Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses
Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses

Author: John Mackenzie

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 3642594034

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Japanese encephalitis and West Nile viruses are members of the Japanese encephalitis serological group of the genus Flavivirus and therefore closely related genetically and antigenically. They share a number of properties, including the use of birds as their major wildlife maintenance host and Culicine mosquitoes for transmission, and they are both associated with severe human disease, as well as fatal infections in horses. The emergence of these two viruses, and their well-established propensity to colonise new areas, make it timely to re-examine their ecology, biology, molecular structure, replication and epidemiology, and these therefore provide the focus of this volume.

Belur Math Pilgrimage
Belur Math Pilgrimage

Author: Swami Asutoshananda

Publisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math

Published: 2022-02-10

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book provides information and guidelines to pilgrims to Belur Math founded by Swami Vivekananda that is well known for its architecture, elegance and spiritual atmosphere.It is also a reliable guidebook for devotees to make their pilgrimage fruitful to Belur Math and places associated with the Holy Trio. Appendices at the end of the book provide additional information like distances between various places and the time taken to reach them, list of books to be read before undertaking the pilgrimage, and the contact addresses of the various pilgrim centers. A color sketch of the entire Belur Math premises adds value to the book.

Science, Hegemony and Violence
Science, Hegemony and Violence

Author: Ashis Nandy

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Commissioned by the United Nations University, the essays in this book focus on varying aspects of two basic issues: firstly, science as it provides justification for state violence and aristocracy; and secondly, science as violent technological intervention, which invades and disrupts privateand stable patterns of life in the name of progress and development.

Structured Decision Making
Structured Decision Making

Author: Robin Gregory

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-03-19

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1444333410

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book outlines the creative process of making environmental management decisions using the approach called Structured Decision Making. It is a short introductory guide to this popular form of decision making and is aimed at environmental managers and scientists. This is a distinctly pragmatic label given to ways for helping individuals and groups think through tough multidimensional choices characterized by uncertain science, diverse stakeholders, and difficult tradeoffs. This is the everyday reality of environmental management, yet many important decisions currently are made on an ad hoc basis that lacks a solid value-based foundation, ignores key information, and results in selection of an inferior alternative. Making progress – in a way that is rigorous, inclusive, defensible and transparent – requires combining analytical methods drawn from the decision sciences and applied ecology with deliberative insights from cognitive psychology, facilitation and negotiation. The authors review key methods and discuss case-study examples based in their experiences in communities, boardrooms, and stakeholder meetings. The goal of this book is to lay out a compelling guide that will change how you think about making environmental decisions. Visit www.wiley.com/go/gregory/ to access the figures and tables from the book.

Animal-Origin Viral Zoonoses
Animal-Origin Viral Zoonoses

Author: Yashpal Singh Malik

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-09-23

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9811526516

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is the second volume in the series Livestock Diseases and Management, and reviews the importance and implications of animal origin viral zoonoses. It also highlights the specific etiology and epidemiology of these viral infections and discusses their various biological and mechanical transmission mechanisms. Further, the book reviews various measures for controlling viral zoonoses and examines novel therapeutic and prophylactic strategies. Discussing recent studies on the pathogenesis and host immune response to these infections, it underscores the importance of using vaccines against these viral diseases to reduce the risk of them being transmitted to humans.Lastly, it describes in detail the challenges posed by these viral infections and our readiness to face them.

On the Edges of Time
On the Edges of Time

Author: Rabindranath Tagore

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Radindranath Tagore (father of the author) represented in his long life the richest legacy of the 19th century and the best hopes of the 20th century. Through his work in creative and cultural spheres (as remembered by his son in this reminiscence) he became a true link between East and West.