The Global Status of Women and Girls: A Multidisciplinary Approach fosters inquiries into the complex and multifocal issues faced by women and girls around the world, both historically and today. It not only asks key questions related to public policy, but also it unearths the forces that created these current dilemmas. Through the multidisciplinary study of past and present, contributors take on policy conversations benefiting the global community. This book will appeal to any scholar int...

British Fantasy and Bram Stoker-nominated author Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 14 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many moreIt's a bedtime story, ancient family lore, a secret passed down from generation to generation. Stories that have deep dark roots, ever-growing, ever-creeping.This anthology explores stories of heritage and horror. The tales we grew up on, hometown rumour...

This book highlights the emerging potential of bio-based epoxides as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-derived chemical precursors. It explores various renewable feedstocks—such as vegetable oils, lignocellulosic biomass, and fatty acids—and their conversion into epoxides through eco-friendly processes. The book presents recent advances in catalyst development, green synthesis techniques, and the optimization of reaction conditions to enhance oxirane yield and stability. Additionally, ...

British Fantasy and Bram Stoker-nominated author Gemma Amor brings together an inimitable line-up of authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many moreIt’s a bedtime story, ancient family lore, a secret passed down from generation to generation. Stories that have deep dark roots, ever-growing, ever-creeping.This anthology explores stories of heritage and horror. The tales we grew up on, hometown rumours and legends.

En format poche, la collection « Elsevier Tout-en-un » présente, pour une discipline, l'ensemble des connaissances sur cette discipline, qui sontnécessaires au jeune praticien dans sa pratique clinique. Les pathologies de l'anus et du rectum, fréquentes et invalidantes, ont bénéficié de progrès importants sur le plan diagnostique et thérapeutique. Issude l'expertise clinique des auteurs et de leur implication dans la recherche, cet ouvrage concis et complet vise à apporter à tous les prati...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Foundations and Practice of Security, FPS 2023, held in Bordeaux, France, during December 11–13, 2023.The 27 regular and 8 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections:Part I: AI and cybersecurity, security analysis, phishing and social network, vulnerabilities and exploits, ne...

Wie fühlt es sich an, tagtäglich als "Bedrohung" wahrgenommen zu werden? Wie viel Vertrauen besteht nach dem NSU-Skandal noch in die Sicherheitsbehörden? Was bedeutet es, sich bei jeder Krise im Namen des gesamten Heimatlandes oder der Religionszugehörigkeit der Eltern rechtfertigen zu müssen? Und wie wirkt sich Rassismus auf die Sexualität aus? Dieses Hörbuch ist ein Manifest gegen Heimat - einem völkisch verklärten Konzept, gegen dessen Normalisierung sich 14 deutschsprachige Autor_innen...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Foundations and Practice of Security, FPS 2023, held in Bordeaux, France, during December 11–13, 2023.The 27 regular and 8 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections:Part I: AI and cybersecurity, security analysis, phishing and social network, vulnerabilities and exploits, ne...

La médecine foetale réalise une synthèse du savoir et des moyens de chacun des spécialistes au service d'un enfant à naître porteur d'une pathologie.Si chaque spécialiste a une connaissance approfondie d'un type de pathologie, cela ne suffit pourtant pas pour l'appréhender correctement car il faut l'inscrire dans le contexte du foetus. Les explorations prénatales sont donc spécifiques à la médecine foetale : prélèvements, imagerie, biologie, génétique. Cette 2e édition rassemble pour l'obs...

The newly hybridized Mirai seeks to bring her newfound salvation in Leng to her home world. Space marines Bea and Joe find themselves with incredible new powers to take to the front lines. Students make an amazing discovery on an alien asteroid but are forced to leave one of their own behind. Chydi must find their own path, no matter the wishes of their admiral father. A richly storied comet returns on its 1,000-year orbit, bringing both hope and doom.Explore the fringes of the kno...

Oh, just tell me what place you are going,So, I will come fast, much faster than lightning,Or like horses that cause chaos and clamor,Or thrilled with wine, like a drunk in summer.No longer can I be a heavy drunk as before,With love, nor carry my frail body anymore.It sways all the time as it carries my soulThat groans for your absence from me, that's all.The music I have heard with you, still in my ear,Resounds and sc...

Advances in Psychological Assessment in South Africa provides a detailed, practical and critical appraisal of the evolution of psychological testing since the publication of Psychological Assessment in South Africa: Research and Applications (2013). Editors Laher and Cockcroft once again bring together practitioners and researchers to explore new tools and methods used to evaluate mental processes and behaviours in South Africa's unique and diverse contexts.