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In the complex tangle of past and present, the catalogue reflects on questions of temporality as well as the possibility of engaging with old and new liberation movements.The catalogue raises questions of the political circumstances that move contemporary artists to resort to those non-European avant-gardes that formed as a counterpart of the dominant Western modernism from the 1920s to the 1970s. What are the potentials artists see in the ties to decolonial avant-gardes in Africa, Asia, and the "Black Atlantic" region, to take a stand against current forms of racism, fundamentalism, or neocolonialism?Text: Nana Adusei-Poku, Zeigam Azizov Saloni Mathur, Matthias Michalka, Lina Ramadan. (lib)

This book entitled ¿Cancer Stem Cell Markers and Related Network Path-ways¿ is about cancer stem cell (CSC) markers and the molecular network pathways. CSCs play an important role in the cancer drug resistance, metastasis and recurrence. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is closely related to CSC phenotype.This book covers various aspects of the molecular networks related to CSCs including the important phenotypic change such as EMT. Readers will discover the importance of the identification of CSC markers and EMT-related molecules in CSC network pathways.The CSC signaling pathways and EMT molecular network pathways attract researchers in the field to define the cancer therapeutic targets. Cancer environment is important in the acquisition of CSC phenotype in cells. The revealing of this CSC mystery is across 7 chapters. The topic of this book is particularly relevant to research in thefield of cancer and stem cells, as well as the network pathways. We hope that this book helps the readers to be interested in understanding why the CSC concept is important and attractive. (lib)

New York Times bestselling author Melanie Moreland delivers a heartwarming story of second-chance at love for a single dad.Simon Fletcher is a busy single dad.Between bringing up his daughter and moving cross-country to start a new life, he's focused on making a fresh start for them.Amy McNeil isn't in his plans.But the pretty, wild, and free woman who has caught his eye is so different from his cold, removed ex-wife, he can't help himself. He's drawn to her. Her warmth. Her light.When he discovers she is everything he wants, everything he needs-and more-how will he handle this unexpected second chance at love?Is he ready to grab happiness and run with it?Or will he simply run away?What is Insta-Spark?Book #6 of the Insta-Spark collection. Complete standalone reads with one thing in common - lots of sweetness and a guaranteed HEA. Instant attraction, little angst - love and happiness abounds in this collection. (lib)

In this book, exercises are carried out regarding the following physics topics:electrostatics, electrodynamics, magnetostatics, magnetodynamics, and electromagnetismgeometrical, matrix and diffractive opticswave phenomena (lib)

The two books in this volume reveal what every human living today needs to know about life after death. Book One lays out indisputable evidence the brain does not create your consciousness, and that when your body dies, your consciousness will be released into a mental realm. It explains what you can expect to experience during the first minutes until you come to a border near death survivors agree is a point of no return. Book Two will lead you past that border to explore that Shakespeare called, "The undiscovered country," a mental realm each individual creates for him or herself. It also makes suggestions about actions to take now to insure the best possible outcome after death. Read what reviewers had to say about Book I:"Extraordinary findings in Stephen Martin's newest book, Life After Death, Powerful Evidence You Will Never Die, will keep readers on the edge of their seats as they burn through this well written book's pages. . . ."- Mark Davis, M.D."If you only read one book about the afterlife, I highly recommend this one. It's an extensive research project and is quite understandable for the average reader. . . ." - Alan Halverson"I couldn't put this book down. I'm 34 years old with no major health issues and have been recently dealing with a lot of anxiety over death. . . ."- Nicole Ryan"This is one of the most powerful books on this subject that I have ever read. Very inspiring."- C. Ann Clarkon"Very accessible and well-written overview of recent research supporting evidence of consciousness existing independent of the brain; as well as its implications for survival of awareness after physical death. . . ."- Keith Park, Ph.D. (lib)

The purpose of some books is to make you feel good; very few books are made for transformation. This book is for absolute self-transformation. This is not just a book; this is a practical workshop on self-motivation.I know that we get carried away by our negative emotions and feelings most of the time. I also understand that many of us learn, practice, and gain knowledge about self-motivation, but we forget to implement all that knowledge in the hour of need.So why does this happen?Why can't we remain self-motivated all the time when we want to achieve our goals?Are there any magical techniques that we can practice to remain motivated during the whole day, every day?In this book, "SELF-MOTIVATION like CRAZY," I have covered all these aspects of self-motivation in detail. The examples & exercises covered in this book are authentic and based on my personal experiences & extensive research over many years. You will learn:How you can celebrate "small wins" and stay motivatedHow you can apply my OBGACT formula when you feel like quitting upHow SMART goals help develop a sense of self-motivationTo find the purpose of your lifeMagical techniques to be practiced daily to eliminate negative thoughts & emotions & remain self-motivatedThe magical techniques I'm sharing in the book are not something I invented; instead, they are ancient and used by many successful people in the world. Since they have worked for them, it should work for you and me. (lib)

Celebrate Christmas in a fresh, new way with this Advent devotional. It's easy to get caught up in the busyness of Christmas and miss its true meaning. Why not make this holiday season a special time for preparation to reflect on the Messiah's birth? In The Advent of Jesus: A Devotional Celebrating the Coming Savior, Peter DeHaan leads readers through a forty-day devotional that prepares our hearts to celebrate the arrival of Jesus in an engaging way. In this Advent devotional, you will: draw closer to Jesuscelebrate the season with a deeper, more biblical outlookfocus on the meaning behind the holidaycelebrate Jesus's arrival throughout Advent and into Christmasmarvel over the birth of our Messiah If you've been longing to grow closer to Jesus this holiday season, pick up this illuminating devotional that will guide you through Advent. Each day's brief and impactful reading includes thought-provoking questions and a meaningful prayer. The Advent of Jesus will prepare your heart to worship and celebrate with a new passion. Begin your Advent journey now and gain a greater sense of amazement for the season. Get your copy today. (lib)

Are you overwhelmed on how to do nonprofit program evaluation? You're not alone. Chari's here to help! There are many ways to do program evaluation, making it difficult to know how to start. In this book, Chari outlines a clear approach, filled with real world stories as well as examples of evaluation plans, surveys, and reports. Key topics addressed:Understand how to build buy-in for evaluation and address staff resistance and make a realistic program evaluation plan Create measurable outcomes for both grant applications and to guide program improvement Develop an impact and/or logic model that visually communicates what your program does and the difference it makes Create useful surveys that measure what matters Understand the choices in how to manage your data - spreadsheets v. database solutions Basic data analysis and reporting to make meaning of your data Included with the book is a link to a companion website filled with downloadable real world examples and templates. About Chari Smith Chari Smith believes evaluation should be accessible, practical and usable. She founded Evaluation into Action to help nonprofit professionals create realistic and meaningful program evaluation processes. She has taught several workshops helping nonprofit professionals understand the value and use of program evaluation. She is also a wife, mother, jazz pianist, singer/songwriter, and devoted yogi. Here's What People Are Saying about Nonprofit Program Evaluation Made Simple The ability to measure impact and share that success with the world is foundational to a thriving nonprofit and unlocks doors leading to visibility and funding. Leaders mistakenly believe that the process is too expensive, too timing consuming or that their kind of work can't be measured. Chari's approach to program evaluation will bust these myths and unlock these doors - offering a simple and accessible approach to your efforts to invite more people to know more and do more for your cause. Joan Garry, Author of Nonprofits are Messy, Principal at Joan Garry Consulting, and Founder of Nonprofit Leadership Lab Understanding your organization's impact requires using data to learn and improve on a regular basis and that can be a daunting task. In this book, Chari Smith has demystified the process of creating an effective evaluation process for nonprofits. The book offers many practical tips that will help your organization improve results. Beth Kanter, Virtual Facilitator, Trainer, and Author Making the complex simple, the complicated doable, the abstract concrete, and the frightening friendly takes a special combination of expertise, experience, and communications skill. Chari Smith brings all that and more to this accessible, important, and insightful book. Read, learn, and engage. Michael Quinn Patton, Founder and CEO, Utilization-Focused Evaluation This book provides an excellent blueprint for nonprofits to follow as Smith outlines all the necessary steps to get from the idea phase of evaluation to creating reports and communicating the data in a way that shows impact of your program(s) that stakeholders, community members and funders will all understand and appreciate. Jean Hansen, Vice President - School Partnerships and Youth Outreach, Special Olympics Oregon

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This book describes the latest modalities such as tau PET imaging for diagnosis of Alzheimer¿s disease and other dementias, and also provides information on handling and analyzing imaging data that is not found in other books. In addition, it introduces routine imaging studies in the management of dementia in Japan. The prevalence of dementia has increased over the past few decades, either because of greater awareness and more accurate diagnosis, or because increased longevity has created a larger population of the elderly, the age group most commonly affected. Although only clinical assessment can lead to a diagnosis of dementia, neuroimaging in dementia is recommended by most clinical guidelines, and its adjunct role has traditionally been to exclude a mass lesion rather than to support a specific diagnosis. Neuroimaging may be also helpful for developing new strategies to achieve diagnoses as early as possible for therapies aimed at slowing the progression of neurodegenerative diseases manifesting dementia. Under these conditions, all clinicians and researchers who are involved in neuroimaging for dementia should decide which patients to scan, when imaging patients is most useful, which modality to use, how to handle imaging data from many institutions, and which analytical tool to use. This edition comprises contributions from leading Japanese experts in their fields. (lib)

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¿¿¿¿This volume provides an interdisciplinary perspective of applying Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology to cancer research. It aims to systematically introduce the concept of NGS, a variety of NGS platforms and their practical implications in cancer biology.This unique and comprehensive text will integrate the unprecedented NGS technology into various cancer research projects as opposed to most books which offer a detailed description of the technology. This volume will present true experimental results with concrete data processing pipelines, discuss the bottleneck of each platform for real project in cancer research. In additional, single cancer cell sequencing as the proof of concept will be introduced in this book, along with cutting-edge information provided will help the intended audience to develop a comprehensive understanding of the NGS technology and practical whole genome sequencing data analysis and rapidly translate into their own research, specifically in the field of cancer biology. 

This book presents a systematic account of optical coherence theory within the framework of classical optics.

There are five publications in issue 8, II-2024 of "Journal of Ethnic Microhistory".1. Dr. Winfrid Halder comments in his essay "The Burden of Memory" on the biographical novel "I was a Wolf Kid from Königsberg" (original title in German: "Ich war ein Wolfskind aus Königsberg") by Ursula Dorn. She describes her experiences that cover mainly the period between the summer of 1944 and October 1948. 2. The editorial board has decided to publish the first chapters of the biographical novel "I was a Wolf Kid from Königsberg" by Ursula Dorn to illustrate to some extent the essay "The Burden of Memory" by Dr. Winfrid Halder. This would be continued in the coming issues of the journal. 3. The article "Germany should be Fit for War" by the historian Alex Dreger is devoted to the comparative analyses of the publication dated October 7, 1894, in "Dortmund Newspaper" (Dortmunder Zeitung) that critically examined Wilhelm Liebknecht's speech in the Reichstag, in which one of the leaders of the SPD introduced a proposal for an army reform in accordance with the political views of Marxists on the armed forces.4. The article "Do the Soviet Germans Have a Future?" is based on the presentation made on 8 October 1989 in Bonn by the leader of the Russia-German movement Hugo Wormsbecher at the congress of the Association for Germanness Abroad (Verein für das Deutschtum im Ausland - VDA). The original text is in German with a preceding English abstract. 5. The analytical treatise "Moscow is Burning, Moscow is Raging" by Robert Korn is devoted to the anti-German Pogroms in Moscow in May 1915. "Economic measures against Russia-Germans, i.e. the destruction of their enterprises and the deprivation of their property led to an acute aggravation of the social situation, first of all, of the Russian people. The deportation of Russia-Germans, who had been ruined and socially humiliated by the authorities, to the overcrowded central and eastern provinces led to a food supplies' crisis." The paper is written in Russian and preceded by an extended English abstract. (lib)

An increasing complexity of models used to predict real-world systems leads to the need for algorithms to replace complex models with far simpler ones, while preserving the accuracy of the predictions. This two-volume handbook covers methods as well as applications. This first volume focuses on real-time control theory, data assimilation, real-time visualization, high-dimensional state spaces and interaction of different reduction techniques. (lib)