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  The Epigenetics Revolution - How...

  Nessa Carey

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  Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity. Surveying the twenty-year history of the field while also highlighting its latest findings and innovations, this volume provides a readily understandable introduction to the foundations of epigenetics. Nessa Carey, a leading epigenetics researcher, connects the field's arguments to such diverse phenomena as how ants and queen bees control their colonies; why tortoiseshell cats are always female; why some plants need cold weather before they can flower; and how our bodies age and develop disease. Reaching beyond biology, epigenetics now informs work on drug addiction, the long-term effects of famine, and the physical and psychological consequences of childhood trauma. Carey concludes with a discussion of the future directions for this research and its ability to improve human health and well-being.

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  AIQ - How People and Machines...

  Nick Polson, James Scott

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  From two cutting-edge data scientists comes a fascinating audiobook that tells listeners what they need to know in order to understand how intelligent machines are changing the world and how we can use this knowledge to make better decisions in our own lives. 
  Dozens of times per day, we all interact with intelligent machines that are constantly learning from the wealth of data now available tothem. These machines, from smart phones to talking robots to self-driving cars, are remaking the world of the 21st century in the same way that the Industrial Revolution remade the world of the 19th century.  
  AIQ, by Nick Polson and James Scott, is based on a simple premise: if you want to understand the modern world, then you have to know a little bit of the mathematical language spoken by intelligent machines. AIQ will teach listeners that language—but in an unconventional way, anchored in stories rather than mathematics. 
  Listeners will meet a fascinating cast of historical characters who have a lot to teach about data, probability, and better thinking. Along the way, listeners will see how these same ideas are playing out in the modern age of big data and intelligent machines—and how these technologies will soon help them to overcome some of their built-in cognitive weaknesses, giving them a chance to lead happier, healthier, more fulfilled lives.

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  Billions & Billions - Thoughts...

  Carl Sagan

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  In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, posing such fascinating questions as how did the universe originate and how will it end, and how can we meld science and compassion to meet the challenges of the coming century? Here, too, is a rare, private glimpse of Sagan's thoughts about love, death, and God as he struggled with fatal disease. Ever forward-looking and vibrant with the sparkle of his unquenchable curiosity, Billions & Billions is a testament to one of the great scientific minds of our day. 
   
  Introductory music from the original score for COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey composed by Alan Silvestri, used with permission from Cosmos Studios, Inc. and Chappers Music. All rights reserved. Special thanks to Fuzzy Planets, Inc.

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  The Origin of the Universe

  Jan Aleksander Piasecki

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  A philosophical approach to the enigma of nature and the universe approached through observation, meditation, and logical analysis of material phenomena.   Written in accessible language for the general reader, The Origin of the Universe expounds on a theory that Jan Aleksander Piasecki developed from a synthesis of data he accumulated over the years. He discusses world forces and how they combine and operate to create the universe and matter, and all living things in it. A special section discusses the soul, its design and destiny.   Attributing everything in the universe to the impact and expansion of the heat entity and the resistance and pressure of the cold entity, Piasecki moves through time and space to explain the creation of the sun, the solar system, atmosphere, water, and living forms. He draws a connection from outside forces to that which animates every “self-moving form” from within: the soul, imbued with the knowledge of its own being.   From molecules to the moon, The Origin of the Universe takes readers on a journey through the mysteries of life, those with a finite existence and those that may endure forever . . .

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  Touchpad Information Technology...

  Sanjay Jain

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  The chapters of this book have been selected and designed as per the CBSE curriculum of Vocational course on IT. 
  
  KEY FEATURES 
  - National Education Policy 2020 
  - Sneak Peek: This section contains glimpses of MS Office. 
  - Glossary: This section contains definition of common terms. 
  - Objective Type Questions: This section contains objective type questions to assess the intellectual skills of the students. 
  - Subjective Type Questions: This section has subjective questions to assess the comprehensive writing skills of the students. 
  - CBSE Sample Question Paper: This section contains sample question paper. 
  - Practical Work: This section has sample questions for practical examination 
  - Digital Solutions 
  
  DESCRIPTION (This section should contain complete information about the book from the start to the end, in around 1350 characters with space.)
  The main features of this book are as follows: 
  - The language of the book is simple and easy to understand. 
  - The book focuses on Free and Open-Source Software (Foss) with highlights of MS Office. 
  - Notes are given for add-on knowledge. 
  - Students are provided with fun facts about the topic. 
  - Lab Activities are added in between the chapters to develop practical skills. 
  - The applications of IT Tools are discussed with real life scenarios. 
  - The contents will help to create opportunity for better job prospects with respect to IT fields. 
  
  WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 
  You will learn about: 
  - Communication skills 
  - Management skills 
  - Fundamentals of computers 
  - ICT Tools 
  - Entrepreneurship 
  - Green Skills 
  - Digital Documentation (Advanced) 
  - Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced) 
  - Database Management System 
  - Web Applications and Security 
  
  WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR (audience) (Let the readers know what knowledge they should have before reading the book)(350 characters with space)
  Grade - 10 
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  1. Part A Employability Skills 
  (a) Unit-1 Communication Skills-II 
  (i) Chapter-1 Communication Skills 
  (b) Unit-2 Self-Management Skills-II 
  (ii) Chapter-2 Self-Management 
  (c) Unit-3 ICT Skills-II 
  (iii) Chapter-3 Information Technology & Communication 
  (d) Unit-4 Entrepreneurial Skills-II 
  (iv) Chapter-4 Entrepreneurship 
  (e) Unit-5 Green Skills-II 
  (v) Chapter-5 Green Skills 
  2. Part B Subject Specific Skills 
  (a) Unit-1 Digital Documentation (Advanced) 
  (vi) Chapter-1 Advanced Features of Word Processor 
  (b) Unit-2 Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced) 
  (vii) Chapter-2 Advanced Features of Spreadsheet 
  (viii) Chapter-3 More about Spreadsheet 
  (c) Unit-3 Database Management System 
  (ix) Chapter-4 Database Management 
  (x) Chapter-5 More on Database 
  (d) Unit-4 Web Applications and Security 
  (xi) Chapter-6 Web Application 
  (xii) Chapter-7 Web Security and Workplace Safety 
  3. Part C Practical Work 
  (a) Python Practical Questions 
  (b) Viva Voce Questions 
  4. Projects 
  5. Glossary 
  6. CBSE Sample Question Paper

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  The Sacred Universe - Earth...

  Thomas Berry

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  “Dedicated readers of ecology, theology, or religious philosophy will want to savor each one [of these essays]” from the renowned environmental thinker (Library Journal). A leading scholar, cultural historian, and Catholic priest who spent more than fifty years writing about our engagement with the Earth, Thomas Berry possessed prophetic insight into the rampant destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of species. In this book he makes a persuasive case for an interreligious dialogue that can better confront the environmental problems of the twenty-first century. These erudite and keenly sympathetic essays represent Berry’s best work, covering such issues as human beings’ modern alienation from nature and the possibilities of future, regenerative forms of religious experience. Asking that we create a new story of the universe and the emergence of the Earth within it, Berry resituates the human spirit within a sacred totality. “This book addresses how the history and diversity of world religions offer ways to engage with Earth; how it is necessary to connect with a spirituality that is Earth derived; how science can be in conversation with the religious sensibilities of wonder and awe; and how our relationship to the natural world is crucial to our spirituality. In the earliest essays, Berry sounds most optimistic and urges readers to reconcile modern impulses and technology with religious traditions.”—Publishers Weekly   “Thomas Berry demonstrates in these papers the qualities he calls for: humanist vision and imagination.”—Resurgence

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