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Prima carte publicată de Orhan Pamuk după dobândirea Premiului Nobel pentru Literatură (2006), O ciudăţenie a minţii mele este o epopee modernă, desfăşurată pe parcursul a mai bine de patru decenii (1969-2012), în centrul căreia se află unul dintre milioanele de „personaje secundare” ale Istanbulului: iaurgiul şi bragagiul Mevlut Karatas. Povestea adeseori înduioşătoare a contraeroului Mevlut Karatas, cu bucuriile, sensibilităţile, izbânzile şi, mai ales, eşecurile sale, este de fapt povestea „celuilalt Istanbul”, a vânzătorilor stradali, a cartierelor de barăci, a imigranţilor din Anatolia care ajung să schimbe, treptat, textura şi stilul de viaţă tradiţional al oraşului, pe vălul ambiguu al pribegiilor moderne. Modernizarea oraşului, petrecută pe fundalul eternelor frământări politice, se asociază cu dispariţia unor îndeletniciri tradiţionale, cu modificarea dramatică a peisajului uman, cu nenumărate înfrângeri personale, nevăzute şi neştiute, care marchează destinele „generaţiilor pierdute” ale Istanbulului contemporan.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Workshop on Human Computer Interaction, HCI 2007. Coverage in the 16 revised full papers presented includes affective detection and recognition, human motion tracking, multimedia data modeling and visualization, HCI issues in image/video retrieval, learning in HCI, input and interaction techniques, perceptual user interfaces, wearable and pervasive technologies in HCI and intelligent virtual environments.
Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.
II-VI Semiconductor Materials and Their Applications deals with II-VI compound semiconductors and the status of the two areas of current optoelectronics applications: blue-green emitters and IR detectors. Specifically, the growth, charactrtization, materials and device issues for these two applications are described. Emphasis is placed on the wide bandgap emitters where much progress has occurred recently.The book also presents new directions that have potential, future applications in optoelectronics for II-VI materials. In particular, it discusses the status of dilute magnetic semiconductors for mango-optical and electromagnetic devices, nonlinear optical properties, photorefractive effects and new materials and physics phenomena, such as self-organized, low-dimensional structures.II_VI Semiconductor Materials and Their Applications is a valuable reference book for researchers in the field as well as a textbook for materials science and applied physics courses.
This book is a compilation of past and recent knowledge in the field of emerging drug resistance. The book covers major aspects of drug resistance in bacteria, fungi, malaria, and cancer.Human survival on earth is constantly threatened by disease and syndrome. From the early days, the aim of research in medicine was to find therapeutic agents that can improve the quality of human life. Although humans are dependent on natural compounds from early days their dependence of drugs increased excessively in last century. The advances in chemistry and biology have helped researchers to identify the drugs that have improved treatment of many diseases. The primary factor for treatment of these diseases is dependent on the efficacy of drugs available. The development of resistance to these drugs is one of the major hindrances. Although there are number of books available on this topic, “drug resistance” biology across kingdoms has never been discussed in a coherent way.
The brain is the most complex organ in our body. Indeed, it is perhaps the most complex structure we have ever encountered in nature. Both structurally and functionally, there are many peculiarities that differentiate the brain from all other organs. The brain is our connection to the world around us and by governing nervous system and higher function, any disturbance induces severe neurological and psychiatric disorders that can have a devastating effect on quality of life. Our understanding of the physiology and biochemistry of the brain has improved dramatically in the last two decades. In particular, the critical role of cations, including magnesium, has become evident, even if incomplet...
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A piercing denunciation of Islamophobia in France, in the tradition of Emile Zola At the beginning of the twenty-first century, leading intellectuals are claiming “There is a problem with Islam in France,” thus legitimising the discourse of the racist National Front. Such claims have been strengthened by the backlash since the terrorist attacks in Paris in January and November 2015, coming to represent a new ‘common sense’ in the political landscape, and we have seen a similar logic play out in the United States and Europe. Edwy Plenel, former editorial director of Le Monde, essayist and founder of the investigative journalism website Mediapart tackles these claims head-on, taking th...
Established for forty years as the definitive reference on lupus, Dubois' Lupus Erythematosus is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Seventh Edition. More than ninety distinguished contributing authors—twenty of them new to this edition—provide comprehensive coverage of every aspect of cutaneous and systemic lupus erythematosus, including definitions, pathogenesis, autoantibodies, clinical and laboratory features, management, prognosis, and patient education. This edition focuses on evidence-based findings, treatment consensuses, and practical clinical information. New chapters cover cytokines and interferons, pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, immune tolerance, clinical indices in assessment of lupus, mixed connective tissue disease, reproductive issues, fibromyalgia, gender-related issues, and biomarkers.