Rites of Passage (Themes in Religious Studies Series) by Jean Holm
English | 1994 | ISBN: 1855671026 | PDF | 188 pages | 10 MB
Addressing important issues of the day, this series examines how each of the eight major religions approaches a particular theme. Constructed to be comparative, the books are both authoritative and accessible. Each chapter is followed by a selected bibliography.

Risk-Return Analysis, Volume 3 (Risk-Return Analysis) by Harry M. Markowitz
English | April 7th, 2020 | ISBN: 0071818316 | 338 pages | True EPUB | 2.62 MB
The man who created investing as we know it provides critical insights, knowledge, and tools for generating steady profits in today's economy.

Anthony Tarantino, Deborah Cernauskas, "Risk Management in Finance: Six Sigma and other Next Generation Techniques"
English | 2009 | ISBN: 0470413468 | 360 pages | EPUB | 3.4 MB
Implement next-generation techniques-before disaster strikes-and improve operation risk management

Rhyme's Reason: A Guide to English Verse Fourth Edition by John Hollander
2014 | ISBN: 0300206291 | English | 168 pages | True PDF | 6 MB
In this classic text, the distinguished poet and critic John Hollander surveys the schemes, patterns, and forms of English verse, illustrating each variation with an original and witty self-descriptive example. In new essays for this revised edition, J. D. McClatchy and Richard Wilbur each offer a personal take on why Rhymes's Reason has played an integral role in the education of young poets and student scholars.

Returning to Scientific Practice: A New Reflection on Philosophy of Science (China Perspectives) by Xu Zhu and Wu Tong
English | May 29, 2019 | ISBN: 113884697X, 0367728982 | 346 pages | PDF | 32 MB
This book is a result from a collective study on philosophy of scientific practice (PSP), which began around 2002 and still ongoing. There is an apparently increasing interest in scientific practice, influenced by the historicistic philosophy of science and the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK). Prof. WU Tong and his research group believe that it is necessary for PSP to turn from the theory-dominant position to the practice dominance. PSP has also put forward the possibility of reinterpreting the epistemic status of local knowledge in Chinese tradition, which provides the most significant motivation to participate this study.

Resveratrol in Health and Disease By Bharat B. Aggarwal, Shishir Shishodia
2005 | 716 Pages | ISBN: 0849333717 | DJVU | 4 MB
Practicing evidenced-based medicine some 25 centuries ago, Hippocrates proclaimed "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." This advice parallels the common American saying, "You are what you eat," and is supported by a National Institute of Health recommendation to consume as many as eight servings of fruits and vegetables daily to prevent common diseases.One of the most therapeutically significant components found in food is the polyphenol resveratrol. First described in Ayurvedic medicine 5000 years ago as a cardiotonic, resveratrol is found in several fruits and vegetables including grapes, peanuts, cranberries, blueberries, mulberries, and jackfruit. A favorite and rich source of resveratrol is red wine.Resveratrol in Health and Disease draws on the expertise of an international panel, representing a cross-section of nutrition-related disciplines, to examine the effects and properties of this legendary nutrient. It explores research that examines a wide range of purported healing and preventive powers:Cardioprotective agentAntitumor agentAngiogenesis inhibitorAntioxidantRadioprotective agentPhytoestrogen sourceAntifungal and antibacterial agentNeuroprotective agentModulator of immune systemAnti-inflammatory agentReviewing recent literature, these pages explore the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of resveratrol, consider its molecular targets, and look at its role in modulating gene expression, as well as its impact on the mechanism of apoptosis and cell signaling pathways.Considering the prohibitive costs of modern medicine, the need for readily available products that are safe and efficacious is critical. Consequently, Resveratrol in Health and Disease may well find its own place in history by providing scientists, clinicians, herbalogists, naturopaths, and those they serve, with the first comprehensive overview of this long-lauded tonic.

Respiratory Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation: Techniques and Applications
by Jianxin Zhou
English | 2021 | ISBN: 9811597693 | 474 Pages | EPUB | 17 MB

Reproductive Endocrinology and Biology By E. Edward Bittar, Neville Bittar
1998 | 355 Pages | ISBN: 155938817X | PDF | 20 MB
Hardbound. We have now reached the mid-point of our editorial task of putting together the compendium, Principles of Medical Biology, which is supposed to be composed of twenty-five modules. The present single-volume module on reproductive endocrinology and biology is in more than one respect a continuation of Module 10 (in two volumes) dealing with molecular and cellular endocrinology. In addition, it intersects, as it should, with various parts of obstetrics and gynaecology, both of which are abetted by technology. One has only to recall that the practical benefits of ultrasound in perinatal medicine and in vitro fertilisation are the outcome of the technological revolution in biomedicine. Whether we are approaching a new era in reproductive biology following the invention of animal cloning is still hard to tell. For some people, it remains an article of faith that cloning of the human being is highly probable. For others, asexual reproduction is anathe

Remaking the urban: Heritage and transformation in Nelson Mandela Bay (Manchester University Press) by Naomi Roux
English | ISBN: 1526140284 | 264 pages | EPUB | January 26, 2021 | 3.87 Mb
After the end of apartheid in the 1990s, South Africa experienced a boom in new heritage and commemorative projects, from huge new museums and monuments to small community museums and grassroots memory work. Urban space itself is an important repository of memory, but South African cities remain in need for far-reaching and radical spatial transformation. Remaking the Urban examines the intersections between post-apartheid urban transformation and the politics of heritage-making in divided cities, using the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in South Africa's Eastern Cape as a case study. This book examines how the twin processes of memory-making and change have played out in Nelson Mandela Bay, in sites that range from spectacular new museum precincts in historically marginalised townships, to embodied practices of memory for former activists whose stories have been largely excluded from post-apartheid public history.

Religions of Ancient China By Herbert Allen Giles
2010 | 23 Pages | ISBN: 1770458700 | PDF | 1 MB
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: China; China--Religion; History / Ancient / General; History / Asia / China; Religion / Buddhism / General; Religion / Buddhism / Rituals