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The Equanimous Mind (2nd Edition) chronicles the author's first ten-day Vipassana meditation camp experience at the end of 2010 and the life-changing impact it has had on his personal and professional life since that time. This new second edition comes at an important milestone in Manish’s journey as ten years have passed since that first ten-day retreat. A new epilogue in this 10th anniversary edition has been expanded and enriched with updates on his progress since the journey began a decade ago. The book describes a ten-day Vipassana meditation course in the tradition of S. N. Goenka from the standpoint of someone encountering meditation for the first time. It contains a detailed, journ...
The concept of this book came about several years ago when I observed insights emerging spontaneously during periods of silent meditation. Introspective contemplation producing wisdom wasn’t a surprise, yet the unexpected and effortless nature of certain deeper mysteries of life revealing themselves was startling and have left a lasting imprint on my mind. The purpose of sharing these insights is two-fold: to pass on beneficial ideas and life-lessons that have arisen in moments of meditation, and importantly, to encourage the reader to introduce (or enhance, as the case might be) a practice of contemplation in their lives, which would bestow similar bounties upon them directly. This book i...
Leadership for Evidence-Based Innovation in Nursing and Health Professions, Second Edition takes a patient-centered approach, discusses the perspectives on the dynamic of innovation and evidence as well as emerging competencies for leaders of healthcare innovation, making it the ideal textbook for DNP and Masters level leadership courses.
This book comprises selected proceedings of the ThEC15 conference. The book presents research findings on various facets of thorium energy, including exploration and mining, thermo-physical and chemical properties of fuels, reactor physics, challenges in fuel fabrication, thorium fuel cycles, thermal hydraulics and safety, material challenges, irradiation experiences, and issues and challenges for the design of advanced thorium fueled reactors. Thorium is more abundant than uranium and has the potential to provide energy to the world for centuries if used in a closed fuel cycle. As such, technologies for using thorium for power generation in nuclear reactors are being developed worldwide. Since there is a strong global thrust towards designing nuclear reactors with thorium-based fuel, this book will be of particular interest to nuclear scientists, reactor designers, regulators, academics and policymakers.
""Natural Products and their Utilization Pattern" presents recent advancements in the field of natural products research. Secondary metabolites such as phenolics, alkaloids, saponins, lipids, carbohydrates and terpenes synthesized by the plants are commercially important leading to the opportunities in the field of drug development in various herbal industries. The book includes 22 chapters with 11 research and 11 review articles, highlighting different dimensions of commercially useful plant based medicines, neutraceuticals, cosmaceuticals, flavor compounds, their ethnobotany and utilization pattern. Some chapters cover nutritive, pharmacological and economical importance of various plant s...
Biomedical Technology and Devices, Second Edition focuses on the equipment, devices, and techniques used in modern medicine to diagnose, treat, and monitor human illnesses. Gathering together and compiling the latest information available on medical technology, this revised work adds ten new chapters. It starts with the basics, introducing the hist
In Sand Stories, Kiran Pereira examines why sand is the most consumed commodity on the planet after water and the impacts of this seemingly insatiable demand for sand. The book offers a wealth of potential solutions and is richly illustrated.
IN THIS VOLUME • The Great Churning: Reset of Global Geopolitical Order – Lt Gen JS Bajwa • Interview with Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari • India’s Expanded Ambit of Defence Preparedness - Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee • Rightsizing the Army - Lt Gen Prakash Katoch • How prepared is the IAF for a war with China? - Air Marshal Anil Chopra • Two Cheers to INS Vikrant - Prof (Dr) SN Misra • Future of Manned Maritime Air Operations - Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan • Yuan Wang 5 Tests India’s Resolve - Ramananda Sengupta • Doing More With Less - Lt Gen NB Singh • The Need for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the IAF - Gp Capt AK Sachdev • Pakistani Taliban is a Volcano Waiti...