New Releases by Kathleen Ryan

After the death of her beloved older brother, fifteen-year-old Anna is forced to spend the summer with her grandfather in Wyoming, where she babysits for a traumatized young boy, learns secrets of her grandfather''s past, and encounters a grizzly bear who seems strangely familiar.

During the winter of 1877, a Harvard student who can no longer cope with hiding his homosexuality joins a classmate on a journey through America''s industrialized cities and slums at a time when few had rights and many faced poverty and desperation.

In spinal cord-transected larval lamprey, descending brain neurons, most of which are reticulospinal (RS) neurons, regenerate their axons across a transection site and contribute to behavioral recovery. In the present study, DiI-labeled descending brain neurons in larval lamprey were dissociated and cultured. Glutamate application to neurons elicited neurite inhibition and often retraction, which was abolished by kynurenic acid. Glutamate-induced neurite retraction appeared to be due, in part, to calcium influx via voltage-gated calcium channels, since application of high potassium media inhibited neurite outgrowth, an effect that was blocked by Co2+ or Cd2+. Glutamate application in the presence of [omega]-conotoxin MVIIC still inhibited neurite outgrowth, suggesting calcium influx via chemically-gated channels may also contribute. Particularly, N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) application elicited neurite retraction. Glutamate application in the presence of tetrodotoxin (TTX) inhibited neurite outgrowth. Interestingly, TTX inhibited neurite growth, suggesting the neurons may be spontaneously active. Glutamate-induced neurite retraction may be due, in part, to increases in intracellular calcium levels, which possibly involve second messengers (e.g. cAMP). Application of dibutyryl cyclic AMP or Forskolin induced neurite retraction, while 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) inhibited neurite outgrowth, suggesting that cAMP is normally produced in cultured RS neurons. The agent H89 abolished neurite retraction mediated by glutamate, suggesting that cAMP and protein kinase A are involved in the signaling pathway for glutamate-induced neurite retraction. Results from the present study suggest that glutamate inhibits neurite outgrowth by acting on glutamate receptors, mediating calcium influx via voltage-gated and chemically-gated channels, increasing intracellular calcium, and activating cAMP. Similar intracellular signaling mechanisms may be important for axonal regeneration following spinal cord injury in the lamprey.

Focused on common disorders seen in older adults from both the medical and nursing perspectives, this revised reference addresses nursing diagnoses and patient education and provides the reader with various approaches for assessing the client. Also contains chapters on the principles of promoting health and on the essentials of good nutrition for older adults.

This dynamic full-colour text actively engages students in their exploration of Canadian law and its social, political, and global ramifications. Canadian and International Law connects the historical roots of law to issues in contemporary society. Developed and tested by highly experienced teachers, subject specialists, and students for maximum classroom applicability. This text is sufficiently rigorous for university prep, yet has been designed to meet the language and interests of grade 12 students.

Pass through the Gauntlet, wander past the Penumbra, and encounter an infinity of worlds floating just beyond consciousness. Heavens, hells, Paradox Realms, Chantries, Umbral reflections and mysterious Zones spin in the unmappable dance of creation. Push up through the Horizon, and endless space becomes your playground. Just watch your step...

Kathleen Ryan has written three books & hundreds of profile stories for newspapers, international doll & teddy bear magazines & for collector magazines. She is truly a force in the collectible doll & teddy bear industry. In her newest book, DOLL ARTISTS AT WORK, she offers fascinating insights into the lives & work of today''s top doll artists from around the world. This is the first in a series of books that take you into the homes, studios, lives & work of 25 of the biggest name artists & sculptors in the industry. Volume One features Kathy Barry-Hippensteel, Floyd Bell, Karen Blandford, Marilyn Bolden, Uta Brauser, Pall Crees & Peter Coe, Julie Good-Kruger, Hildegard Gunzel, Maggie Iocono, Wendy Lawton, Jerri McCloud, Cindy McClure, Jan McLean, Janet Ness, Wee Paulson, Patricia Rose, Julia Rueger, Rotraut Schrott, Pat Secrist, FayZah Spanos, Sherry Stephens, Ruth Treffeisen, Susan Wakeen, Nancy Walters & Fritz Wolff. This book is for everyone interested in dolls, crafts, & collectibles including aspiring artists, doll lovers & collectors. It contains 136 pages with 32 artist pictures. To order write to: Infodial, 13730 SR 84 #211, Davie, FL 33325 or FAX to 954-423-0840.

"The Darkness Has Teeth... And it Hungers. Beyond the Horizon, dark forces claw at the edges of sanity, battering at the fabric of reality, seeking final night: Nephandi, the Corrupters -- Marauders the Foot-Soldiers of Chaos -- Demons, the Renders of Souls-Paradox Spirits, the Mage''s Bane -- Umbrood, the Living Mysteries. What are they? Why are they? Can we stand against them at all? And what if we cannot? The Book of Madness is a bestiary for Mage: The Ascension, exploring the darker reaches of magick''s touch. It presents the forces of Chaos itself, for players to fight and Storytellers to champion".

This study explores the psychometric properties of a new instrument: Divorce Adjustment Inventory-Revised (DAI-R), designed to assess children''s adjustment to divorce. Factor analysis was employed to examine the structure and internal consistency of the (DAI-R). Four factors were identified on the (DAI-R) which were found to be related to better child adjustment and family functioning. Reliability estimates for the DAI-R factor scales were found to be above.74. The overall DAI-R had an internal consistency co-efficient of.89. Criterion validity estimates for the four DAI-R scales were determined by comparing clinical and non-clinical samples after controlling for demographic variables (age, gender, income, ethnicity). The DAI-R significantly differentiated children in counseling from the non-clinical sample (F = 314, df(4), p $

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