for the design of control programs; in extreme cases (as dis cussed below, by Fine et al. , this volume, and elsewhere) it can happen that immunization programs, although they protect vaccinated individuals, actually increase the overall incidence of a particular disease. The possibility that many nonhuman animal populations may be regulated by parasitic infections is another topic where it may be argued that conventional disciplinary boundaries have retarded investigation. While much ecol...

Since Duck Prints Press was founded in January 2021, we have published over 200 stand-alone short stories by dozens of authors. Most of these short stories are available for purchase individually from our webstore or are only available to people who back our Patreon... until now! With Duxxx in a Row: A Curated Collection of Explicit Stories, we dip into our vault, anthologizing explicit imprint stories we published from 2021 to 2023 into an all-new collection of 19 stories as sexy, diverse...

This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on rust diseases of cereals.The first chapter provides an overview of the wheat rust pathogen lifecycle and discusses recent integration of basic biological knowledge and genomic-led tools within an epidemiological framework.The second chapter introduces stripe rust and provides an overview of its decimation of crop yields worldwide. The chapter summarises recent advances in identifying stripe rust resista...

Since the first edition more than 10 years ago many new information material about tropical diseases have been collected. New technologies were established (e.g. hybridization techniques, flow cytometry, image analysis, telepathology, serologic analysis etc.). The continuous and rapid improvement of tourism in all countries of the world and the increasing emigration of peoples of the developing countries to the old continents have changed the classical image of tropical diseases which are ...

The cross and empty tomb form the center of the Christian faith. The church celebrates these two events in what is traditionally referred to as the Lord's Supper. It is the custom in some Christian traditions to have a brief meditation related to the Lord's Supper immediately prior to participation. These may be given by the pastor or by a layperson who presides over the ceremony. This book is a series of meditations delivered prior to the celebration of the Lord's Supper. It is our hope t...

This book explores the complex physical, historical, and social factors that have allowed a small kettle lake in northeastern Michigan to remain ecologically and environmentally sound, a gem lake. The book investigates these within the context of local/regional, state, and national history. It also tells a story of how and why a community of residents has been formed in the forest and has functioned as an effective steward of its natural resources.

Just how did Leila's mother die? Suicide or worse? There's something in her childhood Leila can't or won't remember and it may be her downfall.

Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. Detailed account by a member of the 303rd Engineer Battalion, from induction through training and deployment to Europe and combat to the end in Germany. Contents: (1) 1943 - Induction and Training, First Year in the Army. (2) 1943-1944 - Army Specialized Training Program. (3) 1944 - 78th “Lightning” Division. (4) 1944 - From Pickett to Belgium. (5) 1944-1945 - The Siegfried Line, Lammersdorf to Schmidt. (6) 1945 - From Schmidt to the Rhine. (7) 1945...

For many years before his death in 1943, R. G. Collingwood, who was both a Professor of Philosophy at Oxford and a practicing historian, was engaged in what he intended as a major contribution to the philosophy of history. The Idea of History, first published in 1946, was put together from the author's uncompleted manuscript and edited with a critical preface by Professor T. M. Knox.A large part of the book describes how the modern idea of history has grown up from the time of Herod...

An average romance author? ✓Lately, the only romance action I’ve gotten is from my novels.A gorgeous cover model? ✓He’s handsome and nice and way out of my league.A serious crush? ✓I should know better, yet, I can’t help but fall for him.A chance I can make him mine?Only one way to find out: Put him on a book cover and ask him to a book signing.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.College dorms are loud, crowded, and never fully private, which makes the unexplainable feel even closer. These true paranormal accounts follow students through shared-room hauntings, sleep-deprived sightings, locked common room incidents, and unsettling encounters with “roommates” no one remembers moving in. These stories capture the particular dread of dorm life, where you cannot escape the building and the semester keeps goin...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A new home can feel perfect in daylight, then turn strange the moment the sun goes down. These true haunted house accounts follow families through locked doors that will not stay shut, invisible footsteps pacing the hallway, children who insist they see someone in the corner, and nights that escalate until leaving feels like the only safe choice. These stories pull you into the slow dread of domestic haunting, when the place mea...