Most astronomers believe that the universe began about 15 billion years ago when an explosion led to its expansion and cooling. The present state of the universe compels us to believe that the universe was extremely hot and dense in its infancy. In the beginning there was intense radiation. The photons produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter and a plasma soup of particles and...

This book explores how language and attitude conspire to communicate attitudinal meaning (e.g. criticism, praise). It takes an experimental pragmatics perspective and assumes an exploratory approach, drawing insights from interdisciplinary research, to explain how linguistic means and attitude cues bind to communicate attitudinal stance (approval, disapproval). The explorations are settled...

Engineering has been an essential collaborator in biological research and breakthroughs in biology are often enabled by technological advances. Decoding the double helix structure of DNA, for example, only became possible after significant advances in such technologies as X-ray diffraction and gel electrophoresis. Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis improved as new technologies —...

Dekadentzya is an annual English-language literary journal of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. We welcome all submissions.

Key Features Master all the basic concepts of Git to protect your code and make it easier to evolve Use Git proficiently, and learn how to resolve day-by-day challenges easily This step-by-step guide is packed with examples to help you learn and work with Git's internals Book Description Since its inception, Git has attracted skilled developers due to its...

"As general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and president of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping has delivered many speeches on a broad range of issues. He has offered his thoughts, views and judgments, and answered a series of important theoretical and practical questions about the Party and the country in these changing times. His speeches embody the philosophy of the new...

This book discusses how model-based approaches can improve the daily practice of software professionals. This is known as Model-Driven Software Engineering (MDSE) or, simply, Model-Driven Engineering (MDE). MDSE practices have proved to increase efficiency and effectiveness in software development, as demonstrated by various quantitative and qualitative studies. MDSE adoption...

In an age of mass surveillance, when advanced cyberwarfare weapons rapidly migrate into every hacker’s toolkit, you can’t rely on outdated security methods–especially if you’re responsible for Internet-facing services. In Linux® Hardening in Hostile Networks, Kyle Rankin helps you to implement modern safeguards that provide maximum impact with minimum effort and to strip away old techniques...

Essential guide to British universities that gives you all the information you need to make the crucial decisions on what to study, where to study, and how much it might cost. Objective and authoritative, it is the best-selling guide to making the right university choice for you. For more than 25 years The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide has provided the most accurate and...

The aim of this book is to present the newest trends in genetic studies conducted in Poland and concerning variability in populations, variability studied on various levels of its organization. The works presented deal with widely understood problems of populational genetics, ecological genetics, evolutionary biology, processes of adaptation, speciation and taxonomy. Rapid progress in the...

Reviews the state of stem cell bioengineering. This book includes the basic research work on stem cells and bioengineering carried out by various laboratories. It consists of a review of the development of various microcapsules in stem cell therapy. It summarizes the overall clinical trials on stem cell therapy and myocardial regeneration.

New technologies and the science that created them have transformed our lives, posing challenges as to how technological change can be better integrated into society. Over the last few decades, recognition of these issues has led to different ways of engaging the public in the assessment and regulation of emerging technologies. However, diverse factors such as existing regulatory frameworks...

One minute could change your life. Reverend Christopher Lee is a young vicar who has taken the internet by storm. With more Instagram followers than the Arch Bishop of Canterbury and the Church of England put together, Rev Chris helps and inspires hundreds of thousands of his followers everyday with his sixty-second sermons, full of bite-sized wisdom for busy people. From family to faith,...

What is a self? Greenblatt argues that the 16th century saw the awakening of modern self-consciousness, the ability to fashion an identity out of the culture and politics of one’s society. In a series of brilliant readings, Greenblatt shows how identity is constructed in the work of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser and other Renaissance writers. A classic piece of literary criticism, and the...

Impresjonistyczna świadomość artystyczna w rosyjskiej i zachodnioeuropejskiej prozie początku XX wieku. Kiazimow, Azja środkowa w twórczości N.S. Tichonowa Lingwokognitywna i lingwokulturoznawcza interpretacja symbolu w tekście artystycznym. Popowa-Bondarienko, Hesse i Dostojewski: komunikacja "lustrzanego odbicia" K. Kropaczewski, Koncepcja sztuki Fiodora...

The main purpose of the publication is to present the major achievements and challenges in the process of European integration and show what influence membership in the European Union has on Poland and Poles. The book, addressed to Asian readers, discusses Poland’s position and role in the European Union in a comprehensive manner. The book characterizes the adjustments Poland has gone...

Prace zawarte w niniejszym tomie badają rzeczy pewne i rzeczy niepewne w studiach literackich, to co określone i to co nieokreślone opcji interpretacyjnych, wzorce gatunkowe, związki zachodzące w tekście, jak również złożoność prezentacji. Przyjmując koncepcję struktury za wspólny czynnik określający i/lub punkt wyjścia, eseje badają mechanizmy, które stabilizują lub podważają jej status w...

Palamedes. A Journal of Ancient History to rocznik poświęcony historii starożytnej. W zamiarach redakcji ma to być forum prezentacji badań zarówno z zakresu historii starożytnego świata klasycznego, jak i innych terenów np. Bliskiego Wschodu

A comprehensive presentation of Ai Weiwei’s recent Public Art Fund exhibition Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, a powerful reflection on the global refugee crisis Internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) transformed over 300 sites across New York City into a compelling, ambitious public art exhibition concerned with the global refugee and migration crises. Good...

W czwartym tomie serii Studia Translatorica Czytelnik odnajdzie m.in. teksty: Lwa N.Zybatowa Des Simultandometschers rätselhafte Kompetenzen, Joanny Szczęk Die translatorische Kompetenz in der Praxis – Analyse der Übersetzungen deutscher Sagen ins Polnische, Janusza Stopyry Vom Objekt motivierte Subjektnamen im Polnischen und im Deutschen, Liny Hłuszczenko Poezja Archilocha w tłumaczeniu...