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 M. David Litwa, "Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought: Becoming Angels and Demons" English | ISBN: 1108843999 | 2021 | 248 pages | PDF | 3 MB There is not just a desire but a profound human need for enhancement - the irrepressible yearning to become better than ourselves. Today, enhancement is often conceived of in terms of biotechnical intervention: genetic modification, prostheses, implants, drug therapy - even mind uploading. The theme of this book is an ancient form of enhancement: a physical upgrade that involves ethical practices of self-realization. It has been called 'angelification' - a transformation by which people become angels. The parallel process is 'daimonification', or becoming daimones. Ranging in time from Hesiod and Empedocles through Plato and Origen to Descriptioninus and Christian gnostics, this book explores not only how these two forms of posthuman transformation are related, but also how they connect and chasten modern visions of transhumanist enhancement which generally lack a robust account of moral improvement.  Politeness in Nineteenth-Century Europe By Annick Paternoster (Editor), Susan Fitzmaurice (Editor) 2019 | 237 Pages | ISBN: 9027201994 | PDF | 5 MB This volume explores a pivotal period in European history, the 'long' nineteenth century. Politeness scholars have suggested that the nineteenth century heralds a significant transition in the meanings and realisations of politeness, between theAncien Rgimeand the contemporary period, with the rise of the middle classes as economic, political, social and cultural actors. The central innovation of this volume consists in its use of a wide range of politeness metasources - grammar books, schoolbooks, conduct books, etiquette books, and letter-writing manuals - to access social norms. This interdisciplinary approach, which draws on historical linguistics, argumentation theory, appraisal theory and literary stylistics, is applied to a wide range of languages: English, including Scottish and business English, Italian, Spanish, West and South Slavic languages. As a highly coherent collection of innovative research papers, the volume will be welcomed by researchers of (im)politeness, pragmatics and sociolinguistics, both from a historical and contemporary perspective.  Orthogonal Image Moments for Human-Centric Visual Pattern Recognition by S. M. Mahbubur Rahman English | EPUB | 2019 | 149 Pages | ISBN : 9813299444 | 25.5 MB Instead of focusing on the mathematical properties of moments, this book is a compendium of research that demonstrates the effectiveness of orthogonal moment-based features in face recognition, expression recognition, fingerprint recognition and iris recognition.  Oilfield Chemistry by Caili Dai English | EPUB | 2019 | 395 Pages | ISBN : 9811329494 | 15.2 MB This book provides comprehensive information on the youngest member of the petroleum sciences family: Oilfield Chemistry, proposes the chemical agents for addressing current problems, and explains the functions, mechanisms and synergistic effects of various chemical agents.  Nanotechnology Characterization Tools for Biosensing and Medical Diagnosis by Challa S.S.R. Kumar English | PDF | 2018 | 592 Pages | ISBN : 3662563320 | 26 MB Eighth volume of a 40 volume series on nanoscience and nanotechnology, edited by the renowned scientist Challa S.S.R. Kumar. This handbook gives a comprehensive overview about Nanotechnology Characterization Tools for Biosensing and Medical Diagnosis. Modern applications and state-of-the-art techniques are covered and make this volume an essential reading for research scientists in academia and industry.  Nanoscale Electrochemistry of Molecular Contacts by Paulo Roberto Bueno English | EPUB | 2019 | 104 Pages | ISBN : 3319904868 | 12.8 MB This book discusses the merging of nanoscale electronics and electrochemistry and how this can potentially modernize the way electronic devices are currently engineered or constructed. It introduces the electrochemical capacitance as a fundamental missing concept that solves the puzzle between molecular electronics and electrochemistry at the nanoscale.  Nanocosmetics: From Ideas to Products by Jean Cornier English | EPUB | 2019 | 363 Pages | ISBN : 3030165728 | 52.8 MB This book addresses the application of nanotechnology to cosmetics. Edited by three respected experts in the field, the book begins with a general overview of the science behind cosmetics and skin care today, and of the status quo of nanotechnology in cosmetics. Subsequent chapters provide detailed information on the different nanoparticles currently used in cosmetics; the production and characterization of nanoparticles and nanocosmetics; and regulatory, safety and commercialization aspects.  Nano-Technological Intervention in Agricultural Productivity by Javid A. Parray, Mohammad Yaseen Mir, Nowsheen Shameem English | ISBN: 1119714850 | 208 pages | EPUB | July 13, 2021 | 5.13 Mb Nano-Technological Intervention in Agricultural Productivity explores sustainable, eco-friendly technologies for remediating wastes and contaminated areas in both water and land ecosystems. Focusing on nano-technological innovations that use microbes and microbial agents to improve the quality and pollutant discharge of contaminated sites, this comprehensive volume also discusses molecular approaches for the characterization of nanoparticles, the biosynthetic pathways of microbes, gene and protein expression studies for bio-deterioration techniques, and more.
 Nadiya Bakes: Over 100 Must-Try Recipes for Breads, Cakes, Biscuits, Pies, and More: A Baking Book by Nadiya Hussain English | July 27th, 2021 | ISBN: 0593233735 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 118.67 MB The host of the beloved Netflix series Time to Eat and Nadiya Bakes and winner of The Great British Baking Show returns to her true love, baking, with more than 100 delicious, Americanized recipes for sweet treats.  Multimessenger Astronomy (Astronomers' Universe) English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030683710 | 373 Pages | PDF EPUB | 210 MB Written by a professional astronomer who has worked on a wide spectrum of topics throughout his career, this book gives a popular science level description of what has become known as multimessenger astronomy. It links the new with the traditional, showing how astronomy has advanced at increasing pace in the modern era. |
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