Despite Japan's long-held reputation as an ethnically homogeneous country largely closed to foreigners, the number of immigrants in Japan has been increasing, partially as a direct result of government policies to address labor shortages associated with Japan's aging and declining population. What have these changes meant for Japan as a nation, as well as for foreign communities living in Japan? With contributions from a diverse group of thirteen scholars representing five academic discipl...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In a world of fleeting connections and shallow relationships, have you ever longed for a Friend who truly knows you, never leaves you, and loves you without condition?Christ, My Best Friend: Manifestation of Friendship is not just another book—it's a raw, battle-tested testimony of discovering the most profound friendship imaginable: an intimate, unbreakable bond with Yeshua Hamashiach, the Lord Jesus Christ.Thr...

With carbon farming, agriculture ceases to be part of the climate problem and becomes a critical part of the solution“This book is the toolkit for making the soil itself a sponge for carbon. It’s a powerful vision.”—Bill McKibben“The Carbon Farming Solution is a book we will look back upon decades from now and wonder why something so critically relevant could have been so overlooked until that time. . . . [It] describes the...

Designed for librarians who offer library instruction within the constraints of the hour-long one-shot, this book proposes a method for redesigning one-shot instruction that is both realistic and integrated into the larger curriculum.Working with faculty teams from academic departments, the authors used the collaborative Lesson Study method to redesign undergraduate research instruction. They describe how to winnow the one-shot down to a manageable active learning experience while ...

As an organization operating under extreme conditions, the military is often confronted with destructive behavior from individuals, organizations, and societies. Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, this open access book reflects on confrontations with violence under extreme conditions and the various challenges that arise.By examining real first-hand accounts of soldiers’ deployments, the contributions shed new light on the multifaceted and sometimes hidden dynamics o...

(Easy Piano Songbook). On Stranger Tides is the fourth installment in Disney's blockbuster The Pirates of the Caribbean series. Hans Zimmer's score is enhanced with the vocal styling of Eric Whitacre and Hila Plitmann and the guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, who bring an international flavor to the soundtrack. Songs in the Easy Piano Solo edition are: Angelica * Angry and Dead Again * Blackbeard * End Credits * Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow * Mermaids * Mutiny * Palm Tree Escap...

Most scientists are constantly under pressure for reading essential literature, designing new experiments, writing successful proposals and papers, and meeting deadlines. However, imagine that your brain is connected to the entire human knowledge and can extract instantly essential information for discovery. Imagine that research tasks that took days to months can now be done within few seconds. This is not science fiction anymore since the onset of generative artificial intelligence tools...

In the course of evolution, a great variety of root systems have learned to overcome the many physical, biochemical and biological problems brought about by soil. This development has made them a fascinating object of scientific study.This volume gives an overview of how roots have adapted to the soil environment and which roles they play in the soil ecosystem. The text describes the form and function of roots, their temporal and spatial distribution, and their turnover rate in vari...

For the past several decades, China has been transforming itself from an isolated and backward agrarian society into an economic superpower with global interests and responsibilities. Over 300 million Chinese have been lifted out of poverty and China now enjoys the fastest growing and third largest economy on earth. Not surprisingly, numerous changes in China's foreign relations have accompanied the astounding transformations in the country's domestic politics and society. Perhaps most sur...

SARS from East to West is the production of international collaboration investigating the first major pandemic in the new millennium, SARS. As the only major outbreak of a deadly infectious disease in modern times, the SARS case is an excellent example of an emerging contagious disease in an interdependent and interconnected world and provided the bases for how subsequent pandemics, like the bird flu and swine flu, are viewed and managed.Eva-Karin Olsson and Lan Xue bring together ...

Discover P48X: The Ultimate Guide to Transforming Your Mind & Spirit—a powerful interactive journey inspired by Philippians 4:8. Rooted in the timeless biblical command to dwell on whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy, this audiobook guides listeners through life-changing virtues that anchor the soul and reflect God's character. Filled with rare revelations not heard anywhere else, unique perspectives from the author help shape the story,...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Meet Stella — the cutest corgi in all of Hawaiʻi — in a warm, funny, fully-voiced island adventure the whole family will love.Stella is a real dog with a real story: hand-picked in New Zealand, given away, and finally rescued into a family that adores her. When the Schaefers set sail off the coast of Oʻahu, one little corgi can't resist the glowing reef below — and dives straight into the adventure of a lifetime.Guided b...