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This book presents a new account of Euphorbia in southern Africa. Euphorbia is the second largest genus of plants in the world. Southern Africa enjoys a high diversity in Euphorbia and 170 species occur here naturally. Of these 170 species, 128 or 74% are endemic. Where most species of Euphorbia in the northern hemisphere are herbs or shrubs, most of those in southern African are succulent. These succulents range from small, almost geophytic forms where the tuber is larger than the above-ground parts to huge trees 6 to 15 m or more in height. Many of them are spiny. There are also small numbers of herbaceous species in southern Africa and many of these are also dealt with here. The last account of the succulent species for southern Africa was published in 1941 and much new data has accumulated since then. Our understanding of the relationships of the species in Euphorbia has also been greatly enhanced by recent analyses of DNA-data, which led to new and unexpected results. From this new information an entirely new classification was developed, in which Euphorbiawas divided into four subgenera. This provides the taxonomic framework for the presentation of our species here. Around ten new species have been described and these are presented in detail for the first time. This monograph is made up of two volumes. Volume 1 contains an extensive introductory chapter with an overview of the genus in the region, emphasizing many of its important and distinctive features. This is followed by Chapter 2, which deals with subgenus Athymalus. Of the four subgenera, this one is by far the most diverse in southern Africa, with 80 species. Volume 2 contains Chapters 3 (subg. Chamaesyce, 34 species), 4 (subg. Esula, 11 species) and 5 (subg. Euphorbia, 45 species), as well as an additional Chapter 6 covering the remarkable diversity of subg. Euphorbia in Moçambique. Each of Chapters 2 to 5 includes a key to all the species, followed by an account of each of them. This account includes synonymy, a description, data on distribution and habitat, line-drawings of floral features and other diagnostic details, notes on how the species is distinguished from its closest relatives and a brief history of its discovery. Several colour photographs are included for each species, illustrating its habitat, vegetative habit and flowering features, demonstrating key points distinguishing it from others and often showing its variability. Euphorbia is an important component of the vegetation in many of the drier parts of southern Africa. This book is based on a thorough evaluation of the vast herbarium record for southern African members of Euphorbia, on the extensive field-work conducted in the region and the wide taxonomic experience of the author. It is believed that both the professional botanist and the layman will find much that is new and informative in this monograph.

General ecology and biosociology --- Plant physiology. Plant biophysics --- plantenfysiologie --- biodiversiteit --- Euphorbia. --- Euphorbia --- Euforbiàcies --- Sud-àfrica

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A comparative study in development performance between South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Economic conditions. Economic development --- Southeast Asia --- Sub-Saharan Africa --- Economic development --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- Economic policy --- Economics --- Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) --- Development economics --- Resource curse --- E-books --- Development studies --- Migration, immigration & emigration --- Africa, Sub-Saharan --- Sub-Saharan Africa. --- Southeast Asia. --- Asie du Sud-Est --- Afrique noire --- Economic conditions. --- Economic policy. --- Conditions économiques. --- Politique économique. --- Afrique (sud-du-Sahara) --- Afrique au sud du Sahara --- Afrique intertropicale --- Afrique sous-saharienne --- Afrique sub-saharienne --- Afrique tropicale --- Afrique subsaharienne --- Soudan (région) --- Afrique --- ASEAN, Pays de l' --- Asie (sud-est) --- Asie sud-orientale --- Association des nations de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Pays de l' --- Pays de l'ASEAN --- Pays de l'Association des nations de l'Asie du Sud-Est --- Sud-Est asiatique --- Indochine --- Insulinde --- Asie orientale --- Asia, Southeastern --- South East Asia --- Southeastern Asia --- Africa, Black --- Africa, Subsaharan --- Africa, Tropical --- Africa South of the Sahara --- Black Africa --- Sub-Sahara Africa --- Subsahara Africa --- Subsaharan Africa --- Tropical Africa --- Civilisation --- Conditions économiques --- Conditions rurales --- Conditions sociales --- Histoire --- Politique et gouvernement --- Relations extérieures

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This book provides a definitive account of koro, a topic of long-standing interest in the field of cultural psychiatry in which the patient displays a fear of the genitals shrinking and retracting. Written by Professor A.N. Chowdhury, a leading expert in the field, it provides a comprehensive overview of the cultural, historical and clinical significance of the condition that includes both cutting-edge critique and an analysis of research and accounts from the previous 120 years published literature. The book begins by outlining the definition, etymology of the term, and clinical features of koro as a culture-bound syndrome, and contextualizes the concept with reference to its historical origins and local experience in Southeast Asia, and its subsequent widespread occurrence in South Asia. It also critically examines the concept of culture-bound disorder and the development of the terminology, such as cultural concepts of distress, which is the term that is currently used in the DSM-5. Subsequent chapters elaborate the cultural context of koro in Chinese and South Asian cultures, including cultural symbolic analysis of associations with animals (fox and turtle) and phallic imagery based on troubling self-perceived aspects of body image that is central to the concept. The second section of the book offers a comprehensive, global literature review, before addressing the current status and relevance of koro, clinically relevant questions of risk assessment and forensic issues, and research methodology. This landmark work will provide a unique resource for clinicians and researchers working in cultural psychiatry, cultural psychology, anthropology, medical sociology, social work and psychosexual medicine. Arabinda Narayan Chowdhury is a Consultant in Adult Psychiatry and is currently working at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK. Before joining the NHS, he worked as Professor and Head of the Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, India. Professor Chowdhury's research interests include Cultural and Social Psychiatry, with a particular focus on Eco-Psychiatry but with a special focus on koro, on which he has contributed over 50 articles and chapters.

Social psychology --- Sociology of health --- Ethnology. Cultural anthropology --- Social medicine --- Urology. Andrology --- Psychiatry --- psychiatrie --- psychologie --- sociologie --- urologie --- klinische psychologie --- antropologie --- Castration anxiety. --- Cultural psychiatry. --- Koro (Disease) --- Síndromes --- Histèria col·lectiva --- Trastorns psicosomàtics --- Etnopsiquiatria --- Xina --- Àsia del Sud

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AIDS (Disease) --- Political aspects --- Politics --- Sociology of health --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Infectious diseases. Communicable diseases --- Africa --- #SBIB:39A9 --- #SBIB:39A73 --- Medische antropologie / gezondheid / handicaps --- Etnografie: Afrika --- Pressure groups --- Sidéens --- Sida --- Patients --- South Africa --- Afrique du Sud --- Social policy --- Politique sociale --- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome --- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome --- Acquired immunological deficiency syndrome --- HIV infections --- Immunological deficiency syndromes --- Virus-induced immunosuppression

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This book presents the proceedings of the 9th Asian South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology International Congress (ASPASP) 2022, Kuching, Malaysia, which entails the different sporting innovation themes, namely, Applied Sport and Social Psychology, Health and Exercise, Motor Control and Learning, Counselling and Clinical Psychology, Biomechanics, Data Mining and Machine Learning in Sports amongst others. It presents the state-of-the-art technological advancements towards the aforesaid themes and provides a platform to shape the future direction of sport science, specifically in the field sports and exercise psychology. 1.Presents articles from 9th Asian South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology International Congress 2022, Malaysia 2. Brings together academics and industries to present recent findings and innovations in sports and exercise 3. Includes contributions from leading experts in both industry and academia.

Social psychology --- Human biochemistry --- Biotechnology --- Programming --- Information systems --- Artificial intelligence. Robotics. Simulation. Graphics --- Recreation. Games. Sports. Corp. expression --- medische biochemie --- psychologie --- datamining --- bio-engineering --- sport --- biotechnologie --- programmeren (informatica) --- data acquisition --- Biomedical engineering. --- Social psychology. --- Sports sciences. --- Recreation—Equipment and supplies. --- Machine learning. --- Data mining. --- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. --- Social Psychology. --- Sport Technology. --- Machine Learning. --- Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. --- Sports Biomechanics. --- Recreation --- Sports & Recreation --- Esports --- Psicologia social --- Salut --- Motricitat --- Aprenentatge --- Sud-est asiàtic --- Innovacions tecnològiques