La mitica città di Arhanzel è un'impenetrabile fortezza difesa da un grappo di spietati mercenari che, al comando di Re Bayren, sono in grado di portare a termine ogni missione. Accompagnata da una sparuta guardia reale, la principessa Arasol raggiunge Arhanzel per reclamare l'aiuto dei guerrieri contro la minaccia che sta per estinguere la razza umana.

Happy-go-lucky Haru Ichinose is an upbeat, all-smiles kind of girl. At a prestigious all-girls boarding school, Haru is one of the most popular girls on campus. The attention paid to her, however, is about to turn deadly. Enter Tokaku Azuma, a cold-blooded female assassin, who moves from one mission to the next with deadly precision. The heartless Tokaku has set her sights on Haru as her next target.

What should have been a routine hit turns into a far more complicated affair as Tokaku is unable to pull the trigger on Haru. As Tokaku copes with her strange, budding feelings, will she decide to save Haru's life or end it?

With the standard go-to references in the area increasingly dated and hard to find,Aeroacoustics: Fundamentals and Applications in Aeropropulsion Systems fills the need for a modern take on the fundamental theory and applications relating to prediction and control of all major noise sources in aeropropulsion systems.

Pulling in the latest knowledge and research advances, the book includes detailed consideration of both the physics of aerodynamic noise generation in aero-engines and the relating numerical prediction techniques. It also introduces the new vortex sound interaction models, transfer element method and combustion instability model developed by the book’s author team, helping to disseminate Chinese aerospace findings amongst the global aerospace community.

Focusing on propulsion systems from inlet to exit, including combustion noise, this new resource will aid graduate students, researchers and R&D engineers in solving the aircraft noise problems challenging the industry.

• Updates the knowledge-base on the sound source generated by aeropropulsion systems, from inlet to exit, including combustion noise
• Covers new aerodynamic noise control technology aimed at the low-noise design of next generation aero-engines
• Includes cutting-edge new models and methods developed by an author team led by the Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Biochemistry for Medical Professionals contains pivotal advances in the biochemistry field and provides a resource for professionals across medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences and health professions who need a concise, topical biochemistry reference. Relevant, well-illustrated coverage begins with the composition of the human body and then goes into technical detail of the metabolism of the human body and biochemistry of internal organs before featuring a biotechnology study inclusive of numerous methods and applications. Written at a consistently high level, technical notes are added to aid comprehension for complex topics.

• Illustrates disease involvement in metabolic maps
• Contains coverage of cutting-edge technology, including iPS, HPLC and HPLC-MS, and FACS method
• Provides in-depth technical detail as well as conceptual frameworks of biochemistry and experimental design in the context of the human organism
• Includes a biotechnology study, featuring application of basic biochemistry principles

Original Sin tie-in! Remember when the Illuminati erased Captain America's knowledge of their existence? So does Captain America! The Illuminati have fortified themselves to save the Earth - but Captain America will remind them of the cost. And as Avenger faces Avenger, the Time Gem reappears and takes the team on a peril-filled journey forward into days-to-come! 50 years into the future, the Avengers meet with the legacy of their actions! Then, 5,000 years into the future, the rogue planet's mysterious origin is revealed! And finally, 50,000 years into the future, Earth's Mightiest Heroes find themselves on Holoworld, captured in conceptual space. But as they try to figure out how to defeat an idea, the first Avenger meets the last Avenger, the Avengers World crumbles, and you won't believe what comes next.

COLLECTING: Avengers 29-34

Korea was the first non-G7 member and Asian country to host the recent G20 Summit, acting as a bridge between advanced and developing nations. At the G20 Seoul Summit, green growth as well as development and a global financial safety net were on the agenda. Against this backdrop, the aim of this book is to comment on and suggest how to go about setting agendas and shaping further discussions of future summits.

The book consists of three major parts: the first part discusses the role of G20 in reforming international monetary system, the status of the IMF since the European sovereign debt crisis, the use of the yuan as the world’s reserve currency, and the establishment of a more resilient global financial system. The second part examines trade measures in times of volatile energy prices, the impact of merchandise price volatility on the G20 economies, the EU’s pricing policies and the world’s price volatility, high oil prices and Russia, and oil markets in South America. The third part reviews G20’s financing for green growth, green growth and sustainable development within the G20 framework, and G20’s role in addressing climate change and green growth.

This book offers an in-depth review of major issues discussed at the recent summits and will be of interest to policy makers.

I no longer have any living relatives and the inheritance I received from my parents is a mansion and a maid?! A tidy, lovely maid appears before me and declares that she'll service me in a clean and elegant manner!

After smuggling gold into the Church city of Ruvinheigen with Lawrence and Holo, Norah abandoned her life as a shepherdess and set out on a journey with her loyal hound, Enek. In order to make her dream of becoming a seamstress a reality, she heads for the town of Kuskov, which is rumored to be experiencing a labor shortage. After rescuing a priest from attack en route, Norah discovers that his destination is the same as hers. However, the priest speaks not of a simple dearth of laborers-according to him, Kuskov's population is waning from a plague! Norah's story continues in 'The Shepherd and the Black Knight'! Three more new anecdotes about Lawrence and Holo's travels round out this third collection of Spice & Wolf shorts!

With time travel and mysteries that need solving, the Galactic Academy of Science (G.A.S.) series instructs readers on how to think like scientists. Under the guidance of a Dude or Dudette from the future, the middle school characters are faced with treacherous, present-day crimes that require a historical knowledge of science in order to be solved. From investigating problems to analyzing data and constructing explanations and solutions, this series blends elements of sci-fi with educational methods that distill the key thinking habits of scientists and engineers.

Only the G.A.S. kids can stop an evil scientist who wants to enslave humans of the future

When a corrupt Dude from the future threatens to harm Sam’s mother unless he steals a zombie potion from his scientist father, Clinton and Mae know they have to help. This time-traveling journey on the science and history of death takes the G.A.S. crew to China, Italy, Belgium, Haiti, New Guinea, Arizona, and Indonesia. Along the way, Sam faces his greatest fears and grows braver, but when disaster threatens his father’s research camp, can he figure out how to save his father, outwit the evil Dr. G, and turn the tables on the bullies who have been tormenting him?

With time travel and mysteries that need solving, the Galactic Academy of Science (G.A.S.) series instructs readers on how to think like scientists. Under the guidance of a Dude or Dudette from the future, the middle school characters are faced with treacherous, present-day crimes that require a historical knowledge of science in order to be solved. From investigating problems to analyzing data and constructing explanations and solutions, this series blends elements of sci-fi with educational methods that distill the key thinking habits of scientists and engineers.

Medical science combines with mystery in this G.A.S. adventure about concussions

Is the awkward stranger taking bribes to throw games? When Clinton hits his head in the championship soccer game, the stranger gets him benched, and Clinton’s team loses. Determined to nail the bribe-taker, Clinton and Mae take on a new G.A.S. mission—a journey across three continents and 4,000 years to learn about concussion and the brain.

This two volume set LNCS 8630 and 8631 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2014, held in Dalian, China, in August 2014. The 70 revised papers presented in the two volumes were selected from 285 submissions. The first volume comprises selected papers of the main conference and papers of the 1st International Workshop on Emerging Topics in Wireless and Mobile Computing, ETWMC 2014, the 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Communication Networks, IntelNet 2014, and the 5th International Workshop on Wireless Networks and Multimedia, WNM 2014. The second volume comprises selected papers of the main conference and papers of the Workshop on Computing, Communication and Control Technologies in Intelligent Transportation System, 3C in ITS 2014, and the Workshop on Security and Privacy in Computer and Network Systems, SPCNS 2014.

This two volume set LNCS 8630 and 8631 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2014, held in Dalian, China, in August 2014. The 70 revised papers presented in the two volumes were selected from 285 submissions. The first volume comprises selected papers of the main conference and papers of the 1st International Workshop on Emerging Topics in Wireless and Mobile Computing, ETWMC 2014, the 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Communication Networks, IntelNet 2014, and the 5th International Workshop on Wireless Networks and Multimedia, WNM 2014. The second volume comprises selected papers of the main conference and papers of the Workshop on Computing, Communication and Control Technologies in Intelligent Transportation System, 3C in ITS 2014, and the Workshop on Security and Privacy in Computer and Network Systems, SPCNS 2014.

This atlas presents beautiful photographs and 3D-reconstruction images of cellular structures in plants, algae, fungi, and related organisms taken by a variety of microscopes and visualization techniques. Much of the knowledge described here has been gathered only in the past quarter of a century and represents the frontier of research. The book is divided into nine chapters: Nuclei and Chromosomes; Mitochondria; Chloroplasts; The Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatuses, and Endocytic Organelles; Vacuoles and Storage Organelles; Cytoskeletons; Cell Walls; Generative Cells; and Meristems. Each chapter includes several illustrative photographs accompanied by a short text explaining the background and meaning of the image and the method by which it was obtained, with references. Readers can enjoy the visual tour within cells and will obtain new insights into plant cell structure. This atlas is recommended for plant scientists, students, their teachers, and anyone else who is curious about the extraordinary variety of living things.

This delicious collection of home-style recipes is from a Taiwanese chef, who shows how you can whip up these authentic and popular dishes in the comfort of your home.

ntegrated logic circuits, and as a trimming sector in your high voltage driver and other silicon integrated analog circuits? Would you like to learn how to embed the NVM into your silicon integrated circuit products to improve their performance? This book is written to help you.It provides comprehensive instructions on fabricating the NVM using the same processes you are using to fabricate your logic integrated circuits. We at our eMemory company call this technology the embedded Logic NVM. Because embedded Logic NVM has simple fabrication processes, it has replaced the conventional NVM in many traditional and new applications, including LCD driver, LED driver, MEMS controller, touch panel controller, power management unit, ambient and motion sensor controller, micro controller unit (MCU), security ID setting tag, RFID, NFC, PC camera controller, keyboard controller, and mouse controller. The recent explosive growth of the Logic NVM indicates that it will soon dominate all NVM applications. The embedded Logic NVM was invented and has been implemented in users' applications by the 200+ employees of our eMemory company, who are also the authors and author-assistants of this book.This book covers the following Logic NVM products: One Time Programmable (OTP) memory, Multiple Times Programmable (MTP) memory, Flash memory, and Electrical Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM). The fundamentals of the NVM are described in this book, which include: the physics and operations of the memory transistors, the basic building block of the memory cells and the access circuits.All of these products have been used continuously by the industry worldwide. In-depth readers can attain expert proficiency in the implementation of the embedded Logic NVM technology in their products.