The question “Why did God create viruses, bacteria, pathogens, venomous creatures and poisonous chemicals is usually asked by irreligious skeptics to challenge God’s authority, design, and goodness. It is also asked by those of faith, either out of innocent ignorance or curiosity. Life per se is a balance of life-forms co-existing because they were created by God by means of obvious intelligent design. The authors show the vast majority of bacteria, viruses, and insects are beneficial. The...

From the gritty streets of poverty-stricken neighborhoods to the hallowed halls of academia, four individuals from diverse backgrounds share their extraordinary journeys. United by a relentless pursuit of higher education, they navigate a tapestry of challenges, triumphs, and failures. This collective autobiography is a testament to the power of resilience, the transformative force of education, and the enduring human spirit.Through their personal stories, readers will discover the...

This textbook lays the foundations for System-of-Systems Requirements Engineering and Requirements Management practices, principles, technique, and processes. It provides a comprehensive treatment of requirements engineering, an integral part of Multidisciplinary Systems Engineering. The book takes the student/reader though the entire process of documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing, and managing requirements, and then goes on the describe controlling and communicating requirement ...