This open access book explores various issues concerning the net-zero emission achievement, ranging from carbon pricing, carbon trade schemes, energy transition, ecological conservation, and carbon sinks, as well as the economic and social impacts of introducing carbon neutral policies in the Asia-Pacific region.The extreme flooding and drought problems, crop yield problems, and habitat changes brought about by climate change have seriously threatened the ecosystem and human surviv...

Learn and review clinical optics and refraction with the newly revised edition of this popular resource! Last-Minute Optics, 3rd Edition, distills a vast amount of complex information into an easy-to-read, engaging text that makes the most of your limited study time. Now in full color for the first time, this clear and concise review manual features a unique question-and-answer format that allows for self-assessment and easy identification of areas where more study is needed. - Features a ...

What explains change and continuity in Japan's economic statecraft? This Element examines the interplay between factional dynamics in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan's foreign policy through two cases: Japan's unprecedented decision to impose severe sanctions on Russia following its 2022 Ukraine invasion, and its decades-long ASEAN strategy amid political uncertainty and great power competition. The authors find that factional balance or the outsized influence of a large facti...

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Alan Gates, a cancer patient with a terminal diagnosis, is resigned to his fate...until he discovers that his tumor is actually a mysterious parasite! Granted a second lease on life and incredible, otherworldly powers, Alan must fight against an evil army buried beneath society's skin, all the while unlocking the secrets of his forgotten past. From the dark & twisted mind of James Wan, the creator and director of SAW, MALIGNANT MAN is a sci-fi thri...

The incredible eight-part full-cast audio drama written and created by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and directed by Jessica Dromgoole.It’s just a message, right?Daubed on walls, trending on socials, appearing in every language in every country all over the world and always reading the same. Nobody knows where it originated only that it can’t be ignored. And then – in the blink of an eye - everything changes. Activated alien DNA, long buried within each and every one of us, transfo...