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      July 2024

      Conservation of Dragonflies

      Sentinels for Freshwater Conservation

      by Michael J Samways

      Dragonflies are among the most familiar and popular of all insects, deeply embedded in human cultural history. They are iconic and tell us much about the environments in which we and they live. Their conservation is an important part of biodiversity conservation. One modern dragonfly species is listed as extinct, with many others currently threatened. It is now essential to increase conservation efforts towards saving these threatened species, with strategies now available for doing this. Recovery of dragonfly populations goes hand in hand with improvements to both freshwater conditions and bank vegetation quality. In contrast, some other dragonfly species have benefitted greatly from human transformation of the landscape, with artificial ponds in particular, increasing the population levels of many species. In turn, climate change is seeing many geographical range shifts. Dragonflies are variously sensitive to the health of freshwater systems, and the quality of vegetation along rivers and around ponds. Dragonflies are excellent indicators in these times of great concern over the quality of our freshwater supplies. Their wide range of sensitivities enables us to measure the extent to which freshwater ecosystems are either deteriorating or are improving when we undertake restoration. They enable us to gauge how well we are conserving freshwaters, whether ponds and lakes, streams or rivers. They are also good umbrellas for many other freshwater inhabitants, which altogether reflect the health of a freshwater system. Conservation of Dragonflies: Sentinels for Freshwater Conservation is for naturalists, citizen scientists, entomologists and conservation scientists, as well as practitioners and policy makers around the world.

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      February 2016

      Leben

      Mein härtester Kampf

      by van Hell, Alex / Zusammen mit Lütjens, Christian

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      Children's & YA
      2017

      Le serpent magique

      by Olivier Timma

      "Le serpent magique" tells one of the most famous legends of the Fang Béti cultural area: the crossing of the Sanaga by the Béti people in the middle of the seventeenth century. This legend features three great heroes: Ngaη Medza'a, "the serpent man", Nnëbodo "savior of men" and Kolo-Kunu "master of the word". Through this album, the author takes the reader through the mythical and fantastic universe of the history of the Beti people.

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      April 2016

      Assessment of Vocational Interests

      Themenheft der Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie (Heft 2/2016)

      by Höft, Stefan / Herausgegeben von Hell, Benedikt; Herausgegeben von Wille, Bart

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      December 2003

      Schwejk? Hydra Krieg

      Stücke und Materialien

      by Werner Fritsch

      Werner Fritsch wurde 1960 in Waldsassen/Oberpfalz geboren und lebt in Hendelmühle und Berlin. 1987 erscheint sein vielbeachteter Roman Cherubim. Zu seinen zahlreichen Stücken gehören Chroma, Hydra Krieg, Bach und Wondreber Totentanz oder auch die Monologe Sense, Jenseits, Nico. Sphinx aus Eis, Das Rad des Glücks oder Magma, die auf der Bühne, für den Rundfunk oder fürs Kino realisiert wurden. Außerdem veröffentlichte er Prosa wie zum Beispiel Steinbruch und Stechapfel und drehte u.a. die Filme 'Das sind die Gewitter in der Natur', 'Ich wie ein Vogel', 'Faust Sonnengesang'. Seine Arbeiten wurden u.a. mit dem Robert-Walser-Preis, dem Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden, dem Else-Lasker-Schüler-Preis ausgezeichnet. Für sein Hörspiel Enigma Emmy Göring erhielt er die Auszeichnungen: Hörspiel des Jahres 2006 und den ARD-Hörspielpreis 2007. Seine Filme Faust Sonnengesang und Das sind die Gewitter in der Natur erscheinen 2012 in der filmedition suhrkamp. Fritschs Monolog Mutter Sprache ist noch frei zur Uraufführung.

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      November 2021

      Die Hydra des Dschihadismus

      Entstehung, Ausbreitung und Abwehr einer globalen Gefahr

      by Asiem El Difraoui

      Nachdem der »IS« in Trümmern lag und »Kalif« al-Baghdadi im Oktober 2019 von US-Truppen getötet wurde, schien der »Krieg gegen den Terror« einmal mehr beendet. Aber der Dschihadismus ist längst eine globale Bewegung geworden, der Dutzende von Organisationen angehören – und mit Gewalt allein ist ihr nicht beizukommen.Seit drei Jahrzehnten verfolgt Asiem El Difraoui als Filmemacher, Journalist und Wissenschaftler diese Entwicklung. Er traf Kampfgefährten bin Ladens in Khartum und PR-Strategen, die in Berlin-Charlottenburg Propagandavideos produzierten. In Kriegsgebieten wie Bosnien, dem Irak oder in Afghanistan hat er selbst den Terror gegen die Bevölkerung miterlebt. Und immer wieder kam der Terror auch zu ihm, wie in Gestalt der Anschläge 1995 und 2015 in Paris, die sich in seiner unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft ereigneten. Kenntnisreich und anschaulich schildert Difraoui, wie der Dschihadismus entstanden ist, wie seine Denkmuster und PR-Strategien sich gewandelt haben und woraus die Hydra ihre Kraft bezieht. Was macht die todbringende Ideologie gerade auch für junge Menschen in Europa attraktiv? Welchen Anteil hat der Westen, haben die Medien an ihrem Erfolg? Und wie kann es gelingen, ihre Macht zu brechen? Ein aufrüttelnder Appell, sich einer der größten Gefahren der Gegenwart zu stellen.

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      Children's & YA

      Animals and their superpowers

      by Evgenia Günter

      We will establish who among them is the fastest, cunning, strongest. Who has the most sophisticated hunting methods, and who at any moment can disappear or turn into invisibility. Let's find out if it's true that polar bears have membranes, snakes sniff with their tongues, and frogs fly. And finally, the most amazing thing is whether there are animals in the world that practically do not get sick, and maybe even those that live forever ... Interesting? Then go ahead for unique facts!

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      January 2023

      Cat Fighter

      by Mu Ling

      A kitten born with spots on her head resembling the seven stars of the Big Dipper is named Ah Dou by her owner. She grows from a pet to a warrior who fights dogs and snakes, but because of the nature of cats to act on their own, she is mistakenly injured by a poacher's trap in the forest, far from the cottage. In order to avoid becoming a meal for the big dogs, she bit off one of the trapped legs and escaped with her life. Because of the pain of the villagers to heal her wound, he misunderstood the villagers and escaped into the jungle, where he became a wild beast in the fight with the falcons, weasels, red jackals and other predators. However, she still lives on, until she becomes a mother.

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      Medicine
      September 2023

      The Encyclopedia of Animal Nutrition

      by Clive J C Phillips

      The Encyclopedia of Animal Nutrition covers animal nutrition across a wide range of disciplines, including physiology, biochemistry, veterinary medicine and feed technology. Through approximately 3000 entries ranging from short definitions to more discursive articles, it discusses and illuminates on all aspects of this important topic. The book: - Covers every type of animal managed in developing and developed countries, from livestock and companion animals to those commonly found in laboratories and zoos; - Expands usual definitions of 'livestock' to include farmed invertebrates such as honey bees and prawns, and animals of localised significance such as yaks, snakes, crocodiles, and asses; - Addresses important societal topics in relation to nutrition, including welfare, environmental pollution, disease, resource use, and animal product quality. Written by a global team of contributors and expert section editors, this book is an important resource for researchers, students and advisers of animal nutrition, as well as anyone interested in agriculture, veterinary science, zoology, physiology, equine science, and animal behaviour.

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      May 2019

      Great game power: snake chess taking fun for the whole family

      by Duomapeiwa

      It contains 10 themed chessboards, with lovely pieces and dice, as well as convenient paper containers.

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