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Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial

Obesity is an epidemic with enormous health, economic and social burdens. Current drugs for obesity treatment are far from ideal in terms of efficacy and side effects. Reviews in this volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science summarize the current status of studies in a number of G protein-coupled receptors that were shown to be promising targets for obesity treatments. Some of these receptors also cause monogenic obesi...

A concise overview of the fundamental concepts of cancer biology for those with little or no background in the field.

This is a brave, passionate and timely book. In it the author deftly weaves together history, accounts of his own travels and experience, and reflection. While largely told against the backdrop of Aden, it includes chapters on Israel/Palestine and Iran, where he and his wife have also lived and worked. It challenges some popular caricatures of Muslims and Islam, Iran, the Palestinians, Israel and Israelis. And whether the author is describing ...

Europe, 2300 AD (more or less). A Marquesan scholar spontaneously begins developing the ability to act as the long-sought hyperdrive, a device--or in this case, a person--capable of reprogramming the space-time continuum and transporting people and objects across the galaxy at will. His abduction by agents of the city-state of Toulouse, who desire to put his abilities to work for them, prompts his boyfriend and childhood best friend to embark ...

In der Wirtschaftspraxis besteht häufig der Wunsch (z.B. bei Familiengesellschaften oder Joint Ventures), die Gewinnverteilung von Personen- und Kapitalgesellschaften unabhängig von der Beteiligungshöhe und den diesbezüglichen Verwaltungsrechten (z.B. Stimmrechte) zu regeln. Weicht die Gewinnverteilungsquote der Gesellschaft von der Beteiligungshöhe ab, liegen sog. Disquotale Gewinnverteilungen vor. Eine besondere Form der disquotalen Gewinnve...

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A tale so vivid, intricate, and intimate that it puts high-def TV to shame.

The Moment I am Gone49 poems, small or big confessions, intimate, absolutely personal, full of light or darkness. Poetry becomes a weapon, becomes the floor for the deeper self, the most hidden one to be expressed. Travelling through Christos Daskalakis's deliberate loneliness paths you discover broken pieces of your own self. The lines simple, melodious, sometimes peaceful, sometimes wild sink you into those hours, moments filled with silence...

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Stand, Flow, Shine: Caring for the Woman Within will teach you to relax, nurture, and empower yourself, now and for the rest of your life. Through clear, detailed practices for both individuals and groups, you will learn how self-care can decrease your stress and increase your well-being and happiness. Taking cues from nature and from the personal life stories and experiences of other women, you will learn to stand tall and steady and to feel ...

Robert E. Lee realized in September 1862 the South could not win the war. He recommended that President Jefferson Davis send a peace proposal to the North. Davis refused. In May 1863 Lee again proposed to proclaim peace, taking his army into the North for the 4th of July at the place Continental Congress had forged the first American constitution in 1777. The accidental battle at Gettysburg interfered with Lee's "wisest, grandest, most imposin...

Claire is a science-minded, 13-year-old whose brother is away fighting in the Iraq War. Her family life has changed and so she turns to her books and sketching by the creek. Then, her estranged and eccentric grandmother comes to live with Claire and her family. Grandma teaches her skeptical granddaughter to believe in magic, hope, love, and fairies.

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