A Tale of Two Viruses: Parallels in the Research Trajectories of Tumor and Bacterial Viruses (Sankaran Neeraja)(Pevná vazba)

A Tale of Two Viruses: Parallels in the Research Trajectories of Tumor and Bacterial Viruses (Sankaran Neeraja)(Pevná vazba)

In 1965, French microbiologist Andr Lwoff was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on lysogeny--one of the two types of viral life cycles--which resolved a contentious debate among scientists about the nature of viruses. A Tale of Two Viruses is the first study of medical

Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts on Health in Tropical and Subtropical Regions (Karmaoui Ahmed)(Paperback)

Presents research on the association of environmental pollutants and global warming with viruses in tropical regions. While highlighting topics such as pathogenicity, travel impact, and economic impacts, this publication explores the developments and trends in these areas of medicine and ecology,

The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire (Harper Kyle)(Pevná vazba)

How devastating viruses, pandemics, and other natural catastrophes swept through the far-flung Roman Empire and helped to bring down one of the mightiest civilizations of the ancient world Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the

The Origin of the Political: Hannah Arendt or Simone Weil? (Esposito Roberto)(Pevná vazba)

In this book Roberto Esposito explores the conceptual trajectories of two of the twentieth century's most vital thinkers of the political: Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil. Taking Homer's Iliad--that 'great prism through which every gesture has the possibility of becoming public, precisely by being

Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-Science (Hotez Peter J.)(Pevná vazba)

Modern diseases and viruses have been spurred anew by war and conflict as well as shifting poverty, urbanization, climate change, and a new troubling anti-science/anti-vaccination outlook. From such twenty-first-century forces, we have seen declines in previous global health gains, with sharp

The Good Virus - Tom Ireland

Winner of the Giles St Aubyn Award 2021Not all viruses are out to get us - in fact, the viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives.At every moment, within your body and all around you, trillions of microscopic combatants are fighting an invisible war

Research in Times of Crisis: Research Methods in the Time of Covid-19 (Hill Aaron D.)(Pevná vazba)

Research Methodology in Strategy and Management advances understanding of the methods used to study organizations - including managers, strategies, and how firms succeed. Just like the impact felt across many other aspects of life and work, COVID-19 significantly changed the way we approach and

Fall of Gondolin (Tolkien J. R. R.)(Pevná vazba)

In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwë, chief of the

Nanotechnologies and Clusters in the Spaces of Higher Dimension: Emerging Research and Opportunities (Zhizhin Gennadiy Vladimirovich)(Pevná vazba)

Presents research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of the production of intermetallic clusters in high dimensional spaces using nanotechnology. The book features coverage on a broad range of topics, including intermetallic compounds, incident conservation law, and applied

Trust in the System: Research Ethics Committees and the Regulation of Biomedical Research (Hedgecoe Adam)(Pevná vazba)

An ethnographic exploration of research ethics committees in the UK, which highlights the central role of trust in biomedical regulatory decision

Misery, Mutiny and Menace, Volume 2: Thrilling Tales of the Sea: Volume Two (Faiella Graham)(Pevná vazba)

The second of Graham Faiella's thrilling collections of tales gathers stories of mutiny, misery and menace. Recounting the true-life adventures and misfortunes of mariners in the 19th and early 20th centuries, these are human stories of misery and hardship, personal conflicts, tensions and often

Echo and Narcissus: Echolocating the Spectator in the Age of Audience Research (Petek Polona)(Pevná vazba)

Echo and Narcissus: Echolocating the Spectator in the Age of Audience Research came about as a response to the recent shift of focus in the studies of cinema. While the seventies and the eighties were marked by increasingly complex theorisations of spectatorship, the last two decades have witnessed

The Fall of Gondolin (Tolkien J. R. R.)(Pevná vazba)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to

A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens Charles)(Pevná vazba)

A Tale of Two Cities, a story of revolution, revenge and sacrifice, is one of Charles Dickens' most exciting novels. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells the story of a family threatened by the terrible events of the past. Dr Manette, wrongly imprisoned in the Bastille for

Fall of Gondolin (Tolkien J. R. R.)(Pevná vazba)

In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwe, chief of the Valar

Parallels and Paradoxes - Explorations in Music and Society (Said Edward W.)(Paperback / softback)

An account of conversations between the two great

Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle (Mealey Cathy Ballou)(Pevná vazba)

A speedy squirrel and a sleepy sloth try to get the job done in this funny, heartwarming tale of two lovable, but unlikely, friends.Though Sloth and Squirrel are good friends, they have different ways of doing things --- and different speeds of doing them. So, when Squirrel gets them jobs as pickle

A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences (Goertz Gary)(Paperback)

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In A Tale of Two Cultures, Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms,

Methodological Issues in Management Research: Advances, Challenges and the Way Ahead (Subudhi Rabi N.)(Pevná vazba)

Using contemporary examples of business and management research, predominantly within the context of India, this book offers numerous tools and techniques which can be applied to a diverse range of needs in social science research. With contributions from subject-experts in the field of research

Wild About Hammersmith and Brook Green - The Tale of Two West London Villages (Wilson Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Handbook of Research on Immersive Digital Games in Educational Environments (Krassmann Aliane Loureiro)(Pevná vazba)

Presents research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of digital games and technological applications within contemporary education. Featuring coverage on a range of topics such as digital integration, educational simulation, and learning theories, this book is designed for teachers,

Homer (Graziosi Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. Yet their author, 'the greatest poet that ever lived' is something of a mystery. By the 6th century BCE, Homer had already become

Qualitative Research (Silverman David)(Pevná vazba)

Written by leaders of qualitative methodology and edited by one of the biggest names in the field, this book provides up-to-date and interdisciplinary insight into a range of qualitative methods. Bringing together different perspectives, contributors discuss theoretical underpinnings of these

Research in Organizational Change and Development (Pasmore William a.)(Pevná vazba)

Part of a series presenting scholarly thinking about research and concepts related to the transformation of organizations. As in previous volumes in the series, contributors provide comprehensive literature reviews, methodological breakthroughs, and cutting edge theories. The papers presented in