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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company based in Atlanta, Georgia and is often referred to simply as Coke registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States since the 27th of March 1944. Coke dominates the global market of soft drinks since the 20th century. The Coca-Cola Company has often introduced other cola drinks under the Coke brand name such as the Diet Coke. Learn more about Coca-Cola, soft drinks and other related matters such as the Cola Wars with the help of this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Today, a growing number of nations worldwide allow legal unions of same-sex couples, permitting them to enjoy financial, psychological and physical well-being strengthened by marriage and to raise their children within a legally recognized family that is supported by the whole society. Nevertheless, same-sex marriage and LGBT parenting is still a controversial issue and advocates of traditional families argue that same-sex families threaten the centuries old marriage traditions and stability of the family. Learn more about same-sex families and the controversy surrounding the phenomenon in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Aung San Suu Kyi is a political leader and the only daughter of Aung San, the Burmese revolutionary, nationalist and founding father of modern Burma. The political activist and opposition leader is supported internationally for her political activities aimed to promote democracy in Burma. Nevertheless, in her own homeland Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 15 years of her life as a political prisoner. Learn more about the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her life and political career in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare disorder occurring when motor neurons controlling voluntary muscles of the trunk, limbs, speech, swallowing and breathing are damaged and stop working properly. MNDs may develop in people in their late 40s and are most common between the ages of 50 and 70, being more prevalent in men than women, specialists say. Learn more about the incurable disease, its signs and symptoms in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The face is considered to be the feature which best distinguishes an individual, however, people affected by prosopagnosia are unable to recognize and memorize faces. Prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, is a disorder that in some form affects one in 50 individuals. Although initially it was believed that prosopagnosia is a rare disease caused by brain injury, today it is known that face blindness is a relatively widespread disorder that may be inherited as well. Learn more about the disease as well as other conditions that interfere with one's ability to recognize faces in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cardiomyopathy is a progressive heart disease that affects the structure of the heart muscle tissue and weakens the muscle's ability to pump blood. According to scientists, the heart muscle disease can affect people of all ages and it can cause abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure. Although it is incurable, adequate treatment of cardiomyopathy permits patients to maintain a good quality of life. Learn more about the disease, its causes, symptoms and treatments in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish such as tuna, sardines, cod and salmons. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation throughout the body, and are thought to have many health benefits. Fish do not actually produce omega-3 fatty acid. Instead, they accumulate the omega-3 and antioxidants such as iodide and selenium by consuming either microalgae or prey fish that have accumulated omega-3 fatty acids.You can acquire more knowledge about fish oil, omega-3 fatty acids and the other components of fish oil with the help of this book. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. We all know that physical exercises are important to keep one fit. Yet, we ignore it. Reports highlight high level of obesity around the world due to lack of physical exercises. Medical researchers advance that the best way to struggle against the various mental and physical diseases is through exercises - walking, running, jumping. 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Intense and potentially disabling fear is the main characteristic of panic disorder. Panic attacks occur without any warning and obvious trigger and should be distinguished from normal experience of fear and anxiety. If untreated, this type of anxiety disorder may leave a long lasting effect on the daily life, interfering with one s ability to carry out everyday tasks. However, medics remind that effective treatments are developed to control the recurring panic attacks. Learn more about panic disorder, its causes, symptoms and treatments in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. First identified in the middle 1970s in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola virus is named after one of Congo s rivers, and is known to cause an often-fatal hemorrhagic disease in humans and primates, such as monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees. According to World Health Organization, Ebola viruses are causing death in 25-90% of all clinically ill cases in Africa, the predominant treatment remaining supportive therapy, as there is no approved Ebola therapy yet. Recently, Canadian researchers have announced a breakthrough in the treatment of the Ebola disease, after succeeding in curing several monkeys infected with the Ebola virus. Learn more about Ebola disease, its signs and symptoms in this book. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The term DNA repair-deficiency disorders refers to various health conditions that are caused by poor DNA repair function and lead to premature aging of tissues, organs and various systems of the human body. Not only individuals affected by these disorders have physical appearance of the elderly, they also suffer from age-related diseases while being young. Learn more about the diseases that lead to premature aging in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cardiac dysrhythmia or arrhythmia is a medical condition involving abnormal heartbeat. The term is applied referring to a large group of different diseases affecting the heart. Too fast, too slow or irregular heartbeat is a sign of cardiac dysrhythmia. However, not all arrhythmias are dangerous, some types of disturbed heartbeat are common and do not leave a lasting impact on health. Learn more about arrhythmia, various types of abnormal electrical activities in the heart as well as causes, symptoms and treatments of these conditions. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Although the history of the anti-vaccination movement dates back to the introduction of the first vaccines in the early 19th century, today the debate is spreading all around the world via internet. During past decades, fear of vaccination has considerably grown and more and more parents decide not to vaccinate their children. Anti-vaccination advocates support the belief that vaccines cause autism and autoimmune disease and lead a campaign to stop the practice of systematic immunization of children. Learn more about vaccine controversies in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Square Kilometre Array is a radio telescope in development which will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre. It will operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument. The capabilities of the SKA will be designed to address a wide range of questions in astrophysics, fundamental physics, cosmology and particle astrophysics as well as extending the range of the observable universe. Learn more about dark matter, its properties and impact on cosmos in the following pages. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Anemia is the most common blood disorder characterized by hemoglobin deficiency or a low number of red blood cells. There are hundreds of types of this blood disorder, which is prevalent in developing countries and poor areas. The most common cause of anemia is iron deficiency, but the lack of vitamin B12, damages of bone marrow as well as specific inherited conditions and chronic diseases may cause the disorder. Learn more about the blood disorder as well as its types, causes and treatments in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Noroviruses are a genetically diverse group of single-stranded RNA, non enveloped viruses in the Caliciviridae family. Affecting people of all ages, Noroviruses are the commonest cause of viral gastroenteritis in humans. After infection, immunity to norovirus is usually incomplete and temporary. Learn more about noroviruses, their types, and effects on human health in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Scientists highlight the importance of sexual activities in living organisms. Through various research, experts said that sex has proved to benefit a lot in terms of adaptation and co-operation to the new developing environment. Research conducted on plants reveal that sexual plants are more likely to show resistance against varied temperatures, climactic changes whereas asexual plants are less potential. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vaccination, also known as immunization, is the administration of biological preparations (vaccines) in order to improve immunity. Although a widespread controversy regarding safety and morality of immunization has left many doubting its positive effects, vaccination is considered to be safe. Moreover, medics remind that benefits of vaccination outnumber any possible adverse effects, reducing disability, death and inequity worldwide. Learn more about the practice of immunization and its history and benefits as well as the anti-vaccination movement in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Slim-fit pants, also known as skinny jeans and drainpipe jeans are a sort of tight fitting jeans, first introduced in the early 1950s, usually made of denim and elastic material. Originally worn by emos, punks and popular stars from music industry, the skinny jeans gradually became a desired fashion item amongst girls and young women, for its shaping features, emphasizing the shape of the waist, thighs and calves, narrowing down to the ankles. However, medics are concerned about the health risks, the skinny jeans may pose. Learn more about the drainpipe jeans and their style evolution in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Poliomyelitis (also known as polio) is a viral disease that is transmitted through contaminated food and water. The highly infectious disease mainly affects children younger than five years of age. Moreover, poliomyelitis is incurable and one in 200 infections leads to paralysis. However, polio can be prevented by repeated vaccination. Learn more about the disease, its causes, treatment as well as efforts to eradicate it in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Kleine-Levin Syndrome or KLS or Sleeping Beauty Syndrome) is a neurological disorder characterized by recurring periods of excessive amounts of sleeping between 16 to 22 hours a day. At the onset of an episode the patient becomes drowsy and sleeps for most of the day and night hypersomnolence waking only to eat or go to the toilet. Someone suffering from KLS have sleep episodes which typically last between one and three weeks, with coinciding cognitive disturbance and childish behaviour in the few hours of wakefulness. KLS is a very rare syndrome with 1 out of 1000 sufferers worldwide. Learn more about Kleine-Levin Syndrome, its symptoms and parts of the brains affected by it with this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Smallpox is an infectious disease which emerged more than 3,000 years ago in India or Egypt. The disease is caused by variola virus and is known as one of the most devastating diseases in human history it has caused great suffering and killed 30% of infected individuals. In 1967 the World Health Organization launched its global smallpox eradication campaign and the last naturally occurring case of smallpox infection was documented in 1977. Learn more about the disease, its causes, symptoms and treatments as well as its eradication in this book. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Labeled by the New York Times in 2010, as the 'Epilepsy's Big Fat Miracle' diet, the ketogenic diet includes high-fat, low-carbohydrate products (butter, heavy whipping cream, oils (olive) etc. as well as some vegetables and fruits), mainly prescribed to people affected by epilepsy. Recently, researchers stated that they have found out how the diet works, carrying out several experiments on mice. It is believed that understanding the diet s mechanism of action, it will be easier to develop better epilepsy treatments. Learn more about the ketogenic diet and epilepsy in this book. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. First performed in the early 1960s, a lung transplantation is a surgical procedure designed for people with severe lung conditions, in which one or both damaged lungs are replaced with healthy lungs from a human donor. According to statistics, since the early 1990s, more than 25,000 lung transplantations have been performed worldwide. Taking into account the fact that lung replacement patients have to wait a long period until a new lung transplant becomes available, a new British study found out that patients who received lung transplants from smokers, are more likely to survive than those who refuse such lungs and remain on the transplant waiting list. To find out more about the lung transplantation read this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The human heart is one of the most crucial organs in the human body, providing a continuous blood circulation via the cardiac cycle. It is divided into four chambers which are separated by valves. Diseases, age-related factors and congenital defects are endangering the normal functions of both, the heart and its valves, leading to serious health consequences and even death. Recently, a new type of artificial heart valve, designed for people who aren t healthy enough to undergo a more invasive open-heart surgery, is rising concerns amongst US FDA officials about its effectiveness and benefits. Learn more about the artificial heart valve and its subtypes in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A virus that perhaps created the most alarm in public in the last decade was the SARS coronavirus, the cause of the severe acute respiratory syndrome. Between November 2002 and July 2003, an outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong nearly became a pandemic, with 8,422 cases and 916 deaths worldwide (10.9% fatality) according to the World Health Organization. Within weeks, SARS spread from Hong Kong to infect individuals in 37 countries in early 2003. Though today, the spread of SARS has been fully contained, is not claimed to have been eradicated, as it may still be present in its natural host reservoirs (animal populations) and may potentially return into the human population in the future. Learn more about the severe acute respiratory syndrome, its symptoms and treatment, as well as the virus that causes it in the following pages. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Made of minerals called calcite, stalactites and stalagmites are formed in caves and have attracted many visitors. Across the globe, there are numerous caves with these specimens. While some are made of ice, others are made of calcium oxide - this will depend largely on the climactic conditions of its environment. 88 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. An interruption of the blood supply to a part of the brain causes a cerebrovascular accident known as stroke. Although the effects of a stroke depend on which part of the brain has suffered from the lack of oxygen and nutrient supply, severe cerebrovascular accidents may lead to death according to statistics, stroke is the second leading cause of deaths globally. Learn more about stroke, its causes and symptoms as well as common methods of stroke treatments and prevention in this book. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cave paintings or cave arts are paintings on cave walls and ceilings which primarily dates from prehistoric origin. The earliest cave painting in Europe is thought to date back to the Aurignacian period, about 32,000 years ago by some paleoanthropologists. The exact purpose of the paleolithic cave paintings is not known. Since the caves in which cave paintings have been found do not have signs of ongoing habitation, it is suggested that they were not created just for decorations of living areas. Nearly 350 caves that contain paintings from prehistoric times have been discovered in France and Spain. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. According to cyber security experts, a cyber-weapon can be defined as a computer code used with the aim of threatening, altering or causing physical, mental or functional harm to systems, structures, or living beings. Nowadays, more countries tend to develop cyber warfare policies in order to protect their national interests. Over the recent years many cyber weapons have been identified such as Stuxnet, Duqu and more recently Flame malware. Learn more about the latest cyberweapons in this book. Englisch.…