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    The pandemic century one hundred years of panic, hysteria, and hubris by Honigsbaum, Mark

    Published 2020
    Table of Contents: “…Sharks and other predators -- The blue death -- Plague in the City of Angels -- The great parrot fever pandemic -- The "Philly killer" -- Legionnaires' redux -- AIDS in America, AIDS in Africa -- SARS: "super spreader"-- Ebola at the borders -- Z is for Zika -- Epilogue: The pandemic century.…”
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    Law and mental health a case-based approach by Meyer, Robert G., Weaver, Christopher M.

    Published 2006
    Table of Contents: “…Jury selection and process : precedent impacting jury consultation and research -- Admission of expert testimony and the eyewitness -- Informed consent -- Confidentiality and privileged communication -- Duty to warn and protect -- Competency -- Insanity and criminal responsibility -- Civil commitment and dangerousness -- Hypnosis and the polygraph -- Sexual orientation and civil rights -- Personal injury : court proceedings and assessment of psychological damages -- Prisoners' rights to medical and mental health treatment -- Alcohol and drug abuse and dependence -- Mental retardation -- Psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder -- Criminal psychological profiling -- The death penalty -- Sex offenders : community notification and predator commitment -- Juvenile law and school law -- Capital punishment of juveniles -- Child abuse -- Child custody.…”
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    Sex offenders and public policy

    Published 2008
    Table of Contents: “…Allen ; Tough laws and vigilant prosecution are the best defense against sexual predators / Alberto R. Gonzales ; Child molestation has reached epidemic proportions / Dana D. …”
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    The mind of the chimpanzee ecological and experimental perspectives

    Published 2010
    Table of Contents: “…Wittig -- The role of intelligence in group hunting : are chimpanzees different from other social predators? / Ian C. Gilby and Richard C. Connor -- Chimpanzee social cognition / Michael Tomasello and Josep Call -- Intentional communication and comprehension of the partner?…”
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    DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS An Introduction to Modern Methods and Applications by Brannan, James R., Boyce, William E.

    Published 2015
    Table of Contents: “…CHAPTER 5 The Laplace Transform -- 5.1 Definition of the Laplace Transform -- 5.2 Properties of the Laplace Transform -- 5.3 The Inverse Laplace Transform -- 5.4 Solving Differential Equations with Laplace Transforms -- 5.5 Discontinuous Functions and Periodic Functions -- 5.6 Differential Equations with Discontinuous Forcing Functions -- 5.7 Impulse Functions -- 5.8 Convolution Integrals and Their Applications -- 5.9 Linear Systems and Feedback Control -- Projects -- 5.P.1 An Electric Circuit Problem -- 5.P.2 The Watt Governor, Feedback Control, and Stability -- CHAPTER 6 Systems of First Order Linear Equations -- 6.1 Definitions and Examples -- 6.2 Basic Theory of First Order Linear Systems -- 6.3 Homogeneous Linear Systems with Constant Coefficients -- 6.4 Nondefective Matrices with Complex Eigenvalues -- 6.5 Fundamental Matrices and the Exponential of a Matrix -- 6.6 Nonhomogeneous Linear Systems -- 6.7 Defective Matrices -- Projects -- 6.P.1 Earthquakes and Tall Buildings -- 6.P.2 Controlling a Spring-Mass System to Equilibrium -- CHAPTER 7 Nonlinear Differential Equations and Stability -- 7.1 Autonomous Systems and Stability -- 7.2 Almost Linear Systems -- 7.3 Competing Species -- 7.4 Predator-Prey Equations -- 7.5 Periodic Solutions and Limit Cycles -- 7.6 Chaos and Strange Attractors: The Lorenz Equations -- Projects -- 7.P.1 Modeling of Epidemics -- 7.P.2 Harvesting in a Competitive Environment -- 7.P.3 The Rossler System -- CHAPTER 8 Numerical Methods -- 8.1 Numerical Approximations: Euler's Method -- 8.2 Accuracy of Numerical Methods -- 8.3 Improved Euler and Runge-Kutta Methods -- 8.4 Numerical Methods for Systems of First Order Equations -- Projects -- 8.P.1 Designing a Drip Dispenser for a Hydrology Experiment -- 8.P.2 Monte Carlo Option Pricing: Pricing Financial Options by Flipping a Coin -- APPENDIX A Matrices and Linear Algebra. …”
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