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  Ultimate Modern jQuery for Web...

  Laurence Svekis

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  Turbocharge Your Web Projects with Lightning-fast Element Manipulation, Fluid Animations, and Effortless AJAX Integration of jQuery
  Book Description
  Unlock the Full Potential of jQuery with this comprehensive resource crafted for web developers eager to excel in interactive web design and development.Beginning with an accessible introduction to jQuery syntax and integration, this book gradually immerses you in advanced concepts, including DOM manipulation and dynamic techniques. Explore the intricacies of jQuery's hide, show, and animation methods, revolutionizing your approach to web interactivity. Delve into manipulating element contents, inserting new elements, and mastering advanced DOM manipulation for dynamic and responsive web interfaces.
  Engage in practical, hands-on projects, like crafting dynamic lists with interactive elements, to solidify your understanding and apply your skills in real-world scenarios. From event handling intricacies, including event bubbling and propagation, to mastering AJAX methods and callback options for responsive applications, every aspect is thoroughly covered.
  By the book's conclusion, you'll possess a robust foundation in jQuery, equipped with practical experience in AJAX, event handling, and DOM manipulation, ready to conquer the challenges of modern web development with confidence.
  Table of Contents
  1. Getting Started with jQuery
  2. Selection of Page Elements and DOM Element Selection jQuery
  3. Element Hide and Show Methods and Animation Effects
  4. Manipulating Element Contents and Inserting Elements
  5. DOM Manipulation and Selection
  6. jQuery Dynamic List Project - Interactive Elements
  7. CSS Properties and Element Attribute
  8. Traversing Page Elements
  9. jQuery Data and Element Index Method
  10. Handling Events with jQuery
  11. Advanced Event Handling Techniques
  12. jQuery AJAX Methods and Callback Options
  Conclusion
  Index

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  Pharmacology - Drugs and Their...

  Mike Crawford

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  The study of pharmacology has a rich and complex history that dates back thousands of years. Ancient civilizations relied on plants, minerals, and animal-derived substances to treat various ailments, laying the foundation for modern drug development. The evolution of pharmacology is a testament to human ingenuity and the ongoing quest for medical advancement. 
  In early human societies, medicine was largely based on trial and error. Traditional healers and shamans experimented with natural substances to alleviate pain, heal wounds, and cure diseases. Ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Greek civilizations made significant contributions to early pharmacology by documenting medicinal plants and their effects. The Ebers Papyrus, an Egyptian medical text from around 1550 BCE, provides one of the earliest records of pharmacological knowledge, listing hundreds of remedies derived from herbs and minerals. Similarly, the works of Hippocrates and Dioscorides in ancient Greece emphasized the importance of observation and classification in medicine. 
  The transition from natural remedies to synthesized drugs gained momentum during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. With the development of the scientific method, researchers began isolating active compounds from plants and studying their effects in controlled settings. The 19th century saw groundbreaking discoveries, such as the isolation of morphine from opium and the synthesis of aspirin. These advancements paved the way for the pharmaceutical industry, leading to the development of more effective and standardized treatments.

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  Fashion After Fifty - A Guide to...

  Kaaren Hale

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  The trouble with being over fifty is that everything starts to change. By sixty, gravity has started to pull hard and by seventy there is an urgent need to cover up some of the wobbly bits. The female ageing process has not been helped by society’s worship of youth and airbrushed beauty. Yet despite the youth-obsessed society of which the fashion industry is only one reflection, women continue to need to feel good about themselves, to nurture their self-confidence; to re-educate themselves about what works and why, to seek new doyennes of style and to retain beauty that is attainable past the first blush of youth.
  In this timely new edition of her tongue-in-cheek look at the fashion world, Kaaren Hale gives us her take on the industry and how to confidently find your own style in an ever-changing and confusing landscape.The women of her generation are the product of the conservative Fifties, the Swinging Sixties, the boom-boom Eighties and sober Nineties. They have enjoyed many heydays and aren’t ready to give up just yet. So why is it that the fashion industry, with few exceptions, directs all its ideas to the very young?
  Although the lack of style mentors and fashion choices is disheartening, women do not have to fill their wardrobes with dreary clothes, insensitive to the high-spirited girl inside them who still craves fashion adventure. They may not have Donna Karan to guide them personally through the minefield of middle age, but they can learn from their peers who already know how to do it – and enjoy the ride. This is a book for a generation of women that has done it all, seen it all and still wants to look – and feel – good.

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  Urban Nature Every Day -...

  Jane McMorland Hunter, Sally Hughes

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  366 prompts for noticing nature every day of the year.
  
  Arranged in day-by-day format, this beautiful book is a celebration of the nature you can find in your city or town, such as urban foxes prowling in the street, wildflowers sprouting from a crack in the pavement, butterflies on your balcony and the joys of wandering along a canal path. 
  Learn how to put up a bug hotel on the 5th January, search for cherry blossom on the 4th April and have a picnic underneath a willow's branches on the 11th June. There are cloud formations to spot, avenues of trees to walk down and elderberries to harvest.
  Over the past few years, many city dwellers have learned to appreciate the nature on their doorsteps, as part of the lasting legacy of lockdown. This timely book is a celebration of the vast variety of wildlife around us, proving that you don't need a trip to the countryside to enjoy the natural world.

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  The Shocking Truth about Big Pharma

  Zoey Fraisers

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  The story of Big Pharma begins with the evolution of medicine from small-scale, localized practices to a global, multibillion-dollar industry. The roots of modern pharmaceuticals can be traced back to ancient apothecaries, where remedies were crafted from natural ingredients like herbs and minerals. These early pharmacists laid the groundwork for scientific exploration, yet their operations were often informal, relying on traditional knowledge rather than rigorous testing. 
  The 19th century marked a pivotal turning point with the rise of industrialization and the advent of chemical synthesis. Pioneers in chemistry discovered how to isolate active compounds, such as aspirin from willow bark, transforming medicine from an art into a science. This period saw the birth of pharmaceutical companies that began producing standardized drugs on a large scale, laying the foundation for today’s industry. 
  As the field advanced, so did the pursuit of patents. Patents were initially intended to protect innovation and encourage research, but they also introduced the potential for monopolization. By securing exclusive rights to produce and sell certain medications, pharmaceutical companies gained unprecedented power over pricing and distribution. While patents incentivized progress, they also set the stage for conflicts between public health needs and corporate profits.

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  What Are The Benefits Of ChatGPT...

  liquid ocelot

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  This book will examine ChatGPT's many advantages, which are made possible by the brand-new GPT-4 technology. It will be broken up into various chapters, each of which will concentrate on a distinct technology-related topic. We'll give a quick rundown of the technology's features in the introduction. Further particular subjects, such as the advantages of ChatGPT and GPT-4 technology, its influence on business, and its prospective applications, will be covered in later chapters. We will also look at ChatGPT's practical advantages and the strength of GPT-4 technology. The book will come to a close with a look at the direction that ChatGPT, powered by GPT-4 technology, will take AI in the future.

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