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Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010

By: Shahid Akhtar

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Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009-2010

By: Shahid Akhtar

The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in the Asia Pacific region.This fourth edition (2009-2010) features 30 economies and four sub-regional groupings. The chapters provide updated information on ICT infrastructure, industries, content and services, key programs, enabling policies and regulation, education and capacity building, open source, and research and development initiatives, as well as ICTD challenges in each of the economies covered. The common framework that underpins these reports allows readers to undertake a comparative analysis and assess progress across Asia Pacific.In addition, regional overviews provide a synthesis of ICTD trends, regulatory issues, and lessons for managing innovation in the network economy. The thematic chapters focus on issues in ICT in education, a key area in ICTD.The authors are drawn from government, academe, industry and civil society, providing a broad perspective on the use of ICTs for human development.

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8132100840

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9788132100843

Historical Dictionary of Pakistan

By: Shahid Javed Burki

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Historical Dictionary of Pakistan

By: Shahid Javed Burki

Pakistan is unlike most other countries in the emerging world. It is one of the two nations – the other being the state of Israel – founded on the basis of religion. Although it was created to provide a homeland for the Muslim community of British India, in its original form it was able to accommodate only about half of the people of Islamic faith who lived in the subcontinent. Pakistan’s birth in 1947 resulted in one of the largest movements of people in human history when some 14 million people left their homes, with 8 million Muslims leaving India for what is now Pakistan and 6 million Hindus and Sikhs moving in the opposite direction. This was the first large-scale incidence of ethnic cleansing the world was to witness. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Pakistan covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Pakistan.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442241489

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9781442241480

The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poems

By: Agha Shahid Ali

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The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poems

By: Agha Shahid Ali

Beginning with the impassioned, never-before-published title poem, here is the poet. Agha Shahid Ali died in 2001, mourned by myriad lovers of poetry and devoted students. This volume, his shining legacy, moves from playful early poems to themes of mourning and loss, culminating in the ghazals of Call Me Ishmael Tonight. The title poem appears in print for the first time. from “The Veiled Suite” I wait for him to look straight into my eyesThis is our only chance for magnificence.If he, carefully, upon this hour of ice,will let us almost completely crystallize,tell me, who but I could chill his dreaming night.Where he turns, what will not appear but my eyes?Wherever he looks, the sky is only eyes.Whatever news he has, it is of the sea.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393285073

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9780393285079

Handbook of 200 Medicinal Plants

A Comprehensive Review of Their Traditional Medical Uses and Scientific Justifications

By: Shahid Akbar

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Handbook of 200 Medicinal Plants

A Comprehensive Review of Their Traditional Medical Uses and Scientific Justifications

By: Shahid Akbar

This book is designed to provide pharmacologists and researchers of natural products a comprehensive review of 200 medicinal plants, their vernacular names in various languages and their medicinal uses around the world, and in some cases, a historical perspective. Chemical constituents of each plant with the putative active constituent, and available up to date pharmacological studies (until 2017 on PubMed) with each medical activity explored and its relationship with traditional uses, are described for each plant. Any variations in chemical constituents and their effects on pharmacological studies outcome have been highlighted. All clinical trials conducted, with sufficient details, have been included. Nationalities and racial identities of participants of clinical trials are identified to impress upon the social, cultural and dietary influences on the clinical outcomes. Toxicity studies and potential interactions with prescribed drugs, and full spectrum of references are included.

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Springer Nature

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3030168077

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9783030168070

Sustaining Reform with a US-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement

By: Gary Clyde Hufbauer,Shahid Javed Burki

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Sustaining Reform with a US-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement

By: Gary Clyde Hufbauer,Shahid Javed Burki

This Policy Analysis previews the case for more decisive US economic engagement of Pakistan and suggests that a US-Pakistan FTA could reinforce existing reforms and push the envelope in economic areas where Pakistan (and South Asia more generally) have lagged. In keeping with the Institute's extensive research agenda on prospective US FTAs, we present a detailed analysis of the costs and benefits of a US-Pakistan FTA for the signatory countries, for regional integration, and for the world trading system."--Preface.

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Peterson Institute

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0881323950

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9780881323955

The Veiled Suite

The Collected Poems

By: Shahid Ali Agha

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The Veiled Suite

The Collected Poems

By: Shahid Ali Agha

Beginning with the impassioned, never-before-published title poem, here is the life's work of a beloved Kashmiri-American poet. Agha Shahid Ali died in 2001, mourned by myriad lovers of poetry and devoted students. This volume, his shining legacy, moves from playful early poems to themes of mourning and loss, culminating in the ghazals of Call Me Ishmael Tonight. The title poem appears in print for the first time. from "The Veiled Suite" I wait for him to look straight into my eyes This is our only chance for magnificence. If he, carefully, upon this hour of ice, will let us almost completely crystallize, tell me, who but I could chill his dreaming night. Where he turns, what will not appear but my eyes? Wherever he looks, the sky is only eyes. Whatever news he has, it is of the sea.

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Penguin Books India

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0393068048

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Spatial Patterns of Noise Pollution and Its Effects in Lahore City

By: Isma Younes,Muhammad Shafiq,Abdul Ghaffar,Shahid Mehmood

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Spatial Patterns of Noise Pollution and Its Effects in Lahore City

By: Isma Younes,Muhammad Shafiq,Abdul Ghaffar,Shahid Mehmood

Lahore is one of the cities most effected by uncontrolled noise pollution in Pakistan. The most important factor of noise pollution is the road traffic. The main objective of this study was to analyze and evaluate road traffic noise and to measure its effects on the population of Lahore city. A weighting sound level meter was used in the study. All the measurements were taken at a height of about 1.2 m from the ground at 56 sample sites. The spatial noise pattern was shown in maps. These were also drawn to show buffers dividing areas into moderate, high and extremely high risk zones in accordance with noise risk levels. The maps were additionally divided in day and night time maps, each with graduated symbols. The main day-night values were exceeding the permissible environmental standards used in Pakistan. Therefore, a survey was conducted to study the diseases caused by noise pollution in the areas with highest noise levels.

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Anchor Academic Publishing

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3960671393

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9783960671398

Rooms Are Never Finished: Poems

By: Agha Shahid Ali

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Rooms Are Never Finished: Poems

By: Agha Shahid Ali

An incomparable work, an unmatched achievement."—Anthony Hecht In this stunningly inventive collection—a finalist for the 2001 National Book Award in poetry—Ali excavates the devastation wrought upon his childhood home, Kashmir, and reveals a more personal devastation: his mother's death and the journey with her body back to Kashmir.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393352056

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9780393352054

Political Modernization in the Gulf

By: Shahid Jamal Ansari

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Political Modernization in the Gulf

By: Shahid Jamal Ansari

The entire Gulf is passing through a transitional phase. The member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are witnessing change in varying degrees. The change has become too evident from the 1960s. It was oil, more than any other factor, which was responsible for a rapid transition. Control over oil production and marketing have led to the strengthening of governmental role as owner and distributor of oil income. The regions tribal society is being transformed into a modern society. Political modernization is a recent phenomenon if the nature and extent of structural and informal transformations are taken into account. Three broadly defined phases of political change can be discerned in the Arabian Peninsula: the traditional, the neo-traditional, and the modernizing or post-traditional. The modernizing phase was initiated by radical policies of socio-economic development, including the necessary restructuring of replacement of regimes and a redefinition or expansion of the scope and role of the state. However, the pace and direction of change is not clear enough. The coming few decades are crucial in this regard.

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Northern Book Centre

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817211088X

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9788172110888

Root Zone Salinity Management Using Fractional Skimming Wells with Pressurized Irrigation

Inception Report

By: Muhammad Nadeem Asghar,Shahid Ahmad,Muhammad Siddique Shafique,Muhammad Akram Kahlown

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Root Zone Salinity Management Using Fractional Skimming Wells with Pressurized Irrigation

Inception Report

By: Muhammad Nadeem Asghar,Shahid Ahmad,Muhammad Siddique Shafique,Muhammad Akram Kahlown

This Inception Report provides information and progress of the activities of the project entitled, "Root Zone Salinity Management Using Fractional Skimming Wells With Pressurized Irrigation". Details of the implementation plan covering methodology, technical interventions and field research studies are included in this report.

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IWMI

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9290904674

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The Rightful Way of Banking

By: Shahid M. K. Ghauri,Omar Masood

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The Rightful Way of Banking

By: Shahid M. K. Ghauri,Omar Masood

It has taken over five centuries for banking to evolve to its present state, and the concept of “interest” is undoubtedly the life-blood of the whole financial system. Interest was religiously prohibitive for centuries in several faiths, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and, Islam, and was also strongly opposed by neo-classical economists in the 1930s. Interest (riba) is still outlawed in Islam, with the term “riba-eater” being one of the cruellest insults. Islamic scholars have explained that the current practice of contracts without interest is a result of following the jurisprudence laid in the Quran and Sunnah of Prophet Mohammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). As such, this mode of banking and finance without riba is recognised as “Islamic banking”. This name has often been criticised by scholars as there is no philosophy of banking in Islamic teachings. Consequently, some of the banks that follow these regulations have adopted other names, such as savings banks and finance houses. This book explains the philosophies behind the current trend in riba-free banking which is implemented as Islamic banking around the world. The book is divided into five sections, the first of which is related to the introduction of riba-free banking. The second is related to the fundamentals, concepts and beliefs of riba-free banking organisations, while the third differentiates between two streams of financial models. The fourth section explains risk management in riba-free banking, while the final section discusses international institutions related to the riba-free financial system. The book also contains a glossary of terms related to riba-free banking, and a terms index for reader’s ease in academic study.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443875244

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Pakistan

Fifty Years Of Nationhood, Third Edition

By: Shahid Javed Burki

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Pakistan

Fifty Years Of Nationhood, Third Edition

By: Shahid Javed Burki

Although it achieved independence in 1947, Pakistan still has not succeeded in integrating its diverse peoples into a nation?as its short yet turbulent history vividly demonstrates. The nation's search for stability is traced in this revised and updated introduction to Pakistan's political, economic, and social development. New chapters detail political developments since 1991, including the elections of 1993 and 1996. Economic changes, including the financial crisis that led to the fall of Benazir Bhutto's government in 1996, are given particular attention. Also included is an extensive analysis of the nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan, an issue of global concern.

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Routledge

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0429978138

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9780429978135

Nanobiotechnology for Safe Bioactive Nanobiomaterials

By: Poushpi Dwivedi,Shahid S. Narvi,Ravi Prakash Tewari,Dhanesh Tiwary

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Nanobiotechnology for Safe Bioactive Nanobiomaterials

By: Poushpi Dwivedi,Shahid S. Narvi,Ravi Prakash Tewari,Dhanesh Tiwary

This book begins with an introduction of nanobiotechnology, followed by biosyntheses of AgNPs, development of silver/chitosan (Ag/CS) polymer nanocomposites, synthesis of silver/chitosan-g-poly acrylamide (Ag/CS-g-PAAm) nanocomposite hydrogel and silver/chitosan/poly vinyl chloride (Ag/CS/PVC) blend. Finally, it presents novel bioengineering of polyfunctional metallic nanostructures other than Ag, emphasizing biomass utilization and value-added conversion over an extended span, including life cycle assessment of the synthesized nanostructures. Features: Includes prospective cost effective, eco-friendly, and safe nanomaterials, synthesized through facile paths Covers the synergistic effect of phytochemicals and nano-Ag antimicrobial agents from an antiviral perspective Includes surface coating systems and super absorbent materials for biomedical purposes Examines nanobiotechnological applications for generating nanoalloys with synchronized nanostructural arrangement of alkaline earth metals and nanoscale dots of transition metals Explores the life cycle assessment of synthesized nanomaterials This book aims at researchers and graduate students in biomaterials, chemical engineering, green chemistry, nanomaterials, and biotechnology.

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CRC Press

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1000645584

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9781000645583

The Country Without a Post Office

Poems 1991-1995

By: Agha Shahid Ali

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The Country Without a Post Office

Poems 1991-1995

By: Agha Shahid Ali

Here Is A Haunted And Haunting Volume That Establishes Agha Shahid Ali As A Seminal Voice Writing In English. Amidst Rain And Fire And Ruin, In A Land Of `Doomed Addresses`, The Poet Evokes The Tragedy Of His Birth Place, Kashmir.

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Orient Blackswan

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817530037X

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9788175300378

Pakistan Under Bhutto, 1971–1977

By: Shahid Javed Burki

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Pakistan Under Bhutto, 1971–1977

By: Shahid Javed Burki

An updated and revised account of economic and political decision-making in Pakistan during 1971-77 under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Questioning the reasons for Bhutto's reversal of policy in 1974, the author argues that Bhutto's actions were influenced by prominent social groups.

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Springer

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1349195294

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The Half-Inch Himalayas

By: Agha Shahid Ali

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The Half-Inch Himalayas

By: Agha Shahid Ali

A stellar collection of early work from a renowned poet.

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Wesleyan University Press

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0819511323

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9780819511324

Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of Ghazals

By: Agha Shahid Ali

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Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of Ghazals

By: Agha Shahid Ali

Ali's ghazals are contemporary and colloquial, deceptively simple, yet still grounded in tradition....Highly recommended."—Library Journal The beloved Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali presents his own American ghazals. Calling on a line or phrase from fellow poets, Ali salutes those known and loved—W. S. Merwin, Mark Strand, James Tate, and more—while in other searingly honest verse he courageously faces his own mortality.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393352048

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9780393352047

Happy Father's Day

By: Meharunnisa S Bepari,Shahid S Bepari

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Happy Father's Day

By: Meharunnisa S Bepari,Shahid S Bepari

HAPPY FATHERS DAY is the collection of abundance, love , care and respect towards fathers. Father is the hidden Santa to all the children who fulfills all wishes and surprise us by unique and beautiful gifts. As we know Dad: A son's first hero, a daughter's first love. An unshowcased Bond of children and Father is “The power of a dad in a child's life is unmatched.” All the wishes can make a fathers days more special.

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JEC PUBLICATION

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9357497803

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9789357497800

Big Data Concepts, Technologies, and Applications

By: Mohammad Shahid Husain,Mohammad Zunnun Khan,Tamanna Siddiqui

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Big Data Concepts, Technologies, and Applications

By: Mohammad Shahid Husain,Mohammad Zunnun Khan,Tamanna Siddiqui

With the advent of such advanced technologies as cloud computing, the Internet of Things, the Medical Internet of Things, the Industry Internet of Things and sensor networks as well as the exponential growth in the usage of Internet-based and social media platforms, there are enormous oceans of data. These huge volumes of data can be used for effective decision making and improved performance if analyzed properly. Due to its inherent characteristics, big data is very complex and cannot be handled and processed by traditional database management approaches. There is a need for sophisticated approaches, tools and technologies that can be used to store, manage and analyze these enormous amounts of data to make the best use of them. Big Data Concepts, Technologies, and Applications covers the concepts, technologies, and applications of big data analytics. Presenting the state-of-the-art technologies in use for big data analytics. it provides an in-depth discussion about the important sectors where big data analytics has proven to be very effective in improving performance and helping industries to remain competitive. This book provides insight into the novel areas of big data analytics and the research directions for the scholars working in the domain. Highlights include: The advantages, disadvantages and challenges of big data analytics State-of-the-art technologies for big data analytics such as Hadoop, NoSQL databases, data lakes, deep learning and blockchain The application of big data analytic in healthcare, business, social media analytics, fraud detection and prevention and governance Exploring the concepts and technologies behind big data analytics, the book is an ideal resource for researchers, students, data scientists, data analysts and business analysts who need insight into big data analytics

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CRC Press

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1000965074

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9781000965070

Hepatitis C Virus-Host Interactions and Therapeutics: Current Insights and Future Perspectives

By: Imran Shahid,Qaiser Jabeen

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Hepatitis C Virus-Host Interactions and Therapeutics: Current Insights and Future Perspectives

By: Imran Shahid,Qaiser Jabeen

The burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on the public health care system continues to remain significant despite the remarkable progress made in HCV therapeutics in the recent past. There are now almost a dozen oral interferon-free direct-acting antivirals available for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. Despite advances in the treatment of HCV, therapeutic gaps remain that are yet to be fully explored. Researchers and scientists still strive to understand virus-host interactions to map the disease’s progression along with extrahepatic manifestations and virus invasion strategies impacting the host’s immune system. This book briefly discusses the biology of HCV infection, virus-host interactions, molecular epidemiology of the infection, and the full spectrum of immune responses to hepatitis C. It also provides in-depth information about HCV, clinical diagnostics, and therapeutic knowledge to all stakeholders involved in HCV screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Topics covered in the chapters include 1) HCV-host interactions leading to asymptomatic acute infection, 2) the progression of acute HCV infection to chronic disease and subsequent extrahepatic comorbidities, 3) Innate and adaptive immune responses in HCV infections, 4) Consensus-based Approaches for Hepatitis C Screening and Diagnosis, 5) advances in hepatitis C therapy and global management of HCV, and 6) the outcomes of Oral Interferon-free Direct-acting Antivirals as Combination Therapies to Cure Hepatitis C. This book is a valuable addition to undergraduate and postgraduate hepatology students and physicians, clinicians, hepatologists, and health care officials involved in HCV clinical diagnosis and therapeutics.

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Bentham Science Publishers

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9815123440

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9789815123449

Rising Powers and Global Governance

Changes and Challenges for the World’s Nations

By: Shahid Javed Burki

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Rising Powers and Global Governance

Changes and Challenges for the World’s Nations

By: Shahid Javed Burki

This book reinforces the need to understand the sources of global change that is taking place and to accommodate it in the world political, social, and economic systems. Linking the United States, China, India, and Russia along with Europe and the Middle East, the author addresses demographics, international trade, technology, and climate change as global challenges that require cooperation in order to be solved. Both academics and policymakers will be enlightened, discovering ways of addressing global change by working together rather than through confrontation.

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Springer

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1137598158

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New Mechanisms for Anti-Cancer Drugs

By: Ayaz Shahid

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New Mechanisms for Anti-Cancer Drugs

By: Ayaz Shahid

Cancer is the second leading cause of death. Every year, many anticancer drug candidates are discovered and synthesized, but the major challenge lies in identifying, characterizing and evaluating their efficacy. The aim of this Research Topic, "New Mechanisms for Anti-Cancer Drugs" is to collect a group of publications focused on novel chemical compounds exhibiting new modes of actions and/or new target proteins to fulfill their cytotoxic activity on cancer cells. In this context, we will also be pleased to consider studies on drug repurposing, including approved, discontinued, and shelved drugs, when anti-cancer activity results from an unexpected mode of action.

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Frontiers Media SA

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2832547842

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