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Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States
The excerpts reveal her comprehensive study of malaria's historical trajectory in the U.S., tracing its presence from ancient times to its eventual eradication in the mid-20th century. Humphreys inve…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Making Computers Accessible: Disability Rights and Digital Technology
Explores the historical development of accessible computer technologies and the evolving landscape of disability rights in the United States. It highlights how people with disabilities, advocates, an…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Making Sense of IBS: A Physician Answers Your Questions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A comprehensive guide to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), detailing its definition, prevalence, and underlying causes, including the brain-gut axis and potential genetic influences. It explores the di…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Making and Selling Cars: Innovation and Change in the U.S. Automotive Industry
Offers an extensive look into the evolution of the U.S. automotive industry, primarily focusing on the shift from mass production to lean production. It details Ford's pioneering role in assembly lin…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Making the Most of the Anthropocene: Facing the Future
Offers a comprehensive examination of the Anthropocene era. It explores humanity's profound impact on Earth's geology, climate, and ecosystems, arguing that human activity has altered the planet enou…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Made You Up
A novel that centers on Alexandra Ridgemont, a high school student with schizophrenia who struggles to distinguish reality from hallucinations. The text follows Alex's experiences at East Shoal High …
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Madison's Managers: Public Administration and the Constitution
Explores how managerial discretion, inherently present in public tasks, can be reconciled with Madisonian constitutional design, emphasizing a "precept of managerial responsibility." The authors inte…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Mad-Doctors in the Dock: Defending the Diagnosis
Explores the historical evolution of medical diagnoses within insanity trials in England between 1760 and 1913, focusing on how medical practitioners, initially seen as "mad-doctors," gained professi…
Published on 4 months ago
Mad Dogs and Other New Yorkers: Rabies, Medicine, and Society in an American Metropolis
Explores the social history of rabies in New York City during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, analyzing how the disease interacted with urban society and medical practices. It examin…
Published on 4 months ago
Machiavelli in Love: Sex, Self, and Society in the Italian Renaissance
Explores Renaissance Florence, focusing on the intersection of sex, self, and society, particularly through the lens of Niccolò Machiavelli's life and works. It examines how sexual identity was const…
Published on 4 months ago