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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2021

        Feeling the strain

        A cultural history of stress in twentieth-century Britain

        by Jill Kirby

        Examining the popular discourse of nerves and stress, this book provides a historical account of how ordinary Britons understood, explained and coped with the pressures and strains of daily life during the twentieth century. It traces the popular, vernacular discourse of stress, illuminating not just how stress was known, but the ways in which that knowledge was produced. Taking a cultural approach, the book focuses on contemporary popular understandings, revealing continuity of ideas about work, mental health, status, gender and individual weakness, as well as the changing socio-economic contexts that enabled stress to become a ubiquitous condition of everyday life by the end of the century. With accounts from sufferers, families and colleagues it also offers insight into self-help literature, the meanings of work and changing dynamics of domestic life, delivering a complementary perspective to medical histories of stress.

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        Medicine
        October 2015

        Burnout and Chronic Occupational Stress

        A Guide for Those Affected and Their Relatives

        by Andreas Hillert/Stefan Koch/Dirk Lehr

        In today’s work environment, which is dominated by high pressure, many professionals are experiencing chronic stress, some even "burn out". This guide provides information about the connection between occupational stress and burnout. It presents scientifically sound and proven strategies for counteracting chronic stress.   The model of the “gratification crisis”, which states that an imbalance between professional engagement and the obtained gratifications, e.g. salary and appreciation, leads to persistent stress and an increased risk of physical and mental illness, is the focus of this guide. Based on case studies and concrete instructions, readers are supported in reviewing their own situation.   The guide goes on to present coping strategies, e.g. how important decisions can be made in high stress situations, how to avoid vague assessments, how to strengthen the ability to distance oneself after work, and how to improve quality of leisure time. This title can be used as a stand-alone guide as well as supplemental material to coaching or therapy.   Target Group: psychotherapists, specialists for psychiatry and psychotherapy, specialists for psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, clinical and health psychologists, occupational and organizational psychologist, rehabilitation psychologist, coaches, students and teachers of psychology, supervisors

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        Health & Personal Development

        More Peace, Less Stress

        A Step-by-Step Guide for Adults with ASD

        by Marja Boxhoorn

        When you have autism, you probably have to cope with stress on a daily basis. Often, people with autism do not know how to recognize stress, what causes stress, and what they can do to reduce it. More peace, less stress offers a useful step-by-step plan. In seven steps, the reader learns what causes stress, how to recognise stress signals, and what they can do to feel more at ease. The book includes practical exercises so new knowledge can be applied right away. Being more at ease means to be able to: have better relationships with a partner, family, friends and colleagues, focus attention to get things done more easily, have a grip on life, instead of experiencing chaos, restlessness and insecurity and feel more powerful and have more self-esteem.

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        Till Stress Do Us Part

        Resilience in Relationships

        by Guy Bodenmann

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        September 2017

        A community with a shared future for mankind

        Chinese Program in Global Governance

        by Wang Fan, Ling Shengli

        Chinese President Xi Jinping has mentioned the "Chinese Plan" for global governance on several occasions, and pointed that "the world is so big and we have so many problems that the international community looks forward to hearing Chinese voices and seeing China's plans, and China cannot be absent in there". The book tries to find answers to this series of questions.

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        THE THUNDER, PERFECT MIND

        by Lee Lozowick

        The Thunder, Perfect Mind is one of many texts known as The Nag Hammadi Li-brary, discovered in Egypt in 1945. This contemporary rendering by American spiritual teacher Lee Lozowick (1943-2010) reflects one individual’s heartfelt cry in response to the call of the divine feminine. He does what all seekers of truth are enjoined to do; that is, make the perennial wisdom one’s own. Today’s readers, searching for a ground on which to stand in catastrophic times, will find the text both empowering and humbling, challenging and view changing.

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        December 2018

        280 days of perfect prenatal education

        by Wang Shanmi

        According to the changes and needs of pregnant mothers and babies in different periods, this book provides rich and diverse prenatal education materials such as poems, essays, stories, music, art works, hands-on brain games, etc., which can be easily used when you open the book. It also introduces sports prenatal education and nutrition prenatal education, to help pregnant mothers relieve the discomfort during pregnancy, supplement the needed nutrition, and make babies healthier and stronger. *With close professional care and all-round expert guidance, we will spend the perfect 280 days together with the pregnant mother and the baby.

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        Children's & YA

        You for Future

        by Franziska Wessel/ Günther Wessel

        ‘We will not stop demonstrating,’ writes Franziska Wessel in a guest column in the Berliner Zeitung. Franziska is pursuing a goal. Decisive measures must finally be taken to protect the climate. While that is not happening she spends every Friday on the streets, gives interviews and puts pressure on politicians. But climate change isn’t the only thing threatening our future. There is so much suffering, injustice and destruction in the world. Something must be done about it. And as a climate activist, Franziska knows exactly how to be active. Together with her father, the journalist and author, Günther Wessel, she explains: How do I start a petition? How do I organise a campaign? How does lobbying work? So that everyone knows how they can make things happen.

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        Children's & YA
        January 2022

        Kein Stress mit dem Stress!

        Emotionale Entwicklung für Grundschulkinder

        by Dagmar Geisler / Nikolai Renger

        Don’t Get Stressed by Stress! Emotional Education for Elementary School Children

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        Science & Mathematics
        January 2017

        Plant Stress Physiology

        by Sergey Shabala

        Completely updated from the successful first edition, this book provides a timely update on the recent progress in our knowledge of all aspects of plant perception, signalling and adaptation to a variety of environmental stresses. It covers in detail areas such as drought, salinity, waterlogging, oxidative stress, pathogens, and extremes of temperature and pH. This second edition: Presents detailed and up-to-date research on plant responses to a wide range of stresses Includes new full-colour figures to help illustrate the principles outlined in the text Is written in a clear and accessible format, with descriptive abstracts for each chapter Written by an international team of experts, this book provides researchers with a better understanding of the major physiological and molecular mechanisms facilitating plant tolerance to adverse environmental factors. This new edition of Plant Stress Physiology is an essential resource for researchers and students of ecology, plant biology, agriculture, agronomy and plant breeding. ; This book provides a timely update on the recent progress in our knowledge of all aspects of plant perception, signalling and adaptation to variety of environmental stresses. It covers in detail areas such as drought, salinity, temperature and pH extremes, waterlogging, oxidative stress and pathogens. ; CHAPTER 1: Drought Tolerance in Crops: Physiology to Genomics CHAPTER 2: Salinity Stress: Physiological Constraints and Adaptive Mechanisms CHAPTER 3: Reactive Oxygen Species and Their Role in Plant Oxidative Stress CHAPTER 4: Plant Responses to Chilling Temperatures CHAPTER 5: High Temperature Stress in Plants: Consequences and Strategies for Protecting Photosynthetic Machinery CHAPTER 6: Flooding Tolerance in Plants CHAPTER 7: Adaptations to Aluminium Toxicity CHAPTER 8: Plant Stress under Non-optimal Soil pH CHAPTER 9: Desiccation Tolerance CHAPTER 10: UV-B Radiation: from Stressor to Regulatory Signal CHAPTER 11: Frost Tolerance and Avoidance in Plants CHAPTER 12: Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants CHAPTER 13: Biotic Stress Signalling: Calcium Mediated Pathogen Defence Programs

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        Agriculture & related industries
        June 2000

        Biology of Animal Stress

        Basic Principles and Implications for Animal Welfare

        by Edited by Gary Moberg

        The subjects of stress and animal welfare are currently attracting immense interest. This book brings together a range of perspectives from biomedical research (including human health and animal models of human stress) on stress and welfare, and assesses new approaches to conceptualising and alleviating stress.

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        Energy Future

        Fosils and Beyond

        by Moty Kuperberg

        We cannot survive in a world where oil is $200 per barrel and where prices are dictated by a cartel and influenced by Wall Street. The free industrialized world, the glorious oil industry, and developed and developing countries have all fallen victim to greedy oil price crises. The worst year was 2008; our energy security, which the IEA defines as the “uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price,” was harmed. Yet the average price of crude oil in 2010–2014 was over $100 per barrel, only to sharply decline to $56 by the end of 2014, followed by a struggle to reach $50—a price which is considered "acceptable" by the industry. Energy Future puts the oil and gas industry’s past and present in context in order to introduce an alternative future. This future is based on three main pillars defined by the author as ENERGY GPS: geopolitics = accessible, prices = affordable, and supply = available.   Moty Kuperberg is a graduate of the department of Middle Eastern history at the University of Haifa (1984), and he holds a postgraduate degree in business administration and shipping from the City of London Polytechnic (1988). He has over twenty years of experience in shipping and energy, and during the last five years he has focused on his Independent Energy Security Agency (www.TheIESA.com) as a platform for improved global security of supply. An English-language eBook edition has been scheduled for fall  2017 by Samuel Wachtman's Sons, Inc.,CA.

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        Psychology

        Understanding and Managing Stress Holistically

        by Ariane Orosz

        This manual was produced by the author (herself a neuroscientist) specifically for her coaching courses and is based on her own experiences. Psychotherapists and other professionals who want to address the emergence of stress and ways of coping with it will find all the help they need in this text. This program is particularly suitable for preventive sessions and outpatient groups. The book includes a clear account of the relevant neurobiological facts, which can be incorporated into the work with clients to deepen their understanding. Holistic therapies and their neurobiological effects in stress management are an important aspect of this approach.   For: psychotherapists and coaches who wish to include basic neurobiological facts as part of their group therapy for the prevention of stress or burnout

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        Botany & plant sciences
        May 2012

        Plant Stress Physiology

        by Vadim Demidchik, Jill M Farrant, Hank Greenway, Anthony E Hall, Marcel A K Jansen, André Läuchli, Henry T Nguyen, Eric Ruelland, Peter Ryan, Lawrence V Gusta, Philip White, Gerald Berkowitz. Edited by Sergey Shabala.

        The fact that most of the suitable land has already been cultivated, meeting a projected target of a 50% increase in the global food production by 2050 to match the projected population growth becomes a challenging task. This book provides a timely update on the recent progress in our knowledge on all aspects of plant's perception, signalling and adaptation to a variety of environmental stresses such as drought, salinity, temperature and pH extremes, waterlogging, oxidative stress, and pathogens.

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        January 2019

        Child Abuse and Stress Disorders, Second Edition

        by M. Foster Olive, Ph.D.; Foreword by Pat Levitt, Ph.D., Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer, and Director, The Saban Research Institute; Director, USC Neuroscience Graduate Program

        Child Abuse and Stress Disorders, Second Edition examines the phenomenon of stress and how it affects people psychologically, emotionally, and physically with an in-depth look at the effects of child abuse and neglect. This eBook examines major types of stressful events and several stress disorders, including acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Several chapters discuss various types of child abuse and neglect and their long-term effects on mental and physical well-being in childhood and beyond. This volume sheds light on the devastating, chronic influence of traumatic experiences on both children and adults and methods for treating them.

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        Children's & young adult: general non-fiction
        2021

        Ukraine: From Ancient Times to the Present

        by Maria Takhtaulova, Serhiy Zhukov

        Ukraine: from Ancient Times to the Present is an express guide to the past of our country from historians Maria Takhtaulova and Sergiy Zhukov. The book can be divided into two parts. The first part contains brief information on significant historic events (settlement of the first people, the formation of Kyivan Rus, the Cossacks, etc.); the second gives a general idea of the cultural achievements of Ukrainians (language, architecture, traditions, and much more). A simple presentation of information and many illustrations make the book ideal for familiarizing children with the history and culture of Ukraine, as well as contribute to the interest in this science.

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        Agronomy & crop production
        November 2011

        Crop Stress Management and Global Climate Change

        by Edited by Jose Luis Araus, Gustavo A Slafer.

        Climate change is a diverse, multifactorial phenomenon, meaning that the agronomic strategies needed are case-specific and will have regional differences. This book provides an integrated view of the challenges and opportunities that will face agriculture in the future as a result of climate change. It discusses how the stresses resulting from climate change can be overcome by assessing, measuring and predicting environmental changes and stresses, identifying opportunities and adapting to change and responding to multifactorial change. Challenges and potential strategies that might be taken to overcome these are illustrated using a number of case studies. Climate change will pose many challenges to agriculture in the future, but by taking an integrative approach to predicting and adapting to change, this book will inspire researchers to turn those challenges into opportunities.

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        Bacteriology (non-medical)
        June 2011

        Stress Response in Pathogenic Bacteria

        by Edited by Stephen Kidd.

        The ability of pathogenic bacteria to adapt to various chemical, biochemical and physical conditions within the human host and their ability to respond to stresses generated in these environments is a central feature of infectious diseases and the outcome of bacterial infection. This book covers the key aspects of this rapidly developing field, including the generation of stresses by the host immune system, bacterial response to reactive chemicals, and adaptation to environmental conditions of anatomical niches such as the gut, mouth and urogenital tract. It also addresses the increasing importance of different metal ions in the pathogenesis and survival of specific bacteria. With chapters by active research experts in the field, the book provides a comprehensive outline of the current understanding of this field, the latest developments and where future research is likely to be directed.

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