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TITLE PAGE

1.INTRODUCTION

2.X-RAY BINARY (XRB) POPULATIONS IN SPIRAL GALAXIES

2.1.M31

2.2.M81

2.3.M83 and M101

2.4.XRBs in Actively Starforming Galaxies

3.ULTRA LUMINOUS X-RAY SOURCES - ULXs

3.1.Spectra and spectral variability

3.2.Intermediate Mass Black Holes or Beamed XRBs?

4.XRBs IN ELLIPTICAL AND S0 GALAXIES

4.1.ULXs in Early-Type Galaxies

4.2.X-ray sources and Globular Clusters

4.3.X-ray Luminosity Functions

5.MULTI-WAVELENGTH CORRELATIONS

6.THE X-RAY EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES

7.CONCLUSIONS

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