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"Angesichts der Herausforderung des Westens durch alternative Ordnungsentwürfe, emporstrebende staatliche Akteure und Volkswirtschaften gilt es, seine angestammte Führungsposition als globales Rollenmodell für Frieden, Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Prosperität zu verteidigen. Eine wesentliche Chance zur Konsolidierung des Westens könnte darin bestehen, den Menschen mit seiner angeborenen Würde in den Mittelpunkt der Rechtsordnung zu stellen und seinen Entfaltungskräften zu vertrauen. Dies könnte im Rahmen einer privat-autonomen Ordnung der sozialen Marktwirtschaft und im inneren Frieden des offenen demokratischen Rechtsstaates erfolgen. Denn es ist dieses Alleinstellungsmerkmal des Westens, mit dem er die Zukunft gewinnen kann." (Autorenreferat)

"One man finds himself torn between two cultures in this sweeping tale of frontier life in post-Civil War era Texas. In the years following the American War Between the States, the once vacated military presence in west Texas is on the rise to protect the waves of settlers moving into the region. Living peaceably with the Mescalero Apache, half-breed former military scout Holton Lang promotes the tentative harmony between the US cavalry and the Native American population. But when the delicate peace between the two nations is broken, Holton is asked to negotiate a new agreement with the US military at Fort Davis. Angered by Holton and his respected position in the Apache camp, brave Stalking Wolf joins other hostile warriors in bloody warfare against the white settlers and blue-coated military. Leaving behind his Apache wife and the domestic life he was building, Holton journeys back to his former home in white civilization for talks of peace. When the battle becomes personal, Holton is finally forced to confront the chasm that separates the two worlds into which he was born. Written in the style of the traditional John Ford/John Wayne cavalry pictures, West to Bravo evokes an era of classic Western fiction and paints an exciting and touching tale of one man stuck in the middle of a terrible conflict"--

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Lifestyle Induced Addictive Habits: A Socio-Physiological Issue of Kolkata, West Bengal -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Method -- Selection of Subjects -- Study Design -- Ethical Clearance -- Evaluation of SES -- Evaluation of Educational Status -- Classification of Smokers -- Classification of Alcoholics -- Classification in Accordance with SLT Consumption -- Classification According to Family History of DM and HTN -- Classification According to Physical Activity -- Determination of Different Physiological Parameters -- Determination of Different Anthropometric Parameters -- Determination of Body Density (BD) and %BF Using SKF Thickness -- Determination of MM and %MM -- Determination of SM and %SM -- Determination of Anthropometric Somatotype -- Somatotype Categories -- Statistical Analysis -- Results -- Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Characteristic of the Population -- Effect of Different Addictive Habits -- Discussion -- Smoking and Its Effects -- Smoking and Cardiovascular System (CVS) -- Smoking and Obesity -- Smoking and DM -- Alcohol and Its Effects -- Alcohol Consumption and CVS -- Alcohol Consumption and Obesity -- Alcohol Consumption and DM -- Combined Effects of Smoking and Alcohol -- Addictive Habits, Body Composition and Somatotype -- Effect of Alcohol and Smoking on FM -- Alcohol Consumption -- Smoking -- Combined Effect of Smoking and Alcohol -- Effect of Alcohol and Smoking on MM -- Alcohol Consumption -- Smoking -- Combined Effect of Smoking and Alcohol -- Effect of Alcohol and Smoking on Bone Health -- Alcohol Consumption -- Smoking -- Combined Effect of Smoking and Alcohol -- Effect of Alcohol and Smoking on Somatotype -- Alcohol Consumption -- Smoking -- Combined Effect of Smoking and Alcohol -- Conclusion -- Socio-Physiological Implication -- Acknowledgments -- References.