This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization, EvoCOP 2010, held in Instanbul, Turkey, in April 2010.The 24 r
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This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and
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This Brief looks at the illustrative case of the Hindu-Muslim conflict in India, with the aim of understanding the dynamics of lived secularism as it exists in traditional multi-faith societies such a
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In this study, Dr. Ashraf A. Hilmy, with a surgeon's objective, no-nonsense precision and an unabashed lack of political correctness, dissects the current state of health-care delivery in America. In
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We all desire to live truer, happier and more meaningful lives; yet, many of us are uncertain how exactly to go about achieving enduring success and happiness. In her guidebook "Awaken and Unleash You
We all desire to live truer, happier and more meaningful lives; yet, many of us are uncertain how exactly to go about achieving enduring success and happiness. In her guidebook "Awaken and Unleash You
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At only a page each in length, Richard Mallinson's elegantly structured short stories are a pithy fast fiction for a modern multi-media age. A rapid succession of carefully worked observations, the st
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In this new collection of poetry, Tribute to Brunei and Other Poems, the verses represent the synoptic capture of particular environments and incidents, as well as author John Onu Odihi's reflection o
In this new collection of poetry, Tribute to Brunei and Other Poems, the verses represent the synoptic capture of particular environments and incidents, as well as author John Onu Odihi's reflection o
In this book you will find the journey that a Light Being from the Central Universe Spheres makes to our planet and how he moves in it. This Being's objective is to create and on it is His learning ba
As a boy growing up in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, I had no objective conception of evil. We were practicing Roman Catholics in our family, so our consideration of evil was focused on self:
As a boy growing up in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, I had no objective conception of evil. We were practicing Roman Catholics in our family, so our consideration of evil was focused on self:
50 Communication Strategies provides you with an arsenal of workable skills and tools for making your communication more successful—in personal relationships and in work environments, face-to-face and
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Allow forgiveness to hand you the keys to success. Become disentangled from the destructive traps existent in your environments. Love the true person you see when you look in the mirror everyday so th
Allow forgiveness to hand you the keys to success. Become disentangled from the destructive traps existent in your environments. Love the true person you see when you look in the mirror everyday so th
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The Legacy of Adam Kingston is so much more than a novel of romance. It's a story of building lives, having to say goodbye, and facing futures that are uncertain, but carrying that love on. It's about
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