This book presents the concepts underlying the measurement of parasympathetic and sympathetic (P&S) activity in the autonomic nervous system and the application of these measurements in the development of therapeutic guidelines for treating dysfunctions in these processes. It provides an overview of the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of the autonomic nervous system; details general clinical applications of P&S monitoring that are independent of specialty or disease; presents the pat...

Generative AI for Retail Innovation explores how emerging artificial intelligence technologies are reshaping the retail landscape by enabling smarter decision-making, personalized customer experiences, operational efficiency and sustainable business growth. The book focuses on the application of generative AI across retail functions, including marketing, customer engagement, merchandising, pricing, inventory management, supply chain operations, omnichannel retailing and strategic innovatio...

TransGanization – Saathi Saarthi Sakshi10 Chapters. One Purpose — to build organizations that are sustainable, scalable, and soulful.TransGanization is a breakthrough framework that blends the outer science of management with the inner wisdom of consciousness. It guides entrepreneurs and leaders to create enterprises that grow not just in profits, but in purpose and presence.Each chapter unfolds a pathway — from structure to spirit, from systems to self-awareness — ...

A new collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction from the talented members of Words and Water Group. This international group was formed in 2013 to encourage donations to WaterAid. In 2014 there are contributions from many of the original members, and new members have joined. In this very high quality work you will find early morning sunlight glistening in a drop of water, pivotal moments in the lives of ordinary people, through to human annexation of another planet.This wo...

Published in support of WaterAid, this delightful selection of short stories and poems has a cohesive theme of water. Donated by an international group of top class authors, there are many styles of writing which will each, in its own way, entertain you. Song lyrics and a poem were donated by renowned folk singer, musician and activist Peggy Seeger,Many of us take water for granted. With a simple turn of a tap we have access to a seemingly endless supply of fresh, safe water. We de...

This riveting suspense thriller explores the special bond between a brother and sister when Richard Baimbridge rushes back to his coastal hometown of Wilmington, NC, to assist with his sister's recovery after she's brutally attacked and crippled investigating the rape of a 13-year-old. Coming face to face with his tormented past and a dark family secret, he fights to stay above the flood of childhood trauma and, serving as his sister's legs, is drawn into the dark underside of this quiet c...

"Jam-packed with heart stopping suspense." -Book Fetish ONE COLD NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED... New York Police detective Dave Strauss is haunted by the one case he couldn't solve. A schoolgirl vanished off the streets of Brooklyn, with only a trail of blood and a series of untraceable phone calls from "the Groom" hinting at her fate. Now the cold dark night has engulfed another young girl-but this time she is part of Dave's family. He and his wife, Susan, know fourteen-year-old Lisa has not run...

In the Colorado mountain town of Glenwood Springs not far from Aspen artist/photographer Gwyn Sanders discovers a cryptic letter her sister Kelly left behind. The victim of a deadly hit and run Kelly reveals she was sexually involved with her sisters boyfriend and is scared for her life. Both Gwyn and her remaining sister Linda have since married their boyfriends so either of their husbands could be guilty of murder. The sisters received a large inheritance before meeting these men and kno...

This is a crochet pattern for a Snowman Hat & Scarf Wine Bottle cozy.Materials: Black Worsted Weight Yarn, Decorative Brad, Ruler, Scissors, Size H HookApproximate finished size: Hat = 1 3/8” w (top), 2 1/4” w (brim) x 1 5/8” dApproximate finished size: Scarf = 7/8” w x 20 1/2” (w/o tassels) or 24 1/2” (w/tassels)Please search for more by Kimber Shook.

Dr Duncan Parfait is charismatic, a little shambolic, and totally convinced that there could be no intelligent culture pre-dating the present one.The unequivocal proof that there was sets his preconceptions and world on its head.Without giving a thought to it being too true to be good, he sets out to excavate submerged cities and write a book which contradicts all those assumptions made by historians and archaeologists who went before.

Matilda May had a pet goat named Tappy. Tappy followed Matilda everywhere. One evening when Matilda was on an errand for her mother, something startled Tappy, and she started running. Matilda chased her, trying to catch up to her. Before Matilda realized it, she was chasing Tappy through the forest. They were running farther away from home. She did not remember which road she had taken. The roads leading from the forest looked the same. She would have to choose the right road back to her h...

Working fast food is hell, literally, for Justin. He finds himself stuck at work, reliving the same hour over and over again and there is no escape.