This book presents mathematical models of thermal stresses, strengthening, and crack formation in two-component materials like composites and dual-phase steel. Suitable for research, engineering, university courses, and non-specialists, with a helpful mathematical appendix.
This book departs from western prescripts to shed light on tested Afrocentric methods for community development. It draws lessons from African models of communal unity to show how governments can enhance their development models to reduce poverty and unemployment.
Biodiversity as a Source of Medicines
Renowned experts explore biodiversity’s potential for developing new medicines. Discover strategies for transforming scientific discoveries into marketable drugs, demonstrated with practical examples, case studies, and a look at biotechnology and regulatory status.
A practical guide to lipid and protein metabolism, blood analysis, anaemia, kidney function, and urine culture. Featuring many picture examples, this book is essential for doctors, medical students, and staff in clinical laboratories.
This study of trace elements in human hair challenges the widespread belief that metal concentration in hair reflects its content in the whole organism. Such extrapolation is not only unreasonable but potentially dangerous, as it can lead to diagnostic and therapeutic errors.
Reversion of Disease and Aging
Discover a clinically proven medicine that can reverse disease and aging. This book reveals how to activate your body’s self-curative mechanisms through conditioning, diet, and exercise, creating a natural path to improved health and longevity for all.
Language and Communication
Go beyond just speaking and listening. True communication is understanding the meaning behind the words and the power of how things are said. This collection analyses the process in various contexts, examining the transition from form to meaning to improve all relationships.
Forced Migration to Bordering Countries
This book offers a comparative analysis of forced migration, examining Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Syrians in Türkiye, and Ukrainians in the EU. It provides fresh insights into the varied geopolitical, legal, and humanitarian responses shaped by various ‘pull factors.’
This book demonstrates that the Oromo national struggle for democracy and self-determination is complex and dangerous. It asserts that true liberation requires decolonizing the minds of the oppressed and the modern sciences that perpetuate domination and exploitation.
Reimagining Systems Change
This book challenges us to reimagine success in the social impact sector. It investigates what shapes our decisions on social issues and how we can approach these problems more effectively, using “We Love Reading” as an exemplar.
Functional analysis studies infinite vector spaces, their topologies, and the operators between them. This book is a collection of notes, expositions, exercises, and lectures on advanced functional analysis, exploring properties such as duality, continuity, and C*-algebras.
The Lionfish Effect
In The Bahamas, the invasive lionfish is more than an environmental threat—it’s a political one. This book explores how efforts to control the lionfish reveal the ways societies adapt to planetary change, and how these adaptations are mediated by class, race, and power.
Why hasn’t greater education access transformed opportunities in Africa? This book views transformative education as a catalyst for innovation and 21st-century skills, sharing strategies to decolonize education and prepare learners for the modern workforce and entrepreneurship.
Women’s Imaginary Cooking and Appetites Across Cultures
This book explores the cultural implications of women’s engagement with food, tackling the female body, appetites, culinary witchcraft, magic, and cannibalism. It traces how food disorders are alchemically transformed into aesthetics, with a pivotal focus on the Balkans.
Street to Shelter Homes
This book delves into the challenges of street children in Bangladesh, examining the interplay of poverty, abuse, and child labour. It offers practical strategies and unique insights for social workers, policymakers, and educators to address the vulnerability of these children.
This book explores the skills for effective language teaching in a changing world. Covering multilingualism, assessment, and digital tools, it presents innovative approaches to foster competent teachers. A valuable resource for teacher educators and scholars.
What is a golden share or an angel investor? English for Financial Institutions is your guide to financial English. It features up-to-date topics like cryptocurrencies and quantitative easing, with numerous exercises and answers for self-study or reference.
This book provides an in-depth understanding of combined power and water desalination plants. It covers the fundamentals, performance assessment, and economic evaluation of these fuel-efficient cogeneration facilities, intended for planners, engineers, researchers, and students.
COVID-19 and Human Security in Africa
In this collection of testimonies, African scholars and public health experts share first-hand knowledge and lived experiences of the harrowing COVID-19 period. These varied perspectives explore the pandemic’s impact and express concerns for Africa’s future preparedness.
Australia’s Naval Alliances
Australia has long relied on powerful allies for naval defence. Once assured of the Royal Navy’s protection, everything changed in 1941 when that promise was not honoured. Australia then formed an alliance with the United States. But alliances can be fragile.
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