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    Mankind's battle to stay alive and healthy for as long as possible is our oldest, most universal struggle. With his characteristic wit and vastly informed historical scope, Roy Porter examines the war fought between disease and doctors on the battleground of the flesh from ancient times to the present. He explores the many ingenious ways in which we have attempted to overcome disease through the ages: the changing role of doctors, from ancient healers, apothecaries, and blood-letters to today's professionals; the array of drugs, from Ayurvedic remedies to the launch of Viagra; the advances in surgery, from amputations performed by barbers without anesthetic to today's sophisticated transplants; and the transformation of hospitals from Christian places of convalescence to modern medical powerhouses. Cleverly illustrated with historic line drawings, the chronic ailments of humanity provide vivid anecdotes for Porter's enlightening story of medicine's efforts to prevail over a formidable and ever-changing adversary.

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    In addition, the controlability of power flows in the power grid has added a new dimension on the use of HVDC links in the context of developing Smart Grids. The power transfer from off-shore wind generation is another new application. DC transmission at distribution level voltages (using VSC-HVDC) is also being considered for integration of distributed generation in the power grid. The emerging technology of VSC-HVDC links is described in detail. Instead of adding new chapters to present new developments, the new material is added at the appropriate places. The book also presents other developments such as the application of hybrid active filters, capacitor commutated converters, double and triple tuned filters etc. The appendices give details of thyristor and IGBT valves, transient simulation of converters and DC lines, synchronous generator modeling, SSR analysis, CIGRE Benchmark models and design of DC and AC voltage controls in VSC-HVDC links. Several examples and case studies are included to illustrate the concepts.New Age Science is a newly established Science, Technical and Medical publisher.We offer high level text and reference titles to the academic community. Written by leading scientists and academic professionals affiliated to prestigious institutions worldwide, our books bring into focus innovative research and the latest teaching theories and concepts.Some of the many areas we publish in include:-Electrical Engineering-Mechanical Engineering-Chemistry-Mathematics-Physics-Computer Science

    How is it possible that the Y chromosome, which separated the sexes and allowed humans to rise to the apex of the animal kingdom, also threatens to destroy sexual reproduction altogether? Bryan Sykes confronts recent advances in evolutionary theory to find the answers to the questions that inexorably follow: Is there a genetic cause for men's greed, aggression, and promiscuity? Could a male homosexual gene possibly exist? A must read for anyone interested in popular science, family genealogy, and today's infertility crisis, "Adam's Curse" provokes a shocking debate on the nature of sexual reproduction.

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    PART -IV : FARM ELECTRICITY : Farm Electricity. Appendix* Bibliography * Index.

    

    

    Yoram Avnimelech that reviewed the state-of-the-art and status of biofloc technology in aquaculture. The first two editions quickly sold out, so a corrected and expanded second edition has been published. In the preface to the third edition Dr. Avnimelech says: "In writing this book I tried to have a conversation with the reader, to communicate in a way that will help the reader understand the story of biofloc technology, simplify explanations and minimize usage of complex technical terms." Dr Avnimelech expresses his excitement with the amount of information added to the book and the technology itself. "It is exciting and inspiring to see how much information was added."

    The new edition has been updated in accordance with the revised syllabus for 2010. It covers the history of Pakistan up to 1999 and provides students with comprehensive and in-depth knowledge required for the examination. The author is an examiner for O Level Pakistan Studies Paper 1. He is an experienced write of history textbooks for secondary classes, classes, GCSE and O Level.

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    A handbook for english speaking students and english second language students.Language, Text Analysis, Text Types, Literature, Visual Literacy, Public Speaking, Spelling and Vocabulary.