Is the most important language in the universe also capable of making us happy in simple and profound ways? Can we really weave the foundations of lifelong joy—humility, gratitude, connection, etc.—through the apparent complexity of numbers? Have we oversold the practicality of mathematics, while ignoring its larger and more human purposes—happiness?In Pi of Life: The Hidden Happiness of Mathematics, Sunil Singh takes the readers on a unique adventure, discovering that all the eleme...

Plant diseases where two or more pathogens are involved in the infection process are commonly termed as "complex", and their diagnosis and subsequent control become more complicated and challenging. A disease complex is produced through synergistic interaction between pathogens, such as plant nematodes and soil-borne fungi or bacteria. Disease complexes which result from the interaction between nematodes and other pathogens are found on a range of agricultural crops globally, and cause gre...

6 June 1984: The Indian Army storms the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Called Operation Bluestar, the historic and unprecedented event ended the growing spectre of terrorism perpetrated by the extremist Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers once and for all. But it left in its wake unsolved political questions that continued to threaten Punjab's stability for years to come. How, in a brief span of three years, did India's dynamic frontier state become a national problem? Who...

Brain Tumour Drug Development provides a clear, multidisciplinary update on modern therapies for glioblastoma and other aggressive brain tumours. The book focuses on improving drug precision, crossing the blood-brain barrier, identifying biomarkers, designing effective trials, and accelerating translation from research to real patient care. Key Features Overcomes the blood-brain barrier using advanced delivery methods Improves drug penetration & specificity with nano and polymer-based syst...

Brain Tumour Drug Development provides a clear, multidisciplinary update on modern therapies for glioblastoma and other aggressive brain tumours. The book focuses on improving drug precision, crossing the blood-brain barrier, identifying biomarkers, designing effective trials, and accelerating translation from research to real patient care. Key Features Overcomes the blood-brain barrier using advanced delivery methods Improves drug penetration & specificity with nano and polymer-based syst...

Brain Tumour Drug Development provides a clear, multidisciplinary update on modern therapies for glioblastoma and other aggressive brain tumours. The book focuses on improving drug precision, crossing the blood-brain barrier, identifying biomarkers, designing effective trials, and accelerating translation from research to real patient care.Key FeaturesOvercomes the blood-brain barrier using advanced delivery methodsImproves drug penetration $#38; specificity with na...

Pericyclic Reactions: A Mechanistic and Problem-Solving Approach provides complete and systematic coverage of pericyclic reactions for researchers and graduate students in organic chemistry and pharmacy programs. Drawing from their cumulative years of teaching in the area, the authors use a clear, problem-solving approach, supplemented with colorful figures and illustrative examples. Written in an accessible and engaging manner, this book covers electrocyclic reactions, sigmatropic reactio...

Brain Tumor Drug Development provides a clear, multidisciplinary update on modern therapies for glioblastoma and other aggressive brain tumors. The book focuses on improving drug precision, crossing the blood-brain barrier, identifying biomarkers, designing effective trials, and accelerating translation from research to real patient care.Key FeaturesDiscusses how to overcome the blood-brain barrier using advanced delivery methodsExplains how to improve drug penetrat...

This book focuses on the botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, clinical trials and future prospects of Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as ‘Sadabahar’. It explores botanical leads derived from various species of Catharanthus, emphasizing their significance in today’s context.Several species of Catharanthus are commonly used in traditional medicine and herbal formulations, particularly for cancer treatment, due to their bioactive compounds. The medicinal properties of these speci...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and opportunities for achieving a net-zero energy transition in Africa. With a focus on policy, technology, financing, and socio-political factors, the book presents four potential scenarios for a sustainable energy transition in the continent. The scenarios presented highlight the importance of balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability and social development. While foreign investments in renewable energy could...

Providing well over 1,500 questions to test your knowledge of clinical farm animal medicine, the book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. Each chapter starts with a brief introduction to the topic before providing relevant multiple-choice questions. Covering clinical veterinary medicine for common livestock species, this book includes questions about: - clinical examination; - electrolyte balance and fluid therapy; - diseases by body sy...

Delhi offers a stunning series of more than 150 full-color documentary photographs and companion first-person texts, which together offer an unprecedented portrait of LGBTQ people's lives in India today. Focusing on Delhi, noted photographers Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh chronicle the halting emergence of networks of men and women living under the shadow of stigma and criminalized behavior—in a country where anti-sodomy laws dating back to the British Empire were recently struck d...