For over 40 years, Yen & Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology has been the gold standard text of both basic science and clinical practice of the full range of female and male reproductive disorders. The fully revised 9th Edition continues this tradition of excellence with complete coverage, including up-to-date information on impaired fertility, infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, problems of sexual development, menstrual disturbances, fibroids, endometriosis, female and male reproductive...

This book describes and assesses an emerging threat to states’ territorial control and sovereignty: the hostile control of companies that carry out privatized aspects of sovereign authority. The threat arises from the massive worldwide shift of state activities to the private sector since the late 1970s in conjunction with two other modern trends – the globalization of business and the liberalization of international capital flows. The work introduces three new concepts: firstly, the rise ...

Post-2002 events at the U.S. naval facility at Guantanamo Bay have generated a spate of books on its use as a detention center in the U.S. fight against terrorism. Yet the crucial enabling factor-the lease that gave the U.S. control over the territory in Cuba-has till now escaped any but cursory consideration. The Leasing of Guantanamo Bay explains just how Guantanamo Bay came to be a leased territory where the U.S. has no sovereignty and Cuba has no jurisdiction. This is the firs...

This book explores innovative approaches to sustainable urban development, focusing on energy efficiency, climate adaptation, green infrastructure, and smart city technologies. Addressing pressing environmental challenges, this book presents the most recent research on energy-efficient building design, urban resilience, and sustainable mobility solutions. The first section examines the role of energy efficiency in mitigating climate change, analyzing case studies on retrofitting buildings,...

This book offers an extensive summary of recent research on sustainable development in urban planning and architectural design, as presented at the ninth edition of the conference entitled “Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development (UPADSD)” that took place in Florence, Italy, from October 22nd to 24th, 2024. It serves as a forum for professionals, researchers, and individuals interested in urban planning and architectural design to share ideas, information, and e...

This book comprises the latest collection of peer reviewed research articles presented at the 9th International Conference on Civil Engineering, ICOCE 2025, held in Singapore from March 22 to 24. The proceedings focus on the state-of-the-art findings on topics of civil engineering and related fields. Engineering solutions are treated from a global perspective. Highlighted fields of inquiry include concrete technology, computer simulations, construction and engineering management, building ...

Murder’s a Deadly Secret!Mrs. Ginger Reed—the former Lady Gold—thought her past was dead and buried, but when the mysterious death of a British secret service agent threatens to expose her own Great War secrets, she’s faced with an unimaginable dilemma: break her legal vow to the Official Secrets Act or join the agency again, something she’s loath to do.Because once they own your soul, there’s no getting it back.

Murder's a Beach!A family holiday turns deadly at Brighton Beach. When Ginger and Basil and their family check into the Brighton Beach Boutique Hotel on a lovely warm day in June of 1926, a shocking discovery upsets their plans to relax in the sun and surf. There’s a murderer amongst the holidayers: Is it the starlet? The earl? The disgruntled businessman?In this Agatha Christie-style addition to the Ginger Gold Mystery series, not only will Ginger not finish her book, sh...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play—now with a new preface by Neil Howe.“One of the best efforts to give us an integrated vision of where we are going.”—The Wall Street JournalFirst comes a High, a period of confident exp...

The first 3 books of the acclaimed Ginger Gold Mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Lee Strauss.MURDER ON THE SS ROSA Murder's a pain in the bow!It's 1923 and young war widow fashionista Ginger Gold makes a cross-Atlantic journey with her companion Haley Higgins to London England to settle her father's estate. When the ship's captain is found dead, Ginger is only too happy to lend her assistance to the handsome Chief Insp...

Four secrets to looking and feeling younger than ever. Becoming Ageless presents a three-month, detailed diet and exercise plan to create a leaner, more muscular and happier you.Developed by business mogul and fitness buff Strauss Zelnick--founder of the private equity firm Zelnick Media Capital and president and CEO of Take-Two Interactive, the company behind blockbuster video games such as Grand Theft Auto and NBA2K-- the strategies contained in...