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The Night of Baba Yaga

By: Akira Otani

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A fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess she’s been forced to protect in this explosive queer thriller: Kill Bill meets The Handmaiden meets Thelma and Louise. Tokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a woman who has been an outcast her whole life, is kidnapped and dragged to the lair of the Naiki-kai, a branch of the yakuza. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gang’s boss. Eighteen-year-old Shoko, pretty and silent as a doll, has no friends, wears strangely old-fashioned clothes, and is naive in all matters of life. Originally disdaining her ward, Shindo soon finds herself far more invested in Shoko’s wellbeing than she ever expected. But every man around them is bloodthirsty and trigger-happy. Shindo doubts she and Shoko will survive much longer if nothing changes. Could there ever be a different life for two women like them? Akira Otani’s English-language debut moves boldly through time and across gender, stretching the definitions and possibilities of each concept. Rendered in a gorgeous translation by International Booker–shortlisted Sam Bett, this lean, mean thriller proves that bonds forged in fire are unbreakable.

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Soho Press

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1641294914

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Systemic Risk Monitoring ("SysMo") Toolkit—A User Guide

By: Mr.Nicolas R. Blancher,Ms.Srobona Mitra,Mrs.Hanan Morsy,Mr.Akira Otani,Tiago Severo,Ms.Laura Valderrama

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Systemic Risk Monitoring ("SysMo") Toolkit—A User Guide

By: Mr.Nicolas R. Blancher,Ms.Srobona Mitra,Mrs.Hanan Morsy,Mr.Akira Otani,Tiago Severo,Ms.Laura Valderrama

There has recently been a proliferation of new quantitative tools as part of various initiatives to improve the monitoring of systemic risk. The "SysMo" project takes stock of the current toolkit used at the IMF for this purpose. It offers detailed and practical guidance on the use of current systemic risk monitoring tools on the basis of six key questions policymakers are likely to ask. It provides "how-to" guidance to select and interpret monitoring tools; a continuously updated inventory of key categories of tools ("Tools Binder"); and suggestions on how to operationalize systemic risk monitoring, including through a systemic risk "Dashboard." In doing so, the project cuts across various country-specific circumstances and makes a preliminary assessment of the adequacy and limitations of the current toolkit.

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International Monetary Fund

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1484383435

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9781484383438

The Macroprudential Framework

Policy Responsiveness and Institutional Arrangements

By: Cheng Hoon Lim,Mr.Ivo Krznar,Mr.Fabian Lipinsky,Mr.Akira Otani,Mr.Xiaoyong Wu

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The Macroprudential Framework

Policy Responsiveness and Institutional Arrangements

By: Cheng Hoon Lim,Mr.Ivo Krznar,Mr.Fabian Lipinsky,Mr.Akira Otani,Mr.Xiaoyong Wu

This paper gauges if, and how, institutional arrangements are correlated with the use of macroprudential policy instruments. Using data from 39 countries, the paper evaluates policy response time in various types of institutional arrangements for macroprudential policy and finds that the macroprudential framework that gives the central bank an important role is associated with more timely use of macroprudential policy instruments. Policymakers may also tend to use macroprudential instruments more quickly if the ability to conduct monetary policy is somehow constrained. This finding points to the importance of coordination between macroprudential and monetary policy.

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International Monetary Fund

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1484377818

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9781484377819

Analytical Methods in Economics

By: Akira Takayama

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Analytical Methods in Economics

By: Akira Takayama

An accessible introduction to the analytical foundation of economics

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700

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University of Michigan Press

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0472081357

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9780472081356

Advances in Fluid Modeling & Turbulence Measurements

Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Flow Modeling and Turbulence Measurements : Tokyo, Japan, 4-6 December 2001

By: Akira Wada

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Advances in Fluid Modeling & Turbulence Measurements

Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Flow Modeling and Turbulence Measurements : Tokyo, Japan, 4-6 December 2001

By: Akira Wada

This book is an essential reference for engineers and scientists working in the field of turbulence. It covers a variety of applications, such as: turbulence measurements; mathematical and numerical modeling of turbulence; thermal hydraulics; applications for civil, mechanical and nuclear engineering; environmental fluid mechanics; river and open channel flows; coastal problems; ground water.

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890

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World Scientific

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9812777598

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9789812777591

Mathematical Economics

By: Akira Takayama

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Mathematical Economics

By: Akira Takayama

This systematic exposition and survey of mathematical economics emphasizes the unifying structures of economic theory.

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770

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Cambridge University Press

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0521314984

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9780521314985

Atlas of the Supraaortic Craniocervical Arterial Variations

MR and CT Angiography

By: Akira Uchino

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Atlas of the Supraaortic Craniocervical Arterial Variations

MR and CT Angiography

By: Akira Uchino

This book presents numerous figures of various variations of the supraaortic arteries detected by MR and CT angiography. Improved both MR and CT angiographic image quality permits incidental detection of even small anomalous arterial branches. Although the cerebral arterial variations may have limited clinical significance, their correct diagnosis during MR and CT angiographic image interpretation is important to interventional neuroradiologists as well as both neurosurgeons and otorhinolaryngologists, who must be familiar with arterial variations to prevent complications during surgery. Readers can easily identify arterial variations and make correct diagnosis during image interpretation using this textbook.

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171

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Springer Nature

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9811668035

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9789811668036

Cancer Metastases Research

By: Akira Watanabe

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Cancer Metastases Research

By: Akira Watanabe

Metastasis is the spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-contiguous organ or part. Only malignant tumour cells and infections have the capacity to metastasise. Cancer cells can "break away" from a primary tumour, penetrate into lymphatic and blood vessels, circulate through the bloodstream, and grow in a distant focus (metastasise) in normal tissues elsewhere in the body. Metastasis is considered a hallmark of malignancy. All tumours can metastasise albeit to varying degrees, barring a few exceptions (eg. Glioma and Basal cell carcinoma never metastasize). When cancer cells spread to form a new tumour, it is called a secondary, or metastatic tumour, and its cells are like those in the original tumour. This means, for example, that if breast cancer spreads (metastasizes) to the lung, the secondary tumour is made up of abnormal breast cells (not abnormal lung cells). The disease in the lung is then called metastatic breast cancer (not lung cancer). Only malignant tumour cells and infections have the capacity to metastasize. This book presents the latest research in the field from around the world.

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Nova Publishers

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1604561300

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9781604561302

Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Bulk and Surface Electronic Structures

By: Shigemasa Suga,Akira Sekiyama,Christian Tusche

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Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Bulk and Surface Electronic Structures

By: Shigemasa Suga,Akira Sekiyama,Christian Tusche

This book presents photoelectron spectroscopy as a valuable method for studying the electronic structures of various solid materials in the bulk state, on surfaces, and at buried interfaces. This second edition introduces the advanced technique of high-resolution and high-efficiency spin- and momentum-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy using a novel momentum microscope, enabling high-precision measurements down to a length scale of some tens of nanometers. The book also deals with fundamental concepts and approaches to applying this and other complementary techniques, such as inverse photoemission, photoelectron diffraction, scanning tunneling spectroscopy, as well as photon spectroscopy based on (soft) x-ray absorption and resonance inelastic (soft) x-ray scattering. This book is the ideal tool to expand readers’ understanding of this marvelously versatile experimental method, as well as the electronic structures of metals and insulators.

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511

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Springer Nature

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3030640736

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9783030640736

Clinical Neuroembryology

Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Central Nervous System

By: Hans J. ten Donkelaar,Martin Lammens,Akira Hori

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Clinical Neuroembryology

Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Central Nervous System

By: Hans J. ten Donkelaar,Martin Lammens,Akira Hori

Progress in developmental neurobiology and advances in (neuro) genetics have been spectacular. The high resolution of modern imaging techniques applicable to developmental disorders of the human brain and spinal cord have created a novel insight into the developmental history of the central nervous system (CNS). This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the human CNS in the context of its many developmental disorders. It provides a unique combination of data from human embryology, animal research and developmental neuropathology, and there are more than 400 figures in over a hundred separate illustrations.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540346597

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The Night of Baba Yaga

By: Akira Otani

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The Night of Baba Yaga

By: Akira Otani

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The Night of Baba Yaga

The Night of Baba Yaga

Systemic Risk Monitoring ("SysMo") Toolkit—A User Guide

Systemic Risk Monitoring ("SysMo") Toolkit—A User Guide

The Macroprudential Framework

The Macroprudential Framework

Analytical Methods in Economics

Analytical Methods in Economics

Advances in Fluid Modeling & Turbulence Measurements

Advances in Fluid Modeling & Turbulence Measurements

Mathematical Economics

Mathematical Economics

Atlas of the Supraaortic Craniocervical Arterial Variations

Atlas of the Supraaortic Craniocervical Arterial Variations

Cancer Metastases Research

Cancer Metastases Research

Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Clinical Neuroembryology

Clinical Neuroembryology

The Night of Baba Yaga

The Night of Baba Yaga

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