Periodontitis is a disease characterized by loss of connective tissue attachment and bone around the teeth in conjunction with the formation of periodontal pockets due to the apical migration of the junctional epithelium. Early diagnosis and treatment of progressive periodontitis is important because of the irreversible nature of this disease. Clinical measurements used in diagnosis of periodontal diseases are often of limited usefulness in that they are indications of previous periodontal disease rather than the present disease activity. Diagnostic biomarkers ...

This series of books presents the fundamentals of logic in a style accessible to both students and scholars. The text of each essay presents a story, the main line of development of the ideas, while the notes and appendices place the research within a larger scholarly context. The essays overlap, forming a unified analysis of logic as the art of reasoning well, yet each essay is designed so that it may be read independently. The topic of this volume is prescriptive reasoning. Descriptive claims say how the world is, was, or will be; prescriptive claims ...

Lord Beaconfield's Correspondence With His Sister, 1832-1852 is a book written by Benjamin Disraeli, a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the late 19th century. The book is a collection of letters exchanged between Disraeli and his sister Sarah, spanning a period of twenty years from 1832 to 1852. The letters provide a fascinating insight into the personal life and thoughts of Disraeli, who was known for his wit, charm, and political acumen. They cover a wide range of topics, including family matters, social ...

The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut--and to have saved Jason's life. Rivers are reported to have stopped their flow to listen to the sounds of his lyre and his voice. Plato cites his poetry and Herodotus refers to "practices that are called Orphic." Did Orpheus, in fact, exist? His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. Indeed, their Orphic precepts have been lost to time. W.K.C. Guthrie attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path ...

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No one really knows what goes on in Devil Hollow, Kentucky. The little village has been cut off from the world for decades. But when a census taker turns in statistics that make no sense, Ned Waters is sent in to investigate. With the help of his youthful and beautiful assistant, Sara Eckels, Ned travels to the mysterious little town to find some answers. What they find will shock and terrify them both. What they learn about themselves is worse.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a spectrum of disease states, from steatosis (fatty liver) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (also called NASH steatosis with inflammatory changes) followed by a progression to fibrosis and cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Excess liver fat is believed to be a manifestation of the metabolic syndrome and not surprisingly NAFLD is associated with obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes in humans. There are ways to prevent NAFLD: • Maintain a healthy weight • Eat a healthy ...

When down on his luck lawyer Jonas Calver is hired to defend an ex-soldier on a murder charge, things seem to be looking up for the maverick attorney. But he soon discovers he’s bagged a client who is not quite what he seems, and a case he can’t win.     But with the clock ticking down on a slam dunk guilty verdict Calver’s not finished yet; when he gets wind of a witness who may hold vital evidence – an ex-army buddy from the defendant’s old bomb disposal unit, allegedly linked to the unsolved killing of an ...

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