Periorbital hyperpigmentation and under-eye bags are common concerns, but they are not always caused by the same thing. Dark circles can result from pigmentation, visible blood vessels, thin skin, shadows created by facial structure, or a combination of several factors. Under-eye puffiness can also have different causes, including fluid retention, changes in fat distribution, and age-related changes in the tissues around the eyes.Clinical and Physiological Analysis of Periorbital H...

Did you know that your stomach has to constantly replace its lining to protect itself from its own digestive acids?The human body is full of things that are strange, unexpected, and sometimes difficult to believe. Some of them are fascinating. Others are downright unsettling. And many are things most people never learn about in school.100 Strange Medical Facts explores some of the most unusual facts from human anatomy, medicine, biology, and medical history...

Soul Code is a guided self-discovery journey designed to help readers unlock their inner power by reconnecting with their true Soul Self. Through reflective exercises, journal prompts, and embodied practices, the book walks readers through The Soul Code Method, a five-milestone process that brings clarity, alignment, and intentional living.At the heart of the work is an understanding of what the Soul Code truly is: the essence of who you are beneat...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Mo Willems and debut cookbook author Cher Willems comes a do-together Elephant & Piggie family cookbook with 50 yummy recipes including breakfasts, snacks, soups and stews, mains, and desserts!The only thing Piggie likes more than making slop is sharing her favorite family recipes with her best friend Elephant Gerald and YOU! So put on your apron, grab your oven mitts, and let’s ge...

Tokyo, 2004. A young songwriter searches old boxes for a cassette she recorded once, alone, in a school music room, and never played for anyone. She finds a photograph instead: a beach at night, a fire, a group of teenagers not ready to admit something is over. The boy she's looking for isn't in it at all. She still knows exactly where he would have been standing. And in the centre, her best friend, laughing. An excellent impression of being fine.So she starts to write.Taip...

The 1392 A.D. for Sardinia is a turning point because in the Giudicato of Arborea, approximately the current province of Oristano, was promulgated the Carta de Logu, a collection of laws of value constitution, We would say today, that in fact anticipated the idea of the State of law when the concept of medieval dominus was still undisputed.To make this juridical document unique, in...

Every love story ends somewhere. This one ends in fifty-eight breaths.The Loss of You & Me is a haiku collection that maps the full arc of a relationship–from the giddy gravity of falling in love, through the gut-punch of betrayal, into the silent wreckage of heartbreak, and finally toward the fragile work of rebuilding a self.Structured in four acts — Attachment, Betrayal, Collapse, Survival — each spare, three-line poem captures ...

Advanced Space Propulsion: Technologies, Missions, and Computer Modeling includes coverage of all these topics in an integrated manner. The volume, written by a team of sector-specific R&D experts, touches upon fundamentals cardinal to the understanding of [i] Orbit theory and its implications for control, estimation, and optimization of trajectory and attitude, and [ii] How each mission is designed (depending primarily on the mass of the payload, but also on how far from Earth the launch ...

Vacant Spaces NY begins gathering the incomplete data available and documenting vacant spaces in New York City. Organized from large to small, general to specific, vacancy in the United States to case studies of specific vacancies in Manhattan, Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample, and their architecture studio MOS imagine possibilities for repurposing current vacant spaces in New York City.This project began by walking around our neighborhood noticing empty storefronts...

At long last, Allen decides to aim for the Heavenly Realm so that he and his party can gain more power! Unfortunately for Allen, reaching the Heavenly Realm requires passing through the Judgment Gate and taking on its guardian, the Dragon Lord—and Allen won’t be able to fight his way through this time! To get to the Heavenly Realm, a dragon and its rider must overcome a series of trials instead to gain the right to reach the gods. Enter Krena and Haku! The two are more than happy to take o...

Smart Cities: A System-of-Systems Perspective explores System-of-Systems Engineering (SoSE) in smart cities. Sections address how analytics and innovative technologies can transform urban environments, equipping readers with the knowledge to optimize city operations, enhance public services, and promote sustainable urban growth. The book begins with the foundational concepts of SoSE and key principles of smart cities, exploring emergent behavior and interoperability. It then examines the i...

This book comprises the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Mechanical, System, and Control Engineering 2025. The contents of this book focus on recent technological advances in the field of system dynamics and simulation, precision mechanics, production technology, structural dynamics, nanomaterial engineering, cloud computing and services, energy engineering and management. This book proves a valuable resource for those in academia and industry.