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Report copyright infringementby John W. Parry (Author)These books are a excellent reference source for those who need to understand spices. Contents: -PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION -PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION - PART 1-MORPHOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY - INTRODUCTION - Rhizomes, Barks, Floral Parts, Buds, Fruits, and Seeds - I. ALLSPICE -II. CAPSICUMS -III. CARDAMOM -IV. CINNAMON -V. CASSIA -VI. CASSIA BUDS -VII. CLOVE -VIII. GINGER -IX. MACE -X. NUTMEG -XI. PEPPER -XII. SAFFRON -XIII. MEXICAN OR AME...

Biochemistry Applied to Malting and Brewing

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Report copyright infringementby R. H. Hopkins (Author)This text contains a detailed treatise on the biochemical aspects of the brewing process, with a particular focus on malting. Including a wealth of invaluable information, helpful tips, and handy tables and measurements, this text provides a concise yet comprehensive guide on the more scientific aspects of brewing and will be of great interest to the serious brewer. The chapters of this book include: 'Mixtures, Diffusion, and Osmotic Press...

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Report copyright infringementby Matt Strickland (Author)Whiskey: From Grain to Glass is an informational deep dive into the art and science behind producing the world's great bourbons, malts, and ryes. Written for distillers and enthusiasts alike, Strickland takes the reader on a grand tour of every aspect of whiskey production. This informative text begins with defining the world's great whiskey styles and then quickly takes the reader into the fields to learn all about corn, barley, rye, wh...

The Rise and Fall of the Techno-Messiah: Artificial Intelligence Technology and the End Times

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Reynolds (Author)The Rise and Fall of the Techno-Messiah: Artificial Intelligence Technology and the End Times is an insightful perspective on the impact of the technological revolution on humanity. This work tackles the multifaceted world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), algorithms, and eugenics. Most significantly, The Rise and Fall of the Techno-Messiah critically examines the implications technology will have on racial disparities in health, economi...

Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies - Paperback

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by Charles Darwin (Author), James A. Secord (Author)This unique anthology brings together a marvelous collection of Darwin's most accessible and significant writings, providing the most fully rounded picture of his ideas to be found in a single volume. This marvelous book presents readers with the key chapters of his most important books, including excerpts from the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), and the Descent of Man (1871), along with the f...

Dh '18: Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Digital Health

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Report copyright infringementby Dh (Author)Warm welcome to the 8th International Conference on Digital Health (www.acm-digitalhealth.org), supported by UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction and The Web Conference 2018, held in-cooperation with ACM Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SIGKDD) in Lyon, France on 23rd-26th April 2018. Leveraging a growing success of previous editions (2008 London, 2009 Istanbul, 2010 Casablanca, 2011 Malaga, 2013 Rio de Janeiro,...

Brief Solutions to the Big Problems in Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology second edition

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Report copyright infringementby Balungi Francis (Author)In 1900, the British physicist Lord Kelvin declared "There is nothing new to discover in physics. All that remains is to more accurately measure its quantities" today, hardly anyone would dare say that our knowledge of the universe and everything in it is almost complete. There are still some deficiencies in the standard model of physics, such as the origin of mass, the strong CP problem, neutrino oscillations, matter-antimatter asymmetr...

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Report copyright infringementby Toni Fisher (Author)It's time for you to get going! QGIS is waiting for you to join the Open Source movement. Where will you go with QGIS? Well, that depends on you. You don't need to wait for someone to tell you exactly what you should do and where you should go.Are you interested in design? Do you like to solve problems? Does working with computer technology fascinate you? You can use your knowledge of GIS to go in any or all of these directions. Following on...

Twenty Questions about a Unified Theory of Information: A Short Exploration Into Information from a Complex Systems View

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Report copyright infringementby Wolfgang Hofkirchner (Author)While a considerable number of scientists still today disbelieve in the feasibility of a single generic concept of information, there are several attempts to hypothesize or theorize information in a unifying manner carried out by a strong minority of scientists. However, the camp of the "unifiers" itself is heterogeneous. The 'Unified Theory of Information', as Wolfgang Hofkirchner came to term his own approach, links information to...

The Equivalence of Elementary Particle Theories and Computer Languages: Quantum Computers, Turing Machines, Standard Model, Superstring Theory, and a

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Blaha (Author)This breakthrough book establishes deep connections between elementary particle theories such as the Standard Model and Superstring theories, and computer languages such as Assembly language, C, and C++ suitably extended. It also proves, for the first time, that the universe must be quantum in nature based on Godel s celebrated theorem (that there are statements in any non-trivial mathematical deductive system that cannot be proved or disp...

Our Uncertain Future: When Digital Evolution, Global Warming and Automation Converge

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Report copyright infringementby David M. Mills Ph. D. (Author)Order NEW to get Second Edition (2019) including changes in data and predictions now that five years have passed. Some authors predict that in our future we face elimination by superintelligent machines, others predict destruction due to climate change, yet others predict massive unemployment and economic collapse due to automation. We have been told of advantages and dangers of nanotechnology, genetic engineering, and other techno...

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Godfrey-Smith (Author) Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other Minds Although mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In captivity, octopuses have been known to ide...

Down and Out in Silicon Valley - Hardcover

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by Mel Krantzler (Author), Patricia Biondi Krantzler (Author)Author BiographyMel Krantzler, Ph.D., and Patricia Biondi Krantzler, M.A. (San Rafael, CA), are the director and codirector respectively of the Creative Divorce, Love & Marriage Counseling Center and the authors of eight books, including the best-selling The Creative Divorce (over 3 million copies sold), The New Creative Divorce, and The Heart of a Woman. The Krantzlers often appear on local and national radio and television tal...

Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction 3: Build Siege Weapons of the Dark Ages Volume 4 - Paperback

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by John Austin (Author)Utilizing easy-to-find and inexpensive materials, this handy resource teaches desktop warriors how to build a multitude of medieval siege weapons for the modern era. Novice combatants will learn to build 35 defense weapons, including a marshmallow catapult, a chopstick bow, a bottle cap crossbow, and a clothespin ballista. In addition to beefing up their Dark Age arsenal, would-be warriors are provided with a number of targets on which to practice their shooting skills....

Saving Orchids: Stories of Species Survival in a Changing World - Hardcover

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by Philip Seaton (Author), Lawrence W. Zettler (Author)A gorgeously illustrated ode to the beauty and significance of orchids--and to those fighting to save these unique plants across the globe. Until recently, a myriad of lifeforms enriched our lives. In some places, listening to a nighttime chorus of frogs in the neighborhood marsh was an archetypal touchstone of childhood. Children would search for tadpoles, just steps away from native Lady's Tresses orchids. Year by year, the chorus becam...

Decarbonizing Development: Three Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future

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Report copyright infringementby Marianne Fay (Author), Stephane Hallegatte (Author), Adrien Vogt-Schilb (Author)"The science is unequivocal: stabilizing climate change implies bringing net carbon emissions to zero. This must be done by 2100 if we are to keep climate change anywhere near the 2oC warming that world leaders have set as the maximum acceptable limit. Decarbonizing Development: Three Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future looks at what it would take to decarbonize the world economy by 2100 ...

Practical Guidance for Defining a Smart Grid Modernization Strategy: The Case of Distribution (Revised Edition)

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Report copyright infringementby Marcelino Madrigal (Author), Robert Uluski (Author), Kwawu Mensan Gaba (Author)"Practical Guidance for Defi ning a Smart Grid Modernization Strategy: The Case of Distribution guides stakeholders on how utilities can defi ne their own smart grid vision, identify priorities, and structure investment plans. While most of these strategic aspects apply to any area of the electricity grid, the book focuses on distribution. The guidance includes key building blocks fo...

Immortality Inc.: The Science and Business of Living Forever

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Report copyright infringementby Arlo Voss (Author)Discover the Science and Business Behind Eternal LifeExplore the journey to eternal life, where cutting-edge science converges with ambitious entrepreneurship! Immortality Inc.: The Science and Business of Living Forever offers an exhilarating deep dive into humanity's oldest dream: conquering death. This groundbreaking book unveils the incredible advancements in technology and research that dare to make immortality a reality.Imagine a future ...

Scientific and Technological Forecasting

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Report copyright infringementby G. M. Dobrov (Author)This book is concerned with one of the most urgent problems of scientifically based planning and control of the development of science and technology - contemporary methods of analyzing and forecasting trends in scientific and technological progress. The materials for this book are the most recent developments of Soviet and foreign students of science and also on the research carried out by the scientific collective headed by the author. Th...

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Report copyright infringementby Silvia Camporesi (Author)What is it to talk about gene transfer, gene therapy, and gene doping? Is choosing deafness with preimplantation genetic diagnosis an ethical way to carry on a cultural bloodline? What are the ethical and social implications of genetic testing to identify precocious talents? Should sponsors be held responsible for the doping behaviours of their athletes? These are only some of the questions that Dr. Silvia Camporesi addresses in this bo...

Plan C: Chemistry - Growth in the Laboratory Business: My Story

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Report copyright infringementby Vincent Paez (Author)Since the 1980's, the laboratory instruments business has been the source of tremendous growth for instruments suppliers, who have made smart decisions and who have managed their companies well. It has also seen acquisitions and business failures. Vincent Paez takes you through his personal career experiences to illustrate massive changes and the lessons to be learned during the most exciting times of this industry. From the growth of chrom...

Homo Cosmos: Explorations in Science, Art, and Myth

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Report copyright infringementby Jeffrey Hale Collins (Author)This book offers profound, exciting insights into the nature of the universe as we know it, a book with essays covering a broad range of intriguing subjects. The author examines our flawed perceptions, astronomical alignments, the James Webb Telescope, space trash, skeletons, water on discovered moons, and the speeds in our universe. Furthermore, he also provides ample original poems and translations of Dante, Rilke, Kabir, Rumi, Ha...

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Report copyright infringementby Philippa Levine (Author)In 1883, Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, coined the word "eugenics" to express his dream of perfecting the human race by applying the laws of genetic heredity. Adapting Darwin's theory of evolution to human society, eugenics soon became a powerful, international movement, committed to using the principles of heredity and statistics to encourage healthy and discourage unhealthy reproduction. Early in the twentieth century and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy Walker (Author)Plants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly affected the evolution of animal life and the evolution of the Earth's climate. Plants have also become essential to humans not only in the form of cereal crops, fruit, and vegetables, but in their many other uses in wood and paper, and in providing medicines. In this Very Short Introduction Timothy Walker, Director of the Botanical Gardens in Oxf...

The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine - Paperback

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by Brendan Borrell (Author)The full inside story of the high-stakes, global race for the lifesaving vaccine to end the pandemic Heroic science. Chaotic politics. Billionaire entrepreneurs. Award-winning journalist Brendan Borrell brings the defining story of our times alive through compulsively readable, first-time reporting on the players leading the fight against a vicious virus. The First Shots, soon to be the subject of an HBO limited series with superstar director and producer Adam McKa...

Organic Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction

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Report copyright infringementby Graham Patrick (Author)Organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds of carbon. The ability of carbon to link together to form long chain molecules and ring compounds as well as bonding with many other elements has led to a vast array of organic compounds. These compounds are central to life, forming the basis for organic molecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. In this Very Short Introduction Graham Patrick covers the whole range...

Why Do We Watch Horror Movies: The Science and Culture of Scary Films

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Report copyright infringementby Skriuwer Com (Author)Why Do We Watch Horror Movies takes a deep dive into our fascination with the horror genre, exploring why these films captivate and terrify audiences worldwide. From the history of horror cinema to the psychological and cultural forces at play, this book offers a comprehensive look at the powerful draw of horror films.The book begins by tracing the origins of horror cinema, defining what makes a film truly scary, and examining how the genre...

The Wrong Assumption: Revolutionary Scientific Theories That Shape the Elusive Supernatural World

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Report copyright infringementby Diego Elustondo (Author)The Wrong Assumption: Revolutionary Scientific Theories That Shape the Elusive Supernatural World provides a scientific approach to philosophical thinking and encourages readers to explore their spiritual beliefs. By using simple language and honest scientific rigor, this book illuminates fascinating and revolutionary scientific theories that provide physical shape to the otherwise elusive concept of the supernatural world. Readers are e...

The Principles of Graphology - A Historical Article on the Analysis and Interpretation of Handwriting

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Report copyright infringementby Clifford Howard (Author)This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of graphology. The titles in this range include "Graphology and Character" "Graphology and Health" "Graphology and Children" and many...

Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse: Contemplating the Future with Noam Chomsky, George Carlin, Deepak Chopra, Rupert Sheldrake, and Others

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Report copyright infringementby David Jay Brown (Author)In his latest interview collection, David Jay Brown has once again gathered some of the most interesting minds of today to consider the future of the human race, the mystery of consciousness, the evolution of technology, psychic phenomena, and more. The book includes conversations with celebrated visionaries and inspirational figures such as Ram Dass, Noam Chomsky, Deepak Chopra, and George Carlin. Part scientific exploration, part philo...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael J. Osborne (Author)This beautiful book gives you a glimpse of the deep sense of supreme reality that underlies our daily living, unites us all as collective travelers through this journey (of life) in which we have the power to modify reality at every moment. Claudia Torres, writer, Matehuala, S.L.P., Mexico Beyond Light and Dark fascinates and engages me, but in a few short pages, it dragged me into the present moment causing me to forego all the wise...

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Report copyright infringementby David Bryant (Author)David Bryant, BSc, Cert Ed has been described as a 'renaissance man': wildlife photographer, teacher, lecturer, ex-naval officer, rock guitarist, published artist, author and the UK's only full-time professional meteorite dealer, he has had what could be considered a full life! This is reflected in the breadth of content of his three books, which range from the UFO phenomenon, the Apollo lunar missions, ghosts, religious apparitions to evol...