Neural systems are characterized by wide dynamic range, robustness, plasticity, andyet stability. How these competing ingredients are amalgamated into a system inwhich they all‘live’peacefully together is a key question to address and understandin neuroscience. Neuronal firing rates, synaptic weights, and population synchronyshow several orders of magnitude distribution. This skewed dynamic…
As indicated by its title, this is a book about the relationship between what are perceived to be scarce natural resources and the tendency for access to them to lead to international conflict or cooperation. It is apparent from our reading of existing literature and from the contributions to this book that experts are often situated in positions that find little opportunity to engage …
In 2017 I was riding a bus in Los Angeles that was barreling down Sunset Boulevard when I came across a curious bus bench billboard. The billboard was an image of a young, white girl with Down syndrome. Her light brown hair was braided and pulled back. This drew my attention to her youthful face, painted in its entirety as an American flag. She was holding a paint br…
A competitive advantage just isn't enough. Your company is turning in regular profits every year, and its market share is only getting bigger. Competitors can’t touch you. So why is your stock price so sluggish? The answer is as simple as it is cruel: investors aren’t interested in history, and they already know you’re profitable and competitive?that knowledge is baked into your stock …
Historically, national borders have evolved in ways that serve the interests of central states in security and the regulation of trade. This volume explores Canada–US border and security policies that have evolved from successive trade agreements since the 1950s, punctuated by new and emerging challenges to security in the twenty-first century. The sectoral and geographical diversity of cross…
In 2019, the report entitled ‘Fixing Fashion: Clothing Consump-tion and Sustainability’1 by the UK House of Commons Envi-ronmental Audit Select Committee called to ‘reduce the rate of fashion consumption’.This policy brief is part of the process of providing evidence and recommendations to the AllParty Parliamentary Group for Sustainable Clothing and…
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Cinta : suka sekali; sayang benar; kasih sekali; terpikat. Ada bahagia dan kepedihan dalam cinta. Cinta yang terpendam menimbulkan resah, pengkhianatan pun tak lepas dari cinta, atau bahkan cinta berlebihan sehingga menyesakkan. Galau dan rindu pun dituturkan dalam ribuan kata di buku ini. Autumn Once More membawa kita ke banyak sisi cinta dari kumpulan pengarang, mulai dari pengarang profesi…
Awalnya Bea dan Ramol memang dijodohkan oleh orang tua mereka. Walaupun sempat sebal - hari gini kok masih ada perjodohan - akhirnya mereka menerimanya. Keduanya cocok dan saling mencintai. Maka ketika diminta bertunangan, Bea dan Ramol menyetujui. Namun, satu bulan menjelang hari H, justru godaan dan cobaan hadir di antara mereka. Cilla, teman kuliah Ramol, bikin Bea cemburu. Sementara Igen, …