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      2020

      Vitamin D

      The healing power of the sunshine vitamin

      by Uwe Gröber and Prof. Dr. Michael F. Holick

      Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem that puts the quality of life and life expectancy of more than a billion children and adults at risk worldwide. Many lifestyle diseases may be associated with vitamin D deficiency: myocardial infarction, infections, cancer, neurological diseases, stroke, type 2 diabetes, to name just a few. This 4th updated edition incorporates numerous new insights into the therapeutic effect of vitamin D, including its importance for a healthy pregnancy, prenatal imprinting, optimum sporting performance, diabetes mellitus and autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or multiple sclerosis. Since the metabolism and the effect of vitamin D are supported by a complex network of micronutrients – for example, magnesium, vitamin A or vitamin K – a specific chapter is devoted to this network. Here, the reader can discover how vitamin D successfully protects against diseases, improves the quality of life and optimises medication and treatment!

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      Animal breeding
      November 2010

      Breeding for Disease Resistance in Farm Animals

      by Edited by Stephen C Bishop, Roger F E Axford, Frank W Nicholas, John B Owen

      Addressing principles associated with breeding animals for enhanced health and resistance to specific diseases, this new edition provides an updated review of the field and is illustrated with examples covering many diseases of importance to livestock production across all major livestock species. Authored by experts in the field, the book covers techniques and approaches, viruses, TSEs, bacteria, parasites, vectors, and broader health issues seen in production systems, including metabolic diseases. The book will be an essential reference for professionals in the field, scientists and researchers, students, breeders, vets, agricultural advisors and policymakers.

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      Animal husbandry
      May 2000

      Forage Evaluation in Ruminant Nutrition

      by Hussain M Omed. Edited by D I Givens, Roger F E Axford, Emyr Owen

      Current pressures to maximise the use of forages in ruminant diets have renewed interest in fast, inexpensive methods for the estimation of their nutritional value. As a result, a wide variety of biological and physiochemical procedures have recently been investigated for this purpose.This book is the single definitive reference volume on the current status of research in this areaCovers all forages eaten by ruminant animals

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      The Arts
      September 2017

      Principles and Practices of 3-D Animation Production

      by Liu Shangbing

      This book is based on the real case of the original animation project "Adventure Little Prince" by several national animation companies in Hunan province. The analysis applies 3ds MAX software as the platform, includes theories and practical skills of 3D animation video creation in an all-round way from the aspects of animation plays, audiovisual language, art design, animation models, animation materials, lighting rendering, etc. All cases in the manuscript have been carefully selected and are good representations. At the same time, these project cases contain the most popular ideas and technologies, which can be well applied into practice.

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      Fiction

      Where D' You Go

      by Kehinde Ademoye

      WHERE ‘D YOU GO is a collection of short stories about terrorism in Northern Nigeria. From Captain Shola and his men, who are ambushed by killer herdsmen while on patrol and need to hold their ground, to a retired Special Forces officer who leads his men to protect his village and its environs from killer herdsmen; to Lieutenant Colonel Abel, whose team had to extend their tour by two days to escort the Senate President’s daughter to an IDP Camp and then wait out an assault by Boko Haram insurgents; to Kunle Pierce who is a CIA operative, but comes to avenge the murder of his brother-in-law by the Boko Haram sect; to the Corps members caught in a post-election violence and fight back; and then there is Halima, an abducted girl from Chibok who suffers from Stockholm syndrome, and tries to settle down to normalcy after her release with some other girls. The stories are action-packed, depicting loss, justice, vengeance, bravery, courage under fire, sacrifice and patriotism.

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      Forestry & related industries
      December 2007

      Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics

      Domestication, Utillization and Commercialization

      by Edited by Festus K Akinnifesi, Roger RB Leakey, Oluyede C Ajayi, Gudeta Sileshi, Zac Tchoundjeu, Patrick Matacala, Freddie R Kwesiga

      It has been recognized that an important factor in improving the viability of rural livelihoods in developing countries is the promotion of sustainable agriculture. As opposed to relying solely on cash crops, this can be more easily achieved through the domestication of various indigenous fruit trees that can be cultivated and owned by smallholder farmers. Through multi-functional and integrated farming systems, these tree crops can support environmental and social sustainability by providing food as well as promoting economic growth. Twenty years ago, little was known about the biology, ecology or the social impact of indigenous fruit trees on rural populations. Since then, new concepts and approaches have been developed, case studies have been produced and the potential and feasibility of their domestication and commercialization has been explored. This focused study on the tropics brings together a comprehensive review of this research.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      January 2014

      Roger II and the creation of the Kingdom of Sicily

      by Graham Loud

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      May 2007

      Anatomie der Massenmedien

      Ein Manifest

      by Roger Silverstone, Frank Jakubzik

      »Es ist einfach, von oben herab über die Medienkultur zu sprechen; es ist das herausragende Verdienst von Silverstones Buch, dem Leser zu zeigen, wie wichtig diese Kultur ist.« Richard Sennett Nach Marshall McLuhan sind die Medien Verlängerungen unserer Sinnesorgane. Doch während sich Augen und Ohren allenfalls langsam verändern, erlebten Radio, Fernsehen und Internet in den letzten 100 Jahren rasante Veränderungen mit schwerwiegenden politischen, ökonomischen und sozialen Konsequenzen; der Anatomieatlas der Massenmedien muß also permanent umgeschrieben werden – ein work in progress. Um so erstaunlicher ist es, so Roger Silverstone, daß die Medien in den Entwürfen zeitgenössischer Soziologen oft eine Leerstelle darstellen. Diese Lücke füllt nun Silverstones Manifest für eine neue Medienwissenschaft.

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