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The Householder

A Peek into the Changing Role of Women in India

By: Ritu Sharma

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The Householder

A Peek into the Changing Role of Women in India

By: Ritu Sharma

The roles of men and women in the ancient society were well defined. And even though the institution of marriage has remained the same since aeons, a woman’s purpose and status has drastically changed over the years. Women, since the beginning of time, were always taught that their purpose was to serve men. But now, the idea that women are created for themselves and for their own happiness is beginning to conquer the world. Women, today, are educated, independent, and not at all at the mercy of men. From living their lives as an oppressed gender, women now have an equal role in society. But despite her liberation, women continue to be enchained by the conditionings of the patriarchal mindset. The Householder explores the psychology which is responsible for the biases and prejudices that surround a woman’s identity and sexuality and takes us through her journey of survival in a unanimously skewed world.

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Hay House, Inc

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9386832496

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9789386832498

How to Be Human

With What You Have, Where You Are, with What You Can

By: Ritu Sharma

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How to Be Human

With What You Have, Where You Are, with What You Can

By: Ritu Sharma

Life is all about balance in nature—good and evil, hope and hopelessness, morality and immorality, fear and courage . . . This inhuman world must become human somehow. But the means to arrive at this destination seems to escape most of us. Despite various shortcomings, humans are still the torchbearers of faith, humanity, goodness, and dignity. And this book explores the various facets of ethical dilemmas and spiritual searches you find yourself in every now and then. If you keep wondering how to make the world around you better and find ways to keep doing good deeds, this book includes all the golden rules of being a moral human. The chapters have been designed in a way that will make you keep coming back to them as they offer tools that provide you with assistance to take an informed decision as you walk the path of being a kind and good human being. How to Be Human looks to answer your deepest queries, soothe your innermost concerns, put to rest your deepest fears, and help you look deep within to see the change reflected not only in you but around you as well. It’s a remarkable compendium of age-old wisdom for modern-day challenges.

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Hay House, Inc

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9394613889

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9789394613881

Stress Management

By: Dr. Roshan Lal,Dr. Ritu Sekhri

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Stress Management

By: Dr. Roshan Lal,Dr. Ritu Sekhri

It may seem like there’s nothing you can do about stress. The bills won’t stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day, and your work and family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have a lot more control than you might think. In fact, the simple realisation that you’re in control of your life is the foundation of managing stress. Stress management is all about taking charge: of your lifestyle, thoughts, emotions, and the way you deal with problems. No matter how stressful your life seems, there are steps you can take to relieve the pressure and regain control. The book discusses about the meaning of Stress and approach towards Stress, Stages and Sign of Stress, Sources of Stress, Stress Management and Organization and Stress Management.

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The Readers Paradise

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9389990351

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9789389990355

Stages of Capital

Law, Culture, and Market Governance in Late Colonial India

By: Ritu Birla

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Stages of Capital

Law, Culture, and Market Governance in Late Colonial India

By: Ritu Birla

In Stages of Capital, Ritu Birla brings research on nonwestern capitalisms into conversation with postcolonial studies to illuminate the historical roots of India’s market society. Between 1870 and 1930, the British regime in India implemented a barrage of commercial and contract laws directed at the “free” circulation of capital, including measures regulating companies, income tax, charitable gifting, and pension funds, and procedures distinguishing gambling from speculation and futures trading. Birla argues that this understudied legal infrastructure institutionalized a new object of sovereign management, the market, and along with it, a colonial concept of the public. In jurisprudence, case law, and statutes, colonial market governance enforced an abstract vision of modern society as a public of exchanging, contracting actors free from the anachronistic constraints of indigenous culture. Birla reveals how the categories of public and private infiltrated colonial commercial law, establishing distinct worlds for economic and cultural practice. This bifurcation was especially apparent in legal dilemmas concerning indigenous or “vernacular” capitalists, crucial engines of credit and production that operated through networks of extended kinship. Focusing on the story of the Marwaris, a powerful business group renowned as a key sector of India’s capitalist class, Birla demonstrates how colonial law governed vernacular capitalists as rarefied cultural actors, so rendering them illegitimate as economic agents. Birla’s innovative attention to the negotiations between vernacular and colonial systems of valuation illustrates how kinship-based commercial groups asserted their legitimacy by challenging and inhabiting the public/private mapping. Highlighting the cultural politics of market governance, Stages of Capital is an unprecedented history of colonial commercial law, its legal fictions, and the formation of the modern economic subject in India.

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Duke University Press

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082239247X

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9780822392477

Caricaturing Culture in India

Cartoons and History in the Modern World

By: Ritu Gairola Khanduri

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Caricaturing Culture in India

Cartoons and History in the Modern World

By: Ritu Gairola Khanduri

A highly original study of newspaper cartoons throughout India's history and culture, and their significance for the world today.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107043328

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9781107043329

The Brilliant Manipulator

By: Ritu Arora

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The Brilliant Manipulator

By: Ritu Arora

A PEEK INTO THE MIND OF AN INCREDIBLE MANIPULATOR When a financial fraud is detected in the Treasury branch of ZNI Bank in Delhi, the fingers point at forex dealer Anand Patel, who vehemently denies it. Is he really as innocent as he claims to be or is he hiding something? Slowly, the needle of suspicion moves from Anand to six erstwhile members of the bank’s Matching Team. Is the fraudster one among them or is he or she an outsider? Just when it appears that the investigation is heading nowhere, one of the officials from the bank stumbles upon a seemingly innocuous cue that points to a larger cover-up. As the investigation deepens, several bizarre truths with links to betting emerge. The bank officials realize that this is not a simple case of siphoning money and they are dealing with a brilliant manipulator who has so cleverly covered the tracks. Or has he…?

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Notion Press

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1947137816

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9781947137813

Explorations into Sustainable Development with Forest and Biodiversity Conservation

By: Dr. Ritu Dhingra

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Explorations into Sustainable Development with Forest and Biodiversity Conservation

By: Dr. Ritu Dhingra

Forests being the lungs of planet Earth are the most important ecosystems. They act as carbon sinks and sustain a huge amount of carbon in them. They play an extremely important role for the survival of the living beings on this earth. From human beings to the flora and fauna of the earth’s ecosystem depend on the forests in some way or the other. Forests are the repositories of enormous biodiversity on this planet. They are an adobe to millions of species of animals including human beings, plants and microorganisms. They also give massive ecosystem services to mankind and to all the living beings thriving on this earth. They regulate climate, water cycles and carbon sequestering on this planet. They even provide a livelihood to human beings all over the world. They check global warming on this earth. The parameter of sustainable development is that forest and biodiversity is conserved for the coming generations also. Forests are the most important repositories of terrestrial biological diversity. The diversity of life amongst the living beings and their distinct habitats, the interactions between the various components of the biodiversity makes this planet a habitable place for various life forms. Forest conservation is extremely important for intergenerational equity and the principle of sustainable development paves the way. The forests especially in the domains of forestry and agriculture provide 40% of the world’s economy. This is due to the biological diversity in the forest ecosystems. 70% of the world’s poor populace who live in rural areas is directly dependent on biodiversity for their livelihood. A rough estimate of 60 million indigenous folks are somehow reliant on forests for their daily needs. The Supreme Court of India in Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra v. State of Uttar Pradesh elucidated the importance of ecosystem services as provided by the forests.

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Selfypage Developers Pvt Ltd.

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9395632011

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9789395632010

Study of Repertory in Qns and Ans

By: Arora Ritu

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Study of Repertory in Qns and Ans

By: Arora Ritu

This Work Of The Author Is A Simple And Easy Way To Study The Repertory. This Is Meant Specially For The Students Of Bhms Who Study This Subject As A Part Of Their Academic Curriculum.

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B. Jain Publishers

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8170212359

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9788170212355

Decoding Customer Value at the Bottom of the Pyramid

An Urban India Marketing Perspective

By: Ritu Srivastava

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Decoding Customer Value at the Bottom of the Pyramid

An Urban India Marketing Perspective

By: Ritu Srivastava

Mature businesses across all advanced countries are struggling to find new markets. Indian market has been estimated huge in size, approximately $1.2 trillion in purchasing power parity for the households earning an annual income of less than $4,000. This comes to almost 880 million of Indian population of which 22 percent is urban India and 78 percent rural India. Referred to as bottom of the pyramid/low income/subsistence markets, while these markets offer immense business opportunities they also pose challenges. The needs of this segment have to be addressed by the corporate world but it might need a new approach with new business frameworks for implementation. The companies must understand what constitutes value for this segment, how it is different from other segments and how firms can offer value through their market offerings; accordingly what could be the successful business models. Decoding Customer Value at the Bottom of the Pyramid: An Urban India Perspective answers these questions through a practical, rigorous and research oriented way. This book is a must read for business executives across the globe with an interest in the low income customers in India.

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Business Expert Press

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1948976129

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9781948976121

Discrete Problems in Nature Inspired Algorithms

By: Anupam Shukla,Ritu Tiwari

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Discrete Problems in Nature Inspired Algorithms

By: Anupam Shukla,Ritu Tiwari

This book includes introduction of several algorithms which are exclusively for graph based problems, namely combinatorial optimization problems, path formation problems, etc. Each chapter includes the introduction of the basic traditional nature inspired algorithm and discussion of the modified version for discrete algorithms including problems pertaining to discussed algorithms.

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CRC Press

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1351260871

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9781351260879

Non-Metallic Technical Textiles

Materials and Technologies

By: Mukesh Kumar Sinha,Ritu Pandey

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Non-Metallic Technical Textiles

Materials and Technologies

By: Mukesh Kumar Sinha,Ritu Pandey

This book describes various aspects of technical textiles and materials, emerging technologies, plant by-products, ultrafine fibers, functional fibers, and fabrics, covering the entire spectrum of technical textiles. It covers the fundamental aspects of emerging technology, materials, and processes. It also discusses various futuristic potential nanofibrous material spun via needleless technology and their inherent properties utilized for creating functional applications in the field of technical textiles. Features: Covers the fundamentals of technical fibers and their processing technologies. Explores natural fibers from agro-residue for high-value technical textiles. Presents up-to-date summary of technical textiles and associated technology. Highlights research and development studies data translated into product-oriented research and practical applications. Identifies the coloring ability of prevailing and new sources of pigments from bioresources. The book is aimed at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in textile and industrial engineering, materials science, and engineering, including apparel engineering.

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CRC Press

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1040026508

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9781040026502

Policy Intervention Analysis

By: Ritu Paliwal

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Policy Intervention Analysis

By: Ritu Paliwal

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is crucial for protecting the environment, especially in a country like India--with its dense and rapidly growing population, shrinking land mass, and an economy poised for rapid growth. In order to make EIA an interactive process, it is necessary that it is supported by a strong follow-up mechanism. A properly formulated follow-up process would not only encourage compliance but also increase awareness among the stakeholders. Policy Intervention Analysis: environmental impact assessment evaluates the adequacy of post project monitoring (PPM) process in India and its effective implementation with a focus on the industrial sector. The book investigates the reasons for poor compliance and gives corrective measures for corrective PPM. It identifies specific measures to improve environmental conditions and provides an action plan that will help strengthen the monitoring and enforcement mechanism based on specific regional concerns.

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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

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8179934993

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9788179934999

Dreams of a Healthy India

Democratic Healthcare in Post-Covid Times (Rethinking India Vol. 9)

By: Ritu Priya,Syeda Hameed

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Dreams of a Healthy India

Democratic Healthcare in Post-Covid Times (Rethinking India Vol. 9)

By: Ritu Priya,Syeda Hameed

Dreams of a Healthy India the ninth volume in the Rethinking series is an attempt to demystify the issues of health care and health systems for the general reader and to simultaneously provoke rethinking on several critical dimensions through writings by policymakers and academics. Its introductory essay and the thirteen subsequent essays lay out the scenario as well as the challenges in this regard and provide actionable solutions. These are solutions for the present times that can simultaneously contribute to sustainable health care for the future. Complex ideas are not made simplistic but are presented in simple language with some illustrative case studies vignettes and data that speak for themselves. The book published in collaboration with the Samruddha Bharat Foundation sheds light on the complex systemic layers and processes that influence people's health in their everyday lives. It argues that there has to be a reassessment of the popular image of health care as medical care alone as well as of the nineteenth- and twentiety-century imagination of hospitals and health centres that we still work with. Systemic issues such as increasing doctor-patient distrust plural health knowledge systems and health governance need to be understood with analytical rigour and dealt with in the collaborative spirit of the twenty-first century. Democratic health care in the present times will have to ensure the dignity of the patient the community health workers nurses and doctors-something that is increasingly getting lost in the contemporary health-care system. This volume suggests that an indigenously developed health-care system based on public-community partnerships and respect for the plurality of needs experiences and knowledges can generate such health care for every Indian.

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Penguin Random House India Private Limited

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9357081348

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9789357081344

Handbook of Polymer Applications in Medicine and Medical Devices

13. Biodegradable Polymers

By: Zheng Zhang,Ophir Ortiz,Ritu Goyal,Joachim Kohn

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Handbook of Polymer Applications in Medicine and Medical Devices

13. Biodegradable Polymers

By: Zheng Zhang,Ophir Ortiz,Ritu Goyal,Joachim Kohn

The design and development of tissue-engineered products has benefited from many years of clinical utilization of a wide range of biodegradable polymers. Newly developed biodegradable polymers and modifications of previously developed biodegradable polymers have enhanced the tools available for creating clinically important tissue-engineering applications. Insights gained from studies of cell-matrix interactions, cell-cell signaling, and organization of cellular components, are placing increased demands on medical implants to interact with the patient’s tissue in a more biologically appropriate fashion. Whereas in the twentieth century biocompatibility was largely equated with eliciting no harmful response, the biomaterials of the twenty first century will have to elicit tissue responses that support healing or regeneration of the patient’s own tissue. This chapter surveys the universe of those biodegradable polymers that may be useful in the development of medical implants and tissue-engineered products. Here, we distinguish between biologically derived polymers and synthetic polymers. The materials are described in terms of their chemical composition, breakdown products, mechanism of breakdown, mechanical properties, and clinical limitations. Also discussed are product design considerations in processing of biomaterials into a final form (e.g., gel, membrane, matrix) that will effect the desired tissue response.

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0128076755

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9780128076750

Eco-Restoration of Mine Land

By: Vimal Chandra Pandey,Jitendra Ahirwal,Roopali Roychowdhury,Ritu Chaturvedi

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Eco-Restoration of Mine Land

By: Vimal Chandra Pandey,Jitendra Ahirwal,Roopali Roychowdhury,Ritu Chaturvedi

An authoritative introduction to the ecosystem-based approach for restoring land after coal and mineral mining operations. Mining activities, in particular where metal ores have been mined, often leave behind vast areas of dumps and disused mine lands that have become environmental hazards. Soil degradation and poisoning are major environmental concerns in these areas, requiring comprehensive and long-term interventions in order to restore those lands to an ecologically productive state. Eco-Restoration of Mine Land provides a comprehensive overview of ecosystem-based solutions for remediating polluted soil and re-establishing vegetation in disused mine lands, synthesizing cutting-edge research, experiential knowledge, and longstanding best practices to offer a holistic introduction to the science of mine land restoration. Eco-Restoration of Mine Land readers will also find: A basic introduction to soil contamination, risk assessment, and phytoremediation of mine land Discussion of carbon sequestration potential of restored mine soils and other environmental benefits of remediated mine land The use of biological soil quality indicators to assess progress in ecosystem restoration Eco-Restoration of Mine Land is a valuable guide for researchers and advanced students in the environmental and ecological sciences, as well as professionals working in environmental remediation, providing a much-needed survey of this increasingly critical subject.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119872251

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9781119872252

Raj Kapoor Speaks

By: Ritu Nanda,Rāja Kapūra

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Raj Kapoor Speaks

By: Ritu Nanda,Rāja Kapūra

Raj Kapoor Is Many Things To Many People: Producer, Director, Actor, Editor, Musician, Story-Teller, A Man Of Many Moods, An Acknowledged Patriarch Of India S Film-Making Industry. He Is Also Known To The World As An Extraordinary Showman, Lover, Idealist, Sage And Reformer. Raj Kapoor Has Always Been A Controversial Figure. Although His Films Always Evoked Extreme Reactions, He Knew That Mass Audiences Had Made Him, And He Never Deserted Them. There Will Be Endless Debates About His Exact Contribution To The Art Of Cinema, But Few Can Deny That He Was The Greatest Entertainer Known To Indian Films, The Last True Movie Mogul Of Indian Cinema. Raj Kapoor Worked With The Cinematic Tradition He Inherited, Made Modifications And Added New Elements To It, And Thus Created A Popular Art Form That Was Consonant With His Temperament And View Of Life. He Infused A Distinctive Mode Of Popular Romantic Sensibility Into Indian Cinema. Raj Kapoor Has Been Portrayed In Various Ways. He Was Imperious And Majestic, A Dreamer Of Big Dreams; His Creations Were Clearly Several Times Larger That The R.K. Studios, Which Remains A Living Monument To One Man S Vision, Energy And Enterprise. In This Book His Daughter Records The Lesser-Known Facets Of His Magnificent Personality, Without Interpreting His Thoughts, So That When Readers Thumb Through The Pages, They May Feel His Presence.

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Penguin Books India

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0670049522

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9780670049523

Stories About You, Me Or Them

By: Ritu Kakar

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Stories About You, Me Or Them

By: Ritu Kakar

Stories About You, Me Or Them is a collection of short stories where you will find yourself living each moment, every emotion, every experience. It could be Love, Infidelity, Hurt, Loss, Relationships. Each one is an emotion you have either witnessed or experienced in life. So Read it, Live it, Love it.

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Ajitabha Publishers

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9390760410

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9789390760411

Infertility Management Series: Abnormalities of the Pelvis

By: Juan A Garcia-Velasco,Manish Banker,Sneha Sathe,Ritu Hinduja

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Infertility Management Series: Abnormalities of the Pelvis

By: Juan A Garcia-Velasco,Manish Banker,Sneha Sathe,Ritu Hinduja

Part of the recognised Infertility Management Series, this handbook is a complete guide to fertility-related abnormalities of the pelvis. Divided into ten sections, the book covers numerous abnormalities, including fibroids, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, genital tuberculosis, and other disorders known to have a detrimental effect on the outcome of assisted reproductive treatment. The text concludes with discussion on gynaecological cancer and fertility preservation options. Edited by recognised experts in the field, led by Madrid-based Juan A Garcia-Velasco, the book is further enhanced by clinical photographs, diagrams and tables. Other titles in the series include: Investigating Infertility, Intrauterine Insemination, Practical Management of Male Infertility, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and Ovarian Stimulation. Key points Part of Infertility Management Series providing complete guide to fertility-related pelvic abnormalities Includes discussion on gynaecological cancer and fertility preservation Edited by recognised team of experts in reproductive medicine Features clinical photographs, diagrams and tables

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JP Medical Ltd

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9352702891

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9789352702893

Real Life Applications of Soft Computing

By: Anupam Shukla,Ritu Tiwari,Rahul Kala

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Real Life Applications of Soft Computing

By: Anupam Shukla,Ritu Tiwari,Rahul Kala

Rapid advancements in the application of soft computing tools and techniques have proven valuable in the development of highly scalable systems and resulted in brilliant applications, including those in biometric identification, interactive voice response systems, and data mining. Although many resources on the subject adequately cover the theoreti

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CRC Press

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1439822891

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9781439822890

Advanced Excel 365

Including ChatGPT Tips

By: Ritu Arora

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Advanced Excel 365

Including ChatGPT Tips

By: Ritu Arora

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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1501519077

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9781501519079

Borders & Boundaries

Women in India's Partition

By: Ritu Menon,Kamla Bhasin

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Women in India's Partition

By: Ritu Menon,Kamla Bhasin

On the sufferings of women during the partition of India in 1947; includes personal narratives.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813525527

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9780813525525

Teach a Woman to Fish

Overcoming Poverty Around the Globe

By: Ritu Sharma

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Teach a Woman to Fish

Overcoming Poverty Around the Globe

By: Ritu Sharma

As the old axiom goes: "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." But teach a woman to fish, and everyone eats for a lifetime. In this firsthand account, Ritu Sharma shares how women can, and are, overcoming the forces that keep them in poverty. She chronicles her travels through four countries—Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, Honduras, and Nicaragua—and the intimate interactions she had with the women living there. Sharma's story not only details her experiences, but also looks at the broader systems that prevent women from leaving poverty behind. From lack of property rights and government corruption to the scarcity of basic infrastructure like roads, these women are restricted by the external limitations placed upon them. Sharma draws from her experiences to frame a larger exploration of how Americans can be instrumental in helping women break free of restrictive systems and begin to facilitate women's upward mobility. Written in her engaging personal voice, Teach a Woman to Fish provides an insider's look at women in poverty, how Washington works, and how change really happens—from the United States to the rest of the world.

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St. Martin's Press

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1137464267

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9781137464262

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