Food craving can be de¿ned as "an intense desire to consume a particular food or food type that is dif¿cult to resist" (White et al. (2002), Weingarten and El- ston (1990)) and thus food craving has been identi¿ed as one possible precursor to overeating (Gendall et al. (1998)). The speci¿city of the food or type of food item differentiates between food craving and hunger since a particular food or type of food alleviates the craving, whereas h...
This book aims to contribute to the discourse on climate crisis by bringing together high-quality empirical research on adaptive approaches and sustainability case studies from across the world. The book is divided into six sections. The introductory section has two chapters which sets the ground of the book as it discusses the framing of climate crisis and the different approaches towards it. It also situates the book within the global discou...
This book provides the reader with a thorough understanding of schizophrenia as a complex brain disorder by explaining the various aspects investigated for its cognizance from epigenetics to chemistry and physics to computational approaches. The book covers the key notions of schizophrenia from a variety of facets such as neurogenetics, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neurobiology, psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, cognitive studies, be...
This book explores global implications of human activities that trigger changes in climate and the appropriate scientific, adaptive, and sustainable approaches as a proven information tool. It reveals that the ecological, social, and economic dynamics of the changing earth encompasses huge uncertainties coupled with its ability to be linked to other forms of global change. From a scientific perspective, multiple efforts are expedient to integr...
In the ancient kingdom of Magadha lived Hemchandra, son of the king. And far from the palace, in the city of Mathura lived the beautiful Mrinalini, a member of a middle class family. Two people from two different worlds . . . yet they fall in love. What will happen when they get married in secret? Will the royal family ostracize the king's son? And will Hemchandra and Mrinalini's love stay strong in the face of a society that refuses to accept...
Bankimchandra Chatterjee's Anandamath is based on the Great Bengal Famine of 1770 and the famous Sannyasi Revolt. When the British government and Nawabs levied heavy taxes on the farmers and commoners following the famine, the Sannyasis came together in North Bengal and launched a major rebellion against them. What happens as a result of the rebellion? First published in 1882, Anandamath is considered one of the most important novels in the hi...
Prafulla's life changes overnight when she bands together with the dacoit Bhawani Thakur, and begins to distribute the money stolen from the rich to the poor. As the word spreads around, she soon becomes famous by the name of Devi Chaudhrani. Follow the journey of the poor and downtrodden Prafulla, wracked by social injustices, as she turns into a strong, rich, powerful woman in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's beautifully composed Devi Chaudhrani.
This book is intended to be used as a graduate textbook for students pursuing courses in food safety and technology, and food process engineering. It is a useful supplementary resource in sterilization of biomaterials and biomedical devices, and management of biological and biomedical wastes. It covers the fundamentals of sterilization and preservation. It further discusses the classification of foods, biomaterials, and microorganisms. The con...
Nakul, is a story of passion, of emotions.Nakul, an eleven year old school going boy is passionate about football and greatly attached to his pets.His sister and grandmother play an important role in his life, while Karthik and Bhupinder, his friends in school, are many times Nakul's guiding light. His shy nature stops him from asking doubts from his teachers. Thus he is many times laughed at by other class mates for his wrong answers. Remembe...
This is the first comprehensive attempt to portray the life of the actor in all its facets. It traces Soumiträs initial years of searching for identities to the final decades when he reached the pinnacle of his career as an actor and an artist.
Choral Voices: Ethnographic Imaginations of Sound and Sacrality is about sacred and secular choirs in Goa and Shillong across churches, seminaries, schools, auditoriums, classrooms, reality TV shows, and festivals. Voice and genre emerge as social objects annotated by tradition, nostalgia, and innovation. Piety literally and metaphorically shapes the Christian lifeworld, predominantly those belonging to the Presbyterian and Catholic denominati...