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Sharīʿa in Africa Today: Reactions and Responses
Sharīʿa in Africa Today. Reactions and Responses explores how Islamic law has influenced relations between Muslims and Christians, through a series of case studies by young African scholars working in four African countries: in Sudan where total Sharīʿa was applied until recently; in Nigeria where the Northern states re-introduced Sharīʿa courts; in Kenya where the place of Islamic courts…
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- 9789004250543
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- 297 SHA
Beyond enlightenment : Buddhism, religion, modernity
The vast majority of books on Buddhism describe the Buddha using the word enlightened, rather than awakened. This bias has resulted in Buddhism becoming generally perceived as the eponymous religion of enlightenment. Beyond Enlightenment is a sophisticated study of some of the underlying assumptions involved in the study of Buddhism (especially, but not exclusively, in the West). It investigate…
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- 978-0-415-37294-7
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- Routledge critical studies in Buddhism
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- 294.344 2 COH b
Buddhism in the Public Sphere
The core teachings and practices of Buddhism are systematically directed toward developing keen and caring insight into the relational or interdependent nature of all things. Hershock applies Buddhist thought to reflect on the challenges to public good, created by emerging social, economic, and political realities associated with increasingly complex global interdependence. In eight chapters, t…
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- 9780203970126
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- 294.3 HER b
Plant Viruses: Evolution and Management
This book focuses on the evolution of plant viruses, their molecular classification, epidemics and management, covering topics relating to evolutionary mechanisms, viral ecology and emergence, appropriate analysis methods, and the role of evolution in taxonomy. The currently emerging virus species are increasingly becoming a threat to our way of life, both economically and physically. Plant vir…
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- 978-981-10-1406-2
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- XI, 312
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- 632.8 GAU p
Plasma-based Radar Cross Section Reduction
This book presents a comprehensive review of plasma-based stealth, covering the basics, methods, parametric analysis, and challenges towards the realization of the idea. The concealment of aircraft from radar sources, or stealth, is achieved through shaping, radar absorbing coatings, engineered materials, or plasma, etc. Plasma-based stealth is a radar cross section (RCS) reduction technique as…
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- 978-981-287-760-4
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- XXII, 52
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- SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- 621.3848 SIN p
Pocket Reference to Alzheimer's Disease Management
This Pocket Reference offer a multifaceted guide on various aspects of Alzheimer’s disease. This thorough review discusses the challenges of diagnosis, different stages of the disease, testing, and current treatment methods, including pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of cognitive decline and symptoms due to Alzheimer’s disease. The book also has specific chapters on care is…
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- 978-1-910315-22-4
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- XI, 95
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- 616.831 BUR p
Crohn’s Disease Basic Principles
This volume provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the current diagnosis and treatment strategies for Crohn?s disease. Care of these patients and clinical conditions can be quite complex and often require a multidisciplinary approach. Sections of the book are based on the most current, evidenced-based resources and have been structured to review the etiology and diagnosis of …
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- 9783319141817
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- XIII, 306
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- 616.3445
Critical loads and dynamic risk assessments : nitrogen, acidity and metals in…
This book provides a unique overview of research methods over the past 25 years assessing critical loads and temporal effects of the deposition of air pollutants. It includes critical load methods and applications addressing acidification, eutrophication and heavy metal pollution of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Applications include examples for each air pollution threat, both at local an…
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- 9789401795081
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- XXVII, 662
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- Environmental Pollution
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- 610
Polymer Engineering Science and Viscoelasticity; An Introduction
This book provides a unified mechanics and materials perspective on polymers: both the mathematics of viscoelasticity theory as well as the physical mechanisms behind polymer deformation processes. Introductory material on fundamental mechanics is included to provide a continuous baseline for readers from all disciplines. Introductory material on the chemical and molecular basis of polymers is …
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- 978-1-4899-7485-3
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- XVII, 482
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- 620.19 BRI p
Polymer Nanoparticles for Nanomedicines; A Guide for their Design, Preparatio…
This volume serves as a valuable handbook for the development of nanomedicines made of polymer nanoparticles because it provides researchers, students, and entrepreneurs with all the material necessary to begin their own projects in this field. Readers will find protocols to prepare polymer nanoparticles using different methods, since these are based on the variety of experiences that experts e…
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- 978-3-319-41421-8
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- XXIX, 641
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- 668.9 VAU p
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