The Belgica's journey into the Dark Antarctic night. The harrowing, survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly wrong, with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter. August 1897: The Belgica set sail, eager to become the first scientific expedition to reach the white wilderness of the South Pole. But the ship soon became stuck fast in the ice of the Bellinghausen sea, condemning the ship's crew to overwintering in Antarctica and months of endless polar night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness, their minds ravaged by the sound of ... |
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Financial Market Contagion through the Internal Capital Markets of Global Banks. The book Economic Crises and Financial Contagion is targeted at the applied researcher of financial economics. The methods cover the application of copula analysis, Markov chains and extreme value theory, causal identification based on panel data regression analysis, structural breaks and regime shifts. These tools could be used in various ways: Individual stock market analysis, contagion analysis (among stock markets and banking systems), policy evaluation, event-study and difference-in-differences analysis of important events and crises, ... |
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"Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old" is a guide to the biggest issue we all face. Ageing - not cancer, not heart disease - is the world's leading cause of death and suffering. What would the world be like if we could cure it? Living disease - free until the age of 100 is achievable within our lifetimes. In prose that is lucid and full of fascinating facts, "Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old" introduces us to the cutting edge research that is paving the way for this revolution. Computational biologist Andrew Steele explains what occurs ... |
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There is less than one hundred Thracian stone-built under-tumular constructions in Bulgaria that are usually called tombs. Most of them were found half-demolished or were demolished subsequently. Thirteen such buildings were constructed in the Kazanlak valley (fig. 1). Their number rises to fifteen, it we add another two constructions, which are not so impressive but possess a high scientific value. They are concentrated within a limited geographic region and in terms of statistics they are considerably more than any other area of Bulgaria. Taking this into consideration and knowing that some fifty years ago the only ... |
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Авторката ни разкрива неизследвани досега аспекти в поезията и в преводаческата дейност на Асен Разцветников в контекста на немско-българските литературни отношения и модерната европейска литература на ХХ в. Задълбоченото сравнителноисторическо проучване, откритите и публикувани за първи път факти, изведените от тях съпоставки ни представят един нов - познат и непознат Асен Разцветников, обогатяват знанията ни, като разчупват досегашната ни представа за него. ... |
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Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert, Dr Bruce Perry, discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin with a shift to asking "What happened to you?" rather than "What's wrong with you?". Through wide-ranging and often deeply personal conversation, Oprah Winfrey and Dr Perry explore how what happens to us in early childhood - both good and bad - influences the people we become. They challenge us to shift from focusing on "What's wrong with you?" or "Why are you behaving ... |
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Историята на Тъмнейший оживява пред очите ни с помощта на изящно илюстрираната графична новела - предистория на Сянка и кост , хитовия сериал на Netflix. Преди да поведе Втората армия на Равка, преди да създаде Долината на смъртната сянка и много преди да се превърне в Тъмнейший, той е самотно момче, надарено с изключителна сила. Ерик и майка му Лена винаги са бягали, без да могат да открият сигурност никъде. Те не са като другите Гриша - те са най-редките и смъртоносни от своя вид. Всяващи страх сред тези, които искат да ги унищожат, и преследвани от тези, които искат да се възползват от дарбите им, майка и син са ... |
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Physicochemical accents. ... The book shows the possibilities of applying of the physicochemical petrological research methods for an in-depth study of the processes of wallrock alterations and obtaining new original data in metasomatic petrology. The author's investigation on mineral equilibria in the system K 2 О-Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 -H 2 O-SO 3 is of particular importance for studying of the physicochemical conditions of mineral formation during the acid metasomatism of rocks. By investigating the mineral equilibria on this system, it is possible to develop a complete facies subdivision of secondary quartzes mineral ... |
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021. In Sweden, refugee children fall asleep for months and years at a time. In upstate New York, high school students develop contagious seizures. In the US Embassy in Cuba, employees complain of headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises in the night. These disparate cases are some of the most remarkable diagnostic mysteries of the twenty-first century, as both doctors and scientists have struggled to explain them within the boundaries of medical science and - more crucially - to treat them. What unites them is that they are all examples of a particular ... |
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How Entrepreneurial Management Transforms Culture and Drives Growth. Author of the international Bestseller "The Lean Startup". ... Entrepreneur and bestselling author of The Lean Startup, Eric Ries reveals how entrepreneurial principles can be used by businesses of all kinds, ranging from established companies to early-stage startups, to grow revenues, drive innovation, and transform themselves into truly modern organizations, poised to take advantage of the enormous opportunities of the twenty-first century. In The Lean Startup, Eric Ries laid out the practices of successful startups - building a minimal ... |
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The use of airborne weapons in combat characterizes armed conflict since the end of the 19th Century, and especially since the start of the 20th Century. Today the significance of airborne weaponry has grown to the point where it plays a decisive role in the outcome of armed and political crises. This book is dedicated to 100-anniversary from the first control humans` flight, aims to clarify the genesis of air power, uncover its essence, and trace the evolution in this term during certain stages of its currency.Official historiography, memoirs,and scientific papers form the base for research. Subject of the study is air ... |
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Акад. Атанас Атанасов е един от водещите земеделски учени в България с дългогодишен и впечатляващ опит в теорията и практиката. Някои от неговите перспективни виждания са изпреварили времето и очевидно ще имат значение не само за сегашното, но и за бъдещото поколение. Книгата Живот и наука през моите очи съдържа важни разработки и послания, които се радват и на широко международно признание. Авторът е известен не само като един от пионерите на растителната биотехнология в България от 1967 година, но и със значимите резултати, които той постига в направленията тъканни и клетъчни култури (ин витро клонално ... |
