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Who knows what happens after death? Hinduism detailed this theory in Garuda Puraana in a conversation between Lord Vishnu and Garuda. That conversation is focused on the matters of death to birth and covers all those aspects in a succinct manner.This book is a translation of that Garuda Puraana, translated from its original Sanskrit version into contemporary American English keeping it as close to the original as humanly possible. Most Hindu scriptures were not written as a narration of the author. Take Raamayana, or Maha Bhaaratha or Srimadh Bhaagavatha, they are all reports of conversations between different characters presented in the book. The author does not express his interpretation or the feelings of the characters. The intention behind actions is rarely, if at all, mentioned. One can argue, that this style is adopted by the author to shift the onus from himself to the characters in the book. The other argument is that the author actually listened to the conversations and then recorded it dutifully.
People come and people go and nobody would live eternally. But if there is one person who was born 880,156 (by 2016) years ago and is still remembered even today by many people and some, howsoever miniscule they may be, worship him, is it not wise to study his life to see the cause behind his greatness? Surely there would be something to learn and emulate from his life! Why should we read Sundara Kaanda? We get multiple benefits. The first is for the reader as he would be cleansed of all his past sins and if he continues to live a righteous life, heaven is assured for him. Second is the fulfillment of any reasonable desire is assured to those reciting it with devotion. This book is about Hanumaan, devotee od Raama crossing the sea to reach Lanka to search and locate Seetha abducted by Raavana. This is perhaps the first book comprehensively translated into contemporary English prose from the original epic in Sanskrit Sloka by Sloka without discarding or distorting anything included in the original.
SETS FORTH A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS AND STUDY OF FLAVONOIDS More and more dietary supplements contain flavonoids. These products are typically viewed as food rather than drug products by regulatory agencies and therefore not subjected to rigorous clinical trials before they are marketed to the general public. As a result, the use of flavonoid-containing supplements presents a potential public health risk. From discovery to therapeutic application, this book is a comprehensive guide to both achiral and chiral flavonoids, enabling researchers to perform essential preclinical and clinical pharmacokinetics studies in order to ensure the efficacy of flavonoids marketed for therapeutic use. Mo...
The AACR Annual Meeting highlights the best cancer science and medicine from institutions all over the world. Attendees are invited to stretch their boundaries, form collaborations, attend sessions outside their own areas of expertise, and learn how to apply exciting new concepts, tools, and techniques to their own research. Part A contains abstracts 1-3062 accepted for the 2017 meeting.
The AACR Annual Meeting is a must-attend event for cancer researchers and the broader cancer community. This year's theme, "Delivering Cures Through Cancer Science," reinforces the inextricable link between research and advances in patient care. The theme will be evident throughout the meeting as the latest, most exciting discoveries are presented in every area of cancer research. There will be a number of presentations that include exciting new data from cutting-edge clinical trials as well as companion presentations that spotlight the science behind the trials and implications for delivering improved care to patients. This book contains abstracts 2697-5293 presented on April 19-20, 2016, at the AACR Annual Meeting.
The AACR Annual Meeting is a must-attend event for cancer researchers and the broader cancer community. This year's theme, "Delivering Cures Through Cancer Science," reinforces the inextricable link between research and advances in patient care. The theme will be evident throughout the meeting as the latest, most exciting discoveries are presented in every area of cancer research. There will be a number of presentations that include exciting new data from cutting-edge clinical trials as well as companion presentations that spotlight the science behind the trials and implications for delivering improved care to patients. This book contains abstracts 1-2696 presented on April 17-18, 2016, at the AACR Annual Meeting.
It is increasingly recognized that various transporter proteins are expressed throughout the body and determine absorption, tissue distribution, biliary and renal elimination of endogenous compounds and drugs and drug effects. This book will give an overview on the transporter families which are most important for drug therapy. Most chapters will focus on one transporter family highlighting tissue expression, substrates, inhibitors, knock-out mouse models and clinical studies.