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...

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...

You've heard "All For One!"; now get ready for "One For All!" Duck Prints Press is thrilled to bring a whole new meaning to the Musketeers' famous slogan in one inclusive book with a little bit of something for everyone: Aim For The Heart: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Alexandre Dumas's "The Three Musketeers." For this collection, we recruited 20 authors and 16 artists who love Athos, Porthos, Aramis, d'Artagnan, Milady, Madame Bonacieux, and the whole gang from Dumas's wonderful historical m...

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 ...

Provides a comprehensive assessment of the major developments in global pig breeding programmesConsiders how genetics and breeding can be utilised to improve the sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of pork productionReviews the factors which can affect the reproductive efficiency of boars and sows, focussing on those that can impact semen quality and reproductive performance respectively

Robert Knox's An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies (1681) is a foundational work of English travel writing and early ethnography. Combining captivity narrative, geographic description, natural history, and social observation, it offers a remarkably detailed account of the Kandyan kingdom: its government, religion, agriculture, customs, warfare, and domestic life. Knox's prose is plain, empirical, and observant, reflecting the Royal Society's appetite for reliable ...

LEAD WITH PURPOSE. INSPIRE WITH INTEGRITY. CREATE A LEGACY THAT LASTS.There is a dangerous illusion in the modern business world: the belief that a corner office, a senior title, and rigid corporate processes are enough to build a successful organization. But when a crisis hits, market dynamics shift, or your best talent threatens to leave, management "hacks" and bureaucratic rules will not save you.In The Art of Principled Leadership: A Practical F...

Beautiful pictures in this fast-paced world from someone who takes the time to smell the flowers and share his talent with everyone, including the people who may never get to see such beauty, and has such a knack to capture the beauty this earth has to offer.

This story is the beginning of the journey of two young children, who are unknowingly crucial to the survival of a race of beings. A race that is the foundation of everything good in the world. Their heritage, and their quest, is revealed to them in this first book but the adventure will take many years, risk and hardships. With the help of their many alliances they find love, security and something that neither of them even knew existed. The story reveals their blood lines past, as well a...

Having established his reputation as an elegist, Ovid turned to the composition of hexameter narrative. Although the Metamorphoses has often been treated as an appendix to the history of Augustan poetry, the principal lines of stylistic and thematic development continue in Ovid's work. Drawing upon the structure and content of Vergil's Sixth Eclogue, the Metamorphoses is an intricate and allusive poem that combines elements from the entire range of Roman verse composed in the Alexandrian m...

The Rev. John Wesley (1703-1791), the founder of the Methodist Church, was an enthusiastic preacher for the Lord, a prolific writer, and a prestigious Oxford scholar. For over two centuries, his treasured sermons have provided keen insight, deep analysis, and provocative applications of the great truths of the faith for minister and layperson alike. Utilizing both primary and secondary works, John Wesley's 52 Standard Sermons: An Annotated Summary presents a concise yet useful report on ea...