Lignans, by convention, are a group of natural products that are formed by linking two phenylpropanoid units (C C units) by oxidative coupling. Most importantly, in 6 3 a lignan, two (C C units) are bound through the central carbon of their side chains, 6 3 0 i. e. the 8 and 8 positions (1, 2). The occurrence of C C -dimers, linked at sites other 6 3 0 than the 8–8 positions, is also known and these compounds have been termed neolignans (3, 4). As these two groups of compounds have close s...

NANOTECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINEDiscover thorough insights into the toxicology of nanomaterials used in medicineIn Nanotechnology in Medicine: Toxicity and Safety, an expert team of nanotechnologists delivers a robust and up-to-date review of current and future applications of nanotechnology in medicine with a special focus on neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, diagnostics, nano-nutraceuticals, dermatology, and gene therapy. The editors...

Cognitive Development - A New Era teaches children to "read the world" before they read words. Through 20 vivid visual scenes-from nature to advanced infrastructure-students develop memory, critical thinking, and ethical reasoning. Comprehension comes first, giving children the tools to understand systems, predict outcomes, and make thoughtful decisions. This revolutionary approach fosters confident, engaged learners ready to navigate life's complexities. A legacy...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.I am Kaikayi. The same Kaikayi who sent her stepson Ramchandra to an exile of 14 years in deadly forests, infested with dangers of devils and rakshas. That too on the eve of his coronation as King of Kausala. My daughter in law Seeta had to face the harsh consequences of this forced exile. My step son Lakshman had almost lost his life in battle with Strong army of Ravan, the King of Lanka. Not just that, I insisted on coronation of my o...

Tangents and A Circle!Eight highly reputed people from Mumbai a retired judge, an actress, a doctor, a lawyer, a chef, a scientist, an international businessman and a retired police officer-- attend a three-day workshop on a luxury island. The resort and the island are as beautiful and irresistible as the invite itself from the mysterious Mr DK.The eight are required to talk among themselves with the promise that they could earn a huge sum of Rs 1 crore each! Is this game a ...

The Shield and the Seed unveils a visionary blueprint for a sustainable, peaceful world. It introduces the SHIELD Project-windmill sentinels that protect communities-and the SAN, a subterranean network delivering vital resources safely. The book explores the Silent Seeds, resilient crops designed to restore and sustain the planet. Through a combination of ancient wisdom and modern engineering, it teaches how humanity can create a lasting "shatterproof" peace. Ultimately, it shows ...

What if the future of global trade lay beneath our feet?In The Arterial Shift, Mahendra Jagir presents a bold vision: relocating commerce underground to free up cities, coastlines, and the environment. The Subterranean Arterial Network (SAN) is a high-speed underground freight system that eases congestion, reduces emissions, and transforms industrial areas into vibrant green spaces. From engineering innovations to global implementation plans-including the ...

This book is about understanding of the self and knowing our conditioning, our values, our relationships and then finding what we are without all that. An understanding of the self then makes one aware that what we think we are is nothing but our conditioning and the images of the past. A realization of this illusion leads one to compassion and a different outlook to life. This book is about me questioning various aspects of my life in all honesty and putting down my thoughts.

The definitive guide to building, managing, and scaling a venture capital firmNow in its fourth edition, The Business of Venture Capital: Building a Venture Firm, Investing in Startups, and Driving Returns delivers human insight and wisdom that generative AI cannot replicate. Authors Mahendra Ramsinghani and Tim Hsia draw on decades of hands-on experience to explain the multiple facets of venture capital, from raising funds to structuring investments to ev...

This book is designed to fulfill a long felt need for a wide ranging empirical research on foreign capital-growth nexus. It presents an analysis of disaggregated flows of foreign capital and their long run relationship with growth process in an emerging nation like India during the past four decades. The study detects factors like financial deepening, trade openness and market size, as potential determinants of FDI. The book investigates long run relationship between FDI and Growth, with c...

The Gospel of Ramakrishna distills Mahendra Nath Gupta's meticulous, date-stamped chronicles of Sri Ramakrishna's conversations at Dakshineswar during the Bengal Renaissance. Composed in a spare, diaristic style—part stenographic transcript, part dramatic vignette—the book preserves the living cadence of oral teaching: parable, colloquial banter, scripture-laced aphorism, and sudden bursts of bhava. It situates Ramakrishna's ecstatic Advaita-inflected bhakti within a plural, colonial milie...

It is with the greatest pleasure that I add a few introductory remarks to the book of Dr. Mahendra Pal Singh on German administrative law. Between 1981 and 1982 Dr. Singh spent nearly two years in Heidelberg, doing re search partly at the South Asia Institute of the Ruprecht Karl University and partly at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. During his stay in the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Singh studied the general principles of German administra...