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Don DeLillo is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary American fiction. This book addresses the intersection between postmodernism and neo-orientalism in his fiction. The writers examine the significance of orientalist discourse, the system of representations about the East, which figures noticeably in DeLillo's fiction, particularly in The Names, Mao II, Cosmopolis, and Falling Man. They argue that this discourse fuses with discour...

This book is mainly focus on Grand Naine which has been become one of the most popular varieties of Banana for commercial plantations.The moderate height allows easy harvesting and some resistance to wind throw.Because of its importance as a staple crop as well as a cash crop, much botanical research has focused around the Grand Naine. Despite such advantages, authentic information available on morphological, phenological and yield attributing...

CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (TREG) are pivotal in the maintenance of immune tolerance to self-antigens and act as regulators of autoimmune reactions. There are two subsets of TREG: naturally occurring (nTREG) which develop in the thymus and inducible (iTREG) which are generated from conventional Foxp3- effector T cells (TCONV) in the periphery or in vitro. While both subsets require Foxp3 expression to function, iTREG cells gradually downreg...

MDMA is a psychoactive drug which is thought to act via stimulation of secretion as well as inhibition of re-uptake of large amounts of serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine in the brain. MDMA also acts directly on a number of receptors, including 5-HT2A receptors. There is considerable evidence that 5-HT2A antagonists can modulate behavioral and physiological effects of MDMA in animals. Nantenine an aporphine alkaloid ex Nandina domestica has...

Turing Machine is an imaginary device that operates on the strip of the tap according the table of well defined rules. The Turing machine is personalized to simulate the logic of any computer designing algorithm. And Turing machine is mainly useful to provide the details of CPU inside the computer. Turing machine was invented in 1936 by Mr. Alan Turing, this machine is also known as a-Turing, Turing machine is not indented as a practical techn...

V knige predstawleny zadachi na nahozhdenie naibol'shego ili naimen'shego znachenij funkcii. Chitatel' poznakomitsq s mnogoobraziem podhodow k resheniü äxtremal'nyh zadach: ispol'zowanie kwadratichnoj funkcii, proizwodnoj, klassicheskih nerawenstw i drugie priemy, najdet zadachi dlq samostoqtel'nogo resheniq. Kniga prednaznachena dlq shirokogo kruga chitatelej, interesuüschihsq matematikoj: shkol'nikow srednih i starshih klassow, uchitelej mat...

Present book provides an insight to the synthesis, characterization and structural analysis of compounds containing nitrogen and sulfur containing chelating agents. Keeping in mind the biological, medicinal, industrial and chelating importance of sulfur (alone) and nitrogen containing donor ligands, two important chelating agents, viz Potassium-2-trithiocarbonatoethyl xanthate (PTEX) and 2-amino-4-benzamido thiosemicarbazide (ABTSC) have been ...

The municipal council of Nakuru has, a legislative arm, whose function is policy formulation, and an executive arm, which implements these policies. The implementation of planning policies and strategic structure plan for Nakuru town and its environs is wanting. The objective of this study focuses on, establish the extent to which the municipal council of Nakuru was implementing the building codes and by laws, establish the level of public awa...

Data available have shown that domestic tomato production seems to be decreasing gradually in volume of production and in its percentage contribution to the national tomato supply in the era of higher imports of tomato. As an important traded commodity, this study, therefore, identifies the determinants of farmers' seasonal tomato production decisions. Results indicate that as seasons approached the dry season, farmers using any irrigation tec...

Five genotypes of rapeseed were tested to evaluate yield, yield components and oil quality and quantity.The genus Brassica has over 150 species and represented by six agriculturally important species.Protein percentage, Moisture percentage, Glucosinolate, Erucic acid percentage, Oleic acid percentage and linolenic acid percentage in dried seeds were determined at Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Peshawar by NIR system 6500. Th...

Recent literature has found some evidence of performance persistence in hedge funds. This study investigated whether this persistence varies with fund characteristics over the time period from January 2000 to December 2012. We confront hedge funds by a classification based on their strategy issued from a merged sample from the HFR Hedge funds Indexes databases. We use the benchmarked hedge fund indexes returns against the S&P500, to obtain rel...

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), is the leading infectious cause of adult deaths in the world. Given the scale of the epidemic, HIV/AIDS is now considered not only a health problem, but also a developmental and security threat. The incidence, survival and prevalence of disease are the most important variables to describe the impact of a disease. These variables are three different ...

Three major areas of activity in antenna research and development have emerged to meet the needs of modern communications system, size reduction, wideband and multiband operation and large gain. For faster transfer of information in business world without cables or adaptors would require antennas that are not only low profile and lightweight but also simultaneously operate at desired frequency bands. In this book, the author proposes a new mul...

Teddy Moon, ace major league relief pitcher, manic-depressive, and occasional amnesiac—is convinced that he's being framed for the bizarre murders of several transsexuals who are turning up in the garbage chutes of his team's various hotels. Hounded by the police, the Legion of Fear, and the elite cadres of the Politically Correct, Teddy takes off cross-country on a manic binge to find someone who doesn't think he did it. He appeals to an ex-w...

Jay Chandler, an American archaeologist excavating an ancient Greek temple, is surprised to find himself invited to a weeklong party on an exotic island paradise owned by eccentric tycoon Alexander Krisos. The annual event—swarmed with European nobility, Texas oilmen, ballerinas and bullfighters, millionaire politicos in exile, Japanese potentates, artists, and gorgeous models—is the sort of orgiastic party many would kill to attend. But no on...

Leaf, who was born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, during the Black Power Movement, was exposed to various aspects of Black Nationalism throughout his lifetime. This contact began in his youthful days growing up in his child hood neighborhood-Round the Field-and it accompanied him throughout his adult life in Texas, Virginia, and Maryland. Sometimes, he came face to face with progressive elements of the self-help philosophical concept. Whe...

Kai Palemana has kept her secret since birth and plans on it staying hidden until one tragic night at the dunes when a young boy dies. Kai never imagined the course of her life changing in just one moment, but soon learns a moment is all it takes. Kai realizes that in a world full of loss, rejection and hurt there are those who are honorable and then there are those who can...never be. Knowing fighters are after her, and those she loves, Kai a...

A collection of favorite barbecue and tailgating recipes to enjoy with family and friends. Build memories you can taste!

Pathways to Peak Performance. The Zone or Flow State is one of those things in sport and indeed all performance and creativity, that elevates our 'game' from something we love, to something that brings us a level of profound and utter ecstasy. Noticing and using the Gateways will enable us to pay visits there whenever we choose, and not just by chance or luck!

Press the buttons to play 6 lively songs and sing along to the lyrics printed in the book. Sing and play with Minnie and her friends. Ages: 3+.