Winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize 2020. Poetry Book Society Choice, Summer 2020. Bhanu Kapil’s extraordinary and original work has been published in the US over the last two decades. During that time Kapil has established herself as one of our most important and ethical writers. Her books often defy categorisation as she fearlessly engages with colonialism and its ongoing and devastating aftermath, creating what she calls in Ban en Banlieue (2015) a ‘Literature that is not made from literature’. Always at the centre of her books and performances are the experiences of the body, and, whether she is exploring racism, violence, the experiences of diaspora communities in India, England or America, what emerges is a heart-stopping, life-affirming way of telling the near impossible-to-be-told. How To Wash A Heart, Kapil's first full-length collection published in the UK, depicts the complex relations that emerge between an immigrant guest and a citizen host. Drawn from a first performance at the ICA in London in 2019, and using poetry as a mode of interrogation that is both rigorous, compassionate, surreal, comic, painful and tender, by turn, Kapil begins to ask difficult and urgent questions about the limits of inclusion, hospitality and care.
The complexity of the brain, the house of human consciousness, is so great that scientists are still mystified as to how it works. For a student, learning the various cellular organizations, cranial nerves, and neural connections can be an intimidating challenge. The Human Brain Coloring Workbook is a break-through approach to understanding the brain's organization and functions. It features 125 striking, computer-generated illustrations that will help students gain a clear and enduring comprehension of this highly intricate structure. Learning interactively through coloring thoroughly fixes concepts in the mind and takes less time than memorizing from textbooks. The ideas behind each lesson are amply explained, and more complex subjects are approached through the gradual introduction of simple drawings. After completing the lessons in this book, not only will you understand the brain's basic configurations and functions, you will also have a fully colored and labeled resource ready for review whenever you need to brush up. This book is an invaluable and lasting resource for students in a number of disciplines, including medicine, anatomy and physiology, biology, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, health administration, medical technology, and nutrition. The 125 plates in the book are organized in the following sections: *Central Nervous System Development *The Meninges *The Cerebral Hemispheres *The Cranial Nerves *The Ventricular System and Cerebrospinal Fluid *The Limbic System *The Thalamic Complex *The Basal Ganglia *The Brainstream *The Cerebellum *The Cerebrovascular System *Neuronal Conduction *The Autonomic Nervous System *The Ascending and Descending Neuronal Tracts *Atlas of Human Brain Sections
Breaking barriers and exploring an unchartered territory isnt a choice that everyone makes. Jackie, however, had strong tendencies since her teen years to follow an unusual path. She wanted to explore the world and do something more meaningful with her talents. Jackies Life depicts her transformational journey, her inner struggles and confluence of emotions - a complete saga of ironic cadence.
Blockchain: A Hype or a Hoax? fills a gap in the book market to provide material that is not only technical but also caters to business readers. This book was written to keep in mind various stakeholders and the current gap in blockchain education as well as use case implementation. This book reviews blockchain technology, discusses why proof of concept fails, offers examples of use cases that have been successful and that have failed and articulates a framework that should be used before deciding whether blockchain is the right technology for transformation. It uses strategic models and frameworks to assist organisations to see a fit score for their specific use cases. This book provides guidance on how to create a blockchain strategy and a business case to pitch for the budget. It also includes a case study to apply the knowledge on practical use cases for blockchain and a technical overview of most of the blockchain use cases in the market including crypto, non-fungible tokens, decentralised finance, and decentralised autonomous organisations, as well as financial and non-financial industry use cases. This book also provides a detailed overview of most of the mainstream blockchain products currently available in the market. It also offers guidance on how readers can best educate themselves on blockchain technology that is available through commercial and free resources. It concludes with a clear direction on selecting blockchain to solve real-life use cases that are best fit. A financial and non-financial value-adding framework is discussed throughout this book to assist business leaders, programme managers, product managers and information technology leaders to make strategic choices, and business cases and develop strategies for digital transformation through the use of blockchain. The distinctive feature of this book is the critical analysis of blockchain from a technology and business perspective. This is the first book to focus on business, technology and blockchain selection framework. The most unique feature of this book would be to apply Michael Porter’s competitive advantage strategy theory on blockchain use cases and their impact on companies. This book is aimed at technology students, technology professionals, blockchain and fintech consultant and business leaders. It will also be useful for readers who are building a business case to adopt blockchain into an organisation or are seeking to grow their knowledge of blockchain and improve their fintech strategy.
Find out how to isolate, understand, and solve problems encountered when managing users and PCs on Windows. Learn from a Microsoft MVP with many years' experience supporting Windows users with their Group Policy issues. This book will help you face the complexity of real world hardware and software systems and the unpredictability of user behavior, so you can get to the heart of the problem and set it right. Windows Group Policy Troubleshooting is your best-practice guide to Group Policy, showing you all that it can achieve, and how to repair problems when they occur. What You'll Learn Understand how Group Policy works Take a simple step-by-step approach to troubleshooting problems Apply Group Policy in Office applications Absorb advanced Group Policy advice See expert tips and tricks related to Group Policy Who This Book Is For IT pros and system administrators are the audience for this book.
Life was a fun fed roller coaster: New found love, drugs, cat-fights, patch ups, crushes, night hangouts, and unplanned trips. Like any girl, not in the wildest dream, Palak could imagine that after attending a Rave Party, she will wake up to the horror of finding herself raped. In traumatic conditions and struggle between sanity and hallucinations, she is compelled by the circumstances to leave her world. Already fighting a war within, her stances take a toll witnessing horrifying tales of women and girls. Little did she know that this catastrophe was not enough for one lifetime, and a storm - was just cooling its heels. Will she be able to carve her path while facing the rapists, her tyrant father, appearances of her passed away mother? Should Palak let her life to be decided by people, society, and taboos? Would justice return her life or revenge lend her peace? A heart-rending story of a girl, whose beliefs and honor has been battered, stands up to make choices, rediscovering the meaning of life.
It was estimated that in 2008, 1,437,180 patients would receive a new cancer diagnosisand 565,650individualswould die of cancer (Jemal et al. 2008).Since the vast majority of patients dying of cancer will have had anticancer therapy, both c- ventional chemotherapy and novel targeted therapy, it can be concluded that these patients are dying with drug resistant cancer. The term multidrug resistance is also apt – in that these patients die after having undergone multiple rounds of different and structurally unrelated cancer therapies. However, for some, the concept of m- tidrug resistance is a worn out idea, stemming from disappointment with the drug resistancereversalstrategiesthatwerecarriedoutinthe1990susingpumpinhibitors to block drug resistance mediated by P-glycoprotein, product of the MDR-1 gene. However, if one takes the larger de?nition – multidrug resistance as simultaneous resistance to multiple structurally unrelated anticancer therapies – its existence c- not be denied. The purpose of this book is to explore new concepts related to drug resistance in cancer, including resistance to the new molecularly targeted agents. Perhaps new terminology is needed for resistance that occurs following therapy with the targeted agents: Novel Targeted Agent Resistance (NTR). Alternatively, we can return to the original de?nition of multidrug resistance as simply the res- tance to multipleagents that occurs in the course of normalcancer progression.This resistance is likely to be mediated by many factors.
Outlines cost-effective, bottom-line solutions that show how companies can protect transactions over the Internet using PKI First book to explain how PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) is used by companies to comply with the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor, Health, and Human Services Illustrates how to use PKI for important business solutions with the help of detailed case studies in health care, financial, government, and consumer industries
DESCRIPTION Chaos Engineering with Go is your essential guide to building resilient systems. In today's complex distributed environments, ensuring system reliability is paramount. By introducing controlled chaos into your systems, you can identify weaknesses and fortify them before they become critical failures. This book explores chaos engineering, offering a complete guide to building resilient systems. Starting with basic concepts and Go programming, it moves to chaos engineering topics like fault tolerance, fault injection, and chaos testing. Readers will learn to design and run chaos experiments using various tools and techniques. The book highlights the importance of monitoring and observability to understand system behavior. It includes practical case studies and best practices, ending with an in-depth look at security chaos engineering and emerging technologies. This book also emphasizes implementing observability practices within chaos engineering workflows, enhancing your ability to reduce downtime and improve system reliability. With a keen focus on best practices and lessons learned, this book equips readers with the knowledge and tools needed to embrace chaos, ensuring robust and reliable systems in an ever-evolving digital landscape. KEY FEATURES ● Master the core concepts and unique principles of chaos engineering. ● Resilience patterns for unstoppable microservices. ● Hands-on chaos experiments for real-world resilience. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Grasp fundamental concepts and principles of chaos engineering. ● Implement fault tolerance and resilience patterns using Go. ● Design and execute effective chaos experiments to test system resilience. ● Utilize cutting-edge tools for chaos testing and fault injection. ● Integrate observability practices into chaos engineering workflows. ● Apply security chaos engineering and learn from real-world case studies. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR The book caters to both beginners and experienced professionals interested in enhancing system integrity and reducing downtime. Ideal for site reliability engineers (SREs), DevOps engineers, enterprise architects, tech professionals, and college students. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Exploring the Essence of Chaos Engineering 2. Chaos Engineering Concepts 3. Revision with Go 4. Fault Tolerance and Resilience Patterns 5. Chaos Fault Injection Techniques 6. Chaos Testing Tools 7. Chaos Experiment Design 8. Chaos with Emerging Tech Stack 9. Essence of Observability in Distributed System 10. Observability in Chaos Engineering 11. Security Chaos Engineering Overview 12. Case Studies: Chaos Engineering in Action 13. Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Discover the right way to code in Python. This book provides the tips and techniques you need to produce cleaner, error-free, and eloquent Python projects. Your journey to better code starts with understanding the importance of formatting and documenting your code for maximum readability, utilizing built-in data structures and Python dictionary for improved maintainability, and working with modules and meta-classes to effectively organize your code. You will then dive deep into the new features of the Python language and learn how to effectively utilize them. Next, you will decode key concepts such as asynchronous programming, Python data types, type hinting, and path handling. Learn tips to debug and conduct unit and integration tests in your Python code to ensure your code is ready for production. The final leg of your learning journey equips you with essential tools for version management, managing live code, and intelligent code completion. After reading and using this book, you will be proficient in writing clean Python code and successfully apply these principles to your own Python projects. What You’ll Learn Use the right expressions and statements in your Python code Create and assess Python Dictionary Work with advanced data structures in Python Write better modules, classes, functions, and metaclassesStart writing asynchronous Python immediatelyDiscover new features in Python Who This Book Is For Readers with a basic Python programming knowledge who want to improve their Python programming skills by learning right way to code in Python.
An insider's guide to searching online, communicating with your physician, and maximizing your health from a doctor who works at Google. We've all been there. Late at night, staring into the glow of a phone trying to make sense of some health-related issue that we know nothing about. In Searching for Health, Dr. Kapil Parakh, with Anna Dirksen, brings to life knowledge he gained from working at Google and practicing medicine. Helping readers avoid common pitfalls, get the information they need, and partner effectively with their health team to figure out a path to good health together, the book distills decades of scientific research into a set of easy-to-follow tips. It also incorporates • firsthand accounts of common challenges on the path to good health; • an inside look at how doctors approach and assess health-related information; • techniques that consumers can use to locate evidence-based information online, whether in blogs, social media postings, forums, or news stories; • guidance on how individuals can make the best use of new technologies, such as health trackers and other applications; • recommendations to help patients assess health information for themselves and make decisions based on what they find; • brief summaries of the scientific studies underpinning the recommendations; and • online and offline resources—including handy checklists and worksheets—to help readers prepare for appointments, discuss tough topics with their doctors, and take control of their health. In addition to helping readers find evidence-based information online, the book provides insights into what you can expect from a visit to a doctor or hospital, how to make a decision about surgery or other treatment, what tests doctors will order, which symptom trackers are really effective, and what questions to ask about medications, supplements, and more. Searching for Health is a valuable resource for charting a healthier path through life.
This book highlights the challenges of using hydrogen as a fuel for sustainable transportation including introduction of various hydrogen storage technologies, storage requirement for fuel cell vehicles, compressed hydrogen storage system, and refueling analysis with thermal management. Furthermore, thermodynamics and kinetics involved during refuelling, heat transfer issues in storage tank and effect of severe operating conditions on structure of storage tank under SAEJ2601 refueling conditions are discussed in detail. Features: Covers design and analysis of on-board storage/tank for compressed hydrogen in fuel-cell vehicle applications. Discuss heat transfer issues and effect of severe operating conditions on structure of storage the tank. Includes the structural analysis of composite storage tank. Provides assessment on refueling process of compressed hydrogen storage system and novel refueling process. Deals with thermodynamic and kinetic involved during refueling as per SAEJ2601. This book aims at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in automotive engineering, energy and power, materials, and chemical engineering.
For years, User Experience (UX) has not been a primary focus area for businesses and organizations. Established brands have garnered significant success on the power of their brand name and the credibility that came with it. The “you buy what I make” thought has dominated the “I will make what you want” approach which has led to UX designers battling between designing strategies for end-user or for the business heads. The digital revolution vows to change this approach as enhanced customer experience is directly proportional to profits and growth. Organizations that are not adaptable to this change will lose ground, resulting in poorer performance and business loss. Enhanced customer experiences is an extension of how well you understand your customers and their needs. It often boils down to simplicity and ease of interactions across conventional as well as digital channels. A well-defined UX strategy will result in overall cost reduction, speed to market, sales productivity, and a larger pool of loyal customers. This book highlights the importance of UX in today’s day and age while establishing the business benefits of this approach for the new-age enterprise. It takes you through key process elements that span multiple disciplines, including user research, market research, information architecture, content strategy, wireframes & prototyping, interaction design, maturity models & checklist, visual design and usability testing. It also compares the traditional and modern approach with trending innovative models that combine the latest technology, design thinking and user experience.
The book is a comprehensive guide that explores the concept of data economy and its implications in today's world. The book discusses the principles and components of the ecosystem, the challenges and opportunities presented by data monetization, and the potential risks related to data privacy. Real-life examples and case studies are included to understand the concepts better. The book is suitable for individuals in data science, economics, business, and technology and for students, academics, and policymakers. It is an excellent read for anyone interested in the data economy.
The only book on insurance you'll ever need! We face risks without realising their enormity - death, accidents, ill-health, burglaries, earthquakes, riots, fires and storms. Additional risks, such as the Coronavirus, come about with alarming irregularity to disrupt our lives. Look around and you will see many examples of the deep impact these risks can have. A wage earner's premature death can put paid to their children's education; Chemotherapy can eat up your life's savings; an illness when overseas can leave you confused about how to get treated; heavy rains can flood your home; and an accident can cause litigation. Happily Insured provides an easy-to-understand, thoughtful approach to addressing those. The book is comprehensive, covering all your insurance needs (including those that you never imagined); practical and easy to understand. Insuring yourself carefully will give you the security and confidence needed to face the future. The confidence which is the secret to a happily insured life.
This book describes a detailed multi-scale approach integrating nano- (active site), meso- (porous catalyst architecture) and macroscale (reactor) efforts, to address the challenges of producing a better epoxidation catalyst. It contains an in-depth study of the design and synthesis of gold nanoparticles and their application as a catalyst for direct gas phase propylene epoxidation. “Direct” means using only hydrogen and oxygen in one step, which is key for sustainable manufacturing, as opposed to commercialised, more complex production routes requiring multiple steps, or integration with another chemical plant. The insights gained can be used for rational design for stable and selective catalysts for other reactions. It also details the step-by-step process to build an epoxidation reactor system with a focus on safety aspects, which can be used as a guidebook for undergraduate and graduate students in chemical engineering. Beyond heterogeneous catalysis, the new, easily accomplished methodology for synthesising atomically precise nanoparticles is shown to be relevant to electrocatalysis and to healthcare applications, such as anti-microbial surfaces. This book will be of interest to researchers, engineers and experts in the related areas of chemical engineering, chemistry, material science and electrochemistry.
The first and only book to offer detailed explanations of SAP ERP sales and distribution As the only book to provide in-depth configuration of the Sales and Distribution (SD) module in the latest version of SAP ERP, this valuable resource presents you with step-by-step instruction, conceptual explanations, and plenty of examples. If you're an SD consultant or are in charge of managing an SAP implementation in your enterprise, you'll want this valuable resource at your side SAP is one of the leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software products on the market, with over 40,000 implementations Covers the latest version of SAP ERP-ECC 6.0 Covers common through advanced configurations, so it's helpful no matter what your level of experience with SAP Explains the conceptual framework behind the configuration process If your company uses the SD module, keep this indispensable guide on hand.
Advanced Gear Manufacturing and Finishing offers detailed coverage of advanced manufacturing technologies used in the production of gears, including new methods such as spark erosion machining, abrasive water jet machining, additive layer manufacturing, laser shaping, and sustainable manufacturing of gears. The industry in this area is constantly producing new settings where gears must endure ever increasing stresses, strains, and temperatures. Advanced methods in manufacturing, finishing, and surface property enhancement have emerged in recent years to meet these challenges. This unique book takes a critical look at the state-of-the-art research into these new methods, and the latest improvements to classic technologies in both gear manufacturing and finishing. This book is essential reading for researchers and engineers working in the fields of powertrain manufacturing, gear technology, and advanced manufacturing technologies. - Describes the machining systems, main components, and working procedures with the help of diagrams and photos. - Demonstrates the mechanisms and capabilities of new methods. - Shows improvements to a range of gear manufacturing and finishing technologies. - Provides a critical review of recent research in a range of fields relevant to gear manufacturing technologies.
The maritime domain and sustainable energy are two critical aspects of the twenty first century which will shape the future of humanity. Although the maritime domain is inextricably interlinked with Sustainable Energy Security (SES), many aspects are discussed in isolated silos. This book aims to fill in this gap by presenting a holistic view of the maritime dimension of SES. It includes various topics such as the global energy system, energy supply chains, energy trade, shipping of energy commodities, energy markets, protection of maritime energy supply lines and the role of military in providing maritime security. It also focuses on harnessing offshore energy resources, both hydrocarbons and marine renewable energy and discusses the developments in lowering emissions from the shipping sector. The book is written for the general reader as well as students who are undergoing a course in energy systems, maritime management, naval studies and energy sustainability. The content is tailored to meet the intellectual curiosity of the inquisitive reader and introduces various specialized topics which are dealt in a simple and concise manner. It is hoped that this book would bridge the gap in the understanding of the maritime dimension of SES.
A current review of infectious, toxicological and parasitic diseases in suburban companion animal medicine! Topics to be covered include: canine distemper spillover in domestic dogs from wildlife, emerging viruses in canine infectious respiratory disease complex, snake bite toxicity, canine brucellosis management, canine astrovirus infection, canine abortions and adult dog respiratory disease due to herpes viruses, hepatazoon infestations in the USA, canine corona virus infection, controversies surrounding diagnosis and management of feline infectious peritonitis, norovirus infections in dogs, caninepapilloma virus infections, feline immunodeficiency virus infection, feline respiratory disease complex, and much more!
Learning Bitcoin SV: The Original Bitcoin & Global Public Blockchain for Enterprise Ê KEY FEATURESÊ - Get familiar with the working of the Bitcoin network, protocol, transactions, Smart contracts and the incentive models of Bitcoin. - Learn advanced concepts such as Metanet and Tokenized protocol. - Work with tools and utilities to build consumer and enterprise applications. - Get a full explanation of cryptography and its math in Bitcoin. DESCRIPTIONÊÊ In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto released a codebase and whitepaper for a network that came to be known as the Blockchain. It was the first successful attempt to create electronic money after decades of failed attempts across the world. However, the basis of its success is not just the digitalization of currency into electronic form, but its peer-to-peer node network and the public storage of all transactions in time-stamped blocks chained together called as Timechain in the whitepaper. It also introduces a non-trusted third party transaction processor, which replaces the current centralized trust-based systems. What happened next is history, and today, it is a multi-billion dollar industry across the world. Bitcoin Satoshi Vision Blockchain restored the original version of the Bitcoin protocol and it is now a thriving developer, business and enterprise ecosystem. Ê This book offers a practical deep dive into every aspect of the Bitcoin protocol. It includes the math behind the Cryptography and a detailed overview of the application-level protocol, which works on top of the Bitcoin Blockchain network. It also focuses on the core principles and fundamental concepts of Bitcoin to explain the constructs of a Blockchain type system. WHAT WILL YOU LEARNÊÊ - You will learn the internal workings of Bitcoin and get the ability to understand most blockchains that exist. - Create applications using bitcoin as a public registry and a data storage ledger.Ê - Create and store data on Blockchain as DAG. - Discover and get familiar with the advanced Application layer protocols. - Get familiar with the law and regulations applicable to Bitcoin. WHO THIS BOOK IS FORÊ This book is for anyone who is interested in exploring blockchain technology. It will appeal to Developers, Architects, Technology Managers and Executives who wish to build new or transform their existing applications to a blockchain based system to gain efficiencies in Cost, Scalability, Security and Robustness. Ê TABLE OF CONTENTSÊ 1. Bitcoin Protocol Overview : Origins and Concept 2. Economic model of Bitcoin and network structure for nodes 3. Cryptography and ECDSA Infrastructure 4. All about wallets 5. Transactions and Transaction Scripts 6. Miners and Nakamoto Consensus 7. Metanet Protocol : Data Structures on Blockchain 8. Bitcom and Other Application Protocols 9. Data Carrier Transactions : BitDB and Querying bitcoin as database 10. Planaria and other utilities 11. Real world Applications 12. Identity and Authentication on BitCoin : Paymail 13. Tokens and the Tokenized protocol for building real world utilities 14. Going into future : AI/ML, Big Data, IOT 15. BitCoin and Law
This book gives a thorough and systematic introduction to Data, Data Sources, Dimensions of Data, Privacy, and Security Challenges associated with Data, Ethics, Laws, IPR Copyright, and Technology Law. This book will help students, scholars, and practitioners to understand the challenges while dealing with data and its ethical and legal aspects. The book focuses on emerging issues while working with the Data.
Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmi Bai by Kapil: Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmi Bai by Kapil is a captivating historical account that brings to life the remarkable story of Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, an iconic figure in India's struggle for independence. This gripping biography delves into the life of this fearless queen, from her early upbringing to her valiant resistance against the British Raj. Kapil vividly portrays Laxmi Bai's unwavering courage, her military prowess, and her indomitable spirit as she led her troops in the face of adversity. Through meticulous research and evocative storytelling, this book pays tribute to the extraordinary legacy of Jhansi Ki Rani. Key Points: Chronicles the early life and upbringing of Laxmi Bai, exploring her strong sense of justice, her education, and her marriage to the King of Jhansi. Explores Laxmi Bai's role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, her leadership in the defense of Jhansi against the British forces, and her courageous acts on the battlefield. Examines the enduring impact of Laxmi Bai's bravery and sacrifice, her status as a symbol of resistance and empowerment for women, and her lasting contribution to India's freedom struggle. Rani Laxmi Bai by Kapil: Discover the valor and leadership of Rani Laxmi Bai, the Queen of Jhansi, in "Rani Laxmi Bai." Kapil pays tribute to her bravery, sacrifice, and role in India's history. Key Aspects of the Book "Rani Laxmi Bai": Historical Tribute: The book honors Rani Laxmi Bai's contribution to India's fight for independence, recognizing her courage, leadership, and her role as a freedom fighter. Bravery and Sacrifice: Discover insights into Rani Laxmi Bai's bravery on the battlefield, her sacrifices, and her legacy as a symbol of resistance against colonial oppression. National Heroine: Gain insights into how the book portrays Rani Laxmi Bai as a national heroine, an icon of courage, and a source of inspiration for generations. Kapil pays homage to the bravery of Rani Laxmi Bai in "Rani Laxmi Bai," celebrating her contributions to India's fight for freedom. As an author and history enthusiast, Kapil honors Rani Laxmi Bai's legacy.
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