This book explores the role of NGOs in educating underprivileged children and the challenges they face. It covers curriculum development, collaboration with formal schools, CSR support, and the need for a sustainable model to help achieve the goal of ‘Education for all’.
This book covers the modeling and control of fluid movement and heat transfer for new technologies. It details the discovery of three new hydrodynamic phenomena and explores the influence of vibrations and electromagnetic fields on liquids to create unique devices and materials.
This three-volume manual provides information on 262 species of southern African decapods, providing updates to their taxonomy, and ecological and fisheries information. It is arranged systematically, progressing from the earliest forms to the most derived and advanced forms.
Pretty Ugly
Why did we evolve a sense of beauty? This book answers from the perspective of scientists with deep knowledge of the arts, weaving together experimental science with art, music, and more. They show how all our senses are similar under the hood in shaping our aesthetic experience.
Japan is the world’s third-largest economy, yet surprisingly little-known. This book charts its journey from the rapid modernization of the Meiji Period to its postwar “economic miracle,” and reveals how its growth outpaced the West even during the so-called “lost decade.”
This book details the application of peptides and dendrimers in dentistry. Modern chemistry techniques are being used to identify, prevent, and treat oral disorders. This promising research opens numerous doors for new developments in the field of preventive dentistry.
This study of trace elements in human hair challenges the widespread belief that metal concentration in hair reflects its content in the whole organism. Such extrapolation is not only unreasonable but potentially dangerous, as it can lead to diagnostic and therapeutic errors.
Leonardo da Vinci and Verrazzano’s Royal Discovery of New York (1524-2024)
The discovery of explorer Verrazzano’s 500-year-old travel report led to a world map found among Leonardo da Vinci’s papers. Astonishingly, their families were neighbors. Did Leonardo influence his countryman? This book offers new evidence on their connection.
Emerging Hydrogenated Semiconductors
This book reveals the excellent properties of hydrogenated semiconductor materials and their potential for nanoelectronics, renewable energy, and biological applications. It provides scientists and R&D engineers with an overview of the latest developments and new research ideas.
The Disembodied Mind
Is the mind entirely separate from physics? Relying on empirical science, this book presents a model of an objective mind completely unconnected with anything physical. The mind has no effect on the physical world, but, by free volition, navigates the world we experience.
Existing textbooks on endocrinology do not link theory to the practical world, leading to a lack of applicable knowledge. Smirnova reduces the gap between theoretical knowledge and its practical applications in the management of endocrine disorders.
Situational English Level I
This book immerses students in lifelike contexts that integrate the four core language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Engage with thought-provoking passages and dialogues to build grammar, vocabulary, and fluency for confident, effective communication.
Neuroscience in Criminal Law
This work assesses how neuroscience informs the protection of fundamental rights in Canada. We analyze the application of ‘neurolaw’ in cases involving cruel punishment for adolescents, the capacity to consent, and the decriminalization of certain psychoactive substances.
A Study of Daisaku Ikeda
This book explores the philosophical and religious work of Daisaku Ikeda, framing it as a philosophy of action. With a strong spiritual and religious reference, Ikeda’s work interprets the human through emancipative will, translating philosophy into practical social engagement.
Wireless Communication Technologies for IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) uses wireless connections for real-time, data-driven decision-making. This book explores advancements in Wi-Fi, intelligent antennas, IoT-connected healthcare, smart agriculture, data analysis, energy harvesting, and smart home protocols.
William Stevens Fielding was one of Canada’s most influential statesmen. From journalist to premier of Nova Scotia, he became Laurier’s finance minister and heir apparent, negotiating the 1911 free trade agreement before returning as finance minister under Mackenzie King.
Andreas Gryphius and T.S. Eliot’s “The Dissociation of Sensibility”
A new appraisal of Andreas Gryphius, the great Baroque poet, through T.S. Eliot’s “Dissociation of Sensibility.” Supported by new translations, it shows how Eliot illuminates Gryphius as Gryphius illuminates Eliot. Both suffered the cataclysm of civil war and despair.
A Study in Guilt
Why do some feel the crushing weight of guilt while others feel none? This book investigates the psychology of remorse through harrowing events like WWII and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and the literary complicity of Hamlet’s friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
As the world faces pressing issues like climate change, chemistry is central to overcoming these global challenges. This book explores advanced, interdisciplinary research, showing how to transform challenges into opportunities for a sustainable world.
Matter in Marx
Was Marx truly a “materialist”? This book argues that the more interesting question is what kind he developed. It provides a surprising answer: a materialism without matter. On this basis, new light is shed on the base-superstructure analogy, progress, and political action.