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Farmers have engaged in collective systems of conservation and innovation - improving crops and sharing their reproductive materials - since the earliest plant domestications. Relatively open flows of plant germplasm attended the early spread of agriculture; they continued in the wake of (and were...

The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area...

From Hurricane Katrina and the south Asian tsunami to human-induced atrocities, terrorist attacks and the looming effects of climate change, the world is assailed by both natural and unnatural hazards and disasters. These expose not only human vulnerability - particularly that of the poorest,...

★55% discount for bookstores! Now at $33,95 instead $44,95★ Effortless Keto Recipes for Quick Weight Loss in 2021! The ultimate ketogenic cookbook for your customers, they will love it! Do you crave quick & effortless keto recipes? And I know you had tasty dinners...

With climate change posing an escalating threat to biodiversity, the need for humans to conserve seeds from all plant species is increasingly critical. In the fight against extinction, Kew's Millennium Seed Bank is a unique global asset. The largest wild plant seed bank in...

This Second Edition of the highly popular Clinical Skills for OSCEs is the most comprehensive guide to basic clinical skills available, covering all the pertinent skills taught at medical school, from third year to finals. With its clear and concise, yet informative style, Clinical...

Computed tomography of the heart and cardiovascular system continues to show an impressive and tremendously successful development. Technical improvements translate into new applications and enhanced diagnostic accuracy and the new diagnostic opportunities may potentially be beneficial for many individuals with known or suspected cardiovascular...

Sleep disorders can have substantial impact on public health through the disruption of education, work, and the quality of life for affected patients. The substantial breakthroughs in sleep research and sleep medicine now being made are influencing public health approaches to these disorders. The...

Beunans Meriasek is one of only two surviving medieval saints' plays in the British Isles, making it of central importance for the study of early vernacular drama. The surviving manuscript was written in the Cornish language near Camborne in Cornwall at the beginning of...

The definitive textbook on the use of lithium in the treatment of mental disorders, this comprehensive work provides an up-to-date analysis of lithium, including: History Clinical applications, including its use for mania, bipolar and schizophrenic disorders Use in special populations, for example in children,...

Chronic hepatitis B and C affect 520 million people worldwide, and are a major cause of chronic liver disease and of mortality, despite the efficacy of the vaccine. Hepatitis B and C: Management and Treatment second edition provides a practical explanation of the natural...

A much-needed, up-to-date guide to the clinical management of kidney disorders in children and adolescents, this text presents the essentials of diagnosis and treatment in this important field, with an indication of when referral to, or consultation with, the pediatric nephrologist is needed.With a...

Children with autism spectrum disorders share a pervasive impairment in the development of reciprocal social interaction skills but vary in their verbal and nonverbal communication skills and various restricted and repetitive behaviors. This variability presents challenges for developmental and neurobiological models. Our understanding of...

Surgeons refer to this classic text again and again, partly because of the clarity of its innovative format, so useful and popular that it has been copied by others. This technical manual, now in its fourth edition, profiles all of the commercially available stents...

Memory and consciousness have been objects of fascination to psychologists and other brain scientists for over one hundred years. Because of the complexity of the two topics, however, and despite great efforts spent on their study, the progress in their understanding over most of...

From the fundamental processing of human movement, through to the ability to interpret actions, infancy research is only now taking up the challenge of social cognition over a variety of cognitive areas. This special issue covers broad areas of social-cognitive development and builds a...

This volume describes classic and contemporary theory and research in social psychology that sheds light on how people think about health and illness, as well as their willingness to engage in health-relevant behaviors. The Editors have selected papers that serve to illustrate the reciprocal...

What is the nature of the 'self', how do everyday experiences shape it, and how does it influence our thinking, judgements and behaviors? Such questions constitute enduring puzzles in psychology, and are also of critical practical importance for applied domains such as clinical, counseling,...

The brand new thriller from Diana Wilkinson, author of 4 Riverside CloseI'm not being paranoid. It's all there in the crossword clues...in black and white. There's no doubt the threat is real. Today, the answers spell out my murder.May Third. Amanda. Silver Birch. Noontime....

Enjoy this steamy good girl gone bad love story by USA Today Bestselling sexy billionaire romance author Summer Cooper!He's all I have left...But he doesn't even know my real name.I thought I could have it all, but no.My family won't allow it.They say he's...

Women's health and Nursing is packed with information about the female reproductive system, ovulation & menstruation, menopause, common gynaecological conditions and early pregnancy complications, including the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. It includes information about gynaecological procedures and discusses medications used in early pregnancy and...

A high adrenaline new psychological crime series, introducing Detective Sergeant Jenna Morgan. Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter.'Compulsive, addictive and gripping - a truly five star read! Geraldine HoganResponding to reports of deadly screams in the Ironbridge Gorge, Detective Sergeant Jenna Morgan is first...

Focusing on four contemporary francophone writers with roots in West and Central Africa--Fatou Diome, Alain Mabanckou, Bessora, and Léonora Miano--Performative Authorship develops a new theory of authorship based on both written text and embodied performance. In order to better apprehend how writers create meaning...

Author: Archibald AlexanderISBN-10: 1800404204ISBN-13: 9781800404205Publisher: Banner of Truth TrustLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2024Pages: 256Format: HardcoverSize: 8.80h x 5.60w x 1.00d

Reinforced concrete structures are one of the major structural types and must adhere to design regulation codes. It is ideal to find the best design (section dimension, material type, and amount of reinforcement) with the minimum cost providing the design constraints (design formulation considering...

Hidden behind the Basic of Christianity - Salvation, Faith, and Authority - are some of the greatest mystical secrets. Secrets to life, death, and everything in between - our sufferings and recreations - lay in the teachings of Christianity, secrets that apply to our...

A beautiful book on the tradition of kantha, a Bengali embroidery technique with a rich heritage rooted in storytelling and upcycling, with inspiration and techniques for contemporary makers.The word 'kantha' refers to both the style of running stitch, as well as the finished cloth:...

Analysing a variety of international films and, ultimately, placing them in dialogue with video art, photographic narratives and emerging digital image-based technologies, the contributions explore the expanding range of 'mediated' narratives of contemporary architecture and urban culture from both a media and a sociological...

Contemporary, thought-provoking yet utterly practical, this book provides an introductory text covering the use and misuse of behaviour tests applied to animals. By including illustrative examples from a variety of species, the book inspires the animal scientist to think about what a given behavioural...

This new, third edition has been thoroughly updated to include all the key principles, methodologies, approaches and practical examples of insect pest management in agriculture, horticulture, medical and veterinary entomology. The book covers monitoring and forecasting of pest outbreaks, yield loss and impact assessments...

Completely updated and revised, a new, international expert editorial and multidisciplinary authorship team build on Andrew Fraser's decades of work as an ethologist, veterinarian, historian, horseman, breeder, trainer, conservationist, and field scientist, sharing essential knowledge to improve horse behaviour, welfare and safety.New for the...

In The Europe Illusion, Stuart Sweeney considers Britain's relationships with France and Prussia-Germany since the map of Europe was redrawn at Westphalia in 1648. A timely and far-sighted study, it argues that integration in Europe has evolved through diplomatic, economic, and cultural links cemented...

'The Responsibility of Intellectuals' propelled Noam Chomsky onto the US political scene half a century ago. This book revisits the seminal work, and features six new essays written to celebrate and explore its relevance in today's world, including Chomsky's recollections of the background to...

In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the production of nanoscale fibres for drug delivery and tissue engineering. Nanofibres in Drug Delivery aims to outline to new researchers in the field the utility of nanofibres in drug delivery, and to...

Foundational Principles: An exploration of the fundamental principles underpinning aerospace engineering, including aerodynamics, propulsion, and structural mechanics.Advanced Methodologies: A detailed examination of state-of-the-art methodologies and computational tools utilized in aerospace engineering research and design.Technological Innovations: An analysis of cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of...

Unlike the election models in other Asian countries, rural elections in China were created from the grassroots level by farmers before they were officially and legally recognized by the government.As China is going through rapid urbanization and an increasing number of the rural population...

This book deals exclusively with the equine dermatological problems that the clinician would see in practice. It is the perfect reference for the practitioner who must quickly diagnose and treat the problems. Illustrated in color throughout, coverage progresses from the approach to a case...

The use of mathematical models is a fundamental aspect of modern science. With computers now allowing previously difficult calculations to be done quickly and easily, an understanding of mathematics and an appreciation for modelling is possible even in fields with traditionally less mathematical content....

Even before the end of the union with Britain, southern Irish unionists were being represented as stateless, rootless. Popular opinion has often erroneously conflated 26 county Protestantism with 26 county Unionism, but the two are not synonymous. This book of essays aims to show...

The far north coast of Scotland. Spring 1745.It begins with a murder. But is it a murder when someone is forced to kill his brother, so that he might save his own life? The guilty man is a nobody, a poor fisherman. The person...

Scotland's mountains and glens retain the secrets of the long and frequently violent geological history that has gone into their making. Volcanoes have played a major role in the creation of Scotland and while the youngest, a mere sixty million years old, were responsible...

What do beer, cheese, yogurt, sauerkraut, miso, jam, even chocolate--I'll bet you didn't know--have in common? They are all preserved foods. Artisanal canned tomatoes and homemade kimchee might be trendy items now, but they come from a culinary need as old as human civilization...

Poet Charles Lamb described the pineapple as "too ravishing for moral taste . . . like lovers' kisses she bites--she is a pleasure bordering on pain, from fierceness and insanity of her relish." From the moment Christopher Columbus discovered it on a Caribbean island...

Handcuffs, paddles, whips--the words alone are enough to make a person blush. Even by our society's standards, the practice of things like BDSM is still very hush-hush, considered deviant sexual behavior that must be kept hidden. But the narrow view of what is thought...

For over fifty years, the writings of Stanley K. Fowler, long-time professor of theological studies at Central Baptist Seminary, Toronto, Ont., and then Heritage College & Seminary, Cambridge, Ont., have informed and clarified theological issues for Baptists in Ontario, Canada and beyond. This key...

A lavishly illustrated story that teaches children about the marine ecosystems of coastal Pacific rocky shores. Siblings Crystal and Sam and their Aunt Kate and Uncle Charlie explore the tide pools of Eagle Cove, a sheltered inlet on the Northwest Pacific Coast. The children...

Little sisters and little brothers all long for the same few things when it comes to their older siblings: a turn to play, a place on the team, a chance to shine. This book starts with four pairs of siblings in and around an...

THIRD EYE AWAKENING Awakening your third eye refers to developing your sixth sense, and honing your innate psychic abilities. Every person has some psychic ability, yet most of us neglect it and don't develop this skill. This book will explain to you the power...

A grasshopper that is hungry goes on an adventure in the park. He finds different foods under a picnic table and eats all these foods only to discover the foods have made him look different but even though he looks different he still loves...

This book gives a new basis for Cosmos Theory in a zero dimension mathematical point and a fractal, Hilbert-like creation of Cosmos spaces with each step in the construction process. It has identical features to the Cosmos Theory created from a consideration of the...