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      • Bernd Liske

        Bernd Liske, born in 1956, studied mathematics in Chemnitz and is the owner of Liske information management systems. From its founding in 1998 until May 2015, Bernd Liske was a member of the main board of BITKOM, where he worked in the defense, education and knowledge management working groups. In the course of his efforts to deal with the revelations of Edward Snowden in the NSA affair, he was expelled from BITKOM in 2015. From 1998 to 2003 he was a member of the board of the Association of Organizations and Information Systems (VOI). Bernd Liske has been dealing with socio-political issues for many years. In his analyzes and concepts, he deals with social, political and economic problems in our society in order to make contributions to maintaining Germany as a business location. His book “PRISM A Lesson for our Democracy”, published in September, grew out of this. The diversity of the topics he deals with as well as the systemic principles used for their treatment can be followed on his homepage at and on his TWITTER channels @BerndLiske, @LiskeAphorismen and @LiskeZitate. He now regards his aphorisms as an open source operating system for the analysis and design of social processes and has been using them successfully for years.

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      • Berlinica Publishing

        BERLINICA is a publishing house that brings Berlin to America. Berlinica is run by Eva Claudia Schweitzer, a book author, and a journalist for twenty-five years. Berlinica  Publishing LLC is located in New York City. It publishes everything devoted to Berlin in English and in German, from fiction to history, photo books, guide books, biographies, books about culture and architecture, cookbooks, and also movies, and music. Berlinica books are available everywhere where books are sold, in stores in the U.S. and Canada, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as online in a number of additional countries, from Brazil to England, Japan, and Australia to India.

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        The Arts
        June 2006

        Mourning becomes...

        Post/memory and commemoration of the concentration camps of the South African War 1899–1902

        by Elizabeth Stanley, Bertrand Taithe, Roger Cooter, Carolyn Steedman

        This fascinating work challenges many of the accepted facts about the concentration camps run by the British during the South African War. The author demonstrates that much of what we have traditionally understood about these camps originates the testimony which was solicited, selected and published by key women activists within Boer proto-nationalist circles. Using detailed archival evidence, she shows that much of the history of the camps results from a deliberate imposition of 'post/memory' - a process by which what was 'remembered' was shaped and reshaped to support the development of a racialised nationalist framework. Many of the camps' occupants died from successive epidemics of measles, typhoid, enteritis and pneumonia rather than deliberate ill-treatment, yet the book shows how mourning for those who died was overridden by state commemorative activities concerned with promoting pan-Boer nationalist aspirations. The innovative and groundbreaking approach of the author invites the reader to step into and explore with her the commemorative sites passed by nationalist land acts, which still powerfully mark the South African landscape. ;

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        Science & Mathematics
        November 2018

        Parthenium Weed

        Biology, Ecology and Management

        by Stephen W Adkins, Stephen W Adkins, Asad Shabbir, Asad Shabbir, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan, Muhammad H Ali, Sally Allan, Ali Ahsan Bajwa, Amalia Belgeri, Shane Campbell, Nimal Chandrasena, Michael Day, Naeem Khan, Ian A W Macdonald, Alec McClay, Andrew McConnachie, Rachel McFadyen, Adusumilli Narayana Rao, Boyang Shi, Bharat B. Shrestha, Lorraine Strathie, Sushil Kumar, Tamado Tana, Saichun Tang, Colette Terblanche, Nguyen Thi Lan Thi, Wayne D. Vogler, Arne Witt, Kunjithapatham Dhileepan

        This book explores the most important aspects of the biology, ecology and management of what is one of the world's worst weeds. Originally regarded as a major weed in Australia and India, Parthenium weed is now widespread in around 48 countries in Africa, Asia and the South Pacific, and has the potential to spread to new countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. This book, which is a collective effort by 27 members of the International Parthenium Weed Network, addresses research and knowledge gaps for different countries. It examines the weed's mode of spread, its impact on agricultural production, its effect on the environment and on human health, and its management using biological control, as well as cultural, physical and chemical approaches. It also considers the coordination of the weed's management, possible uses for Parthenium weed, its present distribution and how this is impacted by climate change. This book includes: A detailed analysis of Parthenium weed biology. Experiences with Parthenium weed worldwide. An explanation of practical management options. This book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in universities and institutes, in the fields of plant ecology, botany, agriculture, conservation and restoration ecology.

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        Agriculture & related industries
        November 2007

        Non Chemical Weed Management

        Principles, Concepts and Technology

        by Mahesh K Upadhyaya, Robert E Blackshaw

        Following several decades of popularity after the Second World War, the use of synthetic herbicides is now experiencing a backlash within the agriculture industry.The increase in organic farming and concerns about potential negative effects on human health and the environment is creating a demand for pesticide-free food and alternative weed management techniques. International research has now explored the potential, limitations and impacts of non-chemical alternatives and the effect of different strategies on the entire agro- or natural ecosystem. Through the re-evaluation of techniques previously considered uneconomical or impractical, this text provides a comprehensive examination of non-chemical weed management.

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        Insecticide & herbicide technology
        April 2003

        Weeds and Weed Management on Arable Land

        An Ecological Approach

        by Sigurd Håkansson

        This book is a unique review of weed science. The sample material reflects the exciting developments in weed research coming out of Scandinavian and other parts of the world – research that is of international interest and relevance. The book discusses factors that effect weed occurrence in different crops and cropping systems and the response of these weeds to specified management measures. Weeds of different traits are discussed and their response to varying growing methods and weed control measures are examined in detail.One of the book’s key strengths is its focus on the fundamental principles of weed development and the interaction between weed and crop. The discussion of these important topics are thoroughly covered and supported by experimental data from the author’s own work and the published work of many other scientists. This book, with its fundamental focus on principles, will be valid for scientists and students for many years to come.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 1999

        Death in England

        An illustrated history

        by Peter Jupp, Clare Gittings

        Death in England provides the first ever social history of death from the earliest times 500,000 BC to Diana, Princess of Wales.. The book reveals how attitudes, practices and beliefs about death have undergone constant change: how, why and at what ages people died; plagues and violence; wills and deathbeds; funerals and memorials; beliefs and bereavement.. Richly illustrated - striking and often very powerful images.. In time with the spirit of the age and coming Millenium key scholars in their field write on their respective periods.. With the recent upturn of popular interest in death - through films,TV, books and newspapers - this book will prove stimulating to the general reader; to students of archaeology, art, history, medicine and sociology. ;

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        Borrowed Identity

        A Dramatic Novel

        by Hadassa Ashdot

        Borrowed Identity is a moving novel that tells the story of three generations of men and women. Through the eyes and the stories of each, a chilling plot unfolds over different periods of time, in Israel and abroad. But whose story is it? Is it that of the Israeli hero, the secret agent under diplomatic cover whose life is poised at the crossroads between one cloak-and-dagger operation and another, poised for any mission, always ‘in the name of’, always for the cause? Or is it that of the woman, the giver of life, who lives in the shadow of her men: father, husband, son, friends, lovers? On the memorial day for her son Uri, a fighter pilot who lost his life in one of Israel’s many battles, Marit, remaining alone after the visitors have left, takes stock of her life and the significant others in it: Hanoch, her intelligence officer husband, unable to face the loss of his son, has left her; and Uri, the dead son, who was laid trussed and bound on the sacrificial altar, as Israeli fathers inspired by a sense of mission and heroism sacrifice their sons for the homeland. Through Marit’s personal acquaintance with death and bereavement, and through the collective encounter, she conveys a dark, heroic Israeli reality of love and death – Eros and Thanatos. This is a story of love: the passionate love between a man and a woman; the love for a country you die for; the affectionate love of parents for their son, which turns out to be a love that kills him – and them too. It is also a story of death, and of the failure of that desperate love. Psychologist and university lecturer Hadassa Ashdot was born in Tel Aviv and grew up in Jerusalem. Her short stories have appeared in two leading Israeli literary magazines, Moznayim and Prosa. To date, Ashdot has published two novels (in Hebrew): Borrowed Identity and Marianne of the Snow. The author's experience as an army psychologist dealing with war-caused bereavement and problems associated with the trauma of shell shock are clearly reflected in her works of fiction.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        July 2023

        Nombres propios (Proper nouns)

        by Mercedes Alvarado

        In the face of uncertainty, we have lost the right to mourn; in the face of this, perhaps all that remains is to search, to ask, to name. This is a book that puts memory in the foreground, a recognition of the collective mourning that runs through us. Nombres propios is an approach to the legitimate and loving resistance that sustains the living victims of violence in Mexico. As Natalia Mendoza notes in the prologue: Alvarado's verses point to the concrete mechanism that could inaugurate a new time.

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        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        November 2008

        Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds

        by B G Rector, Mic H. Julien, Mic H. Julien

        The control of invasive plant species is a global challenge, and effective biological control is a long-term solution which reduces the need for environmentally damaging chemical sprays. Covering the very latest research findings in all aspects of weed biocontrol, this comprehensive volume contains over 250 papers and abstracts across nine key themes presented at the symposium by international experts. It explores weed biology and ecology and the economic impacts, effectiveness and practical implications of weed management strategies, and will be of interest to researchers and students in plant and environmental sciences. ; This comprehensive volume contains over 250 papers and abstracts across nine key themes presented at the symposium by international experts. It explores weed biology and ecology and the economic impacts, effectiveness and practical implications of weed management strategies. ; Theme 1: Ecology and Modelling in Biocontrol of WeedsTheme 2: Benefit/Risk and Cost AnalysesTheme 3: Target and Agent SelectionTheme 4: Pre-release Specificity and Efficacy TestingTheme 5: Regulations and Public AwarenessTheme 6: Evolutionary ProcessesTheme 7: Opportunities and Constraints for the Biological Control of Weeds in EuropeTheme 8: Release Activities and Post-release EvaluationsTheme 9: Management Specifics, Integration, Restoration and Implementation

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        Political oppression & persecution
        July 2014

        Co-memory and melancholia

        Israelis memorialising the Palestinian Nakba

        by Ronit Lentin

        The 1948 war that led to the creation of the State of Israel also resulted in the destruction of Palestinian society when some 80 per cent of the Palestinians who lived in the major part of Palestine upon which Israel was established became refugees. Israelis call the 1948 war their 'War of Independence' and the Palestinians their 'Nakba', or catastrophe. After many years of Nakba denial, land appropriation, political discrimination against the Palestinians within Israel and the denial of rights to Palestinian refugees, in recent years the Nakba is beginning to penetrate Israeli public discourse. This book, available at last in paperback, explores the construction of collective memory in Israeli society, where the memory of the trauma of the Holocaust and of Israel's war dead competes with the memory claims of the dispossessed Palestinians. Against a background of the Israeli resistance movement, Lentin's central argument is that co-memorating the Nakba by Israeli Jews is motivated by an unresolved melancholia about the disappearance of Palestine and the dispossession of the Palestinians, a melancholia that shifts mourning from the lost object to the grieving subject. Lentin theorises Nakba co-memory as a politics of resistance, counterpoising co-memorative practices by internally displaced Israeli Palestinians with Israeli Jewish discourses of the Palestinian right of return, and questions whether return narratives by Israeli Jews, courageous as they may seem, are ultimately about Israeli Jewish self-healing rather than justice for Palestine.

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        Plant ecology
        September 2010

        Invasive Plant Ecology in Natural and Agricultural Systems

        by Barbara D Booth, Stephen D Murphy, Clarence J Swanton

        Bringing together reasons for why and where weeds occur and the ecological importance of weed management, this updated edition (previously entitled "Weed Ecology") provides an in-depth study of plant ecology with greater coverage of invasive plant biology and more concise statistics. In a new, larger format, printed in two colours, and illustrated throughout with figures, tables and case studies it is an essential text for students in plant ecology, agriculture and horticulture. Praise for the first edition: "As an undergraduate text [the book] does a superb job of traversing the wide expanse of ecology... several chapters should be key components of any course on understanding weed ecology" - Biological Invasions "The information is provided in short chapters, which are very well written, have their own comprehensive reference lists, and contain many excellent examples from around the world. The book will be an extremely valuable textbook for undergraduate and graduate students studying weed science and agriculture" - Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

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        Other technologies & applied sciences
        June 2009

        Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds

        by B G Rector. Edited by Mic H. Julien

        The control of invasive plant species is a global challenge, and effective biological control is a long-term solution which reduces the need for environmentally damaging chemical sprays. Covering the very latest research findings in all aspects of weed biocontrol, this comprehensive volume contains over 250 papers and abstracts across nine key themes presented at the symposium by international experts. It explores weed biology and ecology and the economic impacts, effectiveness and practical implications of weed management strategies, and will be of interest to researchers and students in plant and environmental sciences.

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        Literature: history & criticism
        February 2017

        The Gothic and death

        by Series edited by Elisabeth Bronfen. Edited by Carol Davison

        The Gothic and death offers the first ever published study devoted to the subject of the Gothic and death across the centuries. It investigates how the multifarious strands of the Gothic and the concepts of death, dying, mourning and memorialisation ('the Death Question') - have intersected and been configured cross-culturally to diverse ends from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day. Drawing on recent scholarship in such fields as Gothic Studies, film theory, Women's and Gender Studies and Thanatology Studies, this interdisciplinary collection of fifteen essays by international scholars combines an attention to socio-historical and cultural contexts with a rigorous close reading of works, both classic and lesser known. This area of enquiry is considered by way of such popular and uncanny figures as corpses, ghosts, zombies and vampires, and across various cultural and literary forms such as Graveyard Poetry, Romantic poetry, Victorian literature, nineteenth-century Italian and Russian literature, Anglo-American film and television, contemporary Young Adult fiction and Bollywood film noir.

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        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        January 2017

        The UK Pesticide Guide 2017

        by Martin A Lainsbury

        The UK Pesticide Guide 2017 has 7 new active ingredient profiles. Two are confirmed as available in 2017 while 5 are currently only listed as Products also Registered (PARs). The two available are: - cyantraniliprole for insect control in headed brassicas - halauxifen-methyl +/- fluroxypyr for broad-leaved weed control in cereals. The five awaiting confirmation are: - buprofezin for insect control in protected Solonaceae - penhoxamid for weed control in grain maize and winter oilseed rape - Pepino Mosaic Virus for suppression of viral diseases in protected tomatoes - Pythium oligandrun M1 for disease control in spring barley, wheat and oilseed rape - Tembotrione for weed control in maize and sweetcorn. In addition, hazard precautions have been upgraded and the roll out of extended buffer zones, for some products, continues with many products re-approved under new MAPP numbers. There are also: - 7 new herbicide profiles - 4 in the main section and 3 as PARs - 8 new fungicide profiles - 6 in the main section and 2 as PARs - 1 new plant growth regulator (PGR) combination and 1 new molluscicide. In the main section of the Guide 8 herbicide profiles (tepraloxydim approval expires 30/11/ 2016), 17 fungicides (including prochloraz), 4 insecticides and 1 PGR are no longer included. ; The UK Pesticide Guide 2017 has 7 new active ingredient profiles. In addition, hazard precautions have been upgraded and the roll out of extended buffer zones, for some products, continues with many products re-approved under new MAPP numbers. ; 1: Crop/Pest Guide Index2: Pesticide Profiles3: Products also registered4: Adjuvants5: Key Information for Users of Pesticides6: Suppliers of Pesticides and Adjuvants

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        Pest control
        January 2016

        The UK Pesticide Guide 2016

        by Edited by Martin A Lainsbury

        The UK Pesticide Guide is a unique and authoritative source of information on pesticides and adjuvants. The 2016 edition has three new active ingredient profiles included for the first time. The additions include: imazosulfuron for weed control in winter cereals metobromuron for weed control in potatoes fenpyrazamine for disease control in wine grapes and protected cucurbits. Many products have new hazard classifications as Europe starts to standardise with the rest of the world. Some products now have buffer zone requirements greater than the standard LERAP 5 metres. Other additions include: 11 new herbicide profiles 13 new fungicide profiles Spearmint oil, a sprout suppressant for potatoes

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        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        August 2023

        Parasitic Plants in African Agriculture

        by Lytton John Musselman, Jonne Rodenburg

        Parasitic Plants in African Agriculture brings together for the first time in a single volume, the ecology, biology, damage, and control of all groups of African parasitic plants including both the relatively few parasites introduced to the continent as well as those native parasites that have spread from within Africa. The book covers the well-known witchweeds and broomrapes but also groups and species that have received less attention including mistletoes, dodders, rice vampire weed, and other species posing threats. The book distinguishes between stem and root parasitic weeds and between holoparasites and (facultative or obligate) hemiparasites. Based on their research and experience collectively spanning six decades, the authors provide an authoritative and state-of-the-art overview of the distribution, biology and impact of these highly specialized weeds and include recommendations for their management. Since parasitic plants in African agriculture primarily affect smallholder farmers, these weeds are explicitly discussed within a context of resource limitations and global changes. Readers are informed on all parasitic plant species relevant to African agriculture and the impact these plants have on crop production and livelihoods of smallholders in a changing world. Current and future management strategies are outlined in terms of their principles and effectiveness as well as their feasibility and affordability for farmers, all of which determine farmer adoption. The final chapter synthesises some of the relevant findings and statistics regarding parasitic weed distribution and their host crops and discusses implications in terms of future crop protection concerns in African agricultural systems. Key features: · Authoritative text based on extensive field and laboratory work. · First comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of parasitic plants and their management in Africa. · Highly illustrated with photos, graphs and species distribution maps. · Reviews previous basic and applied work, with relevance to smallholder farming systems. This book will be a valuable reference for students, researchers, extension workers, development officers, national agriculture researchers, plant pathologists, food security specialists, weed scientists, agronomists and botanists.

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        TIME TO HEAL : A NOVEL

        by Norhafsah Hamid, Maman Rosnan & Husna Abd Rahman

        Hassan, who had lost his twin brother, best friend and partner-in-crime — Hussin — during teenagers due to cancer.   Hassan then further studies medicine and makes friends with Amy and Nieza; and become best friends. Hassan — loves to joke around, tease his friends and coworkers a lot, a gentleman to the point people called him Dr Charmer, and very protective towards his friends especially Amy and Nieza. If a man wants to approach Amy and Nieza, he has to go through Hassan first!   Beneath those witty personalities, Hassan was actually struggling in handling his inner turmoil when it comes to grieving and sadness. When his friend and his teenage patient passed away, Hassan was again at a loss.   He always thought that he needed to be strong for his parents after Hussin passed away — he stopped crying, he stopped expressing his grief, he just ignored the pain. But then he learn, being strong does not mean one should suppress and dismiss his feelings.

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        Science & Mathematics
        August 2017

        Invasive Alien Plants

        Impacts on Development and Options for Management

        by Carol A Ellison, Sean T Murphy, K V Sankaran

        Invasive alien plants pose a major threat to agriculture and livelihoods worldwide. This book considers those impacts and options for biological control, through a case study of mikania weed, a neotropical invasive plant in many countries in the tropical humid forest zones of Southeast Asia. This perennial vine can smother agro-forestry and natural forest ecosystems, as well as many crops within homegarden and plantation production systems. The design of policy frameworks to combat invasive species is considered in depth, as is the use of classical biological control against mikania weed ; 1: Invasive alien plants as a constraint to development in tropical Asia: is there a crisis in the making?2: Profile of an invasive plant: Mikania micrantha3: Social and economic implications of Mikania micrantha in the Kerala Western Ghats4: Impacts and management options for Mikania micrantha in plantations5: Mikania micrantha: its status and impact on people and wildlife in Nepal6: Impact and management of invasive alien plants on Pacific island communities7: Understanding the impact of invasive Mikania micrantha in shifting agriculture and its management through traditional ecological knowledge8: Prevention and related measures for invasive alien plants in India; policy framework and other initiatives9: Control options for invasive alien plants in agroforestry10: Classical biological control of Mikania micrantha: the sustainable solution11: Policy frameworks for the implementation of a classical biological control strategy: the Chinese experience12: Policy frameworks for the implementation of a classical biological control strategy: the Indian experience

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        July 2018

        Practical Feline Behaviour

        Understanding Cat Behaviour and Improving Welfare

        by Trudi Atkinson

        Practical Feline Behaviour contains all the relevant information that a veterinary nurse or technician needs to understand and handle the behaviour and welfare of house cats, and to offer safe and practical advice to clients. There have been ground-breaking advances in our understanding of feline behaviour in recent years and, to protect the welfare of cats, it is increasingly important that anyone involved with their care, especially those in a professional capacity, keep up to date with these developments. This approachable and down-to-earth text describes the internal and external influences on feline behaviour; on communication, learning, social behaviour, the relationship between behaviour and disease, and the cat - human relationship. It also provides practical advice on how the welfare of cats in our care may be protected and how behaviour problems should be addressed and how to avoid them. In this book Trudi Atkinson draws on her extensive experience as a veterinary nurse and a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist to provide a rapid reference and an intensely practical feline behaviour resource for owners, breeders, veterinary professionals, shelter and cattery workers and anyone involved in the care of our feline companions. - Practical, down to earth guide detailing all aspects of feline behaviour - Rapid reference for instant access to information - Written by a well-known animal behaviourist who has extensive experience in treating feline behaviour problems and in advising clients to protect the welfare of their cats - Includes a foreword by John Bradshaw, School of Veterinary Science at University of Bristol, UK

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