Gender, Health, and Society in Contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean takes a multilayered approach to the contemporary peoples of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latinx peoples in the greater diaspora. Central to this edited collection, and critical to its creative significance and contribution, is the conceptual unification of gendered health, the embodiment of identity, societal structures, and social inequality, and the ways in which gender, health, and society intersect daily....

La idea que ha guiado la edición de este libro es que la conmemoración del bicentenario de la Independencia y del centenario de la Revolución Mexicana, debe ampliar el conocimiento sobre estos procesos, y no cultivar una historia de héroes y villanos. Con este objetivo se presenta una serie de trabajos con las temáticas más relevantes de la investigación histórica de Sonora que se ha hecho durante los últimos años acerca de los procesos mencionados. Los trabajos buscan romper cartabones y ...

Angels by the Roadside represents a compilation of the greatest and most memorable moments in Doras life in which God sent angels to, at times, deliver a message or guide her in the making of an important decision. At other times the angels even protected her against imminent danger. Her recognition of those divine helpers as angels was sometimes immediate and other times the product of much contemplation and prayer. There is little doubt that this book will cause the reader to ask, Could ...

This book reports on fundamental research, cutting-edge technologies and industrially-relevant applications in biomedical engineering. It covers methods for analysis, modeling and simulation of biological systems, reporting on the development and design of advanced biosensors, nanoparticles and wearable devices. It covers applications in disease monitoring and therapy, tissue engineering, sport and rehabilitation, and telehealth. It also reports on engineering methods for improving and mon...