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This four-colour atlas covers the 1st and 2nd year curriculum of BCPST preparatory classes.
Each double page presents the analysis of the anatomy of a plant tissue: Photographs of microscopic preparations in several magnifications;
Observation methods used (staining, magnification, etc.)

Who are these young Canadians who become jihadists? Where do they come from and what motivates them? October 2014 marked a turning point when two Canadian converts claiming allegiance to radical Islam succeeded in striking right here at home. Experienced journalists, the authors conducted their investigation on the ground, both in Canada and the Middle East, and even to the very doorstep of the Islamic State. They thus reveal several new elements in some of the most sensitive cases.

"While the role of religions in politics is well known, that of occultism, their sworn enemy, has scarcely been studied or revealed until now. Yet, many episodes in history have been marked by it..." This statement from the back cover aptly presents this intelligent and sober research, which even covers current events with Moon and Opus Dei.

Three promising young boys are driving along the side of a cliff.
It's the night of July 12, 1998, the night of "I Will Survive." What the song doesn't say is at what price.
The Cybelle workshops employ almost all the women of Vrainville, Normandy. They have been the economic heart of the region for nearly a century, synonymous with excellence in women's underwear, a legend.

The rising new generation of French-language romance offers you these 16 stories where passion, love, feelings, eroticism, tenderness and Valentine's Day are intertwined.
For Valentine's Day, 17 authors open their hearts to their readers. Take them in your hands and enjoy.

How do you successfully manage an IT project? What are the key components for success? Is the phased process the same for SMEs and large companies? What methods can be used to control development costs? The author offers you the knowledge necessary to drive value creation, providing: theoretical elements; case studies; and examples to facilitate understanding.

3DVIA Studio is an interactive 3D content development software that allows you to create all kinds of real-time applications (games, simulations, product presentations, etc.) with professional rendering quality. Developed and made available free of charge by Dassault Systèmes for Windows and soon for Mac OS X (release planned for 2011), 3DVIA Studio, in the same vein as Virtools Dev, offers the ability to create "interactive 3D experiences".

Recent advances in understanding the brain and in programming intelligent computers, described in this book, show that we are not far from achieving general, conscious, and creative Artificial Intelligence.
But such an AI will not think like a human. It will be far more intelligent, it will think much faster than us, and this opens the door to all kinds of hopes as well as all kinds of fears.

Their voices are never heard. Despite the headlines surrounding health issues and the constant stream of parliamentary reports, victims of adverse drug reactions remain largely unrecognized and unprotected. In recent years, high-profile scandals have briefly shone a spotlight on the victims of Mediator, Distilbene, and third- and fourth-generation birth control pills. But no study has yet accurately identified the victims of these medications.

While it has always been possible to create 2D games with Unity, a complete module specifically designed for 2D game development appeared with version 4 of the software and has continued to evolve up to version 5, which we have today. Now, when you create a new project, you can select the 2D option to indicate whether your game will be entirely in 2D. By doing so, you will gain access to all the features dedicated to 2D.