Since the first edition of this book was published in 2002, the field of quantitative genetics, genomics and breeding has changed markedly. In response, only four chapters have been updated for this new edition, and the remaining 16 chapters are entirely new. This book presents state-of-the-art, authoritative chapters on contemporary issues in the broad areas of quantitative genetics, genomics and plant breeding. Section 1 (Chapters 2 to 12) emphasizes the application of genomics, and geno...

Pillay, a trailblazer in Human Rights Law, was born in 1941 to a humble Indian family in apartheid South Africa. She faced enormous obstacles to her aspirations for further education and a meaningful career. However, in 1967 she was the first black woman in South Africa to set up a law practice which she used to defend many anti-apartheid activists. She also used her skills to protect the rights of political prisoners and remarkably, in 1973, she succeeded in obtaining legal representation...

TITLEJapanese Conquest of Malaya and Singapore, 1941-42CONTENTSPart 1 -Japanese Conquest of Malaya and SingaporePart 2 - Causes of DefeatPart 3 - Turn-a-RoundPart 4 - VictoriesPart 5 - The Last Hurrahs(510 pages epub)This Monograph captures in detail how the Japanese invaded Malaya and then captured Singapore. The latter was billed as Britain's impregnable fortress in the East. The monograph goes on to explore the Causes of De...

Within these pages, you will find a mix of inspiration, real-life examples, practical exercises, and reflection prompts. Each chapter is designed to touch your heart, challenge your mind, and ignite the spark that will guide you to your highest self.

When life falls apart, rising again can feel impossible. From Ruins I Rise – A 365‑Day Companion is a year-long devotional designed for anyone standing in the ashes of loss, heartbreak, transition, or quiet exhaustion. Born from the lived experiences behind the memoir From Ruins I Rise, this book carries the hard-won wisdom of a woman who survived homelessness, domestic violence, unjust dismissal, postnatal depression, the death of a father, the loss of a cousin, and the ...

Get a hands-on training and experience in tools, techniques, and best practices for effective ethical hacking to combat cyber threats at any scaleKey FeaturesUse the ethical hacking methodology and thought process to perform a successful ethical hackExplore the various stages of an ethical hack and the tools related to each phasePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionThe Ethical Hacking ...

FROM RUINS I RISEA Memoir of Survival, Faith, and the Unbreakable Rise of a Woman Who Refused to Stay BrokenLife did not simply test her — it tried to burn her to ash.From a childhood shaped by abandonment and silence, to a young adulthood marked by heartbreak, betrayal, and abuse, C. Pillay's journey takes readers through the rawest edges of human endurance. She survived toxic love, homelessness, violence, financial ruin, the weigh...

I remember this day clearly, it was a Friday, 16 days after having been diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia. I broke down and was in a bad state. I thought to myself, 'Is this the end to my precious life? What is going on? People around me are dying… Must I witness all of this and still focus on my recovery?'Let us go back to the day where it all started in this diary of the author's fight with covid-19.About the Author:Nolan Pillay is the brilliant and dynamic founder...

"I guess it's true what they say... you've gotta play the cards that life deals you. My whole deck is the Ace of Spades."Life is rarely a calm sea. For some, it is a relentless storm of grief, isolation, and the echoes of "demons" that whisper in the dark. Sea Shanties and The Ace of Spades is a raw, rhythmic journey through the wreckage of a broken heart and the search for a shore worth reaching.Written as a four-act odyssey, this collecti...

Att drabbas av en obotlig sjukdom mitt i livet är ett hårt slag. När sjukdomen dessutom smyger sig på med diffusa och osynliga symtom blir bördan ännu tyngre. Vården misstänkliggör och ifrågasätter och omgivningen misstror. Det drabbade den framgångsrika författaren Karin Alvtegen när hon för sex år sedan insjuknade i ME, en neurologisk sjukdom som få svenska läkare har kunskap om. Hennes gripande historia berättas här av den prisbelönade journalisten och författaren Karin Thunberg.

Moses was a great prophet and servant, used by God to rescue his people from Egyptian slavery. As the story tells us, he was a baby found floating in a basket on the river Nile by an Egyptian princess. The Egyptian princess took him and raised him as her very own. When Moses became a young man he got himself into trouble with the Egyptian king and ran away to Midian, and there he met his wife and started a family of his own. Many years passed by and God heard the cries of His people. He me...

Predicaments of Knowledge explores the difficult questions South African universities face after apartheid: Is there a difference between Africanising a university and decolonising a university? What about differences between deracialising and decolonising the curricula taught at universities across disciplines?Through a range of reflections on race, language, colonial, postcolonial and decolonial knowledge projects from Africa and Latin America, this book explores the pitfalls and...