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This book explores the different ways people have learned to deal with pain. These authors offer safe and humane solutions in the form of medication, surgery, and therapy in their efforts to curb this growing epidemic.

vii viii PREFACE This book will show these readers that these fears, frustrations, and general antipathy are unwarranted, for, as stated, it is not a textbook full of long, boring proofs and hundreds of problems, rather it is an intellectual adventure, to be read with pleasure.

I remember sitting spellbound, watching the movie When Worlds Collide. Two planets hurled through space toward Earth while scientists and engineers frantically raced to complete a rocket ship that would take them to safety. A collision of two objects in space, say, two stars, I was sure would be a spectacular event.

The author sees the solution to the crime problem as closely linked to the improvement of the life of the underclass. He discusses police culture, agencies, and organization; the nature of criminals and how to control them; and the future of criminal justice.

Dr. Jack Fishman is a world-renowned scientific expert who has made some startling discoveries in the course of his research. Now he, along with journalist Robert Kalish, tackles today's most compelling environmental threats: the triple menace of high levels of ozone pollution, global warming, and the erosion of the ozone layer.

"Finally a comprehensive guide has arrived for frustrated parents who have trouble feeding their children. Dr. Macht, a respected educational psychologist, has originated strategies that have achieved"

I remember once watching a presentation of the creation of the universe in a planetarium. In Creation I have attempted to take you back to the begin ning-the big bang explosion-so that you can watch the uni verse grow and evolve.

THE AMERICAN CATHOLIC church is a remarkable institu tion. The vii viii PREFACE American Catholic church, in sum, is a ready-made sub ject for analysis and study.

Without the baby boom, the United States would be a different place. But the full impact of 7 8 PREFACE the baby boom is yet to come because the generation is just now gaining the economic and political power to de termine events. Whatever age the baby boom is becomes the nation's age.

"According to Dr. Steven Berglas, success is the ultimate self-fulfillment and should be a gratifying and enriching experience. But for many success is a two-edged sword, a burden as well as a blessing"

"""In this work, Hans and Vidmar review the historical evolution of the trial jury, the contemporary role of the jury in the American criminal justice system, and future prospects for the jury as an i"

This valuable handbook provides a much-needed guide for those exploring sources of grant funds for research or other activities. Describing information sources and detailing the main grant-making sectors in government, private organizations, and business and industry, it tells how to identify the most likely sponsors for a project and outlines the procedures for obtaining a grant.

Viral Genome Packaging focuses on the process of genome "packaging" within a pre-formed viral procapsid. The chapters of this book concentrate on the biochemistry, enzymology and structural aspects of the genome packaging machinery. The biochemical, biophysical and structural aspects of genome packaging are examined in detail.

In the past five years, a large number of new chemokines and chemokine receptors have been identified. Chemokines in Viral Infections is the first to provide a comprehensive write up on the various evidences available to date on the interactions between host chemokine system and viral chemokines.

Cell-Cycle Mechanisms and Neuronal Cell Death examines the role of cell cycle activation in the molecular mechanisms leading to neuronal degeneration. This book serves to gain new insights into the molecular determinants of neuronal death and to establish new targets for therapeutic intervention.

The initial fascination of radioactivity, e.g., the discovery of new radioactive elements, the first real description of the structure of atoms and their nuclei, the applications of radiotracers, the high sensitivity of activation analysis, etc., was followed by the use of atomic bomb in 1945.

This volume is unique to the existing literature in the Peptide Nucleic Acid field, in that it focuses on comparing and contrasting PNA with other available oligonucleotide homologues and considers areas in which these biomolecules could be profitably applied to clinical and diagnostic applications.

Translation Mechanisms provides investigators and graduate students with overviews of recent developments in the field of protein biosynthesis that are fuelled by the explosive and synergic growth of structural biology, genomics, and bioinformatics.