How do drugs hijack the brain? This guide explores the neurochemical foundations of addiction, unraveling the roles of reward systems, neurotransmitters, stress pathways, and neuroplasticity. It offers critical insights into the mechanisms driving addiction and new therapies.
This volume presents papers from AICED 24, delving into language structure. Contributions explore the syntax, phonology, and semantics of Romanian and other European languages, as well as topics like translation and L2 learning. For all linguists interested in these fields.
The first comprehensive study in English of the detective novel in Puerto Rico, from its origins in 1984 to the present. This book establishes a canon for the genre, analyzing some 50 works to reveal a diverse and innovative literary tradition on the island.
This collection unravels how we represent non-humans in literature and film. From Noah’s Ark to Hitchcock’s The Birds, it probes the ethical and symbolic roles creatures play in our lives, challenging our perceptions and inviting us to reflect on their cultural significance.
BioFutures and the Legacy of Our Past
Our attempts to distance ourselves from nature have come at an immense cost to the planet. The problems which beset us – climate change, pandemics – have their origins in our biology. To survive, solutions must take our evolutionary heritage into account, or they will fail.
This book provides an update on critical areas of microbiology affecting our health. It covers the antibacterial activities of onions, bacterial toxins, new ways to fight infections like pyroptosis, and new possibilities to overcome antibiotic resistance.
An indispensable guide to fermentation technology. Written by experts, this book lucidly explains the fundamentals of industrial processes, from upstream and downstream processing to quality control. Essential for students and professionals in industrial microbiology.
The Memoirs of Resi Weglein, a Holocaust Survivor
In the Theresienstadt camp, nurse Resi Weglein tended to the dying while fighting for her own life. Her astounding memoir is a rare eyewitness testimony to the Holocaust and a powerful testament to preserving one’s humanity in the face of unimaginable horror.
This book explores Confucian philosophy’s contribution to moral education. It discusses key philosophers and the path to moral development through self-cultivation, comparing Chinese and Western thought to highlight how they can complement and enrich one another on moral ethics.
A clinically relevant guide to anaerobic infections and their laboratory diagnostics. This text covers updated nomenclature, advancements in antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and infection control for C. difficile, with illustrations for better comprehension.
Additional Miscellaneous Rare Tumours of the Kidney
Rare kidney tumours are often misdiagnosed, leading to poor prognosis. As these tumours are not covered in most surgery and urology textbooks, this book details miscellaneous rare tumours of the kidney which all clinicians should know about to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Build efficient, ethical, and sustainable supply chains. This guide bridges theory and practice with real-world case studies and exercises, covering carbon reduction, green transportation, and sustainable sourcing. An essential tool for students and professionals.
The Life and Ideas of Evangelista Torricelli
Explore the life of Evangelista Torricelli, the 17th-century physicist who fused science with rhetorical elegance. This book analyzes his unique approach to science and his philosophical views, and presents the first annotated English translation of his Academic Discourses.
Written by leading experts, this book explores public health in the Indian context. It covers diverse topics from cancer treatment to m-health, with case studies on challenges and solutions. This is an essential resource for learners, researchers, and policymakers.
With contributions from academics, legal practitioners and diplomats, this book offers a fresh, multidisciplinary perspective on the Entente Cordiale in post-Brexit Britain. It explores the Entente’s origin, what it means today, and what it might mean tomorrow.
Does glossing actually improve L2 reading comprehension? This definitive reference cuts through academic jargon to explore the effects of glossing on L2 reading and vocabulary learning. It outlines variables, theories, and strategies for improving and measuring L2 reading.
Blockchain Beyond Borders
Move beyond the technical marvels of blockchain and dive into the urgent ethical dilemmas. This essential guide explores burning issues of privacy and accountability, and the regulatory frameworks needed to harness this technology responsibly and ethically shape our future.
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
This forward-looking book explores emerging trends shaping the future of innovation, entrepreneurship, and management. Go beyond traditional approaches with actionable insights from real-world case studies, anticipate changes, and stay ahead of the curve.
Nietzsche and Van Gogh
In 1888, the lives of Friedrich Nietzsche and Vincent van Gogh converged. Driven by creative ambition but haunted by madness, their creative frenzies were synchronized, culminating in psychotic breaks just days apart. This book delves into the uncanny parallels between them.
Police records from 18th-century Paris lay bare the intimate tragedies behind hundreds of suicides. Through suicide notes and witness accounts, these dossiers reveal not only private despair but a society’s shifting view of self-destruction—from a crime to a sign of insanity.
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