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From interdisciplinary writer and performer Jacob Wren comes Polyamorous Love Song, a novel of intertwined narratives concerning the relationship between artists and the world. Shot through with unexpected moments of sex and violence, readers will become acquainted with a world that is at once the same and opposite from the one in which they live. With a diverse palette of vivid characters - from people who wear furry mascot costumes at all times, to a group of "New Filmmakers" that devises increasingly unexpected sexual scenarios with complete strangers, to a secret society that concocts a virus that only infects those on the political right - Wren's avant-garde Polyamorous Love Song (finalist for the 2013 Fence Modern Prize in Prose) will appeal to readers with an interest in the visual arts, theatre, and performance of all types.

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Daniel Dennett is arguably one of the most influential yet radical philosophers in America today. In this volume, Dennett is confronted by colleagues and critics, from philosophy, biology and psychology. His reply constitutes an extensive essay which clarifies, and develops further, central themes in his philosophy. The debate ranges over Dennett's whole corpus, but special attention is given to his major work on consciousness, Consciousness Explained. The volume includes a critical assessement of Dennett's views on behaviouralism and the subjectivity of consciousness, the nature of perception and mental representation, intentional laws and computational psychology, the rationality of thought, culture as a virus, the architecture of mind, and the role of artifacts in thinking. Also included is an introduction to Dennett's philosophy and a full bibliography of his publications.

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Focusing on a 2001 Canadian news story that turned into a frantic rumor mill, this study analyses how media reporting on health issues often alarms the public, particularly when the race or immigration status of the sufferers is part of the coverage. In this case, a woman from the Congo was admitted to a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, with a serious illness of unknown origin. Even though it was quickly determined that she did not carry the deadly Ebola virus, conjectures still spread through the Canadian media. Looking back at the event, this investigation conducts a content analysis of four major Canadian newspapers that carried the Hamilton story-as well as interviews with medical and other experts-and concludes that there was never any danger to the public.

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In the year since the COVID-19 outbreak was first diagnosed, it has spread to over 200 countries and all U.S. states. The pandemic has negatively affected global economic growth beyond anything experienced in nearly a century. Estimates so far indicate the virus reduced global economic growth to an annualised rate of -4.5% to -6.0% in 2020, with a partial recovery of 2.5% to 5.2% projected for 2021. Global trade is estimated to have fallen by 5.3% in 2020, but is projected to grow by 8.0% in 2021. The full economic impact of the pandemic likely will remain unclear until the negative health effects peak. This book provides an overview of the global and domestic economic costs to date and the response by governments and international institutions to address these effects.

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A vicious plague has broken out in China and spread to Japan. The world governments look on callously, until the shadow of the Hueste virus begins to sweep across the rest of the globe. The pandemic draws nearer to Britain; shelters are hastily constructed across the country, but for whom? As the death toll booms and the populace finds themselves sacrificed for the sake of the elite, the cry for revolution rings out amidst the sirens. Maine's savage portrayal of society on the brink of ruin is a cruel forerunner of a more pessimistic science fiction of the 1960s. This subversive novel shows that even the heroes may succumb to brutality as the world descends into a desperate scramble for the last shred of what it means to be human: survival.

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From the moment she took a job on Captain Caldswell's doomed ship, Devi Morris's life has been one disaster after another: government conspiracies, two alien races out for her blood and an incurable virus that's eating her alive. Now, with the captain missing and everyone - even her own government - determined to hunt her down, things are going from bad to impossible. The sensible plan would be to hide and wait for things to blow over, but Devi's never been one to shy from a fight, and she's getting mighty sick of running. It's time to put this crisis on her terms and do what she knows is right. But with all human life hanging on her actions, the price of taking a stand might be more than she can pay.

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Una forma de entrar en contacto con actitudes y hábitos positivos,con la finalidad de conocer la importancia de mantener una buenahigiene para evitar contagios de virus.Al final del libro se incluye unapartado para trabajar por pasos los hábitos higiénicos.Pulgarcito y sus hermanos salen a pasear, cuando de repente se encuentran con un castillo y deciden explorar. Allí vive un ogro que estornuda, tose y tiene fiebre, aunque no le falta energía para querérselos comer. Pero los hermanos, muy astutos, le dan varios consejos higiénicos antes de acercarse. Logrará el ogro comérselos?Y... érase otra vez es una colección de cuentos clásicos adaptados con humor para prelectores y primeros lectores. Otra forma de contar los cuentos de siempre. Escritos con textos rimados y acumulativos, en letra mayúscula, que permiten anticipar el relato para motivar la lectura.

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In Mercy 6, David Bajo's courageous new medical thriller, four people collapse dead in the same instant within a newly renovated Los Angeles hospital. Dr. Mendenhall, the woman who is head of the emergency room, isn't convinced the cause of death is a contagion. But it's in the interests of the hospital administrators -- and of the world at large -- for people to think that it is. If the world knew the truth there could only be widespread panic. The hospital is immediately locked down. Information is suddenly being strictly controlled. Government troops encircle the hospital to enforce the quarantine, and other bodies arrive in ER. Working with an ally in pathology and a colleague outside the hospital, Mendenhall develops her understanding that what has taken these lives has global implications ...and whatever it is, it's not a virus.

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In his three previous memoirs, Floyd Skloot grappled with the brain-ravaging virus that struck him at forty-one. He was, as the San Francisco Chronicle noted, “shaping the experience of crippling illness into dazzling literature.” Sifting through memories and observations to discover how circumstance and nature conspired to make him the writer he is, Skloot enacts in this book the very process he describes, the shaping of a writer’s life. Among the influences of family and close friendship, experience and popular culture, he uncovers a unique and telling perspective on the forging of a writer’s individual sensibility. At the same time, his book explores fundamental questions about how life shapes the creative spirit—and how, in turn, the writer makes sense of it all and gives life a new and meaningful shape in the form of literature.

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From river otters and minks to bobcats, pikas, and flying squirrels, California boasts a diverse and intriguing fauna. But many of these animals can be secretive, shy, and nocturnal and observing them in the wild can be difficult. During the past two decades, the first edition of this popular guide introduced thousands to California's mammals by describing techniques for recognizing their presence, and when possible, methods for watching them in their natural habitats. "Mammals of California" is now completely revised and updated throughout, making it an ideal companion in the field or classroom. It includes 144 line drawings, 143 range maps, and 18 illustrated color plates. It gives valuable overviews of mammal evolution, biology and anatomy, natural history, and conservation. It features an expanded and updated section on diseases harbored by wild mammals that can affect humans - including Lyme disease and Hanta virus.

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When the MK virus swept across the planet, a vaccine was created to stop the epidemic, but it came with some unexpected side effects. A small percentage of the population developed superhero-like powers. Seventeen-year-old Ciere Giba has the handy ability to change her appearance at will. She's what's known as an illusionist...She's also a thief.After a robbery goes awry, Ciere must team up with a group of fellow super-powered criminals on another job that most would consider too reckless. The formula for the vaccine that gave them their abilities was supposedly destroyed years ago. But what if it wasn't? The lines between good and bad, us and them, and freedom and entrapment are blurred as Ciere and the rest of her crew become embroiled in a deadly race against the government that could cost them their lives.

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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 GOLDSMITHS PRIZE*It''s the eighteenth-century and Celine is in trouble''A terrific novel''FINANCIAL TIMES''A radically beautiful new novel''SHEILA HETI, author of Pure ColourParis, 1775: Celine''s husband is mostly absent. Her parents are elsewhere. Meanwhile men are inventing stories about her - about her affairs, her sexuality, and addictions...All these stories are lies, but the public loves them - spreading them like a virus. Celine can only watch as her name becomes a symbol for everything rotten in this society ruled by men high on colonial genocide, natural destruction, and crimes against women. To survive, Celine and her friends must band together in search of justice, truth and beauty.Fantastical, funny and blindingly bright, The Future Future follows one woman on an urgently contemporary quest to clear her name and change the world.

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Chikungunya (CHIKV) is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes that can cause symptoms such as fever, joint pain, muscle pain, headache, fatigue, and rash, which can become severe. While symptoms generally subside within a week or two, the disease nonetheless imposes a burden on societies around the world and carries a death risk of 1 in 1,000 infections. Chapter One details the history and evolution of the virus, including its epidemiology and extensive spread, and discusses disease prevention and vector control measures. Chapter Two describes the geographical distribution, transmission, and alternative hosts of Chikungunya. Chapter Three provides an insight into the different immunotherapy and immunoprophylaxis strategies that have demonstrated promising results so far for the treatment of this disease. Lastly, Chapter Four provides an overview of the potential therapeutics that have been proposed and developed for CHIKV.

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Viruses are smart, mutating, and becoming resistant to antiviral pharmaceuticals. Global crises such as COVID-19, SARS, and dengue fever spread more quickly than we can develop medicines to fight them. Herbalist and best-selling author Stephen Harrod Buhner has studied the antiviral properties of plants for many years. In this comprehensive guide, he profiles the plants that have proven most effective in fighting viral infections and provides in-depth instructions for preparing and using formulations to address the most common infections and strengthen immunity, safely and naturally. The updated 2nd edition includes an expanded guide to COVID-19, including a review of the most up-to-date medical research and the plant medicines that have been found to be most potent in preventing infection, lessening the impact of the virus on the body, and addressing longer-term effects and co-infections.

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‘Superbly written, utterly Bible based. . . Do not hesitate!’ Archbishop Justin Welby What are we supposed to think about the coronavirus crisis? Some people think they know: ‘This is a sign of the End,’ they say. ‘It’s all predicted in the book of Revelation.’ Others disagree but are equally clear: ‘This is a call to repent. God is judging the world and through this disease he’s telling us to change.’ Some join in the chorus of blame and condemnation: ‘It’s the fault of the Chinese, the government, the World Health Organization...' Tom Wright examines these reactions to the virus and finds them wanting. Instead, he invites you to consider a different way of seeing and responding – a way that draws on the teachings and examples of scripture, and above all on the way of living, thinking and praying revealed to us by Jesus.

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The coronavirus pandemic that broke out in 2019 has finally calmed down in China, after the bungling occasioned by the iron hand of lockdown. But beginning in March 2020, the disaster spread abroad, and at present there is no end in sight. In this work, Qin Hui offers a bracing examination of the impact of coronavirus pandemic on political institutions in both China and the West. Deliberating on the contradiction between "human rights" and "human survival," he contends that China has achieved success in imposing coercive lockdowns to control the virus, but it will be a challenge to prevent the normalization of emergency measures from worsening human right conditions. The West, in contrast, must learn how democracies can efficiently enter a state of emergency and put an end to these measures at the proper time.

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En este libro la dietista y coach Mareva Gillioz nos propone emprender un camino integral de autoconocimiento para comprender la relación del intestino con la salud y las emociones. La autora nos comparte su filosofía Happy food therapy en la que nos brinda las claves para poder llevar una alimentación e higiene de vida que potencien nuestra felicidad y buen humor y refuercen nuestra inmunidad, previniendo así enfermedades y virus a través del cuidado de nuestra microbiota.Desde un riguroso abordaje científico e integrativo, esta guía proporciona un sinfín de herramientas para poner en práctica hábitos de autocuidado físico y psicoemocional: rutinas sencillas, reflexiones para cambiar el chip, consejos de nutrición antiinflamatoria y más de 30 recetas pre- y probióticas para abrazar un estilo de vida más saludable y happy.

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PARTE 1 Aspectos generales Capítulo 1. Generalidades de la microbiología de los alimentos Capítulo 2. Microbiología básica Capítulo 3. Mecanismos de contaminación de los alimentos Capítulo 4. Factores ecológicos que determinan el comportamiento microbiano en los alimentos PARTE 2 Patógenos involucrados en las enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos Capítulo 5. Enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos y bacterias patógenas que causan intoxicaciones intestinales Capítulo 6. Bacterias patógenas causantes de infecciones intestinales Capítulo 7. Enfermedades parasitarias transmitidas por los alimentos Capítulo 8. Virus transmitidos por los alimentos Capítulo 9. Micotoxinas transmitidas por los alimentos Capítulo 10. Mecanismos inmunitarios frente a las enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos PARTE 3 Detección y control de las enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos Capítulo 11. Grupos microbianos empleados como indicadores de calidad Capítulo 12. Garantía de la calidad microbiológica de los

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'We are moving to a new home, where the lakes freeze in winter. I am visiting my Grandma to say goodbye.' The little girl in this story loves visiting her Grandma's sewing studio and watching her make things, and is worried about leaving Grandma behind and not being able to see her. Grandma re-assures her and is making her a warm coat which will envelop her like a big hug. The message of love despite separation is comforting for all those grandchildren and grandparents who are now in self-isolation or social distancing due to the corona virus. Soothes anxiety caused by lock down and school closure and shows ways communication can still take place. Free resources are on publisher website. NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 KATE GREENAWAY AWARD.

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Several years after the events of World's End Harem, thousands of men who were kept in cryosleep have been successfully vaccinated against the Man Killer Virus. However, the awakened sleepers are struck down by a whole new malady: their libidos are gone! High school student Riku is learning to cope in this strange new world, newly awakened from the freezer himself, having to adjust to life in a world where there are 10,000 women for every man left alive. But all is not as it seems, for Riku finds himself feeling pangs of desire. A voluptuous, mysterious stranger confronts him after school. She reveals that she's been watching him, and even more importantly, she reveals that he will play an integral part in the fight to save the human race!

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This book is a guide to the cervix, its functions, and the diagnosis and management of diseases and disorders. Divided into five sections, the first chapters describe the surgical anatomy and physiology of the cervix. The next sections cover the cervix in pregnancy, ultrasonography and contraception, followed by discussion on gynaecological diseases, screening for cervical cancer and colposcopy. The final part of the book discusses psychosocial aspects associated with cervical disease, and the HPV virus and the development of therapeutic vaccines. The text is further enhanced by clinical photographs, illustrations and tables. Key points Guide to the cervix, its functions, and the diagnosis and management if diseases and disorders Covers anatomy and physiology, pregnancy, ultrasonography, screening, cervical diseases and colposcopy Complete section dedicated to cervical cancer Discusses psychosocial aspects and development of HPV vaccines

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''The authors of this absorbing book have a strong command of detail, context and narrative structure... the results are impressively claustrophobic.'' - Times Literary Supplement''Gripping... The authors skillfully capture the fear and claustrophobia. A riveting real-life drama.'' - Kirkus''Cabin Fever is riveting, taut, and extensively researched. Smith and Franklin have written a page-turning adventure that will keep you reading late into the night.'' - Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Taking Paris''A gripping account of how an invisible stowaway - the Covid-19 virus - transformed a fun-filled luxury cruise into an unimaginable nightmare.'' - Sara Gay Forden, bestselling author of House of Gucci''Extensive first-hand testimony and the authors'' brisk, matter-of-fact style enrich this propulsive account of how a holiday cruise turned i

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During their temporary research post on Apech-a planet ravaged by a time distorting illness-Wilhelmina Ming and four other elite students of the Crysthian empire have witnessed such illogical brutality that they've resorted to psychedelic antidepressants and group sex to take the edge off. After a night of indulgence following a gruesome execution, they wake to find an oblique warning in the form of an impaled corpse dangling from the exterior of their residence. When their subsequent investigation uncovers a web of collusion and conspiracy in the ranks of their own diplomatic corps, the envoys find themselves caught in the middle of a bloody civil war. As bodies pile up above ground, a deranged fanatic stokes an existential threat below, coaxing the embers of a forgotten god, and its temporal virus, to life.

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New York Times Bestselling author. What is more fun than playing Minecraft? Taking an adventure right into the game itself with bestselling author Mark Cheverton.What will Gameknight999 do when his own friend is infected with the evil Herobrine virus?This adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.With the destruction of the infected Ender Dragon, the monster kings were forced to retreat. Herobrine’s poisonous XP has been captured in an obsidian box and sealed tightly. Gameknight999 and his friends know that the obsidian box will have to be destroyed to eliminate the evil virus once and for all. But how? And who will be brave enough to do it?Gameknight and his friends decide to take the infected ender chest far from their village, to a place where it will do no harm. But during the voyage, Herobrine takes control of Herder and has him steal the ender chest, taking it to the Nether where the blaze-king, Charybdis, awaits. But while they’re battling a host of blazes, zombie-pigmen, and ghasts, the obsidian box is broken, infecting Herder with Herobrine’s XP. As Herder is overcome by the virus’s poisonous wickedness, Gameknight must face his friend in battle if he hopes to defeat this monster. But how can he destroy Herobrine without destroying his friend?Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Extensiones infinitas, fósiles vivientes y virus marinos? Una cautivadora inmersión en los océanos del planeta de la mano de una joven bióloga marina que comparte su experiencia con el entusiasmo del mejor explorador.El mar es nuestro ecosistema más sorprendente y desconocido; ha viajado más gente al espacio que a las profundidades del océano. Detrás de algunos enigmas submarinos, como la inmortalidad de las medusas, el lenguaje de los delfines y el ciclo vital de los mosquitos marinos, subyacen los hallazgos más recientes sobre nuestro entorno y nuestra propia especie.Julia Schnetzer, apasionada investigadora, comparte esos nuevos conocimientos e insiste en el peligro que los plásticos y el calentamiento global suponen para los océanos, nuestra mayor fuente de oxígeno. Propone así, en esta obra, una fascinante inmersión informativa en los océanos del mundo.

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As game becomes reality, can Scott save his world in time? An edge-of-your-seat dystopian thriller from Bodyguard bestseller Chris Bradford. Scott and his gang of techno-hackers barely escaped with their lives when they planted the virus that destroyed Virtual Kombat. Now that the game is gone, they think they're finally safe. But VK creator Vince Power's deadly scheme is far from over. Without a virtual world to host it, there's only one place for the brutal fighting and killing to go. VK will be played in the real world, and Scott's tech skills won't help him now. This is no longer just a game … Blade Runner meets Mortal Engines in the heart-pounding finale to the Virtual Kombat series. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 9+

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Shortly after the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown, Iran do Espírito Santo, in São Paulo, contacted Enrique Juncosa, in Mallorca, proposing to collaborate on a book. It so happened that Juncosa had started some poems in prose related to travels based on personal memories and imagination, and which referred to a way of life that was suddenly suspended. He wrote 40 poems, suggesting the idea of quarantine, encompassing quarantine, encompassed under the title Pangolin, an animal pointed out as the initial propagator of the virus. Do Espírito Santo made 40 watercolours, one per poem, related to the text, although not always in an evident way, suggesting an inner journey. Floating images in a white space, abstract and geometric in origin, with the delicacy of oriental miniatures. Text in English and Spanish.

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Se considera malware cualquier tipo de software dañino contra el normal funcionamiento de un dispositivo, aplicación o red. Dentro del término malware se engloban virus, troyanos, gusanos, backdoors, rootkits, scareware, spyware, keyloggers, ransomware, etc. En general, un malware moderno incluirá varios de estos comportamientos.Esta obra compila y desgrana las principales TTP (Tácticas, Técnicas y Procedimientos) empleadas actualmente por los atacantes. Parte de estas TTP están diseñadas para comprometer la CIA (confidencialidad, integridad y disponibilidad) del sistema víctima o de la información almacenada en él. En cambio, técnicas como la ofuscación, el anti desensamblado, la anti depuración y el anti sandboxing, son específicamente implementadas por los desarrolladores de malware para impedir o dificultar la detección de la muestra maliciosa mediante la utilización de herramientas automatizadas y su análisis manual.El contenido de este libro describe una amplia metodología

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Al oftalmólogo Jack Stapleton todo empieza a rodarle mal: pierde su consulta a raíz de la desleal competencia de una gran empresa privada y, a continuación, pierde a su mujer e hijas en un accidente de aviación.Al oftalmólogo Jack Stapleton todo empieza a rodarle mal: pierde su consulta a raíz de la desleal competencia de una gran empresa privada y, a continuación, pierde a su mujer e hijas en un accidente de aviación. Perplejo y destrozado, Jack intenta rehacer su vida y se dedica a la patología forense. Pero no imagina que su nuevo trabajo le conducirá a las puertas del infierno: en los hospitales controlados por la empresa que ocasionó su ruina profesional comienzan a producirse brotes repentinos de extraños virus que provocan la muerte de varios pacientes y Jack, movido por una inquietante sospecha, decide investigar.

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Este libro pretende ser el primer volumen de una colección periódica que resuma y adapte a la divulgación social todos aquellos acontecimientos científicos que han llenado los espacios de los medios de comunicación a lo largo del último par de años, y que, de otra forma, quedarían únicamente accesibles para la comunicación entre expertos. El autor, partiendo de una visión histórica de cada tema, revisa varios de los avances científico-sanitarios que más polémica han desatado, y siguen desatando, entre la sociedad de todo el mundo: células madre, terapia celular, organismos transgénicos, virus emergentes, biotecnología, genética, etc. se ha empleado un lenguaje desenfadado y coloquial para hacer asequible al estudiante y profesor de bachillerato con inquietudes científicas, o al joven alumno universitario más cercano a materializar dichas inquietudes, los aspectos fundamentales de los grandes aportes a la Ciencia.

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The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly tested the resilience of academics in higher education. Many universities were severely affected by reduced student enrolment, with widespread job losses reported across universities. For many academics, the impact of the pandemic has been worrying, financially crippling and overwhelming. The virus has also exposed academic inequalities and impacted heavily on vulnerable people. The individual and collective heroic spirit of many academics has been nothing short of extraordinary. Overcoming the initial hurdles of COVID-19 takes one kind of energy; the resilience needed to remain engaged despite the continuing changes and uncertainties is quite another challenge. It is one that demands sustained resilience. This timely book provides perspectives across disciplines, career stages and global contexts on how to develop resilience in academia. These personal stories may empower others not only to survive, but to thrive in times of adversity.

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Viruses interact with all forms of life and have shaped evolution for 4 billion years. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of conducting scientific research into viruses to understand the interactions between them and their hosts. Virology is made up of eight chapters, all of which have been written by outstanding female virologists, emphasizing women�s fundamental role in all aspects of science. It summarizes our current knowledge about the biology of viruses in general and analyzes the specific features of several ones of medical, veterinary and agricultural importance. Genome replication strategies of different virus families are covered, as well as strategies for survival within their hosts by counteraction of the cellular innate antiviral responses. Attention is also given to viral strategies for efficient dissemination in nature, as well as the evolution of a select group of viruses.

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A Sunday Times bestseller and Financial Times Book of the Year. The unmissable inside story of the race against the virus. Catapulted into an international crisis, Kate Bingham knew the odds were heavily stacked against a workable Covid-19 vaccine. From a remote cottage, Bingham juggled vaccine suppliers, Whitehall, the media circus… as deaths mounted and the world shut down. Political manoeuvring, miscommunications and administrative meddling nearly jeopardised the project. But perseverance and expertise paid off. Bingham’s eclectic team secured the first vaccine doses administered in the West, saving thousands of lives in the UK as new variants struck. Now, nearly every adult in Britain has had the jab, lockdowns have ended and we can finally live with Covid. This is the insider view into how the Vaccine Taskforce beat those long odds and delivered a scientific miracle.

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"Chess gets a hold of some people, like a virus or a drug," writes Robert Desjarlais in this absorbing book. Drawing on his lifelong fascination with the game, Desjarlais guides readers into the world of twenty-first-century chess to help us understand its unique pleasures and challenges, and to advance a new 'anthropology of passion.' Immersing us directly in chess' intricate culture, he interweaves small dramas, closely observed details, illuminating insights, colorful anecdotes, and unforgettable biographical sketches to elucidate the game and to reveal what goes on in the minds of experienced players when they face off over the board. "Counterplay" offers a compelling take on the intrigues of chess and shows how themes of play, beauty, competition, addiction, fanciful cognition, and intersubjective engagement shape the lives of those who take up this most captivating of games.

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Iris tries to act normal at school, going through the motions and joking around with her friends. But nothing is normal, and sometimes it feels like she'll never laugh again. How can she, when her dad is dying of a virus that's off-limits to talk about? When she knows that soon all she'll have left of her kind, loving dad are memories, photos, and a binder full of the poems they used to exchange?In a sea of rage and grief, Iris resolves to speak out against the rampant fear, misinformation, and prejudice surrounding AIDS-and find the pieces of Dad that she never knew before. Along the way, Iris might just find new sides to herself.Award-winning author Ami Polonsky has crafted a lyrical, tender, earth-shattering novel that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.

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La versión digital incluye material complementario formado por capítulos adicionales que enriquecen la versión impresa, así como por un auténtico atlas de casos clínicos y vídeos de interés para la Medicina de Urgencias.Amplía su número de capítulos y secciones con una excelente puesta al día desde el punto de vista clínico, farmacológico y científico, especialmente en áreas de creciente atención como urgencias cardiológicas, patología infecciosa emergente como las infecciones por virus Zika, Dengue, urgencias quirúrgicas, dermatológicas y otros aspectos multidisciplinares característicos de los servicios de urgencias.Actualización bibliográfica y de las nuevas guías de práctica clínica dedicadas a los grandes síndromes de la Medicina de Urgencias como son los aspectos propios de la reanimación cardiopulmonar, la atención al paciente traumatizado grave, el síndrome coronario agudo, la sepsis o la infección por coronavirus COVID 19, responsable de la grave pandemia que ha asolad

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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 GOLDSMITHS PRIZE*It's the eighteenth-century and Celine is in trouble'A terrific novel'FINANCIAL TIMES'A radically beautiful new novel'SHEILA HETI, author of Pure ColourParis, 1775: Celine's husband is mostly absent. Her parents are elsewhere. Meanwhile men are inventing stories about her - about her affairs, her sexuality, and addictions...All these stories are lies, but the public loves them - spreading them like a virus. Celine can only watch as her name becomes a symbol for everything rotten in this society ruled by men high on colonial genocide, natural destruction, and crimes against women. To survive, Celine and her friends must band together in search of justice, truth and beauty.Fantastical, funny and blindingly bright, The Future Future follows one woman on an urgently contemporary quest to clear her name and change the world.

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High school sucks. Especially for the undead.“This is the lesbian vampire boarding school story I've always needed, but it's smarter, nastier, and more fun than I ever could have dreamed. —Kylie Schachte, author of You're Next Kat Finn and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, they must drink Hema, an expensive synthetic blood substitute, to survive, as nearly all of humanity has been infected by a virus that’s fatal to vampires. Kat isn’t looking forward to an immortal life of barely scraping by, but when she learns she’s been accepted to the Harcote School, a prestigious prep school that’s secretly vampires-only, she knows her fortune is about to change. Taylor Sanger has grown up in the wealthy vampire world, but she’s tired of its backward, conservative values—especially when it comes to sexuality, sin

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Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world.Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Above ground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by a virus? Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. But, as the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground. The woman who will never know men. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, MAN BOOKER PRIZE-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF THE WATER CURE

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This riveting account of medical detective work traces the story of kuru, a fatal brain disease, and the pioneering scientists who spent decades searching for its cause and cure.Winner, William H. Welch Medal, American Association for the History of MedicineWinner, Ludwik Fleck Prize, Society for Social Studies of ScienceWinner, General History Award, New South Wales Premier's History AwardsWhen whites first encountered the Fore people in the isolated highlands of colonial New Guinea during the 1940s and 1950s, they found a people in the grip of a bizarre epidemic. Women and children succumbed to muscle weakness, uncontrollable tremors, and lack of coordination, until death inevitably supervened. Facing extinction, the Fore attributed their unique and terrifying affliction to a particularly malign form of sorcery.In The Collectors of Lost Souls, Warwick Anderson tells the story of the resilience of the Fore through this devastating plague, their transformation into modern people, and their compelling attraction for a throng of eccentric and adventurous scientists and anthropologists. Battling competing scientists and the colonial authorities, the brilliant and troubled American doctor D. Carleton Gajdusek determined that the cause of the epidemic—kuru—was a new and mysterious agent of infection, which he called a slow virus (now called a prion). Anthropologists and epidemiologists soon realized that the Fore practice of eating their loved ones after death had spread the slow virus. Though the Fore were never convinced, Gajdusek received the Nobel Prize for his discovery. Now revised and updated, the book includes an extensive new afterword that situates its impact within the fields of science and technology studies and the history of science. Additionally, the author now reflects on his long engagement with the scientists and the people afflicted, describing what has happened to them since the end of kuru. This astonishing story links first-contact encounters in New Guinea with laboratory experiments in Bethesda, Maryland; sorcery with science; cannibalism with compassion; and slow viruses with infectious proteins, reshaping our understanding of what it means to do science.

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Hoy en día vivimos en un mundo íntimamente conectado, un mundo en el que los famosos tienen apasionados seguidores en todos los continentes, en el que los líderes religiosos pueden influir en millones de personas a una escala planetaria y en el que fuerzas económicas y políticas culturales, ideológicas y medioambientales convergen en los distintos territorios y regiones. Esto es la globalización.En esta breve introducción, Manfred B. Steger analiza las principales causas y consecuencias de la globalización así como la polémica cuestión de si este fenómeno es o no, en última instancia, algo bueno. Desde los atentados terroristas hasta el virus Zika, pasando por Donald Trump o Twitter, Steger explora nuestros insólitos niveles de integración global.Este título fue publicado originalmente dentro de la colección Very Short Introductions de Oxford University Press, de la que se han vendido más de nueve millones de ejemplares en el mundo.

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Max Burbuja, la nueva serie para primeros lectores llena de aventuras, acción, y grandes dosis de humor.ElHematocrítico: más de 100.000 ejemplares vendidos!Matías se ha enterado de que Leo Misterious, nuestro autor favorito, va a estar firmando libros en nuestra ciudad, así que lo organiza todo para que vayamos a conocerlo sí o sí. Su plan es perfecto: nos llevará su madre, Leo Misterious nos dedicará todos nuestros ejemplares y lo convenceremos para salir en su próximo libro. Será brutal!Sin embargo, un extraño virus amenaza con desbaratar nuestros planes: primero cae la profesora María, después nuestra compañera Adriana. Cada día aparecen nuevas víctimas, la gente vomita por las esquinas... Tenemos que mantenernos sanos para la firma! La cosa no pinta nada bien... esa gripe bomba SE HACE VIRAL.No te pierdas una nueva entrega de Max Burbuja, la hilarante serie de primeras lecturas de ElHematocrítico.<

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How do women living with genital herpes and/or HPV (human papilloma virus) infections see themselves as sexual beings, and what choices do they make about sexual health issues? Adina Nack, a medical sociologist who specializes in sexual health and social psychology, conducted in-depth interviews with 43 women about their identities and sexuality in regards to chronic illness. The result is a fascinating book about an issue that affects over 15 million Americans, but is all too little discussed. Damaged Goods adds to our knowledge of how women are affected by living with chronic STDs and reveals the stages of their sexual- self transformation. From the anxiety of being diagnosed with an STD to issues of blame and shame, Nack-herself diagnosed with a cervical HPV infection-shows why these women feeling that they are \u0022damaged goods,\u0022 question future relationships, marriage, and their ability to have healthy children.

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Oumi has survived famine, tribal warfare, and a devastating virus. Now, in Oblivion Rouge, Volume 2, she must survive the brutal initiation of the Hakkinen, the mighty, armored army of this future African continent. In the near future, a virus called the LEUP has infected half the population. The resulting war between the people of Liam, known as the infected, and the people of Galoum, known as the immune, becomes a bloody and brutal affair. When a mysterious army called the Hakkinen emerges to quell the war between the two countries, they adopt children of war to aid them. Oumi and her friends are enlisted to help find a cure and end the bloodshed. Several young recruits have died already, as the battle royal between them spared no one. Each young soldier has their own story to tell in this conflict. As a result, Oumi gambles that trying to unite those young initiates left alive may be the only way to defeat the Admirals entering as the contest’s final part. With the looming threat of the supernatural enemy Hells, this conflict will be pivotal for Oumi, her friends, the future of Africa—and the entire world. Oblivion Rouge is rated OT for Older Teen, recommended for ages 16 and up. Saturday AM, the world’s most diverse manga-inspired comics, are now presented in a new format! Introducing Saturday AM TANKS, the new graphic novel format similar to Japanese Tankobons where we collect the global heroes and artists of Saturday AM. These handsome volumes have select color pages, revised artwork, and innovative post-credit scenes that help bring new life to our popular BIPOC, LGBTQ, and/or culturally diverse characters. Join in even more adventures with the other action-packed Saturday AM TANKS series:Apple Black, Clock Striker, Gunhild, Hammer, Henshin!, The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts, Saigami, Soul Beat, Titan King, Underground, and Yellow Stringer.

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The inside story of an unprecedented feat of science and business.At the start of 2020, Moderna was a biotech unicorn with dim prospects. Yes, there was the promise of its disruptive innovation that could transform medicine by using something called messenger RNA, one of the body's building blocks of life, to combat disease. But its stock was under water. There were reports of a toxic work culture. And despite ten years of work, the company was still years away from delivering its first product. Investors were getting antsy, or worse, skeptical.Then the pandemic hit, and Moderna, at first reluctantly, became a central player in a global drama—a David to Big Pharma's Goliaths—turning its technology toward breaking the global grip of the terrible disease. By year's end, with the virus raging, Moderna delivered one of the world's first Covid-19 vaccines, with a stunningly high rate of protection. The achievement gave the world a way out of a crippling pandemic while validating Moderna's technology, transforming the company into a global industry power. Biotech, and the venture capital community that fuels it, will never be the same.Wall Street Journal reporter Peter Loftus, veteran reporter covering the pharmaceutical and biotech industries and part of a Pulitzer Prize–finalist team, brings the inside story of Moderna, from its humble start at a casual lunch through its heady startup days, into the heart of the pandemic and beyond. With deep access to all of the major players, Loftus weaves a tale of science and business that brings to life Moderna's monumental feat of creating a vaccine that beat back a deadly virus and changed the business of medicine forever.The Messenger spans a decade and is full of heroic efforts by ordinary people, lucky breaks, and life-and-death decisions. It's the story of a revolutionary idea, the evolution of a cutting-edge American industry, and one of the great achievements of this century.

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Estamos inmersos en una de las mayores crisis de la historia? SÍ. Todo lo que ha pasado en el mundo es gravísimo? SÍ. La recesión económica será brutal? SÍ.Pero, a pesar de la que está cayendo, la mejor solución es no perder la confianza y luchar con uñas y dientes para seguir adelante. Aunque el virus ha copado toda la actualidad y nos ha encerrado en casa, no podemos olvidarnos de temas como el cambio climático, las nuevas corrientes feministas, las tensiones comerciales, el aumento del populismo o el poder de las redes sociales; factores que seguirán transformando las reglas del juego y que plantearán nuevos desafíos. Sonriendo bajo la crisis se convierte en una herramienta para hacer frente con esperanza a los retos que el futuro nos plantea, la fórmula para afrontar con optimismo la situación mundial tras la pandemia.

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