is divided into four sections: methodology; place (the...

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This text provides a summary of the latest information concerning the diagnosis, assessment, construct validity, etiology, pathology, and treatment of personality disorders. It brings together leading scholars, researchers, and clinicians from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives, emphasizing in each case extent of empirical support....