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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2017Britain and the formation of the Gulf States
Embers of empire
by Shohei Sato, Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie
This book offers new insight into the end of the British Empire in the Middle East. It takes a fresh look at the relationship between Britain and the Gulf rulers at the height of the British Empire, and how its effects are still felt internationally today. Over the last four decades, the Persian Gulf region has gone through oil shocks, wars and political changes, and yet the basic entities of the southern Gulf states have remained largely in place. Drawing on extensive multi-archival research in the British, American and Gulf archives, this book illuminates a series of negotiations between British diplomats and the Gulf rulers that inadvertently led Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE to take their current shapes. The story addresses the crucial question of self-determination versus 'better together', a dilemma pertinent to anyone interested in the transformation of the modern world.
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Aquaculture & fish-farming: practice & techniquesMay 2007Dietary Supplements for the Health and Quality of Cultured Fish
by Edited by Heisuke Nakagawa, Minoru Sato, Delbert M Gatlin III
This book addresses current information on the effects of micronutrients and other efficacious substances from plants, animals and bacteria, with regard to quality and health of cultured fish. Each chapter contains tables, figures and is packed with many new references to help expand your knowledge of various aspects of fish culture technology. With fisheries scientists and students in mind, this book serves as a useful manual for your field of research.
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MedicineAugust 2018Lyme Disease
An Evidence-based Approach
by John J Halperin
This new edition of Lyme Disease provides up-to-date evidence-based research and covers the significant advances in our understanding of the disorders referred to as Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis. This book explores the causative organism, its requisite ecosystem, disease epidemiology, host-Borrelia interactions, diagnostic testing, clinical manifestations, therapeutic options, the role of host immunity on pathogenesis and long term prognosis. The authors provide balanced perspectives on all aspects of Lyme disease and explicitly review both the basic biology of the infection and practical clinical aspects. This new edition: Includes new borrelial pathogens that have been identified (B. miyamotoi, B. mayonii and B. bavariensis among others). Provides updated information on the molecular biology of the organism, neuroborreliosis, and the role of the C6 peptide in diagnosis. Discusses the controversies about 'chronic Lyme disease', post Lyme disease syndrome and other ongoing but non-specific symptoms that have been attributed to this infection. As the endemic footprint of Lyme disease continues to grow, this book provides a broad and detailed guide for clinicians and researchers involved with the diagnosis and treatment of the condition. Covering biology, epidemiology and therapeutics, it is also essential reading for students of global health and infectious disease.
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January 1991Biotechnology, Ethics and Law in the Scientific Age - Biotechnologie, Ethik und Recht im wissenschaftlichen Zeitalter
Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy in Kobe, 1987
by Vorwort von Krawietz, Werner; Herausgegeben von Campbell, Tom D.; Herausgegeben von Moffat, Robert C. L.; Herausgegeben von Sato, Setzuko; Herausgegeben von Varga, Csaba
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October 2017Parenting that Maximizes your Child’s Talents
by Shuko UCHIMURA and Ryoko SATO
A book that shows the surprising overlap in childrearing methods between the mother of an Olympic gold medalist and a mother who got four children into the University of Tokyo School of Medicine, along with what’s more important than gold medals and elite universities. ＜Contents＞ Shuko Uchimura is mother to Olympic gold-medal gymnast Kohei Uchimura and a gymnast herself. Ryoko Sato is famous as the mother who got all four of her children into the University of Tokyo School of Medicine. While sports and academics are seemingly completely different fields, there are remarkable similarities between their approaches to childrearing: “start early education as early as possible,” “lavish your children with praise,” “never say ‘later’!” etc. Two Japanese “super moms” give 42 points of advice regarding how to maximize your children’s talents.
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April 2016130 Things to Know About How to Get YourChildren into the Very Best Schools
by Ryoko SATO
One of the most famous mothers on Japanese television, who got four children into the most exclusive schools in Japan, gives advice on how to approach study and entrance exams. ＜Contents＞ Having sold 73,000 copies in just six months after its publication, Sato’s Skillful Parenting that Got Three Siblings into the University of Tokyo’s Medical School (Kadokawa) was something of an unusual book in the school entrance exam and child-rearing genre. Following that she made multiple television appearances on Fuji Television Network’s High Noon TV Viking! and NONSTOP!, thereby garnering further attention. This book takes the form of a Q&A compilation, in which Sato answers questions many parents have regarding how their children should study and prepare for school entrance exams.
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July 2017My Child Can’t Write: Raising a Child with Developmental Dyslexia
by Author : Ryoko CHIBA Editor : Akira UNO
A hugely popular Web serial! Masterful comic essays by manga artist Ryoko Chiba based on her personal experience with a developmental challenge that, on average, affects three students in a classroom of forty. ＜Contents＞ Chiba’s son Fuyu was having problems learning to write even after reaching the second grade. It would take him an hour to fill a single notebook page with practice characters, and his teacher often erased the blackboard before he was able to copy what was written there. He wasn’t having problems in other areas, so Chiba remained flummoxed in her search to learn the cause of his writing difficulties. During summer vacation when Fuyu was in the fifth grade, Chiba attended a lecture sponsored by the board of education, where she first heard the term “developmental dyslexia” to describe children who were having problems learning to read and write, despite having no other problems in their intellectual development. Some could not remember characters they’d practiced writing. Others could not comprehend the shapes of characters, or memorize their forms. Some could guess how to read characters by context, but made mistakes when writing them. What she heard was a perfect description of what she saw with Fuyu, and after testing at a learning institute she realized he had developmental dyslexia. Dyslexia is not an illness, so there is no “cure.” A thorough understanding of its mechanisms and characteristics, however, allows appropriate training, through which writing skills can improve. Having become aware of her son’s disability, it was time to do something about it. And so, with the support of his mother and the other members of his lively family, Fuyu’s battle began. Why do schools consider providing their students with necessary support as “special treatment”? The challenge of high school entrance exams… The danger of being held back due to poor grades… How to find a job after graduation… This is a heartwarming story, depicting the growth of a mother and her child as they overcome many difficulties.
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Kyoto Blue Dragon Club
by Manabu Makime
Anbei was the freshman in Kyoto University. He received an invitation to the school community named “Kyoto Blue Dragon.” He was thinking to join the welcome dinner to have free drinks and meals and then disappeared. He fell in love with Ryoko when he saw her beautiful nose in the dinner. He decided to join “Kyoto Blue Dragon.” It is a strange community. There are 10 members in the third year and 10 members in the 1st year students. It is a community that has 499 years tradition. Then Anbei realized they have to learn ghost language and lead their ghosts to fight with other 3 universities. The loser will call out “HORUMO” in the end.
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May 2020Diseño latinoamericano: diez miradas a una historia en construcción
by Marina Garone Gravier; Dina Comisarenco Mirkin; Juan Camilo Buitrago-Trujillo; Marisol Orozco-Álvarez; Alberto Sato; Ana Utsch; Bruno Guimarães Martins; Marcos da Costa Braga; Verónica Devalle; Horacio Caride Bartrons; Alejo García de la Carcova; Pedro Álvarez Caselli; Alejandra Neira Román.
Este libro ha querido poner de relieve el cruce de caminos en la historia del diseño en Latinoamérica e interrogar ese lugar pleno de diversidades. Como resultado de un proceso consciente, se ofrecen diez ensayos escritos por autores provenientes de las instituciones universitarias más destacadas de la región que abordan, en primera instancia, la historiografía del diseño —en un sentido amplio— en México, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Brasil y Argentina.
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September 1996Basho's Narrow Road
Spring and Autumn Passages (Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature)
by Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan's greatest haiku poet. Narrow Road to the Interior (Oku no Hosomichi) is his masterpiece. Ostensibly a chronological account of the poet's five-month journey in 1689 into the deep country north and west of the old capital, Edo, the work is in fact artful and carefully sculpted, rich in literary and Zen allusion and filled with great insights and vital rhythms. In Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages, poet and translator Hiroaki Sato presents the complete work in English and examines the threads of history, geography, philosophy, and literature that are woven into Basho's exposition. He details in particular the extent to which Basho relied on the community of writers with whom he traveled and joined in linked verse (renga) poetry sessions, an example of which, A Farewell Gift to Sora, is included in this volume. In explaining how and why Basho made the literary choices he did, Sato shows how the poet was able to transform his passing observations into words that resonate across time and culture.
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April 2012Animals Erased
Discourse, Ecology, and Reconnection with the Natural World
by Arran Stibbe
A linguist explores our relationships with animals and the natural world
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Cats of the Mellow Meow Village
by Aya Sato
To find something new, Noir the cat moves to Mellow Meow Village. As he greets his new neighbors who all have diverse personalities and lifestyles, he gradually discovers what he wants to do.... A picture book about discovering your passion through local community.
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March 2018LOGICAL MEN AND EMOTIONAL WOMEN
How to have a better conversation
by Ritsuko Sato
"Are you listening to me? You don't understand at all! (It's always the case with men.) "Stop being hysterical and get to the point! (It's so annoying to talk with women…") You can get rid of these troubles at work and home by understanding the differences between men and women. The author has guided marriage of more than 1,000 couples in 15 years and has developed "Intersexual Communication," systematizing the differences between both sexes. This book explains the points and phrases of the communication (talking, listening and conveying messages) for men and women to build a better relationship in both professional and personal lives.
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Recipes for Growing Mineral Crystals
Ideas and Easy Techniques
by Kayoko Sato
Through many beautiful visuals, this book introduces methods for collecting and enjoying various minerals. Furthermore, it provides easy to understand step-by-step instructions for growing mineral crystals – This is the ultimate primer! Also you can easily create a variety of interior decorations and accessories. Which is to say, this is quite the practical book!
