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The book we need NOW to avoid a social recession, Murthy’s prescient message is about the importance of human connection, the hidden impact of loneliness on our health, and the social power of community.
Humans are social creatures: In this simple and obvious fact lies both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness. In his groundbreaking book, the 19th surgeon general of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy makes a case for loneliness as a public health concern: a root cause and contributor to many of the epidemics sweeping the world today from alcohol and drug addiction to violence to depression and anxiety. Loneliness, he argues, is affecting not only our health, but also how our children experience school, how we perform in the workplace, and the sense of division and polarization in our society.
But, at the center of our loneliness is our innate desire to connect. We have evolved to participate in community, to forge lasting bonds with others, to help one another, and to share life experiences. We are, simply, better together.
The lessons in Together have immediate relevance and application. These four key strategies will help us not only to weather this crisis, but also to heal our social world far into the future.
- Spend time each day with those you love. Devote at least 15 minutes each day to connecting with those you most care about.
- Focus on each other. Forget about multitasking and give the other person the gift of your full attention, making eye contact, if possible, and genuinely listening.
- Embrace solitude. The first step toward building stronger connections with others is to build a stronger connection with oneself. Meditation, prayer, art, music, and time spent outdoors can all be sources of solitary comfort and joy.
- Help and be helped. Service is a form of human connection that reminds us of our value and purpose in life. Checking on a neighbor, seeking advice, even just offering a smile to a stranger six feet away, all can make us stronger.
During Murthy’s research for Together, he found that there were few issues that elicited as much enthusiastic interest from both very conservative and very liberal members of Congress, from young and old people, or from urban and rural residents alike. Loneliness was something so many people have known themselves or have seen in the people around them. In the book, Murthy also shares his own deeply personal experiences with the subject—from struggling with loneliness in school, to the devastating loss of his uncle who succumbed to his own loneliness, as well as the important example of community and connection that his parents modeled. Simply, it’s a universal condition that affects all of us directly or through the people we love—now more than ever.
The Chemical Dialogue Between Plants and Beneficial Microorganisms
provides foundational insights on plant beneficial microorganisms
and their impact on the health and productivity of plants.
Providing in-depth and recent updates about unexplored aspects of
plant microbes interactions, the book includes the biological
repertoire of arbuscular mycorrhizal association, molecular
architecture of Rhizobium-plant symbiosis, and endophytes in
transcriptional plasticity during host colonization by endophytes.
The book also includes details about the mechanism of different
plant beneficial microorganisms, how these differ, and their cross
signaling. This book will be an important reference for researchers
working on different plant beneficial microorganisms and their
molecular arsenal.
Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems: Crop Productivity,
Sustainability, and Biofortification describes the application of
competent microbes in plant growth promotion, nutrient management
and recycling from molecular perspectives. Understanding of
molecular mechanism of Microbial diversity in association with
plant roots is very imperative for plant health and ecosystem
equilibrium.
Laboratory Methods in Microbiology and Molecular Biology: Methods
in Molecular Microbiology is a unique, informative and
multidisciplinary work that is not only confined to one discipline.
It provides various procedures in diverse disciplines from
microbiology to genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry. Here,
the principles and facts underlying practical applications of
bacteria and fungi which have prospects in various technologies are
listed. It is composed of 15 chapters broadly covering basic
concepts in microbiology, including soil microbiology, food
microbiology, microbial genetics, serology and the use of basic
bioinformatics tools. Each chapter contains a set of experiments
with an introduction, principle, reagents and buffers used, brief
methodology, conclusions and inferences, and a list of 20-40
references. A brief summary/abstract is also included. The book
will facilitate students, teachers and researchers to monitor the
precision and accuracy of their qualitative and quantitative
methods practically.
Industrial Catalytic Processes for Fine and Specialty Chemicals
provides a comprehensive methodology and state-of-the art toolbox
for industrial catalysis. The book begins by introducing the reader
to the interesting, challenging, and important field of catalysis
and catalytic processes. The fundamentals of catalysis and
catalytic processes are fully covered before delving into the
important industrial applications of catalysis and catalytic
processes, with an emphasis on green and sustainable technologies.
Several case studies illustrate new and sustainable ways of
designing catalysts and catalytic processes. The intended audience
of the book includes researchers in academia and industry, as well
as chemical engineers, process development chemists, and
technologists working in chemical industries and industrial
research laboratories.
Due to the growing use of web applications and communication
devices, the use of data has increased throughout various
industries. It is necessary to develop new techniques for managing
data in order to ensure adequate usage. The Handbook of Research on
Pattern Engineering System Development for Big Data Analytics is a
critical scholarly resource that examines the incorporation of
pattern management in business technologies as well as decision
making and prediction process through the use of data management
and analysis. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as
business intelligence, feature extraction, and data collection,
this publication is geared towards professionals, academicians,
practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on the
development of pattern management systems for business
applications.
The book discusses the complex interactions between plants and
their associated microbial communities. It also elucidates the ways
in which these microbiomes are connected with the plant system, and
how they affect plant health. The different chapters describe how
microbiomes affect plants with regard to immunity, disease
conditions, stress management and productivity. In addition, the
book describes how an 'additional plant genome' functions as a
whole organ system of the host, and how it presents both challenges
and opportunities for the plant system. Moreover, the book includes
a dedicated section on using omics tools to understand these
interactions, and on exploiting them to their full potential.
With the recent shift of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to
organic agriculture, the employment of microbes that perform
significant beneficial functions for plants has been highlighted.
This book presents timely discussion and coverage on the use of
microbial formulations, which range from powdered or charcoal-based
to solution and secondary metabolite-based bioformulations.
Bioformulation development of biofertilizers and biopesticides
coupled with the advantages of nanobiotechnology propose
significant applications in the agricultural section including
nanobiosensors, nanoherbicides, and smart transport systems for the
regulated release of agrochemical. Moreover, the formulation of
secondary metabolites against individual phytopathogens could be
used irrespective of geographical positions with higher disease
incidences. The prospective advantages and uses of
nanobiotechnology generate tremendous interest, as it could augment
production of agricultural produce while being cost-effective both
energetically and economically. This bioformulation approach is
incomparable to existing technology, as the bioformulation would
explicitly target the particular pathogen without harming the
natural microbiome of the ecosystem. Nanobiotechnology in
Bioformulations covers the constraints associated with large-scale
development and commercialization of bioinoculant formations.
Furthermore, exclusive emphasis is be placed on next-generation
efficient bioinoculants having secondary metabolite formulations
with longer shelf life and advanced competence against several
phytopathogens. Valuable chapters deal with bioformulation
strategies that use divergent groups of the microbiome and include
detailed diagrammatic and pictorial representation. This book will
be highly beneficial for both experts and novices in the fields of
microbial bioformulation, nanotechnology, and
nano-microbiotechnology. It discusses the prevailing status and
applications available for microbial researchers and scientists,
agronomists, students, environmentalists, agriculturists, and
agribusiness professionals, as well as to anyone devoted to
sustaining the ecosystem.
En esta obra los Seres de Luz intentaran lograr que un Alma que
vive un 95% del tiempo en su Reino de Oscuridad, logre reintegrar
todas las formas de su Alma en los 7 Niveles de Conciencia, para
que de esta manera alcance la iluminacion, ya que si esta Alma
logra alcanzar la iluminacion, La Conciencia de la Humanidad se
expandira mas rapidamente. Hoy, aproximadamente el 5% de todas las
Almas ya estan viviendo en la 4ta Dimension, el otro 95% continua
viviendo en su mente tridimensional.
Fungal nanobionics has great prospects for developing new products
with industrial, agriculture, medicine and consumer applications in
a wide range of sectors. The fields of chemical engineering,
agri-food, biochemical, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and medical
device development all employ fungal products, with fungal
nanomaterials currently used in a wide range of applications,
ranging from drug development to food industry and agricultural
sector. The fungal agents emerge as an environmentally friendly,
clean, non-toxic agent for the biogenic metal nanoparticles and
employs both intracellular and extracellular methods. The
simplicity of scaling up and downstream processing and the presence
of fungal mycelia affording an increased surface area provide key
advantages. In addition, the larger spectrum of synthesized
nanoparticle morphologies and the substantially faster biosynthesis
rate in cell-free filtrate (due to the higher amount of proteins
secreted in fungi) make this a particularly enticing route.
Understanding the diversity of fungi in assorted ecosystems, as
well as their interactions with other microorganisms, animals and
plants, is essential to underpin real and innovative technological
developments and the applications of metal nanoparticles in many
disciplines including agriculture, catalysis, and biomedical
biosensors. Importantly, biogenic fungal nanoparticles show
significant synergistic characteristics when combined with
antibiotics and fungicides to offer substantially greater
resistance to microbial growth and applications in nanomedicine
ranging from topical ointments and bandages for wound healing to
coated stents.
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Let's Celebrate Vaisakhi! (Punjab's Spring Harvest Festival, Maya & Neel's India Adventure Series, Book 7) (Multicultural, Non-Religious, Indian Culture, Bhangra, Lassi, Biracial Indian American Families, Sikh, Picture Book Gift, Dhol, Global Children) (Hardcover)
Ajanta Chakraborty, Vivek Kumar
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R558
Discovery Miles 5 580
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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Business and medical professionals rely on large data sets to
identify trends or other knowledge that can be gleaned from the
collection of it. New technologies concentrate on data's
management, but do not facilitate users' extraction of meaningful
outcomes. Pattern and Data Analysis in Healthcare Settings
investigates the approaches to shift computing from analysis
on-demand to knowledge on-demand. By providing innovative tactics
to apply data and pattern analysis, these practices are optimized
into pragmatic sources of knowledge for healthcare professionals.
This publication is an exhaustive source for policy makers,
developers, business professionals, healthcare providers, and
graduate students concerned with data retrieval and analysis.
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