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Ancestry and Health $100.37 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Racial and ethnic groups can exhibit substantial average differences in disease incidence, disease severity, disease progression, and response to treatment. In the United States, African Americans have higher rates of mortality than does any other racial or ethnic group for 8 of the top 10 causes of death. U.S. Latinos have higher rates of death from diabetes, liver disease, and infectious diseases than do nonLatinos. Native Americans suffer from higher rates of diabetes, tuberculosis, pneumonia, influenza, and alcoholism than does the rest of the U.S. population. For the monogenic diseases, the frequency of causative alleles usually correlates best with ancestry, whether familial, ethnic, or geographical. To the extent that ancestry corresponds with racial or ethnic groups or subgroups, the incidence of monogenic diseases can differ between groups categorized by race or ethnicity, and healthcare professionals typically take these patterns into account in making diagnoses. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 162 Publication Date: 2010/08/16 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.37 inches |
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Atlas of Race, Ancestry, And Religion in 21st-century Florida $29.95 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Atlas of Race, Ancestry, and Religion in 21st-Century Florida by WINSBERG, MORTON D. Edition ILL, 0 $17.49 As one of the most racially, ancestrally, and religiously diverse regions in the nation, Florida rivals California and New York in its multiplicity of cultures. More than 14 million people have joined the ranks of Florida citizens since World War II—most through migration rather than natural increase. This highly detailed study of Florida’s population focuses on where selected racial, ancestral, and religious groups live in Florida, where they lived previously, and why they chose to settle where they are. Relying primarily on the U.S. Census of 2000—the most detailed of any previous census—as well as the Glenmary Home Missioners’ national census of religion, books, articles, and fieldwork, Winsberg provides narrative analysis of the distribution of these groups, 108 maps depicting their distribution throughout the state, 38 maps showing their distribution within its four largest metropolitan areas, and 11 tables that supplement both the narrative and maps. The author begins with a brief history of Florida’s population from its pre-Columbian inhabitants to the most recent immigrants, followed by chapters on where and why certain counties have become identified with specific groups, and a final chapter explaining the distribution of these groups within the state’s four largest urban areas. In light of Florida voters’ impact on the last two presidential elections, the nation at large is watching the state with great interest to see how these groups will exercise their emerging political power. Illuminating the incredible diversity the state has experienced during the last half-century, this atlas of historical and contemporary Florida is a revealing reference tool for political scientists, journalists, geographers, cultural anthropologists, social scientists, gerontologists, public administrators, government planners, and demographers, as well as scholars and students of Florida history and politics. |
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The Suicide Index: Putting My Father’s Death in Order $12.45 No Synopsis Available |
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Salt Tolerant Plants for Florida Landscapes $42.9 Expanding urbanization along Floridas coastlines has resulted in increased construction of individual residences, condominiums, and commercial establishments. This surge in construction has produced a concomitant need and demand for landscaping to solve not only a esthetic but functional problems in design. Unfortunately, there are many environmental stresses present in these are as which predispose plant material s to decline and eventual death. Perhaps the most commonly thought of stress is salinityboth soil and foliar related. Yet it should be understood that the specific salt tolerance of a given plant is related to its ability to withstand not only salinity but a number of other environmental stresses. There are a number of adverse qualities of coastal soils which contribute to poor success in establishing landscape plants. Coastal soils are generally: high in excess soluble salts, alkaline in pH, and sandy with poor nutrient and water holding capacity. Excess soluble salts result from a multiplicity of causes: inundation of coastal soils with saline or brackish water; salt water intrusion in to the fresh water aquifer and subsequent upward movement of salts by evaporation; irrigation with water of poor quality (saline); and overfertilization combined with poor watering practices. Contents: Introduction Trees Palms Shrubs Dwarf Shrubs, Groundcovers and Vines Appendix References Index Author: Barrick, William E. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 Publication Date: 2006/08/01 Language: English Dimensions: 11.00 x 8.25 x 0.17 inches |
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Ancestry Art by Foster, Karen Edition , 0 $13.99 Ancestry Art. Foster, Karen |
