In the quiet farmlands of Durnfield, something ancient is stirring beneath the soil. When young botanist Elara arrives to study the region’s mysteriously fertile crops, she stumbles upon a horrific truth: the land’s bounty is paid for in blood — and not all of it animal.As Elara uncovers the village’s dark pact with an entity buried in the earth, she finds herself entangled in a grotesque harvest ritual that demands more than she ever imagined. Crops thrive. People disappear. And s...

When a weary scholar arrives at an isolated desert monastery, he expects peace and reflection. Instead, he discovers a fortress bound by a terrifying vow of silence — a vow not of devotion, but of survival. Beneath the sand lie voices of the damned, victims of an ancient massacre whose restless spirits claw at the walls, demanding release.Drawn into the monks’ perilous rituals, the scholar hears the whispers others dare not acknowledge. As the silence fractures, the buried voices s...

Beneath the unyielding ice of Antarctica, a sunken ship lies in perfect preservation — and horrifying silence. When a scientific expedition uncovers this ghostly relic, they expect answers about a lost voyage. What they find instead are frozen corpses locked in grotesque grins, whispers that echo through metal halls, and an ancient entity that feeds on fear, madness, and time itself.As the crew descends into the icy abyss, hallucinations blur reality, and trust frays like cracked s...

Business-Driven IT-Wide Agile (Scrum) and Kanban (Lean) Implementation: An Action Guide for Business and IT Leaders explains how to increase IT delivery capabilities through the use of Agile and Kanban. Factoring in constant change, communication, a sense of urgency, clear and measurable goals, political realities, and infrastructure needs, it cove

This book provides the reader with user-friendly applications of normal distribution. In several variables it is called the multinormal distribution which is often handled using matrices for convenience. The author seeks to make the arguments less abstract and hence, starts with the univariate case and moves progressively toward the vector and matrix cases. The approach used in the book is a gradual one, going from one scalar variable to a vector variable and to a matrix variable. The auth...

It is an hourglass shaped continent with dual suns at two opposite poles, and with time twisting and twirling around karma. In AlefA, sometimes people wake up finding themselves trapped between their past and future, between reverie and reality… By the time the White Blaze is lit up, disturbing the flows of time, the era of dragons, elvens and wind riders soon fades. The countless thought-to-be-forgotten forces swarm back and once again, drive the Debt-payers into the search for the whole ...

With its concise outline format, abundant illustrations, and features that promote high-yield study and effective retention, Nephrology and Hypertension Board Review + Practice Test is the “go-to” book for those seeking certification and recertification in nephrology with the American Board of Internal Medicine or just mastering the knowledge required in the daily practice of nephrology and hypertension. Edited by Drs. Phuong-Chi T. Pham and Phuong-Thu T. Pham, the fully revised 3rd Editio...

This book presents cutting-edge research and developments in the field of biomedical engineering, with a special emphasis on results achieved in Vietnam and neighboring low- and middle-income countries. Gathering the second volume of the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on The Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam, BME 10, held on July 25-27, 2024, in Phan Thiet, Vietnam, it describes advances in molecular and cellular biology techniques, neuroengineering techniq...

Concise, easy to read, and designed for quick reference,Quick Guide to Kidney Transplantationis a compact resource for general nephrologists, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, and others involved in the care of post-transplant patients. Focusing on must-know clinical information needed to provide optimal patient care, this expertly written guide helps you gain the knowledge and expertise you need in this complex area.

This book composes the proceedings of the international Conference on Geo-Spatial Technologies and Earth Resources (GTER 2022) which was co-organized by Hanoi University of Mining and Geology and the International Society for Mine Surveying (ISM) held at Hanoi city on October 13–14, 2022.GTER 2022 is technically co-sponsored by Vietnam Mining Science and Technology Association (VMST), Vietnam Association of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing (VGCR), Vietnam National Coal-Miner...

This book makes general considerations regarding global changes and contemporary economic issues in Asian countries in real terms. It offers a collection of original conference papers from the annual international conferences on “Contemporary economic issues in Asian countries” (CEIAC Conference) commenced in 2022 in collaboration with CIFOR-ICRAF, Sungkyunkwan University (Korea), and Tamkang University (Taiwan). The theme of the CEIAC Conference 2022 deals with broad aspects of the contem...

This book continues the discussion from Volume 1 on the general considerations regarding global changes and contemporary economic issues in Asian countries in real terms. It offers a collection of original conference papers from the annual international conferences on “Contemporary economic issues in Asian countries” (CEIAC Conference) commenced in 2022 in collaboration with CIFOR-ICRAF, Sungkyunkwan University (Korea), and Tamkang University (Taiwan). The theme of the CEIAC Conference 202...