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Her touch is electric. Her heart is at war. Her existence is no longer her own. On the military space station, Athena, everyone must contribute or risk being exiled to the barbaric planet, Kronos. A placement in Weapons Engineering is the only hope of becoming a recognized citizen of The Network for...

Calculus '...the way to do it' (140 pages) is a revision study of the calculus from basics up to GCE Advanced Level (years 12, 13 and 14). Section 1 is appropriate for students of GCSE Additional Mathematics (year 12) and GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level (year 13). Section 2 is appropriate for GCE Advanced...

It’s one thing to vanquish killers on a computer screen, and another when the screen disappears and you’re the one about to be killed.Until today, the only dangers fifteen-year-old Leo Dawson faced were on a video game. When he and his dad decide to check on the family farmhouse in northern Michigan,...

"Vladimir Vernadsky was a brilliant and prescient scholar-a true scientific visionary who saw the deep connections between life on Earth and the rest of the planet and understood the profound implications for life as a cosmic phenomenon." -DAVID H. GRINSPOON, AUTHOR OF VENUS REVEALED "The...

This reference is dedicated to the problem of time-temperature stability of amorphous (non-crystalline) metal alloys with strongly nonequilibrium structure and unique physical and mechanical properties that are obtained by quenching from the melt at a rate that exceeds one millions of degrees c.o.s....

Our main aim is to examine whether the atoms and molecules constituting the world around us are distributed in space in a random and disordered fashion, like pebbles on the beach, or in an ordered pattern like the cells of a honeycomb. However, it is often impossible to make such a clear-cut distinction,...

When the brain suffers an injury, the effects can be delayed and unpredictable. Cerebrospinal fluid can slowly build up, causing dangerously high levels of intracranial pressure (ICP), and the brain tissue can be displaced into adjacent compartments, resulting in cerebral herniation syndrome (CHS)....

The methods of interventional neuroradiology represent a distinct and difficult branch with­ in the new field of interventional radiology. The editor of this volume, Anton Valavanis, is a pioneer in this area, and one of the outstanding neuroradiologists in the world. Furthermore, he has brought...

"The Elderly" is the third monograph in a series on management and treatment in major patient groups and subspecialties. Each book is complete in its own right. The whole series, however, has fill a gap between standard text-books of medicine been prepared to and therapeutics and research...

Aging is a natural phenomenon that is peculiar to all living things. However, accumulating findings indicate that senescence could be postponed or prevented by certain approaches. Substantial evidence has emerged supporting the possibility of radical human health and lifespan extension, in particular...

Since the pioneering work of Donald and his first Lancet paper in 1958, the use of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology has evolved rap­ idly. The introduction of grey scale techniques enhanced our ability to identify different tissues on the basis of their texture. However, it was the introduction...

How to Be a Grownup Not everyone exudes maturity where and when they ought, this is even more so for younger people. Being a grownup with all its attendant benefits is not out of reach to individuals who understand just what it would take to be regarded a grownup. In this easy to read...

How to Handle Her Attitude Have you ever met a girl, a lady or a woman whose behavior you didn't like? Have you ever wondered why she was behaving the way she did? ... You were experiencing her attitude. How would you like to avoid such adverse female behavior for good? How would you...

There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. There is growing concern about the environmental impact of cultivation in areas soil health and biodiversity. There is therefore an urgent need to make cocoa...