Pharmaceutical feuds

Family feuds: social competition and sexual conflict in complex societies.

Darwin was initially puzzled by the processes that led to ornamentation in males-what he termed sexual selection-and those that led to extreme cooperation and altruism in complex animal societies-what was later termed kin selection. Here, I explore the relationships between sexual and kin selection theory by examining how social competition for reproductive opportunities-particularly in females...

Feuds of a Thousand Years: Explaining Europe via the World System

This paper argues for a more comprehensive study of the European Union that includes consideration, not only of socio-economic and political processes, but also of changing conceptualisations of identity, governance and democratic legitimacy. It argues for a re-examination of traditional narratives that frame the European Union as a response to the cruelties of the Second World War. Several key...

Pharmaceutical Plants (plants Used in Pharmaceutical Preparations)

Pharmaceutical Engineering: Optimization of a Pharmaceutical Formulation

The effects of magnesium stearate (MgSt) and shear stress on flow properties and hydrophobicity are not well known. Blends with different concentrations of magnesium stearate and varying amounts of shear were tested using three different procedures: the FT4 Rheometer test, a tap density analyzer, and the Washburn method, to better understand the relation of lubricant concentration, amount of sh...

Pharmaceutical ethics?

though-or because-they raise more questions than they answer. This multi-authored book is not among them. Early on we are told that its authors are outstanding leaders and thinkers from all segments of health care who will provide a fair and balanced view of the troubled relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and society. Puzzling, I thought: leafing through the list of authors I hadn...