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There are occasional moments of delicious savagery as Dawkins dismantles an opponent. 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Think how a life spent constantly growing yet rooted in a single spot comes with tremendous challenges. To meet them, plants have come up with some of the most creative methods for surviving of any living thing  us included. Many are so ingenious that they seem nearly impossible.Did you know plants can communicate when they are being eaten, allowing nearby plants to bolster their defences? They move and that movement stops when they are anaesthetised. They also use electricity for internal communication. They can hear the sounds of caterpillars eating. Plants can remember the last time they have been visited by a bee and how many times they have been visited  so they have a concept of time and can count. 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You: A Natural History offers a multi-disciplinary investigation of your hyper-extended family tree, going all the way back to the Big Bang. And while your family tree may contain surprises, your hyper-extended history contains some truly amazing stories. As the result of learning more about who and what you are, and about how you came to be here, you will likely see the world around you with fresh eyes. You will also become aware of all the one-off events that had to take place for your existence to be possible: stars had to explode, the earth had to be hit 4.5 billion years ago by a planetesimal and 65 million years ago by an asteroid, microbes had to engulf microbes, the African savanna had to undergo climate change, and of course, any number of your direct ancestors had to meet and mate. 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[Sepkoski] convincingly suggests that ideas about extinction in each historical period reflect broader social and cultural concerns in the modern world, from the intimate connections between extinction and imperialism to current concerns about the global biodiversity crisis. . . . Extinction is no longer a specialized concern. In this climate, David Sepkoski’s accessible guide is most welcome.\" * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\"Convincingly demonstrates that an ecological perspective has profoundly shaped our views of biological and social communities. . . . Sepkoski's magisterial work will hopefully serve as an inspiration for more comprehensive histories of the concept of diversity. . . . \u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for those seeking to understand the origin of one of the most powerful concepts under consideration today.\" * Science *\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant examination of an urgent subject, with lessons not just for addressing mass extinction but also for reckoning with the intellectual background against which we have failed to do so. Sepkoski is a scientific Maurice Sendak, conjuring a strange world in which the wild things are not the lost animals and plants of the earth’s past so much as the scientists clamouring to study—if not save—them. . . . This book uncovers a pattern of stasis and rupture; ideas, like species, thrive for a time, only to see the context in which they thrived wiped out. Arriving at this particular moment, in a world stalked by extremists and stoked by a profit-driven public square, Sepkoski’s account of where the wild things went makes perfect sense. In an age of rupture, what other way could it have been written? To paraphrase one of Sepkoski’s own sources: \u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Thinking \u003c\/i\u003eis the extinction story our era deserves.\" * Social History of Medicine *\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent. . . . \u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e is a closely argued, gracefully written book. In fact, it might even be regarded as several books in one: as a history of extinction science, an essay on the origin of a social value, and more subtlety, a piece of cultural criticism. These elements blend together almost seamlessly. Sepkoski achieves just the right mix of historical detachment, scientific sophistication and cultural perceptiveness to carry off his ambitious project. There are plenty of surprises for the reader along the way, and not a little wisdom. In our present age of catastrophes and catastrophizing, it deserves a wide and enthusiastic readership.\" * Metascience *\u003cbr\u003e\"Far from a dry recitation of the scientific literature, Sepkoski's meta-analysis of extinction and biological diversity foregrounds ideas and rhetorical choices. . . . Lucidly written and keenly personal, \u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e is engaging from beginning to end. . . . Sepkoski delineates new territory in the discourse of extinction by reviewing and revisiting the most important scientific figures and literature (popular and academic) of each era since catastrophic thinking took hold of the Western imaginary. Readers interested in the scientific history of extinction as a modern concept, particularly as it was formed by human institutions, will find much of interest in Sepkoski's book.\" * Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is impeccably researched, and—rather than a popular science book—does not repackage and distil others' work but provides a novel, academic argument. This fresh take on how we collectively see extinction—and its flipside, loss of diversity—will help readers understand and contextualise the current crisis and the Anthropocene. Sepkoski will give many pause to reflect not just on how our research is influenced by our broader culture, but also how important it is to influence and impact society and politics: to move the needle on the climate and biodiversity crises. . . . Buy a copy of \u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e to better understand—and even be inspired to change—these terrifying times we are living in.\" * Holocene *\u003cbr\u003e\"Timely and fascinating. . . . This is a fabulous book, expertly weaving cultural and intellectual history into a rich tapestry of ideas about loss, precarity, and diversity, whose relevance and significance can hardly be overstated. Sepkoski takes readers on an eye-opening journey into a history that remains surprisingly little known despite its obvious importance given the catastrophic biodiversity crisis we currently face. It's an absolute pleasure to read.\" * Lukas Rieppel, New Books in Science, Technology, and Society *\u003cbr\u003e\"Sepkoski has written a book that is as dynamic and paradoxical as extinction and diversity themselves. This is a book about extinction and death, but also about diversity and life. Although extinction is a potentially bleak and distressing territory, Sepkoski guides the reader faithfully through it. . . . He transforms the trenches of extinction into navigable terrain for the reader who is willing to consider their own role in the history of extinction.\" * Environment and History *\u003cbr\u003e\"How do humans perceive the nature of extinction, and how has that shaped how humans perceive each other and aspects of society? This thought-provoking book examines those questions and reveals how knowing that we can lose something forever—and the realization that extinction comes with cultural and ecological costs—motivates us to protect everything else.\" * Revelator *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e stands out for the depth of its scholarship. . . . [The book] is positively bristling with fascinating insights. Obviously, this is a must-read for science historians, but palaeontologists and evolutionary biologists interested in the history of their discipline can also safely pick this up. Furthermore, thanks to the compelling arguments and accessible writing, this book should appeal strongly outside of these disciplines to anyone with an interest in palaeontology, evolution, or mass extinctions.\" * Inquisitive Biologist *\u003cbr\u003e\"A solid introduction to one of the most critical issues of today. . . . Recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"In his wise and meticulously argued new book, Sepkoski explains why every era gets the dinosaur story it deserves, how the threat to biodiversity helped fashion cultural diversity into an ideal, and why extinction has become personal to each and every one of us. An urgent and brilliant exemplar of history of science at its very best, \u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully shows that the ways we construct the past are always reflections of our hopes and fears for the future.\" -- Oren Harman, author of Evolutions: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World\u003cbr\u003e\"An authoritative, compelling, and insightful account of how biological and cultural diversity has come to be so highly prized in contemporary Western society. This is a definitive history of the cultural and scientific developments, especially in paleontology, that have helped forge our sense of the modern biodiversity crisis. Lucid, historically sweeping, and accessible, Sepkoski's book ably reconstructs key aspects of the larger culture in which ideas about extinction, catastrophe, and diversity emerged.\" -- Mark V. Barrow, Jr., Virginia Tech\u003cbr\u003e\"Sepkoski concludes the book with an insightful discussion of neoliberalism and the concept of the Anthropocene that inspires a critical reconsideration of the evidently catastrophic attitude of humans. Indeed, Homo sapiens is ‘the dinosaur and the asteroid’ of our era. Finally, although the book was written before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Catastrophic Thinking seems to provide a very appropriate framework in which to address current questions relating to the major challenges facing human beings on a global scale.\" * History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences *","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732933226839,"sku":"9780226829524","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226829524.jpg?v=1719999007"},{"product_id":"the-changing-mind-9780241379400","title":"The Changing Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND\u003ci\u003e SUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE ORGANIZED MIND\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Everyone we know needs this remarkable book ... 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Therefore, state-of-the art methods are required when planning clinical trials. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart I describes a general framework for deriving sample size calculation procedures. This enables an understanding of the common principles underlying the numerous methods presented in the following chapters. Part II addresses the fixed sample size design, where the required sample size is determined in the planning stage and is not changed afterwards. It covers sample size calculation methods for superiority, non-inferiority, and equivalence trials, as well as comparisons between two and more than two groups. A wide range of further topics is discussed, including sample size calculation for multiple comparisons, safety assessment, and multi-regional trials. There is often some uncertainty about the assumptions to be made when calculating the sample size upfront. Part III presents methods that allow to modify the initially specified sample size based on new information that becomes available during the ongoing trial. Blinded sample size recalculation procedures for internal pilot study designs are considered, as well as methods for sample size reassessment in adaptive designs that use unblinded data from interim analyses. The application is illustrated using numerous clinical trial examples, and software code implementing the methods is provided.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe book offers theoretical background and practical advice for biostatisticians and clinicians from the pharmaceutical industry and academia who are involved in clinical trials. Covering basic as well as more advanced and recently developed methods, it is suitable for beginners, experienced applied statisticians, and practitioners. To gain maximum benefit, readers should be familiar with introductory statistics. The content of this book has been successfully used for courses on the topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The R source code is shown by chapter, well-documented, and easy to find and follow as brief descriptions and necessary specifications for the function calls are given by means of comments. … a wide area of application fields is covered and exhaustive literature references for further reading are given. … The presentation of the material is very reader-friendly, easily accessible and pedagogical … . It is likewise highly recommended … . This is an effective and nicely written reference textbook.” (Oke Gerke, ISCB News, iscb.info, Vol. 72, December, 2021)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Basics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1        \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.1       Background and outline\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.2       Examples\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.2.1        The ChroPac trial\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.2.2        The Parkinson trial \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.3       General considerations when calculating sample sizes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2        \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStatistical test and sample size calculation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1       The main principle of statistical testing\u003c\/p\u003e  2.2       The main principle of sample size calculation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart II Sample size calculation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3        \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparison of two groups for normally distributed outcomes and test for difference or superiority\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.1       Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2       \u003ci\u003ez\u003c\/i\u003e-test\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.3       t-test\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.4       Analysis of covariance\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.5       Bayesian approach\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.5.1        Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.5.2        Methods\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4        \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparison of two groups for continuous and ordered categorical outcomes and test for difference or superiority\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.1       Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2       Continuous outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3       Ordered categorical outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3.1        Assumption-free approach\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3.2        Assuming proportional odds\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5        \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparison of two groups for binary outcomes and test for difference and superiority\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  5.1       Background and notation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2       Asymptotic tests\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2.1        Difference of rates as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  5.2.2        Risk ratio as effect measure\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2.3        Odds ratio as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2.4        Logistic regression\u003c\/p\u003e  5.3       Exact unconditional tests\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3.1        Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3.2        Fisher-Boschloo test\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6        \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparison of two groups for time-to-event outcomes and test for differences or superiority\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.1       Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.1.1        Time-to-event data\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.1.2        Sample size calculation for time-to-event data\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.2       Exponentially distributed time-to-event data\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.3       Time-to-event data with proportional hazards\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.3.1        Approach of Schoenfeld\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.3.2        Approach of Freedman\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7        \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparison of more than two groups and test for difference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.1       Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.2       Normally distributed outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.3       Continuous outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.4       Binary outcomes \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.4.1        Analysis with chi-square test\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.4.2        Analysis with Cochran-Armitage test\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.5       Time-to-event outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8        \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparison of two groups and test for non-inferiority\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.1       Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.2       Normally distributed outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.2.1        Difference of means\u003c\/p\u003e  8.2.2        Ratio of means\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  8.3       Continuous and ordered categorical outcomes\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.4       Binary outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.4.1        Analysis with asymptotic tests\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.4.1.1  Difference of rates as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.4.1.2  Risk ratio as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  8.4.1.3  Odds ratio as effect measure\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  8.4.2        Exact unconditional tests\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  8.4.2.1  Background\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.4.2.2  Difference of rates as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.4.2.3  Risk ratio as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.4.2.4  Odds ratio as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.5       Time-to-event outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9        \u003c\/b\u003eComparison of three groups in the gold standard non-inferiority design\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.1       Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  9.2       Net effect approach\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9.3       Fraction effect approach\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10    \u003c\/b\u003eComparison of two groups for normally distributed outcomes and test for equivalence\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.1   Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.2   Difference of means\u003c\/p\u003e  10.3   Ratio of means\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMultiple comparisons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  11.1   Background and notation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.2   Generally applicable sample size calculation methods and applications\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.2.1    Methods\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.2.2    Applications\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.3   Multiple endpoints\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.3.1    Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.3.2    Methods\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.4   More than two groups\u003c\/p\u003e  11.4.1    Background and notation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.4.2    Dunnett test\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12    \u003c\/b\u003eAssessment of safety\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12.1   Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  12.2   Testing hypotheses on the event probability\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12.3   Estimating the occurrence probability of an event with specified precision\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12.4   Observing at least one event\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCluster-randomized trials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13.1   Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13.2   Normally distributed outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13.2.1    Cluster-level analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13.2.2    Individual-level analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13.2.3    Dealing with unequal cluster size\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13.3   Other scale levels of the outcome\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMulti-regional trials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e14.1   Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e14.2   Sample size calculation for demonstrating consistency of global results and results for a specified region\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e14.3   Sample size calculation for demonstrating a consistent trend across all regions\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntegrated planning of phase II\/III drug development programs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e15.1   Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e15.2   Optimizing phase II\/III programs\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimulation-based sample size calculation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Sample size recalculation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e17    \u003cb\u003eBackground\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IIIA Blinded sample size recalculation in internal pilot study designs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e18    \u003cb\u003eBackground and notation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e19    \u003cb\u003eA general approach for controlling the type I error rate for blinded sample size recalculation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e20    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparison of two groups for normally distributed outcomes and test for difference or superiority\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20.1   \u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e-Test\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20.1.1    Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20.1.2    Blinded variance estimation\u003c\/p\u003e  20.1.3    Type I error rate\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20.1.4    Power and sample size\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20.2   Analysis of covariance\u003c\/p\u003e  20.2.1    Background and notation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20.2.2    Blinded variance estimation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20.2.3    Type I error rate\u003c\/p\u003e  20.2.4    Power and sample size\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e21    \u003cb\u003eComparison of two groups for binary outcomes and test for difference or superiority\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e21.1   Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e21.2   Asymptotic tests\u003c\/p\u003e  21.2.1    Difference of rates as effect measure\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e21.2.2    Risk ratio and odds ratio as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e21.3   Fisher-Boschloo test\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparison of two groups for normally distributed outcomes and test for non-inferiority\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e22.1   \u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e-Test\u003c\/p\u003e  22.1.1    Background and notation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e22.1.2    Blinded variance estimation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e22.1.3    Type I error rate\u003c\/p\u003e  22.1.4    Power and sample size\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e22.2   Analysis of covariance\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23    \u003c\/b\u003eComparison of two groups for binary outcomes and test for non-inferiority\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e23.1   Background and notation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e23.2   Difference of rates as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e23.3   Risk ratio and odds ratio as effect measure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparison of two groups for normally distributed outcomes and test for equivalence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e25    \u003cb\u003eRegulatory and operational aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eConcluding remarks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IIIB Unblinded sample size recalculation in adaptive designs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBackground and notation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  27.1   Group-sequential 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Mills, Assistant Professor of Biology, Missouri Western State University, St Joseph   \"De Iuliis and Pulerà’s The Dissection of Vertebrates is a special work that combines current science and anatomical description with exceptional illustration. Importantly, the authors introduce vertebrate anatomy on a solid phylogenetic footing before proceeding to the sections that separately focus on dissections of exemplar vertebrates. I have used De Iuliis and Pulerà’s The Dissection of Vertebrates since its inaugural publication – no other manual comes close to this work in terms of its clarity of prose and highly polished scientific illustration. In my course, we focus on the dissection of the cat, and the content of the manual is excellently suited for an in-depth coverage of mammalian anatomical systems over the course of a semester. 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In this regard, the manual could, arguably, serve as a source for a course in scientific illustration. For all of these reasons I could not recommend a work on vertebrate anatomy more highly. All told, it is a work that would make the science’s founder, Georges Cuvier, proud.\" -- Dr. Thomas D. Carr, Associate Professor of Biology, Carthage College, Kenosha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Vertebrates and Their Kin  2. The Lamprey  3. The Shark  4. The Perch  5. The Mudpuppy  6. The Frog  7. The Cat  8. Reptile Skulls and Mandibles  9. 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