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  Hematology - Blood Disorders and...

  Ava Westwood

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  Hematology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the study of blood, blood-forming organs, and blood disorders. It is a vital field of medicine as blood is essential for the proper functioning of the body. Hematology encompasses a range of topics, including the composition of blood, the process of blood formation, the various types of blood cells, and the disorders that affect the blood. It plays a crucial role in diagnosing and treating a variety of conditions such as anemia, leukemia, lymphoma, bleeding disorders, and blood clotting issues. 
  The primary function of blood is to transport essential nutrients, gases, and waste products throughout the body. Blood also plays a key role in regulating temperature, maintaining pH balance, and defending the body against infections. Blood is composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, each having a unique function that is integral to overall health. Plasma is the liquid component, primarily made of water, proteins, and dissolved substances, and serves as the medium for carrying cells and other components. Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and return carbon dioxide back to the lungs for exhalation. White blood cells are crucial for immune defense, protecting the body against pathogens, while platelets are involved in clotting to prevent excessive bleeding. 
  The study of hematology is essential because various blood disorders can lead to severe health complications. Disorders such as anemia can result from deficiencies in red blood cells or hemoglobin, leading to fatigue, weakness, and other symptoms. Leukemia, a type of cancer affecting the white blood cells, and lymphoma, which affects the lymphatic system, are also common blood-related cancers that require specialized treatment.

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  Immortality Inc - The Science...

  Arlo Voss

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  Immortality Inc: The Science and Business of Living Forever delves into humanity's quest to conquer death through science and entrepreneurship. This book explores groundbreaking advancements in technology, such as cellular regeneration and genetic engineering, which aim to reverse aging and extend life indefinitely. Discover how AI innovations are transforming health monitoring, and the roles tech giants and startups play in shaping human longevity. 
   
  The book also tackles ethical dilemmas and economic shifts prompted by the promise of eternal life. It raises questions about societal impacts and how diverse cultures, religions, and legal systems handle the concept of immortality. Through stories of successful human trials and insights from nature’s resilient life forms, readers are invited to question not just how but why we strive for everlasting life. 
   
  Are you ready to reshape your understanding of life's potential length? "Immortality Inc." offers a captivating exploration for scientists, entrepreneurs, and curious minds, promising to alter your perspective on the future of human existence. Embark on this thought-provoking journey into humanity's timeless pursuit of eternal life.

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  Pandemics - A Very Short...

  Christian W. McMillen

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  The 2014 Ebola epidemic demonstrated the power of pandemics and their ability not only to destroy lives locally but also to capture the imagination and terrify the world. In 2019 and the years that followed, the coronavirus pandemic infected every continent and took the lives of millions. In this updated edition, Christian W. McMillen provides a concise yet comprehensive account of pandemics throughout human history, illustrating how pandemic disease has shaped history and, at the same time, social behavior has influenced pandemic disease.This Very Short Introduction describes history's major pandemics. McMillen discusses state responses to pandemics, such as quarantine, isolation, travel restrictions, and other forms of social control, and pays special attention to the rise of public health and the explosion of medical research in the wake of pandemics, especially as the germ theory of disease emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Today, medicine is able to control all of these diseases, yet some of them are still devastating in much of the developing world. By assessing the relationship between poverty and disease and the geography of epidemics, McMillen offers an outspoken and thought-provoking point of view on the necessity for global governments to learn from past experiences and cooperate to prevent any future epidemic.

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  Endurance - An Epic of Polar...

  F.A. Worsley, Patrick O’Brian

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  The legendary tale of Ernest Shackleton's grueling Antarctic expedition, recounted in riveting first-person detail by the captain of HMS Endurance. 
   
   
   
  "You seriously mean to tell me that the ship is doomed?" asked Frank Worsley, commander of the Endurance, stuck impassably in Antarctic ice packs. "What the ice gets," replied Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition's unflappable leader, "the ice keeps." It did not, however, get the ship's twenty-five crew members, all of whom survived an eight-hundred-mile voyage across sea, land, and ice to South Georgia, the nearest inhabited island. 
   
   
   
  First published in 1931, Endurance tells the full story of that doomed 1914-1916 expedition and incredible rescue, as well as relating Worsley's further adventures fighting U-boats in the Great War, sailing the equally treacherous waters of the Arctic, and making one final (and successful) assault on the South Pole with Shackleton. It is a tale of unrelenting high adventure and a tribute to one of the most inspiring and courageous leaders of men in the history of exploration.

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  Kubernetes - The Updated Guide...

  Steve D. Pountol

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  Have you been trying to learn Kubernetes but didn't know where to start? 
  Kubernetes is the new need to know technology for anyone who wants to make a serious living at working on the Google platform. It's the most popular container-orchestration system used for automating application deployment. Originally designed by Google Kubernetes is now an open-source product that is being used by more companies every day.Taking the time to learn Kubernetes will set you apart from other application developers by ensuring that you can handle all aspects of application development and deployment. By learning Kubernetes you're ensuring that you will have a bright future in app design. 
  What will you learn in this Audiobook:You will learn exactly what Kubernetes is and how to use it for your businessHow to secure Kubernetes and other security aspectsLeveraging the power of scheduling in KubernetesWhat is PODHow to deploy your application inside KubernetesLingo (Object-oriented language)Kubernetes build procedure 
  And so much more! 
  Kubernetes is the future of app development. If you are serious about maintaining a long term career in this field then you need to learn it sooner rather than later. Already, Kubernetes is becoming a staple in the app development life cycle and this book will show you everything you need to know to get started in it. 
  Unlike other audiobooks, this audiobook will teach you exactly what you need to know about Kubernetes without wasting your time with outdated information. Instead of showing you step by step how to make Kubernetes work for you with lessons crafted by an expert in the field. Kubernetes is changing the way app development happens, you cannot afford not to learn it. 
   If you are serious about learning Kubernetesthen you need to get this audiobook today!

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  Dinosaurs Dragons and the Bible

  Bodie Hodge

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  Dinosaurs, Dragons, and the Bible is a one-of-a kind Christian apologetic resource sure to captivate families, scientists, historians, and theologians! Using the Bible as the absolute authority, Bodie Hodge of Answers in Genesis, the Creation Museum, and the Ark Encounter, provides answers to the most asked questions about these amazing creatures. 
   
  As Christians, we must not ignore what the Scriptures say about dinosaurs and dragons and accept the secular world’s wisdom. This #ProBible handbook offers fascinating answers based on fossil footprints, soft tissue, biblical references to dragons, serpents, and leviathans, and much more. 
   
  Go beyond the Hollywood version of these magnificent creatures to discover the truth of these icons of Creation and testaments of God’s power in the Genesis Flood. Designed for almost all ages, the book answers questions such as: 
  How Did Huge Dinosaurs Fit on the Ark?Are Dinosaurs and Dragons the Same Thing?How Do I Use the Bible as the Framework to Look at Dinosaurs?Were Dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark (and Did Any Go Extinct Before the Flood)?Are Dinosaur Fossils in the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic Rock Millions of Years Old or from the Flood?Why Don’t We Find the Word “Dinosaur” in the Bible?Are There Any Human and Dinosaur Fossils Buried Together? 
   
  Dinosaurs are nearly synonymous with evolution in the minds of much of the world. Studying these answers will help Christian families, church leaders, scientists, and theologians develop greater faith in the infallibility of God’s Word and His role as Creator.

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